74 REPORT OF THE No. 3 



Appendix No. 38 



To THE Honourable Jas. Lyons, 



Minister of Lands and Forests, Ontario. 



Toronto, Ont., October 31st, 1924. 



Sir, — I have the honour to submit to you the report on the construction 

 and maintenance of "Roads and Bridges," together with the operation of 

 "Farms," "Saw Mills," "Fire Relief," "Seed Grain" and other activities carried 

 on under the provisions of the Northern and Northwestern Ontario Development 

 Act, 1912, and Amendments, during the year ending 31st October, 1924. 



The work accomplished and expenditures made in the different districts 

 are shown on tabulated statements which are attached hereto. 



Section 1 (B) — Roads and Bridges 



The "Maintenance Patrol" System which had been largely confined to 

 trunk roads, was this year extended to many of the main market and leading 

 roads with as great success as that shown on the trunk roads in previous years 

 and many improvements were effected at a minimum cost. 



Commencement of a more permanent type of road construction for heavily 

 travelled roads in Northern Ontario was made by the completion of a cement- 

 concrete road between Sudbury and Coniston, and the letting of contracts for 

 bituminous-penetration roads between Greighton and Gopper Gliff and between 

 Timmins and South Porcupine. A considerable amount of the preliminary 

 work and grading has been done on the two last mentioned roads, but the 

 contractors did not, in either case, progress far enough to do any of the pene- 

 tration surfacing. 



A considerable portion of the increase in road expenditure this year is due 

 to the transfer of the "Direct Grant" work previously performed by the Goloniza- 

 tion Roads Branch, in the territory north of the French River, to the jurisdiction 

 of this branch, the position now being that the Northern Development Branch 

 officials supervise all road and bridge work in that territory, although the work 

 done under municipal by-laws is carried on under the Golonization Roads Acts. 



The construction of all bridges in the territory north of the French River 

 being also placed under the jurisdiction of this branch, there is a considerable 

 increase in bridge expenditure as compared with the previous year. 



The total expenditure on roads and bridges amounts to $3,010,078.35. 



Section 1 (D) — Farms 



At New Liskeard Farm, the work of improving the farm buildings and 

 erecting fencing was proceeded with under the supervision of the Department of 

 Agriculture; the Northern Development Fund providing for an expenditure of 

 $10,956.70. 



At the Demonstration Farm, situated at Hearst, twenty-five acres of 

 additional land were cleared, fences erected, and preparations made for the 

 further development of the farm. Expenditure $3,206.27. 



Section 1 (D) — Fire Relief 



Accounts were paid for material and supplies furnished by the Northern 

 Ontario Fire Relief Gommittee to those in the zone of the Haileybury fire of 

 1922 who required assistance. Total expenditure, $47,038.51. 



