NEW BRUNSWICK FORESTRY CONVENTION 



In 1840, the export of Pine Timber from St. John and the North Shore 

 ports amounted to 261,118 tons, of which St. John contributed 109,526 

 tons, Miramichi 68,242 and Dalhousie 45,639 tons. By this time the Deal 

 trade had begun to assume considerable proportions. The first Spruce Deal 

 ever made in' New Brunswick was got in the year 1819, and the first cargo 

 of deals, which consisted of only 100,000 superficial feet, was shipped to 

 England in the year 1822. In the year 1840, 79,383,000 feet of deals were 

 shipped from St. John and the North Shore ports, of which St. John con- 

 tributed 48,755,000 feet and Miramichi 19,078,000 feet. 



Ten years later or in 1850, St. John and the North Shore ports, which 

 were then included in the same Customs District, exported 168,219 tons of 

 timber, which was a heavy decline from the figures of 1840. The Customs 

 House returns as published do not show how much each port contributed to 

 this total. In the meantime the deal trade had greatly increased, for the 



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export of Spruce deals in 1850 reached a total of 127,129,000 feet, 21,091,000 

 feet of Boards were also exported from the port of St. John and out-ports. 



In 1860 the export of Pine Timber from New Brunswick had fallen to 

 39,291 tons, but the export of Deals had risen to upwards of 240,000,000 

 superficial feet, and of Boards, Scantling and Plank to upwards of 25,000,000 

 feet. 



In the fiscal year 1870-1 the export of Pine Timber from New Bruns- 

 wick had fallen to 4,210 tons while 14,231 tons of Birch Timber were 

 exported. The export of Deals amounted to 74,723 standards valued at 

 $1,882,553. The export of Planks and Boards was 61,307,000 feet valued 

 at $571,132. The total value of the Forest products of New Brunswick 

 exported that year was $3,048,828. 



In the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1881, the Forest products of New 

 Brunswick exported were valued at $4,068,241 and in addition $671,255 

 worth were exported not the produce of Canada. In that year the export of 

 Pine Timber was only 2,919 tons. The export of Birch Timber was 11,764 

 tons. The export of Deals was 132,430 standards, valued at $3,343,780. 

 The export of Boards and Plank was 25,183,000 feet. 



In the fiscal year 1891 the Forest exports of New Brunswick were 

 valued at $3,982,734 besides $1,314,327 worth of lumber not the produce of 

 Canada. This included of the produce of New Brunswick 2,574 tons of 

 Pine Timber, 4,906 tons of Birch Timber, 111,865 standards of Deals valued 

 at $2,866,679 and 31,432,000 feet of Boards. 



