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expense for the conservation of the new young growth 

 where this is necessary, this being done by competitive 

 estimate, or abatement and reduction ; with regard to the 

 cutting down of trees they must prepare reports or minutes, 

 and address these to the Council to have this sanctioned. 

 ' 17. They shall send every year to our Council, by the 

 hand of the Comptroller-General of our Finance, three 

 statements of sales made by them ; the first shall contain 

 the quantity of wood sold in each Maitrise, forest, lot, and 

 ward, tho price obtained for this, and the charges or 

 expenses, both in money and in wood ; the second shall con- 

 tain the amounts awarded to the officers of the Maitrise, 

 especially for their rights, allowances, day's wages, and fire- 

 wood, to be met by the sol per livre on the sales, paid by 

 the buyer ; and the third containing the amounts which 

 have been allowed for sowing and replanting void spots, 

 and for cutting down injured and stunted woods, to make 

 them productive, for making trenches, and for other outlays 

 and extraordinary expenses incurred in the management 

 of our forests, the funds for which have been taken from 

 fines and cash received by the sergeant collector. 



* 18. We forbid them to permit or suffer any kilns, fur- 

 naces, charcoal-making, grubbing and up-rooting, lifting or 

 removal of beacons, acorns, and other produce from our 

 forests, contrary to the provisions of these presents, on pain 

 of arbitrary fine, and reparation of all our damage and 

 interests. 



* 19. They shall make in the woods in which we have 

 the right of Grurie, Grairie, Tiers et Danger, and in those held 

 in appanage, sale-contract or usufruct, and by joint-pro- 

 prietorship, the same visitations as in our forests, and 

 they shall proceed with sales and verifications with the 

 same formalities as in our woods and forests, without 

 suffering any advantage to be taken, or any preference 

 to be given to the rent-holders and possessors. 



' 20. They shall keep a good and faithful register of the 

 minutes of sales and auctions which shall be held by them, 

 their visitations, grants, commissions, appointments and 



