the total frontage of areas fronting on water be reserved for public use; procedure 

 relating to zoning plans was improved; regulations governing the sale or leasing of 

 public lands were passed; extension of the time for performance of a term or condi- 

 tion of a sale or lease was provided; provision was made for obtaining possession 

 of public land after the revocation, cancellation or expiration of a sale or lease or 

 where a person is in possession or occupation without lawful authority; it was 

 established that a beach used for travel by the public is not by reason only of such 

 use a highway within the meaning of any Act; the right of the Crown to one quarter 

 of land subdivided into lots, blocks or parcels and the related procedure was 

 clarified. 



Because ever-increasing numbers of people are ranging farther afield in 

 pursuit of hunting and angling and other outdoor recreation and it was considered 

 undesirable to hamper their freedom of movement, a procedure was established to 

 permit the use of public land for a period of less than three weeks without charge. 



A Hunt Camp identification card to be posted on the building showing the 

 name of the owner and the Land Use Permit number, assists insi>ectors to deter- 

 mine, in the absence of the owner, whether or not the camp is covered by proper 

 authority. 



Procedure was established and forms designed for use in connection with 

 claims to land resulting from 60 years adverse possession for use by officers of the 

 Department, applicants for land and their solicitors or other representatives. This 

 has resulted in more rapid and efficient dealings with this type of application. 



Authority for the disposal of land in Provincial Forests was extended to 

 include certain forms of recreational land use. 



Policy procedure was laid down under Sections 26 and 27 of The Public 

 Lands Act to provide for uniformity of action and to ensure that all occupants of 

 land are fully informed of their position and the reason why continued occupation 

 is illegal. 



Arrangements were concluded with the Department of Highways to clarify 

 the responsibility of both Departments with respect to the erection of signs on 

 public land adjacent to highways. 



Provision was made for the establishment of subdivision control areas under 

 Section 15(2) of The Public Lands Act; for the sale and patent of public land for 

 school and church purposes, and for the leasing of land to municipalities for muni- 

 cipal park purposes at reasonable cost. 



In connection with land inspections, more accurate and detailed supporting 

 data are being required in the fixing of land and timber values. 



Summer resort lands, both private and commercial, continued to be in steady 

 demand. The Department opened up a number of new lakes and provided addi- 

 tional sites on others. Careful planning of total recreational facilities was strongly 

 emphasized and the programme was designed to provide a balanced land use in 

 any given area. The ground work was laid for completing lake by lake studies with 

 a view to allocating cottage sites, areas of scenic beauty, picnic sites, public re- 

 serves, etc., prior to opening the lake. 



Inspection of land covered by old sales and locations was accelerated with 

 a view to closing out the files by issuing patent or effecting cancellation. 



A block of land at MacDiarmid was transferred to the Federal Government 

 for the use of local Indians. 



The programme of designating as Crown reserves areas of public land for 

 general public use. Departmental tower sites, reforestation and seed collection 

 was continued. 



Policy was established providing for the sale of land on highways leased for 



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