Report of the Minister of. Lands, Forests 

 and Mines of the Province of Ontario 



For the Year Ending 31st October, 1914 



To His Honour The Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario. 



Mat tt Please Your Honour: 



I have the honour to submit for the information of your Honour and the 

 Legislative Assembly a report for the fiscal year ending 31st October, 1914, of 

 the management of the Crown Lands of the Province. 



Clergy Lands. 



The area sold during the year was 447 acres, the value of which was $256.50. 

 The collection on account of Clergy Lands was $1,367.56. (See Appendix No. 3, 

 page 7.) 



Common School Lands. 



There were no sales. The collection on account of former sales was $4',978.03. 

 (See Appendix No. 3, page 7.) 



Grammar School Lands. 



The area sold during the year was 25 acres, for $43.75. The collection on 

 account of those and former sales was $957.91. (See Appendix No. 3, page 7.) 



University Lands. 



The area of these lands sold during the year was 6.047 acres for $3,023.50. 

 The collection on account of these and former sales was $2,498.74. (See Appendix 

 No. 3, page 7.) 



Crown Lands. 



There was sold during the year for agricultural and town site areas 137,666 

 acres for $98,030.68. The collection on account of these and former sales was 

 $83,529.50. There was sold for mining purposes 17,383 acres for $43,763.31. 

 There was collected on account of these and former sales $41,027.50. 



There was leased for mining purposes 5,837 acres for $5,837.61. There was 

 collected on account of these leases and those of former years $16,469.76. There 

 was leased of Crown lands an area of 7,555 acres for $5,749.06. There was 

 collected on account of these and the leases of former years $40,765.48. 



The total area of Crown lands disposed of by sale and lease during the year 

 was 174,961 acres for a value of $156,704.41, as compared with 260,873 acres sold 

 and leased in 1913 for $259,956.88. The total collection on account of the sales, 

 leases, etc., was $191,584.48. (See Appendix No. 3, page 7.) 



