DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 



UniSION OF ACCOUNTS 



General 



The financial report sets out a substantial increase — $438,832. — in expendi- 

 ture appropriation of the Department as compared with the previous \ear. This 

 increased appropriation was required for: — 



(1) Extra Fire Fighting. 



(2) Expansion in the field work of the Fish and Wildlife, Timber Manage- 

 ment, and Reforestation Divisions. 



Accounting for the Division of Air Service was re-organized as of 1st April 

 1947. The result of this re-organization is illustrated b>- the several accounting 

 statements appearing herein, particularh- those having reference to the detailed 

 costs of operating. 



FLXAXCIAL REPORT 



1. Cash Receipts and Disbursements: 



The following summarizes the result of operations for the vear ending 

 March 31, 1948: 



Total— Cash Receipts $10,682,403.47 



Total— Cash Disbursements 7,598,611.94 



Excess of Receipts over Disbursements $3,083,791.53 



2. Com piirison of Results ivith Those of Prior Years: 



(a) Receipts 



In Schedule A, page 10, cash receipts for the >ear under re\ie\\ ha\e been 

 compared with those of the previous four years. This data ma\- be summarized 

 as follows: 



'W'ars ending March 31st 

 Division 1944 1945 194(i 1947 1948 



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.\ccounts — 



Water Power Kemals 



Provincial Land Tax 



Long Lac Diversion 



Miscellaneous 



.\ir .Service 



Fish & Wildlife (1944-47) 



(Game i!v: Fisheries Dept.) 



Forest I'roiection 



Land and Kecreationai .Areas 



Reforestation 



Surveys 



Timber Management 



Lignite I )c\-cj()()niciii 



6,697,708 6,606,479 8,514,613 10,663,148 10,682,403 



