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WHEREAS by notice published in
Gazette No. 27 of the 2nd day of
May, 1936, the then Governor gave
notice of his intention to
constitute a Forest Reserve under
the name of the Suhuma Forest
Reserve and appointed the Reserve
Settlement Commissioner therein
named for the purpose of
conducting the enquiry as to the
boundaries thereof and other
matters:
AND WHEREAS for divers reasons the
enquiry was concluded by
CHRISTOPHER HELBERT COOKE,
ESQUIRE, C.I.E. the Reserve
Settlement Commissioner appointed
for the purpose by the then
Governor by two several notices
published in Gazette No. 59 of the
18th day of June, 1955 and in
Gazette No. 75 of the 3rd day of
September, 1955 and the boundaries
and other matters have been
ascertained or determined:
AND WHEREAS the boundaries of the
Forest Reserve thereby determined
are co-extensive with and now more
particularly described in the
First Schedule to this Order but
subject to certain admitted rights
or concessions existing thereon or
thereover more particularly
described in the Second, Third,
Fourth and Fifth Schedules hereto:
Cap. 157.
Now THEREFORE in exercise of the
powers conferred upon the
Governor-General by section 17 of
the Forests Ordinance the
following Order is hereby made:—
Order 1—Title.
This Order may be cited as the
Suhuma Forest Reserve Order.
Order 2—Limits of, and Rights
Affecting Reserve.
The area of land the situation and
limits of which are specified in
the First Schedule to this Order
is hereby constituted a Forest
Reserve under the name of the
Suhuma Forest Reserve subject to
the rights set out in the Second,
Third, Fourth and Fifth Schedules
respectively.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA OF THE
SUHUMA FOREST RESERVE
All that area of land lying within
the boundary following, that is to
say a boundary commencing at
B.P.1 situated at the junction of
the Wiawso-Enchi hammock path and
commencing from Boundary pillar
No. 1 (Survey Point 542) situated
at the junction of the
Wiawso-Enchi hammock path and the
bush path from Kobo to Asekrom, a
line cut on a bearing of 104
degrees 30 minutes for a distance
of 110. 11 chains through Boundary
Pillars 22 and 23 to Boundary
Pillar 21, thence a line cut on a
bearing of 180 degrees 30 minutes
for a distance of 118.78 chains
passing through Boundary Pillars
18/2 and 18/1 to Boundary Pillar
18; thence a line cut on a bearing
of 90 degrees for a distance of
256.57 chains passing through
Boundary Pillars 17/6, 17/5, 17/4,
17/3, 17/2 and 17/1 to Boundary
Pillar 17; thence a line cut on a
bearing of 76 degrees 30 minutes
for a distance of 118. 15 chains
passing through Boundary Pillars
16/2 and 16/1 to Boundary Pillar
16; thence a line cut on a bearing
of 37 degrees for a distance of 72
chains passing through Boundary
Pillar 15/1 to Boundary Pillar 15;
thence a line cut on a bearing of
98 degrees for a distance of
429.88 chains passing through
Boundary Pillars 30, 31, 32, 33,
34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 to
Boundary Pillar 5; thence a line
cut on a bearing of 203 degrees 30
minutes for a distance of 969.04
chains passing through Boundary
Pillars 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,
47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54,
55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62,
63, and 64 to B.P.6; thence a line
cut on a bearing of 231 degrees
for a distance of 447.54 chains
passing through Boundary Pillars,
65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
73, 74, 75 and 76 to Boundary
Pillar 7, thence a line cut on a
bearing of 340 degrees 45 minutes
for a distance of 189.05 chains,
passing through Boundary Pillars
76/1, 76/2 and 76/3 to Boundary
Pillar 8, situated on a footpath
leading to Asantiaiyo; thence a
line cut on a bearing of 313
degrees 30 minutes for a distance
of 227.48 chains passing through
Boundary Pillars 76/4, 76/5, 76/6
and 76/7 to Boundary Pillar 9;
thence a line cut on a bearing of
3 degrees for a distance of 185.
