VI! SIR8I TOWN WORKING PLAN BY P. E. AlTCHISON, ESQE., Deputy Conservator of Forests. SEASON 1911. 1 AGRICULTURAL DEPT, Main Lib. ) 8IRSI TOWN WORKING PLAN BY P. E. AlTCHISON, ESQB., Deputy Conservator of Forests. SEASON 1911. t) TABLE OE CONTENTS. Introduction. PART I. SUMMARY OF FACTS ON WHICH THE PROPOSALS AKE BASED. Name and situation ... ... ... ... . Configuration of the ground Underlying Rock and soil ... ... ... . Climate ... ... ... . Agricultural customs and wants of the population Distribution and area ... ... ... ., State of the boundaries Legal Position — Rights and privileges Composition and condition of the Forest Injuries to which the forest crop is liable ... ... .. System of management. Past and present system of management Special works of improvement undertaken Past revenue and expenditure Utilization of the produce. Marketable products; requirements to be meb Lines of export ... ... ... ... .. Centres of consumption : markets... ... ... Mode of extraction and its cost ... ... ... Paras. The Forest Staff Labour supply Miscellaneous. i • • ••• ••• • •• PART II. FUTURE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSED AND PRESCRIBED. Basis of proposals. Working circles how composed ; reasons for their formation Justification of sub-divisions adopted ... Analysis of the crop ; method of valuation employed Object sought to be attained ... ... ... Method of treatment adopted ... ... ... The exploitable age ... Rules for the selection of standards The Fellings. General scheme of working Period for which the fellings are prescribed ... ... Areas to be felled annually ; order of allotment ... Nature and mode of executing the fellings Forecast of the condition of the crop at the end of the first rotation Supplementary Provisions. Cleanings, thinnings or improvement fellings ... Regulations for grazing and privileges. System of closure Cutting of Bamboos ... ... ... ... Sowings and Plantings ... ... ... Roads and Buildings ... ... ... Miscellaneous Prescriptions. The Forest Staff Fire Conservancy ... ... ... ... Forms to be kept up by the Divisional Forest Officer ... Financial results of proposed working ... ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 85 36 37 8 39 40 B 2241— a 394749 SIRSI TOWN WORKING PLAN. INTRODUCTION. The forests included in the plan were examined during the latter part of May and beginning of June 1911. The total area is 12'85 square miles. The cost incurred was Rs. 1,676. This amounts to Rs. 130'22 per square mile or annas 3, pies 3 per acre. PART I. SUMMARY OF TACTS ON WHICH THE PROPOSALS ARE BASED. A, — DESCRIPTION OF THE TRACT DEALT WITH. 1. — Name and situation. This plan has been prepared for the forests situated around Sirsi Town in North Kanara. It will be known as The Sirsi Town Working Plan. 2. — Configuration of tine ground. The greater part of Blocks III and IV is flat or gently undulating ground. Most of Blocks I and II and a part of Block IV consist of small but fairly steep hills separated by narrow strips of garden and rice cultivation. 3. — Underlying rock and soil. Sirsi Town is situated on the edge of a plateau. The surface rock in Blocks III and IV, which lie on the plateau is laterite. Most of Blocks I and II consist of the hilly ground below the edge of the plateau, where the underlying rock is basalt with caps of laterite on the hill tops. The laterite soil, though deep, is hard and dry. In the basalt area the soil is good. 4. — Climate. The average annual rainfall at Sirsi for the last 5 years has been 102 inches. The hottest months are March and April when the temperature some- times reaches 98°. The lowest temperature recorded in recent years is 63°. This was in the month of December. The climate is healthy. 