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Of management on forestry lines on these reserves 

 there is so far little to be heard, except an effort to 

 keep fires out. 



Quebec has followed this example of Ontario, first 

 by setting aside the Laurentides Park in the Saguenay 

 region, (1,634,000 acres), which, like Algonquin Park, 

 was more in the nature of a game preserve. During 

 1906-7, however, under a law authorizing the Lieu- 

 tenant Governor to set aside forest reserves, over 100 

 million acres were placed in reserve. Apparently, 

 however, no administration of this preserve in the 

 forestry sense is as yet attempted. 



British Columbia, which until lately was only con- 

 cerned in disposing of the well timbered crown- 

 lands, after having disposed of the best parts, has 

 placed under reservation the balance, and a forest 

 commission of inquiry has been constituted to de- 

 vise further measures in the interest of forestry. Its 

 report, appearing in 1911, gives a very clear state- 

 ment of conditions in the province and the promise 

 of active organization of a better service. 



Of other attempts to foster forestry interests may 

 be mentioned a law in Quebec, passed in 1882, provid- 

 ing a bonus of $12 per acre for tree planting, which 

 seems to have remained without effect; another, pro- 

 viding for a diameter limit of 12 inches on the stump 

 for pine and 9 inches for other kinds (these dimensions 

 are now varied) inaugurated in 1888, may have 

 preserved some young growth on the limits, although, 

 since pulpwood is now the main product, and super- 

 ion has been ine fHcient, not much may be expected 

 from such laws. Indeed, the chief of the forest 



