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tion, and along with Senator Bostock and 

 Mr. Ell wood Wilson, presented the resolu- 

 tion urging the extension of Civil Service 

 regulations to the outside forest service. 

 The deputation was kindly received, and the 

 members of it were led to hope from the 

 reply of the Prime Minister that this will 

 be done in the near future. 



The membership of the Association con- 

 tinues to increase. In the year 116 names 

 were dropped because of death or resigna- 

 tion and 191 added, leaving the net mem- 

 bership at 2,865. The amount received from 

 membership fees in the past year was 

 $2,249. While the usual efforts have been 

 made to let the public know of the work 

 of the Association, there has been no spe- 

 cial campaign to increase the membership. 

 This has been due to two reasons: first, the 

 lack of time caused by the holding of two 

 Conventions in the year, and, second, the 

 fact that it is found that the best means 

 of increasing the membership is to make 

 the Association useful. It is hoped in the 

 coming year not only to do affirmative and 

 constructive work, but also to make this as 

 widely known as possible, with the object 

 of increasing both the membership of the 

 Association and the funds at its disposal. 



The report of the Treasurer which will 

 be laid before you will show that while the 

 expenditures in the past year have been the 



largest in the history of the Association, 

 the income has fortunately been propor- 

 tionately large, and that there is a substan- 

 tial balance in the treasury. The Dominion 

 Government has continued its grant of 

 $2,000 per year, and the Government, of 

 Ontario has contributed $300, and the Gov- 

 ernments of Quebec and British Columbia 

 $200 each. In addition to this the Gov- 

 ernment of British Columbia made an ap- 

 propriation of $1,500 toward the expenses 

 of the Victoria Convention, while the 

 British Columbia Lumbermen's Association 

 donated $250 and the B. C. Mills Timber 

 and Trading Co. $240. 



The report of the auditors, which will 

 also be presented to you, shows that the 

 funds of the Association have all been pro- 

 perly accounted for. 



On the whole, while the work to be over- 

 taken is very large and the need of prompt 

 action to save our forests pressing, your 

 Directors believe that Governments and 

 people are beginning to realize the need of 

 forest conservation, and they therefore urge 

 the putting into operation of a constructive 

 program for the coming year, — one that 

 will show that the ideal of conservation 

 is not the locking up of resources but theil 

 wise use by and for the people of Canada. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



In the great timber Province— Hastings Street, Vancouver. 



