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for the whole Dominion, and (3) the publishing of the Forestry Journal 

 monthly, instead of quarterly, and also the use of larger type. 



7. RESOLVED: That this Convention recommend to the Association 

 the advisability of appointing a committee of five to consider the fire laws 

 of the several Provinces and to suggest legislation that, in their opinion, 

 would more effectively prevent and control forest fires. 



REPLIES TO VOTES OF THANKS. 



His Honor Lieutenant-Governor Tweedie, in replying to the votes of 

 thanks in which he was mentioned, said he did not think New Brunswick 

 deserved thanks for paying some little attention to visitors. New Bruns- 

 wick had always been called the most hospitable Province in the Dominion, 

 and she was always ready to entertain even angels unawares. ( Laugh- 

 ter.) Being an old politician, and knowing something of these things 

 from a long service on the Executive Council, he had not attended the 

 sessions of the Convention as often as he might, because he was not certain 

 that he could contain himself, and he did not know how far a Governor 

 should express himself on matters of policy. His experience as Surveyor- 

 General led him to say this, however, that the dealing with the timber lands 

 was a matter involving a great deal of trouble and care. He thanked them 

 for their vote, and hoped the next Convention would be as successful as this. 



HON. W. C. H. GRIMMER. 



Hon. Mr. Grimmer, replying for himself and the Government, 

 thanked the Convention for its cordial vote, and continued: From what 

 has transpired during this Convention you are, doubtless, pretty well con- 

 vinced that we have to depend for our success in the future largely upon 

 this great natural asset the forests,* Compared with the Provinces of 

 Ontario and Quebec we are but a little spot on the map. Ontario has 1 16,- 

 000,000 acres of Crown lands, and Quebec 134,000,000 acres, while we 

 ha.ve only 7,750,000 acres. Therefore, in having this convention here, I 

 think the Government of the Province was somewhat selfish in that they 

 wished to have it for the purpose of giving the people of New Brunswick in- 

 formation in respect to the value of this great asset that it was impossible 

 to give in any other way. I look upon this matter of Conservation as one 

 of the greatest that can come before us. And while we may make all sorts 

 of regulations as to the size of timber to be cut, the taking out of tops, and 

 the protection from fire, still, unless we can arouse public sentiment in the 

 Province as to the value of our timber lands, laws and regulations will never 

 protect them. (Hear, hear.) 



