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Iron. — The shipments of ore show an increase, the output coming from 

 Magpie, Helen and Moose Mountain. Stock piles were drawn upon at the two 

 latter, and a limited quantity of briquettes were marketed by Moose MountaiTi. 

 The output of pig iron suffered a decrease of 28 per cent, in quantity and a slight 

 lowering in the average selling price per ton. 



Silver By-products. — Metallic nickel and cobalt are now produced from the 

 silver ores of Cobalt by the smelters at Deloro and Thorold. Of the former 98,216 

 pounds and of the latter 24,962 pounds were made and shipped during the nine 

 months. The trade in cobalt and nickel ovides has been heavily affected by the 

 war, and the quantities shipped were much below those of the corresponding period 

 of 1914. 



Molybdenite. — Efforts are being made to produce molybdenite, which is in 

 demand in England for the manufacture of steel for ordnance- working tools. The 

 British Government has requisitioned all supplies of this mineral arriving in 

 Britain at the rate of 105 shillings per unit delivered, on the basis of 90 per cent, 

 concentrates. Molybdenite occurs in pockets in many parts of eastern Ontario, and 

 there should not be much difficulty in obtaining a considerable supply to help meet 

 the needs of the English steel-makers. 



Collections. 



The total revenue of the Department from all sources was $2,021,989.11. Of 

 this $51,284.40 came from agricultural lands and town sites; mining lands 

 $46,584.88; mining and crown leases $53,479.37; miners' licenses, permits and 

 recording fees $52,308.70; royalties $52,860.60; supplementary revenue tax 

 $440,079.91. From woods and forests the revenue was $1,528,104.82 made up of 

 the following items, bonus $507,241.43; timber dues $928,351.38; ground rent 

 $89,952.01 ; transfer fees $2,560.00. (See Appendix ^o. 4, page 8.) 



Disbursements. 



The total expenditure of the Department for ordinary services was $484,483.00. 

 Some of the principal items were: Agents' salaries and disbursements $16,855.71; 

 homestead inspectors $12,854.58; Crown timber agents $29,892.74; wood ranging 

 and estimation of timber $146,480.84; fire ranging $257,731.63; forest reserves, fire 

 ranging, etc., Temagami reserve $31,740.34, Metagami reserve $7,148.78; Mis- 

 sissaga reserve $15,768.67; Nipigon reserve $9,383.24; Eastern reserve $2,482.66; 

 Sibley reserve $790.00; mines and mining $47,066.01 ; mining recorders $21,259.94; 

 surveys $26,999.35; refunds $14,697.63; contingencies, lands and forests $24,- 

 480.06 ; bureau of mines $8,942.20. 



A further sum of $82,640.62 was expended under the direction of the Depart- 

 ment, distributed as follows: Algonquin Park $35,384.38; Quetico Provincial Park 

 $13,443.88; expenditure under Bounty Act, 7 Edward VII, cap. 14, $31,025.62; 

 Veteran's Commutation $400.00; Royal Nickel Commission $2,387.33. (See 

 Appendices Nos. 6 and 7, pages 10 and 31.) 



Woods and Forests. 



The revenue accrued from woods and forests for the year ending 31st October, 

 1915, was $1,629,640.60, a decrease of $379,481.83. The falling off is due almost 

 entirely to decrease in number of railway ties taken out, 729,164 being taken out 

 last season as against 5,439,845 the previous season. 



