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Canadian Forestry Journal, Julij-Auyust, 1912. 



iTient (rniie carte forestierc do Nor- 

 vege, et 1,400 fr. ($280.00) pom- pre- 

 parer la participation de rAdminis- 

 tration des forets a 1 "exposition de 

 Kristiania en 191-1. 



\jQ total des depenses se iiioiite a 

 974.342 fr. ($194,868.40). en excedent 

 de 40.200 fr. ($8,040) snr I'exercice 

 pre(*edent. 



Comme conclusion des donnees ci- 

 dessiis, I'expose du budget comporte 

 un apereu siir le 3)roduit net, en 

 1912, des massifs soinnis an regime 

 forestier, apereu dont voici le resu- 

 me : 



Recettes: 1,460.200 fr. ($292,040.- 



00). 

 Depenses: 974,342 fr. ($194,868.40) 



Excedent : 485,858 fr. ($97,171.60) 



Mais il convient de retrancher du 

 montant des depenses certains de- 

 hours etrangers, en realite, a I'ob.jet 

 ([ui nous oceupe : achat de forets ou 

 de terrains a reboiser, subventions a 

 divers pour constructions de chemins. 

 etc., en tout 100,240 fr. ($20,048.00) ; 

 le revenu reel est done de 586,098 fr. 

 ($117,219.60). 



II faut encore a.iouter a ce chiflfre : 



Le revenu net des forets d'eta- 

 I)lissements pul^lics, 695,!)40 fr. 

 ($139,188.00). 



La valeur des l)ois delivres aux 

 usagers dans les forets publi- 

 (lues, 280,000 fr. ($56,000.00). 

 de sorte que le produit net des forets 

 gerees par I'Administration est ap- 

 l)roxiiriativement de 1,562.000 fr. 

 ($312,400.00) soit, pour environ 

 860,000 hectares (2,125,146 ac). 1 fr. 

 85 par hectare (a pen pres $0.15 par 

 acre). 



D'apres le '^Tidskrift for Skog- 

 brug ' '. 



Vesoul, 17 avril 1912. 



The government of Western Australia is 

 taking up the question of reforesting the 

 cut-over areas in the southwestern ]iart of 

 that state. Their valuable hardwoods 

 have Ijeen so deeply cut into that it is realiz- 

 ed radical steps must be taken if the forests 

 are not to disappear. 



SOME 1912 FOREST FIRES. 



The present season has not, u]- to 

 the present, at any rate, been char- 

 acterized ))y many or severe forest 

 fires. 



Though a number of forest fires 

 were reported from southern British 

 Colunil)ia in ^lay, e.g., around Yale, 

 little damage was done, the fires be- 

 ing extinguislunl ])y rain. 



The fires in the Bulkley valley, 

 in nortliern British Columbia, re- 

 ported during the first week of June, 

 were mostly ground fires. The loss- 

 es consisted mostly in buildings be- 

 longing to settlers. At Coqnitlam 

 lake, despatches of June 8 reported, 

 the fires were not in themselves ser- 

 ious, though a large force of men 

 Avas occupied in extinguishing them. 



The forest fires in the Yukon Ter- 

 ritory (referred to in the last issue 

 of the J(URNAlJ were finally ex- 

 tinguished by heavy rains, though 

 not until hundreds of square miles 

 had been Inirned over and thou- 

 sands of cords of wood piled along 

 the river had l)een destroyed. The 

 Yukon District Council has since 

 passed an ordinance increasing the 

 penalty for starting forest fires. 



The forest fires in Newfoundland 

 towards the end of ^lay Aviped out 

 five A'illages on the north coast of 

 the island, ])urned seA'eral small lum- 

 l)er mills and destroycnl some 100.- 

 000 logs ; they Avere extinguished by 

 rain. The loss is put at $250,000. 



Golden, B.C., had a bad fright 

 during the second Aveek of June, ])e- 

 ing tAvice threateiUMl by forest fires. 

 The first time, on June 8. it Avas 

 saved by a favorable Avind. but the 

 fire destroyed tAvo camps and a large 

 quantity of saAv logs; it Avas fought 

 by 225 men. Again on June 10 it 

 Avas in danger. A heavy rain soon 

 afterAvards came on and put out the 

 fires. 



Superior Junction. Ontario, on the^ 

 line of the Grand Trunk Pacific rail- 

 Avay, reported serious fires on June- 



