The \'i<torui li.( . ( unvention. 



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is cbietly responsible for the fire danger. 



And tliis, jjeiitleinen, hriiij;s me a^niu tn 



that iiiii>ortaiit pliawf of uiir work- -fi)re8t 

 protection. 



FoUK.ST i'ltolKCI ION .MkaM ICHS. 



' 1 liavo already mentioned the fact that 

 we practically douMcd the firewarden 

 force for the season of 1911. The jjovern 

 nient at this time was carrying; on the 

 work at the puhlic expense, and it was* 

 very ^enerall\ a;,'reed that owners and 

 holders of timber lands ou;;ht to be re 

 quired to contribute their proper share. 

 The Forest Ai-t therefore, established the 

 Forest Protection Fund, to which ail own 

 ers, lessees and licencees of timber lamls 

 are recpiired to contribute, the fjoverninenf 

 j)uttin;,' up dollar for dollar. The standard 

 levy is one cent per acre, with the |iro 

 viso that whenevci' this proves insuflicicnf 

 to meet the aTinual expenditure there shall 

 be an automatic increase to whatever 

 figure may be necessary. 



'We have found it desirable to create 

 new lire districts during' the present sea 

 son, ••hiefly on account of the rapid settle- 

 ment that is taking place in the regions 

 north of the railwav V>elt, and in conse 



quence the inHpcction diviaiona have been 



incr««aHcd from t<-ii t<. fir'- ■ it owthif 



to the frci|ii<iit rami ti -rr, and 



the jirompt att.ntioD that fircii have re 

 coived, the eX|Mioliture hun befu widl with 

 in the amount available. Hy (><-tober 1, 

 forest I' ' '• <imt • if 



under r from ti V. 



of half the expvn><c of patrol and fire 

 fighting in the regioiiH trnvemed by their 

 line and from the <'. \. K. of all espeiuA* 

 iniurrt'd in supervioifig t' r« 



will reiluce the amount • ! ..«• 



forest protection fund by nine or ten 

 thousand dollars and ns the ineoine of the 

 fund is about $L'30.0O() there will remain 

 available for improv- V in the 



autumn a sum of nboi. 



DtXTitoviNO 'Sla.hh'. 

 ' I have watihe.l with great interest the 

 controversy that ha;* raged in other pro 

 %inces and states ns to whether uperatorti 

 should or should not be a — - ".vj to burn 

 or otherwise dispose of • ng Klanh. 



The solution adofited by u-> haji t>veQ to 

 leave the matter in the hands of the for 

 est service, which is empowered to de«l 

 with this slash at the expense of the for- 



Ranjicrs Cabin m C-lnlliwack District. HC. 



The ranger s cabin sh..wn in thj« tlbi-trntton wn.« b«nl» l>v Mr A R Hipkne 

 jloyed by the Fon^lry Hnmrb ns 

 v'ofumbia. It was btiiit durinR the,-, 

 time not being mcludinl^ of W^i .*iO. 



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