138 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES No. 3 



Timber still standing on unlicensed lands: — Red and white pine, 

 13,500,000,000 ft.; pulpwood on unlicensed territory, 300,000,000 cords, 

 about 15% of which, or twenty-two and a half billions, will probably be suit- 

 able for saw log timber. 



Value of timber on licensed lands, 7,000,000,000 ft., at an aver- 

 age of 11.50 per thousand 110,000,000 



13,500,000,000 ft. of pine on unlicensed territory at an average 



of |10 135,000,000 



Spruce logs, pulpwood, tie timber, etc 225,000,000 



1370,000,000 



Fire Rangog Last Yeah. 



Men. Cost. 



Number of men on licensed territory 376 | 46,621 45 



Rangers on railways 147 53,235 71 



Rangers on Forest Reserves Ill 45,805 18 



On Crown Lands 58 17,398 50 



Proportion paid by licensees 46,621 45 



Total expended for forest protection 692 |209 , 682 29 



In closing, I would say that I do not think we can be accused of neglect- 

 ing our duty in protecting the general forests of the north. 



