REPORT OF THE FOREST COMMISSION, 



TABLE IV. FIRES BY CAUSES AND COUNTIES, IQII. 



FF Forest Fires. 

 EF Embryo Fires. 



Fires of Unknwvn Origin. 



This year again the proportion of fires of unknown origin is 

 higher than in any other class, though in a lower degree. Thus 

 138 forest fires and 69 small burnings must be recorded in this 

 most unsatisfactory and indefinite column. Until, however, a 

 systematic patrol can be maintained, the number of wardens 