60 chains passing through Boundary
Pillars 76/8, 76/9, and 77 to
Boundary Pillar 10 situated at the
hunter's camp Sankori; thence a
line cut on a bearing of 335
degrees 30 minutes for a distance
of 445.49 chains passing through
Boundary Pillars 78, 79, 80, 81,
82, 83, 84, 85, 86 and 87 to
Boundary Pillar 11; thence a line
cut on a bearing of 263 degrees 30
minutes for a distance of 114.30
chains passing through Boundary
Pillars 88 and 89 to Boundary
Pillar 12; thence a line cut on a
bearing of 16 degrees 30 minutes
for a distance of 232.60 chains
passing through Boundary Pillars
90, 91, 92, 93 and 94 to Boundary
Pillar 13; thence a line cut on a
bearing of 54 degrees 30 minutes
for a distance of 294.67 chains
passing through Boundary Pillars
95, 96, 97, 98, 99 and 100 to
Boundary Pillar 1, which is the
point of commencement.
All bearings are approximate and
refer to True North.
All distances are more or less.
The letters B.P. followed by a
number in this Schedule refer to a
Boundary Pillar bearing that
number.
SECOND SCHEDULE
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
Unrestricted rights of access to
and cultivation in the demarcated
farms shown in columns 1 and 2
below are admitted in favour of
the persons named in columns 3 and
4.
1 2 3
4 5
Farm No. Area (Acres)
Name Address State
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
Total … 9.84
3.84
13.44
6.72
8.16
25.44
10.04
70.0
77.7
15.0
33.0
14.0
27.6
9.2
11.0
151.2
0.6
0.3
13.2
1.52
0.75
19.2
0.72
156.0
678.47 Kwasi Nyame
Kofi Egyare
Kofi Amoateng
Kweku Sei
Kwame Ammah
Kwasi Mensah )
Kweku Kyina )
Kwame Birefi )
Amba Antu )
Kweku Kyi )
Kwame Doma )
Yao Adjei )
Kwabena Bih (Stool subject of
Sefwi Wiawso)
Kwame Subrah )
Kobina Gyan )
Kofi Ayansu
Kweku Eshie
Kwasi Febiri
Kofi Atta
Kwasi Ntodi
Kojo Gyima
Kofi Arku
Kobina Adjyae )
Atey Kofi )
Teneboa Ntow )
Kwasi Nyimpa )
Amoakwa )
Kofi Asante )
Kofi Asante )
Kofi Fofi )
Kojo Janoh
Kojo Wiabo
Kofi Amoateng
Adjua Dakuwa
Kwame Effum
Kweku Mensah )
Kweku Ntori )
Kwa Minta )
Yao Mosi )
Kweku Donkor )
Kofi Nkua )
Eluo Kweku )
Kofi Ateni )
Kwasi Asedu
) Amafi
Adiembra
Odikro of Kofi Krom
Adiembra
do.
Amafi
Adiembra
Amafi
Bopa
Sereja
Suresu
Bremang
Odikro of Oda
Oda
Oda
Afiena
Odikro of Bremang
Oda
Ohene of Bremang
Bremang
Bopa
Wiawso
Kofi Krom
Odikro of Kofi Krom.
Kofi Krom
Odikro of Asekrom
Asekrom )
)
)
)
) Sefwi Wiawso
)
)
Wassaw Amenfi
)
)
)
) Sefwi Wiawso
)
)
THIRD SCHEDULE
COMMUNAL RIGHTS
The exercise of the rights shown
in column 1 is admitted in favour
of all subject of Sefwi Wiawso and
Wassaw Amenfi States on land lying
within the boundaries of those
States, subject to the extent
specified in column 2.
Nature of Right Extent of
Right
1. Hunting, fishing, and
collection of snails, wild honey
and wild yams.
2. Collection of fuel wood.
3. Collection of fufu sticks.
4. Collection of sponges,
palm-nuts, canes, creepers
(tie-tie), thatching material,
bamboos, clay, sand gravel and
grinding stones.
5. Cutting and extraction of
building poles, saplings,
palm-wine trees and chew-sticks (tweapia).
6. Use of existing paths, and
access to fetish groves and other
sacred places (including streams).
