Report of the Minister of Lands, Forests 

 and Mines of the Province of Ontario 



For the Year ending 31st October, 1912 



To His Honour The Honoukable Sir John Moeison Gibson, K.C.M.G., 



Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario. 



May It Please Your Honour: 



I have the honour to submit for the information of your Honour and the Legis- 

 lative Assembly a report for the fiscal year ending 31st October, 1912, of the man- 

 agement, etc., of the Crown Lands of the Province. 



Clergy Lands. 



The area sold, during the year vras 101 acres, the value of which was $110. 

 The collection on account of sales of Clergy Lands was $1,565.92. (See Appendix 

 Xo. 3, page 7.) 



Common School Lands. 



The value of these lands sold during the year was $94. The collection on account 

 of these and former sales was $7,121.25. (See Appendix No. 3, page 7.) 



Grammar School Lands. 



There were no sales. The collection on account of former sales was $392.55. 

 (See Appendix No. 3, page 7.) 



University Lands. 



The area of these lands sold during the year was 11,890 acres for $6,855.80. 

 The collection on account of these and former sales was $4,263.39. (See Appendix 

 No. 3, page 7.) 



Crown Lands. 



There was sold during the year for agricultural and town site areas 349,319 

 acres for $272,233.08. The collection on account of these and former sales was 

 $218,710.29. There was sold for mining purposes 18,971 acres for $45,552.18. 

 There was collected on account of these and former sales $51,634.48. 



There was leased for mining purposes 16,711 acres for $17,316.65. There 

 was collected on account of these leases and those of former years $33,098.34. There 

 was leased of Crown Lands an area of 15,7931/^ acres for $2,157.50. There was 

 collected on account of these and the leases of former years $18,931.82. 



The total area of Crown Lands disposed of by sale and lease during the year 

 was 412,790% acres for a value of $344,319,21.- The total collection on account 

 of the sales, leases, etc., was $335,645.04. (See Appendix No. 3, page 7.) 



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