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commission of an expert and competent forester, together with 

 necessary assistants, who shall have charge of and supervision 

 over all forest administration and protection. General forest and 

 fire law along lines of the present Minnesota law, with annual 

 land tax based on soil values, and timber tax based on value of 

 timber at the time it is removed from the land. Appropriation 

 of sufficient funds to enable the State forester to enforce the 

 full existing forest and fire laws and such others as may be 

 passed." 



Resolutions were adopted urging the Lake States and the 

 Province of Ontario, which was officially represented, to pro- 

 vide larger appropriations for fire protection, to form new asso- 

 ciations for fire-fighting; to co-operate with the forest fire-fight- 

 ing organizations; and to urge and advocate the reservation of 

 non-agricultural lands. 



It was shown at the Conference that the new forestry law of 

 Minnesota is the most progressive in the Great Lakes region, 

 and that of Michigan is the most inefficient. 



The organization of fire protective work in British Columbia 

 has been much more effective during the past season than pre- 

 viously. The Forest Act of 1912 provides for regulating rail- 

 ways, slash along roads and other dangerous places, construc- 

 tion of fire-brakes on logged-off lands, requiring permits to burn 

 slashings, establishing a dry season and providing for patrol and 

 fire fighting forces. The patrol during the summer of 1912 con- 

 sisted of 17 divisional wardens and about 150 district wardens 

 and patrolmen. The cost of patrolling and fire-fighting amounted 

 to about $175,000. Funds for this purpose were obtained by a 

 tax of one cent per acre on all timberlands in private ownership, 

 and under lease and license, with an equal amount raised by 

 general taxation. 



During the season of 191 3 the efficiency of all lines of work, 

 including fire protection, will be materially increased by the es- 

 tablishment of the district system. The Province will be di- 

 vided into districts with a district forester in charge of each, 

 who will be responsible for the general supervision of all lines 

 of work, subject to the direction of the Chief Forester, Mr. 

 H. R. MacMillan, from the Victoria office. 



The Western Forestry and Conservation Association, which 



