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culated to bring about better methods of mining and closer utili- 

 zation of the mineral resources of the Dominion. Especial atten- 

 tion has been paid to the coal-mining situation, and a report has 

 been published, entitled, "The Conservation of Coal in Canada," 

 by W. J. Dick, mining engineer for the Commission. 



The Committee on Lands has occupied itself with promoting 

 better methods of farming, chiefly through the conduct of an 

 agricultural survey and the establishment of illustration farms. 

 The illustration farm work is now to be taken over by the Do- 

 minion Department of Agriculture, its value having been demon- 

 strated by the Commission. 



The activities of the Committee on Public Health include the 

 promotion of better health laws, prevention of the pollution of 

 waterways, town and city planning, housing legislation, etc. 



The report of the Committee on Forests pays especial atten- 

 tion to the railway fire situation, marked progress having been 

 made in this field under the fire regulations of the Board of Rail- 

 way Commissioners, issued in 1912. Other measures advocated 

 include brush disposal, land classification, forest reserve exten- 

 sion, appointment of provincial foresters, formation of cooper- 

 ative forest fire associations, better protection of cut-over and 

 burned-over forest areas, continuation of census of forest re- 

 sources already begun, establishment of game preserves, and the 

 adoption of the merit system of appointments in the fire-protective 

 organizations of the Dominion and provincial governments. Dur- 

 ing the year, there was published a report entitled, "Forest Pro- 

 tection in Canada, 1913," by Clyde Leavitt, forester to the Com- 

 mission. 



The Committee on Waters and Water Powers is engaged upon 

 a power survey of the Dominion, especial attention having been 

 paid during the year to British Columbia and the prairie provinces. 



Under the direction of the Committee on Fisheries, Game and 

 Fur-Bearing Animals, a report has been published, entitled, "Fur- 

 Farming in Canada," by J. Walter Jones. This is the first book 

 of its kind ever published in Canada, and the demand for it has 

 been so great that a second edition, revised and enlarged, has been 

 issued. This report is of especial interest in connection with the 

 remarkable development of the fox-farming industry which has 

 taken place in various portions of Canada, particularly in Prince 

 Edward Island. C. h. 



