t/>9 DEPT. LANDS AND FORESTS LI B RARV No /^^^ FISH & W:L>JFE DIV. MARL *^ DEC 3 1864 *^ ^ .1-5 el's. REPORT OF THE Minister of Lands and Forests OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO For the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 1947 PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO ONTARIO TORONTO Printed and PubliBhed by Baptist Johnston, Printer to tho King's Most Excellent Majesty 1948 REPORT OF THE Minister of Lands and Forests OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO For the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 1947 PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO SESSIONAL PAPER No. 3, 1948 ONTARIO TORONTO Printed and Published by Baptist Johnston, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1948 To His Honour, The Lieutenant-Goveruor of the Province of 0)itnrio. May It Please Your Honour: The undersigned begs respectfully to present to your Honour, the Annual Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for the fiscal year April 1, 1946, to March 31, 1947. H. R. Scott, Minister. C O \ T E \ T S Page ixtroductiox 5 i )lvision of accouxts 7 Division of Air ServicI': 27 Divisiox OF Fish and Wildlific 35 Division of Forest Protection 81 Division of Land and Recreational Areas 90 Divisiox of Law 109 Division of Operation and Personnel Ill Division of Reforestation 135 Division of Research 139 Division of Surveys and Engineering 145 Division of Timber Management 153 GENERAL I XFRUDrCTIOX This report, which covers the \ear ending 31st Alarc-h. 1947, shows the De|)artment e.\i)enciiture at a conii)arati\el\" hiyh le\eL Expenditure is more than double that of the fiscal \"ear ending in 1939. Following the otitbreak of war the Department made every effort to improve the qualit\' of service rendered. Progress in this connection was, of course, dependent upon av^ailable man power, equipment and supplies. Due to sharph" rising costs absorbing an increasing proportion of our financial resources, progress was equalh" dej)endent upon a\-ailable funds. In the ])re-war period the cost of maintaining a seasonal fire ranger was four hundred dollars. The present cost is seven hundred dollars for ranger labour of similar qualit\-. Ranger labour of a qualit>' satisfactor\- for Forest Ranger School training requires double the ftmds expended on ranger labour in the pre- war period. With equipment and operating supplies, together with wages of other personnel requiring sharph' increased exj^enditure, a substantial drain is placed ui)on funds proxided in the post-war period for expansion of our services. Greater emphasis [placed on careful management of resources has offset in no small degree, shrinkage in the purchasing value of the dollar. Additional funds placed at our disposal have made up the remaining shrinkage in value, permitted betterment in qualit\- of service rendered and some expansion in service. I'urtlier expansion in the management of the natural resources of the Province entrusted to this I)ei)artment, is in no small part dejiendent upon increased funds a\-ailable for this j)uri:)ose. The report on the work of the Department is listed imder tlie following headings: -Accounts ( )i)ei'ation and I'eisoniiel Air .Serxice Reforestation Fish and Wildlife Research Forest Protectif)n .Sur\e\ s and j-jigineering Land and Recreational .\reas Timi^er Management Law REPORT OF THE No. 3 God's Country DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 194^ UI\ ISION OF ACCOUNTS General As of loth April. 194(5, the Minister of Lands and Forests was charged with the adminstration of the former Department of C^ame and Fisheries, which became the Fish and Wildhfe Di\ision of the Department of Lands and Forests. For accounting purposes all receipts and expenditures of the former Department of Game and Fisheries are included under the Fish and Wildlife Division from 1st April. 1946, and a separate accounting made for this new Division. A. Department of Lands and Forests (other than Fish and Wildlife Division) The financial report sets out a substantial increase — SI, 862, 412. — in expendi- tures appropriation of the Department as compared with the prexious year. This increased appropriation was required for — (1) Air Service PIquipment. (2) Construction of Ranger School at Dorset. (3) Expansion in held work of the Reforestation, Forest Research and Timber Management Divisions. This increased expenditure was partly olTset by an increase in cash receipts — sl,ool,o()0. — as compared with the pre\ious year. Revenue for the year was the highest in the history of the Department with most sources of revenue showing improvement, particularly receipts from sale of Crown timber. This result was due to an increase in available woods labour following the close of hostilities, and a sharp upswing in tourist trade throughout the Pro\ince. Following the policy of obtaining the closest possible co-operation between Field and Main Offices, officers of this Division made the following field inspec- tions, for purposes of instruction of Field Officers and inspection of work pro- grams— and Pro\incial Land Tax Courts of Revision : (a) Reforestation Field Offices: Angus, Midhurst, St. Williams. ib) District Offices: Algonquin Park, Chapleau, Cochrane, Gait. Fort Frances, Geraldton, Gogama. Kapuskasing, Kempt\ille, Kenora, Lindsay. North Bay, Parry Sound, Port Arthur. Sault Sie. Marie, .Sioux Lookout, Sudbury, Tweed. {c) Other Field Offices: Ottawa, Pembroke, Ranger School (Dorset). {d) Sundry: Bracebridge. Lillle Current, Haile\bur\-. REPORT OF THE No. 3 B. Fish and Wildlife Division — Formerly the Department of (^ame AND Fisheries Receipts and Disl:)ursements for the year are shown separately in Schedule G, Page 24. A substantial increase — 8449,313.09 — in the expenditure appropriation for the year, as compared with the previous year, was required. This increased appropriation was required for (1) Enforcement of the Game and Fisheries Act. (2) Hatcheries — Operation and maintenance. (3) Erecting; buildings; Purchase of Land, Buildings and Eciuipment. The increase in expenditure was more than offset by an increase in cash receipts — 8597.034.99 — as compared with the pre\'ious year. Re\"enue for the year was the highest in history, with most sources of rex'enue showing impro\'e- ment, particularly receipts from the sale of Hunting and Angling Licences. This was due to a sharp upswing in tourist trade throughout the Pro\'ince. FINANCLAL REPORT L Cash Receipts and Disbursements: Statement for the year ending March 31, 1947 is set out on Schedule A, page 10. The following summarizes the result of operations for the year. Total— Cash Receipts 88,414 947.24 Total — Cash Disbursements 5,961,805.96 Excess of Receipts o\'er I)isl)ursements 82,453,141.28 ?. Comparison of Results with those of Prior Years: (a) Receipts In Schedule B, page 16, cash receipts for the year under review have been compared with those of the pre\'ious four years. This data may be summarized as follows: Years ending March 31 si Division- 1943 1944 194.5 1946 1947 $ $ $ S S Accounts — Water Power Rentals 648,485 618,901 609,425 654,979 680,568 Provincial Land Tax 146,014 158,745 175,342 209,459 204,475 Long Lac Diversion 44,850 21,750 21,300 20,850 20,400 Miscellaneous 4,267 5,939 20,388 9,048 46,071 Land and Recreational Areas 173,779 273,754 294,308 338,258 430,644 Forest Protection 51,825 22,917 26,850 30,943 46,402 Timber Management 4,982,281 4,-561,734 4,241,581 5,554,781 6,944,104 Survevs 3,438 13,293 1,275 4.59 1,652 Air Service 6,946 19,448 12,417 25,284 15,258 Reforestation 8,4.53 26,138 10,559 19,386 25,373 Lignite Development 924 16 6,071,262 .5,722,635 5,413,44.5 6,863,447 8,414,947 DEPARTMENT (3E LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 ih) The following is a comparison of total disbursements for the fixe years ending March 31, 1947: Years L'liding March 31st 1943 1944 194.5 1946 1947 Total Disbursements — S S S S S Chargeable to appropriation as voted 2,799,689 3,040,901 3,572.225 3,988.394 5.961,806 Additional Disbursements — Uncontrollable items, chargeable to Special Warrants 701,296 111,000 Total Disbursements 3,500,985 3,040.901 3,572.225 4,099.394 5.961.806 (c) Trend of Receipts and Disbursements i. Receipts Annual Receipts 1947 as compared witli 1943 show an increase of approxi- mately 82,343,685.00 or 38.6 per cent. This increase is due in large part to increased re\enue from: Land and Recreational Areas S 256,865.00 Timber Management 1,961.823.00 Land Tax 58,461.00 Miscellaneous 41.804.00 Water Power 32.083.00 .v2, 3 5 1.03 6. 00 //. Disbursements Annual Disbursements 1947 as compared with 1943 show an increase of 82.460,821.00 or 70.3 per cent. This increase is accounted for in large part by the following items: Main Office 8 161,665.00 Air Service 334.053.00 Poorest Research 221 ,174.00 Basic Organization, Extra Fire Fighting and Scaling! ^. . . /. 1.897,489.00 Construction and Operating Forest Ranger School "^ [ . . 323,429.00 Reforestation 208,976.00 83,146.786.00 Less special Disbursements applicable in 194;^: Hydro-Electric Power Commission of ()niari() 're Long Lac Diversion 400,000.00 Lignite Development Project 299,993.00 id) Fish and Wildlife Division 699,993.00 .82,446,793.00 Receipts and Disbursements of this Dixision are separateK- shown in Schedule G, page 24. 10 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Schedule A. DEPARTMENT OF STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING RECEIPTS Division of Accounts Water Power Rentals S 680,568.56 Provincial Land Tax 204,474.57 Long Lac Diversion 20,400.00 Casual Fees, Surveys Office Fees, etc 11 ,070.65 Contractors' Securitv Deposits Forest Ranger School 20,000.00 Forest Resources Invenlor\- 15,000.00 $ 951.513.78 DiVISIO.N OF L.\ND .\ND Ri:CKK.\TIO.\.\L ArI'.AS Land Sales Agricultural S 27,157.22 Summer Reson 54,976.37 Townsites 28,377.60 Universitv 401.49 Clergy School 288.00 Common School 148.00 Miscellaneous 40,151.34 Unallocated 110,365.94 261,865.96 Land Rentals (Other than Parks) Leases and Licenses of Occupation 95,445.89 Bruce Beach 1,591.72 Timagami Islands 1,855.56 98,893.17 Park Revenue Algonquin Rentals S 9,355.82 Miscellaneous 21,882.41 31,238.23 Rondeau Rentals 12,950.03 Miscellaneous 3,048.61 15,998.64 Quetico Rentals 60.75 Miscellaneous 13,694.31 13,755.06 Ipperwash Beach Miscellaneous 1,238.25 62,230.18 .Miscellaneous Revenue 7,655.05 430,644.36 Carried Forward .Sl.382.158.14 DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 11 Schedule A. LANDS AND FORESTS AND DISBURSEMENTS ^LARC'H 31, 1947 DISBURSEMENTS Main Officp: Minister's Salary— Statutory S 8,000.00 Salaries — Permanent and Temporary 445,994.29 Travelling Expenses 33,446.70 Maintenance and Operating 68,199.80 Damage and Other Claims, Sundr\- Contingencies, etc 595.00 Compensation for Injured Workmen 23,140.73 Cost of Living Bonus — Entire Department 1,604.96 Unemploxment Insurance Stamps 51.51 Annuities and Bonuses to Indians 24, .508. 00 Refund to Municipalities re Timber Dues 806.05 Refund to Universit\- of Toronto re Wild Lands 246.62 S 606,593.66 FIELD SERVICES Division of Surveys Grant — Board of Survevors 200.(X) Aerial Surveys, Salaries, etc 1,882.82 Ground Surveys, Miscellaneous E.xpenses 39,843.07 41.925.89 Division of Forest Research (See Schedule "D" Page 21) Salaries — Temporary 83,651.45 Travelling E.xpenses 15,277.29 Maintenance and Operating 122,245.54 Field Operations (Including Provincial Parks) Basic Organization (See Schedule "E" Page 22) Salaries 1,509,860.80 Travelling Expenses 108,577.75 Maintenance and Operating 1,689,751.97 Extra Fire Fighting Salaries — Temporarx 205,201.34 Travelling Expenses 10,367.17 Maintenance and Operating 86,222.82 Scaling Salaries — TemporarN 343,519. 19 Travelling Expenses 24,288.82 Maintenance and Operating 15,592.19 221.1 74. 2S 3,308. 190..52 301,791.33 383,400.20 Clearing Townsites and Removal of Fire Hazards Salaries, etc. Maintenance and Operating 4,255.28 Carried Forward 84.867,331.16 12 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Schedule (A Continued) DEPARTMENT OF STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING RECEIPTS Brought Forward $1,382,158.14 Division of Forest Protection Miscellaneous 4(),4()1.74 Division of I'imber Management (Sec SciiLclule "C" Page 20) Crown Dues $6,175,443.93 Ground Rent 125,060.70 Fire Tax 461,163.51 Scalers' Wages 9,041.63 Interest 6.1S4.37 Mill Licenses 1.000.51 Cullers Examination Fees and Sundr\- 1,425.63 Cash Deposits ' 164,784.11 6,944,104.39 Division of Surveys Aerial Surve\s — Net Receipts 1 .651 .44 Division of Air Service Miscellaneous 15,258.36 Division of Reforestation Miscellaneous 25,373.17 .$8,414,947.24 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1U47 13 Schedule A i Continued) LANDS AND FORESTS AND DLSBLRSEMENTS ^L\R(;H :]]. 11)47 DISBURSEMENTS Brought Forward S4. 867.33 1.1 6 Division of Air Skrvice (See Schedule "F" Page 23) Salarie.> S 198,985.58 Travelling Expenses 5,649.17 Maintenance and Operating 402,433.28 607,068.03 Division of Reforestation Salaries S 348,298.24 Travelling Expenses 28,039.14 Maintenance and Operating 110,662.90 487,000.28 Grants to Municipalities in Compensation for Loss of School Ta.xes 406.49 487,406.77 Total Di>l)ursements 5,96L805.96 E.xcess of Receipts over Disbursements — Paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Province 2.453,141.28 5,414,947.24 Fish and Wildlife Division — Receipts and Disburseineiii< are noi included in the foregoing. I'hese are separately shown in .Schi'(hile "G" I'age 24. 14 REPORT OF THE No. 3 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 f) (f DBL 1BL niL EfL I $} ($} ($ Sn (Q) tQ] V w w d $)(?)(> I) (1) (I) (1) (I) C^ >)(?)(? :$) (f Rhcripts for thi=; Fiscal Years 1938-1947. DEPARTMExNT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 15 P 0> Q Z UJ 0 UJ J o o o o o C\J -OT- < p o o (Tf a: 1 1 1 LU X Z 1— O :^ O o Li- 1— o (.J 1 — < rr QL < LU a. 1 ^ B £ — ■ M 1 1 B 1 ~ ~ a ? ^ 4Bla8g ^^^W 1 -* 30 S)S|« 1 ^ 1 ^ ^ 1 1 1 1 ? ~z 0> E Wl Mil _==■■■"■■■■■■ O 7. — — - "= -^ I! ~ ^ ] 1 1 1 = a i m 4 B 1 1 8 2 m g 8 z ro CM — C3 sdviioa JO sNonnii/N 16 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Schedule B DEPARTMENT OF COMPARISON OF RECEIPTS FOR 1943 Division of Accounts Water Power Rentals Provincial Land Tax Long Lac Diversion Refunds — Re Flowage Easements Casual Fees, etc. Gait Lease Contractor's Security Deposit on Forest Insect Lal)()rat()r\- Construction Project Contractor's Security Deposit on Forest Ranger School Contractor's Security Deposit on Forest Resources Invenlorx Division of Land and Recri;ati()Nai, Arkas Land Sales Land Rentals (Other than Parks) Park Revenue — Including Park Rt'iitals Algonquin Rondeau Quetico Ipperwash Beach Miscellaneous Revenue Division of Forest Protixtion Radio Service Miscellaneous Division of Timber Management Crown Dues, Ground Rent, Fire Tax, etc Division of Surveys Lac Seul Storage Dam Aerial Surveys — Net Recei[Jts Division of Air Service Miscellaneous Division of Reforestation Miscellaneous • Lignite Development Miscellaneous Total Receipts $ 648,484.87 146,013.91 44,850.00 113.20 3,191.91 842,653.89 69,162.08 65,982.01 18,508.87 13,402.73 5,983.(;() 739.()1 962.06 174,740.96 23,155.68 28,669.50 51,825.18 4,982,281.03 3,438.31 3,438.31 6,945.96 8,453.36 923.75 ),071, 262.44 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 Schedule B LANDS AND FORESTS 5 YEARS ENDING MARCH :n, 1947 1944 1945 1946 1947 •S 618,901.26 158,744.95 21,750.00 93.76 S 609,425.12 175,341. .55 21,300.00 $ 6.54.978.77 209.459.44 20.850.00 .$ 680,.568..56 204,474.57 20,400.00 2,924.52 2 921 00 4,719.34 669.00 15,000.00 9,047.69 11.070.65 20.000.00 15.000.00 805.335.49 826,455.01 894,335.90 951,513.78 118.745.26 107,517,94 22,422.53 15.201.66 6,435.81 235.80 3,195.43 155,219.01 89,484.59 19,-573.53 15,152.86 7,572.01 623.15 6,683.40 193,061.14 90,988.56 23,759.48 15,017.47 8,868.97 575.50 5,986.66 261,865.96 98,893.17 31,238.23 15,998.64 13,7.55.06 1,238.25 7.655.05 273.754.43 294.308.55 338,257.78 430.644.36 1 22.916.40 26,850.25 30,942.78 46,401.74 22.916.40 26,850.25 30,942.78 46,401.74 4, .561, 733.49 4,241.581.00 5..5.54, 781.31 6,944,104.39 1 1 ,685.22 1 ,607.26 1,274.94 - 4.58.95 1,651.44 13,292.48 1,274.94 458.95 1,651.44 19,448.31 12,416.85 25,284.13 15,2.58.36 26.137.92 10,558.66 19,386.47 25,373.17 16.44 85,722,634.96 $5,413,445.26 .$6,863,447.32 $8,414,947.24 Fish and Wiidlik- Division Receipts not inciiulcd in the foregoing. Receipts for year ending March 31si, 1947, are shown in Schedule "G" Page 24. 18 REPORT OF THE No. 3 TREND OF DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE WATER POWER RENTALS CROWN LAND SALES AND RENTALS PROVINCIAL LAND TAX TH OUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE FIVE YEARS ENDING 31 MARCH 1947 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 WATER POWER RENTALS CROWN LAND SALES AND RENTALS PROVINCIAL 1943 945 LAND TAX 1946 1947 DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND EORESTS EUR 1947 I'J o>2 * ~r — "T re 0 0 'e -f ^^ 15 g = £ ^ — - -f r-T f' d" x" a — d d "--" — x' -T re" -s: ",_ -+" c > " X (M o c; C-. -T X -y ■3red:r-f-^c^c^ ^ C2 ^ L-t c; M 0 — (N o_^Le — re — o> r- U ^'' d" • oo ■ • Cl c •00000000 0 73 00 d c •00000000 0 ^ .ti 06 LTJ >^ 0 •^,-:^j^^^^f^ Tt- ~ S Ot^ c:c 'Ot^OOXL-OO 00 ^ >=: CC!0 :s_(M . :r: c o.q_t-_ o_x_!M l> U o 5^ ^^ • '.e ue ' -" -f" t^' -t (m" -,r -* ^ ro • re -f — — 0 ~ '"' C; o o c o o c 000000000c 0 ^— s ,— ,— * — s ,-fc — . — C 0 ^ 5 ^ .--■ ~\ X - -I I.-' -d re d t^ 'e t^ re ^e 05 i 0 — — ' ■-C re "M r: 3 t^ t^ r --c 0 i-e 0 X X re iM (N -^ — -^ r L- M -r X — 0 re '-e -T ■- ue c^i re t re ^ — - Ci" t-.' -f ■£ 3" cr ,° > — "^" ^T C t^* COCO T— CT> C— i ly (N 1- Ci c; -r 3-. r- re re le 'e re re c^ eQ t^ 2i 0 — L-T Ci C^ 0 — — 0 Le — re — r-. 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X S r- ::; 1 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR l'J47 21 Schedule D DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOREST RESEARCH DIXISION— PROJECTS STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE (Including, General Office) FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Project IOiai. Cost Bud Worm Spraying s 111 ,730.62 Experiment Station 38,078.98 Pump and Hose Test 11,091.10 Sulphur Fumes Investigation 19.940.33 Soil Surveys 24.419.78 Goulais River Road Improvement 1,480.58 Biology 14,70D.43 Wild Life 7.809.75 Seed Production P2xperiment 3,134.65 Fisheries (Culveri ) 89.18 Nature Suidy 2,169.78 Radio Experiments . 4.224.62 Slumpage. .• 1.243.11 Regeneration Survexs 22,036.91 Total Direct Expenditures on Projects 262,169.82 Main Office Administration 26,706.62 Total Expenditure on Forest Research S 288,876.44 DlSTRIUlTION OK EM'i;N"I)ITt KI-; Forest Research— Field .Service >^ 221.174.2S Forest Research— Main Office 2.-).030.29 Basic Organization — Equipment and Improvements. 42,(i71.87 ii 288,876.44 22 REPORT OF THE *No. 3 Schedule E DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS BASIC ORGANIZATION ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURES BY DIVISIONS RESPONSIBLE, ' SHOWING COST BY SERVICES FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 19.47 Division Service Amount Forest Protection Fire Ranging SI. 368, 718. 41 Forest Ranger School 323.429.27 Forest Insect Laboratory 6,567.00 Parrj" Sound Area seen mapping.. . . 1,484.41 Si;l,7()().H) Adniinislralion and In>[K("lions . . . . 134,590.83 Parks— Algon(|uin 90.561.25 Quetico. . . , 21,921.93 Sibley 3,022.59 Lake Superior 4,042.14 Rondeau 20,015.83 Ippervvash Beaeli 3,589.45 277,744.02 I'inihiT Managinicni Administration and Inspections.... 136,529.67 Management Surveys — Kirkwood Forest 17,278.56 Petavvawa 1 1.294.87 Goulais River 2,132.20 Aerial Surveys 39,128.90 Forest Resources Inventor\ 336,775.67 Long Lac Diversion 898.66 544,038.53 Operation and Personnel .Storage Warehouse 13,663.64 Fire Prevention — Information and Education 194,349.34 208.012.98 Forest Research Equipment 26,894.35 Improvements 15,777.52 42,671.87 TOTAL — By Services — Exclusive of General Administration and Supervision. . . . 2,890,355.75 General Field Office Administration and .Super\ision 417,834.77 roTAI $3,308,190.52 DEPARTMP:NT of lands and forests for H)47 23 Schedule F DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS NET COST OF DIMSION OF AIR SERXICE CHARGEABLE TO FOREST PROTECTION DISTRK TS FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 3L 1947 Division of Air Service Disbursements per Schedule A S 607,068.03 Receipts per Schedule A 15.258.36 Net Cost of Division of Air Service S 591 .809.67 The above costs have been charged to the following District Offices as additional costs of Forest Protection — Algonquin 24.029.72 Chapleau 27.281 .86 Cochrane 22.488.77 Fort Frances 39,100.39 Gogama 15,478.86 Geraldton .54,053.82 Kapuskasing 16,920.25 Kenora 17,695.67 North Buy 35,034.01 Port Arthur 95.424.02 Saull Sle. Marie 65.290.44 Sioux Lookout 140,184.75 Sudbur> 29,490.91 Toronio (Hca(l(|uartcrs Flighi>) 2,334.05 Dusting 933.62 Sulphur Funics 6,068.53 l( ) JAI « 591,809.67 24 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Schedule G. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILD STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS ENDING (BASED ON THE ESTIMATES OF GAME RECEIPTS Game Licences Trapping $ 62,498. 15 Non-resident Hunting 361,887.20 Deer 196,548.80 Moose 9,316.45 Gun 132,906.53 Dog 11,420.75 Fur Dealers 34,322.00 Fur Farmers 8,415.00 Tanners 130.00 Cold Storage 295.00 817,739.88 RovallN on Furs 211,640.75 $1,029,380.63 Fisheries Licences Fishing (Conunercial) 97,356.00 Angling 1,000,866.37 1,09S,222.37 Royalty on Conimercial^Fisii 12,1 16.85 Gener.vl Licences Tourist Canip^ 7,290.00 Guides 12,734.00 20,024.00 Fines (Enforcement of Act) 44,266.85 Costs Collected (Enforcement of Act'' 1,216.45 Sales— Confiscated Articles 37,201.91 Rent from Employees and others 2,718.00 Commission retained hv Province on sale of licences bv Emplo\ees of the Crown ' '. .' . . . 1 ,372.86 .Miscellaneous 1,680.73 1,110,339.22 108,480.80 $2,248,200.65 DEPARTMENT OE EAXDS AXI) EORESTS EOR 1947 1^0 LA X DS A X D EO R ESTS LIEE DI\ ISIOX AXD DISBURSEMEXrS EOR YEAR ^L\RCH 31, 1947 ALLOTTED TO THE EORMER DEPARTMEXT AXD EIS.HERIES) DISBURSEMENTS Schcflule G. (Ordinary ^lain Office .Salaries — Pernianeni — Temporar\ rraxelling E.xpenses. Maintenance General Mo\"ing Expenses of Officers of the Department I'nforeseen and Unpro\iclecl Purchase of and Repairs to Boats, Boat houses. Machiner\- and X'ehicles Compensation for Injured Workmen Cost of Living Bonus Unemployment Insurance Stamps Exhibits, Advertising and Educational Districts — (Enforcement of the Ontario Game and Fisheries Act) Salaries and Expenses Game Animals and Birds Purchase of Birds and .Siindr\- Expenses Macdiarmid •Salaries Expenses Biological and Fish Culture Brancli General Office Salaries — Permanent — Temporary Travx'lling Expenses . Maintenance 14,702.87 6,961.27 21,664.14 4,318.65 5,400.63 Hatcheries Salaries and Expenses . Grants: Jack Miner Thomas X. Jones E. L. Marsh Ontario Fur Breeders' Association Inc Ontario Federalifjn of Commercial Fishermen. Wolf H()iint\- and .Smidr\- Expenses. Bear Bfjuniy and .Sundr\ Expenses. 60,819.35 14,774.02 75,593.37 4,163.94 15,729.80 s 95.487.11 982.74 5.00 2,737.38 755.45 301.77 289.93 4,220.81 9,293.08 516.263.72 .35.471.25 3.062. n(i 1.213.74 4.275.80 31,383.42 314,.560.86 1 ..lOO.OO 300.00 100.00 2..-)00.00 1,.")00.00 345.914.28 Total Ordinary- C.\PIT.\L Erecting Buildings, Pur(ha>e of L.ind liiiildingsand Etimpnient Total Disbursements Excess of Receipts over Disbursements Paid intcj the Cf)nsolidated K(\cnuc Fund of the I'roxincc . . 5,900.00 59,275.18 9,797.42 1,081.707.84 116,266.61 1,197,974.45 1 ,050,226.20 $2,248,200.65 26 REPORT OF THE No. 3 t i -^ DP:PARTMENT of lands and forests for 1947 DIMSION of air service As tlie tire hazard in the summer of 1946 was moderate, the Air Serxice was not oxertaxed in its forest tire detection and suppression duties. The Department operated from ti\e winter stations; Smoke Lake (Algonciuin Park), E\a Lake (Quetico Park), Geraldton, Gogama and Sioux Lookout. The flying- was largely in connection with general forestry administration, tish and wildlife, poaching, and emergency sickness and accident cases. Equipmoit Four new Norseman aircraft were purchased. The Department submitted specitications to the De Haxiliand Aircraft Company of Canada for the building of a semi-transport type of plane. Company engineers examined the specifications, and reports have been encouraging. Maintenance and Improvements Construction of an addition to the main hangar at Sault Ste. Marie has l)een undertaken by the Department of Public Works to proxide storage for approxi- mately tiftv aircraft. Co-operation icith the Royal Commission on Forestry, and other Covernment Depart- ments. Assistance was accorded Dominion CoNernment entomologists in tlieir forest insect infestation surveys. The agreement effected the prexious \'ear with the Department of Health was extended to include the Proxincial Police. Co- operation was continued with other Departments of the Ontario Cioxernment in supplying their flxing needs, as required. In addition the Air Service supplied 272 hours of fl\-ing to the Ro\al Com- mission on Forestry, which greatly expedited its work. Accidents It is a great j)lcasurc to icporl that there were no serious accidents to any ot the .\ir -Serxice personnel during the xear. Statistics The following tables gixc details ol oj^eration: 28 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Tables Table Xo. 1 — Allocation of aircraft. Table Xo. 2 — Transport aircraft — hours flown and effective loads carried. Table Xo. 3 — Hours flown on various phases of flying operations. Table Xo. 4 — Totals. Table Xo. 5 — Hours flown at bases. Table X'o. 6 — Flying time — Pilots — for the fiscal year ending March 31, Table Xo. 7 — FKing time — Aircraft — for the fiscal \ear ending March 31, i^m; i Kenora i 30.3 3.") Oba Lake I 565 . 10 Orient Ba\ 544 . 40 Pavs Plat: 361 20 Pickle Lake 188 . 10 Port Arthur 374 35 Red Lake 282.50 Remi Lake 373.50 Sault Ste. Marie j^.^. -}^. South Porcupine 356 2.) Sioux Lookou t 675 25 Sudbury 343 '^'^^ Timagami ■ 371 .•)•) Twin Lakes 571 . 25 Toron to 22 . 55 Dusting Operations — B.C. Govi Dusting Operations — Ont. Go\"i Sulphur Fumes Sampling Tola! 8701 . 10 8179 .15 86 20 284 30 151 .05 32 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table Xo. G Flying Time — Pilots Pilot; 1924-46 1946-47 Bliss, \V. H. F.... Burtt, A. E Buckworih, \V. B. Burton, E. C Blockley, H. T.. . . Charity-, G. E. . . . Crossley, C. C. . . . Cooke, T. C Culliton. J. P Denley. J. G Donnelh", J. T. . . . Fiskar, U. W Gillard, M. V Johnson, A. S Kincaid, J Kingdon, O. F. . . . LeFeuvre, C. J. . . . MacDougall, F. A. Ponsford, G. E. . . . Pipe, J. T Parsons, R Phillips, G. H. R.. Poulin, L. D Reid, D. M Reillv, J Smith, A. B Siegel, J Speight, H. C Trussler, G. E. . . . Taylor, J. M Westaway, H. W. . W'oodside, T Delahaye, G Noorduvn Pilots. . All other Pilots. . . Total . ] ,373.50 2,.i50.50 1.144.35 744.40 5,711.28 2,076.35 581.00 674.10 2,113.15 4,407.55 72V.35 185.50 2,393.05 3,068.05 421.50 868.05 1,525.15 6,454.50 1,384.15 110.20 1,172.00 299.30 623.35 3,284.40 1,919.20 3,773.10 3,830.37 3,801.00 9.15 88,138.50 145,363.25 91.20 416.50 382.50 307.45 240.40 266.30 373.25 215.05 410.15 268 . 40 359.30 161.50 321.35 100.20 221.30 202.15 383 . 55 199.00 18.30 290.35 433 . 25 406 . 05 461.35 163.35 220.10 249.25 210.50 247.45 241.40 171.25 377 . 40 285.15 8,701.10 Totals 91.20 1.790.40 2.933.40 1,452.20 240.40 1,011.10 6,084.53 215.05 2,486.50 849.40 1,033.40 2,275.05 4.729.30 100.20 943.05 388.05 2,777.00 3,267.05 440.20 1,1.>S.40 1,958.40 6,860.55 1,845.50 273.55 220.10 1,421.25 510.20 871.20 3,526.20 2,090.45 4,150.50 4,115.52 3.801.00 9.15 88,138.50 154,064.35 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 33 Table Xo. 7 Flying Time — Aircraft Aircraft 1924-46 1946-47 Total Buhl CF-OAS 2,624.50 2,673.10 219.30 193.35 2,844.20 Fairchild 71 CF-OAP 2,866.45 Moth CF-OAA . G-CAPA . G-CAPB . G-CAOU . G-CAOW G-CAOZ . Norseman CF-OBC. CF-OBD. CF-OBE. CF-OBF. CF-OBG. CF-OBH . CF-OBI. . CF-OBJ.. CF-OBL. CF-OBM . CF-OBN. CF-OBO. -Stinson CF-OBA. CF-OBB. CF-BGJ.. CF-BGM . CF-BIM. CF-BGN. CF-OAV . CF-OA\V. CF-OAY . Waco CF-BDQ. Canso CF-OBK. All Other Aircraft. 813.20 6.05 91,139.03 228.50 422.25 5,014.15 88.25 5,102.40 5,034.40 161.50 5.196.30 5,509.25 220.55 5,730.20 5,078.10 159.15 5,237.25 5,096.07 215.35 5,311.42 6,282.40 266.15 6,548.55 280.35 247.00 527.35 285.40 297.35 583.15 517.40 375.55 893.35 465.40 391.55 857.35 214.00 484.20 698.20 172.40 384.00 556.40 135.00 299.10 434.10 94.20 308.45 403.05 276.20 276.20 252.05 252.05 103.20 103.20 117.30 117.30 1,213.40 298.25 1,512.05 683.30 276.00 959.30 1,352.20 374.05 1,726.25 2,156.00 343.35 2,499.35 366.10 451.35 817.45 2,055.10 282.40 2,337.50 1,699.25 247.45 1,947.10 2,348.15 347.45 2,696.00 2,051.45 364.50 2.416.35 Tola! 145,363.25 I 8,701.10 1,042.00 428.30 91,139.03 154,064.35 34 REPORT OF THE No. 3 i m .n ^ft % A FKIKNULY WHITE-TAILED DEEU. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 35 DIMSIOX OF FISH AXD WILDLIFE This is the first report published since the incorporation of the Department of Game and Fisheries into the Department of Lands and Forests as the Division of Fish and W'ildHfe. The ameilgamation of the two Departments was conceixed as a moxe to bring all the renewable natural resources of the Province under one administra- tion, and the process of transfer was begun in May, 1946. B>- July, 1946. the move was complete, and Dr. W. J. K. Harkness was selected as chief of the newh' formed Di\'ision. Dr. Harkness organized the Division into four separate sections, as follows: 1. Enforcement: Under the supervision of Mr. J. F. Farrington. The Enforcement Section is responsible for the proper enforcement of the Game and Fisheries Act and Regulations, has custod>" of all seized materials, and the sale thereof. 2. Wildlife: Dr. C. H. D. Clarke, Supervisor of this Section, has under his control the administration of the game resources of the Province, the pa\ nKiit of wolf and bear bounties, and the administration of the fur resources, both wild and ranch raised. ."L Game Fish: Mr. H. H. MacKa\ is responsible for the proper admini- stration and maintenance of the angling fishery, production of fish by provincial hatcheries, and such scientific surveys and projects as are necessary to ensure proper placing of hatcher>- raised fish. 4. Commercial Fish: Mr. W. H. R. Werner is responsible for the admini- stration of the commercial fishing resources of the Province, including issue of licences and collection of statistical data concerning catches. The amalgamation of the two Lepartments was extended into the field, all game and fisheries overseers and inspectors being taken into the forest district organization. In each District a Fish and Wildlife Six-cialist was appointed, to whom all Overseers in the District are responsible. This specialist, in most cases a senior Overseer, is himself res[)onsible to the District l-'orester. '' 36 REPORT OF THE No. 3 List of Specialists by Districts — District Fish and Wildlife Specialist Fort Frances H. E. Pearson Kenora H. Harris Sioux Lookout C. L. Perrie Geraldton J. Noble Port Arthur R. D. Windsor Cochrane L. A. Dent Kapuskasinji O. D. Lewis Chapleau \\ Crichton Gogama C. R. Weaver North Bav G. M. Parks Sault Ste. Marie C. F. Cook Sudbury C. F. Bibby Algonquin E. L. Skuce Parr\- Sound N. McNaughton Quinte R. G. Sheppard Rideau R. Baker Trent A. M. Hodgson Lake Erie W. Keller Lake Huron E. R. Meadows Lake Simcoe J . S. Ellis The staff of the Fish and Wildlife Division works in close cooperation with many professional associations and sporting associations. Representatives attend meetings of the Ontario Federation of Commercial Fishermen, the Ontario Fur Breeders' Association, and many fish and game protective associations throughout the Province. Grants were given to the two associations mentioned above, and also the Niagara District Pheasant Breeders' Association, Mrs. E. L. Marsh, Mr. E. T. Jones, and the Jack Miner Migratory Birds Foundation. Many members of the Head Office staff are closely connected with the Ontario Research Commission, and sit on many of the committees of that organization. In April, a joint meeting of Fish and Wildlife Technical Personnel of Ontario and New York State was held in Toronto under the sponsorship of the former Department of Game and Fisheries. In December of 1946, a course was organized at the recently opened Forest Ranger School at Dorset, for the instruction of Fish and Wildlife Specialists and Overseers in the identification and ecology of the principal species of fish, birds and mammals of the Province. This course extended for two weeks and the instruction received was of considerable value. In addition, an opportunity was presented for the instructing staff, drawn from the LTniversity of Toronto, the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology and Head Office, to meet and talk to the field staff. At the annual meeting of the Department of Lands and Forests, January 21st, 1947, Mr. Lloyd W. Swift, Chief of the Division of Wildlife Management, Ihiited States Forest Service, addressed the staff of the Department. Reports are presented under the headings of the four sections as outlined above. Enforcement On April 1st, 1946, Game and Fisheries Enforcement officers in Ontario numbered 136. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 These ofificers were responsible for enforcement throughout the Province of provisions of the Game and Fisheries Act and Regulations, the F'isheries Act (Canada), the Special Fishery- Regulations for the Province of Ontario, and the Migratory Birds Convention Act and Regulations. Previous to the amalgamation of the Department of Game and Fisheries with the Department of Lands and Forests, these enforcement officers had been subject to direct administration from headquarters at Toronto, though in that portion of the Province lying north and west of the French and Mattawa Rivers and Lake Nipissing, they were under the immediate supervision of district superintendents, viz: — (a) at North Bay,— in the Districts of Nipissing (north of the Mattawa River and Lake Nipissing), Timiskaming, Cochrane, Sudbury and Algoma; and (b) at Fort William, — in the Districts of Thunder Ba\ , Fort Frances and Kenora. In the territory south of the French and Mattawa Rivers and Lake Nipissing there were 74 officers; in the territor\' under supervision through the North Ba> office there were 35 officers; and in the territory under supervision through the Fort William office there were 17 officers. As of March 31, 1947, there were 177 officers in the enforcement service of the Fish and Wildlife Division, — 92 in Southern Ontario, 52 in the districts formerly supervised through the North Ba>- office, and 33 in the districts formerly supervised through the Fort William office. In general terms. Southern Ontario comprises the following forestry districts, viz: Algonquin, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Simcoe, Parry Sound, Quinte, Rideau and Trent. The area formerly supervised through the North Bay office comprises the following forestry Dis- tricts, viz: Chapleau, Cochrane, Gogama, Kapuskasing, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbur>'. The area formerly supervised through the Fort William office comprises the following forestry Districts, viz: Fort Frances, Geraldton, Kenora, Port Arthur and Siou.x Lookout. The Fish and Wildlife enforcement officers assigned to each District are under the immediate jurisdiction of the District Forester in charge. There is attached to the office of each District Forester a Fish and Wildlife Specialist, whose principal responsibility is to advise enforcement officers in the field and to co-operate in the supervision of the services of these enforcement officers. Border patrols were maintained during the summer months at various ports of entry from the United States into Ontario, including Fort Frances, Pigeon River, Sault Ste. Marie, Sarnia, Windsor, Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, the Thousand Island Bridge at Ivy Lea, Prescott and Cornwall. The principal service of the officers engaged in these patrols was to advise American visitors on their arrival in Ontario of the requirements of the Special Fishery Regulations and to check the exportation of fish by such non-resident anglers on their departure from the Province. During the oi)en season for deer in the fall, active road patrols were main- tained in several Districts and particularh' in those areas in which the him ting of deer was intensive, with a view to contacting hunters returning from their hunting exix-ditions and checking on the animals whlc-h had been taken. Resulting from the operation of these patrols, much \aluai)k' intormation accrued io this Division, and there is every reason to believe that the activities of the officers who undertook these patrols were responsible for a more rigid compliance with the provisions of oiu' legislation and regulations I)\- those par- ticipating in the recreation derived from angling and hunting. 38 REPORT OF THE No. 3 In their work of enforcement, officers of the Department in their respective patrol areas, derived an appreciable degree of assistance from the co-operation of those who held appointments as Deputy Game Wardens. These Deputy Game ^^'arden appointments are of an honorary nature and are provided, on application, to sportsmen and conservationists who are interested in the pro- tection of our fish and wildlife resources. During the year under review, such appointments were provided to more than thirteen hundred applicants. A large percentage of these appointments were made on the, recommendation of the respective municipal councils of the various townships established as regulated game preserve areas. While these appointments were province-wide in their scope, it is quite probable that those so appointed in regulated townships confined their assistance to services within the township, along the lines of securing compliance by hunters with provisions of the regulations which governed. A study of the records reveals the seizure of equipment, as well as fish anfl game taken illegalh", in 2,166 cases. Particulars of the officers responsible for these seizures are as follows, viz:^ Overseers 2,030 cases Deputy Game Wardens 46 cases Provincial police constables 21 cases Municipal police constables 3 cases Joint Action : Overseers and D. G. W. 43 Overseers and O. P. P 14 Overseers and Municipal Police 9 — 66 cases 2,166 cases The articles seized as a result of these activities included: — Live animals and birds in 4 cases Game animals (and portions) and birds in 202 cases Fire arms in , 976 cases Fish in 305 cases Nets and fishing gear in 150 cases Angling equipment in 321 cases Spears in 65 cases Pelts and hides in 319 cases Traps and snares in 195 cases Water craft in 26 cases Outboard motors in 10 cases Motor vehicles in 4 cases Lights (artificial) in 52 cases Miscellaneous articles in 73 cases Further details regarding these seizures are set forth in the following tables: — Game animals (and portions) and birds: — Deer and venison and moose and moose meat in . . 137 cases Black and Gre\' Squirrels 4 Pheasants 11 Quail 1 Patridge 30 Ducks 14 Rabbits 53 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 39 Fire Arms: — .22 calibre rifles 497 .25 calibre rifles 4 .25 .20 calibre rifles 6 .22 410 combination rifle and shotgun 2 High-power and hea\'\' calibre rifles, in.chuiing the following calibres:— .250 .3000;. 25 .35; .30; .30 .30;. 303; .30 .40; .32;. 32 .40; .348; .35; .351; .38/.40; .38/55.; .405; .44 .40; .45; .45 .90; .57; 6.5 M.M.; and 8 M.M 157 Shot guns, including single barrel, double barrel, repeating and automatic. 331 Revolvers 2 Air-guns 18 Fish :— ("ommercial operations 21 Illegal netting 26 Spearing 26 Angling 232 Xets and Fishing Gear: — Gill nets seized in 114 cases Hoop nets seized in 9 cases Seine nets seized in 8 cases Dip nets seized in 14 cases Hook lines seized in 10 cases Pelts and Hides: — Beaver 749 Fisher 1 Fox 68 Lynx 3 Alarten . . 1 Mink 45 Muskral 472 Otter 18 Raccoon . 42 Skunk 1 Squirrel 3 Weasel 30 Deer and moose hides 68 Traps and Snares: — A total of 1,939 trai)s and snares were seized, a large proportion of which, on account of the minor or technical nature of the infractions in\ol\ed, were redeemed for nominal fees 1)\ the ])ersons from whom the\' ha' superficiall\- leave the country practically imaltered, because miles of barren hills still exist, while actualK' clearing the swamps which were the sole support in winter of deer ranging the whole area in hunting season. They are offset b>- some gains, chiefl\- in the matter of reforestation, and in the management of woodlots but wildlife management still remains largely a matter of executive orders rather than an established [lart of our land use, though we know that wildlife is a product of the land, not of regulations. 42 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Many of our important wildlife species are at the crossroads toda>", with a natural tendency- to sHde into an easy downgrade leading to oblivion — part of the famous road paved with good intentions. The condition of our waterfowl is alarming. The propagation of exotic species can easily be merely a sink hole for public and private funds unless there is food and cover for the birds in the area in which they are released, and unless they are protected at release from the shock of changing their environment. Our moose have shown a distinct tendency to go downhill. Our caribou have nearh" vanished. Xow the>' are hanging on and could reasonably be headed upward if we give them a little help. Beaver are abundant, and will sta\' that way if we give them help. Other fine fur bearers are scarce, but where trappers can get a good revenue from beaver the other species can spread out from the game preserves without being perse- cuted to extinction. Migratory Birds The regulations respecting migratory- birds are established l)\ federal authorit\- under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. There is no doubt that the situation of our ducks and geese is more alarming than it has been since 1936. The\" have shown a sharp decline for the second year in succession, and the report of the mid-winter inventory organized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shows a critical condition. Checks of hunters' bags of ducks are reported to have shown a shortage of young birds, and this is reflected also in reports of goose hunters visiting James Bay. For the first time the mid- winter duck count was extended to the entire winter range of ducks and our officers participated by counting ducks on Ontario open waters during the census period. Woodcock seem to be holding their numbers. A series of counts to check the abundance of this species on Ontario nesting grounds was commenced. Upland Game (Native) The various species of grouse now show a general increase, after having been at the bottom of their natural cycle. In a few areas the increase is well enough advanced that the birds can no longer be called scarce, while in others the increase has still not begun. A fairh" general increase in snowshoe rabbits is also reported. Cottontail rabbits remain in normal numbers. It has been drawn to our attention that our onh' population of pinnated grouse, on Manitoulin Island, has been spreading recenth. This fact was given publicit\" in the Department's magazine "S\lva" with a view to aiding in protection, so that the colony of these birds on the island could be built up and perhaps used for propagation. Fur-Bearing Animals Nearly all fur-bearing animals vary in numbers according to the progress of natural cycles. A few, notably the beaver, remain constant excepting as their numbers are controlled by trapping. The most notable population change is a decrease of mink, which are becoming scarce. Muskrat are also showing signs of decline, although in man\- of our best areas the population is still high. Weasel and raccoon are reported to be decreasing locally and although skunks are still numerous they have fallen off to some extent. In some of these low- value furs, the volume of trade gives little indication of populations. Fox remains abundant. In a few areas there are stocks of fisher and marten, but both of these species, and the lynx as well, are so scarce that natural cycles fail to develop normally. The wolverine is practically extinct, a fact which ma>- ultimateh- be regretted, as its fur possesses special properties which are making it valuable. As a predator the species was hardh- more destructive than other DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 43 fur-bearers and its depredations on trap-lines were probabh" less serious than those of the wolf. Its near-extermination is evidence against any great difficult}' of capture. Trap-line Management A careful stud}' is now being made of the possibility' of imj)roving the basis of trap-line management in Ontario. Introduced Wildlife The ring-necked pheasant was at a low ebb in southern Ontario in tiie spring of 1946 after a series of adverse seasons. A study of the wild hatch showed large and healthy broods, but the number of broods was extremeh' small. As the qualit}" of the shoot is determined by the wild stock it was obviously predestined to be poor. Isolated colonies of Hungarian Partridge survive, after unfavourable seasons, over a wide area. The\' are reasonabh" nimierous in the eastern tip of the Province. European hares are in normal numbers, and have practically stopped spreading. Wildlife Propagation Pheasants were raised under contract at the Department's farms at Norman- dale and Codrington. In addition, deficiencies in our supply of birds were made up b\' purchase from private breeders. DISTRIBUTION OF PHEASANTS IN ONTARIO For the fiscal year ending March 31, 1947 County Township Poults Hens Cocks Total Essex 1,080 1,000 195 395 195 210 195 195 195 210 195 210 200 210 210 195 210 195 195 200 195 195 210 210 210 195 205 420 195 195 195 280 200 "'38 128 36 " 6 1,488 1,236 Kent. . Lambton Plympton Sarnia 195 395 Klgin S. Dorchester Ba\'ham 195 210 Middlesex Malahide Dunwich Aldborough Westminster 195 195 195 210 Norfolk Metcalfe Woodhouse Middleton Townsend \\ indham 195 210 200 250 210 ( )xford East Oxford 195 Dereham 210 lirani Burford Dumfries South Onondaga Puslinch Dunn 195 \\ cllingioii 195 200 195 Haldimand 201 Ca\uga Canboro Walpole Oneida Rainham 210 210 210 195 205 Seneca 420 Ca\uga South Moulton 195 195 Sherbrooi' Order-in-Council under appropriate sections of the Game and Fisheries Act, 1946. Ruffed Grouse, Spruce Grouse, Sharp-tailed Grouse and Ptarmigan — An open season was established from October oth to October 14th, 1946, both dates inclusive, in all parts of Ontario excepting the counties of Essex, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Elgin, Perth, Oxford, Norfolk, Waterloo, Brant, Haldimand, Went- worth, Lincoln, W'elland, Peel, Halton and York, and the townships of Pickering, Whitby and Whitb\' East in Ontario County. The bag limit was set at five birds per da>' and twenty- for the whole season. Pheasants — The open season for pheasants permitted ring-necked pheasants to be hunted or killed with guns other than guns using ammunition containing onh- one bullet between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., — (a) On October 23rd, 26th and 28th, 1946, in the townships of,— Caistor, Clinton, Gainsboro, Grantham, Grimsb>" North, Grimsby South, Louth and Niagara in the Count\' of Lincoln; Bertie, Crowland, Humberstone, Pelham, Stamford, Thorold, Wainfleet and Willoughb\' in the Count\' of Welland; and Ancaster, Barton, Beverle\-, Binbrook, Flamboro East, Flamboro West, Glanford and Saltfieet in the Count}' of Wentworth; (b) On October 25th and 26th. 1946, in the townships of, — Marysburgh South in the County of Prince Edward; Pickering, Whitby and Whitb\- East in the Count\' of Ontario; Gwillimbury North, King, Markham, Scarborough, Wiughan and Whitchurch in the County of York; Albion, Caledon, Chinguacousy, and in that portion of the Township of Toronto lying North of the Queen Elizabeth Highwa>", in the County of Peel; Esquesing, Nassagawe^a, Nelson and Trafalgar in the County of Halton; Puslinch in the County of Wellington; Burford, Dumfries South and Onandaga in the County of Brant; Dereham and Oxford East in the Count>" of Oxford; Aldborough, Bayham, Dorchester South, Dunwich and Malahide in the County of P21gin; and West- minster in the Count>" of Middlesex (part); (c) On October 24th in Lambton county, except the Township of Ph nipton ; (d) On October 31st and November 1st in Pelee Island, Essex Count\-. The bag limit was set at three cock pheasants per day except in Pelee Island where it was set at four cock pheasants per day. Black and Gray Squirrels — An open season was established on November ISth^and 16th, 1946, with a bag limit of five squirrels i)er da>'. Deer — In addition to the deer season provided b\- statute open seasons were established whereb>' deer were hunted, killed or destroyed, — (a) On Novx>mber 11th to Nowmber 26th, 1946, in (^irleton Count\- west of the Rideau River; (b) On November 18th to 23rd, both inclusi\e, in the Counties of Bruce and Grey; and in the Townships of Williamsburgh and Mountain, in the County of Dundas; (c) On November 27th to 30th, Ijoth iiulusi\c', in the year 1946 in the Townshijjs of Howard and Orford in the Count>' of Kent; Blandford, Blenheim and Nissouri East, in the County of Oxford; Erin and Minto in the County of Wellington; and Esquesing and Nassagawcya in the County of Halton; Puslinch in the County of Wellington. 46 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Rifles were permitted in Bruce and Gre\- Counties, and in the Township of Mountain in the County of Dundas. In all the other areas listed only shotguns with .S.S.G. or buckshot loads, and bow and arrow, were permitted. A special licence was used in isolated townships. Beaver — An open season for beaver was established from December 1st to December 21st, both inclusive, in all of Ontario north and west of the French and Mattawa Rivers excepting the district of Rainy River and that portion of Kenora District south of the main line of the C.N.R. and west of the C.N.R. line running from Fort William to Superior Junction. South of the French and Mattawa Rivers, the same season was established in the districts of Parry Sound and Nipissing, the county of Lanark, and the townships of Artemisia, Bentinck, Euphrasia, Glenelg, Holland, \ormanb>". Proton and Sullivan in the County of Grey. The bag limit was set at ten beaver per trapper. Muskrat — Provision was made whereby (including extensions) muskrats were hunted, taken or killed, and the carcass, pelt or an\- part thereof possessed, — (a) On March 6th to April 12th, both inclusive, in the ^ear 1947 in the Counties of Brant, Elgin, Essex, Haldimand, Kent, Lincoln, Norfolk, Oxford, Welland and Wentworth; and those parts of the Counties of Halton, Lambton, Middlesex, Peel, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington lying south of Highway No. 7; (b) On March 20th to April 26th, both inclusive, in the year 1947 in the Counties of Bruce, Carleton, DufTerin, Dundas, Durham, Glengarry, Grenville, Grey, Huron, Leeds, Northumberland, Ontario, Peter- borough, Prescott, Prince Edward, Russell, Simcoe, Stormont, Victoria and York; and those parts of the Counties of Lambton, Halton, Middle- sex, Peel, Perth, Waterloo and \\x'llington lying north of Highway- No. 7 ; and those parts of the counties of Frontenac, Hastings and Lennox and Addington King south of Highwa>^ No. 7; and that part of the County of Lanark King south of Highwav No. 7 and east of Highwavs No. 15 and No. 29;' (c) On March 20th to May 5th, both inclusive, in the year 1947, in the County of Renfrew, the Provisional County of Haliburton and the Districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound; and that part of the District of Nipissing lying south of the Township of Widdiheld and the Mattawa River; and those parts of the Counties of Frontenac, Hastings and Lennox and Addington lying north of Highway No. 7; and that part of the County of Lanark lying north of Highway- No. 7 and west of Highwa>'s No. 15 and No. 29; (d) On April 1st to Ma\' 21st, both inclusi\-e, in ihe year 1947, in the Districts of Algoma, Rain\' River and Sudbury; and that part of the District of Nipissing King north of the south boundary of the Town- ship of W'iddiheld and the Mattawa River; (e) On April 1st to Ma>- 31st, both inclusive, in the year 1947, in the Districts of Cochrane, Kenora, Patricia, Timiskaming and Thunder Bay. Migratory Birds — A summary of the Federal Regulations for 1946 as the\ ai)])lied to Ontario follows: — OjK'U Seasons (both dates inclusive) \\'oodcock, October 1 to October 31st. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 Ducks (other than Eiders). Geese (other than Brant), Rails, Coots, Galhnules. Xorthern District (defined below): September 16th to Xovember 29th. Throughout the remainder of the Province: September 25 to December 9, except that in the Counties of Essex, Kent and Elgin the open season for geese (other than Brant) shall be from Xovember 1 to January 10. The Northern District of Ontario is defined as that part of the Province lying north and west of a line described as follows: Commencing at the southwest angle of Bruce County; thence in a general easterly direction along the souther!}- boundaries of Bruce and Grey Counties to the southwest angle of X'^ottawasaga Township in the Count\- of Simcoe, along the south boundaries of Xottawasaga, Sunnidale and \'espra Townships to the line of mean high water of Lake Simcoe, along the said line of mean high water on the south side of Lake Simcoe to the northwest angle of Brock Township in the Count}' of Ontario, and along the north boundar}' of Brock Township to the centre of King's Highway X'o. 12; thence souther!}- along the centre line of the said Highway to the centre line of the right-of-way of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the vicinity of ]\I}rtle; thence in a genera! easter!}- direction along the said centre line to the cit}- of Peterborough, along the centre line of King's Highway X'o. 7 to the west boundar}- of Lanark County, along the west and south boundaries of Lanark Count}' to the line of mean liigh water on the north side of Rideau Lake, and along the line of mean high water on the north side of Rideau Lake and Rideau River to a point opposite the northeast angle of Grenville County; thence southerly along the east boundary of Grenville County to the northwest angle of Dundas County; thence easterly along the northerly boundaries of Dundas, Stormont and Glen- garry Counties to the interprovincial boundar}-. Eider Ducks — X'orth of the Quebec-Cochrane-Winnipeg line of the C.X.R.: September 16 to X'ovember 15. Close Seasons — There is a close season through- out the year on Brant, Swans, Cranes, Wilson's Snipe, all other shore birds except Woodcock, and all migrator}- non-game and insectivorous birds. The possession of migrator}- game birds killed during the oj^en season is allowed in Ontario until March 81 following the open season. Bag Limits- In an}- da}': Ducks (exclusive of Mergansers), 12, of which not more than 1 ma}' be a Wood Duck; Geese (other than Brant), 5; Rails, Coots and Callinules. 25; Woodcock, 8. In an}- open season: Ducks (exclusive of Mergansers) 150; Geese (other than Brant), 25; Woodcock, 100. Guns, Appliances and Hunting Methods Forbidden — The use of any automatic (auto-loading) gun w ith a magazine that has not been permanentl}- plugged or altered so that it cannot carr}- more than two cartridges, or rifle, or swivel or machine gun, or batter}-, or an}- gun larger than number 10 gauge, or any weapon other than a gun or a bow and arrow; and the use of live birds as dcco}-s, or of any aeroplane, j)ower-boat, sail-boat, or night-light, and shooting from an}' motor or wheeled vehicle or a xehicle to which a draught animal is attached. The hunting of migrator}- game birds !)}■ the use or airl of baiting with grain or othi-r artificial food is |)rohibited. Persons using blinds (m- deco}s for hunting migratory game birds are urged to consult the Regulations for details of the restrictions upon this nicihod of hunting. For special restrictions about luinting on waters of kondeau iia}-, see Regulations. 48 REPORT OF THE No. 3 The shooting of migratory game birds earHer than one-half hour before sunrise or later than one-half hour after sunset is prohibited. The penalt\' for violation of the migratory bird laws is a fine of not more than three hundred dollars and not less than ten dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both fine and imprisonment. Wildlife Surveys — A study of various census methods with respect to the ring-necked pheasant, carried out by the Research Division in southern Ontario. This was extended b\' the Fish and Wildlife Division to include a study of the history of the pheasant in Ontario in relation to various factors affecting its survival, done by Head Office staff, and a field check of the birds through the pre-hunting season, done b\- one-of the officers who had taken part in pheasant distribution during the sum- mer. The results have already- been mentioned. A study of cormorant colonies on Georgian Bay was also carried out. A special pre-season and hunting season check of pheasant numbers was also made on Pelee Island in order to arrive at a formula for estimating the pheasant population there. Wildlife Harvest— As a means of checking the success attending hunting in Ontario, a card for recording hunting effort and bag, known as the "Game Bag Census Card" was printed and distributed to hunters. In addition to these cards we had checks of deer hunters on the high\\a> and various reports of game shipped and exported. During the hunting season of 1946 the Canadian Pacific Express Company- reported handling over its lines in Ontario 689 deer, 41 moose and 41 bear. Through the ports of Rain\' River, Fort Frances and Rainier the following were exported: moose, 200; deer, 3002; caribou, 2; bear, 141; geese, 8; ducks, 2,493. Some of this game was taken outside Ontario, e.g. the caribou. A check by overseers at the port of Windsor on November 16 (squirrel season) and November 23 showed the following exports of game: November 23 Total cars Total hunters. . . . European hares. . Cottontail rabbits Squirrels Deer Ducks Bears Raccoons At the port of Windsor, the Essex County Sportsmen's Association also checked on four Saturdays in the fall for five hours each, and counted 3,002 hunters and 7,171 rabbits. 7,389 4,264 2 o 3,280 3,001 62 48 3 1 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 49 It is gcncralK' felt that the border area is over-hunted because of its prox- iniit\- to population centres in the United States and. for that reason, there is strong local objection to non-resident hunters. This is directed impartialh' against the entire non-resident group. The Gra\enhurst road check showed llu' following for the period November 7th to November 21st. It is compared with a check from .\o\-ember 6th to November 19th, 1941. I 1946 I 1941 Hunters Moose Deer j I^ear W elves At Pelee Island, a complete count was made of the pheasants killed during I he open season, and b\" means of certain additional counts, the following figures were ascertained concerning pheasants on Pelee Island: Number of hens before open season 5, 160 Number of cocks before open season 5,263 Number of cocks killed 4,615 Number of hens (illegally) killed 300 Number of hens after the open season 4,860 Number of cocks after the open season 648 All of these figures except the actual kill should be rounded off, but it ma>' be taken that there were at least 10,000 birds on the island before the shoot, and at least 4,000 hens and 600 cocks left after the shoot. The Game Bag Census Cards indicated that, by those reporting in 1946, there were 0.7 deer killed per hunter, and the number of deer killed per hunter- da\- was 0.09. The area covered was much larger than that funnelled through the road block aiul included portions where deer were ver\- abundant. Onh' 8% of the hunters reporting were hunting ducks, and some of these ma\' have hunted onh' incidentalh. Only 5% as much time was spent on duck-hunting as on deer hunting, l)\ hunters reporting. Wildlife Library A start was made on the assembling of a librarx' on wildlift- management. Contributions and exchanges will be welcomed. Wildlife Research Close co-operation was maintained with wildlitc- rc-starch p.u'ties Irom the Research l)i\ision. Technical Personnel At present there is a serious lack in Ontario of men trained in wildlife management. A few service men have shown an interest in the subject and are taking up studies at universities which will give them basic knowledge, but the\- will not be available for emi)loyment for se\eral \ears, during which time essential work is certain to be delaved. 50 RFPORT OF THE Xo. 3 REVENUE RECEINED FROM EXPORT PERMITS April 1, 1946 to March 31, 1947 Species Total Amount of Pelts Total Amount of Revenue Bear 90 45,847 1,667 $ 45.00 Beaver 91,694.00 Fisher 2,620.50 Fox (Cross) , Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black) Fox (White) Fox (Not specified). . Lynx Marten Mink Muskrai Otter Raccoon .Skunk Weasel Woh-erine 2,771 24,429 496 148 Total Revenue 4,156.50 12,214.50 848.50 222.00 766 1,149.00 1,919 1,919.00 36,541 18,270.50 441,478 44,147.80 5,158 5,158.00 15,922 1,592.20 36,644 1,832.20 53,778 2,688.90 4 1.80 $188,560.40 REVENUE RECEIVED FROM TANNERS PERMITS April 1, 1946 to March 31, 1947 Species Total Amount of Pelts Total Amount of Revenue Bear Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black) Fox (White).. Fox (Not specified) . . Lynx Marten Mink Muskrat Otter Raccoon Skunk Weasel Woherine 280 61 50 99 3.669 62 Fotal Revenue. 140.00 122.00 80.50 148.50 1,834.50 116.50 11 16.50 19 19.00 1,120 560.00 98,391 19,807.15 24 24.00 2,4.53 245.30 1,393 69.65 914 45.70 $23,229.30 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 51 SU.MMARV Species Bear Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black). Fox (White) Fox (Not specified) . . Lynx Marten Mink Muskrai Otter Raccoon Skunk Weasel Wolverine Pelts Exported 90 4o,847 1,667 2,771 24,429 496 148 "'766 1,919 36,541 441,478 5,158 15,922 36.644 53,778 4 Pelts Tanned 280 61 50 99 3.669 62 11 19 1,120 198,391 24 2.4.53 1 ,393 914 Total Pelts 370 45,908 1,717 2,870 28,098 558 148 " ' 777 1,938 37,661 639,869 5,182 18,375 38,037 54,692 4 Revenue received from Export Permits. Revenue received from Tanners Permits. Total Revenue « 188,560.40 23,229.30 S21 1,789.70 TOi AL \ALUE OF PELTS EXPORTED OR lANXED During the year ending March 31, 1947 Species Pelts Exported Bear Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black) Fox (White) Fox (Not specified) . . Lynx Marten Mink 90 45,847 1,667 2,771 24.429 496 148 766 1,919 36,541 Muskrat I 441,478 Otter. Raccoon . . Skunk. . . . Weasel . . . Wolverine. 5,158 15,922 36,644 53,778 4 Total i 667,658 208,546 876,204 Pelts Tanned 280 61 50 99 3,669 62 11 19 1.120 198.391 24 2,453 1,393 914 Total Pelts 370 45,908 1,717 2,870 28,098 558 148 " ' 777 1,938 37,661 )39,869 5,182 18,375 38,037 54,692 4 \'alue of Pelts S 814.00 1,273,947.(X) 59.803.11 22,242.."j0 84,294.00 9,452..52 2,396.12 17,904.60 45,988.74 915,538.91 2,271.534.95 125,663.50 39,690.00 30,429.60 67,271.16 49.32 $4,966,209.43 STAT i: mi: NT OF RAN'CH RAISED PELTS EXP()Kii:i) OK lANNED For the year ending March 31, 1947 Species Fox (Cross) Fox (Silviror Black) Fox (Blue) Mink Exported Tanned Total Pelts Value of Pelts 56 23,0.58 1,244 70,982 8 3,294 '2,788 64 26,352 1,244 73,770 95,340 6,090 101.430 $ 496.00 446,402.88 22.640.80 1,793,348.70 $2,262,888.38 52 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Fur Farming The decided slump in the raw fur market during 1946 was responsible for mink ranchers receiving up to 25% less for their furs than the\- received last year. The demand for long hair furs, principally fox, declined to such an extent that auction houses reported only 10 to 20% clearances and in some cases, the prices offered were so low that the entire offering of fox was withdrawn. Many fox ranchers realized prices equal only to production costs. This condition, together with the rising costs of feed, building materials and labour has harassed the fur farmer, and caution in the purchase of breeding stock and production is the keynote for the coming Near. During the calendar >ear 1946, 1,502 Fur Farmers' licences were issued, 1.187 being renewals of previous licences and 315 for newh' established fur farms. Mink and fox continued to be the principal species propagated on ranches and Departmental records show that during the fiscal year 1946-47 fur farmers disposed of their production of these species in the following manner: — Species Tanned Exported Total Mink Sih"er Fox .... 2,788 3.294 70,982 23,058 73,770 26 352 The following table shows the location In- Count\' and Districts of licensed fur farms in Ontario : — County or District Algoma Brant Bruce Carleton Cochrane Dufferin Dundas Durham Elgin Essex Frontenac Glengarr\- Grenville Grey Haldimand Haliburton Halton Hastings Huron Kenora Kent Lambton Lanark Leeds Lennox and Addington . . . Lincoln Manitoulin Muskoka Number County or District Number Middlesex 51 \ipissing , 8 Norfolk 12 Northumberland 7 Ontario 40 Oxford 26 Parr\- Sound 19 Peek 33 Perth .52 Peterboro 9 Prescott 11 Prince Edward 6 Rainy River 28 Renfrew .52 Russell 2 Simcoe 89 Siormonl 3 Sudbury 12 Timiskaming 12 Thunder Ba> 102 \'ictoria 15 Waterloo 40 Welland 10 W ellington 35 Wentworth ,56 York 164 Total 1,,502 Wolf Bounty At the 1946 session of the Ontario Legislature. The Wolf Bount\- Act and The Wolf Bount\- Amendment Act, 1941, were repealed, and The \\'olf and Bear Bount\' Act, 1946 was enacted. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 53 This Act authorizetl the payment of §25. OU as boimtx" on a timber or brush wolf three months of age or over and $5.00 as bount>' on a timber or brush wolf under the age of three months. It will be noted from the following comparative table that more woKes were taken during this last fiscal year than in any year showm, and it is interesting to note the marked increase in the number of brush wolves taken. The total number of wolves taken is unusually large and may indicate that the natural peak in population has been reached, and will probabK' recede during the next few \ears. Perioc Timber Brush Pups Total Bounty and Expenses For year ending March 31, For vear ending March 31, 1943 1944 935 i 1,,302 497 731 665 777 1.182 32 32 12 30 42 1,464 2,065 1,998 2,073 2,664 .S33,606.62 46 545.75 For year ending March 31, For year ending March 31, For year ending March 31, 1945 1946 ' 1,321 1 ,266 45,993.58 44,999.87 59,275.18 1947 1.440 The following is a summary of the number of wolves taken in each of the Counties and Districts, on which bounty was claimed during the hscal \ear ending March 31, 1947: — COUNTIES Count V Timber Brush Brant Bruce Carleton Durham K'k'in Esse.x Frontenac Grenviile Grey Haldiniand Hastings Huron Kent Laml)lon Lanari< Leeds Lenno.x and A(hIington , Middlesex ■...., Norfolk Xorihumiieriand (Jnlario Perth Peterborough Renfrew Simcoe Victoria Welland Weilingltjii York Total. 70 4 28 1 12 29 28 35 1 io 366 Pups 4 31 2 12 () 1 8 4 .") 13 1 9 I 1 8 55 1 2 4 1 1 43 10 13 26 54 REPORT OF THE No. 3 DISTRICTS District Timber Brush Pup? Algoma Cochrane . . . . Haliburton . . Kenora Manitoulin . . Muskoka . . . . Xipissing. . . . Parry Sound . Patricia Rainy River. .Sudbury Timiskaming. Thunder Ba\ Total . .J.J 26 14 414 27 .") 108 .J] 104 207 96 24 239 1,370 99 4 2 129 141 26 27 .34 11 100 93 11 119 816 9 16 A total of 1,812 applications for bounty on 2,622 wolves and 42 pups were- submitted. However, bounty was allowed on 2,609 wolves and 38 pups with 13 applications concerninti 13 woKx's and 4 ]jtips being refused for \-arious reasons. Bear Bounty The Order-in-Counc-il dated August 19th, 1942, which authorized the pa\- ment of Bear Bount\" was superceded b\- the enactment of The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act, 1946. The conditions on which b()iuU\" is paid under this Act however, are essen- tially the same. A $10.00 bount>' is paid on any bear 12 months of age or over and S5.00 on any bear under 12 months of age, which has been killed between April 15th and November 30th in Townships located in certain Counties and Districts and of which 25% of the total area is devoted to agriculture. The Act further specifies that the bear must be killed in defence or preservation of live stock or property", by a bona fide resident of the Township. The following table indicates the number of bears and cubs killed in each of the Counties and Districts on which applications for bounty have been received during the fiscal year ending March 31, 1947. Some 816 applications on 959 bears and 73 cubs were submitted. Of these, bount\^ was paid on 937 bears and 73 cubs and 13 claims concerning 22 bear were refused. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 oo County or District Bear (12 months or over) Cubs (under 12 months) Algoma . . . Brant . . . . Bruce . . . . Carleton . . Cochrane . Dufferin . . Dundas. . . Durham . . Elgin Essex Frontenac. Glengarr\ . Grenville. . Gre\- Haldimand. Haliburton . Halton Hastings . . Huron Kenora . . . . Kent Lambton . . . Lanark . . . . Leeds Lennox and Addington . Lincoln Manitoulin Middlesex Muskoka Xipissing Northumberland Ontario Oxford Norfolk Parry Sound Patricia Peel Perth Peterboro Prescott Prince Edward Rainy River Renfrew Russell Simcoe Stormont Sudl)ur\ Timiskamin^ Thunder Ba\ Victoria Waterloo Welland Wellington Wen I worth York Total 40 12 101 30 51 34 12 13 48 81 101 47 84 165 121 2 12 4 14 959 56 REPORT OP^ THE No. 3 Game Fish During the fiscal year ending March 31, 1947, twenty-seven Hatcheries and Rearing Stations were operated successfully. No new plants or additions were established during the course of the year. For the culture of game fish, the development of rearing stations or a com- bination of hatcheries and rearing stations instead of a hatchery only, is in keeping with the progressive developments in this field. A hatcher}- may be defined as a building in which is housed all the necessary equipment for hatching and rearing of fish to the fry or advanced fingerling stages. A rearing station is an extension of this arrangement, that is, large tanks, raceways or ponds being provided for accommodating fish from the fingerling to yearling or adult stages. Of the twent\'-seven stations, eleven are provided with hatcheries only, three with a combination of hatcheries and ponds, eight with a combination of hatcheries, racewa\s and ponds. Speckled trout are cultured at fourteen stations, rainbow trout at two, brown trout at six, Kamloops trout at one, lake trout at ten, largemouth bass at one, smallmouth bass at seven, maskinonge at one, perch at one, yellow pickerel at ele\en, whitefish at nine, hiTring at two and minnows at one. There arc facilities at three rearing stations for retaining a selective stock of adult speckled trout for breeding purposes. These are maintained at Dorion, Sault Ste. Marie and Hills Lake Hatcheries. A breeding stock of brown, rainbow and Kamloops trout are provided for at one other station, namely, Xormandale. Practicallx all the speckled trout, brown trout and Kamloops trout dis- tributed to suitable and publich" fished waters are \earlings or older fish. Black bass, maskinonge, rainbow trout and lake trout are, generalh' speaking, dis- tributed in the fr\- or fingerling stages. The raising of lake trout to the yearling stage has been developed successfully at certain stations and when additional pond space is available, expansion of the culture of lake trout in this direction ma\' be undertaken. Whitefish, herring, perch, \ellow pickerel and blue jjickerel are all distributed in the fry stage. The Culture and Distribution of Fish l-'ish culture ma>- be defined as any procedure for increasing the stock of fish. One of the procedures used extensively in Ontario is the planting of hatchery raised fish. In the majorit}' of cases, this procedure is a supplement and not a substitute for nature's means of replenishment. A detailed account of the fish distribution from our twent\-seven stations b\" county or district, species, age class and numbers planted is given in appendices one to five inclusive. In the following paragraphs, comparison of the \ear's distribution with that of the previous year, and other pertinent data are given. The total output of all species for the year was practically the same as in 1945. Speckled Trout As in previous years, the objective was the distribution of 3,000,000 speckled trout yearlings, but the figures were somewhat lower, nameh, 2,760,780. Due to congestion at two or three of our stations it was necessary- to plant about 85,000 fingerlings. As our stock of breeders was quite good, we were able to DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 make a distribution of doubk- that of tlie previous \ear. The plantings of this species b\' age group is as follows: 50,000 fry 84,730 tingcriings 2.760,780 yearlings 8,656 adults Broivn Trout The plantings of brown trout \earlings were good, with a total of 268,940 being distribtited. This was an increase of 20% over the previous year's distri- bution. In addition, we had a surplus of fingerlings which we could not hold for another \ear, and these made a distribution of 133.025. Taken together, the figures for this distribution were excellent, considering the number of ponds which we have available for the raising of brown trout. Rainboii' Trout (a) Steelhead. It is only in the larger rixers and lakes that rainbow trout are normalK' found except in their immature stage. A river such as the Xotta- wasaga is a good example in which rainbows remain throughout the >"ear. The\' survive chiefly in the larger lakes such as Lake Simcoe and the Great Lakes. Distribution this \'ear was mainh' confined to the larger rivers flowing into the Georgian Ba\ . (b) Kamloops. This species was introduced to a number of carefulh" selected lakes in Ontario, and the Kamloops in these lakes are showing excellent results during the last few years. Up to now, the practice has been to distribute this species in the yearling stage, but this year there was a distribution of 4,850 as adults, which was an excellent contribution to the culture of this species in Ontario. Lake Trout For the last several \ears there has been a decline in the i)ro(luction in the spawn collection of this species. Steps are now being taken by the Department to ascertain the fact responsible for the decline, with a view to providing a remedy. The distribution in 1946 shows a sharp drop over that recorded in 1945. As stated above, this is wholh- due to the fact that our hatcheries are not getting the spawn in such large numbers as previously. The distribution of 28,045 yearlings was a considerable decline over the previous year as the hatcheries were not able to retain as many fingerlings from the previous \ear as had been done formerK-. White fish I he s])awn collection of this species was considerablx down trom the j)revious year. 'I'his gives the reason for the slight dt'cline in the plantings, as shown in the tables. Herring In comparison with the last few >ears, the distribution of herring .was realK' excellent. There was a total planting of 69,674,000. This large increase was wholly due to a very good run of herring in the spawning season, together with a week of good weather, when our sj)awn lakers can work at their best. Yelloii' Pickerel There was a ])lanting of 142,385,000 fr\ this \eai- which was a decline of about 20% from the i)re\ious year. The drop in the distribution was accounted for soleK" from the fact that the fish could not i)e captured in large enough quantities during the spawning season. The chief spawn taking areas where 58 REPORT OF THE No. 3 decrease in spawn occurred were Hay Bay in the Bay of Quinte, Echo Lake in Algoma, Whitefish Falls in the North Channel. All our other spawning grounds were as good or even better than in previous years. Small-mouth Bass The number of bass fry planted was approximately 14% less than planted in the previous >'ear. The production of fingerlings was also down, but only 10% from last >ear. Large-mouth Bass There was an increase of 90% in the output of this species over last year. This was very gratifying as there is only one small pond available for this work at our Mount Pleasant Hatchery. Instead of planting some of these fish as fr\- we were able to hold over our stock until the\' were good sized fingerlings. Perch The take of perch spawn in Lake Erie is subject to wide variation. This spawn is collected mainly from the region off Kingsville. This year we had a good spawn collection and we were able to make a 70% increase in our fr\- distribution. The total fry planted was 20,450,000. Maski?ionge The plantings of this species were as follows: 1,150,000 fry 6,875 fingerlings There was a drop of 43% in the number of fr\- produced, but this was nujre than offset by the record production of fingerlings. The fingerling production was an all time record from our Deer Lake Hatcher\'. There is reason to believe that these figures will be sustained, or even increased, as greater facilities are being given the hatcher>". Atlantic Salmon There was a distribution this year of more than double that made in the previous year. All the fish planted were fingerlings of good size. A more detailed report on Atlantic Salmon will be found under the heading "Biological Surveys". Closed Waters In addition to the waters already closed for the natural production and propagation of fish, the following were closed during the period April 1, 1946 to March 31, 1947. Adam Lake, located in unorganized territor\-, north of Cla\' Lake and l)etween Fluke Lake and Segise Lake, District of Kenora. The Bog, Newboro Lake, located in township of South C^'osb}-, County of Leeds. Deep Bay, Sparrow Lake, township of Matchedash, County of Simcoe. Harvey or Nogies Creek (Part), located on lot 10, Con. 2, Township of Galway, and lot 28, Con. 17, township of Harve\-, Count\- of Peterboro. Long Lake, located in the township of Lansdowne, Count\- of Leeds. Landons Bay, located on the St. Lawrence River, township of Lansdowne, Count\' of Leeds. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 59 Maskiuouge Creek flowing from .Maskinonge Lake it) Little W'rniillion Lake; Maskinonge Lake (Part); Little \'ermillion Lake (Part) located in the township of Pickerel, District of Kenora. Moose Lake located in unorganized territory- west of the Township of Smellie, District of Kenora. Biological Surveys The Game Fish Section expanded their work, especialh' in respect of bio- logical surve\s. Surv'e>s were conducted on a great man\' lakes and streams to obtain data basic to the fish management plan. This included four lakes in Frontenac County, one in each of Lennox and Addington and Hastings Counties, three in Xipissing District, fi\'e in Parr\- Sound District and several minor waters. A project was undertaken to assess the value of planting streams in Bruce County with hatchery raised speckled trout. The trout were planted as yearlings in parts of the S\denham River, Eugenia Hydro Pond and Williams Lake, and were marked by removal of the adipose fin. A careful check on all of the fish taken from these waters is being obtained b>- means of the creel census. The experiment is being continued. An exjx'riment begun in 1945, was continued at Round Lake, Renfrew County, to determine the eft'ect of removal of coarse fish in quantity, from a lake. The lake was heavih- fished b>- means of trap and hoop nets, the coarse fish removed and the game fish returned to the lake. This experiment is continuing. Creel census sur\-e\'s and assessment of waters was continued in Sibky Provincial Park. Preliminar\- in\-estigations were begun to obtain information concerning the life history and possible means of control of the Sea Lampre\-. Deterioration of the lake trout fisher\- of the Great Lakes, particularly in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, is attributed to the abundance of this fish parasite. This most important work was begun in the waters of Lake Huron adjacent to Bruce Count}', and is cf)ntinuing. An extensi\-e siu'vex' of lakes in which Kamlocjps Irout ha\e been introduced was undertaken. These waters included Lake Bernard and Poole Lake, Parr\- Sound District, Echo Lake, Rill Lake, Clear Lake, Red Chalk Lake, Lake Waseosa, Round Lake and Deep Lake, Muskoka District and Lake Timagami. .\i|)issing District. .Assessment of fishing for this excellent game fish was made. With the excejition of Lake Timagami, the Kamloops trout appears to have become well established in ,ill of I he lakes noted and is proxiding fair to good fishing. Tin- .\tlantic Salmon experinuMit, which was begun in 1944 in Duffin's Crick, Ontario Count}-, was continued. The exinriment is being conducted for two reasons. First, an effort is being made to establish the Atlantic .Salmon in Lake Ontario and its tributary streams, where it was formerh- abundant, and second, an effort is being made tf) seciu'e an appraisal of the efficienc\- of restock- ing streams with hatcher\' raised lish. As this is a long term in\-estigation, it is too earl\ to draw conclusions, though it ma>" be stated that some of the fish that were planted in 1944 ha\-e been recaptured, and are showing .satisfactory growth. (ieni'ralK' si)eaking. the results are encouraging. 60 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Coarse tish removal was undertaken and results shown as follows: Removal of Burbot (Ling) from Bobs Lake in 1947. Location, Frontenac and Leeds County, township of North Crosby. Area 12 sq. miles Nets Hoop Type Number of Nets 7 Dec. 30 311 fish 6 nets 271 " 6 " 256 " 6 " 260 " 6 " 217 " 6 " 184 " 6 " 183 " 6 " 198 " 6 " 169 " 6 " 143 " 6 " 109 " 6 " 50 " 6 " 24 " 6 " 24 " 6 " 19 " 6 " 33 " 7 " 40 " 1 " 46 " 1 " 10 " 1 " 33 " 1 " 20 days 2,.589 fish 'I'oial of 101 lil't> Removal of Burbot (Ling) from Long Lake in 1947. Location — Frontenac and Leeds Count\-, townships of Olden and Hinchin- brooke. Area 2 sq. miles Nets Hooj) Type Number of Nets 1 Jan. 2 38 fish " 4 26 " 9 21 " " 15 14 " " 20 6 " " 24 2 " Jan. 1 " 3 " 7 " 9 li 11 " 13 " 15 ii 17 " 19 " 22 " 26 " 28 " 30 " 31 Jan. 16 " 18 u 25 11 27 6 days 107 fish 6 lifts Removal of Burbot (Ling) from Elbow Lake in 1947. Location — Frontenac (\^unt\', township of Hinchinbrooke. Area 3^ sq. mile Nets Hoop Type Number of Nets 1 Jan. 2 43 fish, 4 64 " . " 9 27 " . " 15 9 " . " 20 8 " . " 24 2 " . 6 davs 153 fish 6 lift. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 61 Removal of Burbot (Ling) from dear Lake in 1947. Location — Parry Soimd District, township of Perr>'. Nets Hoop Type Number of Nets 2 Ian. Ifi 3 fi^ih " 19 6 " '• 25 8 " " 30 9 " Feb. 2 3 " . 2 nets 2 '' .2 " .2 " 2 " 5 days 29 fish lifts Appendix No. 1 SUMMARY OF FISH DISTRIHIITJON For fiscal year April 1, 1946 to March 31, 1947 Whitefish. . Herring. . . . Lake Trout. Pickerel ... Perch Maskinonge Atlantic Salmon . . Brown Trout Kamloops Trout . . Rainbow Trout . . . .Speckled Trout. . . -Small-mouth Bass. Large-mou t h Bass . 205 69 5 142 20 1 ,590,000 ,674,000 ,902,240 385,000 450,000 156,875 88,210 401,965 4,850 1,610 904,166 702,128 9,527 Total 449,270,571 Ai'i'i;xui.\ No. 2 DISIkllUITlON OF FISH BY SPECIES AND HATCHERIES April 1, 1946 to March 31, 1947 BROWN TROUT Hatchery Fingerlings Yearlings Chatsworth 133,025 34,790 Codrington 1,000 Cilenora IngersoU 71,000 Mount Pieisant 24,800 Nf)rmandale . 137,350 Totals 133,025 268,940 RAINBOW TROUT Hatcherv Yearlings Normandale . 1,610 62 REPORT OF THE No. 3 KAMLOOPS TROUT Hatchcr\- Adults Chatsworth . 4,850 LAKE TROUT Hatcherv Frv Fingerlings Yearlings Chatsworth Dorion Fort Frances. . . . Glenora Hills Lake Kenora Port Arthur Sault Ste. Marie Southampton . . . W iarton 2,265,000 Totals 2,265,000 6,400 169,795 5,000 85,500 1,855,000 461,500 140,000 886,000 3,609,195 12,775 6,135 9,135 28,045 PERCH Hatcherv Fry Kingsville i 20,450,000 MASKINONGE Hatchery Fry Fingerlings Deer Lake 1,150,000 6,875 Total 1,150,000 6,875 PICKEREL Hatcherv Fry Col ling wood . . . . Deer Lake Fort Frances. . . . Glenora Kenora Kingsville Little Current. . . Pembroke Sarnia Sault Ste. Marie. Skeleton Lake. . . 2,550,000 10,000.000 23,250,000 15,160,000 43,750,000 150,000 18,850,000 3,975,000 2,200,000 5,000,000 17,500,000 Total 142,385,000 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 63 SMALL-.MOITH BASS Hatchery Fry Fingerlings Yearlings and Adults Deer Lake 15,o66 315,000 55,000 35,000 150 ! 29,550 . 138,260 35,600 74.150 200 Glenora *Miscellaneous Alount Pleasant 3,149 100 Sandfield Skeleton Lake White Lake 393 389 187 Total 385,000 312,710 4,418 *M iscellaneous : Lake Placid 143 Fox Lake Shoe Pack Lake 1,112 1,539 Cooks Lake 355 3,149 LARGE-MOUTH BASS Hatcherv Fingerlings Adultj Mount Pleasant. Total .... 9,500 9,500 ATLANTIC SALMON Hatcherv Fingerlings Yearlings Glenora . . Hills Lakt 84,210 Total . 84.210 4,000 4,000 SPECKLED TROUT Hatchery Chatsworth Codrington Deer Lake .,. . . Dorion Hills Lake Midhurst Mount Pleasant North Hay Penihroke .Sandfiild Saull Ste. Marie Skeleton Lake White Lake Totals Eggs Fingerlings | Yearlings Adults 20,000 ' 172,910 43,770 33,600 42,600 261,400 3,385 298.650 715 75,100 92,550 231.900 22.130 139.600 507,700 50,000 1 504,600 231,000 168,000 4.556 50.000 84.730 i 2,760,780 8,656 64 REPORT OF THE No. 3 WHITEFISH Hatchery Fry Collingwood 39,240,000 27,215,000 37,125,000 Kingsville 52,300,000 26,000,000 Xormandalc - 8,000,000 Port Arthur 590,000 15.030,000 Sault Ste. Marie . 90,000 Total 205,590,000 HERRING Hatchery Fry 68,750,000 Sarnia 924,000 Total 69,674,000 Appendi.x Xo. 3 DISTRIBUTION OF FISH ACCORDING TO COUNTIES April 1, 1946 to March 31, 1947 MASKINONGE Count\- Durham Grenville Hastings Leeds Muskoka Nipissing Northumberland Ontario Peterborough . . . Prince Edward. . Simcoe Stormont Sudbury Victoria Total. . . . 10,000 30,000 200,000 Fry Fingerlings 10,000 10,000 95,000 10,000 45,000 50,000 105,000 200 30,000 565,000 3,875 400 300 1,100 1,150,000 6.875 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AxXD FORESTS FOR 1947 Go KAMLOOPS TROUT Couniy Muskoka Parr\- Sound Total Adults 3,600 1,250 4,850 KAIXBOW TROUT Count)" Elgin Dufferin Total Yearlings 1,200 410 1,610 PERCH Great Lakes Frv Mitchells Bay Lake P>ic . . . . 1,000,000 19,450,000 20,450,000 All AN'IIC SALMON County 1 Fingerlings . Yearlings N'ipissing ' 3,500 Sudbur\ Ontario '84,2io 500 Total 1 84.210 4,000 66 REPORT OF THE No. 3 PICKEREL Countv Fry Algoma Bruce Carleton Frontenac Grenville Haliburton Hastings Kenora Kent Lambton Lanark Leeds Lennox Manitoulin Middlesex Muskoka Nipissing Northumberland Ontario Oxford Parr}- Sound Peterborough Prince Edward Rainy River Renfrew Simcoe Stormonl Sudbury Thunder Ba\- Victoria York Great Lakes Lake Erie Georgian Ba\- Lake Huron North Channel -C ake Superior Lake-of-the- Woods Total 4,150,000 715,000 400,000 8,600,000 300,000 1,300,000 2.400,000 9,750,000 300,000 2.10.000 900,000 1,000,000 1,550,000 2,350,000 400,000 3,035,000 10,300,000 2,1.")0,000 375,000 200,000 10,200,000 4.300,000 960,000 17,250,000 2,975,000 525,000 500,000 8,100,000 2,000.000 1,700,000 100,000 150,000 500,000 1 ,050,000 3,200,000 450,000 38,000,000 142,385,000 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 SPECKLED TROUT Coiintv Eggs Fingerlings Algoma Bruce Cochrane Dufferin Durham Elgin Frontenac Grey Haliburton Halton Hastings Huron Kenora Lanark Lennox-Addington Manitoulin Middlesex Muskolca Xipissing Norfolk Northumberland . Ontario Oxford Parry Sound Peel' Perth Peterborough .... Rainy River Renfrew Simcoe Sudbury Thunder Bay .... Timiskaming .... V^ictoria Waterhjo Wellington Wentworth York Totals. . . . 50,000 3,000 20.000 5,000 19,130 3,000 3Lt)00 Yearlings Adults 529,000 17,200 138,500 16,900 15,1.30 9,300 49,.')00 116,950 44,200 4,200 118,5.50 10,7.")0 9,200 2,400 38,300 121,500 6,000 115,350 149,350 30,900 23,350 2,050 6,985 211,400 14,400 600 12,900 2,000 85,600 34,100 390,600 228.300 143.200 8,650 12,600 33,850 3,600 3,395 4,.").)6 3,385 715 50,000 143,386 2,760,780 8,656 68 REPORT OF THE No. 3 WHITEFISH Great Lakes Fry Lake Erie 60,300,000 Georgian Ba\' '12,240,000 24,030 000 Lake Huron Lake of the \\ oods . . 3L62o 000 North Channel 14,000 000 Lake Superior . 1 680 000 Kenora 4,000,000 Rainv River 27,215,000 Thunder Ba\' 1,500,000 I'otal 205 900,000 HERRING Great Lakes Fry Lake Huron 924,000 Lake Erie 68,750,000 'lolal 69,674,000 SMALL-MOUTH BASS County Fry Fingerlings Adults Algoma Brant Bruce Elgin Frontenac Grey Haliburion Hastings Huron Kenora Lambton Lanark Leeds Lennox and Addington Manitoulin Middlesex Muskoka Nipissing Norfolk Northimiberland Ontario Parr\- Soimd Peel '. Perth Peterborough Prince Edward Renfrew Sinicoe Sudbury Thunder Ba\ Victoria Waterloo Wellington 55,000 165,000 70,000 5,000 75,000 15,000 'J'otals 385,000 40,750 7,000 1,000 40,800 1 500 1,800 5,800 2,250 1,000 19,000 4,250 5,100 19,500 2,000 1,500 28,500 1,000 2,000 2,650 35,600 1,000 650 18,200 50 2,500 6,500 49,510 8,800 1,500 1,000 100 1,726 "l43 90 l,il2 393 389 110 355 312,710 4,418 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1V)47 GO LARGK-MOr IH I^ASS Count V Fingerlings Adults Brant Simcoe V'ictoria Waterloo. . . . Totals 2,000 6,500 1,000 9.500 BROWN IROU'l" Grey Haldimand Haiiburton Halton Hastings Huron I.ennox-Acldington , Lincoln Middlesex Norfolk Northumberland . . Ontario Oxford Peel Perth Peterborough Renfrew Sinicoc X'ictoria Waterloo Welland Wellington Wentworth York 'iolal> County Fingerlings Yearlings Brant 5,000 29,000 10 400 Bruce 12 890 Carleton DufFerin 9 000 Durham 1 000 Elgin 2,400 10,000 11,000 5,000 13,025 8,000 42,000 5,000 5.000 16.800 3.600 21.400 7,500 2.400 6.300 44.600 24,900 34,000 3,600 7,800 23.400 7.800 17,600 4.200 7,350 133.025 268,940 70 REPORT OF THE No. 3 LAKE TROUT Countv Frx' Fingerlings Yearlings Algonia Bruce Cochrane Frontenac Haliburton Hastings Kcnora Lanark Leeds Lennox-Addington Manitoulin Muskoka Nipissing Parry Sound Peterborough Rainy River Renfrew Simcoe Sudbur\ Thuntier Ba\' Timiskaming Victoria York Great Lakes Georgian Ba\ Lake Huron North Channel Lake Superior Lake-of-the-\\'oods Totals 5,000 2,110,000 150,000 95,500 5,000 50,150 144,415 33,275 67,000 5,100 7,225 11,050 16,000 140,000 16,125 110,000 36,550 2,400 18,000 4,000 46,000 129,000 905 25.000 320,000 300,000 121,000 1,885,000 18,500 4,225 1,200 6,000 800 1,635 1,135 8,550 2,265,000 3,609,195 4,.500 28,045 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 71 Appendix No. 4 FISH DISTRIBUTION BY HATCHERIES April 1, 1946 to March 31, 1947 Hatchery Fry Fingerlings Yearlings Adults Total Ch.\tsworth Speckled Trout Brown Front .... ... 20,000 • 6,875 35,000 42,600 6,400 " 169,795 133,025 150 84,210 5,000 172,910 34,790 192,910 34.790 Lake Trout 39,240,000 2,550,000 10.000,000 1,150,000 23.250,000 27.215,000 15,160,000 15,000 12,775 1 12.775 Kaniloops Trout 43,770 1,000 4,850 4,850 245,325 CODRINGTON Speckled Trout Brown I rout 43,770 1,000 44,770 COLLINGWOUD Whitefish J Pickerel 39,240,000 2,550,000 Dei:r Lakk 33,600 261.400 6,135 200 3,385 41,790,000 33,600 Pickerel Maskinonge Bass — .Small-mouili 10,000,000 1,156,875 35,200 11,220,675 DOKION ."Speckled 1 rout 307,385 Lake 1 rout 6,135 313,520 FokT Fr.wcks F'ickerel 23,250,000 Whitefij^h Lake Irout 27,215,000 6,400 298,650 9,135 4,000 50,471,400 Gi-i:nor.\ Pickerel 15.160.000 Lake Trout Brown Trout Bass — .Sniall-moutli At lani i(" Salnu)n 169,795 133,025 15,150 84.210 715 15,562,180 i lii,i.> i,.\Ki-; -Speckled Trout Lake Troiii 299,365 14,135 Atlantic Salmon 4,000 317,500 72 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Appendix No. 4 FISH DISTRIBUTION BY HATCHERIES April 1, 1946 to March 31, 1947 Hatchery Fry Fingerlings Yearlings Adults Total Kenora Whitefish 37,125,000 43,750,000 52,300,000 20,450,000 150,000 26,000,000 18,850,000 8,000,000 68,750,000 3.975,000 590,000 85,500 29,550 9,500 22,130 1,855,000 75.100 92,550 95,800 137,350 1,610 231,900 139.600 ♦ 3,149 100 27 37,125.000 Pickerel Lake Trout 43,750,000 85,500 80,960,500 KiNGSVILLE VV'hitefish 52,300,000 Perch 20,450,000 Pickerel 150,000 Little Current Whitefish 72,900,000 26,000,000 Perch 18,850,000 44,850,000 MlDHURST speckled Trout 75,100 MiSCELLANEOl S Bass — Small-uiouih 3,149 Mount Pleasant Speckled Trout 92,550 Brown Trout Bass — Small-mouth Bass — Large-mouth 95,800 29,650 9,527 227,527 Normandale Whitefish 8.000,000 Brown Trout 137,350 1,610 Herring 68,750,000 76,888,960 North Bay Speckled Trout 231,900 Pembroke Speckled Trout Pickerel 161,730 3,975,000 4,136,730 Port Arthur Whitefish 590,000 Lake Trout 1,855,000 2,445,000 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 73 APPlilNDIX XO. 4 FISH DISTRIBUTIOX BV HATCHERIES April 1, 1946 to March 31, 1947 1 Hatchery Frx- Fingerlings Yearlings Adults Total Sandfield Speckled Trout Bass — Small-mouth 15,030.000 924,000 2.200.000 90,000 5.000.000 50,000 315,000 138.260 461,500 35,600 140.000 1 ' 74,i50 1 1 886,000 507.700 504,600 231 .000 168.000 393 4,556 389 i87 507,700 138,653 Sarnia Whitefish Herring; Pickerel 646,353 15.030,000 924,000 2.200.000 18,154,000 Sailt Ste. Marie Whitefish Pickerel Lake Trout 90,000 5,000,000 461,500 Sault Tkolt Rearing Stn. Speckled Trout 5,551.500 559, 156 Skeleton Lake Bass — Small-mouth Speckled Trout 350,989 231,000 Pickerel 17,500.000 55,000 2.265.000 17,500,000 18,081,989 Southampton Lake Trout 140.000 W Mill i,AKE Speckled Trout Bass — Small-mouih 168,000 129,337 WlARTON Lake 1 rou i 297,337 3,151,000 74 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Appendix No. .5 A COMPARATIVE TABLE SHOWING THE FISH DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO SPECIES Species 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 Bass — Large-mouth Fry. Fingerlings Yearlings and Adults. Bass — Small-mouth Fry. Fingerlings Yearlings and Adults. Maskinonge Fry Fingerlings Perch — Fry Pickerel (\'ello\v) Fry, Pickerel (Blue) Fry. . Brown Trout Eggs and Fr\' Fingerlings. . . Yearlings . . . . 185,000 19,100 . 290 1 .535,-500 718,259 2,355 1,. 575,000 705 24,175,000 301,760,000 Lake Trout Eggs and Fr\- Fingerlings. . . Yearlings. . . . Rainbow Trout , Fingerlings. . . ^'earlings. . . . Kamloops Trout Yearlings Adults 23,000 359,275 767,000 15,429.600 10.680 1 1 1 ,000 12,900 24,800 Speckled Trout Fr>- Fingerlings. . . Yearlings. . . . Adults.^ \\ hitefish — Fry. Herring — Fry . . Minnows Atlantic Salmon , 500 631,775 2,918,513 7,527 507,500 38,500 290 1,512,000 392,700 1,369 1.165,000 2,1,50 19,000,000 263,875,000 150,000 10.000 1,000 303,335 325.000 8,048,800 60.860 73,242 15,4.50 5,000 5,000 9,400 3,083,983 10,292 395,052,000 t 371,677,500 18,430,000 I 24,.560,000 500 130,000 14,600 51 2.030.000 664,400 2,834 2,705,000 2,952 18,480,000 271,265,000 330,750 3. 176,. 500 3.475,995 44.018 32,186 3,900 7,200 493,840 2,876,963 4,360 259,435,000 5,662,000 25,000 30,000 5,000 448,000 348,368 5,322 2,030,000 200 12,000,000 177,595,000 50,000 224,749 765.000 7,248,040 88,700 5,563 9,900 5,000 117,300 3,005,573 4,460 240,786,775 6,405,000 4,000 41,350 9,.500 27 385,000 312,710 4,418 1,150,000 6,875 20,450,000 142,385,000 133,025 268.940 2,265,000 3,609,195 28,045 L610 4,850 50,000 84,730 2,760,780 8,656 205,590,000 69,674,000 88,210 Totals ' 763,750,279 ! 694,833,371 570,892,549 451,193,300 449,270,571 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 75 Commercial Fishing Insofar as the ("omnicrcial Fisheries Section of the Division of Fish antl W'ildhfe is concerned, the tisciil year ending March 31, 1947, was largeh' devoted to reorganization, with a view to estabHshing more direct contact with the fishermen themselves and thereb\' increasing the service rendered to them, both individually and through their organizations. Particular attention was given to matters concerning legislation and toward the securing of an adequate statistical set-up to use as a basis for the development of a sound management polic\". The commercial fisheries maintained in our Xorthern Inland waters caught and marketed o\er 14 percent of the total catch for Ontario in 1946. Since most of this fishing is done in small inland lakes, it is obvious that commercial fishing operations, unrestricted as to size of catch, could quite easih- result in depletion of certain species. With this in mind, a system of budgeting the catch of indi\-idual licences was instituted in the spring of 1947. Based on the previous production records the catch was limited for certain species. This ceiling on catch was placed on a level at which it was thought production could be maintained b>' leaving sufficient stock in the lake. This limit was set on a flexible basis and with a view to changing it from year to >ear. as conditions warranted. The possibility of the level being raised at a future date, is as great as that it will be lowered, or maintained at the level previously set. At the time the Department of Game and Fisheries was taken over by the Department of Lands and Forests and formed into what is now known as the Di\-ision of Fish and Wildlife, it was decided to bring into being a new method of obtaining statistical data regarding the commercial fishing industr\- of the Province'. This new system would thus enable the Department to have on hand a more detailed collection of data, which heretofore was not available. Fp to the present time the only information obtainable is the data sub- mitted b\" each holder of a commercial fishing licence at the end of each year. These returns are totalled and made up into an Annual Report, as shown in the two appendices under the headings "Equipment" and "Quantities of Fish Taken". There is, however, no wa\' of obtaining from this Annual Report under the heading "Quantities of Fish Taken" an\- information as to what month the fish were taken, or from what area or district of a lake the fish were taken. There is also no \\a\" of obtaining from this .Annual Report, under both the "Equipment" and "Catch" heading, any information regarding the type of gear used to take an\- particular species, or the amount of gear used to take an\- particular species. This Annual Report, therefore, gives onl\- the total catch In- lake or area of each species of fish taken that xear, which is of \alue in itself, but is not sufficient for a further statistical anaKsis. It was felt, therefore, that in order to properh- administer the commercial fisheries, it was essential to have statistical data on hand that would show an indication of the changes in the abundance of the commercial species. 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Therefore, it is hoped that data on the commercial fishing in the Great Lakes will be on a more uniform basis, as many of the States bordering the Great Lakes, as well as the Province of Ontario, have adopted this statistical system of collecting records. B\- having our districts coinciding as near as possible with those on the United States side of the Great Lakes, a more complete i)icture can be presented. The reports are sorted according to the month, the district, and the type of gear, and at the end of each year a complete statistical analxsis will be made from these reports. This anahsis will make possible an estimation of the annual fluctuations and the abundance of the different commercial species in the various statistical districts, as these fluctuations are reflected in the "catch per net". It is hoped, therefore, to have on hand, data for each of the com- mercial species of fish in the Province, as to the quantity of fish taken, the amount of gear used to take that catch, the month in which it was taken, and the area of a district of a kike from where it was taken. These monthly reports do not include an\' information such as the number of men employed per licence, the amount of gear on hand and the value of same, and with this in mind it has been decided to continue with the Annual Report, as it will be used to obtain these facts and also to show the total catch of a lake b>' species by year. At first, the monthU' re]jorts were incomi)lete and in(li\i(lual rej)orts were often fault}-. It is not felt that any reliable data will l)e obtained from the reports of 1946 and 1947, as it will take some little time before the system is properly functioning and all fishermen are reporting correcth' each month. It is hoped that b>' the beginning of 1948 this system should be sufficiently estab- lished to be able to make an anah-sis of the data obtained during the months of 1948. The overall picture of the commercial fisheries in Ontario in 1946, showed a net decrease of 1,277,624 pounds as compared with 1945. This reduction in catch was spread throughout the fishery in general and at the same time there was an increase in the gear used. This would indicate that the fisheries through- out the Province were even less productive than the statistics of catch alone would indicate when comparison is made with 1945. In 1946, Lake Erie produced over half the total catch for the whole Pro- vince. The productive capacity of this lake is fairly stable, although there are, of course, some years in which the catch drops to a low ebb and in other years, reaches a peak. However, this catch in general tends to level off since the reduction in numbers of one species, in an>- one year, usually is replaced by an increased production of another or several other species in that year. It is notable that although there was a decrease of 4,649,899 lbs. in the catch of blue pickerel in Lake Erie, the net decrease in total catch for the lake was onl\- 24,233 lbs. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 Lake Superior and Lake Ontario are also maintaining a fairh- stable level, despite the fact that the catch is down in each case this >ear. While these lakes are not as productive as Lake Erie and they do not have as great a variet\' of fish entering the catch, the fishing effort is not as intensive. The latter ma>- account in part for the relative stabiiit>' of the total catch. The fisheries in Lake Huron, Georgian Ba\" and North Channel are at a \er>- low ebb at present, due to the fact that the lake trout and whitefish catches have decreased tremendoush- during the past six years. The total catch from northern inland waters was less in 1946 than in 1945, whereas the total catch from southern inland waters (largeh' bullheads, carp and other coarse fish) shows a slight increase. COMPARATI\E STATEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES OF ONTARIO BY LAKE Lake 1945 Pounds 1946 Pounds Increase Pounds Decrease Pounds Ontario Erie St. Clair Huron (k'orgian Ba\ Norih Channel Superior South Inland Waters. North Inland Waters. 2,338,186 18,949,577 .-i02,991 1.070,900 L.'j24,4S9 433,990 3,812,064 606,002 5,039,544 2,058,698 18,925,344 493,402 9.53,799 1,292.226 289.710 3.. 588,689 678,952 4,719,299 34,277.743 33,000,119 72,950 72,950 279,488 24,233 9,589 117,101 232,263 144,280 223,375 320,245 1,350,574 Net Decrease 1,277,624 COMI'ARATIX E STATEMEXT OF I'HE \IELI) OF THE FISHERIES OF ONTARIO Species 1945 Pounds 1946 Pounds Increase Pounds Decrease Pounds I i erring W hitehsh I rout Pike Pickerel (Blue).... Pickerel (Yellow; . .Sturgeon Eels: Perch lullihei- Cathsh Car]) Mixed ami Coarse. Caviar 9,124,060 4,265,089 2,588,980 1,104,376 6,582,466 3,021,173 139,224 46,719 1,695,084 6<»9.637 557,546 ()3S,()68 3,812,355 2,966 34,277,743 11, .576,606 4,451,055 2,514,489 1,015.624 1 .972,265 2,716,040 185,225 51,484 2,973,4t)7 308,570 ()29,695 759,233 3,843.559 2,807 33,000,119 2,452,546 185,966 4<).00I 4,765 1 .278,383 72,149 121,165 31,204 4,192,179 74,491 88,752 4,610.201 305,133 391.067 159 5,469,803 Net Decrease 1,277,624 80 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Digging a fire line in Awrey Township DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 81 DI\ ISION OF FOREST PROTECTION FiKic AM) Hazard Conditions The lire season was. on the whole, a fairK- moderate one. The number of hres was abo\e the average, but the area burned over was relatively small. The warm weather at the end of March created a fairh- high hazard in the eastern part of the Province for a short period, but in general the weather was favourable during April and May. There was a high hazard in the western part of the Pro- \ince during the first part of June and in the Sudbury and Parry Sound Districts during the latter part of July and first part of August, but apart from a short period of high hazard in the early part of October in the same two districts, there were no acute or prolonged hazards in the latter part of the summer. Legislation An Act to amend The Forest P'ires Prevention Act (Bill No. 98) was passed at the 1946 session of the Legislature and became law on June 5. 1946. The more important changes are: 1. The office of Pro\incial Forester is abolished. 2. Proxision made to enter into agreements with municipalities for pre\ention and control of fires. 3. Pro\ision for the entire cost of extinguishing fires confined to Crown Land to be borne l)y the Department. 4. ( )nus of proof placed upon permittee where fire originates in an area in which summer operations are being carried on. 5. Section 24 requiring employees of operators to wear badges was repealed. An Order-in-Council re\ising the Regulations under The l-'orest Fires Pre\ention Act was passed on July 4th, 1946. This made some changes in the general regulations and in the boundaries of the fire districts and tra\el permit areas. Due to hazardous tire conditions, eight areas in Cochrane District were closed to tra\el for ten days in the first part of August and a section of the Mississagi Road in Sault Ste. Marie District was closed to traxel from August o tf) September 13. The number of prosecutions for breaches of the Forest Fires Prexention Act was seventeen, all but three of which resulted in comictions. Ok(. ANIZ A I ION On December 1, 1946 Mr. C. R. Mills resigned as Chief of the Di\ision of I'orest Protection and was replaced b>- Mr. T. E. Mackey. who was formerK' Regional Forester at North Bav. 82 REPORT OF THE No. 3 By Order-in-Council dated July 4, 1946, Manitoulin and Cockburn Islands and Lots 16 to 53 of the Wild Land Reserve in the Municipality of Atwood were removed from the Fire District and the townships of Morson, McCrosson and To\ell were added to the Fire District. On April 1, 1946, Chapleau and Biscotasiny; Dixisions of Sudbury District were formed into a new district known as Chapleau District, with headquarters at Chapleau, and Gogama and Foleyet Divisions and part of Capreol Division W'ere formed into a new District known as Gogama District, with headquarters at Gogama. On May 1, 1946, Mr. J. W. Jones and Mr. R. K. Strang were transferred from the Main Office of the Department of Game and Fisheries to the Di\-ision of Forest Protection. Mr. Jones will continue in the capacity of Superintendent of Construction and Mr. Strang as Mechanical Super\-isor. During July and August the hre ranging staff was again augmented by some eighty high school students who did \aluable work on improxements and on fire suppression. Equipment There were no new de\elopments during the past fiscal year. Improx'E.mexts Some ranger cabins and smaller headquarters buildings were constructed and some telephone lines built but no extensi\e building programme was carried out due to shortage of materials. The Department of Public Works continued the construction of buildings at the Forest Ranger School. The buildings completed to date are a dormitory, boiler house and heating plant, dining hall and kitchen with living quarters fcr kitchen staff. Underway are a workshop and garage, the Director's house and Administration Office, the school building and two fire hydrant and hose houses. Total Improvements Completed to March 31, 1947 Cabins ,547 Storehouses 152 Boathouses 60 Combined Storehouses and Boathouses 27 Bunkhouses 62 Offices 36 Garages & Car Houses 89 Other Buildings 213 Hose Towers 63 Wooden Lookout Towers 52 Steel Lookout Towers 227 Telephone Lines (miles) 3740 DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND EORESTS FOR 1947 83 Radio Commumcatioxs Radio Sets in Use During 1946 , District Tower Sets P'tb'le Sets Boat Sets Pack Sets Model 30 Model 300 Misc. Air- craft Totals Sioux Lookout 14 14 w 9 10 14 27 12 11 11 20 12 1 1 1 1 6 2 6 5 4 5 3 4 2 1 4 2 1 3 2 28 20 18 Port Arthur Gerald ton 1 1 2 1 3 29 16 Kapuskasing 16 18 Sault Stc Marie . 4 1 1 1 1 38 Sudbur\' 14 Chapleau 1 1 2 14 13 \orth Ba\' 23 Algonquin 13 Head Office 7 5 5 1 19 Total 180 17 6 6 40 7 3 20 279 An additional four radio Air Serxice bringing the total CE-OA\- CF-OAW CF-OAV- CF-OBA- CF-OBB- CF-BGJ- CF-BGM CF-BGN- CF'-OBC- CF-OBD- CF-OBE- CF-OBF- CF-OBG- CF-OBH- ( F-OBI- CE-OBJ CF-OBL- GF-()BM CF-OBN CF-OBO- equipped aircraft were added to the Dixision o to 20. with the following distribution : — Kenora District — Geraldton District -Cochrane District Sault Ste. Marie District -Sioux Lookout District -Kapuskasing District — Aigoncjuin District -Sioux Lookout District -Sioux Lookout District -Kenora District -Port Arthur District -Sudbury District -Port Arthur District -Sault Ste. Marie District Sioux Lookout District North Bay District -Port Arthur District Fort Frances District ("jeraldton District -Sucll)in'\- I )istrict I'ourteen Model M), four fre(|uen(\- t ransmillers were constructed in the Department's shops, with distribution as follows: lort Frances District 1 Kenora District 1 Sioux Lookout District 1 I'ort Arthur District 2 (ieraldton District 2 Kapuskasing District 4 Cochrane District 1 North Bay District 1 Sault Ste. ALirie District 1 84 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Sexenteen all-\va\e communication recei\ers were purcliased for the above transmitters, and eight High Frequency tower trans-receixers obtained and dis- tributed throughout the Algonquin District. H.vzAKD Disposal A certain amount of hazard clearing was carried out. The hre guard at Larder Lake was extended by an additional 30 acre clearing and work was done on the fire guard at Biscotasing. Hazard clearing was carried out along the Nipigon-Beardmore Highwa\- and along three roads in .Sudbury and r'.ogama Districts. Insect Control The Forest Insect Laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie was in full operation during the year, the Department of Agriculture, Canada carrying on investigati\e work in forest entomology- throughout the Prf)\ince and administering the forest insect survev. Index of Tables Tabic No. Page 1 Number of men on dut\-, including Chief and Deputy (liief Rangers 85 2 Classification of Forest Fires, b\- month 85 3 Classification of Poorest Fires, by origin 80 4 Classification of Forest Fires, by size 87 5 Classification of area burned o\-er, by month 88 6 Classification of area burned o\er, by origin 89 7 Classification of forest areas burned oxer, by forest type 90 8 Classification of land burned over, by ownership 91 9 Report of major equipment as of March 3L 1947 92 10 Statement of Traxel Permits issued 93 11 Statement of Work Permits issued 94 12 Statement of Fire Permits issued 95 13 Means of F'ire Detection 9(i 14 Fire Damage Table 97 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 85 Table No. 1 MMBER OF MEN ON DUTY INCLUDING CHIEF AND DEPUTY CHIEF RANGERS April 1st. April loth Mav 1st. . May loth June 1st . . June loth July 1st. . July loth . Aug. 1st.. Au^. loth Sept. 1st. . -Sept. loth Oct. 1st.. Oct. loth . Oct. 31st.. 82 116 362 709 1025 1080 1088 1092 1093 1094 1022 783 477 336 192 T.\HLK No. 2 CI.ASSIFICA'IION OF FORKS I FIRKS Bv Month .Momli 86 REPORT OF THE No. 3 u. t; ^ C 'U ■u 'U 'U 'U 'U •-ccoc-i— '(M iv-^co ceo CO c^ ^ (N ■* -* 0:C 00 — ^(NCO C0O00(N OOt- CO — — XLtC^OCCOCOOO O t^ X t^ 'I- — C^ (M O CD — (M (M IM — cc-^cDOscjoc^oocooeotOio -r:cco'OTtifcco»coooco«D — a;-f-05oo ^ — i-o — — (M — — (N — aOOSiMOtMiCOOCOaD — OCD rf t^OOINIM COCOO — O000i-Ot^ — CO-*00(N»OCD 05 ^ — GO CO ^ — I CC-1- — COOiCt^. 00CO-*LlO5C0C^00 t^ O 05 00 00 0 CO iC O '^ — -^ I o CO Lt "* o -+ "^ (Mi-OOOOOCOC-^O — c;:o — i^t^t^c^ 00 ■* t^ ^ ■* '-^ o ^t^ >c c; CO — o -^ iC t^ '~ -r — — • (N ■* — 00 O ^ lO >0 1> 5C 00 iC t~- 00 ■* o o O ■* C5 CO X CO IM 05 00 u u o o o a* > > oc REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 5 CLASSIFICATION OF AREA BURNED OVER— 1946 Bv Month District March April Max- June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Total Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Sioux Lookout 196 8,061 18 520 12 17 1,174 284 1,343 15 4 763 211 303 159 6,938 539 147 9,879 621 25 1,817 1,414 2,406 44 4 1,462 15 18 9 9 706 538 824 1 ,052 6 50 326 3,166 28 "49 12,195 13 1,772 411 1,191 1,921 127 13 12 472 3,828 949 131 858 138 30 3 120 3 2 163 7,685 11,501 2,802 11,585 1,702 180 Kenora 145 40 200 1 Fort Frances Port Arthur 5 1 Gerald ton Ivapusivasing Cochrane 6 198 124 19 325 872 18 325 639 6 1 297 408 597 6 3,559 6,702 Q fifi9 Sauk Sle. Marie Sudbur\' Chapleau .... 93 Gogama North Bav 3 3 381 78 12 209 1 415 1,341 184 223 5 52 8 7 16 3,372 14 303 Parrx' Sound 3 25 62 Algonquin 1,160 2,447 Tweed Total 421 2,284 13,080 25,338 20.734 1 1 ,088 1,520 2,304 ' 76,769 4: 0 H^ ST I930 I9il i93Z r9U8 I9A9 DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND EORESTS EOR 1947 89 y. i < 3 c — 73 s i. !< ^ ?^ GJ I u in 72 C O O — 1- u u o o re O ' (M '^ Oa O C: iM iM : ; C X O X '^ C — : ;^ x_^ > -:_ t^^ — ' ~ !>•_ -^_^ r csf — " — ' 76 CO oi ?o -r '-' ic — cr. L- O iM '~ CC t^ CO c ■>! r^ CO r 1- co CO 'O — -^ -T'-^xiM-rr^w'X -T CO oi -1- '" c X 'OC". c;co— xcococo C^< >- C: -.C X Ci X t^ — X CO t^ :C CO . _ 1- -^ — X 3 5 fe S 5 s 'S ="5^ ^o S^^ y; li! U. 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Kenora Fort Frances. . . . fort Arthur. . . . Gerald ton Kapuskasing. . . . Cochrane Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury Chapleau Gogama North Bay I'arr\- Sound. . . . -Algonquin Tweed Totals Crown Land Area in Acres Private Land Area in Acres 7.376 9,383 2,582 878 1 142 L988 5,655 2.432 29 13 436 0.687 1,131 1,923 44,656 Totals 309 2,118 220 10.707 1,701 38 1,571 1,047 7,230 64 3 2,936 3.616 29 524 32.113 No. of Fires 91 160 66 102 49 18 140 142 275 16 24 108 292 85 171 1,739 Area in Acres 7,685 11,501 2,802 11,585 1,702 180 3.559 6,702 9,662 93 16 3,372 14,303 1,160 2.447 76,769 ACUAQ,i: BUEN£D BY fOg^ST flg€5 IN QNTAKIO 1930 TO 1946 I9^0 I9M I5J2 C955 I9M I9'5 I9»e 1957 19S6 I9»9 I^^O 1311 19^1? le-Ji l^dit I9d» I94e r947 Ua8 I9<»9 92 REPORT OF THE No. 3 2 - asn ui 1 .WOU IBJOJ^ 1 M — — !M (M — (N ■^ " "M ro '■■ 1 M 9f'6I |oor~->-CT}<^coi>»c — ic — ooi:c .ttou iBioj^ ; cq • ! ^^ CO CD CO pasBqojnj • »c X OS asn UI j"'2'~ .-"^J^"^'^^ ; -wou iBjox 1 "" : '" " ; • LO. 9^6T ;;;:::::: ;<^ pasEi{3jnj ;::::.■;;:; • 1 CO : 2i3 9sn ui r-^c^ooocc-^O'Ccocooio^i^acacocqiotN -WOU JBJOJ • (M : § c0t- -^ 03 : ^ 9^61 :^^<^ : pasBqojnj C (N • (N •(N-HOO (N 'O tc 05^ 05_ • (N • r>- !- :o :^ : t~- t^ C: O -sC — I^ t^ -* o ■ ?5 • cc (MfN't —<:;i_a:^ x_ "0 •o • >c — — ' -f' !M' !M" '~ '.a-' : x" CO - c: — c. irf • 05 (N C^ ;C C- re X ~. * • i-O • tc o; -f -t ■---;: — CO • oq_ • :- O — "(N" iD^f CO '^ '. *o ! ^ -* C- . 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Marie 361 Sudbury 1,436 Gogama North Ba\' 74 205 69 82 784 210 88 104 834 174 42 128 1,129 300 74 193 1,458 306 124 175 2,885 Parrv Sound 303 Algonquin 178 Tweed 228 Totals 8,940 5,764 5,106 5,242 8,542 7,833 14,522 96 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table Xo. ]3 MEAN'S OF FIRE DETECTION— 1946 District No. of fires detected bv Air Service Towers Rangers Public Total No. of Fires Sioux Lookout . . . Kenora Fort Frances . . . . Port Arthur Geraldton Kapuskasing . . . . Cochrane Sault Ste. Marie. .Sudi)ury Chapleau Gogama North Bay Parr\- Sound . . . . Algonc|iiin Tweed 29 47 18 17 12 10 11 2 3 6 18 9 26 43 20 33 10 8 58 27 113 7 6 30 78 18 138 14 2.-) 7 13 .") 3 43 28 40 1 2 32 32 10 22 4.') 21 39 22 7 29 72 111 6 13 40 164 48 28 91 160 66 102 49 18 140 142 275 16 24 108 292 85 171 Total? 197 11.3% 615 35.3% 260 15.0% 667 38.4% 1.739 100% DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 97 1 1 ^~ '^ ' — ^ '^ X '~ o o — OOOO 3 1 CO 1 >. CJ 1 0'~00 — C- O -J ^1= :o X Lt -^ — c^) c; ■" X . 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CS i5 ^o 0 rj'^luZ-0'-J^''^-J:-J r; ^ j-3^.:^< 98 REPORT OF THE No. 3 z J z o o z o -A^ ^^' DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 99 DI\ ISION OE LAND AND RECREATIONAL AREAS The \olume of work completed in connection with certain phases of land administration increased during the last fiscal year, as will be seen by the tables and graphs forming part of this Section. This is due to more advanced methods of administration, a properly trained stafif, and improved inspection facilities. More rapid handling of current transactions and a continued increase in the number of long outstanding cases brought to a satisfactory conclusion have been gratifying. Summer Resort Lands Sales of summer resort lands, for both private and commercial use, increased o\"er an all-time high during the fiscal year 1945-46, and although the number of patents issued also increased, the increase would have been considerably greater had it been possible to secure the services of Ontario Land Sur\eyors to do the necessary sur\"ey work. Agricultural and Allied Uses An increase in the number of transactions completed in\ol\ing lands for special use, agricultural lands in sale townships, and agricultural lands in free grant townships, collectixely, is shown. It was expected that the sale of land for this purpose would decrease, in that it was assumed that the demand would fall off, due to continued favorable economic conditions. The large percentage of sales and patents completed, especially under the special use section, is the result directly of improved methods of administration, inspection facilities, and more efficiently trained staff, as stated above. Provincial Parks There was no change made in the status of Provincial Parks, of which there are six, as follows: Algonquin 2,741 Sq. Miles Quetico 1,720 Sq. Miles Rondeau 8 Sq. Miles Lake Superior 540 Sq. Miles Sibley 63 Sq. Miles Ipperwash Beach 109 Acres Veterans' Lands An agreement was concluded lietween the Dominion and Prox iiicial (ioxern- nients, which became effective on April 10th, 1966, and which pro\ides for the establishment of qualified veterans on Crown lands in Ontario. The agreement is generally known as "The Ontario Dominion-Pro\incial Agreement" and it was made under and by \irtue of Section 35 of the \'eterans' Land Act ( Dominion) 1942. The Proxincial C.o\ernment is responsible under the agreement for the allocation of Proxincial lands, pro\iding inspection reports and extending all ser\ices ordinaril\- pro\ided for persons other than \eterans. At the close of the first year of operation, agreements for sale and licenses of occupation, com- pleted, total nineteen. Twehe applications are pending, and two were cancelled, riiese transactions are summarized in the table included herein. It is expected that the number of cases which will be referred to this Department for considera- tion during the ensuing year will be considerably increased. The opportunities a\ailai)le to rjualified \eterans ha\e been more fully ad\ertised, resulting in steadily increasing interest to participate, particularly due to the fact that the 100 REPORT OF THE No. 3 assistance granted is not repayable; payment of purchase price of land in the case of first-land application is waived by the Province, and in the case of the veteran, who has acti\ely served in the armed services overseas, or one full year in Canada, and has resumed residence and settlement duties, he is absolved from payment of all amounts of principal and interest which may be owing in respect of land purchase price and impro\ement charges. Tourist Outfitters' Camps A prosperous tourist trade during the 1945 season, exceeding the pre-war volume, served to stimulate the growing interest in post-war expansion. Whereas the erection of 149 new camps was authorized the previous year, over 400 appli- cations for permits were considered in 1946. of which 328 were granted as at March 31st, 1947. There was also much activity in the rehabilitation and expan- sion of established camps. The acute shortage of basic building materials did. however, retard the anticipated expansion in the industry, as only 171 new camps were completed and licensed to operate. 856 current licenses were issued, an annual increase of 35%. including 51 camps which had not operated during the war. Ill licenses were issued at a non-resident fee of $25.00 each, and 745 at a resident fee of SIO.OO each. (See table). Statistical Tablp:s and Graphs Transactions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1947. Tables Page Table No. 1 — The ()niario-Uomini(jn-Pr()\ incial Agreement 101 Table No. 2 — Tourist Oufitters' Camp Licences 101 Table No. 3— Agricultural Land 102 Table No. 4 — Free Grant Land (including soldiers' land) 103 Table No. 5 — Land for Special l^se 104 Table No. 6 — Summer Resort Land 105 Table No. 7 — Cities, Towns and Townsites 10() Table No. 8 — Land Use Permits Issued 107 Table No. 9 — Patents Office (Lands Division) (Statement of Patents, etc. issued) 108 Graphs Fig. 1 — Agricultural Land in Sale Townships 102 Fig. 2 — Agricultural Lands in Free Grant Townships (including soldiers' lands) 103 F"ig. 3 — Lands for Special Use 104 Fig. 4 — Summer Resort Lands 105 Fig. 5 — City, Town and Townsite Lands 106 Fig. 6 — Land L'se Permits, Leases and Licences of Occupation Issued 108 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 101 Table Xo. 1 Suniniar\' of transactions under THE ONTARIO DOMINTOX-PROVIXCIAL AGREEMENT First lands Conversion from former sales or locations Licence of Occupation Awaiting survey only Before the Department for consideration . Applications cancelled A Total of 8 10 1 6 6 2 33 Table Xo. 2 TOIRIST OUTFITTERS' CAMP LICEXCES Summary by Districts — 1946 — Distr Licensed Camps Algoma Cochrane. . . . Kenora Manitoulin . . Nipissing. . . . Parry Sound . Patricia Rainy River. Renfrew Sudhur\ Timiskaming 1 hunder Ba\ 120 II 196 73 120 164 5 35 15 78 12 27 102 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 3 AGRICULTURAL LAND Transactions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1947 Administrative District District Forester Sales Cancellations No. Acres ' No. Acres Assignments No. Acres Patents No. Acres Algonquin Cochrane Fort Frances . . . Geraldton Kapuskasing. . . Kenora Main Office. . . North Bay Parry Sound . . . Port Arthur. . . Sault Ste. Marie Sioux Lookout. . Sudbur\ Tweed G. H.R.Phillips A. S. Bray. . G. Delahev. U. W. Fiskar E. L. Ward . G. F. Meyer Main Office. T. E. Sider.. R. L. Snow. R. Boultbee. A. Leman . . . K. Acheson . T. Thorpe . . A. Crealock. Totals- 66 303 1282.00 2596.42 2781.50 1514.42 2132.81 2583.41 764.00 4362.70 136.50 48 5607.79 5995.67 29757.22, 3 71 14 1 105 13 58 1 40 2 187.00 5720.. 