CBSE Class 9 Answered

 Restrictions imposed by the Dutch on the forest communities of Java were

1. The Dutch, by enacting several laws, restricted the use of forest produce by the villagers.

2. Wood can be cut by the villagers under close supervision only for purposes such as  building houses or river boats.

3. Villagers could not transport wood without the permission of the government or graze their cattle in young stands of forests. The Dutch required labour to cut trees to make railway sleepers.

4. To discourage famers from farming in forests, they levied rents on cultivated land in the forest but exempted them if famers collectively agreed to provide their labour and buffaloes for free for cutting and transporting timber. This came to be known as blandongdiensten system.