10 REPORT OF THE No. 3 



RELIEF LAND SETTLEMENT 



In the annual report to March 31st, 1936, more or less complete details 

 of distribution, stock, and land holdings and numerical strength appeared. 



Since that time to date there have been no new placements but forty-two 

 additional families have abandoned their holdings, leaving still on the land 

 four hundred and twenty-three families. 



The following table shows the distribution of these remaining by locality 

 together with figures showing the total sent to each locality and the number 

 of returnees from each: 



Total Settlers Settlers still 



Locality Settlers Returned on the land 



Monetville 14 4 10 



North Bay 5 2 3 



Matheson 124 32 92 



New Liskeard 81 25 56 



Kapuskasing 105 62 43 



Dryden 3 1 2 



Cochrane 93 25 68 



Port Arthur 



146 22 124 



Fort William 



Sudbury 3 2 1 



South River 3 1 2 



Holland Marsh 18 18 



Elsewhere 5 1 4 



Totals 600 177 423 



It should be borne in mind in reading these figures that the number of 

 returnees from any of these localities is not a direct reflection on the locality 

 but rather on the individual involved. The causes of abandonment have 

 been carefully dealt with in previous reports and there is no need to repeat 

 them here. 



Lands abandoned have either returned to the Crown or to the vendor 

 under agreement for sale. 



Where possible chattels have been salvaged and accounted for but after 

 a period of use and exposure, they are generally found to be of little or no value. 



This particular thought applies especially to livestock, as in numerous 

 cases of abandonment it has been found that the cost of feeding and caring for 

 abandoned stock until disposed of more or less obliterates their value. 



Unoccupied buildings rapidly depreciate in value due to depredations and 

 the action of the elements. 



Relief Land Settlers remaining on the land have in numerous cases done 

 exceedingly well. In other cases, no real progress is being made. 



As a matter of record it should be noted here that the policy with respect 

 to ownership of chattels from the inauguration of the Relief Land Settlement 

 work has been that chattels supplied with Relief Land Settlement funds are 