58 490.05 51.00 9109.45] 697.87 5474.06 1.00 4072.751 223.50 25 5 338| 29470.85 2895.59 548.00 2 62: 4 3 38! 7 200.00 6190.09 393.50 53.25, 3484.72 983.75 37 3717.28 'I' 1| 35 11 2523.00 174.50 79.75 3692.64 1309.50 222 22801.99 20 84 16 1 51 11 3 50 14 50 10 46 77 433 2046.92 9145.05 1333.38 50.30 5424.51 955.03 253.50 5272.75 1417.00 6862.56 883.23 5233.99 13311.47 52189.69 i V .11- t J \x I: Fig. 1 — .Agricilturai. Land i.\" Sale Townships. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 103 Table Xo. 4 FREE GRANT LAND (including soldiers' land) Transactions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1947 Administrative District Locations Cancellations Assignments Patents No. Acres No. Acres No. Acres No. Acres Algonquin G. H.R.Phillips A. S. Bray G. Delahev. . . E. L. Ward . . . G. F. Mever... A. B. Wheatley T. E. Sider.... R. L. Snow. . . R. Boultbee. . . A. Leman K. Acheson. . . T. Thorpe .... A. Crealock. . . 5 9 6 1 14 7 5 11 10 5 73 462 00 31 .•^090 QQ 1 152.00 384.83 1864.75 100.00 321 1 ."^5 9 6 26 30 17 16 38 1 23 2 168 816 31 Cochrane. . . . Fort Frances. Kapuskasing. Kenora 711.03 688.62 102.00 1765.75 9 943.25 4 53 7374.00 12 3 225.50 1 39| 4914.55 26 501.50 3797.00 4299 12 Lindsav 609.00 493.00 1640.50 1319.00 453.00 8243.90 2 270 00 1 Q.T on North Bay. . . Parry Sound.. Port Arthur. . Sault Ste. Mar Siou.x Lookout Sudbur\- Tweed Totals. . . ie 108 28 60 1 1 15 99 449 12202.18 3310.71 7722.75 80.00 160.00 1759.59 9914.00 51906.52 11 7 23 3 14 19 122 1079.75 890.50 3361.24 317.75 2125.25 1941.50 15523 92 1692.72 2106.00 5127.46 127.00 2972.86 228.80 21668 77 loo- .;;- El ii 1 F J-f Fig. 2 — .\grici LTt RAi. Land in Fri;|': Gram rowNsiiii's (includiiiiLi soldiers' land). 104 REPORT OF THE No. 3 T.A.BLE No. 5 LAND FOR SPECIAL USE Transactions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1947 Administrative District District Forester Sales Cancellations Assignments Patents No. Acres No. Acres No. Acres No. Acres Algonquin Cochrane G.H. R.Phillips A. S. Bray. . . . F. J. Dawson.. G. Delahe\ . . . U. W. Fiskar.. E. L. Ward . . . G. F. Meyer. . Main Office . . . T. E. Sider.... R. L. Snow . . . R. Boultbee. . . A. Leman K. Acheson . . . T. Thorpe. . . . A. Crealock . . . 19 4 2 8 3 1 9 28 14 17 4 7 8 27 60 863.02 308.05 106.17 504 15 15 1 60 59 1 3.59 1.00 Chapleau 3 9 284 50 Gerald ton . . . . 149.70 75.00 246.82 609.04 788.07 376.52 3076.80 176.82 92.93 1600.13 5320.71 14293.96 5891 78 Kapuskasing . . . Kenora 19 23 5 11 4 10 1 13 31 145 398 19 Main Office .... 727 89 North Ba\- . ... 3 121.61 176 40 Parry Sound.. . . Port Arthur. . . . 68 30 401.26 Sault Ste. Marie 141 80 Sioux Lookout 1 1 6.82 2.03 23 Sudbury 761.70 Tweed 4359.35 Totals 1 i 211 6 134.05 13272.99 1 I i { f ^ - R ;■ ; i; l^ Fig. 3 — L.VNDs FOR Speci.xl Use. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 105 T.\BLE Xo. 6 SUMMER RESORT LANDS Transactions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1947 Administrative District District Forester Sales Cancellations Assignments Patents No. Acres No. Acres No. Acres No. Acres Algonquin Cochrane Fort Frances. . . Geraldton Gogania Kapuskasing. . . Kenora Main Office North Bay Parry Sound.. . . Port Arthur. . . . Sault Ste. Marie Sioux Lookout . . Sudbury Tweed G.H. R.Phillips A. S. Bray.... G. Delahev. . . U. \V. Fiskar. . J. Tavlor E. L.'Ward. .. G. F. Me\er. , . Main Office . . . T. E. Sider. . . . R. L. Snow. . . R. Boultbee. . . A. Leman K. Acheson . . . T. Thorpe . . . . A. Crealock . . . ' >9 7 31 5 2 .5 123 2 96 97 37 74 4 114 51 666 41.44 8.62 121.04 16.48 0.96 3.10 285.99 0.81 247.74 275.90 113.23 237.45 15.56 369.02 103.88 1841.25 3 1 5.30 0.66 5 1 43 4 12.44 .66 1 0.33 206.63 13.42 1 5 5.09 8.30 1 .60 123 5 44 60 36 31 7 88 49 496 306.97 19.52 1 1 2.16 1.3 6 6 15.33 14.10 140.68 201.97 358.30 t 7 3 37 9.83 3.4 120.94 3.36 186.31 86.44 29.64 1 1 6 0.38 2.00 6.77 296.91 91.37 Totals 1764.95 I 1944 I94S 1946 1947 1946 Fig. 4 — .SiMMi.K Ki;s<)Kr Lands. 106 REPORT OF THE No. 3 T.\BLE No. 7 CITIES, TOWNS AND TOWNSITES Transactions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1947 Administrative District District Forester Sales Cancellations Assignments Patents No. Acres No. Acres No. Acres No. Acres Algonquin G.H. R.Phillips A. S. Brav.... G. Delahev . . . 1 33 2.00 29.90 2 7 .65 1.49 1 26 1 19 2 00 Cochrane 13 02 Fort Frances . . . 2.10 Gerald ton U. \V. Fiskar.. J. Tavlor E. L.'Ward. .. G. F. Me\er. . . Main Office. . . T. E. Sider.... R. L. Snow. . . R. Boultbee. . . A. Leman K. Acheson . . . T. Thorpe .... A. Crealock . . . 18 23 58 14 18 7 1 7 33 28 34 2.85 3.84 39.52 5.88 28.81 5.03 0.25 1.35 6.33 7.55 4.58 1 1 2 1 .17 .88 .50 .30 2.71 Gogama Kapuskasing. . . Kenora Main Office .... 2 1 .48 .23 14 11 27 2 11 18 22 25 11 1 249 15.54 8.51 89 25 North Bav .70 Parr\- Sound.. . . 1 1.00 2.55 Port Arthur. . . . 1 .13 7.62 Sault Ste. Marie 8. 28 Sioux Lookout. . Sudburv 1 4 .22 0.46 12 2.53 12.42 10.22 Tweed .47 Totals 275 137.92 9 2.39 27 6.67 175 39 1 1947 1945 1946 1947 1946 1949 Fig. 5 — City, Town .\xd Townsite L.\nds. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 101 X u < ^ — 1 Tf(N ■Tf TJH ^^ CO C<1 X c^ o . ■*-' "^ A (M -^ ^- CO b ti cj z> c5 CO « r C - c g-^L o2 Q -OX o o o o O o to O o o o o q U r' o o zciad d ^ 1— f 0-oc^L-t^qt>. t>- 1 1 !« a < aicit~ : --c t^ 'rf ~ — — "^i — -^ocio CO o 5 cc t^ 'M ^1 ' " X -c ce !M cj c cc X Si d 2; lococ^ — ■C^lfO X u-t o Lt 1 C^l — eo^ — > t^ p ^ 1 < CO ^H ^H !>-- o - lO • O i^ « • o • o c O O '^ o O oo ^ — tn •^ qt^ - • >t o c 1- ■- c^ o — q i-o Tf 5 u t-^ '6 tr : ; c^ ^ic«■ ~ — ' o — CO CO CO 05 f" ■^■ < rv J CO *^ "~ — coo Ci ^ i — ' ~ CO = x 6 t^ —1 ^ ■ ■ CO (M -^ 't X(N CO - -c iT- O L" oo o 1 o !fi t^ w ^ LT o 1-: t>. uO LO t^ 1 X CJ C<3 ?6 t^ -r — "O t^ |s 5 iM < gCA ^ d O ■ oc- 1 ■ ^~ t^oico CO- CO 1 "" ■ "" i^ »OC C C 3 C oo 00 -' :'^_ cooxo • ' "O O CC CO ~ O ootj! ^t^ -OJ^ — ' -- -t CO -^d O Ct^'* —1 1 'r- '^ < iO(MOOC 3-*COCC(M X-f iMt^ -H . ^co o js-- ^" (N C5 1^ d Z ■^^Tfc 1 w CO t^ ro XO CO o: •-f — — CO ; q fcg o O ^' ci t^ Z :; o o o ?c c — "0 c^ -!•' -r -r d X c^' -^' • ^ u J" CO — '- - i CO c: -.C t^ t^ 'O ;c -.C c ■;:: 1 : X.J ■ ■ .^ •^ b r 1 ■^ X 1 ; ^. ■ = ^ = : h-^^-. ^ '/ ■5 S- 5 2, :l = : : •P--J ? X ; < ^-.^li : :iC ; :2.tt'Ei:='B5— ' ; < :l ;C -iLi .OL / - . - . _ '-< z :/.y — * - - '■J : y . J ", r - 1 REPORT OF THE No. 3 ^Fie. 6-LAND rsK Permits, Leases and Licences of Occupation Issued. 1628 Table No. 9 Statement of Patents, etc., issued durino the year ending March Public Land Patents ^^9 Free Grant Patents ^^J Patents & Transfers (Town Lots) ^f^_ Miscellaneous Documents |^2 Releases of Pine '_' Crown Leases 2 Algonquin Park Leases "jf BrWe Beach Leases j''^* Bruce Beach Renewals ^| Rondeau Park Leases ' ^ Timagami Leases Water Power Leases ^ Licences of Occupation 82 Licences of Occupation (Rondeau) ^ Licences of Occupation (Algonquin) ^ Licences of Occupation Cancelled 219 Crown Leases Cancelled 2- 3L 1947 156 86 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 109 DIMSION OF LAW The primar\- duties of the Di\ision are as indicated in the Administrati\e Chart. As a result of the pre\ious Department of (lame and Fisheries cominy under the administration of the Department of Lands and Forests, as the Di\i- sion of Fish and W'ildhfe, the work of the Law Division was considerabh- in- creased. The Game and Fisheries Act, 1946, is a revision of the Act which formerly was in effect, and considerable time was necessary in connection with the preparation of the many regulations which are required under the provisions of the Act. Amendments were made to ten Acts governing the administration of the Department, and The Forest Management Act was created. This Act permits the Minister to require timlier operators on Crown land to submit estimated inventories of the timber on the cutting-area respecting age, species, size and type, and management plans concerning the utilization of the timber. An amendment to The Townsites Act pro\ides that the Crown shall not claim any percentage of land in a subdi\ision plan of land which has been patented for upwards of fixe years prior to the time of making the subdivision. An amendment to The Crown Timber Act permits the Minister, with the appro\'al of the Lieutenant-Go\ernor in Council, to enter into long-term timber concession agreements concerning all species of timl^er. An amendment to The Cullers Act allows the Lieutenant-Governor in Council to make regulations with respect to standardization of the measurement of timber cut on Crown lands. An amendment to The Pul)]ic Lands Act allows the issue of letters patent to the widow of a locatee. During the year, the policN' of dealing with trespass cases, where a person committing a trespass had no authority to cut, by laying a charge of theft ot trees under the Criminal Code, was actively followed. In the majority of such charges convictions were made, and it is felt that this polic}' will reduce unauthor- ized timber-cutting. The following is a recapitulation of charges laid under the Criminal Code and for offences against provincial statutes and regulations: Acts Charges Convictions Acquittals Game andl'ishcrics .\ct 1,510 1,433 77 Forest hires IVevention Act 17 14 3 Provincial Parks Act 2 2 0 Crown Timber Act 1 1 0 During the year one timber concession agreement and two supplementar>- agreements concerning main agreements pre\ iousl>' in force were prepared. Various field trips were made by the Chief of the Dixision to District Offices concerning matters requiring legal attention. < w il » = p 55 ii 35 1: Li lit i jSI n I? i f liij '": "?! [±J sifi lif sn?^ ^M Q 5 ::i unun Hi! h !i J SS t'"-' 1-85 23 >« !< 1/1 9 w < Q »■ «; a! o 'J S^ " I 3 I- *> ot DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 111 DIMSIOX OF OPERATION AXD PERSOXXEL The termination of hostilities with German\- in Ma\", 1945, and with Japan in August, 1945, initiated the retooHng of industry- and diverted the flow of personnel from the Armed Forces and industry- to other channels. As a result of the processes of reconversion in the personnel and supph' fields, the situation, as far as the Department is concerned, has been greath' eased. Urgenth' needed supplies ha\e been a little more readih' obtained and in somewhat greater volume, but still do not entireh' meet our requirements. For some time there was considerable difficult}' in obtaining suitable qualified stenographic personnel, and desks and other office furniture are still most difficult to obtain. As >ounger people return to pre-war perspectives and as adolescents who have been obtaining the wages usualh" paid to adults are eliminated from industry, this situation ma\- be considerabh- bettered. It is anticipated, too, that the training programmes of the Canadian \'ocational schools will be a means of pro\'iding numbers of pro])erl\' trained personnel. During this >"ear, eight new administrative districts were created, with the result that the greater part of the Province south of the Albany River is now under administrative district organization. The creation of these new districts will provide more effective administration. On Xoxember 28th. 1946, the Honoural)le H. R. Scott was appointed Minister of the Department in succession to the Honourable W. G. Thompson, who had resigned. In April, the Department of Game and Fisheries was amalgamated with the Department of Lands and Forests, and a new Departmental Division known as the Division of Fish and Wildlife was created. Certain functions of Fish and Wildlife Management both at Head Office and in the field were centralized in this Division. Other administrative functions of the Department of Game and Fisheries have been allocated to the appropriate Divisions alread>' estab- lished in this Department. The staft of the former Department of Game and Fisheries was redistributed, the majorit\' of them being allocated to the Division of Fish and \\'ildlife and the remainder to the other Divisions of the Department. The field stalT became a part of the various administrative district organizations. B>- this process, the Department of Lands and Forests became responsible for the administration of the natural resources within the Proxince of Ontario with the single exception of those within the purxiew of the Department of Mines. Changes effected are dealt with in that {)art of this annual report dexoted to the Dixision of I'ish and Wildlife. A Forest Resources Inventory" organization was created in the Dixision of Timber Management. The details of this organization appear in the section of this report devoted to that Di\-ision. Due to oxer-crowding at llead Office where the per capita space is at an absolute minimum, the .Aerial -Surx-exs section of the Dix-ision of Surx'exs and Engineering xvas transferred from the Parliament Buildings to the DeHaxilland plant on Sheppard Avenue, where it continues to function as a section of that Dix'ision. 112 REPORT OF THE No. 3 The organization as of the end of the fiscal year, therefore, is as follows: HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO Minister — Hox. \V. G. Thompson' (to November 28, 1946) Hon. H. R. Scott (from November 28, 1946) Deputy Minister — F. A. MacDougall Division Chief Accounts J- G. McMillen Air Service G. E. Ponsford (Sault Ste. Marie) Fish and Wildlife W. J. K. Harkness F"orest Protection C. R. Mills (to October 31, 1946) T. E. Macke>- (from November 1. 1946) Land and Recreational Areas H. W. ("rosbie (to November 2, 1946) W. D. Cram (from March 1, 1947) Law F. J. Sullivan Operation and Personnel P. (). Rh\nas Reforestation E. J. Za\itz Research R.N. Johnston Surve\s and FIngineering F. W. Beatty Timber Management J. )•'. Sharpe FIELD OFFICES REGION Regional District District Forester District Forester Headquarters South-Western Lake Erie F. S. Newman. . St. Williams Lake Huron . . . I. C. Marritt. . . .Gait Lake Simcoe. . . . J. F. L. Simmons. Maj)le South-Eastern W'. D. Cram, Quinte A. Crealock Tweed Toronto Rideau W'. E. Steele. . . . Kemptville Trent A. B. \Vheatle\". . Lindsay South-Central. P. McEwen, Algonquin G. H. R. Phillips. Algonquin Dorset Parr>- Sound . . . . R. L. Snow Parry Sound Central North Ba\" F. E. Sider North Bay Chapleau F. J. Dawson . . . Chapleau Gogama J -^L Ta\"lor. . . .Gogama Sault Ste. Marie. A. Leman Sault Ste. Marie Sudbur\- T. Thorpe Sudbury Northern E. L. Ward, Kapuskasing. . . T3. L. Ward Kapuskasing Kapuskasing. .Cochrane A. S. Bra> Cochrane Mid- Western . P. Addison . . . Port Arthur R. Boultbee. . . . Port Arthur Port Arthur.. .Geraldton I'. W. Fiskar. . . .Geraldton Western K. Acheson Sioux Lookout. . . K. Acheson Sioux Lookout Sioux Lookout. Kenora G. F. Meyer. , . Kenora Fort Frances. . . .G. Delahev Fort Frances FORESTS SIGNS er ATION REFt VD )x\NEL E Rhynas lief jgement: — Administt g, selection, ap- Provi] classification. Foresi e. salary rating. Seed ive statistics. germi , stall and per- P'oresi )rd3. Expei compensation. strati( e — ^iessengers. Foresi :ders-ln-Council. Extension en/.— Foresters: d distribution of Muni' nt and supplies. Inspei ontrol. lands Locating and Rural supplies. Roadi Issue — Re- ing. Lectu i printed matter. schoo - Space adjust- servic i Education : — uiries. •line iting. rewrites, tribution. n forest fire pre- Fish and Wild- ation. jrs in schools, nps, outfitters' and game asso- conservation. >, slides, motion r lecture tour ess, radio, ez- and posters on I and fire pre- n with educa- lorities on text lers' aids; poster, ssay contests as them. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS 1947 Hon. H. R. SCOTT, Minister F. A. MacDOUGALL, Deputy Minister ACCOUNTS AIR SERVICE FOREST LAND AND PROTECTION RECREATIONAL AREAS LAW J. G. McMillcn G. E. Ponsford W. J. K. Harkness T. E. Mackey W. D. Cram F. J. Sulliv Chit/ Chief ChUJ Chief Chief Chief , LcBislaUon, regulatioiu cipMdIlurci. Sld'Stlng" '^"^a'^f^ lUli/e:— Management and propa mM,lralU,n of Und Tm Dra/Uni of all con Suptrtitlon of w b!^^«"d Traoltiie maoagemcDt. Game preaerve* and apccia hunting atcM— open ms VuT deaien ll^ce>. "^"^ Depnitmental tlBfl lalary Dma for Public AccounU '"^Z.,^^. °' pa..«,en. o. C Surveyi uid InveatlfStloai 'l-Uli°'and Wildlife Sile^r^hto^fway for el«^ SpedaJ patents, land OPER-ATION REFORESTATION RESEARCH AND PERSONNEL E, J. Zavitz P. 0. Rhynas R. N. Johnston Chief Chief a«/ „,,^ «..,„„„,-_ ^J«..ulr«/.o. ./ Ru,c,l,l„~ }?SS5"ViJ"lod"5!i. prmioMion and Homge. nmcTabto. V,«id. DnUn. EipfnmeiitaJ and Demon- rramiM.O«lm.u.-CoiincJ. ainm. ITar* THrn.i* Zo.. "SSS S'°pSSt"°«ood. b"^ ih**^ ^'h""v''"^' and BlologicaJ Aiialyaia SURVEYS AND EXr.INEKRING F. \V. Beatty Chief J. F. Sharpe Chief Municipal Il«nu held In Mffkccpliig. Klylny Oiyralloni. Hon*. Rudiet (oi malo and flatd mentt ot the Govtrnmcnl. The iludy, prevention Checking ot iec«lpu and the Service may undeilake. paiaaltn. " Fli'Tnd Wlldll(» UcuiCn. "^u'lai a'^Ji^^"''' "" s"^rvUion'"'nT'hrtd Equipment. Wooda Ma[>9 kuued by tb* Depart' >1 Und Tax. 1 WUdllS^LfeaDcafc ttftyint a/:— D([>aitnicnl«, and (he public. rhr>lear. 70.5% were ex-service personnel. A statement appears which indicates the relatixc number of male and female emplo\ees. TwentN I'ish and Wildlife Sju'cialists were appointed to give innnediate, close sui)ervision to enforcement matters in the various administrative districts under the respective District P'oresters. The fisli hatcherx staffs became part of the District organizations. On \()\cmber 28, 1946, the I lononrabK' II. K. Scott succeeded the llonom- al)le W. (".. riiom])son as Minister of Lands and l-'orests. On April 1, 1946. 1. M. Ta\ lor was ai)pointed District Forester at Gogama. On the s.uue dale V . j. Dawson was ajipointed District Forester at Chapleau. CO 1- (/) u cc -I o L. z o w n cr z < Q z U) < Q ■z z < o _l < cr bJ Li_ Q- o o Li_ H o Z bJ z o 2 to 1- > cr Q < Q. Ld Q o| I fi n 1 z j •* U| J J « o 3 o I J J 1 - ^ = > _ _5 5__s]l =? ifii DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 llo On June 3. 1946, Dr. \V. J. K. Harkness was appointed (1iief, Division of Fish and Wildlife. On July 15. 1946, F. E. Sider, after his release from the Armed Services, was appointed District Forester at North Ba>-. On August 11, 1946, W. E. Steele was appointed District Forester of Rideau District. A. Crealock was appointed District Forester of Quinte District. A. B. Wheatley was appointed District Forester of Trent District. I. C. Marritt was appointed District Forester of Lake Huron District. F. S. Newman was appointed District Forester of Lake Erie District. On September 28, 1946, J. F. L. Simmons was appointed District Forester of Lake Simcoe District. On November 1, 1946, W. D. Cram was appointed Regional Forester of the South Eastern Region. As of November 1, 1946, T. E. Mackey, formerh' Regional Forester, North Bay, was appointed Chief, Division of Forest Protection. As of March 1, 1947, \V. D. Cram became Chief, Division of Land and Recreational Areas in addition to his duties as Regional Forester. The following members of Staff were superannuated during the fiscal \ear: Name Division or District Date Barran, J. G. Fish and Wildlife April 22, 1946 Fish and Wildlife May 16, 1946 Surve^"s and Engineering June L 1946 Fish and Wildlife ' July 1.1946 Surveys and Engineering Aug. 29, 1946 Cochrane " Sept. 17, 1946 Parry Sound Oct. 18, 1946 Gogama Feb. 9, 1947 Algonquin Feb. 28, 1947 Taylor, D. J Burwash, N. A. Beaupre, J. M. Heath, W. H. Potter, E. E. Mclnnis, C. C. Bouche\', A. C. Ranger, P. Veteran Personnel as of March 31. 1947 (Exclusive of Casual Staff) Inside. . (Jutside. Inside. . Outside. Male Fe male Total 146 6 152 318 318 464 6 470 1st War Znd W ar Both Wars Total 39 105 8 152 133 174 11 318 Total Staff. March 31. 1947, Head Office Field 172 279 19 CoiitinKotts Perm. Temp. Casual 215 166 6 308 396 521 470 Total 387 1225 'i'otal 523 562 527 1612 116 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Permanent Staff 523 Temporary Staff" 562 Total 1085 \ eterans as above 470 Per cent, of Veterans 43 . 3% Male Staff 946 Male Veterans 464 Per cent, of \ eterans 49% XOTE. — This statement includes Air Service as inside staff. PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES As OF March 31, 1947 Perm. ^NENT Temporary Total Division Male Female Male Female Male Female Grand Total Air Service Accounts Fish and Wildlite Forest Protection 47 18 17 9 8 1 1 17 5 8 21 9 15 8 2 10 1 4 6 3 2 3 21 19 7 2 4 26 3 4 17 9 2 11 7 2 6 15 3 1 4 3 68 37 24 11 12 1 1 43 8 2 26 15 4 16 1 4 21 3 70 63 39 15 Lands and Recreational Areas Law Main Office Operation and Pi-rsonnei. . . . Reforestation 28 I 64 11 Research Surveys and Engineering. . . . Timber Management 12 4 38 6 18 1 6 16 44 24 161 54 112 54 273 108 381 PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES As OF March 31, 1947 District .'\igonquin Chapleau Cochrane Fort Frances Geraldton Gogama Kapuskasing Kenora Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Simcoe North Ba\ Parry Sound Port' Arthur Quinte Ranger School Rideau .Sauk Ste. Marie. . Sioux Lookout. . . . Sudbury Trent Perm.\nent Male 24 7 15 11 6 5 11 11 20 17 14 30 16 14 11 22 6 32 11 Temporary Female Male 34 12 30 17 9 11 22 23 14 13 29 19 20 22 22 2 11 Female 17 14 15 Total Male 58 19 45 28 15 16 33 34 34 30 43 49 36 36 33 9 16 44 23 46 26 Female Grand Total 58 19 46 29 16 16 35 36 34 30 43 56 39 41 35 9 16 48 24 48 26 295 13 378 18 673 31 704 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR- 1947 u: DEPARTMENT OF AMDS AND FOREST 550 525 500 475 450 425 400 375 3 50 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 n 1 1 1 1 H 1 H 1 H H H H ■ — — B l94o 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 PERMANENT EMPLOYEES AS Of MARCH 3h^- EACH YEAR 118 REPORT OF THE No. 3 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 TfCHNICAL P£KSONNtL £MPLOY£Dm947 (foresters only, noted to 1946) Oblique shading denotes seasonal Technical Personnel employed 1947 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 119 Section of the Division of Operation and Personnel. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES BY MONTHS For Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1947 Inside Outside Month Total Perm. Temp. Casual Perm. Temp. Casual 1946 April 136 86 5 238 277 1222 1964 Maj- 141 81 15 244 275 1469 2225 June 177 93 9 362 331 1486 2458 July 174 107 12 349 341 1539 2522 August 175 118 14 352 348 1369 2376 September 177 121 7 365 348 1251 2528 October 177 124 362 378 882 2188 November. . 175 174 130 135 2 351 353 374 375 671 702 1722 December 1749 1947 January 168 144 4 356 368 688 1728 Februarv 165 155 4 356 366 561 1607 March 168 143 3 355 419 524 1612 Tables of A^e Classes of employees of Department of Lands and Forests- Permanent and Continuous Temporary, as of 31st March, 1947. Number of Age Employees Under 21 40 21 30 209 31-40 231 41-50 280 51-60 228 61-70 91 Over 70 6 Total ' 1085 120 REPORT OF THE No. 3 CHART Of AGE CLASSES 3 15 300 285 270 \ \ PAdi \ 225 210 195 / \ ' I ^ \ m d "80 111 o < 165 I u •^ 150 z It 135 n 1 ?r> / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ a ID ffi 2 105 Z 90 75 60 45 / \ / \ / / / 30 15 ' UNDER 21 YEARS 21-30 YEARS 3 1-40 YEARS 4 1-50 YEARS 51-60 YEARS 0 1-70 YEARS DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 121 DEATHS The t ollowing are rt gretfull: ^ reported : J. St. Louis, F orest Ranger at Kapuskasing. on Jul\ 8th. 1M46 C. E. Binkley. Game Overseer at North Ba\ , on November 6th. 1046. 1 H W . Crosbie, C'hief. Division of Land and November 2n(l. 1046. Recreational Areas. on 1 Investigations: Constant haison work lias been conducted and essential investigations made from time to time throughout the service as required, through which the Head Office Relations with the held and vice versa have been facilitated. Accident, Health and Safety Measures: Medical and X-ra\" examinations have been continued. As a result, a large number of the staff have been done, and in this connection, it ma>- be observed that it is now essential for emplo\ees recommended for promotion to the Permanent Staff to be categorized by the Health Clinic, or under their supervision. Health and Accident Prevention literature has been circulated and arrangements are being made for this to be followed In- motion {picture propaganda. Attendance Records: These are compiled monthly and are necessarily maintained with con- siderable care due to the fact that sick leave accumulations of employees with over five years service are worth half pa\- on their separation from the service. Staff Suggestion Plan: The interest of both emplo\ee and official in this plan has been maintained and on Januar\- 13, 1947, thirteen prizes for suggestions were awarded by the ("ommittee as follows: Name Suggestion R. H. Keenan, Sudbur\ Displax (\-irds in Railwax' Stations. George E. Knight. Parr\ Sound Statement of Mre-i-'ighting Expenses. I'. II. I"ole\ , Kenora F^atter\- Tester Holder. J. H. Jhompson. I'oronto Publicity' Parke Township. Quimb\- I'". Hess. Kapuskasing Use of Fire I4azard Indicators. Miss \'. Molcsworth. Toronto Manual of Timber and Pulpwood .\greenu'iit ( "lauses. J. .\. \\'\ nd, .\rnistrong i'ulpwood Rule. W. H. i'orch. AlgoiK|uiii Paik Birds of .\lgonciuin Park. B. R. .Somers. .Sudburx (4ialk Holder. .S\(ln('\ ^'a\•n(•r, Toronto I )ete(t ( aliulator for -Scaling. IT E. I\c(le\ , .Su(ll)ur\- PaiiU Record lorni. \\ .liter ( ". l)a\idson. .\ir .Service, .Sault -Sic. Marie \'al\'e Depressor Tool. TCrnaiul I)c Sourd\ . Port Arthur i-"ine .Spra\ W'att-r Nozzle. 122 REPORT OF THE No. 3 STAFF MEETINGS Regional Meeting: Regional Conferences including all the senior administrative officers of each region respectively, were held as follows: — Western Region Kenora Oct. 7-8 Thunder Bay Port Arthur Oct. 10-11 Southern Ranger School Oct. 31 — Nov. 1 District Foresters' Meetings: The annual District Foresters' Conference was held in Toronto, January 20th to January 25th, 1947. It was attended b}' Field and Head Office officials, and with an organized time table and classified agenda, the proceedings resulted in a most beneficial conference. Supplementary Conference: A supplementary- conference was held from February- 17th to February 21st, 1947, attended by field foresters other than District Foresters. This conference provided an opportunity for Assistant Foresters and other senior officials to discuss current and other j)roblems in oj^en forum, for which suitable provision could not be made on the agenda of the Regular Conference. Definite benefits were immediately apparent, and because of this and the reactions of those who attended, it is proposed to continue the practice in an endeavour to bring about closer relations between the Field and Head Office and facilitate the efficient discharge of the responsibilities of all concerned. TRAIN L\G The following are the details of First Aid Training, Job Instruction Training and the Head Office Staff Courses for the fiscal year. The favourable reaction of the staff and their hearty interest in the instruction as given, to say nothing of improved performance, is reflected in the ratings obtained by those instructed under the various headings. The number of employees that completed First Aid Training successfulh', as provided by the St. John's Ambulance Association, was 80. The number of employees that completed the Job Instruction Training Course was 72. The number of employees that completed the Head Office Staff Course was nine. Ontario Forest Ranger School: All of the buildings have not >et been completed, but the results obtained so far are most gratifying and it is hoped that the building programme will have been finished towards the end of 1947. The second term began October 1st, 1946, and concluded October 31st, 1946. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 123 The following members of the staff attended from the various districts: Algonquin M. Getz F. P. Mclnt\re J. Orme J. Tait Clmplea u E. Collard G. T. Godemair Cochrane S. E. McWhirter O. K. Welsh P. M. Dolan Fort Frances D. C. Baldwin R. H. Pattison S. \'. Ryan Geraldton S. Maki Gogama E. Barnes L. Morin Kapuskasing E. A. Boice H. E. Hutchinson J. M. McDougall Kenora P. Boruj) J. A. AIurph\- J. MacKa\' F. Xicoll North Bay D. Burns R. Laurin Parry Sound S. Booker H. W. LaBrash Port Arthur W. J. Gibson T. J. Buerard W. H. Jarvis C. W. McDonald Quinte K. Legris Sault Ste. Marie J. Bennett C. MacDonald H. MacLeod C. Tregonning Sioux Lookout J. E. Anderson P. Maskerine J. B. Rorke Sudburv W. \Vetow During the period December 2nd to December 19th, 1946, inclusive, a Fish and Wildlife course was held at the Ranger School. It was attended by the Specialists and Enforcement Officers from the various districts, with obvious benefits. Scaler's Course: Under the direction of the Division of Timber ALanagement, live courses were given at Minden, Thessalon, Fort William and Swastika respectiveh . Details of the results of examinations which followed these courses are reported by the Division of Timber Management on page 156. Workmen's Compensation: The provisions of the Act are available to the staff' of the Department, many of w^hom are from time to time engaged in hazardous work — benefits in pay, medical aid and pensions. For the past fiscal >ear the cost to the Depart men l was S22,05L73. The administrative charge of the Board was S754.50. Last year these figures were $12,458.04 and $334.50 respectively. Over the period back to 1938, these costs have varied from a minimum of 812.850.33 in 1944 to 817,129.85 in 1939. The \ariations seem to be compatible with the intensit\- of the tire hazard, as the number of accidents and the incidence of these rise in the dr\- months and decline in the fall. Ever\- effort is made to eliminate dangerous or careless practice and so reduce cost, man dax' losses and job dela\". 12-4 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Chief Forest Rangers and their Divisions as of March 31, 1947, Division District Chief Ranger A. C. R. Sault Ste. Marie J. A. MacGillivraN Abitibi (^ochrane R. Woodall Algonquin N. -Algonquin John Mclnt>re Algonquin S. Algonquin T. McCormick Armstrong Sioux Lookout W. H. Favle Bancroft Quinte McK. Wilson Biscotasing ("hapleau W. P. O'Donnell Black Sturgeon Port Arthur W. J. Gibson (actg.) Blind River Sault Ste. Marie r. E. Cassid>' (\apreol Sudbur\- r. McGown ("hapleau Chapleau j. F:. Morin Cochrane Cochrane C. A. Stanbtu'\' Elk Lake North Bay W. A. Adair Espanola .Sudl)ur\- S. 1). Spence Fole>'et Gogama R. Languerand (actg.) Fort William Port Arthur r. Guerard Franz Sault Ste. Marie J. A. Foster Georgian Ba} Parr>' Sound Walter Armstrong Gogama Gogama L. Berlinguette Gooderham Trent P. Cassid\- Hearst Kapuskasing J. W. Col'lex- Huntsville I'arrx' Sound W. ]. Barber Ignace Kenora k. Alcock Kapuskasing Kapuskasing J. H. (lavelle Kenora Kenora V. R. Parmeter Lake St. Josei)h Sioux Lookout E. Guertin (actg.) Longlac (ieraldton A. Grasser Madawaska Quinte H. M. Legris Minaki Kenora A. Cleaveh- Mobert Sault Ste. Marie D. McMenemy (actg.) Nakina Gerald ton J. Jarvis Nipigon Port Arthur C. W. McDonald (actg.) North Ba^• North Ba\ 1). J. Kenned\ Oba Kapuskasing B. Wilson Pays Plal Geraldton G. D. Mac Ad am Rainy River Fort Frances W. Darb^• Red Lake Sioux Lookout R. Tavlor Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie H. W. Green Shebandowan Port Arthur |. H. Stirrett vSioux Lookout Sioux Lookout L Rorke Sudbur\- .Sudbur\ J. H. Strain Swastika ( "ochrane F. L. Miller (actg.) Timagami North Ba\- P. Hoffman Timmins (^ochrane 0. K. Welsh (actg.) ROYAL COMMISSION ON FORIvSTRA' Under Order-in-Council, dated April 16, 1946 and pursuant to the Public Inquiries Act, R.S.O. 1937, chapter 19, Major General Howard Kennedy, C.B.E., M.C., B.Sc. (McGill), was appointed a Commissioner to investigate, enquire into and report upon the forest resources of Ontario and their conserva- tion, management, development and beneficial utilization for all purposes, and was given power to summon any person and require him to give evidence on DKPARTMKNT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 12o oath, and to produce such documents and things "as the commissioner deems requisite for the full investigation of the matter into which he is appointed to examine, !)>• subi:)oena signed In the commissioner." Pursuant thereto, the Commissioner conducted public hearings at various points throughout the Province in subsequent months, and submissions to the Commissioner of relevant material from the public were invited. In due course hearings were conducted at the Parliament Buildings, Queen's Park, Toronto, at which briefs were presented at the request of the Commissioner. Briefs presented b\- the various divisions of our Department, included charts, graphs and explanatory' information. ( ) 1 • M C K .\ I A X AG E M E X T Outside Storage Space It became evident some time ago that the space in the Outside Storage Building, erected at the Southern Experimental Station, would not be adequate to house the increased volume of records brought about b\- the amalgamation of the I])epartment of Game and Fisheries with the Dejxirtment of Lands and Forests. ConsequentK'. it was decided to add two new wings of brick and concrete, similar to the original building. Each wing is thirt\' feet long b\" twent\' feet wide, one at each end of the main structure, and running at right angles to it. The southern wing was constructed with a basement to accommodate a heating and air conditioning plant with fuel bins. This installation has been completed. Due to the extreme shortage of sheet steel, it was found to be impossible to obtain our total requirements of steel transfer cases in which to house the records sent for storage. However, about one-third of our requirements were obtained, and these cases are now installed and will meet immediate needs. Office Space Due to a great expansion of staff, space adjustments became incrcasingk- necessary, in order to make the utmost use of the offices available. Despite planning for effective utilization of sj^ace man\- offices are badh' over-crowded. Permanent Records. In addition to the transfer of older records to the Outside Storage Building at Mai)le, the Records Office Staff had the problem of taking over the files of the Dejwrtment of (iame and l^'isheries, and including in the Permanent Records Filing S\stem, those files which shoukl properh" be maintained there. At l)resent there are over 140, 000 Permanent files and the a\erage mail in con- nection with these is 200 letters dail\ , in adflition to other mail on various Divisional matters. Supply Records A visible index card s\steni is maintained to record the receipts, issues and stock balance of all equipment and su])plies handled l)\- this sub-section. This entails a clerk's full tinu- work. The sxsteni reflects the (juantities and location of all equipment. Equipment Records (a) This com])rises a p( i pet ii.il inxeiitoix oi non-expendable equiiiment held by Head Office and all hislriils. I'orest Stations, Regional Caches, etc.. in the I )epartment. 126 REPORT OF THE No. 3 (b) With the incorporation of the Department of Game and Fisheries with this Department, and the organization of five new Districts, the amount 'of work involved has become much greater. It is necessary to pick up all items of non-expendable equipment from invoices passed for payment, to record them in their proper classification and location, and to be able to render a completeh' priced statement at any time this might be required. The work of absorbing into our system the Game and Fisheries forms and licences was difficult and protracted, but in due course accomplished. (c) The expansion of Department Staff, together with the inclusion of the Department of Game and Fisheries as a new Division, increased tremendoush' the volume of equipment and supplies purchased and distributed. This increase w-as accentuated by the concentration of all Main Office purchasing under the Division of Operation and Personnel, as of December 1st, 1946. The volume of requisitions from Field and Main Offices, during the \ear, was more than double the number processed in the previous year. (d) Distribution of Technical Circulars and Publicity Material: — A vastK" increased quantit\' of informative literature, in the form of Tech- nical Circulars and Publicit\- material was distributed during the \ear. Distribution and Stock Storage These functions are detailed jointly rather than indi\^iduall\' because the\" are so closely allied. All the equipment and supplies mentioned above received in our stockroom are closely checked against King's Printer requisitions, Public Works requisitions or purchase orders, as the case may be. Goods which are required for the immediate filling of an outstanding order are checked against that order and prepared for shipment, in the case of Field Offices. Require- ments for Head Olfice needs are checked against the Divisional requisition and deliver}' is made to the office of origin where signature is obtained. Goods for long term supph", such as printed forms (of which nearly 1,000 different types are in actual use) maps, advertising and publicity material, bulk stationery and office supplies and certain smaller items of equipment, must be carefully placed in stock in orderly fashion to be readily available when required. In addition to the foregoing, our duplicating machines are loc^lted in the stockroom and all duplicating work for the Department is carried out there by means of mimeograph or multilith processes. This work includes the pro- duction of a large percentage of the Departmental forms now in use, numerous technical and other reports, form letters, and a large volume of Technical. Policy, Divisional and Information Circulars. A record of cost on all duplicating work is maintained. The foregoing items must be assembled, stitched, folded w^here necessary, placed in envelopes and dispatched to Parliament Buildings' Post Office. In addition, a heavy flow- of educational literature is dispatched in a similar manner. Some idea of the volume of work carried on in this stockroom may be given from the following figures covering activities of the past twelve months:- 140 tons of goods handled annually. 8,500 booklets dispatched quarterly. 2,000 pamphlets dispatched semi-monthly. 144,000 circulars produced, assembled and dispatched annually. 250,000 mimeograph impressions made annually. 1,768,000 multilith impressions made annually. 21,280 orders, received, filled, checked and shipped. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 W, (This figure of 21,280 is made up of 6,280 orders of stationery and supplies, and 15,000 shipments containing 469,700 Fish and Game Licences). In addition to the recording of all incoming requisitions and outgoing shipments, a permanent record is maintained of all serially numbered forms such as Cutting Permits, Land Permits, Cash Receipt Books, for casual payroll and extra Fire Fighting staff, Main Office receipts, and Rental Due Notices. 1 . — Servicing — Messenger Service A messenger service is maintained and these duties are carried out by junior members of the Record's Staff. 2. — Space Adjustments Many adjustments must be made in order to accommodate a greatly in- creased staff in alread\' crowded office space. The situation has become critical and even with the removal of certain sections of the Department to other quarters outside the Parliament Buildings, space is still at a premium. This is con- sidered most important in order that the administration of the Department ma\' be facilitated properly. 3. — Relations with Building Superintendent, Department of Public Works and Special Arrangements. It is difficult to detail the duties carried out under this heading, but they nevertheless consume a considerable proportion of' the time of the officer in charge of the section and certain members of the staff". This includes arrange- ments for moving of office furniture, accommodation for special conferences, etc., major moves of section as mentioned in (2) above, and the handling of specially large incoming or outgoing freight shipments. ■INFORMATION AND EDUCATION Introduction The eagerness with which the people of Ontario have sought information concerning their natural resources during the past \ear has been remarkable indeed. The merger of the Departments of Lands and Forests and Game and Fisheries on June 2nd, 1946, increased considerably the scope and volume of work of this section. It is felt that good management of our fish and wildlife resources depends largely on the understanding and consequent co-operation of anglers and hunters. Enforcement of the fish and game laws and regulations is in itself economically impossible without such active co-operation. Therefore, the increased volume of appeals for observance of the fish and game laws during the Near was considered to be justified. Staff (1) The clerical-stenographic staff was increased from three to four during the \ear. (2) The man appointed in charge of appeals in February-, 1946, was trans- ferred to the field staff in November, 1946, and was not replaced at head office. (3) In May, 1946, a former member of the Department of Game and I'isheries took over the dut>' of answering general inquiries regarding fish and wildlife. (4) In the earl\ part of the \ear. two tield lecturers were added to the staff, 128 REPORT OF THE No. 3 and one more at a late date, bringing the full-time field staff up to four. Two other lecturers operated during the summer season. (5) One full-time photographer and a photo-processor were engaged in the fall of 1946. Publications Twenty-three new booklets were published during the >ear, and ten others were reprinted, with revisions. Four issues of the Department's magazine "SYLVA", started in the previous >ear, were published. The demand for publications increased, in man>- cases exceeding the supply. A great volume of letter writing b\' administrative officers was eliminated through the use of these |)ublications. Puhlications for Distribution: Air Service Wings Ov^er the Bush. Fish and Wildlife Pur Farming in Ontario Summary of the Game and Fisheries Act and Regulations Game Birds Need Cover Thou Shalt Not The C ormorant in Ontario The Chapleau Crown Game Preser\e Early Experiments in Fish Culture Prairie Chicken in Ontario Natural Histor\- of .Algonquin Park Forest Protection Forest Fires Prevention Act and Regulations Yes, We Fight Forest Fires Land and Recreational Areas Manual of Public Land Administration Summer Resort Lands in Ontario Lands for Settlement in Ontario Canada's New Paradise for Sportsmen Algonquin Provincial Park Quetico Provincial Park Rondeau Provincial Park Parry Sound District (lands for sale) Kenora District (lands for sale) Sudbury District (lands for sale) Algonquin Story (S2.00 per cop\") Research Pedology-, the Dirt Science D.D.T. in Ontario Forests Reforestation Care and Planting of Forest Trees The Farm Wood lot Forest Trees for Distribution Windbreaks and Shelterbelts Forest Tree Planting DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 129 Reforestation — Continued Glacial Pot Hole Area, Durham ("ouiUn' Planning for Tree Plantini; Reforestation Surveys List of Townships in Province of Ontario List of Lithographed Maps and Plans Ontario Survexs and the Land Surve\"or Aerial Surve\s in Ontario List of Water Powers in the Proxince of Ontario Timber Management Forest Resources of Ontario Crown Timber Regulations Crown Timber Dues Procedure to Cut Timber from Crown Lands Systems of Forest Cropping -Manual of Scaling Listructions Woodmen's Emplo\ment Act Know Your Forest Frees Tree Chart Forest Trees of Ontario (50c. per cop\') General Minister's Annual Report Indians of Ontario Ontario Forest Atlas (SLOO per co{)\ ) The History and Status of P'orestr\- in Ontario Definitions of Important Branches of Forestry Lecturic ToiRS The lecture tours were highh- successful in the past \"ear. It is considered that the showing of motion [)ictures is one of the best means of influencing the })ublic to become more careful in the use of fire in the w^oods, and in observance of the fish and game laws. The feature pictures used were "To-morrow's Timber" and "Portage", supjiorted b>- a number of short subjects. Towards the close of the ^ear a fish and wildlife ])icture, entitled "Realm of the Wild" was i)urchased from a L.S. soui'ce. There is a great need for the production ot coiiser\'ation pictures in Ontario locale. One i^icture, " Timagami Ranger" was produced under Department direction during the year, and will be a\ailal)le for showing at the start of the next fiscal \ear. Articles l"ort\-one press releases were issued during the year. In addition, data was supjjlied to reporters and editors for numerous articles. The 24,000 column inches of si)ace given b\- Ontario newspapers to Department activities and interests re[)resented a 20 per cent. in(-rease o\-cr the previous year. l-"ift\ articles wiiltcn b\ the slalT of the 1 )c-part menl, were published in magazines, in addition to over 1,000 news items. Several articles b\' feature writers were published in national magazines, based on material supplied by the I )c])artmciit . 130 REPORT OF THE No. 3 _■ cci> 00 t^ (M ^^ ■ CO (NC: Ol t^ ^ O -co 1 - C t^'l" o t^O i^ ■ • o a: CO wC' O^ o -CO r^ o o occo C2 (M •^ ■ •co_ t^ (M CO_^(>)_ '0 o_ ■ o_ -f 2^ — ' (N '-" -f co" t^ : '. -* -r x" co'co" ^ 'c : CO co' < ■ (N ' X r^ T— 1 6 oooo oco ■ t^ • ■ CO O (M CO X l^ «o ■ o -* Z CQ-H (MCO • CO ■CO -r r^ Oi -^ ~t ■ ■ 2 CO -o 'C r^ o o ■ -+ -r t>- ■CO ■ o t^o XCO(M o-o — CO c CO — -^ c ■ Oi "O "O • o . i-H — ' foci r-T oi t>r : o" ;x co">o t^OJC^ I> r-1 T- CO J 1 < ^^ 05 o XX CO -f CO ^_ Z -1-o 00 ■ -fCO ■ X ■CO t^(N 0(M -- t^ coco ^ ^ (N — -< < 6 "(N O w CO ■ -.c - T— 1 U ^ O Z "" ~ : 2i 05 p " u '" -d (N CO ■ C 001^ . . 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In addition to the lecture woi'k 1)\ thi- st.ift' in the schools and the general l>l)e of literature jjrovided to teachers, it is felt that a limited variet\- of publi- cations, specialb' prepared as teachers' aids, would be of great assistance in de\-el()l)iiig a greater natural resource consciousness in our oncoming generations. 132 REPORT OF THE No. 3 X X u c ^' ^- r^ o rt O _g _g .1-1 ^ rt ^ c o l>i O o rt = X > o f > > o o o > ,^ ^ 35 o ,j O 1- •r ^ ci — ' Ui o ^ O — - o U, _- ^ U. &. s: >< fc2 tu IS •Et^ .^ 'r:z •- ^ s H .5 ^ s ^ "^ 1 ',<■ ^ .-i I-- «-- fj I-- O rt c rt C rt _ v: ■*^ c3 ctf — - 1 ^ X X X 5 E o 5 o 0-- O - o J=_^ t t;^ o tu -7- X "x U. -7. j_- ci: r^ i iZ iZ iZ U. rt & iri C^ Ol b c c T'~ CO CV| \~ >- CM b t^ oc CO c»5 CO t>- Tf r^ u cfl w ;c o t^ l> r^ o -r 1- -I- -T ^ -f o cr. cs o C: Oi o "— "^ •^ "-" ^ '^ _c t/; o > u; "^ ^ '•^ -r CM Oi 1^ C^) ■x" CM CM 00 Q ■-^ (M CM 2 _; > o -f - •- ■~ o O c :z: C t 'Li ^ S c c _j- c "^ o u ;__, C .■^^ — -— ^ o u • — — ' ~ . \ — ^ jii \ l1 ■r 1 'S "1 5 C3 w l-I CC ■Jr. — " "" ::: .c ^ _y o 6 o 15 -^ o X X o X X 'J3 ^ li^ ■~ X :/; o >. '„ w r- ." ~ tu s ^ s; — - x-S X c X '-C "Z -^ X X O C/2 < f < f -y, C X 3 o 'c r; "5 c b* E c7) = 5 ul '= "cV. 6 a, c 5 '~ g ::: ^ i/ "^ ^ II iS ^ < ^ S c S& '- rt X . :; X ■„ -£ •"S ^ o c5 :z ^ ■ ^' j3-5 o w /-"O ^ >■ E- Q - '-S u I ;- r 2 E n E < ^ ~ :^< E : :i 2 ^ X i c C.° U.E U C-C3 OJ o it ^r Ct ^ J x.Sd ^. X CJ c j: rt -a c crt .—. c t/i rt 15 U E p: ^ ±i c > ■a c c ^ -5 ^ a.i fs o DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 133 Correspondence The volume of correspondence in response to letters of inquir\- for informa- tion increased considerabh' over past years, due particularl\- to the inclusion of treneral inquiries concerning fish and wildlife, amounting to approximateh' 4,200 letters with reference to this subject alone. Miscella neons A ctivities In addition to other duties in connection with i)rei)aration, statistical compilation, research, distribution, and business routine, the Information and Education staff conducted tours of inspection with visitors, gave public relations training to other staff members, and attended meetings and conventions. 134 REPORT OF THE No. 3 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 135 DIVISION OF REFORESTATION Distribution of Trees The distribution of trees for the year under review reached a figure of 13,175,000, an increase of 2,000,000 over that of the previous season. This increase was largely due to the increased demand by private landowners. On a cross-section stud\" made of the results of this distribution, it was found that on private planting a very large percentage of loss had occured. This was especialh' true of those trying to devlop hardwood plantations on heav>' clay soil. The losses sustained are attributed to a large number of causes, the out- standing being improper or careless planting, grass and weed competition, along with loss from rodents such as mice and rabbits, and a large percentage of loss from grazing. It should be emphasized that the successful distribution of forest trees, and their proper development, is dependent on correct plans being made, through experienced forest officers or trained men in the field. Distribution to Schools Interest has continued in school planting through the competitions organized b\ the Ontario Horticultural Association. Trees sent out under these Competi- tions numbered 560,000. Seed Collection and Extraction This past season's seed crop was disappointing, as our important conifers, such as Red Pine and White Spruce, produced a verj- poor crop. There was a good crop of White Pine seed. This condition was brought about owing to the abnormal temperatures of early Spring, when hot weather and following freezing occurred during the flowering stage. Provincial Stations A new l-'orcst Nurser\- and Provincial I-orest Station has \)vvn established in Norih Western Ontario, near Port Arthur and l-"ort William. This Station, containing 400 acres, is located in the Township of Paipoonge. It is expected that this Nursery will provide planting stock for reforestation projects in North Western Ontario. It was found unsatisfactory to ship material from the older Stations in .Southern Ontario. 136 REPORT OF THE No. S Table No. 1 SUMMARY OF TREES DISTRIBUTED (July 1, 1945 to June 30, 1946) Total Shipments Conifers Hardwoods Total Trees Private Lands: Reforestation and \\"infll)reaks School Children 5,696 651 74 44 29 29 8,062,231 401,770 120,954 1,576,050 175,050 187,625 1,152,893 158,378 33,458 145,100 23,100 7.875 9,215,124 560,148 Semi-Public Properties 100,412 Municipal Properties: Municipal Forests 1,721,150 Forest Plantations 198,150 Roads 195,500 School Denionsi ration Plots Sundr\' 12 6 9,115 483,200 5,800 14,700 14,915 Provincial Crown Lands: Northern Plantations 497,900 Forests Ranger Plantations 3 2,425 100 2,525 Air Services Nurseries 2 4 3 2,700 10,800 91 ,600 2,350 900 33,675 5,050 Parks 11,700 Highway s 125.275 H.E.P.C Hospitals 1 3 8 17 500 50,750 114,425 181,781 500 Penal Institutions 50,750 Sundry' 24,410 . 9,545 138,835 Dominion Crown Lands 191,326 Sub-totals 11,476,936 55,880 1,612,284 30,435 13,089,260 Miscellaneous 21 86,315 Totals 6,603 11,532,856 1,642,719 13,175,575 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 Table No. 2 TREES DISTRIBUTED TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS (July 1. 1945 to June 30, 1946) 137 Countv or District Applicants Conifers Hardwoods Totals Algoma Brant Bruce Carleton Cochrane Duflferin Dundas Durham Elgin Essex Frontenac Glengarr\ Grenvilk Gre\- Haldimand Haliburton Halton Hastings Huron Kenora Kent Lambton Lanark Leeds Lennox and Addington. Lincoln Manitoulin Middlesex Muskoka N'ipissing Norfolk Northumberland Ontario ( )xford Parr\- Sound Patricia Peel Perth Peterborough i'rescolt Prince Edward Rain\- Ri\er Renfrew Russell Simcoe Stormoni Sudbur\ . . . . . Thunder Ba.\ Timiskaming X'ictoria. . Waterloo. . . Wclland W ellington Went worth \'ork 18 159 123 6(5 3 51 41 148 181 141 32 36 19 226 109 36 111 58 112 5 56 116 27 68 34 94 6 219 160 6 279 98 207 124 72 36,045 168,416 142,642 35,190 1,595 58,437 30,892 601,600 424,299 98,804 31,948 12,897 12,165 210,123 99,542 61,525 156,754 90,855 84,716 9,025 120,885 201,190 33,675 50.030 48,900 43,583 8,300 261,679 426,014 7,325 557,981 130,360 333,191 231,090 372,300 1,721 65,393 28.683 10.949 115 4,352 16,696 47,328 58,448 25,764 10,182 4.939 1.827 26,056 35,247 3,835 29,799 13,332 39.378 1,350 16..")()0 17,264 4,961 11,187 6,758 14.759 3,900 39,720 18,689 115 51,559 26,785 36,330 43,091 8,680 37,766 233.809 171,325 46,139 1,710 62,789 47,588 648,928 482,747 124,-568 42.130 17.836 13,992 236,179 134,789 65,360 186,553 104,187 124,094 10,375 137,445 218,4.54 38,636 61,217 55,658 58,342 12,200 301,399 444,703 7,440 609,540 157,145 369,521 274,181 380,980 Totals 198 223,105 70 .58,522 212 184,345 12 23.206 34 26,805 4 990 29 20,650 14 18,261 465 1,007,265 23 22,277 12 7,900 9 18,925 10 6,. 525 51 72.970 153 181,265 151 104,115 81 74,861 123 153,077 812 663,194 35,979 38,470 23,2.56 5,375 3,862 4,030 1,418 67,637 12,414 4,270 1,425 5,696 8,062,231 9,505 37,151 25,913 18,626 26,749 111,061 1,152,893 259,084 96,992 207,601 28.. 581 30,667 990 24,680 19,679 1,074,902 34,691 12,170 20,350 6,525 82,475 218,416 130,028 93,487 179,826 774,255 9,215,124 138 REPORT OF THE No. 3 < > X u < C/5 W W H O CO 05 1 iC lO ^H 1 t^ 00 t^__ 1 iO_ '>C (M" (m' >o -*l CO "* 1 l^ o> ^^ ^^ ^-^ 1 CO -" 1 ^^ '^ t^ ^^ (N '-0 00 ^_ L~_^ 05 LO cT •-^'" o" s ^ CO 00 05 cc o_ (N ci" ^^ ^ ic -r C2 o t^ l^ co_ — _ CO ^ of t:^ oT -* CO ^ Oi 05 C^l t~-_ "^ di — ' ■ o -H 00 00 t^ r- 05 'T »-H CO — CO c: CO ^■" o" (M" (M" ^ CO 05 OS -r O -f oo t- c; '-: '■^ 5c c-i o CO S o t. — - '^ CO '~' CO 00 o o^ 05 CO CO o^ — -* CO_ (N —1 CO" t^' t^ ^ ^ -r (M CO t-H Oi a: CO c^ lO o' of CO '"^ X t^ O) t^ 1 CI CO — S O ^T ^" C—^ o — t^"^ CC ^^^ ^ CO O M CO C5 oc o •" (M Co" ci I>- "^ CO I:^ «2 CO o CO CO CO "-l 05 ^^ t^ o ^ CO — X t^ (M 05 c; -t -r o_ co" oT co" *"* 00 .o 00 •*" o" t^ of CO «: -r oi o C5 c; i^ '~ Ol cT — t OI o — CO ■* o t^ f^ -* IM CO — t~-_ t^ rC c X LO" CO O) CO -T Ol o Wi ^" ^ J • Q -J "rt t 9 ^ o v2 * ■- c_ ~ r; 2 c / — • ; DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 139 DIVISION OF RESEARCH The Research Division completed a year of expansion during 1946 despite the fact that competent research personnel are difficult to obtain at any time, and particularly so under existing conditions of active competition from industry and educational institutions. During the year three additional staff members were given full time employ- ment; a botanical geneticist, a mammalogist. specializing in wildlife; and a fisheries biologist. It is hoped to be able to add further to the staff when com- petent, thoroughh' trained people are available. Because of the nature of research work, and the Division's stage of develop- ment, it is felt that only the highest grade of staff" available should be considered for permanent appointments. The urgenc\' of man\' of the investigations looking to the expansion and continuity of forest operations, remains unchanged, and in many cases has been accentuated by the cumulative results of war wastage and the growing need for more efficient utilization and protection. The Division's whole field of work has been broadened by the amalgamation of the Game and Fisheries and Lands and Forests Departments. The following is a summary- of the work carried out during the fiscal year 1946-47. Separate special reports have been made on all completed phases of the work. The following is a summary of people employed by this Division during the year : Permajient 4 Foresters 1 Mechanical Engineer 1 Soils Specialist Coiitiuuous Teutpordry 1 Forester Geneticist 1 Chemist 3 Draughtsmen 3 Mechanics 1 Building Superintendent Casual {Students) 30 Forestr\- undergraduates 18 Biolog>' undergraduates 6 Other Course undergraduates 9 High School Students 63 The program covered during the \ear is outlined under the following headings: I. Biological Studies Silviculture Soils .Smelter I'umes Forest Genetics 140 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Analyzing the Sulphur-Dioxide Content of the Air from an Aircraft. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 141 Artificial Reforestation by Seeding Game and Fisheries Forest Pest Control II. Economic and Management Studies. III. Mechanical and Electrical Investigations. I. Biological Silviculture: The general object of these studies is to obtain information for sustained forest management. The work of the Research Division in the period reported on was undertaken to determine the adequacy of stocking of desirable species following cutting and fire and to devise methods to correct deficiencies. Experi- ments are or will be set up to check the results from recommended procedures in actual practice. Surveys under this heading were carried on in the following areas in 1946: (1) Northern Cla>- Belt in the Kapuskasing District. This survey was under the direction of Professor R. C. Hosie and was originalh' organized in 1945 as a cooperative effort with the University and the Spruce Falls Power & Paper Co. The 1946 survey was intended to complete the work of 1945. A report has been published on both seasons' work. (2) In the Goulais River area north of Sault Ste. Marie. This work was under- taken in 1945 to stud\- the effects of logging on a mixed stand and was undertaken as a cooperative effort with the Dominion Government. The main effort during the past summer was to relocate sample plots set out during the late 20's. No report has as yet been issued by the Dominion Forest Service who control this project. (3) In the Port Arthur and Kenora Districts. These surveys were undertaken to study regeneration following logging and fire. The species studied were mainly spruce, jack pine and poplar. The work was organized by the Research Division and was under the general direction of Mr. Peter Addison and Mr. Wilson Cram, Regional Foresters at Port Arthur and Kenora respec- tively. The field work was conducted b\- A. P. Leslie and H. C. Larsson, assisted by 18 students. Some 150,000 acres were examined during the season . Soils: The main object of this work is the separation of agricultural and forest soils and the classification of forest soils to ensure their most productive use. It was carried on under the direction of G. A. Hills, l-'icld work was mainly in the Cochrane District and covered approximateh" 50,000 acres. A soil anahsis laboratory was established at the Southern Research Station near Ahipie, Ontario. The results of these soil surveys can be used as a guide to land settle- ments and will also define the area of the Province which should be used for the growing of forest products. .Smelter Fumes: This study is a continuation of the work of 1944-45 to determine damage to the forest b\- fumes from smelters at Sudbur\- and l-'alconbridge. Meld work consisted of aerial sampling in the smelter smoke and on the ground using an 142 REPORT OF THE No. 3 automatic recorder in the plane. Automatic ground recorders have now been set up at Bear Island, Emerald Lake, Skead, Capreol, Crystal Falls, Burwash and Lake Penage. The assistance of Mr. A. W. McCallum, Pathologist of the Dominion Department of Agriculture, and Dr. George Duff, of the University of Toronto, was obtained in studying pathological effects on trees and the deter- ioration of killed material. Meteorological effects were studied b\' the Dominion Meteorological Service. A secondary laboratory site was selected near Thessalon for controlled experiments in fumigation to be made in 1947. Forest Genetics: The services of a competent geneticist. Dr. C. C. Heimburger, were obtained in August of 1946. Dr. Heimburger will proceed with his work on the selection of a blister rust resistant strain of wdiite pine and an aspen which will combine good growth, disease resistance and good pulping qualities. He has also started the establishment of an arboretum at Maple of all declimatized trees. Artificial Reforestation by Seeding: This project dealing mainh' with the use of coated seed on burned areas commenced in the fall of 1946 and several burned areas wxre sown experimentalh' b}^ hand and from an airplane. Seeds were coated at the Maple station using a combination of insecticides, rodent repellents and fertilizers. A stud\' of the seeding habits of pines, particularly red pine, was started this year under the direction of Dr. George Duff, of the University of Toronto, assisted by two undergraduates. This work is necessary because little is known of the seeding habits of trees or why their seed production is sporadic. It is thought that as a result of this work it may be possible finally to produce regular cone crops from plantation pine at an economic cost. This will reduce the uncer- tainty now attending naturally grown supplies of seed. Game and Fish: The main object of these studies is to increase the game and fish resources of the Province. Fisheries surveys were carried out during this season under the direction of Dr. W. J. K. Harkness and Dr. F. E. J. Fry in Algonquin, Sibley and Quetico Parks and in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The principal studies were directed towards the effect of coarse fish on game and commercial species and the improvement resulting from a balanced removal of all species or, in some cases, a heavy removal of coarse fish and restocking with desirable species. Studies of habitat relationships such as water temperatures and food content in relation to fish numbers and health were continued at the Fish Laborator\ near Whitney. Studies of planting Atlantic salmon were made in Duffin's Creek near Pickering, Ontario. Wildlife studies were carried out under the direction of Dr. C. H. D. Clarke, assisted by 8 students, in Algonquin Park. A wilderness area of 30.5 sq. miles for the study of wildlife under natural conditions was established in Algonquin Park in 1944 and work was continued in this area. The principal study was directed towards obtaining a method of assessing animal populations that can be applied in forest and game management. The problem of animal diseases also received attention. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 143 Forest Pest Control: The object of this project was a thorough investigation of the possibility of controlling major forest insect infestations by the use of insecticides applied from aircraft. Following the program of 1945 when 100 square miles w^ere spra>ed, an additional 40 square miles were sprayed in the Thunder Bay district. This work organized by the Department received important contributions from the R.C.A.F. and the Science Service of the Dominion Department of Agriculture. The efficienc>' of the cxperiemnt was greath- increased over 1945, when five Canso planes under contract were used. In 1946 one Canso plane owned by the Department covered almost half the area spra3-ed in 1945. The total cost of the spraying operation amounted to $3.23 per acre. Application of DDT ranged from 2 to 4 pounds per acre and a kill of budworm of over 90 per cent resulted from the 2 pound per acre application. A report has been issued. II. Economic and Maxagemext Studies Some further work was carried out in connection with the stud>' of stumpage as a basis for charges in timber disposal. All operators in Southern Ontario were canvassed as to willingness to cooperate in these studies, but no proper field work could be carried on because staff with the proper qualifications for this work are not \et available. A stud\' of the economics of cutting small pine was commenced in the southeastern part of Ontario b\' Mr. M. \\ B. Ardenne, assisted b\- two students. This work would aid the Department and the operators in determining where l)rofit ends and loss begins in the cutting of small timber. The result should make it easier to retain small timber for its full economic rotation. III. Mechaxical axd Electrical Investigatioxs The main mechanical building of the Research Station near Maple was completed and mechanical work was undertaken. Tests of various commercial forest fire pumping units were carried out as well as tests of fungicides for pre- \enting deca\' of fire hose. A prototype cone extracting machine using infra red heat lamps was constructed. Some 40 jeeps and vehicles purchased b\- the Department were overhauled before being jnit into field use. A superintendent's residence was completed, also a garage for storage of eight vehicles. A complete soils laboratory for physical and chemical anahsis of soils was set up. A start was made on a fisheries research laboratory which will feature the unique "artifical lake", where an>" condition found in natural lakes may be recreated in the laboratory and thus aid in obtaining knowledge of fish that will facilitate artificial and natural stocking and fish culture of all kinds. A test well for water suppK" to this lal)orator\- was drilled and an a(lc(|ualc supph' of high qualilx' water assurid. 144 REPORT OF THE No. 3 A LOW \LTITUDE VERTICAL AERL\L PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SOUTHERN EXPERIMENTAL STATION AT Maple, Ontario. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 145 DIMSIOX OF SL'RXEYS AXD EXGIXEERIXG The furtlicr development of the natural resources increased the activities of the Department as a whole and this was reflected in the work undertaken by this Division. In so far as qualified personnel were available, efforts were made to cope with the backlog of field and office work that had accumulated as the result of personnel shortages during the past jears. In the Forest Inventory Project as undertaken b\- the Department over a five >ear plan, the Division of Surveys and Engineering is responsible for covering 18.000 square miles b\' vertical photography and the preparation of planimetric maps to a scale of four inches to one mile. An area of 5,054 square miles has been photographed during the past fiscal year. Ground control surveys were undertaken in the Districts of ("ochranc and Thunder Ba>' to pro\-ide accurate and sufficient ground control points in areas previoush' unsur\-e\ed. The preservation of our surve\" records, representing land surveys carried out o\-er the length and breadth of the Province over the past 150 >ears, is most important. The work of microfilming the field books was commenced this \"ear and the films stored in fireproof containers. The following aerial and ground surveys were undertaken during the fiscal }ear ending March 31st, 1947: Ground Surveys Section' Surve\" instructions were issued for the following sur\'eys: — Croii'ji Surveys 1. Base lini' sur\e> in the District of Cochrane, extending from Maund Town- ship to the boundary' between the Pro\inces of Ontario and Quebec. This survey required to provide ground control for aerial photograph}- in connec- tion with the forest inventory i>roject. 2. Re-establishing an orginal surve\' corner on Gold Island, Township of ( "od\'. District of Cochrane. 3. Surve\' of additional building lots at Eonglac, in the 'Towiishij) of T)ale>', District of Thunder Ba\ . 4. Survey of additional building lots in the Towusite of .Alexandra, 'To\\iishi|) of Shackleton, T^istrict of Cochrane. o. Resur\e\- of part of the l)()undar\' between towiishi])s S3 and S4, District of Thunder Ba\\ 6. Surve\ to locate building encroachments on Crown Lands, below high water mark, in the Improvement District of W'asaga Beach, Township of .Sunnidale. 7. Retracement Surve\' of the boundaries of the Township of Hearst. (.Sur\ey costs borne b\' the Department of Mines). 8. Retracement survey of the north, west and south boundaries of the Town- ship of McEIro\- (.Sur\-e\' costs borne b\ the Department of Mines). 9. Control traxirse of part of the .\guasabon Ri\er, District of Thunder I^a\". 10. Retracement sur\c\ of i)art of the third concession from lots 1 to 12 imlusivev lo\\nshii)ot Mcthncn, ("ountx of IVterborough. 146 REPORT OF THE No. 3 11. Retracement survey of certain boundaries in the Townships of Rolph, Head, Maria, Clara, Cameron, Papineau and Mattawan. (Survey costs borne by The H\dro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario). 12. Retracement of boundary between concessions MI and \TII from lot 31 to the west boundary of the Township of Cornwall and the establishment of certain corners of Township lots. 13. Retracement survey to delimit the boundaries of lots 37, 38, 39 and 40, Con. n, N.R. Township of Watten, District of Rainy River. Municipal Surveys Xo. 818 — Jarvis Street, between King and Queen Streets, Cit\- of Toronto. Xo. 820 — Parts of the line between concessions IX and X, Township of Xorth Walsingham, County of X'orfolk. Xo. 821 — South boundary of the township of Lake, County of Hastings, across Concession 5 and the line between Concessions 1 and 2, Lots 1 to 32 inclusive. Xo. 822 — Boundary line between the townships of Methuen and Belmont in the Count\- of Peterborough, from the 5th concession line easterly to the boundar>- between the Townships of Marmora and Lake. Private Surveys on Crown Lands Under authority- of Section 37 of the Public Lands Regulations, 388 summer resort locations were surveyed and the returns of survey filed in the Department. One hundred and thirty surveys of this number were surveyed under direct departmental instructions to the surveyor where the applicant paid in the sixty dollar survey fee as specified in Section 37 of the Public Lands Regulations. Under provisions of the Mining Act, the survey returns of 840 mining claims were filed in the Department for examination and approval. Toii'nsite Subdivisions The following subdi\isions of land affected b>- the provisions of the Town- sites Act were surveyed on privately-owned lands, and approved by Orders- in-Council. A cash consideration was accepted by the Crown in lieu of selecting one quarter of the number of lots as surve},-ed. Designation of Subdivision Date of Order-in-Council 1. Part of Mining Claim MR 6252, Township of Cairo in the Townsite of Matachewan, District of Timi- skaming Ajjrll 9th, 1946. 2. Part of mining claim T.B. 4882, Township of Sum- mers, Dillabough Townsite, District of Thunder Bay Oct. 15th. 1946. 3. Part of Lot 7, Concession 5, Township of Merritt, District of Sudbury Oct. 15th, 1946. 4. Part of mining claim MR 9947 and MR 10263, Township of Cairo, in the Townsite of Matachewan, District of Timiskaming Oct. 15th, 1946. 5. Part of lot 1, Concession 3, Township of Mountjo^■, District of Cochrane ' . Xov. 14th, 1946. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 14: Map Publications The following maps and booklets were revised and printed : — Map 21c — District of Timiskaming and Parts of Sudbury and Xipissing. 5,000 copies of 1944 edition reprinted with some revisions to township names and district boundary colour scheme changed to full colours. Map 23a — District of Thunder Bay, revised edition; 5,000 copies lithographed in full colours. Map 21a — Southern Part of Province of Ontario. Reprint edition of 5,000 copies. Booklet — "List of Townships" revised and reprinted. 1,000 copies. List of — Maps and plans issued by the Division of Surveys and Engineering — revised and reprinted 5,000 copies. A group of five maps was compiled, reproduced and lithographed relati\'e to the book "Algonquin Story" published under the supervision of the Division of Operation and Personnel — 10,000 copies of each of the following maps printed : (a) Topographic map of Muron and Ottawa Territor}-. (b) Area of Algonquin Provincial Park. (c) Exploration map of Huron and Ottawa Territory. (d) Map showing colonization roads in and around Algonquin Pro\incial Park. (e) Watershed map of Algonquin Provincial Park. Distribution of Maps This Division is the central point for map distribution covering all Pro\-iii- cial issues and also the National Topographic Series for Ontario, as published by the Department of Mines and Resources in Ottawa. These maps are for sale to the public and distributed without charge for official Departmental use and publicity purposes. The acquisition of Crown Lands for summer resort purposes has increased considerabh' over past years, which, together with additional tourist activity-, has resulted in an increased demand for maps as compared to the number distributed during the previous fiscal >ear. Distribution of Maps National Topograijliic Series 10.535 Provincial Maps 20A (Free Issue) 3650 District ALaps 7378 Island Maps 600 42A (Township) 1772 33A (Electoral) 141 Miscellaneous 3103 Total 16.644 16,644 (".rand 'ioial 27.179 148 REPORT OF THE No. S 5 400 SURVEYED SUMMER RESORT LOCATIONS ON CROWN LAND EXAMINED BY THE DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 195? FISCAL YEAR 1954 1955 1956 1958 1959 I960 Of the total number of maps distributed, approximately twent}' per cent were distributed, without charge, for the official use of Provincial and Dominion Departments, Clergy, Red Cross and for educational and publicity purposes. Cash receipts "over the counter" for maps, photostats and printing show an increase of approximately 30% over the previous year. The "over the counter" receipts represent 3,000 customers. Approximately an additional 5,000 over- the-counter enquiries were made by Departmental or Divisional personnel relative to maps and surve\' records. 5,000 letters of request for maps and copies of surve\' records were received and dealt with during the >ear. Revenue from this source shows an increase of 20% over the previous year. Survey Records This office has custody- of all survey records of surveys made under instruc- tions from this Department and other types of surveys affecting Crown lands. Copies are available to the public at the prescribed rates, and for official Depart- mental use. The returns of survey made each year comprising plans and field notes are registered, indexed and the field notes bound and filed. Numerous requests for copies or information pertaining to these surve>' records are received each year for Ground Surve>- purposes and as ground control for Aerial Photo- graphy and many other uses. DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 140 SURVEYED MINING CLAIMS ON CROWN LAND EXAMINED BY THE DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS ^ 1200 1 h +- 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1956 1959 I960 FISCAL YEAR Number of Survey Records on File Munici|)al Sur\c\ Plans ( Approxiniatch') IMunicijJal Sui'ncx i'icld Xotes (Approximately) 800 800 Crown Land Surve>- Plans, mounted, filed flat, comprising original Townships, Townsites, Islands, Indian Reserves, and Miscellaneous 2,500 Kollcd Plans — Same as above, and including Kailwaxs, Power Transmission Lines. T^ooding Lakes and Island 'Tra\"erses, Snl)di\-isions, etc 4,300 T'iled T'lat in X'olumes — Partial Townshij) Pl.ins. Island Plans, Mining Location Plans 7,000 ("rown Land Surxcx I'icld Xolc Hooks f Rt'prescnt ing some 2800 snrvcNs) ' 2,700 Miscellaneous X'ohmies iiicludinu (roun Land .ind Munit"ii)al Instruction Books, Letters Written, Letters Received and Letters Relating to Surveys, i'iild Note X'olumes, Surveyors Letters, etc.. . . ! '. 350 150 REPORT OF THE No. 3 In order to ensure preservation of the survey records, many of which are over 100 years' old and fast deteriorating with age, plans are being formulated for the treatment of original maps by a chemical process and the services of a bookbinder were obtained with the work of reparing and recovering all field note books and other volumes commenced in the latter part of January, 1947. Under this plan, the microfilming of all of the original survey records was also commenced in the latter part of January. By the end of this fiscal year, 1881 field note books and 94 other volumes representing a total of 259,000 pages had been microfilmed. For the present, it is planned to continue to use the original records and have the microfilmed negatives available for reproduction purposes in the event of the original records becoming indistinguishable with age. It is planned to re-index and catalogue all of these records as time permits. In this connection the only progress made during this fiscal year was on the re- indexing of the field note books and the separation of all municipal survey records from the Crown Land Surve\s. Plans only were formulated on the card index s\'stem for the re-indexing and cataloguing. Photostating In Xovember, 1946, the Photostat Section was transferred from the Aerial Survey Section to the Ground Surveys under the supervision of the Map Ofiice, which is the central point for the ordering of all photostatic material for this Department. A notable item was the supplying of some 25,000 photostatic copies of pages of field notes for the aerial mapping portion of the Forest Resources Inventory Programme. The photostat service is available to other Departments of the Government, insofar as the cop\'ing of their records is concerned, at the prescribed rates. This service extends also to Commissions of the Government and the public for copies of records held in this Department and work pertaining thereto. It is estimated that it costs 15c to produce one square foot of photostat copy. Some 45,000 square feet of photostat paper was used during the fiscal year. The following is the approximate square footage of photostatic paper used for Departmental Divisions and District Offices, other than this Division, during the year: — Divisions Accounts 130 Forest Protection 110 Land & Recreational Areas 310 Law 340 Main Office 120 Operation & Personnel 1,200 Reforestation 70 Research 210 Timber Management 2,000 Forest Resources Inventor\- 16,480 Fish & Wildlife '. 30 Total 21,000 —or 461^% of the Total DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 151 District Offices Cochrane 5 Fort Frances 410 Geraldton 20 Kapuskasing 140 Pembroke 70 Port Arthur 30 Sault Ste. Marie 75 Sioux Lookout 1 Sudbury 135 Tweed 30 Chapleau 75 Gogama 5 Trent 90 Total 1,086 —or 2H% of the Total GRAM) TOTAL 22,086 Sq. Ft. -or 49% The balance or approximately 51% of the paper used was for the official work of this Division and for reproduction work for other Departments of the Government and the general public. Blue and OCE Printing The making of Blue and OCE prints is done through sources other than this Department. The orders placed through the Ahip Office represented some 116,000 square feet of paper for the whole Department, including the District Offices. Ground Surve>s alone used approximatch- 57,000 square feet of paper, for office use and re-sale purposes. Through i)ublic demand a stock of prints taken from Township plans, covering Parr\- Sound District are now available in this office. These plans are a compilation of the original survey with the Aerial Photography work as taken from the National Topographic Series maps. Aeri.\l Surveys Section This Section co\'eri during the abo\e I'iscal \'ear. Of this total, 9,772 square miles were for our own and other De[Kirtments of the Provincial Government, (including H.E.P.C.) while the remaining 936 square miles were for outside concerns. 152 REPORT OF THE No. S Below is a table 8:ivinsf a breakdown of these figures. For Outside Companies Owen Sound, Town Planning. *J. A. Mathieu, Rainx' Lake. . . Union Gas Company Ontario-Minnesota P. & P. C( Bell Telephone Co Other Government Dep.\rtmhxts Agriculture Highwaxs *H.E.P.C *Mines Planning and Development Dep.\rtment of L.\nds .vnd Forests *Talon Lake Rondeau Park Kenora District *Batchewana E.xtension *Inventor\- Grand Total. *Denotes Mapping Included. Area (Sq. Miles) 15 388 50 323 160 73 594 806 515 1,713 28 15 678 332 5,054 Totals 936 3,665 DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND EORESTS EOR U)47 153 DIVISION OE TIMBER :\IANAGEMENT During the season of 1946-47 there was still a strong demand for all knids of forest products, resulting in continued activit\' in timber operations throughout the Province. Although labor conditions were effected b>- the fact that prisoners-of-war were no longer available, this condition was to some extent offset by the return to bush operations of war service personnel and available civilians. As a con- sequence the timber operators were able to maintain production. ^^'eather conditions were generally favorable throughout the season enabling I he operators to get their timber to the mills without delay. A statement of timber cut during 1945-46 season and returned in 1946 is shown on Page 158, Table No. 1. Statements showing production b\" administrative districts of the Province for the 1945-46 season are also shown on Pages 159-171, Tables No. 2 to 2L inclusive. EoREST Resources Inventory A post war project of considerable importance "The Eorest Resources Inventory" was organized and placed in operation earh- in the year. The method adopted after a thorough stud>- of existing methods and the remarkable advances in aerial photograph}- during the war involved a complete coverage of the forested area of the Province b\- the most up to date aerial photograph}-. Erom this, l^lanimetric base maps were to be prepared and volumetric estimates made from a combined use of aerial photographs and the standard methods of ground survex". The area to be covered consisted of 140,000 square miles. Of this area the aerial j)hotography and planimetric mapping on 125,000 square miles was let b\- contract to the Photographic Survey- Company, Ltd., the balance of 15,000 square miles to be done b>- the Aerial Sur\e> s Section of the Division of Surve>- and Engineering of the Department of Lands and F^orests. The Aerial Photography was underwa\- b>- June 1st and continued through- out the summer anrl fall season. An area of 29,777 square miles of aerial photo- graph}- was completed under contract and an additional area of photographs- was completed by the De})artment. Planimetric majjping was under\\a>- b\- November and b\- l-\'l)ruar\- delivery of base maps from the contractor were started and 4,429 square miles were delivered b\- the end of the \-ear. Type mai)ping from aerial photographs was started on recei\-ing delivery of base majis. An area of 8,600 square miles i)eing completed b>- tiie end of the \ear read}- for held checking and final checking of maps and completion of the inventor}-. MANAGEMENT PLANS AND CONTROL In writing more ri-ct-nt puljjwood and timber concession agreements in accordance with the Eorest Management Act of 1947, clauses have been incorj)- orated which provide for the submission of plans for the operation and manage- ment of the concession areas on a sustained \-ield basis or to maintain their production capacit}-. In order to supervise the preparation of these plans, the work has recentl}- been put under the direction of a forester apjjointed for that purpose. It is his dut}' to prepare the outlines of the minimum requirements 154 REPORT OF THE No. 3 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 155 for the compilation of plans to work in co-operation with the operators in their preparations, to analyze them when submitted, and put into effect the control necessary to assure the application of the plans as approved by the Department. Additional foresters have been assigned to supervise current management projects in the Districts, and as the plans of the various operators are approved and additional Crown management units are established, management foresters will take over active control of this phase of timber management. As at the end of March, 1947, fifty agreements have been written, covering approximately 60,000 square miles, which contain clauses providing for some form of management control through the submission before beginning operations. During the past year the available information on the preparation of management plans of other forest authorities was reviewed, as were the agree- ments, to obtain a basic understanding of their requirements. A manual was prepared outlining the minimum requirements for working or management I)lans, operating plans, and annual cutting applications and the compilation of forest survey data collected to form a basis for such plans and applications. When completed this manual was forwarded to all the operators concerned. Plans are now being received from operators, a substantial indication that the industry is prepared to co-operate in this program. Many more are activeh' engaged in the preparation of plans, but owing to the shortage of foresters avail- able for conducting this work as a result of war conditions, there has been con- siderable delay. Now that the war is over it is expected that the conditions will be stabilized considerably and a great expansion in this program will become evident. Arrangements have been made to have a closer check on proposed operations through the requirements of more detail in annual cutting applications and the subsequent inspection of woods operations. By means of the control planned there will unquestionably be much better utilization and less opportunity for the continuation of wasteful practices which were difificult to control under war conditions. Timber Sales — 1946-47 Details of the 78 new sales of timber made during the season, indicate that 560 square miles of timber limits were sold. During the season 53 timber licences, comprising 158.25 square miles, were abandoned. The status of the timber licensed areas in Ontario as at March 31st, 1947, was therefore as follows: Area No. Sq. Miles Licences and Renewals Issued 1946-47 878 11,276.25 Licences, in .Suspense : 28 433 . 75 Total 906 11,710.00 This is 702.25 scjuarc miles less than that undt'r licence as at .March 31st of the previous \ear. The 934.25 square miles not accounted for by new sales and abandonments, is the result of adjustments in the areas of individual timber licences. 156 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Pulpwood and Timber Agreements — 1946-47 Area under pulpwood concession and timber agreement as at March 31st, 1947 — 56,745 square miles. Mills Licensed 1946-47 The mills licensed during the season under the Mills Licensing Act were as follows : Less than 5,000 ft. daih' capacit\" 506 5,000 ft. to 30,000 ft. daih- capacity 655 Over 30,000 ft. daih" capacity 42 Number of Paper Mills • 35 Total 1238 Pulpwood Exports Detailed statements of pulpwood exports are shown on Pages 172 and 173. Scaling Scalers examinations were held during 1946 as follows: (1) Fort William (2) '. June 29th Sept. 28th (2) Minden Ma>- 10th (3) Swastika Nov. 2nd (4) Thessalon May 31st The restilts were as follows: Fort William Minden Swastika Thessalon Number of Candidates 95 46 47 48 Number obtaining full licences. . . 29 10 9 19 Number obtaining Sawlog licences . . 2 5 No. obtaining Pulpwood licences. .10 3 8 8 The remainder of the candidates were either recommended for licence after further experience, or were not successful. DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND FORESTS EOR 1947 157 Area Under Pulpwood and Timber Agreement EiscAL Year Sq. Miles 1937-38 54.625.50 1938-39 62.643.00 1939-40 65,330.00 1940-41 65,497 . 50 1941-42 66,509.50 1942-43 71,636.50 1943-44 56,690.50 1944-45 59,353.00 1945-46 53,754.00 1946-47 56,745.00 Tables Tabic Xo. 1 — Statements of aniouiUs of timber cut durinu the vear ending March 31, 1946. Table Xo. 2 — Classification of annual timber return? for the \ear ending March 31. 1946. by Districts. 2 Algonquin 2a. Cochrane b. Eort Erances c. Gerald ton d. Kapuskasing e. Kenora .North Ba\- Parr\' Sound Port Arthur Sault Ste. Marie -Siou.x Lookout -Sudburx Tweed Table Xo. 3 — E.xporled i)uI|)\vood — cords, for the \ear ending March 31, 1946. Table Xo 4 — Exported pulpwood — species, for the year ending March 31, 1946. Table Xo. 5 — Timber areas sold during the \ear ending March 31, 1947. Table .\o. 6 Timber areas abandoned during the \ ear ending March 31, 1947. 'Table .\o. 7 Timber areas transferred during the \ear ending March 31, 1947. 158 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 1 STATEMENT OF AMOUNT OF TIMBER CUT FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Equivalent Species Pieces Feet Cords Volume in Cubic Feet White and Red Pine. 2,408,570 114,356,073 30,549,783 Jaciv Pine. . 4 870 136 73 804 189 286 625 72 60 449 730 Spruce 1,987,256 43,894,185 1,971 !.579.91 1931286! 173 Balsam 36,116 548,966 165,413.69 15,145,749 Hemlock 521,732 20,154.096 5,462,014 Birch 218,998 14,812,385 3,214,204 Maple 110,285 5,942,131 1,. 527, 094 Other Hardwoods. . . . 72,453 4,086,-550 963,978 Poplar 442,674 7,839,234 29,584.91 6,086, .565 Cedar 6,973 87,969 46,217 Tamarac 1,083 14,289 6,776 10,676,276 285,540,067 2,453,204.23 316,738,283 Species Pieces Lin. Ft. Cords Cu-Ft. Ties 246,571 739,713 Poles 116,711 1,108,511 Posts 20,730 31,095 Fuelwood 19,777.08 1,779,930 Lagging and Mining Timber 41,413 Piling 414,503 384,012 41,413 19,777.08 4,073,752 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 159 Table Xo. 2 ALGONQUIN DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Pine Logs Pine Booms Jack Pine Logs Jack Pine Booms. . . Ash Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cherry Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Maple Logs . Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Fuehvood (Hard). . . Ties Posts Poles Poles (Cu-Ft.) Balsam Pulpwood . . Poplar Pulpwood. . . Spruce Pulpwood. . . Jack Pine Pit Props. J. P. Props Exported Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total 62.70 793.34 705.92 10,154.60 1,272.54 1,272.54 225,651 81 90,024 70 213 3,324 1,870 44,654 73 233 380 73,044 21,883 3 150,420 51,036 554 7,449,400 5,798 1,259,934 6,442 10.357 38,429 74,597 2,818,641 1,141 7,724 20,969 2,977,527 1,166,244 74 3,056,909 1,098,033 69,675 115 610 3,530 33,819 279.C66.53 $18,623.43 14.50 3.149.86 16.11 25.89 76.86 186.47 7.046.62 1.71 19.31 52.42 4,466.29 2.915.59 .IS 6,113.84 2.196.00 174.18 31.35 11. .50 12.20 1,095.25 9,750.98 555.33 282.38 14,216.44 509.02 $12,546.93 772.45 2.78 2.52 285.54 5,818.85 1.64 22.48 78.78 421.57 3,277.83 .33 4.889.90 941.52 178.91 14.50 19.20 906.75 168.38 135.66 763.12 318.13 $31,170.36 14.. 50 3,922.31 18.89 25.89 79.38 472.01 12,865.47 3.35 41.79 131.20 4,887.86 6,193.42 .51 11,003.74 3,137..52 353.09 31.35 26.00 31.40 2,002.00 9,7.50.98 555.33 4.50.76 14,3.52.10 1,272.14 318.13 $71,543.71 i .S31,.567.77 |$103,111.48 Cut Under Permit Hemlock Logs 4.50,000 Ft. B. M. Birch Logs 4.50.000 Ft. B. M. Pine Logs 240,643 Ft. B. .M. Fuehvood (Hard) 2,303.80 Cords Spruce Pulpwood 1.700.47 Cords Ties 416 Pieces Poles 2,759 Pieces Posts 515 Pieces 160 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 2a COCHRANE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Pine Logs Pine Booms J. Pine Logs J. Pine Booms Balsam Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Fuelwood (Hard) . . . Fueiwood (Soft) .... Ties Poles Posts Balsam Pulpwood . . Jack Pine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood. . . Spruce Pulpwood. . . Spruce Pit Props. . . Jack Pine Pit Props . Pulpwood Exported. Balsam Jack Pine Spruce Spruce Pit Props. J. Pine Pit Props. Cords 1,924.70 3,702.96 7,141.97 1,720.14 7,062.64 320,361.29 1,210.26 13,843.17 143.72 410.63 13,867.72 1,210.26 13,843.17 Pieces 22,594 7 1,295,300 2,035 17,799 6,281 53 133,075 398,475 6,272 10 2,921 9 738 Feet 2,143,852 1,773 14,703,315 110,293 343,840 56,105 240 1,920,709 9,418,957 544,799 105 Dues $ 5,359.61 4.43 29,252.13 275.73 687.66 140.26 .36 3,841.42 18,837.90 1,361.96 .16 962.32 925.74 292.10 3.50 14.76 5,018.18 688.06 2,825.06 448,319.26 1,694.36 5,537.37 Bonus Total S 13,549.74 13.73 72,230.06 506.27 1,548.40 205.08 1.32 5,501.64 55.808.47 2,943.83 1.19 241.97 1 ,390.94 175.26 5.75 41.45 1,813.75 721.25 2,118.08 115,809.77 290.60 11,127.61 93.42 102.66 9,014.00 786.69 3,460.72 $18,909.35 18.16 101,482.19 782.00 2,236.06 345.34 1.68 9,343.06 74,646.37 4,305.79 1.35 1,204.29 2,316.68 467.36 9.25 56.21 6,831.93 1,409.31 4,943.14 564,129.03 1,984.96 16,664.98 93.42 102.66 9,014.00 786.69 3,460.72 $526,042.33 $299,503.65 25,545.98 Cut Under Permit Balsam Logs 1,401 Ft. B. M. Birch Logs 3,072 Ft. B. M. Cedar Logs 1,147 Ft. B. M. Jack Pine Logs 2,283,689 Ft. B. M. Poplar Logs 934,148 Ft. B. M. Spruce Logs 620,356 Ft. B. M. Fuelwood (Hard).. . . 10,851.77 Cords Fuelwood (Soft) 10,000.00 Cords Spruce Pulpwood.. . . 42,802.95 Cords Ties 18,057 Pieces Poles 2,202 Pieces Posts 1,881 Pieces DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 101 r.\BLE No. 2b FORT FRANCES DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TLMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs Pine Booms Jack Pine Logs Jack Pine Booms. . . . Ash Logs Birch Logs Poplar Logs Poplar Booms Spruce Logs .Spruce Booms Poles Posts 642.00 215.10 25,875.83 3,829.15 44,465.89 16,616.55 203,075 1,199 234,718 3,486 136 105 25,726 314 15,462 378 205 7,130 10.803,135 269,138 3,364,649 226,643 2,380 2,886 326,689 16,574 303,058 48,957 827,007.81 672.83 5,192.96 566.60 5.95 7.21 653.37 41.43 606.13 122.38 51.25 142.60 160..50 150.57 10,350.33 1,531.67 62,252.25 $35,379.81 1,171.59 10,341.53 608.91 5.95 7.21 522.53 32.94 819.73 191.52 119.30 24.22 4,095.30 470.27 11,275.37 4,154.12 .$62,387.62 1,844.42 15,534.49 1,175.51 11.90 14.42 1,175.90 74.37 1,425.86 313.90 51.25 142.60 Fuehvood (Soft) Balsam Pulpwood . . . Jack Pine Pulpwood . Poplar Pulpwood. . . . Spruce Pulpwood .... Pulpwood E.xported Jack Pine 279.80 174.79 14,445.63 2,001.94 73,.-)27.62 4,154.12 $109,515.84 $69,220.30 1 $178,736.14 Cut Under Permit Jack Pine Logs 21,673 Ft. B. M. Pine Logs 26,984 Ft. B. M. Poplar Logs 113,100 Ft. B. M. Spruce Logs 20,104 Ft. B. M. Poles 21 Pieces Posts 7,687 Pieces Fuehvood (Hard) 160.00 Cords Fuehvood (Soft) 686.10 Cords Balsam Pulpwood 138.24 Cords Jack Pine Pulpwood. . .303.65 Cords Poplar Pulpwood 2,554.48 Cords Spruce 1,002.68 Cords 162 REPORT OF THE No. 3 T.\BLE No. 2c GERALDTON DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Jack Pine Logs 180,359 2,318,502 $ 5,684.48 .$11,119.34 $16,803.82 Jack Pine Booms. . . 367 35,258 88.15 165.47 253.62 Poplar Logs 174 2,565 5.13 5.13 10.26 Spruce Logs 46,029 574,821 1,149.64 3,298.17 4,447.81 Spruce Booms 2,155 362,192 905.47 2,147.39 3,052.86 Poles (Cu-Ft.) 18,310 191,590.61 7,568.14 7,568.14 Balsam Pulpwood. . 27,578.04 19,304.62 11,114.52 30,419.14 Jack Pine Pulpwood 42,719.06 17,087.62 685.92 17,773.-54 Poplar Pulpwood. . . 4.132.32 1,652.92 1,652.92 Spruce Pulpwood. . . 276,421.18 386,989.65 50,629.59 437,619.24 Pulpwood Exported Balsam 13,232.28 8,416.66 8,600.98 2,104.16 8,600.98 Jack Pine 2,104.16 Spruce 210,411.25 136,767.31 136,767.31 $440,435.82 .$226,637.98 $667,073.80 Cut Under Permit Jack Pine Logs 12,190 FT. B. M. Poplar Logs 1,642 Ft. B. M. Fuelwood (Soft) 3,857 Cords Spruce Pulpwood 61 Cords DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 i(j;5 Table No. 2d KAPUSKASIXG DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Jack Pine Logs Jack Pine Booms. . . Birch Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Piling (Lin-Ft.). ■ ■ ■ Piling (Cu-Ft.) Fuelwoocl (Hard). . . Fuelwood (Soft). . . . Ties Poles (Cu-Ft.) Poles Balsam Pulpwood . . Jack Pine PulpwoiM Poplar Pulpwood. . . Spruce Pulpwood. . . Pulpwood Exported Jack Pine Balsam Spruce Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total 2,090.79 288.62 32,663.94 2,193.67 2.-). 18 408,40.3.72 500.00 1,880.94 278,047.64 55,151 198 15 18,742 585,488 2,686 203 70,934 1,630 909 941 976,164 19,057 387 573,517 9,447,385 309,211 7,555 414,503.93 11,585.43 S 2,062.16 47.63 .97 1,147.05 18,894.76 773.02 188.88 7,461.07 1,045.39 72.16 163.00 461.13 282.00 22,864.76 877.47 10.07 571,768.01 $ 3,963.08 89.97 .97 693.80 25,966.40 1,290.74 104.53 36.16 32.60 282.00 17,599.93 33.99 13.85 108,474.88 125.00 1,222.60 180,730.95 .S6,025.24 137.60 1.94 1,840.85 44,861.16 2,063.76 188.88 7,461.07 1,149.92 108.32 195.60 461.13 564.00 40,464.69 911.46 23.92 680,242.89 125.00 1,222.60 180,730.95 S628, 119.53 §340,661.45 i.S968,780.98 Cut Under Permit Poplar Logs 279.266 Ft. B. Spruce Logs 622,741 Ft. B. Poles 243 Pieces Posts 550 Pieces Fuelwood (Hard).. . . 1.381.95 Cords Fuelwood (.Soft) 3.782.77 Cords Spruce Pulpwood. . . . 19,289.02 Cords M. M. 164 REPORT OP^ THE No. 3 Table No. 2k KENORA DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs 4,004 226,605 $ 566.50 $ 932.08 $ 1,498.58 Pine Booms 497 67,050 167.61 2.58.62 426.23 Jack Pine Logs 49,707 863,806 1,841.79 3,799.98 5,641.77 Jack Pine Booms. . . 531 30,495 76.23 172.34 248.57 Poplar Logs 1,411 21,709 43.42 21.71 65.13 Spruce Logs 12,690 273,685 547.36 1,386.98 1,934.34 Spruce Booms 1,392 237,675 594.17 1,050.12 1,644.29 Piling (Lin-Ft.) 575 29,458 79.99 79.99 Fuelwood (Hard). . . 54.48 27.24 8.20 35.44 Fuelwood (Soft) .... 3,096.31 774.08 369.15 1,143.23 Ties 21,665 3,682 4,617.36 2,166.50 138.52 912.48 3,078.98 Poles (Cu-Ft.) 138.52 Poles 6,414.14 131 804 33.25 16.08 4,489.89 13.10 64.32 252.44 46.35 Posts 80.40 Balsam Pulpw ocjd . . 4,742.33 Jack Pine Pulpwood 62,299.99 24,920.00 8,175.71 33,095.71 Poplar Pulpwood. . . 297.70 118.68 27.00 145.68 Spruce Pulpwood . . . 90,251.34 126,351.89 15,417.27 141,769.16 $162,953.20 $32,861.50 $195,814.70 Cut Under Permit Pine Logs 60,229 Ft. B. M. Jack Pine Logs 37,089 Ft. B. M. Spruce Logs 105,233 Ft. B. M. Piling (Lin-Ft.) 13,048 Fuelwood (Soft) 5,161 Cords Spruce Pulpwood 2,836 Cords UEPARTMP:NT of lands and forests for 1947 165 Table Xo. 2f NORTH BAY DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Pine Logs Pine Booms Jack Pine Logs. . . . , Jack Pine Booms. . Balsam Logs Basswood Logs. ... Birch Logs Cedar Logs , Hemlock Logs , Hemlock Booms. . . Poplar Logs .Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Fuehvood (Hard). . . Fuelwood (Soft). . . . Ties Poles Posts Balsam Puipwood . . Jack Pine I'ldpwonc Poplar Puipwood. . . Spruce Puipwood. . . Jack Pine Pit Props Puipwood Exported Spruce J. Pine Pit Props. Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total 333.13 107.46 169.17 4,220.84 1,495.23 19,345.99 681.26 44.81 681.26 927,676 2,. 505 217,000 661 1,650 23,449 29,763 100 17,312 16 21,280 67.575 1,099 3,319 1,923 926 49,075,583 432,110 2,.5.5S,316 46,915 20,641 2,052,607 1,931,611 621 663,376 2,691 314,010 1.461.281 140,203 $122,688.91 1 ,080.24 5,783.84 117.28 41.29 5,131.51 4,829.02 .93 995.07 6.73 628.02 2,992.53 347.49 166.56 26.86 331.90 655.00 18.52 118.42 1,688.34 598.10 27,084.55 272.50 $319,563.24 2,397.02 8,856.78 114.21 .54.70 2,241.80 .73 196.79 8.07 791.98 4,531.54 214.28 35.01 331.90 415.95 18.52 .37 509.56 142.00 3,382.85 408.76 29.13 170.31 $442,252.15 3,477.26 14,640.62 231.49 95.99 5,131.51 7,070.82 1.66 1,191.86 14.80 1,420.00 7,4.54.07 561.77 166.56 61.87 663.80 1,070.95 37.04 118.79 2,197.90 740.10 30,4()7.40 681.26 29.13 170.31 $175,533.61 $344,415.50 $519,949.11 Cut Under Permit Basswood Logs 35,000 Ft. B. M. Birch Logs 587,000 Ft. B. M. Hemlock Logs 15,000 Ft. B. M. Pine Logs 1,978,000 Ft. B. M. Jack Pine Logs 844,000 Ft. B. M. Poplar Logs 106,000 Ft. B. M. Spruce Logs .543,000 Ft. B. M. Fuelwood (Hard). . . . 15,497 Cords Fuelwood (Soft) 13,010 Cords Ties 12,185 Pieces Poles 3,699 Pieces Posts 3,126 Pieces 166 REPORT OF THE No. ^ Table No. 2g PARRY SOUND DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs 835.06 25,728 19 322 801 9,298 2,008 93,947 462 256 1,364 259,105 42 43,797 691 355 44,233 611 393 1,515,962 1,408 17,926 9,647 375,570 96,942 7,368,834 8,518 8,414 104,803 10,717,236 3,787 2,374,315 28,877 9,069 1,198,827 53,858 3,888 $ 3,789.91 3.52 44.85 19.29 938.95 242.35 18,422.15 12.78 21.77 261.99 16,075.90 9.47 5,935.79 72.19 18.14 2,397.66 134.70 5.83 417.52 $ 581.96 .91 18.00 174.24 42.73 8,319.39 .91 7.74 90.67 4,783.36 3.00 1,851.36 10.01 636.05 7.80 80.90 $ 4,371.87 Pine Booms Ash Logs 4.43 62.85 Balsam Logs Basswood Logs Beech Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cherry Logs. Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms. . . . Maple Logs 19.29 1,113.19 285.08 26,741.54 13.69 29.51 352.66 20,859.26 12.47 7,787.15 Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Fuelwood (Hard). . . 82.20 18.14 3,033.71 142.50 5.83 498.42 $48,824.76 $16,609.03 $65,433.79 Cut Ihider Permit Ash Logs 5,000 Ft. B. M. Balsam Logs 2,700 Ft. B. M. Bass Logs 225,000 Ft. B. M. Beech Logs 15,000 Ft. B. M. Birch Logs 394,699 Ft. B. M. Cedar Logs 4,.500 Ft. B. M. Hemlock Logs 1,153,474 Ft. B. M. iMaple Logs 95,024 Ft. B. M. Pine Logs 1,401,302 Fl. B. M. Spruce Logs 139,418 Ft. B. M. Fuelwood (Hard). . . . 7,634 Cords Posts 1,218 Pieces Poles 4,174 Pieces DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 167 Table Xo. 2h PORT ARTHUR DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs 22,303 1,060.387 S 2,650,94 $ 5,881.23 S 8,532.17 Pine Booms 76 18,033 45.08 135.25 180.33 Jack Pine Logs. . . 1,374,217 23,490,268 42,362.85 38,297.74 80,660.59 Jack Pine Booms. 1.531 69.917 174.78 296.78 471.56 Balsam Logs 5,901 65,688 131.37 230.30 361.67 Birch Logs 357 6,883 17.20 7.75 24.95 Cedar Logs 1,664 21,914 32.87 57.24 90.11 Poplar Logs 31,481 524,952 1,049.91 1.106.42 2,156.33 Spruce Logs 406,654 9,273,872 18,547.76 29,939.69 48,487.45 Spruce Booms. . . . 10,969 1.893,218 4,733.01 9,448.45 14,181.46 Tamarac Logs. . . . 9 166 .25 .58 .83 Piling 141 8,694 20.02 10.25 30.27 Ties 35,754 3,575.40 1,388.53 4.963.93 Posts 110 2.20 6.60 8.80 Poles (Cu-Ft.) . . . 20,358 266,772.59 10,699.63 10.699.63 Fuelwood (Hard) 52.25 26.12 7.84 33.96 Fuel wood (Soft). . 1,604.27 401.06 356.21 757.27 Balsam Pulpwood 68,403.33 47,877.11 27,173.54 75,050.65 J. Pine Pulpwood. 77,143.02 30,857.21 10,609.07 41,466.28 Poplar Pulpwood. 5,391.71 2,156.68 104.36 2,261.04 Spruce Pulpwood. 490.974.27 677,928.23 196,007.49 873,935.72 Pulpwood Exp't'd. Balsam 26,151.14 16,998.22 16,998.22 Jack Pine 32,970.18 8,242.54 8,242.54 Spruce 84,267.63 54,773.95 54,773.95 ! 1 1 $843,289.68 $401,068.87 $1,244,369.71 Cut L'nder Permit Balsam Logs 43,932 Ft. B. M. Birch Logs 4,320 Ft. B. M. Pine Logs 124,514 Ft. B. M. Jack Pine Logs 275,773 Ft. B. M. Poplar Logs 46,596 Ft. B. M. Spruce Logs 57,399 Ft. B. M. Fuelwood (Hard) 1,488.50 Cords F"uelwood (Soft) 565.50 Cords Balsam Pulpwood. . . . 55.00 Cords Jack Pine Pulpwood. . 356.00 Cords I'oplar Pulpwood 630.84 Cords Spruce Pulpwood 565.50 Cords Ties 526 Pieces Poles 2,140 Pieces Posts 300 Pieces 168 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 2i SAULT STE. MARIE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs 15,393.02 7,268.41 563.10 176,105.72 28.10 47.89 309,927 4,818 112,901 1,227 40 326 7,951 140 1 6 3,788 7 5,103 595 54,200 1,937 21,121,508 797,489 3,149,623 81,107 1,230 3,794 462,184 3,765 50 804 224,611 488 166,309 39,814 1,541,734 202,565 35,139 296 2,096 % 52,803.93 1,993.71 7,874.05 202.76 3.07 7.59 1,167.94 5.64 .12 2.01 $ 56,655.93 3,393.47 11,803.89 382.10 3.47 16.87 2,227.30 9.41 .10 2.21 $109,459.76 Pine Booms Jaciv Pine Logs Jaciv Pine Booms. . . 5,387.18 19,677.94 584.86 6.54 Balsam Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cedar Booms Elm Logs 24.46 3,395.24 15.05 .22 4.22 Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms. . . . Maple Logs Oak Logs 336.90 521.01 1.22 1.10 415.75 , 511.47 99.53 112.41 857.91 2.32 927.22 211.94 Spruce Logs Spruce Booms 3,083.45 506.39 3,513.90 89.50 41.92 10,775.11 2,907.36 225.24 246,548.01 5,000.98 1,043.78 1,405.56 77.50 1,719.04 726.84 168.93 35,836.69 18.26 31.13 8,084.43 1,550.17 4,919.46 Poles 167.00 Car Stakes 41.92 Balsam Pulpvvood . . Jack Pine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood. . . Spruce Pulpwood . . . Pulpwood Exported Spruce Balsam 12,494.18 3,634.20 394.17 282,384.70 18.26 31.13 $332,605.03 $121,669.45 $454,274.48 Cut Under Permit Birch Logs 801,464 Ft. H. M Hemlock Logs 245,760 Ft. B. M Maple Logs 99,304 Ft. B. M Pine Logs 241,562 Ft. B. M Spruce Logs 144,762 Ft. B. M Fuelwood (Hard) 2,333.94 Cords Spruce Pulpwood 28.00 Cords DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 169 Table Xo. 2j SIOUX LOOKOUT DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs Pine Booms Jack Pine Logs Jack Pine Booms. . . Birch Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Lagging (Lin-Ft.).. • Ties Fuelwood (Soft). . . . 983.50 Jialsam Pulpwooci . . 5,508.33 Jack Pine Pulpwood 7.384.29 Spruce Pulpwood. . . 115,908.02 Pulpwood Exported Balsam 1,622.58 Jack Pine 2,155.24 Spruce 21,459.21 11,232 12 199,318 288 456 20,416 1,611 200 125,961 444,582 3,695 3.141,700 11.646 4,412 410.401 189,726 4,400 S 1,111.45 9.24 7.427.50 29.11 11.02 820.80 474.30 14.67 12,596.10 245.90 3,855.84 2,953.72 161,934.93 $ 3,843.52 35.10 14.512.27 52.20 17.60 1,944.30 999.65 2,519.22 17.55 39.19 1,277.23 9,142.93 1,054.67 538.81 13,948.49 $ 4,954.97 44.34 21.939.77 81.31 28.62 2,765.10 1,473.95 14.67 15.115.32 263.45 3,895.03 4,230.85 171.077.86 1,054.67 538.81 13,948.49 $191,484.58 §49,942.73 $241,427.31 Cut Under Permit Jack Pine Logs 60,103 Ft. B. M. Spruce Logs 1.810,414 Ft. B. M. Fuelwood (Soft) 11 ,890.75 Cords Spruce Pulpwood.. . . 1,275.62 Cords Ties 677 Pieces Poles 46 Pieces Posts 49 Pieces Lagging 392,378 Lin-Ft. 170 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 2k SUDBURY DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Pine Logs Pine Booms Jack Pine Logs Jack Pine Booms. . . Ash Logs Basswood Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms. . . . Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Fuelwood (Hard). . . Fuelwood (Soft) . . . . Ties Poles Cu-Ft Poles Piling Posts Car Stakes Balsam Pulpvvood . . Jack Pine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood. . . Spruce Pulpwood. . . Jack Pine Pit Props. Spruce Pit Props. . . Pulpwood Exported Balsam Jack Pine Spruce Pit Props Exported Jack Pine Spruce Cords 552.30 748.00 851.49 55,800.47 4,929.81 18,692.22 857.92 185.15 99.71 110.50 1,203.97 857.92 185.15 Pieces 410,571 1,029 1,046,211 4,836 23 1 ,433 3,912 236 32 13,965 25 402 78 20,288 165,343 3,802 19,824 31,520 494 7,802 7.917 16,081 Feet 12,225,771 114,426 17,125,666 214,473 1,258 38,419 101,546 4,570 1,106 578,391 1,637 11,734 3,110 299,788 2,888,162 210,248 354,755.83 Dues $30,564.44 286.06 35,788.29 536.17 3.14 96.05 253.86 7.00 2.76 867.59 4.09 29.33 7.77 599.60 5,776.31 525.57 276.15 187.00 1,982.40 13,582.41 162.75 486.45 158.34 321.68 596.05 22,320.20 1,971.93 26,169.11 343.17 259.21 Bonus .«144, 164.88 $61,431.25 640.60 82,800.94 998.61 96.05 130.85 14.01 3.32 381.96 3.27 35.20 6.93 642.73 13,223.86 942.98 42.19 30.10 900.90 189.20 234.11 26.77 81.65 726.79 621.31 1,. 552.37 519.16 46.29 64.81 27.62 782.59 214.47 120.36 Total $167..533.24 $91,995.69 926.66 118,589.23 1,534.78 3.14 192.10 384.71 21.01 6.08 1,249.55 7.36 64.53 14.70 1,242.33 19,000.17 1,468.55 318.34 217.10 2,883.30 13,582.41 351.95 486.45 392.45 348.45 677.70 23,046.99 2,.593.24 27,721.48 862.33 305.50 64.81 27.62 782.59 214.47 120.36 .$311,698.12 Cut Under Permit Basswood Logs 458 Ft. B. M. Birch Logs 4,206 Ft. B. M. Cedar Logs 11,508 Ft. B. M. Hemlock Logs 95,460 Ft. B. M. Pine Logs 1,985,704 Ft. B. M. Jack Pine Logs 315,899 Ft. B. M. Poplar Logs 105,161 Ft. B. M. Spruce Logs 270,218 Ft. B. M. Fuelwood (Hard) 4,000 Cords Fuelwood (Soft) 3,983 Cords Ties 7,304 Pieces Poles 3,372 Pieces Posts 3,312 Pieces Jack Pine Pulpwood 887 Cords Jack Pine Pit Props 1,440 Cords Poplar Pulp Wood 1,695 Cords Spruce Pulpwood 1,595 Cords Car Stakes 8.50 Pieces DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 171 T.\BLE No. 2l TRENT DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1946 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs Pine Booms Ash Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs Beech Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cherry Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms. . . . Maple Logs Oak Logs 234,838 728 1..3.30 6,315 18,608 6,885 31,557 4,244 119 2,535 154,269 159 39,100 546 39,408 85,713 476 671 20 243 584 2,495 6,514,474 63,894 40,.553 66,927 668,270 281,235 2,0.58,864 47,150 6,360 184,301 4,972,930 11,422 2,223,529 18,850 772.743 1,694,485 47,157 10,130 .$16,286.10 1.59.73 101.38 133.85 1.670.67 730.08 5,147.19 70.73 15.90 460.70 7,4.59.45 28.. 54 5, .558.81 47.13 1,. 545.50 3.388.98 117.87 15.19 5.00 24.30 181.75 49.90 1,324.67 12.44 267.26 460.85 691.13 $26,826.72 72.06 64.81 70.78 991.51 186.92 2,534.12 139.37 11.31 486.73 1,714.90 8.08 2,933.00 .54.31 1,025.66 3,915.20 134.95 42.69 4.86 1.50.25 111.97 408.73 1.39 88.81 191.08 233.72 251.10 .$43,112.82 231.79 166.19 204.63 2,662.18 917.00 7,681.23 210.10 27.21 947.43 9,174.35 36.62 8,491.81 101.44 Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Trees 2,.571.16 7,304.18 252.82 57.88 5.00 Ties 29.16 Poles 332.00 Posts 161.87 Fuelwood (Hard) . . . Fuelwood (Soft). . . . Balsam Pulpwood . . Poplar Pulpwood. . . Spruce Pulpwood. . . Pulpwood Exported Balsam . 2,649.36 49.09 381.82 1,152.15 493.67 359.57 1,733.40 13.83 356.07 651.93 691.13 233.72 Spruce 386.31 251.10 $45,9.55.11 $42,655.03 $88,610.04 Cut Under Permit Birch Logs 140,055 Fl. B. M. Hemlock Logs 612,752 Ft. B. M. -Maple Logs 437,187 Ft. B. M. I^ine Logs 1,137,259 Ft. B. M. Spruce Logs 595,744 Ft. B. M. Ties 294 Pieces Poplar Pulpwood 2,032.36 Cords Spruce Pulpwood 242.00 Cords 172 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table Xo. 3 FINAL STATEMENT OF PULPWOOD EXPORTED FROM ONTARIO January 1 to December 31, 1946 District Crown Lands (Cords) Private Lands (Cords) Total (Cords) Value $ Chapleau Cochrane Fort Frances Geraldton Gogama Kapuskasing Xil 32.736.00 5,201.82 5.738.00 37.41 220,897.80 '2.620'. 99 500.00 281,918.49 10,443.66 13,993.00 3.788.45 1,532.00 Xil 23,164.00 5,234.97 56,'989.87 114.00 7,403.50 105.00 11,068.00 43,805.00 1,4.50.34 2,359.50 17,388.00 8,988.00 55,900.66 10,436.79 5,738.00 37.41 277,887.67 114.00 10,024.49 105.00 11,568.00 325,723.49 11,894.00 16,352.50 21,176.45 10,520.00 556,359.50 103,404.58 103,284.00 439.57 3,288,071.58 Kenora 1,368.00 Xorth Bav 98,441.90 Parry Sound Pembroke Port Arthur 1,049.50 117,854.00 6,603,971.12 Sault Ste. Marie Sioux Lookf)ut 143,121.76 271,077.61 Sudbur\" 144,696.27 Tweed 13,680.00 Total 579,407.62 178,070.18 757,477.80 $11,446,819.39 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 173 — CO X ■- o u 1 en Q z < ►J > < s. P o o c: -3< MOO ~4 oc oSS t~XL- iC — c (T. X — X x" £ to to ■*x O c-.ri; • 32 00 0 ■ b-TcJtc" ; 1 t^x ' too ciS cito" s; X 0" 0 Z s! Ui o < 05 ■* "TO oo CO o i 1 0-* 1 (MO ?3 0 a < fc! tn c 73 X TOO MO MX «oo CO-* — Tjl — tOM — XL-?" oo ■no 2 2 £ c:o6 ■*■* -1 CI K 5 5 S S • o p X O M ■ c) -*' ci" ; to-* xo OCi 1 p{tc_ ■*" o 0 ■* 0 0 ■*' 2 jT- y. z o u a! < 5; to o ■5 O S o- ^ (B ca _2 6 o.>.^ o U U ^ kH ^ 174 REPORT OF THE No. 3 o 0) 'A >. a ffi < bjO f-H c o $14.00 Per MBM 10.00 Per MBM 10.00 Per MBM 6.00 Per MBM 14.00 Per MBM 2.75 Per Cd. 1 00 Per VA. . U Oh O lo a c o 15.00 Per MBM 12.00 Per MBM 8.00 Per MBM 10.00 Per MBM 11.00 Per MBM 12.00 Per MBM 8.00 Per MBM 13.27 Per MBM 11.27 Per MBM 10.50 Per MBM 10.50 Per MBM 1.75 Per Cd. .85Per Cd. U l-r 0) o 0 O lO lO lO iC lO CM CM -H 'H C<1 CM ^ 'lOO CM CM oooo CM^.-H >0 CM OO a D OOOOOOO >0 iO O lO O fC CO CD '* Tf iM CO 2^ ID ooooooo lO O ^O iC to iC lO t^ >o CO '-t^ ^ -t CO oo lOO OOiCi-ti OOCMCM CD CO O o>o oooooo oooooo lO -^ -* (N 00 -H u c« en ooooooo OOOOOOO lO lO CO -* Tt< lO CO CM CM COCO OOOO i-O O r-i CM CMCO ' ' o CO OJ s H 'o be o r^ in t« ? fe ^ tiC W) PS ^- O tn o a.— ^ij 5 s u .2i 1| 'it u. — a. c« c/}00 tfl o „™ Oh C/5 K U .>; CO Oh c OJ IS «, rt o OJ o. Oic/5 ■aT3 o o p p S) 11 O 3 3 J ^DhOh OJ .E 0) u u a CJ rt cr)^CA)OH T3 O o 3 11 si 3 _^ cajCQ ■a o CO o O ti -o 00 - OJ " O C • 111 oT . il CO u . o f-CO uo ^ bo Eg « u c/:'0- c-3| go 3t: CO o §S C O 1- jj go 1- rt No. of Ten- ders - - CO i> CM C<1 Area sq. miles o 2^ - CM :^ CM \=^ C3 CJ O ^ ca c ^ - bit o.S « '-« S ^ CCQS d H X c c c o C CM X a d is o 0- •Di cQ (u 1- i .b n3 Oh d Date Sold 1946 CM a < o CM CO CM lO 00 1—1 - a l; CD 5"" o a < 00 u.' a < CO c «— 1 00 CM c CM DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 175 Total sSlO.OO Per MBM 2.00 Per Cd. .90Per Cd. 2.05 Per Cd. 12.00 Per MBM 12.00 I'er MBM 1.00 i'er Cd. 2.00 Per Cd. 05 Per MBM 05 Per MBM 05 Per MBM 05 Per MBM 50 Per Cd. -6-6 UU u u QJ CJ CUCU 00 Per MBM 50 Per MBM 00 Per MBM 50 Per MBM 50 Per MBM 00 Per MBM 50 Per MBM 00 Per MBM 55 Each 05 Each 00 Per MBM 85 Per Cd. 10 Per Cd. t^t^iOO (MC^ 05?OOiOi-0 0i00(N GO --I -^ -a 'i. T. in Q oooo oooo O lO'* Tfi OOOOO lO O lO O lO oo OOOOOOOOOIM lO lO LC O O O O lO g -a Jackpine Logs Jackpine Pitprops Pojjlar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood Spruce Logs Jackpine Logs Jackpine Pulpwood S[)ruce Pulpwood Maple, Birch and Basswood Logs Spruce & Balsam Logs Hemlock Logs Poplar Logs Fuelwood (Hard) o § u — Birch Logs Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Hemlock Logs .Spruce Logs Balsam Logs White Pine Logs Cedar Poles Cedar Posts Jackpine Logs Spruce Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood To Whom Sold Harr>- Block, Swastika, Ont. Hembruff Timber Co. Matheson, Ont. Mac, Fitzgerald, Maynooth, Ont. i.1 Elliott Lumber Co., 281 Conmee Ave., -Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. So X ^ u 5J No. of Ten- ders 1 CO - ^ (N CO Area sq. miles :^ - ? s :^ Ebvand BurtTwps. Parcel 2 d c U o tr. -a is o .- d ■s H u u d OJ 3 35 JO 5^" (M fO CO 't ^ CO "3 •— > 176 REPORT OF THE No. 3 o H ~3 o s$ 9.50 Per MBM MBM inc. of dues. 8.60 Per MBM 4.00 Per MBM 8.25 Per MBM 5.00 Per MBM 4.00 Per MBM 18.15 Per MBM 10.50 Per MBM 4.75 Per MBM 1.00 Per Cd. .75 Per Cd. 1 . 75 Per Cd. 1.75 Per Cd. 1.00 Per Cd. 1.75 PerCd. CO 1- (J Ch 7.50 Per MBM 7.50 Per MBM 1.70 PerCd. Oh 3 Q $2.50 00 per OOOOO lo >o ooo (M — (N CO -H o CO oooooooo o iCO'*-<* 1 Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Pulp CD O o W. V. Seigner Lumber Co. Ltd., 49 King St. E., Kitchener, Ont. Whitehorn & Skinner Lumber Co., 216 Heath St. W., Toronto, Ont. The McGibbon Lumber Co. Ltd., I'enetanguishene, Ont. E. Mainville, 66 Main Ave., Timmins, Ont. CO Oi CO y. o ,• ffl 3 .p-O . J= Qt . o Ed. Smith & Co., 153 Lawrence Ave. E. Toronto, Ont. No. of Ten- ders (N CO CO CO CO - CO GO CO Co 1 ? CO 1 o d is H bo 73. _iS o o U Island E54 and Part 500A. Georgian Bay, opposite Shawanaga 'Twp. d 3 O 03 u OJ d is s d H S CD Date Sold 1946 ■-0 1—1 05 CO < ^ CO bJo 3 < CO CO < 03 SJ CO £2 GO 1—1 o lO 1 CO LO 00 1— > DP:PARTMENT of lands and forests for 1947 177 H "^ Zh r- 00 Per MBM 00 Per MBM 00 Per MBM 60 Per Cd. 00 Per MBM 50 Per Cd. 75 i'er Cd. 00 Per MBM 90 Per Cd. CQ22_;_: _:_:_;_:_:_; §SuUj= uuuuuu 'C O O O X CO -+ '^ w t- X (Ni-tOOO OOOOOO 10 Per MBM 00 Per MBM 00 Per MBM 17 Per MBM 53 Per MBM 57 Per MBM 14 Per MBM 50 Per MBM tC t^ L-r eo^- i IM iCXCM — IMOO — 1 00 iC LO CD 'i o tn 3 Q oooo iC lO lO lO O'-OO 0(N ■* OO OOOOIM CO'^iOcCt^X iC O ■* ^ O OOOOOO OOO LOO'-': ooooo lO O O O lO 1— 1 -^ (N(N-< (M(N -H (N(N(N^0 (M Tti O OOO lO O o OOOOO lO O lO lO »o JO CD (M O-i t> I> O ; COLQO I>CD (NCOCO S iC lO • • OiCO 0 O CO --H O rt iC lO t^C0t^-t b* X r^ S,6 Lafreniere Pine Lumber Co., Mattawa, Ont. E l| No. of Ten- ders (N (N CO CD CO - Area sq. miles CO 1^ CI ■o (N 1 X c c75 d o O Hartle anil Burnaln Twps. (Parcel 1 ) Burnaby and Packman Tw])s. (Parcel 2) Twp. 136 Date Sold 1946 i/. < i-O < CO a o CO o u O 1 1 Q (M a-. CM < •t < -f 3 < i 178 REPORT OF THE No. 3 « CQ CO S Zi -u -u TD T3 -a MBM MBM Cord Cord C3C0CGCQ'-i-^i- -*-' t- u t- u u u U U. 1-. u. u< u u. U U. U U Ui u u I-. 1-. u I-hUULhUIhUiU ^o QJ <1> 0) OJ -0 c^ OIXM -H (N O '* 0(M t^TO-n'r-; (M(Mt^l^TO(N'-H(M 1 «/5> '"' 1—1 T-^ i 1 y; oooooo O O O O O LO o OOOOOO 0000 oooocooo : 3 i-O O O '^ -+ lO O O •+ ^ lO o o O O O lO LO lO 0 LO 10 LO 0 0 0 0 LO lO 0 0 75 a O LQ i-O Tt^ (N -H O lO --f IM —1 — 1 r-H O LO LO TO (N TO iO(M TOO 0 'O 0 0 00 LO TO -^ 4/> CD (M ^ t^ (N t^ LO ^ ' y-i t^ CD TO TO rs o OO O O lO uo lO lO O O 00 0 LO 10 10 0 0 0 0 'O LO 0 0 m m o L-I (M •O lO (N TO --KM TO (N ^> — 1 -^' TOTOIN (N r-H ^ t^ "C 05 Oh -u ^ ^ -o-z; ^~ "B -a-r; 8 0 'i^ 'r. 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H TO TT t^ t^ IM "tj -5 Tfi =5 O 05 +J QCOri a -*— 4-' 4-' -*— OJ u 0 0 0 C/) O 0 C 0 o TO 1 CD Oi c:= ., "^ (M er MBM 0 u u a. >o c 0 0 i-T L-: 0 i> c 0 0 X t- o 0 0 c 0 OiO 0 0 0 0 0 1> CO soTf C5 ^ 00 »0 l> :0 in 3 Q 00 5 0000 Ot} 000 (N'-H 00 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 uO lO 0 0 ^ 0 (N 00000c 0 10 0 0 i-O '^ ^OC5 000 0 '-! r-l 0 0 0 C 0 lO 1.0 i-O 0 0 0 '-0 IM -^ >-^ 0 0 0 0 0 '-0 LO 0 0 0 1.0 cc t^COt^iM t^ ^ CO 1^ ^ "2 s 10 0 i-O >0(N 00 COCO 0 0 10 0 c 0 0 0 0 i> c 0 0 Ol -H ^ 88 0 ■* (M 0 -rt< ^ r^ p -a c s s 0 0 a. a. CI 5 a a 0 C/]CU "2 0 2 0 i ^ be±r M"5 0 3 0 rT cj a; u S ^ 5 0.^ C/5cn2-22 §1 0 = = 0 0 s u 0 p II Q.°- 3 1 u — Q. n! C/}CQ "3 0 a* 3 1- — Q. 03 0 * '/; a— 0 ^ S "^ "^ '—' S - ■5.;^ 0 s s 0 £ -0 M p M § J -I ^ 2h ""— :^ iJ b =13 2u d: 2- c/:' U Oh 2 o 5 o 1 .0 2 3 ;:i = . .3 C ^ 0 0 C < 3-2 ^ 3 ■Si 3 p tn ^ 5. ii t: ti J- ^ w u 1.1 0 1 — 6 2 U g 4J t"^ - .= -^- 0 ^ 0 '■^' 1^ i ^ III 3 dJ 0 No. of Ten- ders (N - (N c^ CO (M - Area sq. miles :^ ? ::^ \^ \N (M ? "i o d 0 c c a. d u d H .3' a u d H 5 2 G •X C. is .2fe P d H u X '— Date Sold 194G 0 C 0 2: 0 0 0 CM 0 CO i 2; IJ 5'" 0 IN a 0 2 c 05 c CM CM CM 0 180 REPORT OF THE No. 3 r 0 $12,00 Per MBM 10.00 Per MBM 8.00 Per MBM 10.00 Per MBM 10.00 Per MBM 8.00 Per MBM Cs 1 '^ U o o oo •O >-0 l>CO 7.50 Per MBM 7.50 Per MBM 1.65 Per Cord -co o o UU y y 3-1 2-c lO O coc^ 4.25 Per MBM 8.40 Per MBM 6.25 Per MBM .60 Each .06 Each 9.50 Per MBM 8.25 Per MBM 5.00 Per MBM 8.00 Per MBM 12.00 Per MBM .50 Each .75 Each 1.00 Each '3 ■Si 'u, X o 3 Q $2.r.o 2.00 1 , 50 1 . 50 2.00 1 . 50 2.00 1.40 1.40 1.40 1 , 50 2.50 2 . 50 .25 .02 O O O O O i-O O lO '- ■- '~ O iC CO OI> C^l M — C-l CO ' ' ' en a ID ocooco O O i^ iC o »c 1-- U- -p -rj- -fi CO X —1 s 5 . 50 .20 6.00 5 . 50 .25 .60 .30 O O O O CO O O O O O iC O o iC L'^ O CO O iC L-t iC C >C CO CO CO CO L-: CO -* CO CO "- t^ ."H oooooo ooocoo CO coco CO CO CO X s lO O O O CO CO TfCO T^ o 2.50 2.25 1.00 1.00 2.00 : o c While Pine Logs Spruce & Balsam Logs Cedar Logs Birch Logs Basswood Logs Poplar Logs Spruce and Balsam Pulp wood o o '■$■ ■r. r\ y o Q. a r "5 c d.d. y y y o aa y c £i 3 Offl Hemlock Logs Birch Logs Maple Logs Cedar Poles Cedar Posts Birch Logs Maple and Other Hardwoods Hemlock Spruce & Balsam Logs Pine Logs Cedar Poles 21' to 30' Cedar Poles 31' to 40' Cedar Poles 41' to 50' u u a c 5 _o c3 ■^ >, — Me.ssrs. D' Amours Bros., Moonbeam, Ont. O <■ '-5 — 1— > c q. c:? o r- C O^ y CO rtO c yO ' — ' u Pennington Lumber Co. (Canada) Ltd., Thessalon, Onl. No. of Ten- ders - - CO - - - CO Area sq. miles :^ CO 5- 00 c^ - 1 Lullerworth Twp. X z 1 '> =«x c?5 n "be O < Bridgland Twp. Dale Sold 1946 CO c Z 00 Z 2 1 o Z C5 c Z CO o Z CO Z CO > Z ' Si ; CO O CO 1 z ! c Z z CO Z > z DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 181 o '^ ~ '-S 12 S Z 1.^ = t; .-)() IVr MBM 00 I'cr MBM 00 IVr A1BM 00 IVr MBM ^v^ o^ ^^ ^ •_ •_ l_ o ■_ o o UU CO 00 1 (Mt^^ 05 O O O (N ^ 00 coo (N(N -a I o 3 Q gggs ; i ; ; ; ggss ooccoooo O O lO TT ^ O T)< TfH o o o L': o O >0 lO (M ^ oo (No o O iC lO (N C^l OO ceo co;c 1 C:ccc-*i (Mt^t^ lOCCt^ — So c S O ci c: (M ?gSg22 (N o oo o Si 5 1 ^ ^ 'o Ci 0 u X r. — h _= ?5 ?5 ^ S ^ 8 ~ n — ^ :2 r^:S f ^ _ £5 5 8.-3 "o o , '^ iy •— •— II ■^ s y: — To Whom Sold C c go §•1 Id ' . "^ (« - — u C rt c •- j= 3 to o c No. of Ten- ders - t* - i-H (M Area sq. miles ? :^ -r (N ? o c 1^ c o d c o 1 B CS J o d (A C/5 d c S u o o Date Sold 1946 00 C 00 Q 00 Q 5"" > c CO > o Z > o 05 > o Z OS 6 Z 182 REPORT OF THE No. 3 o §^^S^^ sss [li^^tt^ SSSSSSSS SS^ fficnmca i; ^ mffiffl 3 D 3 3 3 3 uuuuuu 1*^ r^ r^ i"^. r^ i'*^ f^ rn :« SSS^UU^ S^S SSSS^SSS U, V- t. u. u t- UUl-UUl-UU ■u u u O 0) a; oj 5J (U CJ O OJ o CJCJOCJOOCJO CJ CJ CJ Uh a, ;i. ;i, Hh Ch cl, w 2h0h[1. Cu fl. 2h Oh a. CL, aHCHCHOH^^C^DHOH DhOhCLh O O C O O lO o COO CO ^ O CO t^ 00 O iC O lO O 'O o o O O lO OOOCOCCIM Tf ^ QC !>. (M ooo oooooo Ot^(MIMO(MOO oot> ooooiooot^oo -+ TtH 4J OO O CC OIM ooo oooooooo ooo Q iC O C lO '^ Tti o IC lO LO M -H (M O "O O O i-O >0 O lO lOO ^ (N 00'* iQCO-^-^-f'tCO'* 00 00 «^ 1 -a O O C C i^ X r^ ^~i r*^. O 'O 'O LC O "-0 o o O O lO c2 ffi O O O O C^) — 1 ro-H (M Ot^lMC-IOOlOO O 005 -f IM — ' " COCO t^ •^ Ph ^ o [iUHpI-fc = a^-a ■£ 3-3333 5 ^ -T3 CO H o S o ^ p o -a _ =^ ^ £] .oooo^ , 3 C<1 CO Tf 'O • be ? o ^ o ^ti'Sr^ ^^•^ ^ i^SS35u J ^3 >5 -v ^jj-^^^ ° ~c ^— R ,^. 2 o o o o o Vj rllM CO'* lO ^ JOh - §;'^.^ CJ M.i _c: — ^ ^ « c« Q, CJ CJ fcJO c CJ CJ CJ CJ u a > > > > > ^33 " k k c CJ s;(^:2:^c^(^u C^ XX DOOOOO ■o — CJ _ :: = s ^ "5 ^ 9 O 3 cSO ^-'° ^^s ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ — J= ci ■ c >.-^ ■5 o S 8 > ^a Cfi O r- U-- * CJ c« o c/) t5g5 "o 1 tn C c < d^^ (N (N I— ( Tt^ Z' o :^ ti; < ^'s (M (N CO 00 ."o c^ S- d >> -a o '3 ^ a — ' ^ ^ c^ - ^ H o S-^^ '" - >. c c u u s be u o> 00 CO CO (M (M «J-30 Jo O OS CJ 1) 0) Q Q Q Q 05 o IM lO 'U (M (M i) O CD :^ i^.^ ^ > > > Q o o Z O O Z DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 183 "* Cl, 3 i> cj o cj ^y _o ^y ra y 00,2.2 2222:? L. U I. U L. U ^y ^y ^y ^y ^y ^y o >o o o o o t^ t^ 0(M O O ^ ^ 1.70 Per Cord 8.00 I'er MBM 6.00 Per MBM 8.00 Per MBM 0.00 Per MBM 10.00 Per MBM 12.00 Per MBM 10.00 Per MBM 12.00 I'er MBM 8.00 Per MBM 12. jO Per MBM 05 (M O O t^ O -+ ■ji V m o 3 Q 0000000(N0 OOCOOOO o o o o o o o o oo oo o o o o o o oooo o o oooo (N (M — 01(M(M (M (N C^ — ' C^ 2 2 2 i5 2 ^ 2 ?5 r. ,? ?88? rc'- o c^t *.-: t^ c^ '- rc -r CO 1 t^ -r yi >t n -^ OOCOOOO-^O o o o o o o o o o o o o o (N~. .-".-ceo y 5 ~ -r-^ -^ ■? ■-" O •X 1 O i* X K> if 3 -a o o y - y -o y .T3 5 y a_. II ^ r- . X 11 be »- o u y o y . y -a . CO x"> No. of Ten- ders CO .— I OJ - IM Area sq. miles 3 s :i' 3 ^N _y o n Q d S o d y y" £ y o X a II i -a c >% Dale Sold 194G O u Q U y Q 'J Q 6 y Q o CO d y Q !- C5 05 5 CO eo Q 1 y Q 184 REPORT OP^ THE No. 3 H H B O H $10.50 Per MBM 7.00 Per MBM 7.00 Per MBM 6.00 Per MBM o o OO o o 20.00 Per MBM 17.00 Per MBM 15.00 Per MBM 17.00 Per MBM 15.00 Per MBM 13.50 Per MBM 11.50 Per MBM 11.50 Per MBM 11.50 Per MBM 9.00 Per MBM 5.50 Per MBM 11.00 Per MBM 15.50 Per MBM 9.00 Per MBM 1.85 Per Cord . 85 Per Cord 12.00 Per MBM 10.00 Per MBM 7.50 Per MBM 10.00 Per MBM 8.00 Per MBM 8.50 Per MBM 8.50 Per MBM 6.00 Per MBM in o 3 Q oooo o o oooo (MO (MiM C^ (M 2 . 50 2.00 1.50 2.50 2.00 o O O O 'O IN IM t^ <6 o CO ooooo o o o o o t^ O CO '^i CO ooooooo o o o o o o o t^ CD CO CO CO (N CO OOOO OOtJItJh 00 CO OOOOO ooooo t>. o CO T}H eo 6.00 6.50 3.00 ■a o o ooooo ooooo ddooo ooooooo o o o o o o o 00 CO CO CO CO —1 CO OO OO o^ ooooo ooooo (M CO (N CO CO ooo ooo 5 Red& White I'ineLogs Spruce Logs Balsam Logs Hardwood Logs Cedar Poles 21 to 30 Ft. 31 to 40 Ft. Pine Logs Spruce & Balsam Logs Hemlock Logs Hardwood Logs Poplar Logs Red & W. Pine Logs Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Balsam Logs Birch and Ash Logs Poplar Logs Cedar Logs Red & W. Pine Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Red cSc W. Pine Logs Spruce Logs Hemlock Logs Hardwood Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Jackpine Logs Poplar Logs T3 C/) o c H c O ? 5 . u *■ cu S Oo L. Porteiance, 5 Carleton St., Sudl)ur\-, On I. Id tn O . l-i ^ (T. C No. of Ten- ders - c^ ^ Oi CO - Area sq. miles ^ \^' ^T Ci :S^ - 03 O O d. X 3 o d tJiO IS c a> Q d c o Q d cC CG d is c o Date Sold 1947 CO ' — . CO c 03 CO 00 c' o 03 Q |3 - o o Q 00 G 4) Q o o Q CO CM cJ o a DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 185 bo ■5 c/) H $11.00 per MBM 9.75 Per MBM 9.75 Per MBM 8.00 Per MBM 8.00 Per MBM 5.50 I'er MBM erMBM er MBM er MBM er MBM er MBM er Pole er Pok- er Pole er MBM er Cord er Cord er Cord er Cord erMBM er Cord er Cord iiiii U U. 1- U 1_ y y y y y o !