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size as ascertained at the butt, not at the top. I would like to have some- 

 opinions from the lumbermen present as to whether or not some change in 

 the regulation might not be of some advantage, that is^ to change the 

 standard to the butt rather than the top. 



THE CHAIRMAN What is your own view upon it? 



MR. BURCHILL My own view is that it should be regulated by the size 

 at the but and not at the top. One reason for that is that it is now very easy for 

 a woodman to chop down a tree by mistake. All our jobbers have instruct- 

 ions not to cut logs under a certain size, at the top, but it is very easy for 

 a woodman to explain that he did not think it was so small; but if it was 

 stated that he should not cut anything under a certain size at the butt, it 

 would be very easy for him to distinguish between the sizes in that regard. 



MR. CONNOLLY I do not think you could control it, cutting that way. 

 I think it would be wrong. I say it should be measured by the top; and 

 if you cut the log down at say 16 feet 10 inches at the top, you will not be 

 very much astray. You can tell when you see a tree whether it is going to 

 make a good log. 



MR. ROBINSON (Speaker) After logs are cut or removed, suppose 

 the Government sealer, or inspector, or forester goes through the woods and 

 the there is nothing left but the stumps, how can he tell what the size was at 

 the top? 



MR. CONNOLLY In answer to Mr. Speaker, your survey bill will 

 pretty nearly tell you that. If a log is cut down in 18-10., the next log will 

 not be over 8 or 10 inches. In speaking of that, there is one thing I would 

 like to bring before you. We go into the woods nnd cut a tree down in 

 18-10, and the general run will be 12 or 14 and 8 or 9, but when you run 

 the next log out, at 8, 12 or 16 feet and five inches, I think you should not 

 pay stumpage for it. I do not think there should be any stumpage charged 

 on a log of that size coming out fr*om the top of the tree. What is the case, 

 Mr. Chairman, in your own county ? 



THE CHAIRMAN I found in my experience that there were very few 

 trees taken out at all, they were all top. 



MR. CONNOLLY I think in making a contract and takino- out those 



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tops, it has cost 75 cents to a dollar more to take that stuff out, than to get 

 the log out, so I do not think we should pay stumpage for it. 



