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Licenses should certainly not te granted without an inspection of the limits, and there 

 should be such supervision of the operations as to prevent injury to the water supply, 

 whether through increasing the danger from fire or otherwise. 



GRATIFYING GROWTH OF PUBLIC OPINION. 



Dunnj the rnonth of February the secretary and assistant secretary of the 

 sociation visited the maritime provinces with the object of bringing the work of the 

 Forestry Association before the people there. At Halifax the delegates were given 

 an opportunity of addressing the legislature, and in the evening, through the court- 

 esy of the Legislative Council, a meeting was held in the historic chamber in which 

 that body carries on its deliberations, and was largely attended by members of the 

 legislature and by the general public. Meetings were also held at Mount Allison 

 University, Sackville, and at St. John, New Brunswick, and a visit was paid to 

 Fredericton. The reception given to the representatives of the association was every- 

 where most kindly and courteous, but it may perhaps be allowable to make special 

 mention of the kindness of Hon. J. W. Longley, Commissioner of Crown Lands for 



.1 Scotia, to whose energetic and enthusiastic assistance the success of the efforts 

 of Dr. A. H. MacKay, the vice-president of the association, to organize the meeting 

 at Halifax was largely due. From reports since received, the meetings have resulted 

 in a much greater and more widespread interest in the forestry movement and the 

 Forestry Association. 



The time seems to have arrived for a more systematic and scientific study in 

 Canada of the conditions of reproduction and development of the forest, so that the 

 data may be available on which to base plans of management. The public interest in 

 the subject is growing in a gratifying manner, but in order that wise action may be 

 taken in silvicultural operations the information at the disposal of the authorities 

 should be much more exact and definite than such as is now available. The association 

 might very well bring this matter specially to the notice of the governments, so that 



- towards this end may be taken with as little delay as possible. 



The beautifying of our cities and towns by the planting of trees in the streets 

 and parks, and the care of such trees when planted, is one of the objects which by its 

 constitution this association wishes to forward, and, with the purpose of bringing it 

 more prominently before the association and the public, a paper dealing with this 

 subject has been included in the programme of the annual meeting. Municipal 

 authorities display a great deal of laxity in this direction, and the efforts made by 

 them to improve the trees are sometimes woefully and ignorantly misdirected, if not 

 positively harmful. This Association should co-operate heartily with the Civic 

 Improvement Leagues and such other organizations as are making efforts to have 

 better managnrent provided for. 



The thanks of the association are due to the railway companies of the Dominion, 



who have kindly again- granted single fare rates for the annual meeting, this pri- 



ilege being extended to Manitoba and the North-west Territories, in addition to 



istern Pnnada; to the press, which has shown great courtesy to any request from 



cers of the association, and has assisted materially in placing its work before 



the public, and to kindred societies from whom assistance has been received in many 



directions. 



DISCUSSION OF DIRECTORS' REPORT. 



Mr. STKWART. I beg to move the adoption of the report. 

 Mr. WHITE. I second the motion. 



The CHAiRMAX.-Mr. Stewart moves the adoption of the report and Mr. White 

 the pleasure of the association to adopt the report? 



