1921-22 



DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 



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Appendix No. 50. 

 Report of Forestry Branch, 1922. 



Sir, — The report of the work of this Branch for the year ending October 

 31st, 1922, is given under the sections of Forest Fire Protection, Forest Investi- 

 gations, Reforestation and Forest Pathology. 



I.— FOREST FIRE PROTECTION. 



(1) Legislation. 



The Forest Fires Prevention Act has not been changed since 1918. Experi- 

 ences since then have indicated, however, that certain amendments are desir- 

 able. The lack of compulsory fire-fighting, and jail sentences as well as fines 

 for certain infringements of the Act, are particularly felt. 



(2) Organization and Personnel. 



The supervision of the field force was carried on by one Forest Supervisor 

 with headquarters at Kenora, one Fire Inspector with headquarters at Cochrane, 

 one Assistant Superintendent of Fire Ranging and one Fire Inspector with 

 headquarters at Sudbury, and three District Foresters, each with a Forest 

 Assistant, with headquarters at Parry Sound, Pembroke and Tweed. The 

 District Foresters and Forest Assistants are all technical foresters. 



A rearrangement of Chief Ranger Districts was made, whereby one new 

 district was created, and two old districts abolished, the territory in these being 

 divided among the adjoining districts. In addition to this, the country south 

 of the French River and Lake Nipissing, and within the Fire District, was divided 

 into three Forest Districts, each in charge of a District Forester, who was 

 directly responsible for the fire protection in his district. 



Fig. 1. — ^Aircraft patrolling forest in Algonquin Park. 



