Report of the Minister of Lands, Forests 

 and Mines of the Province of Ontario 



For the Year Ending 31st October. 1916 



To Bis Honour the Lieutenanf-Governor of the Province of Ontario. 



May it Pleask Your Honouij : 



I have the honour to sul)mit for the information of your Honour and the 

 Legislative Assembly a report for the fiscal year ending 31st October, 1916, of the 

 management of the Crown I^inds of the Province. 



Clergy Lands. 



The collection on account of Clergy Lands was $1,693.32. No land was dis- 

 posed of during the year. (See i\.ppendix No. 3, page 8.) 



Common School Lands. 



The area sold during the year was 50 acres. The collection on account of 

 those and former sales was $3,760.48. (See Appendix No. 3, page 8.) 



University Lands. 



The area of these lands sold during the year was 3,967.50 acres for $1,483.75. 

 The collection on account of these and former sales was $1,518.51. (See Appendix 

 No. 3, page 8.) 



Crown Lands. 



There was sold during the year for agricultural and town site areas 98,309.03 

 acres for $66,815.98. The collection on account of these and former sales was 

 $83,533.03. There was sold for mining purposes 14,593.11 acres for $37,756.38. 

 There was collected on account of these and former sales $36,457.56. 



There was leased for mining purposes 5,858.04 acres for $5,858.04. There was 

 collected on account of these leases and those of former years $16,318.36. There 

 was leased of Crown lands an area of 11,689 acres for $1,170.87. There was 

 collected on account of these and the leases of former years $50,756.43. 



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

 was 133,447.01 acres for a value of $113,397.18, as compared with 174,199 acres 

 sold and leased in 1914 for $134,433. The total collection on account of the 

 sales, leases, etc., was $194,057.83. (See Appendix No. 3, page 8.) 



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