31st, 1962. The approval of these dams involved the examination of 167 plans. 

 One plan for alterations to a dam was examined and approved, one for a 

 dike, diversion and settling basin, and two plans for a diversion of the Don River 

 — a total of 171 plans having been examined during the year. 



Licences of Occupation 



Five licences of occupation for damsites and flooding rights were issued 

 during the year. 



Eleven licences of occupation were cancelled; two because the rights therein 

 contained were to be included in water power lease agreements to issue; one 

 because the licensee no longer required the dam, power now being supplied by 

 The Hydro-Electric Power Commission; two because the licence of occupation 

 was conterminous with the expired water power lease agreement and a new 

 licence is to issue; and six because the dams are no longer required due to the 

 adoption of modern methods in the transportation of pulpwood. 



A further licence of occupation will be cancelled upon receipt of the 

 District Forester's report on whether or not the dam should be retained as 

 benefitting the Department in the areas of conservation, forst protection and fish 

 and wildlife propagation. 



Five licences of occupation are in various stages of completion. 



Water Power Lease Agreements 



Water Power Lease Agreement No. 60 issued to Spruce Falls Power and 

 Paper Company Limited for the Smoky Falls development in the District of 

 Cochrane, being the second and final renewal lease of Water Power Lease No. 59. 



Water Power Lease Agreement No. 61 issued to The Algoma Steel Corpora- 

 tion Limited for the water power development at Steephill Falls in the District 

 of Algoma, replacing Water Power Lease Agreement No. 12 which expired with 

 no right of renewal. 



Water Power Lease Agreement No. 62 issued to Great Lakes Power 

 Corporation Limited for the water privilege designated as Location K.G.4, at 

 Cedar Falls, on the Magpie River, District of Algoma. 



The installed capacity of all plants under Crown lease increased by 120,000 

 horsepower during the year to a total of 4,500,490 horsepower as of March 

 31st, 1962. 



Field Inspections 



Fifteen field trips were made to inspect the condition of dams, investigate 

 complaints in regard to weter levels, make surveys of watersheds, and to attend 

 meetings to discuss the operation of dams. 



Dam Reconstruction 



The reconstruction of ten dams was recommended to the Department of 

 Public Works continuing the programme of rebuilding abandoned logging dams 

 in the interests of forest protection, conservation and fish and wildlife propagation. 

 Assistance was given to the Public Works engineers in determining a satisfactory 

 regulated water level and obtaining stream flow and historical data useful in 

 designing the new dams. 



Nine dam reconstruction or repair projects were completed and turned over 

 to the Department of Lands and Forests for operation during the year 1961-62. 



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