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5. Indian Affairs Branch (Forest Protection) 



In this agreement the Department has arranged with the Indian Affairs Branch, 

 Ottawa, to extinguish fires on Indian lands, the cost of which is to be repaid to the 

 Department by the Indian Affairs Branch. 



6. Municipalities 



The Department has forest protection agreements with 118 municipalities 

 which provide that the municipalities take initial action on fires and, if necessary the 

 Department assist in fire suppression. The cost of fires on private lands is shared 

 equally and the cost of fires on Crown lands is paid by the Department. 



7. International Nickel Company 



The Department has an agreement renewed yearly with this company whereby 

 the company pays one cent per acre, and the Department takes care of fire prevention 

 and suppression on a block of land owned by the company in Hastings County. 



8. Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company 



A similar agreement to the one with International Nickel Company is made 

 each year with Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company in connection with a block of 

 land owned by them in Duncan Township. 



9. Army Survey 



Agreement with Army Survey Establishment, Department of National Defence, 

 Dominion of Canada for publication of maps on a scale of 1" equals 2 miles and 1" 

 equals 4 miles. Department of Lands and Forests supply all map data from Forest 

 Resources inventory. Army Survey Establishment publish maps and supply Depart- 

 ment of Lands and Forests with 2,000 copies of each without charge and additional 

 copies on order at cost of paper and ink only. 



10. The Private Forest Reserves Act 



Briefly, this Act permits private landowners to establish, in agreement with the 

 Department, a private forest reserve. The title remains in the owner but no cutting 

 may be done without consent of the Minister. 



11. County Forests (The Municipal Reforestation Act) 



Under this Act, municipalities may enter into agreement with the Department 

 whereby the Department agrees to manage municipally owned land for a stated period. 

 At the end of the contract period, the county may elect to pay all expenses incurred 

 by the province and manage the forest themselves: or they may elect that the Depart- 

 ment pay the original purchase price of the land and assume control: or they may 

 elect to have the Department manage the forests with them on a 50-50 basis. Twenty- 

 two counties to date have municipal forests under agreement or awaiting agreement. 



12. Forest Inventory 



The Forest Resources Inventory base maps are supplied to pulp and paper 

 and lumber companies in the province at the cost of the printing only, the cost of 

 preparation being paid wholly by the province. Aerial photographic prints are 

 supplied at a cost of $1.00 per print. The main cost of the photography is borne by 

 the province. 