>5 5 5 § S X 2 o t-^ t-^ S -o O o o OXI> ggggs t^(N -^t^lM ^ ^(N(N O^-H ^ o o t^ X C- tn y "C Oh X y 3 Q $2.50 1.50 2.00 1.50 2.00 2.00 o o o o o ooo O O O O O (N O t^ O O o o o O ^ t^ O J OOOOO ooooo !>) -^ IM O t- t^ (N t^ t^o co^ "^ K $1.50 1.25 1.25 0— > o c ta 1— > 186 REPORT OF THE No. 3 5 o 02 per Cu. Ft. 03^ per Cu. Ft. 02 per Cu. Ft. 033^ per Cu. Ft. 01 per Cu. Ft. 02 per Cu. Ft. OlMperCu.Ft. 00 Per MBM 85 Per Cord 75 Per Cord 05 Per MBM 50 Per MBM 05 Per Cord 05 Per Cord 80 Per Cord 55 Per Cord ii O OJ CuCu (Ml> 50 Per MBM 00 Per MBM 90 Per Cord 85 Per Cord 00 Per MBM 00 Per MBM 25 Per Cord 50 Per Cord 75 Per Cord 75 Per Cord Or-H ai >c (N (M O 05 CO -t 1>(M (M -a o Cm en OJ 3 Q OOO lO -I- ^ O O O O O LO O O -* t^ L-:: (M oo o-^ oooo '- O -f -t< OOOOOO 'C O -f '-f Tt< lO (/> (No 0(M oooo O O t CO O C O O 'C«0 '.t u-t -1- r-l (M — 1 m^ t^ t^CO — ' CO t- CO t^(N — ' 5 -H o o o o o o" OOOOOOO o O iC lO lO »C lQ lO OOOOOO lOO O O O lC O O L'> o o o O IC -^ O r-l — 1 if^ -- -^ -'-' LT IM T-i u o S H "o -a c Jackpine Pulpwood Spruce Logs Spruce Pulp Spruce Logs Poplar Pulpwood Poplar Logs Balsam Pulpwood Jackpine Logs Spruce Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Logs Poplar Logs .Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Fuelwood (Hard) Fuelwood (Soft) o o tn CL O 3 U, 1- c3 cu aa o o cuo- Jackpine Logs Poplar Logs Jackpine Pulpwood Poplar Jackpine Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Pulpwood J. Pine Pit Props Poplar Pulpwood Birch Fuelwood -a o o Steinbach Lumber Yards Quibell, Ont. o <% o — O J= Thomas Moore, Smooth Rock Falls, Ont. Briscoe Bros., Box 103, Matheson, Ont. Messrs. H. G. Winslow and Sons, Kakabeka Falls, Ont. R. Sparks, Swastika, Onl. No. of Ten- ders CO (M - - - M Area sq. miles 00 :^ r-l (N - u o d H o ifi c o o U d t-' o d -o C o d c cU E o d H cu < d Date Sold 1947 O "o "o o o "o aj cU O (N CS 1 — 1 IM •—1 cu 1—1 CO (M C cu 1— > 00 (M C CU fc DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 181 1 SSS§ ^ -ri -n -r; §sssssssssss<; 1 cc cc cc cc 22 li u u ^ O O O affiK2:232:2:=:;:c2Cc::c2: "S ssss SS§§§§SSSSSSS U U U L. 1- 1- U 1- O t-Ul-V-l-Ul-Ut-UUU,l_ o t-l Ij _o _p _o ^rt O O _i) _0 _0 ^O _CJ _0 O O _CJ Zj CJ ^ -- ^ — ,_ ^_, ,« ,_ ,^ ,^ L- 1- I- 1'^ I- l'^ 1- C 5 C: C: — CD "~ O — ' c^c^oJc5c^c^oJ(Nc^6ic56i(N fcoisc; T}< co^ --I ^050000000^^~ "" tn O ooco O O O "O (N ooooocoocoooc Q iC lO O >0 O •* iC (>) O lO O iC lO lO O LO lO lO LO lO lO c (N (N (M(N (N r- j= ^o ^ 5 ^ «-J •T^ -^ -i— ' o ■{■ ^ C3 3 ■^ s. . O rt UQ HUU «*-( O i tf) C u |H^ CO CO K?l :^ 2^ < ■" e d ■s _^ >— ;j::; o d n3 o is o O h ►J u fcc o w '^ re U OS •^ 9/46 Charters Twp. 36 Booth Lumber Ltd., Ottawa, Ont. Red and White Pine Logs Ma> 29/44 May 15/46 B rower Twp. M T. B. Skidmore, Brower, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood June 12/41 Ma>- 15/46 Kendrey Twp. IK J. M. Charpentier, Driftwood, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood June 8/43 Ma> 29/46 Morrisette Twp. 4K> Haile^•bur\■ Luml)er Co., Ltd.," Haileybury, Ont. -Spruce Logs Jackpine Logs White Pine Logs Mar. 3/38 May 28/46 Tudor Twp. >2 H. C. Lloyd, Bannockburn, Ont. All Species Sept. 30/40 Ma> 28/46 Tudor Twp. 1 H. C. Lloyd, Bannockburn, Ont. All Species Dec. 1/39 Ma>- 2/46 Aberdeen- Additional Twp. M John 0. McLeod, Leeburn, Ont. All Species Mar. 20/40 Max- 23/46 Skead Twp. Vo T. S. Woollings, Englehart, Ont. Spruce Logs Balsam Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood Sept. 29/41 June 13/46 Area unsurve\ed West of Redditt Twp. Designated as T.B. 48 H A. Le\dier, Kenora, Ont. Spruce Logs Jackpine Logs Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Aug. 21/44 May 30/46 Owens Twp. y^ F. Gallant, Val Rita, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Jan. 26/42 June 31/46 Somerville Twp. M S. Bryant, Norland, Ont. All Species Sept. 22/41 June 17/46 Williamson Twp. Vi J. E. Tremblaj', Harty, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood July 29/43 June 17/46 Owens Twp. Yi W. Bergeron, Harty, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 189 Table No. 6 Timber Areas Abandoned in the Year Ending March 31, 1947 Date Sold Date of Abandonment Locality Area Square Miles Licensee Kind of Timl)eT Aug. 16/43 June 21/46 Nansen Twp. M W. Lamontagne, Moonbeam, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Apr. 20/39 June 21/46 Tudor Twp. Ya. G. \V. Jones, Bancroft, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Jan. 22/38 May 17/46 Barrie Twp. % J. A. Newton, Arden, Ont. All Species Nov. 21/38 July 15/46 Firstbrook Twp. % S. Norfolk, Haileybur\ , Ont. Red and White Pine Logs Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Cedar Logs May 30/40 July 8/46 Crerar Twp. 1 Alfred Gignac, River Valley, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Nov. 12/40 July 15/46 Bayly and Skead Twps. Wz Robt. MacCallum, Earl ton, Ont. Spruce Logs Jackpine Logs Spruce Pulpwood May 17/45 July 15/46 Leith and Ray Twps. 5 W. H. Durrell, New Liskeard, Ont. All Species Dec. 30/40 July 22/46 Machin Twp. Va Arthur Gauthier, Fauquier, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Jan. 23/41 Aug. 7/46 Aweres Twp. % William Boston, SaultSte. Marie, Ont. Hardwood May 20/39 Aug. 13/46 Lake Twp. Vi W. J. McCoy, Eldorado, Ont. Maple Logs Basswood Logs Elm Logs .Spruce Logs Balsam Pulpwood Dec. 30/41 Aug. 13/46 Mayo Twp. Va Howard Hostler, Hermon. Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Maple Logs Spruce Logs Jan. 17/42 Aug. 13/46 Sabine Twp. 1 Judson A. Gunter, Princes Lake, Ont. Birch Logs Pine Logs Hemlock Logs Maple Logs Beech Logs Mar. 18/37 Aug. 1.3/4() Sal line iwp. 1^ Jud.son A. Gunter, Princes Lake, Ont. All Species May 22/40 Aug. 19/46 Richardson Twp. M Harvey Isberg, Sleeman, Ont. Jackpine Logs Jackpine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood 190 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 6 Timber Areas Abandoned in the Year Ending March 31, 1947 Date Sold Date of Abandonment Locality Area Square Miles Licensee Kind of Timber Jan. 13/25 Aug. 19/46 Gladman Twp. 10 L. B. Christie, Box 7, 24 Eraser St. North Bay, Ont. Red and White Pine Logs Cedar Poles Apr. 20/39 Sept. 13/46 Herschell Twp. 1 G. W. Jones, Bancroft, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Apr. 20/39 Sept. 13/46 Mayo and Ashby Twps. 1 G. W. Jones, Bancroft, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Apr. 20/39 Sept. 13/46 Wollaston Twp. % G. VV. Jones, Bancroft, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Popkir Pulpwood Nov. 29/43 Sept. 13/46 Hartman Twp. M G. L. Pidgeon, Wabigoon, Oni. Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Pulpwood Jackpine Pulpwood Nov. 12/40 Sept. 13/46 Montgomery and Patton Twps. Vi Wm. Laforge, Iron Bridge, Ont. Hardwood Logs Hemlock Logs Nov. 5/28 Sept. 13/46 Bond Twp. M J. W. Quirion, Con naught .Sin., Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Sept. 30/37 Oct. 1/46 Zealand Twp. H George H. Leach, Dryden, Ont. Jackpine Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood Oct. 27/43 Oct. 8/46 Ha>cock Twp. H John Shamlock, Box 944, Kenora, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Nov. 27/44 Oct. 10/46 Janes Twp. iH Mattawa Wood Products, Ltd., North Bay, Ont. Jackpine Pulpwood Oct. 30/39 Oct. 11/46 Clement and Scholes Twp. 17 Geo. Gordon & Co., Ltd., Cache Bay, Ont. Red and White Pine Logs Nov. 12/37 Oct. 8/46 Galbraith Twp. K Murray Bean, Bruce Stn., Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood July 25/41 Oct. 8/46 Radcliffe Twp. K F. A. Smaglinskie, Wilno, Ont. Poplar Pulpwood Aug. 17/38 Nov. 25/46 Doyle Twp. 5 John W. Fogg, Ltd., Timmins, Ont. Red and White Pine Logs Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Dec. 20/40 Dec. 2/46 Melick Twp. M John Wyder, Box 352, Kenora, Ont. Jackpine Logs Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Nov. 3/42 Nov. 28/46 Between Twps. 83 and 84 2 J. Cebrario, Schrieber, Ont. Spruce Logs Jackpine Logs DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 191 T.\BLE No. 6 Timber Areas Abandoned in the Year Ending March 31, 1947 Date Sold 1 Date 1 of Locality- Abandonment Area Square Miles Licensee Kind of TinilxT Dec. 4/39 Dec. 27/46 \ictoria Twp. 1 J. Whalen, Walford, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Oct. 11/41 Mar. 31/46 Denbigh Twp. Yi Frank Edwards, Denbigh, Ont. All Species Nov. 23/43 .Mar. 31/47 Head Twp. ^Vi Emil & Albert Zadow, 670 Pembroke St.W. Pembroke, Ont. Red and White Pine Logs Poplar Logs Nov. 23/36 Mar. 3/47 Parcels 1, 2, 3 & 4 on South Arm of Kenogamis Lake 9 Lars Lahti, Geraldton, Ont. Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Table No. 7 Timber Areas Transferred durin g the year ending March 31 1947 Date Sold Date Transferred Localit}- Area Square Miles Transferee Kind of Timber .Mar. 1/27 Apr. 10 46 Beniah, Menapie and Thorning Twps. 143,1-^ A. E. Wicks, Ltd., Cochrane, Ont. Spruce Logs Balsam Logs Spruce, Balsam and other Pulpwoods Dec. 18/44 June 4/46 Twp. 28 4 Armour & Graham, Ltd., 24 King St. W., Toronto, Ont. Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Jackpine Pitprops Spruce Pitprops Jan. 3/45 June 17/46 Han Ian Twp. 13^ Leonides Boisvert, La Sarre, Que. Poplar Logs Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Apr. 26/37 June 7/46 Adrian Twp. 6M Nicholas Enders, Kakabeka Falls, Ont. White Pine Logs Spruce and Balsam Pulpwood Birch, Spruce and Balsam Logs Birch Fuelwood May 16/45 July 11/46 Rupert and Esnagami Twps. 15 Donald A. Clark, Port Arthur, Ont. Jackpine Jan. 12/07 June 19/46 Montreal River I'ulp Cone. 1152 E. B. Eddy Co., Hull, Que. Spruce, Balsam and other Pulpwood May 30/40 Sept. 5/46 Area in vicinity of Nulla Lake 1 Harry Thomas, Port Arthur, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Pine Timber Spruce Logs Balsam Logs 192 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 7 Timber Areas Transferred durin g the year ending March 31 1947 Date Sold Date Transferred Locality Area Square Miles Transferee Kind of Timber Jan. 20/43 Sept. 5/46 Black Twp. 6 E. V. Woollings, Englehart, Oni. Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Pulpwood Balsam I'ulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Nov. 26/45 Jan. 13/47 Cochrane Twp. \K K. W. Biglow, Devon, Ont. Jackpine Logs Spruce Pitprops Jackpine Pitprops July 18/46 Nov. 5/46 Eby Twp. H Chas. Marshall, Swastika, Ont. Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Dec. 18/87 Oct. 15/46 Livingstone Twp. 4M National Lumber Co., Ltd., 80 Richmond St. \V. Toronto, Ont. All Species Feb. 28/44 Jan. 13/47 North Indian Res. No. 23 6 Eric Pearson and Paul Engblom, Fort Frances, Ont. Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Poplar Logs Jackpine Pulpwood Jan. 11 37 Nov. 28/46 MacLennan Twp. 3M Del Doaust and John Morbin, Skead, Ont. Red and White Pine Logs Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood Nov. 1/46 Dec. 21/46 Little Twp. 1% Feldman Timber Co. Ltd., Schumacher, Ont. Spruce Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Dec. 9/35 Jan. 27/47 Pense Twp. 1 .-, Ben Crick, Hilliardton, Ont. White Pine Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Pulpwood Oct. 4/39 Jan. 27/47 Pense Twp. 1% Ben Crick, Hilliardton, Ont. Red and White Pine Logs Spruce Logs Birch Logs Sept. 19/45 Nov. 19/46 Phelps Twp. 9 Pannill Lumber Co. Ltd., 42 Edward St., Kitchener, Ont. Hardwood Logs Hemlock Logs Spruce Logs 1895-96 June 24/46 Pentland Twp. 24 Ji Staniforth Lumber Co., 437 James St., Montreal, Que. All Species 1878-79 Jan. 13/47 La van t Twp. im MarvC. Herron, R.R.'2, Lanark, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 Dec. 16/46 Anstruther Twp. oVa Ernest Caldwell, Hockley, Ont. All Species DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 194: 193 Table No. 7 Tim xr Areas Transferred during the year ending March 3 . 1947 Date Sold Date Transferred Locality Area Square Transferee Miles Kind of Timber 1878-79 Sept. 26/46 Admaston Twp. 2V4 M. E. McXulty, Mt. St. Patrick, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 Jan. 13 47 Berth 17.5 18 L E. Proxencher, Blind River, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 Nov. 19 46 Bethune Twp. m Frank H. Harris Lumber Co. Ltd., Excelsior Life Bldg., Toronto, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 Max- 19 46 South Canonto Twp. IK B. \V. and 0. E. Rothwell, Lanark, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 May 19,46 South Canonto Twp. 2 B. \V. and 0. E. Rothwell, Lanark, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 June 3 46 Pts. Burnaby, Hebert and Eldridge Twps. Gillies Bros, and 50 Co. Ltd., Braeside, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 June 3 46 Pts. Flett, Angus and Parkman Twps. 36 Gillies Bros, and Co. Ltd., Braeside, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 June 3 46 Pts. LaSalle, Angus, McAusland, and Parkman Twps. 59 Gillies, Bros, and Co. Ltd., Braeside, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 June 3 46 Pts. Wyse, Parkman and McAusland Twps. 36 Gillies Bros, and Co. Ltd., Braeside, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 June 3 46 Ft. Parkman Twp. 17.1 2 Gillies Bros, and Co. Ltd., Braeside, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 May 19 46 South Canonto Twp. Vi B. \V. and O.E. Rothwell, Lanark, Ont. \\\ -Species 1890-91 May 19/46 South Canonto Twp. 4J4 B. \V. and O. E. Rothwell, Lanark, Ont. All Species July 30 46 Jan. 9/47 Sheraton Twp. 2M Bouchard Timber Co.. 125 Wilson Ave., Timmins, Ont. Jackpine Logs Poplar Logs Jackpine Pulp wood Poplar Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood Jackpine Fuelwood and Pitprops Aug. 15/46 Jan. 9/47 Sheraton Twp. Wz E. Mainvilie, 66 Main St., Timmins, Ont. Jackpine Logs Jackpine Fuelwood Jackpine Pitprops 194 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1947 No. 3 Table No. 7 Timber Areas Transferred during the year ending March 31 1947 Date Sold Date Transferred Area Locality Square Miles Transferee Kind of Timber Prior to 1879 June 21/46 Berth 107 36 K.V.P. Co. Ltd., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S.A. All Species Prior to 1879 June 21/46 Bigelovv Twp. 3% K.V.P. Co. Ltd., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S.A. All Species Prior to 1879 June 21/46 Acheson Twp. 36 K.V.P. Co. Ltd., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S.A. All Species Prior to 1879 June 21/46 Vernon Twp. 36 K.V.P. Co. Ltd., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S.A. All Species Prior to 1879 June 21/46 Hyman Twp. 36 K.V.P. Co. Ltd., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S.A. All Species Prior to 1879 June 21/46 Tottcn Twp. 36 K.V.P. Co. Ltd., Kalamazoo, Mich., LI.S.A. All Species Prior to 1879 June 21/46 Porter Twp. 36 K.V.P. Co. Ltd., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S.A. All Species Prior to 1879 Feb. 17/47 Stanhope Twp. 5 Hodgson Jones Lumber Co. Ltd., 320 Bay St., Toronto, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 Feb. 17/47 Sherbournc Twp. lOM Hodgson Jones Lumber Co. Ltd., 320 Bay St., Toronto, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 Feb. 17/47 Stanhope Twp. 11 Hodgson Jones Lumber Co. Ltd., 320 Bay St., Toronto, Ont. All Species Prior to 1879 July 17/47 Pts. Eddy, Jocko, 50 Clarkson, W'yse and Poitras Twps. Guelph Cask, Veneer & Phwood Co. Ltd., Scotstown, Ont. All Species Feb. 5/45 Mar. 20/47 McFadden Twp. 12 Chesterville Mines Ltd., 330 Bay St., Toronto, Ont. White Pine Logs Red Pine Logs Jackpine Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Pulpwood Balsam Pulpwood INISTER OF LANDS ' AND FORESTS " I OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO For the Fiscal Year ending MARCH 31, 1948 PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO TORONTO Printed and Published by Baptist lohnston, . . Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty Ks^^' mI^- mt-^i REPORT OF THE Minister of Lands and Forests OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO For the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 1948 PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO SESSIONAL PAPER No. 3, 1949 ONTARIO TORONTO Printed and Published by Baptist Johnston, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1949 To His Honour, The Lieutendut-Governor of the Province of Ontario. May It Please Your Honour: The undersigned begs respectfulh' to present to xour Honour, the Annual Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for the fiscal year April 1, 1947, to March 81. 1948. H. R. Scott, Minister. C O X T E X T S Page Introduction 5 Division of Accounts 7 Division of Air Service 15 Division of Fish and Wildlife 21 Division of Forest Protection 35 Division of Land and Recreational Areas 45 Division of Law 53 Division of Operation and Personnel 55 Division of Reforestation 63 Division of Research 67 Division of Surveys and Engineering 71 Division of Timber Management 81 4] REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF LANDS AXD FORESTS OF THE PROMXCE OF ONTARIO For the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 1948 The work of the Department is dealt with in the following pages under the names of the various Divisions as follows: The Division of Accounts The Division of Air Service The Division of Fish and Wildlife The Division of Forest Protection The Division of Land and Recreational Areas The Division of Law The Division of Operation and Personnel The Division of Reforestation The Division of Research The Division of Surveys and Engineering The Division of Timber Management All events of note are recf)r(k'(l under the above headings. REPORT OF THE No. 3 A Bp:avkr Kit Exploring the Top of His Lodge DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 UniSION OF ACCOUNTS General The financial report sets out a substantial increase — $438,832. — in expendi- ture appropriation of the Department as compared with the previous \ear. This increased appropriation was required for: — (1) Extra Fire Fighting. (2) Expansion in the field work of the Fish and Wildlife, Timber Manage- ment, and Reforestation Divisions. Accounting for the Division of Air Service was re-organized as of 1st April 1947. The result of this re-organization is illustrated b>- the several accounting statements appearing herein, particularh- those having reference to the detailed costs of operating. FLXAXCIAL REPORT 1. Cash Receipts and Disbursements: The following summarizes the result of operations for the vear ending March 31, 1948: Total— Cash Receipts $10,682,403.47 Total— Cash Disbursements 7,598,611.94 Excess of Receipts over Disbursements $3,083,791.53 2. Com piirison of Results ivith Those of Prior Years: (a) Receipts In Schedule A, page 10, cash receipts for the >ear under re\ie\\ ha\e been compared with those of the previous four years. This data ma\- be summarized as follows: 'W'ars ending March 31st Division 1944 1945 194(i 1947 1948 d^ J> C> d> ^ .lb .f .IP 'lb ^ .\ccounts — Water Power Kemals Provincial Land Tax Long Lac Diversion Miscellaneous .\ir .Service Fish & Wildlife (1944-47) (Game i!v: Fisheries Dept.) Forest I'roiection Land and Kecreationai .Areas Reforestation Surveys Timber Management Lignite I )c\-cj()()niciii 618,901 609,425 654,979 680,568 694,859 ].-)8,74.-) 175,342 209,459 204,475 185,470 21,750 21,300 20,850 20,400 19,950 5,939 20,388 9,048 46,071 24,825 19,448 12,417 25,284 15,258 8,376 975,073 1,193,034 1,651,166 2,248,201 2,420,()61 22,917 26,850 30,943 4().402 53,230 273,754 294,308 338.258 430,644 393,938 26,138 10,5.-)9 19,3X() 25,373 25,562 13,293 1,275 459 I ,()52 .-)01 4,561,734 4,241,581 5,.5.54,781 (),944,104 6,8.55,031 16 6,697,708 6,606,479 8,514,613 10,663,148 10,682,403 8 REPORT OF THE No. 3 (b) The following is a comparison of total disbursements for the five years ending March 31^ 1948: Years ending March 31st 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 (P d> © (J- ffi* $ .J) •If •!> 'JP Department of Lands and Forests Total Disbursements — Chargeable to Appropriation as voted 3,040,901 3,572,225 3,988,394 5,961,806 7,598,612 Additional Disbursements — Uncontrollable items chargeable to Special Warrants 1 1 1 .000 Department of Game and Fisheries Total Disbursements — Chargeable to Appropriation as voted 574,525 638,765 748,661 1,197,974 Total Disbursements 3,615,426 4,210,990 4,848,055 7,159,780 7,598,612 TREND OF DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE TIMBBH RETURNS-CROWN DUES-GROUND RENT & FIRE TAX CHANGES FO/? THE FIVE YEARS ENDING 31 MARCH 1948 7 ^S.JS4.78l 1947 ^e.S44.io4 1946 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 900 800 700 Q^ 600 < o ^ 500 to o 400 I^ 300 200 100 TREND OF DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE WATER POWER RENTALS CR.OWN LAND SALES AND RENTALS PROVINCIAL LAND TAX FOR THE FIVE YEARS ENDING 31 MARCH 1948 WATER POWER RENTA CROWN LAND SALES AND PROVI RENTALS NCIAL LAND TAX 944 1945 1946 1947 1948 10 rp:port of the No. 3 Schedule A DEPARTMENT OF COMPARISON OF RECEIPTS FOR Division of Accounts Water Power Rentals Provincial Land Tax Long Lac Diversion Refunds — Re Flowage Easements Casual Fees, Etc Gait Lease ■ ■ ■ Contractor's Security Deposit on Forest Insect Laboratory Construction Project Contractor's Security Deposit on Forest Ranger School Contractor's Security Deposit on Forest Resources Inventory Contractor's Security Deposit on Petawawa Forest Access Road 1944 Division of Air Service Miscellaneous Division of Fish and Wildlife Licenses, Royalty, Sundry (1944-47 Game and Fisheries Dt'in.) Division of Forest Protection Miscellaneous Division of Lands and Recreational Areas Land Sales Land Rentals (Other than Parks) Park Revenue — Including Park Rentals Algonquin Rondeau Quetico Ipperwash Beach Miscellaneous Revenue Division of Reforestation Miscellaneous Division of Surveys Lac Seul Storage Dam Aerial Surveys — Net Receipts Division of Timber Management Crown Dues, Ground Rent, Fire Tax. Etc. Lignite Development Miscellaneous Total Receipts 618,901.26 158,744.95 21,750.00 93.76 2,924.52 2,921.00 805,335.49 19,448.31 975,072.60 22,916.40 118,745.26 107,517.94 22,422.-53 15,201.66 6,435.81 235.80 3,195.43 273,754.43 26,137.92 11,685.22 1,607.26 13,292.48 4,-561,733.49 16.44 6,697,707.56 DEPARTMEXT OF LANDS AXD FORESTS FOR 1948 11 LAXDS AXD FORESTS 5 YEARS EXDLXG MARC^H 31, 1948 Schedule A 1945 1946 1947 1948 S 609,425.12 175,341.55 21,300.00 $ 654,978.77 209,459.44 20,850.00 $ 680,568.56 204,474.57 20,400.00 $ 694,859.07 185,470.29 19,950.00 4,719.34 669.00 9,047.69 11,070.65 13,825.05 15 000.00 20,000.00 15,000.00 11,000.00 826,455.01 894,335.90 951,513.78 925,104.41 12,416.85 25,284.13 15,258.36 8,376.00 1,193,033.72 1,651,165.66 2,248,200.65 2,420.661.17 26,850.25 30,942.78 46,401.74 53,229.92 155.219.01 89,484.59 19,573.53 15.152.86 7,572.01 623.15 6,683.40 193,061.14 90,988.56 23,759.48 15,017.47 8,868.97 575.50 5,986.66 261,865.96 98,893.17 31,238.23 15,998.64 13.755.06 1,238.25 7,655.05 215,151.77 108,676.48 32,324.38 17,400.74 1,072.03 2,111.94 17,200.79 294,308.55 338,257.78 430,644.36 393,938.13 10,558.66 19,386.47 25,373.17 25,562.25 1,274.94 458.95 1,651.44 500.61 1,274.94 458.95 1,651.44 6,944.104.39 500.61 4,241,581.00 5,554,781.31 6,855,030.98 6,606,478.98 8,514,612.98 10,663,174.89 10,682,403.47 12 REPORT OF THE No. 3 LJ-J < < a/ g L_U U F— u L-U DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 13 wn^^wimwwi f^i^ m O O M ° ° ■;s -^ 0050 O O criL O O «» o> o o i_ t_ lO — tiKfl !!«««!! 4J X a ac/^ ^=« |< - o -■ :z J o ::: So < E 1:5 = d > a -J "O DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 15 DIXISION OF AIR SERVICE General During the fiscal period involved, the Service took out a Class 5 Licence as issued by the Air Transport Board. This licence permits of our engaging in, for hire, an>- t\pe of emergenc>- or philanthropic fixing, as well as a certain limited amount of co-operation with timber operators. New Construction and Expansion Construction has been started on a splendid new addition to the Air Service hangar and work shops. At the time of reporting, this work is well on its wax- to completion. The Department of Public Works built for the Department of Lands and Forests, three new summer staff cottages at Orient Ba>-, as well as two at Port Arthur and two at Geraldton for all-\ear-round occupanc\-. The Air Service also constructed from materials which had been on hand for a couple of years, one summer staft' cottage at Caribou Lake. Equipment Three new Norseman seaplanes were delix'ered in the earl\- spring of 1947. One was lost on ojjcrations at Poshkokagan Lake duiing the summer. The 1 )epartm(.-nt was able to interest a (^madian manufacturer in the design and development of a semi-suppression bush seaplane, designed and built to a specification laid down by our own Department. The Beaver is now actualK- licensed for w heels, skis and fioats and is in i)roduclion. This se.iplane gives ever\- evidence of unusualK' fine performance and the Department has presenth' placed an order for twelve to be delivered as quickh' as the>- can be manufactured. During the same period, the I)e|)artment |)urch.isc-(l six w ai-suri)lus I l.u'xards for the express i)urpose of recox'ering the engines, ijropellers and instruments. A change has been made in icspect of servicing aircraft radio t-cpiiijuient. Two specially trained men of the Radio .Section of the l)i\ision of i-'orest Pro- tection were assigned to this important work; one with headquarters at Sault Ste. Marie and the other at our Western Divisional Headquarters at Sioux Lookout. .All aircraft radio ser\icinu was done l)\ these two men. 16 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Wifiter Operations Normal winter operations were again carried out from Algonquin Park, Quetico Park, Gogama and Sioux Lookout. Maintenance of Service Buildings Normal maintenance of Service property and buildings was carried out as usual. Accidents It is a pleasure to report that there were no serious accidents to any of our personnel during the period dealt with. Neiv Housing Statistics Permanent Dwellings 4 Summer Dwellings 4 Type of Construction Frame Approximate Accommodation (in each) Family of 4 The following tables are submitted as supplementary' to this Report: Table I — Allocation of Aircraft. Table II — Hours Flown on \'arious Phases of Fhing Operations. Table III— Totals. Table IV — Flying Time — Pilots. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 17 TABLE No. I Allocation of Aircraft 1947-48 Base Registration Type Algonquin Park CF'-BGN Stinson Biscotasing CF-OBF Norseman Caribou Lake CF'-OBP Norseman Fort Frances CF-OBM Norseman Geraldton G-CAPA Moth Gogama G-CAPB Moth Ignace CF-BGM Stinson Kenora CF-OBO Norseman Oba Lake CF-OBH Norseman G-CAOW Moth Orient Bay CF-OBL Norseman CF-OBQ Norseman Pa\s Plat CF-OAW Stinson Parr\- Sound CF-BGJ Stinson Pickle Lake - CF-OBR Norseman Port Arthur CF-OBE Norseman Red Lake CF-OBD Norseman Remi Lake CF-OAY Stinson Sank Ste. Marie CF-OBI Norseman CF'-OBA Stinson Sioux Lookout CF-OBG Norseman C^F-OBB Stinson CF-OBJ Norseman South Porcui)ine CF-OB(" Norseman Sudbury GI-OAP I'^airchikl 71 CF-OAS Buhl Timagami GI"-() W Stinson Twin Lakes CF-OBN Norseman G-CAOL Moth I "oronlo CF-BLM Stinson 18 REPORT OF THE No. 3 TABLE No. II Hours Flown on V.\rious Phases of Flying Oper.\tions 192-4-47 1947-48 Total Fire Detection Game Conservation (Fish and Wildlife). . Fire Suppression Photography Sketching Transportation — Ordinary- Transportation — Special Mercy Flights Ferrying Forced Landings Fhing Instruction Observers Instruction Operations Tests — Aircraft Dusting Operations — Ont. Govt Dusting Operations — B.C. Govt Tests — Radio Department of Entomology Department of Research (Sulphur Fimies) 566.20 863.20 045.16 413.20 087.33 ,857.00 ,043.47 314.32 ,538.07 943.49 ,977.02 94.09 ,694.53 ,574.47 326.05 86.20 85.40 302.00 250.35 154,064.35 1,784.45 724.00 1,895.15 .20 45.45 2,938.45 312.50 15.45 276.25 72.40 8.50 268.15 31.50 2.40 81.35 187.20 8,647.00 45,351.05 1,587.20 37,940.31 1,413.40 4,133.18 43,795.45 8,356.37 330.17 6,814.32 1,016.29 2,985.52 94.09 5,963.08 1,606.37 326.05 86.20 88.20 383.35 437.55 162,711.35 TABLE No. Ill Totals Passengers Carried Personnel Carried Total Passengers and Personnel Carried Effective Loads Flown, Lbs Effective Loads Flown, Tons 1924-47 121,249 80,055 201,304 42,877,091 21,438T 1,091 lbs. 1947-48 17,962 3,932 21,894 4,821,225 2,410T 1,225 lbs. Total 139,211 83,987 223,198 47,698,316 23,849T 316 lbs. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 19 TABLE Xo. IV Flying Time — Pilots Pilots 1924-47 1947-48 Total 91.20 395.50 487.10 1.790.40 302.10 2,092.50 2,933.40 62.15 2,995.55 1,4.52.20 203.50 1,656.10 278.05 278.05 240.40 355.55 596.35 215.05 408.15 623.20 2,486.50 186.30 2,673.20 849.40 297.55 1,147.35 1.033.40 303.30 1.337.10 2,275.05 66.50 2,341.55 4,729.30 214.40 4.944.10 264.55 264.55 304.00 304.00 943.05 222.20 1.165.25 388.05 307.40 695.45 143.05 143.05 2,777.00 274.40 3,051.40 3,267.05 199.55 3.467.00 440.20 26.15 466.35 1,158.40 386.35 1,545.15 1,958.40 507.05 2,465.45 6,860.55 343.15 7.204.10 1.845.50 492.00 2,337.50 273.55 220.30 494.25 1.421.25 349.10 1.770.35 510.20 209.55 720.15 871.20 218.35 1 .089.55 3.526.20 331.00 3.857.20 2,090.45 238.40 2.329.25 4.150.50 414.25 4. .565. 15 4,115.52 117.15 4.233.07 9.15 9.15 99,356.23 99,356.23 154,064.35 8,647.00 162,711.35 Bliss, \V. H. F. . . . Burtt. A. E Buckworth, W. B. Burton, E. C Burton, J. O Blockley, H. T.... Cooke, T. C CuUiton, J. P Denley. J. G. . Donnelh'. J. T. . . . Fiskar, U. W Gillard, M. \' Hallatt, H. M.. . . Hull. C. L Kincaid. J Kingdon. O. F. . . . Larden. J. K LeFeuvre, C. J. . . . MacDougall. F. A. Ponsford. G. P'. . . Pipe, J. T Parsons, R Phillips, G. H. R.. Poulin. L. D Reid. D. M Smith, A. B Siege!. J Speight. H. C Trussler, G. E. . . . Taylor, J. M Westaway, H. \V. . \\o(;dside, T Noorduvn Pilots.. AH Other Pilots. . Total 20 REPORT OF THE No. 3 A Raccoon Feeding on a Frog DEPARTAIEXT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 21 DIMSIOX OF FISH AXD WILDLIFE Wildlife Management Migratory Birds The duck and goose population of Xorth America dropi)ed to a criticalh' low le\'el in the winter of 1946-47. The nimiber of da\"s shooting was cut from 23/^ months to 45 da\s. The bag limit for ducks was cut from 12 per day to 7 per da>'. The seasonal bag limit for ducks was removed and in its place a possession limit of 14 ducks was established. The seasonal bag limit for geese was retained at 25, but a pos- session limit of 15 was also enforced. A spring woodcock census, along lines developed b\" the Dominion Wildlife Ser\ice, was commenced this year. Upland Game The numbers and distribution of the various groujjs of pinnated grouse on Manitoulin Island were studied and majjped during the sunmier. Fur-Bearing Animals Statistics regarding the actual harvest of \arious species are gi\-en at the end of this report. Introduced Wildlife There was a general increase in the suppL' of pheasants in the whole Lake Erie area, from X'iagara to \\^indsor. In the Toronto region, on the other hand, pheasant populations remain very low. As the difference cannot be accounted for b>" differences in the distribution of hatchery stock which was spread over the whole area, it must be explained b\' a local improvement in the suppK of wild-hatched birds, which is still not general over the pheasant area. Hungarian Partridge are still not numerous enough to ]:)ro\-ide an open season . A sharp local decline in the numbers of European hare has focussed attention on that species. It has hitherto not manifested an\' major fluctuations in numbers. Because the decline is local it is hard to sa>' whether the cause is natural fluctuations or intensive hunting, but the "jacks" are certainK not able to stand up under heav\- hunting as well as the>' did in the past. Control of Cormorants Investigations carried out in 1946 rexealed that the population of Double- crested Cormorants on the Great Lakes and Lake of the Woods had ver\ laigelx increased during recent \ears. A circular report has been issued on this. Trap-line Managemoit During the 1947 Session the following new section w.is added to the (lainc and I'isheries Act: — 8a — "A licence to trap fur-bearing animals on ( "row u lands shall be (1) subject to such limitations as to territor\ and tin- number of fur-bear- ing animals which ma\ be taken as the Minister max deem i)roper. 22 REPORT OF THE No. 3 (2) The Minister may limit the number of Hcences to be issued for any area of Crown land. 1947, Amendment." The purpose of this amendment was to give a legislative basis to the system of trap-line management wherein the trapping on any one area is carried out by one licensee only. Forms of licence and application were duly established by regulation, and the way was cleared for registering trap-lines on Crown lands in Ontario. An essential feature of trap-line management is the adjustment of the take of furs to the actual production. The basis for establishing this has to be a knowledge of the number of animals. For beaver this information is easy to obtain and is required from the trappers on their licence application form. A quota can likewise be fixed in the annual open season. In order to consolidate beaver management, the following section was added to the Act during the 1947 Session of the Legislature: 27 (la) "Beaver skins and pelts shall be sealed or marked by an officer before sale, and no fur dealer or buyer shall have unsealed or unmarked beaver skins or pelts in his possession. 1947, Amendment." SerialK' numbered lock seals of the box-car seal t\pe have been provided. A close estimate of the number of Trap-line Licences issued during the 1947-48 trapping season is 5,215. This includes approximately 2,000 licences issued to Indian trappers on famih^ group trap-lines in the Patricia District and 250 to Indian trappers north of Cochrane. The breakdown by districts is as follows: — District Trap-line Licences Algonquin 40 Chapleaii 275 Cochrane 200+250 Indian Fort Frances 125 Geraldton 100 Gogama 150 Kapuskasing 250 Kenora 275 Lake Simcoe 25 North Ba\' 200 Parry Sound 100 Port Arthur 300 Quinte 125 Sault Ste. Marie 350 Sioux Lookout 250+2,000 Indian Sudbury 200 2,965 On the whole the new regulations have worked out very well during the past trapping season and considering the number of licences issued comparatively few complaints have been received. Several minor changes to the regulations were recommended at the recent Specialists and Indian Agents meetings which can be put into effect in time for the next trapping season. Co-operation with Wildlife Management Institute The Department engaged in a pheasant scheme for Pelee Island in co- operation with the Wildlife Management Institute, Washington, D.C. DEPARTMENT OF LAXDS AXD FORESTS FOR 1948 23 Wildlife Propagaliou Pheasants were raised under contract at the Department's farms at Xorman- dale and Codrington. In addition, deficiencies in our requirements were made up by purchase from private breeders. 22,000 pheasants were distributed. Wildlife Harvest Records returned b\' 161 hunters in the central "deer block" of Ontario show a kill of 69 deer, or 1 per 2.2 hunters, about the same as last year. The number of da\"s hunted was 1,201, so that 17 da\s were required to kill a deer, on the average, or one more da\' than the length of the season. In Bruce Count>", -47 hunters killed 27 deer in 237 da\s, which indicates somewhat better hunting. Other records not tabulated show that deer hunting was best in Manitoulin Island and near the Manitoba border. In some parts of the latter area an over- population of deer is indicated. Detailed tabulation of voluntary returns for biological anah'sis is deferred until their \-olume is great enough to give statisti- cally useful figures. There were 1,500 deer and 101 moose exported in 1947 through the port of Sault Ste. Marie. Through ports in the Rain\- River District there were exported 304 moose, 3,860 deer, 188 bear and 2 caribou. The two caribou and an unknown proportion of the other game originated west of Ontario. On Xo. 11 Highway officers of the Department checked 9,570 returning hunters from X'ovember 12 to 25th, including 1,359 non-residents. The\" had killed 3,277 deer, 4 moose, 112 bears and 3 wolves. This makes 1 deer per 2.9 hunters, probabh' more accurate a figure than that obtained from the small voluntar\- return sample, although it covers a smaller area. Road patrols in the Haliburton and Peterborough county areas checked 1,478 hunters who had killed 787 deer, 27 bears and 1 wolf. This works out to 1 deer per 1.9 hunters. The voluntary return previoush' cited covers all the areas touched by road checks, and the figures of 1 deer per 2.2 hunters and 1 per 2.7 hunters may be compared. The latter is certainly more accurate. On Pelee Island there were 4,800 cock pheasants taken. Using the method of estimation by the sex-ratio before and after the shoot, the total population of pheasants on the island at the time of the shoot was 5,500 cock and 6,500 hen pheasants, a total of 12,000. The take of pheasants in the Toronto and Hamilton areas was extremeh' light, probably as low as it has ever been, but the kill in the Lake Erie region was higher than in years immediately preceding. The kill of ruffed grouse in the Province was evidenth' much greater than 1946, so that the low period of the grouse c\'cle ma\' be said to lia\e been [)assed. Wildlife Surveys During the summer two field parties carried out wildlife inventories of the counties of Lambton and Durham. These were for the purpose of obtaining accurate records of the condition of streams, j)onds, marshes, forests and fields with respect to wildlife, and the local interrelationships of physiography and land use with wildlife management. Fur Fiirniing During the calendar \ear 1947, 1,768 Fur Farmers' Licences were issued; 24 REPORT OF THE No. 3 1,389 being renewals of previous licences; 346 for newly-established fur farms and 33 licences were issued with retroactive provisions to legalize the possession of fur-bearing animals during the previous year. Departmental records show that during the fiscal year 1947-48, ranchers disposed of the fox and mink production in the following manner: Species Fox (Cross) Fox (Silver or Blacl- claim form was amended to embody the changes and separate forms are now in use for claiming bount\- on wolves killed in counties and on wolves killed in districts. A change with respect to the payment of claims b\- Count\- Treasurers on wolves killed in counties, was also implemented which provides a direct safeguard to County Treasurers. A uniform method of marking the pelts was adopted to ensure that the same pelt could not be resubmitted for bounty in another district. Under The WoU and Bear Bounty Act, 1946, a $25.00 bount\- on a timber or brush wolf three months of age or over and a $5.00 bounty on a timber or brush wolf under three months of age, is paid. The following is a comparative statement showing annual wolf t)oinU\- statistics for a period of five years, ending with the fiscal \ear 1947-48: DEPARTMENT OF LAXDS AXD FORESTS FOR 1948 25 Period Timber Brush Pups Total Bounty & Expenses For vear ending March 31, 1944. .. J 1,302 731 32 2,065 $46,54.5.75 For vear ending March 31, 194.5. . 1.321 665 12 1,998 45,993.58 For vear endins; March 31, 1946. . 1,266 777 30 2,073 44,999.87 For vear ending March 31, 1947 . . . 1,440 1,182 42 2,664 59,275.18 For year ending March 31, 1948 . . . 1,515 961 74 2,540 54,923.38 Bear Bounty There was a marked decrease in the iitimber of bears killed during the period covered by this report. 1946-47 1947-48 Bears Cubs Bears Cubs 959 73 509 17 TOTAL \ALUE OF PELTS EXPORTED OR TANNED During the year ending March 31, 1948 Pelts Exported Pelts Tanned Total Pelts Value of Pelts Bear Beaver Fisher . 70 20.083 1.133 768 14,363 81 118 2 615 1 .289 26,920 568.404 5,067 21.468 15.804 38,754 2 267 19 26 67 3,611 44 8 9 27 44 718 279.965 985 260 2.52 1 337 20,102 1,159 835 17,974 125 126 11 642 1,333 27,638 848,369 15.072 22.4.53 Iti.Oii) .'3it 006 3 S 842.50 671,406.80 43.462..50 Fox (Cross ) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black) Fox (White) Fox (Not Specilied ) Lvn.x 4.358.70 38,464.36 1,793.75 2.142.00 23.54 15,196.14 \Iarten ... 31.392.15 Mink Muskrat . 959.038.60 2.010,634. .53 Otter Raccoon 124,771.20 .56.132.50 Skunk .... 11,726.72 Weasel 69,430.68 \\ olverine . 30.00 TOT.\L 714,941 286,308 1,001,249 $4,040,846.67 ST.\TK.ME.\ T OF RA.NCH RAISED l'i:i.TS I-:Xl'ORi'l-:i ) OR TA.WED For the year ending March 31, 1948 Pelts Exported Pelts Tanned Total Pelts \'aUie of Pelts Fox (Cross) Fox (Silver or Black) Fox (Blue) Mink 6 1 25,051 2,081 120,621 3 2.458 40 5,208 9 27,509 2,121 125,829 $ 46.98 394.754.13 32.345.25 1,918,892.25 ToT.M, 1 «7.7.59 7.709 155,468 $2,346,038.61 26 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Enforcement A total in excess of $4,700.00 was realized from the sale of confiscated articles. Game Fish and Hatcheries Section During the \'ear, twenty-seven hatcheries and rearing stations were in operation. The following is a summary of the >ear's distribution. Brown Trout The 375,850 yearlings that were planted constitute an all time record for this species. There was an increase of 40% over the previous year's planting of yearlings. SUMM.ARY OF FI.SH DISTRIBUTIOX BY .\GE GROUPS April 1, 1947 to March 31, 1948 Species Fry FiNGERLlNGS Yearlings Adults TOT.VLS W'hitefish Herrixg 233.316,125 23.940.000 12,000,000 254,030,000 2,790,000 11,540 517,400 3,467,645 ' 3,850 579,925 6,100 59,000 ' 375,850 2,802,150 89,050 16,100 '"'l27 ' V.860 ■'ll5 5,099 876 233,316,125 23,940,000 Perch Pickerel 12,000,000 254,030,000 M.\SKIXON'GE 2,801,667 Brown Trout 375,850 Speckled Trout 3,321,410 Lake Trout ', K.\MLOOPs Trout R.viNBOw Trout 3,556,695 16,215 3,850 Smallmouth Bass Largemouth Bass Atlantic Salmon 1,457,000 305,000 2,042,024 311,976 59,000 527,838,125 4,645,460 3,283,150 8,077 535,774,812 Commercial Fishing A total of 2,421 commercial fishing licences were issued in Ontario for 1947 and the industry employed some 4,026 persons. The total production of all species of fish from these licences was 24,922,420 pounds, bringing in a revenue to the fishermen of S4. 803, 253. 97. In comparison the total catch for 1946 was 33.000,119 pounds and the revenue to the fishermen was $5,597,028.88. The value of commercial fishing equipment, as reported for 1947, was $5,147,029.00. This shows an increase of $383,251.00 over the previous year's value of equipment. The overall picture of the market value of the catch to the fishermen for the year 1947 showed a value of $4,803,253.97. This was a decrease of $793,774.91 as compared to the preceding year, 1946, which was $5,597,028.88. The decrease in the catch of Lake Herring in Lake Erie undoubtedly pla\ed a big part in this decline. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 27 COMPARATIXE TABLE OF FISH DISTRIBUTION' ACCORDING TO SPECIES 1943 to 1947 Species 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 Largemouth Bass Fry. Fingerlings Yearlings and Adults. S.MALLMOUTH BasS Fry. Fingerlings Yearlings and Adults. MASKIXOXGiE Fry. Fingerlings Adults Perch Fr>- Pickerel (Yellow) Fry Pickerel (Blue) Fr>- Brown Trout Eggs and Fry Fingerlings Yearlings Lake Trout Eggs and Fry Fingerlings Yearlings Rainbow Trout Fingerlings Yearlings Kamloops Trout Yearlings Adults Speckled Trout Fn- Fingerlings Yearlings Adults Whitefish Fry Herring Fry Minnows Adults Atlantic Salmon Fingerlings 507,500 38,500 290 1,512,000 392,700 1,369 1,165,000 2,150 19,000,000 263,875,000 150,000 10,000 1,000 303.335 325,000 8,048,800 60,860 73,242 15,450 5,000 5,000 9,400 3,083,983 10,292 371,677,500 24,560,000 130,000 14,600 51 2,030,000 664,400 2,834 2,705,000 2,952 18,480,000 271,265,000 330,750 3,176,500 3,475,995 44,108 32,186 3,900 7,200 493,840 2,876,963 4,360 259,435,000 5,662,000 25,000 30,000 5,000 448,000 348,368 5,322 2,030,000 200 9,500 27 385,000 312,710 4,418 1,150,000 6,875 50,000 224,749 765,000 7,248,040 88,700 5,563 9,900 5,000 117,300 3,005,573 4,467 240,786,775 6,405,000 4,000 41,350 133,025 268,940 2,265,000 3,609.195 28,045 1,610 4,850 50,000 84,730 2,760,780 8,656 205,590,000 69,674,000 88,210 12,000,000 20,450,000 177,595,000 ! 142,385,000 305,000 6,100 876 1,457,000 579,925 5,099 2,790,000 11,540 127 12,000,000 254,030,000 375,850 3,467,645 89,050 3.850 16.100 115 517,400 2,802,150 1,860 233,316,125 23,940,000 59,000 Totals 694,833,371 570,892,549 451,193,307 449,270,571 535,774,812 28 REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 Commercial Fishing Investigations 1. Baited Hook Lines — Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair Investigations were carried out during the summer to determine the effect, beneficial or otherwise, of the baited hooks, especiall}' catfish hooks, on (a) angUng (b) other commercial fishing. The results of this investigation would indicate that this is a suitable method for taking catfish and bullheads and does not interfere, in general, with either angling or other commercial fishing. The investigation in Lake St. Clair, where both catfish and sturgeon hooks are fished, indicated the desirabilitA" of issuing onh- one licence to cover the taking of both species of fish, rather than a separate licence for each species. 2. Trout Hooks — Georgian Bay Some investigation of the operation of trout hooks in Georgian Bay was carried out but insufficient information was obtained to warrant the drawing of an>' conclusion. 3. Blue Pickerel and Perch Fishiytg — Lake Ontario A short stud\ of this industry was made and the information obtained, while very limited, has ])roved valuable and indicates the size of mesh suitable for taking these fish in gill nets. Pollution Investigations The following waters were examined with reference to possible ix)llulion Laurel Stream at \\'aterloo Gengrich Stream at Baden Canagagigue Stream at Baden Speed River near Hespeler Spanish River near Espanola Seine River in Rainy Ri\er District Nith River at Xew Hamburg vSt. Lawrence River near (^ornwall Xation Ri\er at Chesterville, and Ottawa River near Ottawa. DEPARTMEXT OF LAXDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 29 CO.MPARATIXK STATKMEXT OF THE \IKLI) OF THE FISHERIES OF ONTARIO HV LAKE Lake 1946 Pounds 1947 Pounds Increase Pounds Decrease Pounds Ontario Erie St. Clair Huron Georgian Ba\- North Channel Superior North Inland Waters. South Inland Waters. 2.058.698 18.92.5.344 493,402 953.799 1,292.226 289.710 3,58S.6S9 4,719,299 678,952 2,001,519 12.333,922 466,386 1,106,986 666,488 266,640 2,S29.606 4,802.434 448,439 153,187 83,135 57,179 6.591,422 27,016 625,738 23,070 759,083 230,513 Total 33,000,119 24,922,420 236,322 8,314,021 Net Decrease 1 8 077 699 COMPARATIXE STATEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES OF ONTARIO Kind 1946 Pounds Increase Pounds Decrease Pounds Carp Catfish Caviare Eels Herring Mixed and Coarse. Perch Pickerel (Blue) . . . . Pickerel (Yellow) Pike Saugers Sturgeon Lake Trout Tullibee. Whitefish 759,233 629,695 2,807 51,484 11,576,606 3,843,559 2,973.467 1,972,265 2.716,040 1.015,624 185,225 2,514,489 308,570 4,451,0.55 505 667 3 35 4,310 3.566 2,646 1,752 2,947 1,020 162 176 1,878 305 4,941, ,749 ,185 ,164 ,734 953 ,275 911 ,695* 395 823 808* 675 547 742 764 37,490 357 231,355 5,199 162,808* 490,709 253,484 15,750 7.265,653 277,284 326.5.56 219,570* 8,550 635,942 2,828 Totals 1 33 000 1 1 9 24,922,420 927,918 9,005,617 Net Decrease 8,077,699 *Previous to 1947, .Saugers were grouped with Hlue Pickerel. 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S L e _e 1 _3 .£ ^ c "3 Q •" ■A a 't K ^ 1 ^ E- > ^ c ' & c 0. b .:■ = -1 1 •^ i' c 1 32 REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 Biological Surveys A creel census was commenced in the Kawartha Lakes area and intensive studies were conducted on the maskinonge in its natural environment. Studies were made on the establishment of sanctuaries for smallniouth bass in the Georgian Bay region. By checking the commercial fishermen's chub nets in Georgian Ba\- and Lake Huron a surve\' was made to ascertain to what extent these nets catch Lake Trout. An investigation was conducted on East Lake, Prince Edward County, to determine the effect of commercial hoop net fishing on the game fish. A creel census was undertaken in Grey County to determine the proportion of hatchery-reared speckled trout in the angler's catch. A creel census programme was undertaken in the District of Thunder I3a\-. The experiment on Round Lake, Renfrew County to determine the effect of removal of coarse fish on the game fish population was continued. The lake was fished heavily during the summer and a large number of coarse fish removed. Operations for the control of the sea lamprey were continued. During the past few >ears, a pound net was set in the causeway leading to Osier Marsh in Lake Scugog, Ontario County, to control carp and stud>' maskin- onge and bass. During the summer, smallniouth bass adults were harvested from the following waters: — Cook's Lake, Thunder Bay District; Fox Lake, Kenora District; Little Gull Lake, Haliburton District; and Burnt Lake, Parry Sound District. In addition to these small mouth bass harvesting operations, one project was undertaken for the transfer of largemouth bass and maskinonge from Xogies Creek Sanctuary, Peterborough County. Biological investigations were made on a number of lakes and streams with a view to the establishment of a sound fish management plan. These were either initial surveys or an extension of a previous one. The w^aters studied were as follows: — Carleton County Nipissing District Sn\e River Blue I>ake „ , T-, • . ■ . Finlavson Lake Cochrane Dtstnct Laroche Lake Black River \\a ershed Loon Lake Brown Trout Lake Lake Timagami Clearvyater Lake ^^^^^^^ Lake Deep L,ake ^j^^^^^ ^^^^^^ Heart Lake McConnell Lake Ice L hisel Lake Kamiskotia Lake Ontario County Kesagami Lake Beaverton River Pexton Lake Black River Slab Lake Maskinonge River Red Sucker River St. John Lake Leg of Lamb Lake Uxbridge Brook Tom Lake DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 33 Dufferin County Bear Creek Durham County Barkwell's Stream Frontenac County Fall River Granite Lake Little Round Lake Little Silver Lake Lanark County Adam Lake Barber Lake Bennett Lake Davern Lake Farren Lake Jebb Creek Little Silver Lake Long Lake Lower Rideau Lake McGowan Lake O'Brien Lake Leeds County L\"ndhurst Lake Lennox and Addington Cou)ity Cedar Lake Middlesex County Thames River ManitouUn District Lake Manitou Muskoka District (^rooked Lake Kahshe River Six Mile Lake Peterborough County Bottle Lake Stinson Creek Squaw River Prince Edward County East Lake Simcoe County Bass Lake Grouse Creek Hawkestone Creek Lake Couchiching Lover Creek Orr Lake Silver Creek Sparrow Lake Severn River Sudbury District Ramsa>" Lake Spanish River Timiskaming District Smith Lake Tay Lake Thunder Bay District . Annette Lake Dafoe Lake Fish Lake Forester Lake Little Long Lac Spectacle Lake Stillwater Creek Trout Creek York County Mount Albert Oeek Pefferlaw Brook X'ivian Creek 34 REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 Fire Fighters Move a Pump up to a Relay Position on the Fireline DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 35 DI\ISION OF FOREST PROTECTION Fire axd Hazard Conditions The 1947 fire season was marked b\' an abnormalK- low hazard in the spring and earh" summer, a normal hazard during the latter part of the summer and an unusualh' high hazard during the month of October. The number of fires which occurred, 1,393, is somewhat above the average number of 1,144 for the past five years but the area burned over, 84,032 acres, is well below the five >ear average of 93,139 acres. Fire ("ontrol Planning Progress in fire control planning during the year included the following projects: — 1. Installation of 25 additional fire weather stations. 2. First Edition of a 'T'orest Protection Manual" was completed, printed, and issued. 3. First Edition of a "I'ire C^ontrol Planning Manual" was completed, printed, and issued. 4. The "Area Seen Survey" was continued with four men taking part. Sixt>-nine towers were mapped in the following Districts: — Cochrane, Sudbury, (liapleau, dogama and j~)art of Sault Ste. Marie. 5. Introduction of the use of the portable tower for tower location work in the Port Arthur District. Hazard Disposal No major hazard disposal projects were undertaken but some brush burning along telephone lines and roads was carried out and supervision given to a con- siderable amount of brush burning b\- settlers and woods operators along roads and around camps, etc. Insect Control The Dominion Department of Agriculture continued to administer the forest insect surve>- and to carr\- on investigative work in forest entomology in the I*ro\ince during the past \ear. The spruce budworm infestation continued during the year, particularh" in the vSioux Lookout, Cochrane and Kaj:)uskasing Districts and northern portion of the Sault Ste. Marie District. Expenditures I he total e\i)eiidit uics on hre protection lor the \car, excluding the cost ot -Administration and Air SciNice, was .|L91(). 124.26. The amount of fire tax collected from woods (jperators was $456,443.81. .Miscellaneous revenue amounted to $53,229.92. 36 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Improvements Total Improvements Completed to March 31, 1948 ■ Cabins 561 Storehouses 150 Boathouses 61 Combined Storehouses and Boathouses 14 Bunkhouses 64 Offices 36 Garages and Car Houses 92 Other Buildings 220 Hose Towers 51 Wooden Lookout Towers 56 Steel Lookout Towers 234 Telephone Lines (Miles) 3,956 Radio Communications Radio Sets in Use 1947 Tower Sets 179 Portable Sets 17 Boat Sets 6 Pack Sets 6 Model 30 43 Model 150 4 Model 300 7 Model 32RA 1 Aircraft 22 Total 285 Index of Tables Table No. Page 1 Classification of forest fires, by month 37 2 Classification of forest fires, by origin 37 3 Classification of forest fires, by size 38 4 Classification of land burned over, by ownership 38 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 37 5 Classification of area burned over, by month 39 6 Classification of area burned over, by origin 40 7 Statement of travel jjermits issued, 1947 40 8 Statement of fire permits issued, 1947 40 9 Means of fire detection, 1947 40 10 Classification of forest area burned over, b\- forest t>pe 41 11 Statement of work permits issued, 1947-1948 41 12 Fire damage table, 1947 42 13 Major equipment purchased and in use, as of March 31, 1948 43 Table No. 1 CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES By Month— 1947 Month March April May June July August September . October November . . . Totals. . . 1947 No. 11 135 170 202 466 12.5 260 24 1,393 1946 No. 43 140 248 298 404 404 117 83 2 1945 No. 1,739 15 134 182 121 160 318 26 9 1 1944 No. 966 128 352 112 253 233 16 37 6 1943 No. 1,137 15 188 33 96 86 20 186 624 1942 No. 286 102 137 235 287 61 116 1,224 1941 No. 85 398 273 331 124 52 2 1,265 Table No. 2 CLASSIFICATION OF FORKS'!" FIRES By Origin— 1947 Origin Settlers Campers Railways Lightning Logging Operations -Mining Operations. -Smokers Road Construction . Inrencliar\- Prospectors Miscellaneous Unknown 1947 No. 75 298 ISO 410 56 6 248 30 15 2 31 42 1946 No. 80 481 249 303 68 11 383 21 31 2 68 42 1945 No. 44 289 163 121 32 3 231 4 8 3 36 :■!•_> 1944 No. 96 247 218 185 37 1 243 4 23 2 55 2l\ 1943 No. 55 187 82 100 26 3 132 5 4 1 25 4 1942 No. 114 296 143 195 34 3 243 8 13 3 56 116 1941 No. 103 271 81 278 45 2 219 20 23 3 60 160 Totals. 1,393 1.730 \.\M tiL'l 1.221 1.265 38 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 3 CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES Bv Size— 1947 Size 1947 No. 1946 No. 1945 No. 1944 No. 1943 No. 1942 No. 1941 No. 34 Acre and under Over 34 to 5 acres 412 026 97 177 50 12 19 490 784 129 233 78 13 12 211 457 75 159 43 11 10 241 519 93 211 47 7 17 2 155 237 58 108 41 15 10 276 487 97 244 86 20 13 1 278 506 Over 5 to 10 acres Over 10 lo 100 acres Over 100 to .500 acres Over 500 to 1,000 acres Over 1,000 lo 10,000 acres Over 10,000 acres 94 235 89 23 32 8 Totals 1,393 1,739 966 1,137 624 1,224 1,265 Table No. 4 CLASSIFICATION OF LAND BURNED OVER By Ownership— 1947 Classification Crown Land — Acres Private Land — Acres Number of Fires Total Area in Acres 1947 1946 1945 38,093 45,939 1,393 84,032 44,656 32,113 1,739 76,769 17,997 30,513 966 48,510 4: 0 Rt ST f I e^S IN ONTARIO • 930 1931 [Sii 035 1934 1936 1936 193/ I93« i939 I9d0 I9.li 1? 1343 1944 I9d5 1946 |947 1948 1949 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 39 Table No. 5 CLASSIFICATION OF AREA BURNED OVER Bv Month— 1947 District March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Total Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Sioux Lookout 9 570 79 5 589 4,367 1,080 161 11 2,664 6 548 239 1 984 7 3,055 1.186 26 8 9 52 7 1 1 1,723 3 22 326 33 18 18 1 1 2 2,234 Kenora . . 50 1 953 539 Fort Frances 27 Port Arthur 1 1,000 9 253 861 21,659 101 20 672 3,470 393 130 4 618 3 " "44 45 15 6,243 Geraldton 32 4,428 Kapuskasing 14,7971 16 780| 26 3,557 470 15,067 Cochrane 125 89 8 4,852 Sault Ste. Marie 10 29,312 Gogama ... 271 14 130 530 Chapleau 5,676 3,267 2,188 41 32 5 1 5,718 Siidbur\' 43 997 281 126 5 34 2 919! 24 6,292 North Ba\' ... 818 8 1 1 6 325 5 7,160 Parr\" Sound 606 Algonquin 186 Quinte 3 403 1 448 Trent ... .... 3811 i 390 Totals 57 2,712 26,768 4,802 17,360 2,248 29,355 730 84,032 1946 Totals 1945 Totals 421 373 2,284 6,788 13,080 12,171 25,338 4,389 20,734 8,379 11,088 16.186 1,520 39 2,304 165 20 76,769 48,510 AC^^ACi: BUeN^D BY fOR^ST flg€5 IN QNTAglO 1947 '?>0 '951 '95? l-iSV lOM l'3>» I9>t> lOi IC r3dt Odt- 19^3 I3ad 1-3-J") I'yO.e i">ae 19^9 40 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 6 CLASSIFICATION OF AREA BURNED OVER By Origin— 1947 Classification 1947 Acres 1946 Acres 1945 Acres Settlers Campers Railways Lightning Logging Mining Smokers Road Construction Incendiary Prospectors Aliscellaneous L^nknown Totals 3,449 3,091 12,606 20,353 14.921 385 24,515 1,379 577 16 2,244 496 2,677 21,898 9,406 20,630 7,085 2.56 12,109 873 490 4 673 668 1,789 17,902 3,164 1,517 5,789 8 15,412 1 134 15 2,557 222 84,032 76,769 48,510 Table No. 7 STATEMENT OF TRAXEL PER.MITS ISSUED— 1947 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 Permits Persons 51,187 146,185 35,794 112,191 20,393 70,085 13,510 41,. 569 11,004 28,.567 8,358 24,725 11,353 36,315 Table No. 8 STATEMENT OF FIRE PERMITS ISSUED— 1947 Number of Permits 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 7,925 8,940 5,764 5,106 5,242 8,542 7,833 Table No. 9 MEANS OF FIRE DETECTION— 1947 Towers Rangers Public Aircraft Total Fires 1947 Totals 1946 Totals 1945 Totals 424 615 314 1.58 260 1 134 547 667 397 264 197 121 1,393 1,739 966 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 41 o -- ■ ^ - i :_ ~ >. r — T. 84,032 70,709 48,510 108,891 52,817 113,710 2 i> Tj- Tt C5 :c ;o O ^ C X 'i- L-^ •oeoro c; X 05 ^ t^ r — ^ lo Tf< -H I^ X c; C<1 Li ;C c: c^t^ — :c CO 1 Muskeg 1 ,202 3,891 1,774 2,810 181 2,172 ~2lH 1 " ^ Slash Not re- stocking 15,795 12,727 5,894 47,849 8,450 8,993 — 1 _ (M OO 00 CO -H -^ ■u. 1 X 0,^ Ot^(N OOTt< CO T}- X X >C (M — Tf_— X_— X ?0 n L-f -r ~" t^" t^" 'H'S X o X L': Tt o CD M- c; -sC c;3 — ■Jr. 1 x IM C C -t CO CO CO -f c: -,r — ro 0 i-O LO O CO <-0' C5 c ■- O X 'o'cs' ro'co'ci Maliirc 1 en oxx-^xt^ X I^ C X -»c '~ rt'cT-r — 'co'c^f (N CO "3 - 1^ CO 05 CD t^ -* Tf O5COO5C0(N C^ coi^ c: — --D - O rt^ — CO CM Ot ~ O s^ ^- t^ t>. ■* ■* O CO CD CO -* CO CO ^ -^ to W 05 O H — CD C; CO M CD -H O-p o; c: c; t^ t^ (N LO -f -r t^ COXOi o t CO CO CM CM CM " (N X c -a o LO CM CO X — X X r^ c: t^ t^ -r o X s lO CO ' CD O 05 CO" -^ — — ' — '" CM ■* a W O '/I o aj c cS "o-"^ CM CO C: — CM r^ CM 1 — ■-0 c: f^ CO C2 CO * — CM C^l '- — rt z-^ -o 05 t^ CD t^ CM CO CO X C Si i.O — C5 '^ C: CD ^ C' rt C CM -T 3 CM -r 3 - S Sf X -T cr. c: — . — ■ - — ^ '- CO CM CM CO CO - W ^^ ^— ' 1 ~ CO — O LO O X ■* -^ ^•;: Xt^CM — OiCOCO ^ z^ o X LO c; o: X X cm'— — 1, T3 cor CM t^ COX 1 '-^ C So OfO — OO Copt- iJ rt ic t^ CO t^ LO CD O •5 S ^ CO X CD Tt< CO CO CO LT W — w :/. CO CM c; i^ o — 'O ^ °-s LO CO o T '0 cox .n • E — 'O CM c: t^ r^ CM ^ o t xr^ CD >o -+ cocM '^ -t -r f -r -t ■* 05 o: cr. c; C5 05 Oi i^ CD lO -r CO CM -^ Tt -r ~f ~f^^ OS CS D^ D: CS CS C) ^- ^ — _ _ _ ,^ 42 REPORT OF THE No. 3 ^ tr M Sort or.— -^ so w o u >o I II S c u (MO — 8 CO (M t^ CO o (M CO (M -^ o U oc — — c — — DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 43 Binoc- ulars asn uj AVOU IBJOJ^ I 5i -r M C^l 1- c^ t^ -r C^ CO C^ C^ (N (M ■ — - - - ~ - CO '>\ X CO pasBijojnj : : : : ; : : : : : : : : 00 § 1 1 X 1 asn ui WOU IB^OJ^ Tf(NCOeO(N — CO z - w asn UI AVOU IBiox XI>CO: — — ~ '^ l^ =>C — CO 05 t3C (N 00 iC X — (N asn UI — — - — •^ — i~fot^OL-t • ■ • Tf -- o X asn UI .WOU JBIOJ^ — -*'^-0(Neoxci05050o;c i>05coxt^eo;o;D-*»-':(M — (M(N — >j . ;o _ _ cc - the public with whom we do business. The graphs and tables which form part of this appendix do not necessarily reflect the volume of work done, but show the number of transactions brought to final completion. Continued study has been given to better planning for the disposition and public use of land for recreational, agricultural and other purposes in the best interests of the people generally. Agriculturdl and Allied Uses Disposition of Crown land for these purposes continued at about the same rate as the i)revious >ear. Provincial Parks ProN'incial Parks consist of: Algonquin 2,741 Sq. Miles Quetico 1,720 Sq. Miles Lake Superior 540 .Sq. Miles Sibley 63 -Sq. Miles Kondeau 8 Sq. Miles Ipl)erwash Beach 109 .Acres 46 REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 Veterans' Lands The Department has co-operated most fully with the Federal Government in the matter of placement of veterans on Crown land, pursuant to the terms of an agreement completed between the Federal and Provincial Governments on April 10th, 1946, under the provisions of the \'eterans' Land Act (Dominion), Section 35, 6 George M, 1942. Tourist Outfitters' Camps Tourist Outfitters' Camps were effectiveh- supervised during the fishing and hunting season, and conservation laws were stricth' enforced. Statement of Patents, Etc. Issued During the Year Ending March 31, 1948 Public Land Patents 745 Free Grant Patents 164 Patents and Transfers (Town Lots) 153 Miscellaneous Documents 188 Releases of Pine 137 1387 Crown Leases 9 Algonquin Park Leases 40 Bruce Beach Leases 4 Bruce Beach Renewals 6 Rondeau Park Leases 48 Timagami Leases 2 Water Power Leases 0 109 Licences of Occupation 93 Licences of Occupation (Rondeau) 1 Licences of Occupation (Algonquin) 4 Licences of Occupation (Timagami) 10 108 Licences of Occupation Cancelled 138 Crown Leases Cancelled 26 DEPARTMEXT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 47 AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN SALE TOWNSHIPS 1942 1943 1945 1946 I94« 48 REPORT OF THE No. 3 AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN FREE GRANT TOWNSHIPS INCLUDING SOLDIERS i V /, LEGEND I 0 LOCATIONS CANCELLATIONS PATENTS f -1 X ^ M. z A I 1 ;, J- I I t i 1 -?^ -r^- X 1- DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 49 LANDS FOR SPECIAL USE LEGEND ».<1 PA.XENJTS z o I- o < I/) 200 z < a. I t I s ^ 1- ■k. 50 REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 CITY. TOWN AND TOWNSITE LANDS _ 200 q: 160 194^ DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 51 SUMMER RESORT LANDS RKPORT OF THE Xo. 3 LAND USE PERMITS. LEASES, AND LICENSES OF OCCUPATION ISSUED yi 1500 DEPARTMENT OF LAXDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 53 DIMSIOX OF LAW The following is the report of the eictivities of this Division for the period from April 1, 1947, to March 31, 1948. The primar\ duties of the Division are as indicated in the Administrative ("hart. Amendments were made to seven Acts covering the administration of the Department, as follows: The Forest Fires Prevention Act was rewritten and amended in certain respects, and is now so arranged that the various sections relate in themseK'es to kindred matters. The Crown Timber Act was amended principalh" with respect to the manu- facturing conditions and to provide for regulations to be made b\" the Lieutenant- Tjovernor in Council concerning wasteful practices in cutting operations. There was an amendment to the Forestr\- Act to allow for creation b\' the Lieutenant-Governor in Council of a Committee to be known as the ".Advisorx Committee to the Minister of Lands and Forests." Several amendments were made to the Game and Fisheries Act, with a view to strengthening the provisions respecting conservation of game and fish resources. An amendment to the Public Lands Act allows the Lieutenant-Governor in Council to make regulations to provide for free grants of public land up to 160 acres to former members of the forces. There were minor amendments to the Lakes and Ri\ers Ln[)rovement .Act and the Surve\s Act. Approximate!) 2,300 intorniations were laid for infractions of the Game and Fisheries Act, the Forest Fires Prevention Act and the Criminal Code. The great majority of these concern offences respecting the Game and Fisheries .\ct, and the ratio of convictions to acquittals was appro.ximateh' 99 to 1. X'arious field trips were made 1)\ the Chief of the Dixision during the \ear, and meetings with the enforcement officers in the Cochrane and Oiiinte Districts were held. Round-table discussions resulted in [)enefit to the enforcement officers and also brought to the attention of the Law Dixision practical difficulties en- countered b\- the field men in enforccmenl matters. \aUi.ible suggestions respect- ing amendments resulted, and it is anticijjated that this t\ pe of discussion will be continued until all the Districts have been covered. Classes dealing with the statutes, re;^ulalions and entorcemeiU matters were held at the Ranger .School. » - ? ■ : I : in r [- t \ 53 i 4;h r-^^ -5^ liiJ riiiJ ITT X Iff t; «5 ^ S s ii ,1<- 1 - I 1 li sr- Li 3 1 |f^ 5: 0 ! O 2: "1 < 5^ 9 as -lll 5 = a ■' I: 5 ' sl0 3 5 n i ?3-3'^ rf rf o >J i! 6 ji < •« rf - "J 3 fc- - G. H. R. Phillips. Algonquin Park R. L. Snow Parr\- Sound .\orihern .\. .S. Bra>-, Kapuskasing. Mid- P. Addison, Wcslern . . j'(jrt .Arthur. Western . . K. .Xchesou, Kenf)ra North Bay V. E. Sider North Bay . (liai)leau J- M- Whalen Chapleau Gogama J- M- Ta\lor Gogama Sault Ste. Marie. A. W. Leman Sault Ste. Marie Sudhur>- T. Thorpe Sudbur}- Kapuskasing A. .S. Bra\' Kapuskasing .Cochrane A. .S. Bra\- Cochrane Tiniiskaniing . . . .F. J. Dawson Swastika Port .Arthur R. Boultbce Port Arthur Geraldton U. W. Fiskar Cieraldton .Siou.x Lookout . . . V. L. Hall Siou.x Lookout . Kenora (i. V . Mexer Kenora Fort l-Vances G. 1 )elalH'\ Fort Frances The com])lete organization is covered b\ the chart which follows. 56 REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 CO < «f-irbi --^ ->.. if'-9f'61 "\ \., 9^- 5^6T \ ^ gi'-^^6i \ \ t^-ef-ei / J e>-3^6T ^ / 2t-T^6T \; 'TV-0^'61 _^ -— w-byei ■~^ -^ Kf-'WCbT ./^ 52-iSST "^ ^^ en w o o w iX o ) C ! C ) f 3 ir 2 C > lO ) w 3 W o o CO in o in c c r- 8 ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Department of Lands and Forests Hon. H. R. Scott F. A. MacDougall Minister Deputy Minister DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS 1948 Hon. H. R. SCOTT, Minister F. A. MacDOUGALL, Deputy Minister AIR SERVICE FISH^AND __!;OREST_ _AAND_AND LAW OPERATION REFORESTATION RESEARCH SURVEYS TIMBER AND iMANAGEMENT FISH AND WILDLIFE FOREST PROTECTION LAND AND RECREATIONAL AREAS LAW F. J. Sullivan Chief OPERATION AND PERSONNEL REFORESTATION RESEARCH T. E. Mackey Chief E. J. ZaviU Chief J. K. Harkness Chief W. D. Cram Chief P. 0. Rhynas Chief R. N. Johnston Chief ENGINEERING W. Beatty J. F. Sharpe Chief Chief lon» lo auure that all tcnancc or telephone Uneg ture and athei uses various erifvancea which Informalion and Educalton:— Equipment. ReToreatatlon Pnparolionof:— ResUtration ol Kalen. lying requisitions arc met. FoHulwn,— and a pro-.incc-wide radio we estra-DeparlmentaJ. Equipment. Woods UtUUd- Maps iwued by the Depart- is flying condllloM permit. PoUallon control Inspw- telephone »y Mem of port- Land Jnspielioiu:— Correipoidenct:— tion Equipment. ment. La d S Surwyi and Invinloriu.— ratal of:— lUlions. '""' iand*""^' 0rof>tT use o DUpules-^CIaims. ' Co-optrolion vUH:— veys. viXn. iilci of all boKt. PiihDiMi^ and PofOJi(«i.— Buildings to bouse etaff Eligibility to acquire patent Appeals re Land Tax collec- Diparlmtnt Routine Oniverslly ot Toionlo. Nn- De«:riptloQ ot^ arens for Pyeparatlon of map*. FUh and Wlldllfi Interpretation o the Act*. ment of Public Works aa Ai^meata with omanlied ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Department of Lands and Forests Hon. H. R. Scoll F. A. MacUouga DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 57 CHART Of AG£ CLASSfS 300 58 REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 Selection and Placement As of December 1st, 1947, Air. K. Acheson, Regional Forester of the Western Region, moved his headquarters from Sioux Lookout to Kenora. By Circular M-17, issued January 9th, 1948, E. L. Ward, Regional Forester of the Northern Region, was transferred to North Bay as Regional Forester of the Central Region, and A. S. Bray, District F"orester of the Cochrane District, was trans- ferred to Kapuskasing as Regional Forester of the Northern Region as well as District Forester of Cochrane and Kapuskasing Districts. As of March 1st, 1948, J. M. Whalen was appointed District Forester at Chapleau, and F. J. Dawson was appointed District Forester for the new District of Timiskaming. Information' and Education Public interest in the conservation of natural resources is increasing con- stantly, as indicated b)' the number of enquiries b\- letter, telephone and per- sonal calls. The Information and Txlucation office concentrated again in the past >ear in appeals for greater care on the part of the public in the pre\-ention of forest fires and observance of fish and game laws. Publications Ten new booklets were published during the year, and ten others were reprinted with revisions. Six issues of the magazine Sylva, The Lands and Forests Review, were issued bi-monthl\-, as compared with quarterh- in the previous year. Lecture Tours Lecture tours were again successful in furthering the interests of conserva- tion to the public. One picture, "Timagami Ranger", produced in the previous year, was made available for ])ublic showing. Pictures available from outside sources on the subject of fish and wildlife are lacking in an\- real appeal for conservation. The following table gives the record of lecture tours during the past >ear. It will be noted that our pictures were shown to approximately (159,975), nearly twice as man\- people as in the previous year (83,471). DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 59 60 rp:port of the Xo. 3 2Q X _L r ^- ^ -- ?; c ^ :;■ ^ 1 •— — •-U. 5 .X .X u. .X ^ .X ;*" ^;- ~ T^ H - c ^ c^^ 5 > -? ^5; ll > ^ ^ i> =3 -c js" -' X X U r- CJ O ~ t- il C X = ^ a. 0 u^ o c-^ U. ^ u^S ■ii U. — '~ 'J- -f O O >• o . ^ ;jn -~ '_IZ ► " ^ r~ '5 > -ri - 5-^ .2 -^ ^ c' _c ^ ri =" ■■§ S 5 5= = > 5 5=3 > 'Z. -^ X - ^ X ^1 X j;"x > Jll^ 3 •_ ^^ ^!f — '-r ~ '"^"^ ^^ "x Ci CI "t: .^ c: c; ^ -c 1 .}z~ ^ '-^ ^ .~ .'£, \ cZ - ■^ — fc cs: t u. 2:2:2:^, tt, cf ^^ O 41 ^^ ^ .^ X y .~ < 5" X /; 1 y. y. y. X iM <- 02 fO b b o t^ CO g CO (N" 00 ^^ 1-- -f t^ .^ t^ X r^ X t^ '^ — ^ T -T -1- TT i^t^^ t^ w c^ -^ Ct C^ o ^<\ -f -r ~- -r — ZI — -" r>i — 0 C-. — cr. X I" oi X ^ ?i ?i t^ x" Cl'-t'^'-' c 'J: CO X -T oc re ?i b ?1 ~ ~ ■ > tf. t/. ^ > S <^ I< 1 cc |-z <^ 1 _aj 'u :^ ^ ■^ c ^ ^ ^ i^ ^ ^ ^ "^ g § 1 ~ ^ r J: 0 J '-^ 1 _ — t/. p p re X -^ ■: c 0 ~ = r^ O i2 H H O -^ c>5 c^i^O:^ 0 J. ■J •— d o 7. ^ 0 ■f. X ,^ ^ ■— U. X. X 7^ ^ . i^ ^ o ^ ~ '^ w ^ — ' X •^ X H = 5 s. ^^ ^ 22 "re c y. J. '^ : k X ■£ ~ .1"= p .2 s H ~ *x X — x. ~ •< 1'^ — X JcU cT: Z 1 5 .k u. --• i c _! 0 2 K^ 5: O.r ^ X 5 ^ cC J ^^ „ -^ ._ C 'J c u -^ x^ f f "X X ;- X 5 X ■_ ,-- z 0^ o 'X o X r- — <; <^' 1 ;■= - i X 5 X u 71 In •5 s k y: ~ S \ c y. r^ c/. -if X k r "y- ~ ■> ■- — r ^ X X r^ U. ul u. ■^4. S c _ ^ uL 5 X E X ■r ^•~ - 0 -S 1 -^ •^ — ~~ '-Z^ ^ — "^ ~ "H re ^ „_„ i^ '^ X >— — ■ — 7" ^ ~ *^ T" ■^ n ^ — ^ LiJ "^ :j^ a ,n i _= z yT ^ 5 ctii-^^ i -5 re c re U ? E -• o 7 z X ■J - z z X ■JT i_^ DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 61 Region" District School Meetings No. Attendance Plblic Meetings No. Attendance Totals No. Attendance Western Mid- Western Central Northern South Central South Eastern South Western Kenora Fort Frances. . Sioux Lookout Port Arthur. Gerald ton . . Sault Ste. Marie. Sudbury Chapleau Gogama North Bav Kapuskasing. Cochrane. . . . Parr\- Sound ... Algonquin Park . Rideau. Quinte . Trent. . Lake Simcoe. Lake Huron . Lake Erie . . . 34 30 196 18 31 8 10 133 8 7 130 35 21 15 13 12 65 14 2,055 1,639 25,071 2,933 1,623 "768 612 13,291 1,340 6,557 8,606 4,482 4,114 4,598 5,320 5,365 10.456 2,530 42 2 14 84 27 14 24 10 3 31 31 52 53 11 30 28" 40 98 60 1,821 119 1,325 6.524 3,520 1,007 1,779 567 317 1,919 2,140 2,123 1,913 1,105 3,401 1,115 3,211 9.570 9.411 5,728 76 32 14 280 45 45 24 18 13 164 39 59 183 46 51 43 53 110 163 74 3.876 1,758 1,325 31.595 6,453 2,630 1,779 1 ,335 929 15,210 3.480 8.680 10.519 5.587 7,515 5,713 8,.531 14,935 19,867 8,258 Totals . 780 101,360 752 58,615 1,532 159,975 Exhibits Kxhibil w (jrk (luring the past \'ear more than quadrupled oxer the ])re\-ious >ear due to the inclusion of the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, and the Central C^inada Exhibition, Ottawa. (See table). School Work Our lecturers gave addresses and showed motion pictures dtiring the \ear to most of the schools of Northern Ontario. (See table above). 62 REPORT OF THE \o. 3 < DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 63 DIMSION OF REFORESTATION Distribution of Trees The year under re\'ie\v was similar to the previous six \ears in that tree production was still relati\ely low as a result of curtailment of nurser\- work during the war. Total distribution of trees was 12,269,533, of which approxi- mately 7,000,000 were distributed to pri\-ate landowners, 3,150,000 trees were planted on municipal and authority- forests, 250,000 on roadside planting, about 20,000 on school demonstration plots, and just under 1,275,000 on various classes of Crown land. The remaining 400,000 were classed as semi-public and extraneous. A cross-section study of private plantations indicates the need for more intensive work on the choice of species to plant, and the methods of planting on heav>- and wet lands. Studies along these lines are being carried out. Mil 11 icipa I Reforestd tion A start has been made during the past two years to make thinnings in municipal plantations. Man\- of these are now approaching twenty-h\'e \ears of age and require thinning out in order to achieve a better development of the stand. Several hundred cords of pit-props have been removed and sold to the British Government. Some pulpwood has been sold from these plantations and it is expected that the thinnings for this market will increase rapidly. Studies are being conducted into the methods of thinning plantations to achieve the best jjossible economy-, and at the same time allo\\' for the best development of the stand. This \ear saw the continued development of mechanical tree i:)lanters, which are overcoming the shortage of seasonal laboiu- normalK' used for this purpose. These machines have proved of considerable value in the i)lanting of large open fields, where they can put in an axerage of approximateK' 10,000 trees per da>'. The\- are also effccti\e in reducing the (-ost of i)lanting \-cry con- siderably. Several counties made land purchases, increasing the area of land under the Municipal Reforestation .\ct. The increases were roughly as follows: Prescottand Russell Counties ajiproximateh- 1,000 acres; Durham and Northum- berland Counties, 282 acres; \'ictoria County, 701 acres; ^'ork County, 354 acres; Simcoe Count\-, 696 acres; Grey Count>-, 750 acres; Bruce Count \, 2,469 acres. The Ganaraska Authoritx acquired a further 1,328 acres, increasing the size of Ganaraska I'orest to 1,968 acres. 64 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Provincial Forest Stations Development work continued on the two new nurseries at Port Arthur and Kemptville. These nurseries will have small quantities of trees ready for shipping in the spring of 1949. Additional areas have been added at St. Williams and Orono nurseries, and development of these properties continues. Xew machinery is rapidh' being developed for the greater mechanization of nurseries. Amongst the first new types to be put into oi^eration are the mechanical transplanters, which are now in use at Midhurst and Orono. The following tables furnish details of nurser>' tree distribution. Table No. 1 SCMMARV OF TkKKS DiSTRIBCTED (July 1, 1946 to June 30, 1947) Total Shipments Conifers Hardwoods Total Trees Private Lands: Reforestation and Windbreaks. . . . School Children Semi-Public Properties Municipal Properties: Municipal Forests Forest Plantations Roads School Demonstration Plots Sundry Provincial Crown Lands: Northern Plantations Forests Ranger Plantations Air Services Nurseries Parks Highways Hydro Electric Power Commission Hospitals Penal Institutions Sundry Dominion Crown Lands Extraneous Totals 4,782 78 75 50 47 16 25 11 7 3 2 1 3 3 9 13 37 5,897,379 58,284 98,149 2,448,675 365,150 234,400 15,805 8,605 379,000 40,900 195,200 9,150 12,000 19,000 6,200 94,950 381,315 211,456 151,325 997,873 45,347 34,416 201,351 88,000 18,600 3,380 4,960 75 9,100 1 ,8.50 22,7.50 5,200 3,060 4,200 89,885 58,055 54,488 6,895,252 103,631 132,565 2,650,026 453,150 253,000 19,185 13,565 379,000 ' 40,975 204,300 11,000 34,750 24,200 9,260 99,150 471,200 269,511 205,813 5,168 10,626,943 1,642,590 12,269,533 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 Table No. 2 Private Planting (July 1, 1946 to June 30, 1947) 65 Conifers Hardwoods Totals Algoma Brant Bruce Carleton Cochrane Duft'erin Dundas Durham Elgin Essex Frontenac Glengarr\- Grenville Gre\- Haldimand Haliburton Halton Hastings Huron Kenora Kent Lambton Lanark Leeds Lennox and Addington . Lincoln Manitoulin Middlesex Muskoka Xipissing Norfolk Xorlhuniberland Ontario Oxford Parry Sound Patricia Peel Perth Peterborough. . Prescott Prince Edward . Kainy River. . . Renfrew Russell Simcoe Stormont Sudbury rhunder Bay. . 1 iniiskaniing. . \ icloria Waterloo Welland Wellington. ... Wentworth . . . . York 40,425 97,564 85,275 29,800 400 49,142 11,850 533,475 170,553 64,931 41,797 22,425 26,. 585 184,575 69,675 63,768 60,687 94,780 96,350 5,820 84,195 95,560 37,850 42,375 24,175 27,980 8,8.50 180,015 246,392 6,449 371,152 79,600 280,607 76,771 227,415 24l',828 46,193 170.920 23.975 17,736 2,935 38.. 525 9,420 762,649 15,.')05 1 ,600 1,625 4,940 28.975 101,732 83,741 56,075 181,275 568,467 820 23,970 27,181 8,991 14,001 11,010 46,330 42,504 16,600 4,480 6,850 4,760 63,733 54,762 2,631 9,325 7,738 27,885 8,727 7,837 1,825 9,705 2,060 4,905 1,050 37,210 20,.569 310 47,676 9,810 25,134 36,928 8,375 ' 40,582 23,993 13,003 7,991 28,902 1,.537 545 855 70,885 2,135 2,875 50 2,360 3.632 30,983 27,.577 19,268 20,692 104,316 41,245 121,-534 112,456 38,791 400 63,143 22,860 579,805 213,057 81,531 46,277 29,275 31,345 248,308 124,437 66,399 70,012 102,518 124,235 5,820 92,922 103,397 39,675 52,080 26,235 32,885 9,900 217,225 266,961 6,759 418,828 89,410 305,741 113,699 235,790 282,410 70,186 183,923 31,966 46,638 4,472 39,070 10,275 833,534 17,640 4,475 1,675 7,300 32,607 132,715 111,318 75,343 201,967 672,783 Totals I 5,897,379 997,873 6,895,252 66 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Z p Y, cc c CO Tf o- CO o- It: It; 05 «; (M cT (N r? CD :c (N C csT "^ «c o- •o iC t^ C3C t^ lO CD (M Zl •t ~ — ' co" ^ t^ ,_. (N iC 00 Tt tc 05 C5 o- o ^ CO 00 i£ cc (N a- - lit Tj- Oi c o t^ (M CO (M l> OJ" fC ?£ Z^ ec CD t C ic o «: !£ CC 05 2 (TC I> c _r «: OC I-- (M o- "^ -f °l cc cs CD" ^ oc (N tr. 1-^ CC iC r-~ CO ct l^ t o ^ c b- ci B oc -t (M It; c- t^ L': (M c (N in ■s -^ ff ■J ^ l- b. c b ^ "^ ,— — . c ^ 1 DEPARTMENT OF LAXDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 67 DIVISION OF RESEARCH The Division now has the following staff: Permanent 4 Foresters 2 Biologists 2 Soil Specialists 1 Forester-Geneticist 1 Office Manager 3 Stenographers 1 Building Superintendent 2 Draughtsmen 1 Technician 2 Mechanics 3 Lal)orers Continuous Temporary 2 Chemists 1 \'ari-Typer Operator 1 Librarian 1 Draughtsman Casual and Students 77 The Division's programme during the >"ear came under the following headings: (1) Regeneration Surveys, Seed Studies. Tree Breeding. Aerial Seeding, Slash Burning, etc. (2) Growth and \ivU\ Studies. (3) Soil Sur\e\"s. (4) l-'isheries Investigations. (5) Wiidhfe Studies. (6) X'aluation of Effect of Smelter Fumes on l->)rest Cirow th. (7) Building and Mechanical-l-'lcctrical I )e\('l()pm('nts. 1. — Rege>ienilinn Surveys and Other Forestry Work Sur\'e>s of this t\|)e were carried out in the Kenora and Thunder Ba\ Regions and Lake Abitihi Area during 1947. Work in the Thunder Ba\ -Kenora Regions, principalh concerned with jack pine and white spruce, was under the general direction of A. P. Leslie and Held direction of 11. C. Larsson and .\. V . L\ on. 68 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Mr. a. p. Leslie of the Division of Research Loading Apparatus Used in Aircraft for Planting Seed by Air DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND F^ORESTS FOR 1948 69 A similar stud\- under the general direction of A. P. Leslie and field direction of D. H. Burton was made in the clay belt area adjacent to Lake Abitibi. An opportunit>" was presented here to re-examine some 43 plots established during 1925 following various t\pes of logging. The report of the survey has been completed and issued as Report No. 16. A stud\' of Red pine seeding habits under Dr. George Duff was continued this year. Tree breeding under Dr. C. C. Heimburger is concerned with the pro- duction of a rapid-growing hybrid aspen of good color and pulping qualities and resistant to disease. During the >'ear, over one thousand acres of burned forest land in Sault Ste. Marie and the Tweed and Parry Sound districts were seeded from the air, under the direction of A. P. Leslie, using seed coated with fertilizers, rodent repellents, fungicides, etc. This was a follow-up of work started in 1946. Slash on about 400 acres of cut-over land on Shiningwood Ba>-, Lake Timagami, was piled and burned, and broadcast burned after October 1, 1947. Prices of $1.00 per thousand for broadcast burning and $6.00 per thousand for complete cleaning of an area carrying a stand of 15 thousand per acre were established. 2. — Growth II nd Yield Studies This survey was under the direction of M. A. Ardenne and has pro\-ided an assessment of growth conditions on white and red pine in the Ottawa \'alle>'. 3. — Soil Surveys The soil surve\s, directed In Mr. (i. A. Hills, aiming at a preliminar\- classi- fication and separation of agricultural and forest lands started during 1944, were continued b\' the Division. 4. — Fisheries Investigations Fisheries studies under Dr. V . li. J. Fry of the University of Toronto were e.xpanded in 1947 b\- the initiation of the South Bay experiment. This project has been organized in co-oj)eration with the F'ederation of Commercial Fishermen. The anticipated duration of the test will ajjproximate five to ten years. I-^ield laboratories and working space are practicalK completed at .South I?a\ Mouth. The other fisheries ])rojects can onl\' be listed here witli brief conunents on each. 70 REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 Algonquin Park Studies of plankton in Algonquin Park in artiticialh' fertilized and un- fertilized lakes. Studies of water temperature and chemical content of water in relation to tish. Creel census. Thunder Bay and Fort Frances Area Netting of coarse fish from certain lakes in Sible>- Peninsula to iiscertain effect on game fish population. Introduction of bass and other game fish to suitable lakes in the same area. Creel census to determine catch of \arious species. 5. — Wildlife Studies This project under Mr. Diivid Fowle was mainly carried on in Algonquin Park. The principal aim was to devise a satisfactory method of assessing small mammal, particularly rodent populations, and determining their effect on and response to the forest environment. 6. — Valuation of Effect of Smelter Fumes on Forest Growth. This is a continuation of the survey started in 1944 to determine the extent and degree of the forest damage caused by smelter fumes. Sampling by airplane in the air and on the surface of lakes was continued and new automatic recorders were set up. 7 — Building and Mechanical Electrical Development During the year, a fisheries research building, incorporating the unique "artificial lake", was almost completed and a well giving 200 Imperial gallons per minute to supply water for this project was completed. This artificial lake, which is a cylindrical enclosed tank, will have provision made for refrigeration or warming, or addition of oxygen and other gases so that the effect of any of these factors on fish ma>- be studied. The results when applied to fish planting and other practical projects should be valuable. The mechanical section produced an infra-red cone dr\er for tree seed production. The section also manufactured an aerial seeder for use in reforesting burned areas from the air and a machine for applying coatings, containing fertilizers, fungicides, rodent repellents, etc., to the seed to increase chances of survival. A power pruner for count}- forests was also made to order for the Division of Reforestation. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 71 DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING The Ontario-Manitoba Boundary Commissioners continued the surve\" of the trial Hne of the most northerh- portion of this boundar\-. BaseHnes were surveyed in the Districts of Thunder Ba>- and Cochrane to furnish control for areas being mapped, in connection with the Forest Inventory Project. The work in the Cochrane District was carried out during the winter. The following aerial and ground surveys were undertaken during the fiscal \ear ending March 31, 1948. Ground Surveys Section Surve\- instructions were issued for the following surveys: — Crown Surveys 1. Surve>' of vSummer Resort Locations fronting on wSouth Tea Lake and Source Lake in Townships of Peck and Canisba>-. 2. Contour surve\' at the Provincial Government Ranger School in the Township of Ridout. 3. Retrace certain boundaries in the Township of Hindon. 4. Retracement survey of the boundaries of the Township of Garrison. (Survey costs borne by the Department of Mines.) 5. Survey to subdivide a portion of the west half of Lot 15, Concession 3, Township of Wicksteed, for townsite purposes. 6. Retracement surve>- in the north half of the Township of Skead. (Surve\- costs borne b\- the Department of Mines.) 7. Tra\-erse of Long Lake, District of Thunder Ba\-, to provide ground control for mapping b>- aerial photograph\- in connection with the Forest Inventory Programme. 8. Continuation of survc\- (jf the baseline in the District of Cochrane, easterh' from the 29-mile post established the previous \ear, to provide ground control for mapi)ing b\- aerial {photography in connection with the l-'orest In\-entor\- Programme. 9. Retracement surve\- of the south boundar\- of Sible>- Park in the District of Thunder Ba\'. 10. .Surve\" of a baseline easterl\- from the southeast corner of the Nipigon Forest Reserve, District of Thunder Ba\- to proN^de ground control for aerial mai)i)ing in connection with the Forest Inventor\- Programme. 11. Retracement sur\'e\- of the line between Concessions 1 and 2, in the Township of W'ilkie. 12. Control traverse of section of Lake Talon, District of Nipissing. 13. Preliminar\- survey of the proposed townsite at the crossing of the Red Lake Highwa\- and the Canadian National Railwa> s, District of Kenora. 72 REPORT OF THE No. 3 ^t^^^my-^ "'^ijiinitfTrr^ii u Z OS o X c/) >- a > OS P a z M DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 Transit Man Signals Picket Man for Ci;ntrh Line. 74 REPORT OF THE \o. 3 14. Survey traverse from "Gravel" Triangulation Station to Townships 88 or 87 and retracing of township boundary northerly to the inter- section with the transmission line of the Hydro-Electric Power Com- mission of Ontario, for ground control purposes in connection with the Forest Inventory Programme. 15. Subdivision of Block Z, Townplot of Hearst, formerh- the Demonstration Farm, for townsite purposes. 16. Survey of part of a gravel pit and former Licence of Occupation in the Township of Strathy. 17. Ground Control traverse in the Cobalt area for jjroposed aerial pho- tography and geological survey b\" the Department of Mines. (Surve>' costs to be borne b\- the Department of Mines.) 18. Preliminar\- surve\' of extension of Gogama Townsite, in the Townships of Jack and Xoble. 19. Surve\- of part of the trial line for the northern portion of the boundary between the Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. Private Surveys on Crown Lands Under authority of Section 37 of the Public Lands Regulations, 692 summer resort locations were surveyed and the returns of survey filed in the Department for examination and approval. Three hundred and fift\-eight surveys of this number were surve>ed under direct departmental instructions to the surveyor where the applicant paid in the survey fee as specified in Section 37 of the Public Lands Regulations and amendments thereto. This is an increase of three hundred surveys over the fiscal \ear ending March 31, 1947. Lender the provisions of the Mining Act, 798 mining claims were surveyed and the returns of surve>' filed in the Department for examination and approval. Townsite Subdivisions The following subdivisions of land aftected by the provisions of The Town- sites Act were surveyed on privately-owned lands and approved by Orders-in- Council. A cash consideration was accepted by the Crown in lieu of selecting one-quarter of the number of lots as surveyed. By an amendment made to The Townsites Act which came into effect as from the 1st day of June, 1947, the provisions of The Townsites Act now only apply to the subdivision of land for commercial, industrial, residential or summer resort purposes, within five years of the issuance of Letters Patent. Designation of Subdivision Date of Order-in-Cotincil 1. Part of Mining Claim T.B. 10733, Town of Gerald ton. District of Thunder Bay. May 1, 1947 2. Terrace Ba^■ Townsite, District of thunder Bav. Dec. 18, 1947 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 75 SURVEYED SUMMER RESORT LOCATIONS ON CROWN LAND EXAMINED BY THE DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 1200 < o K et O ki Q: kj -J 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 ffiS 19^1 1942 19^3 1944 I94S 1946 1947 194Q Fl SCAL YEAR 76 REPORT OP^ THE No. 3 SURVEYED MINING CLAIMS ON CROWN LAND EXAMINED BY THE DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS to ^ i 1 ■ f t 1 1 1 1 19^1 19^2 19^3 Fl 19-^^ SCAL I9^S YEA 194-6 R 19-47 I9-4S DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 77 Map Publications and Geographic Nomenclature Place names, including those for lakes, rivers and streams, have been verified for sectional maps prepared for the Ontario Poorest Resources Inventory- Series, covering an area of 30,000 square miles. The following maps were revised and lithographed: — Map 32a — Districts of Algoma and Sudbur\', scale of 4 miles to 1 inch. Map 47a — Algonquin Provincial Park, scale 2 miles to 1 inch. This map was compiled and drawn from latest available information. Map 10a — Islands in Georgian Ba\' in front of the Township of Harrison, scale 4 inches to 1 mile. Distribiition of Maps National Topographic Series 11,215 Provincial Maps 20A (Free Issue) 1,975 District Maps 7,373 Island Maps 168 Miscellaneous 1,100 33A (Electoral) 25 42A (Township) 506 11,147 11,147 Total 22,362 Provincial Maps The demand for the free issue map 2()A is lessening, Init remains the same as last \-ear for District Maps. Photostating Photostating required the use of 52,000 square feet of photostat pa])er. Printing Paper re])roductions of surve\' jilans and other matter consumed 87,200 square feet of sensitized i)aper. Survey Records Thirty-two original township subdivision plans which were rai)idl\- deterior- ating have been remounted and 200 other i)lans were cellulosed. The rebinding of surve\- field notes, reports and other records, was continued this \car. 78 REPORT OF THE No. 3 TREND OF MAP DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 13000 12000 1 1000 10000 \ 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 LEGEND NATIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES DISTRICT MAPS PROVINCE OF ONTARIO N»20A FREE ISSUE TOWNSHIP MAP N»42A ISLAND MAPS ELECTORAL DISTRICTS N»33A ■■ MISCELLANEOUS MAPS NOTE FIGURES PRIOR TO 1945-6 ARE AVERAGES ONLY. ^ \ \ X- \ "^ X / \ / z / ,/'\ / 7^ V / A ^ \ \ N 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 FISCAL YEAR AREA PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS IN THE Scale of Milet MARCH 1948 DEPARTAIEXT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 79 Aerial Surveys Section Vertical photographs covering an area of 11,613 square miles were taken during this fiscal \ear. Photographs at a scale of 500 feet to 1 inch were taken over an area of two square miles for the Department of Planning and Development. From these photographs, it is possible to produce maps showing contours at 5-foot intervals b\- using the Multijjlex Projector. These maps are used for conservation schemes and power develojjments. In addition to the development of fihn, cop\' negatives and enlargements, 42,000 photographs were printed during the year. The following table shows the distribution of the work performed: Area (Sq. Miles) Totals For Outside Companies Hammermill Paper Conipan\- 30 384 1,938 200 2,203 30 Other Government Departments High\va\s. *Hvdro-Electric Power Commission *Mines *Planning and Development 4,72.5 Department of Lands and Forests DufFerin Couniv Forest 100 22 26 2 20 7 6,681 Belmont Lake Fish Hatcherv ^ Pelee Point Area Southern Research Station Loughboro Lake Area Vivian Forest *Inventorv 6,858 Total 11,613 *Denotes Mapi)int; n(|iiirt-(i. 80 REPORT OF THE No. 3 o o O DEPARTMENT OP^ LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 81 DIVISION OF TIMBER MANAGEMENT The Division of Timber Management is primarily concerned with the proper utiHzation of Crown timber. The immense timber resources of the Province, if they are to be intelHgently used, require an intimate and scientific knowledge of what timber is growing throughout the Province and what has reached the stage where it should be harvested. With this in mind a Forest Inventor}' is now in progress and is reported on herein. The proper utilization of timber which has been sold is also of the utmost importance and under present management plans (with the co-operation of the operators) progress is being made in this regard. This is also reported on. Conditions for lumbering were favourable throughout the 1947-48 season and production of forest products was maintained. Complete figures for 1947-48 production are not available at this time but a statement of timber cut 1946-47 and returned in 1947 is shown on Page 84, Table 1. Statements showing production by administrative districts of the Province for the season 1946-47 are also shown on Pages 85-99, Tables 2 to 2o inclusive. Other activities of the Di\-ision are reported on herein, including: Timber areas sold \ear ending March 31, 1948. Mills Licensed. Results of Scaler's examinations. Timber agreements consummated. FOREST RESOURCES INVENTORY Annual Report Fiscal Year ending March 31, 1948 The resources inventory project started in the previous fiscal year was well under way at the commencement of the year. Photograph}- completed during the \ear amounted to 46,043 square miles under contract and 6,681 square miles by the Department staff, making a total of 52,724 square miles for the entire programme. MANACRMFNT PLANS AND CONTROL During the fiscal year 1947-48 increasing activit>- has been in evidence in connection with the preparation of management plans. The photographs and planimetric base maps supplied b\- the I3epartment have been of great assistance in providing basic control and in speeding up the coverage of the forest area in the surve\s required to f)r()(luce the management jilans. The majority of the agreement holders are acti\'el\' engaged in the preparation of forest in\'entories and management ]:)lans although there has been some difficult}' in obtaining adequate personnel to carr\' on this work. As a result of issuing the manual of requirements for these plans, more satisfactory and uniform reports are being submitted. 82 REPORT OF THE No. 3 TIMBER SALES— 1947-48 Details of the 53 new sales of timber made during the season indicate that 746.25 square miles of timber limits were sold. During the season, 58 timber licences comprising 187 square miles, were abandoned. The status of the timber licensed areas in Ontario as at March 31st, 1948, was therefore as follows: Area No. Sq. Miles Licences and Renewals Issued 1947-48 887 11,490.50 Licences, in Suspense 58 604.75 Total 945 12,095.25 PL'LPWOOD AND TIMBER .ACxR1:i:ME\TS— 1947-48 Area under pulpwood concession and timber agreement as at March 31, 1948—66,254.50 square miles. MILLS LICENSED— 1947-48 The mills licensed during the season under The Mills Licensing Act, were as follows: Less than 5,000 ft. daily capacity 544 5,000 to 30,000 ft. daily capacity 661 Over 30,000 ft. daily capacity . * 49 Number of Paper Mills 35 1289 SCAL I NCx Scalers examinations were held during 1947 as follows: (1) Fort William September 27th (2) Huntsville November 1st (3) Minden May 9th (4) Thessalon June 6th DEPARTMEXT OF LANDS AXD FORESTS FOR 1948 83 AREA UNDER PILPWOOD AND TIMBER AGREEMENT Fiscal Year Sq. Miles 1938-39 62,643.00 1939-40 65,330.00 1940-41 65.497.50 1941-42 66.509.50 1942-43 71,636.50 1943-44 56,690.50 1944-45 59.353.00 1945-46 53,754.00 1946-47 56,745.00 1947-48 66,254.50 TABLES Table No. 1 — Statement of amounts of timber cut durinti the vear ending March 31, 1947. Table No. 2 — Classification of annual limber returns for the vear ending ALirch 31, 1947. by Districts: 2. Algonquin 2a. Chapleau b. Cochrane c. Fort Frances d. Gerald ton e. Gogama f. Kapuskasing g. Kenora h. Lindsax' (Trent) i. North Bay j. Parr\ Sound k. Port Arthur I. .Sault Ste. Marie m. Sioux Lookout n. Sudbur\ o. 'I\vee(i fOuinte) Table No. 3 — Timljer areas sold during the year ending March 31. 1948. 84 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 1 AMOUNTS OF TIMBER CUT FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Pieces Feet Cords Cubic Feet 2,043,152 6,098,443 1,772,905 41,531 509,438 282,496 135.043 66.444 1,220,028 7,430 643 102,501,390 82,863,112 37,826,169 524,368 21,232,731 18.513,711 7,364.151 2,553.871 22,727,026 113,020 9,593 25,614,033 Jackpine . 316,583.64 1,738.982.33 125,678.15 78,297,004 Spruce Balsam 188,644,656 11,563,064 5,731,428 Birch 4,091,594 Maple 1.796,816 579,641 Poplar 58,172.06 14,189,918 52,035 4,230 12,177,553 296,229,142 2,239,416.18 330,564,410 Species Pieces Lineal Feet Cords Cubic Feet 119,386 156,011 58,135 358,158 Poles 237,533 Posts 87,203 24.502.65 2,205,180 Lagging and Mining 541 Piling 71,519 333,532 541 24,502.65 2,959,593 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 85 T.VBLE No. 2 ALGONQUIN CLA.SSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs 227,510 12 162,630 29 611 2,451 1,262 61,446 329 514 664 64,070 28 33,811 17 127,807 40,170 596 12,081 96 7,879,001 3,788 2,182,029 1,991 6,000 109,172 61,889 3,941.619 4,838 23,308 54,905 2,894,734 2,075 2.062,933 420 2,709,209 984,001 81,584 117,181.30 $19,695.46 9.47 5,454.81 4.98 12.00 272.92 154.72 9,854.03 7.25 58.27 137.26 4,342.08 5.18 5,157.32 1.05 5,418.43 1,968.00 203.95 4,231.40 35.00 1.00 99.00 12.50 3.67 114.40 409.82 331.97 25.61 $18,054.29 3,989.06 394.14 172.61 10,353.86 7.80 140.89 239.71 764.26 2.26 7.214.08 1,653.06 1,765.95 235.03 35.00 1.50 34.00 45.71 497.94 " 11.89 492.47 $37,749.75 9.47 9,443.87 4.98 12.00 667.06 327 33 Pine Booms Jackpine Logs Ash Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs Beech Logs 1,' L 98.00 50.00 5.25 >86.00 >92.73 ^29.91 18.29 18.29 J33.91 Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cherry Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms Maple Logs Oak Logs 20,207.89 15.05 199.16 376.97 5,106.34 7.44 12,371.40 1 05 Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Poles (Cu. Ft.) Poles 7,071.49 3,733.95 438.98 4,231.40 70 00 Posts Fuelwood (Hard) Fuelwood (Soft) Balsam Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood Jackpine Props Spruce Pit Props Props (E.xport) Props (E.xport) 50 2.50 133.00 12.50 3.67 114.40 455.53 829.91 25.61 11.89 492.47 $58,021.55 $46,105.51 $104,127.06 Cut Under Permit Logs 287,949 Ft. B. Pulpwood 396.34 Cords Pitwood 17.57 Cords Fuelwood 319.20 Cords Poles 527 Pieces Posts 455 Pieces Ties 50 Pieces M. 86 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Tabu-; No. 2a CHAPLEAU CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Pine Logs Jackpine Logs Jackpine Dim Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Fuelwood (Hard). . Fiielvvood (Soft) . . . Poles (Cu. Ft.)... . Balsam Pulpvvood . Jackpine Pulpwootl Poplar Pulpwood . . Spruce Pulpwood.. Car .Stakes Cords Pieces Feet Di Bonus Total 38.00 122.00 443.07 18,995.74 2,332.34 14,943.30 52 352,382 690 12,500 ' 14,878 4,025 30,492 6,426,955 30,962 400 241,444 120,074.95 S 76.23 13,-557.85 77.40 .80 482.89 19.00 30.50 4,103.76 310.15 7,598.29 932.94 20,920.62 80.50 $ 188.59 26,004.61 126.99 .80 891.71 3.80 6.10 547.80 54.38 7.16 » 264.82 39,562.46 204.39 1.60 1,374.60 22.80 36.60 4,103.76 310.15 8,146.09 932.94 20,975.00 87.66 $48,190.93 $27,831.94 $76,022.87 Cut T'nder Permit Jackpine 2,200 Feet Birch 417 Feet Jackpine Pulpwood 1,655 Cords Fuelwood (Soft) 720 Cords Fuelwood (Hard) 287 Cords Poles 8,080 Lin. Ft. Spruce 350 Pieces DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 87 Table No. 2b COCHRANE CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs Pine Booms Jackpine Logs Jackpine Booms Ash Logs Balsam Logs Beech Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Piling (Cu. Ft.) Ties Poles Posts Fuehvood (Hard) Fuelwood (Soft) Balsam Pulpwood Jackpine Pulpwood . . Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood Spruce Pit Props Jackpine Pit Props. . . Balsam Exported Poplar Exported Spruce Exported Jackpine Props Exported Spruce Props Exported 3,304.63 8,116.76 13.674.11 2,021.61 7.985.81 326,963.91 46.03 23,986.39 477.00 179.37 5,301.22 24,044.34 46.03 19,213 1 1,753,424 3,436 72 12,612 40 11,481 23 359,541 417,938 4,345 106. 1,391 2,408 1,610 1,543,251 S 3,858 169 19,386,314 33.593 160,823 402 433 1 226,251 452 319: 154,847 387 345 5,377,986 10,776 7,228,051j 14,456 579,686 1,449 621 1,897,141.07 42,0.54 139 871 32 1,652 2.029 9,721 808 3,194 457,284 64 9,814 12 S 9 42 18 111, 01 08 49 1, 80 Hi 52 .53 14, 14 45, 17 3, 93 25 10 00 20 27 25 4, 34 2 64 33 2 83 122, 44 62 17, ,385.92 1.27 ,306.. 56 796.71 2.381 ,019.00! .64 689.98 1..55 ,395.95 ,382.68 ,375.46 4.04 .... ! 7.75 .566.19 113.83 499.26 ,357.04 ,747.79 656.90 ,236.28 ,201.62 11.49 ,689.82 310.05 17.94 ,630.41 7,472.64 29.92 S 13 144 1 1 1 25 .59 4 42 1 2 6 12 1 5 379 27 244.04 1.69 899.74 198.72 3.46 471.49 1.44 077.09 2.07 172.48 838.82 824.63 4.97 054.25 146.85 437.19 146.03 151.53 386.29 469.13 465.54 430.61 486.45 75.93 .504.44 310.05 17.94 3,630.41 7,472.64 29.92 $593,044.77 $348,911.07 $941,955.84 Cut Under Permit Jackpine Logs 882,286 Feet Pine Logs 285 Feet Spruce Logs 893,356 Feet Poplar Logs 1,368,652 Feet Birch Logs 3,393 Feet Posts 2,358 Pieces Poles 2,668 Pieces Ties 9, .597 Pieces Spruce Pulpwood 13.369.81 Cords Jackpine Pulpwood 2,915.()7 Cords Poplar Pulpwood 22.005.43 Cords Fuelwood 23,549.81 Cords REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 Table No. 2c FORT FRANCES CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs '. . . Pine Booms Jackpine Logs Jackpine Booms. . . Balsam Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Fuehvood (Hard).. Fuelwood (Soft). . . Poles Posts Balsam Pulpwood . Jackpine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood . . Spruce Pulpwood . . Jackpine Exported. 91.271 244.44 290.41 28,596.43 8,709.74 34,673.7.3 15,830.59 10,573 874 464,212 799 395 1,298 214 88,724 24,545 751 179 8,971 446,561 183,566 5.970,175 56.787 2.251 1(1.S.34 4,034 1,234.667 292,212 98 427 S 1,116.37 458.89 9,149.48 141.96 4.50 42.08 6.18 2,469.33 584.42 246.05 45.63 61.10 51.00 179.42 203.28 11,438.57 3,483.89 48,543.31 $ 2,273.76 781.11 19,215.10 157.05 8.01 43.17 15.37 1,794.61 1,177.93 397.11 151.57 37.04 3,932.42 915.43 8,807.06 4,207.40 i; 3,390.13 1,240.00 28,364.58 299.01 12.51 85.25 21.55 4,263.94 1,762.35 643.16 45.63 212.67 51.00 179.42 240.32 15,370.99 4,399.32 57,350.37 4,207.40 $78,225.46 $43,914.14 $122,139.60 Cut Under Permit Jackpine Loes 5,373 Feet Pine Logs 155,890 Feet Balsam Logs 7,240 Feet Spruce Logs 33,816 Feet Poplar Logs 581,471 Feet Jackpine 800 Lin. Ft. Balsam 3,290 Lin. Fi. Spruce Pulpwood 2,579.45 Cords Poplar Pulpwood 173.43 Cords Balsam Pulpwood 89.71 Cords Jackpine Pulpwood. . . . 41.37 Cords DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 89 Table No. 2d GERALDTON CLASSIFICATION' OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31. 1947 Species Jackpine Logs Jackpine Booms. . . Balsam Logs Birch Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Ties Poles (Cu. Ft.).. . . Fuehvood (Hard; . . Fuehvood (Soft) . . . Balsam Pulpwood . Jackpine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood . Spruce Pulpwood . . Balsam Exported. . Jackpine Exported. Spruce Exported . Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total 479.88 1,035.93 14.420.90 61,026.14 14. .520.47 182.629.34 4,321.71 13,577.58 121,271.78 415,915 1,082 1,425 3,070 128,284 97.916 2.032 151 61,126 6,430,505 71.749 16,425 58,106j 2,588,9281 1,826,747 217,390 2,469,107.53 •515,184.99 179.36 32.84 145.25 5,177.86 3.6.53.49 .543.46 15.10 95.351.56 239.93 258.98 10.094.62 24,410.46 5,808.18 2.55.1.52.94 $26,987.47 441.96 61.01 8.58 3,988.55 8,895.48 1,237.81 7.55 6,491.41 950.83 40,274.12 5,031.27 3,548.36 109,013.10 §42,172.46. 621.32 93.85. 153.8a 9,166.41 12,-548.97 1,781.27 22.601 95,351.. 56 239.9a 258.98 16,586.0a 25.361.29 5.808.18 295.427.06 5,031.27 3.-548.36 109.013.10 1416,249.02 $206,937.50[S623, 186.52 Cut Under Permit Mixed Logs 1-53,312 Feet Poles 147 Pieces Posts 83 Pieces Fuehvood 4,288 Cords 90 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 2e GOGAMA CLASSIFICATIOxN OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs Jackpine Logs Jackpine Dim Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Ties Car Stakes Poles (Cu. Ft.)... . Balsam Pulpvvood . Jackpine Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood. . Spruce E.xported . . 202.87 18.650.97 16,269.14 1,723.05 8,977 205,056 1,287 44,049 169 369 5,887 21 035 763,681 3,919,514 63,716 816,945 11,536 336,546.05 ii 1,909.19 9,740.74 1.59.29 1,633.88 28.84 36.90 117.74 14,404.15 142.01 7,460.38 22,776.81 i 4,636..53 12,880.83 195.15 3,733.28 48.56 18.45 58.87 240.37 5,095.55 7,043.92 1,119.98 .545.72 621.57 354.44 367.16 77.40 55.35 176.61 404.15 382.38 .555.93 ,820.73 ,119.98 $58,409.93 $35,071.49 $93,481.42 Cut Under Permit Pine Logs 1,142,198 Feel Jackpine Logs 69,974 Feet Spruce Logs 29,982 Feet Balsam Logs 835 Feet Poplar Logs 25,743 Feet Poles 5,278 Pieces Fuelwood 2,134 Pieces DEPARTMENT OF LAXDS AND F'ORESTS FOR 1948 91 Table No. 2f KAPUSKASING CLASSIFICATIOxN OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Jackpine Logs Jackpine Booms. . . Birch Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Piling (Lin. Ft.).. . Spruce (Cu. Ft.) . . Fuelwood (Hard).. Fuel wood (Soft). . . Poles Posts Balsam Pulpwood . Jackpine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood. . Spruce Pulpwood. . Balsam E.xported.. Jackpine E.xported. Spruce Exported . . Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total 1,1.51.42 1,138.06 38,056.39 36.66 688.94 396,916.49 5,291.50 15.83 200,742.94 38,649 200 1,224 157,514 422,907 3,371 579 102,498 429 962 499,916 9,126 15,754 3,966,078 8,350,438 322,339 17,045 499,813.56 »; 962.36 22.81 39.38 7,932.16 16,700.87 805.84 426.12 9,039.21 572.70 284.51 123.50 19.24 26,639.44 14.67 278.57 555,683.08 2,090. 46. 7. 4,462. 38,745. 1,645. 57. 132. 123. 19. 20,418. 234^ 111,511. 3,678. 3. 140,691, 88$ 69 88 50 37 91 12 47 667 3 140 ,053.24 69.50 47.26 ,394.66 ,446.24 ,451.75 426.12 ,039.21 630.27 416.51 247.00 38.63 057.62 15.60 513.30 494.89 ,678.32 3.96 .691.21 $619,544.46 $323,870.83 ,415.29 Cut Under Permit Spruce Logs 1,523,143 Feet Poplar Logs 1,610,512 Feet Balsam Logs ^. 3,871 Feet Spruce and Balsam Pulpwood 30,600.06 Cords Cedar 212.50 Cords Fuelwood 5,306.72 Cords Poles 41 Pieces Posts 205 Pieces 92 REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 Table No. 2g KENORA CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Pine Logs Pine Booms Jackpine Logs Jackpine Booms. . . Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Piling (Lin. Ft.). . . Fuelwood (Hard).. Fuelwood (Soft) . . . Ties Poles (Cu. Ft.).. .. Posts Balsam Pulpwood . Jackpine Pulpvvooc Poplar Pulpwood. . Spruce Pulpwood . . Spruce Exported . . Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total 37.45 ,564.55 5,256.16 47,497.67 320.22 60,671.90 2,600.00 15,103 239 22,709 201 5,095 9,614 770 1,305 21,491 125 750 814,471 32,650 569,156 9,224 69,468 246,241 116,881 16,199 550.72 B 2,036.17 81.63 1,211.19 23.06 138.94 492.48 292.19 41.70 18.72 391.13 2,149.10 16.73 15.00 3,679.31 18,999.05 128.09 84,940.65 3,002.87 128.36 2,715.99 53.25 123.66 1,252.89 687.20 '" 1.45 148.67 883.90 60.00 26.80 5,567.44 30.29 8,838.86 3,900.00 $ 5,039.04 209.99 3,927.18 76.31 262.60 1,745.37 979.39 41.70 20.17 539.80 3,033.00 16.73 75.00 3,706.11 24,566.49 158.38 93,779.51 3,900.00 $114,655.14 $27,421.63 $142,076.77 Cut Under Permit Pine Logs 41,000 Feet Jackpine Logs 24,000 Feet Poplar Logs 30,000 Feet Spruce Logs 128,000 Feet Pine 1,948 Lin. Ft. Spruce 6,408 Lin. Ft. Pulpwood 1,986 Cords Fuelwood 3,012 Cords Table No. 2h LINDSAY CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs 42 106 154 233 330 7 8 1,553 3,826 8,045 6,379 20,399 219 343 $ 3.88 9.56 20.11 9.57 51.00 .55 .86 $ 3 88 Basswood Logs Birch Logs Hemlock Logs Maple Logs Spruce Dim Hemlock Dim. . . . 9.56 20.11 9.57 51.00 .55 86 $95.53 $95.53 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 93 Table No. 2i NORTH BAY CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Pine Logs Pine Booms Jackpine Logs .... Jackpine Booms. . . Ash Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs. . . . Birch Logs Cedar Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs .... Maple Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms .... Tamarac Logs .... Birch (Cu. Ft.).... Poles Posts Fuehvood (Hard).. Fuehvood (Soft) . . . Balsam Pulpwood . Jackpine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood. . Spruce Pulpwood. . Jackpine E.xported. Poplar E.xported . . Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total 66.15 2.00 128.49 1,910.77 2,053.08 12,751.81 182.73 70.50 780,996 2,727 526,762 937 316 31 1,214 49,982 597 37 37,976 2 64,618 66,025 1,307 455 " 952 1,271 46,932,328 485,276 4,747,004 39,287 8,752 469 53,078 3,837,780 8,231 3,346 1,398,467 78 1 ,076,858 1,352,140 162,570 7,783 65,119.35 $117 1 7 17 ,330.78 ,213.15 ,263.69 98.20 21.87 .94 132.69 ,594.41 12.35 8.36 ,097.70 .19 ,153.71 ,704.28 406.40 11.67 651.19 280.75 25.42 33.07 .50 89.94 764.30 821.24 ,852.53 $309,617.74 5,507.08 29,131.20 244.30 2.62 6,477.77 25.11 304.23 .27 2,706.50 5,109.78 529.66 2.15 94.25 36.89 .72 .20 352.18 193.57 1,400.25 45.68 7.05 $426,948.52 6,720.23 36,394.89 342.50 24.49 .94 132.69 16,072.18 37.46 8.36 2,401.93 .46 4,860.21 7,814.06 936. 6 13.82 651.19 375.00 62.31 33.79 .70 89.94 1,116.48 1,014.81 19.252.78 45.68 7.05 $163,569.33 $361,789.20 $525,358.53 Cut Under Permit Pine Logs 1,140,000 Feet Jackpine Logs 934,000 Feet Hemlock Logs 3,000 Feet Spruce Logs 691 ,000 Feet Birch Logs 182,000 Feet Poplar Logs 305,000 Feet Poles 5,458 Pieces Posts 3,538 Pieces Ties 6,070 Pieces Pulpwood 11,141 Cords Fuehvood 9,135 Cords 94 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 2j PARRY SOUND CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN- YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs Pine Booms 40,279 2,092,099 246 20,226 $ 5,230.21 50.56 $ 1,102.99 11.41 ' 229.62 52..57 11,682.19 .62 4.06 97.20 2,326.49 8.27 2,876.44 18.33 33.77 667.96 12.44 5.50 2.94 9.80 $ 6,333.20 .50.. 56 Ash Logs 1,190 62.005 1.54.98 166.39 Balsam Logs Basswood Logs Beech Logs Birch Logs 237 10,642 1,539 110,4.55 257 199 1,225 246,004 199 .50,752 1,091 8,164 49,791 1,299 304 6,317 2,2(i() 4..53 423,377 1,0.58.40 67,.532! 168.82 8,311.187, 20.777.89 4..53 1,288.02 221.39 32,460.08 Cedar Logs Cherry Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Poles Posts Fuehvood (Hard) Balsam Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood 749.50 17.00 262..50 102..50 1 10,5 2,6 1 L2 4,172 7,029 09,798 95,834 19,.580 72,985 42,111 34,140 40,9.52 82,627 6.78 17..57 274.45 15,893.21 48.94 6,682.41 105.29 268.27 2,491.44 206.54 88.50 126.35 374.75 11.90 105.00 143.50 7.40 21.63 371.65 18,219.70 57.21 9,558.85 123.62 302.04 3.1.59.40 218.98 94.00 129.29 384.. 55 11.90 105.00 143.. 50 $54,290.29 $19,142.60 .$73,432.89 Cut Under Permit Pine Logs 1,698,832 Feet Poplar Logs 409.388 Feet Hemlock Logs 2,318,8.58 Feet Spruce Logs .381,627 Feet Birch Logs 713,.3.34 Feet Maple Logs 373,006 Feet Sundry 945,076 Feet Posts 2,283 Pieces Poles 1,777 Pieces Fuehvood 5,174.65 Cords Pulpwood 4, 364. .50 Cords DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 95 Table Xo. 2k; PORT ARTHUR CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Pine Logs Pine Booms Jackpine Logs .... Jackpine Booms. . . Ash Logs Balsam Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms . . Ties Posts Poles (Cu. Ft.).. . . Fuelvvood (Hard) . . Fuehvood (Soft) . . . Balsam Pulpwood . Jackpine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood. . Spruce Pulpwood . . Balsam Exported.. Jackpine E.xported. Poplar Exported . . Spruce Exported . . Cords 258.56 656.37 33,129.66 44,808.78 5,027.63 329,284.59 12,181.63 20,492.30 728.00 51,167.53 Pieces 28,972 57 1,364,968 5,713 35 18,271 1,470 580 160,711 324,752 8,417 8,129 42 27,019 Feet Dues 1,586,708 6,432 20,360,977 329,348 795 191,746 26,918 11,017 3,396,162 6.590,837 9.56,253 369,791.03 Bonus > 3,966.76 16.07 33,003.29 823.33 1.99 383.51 67.28 16.52 6,792.31 13,181.66 2,390.57 812.90 .84 14,982.48 129.28 164.09 23,188.02 17,923.20 2,011.06 454,000.63 Total ; 8,897.77 34.19 31,704.42 1,466.20 1.99 834.881 74.20! 28.801 4,260.29 25,621. .56 4.498.84 352.24 1.26 38.781 161.43 ll,.-)99.84i 6,758.22! 605.16 115,623.75 9..580.76 6,023.05 72.80 39,724.41 ; 12,864..53 .50.26 64,707.71 2,289.53 3.98 1,218.39 141.48 45.32 11.0.52.60 38,803.22 6,889.41 1,165.14 2.10 14,982.48 168.06 325.52 34,787.86 24,681.42 2,616.22 .569,624.38 9.580.76 6.023.05 72.80 39.724.41 $573,855.79 S267,964.84 s.s4 1 ,s20.63 Cut Under Permit White Pine Logs 251,101 Feet Jackpine Logs 421,475 Feet Spruce Logs 43,953 Feet Balsam Logs 43,120 Feet Cedar Logs 7,018 Feet Poplar Logs 75,476 Feet Birch Logs 1 ,267 Feet Jackpine Pulpwood 1,017.00 Cords .Spruce Pulpwood 879.00 Cords Balsam Pulpwood 1,424.00 Cords Poplar Pulpwood 3.50.00 Cords Fuehvood (Soft) 1,937.00 Cords Fuehvood (Hard) 1,943.00 Cords Ties 2,907 Pieces Poles 633 Pieces Posts 1,249 Pieces 96 REPORT OF THE No. 3 Table No. 21 SAULT STE. MARIE CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs Pine Booms Jackpine Logs Jackpine Booms. . . Ash Logs Balsam Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs .... Maple Logs Oak Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Fuelwood (Hard). . Ties Poles Posts Car Stakes Balsam Pulpwood . . Jackpine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood. . Spruce Pulpwood. . Jackpine E.xported . Spruce Exported . . . .65 5.32 14,37 21,65 530.19 1.56,106.74 15.00 20,206.71 9.00 334,451 3,156 347,489 2,176 49 232 12,897 258 18 8,244 7,146 596 50,104 5,124 35 202 186 5 5,430 19,559,321 521,487 5,891,259 111,902 3,323 5,538 774,392 3,9.-)6 2,013 495,163 319,460 - 47,414 1,373,279 377,244 289 $ 48,898.27 1,303.71 10,716.73 279.74 8.32 11.07 1,935.95 5.93 5.03 742.72 798.62 118.51 2,746.56 943.09 .43 9.50 20.20 59.00 .10 325.80 10,060.66 8,662.13 212.07 218,549.44 83,097 3,911 35,135 588 12 22 2,742 14 8 1 ,260 851 215 6,733 1,802 1 2 4 42 3,911.77 3,209.37 78.20 37,823.61 3.75 13,134!36 •HI 31 5 45 13 11 256 13 ,995.34 ,215.23 ,852.17 868.44 20.76 33.94 ,678.12 20.07 13.81 ,003.27 ,650.03 334.50 ,479.61 ,745.53 2.02 12.35 24.24 101.25 .20 325.80 ,972.43 ,871.50 290.27 ,373.05 3.75 134.36 $306,413.581194,608.46 $501,022.04 Cut Under Permit Pine Logs 443,879 Feet Jackpine 1 13,385 Feet Spruce Logs 43,946 Feet Hemlock Logs 565,538 Feet Birch Logs 853,281 Feet Maple Logs 216,050 Feet Oak Logs 54,460 Feet Elm Logs 6,747 Feet Ash Logs 2,999 Feet Poplar Logs 25,536 Feet Cedar Logs 2,696 Feet Pulpwood 414.57 Cords Fuelwood 1,477.57 Cords Ties 1,299 Pieces Poles 267 Pieces Posts 1,382 Pieces Cedar 3,137 Lin. Ft. DEPARTMENT OE LANDS AND EORESTS FOR 1948 97 Table No. 2m SIOUX LOOKOUT CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RETURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 3L 1947 Species Pine Logs Pine Booms Jackpine Logs .... Jiickpine Booms. . . Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms .... Fuelvvood (Soft) . . . Ties Lagging (Lin. Ft.). Poles (Cu. Ft.).... Poles Balsam Pulpwood . Jackpine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood. . Spruce Pulpwood.. Spruce E.xported . . Cords 204.78 4,993.31 17.194.09 1,311.71 196,776.50 60,213.88 Pieces 24,109 789 183,751 1,708 887 49,469 4,696 85,460 541 9,708 7 Feet 686,2.59 157,820 2,731,986 99,201 25,294 877,877 645,025 11,890 81,970.96 Dues 1,715.65 394.55 5,882.49 247.99 .50.59 1,755.75 1,612.54 51.19 8,546.00 39.63 3,047.17 1.75 3,495.31 6,877.64 524.68 275,009.22 Bonus i 3,981.11 1,027.27 13,638.98 404.21 44.26 4,302.48 3,187.80 2,761.40 1,163.12 1.75 158.41 5,493.23 123.44 21,769.28 40,786.17 Total i 5,696.76 1,421.82 19,521.47 652.20 94.85 6,058.23 4,800.34 51.19 11,307.40 39.63 4,210.29 3.50 3,6.53.72 12,370.87 648.12 296,778.50 40,786.17 ,252.15 $98,842.91 $408,095.06 Cut Under[^Permit Pine Logs 63,395 Feet Jackpine Logs 1,077,522 Feet Hemlock Logs 43,956 Feet Spruce Logs 2,602,533 Feet Pulpwood 2,527.00 Cords Fuelwood 17,638.00 Cords 98 REPORT OF THE Xo. 3 Table No. 2n SUDBURY CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TI.MHKR RKTURN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Pine Logs Pine Booms Jackpine Logs Jackpine Booms. . . Basswood Logs. . . . Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cedar Booms Hemlock Logs ... Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms .... Piling (Cu. Ft.). . . Piling (Lin. Ft.).. . Piling (Pieces) . . . . Fiiehvood (Hard). . F'uelwood (.Sofi) . . . Shingle Bolts Ties Poles (Cu. Ft.)... . Poles Posts Car Stakes Balsam Pulpwood . Jackpine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood . . Spruce Pulpwood . . Balsam E.xported . . Jackpine E.xported Poplar Exported . . Spruce Exported . . Cords 533.90 718.39 1.63 29.").20 .34.189.46 12.923.86 10.24.3.84 239.51 923.74 353.17 1,894.54 Pieces 347,620 2,028 240,889 1,378 6,6.53 5,667 764 25 12,170 4,854 22 49,530 43,639 1.251 ' 40 175 1,714 981 4.431 32,586 2,040 Feet 13.030.249 257.336 2,698,786 66,411 212.857 135.048 12,402 867 .306,744 145,708 516 761,968 731,220 77,960 5,248.25 1.135.00 Dues 11 .412.28 $32,575.56 643.31 6,392.51 166.01 532.14 337.59 18.62 2.16 760.10 364.27 1.29 1 .523.92 1.462.43 194.87 355.21 34.05 8.75 266.95 179.59 1.63 253.10 427.94 1.493.25 7.39.90 40.80 206.64 21,675.80 5,169..36 14,344.19 ,192.14 Bonus .158.605.18 1.446.19 6.433.91 223.47 554.82J 358.071 57.471 2.70 301.96 499.48 2.06 1,922.48 2,382.65 383.18 Total 24.80 25.70 4.00 233.25 888.08 7.21 47.06 206.39 808.42 205.95 155.68 230.93 35.31 1,298.90 $77,345.30 $91,180.74 2,089.50 12,826.42 389.48 1 ,086.96 695.66 76.09 4.86 1,062.06 863.75 3.35 3.446.40 3.845.08 578.05 355.21 34.05 8.75 291.75 205.29 1.63 257.10 427.94 1.726.50 1.647.98 48.01 2.33.70 21,882.19 5,977.98 14,550.14 155.68 230.93 35.31 1,298.90 $167,537.44 Cut Under Permit Red & White Pine 837.815 Feet Jackpine 345,752 Feel Spruce 158,347 Feet Hemlock 131,072 Feet Birch 199,219 Feet Maple 66,406 Feet Hardwood Logs 5,200 Feet Poplar Logs 192.257 Feet Jackpine Pulpwood 271.31 Cords Spruce Pulpwood 604. .30 Cords Balsam Pulpwood 52. .30 Cords Poplar Pulpwood 1,557.28 Cords Ties 5,181 Pieces Poles 6.925 Pieces Posts .- 4,061 Pieces Spruce 657 Pieces Fuelwood 3,388.25 Cords DEPARTMEXT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 99 Table No. 2o TWEED CLASSIFICATION OF ANNUAL TIMBER RFTIRN YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1947 Species Cords Pieces Feet Dues Bonus Total Pine Logs Pine Booms Ash Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs . Beech Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cedar Booms . . . . Cherr\- Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs . . . Hemlock Booms. . Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs . . . . Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Piling (Cu. Ft.) . Shingle Bolts. . . . Fuelwood (Hard). Fuel wood (Soft). . Ties Trees Pole> Posts Balsam I'ulpwood Poplar I'ulpwood . Spruce Pulpwood. Balsam E.xported . Spruce E.xported 4.00 2,845.61 876.00 403.68 1,219.57 353.79 229.55 142.34 194,567 559 1,612 7,717 22,513 5,958 23,352 4,326 57 1 128| 2,393 140,478 28 1 38,148| 3,859 69,1531 81,623 3,728 47 479 20 66 ,571 5,412,216 54,450 72,824 73,422 722,009 191,325 1,233,181 .59.017 4,141 5,673| 158,3951 5,309,355 4,057 2,142,-588 103,436 1,385,868 1,655,848 288,196 900 1,151.85 S13,529.76 136.12 182.00 147.91 1,801.63 478.29 3,082.86 90.30 8.45 14.18 395.95 7.964.13 10.15 5,356.42 2.58.53 2,772.72 3,311.70 720.37 1.44 58.76 3.00 1,422.79 219.00 47.90 20.00 19.25 111.42 282.57 487.84 495.31 §22,368.09 56.47 120.11 169.87 1,168.68 136.21 2,492.62 168.84' 1.40 23.49 308.25 2,187.19 2,436.68 151.05 1,575.751 2,820.52 77.20 1.92 366.50 3.75 12.35 4.75 .54.93 77.96 1.53.64 17.03 149.19 92.52 $35,897.85 192..59 302.11 317.78 2.970.31 614. .50 5,575.48 259.14 9.85 37.67 704.20 10,151.32 10.15 7.793.10 409.58 4,348.47 6,132.22 797.57 3.36 .58.76 3.00 1,789.29 222.75 60.25 20.00 24.00 166.35 360.53 641.48 512.34 149.19 92.52 $43,430.75 $37,196.96 $80,627.71 Cut Under Permit Pine Logs 1,102,136 Feet Maple Logs 9f),885 Feet Basswood Logs .58,964 Feet Hemlock Logs 131,223 F'eet Beech Logs 3,941 Feet Elm Logs 46,8.53 Feet Ash Logs 10,482 Feet Poplar Logs . 409,224 Feet Balsam Logs 115,664 Feet Birch Logs. 60,()65 Feet Spruce Logs 160,231 Feet Hardwood Logs 1 1,105 Feet Cedar Logs 33,0.58 Feet Oak Logs 31.1SS Feet Fuelwood 17 1.00 Cords .Spruce Pidpw(jo(i 132.75 Cords iialsam Pulpwood 373.63 Cords Poplar Pulpwood 1,038.81 Cords Jackpine I'ulpwood 3.00 Cords Tamarac Pulpwood 1 1.50 Cords 100 REPORT OF THE No. 3 S ^' ss' ?