LANDS 



AND 



SURVEYS 



BRANCH 



Lands and Surveys Branch is divided into four sections with 

 duties and responsibilities as follows. 



LANDS 



Administration of public lands and their disposition by sale, 

 patent, vesting order, quit claim deed, lease, licence of 

 occupation, or land use permit; release of reservations in 

 patents, assignments and cancellations; and reservation of 

 lands for public and government uses. 



LAND ACQUISITION AND PLANNING 



Recommendations and applications for purchase of private 

 lands for public uses; development and co-ordination of 

 land use plans in all districts for the management of renew- 

 able, natural resources; Recreational Land Inventory Sector 

 of Canada Land Inventory; co-ordination of departmental 

 A.R.D.A. projects; and liaison with Department of Agricul- 

 ture and Food in private lands and with other Departments 

 on the socio-economic implications of land use objectives. 



SURVEYS 



Examination, recording and custody of original plans and 

 field notes of restoration of original Crown survey points, 

 retracement and municipal surveys, and surveys of Crown 

 lands for disposition; map compilation; authorization of 

 geographical names; and distribution of maps, publications 

 and copies of survey records. 



ENGINEERING 



Approval of dams; licences of occupation for dams; flood- 

 ing and diversions; water resource management; issuance 

 and servicing of Water Power Lease Agreements; engineer- 

 ing consultations; feasibility studies, inspections, reports, 

 planning for fish culture stations, wetland developments, 

 fishways and other fish and wildlife projects; and access 

 roads. 



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