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REPORT OF THE 



No. 3 



(5) Permits 



The number of permits issued during the season for burning brush and 

 debris was almost two thousand in excess of the number issued the year previous, 

 but the acreage covered by these was over a thousand acres less. Contrary 

 to the three previous seasons, however, approximately ninety per cent, of the 

 permits issued were used, the weather throughout most of the spring and summer 

 being almost ideal for burning. 



In addition to the acreage of railway right-of-way burned off and included 

 in the total acreage in the accompanying table the burning of old ties and debris 

 was carried out along nearly 600 miles of line. 



STATEMENT OF PERMITS ISSUED 



