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reserve, such areas of territory as are generally unsuitable for settlement 

 and yet valuable for growing timber. 



In accordance with these recommendations, the following Act enabling 

 the Government to set apart permanent Forest Reserves, from time to time, 

 was passed by the Legislature in 1898 : — 



Forest Reserves Act. 



1. The Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council shall have power to set apart 

 from time to time such portions of the public domain as may be deemed 

 advisable for the purposes of future timber supplies, but subject to such 

 regulations as may be adopted under the provisions of section 4 of this Act. 



2. Such tracts of land so reserved shall, by proclamation in "The On- 

 vtario Gazette," be declared to be permanent Crown Forest Reserves. 



3. From and after the date of such proclamation no lands within the 

 boundaries of such reserves shall be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of, 

 and no person shall locate, settle upon, use or occupy such lands, or hunt, 

 fish, shoot, trap or spear or carry or use firearms or explosives within or 

 upon such reserves. 



4. Such reserves shall be under the control and management of the 

 Department of Crown Lands, and the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council shall 

 liave power to frame regulations for the protection, care and management 

 of the said Crown Forest Reserves. 



5. Such regulations shall be published for four consecutive weeks in 

 "The Ontario Gazette" and shall immediately thereafter have the force of 

 law as if herein enacted, and shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly 

 within fifteen days after its first meeting thereafter. 



6. Any violation of any provisions of this Act or of any regulation 

 made thereunder shall subject the offender, in addition to any other remedy, 

 to a penalty of not more than fifty dollars and costs, and in default of pay- 

 ment thereof to imprisonment for a period of not exceeding six months, with 

 or without hard labor, unless the said penalty and costs (if costs are imposed) 

 are sooner paid, and the offender shall be liable for all damages resulting 

 from any such violation to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdic- 

 tion. 



7. Any prosecution for a violation of this Act or any regulation made 

 thereunder may be had under "The Ontario Summary Convictions Act" 

 before any justice or justices of the peace having jurisdiction where the 

 offence was committed. 



8. This Act may be cited as "The Forest Reserves Act." 



Under this legislation, the following Forest Reserves have been set 

 apart, and an adequate staff of rangers to protect the timber has been placed 

 in each : 



Temagami 5,900 square miles. 



Mississaga 3,000 



Nepigon 7,300 



Eastern 100 



. Sibley Township 100 



