60 CM.YI/'/lY rnltI-:*TR7 ASSOCIATION 



SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. 



Friday, March 11, 1904. 

 The meeting was called to order at 10.30 a.m. by tne Chairman. 



The CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen, there is no necessity for introducing to you Mr. 

 Aubrey White, who is to read us a paper this morning on the Crown Timber Regula- 

 tions of the Provinces of Canada. 



On rising, Mr. White was loudly applauded. 



Mr. WHITE. Now, gentlemen, this is the history of the regulations, and I want 

 to say that you will have noticed that a great deal is left to regulation. The law pro- 

 vides that every timber license shall expire on the 30th of April in each year absolutely, 

 and there is no provision in the law for a renewal. 



Mr. BERTRAM. Was there not a clause in the Act of 1869, Mr. White, that gave 

 a right to give a renewal of licenses ? 



Mr. WHITE. I have not come across it, Mr. Bertram. All our regulations are 

 made under the Crown Timber Act, and it does not say a single word about renewals. 

 Under regulations, of course, renewals are provided for, and it is a curiotis thing and 

 illustrates the confidence that people generally have in what is called ' the honour of 

 the Crown ' that enormous sums of money, millions of dollars, are paid for these timber 

 limits, the license of which ceases absolutely on the 30th of April in each year, and 

 are renewable by regulation, subject, however, to any restriction or change of regula- 

 tion or rates that the Crown may see fit to impose. But it is a testimony to British 

 institutions, at any rate, that people have such respect for what is called ' the honour 

 of the Crown.' 



SYSTEMS OF ADMINISTRATION OF TIMBER LANDS IN CANADA. 



AUBREY WHITE, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS FOR ONTARIO. 



Having been requested to read a paper at this meeting of the Forestry Associa- 

 tion, I have chosen as my subject ' The Systems of Administration of Timber Lands 

 in Canada,' a subject which lies within the scope of our studies and ought to be of 

 importance to any society taking an interest in the preservation of our forest wealth. 



I have not confined myself to the provincial systems only, because my paper would 

 not be complete without some reference to the Dominion laws and regulations, and I 

 have strayed a little afield to notice the system prevailing in Newfoundland, which 

 we hope soon to see included in the constellation of nations, if I may so put it, which 

 form this great Dominion. (Applause.) 



-I suppose I might have contented myself with making a collection of the laws 

 and regulations covered by my field of study, and have read them to you, leaving you 

 to form your own opinions about their efficiency, but I have thought it would be more 



