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be worth while tor the Stale to offer 

 inducements to them to mal<^e the 

 share as large as possible. These in- 

 ducements should take two forms — 

 (1) the removal of discouragements 

 to planting; and (2) the offer of sub- 

 stantial encouragements. 



Some Discouragements 



The chief discouragement to i)lant- 

 ing is due to the burden of imperial 

 and local taxation These two com- 

 bined always amount to a very large 



proportion of the annual value of the 

 land. At the present rate of taxa- 

 tion they often exceed 20 shillings 

 in the pound, as can be proved by 

 concrete instances. Such instances 

 no doubt include super-tax; but it 

 must be remembered that super-tax 

 W'ill invariably be payable on estates 

 where planting could be done on a 

 large scale. Unless this burden were 

 lightened, it would not be possible 

 for landowners to take any consider- 

 able part in the work of afforestation. 



French Addresses at Quebec Centres 



By the kind co-operation of the 

 Minister of Lands and Forests, Que- 

 bec, the Canadian Forestry Associa- 

 tion was enabled to secure the ser- 

 vices of Mr. Avila Bedard, of the 

 Laval Forest School, (also of the De- 

 partment of Lands and Forests) for 

 a series of French lectures in the 

 Province of Quebec. A route was 

 arranged so that Mr. Bedard w^ould 

 meet the public at about twenty-five 

 points and discuss with them the 

 problems of forest protection, asking 

 their co-operation in maintaining the 

 source of raw materials for all time 

 to come. Advance publicity was 



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arranged for, and the series was com- 

 menced at Grand 'Mere on Thurs- 

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 about one hundred and fifty stere- 

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