DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1933 21 



There were in all 1919 fires 91% of which were less than 100 acres in area. 

 Lightning and campers caused 50% of the total. 



Classified details may be found in Part III of this report. 



A statement of the equipment in use also appears. 



A detailed report on the Provincial Air Service and its history also appears. 



REFORESTATION 



In the spring of 1933, 4,437,500 trees were lifted for distribution at St. 

 Williams of which number 3,439,000 were conifers. 



Considerable planting was done at Camp Borden and Petawawa with 

 Federal assistance as a relief measure. 



The usual activities were carried on at a reduced scale at Midhurst, St. 

 Williams and Orono due to necessary curtailment of expenditure. 



Details will be found on pages 122 to 137 of this report. 



REVENUE 



The total collections of the whole Department amounted to only $1,898,- 

 447.44, of which $275,355.95 was for fire protection taxes, which are trans- 

 ferred and credited against Expenditures under Fire Ranging, thus showing 

 a book revenue of only $1,623,091.49, as indicated in Appendix No. 4. 



This is an extremely lew level, and is accounted for by the restricted 

 cutting of timber and the causes hereinbefore set out. Collections from the 

 sale and lease of lands for water powers and all other purposes amounted to 

 $429,370.05, which was slightly higher than last year. Taxes under the 

 Provincial Land Tax Act were approximately the same as last year, the sum 

 of $119,135 having been received as against $119,728.08 for 1932. Provincial 

 Park revenues from rental of sites, fishing licenses and concessions dropped 

 some Five Thousand Dollars, and these are not likely to return to their former 

 figures until a general improvement throughout the country approaching 

 normalcy returns. 



Detailed figures apart from those included in Appendix No. 4 may be 

 found in the Public Accounts. 



EXPENDITURES 



The Departmental expenditure does not so drastically fluctuate as the 

 revenue, to which reference was made in the paragraph on timber administra- 

 tion. Fixed charges and the uncertainty of forest fires make it difficult to ap- 

 proach in anything like proportion the falling off of revenue, notwithstanding 

 the strictest form of retrenchment. 



