. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Comv2is6ion of Conservation. 9 hail also a jj'"'^'''*^ intiMost in the matter, since it still controlled approximately one- thiril of the area in (piestion. The problem of efficient fire protection and of the reforestation of the non-agricultural areas was so imi>ortant as to justify a confer- ence between representatives of tlie two governments, lookinij toward the adoption of a definite co-operative [>lau for its solution. Mr. R. II. Campbell, Dominion Director of Forestry, maile a brief statement cover- ing
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Comv2is6ion of Conservation. 9 hail also a jj'"'^'''*^ intiMost in the matter, since it still controlled approximately one- thiril of the area in (piestion. The problem of efficient fire protection and of the reforestation of the non-agricultural areas was so imi>ortant as to justify a confer- ence between representatives of tlie two governments, lookinij toward the adoption of a definite co-operative [>lau for its solution. Mr. R. II. Campbell, Dominion Director of Forestry, maile a brief statement cover- ing tlie work of the Dominion Forestry Branch, which will be published later. Among the members of the Canadian Forestry Association who attended the meeting were Senator Edwards, Ottawa; Mr. W. I^. Snowball, Chatham, X. B.; Sir Edmund Osier, Mr. J. F. MacKaj-, Dr. C. C. James ami Mr. G. F. Beer, of Toronto; Hon. J. A. Matheson, Premier of P. E. I.; Dr. C. C. Jones, Chancellor of the Univer- sity of New Brunswick; Dr. Howard Mur- ray, Dalhousie L'niversity, Halifax; Col. Jeffrey H. Borland and Dr. Frank D. Adams. Montreal. Recommendatious of Committee on Forests. The recoiniiit^ndations of the Committee on For- ests whii-h were signed by Hon. W. C. Edwards, Chairman, Dr. B. E. Fernow, and yW. W. B. Snowball, were adopted as follows: The Comini tee on Forests finds that, since the last annual meeting, the situation, to which its reioniinendations at that time refirred. has chans- I'd but lit le, and that it run with propriety repeat most of the propositions then formulated, with some additions. 1. The pri)tection from forest fires, in whieh a decided progress has been made, slill requires assiduous effort to make it effective in all direc- tons. â J. The mailer of fij-eprotection along Govern- ment railways should be further taken up with the Dominion tioverninent, and such railways should be made subject to the fire reuuiations prescribed by the Board of Railway Commissioners
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