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hiurnacal " 5j WwaAS required for local mill purposes. All local mills were served in that way. -- Whenever a local mill made an appli-- cation for timber for local mill puposes this investigation took place, and it was required that there was necessity for that quantity which was applied for. Up to the present time that system had worked admirably. The interests of the licensees and the local mill owners were necessarily, to a great extent, adverse, The licensee would, of course, pre-- fer that no timber should be taken from his limits at all. But on the whole it had been found to work satisfactorily. He could under-- take to show that out of the numerous appli-- cations under consideration at least ninety-- nine out of every hundred had been decided and settled satisfactorily. Occasionally there was a dispute. When there was a dispute the Department settled it As he had pointed out prior to this arrangement there was no provision for the local mill man at all. In an old section of the community, the timber be-- ing scarce, the local mill--man had very often no timber within 30 or 40 miles of him,. He made application to get some timber 30 or 40 ' miles away. 'The licensee would often say ENTITLED To GET THAT AMoUNT of timber which was required for loc: purposes. All local mills were served i wal. ¥ri 00 . ' iitdlh is cad lefa d d d 80 3 1105 B CAAAE ETSE came into power they found that complaints were beginning to be made by the local mills. _A system was adopted that a certain {.:art. of the land should be taken from certain imits for that purpose. _ That practice had {«nw on for two or three years, and was ound to work badly because the local mill man was sure to select the best timber fand for local mill urposes, -- In 1874, after giving the matter fu{l) consideration, and after hav-- ing consuited with both the licensees and the local mill men, when -- an application had been made to the Department, --there was sent a competent person to the mill to _ make enquiry as to what quantity would be required to serve that local mill for the year, so that the Commis-- sioner of Crown Lands wound find out what part would be best taken up. Then the local mill man was 'Mr, CARNEGIE moved for a return show-- ing the number, concession, and acreage of the lots in the towuship of ILivingstone laced under license to cut_timber, to John f'udgau-, in August, 1884. . Carried. LOCAL TIMBER SUPPLY. Mr. WOOD moved for a return showing the timber districts set aside for local mill pur-- poses ; extent of each district, and the condi-- tions under which such districts are held by the parties to whom granted ; the partics holding the same, with the rate of dues charged by the Department of Crown Lands, such return to comprise that section of the Province lying to lIn- east of the Bobcaygeon-- road. He contended that there was a great deal of dissatisfaction with the manner in which the demand for local purposes had been met. Hon. T. B. PARDEE said that he certainly had no objection to giving his hon. friend all the information in his power on that sub-- jeot. These limits had been all put under license years ago, prior to Confederation. Prior to Confederation there wasno provision for local milis at all. After this Government (By Our Own Reporters.) Erinay, February 12. The Speaker took the chair at 3 o'clock. STANDINXG ORDERS, Mr. Rayside presented the seventh report of the Standing Orders Committee. Mr. Ferris -- Roespecting the Women's Christian Association, Belleville. Mr. McLaughlin--To amend the Act incor-- porating the Lake Scugog Marsh Lands Drainage Co. Mr. Baxter--'To amend the Consolidated Municipal Act, 1883. PIRST READINGS, Mr. Morin--'To incorporate the South Es-- sex (Giun Club. Fifth Parliament ------ Third Ssession. / Mr, Morin--To incorporate the Nosbonsing & Nipissing Railway Company. Mr. McIntyre--'To amend the Act respect-- infi assignments for the benefit of creditors. Ir. Ermatinger----Respecting receipts and quittances. # _ Mr, Baxter----To authorize the Village of Caledonia to issue certain debentures. Mr, Conmee--'To incorporate the Ontario & R.l&i}lfl); lli\"cr Railway Company. _ _ Mr. Dryden--To amend the Act incorpo-- rating the Baptist Missionary Convention of OUntario. Mr. MctGhee--'To consolidate the debt of the Town of Orangeville. A TIMBER RETURN, °7 consideration, and after hav-- d with both the licensees and the men, when an application had s to the Department, there a competent person to the malklo' enquiry as to what dred had been decided ily. Occasionally there i there was a dispute d it., As he had pointed