6. — Agricultural customs and wants of the population. Part of the land is under garden cultivation and part under rice. Soppin- betta assignments have been made for the benefit of the gardeners and areas of minor forest have been set apart for the exercise of privileges and for grazing. Betta lands are of course excluded from the plan, but a large part of the area consists of Minor Forest. At present this Minor Forest is subjected not only to the privileges enjoyed by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages and hamlets, but also to the demands made on it by the people of Sirsi Town. Sirsi has a population of about 6,000 including many well-to-do people. Local coolies and also men from Bhatkal, Kundapur and other coast towns are employed by the towns-people from November to May in bringing in head-loads of firewood from the surround- ing forest, and permits for nearly 2,000 cart-loads of fuel are issued every year. 6. — Distribution and area. The total area of forest under the plan is 8,228 acres. There are four blocks. Block I (2,399 acres) lies to the north-west of Sirsi Town along the Hulekal Road. Block II (1,900 acres) is to the north-east of Sirsi and is B 2241—1 situated between the Yellapur and Hubli Roads. Blocks III (1,704 acres) and IV (2,226 acres) are east of Sirsi and are reached by the Hubli and Banvdsi Beads. All the forest is within 6 miles of the town. 7. — State of the boundaries. As far as possible roads and well defined nallas have been used as block boundaries. As a rule, however, the boundaries are somewhat irregular owing to the country being much cut up by cultivations, gardens, and soppin-betta assignments. 8. — Legal position — Mights and privileges. The forests are reserved under section 1 9 of the Indian Forest Act. The whole or part of the forest of 26 villages are included in the plan. Of these, 10 villages were settled by Mr. W. D. Sheppard atd his proposals sanctioned by Government under Resolution No. 6890 dated 16th September 1897. Ten villages were settled by Mr. G. L. Laird- MaoGregor (Government Resolution No. (5907 dated 2nd August 1910) and the remaining 6 villages by Mr. Wingate (Government Resolution No. 278 dated 13th January 1590). Only rights of way and of access to temples and water were admitted. Under the settlements areas of Minor Forest were allotted to each village for the exercise of what are now known as the A-class of privileges under the Kanara Forest Privilege rules. Proposals regarding the grazing of cattle were also made, but pending the introduction of a working plan grazing has been permitted in practically all forest except evergreens. 9. — Composition and condition of the Forest. The main patches of jungle consist of good forest. The trees are small, but, as a rule, the ground is fully stocked, and the forest well suited for the production of firewood and small timber. Jamba is the commonest tree and large areas consist almost entirely of this species. In the mixed deciduous forest the common good species are jamba, matti, kindal and nandi. Bonne, jambul, birda, bilkumbi and black- wood are also fairly plentiful. The average height growth of the trees is about 40 feet. Regeneration is good. The above is the character of the greater part of the forest, but towards Sirsi Town and in the neighbourhood of the larger villages there are consider- able areas of inferior jungle. These consist either of grassy patches containing only small koulu and hirda trees, or of open matti and kindal jungle, which has been ruined by men and cattle. In such parts there are little or no signs of regeneration, or it consists only of the thorny and undesirable species usually associated with heavy grazing. The areas of good and poorly stocked forest in each block are shown in the coloured map attached to the report. Evidence of theft and manufacture of deadwood is apparent nearly every- where, and unless checked the proportion of bad forest to good will rapidly increase. 10. — Injuries to which the crop is liable. The 3 principal sources of injury are (1) Heavy grazing, (2) Fire, (3) Theft. Parts of the forest are very heavily grazed over, and if not given periodic intervals for recuperation, tree-growth will disappear altogether. As is always the case when the head of cattle is large, and numerous grassy patches exist in and around the forest, there is great temptation to the owners to fire the grass in the interests of grazing. Such intentional firing is common and has done a lot of harm. Fires caused through accident, or rather through carelessness, on the part of travellers are also frequent. Paths and cart-tracks intersect the jungle in all directions, and passers-by exercise no care at all when carrying torches at night or in extinguishing camp fires. The most serious source of damage is the irregular, and often illicit removal of firewood for the people of Sirsi Town. Some of this firewood is granted under permit but a great deal, including quantities of manufactured deadwood is removed illicitly on head loads for sale. The practice is very difficult to check and the principal object of this plan is to remove the evil by providing a cheap and ample supply of small timber and firewood for Sirsi Town. B. — SYSTEM OP MANAGEMENT. 