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generated from coal. This has been the erperience of the nickel mines at Sud- 

 bnry, the silver field at Cobalt, the iron mines at Miohipicoten, and the group of 

 mineral industries in Hastings county, including pyrite and acid-making, talc, the 

 manufacture of Portland cement, and the refining of Cobalt silver ores; not to 

 mention the vast development of electrical power at Sault Ste. Marie and Niagata 

 Falls. 



Collections. 



The total collections of the Department from all sources for the year were 

 $2,951,428.58. Of this amount $327,160.12 was derived from mining lands; 

 $246,529.13 from royalties; $1,835,082.71 from woods and forests; $143,209.59 

 from supplementarj' revenue; $84,059.49 from mining licenses and $109,622.99 

 from recording fees. (See Appendix No. 4, page 8.) 



Disbursements. 



The gross expenditure of the Department for all services during the year was 

 $625,375.71. The principal services were: Agents' salaries and disbursements, 

 $49,791.94; forest ranging, $77,503.95; fire ranging, $128,634.05; forest re- 

 serves, $78,245.30; mines and mining, $21,295.80; explorations and investigations, 

 $17,578.55; mining recorders, $32,597.90; surveys, $129,338.51; veterans' commu- 

 tation, $2,050.00; refunds, $13,587.21; parks, $15,724.28; contingencies, $27,- 

 594.11. (See Appendices Nos. 5 and 7, pages 10 to 34.) 



Woods and Fobests. 



The total revenue from woods and forests for the year 1910 is $1,835,082.71. 

 Of this $1,634,496.21 appears as timber dues : Deposits on account of timber sales, 

 $92,396.36; ground rent, $104,326.64, and transfer bonus, $3,863.50. It is proper 

 to say that the item of timber dues includes approximately $200,000 bonus as tim- 

 ber was cut. Had timber sales been by the mile, as formerly, this amount would 

 have appeared under the head of bonus. Until all the accruals for the year are 

 paid in, it is not possible to give the exact figures of bonus revenue, but if this 

 $200,000 is credited to bonus the fact remains that the collection of timber dues is 

 still the largest in the history of the Department. The revenue for the year just 

 closed is the first full year's revenue under the new system of having the financial 

 year end on the 31st of October instead of the 31st of December, as formerly was 

 the case. The revenue from ground rent is also the largest in the hisitory of the 

 Department, which is caused by the increase made in the amount of the annual 

 ground rent payable from $3. to $5. per mile, which change took effect for the 

 first time for the season of 1910-11. The charge for transfer bonus was also 

 raised from $3. to $5. per mile, which sensibly increased the small revenue derived 

 from this source. An Order-in-Council was also passed increasing the dues payable 

 on timber when cut on those berths sold previous to 1890 from $1. to $1.50 per 

 thousand feet board measure, but as this increase did not affect the cut of 1909-10 

 no benefit has been experienced from it this year. The revenue from bonuses was 

 not as large as it would have been had the timber berths offered not been damaged 

 b}' fire, and financial stringency prevailed, which made it necessary to make the de- 

 posits as low as possible so as to ensure competition for the damaged timber. 



I pointed out in my last report that the system of issuing permits had been 

 brought to an end, and in order that those engaged in lumbering who had invested 



