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NATURAL RESOURCES OF QUEBEC 
APPROXIMATE AREA OF THE QUEBEC Forests, 1928 
Timber Lands 
Acres 
Private forests.................... 
Wood lots under location ticket... .. 
Township forest reserves....................... 
Forests leased [11111111] {Crown 
Timber lands not leased. ..................... .. 
Domanial forests 
6,368,800 
1,294,720 
415.084 
51,320,320 
59,001,076 
1.600.000 
Total. 
120.000. 000 
Square 
Miles 
9,951 
2,023 
649 
80,188 
92,189 
2,500 
187.500 
Private Forests.—Private forests are located principally in the 
central St. Lawrence valley. They consist of farms sold to settlers by 
the Government, old seigniories alienated during the French regime, and 
lands given to railways in aid of construction. Forested lands suitable for 
agriculture are sold by the Government in lots averaging about 100 acres 
to settlers who are given clear title by letters-patent on the fulfilment 
of stipulated conditions. 
Leased Timber Limits.—Timber limits are leased by the Govern- 
ment after being advertised for at least thirty days. Leases are disposed 
of by auction to the highest bidder. The successful bidder is required 
to pay a bonus agreed upon at the auction and, in addition, a ground 
rent of $8 a square mile and stumpage dues for all the timber cut. He 
also agrees to make periodical returns to the Forest Service respecting 
the timber cut, to avoid needless waste in lumbering operations and to 
protect his leasehold against fire. Diameter limits are imposed to prevent 
cutting of immature trees. Another important and far-reaching provision 
of the license is that all timber cut must be manufactured in Canada. 
This has stopped the export to foreign countries of pulpwood and logs cut 
from such areas, and has contributed very largely to the phenomenal 
growth which has characterized the pulp and paper manu facturing industry 
in Quebec during the past decade. 
Township Reserves.—There are 69 township forest reserves in 
1929 covering 540,831 acres. These are non-agricultural forest lands ‘set 
apart to supply timber and firewood to the nearby inhabitants under 
special reculat ons. 
Unleased Forests.—The. unleased forests are in absolute possession 
of the Government, and are free from all encumbrance. They are situated 
chiefly in the northern part of the province in the basins of the St. Lawrence 
and of Hudson Bay. No cutting has yet been done on any of these vast 
territories. Fire, storms, insects, or fungi, however, cause considerable