Gureas established by the Department of Municipal Affaire; the approval or 

 otherwise of applications to establish tourist resorts received by the 

 Department of Travel and Publicity in connection with the adverse effect 

 such may have on recreational zones established by the Department of Lands 

 and Forests, and negotiations with the Department of Mines in the matter 

 of withdrawal of mineral and/or sxirface rights from disposition \mder The 

 Public Lands Act or The Mining Act. 



Lands returned to the Crown by reason of cancellation of sales, 

 by forfeiture under The Provincial Land Tax Act and purchase of private 

 lands for the Department by the Depsurtment of Public Works exceeded by 

 8,831 acres the amount of land alienated by patent as shown in the following 

 tablet * > 



Area returned by cancellation 19,166 acres 



Area returned by forfeiture 9f997 



Area purchased by Public Works 2,055 



Area patented 22,387 



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Water Resources - <i„. .,u: v . ' . ., 



The number of dams approved for construction pursuant to The Lakes 

 and Rivers Improvement Act totalled 57. The approval of these dams required 

 the examination of 162 plans, i^ 



Plans for 1 fishway were examined and approved for construction. 

 This involved the examination of 7 plans. The fishway is being constructed 

 by the Department of Public Works at the Nicolston Dam, on the Nottawasaga 

 River, near Alliston, Ontario. 



Ten licences of occupation for damsites and flooding rights were 

 issued during the year. One application for a licence of occupation has 

 been withdrawn due to the adoption of modern techniques in the transport- 

 ation of pulpwood by the licensee. 



Seven licences of occupation were cancelled; two because new 



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