FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL 

 CO-OPERATIVE AGREEMENTS 



Road across Gull Bay Indian Reserve No. 55 

 By an agreement dated the 13th day of April, 1971, be- 

 tween Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada as repre- 

 sented by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern 

 Development, and Her Majesty the Queen in right of 

 Ontario as represented by the Minister of Lands and 

 Forests, Ontario agreed to pay to Canada the sum of 

 $15,000.00 by way of compensation for the use of lands in 

 the Gull Bay Indian Reserve No. 55 in connection with the 

 Armstrong-Hurket Road until the 31st day of December, 

 1971. Canada released Ontario from any claims which 

 Canada may have had against Ontario by reason of the use 

 of the lands for road purposes up to December 31, 1971. 



Agreement to Maintain Commercial Fish Operations on 

 certain lakes during 1971 



By an agreement dated the 26th day of July, 1971, 

 between the Government of Canada, as represented by the 

 Minister of Fisheries, and the Government of the Province 

 of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Lands and 

 Forests, Canada and Ontario agreed to establish a cost 

 sharing program to maintain commercial risk operations on 

 certain lakes in Ontario. The program, administered by 

 Canada, provided for cash payments to fishermen or 

 processors, including the Freshwater Fish Marketing Cor- 

 poration, for fish rejected by the Inspection Branch of the 

 Department of the Environment because of levels of 

 mercury contamination above the level of 0.5 ppm. The 

 total amount of payment made under the program, not to 

 exceed $100,000., was to be shared equally by Canada and 

 Ontario. 



Agreement for the Re-establishment of the Winisk Goose 

 Camp 



By an agreement dated the 12th day of January, 1972, 



■ between Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario, as 



represented by the Minister of Lands and Forests, and Her 



Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the 



Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 

 Ontario and Canada agreed, by amendment of an existing 

 agreement between the parties dated the 24th day of 

 January, 1962, establishing a program of mutual assistance 

 in the development and management of annual renewable 

 resources in Ontario, to supplement the program by pro- 

 viding funds for the re-establishment of a goose camp at 

 Winisk which was destroyed by flood. 



STATEMENT OF PATENTS, 1971-2 



PATENTS 



Agriculture 1 



City-Town 50 



1,634 



410 



LICENCES OF OCCUPATION 132 132 



The statement for the year ending March 31, 1972, reflects 

 an increase of 15 per cent in the number of documents 

 issued over the year. 



SALE AND LEASE OF PUBLIC LAND 



By 0. Reg. 246/71 made under The Public Lands Act, the 

 sale of public land for private summer resort use was pro- 

 hibited as of the 3rd day of June, 1971, and a new leasing 

 scheme brought into effect. The new leases are for a term 

 of 30 years at an annual rental fixed by the regulation and 

 contain provision for renewal at the expiration of the term. 

 The rental is subject to review at prescribed intervals during 

 the term of the lease. 



Letters patent may still be issued with respect to sum- 

 mer resort locations sold for commercial use. 



SERVICES BRANCH 



OFFICE MANAGEMENT 



The Section provides a variety of services including the 

 management of Crown land records (188,300 active files), 

 the issue of revolvers and permits to carry firearms, and 

 poUcy and procedure directive production. 



During the past fiscal year, the Section's reproductive 

 facilities processed an average of 140,000 photo copies and 

 20,000 mimeograph copies per month. 



A total of 2,300 transactions (aquisitions, transfers and 

 write-offs) were recorded in the updating of the equipment 

 inventory; and 15 licences were obtained for boats. 



A total of 2,650 uniform requisitions were processed to 

 supply approximately 800 regular staff and 1,100 summer 

 casual staff (mainly in parks). 



PURCHASING 



Because of the continued expansion of Department activi- 

 ties and the need for more equipment and services, procure- 

 ment and purchasing increased in volume during the past 

 fiscal year. Over 14,000 requisitions were received, an in- 

 crease of about 3,000 on the year. 



Direct purchase orders numbered over 7,000; central 

 stationery requisitions, 4,832; printing requisitions, 394; 

 central duplicating requisitions, 760; and pubUc works 

 requisitions, 794. 



Direction and oversight were maintained on leases and 

 rentals of property for the Department throughout the 

 Province in conjunction with the Department of Public 

 Works. 



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