46 ANNUAL REPORT OF 



the Commissioner of Crown Lands may appoint such 

 number of persons as he may see fit, to be called fire 

 rangers, who shall be subject to his instructions, and may 

 pay them for their services out of any moneys voted by 

 the Legislative Assembly therefor. Where Crown lands 

 are under timber license or other form of authority to cut 

 or remove the timber therefrom the Commissioner may 

 appoint such number of fire rangers as-the timber licensee 

 or holder of such other form of authority may request, 

 and in the absence of such request the Commissioner may 

 appoint such number of rangers as the public interest 

 requires; "and in such cases one-half of the remuneration 

 to be paid such fire rangers and one-half of the expenses 

 necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their 

 duties shall be payable by the licensee or holder of 

 authority as aforesaid, and one-half by the said Commis- 

 sioner out of the moneys voted by the Legislative Assem- 

 bly for the purpose ; or the said Commissioner may pay 

 the whole amount of such remuneration and expenses, 

 and may charge the timber licensee or holder of authority 

 as aforesaid with one-half the said amount, which shall 

 be and remain a charge on the timber limit or other area 

 covered by said authority until paid, as fully and effect- 

 ually as if the same were for unpaid timber dues or 

 ground rent, and in respect of the recovery thereof the 

 said Commissioner shall have all the rights, powers and 

 authority now possessed by him for the recovery of un- 

 paid timber dues or ground rent under the Crown Timber 

 Regulations or otherwise. " 



The fire rangers are required to enforce the law ' 'and 

 in all cases coming within their knowledge to prosecute 

 every person found guilty of a breach thereof." They 

 may summon such help for the prevention and suppression 

 of fire as they may deem necessary, and all persons so 

 summoned and helping shall receive such remuneration 