^S s s^ss"^' sssss ■SJ cdca CQ CQ cd cd cd. cd cd cd cc ffi t' ii cdcd t u u u cc cc "^ « ^S ^s'^s" SS'SS'S SCJU _; • 0 0 0 0 SSuuuu SSu o u 'u u t. u. u u u 1_ U I- u u 1- 1_ u U L. 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IJ-OOO c DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1948 109 1 sss ss S U - b.Cx. U,U. 2:2: j SOuC 0 0 UU uuuu B s's's s's feU U U, 1- u. 0 i) 4) (U o 1_ L. 1_ 1_ 1_ U U 1_ L. u u Oh U £.^.0.(1. -^ -,-' -^ *- ^0 ^0 CJ ;_:_ \c^c_ \^\^^N* O O w eg 0 ^^ iC »^ iC 0 COr- (M (N -H ^ C o c L-r X XX I>;t> '=^°. qqqq .... CO — b- db- X -^ .-H ^ — w^ *— < tn a> ooc oc 000c 0 L-^ Q O O lT oc L'; Tf Tt Tf iritN (N(N^ <=> qqqq 1— < ^^ 1 — ' -^' to 1 M {fl 1 u bjc CU - j ^ 1 e = ^ J^ CS — — f— tn &? §-= - -C 'X If c3 0 c a. - < * -a • - ^ - (j »j -p-^i. -0 c 03 0 CS C c ^' -i-^ 6Z t 1 ■%?, r-| ~ I. C) = - — ■ — ~ y — "7^ V t" -^ ZZ "^ -H= F^ — V- =-J JH ^ c ^ Q, C ^ .— "^ '^ ~ — ~ .— 5 i.c/:r fS — ^7^ H. *^ -, — — X- -^c/::i:u - ■jT 0 5 ^ ^ £ o -Iq" a 6 0)- c3 j: CL 0 5-2 C J "i^ o rat ccSc (*-. j °Si: 1^' '"' '■^ '■"' ^^ CO Area sq. miles :^ :^ :st t^ (M , o p. d. d C 0 0! •/. 'S. d c £_4 *■ f— — .— 1- ~ M -0 Q -Z-ii ^ ^ « IS ■> 3J = 15 JC 0 — ^ - (f. cB CC ^ -3 J= < CL I :i:jr- ^'"^ ■* rf 10 0 0 Date Sold 1948 ^• ^ ^ _^. r> "S "oJ "S u U u. U. u. u. U. o CC 05 05 x> . "C c^ W LANDS and FORESTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO TORONTO ^m^"^"^' rilNTID AND PU.IISHIO it tAPTIST JOHNSTON PIINTII TO TMI KINGS MOST IXCIltINT MAJISTT To His Honour, The Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario. May It Please Your Honour: The undersigned begs respectfully to present to your Honour, the Annual Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for the fiscal year April 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949. H. R. Scott, Minister. ^% M ONTARiO ^efratt of the MINISTER OF LANDS and FORESTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO March 31, 1949 PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO SESSIONAL PAPER No. 3, 1950 TORONTO, 1950 Printed and Published by Baptist Johnston, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Maiesty L^ontentA PAGE Introduction --. i Division of Accounts ------------- 3 Division of Air Service ..- 13 Division of Fish and Wildlife --- 23 Division of Forest Protection --------- 45 Division of Land and Recreational Areas ------ 57 Division of Law ---- - 71 Division of Operation and Personnel ------- 73 Division of Reforestation ----------- 129 Division of Research ---- ---135 Division of Surveys and Engineering ------- 151 Division of Timber Management ---------161 CRJOIT Division of ACCOUNTS j^ Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3' DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS General The financial report sets out a substantial increase — $3,802,190.00 — in ex- penditure appropriation of the Department as compared with the previous year. This increased appropriation was required for: (1) Suppression of forest fires (2) Salvaging of fire killed timber (3) Air Service expansion (4) Cost of Living Bonus to employees. There was an increase in the cash receipts — $952,833.59 — as compared with the previous year. Revenue for the year reached a new high in the history of the Department, due to increased receipts from sale of fish and game licenses, and from sale of Crown timber. FINANCIAL REPORT I. Cash Receipts and Disbursements Statement for the year ending March 31, 1949, is set out on Schedule A, page 6. The following summarizes the result of operations for the year. Total— Cash Receipts $11,635,237.06 —Cash Disbursements 11,400,801.97 Excess of Receipts over Disbursements . $234,435.09 2. Comparison of Results with those of prior years (a) Receipts Cash receipts for the year under review compare with those of the previous four years as follows: YEARS ENDING MARCH 31ST DIVISION Accounts Water Power Rentals . Provincial Land Tax Long Lac Diversion Miscellaneous -_- Air Service Fish and Wildlife Forest Protection Land and Recrejitional Areas Reforestation Surveys Timber Management 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 $ $ $ $ $ 609,425 654,979 680,568 694,859 759,570 175,342 209,459 204,475 185,470 217,521 21,300 20,850 20,400 19,950 19,500 20,388 9,048 46,071 24,825 26,225 12,417 25,284 15,258 8,376 6,373 1,193,034 1,651,166 2,248,201 2,420,661 2,813,876 26,850 30,943 46,402 53,230 48,330 294,308 338,258 430,644 393,938 409,465 10,559 19,386 25,373 25,562 1,685 1,275 459 1,652 501 402 4,241,581 5,554,781 6,944,104 6,855,031 7,332,290 6,606.479 8,514,613 10,663,148 10,682,403 11,635,237 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 (b) The following is a comparison of total disbursements for the five years ending March 31, 1949: Department of Lands & Forests Total Disbursements Chargeable to Appropriation as voted YEARS ENDING MARCH 31ST 194S 1946 1947 1948 $ $ $ $ 1949 3,572,225 3,988,394 5,961,806 7,598,612 9,693,336 Additional Disbursements Uncontrollable items charge- able to Special Warrants — . 111,000 1,707,466 Department of Game "s. Fisheries Total Disbursements Chargeable to Appropriation as voted Total Disbursements 638,765 748,661 1,197,974 4,210,990 4,848,055 7,159,780 7,598,612 11,400.802 TREND OF DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE r/MEfR RETU RNS — C ROW N DUES —GROUND RENT AND FIRE TAX CHARGES FOR THE FIVE YEARS ENDING 31 MARCH J949 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 TREND OF DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE WATER POWER RENTALS — CROWN LAND SALES AND RENTALS — PROVINCIAL LAND TAX FOR THE FIVE YEARS ENDING 31 MARCH 1949 700 600 ^ 500 O 300 WATER POWER RENTALS CROWN LAND SALES AND RENTALS PROVINCIAL LAND TAX 1945 1949 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS Schedule A FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1949 Division of Accounts RECEIPTS Water Power 5759,569.67 Provincial Land Tax 217,520.66 Long Lac Diversion 10,500.00 Casual Fees, Surveys. Office Fees, etc. 17,225.04 Contractors' Security Deposits 9,000.00 SI Division of Air Service Miscellaneous - — Division of Fish and Wildlife Licenses, Royalty and Sundry 2 Division of Forest Protection Miscellaneous DiNTSION OF h.\ND .KSD ReCRE.\TI0N.\L ArE.AS Land Sales Agricultural -. $ 15,287.46 Summer Resort 62,244.97 Townsites 6,798.73 University — - 192.39 Miscellaneous 22,503.03 Unallocated 108,858.32 ,022,815.37 6,373.00 ,813,876.43 48,330.64 215,884,90 Carried forward 83,891,395.44 Xo.3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Schedule A {continued) RECEIPTS Brought forward _- $3,891, 3Q5.44 Division* of Land and Recreational Akeas (continued) Land Rentals (Other than Parks) Leases and Licenses of Occupation __ 113,559.42 Timagami Islands 1,932.19 Park Revenue Algonquin Rentals . S 1 3 ,93 2 . 1 5 Miscellaneous 14,581.63 115,491.61 Rondeau Rentals 822,007.79 Miscellaneous 6,631,11 $ 28,513.78 Quetico Rentals $ 60.00 Miscellaneous 1,390.00 Park Revenue Ipperwash Beach Rentals $ 355.00 Miscellaneous - 1,572.25 28,638.90 1,450.00 S 1,927.25 $ 60,529.93 Tourist Outfitters Licenses 13,897.50 Other Lands Division Receipts 3,661.20 409,465.14 Division of Reforestation Miscellaneous _. 1 ,684.7 1 Division of Surveys Aerial Surveys — Net Receipts 401.66 Division of TiiiBER M.^n.^^gement (See Schedule "B") Crown Dues $6,899,106.93 Ground Rent 108,934.25 Fire Tax 440,010.56 Scalers' Wages 4,01 7.15 Interest 6,418.43 Mill Licenses and Sundry 4,308.70 87,462,796.02 Less Cash Depcsit refunds in excess of Cash Deposits receipts 130,505.91 7,332,290.11 TOTAL RECEIPTS „ $11,635,237.06 M.AI.X OFFICE DISBURSEMENTS Schedule A Minister's Salary — Statutory $ 8,000.00 Salaries — Permanent and Temporary 711,775.20 Travelling Expenses „ 52,549.02 Maintenance and Operating 16,837.83 Damage and Other Claims, Sundry Contingencies, etc 1,770.25 Compensation for Injured Workmen ._ 37,078.97 Unemployment Insurance Stamps 586.17 .Annuities and Bonuses to Indians - -- 25,332.00 To provide for acquirini: flowage easements and discharging claims, etc 9.00 8 853,938.44 Carried forward $ 853,938.44 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests jor 1950 No. 3 DISBURSEMENTS Schedule A (continued) Brought forward $ 853,938.44 FIELD SERVICES Basic Organization — including District Offices Salaries -- $3,387,409.76 Travelling Expenses 449,908.35 Maintenance and Operating 1,845,287.88 • 5,682,605.99 Extra Fire Fighting Salaries— Temporary = $1,028,237.63 Travelling Expenses ::^.....i::::^::^i::::i^:..:".:.^::...:-.:-..: — :. — .:... — 49,607.01 Maintenance and Operating - — — 637,030.26 1,714,874.90 Fire Prevention, Conservation of Fish and Wildlife AND Reforestation Salaries - - --- - -— $ 22,711.42 Travelling Expenses — - - 13,836.66 Maintenance and Operating _ 86,530.86 123,078.94 Grants Association of Ontario Land Surveyors $ 200.00 Municipalities in lieu of School Fees _ — 1,670.67 Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation Inc. _..- 1,500.00 Thomas R. Jones - 300.00 E. L. Marsh - -- 100.00 Niagara District Pheasant Breeders Association . — 500.00 Ontario Fur Breeders' Association Inc. _ 2,500.00 Ontario Federation of Commercial Fishermen 1,500.00 8,270.67 Wolf Bounty 57,977.00 Bear Bounty 6,035.00 Division of Air Service Salaries -- -- $ 252,869.51 Travelling Expenses 11,215.77 Maintenance and Operating — including purchase of aircraft 687,477.73 951,563.01 Division of Research Salaries— Temporary $ 116,279.30 Travelling Expenses 13,735.92 Maintenance and Operating — - 56,743.12 Division of Surveys Aerial Surveys - Ground Surveys — Miscellaneous Expenses Lac Seul Storage Dam — Control and Maintenance Special Warrants Timber Salvage Project Cost of Living Bonus ..... 1,058.10 106,311.36 864.03 186,758.34 ins 7 ^^ 40 . $1,489,844.65 217,621.54 1,707,466.19 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS -- $11,400,801.97 Excess of Receipts over Disbursements — Paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Province 234,435.09 $11,635,237.06 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 12 11 10 < -• 8 O ^ 7 O 6 Z 5 O 3 4 i 3 2 1 0 TREND OF TOTAL ANNUAL RECEIPTS FOR THE TEN YEARS ENDING 31st MARCH 1949 (INCIUDES FORMER CAME AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT) ^ i) LEGEND 1 BAG = SI, 000,000 Port of bog equols fraction thereof. 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CA) o ti rt o rt 5^ ^ > io .\o. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Schedule C DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS DIVISION OF FOREST RESEARCH — PROJECTS STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE (INCLUDING GENERAL OFFICE) For Year Ending March 31, 1949 PROJECT Southern Research Station Sulphur Fumes Investigation L. M. Morrison (Statistician) Soil Surve\"S Regeneration Surveys Wildlife Pump and Hose Test Forest Genetics Biology South Bay Experiment 1 South Bay Experiment 2 Seed Production Experiment Patholog>- Radio . ^S 24,859.62 . 2,479.58 _ 1,308.32 _ 21,297.99 ._ 29,261.70 _ 20,004.52 _ 12,153.08 7,051.03 34,137.89 17,176.62 26,567.75 9,077.92 4,525.31 259.12 Total Direct Expenditure on Projects Deduct — Sale of Fish (South Bay Experiment 2) Net Direct Expenditure on Projects Main Office Administration .$210,160.45 , 7,159.07 4203,001.38 _ 20,490.50 TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON FOREST RESEARCH DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE Forest Research — Field Service Forest Research — Main Office Basic Organization — Equipment and Improvements ....$223,491.88 ..5186,758.34 - 19,542.28 17,191.26 Game Licenses Trapping No n- Resident Hunting _ Deer Moose Gun Dog _.. Fur Dealers Fur Farmers Tanners DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ANALYSIS OF CASH RECEIPTS For Year Exdixg March 31, 1949 Cold Storage Rovaltv Game $ 62,745.97 468,705.05 237,707.05 16,787.39 160,378.15 15,922.87 30,674.00 7,300.00 200.00 737.00 $1,001,157.48 265,425.18 $223,491.88 Schedule D Carried forward $1,266,582.66 $1,266,582.66 11 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Brought forward _ - -- $1,266,582.66 Fisheries Licenses Fishing (Commercial) $ 108,O83.OZ Angling - 1,350,500.93 $1,458,583.95 Royalty on Commercial Fish _ 8,514.28 1,467,098.23 General Licenses Guides - _ 14,648.00 Fines 46,947.00 Costs Collected - -- 1 ,45 2 .50 Sales — Confiscated Articles - - 16,742.15 Miscellaneous — — 405.89 80,195.54 $2,813,876.43 12 ONTARIO CIVISICN or AIR SERVICE — &s V^' ^ Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. . DIVISION OF AIR SERVICE General The fire hazard in the summer of 1948 was one of the worst encountered in several years and taxed our resources to the limit in certain localities. In other areas, considerable purchased flying was required because of the size and extent of the fires involved. Normal relations were maintained with the Department of Transport in respect of the operation of our aircraft and our responsibilities in respect of the Class V licence issued early in the year. The Division of Air Service has working arrangements with the Departments of Health, Mines, Public Works and the Provincial Police, and carried out all flying requisitions for these Departments as required. This flying included the carrying of Police officials on investigations, flying of prisoners from remote areas, servicing of geological parties under the Department of Mines, transportation of Inspectors for the Department of Public Works, mercy flights enabling emergency care for the Department of Health and so forth. Some additional flying was also done for the Department of Highways, in- cluding transportation of their Inspectors and Senior Officials and for the Department of Attorney-General in the transportation of Judicial officials for the purpose of hold- ing court in remote areas. Flying was also carried out on co-operative projects with Federal Departments of Indian Affairs and Entomology. New Construction and Expansion The new hangar building, started by the Department of Public Works in 1947, was brought almost to completion during the fiscal year under review. Apart from some very small items which are in critical supply, the work can be considered com- pleted. The addition is very welcome and now provides storage space for some fifty aeroplanes if required. The Department of Public Works also constructed for the Air Service, staff housing accommodation at Parry Sound, Sudbury, Oba Lake, Gogama and Chapleau. Further accommodation is required at Eva Lake and other points at which the Depart- ment may decide to establish Air Service bases. Equipment In the fall of 1947, an order was placed with the DeHavilland Aircraft Company of Canada for twelve Beaver aircraft. These were all delivered during the fiscal period under review. As these aeroplanes were delivered, they were put in service and per- formed very creditably throughout the entire summer. Their outstanding take-off and climb performance enables them to operate out of much smaller bodies of water than has ever been the case with any seaplane used by the Department before this time. In order to procure the best type of aerial fire fighting equipment for the Department, it was decided to sell off much of our old and semi-obsolete equipment and replace it with the new and much more efficient Beaver type. To completely accomplish this purpose, a further order for fifteen of these aircraft was given to the DeHavilland Company late in 1948, and three were delivered before the freeze-up period. The balance of the order will be delivered for the opening of the 1949 fire season. 14 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 A pilot and engineer begin preparation for a take-off during iiinter flying operations. Patrols are maintained to uncover poaching and illegal cutting of timber. 15 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Additional equipment was supplied by the Department of Public Works in the form of new machinery for our tool room; new test equipment for our instrument and accessory departments; a plating and battery room for use in their respective fields; and the Service purchased out of its own appropriation, a water spray booth for the dope room. During the period involved, the Department purchased another six war surplus Anson aircraft which were dismantled for recovery of engines, propellers and instru- ments intended for later use in Beaver aircraft. Winter Operations Winter operations were materially extended in the winter of 1948-1949. Beaver aircraft were operated from Toronto, Algonquin Park, Sudbury, Gogama, Chapleau, Geraldton, Eva Lake and Sioux Lookout, and one Norseman each was also operated at Port Arthur and Sioux Lookout. Much of the winter work involved was for the Division of Fish and Wildlife in the supervision of their interests and the sealing of beaver pelts, but work was also performed for other Divisions of the Department, as well as other Departments of Government as required. Little or no difficulty was encountered on winter operations and it is expected that the same complement will operate next year, with some possible additions. Maintenance of Service Buildings Normal maintenance of all Service property was carried out as usual. Painting and normal repairs were undertaken where necessary in order to keep our property to a proper standard. Accidents I regret to report that one fatal accident involving the late pilot H. W. Westaway occurred at Parry Sound in ^lay, 1948. We also lost one Norseman in an accident at Caribou Lake in September, but no fatalities occurred in this latter accident. The following tables are submitted as supplementary to this Report: — Table Page No. 1 Allocation of Aircraft ._. _ 17 la Allocation of Aircraft 17 2 Tr.\nsport Aircraft — Effective Loads Carried — . 17 3 Hours Flown on Various Phases of Flying Operations - 18 4 Totals 20 5 Hours Flown at Bases - 20 6 Flying Time — Pilots 20 7 Flying Time— Aircraft -- 21 16 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Table I ALLOCATION OF AIRCRAFT- -1Q48-4Q Base Registration Algonquin Park CF-OBY Biscotasing CF-OBH Caribou Lake CF-OBJ Chapleau „. CF-OCC Eva Lake _ CF-OCA Fort Frances CF-OBM Geraldton CF-OCB Gogama .__. CF-OCD Ignace CF-BGM Kenora CF-OBO Oba Lake ...CF-OB\V CF-OBX Orient Bav CF-OBL CF-OBQ Pays Plat CF-OA\V Type Base Registration' Type Beaver Parry Sound CF-OAV Stinson Norseman Pickle Lake _...CF-OBC Norseman Norseman Port Arthur CF-OBR Norseman Beaver Red Lake CF-OBD Norseman Beaver Remi Lake CF-OAY Stinson Norseman Sault Ste. Marie ._- .CF-OBI Norseman Beaver CF-OBF Norseman Beaver Sioux Lookout CF-OBE Norseman Stinson CF-OBG Norseman Norseman CF-OBB Stinson Beaver South Porcupine CF-OBN Norseman Beaver Sudbury CF-OBS Beaver Norseman Temagami CF-OBA Stinson Norseman Twin Lakes CF-OBLT Beaver Stinson Toronto CF-OBZ Beaver Table \\ ALLOCATION OF AIRCRAFT Note: Although Table 1 shows allocation of aircraft at the termination of the season; due to the necessity of replacing aircraft with Beavers and retiring our older aircraft, as well as making aircraft available for winter operations, the following machines operated for periods at Bases set forth below: — Base Registration Type Algonquin Park CF-BGN Stinson Chapleau CF-OCC Beaver Eva Lake G-CAPA Moth Geraldton CF-OBT Beaver CF-OCB Beaver Gogama CF-BIM Stinson Base Registration Type Parry Sound CF-BGJ Stinson Port Arthur CF-OBI Norseman Sudbury CF-OAP Fairchild 71 CF-OBS Beaver Twin Lakes ..CF-OBU Beaver Toronto CF-OBS Beaver Table II TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT— EFFECTIVE LOADS CARRIED 1Q48-49 AiK( raft Fairchild 71 CF-OAP .. Norseman CF-OBC .. CF OBD .. CF-OBE .. CF-OBF .. CF-OBG .. Hours Flown 128.35 431.45 551.55 172.50 269.15 386.20 CF-OBH _ _ _... 536.30 CF-OBI 512.15 CF-OBJ _ 341 .45 CF-OBL CF-OBM CF-OBN CF-OBO CF-OBQ CF-OBR 317.45 398.25 492.25 376.35 322.15 337.25 Effective Loads 77,710 Lbs.— 38 Tons, 1710 Lbs. 106,760 Lbs.- 400,005 Lbs.- 58,295 Lbs.- 168,620 Lbs.- 284,890 Lbs.- 755,095 Lbs.- 411,250 Lbs.- 154,065 Lbs.- 155,067 Lbs.- 374,195 Lbs.- 428,320 Lbs.- 254,570 Lbs.- 181,140 Lbs.- 249,715 Lbs.- - 53 Tons, -200 Tons, - 29 Tons, - 84 Tons, -142 Tons, -377 Tons, -205 Tons, -77 Tons, - 77 Tons, -187 Tons, -214 Tons, -127 Tons, - 90 Tons. -124 Tons, 760 Lbs. 5 Lbs. 295 Lbs. 620 Lbs. 890 Lbs. 1095 Lbs. 1250 Lbs. 65 Lbs. 1067 Lbs. 195 Lbs. 320 Lbs. 570 Lbs. 1140 Lbs. 1715 Lbs. 17 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Beaver CF-OBS 3Q8.4S CF-OBT , 300.05 CF-OBU 346.40 CF-OBV 591.10 CF-OBW ...._. - 415.30 CF-OBX 293.35 CF-OB Y 212.10 CF-OBZ -. 46.55 CF-OCA -.- 293.25 CF-OCB _ 135.30 CF-OCC 182.50 CF-OCD 1 70.25 Stinson CF-OBA 408.30 CF-OBB 265.20 CF-BGJ _ 116.20 CF-BGM 421.10 CF-BIM „ 367.55 CF-BGN 337.10 CF-0 AV 2 7 .45 CF-OAW 343.50 CF-OAY 346.50 208,260 Lbs.- 210,930 Lbs.- 121,115 Lbs.- 210,365 Lbs.- 183,010 Lbs.- 138,165 Lbs.- 67,227 Lbs.- 15,575 Lbs.- 205,980 Lbs.- 60,970 Lbs.- 62,760 Lbs.- 93,670 Lbs.- 213,755 Lbs.- 124,331 Lbs.- 26,540 Lbs.- 108,210 Lbs.- 222,345 Lbs.- 159,391 Lbs.- 7,195 Lbs.- 187,080 Lbs.- 82,180 Lbs.- -104 Tons -105 Tons - 60 Tons -105 Tons - 91 Tons - 69 Tons - 33 Tons - 7 Tons -102 Tons - 30 Tons -31 Tons - 46 Tons -106 Tons - 62 Tons - 13 Tons - 54 Tons -111 Tons - 79 Tons - 3 Tons - 93 Tons - 41 Tons 260 Lbs. 930 Lbs. 1115 Lbs. 365 Lbs. 1010 Lbs. 165 Lbs. 1227 Lbs. 1575 Lbs. 1980 Lbs. 970 Lbs. 760 Lbs. 1670 Lbs. 1755 Lbs. 331 Lbs. 540 Lbs. 210 Lbs. 345 Lbs. 1391 Lbs. 1195 Lbs. 1080 Lbs. 180 Lbs. Total Transport Section: — Total Flying Time, Hours Total Loading, Lbs. Total Loading, Tons 11,597.50 . 6,768.751 .3,384 Tons, 751 Lbs. Table III HOURS FLOWN ON VARIOUS PHASES OF FLYING OPERATIONS 1924-48 1948-49 Total Fire Detection Game Conservation (Fish and Wildlife) Fire Suppression Photography Sketching Transportation — Ordinary Transportation — Special Mercy Flights Ferrying Forced Landings Flying Instruction Observers Instruction Operations Tests Aircraft Dusting Operations, Ont. Govt. Dusting Operations, B.C. Govt. Tests Radio Dept. of Entomology Dept. of Research 45, 1 37 1 4 43 162 351.05 ,587.20 ,940.31 ,413.40 ,133.18 ,795.45 ,356.37 330.17 ,814.32 ,016.29 ,985.52 94.09 ,963.08 ,606.37 326.05 86.20 88.20 383.35 437.55 711.35 2,163.25 47,514.30 1,397.20 2,984.40 3,276.45 41,217.16 1.35 1,415.15 48.25 4,181.43 3,091.15 46,887.00 836.10 9,192.47 30.15 360.32 246.35 7,061.07 6.55 1,023.24 21.40 3,007.32 94.09 250.20 6,213.28 54.45 1,661.22 326.05 86.20 33.20 121.40 170.50 554.25 37.25 475.20 11.667.00 174,378.35 18 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Flying in supplies for a tourr, this Beaver aircraft of the Divisoin of Air Service is being moored prior to unloading. Through rapid transportation of men and equipment by plane many forest fires can be brought under control before they reach large proportions. — A Beaver aircraft circles a fire to ascertain its extent before landing. M^^iiiiiilJfSi^^. rifsf* Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Table IV TOTALS 1924-48 Passengers Carried 139,211 Personnel Carried 83,987 Total Passengers and Personnel Carried 223,198 Effective Loads Flown Lbs _.._- 47,698,316 Effective Loads Flown Tons 23,849 Ton 316 Lbs. 1948-49 Total 26,372 165,583 5,219 89,206 31,591 254,789 6,768,751 54,467,067 3,384 Ton 27,233 Tons 751 Lbs. 1,067 Lbs. Table V HOURS FLOWN AT BASES 1948-49 Base Algonquin Park Biscotasing Caribou Lake - Chapleau Eva Lake Fort Frances — Geraldton Gogama __.. Ignace — . Kenora Oba Lake Orient Bay Pays Plat _. Parry Sound Hours Flown 466.45 ..__._ 535.30 ...... 329.20 ...... 168.40 ...... 279.40 ...... 402.10 413.10 ...... 534.30 . 416.45 394.40 ...... 1003.00 534.45 342.20 ...... 55.55 Base Hours Flown Pickle Lake 447.40 Port Arthur 544.40 Red Lake 519.55 Remi Lake 336.05 Sault Ste. Marie 958.25 Sioux Lookout 913.50 South Porcupine 488.50 Sudbury — 554.45 Temagami 407.10 Twin Lakes 328.05 Toronto _ _ - 290.25 11,667.00 Pilots Table \T FLYING TIME— PILOTS 1024-48 1948-49 Total Bliss, W. H. F Blockley, H. T. ..... Burton, E. C Burton, J. O. Burtt, A. E. Buckworth, W. B. Cooke, T. C. Culliton, J. P. Denley, J. G Donnelly, J. T Duncanson, I. C. ... Fiskar, U. W Gillard, M. V Hallatt, H. M Hull, C. L Kingdon, O. F Kincaid, J. LeFeuvre, C. J MacDougall, F. A. Parsons, R Phillips, G. H. R. . 487.10 596.35 1,656.10 278.05 2,092.50 2,995.55 623.20 2,673.20 1,147.35 1,337.10 2,341.55 4,944.10 264.55 304.00 695.45 1,165.25 3,051.40 3,467.00 2,465.45 7.204.10 347.30 314.10 376.40 318.15 432.25 9.25 494.50 266.05 568.35 445.15 339.15 10.40 334.55 450.55 421.25 337.50 391.35 269.15 709.05 442,20 834.40 910.45 2,032.50 596.20 2,525.15 3,005.20 1,118.10 2,939.25 1,716.10 1,782.25 339.15 2,341.55 4,954.50 599.50 754.55 1,117.10 1,503.15 3,443.15 3,736.15 3,174.50 7,646.30 Continued on next page. 20 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 1024-48 1048-40 TOT.AX Piper, O. xM. Pcnsford, G. E. __ Poulin, L. D „ Reid, D. M. Siegel, J. Smith, A. B. Stone, R. W. E. _.. Speight, H. C. -- Taylor, J. M Trussler, G. E. Westaway, H. W. Woodside, T. .\oorduyn Pilots.. .\II Other Pilots Tot.al: 466.35 2,337.50 404.25 720.15 1,770.35 1,089.55 2.329.25 3,857.20 4,565.15 4,233.07 9.15 101,044.43 162,711.35 502.35 57.25 681.50 251.50 551.55 553.10 548.45 405.55 378.55 375.55 58.00 20.20 11 667.00 502.35 524.00 3,010.40 746.15 1,272.10 2,323.45 548.45 1,495.50 2,708.20 4,233.15 4,623.15 4,233.07 9.15 101,065.03 174,378..<5 T.\BLE VII FLYING TIME— .AIRCR.\FT .Aircraft 1024-48 1048-40 TOT.U, Bum. CF-OAS 3,063.05 .20 3,063.25 F.MRCHILD 71- CF-OAP .. . 3,181.30 128.35 3,310.05 Moth G-CAPA 5,479.30 5,867.40 54.10 .20 5,533.40 G-CAPB 5,868.00 G-CAOU . „ 5,511.50 5,591.32 .30 4.50 5,512.20 G-CAOVV .- 5,596.22 XoRSEM.AX CF-OBC 045.45 781.00 431.45 551.55 1,377.30 CF-OBD 1,332.55 CF-OBE 1,106.05 172.50 1,368.55 CF-OBF 1,364.25 269.15 1,633.40 CF-OBG . . 1,052.00 386.20 1,438.20 CF-OBH 047.55 536.30 1,484.25 CF-OBI 774.10 512.15 1,286.25 CF-OBJ 633.40 341.45 975.25 CF-OBL .. 685 10 317 45 1,002.55 950.55 CF-OBM 552.30 398.25 CF-OBX .. . i22.2S 492.25 814.50 CF-OBO _ _..... 324.15 376.35 700.50 CF-OBQ 243.05 322.15 565.20 CF-OHR ... 302.05 337.25 639.30 Stinsox CF-OBA 1,712.35 408.30 2,121.05 CF-OBB 1,167.45 265.20 1,433.05 CF- B G J „ 1 ,000.45 116.20 2,107.05 CF-BGM 2,828.20 421.10 3,249.30 CF-BIM 1.040.50 367.55 1,408.45 CF- BGX 2,682.35 337.10 ' 3,019.45 CF-OA\- 2,334.50 27.45 2,362.35 CF-OAVV 3,001.50 343.50 3,435.40 CF-OAV 2.710.00 ^40. 50 3. 065. .50 Continued on next pa^e. 21 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 1924-48 1948-49 Total Beaver CF-OBS . CF-OBT CF-OBU .. CF-OBV CF-OBW CF-OBX CF-OBY ._ CF -0 B Z CF-OCA CF-OCB CF-OCC 104,323.28 162,711.35 398.45 300.05 346.40 591.10 415.30 293.35 212.10 46.55 293.25 135.30 182.50 170.25 3.00 3.20 2.40 398.45 300.05 346.40 591.10 415.30 293.35 212.10 46.55 293.25 135.30 182 50 CF-OCD CF-OCE 170.25 3 00 CF-OCF .._.__ CF-OCG 3.20 2 40 All Other Aircraft - — 104,323.28 Total : 11.667.00 174,378.35 C=:^3^ 22 Division of FISH and WILDLIFE -^'^ *. ' i 5S- ==•3 ^- • -"*!£: ^ Sir: -.->'--., _j-^^. _ ^^/^ Sk. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT: General Hunting pressure on big game species has increased steadily in recent years. A special study of moose hunting revealed a concentration of hunting in remaining accessible areas of moose abundance. Upland game species showed gratifying increases and the open season on grouse was extended. An exception in this case is the European hare (jack rabbit) which is scarcer than at any time since it first became generally distributed in southern Ontario. Fur-bearing animals were generally in satisfactory numbers. Lynx, fisher and marten are still scarce, however, and a close season was established on marten. A serious die-off of beaver took place in the Severn River drainage of Patricia District, from causes not yet definitely established. Trap-Line Management The organization of registered trap-lines under trap-line licence was extended to Patricia District, where practically all trappers are Indians. The number of trap- line licenses issued during the year was 4,736, of which 3,008 were issued to Treaty Indians. Co-operation With Wildlife Management Institute The Department continued to co-operate in the Wildlife Management Institute's Pheasant studies on Pelee Island. Restocking A total of 42,650 pheasants were distributed from Departmental bird farms. Of these 6,266 were day-old chicks. Subsequent care and release of all birds was generally carried out by rural municipalities. Fur Farming The recession in the raw fur market which occurred during the latter part of 1946, continued in 1948, and became progressively worse for the fox rancher. It is attributed to the lack in popularity and demand for long-haired furs and the over- abundance of inferior quality pelts which have flooded the market and forced prices down. Two main factors have been responsible in enabling fox ranchers to withstand the recession and remain in business, namely, the protection afforded under The Agricultural Products Co-operative Marketing Act, and the fact that many of these ranchers were also producing mink for which fair prices were received. However, mink pelt prices have been on a gradual decline and have now reached the point where prices received for average to good quality standard mink, have been only slightly above production costs. In addition, the rancher has been faced with an increase in production costs during the recession of from 20% to 25%. The general condition of the industry was reflected in a net decrease of 85 ranches in the Province, during 1948. The total number of licenses issued was 1,694 with 1,421 beings renewals of previous licenses, 229 for newly established ranches, many of which covered only a few mink, and 44 licenses were issued with retroactive provisions to legalize the possession of fur-bearing animals during the previous year. 24 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Jj^ndex of ^ able A Table No. Page 1. Summary of breeding stock — Licensed fur farms - - - - 25 2. Comparative table showing annual wolf bounty statistics - 26 3. Wolf bounty for fiscal years 1Q47-4S and 1948-49 — Counties 27 4. Wolf bounty for fiscal years 1947-48 and 1948-49 — Districts 27 5. Comparative table showing annual bear bounty statistics - 28 6. Bear bounty for fiscal years 1947-48 and 1948-49 - - - - 29 7. Revenue received from export permits --------29 8. Revenue received from tanner's permits -------30 9. Summary of pelts exported and pelts tanned ----- 30 10. Total value of pelts exported and pelts tanned - - - - - i2 11. Statement of r.anch raised pelts exported of t.anned - - - i2 12. Det.\ils of officers responsible for seizures ------ 34 13. .Articles seized ----------------34 14. Firearms seized ------------ ----35 15. Pelts and hides seized --------------35 16. Miscellaneous .articles seized -----------35 17. Inform.ations ----------------35 18. Results of prosecutions -------------35 19. Convictions for fiscal year ending March 31, 1940 - - - - 36 20. Amounts re.\lized from sales of articles -------37 21. Comparative table showing the fish distribution according TO species, 1947-48 ---------------40 22. Distribution of fish --------------40 23. Comparative statement of the yield of the fisheries of Ontario by lake ---------------42 24. Statistics of the fishing industry in the public waters of Ontario for the year ending December 31, 1948 ----- 43 25. Quantities of fish taken ------------43 26. Comparativte statement of the yield of the fisheries of Ontario by species ---------------44 Table No. 1 summ.ary of breeding stock licensed fur f.\rms J.\NU.\RY 1st 1945 1946 194; 1948 Heaver Fisher Blue Fox Cross Fox - Pearl Platinum Fox . Platinum Fox Red Fox Standard Silver Fox.. White Fox White marked Fox... Lynx .Marten Mink „.... Muskrat Raccoon Skunk 44 30 45 70 14 35 45 46 955 1,283 1,276 1,450 64 47 36 23 * * 378 368 1,514 2,?>)^2 3,133 2,437 106 110 94 38 11,238 10.772 9,400 6,654 * * 5 1 2,629 3,115 3,179 1,690 2 1 1 1 17 16 28 35 36,912 50,677 72,992 75,192 26 2 92 65 128 1 130 127 07 1 * Shoun under (dlied types. 25 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Wolf Bounty Under The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act, a $25.00 bounty is paid on either a timber or brush wolf three months of age or over, and a $5.00 bounty is paid on either a timber or brush wolf under three months of age. On wolves killed in the provisional judicial districts, the Department pays the whole bounty, whereas on those killed in counties, the Department pays 40% of the bounty with the remaining 60 /t paid by the respective county. Table No. 2 The following is a comparative table showing annual wolf bounty statistics for a period of five years, ending with the fiscal year 1948-1949. Bounty and Period Timber Brush Pups Total Expenses For year ending Mar. 31, 1945 1,321 665 12 1,998 $45,993.58 For year ending Mar. 31, 1946 1,266 777 30 2,073 $44,999.87 For year ending Mar. 31, 1947 1,440 1,182 42 2,664 $59,275.18 For year ending Mar. 31, 1948 1,515 961 74 2,540 $54,923.38 For year ending Mar. 31, 1949 1,581 1,062 84 2,727 $57,977.00 The Department considered 1,936 claims for bounty on 2,727 wolves, 4 claims representing 4 wolves were refused for failure of the claimant to produce the whole pelt. In addition, 14 claims were refused, with which 10 dog pelts and 6 fox pelts were submitted. Making preparations to blow up a beaver dam to prevent flooding of a road bed. No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 The following is a summary of the number of wolves killed in each of the counties and districts, in the years shown, on which applications for bounty were received. Table No. 3 WOLF BOUNTY FOR FISCAL YEARS 1947/1Q48 AND 1948/1949 Counties timber brush pups total COUNTY 1947/48 1948/49 1947/48 1948/49 1947/48 1948/49 1947/48 1948/49 Brant 6 13 5 2 1 16 34 1 1 1 1 5 1 29 2 4 6 49 3 20 19 5 1 48 6 11 6 2 1 38 4 2 2 34 7 12 9 4 10 10 1 59 1 45 24 3 1 29 9 6 3 4 39 1 22 12 2 4 55 5 3 14 21 20 10 14 5 19 1 49 39 1 60 1 1 1 4 2 9 10 14 2 12 1 9 18 6 6 5 12 20 19 S 1 54 6 13 6 2 1 51 13 12 2 53 7 14 9 6 11 26 1 93 1 46 37 3 1 Bruce 30 Carleton.. _. Durham Elgin 9 15 4 Essex Frontenac Glengarry 4 44 1 Grenville 40 Grey Haldimand Halton 13 2 4 Hastings Huron Kent . ___ Lambton — Lanark 84 5 3 16 Leeds 27 Len. and Add. .... Middlesex Norfolk - 24 16 Northum'd .- Ontario 14 5 Perth Peterb'h 25 Prescott Prince Ed. 1 Renfrew Russell 98 Simcoe .-. 44 Stormont Victoria . 1 75 Waterloo 1 Welland ._. Wellington York _ _.. 1 1 4 T0TAI> 79 101 384 455 49 56 512 612 Table No. 4 WOLF BOUNTY FOR FISCAL YEARS 1947/1948 AND 1948/1949 DISTRICTS TIMBER BRUSH PUPS 1Q47/48 1048/49 1947/48 1948/49 1947/48 1048/49 TOTAL 1947/48 1948/49 Algoma 64 95 103 106 167 201 Cochrane 14 24 2 2 4 16 30 Halihurton IS 11 2 18 13 Continued on next page. 27 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 TIMBER BRUSH PUPS TOTALS 1947/48 1947/48 1947/48 1Q47/48 1948/49 1948/49 1948/49 1948/49 Kenora 544 537 102 84 1 647 621 Manitoulin 6 13 124 83 19 9 149 105 Muskoka 13 11 12 10 25 21 Nipissing 91 103 11 10 102 113 Parry Sd. 83 80 12 16 95 96 Patricia _ _ 53 32 6 7 59 39 Rainv River 225 164 79 143 5 9 309 316 Sudbury 89 18 124 44 52 1 66 6 141 19 190 Timiskaming ... 50 Th. Bay 208 242 73 72 6 281 320 Total ... . 1426 1480 577 607 25 28 2028 2115 Grand Total . ... 1505 1581 961 1062 74 84 2540 2727 Bear Bounty A resume of the conditions on which bear bounty is paid under The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act, is as follows. A $10.00 boimty is paid on an}- bear 12 months of age or over, and a $5.00 bounty on any bear under 12 months of age, which was killed between April 15th and November 30th, in a township of which 25 'y of the total area is devoted to agriculture and which is located in the counties and districts described in the regulations made under the Act. The Act further specifies that the bear must be killed in defence or preservation of livestock or property, by a bona fide resident of the township. Table No. 5 The following is a comparative table, showing annual bear bounty statistics for a period oi five years, ending with the fiscal year 1948-1949. PERIOD ADULTS CUBS BOUNTY For year ending Mar. 31, 1945 910 $ 8,790.00 For year ending Mar. 31, 1946 1167 11,330.00 For year ending Mar. 31, 1947... 959 73 9,735.00 For year ending Mar. 31, 1948 509 17 5,095.00 F-^r year ending Mar. 31, 1949 592 67 6,035.00 It is felt that the marked decrease in the number of bears killed during the last two fiscal years, is due to the natural fluctuation in bear population. A total of 494 claims on 592 bears and 67 cubs, were considered by the Department. Of these, 19 claims representing 20 bears and 4 cubs, were refused for failure to comply with the Act or regulation. A breakdown showing the number of adult bears and cubs on which bounty was paid in the counties and districts specified by regulation, for years shown, follows. 28 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 COUNTY OR DISTRICT Table No. 6 BEAR BOUNTY FOR FISCAL YEARS 1947/1948 — 1948/1949 ADULTS CUBS TOTAL 1947/48 1948/49 1947/48 1948/49 1947/48 1948/49 Algoma Bruce Cochrane Frontenac - Haliburton Hastings Kenora Len. and Add. Manitoulin Muskoka Nipissing Parry Sound- Patricia Peterboro Rainy River Renfrew Sudbury Timiskaming.. Thunder Bay- Victoria Total 18 12 53 2 4 9 26 7 S 1 32 40 1 54 17 55 112 60 1 500 21 18 86 2 6 17 5 4 3 10 18 37 1 60 12 64 184 43 1 502 17 2 3 20 7 19 13 54 3 5 9 26 7 5 1 n 42 1 58 18 56 113 63 1 67 526 21 22 93 2 6 22, 5 6 3 12 20 39 3 68 14 67 204 50 1 659 Table No. 7 REVENUE RECEIVED FROM EXPORT PERMITS APRIL 1, 1948, TO MARCH 31, 1949 total number of PELTS TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE Bear Beaver Fisher... Fox (Cross)- Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black). Fox (White) Fox ((Not specified)... Lynx Marten Mink Muskrat Otter Raccoon Skunk Weasel Wolverine 21 74,253 1,333 431 10,510 63 48 3 554 162 36,429 582,722 4.876 11,234 10,139 51,498 5 10.50 148,506.00 1,999.50 646.50 1,051.00 126.00 72.00 1.50 831.00 162.00 18,214.50 58,272.20 4,876.00 1,123.40 506.95 2,574.90 Total Revenue $238,973.95 29 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Table No. S REVENUE RECEIVED FROM TANNERS' PERMITS APRIL 1, 1948, TO MARCH 31, 1949 TOTAL NUMBER OF PELTS TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE Bear Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross). Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black). Fox (White) Fox ((Not specified)- Lynx Marten.. Mink Muskrat Otter...... Raccoon Skunk Weasel Wolverine Total Revenue 29 161 12 55 4,543 26 2 4 26 13 906 253,187 75 1,132 1,072 1,049 14.50 322.00 108.00 82.50 454.30 52.00 3.00 2.00 39.00 13.00 453.00 25,318.70 75.00 113.20 53.60 52.45 $27,156.25 Table No. 9 SUMMARY PELTS PELTS TOTAL EXPORTED TANNED PELTS Bear Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black). Fox (White) Fox ((Not specified)... Lynx Marten M ink Muskrat Otter... Raccoon Skunk ._ Weasel 21 74,253 1,333 431 10,510 63 48 3 554 162 36,429 582,722 4,876 11,234 10,139 51,498 29 161 72 55 4,543 26 2 4 26 13 906 253,187 75 1,132 1,072 1,049 50 74,414 1,405 486 15,053 89 50 7 580 175 37,335 835,909 4,951 12,366 11,211 52,547 Revenue received from Export Permits Revenue received from Tanners" Permits $238,973.95 27,156.25 Total Revenue $266,130.20 30 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 A Conservation Officer checks a hunter's bag at a road block. 31 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Table No. 10 TOTAL VALUE OF PELTS EXPORTED OR TANNED DURING THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1949 PELTS PELTS TOTAL VALUE OF EXPORTED TANNED PELTS PELTS 21 29 50 $ 50.00 74,253 161 74,414 1,592,459.60 1,333 72 1,405 35,307.65 431 55 486 1,458.00 10,510 4,543 15,053 20,321.55 63 26 89 679.07 48 2 50 440.00 3 4 7 9.45 554 26 580 7,366.00 162 13 175 2,493.75 36,429 906 37,335 832,570.50 582,722 253,187 835,909 2,507,727.00 4,876 75 4,951 93,821.45 11,234 1,132 12,366 24,732.00 10,139 1,072 11,211 7,735.59 51,498 1,049 52,547 59,903.58 784,276 262,352 1,046,628 $5,187,075.19 Bear Beaver _-_ Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black) Fox (White) Fox ((Not specified )- Lynx Marten Mink Muskrat Otter... Raccoon Skunk Weasel..... Wolverine Table No. 11 STATEMENT OF RANCH RAISED PELTS EXPORTED OR TANNED FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1949 exported tanned total pelts value of PELTS Fox (Blue) Fox ( Cross) Fox (Silver or Black) Mink 892 12 18,321 136,877 2 5 2,327 6,481 894 17 20,648 143,358 .f; 6,706.28 42.50 235,387.20 1,404,908.40 156,102 8,815 164,917 $1,647,044.38 ENFORCEMENT The Fish and Wildlife Division is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the following legislation and regulations, viz: The Game and Fisheries Act, and the Regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions thereof; The Special Fishery Regulations for the Province of Ontario, provided under The Fisheries Act (Canada) by the Federal Government with the approval of the Province; and the Migratory Birds Convention Act and Regulations, also a Federal enactment. Patrol services to assure that the provisions of these various enactments and regulations are obeyed throughout the Province are carried out by a staff of Con- servation Officers. These Officers, in their respective areas, are under the immediate control and supervision of the District Foresters in charge and the Fish and Wildlife Inspectors assigned for duty in the twenty-one districts into which the Province is 32 Xo. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 divided. Quite an appreciable degree of co-operation in this work of enforcement is provided by members of the Ontario Provincial Police force, local municipal police forces, and by interested sportsmen under the authority of appointments as honorary deputy game wardens. Members of the regular staff of Conservation Officers are expected to carry out their duties in an efficient and effective manner, and to be courteous to those with whom they come into contact in the course of their general work. In our efforts to provide a satisfactory and beneficial degree of enforcement it is difficult to estimate the value of the assistance and co-operation which is derived from the extensive campaign of education and publicity provided by the many local organizations interested in the protection and conservation of our fish and game resources. It is perhaps superfluous to reiterate the appreciation which is felt by those in charge of this branch of the administration. In addition, it is a branch of the service in which we are fortunate to have associated with us in the work those who perform their duties with the idea that effective service will maintain our natural resources in such a condition that they will in future years provide a measure of enjoyment for our own residents as well Trapline management increases the productivity of a trapper's line and assures him of a substantial yield from season to season. Here a trapper prepares to set a trap. 33 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 as for the thousands of visitors from outside our boundaries who annually visit this great Province for a period of rest and healthful recreation. Without such attractions to stimulate and develop this traflic within Ontario our loss from the financial standpoint would be inconceivable. It has been necessary that Conservation Officers, in the course of their patrols, should provide action in the case of those with whom they have come into contact while in the act of committing some infraction of our legislation and regulations. Such action has been subsequently followed by prosecution, and the statistical details which follow will indicate in a degree some of the activities of these officers and the results which have accrued therefrom. Seizures During the annual period covered by this review, extending from April 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949, an examination of our records maintained in the Enforcement Section reveals the following information. There was a total of 2,915 cases in which equipment was seized by reason of the fact that the same was being used in various ways which apparently constituted infractions of the legislation and regulations. Table No. 12 Details of the officers who were responsible for these seizures are as follows, viz: — Conservation Officers — - 2,713 cases Provincial Police Constables - - - IS cases Deputy Game Wardens 3 cases Joint Action: Conservation officers and O.P.P - 16 Conservation officers and D.G.W. - 162 Conservation officers and Municipal Police - 6 184 cases 2,915 cases In 280 of these cases the seizures were made from unknown persons, prin- cipally involving traps and fishing gear which were set in an unlawful manner, and in which cases it was impossible for the officers concerned to develop definite evidence regarding the ownership of these articles. The seized equipment in these cases was confiscated to the Crown. Table No. 13 The articles seized in these 2,915 cases included: — Game animals (or portions) and birds in 319 cases Traps and snares in 224 cases Firearms in 1,292 cases Water craft in 44 cases Fish in 389 cases Outboard motors in — — 11 cases Nets and fishing gear in __. 241 cases Motor vehicles in 8 cases Angling equipment in .._ 492 cases Lights (artificial) in 52 cases Spears in .._.. 85 cases Aeroplanes in 2 cases Pelts and hides in 1,926 pieces Miscellaneous articles 345 pieces Further details concerning these various seizures are enumerated in the following tables: — 34 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Table No. 14 FIREARMS .22 calibre rifles 654 cases Combination rifles and shotguns High-power rifles 235 cases Revolvers and pistols Shotguns 391 cases .^ir rifles 6 cases 5 cases 1 case 1,292 cases Table No. 15 PELTS .\XD HIDES Bear .._ 3 Beaver 483 Fisher 7 Fox (Cross) — 2 Fox (Silver) . 2 Fox (Red) 43 Lynx 5 Marten 7 Mink 184 Muskrat 660 Otter 25 Raccoon 39 Squirrel 358 Weasels 102 Wolves -- 6 1,926 T.^BLE No. 16 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES Packsacks and Haversacks 48 Cameras _ 1 Hunting Knives 15 Tackle Boxes 87 Dynamite (sticks) 6 Snaggers _ 1 1 C reels _ 8 Sleeping Bags 2 Ice Boxes ._ 2 Minnow Pails 7 Anchors 2 Tents _ 2 Tip-Ups 4 Duck Decoys 31 Suit Cases Ice Chisels Ferrets Shovels Dogs 2 Prosecutions The information contained in the followino; statistical tables emphasizes one phase of enforcement and the necessity for the maintenance of a capable and efficient staff to perform these duties. T.4BLE No. 17 INFORMATIONS SEIZURES IXVESTIGATIOXS TOT.^L Conservation Oft'icer? Provincial Poli r 2.386 16 log 2.585 16 ToTAI 2,402 199 2.601 Table No. 18 RESULTS OF PROSECUTIONS COXVICTIONS DISMISSED WITIIDKAWN TOTAL Conservation OfficiT> Provincial Police 2.:s(. 1 10 100 lOS 2,5S5 16 Total 2.302 106 193 2.601 35 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Table No. 19 CONVICTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1949 Angling without Non-Resident Licenses Exporting undersized or over-limit of fish Taking undersized or over-limit of fish Angling with more than one line 194 34 136 31 Fishing other than by angling 93 Illegal possession of gill nets 61 Illegal possession of fish in closed season Setting nets in restricted areas Taking undersized or Game Fish in nets Taking fish by use of artificial lights Angling in restricted waters Pollution of waters Commercial fishing without licenses _ Exporting filleted fish Allowing fish to spoil Importing live minnows Guiding without licenses Hunting without licenses Hunting in closed season 103 91 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. IS. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Hunting during prohibited hours .... 21. Hunting deer without licensed guides (Rainy River and Kenora Districts) 22. Hunting with unplugged shotguns .... 2i. Hunting ducks from power boats 24. Jacklighting deer 25. Illegal possession of game in closed season 26. Illegal possession of female deer or fawns 27. Killing cow moose _ 152 2 14 26 4 3 2 4 8 10 543 11 19 10 2 99 12 5 28. Illegal use of poison 1 29. Trespassing 12 30. Loaded firearms in motor vehicles, etc. 129 Illegal possession of firearms in Crown Game Preserves and Provincial Parks 98 Illegal possession of firearms in lumber and mining camps, etc. 70 Firearms not encased or dismantled at night 13 Illegal possession of and transporting unsealed deer 33 Shooting from motor cars or across highways 7 Allowing dogs to run at large 6 Hunting with dogs not licenced 2 Hunting migratory birds and pheasants with rifles 14 Obstructing an Officer 7 Taking hen pheasants 6 Killing wild native birds 3 42. Operating Tourist Outfitters' Camps without licenses 4 Trapping without licenses 71 Illegal possession of furs 104 Set snares in closed season _ 6 Trapping during closed season 13 Trapping in Game Preserves and Provincial Parks 10 Set traps in muskrat burrows and beaver houses 16 Ship furs by plane without licenses... 1 Keep wild animals without permits .. 2 2,302 31. 2,2. U. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Charges were laid against violators in a total of 2,601 cases in which infractions of the legislation and regulations it is our duty to administer and enforce had either been witnessed or disclosed upon investigation. In 2.302 cases, convictions were registered by the presiding magistrates before whom the respective charges were heard. Charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence in 106 cases. In the remaining 193 cases the charges were withdrawn. It may be of interest to relate that while quite a large percentage of these cases constituted infractions of but a minor nature, there were many deliberate viola- tions in which, following prosecution and conviction of the offenders, severe penalties were imposed, important amongst which were: (a) Illegal taking and possession of beaver (b) Unlawful hunting and trapping in Provincial Parks and Crown Game Preserves (c) Assaulting and obstructing officers (d) Illegal killing of cow moose 36 A'o. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 (e) Possession of gill nets without proper authority (f) Operating gill nets without a licence. General The Game and Fisheries Act provides that articles "used in violation of this Act and found in the possession of any person suspected of having committed an offence against this Act shall be seized, and upon conviction, be forfeited to and become the property of the Crown in right of Ontario and sold by the Department''. In many cases in which articles are seized following offences, particularly where such offences are of a minor character, the persons concerned, following dis- position of the charges which were laid, have been provided with an opportunity to redeem the articles seized from them on payment of a specified fee assessed by the Department for the return of such articles. This arrangement applies principally to firearms and fishing tackle. However, there is a percentage of offences in which the circumstances are sufficiently serious to warrant the definite confiscation to the Crown of the seized articles. These confiscated articles are disposed of by the Department at annual public sales. Four such sales were conducted by the Department during the period under review, a fishing tackle sale in May. fur sales in May and July, and a sale of firearms in October. Table No. 20 .\mounts realized from sales of these articles were as follows: May fishing tackle sale $ 927.01 May fur sale — confiscated furs 5,639.90 July fur sale — -- - - — 5,643.50 October sale of firearms — 3,304.43 Total $15,514.84 During the period under review Conservation Officers numbering close to 200, in the course of their operations, and in addition to a multiplicity of other duties, performed the following services: 1. Seized equipment in 2,915 cases, 208 of which covered persons unknown, and involved traps and fishing gear unlawfully set. 2. Prosecuted some 2,585 cases and obtained convictions in 2.286. 3. Obtained fines totalling $47,98.S. 4. Realized $15,514.84 from the sale of confiscated articles. 5. Travelled well over 2.000,000 miles using every available means of transportation, to ensure law observance. 6. Aided in the distribution of millions of fish and the re-stocking of thousands of pheasants. 7. Spent a great deal of time — after hours, working with organized groups in the interests of conservation. GAMK FISH AXD HATCHERIES During the year, twenty-seven hatcheries and rearing stations were in opera- tion. Dorion. one of our largest trout rearing stations, which was closed for two 37 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 years for renovation and improvement, is in full operation again. It is one of the largest and most modern rearing stations of its kind on the continent. Good progress was made in the culture and distribution of the various species of fish reared in our hatcheries. The total output of fish this year was decidedly greater than the output during any one of the three preceding years. Generally speak- ing, the game fish distribution was unchanged during the past few years, but there was a decidedly good increase in the distribution of the commercial fish, notably yellow pickerel. Biological Projects (a) The creel census which was commenced last year in the Kawartha Lakes area was continued. Intensive studies were made on the maskinonge in its natural environment. (b) Studies were made on the establishment of more sanctuaries for small- mouth bass in the Georgian Bay region. (c) The creel census was continued in Grey county to determine the propor- tion of hatchery-reared trout in the angler's catch. The specific waters investigated were, Eugenia Hydro Pond. Williams Lake and sections of the Sydenham River. (d) The creel census programme was continued on a few waters in the Thunder Bay district. A considerable number of lake trout fingerlings were marked by fin-clipping, prior to their release in Lake Superior (Rossport area) and in two inland lakes, namely, Oliver and Arrow in the Port Arthur district. This project will be continued for a number of years. (e) Nets were operated on the following waters for the removal of undesirable species: Nonquon River Round Lake Wolfe Lake Lake Scugog Marsh Bob's Lake Sand Lake Westport Pond (f) During the summer months, smallmouth black bass, largemouth black bass and maskinonge adults were distributed in suitable waters from netting operations conducted on the following sites: Nogies Creek Little Gull Lake Westport Pond Salmon Lake Fox Lake Cook Lake (g) Experimental operations were conducted on Trout Lake for the collection of lake trout and ouananiche spawn, and on Lake Bernard for the taking of Kamloops trout spawn. (h) Operations for the control of the sea lamprey were continued. A number of weirs were set in selected streams flowing into the North Channel. Further studies of this problem are being continued. (i) Small experimental projects were conducted (1) on the Nottawasaga River for assisting rainbow trout over the dam, and (2) on the Thames River for transferring pickerel and bass to the upper river. (j) Studies relating to the re-establishing of the Atlantic salmon in Lake Ontario were continued in Duffin Creek at Pickering. (k) Further studies were continued on the relationship of commercial fishing and angling in Long Point Bay. This project will be continued for several years. 3i No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 (1) A Study of the growth of transplanted adult bass in Cache Lake was com- menced by tagging and subsequent creel census. (m) Biolo-ical investigations were made on a number of lakes and streams with a view to the establishment of a sound f^sh-management plan. These were either initial surveys or extensions of previous ones. The waters studied were as follows: ALGOMA Beaver Lake Francis Lake Johnson Creek Lonely Lake BRANT Crystal Springs BRUCE Arran Lake Beattie Lake Berford Lake Boat Lake Chesley Lake Colpoy Bay Creek Gould Lake Isaac Lake John Lake Judge's Creek Maryville Lake Silver Lake Sky Lake Spring Creek Spry Lake COCHRANE Xighthawk Lake DURHAM Baxter Creek Fleetwood Creek Indian Springs Mount Pleasant Creek Shea Creek Tripp Creek Upper Pigeon Creek FRONTENAC Loughboro Lake Shoe Pac Lake GREY Anderson Lake Beaver River Bighead River Irish Lake Middleton Creek Macintosh Lake McCullough Lake Robson Lake HALIBURTON Elephant Lake Kabakwa Lake HURON Caudle Lake Cemetery Creek Duncan Creek KENORA Blindfold Lake Cedar Lake Granite Lake Longbow Lake Lulu Lake Marchington Lake Misfit Lake Muskie Lake Perrault Lake Royal Lake Silver Lake Wabaskong Lake Winnipeg River (The Dalles) NIPISSING Barker Lake Birch Lake Dean Lake Minnow Lake Peach Lake Price Lake Rib Lake Seafoam Lake Sharpe Lake Timagami Lake NORTHUMBERLAND Healev Falls ONTARIO Beaverton River PARRY SOUND Crooked Lake Six Mile Lake Trout Lake PETERBOROUGH Birch Bark Lake Plato Creek Lnion Creek West Ouse Creek RENFREW Green Lake Jamieson Lake Little Joe Lake Loon Lake Tucker Creek Wabun Lake SUDBURY Koko Lake Red Cedar Lake THUNDER BAY Cross Lake Lake Marie Louise Oxaline Lake Surprise Lake Upsala Lake VICTORL\ Archer Creek Mount Xebo Creek Pigeon Creek Potash Creek Reforest Creek YORK Grenadier Pond Haynes Lake Holland Marsh JP Report of ike Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 T.ABLE No. 21 COMPARATIVE TABLE SHOWING THE FISH DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO SPECIES— 1944-1948 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 Largemouth Bass Fry Fingerlings Yearlings and Adults^ Smallmouth Bass Fry Fingerlings Yearlings and Adults Maskinonge Fry Fingerlings Adults Perch Fry Pickerel (Yellow) Fry Brown Trout Eggs and Fry Fingerlings -- Yearlings Lake Trout Eggs and Fry Fingerlings Yearlings Rainbow Trout Fingerlings -— -— Yearlings Kamloops Trout Yearlings — — Adults - Speckled Trout Fry Fingerlings _. Yearlings Adults Whitefish Fry — - Herring Fry Minnows Adults .■\tlantic Salmon Fingerlings Totals 130,000 14,600 51 2,030,000 664,400 2,834 2,705,000 2,952 18,480,000 271,265,000 330,750 3,176,500 3,475,995 44,108 32,186 3,900 7,200 493,840 2,876,963 4.360 259,435,000 5,662.000 25,000 30,000 570,892,549 5,000 448,000 348,368 5,322 2,030,000 200 12,000,000 177,595,000 50,000 224,749 765,000 7,248,040 88,700 5,563 9,900 5,000 117,300 3,005,573 4,467 240,786,775 6,405,000 4,000 41,350 9,500 27 385,000 312,710 4,418 1,150,000 6,875 20,450,000 142.385,000 133,025 268,940 2,265,000 3,609,195 28,045 1,610 4,850 50,000 84,730 2,760,780 8,656 205,590,000 69,674,000 88,210 305.000 6,100 876 1,457,000 579,925 5,099 2,790,000 11,540 127 12,000,000 254,030,000 375,850 3,467,645 89,050 3,850 451,193,307 I 449,270.571 16,100 115 517,400 2,802,150 1,860 233,316,125 23,940,000 59.000 535,774,812 410,000 300 789 1,402,500 554,900 3,459 3,135,000 24,600 195 267,170,000 9,000 557,505 350,113 1,000,000 4,858,300 77,055 27,900 8,350 4,600 100 1,000 882,450 2,333,910 5,270 243,482,000 20,375,000 101,400 546,775,696 40 Table No. 22 DISTRIBUTION OF FISH SPECIES EGGS AND FRY FIXGERLIXGS YEARLINGS ADULTS TOTALS Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass 410,000 1,402,500 3,135,000 267.170.000 300 554,900 24,600 789 3,459 195 411,089 1,960,859 Maskinonge Pickerel ( Yellow) 3,159,795 267,170,000 Continued on next page. No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 SPECIES Brown Trout Lake Trout.. Rainbow Trout Kamloops Trout _ Speckled Trout.. Whitefish... Herring Atlantic Salmon EGGS AND FRY FINGERLINGS YEARLINGS 9,000 1,000,000 1,000 243,482,000 20,375,000 557,505 4,858,300 27,900 882,450 101,400 536.984,500 7,007,355 350,113 77,055 8,350 4,600 2,333,910 2,774,028 100 5,270 9,813 916,618 5,935,355 36,250 4,700 3,222,630 243,482,000 20,375,000 101,400 546,775,696 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES During the calendar year ending December 31, 1948, the commercial catch of fish totalled 28,941,791 lbs. and the total value was $5,735,072.72. Comparison with the catch of 1947 shows an increase of 16.1% or 4,019,371 lbs. and an increased return to the fishermen to the amount of $931,818.75. On the other hand, value of equipment used increased from $5,147,029 in 1947 to $5,716,075 in 1948, an increase of $569,046. Additional stocks of gear on hand and increased costs of twine, etc. would appear to be the cause of this. It is notable that there was an increase in catch of all species of fish except herring, mixed and coarse, perch and pike. With reference to herring, attention should be drawn to the fact that it was expected that the Lake Erie catch would continue to decline since the enormous catches of previous years had been largely of one year-class of these fish and this year-class is now passing out of the fishery. Thus, while the total catch of herring was 1,790,747 lbs. less than in 1947, the drop in the Lake Erie catch was 1,881,082 lbs. for that same period. The most outstanding increases in catch were in blue pickerel and whitefish. More than 5^ million pounds of blue pickerel were taken, with a resultant increase over the previous year of 4,031,445 lbs. All but 41,983 lbs. of these fish were taken in Lake Erie. The whitefish catch amounted to 6^ million lbs. and represents an increase of 1,598,172 lbs. over the 1947 catch. It is to be noted that increases in the whitefish catch were shown for all waters in which this species is taken with the exception of Lake Ontario. Of particular significance are the increased catches of whitefish in the North Channel and Lake Huron, where fishing has fallen off badly in the past seven years. The catch of 537,939 lbs. of whitefish in Lake Huron is the largest recorded for the Lake since 1920. While the catch from Georgian Bay shows an increase over that for 1947, it still falls far below the catches of previous years. Another point of interest is that all the waters of Ontario, with the exception of Northern Inland waters and Lake St. Clair, .show an increase in total catch over 1947 and in all waters except Lake Ontario an increase in catch value is shown. Closukf. of W.atfks During Spawning Season In the fall of 1948, part of Georgian Bay was closed to angling and com- mercial fishing. This closure was to have been in effect from October 25, 1948, to December 31, 1948, and included all waters of the Georgian Bay south of an imaginary straight line drawn from Cape Commodore in the Township of Keppel, 41 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 County of Grey, on the west, to Gidley Point in the Township of Tiny. County of Simcoe, on the east. Actually, closure was effective from November 11, to the end of the year. The purpose of this closure was the protection of Lake Trout during spawning season. Investigations During the summer of 1948, a study of the relation of pike to other fish species in the Bay of Quinte Area was carried out. This study was especially concerned with the availability and desirability of the pike in the anglers' catch and with the effect of the commercial catch of this species from the anglers' point of view. Angling pressure and commercial fishing pressure were assessed. It is hoped to continue these studies in 1949. Investigations were carried out in Northern Inland Waters in an effort to assess the amount of parasitic infestation of whitefish. Commercial fishing operations, under close Departmental supervision, were started in Bigstone Bay of Lake of the Woods, in order to determine if fishing pressure against the non-game-fish species would improve the angling in these waters which have been closed to all commercial fishing for many years. During the year consideration was given and discussions were held with reference to: (1) Readjustment of boundary between the Essex and Kent County line as it affects gill-net fishermen. (2) Use of trap-nets in Lake Erie. (3) Mesh of gill-nets to be used in Lake Superior for catching Lake Trout. rOLLUTION Pollution investigations in 194S were limited by the fact that no suitable field men were available for this work. Some investigations were carried out however at the Nation River in Dundas County and Effingham and St. John's Streams in Welland and Lincoln Counties. Table No. 22, COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES OF ONTARIO BY LAKE 1047 1048 IXCREASE DECREASE LAKE porxDS POI'NUS POUNDS porxDr, Ontario — 2,001,519 2,045,441 43,922 Erie 12,333,022 14,926,190 2,592,268 St. Clair ..-. _ -. 466,386 437,289 29,097 Hurcn 1,106,086 1,439,692 332,706 Georgian Bay 666,488 913,317 246,829 North Channel - 266.640 444,995 178,355 Superior - 2,829,606 3,371,040 541,434 No-th Inland Waters 4,802,434 4,629,365 173,069 South Inland Waters 448,439 734,462 286,023 Total 24,922,420 28,041,791 4,221,537 202,166 Net Increase 4.010,371 < 2: :;: a: 5 ^ Hs Kc] H a H z° oi ■=^ H — Ui f7) ^ c ^ a w 5 < u o>- ^« KDC il^ E^ ^QJ ap OIOC^O^-tfiCE- ■*^ 1 11*^ a» H > ■*»•* — ■«. o ■>>> t^ cc lO ■«< lo 1-; o >« - t^ to t~ c §; A CA ■^ fe > ^ O Z =a S s -■ ^ oo" K C' "" s S d Z r^ c Ch C5 T). — 1^ e B s e» e e > i-l o Z •* to o H ■" ^ c e^ CM to lO 00 (?. _; > — CC to o o 5 z z o oo" tc ^ t^ cc t^ -^ " OC ■<1«' o c -a j^ V as - a5 b- cc ca Q 0) > •• 1 J^ a> tc •* a j ■^ C ■«< ■* -^ QC g t- ir Z o o C: 1 ° Z "3 •» _ o_ h-^ o- » _ c -o " o ■a" cc o M m a. •^ — " • ■ <= u- .r ■r ,r e> 3 <^ or tc c»" ^. 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J>1 o c^ M< .2 Q &< ^ '^ n •O 00 •>! 2i 'flj" *" o ^ ^ ■«j< -a< o .2 pa a, "^ lO "" s t-- Ol ir a OS o ■»! 3 • cf ^ H - - § to ^ ■^ » OS lO "O 1 "^^ (C i^ OS to n cc -ra — • oj cc tc " (M (M •» cc 05 ^ cn c-> — Qt X " cs ec . -T £ -I .2 Q y ^ .1 ^ S 5 - •i f2 1 1 1 Z ^ ^ z o ^ ^^ s 1 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Table No. 26 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES OF ONTARIO BY SPECIES 1947 POUNDS 1048 POUNDS INCREASE POUNDS DECREASE POUNDS Carp - Catfish and Bullheads . Caviare Eels-_. Goldeye _ Herring Mixed and Coarse Perch Pickerel (blue) Pickerel (yellow) Pike - Sauger.. Sturgeon Lake Trout Tullibee Whitefish Total _.. Net Increase 505 667 3 35 4,310 3,566 2,646 1,752 2,947 1,020 162 176 1,878 305 4,941 ,749 ,185 ,164 ,734 ,953 ,275 911 695 ,395 823 ,808 ,675 ,547 ,742 ,764 24,922,420 612,359 907,800 2,348 41,974 2S,232 2,520,206 3,499,205 2,257,086 5,784,140 3,088,595 928,377 163,921 185,287 1,978,295 404,030 6,539,936 28,941,791 106,610 240,615 6,240 28,232 4,031,445 141,200 1,113 8,612 99,748 98,288 1,598,172 6,360,275 4,019,371 816 1,790,747 67,070 389,825 92,446 2,340,904 44 of FOREST PROTECTION Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 DIVISION OF FOREST PROTECTION FIRE AND HAZARD CONDITIONS The 1948 fire season was one of the most severe on record. During May and June, extremely bad burning conditions prevailed across the Province, particularly in the area north of Georgian Bay. During July and August, rains alleviated the situation considerably, but in September, drought conditions again prevailed and severe lightning storms occurred particularly in the Central Region. The drought conditions lessened in the eastern half of the Province during October but became worse in the western part, particularly in Rainy Lake area and along the Ontario- Manitoba boundary. This condition obtained until November 10th when fall rains and colder weather brought the fire season to a close. Two fires which broke out on ]\Iay 25th in the ^vlississagi Provincial Forest burned a total of 645,340 acres or 63 -r of the total area burned over and accounted for 76 '^t of the total timber damage. FIRE CONTROL PLANNING Progress in fire control planning during the year included the following projects. 1. Installation of 15 additional weather stations and improvement of existing stations. This brings the total number of main weather recording stations to 73 and the number of supplementary stations to 57. 2. First edition of a manual "Instructions for Rating the Fire Danger and Laying out Fire Weather Stations'' was completed, printed, and issued. 3. First edition of a manual "Fuel Type Mapping Instructions'' was completed, printed and issued. 4. First edition of a manual "Area Seen flapping Instructions" was completed, printed and issued. 5. The fire report form was completely revised and brought up to date. 6. The "Area Seen Survey" was continued with five men taking part. This survey was completed and a report on the present tower system in the province on the basis of this survey was compiled. 7. Basic data required in fire control planning was compiled for the province. This included the zones of constant fire danger, accessibility map, fire occurrence map, climatic data, soil moisture conditions, etc. 8. The transportation plan, particularly for the less accessible areas in the province, was completely revised and brought up to date. 9. The detection plan for the province was revised and brought up to date. 10. The use of the portable tower for tower location work was continued. HAZARD DISPOSAL The fire guard at Larder Lake was extended by thirty acres and thirty-five acres at Kearns Townsite was cleared. The work was carried out by a local firm and the cost credited to their account for timber dues. 46 j^o. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 INSECT CONTROL The Department again co-operated with the Dominion Department of Agri- culture in the forest insect survey and in entomological research. EXPENDITURES The total expenditures on fire protection for the year, excluding the cost of Administration and Air Service, was $3,257,421.17. The amount of fire tax collected from woods operators was S440.0 10.56. Miscellaneous revenue amounted to $48,330.64. ^ndex of- ^ able A Table No. Page 1. Total iaiprovemexts completed to March 31, 1Q49 - - - - 47 2. R.4DI0 equipment in use during 194S ---------48 3. Classification of forest fires, by month -------48 4. Classification of forest fires, by origin --------48 5. Classification of forest fires, by size --------49 6. Classification of area burned over, by month ------ 49 7. Classification of area burned over, by origin ------ 4Q 8. Classification of area burned over, by forest type - - - - 51 9. Classification of land burned over, by ownership - - - - 51 10. Means of fire detection -------------51 11. Statement of fire permits issued ----------51 12. Statement of tr.avel permits issued ---------53 13. Statement of work permits issued ---------S3 14. Fire d.amage table ---------------54 15. Major equipment pirchased and in use --------56 niPROVEMENTS The Department of Pul)lic Works supervised the construction of the larger buildings and the renovation of fish hatcheries, while the Department of Lands and Forests carried out the construction of the smaller buildings and the repair and maintenance of buildings, fish hatcheries, telephone lines, etc. Table No. 1 Total improvements completed to March 31, 1949. Cabins 537 149 56 17 57 39 Garajtes and Carhouses 99 Storehouses . Other Buildings — 269 62 Combined Storehouses and Boathouses .. Wooden Lookout Towers Steel Lookout Towers 52 230 Offices Telephone Lines (Miles) 3,769 47 Report GJ the Department cj Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS During the year 1948 the Department's radio communication system handled a total of 19.475 messages for a total word count of 487.997. Table No. 2 Radio equipment in use during 1Q48. Tower Sets 174 17 2 IQ SO Portable Tower Sets Boat Sets Portable Ground Sets .— Model 30 Ground Sets Model 75 Ground Sets Model ISO Ground Sets Model 300 Ground Sets Aircraft Sets TnTAL 2 4 7 35 310 Table No. 3 CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES By Month 1948 1948 No. 1947 No.. 1946 No. 1945 No. 1944 No. 1043 No. 1942 No. March 1 119 11 43 140 IS 134 128 15 April 286 May 473 135 248 182 352 188 102 June 437 170 298 121 112 33 137 July- - -- - 288 202 404 160 253 96 235 August 146 466 404 318 233 86 287 September 370 125 117 26 16 20 61 October 197 260 83 9 37 186 116 November S 24 2 1 6 Totals 2,036 1,393 1.739 966 1,137 624 1,224 Table No. 4 CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES Bv Origin- 1948 Or.K IN Settlers Campers . Railways Lightning Legging Operations Mining Operations Smokers Road Construction Incendiary Prospectors Miscellaneous Unknown... Totals 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 No. No. No, No. No. No. No. 147 432 333 433 52 6 ^61 46 35 2 80 9 2.036 75 298 180 410 56 6 248 30 IS 2 31 42 1,393 80 481 249 303 68 11 383 21 31 2 68 42 1.7,39 44 289 163 121 32 3 231 4 8 3 36 32 966 1,137 96 55 247 187 218 82 185 100 37 26 1 3 243 132 4 5 23 4 2 1 55 25 26 4 624 114 296 143 195 34 3 243 8 13 3 56 116 1,224 48 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Table No. 5 CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES By Size — 1948 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 SIZE No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 14 Acre and under 571 412 490 211 241 155 276 Over /4 to 5 acres 894 626 784 457 519 237 487 Over 5 to 10 acres. 155 97 129 75 93 58 97 Over 10 to 100 acres 285 177 233 159 211 108 244 Over 100 to 500 acres 74 50 78 43 47 41 86 Over 500 to 1,000 acres 24 12 13 11 7 15 20 Over 1,000 to 10,000 acres 33 19 12 10 17 10 13 Over 10,000 acres 2 1 Totals 2,036 1,393 1,739 966 1,137 624 1,224 Table No. 6 CLASSIFICATION OF AREA BURNED OVER By Month— 1948 1948 ACRES 1947 ACRES 1946 ACRKS 1945 ACRES March ApriL- May.— . June July August September,. October. November.. 1,990 801,612 185,706 3,968 1,250 5,286 17,506 63 3/ 2,712 26,768 4,802 17,360 2,248 29,355 730 421 2,284 13,080 25,338 20,734 11,088 1.520 2,304 373 6,788 12,171 4,389 8,379 16,186 39 165 20 Totals 1,017,389 84,032 76,769 48.510 CLASSIFICATIO.V Settlers Campers Railways Lightning Logging Operations Mining Operations Smokers Road Construction Incendiary Prospectors Miscellaneous.- Unknown Totals ... Table No. 7 CLASSIFICATION OF AREA BURNED OVER Bv Origin — 1948 1948 ACRES 1047 ACRES 1046 ACKKS 1045 ACRES 18,613 393,696 8,129 139,822 35,903 26,015 23,318 365,355 1,446 3 3,146 1,943 1.017,389 3,449 3,091 12,606 20,353 14,921 385 24,515 1,379 577 16 2,244 496 84.032 2,677 21,898 9,406 20,630 7,085 256 12,109 873 490 4 673 668 76,769 1,789 17,902 3,164 1,517 5,789 8 15.412 1 134 IS 2,557 222 48,510 49 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 A camp set up for forest fire fighters on the shore of a lake during the Chapleau fire. 50 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 2. H S ci S~ tu s c fc K e M o a H O 2; Cii fcj r-, > „ Z o < ss US ia: 2 p Z ci a >:; D E^ 3 « p ^ •? < ^ & Q w c- c W Qi •^ rr X < J ;^ S O 00 00 tN r^ O •^ O 00 Ti- ro v^ fO^ <0^ O^ 00^ (vT to^ >') t^ T^ f~^ ^ & 00 O «^ "I 00 --I -^ •^ o ^ r-i _, ^ O ^_, r*j O o< r^ 1— t (^ CM 00 t^ 00 ^— • fNl ,_4 rn ,_! rs O ir> o CC O- ■^ r^, XT: rj 00 ^ no «) Lf) O \r-i ^ »-H 00 »— < OO Id a ro IT) •rf O^ t- '"' T^ CO O OG ir-, -^ Tj- O ^ O O f^ cs ^ (^ i-T cT -^^ vn r-i o O ^ ^ <~o rr. ■^ G- o ^- rM r-j O r^ rf 00 t-» r^j o ro 'O vo c 00 lo >o in O — ir^ t> O "^ O rO — ■ — <^ O f~->_ >-", .-T irT t^-T to fO r^ >0 00 00 "-H 00 m 00 t^ O CO O -O O -<_ O 0'__ O^ -T ^ 0-' Tf O^ fO vO 'O O^ O f^ ^ ro O* fO O* 'O CM P3 C3 rt rt c3 ^ O O O C O O H H H H H h oo t^ ^ >n "+ 'O o H 0 CJ 1 w r: cd o < OS oc ca 2 Q 1 § £= fe i i! < -^ 00 o (^ ^ rsj H H H o o~ a- l/-> *~ vO >o ^« r^ J^ M- r^ 1— < o ^ O CM o fO o- to o O- -o o Of) m V»| Tl- to ■* 00 on o a- " 00 I — vD t: fo ■^ <^ 600 O ^ 500 400 300 200 FROM 1930 TO I94J YEAR ACPES BURNED YEAR ACRES BURNED - 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 711,309 138 207 679,021 349,958 198.633 250,662 1,264 433 224,746 138,245 29,098 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 121 614 666 547 11 3 716 52,817 168,891 48 510 76,769 84.032 I 017 389 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 ^-_-a — ■ 11 4tTr ■ ■J l_l 1 M 1 M B B 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 52 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Communications are an important factor in forest protection. — The transmitting and receiving equipment at Maple, Ontario, thrnut^h zchich fire reports are channelled into Head Office Table No. 12 STATEMENT OF TRAVEL PERMITS ISSUED — 1948 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 104.^ 1042 Permits Persons 61,384 194,617 51,187 146,185 35,794 20,393 112,191 I 70,085 13,510 41,569 1 1 ,004 28,567 8,358 24,725 Table No. 13 STATEMENT OF WORK PERMITS ISSUED 1948-1949 MINING OPERATIONS NO. OF MEN PERMITS ENGAGED WOODS OPERATIONS NO. OF MEN PERMITS E.VGAGED MISCELLANEOUS OPERATIONS NO. OF MEN PERMITS ENGAGED TOTALS NO. OF MEN PERMITS ENG.AGED 1048-1040 73S 3,525 2,024 41,649 268 6,562 3.030 51.736 1947-1948 1,156 6,506 2,083 48,059 252 6,575 3,491 61,140 1946-1947 1,532 8,737 1,871 54,217 93 4,392 3,496 67,346 1945-1946 1,209 6,611 1,520 39,496 70 1,173 2,799 47,280 1944-1945 1.047 4,702 915 29,047 211 1,178 2,173 34,927 1043-1044 750 3,507 090 29,292 532 1.641 2,272 34.440 1042-104^ 7r.l 3,633 S6S 34.463 107 2.00S 1,826 40.104 53 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 g H a > (1. s « 2 s (M C^ 05 Ci CO Ci CC ^^ CC CO o ta 11 lO to 00 — lO Ci ^ CO CO ^ S5 00 00 — I^ — o U3 i^ — 00 CO ^ — Tf CO CO »o C0C»3«OOMC>»t^CO-H-OO5O3C0'VOC0!O^tiC-1iO'^'^'^OC^O t~-C^O>00'^'OC0«D — iCC0050iiOt^iOOO-HCS| lO 05C-CO'^C050t~.iOC^'^0-^o «n o lO evi M m . nc^oooooot^coa3t— — « (M C^l C^ ^ (M — ' — . — o o o o o o o o o o ^ 0« (M o o o o o o o o o o o O O M o" o" ■^" C^ CO ■^COOCO--i— lOSiO-^OOOCSfMCOOOi-^ r~0-^oooocococo-^cococv)coc0'-' — -HOcoo3^Hm-0 — "OUO' (M05Csi05»nr~coiM o c -c c '53 O ■* CO CO ■* c^ „ C^j „ ^ -H S 1^ ^ J c ;S >>cg rt g 5 5 J 5 ;£ ^ c 'vi o C 3 c ■ oc oc C3 oo — oc a> ^ K •^ CO 05 cs S CM in) — ■q lO i z S 3 ■t oo o ■* c lO iC t~- •r: cc 1> lit t^ m m t-- lO 1 § K U ir. 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Areas of the administrative districts --------77 2. Numerical strength and status of employees ------77 3. Veteran personnel as of March 31, 104Q --------77 4. Numerical strength — inside service ---------78 5. Numerical strength — outside service --------79 6. Distribution of male and female employees at head office 80 7. Classifications as of March 31, 1949 ---------90 8. Distribution of age groups ------------92 9. Staff transfer ----------------93 10. Workmen's compensation report — summary ------ 94 11. Breakdown of claims — by cause ----------94 12. Number of claims made to Workmen's Compensation Board during fiscal year 1947-48 ------------95 13. Number of claims m.^de to Workmen's Compensation Board during fiscal years 1936-37 to 1948-49 --------96 14. Current pensions ---------------97 15. Amounts paid by Workmen's Compensation Board during the period April 1, 1947, to March 31, 1948 -------- 97 16. Amounts p.md by Workmen's Compensation Board during the PERIOD April 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949 -------- 97 17. New pensions during the fiscal year 1948-49 ------ 97 18. Current pension for the period 1948-49 --------98 19. Comparison of costs for the last four years ------ 98 20. Staff suggestions, plan awards ----------100 21. Resltlts of examinations held at scalers' schools - - - - 109 22. Distribution of JUNIOR forest rangers, 1947 - - - - - - 111 23. Distribution OF JUNIOR FOREST rangers, 1948 ------ HI ^ndex Of (^ nartd una L^ rap Its Figure No. Page 1. Organization charts with chain of responsibility - - - - 76 Insert — Chart of Administrative Divisions ------ Facinp 76 2. Chart of Division of Operation and Personnel - - Facing 77 3. Permanent employees as of M.arch 31st each year - - - - 88 4. Technical personnel employed ----------- 88 5. Chart of age classes ------------- 93 6. Trent) in Workmen's Compensation claims prepared from average figures for past thirteen years -------- 99 7. Trend in Workmen's Compensation claims prepared from TOTAL claims FOR PAST THIRTEEN YEARS --------- 99 8. Grade in trend of Workmen's Compensation claims prepared from tot.al cost for past ten years ---------ico DIVISION OF OPERATION AND PERSONNEL GENERAL As an Organization responsible for service to the other Head Office Divisions and the field, the work of Operation and Personnel is conducted under the three headings of: Personnel Management Office Management Information and Education as set forth in the Administrative Chart which is a part of this report. 74 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 The Department organization which we serve is also covered by chart herein, and is set up as follows: Head Office Organ izatiox Minister — Hon. H. R. Scott Deputy Minister — F. A. ^IacDougall Division Chief Accounts J. G. McMillen Air Service G. E. Ponsford Fish and Wildlife \V. J. K. Harkness Forest Protection T. E. Mackey Land and Recreational Areas W. D. Cram Law F. J. Sullivan Operation and Personnel P. O. Rhynas Reforestation E. J. Zavitz Research R. X. Johnston Surveys and Engineering F. W. Beatty Timber Management J. F. Sharpe The Divisions named in the foregoing constitute the administrative body of Head Office which directs the Field operations. The functional chart appearing herein gives the details of functions of the various Divisions. The Chiefs of each Division are responsble directly to the Deputy ^Minister. Field Operations REGIOXAL DISTRICT REGION' FORESTER DISTRICT FORESTER DISTRICT H.O. South F. S. Newman, Lake Erie F. S. Newman St. Williams Western St. Williams Lake Huron I. C. Marritt Gait Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons Maple South W. D. Cram, Quinte A. Leman Tweed Eastern Toronto Rideau W. E. Steele Kemptville Trent A. B. Wheatlev Lindsav South P. McEwen, .■\lsonquin G. H. R. Phillips -Algonquin Pk. Central Ranger School Parry Sound R. L. Snow Parrv Sound Central E. L. Ward. North Bay F. E. Sider North Bav North Bay Chapleau J.M.Whalen Chapleau Gogama J. M. Taylor Gogama Sault Ste. Marie Q. Hess Sault Ste. Marie Sudbury F. L. Hall Sudbury Northern A. S. Bray, Kapuskasing G. F. Mever Kapuskasing Kapuskasing Cochrane A. Crealock Cochrane Temiskaming F. J. Dawson Swastika Mid-Western P. .Addison, Port .Arthur R. Bouitbce Port .Arthur Port Arthur Geraldton U. W. Fiskar Geraldton Western K. Acheson, Sioux Lookout K. Middleton Sioux Lookout Kenora Kenora Kenora F'ort France- G. Dclahey Flirt Frances The complete organization is covered bv the chart which follows: 75 H Z UJ H a. < LlJ Q li. O _J LJ z z o w oc UJ Q- < 1 i i s O) o s 2 ■V CO r^ u. < t; CO ixl 11 _] < t- O t- to 1- in u a (- _l Ll o 7 1- O o Z o OC _l < < ■-» O 7 < q: o a. M < 5 Q < I o >- < tn O ir z Z - 1- Z _l < z CO o z o z o X Q. _l H- > UJ u. o < * a. u. 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Seed collec Paymi r germination < ex rma- Forest Tree N Admin Experimental tion Forest Pl( Prepar c Bu dr Forest Tree D Rn c- Extension Work Pe Foresters:- - Mc >f all Municipal reft De and Inspection of f rec ' ond plantatioi Da 1. xpe- Rural school p Supervi Roadside win Acc'5- Lectures on Fiel schools, count- Iterfents. clubs, etc. Col Fie Bud offi Che d\it tes, Issue of Fish Mainlei are- Deporti^ life Tim Grt inq Fire fish Lan on Rer Fe* ion Wc' )ur Pro Per^b i's, Ace' 'O- Fish onal kks, land by DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS 19 4 9 Hon. H. R. SCOTT, Mini'srer F. A. MacDOUGALL. Deputy Minister ACCOUNTS AIR SERVICE FISH AND FOREST LAND AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION RECREATIONAL ' - — - AREAS Dr. J. G. McMillen G. E. Ponsford W. J. K. Harkness T. E Mackey W. D. Cram Chief Cli.ef Chief Chief Chief OPERATION P. O. Rhyna Chief REFORESTATION ENGINEERING E. J. Zavitz R. N. Johnston F. W. Beotty J. F. Sharpe Chief Chief Chief Chief XLZZ ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Department of Lands and Forests Hon. H. R. Scott F. A. MacDougall 1 -1 i i 1! r !s r i^-iiiH _j3iHinili 'liljjijjji HH'i'il -1 isMK - 1 1 fijr '' 'f iWii !* IHHiiPli^i^ 1 ll 1 ihiin^H ll _iiLj!Ji[_jj ! 1 5i Z 6 1 1! i i ^? J . I. i "^^ - i i 1 1 •' ]iihu iiNiK Ll 11 ^W^^~ m p s tc z H en > *^ 7 •-. < 2 a. V tn tn h- ys T Z 0. Q Of < X u Z o < N z < o o X > s - o 0 S 1 * ^ All MATTERS OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND ROUTINE 1 < 1 O * o « O - z ^ z 0 ^ 5 tt !:0 n 2 £ g 3 o £ o § § yJoo'°i5JS o i i J 2 D 3 5 o g o 1 5 3 < 5 g o a 5 s 1 5 u o I < 5 S o 5 o _ ? S o g Q * s 1 I I O ^ z 5 z o s < o - o "■ O z wi < ^ z i i 9 < o 5 - 7 z y Zi o 3 " o o ^ u u o 0 " * J §5 Si QU PM SUP > * O Ui ^ i ^ S2 "' 5 o 2 s 2 i 1^ = Q lA s s s ? * s o 0 I o 5 £ K £ o X ^ O Ij !° I z 5 J 5 s H J o ^ J - s " E 6 12 o sB" So^i *io Xo. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Table No. 1 The areas of the administrative districts are as follows: ADMINISTRATI\'E DISTRICT Algonquin Chapleau GROSS .- SQUARE MILES 5,396 6,376 Cochrane .- 12,260 Fort Frances 7,192 Geraldton 13,448 Gogama 6,424 Kapuskasing 14,288 Kenora .._. 12,368 Lake Erie 7,252 Lake Huron __ 8,936 Lake Simcoe 5,304 ACRES 3,453,440 4,080,640 7,846,400 4,602,880 8,606,720 4,111,360 9,144,320 7,915,520 4,641,280 5,719,040 3,394,560 ADMIXISTRATIVE GROSS AREA DISTRICT SQUARE MILES ACRES North Bay 5,672 3,630,080 Parry Sound 6,460 4,134,400 Port' Arthur 17,784 11,381,760 Quinte 7,708 4,933,120 Rideau 5,464 3,496,960 Sault Ste. Marie -- 16,161 10,343,280 Sioux Lookout 43,922 28,110,380 Sudbury 7,716 4,938,240 Temiskaming 5,436 3,479,040 Trent - - 5,328 3,409,920 Totals ..- 220,8Q5 141,373,340 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT This table indicates the numerical strength and status of employees. It reflects something of the volume of work in Personnel Management. The symbol E.F.F. is an abbreviation of Extra Fire Fighters. New employees included 54.28 '/c personnel released from Armed Forces. Table No. 2 NUMERICAL STRENGTH AND STATUS OF EMPLOYEES 1948 HEAD OFFICE FIELD PERM. TEMP. CAS. PERM. TEMP. CAS. total E.F.F. GR.AND TOTAL -Apr. May- June. July- Aug... Sept. Oct. . Nov. Dec. 1949 Jan. . Feb.. Mar. 221 138 234 141 217 161 225 156 227 154 254 134 266 122 273 122 297 107 303 104 312 100 314 93 30 70 95 118 117 103 23 21 16 13 13 8 683 721 725 747 752 772 783 785 816 845 846 853 243 1,146 215 1,697 216 1,533 200 1,562 207 1,534 192 1,390 175 1,103 157 788 134 651 108 606 109 564 103 554 2,461 3,078 2,947 3,008 2,991 2,845 2,472 2,146 2,021 1,979 1,944 1.925 73 591 3,022 562 161 475 350 16 9 0 0 0 2,534 3,669 5,969 3,570 3,152 3,320 2,822 2,162 2,030 1,979 1,944 \.Q2> Total New Personnel 315 Head Office _ 107 Field - - 208 % New Service Personnel Total New Service Personnel - 166 Head Office - 46 Field 120 52.69 As a further indication of the recognition of veterans from the Armed Services, the following table is submitted: Table No. 3 VETERAN PERSONNEL AS OF MARCH 31, 1049 {Exclusive of Casuals) Head Office Field male 172 453 female 8 1 TOTAL 180 4S4 Total 625 634 Continued on next page. 77 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Head Office Field 1 ST WAR 2nd war BOTH WARS TOTAL 38 137 5 180 142 291 21 454 Total 180 Total Staff March 31, 1949. Head Office Field PERMANENT 314 ...... 853 Total 1,167 Permanent Staff Temporary Staff Total ._ 1,167 _. 196 1,363 428 temporary 93 103 196 Veterans as above 9c Veterans 26 554 562 634 TOTAL 415 1,510 1,925 634 46.52 Male Staff 1,198 Male Veterans _ 625 % Veterans 52.12 Xote: This statement includes .-Mr Service as Outside Staff. The foregoing groups are included in the following staff distribution tables which show as of March 31, 1949. the numerical strength of the various Divisions and Administrative Districts, the Ontario Forest Ranger School and the Nurseries by classes: Table No. 4 NUMERICAL STRENGTH — INSIDE SERVICE permanent temporary CASUAL SPECIAL total Head Office 3 3 Deputy Minister's Office... 3 3 Division of Accounts 56 16 72 Division of Fish and Wildlife 43 9 1 53 Division of Forest Protection 13 1 1 15 Division of Land and Rerreatinnal Areas 27 2 5 1 32 Division of Law 3 Division of Operation and Personnel 48 23 71 Division of Reforestation 9 3 12 Division of Research 21 7 28 Division of Survevs and Engineering 47 8 55 Division of Timber Management 42 20 6 68 Inside Service 314 93 8 415 Outside Service 853 103 554 1,510 Total Service . 1,167 196 562 1.925 78 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Table No. 5 NUMERICAL STRENGTH — OUTSIDE SERVICE permanent temporary CASUAL SPECI.A.L TOT.Ai Air Service ■Mf^nqnin 74 61 18 41 43 36 18 15 30 35 33 46 40 49 34 18 44 26 30 46 31 22 10 16 28 9 12 4 3 S 2 1 5 8 1 3 4 9 10 2 7 2 1 5 5 4 1 9 3 24 89 89 Chapleau - . — Cochrane, ... . Lake Erie 16 19 7 14 27 21 16 19 13 29 12 42 21 18 21 40 35 25 21 45 16 7 13 18 37 60 55 Fort Frances _„ Geraldton. .. Gopama 52 46 41 Lake Huron Kapuskasing Kennra 54 55 49 North Rav 79 Parrv Sound . Port Arthur Ouinte 61 101 63 R idea II 36 Sault Ste. Marie T,akp Simrnp 78 66 Sioux T,nnkout 67 Sudburv _ __. . Temiskaming 72 57 Trent _.. _ . . . _. 72 Forest Ranger School Angus... Midhurst Orono 30 24 50 27 Outside SERncE IxsinE Service 853 314 103 93 554 8 1,510 415 Total Ser\-ice as of March 31, 1949 1,167 l tluy lire shaken as they take time out to answer th' l|||||||llllllll|||| II III ill % ,;t.^/ „ %--'^.r ■mmr^ Xo. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT AT HEAD OFFICE YE.\R NAME DEGREE GRADUATED VXIVERSITY DIVISION Ardenne, M. B.Sc.F. 1924 Toronto Research Bayly. G. H. U. B.Sc.F. 1939 Toronto Reforestation Boissoneau, A. N. B.Sc.F. 1943 Toronto Timber Management Brodie, J. A. B.Sc.F. 1923 Toronto Timber Management Brown. \V. G. E. B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto Research Clarke. C.H.D. B.Sc.F. 1931 Toronto Fish and Wildlife Clarke. W. B. M. B.Sc.F. 1933 New Brunswick Timber Management Cram. W. D. B.Sc.F. 1923 Toronto Land and Recreational .\reas Fenwick, A. R. B.Sc.F. 1925 Toronto Operation and Personnel Foster. \V. T. B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto Reforestation Greenwood, W. B. B.Sc.F. 1925 Toronto Land and Recreational Areas Grinnell. W. R. B.Sc.F. 1940 Toronto Reforestation Haddow. W. R. B.Sc.F. 1923 Toronto Operation and Personnel Hansson. L. T. F.E. 1945 Stockholm, Sweden Timber Management Hare. J. P. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Timber Management Heimburger, C. C. B.Sc.F. 1928 Toronto Research Hess. Q. F. B.Sc.F. 1940 Toronto Forest Protection Howard, C. P. B.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto Reforestation Hueston, T. VV. B.Sc.F. 1946 Toronto Timber Management Johnston, R. N. B.Sc.F. 1917 Toronto Research Larsson. H. C. B.Sc.F. 1942 Toronto Research Leslie, A. P. B.Sc.F. 1929 Toronto Research Lockhart. R. A. B.Sc.F. 1942 New Brunswick Timber Management Mackey. T. E. B.Sc.F. 1926 Toronto Forest Protection Mackinnon, G. E. B.Sc.F. 1940 New Brunswick Timber Management Morison. M. B. B.Sc.F. ] M.Sc.F.l 1924| 1939 f New Brunswick Timber Management MacDoupall, F. A. B.Sc.F. 1923 Toronto Deputy Minister McEwen, J. G. K. B.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto Timber Management Patterson, S. J. B.Sc.F. 1933 New Brunswick Timber Management Russell. A. A. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Reforestation Scott, J. D. B.Sc.F. 1948 New Brunswick Timber Management Shand,J.H. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Timber Management Sharpe, J. F. B.ScF. 1922 Toronto Timber Management Townsend. P. B. B.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto Timber Management Westland, C. E. B.Sc.F. 1923 Toronto Forest Protection Zavitz, E. J. B.Sc.F. 1905 Michigan Reforestation EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN THE FIELD YEAR NAME DEGREE GRADTATED UNIVERSITY DISTRICT Acheson. K. B.Sc.F. 1933 Toronto Kenora Adamson. M. A. B.Sc.F. 1928 Toronto Midhurst Addison, P. B.Sc.F. 1929 Toronto Port .Arthur Ball, J. S. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Lake Erie Barron, J. B.Sc.F. 1938 Toronto Port Arthur Hell, J. G. B.Sc.F. 1948 Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Trent Boultbec, R. B.Sc.F. 1929 Toronto Port Arthur Hray. A. S. B.Sc.F. 1931 Toronto Kapuskasing Bruce, D.S. B.Sc.F. 1942 Toronto Algonquin Park Carman. R. S. B.Sc.F. 1921 Toronto Angus Carmichael, A. D. J. B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto Angus Crealock. A. B.Sc.F. 1932 Toronto Quinte Edwards, W. E. B.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto Quinte Eggeling. M. D. B.Sc.F. 1944 Edinburuh Lake Erie HI Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Gage, D. E. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Lake Simcoe Gimby, W. E. B.Sc.F. 1927 Toronto Algonquin Park Graham, H. D. B.Sc.F. 1945 Toronto Cochrane Hall, F. L. B.Sc.F. 1942 Toronto Sioux Lookout Halpenny, J. M. B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto Rideau Hambly, R. H. B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto Temiskaming Hamilton, L. S. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Lake Huron Hope, J. H. B.Sc.F. 1942 Toronto North Bay Hyslop, R. B.Sc.F. 1937 Toronto Sault Ste. Marie Jackson, J. C. B.Sc.F. 1932 Toronto Lake Huron Kirk,M.D. B.Sc.F. 1942 Toronto Trent Lane, G. R. B.Sc.F. 1926 Toronto Lake Simcoe Leman, A. W. B.Sc.F. 1930 Toronto Sault Ste. Marie Linton, G. M. B.Sc.F. 1919 Toronto Orono Marritt, I. C. B.Sc.F. 1922 Toronto Lake Huron Mennill, J. L. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Lake Simcoe Meyer, G. F. B.Sc.F. 1932 Toronto Kenora Middleton, H. X. B.Sc.F. 1940 Toronto Sault Ste. Marie Morrison, G. R. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Sault Ste. Marie Mullin, R. M.F. 1946 Michigan Rideau McEwen, P. B.Sc.F. 1916 Toronto Ranger School Newman, F. S. B.Sc.F. 1913 Toronto Lake Erie Raminsh. A. F.E. 1932 Riga, Latvia Kapuskasing Sider, F. E. B.Sc.F. 1938 Toronto North Bay Simmons, J. F. L. B.Sc.F. 1915 Toronto Lake Simcoe Snow, R. L. B.Sc.F. 1928 Toronto Parry Sound Steele, W. E. B.Sc.F. 1927 Toronto Rideau Thurston, W. A. G. B.Sc.F. 1943 Toronto Lake Huron Turner, K. B. B.Sc.F. 1945 Toronto Sault Ste. Marie Ussher, R. D. B.Sc.F. 1927 Toronto Lake Simcoe Walroth, A. E. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Rideau Ward, E. L. B.Sc.F. 1927 Toronto North Bay Wheatley, A. B. B.Sc.F. 1930 Toronto Trent Zavitz, C. H. B.Sc.F. 1 M.F. ] 1932] I933J Michigan Lake Erie EMPLOYED IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Algonquin District YEAR NAME DEGREE GRADUATED UNIVERSITY 1 EMPLOYED BY Dominion Forest Heaney, H. D. Not stated 1927 New Brunswick \ Service J Chalk River Bickerstaff, A. 1937 Toronto Farrar, J. L. 1936 Toronto Foote, C.E. 1923 Toronto | Canadian Splint and Capp, H. E. 1931 Toronto j Lumber Corp., Pembroke Gledhill, R. A. 1927 Quebec Schc olof Odenbach, Limited Forestry Cochrane District {Employed by Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Limited, Iroquois Falls Division) YEAR NAME DEGREE GR.ADUATED UNIVERSITY Carlisle, K. B.Sc.F. 1924 British Columbia Cowan, D. P. B.Sc.F. 1937 Toronto Day, C.W. R. B.Sc.F. 1929 Toronto Groome, E.S. B.Sc.F. 1946 Toronto Larsson.O. G. B.Sc.F. 1937 Toronto 82 Xo. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Parker. DM. Mundy, G. \V. Day. B. G. MatatalK B. .A. Sevinsky. J. R. Donefran. F. Hooper. B. {Employed by Abitibi Poner and Paper Company, Limited, Smooth Rock Falls Division) B.Sc.F. 1928 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1936 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1941 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1945 New Brunswick B.Sc.F. 1947 Penn. State B.Sc.F. 1948 Michigan {Employed by Fieldman Timber Company, Limited) B.ScF. Not stated Michigan Ger.aldtox District {Employed by Marathon Paper Mills of Canada) Faber, \V. 0. B.Sc.F. 1935 Toronto Harkness, \V. D. B.Sc.F. 1941 New Brunswick Kagetsu, H. F.E. 1942 British Columbia Kissick, X. L. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Sievers, H. State E.xam. 1929 Eberswalde (Prussia) Sonlev, G. R. B.Sc.F. 1930 Toronto Tait.j. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto {Employed by the Longlac Pulp and Paper Com pany Limited) Bueil, A. F. B.Sc.F. 1931 Toronto Switzer, A. L. K. B.Sc.F. 1034 Toronto Samuelson, C. .\. B.Sc.F., M.F. 1936 Michigan Sexsmith, E. R. B.Sc.F. 1938 Toronto Carlson, W.S. B.Sc.F. 1936 Toronto Xoake=;. J. V. B.Sc.F. 1936 Toronto Renaud, H.T. B.Sc.F. 1943 Toronto Robertson. D. C. B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto Puttock, G. L. B.ScF. 1947 Toronto Boultbee, J. G. B.SC.F. 1947 Toronto K.APusKAsiXG District {Employed by th e Spruce Falls Power and Papi ?r Company Limited) Ballantyne, S. B.Sc.F. 1941 Toronto Beare, G. E. B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto Bonner, E. B.Sc.F., M.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto Breckon, J. L. B.Sc.F. 1935 Toronto Davidson, D. L. B.Sc.F. 1943 Toronto Day.J.C. B.Sc.F. 1936 Toronto Di.xon, M. M. B.Sc.F. 1941 Toronto Dyer, D. M. B.Sc.F. 1936 Toronto Flatt,F.L. B.Sc.F. 1931 Toronto McConneli.L. E. B.Sc.F. 1938 Toronto McCrae, G. B.Sc.F. 1935 Toronto Phipps, G. W. B.Sc.F. 1927 Toronto Taylor. M. G. B.Sc.F. 1936 Toronto Walkom.H.C. B.Sc.F. 1931 Toronto Wiley, F. \. B.Sc.F. 1931 Toronto {Employed by Northern Pi aper Mills, Limited) Lambrecht,D. G. B.Sc.F. 1943 Michigan De la Touche, C. F.E. 1924 Ecole de Sylviculture and des Industries Forestieres, France 83 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Kfnora District Start, W. D. Colder, S. N. Cox, C. Blair, J. Seppala, B. Moore, W. S. (Employed by the Ontario Minnesota Pulp and Paper Company, Kenora) B.Sc.F. 1930 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1936 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1948 New Brunswick [Employed by Dry den Paper Company) B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Lake Simcoe District (Employed by Department of Planning and Development) Barnes, A. S. L. Not stated 1930 Toronto Mayall, K. M. Not stated 1935 Toronto Richardson, A. H. Not stated Not stated Toronto (Employed by Dominion Department of Agriculture, Division Forest Pathology, Department of Botany, University of Toronto) Basham.J.T. Not stated 1948 Toronto Bier, J. E. Not stated 1932 Toronto Eggertson, E. Not stated 1948 Toronto Linzon, S.N. Not stated 1948 Toronto Sinclair, G. A. Not stated 1948 Toronto Lake Simcoe District (Employed by Department of Highways) Allman,A.F. Not stated 1947 Toronto {Employed by Facidty of Forestry, University of Toronto) Buckley, T.C.E.H. Not stated 1947 Toronto Dwight,T. W. Not stated 1910 Toronto Crant, J. A. C. Not stated 1947 Toronto Love, D. V. Not stated Not stated University of New Brunswick and Michigan Hosie, R. C. Not stated 1924 Toronto Jackson, F. C. Not stated 1932 Toronto Michell, A. S. Not stated 1940 Toronto Sisam.J.W.B. Not stated Not stated University of New Brunswick and Yale (Employed by H.E.P.C. ()/ Ontario) Carrique, H. C. Not stated 1935 Toronto Corin, E. Not stated 1931 Toronto Kelly. T. W. Not stated 1929 Toronto (Employed by Telfer and Cooper, 6 Adelaide Street East, Toronto) Cooper, C. Not stated 1932 Toronto (Employed by Kimberly-Clark Corporation of Canada Limited, 50 King Street West, Toronto) Cosens, G. G. Not stated 1923 Toronto (Employed by the Great Lakes Paper Company, Limited, 159 Bay Street, Toronto) Delahey,W. A. Not stated 1915 Toronto (Employed by Glendale Theatre, Avenue Road, Toronto) Garrette, G. G. Not stated 1935 Toronto 84 .Vo. J Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 (Employed by Abitibi Poiicr and Paper Company, Limited, Toronto) Harrison, W. C. Not stated 1936 Toronto Matthews. J. B. Not stated 1929 Toronto Willson, W.E. Not stated 1925 Toronto {Employed by Johnston, Everson and Charlesuorth, 330 Bay Street, Toronto) Higgins. W. A. Not stated 1927 Toronto Lake Simcoe District (Employed by Book Society of Canada Limited, SS Richmond St. West, Toronto) Not stated 1922 Toronto {Employed by Photographic Survey Company Limited, De Havilland Airport, Toronto) Not stated 1947 Toronto Not stated 1946 Toronto Not stated 1946 Toronto (Employed by Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto) Not stated 1943 Toronto Irwin. J.C.W Jenkins, J. L. Robinson, J. E. Schafer, R. McEride,J.\V. Mills. C. R. Osborne, J. D. Thomson, G. J. White. L. T. Vavner, S. Y. {Employed by Ontario Forest Industries Ass., 159 Bay St., Toronto) Not stated 1943 Toronto {Employed by Moore Business Forms Limited, Mount Dennis) Not stated 1948 Toronto {Employed by Peter Thomson and Sons, Creemore) Not stated 1925 Toronto {Employed by Department of Botany, University of Toronto) Not stated 1932 Toronto {Employed by Arcade Florist, Bloor and Yonge, Toronto) Not stated 1940 Toronto North Bay District (Employed by William Milne and Sons, Timagami) McNutt. J.W. B.Sc.F. 1932 Toronto {Employed by Gillies Brothers Company, Limited, Timagami) Caldwell, E. R. B.Sc.F. 1948 New Brunswick NoKTir Bay District {Employed by Geo. Gordon Company Limited, Cache Bay) Robinson, F. C. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Parry Sound District {Employed by Peter Thompson Lumber Company at Kearney) Thompson, G. Degree, University and Graduation Year not stated. Port Arthur District (Employed by the Brompton Pulp and Paper Company, Sipigon, Ontario) Merrill, J. H. B.Sc.F. 1924 Maine Jones. A. M. B.Sc.F. 1930 New Brunswick Smith, E. A. B.Sc.F. 1934 New Brunswick Sainsbury, \V. D. B.Sc.F. 1947 New Brunswick Stevens, D. R. B.Sc.F. 1933 New Brunswick Lane, L. B.Sc.F. 1937 Toronto 85 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Pickard, D. Boyle, A. A. Clark, D.C. Young, R. I. Johnstone, H. J. Styffe, H. H. Finstad, Jens Kantola, H. O. Kasturik, A. M. B.Sc.F. B.Sc.F. 1948 1948 New Brunswick New Brunswick (Employed by Nipigon Lake Timber Company, Port Arthur) B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto (Employed by Hammermill Paper Company, Port Arthur) B.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1935 Toronto (Employed by Oscar Styffe, Limited, Port Arthur) B.Sc.F. 1937 Idaho (Employed by Newaygo Timber Company, Port Arthur) Forester 1926 Forestry College, Norway B.Sc.F. 1935 Toronto (Employed by Great Lakes Lumber and Shipping Limited, Fort William) B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto Port Arthur District (Employed by Kallio's Timber Contracting Firm, Port Arthur) Kallio, R. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Auden, A. J. Stevens, F. L. Hick, F. S. Seeley, M. Nielsen, K. Moodie, R. L. Hearnden, K. Lockhart, T. M. Pingree, A. V. Godden, J.H. Young, R. S. Ward, P. McKay, M. R. Robb,D.L. QuiNTE District Smith, J. O. RiDEAu District VVhitelaw, W. A. Morley, P. (Employed by the Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Limited, Port Arthur) M.F. 1927 Yale B.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1939 Toronto B.Sc.F. .1947 New Brunswick B.Sc.F. 1948 New Brunswick B.Sc.F. 1948 New Brunswick B.Sc.F. 1946 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1942 New Brunswick M.F. 1946 Yale (Employed by the Great Lakes Paper Company, Fort William) B.Sc.F. 1935 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1938 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1944 Toronto B.Sc.F. 1940 Toronto (Employed by Gillies Brothers, Brae side) Not stated 1942 Toronto (Employed by Howard Smith Paper Mills, Cornwall) B.Sc.F. Not stated Toronto (Employed by Canadian International Plywoods, Gatineau Point) Not stated Not stated Not stated Sault Ste. Marie District (Employed by the Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Limited, Sault Ste. Marie Division) year NAME degree GRADUATED UNIVERSITY Ball, G. E. B.Sc.F. 1933 Toronto Grainger, E. E. B.Sc.F. 1930 Toronto 86 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Losee, S.T. B. B.Sc.F. 1031 Toronto McKenzie, A. R. B.Sc.F. 1926 Toronto Munro, D. J. B.Sc.F. 1926 Toronto Xaysmith, D. B.Sc.F. 1946 Toronto Smith, B.J. B.Sc.F. 1935 Toronto Van Vlymen, V.P. B.Sc.F. 1946 Toronto Campbell, D. B.Sc.F. 1943 Toronto Myers, L. M. B.Sc.F. Not stated 1 New Brunswick. Sansom, A. D. B.Sc.F. 1948 New Brunswick True, CD. B.Sc.F. 1942 New Brunswick Breckenridge, G. P. B.Sc.F. 1947 Iowa State College Doerr, R. W. B.Sc.F. 1947 Penn. State Wessel, H. B.Sc.F. 1948 Penn. State Ely, R. B.Sc.F. 1948 Penn. State Miller, C. B.Sc.F. 1948 New Brunswick (Employed by Algoma Central and Hu^ dson Bay Railway) Rovve, C. A. B.Sc.F. 1925 Toronto Fytche, R. F. B.ScF. 1947 New Brunswick (Employed by Ontario Paper Company Limited) Horncastle, C. B.Sc.F. 1947 New Brunswick Thomson, R. W. B. B.Sc.F. 1943 New Brunswick Turner, W. I. B.Sc.F. 1030 New Brunswick (Employed by J . J. McFadden Lumber Company Limited) Mix, D. D. B.Sc.F. 1034 New Brunswick Hall.D. B.ScF. 1048 Toronto (Emph }yed by the Dep Hirtment of Agrit -idture, F orest Insect Laboratory) Prebble, M. L. B.Sc.F. 1030 New Brunswick Fettes.J.J. B.Sc.F. 1045 New Brunswick Turner, K. B. B.Sc.F. 1045 Toronto Blais,J.R. B.Sc.F. 1045 Toronto Sioux Lookout District (Employed by Alexander -Clark) Kals, Hans Not stated Not stated (Employed by Ontario-Minnesota) Start, D. B.Sc.F. 1030 Blais, R. Sudbury District Avery, B. F. Hurk,A. H. Gray, D. W. Avery, D. D. McGee, C. J. Hayes, T. J. Walker, J. F. (Employed by Department of Agricidture) M.Sc.F. 1044 (Employed by Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment) Not stated 1016 Not stated 1024 Not stated 1030 Not stated 1946 Not stated 1046 Not stated 1946 (Employed by Ontario Paper Company) Not stated 1944 TiMisKAMiNc; District (Employed by Elk Lake Fur Company) Voung, D.R. B.ScF. 1935 Not stated Toronto Toronto Vale Forest School Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto Toronto New Brunswick Toronto 87 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Figure No. 3 PERMANENT EMPLOYEES AS OF MARCH 31st EACH YEAR 1200 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Figure No. 4 TECHNICAL PERSONNEL EMPLOYED [FORESTERS ONLY TO 1946) UNSHADED PORTIONS DENOTE SEASONAL EMPLOYEES 200 150 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 8S No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Departmental activities are recorded />v the camera for educational purposes. Staff photographer Richard Robinson is sho'wn filming a pari oj the log drive during Mississagi salvage operations. Tadle No. 6 DISTRIBUTION OF MALE AND FEMALE EMPLOYEES AT HEAD OFFICE PERMANENT M.\I.E FEMALE TEMPORARY MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE GRAND TOTAL Air Service .„ — 71 3 12 — 83 3 86 Accounts 36 20 Q 7 45 27 72 Fish and Wildlife 26 13 17 1 4 5 30 13 22 1 52 Forest Protection 14 Lands 13 14 2 3 IS 17 il Law... 1 1 1 — 2 1 3 Main Office ... 1 5 — — 1 5 6 Operation and Personnel... 30 18 18 5 48 23 71 Rcforestation 7 2 1 2 8 4 12 Research 18 3 6 1 24 4 28 Surveys _ „ 42 S 6 2 48 7 55 Timber Management 39 3 18 2 57 3 62 ToTAI„S 207 0? 77 27 374 110 40^ 89 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 The following is a list of the classifications: Table No. 7 CLASSIFICATIONS AS OF MARCH 31, 1949 HEAD OFFICE FIELD Accountant, Group 1 Group 2 Group 4 Accounting Machine Operator, Gr. 1 Acting Chief Forest Ranger Acting Supt. Scaling, Group 1 Aerial Photographer, Group 1 Air Engineer, Group 1. — Group 2 Assistant Inspector Asst. Supt. Prov. Air Service Asst. Supt. of Hatcheries Automotive Mechanic, Journeyman Biologist, Group 1 Group 2 Group 4 Boat Captain. Group 1 : Group 2 Caretaker, Group 1 Carpenter, Improver Foreman - Chemist, Group 1 Chief, Dept. of Lands and Forests — Chief Clerk Chief Inspector, Timber Management Civil Engineer, Group 1 Clerk, Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Clerk Messenger, Group 1 Group 2 Clerk-Stenographer, Group 1 Group 2 Clerk-Typist, Group 1 Group 2 Communications Technician, Group 1 Group 2 _ Conservation Officer, Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Custodian of Furs Depu t y M in ister District Forester District Supt. Prov. Air Service Draughtsman, Group 1 Group 2 Executive Assistant, Group 1 Group 2 Filing Clerk, Group 1 Group 2 1 9 2 1 1 17 32 23 5 33 23 4 3 32 2 30 19 1 23 13 3 97 43 18 3 2 2 3 1 4 1 1 2 3 32 1 2 1 2 9 6 3 1 2 6 3 3 1 10 2 1 1 19 62 42 S 1 31 46 26 4 1 1 97 44 18 3 2 1 1 1 1 7 3 2 1 2 2 Continued on next page 90 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 CLASSIFICATIONS AS OF MARCH 31, 1949 (Continued) HEAD OFFICE FIELD Foreman, Group 2 Forester, Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Forest Ranger, Group 1- Group 2. Group 3^ Group 4 Group 5 Forest Pathologist Gardener, Group 1 Group 2 Gen. Supt. of Construction, Gr. 1_ Hatchery Manager Hatchery Manager, Group 1 Group 2 Hatchery Assistant Hatchery Assistant, Group 1 Group 2 Head Clerk Head Cook.. Head Teamster., Inspector. Group 2 Inspector of Surveys, Group 1 Group 3 Junior Accounting Machine Operator.. Junior Accounting Machine Op., Gr. 2. Junior Clerk Junior Draughtsman, Group 1 Junior Office Appliance Operator Laboratory Assistant, Group 3 La bourer Land Tax Collector Maintenance Mechanic, Group 1 Group 2. Group 3 Maintenance Mechanic, Foreman,... Mechanic, Group 1 Group 2 Mechanic, Foreman Mechanical Engineer, Group 3 Mechanical Supervisor _. Nurse, Group 2 __ Office Appliance Operator, Group 1. Group 2. Office Boy Plant Supt. Prov. Air Service Painter and Decorator Foreman Personnel Officer, Group 1 Photogrammetrist, Group 1 Group 2 Photographer, Group 1 Photo Processor, Group 1 Group 2 9 9 4 3 2 10 5 1 1 1 1 10 1 5 3 2 1 13 5 10 17 4 110 116 47 56 3 1 9 14 9 10 9 48 2 8 4 6 6 18 7 S 1 1 22 14 14 20 6 120 121 47 56 5 1 3 1 1 9 15 1 9 14 9 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2 5 3 2 48 1 2 8 4 7 6 18 7 1 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 6 S 2 4 1 Continued an next page. 91 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 CLASSIFICATIONS AS OF MARCH 31, 194Q (Continued) HEAD OFFICE Pilot, Group 1 Group 2 Principal Clerk Property Supt. Public Relations Assistant, Gr. l.._ Gr. 2.-. Purchasing Officer, Group 2.. Radio Operator Radio and Telephone Technician- Secretarial Stenographer Secretary to the Minister Secretary to the Deputy Minister. Senior Clerk Senior Clerk-Stenographer Senior Draughtsman, Group 1 Group 2 Senior Filing Clerk Shop Foreman -.. Solicitor, Group 1 Group 4 -. Soil Specialist, Chief... Group 2 Stationary Engineer, Group 2(a). Stationary Engineer Statistician, Group 1 Group 2 Group S. Stockkeeper, Group 1 Group 2 Storekeeper Group 1 Supervisor of Hatcheries Supervisor of Scaling, Group 1 Group 2 Surveyor, Group 1 Group 2 Teamster Telephone Operator, Group 1... Truck Driver, Group 1 Group 2 Total 7 1 S 1 1 2 4 1 1 23 12 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 19 4 5 10 23 19 11 1 6 2 1 5 12 4 1 1 46 12 3 3 1,363 This table reflects the Permanent and Temporary staff throughout the Department and shows the numbers of the various classifications that were employed as of March 31, 1949. The chart herewith covers Permanent and Temporary staff and indicates that the largest age groups are between 21 and 40 years of age. The numerical distribution between Head Office and the Field was as follows: Table No. 8 DISTRIBUTION OF AGE GROUPS l'nder21 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 over 70 Head Office 26 145 105 58 56 14 3 Field 4 178 217 233 282 90 8 Totals 30 323 322 291 226 104 11 92 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Figure No. 5 CHART OF AGE CLASSES ^ 250 < O 100 o 50 z AS OF 3 1 !* MARCH 19 49 .^ UNDER 21 YEARS 21 30 YEARS 3140 YEAR S 41-50 YEARS 51-60 YEARS 61 -70 YEARS To Kapuskasing As District Forester To Sudbury As District Forester To Sioux Lookout As District Forester To Quinte As District Forester To Cochrane As District Forester To Sault Ste. Marie As District Forester Table No. 9 STAFF TRANSFERS Effective January 1, 1949, the following transfers were made: G. F. Meyer District Forester, Kenora F. L. Hall District Forester, Sioux Lookout H. Middleton Sault Ste. Marie A. Leman District Forester, Sault Ste. Marie A. Crealock District Forester, Quinte Q. Hess Division of Forest Protection, Toronto Effective December 1, 1948, J. C. Dillon, Forest Protection Specialist at Sudbury was trans- ferred to the Division of Forest Protection at Toronto as Supervisor of Forest Protection control. Workmen's Compensation As will be noted from the tables and charts followhi.u;, a new hi,^ /^ o u :^ < (/3 < r-) HH H H CD U fe; Q cs < t) S Q < o O n z CM ^O ■^ O O o-_^ "t. 6? I d 1 o f^ \ g 1 IM O 1 s < M C3 o < ^ o fa Q5 U :z; Q BS < t3 S Q T}- o o- <^ O' •O --i ':}•_ ■* r-I r-i c> OO t~- f^ in OO "T^ cT r^T tN^ < O fa o fa P3 :^ D Z < c .2 .2 "o £ ^ ^ HH d Ph 95 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 n H '^ < O Z H re S ■C o u O r/) in liS y, < w W S > i4 i-J Pi < n u i§ c/; to o Q Q it"! < CI- ^ 05 C/) < ^ W K« < z c; M U b H o P5 Pi ffi w H QQ S O z lO IM IM »o CO oo •^ CO - e^ o CM o OO t^ 03 1—, m *^ o o OO o 132 a> cc C <^J Cs ^. oc ■9 •^ OC rf a c< a: r— tr. oc «: CV If; o ": «: r^ CO a: -* CS •^ -^ t>- IT IM IM S= .? _ lo oc CO _ _ 'V^ 3C _ ^ 00 ■^ 1 m ^- :o ^^ ^- c^ C~" C^: OC Oi 1 o c 2 ^^ ^- ^- -^ ^- CO ■^ 1 '^ HO cm" ,. Oi 00 »n 00 O) co 05 ^ 00 IM •<* m o 03 < S ''"" = C r~ -v 1 CM .• ~ o >o O C3> cr 00 t~- CC a- CO CO == »■ oc in 1 03 1 fe§ o QC ■ •n- o- oc CO CO IM IM ■<» cs oo cs 1 ■=! o? CO o- •w t- o- IM 3- ■» c IM CM cs 1 1^ 1 ~ CO -H •f 5C t^ o c^ l^ CO — - t~- CO CS CM 05 1 o 1 ■* c^ C^ ■^ in I 05 1 ^- 1 CO s§ o- cs o- o- c oc t-- „ OC c CD t^ — 1 in >■ c t^ w. •"J- CO oc CC IM C CD CD 1 r- 1 1 s 1 C: t^ oc o- CC CO m o- cv <= 1 -^ c^i CO 1 r~ 1 1 •— ' 6§ cr oc 02 CO CO oc a- c t- -- c ■^ "!r •V ^ ■w -* H «c t^ X ^ ^ ^) *v- ■^ uO -^ t~- rr c^ ■q ■^ o- s X. s c- c- X. X. E a- o- 96 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 PENSIONS Table Xu. 14 CURRENT PENSIONS NO. BY YEAR OF ORIGIX YEAR Ml. WIDiiW.- CHILDREN' MOTHER 1920 1 1 1024 1 1930 2 1932 . . ..... 1 1 1034 1 1935.... .. 1 103 A 2 1 2 3 3 1038 2 1940.. 3 1941 1 1943 1 1944 -. .- 2 1945 . - 4 3 1946 3 1 1 1 1947 4 2 1 1948 4 3 4 34 13 12 1 Amounts paid between April 1, 1948, and March 31, 1949 Pensions 512,872.19 Medical Aid 2,529.42 Total $15,401.61 Table No. 15 AMOUNTS PAID BY THE WORKMEN'S COMPENS.\TION BOARD During The Period April 1, 1947 to March 31. 1948 NO. OF CURRENT PENSIONS WIDOWS CHILDREN MOTHERS PENSION 31 10 8 1 Total Cost of Pensions $13,118.40 S10,936.42 MEDICAL AID $2,181.98 Table No. 16 AMOUNTS PAID BY THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD During The Period April 1. 1948. to M.arch 31, 1949 NO. of current PENSIONS 34 WIDOWS children mothers PENSION 13 12 1 $12,872.19 Total Cost of Pensions $15,401.61 Total Cost of Pensions for the above two vears $28,520.01 medical aid $2,529.42 Table No. 17 LIST OF NEW PENSIONS During The Fiscal Year 1948-49 year of total paid name origin widows MiiTIIKKS rilH.nRF.N- PER MONTH Mrs. Ross Retty 1948 1 $50.00 Wm. H. Trickett .. . 1948 13.75 Mrs. H. W. Westaway 1948 1 50.00 Mrs. R. Wilcox 1048 1 4 08.00 97 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Table No. 18 LIST OF CURRENT PENSIONS For The Period 1948-49 NAMES Mrs. A. Albright — Mrs. Nat Brown F. Brown _. E. C. Burton Mrs. L. Curik Mrs. C. Deacon .-. Mrs. J. L. Depencier... Mrs. Rose Faubert A. F. Grant... R. J. Henderson C. Kurd Mrs. P. A. Hutton D. Leprett Jas. Maltby Mrs. C. Maydanuk G. McAinsh Mrs. McFarland H. F. McMinn Mrs. C. Merrifield M.MuIvihill Thos. Naveau Thos. O'Brien _... John Paquette Mrs. R. G. Reid Mrs. Ross Retty W. C. Sanders VVm. Shoup Mrs. J.M. Stevens P. Sullivan Wm. H. Trickett Louis Turner Mrs. H. W. Westaway Mrs. R. Wilcox G. J. Wrigglesworth ... Totals CHILDREN MOTHERS COST OF YEAR OF PENSION PAID ORIGIN OF PER MONTH PENSION 13 12 $1,199.75 20.00 1946 50.00 1920 7.50 1944 24.00 1930 62.00 1947 50.00 1947 50.00 1945 50.00 1945 88.25 1938 12.25 1947 17.75 1946 62.00 1946 12.00 1934 5.50 1938 36.00 1937 16.25 1941 50.00 1945 19.25 1947 50.00 1932 7.25 1944 7.75 1945 11.00 1940 9.75 1943 86.00 1936 50.00 1948 10.00 1924 13.75 1940 50.00 1936 50.00 1930 13.75 1948 6.50 1935 50.03 1948 98.00 1948 53.25 1940 Table No. 19 COMPARISON OF COSTS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS YE.AR ENDING MEDICAL, COMPENSATION AND PENSION COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSESSED BY W.C.B. NO. OF CLAIMS March 31, 1946.. $14,248.76 21,560.24 27,189.07 35,989.21 1,347.00* $37,336.21 257.24 S37.078.97 $ 334.50 754.50 1,045.50 1,347.00* 129 March 31, 1947 182 March 31, 1948 March 31, 1949 328 494 Plus Costs Less Public Works _ _ 08 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 FlGfRE Xo. 6 GRAPH OF TREND IN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS PREPARED FROM AVERAGE FIGURES FOR PAST THIRTEEN YEARS 450 400 ** 100 50 n 1936-37 TO 19 48 -49 \, X \ V / \ V / .--' APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN FEB MAR. Figure Xo. 7 GRAPH OF TREND IN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS PREPARED FROM TOTAL CLAIMS FOR PAST THIRTEEN YEARS 19 36-37 TO 19 4 8-49 500 l\ < / >■ / -' 400 < / U1 / Z 300 / / U1 / 5 / < / —1 / I / ^ 200 / \ / / \ / _, / \ y < / \ / \— y \ / \ / O / \ / \ / 100 / N / \ ^^ ^ ^ 1936-7 1937-8 1938 9 1939-40 1940 1 1941-2 1942-3 1943 4 1944-5 1945 6 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9 99 Report oj the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 1^0.3 Figure Xo. S TREND IN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS PREPARED FROM TOTAL COST FOR PAST TEN YEARS 40,000 1/5 ^ 35,000 > o u. 30,000 0 o O Z 25,000 a. < Z 20,000 > 0 1/5 0 15,000 19 39-40 TO 19 4 8-49 / / / \ / \ ^ 10,000 1939-40 1940-1 1942-3 1943 4 1945-6 1946-7 Table Xo. 20 STAFF SUGGESTIOX PLAX SUGGESTION Re "Simplification of Conventional Tree Planter" S. O. Robinson, Thessalon Re "Printing of Instructions and Procedure on Cover Form A. 110" E. L. Skuce, Algonquin Park Re "Air to Ground Distance Sights" T. C. Cooke, .^ir Service _ Re "Stove-pipe Spark Arrester" C. Pineault, Sudbury Re "Suction Hose Stand" A. King, Latchford Re "Utilizaton of Three Dimensional Contour Maps" H. K. Campbell, Cochrane Re "Fish Egg Hatching Trays" G. H. Williams, Redbridge Re "Two or Three Card Tally Board" H. W. Green. Sault Ste. Marie Re "Metal Seal for Beaver Pelts" A. M. Hodgson, Cochrane Total Xumber of Awards 9 Total value S145.00 REGIONAL AND DISTRICT FORESTERS' CONFERENXES It was decided to dispense with Regional Meetings for the current year. The Regional Foresters had an opportunity to have a one-day meeting at the respective District Headquarters for the purpose of going over the seasons operations and formulating any recommendations to Head Office or adjustments or improvements with the Districts. AWARD ...,$10.00 ..-.S25.00 ..-.$10.00 ....$50.00 ....$10.00 ._ SIO.OO ..$10.00 ....$15.00 ..$ 5.00 100 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 These were duly presented at the Annual District Foresters" Conference, which was held in Toronto. January 6th to January 15th. 1Q49. Inspections and Investig.atioxs From time to time it is necessary for Division Heads to go into matters of concern to them locally, in the field or elsewhere. Contacts, conferences and dis- cussions with outside administrative bodies in Canada and the United States are also more or less essential in the interest of co-ordination and observance of new develop- ments having a relation to our work. For such purposes Division Chiefs visited various Departmental establishments in addition to points in other Provinces and States of the Union. These included Quebec and Saskatchewan in Air Service matters, numerous meetings and functions in Quebec and Ontario in Fish and Wildlife activities, various items in Forest Protection work in Ontario. Quebec and Michigan. In land work the Division Chief visited British Columbia in addition to attending local conferences and inspections in Ontario. The Solicitor visited Quebec in connection with the Game and Fisheries Act and attended at eight points in Ontario on Departmental business during the year. The Chief. Division of Reforestation went to Quebec and Prince Edward Island in addition to a number of functions and conferences in Ontario. The Surveyor General visited ^lanitoba re the Provincial Boundaries and a number of Ontario locations and the Chief, Division of Timber Management included visits to Minnesota and Quebec in his work. The Chief. Division of Operation and Personnel visited United States and various points in Ontario. The following is a list of some of the trips made by these officials during the past two or three years: June 12 June 14 June 19 June 23 June 29 Aug. 1 Aug. 4 Aug. 6 Aug. 9 Aug. 15 Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 12 Sept. 17 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 16 Nov. 28 J. G. McMILLEX— DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS TO PURPOSE -Lindsay District Office Inspection ..-Forest Ranger School, Dorset Inspection —Tweed District Office Inspection —Algonquin District Office, Pembroke Inspection ...VViarton-Tobermory re South Bay Fisheries Experiment Inspection 1947 1947 1947 1947 1947 1947 St. Williams District Office _ .;_-. 1947 Rondeau Park Office .._ 1947 _.Galt District Office _.. 1947... Maple District Office 1947 Parry Sound District Office 1947 Kemptville District Office 1947 North Bay District Office .._ 1947. Powassan Division Office 1947 Forest Ranger School, Dorset 1947 „MapIe District Office 1947 Sault Ste. Marie District Office _. 1947 Thcssalon Office 1947 Sudbury District Office 1947 Sudbury 1947 North Bay 1947 St. Williams District Office 1947 Port Arthur 1947 Sault Ste. Marie 1947 Maple District Office Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection Inspection ._ Inspection Change in staff Regional Meeting .Regional Meeting _ Inspection Continued on next page. 101 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 G. E. POXSFORD— DIVISION OF AIR SERVICE DATE PURPOSE Apr. 18-26, 1947 Trip to Ottawa re Air Transport Board May 14-17,1947 ._Trip to Toronto and Ranger School at Dorset — by aircraft June 2- 5, 1947 Trip to Toronto — administrative June 21-25, 1947 Inspection Western Division and search for CF-OBP — by aircraft July 8-11,1947 _Trip to Toronto — administrative July 23-30, 1947 Inspection Western Division — by aircraft Aug. 11-18, 1947 Trip to Toronto — administrative Oct. 5- 9, 1947 Trip to Toronto — administrative Dec. Ij, 1947-Jan. 25, 1948 Trip to Prince Albert, Sask. and Toronto — administrative — by aircraft and car Feb. 12-20, 1948 Trip to Toronto— administrative Feb. 26-29, 1948 Trip to Toronto accompanied by J. Hyde and S. Macauley — administrative Mar. 17-25,1948- ._.Trip to Toronto and Montreal — administrative DATE Apr. 7/47 Apr. 17/47 Apr. 21-23/47 -Apr. 27/47 May 8/47 May 9/47 May 12/47 May 12/47 May 12/47 May 18/47 May 23/47 May 23/47 June 5- 8/47 June 9-11/47 June 19/47 June 21/47 July 3/47 102 \V. J. K. HARKNESS— DIVISION PLACE Gravenhurst, Ont. Woodstock, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. Port Dalhousie Brighton, Ont. Codrington, Ont. District Office, St. Williams, Ont. Port Rowan, Ont. Dunnville, Ont. Port Perry, Lake Scugog and Duffin Creek Chatsworth, Ont. Sullivan Township Kingston, Ont. South Bay Mouth Orillia, Ont. Van Wagners Beach and Cherry Beach Algonquin Park and Dorset OF FISH AND WILDLIFE PURPOSE To attend annual banquet of the Gravenhurst Game and Fish Protective Association, and to address the members of the Association. To attend annual dinner of the Oxford Fish and Game Protective Association. To attend meeting of Fisheries Council of Canada. Inspection trip to Lincoln County, inspect vessel "Sphinx'' and inspect pollution in streams. Attendance at meeting of Eastern Lake Ontario Commercial Fishermens' Association. Inspection of Bird Farm and Inspection of Hatchery. Divisional business at the District Office. Visiting Leon Schram and other fishermen re Long Point Seine Nets. Attending meeting and addressing members of the Haldimand County Hunters' and Anglers' Association. Departmental business and to inspect salmon weir and trap. Inspection of Chatsworth Hatchery. Inspection of Grey County Forest, and attend- ing opening ceremonies of the Grey County Forest. Visiting ponds near Tamworth. Inspection of work being carried on in connec- tion with the South Bay Experiment. To attend meeting of Game and Fish Protec- tive Association. Inspect pound nets of Mr. Sargent set up off these beaches. To visit Algonquin Park and Ontario Forest Ranger School. Continued on next page. No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 DATE July 10-21/47 Aug. 13-16/47 Aug. 20-21/47 Sept. 3/47 Sept. 6-12/47 Sept. 17-18/47 Sept. 19-20/47 Sept. 28/47 Oct. 11/47 Oct. 11/47 Oct. 13/47 Oct. 17/47 Nov. 3/47 Nov. 9-13/47 Nov. 17/47 Nov. 18/47 Nov. 19/47 Nov. 25/47 Nov. 27/47 Dec. 1/47 Dec. 1/47 Dec. 2- 3/47 Dec. 9-10/47 Jan. 6- 7/48 PLACE Winnipeg, Man. Kenora. Sioux Lookout, Port Arthur, Dorion, Rossport. Terrace Bay, Geraldton, Quetico and Sibley Parks Skeleton Lake Hatchery Magnetewan North Bay Hatchery Hill's Lake Hatchery Cochrane Burlington, Ont. Picton, Ont. Belleville. Ont. Denver. Col. Camp Borden, Ont. French River, Ont. Toronto to Steele and Bathurst and return (morning session) Toronto to Steele and Bathurst and return (afternoon session) Toronto to Mono Mills and return Maple Fort Erie, Ont. Toronto, Ont. Simpson's .