Mcleod states the he has been writing many letters to get firewood for the Pictou Landing Indians. Says the last winter was mild and the "Indians did not suffer much." Asks the department to purchase wooded land or to make a yearly allowance for buying feul. "During a severe winter the Indians might perish from cold, and their sad plight would be brought hence in an unpleasant way to all concerned. What are you going to do about it?"