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(5) Permits. 



Permits were issued in 189 townships, as compared with 139 townships in 

 1921, 123 townships in 1920, and 136 townships in 1919. A total of 8,603 per- 

 mits were issued, covering an area of 29,455 acres. 



As in previous years, the greatest number of permits were issued in the 

 Districts of Cochrane, Matheson and Hearst. The bulk of the permits, 3,034, 

 were issued in June, with 1,992 in May, 1,580 in August and 1,502 in July. 



STATEMENT OF PERMITS ISSUED. 



Month. 



Number of Permits. 



1922 



1921 



1920 



1919 



1918 



1917 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



Totals 



1,992 

 3,034 

 1,502 

 1,580 

 495 



1,154 



3,085 



364 



1,329 



34 



1,003 

 2,011 



891 

 1,620 



629 



1,536 

 2,786 



496 

 1,475 



342 



2,248 

 2,899 

 2,050 

 2,156 

 237 



8,603 



5,966 



6,154 



6,635 



9,590 



3,486 



(6) Equipment. 



The amount of equipment required to outfit the ranging staff is necessarily 

 large. Replacements must be made each year, and additional equipment added 

 for use on new patrols and to increase the efficiency on old patrols. 



