Report of the Minister of Lands, Forests 

 and Mines of the Province of Ontario 



For the Year Ending 31st October, 1915 



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



May it 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, 1915, of the 

 management of the Crown Lands of the Province. 



It is with deep regret that I have to report the death of Aubrey White, C.M.G-., 

 (July 14th, 1915, age 70), late Deputy Minister for this Department. 



Mr. White wa^, actively engaged in the administration of the affairs of thia 

 Department for nearly thirty years. He was an able, valued and trusted public 

 official, and hia loss to the service is inestimable. 



I also regret to report the death of Mr. E. S. Williamson, (October 30tli, 1915, 

 age 43), late secretary for the Department. 



Mr. W^illiamson has been an official of this Department since 1889, and his 

 services have been much appreciated. 



Clergy Lands. 



The collection on account of Clergy Lands was $99.20. No land was disposed 

 of during the year. (See Appendix Xo. 3, page 7.) 



Common School Lands. 



The area sold during the year was 20.30 acres. The collection on account of 

 those and former sales was $3,987.37. (Sec iVppendix Xo. 3, page 7.) 



Grammar School Lands. 



There w^ere no sales. The collection on account of former sales was $1,003.29. 

 (See Appendix No. 3, page 7.) 



TTniversity Lands. 



The area of these lands sold during the year was 5,329.50 acres for $2,G14.75. 

 The collection on account of these and former sales was $1,360.57. (See Appendix 

 No. 3, page 7.) 



Crown Lands. 



There was sold during the year for agricultural and town site areas 146,307.19 

 acres for $82,908.28. The collection on account of these and former sales was 

 $51,294.40. There was sold for mining purposes 17,277.85 acres for $45,439.10. 

 There was collected on account of these and former sales $46,584.88. 



