CANADIAN DEPARTMENT 



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dent of the Canadian Society o{ Forest 



Engineers, will visit Grand' Mere shortly 



to confer with the secretary of the society 

 on its future activities. 



The automobile purchased by the St. 

 Maurice Forest Protective Association for 

 one of its rangers has proved a great 

 success. 



British Columbia Notes 



The Hon. W. R. Ross has received in- 

 formation from the Agent General for 

 British Columbia to the effect that the 

 cargo of 160,000 creosoted Douglas fir ties 

 shipped to India to the order of the Ben- 

 gal & Northwestern Ry. last fall per the 

 steamship "Queen Helena" have arrived, 

 and have given full satisfaction. 



Advices reaching the Minister of Lands 

 concerning the fire situation throughout 

 the province are for the present satisfac 

 tory, although the immediate prospects 

 unless rain falls, are rather ominous in 

 certain sections. 



During the early part of July rain fell 

 in the Hazelton, Nelson, Cranbrook, Ver- 

 non and Kamloops Districts, as well as in 

 the eastern section of the Fort George Di- 

 vision, followed, however, by clear, warm 

 weather, with resulting increase in the fire 

 hazard. In the Tete Jaune District, con- 

 ditions are reported as being reasonably 

 safe, in view of the hot, dry, windy 

 weather. 



The prevailing heat, accompanied by a 

 clear atmosphere and wind, with result- 

 ant drying out of vegetation, has been re- 

 sponsible for several fires in the coast dis- 

 tricts, outbreaks being reported at North 

 Vancouver, Langley, Delta. Cheakamus. 

 Half Moon Bay, Texada Island, Toba In- 

 let, Thurlow Island, Green Point Rapids, 

 and Loughboro Inlet, the area burned 

 over being approximately 1,000 acres, prin- 

 cipally slashings, and the damage to mer- 

 chantable timber fortunately small. 



Four fires, all under control, have oc- 

 curred in the island district, two of which 

 were at Parksville, and a third at Cour- 

 tenay. 



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