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284 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
The Honourable Mr. G. B. Pradhan : ( a ) and ( b ) A statement furnishing the required information is placed on the Council Table. The area shown in the statement is for each forest division of the Presidency.
Statement of forest land given out for cultivation during 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926
Total extent of forest land given out for cultivation Forest Division
1923 1924 1925 1926
Northern Circle Acres Acres Acres Acres
1 Panch Mahals .. .. 660 7,536 …. 9
2 Surat .. .. 1,175 1,152 3,558 ….
3 North Thana .. .. 191 171 …. 5
4 West Thana .. .. 339 330 295 ….
5 East Thana .. .. 21,463 2,237 2,810 3,733
6 West Nasik .. .. 3,080 432 1,817 256
7 East Nasik .. .. 8,493 2,714 2,100 2,482
Central Circle
1 East Khandesh .. .. 186 401 1,756 1,872
2 North Khandesh .. .. …. 1,325 1,660 1,815
3 West Khandesh .. .. 90 51 235 560
4 Poona .. .. 1 1 70 36
5 Ahmednagar .. .. 4,254 55 86 88
6 Satara .. .. 3,516 252 473 285
Southern Circle
1 Northern Division, Kanara .. 22 …. …. 7
2 Eastern Division, Kanara .. 105 137 33 7
3 Southern Division, Kanara .. 26 40 31 37
4 Western Division, Kanara .. 133 70 59 5
5 Central Division, Kanara .. 13 6 1 ….
6 Belgaum .. .. 668 719 2,006 2,717
7 Dharwar .. .. 346 25 154 132
Sind Circle
1 Sukkur .. .. 1,841 2,577 1,330 1,888
2 Shikapur .. .. 1,399 1,256 1,066 928
3 Larkana .. .. 4,321 3,143 4,838 5,300
4 Hyderabad . . .. .. 549 1,782 2,071 2,396
5 Karachi .. .. 92 1,093 1,789 3,084