11. — Past and present System of management, The forests have never been worked under any regular system. Permits have been issued for the collection of firewood and for timber, and timber on permit has also been granted to the people of Sirsi from areas outside the present plan. During the last few years coupes have been formed but have not always been sold. Until the present permit system is put an end to, and the illicit removal of firewood on head loads ceases, contractors have no local market for their produce, and cannot be expected to undertake the work. 12. — Special works of improvement undertaken. No works of improvement have been carried out. 13. — Past Revenue and Expenditure. Bevenue has been derived from the sale of timber on permit. The average annual quantity sold during the past 5 years has been 1,858 cubic feet and the yearly revenue Us. 402. An average of 1,860 carts of firewood on permit has yielded Rs. 465. Firewood coupes were sold in 1907-08, 1910-11 and 1911-1912 and fetched Us. 182, Es. 100 and 160 respectively. The average yearly revenue from bamboos has been Es. 157. Timber has also been sold at the Sirsi depot, but very little of this has been obtained from the forests included in the plan. The average annual revenue from sandalwood for the whole of Sirsi Eange for the years 1908-09 to 1911-12 is Es. 1,992. No separate figures for the forests of the plan are available, but it is estimated that they have yielded about Es. 220 of this amount. The approximate average revenue from all sources is Rs. 1,350. Except in the case of sandalwood, exploitation has been carried out by purchasers, and no special expenditure incurred. C. — UTILIZATION OF THE PBODUCB. 14. — Marketable products ; reguirements to be met. The chief marketable products are firewood and a limited supply of small timber. Most of the forest also yields bamboos. The forests will be worked in the interests of Sirsi Town and its suburbs. The average quantity of firewood taken on permit by the people of Sirsi during the years 1907-08— 1911-12 was 620 tons. The daily number of persons bringing in head loads of deadwood for 7 months in the year must be about 100. Calculating at the rate of 60 head loads to the ton the yearly amount of wood removed on head loads reaches the high figure of 350 tons. In addition 4 to this, the Sirsi sugar mill-owner last year bought a coupe which is said to have yielded about 470 tons. The material from this coupe forms a 2 years' supply, and the quantity has probably been over-estimated. This source of demand may be taken at 150 tons per annum. The total yearly consumption of firewood by the people of Sirsi amounts, therefore, to 1,120 tons. The average annual amount of timber purchased on permit during the years 1907-08— 1911-12 was 1,858 cubic feet, or 148 khandis. Moat of the timber sold at the depdt sales comes from areas outside the plan. To allow a margin for possible increase provision must be made for about 1,250 tons of firewood and 200 khandis of timber. (A ton of firewood=lOO cubic feet stacked). Sandalwood will be treated separately. 15. — Lines of export. There are good roads leading into Sirsi from all parts of the forest, and these are supplemented by numerous cart-tracks. The removal of the produce will be easy. 16. — Centres of Consumption : Markets. It is intended that the troublesome permit system be given up, and that only material from the annual coupes be sold. Probably, to start with, it will be necessary to make the fellings depart- mentally. The timber would then either be sold on the spot or at Sirsi dep6t. The firewood would be sold by stacks in the coupe. It is expected, however, that contractors will soon come forward to buy the coupes, in which case a regular firewood dep6t would be established in Sirsi Town. f7.