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toration of forest lands ruined by exploitation or fires. A third is the introduction 

 of a special kind of seed or small trees of different qualities to be planted in the 

 Province of Quebec in different sections under Government control. A fourth pro- 

 ject is that areas composed of sand and rocks should be re-planted where it may be 

 agreed that this land is suitable for such a work of re-afforestation. Then there is 

 the creation of forests on large areas of land, the establishment of vegetation^pn 

 rocks, and the acclimatization of several kinds of woods that may be brought from 

 other countries or Provinces into the Province of Quebec. 



According to this report work along these and many other useful lines, has 

 been carried out during the past year. This report is signed by the Minister and 

 I think a resolution should be passed by this Convention thanking the Minister 

 of Crown Lands and the Government of this Province, for the notable Forestry 

 work they have achieved this year. (Applause). 



The PRESIDENT. We all admit that it was an oversight on the part of the 

 Committee that this resolution was not submitted. I have been in the chair all 

 afternoon, and did not have time to look into the thing. I am sure that this neglect 

 will be unanimously remedied. 



The assistant secretary then read the following resolution, which was proposed 

 by Mr. H. M. Price and seconded by Prof. B. E. Fernow; viz.: 



RESOLVED, That the same satisfaction be expressed with regard to the 

 action of the Province of Quebec in placing under reservation the bulk of its timber 

 lands, organizing a department for administration and improving the fire protection 

 service. 



This resolution was carried unanimously and added to the one regarding the 

 Province of Ontario. 



Dr. FERNOW. I seem to recall that British Columbia has lately reserved all 

 her timber lands not under license, to the extent of 150,000,000 acres. That, 

 however, was a newspaper statement, and I am not sure of the truth of the report. 



The PRESIDENT. Yes, that is the case. 



Mr. BERGEVIN. [ know that there are 150,000,000 acres of forest in British 

 Columbia, but I do not know if it has all been placed under reserve. 



Mr. STEWART. British Columbia has withdrawn from sale all her timber 

 lands. That I believe is a temporary move. But, at the present time so much 

 of her timber lands has been taken up under the old regulation, that the Govern- 

 ment simply passed an Order in Council on the 20th December last, withdrawing 

 all her timber lands from sale for the present. 