-Orcadian Court Port Arthur, Ont. Roval Ontario Museum Bridgeport, Ont. Ontario Club. Toronto Preston. Ont. Forest, Ont. Orillia, Ont. Dorset and Algonquin Park Renfrew, Ont. North Bay, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. PURPOSE Confer with Mr. Malaher, and general inspec- tion trips to Kenora, Sioux Lookout. Port Arthur. Dorion, Rossport. Terrace Bay, Gerald- ton. Sibley and Quetico Parks. Inspection trip. To meet with the Burlington Beach Commer- cial Fishermen. To attend open meeting of Bay of Quinte Hoop Net Fishermen. To attend meeting of International Association of Game Fish and Conservation and The American Fisheries. To attend Camp Borden Conservation Club meeting. To attend meeting of French and Pickerel Rivers Resort Association. Bird Dog Trials. Bird Dog Trials. Inspect Trout Ponds. South Experimental Station. To attend the field dog trial of the Ontario Bird Dog .Association and the banquet. To attend luncheon and address meeting of the International Alumni Association. Regional Meeting. To address the Conservation Co-ordinating Committee meeting on "Conservation Now" Subject — Re-stocking Rivers. To address members of the Ontario Fur Breeders' Association at the Live Mink Show and Banquet. To attend meeting of advisory Committee on Fisheries and Wildlife Ontario Research Commission. .Attend annual meeting and banquet of Preston Rod and Gun Club. -Attend meeting of Lake Huron Commercial Fishermens' Association. To address the Orillia Kiwanis Club. To address the Fish and Wildlife Overseers in attendance at the Ranger School. Attend meeting of Fish and Game Protective Association. To address the North Bay Fish and Game Protective Association. Attending meeting of Fisheries Research Board of Canada. Continued on next Page. 103 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 DATE Jan. 8/48 Jan. 12/48 Jan. 17-19/48 Jan. 20/48 Jan. 27-29/48 Feb. 2/48 Feb. 4- 5/48 Feb. 11-12/48 Feb. 18/48 Feb. 19/48 Feb. 19/48 Feb. 23/48 Feb. 24/48 Feb. 27/48 Feb. 27/48 Feb. 28/48 Apr. 2/48 Apr. 8/48 Apr. 12/48 Apr. 15/48 Apr. 16/48 Apr. 17/48 Apr. 23/48 Apr. 26/48 Apr. 27/48 May 13/48 May 17/48 May 22/48 104 PLACE King Edward Hotel, Toronto Alexandra Palace Port Dover, Ont. Kingston, Ont. Sault Ste. Marie Niagara Falls, Ont. Quebec, Que. Chatham, Ont. Maison Dore King Edward Hotel Granite Club St. Catharines, Ont. Oshawa, Ont. Lecture Room, Ontario Research Foundation Hamilton, Ont. Room 110, Department of Zoology, University Carleton Place, Ont. District Office, Gait, Ont. Peterborough, Ont. North Bay Manitoulin Island Little Current Peterborough, Ont. Hart House, Toronto Simcoe, Ont. Marmora, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. Port Carling, Muskoka PURPOSE To attend meeting and dinner of Ontario Fur Breeders' Association. To attend luncheon of Ontario Federation of Commercial Fishermen. To attend meeting of Central Lake Erie Com- mercial Fishermen's Association. Discussion with local Game and Fish Protec- tive Association. Attending annual convention of the Northern Ontario Outfitters' Association. To attend the meeting of the Ontario Federa- tion of Hunters and Anglers. To attend the East Coast Fisheries Conference. To attend the meeting of the West Erie Com- mercial Fishermens' Association. To attend meeting and banquet of Jolly Anglers Fish and Hunt Club. To attend luncheon of the Tourist Resort Outfitters' Association. To attend meeting of Georgian Bay Cottagers' Association. To attend meeting and annual banquet of St. Catharines and Lincoln County Fish and Game Protective Association. To attend reorganization meeting of the Oshawa Fish and Game Association. Attending Technical Sessions. To attend meeting of Hamilton Anglers. Acting as Chairman of the Technical Sessions. To attend meeting and deliver address, Missis- sippi Game and Fish Association. To attend meeting of Conservation Officers of Lake Huron District. To attend meeting and deliver address, Peter- borough Fish and Game Protective Association. To attend farewell banquet in honour of Mr. G. M. Parks and Mr. D. Kennedy. To visit the hatcheries and rearing stations on Manitoulin Island. To attend a conference of commercial fisher- men and sportsmen and to attend a meeting of the Little Current Council with Mr. J. A. Fullerton, M.P.P. To attend meeting and address members of Peterborough Trout and Stream Conservation Club. To attend meeting and address members of The Georgian Bay Association. To attend dinner and address members of Norfolk Fish and Game Protective Association. To attend meeting and address members of the Marmora Fish and Game Club. To attend meeting of Whitefish Inspection Committee. To supervise the planting of Kamloops trout in Lake Rousseau with Mr. E. W. Mills. Continued on next page. No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 DATE May 20/48 June 1/48 June 2/48 June 3- 4/48 June 5/48 June Q/48 June 14/48 June 28/48 June 29/48 June 30/48 PLACE Parry Sound and Dorset Codrington and Glenora Rideau District — Cornwall, Gananoque, Prescott and the District Office at Kemptville Ottawa, Ont. Returning home via White Lake and Deer Lake Hatcheries Huttonville Park near Brampton Pembroke, Ont. Chicago, Illinois Chicago. Illinois Winnipeg, Man. June 30-July 1/48 Kenora,Ont. July 2, 3, 4, 5/48 Fort Frances and Rainv River July 5,6, 7/48 Aug. 11-12/48 Aug. 23/48 Sept. 3/48 Sept. 13/48 Sept. 24/48 Sept. 26/48 Oct. 1/48 Oct. 4/48 Oct. 5/48 Oct. 6/48 Port .Arthur and Geraldton Wellington, Ont. and eastern part of the province Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. District Office Port Dover, Ont. Atlantic City. \.J. Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Deseronto, Ont. Schumacher, Ont. London, Ont. University of Toronto, Dept. of Zoology Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ont. St. Thomas, Ont. Radio Station CHLO PURPOSE To visit the Ranger School. To visit the hatcheries and the bird farm. General inspection trip contacting the Fish and Wildlife Officers and inspecting the Department boat at Prescott. Attending the Dominion-Provincial Wildlife Conference. Inspection of above two hatcheries. Attending meeting of Peel County Fish and Game Protective Association. To attend Kiwanis Club Luncheon. Attending Meeting of Program Committee of the International Association of Game. Fish and Conservation Commissioners. Left in the evening for Minneapolis. Meeting with Mr. G. W. Malaher, a/Director Game and Fisheries Branch, Dept. of Mines and Natural Resources, Winnipeg. Meeting with Dr. K. R. Doan, Dr. W. A. Kennedy and Dr. W. Sprules of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, McArthur Bldg. Meeting with Mr. H. V. Dempsey. Chief Inspector of Whitefish Inspection Bureau. District Office and Kenricia Hotel. General inspection tour. General inspection tour. District Office. Meet with Mr. Kendal Hanson, Secretary, Northern Ontario Outfitters' Association, Calvert's Camps, Rainy River. General Inspection tour. District Offices. To attend meeting of Wellington Board of Trade and investigate West Lake situation and to inspect hatcheries in that portion of the province. General inspection trip (Tourist Outfitters, Commercial Fishermen, Hatcheries, etc.). Meeting with the Commercial Fishermen of the district. Attending convention of the International Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissioners and the American Fisheries Society. To meet commercial fishermen of Quinte District. To attend meeting of Porcupine Rod and Gun Club. To attend meeting of Fisheries and Wildlife Committee of Ontario Research Council. To attend meeting of Salmon .Associates Com- mittee. To attend Gyro Club meeting and luncheon and to address the members (Mr. J. Reynolds). To inaugurate a series of wildlife conservation programmes sponsored by the Middlesex County Sportsmen's Association. Continued on next page. 105 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 DATE PLACE Oct. 12/48 Lindsay Nogie's Creek Deer Lake Tweed Westport Carleton Place Kemptville Oct. 13/48 Ottawa, Ont. Oct. 14/48 Ottawa, Ont. Oct. 15/48 Pembroke, Ont. Oct. 16/48 Dorset, Ont. Algonquin Park Mountain Lake Oct. 18/48 Peterborough, Ont. Oct. 23/48 University of Toronto Biology Bldg. Oct. 23/48 Orangeville, Ont. Oct. 25/48 Port Perry, Ont. Oct. 26/48 Woodbridge, Ont. Oct. 29/48 Campbellford, Ont. Nov. 4/48 Peterborough, Ont. Nov. 20/48 Toronto, Ont. .■\lbany Club Nov. 29/48 Ranger School, Dorset, Ont. Nov. 30/48 Sudbury, Ont. Dec. 3/48 Cooksville, Ont. Dec. 7-8/48 Delavan, Wisconsin Lake Lawn Hotel Dec. 9,10,11/48 Ann Arbor, Mich. Dec. 29/48 Belleville, Ont. Jan. 3/49 Jan. 27/49 Jan. 31/49 Feb. 1/49 106 Ottawa, Ont. Sudbury, Ont. Toronto, Ont. Fort William, Ont. PURPOSE Visit District Office. Attend ploughing match. Inspection of maskinonge recovery programme. Visit hatchery. Visit District Office (discuss trucks for over- seers with Mr. Baker). Visit Bass rearing ponds. Visit Mr. Findlay (Mississippi Fish and Game Protective Association). Visit District Office. .•\ttend meetings of Whitefish Parasite Con- ference. Dr. Needler's Office, Room 214, West Block. Attend meetings of Dominion-Provincial Fisheries Conference. Pre-inspection of fish to improve quality. Visit District Office for conference. Visit the Ranger School. Contact Mr. Bebee re fishing in Algonquin Park. Carp control experiment. To attend meeting of Peterborough Chamber of Commerce and County Council to discuss the Peterborough Crown Game Preserve. To attend meeting on Great Lakes studies. To attend meeting and address members of Dufferin Northern Peel Angling and Hunting Association. To inspect Lake Scugog marshes. Presentation of Report of Humber Valley Con- servation .Authority. To attend meeting of Campbellford and Dis- trict Fish and Game Protective Association. To attend Peterborough Game and Fish Pro- tective Association annual ladies' night. To address Paracelsus Club. To attend meeting of Advisory Council. To address Lions Club re Conservation prob- lems, possibly visit some hatcheries in that area. Annual Banquet of The Hunting and Field Archers of Ontario. To attend meeting of the Northern Great Lakes -Area Council. To attend Mid-West Wildlife Conference. Meeting of Bay of Quinte Commercial Fisher- men to discuss the question of the use of double and single hoop nets. To attend meeting of the Canadian Committee on Fresh Water Fisheries Research. To attend annual banquet of Sudbury and Dis- trict Fish and Game Protective Association. To attend meeting of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. To attend annual meeting and banquet of Northern Ontario Outfitters' Association. Continued on next Page. No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 DATE PLACE PURPOSE Feb. 7/40 Forest, Ont. Meeting with Mr. C. E. Janes, M.P.P., Mr. B. Cathcart. M.P.P., and Lake Huron Fisher- men. Feb. 8/49 Chatham, Ont. To attend the annual meeting of the West Erie Commercial Fishermen's Association at 2 p.m. To attend the banquet of above Association at 7 p.m. Feb. 28/49 St. Catharines, Ont. To attend meeting and annual banquet of St. Catharines and Lincoln County Game and Fish Protective Association. Mar. 1-2/49 Niagara Falls, Ont. To attend the 1st annual Ontario Tourist Conference. Mar. 7-12/49 Washington, D.C. To attend the American Wildlife Conference. Mar. 21/49 Gait, District Office To attend Lake Huron District Meeting of Hatchery men and Conservation Officers. Mar 29/49 Petrolia, Ont. To attend banquet and address members of The Lambton Rural Game Protective Association. T. E. MACKEY— DIVISION OF FOREST PROTECTION April 22-24, 1947 Inspection of Rideau District including fire hazard conditions in Limerick and Larcse County Forests. May 19-22. 1947 Meeting of Advisory Council, Ontario Forest Ranger School and inspection North Bay District. June 10-23, 1047 Inspection trip North Bay, Sudbury, part of Sault Ste. Marie and Algonquin District. July 6, 1947 Jnspection trip Ipperwash Park. July 7- 8, 1947 Jnspection trip Tweed District. July 20-24, 1947 Jnspection trip North Bay and Sudbury District. .•\ug. 10-14, 1947 Inspection trip Cochrane, Kapuskasing and Geraldton Districts. Sept. 16-19, 1947 Inspection trip Algonquin, Rideau and Quinte Districts. Sept. 28-30, 1947 Inspection trip Rideau, Quinte and Trent Districts. Nov. 4-20, 1947 Attending Regional Conferences at Port Arthur and Sault Ste. Marie. Jan. 23-27, 1948 Attending Northern Ontario Outfitters' Association Convention at Sault Ste. Marie. Jan. 28-31,1948 Visit to Roscommon, Michigan, Michigan Forest Fire Experiment Station. Feb. 4- 5, 1948 Attending Forest Fire Committee meeting at National Research Foundation, Ottawa. W. D. CRAM— DIVISION OF LAND AND RECREATIONAL AREAS Mar. 23-24, 1947 Tweed— Regional work. Apr. 11-12,1947 Trip to Little Current re Low Island, met Town Council. Apr. 26-30, 1947 Visit to British Columbia Forest Service. May 11-12, 1947 Trip to Rondeau Park, inspection of improvements to be made. May 21-22,1947 Tweed — Regional work. May 28, 1947 At Ranger School. May 29, 1947 To Sudbury, Rocky Island Lake fire and Soo with Deputy. July 16, 1947 To Madoc, Bancroft, Barry's Bay, Pembroke, inspection of forest lands. .\ug. 13, 1947 _....To Manitoulin Island, inspection of licensed camps re zoning. Aug. 14, 1947 To Capreol, inspection of Ella Park, then by plane to Parry Sound over islands in Georgian Bay. Aug. 15,1947 Boat from Parry Sound to Midland, inspection of Georgian Bay Islands. Aug. 21,1947 Port Arthur to Pine Portage, inspection of area requested by Hydro, on to Terrace Bay inspecting townsite. Aug. 22, 1947 _ __Inspcction of Tourist Camps between Geraldton and Hearst. Aug. 23, 1947 Inspection resort lands, Remi Lake. Aug. 27, 1947 .^Inspection Gogama Townsite. Aug. 28, 1947 Inspection of islands. Lake Temagami, sale to Ontario Northland Rly. of areas held under L.O. Continued on next page. 107 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 DATE PURPOSE Sept. 11, 1947 Inspection of Hersenhoren's property. Lake Simcoe. Sept. 16, 1947 Inspections Lavielle, Dickson and Booth Lake Cabins. Sept. 21, 1947 To Wasaga Beach, Dr. Nettleton complaint. Sept. 22, 1947 Inspection of applications around Owen Sound. Oct. 2, 1947 To Port Colborne, inspection of application for land by Yacht Club. Oct. 3, 1947- Inspection of area applied for by Mr. Queen, also area at Mitchell's Bay. Inspections at Ipperwash Park and Grand Bend. Oct. 7, 1947-- Tweed, Regional Work. Oct. 16, 1947 Inspection of applications for resort lands Mississauga Lake. Nov. 29-30, 1947 .^t Rondeau Park re long-term plan for development. Dec. 22, 1947 Tweed, Regional work. F. J. SULLIVAN— DIVISION OF L.\W Trips to the following places: Sault Ste. Marie Cornwall Ottawa Cochrane Montreal Marmora North Bay Kemptville Kapuska.sing Sudbury Brockville in connection with a matter under the Game and Fisheries Act. E. J. Z.JlVITZ— DIVISION OF REFORESTATION June 24, 1947 Ontario Conservation and Reforestation Association Meeting at Carleton Place. June 29, 1947 Visit to Soo and Sudbury Districts, on inspection of reforestation projects. July 17, 1947 Petawawa Meeting of Woodlands Section of the Pulp and Paper Association. Sept. 5, 1947 Visit to Prince Edward Island, on instructions of the Minister, to give advice on reforestation. Oct. 3, 1947 Quebec City and Sherbrooke, in reference to pulpwood export restrictions by the Quebec Government, on the instructions of the Deputy Minister. R. N. JOHNSTON— DIVISION OF RESEARCH July 1-15, 1947 ...-U.S. Forest Service; State Forest Services of Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Forestry Foundation. September, 1947 Provincial Forest Service New Brunswick, Quebec; Federal Department of Agriculture; 10 visits — Forest Service, National Research Council; 3 visits — Forest Products Laboratory — twice. F. W. BEATTY— DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING 1. Inspection of the Baseline in the Thunder Bay District. 2. Inspection of the trial line of the Ontario-Manitoba Boundary. 3. Visit to Sault Ste. Marie, re municipal survey. 4. Visit to the District Offices at Parry Sound, .Algonquin Park. North Bay, Tweed, in connection with the survey of summer resort locations. 5. Visit to the Districts of Sudbury, .\lgonquin. North Bay. Tweed and Trent, in connection with water conservation. 6. Visits to Ottawa — Department of National Defence and Department of Mines and Resources, re production of maps for the various portions of the Province. 7. Attending the Regional Meetings at Port .Arthur, of the Western and Mid-Western Regions. 8. Visit to the Canadian Board on Geographical Names in Ottawa. J. F. SHARPE— DIVISION OF TIMBER MANAGEMENT Apr. 27-May 1, 1947 North Bay and Timagami. May 8-10,1947 Minden (attending Culler's Examination). July 3- 9,1947 Timagami, Gowganda and other points (the late D. M. Matthews and Mr. Sharpe). Aug. 19-21,1947 Callander. North Bay and Parry Sound. Sept. 18 and 19, 1947 Dorset— Ranger School. Sept.24-Oct. 2, 1947 Port Arthur and Fort Frances (The Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd.). Continued on next page. 108 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 DATE PURPOSE Dec. 16-22, 1Q47 ..Minneapolis, Minnesota — Attending Annual Meeting, Society of American Foresters. Feb. 8-11, 1948 Montreal — Canadian Lumbermen's Association Convention. Mar. 30- Apr. 1, 1Q48 Montreal — Woodlands Section Pulp and Paper Association. TRAINING The departmental training programme for staff members, after the pattern of the Training Within Industry programme, and in First Aid training, was rudely halted on August 1st, 1948, by the tragic and sudden passing of Kennet Blackwell Smith. Training Officer for the Department, after which it was decided that it would be in our best interests to proceed slowly in the matter of selection, so that the best Training Officer possible could be obtained as a replacement for Mr. Smith. Our report, therefore, indicates a smaller number of persons trained than in the previous year, due to the fact that only one-third of the year's programme was completed prior to Mr. Smith's passing. The Job Instruction Training Course was made available to 28 employees. All trainess qualified and received certificates. The Job Relation Training Course was made available to 24 members, all of whom were successful in qualifying for certificates. First Aid Training was likewise halted and apart from a refresher course in Artificial Respiration to certain personnel of the Ontario Forest Ranger School and at the Algonquin District headquarters, there was not actually any further training of staff in this regard. Head Office Staff Course Following our practice, instituted in the fiscal year 1942 '43, the Head Office Staff Course was given to members from both Field and Head Office staffs. In all, 18 employees were enrolled in the course. 7 of whom were from Head Office and the remainder from the Field. The Districts represented on the course were Geraldton. Gogama. Kapus- kasing, Kenora, Lake Huron, North Bay. Port Arthur. Sioux Lookout and Timiskaming. Because of the growth in departmental activities, consideration is now being given to revising the time schedules for this course as it is apparent that greater consideration may have to be given to certain aspects of our work. Scalers' Schools Held During Fiscal Year 1948-49 Examinations were held during 1948 as follows: 1. Carnarvon May 7. 1948 3. Ft. William October 9. 1948 2. The.ssalon June 4. 1948 4. Huntsville November 5. 1948 T.ABI.E \o. 21 RESULTS OF EXAMIX.\TIO\S HELD AT SCALERS' SCHOOLS ( ARNAR\ ox THESSAEOX FT. WILLIAM HVNTSVILLE Sawlog and Pulpwood Licence .... 16 .■\fter further experience SO Sand Pajjer Specie test PnlpwooH Licence 2 .\fter further experience . 16 -After further experience and Species Test 1 85 15 2 4 12 11 "44" 2 2 6 6 1 10 29 s 37 109 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Accident Prevention, Health, Safety Measures As in the case of direct training in First Aid, the distribution of literature on Accident Prevention, Health and Safety Measures was handicapped for the latter part of the iiscal year. The selection of material and the planning for further distribution of literature, is in hand and proceeding. We wish again to pay tribute to the Tuberculosis Prevention Branch, Depart- ment of Health, for its excellent provisions for Chest X-Ray examinations for per- sonnel at Head Office and for Field Staff members in many centres throughout the Province, by means of the Department's Travelling Clinics. The Health Centre, at the Parliament Buildings, has proved to be of increased value to the members of the Department employed at Head Office and in nearby establishments. This service has been the means of more than one staff member dis- covering that he or she had some serious ailment of which they were previously unaware. In each case of this nature, the employee was advised to contact his or her own physician. Members of Field Staff continued to enjoy the facilities provided by the Travelling Chest Clinics and by this means, or by examination at the nearest hospital, the reports were made available to the Department of Health by which employees are categorized prior to Permanent Staff appointment. Again, we wish to pay tribute to the Department of Health for their co-operation as a whole and to Dr. A. Griffith Hill, Physician-in-charge of the Health Centre, with whom we have almost daily contact. JUNIOR FOREST RANGERS The business of Forest Protection is one of the primary functions of the Department. Man power requirements of the nation in time of war adversely affected that particular function during the recent conflict. With the constantly in- creasing demand for trained men after the termination of the war, the Department conceived the idea of employing youths of high school age as a supplement to the Department's seasonal Forest Ranging Staff. From this developed the policy of em- ploying youths of 17 to 19 years of age during the summer season, and instructing them in the work. The accomplishments of the first group were sufficiently satisfactory to justify the enlargement and continuation of the processes inasmuch as the manual labour performed by these unskilled but vigorous youngsters relieved trained men for more important duties, particularly during the period of the worst forest fire hazards. Each year a number are chosen from a large group of applicants including local boys, as well as others from southern Ontario. When selection is made, the applicant is directed to report to one of the northern Administrative Districts, where work and training is laid out for the group or groups of Junior Forest Rangers, under a foreman and, if necessary, assistants, who are trained men. in addition to a cook. They are provided with a daily rate of pay and their board and lodging in suitable buildings or tent camps, and they are kept together in groups of six to twelve in order that the training and discipline may be effective. Due attention is paid to recreation, comfort and health, and the work consists of construction and maintenance of tele- phone lines, clearing portages and trails, repairing docks and dams, clearing camp sites, preparing fireplaces, repairing buildings, painting, construction work and forest fire fighting. 110 A'o. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 195'J Many of these young men have proven themselves of considerable value. To some the experience has opened the way to a career. At the end of the season, the local reports on their services are analyzed and the value not only of the training, but also of the actual work accomplished, is assessed and evaluated. The Junior Ranger idea has been developed from a small group to where, in 1948, groups were distributed as far west as Sault Ste. Marie, and as far north as Kapuskasing and Cochrane. Table No. 22 During the summer of 1047, Junior Forest Rangers were distributed as follows: DISTRICT NUMBER .•Mgonquin 20 Sudbun.- ___ _._ 13 North Bay 18 Sault Ste. Marie 11 Parr>- Sound 12 Quinte 9 Total 83 T^BLE No. 23 During the summer of 1948, the distribution was as follows: DISTRICT NUMBER .■\lgonquin 20 Quinte — 21 Cochrane 12 Sault Ste. Marie 13 Kapuskasing 8 Sudbury 20 North Bay 21 Timiskaming 8 Parry Sound 2S Total 148 The following is a brief report of operations during the summer of 1948: location of camps accommodation work done Algonquin District 2 camps on Tents Construction and maintenajice of tele- Highway No. 60 phone lines. Cleared about 20 miles of canoe portage. Assisted Rangers to issue travel permits. General instruction. Cochrane District Waterhen Creek 8' x 10' tents, wood floors, Hauled, peeled, and treated telephone and Kamiskotia mosquito netting poles. Approximately 13 miles of poles Lake erected. Fire fighting and guarding roads. Instructed in use of fire fighting equipment. K.\PusKASiNG District Remi Lake and Tents 40 ft. addition to the Remi Lake air- Nagagami River base dock. Set up camping sites on islands of Remi Lake. Cleared out 20 miles of a telephone line. North Bay District Horseshoe Lake, Tents with tent bottoms, Telephone lines brushed out, constructed Silver Creek, drive camp, bunkhouses and repaired. Jack Pine transplanted Sand Dam, with double deck bunks, for snow fence. Cut and skidded approx. Temagami Island mattress and blankets 30 cords hardwood. 16 camp sites and Bear Island worked on. Improvements to Dept. Bldgs., and grounds. General instruc- tion. 12 miles of portages cleaned. Parry Sound District Clear Lake and in Frame bunkhousc and tents Road construction and maintenance. Townships of with flooring Telephone lines brushed, mowed, cleaned Conger, Foley and out. V/z miles portage mowed. Burpee Continued an next page. Ill Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 QuiNTE District Bancroft, Warehouse, Lumber Camp Mazinaw Lake, Stoco, Calabogie Sault Ste. Marie Dis Mount Lake, 2-12' X 14' tents with wood Rawhide Lake, floors. Regular tent camps White River Road while fire fighting. Collected Black Spruce foliage and Sweet Fern for distillation. Cut cord- wood. Telephone lines brushed out. Telephone poles cut, also posts and cribbing timber. trict Helped combat Mississagi fire. One used as temporary Radio Operator. Brushed out telephone lines. Peeled and helped transport poles. Dug telephone pole holes and anchor holes. General instruction. Lot 7, Con. V, Cascaden Twp. 12 miles S.E. of Cartier Amikougami Creek, Wendigo Lake Sudbury District 16' X 24' tents, single double-decked iron beds, mattresses and blankets Fire fighting; telephone lines brushed out and constructed which included peeling and treating poles. General instruction. TiMisKAMiNG District Tents Improved grounds around District head- quarters; portages cut; telephone lines and bush roads brushed out. 8 miles of poles erected which included cutting, peeling, treating, skidding and trans- porting poles, repaired dam. Dug a well. Reports from the District Foresters indicate that more satisfactory results are obtained from the services of such Rangers working in small groups. OFFICE MANAGEMENT Purchasing Locating:, Purchasing and Expediting of Equipment and Supplies The supply of materials available continued to improve throughout the year, and many lines that had been practically non-existent for some time, were again plentiful. In some lines, new products of exceptional quality were offered, and due to the comparative tests made by the Supply Office on these items, the Department as a whole was benefited. This was particularly true of stationery and office supply items. To summarize, it might be said that the situation with regard to availability had improved across the board, and in many cases, quality was better. A considerable quantity of office furniture was required during the year for expansion and replacement purposes, and generally speaking, distributors were able to deliver from stock, or without undue delay. Steel filing cabinets, however, were very difficult to obtain during the early part of the year, and only slight improvement has been noted, though cabinets of inferior quality at high prices are available. Although we were able to purchase desks, chairs, tables, etc., at slightly reduced prices as compared to the previous year, all steel products such as filing cabinets, etc. were considerably higher. Stockroom Receipt, Issue, Care and Storage of Equipment, Supplies and Uniforms — Stock Control The volume of goods handled through this section has greatly increased again, and this condition, in an already overcrowded stockroom, has produced a serious situation that can only be alleviated by the acquisition of additional space. 112 .Vo. J Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Shipments of stationery and supplies to District Offices, etc.. by express and freight reached a total of approximately 10,000 parcels, weighing about 150 tons. This was almost double the quantity handled during the previous fiscal year. Besides this, there were 9.650 orders covering 701.410 licences of various kinds prepared, and mailed. In considering the receiving and issuing of various kinds of supplies, it should be remembered that, of necessity, two handlings are required, receiving and checking into stock, and withdrawing from stock for issue. The storing and distribution of uniform equipment is also handled by this section, and with the quantity of spare clothing necessary for replacement purposes as uniform clothing becomes unserviceable, the lack of space becomes more aggravated. There are now approximately 400 uniformed personnel, about 30 of which have been added during the past year. The uniforms supplied to these men have been found very satisfactory, having an average service life of 2 years, or slightly more. During the year, 3 new pieces were added to the uniform equipment; a bush jacket, of light weight khaki material for wear with the summer uniform kit; winter caps of brown duck to match the parkas, with brown mouton trim; waterproof plastic cap covers for wear over peaked caps during rainy weather. Inventory The plan to decentralize the equipment accounting procedure was advanced to a great extent by the design of a card system for use by the District Offices. This card. Form O.P. 97, has been produced in two colours, white for items classed as equip- ment, which must appear on the Annual Inventory, and buff for expendable items. This card system is now in use in the District Offices and is being found less cumber- some and more accurate than the previous system. Before the desired result can be achieved however, we will require a firm statement as to which items shall be classed as equipment and which expendable. When this is done, each District Office will be visited by a member of our staff and given instruction so that the method of keeping District Equipment Inventories will be standard. Preparation of Plates An increased number of departmental forms was designed, and plates made up on our Vari-typer Machine. There are special- paper composition plates for print- ing by Multilith process and these can be used to advantage where the total number of impressions required runs from 2,000 to 3,000. This makes a very inexpensive process, as the cost per plate varies from 10c to 20c each according to type. Where a larger number of impressions is called for, or where it is anticipated that the form concerned will continue in service for some time, copy is produced on the Vari-typer, and reproduced on aluminum plates by means of photography. The resultant plate may be used again and again for reprinting the form and these are filed for quick reference. In addition to printed forms, our output of reports was expanded considerably as we produced more of these by means of plates. Printing Duplicating and Printing After many delays, we finally managed to get all the printing and duplicating equipment moved to room B 305. This was done in November, and although the room 113 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 is small, it is a great improvement over the previous arrangement. Delivery of a second Multilith machine was made in the last of February, so that it was possible to bring the work up to date. Production by the Multilith process totalled 2,768,485 impressions, of which 589,500 was letterhead. This was an increase of approximately 660,000 impressions over the previous year. With the addition of the extra ^Multilith machine, our produc- tion will rise still further, as we shall be able to undertake work which was not possible previously. The Mimeograph machine had its share of increased work as well, with a total production of 353,765 impressions from 1.625 different stencils. This represented an increase of about 52,000 impressions. Distribution of Printed Matter A large proportion of the production of this section consists of various forms which are carried in stock and distributed by requisition, but reports, circulars, news releases, etc. are prepared and mailed immediately. During the year we prepared and distributed 20,000 copies of various news releases, 30,000 copies of circulars, 120,000 of the Department's magazine Sylva, as well as many other items. Servicing and Space Adjustments The very crowded conditions existing throughout the various offices, etc., have not been changed by space adjustment, an impossibility where every bit of space is being used to the best advantage. We were, however, able to obtain some tem- porary outside storage space over the engine room in the premises occupied by the Department of Education, at College and Huron Streets. In this, we were able to store part of our stock of publications, thereby making room for other stocks in the stockrooms. In most cases, requests for service of various kinds were completed without undue delay where we were able to complete the service ourselves, but a considerable amount of follow-up work was sometimes required when we were dependent on outside help. It is pointed out that repairs, alterations, etc.. involving the services of the Department of Public Works, have been very slow, apparently owing mainly to lack of adequate staff, as well as shortage of certain materials. INFORMATION AND EDUCATION IXTRODUCTIOX The primary function of the Information and Education Section is to enlist the active co-operation of the people of Ontario in the conservation of their renewable natural resources. The success of management plans depends in large measure upon public under- standing and appreciation of the value of the land, forest and water resources being administered by the Department. These resources are of very great importance to the security and well being of the people of the Province and represent a major part of our total economy. To ensure that the public will be conversant with the values involved and the need for constant vigil in protecting the resources from destruction by careless or unwise 114 .Vo. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 use, the Information and Education Section has carried on an extensive program designed to meet these objectives. Details of the work which has been accomplished will be found elsewhere herein, but a brief resume of some of the more important activities and their scope follows. Protectiox In connection with the necessit\' for protecting the resources, the Information and Education Section has directed its appeals along lines designed to encourage a more active public co-operation in furthering management plans for forest protection through fire prevention, and the conservation of fish and wildlife through a greater degree of personal responsibility for law observance. The prevention of fires, with consequent saving of timber and wildlife habitat, is the most economical method of handling the forest protection problem, since it attacks it at its source. An awakened public consciousness of the danger from the careless use of camp fires and smoking materials will materially reduce the loss by fire. Education An enlightened public affords the best opportunity for ensuring the co-operation which is an essential part of successful administration. The Department has a staff of specialists who possess, through training and experience, a comprehensive knowledge of natural resources, are sincere, creative and imaginative in their work and have a broad knowledge of the specific values inherent in the various media and tools which may be most effectively utilized. During the period under revaew. and in line with its educational program, the Section specialized in the preparation and distribution of Department publications; in conducting lecture tours, utilizing motion pictures of conservational appeal; in the design and construction of feature exhibits used, as indicated elsewhere in this report, and in a regular schedule of news releases to newspapers, magazines, radio stations and writers. These activities, by their wide coverage and general appeal, have served to stimulate adult interest which is being reflected in a larger measure of public support. The work of the lecturers, particular!}- in the schools of the Province and among youth organizations, has been particularly valuable. Enquiries An important phase of the year's work was the answering of a large volume of letters of enquiry for information and an equally large volume of enquiries by telephone and personal call. Photography The production of black and while photograi)hs for use in Department publi- cations and for distribution to newspapers and magazines was stepped u|i during the year. Radio Radio was used quite frequently for spot announcements concerning fire hazards, etc., and with the co-operation of the radio stations a great deal of the material contained in news releases was broadcast. 115 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Posters Signs and posters covering all phases of the conservation program were designed and produced by the Section. Co-operation In addition to working closely with all other branches of the Ontario Govern- ment, the Department co-operates with other similar Departments in the Federal Government and the various provinces, by frequent exchange of information with respect to matters of mutual interest covering all phases of administrative work. DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS Publication work consisted of the production of manuals, official reports and administrative booklets. This was in addition to the editing and production of the staff magazine SYLVA. The work necessary to produce these publications involved editing, design, layout, cost estimates, approvals and proof-reading, together with the selection of photos and art work. During the year 28 publications were produced, including 5 manuals, 13 administrative pieces, 4 reports and 6 issues of SYLVA. These publications included 4 which were carried over from the previous fiscal year. The following table lists the publications completed during the year: Manuals Timber Management, Pt. I Timber Management, Pt. I\' Timber Management, Pt. II Timber Management, Pt. Ill Timber Management, Pt. \' Administrative Pieces Game & Fisheries Act (Blue Bk.) Administrative Chart, 1949 Summary of Game and Fisheries Act Care and Planting of Forest Trees Summary — Errata Planning for Tree Planting Law Enforcement Guide Reforestation (and Management) Forest Fires Prevention Act Crown Timber Dues Lands for Settlement Letterhead (N.R.) Administrative Chart, 1948 Reports Annual Report, 1948 Sylva, Vol. 4, No. 2 Sylva, \'o1. 4, No. 5 Annual Report, 1947 Sylva, Vol. 4, No. 3 Sylva, Vol. 4, No. 6 Annual Report! 1946 (G.&F.) Sylva, Vol. 4, No. 4 Sylva, Vol. 5, No. 1 District Forest Management A COMPLETE LIST OF THE PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION FOLLOWS: Accounts 1, Accounting for Logging Operations Air Service 2. Wings Over the Bush 116 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Fish and Wildlife 3. Game and Fisheries Act and Regulations 4. Summary of the Game and Fisheries Act 5. Game Birds Need Cover on Your Farm 6. Alternate Closure of Lakes in Algonquin Park 7. Sporting Ethics 8. Chapleau Crown Game Preserve 9. Prairie Chickens in Ontario 10. Fluctuations in Populations 11. The Cormorant in Ontario 12. Registered Traplines (Mimeographed) 13. A Survey of the Aquatic Vegetation of Whitewater Lake (Mimeographed) 14. Description of Wisconsin Pheasant Release (Mimeographed) 15. Care and Handling of Pheasant Chicks (Mimeographed) 16. Winter Feeding of Pheasant Chicks (Mimeographed) 17. Advance Report on Wildlife Conditions in Lambton County (Mimeographed) 18. Report on Wildlife Survey in Durham County (Mimeographed) Forest Protection 19. Forest Fires Prevention Act and Regulations 20. Yes. We Fight Forest Fires 21. Forest Protection Manual Land and Recreational Areas 22. Lands for Settlement in Ontario 23. Summer Resort Lands in Ontario 24. The Natural History of Algonquin Park 25. Algonquin Provincial Park Folder 26. Rondeau Provincial Park 27. Come to Quetico 28. Parry Sound Forest District 29. Sault Ste. Marie Forest District 30. Sudbury Forest District 31. Kenora Forest District il. Fort Frances Forest District a. North Bay Forest District 34. Cottage Sites on Crown Lands Law 35. Law Enforcement Guide and Related Subjects Reforestation 36. Windbreaks and Shelterbelts 37. Forest Trees for Distribution 38. Reforestation and Woodlot Management 39. Planning for Tree Planting 40. Care and Planting of Forest Trees 41. Glacial Pot Hole Area. Durham County 42. Forest Trees of Ontario (50c) 117 Report of the Department oj Lands and Forests for IQSO No. 3 43. The Farm Woodlot 44. Forest Tree Planting 45. Reforestation in Ontario 46. Forest Spraying and Some Effects of DDT. 47. Bibliography of Canadian Biological Publications, 1946 Surveys 48. List of Geographical Townships in the Province of Ontario (25c) 49. List of Water Powers in the Province of Ontario (75c) 50. List of Lithographed Maps and Plans 51. Ontario Surveys and the Land Surveyor 52. Aerial Surveys in Ontario Timber Management 53. Crown Timber Dues 54. Procedure to Obtain Authority to Cut Timber on Crown Lands 55. Systems of Forest Cropping 56. Manual of Scaling Instructions 57. Timber Management Manual — Part I — Legislation (50c) 58. Timber Management Manual— Supplement to Part I 59. Timber Management Manual — Part II — Timber Estimating (Field Work) (50c) 60. Timber Management Manual — Part III — Timber Estimating (Compilations) (50c) 61. Timber Management Manual — Part IV — Timber Marking for Special Cutting Operations (50c) 62. Timber Management Manual — Part V — Methods of Stumpage Appraisal (50c) (Complete set comprised of five parts — $1.00). General 63. Annual Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests 64. Administrative Chart 65. Indians of Ontario 66. Ontario Forest Atlas ($1.00) 67. The History and Status of Forestry in Ontario 68. Definitions of Important Branches of Forestry 69. Know Your Forest Trees 70. Algonquin Story ($2.00) 71. Building with Mud 72. Sylva, The Lands and Forests Review ($1.50 per year, six issues). LECTURE TOURS Field lecturers operated in six of the seven Regions during the year. Messrs. R. V. Whelan, C. W. Dill, H. K. Campbell and B. A. S. MacDonald operated in the Central, Mid-Western, Northern and South-Western Regions respectively throughout the year. Mr. R. W. Arkwright was appointed to the Central Region during the early part of the year and coverage for three months of the period was provided for the Western Region by Mr. D. Gillespie. 118 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 In each of the Regions a schedule of meetings was arranged through close co-operation with the District Foresters. This made it possible for the lecture staff to spend some time in each district thus ensuring a wider coverage. It will be noted from the table provided herein that emphasis was placed on school meetings. The co-operation of principals and teachers served to assure the success of these gatherings. Some 876 lectures were given in schools with an attendance of 8Q.020. The reaction of pupils to this phase of educational work is reflected in the continuing demand for return visits. Motion pictures supplemented by suitable talks were the media used and the character of these was greatly appreciated by teachers and pupils alike. In addition to the school work the lecturers addressed some 655 public meetings with an attendance of almost 72,000 persons. It is interesting to note that the total number of meetings held during the year was 1.531 with a total attendance of 160,989. SCHOOL MEETINGS NO. ATTENDANCE PUBLIC MEETINGS NO. ATTENDANCE TOTAL ATTENDANCE Western Kenora IS 3,101 3 409 18 3,510 Fort Frances 7 186 — — 7 186 Sioux Lookout — — — — — — Mid-Western Port Arthur 112 12,225 99 11,414 211 23,639 Geraldton 24 2,923 39 4,708 63 7,631 Central Sault Ste. Marie 119 10,571 41 4,111 160 14,682 Sudbury 88 10,094 20 2,535 108 12,629 Chapleau — — — — — — North Bay 8 725 9 754 17 1,479 Gogama — — — — — — Northern Kapuskasing 29 2.169 14 1,520 43 3,689 Cochrane 66 6,654 18 1,989 84 8,643 Timiskaming 24 560 5 1,008 29 1,568 South-Central Parry Sound 78 4,503 21 1,855 99 6,358 Algonquin Park 40 2,514 2 373 42 2,887 South-Eastern Rideau ■ — — 6 887 6 887 Quinte 1 55 4 357 5 412 Trent 7 932 17 1,513 24 2,445 South-Western Lake Erie 164 16,067 158 14,896 7,22 30,963 Lake Huron 62 10,244 66 9,035 128 19,279 Lake Simcoe 32 5,497 133 14,605 165 20,102 Totals 876 89,020 655 71,969 1,531 160,989 In addition to the meetings attended by the staff of lecturers, motion pictures were shown during the year at Department exhibits set up as a part of larger exhibitions, fall fairs, etc.. held throughout the country. The attendance at the.se showings approxi- mated 60.000 people. The theme of forest protection and fish and wildlife conservation was stressefl in the films shown. This phase of the work was of considerable value in emphasizing the conser- vation appeals which were a \ydr{ of every Department exhibit. Reference to these will be found elsewhere in this report. 119 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Motion Picture Films Several prints of two new motion pictures on reforestation "Return of the Trees" (2 reels, 800 ft.) and "Farm Forestry" (1 reel, 400 ft.) were added to the Hbrary. These films were started during the previous fiscal year. In addition to replacements for certain of the lilms which had become worn out, a number of new prints suitable for rounding out a complete program were purchased. Work was also commenced by the staff photographers on a new tilm covering timber salvage operations, to which further reference is made under "Photography." A list of motion pictures in stock follows: Forest Fire Prevention Timagami Ranger 10 copies Forest Commandos 8 copies Tomorrow's Timber 5 copies Fish and Wildlife (Conservation) Realm of the Wild 8 copies Reforestation (Conservation) Return of the Trees Fishing Fish Tales Hunting Pheasant Fever Cartoon Comedies Cupid Gets His Man Here Comes the Circus MoUie Moo Cow and Robinson Crusoe Mollie Moo Cow and the Indians Neptune's Nonsense Safety (Instructional) Aim for Safety Hook, Line and Safety Training Common Errors in Fighting Forest Fires 1 copy One Lick Method 1 copy Miscellaneous A Fish is Born 9 copies Beneath Coral Seas 3 copies Birds of Canada 2 copies City of Wax 7 copies Demons of the Deep 8 copies Grey Owl's Little Brother 3 copies Log Rolling 7 copies Living Flowers 2 copies Portage 7 copies Roadrunner Versus Rattlesnake 7 copies Three Little Bruins in the Woods 6 copies Wild Company 3 copies One Match Can Do It Scout in the Forest Timber Front 8 copies 1 copy 1 copy 2 copies Farm Forestry 1 copy 11 copies Great Xorlhern Tackle Busters 2 copies 2 copies 9 copies Trolley Ahoy 6 copies 7 copies Three Little Bruins Make Mischief 8 copies Woody Woodpecker 6 copies 6 copies Waif's Welcome 6 copies Rasslin Match 9 copies 6 copies Bird Scouts 9 copies 7 copies 8 copies Poison Ivy 8 copies 9 copies The Sun 7 copies Forest Fire Fighting in the South 1 copy Management of Men on the Fire Line 1 copy Wildfowl in Slow Motion 9 copies Clean Water 9 copies Dutch Elm Disease 1 copy Antarctic Whale Hunt 9 copies Sharp Eyes 4 copies Spearheads in the Sky 3 copies Eskimo Summer 9 copies Four Seasons 9 copies For Which He Hath Planted 2 copies Forests Forever 6 copies New Voice of Mr. X 1 copy Eskimo -Arts and Crafts 1 1 copies 120 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 LECTURE TOUR EQUIPMENT Seven panel trucks were operated by the Information and Education Section during the year. These have accumulated heavy mileage due to their continuous use by members of the field staff. Each member of the staff engaged in lecture work, is provided with a truck in which is carried all the equipment necessary to put on a complete showing of motion pictures, whether or not power is available at the place of the meeting. Generators To make it possible to provide motion picture programs in places where hydro power is not available, each lecturer is provided with a separate generator. This forms a permanent part of the truck equipment and is readily available whenever necessary. The number of generators on hand totals 7. \'oLT.AGE Regulators Power fluctuations often cause the voltage to drop below operating level and result in program failures. To help avoid this, voltage regulators are provided. These are portable and readily carried as a part of the regular equipment. A total of five voltage regulators were in use during the year under review. Projection Screens A total of ten portable screens of a suitable size for most halls and auditoriums are at present in use. These are provided with tripod folding legs and are quickly set up even in limited space. The use of these portable beaded screens has greatly improved the showing of coloured motion pictures. EXHIBITS The volume of exhibit work exceeded that of the preceding year. This type of educational and conservational work has assumed major importance in the program of the Department. Fifteen exhibits were put on, as compared with thirteen in the previous year. Of these seven were feature exhibits which formed major attractions at the larger shows. The balance were district exhibits mostly at fall fairs and other shows. Public interest in these exhibits was very keen, and their educational value most pronounced. PHOTOGRAPHY Motion Picture Production On December 1, 1948. Mr. R. D. Robinson with the assistance of Mrs. K. M. Andresen. both staff photographers, commenced shooting a colour motion picture on the subject of salvage of timber killed in the Mississagi-Chapleau lire which occurred in the summer of 1948. The shooting locale was near Chapleau. By the end of the fiscal year some 2.300 feet of 16 mm Kodachrome were exposed covering all phases'of the winter operations. The actual work of photographing the operations presented many difficulties due, in part, to the extreme cold which frequently prevailed, and the necessity for securing proper light conditions. During the first few days in June while the actual fire was raging the staff photog- raphers were able to secure numerous excellent shots of the conflagration. These will probably be incorporated in the .salvage film in order to round out the picture. Work on this production will continue as the salvage operations develop. 121 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Still Photography A continuous supply of good photographs is necessary in order that these may be available for the illustration of departmental publications and to meet the ever- increasing demand for newspapers, magazines and writers for illustrative material covering every j^hase of the conservation program. The staff photographers took a large number of photographs during the year and a file of good pictures is being steadily built up. Specific photographs, such as wildlife shots, are frequently difficult to secure because they require time and patience to obtain satisfactory results. Every opportunity is taken, however, to secure suitable material. The development of a more suitable photo filing system which will facilitate the classification of and easy reference to every type of photograph has received consider- able study. The effective use of good photographs in departmental publications has given them a much wider appeal. This is particularly true where the subject matter is of general interest and lends itself to actual photographs of the resources or operations under discussion. Developments in the use of Kodachrome for still photography are being care- fulh' watched. To date, however, the job of processing is involved and costly, and publication charges high. Lantern Slides Lantern slides have their place in lecture work although this phase of work does not have the same popular appeal as motion pictures. The general use of colour photography for this type of work has revived interest in slide material. The Section is gradually acquiring suitable photographs from which slides can be made. At the present time many of the District Offices are using slides to supplement the motion pictures and other available media for lecture work. It is planned, however, as the facilities for colour photography are expanded, to build up sets of slides on specific subjects which will be available to field lecturers as well as to members of the Head Office staff. Film Strips The use of film strips for illustrating lectures of an instructional nature has not been overlooked. Initial investigation has shown that commercial production costs are high, but with increased facilities it is believed that it is possible for these to be pro- duced by members of the staff. Photo Processing The work of photo processing is an important phase in the general program of producing suitable photographic material. The dark room is fairly well equipped for all general purposes and during the year one photo processor has been able to keep abreast of present production. The time of the processor is fully taken up with the primary work of developing, printing and enlarging. The augmentation of certain plans referred to herein for the extension of photographic services will require a readjustment of the work and some additional equipment. 122 yo.3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 PRESS AND NEWS RELEASES In a further effort to ensure the co-operation of the public in administering the 29 Acts under which the Department functions a system of Weekly News Releases has been carried on. These contain reports on every phase of departmental activities, current changes in the regulations and conservation appeals in the interest of forest protection and law observance. The Weekly News Release circulates to every news- paper in the Province, to magazines covering natural resources, radio stations as well as to a list of outdoor writers and Fish and Game Protective Associations. Forty-six news releases were issued during the year and were given extensive coverage by both the press and radio. In addition to the News Release, which usually covers about 2.000 words of copy. thirt}--five press releases were also issued during the period under review. These contained matters of more or less urgency requiring immediate release and were given coverage through the co-operation of the press wire services and radio. A number of articles for outdoor magazines were prepared by members of the Information and Education staff, while interviews were given and information provided for the preparation of articles by representatives of the press and various magazines. ADVERTISING Conservation appeals in the form of display-type advertisements to the number of fifty-seven were prepared and published in newspapers and magazines. Of this total, five appeared in newspapers, twenty-one in magazines dealing with forests and forest products, six in special timber issues of business and financial journals, twenty-one in fishing and hunting magazines and four in sports programs. A further total of seventy-four advertisements calling for tenders for the sale of Crown Timber were placed with Ontario daily and weekly newspapers. In addition fifty-six miscellaneous advertisements covering sales of various kinds and operational requirements were also placed with Ontario newspapers. RADIO SCRIPTS The staff of the Information and Education section lent assistance in the pre- paration of five radio scripts during the year. Three of these were broadcast during the summer fire hazard period and were designed to call attention to the responsibility of the individual in the matter of forest protection through fire prevention. POSTERS The following is a list of posters completed during the year: Crown Fish Sanctu.akv Poster Forest Fire Law Conservation— Fish and Wildlife Law — Forest Protection Notice! This Telephone Line Travel Permits Issued Here Property trespass — Forest Protection Administrative — Forest Protection Warning! Persons Climbing This Stop! Did You Put Out Your Tower Campfire Property trespass — Forest Protection Conservation — Forest Protection 123 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 This Area Reserved Administrative — Lands and Recreational Areas Extracts from the Game and Fisheries Act Administrative — Fish and Wildlife Fire Permits Issued Here Administrative — -Forest Protection Your Campfire Conservation — Forest Protection Do Not Set Out Fire Law — Forest Protection Forest Fires Are Caused By Conservation — Forest Protection Look Before You Leave Conservation — Forest Protection Stop! Have You Got Your Travel Permit Law observance — Forest Protection Seizure Notice Law observance — Timber Management SCHOOL WORK An investigation to determine the amount of natural resource material in prog- rams of study in Ontario Schools was made during the year. The report on the investi- gation indicated that while there are options in the courses of study provided to teachers, the supply of teaching material is inadequate. A thorough investigation of this subject will be commenced as soon as possible in co-operation with the Department of Educa- tion in order to evolve a more intensive study of conservation problems as related to the natural resources of the Province, and the provision of suitable material for teaching purposes. Publications already prepared by this Department have been widely circulated to teachers and pupils on request. The table of lecture tours undertaken during the period under review gives some indication of the extent of the work carried on to assist teachers and pupils to a clearer understanding of the value of our natural resources and the steps necessary for their protection and wise use. YOUTH PROGRAMS The development of the Junior Ranger plan is referred to on page 110 of this report. A number of the District Foresters in Southern Ontario have co-operated with the Department of Agriculture in the organization of forestry clubs to stimulate greater interest in the conservation and better management of farm woodland, thus increasing the financial returns to the owners. Co-operation with Boy Scouts and young farmer groups has been carried on through lectures and the showing of suitable conservation motion pictures. This work is being co-ordinated and gradually developed as circumstances permit. CORRESPONDENCE The volume of correspondence in response to letters of enquiry for information increased slightly over that of the previous year, which was an all time high. Approxi- mately 7,700 letters were received as compared with 6,900 in the previous year. The enquiries covered, in a general way, most phases of departmental administration. A large percentage of the correspondence handled was from prospective visitors in the United States. These were concerned, for most part, with open seasons for fishing and 124 jVo. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 hunting, the regulations in connection therewith, accommodation, guides, transporta- tion, etc. In this connection the various publications available for distribution by the Department were most helpful. The balance of the correspondence handled covered a wide field. Requests for publications or information concerning publications were heavy. In many cases the information asked for required a great deal of research and the securing of factual data from other Divisions. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Other duties undertaken by the staff were the compilation of mailing lists, veri- fication of publicity material, distribution of literature and arrangements for attending public meetings in the Toronto-Simcoe district. Members of the Head Office Informa- tion and Education staff also represented the Department at 100 such meetings, for the purpose of lecturing and showing motion pictures. 125 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 THROUGH FIFTY YEARS 1900 "^^^ Forest protection in the 1900's consisted of rangers in canoes locating fires and paddling to the nearest centre for assistance. 1900 In 1900 the staff of the Department con- sisted of 71 persons including one tech- nical forester. 1900 The installed capacity under leases granted by the Department for water power development was approximately 7,000 horsepoiver. 1900 Published maps only show topographic features obtained from the limited in- formation gathered by ground survey. 1950 An efficient combined system of air, tower lookouts and radios now bring qualified rangers and assistants to help control all fires. 1950 The tremendous growth of the Depart- ment in 1950 is indicated by a staff of 504 and 2961 in the field. There are now 148 foresters on the staff. 1950 Leases granted by the Department for water power development having an installed capacity of approximately 1,000,000 horsepower. 1950 To-day an efficient map making organi- zation has been set up and by use of aerial photographs, topographic features are noiv shown in minute detail on all maps. 126 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 1900 Water pails and hand equipment only for fire suppression. 1950 Mechanical fire pumps, hand fire pumps, pulaskis and other more modern equip- ment noiv used to fight fires. ^ ^ 1900 \>^' Land agents dealt with land matters on the field while often working part time at other jobs. No liaison between them and Crown officers. 1900 Passenger pigeon nearly all gone; On- tario just finishing off its wild turkeys and bob-white quail, the featured game bird of the settled area. 1950 Land administration responsibility of trained personnel in 22 District offices with proper liaison bet'ween all branches of the Department in the field. 1950 Passenger pigeon gone; wild turkey gone except for a small colony established in 1949 by release of imported birds; bob- ' white quail rare and season closed; featured game in southern area the ring-necked pheasant. 1900 Woodland caribou abundant in Northern Ontario, moose just beginning to pene- trate many areas and deer unknown in the greater part of northern Ontario. 1950 Caribou nearly extinct, moose in many areas scarce. Deer now penetrating to all parts and abundance in many. 127 Report of the Department of Lands atid Forests for 1950 No. 3 1900 Pulpwood production in the 1900's was 65,051 cords. «1\l^*^ 1950 By proper care and attention the pro- duction was 2,535,071 cords. 1900 Staff in 1900 was small and with few specialists. 1950 Department in 1950 organized into eleven Divisions each with specialists and technically trained personnel. 1900 The distribution of Information in 1900 was confined to the occasional small folder or pamphlet. ^^y'' 1950 Information and Education section or- ganized with trained staff to prepare numerous folders and pamphlets as well as handle lectures, moving pictures, radio broadcasts and exhibitions. 1900 Revenue, Dept. of Fisheries was $35,443.85. 1950 Revenue, Fish and Wildlife Division, Dept. of Lands and Forests was over $2,400,000. 128 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 DIVISION OF REFORESTATION Tree Distribution The distribution increased from a figure of 12,200,000 in the previous year, to 13,000,000 in the year under review. The increase was distributed to private land- owners, giving them nearly 7,800,000, while municipal planting was reduced slightly to 3,600,000. Slightly more than 1,000,000 trees were planted on provincial crown lands, 160,000 on dominion crown lands, while the balance of nearly 500.000 were used in semi-public and miscellaneous projects. Nurseries Additional land was purchased for both St. Williams and Orono nurseries, in order to prepare increased area for transplanting seedlings. Mechanization of nur- series continued, with the purchase of more transplanting machines; the development of a seeding machine at Port Arthur; and the construction of a new tree lifter at Midhurst. Irrigation equipment is rapidly being modernized by the purchase of portable aluminum pipes and sprayers. Six foresters are now employed as nursery superintendents and assistant nursery superintendents. Extension Forestry and Municipal Forest Management The number of foresters employed as zone foresters is now twelve, which, although it is an increase of five from the previous year, means that extension forestry is still spread very thinly across the southern part of the province. The area of municipal and authority forests under agreement increased by about 9,000 acres, to reach a figure of 63,337 acres. This is an increase from approxi- mately 35,000 acres in 1945. The greatest expansion took place in Bruce County, where over 4,000 acres were purchased, and in the Ganaraska Forest which increased by over 2,000 acres in the year under review. The zone foresters now give technical assistance to several counties operating municipal forests which are not under agreement. The gathering of basic field data and their compilation for sustained yield Packing white spruce for shipment at the St. Williams Nursery. Millions of seedlings are distributed each year from government nurseries. liSS I L«*.4,« "^.-i-? No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 working plans of municipal forests was continued. Mapping has also progressed so that about two-thirds of the major areas are covered, using a revised method. The regulated crop cut was allocated in one forest. Similar control is nearing completion in all municipal forests. A system of sustained thinnings in plantations was formulated for the above area, while the field surveys for this phase on other forests are planned for completion during the coming year. Approximately two thousand cords of pulpwood thinnings were taken from municipal forest plantations and sold to pulp and paper companies. The department now operates nineteen planting machines for municipal forest planting. The following tables furnish details of tree distribution: Table No. 1 TREES DISTRIBUTED TO PRIVATE L.\NDOWNERS (July 1, 1947 to June 30, 1Q48) COUNTY OR DISTRICT APPLICANTS HARDWOODS .'Mgoma— Brant.- Bruce Carleton Cochrane Dufferin Du ndas Durham Elgin _ Essex Frontenac Glengarry Grenville.- Grey Haldimand - Haliburton Halton... Hastings Hu ron Kenora Kent La m b 1 0 n _ Lanark... Leeds _ Lennox and Addington.. Lincoln Manitoulin Middlesex M u sk oka \i[)is.sing Norfolk N'orthumberiand Ontario.. O.xford Parry Sound Patricia Peel Perth Peterborough Prcscott 20 24,585 933 25,518 149 124,294 20,789 145,083 137 115,480 23,111 138,591 74 55,298 6,668 61,966 3 3,600 5,300 8,900 44 66,520 10,790 77,310 13 7,133 11,245 18,378 133 632,754 32,050 664,804 123 206,970 n,U2 234,302 106 65,246 9,054 74,300 63 58,324 3,507 61,831 29 13,977 1,428 15,405 13 23,170 9,290 32,460 227 182,956 31,987 214,943 65 40,193 22,078 62,271 46 63,185 4,519 67,704 96 69,817 12,445 82,262 56 51,665 5.665 57,330 100 105,863 32,824 138,689 7 7,275 295 7,570 47 107,042 10,663 117,705 58 125,069 8,399 133,463 25 37,530 3,113 40,643 30 25,945 3,065 29,010 36 48,780 6,360 55,140 39 33.042 9,788 42,8.50 11 45,210 1,225 46,435 189 203,752 29,196 232,948 133 140,330 15,405 155,735 12 6,400 2,075 8,475 404 499,655 65,163 564,818 74 95,225 26,552 121,777 185 391,705 44,938 436,643 126 209,584 41,423 251,007 78 0 206 262,560 5,870 268,430 205,788 22,848 228,636 69 50,379 19,367 69,746 118 87,209 6.829 94,038 16 .^0,910 7.845 .^8.755 Continued on next page. 131 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 APPLICANTS CONIFERS HARDWOODS TOTALS Prince Ed ward 41 31,794 2,156 33,950 Rainy Rivpr 4 1,150 575 1,725 Renfrew - 25 26,460 3,926 30,386 Russell - - - 9 6,835 425 7,260 Simcoe . .. — 455 1,042,300 121,314 1,163,614 Stormont . 18 11,505 5,020 16,525 Sudbury 16 5,190 985 6,175 Thunder Ray 4 4,850 4,850 Timiskaming 9 6,825 1,460 8,285 Victoria 50 23,912 6.469 30,381 Waterloo 160 168,102 39,366 207,468 Welland _ - 91 65,633 16,370 82,003 Wellington 74 92,648 18,855 111,503 Wentworth 111 124,169 19,331 143,500 York 895 658,272 100,801 759,073 Totals 5.322 6,794,067 938,487 7,732,554 Table Xo. 2 COUNTY FORESTS Under Agreement: Bruce - 11,960 acres Dufferin _ 1,610 acres Durham and Northumberland 3,912 acres Grey 3,897 acres Lanark 2,100 acres Leeds and Grenville — 1,782 acres Ontario 1,285 acres Prescott and Russell 14,416 acres Simcoe 10,491 acres Victoria York ... 4 504 acres 3,191 acres 59,148 acres CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES Under Agreement: Ganaraska 4,189 acres Total under Agreement 63,337 acres A firebreak in Vivian Forest, one of a number of Provincial forests. '-•'v'^ yo. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1953 Table No. 3 SUMMARY OF TREES DISTRIBUTED (July 1, 1947 to June 30, 1948) TOTAL TOTAL SHIPMENT? CONIFERS HARDWOODS TREES Prlvate Laxds: Reforestation and Windbreak 5,322 6,794,067 938,487 7,732,554 School Children 65 22,390 17,828 40,218 Semi-PiibliV Propprtipi; 81 1 13.001 63,649 176,650 Municipal Properties; Municipal Forests 93 2,378,375 239,775 2,618,150 Forest Plantations 66 290,960 95,416 386,376 Roads — - - 29 249,300 12,650 261,950 School Demonstration Plots 78 46,831 10,898 57,729 Conservation Authorities 3 161,000 66,500 227,500 Sundry . _ - — 13 26,650 4,510 31,160 Provincial Lands: Northern Plantations .. 8 613,753 SO 613,800 Forests^ — Ranger Plantations . . . _ 3 6,550 115 6.665 Air Services — Nur^ries 6 150,850 40,450 191,300 Parks ____ . . 3 2,800 200 3,000 Highwavs . - 8 40,000 12.800 52,800 H.E.P.C- - -- 2 27,400 9.600 37,000 Hospitals ... 4 4,662 5,000 9,662 Penal Institutions 4 40,002 2,000 42,002 Sundry 11 77,470 34,030 111,500 Dominion Crown Lands 25 115,293 36.658 151.951 Si'B-ToTAI.S 11,161,351 1,590.616 12.751.967 Miscellaneous 32 241,084 56,725 297,809 Totals 5,856 11.402,435 1,647.341 13,049,776 Warkirs transplanting spruce seedlings at the nursery, St. Williams, Ontario. Report of the Department oj Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Table No. 4 NUMBER OF TREES DISTRIBUTED EACH YEAR— 1939-1948 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 Conifers . - ^ 13,963,646 2,487,607 470,653 13,831.098 2,907,437 528,162 10,946,196 2,327,438 237,665 9,480,743 1,621,904 200,540 8,434,371 Hardwocds _ — Cuttings... — 1,896,198 192,348 Totals 16,921,906 17,266,697 13,511,299 11.303,187 10,522,917 Conifers Hardwoods.. Cuttings Totals .... 1944 9,232,205 1,767,174 10.999,379 1945 1946 IQ4; 9,649,424 1,631,557 11.280.981 11,532,856 1,642,719 10,626,943 1,642.550 1948 11,402,435 1,647,341 13.175.575 I 12,269.533 I 13,049,776 134 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 5 DIVISION OF RESEARCH The Division operated during the year with the following staff: Permanent and Temporary Biologists 2 Stenographers and Vari-typer Operator 5 Chemists 3 Others 4 Draftsmen 3 — Foresters .___ 6 Total 31 Librarian ._„ _._.. 1 Mechanical Engineer 1 Part Time Employees Motor Mechanics _ 2 Students: Forestry 20 Research Station, Property Biology S3 Superintendent _ 1 Laborers and others 5 Soils Specialists 2 — Statistician 1 Total 78 A start was made in 1948 on a regional research staff by appointing Mr. N. F. Lyon as a full time research assistant to the Regional Forester at Port Arthur. This regional scheme of research will be expanded gradually as staff and funds permit. The program for 1948 included work under the following headings: Electrical — mechanical Mensuration Sylviculture Tree Breeding Entomology Pathology Smelter Fumes Wildlife Fisheries — Great Lakes, Inland Research Station Soils Miscellaneous Lakes, Southern Ontario Electrical-Mechanical Studies This work is under the direction of M. H. Baker. The first project of the year was the manufacture of a production model of an infra-red cone drying machine and installing it in the tree seed extraction plant at Angus. The manufacture of the prototype machine was mentioned in the report of 1947. The machine at Angus is now in use and has proved satisfactory. An improved machine was made for seeding by aircraft. The original gravity feed was replaced by a positive drive operated from the electrical system of the aero- plane or a separate battery. A wide range of speeds is possible to suit different sizes of seeds and air speeds and almost any desired quantity of se;d can be sown on a given area with one pass of the aircraft. Following the ^lississagi-Chapleau fires, a meeting of Regional Foresters, the Chief of the Research Division, the Director of the Ontario Research Council, and a consulting engineer, was held at Dorset to decide what was the most pressing need in mechanical equipment for fire suppression. Two suggestions were made, one was that tipping of bush tools, especially grub hoes with hard materials such as "stellite" or "carboloy" and the second that manufacture of a small crawler tractor, or mechani- cal pack horse, would be a great help. The first would increase the effectiveness of the tools and reduce time loss by repeated sharpening, or by breakage, and the second would enable an effective load to be taken to the fire by the first suppression crew. The men would arrive fresh for fire fighting and not exhausted from carrying equip- ment. The tractor would be equipped with a power take-off for operating a pump, generator, or trench digger. These two projects were started and pulaski tools were tipped with stellite and carboloy and tested. The stellite and carboloy proved far more resistant than ordinary steel; the stellite tip. though not as hard as the carboloy. is more feasible economically. :36 jVo. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 The small tractor was designed and built and is undergoing test and development. A hose folding machine was designed and built. This was based on the original model obtained from Mr. P. Hoffman and Mr. A. King at Timagami and Latchford. Some work was done on the use of dry ice and fog nozzles for fire fighting and also on a number of smaller projects. Entomology The arrangement of previous years of engaging Dr. C. E. Atwood as a con- sultant was continued. Dr. Atwood is regularly employed as a Professor of Zoology by the University of Toronto. The work done during the last year consisted of examination and reports on a number of insect infestations. A heavy infestation of Lecontei's sawfiy pine in the Sauble Forest was of particular interest. It was necessary to determine the degree of infestation and the possibility of control. DDT spraying at the rate of two pounds per acre gave satisfactory control. Fisheries — Great Lakes Research in fisheries on the Great Lakes was centred at the South Bay Station mentioned in last year's report. This Station has been enlarged and a laboratory, cook-house, sleeping quarters, ice-house and boat shed, have been constructed. The object of the experiment is to lish South Bay, which is almost completely land locked, so as to put equal pressure on all elements of the fish population and ascertain if this will result in an increase of the commercial and game fish. A further object of the study is to find a sales outlet for coarse fish and fish by-products such as scales, fish meal, etc. Studies of other factors affecting the fish population are being carried on at the same time and the data recorded on punch cards for analysis. A creel census is also conducted in this region. The study is co-operative with the Ontario Federation of Commercial Fisher- men, the Anglers and Hunters Association and the Northern Outfitters' Association. Dr. F. E. J. Fry of the University of Toronto is in charge of this project and of all fisheries research for the Department. CATCH AND SALE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, LBS. ALL SPECIES LBS. SMELT 1Q48, 194Q SALE PRICE 1948 129,921 19.S.450 51. .VU .S6,207.22 1949 $7,150.07 Fisheries — Inland Lakes This is directed by Dr. R. R. Langford under Dr. F. E. J. Fry. The work is centred at the Fisheries Research Laboratory at Opeongo Lake and is confined largely to the nearby lakes. Among other things, it is concerned with a creel census or record of catch by anglers. Returns provide a valuable record of species and yield from specific bodies of water. Another project is the fertilizing of lakes with commercial fertilizers, to increase the amount of plant and animal plankton available for fish food. Cache, Brewer, Costello and Little McCawley lakes have been fertilized. Chemical analyses of the waters of treated lakes are being made to determine the need for fertilizer and its effect. Plankton studies and studies of bottom fauna ar being conducted simul- taneously with the fertilizing experiments both in the treated lakes and in untreated control lakes. 137 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Three of the fertilized lakes and one control lake were fished to determine the forage fish population present and the effect on the remaining population of the presence of these fish. As a sidelight on the fertilization problem, a study was made of incoming nu- trients in the feeder streams of various lakes. This was done by analyzing water samples from the streams and determining the quantity of water delivered in each. Ultimately the run-off for the whole water-shed of each lake will be computed and the total possible productivity in fish of each lake assessed. 192,000 speckled trout, bass, lake trout and cisco were planted experimentally in thirteen lakes and streams of the southern part of Algonquin Park. This was done to determine the effect of planting and the fate of the fish so introduced. An improved fish tagging system was put into effect in 1948. A list of lakes for closure in alternate years was compiled for the use of park authorities as a means of building up the fish population. Fisheries — Southern Ontario This project, under the direction of X. S. Baldwin, was carried out in Wilmot Creek to determine the brown trout population; fish movements in response to tem- perature, and the effect of planting as against natural increase. Productivity was determined at seven pounds per acre per annum; availability of fish per 100 rod hours was determined as 55 for the stream. Brown trout were found to be larger than speckled trout, less predatory on fish and less vulnerable to angling. Fisheries — Southern Research Station Water analyses, stomach analyses and scale readings were carried on here on samples collected at all the centres of fisheries research. The work was done by M. B. Gibson, X. S. Baldwin and A. Papson. The Fish Laboratory at the Southern Research Station, at Maple, Ontario. ^J^l IB a m m m m m i ■^fc^-iS^^^i^ H ffo. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Mensuration This is a study of growth and yield by Mr. M. Ardenne in the hardwoods of Southern Ontario and as a first step involves the preparation of volume tables for the principal species. Two student assistants were employed on this project. To facilitate computation, the Reinecke form for tree volumes was used. Pathology For the first time, a serious attempt to meet the forest tree disease menace on a large scale is being made. Through a co-operative arrangement with the Dominion Government, and the University of Toronto. Dr. J. E. Bier of the Science Service has transferred to Toronto from British Columbia. He instructs students at the University of Toronto in Pathology and supervises all the field work agreed on by the Dominion and Provincial Governments. A complete laboratory is being set up in Toronto. This Division pays the salaries of two students on Dr. Bier's staff. Studies of birch die back, white pine needle blight and Dutch elm disease are under way. and will be greatly expanded. An assessment of the rate of deterioration of damaged trees in budworm infested areas has been made. Southern and Other Research Stations Some additional land was added to the Southern Research Station during the year, increasing its area to 100 acres. The fisheries research building and the artificial lake are now practically completed. A greenhouse was completed. Apart from purely research activities, a water reservoir and w^ater supply system was constructed on the property as well as a radio station and house for the operator. This radio station, connected by direct wire to the Parliament Buildings, will give immediate contact with the Districts in the north. This will be especially important during the fire season when the commercial telephone and telegraph lines are overloaded. A start was made on the use of all possible material from the Station woodlot for lumber, fuel, and other uses. Areas were selected in the South Central, Central. Northern and Midwestern Regions to serve as research and demonstration areas and when legally set aside, they will be used to demonstrate the lessons learned in regeneration surveys, and to provide a forest working space for co-operating research bodies. The Fisheries Research Station at South Bay has been referred to under "Great Lakes Fisheries". Sylviculture Under this heading are grouped all the Departmental activities in forest tree seed production and treatment, regeneration surveys and co-operative cutting ventures with operating companies. The sylviculture and regeneration section is under the direction of A. P. Leslie. The seed production experiment in red pine under Dr. George Duff, University of Toronto, has now reached the stage where plots of jiine are being treated along the lines determined by Dr. Duff to intluence the productions of seed. The ultimate end of this study is the establishment of controlled areas (seed orchards) where destructive agencies such as diseases and insects may be kept in check and maximum yields of seeds of desirable strains obtained. 139 Report of the Department of Lands end Forests for 1950 No. 3 Regeneration surveys were carried on in the Fort Frances and Port Arthur Districts. After the Mississagi fire, the Fort Frances party was withdrawn and set to work gathering seed for the proposed aerial seeding of part of the burn, that would probably not regenerate naturally to valuable species. The large scale regeneration survey program has now reached the point where the principal forest regions of the Province have been covered and surveys will be done only on special demand. At was predicted by this Division, operating com- panies have found that, as a matter of intelligent stock taking and planning, regenera- tion surveys are as important as timber estimations prior to cutting. These surveys probably will be continued and expanded by the companies though some areas will still need to be covered by the Department. A co-operative cutting program for regeneration research was started in 1948 by this Division in the Port Arthur District and will be extended to the other regions as staff and funds permit. This program will enable the Division to establish areas in all the principal forest site types on the limits of the major companies and enter into an agreement with the company to cut these selected areas in a specific manner so as to influence regeneration. Some areas will also receive special treatment such as scarification, fertilization, etc. This work was started on the limits of the Great Lakes Paper Company, the Abitibi Power and Paper Company and the Marathon Paper Company. An examination was made of the Gogoma fire area of 1941 by a party of two men, and of burned areas in the Parry Sound area by a party of two. Permanent plots established in 1930-32, in the Timagami region were re- examined. Seed Treatment and Aerial Seeding The question of coating seed ( 1 ) to increase the ease with which it may be dispensed from a seeding mechanism in the air or on the ground (2) to increase germination and give protection against diseases, rodents and insects is proceeding. An improved seed coating mechanism was set up at Maple and the technique of coating has been perfected so that it is now simple, cheap and effective. Extensive experiments are proceeding in coating materials, fungicides, rodent repellents and fertilizers. Emphasis is placed on the first two, and interesting results are being obtained. The problem of delayed germination of pellets has been solved and can now be controlled at will. It is certain that even if nothing further is accomplished, the increased bulk and weight of coated seed gives advantages for aerial seeding and somes types of hand seeding that exceeds the cost of coating. A quantity of Jack pine seed was gathered in the Port Arthur Region and enough additional seed obtained from the seed plant at Angus to sow 15,000 acres that probably would not otherwise regenerate in the Mississagi fire area. The seeds were coated at Maple. Jack pine, red, white and Scots pine and white spruce seed was sown on sites suited to each species as far as could be determined. A Stinson Reliant aircraft of the Division of Air Service was used for distribution, and the seeds were sown at the rate of five thousand per acre. The total cost of seeding, amounted to about 60c per acre. Past experience in seeding indicates that a minimum of 1 % survival may be expected under bad con- ditions. A small fraction of 1 % would pay the cost of operation, as indicated above. 140 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 If the early part of 1949 is favorable in respect to precipitation and temperature, sur- vival may be much higher. Survivals of 2S',[ have been obtained in other areas under very favorable conditions. Smelter Fumes The smelter fumes survey, under R. H. Murray, that was started in 1944 was stopped in 1948 to assess the results of the work and establish a proper basis for possible continuance on an enlarged scale. Soils The soils survey, under G. A. Hills, during 1948 was continued in the Hali- burton region, which is the fifth area covered since the start of soil surveys in 1944. As in past years, the principal effort has been to map soils in terms of possible use and yield for forestry and farming purposes and thus to define, in general, those areas best suited for forest or farm development. During the field season, 36.000 acres of land were covered, extending from Coboconk to Huntsville and including the University of Toronto Forest. Work was continued on chemical and physical analyses, and base exchange of soils at the Maple Laboratory. Work was almost completed on reports and maps of Grant and McLaren townships in the North Bay district. Statistics A start was made on detailed statistical studies when Dr. DeLury was engaged as a consultant of the Ontario Research Foundation. ]Mr. Lachlan M. Morrison has been added to the Division staff to assist Dr. DeLury and perform other work. An improved system of forest sampling has already been developed by Dr. DeLury and will be tried out thoroughly in the field. Chemist A. C. Shaif examines an X-Ray showing diffraction patterns of camphor taken from distillation process. Report of the Department of Lar.ds and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Tree Breeding The activities of the tree breeding section of the Division under Dr. C. C. Heim- burger are progressing steadily. The widespread interest in tree breeding, which was not too long ago considered as a useless fad, is evidenced by the appearance of a publication of the Swedish Government describing the work of a number of individual research workers and organizations in this field. The Research Division's program is divided into three parts: (1) White pine; (2) Poplar; (3) Arboretum. The object in the white pine project is to select white pine seed from trees throughout the Province that appear to be resistant to blister rust and to determine if the progeny are also resistant to heavy infections. Crosses are also made using native and exotic pines that are resistant to rust in an effort to produce resistant strains that can be propagated. Some 600,000 seedlings grown from seed of selected stock of apparent rust resistance have been produced at Orono, St. Williams, and Midhurst and will be transferred to Maple in 1949. The chief effort in the case of poplar breeding is to produce an aspen hybrid of good wood quality that will thrive on medium fertile sites and also a hybrid cotton- wood for windbreak planting in Southern Ontario. The production of hybrid poplars for wood pulp is a subject of active interest to certain pulp and paper companies in the United States and Canada. An arboretum of all useful native and exotic species is being established at the Maple Research Station. Fifty-three species have already been planted there. This will form a reserve from which material may be drawn for research purposes. Wildlife Research This phase of Research work under Mr. C. D. Fowle, deals particularly with the relation of wildlife to its environment. A wildlife research centre and wilderness area was established near Lake of Two Rivers, Algonquin Park. Studies undertaken were: The physiology of the deer mouse, Determination of age in young pheasants, The introduction of ruffed grouse to Beckwith Study of wildlife food and cover plants, Island, Pelee Island pheasant study. For those concerned with the practical aspect, the projects are as follows: Mouse studies and records of numbers of these animals are of great importance because they form the food of many other animals and feed to a large extent on tree seeds, thus working to some extent against regeneration of the forest. Obviously, a knowledge of their physiology and habits is important in all game management and forest operations. The purpose of the Beckwith Island ruffed grouse study is to introduce disease free grouse into an area that has not had grouse for many years and to observe if the grouse disease that periodically decimates the population of this bird elsewhere, will appear here. The Islands have been surveyed and the birds will be introduced in 1949. Studies of food plants for wild game and other birds is very important. It is proposed to set up small local plantations of all species found useful. A start has been made at the Southern Research Station. Miscellaneous An interesting and far reaching experiment dealing with the water require- ments of soils according to the Thornthwaite index was carried out at the Orono 142 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 nursery at the request of this Division with the permission of Mr. Zavitz. This work was done by Mr. Chapman and Miss Sanderson of the Ontario Research Foundation and may revolutionize nursery irrigation practice and produce bigger stock in a shorter time with less cost. In co-operation with the Ontario Research Foundation, foliage and cones from all native trees and some planted varieties, were distilled for essential oils. The first distillation of 3,000 pounds of foliage from each species was done in a commercial still at Bancroft. The yield proved erratic, however, and a second run of small quantities of pure foliage without branches is being made under carefully controlled laboratory conditions to determine potential yields and the constituents of the oils. Markets also will be studied. This Division co-operated in the seeding of clouds with dry ice during the Mississagi-Chapleau fire. The full effects are not known but the observable effects have been covered in a report by Mr. K. G. Pettit, Dominion Meteorological Service. In co-operation with the Ontario and the National Research Council, a thorough test of the possibility of locating forest fires by infra-red ray devices (bolo- meters) and radar, was made. The tests took place at Scarboro and the devices and operators were supplied by the National Research Council. Results were negative. The fire used was of fair size: the instruments highly perfected, and the operators well trained. Therefore, the prospects of getting a detectable anomaly above a small fire with less perfect equipment and ine.xperienced operators seems to be small, for the near future at least. E.xploded vermiculite was supplied to the Orono and Fort William nurseries for a test of this material on seedbeds. A small quantity of wa.x emulsion for reducing transpiration loss from coniferous seedlings was supplied to Orono. This was tried out on unsheltered transplants during the winter of 1948-49. and reduced the loss appreciably. The Division co-operated with Mr. Linton at Orono in testing the effect of herbicides such as 2-4D on woodv shrubs and trees. .1 sample of Birch infestation. 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(1) -L. lU U4 O 'u* (U 3 H .2 ^ c« "S ^ TJ O ^ CO c3 ^ 1— V o S 1 o OJ ^ O OJ Ph S £ "o s <1> "rt 1) __ o tM s X 03 o H 1— I c "o '5 O C £5 c s ^- -a . c O ►J o ^ 3 IS £ e c o 03 m GJ (1) ^ J O u ;-■ 3 .1 (U O „ 05 CJ .S x: O S5 m o J o O o 05 >/^ lO m < >< 00 00 r^ ■ ^^ '"' '"' 750 Division of SURVEYS and ENGINEERING Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING Early in April, 1948, the survey of the portion of the Ontario-INIanitoba Boundary between Island Lake and the intersection of the 89th meridian of west longitude of Hudson Bay was completed. Astronomical observations to determine the position of this point had previously been made and a concrete monument planted to reference this point. The line struck 15.8 feet off the point so determined. This remarkable closing shows the accuracy with which the work was carried out. Credit is due to those in charge of the field work. The nature of the terrain over which the line passed was such that the work could only be carried on during the winter months. The Manitoba Government Air Service, operating from a base at God's Lake, was used to transport the party and supplies. When suitable lakes were adjacent to the line, the aircraft was used to move camp and ferry the members of the party to work from camp. Without this service, it would not have been possible to accomplish the amount of work completed. When the line has been accepted by the Governments concerned, permanent monuments will be established at convenient intervals. Legislation confirming the Boundary as established, will then be passed by the Parliaments. The baseline from the south east corner of the Nipigon Forest Reserve was completed to the boundary between the Districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma. The Department has adopted the policy of preparing plans for registration, when five or more adjacent summer resort locations or five or more locations within the same township lot are surveyed simultaneously. This simplifies the issuing of the patents of these locations and subsequent transfers if so desired. Power developments at Terrace Bay on the Aquasabon River in the District of Thunder Bay, at Stewartville on the Madawaska River, in the County of Renfrew and on the Muskoka River, in the District of Muskoka, were completed during the year and are now providing electric energy. The concentrated survey programme of uncompleted surveys of summer resort parcels was continued and 1,199 surveys were completed, an increase of 73.3 per cent ov^er the previous fiscal year. Jj^ndex of Rubles Table No. Page 1. Distribution of maps ----._-._.--- 1S7 2. Public requests for maps and survey records ------ 157 3. Area covered with vertical photography -------160 4. Total of aerial surveys — 1924-1948 ---------160 ^ndex of L^ harts and i^ranli^ fiA Figure No. Page 1. Surveyed mining claims on Crown land examined by the Division of Surveys and Engineering ---------153 2. Surveyed summer resort locations on Crown land examined BY the Division of Surveys and Engineering ------ 153 3. Trend of map distribution ------------158 Insert — Map of part of the Province of Ont.ario - - - - Facing 158 152 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Figure No. 1 SURVEYED MINING CLAIMS ON CROWN LAND EXAMINED 8/ THE DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING D EP ARTf/ ENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 1944 U FISCAL YEAR 1946 1947 1948 1949 Figure No. 2 SURVEYED SUMMER RESORT LOCATIONS ON CROWN LAND EXAM/NED BY THE DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 1941 1942 FISCAL YEAR L13 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Through arrangements made with the Army Survey Establishment, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, a new national topographic map series on a scale of 2 miles to one inch in the unmapped area bounded on the north by latitude 49 degrees, on the south by latitude 48 degrees, on the west by longitude 82 degrees and on the east by longitude 80 degrees was commenced. Four sheets will be published from the planimetric maps produced by the Forest Resources Inventory. The first of these sheets known as the "Timmins" sheet has been published. GROUND SURVEYS SECTION Survey instructions were issued for the following surveys: Crown Surveys 1. Retracement Survey of southern portion of the Township of Skead in the District of Timiskaming. (Survey costs borne by the Department of Mines.) 2. Continuation of the survey of a baseline extending easterly from the south east corner of the Nipigon Provincial Forest to the boundary between the Districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma to provide ground control for aerial mapping in con- nection with the Forest Inventory Programme. 3. Retracement survey of certain lines in the Township of Methuen in the County of Peterborough to facilitate surveys of summer resort locations in the vicinity of Oak Lake. 4. Retracement survey of certain lines in the Township of Baxter in the District of Muskoka to facilitate the surveys of summer resort locations in the vicinity of Six Mile Lake. 5. To subdivide portions of the Townships of Noble and Jack in the vicinity of Sudbury into town lots as an addition to the Townsite of Gogama. 6. To subdivide into town lots parts of the Townships of Wabigoon and Redvers in the District of Kenora at the crossing of the Red Lake Highway and the Canadian National Railway. (Kenricia Townsite.) 7. Retracement survey of the side line between Lots 25 and 26, Concession 4, Town- ship of iNIatawatchan in the County of Renfrew. 8. Retracement survey of the boundary line between the Townships of Watten and Halkirk and also to run certain control traverses in the District of Rainy River to provide ground control for mapping by aerial photography in connection with the Forest Inventory Programme. 9. Retracement survey of certain lines in the Township of Methuen in the County of Peterborough to facilitate the survey of summer resort locations in the vicinity of Jack's Lake. 10. Retracement survey of certain lines in the Township of Harvey in the County of Peterborough to facilitate the surveys of summer resort locations in the vicinity of Mississauga Lake. 11. Survey of a meridian line extending from the Five Mile Post on the south boundary of the Township of McVittie in the District of Timiskaming to intersect the north boundary thereof. (Survey costs borne by the Improvement District of McGarry.) 154 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Front to Back: — District Foresters G. Delahey, U. W. Fiskar and F. L. Hall examine a Multiplex Aero-projector in the Division of Surveys and Engineering. Report af the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 12. Survey of a tie line from lot 5, Concession 4, to the east boundary of the Township of Whitman, District of Algoma. 13. Survey of the Dawson Portage from Portage Bay of Sand Point Lake to Wilkins Bay of Lac la Croix, District of Rainy River. Municipal Surveys No. 823 — re Establishment of certain lines in the Townplot of Tobermory in the Township of St. Edmund in the County of Bruce. No. 824 — re Establishment of the Road Allowance between Concessions 11 and 12 across Lots 6-13 inclusive in the Township of Bathurst in the County of Lanark. No. 825 — re Establishment of the Road Allowance between Concessions 1 and 2 across Lots 1 to 5 inclusive in the Township of Gloucester in the County of Carleton. No. 826 — re Establishment of the Road Allowance in the Front Lake Range across Lots 11 to 70 inclusive in the County of Bruce. No. 827 — re Establishment of the Road Allowance between Lots 9 and 10 in Con- cession 16, from the Xottawasaga River to the Georgian Bay in the Town- ship of Sunnidale in the County of Simcoe. Private Surveys on Crown Lands Under authority of Section 37 of the Public Lands Regulations 1,199 summer resort locations were surveyed and the returns of survey filed in the Department for examination and approval. Five hundred and two surveys of this number were sur- veyed under direct departmental instructions to the surveyor where the applicant paid in the survey fee as specified in Section 37 of the Public Lands Regulations and amendments thereto. This is an increase of five hundred and seven surveys over the fiscal year ending March 31, 1948. Under the provisions of the Mining Act. 509 mining claims were surveyed and the returns of survey filed in the Department for examination and approval. This is a reduction of 36 per cent in the number of surveys made for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1948. Townsite Subdivisions The Kenricia Townsite located at the junction of the Red Lake Highway and the Canadian National Railway and containing about 100 residential, business and industrial lots was surveyed by the Department. During the past fiscal year no subdivisions of land affected by the provisions of the Townsites Act were filed in the Department. Map Publications and Geographic Nomenclature The following maps were revised and lithographed: — Map 24A — -Districts of Kenora and Rainy River, scale 8 miles to 1 inch. Map 17A — Islands in the Western Part of Rainy Lake, scale 1 mile to 1 inch. Map 22C — Islands in the Georgian Bay in Front of Townships of Conger and Cowper, scale 4 inches to 1 mile. Place names, including those for lakes, rivers and streams, have been verified for 331 sectional maps prepared for the Ontario Forest Resources Inventory Series 1S6 Xo. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 and which cover an area of approximately 33.100 square miles. Each sectional map drawn to a scale of 4 inches to one mile covers an area of V2 minutes of latitude by 15 minutes of longitude. During the fiscal year, some 3.000 name index cards belonging to the Canadian Board on Geographical Names were compared with our reference records and sup- plementary information added to them, relative to the publication of a Gazeteer of Place Xames in Ontario. Compiled information of place names was supplied to the Ontario Department of Mines, the Federal Departments of National Defence and Mines and Resources, required in the preparation of new maps being published by these bureaux. Table No. 1 DISTRIBUTION OF MAPS National Topographic Series - 15,241 Provincial Maps 20A (Free Issue) 4,800 District Maps 8,169 Island Maps 357 Miscellaneous 2,030 33 A ( Electoral) 169 42 A ( Townships) 1 ,004 16.529 Total 31,7/0 N.ATioNAL Topographic Series The demand for the National Topographic Series map sheets has increased over that of last }ear by 36*^^ . Provincial Maps A slight increase was noted in the demand for District maps. The distribution of the balance of the provincial issues was approximately doubled over that of the l)revious year. T.ABLE No. 2 PUBLIC REQUESTS FOR MAPS AN'D SURVEY RECORDS Counter Sales -— — 3,659 Sales by Invoice - 2,415 Sales by Cash in Advance, approximately 3,000 Inquiries only, approximately 2,500 11,574 Photostating A considerable increase in the photostatic reproductions of original survey and other records was noted this year. 65.000 square feet of photostat paper was used, being an increase of 13.000 square feet over the amount used last year. An accelerated programme of ground surveys in summer resorts. Hydro and Highways work accounts for the increased outi:)ut over that of last year. 13.650 pages of original township surveys and base and meridian line survey field notes were photostated in connection with the aerial mapping portion of the Forest Resources Inventory programme. 157 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Figure No. 3 TREND OF MAP DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS Z) CD o 00 a. < CO Z) z 16000 15000 / 14000 LEGEND NATIONAL DISTRICT M TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES AP«; , _^ 13000 12000 PROVINrF Oh cjniakk; no. /ua rKtt i^.MJt TOWNSHIP MAP No. 42A ISLAND MAPS ELECTORAL DISTRICTS No MISCELLANEOUS MAPS_ -^lA r' 11000 NOTE: FIGURES PRIOR TO 1945-6 ARE AVERAGES ONLY 10000 9000 8000 7000 6D00 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 \ \ \ \ y \ \ / / \ \ \ / \ \ / / — • . \ \ i 1 'V > / \ 1 \ -^' / / \\ 1 1 1 / / / \ \ / / r — ^^^— / .^^ \ ..^■' 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 FISCAL YEAR 158 AREAS PHOTOGRAPHED : FOR FOREST INVENTORY , TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS PREPARED FOR FOREST -- INVENTORY /////// / / // / / / / / FIELD WORK COMPLETED FOR FOREST INVENTORY No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 A thin photostatic paper from which ozalid prints can be made was tried out this year with considerable success. By this method, the cost of reproductions in quantity was kept to a minimum. Printing and Transparent Linen Reproductions Paper and contact photographic linen reproductions of survey plans and other matters shows an increase in the quantity used this year. 92.700 square feet of sen- sitized paper or linen was consumed. Survey Records ^Microfilming of the original survey records was resumed this year and in this connection, 138.000 plans, pages of field notes and survey records were filmed. 2.600 plans were numbered consecutively in preparation of the cataloguing of all survey records. The work of repairing and rebinding the original survey field notes and other volumes was continued. Field Survey Party Equipment and Supply The equipping and supplying of an eighteen-man baseline survey party, operat- ing in the field, as well as for smaller summer resort parties, and survey inspection work, was taken care of during the year. The truck which was acquired last year and outfitted as a mobile survey unit, covered 11.000 miles. L. to R.: — Regional Forester K. Acheson, District Foresters W. E. Steele and A. B. Wheatley and Regional Foresters E. L. Ward and P. McEwen, listen attentively as operator G. Copping explains the use of the huge enlarger used by the Division of Surveys and Engiiteering. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Preliminary survey metal tags for the use of District Offices were designed and obtained. These were tried out in certain Districts with considerable success. They are made of nickel silver which has a high melting point. These are for use in the field to designate preliminary summer resort locations prior to survey. Provincial Air Photographic Libr.ary Plans were formulated for the creation of an Air Photographic Library where a copy of all aerial photographs covering the Province will be filed for reference purposes. AERIAL SURVEYS SECTION During the fiscal year the Aerial Surveys Section covered 7,239 square miles with vertical photography. The following table illustrates the breakdown of these figures: — Table No. 3 AREA For Outside Concerns (sq. miles) xOnt.-Minn. Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd. _-.. 108 City of St. Catharines 30 138 Other Government Departments Hydro-Electric Power Commission - — 737 Highways — - 477 xMines - — -- 172 xxPlanning and Development 789 Faculty of Forestry, U. of T. 44 Department of Lands and Forests xForest Resources Inventory __- - 4,882 2,219 4,882 Grand Total - - - 7,239 X — Denotes Mapping included. XX — Denotes Multiplex Work included {112 Sq. Miles). Table No. 4 TOTAL OF .\ERIAL SURVEYS 1024 TO 1948 (MARCH 31) IN SQUARE MILES Aerial Sketching -- - 26,903 Sq. Miles Oblique Photography - 10,780 Sq. Miles Vertical Photography .- 89,974 Sq. Miles 160 Division of TIMBER MANAGEMENT Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 DIVISION OF TIMBER MANAGEMENT While complete figures for the production of timber from Crown Lands for the period covered by this report are not available at this time, it is indicated that the high level of production and of employment in the bush was maintained. The disastrous forest fires during the summer of 1948 created an immediate and major problem to salvage as much of the fire damaged timber as quickly as possible. No effort has been spared to save and bring to market this valuable timber. For the period ending March 31, 1949, some 80 million feet board measure have been salvaged and operations are continuing with all possible vigor. Other activities of the division follow under their respective headings. FOREST RESOURCES INVENTORY The forest resources inventory project was started in 1946. Photography com- pleted during the year amounted to 26.708 square miles under contract and 4,462 square miles by the Department, making a total area photographed during the year of 31,170 square miles. Mapping completed during the year amounted to 34.223 square miles under contract and 8.000 square miles by the Department making a total area mapped of 42.223 square miles. Field work was completed on a total of 14.865 square miles. Total work accomplished to the end of the fiscal year, amounted to: Photography 118,711 square miles Mapping 81,082 square miles Completed Field Work 18,465 square miles MANAGEMENT PLANS AND CONTROL Increased activity in the preparation of management plans has been shown by agreement holders during the fiscal year 1948-49, resulting largely from the prepara- tion by the Department of up to date planimetric base maps in connection with the Forest Resources Inventory and also from the increased supply of foresters who have been graduating from the Universities. As at March 31. 1949, thirteen companies have submitted plans on 6,773 square miles. Additional plans doubling the above men- tioned mileage have been received since and it is expected that plans will be submitted with greatly increased tempo during the next two years. The control of operations has improved considerably during the past season through the implementation of standard procedure in the submission of cutting applications by the companies and the inspection of the operations by the field staff of the Department. In keeping with the progressive outlook of the Department to manage the Crown forests for the purpose of maintaining an adequate supply of timber in per- petuity and obtaining the greatest utilization possible, a course in stumpage appraisal was given in July, 1948, under the direction of the late Professor D. M. JNIatthews. This course was given to twenty-two foresters, ten of whom were from the Department and twelve from the industry. It was divided into three parts: pulpwood appraisal, sawlog appraisal and differential joint appraisal of two or more products. Methods and techniques were thoroughly discussed, case data w^as used for solving problems, a break-down of factors affecting costs and a cost classification was presented and explained. As a result of this course management foresters were given the technical 162 \'(j J , Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 foundation required for determining relative stumpage values under varying con- ditions of size and quality of timber stands, under varying market prices and under different operating techniques. ^naex of ^aoieS Table No. Page 1. mills licensed ---------------- 163 2. Status of timber licensed are.\s ---------- 163 3. .\rea under pulpwood and timber .agreement ------ 164 4. Statement of amounts of timber cut during the year ending March 31st, 1948 --------------- 164 5. Classification of .annual timber returns for the ye.ar ending March 31st, 1948, by districts ----- 164 5. algonquin (pembroke) 164 5-h. north bay - - - - 170 5-a. ch.aple.au ----- 166 5-i. parry sound - - - 171 S-b. COCHRANE ----- 166 5-j. port ARTHUR - - - 171 S-C. fort FRANCES - - - - 167 5-k. QUINTE ( TWEED) - - 172 5-d. GER.ALDTON ----- 167 5-1. SAULT STE. M.ARIE - - 173 5-e. GOGAMA ------ 168 5-m. sioux lookout - - 173 S-f. KAPUSKASING - - - - 168 5-n. SUDBURY - - - - 1 74 5-g. kenora - - - - - -170 5-0. trent (lindsay ) - - 175 6. Timber areas sold during the year ending M.arch 31. 1949 - 176 MILLS LICENSED The mills licensed during the year under the Mills Licensing Act, were as follows: Table No. 1 Less than 5,000 ft. daily capacity 562 5,000 to 30,000 ft. daily capacity 681 Over 30,000 ft. daily capacity 40 Number of Paper Mills 35 1,318 SCALING Scalers examinations were held as follows: Carnarvon May 7th, 1948 Fort William Oct. 9th. 1948 Thessalon June 4th, 1948 Huntsville Nov. 5th, 1948 TIMBER SALES 1948-49 Details of the 43 new sales of timber made during the season indicate that 100.75 square miles of timber limits were sold. During the season, 61 timber licenses comprising 174.25 square miles, were abandoned. The status of the timber licensed areas in Ontario as at March 31, 1949, was therefore as follows: Table No. 2 area NO. so. MILES Licenses and Renewals Issued 1948-49 879 11,733.75 Licenses, in Suspense _ 27 241.75 Total 906 11,975.50 163 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 PULPWOOD AND TIMBER AGREEMENTS 1948-49 Area under pulpwood concession and timber agreement as at March 31, 1949: 66,980.75 square miles. Table No. 3 AREA UNDER PULPWOOD AND TIMBER AGREEMENT FISCAL YEAR SQ. MILES 1 039-40 65 ,330.00 1940-41 65,497.50 1941-42 66,509.50 1942-43 71,636.50 1943-44 .__ 56,690.50 FISCAL YEAR SQ. MILES 1944-45 59,353.00 1945-46 53,754.00 1946-47 _ 56,745.00 1947-48 -. 66,254.50 1948-49 66,980.75 Table No. 4 AMOUNTS OF TIMBER CUT For the Year Ending March 31, 1948 pieces feet cords CTJ. FT. Red and White Pine Jaclipine Spruce Balsam Hemlock Birch Maple Other Hardwood Poplar Cedar Tamarac 9,054,561 110,886,075 81,830,140 40,141,775 680,037 20,126,867 21,364,084 9,206.455 4,683,353 12,346,806 197,867 18,751 301,482,210 453,680.07 2,162,419.96 162,734.58 77,425.91 2,856,260.52 26,314,985 79,122,415 208,678,376 15,003,060 5,272,086 4,764,172 2,052,938 1,754,689 11,576,096 99,990 7,068 354,645,875 SPECIES PIECES lineal ft. CORDS CU. FT. Ties 78,482 235,446 Poles 21,888 21,888 Poles 2,919,173 Posts 53,517 80,275 Fuel woo d 40,027.89 3,602,430 Piling 342,510 Piling 3,246,068 153,887 342,510 40.027.89 10,105,280 SPECIES Table No. 5 ALGONQUIN (PEMBROKE) Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1948 COKDS pieces feet DUES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs Pine Booms J. Pine Logs ..... J. Pine Booms . Ash Logs Balsam Logs..... Bass Logs Beech Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cherry Logs .... Elm Logs Hemlock Logs 277,349 12,457 295,353 126 64 228 3,910 386 62,070 470 260 611 99.385 15,197,350 1,413,131 3,707,710 11,945 2,062 3,003 116,639 30,517 4,659,285 6,658 11,046 40,888 4,322,584 .'j; 37,993.01 3,532.82 9,197.13 29.86 5.15 6.01 291.59 76.29 11,648.16 9.98 27.61 102.22 6,483.86 36,760.73 17,582.07 7,228.37 36.96 .84 3.60 214.14 81.78 11,339.98 11.6S 45.65 110.05 6,194.70 74,753.74 21,114.89 16,425.50 66.82 5.99 9.61 505.73 158.07 22,988.14 21.66 73.26 212.27 12,678.56 Continued on next pag( . 164 No. 3 Report of the Department oj Lands and Forests for 1950 FEET Hemlock Booms ... Maple Logs Oak. Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Posts Poles (cu.ft.) _ Shingle Bolts Fuelvvood (Hard). Fuel wood (Soft)-.. Balsam Pulpwood J. Pine Pulpwood . Poplar Pulpwood . Spruce Pulpwood.. J. Pine Pit Props .. J. Pine Pit Props Exported Balsam Pulp Exported Poplar Pulp Exported Spruce Pulp Exported 396.71 6,445.60 498.00 1.712.24 2,046.64 12,808.44 4,588.79 598.98 598.98 14.00 486.34 86.00 72 45,767 1,213 137,026 57,592 11,001 10 2,031 48,376 4,216 2,695,793 50,148 2,780,320 1,368,486 881,643 62 454,970.23 10.54 6.739.45 125.37 5,560.63 2,737.10 2,204.09 .09 40.62 16,250.80 297.53 3,222.79 124.50 1,198.56 818.66 5,159.38 6,424.32 239.59 5120,557.71 8.43 6,208.66 328.90 3,812.71 3,310.59 5,310.86 40.90 87.67 69.50 241.25 239.11 87.83 347.77 359.39 299.49 9.10 48.63 55.90 $100,477.24 18,97 12.948.11 454.27 9,373.34 6,047.69 7,514.95 .09 81.52 16,250.80 297.53 3,310.46 194.00 1,439.81 1,057.77 5,247.21 6,772.09 508.98 200.40 0.10 48.63 55.00 $221,034.95 Pulpwood Fuelwood Pit wood Shingle Bolts Cut Under Permit 528.88 Cords Mixed Logs Ui.2?, Cords Poles 45.30 Cords Posts 10.96 Cords .468,073 ft. B.M. 51 Pieces 96 Pieces Scaling white pine loi^s at Flame Lake. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. Table No. 5a CHAPLEAU Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending CORDS pieces DUES March 31, 1948 bonus total Pine Logs 4,827 718,103 $ 1,795.25 $ 3,417.77 $ 5,213.02 Pine Booms 132 492,375 18,534 9,162,457 46.33 18,001.81 120.47 51,435.69 166.80 J. Pine Logs 69,437.50 J. Pine Booms 2,030 36 96,199 305 240.49 .61 535.39 .61 775.88 Poplar Logs - 1.22 Spruce Logs 18,891 342,532 685.06 1,585.93 2,270.99 Spruce Booms 13 729 1.82 2.92 4.74 Poles (cu. ft.)-.. 20,651 207,371.72 7,596.23 7,596.23 Car Stakes 2,634 56.85 56.85 Balsam Pulpwood . 96.58 67.61 67.61 J. Pine Pulpwood .... 42,033.80 16,813.52 4,205.03 21,018.55 Poplar Pulpwood..... 21.83 8.73 8.73 Spruce Pulpwood .. 13,633.43 19,086.80 1,812.36 $63,116.17 20,899.16 ?64,401.11 $127,517.28 Cut Under Permit J. Pine Spruce P. Wood .2,356 ft. B.M. Fuelv 199.31 Cords Poles 88.65 Cords Posts 2.00 Cords k'ood - .664.73 Cords ..209 Pieces Poplar P Wood .210 Pieces Balsam P. Wood ... Table No. 5b COCHRANE Classifi CATION OF Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1948 SPECIES CORDS pieces feet DUES BONUS total Pine Logs... 14,697 978,206 $ 2,445.49 $ 5,349.25 $ 7,794.74 J. Pine Logs. 1,048,785 12,655,001 21,647.78 68,921.79 90,569.57 J. Pine Booms... 1,146 52,805 132.00 297.12 429.12 Balsam Logs 5,874 93,330 186.68 561.34 748.02 Birch Logs 678 407 15,634 5,406 39.08 8.11 58.37 45.95 97.45 Cedar Logs 54.06 Poplar Logs 65,366 1,179,625 2,359.24 3,057.31 5,416.55 Spruce Logs 441,860 7,135,729 14,264.24 71,529.17 85,793.41 Spruce Booms 7,393 877,917 2,196.74 4,908.54 7,105.28 Tamarac Logs 767 8,963 13.44 57.56 71.00 Piling (cu. ft.) 182,525 1,458,069.43 33,991.46 33,991.46 Ties (Pieces) 447 44.70 26.82 71.52 Poles (Pieces) 2,804 850.00 1,425.35 2,275.35 Posts (Pieces) 3,819 76.38 431.67 508.05 Fuelwood (Hard).... 2,084.28 1,042.17 524.77 1,566.94 Fuelwood (Soft) 5,624.95 1,406.21 3,064.85 4,471.06 Balsam Pulpwood... 14,718.96 10,268.59 3,337.55 13,606.14 J. Pine Pulpwood 6,554.48 2,621.80 1,860.37 4,482.17 Poplar Pulpwood 7,913.85 3,165.52 2,605.76 5,771.28 Spruce Pulpwood 377,521.77 528,328.35 147,957.10 676,285.45 J. Pine Pit Props 23,013.97 9,205.58 20,099.14 29,304.72 Spruce Pit Props 21.38 29.93 5.34 35.27 Spruce Pit Props Exported 21.38 21.38 21.38 J. Pine Pit Props Exported.. 23,013.97 11,269.19 11,269.19 Balsam Exported 491.32 491.32 491.32 Poplar Exported 4,632.72 — 463.27 463.27 Spruce Exported 9,673.87 9,673.87 9,673.87 $634,323.49 $358,044.15 $992,367.64 166 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Cut Under Permit Poplar Logs 3,400 Pieces Spruce Logs 19,470 Pieces Poles — 3,546 Pieces Posts 2,902 Pieces J. Pine Logs 599,250 ft. B.M. Poplar Logs 79,727 ft. B.M. Spruce Logs 349,363 ft. B.M. Balsam Logs 15,500 ft. B.M. Pulpwood 85,201.22 Cords T.ABLE No. Sc FORT FRANCES Cl.assific.ation of Anxu.\l Timber Return Ye.ar Ending March 31, 1948 SPECIES cords PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs 7,821 265,109 $ 662.77 $ 1,212.26 $ 1,875.03 Pine Rnnmfi 3,305 625,218 1,563.05 5,825.38 7,388.43 J Pinp T.nor'; 434,266 5,850,024 12,023.57 17,135.97 29,159.54 J. Pine Booms 2,631 201,418 503.54 1,420.45 1,923.99 Balsam Logs 22 784 1.57 2.35 3.92 Poplar Logs 19,734 264,658 537.52 279.36 816.88 Spruce Logs... 20,442 220,978 441.97 1,018.82 1,460.79 Spruce Booms 98 17,571 43.93 76.88 120.81 Posts 1,425 28.50 28.50 Car Stakes 641 19.23 19.23 Poles (cu.ft.) 6,739 105,276.61 4,365.58 4,365.58 Fuelwood (Hard) 125.05 62.52 1.47 63.99 Fuehvood (Soft) 3445 8.61 5.17 13.78 Balsam Pulpwood. _ 158.84 111.17 17.90 129.07 J. Pine Pulpwood-.... 31,093.54 12,437.40 4,469.87 16,907.27 Poplar Pulpwood...... 4,419.60 1,767.84 417.49 2,185.33 Spruce Pulpwood 17,157.25 24,020.14 3,855.62 27,875.76 J. Pine E.xported 28,313.19 14,156.58 14,156.58 $58,598.91 $49,895.57 $108,494.48 Pine ... J. Pine Poplar Balsam Classific Cut Under Permit 33,100 ft. B.M. Spruce 3,287 ft. B.M. 10,934 ft. B.M. Pulpwood ...1,931.92 Cords 105,464 ft. B.M. Fuelwood 1,039.26 Cords 3,252 ft. B.M. Table No. 5d GER.\LDTON ATiON OF Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1948 cords pieces feet dues bonus total J. Pine Logs 387,533 7,156,368 $ 10,734.55 $ 34,848.80 $ 45,583.35 J. Pine Booms 41 2,541 6.35 15.25 21.60 Balsam Logs 754 6,646 13.28 36.23 49.51 Birch Logs 1,015 12,614 31.53 6.61 38.14 Cedar Logs 72 2,094 3.14 5.23 8.37 Poplar Logs - 44,584 957,193 1,914.40 2,169.46 4,083.86 Spruce T-ogs 80,051 1,929,430 3,858.85 9,484.68 13,343.53 Spruce Booms 8,712 1,210,106 3,025.27 7,171.80 10,197.07 Posts (Pieces) . . 