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I! ____r . newer sections of the country in whim l "l , agriculture could not be succesomuy 1 carried on, but where pine trees grew' in abundance. In other districts which _ had been burned over a new growth ' was coming on, which promised to be- . come of market value n a tew years. It was the purpose of the bill to estab- lish forest reserves on these otherwise ' _--------- unavailable stretches, and to protect . _ the second forest growth on the burned FOREST Nf8fllllhTl0)l. areas. The Commissioner of Crown _ Lands anticipated the report of the Forestry Commissioner by stating that the inquiries of the special commission -------. appointed, to inquire into the subject _ in'condunetlon with Mr. Southworth f th _ . bled given encouragement to the hope _ . e t at beneficial results will follow the Second Heading O adoption of a policy of reforestry. In N . . reply to a question by Lieut.-Col. Government, E3ill Matheson the Minister said that the present bill had no relation to tree- plaoting or the planting of seed, though -.------._ _ he thought much might be accomplish- _ . ' ed in this direction. I Mr. Marten who, in the absence of TO SET APART RESERVES I Mr. Whitney. was noting as leader of . the Opposition. said that. anything that could he done in the shape of reforestry would meet with no opposition in the -----.-. i House. The bill was read a second time. Measure Dealing With Water To Preserve Water Pou ers. ' Hon. Mr. Gibson moved the second Powers. reading of his bill respecting water powers. In explanation. he pointed out that the department had for some ---..----.- time been considering tho question of making some regulations respecting water powers on Crown lands. that Mr. Dryden's Bill to Prevent 0.1le 08 at will facilitate matters in cases when: ._ _ 010nm, valuable water Powers exist on lands Agricultural Exhibit one u that are to be disposed of by the tion Road Expenditures. Crown. The practice has been for some time past to, as far as possible, make available such water powcis as ------. may exist for the 1rvneflt of the public generally. instead of allowing a mono- poly to be created by disposing of the Parliament Buildings, Dec. 28, 1897.. lands on either side of the sin-um . , ' ' .. , e w ere they exist to one or two individ- There were many vacant seats in thk uals. That. however, has not always Tlouse to-day when the Speaker too been done, and sometimes it has not the chair and called the Legislature to been done simply becauSo tho lands ' order for the 'traqvsttctiott of business, we're sold {without knowledge of that c, ' . . u _ ex stance I' water powers, or of their: the desire of the t9overnment to push value, and in that way riparian pro- t business to the extent of sitting during prietors have become owners of valu- the interval between Christmas and able privllrgcs which might. under New Year's not being universally shar- :visteh ',T,11t/f.""'r,evg, beach Tf,lt2; u ' . , o e pur e. ne nor ern part o ed by the members. The House gave thit, Province. the height of land. con- three hours to substantial work, and tains a series of water powers on both then adjourned to a.llow the membepg sides of the height of land. on streams to attend the Victorian era ball. running northerly and southerly. The Mr. Dynes introduced tb bill to "mind idea has been suggested that these the Jurors act. streams having water powers may in Forest Preservation. the future become extremely valuable in connection with mining enterprises I Mr. Gibson. in moving the second and the development of our mining; reading of his bill to establish forest resources, However that may he, it 2 reserves, said that during the last thrye does seem Important that the Govern- or four years much had been done 1n ment should have some better under- the way of securing knowledge on the stood policy with reference to the dis- BubiectMreforestry. Many Of the States portal of water powers which exist on of the Union had adopted measures tor the property of the Crown than has the preservation ot the forests, al- hitherto been the case, and the object though ttwtw the "WWW of unwise cut- of this bill is to lay the foundation. ting had been more marked than here. the express authority to adopt requla- He alludml incidentally to the import- tions for the control of such water ance of tortst ytrs'er1ptity) for the "up powers. The aim of the regulations pose of maintaining the living streams will be. as far as possible. to preserve of the f"",y1'?,', during thedry BeuBon. for the benefit of the public generally The bill. he said. "as lestiitted to the any use that can be made of them. -----------.--.,