—-Mode of extraction and its cost. At present a cart-load of firewood costs the permit-holder not less than Us. 1-8-0 including the permit fee, but not including the municipal octroi. Sometimes it costs a great deal more. The stacks should, therefore, be sold in the coupe at about annas 12 or 1 rupee each. The logs could be sold at the dep6t at seigniorage rates plus the cost of extraction, plus a small sum for supervision charges. It is desirable to keep the price of firewood and small timber as low as possible, and some arrangement such as the above is necessary to ensure the smooth working of the Plan, and to make the change of system acceptable to the people. 18.— The Forest Staff. All the forest is in charge of the Range Forest Officer, Sirsi. It comprises part or whole of the forests of 26 villages. All of these with one exception are situated in the Sirsi round, and 20 are included in the Sirsi beat. It will be best to bring the whole area under the Sirsi beat of the Sirsi round. The subordinate staff of this round consists of 1 round forester on Rs. 30 and three beat guards, one on Rs. 10 and 2 on Rs. 9. 19. — Labour Supply. There is always a shortage of labour around Sirsi. The coolies employed in the betel-nut gardens nearly all come from the coast. Good axemen can be obtained from Ankola, Kumta and other coast villages. PAET II. FUTURE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSED AND PRESCRIBED. BASIS or PROPOSALS. SO. — Working Circles how composed; reasons for their formation. All the forest will ba treated under one sylvicultural system, and the produce removed to one centre— Sirsi. The area is small and will form one Working Circle only. 31. — Justification of sub-divisions adopted. f Sufficient forest has been included to meet the demand of Sirsi Town for small timber and firewood. The area is 8,228 acres. The rotation has been fixed at 60 years, which gives a yearly felling area of 137 acres. To obtain coupes of convenient size and to promote competition 4 blocks have been formed. The 4 annual coupes will average 31'2 acres each. 32. — Analysis of the crop; method of valuation employed. By comparison with similar forests the estimated yield of firewood is 10 tons per acre of good forests, and 4 tons per acre of poor forest. The area of good forest is 7,213 acres and of poor forest 1,015 acres. Over the total annual felling area of 137 acres the yield of firewood will approximate 1,300 tons. 23. — Object sought to be attained. The object of the plan is to supply a cheap supply of firewood and small timber for Sirsi Town and its suburbs. Hitherto considerable quantities of timber and firewood have been removed annually from lands given out for cultivation. This source of supply is, however, diminishing. Besides firewood issued on permit, large quantities, including much manufactured doadwood, are removed illicitly on headloads for sale. It is obvious that the demands made by such a large town as Sirsi cannot properly be met by supplies taken in accordance with the Kanara Forest Privilege Rules. A regular system of working is necessary to ensure the future existence of the forests, and to provide the people with a permanent supply of firewood close to their doors. 34. — Method of treatment adopted. The forests could be worked equally well either as Coppice with Standards or as simple Coppice. From a sylvicultural point of view standards are not necessaiy, but to meet the demand for small timber a few trees per acre will be reserved. 25. — The exploitable age. The results of the examination of test trees are given in Appendix (, of material .£> 1 * extracted. extracted. •d Remarks. 3 § •a -a i J g 6 o Q -S . u •J ^3 B a fe .* 0 i h3 •s V I umber of II g! 9 V fj 5 !l § a •1 rt 0 0 p. S § f| 1 || Is i S » j M • • =: 1 (M 1 S J3 £ o* I •f .0 2 CQ o a "3 a 15 01 3 o 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 •• 40. — Financial results of proposed working. The plan is intended for the benefit of the people of Sirsi Town and no great profit is anticipated. At first it will probably be necessary to make the fellings departmentally and the produce should be sofd at rates which correspond closely to the cost of firewood and timber at the present permit and seignorage charges. Apart from grazing fees, minor produce and revenue from sandal wood, (which will be treated separately) the total annual income from all sources will approximate Us. 1,200. The profit to Government will increase when contractors come forward to compete for the coupes. Working Plans Office, S. C., \ vid Belyaum, 14th November 1912. j" P. E. AITCHISOtf, Divisional Forest Officer, Working Plans, S. 0. Countersigned. Camp