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in the Gasjx- Peninsula, T sjive herewith a list of the prominent 

 streams which take their rise in the interior, viz., the Rivers 

 Matane, Ca]) Chat, Ste. Anno, Magdalen. Dartmouth, York, St. 

 John, Bonavenlure, Little Cascapedia, Nouvelle Escuminac, Cas- 

 upscull. 



At the risk of repetition T would reiterate that it is highly im- 

 portant to preserve such a system as the above represents until at 

 least the demands of colonization have entirely acquired and put 

 to profitable use thie lands lying outside of the boundaries of the 

 suggested reserve. 



As a matter of secondary importance only to the preservation 

 of the forests and water supply, I would remark that the said ter- 

 ritory furnishes a magnificent opportunity to create ^ hunting and 

 fishing reserve, which would be of the greatest possible annual 

 value to; the residents. Were this tract properly protected I ven- 

 ture to say that in a comparatively short time it would become as 

 well patronized by sportsmtTi as the northern part of the State 

 of Maine is to-day — and we are all familiar with the statistics 

 here alluded to, since they figure on more than six figures as direct 

 and indirect revenue annually from this source. 



An appropriate appellation for the Reserve would be, say, 

 " The Gaspeian Forest Reserve." 



I would remark that in other parts of the Province it would 

 be well to create such reserves, but this can be gone into later. 



In accordance with the recommendations made in the above 

 quoted report aii Order in Council was passed by the Govern- 

 ment of the Province of Quebec on the 28th April, 1905, setting 

 apart a Forest Reserve as described under the name of " The 

 Gaspesian Forest Reserve.'' The Order states the objects of the 

 reserve' to be the preservation of the forests whilst permitting the 

 cutting of timber as provided b>' the regulations now or here- 

 after in force, thus ensuring the maintenance of natural irrigation 

 as exists at present and which is necessary for the most success- 

 ful prosecution of the agricultural industry and for the protec- 

 tion and perpetuation of the fish and game in said region. 



