REPORT OF THE No. 3 



LEGISLATION 



The Burlington Beach Act 1937 gave Burlington Beach, a Crown area, 

 formerly a Provincial Park, limited Municipal status and transferred it to 

 the Administration of the Department of Municipal Affairs. 



Repeal of Act respecting Legislative Secretary for Northern Ontario Act. 



The Land Surveys Amendment Act to provide power for more rigid control 

 of Ontario Land Surveyors. 



Amendment to the Provincial Land Tax Act to provide power to adjust 

 within a school section as well as where corporation tax paid. 



Amendment to the Provincial Parks Act providing for automatic with- 

 drawal from Municipality of any area incorporated into a Provincial Park. 



The Settlers' Pulpwood Protection Act provides power to require 

 information re prices and details of dealings in pulpwood and to make 

 regulations : 



(a) governing the sale and supply to any company of pulpwood cut by 

 any settler, or of pulpwood cut from the lands of any settler; 



(b) fixing the kinds and quantities of pulpwood which may be purchased 

 by any company within any stated period, having regard to the 

 requirements of such company for such period; 



(c) fixing the prices to be paid by any company to any settler for pulp- 

 wood cut on settlers' lands and controlling the method of measuring 

 such pulpwood ; and 



(d) generally for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act. 



LAND TRANSACTIONS 



In the appendices devoted to dealings with Crown Lands for the year, 

 may be noted area and revenue in appendices 3 and 5. Appendix 12 and 

 Appendix 13 give details and classifications of areas disposed of. 



In comparison with recent years the volume of sales and Free Grants for 

 settlement purposes appears as follows: 



Year . Sales Free Grants 



1932-1933 917 602 



1933-1934 956 416 



1935-1936 683 533 



1936-1937 514 351 