Mundffod, 3rd January 1913. O. H. L. NAPIER, Acting Conservator of Forests, S. C. Accepted. G. MONTEATH, Collector of Kanara. Approved. W. D. SHEPPARD, Commissioner, S. D. 12 List of Appendices. A. — Amount of timber, firewood and bamboos sold on permit during the years 1907-08 to 1911-12. B. — Amount of timber sold at Sirsi dep6t during the years 1907-08 to i 911- 12. C. — Results of test trees examined. D. — List of coupes of each Block. E. — Areas closed to grazing and to the exercise of privileges. Map. 1. Block map from I to IV, scale 1"=1 mile. P. B. A ITCH ISDN, Divisional Forest Officer, Working Flans, S. C. 13 APPENDIX A. Amount of Timber, Firewood and Bamboos sold on permit from the forests in the neighbourhood of Sirsi Town during the years 1907-08 to 1911-12. TIMBER. Whether on payment or free. Class. 1907-08. 1908-09. 1909-10. 1910-11. 1911-12. Quantity in cubic feet. Amount realized. Quantity in cubic feet. Amount realized. Quantity in cubic feet. Amount realized. Quantity in cubic feet. Amount realised. Quantity in cubic feet. Amount realized. C. ft. Rs. a. p. C. ft. Ra. a. p. C. ft. Rs. a. p. C. ft. Rs. a. p. C. ft. KB. a. p. On payment ... j I II 1,899-88 60-13 455 15 1 736 2,434-14 654-71 584 4 0 66 9 5 1,503-82 398-64 360 14 8 47 10 1 1,391-86 467'94 334 0 9 56 2 5 250-00 333-33 60 0 0 40 0 0 Free j I II ... ... 5647 13 8 0 796-78 30-28 191 3 8 3 10 2 601-26 44-00 144 4 10 546 •*• ... FIREWOOD. Number of carts. Amount realized. Number of carts. Amount realized. Number of carts. Amount realized. Number of carts. Amount realized. Number of carts. Amount realized Rs. a, p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Ra. a. p. On payment 1,900 475 0 0 1,606 401 8 0 2,104 526 0 0 2,373 593 12 0 1,317 329 4 0 BAMBOOS. Rate. Number of Liainhoos. Amount realized. Number of bamboos. Amount realized. Number of bamboos. Amount realized. Number of bamboos. Amount realized. Number of bamboos. Amonnt realized. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. At Rupee 1 per 100 14,850 148 8 0 14,725 147 4 0 16,050 166 8 0 J 0,950 109 8 0 8,950 89 8 0 At Rupees 3 per 100 1,275 38 4 0 750 22 8 0 1,400 42 0 0 503 15 0 0 250 780 Camp Kirwatti, 14th November 1312. P. E. AITCHISON, Divisional Forest Officer, Working Plans, S. C. S 2241—4 14 APPENDIX B, Amount of Timber sold at Sirsi Depot during the years 1907-OS to 1911-12. 1907-08. 1908-09. 1909-10. 1P10-11. 1911-12. Quantity in cubic feet. Amount realized. Quantity in cubic feet. Amount realized. Quantity in cubic feet. Amount realized. Quantity in cubic feet. Amount realized. Quantity in cubic feet. Amount realized. C.ft. Ks, a, p. C. ft. Rs. a. p. C.ft. KB. a. p. C. ft. Es. a. p. C. ft. Rs. a. p. 271-28 101 0 0 1,061-57 609 0 0 341-73 175 4 0 3,293-11 1,737 4 6 1,583-35 1,051 7 11 Camp Kirwatti, Uth November 1912. P. B. AITCHISON, Divisional Forest Officer, Working Plans, S. C. 15 APPENDIX C. Statement showing the Results of test trees examined for the Sirsi Town Working Plan, K1NDAL. NAN A. Radius in Inches. 1 8 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hading in Inches. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 No. Age. No. Age. 1 1 13 18 25 35 33 43 40 47 47 51 67 57 61 62 78 I 12 25 16 a 21 61 31 8> 35 104 40 123 44 138 51 152 67 168 90 116 144 ... ... 2 3 22 43 59 75 68 101 100 117 131 ... ... 3 19 31 55 88 85 102 125 140 ... ... ... 4 ... 20 37 56 72 82 90 09 110 120 ... 4 11 20 32 BO 63 74 101 125 160 171 190 5 16 25 32 38 39 44 43 69 71 t*» 6 21 42 65 67 75 82 80 116 147 163 178 6 7 8 ™ Total ... Average . 10 18 11 40 29 22 59 33 23 74 58 31 80 79 41 101 93 50 114 101 01 131 110 77 125 6 7 18 18 16 15 36 38 29 26 61 45 38 82 73 58 41 43 96 75 87 66 106 86 78 62 134 105 89 63 159 131 115 82 183 150 141 103 202 165 131 187 ••< 671 • •• 8 9 Total ... Average . ill 137 256 315 43-12 433 B17 5113 653 682 447 111-76 153 287 399 627 056 763 893 1,070 1,108 922 141 144 17-12 32-0 54-12 64-62 7112 62'25 97-43 17-0 31-89 44-33 63-55 72-89 8367 99-22 118-89 133-5 1S366 167-75 MATTI. JAMBA. Badius in Inches. 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Radius in Inches. 1 2 3 4 6 8 7 8 9 10 11 13 No. Age. No. Age. 1 18 46 61 94 112 119 131 142 tf ... 1 ... 17 20 38 63 72 90 103 118 136 164 ... 2 14 27 42 56 73 90 110 ... ... ... ... 2 20 30 37 47 61 84 97 111 123 138 ... ... 3 13 31 49 71 80 90 103 116 ... ... 