FIREWARDEN'S REPORT. 



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TABLE VII. FOREST FIRES BY COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS, 

 i 9 1 3 Continued. 



* This total is greater than the actual number (311) because 15 fires burned in 

 two or more townships at once. 



t The sum of these columns often differs from the corresponding "Cost to Ex- 

 tinguish" item because a fine was larger than the bill, or a bill was withdrawn, etc. 



$ This total is greater than the year's collection ($1538.67) because all viola- 

 tion cases are not yet settled. 



VIOLATIONS OF LAW. 



Of all fires reported, 45 per cent have been fixed as violations 

 of the law, a proportion, equal to that of last year, despite the 

 increased number of the fires. The specific distribution and dis- 

 position of these cases is fully shown in Tables VIII, IX, X, XI 

 and XII. Attention is directed particularly to the fact that 



