An Act Respecting Forest Reserves. 147 



18. The Porcupine Dominion Forest Reserve No. 2, in the 

 province of Saskatchewan, consisting of townships 39, 40, 41 

 and 42, range 30; townships 39, 40, 41 and 42, ranges 31 and 32; 

 all west of the first principal meridian, and containing 360 square 

 miles, more or less. 



PROVINCE OF ALBERTA. 



19. The Cooking Lake Dominion Forest Reserve, in the 

 province of Alberta, consisting of township 52, range 19, west 

 half; township 52, range 20; township 53, range 20; township 

 54, range 19, sections 18, 19, 30 and 31; township 54, range 

 20, sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 

 27, 34, 35 and 36; township 51, range 21, section 7; all lying 

 west of the fourth principal meridian, and containing 114 square 

 miles, more or less. 



20. The Cypress Hills Dominion Forest Reserve, in the 

 province of Alberta, consisting of the south half of township 8, 

 range 3, west of the fourth principal meridian. 



21. The Kootenay Lakes Dominion Forest Reserve, in the 

 province of Alberta, consisting of the west half of township 1, 

 and the south-west quarter of township 2, range 29, west of the 

 fourth meridian; the east half of township 1, and the south- 

 east quarter of township 2, range 30, west of the fourth meridian, 

 containing 34,560 acres, more or less. 



A brief reference was made last month to the Act to en- 

 courage the planting of forest and fruit trees in the State of Iowa. 

 The Bill provides that on any tract of land in the state the owner 

 or owners may select a permanent forest reservation not less than 

 two acres in continuous area, or a fruit tree reservation not less 

 than one nor more than five acres in area, or both, and that upon 

 compliance with the provisions of the Act the forest reservation 

 shall be assessed on a taxable valuation of one dollar per acre, 

 and the fruit tree reservation on a taxable valuation of one dollar 

 per acre for eight years. In all other cases where trees are 

 planted upon any tract of land, without regard to area for forest, 

 fruit, shade or ornamental purposes, or for wind-breaks, the 

 assessor shall not increase the valuation of such property because 

 of such improvement. 



