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Canadian Forestry Journal, September, 1917 



Ten Thousand Canadians in Forest Corps 



Answering questions addressed to 

 him in the House of Commons, re- 

 lating to the number of men in the 

 Canadian Forestry BattaUons and 

 their rates of pay, Sir Edward Kemp, 

 Minister of MiUtia, made the follow- 

 ing statement: 



1. List of Forestry Battalions 

 formed in Canada and which have 

 proceeded overseas: 



Battalion Officers Ranks 



224th. Forestry Battalion 47 1,536 



230th. Forestry Battalion 30 1,038 



238th. Forestry Battalion 44 1,084 



242nd. Forestry Battalion 44 1,006 



Total 165 4,664 



4,829 



Drafts 

 Drafts from various districts 109 3,567 

 Drafts from the 230th. Fores- 

 try Battalion Depot and not 

 included in the 230th Bat- 

 talion 40 913 



122nd. Battalion (converted 



upon arrival in England) 26 686 



Total 175 5,166. 



5,341 



10,170 



In addition to the above a large 

 number of men already overseas were 

 formed into Forestry Companies. 



The following special rates of pay 

 are given specially qualified men after 

 arrival overseas; these rates include 

 regimental pay and field pay of $1.10 

 per day. 



Consolidated 

 rate of pay. 



Millwrights, 2 per Co. of 250 $ 3.00 



Mill sawyers 2 per Co. of 250 3.00 



Edgermen, 2 per Co. of 250 2.25 



Sawfilers, 2perCo. of250 2.25 



Engineers, 2 per Co. of 250 2.25 



Log setters, 2 per Co. of 250 1.75 



Cooks 2, per Co. of 250 1.75 



Saw hammerers, 1 per 3 companies 5.50 



Fines for Foreign-born Fire Setters 



Reports have recently been re- 

 ceived by the Director of Forestry in 

 regard to convictions secured by the 

 officers of the Forestry Branch 

 against Galicians who started fires 

 which did considerable damage in the 

 rnonth of May on the Riding Mount- 

 ain Forest Reserve. 



One fire which burned over 1500 

 acres, and the damage from which 

 was estimated at $1130, was delib- 

 erately set by a Galician who was 

 caught in the act by the fire ranger. 

 In spite of the fact that he was dis- 

 covered setting fire with lighted grass 

 on the edge of a hay meadow the man 

 put up a strong fight and it was only 

 after several hours in court that a 

 conviction was obtained. He was 

 fined $100 and costs. 



Another Galician pleaded guilty to 

 setting out a fire oh his own place 

 which got away. He endeavored to 

 put it out and helped the patrolmen 

 to extinguish it, so was fined the 

 minimum fine of $25 and costs. 



A third fire which ran over about 

 150 acres was also set out deliberately. 

 The man who set the fire made a 

 strong fight but was finally convicted 

 and fined $50 and costs. 



These convictions will undoubtedly 

 have the effect of making the foreign 

 born settlers more careful in their 

 handling of fire. 



Pennsylvania has about 2,000,000 

 acres of waste farm land, — land once 

 cleared and farmed, but now aban- 

 doned. 



