Canadian Forestry Association 



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Fourteenth Annual Business Meeting 



The fourteenth annual business meeting 

 of the Canadian Forestry Association was 

 held in the Board of Trade Booms, Ottawa, 

 on Wednesday, Feb. 5, beginning at 11 a.m. 

 There was a good attendance of members, 

 probably the largest at any annual meet- 

 ing when the same was not held during a 

 convention. The names of those present 

 ^nll be found at the close of this article. 

 In the absence of the President, Mr. John 

 Hendry of Vancouver, the Vice-President, 

 Hon. W. A. Charlton, of Toronto, upon mo- 

 tion took the ohsuv. 



DiiiEOTORs' Report. 



The report of the Directors showed that 

 1912 had been a very active year in the 

 \vork of the Association. Two conventions 



had been held, one in Ottawa in February 

 and the second in Victoria in September. 



In reviewing the forestry situation it was 

 noted that the progress in forest conserva- 

 tion in Canada had been steady during the 

 year. It was estimated that the total ex- 

 penditure in 1912 on forest protection by 

 federal and provincial governments and by 

 private individuals amounted to about 

 $1,500,000. 



The Dominion Forestry Branch in addi- 

 tion to its protective and tree planting work 

 had made an examination of areas in British 

 Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Mani- 

 toba of lands to ascertain if they vshould be 

 put into forest rerscives. 



British Columbia had put into force a new 

 forest act and organized a strong forest ser- 

 vice. 



Hon. W. A. ( IIAKTON, M.P., 

 President Canadian Forestry Assn. 



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