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Canadian Forestry Journal, October, ipij. 



CHURCH AIDS IN PROTECTION 



As a result of representations^ by 

 the Canadian Forestry Association, 

 His Eminence, Cardinal Begin, 

 Archbishop of Quebec, has kindly 

 consented to address the people of 

 all the parishes of the province 

 making- clear their duty in the pre- 

 vention of forest fires and asking 

 their co-operation. 



The letter of His Eminence to the 

 Secretary of the Association reads, 

 in part, as foUow^s : 



Archbishopric of Quebec, 



1st October, 1915. 

 "His Eminence the Cardinal- 

 Archbishop of Quebec has 

 charged me to assure you that 

 he is deeply interested in the 

 matter which is the object of the 

 work of your Association. 



"How regrettable it is, indeed, 

 to learn so often that our forests 

 are devastated by disastrous 

 and costly fires! This consti- 

 tutes often an irreparable loss 

 of vast portions of our national 

 wealth. 



"More than once, the Arch- 

 bishop of Quebec, at the request 

 of the honourable ministers of 

 Crown Lands, has authorized 

 that in the churches of the Arch- 



diocese circular letters be read 

 concerning the protection of 

 forests, that which has also been 

 done in other dioceses. 



"To accede to your desire and 

 to that of your Association, and 

 in order to prevent as much as 

 possible, in the future, the des- 

 truction of our forests. His Em- 

 inence has instructed me to as- 

 sure you that he will seize the 

 first favourable opportunity to 

 remind, not only the settlers but 

 all those who, for some reason, 

 travel over the forests, of the 

 obligation to observe the law 

 which deals with this important 

 matter, and also of the duty of 

 justice devolving upon all, re- 

 quiring of them to look after the 

 conservation of this part of our 

 national wealth. In accordance 

 with the desire you have ex- 

 pressed in this connection, these 

 warnings will be made in the 

 churches. 



"His Eminence hopes that 

 these notices and the efforts of 

 your Association will produce 

 the desired results. 



"Respectfully yours, 

 "JULES LABERGE, Pst., 

 Secretary." 



HOMESTEADING ON TIMBER LAND 



The Editor of the Journal has re- 

 ceived a letter from Hon. Jules Al- 

 lard. Minister of Lands and Forests 

 in the Quebec Government, discuss- 

 ing the article which appeared in the 

 September issue under the title of 

 *A Colony of Fake Settlers.' 



The Journal article on the fake 

 settlers was written after a personal 

 inspection of parts of Boyer, Camp- 

 bell and Robertson townships, and 



the gathering of information from 

 several authorities who had known 

 the conditions in these sections in- 

 timately for many years back. The 

 article was quite explicit in stating 

 that no one who knew the progres- 

 sive forest policy of the Quebec 

 Government had any doubt that a 

 stop would be put to the further 

 homesteading of non-agricultural 

 land. 



Hon. Mr. Allard's letter makes 



