Report of the Minister of Lands, Forests 

 and Mines of the Province of Ontario. 



For the Year Ending 31st October, 1918. 



To His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario. 



May it Please Your Honour: 



I have the honour to submit for the information of your Honour and the 

 Legislative Assembly a report for the fiscal year ending 31st October, 1918, of the 

 management of the Crown Lands of the Province. 



Clergy Lands. 



The collection on account of Clergy Lands was $355.40. No land was dis- 

 posed of during the year. (See Appendix No. 4, page 19.) 



Common School Lands. 



The collection on account of former sales was $7,341.97. (See Appendix No. 

 4, page 19.) 



Grammar School Lands. 



The area of these lands sold during the year was 47 acres for $58.75. The 

 collection on account of these and former sales was $288.00. (See Appendix No. 

 4, page 19.) 



University Lands. 



The area of these lands sold during the year was 1,288.25 acres for $786.01. 

 The collection on account of these and former sales was $1,417.31. (See Appendix 

 No. 4, page 19.) 



Crown Lands. 



There was sold during the year for agricultural and town site areas 51,401.22 

 acres for $39,775.01. The collection on account of these and former sales was 

 $50,253.53. There was sold for mining purposes 12,125.64 acres for $32,180.67. 

 There was collected on account of these and former sales $33,535.58. 



There was leased for mining purposes 3,119.46 acres for $3,040.04. There was 

 collected on account of these leases and those of former years $14,009.15. There 

 was leased of Crown lands an area of 35,424.36 acres for $3,535.45. There was 

 collected on account of these and the leases of former years $68,700.58. 



The total area of Crown lands disposed of by sale and lease during the year 

 was 103,701.59 acres for a value of $80,345.43, as compared with 165,628.06 acres 

 sold and leased in 1917 for $140,948.30. The total collection on account of the 

 sales, leases, etc., was $176,966.17. (See Appendix No. 3, page 18.) 



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