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vote their time to the work, must be good woodsmen, men of character. 

 Each officer to give a bond for the faithful performance of his work, must 

 keep a diary of his work and take the name of every man he meets on the 

 Portage road or on the streams, also find out what his business is in the 

 woods and what section 1 of the country he or they are going to, make a note 

 of same, send in his report every week. Should be paid a salary that would 

 .allow officer to devote all his time to the district under his care. 



Two men to have a district, the Government to pay one officer, the 

 lumber operator holding lands in that district to pay one man. Both men 

 to be sworn and subject to the Crown Land Department. Forms to be fur- 

 jiished by department for wardens to keep record of their work. 



RoadComrnissioners should be obliged to burn brush and all other rubbish 

 -vrhen skirting roads in country districts. This could be piled on road and burnt 

 at night with perfect safety. Telephone Companies should be made to do 

 the same and not throw the refuse back in the edge of the woods to dry and 

 j become dangerous. Now is the time before any more damage is done. (The 

 above can be avoided). 



You ask me to prove that a patrol system would be effective. I can 

 give my own personal experience. 



August 10th, 1905, at 8 p. m., I was notified by T. Lynch, Esq., that a 

 forest fire was started at the old Post House on Little Dungarvon. On the 

 morning of the llth, I reached Boiestown, picked up eleven men purchased 

 supplies and by nine p. m. was at the fire. Leaving Mr. Daniel Lynch and 

 Fire Warden Price in charge, I went out for more assistance and returned 

 next day. All told we had fifteen men and by working late at night and 

 early in the morning for seven days we controlled the fire to about 100 acres 

 in a black spruce country. The fact that I was notified in time, I acted 

 promptly and received most valuable assistance from Mr. Daniel Lynch and 

 Douglas Price we prevented the fire getting out of the valley of the 

 Dungarvon. 



I will give you another instance of what the patrol system would 

 accomplish. 



June 15th, 1906, Douglas Price discovered a heavy smoke rising north 

 of the C. E. Railway at Ludlow. Price started at once and located the fire 

 On a block of Crown Land under lease to W. R. HcCloskey. 



