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Appendix Xo. SI. 



Report of the Forestry Branch, 1918. 



Siii, — The report of the work of the Forestry Branch for the year ending 

 31st October, 1918, falls into the three sections of Forest Protection, Reforestation, 

 and Tree Diseases. 



I. Forest Protection. 



(1) Legislation. 



The only change in The Forest Fires Prevention Act, under which forest protec- 

 tion is carried on, is an amendment passed at the last session of the Legislative 



l_Type of light truck used by the Forestry Branch in fire protection service. 



Assembly whicli provides for arrangements with an owner for additional protection. 

 In such cases the Minister appoints extra rangers who are paid by the owner of the 

 land, the remuneration to be approved by the Minister. Under this amendment 

 four extra rangers were appointed this season. 



(2) Organization and Personnel. 



Some re-arrangement of district boundaries was made involving consolidation 

 in five cases and sul)-division in two otliers, resulting in a reduction of the Chief 

 Ranger Districts to 32. An additional Inspector was appointed, making four in- 

 spectorates of the Province, with headquarters at Cochrane, Xipigon, Sudbury 

 and Parry Sound. The number of Deputy Chief Rangers, whose duties are 

 entirely supervisory, was increased to 11 this season. With 32 Chiefs this pro- 



