. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Annual liepurt of British Culumbia Forest Branch 53 Land Exaniiuation. Noting the fact that Eastern Canada has fouiiil. along with older countries, that settlement on non-agriculture tinilier lands is not in the {uihlie interest, the Heport points out that lands east of the Cascades bearing timber in excess of 5,000 feet per acre, ami lands bearing in excess of S,()00 feet west of the Cascades are not open for sale or pre-emption. All expiring timber leases remain in forest reserve until ex- amined and found valuable for
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Annual liepurt of British Culumbia Forest Branch 53 Land Exaniiuation. Noting the fact that Eastern Canada has fouiiil. along with older countries, that settlement on non-agriculture tinilier lands is not in the {uihlie interest, the Heport points out that lands east of the Cascades bearing timber in excess of 5,000 feet per acre, ami lands bearing in excess of S,()00 feet west of the Cascades are not open for sale or pre-emption. All expiring timber leases remain in forest reserve until ex- amined and found valuable for agricul- tural purposes. In pursuance of this policy, (5(52,280 acres were examined in the year ami maps and detailed information furnished to the different government de- partments. Forest Reconnaissance. Until recently the forest exploration of British Columbia depended upon private individuals. Little was known except that eleven million acres of merchantable tim- ber had been taken up under grant or lease, and that a considerable portion of the rest of the Province was forested. To find out what these remaining 239,000,000 acres contained, the Forest Branch has en- tered upon a reconnaissance survey. In 1912 5,(516,000 acres were surveyed, and in 1913 12,308,000 acres. This was in ad- dition to the acreage covered by land-ex- amination parties, or reported on by dis- trict foresters. Forest Fire Protection. The year 1913 was unusually favorable as regards forest fires. The total damage caused by forest fire during the year was only $ls"354, as against .$313,; in 1912. The duMiayt' to st.'Uidiiig forest wns onlv $4,387, as against $200,000 last year. Fires covered and damaged to a greater or less extent less than (5,(1(10 acres of merchant- able timber and 2,tM)0 acres of valuable second growth; 2,5.(5 acres of slash was also burned, making a total of 10,270 acres, as against over 150,000 last year. The fire protection force for 1913 to- talled, in midsummer, .
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