Question

Can anyone please explain me about the Blandongdiesten System thouroghly?

Answer 1

In Blandongdiensten system, the Dutch forced rents on land cultivated in the forests and the villages which were privileged had to in return work collectively to give free labour and buffaloes for cutting and transporting timber in Indonesia.

Answer 2

Java in Indonesia is where the Dutch started forest management. They need to manage forest for shipbuilding and railways. So, they required labour to cut the trees, transport the logs and prepare the sleepers. The Dutch first imposed rents on land being cultivated in the forest and then exempted some villages from these rents if they worked collectively to provide free labour and buffaloes for cutting and transporting timber. This was known as the blandongdiensten system.