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outside of the actual value of the timber that may be now standing on them, 

 anywhere in this Province, from forty to one hundred dollars. And I think 

 the Government, before opening up many new settlements in this Province, 

 should try to induce new settlers to take up some of these old farms, where, 

 in a great many cases, they would have buildings of some kind to begin 

 with. Intensive farming is also suggested as a means of conserving the 

 forests, instead of farmers clearing more land than they can properly work. 



Our Provincial fire rangers have been instructed to protect particularly 

 the Crown Timber Lands of this Province, and where fires occur on 

 granted land or fee simple land to depend on the owners of such land to 

 fight the fires. I trust that I am not overstepping the mark if I call the at- 

 tention of the Government to the fact that this is a point worthy of 

 their consideration, and something in regard to which I have no doubt 

 every lumberman will agree with me, that where fires occur on anybody's 

 land, anywhere in the vicinity of lands in which the Government are inter- 

 ested, it is just as necessary that that fire should be put out as though the 

 fire were burning on the Government ground. When you take into con- 

 sideration that fires have been known in this Province (which I personally 

 witnessed) with a width of thirteen miles, and travelling six miles an 

 hour, sweeping everything in their path, you can readily see that a fire any- 

 where within ten miles of where the Government is interested should be 

 stamped out immediately. As far as forest fire protection goes those who 

 have had to deal with the same to any great extent, could elaborate on 

 schemes of protection, which I have no doubt would be very beneficial, but 

 we also have to take into consideration the cost of this protection and how 

 much help the Government can actually afford to give in this matter. 



I will now call your attention to one of the most important measures 

 which the present Government is about to put in force, and in fact for 

 which I have already been requested to obtain data, namely, to get an esti- 

 mate of the entire standing timber on the Crown Lands of this Province, 

 showing the actual amount of heath land, burnt land, and waste land of all 

 descriptions, contained in the different areas controlled by the Crown, and 

 giving a description of the growth as to size, quantity and general forma- 

 tion. This move, I think, can be.considered along the lines of conservation, 

 for the reason that after this information is obtained, giving the Govern- 

 ment a fair general knowledge of the whole situation, it will affect mate- 

 rially legislation in the future, and also, will have a tendency to have future 

 operations on all permits from the Crown controlled from the Crown 

 Land Office. 



Before closing this article I feel like stating that it is my opinion that 

 the license holders of the country to-day are just as eager and ready to 

 assist in preserving our natural resources as the Government, and are will- 

 ing to meet the Government half way in almost any suggestions it may 

 make. 



