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Forest conditions following logging on pulpwood and pine stands were 

 investigated in the Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and North Bay Inspectorates. 

 See complete reference in Part II, 



Aerial Surveys 



Aerial surveys included two main classes of work — (1) Type Sketching, 

 (2) Mapping Forested Areas. Of these, Forest Type Sketching, which consists 

 in subdividing the general forest growth into standard classes or types on the 

 basis of size or age and tree species composition, was carried on mainly in an 

 area northeast of the Nipigon Provincial Forest. Mapping forested areas, 

 which is preliminary to field work of any kind, was confined very largely to the 

 Eastern Provincial Forest. This work was based on vertical aerial photography. 

 See Part II of this report. 



Radio Communication 



Radio was used for (1) point to point communication in new districts 

 where long distances and the undeveloped condition of the country place it 

 at a cost advantage over the standard bush telephone. Twenty-eight stations 

 of this type were operated. In addition (2) a portable ground set and (3) an 

 aircraft set were put into service in the past season. The usefulness of these 

 latter will be further tested in the season of 1931. See Part II of this report. 



Reforestation 



Reforestation acquired increased attention this year on the part of the 

 public, the total number of persons applying for trees being over 6,000. A new 

 scheme of school planting was inaugurated this year including the publication 

 of a pamphlet. This was well received by a school boards throughout the 

 Province. 



The four Department nurseries carried on their annual programme and an 

 increasing number of visitors to these properties marked a further advance in 

 interest in this work by the people of the Province. Several new demonstration 

 plots were established and many others were added to. County forests were 

 extended and preliminary work was done in the establishing of new ones. 

 Reforestation on Crown land in Northern Ontario was extended and over 

 3,584,000 trees were planted for this work alone. See Part II of this report. 



Revenue 



The world wide depression following the financial debacle that occurred 

 early in the year affected all branches of the forest products' industries, and was 

 reflected in the inability of dealers to market their manufactures, and to readily 

 meet their payment obligations to the Crown. While the bush operations 

 throughout the year comprised accruals to the extent of over five million dollars 

 as against approximately four and a quarter million for the previous year, the 

 actual collections or entire revenue of the Department amounted to only 

 $3,307,945.49 as against $5,059,878.20 for the fiscal year ending October 31st, 

 1929. Special concession privileges on the basis of instalment payments with 

 interest abatements were extended to operators and this urged some to eff^ect 

 at least initial instalments which otherwise might not have been paid within the 

 year. Of the total amount collected $2,024,248.75 is directly attributed to 

 timber administration and the balance to the sale and lease of lands, water 

 powers, rentals, land tax and incidental items. 



