2. Management of Forestry Lands owned by the National Capital Commission 

 By an agreement dated the 16th day of August, 1961, between the Minister 



of Lands and Forests and the National Capital Commission, made pursuant to 

 the provisions of The Forestry Act, the forestry lands of the Commission de- 

 scribed in the agreement and additional forestry lands from time to time are 

 placed under the administration of the Department of Lands and Forests for 

 management for forestry purposes at the expense of the Province until the 31st 

 day of March, 2011, In addition to forestry management parts of the land may 

 be developed for public recreational purposes provided the Commission is agree- 

 able to the use of the part to be developed. 



Land may be returned to the Commission upon payment by the Commission 

 of the expenses of the Province less any revenue, but not including interest. Upon 

 expiration or termination of the agreement the Commission will pay to Ontario 

 the expenses of the Province less the revenue, without including interest, and if 

 there is an excess of revenue above the expenses the excess will be paid to the 

 Commission without interest. The agreement provides for meetings every two 

 years to review the agreement and the action taken thereunder. 



3. Forest Fires Protection on Indian Reserves 



By an agreement dated the 31st day of July, 1961, between the Govern- 

 ment of the Province of Ontario as represented by the Honourable J. W. Spooner 

 and the Government of Canada as represented by the Honourable Ellen L. Fair- 

 clough, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, it was agreed that Ontario 

 would do all things necessary to extinguish grass, brush or forest fires occurring 

 on Indian reserves and surrendered lands as defined by the Indian Act within 

 the fire districts of Ontario and assume the full cost of the prevention and con- 

 trol of such fires. Prevention and detection services shall be the same as Ontario 

 provides for adjacent public lands. Where a fire originates on a part of an 

 Indian reserve or surrendered land that is held under a timber licence by a 

 person who is not an Indian, Canada shall pay Ontario the full cost incurred by 

 Ontario in controlling and extinguishing the fire. For the services provided Can- 

 ada shall pay to Ontario 2c an acre except the acreage which is held under 

 timber licence by non-Indians. For the year 1961 the acreage was 873,297 

 acres with a payment of $17,465.94. The agreement provides that the annual 

 payments made by Canada will be adjusted due to changes in the acreage of 

 Indian reserves, surrendered lands and licensed areas. 



4. Forest Access Roads and Trails 



By an agreement made in January, 1962, between the Government of Can- 

 ada as represented by the Honourable Hugh John Flemming, Minister of Forestry 

 and the Government of Ontario as represented by the Honourable J. W. Spooner, 

 the agreement of the 9th of March, 1961, respecting the construction of forest 

 access roads and trails and the sharing of the cost thereof, was extended to the 

 31st day of March, 1962. 



5. Management of Renewable Resources in Northern Ontario 



By an agreement made the 24th day of January, 1962, between Her Ma- 

 jesty the Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Honourable J. Wilfrid 

 Spooner, Minister of Lands and Forests and Her Majesty the Queen in right of 

 Canada as represented by the Honourable Ellen Loucks Fairclough, Minister of 

 Citizenship and Immigration, Ontario and Canada agreed to a programme to 

 replace the ten-year joint fur resource programme inaugurated in 1950 which 

 programme is designed to improve the livelihood of persons resident in the re- 



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