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NOTES. 



Fish Culture in Canada. Hatching fish by artificial 

 means to stock the waters of Canada is engaged in on a large 

 scale by the Dominion Government. In 1909, the Dominion 

 fish hatcheries planted no fewer than 1,024,282,000 fry in 

 various waters throughout the country. In 1900, only 271,- 

 996,000 fry were planted by the Government fish hatcheries, 

 so that the plant of young fish has increased by nearly 277 

 per cent, in the past ten years and thenumber of hatcheries has 

 increased from 12 to 37, or 208 per cent. Of the 37 hatcheries 

 now in operation, British Columbia and Quebec have 8 each, 

 Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario, 5 each ; and Manitoba 

 and Prince Edward Island each have 3. 



The amount voted by the Dominion Parliament for fish 

 culture purposes in 1909 was $322,300, and of this $180,345, or 

 approximately 56 per cent, was expended. The importance of 

 carrying on this work can not be emphasized too much in a grow- 

 ing country like Canada, where the. increasing population is 

 making greater and greater demands on the fish supply. (Bull. 

 No. 8, Dec. 30, 1911, Commission of Conservation, Ottawa). 



Forestry Convention. Arrangements are now rapidly 

 approaching completion for the Annual Convention of the 

 Canadian Forestry Association which will be held in the Railway 

 Committee Room, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, on February 

 7th and 8th, 1912. The gathering is under the patronage of 

 His Royal Highness, the Governor General, and a number of 

 distinguished men, both from Canada and the United States, have 

 promised to attend and take part. As the subjects to be dis- 

 cussed are of the most practical and pressing character, it is 

 expected that there will be a very large attendance of all persons 

 interested in our forest resources. 



Among the subjects to be discussed will be: the separation 

 from politics of the various forest services of Canada by placing 

 them under civil service regulations ; the consideration of what 

 constitutes a fair appropriation for the maintenance and develop- 

 ment of forest reserves in Canada; federal versus provincial con- 

 trol of forest lands ; and the most effective forms of legislation 

 for the suppression of forest fires in organized and unorganized 

 territory and along railway lines. Discussion on the last named 

 will arise upon the presentation of the Report of the Committee 

 on Forest Fire Laws. This Report was prepared for submission 

 to the Quebec Convention of 1911, but owing to lack of time it 

 could not be reached. 



