Eleventh Annual Convention of the Canadian 

 Forestry Association. 



The Eleventh Annual Convention of the Canadian Forestry Associa- 

 tion, for the reading and discussing of papers, was held in the Legislative 

 Chamber of the Parliament Building, Fredericton, New Brunswick, on 

 Wednesday and Thursday, February 23rd and 24th, 1910. In the un- 

 avoidable absence of the President, Mr. Thomas Southworth, and, owing 

 to the fact that the Vice-President, Hon. Senator Edwards, could not reach 

 Fredericton until afternoon, the meeting was called to order at 10.30 

 o'clock by the Vice-President for New Brunswick, Hon. W. C. H. Grim- 

 mer, Surveyor General of the Province, who asked His Honor, L. J. 

 Tweedie, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, to open the Convention. 

 The list of those in attendance will be found in an appendix to this report. 



HIS HONOR, THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. 



Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, It affords me very much pleas- 

 ure, indeed, to be present this morning and have the honor and privilege of 

 declaring this Convention open. For many years the question of forest 

 protection was not considered at all, but in New Brunswick to-day, in com- 

 mon with all countries whose assets consist largely of forest wealth, the 

 question is a live one. I am much pleased that in New Brunswick, where 

 our chief asset is the timber lands of the Province, public opinion is being 

 aroused and great interest is being taken in the protection and conservation 

 of our forests. 



In the past the Government has been handicapped by lack of means and 

 the apathy and indifference of the people. To-day the people, not only those 

 who are directly engaged in the industry, but the whole people, are being 

 aroused and are seeing the necessity of having the Government and all 

 concerned do more for the protection of the forests. The protection of 

 the forests does not imply that it assists only the lumbermen. It is neces- 

 sary for the agriculturists, for the water powers of the Province, and for 

 other interests. 



We have in this Province some ten thousand square miles of land under 

 lease at the present time. We are endeavoring to protect these lands and 

 conserve them better than we have done in the past. If the people of this 

 Province, or any other Province, will look at the matter in the proper light, 

 they must come to this conclusion: Here is an asset; we have a right to 

 deal with it rightly, not only for ourselves, but for future generations. 

 Municipalities borrow money and look to posterity to pay the bonds. That 



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