by district offices. The actual number of cases is unknown, but it is estimated that 

 some ten thousand exist. Because of the nature of these occupations, which are 

 dealt with under Section 19 of The Act, a great deal of documentary evidence 

 is required as well as searches and inspections necessitating considerable time- 

 consuming perusal and study, resulting in the actual completion in any one 

 year of a comparatively small number. At the present rate of progress, the 

 programme will not be completed for some fifteen years. 



TOWNSITES 



The demand for townsite lots in Northern Ontario reflects an increase due 

 largely to requirements for housing in connection with new industries, such as 

 mining and forest products. Two new mines, the housing in connection with 

 which is under study by this Department and the Department of Municipal 

 Affairs, are located at Goward, north of North Bay, and at Ear Falls in the 

 District of Kenora. 



SUMMER RESORT LAND 



The number of sales of cottage sites and the number of new sites made 

 available for sale, have continued at about the same level. There was a con- 

 siderable increase in enquiries for sites during the year, however. 



Particular interest by the public has been shown in sub-divisions opening 

 up within a radius of 150 miles from Metropolitan Toronto, where demand 

 exceeds supply. This situation created an allocation problem in certain instances 

 which was solved by placing lots on the market for sale by public autcion. The 

 interest shown is exemplified by the fact that the number of copies of the prospectus 

 for an auction sale requested by members of the public is often in the neighbor- 

 hood of one thousand, the number of lots available some 4% of that figure, and 

 the number of persons actually in attendance at the sale some 300. Prices obtained 

 are considerably in excess of the normal rate. 



Work has continued on lake development planning in various parts of the 

 Province, and this method of administrative control has proved to be of consider- 

 able value. 



SPECIAL USES 



As in other areas of activity, there was an increase in all phases of the 

 work relating to sale and rental of public land for special uses. 



An anticipated increase in applications for land for commercial uses on 

 highways materialized. However, there were not as many for land on the new 

 highway from Atikokan to Fort Frances as was predicted. The Sudbury-to- 

 Timmins Highway, Highway 599 north of Savant Lake, and the Highway from 

 Chapleau to Wawa should become active in this respect. 



The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission has acquired public 

 land for new spur lines in connection with new industries, especially mining 

 in the Timagami area. 



An agreement between the Department and the Hydro Electric Power 

 Commission of Ontario has been prepared which, when ratified, will facilitate 

 dealing with applications from Hydro for lands for transmission and distribution 

 lines. 



Additional areas of Public Land were made available to The Bell Telephone 

 Company, Northern Telephone Communications, and Trans-Canada Pipe Lines 

 and subsidiary companies. 



The demand for land for schools, churches and non-profit organizations 



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