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stationed largely at the natural gateways to these preserves rather than 

 attempt to protect them by J)atrol. The character of the boundaries and 

 the general situation of the preserves as previously described, makes 

 this a wholly feasible project and guarantees an efficiency of protection 

 that can be secured in no other way. This force will give its entire 

 time to game protection and will assist in fire protection only as an 

 incidental part of its main duty. All other forms of administrative 

 activity on the preserves, such as the construction and maintenance 

 of roads, trails, telephones, cabins and other permanent improvements, 

 the regulation of timber cutting, the detection and control of forest 

 fires, the making of surveys and forest studies, the regulation of occu- 

 pation, etc., will be handled by the regular reserve staff. Except 

 that stock grazing, which is inconsistent with the purpose of the game 

 preserve, will be prohibited, there need be no interference with the 

 full utilizatioH of all the natural resources of these preserves. The 

 cutting of timber, the development of mines and the establishment of 

 summer resorts can be permitted. This liberality is possible without 

 injury to the preserves because of the proposed rule barring guns and 

 the small probability of any detrimental use on a large scale ensured by 

 the character of the areas selected for preserve purposes. In order 

 to ensure close cooperation between the Forestry Branch and the Parks 

 Branch officials, it is absolutely necessary that the two administrative 

 forces be under the same supervisory officers. Thus the federal game 

 guardians on preserves located in forest reserves should be directly 

 under the forest reserve supervisors and those on Dominion parks 

 should be under the park superintendent. This would avoid all 

 chances of conflict of authority, ensure protection for the game, produce 

 the permanent improvements necessary for the most efficient work, 

 and secure for the administrative staff a considerable amount of 

 valuable assistance in the work of fire protection and of guarding 

 against trespass. 



The total cost of ensuring thoroughly adequate game protection on 

 the 2j4 million acrfes of game preserve proposed under this plan would 

 be $16,000 per annum, or 0.7 cent per acre. Included in this, there 

 would be, of course, a large gain in fire protection on the same 

 area, the value of which it is difficult to estimate. One inspector and 

 six permanent game guardians would be required, supplemented by 12 

 assistants for periods of from three to nine months. A great deal, of 

 course, would depend on the character and qualifications of the men 

 selected for this work. Before everything else, the appointment of 

 local residents for political reasons should be avoided. The char- 



