NOTES. 



The report of the Commissioner of Crown Lands for Ontario 

 for the year 1904, shows a, total revenue from Woods and Forests 

 of $2,650,782; $1,664,268 being recseivod on account of bonuses, 

 $919,471 on account of timber dues and $64,997 on account of 

 ground rent. There were 318 fire rangers on duty in the forest 

 exckisive of those in Algonquin Park and the Forest Reserves. 

 The cost of this service for the year was $82,589, of which the 

 Department paid $42,989. 



Of the 318 rangers 290 were distributed over Uctnsed terri- 

 tory, 12 on the Temiscaming and Northern Ontario Railway and 

 16 elsewhere on lands of the Crown not under license. The 

 rangers along the line of the Temiscaming and Northern Ontario 

 Railway were under the supervision of a Chief Ranger, who was 

 clothed with magisterial powers, so as to try promptly any offen- 

 ders against the Fire xA,ct. A ranger was also placed on the con- 

 struction of thi branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway between 

 Romford Station and Byng Inlet on the unlicensed lands, and one 

 was on the head waters of the Missanabie and Moose Rivers, so 

 a(S to post up notices on the portages and have a gcoeral super- 

 vision of parties using these waterways. 



No serious fires occurred on licensed lands. Tlilere w^ere 

 two fires in the Temagami region, one near Net Lake, which 

 would certainly have developed into a very serious fire had it not 

 been promptly suppressed by the rangers on the spot. The 

 other was on Horse Island in Lake Temagami, which was sup- 

 pressed by the rangers in the reserve, which would no doubt have 

 assumed very serious proportions had it not been suppressed by 

 the rangers. 



The Superintendent of Algonquin National Park in Ontario 

 reports that in 1904 the capercailzie introduced the previous year 

 were seen in several places. They evidently made direct for the 



