KEPORT OF THE No. 3 



Collections. 



The total revenue of the Department from all sources was $2,964,161.76. Of 

 this, $50,253.53 came from agricultural lands and town sites; mining lands, 

 $33,535.58; mining and Crown leases, $83,774,38; miners' licenses, permits and 

 recording fees, $52,271.86; supplementary revenue tax, $919,208.80. From woods 

 and forests the revenue was $1,756,085.25, made up of the following items, bonus, 

 $679,304.17; timber dues, $795,004.08; ground rent, $87,263.93; transfer fees, 

 $4,740.00; fire protection charge, $189,773.07. (See Appendix No. 4, page 19.) 



DiSBUKSEMENTS. 



The total expenditure of the Department for ordinary service was $965,615.73. 

 Some of the principal items were : Crown Land agents' salaries and disbursements, 

 $18,202.13; homestead inspectors, $14,978.75; Crown timber agents, $31,088.07; 

 forest ranging and estimation of timber, $125,474.84; fire ranging, $394,784.90; 

 forest reserves, fire ranging, etc., Temagami reserve, $48,009.52; Mississaga re- 

 serve, $24,454.34; Nipigon reserve, $23,457.35; Eastern reserve, $3,424.13; Sibley 

 reserve, $100.00; mines and mining, $60,802.72; mining recorders, $23,630.95; 

 surveys, $40,827.29; investigation of tree diseases, $5,410.53; contingencies, land 

 and forests, $39,947.14; Bureau of Mines, $12,653.85; forestry, $3,221.80; 

 colonization, $1,072.38. 



A further sum of $50,907.28 was expended under the direction of the Depart- 

 ment, distributed as follows : Algonquin Park, $29,866.03 ; Quetico Provincial 

 Park, $9,424.20; Veteran's Commutation, $150.00; Royal Nickel Commission, 

 $10,182.05; legal investigations, $1,285.00. 



The sum of $55,027.49 was disbursed under the provisions of the Bounty 

 Act, Edward VII, Cap. 14. (See Appendices Nos. 6 and 7.) 



Woods and Forests. 



The accrued revenue from Woods and Forests for the year ending October 

 Slst, 1918, amounted to $1,635,684.43 which exceeded that of the previous year 

 by $139,620.98. 



The revenue collected during same period totalled $1,756,085.25, or $60,382.17 

 in excess of amount collected during year ending October 31st, 1917. 



The production of pine timber, saw log and dimension timber — during season 

 of 1917-18 while very much less than during the seasons of 1914-15 and 1915-16 

 exceeded that for 1916-17 by over fifteen million feet board measure, a satisfactory 

 increase in view of the prevailing labour conditions. With labour conditions 

 rapidly improving and with increased demand for lumber both at home and 

 abroad it is confidently expected that the production during the coming season will 

 show a still greater increase. 



In timber other than pine there was a falling off in production of nearly 

 eight million feet board measure. 



Over half a million more railway ties were taken out last season, the figures 

 being 2,094,099, as against 1,544,826 for 1916-17. 



Three hundred and thirty-eight thousand, five hundred and sixty-three cords 

 of pulpwood were taken off Crown Lands an increase of 114,892 cords over the 

 previous season. 



The sale of the Kapuskasing Pulp and Timber Limit to which reference 

 was made in 1917 report has since been carried out. 



