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following items, Bonus, $1,143,735.1§; Timber Dues, $1,171,692.14; Ground Eent, 

 $10-5,398.88; Transfer Fees, $7,640.00; Fire Protection Charge, $228,174.31. 

 From Provincial Parks, $70,900.84. (See Appendix No. 4, page 24. 



Disbursements. 



The total expenditure of the Department for ordinary service was $1,624,- 

 805.51. Some of the principal items were: Crown Land Agents' Salaries and 

 Disbursements, $20,120,72; Homestead Inspectors, $21,725.39; Crown Timber 

 Agents, $33,709.64; Ottawa Agency, $3,466.03; Fire Eanging, $504,518.42; Forest 

 Eanging and Measurement of Timber, $207,675.13; Forest Eeserves, $4,456.38; 

 Eeforestation, $47,454.72; Algonquin Provincial Park, $34,739.55; Quetico Pro- 

 vincial Park, $10,260.90; Eondeau Provincial Park, $9,736.57; Purchase and 

 Maintenance of Automobiles, $2,084.49; Surveys, $150,700.97; Colonization Eoads, 

 $451,808.59; Grant, Canadian Forestry Association, $1,000.00; Commissions re 

 Sundry Investigations, $50,000.00; Contingencies, Lands and Forests, $36,667.32; 

 Travelling Expenses, Lands and Forests, $2,721.42; Contingencies, Forestry 

 Branch, $2,093.49; Contingencies, Colonization Eoads Branch, $3,223.02; Travel- 

 ling Expenses, Colonization Eoads, $936.56. 



Woods and Forests. 



The accrued revenue from Woods and Forests for the year ending October 

 31st, 1920, amounted to $3,120,808.41, an increase of $842,249.75 over the pre- 

 ceding year. 



The revenue collected also shows a substantial increase over previous year's 

 collections, being $2,656,630.51 as against $1,805,081.36, an increase of 

 $853,549.15. 



In season 1919-20 the returns show a slight falling off in quantity of pulpwood 

 and cordwood taken out. In all other classes of timber the production shows a 

 gratifying increase. 



The quantity of sawlog, boom and square pine timber cut during past season 

 totalled 312,924,391 feet B.M., an increase of 121,000,000 feet B.M. The pro- 

 duction of other timber amounted to 52,729,965 feet B.M., or over 15,000,000 

 more than that for the previous season. 



The quantity of pulpwood taken off Crown Lands last season was 306,696 

 cords or 13,499 cords less than in 1918-19. 



For several years previous to 1918-19 little railway construction was attempted 

 but in that season the demand for ties increased the production from 2.094,099 

 taken out in 1917-18 to over 5,000,000 for season 1918-19, The number of ties 

 taken out during the season of 1919-20 was 6,102,287 or 961,633 greater than in 

 1918-19. 



Lands Under License. 



The area under license at the close of the fiscal year was 14,8951/4 square miles, 

 a reduction of 1,33534 square miles from the previous year. 



Summary of Eevenue From Woods and Forests. 



Bonus •• $1,143,725 18 



Timber Dues 1,171,692 14 



Ground Rent 105,398 88 



Transfer Fees 7,640 00 



Fire Protection 228,174 31 



$2,656,630 51 



