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It is the duty of each inspector to 

 keep in close touch with each rang- 

 er in his division and to give him 

 personal assistance when necessary. 



The size of the districts is deter- 

 mined by taking into consideration 

 the nature of the country, the extent 

 of logging operations and the num- 

 ber of settlers therein, and the con- 

 sequent liability of fires resulting 

 therefrom. 



The rangers are required to make 

 out reports of work done each day. 

 During wet periods they cut trails 

 and portages where necessary. 



While on inspection trips the in- 

 spectors collect the rangers' weekly 

 reports and forward them with their 

 own to the office of the Association, 

 and from these reports are compiled 

 the statements required by the Gov- 

 ernment. 



In 1915 the distance travelled by 

 forest patrols was 67,563 miles. 



Five Motor Cars Used. 



The Association patrols 167 miles 

 of the National Transcontinental 

 Railway. In this part of the work 

 five motor cars are used, four in con- 

 tinuous service on regular beats, the 

 fifth being kept in case of emer- 



gency. 



This method has been found far 

 superior in efficiency as well as in 

 cost to the old system of patrol with 

 hand velocipedes. Engine screens 

 and fire pans are regularly inspect- 

 ed and necessary repairs called for. 

 The distance travelled by railwav 

 patrols in 1915 was 41,390 miles. 



Joinifig Hands zvith Settlers. 



During the season of 1914 an en- 

 deavor to govern the burning of 

 settlers' clearings with a permit sys- 

 tem was made and with such suc- 

 cess in certain districts that early 

 preparations for the same procedure 

 were made in 1915. 



During the month of March let- 

 ters were sent to the Cures of the 

 different parishes asking them to 

 announce from the pulpit that the 

 Association wished to co-operate 



with the settlers in disposing of 

 their slashings. 



Early in April, while there was 

 still snow in the woods rangers 

 were sent through the settled dis- 

 tricts to issue l)urning permits to 

 those whose slash was ready, and to 

 encourage the others to prepare 

 their slashings for burning under 

 the supervision of the rangers 

 through the permit system. 



During the season 628 burning 

 permits were issued and not one of 

 the burnings started under the sys- 

 tem got beyond control. 



That burning permits and the at- 

 tendant supervision by the rangers 

 have greatly reduced the number of 

 settlers' fires in the Association's 

 territory is evidenced by the fact 

 that in 1913 there were 151 fires 

 from this source, 1914, 80, and in 

 1915 only 41. 



Lookout Towers. 

 The topography of the country is 

 such that in general it is difficult 

 to locate ol)servation points of range 

 extended enough to warrant per- 

 manent watchmen. However twen- 



One of Manager Sorgius' experienced 

 fire rangers setting forth on his patrol. 



