Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3' 



DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS 



General 



The financial report sets out a substantial increase — $3,802,190.00 — in ex- 

 penditure appropriation of the Department as compared with the previous year. This 

 increased appropriation was required for: 



(1) Suppression of forest fires 



(2) Salvaging of fire killed timber 



(3) Air Service expansion 



(4) Cost of Living Bonus to employees. 



There was an increase in the cash receipts — $952,833.59 — as compared with 

 the previous year. Revenue for the year reached a new high in the history of the 

 Department, due to increased receipts from sale of fish and game licenses, and from 

 sale of Crown timber. 



FINANCIAL REPORT 

 I. Cash Receipts and Disbursements 



Statement for the year ending March 31, 1949, is set out on Schedule A, page 

 6. The following summarizes the result of operations for the year. 



Total— Cash Receipts $11,635,237.06 



—Cash Disbursements 11,400,801.97 



Excess of Receipts over Disbursements . $234,435.09 



2. Comparison of Results with those of prior years 



(a) Receipts 



Cash receipts for the year under review compare with those of the previous 

 four years as follows: 



YEARS ENDING MARCH 31ST 



DIVISION 



Accounts 



Water Power Rentals . 



Provincial Land Tax 



Long Lac Diversion 



Miscellaneous -_- 



Air Service 



Fish and Wildlife 



Forest Protection 



Land and Recrejitional Areas 



Reforestation 



Surveys 



Timber Management 



