66 EEPORT OF THE Xo. 3 



Appendix 2S'0. 13. 

 RECORDS BRANCH, 1916-17 



Communications Received: 



From Crown Land Agents 7,642 



" Mining Recorders 3,602 



" Crown Timber Agents 3,566 



" Homestead Inspectors 1,391 



" Fire Rangers 2,666 



" Superintendent, Algonquin Park 403 



Superintendent, Quetico Park 127 



Orders-in-Council 191 



Telegrams 224 



Nickel Commission (letters) 1,025 



Northern Development Branch 5,699 



Colonization Branch , 7,244 



Loan Commissioner 6,532 



Mining Commissioner 2,016 



Forestry Branch (direct) 2,151 



Mine Assessor 2,057 



Mine Inspector 801 



Provincial Geologist 625 



All other sources 31,637 



Total pieces, incoming (Minister's office excluded) 79,599 



Communications 8ent Out: 



To Crown Agents, Inspectors, Rangers and Park Superintendents 20,063 



To general public 20,890 



Circular letters (timber sales) 1,620 



Maps and blue prints 2,803 



Mining Reports to foreign countries 295 



Mining Acts 1,415 



Nickel Commission (letters) 1,016 



Nickel Commission (reports — home and foreign) 2,300 



Northern Development Branch (letters) 5,442 



Northern Development Branch (seed grain) 967 



Colonization Branch (letters) 7,680 



Colonization Branch (books, maps and calendars) 68,987 



Loan Commissioner ' 6,740 



Mining Commissioner , 3,614 



Forestrj' Branch (including circular letters) 7,503 



Mine Assessor 2,050 



Mine Inspector (letters) 871 



Mine Inspector (reports, etc.) 104 



Provincial Geologist (including circular letters) 991 



Total pieces, outgoing (Minister's office excluded) 155,351 



Postage: 



Postage for the year, Records Branch $3,288 58 



•' " " Colonization Branch 957 92 



" " " Loan Commissioner 290 54 



Files: 



New files issued, general 8,650 



" " " accounts chargeable 493 



" " " accounts free 218 



S. K. BURDIN, ALBERT GRIGG, 



Chief Clerk, Reco^-ds Branch. Deputy Minister 



