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to hold for all time as forest reserves in order to equalize the flow 

 in the rivers above mentioned, and at the same time prepare 

 valuable forests against the time when timber will be in still 

 greater demand than it is at present. 



Doubtless similar problems which exist in New Brunswick 

 demand similar treatment, but unfortunately the sources of the 

 St. John River are international in character, which complicates 

 the problem, and the remaining rivers of the Province are not 

 supplied with extensive natural storage, and must depend on 

 soil storage only. Holding the uplands of this Province in forest 

 seems essential to a preservation of its streams. 



The relationship between stream flow and forests is an in 

 timate one and in a country possessing valuable water-powers 

 such as exist in almost every Province of our Dominion, this 

 must be continually borne in mind. 



The problem is too vast to consider in any other way than 

 as one of preserving our present forests, rather than in creating 

 new ones, and if the far-reaching effect of such preservation is 

 thought of in connection with the preservation and improvement 

 of our water-powers, an added incentive will be given to the 

 natural desire to perpetuate for future generations our present 

 valuable woodlands. 



Fortunately the two interests are in harmony, and in pre- 

 serving our forests, we can aid in developing to its fullest extent 

 an equally valuable asset in our water-powers, which fortunately 

 are to be found in every corner of the land. 



