. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 150 examination by com- petent persons on the ground. Minor regu- lations having in view the utiUsation of all merchantable mater- ial felled, can, of course, be applied to all lands. A Forest Service. As regards a pro- vincial forest policy, permit me to suggest the desirability of having at Victoria a thoroughly efficient Forest Service. Let the men in charge be thoroughly trained and practical men and be free to carry out a consistent and farsighted forest poHcy, unham- pered by the vicissitudes and exigencies of party
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 150 examination by com- petent persons on the ground. Minor regu- lations having in view the utiUsation of all merchantable mater- ial felled, can, of course, be applied to all lands. A Forest Service. As regards a pro- vincial forest policy, permit me to suggest the desirability of having at Victoria a thoroughly efficient Forest Service. Let the men in charge be thoroughly trained and practical men and be free to carry out a consistent and farsighted forest poHcy, unham- pered by the vicissitudes and exigencies of party politics. Protection of the Forests prom Fire is not only the corner-stone of all forest policy, but is the whole foundation of practical forestry. Forest fire patrol— for the prevention rather than the ex- tinguishing of fires—is the forester's in- surance. The present patrolling svstem should be greatly extended. All fire rangers wearing badges should have the power of a constable to arrest without warrant, and head rangers in all out-of- the-way places should have the powers of a justice of the peace for the enforce- ment of penalties under the Fire Act. The cost of the fire service might very properly be divided between the license- holder and the province. The problem of disposing of the Canadian Forestry Effects of Forest Fire in British Columbia. debris incident to logging operations is essentially a problem of fire protection and is as yet an unsolved problem on the Pacific Coast on both sides of the International line. The United States Forest Service is conducting extensive experiments along this line, but has reached no definite conclusion I sug- gest that the provincial government make a modest appropriation for the purpose of determining the practica- bility and cost of burning the brush under local conditions. Such investi- gations are properly within the province of the government, and the informa- tion gained might be of the greatest value to the
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