from aerial photographs. 



Owing to most unfavourable photographic weather, only nine thousand 

 square miles were photographed* Fortunately, weather conditions permitted 

 photographs to be taken shortly after the excessive floods in October • These 

 photographs were made available to assist in estimating the damages and planning 

 for rehabilitation of the areas affected. 



Due to the Interest in conservation of water resources in the 

 southern part of the Province, new dams have been constructed and old dams im- 

 proved or rebuilt. This has materiaG.ly. Increased both the office and field 

 work of the engineering branch. 



LEGAL SURVEYS 



Survey Instructions Issued during the period between April 1st, 195^ to 

 March 3lst, 1955 s 



1. Retracement survey to establish the allowance for road between 

 concessions 2 auad 3> across lots 16, 17 and l8 inclusive, in the 

 Township of Ashby, County of Lennox and Adding ton, relative to the 

 finalization of the surveys of summer resort locations. 



2. Retracement survey of the south boundary across lots 21 to 25 Inclusive 

 and the allowance for road between lots 25 and 26, concession 1, in the 

 Township of Conger, District of Parry Sound, to facilitate the finaliza- 

 tion of the surveys of STammer resort locations. 



3» Survey to determine the boundary between the Townships of McFarlan 



and Alder son, District of Algoma, in connection with timber operations} 

 part of the cost of survey borne by the Upper Canada Lumber Compsiny, 

 and the Newago Timber Company. 



^•. Survey of part of the Thirteenth Base Line for a distance of approximately 

 9^ miles, in the District of Kenora, Patricia Portion, for the purpose 

 of establishing control for aerial mapping, under The Canada Forestry Actj 



5« Survey of simmer resort locations in the Coimty of Haliburton. 



6. Survey of summer resort locations in the districts of Parry Sound and 

 Muskoka. 



7« Survey of summer resort locations in the counties of Haliburton and 

 Slmcoe and the districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka. 



8. Subdivision survey of parts of lots A to E Inclusive, concession C, 



Township of Carllng, District of Parry Sound, for summer resort purposes. 



9» Retracement survey of the allowance for road between concessions 10 and 

 11, across lots 3 to 10 inclusive. Township of Methuen, County of 

 Peterborough, to facilitate the survey of a right of way for the Canadian 

 Pacific Railway, survey costs over i^lOO. 00 per mile to be borne by the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway. 



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