AREAS UNDER CROWN TIMBER LICENCE 



Areas in square miles, March 31 



Year 



Licences 

 under 



Section 2 

 C.T.A. 



Licences 

 under 



Section 3 

 C.T.A. 



Licences 

 under 



Section 5 

 C.T.A. 



Total 

 Area 



1965 2,565.0 103,347.5 4.9 105,917.4 



1966 2,466.7 100,362.8 1.2 102,830.7 



1967 2,006.5 104,269.9 nil 106,276.4 



1968 1,704.2 104,134.6 74.0 105,912.8 



1969 1,664.7 101,924.3 74.0 103,663.0 



LICENSING OF MILLS 



Mills licensed under The Crown Timber Act are distributed 

 as shown in the following table. The trend toward fewer 

 mills continues with a shift from small to larger sawmills 

 dominating the change. 



Licensed Mills 1968 1967 



SAWMILLS: 



Lumber capacity over 50 M fbm 27 28 



Lumber capacity 10 to 50 M fbm 101 100 



Lumber capacity under 10 M fbm 593 644 



Miscellaneous sawn products 99 96 



VENEER MILLS 29 29 



PULP MILLS 25 25 



Total 874 922 



VOLUME OF WOOD CUT FROM AGREEMENT FORESTS 



In fiscal years ended March 31 



1969 



1968 



1967 



1966 



Pulpwood (cords) 12,791.59 



Sawlogs (cu. ft.) 162,332.29 



Poles, Posts, Piling (cu. ft.) 5,495.15 



Fuelwood (cords) 337.90 



Miscellaneous — 



Total, all Products* 1 ,283,834.09 



Equivalent cu. ft.* 



10,296.46 



97,854.79 



4,676.82 



217.30 



10,015.34 



130,447.27 



85,815.31 



1,889.63 



9,512.05 



111,837.45 



74,280.45 



730.39 



996,201.21 



1,228,215.03 



1,056,725.30 



VOLUME OF WOOD CUT FROM AGREEMENT FORESTS 



In fiscal years ended March 31 



1969 



1968 



1967 



$69,472.47 $130,227.51 



1966 



Pulpwood (cords) $52,282.78 $46,183.09 $ 64,045.26 $ 72,050.10 



Sawlogs (cu. ft.) 14,287.78 14,702.32 17,082.60 17,758.84 



Poles, Posts, Piling (cu. ft.) 1,065.66 1,762.15 33,344.66 30,381.33 



Fuelwood (cords) 1,062.25 511.12 10,119.01 3,666.17 



Miscellaneous 5,641.52 6,313.79 5,635.98 7,375.60 



Total, all Products* $74,339.99 



Equivalent cu. ft.* 



$131,232.04 



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