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the dates previously advertised with 

 the expectation of being a delegate 

 v/ill have to pay full return fare. 



In the meantime, it may be said 

 that much of the work done in pre- 

 paration for the Convention, such as 

 the Secretary's lecture trip and dis- 

 tribution of literature, will not be 

 lost, and also that whatever is done 

 in regard to this or other future 

 meetings the members and the public 

 will be dulv notified. 



Meeting's in Nova Scotia. 



Carrying out a plan formed last 

 winter, a series of meetings was 

 held throughout Nova Scotia to ex- 

 plain the objects of the Convention. 

 At these meetings addresses illus- 

 trated by stereopticon views were 

 delivered on forest conservation, 

 j^articularly as it aifects Nova Sco- 

 tia. At the close of each meeting 

 discussion was invited upon the sub- 

 ject. 



While the convention is not now 

 to be held as originally planned, 

 much information was spread 

 throughout the province and much 

 interest aroused which will bear 

 fruit later. 



The Secretary devoted from June 

 18 to July 18 to this work. He first 

 visited Prince Edward Island and 

 interviewed the Premier, Hon. J. A. 

 Matheson, and Hon. M. ]\IcKinnon, 

 Minister of Argiculture, in regard to 

 the representation of the Province at 

 the Convention. The first lecture 

 Avas delivered at New Glasgow, and 

 the others, in order, were held at 

 Sydney, Antigonish, Liverpool, Shel- 

 burne, Yarmouth, Weymouth, Bear 

 River, Annapolis, Middleton, Bridge- 

 water and Kentville. A second visit 

 was also made to Liverpool to ad- 

 dress the Annual Meeting of the 

 Licensed Guides of Nova Scotia. A 

 brief visit was also paid to Windsor. 



In Halifax the Secretary, along 

 with Mr. F. C. Whitman, Vice-Presi- 

 dent, consulted Hon. G. H. Murray, 



Prime Minister of Nova Scotia; Hon. 

 O. T. Daniels, Commissioner of 

 Lands, and other members of the 

 Government, and met a number of 

 prominent citizens. 



During most of this trip the Secre- 

 tary was assisted by J\Ir. B. R. Mor- 

 ton, B. Sc, F. of the Dominion For- 

 estry Branch, who is conducting an 

 investigation into certain forest 

 features of Nova Scotia. Mr. J. B. 

 Whitman, Deputy Commissioner of 

 Crown Lands for Nova Scotia, was 

 also present at several of the meet- 

 ings. 



On his Avay to and from Nova Sco- 

 tia, the Secretary was in consulta- 

 tion with the President, Mr. William 

 PoAver, ]\I.P., at Quebec, and through- 

 out the ti'ip he was in constant touch 

 with Mr. F. C. Whitman, of Anna- 

 polis Royal, Avho drew up the plan 

 of the meetings and assisted in every 

 ])ossilile way. 



The meetings Avere of particular 

 interest in the lumbering districts, 

 and the ncAVspapers throughout the 

 Province gave very full reports. The 

 discussions shoAved that the OAvners 

 of Avood lots are becoming alive to 

 the necessity of properly cutting 

 their timber in order to keep up a 

 continual supply from their lots. 



New Head of Forest Laboratories. 



Mr. John S. Bates has been ajipointed 

 Superintendent of the Dominion Forest Pro- 

 ducts Laboratories in connection with Mc- 

 Gill Uiiiverhity, to take the place of Mr. 

 A. G. McTntyre, who resigned to take charge 

 of a new paper mill at Bathnrst, New 

 Brunswick. 



Mr. Bates was born at Woodstock, Ont., 

 and is a graduate of Acadia University in 

 arts and science. After leaving Acadia he 

 went to Columbia University, New York, 

 and graduated in chemical engineering, spe- 

 cializing in pulp and pa2)er. He made a 

 study of the utilization of Southern pine 

 waste ^\hile at Columbia, and since the con- 

 clusion of a brilliant course there has had 

 practical experience with the Union Bag 

 and Paper Co., of New York, and Arthur 

 D. L. Little, Inc., chemists, of Boston. Mr. 

 Bates has begun his new duties with the 

 most favorable prospects. 



