duced by this department were distributed, of which 2,334 copies were for the 

 "official use" of this and other departments of the provincial and federal govern- 

 ments (see "Trend of Map Distribution Chart"). 



The map sheets of the National Topographic Series, produced and distributed 

 by the Federal Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, as well as the sheets 

 produced by the Army Survey Establishment Bureau of the Department of National 

 Defence, Ottawa, for resale purposes, or for the "official use" of this and other 

 departments of the Ontario Government were distributed in the total quantity of 

 35,210 copies (see "Trend of Map Distribution Chart"). Of the total distributed, 

 10,930 copies were supplied for the "official use" of this Department, including 

 district offices, by the Department of Mines and Teechnical Surveys without charge. 



The distribution of marine charts, published by the Canadian Hydrographic 

 Service, Ottawa, mainly the Lake Simcoe and Trent Canal Nautical charts 

 amounted to 181 copies, which figure is included in the overall map distribution 

 figure. 



Seven thousand and sixty (7,060) copies (see "Trend of Map Distribution 

 Chart") of the Provincial Topographic Series, on the scale of two miles to one 

 inch were distributed. 



The summary of the total quantity of lithographed maps sheets distributed is 

 as follows: 



National Topographic Series 42,270 



Map No. 20 651 



District Maps 9,152 



Map No. 33A-Electoral 257 



Map No. 28 — Geographical Townships 688 



Miscellaneous Maps 5,963 



TOTAL 58,981 



Seventy-five hundred (7,500) transactions for the sale of lithographed map 

 sheets, reproductions of survey records and other maps and plans were made as 

 "over the counter" individual cash sales. Eight hundred and twenty-four (824) 

 counter invoices for items sent out on credit were issued, an increase of almost 100 

 over the previous year's figure. Nine thousand eight hundred (9,800) letters of re- 

 quest from the public covering similar transactions were processed, this being an 

 increase of eight hundred (800) over the previous year. 



REPRODUCTIONS 



Forty thousand, one hundred and fifty-one (40,151) square feet of photo- 

 graphic reproduction paper was used for reproductions of maps and survey records 

 for departmental work, the survey branches of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power 

 Commission and the Ontario Department of Highways, other provincial govern- 

 ment departments and commissions, Ontario Land Surveyors and the general 

 public. 



The amount of sensitized paper used in the reproduction of various topo- 

 graphic map tracings, Crown Land tracings and township prints, Georgian Bay 

 Island map sheets, subdivision and summer resort plans of surveys, as well as other 

 miscellaneous plans, by the dry process reproduction method increased this year. 

 A total of 343,102 square feet of sensitized paper and linen were consumed. 



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