3 18 31 41 68 73 91 118 138 159 181 ... ... 4 6 6 ... 7 15 11 18 26 28 19 33 38 36 23 53 45 46 35 01 57 63 41 72 83 61 48 85 76 72 57 109 89 81 70 135 103 151 120 ... ... ... 4 6 6 7 ... 21 21 19 23 41 35 33 46 60 47 45 63 77 62 61 81 it 78 67 100 106 98 71 116 114 112 89 132 130 ... „ ... ... US 166 ... ... ... 8 9 10 14 12 15 37 32 35 49 49 59 66 62 83 91 75 104 116 95 120 139 119 138 163 137 151 153 172 172 **• ... 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 20 24 17 18 14 30 I? 46 86 33 28 39 33 61 52 B2 40 48 47 73 66 66 68 60 59 87 79 83 73 70 82 100 98 95 91 86 102 115 ... ... ... , 113 134 150 ... ... ..* ... ... ... Total ... Average . 156 14 Total ... Average 14 263 31 40 49 61 61 70 82 ... ... ... 331 471 632 761 809 83-9 1,065 1,103 696 17i 172 430 856 836 1,032 1,263 89-5 1,036 063 819 473 ... 15-6 331 47-1 83-2 76-4 106-6 123-78 149-0 ... ... 18-79 34-29 46-86 69-71 7371 103-5 120-37 141'S 157-66 Camp Kirwatti, 14th November 1912. P. E. AITCHISON, Divisional Forest Officer, Working Plans, S. 0. 1C APPENDIX D. List of Coupes of Sirsi Town Working Plan. BLOCK I. Coupe No. Village in which situated. Forest Proper. Minor Forest. Total area in acres. Years of felling and closure. Eemarks. Good. Poor. Good. Poor. Felling. C losure. r i Hutgar ... ... 22-0 28-0 50-0 1913 12 Do. ... • •• 34-0 4-0 380 1914 8 l)o. • •• ... 100 ... 40-0 1915 g 4 Do. ... 24-0 10-0 34-0 1916 CJ r-l 5 Do. • •• ... 360 36-0 1917 • 1 6 Do. ... *.. 30-0 ... 30-0 1918 CO 1— ( 7 Do. M ••• 43'6 6-0 48-0 1919 CT> r-f 8 Do. , • •• ... 2-0 3S'0 40'0 1920 I 9 Do. ... ... ... 40'0 40-0 1921 • 10 Kalgar ... ».* 46-0 . •• 46-0 1922 11 Do. • «» ... 26-0 36-0 62-0 ia?s 12 Baligadda • •• ... 44-0 44-0 1924 « R 13 9) 14 Do. Kalgar ... ... Baligadda ... • •• *•• ••• 6-0 28-0 32-0 "2-0 84-0 81-0 1925 1926 1 04 15 Do. ..* *•• 24-0 100 34'0 1927 (M OS 16 Do. <•• ... 320 32-0 192S I— 1 17 Do. >*• ... 10-0 22-0 320 1929 LIB Do. ... ... ... 8-0 36-0 440 1930 ' 19 H Devarkop •• Hutgar •• ... ... ... ... 2G-0 3-0 - 29'0 1931 20 Do. .. ... . >• ... 44-0 44-0 1932 21 Do. •• "•• ... 52-0 40 56'0 1933 22 »> Do. Itguli ... ... 12'0 4S'0 ... 60-0 3934 CO 23 Do. ... ... • •» 46-0 46-0 1935 1 c. • 24 V Do. ••« ••• Karajgimani ... .. ... 8'0 22-0 6-0 36-0 1936 !-i • t-t 25 » Do. Itguli ... .. •• ... 22'0 8-0 • • 30-0 1 1937 CO a> r-t 26 Do. ... .. ... 42-0 .. 42'0 1938 j 27 H Do. Hutgar ••• . •• •• ... 6-0 38-0 :: t 44-0 1939 28 Do. ... 38-0 .. 38-0 1940 29 Do. ., ... 36-0 .. 36'0 1941 . 30 Do. •• ... 40-0 •• 40-0 1942 I <• 31 Baligadda ~. « 42-0 42-0 1943 32 Uo. 48'0 20 tt MB 500 1944 33 Do. 40-0 M ... 40'0 1945 34 Do. 3^-0 > ,. 88-0 1946 • 35 Do. 80-0 t 300 1947 oi 36 Do. 36'0 4-0 ff 40'0 1948 o c» D. • 87 » Do. Kalre 24'0 240 * •• • •• | 48-0 1949 •I 38 Do. 34'0 • •* § .. 84-0 1950 0 89 t) Do. Balipadda ... 12'0 30'0 • •* | 42-0 1951 40 Do. 2S'0 ... tf .. 28-0 1952 . 41 Do. 24-0 8'0 • * •• 32-0 1U53 J f 42 Kalgar ... .. ... 18'0 12-0 30-0 1954 -V 43 Do. 360 ... 360 1965 44 Do. *•• 40-0 40'0 1956 45 Do. 42-0 42-0 1957 M E. • 46 » Do. Manjvalli ... ... ... 26'0 12-0 2-0 j 400 1958 s t 1 47 )J Do. ... Hutgar • •• >•• «. 44-0 14-0 | 68-0 1959 8 1 S 48 Kalgar • •• ... '38-0 ... 38'0 1960 49 Do. .» 36-0 ... 86-0 1961 L50 Do. ... ... ... 280 ... 28-0 1962 J 51 Itguli ... 88-0 ... 38-0 19C3 ^ 52 Baligadda • •• ... 44-0 ... 44-0 1964 63 Do. ... > • •• ... 40-0 .. 400 1965 54 Po. • *• ... 54-0 .. 54-0 1966 i 55 Do. • •• 40-0 M 40'0 1S67 00 OS 56 Do. 40-0 40-0 1868 I T F. 57 t» Itguli ... Karajgimani ... ... ... 6-0 86-0 .. } 42-0 1969 I 1 S 58 Do. ... v ... 32-0 'i'4'0 46-0 1970 r-4 59 19 I 60 Do. ... ? Raligadda ••• Do. *•* ... 18-0 1C-0 28-0 2-0 • •• ] 36-0 28-0 1971 1972 J Total . 410-0 14-0 1,5590 416-0 2,399-0 Cpmp Kirwatti, 14th November 1912. P. E. AITCHISON, Divisional Forest Officer, Working Plans, S. C. 17 APPENDIX D—coniinned. List of Coupes of Sirsi Town Working Plan. BLOCK II. Coupe No. Village in which situated. Forest Proper. Minor Forest. Total area in acres. Years of felling and closure. Remarks. Good. Poor. Good. Poor. Foiling. Closure. ' 1 Chipgi ... 40-0 40-0 1913 ] 2 Gaudhalii 30-0 •*• ... • •* 30-0 3914 3 Do. 8-0 ... ... »*» ^ 34-0 1815 „ Chipgi 26'0 ... ... 4 J( Do. Gaudhalii ... ... 22'0 10-0 ... ... *•• j 32-0 1916 g 5 Do. 40'0 ... ... >•• 40-0 1917 0 A. • 6 Do. 36-0 ... ... 