60S 33,292 177,398.09 12.10 5,644.12 18.15 30.25 Piling (cu.ft.) _- 5,644.12 Poles (cu.ft.). _ 672,852.93 31,194.62 31,194.62 Fuelwood (Hard).— 1,189.76 594.88 41642 1,011.30 Fuelwood (Soft) 2,260.75 565.19 578.27 1,143.46 Balsam Pulpwood ... 9,547.97 6,683.58 3,542.40 10,225.98 J. Pine Pulpwood 137,632.67 55,053.06 6,110.76 61,163.82 Poplar Pulpwood 21,122.60 8,449.04 43.26 8,492.30 Spruce Pulpwood 219,760.33 306,606.14 33,916.74 340,522.88 Spruce Exported 37,394.08 55,061.74 55,061.74 Balsam Exported 1,220.30 1,830.45 1,830.45 J. Pine Exported . 15,788.36 2,925.34 2,925.34 $434,390.10 $158,181.59 $592,571.69 167 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. J Mixed Logs Cut Uxder Permit .213,237 ft. B.M. Fuelwood .3,255 Cords Table No. 5e GOGOMA Classificatiox of Axxual Timber Return CORDS PIECES Ye.\r Exdixg DUES M.arch 31, 1048 BOX us Pine Logs 30,496 2,327,686 S 5,819.21 $14,870.53 $ 20,680.74 Pine Booms 5 1,999 5.00 12.99 17.99 J. Pine Logs 307,716 6,782,924 15,260.50 27,378.85 42,639.35 J. Pine Booms 2,178 141,110 352.77 519.93 872.70 Spruce Logs 53,800 1,151,029 2,302.05 6,288.30 8,590.35 Spruce Booms 860 58,335 145.83 339.27 485.10 Piling din. ft.) 887 7,939 15,856 79.28 238.17 79.28 Car Stakes 238.17 Posts 3,434 68.68 102.93 171.61 Poles 4,488 1,397.00 1,122.00 2,519.00 Poles (cu. ft.) 52,522 655,476.85 25,612.00 25,612.00 Balsam Pulpwood... 161.96 113.36 149.35 262.71 J. Pine Pulpwood .. 34,557.55 13,823.01 9,984.09 23,807.10 Poplar Pulpwood .... 956.19 382.48 273.85 656.33 Spruce Pulpwood ... 10,355.95 14,498.32 4,596.58 19,094.90 S80.097.66 .?65,638.67 $145,736.33 Pine .. J. Pine Spruce Poles . Cut Under Permit 2,230,703 ft. B.M. Posts . 81,263 ft. B.M. Pulpwood . 63,516 ft. B.M. Fuelwood 2,422 Pieces 229 Pieces 265 Cords 2,113 Cords T.ABLE No. 5f K.\PUSK.\SING Classificatiox of .■\nnual Timber Return Y CORDS PIECES feet EAR Ending dues M.ARCH 31, 1948 BONUS J. Pine Logs 37,779 639,813 $ 959.71 S 3,137.22 $ 4,096.93 J. Pine Booms 118 12,718 31.80 66.02 97.82 Balsam Logs 3,890 61.224 122.45 343.54 465.99 Birch Logs 2 13 .03 .01 .04 Poplar Logs 20.858 431,760 863.52 786.40 1,649.92 Spruce Logs 298,888 5,924,211 11,875.91 28,782.50 40,658.41 Spruce Booms 4,040 510.567 1,276.40 2,499.31 3,775.71 Posts (Pieces). 19 .38 .38 .76 Spruce (cu. ft.) 310,632 1,224,945.10 23,956.37 250.41 24,206.78 Poles (cu. ft.) 30 643.24 31.09 31.09 Fuelwood (Hard) 27.37 13.68 1.37 15.05 Fuelwood (Soft). 336.45 84.11 64.29 148.40 Balsam Pulpwood.... 46,497.59 32,518.16 24,508.09 57,026.25 J. Pine Pulpwood 23.81 13.53 1.07 14.60 Poplar Pulpwood 81.80 32.72 28.63 61.35 Spruce Pulpwood 446,213.23 616,585.55 126,516.23 743,101.78 Spruce Exported 214,637.15 214,637.15 214.637.15 Balsam Exported. 14,926.81 14,926.81 14.926.81 J. Pine Exported 5.57 2.78 2.78 Poplar E.xported 81.80 8.18 8.18 $688,365.41 $416,560.39 $1,104,925.80 Cut Under Permit Spruce ....1,214,607 ft. B.M. Posts _ Poplar 374,580 ft. B.M. Pulpwood Birch 484,000 ft. B.M. Fuelwood 220 Pieces .33,092.24 Cords . 5,201.41 Cords 168 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Passing logs into flume — Aubrey Falls. ...a^-u^-'.'^r- ^-r^r,^^::* -'f^.^-; ^^^^Mt^f^..f..^i^■^:i»,l^^:i:.ir 169 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 Table Xo. 5g KEXORA Classification of Anxu.^l Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1948 SPECIES cords PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOT.VL Pine Logs 5,769 351,508 S 878.77 S 1,406.86 $ 2,285.63 Pine Booms 402 117,949 294.87 412.82 707.69 J. Pine Logs .. 24,231 506,651 856.97 2,544.87 3,401.84 J. Pine Booms..- __ 261 8,348 20.86 44.68 65.54 Balsam Logs 116 1,187 2.37 7.12 9.49 Birch Logs 2 28 .07 .18 .25 Poplar Logs 1,073 38,976 77.95 97.44 175.39 Spruce Logs 16,760 370,402 740.79 2,086.02 2,826.81 Spruce Booms 1,699 283,707 709.26 1,686.86 2,396.12 Piling din. ft.) 97 1,514 5.03 5.03 Piling (cu. ft.) 34,331. 120,064.72 3,063.48 3,063.48 Poles (cu.ft.) 2,473. 34,359.22 1,391.53 1,391.53 Ties 25,166 2,516.60 1,042.45 3,559.05 Fuelwood (Hard)-... 51.13 25.56 2.56 28.12 Fuelwood (Soft) 1,022.60 255.64 98.22 353.86 Balsam Pulpwood ... 2,818.46 1,972.92 73.78 2,046.70 J. Pine Pulpwood 64,990.29 25,996.20 12,201.44 38,197.64 Poplar Pulpwood 1,339.10 535.64 119.45 655.09 Spruce Pulpwood 82,118.45 114,965.83 16,629.10 131,594.93 Spruce Exported 1,560.89 1,560.89 1,560.89 J. Pine Exported 10,121.81 5,060.90 5,060.90 $154,310.34 $45,075.64 $199,385.98 Table No. 5h NORTH BAY Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1948 cords pieces feet dues bonus Pine Logs Pine Booms J. Pine Logs J. Pine Booms Balsam Logs Bass Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Hemlock Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Ties ( Pieces) __.; Posts (Pieces) Poles (Pieces) Poles (cu. ft.) Birch (cu.ft.) Fuelwood (Hard).... Fuelwood (Soft) Balsam Pulpwood... J. Pine Pulpwood.... Poplar Pulpwood .... Spruce Pulpwood... J. Pine Pit Props J. Pine Pit Props Exported Poplar Exported 773.36 1,874.38 211.45 2,448.59 2,030.04 17,834.44 60.02 60.02 284.10 761,269 5,035 458,180 1,124 3,568 25,731 65,873 1,252 44,092 78,451 73,766 1,902 182 3,277 3,493 1,873 47,460,258 640,945 4,252,815 84,853 67,254 1,963,424 4,643,414 19,994 1,542,579 1,348,318 1,394,909 160,152 34,794.20 219,665.50 $118,263.71 1,602.33 6,470.24 212.12 134.50 4,908.53 11,608.53 29.91 2,313.86 2,696.55 2,790.01 400.35 18.20 65.54 1,173.25 1,214.40 2,196.65 386.67 468.59 148.01 979.41 812.01 24,698.23 24.01 $183,885.71 $319,121.53 3,562.30 26,153.44 687.14 189.08 2,926.26 6,945.73 59.67 204.19 3,566.83 5,355.85 652.24 9.10 97.46 656.20 38.12 312.99 8.02 918.41 954.14 3,352.23 58.28 20.57 28.41 $375,878.19 $437,385.24 5,164.63 32,623.68 899.26 323.58 7,834.79 18,554.26 89.58 2,518.05 6,263.48 8,145.86 1,052.59 27.30 163.00 1,829.45 1,214.40 2,196.65 424.79 781.58 156.03 1,897.82 1,766.15 28,320.46 82.29 20.57 28.41 $559,763.90 170 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Pine . J. Pine Hemlock Spruce Birch Poplar _ Cut Under Permit J,225.000ft. B.M. . 897,000 ft. B.M. . 27,000 ft. B.M. . 448,000 ft. B.M. . 86.000 ft. B.M. . 471,000 ft. B.M. Ties Posts Poles Pulpwood Fuelwood 4,137 Pieces 8,005 Pieces 2,115 Pieces .16,831.00 Cords . 5,859.00 Cords T.A.BLE No. 5l P.\RRY SOUND Classificatiox of Axxu.al Timber Return Year Ending M..\rch 31, 1948 feet dues bonus CORDS PIECES Pine Logs .. .. Pine Booms.- Ash Logs Bass Logs Beech Logs__ Birch Logs Cedar Logs__ Cherry LogS- Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Poles (Pieces) Posts (Pieces) Fuelwood (Hard)_ Balsam Pulpwood.. Spruce Pulpwood... 32,571 78 690 11,109 1,707 110,946 823 200 984 140,647 205 52,612 503 566 35,904 539 231 230 1,838,998 13,053 40,507 490,306 96,388 9,388,407 12,123 7,034 91,852 6,461,608 16,840 3,373,789 26,185 14,655 978,029 53,030 S 4,597.48 32.63 101.26 1,225.71 240.96 23,470.99 18.17 17.57 229.61 9,692.36 42.09 8,434.38 65.46 29.31 1,956.06 132.56 71.50 4.60 1,425.25 134.40 21.00 S5 1,943.35 ; 8,808.46 195.28 50.90 869.07 24.89 16,880.41 22.55 16.71 147.21 4,380.72 17.01 3,947.75 43.28 9.70 1,615.55 71.42 48.47 $37,149.38 ?13,405.94 227.91 152.16 2,094.78 265.85 40,351.40 40.72 34.28 376.82 14,073.08 59.10 12,382.13 108.74 39.01 3,571.61 203.98 71.50 4.60 1,473.72 134.40 21.00 §89,092.73 Mixed Logs Mi.xed Logs Posts Cut Under Permit .3,816,279 ft. B.M. Poles Pulpwood 53,046 lin. ft. 1,667 Pieces Fuelwood 859 Pieces .3,635.50 Cords .6,990.55 Cords T.\ble No. 5j PORT ARTHUR Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1948 SPECIES CORDS pieces FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs 59,543 5,640,801 S 14,124.50 S 34,442.11 $ 48,566.61 Pine Booms 1,037 244,925 612.31 1,590.45 2,202.76 J. Pine Logs 1,103,701 17,721,480 32,742.18 70,625.54 103,367.72 J. Pine Booms____. 9,433 405,159 1,012.89 1,756.96 2,769.85 Balsam Logs .._ 24,900 311,403 622.80 1,130.68 1,753.48 Birch Logs 980 18,224 45.55 38.24 83.79 Cedar Logs 3,767 59,969 89.95 166.22 256.17 Poplar Logs..__ 87,178 3,697,182 5,977.31 2,069.86 8,047.17 Spnire Lops 299,738 7,890,434 15,780.84 32,488.31 48,269.15 Spruce Booms. 9,149 1,109,676 2,772.16 5,488.74 8,260.90 Ties (Pieces) 2,371 237.10 86.66 323.76 Piling (lin ft ) 84 3,380 67.60 6760 Piling (cu. ft.) ! 1,693 44,206.16 2,305.05 2, .305 .05 Poles (cu. ft. 1 ,>0.500 726,378.97 30,444.74 30,444.74 Continued on next page. 171 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. SPECIES Fuelwood (Hard) Fuelwood (Soft) _ Balsam Pulpwood J. Pine Pulpwood. Poplar Pulpwood . Spruce Pulpwood. Spruce Exported... Balsam Exported.. J. Pine Exported... Poplar Exported .. CORDS 144.50 1,513.61 57,349.03 58,298.20 7,649.80 524,690.06 55,162.33 24,250.92 17,729.31 1,947.44 72.25 21.67 93.92 378.40 333.14 711.54 40,141.12 19,776.74 59,917.86 25,140.58 6,133.66 31,274.24 3,094.12 905.41 3,999.53 722,859.79 159,948.91 882,808.70 82,743.00 82,743.00 36,376.37 36,376.37 8,864.66 8,864.66 194.74 194.74 $898,521.24 $465,182.07 $1,363,703.31 Cut Under Permit W. Pine Logs 164,501 ft. B.M. J. Pine Logs _ 478,754 ft. B.M. Spruce Logs 65,387 ft. B.M. Balsam Logs 18,392 ft. B.M. Poplar Logs 45,867 ft. B.M. Pulpwood 2,169. Cords Fuelwood 1,886. Cords Poles 1 , 1 70 Pieces Posts _ 1 ,000 Pieces T.^ble No. 5k QUINTE (TWEED) Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1948 cords pieces feet dues bonus total Pine Logs _. Pine Booms Ash Logs Balsam Logs.. Bass Logs Beech Logs _ Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cherry Logs Elm Logs ._ Hemlock Logs Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs.- Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Piling (cu. ft.).. Poles Posts— Trees „ Shingle Bolts Fuelwood (Hard)... Fuelwood (Soft) Balsam Pulpwood..., Poplar Pulpwood .... Spruce Pulpwood .. Balsam Exported .... Poplar Exported Spruce Exported 1.12 2,995.94 70.81 488.23 935.44 544.26 308.24 710.07 416.71 179,814 226 1,174 9,499 18,223 6,533 13,044 2,033 84 1,973 96,082 35,257 2,150 32,942 42,387 1,714 247 180 33 355 18 5,487,532 15,703 36,844 111,684 689,783 259,220 682,779 33,503 3,992 152,762 3,910,380 2,011,083 65,791 763,020 992,435 134,188 5,616 1,719.23 $13,796.75 39.25 89.83 212.72 1,723.80 648.04 1,692.44 49.88 9.98 380.41 5,864.40 4,995.35 164.31 1,455.22 1,947.54 333.23 8.41 59.31 9.50 7.10 13.50 .67 1,497.96 17.70 345.00 374.18 761.98 $36,498.46 $22,511.53 1.32 71.10 146.23 991.74 291.53 1,383.74 36.05 13.89 208.76 3,845.51 3,693.82 163.56 955.01 2,716.98 185.70 6.23 .50 4.53 772.20 19.40 63.99 174.48 1.03 308.24 71.00 416.71 $39,054.78 $36,308.28 40.57 160.93 358.95 2,715.54 939.57 3,076.18 85.93 23.87 589.17 9,709.91 8,689.17 327.87 2,410.23 4,664.52 518.93 14.64 59.31 10.00 11.63 13.50 .67 2,270.16 37.10 408.99 548.66 763.01 308.24 71.00 416.71 $75,553.24 172 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 Cut Under Permit Pine - 611,166 ft. B.M. H. Wood -- 258,965 ft. B.M. Balsam . -- 38,292 ft. B.M. Cedar 14,341 ft. B.M. Hemlock .._ 157,403 ft. B.M. Poplar 96,028 ft. B.M. Spruce 1 68,9 1 4 ft. B .M . TamaracLogs 2,914 ft. B.M. Pulpwood 1,094.72 Cords Fuelwood -- — ...-1,930.00 Cords Lagging 47.39 Cords Poles 618 Pieces Posts 1,079 Pieces Table No. 5l SAULT STE. MARIE Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1948 CORDS PIECES feet DUES BONUS Pine Logs Pine Booms J. Pine Logs J. Pine Booms .Ash Logs Balsam Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms... Maple Logs. ._ Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms... Car Stakes... Poles Posts Shingle Bolts Balsam Pulpwood J. Pine Pulpwood.. Poplar Pulpwood - Spruce Pulpwood.. 5.25 20,481.41 14,986.61 1,618.73 221,964.72 282,169 6,330 122,463 2,124 85 2,619 15,227 114 117 8,478 818 5,838 679 4,790 60,859 5,443 1,502 112 114 17,613,854 694,532 2,914,671 96,545 4,650 17,084 1,091,813 782 10,149 531,947 28,992 281,021 55,439 64,597 1,589,979 269,644 > 44,034.62 1,736.34 7,185.88 241.36 11.62 34.17 2,729.50 1.17 25.36 797.91 72.48 702.52 138.57 129.19 3,179.93 674.11 90.12 32.75 8.04 10.50 14,336.99 5,994.64 647.50 310,750.61 $393,565.88 $ 83,750.24 4,428.43 9,332.33 462.93 21.92 70.22 7,955.59 1.96 36.29 1,662.18 117.00 1,464.11 296.75 256.47 6,209.41 1,150.31 28.70 .54 4,593.58 4,660.11 485.32 53,592.44 $180,576.83 $127,784.86 6,164.77 16,518.21 704.29 33.54 104.39 10,685.09 3.13 61.65 2,460.09 189.48 2,166.63 435.32 385.66 9,389.34 1,824.42 90.12 61.45 8.58 10.50 18,930.57 10,654.75 1,132.82 364,343.05 $574,142.71 Cut Under Permit Pine 443,879 ft. B.M. J. Pine - .113,385 ft. B.M. Spruce _ 43,946 ft. B.M. Hemlock _ 565,538 ft. B.M. Birch 853,281 ft. B.M. Maple ...216,050 ft. B.M. Oak „ _... 54,460 ft. B.M. Elm 6,747 ft. B.M. Ash 2.999 ft. B.M. Poplar - 25,536 ft. B.M. Cedar 2,696 ft. B.M. Ties - 1,299 Pieces Poles - 267 Pieces Posts 1,382 Pieces Pulpwood _ 414.57 Cords Fuelwood .1,477.57 Cords Table No. 5m SIOUX LOOKOUT Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1948 CORDS PIECES feet DUES BONITS TOTAL Pine Logs . Pine Booms J. Pine Logs . J. Pine Booms 9,718 87 486,397 1,255 399,801 6,284 7,388,394 95,300 $ 999.50 15.71 15,383.61 238.25 3,490.85 33.34 35,800.42 454.99 $ 4,490.35 49.05 51,184.03 6Q3.24 Continued on next page. 173 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 No. 3 SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Birch Logs 47 2,077 5.19 9.35 14.54 Poplar Logs.- — 380 7,356 14.71 5.74 20.45 Spruce Logs 72,481 2,186,829 4,373.65 10,775.52 15,149.17 Spruce Booms 5,093 696,114 1,740.27 3,913.62 5,653.89 Spruce (lin. ft.).. 321,760 1,072.53 1,072.53 Poles (cu. ft.) 1,673 27,049.18 1,142.66 1,142.66 Poles C Pieces) 26 6.75 6.75 13.50 Ties 49,904 4,933.20 1,938.96 6,872.16 Fuelwood (Soft) 7,Q05.00 1,976.25 1,976.25 Balsam Pulpwood.— . 7,587.38 5,311.17 210.37 5,521.54 J. Pine Pulpwood 31,085.40 12,434.17 8,627.96 21,062.13 Poplar Pulpwood 736.54 294.61 52.82 347.43 Spruce Pulpwood 216,984.09 300,457.72 25,811.57 326,269.29 Spruce Exported 57,658.16 57,658.16 57,658.16 Balsam Exported 1,767.45 1,767.45 1,767.45 J. Pine Exported 134.61 67.30 67.30 Poplar Exported 208.38 20.84 20.84 $350,399.95 $150,646.01 $501,045.96 Cut Under Permit J. Pine - -- 366,583 ft. B.M. Lagging 199,313 cu. ft. Spruce 1,239,680 ft. B.M. Poplar - 100,234 ft. B.M. Posts Pulpwood 300 Pieces .1,286.69 Cords Table No. 5n SUDBURY Classification of Annu.'VL Timber Return Ye.ar Ending March 31, 1948 CORDS pieces feet DUES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs Pine Booms J. Pine Logs ._- J. Pine Booms Ash Logs Bass Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms.- Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Booms Spruce Logs Tamarac Logs Spruce (Pieces)..-. J. Pine (Pieces).... Car Stakes (Pieces).. Poles (Pieces) Posts (Pieces) Fuelwood (Hard) Fuelwood (Soft) . Balsam Pulpwood J. Pine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood 1,155.29 530.61 620.91 27,928.49 15,152.75 163,208 1,653 159,779 458 447 2,508 22,808 1,041 151 5,660 25 73 123 2,955 390 20,948 ISO 14,226 512 3,786 10,341 28,347 7,670,496 235,526 1,868,431 14,460 20,662 73,762 391,581 8,237 2,002 206,323 2,299 1,724 2,075 52,538 29,369 345,547 450 $19,176.19 588.81 4,426.08 36.14 51.65 184.40 978.94 12.35 5.00 309.48 5.75 4.31 5.19 105.07 73.40 691.10 .67 1,051.75 25.60 113.58 2,990.75 798.44 577.64 132.65 434.63 11,171.39 6,061.10 $38,294.01 1,361.28 3,337.33 58.59 72.35 183.74 1,496.98 51.82 476.01 5.60 14.32 109.54 112.93 1,358.87 96.55 678.08 52.45 19.70 119.59 40.83 1,773.78 57,470.20 1,950.09 7,763.41 94.73 124.00 368.14 2,475.92 64.17 5.00 785.49 5.75 9.91 19.51 214.61 186.33 2,049.97 .67 1,051.75 25.60 113.58 3,087.30 1,476.52 630.09 152.35 544.22 11,212.22 7,834.88 Continued on next page. 174 No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DVtS BONUS TOTAL Spruce Pulpwood— . 8.902.65 12,403.72 99.35 12,563.07 Spruce Exported 2,297.07 3,445.60 3,445.60 Balsam Exported 301.70 452.55 452.55 J. Fine Exported 5.00 2.50 2.50 Poplar Exported 8,936.56 893.66 893.66 $62,475.78 $54,608.01 $117,083.79 Pine J. Pine Spruce — - Hemlock Hardwood Poplar Cut Uxder Permit .1,136,228 ft. B.M. Cedar 13,347 ft. B.M. . 349,880 ft. B.M. Pulpwood _... 3,438.55 Cords - 379,951 ft. B.M. Fuelwood .4,218.78 Cords . 298,070 ft. B.M. Poles 3,950 Pieces . 119,115 ft. B.M. Posts 13,878 Pieces - 302,680 ft. B.M. Lagging _ 3,376 Pieces T.able No. 5o TRENT (LINDSAY) Cl.^ssificatiox of Axxu.al Timber Return* Ye.ar Ending M.arch 31, 1948 CORDS pieces feet DUES BONUS tot.al .■\5h Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs Beech Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms Maple Logs.- Oak Logs Pine Logs Pine Booms Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Ties Poles Posts Fuelwood (Hard)... Fuelwood (Soft) Balsam Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Spruce PuI[)wood 511.50 2.00 91.57 549.20 135.54 22 11 4,282 1,882 5,152 4,239 606 n,2A^ 99 10,776 946 22,242 241 3,343 21,821 276 412 360 9,861 7.488 6,438 139,567 108,064 458,215 49,151 45,134 3,107,674 14,460 843,045 38,973 871,891 27,683 143,551 583,193 24,592 3.660 .S 18.71 12.88 348.90 270.15 1,145.52 73.72 112.82 4,661.49 36.14 2,107.60 97.42 2,179.70 69.20 287.11 1,166.40 61.48 5.49 41.20 105.75 197.22 255.75 .50 64.10 219.68 189.75 $13,728.68 ? 28.08 22.06 216.99 89.38 468.12 65.25 102.99 1,480.89 35.77 546.84 63.75 2,208.77 43.54 364.22 541.47 25.78 5.49 8.24 91.75 161.55 216.45 1.30 40.71 272.80 26.82 $7,129.01 46.70 34.94 565.89 359.53 1,613.64 138.97 215.81 6,142.38 71.91 2,654.44 161.17 4,388.47 112.74 651.33 1,707.87 87.26 10.98 40.44 107.50 358.77 472.20 1.80 104.81 492.48 216.57 $20,857.69 Pine Spruce .. Balsam .. Hemlock H. Wood Cut Under Permit ..169,028 ft. B.M. Ties . 45,388 ft. B.M. Posts . 30,281 ft. B.M. 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'jT:^"' ■s?" > Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 4 DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS General The financial report sets out a substantial increase — $479,150.00 — in expen- diture appropriation of the Department as compared with the previous year. This increased appropriation was required for: (1) Suppression of Forest Fires; (2) Salvaging of fire killed timber; (3) Air Service Expansion; (4) Cost of Living Bonus to employees There was a decrease in the cash receipts — $32.981.37 — as compared with the previous year. Jj^ndex o/ ^abie eS Table No. Page 1. Analysis of cash receipts by districts -------- lo ^naex of (^ncirts ana L^raolti Figure Xo. Page 1. Timber returns, crow^' dues, ground rent, etc. ----- 5 2. Water power rentals, crown sales and rentals, etc. - - - 6 3. Trend of total annual receipts ---------- Q 4. Trend of tot.^vl annual disbursements ------ ^ - q FINANCIAL REPORT Cash Receipts and Disbursements Statement for the year ending March 31, 1950. is set out on Schedule A, page 6. The following summarizes the result of operations for the year. Total— Cash Disbursements $14,536,859.74 —Cash Receipts 11,602,255.69 Excess of Disbursements over Receipts $2,934,604.05 2. Comparison of Results with those of prior years (a) Receipts Cash receipts for the year under review compare with those of the previous four years as follows: years ending march 31st division 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 $ $ $ s S Accounts Water Power Rentals 6S4,Q7Q 680,568 694,859 759,570 811,664 Provincial Land Tax 209,459 204,475 185,470 217,521 242,292 T/ong T.ac Diversion 20,850 20,400 19,950 19,500 19,050 Misrellaneons 9,048 46,071 24,825 26,225 21,778 Air Service 25,284 15,258 8,376 6,373 10,734 Fi<;h and Wildlife 1,651,166 2,248,201 2,420,661 2,813,876 2,774,518 Forest Protection . __ 30,943 46,402 53,230 48,330 70,707 Land and Recreational Areas 338,258 430,644 393,938 409,465 400,223 Reforestation 19,386 25,373 25,562 1,685 153 Surveys 459 1,652 501 402 534 Timber Management 5,554,781 6,944,104 6,855,031 7,332,290 6,789,235 Mississagi Salvage Project - - 459,961 Operation and Personnel (Sylva) 1,406 8,514,613 10,663,148 10,682,403 11,635,237 11,602,255 Page 5 Division of Accounts (b) The following is a comparison of total disbursements for the five years ending March 31. 1950. VEARS ENDING MARCH 31 ST DIVISION- 1946 1947 1948 1949 19S0 V Ip 1^ Ij) Ip Department of Lands & Forests Total Disbursements Chargeable to Appropriation as voted Mississagi Salvage Project _ Additional Disbursements Uncontrollable items Special 3,988,394 5,961,806 7,598,612 9,693,336 9,913,521 1,489,845 4,623,339 Warrant 111,000 217,621 Dept. of Game & Fisheries Total Disbursements Chargeable to Appropriation as voted Total Disbursements 748,661 1,197,974 4,848,055 7,159,780 7,598,612 11,400,802 14,536,860 FlGt"RE No. 1 TREND OF DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE TIMBER KETURNS-CKOWN DUES-GROUND RENT 6 FIRE TAX CHARGES FOFl THE FIVE YEA[^S ENDING 31 MARCH 1950 CO Q 5 O 4 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 6 Figure No. 2 TREND OF DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE WATEK POWEK RENTALS - CROWN LAND SALES 6 RENTALS PROVINCIAL LAND TAX FOR THE FIVE YEAR-S ENDING 31 MARCH 1950 900 cc 800 < 700 o o 600 Ll. o 500 400 CO 300 < CO 200 100 WATER POWER. RENTALS ^ ^ — .. , ^^^ CROWN LAND S, ^LES 6 RENTALS ■ ^» ^" ^* PROVINCIAL LAr ID TAX 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS Schedule A FOR YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1950 DmsiON OF Accounts RECEIPTS Water Power _____ $ 811,663.96 Provincial Land Tax 242,292.14 Long Lac Diversion 19,050.00 Casual Fees, Surveys, Office Fees, etc. 18,778.07 Security Deposits . 3,000.00 Division of Air Service Miscellaneous . Division of Fish and Wildlife Licences, Royalty and Sundry ._ Di\asiON OF Forest Protection Miscellaneous Division of L.-^nd .and Recreational Areas Land Sales Agricultural $ 14,104.58 Summer Resort _. 20,701.13 Townsites 5,308.63 University _ 148.16 Miscellaneous ___ 14,194.01 Unallocated __ 163,185.74 $1,094,784.17 10,733.90 2,774,518.06 70,706.89 $ 217,642.25 Carried Forward _ $3,950,742.92 PaseJ Division of Accounts Schedule A {Continued) RECEIPTS Brought Forward $3,950,742.92 Land Rentals (Other than Parks) Leases and Licenses of Occupation — .— 112,061.86 Temagami Islands 1,959.54 114,021.40 Park Revenue Algonquin Rentals $ 13,636.73 Miscellaneous 14,091.12 Rondeau Rentals ....$ 15,305.09 Miscellaneous 2,825.98 -5 27,727.85 -$ 18,131.07 Quetico Rentals $ 93.05 Miscellaneous 1 ,284.00 $ 1,377.05 Ipperwash Beach Rentals $ 710.00 Miscellaneous 2,329.25 $ 3,039.25 S 50,275.22 Tourist Outfitters Licenses 16,192.76 Other Lands Division Receipts - 2,091.54 $ 400,223.17 Division of Operation and Personnel Sylva Subscriptions 1,406.39 Division of Reforestation Miscellaneous — 153.35 Division of Surveys Aerial Surveys — Net Receipts - 533.65 Division of Timber Management (See Schedule "B") Crown Dues $6,146,884.32 Ground Rent _ - - _ - 112,139.00 Fire Tax — 485,313.46 Scalers' Wages - - - 5,632 .36 Interest -.- 5,868.38 Mill Licenses and Sundry 4,202.28 $6,760,039.80 Cash Deposits -- 29,195.24 $6,789,235.04 MississAGi Salvage -. 459,961 .07 Total Receipts _ _ $11,602,255.69 E.\cess of Disbursements over Receipts _ ~ - 2,934,604.05 $14,536,859.74 Carried Forward $14,536,859.74 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 8 Schedule A {Continued) DISBURSEMENTS Brought Forward $14,536,859.74 MAIN OFFICE Minister's Salary — Statutory $ 8,000.00 Salaries — Permanent and Temporary 766,969.21 Travelling Expenses . 47,525,95 Maintenance and Operating 18,813.19 Damage and Other Claims, Sundry Contingencies, etc. 1,850.96 Compensation for Injured Workmen 52,591.43 Cost of Living Bonus — Entire Department 477,357.98 Unemployment Insurance Stamps 1,456.04 Annuities and Bonuses to Indians 23,580.00 $1,398,144.76 FIELD SERVICES Basic Org.\xization — including District Offices Salaries _ $3,399,623.25 Travelling Expenses _. 479,5 75 .49 Maintenance and Operating 1,838,845.82 Extra Fire Fighting Salaries— Temporary __ $1,018,087.18 Travelling Expenses 1 7 ,965 .03 Maintenance and Operating 464,904.72 $5,718,044.56 $1,500,956.93 Fire Prevention, Conservation of Fish and Wildlife AND Reforestation Salaries, etc.. Maintenance and Operating $ 129,874.78 Grants Association of Ontario Land Surveyors _ $ 200.00 Municipalities in lieu of School Fees _ 632.54 Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation Inc 1,500.00 Thomas R. Jones . 300.00 E. L. Marsh 100.00 Niagara District Pheasant Breeders' Association 500.00 Ontario Fur Breeders' .\ssociation Inc. 2,500.00 Ontario Federation of Commercial Fishermen . 1,500.00 $ 7,232.54 Wolf Bounty $ 56,927.00 Bear Bounty ._ $ 8,530.00 Division of Air Serwce Salaries $ 288,916.67 Travelling Expenses 9,928.34 Maintenance and Operating — including purchase of Aircraft 447,277.88 $ 746,122.89 Division of Research Salaries — Tempo rary $ 131,016.85 Travelling Expenses 18,477.11 Maintenance and Operating 55,722.83 $ 205,216.79 Division of Surveys Aerial Surveys $ 21,558.91 Ground Surveys — Miscellaneous Expenses 120,911.46 T. -r A/r ■ 5 142,470.37 Division of Timber M.axagement Salvaging Fire-Damaged Timber, Salaries, Travelling, Maintenance Expenses, Advances to Contractors, Equipment Purchases $4,623,339.12 Total Disbursements $14,536,859.74 Page 9 Division of Accounts Figure No. 3 TREND OF TOTAL ANNUAL RECEIPTS FOR. THE TEN YEAR.S ENDING 31 MARCH 1950 INCLUDES FORMER GAME AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE MI5SISSAGI SALVAGE PROJECT O -z. O 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 is. 137,351 $6,348,601 $7,033,613 $6,697,708 $6,606,479 $8,514,613 $10,663,148 $10,682403 $11635237 $11,142,295 Figure No. 4 TREND OF TOTAL ANNUAL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE TEN YEARS ENDING 31 MAR.CH 1950 INCLUDES FORMER GAME AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE MISSISSAGI SALVAGE PROJECT O O 194! $2,967: 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 $3,231,118 $4,075,717 $3,615,426 $4,210,990 $4,848,055 $7159,780 1948 $7598,612 1949 $9,910,957 1950 * 9.91 3.521 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 10 cq cs a w ^ i-i w f= i2 S < 3 :?; f^. en H 5 3 '-' O o a g Q (1, W K > Q H U H o; y, H C/J Q w n > H < « ^ en rO < H w »^ Oh a: Cii W U u 3 pn W S Pi i^ Q O U « y fclH <: o n ►-^ C/J C/} OS > rn Uh Q < < 5 S U3 1-1 tfi Q as ri iz; i 9 ^ O •* ID 3 U5 f^ O' ■*. .-i o <^ r^ \0 rvj t^ O O t^ ^ vo o O *— I CN lo ro O^ CN r*^ o6 C> O 1^ "-i r^i (sj vC tN >o O x^ >0 O ^ o' o cvi .^ ,-i ■ 2 ir: o re cc lo O O vO ir: <>i . ^ ^ e«- ^^ o-^ '■^^ .— 1 r^^ vo >— I \0 "D 00 O^ t^ O^ CNi O^ I^ ly-j Tf ly^ r^ O ,-< CO O x^ x^ O ^ f^ •^ 00^ rO^ 00 Tl- O 00^ tN vO *— 1 (^ fN rO O ro O t^^ O ■^ lr> 0^_ Tj; C> >r5 -^ ■* 00 OO r^j ro Tt- ^ vO lo 00 >o rN cT -^ cT <>^ O-' ■-<' O^ re rl- -^ rt O 00 ^ ■^ >— I fO "-I t^ O Q QQQ 00 o o O o vO O o o o o VO O •^ CM IT) 8 CM 8 o 1^ 00 re ■* to vO O .-c (N vO OO VO t^ re o l-H 1-H ro re O O r^ O lO O p <~^) O O" u-j O fNi" O 00 rsj O -^ lo CM <-e 00 ■r)- re 0>otviTj-\0'~e^'~o O O^ I^ Tf ^ VO .-I o 1— I Tf rsj to \0 ^H rg CN "^ vO O O i^ O O to O- r^ O^ ^ o 00 0> "^ 00 O- ■* >o O^' — I CN re T-<^ ~^ o '~~i, o^ f o rf o re" o- o- >-r o^ <^ 't Tj- o o o O rt ■— ( re ■— I t^ ooooooooooo-ooo OOO'-iOpoppreppO; tf^ lo ■^ O- 00 i-~^ to J^ O -t O ^- oo' O '^tN-^O-HlOrertOl^CO OOtO re to O r^ O^ O 00 p -- p re p o <~^, (N rvj 00 \0 f^ to (^ r^ re 00 re to f^i O y~( ^H -H ^H to CN 00 to 't- O ^ fN ^H ^ o 00 '* i^ 1/5 00 rg rf CO ,_) 00 t^ CM 1^ re re re re vO 1—4 o J^ rM x^ no y—t ■o CNl vO to •-^ 00 o- 00 00 o ^o o ^ 00 1^ 00 re ,-1 l-~ re --I re to (N fN 00 o rM ■<*■ lO - is [laid on any bear 12 months of age or over, and a $5.00 bounty is paid on any bear under 12 months of age. which has been killed between April 15th. and November 30th. in a township of which 25 'r of the total area is devoted to agriculture, and which is located in one of the counties or districts described in the Regulations. The Act further specifies that the bear must be killed in defence or preservation of livestock or property, by a bona fide resident of the township. The following is a comparative statement, showing the bear bounty statistics for a period of five years, ending with the fiscal year 1949-1950. Kcport of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 24 PERIOD .■\DITLTS CUBS BOUNTY For year ending Mar. ,U, 1946 1167 .SI 1,330.00 For year ending Mar. 31, 1947 959 73 9,735.00 For year ending Mar. 31, 1948 509 17 5,095.00 For year ending Mar. 31, 1949 ...._ 592 67 6,035.00 VoY year ending Mar. 31, 1950 803 122 8,530.00 It will be noted from the above table that the statistics for the last fiscal year, show a marked increase in the number of bears killed. This may indicate that the low period in the bear cycle, was reached in the fiscal year ending 1948. There were 750 claims for bounty involving 803 bears, and 122 bear cubs considered by the Department, of which. 1 1 claims representing 1 1 bears, were refused for various reasons. The following table shows the number of bears and cubs killed in each of the counties and districts on which applications for bounty were received. These figures do not include the bears hunted and killed by sportsmen, on which bounty is not applicable. T.^ble No. i BEAR BOUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1949-1950 County or District Be.ar 12 months or over Cubs under 12 months Total Algoma 63 26 89 Bruce ... - — . 8 1 9 Cochrane 179 21 200 Frontenac _ _ 3 3 Haliburton 4 3 7 Hastings 28 3 31 Kenora _. 19 4 23 Lennox and Addington... 2 2 4 Manitoulin S 1 6 Muskoka 9 9 Nipissing 19 4 22, Parry Sound 41 3 44 Peterboro 6 6 Rainy River 70 14 84 Renfrew 26 12 38 Sudbury 51 3 54 Timiskaming 128 142 8 17 136 Thunder Bay 159 Total: 803 122 925 FUR FARMING 1949 During the first part of the calendar year 1949, the market for ranch raised mink pelts appears to have struck the low level on its gradual decline from the high wartime prices. These prices insofar as good quality standard mink were concerned, were slightly above the high cost of production. However, by fall, the market showed a steady improvement in demand and price levels, and ranchers once again received, for good quality pelts, prices reminiscent of wartime. Silver fox in all its phases, continued to bring prices well below production costs. The depressed fox market has been an asset in one sense, in that it has forced a general housecleaning in the fox industry which was long overdue. Many ranchers who raised inferior pelts have been forced out of the business, the remainder pelted out all but a nucleus of their finest breeding stock. These circumstances would indicate that only the finest pelts will be available when market conditions improve to the Page 25 Division of Fish and Wildlife Moose calf (jemale), Faiponge Tup. Criiinulrr Buy). Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 26 point where profit can be realized, which should put the fox industry on the soundest basis in its history. The unstable market in the first part of this year and the general condition of the industry resulted in a net decrease of 268 ranches in the Province. There was a total of 1,392 licences issued during the calendar year 1949. Of these. 1,274 were renewals of previous licences, 108 for newly established ranches and 10 licences were issued with retroactive provisions to legalize the operation of ranches during the previous year. Table No. 2 SUMMARY OF BREEDING STOCK— LICENSED FUR FARMS JANUARY 1st 1045 1046 1047 1048 1040 Beaver 44 30 45 70 71 Fisher 14 35 45 46 26 Rliip Fox 055 1283 1276 1450 385 Cross Fox 64 47 36 22> 11 Pearl Platinum Fox — - * * 378 368 565 Platinum Fox 1514 2382 3133 2437 1549 Red Fox 106 110 94 38 23 Standard Silver Fox 11238 10772 9400 6654 5016 White Fox . * * 5 1 4 White Marked Fox. 2629 3115 3179 1600 927 Lynx 2 1 1 1 1 Marten 17 16 28 35 35 Mink -_ .36012 50677 72992 75192 71130 26 2 92 65 55 Raccoon 128 130 127 97 04 Skunk „. 1 ^ 2 1 1 5 *Sho'u.'n tinder allied types. The following table shows the location County or District bv .Mgoma .— . Brant Bruce Carleton ... Cochrane Dufferin ... Dundas . .. Durham .. Elgin Essex Frontenac Glengarry Grenville .. Grey Haldimand Halton .... Hastings .. Huron Kenora ... . Kent Lambton .. Lanark . .. Leeds Number 17 0 47 14 6 County or District of licensed fur farms 1040. County or District Number Lennox and Addington Lincoln Manitoulin Muskoka 2 13 15 19 13 3 5 79 19 31 5 40 25 27 17 48 9 5 24 14 10 Middlesex Xipissing Norfolk Northumberland Ontario Oxford Parry Sound Peel Perth Peterborough Prescott Prince Edward .. Rainy River Renfrew Russell Simcoe Stormont Sudbury Timiskaming Thunder Bay Victoria Waterloo Welland Wellington Wentworth York Total 43 9 9 13 28 29 20 28 SO 13 14 3 30 43 4 90 1 23 7 104 13 35 17 37 SI 145 1382 Page 27 Division of Fish and Wildlife WOLF BOUNTY 1949-1950 In accordance with the provisions of The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act, 1946, a $25.00 bounty was paid on timber and brush wolves three months of age and over and a S5.00 bounty was paid on timber and brush wolves under three months of age. However, under an amendment to this Act. the bounty on wolf pups was increased from S5.00 to 515.00. effective June 7th. 1949. and all claims for bounty on wolf pups submitted on and after that date, were paid at the new rate. On wolves killed in provisional judicial districts, the Department pays the whole bounty, whereas on those killed in counties, the Department pays 40 'c of the bounty with the remaining 60'* being paid by the respective county. Table No. 3 The following tabulation shows the annual wolf bounty statistics for a period of five vears: Period Timber Bounty and Bri'Sh Pups Total Expenses 777 ,^0 2,073 S44,QQ9.87 1.182 42 2,664 SS9,275.18 Q61 74 2,540 S54,923.38 1.062 84 2,727 S57.977.00 890 41 2.544 S56.927.0O For year ending Mar. 31. 1946 1.266 For year ending Mar. 31, 1947 1,440 For year ending Mar. 31, 1948 1,515 For year ending Mar. 31, 1949 1,581 For vear ending Mar. 31. 1950 1.613 During the 25-year-period from 1925 to March 31st. 1950. the Province has expended SI. 183.464.00 in bounty for the destruction of 65,972 wolves and 1.048 wolf pups. This figure does not include the monies expended by the counties on wolf bounty. In the period covered by this report, the Department considered 1,757 claims for bounty on 2.544 wolves. Of these, 24 claims on 30 wolves were refused for various reasons, principally because of the illegal use of snares during the deer season. The following is a computation of the bounty paid in counties and districts, and showing the bounty paid on wolf pups at the old and new rates. COUNTIES Timber— 27 @ SIO $ 270.00 Brush— 328 @ $10 3,280.00 Pups — 4 @ $2 8.00 Pups— 9 @ S6 54.00 DISTRICTS Timber— 1,563 @ $25 $39,075.00 Brush— 555 @ $25 _ 13,875.00 Pups— 7 @ S5 35.00 Pups— 22 (2) SI 5 330.00 Total Grand Total .$3,612.00 Total -553,315.00 S56.927.00 Table No. 4 The following is a summar}- of the number of wolves killed in each of the counties and districts, on which applications for bounty were submitted. County TrNfBER Brush Pups Tot.\l Bruce Carleton D u ff eri n Durham _ . Essex 1 5 1 10 1 10 1 5 1 10 1 Frontcnac Grenvilk- 20 1 Continued on Sext Page. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 28 CorxTv Timber Brush Pups Total Grev 10 3 10 Halton 3 Hastings S 32 37 Hu ron 4 4 Lambton .-. 5 5 Lanark . _. 15 IS Leeds -. 12 1 13 Lennox and Addinston 4 4 Norfolk 6 7 13 Northumberland 1 24 8 24 Ontario 9 Oxford _ ' 1 Peel 1 1 Peterboro 1 21 22 Renfrew .- ig 44 4 67 Simcoe .— . 30 30 \'ictoria 1 44 1 46 Welland 6 6 Wellington — - 4 4 Wentworth 1 1 York - 2 2 Total for Counties 20 ,vV^ \^ ;.75 Tabl E No. 5 WOLF BOUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1040-1050 District Timber Brush Pups Total Algoma 112 70 7 189 Cochrane .— 43 9 52 Haliburton 8 2 7 17 Kenora 557 102 3 664 Manitoulin 19 88 5 112 Muskoka 8 10 18 Xipissing 127 7 134 Parrv Sound — - 104 11 115 Patricia 40 6 46 Rainy River 158 96 4 258 Sudburv 1C8 97 205 Timiskaming 37 37 Thunder Bav 263 59 322 Total Districts 1,584 557 28 2,169 Total Counties 29 333 13 375 Gr\vd Tot^l 1.613 1 890 41 2.544 Table No. 6 REYENUE RECEIYED FROM EXPORT PERMITS APRIL 1st, 1949, TO MARCH 31st, 1950 total amount tot.^l amount OF pelts OF REVENUE 65,600 §131,200.00 454 681.00 231 162.50 7,845 784.50 27 34.50 62 93.00 2 1.00 ,^^01 586.50 Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black). Fox (White) Fox (not specified)..... Lynx Continued on \ext Page. Page 29 Division of Fish and Wildlife TOTAL AMOUXT OF PELTS TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVEXUE Marten Mink Muskrats .. Otter Raccoon- Skunk Weasel Wolverine. TdiAi Revenue.. 393 41,712 555,804 5,152 7,790 5,856 67,052 393.00 20,856.00 55,580.40 5,152.00 779.00 292.80 3,332.60 $219,928.80 Table No. 7 REVENUE RECEIVED FROM TANNERS' PERMITS APRIL 1st, 1049, TO MARCH 31st, 1950 TOTAL AMOUNT OF PELTS TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVEXUE Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black). ._ Fox (White) Fox (not specified) Lynx Marten Mink _. M uskr ats Otter Raccoon Skunk Weasel Wolverine T'iTAL Revenue 256.00 33.00 57.50 278.10 40.50 2.00 24.00 14.00 345.50 16,813.20 79.00 106.00 10.30 15.05 .80 Table No. 8 SUMMARY PELTS EXPORTED PELTS TANNED TOTAL PELTS Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black). Fox (White) Fox (not specified) Lynx Marten Mink Muskrats Otter Raccoon Skunk Weasel Wolverine 65,600 454 231 7.845 27 62 2 391 393 41,712 555,804 5,152 7,790 5,856 67.052 128 22 S3 2,781 30 4 16 14 691 168,132 79 1,060 206 .^01 65,728 476 284 10,626 57 66 2 407 407 42,403 723,936 5,231 8,850 6,062 67.353 Revenue received from Export Permits Revenue received from Tanners Permits Total Revenue $219,948.80 18,074.95 $238,023.75 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 30 Table No. Q TOTAL VALUE OF PELTS EXPORTED OR TANNED DURING THE YEAR ENDLNG MARCH 31st, 1Q50 PELTS EXPORTED PELTS TANNED TOTAL PELTS VALUE OF PELTS Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red)__ Fox (Silver or Black). Fox (White) Fox (not specified)— .- Lynx Marten Mink Muskrats Otter Raccoon Skunk Weasel .— _. Wolverine 65,600 128 65,728 $1,311,273.60 454 22 476 16,360.12 231 53 284 582.20 7,845 2,781 10,626 8,288.28 27 30 57 329.60 62 4 66 516.78 2 2 1.56 391 16 407 3,101.34 393 14 407 7,448.10 41,712 691 42,403 1,219,934.31 555,804 168.132 723,936 1,476,829.44 5,152 79 5,231 111,263.37 7,790 1,060 8,850 11,505.00 5,856 206 6,062 3,394.72 67,052 301 67,353 77,455.95 2 2 13.00 758,371 173,519 031,890 ?4,248,297.37 Table No. 10 STATEMENT OF RANCH RAISED PELTS EXPORTED OR TANNED FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1950 E.XPORTED T.\NNED TOTAL PELTS Fox (Blue) Fox (Cross) Fox (Silver or Black) Mink... 456 13,072 137,172 4 2 1,857 6,341 150,708 8,204 460 10 14,929 143,513 158,912 2,911.80 20.50 170,339.89 1,991,960.44 .$2,165,232.63 ENFORCEMENT A staff of some two hundred conservation officers patrol the province to insure enforcement of the Game and Fisheries Act. the Special Fishery Regulations and the Migratory Birds Convention Act. These officers are under the direct control of the District Foresters in their respective areas, and are assisted by the Ontario Provincial Police, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and deputy game wardens appointed from interested sportsmen. The following details show some results of their activities. Seizures During the annual period April 1, 1949 to March 31, 1950. there was a total of 2.697 cases in which equipment was seized due to the fact that it was being used in various ways which constituted infractions of the legislation and regulations. Table No. 11 Details of the officers who were responsible for these seizures are as follows, viz: — Conservation Officers Provincial Police Constables Deputy Game Wardens Joint Action: Conservation Ofticers and O.P.P. .... Conservation Officers and D.G.W. .. Conservation Officers and R.C.M.P. 61 299 1 2,315 cases 12 cases 9 cases 361 cases 2,697 cases Page 31 Division of Fish and Wildlife In 166 of these cases the seizures were made from unknown persons, principally traps and fishing gear which were set in an unlawful manner, and in which cases it was impossible for the officers concerned to develop definite evidence regarding the ownership of the articles. The equipment seized in these cases was confiscated to the Crown. -p^gLE No. 12 The articles seized in these 2.697 cases included: Game animals (or portions) and birds — - 184 cases Firearms Fish Nets and fishing gear .Angling equipment, including tackle boxes Spears Further details concerning 1.434 cases 475 cases 166 cases 422 cases 76 cases Pelts and hides Traps and snares Water craft Outboard motors Motor vehicles Artificial lights Miscellaneous articles .22 calibre rifles High-power rifles Shotguns Combination rifles and shotguns Bear Beaver . .. Fisher Fo.x, red .. Fox, silver Marten .._ Mink ..... these various seizures are enumerated in the foUowini Table No. 13 FIREARMS 691 cases Revolvers and pistols 179 cases 551 cases 6 cases .\ir rifles 1.879 cases 135 cases 28 cases 12 cases 11 cases 42 cases 85 pieces ; tables: 3 cases 4 cases 1.434 cases T.ABLE Xo. 14 PELTS AND HIDES 1 261 4 18 1 4 72 Muskrat Otter ..... Raccoon Squirrels Weasels Wolves . T.ABLE No. 15 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES Packsacks and haversacks Axes Hunting Knives Snaggers Creels Minnow pails and traps Tip-ups Ice Chisels .\nchors 20 5 2 16 2 4 3 7 1 Dynamite (Sticks) Storage Batteries ... Gaff Hooks Oars (Pair) Skis (Pair) Suitcases Dogs - .1,227 6 . 10 . 151 . 121 3 1,879 10 S 5 1 1 1 2 85 Prosecutions The information contained in the following statistical tables emphasizes one phase of enforcement and the necessity for the maintenance of a capable and efficient staff to perform these duties. Table No. 16 LXFORM.JiTIONS SEIZURES IVVESTIOATIOXS TOTAI Conservation Officers Provincial Police 2,644 12 290 200 2.934 12 To4(r Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 32 Table No. 17 RESULTS OF PROSECUTION CONVICTIONS DISMISSED WITHDRAWN TOTAL Conservation Officers Provincial Police 2,692 12 102 140 2,934 12 2,704 102 140 2,946 Table No. 18 CONVICTIONS FOR FISCAL Angling without non-resident licences — 188 Exporting over limit, or undersized fish, or without coupons 45 Angling with more than one line 22 Fishing other than by angling 1S8 Illegal possession of gill nets 42 Taking undersized or over limit of fish 168 Illegal possession of fish in closed season 224 Setting nets in restricted areas _ 9 Taking fish by use of artificial lights 16 Angling in restricted waters 27 Guiding without licence and violation of condition of guide's licence 18 Hunting without licence 637 Hunting in closed season 80 Hunting in prohibited hours 141 Hunting deer without licenced guides, Kenora and Rainy River districts 9 Hunting with unplugged shotguns 113 Huntings ducks from a power boat 6 Jacklighting deer 20 Illegal possession of game in closed season 128 Commercial fishing without licences 14 Filleting fish for export 2 Allow fish or game to spoil _ S Pollution of waters -— 1 Illegal possession of female deer or fawn. 13 Trespassing 5 Killing moose in closed season 12 Illegal possession of bull frogs 7 •Antedating licences S Transporting unsealed deer 13 Keeping animals in captivity without licence 1 YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1950 Setting snares 2 Transferring hunting or fishing licences.— 11 Loaded firearms in motor vehicles 164 Illegal possession of firearms in Crown Game Preserves or Provincial Parks ... 88 Illegal possession of firearms in lumber and mining camps, etc. 42 Firearms not encased or dismantled at night 7 Shooting across highways or from motor cars 13 Allow dogs to run at large 20 Hunting with unlicenced dogs 2 Hunting migratory birds and pheasants with rifle 21 Obstructing an officer 1.^ Taking hen pheasants 3 Killing wild native birds 6 Trapping without licence 68 Illegal possession of furs 74 Trapping during closed season 10 Set traps in muskrat and beaver houses .. 8 Trap in Game Preserves and Provincial Parks 3 Operating Tourist Outfitters' Camps without licences 9 Violation of condition of fur buyers' licence 2 Importing live minnows 2 Operating fur farms without licences 2 Failure to make fur dealers' returns 1 Breaking beaver dams 2 Setting nets without tags or buoys 2 2,704 Charges were laid against violators in a total of 2,946 cases in which infrac- tions of the legislation and regulations it is our duty to enforce had either been wit- nessed or disclosed upon investigation. In 2,704 cases convictions were registered. Charges were dismissed in 102 cases. Charges were withdrawn in 140 cases for various reasons such as where two or more charges were originally laid against an individual, or for lack of supporting evidence when the case was further investigated Many violations were of an extremely important nature, such as: Illegal taking and possession of beaver Unlawful hunting and trapping in Crown Game Preserves and Provincial Parks Page 33 Division of Fish and Wildlife CormuiLLnt t\,< dipping operation — Fish and Wildlife specialist \fil Mc.Wiui^liton {in uniform] assisted by Major C. E. Sinclair, Parry Sound. Assaultin.s; and obstructing officers Illegal killing of cow moose Jacklighting deer Possession of gill nets without proper authority Operating gill nets without a licence Hunting in closed season. General The Game and Fisheries Act provides that articles "used in violation of this Act and found in the possession of any person suspected of having committed an offence against this Act shall be seized, and upon conviction, be forfeited to and become the property of the Crown in the right of Ontario and sold by the Department." In many cases where the offences were of a minor character, the jiersons from whom seizures were made were given an opportunity to redeem the articles seized u[-)on payment of a specified fee fi.xed by the Department. This arrangement applies prin- cipally to firearms and fhshing tackle. The amount realized from such .sales amounted to $5,319.80. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 34 There are also many cases which are sufficiently serious to warrant definite confiscation to the Crown. Such articles are disposed of in annual public sales. Table No. 19 Three such sales were conducted by the Department during the period under review, as follows: May fishing tackle sale $ 807.56 June fur sale, confiscated furs 2,457.45 October sale of firearms and miscellaneous equipment 3,788.26 Total $7,053.27 During the period under review Conservation Officers in the course of their operations, and in addition to many other duties, performed the following services: 1. Seized equipment in 2,697 cases, 166 of which covered unknown persons. 2. Prosecuted some 2,934 cases and obtained convictions in 2,692 cases. 3. Obtained fines totalling $47,854. 4. Realized $12,373.77 from the sale of confiscated articles. 5. Aided in distribution of millions of fish and the re-stocking of thousands of pheasants. 6. Spent a great deal of time, after hours, working with organized groups in the interest of conservation. GAME FISH SECTION Hatcheries and Rearing Stations Excellent progress was made in the culture and distribution of the various species of both commercial and game fish which were reared in 27 provincial hatcheries this year. The total output of fish was in excess of any yearly distribution since 1943. It is of particular interest that 37.550 maskinonge fingerlings, ranging in size from 2" to 7", were distributed to suitable waters. This number is greater than that of any previous distribution and followed special investigation of waters to insure for the species a high degree of suitability. Another important item was the re-stocking of Trout Lake, in Widdifield Township, District of Xipissing, with 800 Ouananiche fingerlings. These were the result of spawn-taking operations on this lake in the autumn of the previous year. The breeding stock has resulted from Ouananiche yearlings which the former Depart- ment of Game and Fisheries originally planted in Trout Lake in 1935. Pembroke Trout Rearing Station was closed during the year so that extensive repairs and alterations could be made in order to increase the efficiency of the hatchery. Page 35 Division of Fish and Wildlife Biological Projects The biological projects undertaken during the year, consisted of the following: bass harvesting, sea lamprey control, Atlantic salmon experiments, controlled poisoning of a lake containing undesirable species of fish to determine the possibility of establish- ing desirable species, creel census studies, fish tagging and biological surveys of lakes and streams. Bass Harvesting During the summer months, adult smallmouth bass and largemouth bass were harvested from the following lakes and distributed to suitable waters: Barton, Bastedo, Cat. Davern, Fox, Little Gull. Little Silver, O'Reilly and Shoepac. Sea Lamprey Control Operations for the control of sea lamprey were continued. A number of weirs were set in selected streams flowing into the North Channel. ^Nlany other locations are being studied to determine their suitability for lamprey control operations. Removal of Coarse Fish Xets were operated on the following waters for the removal of undesirable species: Bark Lake, Emily Creek. Kamaniskeg Lake, Xonquon River, Scugog Lake, Twenty-Minute Lake and Wolfe Lake. Atlantic Salmon Experiment Studies relating to the re-establishment of the Atlantic salmon in Lake Ontario were continued in Duffin Creek at Pickering. Fish Poisoning In Silver Lake at Port Dover, the coarse fish were removed by poisoning, and yellow pickerel fry were planted. This plan seemed to offer considerable prospect for the production of fingerling pickerel. Creel Census Studies Creel census studies were conducted on a number of waters to determine the proportion of hatchery-reared trout in the angler's catch. This project included waters in the district of Thunder Bay and Algoma. and in the counties of Bruce, Grey, V'ictoria, Peterborough and Haliburton. Fish Tagging Six hundred yellow pickerel were tagged at the outlets of the Moon, Shawanaga and French rivers to determine the facts regarding the movements of this species and its availability to the anglers and commercial fishermen. The program, initiated last year, of tagging smallmouth bass in Georgian Bay, was continued and 250 additional smallmouth bass were tagged. Biological Surveys A long term project is being conducted on Long Point Bay, Lake Erie, to determine the relationshop of commercial fishing to angling. Investigations of a biological nature were made on a number of lakes and streams, with a view to the establishment of a sound fish-management plan. These were either initial surveys or extensions of previous ones. The waters studied were as follows : Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 36 Algoma Burtt Lake Cataract Lake Conacher Lake Dubourne Lake Frobel Lake Heron Lake Jimmy Lake Lauzon Lake Pistol Lake Pot Lake Skull Lake Wigwam Lake Brant Blue Lake Pinehurst Lake Scotland Pond Bruce Gillies Lake Grey Eugenia Pond Gully Creek Little Lake Mad River Priddle Creek Huron Naeftel's Creek Rau's Creek Kenora Broadtail Lake Eagle Lake Fox Lake Gun Lake Indian Lake Malachi Lake Nixon Lake Otter Lake Pelican-pouch Lake Rice Lake Twin Lake Upper Manitou Lake Winnipeg River MUSKOKA Oxtongue Lake Pine Lake South Muskoka River Torrance Lake NiPISSING Bass Lake Emerald Lake Gravel-pit Lake Herridge Lake James Lake Kanichee Lake Pleasant Lake Twenty-minute Lake Whitney Lake Wickstead Lake Northumberland Healey Falls Ontario Frenchman's Bay Scugog Lake Parry Sound Bernard Lake Cecebe Lake French River Gull Wing Lake Memesagamesing Lake Pickerel River Peel Credit River Peterboro Pigeon Lake Trent Canals SiMCOE Beckwith Island Area Christian Island Area Honey Harbour McDonald Bay McRae Lake Nottawasaga River Severn River Simcoe Lake Wasdell Falls Waubaushene Bay Sudbury Ice Lake Lily Lake Silver Lake Tobacco Lake Wanapitei Lake Thunder Bay Arrow Bay Bass Lake Greenwater Lake Jack Lake Jill Lake Kama Lake Mignet Lake Pickerel Lake Ravine Lake Rita Lake Sandy Lake Shebandowan Lake Shelter Lake Whitefish Lake Waterloo Gingrich Creek York Cook Bay Holland River and Marsh Humber River Table No. 20 SUMMARY OF FISH DISTRIBUTION For Fiscal Year April 1st, 1949, TO MARCH 31st, 19S0 Herring _. -- -- 8,400,000 Whitefish 245,150,000 Pickerel _ 312,900,000 Maskinonge 2,787,550 Bass— Smallmouth 1,937,329 Bass — Largemouth 565,749 Atlantic Salmon 112,000 Lake Trout Speckled Trout . Brown Trout — - Kamloops Trout Ouananiche 6,642,900 4,431,671 406,800 34,000 800 Total 583,368,799 Page 37 Division of Fish and Wildlife Table No. 21 COMPARATIVE TABLE SHOWING DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO SPECIES 1045 1046 Smallmouth Bass Fry - Finperlings Yearlings and Adults.. Largemouth Bass Fry Fingerlings Yearlings and Adults Maskinonge Fry Fingerlings Adults Perch Fry..... Pickerel Frv Brown Trout Fry Fingerlings Yearlings Lake Trout Fry Fingerlings Yearlings Rainbow Trout Fingerlings Yearlings Kamloops Trout Fingerlings Yearlings Adults Speckled Trout Fry Fingerlings. Yearlings Adults Whitefish Fry Herring Fry Minnows Adults . Atlantic Salmon Fingerlings .... Ouananiche Fingerlings TiJi \i s 448,000 348,368 5,322 5,000 2,030,000 20O 12,000,000 177,595,000 50,000 224,749 765,000 7,248,040 88,700 5,563 9,900 5,000 117,300 3,005,573 4,460 240,786,775 6,405,000 4,000 41,350 385,000 312,710 4,418 9,500 27 1,150,000 6,875 20,450,000 142,485,000 133,025 268.940 2,265,000 3,609,195 28,045 1,610 4,850 50,000 84,730 2,760,780 8,656 205,590,000 69,974,000 88,210 1947 4,>1. 103.300 I 449.270,571 535,774,812 1,457,000 579,925 5,099 305,000 6,100 876 2,790,000 11,540 127 12,000,000 254,030,000 375,850 3,467,645 89,050 3,850 16,100 115 517,400 2,802,150 1,860 233,316,125 23,940,000 59,000 1948 1,402,500 554,900 3,459 410,000 300 789 3,135,000 24,600 195 267,170,000 9,000 557,505 350,113 1,000,000 4,858,300 77,055 27,900 8,350 4,600 100 1,000 882,450 2,333,910 5,270 243,482,000 20,375.000 101,400 546,775,696 1949 1,532,500 398,100 6,729 550,000 15,500 249 2,750,000 37,550 6,729 312,900,000 10,000 175,000 221,800 1,000,000 5,561,700 81,200 2,000 32,000 16,000 1,475.300 2,938,325 2,046 245,150,000 8,400,000 112.000 800 583,368,799 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 38 Julian Kenny checking fish food supply in sample taken from lake bottom. Page 39 Di vi sio It of Fish and Wildlife Table No. 22 DISTRIBUTIOX BY AGE GROUPS— 1949 SPECIES FRY FIXGERLINGS YEARLINGS ADULTS TOTAL Herring 8,400,000 8,400,000 VVhitefish 245,150,000 245,150,000 Pickerel 312,900,000 312,900,000 Maskinonge 2,750,000 37,550 2,787,550 Bass — Smallmouth 1,532,500 398,100 6,729 1,937,329 Bass — Largemouth 550,000 15,500 249 565,749 Atlantic Salmon _.. 112,000 112.000 Lake Trout 1,000,000 5,561,700 81.200 6,642,900 Speckled Trout 16,000 1,475,300 2,938,325 2,046 4,431.671 Brown Trout 10,000 175,000 221,800 406,800 Kamloops Trout 2,000 32,000 34,000 Ouananiche _ - -. 800 800 Totals „- 572,308,500 7,777,950 3,273,325 9,024 583,368,799 Table No. 2i DISTRIBUTIOX OF FISH BY SPECIES AND HATCHERIES Aprll 1st, 1949, TO March 31st, 1950 WHITEFISH PICKEREL hatchery Collingwood Fort Frances Kenora Kingsville Little Current .„. Normandale Port Arthur Sarnia Sault Ste. Marie Tot.u.,... 33,600.000 13.100.000 28.850,000 64.500,000 42.500,000 31,600,000 700,000 26.500,000 3,800,000 245.150.000 hatchery Collingwood Fort Frances — . Glenora Kenora Kingsville Little Current ... Pembroke Sarnia Sault Ste. Marie Skeleton Lake... TOT.AL .... HERRING FRY 39.900,000 26,300,000 38.750,000 49.900.000 56,000,000 44.100,000 9.700,000 7,350,000 20.900,000 20,000,000 312,000.000 ilxtchery Collingwood -. Kingsville Little Current Normandale .. TdTAL 2,100.000 300.000 3,500.000 2,500,000 S.400,000 BROWN TROUT hatchery EGGS FIXGERLINGS YEARLINGS TOTAL Chatsworth 69,500 69.500 Codrington _ 67,900 67,900 Glenora _ 75,000 75,000 Ingersoll 51.400 51,400 Mount Pleasant 33,000 33,000 Normandale 10,000 100,000 110,000 TciTAI. 10,000 175.000 221,800 406.800 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 40 MASKINONGE HATCHERY FRY FINGERLINGS TOTAL Deer Lake 2,750,000 37,550 2,787,550 LAKE TROUT HATCHERY FRY FINGERLINGS YEARLINGS TOTAL Chatsworth Fort Frances Glenora .- Hills Lake 1,000,000 20,000 51,000 142,000 114,500 2,674,000 781,200 299,000 1,480,000 12,500 60,300 8,400 32,500 51,000 142,000 60,300 Kenora North Bay 114,500 8,400 Port Arthur.... 2,674,000 Sault Ste. Marie Southampton Wiarton 1,781,200 299,000 1,480,000 Total 1,000,000 5,561,700 81,200 6,642,900 SMALLMOUTH BASS HATCHERY FRY FINGERLINGS ADULTS TOTALS Miscellaneous ._ Mount Pleasant.... 1,300,000 232,500 19,000 157,600 41,700 179,800 5,737 240 125 275 352 5,737 1,319,240 Sandfield Skeleton Lake White Lake 157,725 41,975 412,652 Total 1,532,500 398.100 6.729 1,937.329 LARGEMOUTH BASS HATCHERY FRY FINGERLINGS adults totals Miscellaneous Mount Pleasant 550,000 15,500 172 77 172 565,577 Total 550,000 15.500 249 565,749 SPECKLED TROUT HATCHERY EGGS AND FRY' FINGERLINGS YEARLINGS ADULTS TOTAL Chatsworth 500 316,600 317,100 Codrington 55,000 65,600 120,600 Deer Lake 39,625 39,625 Dorion 452,100 452,100 Glenora 382,000 382,000 Hill Lake 87,000 77,900 258,400 11 345,011 Ken 0 ra 77,900 Midhurst 1,000 ■ - - 72,700 113,900 780 72,700 M ou nt P leasant 115,680 Normandale 4,000 75,800 79,800 North Bay.. 255,100 85 255,185 Pembroke 4,500 2,900 7,400 Sandfield 750,500 750,500 Sault Ste. Marie 15,000 412,300 534,700 1,170 965,170 Skeleton Lake 278,100 278,100 White Lake.. . 174,400 174,400 Total 16.000 1,475,300 2,938.325 2,046 4,431,671 Page 41 Division of Fish and Wildlife KAMLOOPS TROUT HATCHERY FINGERLIXGS YEARLINGS TOTAL Xormandale 2,000 32,000 34,000 OUAXAXICHE HATCHERY FIXGERLIXGS Xorth Bay 800 ATLAXTIC SALMOX HATCHERY 1 FINGERLINGS Glenora .. 112,000 com:\iercial fishing Commercial fishing licences issued for Ontario waters in 1949 totalled 2.675 and the industry employed some 3.930 persons. The principal gear fished was gill nets and there were 1.071 gill net licences issued. The main areas for pound net fishing were Lakes Erie, St. Clair and Rainy Lake and the total of all pound net licences for Ontario was 183. Hoop net licences issued totalled 275, and the majority were issued for eastern Lake Ontario, the waters of the Rideau system, in south-eastern Ontario and Lake of the Woods in the Kenora district. Other commercial fishing licences issued included — seines for coarse fish; separate baited hook licences for sturgeon. lake trout, catfish and bullheads; and 710 commercial minnow licences. The harvest of commercial fish for the calendar year ending December 31. 1949 was 34.061.361 lbs. and the landed value of this catch amounted to S5.496.836.88. The 1949 production is an increase of 5.119.570 lbs. or 17.7' r over the yield of 1948. This 1949 production was the highest since 1945 when the catch reached 34^:; million. The principal factor which brought about this highest catch over the past four years, may be attributed to the harvest of the blue pickerel (blue pike-perch) which for 1949 was 9,830.912 lbs. This in an increase of this species of some 4.046.772 lbs. or 69.9 'f over the previous year. The blue pickerel population of Lake Erie produces the bulk of the provincial yield of this species and the production for Lake Erie blue pickerel for 1949 was 9,783.819, which is an increa.se of 70.4',/ or 4.041.622 pounds over 1948. The blue pickerel in Lake Erie, as a general rule, appear in large numbers every four to five years, thus the large yield of this species, in all probability, came from the 1944 hatch. The previous peak production years were in 1943. 44 and 45. From catch data available it would therefore seem reasonable to assume that the harvest of blue pickerel in Lake Erie will drop considerably after 1950. Two other species, although not as significant as the blue pickerel, contributed somewhat to the overall increase in production for 1949. These were whitefish and yellow pickerel, both with an increase of approximately ' j million ])i)unds respectively over the 1948 yield. Only two .species, lake herring and lake trout, showed any marked decrease in catch over the previous year. The peak of the lake herring harvest in recent years was reached in period 1945-47 and a decrease was anticipated in the yield of this species. Lake trout, which has shown an alarming drop in the provincial annual yield Tt- ?0 ■^ ^- tO 1— > Tf O OO CO O CJ -^ I a-. — oc o ic < ■ ITS -^ CO CO CO Oi Scowoci^'rioS CI 0^--COCO-^iC^- CC. O »-'> CO o o o ■ cvj -j^ — ^ -rj- ^ c; I cc o o o ^-^ O O ' — " CC o ri O "^ ■ — oooro — =^1 — 30 i^cOM'C-l'^'-'CieCi Pi < o o en w < '* w H O WD < H O •z § a: > OC •<*< oc eo O C t^ O ' O — — o - o -^ >c — o o o o o o X »c c; O O »c O o re -^^ ■^_ »-'^_ c^i ^ 3o' -^ »^ t-^ ■^" — 2; cc re O cc ic -^ I o »c o c; »c OO (M 'M :0 '^ •^ CC ^- QC fC O O Ci OC »C ■* oe o c: TC O O ^ L*^ •it — -^ -^ : o ci u-t O O O O -^ i ■^ re »it cc — o ; --0 o ^- r^ ^- c^ ( o ^ c: ■^ «» E^ r'-' ~' -Tj- "^ C- ,— rv) . ^. u? O W3 ^ ^ Oi «S 3 — : "* to crs ro ci — r^ 1^ 00 M ^ '^-^ "" — . "- ■* ■ OC DC »it — c^ — — *o ^ CO O: O Oi . ■ c; CO t^ — ^- OooiM — ■*!j"rO'— CO ^J< CO CO — ' c: OC' C: O O 'M O CO O »iO ■ ; — c: »/: o : ot — 5 CO o ai « '^ O ^ ^ -id 3 O ►J h3 J ■:§ r* e© Ci Page 43 Division of Fish and Wildlife for a number of years, has again decreased in production over the previous year. This decrease amounted to 86,331 lbs. and the lower yield of lake trout in Lakes Superior and Ontario and in northern inland waters accounted for this. Lake Huron lake trout harvest is again insignificant. This once great lake trout area, which in 1936, the last good production year, yielded over 2 million pounds, produced in 1949 only 3.207 lbs Lake Erie. Georgian Bay and northern inland waters all had a substantial increase in total catch for 1949 over the previous year. Lake Erie had an overall increase of 4,166,686 lbs. due to the large yield of blue pickerel. Georgian Bay produced an overall increase of 650.087 lbs., attributable mainly to a larger catch of whitefish. The whitefish in Georgian Bay showed a steady decline from 1939 to 1947. decreasing from a catch of over one million pounds and reaching its lowest production of 87,316 lbs. in 1947. The prospects of an increased yield in whitefish in Georgian Bay appeared evident in that 1948 showed a substantial gain over the low catch of 1947 and again in 1949 the yield of whitefish in Georgian Bay reached 804.947 lbs. which is the highest catch since 1940. A general increase in production for all species in the commercial catch was recorded for northern inland waters. The gain amounted to some 624.764 lbs. and was attributed to a slight increase in whitefish. northern pike, yellow pickerel and tullibee. DEVELOPMENTS IX THE FISHING INDUSTRY Nylon Nets The introduction of the use of nylon twine in gill net fishing in the Great Lakes has brought about a very definite improvement, according to the fishermen, in netting fish. Many of the gill netters of Lake Erie in the past year have replaced their cotton and linen twine with nylon and reports from these fishermen indicate, in some instances, that the nylon net may be as much as three times as efficient as either cotton or linen twine. Trap Nets The pound net fishing industry of Lake Erie is also looking for improvement in fishing methods through a more efficient and economical type of gear. During the past year a few of the pound netters have replaced some of their pound nets with trap nets on an experimental basis for the purpose of obtaining some definite data as to the efficiency of trap nets as compared to pound nets. INVESTIGATIONS Lake Trout Baited Hook Licences Investigations were continued in connection with the baited hook licences in the Georgian Bay area. This investigation has been conducted during the summer months of 1948 and 1949 and additional work is to be carried on next vear as well. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 44 Pollution Investigations of the following lakes and streams were made to evaluate the effects of domestic and industrial wastes on fisheries, and to indicate corrective control measures which would be beneficial in obtaining desirable water quality objectives. Period: April 1, 1949, to March 31, 1950. Location Balmer Creek at Red Lake. Beardmore Creek at Acton. Burnt River at Kinmount. Credit River at Port Credit. Duffin's Creek at Ajax. Effingham Stream in Welland County. Gingrich Creek in Waterloo County. Humber River at Woodbridge. Lake Nipigon in Orient Bay. Leskard in Durham County. Lynn River at Simcoe. McGregor's Creek at Chatham. Moira River at Corbyville. Muskoka River at Baysville. Napanee River at Strathcona. Lake Ontario at Mimico. Lake Ontario at Port Union. Bay of Quinte at Bath. Spanish River at Espanola. Sydenham River at Owen Sound. Thames River at Ingersoll. Thames River at Chatham. Toronto Harbour. Trent River at Trenton. Turkev Creek at Petrolia. Table No. 26 COMPARATIVE ST.\TEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES OF ONTARIO BY LAKE LAKE 1948 POUNDS 1949 POUNDS INCREASE POUNDS DECREASE POUNDS Ontario Erie St. Clair - Huron Georgian Bay 2,045,441 14,926,190 437,289 1,439,692 913,317 444,995 3,371,040 4,629,365 734,462 2,005,897 19,092,876 540,022 1,259,671 1,563,404 549,627 3,188,397 5.254,129 607,338 4,166,686 102,733 650,087 104,632 624,764 39,544 180,021 North Channel Superior 182,643 Northern Inland Waters Southern Inland Waters 127,124 Total Net Increase 28,941,791 34,061,361 5,648,902 5,119,570 529,332 COMPARATIVE KIND Table No. 27 STATEMENT OF THE YIELD C OF ONTARIO 1948 1949 POUNDS POUNT)S )F THE FISHEP INCREASE POUNDS lES DECREASE POUNDS (^arp 612,359 907,800 2,348 41,974 28,232 2,520,206 3,499,205 2,257,086 5,784,140 3,088,595 928,377 163,921 185,287 1,978,295 404,030 6,539,936 646,184 902,132 1,850 47,861 49,800 2,136,951 3,716,650 2,698,438 9,830,912 3,235,222 1,027,460 190,633 183,814 1,891,964 438,174 7,063,316 33,825 5,887 21,568 217,445 441,352 4,046,772 146,627 99,083 26,712 34,144 523,380 Catfish and Bullheads 5,668 498 Eels - Goldeye - Herring 383,255 Mixed and Coarse Perch Pickerel (Blue) Pickerel (Yellow) Pike Saugers 1,473 Lake Trout - 86,331 TuUibee Whitefish Total 28,941,791 34,061,361 5,596,795 5 119.570 477,225 Net Increase Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 46 DIVISION OF FOREST PROTECTION FIRE AND HAZARD CONDITIONS Meteorological records indicate that the 1949 season was the driest on record in some areas, especially the southerly portion of the Province. When precipitation did occur it was, in most instances, accompanied by lightning which resulted in a total of 468 fires starting from that source. This number of lightning fires is considerably above the average for a normal season. During the last few days of August, 68 lightning fires were being fought. Periods of high hazard occurred in early IMay in the Western and Mid- Western Regions, early June in the Northern and Central Regions, early July across the Province and the most severe hazard was from August 8th to August 30th in the Central and Southern Regions. On August 19th, 170 fires were being fought. No serious fail hazard developed. The area under protection in 1950 was approximately 173,000 square miles or 110,720,000 acres. FIRE CONTROL PLANNING Progress in fire control planning during the year included the placing of fly- wheel magnetizers and coil and condenser test sets in each district workshop, the supplying of aerial cameras to all aircraft, the installation of a Fire Data Board in Main Office, the testing of various types of tractors and the Michigan Sulky Plow for fire line construction, the ordering of fifty steel lookout towers for erection in 1950, the adoption of standard terminology for describing the condition of fires, the develop- ment of a standard aircraft fire detection form, the planning of a tank truck unit for development and construction in 1950 and the establishment of an Equipment Com- mittee to act as a clearing agency for all problems pertaining to equipment. FOREST INSECT AND DISEASE CONTROL The policy of co-operating with the Dominion Department of Agriculture in the study and control of forest insects and tree diseases was continued. The Forest Insect Laboratory at Sault Ste. Marie owned by the Ontario Government and staffed and operated by the Dominion provides a ready source of information concerning the location and degree of insect infestation and effective control measures. IMPROVEMENTS The Department of Public Works carried out the construction of the larger buildings and renovation of fish hatcheries. The Department of Lands and Forests carried out the construction of the smaller buildings and repair and maintenance of buildings, fish hatcheries, telephone lines, etc. ^ndex ojr tabled Table No. Page 1. Total improvements completed to March 31, 1950 - - - - 47 2. Radio stations in operation in 1949 ---------47 3. Classification of forest fires, by month -------47 4. Classification of forest fires, by origin -------48 5. Classification of forest fires, by size --------48 6. Classification of area burned over, by month ----- 48 Page 47 Division of Forest Protection 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Classificatiox of area burxed over, by ownership - - - - 49 Classification of .\rea burned over, by origin ------ 49 Classification of area burned over, by forest type - - - - 51 Statement of work permits issued 1949-50 ------ 51 Fire damage table 1949 --------.--..53 Report of major equipment as of March 31, 1950 - - - - 55 Means of fire detection 1949 ----------- Sd Statement of travel permits issued 1949 -------56 Statement of fire permits issued 1949 --------56 ^ndex oj- L^ltarts and L^rapni ftapl Figure No. Page 1. Forest fires in Ontario from 1930 to 1949 -------49 2. Acreage burned by forest fires in Ontario from 1030 to 1949 - 56 Table Xo. 1 The total improvements completed to ]March 31, 1950, were as follows: Cabins 514 Storehouses 150 Boathouses 63 Combined Storehouses and Boathouses — IS Bunkhouses 60 Offices 46 Garages and Carhouses .._ Other Buildings Hose Towers Wooden Lookout Towers Steel Lookout Towers Telephone Lines (Miles) 93 232 58 39 231 3,775 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS Table No. 2 Radio stations in operation in 1949 were as follows: Tower radio installations .— Portable tower sets Marine radio installations .. Portable ground sets 30 watt ground radio sets 173 2 S 59 55 75 watt ground radio sets ISO watt ground radio sets 300 watt ground radio sets 500 watt ground radio sets Aircraft radio installations 2 4 7 1 39 The Toronto radio station located at the Southern Research Experimental Station near Maple, and installed early in the 1949 season provides direct radio tele- graph communication to field offices and radio telephone communication with aircraft in flight. TeletvT^e service between the Toronto radio station and main office was installed late in 1949 to provide a more direct contact with field offices. Table No. 3 CL.\SSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES By Month — 1949 1949 1948 1947 1046 1045 1044 1943 month No. No. No. No. No. No. No. March.. 1 1 43 15 April 181 119 11 140 134 128 15 May 286 473 135 248 182 352 188 June 258 437 170 298 121 112 33 July-- _ 314 288 202 404 160 253 96 August _ 664 146 466 404 318 233 86 September .. 46 370 125 117 26 16 20 October „ 77 197 260 83 9 37 186 November 7 5 24 2 1 6 Totals 1.834 2.036 1,393 1,739 966 1.137 624 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 48 Table No. 4 CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES By Origin— 1949 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 ORIGIN No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Settlers 152 147 75 80 44 96 55 Campers 451 432 298 481 289 247 187 Railways... 138 333 180 249 163 218 82 Lightning 468 433 410 303 121 185 100 Logging Operations 52 52 56 68 32 37 26 Mining Operations 6 6 6 11 3 1 3 Smokers 340 85 32 461 46 35 248 30 15 383 21 31 231 4 8 243 4 23 132 5 4 Road Construction Incendiary Prospectors 6 2 2 2 3 2 1 Miscellaneous 94 80 31 68 36 55 25 1 Tlnl-'rovvn 10 9 42 42 32 26 ' 1 Totals 1,834 2,036 1,393 1,739 966 1,137 624 1 Table No. 5 CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES By Size— 1949 SIZE 1040 1048 No. 1047 Xo. 1046 Xo. 1945 Xo. 1944 No. 1943 No. 14 Acre and under Over % to Over 5 to Over 10 to Over 100 to Over 500 to Over 1,000 to Over 10,000 acres. 5 acres .. 10 acres.. 100 acres .. 500 acres .. 1,000 acres.- 10,000 acres .. 574 811 122 242 61 16 7 1 571 894 155 285 74 24 33 412 626 97 177 50 12 19 490 784 129 233 78 13 12 211 457 75 159 43 11 10 241 519 93 211 47 7 17 2 155 237 58 108 41 15 10 Totals . 1,834 2,036 1,393 1,739 966 1,137 624 Table No. 6 CLASSIFICATION OF AREA BURNED OVER By Month- 1949 MONTH 1949 ACRES 1948 ACRES 1947 ACRES 1946 ACRES March .- 11,622 4.316 6,665 6.134 30,011 809 500 8 8 1,990 801,612 185,706 3,968 1,250 5,286 17,506 63 57 2,712 26,768 4,802 17,360 2,248 29,355 730 421 2,284 13,080 25,338 July August September October November 20,734 11,088 1,520 2,304 Totals 60,065 1,017,389 84.032 76,769 Purer? Division of Forest Protection Table Xo. 7 CLASSIFICATION OF LAND BURNED 0\ER By Ownership— 1040 CLASSLFICATIOX 1949 1048 1947 Crown Land — Acres Private Lands — Acres Number of Fires 40,593 19,472 1,834 854.778 162,611 2,036 38,093 45,939 1,393 Total Area in Acres 60,065 1,017.389 84.032 Table No. 8 CLASSIFICATION OF AREA BURNED OVER By Origin— 1040 CLASSinCATIOX Settlers _ Campers Railways ._ — Lightning Logging Operations Mining Operations.. Smokers Road Construction- Incendiary- Prospectors Miscellaneous L'nknown.._ _ TOT.ALS 1949 ACRES 1948 ACRES 1047 ACRES 1946 ACRES 6.762 14,147 2,022 19,037 3,033 42 5,177 3,607 3,420 191 1,321 1,306 60,065 IS.613 393,696 8,129 139,822 35,903 26,015 23,318 365,355 1.446 3 3,146 1.943 3.440 3,091 12,606 20.353 14.921 385 24.515 1.379 577 16 2.244 496 1,017,389 84,032 2,677 21,898 9,406 20,630 7,085 256 12,109 873 490 4 673 668 76.769 Figure No. 1 4:Olit5T fll2€S IN ONTAIilO •F e 0 M 19 3 0 1949 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 50 Midhnrsl water tower, Midhurst, Lake Simcoe. 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Table No. 14 STATEMENT OF TRAVEL PERMITS ISSUED— 1040 1Q4Q 1048 1047 1046 1045 1044 1043 Permits Persons 90,206 256,320 61,384 194,617 51,187 146,185 35,794 112,191 20,393 70,085 13,510 41,569 11,004 28,567 Table No, 15 STATEMENT OF FIRE PERMITS ISSUED— 1949 Number of Permits 1040 11,546 1948 0,237 1047 7,025 1946 8,940 1945 5,764 1944 5.106 1043 5,242 LAND AND RECREATIONAL AREAS Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 58 DIVISION OF LAND AND RECREATIONAL AREAS Based on study of the results of actual practice, policy and procedure relating to all forms of land disposition and use was changed from time to time during the year with a view, among other things, to treating applications more rapidly and more completely, having regard to the necessity of satisfying the applicant and at the same time properly enforcing the provisions of The Public Lands Act and the regulations, to the eventual benefit of both. The successful application of this policy dictates its continuance. New regulations have been drafted and will probably be put into effect during the next year. Amendments to the Act simplify the granting of Free Grant patents in certain instances and pave the way for a more effective and rapid clean-up of this type of land tenure. Also, the granting of pine releases in bona fide cases, whether or not the land involved is in timber licence. Summer Resort Land Sales made and patents issued increased during the year, this being due in large measure to the filing of a large number of surveys which in turn was the result to some extent of assistance rendered to surveyors by the Department. Agricultural and Allied L'ses A gratifying increase in some phases of land disposition in this category is noted, largely because of improved administrative practice. The number of locations made to returned soldiers is about the same as last year. A slight increase in the number of both sales and patents involving land for special use is noted. This section of the regulations has in the past been misused but as a result of change in policy has during the past year been used primarily to clean up old outstanding cases, for which purpose, specifically, it was originally designed. The number of land use permits issued increased. This form of tenure is preferred and encouraged where land use is temporary in such cases as hunt camps, the location of which may be moved from year to year. In Crown townsites the number of sales made decreased for the reason that such land is rapidly becoming scarce. On the other hand the number of patents increased, due primarily to improved follow-up and inspection procedure and in some cases as a result of modification of sale conditions which, as originally set up, were difficult, if not impossible, to execute because of changing conditions. Veterans' Land Many applications were dealt with pursuant to the provisions of The Ontario Dominion-Provincial Agreement (1946) which was made under and by virtue of the provisions of the Veterans" Land Act (Dominion), section 35, 6, Geo. VL 1942. The number completed for agricultural use increased while the small holdings decreased. The Department continued to co-operate most fully with the Dominion Government in the placement of veterans on Crown land, and in addition to new sale agreements completed there were a number of conversions from sales made in the ordinary way under The Public Lands Act to Agreements for Sale. Page 59 Division of Land and Recreational Areas Table No. J^ndex of UabieS Page 1. Free gr.axt l.^xd (including soldiers) --------59 2. AoRICULTrR-AL L.\ND ---------------60 3. Summer resort l.ands --------------62 4. Cities, towns .and townplots -----------64 5. Land use PER^UTS issued from April 1, 1049, to March 31, 1950 66 6. L.AND FOR SPECIAL USE --------------68 Figure No ^naex of L^narid ana (^raiyni Page 1. Agricultural lands in free grant townships (including soldiers" land) ---------------50 2. Agricultural lands in sale townships --------61 3. l.and l'se permits, leases and licenses of occupation issued - 62 4. Transactions under the Ontario Dominion-Provincial Agreement -----------------64 5. Summer resort lands --------------65 6. Licensed tol-rist outfitters' camps ---------65 7. City, town .and townsite lands ----------67 8. Lands for special use --------------67 Tourist Outfitters" Camps This phase of division administration was again exceptionally active, the number of licences being considerablv increased over last vear. Provincial Parks Provincial Parks Algonquin consist of: Quetico Lake Superior — Sibley Rondeau Ipperwash Beach 2,741 sq. miles 1,860 sq. miles 540 sq. miles 63 sq. miles 8 sq. miles 109 acres administrative district Table No. 1 FREE GRANT LAND (Including Soldiers) The Fiscal Year Ending M.arch 31, 1950 district locations cancellations assignments forester no. acres no. acres no. acres P.ATENTS NO. ACRES Algonquin G. H. R. Phillips Chapleau J.M.Whalen Cochrane A. Crealock Fort Frances G. Delahey (ieraldton U. W. Fiskar Gogama J.Taylor Kapuskasing G. F. Meyer Kenora K. Acheson Lake Erie F. S. Newman Lake Huron L C. Marritt Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons North Bay F. E. Sider Parry Sound R. L. Snow Port .\rthur R. Boultbee Quinte .\. Lcman Sault Ste. Marie Q. Hess Sioux Lookout H. Middleton Sudbury F. L. Hall Swastika F.J.Dawson Trent A. B. Wheatley 6 2 3 1 6 2 2 6 9 10 1 677. 239.26 402. 93. 879. 314.15 200. 922. 1,026.82 1,339.75 100. 29 4 122 4 41 23 26 3i 17 4 10 9 14 2,891. 305.75 15,464.25 300.50 5,662.60 2,520.50 3,051.41 4,490. 1,765.50 426. 1,433.15 934.20 1,488. 22 4 8 2 3 13 6 2 2 2,006. 549. 1,354.86 162. 446. 1,568.25 633.50 320. 160.5 52 4 34 1 27 4 16 24 9 15 2 8 5,206.749 488.57 4,647.625 63. 4,163.712 579.50 2,082.02 3,116.60 929.85 2,081.90 195.75 732. Totals 48 6.192.98 3.? 6 40.732,86 62 7,200,11 106 24,287.276 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 60 Table No. 2 AGRICULTURAL LAND The Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 1950 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT SALES CANCELLATIONS ASSIGNMENTS P.ATENTS DISTRICT FORESTER NO. ACRES NO. ACRES NO. ACRES NO. .ACRES Algonquin G. H. R. PhilHps 16 1,223.70 7 564.70 4 445. 17 1.631.41 Chapleau J. M. Whalen — — — Cochrane A. Crealock 36 2,780.10 71 6,348.39 22 1,868.25 56 6,621.386 Fort Frances G. Delahey 31 3,279.38 a 1,789. 2 2.68 12 1,182.665 GeraMton U. W. Fiskar — — — 1 51.8 Gogama J. Taylor 1 70.5 — 2 200.50 1 70.5 Kapuskasing G. F. Meyer U 2,409.005 60 5,661.50 21 2,132. 35 3,118.883 Kenora K. Acheson 15 1,751.764 11 1,010.64 8 974.536 14 1,443.117 Lake Erie F. S. Newman — — — Lake Huron LC.Marritt — — 2 250. Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons — — — 1 95.21 North Bay F. E. Sider 18 2,282. 19 2,407. 8 1,122.25 31 3,970.449 Parrv Sound R. L. Snow 2 195.21 — 2 165.02 3 284. Port Arthur R. Boultbee 35 4,599.58 26 3,488.50 9 1,255. 27 3,758.65 Quinte A. Leman 7 688. 2 163. — 13 1,295.75 Sault Ste. Marie Q.Hess 3 420. 11 1,689.44 3 400.50 — -. Sioux Lookout H. Middleton 2 198.20 — 1 171. 3 322.50 Sudbury F. L. Hall 38 4,309.50 36 4,462.35 16 1,785.81 51 5,988.62 Swastika F. J. Dawson 31 2,464.75 39 4,046.15 14 1,422.50 49 5,399.030 Trent A. B. Wheatley 2 53. 1 200. — Totals 267 26,671.689 317 31,683.67 113 12,145.046 316 35,483.970 Swastika Univer sity Cancellations — 10 768.875 — — 267 26,671.689 327 32,452.545 11.^ 12.145.046 316 35,483.970 Figure No. 1 AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN FREE GRANT TOWNSHIPS INCLUDING SOLDIER' S LAND 700 600 O t— < 500 400 O 300 200 lOO 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Page 61 Division of Land and Recreational Areas Typical scout camp on Lake Kemibi. Figure No. 2 AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN SALE TOWNSHIPS 600 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 62 Table No. 3 SUMMER RESORT LANDS The Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 1950 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT SALES CANCELLATIONS ASSIGNMENTS PATENTS DISTRICT FORESTER NO. ACRES NO. ACRES NO. ACRES NO. ACRES Algonquin G. H. R. Phillips 28 59.853 1 4.10 — 34 89.378 Chapleau J.M.Whalen 6 15.86 7 27.52 Cochrane A. Crealock 63 33.67 1 1.00 — 25 15.90 Fort Frances G. Delahey 37 61.06 4 5.69 1 1.43 35 84.76 Geraldton U. W. Fiskar 21 41.57 — 7 22.33 Gogama J.Taylor 9 33.66 — — 4 13.09 Kapuskasing G. F. Meyer 8 12.349 — 1 0.22 8 10.455 Kenora K. Acheson 130 304.0901 20 22.13 5 9.98 174 523.2161 Lake Erie F. S. Newman — — Lake Huron L C.Marritt — — Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons 19 26.034 1 1.07 — 10 14.82 North Bay F. E. Sider 131 293.637 8 18.59 7 20.92 120 260.122 Parrv Sound R. L. Snow 155 327.4503 6 22.06 3 12.73 108 283.833 Port .Arthur R. Boultbee 45 107.083 1 1.54 — 55 123.309 Quinte A. Leman 131 263.480 4 11.90 1 1.34 79 158.172 Sault Ste. Marie Q. Hess 54 97.786 14 18.742 5 9.12 64 141.351 Sioux Lookout H. Middleton 52 139.588 2 3.70 4 13.39 43 130.237 Sudburv F. L. Hall 155 361.869 14 497.429 7 21.17 165 475.269 Swastika F. J. Dawson 20 32.383 — 1 .09 14 28.67 Trent A. B. Wheatley 137 300.943 1 2.39 3 5.03 94 211.077 Totals 1,202 2,512.3654 77 610.341 38 95.42 1,046 2,613.5091 Figure No. 3 LAND USE PEHMITS, LEASES AND LICENSES OF OCCUPATION ISSUED 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Page 63 Division of Land and Recreational Areas Cabin, Rib Lake, Temammi District Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 64 Figure No. 4 TRANSACTIONS UNDER THE ONTARIO DOMINION- PROVINCIAL AGREEMENT SECTION 35 OF THE VETERANS' LAND ACT Table No. 4 CITIES, TOWNS AND TOWNPLOTS The Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 1950 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT sales CANCELLATIONS ASSIGNMENTS PATENTS DISTRICT FORESTER NO. ACRES NO. ACRES NO. ACRES NO. ACRES Algonquin G. H. R. Phillips 2 0.481 — — 8 7.050 Chapleau J. M. Whalen 3 1.30 — — 1 0.46 Cochrane A. Crealock 5 15.492 — — 16 4.958 Fort Frances G. Delahev — — — Geraldton U. W. Fiskar S 1.930 — 2 0.51 12 5.40 Gogama J. Taylor 13 3.84 — — 18 4.500 Kapuskasing G. F. Meyer 14 13.514 — 1 0.22 38 25.726 Kenora K. Acheson 13 8.40 — 14 23.28095 Lake Erie F. S. Newman 3 4.0 — — 5 12. Lake Huron I. C. Marritt 6 29.921 — — 8 3.677 Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons 3 8.5 — — 4 6.562 North Bay F. E. Sider — — — — Parry Sound R. L. Snow — — — 1 0.5 Port Arthur R. Boultbee — 1 0.25 — 3 0.45 Quinte A. Leman — — — — Sault Ste. Marie Q.Hess 7 3.007 1 0.11 2 0.33 17 5.09 Sioux Lockout H. Middleton 9 1.38 2 0.32 4 20.504 14 3.515 Sudburv F. L. Hall 8 1.99 — 1 0.11 12 2.49 Swastika F. J. Dawson 5 8.651 6 0.988 1 0.09 11 5.943 Trent A. B. Wheatley 1 0.50 — — — Totals 97 102.906 10 1.668 11 21.764 182 111.60195 Page 65 Division of Land and Recreational Areas Figure No. 5 SUMMER RESORT LANDS O 1300 1200 1100 lOOO 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 o 1 1 1 LEGEND SALES PATENTS HJH 1 - fnun Ml 1 i fiiun 1 — 1 \ - t Hi 1 1 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Figure No. 6 LICENSED TOURIST OUTFITTERS' CAMPS LEGEND ^1!^:-"; A ^1^^^ E»CH S TMBOL' 200 CAMPS 1290 1157 1051 856 -^—h .i.^^ A^Cf^ 615 634 539 560 J^- in:^ /^ /^ tdii-i i^iirl ]' \r^ faiibi ^ 1942-43 1943-44 1944-45 1945-46 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 66 J H Z ai il 0. 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CO o oc oo ~ z " t^ ;^ _a Kl E- S i < E- 5 H E c c -1 c a, c C* c o c c C3 D C 1 c . c B C = a c s > ^ c c a; > is a o c o c > 3 "2 ci C3 "o ^ j=: c c a. O ra .a> ca ca c3 ."^ c3 o CT ^ L. < O C C c ^ '^ i-J 1-^ 1-5 z ^ ^ c 'eg n^ :^ M H Page 67 Division of Land and Recreational Areas Figure No. 7 CITY, TOWN AND TOWN5ITE LANDS O 280 260 240 2 20 200 180 160 l4o 120 100 80 60 40 20 O 1 1 ... , 1 , 1 — , 1 ; L SA L PATE bGLNU ES PI''''III ^^ III I'l fimn :, :l || 1 /Ijl 1 ■ 1 -Tl-B— If 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Figure No. 8 LANDS FOR SPECIAL USE 250 200 O O 150 100 50 LEGEND SALES H n 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 68 Table No. 6 LAND FOR SPECIAL USE The Fiscal Year Ending March 31, IQSO .ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT SALES CANCELLATIONS ASSIGNMENTS PATENTS DISTRICT FORESTER NO. .ACRES NO. -ACRES NO. ACRES NO. ACRES Algonquin G. H. R. Phillips 14 397.1987 IS 378.197 Chapleau J.M.Whalen 1 23,013. 3 24,222.95 Cochrane A. Crealock 3 4.60 1 40. 1 1.50 2 5.09 Fort Frances G. Delahey 2 84.57 — — 4 9.58 Geialdton U. W. Fiskar 6 77.511 5 221.641 Gogama J.Taylor — — Kapuskasing G. F. Meyer 5 7.44 1 0.36 5 294.C64 Kenora K. Acheson 32 573.957 2 60.82 1 74. 25 469.515 Lake Erie F. S. Newman 2 17.893 — 4 71.803 Lake Huron LC.Marritt 2 43.836 — 4 136.51 Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons 3 432. — 4 533.5 North Bay F. E. Sider 16 231.333 1 100. 14 214.338 Parry Sound R. L. Snow 12 306.06 — 13 182.88 Port Arthur R. Boultbee 11 254.483 — 9 68.433 Quinte A. Leman 10 635.029 — 25 1,639.545 Sault Ste. Marie Q. Hess 7 557.15 — 11 868.73 Sioux Lookout H. Middleton 19 187.145 1 5.77 1 20. 6 92.675 Sudbury F. L. Hall 17 1,660.7705 — 20 25,068.702 Swastika F. J. Dawson 9 397.98 — 7 300.945 Trent A. B. VVheatley 12 734.21 — 11 682. Totals 183 29,616.1662 5 206.59 4 95.86 187 55,461.188 PATENTS OFFICE (Lands Division) Statement of Patents, Etc, Issued Dvring The Ye.ar Ending March 31, 1950 Public Land Patents -- -1,362 Free Grant Patents 196 Patents and Transfers (Town Lots) 182 Miscellaneous Documents — -•- 187 Releases of Pine 73 2,000 Crown Leases 6 Algonquin Park Leases _. 47 Rondeau Park Leases 33 Temagami Leases . Water Power Leases 91 Licenses of Occupation 84 Licenses of Occupation (Rondeau) 1 Licenses of Occupation (Algonquin) 11 Licenses of Occupation (Temagami) — 96 Licen.ses of Occupation Cancelled 97 Crown Leases Cancelled 44 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 70 DIVISION OF LAW The following is a resume of the activities of this Division for the period from the 1st of April, 1949, to the 31st of March, 1950: The duties of the Division are as indicated in the Administrative Chart. During the 1950 Session of the Legislature there were amendments to five Acts governing the administration of the Department, and The Provincial Parks Act, 1950, was created to replace the previous Provincial Parks Act. There was a minor amendment to The Surveys Act adding certain townships to the group of townships named in section 21. subsection (2). This was for the purpose of improving administration. There were 41 amendments to The Game and Fisheries Act, 1946. Of this number, several were of a minor nature. Some of the major amendments were for the purpose of making it more difficult for hunters and fishermen who have a penchant for evading game laws, by strengthening the legislation in instances where technical defences with respect to violations had previously been successfully pleaded. A few years ago a provision was made for the sealing of beaver pelts. This proved so success- ful in minimizing the illegal trapping and shipment of beaver that an amendment to seal fisber and marten is expected to lessen illegal trapping and shipping of these species also. More flexibility in the creation of open seasons for taking certain furs and animals is provided by allowing regulations to be made by the Minister rather than by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. A new section was added to The Public Lands Act to allow greater freedom in the issue of Letters Patent to actual settlers who have complied with the statutory settlement reciuirements. The previous Provincial Parks Act was repealed, and a new Act allowing greater facility of administration of the vast recreational areas of the Province is established. An amendment to The Forest Fires Prevention Act substitutes for the words "close season" the words "fire season". As the words "close season" are frequently used in the Game and Fisheries Act, it was felt that the public would more readily understand the intent of the phrase "fire season" when used in the Forest Fires Prevention Act. There was a minor amendment to The Provincial Land Tax Act which does not affect the public generally. During the year the Chief of the Division appeared in various courts on Departmental business. Some appearances were for matters arising under the Game and Fisheries Act, but the majority concerned appeals under the Provincial Land Tax Act. In addition, discussion groups were held with conservation officers in various districts for the purpose of discussing enforcement problems. Lectures were given to various classes at the Ranger School dealing with the Statutes, regulations made thereunder and instructions with respect to enforcement matters. ■» , ilK T^ Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 7 2 DIVISION OF OPERATION AND PERSONNEL GENERAL INTRODUCTION The Division of Operation and Personnel is charged with office and personnel management, and the added function of supplying information to the public. This Division centralizes these functions, effects standardization, and co- ordinates procedures to provide economical and efficient administration. Specifically, its primary functions are to provide and maintain a suitable staff, and to furnish this staff with the accommodation and tools to carry out their work effectively. In the following report the operations of the Division are described under four main headings: — Oflice Management, Personnel Management, and Information and Education (see Division Chart). The personnel of the administrative organization which has been set up at Head Office and which also directs operations in the field, is as follows: Head Office Organization Minister — Hon. H. R. Scott Deputy Minister — F. A. MacDougall Division Chief Accounts J. G. McMillen Air Service -^ G. E. Ponsford Fish and Wildlife W. J. K. Harkness Forest Protection T. E. ^Mackey Land and Recreational Areas W. D. Cram Law F. J. Sullivan Operation and Personnel P. O. Rhynas Reforestation E. J. Zavitz Research R. N. Johnston Surveys and Engineering F. W. Beatty Timber Management J. F. Sharpe A chart showing the complete organization of the Department with chain of responsibility is included in the report. ^nuex of- ^aoiei Table No. Page 1. Areas of the administrative districts --------75 2. Numerical strength and classification of employees - - - 75 3. War veteran personnel as of March 31, 1050 ------ 76 4. Numerical strength — inside service, March, 1950 - - - - 76 5. Numerical strength — outside service, March, 1950 - - - - 77 6. Classifications as of March 31, 1950 ---------78 7. Distribution of male and female employees at head office 82 8. Distribution of staff in age groups --------- 83 9. Workmen's Compensation Report ---------85 Page 73 Division of Operation and Personnel 10. Comparison of costs --------------86 11. Bre.akdown of claims -------------87 12. Number of cl..\ims made to Workmen's Compensation Bo.i^RD DURING fiscal YEAR 1Q4S-4Q ------------89 13. Number of claims m.ade to Workmen's Compensation Board DURING fiscal YEAR 1Q49-50 ------------89 14. Number of claims made to Workmen's Compensation Board TEN YE.AR period FISCAL YEARS 1940-41 TO 1949-50 ----- 91 15. Current pensions ------ ----92 16. Amounts p.aid by the Workmen's Compensation Board during THE period April 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949 ------ q2 17. Amounts paid the Workmen's Compensation Board during the period April 1, 1949, to March 31, 1950 -------92 IS. List of new pensions during the fiscal ye.^r 1949-50 - - - 92 19. List of current pensions for the period 1949-50 ----- 93 20. Distribution of junior forest rangers -------- 94 21. Distribution summary by universities of foresters in Ontario Government Service --------------95 22. Areas, populations, staff and investment in primary forest industries -..--_-----. ...qq 2i. Summary' of lecture tours ------------UO 24. SUMM.ARY OF suggestions RECEIVED .AND AWARDS IN THE VARIOUS divisions OF THE DEPARTMENT -----------116 ^ndex of K^narts and L^ ranks Figure No. P.age 1. ORG.ANLZATION CH.ARTS WITH CH.MN OF RESPONSIBILITY - - - - 74 Lnsert — Chart of Administrative Divisions ------ Facing 74 2. Permanent employees as of March 31st e.ach ye.^r - - - - 81 3. Technical personnel employed as of March 31, 1950 - - - 81 4. Chart of age classes as of March 31, 1950 ------- 82 5. Chart of Division of Oper-^tion and Personnel ----- 84 6. Trend in Workmen's Compensation claims ------ 85 7. Trend in Workmen's Compensation costs -------86 8. Percentage of staff involved in compensable accidents -annually ------------------88 9. Trend in Workmen's Compensation claims prepared from total claims for the past ten years ---------88 Field Organizations regional district region forester district forester district h.o. South • F. S. Newman, Lake Erie F. S. Newman St. Williams Western St. Williams Lake Huron I. C. Marritt R.R. No. 1, He-peler Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons Maple South W. D. Cram. Quinte A. Leman Tweed Eastern Toronto Ridcau W. E. Steele Kemptville Trent A.B.Wheatlev Lind.sav South P. McEwen. .•Mfiontiuin G.H. R.Phillips .Algonquin Pk. Central Ranwr School Parry Sound R. L. Snow Parry Sound Continued on Page 75. 1- 31 5 s 2 s f^ i ^ ~ L4J "^" CO -i oi o H ij_ Lk. o <: ;5 in in o ^^ < ;: (-> *^ 5 s IS" I r^ I sg^ ty-) t— t/^ o L.J 1— Ct z o o >- U- ct ,_ 1— O o 1- c^ ^ Q ir < m 'Z. < ■JL < O CX3 ^ L.- ^ o o -> 1— ■z. o z < z 1— a. UJ IJ z a. 2 < ! Li-I < U X s — u h- CC < Q_ LiJ Q 1 13 S o :j J z o < f- vn UJ in Q " Q- f=^, n^j O ^ T cc o- Z t~ 00 c^ cr o. a. X CO d: jn. ■•lers. ncil. )n ot )Iies, and Re tier, just- Administration of: — Provincial Foresi Forest Tree See' Seed collection, i germination and < Forest Tree XurS' Experimental am stration Forest P Forest Tree Distr Extension Work Thr Foresters: — Municipal refores Inspection of pri\ lands and plantat Rural school plan Roadside windbn ing. Lectures on refon schools, county service clubs, etc. fire M ""' '^lools. Iters' asso- >n. otion tour rs on pre- Juca- te.xt pos- itests DEPVRIMENT OF LANDS AM) FORESTS PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ADMIIWISTRATI VE DIVISIONS 1 9 5 II Hon. H. R. SCOTT. Minister F. A. MacDOlGALL. Dcpulv Minister LAM> 4NU IlEt:KEATIO^\l, AREAS OI'EliM'lON AM) PEKSONNEI. KKEOREsrvlION RESEARCH . E. l'»ii>ror.l l>r. VS. .|. h llurkii Chitf Ch„,l T. E. Ntarkc- . I). Cram E. J. Sullivnii P. O. Rhynas ChUf Chirl Chirl II... I. 2 PERMANENT EMPLOYEES l4oo A S OF MARC H 31^^ EAC H YEAR 1 300 \\ r\ r\ 1 — 1 ^ r\r\ — i b b 200 lOO o I 1 * 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Figure No. 3 TECHNICAL PERSONNEL EMPLOYED AS OF 31 MARCH I95)0 FORESTERS ONLY NOTED TO 1946 SHADED PORTIONS DENOTE SEASONAL EMPLOYEES 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 I40 120 100 80 60 4o 20 ° 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 * m \ — - — Hi Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 82 FicuRE No. 4 400 CHART OF AGE CLASSES AS OF 31 ST MARCH 1950 400 < < O UNDER 2 YEARS 21 -30 YEARS 31-40 YEARS 41-50 YEARS 51-60 YEARS 61-70 YEARS Distribution of Male and Female Employees at Head Office The relation of the respective numerical strengths of the male and female employees at Head Office as of March 3 1st, 1950, with their distribution is as follows: Head Office Table No. PERMANENT TEMPORARY TOTAL MALE lEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE GRAND TOTAL Air Service Accounts .._ Fish and Wildlife Forest Protection Lands Law _. Main Office Operation and Personnel Reforestation Research Surveys Timber Management 88 1 7 2 95 3 39 24 3 6 42 30 29 18 4 3 33 21 8 1 — 2 8 3 13 14 2 4 15 18 1 1 — — . 1 1 1 6 — — 1 6 38 17 8 10 46 27 8 3 2 2 10 5 24 S 1 — 25 5 47 39 7 S 6 11 1 53 50 7 6 335 102 44 30 379 132 98 72 54 11 33 2 7 73 15 30 60 56 511 The following is a list of the classifications: This table reflects the Permanent and Temporary Staff throughout the Department and shows the numbers of the various classifications that were employed as of March 31st, 1950. The chart herewith covers Permanent and Temporary staff and indicates that the largest age groups are between 21 and 40 years of age. The numerical distribution between Head Office and the Field was as follows: Page 83 Division of Operation and Personnel Under 21 Table No. 8 DISTRIBUTION OF STAFF IX AGE GROUPS 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 Over 70 Head Office 26 145 QQ 62 60 10 2 Field 12 234 259 251 241 91 8 Totals 38 379 358 313 301 110 10 TRANSFERS OF TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF The following staff were transferred during tlie fiscal year: — M. D. Eggeling Forester from L. Erie District P. J. Hare A. J. Herridge T. W. Hueston R. A. Lockhart J. \V. Lockwood G. E. Mackinnon S. J. Patterson A. A. Russell Forester from Timber M. Division (F.R.I.) Forester from For. Prot. Div. H.C. Forester from Forester from Forester from Forester from Forester from Forester from Timber M. Division (F.R.I Timber M. Division (F.R.I Timber M. Division (F.R.I Timber M. Division (F.R.I Timber M. Division (F.R.I Reforest. H.O. To Reforest. Div. HO. on Sept. 1/49 To Kapuskasing on .\pr. 2/49 To Kapuskasing as .^ct. F.P. 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UJ 5 y -^. of — C) CO t- tni i-J a. 0 Oi " Z U-) rri c^ Q 0 Z > z 0 u iTi \- Z UJ z 0 t- <: u Lu tD z < a. >■ UJ Of 1- lO lO tj )- in a; UJ 0 tj UJ Of UJ D- r> tO 2 Page SS Di vision of Operation and Personnel T.\BLE Xu. 9 WORKMEN'S COMPEXS.ATIOX REPORT SUMM.ARY .\VER.\C.E XO. OF EMPLOYEES DVRIXG PE.AK ACCIDENT SE.XSON OF AVER.AGE RATE PER NO. OF JULY AND FOR YEAR VE.AR TOT.AL COST CL.AIMS .AUGUST YEAR ^\ 1Q40-41 :? 16,021.36 no 2,032 Xot .\vailable 1041-42 13,755.68 130 1,835 Not .Available 1042-43 14,581.84 12,850.33 103 OS 3,095 2,126 1,822 1.589 5.65 1043-44 6.16 1044-45 14,540.02 14.248.76 120 120 3,382 2,960 1,969 1,784 6.09 1045-46 7.23 1046-47 21,560.24 182 3.466 2,366 7.69 1047-48 27.189.07 328 3.547 2.835 11.S7 1948-4Q 35,989.21 404 4,770 June & July 2,923 16.90 1Q49-50 50,920.11 501 4,350 2,023 17.14 $222,565.62 2,195 The above figures do not include W.C.B. Administrative Costs Figure Xo. 6 TREND IN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS PREPARED FROM AVERAGE FIGURES FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS 1940-41 TO 1949-50 AVERAGE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS SHOWING INCIDENCE BY MONTH CO < _l < en APR, MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT OCT NOV. DEC, JAN, FEB. MAR. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 86 Table No. 10 COMPARISON OF COSTS For The Last Four Years YEAR ENDING MEDICAL, COMPENSATION AND PENSION- COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSESSED BY W.C.B. NO. OF CLAIMS March 31, 1947 $21,560.24 27,189.07 35,989.21 1,347.00 $ 754.50 1,045.50 1,347.00 $2,044.50 182 March 31, 1948 March 31, 1949 328 404 Plus Admin. Costs Less Public Works Dept. . . $37,336.21 257.24 Total Costs $37,078.97 March 31, 1950 50,929.11 719.66 501 Less PubHc Works Dept... Net Costs Plus Admin. Costs $50,209.45 2,044.50 Total Costs $52,253.95 Figure No. 7 TREND IN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COSTS PREPARED FROM TOTALS FOR THE PAST 1940-41 TO 1949-50 TEN YEARS 1940-1 1941-2 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5 1945-6 1946-7 1947-8 19489 194950 Paj^e S7 Division of Operation and V er sonnel T.ABLE No. 11 BREAKDOWN OF CLAIMS For Fiscal Ye.ar 1040-50 Bv Causes CAUSE xo. ' ( COST ^c Falls 83 70 16.6 14.0 .•^ 8,347.00 4,239.14 25.400 \xe 13.140 Cutting Tools Chisels, Knives, Saws, etc — 29 5.8 2,007.22 6.510 P'alling Objects 40 8.0 085.66 3.062 Eve Injuries.-— - — 34 6.8 495.93 1.550 Poison (In'^ect & Plants) 20 3.9 301.87 .934 Burns - 12 2.4 1,035.00 3.220 Stepping on Nails 4 .8 36.40 .112 Car Accidents 10 2.0 2,486.08 7.800 Electric Shock (Lightning) 1 .2 42.01 .130 Miscellaneous Bruises, Scratches, Slivers, Strains, Sprains, etc — 154 30.8 5.646.57 17.600 Drowning — 3 .6 810.00 2.520 Motor Car Trailer 1 .2 2,772.29 8.700 Plane Crash 180.49 .560 Heart Attack - Sunstroke Missing Scoot Accident .-. 1 .2 196.30 3.00 .610 .Animal Bites .009 Frostbite — 6.00 .010 Rash. 2 .4 48.90 .151 Carbon Monoxide 1 .2 35.75 .110 Infection .. 20 3.9 824.69 2.553 Heat Prostration 6 1.2 291.66 .940 Assault - 1 2 5.00 .015 Hernia..... 7 1.4 1,398.67 4.340 Shot 2 .4 8.00 .024 Totals 501 100.0 $32,295.52 100.000 Cost of accidents sustained previous to fiscal period 1949-50 Cost of accidents sustained during fi.«cal period 1040-50 Total Cost Total Cost includes Compensation and Medical .Aid but not Pensions. Compensation and Medical .Aid Pensions and Medical .Aid _ ■. Total Cost for year Less Public Works - .<;i 0,006. 15 22,289.37 $32,295.52 $32,295.52 18,633.59 $50,929.11 719.66 Net Costs - $50,209.45 Plus Administrative Costs 2,044.50 Total Cost .$52,253.95 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 FiGfRE No. 8 IN PERCENTAGE OF STAFF INVOLVED COMPENSABLE ACCIDENTS ANNUALLY 19% ^ 18 > 17 O 16 > 2 15 14 - 13 ^.2 ^ 11 5,0 9 S 8 < 7 I— z 6 u 5 ^ 4 OVER A PERIOD OF THE LAST EIGHT YEARS 1942-43 TO 1949-50 ^ y '"^ / / / / J f / / / f ^^^ 19% 18% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % O 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5 19456 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9 1949-50 Figure No. Q TREND IN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS PREPARED FROM TOTAL CLAIMS FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS 1940-41 TO 1949-50 NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS PER YEAR -i^O cc rs^^ <- ^00 i ^ 450 / / < 400 / / "^ :.^r^ / - 350 / cc 300 > f / °- 250 / / 2 200 / f < 1^^ ^ 0 x^ ^^ ■ ' 1 100 * ^ ^ < 5 ^° ^ 0 1940-1 1941-2 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5 1945-6 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9 1949-50 Page S9 T>i lisio n of Operation and Personnel X X Y' - ^^ f<; 5 z ^^ y- f~ ;^ -1. s 1 g 1 o S «] _^ < ;; ^ -r *:r -! 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Completed log building on Watabeag Lake for use of towerman and Con. Off. Improved access roads. Cut and peeled logs for proposed dock and boathouse. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 96 Northerly end of Baldwin's Bay, Lake Catchacoma, Lot 17, Con. 8, Cavendish Twp. Trent District Tents on wooden floors. Development of parking and camping site for public use on Catchacoma Lake. Improvement of road leading from the highway to the camp site. About 5^ miles of telephone lines cleared and con- structed. Many poles rock cribbed. Fire lighting. Reports from the District Foresters indicate that most of the Rangers were satisfactory. The normal rate of pay was S3 .00 per day, plus cost of living bonus and board. SCALERS' SCHOOLS Examinations were held during 1949 as follows: 1. Carnarvon May 13th. 1940 2. Sault Ste. Marie June 11th. 1949 These resulted as follows: C.^RN'ARVOX S.^ULT STE. M.^RIE Sawlog and Pulpwood Licence After further experience - Full licence after further experience and species test Pulpwood licence after further experience and species test After further experience — Pulpwood licence after further experience and specie test Table No. 21 DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY BY UNIVERSITIES OF FORESTERS IN ONTARIO GOVERNMENT SERVICE UNIVERSITY HEAD OFFICE FIELD INDUSTRY TOTAL Toronto 35 65 161 261 New Brunswick 9 5 39 53 British Columbia 2 Indiana 1 Michigan 1 2 4 Penn. State 4 Iowa State 1 Yale 2 Maine 1 Idaho 1 Mich. College of Mining and Tech. 1 Harvard 1 Duke, N.C 1 Edinburgh 1 Latvian 1 1 Vilnius, Lithuania 1 Stockholm, Sweden 1 L wo w, Poland 1 Eberswalde, Prussia 1 French 1 1 Russian (1915) Total 48 75 222 345 Page 97 Division of Operation and Personnel DEPARTMENT (FIELD) VE.\R NAME DEGREE GR.ADV.ATED UNIVERSITY DISTRICT Acheson. K. B.Sc.F. 1933 Toronto Kenora Adamson. M. A. B.Sc.F. 1928 Toronto Midhurst Addison. P. B.Sc.F. 1929 Toronto Port Arthur Bajoras. A. F.E. 1943 Vilnius. Lithuania Sault Ste. Marie Ball, J. S. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Lake Erie Barron. J. B.Sc.F. 1938 Toronto Port Arthur Bell. J. G. B.Sc.F. 1948 Perdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind. Trent Benson. B. B. B.Sc.F. 1040 Toronto Algonquin Boissoneau. A. X. B.Sc.F. 104.> Toronto Cochrane Boultbee, R. B.Sc.F. 1020 Toronto Port Arthur Bray. A. S. B.Sc.F. lo.u Toronto Kapuskasins Bruce. D.S. B.Sc.F. 1042 Toronto Algonquin Carman, R. S. B.Sc.F. 1021 Toronto .■\ngus Carmichael. A. D. J. B.Sc.F. 1047 Toronto Angus Crealock. A. B.Sc.F. 1932 Toronto Cochrane Cressman. E. M. B.Sc.F. 1040 Toronto Lake Huron Eckel, L. H. B.Sc.F. 1040 Toronto Lake Simcoe Edwards, W.E. B.SC.F. 1034 Toronto Quinte Forfar, R. B.Sc.F. 1049 Toronto Sault Ste. Marie Gage, D. E. B.SC.F. 1948 Toronto Lake Simcoe Gimby, W. E. B.Sc.F. 1927 Toronto Algonquin Griffiths. J. D. B.Sc.F. 1040 Toronto Quinte Grinnell. H. R. B.Sc.F. 1040 New Brunswick Trent Hall. F.L. B.Sc.F. 1042 Toronto Sudbury Halpennv. J. M. B.Sc.F. 1047 Toronto Rideau Hambiy. R. H. B.Sc.F. 1047 Toronto Temiskaming Hamilton. L. S. B.Sc.F. 104S Toronto Lake Huron Hamilton. S. R. C. B.Sc.F. 1040 Toronto Lake Huron Hare, J. P. B.Sc.F. 1048 Toronto Chapleau Herridge, A. J. B.Sc.F. 1940 Toronto Kapuskasing Hess, Q. B.Sc.F. 1040 Toronto Sault Ste. Marie Hope, J. H. B.Sc.F. 1942 Toronto North Bay Hueston, T. \V. B.Sc.F. 1946 Toronto North Bay Hyslop, R. S. B.Sc.F. 1937 Toronto Sault Ste. Marie Jackson, J. C. B.Sc.F. 1932 Toronto Lake Huron Jenkins, J. L. B.Sc.F. 1047 Toronto Gogama Kirk. M. D. B.Sc.F. 1042 Toronto Trent Lane. G. R, B.Sc.F. 1026 Toronto Lake Simcoe Leman, A. \V. B.Sc.F. 1030 Toronto Quinte Lewis, E. A. B.Sc.F. 1049 Toronto Angus Linton, G. M. B.Sc.F. 1010 Toronto Orono Lockhart. R. A. B.Sc.F. 1942 New Brunswick Geraldton Lockwood. J. \V. B.Sc.F. 1949 New Brunswick Algonquin Lyon, X. F. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Port Arthur Marritt, I. C. B.Sc.F. 1922 Toronto Lake Huron Mennill.J.L. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Lake Simcoe Meyer, G. F. B.Sc.F. 1932 Toronto Kapuskasing Middleton. H. X. B.Sc.F. 1940 Toronto Sioux Lookout Mullin. R. E. B.Sc.F./ 1942/ Toronto ] Rideau M.F. ( 1946( Michigan f Murphy. R. J. K. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Lake Erie MacKinnon. G. E. B.Sc.F. 1940 New Brunswick Sudbury McEwen, J. G. K. B.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto Temiskaming McEwen, P. B.Sc.F 1916 Toronto Ranger School Newman, F. S. B.Sc.F. 1913 Toronto Lake Erie Continued on Xext Page. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 98 YEAR NAME DEGREE GRADUATED UNIVERSITY DISTRICT Patterson, S. J. B.Sc.F. 1Q33 New Brunswick Port Arthur Peacock, A. H. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Lake Simcoe Peters, W. D. B.ScF. 1949 Toronto Rideau Pierce, T. W. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Port Arthur Raminsh, A. F.E. 1932 Riga, Latvia Kapuskasing Ringham, L. B.ScF. 1949 Toronto Kenora Russell, A. A, B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Midhurst Shaw, D. J. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Sudbury Sider, D. J. B.Sc.F. 1938 Toronto North Bay Simmons, J. F. L. B.Sc.F. 1915 Toronto Lake Simcoe Sloane, N. H. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Sault Ste. Marie Snow, R. L. B.Sc.F. 1928 Toronto Parry Sound Steele, W. E. B.Sc.F. 1927 Toronto Rideau Thurston, W. A. G. B.Sc.F. 1943 Toronto Lake Huron Ussher, R. D. B.Sc.F. 1927 Toronto Lake Simcoe Walroth, A. E. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Rideau Ward, E. L. B.Sc.F. 1927 Toronto North Bay Wheatley, A. B. B.Sc.F. 1930 Toronto Trent Wilson, D. R. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Parry Sound Zavitz, C. H. B.Sc.F. 1 M.F. j 1933| Michigan Lake Erie DEPARTMENT (HEAD OFFICE) YEAR NAME DEGREE GRADUATED UNIVERSITY Ardenne, M. B.ScF. 1924 Toronto Bastedo, W. M. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Baxter, R. A. B.Sc.F. 1949 New Brunswick Bayly, G. H. U. B.Sc.F. 1939 Toronto Brodie, J. A. B.Sc.F. 1923 Toronto Brown, W. G. B. B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto Cameron, G. A. B.Sc.F. 1949 New Brunswick Campbell. B. L. B.Sc.F. 1949 New Brunswick Clarke, C. H. D. B.Sc.F. 1931 Toronto Clarke, W. B. M. B.Sc.F. 1933 New Brunswick Connor, R. C. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Coyne, G. F. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Cram, W.D. B.Sc.F. 1923 Toronto Doyle, E. N. B.Sc.F. 1949 New Brunswick Dyer, W. G. B.Sc.F. 1049 Toronto Eggeling, M. D. B.Sc.F. 1944 Edinburgh Fenwick, A. R. B.ScF. 1925 Toronto Flowers, J. F. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Foster, W. T. B.Sc.F. 1947 Toronto Fulcher, A. C. B.Sc.F. 1949 New Brunswick Giles, J. W. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Graham, H.D. B.ScF. 1945 Toronto Greenwood, W. B. B.Sc.F. 1925 Toronto Grinnell, W. R. B.Sc.F. 1940 Toronto Haddow, W. R. B.Sc.F. 1923 Toronto Haig, R. A. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Hansson, L. T. F.E. 1945 Stockholm, Sweden Heimburger, C. C. B.Sc.F. 1928 Toronto Holman, G. E. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Howard, C. P. B.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto DIVISION Research Timber Management Timber Management Reforestation Timber Management Re.search Timber Management Timber Management Fish and Wildlife Timber Management Timber Management Timber Management Lands and Rec .Areas Timber Management Timber Management Reforestation Operation and Personnel Timber Management Reforestation Timber Management Timber Management Timber Management Lands and Rec. Areas Reforestation Operation and Personnel Timber Management Timber Management Research Timber Management Reforestation Contimted on Next Page 99 Division of Operation and Personnel YE.\R NAME DEGREE GRADUATED UNIVERSITY DIVISION Johnston, R. N. B.Sc.F. 1017 Toronto Research Larsson, H. C. B.SC.F. 1942 Toronto Research Leslie, A. P. B.Sc.F. 1929 Toronto Research Mackey, T. E. B.Sc.F. 1926 Toronto Forest Protection Morison, M. B. B.Sc.F. 1 M.Sc.F.J 1924 1939 New Brunswick Timber Management Morrison, G. R. B.Sc.F. 1948 Toronto Timber Management MacDousall. F. A. B.Sc.F. 1923 Toronto Deputy Minister Plonski. \V. L. F.E. 1924 Lwow, Poland Timber Management Pointing, P.J. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Timber Management Rovce. CD. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Research Scott, J. D. B.Sc.F. 1948 New Brunswick Timber Management Sharpe, J. F. B.Sc.F. 1922 Toronto Timber Management Townsend, P. B. B.Sc.F. 1934 Toronto Timber Management Turner, K. B. B.Sc.F. 1945 Toronto Timber Management Westland, C. E. B.Sc.F. 1923 Toronto Forest Protection Wilde. C. J. R. B.Sc.F. 1949 Toronto Timber Management Wile, B.C. B.Sc.F. 1949 New Brunswick Timber Management Zavitz, E. J. B.Sc.F. 1005 Michigan Reforestation Table No. 22 AREAS. POPULATIONS, STAFF AND LWESTMENT IN PRLMARY FOREST INDUSTRIES In the Administrative Districts of the Department as of March 31, 1950 PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY STAFF a z 1 D ESTIMATED DISTRICT < a < « 05 Z O i-i .AREA IN SQUARE MILES ESTIMATED POPULATION INVESTMENT IN PRIM.\RY FOREST INDUSTRIES Algonquin 6 9 46 6 5 72 5,396 35,000 $ 5,000,000 Chapleau 2 :> 12 3 2 24 6,376 3,700* 4,950,000 Cochrane 4 7 25 5 7 48 12,260 60,200* 62,545,000 Fort Frances 1 8 28 4 2 43 7,192 22,000 5,772.000 Geraldton 2 5 18 3 1 29 13,448 5,200* 62,404,000 Gogama 4 2 12 3 3 24 6,424 2,800* 1,210,000 Kapuskasing 3 2 26 2 6 39 14,288 21,500* 51,470,000 Kenora 3 8 23 6 2 42 12,368 16,400* 17,656,000 Lake Erie 3 23 5 18 49 7,252 825,600 33,064,000 Lake Huron 8 28 3 6 45 8,936 804,200 2,886,000 LakeSimcoe 12 IS 4 58 89 5,304 1,339,200 11,582.000 North Bav 3 13 24 9 5 56 5,800 56.000 11,435.000 Parry Sound 5 13 21 7 3 49 6,460 57,200 2.300.000 Port .-Vrthur 7 15 23 6 12 63 17,784 80.000* 72,734,000 Quinte 4 20 16 6 2 48 7,708 100,700 2,075,000 Rideau .... 5 6 12 13 23 3 8 8 6 28 56 5,464 16,089 444,500 57,000 33,138.000 Sault Ste. Marie 33.000.000 Sioux Lookout ... 1 6 18 4 6 35 43,922 12,000* 2.520,000 Sudbury 3 13 26 6 5 53 7,774 72,000* 17.644.000 Tcmiskaming 5 4 22 5 4 40 5,436 47,000* 1.284,000 Trent 6 13 14 4 12 49 5,328 158,300 2,021,000 TOTAIS 95 2A4 377 102 173 981 2 21.000 4.310.500 .S43 7,6 17,000 '1941 census figure. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests ior fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 100 TRAINING Head Office Staff Course The Head Office staff course, which was instituted during the 1942-43 fiscal year, was again given to members selected from both Field and Head Office staffs. In all, 26 employees were enrolled for complete or partial courses under this scheme of Training. This course may well be described as an orientation course, whereby employees, who appear to be of administrative calibre or who have been promoted to administra- tive posts and are considered likely to advance in the service of the Department, are given instruction by means of lectures and practical application to the work of the various Head Office Divisions, thereby acquainting them with all of the functions of the Department. It also serves to answer, particularly for those employed in the Field, the question — "Why does Head Office do it that way?" The Districts represented at these courses were Cochrane. Chapleau. Geraldton. Kenora. Lake Erie, North Bay, Parry Sound, Quinte, Sault Ste. Marie and Temiskaming Job Relations Training In July, 1949, Mr. John G. Birkett was appointed as Training Officer. Having been employed in Staff and Safety Training in the Mining Industry for some time, Mr. Birkett came to us with a good background of experience. He participated in lectures given to the students at the Ranger School, and, in January, 1950. conducted a Job Relations Training Course at the Ranger School with eight members of the teaching and administrative staffs in attendance. All qualified and certificates were issued to them accordingly. ]\Ir. Birkett's decision to return to industry shortly there- after was regretted by all, as the Department lost, thereby, the services of an exceptionally capable training officer. Accident Prevention, Health and Safety Continued rise in the number of Workmen's Compensation claims and the accident rate within the Department is cause for considerable concern. Careful investi- gation of all factors concerned show that, while the increase in the accident rate appears to have been rapid, it cannot be regarded as an indication of undue careless- ness in the organization. In the main, it is due to the acceleration of the Department's programme in field activities. A large proportion of these accidents occur in combat- ing forest fires. The rapid expansion in this and other services rendered by the Department has involved the recruitment of a considerable number of new staff, and, as the two major causes of compensatory accidents are "falls" and "axe cuts", it is reasonable to conclude that as new staff become accustomed to negotiating rough terrain over which many of our activities take them and to handling the implements that they are required to use. the accident rate will be lowered considerably. Accident Prevention Training is directed towards the reduction of this un- wanted condition. Eight Information Circulars dealing with this subject were issued for the instruction of staff in accident prevention and safety measures. The subject has been one for consideration at all departmental conferences and wherever groups of departmental personnel have been gathered together for instruction. Page 101 Division of Operation and Personnel Because of the large and increasing number of vehicles and pieces of auto- motive equipment, it was recognized that training in the supervision and main- tenance of vehicles and automotive equipment was most essential. Accordingly, two groups from the Department were enrolled in each of the Seventh Annual ]\Iotor Fleet Supervisory Training Course and the Third Annual Motor Vehicle Maintenance Course. iDoth conducted by the Division of Public Safety of the University of Toronto (University Extension). As a result of these courses, it was decided to continue enroll- ing other groups of departmental personnel in subsequent courses. The Department's approach to the accident problem is first from the standpoint of staff welfare, and second from that of economic loss in terms of Workmen's Compensation claims, time and partial disruption of operations. First Aid Close to three hundred employees of the Department have qualified for some one of the various certificates issued by the St. John Ambulance Association — an organization which has given this Department excellent support in First Aid Training. In all Departmental establishments, first aid supplies are now a routine item in equip- ment. First aid kits of various sizes are provided, to take care of the varying numbers of staff employed at each establishment. All department vehicles are equipped with first aid kits of a size that may be placed in the glove compartment of the vehicle. Individual kits are provided for employees whose work may take them some distance from groups of other employees or from bases where larger size first aid kits are available. Firms supplying these first aid kits have co-operated by re-arranging the standard equipment and by including certain other items that the Department considered essential. The Department acquired three units of a new type of resuscitator. They have been distributed to strategic points and these machines have already proven their worth. One of them located at Ipperwash Beach Park was the means of saving the life of a holidayer at that resort in August. 1949. As well, these machines have been of valuable assistance in cases of illness, serving both as inhalators and aspirators. I'lans for advancing training in accident prevention, health and safety measures are in hand and our programme in that respect will be extended. Once again we must pay tribute to the excellent co-operation of the Department of Health, through its industrial hygiene, tuberculosis prevention, sanitary engineering and other divisions. In particular, we wish to acknowledge the services rendered staff at Head Office and nearby establishments, through the Civil Service Health Centre, and the whole-hearted co-operation of its physician-in-charge and his very competent staff. R.ANGER School The Ontario Forest Ranger School has continued to provide instruction for Departmental jiersonnel. the nominees of the Forest Industries of Ontario, student groups from the University of Toronto, and, as well, to provide facilities for occasional courses given to outside groups. During this fiscal year, 45 students from the various Districts attended the Ranger School, and 41 of them completed the courses success- fully and (|ualifted for the dijiloma. