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of acres given as slash or waste land is 3,897 acres. I believe those 

 figures might be increased, as the acreage always overruns. I would 

 consider it a wise act on the part of your department to establish per- 

 manent forest reserves on those lands. 



Ennismore Township, Peterborough County 

 There are about 17,000 acres of land in the township of Ennismore 

 and there is about one and a quarter to one per cent not fit for agri- 

 cultural purposes. Reforesting approved of. 



North Monaghan Township, Peterborough County 

 Yours of December 22nd to hand, re file No. 33532. In reply to 

 same I might say that I have consulted our reeve, Mr. W. G. Howden, 

 and, in our opinion, there is not enough non-agricultural lands in North 

 Monaghan worth bothering with for forest reserve purposes. If, on 

 further enquiry into the same, I ascertain anything different I will 

 immediately notify you. 



Otonabee Township, Peterborough County 

 In reply to yours re waste land in the township of Otonabee, there 

 is about 10 per cent imfit for agricultural purposes. About four-fifths 

 of the 10 per cent is composed of swamp land with much soil from one 

 to eight feet in depth. The timber is principally tamarac and, as it 

 is being depleted of timber, a young growth of tamarac is growing up. 

 Also, part of the swamp area is fiat rock along the margin of Indian 

 river with soil a few inches in depth, the balance (one-fifth) is light 

 sand land and small patches on steep hillsides. They are both found 

 in small patches in many different parts of the township. Of course 

 they should never have been cleared. 



Smith Township, Peterborough County 

 In reply to your enquiry re non-agricultural lands in Smith town- 

 ship (your file No. 33532), would say that there are about 600 acres 

 of such lands in this township. 



Prince Edward County 



Replying to your letter of January ist, file No. 33532, would say 

 that in the county of Prince Edward there are some 15,000 acres of 

 waste land. This is as I estimated it from reports I have obtained from 

 the Clerks of the Townships and from the County Records. Of this 

 amount, about 12,000 acres are marsh and swamp land, which in present 

 conditions is no good for agriculture. It may be that in time this land 

 could be drained and diked and thereby rendered useful, but it is a ques- 

 tion. Then we have a tract of land in the township of Hallowell 

 comprising about 600 acres, known as the ' Sand Banks ' at Wellington. 

 The sand is blowing and gradually covering up land. It is owned by 

 the Provincial Government, although the farms which are being covered 

 are owned privately. This land would make a very interesting study 

 for reforestation. 



Then, in each township, there is a considerable amount of slash land 

 and shallow land which is not profitable for agriculture, and which in 

 my opinion, would be suitable for reforestation. The amotmts are 

 estimated according to the following : 



