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and description by metes and bounds, before any sale or lease can be carried 

 out, and under Orders-in-Council, dated February 26th, 1906, 2nd October, 

 1907, Tth November, 1907 applicants to purchase islands, or locations for 

 pleasure and summer resorts or for agricultural purposes in unsurveyed ter- 

 ritory, are required to file surveyor's plans (in triplicate) of their islands or 

 locations as the case may be, with field notes and descriptions by metes and 

 bounds, together with the necessary affidavits as to there being no adverse 

 claim by occupation or improvement, etc. 



Under the above Act, Orders-in-Council and Eegulations in the Districts 

 of Parry Sound, Nipissing, Sudbury, Algoma, Thunder Bay, Rainy River, 

 an area of 10,708.98 acres has been sold and patented during the year for 

 which the sum of |38,077.89 has been received, and an area of 404J acres 

 has been leased at |1 per acre for the first year's rental. 



F. Cochrane, 



Minister. 

 Department of Lands, Forests and Mines, 

 Toronto, December 31st, 1908. 



