1913-14 DEPAETMENT OF LANDS, FOEESTS AXD MINES. 155 



November 18th, 1914. 



I'he Honorable The Premier. 



Sir, — I beg to recommend the expenditure of the following amounts under 2 

 Geo. V. iChap 2, on the construction of new roads, repairing and finishing of old 

 roads, the construction of bridges and the operation of the Experimental Farm 

 at Ground Hog Eiver, 53 miles west of the Town of Cochrane on the Transcon- 

 tinental Eailway, the Experimental Farms and gardens at Cochrane and Hearst. 



District of Rainy River. 



In the Eainy Eiver Valley, to complete and re-surface roads con- 

 structed last season, also the opening up of new roads tributary to the 

 trunk roads constructed last season $35,000 



District of Kenora. 



The construction of new roads in the agricultural section north-east 

 and north-west of Dry den and in the valley of the Wabigoon Eiver in the 

 vicinity of the Grand Trunk Pacific Eailway and along the Canadian 

 Pacific Eail\A"ay east of Kenora 25,000 



District of Port Arthur. 



Ee-surfacing trunk roads graded last season and the construction of 

 short roads adjacent to the trunk roads, also construction of new roads, 

 north Off the Township of Dorion along the Canadian Pacific Eailway . . 40,000 



District west and south of Fort William. 



The completion and extension of the trunk roads begun last season 

 and re-surfacing and gravelling portions of the trunk roads partly con- 

 structed last season, including the Pigeon Eiver or International Boundary 

 and Duluth Eoad. also the completion of the bridge across the Kamin- 

 istiquia Eiver at Kakabeka Falls 50,000 



Sudbury and Sault 8te. Marie Trunk Road. 



Improving and gravelling parts of trunk roads between Bruce Mines 

 and Cuttler, partly under construction last season 50,000 



District of Sudbury. 



Ee-surfacing parts of trunk roads constructed last season in the 

 Blezard and Chelmsford Valleys, construction of short roads through the 

 Blezard Valley, the completion and extension of the West Shining Tree 

 Mining Eoad and the repairing of Long Lake Mining Eoad, also con- 

 struction of road from Coniston Village South to the Industrial Farm in 

 the Township of Burwash 40,000 



