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qualified in any other way to perform cession have been destroyed, the result 



the duties expected of them. These of prospectors and mine owners being 



men do not take the position of fire practically allowed a free "hand in that 



ranging with the intention of safe- valuable timber. All protests lodged 



guarding the limits against fire. Some with the Department have been of no 



of them could not locate a fire and avail." 

 fight it, even if they were willing." 



"During the past three years large A copy of the report form is given 



areas on the Montreal River pulp con- below : 



Total area of our limits in Ontario is : — ■ 



Location and orimi of main fires 



i»' 



Area burned in 1916 acres 1916 



Area burned in 1915 acres 1915 



Area burned in 1914 acres 1914 



Kind of tree growth and estimate of quantity destroyed (board measure) 



1916 



1915 



1914 



Estimated value of burned timber. (Basis of valuation to be stated) : 



1916 



1915 



1914 



Estimated value of equipment lost by fire, such as : caches, supplies, tools, ma- 



chinerv, logging gear, etc. : 

 1916 



1915 



1914 



Total loss from forest fires in Ontario, including all items and allowing for 



timber salvaged or to be salvaged : 

 1916 

 1915 

 1914 



How manv guards employed? 

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