REPORT OF THE No. 3 



Sales. 



No large sales of timber have been made this year. Several small berths have 

 been disposed of, for the most part being burnt over or containing fallen timber. 



FiRE-EANGING. 



We had on duty last season on Crown Lands, railways and in the forest reserves 

 4A2 men distributed as follows: on forest reserves 166; on railways 126; Crown 

 Lands 107. There were 18 chief rangers and 5 deputy chief rangers, 1^ inspectors 

 on railways and 8 supervisors on lands under license. 



The railway inspectors were appointed by the Department to see that the 

 regulations of the Dominion Railway Board with respect to fire protection were 

 carried out. On the T. & N. 0. Railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway 

 the Department had the usual staff of rangers under competent chiefs. 



On lands under license there were 386 rangers on duty. These rangers are 

 selected by the licensees, subject to the approval of the Department, which has the 

 power to remove after appointment if the person recommended is not of good 

 character or neglects his duties. These rangers are recommended by the licensees 

 because of their knowledge of the topography of the limits, the location of settlers 

 and general familiarity with points requiring closest supervision. The licensees 

 have to pay the rangers patrolling, and all expenses in connection with fire fighting 

 on their limits. 



The territory under license has been divided into districts, over each of which 

 a supervising ranger is placed by the Department, whose duty it is to see that the 

 rangers nominated by the licensees are active in the discharge of their duties and 

 that all limits are properly protected. Should he find any limit unprotected or 

 insufficiently protected, the Department upon receipt of such report may appoint 

 such rangers as it deems necessary for the protection of timber, and the remuner- 

 ation and other expenses are charged against the limit and license withheld until 

 amount is paid. 



The wages of the supervising rangers, eight in number, are paid by the De- 

 partment in the first place, but are later collected from the licensees pro rata. 



Forest Reserves. 



Temagami forest reserve has been divided for fire-ranging purposes into five 

 divisions, over which four chief rangers and one deputy chief have supervision. 

 There was a staff of 101 rangers in this reserve last season. 



Two fires occurred damaging about 1,000,000 feet board measure of red and 

 white pine and some 4,000 railway ties. 



Mississaga Forest Reserve had a staff of 40 rangers under one chief ranger 

 and three deputy chief rangers. There were no fires in this reserve during the 

 season of 1915. 



In the Nepigon forest reserve there were 17 rangers under one chief ranger. 

 There were several fires during the season, but they were controlled before any 

 damage was done to merchantable timber. 



The Eastern forest reserve and Sibley forest reserve had the usual staffs of 

 rangers and were free from fire. 



The expenditure for extra assistance in connection with the forest fires for all 

 five reserves amounted to only $243.10. 



The total cost of the patrol of forest reserves was $67,313.59. 



