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Canadian Forcsinj Journal, Julij-Auyuxt, 1912. 



Group of Forestry Officials Taken at Victoria, B.C., May, 1912. 



This photograph is reiiiaikahlt' in its way, f-howiiig, as it does, reprefentatives oi' 

 several different forest services and graduates of the leading forest schools of America. 

 It was taken outside the Parliament Buildings, A^ietoria, last May. Hon. W. R. Ross, 

 Xlinister of Lands, who is in charge of the forests of Britis-h Oolunihia, is in the centre 

 of the foreground. Reading from left to right the names of the men are as follows:- — 



R. E. Benedict, Chief of Operation, B. ('. Forest Service; R. D. Prettie, Fore^-trj 

 Superintendent, C.P.R. Department of Natural Resources ; U. R. Cameron, I nspector of 

 B. C. Forest Reserves, Dominion Forest Service ; Hon. W. R. Ross, Minister of Lands for 

 B. C. ; A. H. D. Ross, Lecturer, Faculty of Forestry, Fnivers-ity of Toronto, and Conf-ult- 

 ing Forester C.P.R. ; Clyde Leavitt, Forester for Commission of Conservation and Chief 

 Fire Inspector for Railway ('ommission; .John Lafon, Chief of Management, B. C. For- 

 est Service; B. M. Winegar, Chief of C.P.R. Fire Protection Service. 



sioii, vvjis careful to recognize the 

 financial difficulties in the way of 

 putting them completely into efi^ect. 

 The new rt^gulations will conform 

 largely to those which ai'e in force 

 in the western States. Special pro- 

 visions are made for the clearing 

 away of debris around camps and 

 mines, mills, engines, on I'ights of 

 way, telephone, telegraph, electric 

 power and other lines. In respect to 

 i-ailways a safety zone is ci'eated on 

 either side to the width of 200 feet, 

 wliieh must be kept clear of all com- 

 bustil)le material. In every case tlie 

 department retains the power of 

 doing at the expense of the party 

 responsilile what the pai-ty fails to 

 pei-form in accordance witli the re- 

 (|uii'ements of the act. 



Logging opei'alors may l)e required, 

 in the case of dangerous slash, to 

 make special pi-ovision for the pre- 

 vention of fire wluMi tile minister re- 

 (juires it, by cutting out fire-lines. 



The nuiin featui-e of the provision 

 in respect to fire prevention is the 

 creation of a forest protection fund. 

 Every owner of timber lands, whe- 

 ther in the nature of crown grants, 

 leases or licenses, will be required to 

 contribute a cent an acre to the ex- 

 pense of looking after fires and fitting 

 out fire-crews. Crown-granted lands 

 wliich do not pay royalty on the cut 

 are re(|uired to \y,\y two cents an 

 acre. Against the amounts so con- 

 ti'ibuted the govei'iuiient puts dollar 

 for dollar. These contributions are 

 not in the nature of taxation, but 



