The Indian Forester; a Monthly Magazine of Forestry Agriculture Shikar & Travel November 1884

The whole of the forests in the Punjab may be divided into three groups—(1) the waste areas in the plains ; (2) the Chil and mixed forest of the lower hills ; (3) the deodar and other alpine forests of the Himalaya. [...] The organiztion of the establishments the improvement of the prospects of the staff the accounts the long-continued operations for the supply of fuel and also of sleepers for the Northern State and Indus Valley Railways. [...] The Ratnagiri district on the western coast south of Bombay is almost bare to the crest of the ghttts and the effect of denudation has shown itself by the silting up of the streams which rise in the gMt mountains and run a short course to the sea ; some of these rivers were formely important for the trade of the country but now they are only navigable for small boats. [...] A mere observation of the appearance of the planted blocks might give a warning to a moderately intelligent supervisor as to the requirements of the tree for all the marginal trees and those on the outside of the plantations may be noticed to be of much better growth. [...] The facilities afforded by the unrivalled water carriage of the Buckingham Canal and the healthy climate of the Coast are unique and very powerful recommendations in favor of afforesting the dunes and sand wastes of the sea-beard.