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Appendix No. 44' 

 To the Honourable the Minister of Lands and Forests, Ontario. 



SiE, — I have the honour to submit to you the report on the construction and 

 maintenance of highways and bridges, under the provisions of the Northern and 

 North Western Ontario Development Act, 1912, and amendments, during the season 

 ending 31st October, 1920. 



Operations were carried on in the Districts of Eainy Eiver, Kenora and 

 Thunder Bay, the Sub-districts of Sault Ste. Marie, St. Joseph's Island and Mani- 

 toulin, the Districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Muskoka and 

 Timiskaming, the Counties of Eenfrew and Simcoe and in Algonquin Park. In 

 the detailed report following, the District of Timiskaming is shown in sub-divisions 

 as follows: Cochrane, Englehart, Kapuskasing and Hearst, Matheson, and 

 Porcupine. 



The North Bay-Toronto, Mattawa-Pembroke and other trunk roads traversing 

 more than one district have been shown separately in the detailed report and only 

 works completely in a district are shown under that district heading, the districts 

 being placed in alphabetical order. 



The sudden death of Mr. Whitson, on June T2th, 1920, coming at a time when 

 early summer organization and re-organization was under way, rendered the matter 

 of arranging efficient supervision a difficult undertaking without an actual cessation 

 of activities for a time, but the work was carried on as efficiently as possible under 

 the circumstances and supervised by the then existing staff without additions. 



In conclusion, I would add, as in former reports, that the Department's organ- 

 ization should include considerably more technically trained and experienced road 

 makers to advise and direct the actual work carried on in the various districts. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



I have the honour to be. Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



C. H. FULLEETON-, 



Director, Northern Development Branch. 

 Toronto, October 31st, A.D. 1920. 



ALGONQUIN PAEK. 



On the Minessing Eoad from Algonquin Park Station to Minessing Camp, a 

 distance of 71/2 miles, 214 miles brushed out and 3 miles widened by tree cutting 

 8 ft. wide, 200 ft. lineal of crosslaying, 300 ft. of ditching, l/^ mile of ditches 

 cleaned, 125 loads of stone used for filling, 18 culverts constructed, and 2,503 

 cu. yds. of gravel used in surfacing and repairs, and the whole distance kept 

 dragged. . ! 



