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During this last season we sent out from Norfolk about 325,000 young trees 

 to other parts of Ontario for demonstration and experimental planting. 



Natural Reproduction. — At this Station in Norfolk County, we have a number 

 of areas of " second growth " White Pine and Hardwoods, where artificial planting 

 will not be required. Such an area is shown in Fig. 3, where trees run from 

 3 to 12 inches in diameter. This is a delightful piece of woodland where the soil 

 has a good covering of leaf mould and where forest soil conditions may be said 

 to be ideal. 



The educational feature of this work will become increasingly valuable. 

 Many people are visiting the Forest Station from various parts of Ontario. Dur- 

 ing the last spring term the students of the Forest School of the University of 

 Toronto spent a few days at the Station. They were given instruction in forest 

 nursery and plantation work. 



Early in the past summer we lost, through untimely death, our Superin- 

 tendent, Mr. George Lane. I wish to take this opportunity of recording an 

 appreciation of his work. He was an excellent manager of men and a most 

 conscientious worker himself. Whatever success has attended the beginning of 

 this work, was due in a large part to his loyalty and devotion to his work. 



Eailway Fire Protection. 



Before describing the details of our past season's work it may be of interest 

 to give the legal status of Eailway Fire Protection in Canada as related to Ontario 

 conditions. 



The Eailway Act of Canada places the responsibility of protecting the public 

 against fire loss, due to railway operation, upon the railway companies. 



Extracts from the Eailway Act of Canada and Amendments 

 Thereto Eelating to Fire Protection. 



The Board may make orders and regulations: — 

 E^Uway if) With respect to the use on any engine of nettings, screens, 



37^*R^A^^' grates and other devices, and the use on any engine or 



1906). ' car of any appliances and precautions, and generally in con- 



nection with the railway, respecting the construction, use 

 and maintenance of any fire-guard or works which may be 

 deemed by the Board necessary and most suitable to prevent, 

 as far as possible, fires from being started, or occurring, 

 upon, along, or near the right-of-way of the railway, and 

 may require the company to establish and maintain an effi- 

 cient and competent staff of fire-rangers equipped with such 

 appliances for fighting, or preventing fires from spreading, 

 , as the Board may deem proper, and to provide such rangers 



' with proper and suitable equipment to enable them to move 



from place to place along the line of railway with all due 

 speed. The Board may require the company to maintain 

 ment^"by ^^ efficient patrol of the line of railway and other lands in 



Sec. 2, the vicinity thereof, to which fires may spread, and generally 



Railway' define the duties of the company, and the said fire-rangers. 



Act, 1911.) ^^ respect thereof. The Board may require the company 



