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on April 30 in each year, but by regulations are renewable. Ground rent runs from 

 $3 to $5 per mile ami is Mibject to increase or decrease. Dues on pine timber run from 

 $1 to $2 pi-r thousand feet, and are subject to increase or decrease. Pine logs, pulp- 

 wood and hemlock h:\rk are re-quired to he manufactured in Canada. Fire rangers 

 are placed upon all licensed lands, one-half of the expense being paid by the license* 

 and the other half by the Government, These rangers are selected by the licensees. 

 One dollar per mile is charged for transfer bonus on limits that are transferred. 



Tu Quebec the Commissioner may issue licenses after sale by public auction. 

 Limits have to be advertised for thirty days if of an extensive character, and small 

 limits for fifteen days only. There is an upset price made public at the date of sale. 

 The licenses terminate on April 30 each year and are renewable by regulation. Ground 

 rent is $3 per mile, and is subject to increase or decrease. Dues on pine run from 

 80 cents to $1.30 per thousand, subject to increase or decrease. There is no restric- 

 tion as to the exportation of logs except that pulpwood must pay 25 cents per cord 

 additional if exported. Fire rangers are appointed by the Government upon the 

 recommendation of the licensees and a tax called a fire tax is charged upon the limit 

 to pay the expenses of the fire ranging. 



In New Brunswick the Commissioner may issue licenses, The mode of disposal 

 is that applicants are required to petition for the limit they wish to obtain and to 

 deposit in the department $20 per mile. The limit is then advertised in the Royal 

 Gazette for 14 days, after which it is put up at public auction, and if the applicant 

 is the highest bidder he gets the limit. If somebody else bids more and gets the limit, 

 the applicant gets back his money. Limits are not to exceed 10 miles in area. The 

 ground rent is $8 per mile and subject to increase. Dues on saw-logs are $1.25 per 

 thousand, subject to increase. There does not appear to be any fire ranging system. 

 The measurement of logs is made by Government cullers. There does not appear to 

 be any restriction as to exportation. 



In Nova Scotia there is no provision for sale by auction. The Governor in 

 Council may issue leases to cut timber, which leases are to be for a period of 20 years, 

 renewable for another 20 years if conditions are complied with. The price is to be 

 40 cents an acre not annual if timber below the diameter of 10 inches is not cut. 

 If timber is cut below 10 inches down to 5 inches the price is 50 cents per acre*. The 

 only provision for public auction is where there are adverse applications for the same 

 territory. If lands are not suitable for agricultural purposes they may be leased for 

 pulp purposes as arrangements are made with the Government. 



In British Columbia limits may be sold by public tender and are to go to the 

 highest bidder. Annual ground rent, $160 per mile ; dues, 50 cents per thousand 

 feet, b. m. If a mill of certain capacity is erected on a limit the ground rent is re- 

 duced to $96 per mile. Dues are abated by one-half on lumber or timber that is 

 exported from the province. The license or lease runs for a period of 21 years, and as 

 this provision is statutory it is presumed that dues cannot be changed during that 

 period. There is another class of licenses caller ' Special License,' which cover only 

 an area of 640 acres. These are issued at the discretion of the Commissioner, for a 

 period not exceeding 5 years, and may be renewed at the discretion of the Commis- 

 sioner. Annual ground rent on these licenses run from $115 to $140. There is another 

 system of licensing called ' Hand Licenses,' which are given without competition and 

 it is presumed are intended to cover only small quantities. They run only for one 

 year. Timber must be manufactured in the province. There is no provision for fire 

 ranging on British Columbia lands. 



In the Dominion of Canada lands may be put up for competition by tender and 

 go to the highest bidder. Annual ground rent $5 per mile ; west of Yale, $32 per 

 mile. Dues 50 cents per thoxisand. Licenses are annual and expire on April 30 in 



At last session of the legislature these rates were increased to 80c. and $1 00 resnect- 

 irely. Ed. 



