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Government could again acquire title to a large number of old 

 grants and cleared holdings of private parties at a nominal sum 

 per acre. A practical forester by going carefully over the situa- 

 tion could no doubt give valuable information and probably 

 formulate a scheme that would work out successfully and be 

 beneficial to the lumbermen and to the Province of Nova Scotia. 



Mr. C. M. Beecher, representing the Lumbermen's Associa- 

 tion of British Columbia, stated that on the coast the question of 

 reforestation or tree planting was not of economic interest for the 

 moment as the timber area is large and covered with a good stand. 

 When lands have been logged or burnt over and nature has been 

 allowed to work there has been a natural resowing, and the same 

 trees are growing up in the forest again, namely: Douglas fir. 

 spruce, cedar and hemlock. If it is a mere question of trees, our 

 forests are inexhaustible, but if it is a question of merchantable 

 timber, I regret to say that as far as our information goes now, 

 the timber resources of British Columbia are limited. The 

 lumber manufacturers are forced to take from their limits a small 

 percentage of the trees and are able to ship only selected lumber. 

 The burning question with the lumber mills of British Columbia 

 to-day is the question of market and extending the outlet for the 

 product of the manufacturers. Mr. Beecher spoke of the 

 advantage that would be derived from a preferential trade ar- 

 rangement within the British Empire, and asked that in govern- 

 ment contracts specifications should call for Canadian timber. 



Speaking of fire protection, he praised the work done by the 

 Dominion Government in the Railway belt, and read a letter 

 from Mr. O. C. Buchanan, President of the Associated Boards of 

 Trade of Eastern British Columbia, strongly favoring action on 

 the part of the Provincial Government to prevent forest fires. 



Mr. H. M. Price, President of the Province of Quebec Pulp- 

 wood Association, in a paper on "The Pulpwood Industry" 

 stated that a smaller diameter of wood had been cut than it was 

 in the true interests of the pulp and paper mills to accept, or the 

 owner of private lands to cut. Some twelve years ago the dia- 

 meter shipped was six inches and up, while now four inches and 

 up is accepted. Mr. Price believed that the cutting of trees 

 for pulpwood under seven inches in diameter at the stump, 

 and the shipment of wood under five inches in diameter should be 

 discontinued. 



Mr. J. F. Ellis, of Toronto, and Mr. Ferdinand van Bruyssel 

 discussed the subject at the conclusion. 



