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newspapers, and through the schools, to educate the people to the 

 importance of the question. 



Details were given of the good results obtained at Oka, 

 through the efforts of M. I'Abbe J. D. Lefebvre, Cure of Oka, 

 in the planting of sand hills with pine, spruce and other trees, 

 with the outcome that the sand dunes are fixed and are bearing 

 a valuable forest. 



Dr. Judson F. Clark followed with a paper which will be 

 found in full farther on. 



Mr. B. E Walker, General Manager of the Bank of Commerce, 

 called attention to the educational value of the Convention, and 

 in connection with the question of forestry education stated that 

 as a member of the Ontario University Commission his personal 

 opinion was in favor of providing for a chair of forestry in the 

 Provincial University. 



The discussion was continued by Dr. Jas. Fletcher, Professor 

 Penhallow, of McGill University, Professor Montgomery, of 

 Trinity University and Revd. Thos. H. Boyd. 



The following resolutions were submitted by the Committee 

 on Resolutions and passed : — 



1. RESOLVED, that the time is now ripe for a general 

 forest policy for Canada, and that the federal government be 

 asked to inaugurate the same. 



2. RESOLVED, that this Convention would urge the 

 importance of the exploration of the public domain in advance 

 of settlement with the object of determining the character of 

 the lands so that settlement may be directed to those districts 

 suitable for agriculture and which give promise of the possibility 

 of the establishment of permanent and prosperous homes for the 

 settlers, and that the lands unsuited for agriculture should be 

 withdrawn from settlement and permanently reserved for the 

 production of timber; 



That this Convention approves of the policv of Forest 

 Reserves adopted by the Dominion and Provincial authorities 

 and favors the extension of such reserves, as mav be found 

 practicable from time to time, so as to eventuallv embrace all 

 lands suited only for the production of timber; 



That in the administration of such reserves this Convention 

 would approve of the policy of having the cutting done under the 

 supervision of properly qualified officers, and that in such opera- 

 tions due provision should be made to ensure the reproduction 

 of the forest. 



3. RESOLVED, that in view of the great saving of timber 

 throughout the Dominion which has been accomplished by the 

 fire ranging staffs organized under Dominion and Provincial 

 authorities, this Convention desires to place on record its ap- 



