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TIMBER SALES 1949-50 



Details of the il> new sales of timber made during the season indicate that 

 152.25 square miles of timber limits were sold. 



During the season. 92 timber licenses comprising 415.50 square miles,, were 

 abandoned. 



The -Status of the timber licensed areas in Ontario as at March 31st. 1950. was 

 therefore as follows: 



Table No. 1 



AREA 

 NO. (SQ. miles) 



Licenses and Renewals Issued 1040-50 813 11,571 



Licenses, in Suspense 36 342^ 



Total 849 11,913^ 



PULPWOOD .AXD TIMBER AGREE:MEXTS 1949-50 



Area under pulpwood concession and timber agreement as at March 31st, 

 1950—69.860.75 square miles. 



Table No. 2 

 AREA UNDER PLXPWOOD AXD TIMBER AGREEMENT 



FISCAL YEAR SQ. MILES FISCAL YEAR SQ. MILES 



1940-41 ^-- 65,497.50 1945-46 53,754.00 



1941-42 66,509.50 1946-47 56,745.00 



1942-43 71.636.50 1947-48 66,254.50 



1943-44 . 56,690.50 1948-49 66,980.75 



1944-45 59,353.00 1949-50 69,860.75 



The mills licensed during the year under the Mills Licensing Act were as 

 ff)llows: — 



Less than 5,000 ft. daily capacity 597 



5,000 to 30,000 ft. daily capacity 713 



Over 30,000 ft. daily capacity - 43 



Number of Paper Mills 35 



1,388 

 SCALING 



Scaler's examinations were held as follows: — 



Carnarvon June 11th. 1049 



Sault Ste. Marie May 13th, 1049 



TABLES 



Table No. 4. Statement of amounts of limber cut during the year ending March 31st, 

 1949. 



