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the pine into account, regarding the .small quantities of hemlock, spruce 

 and cedar which might be available as so much to the good, and attaching 

 no value to the various hardwoods. The Department therefore, — anticipat- 

 ing that in future these kinds of timber, which, under the old system were 

 practically thrown in with the pine for nothing, might prove a valuable 

 asset, which might be retained in their hands without lessening the revenue 

 derivable from the pine timber — put up for sale under licenses, including 

 the pine only, timber berths situated in the Nipissing, Algoma, Thunder 

 Bay and Rainy River districts, aggregating 633 square miles, on which the 

 dues were increased one-fourth, viz. : on saw logs, from |1 to 1.26 per 

 thousand feet, board meaure, and on square timber from |20 to |25 thousand 

 feet cubic. The high prices received notwithstanding this increase, which 

 exceeded by a large amount those of any previous sale, afforded sufficient 

 evidence of the correctness of the position assumed. The total amount 

 received was |2,315,000, an average of |3,657.18 per square mile. The 

 highest figure obtained at any former sale was in 1887, when the heaviest 

 individual bonus paid was |6,300, and the average for all the berths dis- 

 posed of at that time was |2,859. 



Algonquin Park Timber. 



A. portion of the territory disposed of in 1892 for which the highest 

 price was paid was included m the boundaries of Algonquin Park. Much 

 of the area of this reserve, which had been previously sold, was under the 

 old conditions of license, giving the limit-holder the right to cut all kinds of 

 timber. Being apprehensive of danger to the Park as a game and timber pre- 

 serve, should the lumbermen claim their full privileges under the old form of 

 license, the Government, under the power contained in all licenses, reserv- 

 ing the authority to alter the regulations, in 1898 withdrew the right to 

 cut other woods than pine, in connection with all licenses for limits included 

 within the area of the Park. Naturally there was some dissatisfaction 

 among the limit owners, as the birch and spruce timber was beginnnig to 

 be valuable, but as these trees were not of much marketable value at the 

 time that the original purchase was made, the change was not felt to be 

 a verj' great hardship and the regulation remains. As regards other 

 licenses for berths sold previous to 1892 conveying the right to cut all kinds 

 of timber, outside of Algonquin Park no change has been made as yet, and 

 the yearlv renewal for these limits is without restriction. 



ONTARIO CULLERS ACT. 



An Act providing for the licensing of Cullers in Ontario was adopted 

 in 1890. Under its provisions it was made incumbent upon all persons 

 cutting saw logs on Crown Lands to cause to be kept such records and books 

 as required by the Crown Lands Department, to be open at all times to 

 inspection by any Crown Timber Agent, Crown Timber ranger, or other 

 officer of the Department, and to be attested under oath at the end of the 

 season by the person who has made the entries therein and handed over to 

 the officer of the Department authorized to receive the same. The Lieuten- 

 ant-Governor in Council was authorized to appoint a board or boards of 

 examiners each consisting of three persons, to test the ability and knowledge 

 of all applicants desiring to be licensed to cull and measure saw logs cut 

 on Crown Lands. A license may be issued to any person reported by a board 



