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cal and practical knowledge of for- 

 estry and administrative ability. The 

 third factor was a sufficient and effi- 

 cient patrol of the forests. He em- 

 phasized the need of protecting the 

 young timber and concluded by sum- 

 marizing the growth of the forestry 

 work on Dominion lands since the 

 first Dominion Forestry Convention 

 in 1906. 



Mr. Aubrey White, Deputy Minis- 

 ter of Lands and Forests for Ontario, 

 representing Hon. Frank Cochrane, 

 Minister of Lands, Forests and 

 Mines for Ontario, spoke of On- 

 tario's progress in forestry matters. 

 Pie told how no township in New 

 Ontario of which onlv fifty Der cent. 

 or less was suitable for agriculture 

 was opened for settlement. The 

 government had also decided on the 

 policy of selling timber limits, not 

 for the sole purpose of providing 

 revenue for the province, but accord- 

 ing to the needs of the time. Mr. 

 White also told of the steps taken 

 for the enlargement of Algonquin 

 Park and referred to the measures 

 taken for the improvement of the 

 fire patrol scheme, and to the ex- 

 periments in burning debris. 



Hon. W. C. H. Grimmer spoke 

 briefly on forest administration in 

 New Brunswick, touching the ques- 

 tions of squattino- on timberland, 

 fires started by railways, the fire 

 warden system, returns from cutting, 

 etc. 



The following gentlemen were ap- 

 pointed on the Committee on Reso- 

 lutions: Hon. W. C. H. Grimmer, 

 Hon. A. Bergevm, Hon. A. Sifton, 

 Messrs. Aubrey White, H. M. Price, 

 W. B. Snowball, G. Y. Chown, Alex. 

 MacLaurin, J. F. MacKay, E. G. 

 Joly de Lotbiniere and N. S. Dunlop 

 and Lt.-Col. J. B. Miller. 



The convention then adjourned. 



Wednesday Evening. 



On Wednesday evening the Pre- 

 mier and Legislative Council enter- 

 tained at a banquet at the Chateau 

 Frontenac, at which about 150 guests 

 were present. 



The Premier of the province. Sir 

 Lomer Gouin, occupied the chair and 

 acted as toastmaster. Tha toast to 

 'The King' was proposed by the 

 chairman and honored in the custom- 

 ary way. Other toasts on the list 

 were the following: — 'Canada and 

 Her Natural Resources,' proposed by 

 Hon. C. R. Devlin and responded to 

 by Hon. Clifl:'ord Sifton and Dr. H. 

 Beland, M.P. ; 'The Forestry Asso- 

 ciation,' introduced by Hon. L. A. 

 Taschereau and Mr. J. M. Tellier, M. 

 P.P.,' and replied to by Hon. Sydney 

 Fisher, Hon. W. C. IL Grimmer, Mr. 

 G. Y. Chown, Mr. Ferd. Van Bruys- 

 sel and others; 'Our Guests,' propos- 

 ed by Hon. A. Bergevin, responded 

 to by Dr. J. W. Robertson, Dr. Fer- 

 now. Dr. Rothrock, Vcc. J. G. Peters. 

 Hon. Clifford Robinson; and 'The 

 Press,' which Hon. Mr. Allard pro- 

 posed, Messrs. MacKay, of the To- 

 ronto Globe, and d'llellencourt, of 

 Le Soleil (Quebec), --"-^lying. ]\Ir. 

 Wm. Power, of Quebec, at the con- 

 clusion of the set toast list, proposed 

 the health of the chairman, which 

 was drunk with great enthusiasm. 



The decorations of the banquetting 

 hall were especially noteworthy. 

 Small spruce and balsam trees ' had 

 been so disposed as to form a veri- 

 table forest, in which figures of its 

 animal inhabitants were placed in a 

 very natural manner. At one end 

 of the hall was a trapper's cabin. Al- 

 together the decorations formed a 

 most appropriate and inspiring set- 

 ting for the sentiments of the guests 

 and the object of the gathering. 

 Needless to say, the cuisine was be- 

 yond criticism. 



Thursday Morning. 



The third session of the conven- 

 tion was opened at 10.30 on Thurs- 

 day morning, with the president in 

 the chair. 



Letters of regret at inability to be 

 present were read by the secretary 

 from the following : — His Honor the 

 Lieut. -Governor, Sir Louis Jette, 

 Administrator of the Province ; Hon. 

 Frank Oliver, Hon. Frank Cochrane, 



