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NEW BRUNSWICK. 



In New Brunswick timber limits rarely bring over the upset price of $& 

 per mile, subject to the following " stumpage " on dues : 



$ c. 



Spruce and Pine Saw Logs, per M. superficial feet 1 00 



Hardwood Timber, up to an average of 14 inches square, per ton . . 90 



Hardwood Timber, above 14 incnes, per inch additional per ton 10 



Pine Timber, up to 14 inches square, per ton 1 00 



Pine Timber, additional for each inch, per ton 25- 



Hacmatac Timber, per ton 50- 



Spruce Timber, per ton 50 



Cedar Logs, per M. superficial feet 80- 



Railway Ties, each 02 



Boom Poles, each 04 



Shingles, PerM 20 



Spruce or Pine Spars, per lineal foot 01 



Hemlock, per M. superficial feet (after 31st March, 1884.) 60 



And for all other descriptions of Lumber, such as Knees, &c., &C.,. 

 twelve and one-half per cent, of the market value thereof at the mill,, 

 place of shipment or place of consumption in the Province. 



During each succeeding year for which the License is renewed, it shall 

 be as follows : 



$ c. 



Spruce and Pine Saw Logs, per M. superficial feet 1 25 



Hardwood Timber, up to an average of 14 inches square, per ton 90 



Hardwood Timber, above 14 inches, per inch additional per ton 10 



Pine timber, up to 14 inches square, per ton 1 00 



Pine timber additional per inch, per ton 25 



Hacmatac Timber, per ton 50 



Spruce Timber, per ton 50 



And all other descriptions of Lumber as may be fixed by Regulation. 



Spruce and Pine are prohibited from being cut which will not make a 

 log at least eighteen feet in length, and ten inches at the small end. 



NOVA SCOTIA. 



In Nova Scotia there are no rules or regulations under which licenses 

 can issue. To procure the right in that Province to carry on lumbering, 

 operations, the land itself must be purchased from the Crown. 



MANITOBA AND THE N. W. TERRITORIES. 



In Manitoba and the North-West Territories and on all other Dominion 

 lands held by the Federal Governments, there is a ground rent of $5 per 

 square mile, and a royalty of five per cent on the amount of the sales of 

 all products of each limit or berth. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



In British Columbia there are no regulations, but the land must be- 

 purchased outright before any timber can be cut. 



There is a Dominion Act of Parliament, 42 Vic., cap. 31, prohibiting 

 under heavy penalties wanton destruction of standing timber, and calling 

 for a strict and constant watchfulness to prevent the occurrence of fire* 

 in tha woods. 



