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FEABRuUARy3 22 R hC il Urged Disruption of normal European , gquiry into the allocation of timber trade channels by the war offered |limits to various companies and an excellent opportunity for On--| Colonel Drew again pressed for tario pulp producers to increase| memoranda showing how the per-- i their expott markets, Conservative} missible cut was determined in Leader George Drew told a select | each case. committee of the Legislature inves | "It's in the agreement," said Wal-- tigating administration of timber| ter Cain, Deputy Minister of the resources yesterday. Department of Lands and Forests. Colonel Drew called attention of| "The timber areas are surveyed the committee to a press despatch | from the air and by land crews, and from Montreal which told of the|the timber limits are based on the & presence of a Dutch official in Can-- | cruisers' reports." ada in search of special types of No other country in the world,. paper for Dutch consumption. The| he said, including the Scandinavian | despatch, he said, reported that the|countries, had gone to such pains & official had been unable to find the ) to make an inventory of timber re-- required type of paper in Eastern| sources as had Ontario. Canada and was preparing to in\'cs-l Colonel Drew repeated his dec-- tigate the British Columbia mar--|laration of Tuesday that large areas ket. io:' timber land were being disposed B Netherlands requirements in this| of "most informally" and protested particular field, Colonel Drew said,| at the lack of documents concern-- had been filled by Scandinavian |ing preliminary negotiations. countries in the past, but the war| "All we have is the word of cer--| and its consequent hazards to ship--| tain department heads that great ping had made filling Of such or-- care was taken," he said. "There| ders difficult. has not been one letter or report "This illustrates the noed for| tabled before this committee. The haste on our part in establishing | procedure, so far as the information | some form of research council to| before us is concerned, has been ut-- | keep an eye open for opportunities| terly unbusinesslike." like this," Colonel Drew declared.| Mr. Heenan defended his depart-- "The war has disorganized normal'ment's action in allotting timber trade arrangzements and is opening | limits to the Pulpwood Supply Com-- new markets for us if we are pre-- | pary and others. The area in ques-- pared to take advantage of them.| tion, he said, had been considered If Ontario mills are not producing | "inaccessible and worthless" until types of paper in demand elsewhere, | the deal had been made. | such a council could recommend "I consider this agreement one necessary changes." of the finest the department has Hon. Peter Heenan agreed a re-- ) ever entered into," the Minister search council would be of benefit | said. to the Province, but he doubtedi The committee will resume Thurs-- whether it would help in cases such| day morning, when delegates from as that outlined in the Montreal| Port Arthur and Fort William will despatch. "That's just a matter for| present briefs dealing with he ef-- | salesmanship," he said. fect of timber policies on the wel-- | The committee resumed its in--!|fare of their municipalities,