xiv REFOirr OF THE No. 3 



Several other minor surveys have been performed. 



The reports of the surveyors so far as received and examined will be found in 

 Appendices 16 'to 33 inclusive, pages 47 to 97 inclusive. 



Municipal Surveys. 



On the petitions of the county council of Carleton instructions were issued to 

 survey the town line between the townships of Nepean and North Gower. Of the 

 city of Hamilton, instructions have heen issued to survey certain concession road 

 allowances formerly in the township of Barton, now in the city of Hamilton. Of 

 the united counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry to survey the boundary 

 road allowance between the townships of Osnabruck and Cornwall. Of the muni- 

 cipal council of the township of Nepean to survey the original road allowance 

 between lot 30, concession 2, Ottawa front, and lots lettered J, K, L, M and N, 

 concession A, Eideau front, in the township of Nepean. 



The following municipal surveys have been confirmed under the provisions 

 of the Eevised Statutes of Ontario, 1897, chapter 181, sections 14 and 15, such 

 surveys being final anid conclusive. Part of the line between the township of Water- 

 loo and the township of Guelph. The original road allowance between the broken 

 front and the 1st concession of the township of Barton. The lines of the streets 

 in the town of Niagara. Concession road allowance between the 10th and 11th 

 concessions of Winchester, The southern boundary of the town of Niagara. The 

 boundary lines of McArthur Ave. through the village of Eastview in the township 

 of Gloucester. The side road hetween lots 9 and 10 in the 12th concession of the 

 township of Nottawasaga. The concession line hetween the 8th and 9th conces- 

 sions of the township of Hinchinbrooke from lot 12 south to lot 8. 



Partioulars relating to these surveys will be found in Appendices No. 14 and 

 15, pages 44 to 46. 



Mining and Other Surveys. 



The Mining Act of Ontario requires that applicants to purchase or lease 

 mining lands in unsurveyed territory shall file in the Department surveyor's plans 

 (in triplicate) of the proposed mining claims with field notes and description by 

 met-es and bounds, before any sale or lease can be carried out, and under Orders- 

 in-Council, dated February 26th, 1906, 2nd October, 1907, 7th November, 1907, 

 applicants to purchase islands, or locations for pleasure and summer resorts or for 

 agricultural purposes in unsurveyed territory, 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 Regulations in the districts of 

 Tarry Sound, Nipissing, Sudbury, Algoma, Thunder Bay, Eainy Eiver and Kenora, 

 -an area of 28,793.28 acres has been sold and patented during the year, for which 

 the sum of $172,851.69 has been received, and an area of 7,550.83 acres has been 

 ilcased for the sura of $8,180.17 as the first year's rental. 



F. Cochrane^ 



Minister. 

 Department of Lands, Forests and Mines. 

 Toronto, October Blst, 1910. 



