154 REPORT OF THE No. 3 



The question of replacing the implements was discussed by the Honourable 

 the Minister with the Ontario Fire Relief Committee, and on the 7th of March, 



1923, it was decided that those who had lost farm implements in the fire should 

 make application to the Fire Relief Committee to replace their loss. The 

 Committee was then to pass upon the applications and transmit those approved 

 to the Northern Development Branch. The Branch would then order the imple- 

 ments to be supplied. The terms ultimately decided upon for the sale of these 

 implements to the fire sufiferers were that the cost price of the articles was 

 divided into three equal amounts, for. which promissory notes were signed by 

 the purchaser. These notes were made payable respectively on the 1st of October, 



1924, 1925 and 1926 with interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum from the 

 1st of October, 1923, and under the authority of Section 2 (1) of the Northern 

 Development Act, 1918, a lien was placed against the land of the purchaser. 



The implements to be supplied included seed drills, plows, disc harrows, 

 scufBers, smoothing harrows, mowers, hay rakes, binders and wagons. Negotia- 

 tions were entered into with the principal manufacturers of these implements 

 in Ontario, with the result that satisfactory arrangements were made for the 

 prompt shipment of the various implements on favourable terms. 



In all, some sixty varieties of the various types of implements were asked 

 for by the fire sufTerers, and as the applications were received and the promissory 

 notes prepared and signed the shipments were promptly made by the various 

 companies. Very valuable co-operation and assistance was rendered by the 

 officials of the T. & N. O. in the handling of the distribution. 



The total number of implements ordered was 655, purchased from nine firms. 

 Two hundred and eighteen farmers took advantage of this arrangement as 

 follows: 



No. of 

 Township Purchasers Amount 



Armstrong 14 $3,070 56 



Beauchamp 5 1,532 00 



Brethour 12 3,090 31 



Bryce 3 647 63 



Bucke 19 3,360 05 



Cane 3 379 79 



Casey 21 • 7,044 16 



Dack 24 4,600 15 



Dymond 3 660 21 



Evanturel 15 2,514 98 



Firstbrook 1 94 18 



Harley 21 3,532 29 



Harris 4 734 06 



Henwood 9 1,934 24 



Hilliard 40 8,041 05 



Hudson 2 964 65 



Ingram 3 393 60 



Kerns 7 848 19 



Lorrain 2 295 35 



Robillard 6 1,676 99 



Savard 2 34122 



Sharpe 1 161 63 



Tudhope 1 35 47 



218 $45,952 76 



The cost of implements purchased was $46,771.37; the total amount of the 

 promissory notes given in exchange was $45,952.76, and in addition $738.89 

 was received in cash, making a total sum realized of $46,691.65. One of the 

 chief difficulties encountered in this work was the limited time available from 

 the date when the decision was made to provide the implements, and the time 

 when the articles were required for seeding; but by giving preference in shipping 



