DEPARTMENT (3E LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 



ih) The following is a comparison of total disbursements for the fixe years 

 ending March 31, 1947: 



Years L'liding March 31st 

 1943 1944 194.5 1946 1947 



Total Disbursements — S S S S S 



Chargeable to appropriation as 



voted 2,799,689 3,040,901 3,572.225 3,988.394 5.961,806 



Additional Disbursements — 



Uncontrollable items, chargeable to 



Special Warrants 701,296 111,000 



Total Disbursements 3,500,985 3,040.901 3,572.225 4,099.394 5.961.806 



(c) Trend of Receipts and Disbursements 

 i. Receipts 



Annual Receipts 1947 as compared witli 1943 show an increase of approxi- 

 mately 82,343,685.00 or 38.6 per cent. This increase is due in large part to 

 increased re\enue from: 



Land and Recreational Areas S 256,865.00 



Timber Management 1,961.823.00 



Land Tax 58,461.00 



Miscellaneous 41.804.00 



Water Power 32.083.00 



.v2, 3 5 1.03 6. 00 

 //. Disbursements 



Annual Disbursements 1947 as compared with 1943 show an increase of 

 82.460,821.00 or 70.3 per cent. This increase is accounted for in large part by 

 the following items: 



Main Office 8 161,665.00 



Air Service 334.053.00 



Poorest Research 221 ,174.00 



Basic Organization, Extra Fire Fighting and 



Scaling! ^. . . /. 1.897,489.00 



Construction and Operating Forest Ranger 



School "^ [ . . 323,429.00 



Reforestation 208,976.00 



83,146.786.00 



Less special Disbursements applicable in 194;^: 



Hydro-Electric Power Commission of ()niari() 



're Long Lac Diversion 400,000.00 



Lignite Development Project 299,993.00 



id) Fish and Wildlife Division 



699,993.00 

 .82,446,793.00 



Receipts and Disbursements of this Dixision are separateK- shown in 

 Schedule G, page 24. 



