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winter, and in fixing up the buildings. I had to get in some lumber and _put 

 a new roof on our stable and hay shed, the old roof was broken up during a wind 

 and hail storm in August last. 



On Oct. 16th the first snow fell and since that time we have had several snow 

 falls. The snow is now fourteen inches deep, but as there is no frost in the ground I 

 expect much of it will melt away. 



I trust we may have a better season for travelling on the lakes and rivers 

 than we had last winter. 



I have the honour to be. Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 



A. J. McDonald, 



Superintendent. 



Appendix No. 35. 



Colonization and Immigration. 



The following table shows the record of the work of this branch for the year 

 ending October 31st, 1916, as far as it can be shown by statistics: — 



Number of American farm labourers placed by Bureau of Colonization 600 



Northern Ontario calendars circulated 50,000 



Northern Ontario hangers: " A New Land Nearby," circulated 3,000 



Northern Ontario booklet: "A New Land Nearby," circulated 20,000 



" Ontario " handbook, circulated 5,000 



Hangers: "Ontario, the Land of Opportunities," circulated 1,000 



"Opportunities in Ontario" (Heaton's), circulated 20,000 



"Farming Opportunities in Ontario" (Farm Property Values), circu- 

 lated 11,000 



Railway certificates to settlers going to Northern Ontario 1,224 



Since the war commenced the only available country to canvass for emigrants 

 therefrom is the United States. Farm labour being at a premium in our Province, 

 it was unanimously decided at a conference in the office of the Minister of Agri- 

 culture held on February 24:th, 1916, to send a number of agents to that country. 

 These agents were instructed to be very careful in their selection of applicants and 

 consequently the number secured was small in comparison with the numbers that 

 applied. Out of about 3,000 applicants 600 were selected and placed on farms, 

 where most of them gave general satisfaction. Many men interviewed were un- 

 desirable or of enemy origin. On the other hand, we experienced great difficulty 

 in convincing favourable applicants that Canada was not under military con- 

 scription. The antagonism our mission met was due to misleading reports in 

 certain American papers, to people that made it their business to dissuade intend- 

 ing settlers, to ignorance, to the enemy element, and to maliciousness on the part 

 of rejected applicants. "We are confident, however, that this difficulty will be over- 

 come by the influence of men that have fulfilled their engagements with our farmers 

 and that intend to return in the early spring, and by other men that have written 

 favourable letters home, thereby inducing some of their friends and relatives to 

 come. Another difficulty met, of a peculiar but not uncomplimentary character, 

 was the voluntary enlistment of quite a number of our immigrants. Our antago- 



