Ottawa, Canada, June 6, 19 13 



Sir : 



I beg to submit the attached report of Clyde Leavitt, the Chief 

 Forester of the Commission of Conservation. Mr. Leavitt in sub- 

 mitting his report said : 



"I have the honotir to submit the accompanying report as 

 Chief Forester for the Commission for the year 1912. That por- 

 tion of the report which relates to the railway fire situation in Can- 

 ada was prepared principally in my capacity as Chief Fire Inspector 

 for the Board of Railway Commissioners. 



"Acknowledgments for the use of some of the photographs 

 illustrating the report are due the U. S. Forest Service, Dominion 

 Forestry Branch, Canadian Pacific Railway Forestry Branch, 

 New York Conservation Commission, E J. Zavitz and H. C. 

 Johnson." 



Respectfully submitted, 



JAMES WHITE, 



Assistant to Chairman 



Hon. Clifford Sifton, 

 Chairman, 



Commission of Conservation, 

 Ottawa 



