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Appendix No. 14 



Patents Office (Lands Branch) 



Statement of Patents, etc., issued from 1st November, 1926 to 31st October, 1927 



Public Lands (Patents) 609 



Free Grant Lands (Act of 1913) 303 



« " « (Act of 1901 Veterans) 1 



Mining Lands (Patents) 469 



Mining Leases 132 



Crown Leases 18 



Licenses of Occupation 163 



Temagami Island Leases 23 



Sand and Gravel Licenses 29 



Pine Patents 18 



Water Power Leases 2 



Algonquin Park Leases 32 



Rondeau Park Leases 31 



Bruce Beach Leases 1 



Jordan Harbour Leases 28 



Total ■ 1.85 



Appendix No. 15 

 Records Branch 1926-27 



Communications received: 



From Crown Land Agents 6,636 



From Crown Timber Agents 5,860 



From Mining Recorders 8,704 



From Homestead Inspectors 3,007 



From Superintendent Algonquin Park 484 



From Superintendent Quetico Park 198 



From Superintendent Rondeau Park 145 



Orders-in-Council 319 



Telegrams 232 



All other sources 26,042 



Total incoming (Minister's office and Land Tax Branch not included) 51,627 



Communications sent out: 



To Crown Land and Timber Agents, Inspectors and Park Superintendents 17,775 



To General Public 18,600 



Circular letters re timber sales and mill licenses 3,000 



Maps and blue prints by Surveys Branch 5,500 



Total outgoing (Minister's office and Land Tax Branch not included) 44,875 



Files: 



New files issued — General 7,084 



New files issued — Accounts Chargeable 965 



New files issued — ^Accounts free 39 I 