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 102 OFFICE MANAGEMENT General Owing to the scheduled retirement of a senior member of this Division at the end of the year, a considerable proportion of the work previously handled by him devolved upon this section and was progressively turned over, so that there would be no break in the service when the retirement took effect. Some of the duties so trans- ferred consisted of Preparation of Leases and Leasing of Properties. Arranging Con- ferences, Supervision of Permanent Records Sub-section. Space Adjustments, etc. By means of a re-arrangement of staff, the additional duties were assumed, one extra clerk typist being employed. Locating, Purchasing and Expediting of Equipment and Supplies The conditions of scarcity of equipment and supplies which were so noticeable during the immediate post-war period were alleviated considerably. In most lines, delivery could be obtained immediately, or within a reasonable time, and through a greater competition in the supply field, a slight easing of prices was experienced in some cases. This tendency was most noticeable in office furniture and equipment, although a general increase in prices took place in certain instances. The importation of high quality equipment and steel furniture from Britain was of marked assistance in obtaining favourable prices and good delivery. Thus the majority of service requirements were filled satisfactorily and without undue delay. Inventory Control The modified equipment accounting procedure, by which each administrative District maintains its own perpetual inventory, was put into effect in all field offices. Equipment records are maintained on a card system, which gives an accurate picture of total physical stocks and valuation at any time, as well as the distribution of the equipment within the District. Inventory Record Cards, in two colours, are used, one to record all inventory items, and the other to include minor items which are of too small a cost to include in the inventory, but of which a record must be main- tained. Work was commenced on a complete vocabulary of equipment, with standard nomenclature, as a guide to all concerned as to the items to be shown on inventory and those which are classified as maintenance supplies, owing to their low value and/or short service life. This work will take some time to complete, in view of the very wide range of equipment in use by various activities of the Department, but when completed, it will be a much better method of determining correct classifications than by the price factor alone, as the latter is difficult to follow because of the continual price changes. Distribution of Equipment and Supplies The work of the stockroom staff is seriously hampered by lack of adequate storage space. This condition is particularly noticeable in the case of articles of uniform which must be carefully stored to prevent deterioration and damage by moths, etc. However, by utilizing every available square foot of space, it has been possible to carry on and give efficient and prompt service to all branches. Page 103 Division of Operation and Personnel Express and Freight shipments to District Offices reached a total of about 160 tons consisting of approximately 12,000 separate parcels. This was a considerable increase over the previous year. Over and above these shipments, 774,470 licenses were issued on 1 1.366 separate orders and mailed to License Issuers. This is an increase of approximately 73,000 licenses on about 2000 orders more than were filled in the previous year. Staff Uniforms Every effort was made to improve the uniform ecjuipment and thus the appear- ance of all personnel so outfitted. Continual research was made to improve the standard of materials, as for example, the former summer attire of serge trousers and bush jacket, which were found to be lacking in smartness and of unsatisfactory qualit}' with regard to wear. Laboratory tests were made on several cloths, and as a result, it was decided to adopt a very neat suit of matching serge trousers and wind- breaker of a mixture or blended material, the colour of which is slightly lighter than standard khaki. The original identification ilashes as worn on the shoulders of tunics, etc., were not as smart as could be wished, and after some investigation, it was decided to change from the original red lettering on black background, to gold lettering on black, using somewhat smaller letters, and thus achieving a much neater effect. Also, instead of having Divisional flashes of rectangular shape to indicate the individual's sphere of activity stitched on below the Departmental title, the new flashes incorporated all the necessary designations in one. Brown leather belts for wear with the trousers of summer uniforms were approved and issued to all uniformed personnel apart from Conservation Officers, who wear Sam Browne belts. Duplicating, Printing, Distribution of Printed Matter The addition of a second Multilith machine to the equipment already in use in the printing room improved the service from that sub-section considerably. Pre- viously, personnel had found it necessary to do a great deal of overtime work to keep up to the demand. On receipt of the new machine, the old one was sent out for a complete overhaul, and on its return, the back-log of work w'as brought up to date and additional work, previously handled by outside printers, taken on with a resultant saving to the Department. A new paper cutter was purchased to replace the old one, which was found to be so badly worn that it was impossible to depend on any degree of accuracy whatever. Production by the ^Slultilith reached a total of 3,933,000 impressions, of which about 426.500 were Departmental letterhead. This constitutes an increase of 1,164,600 impressions. Production by mimeograph process increased by 154,300 to a total of 508,100 impressions. This production was run from 1,786 stencils forwarded by various divisions for processing. The production of the Multilith machines is almost entirely taken up on the production of letterhead and various forms, booklets, pamphlets, etc., while that of the mimeograph is mainly circulars, news releases, circular letters, etc. When small runs are required from the nuihilith. the copy is typed directly on to a paper plate and 987 of these were prepared l)y the \'ari-typer Operator. For long Report of the Department of Lauds and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31 , 1950 Page 104 runs, or permanent plates, the copy is typed on paper by the Vari-type Operator and photographed for transfer to a metal plate. The Vari-type Operator produced 863 various pieces of copy of this type during the year. Servicing and Sp.ace Adjustments Servicing continues to assume greater proportions with added mechanical devices in Departmental offices. Every effort is made to keep office machinery working in the most efficient manner possible and other services are taken care of as required. It has not been possible to effect many space adjustments because of the lack of space which could be utilized. Owing to the move of certain laboratories of the Department of Health to a new location, it is hoped that it will be possible to secure additional office space which is so urgently required to enable personnel to perform their duties more efficiently. Conferences The arrangements for various conferences were one of the new duties assigned to this section as outlined under the heading " General"". The first and largest con- ference to be handled was the Annual District Foresters" Conference early in January. Although the securing of necessary space for such a large group is always a problem, it was possible to carry this out satisfactorily and no serious difficulties were encountered during the ten days of meetings. Other conferences handled during the year were the Trappers" Conference, Timber Operators" Conference, Fish and Wildlife Meetings with various Hunting and Angling Clubs, Conservation Officers Trainee Groups and two Head Office Staff Courses Properties, Leasing, Etc. This again constituted a new field for this section. The files relating to all premises owned or leased by the Department were taken over and given considerable study to familiarize the staff with the background. It was found that service along these lines could be improved by an efficient follow-up system, which was instituted and which resulted in a marked speed-up in operations. Close liaison is maintained with the Department of Public Works and the requirements of many field offices for additional space, due to marked expansion, were fulfilled expeditiously. It is hoped that property leases will be taken over by the Department of Public Works in the near future. Records Office The continued expansion of Departmental activities has resulted in an increase in the number of permanent files by about 2,800 per year. This creates an additional storage problem as well as much larger volume of file movements to various divisional offices. It is necessary to relegate a considerable number of older files to the storage vault at Maple each year, in order to accommodate new entries. The increase in number of files handled also necessities greater care charging out and crediting files as well as greater co-operation from divisional offices in recording the movements of all files in their charge. Otherwise a great deal of time must be consumed in tracing files which become mislaid, and are thus not available when required. An increase in requests for messenger service, which is also supplied by the Records Office, was noted, but all calls were carried out without delay. Page 105 Division of Operation and Personnel INFORMATION During the year ending March 31, 1950, there was a sustained demand for departmental publications. While these demands were of a general nature they received a considerable upswing due to the fact that conservation has been placed on the curriculum for school teaching. With the inclusion of this subject, there was a very noticeable increase in the number of requests for publications dealing with the conservation of our Natural Resources. Requests from the public for the staff publication Sylva reached a new high during the year. Due to the ever-increasing demand and the mounting costs of production it was found necessary to revise the mailing list and place the magazine on a subscription basis. Commencing with Volume 5, No. 5, a subscription fee of $1.50 per year was instituted. Those already on the mailing list had previously been advised of the change. This action had the result of reducing the circulation to about 4,500 copies for the next few issues. There is still a great deal of public interest in the magazine, however, and circulation on the new basis is steadily increasing. Distribution of all printed material was given particular attention and the various publications received a wide coverage. In this connection it may be said that the mailing lists were maintained in good order and are being constantly revised. Twenty-five publications were produced and published during the year, as indicated in the following list: Report of the Royal Commission on Forest Reservation and National Park, 1893. Sylva, Volume 6-1 Sylva, Volume 5-5 Sylva, Volume 5-3 Sylva, Volume 5-6 Sylva, Volume 5-4 Sylva, Volume 5-2 Accounting for Logging Operations. Alternate Closure of Lakes in Algonquin Park. Game Bag Census Cards. Summary of The Game and Fisheries Act. The Game and Fisheries Act and Regulations. 1949. Algonquin Park Recreational Land Sales Folder. Lands for Settlement in Ontario. Summer Resort Lands. Planning for Tree Planting. Care and Planting of Forest Trees Reforestation and Woodlot Management. Southern Hardwood Volume Table. Bibliography of Canadian Biological Publications. 1946. Building with Mud — Pise de Terre. Forest Spraying and Some Fffects of D.D.T. List of Geographical Town.ships in the Province Procedure to Obtain Authority to Cut Timber on Crown Land. Timber Management Manual. I'art I Legislation — Supplement. Posters Reprints of some fifteen posters were completed duriiit: the period under review. Publications for Distribution At the close of the fiscal year, the following jjublications were available for ilislrihiition to the public: Report oj the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 106 Accounts Accounting for Logging Operations, Air Service Wings Over the Bush. Fish and Wildlife The Game and Fisheries Act and Regulations. Game Birds Need Cover on Your Farm. Alternate Closure of Lakes in Algonquin Park Sporting Ethics. Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. Prairie Chickens in Ontario. Fluctuations in Populations. The Cormorant in Ontario. Registered Traplines (Mimeographed). A Survey of the Aquatic Vegetation on Whitewater Lake (Mimeographed). Description of Wisconsin Pheasant Chicks (Mimeographed). Care and Handling of Pheasant Chicks (Mimeographed). Winter Feeding of Pheasant Chicks (Mimeographed). Advance Report on Wildlife Conditions in Lambton County (Mimeographed). Report on Wildlife Survey in Durham County (Mimeographed). Forest Protection Forest Fires Prevention Act and Regulations. Yes, We Fight Forest Fires. Forest Protection Manual. Land and Recreational Areas Lands for Settlement in Ontario. Summer Resort Lands in Ontario. The Natural History of Algonquin Park. List of Water Powers in the Province of Ontario (75c). List of Lithographed Maps and Plans. Aerial Surveys in Ontario. Ontario Surveys and the Land Surveyor. Timber Management Crown Timber Dues. Procedure to Obtain Authority to Cut Timber on Crown Lands. Systems of Forest Cropping. Manual of Scaling Instructions. Timber Management Manual — Part I — Legislation (50c). Timber IManagement Manual — Supplement to Part I. Timber Management Manual — Part II — Timber Estimating (Field Work) (50c). Timber Management Manual — Part III — Timber Estimating (Compilations) (50c). Page 107 Division of operation and Personnel Timber Management Manual — Part IV — Timber ^Marking for Special Cutting Operations (50c). Timber Management Manual — Part V — Methods of Stumpage Appraisal (SOc). (Complete set comprised of five parts — $1.00.) General Annual Report of the Minister of Lands and Forests. Administrative Chart. Indians of Ontario. Ontario Forest Atlas ($1.00). The History and Status of Forestry in Ontario. Definitions of Important Branches of Forestry. Know Your Forest Trees. Algonquin Story ($2.00). Building with Mud. Sylva, The Lands and Forests Review ($1.50 per year, six issues). Algonquin Provincial Park Folder. Rondeau Provincial Park. Come to Quetico. Parry Sound Forest District. Sault St. Marie Forest District. Sudbury Forest District. Kenora Forest District. Fort Frances District. North Bay Forest District. Cottage Sites on Crown Lands. Law Law Enforcement Guide and Related Subjects. Reforestation Reforestation and Woodlot Management. Planning for Tree Planting. Care and Planting of Forest Trees. Forest Trees of Ontario ( 50c) . The Farm Woodlot. Forest Tree Planting. Reforestation in Ontario. Glacial Pot Hole Area, Durham County. Research Bibliography of Canadian Biological Publications. 1946. Bird Population Studies in the Coniferous Forest Biome during a Spruce Budworm Outbreak. Forest Spraying and Some Effects of D.D.T. Surveys List of Geographical T(j\vnships in the Province of Ontario (25c). Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 108 News Releases During the year the Weekly News Release aptly named "Conservation Corner" was issued regularly to every newspaper throughout the Province in addition to Radio Stations, many magazines, outdoor writers and Game and Fish Protective Associations. The fifty-two issues of this release averaged about 1,800 words weekly with a grand total of approximately 93,600 words. This material received a wide coverage from both the press and radio and has proved of very great value in keeping the public well informed. In addition to the News Release, it was found desirable to issue some 47 press releases for immediate circulation through news agencies. These press items contained urgent matters of public interest which it was felt should have immediate release rather than wait for the regular channel. Radio As indicated elsewhere a great deal of radio coverage was secured through news releases and fire prevention appeals. Frequent use was also made of the radio for spot announcements concerning fire hazards and the broadcast of special instruc- tions covering travel in fire areas. Assistance was also given in the preparation of several radio scripts relative to departmental administration. Advertising In connection with its conservation work the Information and Education Section prepared and published some 44 display advertisements with suitable appeals for the prevention of forest fires, law observance and the wise use of the resources. A breakdown of these shows that 17 appeared in publications pertaining to the forest industry; 17 carried their message in National outdoor magazines, while the remaining 10 were displayed in special issues of industrial magazines and newspapers. It is felt that appeals of this kind are of very great value because of their brief but direct approach and the fact that they have a wide circulation. Necessary administrative advertisements covering timber sales and other like matters to the number of 60 were also placed in newspapers throughout the Province. Correspondence The volume of correspondence handled by the section showed a slight increase over that of the previous year. The total number of letters of enquiry, requests for publications and other routine matters dealt with approximated 8,065. A fairly large proportion of the enquiries were for specific information not readily available in departmental publications, or relating to matters arising out of the various Acts and Regulations. A great deal of literature was distributed as a result of requests for same as well as a means of supplementing the written replies. General In addition to the activities referred to herein the Section handled a very heavy volume of telephone enquiries from the public as well as personal requests for information and publications. Page lOQ Diiision of Operation and Personnel EDUCATION During the fiscal year of April 1st, 1949. to March 31st, 1950, the Education Section carried out the following photography. The two Department photographers took 1,130 photographs. Head Office officials took 2.342 photos, while field staff took 328 photographs. Enlargements totalled 22.388 prints. This work covered all Divisions and all phases of Department activity. Another five hundred feet of 16 mm. Kodachrome were exposed on the Timber Salvage Operations and considerable editing was done on all footage taken to date, bringing the film near possible completion. A replacement in the position of photographic librarian laid the groundwork for a new and extensive filing system to facilitate the release of 1,800 different photo- graphs to the newspapers and the public. A new negative dryer was installed in the darkroom which has speeded the processing of film in emergencies. LECTURE TOURS Lecture tours were carried out by Public Relations Assistants in six of the seven regions during the year. Xo appointment had been made to the Northern Region. ;Mr. B. A. S. Macdonald resigned from the South-Western Region and was replaced by Mr. S. C. Hudson. Toward the end of the year. Mr. D. Gillespie was transferred from the Western Region to the Information Section of Head Office but no replacement was made in the region. P. S'.i-cnison, Conservation Oficer, talks on Beaver, Chapleau High School. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 110 As of Febrary 15th. each district was made responsible for its own conservation work and the services of Public Relations Assistants attached to the Regions was discontinued. The reason behind this change was the feeling that a much more intensiv^e campaign of public education could be made by having members of staff from each district take an active part in the public relations program. This would enable qualified officials to speak to the public on their own particular branch of the Depart- ment's work, e.g. Forest Protection, Timber Management. Fish and Wildlife, etc. Despite the fact that a total of eighty-five school and adult meetings less than last year were held, the total attendance was nearly seventy thousand greater. The table (below) contains a complete record of meetings held in all Regions. Visual Education No new films were produced by the Department, but a considerable number of prints of commercial films were previewed with a view to selecting films for our conservation program. Few of these were fond suitable for our requirements although we did purchase a copy of "Then It Happened" for forest fire prevention work and several suited to woodlot management. Exhibits There was a considerable increase in exhibits over last year and in addition to those listed in the table, this Department participated in thirty-one other exhibitions — most of these were in Southern Ontario and mainly in conjunction with agricultural fairs. The majority of these smaller exhibits dealt with Reforestation. Forest Protec- tion and Fish and Wildlife. Officers of the Department were on hand at all exhibits to answer questions on all phases of the Department's work. T.ABLE No. 2i SUMMARY OF LECTURE TOURS April 1, 1949 to March 31, 1950 MINISTERS REPORT SCHOOL MEETINGS PUBLIC MEETINGS TOTALS REGION DISTRICT NO. ATTENDANCE NO. ATTENDANCE NO. ATTENDANCE Western Kenora 13 505 17 1,713 30 2,218 Fort Frances 16 457 2 135 18 592 Sioux Lookout 10 1,549 10 1,549 Mid-Western Port Arthur 163 16,525 95 6,484 258 23,009 Geraldton 25 2,678 18 1,464 43 4,142 Central Sault Ste. Marie 14 4,171 18 1,870 32 6,041 Sudbury 52 6,382 19 1,513 71 7,895 Chapleau 7 613 11 1,294 18 1,907 Gogama 6 517 3 331 9 848 North Bay 130 16,798 20 1,675 150 18,473 Northern Kapuskasing Cochrane Temiskaming 10 814 7 1,342 17 2,156 South-Central Parry Sound 63 2,592 24 2,121 87 4,713 Algonquin 28 1,065 9 1,093 37 2,158 South-Eastern Rideau 95 13,997 34 3,549 129 17,546 Quinte 65 8,612 31 3,929 96 12,541 Trent 50 4,130 33 4,053 83 8,183 South-Western Lake Simcoe 10 2,682 114 20,383 124 23,065 Lake Huron 63 9,084 94 7,477 157 16,561 Lake Erie 17 2,273 70 74,318 87 76,591 Totals -. 827 93,895 629 136,293 1.456 230.188 Page 111 Dili si on of Operation and Personnel EXHIBITION Canadian National Exhibition Central Canada Exhibition International Plowing Match Royal Winter Fair Can. National Sportsmen's Show Northern Ont. Outfitters Assoc. Lakehead Exhibition EXHIBITS April 1, 1948, to March 31, 1949 sponsor pla( Can. Nat. Ex. Assoc. Toronto Aug. 27 - Sept. 10/49 Central Can. Ex. Assoc. Ottawa Aug. 22 - 27/49 Ont. Ploughmans Assoc. Burford Oct. 11 - 14/49 Royal .Agriculture Winter Fair Assoc. Toronto Nov. IS - 22/49 Toronto Hunters and .Anglers Assoc. Toronto Mar. 17-25/49 N.O.O.A. Kenora Jan. 26/49 Can. Lakehead Ex. Assoc. Port Arthur Aug. 8 - 13/49 LIST OF CO-OPERATING CONTRACTS 1. Sault Ste. ]\Iarie Laboratory This is an agreement whereby the Province (Department of Lands and Forests) builds and the Dominion (Science Service) staffs the laboratory which has been com- pleted and is in operation at Sault Ste. -Marie. The purpose of the laboratory is to study forest insect problems. 2. Pathological Agreement Agreement whereby the Province (Department of Lands and Forests) builds and the Dominion (Science Service) staffs a laboratory to be built, probably at the Southern Research Station. The purpose of the laboratory is the study of forest disease problems. 3. Ranger School Agreement between the University of Toronto and the Department of Lands and Forests regarding the division of authority and responsibility in the operation of the Forest Ranger School. The primary purpose of the school is to train per.sonnel for the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, and the forest indu.stries of the province. and to co-operate with the L'niversity of Toronto in providing field experience for students of the Faculty of Forestry. 4. Fishing Agreement between Federation of Commercial Fishermen. University of Toronto, The Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology, and the Department regarding operation of fisheries research. e.specially at South Bay. Opeongo Lake and the Southern Research Station. The purpo.se of the research is: (a) To determine the yield per acre of a body of inland water for different species of fish. (b) To study methods of determining the ma.ximum yield and of increasing the yield. (c) To determine the effect of so-called '"game fish" by removal of the species known as "coarse fish"' which are not now used to any extent. (d) To study possible markets for fish products now wasted. (e) To study fish diseases and treatment of same. (f) Fisherv research in general for the (Jreat Lakes. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 112 5. Indian Affairs Branch (Forest Protection) In this agreement the Department has arranged with the Indian Affairs Branch, Ottawa, to extinguish fires on Indian lands, the cost of which is to be repaid to the Department by the Indian Affairs Branch. 6. Municipalities The Department has forest protection agreements with 118 municipahties which provide that the municipalities take initial action on fires and, if necessary the Department assist in fire suppression. The cost of fires on private lands is shared equally and the cost of fires on Crown lands is paid by the Department. 7. International Nickel Company The Department has an agreement renewed yearly with this company whereby the company pays one cent per acre, and the Department takes care of fire prevention and suppression on a block of land owned by the company in Hastings County. 8. RoDDis Lumber and Veneer Company A similar agreement to the one with International Nickel Company is made each year with Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company in connection with a block of land owned by them in Duncan Township. 9. Army Survey Agreement with Army Survey Establishment, Department of National Defence, Dominion of Canada for publication of maps on a scale of 1" equals 2 miles and 1" equals 4 miles. Department of Lands and Forests supply all map data from Forest Resources inventory. Army Survey Establishment publish maps and supply Depart- ment of Lands and Forests with 2,000 copies of each without charge and additional copies on order at cost of paper and ink only. 10. The Private Forest Reserves Act Briefly, this Act permits private landowners to establish, in agreement with the Department, a private forest reserve. The title remains in the owner but no cutting may be done without consent of the Minister. 11. County Forests (The Municipal Reforestation Act) Under this Act, municipalities may enter into agreement with the Department whereby the Department agrees to manage municipally owned land for a stated period. At the end of the contract period, the county may elect to pay all expenses incurred by the province and manage the forest themselves: or they may elect that the Depart- ment pay the original purchase price of the land and assume control: or they may elect to have the Department manage the forests with them on a 50-50 basis. Twenty- two counties to date have municipal forests under agreement or awaiting agreement. 12. Forest Inventory The Forest Resources Inventory base maps are supplied to pulp and paper and lumber companies in the province at the cost of the printing only, the cost of preparation being paid wholly by the province. Aerial photographic prints are supplied at a cost of $1.00 per print. The main cost of the photography is borne by the province. Page 113 Division of Operation and Personnel 13. Fisheries Regulations for the Provinxe of Ontario The Federal Government of Canada provides regulations under the Fisheries Act of Canada relating to both game and commercial tishing activities in the Province of Ontario. It then becomes the sole responsibility of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests to implement these regulations. X.B.: The recently established Fishery Inspection Regulations of the Federal Government are implemented by federally appointed officers, which is the only direct action of the Federal Government respecting fisheries of Ontario at the present time. 14. Migratory Birds Convention Act Regulations relating to the Migratory Birds Act for the Province of Ontario are established by the Federal Government of Canada for the Province of Ontario by arrangement between the two governments, and these regulations become the joint responsibility of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests and the R.C.^I.P. with respect to enforcement. It is also recognized by all provinces that management and research efforts should be co-ordinated both with each other and with those of the U.S.A. 15. Pelee Island Pheasant Investigation Pelee Island offers a perfect opportunity for studies of pheasant behaviour and for the statistical study of a pheasant population throughout the year. In Ontario pheasants are of concern in a small portion of the Province, but in the L'nited States they are now the principal upland game species. Hence the Wildlife Management Institute, Washington. D.C.. carries the project. We supply accommodation and other assistance and in return are supplied with information necessary for manage- ment of the Pelee pheasant shoot. STAFF SUGGESTION PLAN The Staff Suggestion Plan operated by the Department has a three-fold purpose, namely, to furnish an orderly method of submitting and considering ideas of the staff; to recognize and reward the staff for practical and original suggestions; and to promote the fullest co-operation of all personnel in the Department's operations. From the standpoint of the administration the plan has the added advantage of revealing the talents of employees whose suggestions are of a varied and unusually constructive nature. SUGGESTION'S SUBMITTED DURING FISCAL YEAR FOR WHICH AWARDS WERE GRANTED 1949 — 1950 SUGGESTION NUMBER AND DIVISION SUGGESTED BY SUGGESTION Suggestion 198 G. E. Mayhew, Re: Bl.anket Sheet Cover (Forest Protection) Ft. Frances This suRgestion is considered original in its applica- tion. While it will be necessary to conduct field experiments to determine its usage, warmth and prac- ticabilitv, an award of SIO.OO is recommended. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 114 suggestiox number and division Suggestion 200 (Forest Protection) Suggestion 201 (Forest Protection) SUGGESTED BY E. Guertin, Sioux Lookout H. Taylor, Quinte Re: suggestion Fire Protection Poster The phrasing for a new fire protection poster as con- tained in this suggestion is considered original. An award of $10.00 is recommended. Re: H.AND Fire Pump Accessory Suggestion of innovation of dipper lid in a hand fire pump is considered original and having some practical application. Suggestion for carrying provisions in can is not considered practical due to baffle plates and the pyossibility of food remaining in can which would clog the pump and render it less efficient. An award of $10.00 is recommended for the first part of the suggestion. Suggestion 202 (Forest Protection) H. Taylor, Quinte Re: Installation of Rotary Pressure Pump on Outboard Motors The development of this idea would be an engineering problem which may or may not have practical application. The adoption of the outboard motor and a pressure pumper to the operation of pumping water and a form of jet propulsion is worthy of considera- tion. An award of SS.OO is recommended. Suggestion 203 (Forest Protection) E. Guertin Re: Revision of Form F.P. 25 By Plotting Loca- Sioux Lookout ^^jon of Fires by Rectangular Co-ordinates. It is not expected that the location of small fires will be accurately shown on the map accompanying Form F.P. 25. Such a method would only apply to those portions of the Province not surveyed into townships. The suggestion has originality, but is considered to have little practical value. An award of SS.OO is recommended for the merit of the suggestion. Suggestion 206 (Forest Protection) H. S. Hutnick Re: Directional Line Method of Locating Fires .■\ir Service by Ground Crews from Aircr.-mt This suggestion is not considered as original, and although the theory is logical, the practical applica- tion for use of locating fires appears rather question- able. The necessary modification to aircraft, the additional weight, the comparatively few times when men cannot be landed close to fires, height of timber and topographical characteristics would not warrant the adoption of the suggestion. It is considered, how- ever, that the suggestion has merit and an award of $10.00 is recommended. Suggestion 210 (Forest Protection) S. D. Roumbanis, Re: Revision of E.xisting R.adio Co.mmunication Chapleau System This suggestion is one of centralization rather than decentralization of control. To bring the suggestion into effect would require a change in the departmental policy of operational costs. While the suggestion can- not be considered original in the exact meaning of the word, it has merit and an award of $10.00 is recommended. Page 115 Division of Operation and Personnel suggestion number and division Suggestion 211 ( Forest Protection ) Suggestion 218 (Forest Protection) Suggestion 219 (Operation and Personnel) Suggestion 224 (Timber Management ) Suggestion 226 (Forest Protection) Suggestion 22Q (Forest Protection) Suggestion 230 (Forest Protection) Suggestion 253 (^Forest Protection) Suggestion 234 ^Forest Protection) suggested by D.D.Mac Adam, Geraldton J. Ruxton. Ranger School E. L. Skuce. .\lgonquin A. J. McGoey, Temiskaming A. J. McGoey, Temiskaming F. Belmore, Sioux Lookout S. O. Robinson, Sault Ste. Marie \V. Kitt, White River H. Stevens, Port .Arthur suggestion Re: Utility Packbo.ard The device added to the Klondike type of packboard to be used for carrying and laying out hose and for other purposes when not used for carrying hose is considered to be both original and practical. An award of S25.00 is recommended. Re: Fire Line Construction Information This suggestion, if adopted in principle, would be that of a special research problem to determine if statistics as compiled would improve the efficiency of fire fighting operations. While the idea as suggested has been the basis of study in United States fire control for some time, it is felt that as the suggestion has merit and may have some practical value, an award of $10.00 is recommended. Re: Roll Method of Shouldering a Canoe The instructional steps for the proper method of shouldering a canoe as contained in this suggestion as an accident preventive measure is deserving of an award. An award of $15.00 is recommended Re: Revision of Form T.M. Ill At present there are 18.000 T.M. Ill forms in stock. A revision of the form implementing the ideas con- tained in this suggestion is not considered warranted at this time. The suggestion has some merit and an award of .S5.00 is recommended. Re: Tempor.ary Repair Kit for Fire Hose This is a good suggestion and appears to have good practical application. Further research work would be necessary. .An award of $20.00 is recommended. Re: Con, Testing Holder This coil testing holder is considered to be useful and a practical piece of equipment, especially when a number of cells are to be tested. A holder of this type should be useful for testing more efficiently prac- tically all makes of ignition coils used on two cycle engines. .An award of S2S.00 is recommended. Re: Tr-Actor Heating Unit While there are heating units available on the market, the suggestion cannot be considered original. The suggestion, however, shows initiative and thought in assembling a practical piece of equipment for which an award of .SIO.OO is recommended. Re: J.ACKMiTE Pump and Hose Packboard This piece of equipment is considered original for this type of pump. It is believed from experiments made that it will be both practical and useful in forest fire operations. .An award of $25.00 is recommended. Re: Tow'er Set Battery Eliminator This suggestion is not considered original in design, but it is original from a standpoint of application. It has limited application in our service, but will be use- ful at some six to eight tower sets where power is available. .An award of SI 5.00 is recommended. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 116 Table No. 24 SUMMARY OF SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED AND AWARDS IN THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED TOTAL AMOUNT OF AWARDS Accounts Air Service Fish and Wildlife Nil 2 2 24 Nil Nil 1 Nil Nil 3 1 Nil Suggestion under consideration Nil 14 Nil Nil 1 Nil Nil 1 Nil Forest Protection Land and Recreational Areas $190.00 Law Operation and Personnel IS 00 Reforestation Research (See Air Service).... _ Surveys and Engineering Timber Management Ranger School s.oo 33 16 $210.00 AID RENDERED TO THE PUBLIC During the year members of the staff have participated in several rescues of persons whose lives were endangered through accidents or otherwise. On July 24 a group of Junior Rangers working near Thessalon were instrumental in recovering the body of one Walter McCreight within 10 minutes of his drowning while wading in McCreight Dam, with two of his children. The Rangers applied artificial respiration for four hours but the unfortunate man could not be revived. A son aged 7 was revived with the help of the rangers, while the other child suffered no consequences. A conservation officer in the Parry Sound District while in the course of his duties protecting one of the fish sanctuaries in the Georgian Bay, saw a boat containing two fishermen capsize suddenly and throw the men into the water. Within a few minutes he had reached the scene and dragged the two near-e.xhausted men into his own craft. They apparently suffered no ill effects, but it was fortunate help was near. One afternoon in June a loudspeaker-equipped aircraft of the Department was diverted from i*s patrol by radio, to flfy an injured bushworker from a camp near Rufus Lake to hospital at Kapuskasing. The loudspeaker was used to direct the logging crew on the ground to pack the man to a spot near clear water where the plane could be landed With the unfortunate man aboard, the officers flew to Kapuskasing and landed on the river. In a comparatively short time after the incident the patient was resting comfortably in thu hospital at Kapuskasing. ADVISORY COMMITTEE Forest Insect Laboratory, S.ault Ste. Marie A meeting of the advisory committee of the Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, was held in the office of the Dominion Entomologist, Science Service, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, on October 29th, 1949. This was the seventh meeting of the committee and there was a full discussion of all matters relating to forest insect control in Ontario and the program of work for the ensuing year was approved. MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE Dominion Department Ontario Department of Agriculture of Lands and Forests H. G. Crawford J. J. DE Gryse Dr. M. L. Prebble R. X. Johnston Dr. C. E. At wood J. A. Brodie u s/> REFORESTATION ^^ Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 118 DIVISION OF REFORESTATION Tree Distribution The distribution increased from a figure of 13,000,000 in the previous year, to 17.700,000 in the year under review. As in the previous year the increase was distri- buted to private landowners, giving them over 11.000.000 trees. The number of trees planted on municipal and authority forests was increased also to 4,200,000. Nurseries Development of the new nursery areas at Orono and St. Williams was con- tinued. Additional land was purchased at Midhurst in order to expand production. Extension Forestry and Municipal Forest Management Inspection of private plantation sites by zone foresters was initiated during the final four months of the year. The purpose of the inspections is to ensure that the site is suitable for tree planting and to ensure that a wise selection of species is made. Eighteen foresters are now employed on extension forestry and municipal forest management. Approximately twenty-five hundred cords of pine pulpwood was cut from municipal forests and sold. Weeding red pine beds, Kemptville Nursery. Page 119 Dit'ision of Reforestation The area of authority and municipal forests under agreement increased by 3.454 acres to reach a total of 66.791 acres. The greatest expansion took place in Leeds and Grenville Counties, where the area has been increased by 1.923 acres. In Bruce County. 1.050 acres were added. Dufferin County increased its property by 98 acres. Durham and Northumberland by 81 acres. Grey by 198 acres, and York by 4 acres. Regulation of thinning in plantations of seven county forests was completed during the year and the recommended operations were put into effect. Working plans for woodlots with the resultant cut regulation figures were completed for three county forests. The following tables furnish details of tree distribution: SUMM.\RY OF TREES DISTRIBUTED (July 1, 1948, to June 30, 1949) TOTAL TREES SHIPMENTS CONIFERS HARDWOODS TOT.AI. Private Lands : Reforestation and Windbreak 8,241 10,023,633 1.065.921 11,080,554 School Children 2?, 33,180 0,538 42.727 Semi-Public Properties 102 223.001 51,401 274.402 Continued on Xext Page. Hoeing -j.hite spruce beds, Kemptville. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 120 TOTAL TOTAL SHIPMENTS CONIFERS hardwoods TREES Municipal Properties: Municipal Forests 102 2,917,745 294,770 3,212,515 Forest Plantations. _ 39 203,225 15,750 218,975 Roads 21 144,800 1,050 145,850 School Demonstration Plots .. 127 52,033 10,615 62,648 Conservation Authorities 5 561,000 168,800 729,800 SimHry 15 13,455 3,275 16,730 Provincial Crown Lands: Northern Plantations - 2 3 223,500 462,500 100 223,500 Management Units 462,600 Forests Ranger Plantations 3 6,000 400 6,400 Air Services— _ Nurseries 8 161,100 19,025 180,125 Parks 3 11,600 2,900 14,500 Highways 4 29,630 .34.325 63,955 H.E.P.C 1 26,400 15,500 41,900 Hospitals. ... 5 8,424 574 8,998 Penal Institutions Sundry 9 23,100 148,548 5,075 28,175 Dominion Crown Lands 30 127,112 275.660 Sub-Totals 8,743 15,272,883 1,826,131 17,099.014 Extraneous 38 543,913 58,043 601,956 Totals 8,781 15,816,796 1,884,174 17,700,970 Workers lift two year ivhite spruce seedlings to be Provincial Forest Station. moved to transplant beds, Norfolk County **^ 2dL'ft££3BS:^ Page 121 Ditision of Reforestation TREES DISTRIBUTED TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS (July 1, 1948, to June 30, 1949) COUNTY OR DISTRICT APPLICANTS HARDWOODS Algoma.. Brant Bruce Carleton Cochrane Du ff erin Dundas — . Durham Elgin Essex Frontenac — . Glengarry GrenviUe Grey Haldimand Haliburton Hastings Halton Huron _ Kenora Kent Lambton Lanark Leeds Lennox and Addington Lincoln M an i t ou 1 i n Middlesex Muskoka Nipissing Norfolk Northumberland Ontario Oxford Parry Sound Patricia Peel Perth - Peterborough Prescott _ _. Prince Edward. — Rainy River Renfrew Russell Simcoe . Stormont— Sudbury Timiskaming _ Thunder Bay Victoria Waterloo Welland Wellington Wentworth York ToTAI,S 30 48,339 1,066 131 87,656 17,559 221 171,242 29,104 122 84,522 11,303 4 1.000 475 90 120.250 5,640 27 25,225 9,684 219 869,565 37,614 180 244,248 32,772 161 111.538 17,925 78 80,448 8,826 32 12.530 2,290 27 38,710 4,547 396 395,627 35,748 133 61.425 21,856 66 86,405 4,535 123 182,806 9,937 170 107,282 18,304 147 111,537 33,468 8 8,225 550 80 185,064 9,894 106 73.744 12,260 49 65.530 4,770 86 61,917 9,171 66 180,020 3,045 90 38,549 8,204 22 464,450 2,075 267 260.625 45,703 181 279,147 12,241 20 11.695 1,215 419 477,884 38,230 132 218,093 15,844 319 542.175 47,362 169 125.787 36,313 115 312,001 8,484 304 232,453 36,237 105 77,185 33,179 234 193,376 12,503 26 53,860 8,702 59 35,010 4,876 6 2.030 940 :>/ 69,325 5,520 19 12,265 2,450 697 1,543,200 86,404 19 23.050 5,600 23 11.138 1,661 20 10,940 660 12 23,875 425 84 46.438 7,709 201 141,677 39,187 150 120,907 22,472 119 169.168 38,838 238 166,907 26,635 1,382 945,568 173,909 8,241 10.023.633 1,065.021 49,405 105,215 200,346 95,825 1,475 125,890 34,909 907,179 277,020 129,463 89,274 14,820 43,257 431,375 83,281 90,940 192,743 125,586 145,005 8,775 194,958 86,004 70,300 71,088 183,065 46,753 466,525 306,328 291,388 12,910 516,114 233,937 589,537 162,100 320,485 268,690 110,364 205,879 62,562 39,886 2,970 74,845 14,715 1,629,604 28,650 12,799 11,600 24,300 54,147 180,864 143,379 208,006 193,542 1,119,477 11,080,554 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 122 -H 00 00 J^ o^ •* r<^ .-1 ro Tj- O <^ o 00 »/i 52 o a H U K U C/> (/] (A C/l dj4ji>Dl>04>Q^04J C^ Cd CtJ C^ C^ C^ C^ C^ CT3 C3 O tT vo vO O -hOO>OOO00-<00 .= E O M o H < O H < > Pi C/} o u P =a i u s o ti -- t- 03 Oj C C O J -^ Oh C/2 > o RESEARCH Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 124 DIVISION OF RESEARCH The Division of Research is a fact-finding organization which furnishes the Department with information and develops techniques to enable more effective administration of the natural resources under Departmental jurisdiction. In this respect the work of the Division is of a pioneering nature, in that it seeks to provide workable answers to specific as well as basic problems of development. In the long run, human progress depends on the development of natural resources, and Ontario's high standard of living and general progress cannot be maintained lackmg a parallel improvement in the management of her resources of lands, forests and waters. As the agency of the Provincial Government charged with the administration of the bulk of the Province's natural resources, the Department of Lands and Forests has a difficult and important public duty. In its efforts to assist the Department, the Division of Research has set up three general operating services to provide: 1. Accurate statements of administrative and technical requirements. 2. Factual information and improved operating techniques. 3. A testing and demonstration service. To supply the three services indicated above, the Division maintains a staff at the main Research Station, near INIaple, and regional research ofticers. The staff has been increasing steadily, totalling 31 full-time and 10 temporary employees in 1949, plus a seasonal staff averaging 80. Of the permanent staff, 20 were technical and 1 1 non- technical, while the temporary staff was composed of 2 technical and 8 non-technical employees. The full-time technical staff included 5 biologists, 2 chemists, 9 foresters, a mechanical engineer, a photogrammetrist, a soil specialist and a statistician. The buildings and facilities at the Southern Research Station, Maple, were further expanded and improved in 1949. The new biological research building and Quonset storage building were started and largely completed during the year. The storage building will be ready about July 30 and the biological building about December of 1950. The fisheries laboratory was further equipped, but the refrigerating apparatus has still not been delivered. A potting shed was completed for the green- house. A portion of the woodlot on the property was thinned and the thinnings utilized for lumber and fuel. The remainder will be done when the building program is com- pleted. About 500 ornamental trees were set out as well as 300 feet of hedge. A planta- tion of food plants for wildlife was established. An experimental plantation has been started on 80 acres of land reserved for research purposes in Gwillimbury township. The Division co-operates closely with a number of other research organizations with respect to projects in Ontario. Whenever possible, working arrangements are being recorded in written agreements and contracts. These exist now with the Research Council of Ontario, the University of Toronto, and the Science Service of the Federal Department of Agriculture. Less formal arrangements are in force with the Ontario Research Foundation, the National Research Council, and the Forestry Branch of the Department of Resources and Development, Ottawa. The work of the Division is reported in the following under the main subject heads of Fisheries, Wildlife, Silviculture, Mensuration, Soils, Pathology, Entomology, Mechanics and Statistics. Page 125 Division of Research Fisheries Fisheries research, under the direction of Dr. F. E. J. Fry, was concentrated at three main centres — the Department's station at South Bay, IManitouHn Island; the Ontario Fisheries Laboratory, Algonquin Park; and at the Department's Southern Research Station, Maple. The South Bay Experiment. To review the object of this experiment, which was commenced in 1947, it is to determine the benefits to the yield of the more valuable fish which may result from exerting equal fishing pressure on the less valuable or worthless fish. Commercial fishing had failed disastrously in several consecutive previous years, and the population ratio of non-valuable to valuable fish was estimated to be forty to one. A responsible advisory committee which sets policy is made up of representatives of the Ontario Federation of Commercial Fishermen, the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, the Northern Ontario Outfitters' Association, the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, and the Ontario Government. The actual operation of the experi- ment is directed by a committee, representing the Ontario Federation of Commercial Fishermen and the Research Division of the Department of Lands and Forests, under the chairmanship of a representative of the Fisheries Research Board The program is in two parts, the first being the actual fishing operations which is directed by the Ontario Federation of Commercial Fishermen, and the second is the scientific follow-up, which is the responsibility of the Research Division of the Department. The work has included a survey of the bottom organisms which are the chief food of the bass, whitefish and their competitors; the collection of meteorological and hydrographic data, and the more prominent biological study which consisted largely of an examination of the catches of fish. The primary purpose of this examination is to gather information from which a description of the present state of the population may be made. Biological statistics, gathered year by year, will enable changes in production to be followed. Samples are taken of each catch, which are weighed, measured and sex-deter- mined. Stomachs are examined and samples of scales taken for determination of age. At times of the year when eggs are well developed, samples of them are taken for estimation of the fecundity of the various species over their size range. From these records, the food, the growth, and the general condition of the various species can be determined. The first body of results from analysis of the data may be expected soon. At the conclusion of this experiment it is expected that an appraisal of all of the research data compiled will provide practical answers to the main fisheries management problems of Lake Huron. In 1949 South Bay fisheries yielded 1, 50,000 pounds of fish, as compared with 194,000 pounds for 1948. The decline was due largely to a reduced catch of smelt in the spring, when streams were low and few entered to spawn. One result of the research work is that reasonable ])redictions of catch can be made for one or two years in advance, l)ascd on knowledge of the numbers of different species of fish present in various age classes. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 126 Tagging studies of fish caught which were previously captured, tagged and released reveal important information as to migrations in and out of South Bay which opens into Lake Huron through a narrow channel, and as to movements of fish within the bay. For example, intensive studies in 1949 show that only a few lake trout leave the bay, and these during the winter. Whitefish. on the other hand, move out of the bay in considerable numbers during early summer. Bass show no tendency to leave the bay, but move freely from place to place in it. Further investigation was made in 1949 as to methods of preparing and dis- posing of coarse fish products. Sucker fillets frozen while fresh have proved deliciously palatable, and there is promise of a small but flourishing market outlet for this product. Fish meal and oil extracts have been prepared experimentally in small quantities. During 1949 a start was made in a study of the effects of lamprey preying on whitefish and lake trout. Routine study continued on food habits and growth of a wide variety of fish species. Ontario Fisheries Research Laboratory, Algonquin Park. A variety of projects are being undertaken co-operatively between the L^niversity of Toronto and the Department, centering at the laboratory at Opeongo Lake. Brief accounts of the main projects follow: Ckeel Census. This recording of fishing success, initiated in 1936, has two main purposes. First to follow trends in fishing success in Algonquin Park and thus allow the Department to decide which lakes require attention, and secondly to find out whether management techniques such as plantings, lake closures, and chemical fertilization have any effect in improving fishing. The census has disclosed a downward trend in lake trout fishing success in the more accessible southern part of the Park. Plantings have been undertaken to improve this situation. Speckled trout fishing, although fluctuating, has shown no trend in recent years. Plantings of speckled trout have had little effect in improving fishing in recent years. Closure of lakes in alternate years has been adopted to build up wild stocks of trout in many of the lakes. The effect of transferring small mouth bass from lakes in which they are crowded and grow slowly to lakes where food is more abundant is also being studied. Fertilization of Lakes. In the period 1946 to 1949 fertilizer was applied in Cache, Brewer, Kearney and McCauley lakes to determine whether this would increase the production of game fish. Costello, Clarke and Found lakes were left untreated for check purposes. A marked increase was noted in phytoplankton and zooplankton populations and bottom fauna in the fertilized lakes, and produced a distinct bloom on the algae. A corollary and undesirable effect noted was depletion of oxygen at lower levels, due to decay of the increased quantity of plant and animal debris. However, several species of smaller fish showed an increase in numbers. It appears that under nine pounds of fertilizer to the acre-foot are desirable for continued applications to trout waters. Spawning Habits of Speckled and Lake Trout. The study in 1949 of speckled trout spawning in Algonquin Park lakes indicates that they prefer gravel and Page 127 Division of Research sand shoals fed by spring seepage. The lack of these facilities in many of the Park lakes suggests the construction of artificial beds to encourage natural reproduction. Lake trout were found to prefer broken rubble shoals composed of rocks one to three inches in diameter, exposed to the prevailing wind. In Lake Opeongo bullheads were found preying on lake trout eggs to a considerable degree. Whitefish and suckers were minor offenders. Investigation of Speckled Trout in Redrock Lake. Tagging studies in 1949 revealed a very limited population of speckled trout in this lake. About 70 per cent of the fish of catchable size (over 10 inches) were taken by anglers during the spring of 1949. The production of this lake appears to be only about one trout per acre in every alternate year that the lake is open to fishing. Competition of yellow perch and poor spawning facilities are possible causes for this low production. Before perch reduction is tried the provision of artificial spawning beds is advocated. It has also been determined that few speckled trout live longer than six years even in the lightly fished waters of Algonquin Park. Prolonged closure of speckled trout waters to build up populations is, therefore, not advisable in most situations. Southern Research Station, ]Maple, Ontario. In 1948 the Department with the co-operation of the University of Toronto established a laboratory for experi- mental limnology at the Southern Research Station near Maple. The building was completed in 1949 and its facilities first utilized in the fall of the year. Early work dealing with the effects of o.xygen and temperature on fish was undertaken by a graduate from the University of Toronto under the direction of Dr. Fry. It is expected that much of the biological and chemical material collected in the field will, in future, be analysed at this laboratory in addition to the physiological experiments already mentioned. Wildlife The Wildlife Section carried on several projects during the year under the direction of C. D. Fowle. At the Wildlife Research Station and the Wilderness Area in Algonquin Park, investigations of the role of birds and mammals in the forest environment were con- tinued. Since the importance of birds and mammals with respect to the distribution and destruction of seeds and as elements in the food of important fur-bearing predators such as the fisher and marten, depends largely upon their numbers, much attention has been given to methods of measuring populations. Since populations of small mammals show major fluctuations from year to year, studies of reproduction and factors affecting survival have been studied with a view to determining the causes of the sudden changes in population. In an effort to assist Foresters who are interested in the direct seeding of logged or burned area, methods of protecting tree seeds from destruction by small mammals were under investigation. To date, no suitable method has been found, but several promising leads are being followed. Studies of the ruffed grou.se. an important game bird, have yielded information on the most suitable types of environment for the species, as well as information on their movements and relationshi[)s to one another. Through the courtesy of the Indian Affairs Branch of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, the Department has obtained permission to stock an Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31 , 1950 Page 128 island with disease-free ruffed grouse, reared at one of the Department's Game Farms. It is hoped that a study of an isolated island population may throw some light on the factors which periodically decimate our grouse population. Since considerable diffi- culty in rearing disease-free birds was encountered, not enough grouse reached maturity to make stocking practical. The surviving stock will be kept for breeding purposes. In order to determine the effect of a few of the climatic factors on the activity of the animals in the forest, the laboratory study of the relation between the activity of the deer mouse and such factors as temperature and humidity was con- tinued in co-operation with the Department of Zoology, University of Toronto. This study promises to explain some of the behaviour patterns observed in animals in their natural habitat. In order to provide a picture of deer management problems in Ontario, a pre- liminary survey of the status of the deer throughout the l^rovince was initiated. During the year, the forest districts of Rideau, Quinte, Trent, Algonquin and Parry Sound, and Manitoulin Island, were surveyed. This survey has emphasized the importance of this game animal in southern Ontario and has revealed some problems requiring solution in the future. During the hunting season, data on success, sex ratio and other statistics were collected from hunters. Through the excellent co-operation of sportsmen, a series of deer heads were secured for studies of the age classes in our deer. The problem of improving the habitat for wildlife on farm areas in southern Ontario has been under investigation for three years. Experimental plantings of multi-flora rose and other imported shrubs have been established in order to determine their hardiness in this latitude. Through the year, the Wildlife Section co-operated with several outside agencies such as the Ontario Research Foundation and the University of Toronto in providing working space at the Wildlife Research Station in Algonquin Park and in providing facilities for a field course for biological students. Silviculture The silvicultural programs are under the general direction of A. P. Leslie. In the following the projects are reported under the headings of Seeding Habit of Red Pine; Forest Tree Breeding; Seed Treatment; and Silvicultural Field Tests. Seeding Habit of Red Pine. This project continues under the direction of Dr. George Duff, who began this work in 1946. The importance of the project arises from the well-known fact that red pine produces appreciable quantities of seed only in occasional years. The result is that the expansion of planting programs of this preferred species is seriously restricted. The procedure was at first to survey the seeding habits as found in nature. More recently the survey work has been increasingly supplemented by experiments designed to modify seed productivity. The ultimate objective in view is the production of seed from elite trees growing in orchards. The work is centered mainly in certain red pine plantations in Simcoe County (Angus, Midhurst, Camp Borden. Craighurst) and at Chalk River. The survey data to 1949 led to the conclusion that the degree of productivity depends mainly upon internal physiological factors. In this respect the chronological Page 129 Division of Research Recording data on preferred temperature of fish, fish research laboratory, Maple. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 130 development of the cone prior to its emergence from the bud has been traced. Con- cerning this basically important matter little or nothing has been known hitherto. The work of 1949 brought this part of the project to a conclusion. In connection with the destruction of formed cones and seeds by insects, the data of 1949 confirms Dr. Duff's previously reported view that the insect attacks are correlated with the cycle of seed production. It is obvious that if seed orchards are to be established reliable methods of insect control will have to be worked out. In defining the optimum conditions for seed production in culture, progress has been made in ( 1 ) the discovery and bringing into culture of what appear to be highly productive seed strains or races of red pine, and (2) the experimental treatment of existing plantation stands, such as thinning, pruning, fertilizing, hormone treatment, and protection from insects. Forest Tree Breeding. The work, initiated in 1946 under the direction of Dr. C. Heimburger, is concerned principally with the selection, breeding and propagation of white pine and poplar. Incidental to the above is the establishment of an arboretum, essentially for the preservation of authentic material for breeding and genetical research. (1) White Pine: This species, for many years the mainstay of the lumber industry in Ontario, is recognized as one of the most valuable in the province for forestry purposes. Nevertheless, its culture is handicapped by blister rust and weevil. The white pine project is concerned primarily with the discovery and development of superior stock, highly resistant to attack by these enemies. The main effort is still centred on the assembling of breeding materials, testing and evaluation of the same, and improvement of methods of vegetative propagation. In the course of the year breeding material was received in exchange from Denmark, California, Wisconsin, eastern States and British Columbia. This has been used with native and other stocks in grafting and pollination. Outside grafting was further improved and its use extended. Experimental outside fall grafting was started. Inoculation experi- ments showed the western pine much easier to infect than the eastern species. (2) Poplar: The increasing use of poplar for pulp and lumber warrants con- tinued investigation of the breeding potentialities of these species. The aim of this project is to produce a rapidly growing hybrid with wood of superior quality, adapted to the relatively poor sites of Ontario, and resistant to disease. In addition, it is proposed to evaluate poplar material for windbreak planting in the southern part of the province. Experience in hybridization indicates that the most promising com- binations are Populus alba x P. grandidentata ; P. alba x P. tremula; P. tremuloides x P. tremula and reciprocals. The selection of elite material for these crosses is important. Such material was sought both here and abroad. Grafting experiments indicated that native aspens are not compatible; but that the European P. tremula can be successfully grafted on both our P. grandidentata and P. tremuloides. August budding showed considerable promise as a means of propagation. (3) Arboretum: The arboretum of native and foreign species, started in 1948, continued to expand rapidly in 1949. It consists of breeding materials for present and future use. It is planned to continue the acquisition of seeds, scions and plants, with emphasis on the white pine and poplars, and other economically important trees. Page 131 Division of Research Seed Research. The work in seed research includes ( 1 ) seed coating, and (2) basic seed research. (1) Seed coating or pelleting: This has two functions (a) to build up the size of small and irregular seeds to permit them to be handled easily, economically and without injury in a seeding mechanism, such as the Brohm hand planter which dispenses one seed at a time. ]Much research has been done to get non-injurious, cheap, easily-applicable, and non-reactive materials for coating. The second, and at present minor, function of coating is to have it act as a vehicle for fungicides, fertilizers, hormones and rodent repellents, to reduce loss of seed. Greater importance is being given to fungicides in present research, but work on the others is being continued also. (2) Basic seed treatment: Research has been started as to the specific con- ditions of moisture, temperature and light requirements for germination and growth of important tree species. This work will be extended as staff and funds permit. SiLVicuLTURAL FiELD Tests. Programs were carried on in the Mid-Western Region and in the South-Central Region by research foresters stationed at Port Arthur and Dorset respectively. The program has been under way in the Mid-Western Region for the past three years, and in the South-Central Region for two years. A program is about to start in the Northern Region, with a research forester to be stationed at Cochrane. It is hoped that at least one research forester will be established eventually in each of the main forest regions. These men appraise the research requirements of their regions, take the results of regeneration or other surveys which lead to well-grounded theories, and test these in experiments arranged co-operately with local timber operators, or others. If they require the assistance of research specialists, these are supplied from the Central Research Station at Maple. 1949 Field Projects A. Mid-Western Region 1. Establishment of permanent sample plots in uncut stands (Abitibi Co. limits); to assess logging effects on main stand, residual stand, regeneration and site, over next 25 years. 2. Re-examination of permanent sample plots (Marathon Co. limits); to study immediate effects of logging on main and residual stands, regeneration and site. 3. Examination of plots (Marathon Co. limits) to determine waste of wood by different logging methods. 4. Slash-burning experiment (Great Lakes Paper limits) ; to determine effects of slash-burning on regeneration by artificial seeding. 5. Seeding e.xperiment (Great Lakes Paper limits); to determine practicality of seeding burned, cut-over lands. 6. Seeding experiments (Longlac Co. and Great Lakes Paper limits) ; to determine possibility of stocking understocked cut-over lands. 7. Study of jack pine cone-gathering technicjues (Marathon Co. limits). 8. Field extraction of jack pine seed; to devise portable seed extractor. 9. Soil scarifying tests; to evolve a mechanical scarifier and seeder. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 132 B. South-Central Region 1. Study of relative growth and quality of the white, red, jack and scotch pines previously planted in a number of localities in the region. 2. Determination of the advisability of planting pine in pure stands, or in association with hardwoods; examination of stands of various combinations. 3. An attempt to determine on what sites white pine is most likely to succeed; examination of the sites on which the best white pine stands have occurred. 4. A study of natural white pine regeneration following cutting; examination of per- manent sample plots in area south of North Bay. 5. Determination of approximate boundaries of the original white pine stands in the region. 6. Study of the suitability of seeds and seedlings from southern sources, in northern localities. 7. Assistance in study of Algonquin Park watersheds for fisheries research; forest cover typing and stand tables. 8. Assistance in development of a new statistical approach to timber cruising; tally of trees on 80-acre plot. Mensuration Volume Tables: The purpose of this project, commenced in 1948 under M. Ardenne, is to construct hardwood tables for such species as maple, beech, elm and oak, growing in southwestern Ontario. The tables will be useful mainly to woodlot owners in this area, but it is possible that they may be applicable to the whole of the Ottawa-Huron area. Field work during 1949 was a continuation of that of 1948. Adequate data were obtained for the construction of tables for sugar maple from 1,130 trees, and for beech from 530 trees measured. Data collected on elm and other species were insuffi- cient for table preparation, due to the scarcity of these species in the area. It is expected, however, that adequate data may be obtainable subsequently on white elm and soft maple. Other features of tree growth and tree volume were investigated in the course of the volume table work. Soils The soils research program, under G. A. Hills, has two general objectives: 1. To classify and map the whole forest land area of Ontario on the basis of its natural characteristics, in respect to topography, geology, climate and soil. 2. To evaluate the various types of land according to their capacity to produce forest or agricultural crops. The program commenced in 1944. was continued during the past year both in the field, and at the Southern Research Station, Maple. Field Work. In the summer of 1949 field parties, working in the northwestern portion of the province, filled in the gaps of information required to complete an agricultural use capability map of Northern Ontario. Pane 133 Division of Research Dr. C. C. Urimbiir^er examines rust-resistant ivhite pine. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 134 This map is intended to indicate the order and degree in which forestry should be replaced by agriculture. That is, which lands should be opened up first to settle- ment, and the extent to which they should be developed for agriculture, or a combina- tion of forestry and agriculture. Field parties also made detailed site classifications in selected sections of the North Bay-Mattawa, Algonquin Park and Nipigon areas. The work included mapping of representative types, recording of forest and soil relationships, and collection of soil samples for laboratory analysis. The data referred to exposure, depth over bedrock, relief, drainage, texture, geologic origin, soil profile, past and present forest. The information obtained lays the foundation for the silvicultural research, such as regeneration and growth studies, which should precede forest management planning. In the North Bay-Mattawa and Algonquin Park areas, studies were made of yellow birch and sugar maple on shallow soils over rolling bedrock, and on moist gravelling soils. White pine, red pine and jack pine were studied on deep gravelly and sandy soils, and on shallow, rocky soils. In the Nipigon area, studies were made of white spruce, black spruce, aspen poplar and jack pine on deep soils of shaly gravel, and on shallow soils over slate bedrock. It was noted that heavy yields of timber occurred on shale and slate soils, in contrast to the lower yields usually found on granitic soils. Soils Work at the Southern Research Station. Maps and charts were prepared from field notes, work sheets and marked aerial photographs, for graphic presentation. In the laboratory, physical and chemical analyses were made of the 400 repre- sentative soil samples collected in the field. In addition, tests were made periodically of soils used in greenhouse experiments. During the past year a series of experiments was conducted in the greenhouse to determine the nutrient requirements of red pine, in the range of its natural site conditions in Ontario. Mechanics (1) Pack Tractors: In the fall of 1948 it was decided to produce a pilot model of a mechanically propelled machine of suitable design to facilitate the transportation of fire suppression and other equipment through the bush. From the beginning it was realized that this tractor would have to be capable of operating under very adverse conditions, such as thick bush, rocky country and swamp areas. As no like equipment had ever been produced, it was necessary to prepare original plans. Design was com- pleted in the winter of 1948-49. Actual construction commenced in March, 1949, and the first prototype was ready for testing in May. Tests during the summer and fall showed that performance was very satisfactory. It was found that this 500 lb. machine could take a 700 lb. payload up a 50 per cent grade with ease, and was readily manoeuverable in rough terrain. As a result of these tests it was possible to set up improved specifications, and in the following winter and spring two machines were constructed, to be ready for testing under actual field conditions in the summer of 1950. Page 135 Division of Research (2) Seedling Lifter: A device for attachment to large tractors for lifting seed- lings in forest nurseries has been developed. This consists of a blade that is pulled about five inches under the surface of the seedling beds. The purpose is to loosen the ground so that the seedlings can be lifted easily by hand for transplanting; it should also result in a considerable saving in labour. (3) Scarifier for Logged Areas: x\lthough the mechanical section did not build the scarifying machine, it did assist in some of the testing and carried out the modifica- tions indicated by these tests. The purpose of this machine is to stir up the ground in mechanically logged jack pine areas, in order to increase natural regeneration. (4) Seeding Staffs: These devices were designed to release a single seed at a time, and bury it in the soil. A model is being built which is expected to prove satisfactory. (5) Hose Tests: Machinery was set up to test the qualities of linen and cotton fire hose, and to enable purchase by specification. Tests of the effect of fungicides to prevent hose decay are still continuing. Pathology The Department, continuing to co-operate with the Dominion Department of Agriculture, employs two foresters on the research staff who are on Loan to the Dominion Laboratory of Forest Pathology. Toronto, for the conduct of co-operative studies. The two main current projects are the survey of the condition of yellow birch, and the survey of the condition of white pine in the Sudbury sulphur-fume area. Yellow Birch Dieback. This study was initiated due to anxiety on the part of timber operators and government officials as to the possible spread of "birch dieback'' from the Maritimes to Ontario. Fourteen one-acre permanent sample plots were established in 1949, from the Ottawa \'alley to North Bay. An intensive record of conditions was made of all species of trees on the plots and all site factors were examined. It is hoped that this assessment will determine whether there is an abnormal condition of yellow birch, and if so, to make recommendations for control. White Pine Needle Blight. This study resulted from a confusing similarity in symptoms of this disease with symptoms in a certain stage of sulphur fume injury in the Sudbury area. A detailed field survey was started in 1949 and ten one-acre permanent sample plots were established within a 25-mile radius of the fume sources at Sudbury. Ten check plots were established in the Mattawa area on corresponding white pine sites in which some trees exhibited signs of similar injury, but which could not be due to sulphur fumes. For simplification, comparison is being made in these two areas of basic relationships only, such as incidence of disease, mortality and loss of wood increment. Statistical comparison of these factors should permit evaluation of the relative degree of injury from both causes. Entomology The Division continued its co-operative arrangement with the Division of Forest Entomology, Federal Department of Agriculture. Work was centred at the Sault Ste. Marie Forest Insect Laboratory building, which is the property of the Ontario Department and staffed by the Federal Department, under the direction of Dr. M. L. Prebble. Dr. Prebble issues a separate report. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 136 The Division again retained the services of Dr. C. E. Atwood of the Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, in an advisory capacity in matters relating to forest entomology. In the summer of 1949 Dr. Atwood made a number of trips to areas infested by various insects and obtained a general picture of the forest insect situation in Ontario, which he presented in a report. His report includes the following: 1. Special survey of larch sawfly outbreak in northwestern Ontario. 2. Spruce budworm in various parts of the province. 3. Jack pine budworm east of Kenora. 4. Tent caterpillars in various parts of province. 5. Coniferous feeding sawflies near Sault Ste. Marie and south of Orillia. 6. European pine shoot moth in southern Ontario. 7. Striped maple worm in Algoma district. 8. Yellow-headed spruce sawfly in various parts of province. 9. Birch sawfly, Algoma district and eastward. 10. Birch leaf-miner in Algoma district. 11. Birch skeletonizer, North Bay to Sudbury 12. Elm insects: The elm leaf-miner and the elm case-bearer in southern Ontario. Statistics The statistical work of the Division is supervised by Dr. D. B. DeLury, who is retained by the Department as a part-time consultant. Mr. L. M. Morrison is employed full time in this work. Assistance has been rendered both in the design of experiments and analysis of resulting data. The following projects have been undertaken since the statistical section was organized in 1948: 1. Census of deer population. 2. Forest nursery inventory improvement. 3. Correlation of height, diameter and age of black spruce. 4. Spread of game from protected areas into surrounding territor3^ 5. Juvenile cock pheasant population of Pelee Island. 6. Design of silvicultural experiment in Port Arthur area. 7. Study of hardwood volume table compilation. 8. Fisheries statistics. The results of the recently completed pheasant studies referred to above should receive wide attention, as the population assessment and prediction figures are valu- able and of great public interest. The forest sampling studies have yielded important results. SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 138 DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING ANNUAL REPORT To facilitate and expedite the issuance of water power leases for the develop- ment of electric energy, legislation was passed amending the Water Powers Regulation Act. Under the provisions of this Act as amended. His Majesty the King, in the right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Lands and Forests, may enter into an agreement with the lessee for the development of the water power, generally for a term of twenty years with the right of renewal for two further and successive terms of ten years each. It is of interest to note that leases granted by the Department for the develop- ment of electric-energy from our natural water power resources cover an installed capacity of approximately 1,000,000 horsepower which compares with an installed capacity of about 7,000 horsepower at the beginning of this century. The control of water for the use of the power companies, timber operators and summer resort residents at various seasons of the year, presents a major problem. A policy of segregating the use of certain waterways for the specific use of power development and that of summer resort development is under review. A survey of existing dams in the Province is under way and ultimately, a complete history of each dam will be secured, which will enable a policy to be formulated in regard to its maintenance and future use to the best interests of everyone. The demand for summer resort lots on Crown Lands has continued during the past fiscal year, resulting in the continuance of an extensive survey program. The surveys of 1,435 parcels were completed, creating a new all time high and being an increase of 20 per cent over the previous year. The boundary between the Territorial Districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma between the Canadian Pacific Railway and Lake Superior was resurveyed and certain stations of the Geodetic Survey of Canada were tied in to the survey fabric of Ontario to provide control for mapping of aerial photography. Potential water power reserves on the Montreal River near Lake Superior were surveyed. Retracement surveys were carried out in the newly discovered uranium field in the vicinity of Alona Bay of Lake Superior, north of Sault Ste. Marie to provide base control for geological surveys made by the Department of Mines and also, to provide control for legal survey's for the numerous mining claims which have been staked in this area. The plans of setting up a photographic library to record prints of all air photo- graphs taken in connection with the Forest Resources Inventory have been finalized. These photographs will be made available to lumber and mining companies and to the general public, from 360,000 negatives. The aerial surveys section of this Division has completed the preparation of the base maps of the territory, comprising 25,440 square miles south of the French and Mattawa Rivers included in the program of the Forest Resources Inventory Program. In the undeveloped sections of the Province, there are in existence a consider- able number of subdivided townships, where due to the passage of time, lumbering and fires, it is found the majority of survey posts and survey lines are obliterated. Page 139 Division of Surveys and Engineering Where such townships are not suitable agricultural possibilities, a policy of annulling the township subdivision has been formulated. To date, sixteen township subdivisions have been annulled. It is considered in the public interest that the policy of annulling townships where such conditions exist should be followed and this method of dealing with the situation be adhered to on broader scope when conditions permit. ^ndex of ^ubieS Table No. Page 1. Distribution of maps --------__.-- 144 2. Public requests for maps and survey records ------ 145 3. Area covered with vertical photography ------- 148 4. Total OF AERIAL sur\t:ys 1924 TO 1950 (March 31) - - - - - 148 ^ndex of (charts and LjraiJni Figure No. Page 1. sur\'eyed summer resort locations on crown land examined by the dmsion of surveys and engineering - - - - - -140 2. Surveyed mining claims on crown land examined by the Division of Surveys and Engineering --------140 3. Trend of m.ap distribution ------------ 146 GROUND SURVEYS SECTION Survey instructions were issued for the following surveys: General 1. Retracement of certain lines in the Township of Patterson. District of Nipissing, in connection with the survey of summer resort locations. 2. Re-locating streets and block corners in the Town of Gowganda, District of Timiskaming. 3. Survey of part of the east boundary of Township 83 and the boundary of the Improvement District of Terrace Bay. 4. Retracement of the boundaries of the Township of Kincaid, Township 28, Range 13 and mining locations within those townships, in connection with mining activities. 5. Retracement of the boundaries of Township 28. Range 14 and Township 28, Range 15 in the District of Algoma and the boundaries of mineral locations within those townships, in connection with mining activities. 6. Boundary between the Districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma. southerly to the C.P.R. to Lake Superior, to provide ground control for aerial mapping in connec- tion with the forest Research Inventory Program. 7. Subdivision of summer resort locations on Tea Lake, on parts of Lots 2i to 27 inclusive. Concessions 4 and 5, Township of Matchedash in the County of Simcoe. 8. Survey of Water Power Reserve on the Montreal River in Township 28, Range 15 and Township 29. Range 14 in the District of Algoma. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 140 Figure No. 1 o < o SURVEYED SUMMER RESORT LOCATIONS ON CROWN LAND EXAMINED BY THE DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 m m ^m 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 FISCAL 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 YEAR Figure No. 2 SURVEYED MINING CLAIMS ON CROWN LAND EXAMINED BY THE DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 900 < 800 700 ± 600 300 4oO 300 e 200 100 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 FISCAL YEA 1947 1948 1949 1950 Page 141 Dili si on of Surreys and Engineering Jim Hussey of Aerial Surveys Division operating Multiplex projector which allows operator to i'ltirpret contours in third dimension from aerial photographs. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 142 9. Traverse of part of the shore of Pelee Island near Fishing Point, to determine the high water mark on Lake Erie and the limits of certain patented water lots in the County of Essex, 10. To establish the limits of Lots 3 and 4 in Concession 1 of the Township of Plummer, in the District of Algoma and the limits of streets in the Village of Rydal Bank. 11. Retracement of the line between Concessions 14 and 15, in front of Lots 35 to 39 inclusive in the Township of Anstruther. in the County of Peterborough, in connection with the determination of boundaries of timber limits 12. To retrace certain lines in the Township of Sherborne in the Provisional County of Haliburton, in connection with the survey of summer resort locations. 13. To determine the boundaries of lands occupied by squatters, so that letters patent could be issued within the mill plot and Lot 45, Concession 14, Township of Wallbridge, District of Parry Sound. 14. To determine the limits of Lot 26, Concession 6, Township of Matchedash, County of Simcoe, in connection with the survey of summer resort locations. 15. Traverse of the right-of-way of the Algoma Central Railway through Townships 52 and 49, District of Algoma, to provide ground control for mapping by aerial photography, in connection with the Forest Resources Inventory Program. 16. To re-establish the line across the South-West quarter of Section 11, Township of Aweres, in the District of Algoma. to determine the limits of land included in registered plans. 17. To survey summer resort locations in the Townships of Cavendish and Harvey, County of Peterborough. 18. Survey of a subdivision of summer resort locations on Wild Goose Lake in the Township of Lindsley, District of Thunder Bay. 19. To retrace certain lines in the Township of Gibson, District of Parry Sound, in connection with the survey of summer resort locations. 20. To re-establish the boundaries of mining locations in the Township of Pic, District of Thunder Bay, to determine the boundaries of land within the Improvement District of Marathon. 21. To traverse roads and ties to geodetic monuments in the vicinity of Sault Ste. Marie, to furnish ground control for mapping by aerial photography, in connection with the Forest Resources Inventory Program 22. To survey summer resort locations in the Township of Stanhope, in the Provisional County of Haliburton. 23. To re-establish parts of the boundary between the Townships of Harvey and Cavendish and the Townships of Galway and Cavendish, to determine the boundaries of timber limits. 24. To re-establish the boundaries of the Township of Baldwin in the District of Sudbury, in connection with mining activities. 25. To establish the boundary between Mining Claim J. S. 145 and the northeast part of broken Lot 2 in Concession 5, Township of Coleman, to establish the high water mark of Cross Lake, in connection with mining activities. Page 143 Division of Surveys and Engineering Municipal Surveys No. 828 — To re-establish the road allowance between Lots 20 and 21. Township of Trafalgar. County of Halton, to the south limit of the Lake Shore Highway of Lake Ontario. Xo. 829 — To re-establish the boundary between the Townships of Kingston and Loughborough, being the allowance for road at the rear of Lots 9. 10 and 11. Concession 7, Township of Kingston. Xo. 830 — To mark with permanent monuments, the corners of the blocks and limits of the streets within the \'illage of Chippawa. Xo. 831 — To re-establish the allowance for road between Concessions 2 and 3. in front of Lots 25. 26 and 27 in the Township of Belmont, in the County of Peterborough. Priv.ate Surveys on Crown Lands Under authority of Section 37 of the Public Land Regulations, 1,435 summer resort locations were surveyed and the returns of survey filed in the Department for examination and approval. Six hundred and twenty-six surveys of this number were surveyed under direct departmental instructions to the surveyor, where the applicant paid in the survey fee, as specified in Section 37 of the Public Land Regulations and amendments thereto. This is an increase of 236 surveys over the fiscal year ]\Iarch 31, 1949. and represents an all time high for the number of summer resort locations surveyed during any previous fiscal year. Under the provisions of the Mining Act, 417 mining claims were surveyed and the returns of survey were filed for examination and approval. This is a reduction of 18.1 per cent in the number of surveys made for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1949. TowNsiTE Subdivisions Parts of patented mining claims TB 12025 and TB 10878 in the Town of Geraldton, District of Thunder Bay, were subdivided into town lots. The plans of survey were approved and the selection of 25 per cent of the lots laid out as Crown Lots was made under authority of the Townsites Act. The survey of additional town lots in the Townsite of Gogania was completed and the plans of subdivision registered in the Land Titles Oftice for the District of Sudbury. Map Publications and Geographic X'^omenclature The drawings for two maps of Islands in the Xorth Channel of Lake Huron were completed and made ready for lithography. The revision of Map 24B. 'TMstricts of Algoma. Sudbury. Timiskaming. Cochrane and part of Xipissing" is underway. The following maps were rei)rintcd: Map 2 L\ Southern Ontario. Scale 6 miles to 1 inch; 5.000 copies lithographed in full colours. Map 21C — District of Timiskaming and |)art of the Districts of Sudbury and X'ipissing, scale 4 miles to 1 inch; 5,000 copies lithographed in full colours. Map 32A — Parts of the Districts of Algoma and Sudbury, scale 4 miles to 1 inch; 3.000 copies lithographed in full colours. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 144 Map llA — Islands in Georgian Bay in front of the Township of Wallbridge, scale 20 chains to 1 inch; 750 copies in black only. Map 14D — Islands in McGregor Bay, North Channel of Lake Huron, scale 20 chains to 1 inch; 750 copies in black only. Map 15D — Islands in the Bay of Islands, North Channel of Lake Huron, scale 20 chains to 1 inch; 750 copies in black only. In accordance with arrangements made by this Department with the Army Survey Establishment Bureau in Ottawa, certain lithograph map sheets are being produced on a scale of 2 miles to 1 inch, from the basic detail shown on the plani- metric maps produced in connection with Forest Resources Inventory Program. During the past year, the following map sheets were published under the National Topographic series: NAME LONGITUDE LATITUDE Pamour 81° to 82° 48°30' to 49° Iroquois Falls 80° to 81° 48°30' to 49° KirklandLake 80° to 81° 48° to 48°30' Place names, including those for lakes, rivers and streams have been compiled and listed for use in the preparation of sixteen additional map sheets by the Army Survey Establishment Bureau. Place names, including those for lakes, rivers and streams, have been verified for 438 sectional maps prepared for the Ontario Forest Resources Inventory Series and which cover an area of approximately 43,800 square miles. Compiled informa- tion of place names was supplied to the Ontario Department of Mines, the Federal Departments of National Defence and Mines and Resources, required in the prepara- tion of new maps being published by these bureaus Map Distribution Lithographed maps of the National Topographic Series relative to Ontario as published by the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys in Ottawa, the Army Survey Establishment R.C.E. of the Department of National Defence and provincial issues distributed by this Division continue to show an increase. The following list shows the quantity distributed and the trend of distribution over a twelve-year period is shown Table No. 1 Distribution of Maps National Topographic Series (Dominion) 16,437 National Topographic Series (Provincial) 576 17,013 Provincial Maps 20A (Free Issue) - - - 1-896 District Maps _. - - 7,560 Island Maps 1'255 Miscellaneous - - - -- 5,062 33A (Electoral) 152 42 A (Townships) ..- -- - 510 16,435 Total - -- 33,448 Page 145 Division of Surveys and Engineering !''il! .l)it/i'c:^'\ icorkiiig on visihlr aren mnp. i'luhidni l>: an! II. {> National Topographic Series The distribution of the National Topo.siraphic Series map sheets continues to increase over that of previous years. Provincial Maps The total distribution of provincial maps remained about the same as the previous year, although the demand for various types of maps changed. The greatest increase was noted in the island maps due to the newer ones issued which were compiled from up-to-date aerial photography. Table No. 2 I'l'BLic Requests for Maps and Survey Records Counter Sales Sales by Invoice Sales by Cash in .■\dvance and Kn(|iiiric5 only — approximaltly 3,515 3,214 4,000 10,729 Photostating A decrease in the photostatic reprodurlions of (nigiiial survey and other records was noted this year. .S4.075 square feet of photostat paper was consumed. Appro.ximately 2,000 pages of original township surveys and base and meridian line surve\- field notes required for thi- aerial mapping portion of the I*'orest Resources Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 146 Figure No. 3 TREND OF MAP DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 20000r 18000 17000 16000 15000 13000 10000 8000 7000 5000=-- 2000 ■ LEGEND - NATIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES - — ^-^T; i.~;h7t;«~"~ PROVINCE OF ONTARIO rsPSOA FREE TOWNSHIP MAP N«42A NOTE : FIGURES PRIOR TO 1945-6 ARE AVERAGES ONLY / \ \ \ y \ \ S i / , \ \ \ /' / \ \ / / ' ■— / t 1 1 \ 1 y \ 1 1 I \ ^' / ^^N 1 1 1 i\ / , ' / / / / \ ^ 1937 1938 1939 |940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1 FISCAL YEAR 948 1949 949 1950 Page 14-7 Division of Surveys and Engineering Doug. Clarke and R. A. Masson at Drafting Table. Inventor}- program were photostated early in the year. This completed the main requirements for copies of original survey records for this program, with the excep- tion of miscellaneous surveys needed periodically. The demand for the use of survey records continued this year due to the accelerated program of ground surveys in summer resorts. Hydro and Highways work. Printing and Tkansparent Linen Reproductions The use of paper, opaque linen and trans|)arent linen reproductions of survey plans and other material continues to increase in quantity. 93.200 s(juare feet of sensitized paper and linen was consumed. The use of transparent linen reproductions to eliminate hand drawn copies of survey plans required for filing in the Land Titles and Registry Offices was increased this year and 875 square feet was used for this purpose. Book Binding The work of repairing and rel)inding the original survey field notes and other volumes was continued during the year. The repairing and recovering of the original crown survey field note hooks is nearing conclusion. In addition, some 50 new books were made up and other miscellaneous work performed for this and other Divisions. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 148 Microfilming A small amount of microfilming of original survey records was done during the year. Some 65 positive reels were made and 1,300 negative exposures of new survey records made. Survey Records One hundred and sixteen volumes of survey references, as well as all deceased surveyors' field notes being held by the Crown, were transferred to fireproof storage at Maple. Field Survey Party Equipment and Supply The equipping and supplying of a sixteen man survey party operating in the field on the survey of part of the boundary between the Districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay, as well as several smaller summer resort parties and for survey inspec- tion work, was taken care of during the year The Divisional truck which was outfitted as a mol)ile survey unit covered a distance of approximately 9,500 miles. The existing storage space for survey equipment and supplies for field work was found to be inadequate, and plans for a larger storage area in a building at the Southern Experimental Station at Maple were prepared and the construction of same commenced. This space will also provide for the storage of certain survey records, duplicate plans, field notes, etc. AERIAL SURVEYS During the past fiscal year, the Aerial Surveys Section covered 13,353 square miles with vertical photography. The following table illustrates the breakdown of these figures:^ Table No. 3 For Outside Concerns area (sQ. miles) totals Cities of Ft. William and Pt. .\rthur 50 SO Other Government Departments Hydro Electric Power Commission - 318 **Planning and Development - - 1,028 Faculty of Forestry, U. of T. -- 25 1,371 Department of Lands and Forests *Forest Resources Inventory — — - 11,882 Lindsay District SO 11,932 Grand Total 13,353 ^Denotes Mapping Included (14,910 Sq. Miles) **Denotes Multiplex Work Included (120 Sq. Miles). Table No. 4 Total of Aerial Surveys 1924 to 1950 (March 31) IN Square Miles Aerial Sketching -- 26,903 Sq. Miles Oblique Photography 10,780 Sq. Miles Vertical Photography - — 110,566 Sq. Miles TIMBER MANAGEMENT Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 150 MANAGEMENT PLANS AND CONTROL Acting under the provisions of the Forest Management Act, 1947. the ^Minister during the current fiscal year has requested all licensees holding cutting rights on more than fifty square miles to furnish forest inventories and master plans, and thus as at March 31st, 1950. sixty-nine companies holding an aggregate of 73,699^/4 square miles in timber licenses and concession areas are working to some degree under the provisions of the Forest Management Act Twenty companies have now furnished plans covering an area of 14.7 70 square miles. Analysis of these plans is under way. The field staff in timber management has been augmented by the placing of foresters and assistants in four districts whose immediate duties have been aimed towards the organization of management units and the maintenance of the forest inventory where it has already been completed. Control of forest operations has been extended by additional field inspections and the extension of requirements under the Forest Management Act. New timber sales are under closer inspection and as management units become operative, sales are restricted to cutting under the management plan. ^ndex Of- ^aole. leS Table No. Page 1. Status of timber licensed areas ---------- iSi 2. .\REA under PULPWOOD and timber .agreement ------ 151 3. Mills license ----.-.-------. isi 4. Statements of amounts of timber cut during the year ending March 31, 1949 --------------- 152 5. Classification of annu.^^l timber returns for year ending March 31, 1949, by districts -----------153 5. Algonquin ----- 152 5i. Parry Sound - - - - 158 5a. Chapleau ----- 153 5j. Port .Arthur - - - - 159 5b. Cochrane ----- 154 5k. Quinte ------ 159 5c. Fort Frances - - - - 154 5d. Geraldton ----- 155 5e. Gogama ----- 155 Kapuskasing - - - - 157 ^n. Sudbury ----- 161 Kenora ----- 157 3o. Swastika ----- 162 5h. North Bay - - - - 158 5p. Trent ------ 164 6.. Timber areas sold during the year ending March 31, 1950 - - 165 51. Sault Ste. Marie - - - 160 5m. Sioux Lookout - - 161 5t. 5g. FOREST RESOURCES INVENTORY The forest resources inventory project w^as started in 1946. Photography com- pleted during the current year amounted to 19.036 square miles under contract and 10,364 square miles by the Department making a total area photographed during the year of 29.400 square miles. Mapping completed during the vear amounted to 22,608 square miles under contract and 15,120 square miles by the Department making a total area mapped of 37,728 square miles. Field work was completed on a total of 17.655 square miles. Total work accomplished to the end of the fiscal year amounted to: Photography 148,111 square miles Mapping - 118.810 square miles Completed Field Work 36.120 square miles Page 151 Division of Timber Management TIMBER SALES 1949-50 Details of the il> new sales of timber made during the season indicate that 152.25 square miles of timber limits were sold. During the season. 92 timber licenses comprising 415.50 square miles,, were abandoned. The -Status of the timber licensed areas in Ontario as at March 31st. 1950. was therefore as follows: Table No. 1 AREA NO. (SQ. miles) Licenses and Renewals Issued 1040-50 813 11,571 Licenses, in Suspense 36 342^ Total 849 11,913^ PULPWOOD .AXD TIMBER AGREE:MEXTS 1949-50 Area under pulpwood concession and timber agreement as at March 31st, 1950—69.860.75 square miles. Table No. 2 AREA UNDER PLXPWOOD AXD TIMBER AGREEMENT FISCAL YEAR SQ. MILES FISCAL YEAR SQ. MILES 1940-41 ^-- 65,497.50 1945-46 53,754.00 1941-42 66,509.50 1946-47 56,745.00 1942-43 71.636.50 1947-48 66,254.50 1943-44 . 56,690.50 1948-49 66,980.75 1944-45 59,353.00 1949-50 69,860.75 The mills licensed during the year under the Mills Licensing Act were as ff)llows: — Less than 5,000 ft. daily capacity 597 5,000 to 30,000 ft. daily capacity 713 Over 30,000 ft. daily capacity - 43 Number of Paper Mills 35 SQ. MILES FISCAL YEAR 65,497.50 1945-46 .... 66,509.50 1946-47 -_- 71.636.50 1047-48 .... 56,690.50 59,353.00 1Q48-49 ._„ 1949-50 .._ Table No. 3 :MILLS LICENSED 1,388 SCALING Scaler's examinations were held as follows: — Carnarvon June 11th. 1049 Sault Ste. Marie May 13th, 1049 TABLES Table No. 4. Statement of amounts of limber cut during the year ending March 31st, 1949. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 152 Table No. 5. Classification of annual timber returns for the year ending March 31st, k. Quinte (Tweed) 1. Sault Ste. Marie m. Sioux Lookout n. Sudbury o. Swastika p. Trent (Lindsay) Table Xo. 6. Timber areas sold durin^i the vear endin" March 31st. 1950. 1949, by Districts. 5. Algonquin e. Gogama (Pembroke) f. Kapuskasing 5a. Chapleau g. Kenora b. Cochrane h. North Bay c. Fort Frances i. Parry Sound d. Geraldton j. Port Arthur Table No. 4 AMOUNTS OF TIMBER CUT For Year Ending March 31, 194Q SPECIES PIECES FEET Red and White Pine ...- 2,146,200 127,822,550 Jack Pine _ 4,467,356 68,645,023 Spruce 1,593,879 37,378,013 Balsam 59,915 668,915 Hemlock __.. 535,715 24,070,347 Birch 339,179 26,081.919 Maple _ 168,214 10,199,598 Other Hardwood -. 80,247 3,610,864 Poplar 307,637 7,740,999 Cedar 15,658 201,873 Tamarac 2,398 30,293 9,716,407 306.450,394 SPECIES PIECES LINEAL FEET Ties 324,247 Poles _ 94,593 Posts _.._. ..__. _ 16,262 Fuehvood Piling _ 515,417 Piling Spoolvvood ■ 435,102 515,417 CORDS CUBIC FEET 30,459,417 471,879.88 74,631,693 1.702.401 .55 174,651,873 149.104.38 13,802,028 6,299,014 5,541,138 2,498,755 958,531 121,685.86 13,653,349 101.300 15,750 2,535,071.67 322,612,848 CORDS CUBIC FEET 1,113,843 1,957,343 24,393 28,879.79 2,599,110 126.18 11,340 4,147,426 1,134.72 102,105 30,140.69 9,955,560 Table No. S ALGONQUIN Classific.vtion OF .\NNU.i\L TiMBER Return Year Endinc March 31, 1949 SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs 251,016 10,613,297 .S 26,533.18 S 29,659.12 S 56,192,30 Pine Booms 1,542 137,627 344.06 1,645.51 1,989.57 J. Pine Logs ■ 181,020 2,632,847 6,536.20 5,253.47 11,789.67 J. Pine Booms 21 1,905 4.76 4.76 Ash Logs 326 14,678 36.68 66.59 103.27 Balsam Logs 1.004 13,924 27.84 61.76 89.60 BasswoodLogs 1,322 105,263 263.15 229.17 492.32 Beech Logs 530 24,097 60.24 107.01 167.25 Birch Logs 87,406 6,332,884 15,832.17 17,174.37 33,006.54 Cedar Logs ■ 713 9,335 14.00 14.00 Continued on Xext Page. Pase 1S3 Division of Timber Management SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Cherry Logs 254 10J95 26.98 39.38 66.36 Elm Logs 890 64,564 16L41 125.85 287.26 Hemlock Logs 77,152 3,820,378 5,730.54 1,341.92 7,072.46 Hemlock Booms . 43 8,157 20.39 20.39 Maple Logs 52,699 2,914,507 7,286.28 7,550.22 14.836.50 Oak Logs 8 325 .81 .81 Poplar Logs 109,959 2,326,572 4,653.15 3,389.35 8,042.50 Spruce Logs 48,486 1,508,613 3,017.23 4,198.99 7,216.22 Spruce Booms - — - 1,368 119,836 299.57 516.53 816.10 TamaracLogs 113 2,206 3.31 .70 4.01 Poles (cu. ft.) 41,516 530.931.92 21,356.14 21,356.14 Posts 2,291 45.82 8.73 54.55 Spoohvood 1,134.72 — - 851.04 851.04 Fuelwood (Hard) .... 658.00 329.00 9.50 338.50 Fuelwood (Soft) -. 339.00 84.75 38.75 123.50 Balsam Pulpwood „ 379.17 ■ 265.42 1.10 266.52 J. Pine Pulpwood 10.35 4.14 4.14 Poplar Pulpwood ..-^ 1,929.74 ■ 771.90 41.79 813.69 Spruce Pulpwood _. 6,925.10 9,695.14 30.87 9.726.01 Poplar Exported ^ 815.85 81.58 81.58 $104,255.30 S 71,572.26 .$175,827.56 Cut Under Permit Mi.xed Logs 524,948 ft. B.M. Posts 600 Pieces Pulpwood .._ 1,081 Cords Poles 150 Pieces Fuelwood 367 Cords T.^BLE No. 5.A CHAPLEAU Cl.assification OF .Annu.\l Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 SPECIES CORDS pieces FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs 9,331 954,320 S 2,385.79 .S 5,854.03 $ 8,239.82 Pine Booms .-. 519 116,257 290.64 795.39 1.086.03 J. Pine Logs 182,640 3,813,596 7,125.04 7,096.92 14,221.96 J Pine Booms 868 54,693 136.59 234.49 371.08 Spruce Logs - ... 4,685 72,915 145.82 394.32 540.14 Spruce Booms 35 2,880 7.19 19.35 26.54 Car Stakes 5,695 151.08 151.08 Poles (cu. ft.) 10,258 157,233.48 6,720.60 6,720.60 Fuelwood (Hard) .... 36.00 18.00 9.00 27.00 Fuelwood (Soft) .... 134.00 33.50 10.20 43.70 Bal.'^m Pulpwood 4.03 2.82 2.82 J. Pine Pulpwood 53,036.99 21,214.79 6,097.64 27,312.43 Poplar Pulpwood .... 1,485.10 594.04 594.04 Spruce Pulpwood . 13,709.07 19,192.69 2,937.79 22,130.48 .S 58,018.59 .S 23,449.13 .5 81.467.72 Cut Under Permit J. Pine 1,000 ft. B.M. Posts 23 Pieces Poles 64 Pieces Pulpwood l,.U7Cords Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 154 Table No. 5b COCHRANE Cl.^ssific.\tion of Annv.al Timber Retltrn Ye.^r Ending M.arch 31, 1949 SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET dues bonus total Pine Logs 5,959 419,401 S 1,048.50 $ 2,677.52 $ 3,726.02 Pine Booms 155 7,042 17.60 80.98 98.58 J. Pine Logs 532,987 7,231,163 11,720.39 41,454.30 53,174.69 J. Pine Booms 2,280 131,970 329.92 880.98 1,210.90 Balsam Logs - 10,663 149,308 298.60 866.19 1,164.79 Birch Logs 535 19,105 47.75 52.55 100.30 Poplar Logs 3,382 74,263 148.54 236.95 385.49 Spruce Logs 352,773 6,592,951 13,185.91 38,627.30 51,813.21 Spruce Booms 3,912 385,402 963.50 2,237.42 2,200.92 Piling (cu. ft.) 294,833 2,241,777.10 49,498.82 49,498.82 Poles 2,202 680.00 429.71 1,109.71 Posts 896 17.92 54.27 72.19 Fuelwood (Hard) - 1,865.76 932.87 338.92 1,271.79 Fuehvood (Soft) 6,261.84 1,565.46 3,473.99 5,039.45 Balsam Pulpvvood 14,807.42 10,363.60 4,260.46 14,624.06 J. Pine Pulpwood — 3,035.38 1,214.15 327.79 1,541.94 Poplar Pujpwood -. 3,000.68 1,200.27 690.56 1,890.83 Spruce Pulpvvood . 276,649.14 387,265.17 111,111.13 498,376.30 J. P. Pit Props 5,590.59 2,236.24 5,951.36 8,187.60 J. Pine Pit Props Exported - 5,590.59 2,795.28 2,795.28 Balsam Exported .. 585.83 585.83 585.83 Poplar Exported „ 889.37 88.94 88.94 Spruce Exported . 8,123.15 $482,735.21 8,123.15 $225,345.58 8,123.15 $708,080.79 Cut U VDER Permit J. Pine 8 1,647 ft. B.M. 1,018 ft. B.M. ),000ft. B.M. 225 ft. B.M. Pulpw Fuelw Poles Posts ood 10,989 Cords Spruce 30 ood 6,687 Cords Poplar 3( 370 Pieces Cedar _...__ 4,789 Pieces Table No. 5c FORT FRANCES Classification of Annu.^l Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 species cords PIECES FEET DUES bonus TOTAL Pine Logs 57,822 3,234,505 S 8,086 23 S 20,040.02 1,413.39 $ 28,126.25 1,885.09 Pine Booms 835 188,693 471.70 J. Pine Logs 406,855 5,303,762 10,341.11 570.70 17,222 75 27,563.86 1.599.84 J. Pine Booms 6,052 228,285 1,029.14 Balsam Logs 1,931 20,765 41.53 77.87 119.40 Poplar Logs 22,720 338,842 677.69 408.26 1,085.95 Spruce Logs 40,084 521,467 1,042.93 2,6*7.73 3,690.66 Spruce Booms - 295 32,917 82.28 150.69 232.97 Posts 1,397 27.94 4.54 32.48 Fuehvood (Hard) 137.77 68.88 68.88 Fuelwood (Soft) — _ 31.55 7.89 11.04 18.93 Balsam Pulpwood -,. 340.06 238.04 33.82 271.86 J. Pine Pulpwood ... 28,835.01 11,534.01 4.214.83 15,748.84 Poplar Pulpwood ,, 27,521.43 11,008.57 2,267.79 13,276.36 Spruce Pulpwood 23,315.81 32,642.13 7,428.61 40,070.74 J. Pine Exported 18,793.55 10,896.78 10,896.78 Poplar Exported . 5,896.81 S 76,841.63 589.69 $ 68,436.95 589.69 $145,278.58 Page 155 Division of Timber Management Pine .._ J. Pine Balsam Poplar Spruce Cedar . Cut Under Permit . 43,108 ft. B.M. Posts 4,805 Pieces . 16,108 ft. B.M. Fuelwood - 623 Cords 8,452 ft. B.M. J. Pine Pulp 104 Cords _121 938 ft. B.M. Spruce Pulp _ 1,695 Cords . 42,551 ft. B.M. Poplar Pulp 1,330 Cords 2,000 ft. B.M. Balsam Pulp 57 Cords T.ABLE No. 5d GER.ALDTON Classification of Annu.al Timber Return Year Ending M.arch 31, 1949 SPECIES J. Pine Logs J. Pine Booms Balsam Logs Birch Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Posts Poles Poles (cu. ft.) Ties (cu. ft.) Piling - Fuelwood (Hard) Fuelwood (Soft) Balsam Pulpwood J. Pine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood J. Pine Exported PIECES 107,480 755 6,916 2,232 21,602 62,664 5,716 144 58 135,393 FEET 1,991,348 47,588 68,487 25,973 435,135 1,007,495 720,505 753,778.15 547,281.51 126.18 248.26 116.50 12,043.30 150,884.48 34,597.27 157,817.24 1,872.41 DtTES 2,987.02 118.96 136.97 64.93 870.27 2,014.99 1,823.76 2.88 18.00 32,380.89 16,418.44 176.65 124.12 29.12 8,430.30 59,729.50 13,838.91 219,849.43 $359,015.14 BONUS 11,732.56 285.53 302.75 25.71 1,145.32 5,561.56 4,368.06 4.32 63.09 4,653.16 8,130.65 816.22 37,423.82 936.20 75,448.92 TOTAL S 14,719.58 404.49 439.72 90.64 2,015.59 7,576.55 6,191.82 7.20 18.00 32,380.89 16,418.44 239.74 124.12 29.12 13,083.46 67,860.15 14,655.13 257,273.25 936.20 s;4.34.464.06 Mi.xed Logs Cut Under Permit .94,903 ft. B.M. Fuelwood 4,336 Cords Table No. 5e GOGAM.A Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 species cords pieces feet DUES bonus total Pine Logs 36,048 2,872,130 S 7,180.33 $ 17,599.56 S 24,799.89 J . Pine Logs 448,277 8,684,573 16,786.32 37,151.47 53,937.79 J. Pine Booms 3,480 157,545 393.85 595.74 989.59 Spruce Logs — - 101,489 2,126,496 4,252.99 10,845.45 15,098.44 Spruce Booms 2,006 133,438 333.59 622.08 955.67 Ties --- 63,750 6,142.59 18.00 6,160.59 Rafters din. ft.) . 1,436 19,008 95.04 95.04 Poles (cu. ft.) 4,193 56,455.86 2,230.11 2,230.11 Balsam Pulpwood .. 429.85 300.90 276.19 577.09 J. Pine Pulpwood - 29,202.38 11,680.95 10,226.97 21,907.92 Spruce Pulpwood 27,613.06 38,658.30 17,622.57 56,280.87 Balsam E.xported 5.55 5.55 5.55 Spruce Exported 1,948.68 $ 88,054.97 1,948.68 $ 96,912.26 1,948.68 $184,967.23 Cut Under Permit VV. Pine 323 ft. B.M. J. Pine 3,827 ft. B.M. Spruce _ 16,965 ft. B.M. Pulpwood 352 Cords Fuelwood ._ 1,490 Cords Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 156 ■y Log dump, Mississagi. Page 157 Division of Timber Management Table No. St KAPUSKASING Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 SPECIES cords pieces FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL J. Pine Logs 134,653 2,056,516 $ 3,084.77 $ 8,412.38 $ 11,497.15 J. Pine Booms 104 5,243 13.11 18.35 31.46 Balsam Logs 8,295 79,325 158.65 397.33 555.98 Poplar Logs 18,009 422,803 845.60 566.84 1,412.44 Spruce Logs 251,090 4,591,987 9,183.97 22,768.94 31,952.91 Spruce Booms 1,841 209,476 523.69 1,117.32 1,641.01 TamaracLogs 443 2,290 3.43 10.30 13.73 Piling (cu. ft.) 99,061 1,463,179.13 33,568.29 33,568.29 Fuelwood (Hard) ..._ 454.26 227.12 17.47 244.59 Balsam Pulpwood .... 37,438.07 26,201.53 19,463.71 45,665.24 J. Pine Pulpwood ... 1,051.70 420.68 420.68 Poplar Pulpwood .... 1,008.02 403.20 352.81 756.01 Spruce Pulpwood .... 411,963.99 576,753.77 132,308.33 709,062.10 Balsam Exported .... 2,237.45 2,237.45 2,237.45 J. Pine Exported .... 34.82 17.41 17.41 Poplar Exported ...... 1,008.02 100.81 100.81 Spruce Exported ...... 199,541.86 • 199,541.86 199,541.86 $651,387.81 $387,331.31 $1,038,719.12 Cut Under Permit Spruce . Poplar ..... Pulpwood 1,450.788 ft. B.M. Fuelwood 158,283 ft. B.M. Posts ..... 31,713 ft. B.M. 5,432 ft. B.M. 3,033 Pieces Table No. Sg KENORA Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 species cords pieces feet dues bonus tot.al Pine Logs 12,871 371,943 $ 929.85 $ 1,495.42 $ 2,425.27 Pine Booms — „ ■ 612 132,841 332.09 512.89 844.98 J. Pine Logs 42,523 974,761 1,551.85 4,158.19 5,710.04 J. Pine Booms 86 6,115 15.28 16.73 32.01 Balsam Logs 84 603 1.21 3.62 4.83 Birch Logs 10 319 .80 3.03 3.83 Spruce Logs 10,368 267,344 534.69 1,652.35 2,187.04 Spruce Booms 676 146,142 365.34 756.34 1,121.68 Piling (cu. ft.) 60,604 254,488.10 7,538.88 7,538.88 Ties 12,931 1,293.10 554.20 1,847.30 Poles 45 11.25 22.50 33.75 Fuelwood (Hard) .... 77.14 38.57 2.16 40.73 Fuelwood (Soft) .... 421.77 105.43 47.38 152.81 Balsam Pulpwood .... 2,559.18 1,791.43 21.95 1,813.38 J. Pine Pulpwood .... 61,855.86 24,742.36 11,397.59 36,139.95 Poplar Pulpwood .... 6,734.12 2,693.64 667.18 3,360.82 Spruce Pulpwood . . 64,026.14 89,636.59 11,351.87 100,988.46 J. Pine Exported .. 6,771.61 3,385.80 3,385.80 Spruce Exported . 623.18 623.18 623.18 $131,582.36 $ 36,672.38 $168,254.74 Cut Under Permit Pine _ 87,000 ft. B.M. J. Pine 218,000 ft. B.M. Spruce 33,000 ft. B.M. Pulpwood 1,991 Cords Fuelwood 5 ,089 C o rd s Tics _ 1 ,000 Pieces Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 158 Table No. 5h NORTH BAY Classification of Axntjal Tember Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 Pine Logs Pine Booms J Pine Logs J. Pine Booms — - Ash Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs - Birch Logs Cedar Logs Hemlock Logs „. . Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms .— . Poles Posts Pihng (cu. ft.) ... Piling (lin. ft.) ... Fuehvood (Hard) Fuelwood (Soft) J. Pine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood Pine -- J. Pine _ Hemlock Spruce .. 2,025.33 169.00 1,008.66 2,330.11 2,281.05 FEET 59,172,084 829,923 203,090 1,775 134 1,280 699,433 3,035,710 13,453 952,983 10,453 1,364,185 83,960 164.580.55 160 DUES $147,930.18 2,074.78 396.08 4.44 .33 2.56 1,748.58 7,589.25 20.17 1,429.46 20.90 2,728.39 209.87 394.50 38.16 1,645.80 1.60 1,041.62 42.25 403.46 932.04 3,193.47 $171,847.89 BONUS $368,283.93 9,402.78 853.02 11.54 2,334.01 4,606.37 17.80 159.36 20.61 4,352.59 216.75 213.85 53.85 604.34 605.20 900.22 1,347.91 $393,984.13 TOTAL $516,214.11 11,477.56 1,249.10 15.98 .33 2.56 4,082.59 12,195.62 37.97 1,588.82 41.51 7,080.98 426.62 608.35 92.01 1,645.80 1.60 1,645.96 42.25 1,008.66 1,832.26 4,541.38 $565,832.02 Cut Under Permit 652,000 ft. B.M. 292,000 ft. B.M. 54,000 ft. B.M. 567,000 ft. B.M. Birch 253,000 ft. B.M. Fuelwood . 8,951 Cords Pulpwood -_ 8,139 Cords Ties 7,697 Pieces Table No. 5i PARRY SOUND Classification of Annu.al Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 SPECIES cords pieces FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs 29,368 1,890,789 $ 4,726.92 $ 4,966.18 $ 9,693.10 Pine Booms 1,367 133,343 333.35 929.21 1,262.56 Ash Logs 1,041 73,955 184.86 49.66 234.52 Basswood Logs 7,753 340,092 850.20 326.73 1,176.93 Beech Logs 1,037 56,558 141.39 .47 141.86 Birch Logs 140,136 11,855,247 29,713.07 20,418.66 50,131.73 Cedar Logs 436 5,605 8.41 8.41 Cherry Logs 163 5,377 13.44 7.58 21.02 Elm Logs 1,366 108,783 271.92 134.53 406.45 Hemlock Logs 220,593 10,029,832 15,044.73 5,192.35 20,237.08 Hemlock Booms .._. 201 26,715 66.78 8.60 75.38 Maple Logs 45,621 2,917.606 7,293.95 4,258.56 11,552.51 Oak Logs 555 34,355 85.88 23.92 109.80 Spruce Logs 37,692 1,161,191 2,2,22M 2,108.84 4,431.20 Spruce Booms ■ 525 35,925 89.80 74.79 164.59 Poles SO 15.00 15.00 Poles (cu. ft.) 32 701.92 34.39 34.39 Fuelwood 2,776.80 1,388.40 44.95 1,433.35 Spruce Pulpwood -- 43.41 ■ 60.77 66.70 127.47 $ 62,645.62 S 38,611.73 8101,257.35 Page 159 Division of Timber Management Pine Spruce Hemlock Hardwood .— Building Tbr. Cut Under Permit . 536,618 ft. B.M. Pulpwood _ . 219,633 ft. B.M. Fuelwood .. .1,494,460 ft. B.M. Poles .1,192,518 ft. B.M. Posts . 77,885 lin. ft. 4,956 Cords 4,039 Cords 504 Pieces 2,501 Pieces T.ABLE No. 5j PORT ARTHUR Classification of Annual Timber Return Ye.ar Ending M.arch 31, 1949 CORDS Logs Pine Pine Booms _ J. Pine Logs _. J. Pine Booms Balsam Logs _. Birch Logs Cedar Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Posts Ties Poles (cu. ft.) Piling (cu. ft.) .._ Piling (lin. ft.) .. . Lagging (lin. ft.) Fuelwood (Hard) Fuelwood (Soft) Balsam Pulpwood J. Pine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood Spruce E.xported Balsam Exported J. Pine E.xported Poplar Exported \V. Pine J. Pine . Spruce - Cedar .. Balsam PIECES 39,033 1,099 578,293 3,347 7,621 2,565 599 45,275 201,213 10,164 37 25 18,833 33,738 369 200 7,813 FEET 4,121,928 200,791 9,974,578 170,319 73,379 32,033 3,461 2,168,383 6,034,406 1,302,689 173 438,487.03 8,655.05 8,000 106,656 485.16 586.05 48,879.29 56,494.28 15,263.96 435,347.54 40,355.45 7,861.76 14,787.67 3,363.16 DUES $ 10,279.79 501.97 19,321.33 425.78 146.75 80.07 5.19 3,401.17 12,068.80 3,256.69 .26 2.50 1,883.30 17,637.12 444.46 160.00 266.64 242.58 146.50 34,156.71 22,597.81 6,105.58 597,614.13 $730,745.13 bonus 24,546.37 946.51 41,227.15 794.99 301.97 80.96 10.65 2,759.99 25,277.02 5,878.06 1.12 683.06 72.77 170.36 19,747.29 5,297.76 888.79 146,444.31 58,929.72 11,788.32 7,393.83 336.32 $353,577.32 total $ 34,826.16 1,448.4« 60,548.48 1,220.77 448.72 161.03 15.84 6,161.16 37,345.82 9.134.75 1.38 2.50 2,566.36 17,637.12 444.46 160.00 266.64 315.35 316.86 53,904.00 27,895.57 6,994.37 744,058.44 58,929.72 11,788.32 7,393.83 336.32 $1,084,322.45 Cut Under Permit 166,489 ft. B.M. .269,885 ft. B.M. . 87,850 ft. B.M. . 1,000 ft. B.M. - 13,711 ft. B.M. Poplar Pulpwood Fuelwood Posts Ties 63,162 ft. B.M. 1,171 Cords 2,701 Cords 1,419 Pieces 1,247 Pieces Table No. Sk QUINTE Classification of Annu.al Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 Pine Logs Pine Booms Ash Logs Balsam Logs ... Basswood Logs Beech Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cherry Logs pieces FEET DUES BONUS total 186,339 5,933,633 $ 14,834.03 $ 21,622.28 $ 36,456.31 852 69,059 172.64 416.74 589.38 1,810 57,051 142.59 105.81 248.40 20,943 228,429 456.86 508.09 964.95 25,679 832,195 2,080.44 2,708.50 4,788.94 4,973 205,289 513.21 515.64 1,028.85 29,655 1,752,276 4,380.65 5,168.,38 9,549.03 6,379 90,618 135.92 172.02 307.94 175 10,296 25.73 42.82 Continued on 68.55 Next Page. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 160 SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Elm Logs 1,658 125,406 313.44 195.86 509.30 Hemlock Logs 121,875 4,914,673 7,371.98 6,656.99 14,028.97 Hemlock Booms .— 437 50,112 120.27 8.77 129.04 Maple Logs 37,731 2,275,401 5,688.23 7,287.86 12,976.09 Oak Logs 2,937 116,335 290.76 318.13 608.89 Poplar Logs 29,871 771,306 1,542.58 1,104.98 2,647.56 Spruce Logs 64,207 1,487,828 2,975.67 2,600.95 5,576.62 Spruce Booms 1,327 127,339 318.32 246.48 564.80 Tamarac Logs 545 9,907 11.86 4.74 16.60 Poles 13 5.25 5.25 Posts 2,315 46.30 14.76 61.06 Fuelwood (Hard) .. 1,306.67 653.31 193.09 846.40 Fuelwood (Soft) .. 33.00 8.25 8.25 Balsam Pulpwood .. 489.27 342.48 122.75 465.23 Poplar Pulpwood .. 2,190.30 876.11 433.88 1,309.99 Spruce Pulpwood .. 1,004.11 1,405.76 74.04 1,479.80 Spruce Exported .. 144.70 144.70 144.70 Balsam Exported . 238.81 238.81 238.81 Poplar Exported .. 2,027.37 202.73 202.73 $ ■ 44,712.64 $ 51,109.80 $ 95,822.44 Cut Under Permit Pine 1,16 8,021 ft. B.M. 6,302 ft. B.M. 1,952 ft. B.M. 9,184 ft. B.M. 8,290 ft. B.M. 4,998 ft. B.M. 6,391ft. B.M. Tamarac Ties ..._.. Posts ..... 1,143 ft. B.M. Hardwood 21 300 Pieces Hemlock 12 317 Pieces Poplar 5 Poles ..... 40 Pieces Spruce 10 Pulpwood Fuelwood 1,760 Cords Balsam 3 1,590 Cords Cedar Table No. 5l S.\ULT STE. M.ARIE Classification of Annu.al Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 SPECIES Pine Logs Pine Booms J. Pine Logs J. Pine Booms Ash Logs Balsam Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms .. Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Car Stakes Posts Poles Poles (cu. ft.) . Piling (cu. ft.) .... Piling din. ft.) .... Balsam Pulpwood J. Pine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood PIECES 403,084 3,001 177,365 1,262 86 862 23,777 445 69 8,944 40 12,829 1,607 3,555 33,685 1,959 4,775 221 26 48 85 FEET 25,980,718 394,314 4,278,753 70,407 7,248 11,628 2,350,069 7,795 10,033 891,709 13,125 751.615 150,303 98,049 934,055 144,173 902.03 14,747.00 3.081 20,450.14 3,488.32 1,178.81 145,264.28 dues S 64,951.76 985.76 10,616.15 176.00 18.10 23.26 5,775.13 11.69 25.07 1,337.56 32.81 1,878.98 375.73 196.10 1,868.14 360.42 286.50 4.42 7.7S 42.66 949.99 61.62 14,315.09 1,395.32 471.53 203,370.00 $309,537.54 BONUS $112,549.99 2,316.91 13,160.72 277.88 32.20 48.54 14,040.02 16.19 51.07 3,991.99 32.81 2,836.21 854.38 392.20 3,699.65 607.85 6.63 7.10 4,597.51 1,383.07 351.06 36,132.66 $197,386.64 TOTAL $177,501.75 3,302.67 23,776.87 453.88 50.30 71.80 19,815.15 27.88 76.14 5,329.55 65.62 4,715.19 1,230.11 588.30 5,567.79 968.27 286.50 11.05 14.85 42.66 949.99 61.62 18,912.60 2,778.39 822.59 239,502.66 $506,924.18 Page 161 Di vision of Timber Management Pine J. Pine ._ Spruce _. Hemlock Poplar -. Cedar Cut Under Permit ... 77.210 ft. B.M. Hardwood 760,809 ft. B.M. ... 85,123 ft. B.M. Ties 1.004 Pieces ... 37.534 ft. B.M. Poles 60 Pieces ._224.222 ft. B.M. Posts 226 Pieces ^_ 3,443 ft. B.M. Fuehvood 812 Cords ._ 1.572 ft. B.M. Building Tbr. 18,294 lin. ft. T.ABLE No. 5m SIOUX LOOKOUT Cl.assific.\tiox of Axxu.al Timber Return Ye.ar Ending M.arch 31, 1949 species cords pieces feet dues bonus total Pine Logs 3,886 202,835 $ 507.09 S 1,467.63 $ 1,974.72 J. Pine Logs — 546,993 8,440,862 16,802.22 40,903.97 57,706.19 J. Pine Booms 283 29,472 73.68 141.36 215.04 Balsam Logs 719 12,931 25.86 53.97 79.83 Birch Logs ii2, 4,173 10.43 4.17 14.60 Poplar Logs • • 86 2,422 4.84 4.84 Spruce Logs 124,081 3,100,545 6,201.09 15,980.36 22,181.45 Spruce Booms 1,933 353,049 882.60 1,684.99 2,567.59 Ties 92,254 9,225.40 3,637.82 12,863.22 Piling (lin. ft.) 404.176 1,347.24 1,347.24 Poles (cu. ft.) 611 13,450.72 634.38 634.38 Fuehvood (Soft) .... 4,366.75 1,091.69 1.091.69 Balsam Pulpwood .... 10.871.54 7,610.22 156.76 7,766.98 J. Pine Pulpwood -. 29,089.02 11,635.61 7,858.40 19,494.01 Poplar Pulpwood ... 79.97 — • 31.99 8.00 39.99 Spruce Pulpwood . _ 175.109.98 237,231.48 8,388.01 245,619.49 Balsam Exported .... 3,322.20 • 3,322.20 3,322.20 Spruce Exported .... 66,037.85 66,037.85 66,037.85 $293,315.82 $14Q,645.49 S442.961.31 Cut Under Per:mit J.Pine 313,633 ft. B.M. Posts 414 Pieces Spruce 279,037 ft. B.M. Poles 340 Pieces Poplar 43,680 ft. B.M. Pulpwood 1,962 Cords Lagging 293,590 lin. ft. Fuehvood 11,302 Cords Table No. 5n SUDBURY Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 species cords PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs 115,034 5,477,514 $ 13,693.76 .S 28,904.67 S 42,598.43 Pine Booms 175 17,932 44.81 47.10 91.91 J. Pine Logs 165,461 2,115,422 4,624.63 5,158.53 9,783.16 J. Pine Booms 404 26,775 66.93 96.29 82.09 .•\sh Logs 248 9,122 22.80 59.29 82.09 Balsam Logs 50 490 .98 3.18 4.16 Basswood Logs 3,372 103,360 258.39 847.15 1,105.54 Birch Logs 6,255 185,668 464.16 665.35 1.129.51 Cedar Logs 2,612 23,322 34.98 92.49 127.47 Hemlock Logs 9,233 380,522 570.79 1.411.56 1,982.35 Hemlock Booms .... 26 3,886 9.71 8.52 18.23 Maple Logs _ 34 1,729 4.32 4.32 Poplar Logs 6,322 92,730 185.46 175.69 361.15 Spruce Logs 29,033 524,876 1,049.74 2,169.06 3,218.80 Spruce Booms . 556 22,597 56.48 87.81 144.29 Continued on .\e.xt Page. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 162 SPECIES CORDS PIECES Car Stakes 810 Posts -. ... 3,267 Poles 230 Poles (cu. ft.) 81 Piling _ 32,364 Lagging 20,296 Fuelwood (Hard) — . 675.15 Fuelwood (Soft) — . 623.50 Balsam Pulpwood 39.41 J. Pine Pulpwood .... 31,947.76 Poplar Pulpwood .— 9,596.79 Spruce Pulpwood — . 7,539.25 Poplar Exported ... . 6,834.58 Spruce Exported — . 