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To form a centre for the Empire for 

 those eno^agecl in forestry, and create a 

 means of communication hetween the 

 various sections in all i)arts of the Em- 



])ire. 



The First CoJiiiiiittee 



An interim committee was chosen, 

 consistinij of the following-: 



Sir John Stirlino- :\Jax\vell and Et.- 

 Col. G. L. Courthope. M.P., represent- 

 ino- the United Kin.G^dom; Mr. Robson 

 E)lack, representing' Canada; Sir Claude 

 Hill, representing India; Sir Mayson 

 PJeeton, representing- Newfoundland ; 

 and ?klr. H. Mackay, representing Aus- 

 tralia; with power to add to their num- 

 bers. 



The formation of such an Association 

 was heartily approved by the Imperial 

 Forestry Conference.. .While the new 

 bodv will in no way trespass upon the 

 administrative fields of Government 

 commisions and departments, it undoubt- 

 edly will have plenty of scope for con- 



structive activity in giving to existing 

 forestry societies and their thousands of 

 members a definite interest in Imperial 

 needs and ojjportunities. Of high im- 

 portance is the fact that the Empire I'fir- 

 cst Association will combine promotion 

 of better forestry methods in all ])arts of 

 the Empire with promotifjn of inter-Im- 

 perial trade in fr)rest products. This 

 will be accomi)lishe'l not through over- 

 lapping any existing agencies or by set- 

 ting up new machinery, but mainly 

 through a well-planned educational cam- 

 paign, in which existing- educational 

 channels will be utilized. For example, 

 the personal interest of the 11,000 mem- 

 bers of the Canadian Forestry Associa- 

 tion will be sought through the Forestry 

 ■Magazine, and similarly in Australia and 

 in the United Kingdom. 



Fuller details of the Empire Forest 

 Association will be given in the next 

 issue of this publication. 



French Speaker 

 For Forest 



It has been the aim of the Canadian 

 Forestry Association to concentrate the 

 services of its field workers in districts 

 where fire prevention propaganda will 

 likelv accomplish most good. With this 

 in view, ]\Ir. J. A. Doucet spent July and 

 half of August visiting some districts of 

 the Upper Ottawa, working from Ville 

 Marie through such points as Fabre. St. 

 Placide, I>orrainville, Mont Carmel. Ea- 

 tulippe, Ste. Eugene, Guiges, North 

 Temiskaming, Guerin. Nedelac and St. 

 Isidore. The attendance varied from 

 E^O to 400 each night, which in com- 

 munities, of hmited population was 

 gratifying. 



Getting away from the limitations of 

 previous years, the Forestry Association 

 has equipped all lecturers with portable 

 electric engines and generators, with the 

 most modern motion picture apparatus 

 and entertaining and instructive films. 

 In some of the places visited, motion pic- 

 tures were an entire novelty, and the 

 lessons in forest fire prevention were, 

 therefore, the more eagerlv absorbed. 



Rallies Support 

 Protection 



The Association acknowledges the 

 great kindness of all parish priests and 

 company officials, who went to much 

 trouble to secure halls and promote pub- 

 licity. 



Mr. Doucet proceeded from ^^'estern 

 Quebec to the Eake St. John district, 

 and there covered Hebertville A^illage. 

 St. Jerome. St. Andre, St. Hedwidge, St. 

 Methode, Normandin, Albanel. ^listas- 

 sini. Peribonka, La Doree. The many 

 courtesies of ]\Tr. R. E. Seaborne, 

 manager of the Eaurentian Forest Pro- 

 tective Association, and his field in- 

 spectors, greatly aided Mr. Doucet's 

 trip. 



At all places the interest of the public 

 in the forest conservation question was 

 manifestly brisk, and the meetings un- 

 doubtedly will result in better public co- 

 operation in prevention of timber fires. 



At a recent meeting of the Directors 

 of the Canadian Forestry Association, 

 the question of appointing a permanent 

 French-speaking propagandist was dis- 

 cussed, and will be dealt with more 

 definitelv at a future meeting. 



