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Canadian Forestry Journal, July, 1917 



ods of fire patrol and fire fighting 

 were described. Attention \Vas given 

 to the New Brunswick Forest Survey 

 and Land Classification, explaining 

 its purposes and present progress. 

 The speaker found the Survey pro- 

 ject to be very largely misunderstood. 

 Occasion was taken to strongly ad- 

 vocate the creation of a Provincial 

 Forest Service, directed by technic- 

 ally qualified foresters, having charge 

 of the fire-ranging work and, what 

 was quite as important, having au- 

 thority to supervise logging opera- 

 tions to see that Crown Lands regula- 

 tions are properly observed. The 

 meetings were marked by excellent 

 order and a new series of gatherings 

 ought to follow next fall. 



What Should Followl 



New Brunswick's wisdom in under- 

 taking an inventory of its forest re- 

 sources is unquestioned. By the in- 

 formation obtained the province will 

 have scientific guidance not only in 

 placing apart non-agricultural soils 

 as permanent timber reserves, but 

 in directing future settlement away 



from impossible locations. Logically 

 there should follow, and without 

 longer delay, the establishing of a 

 Provincial Forest Branch, similar to 

 that of British Columbia, whereby 

 the administration's responsibility for 

 the condition of the forest lands may 

 have some means of practical action. 

 Qualified foresters versed in New 

 Brunswick's own conditions and work 

 ing co-operatively with all progressive 

 lumbermen ought to have a general 

 oversight of logging operations so as 

 to reduce the heavy waste that now 

 obtains. This plan invites co-opera- 

 tion of every limitholder who has an 

 honest desire to keep his limits in 

 productive condition, and would re- 

 sult in an all-round profit to province 

 and operator. Few licensees would 

 deny that New Brunswick cannot 

 hope to hold its pace in lumber pro- 

 duction while the source of the raw 

 materials is running down hill by 

 unregulated logging. Obviously, the 

 fire protection work would come under 

 the proposed Forest Service and in 

 all probability a new system of ranger 

 management put in operation. 



Fiftp-Six Forestry Companies for France 



The following report of the work 

 of the Canadian Forestry Corps has 

 been received by the Canadian Gov- 

 ernment from general headquarters in 

 France : 



There are at present 22 companies 

 of the Canadian Forestry Corps op- 

 erating in France. The first eight 

 companies arrived between Decem- 

 ber last and the end of March, and 

 five companies arrived in April, with 

 their full technical equipment and 

 approximately 60 per cent, of their 

 transport. Eight more companies 

 arrived in the third week in May. 

 It is hoped to employ 56 companies 

 in all by September. 



The companies are equipped with 

 Canadian made saw milling machin- 

 ery and tools, and the greatest ef- 

 ficiency and keenness is displayed 

 by all ranks. Operations extend 

 over a large area. 



All species of lumber are manu- 

 factured, including sawn timber, 

 sleepers, trench-timber, pit-props for 

 roads and mining. 



The establishment of the com- 

 panies, including transport, is 190 all 

 ranks. The average production 

 varies according to the nature of 

 the woods. In suitable woods be- 

 tween 1,000 and 1,500 tons of sawn 

 lumber, together with sufficient 

 round timber to bring the out-put 

 up to 2,000 tons per month, may 

 be expected. On round timber alone, 

 however, a company produces about 

 4,000 to 6,000 tons per month. 



Working Under Fire 



Some of the operations of the 

 Corps are being carried out under 

 shell fire, and one ynit was recently 



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