Contents: Part I The early history of the forests in India,Part II The position and treatment of the forests in India,1796-1850,Part III The first beginnings of forest conservancy in India,1850-1857,Part IV The initiations of forest conservancy in India,1858-1864,Volume 2 Part I The inauguration of the Indian forest service and a scientific conservancy of the forests,Part II The progress of forest conservancy and the development of the forest department in India,1871-1900,Volume 3 Part I The progress of forest conservancy in the several presidencies and provinces between 1871-1900,Part II The general progress of forest conservancy and the inauguration of forest research work in India and Burma,1901-25. The effects of the great war and of the constitutional reforms on forest policy.