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natural feature, the topography, 

 bodies of water (including water- 

 powers), all the agricultural areas, 

 down to forty-acre tracts, the nature 

 of the soil, and, in a general way, 

 the amount of timber standing. It 

 is expected that the reports which 

 these men wdll make will prove a 

 revelation to the public. Undoubt- 

 edly there are many tracts of land 

 which will produce good crops ly- 

 ing idle because their location is not 

 accurately known. 



The djfficu-ltieis of carrying out 

 this survey are very great, particu- 

 larly in view of the season, but the 

 ground is being covered as rapidly 

 as possible, and the complete map 

 will be compiled in the course of a 

 few months. 



'Timber Sales' have taken the 

 place of the old form of license, un- 

 der w^hich 14,000 claims were filed 

 between 1905 and 1907. 



The Forest Act provides for the 

 removal of timber after advertise- 

 ment and tender. The land remains 

 always vested in the Crown, and 

 upset price, rental, royalty, cruising 

 and advertising charges are made 

 against the buyer. 



So far, a great part of the work 

 of the Branch has been the examin- 

 ation of lands by the foresters for 

 the purpose of arriving at a proper 

 price for the timber. Up to the end 

 of November fourteen bodies were 

 examined, representing an area of 

 6,716 acres, and 87,282,000 feet of 

 timber. The lumbermen who accept 

 the terms of the Government will 

 pay altogether $109,521 in upset 

 price, $1,304.55 annually in rental, 

 and $48,415.95 in royalties as the 

 material is taken out of the forest 

 In a great many of these sales re- 

 strictions are made as to the time 

 in which cutting shall continue, two 

 years being the average time allow- 

 ed. 



There has been established in the 

 Branch an Extension Bureau, for 

 the purposes of spreading the gospel 

 of forestry among the people of 

 British Columbia, and of rendering 



assistance in response to enquiries 

 as to any phase of the problem of 

 scientific management of woodlands. 

 Mr. Roy. L. Campbell has this work 

 in hand. 



THE CANADIAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 



Extends a cordial invitation to those inter- 

 ested in the forests of this country, from 

 whatever point of view, to join its ranks, 

 and help to spread knowledge of, and in- 

 terest in, the forests of Canada in partic- 

 ular, and in general of the world. During 

 the past few years the interest in the 

 proper use and the protection and perpetua- 

 tion of the forests has greatly increased, 

 and to this increased knowledge and interest 

 the Canadian Forestry Association, by its 

 propaganda work, has contributed its share. 

 Founded in 1900, with a membership of 12, 

 it has in twelve years increased its mem- 

 bership to 2,700. During these years it has 

 held conventions throughout Canada from 

 coast to coast, in the Ancient Capital and 

 in the bustling cities of the prairies and 

 Pacific coast, in the manufacturing east and 

 the agricultural prairie country. Its official 

 organ, The Canadian Forestry Journal, was 

 started in 1905 and is now in its seventh 

 volume. But as forestry goes on, circum- 

 stances change and new needs spring up, 

 and the Association is anxious to do its 

 duty in arousing public interest and point- 

 ing out ways of getting things done. One 

 object of the Association was achieved when 

 forest reserves were established; but that 

 is merely a beginning and now proper ad- 

 ministration of these reserves, on the basis 

 of the public good, irrespective of any pri- 

 vate or partizan interest, must be secured. 

 When that is done other problems will pre- 

 sent themselves for settlemeht. The Asso- 

 ciation wants the interest and enthusiasm 

 and, in some degree, the contributions of 

 the public. The annual membership fee is 

 $1.00; this entitles the member to The Cana- 

 dian Forestry Journal for a year, the an- 

 nual report of the society, and other litera- 

 ture. Life membership costs $10.00. Ap- 

 plications for memoership should be ad- 

 dressed to James Lawler, Secretary, Cana- 

 dian Forestry Assn., Canadian Building, 

 Ottawa. 



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