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can upon the provincial University and the lumbermen of this Province are 

 a pretty substantial lot of men and if they would come forward perhaps and 

 do something like that it would be heartily received. 



Resolution passed unanimously. 



MR. J. FRASER GREGORY As Convener of the Lumbermen's Com- 

 mittee, I want to express to you sir, as Premier, and to the members of the 

 Executive, the hearty appreciation they feel in reference to the calling of 

 this Convention, and congratulate the Government of the success that it has 

 been. 



This morning the manager of a pulp mill in speaking of the lumber 

 business said that the pulp industry was a splendid industry for the laboring 

 man and give us the money expended in it. I think it is also a splendid 

 business for pulpmill managers, also for lawyers, but there is one poor fellow 

 that has not had anything in it at all and that is the stockholder, as far as 

 this province is concerned the stockholders in this province have not got 

 anything back. 



The Resolution is as follows : 



Inasmuch as the Survey and Exportation of Lumber Act as now on the- 

 Statute Books is antiquated and not applicable to the present conditions and 

 methods of carrying on the lumber business, 



Therefore resolved, that in the opinion of this convention a new Act 

 should be prepared without delay and suggest it would be best to appoint 

 a commission for the purpose. 



Moved by Mr. J. Fraser Gregory, seconded by Mr. Allen Ritchie, and 

 carried. 



Mr. Randolph moves the following resolution : 



Inasmuch as in the opinion of your committee, there is at the present 

 time no adequate system of fire protection for Crown Lands in the Province 

 of New Brunswick, 



Therefore resolved, that the Government be requested to take prompt 

 action towards the establishment of organized fire protection, so that the 

 same may be in operation by May 1st next. 



