Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 130 



The popularity of the small sectional maps is increasing, particularly on the 

 2 mile scale, as shown by the quantity distributed of the sheets compiled from Forest 

 Resources Inventory information. The decrease in distribution of our District, island 

 and miscellaneous maps is caused by several of our District map sheets being out 

 of print, and new maps with additional information being prepared. 



The following list shows the quantity distributed during the past year. The 

 trend of distribution over a fourteen year period is shown on the attached chart. 



Table No. 1 

 Distribution of Maps 



National Topographic Series (Dominion) 19,185 



National Topographic Series (Provincial) 2,250 21,435 



Provincial Maps 



20A (Free Issue) 2,814 



District Maps 6,730 



Island Maps _ 650 



Miscellaneous 3,433 



33A (Electoral) _-.. 61 



42A (Townships) 370 14,058 



Total _..-. _ 35,493 



National Topographic Series 



The National Topographic Series maps distributed this year again showed an 

 increase over the previous years. Of the total number of sheets obtained, 5,101 were 

 supplied without charge by the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Ottawa, 

 for the official use of this Department, including the various administrative district 

 offices; 11,288 map sheets were purchased, of which approximately 1,800 were dis- 

 tributed without charge for official use. 



The Department of Travel and Publicity were supplied with 379 map sheets 

 for free distribution for tourist publicity purposes. Approximately 27% of the total 

 sheets are distributed without charge. 



Provincial Maps 



The total distribution of Provincial maps shows a slight decrease this year. 

 This was caused, no doubt, by the fact that Maps 24B, 25A, and 25B, and 32C, 

 were out of print. Map No. 20A shows an increase, due to the educational program 

 instituted in the schools on map reading. 



Provincial maps distributed over the counter for official Departmental use 

 of this and other Departments amounted to some 1,000 copies. This figure does not 

 include those used by Administrative District Offices. The Department of Travel 

 and Publicity obtained 43 district maps for tourist publicity purposes. 



Table No. 2 

 Public Requests for Maps and Survey Records 



Counter Sales 3,442 



Sales by Invoice — 1 ,143 



Sales by Cash in Advance and Enquiries only — approximately 4,400 



8,985 



The total revenue collected for maps and reproduction of survey records was 

 as follows: 



