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la grippe which delayed the work until I could not use canoes, nor walk 

 on the ice, so I waited to traverse the lakes until the ice was well formed, 

 and thick ; some fairly good roads might be made by following the valleys ; 

 straight roads cannot be got. 



I have the honor to be, 

 Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 



(Sgd.) Edmund Seager, 



Ontario Land Surveyor. 



The Honorable, 



The ^linister of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto. 



(Appendix No. 49.) 



Morpeth P.O., January 11th, 1908. 



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



Sir, — I have the honour to submit this my report, for the year 190S, as 

 Ranger and Caretaker of the Rondeau Provincial Park. 



There has been considerable work done on the Park tbis season, the chief of 

 which was the building of the new stone crib dock, the repairing of the govern- 

 ment road leading into the park, and the construction in part of a fine buse-ball 

 diauiond. The work of levelling the ground for the diamond was begun rather 

 late in the season, and the frost set in and prevented completion of the levelling 

 until the ground thaws out again, then it is intended to cover the diamond with 

 clay to a depth of 3 to 5 inches. A good base ball ground will be a great acqui- 

 sition to the park, as there are a number of good games played here during the 

 season. The stone cribs and other timber portions of the new dock were about 

 completed, but on account of the contractors, Messrs Blight & Fielder, not being 

 able to make satisfactory arrangements to secure a dredge, the balance of the 

 work was left undone but will be completed in the spring of 1908. I hope 

 further use will be made of the dredge when here in cleaning out the unsightly 

 rushes and weeds along the shore of the Park directly in front of the pavilion, 

 the new refectory and the summer cottages. 



