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(h) A small sawmill has been erected on the east bank of the Kapuskasing 

 River and is used in connection with the furnishing of a supply of lumber for the 

 Colony. Lumber is disposed of to settlers at approximately cost price. 



(i) A planing mill for the manufacturing of sash, doors, etc., has been 

 installed and is in continuous operation. 



(;■) A modern steam laundry is in use for the benefit of the members of 

 the colony. 



(k) Approximately half a mile of railway siding has lieeu constructed to 

 connect the colony with the main line of the Transcontinental Railway. A pas- 

 senger bridge over the Kapuskasing river is nearing completion. 



(/) A modern two-roomed school, accommodating 80 pupils, has been opened,. 

 with two well qualified teachers in charge. The Public School Inspector for 

 the district reports very favourably on the work which is being accomplished in 

 this school. Three vans are used in conveying the pupils from their homes to the 

 j-chool and return. The exjKnse of maintaining the school is, for the present, borne 

 by the Department. 



It will be understood that the men on going to the Colony leave their 

 families in Southern Ontario. Fifty men can be housed at the dormitory, and 

 when the men have had an opportunity to look over the situation, and have 

 fully decided to remain ^with the scheme, the married members of * the colony 

 are permitted to move their families, as far as the accommodation permits, to 

 the houses in the village. 



The site of the Kapuskasing colony was selected in May, 191T, by the 

 Minister. On July 13th, 1917, a party of four men left the Monteith Training 

 School, in charge of Major Thos. L. Kennedy, and took up their residence at 

 Kapuskasing. The remainder of the original party of men arrived as Kapus- 

 kasing on July 25th, 1917. Since that date, as you will note from the above, a 

 great amount of work has been accomplished. AVithout going ilito too great 

 detail, it might be said that good progress has been made in connection with 

 the ten-acre clearings on the individual lots and approximately 60 settlers' houses 

 have been erected. These houses are of substantial construction, and generally 

 speaking cost from $500.00 to $700,00 each. Of the cost of the settlers' houses, 

 $150.00 is borne by the Department — the balance by the settler. 



Seventy horses are kept at the settlement. These horses are available for the 

 use of the settlers, as are also farm implements, M-agons, sleighs, tractors, etc. 

 It is further proposed to maintain at the colony farm a stock of cattle, sheep 

 and swine. 



Financial assistance is available to the settlers to the extent of $500.00 to 

 each man by way of a loan, secured by a lien on the land and chattels. Re-payment 

 is extended over a period not to exceed 20 years, interest being charged at the 

 rate of six per cent, per annum. 



It is hoped to have all the men now at tlie Colony, settled in their own homes 

 early ^n the spring of 1919. The completion of the ten-acre clearings will be 

 vigorously proceeded with as weather conditions permit. 



^■^ It is not proposed to issue a Patent for the holding of any individual until 

 a period of five years from the time of his entry into the scheme has elapsed. 

 The settler must reside on his land for at least six months in each year up to 

 the time of the issue of Patent. Two acres must be cleared and cultivated 

 annually — that is, the settler must clear and put under cultivation, before he 

 can secure a Patent, ten acres in addition to the original ten acres cleared at the 

 expense of the Crown. After being in residence for at least six months, and after 



