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position has been improved, and her exports of Canadian products as com- 

 pared to 1932 indicate a substantial increase. The number of business failures 

 decreased, and preliminary reports would appear to indicate better times for 

 1934. 



SURVEYS, WATER POWERS, ENGINEERING, 

 MAPS, ETC. 



No Crown Land Surveys were carried out during the year, excepting 

 some miscellaneous work in cases where it was urgently required. The total 

 expenditure for such, during the past year was — $53,000, and of this, $47,086 . 50 

 was paid for the completion of work contracted for during the preceding year. 



Five Water Power Leases were granted during the year, namely: — 



No. 55 — At High Falls on the Madawaska River, Township of Blithfield, 

 County of Renfrew. 



No. 56 — Burnt and Ragged Chutes, on the Wanapitei River, Township 

 of Secord, District of Sudbury. 



No. 57 — High Falls on the south branch of the Muskoka River, Town- 

 ship of Draper, District of Muskoka. 



No. 58 — Ragged Rapids on the Severn River, Townships of Matchedash 

 and Wood, County of Simcoe. 



No. 59 — Little Long Rapids and Devil's Rapids, on the Mattagami River. 

 Township of Harmon, District of Cochrane, 

 (all of these being renewals of former leases). 



The revenue under Water Power Leases was — $307,849.25, being an 

 increase of — $76,194.25 over last year. 



Three plans of Townsite Subdivisions were filed and approved under 

 the Townsites Act — one in the Township of Teck, District of Timiskaming, 

 near Kidkland Lake: one in the Township of Lebel, District of Timiskaming 

 and one in the Township of Swayze, District of Sudbury. 



Maps of the Province and Districts have been revised and published, 

 where required, together with a new electoral map of the Province. 



FOREST FIRE PROTECTION 



Legislation was passed clarifying the situation with respect to Municipal 

 responsibility in fighting Forest Fires. 



The details appear in Appendix 28. 



Due to reduced appropriations certain staff adjustments and reductions 

 were made with the result that the personnel numbered 20% less than in 

 1932. 



The season was more favourable for fire protection work due to the effect 

 of rain in some sections making the season shorter with the result that the 

 area burned was reduced from 679,021 acres in 1932 to 349,958 acres in 1933. 



