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The Association thank Mr. Hadrill, the Secretary of the Board of Trade, 

 and his assistant Mr. Cook, for the personal trouble taken and time given in order 

 to secure the comfort and meet the wants of the Association. 



Mr. A. H. D. Ross. Mr. President, I move the adoption of the report of the 

 Committee on Resolutions. 



Mr. E. G. JOLY DE LOTBINIERE. Mr. President, I am not here to represent 

 the Province of Quebec, but I see here a resolution endorsing the magnificent work 

 the Province of Ontario has done in regard to securing a sufficient fire protection 

 policy, and of the other various phases that go to make a good, sound policy of 

 forestry. I am not here as representing Quebec in any way, but I cannot help 

 rising at this moment, late in the day though it be. I would like to see a resolution 

 if there .was a representative of the Province of Quebec here to-day to bring it for- 

 ward, to the effect that the Province of Quebec has done noble work during the 

 last few years to follow out the lines of forest protection, and a good forest policy 

 so widely and often discussed at our meetings. 



In this respect I would only mention one or two facts. Within the last few 

 years no less than 108,000,000 acres of forest lands have been placed by the Prov- 

 vincial Government in Forest Reserves. (Applause). That in itself, I think, 

 calls for the admiration of all those here to-day, and certainly calls for some commen- 

 dation on the part of this Association. (Applause). 



There is not a lumberman here to-day, and I see a good many from this Prov- 

 ince, who cannot, whatever the other faults of the administration may be on account 

 of the old system which they have inherited, but which is gradually being regulated, 

 agree that the Government is doing all it possibly can to put forestry affairs on a 

 good footing. I consider that a good step forward, and do not think that any 

 Province in the Dominion or even the Dominion Government itself has done as 

 much in the way of establishing Forest Reserves. 



There is another point I wish to refer to, and that is the fire protection system 

 in Quebec Province. It may still leave a good deal to be desired, but the Province 

 of Quebec has worked systematically towards trying to secure proper and efficient 

 fire protection service. Only three or four years ago, if I am not mistaken, the 

 fire rangers were appointed by the Government. They were absolute political 

 nominees, and were appointed irrespective of the wishes or desires of the holders 

 of the limits, and you all know what such a system as that inevitably meant. Two 

 or three years ago that was all changed. The limit holders were allowed to appoint 

 their own men. They paid their men for their services and in case of any big 

 fire or conflagration where extra help had to be called in, each party, if I am not 

 mistaken, paid half the cost, the Government paying one half and the limit holder 

 the other. 



