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economic procedures. A rational arrange- 

 ment, which could be afforded without 

 much upheaval, would be to place, at least, 

 those limits within the reservations, wholly 

 under the Forestry Branch. 



The Forestry Branch should be made 

 independent of political changes. With 

 an organization of trained and permanent 

 men and an extension of the functions of 

 the Branch, the problems of silviculture 



Dr. B. E. Fernow. 



could be systematically studied. In Can- 

 ada, the most fundamental knowledge of 

 the biology of our tree species, upon which 

 their silviculture is based, was lacking. 

 Volume tables to aid timber estimating 

 and yield tables for calculating the results 

 of silviculture were also lacking. All of 

 these the Forestry Branch could be 

 equipped to furnish. 



Dr. Fernow referred at considerable 

 length to the Trent Watershed and his 

 estimates in regard to this will be given 

 in the next issue. 



The Canadian Engineer is the authority 

 for the statement that oil-burning locomo- 

 tives will be used by the Grand Trunk 

 Pacific Eailway, according to a state- 

 ment made in an official interview, on its 

 transcontinental route. Oil storing facili- 

 ties are now being prepared. 



Mr. James White, Deputy Chairman, Com- 

 mission of Conservation. 



Mr. Clyde Leavitt, Forester Commission of 

 Conservation. 



An effort is on foot to create a forest 

 reserve in the Mount Kathadin section of 

 Maine. 



