Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 66 



PATENTS OFFICE (Lands Division) 



Statement of Patents, Etc., Issued During the Year Ending March 31, 1951 



Public Land Patents 1,381 Crown Leases S 



Free Grant Patents 150 Algonquin Park Leases ._ 46 



Patents and Transfers (Town Lots) 143 Rondeau Park Leases 35 



Miscellaneous Documents 175 Temagami Leases 2 



Releases of Pine 128 Water Power Agreements 3 



1,977 91 



Licences of Occupation 74 



Licences of Occupation (Rondeau) — 



Licences of Occupation (Algonquin) 4 



Licences of Occupation (Temagami) 3 



~81 



Licences of Occupation Cancelled 114 Crown Leases Cancelled 37 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL SOLICITOR 



(FORMERLY DIVISION OF LAW) 



General 



On January 1st, 1951, an administrative change was effected in the organiza- 

 tion of the Department with the dissolution of the Division of Law and the creation 

 of the office of Departmental Solicitor. This office is responsible for legal service to 

 Head Office administrative divisions and the regions, and the primary duties of the 

 office are concerned with legislation, regulations, orders-in-Council, Crown grants, 

 timber and other agreements — preparation, interpretation, application, examination 

 and checking thereof; arbitration of claims and disputes; consultation with and 

 advising Head Office administrative divisions and regional districts in legal matters 

 arising in the work of the Department; and attending upon the public, other govern- 

 ment departments and Crown organizations in matters of a legal nature concerning 

 the administration of the Department. 



Legislation 



The following Acts administered by the Department were passed by the 

 Legislature of Ontario at the Session which opened on February 1st, 1951: 



The Beds of Navigable Waters Amendment Act, 1951 



The Forest Fires Prevention Amendment Act, 1951 



The Game and Fisheries Amendment Act, 1951 



The Private Forest Reserves Act, 1951 



The Public Lands Amendment Act, 1951 



The Railway Fire Charge Amendment Act, 1951 



The Wolf and Bear Bounty Amendment Act, 1951 



Notes on Legislation 



The Beds of Navigable Waters Act — This Act was passed originally in 1911. 

 The changes in the Act effected by The Beds of Navigable Waters Amendment Act, 

 1951, are designed to remove the uncertainties that have hitherto existed as to the 

 ownership of the beds of navigable waters. In 1940 certain amendments were made 



