The Toronto 1909 Convention. 3 



New Brunswick's Position. 



Hon. W. C. H. Grimmer, Surveyor-General of New Bruns- 

 wick, was the next speaker, and in the course of his address made 

 a pretty thorough review of forestry matters in his province. 

 In regard to present conditions he noted that 10,000 square miles 

 of the province were now under timber hcense, while 1,000,000 

 acres of Crown lands were not vet applied for. The province's 

 annual cut was about 150,000,000 superficial feet, and the upset 

 price of timber limits per mile was $20 ; the stumpage dues varied 

 from 40 cents per thousand feet for hemlock to $1.25 per thousand 

 feet for spruce, pine and cedar. The Crown lands had greatly 

 increased in value during the past few vears, land that in 1893 

 and 1898 was worth $8 per mile being now worth $200 to $500 

 per mile. After a dull year in 1908 the lumber business was 

 reviving. He briefly reviewed the changes in the regulations 

 made during the year, and noted the improved fire protection 

 system which had'met with marked success. He spoke in favor 

 of natural reforestation and raised the question of the reforesta- 

 tion of heathland and bogs. He also referred to the foundation 

 of the chair of forestry in the University of New Brunswick and 

 spoke favorably of the scheme of a topographical survey of the 

 province and classification of the pubUc lands. 



Delegates trom Other Organizations. 



Mr. Frank Hawkins, speaking on behalf of the Canadian 

 Lumbermen's Association, expressed the good wishes of that 

 organization to the Canadian Forestry Association. Apropos 

 of the connection between the forests and the streams, he noted 

 that this year Lake Temiscaming was 19 feet below its level at 

 any previous time, while at the same time the St. Lawrence was 

 higher than ever before — striking proof of the effect of denuda- 

 tion on the water flow. 



Prof. W. T. McClement, of Queen's University, expressed 

 the sympathy of that institution with all movements to promote 

 the conservation of the forests and other natural resources of 



the countrv. 



Mr. Achille Bergevin, of Montreal, spoke as the representa- 

 tive of the Province of Quebec Association for the Protection of 

 Fish and Game. He noted the close connection between the 

 preservation of the forest and that of the fish and game. In 

 addition to recent laws much remained to be done in Quebec m 

 the direction of better classification of lands, regulation of 

 cutting, more careful collection of dues and prevention of fire. 

 No fire should be allowed for clearing land and no more timber- 

 lands should be sold. The speaker favored the appointment of a 

 Royal Commission to investigate the whole question of the export 

 of pulpwood. Other suggestions made by him were the appoint- 