7. Access to and occupation of the
following hunting Camps:—
Unrestricted, except that
(a) No steel traps may be used,
and
(b) Running streams may not be
dammed or diverted.
Unrestricted. Dead fall only for
domestic use, not for sale.
(a) If in limited quantities for
domestic use, not for sale—free.
(b) If in large quantities for
sale—permits will be issued by the
Forestry Department on payment of
royalties according to rates laid
down from time to time.
Free permits will be issued by the
Forestry Department, if required
for domestic use, not for sale.
Permits will be issued by the
Forestry Department on payment of
royalties according to rates laid
down from time to time.
Unrestricted.
Unrestricted.
Benka
Afwaso
Ayikam
Elibu
Suhuma
Kwabunku
Jamu
Akwesikrom
Kwabenka
Apusuo
Kwasiaso
Kokobeniakrom
Buatin
Kwasi Kumakrom
Ankumaso
Nchenchemakrom
Kwachikrom
Akumkrom
Suhuma Bakunti
Ahoinon
Ekum
Abankwasi
Chenchenasi
Enadua
Kofiasamuakrom
Jemfikrom
Nyenahin
Ntom
Pebro
Eflaibo
Kwabenamekrom
Mpumasi
Asakrom
Benkaso
Abosuakrofe
Anwhiasue )
)
)
)
) Stool subjects of Sefwi
Wiawso.
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
) Stool subjects of Wassaw
Amenfi.
)
)
FOURTH SCHEDULE
CONCESSIONS AFFECTING THE RESERVE
Number Name Grantors
Term Holders
C.V. 487
C.V. 717 Aderi-Deni-Suku-
Suku.
Aprutu Timber Concession. Omanhene
and Sub-Chiefs of Wassaw Amenfi
State.
Omanhene and Sub-Chiefs of Sefwi
Wiawso State. 50 years from
February 18th, 1932.
99 years from April, 1st
1947. Messrs. Mengel (W.A.)
of Dunkwa.
Messrs. West African Mohogany Co.
Ltd. of Ateiku. Assignees,
Messrs. R. T. Briscoe Ltd. of
Kumasi and Sekondi.
FIFTH SCHEDULE
STOOL RIGHTS
1. The Southern and South-Eastern
portion of the Reserve forms part
of Wassaw-Amenfi State and the
remainder of the Reserve forms
part of Sefwi-Wiawso State.
2. The Inter-State boundary runs
as follows:—
Commencing at the point where the
Pebru river joins its parent River
Tano about one mile to the West of
the Western boundary of the
Reserve; thence following the said
Pebru river upstream in a general
North Easterly direction for a
distance of two miles more or
less, until it is crossed by the
path from Mpumasi to Kwasi Kuma
camp on the Kwasi Kuma creek (both
unnamed but marked on Gold Coast
Survey sheet No. 78 of 1950, on.
scale 1: 62,500); thence following
the said path in a general North
Easterly direction for a distance
of 1˝ miles more or less to the
said Kwasi Kuma Camp and the said
creek; thence following the said
creek and its parent River Suhuma
down stream in a general Easterly
and South Easterly direction for a
distance of 3 miles more or less,
until the said river Suhuma
crosses the boundary of the
Aderi-Deni-Suku-Suku Concession
(C.V.487); thence following the
boundary of the said Concession in
a general North Easterly, North
Westerly, and Easterly direction
for a distance of 16 miles more or
less, until it reaches the River
Suraw about one mile outside the
Eastern boundary of the Reserve,
as shown marked red on the map
Exhibit "7".
3. All residual rights of
ownership in land within the
Reserve, together with the natural
products and minerals contained
therein, are vested in the
paramount Stools of Wassaw Amenfi
and Sefwi Wiawso in respect of the
areas included within those
States, subject to obligations to
comply with the provisions of any
Ordinance and directions given by
the Forestry Department for the
management of the Reserve in
accordance with the provisions of
section 18 of the Forests
Ordinance (Cap. 157).
Dated at Accra this 13th day of
February, 1958.
By the Governor-General's Command,
F. Y. ASARE
Minister of Agriculture.
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