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Pulpwood operations were conducted on Crown areas in about the same 

 proportion as last year, 181,929 cords having been returned as against 176,726 

 cords for the season of 1931-32. 



Ties showed an increase in the number of pieces from 609,528 in 1931-32 

 to 1,116,772 in 1933. 



TIMBER SALES AND LICENSES 



There were 21 timber sales made during the fiscal year, with 109 sq. miles 

 involved. In 14 cases one tender only, was received, and in no case did the 

 bidders exceed 3 in number. 7 were mixed operations, 11 were logging pro- 

 positions, 1 was for ties and poles and two were for pulpwood. In 12 cases 

 only, did the bid exceed the upset price set by the Department and in the 

 other cases, only modest bonuses were bid. The highest price for white pine 

 was $10.50 per M. ft. B.M. This is an increase of but six sales over and 

 above the previous year. These sales were to provide in the main small 

 firms a chance of securing certain supplies to meet local mining needs, tie 

 contracts and small orders. The largest sale, that in the Mississauga Reserve 

 was to take care of an old established firm that, due to the pressure of financial 

 demands found it necessary to re-finance, and before additional investment 

 was furnished a guarantee of future raw material was essential. 



At the close of the Season, there were 649 timber licenses in force which 

 covered an area of 9,785^ sq. mil. 



Pulp Concessions covered an area of 54,408}*^ sq. mil. 



Details of the cut of all species appear on Appendix 8. 



It will be noted that quantities for all species but pulpwood are very 

 much reduced, as compared with the previous year. 



Gradual liquidation of mill yard stocks however, and the anticipated 

 upswing in general business conditions are bound to restore the situation, if 

 but slowly. 



UTILIZATION OF ONTARIO WOOD 



With a view to practical assistance and benefit to the interests involved, 

 an intensive study of utilization possibilities of wood and timber grown in 

 and common to Ontario, by the Minister's direction, has been undertaken by 

 Mr. J. F. Sharpe, who is in charge of the Provincial Forests. 



The co-operation of the Ontario Research Foundation and manufacturers 

 alike will be sought, and in due course it is expected that the results will be of 

 considerable importance to all concerned and prove to be another valuable 

 step in the process of obtaining the greatest possible returns to all concerned. 



If the world does not yet subscribe to the idea that business as a whole has 

 passed its great crisis and is definitely on the mend, it may fairly be claimed 

 from a purely local point of view here, there and elsewhere, that such is the 

 case. Money rates have become more stable. During the past year in Great 

 Britain and Canada wide fluctuations in price have been far from frequent, 

 and some of them have shown steady, consistent increases. Canada's export 



