the vertical filing system. This required the typing of approximately 10,000 filing 

 labels, which was done partly by the summer casual help and partly by the full- 

 time staff. All survey record material removed from the files was microfilmed. 

 Certain series of old docket files were transferred to the Provincial Archives for 

 permanent retention. 



Survey Party Equipment 



Four field survey parties under staff surveyors, carrying out summer resort 

 location subdivision surveys, retracement surveys, and other miscellaneous surveys, 

 were supplied and equipped for field work. Major equipment purchased for field 

 use included one Theodolite, one vehicle, several chains and tapes and other 

 miscellaneous items. 



The following quantity of survey monuments were distributed to various 

 districts for the use of Ontario Land Surveyors on the staff or in private practice 

 who were making individual or subdivision surveys for summer resort purposes on 

 Crown land under instructions from the department, for municipal surveys being 

 made under departmental instructions, or for other miscellaneous surveys. 



Accounts Payable, Supplies and Equipment 



Aporoximately 1,200 invoices and accounts payable were examined, checked, 

 recorded and classified prior to passing to the Accounts Branch for payment. 

 These were for travel and disbursements of members of the staff, purchases made 

 for equipment, supplies, maintenance and other operating costs, and for surveys 

 made on Crown lands by Ontario Land Surveyors in private practice. Eighty- 

 four property receipts, transfers and write-off forms were prepared for the 

 Equipment Inventory Records. Approximately 1,000 requisitions were prepared 

 covering purchase of supplies and equipment, maintenance and other operations. 



LANDS SECTION 

 Land Administration 



Continued study of Crown Land Administration resulted in several changes 

 in legislation, regulations, policy and procedure to improve the efficiency of the 

 Department operation and thus serve the public better. 



The policy of sale of land for recreational use according to registered plans 

 of subdivision rather than as individual locations was again emphasized. The 

 former method of sale permits immediate sale, whereas the latter requires a 

 survey after an application is approved, resulting in delays up to six months before 

 sale can be consummated. During the fiscal period under review approximately 



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