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and which cover an area of approximately 33.100 square miles. Each sectional map 

 drawn to a scale of 4 inches to one mile covers an area of V2 minutes of latitude by 

 15 minutes of longitude. 



During the fiscal year, some 3.000 name index cards belonging to the Canadian 

 Board on Geographical Names were compared with our reference records and sup- 

 plementary information added to them, relative to the publication of a Gazeteer of 

 Place Xames in Ontario. Compiled information of place names was supplied to the 

 Ontario Department of Mines, the Federal Departments of National Defence and 

 Mines and Resources, required in the preparation of new maps being published by 

 these bureaux. 



Table No. 1 

 DISTRIBUTION OF MAPS 



National Topographic Series - 15,241 



Provincial Maps 



20A (Free Issue) 4,800 



District Maps 8,169 



Island Maps 357 



Miscellaneous 2,030 



33 A ( Electoral) 169 



42 A ( Townships) 1 ,004 



16.529 



Total 31,7/0 



N.ATioNAL Topographic Series 



The demand for the National Topographic Series map sheets has increased 

 over that of last }ear by 36*^^ . 



Provincial Maps 



A slight increase was noted in the demand for District maps. The distribution 

 of the balance of the provincial issues was approximately doubled over that of the 

 l)revious year. 



T.ABLE No. 2 

 PUBLIC REQUESTS FOR MAPS AN'D SURVEY RECORDS 



Counter Sales -— — 3,659 



Sales by Invoice - 2,415 



Sales by Cash in Advance, approximately 3,000 



Inquiries only, approximately 2,500 



11,574 



Photostating 



A considerable increase in the photostatic reproductions of original survey and 

 other records was noted this year. 65.000 square feet of photostat paper was used, 

 being an increase of 13.000 square feet over the amount used last year. 



An accelerated programme of ground surveys in summer resorts. Hydro and 

 Highways work accounts for the increased outi:)ut over that of last year. 



13.650 pages of original township surveys and base and meridian line survey 

 field notes were photostated in connection with the aerial mapping portion of the 

 Forest Resources Inventory programme. 



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