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cut on the limit, except such timber as is manufactured into pulp 

 and paper, which is not subject to a royalty." These conditions 

 apply to all timber lands in the island, except those operated by 

 the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company, which holds 

 the lands under a Charter authorised by a special Act of the 

 Legislature. 



There do not appear to be any provisions for the regeneration 

 of the natural forests, or for the replanting of cleared areas. 

 There is no regular Forest Authority, nor has anything been 

 attempted for Research or for the Education of a technical staf? 

 of forest officers. 



4. Annual Increment and Utilization. 

 No attempt has been made to estimate the annual increment. 

 Owing to the great damage done by fires, the net increment cannot 

 be large, until fire protection has become more efficient than it 

 seems to be at present. For Canada it has been estimated that 

 of the actual annual increment something like 83 per cent, is 

 destroyed again by fire, waste in conversion and disease. Apply- 

 ing this to Newfoundland it is clear that the net increment is not 

 likely to be large. 



Nor is it possible to arrive at a clear idea as to the amount of 

 the annual utilization. Some data have been given on this 

 subject, but they are not complete. Those referring to the 

 operations of the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company 

 are given by Mr. Vincent Jones as follows : — 

 Area held by the Company, 3,300 square miles. 

 Annual cut, about 4,500,000 logs, containing about 17,000,000 

 cubic feet quarter girth measurement, equal to 8 cubic feet per 

 acre, or more than the net increment estimated for the forests of 

 Canada. Out of this material, the Company obtains about 

 60,000,000 superficial feet of lumber, or 120,000 cords of pulp- 

 wood. If the Company converts the whole of the annual cut 

 into lumber, it would pay to the State, according to the general 

 rates : — S 



Annual rental on 3,300 square miles . . 6,600 



Royalty on 60,000,000 superficial feet lumber at 



50 cents, per 1,000 30,000 



Total 36,600 



