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in timber berths in the past year, have, if I may use the term, taken their business 

 liv almost in their han-1, d a,, at the mercy of such men as I '.j* : ol Now 

 I cannot do more than to impress this upon every one, because I fee that the 

 ernment officials are doing their best, and they are united with the lumbermen and 

 with others, to prevent these fires, but in spite of all we can do we require public 

 attention to go with them, because they require help in this matter of fire protection. 

 I did not intend to say much at this juncture. Perhaps at some other time during 

 the meeting I shall make some further remarks. The association may now c 

 the matter of the report of the board of directors. 



FATHER BURKE. Mr. Secretary, I think it would be advisable to take up the 

 report clause by clause. There are a great many matters referred to; they are dis- 

 tinctly divided; and there are clauses which the association might possibly like to say 

 something upon. 



Mr. STEWABT. Which do you refer to? 



FATHER BURKE. There are the deaths which have occurred. 



Mr. WHITE. I should think, Mr. President, that there is no objection to dispos- 

 ing of this report clause by clause, if it is considered necessary. 



The CHAIRMAN. With regard to the deaths which have occurred, the report says : 

 ' We regret to say, however, that during the year the death occurred of the vice-presi- 

 dent of the district of Saskatchewan. He was one of the pioneers of Battleford, and 

 as proprietor of the Battleford Herald, was iii an advantageous position to advance 

 the interests of the forestry movement to which he gave great assistance. The recent 

 death of the late Mr. E. W. Kathbun, of Deseronto, should also be mentioned, as he 

 was for a time a director of this association, and in this capacity, as well as a 

 member of the Ontario Forestry Commission, did much to bring the investigation of 

 improved methods of forest management to the prominent position which it holds 

 in public estimation at the present time.' 



FATHER BURKE. I might say, Mr. President, that I think it necessary that the 

 Association should put itself on record as to these deaths, and I would, therefore, move 

 that a committee be appointed to draft resolutions to cover that matter. 



The motion was agreed to and the chairman nominated Father Burke and the 

 secretary to form the committee. 



The CHAIRMAN. With regard to the paragraph touching the membership of the 

 Association, I can only say that, to my mind, the membership ovight to be multiplied by 

 ten, or even by a hundred, and in due time I think we will get that r umber, because 

 people are coming alive to the necessity of forestry work and planting wherever they 

 can plant. 



FATHKR BURKE. I would like to say, so far as Prince Edward Island is concerned, 

 that we have only one member. At the same time I may say that we have not in- 

 oreased our membership, principally because we have not many advantages to offer 

 people until we can get the Association to come down and look us up. I just wish to 



