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MINERALOGICAL DIVISION (Geological Survey) 
Eugene Poitevin, Chief of the Division, reports as follows: 
J. R. Marshall spent two months in Ontario, Quebec, and the Mari- 
time Provinces collecting minerals and rocks required for the preparation 
of prospectors’ and educational collections. 
An exhibit of minerals was prepared for the Central Canada Exhibi- 
tion at Ottawa by H. V. Ellsworth and R. J. C. Fabry. 
This year there has been a largely increased demand from the public 
for mineral collections and specimens. The Quebec Bureau of Mines gave 
a particularly large order for prospectors’ and rock collections. Altogether 
2,110 collections, containing 78,004 specimens, were distributed. The great- 
est previous distribution was in 1934-35 w T hen 1,464 collections, containing 
53,630 specimens, were issued. For the past five years there has been a 
decrease in the demand for educational collections specially prepared for 
schools, etc., whereas there has been an increase in the demand from 
prospectors and others directly interested in the mining industry for col- 
lections of minerals and rocks. A large amount of waste mineral chips not 
listed below was given to various institutions for educational purposes. 
In addition, Mr. Marshall prepared numerous specimens for loan to students 
of various schools in Ottawa. 
The educational collections were distributed as follows: 
Province 
Standard 
Grade 
2 
Grade 
3 
Grade 
4 
Miscel- 
laneous 
Prospector’s 
Minerals 
Rocks 
Yukon 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
British Columbia 
0 
0 
2 
0 
1 
100 
92 
Alberta 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
7 
5 
Saskatchewan 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
7 
4 
Manitoba 
0 
1 
0 
0 
6 
4 
4 
Ontario 
0 
1 
13 
0 
24 
90 
75 
Quebec 
1 
0 
0 
1,600 
14 
20 
16 
New Brunswick 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
Nova Scotia 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
1 
Foreign 
1 
0 
0 
0 
6 
5 
4 
2 
2 
15 
1,600 
54 
235 
202 
No. of specimens 
288 
88 
600 
62,000 
5,480 
4,700 
4,848 
Total number of collections 2,110 
“ “ specimens 78,004 
