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retained in the service for a term of years, would evolve a system 

 of protection suited to the special circumstances of the country. 



2n(l. That the provision be made, whereby land owners 

 and holders of timber leases, and licences, pay a part of the 

 expenses incurred in the prevention and suppression of fires. 



3rd. That the interests so contributing, be given a voice in 

 the selection of local wardens. 



4th. That arrangements be made with the railways whereby 

 trains with tank cars and proper outfit, and gangs of men, shall 

 at a short notice be available for fighting fires, along or near 

 railway lines. 



5th. That men called out by fire wardens be paid as soon 

 as discharged. 



6th. That the origin of all bush fires be strictly investigated, 

 and offenders rigorously prosecuted. 



That the Bush Fires Act be amended so as to make it an 

 offence to set out fires for any except domestic purposes, from 

 the 1st of April to the 30th September, without a permit from the 

 Fire Ranger, which permit, if issued, shall require the permittee 

 to have on hand the necessary help and appliances to control 

 the fire. 



Also to make it an offence under said act for anyone to 

 permit a fire to leave his property, or start a fire at any time and 

 permit it to run at large. 



That the system adopted in Ontario requiring fire patrol 

 along railways during summer months be recommended for the 

 Province of British Columbia. 



That the sections of the Bush Fires Act applying to loco- 

 motives be made applicable also to engines used in logging 

 operations. 



That section six of the Bush Fires Act be amended to make 

 it applicable all the year round. 



RESOLVED, That an appeal be made to the Federal and 

 Provincial Governments and the larger interests which will be 

 beneficially affected by the extension of the Forestry interests 

 for liberal financial assistance towards carrying out to the fullest 

 possible extent the aims and objects of this Association. 



WHEREAS the clearing of small areas by settlers in the 

 midst of timbered sections of the different Provinces, fire being 

 the means usually adopted, is a fruitful cause of the yearly 

 destruction of great quantities of timber be it 



RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this Convention no 

 homestead or pre-emption should be granted on land more valu- 

 able for timber than for agricultural purposes, and that this 



