OUTLINE OF TOPICS DISCUSSED 



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DEPARTMENTAL REVENUES 9, 27, 49 



STATE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RESOURCES 10 



The Capital District Bill 11 



Accepted State Policy 12 



Inconsistency of Opponents 12 



The Basic Principle 13 



The Trend of the Times 14 



Progress in the Province of Ontario 16 



Long Distance Transmission 17 



Prompt Action is Necessary 17 



Water Storage 17 



Niagara River Power 20 



Memorandum by Commissioner Fleming 44 



DIVISION OF LANDS AND FORESTS 21 



Forest Fires 21 



Fires Caused by Carelessness 22 



The Use of Open Camps 22 



Trespass Decreasing 23 



Decreased Timber Cut — The Remedy 23 



Utilization of Ripe Timber 24 



Leasing of Camp Sites 24 



Reforestation 24 



Taxation of Forest Lands 25 



Purchase of Forest Lands 25 



DIVISION OF FISH AND GAME 26 



Propagation of Fish and Game 26 



Fish Culture 26 



Stream Pollution 26 



Game Farms 27 



Protection of Fish and Game 27 



The So-called Buck Law 28 



Additional Protection 30 



Migratory Bird Law 31 



Uniformity Established 32 



Bureau of Marine Fisheries 33 



Possibilities for Oyster Culture'. 33 



Sanitary Inspection 34 



An Archaic System 34 



DIVISION OF INLAND WATERS 35 



Union Water District Projects 35 



Power Development on Navigable Streams 36 



Drainage Projects 36 



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