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Civil Sui'virf iiilts iiiiil Mil- furl»i(|<lfn 

 to have ;iiiy inoprrty iiili-ifst in tin- 

 forests ol" till- jM-oviiice. 



The Forest Board. 



'Vhr licrid (»r lli«' b'orcsl l!i"iii»li is 

 the ('liiff Koresfcr. 'I'lic I^'oitsI 

 Jioard. couslitulrd \>y the .\i-l. is to 

 <'Oiisist ol" the ("liit'l" Koi'fstcr. / ./• ojji- 

 <iii, and tive rjthcr fon-sliTs (m* othti- 

 offiriiils of tilt' depart iiiciit. 'I'Ik- 

 ]^oard hoMs ofliir at tin- iilrjisurc of 

 the Lit'\iteiiaMl-(I()V('nior-in-( 'ouncil. 



Thf fiiiiclioii of the hoai-d is. in 

 brief, tt) sfcnn- llii- t'Mfoi'iciiicnt of tlic 

 provisions of the A<t. They are jjiven 

 power to sunnnon witnesses and de- 

 jnand the prolnction of doeninents. 

 iMul to ( onipel the attendance of wit- 

 nesses iind puinsh for contempt, "in 

 the same way as any Jnd^e of the Sn- 

 prem<' ('oiii-t in the like li<lialf. ' 



Sale of Timber. 



The old method <d' stakiii-,' a tim- 

 ber claim is entirely jihandoned. In 

 oases where the pi-e.seiit reservation 

 may in fnlnre he o|)ened np. tin- 

 land is tirst crnised as to tie- 'pi;in- 

 tity of tlie tindier and surveyed, after 

 •\vhicli licenses are otVered foi- the same 

 by tender. 



Tn the case of pnip lindts the li<eu- 

 ses will l)e sold on rather favorahle 

 terms. The present pnIp coiieessio-s 

 •Nvill i-.-main the sann- until they are 

 renew. -d. If is notieeaMe in this con- 

 neetion that the froverinnenl for tin- 

 purpose of iinifornnty retains the li- 

 oensinir system, althoti^rh the eondi 

 tions are much altei-ed. 



Timlwr leases as they at pres^'Ut 

 <*xist will he reco>;Mi/.e«l and «'ontinned 

 in future, hut as certain leasi's r.im. 

 lip for renewal new terms will he im 

 posed liy th»' forestry departmeiil in 

 view of the terms an<l conditions ini 

 po.sed on other hohle?-s of tiud>ei- so 

 ns to maintain them all on an e pialily 

 as far as po.ssiMe. In rejjard to tim- 

 ber licenses, if is |>rovid»'d that all 

 surveys of sftei iai Ii« i eses s' 

 COmpl''fed lii'fovc till' l:i?)i of 



1!'1S. the j;<»vernm< .. . '.iiii»'>i>" tt,.- 



power to compel and control 



If due di! he not «• i by 



the holder. [II.- •lepartui' 



surveys to he nuidi- .' 



penses up to the liol 



l<iti(»ns are put in fi' l; 



hind held iMuli'?- ' H 



distinct fi-(»m Ian 



cnllui'iil piirposs Li 



on <)r hefore April 1 



reiiewahle f<»r sixf.'- i .^'.ll^ .lU'i ,1 



t eu.ses granted hefween April I.'j. 



liK).'). ami Manh 10. HMO. for tw. 



one vears. Li«'ens»'s nuiv Im' 



ed if there is not OM the laiiM 



cieiif mer< hantahle timher to i . 



it ( ommer<-ially valuahle. 



Scaling and Marking 



The pi'esent provisions • 



act ill respect fo tiudiei- ^ 

 measurement are not intei 

 hut in districts where then* ar- 

 oflieial scalei*s pro 



to those in the < >nt 



w ill he put in fon •'. n-pr 



illation ami litensi' I 



sriders. 



The pre.sent law in r««*p«*t to «!<•' 

 her marking, and manufactiiri> ^ 

 in the provinte of timlH>r pro4luetii 

 will practically remain nnehanftetl 



West of the ('.IS ail'-s thi- British 

 ('olumhia lot; scale is to Ih- Ur»<-<1 . .-ast 

 of this, what ever lojf waif may he «le- 

 cided on hy the I^ieutenHUt-ltovornor- 

 in( 'ouncil. 



Protection from Fire 



The most important fealun**! of \\\e 

 law relate to the pn>veiition of fire. 

 and tin's.- are .-nlire! '" 



ticjil purpost's ili.v 

 to two jiarts « ' 



pojiition of deliriM. niuI 1 tn 



the priM-aiition.H lo ' • th<» 



iiHi' of tires. 



In the ca.Hi' of tin- flr»t it is made 

 ••oinpiilsory »■ of the dao* 



pTouH ac '• 



