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Frequent observations were taken during progress of the work, in fact, 

 every time it was possible to do so, one was taken. 



Plans and field notes of the work are being forwarded. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) N. B. MacRostie, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Honourable, the Minister of Lands and Forests, 

 Toronto, Ontario. 



Appendix No. 31. 

 Survey of Township Outlines in the Districts of Sudbury and Algoma. 



Peterborough, December 2nd, 1921. 



Sir, — I have the honour to submit the following report on the survey of 

 township outlines in the Districts of Sudbury and Algoma, performed by me 

 during the past season under instruction from your Department, dated April 

 15th, 1921. 



I commenced the survey at the one hundred and eight mile post on Ontario 

 Land Surveyor Alexander Niven's base line, surveyed during the seasons of 

 1899 and 1900, which point is about 15 miles south-west of Peterbell Station, 

 on the Canadian Northern Railway. After taking the necessary observations 

 for latitude and azimuth, I rah due south astronomically twenty-four miles to 

 the north boundary of the Township of Mageau, surveyed by me during the 

 season of 1920. All this line passes over a very rough and rocky country, 

 heavily timbered with spruce, poplar, banksian pine, white birch and cedar. 

 The land along this line is totally unfit for cultivation. The country traversed 

 over is, however, very valuable and contains an immense quantity of pulpwood. 



Having completed the above meridian line, I proceeded to the north-west 

 angle of the township of Pattinson, and produced the west boundary of that 

 township due north astronomically six miles, being the boundary line between 

 the townships of Floranna and Sadler. The .country passed over on this line 

 is very similar to that already described, i.e., rough and rocky, and heavily 

 timbered with spruce, poplar, banksian pine, white birch and cedar, with alder 

 and willow scrub, and a large quantity of windfall. 



On the completion of this line I moved to the south-east angle of the 

 township of Sadler, from which point I ran north astronomically six miles, 

 being the boundary line between the townships of Sadler and Alcorn. The 

 country along this line is rough and rocky, and is tirtibered with spruce, banksian 

 pine, balm of Gilead, balsam, white birch and cedar, the spruce, cedar and 

 balm of Gilead running up to sixteen and eighteen inches in diameter. There 

 is very little of what is usually termed agricultural land along this line. 



