DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1936 9 



The total for 1935-36 includes 55 locations to Returned Soldiers of Sale 

 lands. 



These figures reflect what might be regarded as an alarming decrease in 

 sales and locations for the fiscal period, but it must be remembered that 

 economic conditions have been unfavourable. No Relief Land Settlers were 

 placed in 1935-36, and the rigid enforcement of the regulations covering 

 exploitation of pulpwood on settlers lots has been responsible for elimination 

 of applicants who were not bona fide. 



It has furthermore been found necessary to give very close and careful 

 scrutiny to assignments of settlers' lots to defeat the sinister purposes of 

 those who were more interested in the pulpwood than in agricultural production. 

 This particular thought also applies to cases where applications have been 

 declined for lots too far from existing roads. It is readily admitted that the 

 settler needs and is entitled to some reasonable revenue from such timber 

 or wood as is on his lot, but the regulations are so designed as to prohibit 

 and prevent stripping of the wood without the necessary improvements as 

 provided by the Public Lands Act. 



A list of Crown Lands Agents and Homestead Inspectors appears in 

 Appendix No. 2. 



RELIEF LAND SETTLEMENT 



Early in 1932 the Federal Government passed "The Relief Act, 1932" 

 under and subsequent to which Relief Land Settlement was provided for. 

 Participation was made available to all Provinces in the Dominion. In 

 Ontario, as a result, an Agreement was executed between the Federal and 

 Provincial Governments, which expired in March 31, 1934. This Agreement 

 was followed by another, which expired March 31, 1936. Under these Agree- 

 ments, which were provided for in the Relief Act, 1932, and supported by 

 Provincial Legislation in Geo. V., Chap. 55, 1933, and Geo. V., Chap. 63, 

 1935, provision was made for the work with a view to providing suitable 

 qualified families with an opportunity to become self-sustaining on the land. 

 By virtue of the same, the Dominion, Provincial, and Municipal Governments 

 involved were required to provide one-third each of a fund of $600.00 per 

 accepted family, the Province bearing the cost of administration. In excep- 

 tional cases, provision was made whereby an additional $100.00 would be 

 available for such families as qualified for the same on the same basis. In 

 Ontario, however, no advantage was taken of this provision. 



As a result of the first Agreement, the Relief Land Settlement Committee 

 was formed, in accordance with the same. This Committee was responsible 

 for the selection of properly qualified families from Municipalities partici- 

 pating. The familes so selected were placed in Thunder Bay District, in the 

 vicinity of Kapuskasing, Cochrane, Matheson, and elsewhere, as shown 

 herein. As the Agreements prohibited the use of any part of any family's 

 fund for the purchase or rental of land, Crown lands were used for the most 

 part and an average application of this fund was approximately as follows: 



