AREA AND OWNERSHIP. 



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(3) The Crown lands in the Peace River block in northern 



British Columbia. 



(4) The Crown lands in the North-west Territories. 



The Crown lands in the several Provinces are administered by 

 the local Governments. 



In Nova Scotia the geater part of the timber lands has become 

 private property. In New Brunswick over 7,000 square miles 

 of forest land is owned by railway companies and other private 

 concerns or individuals. In Quebec about 9,500 square miles 

 have been disposed of, and in Ontario about 7,800 square miles. 

 In British Columbia about 2,000 square miles are privately owned, 

 but the title to all the other timber lands has been retained. The 

 pohcy of disposing of the title to lands fit only for the production 

 of timber has now been virtually abandoned in every part of 

 Canada. 



The following statement shows the present state of ownership ; 

 it was not possible to separate the areas owned by corporate and 

 private individuals : — 



The following statement shows the distribution and classification 

 of the 234,341 square miles of Crown forests dedicated to timber 

 production : — 



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