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\el uon It is expected that a definite system of inspection by the Forestry Branch will be inangerated. Million Acres Burned in Four Years The area lumbered over formed th» setting for the bulk of the fires, being 65.5% of the total burned area. Durâ€" ing the past four seasons nearly 1,000 000 acres, equal to about 40 townships were burned and the existing young trees killed. When it is considered that this high percentage is because of sloth, and that this is the land upâ€" on which we are depending for our next crop of timber to furnish reveâ€" nuU 1287 ..... ; 1009 Of the settlers‘ fires nearly 1â€"3 of them were permit fires allowed to get keyond control. Railway fires in most instances were traced to defective locomotives and the remainder of the 307 were the result of careless railway employees. Neglected camp fires were responsâ€" ible for 15 as many as the railways. The indifference of ‘tourists, picnickâ€" ers, berry pickers and other users of woods is incredible, except by those aware of the facts, and this attitude will continue until the Act provides severe sentencses for fiagrant insâ€" t3 Mogu#ing oper Miscellaneous Unknown ... administration in this Province as well as in all Eastern Canada is the inability to control the losses from forest fires, The Department states, and I believe rightly so, that the sueâ€" cessful working out of this "problem will result in timber growth on the uk of our cutâ€"over lands. It is true the growth will not be as satisfactâ€" ory as we would like, but any ‘kind of crvop is better than barren lands. Causes of Fires. The Department has found after years of experience that the whole problem of fire control is the slash and debris resulting from present M as follows:â€"â€" Ehe work of the Forest Branch is divided into four classes, Forest Proâ€" tection, Forest Investigation, Reâ€"forâ€" estation, and Forest Pathology. The average foree employed in conâ€" nection with Forest Protection during the season of 1920 was 1209 men. The pay. roll in this case amourted to $398,010.61. 1nsDe( FIRE PROTEGTION MATTER§ REVIEWED neial nu There is 100.225 + Ire Report Presented by New Liskeard to The Associated Boards of Trade. The The report of the New Liskeard ard of Trade presented by Wesley ‘Knight at the annual meeting of > associated Boards last week was on fi OL any ip. 506.107 OU h ther expense, including e expendable property, t on, improvident work, & hting, express, postage, ny $107,188.10, amountin high percentage is because ad that this is the land upâ€" we are depending for our of timber to furnish reve: immediately considers the of dealing with the proâ€" ish disposal. Permits were it now nearly 500 acres andin ¢ in Ontario. present in this nursery of different classes of the past season 130,000 ributed to wrivate landâ€" Vn« ib acres were compared with 14 59 93 21 )mpared Forest Station in ave the only Proâ€" Atu n of Hr TapZ 1'9(; 27 6.154 equlp« travel res t SUPPLEMENT TO THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th., 1921. ry ! ACCEPTED UNANIMOUSLY of | eLXACTLY AS IT READS te 11 11 + ‘The annual meeting of the Nonthâ€" brn Ontario Hockey Association will be held on Saturday of ‘this week, Messrs. Geo. L'iH(e, G. S. Lowe, J. Heppleston and Dr. R. H. Brown likeâ€" ly going from Timmins for the event, the first named being the delegate apâ€" pointed from the Club here. a fire in a shed owned by a Mr. Lundâ€" strom, little damage being done and the fire soon being put out; Nov. 11 at 9 p.m., eall to a chimney fire at the Timmins garage, no damage resulting; Nov. 13, call to the Hollinger Stores, a smoking furnace causing the alarm, ANNUAL MEETING N.O.H.A. AT NORTH BAY SATURDAY iD _ The latter part of last week proved lu busy time for the Timmins Fire Briâ€" gade, though only one real fire had to be dealt with. There were, however, four alarms. The serious fire was at C. Martino‘s store and residence on Spruce street. The alarm was turned in at 4.20 a.m. Saturday morning. The fire had a good start before the alarm was given and the dense and suffocatâ€" ing smoke made the fire a hard one to fight. However with the Timmins Brigade on the job instanter and three !ines of hode at once in commission the blaze was soon under control and the building saved, not, however, beâ€" fore damage was done to the building and a serious loss caused by stock damaged and destroyed. The loss will rur to several thousand dollars, all covered by insurance, $15,000 ‘being carried on the building and stock. The origin of the fire is unknown. Some excitement was caused by the report that some of the occupants had been unable to get out of the building, but this report was untrue, though they had naturally an unpleasant and tryâ€" ing time fighting their way through the smoke to the outside. ‘The other alarms were:â€"Nov. 11 at 1245 a.m., call to Third Avenue where there was NE POUR ALARMS, WITH ONE REAL FIRE IN FOUP, DAYS )7 1( n lz yeats 3.50 inches w ariyhasice n nothin od fietion ded in fire ing again ng trees as would seem t of the G million d protection 1€ dama Dr: J. H.!] rt for 1920 fiction is the kind that migh . The impossible ‘kind is goo hingâ€"The Daily Nugget. 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