3fi'0 1918 i •— < 7 Do. 44-0 ... ..t 41-0 1919 1 CO 8 tl Do. Sadashivhalli 34-0 4-0 ... ..: ... j 38-0 1920 t— t 9 j» Do. Gaudhalii 21-6 12-0 ... ... ... [ 33-6 1921 10 .. » Do. Sadashivhalli ... 8-0 23-6 ... ... ... ] 31-6 1922 1 • 31 12 SomanhsJli Dasankop Do. Somanhalli ... ... •• ... 18-0 12-0 16-0 160 ... | 30-0 | 32-0 1923 1924 j Locally inown as Dasangadde. 13 Do. Dasankop ... •• ... 16-0 260 •M j 42-0 1925 9 Do. 14 Do. f ( • . . 16'0 *•• i OJ Somanhalli ... ... 2-0 I 34-0 1926 t B. . Sadashivhalli ... :. •*• 16'0 • •• 1 s 15 Do. Dasankop ... ... 22'0 16-0 ... j- 3S-0 1927 0 l-H Do. 16 Do. • •• 30-0 ... 30-0 1928 17 Do. ... - •• 28'0 «•• 28-0 1929 18 Do. ... 44-0 «.» 44-0 1930 19 Do. ff 40'0 • •* 40-0 1931 i 20 Cliipgi ... ... ... 44-0 ... 440 1932 J r 21 Sadashivhalli ... ... 29-0 .. Dasankop ... Bomanhalli »•* ... 6-0 4-0 ... I 39-0 1933 ' Locally known as Dasangadde. 22 M Sadashivhalli ... ... Dasaiikep ... ... 26-6 8-0 [ 34-6 1934 Do. 23 Do. b'adashivhalli ... ... 22-0 6-0 ... ! 28-0 1935 rH c. . 24 Dasankop ... . •• 14-0 ... , Oi Harip^l ... ... 10-0 ... ... ... J 27'0 1936 | Do. Bomanhalli ... 2-0 :-o ... \ CO CO 25 Dasankop Haiipal 6:0 ... 280 ... | 34'0 3937 1— I Do. 26 l/asankop ... i.. 42-0 • .. 42'0 1938 Do. 27 Do. «•• »•< 30-0 ... 30-0 1939 . 28 Do. ... ... 24-0 ... 24-0 1940 J r 29 yf Padashivhalli Somanhalli 14-0 14-0 ... ... ... * 28-0 1941 - 30 Do. ««• •• b'adashivhalli 6-0 32-0 ... '.'.! ... 1 38-0 1942 sl ji Do. SomauLaUi ... 17'6 8'0 ... ... ... I 25-6 3943 m 32 Do. Sadashivhalli ... 16-0 13-6 ... *•• I 29'6 1944 CO s D.- ; 33 Do. Somanhalli ... 26-0 6-0 ... ... ... 1 32-0 1945 • 5! O 34 Do. 30-0 ... 30'0 1946 .-H 35 Do. 32'0 • >• ... ... 32-0 1947 36 Do. 40'0 *•* ... ... 40-0 1948 37 Do. 320 . ., ... ... 320 1949 38 Do. 34-0 ••» ... ... 34-0 1950 39 Do. 16-0 ... 12-0 ... 28-0 1951 J r 40 Sadashivhalli ... 26-0 ... 26-0 1952 -j 41 Dasangadde *•• 25-0 25-0 1953 42 Do. ... 22-0 ... 22-0 195 1 43 Do. ... 280 28-0 1955 «' 44 Do. • «• ,. 28-0 ... 28-0 1960 0 V j 45 Do. .. 2-2'0 ... 22-0 1957 i- 7 E> \ 46 Do. ... ft 280 ... 28-0 1958 J, i 47 Chipgi ... .. 20-0 ... 20-0 1959 "O 1 4S Do ... .. 20'0 ••• 20-0 1960 r~t 49 Do. • •• 26-0 >.. 260 1961 50 Do. *.» .. 22-0 ... 22-0 3962 LSI Do. ... 2J-0 20'0 3963 J B 22 il— 5 18 APPENDIX D— continued. List of Coupes of Sirsi Town Working Plan. BLOCK II.— concludtd. Coupe Tin Village in which situated. Forest Proper. Minor Forest. Total area in Yiars of felling and closure. Remarks. acres. I Good. Poor. Good. Poor. Felling. Closure, r 62 Chipgi 36-0 36-0 1964 1 53 Do. ••• 30'0 30-0 1965 54 Do. ... 35-0 35-0 1966 C4 65 Do. ... 22-0 22-0 1967 K V. , 56 Do. 240 80 32-0 1968 L 1 67 Do. 30'0 30-0 1969 58 Do. 33-0 . , 33-0 1970 o> 59 Do. 18-0 16-0 340 1971 . L 60 Do. 32-0 ... t • 32-0 1972 J Total ... 851-4 24-0 1,024'G 1,£00 Camp Kirtoalti, 14th November 1913. P. E. AITCHISON, Divisional Forest Officer, Working Plans, S. C. 19 APPENDIX D— continued. Lint of Coupes of Sirsi Town Working Plan . BLOCK III. Coupe No. Village in which situated. Forest Proper. Miaor Forest. Total area in acres. Years of felling and closure. Remarks. Good. Poor. Good. Poor. Felling. Closure. r i Narebail ... 14-0 24-0 380 1913 1 2 Do. Landkanhalli 18'0 16-0 ... ... •• I 34'0 1914 3 ft Do. Narebail ... .. 32-0 2-0 ... •• } 34-0 1915 r i Gi — t A. . 4 fj Do. Laudkanhalli .. 2'0 . 16-0 ... ... •• | 18-0 1916 ' 1 5 Do. 22-0 • *• 22-0 1917 Oi 6 Do. 28-0 ... ft 28-0 1918 1 7 ,_ J* Yesali Landkanhalli 14-0 8-0 •• j 22'0 1919 1 • 8 Husri iiaslekop .. ... 14-0 8-0 ... ... | 22-0 1920 9 Do. Husri 14-0 14-0 ... ... ... j 23-0 1921 10 Do. Baslekop ... ... 2-0 22-0 ... ... j 24-0 1922 n B. • 11 DC. 220 22-0 1923 • 7 12 Do. ... 280 1924 B 13 Do. 24-0 • *•• 24-0 1925 94 O 14 W Do. Husri 220 4-0 ... ... ::: j 2G-0 1926 15 I •• Do. Baslekop 12-0 12-0 ... ... . 24-0 1927 J • 16 OandhaUi Chiyigi •• ... 22'0 3-0 } 25-0 1928 17 Do. , , .. i 26'0 ... 26'0 19:?9 18 no. ... 24'0 ... 24-0 1930 >0 19 Do. . . ... 26-0 ... 260 1931 O3 r-l C. 20 Do. . , ... 24-0 *•* 24-0 1932 • 1 21 Do. . , ... 30-0 ..* 30-0 1933 GO 22 Do. 28'0 •M 28-0 1934, oS T-! 23 Do. . . ... 300 ... 30-0 1935 24 Do. . . ... 28'0 •M 28-0 1936 25 Do. • ... 32-0 ... 32-0 3937 J ,' 26 Bhikanhalli 26-0 26-0 1938 1 27 Do. Husri 4-0 ... ... ... | 20-0 1939 28 Do. Bhikauha'li 180 10-0 ... •• | 280 1940 29 Landkauhalli Husri 16'0 ... | 30-0 1941 30 Landkanhalli ... 42-0 42-0 1942 31 Do. 28-0 2S-0 1943 ri to D. . 