1927 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 9 



Clergy Lands 



During the year there were sold 320 acres for $202.50 and there was col- 

 lected on sales of previous years $242.61, making a total collection of $445. IL 



Common School Lands 



There were no sales of these lands during the past year but there was col- 

 lected on account of previous years' sales — $1,962.3L 



University Lands 



The number of acres of these lands sold during the year was 657.44 for 

 $328.35 and there was collected on account of sales of previous years $41L60, 

 making total collections of $739.95. 



Crown Lands 



The total acreage sold for agricultural, townsite and tourist purposes 

 during the year was 86,220.10 acres for $106,446.81, and there was collected on 

 account of sales of previous years $6,658.22, making total collections of 

 $113,105.03. 



The total number of acres leased for various purposes was 38,507.27 for 

 $10,136.58 and there was collected on lands leased in previous years $104,470.14, 

 making a total collection of $114,606.72. (See Appendix No. 3.) 



Military Grants 



During the year twelve certificates were surrendered and two patents were 

 issued. Under the Act approximately 13,998 certificates were issued and of 

 these 1,033 are still outstanding. 



The above has no reference to the special privilege accorded returned 

 Canadian overseas soldiers of the Great War, who are entitled to acquire, free 

 of charge, a farming location in Northern Ontario, subject, however, to all 

 settlement regulations. Fifty-nine returned men took advantage of this oppor- 

 tunity during the year. Because of failure to comply with the regulations, 

 sixty-seven, previously located under these regulations, forfeited their locations, 

 which is an improvement on the previous year when seventy-two locations 

 were cancelled. 



Tourist Lands 



The influx of summer visitors or tourists to our provincial parks and quiet 

 retreats continues to grow. With our improved highways, well stocked lakes, 

 wooded reserves and attractive stopping places, the tourist is becoming better 

 acquainted. The great Algonquin Park, the Mecca of visitors annually from 

 many lands, has a large patrol staff of efficient rangers and guides to see that 

 law and order are duly enforced and to extend courtesy to and co-operate with 

 transients within the Park limits 



At Rondeau Park, in Kent County, over 250 cottages are constantly occU' 

 pied for the summer months and of these a large percentage is from our American 

 friends to the south. Facing the lake on one side, with beautiful Rondeau Bay 

 on the other, and a stately mixed growth of timber between, this park of 7,000 



