Department of Tourism and Information; the Boundary 

 Waters Study area at 1:125,000; and the regular annual 

 production of the Hunting and Fishing Regulation Map 

 folders which were produced in three colours. 



ONTARIO MAP CATALOGUE 



At the request of the Deputy Ministers Council, compilation 

 of a catalogue of maps produced by all provincial mapping 

 agencies was begun with the selection of a format and cata- 

 loguing system. Three thousand source documents were 

 distributed to provincial departments and commissions to 

 solicit entries for the catalogue. 



An Index Map of the Forest Resources Inventory Map 

 series was produced in two colours for inclusion in this 

 catalogue. 



TOPONYMY 



The Ontario Geographic Names Board Act, 1968, provides 

 for the establishment and functions of The Ontario Geo- 

 graphic Names Board which is responsible for the control of 

 geographic nomenclature in Ontario for the preparation of 

 maps or other publications intended for official or public 

 use. The Board is to gather, collate, recommend and record 

 place names and geographical features and to collaborate 

 with the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographic 

 Names, the federal authority for toponymy in Canada. 



During this fiscal year, eighty-eight maps and charts on 

 various scales were edited for correct nomenclature for 

 various federal and provincial agencies, an increase of fifty- 

 seven per cent over the previous year. Approximately 1,500 

 new names were recommended for approval, and 2,220 new 

 entries were added to the geographic names index records. 

 The addition of geographical co-ordinates to the index was 

 commenced. 



LEGAL SURVEYS EXAMINATION 



Legal Surveys Subsection carries out drafting and plan exam- 

 ination and prepares instructions for surveys carried out by 

 departmental surveyors, as well as for all surveys carried out 

 by private surveyors to meet the needs of the retracement, 

 restoration, subdivision and inspection programs. 



All plans of survey, or plans compiled from available 

 information, leading to any form of alienation of Crown 

 land, were examined for compliance with statutes and 

 departmental policy. These plans included individual sum- 

 mer resort, commercial or industrial locations, water lots 

 and Crown subdivisions. In addition, returns from surveys 

 carried out under instructions, such as retracement, restora- 

 tion and municipal surveys, which did not lead to aliena- 



tion, were examined for compliance with statutes and 

 instructions. 



Field surveys for administrative purposes were carried 

 out by staff surveyors with headquarters in Parry Sound and 

 Tweed. These surveyors were engaged in determination of 

 encroachment on Crown Land and extent of ambiguous 

 Crown grants, retracement, inspection and park surveys, 

 together with other miscellaneous surveys. 



As in the previous year, approximately 2,500 miles of 

 forest access roads were maintained durmg the fiscal year. 



The criterion for eligibility for maintenance has not been 

 broadened to include roads other than those used by the 

 Department for pursuit of its programs, but the program 

 has increased steadily, as the Department's capital road 

 construction program has expanded, and reflects to a degree 

 the new policy to maintain some abandoned logging roads 

 where it is in the interest cf the Department to do so. 



DRAFTING SERVICES 



Drafting of legal survey plans resulting from Departmental 

 field survey activities, and the preparation of special maps, 

 plans, charts and graphic illustrations required by the 

 operations of the Department, was continued by the Draft- 

 ing Subsection. In addition, due to the steady demand by 

 Departmental field offices, land planners and the public 

 generally for area plans and for township plans to a scale 

 of four inches to the mile, a pilot project for the production 

 of township plans by private drafting contractors was tried 

 during the past year to supplement continuing Depart- 

 mental production. The results obtained indicate that similar 

 production will continue in the future. 



The location and extent of all new dispositions of Crown 

 land continue to be plotted and designated on office plans 

 to maintain an up-to-date graphic inventory of land status 

 throughout the Province. 



ENGINEERING SECTION 



The Section continues to provide management of water 

 resources through approval of dams under The Lakes and 

 River Improvement Act; determination of the terms and 

 conditions, and preparation of water power lease agree- 

 ments under The Water Power Regulation Act; administra- 

 tion of licences of occupation for dams constructed princi- 

 pally for log driving purposes; and administration of the 

 reconstruction of old dams. In addition, special engineering 

 consultation services are provided in hatchery design and 

 construction, and in fisheries and waterfowl management 

 projects. 



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