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Rough land more adapted for ranching or pasture has been largely taken up for 

 this purpose, and during the year Leases and Licenses of Occupation have issued, 

 covering 8,200 acres. 



Numerous inquiries have been received for marsh or low-lying lands for 

 the purpose of raising muskrats and other fur-bearing animals. This promises 

 to be an industry which may make valuable lands that at the present time 

 have practically no market value. 



Licenses of Occupation were issued for fur farming in the townships of 

 Eric and Genoa, District of Sudbury, and for a parcel of land west of the Town- 

 ship of Strange in the District of Thunder Bay, containing 2,520 acres. 



Military Grants 



Under Act 1 Edward VII, Cap. 6, and amendments thereto, there have 

 been issued 13,998 Military Certificates. Notwithstanding the fact that the 

 date for receiving applications for these grants expired in September, 1908, 

 a large number of inquiries regarding certificates have been received. 



As a result of legislation this year, limiting the time in which to locate to 

 the 30th April next, a larger percentage of the outstanding certificates are being 

 located or surrendered to the Crown. 



During the year 22 of these certificates have been located on 3,473 acres, 

 making a total of 8,413 certificates actually located on land. 



Few certificates are being surrendered for the $50.00 commutation money, 

 as the land which may be located is worth more than the commutation value 

 of the certificates. There were, however, six surrendered in this manner. 



There were 240 acres purchased by three certificates being applied in pay- 

 ment thereof, making a total of 803 certificates which have been thus applied 

 on land. 



Of the locations already made under certificates 42 patents were issued 

 during the year, making a total of 7,530 certificates which have been thus dis- 

 posed of by the Department. 



A large area, 4,334 acres, which had been located to 30 veterans who 

 neglected to perform settlement duties within the time required by the Act, was 

 cancelled and the land redeemed by the Crown. 



There are still 1,510 certificates outstanding. 



During the last session of the Legislature an amendment to the Veterans' 

 Act was passed providing that no locations of land will be made after the 30th 

 day of April, 1923. After a lapse of twenty years it was deemed advisable to 

 place a time limit upon the selection and allocation of land for the purposes of 

 the Act. Any certificate thereafter may, however, be surrendered to the Crown 

 for a cash consideration of $50.00, or accepted as payment for Crown land at 

 its face value of $80.00. 



It is confidently predicted that the amendment will conduce towards the 

 return of several hundred certificates by the end of the time limit for locating. 



Collections. 



The total revenue of the Department from all sources, which was the largest 

 ever received, amounted to $4,439,340.03, being over $400,000.00 more than 

 that of the preceding year. The sale of Agricultural Lands and Townsites, 

 with Crown Leases, including Provincial Parks, etc., amounted to $189,549.68; 

 Casual Fees $2,118.95; Refund Items $66,239.43. From Woods and Forests 



