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alienated, fire protection is maintained by associations of, licensees and 
timber owners, the Government defraying part of the expense: A “close 
season’’ for burning brush and debris is enforced. As previously stated, 
the export of unmanufactured timber is prohibited from material cut 
on Crown lands. The regeneration of the forest is encouraged by judicious 
cutting regulations. 
Forest Service.—A Forest Service, established in 1893, is the agency 
through which: the Department of Lands and Forests carries out its forest 
policies. This service has charge of the administration of timber lands 
and all matters relating to forestry. It is headed by a chief and assistant 
chief, and consists of some 32 forest-engineers, 255 forest rangers and 
cuilers, making a total staff of 287. A hundred others are occasionally 
employed. It has charge of the exploration of the unsurveyed territory 
in the province, the classification of soils, the supervision of lumbering 
operations on Crown lands, reforestation, and all other technical work 
of the department in connection with forests. 
School of Forestry.—The School of Forestry in the city of Quebec 
is closely connected with the Forest Service. It was founded in 1910 by 
the Provincial Government, and has for its purpose the training of men 
for the Forest Service and for private practice. It has been combined 
with the School of Surveying and is now known as l'Ecole d’Arpentage et 
de Génie Forestier. The course is for three or four years duration and 
leads to diplomas in both sciences. The school is affiliated with Laval 
University at Quebec and the instruction is given chiefly in the French 
language, although applicants for admission must be able to read and 
write English correctly. All students at this school, but more especially 
those studying forestry, are employed by the Quebec Government during 
‘heir summer vacations, and on graduation are either employed perma- 
aentlv bv the Ouebec Government or assisted in obtaining emplovment. 
School of Paper-Makers.—Realizing the need of teaching the art 
of paper-making to assure expert workman and an adequate supply of 
trained paper engineers, the Quebec Legislature established a school of 
paper-making in 1923, at Three Rivers, in the centre of the paper-making 
industry in Canada. A four-year apprentice course is given students, 
who work in the mills during the afternoons and pursue their studies in 
the mornings. Night classes are also provided for those who cannot take 
the day courses, and technical courses are offered to those who wish to 
so more into detail in the art of paper-making. It is further planned 
to give post-graduate courses to those desiring to specialize in particular 
branches of the industry. 
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