32 » Bhikanhalli Husri 4-0 20-0 ... ] 24'0 1944 > f 33 Do. ..» ... 30'0 ... 30-0 1945 00 CO 31 Do. 30'0 30-0 1146 C5 i-H 35 Do. 28-0 28-0 1947 36 Do. 320 ... ... 32-0 1948 37 ft Do. Landkanhalli 2-0 22-0 ... ... [ 24-0 1949 38 Do. 37-0 1*0 ... 38-0 1950 39 Do. 200 4-0 21-0 1951 L 40 Do. 18-0 6-0 24-0 1952 r 11 Narebail Bhikanhalli 18-0 }2-0 ... ... | 30-0 1953 1 ' 42 Narebail ... 24-0 8-0 ... 32'0 1954 43 Do. 14-0 8-0 • •• 22-0 1955 44 Do. Lnndkanhalli 16-0 100 ... ... ... ] 26-0 1956 oC 45 Bhikanhalli 24'0 24-0 1957 s l-t E. • 46 Do. Narebail 14-0 160 ... ... ... I 3U-0 1958 j. ^ 47 Do. Landkanhalli 22-0 12'0 ... ... t 34-0 1959 2 48 Do. Narebail ... 27'0 3-0 ... ... | 300 1960 49 Landkanhalli 30-0 ««• ... 30'0 3961 I. 50 Do. 340 ... ... ... 34-0 1962 J 20 APPENDIX D- continued. Lilt of Coupes of Sirsi Town Working Plan. BLOCK III— concluded. Conpe Village in wh'ch situated. Forest Propir. Minor Foreat. Total ana in Years of felling and closure. Remarks. No. acres. Good. Poor. Good. Poor. Felling. Closure. r si Hnsri 16'0 140 30-0 1963 •> 52 Do. 320 32-0 1964 1 53 Do. 30'0 ., ., 80-0 1965 . I " Do. Landkantalli 30-0 3-0 •• | 330 1966 1 Do. Husri 32-0 8-0 •• ! 40-0 19B7 • 1 CO i c'e Do. lo-o 180 .. 28-0 1968 rt 1 57 Do. 2>-Q .. .. 28-0 1969 1 58 Do. 300 .. .. 30-0 1970 1 59 Do. 32-0 .. 320 1971 L 60 Do. 280 •• •• 28-0 1972 j Total ... 1,318-0 61-0 332-0 3-0 1,704-0 Camp Rtrwatti, 14th November 1912, P. E. AITCHISON, Divisional Forest Officer, Working Plans, S. C. 21 APPENDIX V— continued. List of Coupes of Sirsi Town Working Plan. BLOCK IV. Coape No. Village in which situated. Forest Proper. Minor Forest. Total area in acres. Tears of felling and closure. Remarks. Good. Pcor. Good. Poor. Felling. Closure. r i 9 Baslekop ... ... Kerekop ... • •• ... 10-0 16-0 ... } 26-0 1913 \ 2 Do. Baslekop .. • •• ;;; 28-0 4-0 ;;; I 32-0 1914 3 Do. Kerekop .. .. •• ... 32-0 14-0 ... ] 46-0 1916 4 Baslekop M ••• 24-0 • •* i * _ Kerekop .. .. • • 3-0 ... i 300 1916 CO Oi A. • «i 6 Bachgaon .. Kerekop .. .. Belgerikop .. .. 28*0 8-0 ... 8-0 "eo ... 1 I 42-0 1917 1 Ci 6 Kerekop .. .. 36-0 *•• ... ,, 36-0 1918 r-1 7 Do. Bachgaon ... 24'0 6-0 ... ... I 30-0 1919 8 Do. 32-0 ... ... M 32-0 1920 9 Do. 40'0 ••• ... M 40-0 1921 10 Do. 300 *•• ... (1 30'0 1922 .11 Sirsi ... .. ... ... ... 42-0 420 1923 J t f 12 Tarkanhalli ... ... 30-0 30'0 1924 13 Do. ... ••• 24-0 ... 24-0 1925 uj 14 Do. • •• ... 30-0 ... 80-0 1926 35 „ : 15 Do. ... ... 24-0 24'0 1927 . f B- ^ 16 Do. ... *.* 16-0 'ibo 26'0 1928 J, 1 17 18 I 19 Bachgaon ... Do. ... ... Do. 34-0 840 30-0 :i:-o ... 34-0 34-0 34-0 1929 1930 1931 r- 1 J ' 20 Sirsi ... ... 34-0 34-0 1932 "V 21 Do. ... ••• ... 52-0 52-0 1933 22 Do. M >•• 16-0 24-0 40'0 1934 23 Do. ••• 46-0 3-0 49'0 1936 24 Bachgaon ... ,. *•• 24-0 12-0 36'0 1936 25 Do. ... 30-0 • •* SO'O 1937 CO 26 Do. .. ... 38-0 ... 38-0 1938 § c. . 27 Do. .. ... 34-0 • •• 34-0 1939 1 28 Do. Landkanhalli *• ... 10-0 16-0 3-0 14-0 | 48-0 1940 M i 29 Do. .. ••* 40-0 »•• 40-0 1941 30 Do. .. ... 20'0 20-0 40-0 1S42 31 Yesali ... .. *•* 20-0 14-0 34-0 1943 32 Do. .. •M 26-0 160 42-0 1944 L 33 Sirsi ... ... •• *•• 280 4-0 32-0 1945 r 34 Tarkanhalli ... ... 36'0 36-0 1946 35 Do. ... 440 .. 44'0 1947 36 37 88 Do. Bachgaon ... •• Tarkanhalli 34-0 ... 24-0 'sb-o .. .. 240 34-0 30-0 1948 1949 1950 39 Do. ... ... 26-0 ca D. • Kerekop ... ... Bachgaon ... 8-0 5-0 *•• *•• 40-0 1961 • I II 40 Belgerikop ... ... Tarkanhalli 1-0 ... 46-0 •• 47-9 1952 I 41 Belgerikop Do. Kerekop ... 'i-o 7-0 8-0 »•• •** *• I 690 196S - . "• Tarkanballi • *• - '44-0 .. J f42 r » Baslekop ... ... Bachgaon ... 6-0 16'0 6-0 20-0 ... ... ] 48-0 1964 43 Do. Baslekop 2-0 32-0 "s'o •• .. \ 42-0 1955 44 Bachgaon .. ... ... 38-0 — M 3SH) 1966 il 45 Do. Baslikop •• •• 38-0 4-0 18-0 •• •• 1 60-0 1957 § E. . 46 Do. Bachgaon i-o i-o 32-0 •• 34-0 1968 Oi 47 Do. 14-0 16-0 — M 30-0 1969 48 Do. 8-0 20-0 M 28-0 1960 49 Do. 34-0 ... 34-0 1961 50 Do. 28-0 18-0 ... ., 46-0 1962 51 Do. 4-0 20-0 ... " 24-0 1963 B 2241-6 22 APPENDIX List of Cevpet of Sini tfotftt Working Plan. BLOCK IV— co*>Zui Do. Sirs! »*• •M H .< 24-0 14-0 ' 6-0 j 44-0 1971 60 » Do. Chipgi .. • •• - 46-0 4-0 : | 50-0 1972 Total ... 633-0 200-0 1,0850 307-0 2,225-0 Camp Kirwatti, 14tA November 1912. P. E. AITCHISON, Divisional Forest Officer, Working Plans, S. 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