10 REPORT OF THE No. 3 



Consistent progress is being made in the checking-up system of these old 

 land transactions, as indicated in last year's report. It is hoped that within 

 the next year or two all the outstanding arrears will be collected or the land 

 covered by them resumed by the Crown. 



A good deal of difficulty is met with in the attempt to collect long-standing 

 arrears. And although statutory provision is made for reduction of both principal 

 and interest, and procedure in pursuance of such is followed on sane and reason- 

 able grounds, individuals long content to remain unmoved, although with no 

 clear title to the land, decline to pay and employ divers means of securing the 

 land by a denial of their obligations or claiming freedom from further payment. 



The Supervisor of Settlement has throughout the year been in every district 

 and reports an activity in pioneer work that is very commendable in view of 

 the unsettled conditions, the narrowed markets and low prices. He points out 

 that there is a sectional pride throughout the country that begets a confidence 

 worthy of a new land. With his experience of over fifty years — he having 

 pioneered in the Algoma District and blazed the trail — he expresses the belief 

 that the atmosphere of faith surrounding the new settlements in the great 

 possibilities of our natural resources will revivify any doubtful flame of hope 

 and make for an assured era of prosperity. (See Appendix No. 13 for Sales.) 



Summer Resorts, Etc. 



Summer resort locations to the number of eighty were disposed of, nearly 

 forty per cent, having been taken in Kenora District, twenty per cent, in Thunder 

 Bay, seven per cent, in Rainy River, and the residue in nine other Sections of 

 the Province. These sales were all on the mainland, a number of them contiguous 

 to the new Trans-Canada Highway. 



Islands to the number of fifty-six were sold under summer resort conditions, 

 which require the erection of a house before the issue of patent. Twenty-four 

 previous purchasers satisfied building requirements and secured patent. 



Eighty-two town lot sales, comprising some twenty-seven acres, were 

 effected, and individual purchasers were made subject to meeting certain building 

 restrictions and such requirements as may be provided for by local by-laws. 



Clergy Sales 



From old sales made many years ago under this heading the sum of $1,494.03 

 was collected as against $2,643.57 for the year 1930. As the arrears upon all 

 the old holdings acquired as clergy lands before their secularization are being 

 gradually gathered in or the land affected thereby is being cancelled and re- 

 acquired by the Crown, it will be but a short time until there shall be no further 

 collections. 



Common School Lands 



The continued efforts towards checking up old purchasers have resulted in 

 the receipt of $6,261.18, a sum somewhat less than that of the year 1930, but 

 considerably larger than the 1929 revenue. 



Grammar School and University Sales 



Only $297.87 was received for Grammar School Lands, this amount being 

 arrears on very old sales. The sum of $277.35 was derived from the sale of 

 lands set aside for University purposes. 



