Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests 

 of the Province of Ontario 



For the Year Ending 31st October, 1920 



To His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario. 

 May it Please Youk Honoue : 



For the information of Your Honour and the Legislative Assembly, I have the 

 honour to submit a report for the fiscal year ending the 31st of October, 1920, 

 covering the Department of Lands and Forests. 



Prior to the year 1906 the management and control of the natural resources 

 of the Province as applicable to Lands, Forests and Mines, rested in the " Depart- 

 ment of Crown Lands " but in that year by Legislative Amendment the " Depart- 

 ment of Lands, Forests and Mines " was substituted therefor. This designation 

 obtained up to the 1920 Session of the Legislative Assembly, when under an Act, 

 known as " The Department of Mines Act," assented to June 4th, 1920, a separate 

 Department of Mines was established, the hitherto parent Department thus becom- 

 ing " The Department of Lands and Forests." Consequently, the data furnished 

 herein is excluded to the Lands and Forests, while that bearing on the Mining 

 Industry may be found in the Report of the Department of Mines. 



Colonization and Immigration. 



The Colonization and Immigration Branch of the Province, which had been 

 under the jurisdiction of the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines since the 

 6th of January, 1916, was by Order-in-Council dated the 12th March, 1920, trans- 

 ferred to the Department of Agriculture, to which it had formerly been attached 

 -0 that statistics bearing upon this service may be obtained from the reports of the 

 Minister of Agriculture. 



Clergy Lands. 



Clergy Lands to the extent of 82 acres were sold for $57.40 and the collection 

 on account of same and former sales of such lands was $862.21. (See Appendix 

 No. 3, page 23.) 



Common School Lands. 



The area of these lands sold during the year was 146.25 acres for $200.77, 

 while the collection on account of those and former sales was $5,527.74. (See 

 Appendix No. 3, page 23.) 



Grammar School Lands. 



An area of 151 acres was sold for $231.00. The collection on account of 

 former sales was $756.16. (See Appendix No. 3, page 23.) 



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