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Appendix No. 30 



I. — Forest Fire Protection 



(1) Legislation 



"The Forest Fires Prevention Act, 1930," which is a revision of the Act of 

 1917, provides some very desirable legislation from a forest protection standpoint 

 and with the exception of a few minor changes appears to contain all that is 

 necessary for the present. 



The most important new features of this Act are as follows: 



1. The close season now extends from April 1st to October 15 th instead of 

 to September 30th. 



2. Organized townships are required to make provision for extinguishing 

 forest fires within their boundaries. 



3. Persons carrying on operations of any kind liable to cause the accumu- 

 lation of slash or debris within the Fire Districts are required to obtain a permit 

 from the Provincial Forester or other authorized officer, excepting where land is 

 being cleared for agricultural purposes. 



4. Woods operators are required during the close season to furnish each 

 employee with a badge approved by the Department. 



5. All persons travelling within a Travel Permit Area are required to obtain 

 a travel permit. 



6. The Minister may close to all travel any area where the fire hazard is 

 deemed such as to warrant such a step. 



7. The minimum penalty for offences against the Act is now $25.00. 



On the 9th day of June an Order-in-Council was approved placing the 

 following further areas under Travel Permit: 



1. All that area lying within the following described boundaries — 



Commencing at the south-west angle of Radisson township; thence north 

 to the south-east angle of Abbott township; thence west to the south-west angle 

 of Doherty township; thence north to the north-west angle of Doherty township; 

 thence west to the south-west angle of Caithness township; thence north to the 

 north-west angle of Orkney township; thence east to the south-east angle of 

 Shetland township; thence north to the north-east angle of Shetland township; 

 thence east to the north-east angle of Staunton township; thence south to the 

 south-east angle of Staunton township; thence east to the north-east angle of 

 Cumming township ; thence south to the south-east angle of Cumming township ; 

 thence east to the north-east angle of Swanson township; thence south to the 

 south-east angle of Swanson township; thence east to the north-east angle of 

 Bradburn township; thence south to the south-east angle of Bradburn township; 

 thence east to the north-east angle of Ottaway township; thence south to the 

 south-east angle of Ottaway township; thence east to the north-east angle of 

 Hanna township; thence south to the south-east angle of Little township; thence 

 west to the south-west angle of Little township; thence south to the south-east 



