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tribute towards their maintenance. Where good roads have been constructed in 

 new districts, correspondingly good improvements on the land are being made 

 by the Settlers. If, in the near future, there is any considerable immigration into 

 Northern and Xorth AVestcrn Ontario a considerable increase in road expenditure 

 will be necessary in order to keep up to or slightly in advance of settlement. 



During the past season considerable work was done on the North Bay and 

 Bracebridge Trunk road. It has been partly completed to a few miles south of 

 the town of Huntsville. A road was also re-constructed between Powassan Station 

 on the Grand Trunk Railway West of Nipissing Village, a distance of over 10 miles. 

 This road gives relief to a large settlement far distant from Railway facilities. 

 Another season's work on the North Bay & Bracebridge Trunk Road will open a 

 good motor car road betwween Old Ontario and the town of North Bay. It will 

 take another season's work to surface with gravel all of the Trunk Road between 

 the town of North Bay and Sudbury. Between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie 

 there is still a gap of about 17 miles to be constructed between Cutler St&,tion on 

 Canadian Pacific Railway and Algoma Mills. When this is completed it will be 

 possible to motor between Toronto and Sault Ste. Marie. During the past season 

 .a macadamised road was constructed between Copper Cliff and the Creighton Mine. 

 On the Manitoulin and St. Joseph Islands operations were carried on on leading 

 trunk roads. These are being surfaced with gravel and Avell graded and drained. 

 In the District of Rainy River many miles of Trunk Roads were re-surfaced with 

 gravel, new roads cut out and graded, and several miles of large drains constructed. 

 The Trunk Road System was extended between Wabigoon and Oxdrift on Canadian 

 Pacific Railway in the District of Kenora. In the Districts surrounding Port 

 Arthur and Fort William several of the previously constructed Trunk Roads were 

 surfaced or re-surfaced with gravel, and several short roads constructed or improved 

 in the Agricultural sections. A mining road was cut out from Schreiber on the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway North into a new Mining District on Big Duck Lake. 



Following is a more detailed statement of the roads constructed in the various 

 Districts during the season of 1918; also a statement of expenditures, and an 

 approximate estimate of expenditure for the season of 1919. , 



I have the honour to be. Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



J. F. Whitson^ 



Commissioner. 



NoETH Bay to Bracebridge Trunk Road. 

 DisTEiCTs OF Nipissing, Parry Sound and Muskoka. 



Work was continued throughout the season on the North Bay and Bracebridge 

 Trunk Road. It has now reached a point about 7 miles south of the Town of 

 Huntsville. That part of the Trunk Road constructed from North Bay to Sun- 

 dridge in previous years was gone over with the drag and re-surfaced in places 

 where found necessary. Considerable gravel was used in re-surfacing and the 

 ditches cleaned out. From Sundridge south to Burks Falls substantial new work 

 was carried on. The distance between these two stations is about 13 miles ; between 

 Burks Falls and Katrine 4 miles; between Katrine and Emsdale 5 miles; from 



