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JAMGURI REST HOUSE, TYPE OF A IST CLASS HOUSE. BUXA DIVISION, BENGAL

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DESIGN OF THE FOREST ENGINEERING DEPT., BOMBAY PRESIDENCY
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KOCHUGAON

FOREST BUNGALOW, BUILT IN 1906 AND SINCE KOCHUGAON IS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE FOREST TRAMWAY.

DIVISION, ASSAM

Mrs. H. P. Smith, photo.

IMPROVED.
GOALPARA

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TRAMWAY. THERE ARE II SPANS OF 30 FEET APIECE. GOALPARA DIVISION,

ASSAM

(Rs.1000 each); (7) Guards' quarters, two Barracks (Rs.750 each); (8) Mahouts' Sheds, two (Rs.650 each); (9) two Coolies' Sheds (Rs.650 each); (10) Engine Driver's quarters (Rs.500); (11) Club-room for subordinates.

Burma. This province, which has always depended upon its waterways for the extraction of teak, has paid little attention to the construction of Roads. In a note supplied by the Chief Conservator the subject is commented upon in the following terms: "Up to now (1925) there has been very little organized expenditure upon roads, but with the increasing importance in extraction of species other than teak the question of making the forests accessible by good extraction roads is becoming more and more important. It is hoped that we shall shortly frame a Provincial scheme for main roads and be allowed to put this through with the help of loans." As regards Buildings Burma has advanced in one respect further than some other Provinces in making provision for housing accommodation for the officers stationed at Headquarters. In the past the Divisional Officer and his Assistants had to make their own arrangements, as was usual for most civilian officials throughout India, the bungalows available being often of the poorest description with disproportionate rents. The Headquarters houses are now built by the Public Works Department, and the chief complaint heard in various parts of India in this connection was that the cost of construction was unnecessarily high, the rent based on this cost being in consequence excessive. Since the Government has a direct interest in the officers retaining their health, and a good house is a great aid, it might be suggested that a fixed rent based on a percentage of salary, irrespective of the original cost of the house, would be a wiser method of assessment. The rest houses and accommodation for forest subordinates are built by the Department. The Chief Conservator says: "The position as regards housing is very uneven; in some Divisions it is good and in others there is practically no housing accommodation for the staff. The type of house is satisfactory."

Bihar and Orissa.-This Province, or the Forest Circle, is chiefly composed of Divisions formerly belonging to Bengal. These were mostly very poorly off in both roads and forest buildings, a parsimonious policy in this respect having for long held sway, doubtless accounting for much of the sickness amongst the staff. The present position is as follows: In the

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