| Colonial Management in Bastar | Colonial Management in Java |
| (i) Raw Materials: The main aim of the British to exploit the Bastar forest was to get a regular supply of strong and durable timber for its ship industry. | (i) Raw Materials: The main aim of the Dutch was also the same. Like the British, they wanted timber from Java to build ships. |
| (ii) Introduction of scientific forestry: The British introduced scientific forestry under which natural forests were cut down, and new species were planted, keeping in mind the needs of the British industry. | (ii) Scientific Forestry: The Dutch also introduced scientific forestry to grow the trees according to their needs. |
| (iii) Various forest laws: The British imposed lots of restrictions on the locals through various forest laws. There were restrictions on their movements, grazing, collection of wood, etc. | (iii) Various forest laws: The Dutch also introduced various laws to restrict villagers’ access to forests. Now wood could only be cut for specified purposes. |
| (iv) Forest village policy: To get the support of locals, the Britishers had introduced ‘Forest villages’. Under this some villages were allowed to stay on in the reserved forests on the condition that they worked free for the forest department in cutting and transporting trees, and protecting the forests from fire. | (iv) Blandongdiensten system: Under this, villagers were exempted from the rent if they worked collectively to provide free labour and animals for cutting and transporting timber. |
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