Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-08-03
new BRUNSWICK
INCREASES CROWN
STUMPACE RATES

ST. John. n. B., Aug. "A decided
increase in stumpage rates on crown
timber lands in New Brunswick went
into effect August !. The rates for
spruce, pine and fir will be doubled
or more than doubled. The following
Is the announcement just made by the
Provincial Government: The stump
age payable on all logs. timber or 9TH
er lumber cut or made up on crown
lands license shall be as follows:
For spruce, pine, fir and hackmatack
saw logs per thousand superficial feet.
SO to 81; hardwood timber up to an
average of fourteen inches square, per
ton sl.10; hardwood timber about
fouteen inches additional per inch per
ton. 10 cents; hardwood logs for thou
sand superficial feet. s1.25; pine tim
her up to fourteen inches square per
ton. 81; pine timber additional per
inch per ton, so cents; hackmatack
timber per ton, 81; spruce timber per
ton. $50. cedar logs per thousand, So:
railway ties. S-foot length. each Is
cents, hemlock logs per thousand
superficial feet. including bark, $3.50;
white birch for spool per cord, 65
cents; white birch logs for spool wood
per Thousand superficial feet. s125:
poplar logs per thousand superficial
feet 50: and for all other descriptions
of lumber not specified above. IS per
cent Of the market value thereof at the
mill place of shipment or place of con-
sumption in the Province
The Stumpage on spruce, pine, fir
and hackmatack saw logs per thou
SAND superficial feet will be 81 on all
crown land tributary to the ST. John
River and to the Bay of F'urdy. For
the rest of the Province the stumpage
Will be IS per thousand on this lum-
her Where it has been shown to the
satisfaction of the minister of lands
and mines or the deputy minister of
lands and mines tina. the portage haul
of camp supplies is forty miles or
more. then the stumpage may be re-
cuced, but in no case shall the charge
be less than two thirds Of the regular
rate. Permits issued by the authority
OF me minister OF lands and mines to
enable licensees to cut understood
iumper on barren lands or thckets
VIII pay the same rate of stumpage as
stated above with the addition of 25
cents per thousand. being the cost of
supervision" Provision is also made
Tor a sworn statement by each opera =
TOR, who must also give particulars
and distinguish between logs cut hv
him on Government lands and any cut
by or for him on private lands. Fail
ure 70 comply with the regulations in :
Foives cancellation of the license.
1t is further provided that no spruce
hr or pine tree shall be cut, even for
pliing, which does not measure -,
incnes at the stump. To prevent
speculation any iicensee may be called
on to cut at least 10000 superc.al fee,
OF lumber for each square mile of
Hcensed land held by him. or nav the
slnmpage on that amount. II Is FIR.
ther provided that trees must Re cr,
down to the swell of the roots. topped
on at inches diameter. and limbs
looped off so that they will lie fa,
Inc saw is to be substituted for tho
Ak as Is already done by many opera :
tors
The present rate Of stumpare on
spruce, FIR and pine is $3.50 per thou
sand The operators knew that there
must be an increase, but did not ex-
pect doubling Of the rate. AS mat
ter OF fact. however. the stumpage on
private lands is higher than the new
Government rate although on private
lands there is no annual mileage
charge which on Government lands is
IS per square mile.