There were no transactions completed during the year under the Ontario Dominion- 

 Provincial Agreement (section 38 The Veterans' Land Act, Canada). However, close 

 cooperation with the Federal Government officials administering the Act continued. Since 

 the Agreement was approved in 1946, 200 veterans have been established on agricultural 

 land and on small holdings. Of this number only six have failed, attributable entirely to the 

 veteran himself. On the whole, the scheme has been perhaps the most successful one 

 designed to place people on Crown Land in which the Province, as represented by this 

 Department, has had an interest. The 10 year period during which patent is withheld will 

 for some be up in 1957, when those veterans having completed their obligations will be 

 entitled to patent. 



The following shows the increase or decrease in volume of sales, cancellations and 

 patents compared with last year: 



Agricultural Land 



Sales decreased, cancellations increased, patents decreased. 



Summer Resort Land 



Sales decreased slightly, cancellations decreased, patents decreased. 



Special Use Land 



Sales decreased, cancellations decreased slightly, patents decreased. 



Townsite Land 



Sales increased, cancellations increased, patents increased. 



Free Grant Land 



Locations increased, cancellations decreased, patents decreased. 



The decrease in agricultural land sales and patents is due to economic conditions , 

 the increase in cancellations to improved inspection facilities . 



The decrease in volume of summer resort transactions is largely because Crown 

 Land available is becoming farther away from the larger centres of populations, and it is 

 anticipated that a gradual decrease will continue . 



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