KEPOHT OF THE No. 3 



Improvement Work, 



During the fieason, twelve lookout towers were constructed. Three hundred 

 and four miles of new trails were cut out, and some improvements were made in 

 the telephone systems. Fifty-eight rangers' cabins were constructed, also two 

 boat houses, one motor car house and one garage. Numerous other improve- 

 ments of a minor nature were made. 



Equipment. 



Additions were made to the equipment as follows: 5 Ford auto trucks; 5 

 portable fire pumps; 5 large boats; 3 railway motor cars; 36 railway velocipedes; 

 100 tents and 65 canoes. Fire signs were very widely distributed and a large 

 number of calendars were also issued for educational effect. A booklet of instruc- 

 tions for all men in the field was printed and a copy furnished to each employee. 



Forestry. 



The work of the Provincial Forestry Station in Norfolk was continued. A 

 glance at the detailed report of the Forestry Branch will show the magnitude 

 of the work which is being carried on at this point. 



Tree Diseases. 



Very important work is being done in connection with the investigation of 

 tree diseases throughout the Province. Valuable investigations were conducted 

 by Dr. J. H. Faull, and his report will also be found included in the general report 

 of the Forestry Branch. 



A complete summary of the work of the Forestry Branch will be .found 

 in Appendix No. 31, page 142.) 



Grown Surveys. 



The following surveys of Crown Lands have been carried on during the 

 year : — 



Islands in the Georgian Bay and Lake Huron, in the districts of Manitoulin 

 and Parry Sound, which completes the survey of islands in Lake Huron and 

 Georgian Bay under the control of the Province. 



Township of Kapuskasing, district of Algoma. 



Township of O'Brien, district of Algoma. 



Township of Idington, district of Algoma. 



Township of Gumming, district of Algoma. 



Township of Owens, district of Timiskaming. 



Township of Williamson, district of Timiskaming. 



The last five mentioned townships were surveyed into one hundred-acre lots, 

 for the purpose of returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Land Settlement. 



Traverse of the Namakan Eiver in the district of Eainy River. 



Survey of Lower Shebandowan Lake, in the district of Thunder Bay. 



Survey of the boundaries of the Black Sturgeon River Pulp and Timber 

 Limit, in the district of Thunder Bay. 



Survey of Base and Meridian Lines in the districts of Thunder Bay and 

 Timiskaming. 



For Grown Surveys see Appendices Nos. 16 and 17, page 76. 



