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be relieved of removing the refuse falling under No. 3 of said 

 article, but they must in that event burn them. 



''This burning can only take place during the period com- 

 prised between October i and May 31. It shall take place 

 on areas designated by the local Waters and Forests agent 

 or by his representative and on dates which he will fix. 



"The purchasers must take all necessary precautions to 

 prevent the spread of fire or any damage whatever either on 

 Hve stumps, in young growth, or to reserved trees. He shall 

 be held responsible for the damages that the burning may 

 occasion, even when they may have been done in the presence 

 of or under the superintendence of Waters and Forests offi- 

 cers or employees." 



What must amount to a considerable obHgation is the re- 

 sponsibilities of purchasers in case of fire, lack of road facilities, 

 or any act of Providence which might interfere or stop the 

 marketing of products which they had previously bought and 

 paid for: 



"Art. 46. The purchasers cannot claim any indemnity, 

 reduction, or refund because of the impracticability, drainage, 

 or poor condition of the roads and trails, either Forest Service 

 or public, nor because of any steps which may be taken by 

 competent authorities with a view to the preservation, up- 

 keep, or betterment of routes. 



"Art. 61. The purchasers cannot claim any indemnity 

 or refund in the event of a fire or when any other act of 

 Providence may have damaged or destroyed the products 

 of their felhng areas or even when it may have hindered or 

 suspended the exploitation or logging." 



The classification and joint measurement of the product, 

 when sales are made on the unit basis, is an interesting feature. 

 According to the first paragraph of Clause 53 evidently there 

 are occasional differences as to the correctness of scale. 



"Art. 52. The products (classified) by sizes and mer- 

 chantable quality and in addition those destined to be util- 

 ized (locally) by the contractor, shall be valued according 

 to their contents in soHd cubic metres or in piled steres and 

 shall be paid for at prices fixed for each class by the special 

 clauses of the sale. 



