THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT 



Bv ELLWOOD WILSON 



The Hon. O. T. Daniels, Attorney 

 General of the Province of Nova Scotia, 

 is investigating the practicability of 

 reforestation by planting in his Province 

 and also the methods of fire protection 

 in use in various sections with a view 

 to improving local conditions. Since 

 the survey made of the Forest Resources 

 of Nova Scotia by Dr. Fernow in 1911 

 there has been an awakening of public 

 sentiment to the necessity of conserva- 

 tion. The Maritime Provinces have 

 been a little behind the others in this 

 work and Nova Scotia is to be con- 

 gratulated on making a start. 



Mr. Alan Parlow, of the Canadian 

 Society of Forest Engineers, has gone 

 to England with the first Canadian 

 Contingent. 



Owing to the urgent need of pit 

 props, telephone and telegraph poles 

 in England, the Quebec Government 

 has removed the restriction which 

 forbids the export of unmanufactured 

 wood, insofar as it applies to these 

 articles. 



Mr. G. C. Piche, Chief Forester of 

 Quebec, with his Assistant, Mr. A. 

 Bedard, have just issued as "Bulletin 

 No. 2" a pamphlet entitled "Etude sur 

 les Forets de la Province de Quebec." 

 This is largely a compilation from the 

 records and shows: the forested areas 

 of the Province, the forested areas of 

 the whole of Canada, the value of 

 forest products by kinds for Canada, 

 the areas privately owned and under 

 license in Quebec, Quebec's Forest 

 Reserves, list of names of trees occurring 

 in Quebec, in Latin, French and 

 English, the total quantities of wood 

 cut since 1871 and the revenue derived 

 therefrom. There is also a table show- 

 ing the number and species of all the 

 trees on forty-five acres of land. 



The Quebec Government held a sale 

 of timber lands to be operated under 

 license on October 20th. 1,036 square 

 miles were sold, mostly in small tracts, 

 for an average price of $238.00 per 

 square mile. 



The Forestry Department of the 

 University of New Brunswick has 

 opened the scholastic year under favor- 

 able auspices, with about thirty-two 

 students. Under Professor R. B. Miller, 

 this Department has done excellent 

 work, the graduates showing up well. 

 Three are District Foresters in British 

 Columbia. 



Professor W. N. Miller, formerly 

 Inspector of Forest Reserves in the 

 Dominion Forestry Service, has been 

 appointed to succeed Mr. A. H. D. Ross 

 as lecturer on Mensuration, Utilization 

 and Protection. 



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