126 CANADIAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



RESOLUTIONS 



The Assistant Secretary then read the following report of the Committee on 

 Resolutions. 



RESOLVED, That in view of the large losses of timber from fire along the line 

 of -the Transcontinental Railway already reported, this Association desires to 

 again impress upon the Federal and Provincial Governments, the urgency of 

 special Fire Patrol and other protective measures, as outlined in the memorial 

 passed at the Annual Convention of the Association in 1907. 



2. THAT WHEREAS it has become apparent that in parts of Ontario and Que- 

 bec the bush has been cleared away to such an extent as to seriously and adversely 

 affect agricultural conditions, and it is becoming more and more evident that the 

 individual land owner cannot be depended upon to restore the proportion between 

 wooded and cleared land so necessary for our agricultural interests, 



RESOLVED, That this Association urges upon the Legislatures of Ontario and 

 Quebec the advisability of re-acquiring from the private owners, either for the 

 Province or for the various municipalities, areas of broken or waste land to form 

 small forest reserves, and to provide measures for their management, with the added 

 object of furnishing local supplies for timber and fuel purposes. 



3. RESOLVED, That this Association takes pleasure in expressing satis- 

 faction at the warm and genuine practical interest shown by the Hon. Sydney 

 Fisher, Minister of Agriculture, in all matters working toward a rational forest 

 policy in the Dominion Crown Lands. 



4. RESOLVED, That this Association notes with satisfaction the announce- 

 ment of a progressive forest policy on the part of the Government of Ontario, 

 involving an increase of efficiency in the fire ranging service, an extension of the 

 forest reservation policy, the marketing of timber under forestry rules and of tech- 

 nical supervision. 



5. RESOLVED, That this Association desires to express its appreciation 

 of the active and intelligent interest in the forestry movement shown by His 

 Grace, Archbishop Bruchesi, Mgr. Laflamme and other dignitaries of the Roman 

 Catholic Church in the Province of Quebec, and to tender them the thanks of the 

 Association for their generous offer of co-operation in the work of education along 

 forestry lines through the Province. 



6. RESOLVED, That the thanks of the Association be tendered to the 

 Railway Companies which have kindly given reduced rates to members attending 

 this meeting. 



7. RESOLVED, That the thanks of this Association be tendered the various 

 newspapers and periodicals which have so kindly assisted in giving publicity to 

 the meetings. 



8. RESOLVED, That the thanks of the Association be extended to the 

 Montreal Board of Trade for their generous courtesy in granting the use of their 

 rooms for the use of this Association. 



