Canadian Forestry Joiinial. March, ig20 



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from overseas service of many men ex- 

 perienced in the various lines of work with 

 which the Forest Service is charged. 



Particular attention has been paid to the 

 revision and enforcement of regulations 

 calculated to minimize unnecessary waste 

 of merchantable material in logging op- 

 erations. That such waste has in the past 

 resulted in a drain upon the forest re- 

 sources of the province as serious as it 

 is unnecessary, is fully recognized. 



Revenues Reach High Level. 



The forest revenues have more than 

 doubled during the past year, it being es- 

 timated that they will return a total of 

 around $1,500,000 to the provincial trea- 

 sury. This is approximately three times 

 the amount of the forest revenue for 

 1917, and closely approximates the forest 

 revenue of Quebec. It falls only a few 

 hundred dollars short of the forest reve- 

 nue of Ontario. This is on a cut of some 

 343 million feet of logs, ties, poles and 

 pulpwood, supplemented by some minor 

 sources of revenue. 



In fire protection, the work of the regu- 

 lar staff has been supplemented in a very 

 valuable way by m-aking 60 of the woods 

 superintendents of the licensees, co-opera- 

 tive fire wardens, with full authority to 

 call out men to fight fires. To the same 

 end, there are 154 voluntary fire war- 

 dens. The co-operation of 490 Road 

 Commissioners was made available 

 through the Minister of Public Works. 

 Forest rangers and inspectors numbered 

 40, and temporary fire wardens 32, mak- 

 ing a grand total of 776 men throughout 

 the province directly interested, in an of- 

 ficial way, in forest fire protection. 



The Public Works Department has is- 

 sued special instructions relative to the 

 burning of slash alon"- all new road con- 

 struction, thus greatlj- reducing the fire 

 hazard. 



The permit system of regulating set- 

 tlers' clearing fires continues to "'ve ad- 

 mirable results. In New Brunswick, 

 during 1919, 2,053 such permits were is- 

 sued, of which in onl}- five cases did the 

 fires escape and require extra assistance 

 to extinguish. On the other hand, of 36 

 settlers fires reported set without permit, 

 28 escaped and caused serious damage. 



Consideralile progress has been m-ade in 

 the construction of lookout towers, tele- 

 phone lines, ranger cal)ins, and other 

 forest improvements. 



Progress of the Survey. 



The forest survey and classification of 

 Crown lands continues to progress, 830 

 square miles having been covered during 

 the past year, so that approximately 30 

 per cent, of the entire Crown land area 

 has now been covered in this way. The 

 results secured arc proving of the great- 



est value in the every day administration 

 of Crown lands, besides furnishing the 

 foundation for a comprehensive plan for 

 the handling of the Crown forests on a 

 pennanent basis. Where licensed lands 

 are included in areas being surveyed, li- 

 censees can. upon the nayment of certain 

 fees, secure reports on their holdings. 

 The revenue secured in this waj^ is to a 

 considerable extent helping to defray the 

 cost of the survey. 



In the soil classification, the Agricul- 

 turist of the Commission of Conservation 

 has co-operated bv personallj^ directing 

 the work. The object is. of course, to 

 direct settlement to areas suitable for that 

 purpose, while reserving non-agricultural 

 lands for permanent timber production. 



The Commission has also co-operated 

 in the study of natural regeneration and 

 rate of growth of comm-ercially valuable 

 forest species, upon which the Forest 

 Service has been engaged. Dr. C. D. 

 Howe, of the Commission's forestry staff, 

 has directed the work in its general as- 

 pects. The Commission has further co- 

 operated with the New Brunswick Forest 

 Service and with the Bathurst Lumber 

 Company by furnishing the chief of partj"- 

 for the conduct of an experimental cut- 

 ting upon the Company's limits. The area 

 in question has been set aside by the 

 Provincial Government as a permanent 

 experimental plot, and the results of the 

 different methods of cutting and of slash 

 disposal will be under careful observation 

 for m-any years to come. 



Professor R. B. Miller of the Forestry 

 Department of the LTniversity of New 

 Brunswick having resigned to become 

 State Forester of Illinois, the position has 

 been filled by Professor A. V. S. Pulling. 

 This school has filled and is filling a verj' 

 valuable service in providing trained for- 

 esters, not only for provincial and private 

 work in New Brunswick, but in the otiior 

 forest services in Canada as well. It is 

 to be regretted that lack of finances has 

 prevented the employment of additional 

 men upon the teaching staff of the For- 

 estry Department. 



Incidental to the regular courses of in- 

 struction, a forest ranger course for re- 

 turned soldiers has been maintained by 

 llie Forestry Department of the Univer- 

 sity, in co-operation witli the \'ocational 

 Board. 



NOVA SCOTIA. 



.Action is still pending with reference 

 to the appointment of a Provincial For- 

 ester for Nova Scotia. Particularly during 

 recent months, the matter has been re- 

 ceiving most careful consideration at the 

 bands of the Provincial Government. An 

 aggressive educational campaign has been 

 carried on by the Canadian Forestry .As- 

 sociation, calculated to enlist public sup- 



