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Mr. FERNOW. That is they simply stopped their bad habits. 



Mr. WILSON. With regard to this I may say that the Government of Quebec 

 proposes to lay out forty-nine townships for settlement along the line of the Grand 

 Trunk Pacific, west of La Tuque, and I think this Association should pass a resolu- 

 tion asking that an inspection be made of these lands in order to find whether they 

 are* fit for agricultural purposes or not. Everybody who knows the St. Maurice 

 and Vermilion River Districts, knows that that line runs through timber berths 

 which have either been partially burnt over or otherwise spoiled. Moreover the 

 country in that district is swampy and hilly, and it would be a good opportunity 

 to put into practice the necessary survey of these lands, so as to determine their 

 value for setllement, or whether they would have a greater value as forests for the 

 protection of the water courses and the production of timber. 



Mr. BERGEVIN. I may say that in answer to this that in all forty-nine town- 

 ships will be created along that line, and that they have been carefully selected, 

 whether for forests or for cultivation by settlers. You can easily find that out, 

 because the names are all mentioned in the report I have already referred to. I 

 would not ask that the whole of the report be read or accepted, but I may say that 

 it is a success from first to last. 



The PRESIDENT. Yes, this Association must be careful to do nothing to put 

 itself in a false position touching upon politics or that might bring us into conflict 

 with departmental work. I think if Mr. Wilson would leave that matter with the 

 Board of Directors to be dealt with later on, it would be better. 



Mr. STEWART. There is one thing we are missing. We have been visited by 

 several gentlemen from the United States, and I think that we should thank them 

 for their attendance and the part they have taken in making our Convention a 

 success. Mr. Overton Price has come here from Washington, and Dr. Roth from 

 Michigan, and there are others who have come here from long distances and I would 

 like to move a vote of thanks to them for their visit. 



This was seconded by Mr. Little and unanimously adopted. 



THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The PRESIDENT. The next business before the Convention is the election of 

 officers. I will read the names over to you and then you Can express your wishes. 

 Our patron is His Excellency the Governor-General, and our Honorary President 

 the Right Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. I am sure that it will be the wish of this 

 Convention that these gentlemen be re-elected unanimously. 



This was agreed to with applause. 



