. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 118 Canadian Forestry Journal, Septeniher-Odober, What Fire has done in some British Columbia Forests. should be made upon merit. Reference was made to British Columbia's great timber wealth and to the new Forest Law. Sir Richard McBride and Hon. W. R. Ross were commended for their activity in the matter of forest conservation and development, and the delegates from other provinces welcomed in coming to assist in solving the forest problems not only of British Columbia but of all Canada, as the gathering would not
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 118 Canadian Forestry Journal, Septeniher-Odober, What Fire has done in some British Columbia Forests. should be made upon merit. Reference was made to British Columbia's great timber wealth and to the new Forest Law. Sir Richard McBride and Hon. W. R. Ross were commended for their activity in the matter of forest conservation and development, and the delegates from other provinces welcomed in coming to assist in solving the forest problems not only of British Columbia but of all Canada, as the gathering would not lose sight of the na- tional character of the Canadian Forestry Association. HON. W. R. ROSS. The Minister of Lands, in preface to his paper on 'The Guardianship of the Forest Wealth of British Columl>ia,' re- ferred to the premier's remarks the even- ing before. Sir Richard, he said, had made it plain that this ])rovince, so far as the others are concerned, proposes to take the lead in matters affecting the modern policy of conservation of forests. It was particularly fitting that the pres- ent convention should be held in Victoria, as it gave British Columbia an opportun- ity to give firsthand notice to its friends from other provinces that from now on it would expect that for the latest word in forest conservation all must come here. Mr. Ross, in his paper, traced briefly but concisely what has been done in British Columbia for the protection of the forests, and explained fully the composition and working of the forest branch of his de- partment, starting his review from the ap- pointment of the forestry commission, the work of which he praised highly. In the course of the paper he said:" Timber Reserves. 'Since the end of 1907 no timber has been alienated by the government, and, while making provision for timber sales in the Forest Act last session, I was most anxious to avoid burdening the new staff with much detail work of this descrip- tion during the important o
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