continues to increase. 474 copies were distributed, but this figure is not shown 

 in the total overall map distribution figure. 



The popularity of the provincial topographic lithographed map sheets on the 

 scale of 2 miles to 1 inch continues to increase. These map sheets are produced 

 by the Army Survey Establishment Bureau, Department of National Defence, 

 Ottawa, for aerial photographic information made under the Forest Resources 

 Inventory programme of the Timber Branch for this department. Due to other 

 commitments, the conversion of mapping to the 1:50,000 scale, the Army Survey 

 Estabhshment Bureau will not be able to produce any new sheets in this series 

 for this department. 



Thirty-three thousand and eighteen (33,018) copies (see "Trend of Map 

 Distribution Chart") of this series were distributed, an increase of 6,907 copies 

 over that of the previous fiscal year. 



The summary of the total quantity of lithographed map sheets distributed is 

 as follows: 



National Topographic Series ,— 78,866 



Map No. 20 2,523 



District Maps 10,755 



Map No. 33 A — Electoral 503 



Map No. 28 — Geographical Townships 584 



Miscellaneous Maps -— - 18,500 



Total 111,731 



A decrease of 100 "over the counter" individual cash sales was noted 

 against that of the previous fiscal year, for a total of 7,900 transactions for the 

 sale of lithographed map sheets, reproductions of survey records and other maps 

 and plans. One thousand counter invoices for items sent out on credit were issued, 

 being an approximate increase of 200 as compared to last year. Eight thousand 

 seven hundred (8,700) letters of request from the public, covering similar 

 transactions, were processed. 



Reproductions 



47,692 square feet of photographic reproduction paper was consumed for 

 reproductions of maps and survey records for departmental work, the Survey 

 Branches of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission and the Ontario 

 Department of Highways, other provincial government departments and com- 

 missions, Ontario Land Surveyors and the general public. This was 20,182 

 square feet more than that used in the previous year. 



The consumption of sensitized paper used in the reproduction of various 

 topographic map tracings, Crown land tracings and township prints, Georgian 

 Bay Island map sheets, subdivision and summer resort plans of surveys, as well 

 as other miscellaneous plans, by the dry process reproduction method, was almost 

 doubled this year. A total of 461,740 square feet of sensitized paper and linen 

 was consumed, which was 192,659 square feet greater than that used in the 

 previous fiscal year. The quantity of transparent reproduction material used 

 shows an increase over the amount used during the past fiscal year. A summary 

 of the dry process material used is as follows: 



Blue or black line paper 437,054 square feet 

 Transparent linen 5,625] 



Transparent plastic 2,268 ( 7,893 square feet 



Opaque linen 16,793 square feet 



Total 461,740 

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