Report of the Minister of Lands, Forests 

 and Mines of the Province of Ontario 



For the Year Ending 31st October, 1917 



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



May it Please Your Honoue: 



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, 1917, of the 

 management of the Crown Lands of the Province. 



Clergy Lands. 



The collection on account of Clergy Lands was $976.78. No land was dis- 

 posed of during the year. (See Appendix No. 4, page 9.) 



Common School Lands. 



The collection on account of former sales was $3,333.59. (See Appendix No. 

 4, page 9.) 



University Lands. 



The area of these lands sold during the year was 2,074.73 acres for $1,802.37. 

 The collection on account of these and former sales was $2,598.91. (See Appendix 

 No. 3, page 8.) 



Crown Lands. 



There was sold during the year for agricultural and town site areas 109,303.53 

 acres for $78,105.76. The collection on account of these and former sales was 

 $63,079.87. There was sold for mining purposes 20,154.31 acres for $52,985.64. 

 There was collected on account of these and former sales $57,054.50. 



There was leased for mining purposes 4,962.29 acres for $4,722.44. There was 

 collected on account of these leases and those of former years $16,884.67. There 

 was leased of Crown lands an area of 29,068.88 acres for $3,245.09. There was 

 collected on account of these and the leases of former years $62,845.01. 



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

 was 165,628.06 acres for a value of $140,948.30, as compared with 133,447.01 acres 

 sold and leased in 1915 for $113,397.18. The total collection on account of the 

 sales, leases, etc.. was $308,551.69, (See Appendix No. 3, page 8.) 



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