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my mind that all the license holders of the Province will benefit by the in- 

 creased revenue, and every man will ba able to look out for himself and 

 stand on his own feet. Lumber lands have increased in value so much that 

 you can now go to the Bank and get money on them, and we should cease 

 to lean on the Government. In the past we have expected the Government 

 to look after the protection of pur limits against fire ; but last year the Gov- 

 ernment said : You look after fire protection yourselves. We will charge 

 you no fees. You nominate certain wardens, and we \vill have a supervision 

 over it. You are able to look after this yourselves, and you must do it. I 

 am glad the Province of Quebec did this, because it put a responsibility upon 

 the lumbermen, and showed them they could not look to the Provincial 

 Government for everything. 



HON. MR. TWEEDIE In Quebec are the lumbermen required to 

 protect their lands from fire, without any assistance from the Government ? \ 



MR. PRICE Yes. 



MR. HAZEN Previous to that arrangement, had the Government 

 made some charge against the lumbermen ? 



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MR. PRICE Yes ; they made a smaii charge against the licensee. 

 MR. HAZEN And now they remit that charge ? 



MR. PRICE Yes ; and they say : " You do it yourselves and we wi]l 

 have a supervision over it." The lease is an annual lease, renewable as long 

 as the ground rent is paid and the provisions of the law carried out. 



MR. F. W. SUMNER You spoke about leaning on the Government. 

 If you would state the difference, between the terms of the Quebec leases 

 and the New Brunswick leases we would understand it better. 



MR. PRICE Our leases are always put up to auction. Of late years 

 it has been an annual sale ; but in consequence of the subsidies to be re- 

 ceived from the Federal Government they have given up the idea of any sale 

 in the immediate f ature. In fact, they have stated there will be no sale 

 this year, and I think it very possible there may not be a sale for some'time- 

 We pay a ground rent of $3.00 per square mile per annum, and a stumpage 

 of sixty-five cents per thousand feet on spruce. 



