1912-13 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 179 



The Hon. W. H. Hearst, 



Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. 



Sir, — I beg to recommend the expenditure of the following amounts under 2 

 Geo. V. Chap. 2, on tlie construction of new roads, repairing and finishing of old 

 roads, the construction of bridges and the clearing of a small farm for experimental 

 purposes in Ground Hog Valley, during the season of 1914. 



District of Rainy River. 



In the Rainy River Valley, to complete and re-surface roads con- 

 structed last season, also the opening up of new roads tributary to the 

 trunk roads constructed last season $85,000 



District of Kenora. 



Completing the trunk road north-west of the towns of Kenora and 

 Keewatin, which was partially constructed last season, also the construc- 

 tion of new roads in the agricultural section north-east and north-west 

 of Dryden and in the vicinity of Vermilion Bay 35,000 



District of Port Arthur. 



Re-surfacing trunk roads graded last season, the construction of short 

 roads adjacent to the trunk roads constructed last season, also construction 

 of new roads in and north of the Township of Dorion on the C. P. R. . . . 6€,000 



District West of Fort William. 



The extension of the trunk roads begun last season, re-surfacing and 

 gravelling portions of the trunk roads partly constructed last season, 

 including the Pigeon River or International Boundary and Duluth Road, 

 also the construction of a bridge across the Kaministiquia River 90,000 



Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie Trunk Road. 



Finishing road between Echo Bay and Blind River under construc- 

 tion last season, also continuing the trunk road between Blind River and 

 Worthington 90,000 



District of Sudbury. 



Re-surfacing part of the trunk roads constructed last season in the 

 Blezard and Chelmsford. Valleys, construction of new trunk roads through 

 Blezard Valley, the completion and extension of the West Shining Tree 

 Mining Road, the repairing of Long Lake Mining Road 50,000 



Sudbury and North Bay TrunTc Road. 



The construction of a trunk road from Sturgeon Falls west to 

 Sudbury ,,,.,, .,, t r . . . . 60,000 