1,418.10 FEET 1,285.98 DUES 24.30 65.34 70.75 49.86 2,402.33 703.80 337.57 155.87 27.58 12,779.11 3,838.42 10,554.96 $ 52,097.83 $ BONUS 42.62 77.00 51.60 19.26 67.79 294.41 322.23 683.46 1,653.94 42,939.00 TOTAL 24.30 107.96 70.75 49.86 2,402.33 703.80 414.57 207.47 46.84 12,846.90 4,132.83 10,877.19 683.46 1,653.94 95,036.83 Cut Under Permit Pine 5,470,495 ft. B.M. J. Pine 1,814,804 ft. B.M. Spruce 486,450 ft. B.M. Hemlock _. 383,628 ft. B.M. Hardwood -- 260,265 ft. B.M. Poplar 92,879 ft. B.M. Cedar 23,230 ft. B.M. Pulpwood 50,214 Cords Fuelwood 640 Cords Poles 311 Pieces Car Stakes 921 Pieces Posts - 2,960 Pieces Table No. 5o SWASTIKA Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 Pine Logs J. Pine Logs J. Pine Booms — . Balsam Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Ties Poles Posts Fuelwood (Hard) Fuelwood (Soft) Balsam Pulpwood J. Pine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood J. Pine Pit Props J. Pine Props Exported Poplar Exported Spruce Exported pieces 46,485 927,679 573 732 261 90 44,608 140,874 244 516 1,086 337 912 feet 3,205,139 9,987,493 24,177 7,727 4,163 866 951,243 1,872,221 21,054 6,630 663.10 4,090.68 373.65 9,853.18 14,769.56 43,792.38 6,395.92 6,395.92 9,736.60 20.13 DUES 8,012.84 15,765.66 60.44 15.45 10.40 1.30 1,902.50 3,744.45 52.63 9.95 108.60 109.00 18.24 331.54 1,022.66 261.55 3,941.26 5,907.81 61,307.15 2,558.37 $105,141.80 BONUS $ 18,200.02 66,397.07 195.47 62.97 50.60 2.60 2,445.13 13,461.12 130.54 41.99 54.30 130.75 102.72 109.69 94.36 165.19 2,672.48 5,410.61 18,374.11 4,093.74 3,197.93 973.65 20.13 $136,387.17 TOTAL $ 26,212.86 82,162.73 255.91 78.42 61.00 3.90 4,347.63 17,205.57 183.17 51.94 162.90 239.75 120.96 441.23 1,117.02 426.74 6,653.74 11,318.42 79,641.26 6,652.11 3,197.93 973.65 20.13 $241,528.97 Cut Under Permit Mixed Logs 1,502,890 ft. B.M. Poles Pulpwood — - 14,360 Cords Posts Fuelwood - 11,148 Cords Ties 2,330 Pieces 4,570 Pieces 9,531 Pieces Page 163 Division of Timber Management Emerald Lake, Aflon Township. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 164 Table No. 5p TRENT Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31, 1949 Pine Logs Pine Booms Ash Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs .. Beech Logs Birch Logs _. Cedar Logs — Cedar Booms .— Elm Logs Hemlock Logs .. Hemlock Booms Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms ... Tamarac Logs ... Poles Posts Fuelwood (Hard) Pine Hemlock . Balsam ... Spruce Hardwood Poplar 296.75 PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL 27,670 1,115,599 $ 2,788.98 $ 703.17 $ 3,492,15 273 28,903 72.25 22.73 94.98 326 12,311 30.77 34.19 64.96 35 639 1.28 3.51 4.79 9,020 265,501 663.74 703.73 1,367.47 1,263 91,144 227.85 7.47 22,S.2,2 6,134 454,299 1,135.73 824.68 1,960.41 3,656 34,022 51.03 23.20 74.23 116 13,396 33.48 23.29 56.77 841 37,610 94.01 133.85 227.86 75,806 2,969,457 4,454.18 2,705.70 7,159.88 114 8,797 21.99 .17 22.16 19,300 1,338,740 3,346.84 3,922.70 7,269.54 1,013 39,281 98.19 101.83 200.02 1,892 48,798 97.60 49.36 146.96 16,429 341,972 683.94 119.82 803.76 144 17,084 42.69 31.44 74.13 744 9,087 13.63 13.63 2 1.00 1.00 2,886 57.72 57.72 75 148.37 26.25 174.62 $ 14,065.27 $ 9,437.09 $ 23,502.36 Cut Under Permit 300,431 ft. B.M. Cedar .. 1,380 ft. B.M. 194,703 ft. B.M. Fuelwood Pulpwood 155 Cords 15,159 ft. B.M. 479 Cords 166,291 ft. B.M. Ties . -_ li Pieces 257,118 ft. B.M. Posts 209 Pieces 57,976 ft. B.M. 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OF LANDS AND FORESTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ONTARIO for fhe fiscal year ending MARCH 31, 1951 • PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO SESSIONAL PAPER No. 15, 1952 TORONTO, 1952 Printed and Published by Baptist Johnston, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty (contents PAGE Title Page .-. i Division of Accounts . . 3 Division of Air Service ----- 13 Division of Fish and Wildlife 23 Division of Forest Protection 43 Division of Land and Recreational Areas - 55 Division of Operation and Personnel - - 69 Division of Reforestation ---- -- 97 Division of Research --- -- 105 Division OF Surveys and Engineering - 123 Division of Timber Management 135 iu'- ^w4 Report of the Department oj Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 4 DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS FINANCIAL REPORT 1. Cash Receipts and Disbursements Statement for the year ending ]March 31. 1951, is set out on Schedule A. The following summarizes the result of operations for the year. Total— Cash Receipts $16,317,503.63 — Cash Disbursements 13,167,618.35 Excess of Receipts over Disbursements $3,149,885.28 2. Comparison of Results with those of prior years (a) Receipts Cash receipts for the year under review compare with those of the previous YEARS ENDING MARCH 31 ST four years as follows: DIVISION .'\ccounts Water Power Rentals Provincial Land Tax Long Lac Diversion Miscellaneous Air Service _. Fish and Wildlife Forest Protection Land and Recreational Areas Reforestation Surveys Timber Management Mississagi Salvage Project Operation and Personnel (Sylva) (b) The following is a comparison of total disbursements for the live years ending March 31, 1951, years ending march 3 1st 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 $ $ $ $ $ Dep.\rtment of Lands .\nd Forests Total Disbursements Chargeable to Appropriation as voted 7,159,780 7,598,612 9,693,336 9,913,521 9,840,796 Mississagi Salvage Project .... 1,489,845 4,623,339 3,326,822 Additional Disbursements Uncontrollable items Special Warrant 217,621 7,159,780 7,598,612 11,400,802 14,536,860 13,167,618 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 .$ $ $ $ $ 680,568 694,859 759,570 811,664 827,937 204,475 185,470 217,521 242,292 322,661 20,400 19,950 19,500 19,050 18,600 46,071 24,825 26,225 21,778 22,692 15,258 8,376 6,373 10,734 13,407 2,248,201 2,420,661 2,813,876 2,774,518 3,065,752 46,402 53,230 48,330 70,707 38,975 430,644 393,938 409,465 400,223 381,590 25,373 25,562 1,685 153 60 1,652 501 402 534 516 6,944,104 6,855,031 7,332,290 6,789,235 459,961 1,406 6,461,103 5,162,994 1,217 0,663,148 10,682,403 11,635,237 11,602,255 16,317,504 Page 5 Division of Accounts ^naex of UaoleS Table No. Pace 1. Analysis of cash receipts by districts ---------10 J^ndex of (charts ana L^ranlii Figure No. Page 1. Timber returns, crown dues, ground rent, etc. ------ 5 2. Water power rent.\ls. crown land sales .\nd rentals, etc. - - 7 3. Trend of tot.al .axnu.^ receipts ----------- Q 4. Trend of total annual disbursements --------- 0 Figure Xu. 1 TREND OF DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE TIMBER RETURNS-CROWN DUES-GROUND RENT 6 FIRE TAX CHARGES FOR- THE FIVE YEAFIS ENDING 31 MARCH l95l Schedule A Division of Accounts Water Power Provincial Land Tax Long Lac Diversion STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH. 1951 RECEIPTS Casual Fees, Surveys, Office Fees, etc. Security Deposits Carried Forward $ 827,937.46 322,660.63 18,600.00 19,0Q2.24 3,600.00 $1,191,890.33 SI, 10 1.890.33 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 6 Brought Forward $1,191,890.33 Division of Air Service Miscellaneous 13,407.45 Division of Fish and Wildlife Licences, Royalty and Sundry _. 3,065,751.53 Division of Forest Protection Miscellaneous _._. 38,975.29 Division of Land and Recreational Areas Land Sales Agricultural _____ __$ 11,156.01 Summer Resort ..__ 19,388.96 Townsites _.. 4,570.55 University 69.75 Miscellaneous 24, 100. 7 7 Unallocated ....__ 129,158.28 $ 188,444.32 Land Rentals (Other than Parks) Leases and Licences of Occupation 120,468.42 Temagami Islands 1,117.01 121,585.43 Park Revenue ^ Algonquin Rentals $ 15,088.80 Miscellaneous 13,928.85 ? 29,017.65 Rondeau Rentals ___ $ 15,656.96 Miscellaneous 2,574.10 | $ 18,231.06 Quetico 1 Rentals $ 84.76 ' Miscellaneous 1,245.50 $ 1,330.26 Ipperwash Beach Rentals $ 355.00 n Miscellaneous ____ __ 3,609.50 t| $ 3,964.50 '' $ 52,543.47 Tourist Outfitters Licences .__. 16,339.87 Other Lands Division Receipts 2,676.50 $ 381,589.59 Division of Operation and Personnel Sylva Subscriptions ___ $ 1,216.55 Division of Reforestation Miscellaneous $ 60.40 Division of Surveys Aerial Surveys — Net Receipts .. $ 515.66 Division of Timber Management (See Schedule "B") Crown Dues $5,269,278.71 Ground Rent 1 16,641 .52 Fire Tax 1 ,007,661 .97 Scalers' Wages - 5,481 .46 Interest 4,933.28 Mill Licences and Sundry ___ ____ 3,363.71 $6,407,360.65 Cash Deposit 53,742.59 6,461,103.24 Carried Forward _ __ $11,154,510.04 Page 7 Di vision of Accounts Brought Forward MississAGi Salvage Project (see contra) Proceeds of sale of fire-damaged timber Total Receipts .$11,154,510.04 $ 5,162,993.59 $16,317,503.63 Figure No. 2 CO cr < O o TREND OF DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE WATER POWER RENTALS - CROWN LAND SALES 6 RENTALS PROVINCIAL LAND TAX FOR THE FIVE YEARS ENDING 31 MARCH 1951 O 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 _^^^ WATER. POWER. RENTALS ■^^ _ CROWN LAND S/ MES 6 RENTALS ~ ■■■" » ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ■ PROVINCIAL LAr ID TAX 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 DISBURSEMENTS M.AIN OFFICE Minister's Salarv- -Statutorv Salaries — Permanent and Temporary Travelling Expenses Maintenance and Operating Damage and Other Claims, Sundry Contingencies, etc. Compensation for Injured Workmen Cost of Living Bonus — Entire Department Unemployment Insurance Stamps -_ Annuities and Bonuses to Indians Carried Forward 8,000.00 801,161.26 49,243.63 20.276.17 1,400.42 44,823.85 608,775.94 1,562.45 24,432.00 $1,559,675.72 $1,559,675.72 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 8 Brought Forward $1,55Q,67S.72 FIELD SERVICES Basic Organizatiox — including District Offices Salaries $4,100,481.90 Travelling Expenses 513,715.92 Maintenance and Operating 2,180,060.31 $6,794,258.13 Extra Fire Fighting Salaries, etc., Maintenance and Operating $ 301,058.56 Fire Prevention, Conservation of Fish and Wildlife AND Reforestation Salaries, etc., Maintenance and Operating $ 97,954.75 Grants Association of Ontario Land Surveyors $ 200.00 Canadian Forestry Association 4,000.00 Municipalities in lieu of School Fees 1,363.48 Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation Inc. 1,500.00 Thomas R. Jones -.._- 300.00 E. L. Marsh 100.00 Niagara District Pheasant Breeders' Association 500.00 Ontario Fur Breeders' Association Inc. 2,500.00 Ontario Federation of Commercial Fishermen 1,500.00 $ 11,963.48 Wolf Bounty . $ 46,369.00 Bear Bounty $ 4,733.00 Division of Air Service Salaries ? 296,748.37 Travelling Expenses 10,840.79 Maintenance and Operating — including purchase of Aircraft 388,914.14 S 696,503.30 Division of Research Salaries, etc., maintenance and operating $ 218,595.95 Division of Surveys Aerial Surveys ? 17,734.30 Ground Surveys — Miscellaneous Expenses 91,700.90 Lac Seul Storage Dam — Control and Maintenance 249.08 .$ 109,684.28 Mississ.AGi Salv.^ge Project (see contra) Salvaging fire-damaged timber — salaries, travelhng, maintenance expenses, advances to contractors, equipment purchases $ 3,326,822.18 Total Disbursements $13,167,618.35 Excess of Receipts over Disbursements 3,149,885.28 $16,317,503.63 Page 9 Division of Accounts Figure No. 3 TREND OF TOTAL ANNUAL RECEIPTS FOR THE TEN YEARS ENDING 31 MARCH 1951 INCLUDES FORMER GAME AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE MISSISSACI SALVAGE PROJECT CD (2} i2i 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 $6,346,601 57.033.613 $6,697,708 $6,606,479 $8,514,613 $10.663146 Figure No. 4 $10,662,403 $11,635,237 $11,142,295 $11,154,510 TREND OF TOTAL ANNUAL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE TEN YEARS ENDING 31 MARCH 1951 INCLUDES FORMER CAME AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE MISSiSSAGI SALVAGE PROJECT 1 1 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 O O :fiii l|Uu £Zi UUf 11111 iUL- 111 a, 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 $3.231118 $4,075,717 $3.615426 $4.210990 $4648055 $7159.780 1948 $7598 612 1949 $9910.957 1950 $9,913,521 1951 $ 9 840.796 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 10 cq i5 >J \v w M t« H S H ^ 2 S g g S z < -^ 3 S 5 w ^ o • 1 2 > Q P< ^ 6^ S w z w g O ^ CS < Q w M t" g > Q ft< i O W g D 3 (i< u < fa Q OS 3 H U H rv; 14 H W C/) ^ Q in o >^ < « t/) < in H e: o 0^ W < 'A u U ^ u 33 w S 05 Z H H K a fa <: W O u < g fn o o »-H Uh > > Q < < BQ ri !5 2 < cr 00 1 o o- lO ci o '^ Tf -* -o o- ct- >^ r^ !~r; vo — _ 00 o ^, ^; p — _ -^ O rvj o cj p vO O 00 O- p p i- 1— ( r^ ro CO -W o ro ^ O rvj tvv d f~^ li*5 CNJ f^ 1-H ■ o o rsi O — 1 O rt rM 00 O Cv) O 00 >0 Cy 00 lO O CO ^ ro irj lO C) o O- 't C> — 1 lO O p -^. o P 00 O 00 lO lO !--■ CO CO -^ 00 o^_ p ^ cj in Tt CJ ■^ 0-' ^' i-si ^ O 00 oo" O- -O Ov 00 -t^ ~-)' r-^ Ci- r^" C> i^ -O Tt- d i~-^ ci r^ O 00 i^ <~^ (^ 1^ o a -^ ^ t-M o o -H o O -H CI o O^ ■* in ci rn o ^- CO t~^ 1/^ »-H T)- CO 00 rr-j r.^ O^ r^ o vo <-M — < r~. r^ r '--. -^1- O CM rsj O ^j -H lo O Ov o m c4 d o «^ 00 CJ — -< 00 00 o o f^ lo ^ tr^ r^ sr- O 00 rt m o t^ Tf ci rt o 00 rvj vo rsi o rvj \0 ^H CNj o •^ CO rt O -H iJ •-.' )-<' :-^ ^ Q Q P tv) O O O 1 O ^t 'I- O -< ro O m 00 -"^ O o o- ^ lo o P (N) p 00 O; p 'i- p ci o; rt_ p p in o> o o o O rsi' >-0 O Tf lO »n o' •^ t~0 in O CJ t^ »r^ o X?; 1 O O O O O^ Ov O O^ ■* o in O ■* — "1 O^ vo IT) CO '^O O f^ •^ ro in 00^ C^ C4 O t-:. ^ ^ ^ ^ Tf cT O -h" rvT r-T ro in rrf Tf cT ^ ^ — ^ — ' in rvj 00 -H O -H fNl CO O o «^ -^ t^ ov !~0 cy' 00 d ci ci 0-' d t^ ci d o o o o <^ CM I^ -H o ^ ^ -^ Ov O -H vO O 1^ ■r; — 1 r^ 00 in CJ r^ O 'y> O0_^ O^ O -H ■*^ "^^ "^^ 00^ ^_^ O rl^ vO ""vj^ f^ ^ p -^ c)^ mO^ "^0 r^ 00 O <~0^ O^ fNj ro ^ ^ d^ tT t^" —' O^' O-' 1^ 00 in O r~^ -^ ci o »— 1 I^>. o CO t^ O o ^ ■^ — o o o o 00 .-1 in "* r- ■^ c) ^ o 00 fN VO CM O CM O »— ' , ro o p p p — o P p t^ v^ i^ O "^ <^ 10(^0 CO -^ r-^ r~^ 00 tvi -h Tt -H 00 CO 00 o i^ CO ^' ^- ir5 O -H rv) O t^O f"^ Ov O i^ t^ rt 00 CO 00 ":r -i- ^ 1-- 'I- o in rt r^j rt --H CM — 1 o 'I- <-^ -o o t~0 -O ^ CI ^ in c^ O' t^ '^. m 00 in -H ro O —1 iri CM cj o ^H o o p O O 1 o ^ o O O O c) o CO o 't O O O O O o O t- ^ ""i *^ Tj- Tj; -O rM 00 p >ri o fNi CN O; p p p CO o 00 1; Ov 00 "^ ^ O f^ fW ^ (Nl 00 r~ 0-' O in CO c) — < CO cj in c vd -<' 4> — o o 1 O O —1 O .— ( rvj W1 00 ro 1—4 CI in f^ o rr CJ o ■JV o m p^ <^ r^ r^ 00 ^^ *^ "*„ '-', •^ 1 '^^ °1 '^ -o CJ •nT 00 o- Th O ^ \n ^ rt" t--' c5 Ov' Tf cf^ o ^ o r-^ ^ o^ <-^ --I '^ t^ \r) T-< ■w, o in in CI -H § in o o o O O 1^ o o o o o o o o o c: "^ O CJ p p p p p o p p p p vo t— p p p o c o O in o o o r-I VO O lo in lii lo c f^ d in ^' ci o 6 in t-i Vr '^, CT o ^^ O v/^ '~n o ^ o o ■o O ^ '^^ O CO »— 1 ^ o c? ^_ O CO IT) P, O — ^;. '- CI C)^ C)^ vO C)^ r^ o_ 00 u-> CD (-O o^ ^ "I-" — ' CD r-' -r '^ Tt r^r '■^ rn r^ o" '"' ^H 1—1 '^ '" - O '^ Q^ o- IC o VO <~0 CM O 00 00 m O •* in O O O cj c O -H l-~. O -H O- VO -H O 00 ■* Tt; I-- o vO 00 ro I--; ^^ J^-; in O J-. 00 1--; -h' '^' lO (Ni rvi c> Ch '^ iri cy' ^ ^ c^ O ^ O f^ f^ O "^ r^ CJ CO rs O ^- rv) 00 0> t^ rN 1^ lO O 00 Tf- o CO o~ 'n so cy 1-H C I^v- I^>. IS ■a m C > o E c c tC c a a ^ Ui i^ J J Z Ch s- CL, CO c/j ly} en cAi H i5 D (X, Page 11 Division of Accounts A section of the Head Office Division of Accounts. Schedule C FOREST RESEARCH DIVISION— PROJECTS STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE (INCLUDING GENERAL OFFICE) For Year Ending March 31st, 1951 Project Experimental Station _ __ Statistician — Salary and Expenses Soil Surveys Regeneration Surveys Wildlife Pump and Hose Test - Forest Genetics South Bay Experiment No. 1 South Bay Experiment No. 2 Seed Production Experiment ■. Pathology Total Direct Expenditures on Projects Deduct — Sale of Fish (South Bay Experiment No. 2) Net Direct Expenditure on Projects Main Office Administration ..$ 38,31 Q. 64 .. 4,014.22 - 26,099.21 .. 40,008.59 _ 26,515.42 .. 13,379.67 - 8,748.48 .. 31,902.79 .. 19,165.07 .. 25,229.63 .. 8,665.91 .. 6,387.94 .$248,436.57 .. 5,620.92 ..$242,815.65 .. 22,881.38 Total Expenditure by Forest Research Division $265,697.03 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 12 DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE Forest Research— Field Service 218,595.95 Forest Research— Main Office 21,578.66 Basic Organization — Equipment and Improvements 25,522.42 $265,697.03 Schedule D DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ANALYSIS OF CASH RECEIPTS For Year Ending March 31st, 1951 Game Licences Trapping $ 64,078.47 Non-Resident Hunting ..._ _.. _... _ _ 401 ,490.40 Deer - 264,880.50 Moose Nil Gun ....- 183,669.56 Dog - 17,120.14 Fur Dealers -- 2 7 ,305 .03 Fur Farmers -... - 4,7 1 1 .00 Tanners 80.00 Cold Storage - 5 10.00 $ 963,845.10 Royalty Game - 257,619.10 $1,221,464.20 Fisheries Licences Fishing (Commercial) $ 112,423.35 Angling 1,637,775.06 $1,750,198.41 Royalty on Commercial Fish 9,264.84 •$1,759,463.25 General Licences Guides $ 13,560.00 Fines 47,622.41 Costs Collected -- 1 ,507.25 Sales— Confiscated Articles 2 1 ,534.28 Miscellaneous -— 600.14 $ 84,824.08 $3,065,751.53 Wision of Air Service Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 14 DIVISION OF AIR SERVICE General The fiscal period 1950-51 presented one of the lowest fire hazards in many years. Rainfall occurred at most opportune times and in sufficient quantities to hold the hazard to a point that might be considered as below normal. In addition to this we were operating more aircraft of the Beaver type, and the fact that these aircraft can operate from smaller bodies of water than any type which we have ever used in the past, made it possible to reach and extinguish incipient fires that might easily have reached the out-of-control stage under other circumstances. Again I feel that I must give credit to this particular aeroplane as an instrument through which we were able to hold our fire losses below the average occurring in preceding years. The Service also undertook additional activities in the field of research and experimentation. We co-operated during the period, as well as in the preceding year, with the National Research Council in attempting to develop a type of ski that, it was hoped, would meet average Canadian conditions. Considerable flying was done out of Sudbury, Gogama, and Chapleau to test the relative qualities of these skis in comparison with the various types which we had been using, and a great deal of valuable information was gathered. In addition, we carried out further experiments with a radar landing device, designed primarily to assist in glassy water landings, and we now have quite a wealth of data on this subject. Considerable interest has been shown in this particular device by the Royal Canadian Air Force and Trans-Canada Air Lines. These experiments will be continued until we feel that the device has been perfected. We also undertook experiments to determine the possibility of water bombing from the air. The initial experiments were carried out with paper bags that resemble, in many respects, that used for bagging cement, and although this particular device has some disadvantages, I feel that it was proven, quite conclusively, that this method of attacking small fires does hold possibilities. In the period covered, we actually did hold fires from spreading until the ground crews were able to reach them. The requirements of all Divisions of this Department were met and we also did considerable flying for the Department of Mines, Department of Provincial Police, Departments of Health, Highways, and so forth as well as according a measure of co-operation to the Federal Department of Indian Affairs, with whom we work very closely in the control and establishment of registered trap lines. Emergency flights were carried out as required and it is gratifying to know that a very humanitarian service was rendered on many occasions. Normal amiable relations were maintained with the Department of Transport and with the Air Transport Board. During the period covered the Department subscribed to membership in the Air Industries and Transport Association of Canada. This Association was formed for the purpose of co-ordinating the activities of all those dealing in aircraft, and includes the engine manufacturer, the airframe manufacturer, manufacturers of all accessories and the operators themselves. The Body also deals with the Department of Transport and the Air Transport Board in recommending suitable legislation to control the activities of the Industry, Page 15 Division of Air Service New Construction and Expansion During the period no new construction was undertaken, although we are in need of several new additions and hope that they may be completed at an early date. These involve two cottages at Kenora, two cottages and a workshop at Lauzon Lake, two cottages at Sioux Lookout, and two cottages and a workshop north of White River at Tutney Lake. It has been difficult for the Department of Public Works to get satisfactory prices on these projects and we think this is the main reason for their construction having been deferred. There are still a few odds and ends to be completed in the new Hangar building itself, but a contract has been let which I believe will accomplish this end. Xo new bases were opened during the period covered in this report. Equipment During the period six new Beaver aircraft were purchased from the De Havil- land Company of Canada. Some of these were put into service immediately, while others acted as spares and were utilized as it became necessary to do so. It was also decided to reduce our Norseman fleet, and to this end three Mark VI's and three Mark V's were sold. To replace these an order for six new Beavers was placed with the De Havilland Company for delivery in the spring of 1951. Winter Operations Winter operations as conducted during the previous winter were continued in the winter of 1950-51. Beaver aircraft were operated from Toronto, Algonquin Park, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Gogama, Chapleau. Geraldton, Port Arthur, Eva Lake; and two Norseman were again operated from Sioux Lookout. A special deer census was undertaken in the vicinity of Kenora and Fort Frances to provide informa- tion on which legislation for this area can be formulated. Other winter flying included supervision and enforcement of Fish and Wildlife activities, supervision of timber and logging operations, transportation of scalers, selection of tower sites, transportation of Departmental officials, and such emergency flights as were required. JJ^ndex ol tables Table No. Page 1. Allocation of aircraft --------------17 2. Transport aircraft — effective loads carried -------18 3. Hours flown on various phases of flying operations - - - - 19 4. Passengers and personnel carried ----------20 5. Hours flown at bases --------------20 6. Flying time — pilots ---------------20 7. Flying time — aircraft -------------22 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 16 Beaver Aircraft arriving to pick up forest protection men. Page 17 Hi vision of Air Service Maintenance of Service Buildings Normal maintenance of all Service property was carried out as usual. Painting and normal repairs were undertaken where necessary- in order to keep our property up to proper standards. Accidents I regret to report the worst accident in the history of the Service. On August 30, 1950, we lost Norseman CF-OBH about twelve miles south of Temagami. and in the accident five people were burned to death. We also lost one Beaver aircraft about six miles from Temagami. but fortunately no one was hurt. We believe this latter accident to have been caused by a fuel pump failure. Table No. 1 ALLOCATION OF AIRCRAFT 1950-51 BASE REGISTRATION' Algonquin Park CF-OBZ Biscotasing CF-OBH Caribou Lake CF-OBN Chapleau _CF-OCH Eva Lake CF-OBT Fort Frances CF-OBM Geraldton CF-OCB Gogama CF-OCS Ignace CF-OCI Kenora CF-OBO CF-OCQ Oba Lake CF-OBU CF-OBS Orient Bay .CF-OCM CF-OBL Pays Plat CF-OCN Table 1 shows the original allocation of aircraft, but the following aircraft operated for periods at the Bases shown: TYPE Beaver BASE Parrv Sound REGISTRATION . ... CF-OCE TYPE Beaver Nor«€man Pickle Lake ..... CF-OBR Norseman Norseman Beaver Port Arthur Red Lake ..- CF-OBY - CF-OBI Beaver Norseman Beaver Remi Lake CF-OCL Beaver Norseman Beaver Beaver Beaver Norseman Beaver Beaver Beaver Sault Ste. Marie Sioux Lookout ... South Porcupine Sudburv ....... CF-OCJ CF-OB\V CF-OBF CF-OBG CF-OCP CF-OBD ......CF-OBQ .. CF-OCD Beaver Beaver Norsem.an Norseman Beaver Norseman Norseman Beaver Beaver Nor'^eman Temagami Twin Lakes CF-OCF CF-OCG Beaver Beaver Beaver Toronto .... . CF-OCT Beaver Table No. lA BASE REGISTRATION TYPE Algonquin Park CF-OCU Beaver Eva Lake _ CF-OBX Beaver Gogama CF-OBZ Beaver Oba Lake CF-OCK Beaver Pays Plat CF-OCU Beaver Port Arthur CF-OBU Beaver Sault Ste. Marie .... CF-OCW Beaver CF-OCR Beaver CF-OCO Beaver CF-OBV Beaver BASE REGISTRATION TYPE Siou.x Lookout ...CF-OBI Norseman South Porcupine CF-OCA Beaver Sudbury „...CF-OBT Beaver CF-OCC Beaver Temagami CF-OCT Beaver Toronto CF-OCY Beaver Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page IS Table No. 2 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT— EFFECTIVE LOADS CARRIED 1950-51 AIRCRAFT hours flown Norseman CF-OBD 23.40 2.05 57.55 428.15 314.05 247.30 287.20 234.30 232.40 238.20 246.15 264.55 366.55 291.10 216.30 97.30 246.50 332.35 412.00 168.20 194.05 257.05 288.20 12.40 344.55 167.40 250.00 366.10 438.00 191.25 160.30 341.45 326.30 282.35 114.55 326.20 272.40 51.10 371.15 424.25 445.40 201.30 273.20 128.20 116.35 CF-OBE CF-OBF CF-OBG CF-OBH CF-OBI - - CF-OBL CF-OBM CF-OBN CF-OBO CF-OBQ CF-ORR Beaver CF-OBS- CF-OBT CF-OBU __.. _ CF-OBV CF-OBW CF-OBX CF-ORV CF-OBZ CF-OCA CF-OCB CF-OCC ... CF-OCD CF-OCE. CF-OCF... CF-OCG ._ CF OCH CF-OCI CF-OCJ CF-OCK ... . .. CF-OCL CF-OCM CF-OCN CF-OCO CF-OCP -. CF-OCQ CF-OCR CF-OCS CF-OCT CF-OCU CF-OCV_ CF-OCW...... CF-OCX CF-OCY EFFECTIVE LOADS Total Transport Sections: — Total Flying Time, Hours Total Loading, Lbs. Total Loading, Tons 6,060 Lbs.- 870 Lbs.- 20,650 Lbs.- 267,060 Lbs.- 304,351 Lbs.- 87,495 Lbs.- 211,675 Lbs.- 279,890 Lbs.- 108,100 Lbs.- 124,870 Lbs.- 267,305 Lbs.- 148,205 Lbs.- 196,420 Lbs.- 212,285 Lbs.- 96,435 Lbs.- 16, 705 Lbs.- 139,780 Lbs.- 223,455 Lbs.- 258,690 Lbs.- 113,920 Lbs.- 85,600 Lbs.- 171,215 Lbs.- 131,085 Lbs.- 6,110 Lbs.- 115,195 Lbs.- 98,155 Lbs.- 125,170 Lbs.- 226,525 Lbs.- 213,795 Lbs.- 105,855 Lbs.- 74,185 Lbs.- 209,620 Lbs.- 174,540 Lbs.- 191,850 Lbs.- 40,105 Lbs.- 129,350 Lbs.- 115,130 Lbs.- 16,075 Lbs.- 429,705 Lbs.- 310,901 Lbs.- 257,933 Lbs.- 150,030 Lb~.- 93,430 Lbs.- 149,715 Lbs.- 27,616 Lbs.- 3 Tons, 60 Lbs. - 10 Tons, -133 Tons, -152 Tons, - 43 Tons, -105 Tons, -139 Tons, - 54 Tons, - 62 Tons, -133 Tons, - 74 Tons, 650 Lbs. 1060 Lbs. 351 Lbs. 1495 Lbs. 1675 Lbs. 1890 Lbs. 100 Lbs. 870 Lbs. 1305 Lbs. 205 Lbs. - 98 Tons, -106 Tons, - 48 Tons, - 8 Tons, - 69 Tons, -111 Tons, -129 Tons, - 56 Tons, - 42 Tons, - 85 Tons, - 65 Tons, - 3 Tons, - 57 Tons, - 49 Tons, - 62 Tons, -113 Tons, -106 Tons, - 52 Tons, - 37 Tons, -104 Tons, - 87 Tons, - 95 Tons, - 20 Tons, - 64 Tons, - 57 Tons, - 8 Tons, -214 Tons, -155 Tons, -128 Tons, 75 Tons, ■ 46 Tons, ■ 74 Tons, • 13 Tons, 420 Lbs. 285 Lbs. 435 Lbs. 705 Lbs. 1780 Lbs. 1455 Lbs. 690 Lbs. 1920 Lbs. 1600 Lbs. 1215 Lbs. 1085 Lbs. 110 Lbs. 1195 Lbs. 155 Lbs. 1170 Lbs. 525 Lbs. 1795 Lbs. 1855 Lbs. 185 Lbs. 1620 Lbs. 540 Lbs. 1850 Lbs. 105 Lbs. 1350 Lbs. 1130 Lbs. 75 Lbs. 1705 Lbs. 901 Lbs. 1933 Lbs. 30 Lbs. 1430 Lbs. 1715 Lbs. 1616 Lbs. .11,057.10 .6,733,111 3,366 Tons, 1,111 Lbs. Page 19 Division of Air Service T.ABLE No. 3 HOURS FLOWN ON VARIOUS PHASES OF FLYING OPERATIONS 1949-50 1Q50-51 Tot.^l Fire Ranging (Detection and Supervision) __ Timber Management 6,925.55 603.35 1,644.10 110.25 278.30 3,968.10 4,211.00 938.15 2,029.25 283.05 232.40 3,362.45 11,136.55 1,541.50 Fish and Wildlife _ Lands Commercial Flving.___ Administration ^- 3,673.35 393.30 511.10 7,330.55 13,530.45 11,057.10 24,587.55 BREAK-DOWN OF ADMINTSTR.\TION 1950-51 TOTAL Mercy Flights 64.10 64.10 Tests (Radio and Aircraft).. 133.20 133.20 Ferrying and Instruction 200.15 200.15 Research, incl. Entomology and Dusting ._. _ 303.10 303.10 1950-51 TOT.^L Forced Landings and Operations 350.10 350.10 Transportation Ordinary ....1,746.05 1,746,05 Transportation Special 565.35 565.35 3,362.45 3,362.45 Listing carefully nverhauled Beaver aircraft engines at Sault Ste. Marie. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 20 Table No. 4 PASSENGERS AND PERSONNEL CARRIED 1Q24-S0 1050-51 Total Passengers Carried Personnel Carried Total Passengers and Personnel Carried Effective Loads Flown, Lbs Effective Loads Flown, Tons 196,270 95,124 291,394 62,431,143 31,215 Tons 1,143 Lbs. 27,140 5,140 32,280 6,733,111 3,366 Tons 1,111 Lbs. 223,410 100,264 323,674 60,164,254 34,582 Tons 254 Lbs. Table No. S HOURS FLOWN AT BASES 1950-51 BASE HOURS FLOWN Algonquin Park 513.35 Biscotasing _... 256.45 Caribou Lake .-. 221.00 Chapleau 366.10 Eva Lake 522.50 Fort Frances 233.50 Geraldton . 371.55 Gogama _ 500.30 Ignace 442.10 Kenora 581 .00 Oba Lake 607.20 Orient Bay 608.00 Pays Plat 312.55 BASE HOURS FLOWN Parry Sound 347.10 Pickle Lake ...._ 255.25 Port Arthur 492.50 Red Lake 184.35 Remi Lake _ 338.20 SauJt Ste. Marie 1,158.25 Sioux Lookout 833.45 South Porcupine 452.35 Sudbury ...__. 448.35 Temagami 521.05 Twin Lakes 246.45 Toronto 239.40 11,057.10 Pilots Table No. 6 FLYING TIME— PILOTS 1924-50 1050-51 Total Burton, E. C Burton, J. O. Burtt, A. E Buckworth, W. B. Calladine, T. J...... Cooke, T. C Culliton, J. P Golfer, A. P.... Denley, J. G Donnelly, J. T Duncanson, I. C... Evans, F. B. Fawcett, T. B Hull, C. L Hoar, H. A Hutnick, S Kingdon, O. F Kincaid, J Kirk, C. J.. ..-_ LeFeuvre, C. J 2,430.10 239.40 2,669.50 1,063.00 416.50 1,479.50 2,946.25 371.40 3,318.05 3,011.30 .30 3,012.00 315.15 330.00 645.15 1,633.20 422.40 2,056.00 3,223.20 201.50 3,425.10 196.05 196.05 2,275.45 450.15 2,726.00 2,337.25 440.20 2,777.45 596.20 235.50 832.10 329.55 287.35 617.30 414.45 319.30 734.15 1,375.05 502.25 1,877.30 161.40 255.10 416.50 431.25 308.20 739.45 1,598.05 444.10 2,042.15 2,009.35 271.20 2,280.55 304.30 258.00 562.30 3,759.55 295.00 4,054.55 Continued on Next Page Page 21 Division of Air Service Pilots 1924-50 1050-51 Total MacDougall, F. A. Parsons, R. Phillips, G. H. R. Piper, O. M Poulin, L. D Ponsford, G. E.._._ Reid, D. M Siegel, J Speight, H. C - Sandison, A. G Stone, R. W. E...... Shrive, A. N..... Smith, A. B Trussler, G. E Taylor, J. M Thomas, E All Other PilotS- Total: 4,035.15 3,771.45 8,217.55 1,056.35 3,468.05 62Q.40 1,149.05 1,700.45 1,936.00 406.05 1,107.00 364.25 2,730.10 4,418.35 2,761.25 120,849.55 432.15 478.40 367.45 365.40 96.10 368.55 195.55 447.20 328.25 311.20 340.20 395.50 202.50 49.15 232.50 3.40 188,820.05 11,057.10 4, 228.05 4,204.00 8,696.35 1,424.20 3,833.45 725.50 1,518.00 1,896.40 2,383.20 734.30 1,418.20 704.45 3,126.00 4,621.25 2,810.40 232.50 120,853.35 199,877.15 The use of aircraft enables Departmental survey parties to survey areas that are inaccessible by other means. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 22 Table No. 7 FLYING TIME— AIRCRAFT Aircraft 1024-50 1950-51 total Norseman CF-OBD ..- 1,752.40 1,623.50 1,704.55 1,868.25 1,911.30 1,732.55 1,328.50 1,207.15 1,221.35 1,098.45 1,068.15 1,053.50 947.20 680.20 887.25 739.15 897.10 358.50 373.35 514.15 388.10 415.15 248.25 529.05 415.00 621.20 318.55 274.55 477.45 269.45 541.30 364.55 329.40 338.25 107.40 223.00 265.25 370.25 459.30 106.40 157.872.40 23.40 2.05 57.55 428.15 314.05 247.30 287.20 234.30 232.40 238.20 246.15 264.55 366.55 291.10 216.30 97.30 246.50 412.00 168.20 194.05 257.05 288.20 12.40 344.55 167.40 250.00 366.10 438.00 191.25 160.30 341.45 326.30 282.35 114.55 326.20 272.40 51.10 371.15 424.25 445.40 201.30 273.20 128.20 116.35 1,776.20 CF-OBE _ -.- CF-OBF 1,625.55 1,762.50 CF-OBG CF-OBH _ 2,296.40 2,225.35 CF-OBI 1,980.25 CF-OBL CF-OBM... CF-OBN - 1,616.10 1,441.45 1,454.15 CF-OBO -. -- 1,337.05 CF-OBQ CF-OBR ..._ Beaver CF-OBS 1,314.30 1,318.45 1,314.15 CF-OBT 971.30 CF-OBU - CF-OBV 1,103.55 836.45 CF-OBW 1,144.00 CF-OBX ._._ CF-OBY CF-OBZ _ CF-OCA . 691.25 785.35 682.35 582.15 CF-OCB CF-OCC 672.20 536.45 CF-OCD 541.45 CF-OCE 759.55 CF-OCF 789.00 CF-OCG 568.55 CF-OCH 641.05 CF-OCI ... 915.45 CF-OCJ 461.10 CF-OCK 702.00 CF-OCL CF-OCM CF-OCN CF-OCO CF-OCP 706.40 656.10 621.00 222.35 549.20 CF-OCQ _ 538.05 CF-OC R __ _.. CF-OCS 421.35 830.45 CF-OCT 531.05 CF-OCU ....... CF-OCV 445.40 201.30 CF-OCW 273.20 CF-OCX CF-OCY _.. All Other Aircraft: 128.20 116.35 157,872.40 Total:... 187,909.20 11.057.10 198,966.30 ivision of ish and (jJildlife '^ M €i'- Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 24 DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT General A close season was established on moose throughout the Province, leaving deer and bear the only widely distributed big-game animals open. In view of the finding of a thorough investigation by Dr. A. A. Kingscote, of the Ontario Veterinary College, that an increase in elk would prejudice the health of wild and domestic animals, permits to shoot elk were issued free to holders of deer licences. Very few were killed. Upland game birds are generally numerous, but the first signs of cyclical dying- off of ruffed grouse appeared in a few scattered areas. The European hare, which has been scarce, is now increasing. Fur-bearing animals increased, with the exception of lynx. The beaver popula- tion is very high, and territories depopulated by disease are recovering. Nevertheless, beaver disease still exists in scattered areas. We are indebted to Dr. N. A. Labzoffsky of the Ontario Department of Health, working with Dr. J. F. A. Sprent, of the Ontario Research Foundation, for the identification of the disease as a form of Tularemia. The same disease was also identified in muskrats in southern Ontario. The prevention of die-outs depends on adequate harvesting and prevention of over- population. ^ndex oj- ^aoie Table No. Page 1. Summary of breeding stock — licensed fur farms ----- 26 2. Comparative table showing annual wolf bounty statistics - 27 3. Wolf bounty for fiscal year 1950-51 — counties ----- 28 4. Wolf bounty for fiscal year 1950-51 — districts ----- 29 5. Comparative table showing annual bear bounty statistics - - 29 6. Bear bounty for fiscal year 1950-51 ---------30 7. Revenue received from export permits -------- 30 8. Revenue received from tanners' permits --------30 9. Si^mmary of pelts exported and tanned --------31 10. Total value of pelts exported or tanned --------31 11. Statement of ranch raised pelts exported or tanned - - - - 31 12. Summary of fish distribution -----------33 13. Distribution by age groups ------------34 14. Comparative table showing fish distribution according to species -------------------35 15. Comparative st.^tement of the yield of the fisheries of Ontario, by lake ----------------38 16. Comparative statement of the yield of the fisheries of Ontario, by species ---------------38 17. Statistics of the fishing industry in the public waters of Ontario FOR the year ending December 31, 1950 - ----- 39 18. Quantities of fish taken -------------39 19. Details of officers responsible for seizures -------40 20. Articles seized ----------------41 21. Firearms seized ----------------41 22. Pelts and hides seized --------------41 23. Miscellaneous articles seized -----------41 24. Results of prosecutions -------------41 25. Details of convictions for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 - 41 Page 25 Division of Fish and W ild life Trap-Line Management Trap-line licences were issued to the number of 4.883, of which 3.330 were to Treaty Indians. Trap-line management in northern Ontario was greatly advanced by an agree- ment with the Dominion Department of Citizenship and Immigration covering the expenditure of SI 50,000.00 per year for ten years on Wildlife Management as related to Indians. Half of this sum is provided by the Dominion being new funds over and above those customarily spent by the Department in Indian areas. This has made possible the establishment of a special group of sub-technical personnel known as Wildlife Management Officers. As of the end of the fiscal \ear there were twelve of these men in the field, of whom six were operating north of the northernmost railway line. Co-operation with Wildlife Management Institute The co-operative program of pheasant studies on Pelee Island was concluded. Restocking A total of 70,455 pheasants were distributed during the season. Of these 43.250 were poults and adult birds released soon after distribution by gentle release, and 27.205 were chicks which were reared and released by recipients, with a gratify- ingly high degree of success. A few Hungarian partridge were moved from Rideau District to Quinte District, and a few Pinnated grouse were released in Quinte District. These latter restocking movements are as yet insignificant, but as techniques improve they can be expanded. Fur Farming The market for ranch-raised mink j^elts continued its rising trend from the fall of 1949. through 1950. The strong demand at good prices was due to the fact that there was no backlog or carry-over of pelts from the previous year, coupled with the fear of a shortage due to the stoppage of Russian furs from entering the North American market. These conditions were welcomed by ranchers who had experienced poor markets for the past three years. Standard mink brought remarkably good prices as did Pastel. Aleutian and all phases of Silvcrblu in the mutation class. The anticipated increase in production of Pastels materialized and is now competing with wild mink for the supreme position in the mink market. There were indications throughout the year that the silver fox market was coming back as renewed interest was shown again in long-haired furs. Standard silver and the mutation foxes were in good demand and prices increased to the point where ranchers can maintain the nucleus of their breeding stock without loss. With the drastic cut in production and the spirited promotional program that is in existence, it is anticipated that the fox market will show steady improvement. De.spite the good mink market, the high rate of employment at intlationary wages in other industries, due principally to the international situation, enticed a number of smaller ranchers to seek employment elsewhere and discontinue fur farming. This resulted in a net decrea.se of 319 ranches, as compared to the Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 26 previous year. A total of 1,078 Fur Farmers Licences were issued during the calendar year. 991 renewals of previous licences, 72 for newly established ranches and 15 licences were issued with retroactive provisions, to legalize the operation of ranches during the previous year. Table No. 1 SUMMARY OF BREEDING STOCK Licensed Fur Farm, January 1st 1Q46 1Q47 1948 1949 1950 Beaver 30 45 70 71 56 Fisher 35 45 46 26 2i Blue Fox 1283 1276 1450 385 256 Cross Fox 47 36 23 11 10 Pearl Platinum Fox. __. * 378 368 565 476 Platinum Fox 2382 3133 2437 1549 903 Red Fox 110 10772 * 3115 1 94 9400 5 3179 1 38 6654 1 1690 1 2?, 5016 4 927 1 30 Standard Silver Fox 3391 White Fox 1 White Marked Fox 384 Lynx 0 Marten 16 28 35 35 43 Mink. 50677 72992 75192 71139 67943 Muskrat 2 130 3 92 127 2 65 97 1 55 94 5 125 Raccoon — .. 76 Skunk ^ 4 *Shown under allied types. Conservation Officer 0. D. Lewis tat^gins beaver .skin at Mammamattaiaa. Page 27 Division of Fish and W ild life The following table shows the location by County or District, of licensed fur farms: COUNTY OR DISTRICT Algoma Brant Bruce Carleton Cochrane _ Dufferin Dundas Durham Elgin Essex Frontenac Glengarry Grenville _. Grey Haldimand Halton - - Hastings .. Huron Kenora Kent ....--_. Lambton .. Lanark Leeds NUMBER 11 7 38 7 4 4 2 11 18 14 9 61 14 26 4 29 19 21 11 35 Lennox and Addington Lincoln Manitoulin Muskoka 4 16 12 COUNTY OR DISTRICT Middlesex Xipissing Norfolk Xorthumberland Ontario Oxford Parry Sound Peel Perth Peterborough Prescott Prince Edward __ Rainy River Renfrew Russell Simcoe Sudbury Timiskaming Thunder Bay Victoria Waterloo Welland Wellington Went worth York .-.- ---. TOT.^L NUMBER 32 7 5 10 25 17 17 21 47 14 9 3 23 28 4 66 12 7 75 10 32 10 33 47 109 1,063 Wolf Bounty Under authority of The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act, the Department pays a $25.00 bounty on a timber or brush wolf three months of age or over, and a $15.00 bounty on a timber or brush wolf pup. under three month? of age. On wolves killed in the provisional judicial districts, the Department pays the whole bounty, whereas on those killed in the counties, the Department pays 40'/o and the respective county pays the remaining 60 /c of the bounty. The following table shows the number and species of wolves killed and the amount of bount\- paid during the past five years, including the year covered by this report. T.ABLE No. 2 BOUNTY AND EXPENSES For year ending Mar. 31, 1947 — For vear ending Mar 31, 1948 1440 1515 1581 1613 1182 961 1062 890 '.^1 42 74 84 41 ■;■} 2664 2540 2727 2544 2 inn $59,275.18 54.923.38 For vear ending Mar 31, 1949 57.077.00 For vear ending Mar 31, 1950 56,927.00 For year ending Mar. 31, 10,=^ 1 4(1.457.00 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 28 During the period covered by this report, 1,438 claims for bounty were con- sidered. Seven claims representing 8 wolves were refused, due to the illegal use of snares or the whole pelt not being produced. Ten other claims were refused because the pelts submitted were found to be fox or dog pelts. The hunting of wolves from aircraft was authorized during the previous winter season. This type of hunting is proving to be not only interesting and profitable to resident and non-resident sportsmen, but an effective means of taking wolves. Hereunder is a computation of the bounty paid in counties and districts. COUNTIES DISTRICTS Adults— 338 X 10 $ 3,380.00 . Adults— 1,710 x 25 -..._ $42,750.00 Pups— 37 X 6 222.00 Pups — 7 X IS 105.00 Total S 3,602.00 Total $42 ,855 .00 Grand Total $46,457.00 The following is a summary of the number of wolves killed in each of the counties and districts, on which claims for bounty were received. T.\ble \o. 3 WOLF BOUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1950-51 roirNTY timber brush pups total Brant - 1 1 Bruce 14 14 Carleton -. 8 1 8 Dufferin. 1 18 19 Dundas 1 1 Durham — 4 4 Elgin — - — . 2 2 Essex - 1 1 Frontenac 24 24 Glengarry _. 1 1 Grenville - - 1 9 2 12 Grev 5 S Haldimand 2 2 Halton 2 2 Hastings 14 36 SO Kent 2 2 Lambton 2 2 Lanark 24 24 Leeds 7 7 Lennox and Addington 22 22 Middlesex 1 1 Norfolk 3 7 10 Northumberland 10 10 Ontario 5 5 Oxford 1 1 Peel 1 1 Peterborough 4 8 12 Renfrew 15 51 IS 1 67 Simcoe 15 Virtnria 2 29 8 9 40 Welland 8 Wellington 2 2 York 2 2 Total for counties - 37 303 ; 37 377 Page 29 Dit'ision of Fish and Wildlife Table No. 4 WOLF BOUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1050-51 District TIMBER BRUSH PUPS TOTAL Algoma 54 54 108 Cofhrane ... . 54 1 1 56 Haliburton . . 12 12 Kpnora 542 13 17 77 62 3 1 2 1 620 Manitnnlin 77 Miiskoka 21 Nipissing 81 5 86 Parrv Sound 35 10 45 Patricia 47 3 50 Rainv River 174 63 1 238 Sudburv .. 80 40 1 121 Timiskaming 23 1 24 Thunder Bay 236 29 265 Total Districts 1368 348 7 1723 Total Counties 37 303 37 377 Grand Total 1405 651 44 2100 Bear Bounty 1950-51 Under authority of The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act, the Department pays a $10.00 bounty on any bear 12 months of age or over and a $5.00 bounty on any bear cub under 12 months of age. which has been killed between April 15th and November 30th. in a township of which 2 5 5^ of the total area is devoted to agricul- ture and which is located in one of the counties or districts described in the Regula- tions. The Act further specifies that the bear must be killed in defence or preservation of livestock or property, by a bona fide resident of the township. The following table shows the number of bears killed and the amount of bounty paid during the past live years, including the year covered by this report: Table No. 5 ADULTS CfBS nox'.vTV 959 73 $9,735.00 509 17 5,095.00 592 67 6,035.00 803 122 8.530.00 ■4> V 47 4,045.00 For year ending Mar. 31. 1947. For year ending Mar. 31, 1948 For year ending Mar. 31, 1949 For year ending Mar. 31, 1950 For vear ending Mar. 31, 1951 It is interesting to note the great lluctuation in the number of bears and cubs killed in the last three years. The Department considered 375 claims for bounty on 453 bears and 47 cubs. However. 10 claims involving 12 bears were refused for failure to comply with the provisions of the Act. The following table indicates the number of bears and cubs killed in each of the counties and di.sHricls. on which applications for Ijounty were submitted. However, these figures do not include the bears hunted and killed by sportsmen, on which bounty is ntjt applicable. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 30 Table No. 6 BEAR BOUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1950-51 BEAR COUNTY OR 12 MONTHS DISTRICT OR OVER Algoma 20 Bruce 2 Cochrane 74 Frontenac - 2 Haliburton 15 Hastings — _ 22 Lanark - — _ 1 Lennox and Addington.- 5 Manitoulin 4 Muskoka 3 CUBS UNDER 12 MONTHS 11 BEAR COUNTY OR 12 MONTHS DISTRICT OR OVER Xipissing 37 Parry Sound 37 Peterborough 1 Rainy River 16 Renfrew 22 Sudbury 35 Timiskaming 126 Thunder Bay 30 \'ictoria 1 Total 453 CUBS UNDER 12 MONTHS 5 2 1 2 6 16 47 Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black) Fox (White) Fox (Not specified) Lynx Marten Table No. 7 REVENUE RECEIVED FROM EXPORT PERMITS April 1st, 1050, to March 3 1st. 1951 TOTAL total TOTAL TOTAL AMOUNT AMOUNT AMOUNT AMOUNT OF PELTS OF REVENUE OF PELTS OF REVENUE 81,845 $163,690.00 Mink 38,464 19,232.00 743 1,114.50 Muskrats _ 443,454 44,345.40 713 356.50 Otter 4,973 4,973.00 10,957 1,095.70 Raccoon 18,180 1,818.00 105 52.50 Skunk 9,767 488.35 190 95.00 Weasel 54,305 2,715.25 2 1.00 Wolverine 1 .40 586 879.C0 — 1,081 1,081.00 Total Revenue _. $241,937.60 Beaver Fisher Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) Fox (Silver or Black) Fox (White) Fox (Not specified). Lynx Marten Table No. S REVENUE RECEIVED FROM TANNERS' PERMITS April 1st, 1950, to March 31st, 1951 tot.\l tot.al total total amount amount amount amount of pelts of re\-enue of pelts of revenue 233 S 4C6.00 Mink 1,038 519.00 10 15.00 Muskrats 140,637 14,063.70 56 28.00 Otter 24 24.00 1,305 130.50 Raccoon 1,577 157.70 12 6.00 Skunk 778 38.90 16 8.00 Weasel 491 24.55 3 1.50 Wolverine 1 .40 IS 22.50 47 47.00 Total Revenue $ 15,492.75 Page 31 Division of Fish and Wildlife T.ABLE Xo. 9 SUMMARY PELTS EXPORTED pelts tanned TOT.AL PELTS Beaver Fisher — - 81,845 743 713 10,957 105 190 2 586 1,081 38,464 443,454 4.973 18,180 9,767 54.305 1 203 10 56 1,305 12 16 3 15 47 1,038 140,637 24 1,577 778 491 1 82,048 753 Fox (Cross) Fox (Red) - — - 769 12,262 Fox (Silver or Black) . Fox (White) Fox (Not specified) - 117 206 S 601 Marten 1,128 Mink Muskrats - - 39,502 584,091 Otter Raccoon Skunk 4,997 19,757 10,545 Weasel Wolverine 54.706 Revenue received from Expo Revenue receined from T.ann ToT.AL Revenue RT Permits ers" Permits S241,937.60 15,492.75 $257,430.35 T.ABLE Xo. 10 TOTAL \ALUE OF PELTS EXPORTED OR TAXXED During the Ye.ar Ending INI.arch 31st, 1951 PELTS E.XP(JRTED PELTS T.ANNED TOTAL PtLlS VALUE OF PF.LTS Beaver 81,845 203 82,048 Sl.938,794.24 Fisher 743 713 10 56 753 769 26,031.21 Fox ( Cross) 2,445.42 Fox (Red) -. 10,957 105 1,305 12 12,262 117 14,101.30 Fox (Silver or Black) 1,111.50 Fox (White) . .. 190 16 206 2,795.42 Fox (Not specified) 2 3 5 5.75 Lvnx 586 15 601 6,977.61 Marten 1,031 47 1,128 22,560.00 Mink .. .. . 38,464 443,454 1,038 140,637 39,502 584,091 1,084,329.90 M uskrats 1,191,545.64 Otter 4,973 24 4,997 136,717.92 Raccoon 18,180 1,577 19,757 50,380.35 Skunk 9,767 778 10,545 8,646.90 Weasel 54,305 491 54,796 96,440.96 Wolverine 1 1 2 16.50 TmTAI. 665,366 146,213 811,579 $4,582,900.62 Table No. 11 ST.\TEMEXT OF RAXCH RAISED PELTS EXPORTED OR TAXXED For the Year Ending March 31st. 1051 VALUE OF I VPORTED TANNED TOTAL PELTS PELTS Fox (Blue) Fox (Cross).... 378 1 8,761 139,941 498 2,629 378 1 9,259 142,570 S 2,048.40 3.00 Fox (Silver or Black) Mink 130,551.90 2,968,056.00 1 jo.nsi 3,127 i.':.?^^ S^. 101, 559.30 Report of the Department of Lauds and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 32 GAME FISH SECTION Hatcheries and Rearing Stations Excellent results have been obtained in the culture and distribution of the various species of commercial and game lish from 26 provincial hatcheries, which were in operation this year. Dorion Trout Rearing Station which was closed for some time for renovation purposes is now in full scale operation. Following the procedure to renovate at least one hatchery annually, the Hill Lake Trout Rearing Station near Englehart is closed at present for extensive alterations. When completed, this station will be on a par with the Dorion Trout Rearing Station which is considered one of the most efficient of its kind on the continent. After a lapse of two years, during which time it was under repairs, the Pem- broke Trout Rearing Station was again in full operation, supplying fish to the Renfrew-Nipissing areas. Of particular interest is the rearing of maskinonge at the Deer Lake Hatchery. It is necessary to feed live food to the young fry and fingerlings; this presents quite a problem at times. The Department now obtains sucker eggs from spawn-taking operations conducted at several locations. These sucker eggs are hatched, and fed as fry, to the voracious maskinonge fingerlings, as required. Each year upwards of 10,000,000 sucker eggs are needed to satisfy the demands. A new station, Westport Bass Ponds, has now been completed and will be in full production by next year. An extensive experimental fish feeding program will be conducted here to raise bass to larger size before release. Biological Projects The biological studies and projects undertaken during the year, consisted of the following: — bass harvesting, sea lamprey control, coarse fish removal, creel census studies, fish tagging, and biological surveys of lakes and streams. Sea Lamprey Control Operations for the control of sea lamprey were continued. A number of weirs and traps were set in selected streams flowing into the North Channel, Lake Huron and Lake Superior. ^lany other locations are being studied to determine their suita- bility for lamprey control operations. Removal of Coarse Fish Nets were operated for the removal of undesirable fish, such as carp and Ijng, from the following lakes: Black, Bobs, Crow, Hamilton Bay, Lower Rideau, Manitou, Nonquon River, Otter, Pike, Scugog, Sturgeon, and Wolfe. Creel Census Studies Some creel census studies were conducted on a number of waters to determine the proportion of hatchery-reared trout in the angler's catch. This project included waters in the districts of Thunder Bay and Algoma, and in the counties of Bruce, Grey, Peterborough and Haliburton. Fish Tagging The program, initiated two years ago, of tagging smallmouth bass in Georgian Bay, was continued and 250 additional smallmouth bass were tagged. Biological Surveys Some long-term projects are being conducted on several waters to determine the relationship of commercial fishing to angling. These include Long Point Bay and Page 33 Division of Fish and Wildlife Rondeau Bay on Lake Erie: Mitchell Bay on Lake St. Clair; Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario; and Lake Simcoe. One hundred and five parent pickerel were planted in Three ^Slile Lake on Parry Island Indian Reservation for study. Investigations of a biological nature were made on a number of lakes and streams, with a view to the establishment of a sound fish-management plan. These were either initial surveys or extensions of previous ones. The waters studied were as follows (lakes shown as Xo. 1. No. 2. etc., are different bodies of water): Algoma Arthur Lake Beaver Lake Birch Lake \o. 1 Birch Lake No. 2 Burtt Lake Cataract Lake Conacher Lake Dubourne Lake Frobel Lake Heron Lake Jimmy Lake \o. 1 Jimmy Lake No. 2 Lauzon Lake McEachern Lake Pistol Lake Portage Lake Pot Lake Skull Lake Squaw Lake No. 1 Squaw Lake No. 2 Squaw Lake No. 3 Stoney Lake No. 1 Stoney Lake No. 2 Durham East Cross Creek Little Creek Musgrave Pond Pigeon Creek Wilmot Creek Haliburton Devil Lake Irondale River Kendrick Creek LaRonde Creek Maple Lake McCue Creek Whitefish Herring Pickerel Lake Trout Brown Trout . ... Kamloo[)s Trout Hastings Lake St. Peter McKnight Pond Moira River Kexora Broadtail Lake Eagle Lake Hilly Lake Kramer Lake Longbow Lake Nixon Lake Wabigoon Lake Lennox and Addington W'eslemkoon Lake Middlesex Sydenham River Thames River MUSKOKA Atkin Lake Bonnie Lake Duck Lake Heney Lake Nipissing Blue Lake Boland Lake Broom Lake Clear Lake (Serene Lake) Dymond Lake Lake No. 60 Lake No. 65 McConnell Lake Muskosung Lake Spring Lake Sucker Lake Susy Lake Paper Clip Lake Wyse Lake (Red Pine Lake) Ont-Ario Frenchman's Bay Talbot River Parry Soi'nd Ahmic Lake Beaver Lake Bevin Lake Buck Lake Compass Lake Deete Lake Emily Lake Fawn Lake Halfway Lake Lake of Bays Lake of Many Islands McQuoids Lake Machar Lake Parry Sound Harbour Rankin Lake Schamerhorn Lake Twin Lake Windfall Lake Peterborough Bass Lake Belmont Lake Catchacoma Lake Clear Lake Crow Lake Little Ouse River Mississauga Creek Norwood Pond Rice Lake SiMCOE MacDonald Bay Nottawasaga River Table No. 12 SUMMARY OF FISH DISTRIBUTION For Fiscal Year April 1, 1950, to March 31, 1951 235,200,000 5,100,000 160,200,000 5,993,780 402,475 52,000 Speckled Trout .... Maskinonge Smallmouth Bass Largemouth Bass Ouananiche Severn River Tea Lake Wasdell Falls Waubaushene Bay Sl^dbury Wanapitei Lake Thunder Bay Addison Lake Balancing Lake Beaver Lake Beaver Dam Lake Camp 42 Lake Camp 42b Lake Gravel Lake Hansi Lake No. 1 Hansi Lake No. 2 Hay Lake Hilder Lake Lake Marie Louise Mukwa Lake Lake 101 Lake 102 Lake 103 Noslo Lake Big Sister Lake Little Sister Lake Tower Lake Unnamed Lake Wilf Lake Whitefish Lake Whitefish River Victoria Bardeaux Creek Crcago Creek Crooked Lake P'ourmile Lake McCrimmon Creek 4,153,720 3,379,700 1,860,851 603,102 435 416,946,063 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 34 An interesting vieu- of the Department's rearing station buildings, Pembroke. Table No. 13 DISTRIBUTION BY AGE GROUPS 1950 FRY FIXGERLINGS YEARLIN'GS Whitefish . 235,200,000 235,200,000 Herring __. .._ 5,100,000 5,100,000 Pickerel 160,200,000 160,200,000 Lake Trout 1.450,000 4,488,820 54,960 5,993,780 Brown Trout 10,000 307,000 85,475 402,475 Kamloops Trout 52.000 52,000 Speckled Trout 1,004,700 3,140,960 8,060 4,153,720 Maskinonge 3,350,000 29,700 3,379,700 Smallmouth Bass... _ 1,505,500 346,200 9,151 1,860,851 Largemouth Bass 550,000 52,730 372 603,102 Ouananiche 400 35 435 407,365,500 6,229,150 3,333,795 17,618 416,946,063 Page 35 Division of Fish and W ildlife Table No. 14 COMPARATIVE TABLE SHOWING FISH DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO 1Q46 1047 104S 1040 SPECIES 1950 Smallmouth Bass Fry. Fingerlings Yearlings and Adults.. Largemouth Bass Fry.. Fingerlings Yearlings and Adults Maskinonge Fry Fingerlings Adults Perch Frv Pickerel Fry. Brown Trout Fry Fingerlings Yearlings Lake Trout Fry Fingerlings Yearlings.- Rainbow Trout Fingerlings Yearlings Kamloops Trout Fingerlings Yearlings Adults Speckled Trout Fry....... Fingerlings Yearlings Adults Whitefish Fry Herring Fry Atlantic Salmon Fingerlings Ouananiche Fingerlings Yearlings Adults Totals 385,000 312,710 4,418 9,500 27 ,150,000 6.875 20, 142, 450,000 485,000 133,025 268,940 ,265,000 ,609,195 28,045 205 69 1,610 4,850 50,000 84,730 ,760,780 8,656 ,590,000 974,000 88,210 1,457,000 579,925 5,099 305,000 6,100 876 2,790,000 11,540 127 12,000,000 254,030,000 375,850 3,467,645 89,050 3,850 16,100 115 517,400 2,802.150 1,860 233,316,125 23,940,000 59,000 449,270,571 535. 774. SI 2 >46,775.60A 5S3.36S.700 1.402,500 554,900 3,459 410,000 300 789 3,135,000 24,600 195 267,170,000 9,000 557,505 350,113 1,000.000 4,858,300 77,055 27,900 8,350 4,600 100 1,000 882,450 2,333,910 5,270 243,482,000 20,375,000 101,400 1,532,500 398,100 6,729 550,000 15,500 249 2,750,000 37,550 312,900,000 10.000 175,000 221,800 1,000,000 5,561,700 81,200 2,000 32,000 16,000 1,475,300 2,938,325 2,046 245,150,000 8,400,000 112,000 800 1,505,500 346,200 9,151 550,000 52,730 372 3,350,000 29,700 160,200,000 10,000 307,000 85,475 1,450,000 4,488,820 54,960 52,000 1,004,700 3,140,960 8,060 235,200,000 5,100,000 400 35 416,946,063 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 36 COMMERCIAL FISHING SECTION Commercial fishing licences issued in 1950 for Ontario waters totalled 2,722. They may be sub-divided into two classes — those issued for taking commercial fish primarily sold for food, and commercial minnow licences for taking bait fishes. The number of minnow licences totalled 866, an increase of 156 over the previous year. Of the 1,856 commercial fishing licences issued for use in taking marketable fish, gill nets comprised over one-half, with 1.021; hoop nets totalled 267; pound and trap nets 185; seines 169; baited hook licences 142; and other types which include dip nets, power dip nets and trolling licences totalled 72. The gill net continued to be the most important type of fishing equipment in the Canadian waters of the Great Lakes with the exception of Lake St. Clair where its use is prohibited. In northern inland lakes gill nets are employed in taking both scaled fish and sturgeon. L"se of gill nets through the ice in winter fishing is an important aspect of the industry in many of the northern lakes. In southern inland waters the use of gill nets is restricted entirely to the removal of carp. Pound nets are still the second most favoured gear in Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior and some northern Ontario waters, but the use of trap nets, which in some areas of Lake Erie and Lake Huron are more favoured by the fisherman, is rapidly growing in importance and may largely replace pound nets in the future. Hoop nets are used extensively in the more shallow waters of Lake Ontario's Bay of Quinte area and in southern inland waters as well as in Lake of the Woods, where they take important catches of both coarse and commercial species. Seine nets are used throughout Ontario, in shallow waters where soft bottoms are found, for taking coarse fish, especially carp, suckers and catfish. Baited hooks are important in northern rivers and lakes, Lake St. Clair, the Niagara River and the St. Lawrence River for taking sturgeon; in Georgian Bay for taking lake trout, and in many southern waters for catching catfish, eels or coarse fish. Dip nets are used largely for coarse fish throughout the Province and a few trolling lines take trout and other species. ]\Iinnows are taken commercially by dip nets, seine nets, and by wire traps. An increased number of minnow licences in 1950 reflects the increasing demand for live bait and the response of this part of the Industry to the anglers' and tourists' needs. The sea lamprey, which is trapped by the Department to assist in protecting the fish resources from this destructive parasitic animal, was experimentally com- mercialized in 1950. There appears to be some possibility that the lamprey may become a part of the commercial catch and find a restricted market. The total harvest of the commercial fishing industry for the year ending December 31, 1950, was 32,755,813 lbs. of fish with a landed value of just over 6^ million dollars ($6,252,046.51). Although there was a decrease from 1949 of 1,305,448 lbs. or 3.8%, in the total landed catch the total value increased by $755,209.63 or 14.1%. Both increase in value of the fish and larger catches of some more valuable species were factors resulting in the higher value. The industry was at the same time faced by increased costs of gear and labour. Page 37 Division of Fish and Wildlife An important characteristic of the commercial fishery is the fluctuation in the total catch of many species. The most significant example is the production of blue pickerel in Lake Erie, which dropped from a four year high in 1949, by 1,165,549 lbs. or 11.8% in 1950. This downward trend will probably continue for at least another year in Lake Erie. A decrease of 564,940 lbs. of herring was due to a poor production in Lake Superior during the fall fishing. The net decrease of nearly ^-million pounds of whitefish can be attributed largely to a decrease in the Lake Erie production, of 1,229,967 lbs. or 33.9%. The production of whitefish in Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, and the North Channel showed a significant increase over 1949, continuing a trend noted in the previous year, and doing much to place this fishery in a more favourable economic position. Lake trout production showed a considerable increase of 151,707 lbs. due largely to larger catches in northern inland lakes and in Lake Superior, and to minor increases in the North Channel, and Lake Huron. The Lake Huron production rose from 3,207 in 1949 to 10,601 lbs. in 1950, an insignificant amount as compared to the 1936 production of over two million pounds but nevertheless representing a favourable trend. The production of Goldeyes showed a very significant increase of 34,268 lbs. to a total of 84,068 lbs. This increase resulted from a greater fishing pressure in a few of the lakes in the far north-western part of the Province and the total production of this Canadian fish delicacy has risen from 28,232 lbs. in 1948 and 49,800 lbs. in 1949 to over 84,000 lbs. in 1950. Yellow pickerel and saugers increased in production, largely in Lake Erie and somewhat offset the reduction in blue pickerel yields. The production of carp, and of coarse fish both increased and. although the money returns per pound of fish are small, these fishes form an important part of the fishery. Some species such as ling are frequently unable to be marketed but their annual removal as a weed crop is considered desirable in the management of the fishery. The body of water showing the most important increase in production was Georgian Bay, where the harvest of commercial fish nearly doubled, from 1,563.404 lbs. in 1949 to 2,794,118 lbs. in 1950, due largely to increased catches of whitefish (over a million pounds) as well as herring and tullibee. In Lake Ontario 213,400 lbs. more commercial species were harvested than in 1949. As also in Georgian Bay, whitefish showed the most important change over 1949 with a production of 418,929 in 1950 as compared to 218,564 in the previous year. An increase of 118.237 lbs. in production in the waters of the North Channel was also due largely to improved whitefish production. The number of men employed in the indu.stry was slightly reduced, while the amounts of gear remained relatively the same. The slight decrease noted in gill net yardage was offset by the increased number of pound nets in use. Total value of equipment was $690,726 higher in 1950 than in 1949. Higher costs of replacing fishing gear and of new equipment has increased the value placed upon nets and boats, as well as upon shore installations in the industry. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 38 Table No. 15 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES OF ONTARIO, BY LAKE LAKE 1949 POUNDS 1950 POUNDS INCREASE POUNDS DECREASE POUNDS Ontario _ Erie St Clair 2,005,897 19,092,876 540,022 1,259,671 1,563,404 549,627 3,188,397 5,254,129 607,338 2,219,297 16,866,059 468,873 1,300,505 2,794,118 667,864 2,654,618 5,228,991 555.488 213,400 40,834 1,230,714 118,237 2,226,817 71,149 Huron Georgia n Bay North Channel Superior 533,779 Northern Inland Southern Inland . 25,138 51,850 TOTAT. 34,061,361 32,755,813 1,603,185 2,908,733 Net Decrease 1,305,548 Table No. 16 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE YIELD OF THE FISHERIES OF ONTARIO, BY SPECIES 1949 1950 increase decrease pounds pounds pounds pounds Carp Catfish and Bullheads. Cavia re Eels Goideyes Herring Mixed Coarse Perch Pickerel (Blue) Pickerel (Yellow) Pike Saugers Sturgeon Lake Trout Tuliibee VVhitefish _. Total Net Decrease 646,184 902,132 1,850 47,861 49,800 2,136,951 3,716,650 2,698,438 9,830,912 3,235,222 1,027,460 190,633 183,814 1,891,964 438,174 7,063,316 34,061,361 806,402 895,401 1,278 30,275 84,068 1,572,011 4,063,744 2,709,773 8,665,363 3,509,585 874,967 342,655 167,568 2,043,671 400,357 6,588,695 32,755,813 160,218 34,268 347,094 11,335 274,363 152,022 151,707 1,131,007 6,731 572 17,586 564,940 1,165,549 152,493 16,246 37,817 474,621 2,436,555 1,305,548 DEVELOPMENTS IX THE INDUSTRY Trap Nets In Lake Erie the long established pound net fishery is gradually being replaced by trap nets. After a year of experimentation, in which one trap net was allowed to be used in lieu of one pound net per fishery, it was concluded that the new type of net was a more economic method of taking fish. 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Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 40 nets is less apt to interfere with trap net activities. Although the trap net is smaller than the usual Lake Erie pound net, and therefore required less of the expensive twine in its construction, it is believed that in many locations it is more efficient in taking fish. The comparative mobility of the trap net is also an important factor in its favour. Coarse Fish Removal Experiments involving coarse fish and whitefish removal by commercial fishermen in waters which had been reserved for angling continued during the year. Closer co-operation between Anglers' and Hunters' organizations and commer- cial fishermen has been achieved to the betterment of both groups. Applications of biological studies concerning fish populations, which are aimed at harvesting all species of fish were a feature of the 1950 fishing efforts. Georgian Bay The investigation of small mesh 'chub' gill nets and of baited hook trout fishing in Georgian Bay was continued during the summer of 1950. The effect of these types of fishing upon populations of young lake trout was a matter of deep concern both to the fishermen and to the Department. It was shown that when small mesh net is not set at proper depths that it may become a menace to small lake trout. Further study of the situation is required before many of the problems in this regard can be solved. Nylon The use of nylon as a gill net textile continued to spread among the industry in 1950. In Lake Erie practically all of the netting used is nylon, and cotton side lines are slowly being replaced by the newer material which is not destroyed or weakened by fungus attack. Throughout all the industry in Ontario nylon nets are replacing the older textiles as new nets are brought to replace worn out ones. ENFORCEMENT Some two hundred conservation officers patrol the province to enforce the Game and Fisheries Act, the Special Fisheries Regulations and the Migratory Birds Convention Act. They are under the direct control of the District Foresters in their respective areas, and receive valuable assistance from the Ontario Provincial Police, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and deputy game wardens appointed from interested sportsmen. The statistical details which follow show the results from their activities. Seizures During the annual period April 1, 1950, to March 31, 1951, there was a total of 2,619 cases in which equipment was seized for infractions of legislation and regulations. Table No. 1Q Details of the officers who were responsible for these seizures are as follows: Conservation Officers 2,240 cases Conservation Officers and Provincial Police Constables - 10 cases R.C.M.P. . 1 Deputy Game Wardens 1 case Conservation Officers and D.G.W. 310 Joint Action: Conservation Officers and 368 cases O.P.P. 57 2,61Qcases Page 41 Division of Fish and W il dlife In 13 7 of these cases the seizures were made from unknown persons, principally traps and fishing gear, where it was impossible for our ofi'icers to definitely establish the ownership of the articles. Table No 20 The articles seized in these 2.619 cases included: Game animals (or portions) and birds in — 236 cases Firearms in 1,413 cases Fish in 467 cases Nets and fishinp fiear in 166 cases Anpiing equipment in 357 cases Spears in 90 cases Pelts and hides in 464 cases Traps and snares in 119 cases Watercraft in 24 cases Outboard motors in 16 cases Motor vehicles in 19 cases Artificial lights in 63 cases Miscellaneous articles 138 pieces Further details concerning these various seizures are enumerated in the following tables: Table No. 21 FIREARMS .22 calibre rifles 662 cases Combination rifles and shotguns 11 cases High-power rifies — 254 cases Revolvers and pistols 6 cases Shotguns 476 cases Air rifles _. 4 cases Table No. 2? PELTS AND HIDES 1,413 cases Bear 2 Beaver 1 79 Fisher 2 Fox (cross) _ - 1 Fox (red) 7 Marten 7 Mink 30 Muskrats 205 Otter 8 Raccoon Skunk Weasels Wolf Bobcat T.'ABLE No. 23 MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES 3 5 13 1 1 464 Packsacks and haversacks 23 Axes 3 Hunting knives 3 Tackle boxes Snaggcrs Creels Sleeping bags Tents Minnow pails and traps Duck decoys 47 10 7 1 1 9 2 Ice chisels 3 Car batteries S Gaff hooks 1 Snow shoes, pair 2 Anchors 3 Metal fish boxes 6 Landing nets — 4 Ferrets 6 Dogs Sleds Prosecutions Conservation Officers Provincial Police Table No. 24 CONVICTIONS 2,710 18 1 1 138 2,728 DISMISSALS 116 116 WITHDRAWALS 86 86 TOTAL 2,912 18 2,930 Table No. 25 DETAILS OF CONVICTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, loSO .Angling without non-resident licences 178 Exporting over limit, or undersized fish, or without coupons 69 .Angling with more than one line 34 Fishing other than by angling 154 Illegal possession of gill nets 55 Titking undersized or over limit of fish 1^6 Illegal possession of fish in closed season -- 157 Setting nets in restricted areas 2 Taking fish by use of artificial lights 39 .Singling in restricted waters 3i Guiding without licence and violation of condition of guide's licence 16 Hunting without licence 625 Hunting in closed .season 107 Hunting in prohibited hours 147 Continued on Next Page Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 42 Hunting deer without licensed guides in Allow dogs to run at large _. 13 Kenora and Rainy River Districts 3Q Hunting with unlicenced dogs 10 Hunting with unplugged shotguns ._._ 68 Hunting pheasants and migratory birds Hunting ducks from a power boat 3 with rifles 12 Jacklighting deer 26 Obstructing an officer 15 Illegal possession of game in closed season 112 Taking hen pheasants 1 Commercial fishing without licences 32 Killing wild native birds 3 Filleting fish for export 1 Trapping without licence 52 Allow fish or game to spoil 10 Illegal possession of furs 48 Importing live minnows.- 3 Trapping during closed season 13 Illegal possession of female deer or fawns 12 Set traps in muskrat and beaver houses... 3 Trespassing 2 Trap in Game Preserves and Provincial Killing moose or elk in closed season 11 Parks 2 Antedating licences 4 Molesting ducks 5 Transporting unsealed deer 24 Killing swimming deer 1 Setting snares illegally 1 Operating Tourist Outfitters' Camps with- Transferring hunting or fishing licences... 8 out licences S Loaded firearms in motor vehicles 138 Violation of fur buyers' licences 6 Illegal possession of firearms in Crown Breaking beaver dams 1 Game Preserves or Provincial Parks 73 Setting nets without tags or buoys 2 Illegal possession of firearms in lumber Shooting fur bearing animals 6 and mining camps, etc. 106 Violating terms of licence 6 Firearms not encased or dismantled at Selling game fish 1 night 15 Using ferrets for hunting rabbits 7 Shooting across highways or from motor Using poison bait 1 cars 14 2,728 Charges were laid in a total of 2,930 cases for infractions of the legislation and regulations. In 2,728 cases convictions were registered. Charges were dismissed in 116 cases. Charges were withdrawn in 86 cases for various reasons, such as where two or more charges were originally laid against an individual or for lack of evidence when investigation completed. GENERAL The Game and Fisheries Act provides that articles "used in violation of this Act and found in the possession of any person suspected of having committed an offence against this Act shall be seized, and upon conviction, be forfeited to and become the property of the Crown in the right of Ontario and sold by the Department." In cases of violations of a minor nature the persons from whom seizures were made are given the opportunity, on application, to redeem the articles seized upon payment of a fee fixed by the Department. This arrangement applies principally to firearms and fishing tackle. The amount realized from such sales amounted to $7,899.70. In cases which are sufficiently serious to warrant confiscation to the Crown, such articles are disposed of in annual public sales. Three such sales were conducted by the Department during the period under review, as follows: April fishing tackle sale . J ■ 1.750 750 500 250 FROM 1941 TO 1950 YtAR N? OF FIRES 1941 1.265 1942 1.224 1943 624 1944- 1. 137 1945 966 1946 1.739 1947 1.39 3 1948 2.036 1949 1.834 1950 965 1 - - - 1 - - 1 1 - — 1 ~ — — 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 (947 1948 1949 1950 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page ■ An ever-faithfid guard assisting in the spotting of fires. Page 49 Division of Forest Protection Table No. 5 CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST FIRES By Origin— 1950 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 ORIGIN NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. Settlers 107 152 147 75 80 44 96 Campers — 256 451 432 298 481 289 247 Railways 99 138 333 180 249 163 218 Lightning . 93 468 433 410 303 121 185 Logging Operations 29 52 52 56 68 32 37 Mining Operations 3 6 6 6 11 3 1 Smokers 258 340 461 248 383 231 243 Road Construction 47 85 46 30 21 4 4 Incendiary 16 32 35 15 31 8 23 Prospectors 1 6 2 2 2 3 2 Miscellaneous 68 94 80 31 68 36 55 Unknown 8 10 9 42 42 32 26 Totals 985 1,834 2,036 1,393 1,739 966 1,137 Table No. 6 CLASSIFICATION OF AREA BURNED OVER Bv Month— 1950 1950 1949 1948 1947 MONTH ACRES .ACRES ACRES ACRES March 8 April -— - 150 11,622 1,990 0/ May 34,537 4,316 801,612 2,712 June 589 6,665 185,706 26,768 July - -- 283 6,134 3,968 4,802 August-— 452 30,011 1,250 17,360 September 426 809 5,286 2.248 October 340 500 17,506 29,355 November . 3 8 63 730 Totals - 36,780 60,065 1,017,389 84,032 Table No. 7 CL.\SSIFIC.ATION OF AREA BURNED OVER By Origin— 1950 CLASSIFICATION 1950 ACRES 1949 ACRES 1948 .ACRES 1947 ACRES Settlers 3,083 11,261 715 383 2,817 120 4,178 12,250 492 10 1,426 45 6,762 14,147 2,022 19,037 3,033 42 5,177 3,607 3,420 191 1.321 1,306 18.613 393,696 8,129 139,822 35,903 26,015 23,318 365,355 1,446 3 3,146 1,943 3.449 Campers .— Railways — -. Lightning - 3,091 12,606 20,353 Logging Operations Mining Operations — Smokers Road Construction Incendiary 14,921 385 24,515 1,379 577 Prospectors 16 Miscellaneous.. „ Unknown — 2,244 496 Totals 36.780 60.065 1.017.389 84,032 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 50 > o Q . »; S w ^ o Uh ten O o H (— t Oh ^ U2 iz; O W < Z « 1-1 H is !z; O Z « « w Li a< o B S 5 o ? >- H t3 W o >< 0. 5^ O m w n K es <^ S e ^ X o o O 2; P U3 o ni. 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Page 51 Division of Forest Protection Figure Xo. 2 ACREAGE BURNED BY FOREST FIRES IN ONTARIO FROM 1941 TO 1950 t.ioo LOOO 900 800 ACREAGE BURNED 1941 666.547 I94Z 113.716 1943 52.817 1944 168.891 1945 48.510 1946 76.769 1947 84032 1948 1.017.389 1949 60.065 1950 36,780 1 ■ \m L jl^ J^H_ 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 T.^BLE No. 10 STATEMENT OF FIRE PERMITS ISSUED— 1050 Number of Permits 1950 1949 1048 1047 1046 1045 1044 9,357 11.54n 0.2.^7 7.025 8,040 5,7o4 5,106 T.^BLE No. 11 STATEMENT OF TRAVEL PERMITS ISSUED— 1050 1050 1040 1Q48 1047 1046 1045 1044 Permits. Persons^ 86,075 323,870 90,206 256,320 61,384 194,617 51,187 146,185 35,794 112,101 20,393 70,085 13,510 41,560 Table No. 12 CLASSIFICATION OF LAND BURNED OVER By Ownership — 1950 CLASSIFICATION 1950 1949 1948 Croun Land — .Acres Private Lands — Acres Niiml>pr fif Firp<; 1 vJOn 2,^.577 985 ^6,7sn 40,50,^ 19,472 1,834 60,065 854,778 162,611 2,036 Total Area in Acre? 1,017„^SO Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 52 §6 . < s OH® K < - 1 f^ u. 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K < o H r 1 in « s s H O 2 S E 2 C6 U w z w c O o 2 2 S o c 2 z w S 5 S < S o ^ K 2 I— I ^ H ^ fO r'l w tvi -+ f^. ^ re O re re O o tNl O t^ t— O 0^ rr. r-g ir> Tj- lO Tt r^ rN li-) O CM re cc rt o- 00 ■* vO re o O- f^ 00 m ■* >* o ■* O i-- o o fN re c^ Tf CM o lO O t- 1^ o> OC 00 o- r-) o -- O t- re CO O^ rsi »-H o r-i vC o ly" -O •- ^H ir- ■o o re o c vC fo ■<1 00 o vO O \0 tr re c o re 00 * li- O rr a OC ■o re -^ r.) — re fN -H tN ro •^ O rs re *• •^ tN — ^ °° '^ O- rN re ^ O C c~ o c R? O O O o o c o c O C o o o c t- o c O — o o o c o c O >y VO rO C 00 rv 1^ ■^ re Tj- 00 — >c o c r^ rr ^ cc \o o O OC r-j Tl ^ -^ re 00 t^ Tf (Nl -H C 00 a a- tN *" -H IN Tj- U- a ^r O rr 'J- ^c •O 't -o 'e cy rr.. rr re (N IT) 'T rs, CC ly" T '^ m tr tNi rs] o o rf rr rO - Tt CM o> o o o a C n fa 3 < "c3 X c 1 3 c s > 3 :2 > cj •CC T3 C ^ 3 O C 3 C c c 5 ^ o c. O 1^ x: = rt -^ L- = 1 c/^ 1^ fa CL, C! t4 ^ u H U c CA) ^ C^H < H o 1 o H G w so H d '-' 3 I « CJ Z > o vO \C O^ vO ^H ^H O \0 "^ re ^^ »y) n! 'n u. c — jr. m - t« p 3 g^-^ ca (u o) U r- c/i C O o a; hJ J3 O a ^ , i // ^ '«5 //' '^' ^^^1 '4 ^ ^1 1 /..„ 1 H 4 ^^5^^' ^^B •-i-vi^t:. . € ^ W'-M^i;^ Repart of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 56 DIVISION OF LAND AND RECREATIONAL AREAS General During the fiscal year under review a large volume of work was concluded, as is indicated in the tables forming part of this section. The tables do not accurately reflect the amount of detail or ground work which is a necessary preliminary to actual sale, location, cancellation, patent, etc. One form of land tenure which presents a problem of considerable magnitude, because of the complex nature of the occupations, is that which involves land use by persons having no legal rights. These people, in some instances, represent a third or even a fourth generation of occupants, none of whom, because they were unfamiliar with the requirements, have ever taken steps to establish proper title. Every effort consistent with available properly trained staff is being made to explain the situation to the individuals concerned by personal contact and by correspondence, with a view to effecting alienation to private owner- ship or properly recording the Crown as owner, whichever is indicated in the best interests of the people and the Crown as a result of the investigations made. Some changes in policy were made and amendments to The Public Lands Act enacted to effect improved administration and land use. These changes were made as a result of study of the effect of administrative practice obtaining previously, and evidence indicates that very material benefit has for this reason accrued to the public by their more proper occupation and use of Crown land, and also to the Department. Summer Resort Land The number of sales made and patents issued increased, due primarily to improved administrative procedure. The number of cancellations concluded decreased largely for the same reason. Agricultural and Allied Uses The number of dispositions of land for these purposes, by sale and free grant, was less than the previous year, due probably to lack of interest because of con- ^ndex of- Jubte. lei Table No. ' Page 1. Agricultur-Al land ---------------58 2. Summer resort lands --------------59 3. Free grant land (including soldiers') ---------60 4. Cities, towns and townplots ------------61 5. Land use permits issued from April 1, 1950 to M.^rch 31, 1951 63 6. Land for special use --------------64 ^naex of- L^nartd ana L^rapnS Figure No. Page 1. AgRICULTUR-AL lands in S.ALE townships --------57 2. Agricultural lands in free grant townships (inclltjing soldiers' land) ----------------58 3. Land use permits, leases, and licences of occupation issued - 60 4. Transactions under the Ontario Dominion-Provincial Agree- ment --------------------61 5. Licensed tourist outfitters' camps ---------62 6. Summer resort lan-ds --------------62 7. City, town and townsite lands -----------65 8. Lands for special use --------------65 Page 57 "Division of hand and Recre ational Areas tinuing favourable economic conditions, making it possible for persons to secure employment in industry at incomes far in excess of that which would be possible, generally speaking, from farming in Northern Ontario. Cancellations decreased in number over the previous year as a result, particularly, of less opportunity to do inspection work because of demand on field staff to do other phases of departmental work, including fire-fighting. An increase in the number of land use permits issued is noted and is indicative of disclosure of land use (by persons previously unauthorized) as a direct result of improved follow-up and inspection methods. X'eterans" Land The Ontario Dominion-Provincial Agreement ( 1946) made under The \'eterans' Land Act (Dominion), Section 35. 6, Geo. \T. 1942, continued to operate with the full co-operation of this Department. A decrease in the number of transactions con- cluded over the previous period is indicated by the graph appended hereto, for two reasons primarily, namely — eligible veterans re-entering the Armed Services or securing, for the time being, more lucrative employment in private industry and the trades. Tourist Outfitters" Camps The issuance of tourist outfitters' camp permits and licences, which comes under the administration of this Division, was continued and the number issued showed a substantial increase over the previous year. Provincial Parks There was no change in Provincial Parks. New regulations have, however, been drafted, and when put into effect will improve administrative procedure. Figure No. 1 AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN SALE TOWNSHIPS 600 1950 1951 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 58 Table No. 1 AGRICULTURAL LAND The Fiscal Year Ending March 31st, 1951 administrative district sales cancellations assignments patents district forester no. acres no. acres no. acres no. acres Algonquin G. H. R. Phillips Chapleau J. M. Whelan Cochrane A. Crealock Fort Frances G. Delahey Geraldton U. W. Fiskar Gogama J. Taylor Kapuskasing G. F. Meyer Kenora K. Acheson Lake Erie F. S. Newman Lake Huron L C. Marritt Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons North Bay F. E. Sider Parry Sound R. L. Snow Port Arthur R. Boultbee Quinte A. Leman Sault Ste. Marie Q. Hess Sioux Lookout H. Middleton Sudbury F. L. Hall Swastika F. J. Dawson Trent A. B. Wheatley White River R. H. Hambly 6 31 19 2i 20 13 3 22 7 2 26 21 2 368.36 2,390.10 1,857.50 1,790.16 2,309.751 1,533.5 282. 3.055.70 592. 230.63 2,993.53 1,656.5 168.5 2 48 16 52 12 15 2 13 2 1 3 13 36 2 55. 4,609.06 1,423.125 5,023.45 892.70 2,238.30 126. 1,604.75 200. 149. 290. 1,644.55 3,275.345 280. 1 18 1 13 1 4 1 11 3 4 12 59.50 1,796.821 80. 1,205. 123.511 557.50 200. 1,676.50 186.701 361.25 1,427.01 10 47 21 34 16 24 4 15 9 3 2 27 43 1 892.515 5,079.496 2,352. 3,039.24 1,751.277 3,340.59 382. 2,177.95 724.5 321. 254.5 3,207.102 4,495.477 87. TOT.^LS Swastika, University Cancellations 195 19,228.231 217 4 21,811.280 322.75 69 7,673.793 256 28,104.647 195 19,228.231 221 22.134.030 69 7,673.793 256 28,104.647 Figure No. 2 AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN FREE GRANT TOWNSHIPS 700 INCLUDING SOLDIERS' LAND 600 SOO 4oo = O 300 = 2oo loo = 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Page 59 Division of Land and Recreational Areas S'd:imming in the li'arm waters of Lake Mazinaw. Table Xo. 2 SUMMER RESORT LANDS — The Fiscal Year Ending March 31st, 1951 ADMINISTR,ATrVE DISTRICT 5 ALES CANCELLATIONS ASSIGNMENTS PATENTS DISTRICT FORESTER NO. ACRES NO. ACRES NO. ACRES NO. ACRES Alf;onquin G. H. R. Phillips 35 54.824 4 6.14 1 2.72 32 56.542 Chapleau J. M. Wheian 7 8.50 — . — 9 10.54 Cochrane A. Crealock a 31.520 1 0.53 2 0.91 39 28.025 Fort Frances G. Delahey u 23.83 3 6.88 2 4.7 29 51.44 Geraldton U. VV. Fiskar 29 70.69 — — 15 42.84 Gopama J. Taylor 2 10.56 1 0.53 — 1 1.56 Kapuskasing G. F. Meyer 13 22.454 1 0.60 2 1.702 10 35.997 Kenora K. Acheson 94 175.08 14 19.43 6 15.57 129 269.40 Lake Erie Lake Huron F. S. Newman I. C. Marritt Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons 70 113.80 1 3.89 — 32 50.024 North Bay F. E. Sidcr 110 242.796 5 9.35 6 8.80 115 273.142 Parry Sound R. L. Snow 257 538.484 8 14.91 9 19.154 171 373.517 Port Arthur R. Boultbee 41 97.68 3 6.82 1 1.49 54 115.406 Quinte A. Leman 121 189.849 6 12.148 6 8.56 66 109.640 Sault Ste. Marie Q. Hess 66 139.39 3 2.96 3 4.91 55 117.574 Sioux Lookout H. Middleton 23 68.71 — 2 4.01 38 114.376 Sudbury F. L. Hall 132 260.606 11 25.080 5 15.72 143 308.600 Swastika V. ]. Dawson 19 20.076 — — 9 12.876 Trent A. B. Wheatley 291 403.702 1 3.40 3 2.98 171 309.302 White River R. H. Hambly S 12.30 — 2 2.80 7 13.88 Tdi \i s 1„^60 2,4S4.,S.=;i ()2 112.668 50 04.026 1,125 2,294.681 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 60 Figure No. 3 LAND USE PERMITS. LEASES. AND LICENCES OF OCCUPATION ISSUED LEGEND LAND USE PERMITS | LEASES m Lie OF OCCUPATION J o 1— kJ~\ < 2 100 CO 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 n ■mp^ ■ Hp^ ta Hf^ [PIS fTTTTlF^ finrip^ ITUTIF^ 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 195! Table No. 3 FREE GRANT LAND (Including Soldiers') The Fiscal Year Ending March 31st, 1951 administrattve district DISTRICT FORESTER LOCATIONS NO. ACRES CANCELLATIONS NO. ACRES ASSIGNMENTS NO. ACRES PATENTS NO. ACRES Algonquin G. H. R. Phillips Chapleau J. M. Whelan Cochrane A. Crealock Fort Frances G. Delahey Geraldton U. W. Fiskar Gogama J. Taylor Kapuskasing G. F. Meyer Kenora K. Acheson Lake Erie F. S. Newman Lake Huron L C. Marritt Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons North Bay F. E. Sider Parry Sound R. L. Snow Port Arthur R. Boultbee Quinte A. Leman Sault Ste. Marie Q. Hess Sioux Lookout H. Middleton Sudbury F. L. Hall Swastika F. J. Dawson Trent A. B. Wheatley White River R. H. Hambly 2 6 1 2 2 2 6 2 5 200.00 774. 159.75 285.63 311.50 141.89 875.50 237.56 622.50 12 1 62 3 34 1 51 62 27 6 1 12 5 12 1,129.03 154.80 7,348.75 275. 4,356.36 100.00 6,576.75 7,392. 3,952.50 499. 100. 1,740.96 566. 1,180. 8 2 6 18 1 8 10 1 1 1 937. 233.50 918.522 2,667.948 151. 1,101. 1,448.50 50. 80. 160. 19 1 25 3 35 1 15 16 17 6 1 5 3 3 2,397.96 150. 3,630.400 402. 5,329.247 41.89 1,984. 1,471. 2,688.266 468.50 76.152 648. 239.75 299. Totals 28 3,608.33 289 35,371.15 56 7,747.470 150 19,826.165 Page 61 Division of Land and Recreational Areas Table No. 4 CITIES, TOWNS AND TOWNPLOTS The Fiscal Year Ending March 31st, 1951 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT DISTRICT FORESTER SALES NO. ACRES CANCELLATIONS NO. ACRES ASSIGNMENTS NO. ACRES PATENTS NO. ACRES Algonquin G. H. R. Phillips Chapleau J. M. Whelan Cochrane A. Crealock Fort Frances G. Delahey Geraldton U. W. Fiskar Gogama J. Taylor Kapuskasing G. F. Meyer Kenora K. Acheson Lake Erie F. S. Newman Lake Huron I. C. Marritt Lake Simcoe J. F. L. Simmons North Bay F. E. Sider Parry Sound R. L. Snow Port Arthur R. Boultbee Quinte A. Leman Sault Ste. Marie Q. Hess Sioux Lookout H. Middleton Sudbury F. L. Hall Swastika F. J. Dawson Trent A. B. Wheatley White River R. H. Hambly 3 3 2 8 14 10 5 3 4 4 10 12 7 1 1 16.269 2.10 .446 2.172 5.898 2.069 2.144 6.00 1.06 1.582 7.026 2.28 7.335 0.50 .115 1 3 2 9 0.34 4.33 4.00 21.38 2 1 5 2 0.4855 0.52 0.867 0.342 4 2 8 1 12 12 21 10 2 3 3 3 1 3 30 15 8 1 4 16.490 0.85 .915 0.2875 3.652 4.878 17.557 3.520 5.097 15.13 3.46 0.93 2.35 1.85 7.104 1.78 7.543 0.50 .441 Totals 87 56.996 15 30.05 10 2.2145 143 94.3345 Figure No. 4 TRANSACTIONS UNDER THE ONTARIO DOMINION -PROVINCIAL AGREEMENT SECTION 35 OF THE VETERANS' LAND ACT Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 62 Figure No. S LICENSED TOURIST OUTFITTERS' CAMPS 1420 LEGEND EACH SYMBOL' 200 CAMPS 1290 1051 1167 ^ 856 ^^— i .i!^ 634 I V^ />;^ 539 560 >*^>^- ^^^^A i^ f:^ :^-i. .^^ 1943-44 1944-45 1945-45 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 Figure No. 6 SUMMER RESORT LANDS Moo 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Page 63 Division of Land and Recreational Areas o: C < Ji f- Z K a a 5 S _ ^ — 3* -:?■ "^f x •M t^ 0 T X n X.' ^—. 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"^r r^ K -J •< co^ 5i ^ ^ ^ . ZZ in •3C ~~5 C^l ■^ < z ~ ^^ "^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -~^. Ci w 0 0 0 0 c in u c tr c^ r^ t-- 0 in c iT Sc ir <^ X ir in 10 05 — CM in 0 t^ c: ^^ s c ^ co ^ c^ c^ 06 in CM t~- _ ■as c»- 10 10 X r^ oc a < CC t-- 0 o- :c «o co «i: CM 00 Ci- TT TT — ^f 00 u ~CC cs ~i? ■"c^ ~T^ "~?^ ^^ ^17" m c: 10 OJ "c « CO «: t> ,_, 6 cs cs cs — CM CM — Oi CO CO z CM LT in g u- •n £ X ^ I^ t^ in (= 0 CM £ a fci- ai CO -^ ■^ 0 r>: ■^ CO 1^ - E- 6 z '" r- -C .^ « « M . ^ -rj? c •$ C < w w U- C x; ^ S- C a a a e Es • e s z z Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 64 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT Table No. 6 LAND FOR SPECIAL USE The Fiscal Year Ending March 31st, 1951 district sales cancellations assignments forester no. acres no. acres no. acres PATENTS NO. ACRES Algonquin Chapleau Cochrane Fort Frances Geraldton Gogama Kapuskasing Kenora Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Simcoe North Bay Parry Sound Port Arthur Quinte Sault Ste. Marie Sioux Lookout Sudbury Swastika Trent White River Totals G. H. R. Phillips J. M. Whelan A. Crealock G. Delahey U. W. Fiskar J. Taylor G. F. Meyer K. Acheson F. S. Newman L C. Marritt J. F. L. Simmons F. E. Sider R. L. Snow R. Boultbee A. Leman Q. Hess H. Middleton F. L. Hall F. J. Dawson A. B. Wheatley R. H. Hamblv 27 2 4 4 5 1 S 17 5 2 1 7 19 5 10 s 8 16 3 155 303.809 61.28 132.30 9.03 866.047 2.75 7.979 37.035 11.350 120. 100. 302.765 643.616 41.456 334.16 25.12 50.37 710.071 80.76 379.015 66.844 4,285.757 11 1.57 15. 31.56 167.40 40.125 255.655 0.68 100. 100.68 22 237.422 1 59.28 4 54.611 4 6.444 7 882.377 1 2.17 20 41.755 5 11.848 6 287.563 3 216.24 12 535.032 21 689.549 12 184.067 IS 682.69 6 83.42 8 64.00 11 597.200 7 450.179 10 385.712 175 5,471.559 Camping scene, St. Ignace Island. Page 63 D i visioH of Land and Kecre ational Areas Figure No. 7 CITY TOWN. AND TOWNSITE LANDS 280 944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Figure No. S LANDS FOR SPECIAL USE 250 O < O 2oo 150 lOO 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 ISO 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 ~~9i 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 Page &7 Division of Land and Recreational Areas that were designed to strengthen the Act. As that intention has not been realized, the 1940 amendments are repealed. Also the original basic section of the Act is re-enacted to provide a detinite result wherever the section operates, whereas the original section created a presumption. The section as re-enacted also governs a new case, namely, where a navigable body of water or stream flows through a parcel of land. The Forest Fires Prevention Act — The amendments to this Act are for the general purpose of improving administration. For instance, the effect of two of the amendments is that in the application for a work permit and in the permit itself the land on which the operation is to take place must be described with greater certainty than has been the case in the past. The Game and Fisheries Act — Several amendments were made to this Act. Among these is the provision by which "deer"' is defined to include "wapiti." and specific references to wapiti in the Act are deleted. As a result wapiti are to be treated in all respects the same as deer. The prohibitions against the taking of any female deer of any age or any male deer under the age of one year are repealed. The prohibition against the use of snares during the open season for deer and moose in any part of Ontario is relaxed by adding to the parts of Ontario excepted therefrom the District of Cochrane and such other parts as may be prescribed by regulations. The provision in the Act requiring an Information to be laid and the case heard before the same magistrate is repealed to bring enforcement procedure in line with modern court practices. The Private Forest Reserves Act — \n amendment to this Act enables the Minister to transfer the title in timber to the owner of the land which has been declared a private forest reserve under the Act. and in respect of which the timber had been reserved to the Crown in the grant of the land. Such timber still cannot be cut without the consent of the Minister. The Public Lands Act — The effect of amendments to this Act is to cancel clauses in grants of Crown lands for agricultural purposes that reserve any class or kind of tree, and to vest the property in such trees in the patentee; to cancel timber licences in respect of Crown land disposed of to settlers for agricultural purposes, and to render void building conditions appearing in certain letter? patent. The Railway Fire Charge Act — This Act was amended for the purpose of bringing into line with The Crown Timber Act the provisions with respect to charges impo.sed for fire protection and the interest rate on arrears. The charge for fire protection is now the same with respect to railway lands and Crown lands under timber licence. The U'olj and Bear Bounty Act — Amendments to this Act are designed to assist in a proper administration of the Act and to enable a proi:)er degree of control to be ap|)liecl where wolves and bears are released from captivity. There are 27 Statutes of the Legislature of Ontario under which the Depart- ment is administered. In addition, the administration of fish and wildlife resources is governed in part by Government of Canada legislation and regulations, these being Report of the Department of Lauds and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 68 This cabin is typical of many that are situated on Cronni land purchased from the Division of Land and Recreational Areas. the Migratory Birds Convention Act and the Special Fishery Regulations for the Province of Ontario made under the Fisheries Act. A topical list of the 27 Statutes above referred to is available upon request to the Division of Operation and Personnel. Regulations A revision and consolidation of regulations liled under The Regulations Act to the end of 1950 has been published as "Consolidated Regulations of Ontario, 1950." Regulations with which the administration of this Department is concerned have been made under The Crown Timber Act, The Cullers Act, The Forest Fires Prevention Act, The Game and Fisheries Act, The Provincial Land Tax Act, The Provincial Parks Act, The Public Lands Act, The Railway Fire Charge Act and The Wolf and Bear Bounty Act, and these will be found in the Consolidated Regulations of Ontario, 1950. Lands and Forests' regulations filed with the Registrar of Regulations between January 1st and March 31st, 1951, and still in force are as follows: The Game and Fisheries Act Subject-matter O.Reg. 48/51 — amending Regulations 126 of C.R.O. 1950 Open season for Fox in counties. O. Reg. 54/51 — New Waters set apart. Pivision of Operation and Personnel ■"■•■sV Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 70 DIVISION OF OPERATION AND PERSONNEL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT During the past year the total staff reached an all time high of 1561. excluding casual employees, an increase of 52 over the figure for the previous year. New employees included 44 holding university degrees. As a result of the policy of appointing personnel on the Temporary Staff to the Permanent Staff whenever possible, Permanent employees now make up 90% of the total staff, excluding casuals. The volume of work performed by the Personnel Management section has increased considerably over the past year. This was due to increased turn-over, maintenance of more detailed records for all phases of the work; compilation of an increasing amount of statistical data concerning staff and related matters, and the intensification of the Safety and Accident Prevention Program. The following table indicates the total number of employees on the staff each month : Table No. 1 HEAD OFFICE H.O. FIELD GRAND 1950 PERM. TEMP. CAS. TOTAL PERM. TEMP. CAS. TOTAL E.F.F. TOTAL Apr.. 346 348 68 88 9 71 423 504 1,032 1,024 93 97 1,102 1,840 2,227 2,961 0 1,144 2,650 May _. _. 4,609 June 349 90 76 515 1,034 106 1,751 2,891 335 3,741 July - -- - 347 84 78 509 1,050 106 1,788 2,944 114 3,567 Aug 351 79 72 502 1,058 101 1,656 2,815 167 3,484 Sept 348 82 63 493 1,054 108 1,397 2,559 78 3,130 Oct. 344 339 87 89 5 4 436 432 1,052 1,042 92 97 1,201 766 2,351 1,906 16 0 3,103 Nov 2,338 Dec. ..... 339 82 8 429 1,052 81 639 1,772 0 2,201 1951 Jan 346 73 6 425 1,052 87 678 1,817 0 2,242 Feb 352 71 3 426 1,057 84 595 1,736 0 2,162 Mar. 356 66 4 426 1,064 75 613 1,752 0 2,178 The following tables show the numerical strengths of the various administrative districts, Head Office Divisions, the Nurseries and the Ontario Forest Ranger School. Table No. 2 INSIDE SERVICE PERMANENT TEMPORARY CASUAL SPECIAL TOTAL Head Office 3 3 Deputy Minister's Office 3 3 Division of Accounts 59 11 70 Division of Fish and Wildlife..... 50 5 55 Division of Forest Protection 10 4 4 18 Division of Lands and Recreational Areas 28 6 — 34 Division of Operation and Personnel 56 13 — 69 Division of Reforestation 12 4 — 16 Division of Research 31 6 — 37 Division of Surveys and Engineering 52 6 — 58 Division of Timber Management 52 11 — — 63 Inside Service 356 66 4 426 Page 71 Division of Operation and Personnel ^nciex ol ^cible. Table \o. Page 1. Total number of employees on staff ---------70 2. Numerical strength — inside service ----..---- 70 3. Numerical strength — outside service ---------73 4. Distribution of male and female employees at head office - - 73 5. Number of employees holding university degrees ----- 73 6. Terminations of employment -----------74 7. New employees -------.___---- 74 8. Junior forest rangers --------------75 Q. Staff suggestion plan --------------76 10. Workmen's Compensation Report ----------78 11. Comparison of costs ---------------79 12. Break-down of claims -------------79 13. Amounts p.aid by Workmen's Compensation Board during the PERIOD April 1, 1949 to March 31, 1950 --------80 14. Amounts paid by Workmen's Compensation Board during the period .■Xpril 1, 1950 to March J.1, 1051 --------81 15. Current pensions _.------------ 81 16. New pensions during fiscal year 1950-51 --------81 17. Number of claims made to Workmen's Compensation Board DURING fiscal YEAR 1949-50 -------------83 18. Number of claims made to Workmen's Compensation Board during fiscal year 1950-51 -------------83 19. Number of claims made to Work:men's Compensation Board ten year period fiscal yeaes 1941-42 to 1950-51 ------ 84 20. Current pensions for the period 1950-51 --------85 21. Summary of lectt^re tours ------------91 22. Dep.artment publications for distribution ------ 94 J^nciex ol (^liiirts and LjranliS Figure No. Page 1. Organization chart with chain of responsuhlity ----- 72 Insert— Chart of Administrative Divisions ------- Facing 72 2. Permanent employees .as of March 31st each year - - - - 74 3. Technical personnel employed -----------75 4. Chart of age classes as of Marc h 31, 1951 ------- 76 5. Trend in Workmen's Compensation costs - - - 77 6. Trend in Workmen's Compensation claims -------80 7. Percentage of staff involved in compensable accidents annually ------------------82 8. Trend in Workmen's Compensation claims prepared from AVFRAGF, Flf.URFS FOP niF P\'^T TFV VF AV^ _..--.-- S? O O O o ss s < > a -- ■^ g o UJ O 9 iTi in < o oO uo Of 1— o < '^ O CO o °5 1_ z o z 1— a: UJ <^ z Q- S tit < LjJ < u n: S — "^ 1— < < Q. LxJ Q 5 ^ ?? ^ r" >- ^ — ^" ' rr-j E 5 'J ^ i 1 -s g p=; pj O § J Em Q( t "~l- 5 Z O 5 ic z o t_ tn Q !2oc'=' _-\ RKKORKSTVTKIN KK>K\R(li St KVEVS 41V1I TlMllER Wii.lUJFE TROTECTION REt:REATtONAL AMI EM;INEERlNi; M\N\(;FMENT AREAS I'ERSONNEI, (,. MrMillcn (;. F;. Ponsford Kr. W. .[. k. Ilarliness T. E. Alaclie) W. O. Crnm P. O. RliynuB E. J. Z.avili R. IV. Jolin»l.)ii F. W. Rr.ilt> J F. Shiir,,,- Cli:eJ Chief CInrJ ClmJ ChieJ ChitJ CliitJ Cli,cJ Cl,:cf a,,,! (.«e. lor all Divisions. Froviiton o/.- Eytlorctminl:— Firt Protrelhn Plaiinint.- S,lli«g. Liaiini and Licmiint PtriOn«rl Mar^agtrntHl:— AdminiHralion of:- Rnionh in:- GrouM SniitM Adminittraiicn r,m^rt Snt.i «n^ L>.fm>y - Flying lo mwi ail lequirf. Convictions and fines. Preparation ol instructions of Crown Ldndi for:— InterviewioB. selt^rtirin. ap- Invesiigaiions, reports, antl For«t ManBgement: Re. of:-~ .\pplicai.<.n. S^.ln, Tende u" Departmental GoISnnfe'nt'De'paifrSS Regulation,. C?a"°' '"°" ° '"° " '°° pnSsoSepJIg^for'dam AdmZ^Mn,Sima°'' aoihStJl b/lTirFores^tS nmeTable,. Yield, ninln.. Mreili..,^or^ official Ceo. .C'lnt'to "MalTtmid. requisitioned by authoril nt^lenaau o/ — 1 eriuipment and supplies. direct seJ ding. nd manasP. iii 1 by supply- £;i;Eicl' "T rpoadeare.- ?ion.'ln« m'a^o J ,;:&.; tion Enuipment. SS;;s,?i,r"*""'" """IBI!^^^^^^ '"'^BJh^i£T.i ?^\-^%B-^^"- Ez^-ztr^-- ''3iS'^;!ssi*r^""^ SS^^=: f^^\ ' I'mXTd"' '""■ ~ Di** X^i^n of'^oun fial. Con ,r„/.on I^j^'r../ 'mfi' c on o loM^B ram^ '"oiilfiUm' nnd ConsCfvalion Authorily i.t.tnrnlrfnr Remov^of coarso fish. Railway fire protection by Fidd offices. ^aSs'^Sn conJ^vaUo^' for'^managecnciil^'y ""llic I ''mI mIcs, C|^utIforfis"hinK ^'et"^* or^ra^^rt^Commiss'jo'n- Interprclaiion o t ic cts. PhoioeraphB""ld«rmo"iori AccSL'i^on.'treainicril. »lor- Page 73 Division of Operation and Personnel Table No. 3 OUTSIDE SERVICE PERMANENT temporary CASV Al SPKCI AI. nil \I, Air Service Algonquin __ .... Chapleau . . _ -.- 97 66 24 47 38 10 35 27 24 40 38 38 56 47 55 S3 29 52 38 37 50 36 36 9 14 21 36 11 1 2 2 3 7 2 4 3 6 2 2 3 2 9 3 2 5 1 1 2 4 6 1 2 30 13 27 3 84 20 41 17 24 30 23 44 9 60 31 16 48 3 37 16 29 31 19 15 12 15 98 98 39 Cochrane 77 Lake Erie District . 48 St Williams Forest Station 94 Fort Frances 57 Geraldton Gogama 72 44 Lake Huron Kapuskasing 70 70 Kenora North Bay .. 63 103 Parry Sound Port Arthur 58 124 Quinte Rideaii 87 47 Sault Ste. Marie T.akp Simrop 105 42 Sioux Lookout . Sudburv . .. Temiskaming Trent White River . 75 68 69 73 28 Forest Ranger School Angus 30 21 M idh u rst Orono 50 26 Outside Service Inside Service 1,064 356 75 66 697 4 1,836 426 Total Service .. 1,420 141 701 2,262 Table Xo. 4 Distribution of male and female employees at Head Office: PERMANENT M F temporary M F TOTAL M ¥ GRAND TOTAL Air Service... Accounts 94 3 38 21 35 15 9 1 14 14 1 5 42 14 9 3 27 4 46 6 48 4 1 — 5 0 2 3 3 1 1 5 2 11 1 3 6 — 5 1 10 1 95 3 43 27 37 18 12 2 15 19 1 5 44 25 10 6 33 4 51 7 58 5 98 70 Fish and Wildlife 55 Forest Protection Lands and Rec. Areas Main Office 14 34 6 Operation and Personnel 69 Reforestation Research Surveys and Engineering Timber Management 16 37 58 63 Totals 363 00 36 31 300 121 5:n Table No. S Number of employees holding university degrees: FORESTERS BIOLOGISTS CIVIL ENG. MISCELL 147 .^ i; Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 74 years: Number of veterans on staff - - 777 Percentage - - 4Q.77 The following chart shows technical personnel for the past 10 years: Number of licensed scalers on staff — 343 Number of personnel holding Ranger School Diplomas — 237 The following chart shows the No. of permanent employees for the last 10 The following chart shows staff age groups: Table No. 6 The following table indicates the number of employees who terminated their services during the fiscal year: resignations dismissals retired superannuated died total Head Office 42 54 1 2 3 8 1 6 2 8 49 Field 78 96 3 11 7 10 127 Table No. 7 New employees were as follows: MALE FEMALE TOTAL Head Office Field 51 99 20 9 71 108 150 29 179 New employees included 50.28% veterans. Figure No. 2 PERMANENT EMPLOYEES AS OF MARCH 31^^ EACH YEAR 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 4oo 300 200 100 SI iiit 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 Page 75 Division of Operation and Personnel The iolhnving technical and administrative staff were transferred during the fiscal year: R. H. Hambly - Forester Temiskaming District to be District Forester, White River District, April 1, 1950. C. E. Perrie - - Conservation Officer Port Arthur District to be Fish and WildHfe Specialist, Geraldton District, March 1, 1951. R. Haig - - - Forester Timber Management to be I/C Timber Management, Parry Sound District, July 1, 1950. G. A. Hamilton - Forester Forest Protection to be Forest Protection Speciahst, Gogama District, .\ugust 1, 1950. D. X. Omand - - Biologist of the Fish and Wildlife Division, Toronto, to be District Forester, Lake Eric District, January 1, 1951. E. L. Skuce - - Fish and Wildlife Specialist, Algonquin Park to be Fish and Wildlife Specialist, Lake Erie District, February 1, 1951. Table No. 8 JUNIOR FOREST RANGERS During the summer of 1950 Junior Rangers were distributed as follows: .•\lgonquin Park Cochrane Chapleau 42 14 25 Geraldton 10 Gogama 15 Kapuskasing 14 Kenora 1 1 North Bay 27 Parry Sound 12 Quinte 18 Sault Ste. Marie 20 Sudbury 16 Temiskaming 32 Trent 15 White River 12 Total 283 Figure No. 3 TECHNICAL PERSONNEL EMPLOYED FORESTEi^S ONLY NOTED TO 1946 300 28o 260 240 220 200 l8o 160 l4o l2o 100 8o 6o 40 2o o 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 FISCAL. VEAR ENID SHADED PORTIONS DENOTE SEASONAL EMPLOYEES 1947 1946 1949 INO 31 MARCH Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 76 Figure No. 4 400 38o < 360 34o < 32o 300 280 260 < IXJ z 240 22o 2oo i^ l8o < 1— 160 14 O O 120 100 o^ 80 1 3 60 4o 2 20 O CHAKT OF AGE CLASSES AS OF 3P' MARCH 195 1 1 ^^^^^^^^^ "^^^^^^^l ^^^^M UNDER, 21 21-30 YEAR.S YEARS 31 -40 YEARS 41 -50 YEARS 51 -60 YEARS 4oo 380 360 34o 32o 300 28 O 26 O 240 22o 2oo l8o 160 l4o 120 100 8o 60 40 2o O 61 -70 YEARS Despite the fact that the Department does not advertise The Junior Ranger program in any way, many more applications are received each year than can be accepted. In 1950, 564 applications were received, of which a total of 283 were accepted for employment. It is significant to note that many of the boys are desirous of taking up forestry work in ensuing years. The main work undertaken during the summer under review consisted of construction and maintenance of telephone lines, clearing portages and trails, clearing camp sites, repairing buildings, painting and construction work. Instruction was given in the use and care of tools, outboards, pumps and canoes. Table No. 9 STAFF SUGGESTION PLAN During the fiscal year awards totalling $500.00 were made for suggestions submitted to the Staff Suggestion Committee as follows: DIVISION OR NUMBER OF DISTRICT SUGGESTIONS AMOUNT Accounts ..._ - 1 $5.00 Forest Protection ., 1 100.00 Air Service 4 115.00 Algonquin 2 25.00 Fort Frances 1 10.00 Geraldton 2 35.00 North Bay 1 10.00 Parry Sound __. 1 5.00 Port Arthur 6 55.00 DIVISION OR NUMBER OF DISTRICT SUGGESTIONS Quinte 2 Ranger School 1 Rideau . 1 Sault Ste. Marie , 1 Sioux Lookout 3 Temiskaming 3 White River - 1 31 AMOUNT $ 15.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 40.00 35.00 25.00 $500.00 Page 77 Division of Operation and Personnel ANNUAL REPORT ON WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COSTS The Workmen's Compensation Report shows a considerable decrease in both costs and number of accidents for the past fiscal year 1950-51. The costs have de- creased by approximately S6000.00 and number of accidents have decreased by 107. The fire season has not been as severe as the previous two years and this is a major factor in the amount of decrease of accidents. In general, the severity of accidents sustained was much less than that of the previous season and. therefore, medical costs and compensation were not as great. There has been a marked decrease in the number of accidents caused by axes, falling objects, and those listed under miscellaneous. On the other hand, there were 9 plane accident cases but only 2 planes involved. On June 29th, 1950, a plane with the pilot and 3 passengers failed at the take-off and crash landed in the bush. The injuries in this case were only slight. An unfortunate plane crash occurred on September 7th. 1950. when the plane piloted by S. Hutnick. and containing four passengers, crashed near Temagami and all the occupants of the plane were killed. This has necessitated the opening of three new pension claims as three of the plane occupants left dependents. Five new pensions for the fiscal year 1950-51 were started with one former pension being discontinued. The pension costs have increased by SI 700.00 which is consistent with the increase in number of pensions. Although the amount recoverable from Department of Public Works was S595.85, the Workmen's Compensation Board credited us with a refund of S580.51 for the Kotimaa claim, which is now being charged direct to Public Works. Therefore, the balance recoverable from Public Works is shown as SI 5.34. Figure No. S TREND IN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COSTS PREPARED FROM TOTALS FOR THE PAST 1941-42 TO 1950-51 TEN YEARS 19412 1942-3 1943 4 1944 5 1945-6 1946 7 1947-8 1948-9 194950 1950 1 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 78 Table No. 10 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION REPORT SUMM.ARY TOT.AL COST NO. OF CL.AIMS .AVERAGE NO. OF EMPLOYEES DURING PEAK ACCIDENT SEASON OF AVERAGE RATE PER JULY AND FOR YEAR AUGUST YEAR 7r 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 1944-45 S 13,755.68 14,581.84 12,850.33 14,540.02 1945-46 1946-47- 1947-48 14,248.76 21,560.24 27,189.07 1948-49 35,989.21 1949-50 50,929.11 1950-51 43,950.68 $249,594.94 130 103 98 120 129 182 328 494 501 394 2,479 1,835 3,095 2,126 3,382 2,960 3,466 3,547 4,770 June & July 4,359 3,356 1,822 1,589 1,969 1,784 2,366 2,835 2,923 2,923 2,925 S.6S 6.16 6.09 7.23 7.69 11.57 16.90 17.14 13.47 The above figures do not include W.C.B. Administrative Costs. Public Rrldtions Officer i^iving talk to school children. i^"jii Page 79 Division of Operation and Personnel Table Xo. 11 COMP.\RISOX OF COSTS For The L.ast Four Ye.ars YEAR EXDING MEDICAL, COMPEXSATION AND PENSION" COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSESSED BY W.C.B. Table Xo. 12 BREAK-DOWX OF CLAIMS For Fiscal Ye.ar 1950-51 By Causes no. '^c cost no. of CLAIMS March 31, 1948 March 31, 1949 . Plus Admin. Costs $27,189.07 35,989.21 1,347.00 51,045.50 1,347.00 2,044.50 2,337.00 (595.85 - 580.51 refund on Kotimaa claim) 328 494 Xet Costs Less Public Works. _ . 37,336.21 257.24 Totat. Costs March 31, 1950 37,078.97 50,929.11 719.66 501 Less Public Works Net Costs 50.209.45 2,044.50 Plus Admin. Costs Total Costs March 31, 1951 Less Public Works 52,253.95 43,950.68 15.34 394 Xet Costs Plus Admin. Costs - 43,935.34 2,337.00 Total Costs 46,272.34 Falls 81 20.6 $ 9,050.66 38.50 Axp 55 13.8 2,034.68 8.70 Cutting Tools Chisels, Knives, Saws, etc.. 25 6.4 1,099.38 4.24 Falling Objects . .. 16 4.1 1,056.36 4.48 Eyp Injuries 27 6.8 310.06 1.32 Poison (Insect and Plants) 16 4.1 552.79 2.35 Rums 6 5 1.6 1.2 145.35 23.00 .62 Stepping nn Xails .10 Car .Accidents 10 2.6 1,209.51 5.13 Electric Shock (lightning) 25.25 .11 Miscellaneous Brui=es, Scratches, Slivers, Strains, Sprains, etc.... .. .. 124 31.6 4,986.54 21.21 Drownings 1 .2 197.40 80.00 .84 Motor Car Trailer .34 Plane .Accidents 9 2.i 1,569.00 6.71 Heart Attack 1 .2 3.00 .02 Sunstroke 1 .2 3.50 .02 Missing Sroot Arrident 1 4 .2 1.0 7.50 8.00 .04 Animal Rites Frostbite .04 Tnfprtinn 9 2.i 354.85 1.51 Heat Pro.stration Hernia 3 .8 876.58 3.72 Totals _ 394 100.0 $23,593.41 lOO.CO Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 80 Cost of accidents sustained previous to fiscal period 19S0-5L Cost of accidents sustained during fiscal period 1950-51 Total Cost Total Cost includes Compensation and Medical Aid but not Pensions. Compensation and Medical Aid Pensions and Medical Aid $ 7,129.53 16,463.88 $23,593.41 $23,593.41 20,357.27 Total Cost for year _. Less Public Works ... Net Cost Plus .Administrative Costs Total Cost $43,950.68 15.34 (595.85- 580.51 43,935.34 refund on 2,337.00 Kotimaa claim) $46,272.34 NO. OF CURRENT PENSIONS T.ABLE No. 13 PENSIONS AMOUNTS PAID BY WORKMEN'S COMPENS.\TION BOARD During The Period April 1, 1949, to March 31, 1950 winows children smothers pension MEDICAL AID $17, 734. IS S899.41 Total Cost of Pensions $18,633.59 FiC.URE No. 6 TREND IN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS PREPARED FROM TOTAL CLAIMS FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS 1941-42 TO 1950-51 NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS PER YEAR 5 50 cr <: ■joo LU >- 450 _) <: 400 o LD Li_ ibo cr 300 LU Q_ 2 50 U-) ^ 200 z 15 14 Ll. ^ 13 1^12 "^ II "- 10 o 9 LU a O ° < 7 »— z 6 o 5 LU 4 PERCENTAGE OF STAFF INVOLVED COMPENSABLE ACCIDENTS ANNUALLY OVER A PERIOD OF 1942-4 THE LAST 1 3 TO 1950-51 ■JINE YEARS ^^ i ^ V / \ / \ / > / A f / / / ^ ^^^m f ^^^^ ^^^ 1942-3 1943-4 1944-5 1945-6 1946-7 1947-8 1948-9 1949-50 1950-51 Figure No. 8 TREND IN WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS PREPARED FROM AVERAGE FIGURES FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS 1941-42 TO 1950-51 AVERAGE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS SHOWING INCIDENCE BY MONTH APR. Uk'i JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT OCT NOV DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. 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Meetings for the year 1951. Lectures — 1241 Attendance — 128,152 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page. 92 Photography Cameras are supplied to all Divisions and District Offices for record purposes. Two professional photographers cover the procuring of activity photographs which are used for all departmental publications, in Sylva, and for distribution to newspapers and periodicals (news and technical), across the Province. A complete cross-indexed filing system is maintained for all photographs. Photographs are indexed under each Divisional activity. In the year 1949 over 13,000 8 x 10 prints were processed in this section. In 1950 this was nearly doubled with 25.000 prints being turned out. This section has also undertaken the cataloguing of 35 mm. film slides for use in the public relations activities of the Department. 16 mm. colour motion films are being produced, the first one — completely photographed by Department personnel — being "Out of the Smoke", issued in 1950. INFORMATION SECTION Publications During the year under review a vacancy in the staff handling publications slowed up the work of production. Despite the handicap, however, the following publications were completed. Minister's Annual Report — (Booklet) Game and Fisheries Act — (Booklet) Six Issues Departmental Magazine — (Booklet) Three Manuals Timber Management — Planning for Tree Planting — (Booklet) (Booklets) Care and Planting of Trees — (Booklet) Administrative Division Chart — (Chart) Lands for Settlement — (Booklet) Timber Management in Ontario — (Booklet) Reforestation and Woodlot Management — Statutes Administered by the Department — (Booklet) 29 Acts — (Loose-leaf volume) The following publications are in some stage of preparation or revision: Ontario Forest Atlas Wildlife Booklet Lefax Statistics Two Manuals of Timber Management Reports by Professor Matthews One issue of the Department's Magazine Revised Administrative Acts Minister's Annual Report Forest Protection Booklet Publicity The term publicity is used here to describe that part of the work by means of which the public is kept informed concerning departmental administration and educated through such media as the press, outside publications, radio, exhibits, and signs and posters. Activities during the year were as follows: Press The Weekly News Release known as "Conservation Corner" was issued regularly every week to all of the newspapers in the Province, as well as to Radio Stations. Outdoor Writers. Game and Fish Protective Associations and a miscellaneous list of interested conservationists and house organs. It approximates 2,000 words per Page 93 Division of Operation and Personnel issue and consists, for the most part, of reports on departmental activities, changes in the Acts, particularly the Game and Fisheries Act, open seasons for hunting, fishing and trapping and conservational appeals for the protection of the resources. Our records show that it is serving a most useful purpose and its acceptability rating has considerably increased. The average weekly column space being used by newspapers throughout the Province is now from eight hundred to one thousand column inches or approximately forty to fifty full news columns. In addition to the regular News Release some twenty-nine press releases on matters of more or less urgency were issued to the metroj^olitan dailies and wire services. The Section clipping file now totals three hundred and two individual files with an estimated twenty thousand clippings per year. Articles A number of articles were provided to newspapers issuing special editions, and considerable assistance given to writers seeking information for feature articles. R.ADIO The Information Section prepared three long radio scripts and provided material for a number of short scripts and announcements. In addition a great deal of coverage was provided by radio stations throughout the Province as a result of the regular news service. Photo Rele.ases During the year some fourteen photo release stories, with an average of seven photographs per release, were prepared and issued to the press. Advertisements Copy was supplied for forty-three paid Display Advertisements in magazines and newspapers during the year. They varied from one-quarter page to full page advertisements, mostly in black and white with art work or photos. Each stressed the need for public co-operation in preventing forest fires and conserving the resources. .Administrative advertisements to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven were also inserted in newspapers throughout the Province. Posters and Signs The distribution of posters and signs to district offices was continued and the following posters reprinted: Extract Game and Fisheries Act Notice to Settlers Forest Fires .Are Caused By— Prevent Forest Fires (2) Look Before You Leave This Forest .Area Closed Notice— this is the property of— Trees for Tomorrow Miscellaneous Publicity Materials Available supplies of pencils, rulers, and whetstones, each of them bearing a conservation appeal, were distributed to organized groups in large numbers. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 94 Correspondence An average of six hundred routine requests for information or publications was handled monthly. These are in addition to a fairly large number of (personal and written) requests for information requiring considerable research or special attention. Personal Enquiries The section also handled a large number of telephone calls daily and inter- viewed a considerable number of callers seeking first hand information or publications. Table No. 22 LIST OF DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION Accounts Accounting for Logging Operations. .•\iR Service Wings Over the Bush. Fish and Wildlife The Game and Fisheries .Act and Regulations Extracts from the Game and Fisheries .Act and Regulations (posters). Game Birds Need Cover on Your Farm. Alternate Closure of Lakes in Algonquin Park. Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. Prairie Chickens in Ontario. Fluctuations in Populations. The Cormorant in Ontario. Registered Traplines (Mimeographed). A Survey of the .Aquatic Vegetation on Whitewater (Mimeographed). Description of Wisconsin Pheasant Release (Mimeographed). Care and Handling of Pheasant Chicks (Mimeographed). Winter Feeding of Pheasant Chicks (Mimeographed). Advance Report on Wildlife Conditions in Lambton County (Mimeographed). Report on Wildlife Survey in Durham County (Mimeographed) Forest Protection Forest Fires Prevention Act and Regulations. Yes, We Fight Forest Fires. Forest Protection Manual. Lands and Recreational .Areas Lands for Settlement in Ontario. Summer Resort Lands in Ontario. The Natural History of .Algonquin Park. Algonquin Provincial Park. Rondeau Provincial Park. Come to Quetico. Parry Sound Forest District. Sault Ste. Marie Forest District. Sudbury Forest District. Kenora Forest District. Fort Frances Forest District. North Bay Forest District. Cottage Sites on Crown Lands. Reforestation Know Your Forest Trees. Reforestation and Woodlot Management. Planning for Tree Planting. Care and Planting of Forest Trees. Forest Trees of Ontario. The Farm Woodlot. Forest Tree Planting. Reforestation in Ontario. Surveys and Engineering List of Geographical Townships in Ontario. List of Water Powers in Ontario. List of Lithographed Maps and Plans. .Aerial Surveys in Ontario. Ontario Surveys and the Land Surveyor. Timber Management Procedure to Obtain .Authority to Cut Timber on Crown Lands. System of Forest Cropping. Manual of Scaling Instructions. Timber Management Manual — Part I- — Legislation. Timber Management Manual — Supplement to Part I. Timber Management Manual — Part II- — Timber Estimating (Field Work). Timber Management Manual — Part III — Timber Estimating (Compilations). Timber Management Manual — Part IV- — Timber Markings for Special Cutting Operations. Timber Management Manual — Part V — Methods of Stumpage .Appraisal. Timber Management Manual — Complete Set comprised of five parts. Crown Timber Regulations. Page 95 Division of Operation and Personnel General Algonquin Story. Administrative Chart. Annual Report of Minister of Lands and Forests. Bibliography of Canadian Biological Publication 1Q46. Building with Mud. Complete set of 20 Acts Administered by Department — Loose-leaf with leather binder or without binder. Law Enforcement Guide and Related Subjects. Definitions of Important Branches of Forestry. Forest Spraying and Some Effects of DDT. Glacial Pot Hole .Area, Durham County. Indians of Ontario. Ontario Forest .Atlas. The History and Status of Forestry in Ontario. Syxva, The Lands and Forests Review, six times per year. Pivlsion of 1?eforestation I I Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 98 DIVISION OF REFORESTATION Extension Forestry The increased staff of Zone Foresters has made it possible to complete a survey of markets for woodlot products. Local market directories have been supplied to each District, and a general directory is retained in Head Office. A high percentage of private planting sites, and many private woodlots, were inspected. A favourable response to this service was received from landowners. A survey of survival in private plantations was completed. Survival of some species was low. This emphasizes the importance of the policy of inspecting private planting sites. Nurseries Development of the new nursery areas at Saint Williams, Midhurst and Orono continues. The use of chemicals for the purpose of weeding seed beds and transplant beds was initiated, and in general gave promise of reduced costs on this operation. Trrr a Drpiirtmrnt planting at St. WiHi'im^. Page 99 Division of Reforestation Municipal Forest IManagement The area of Authority and ^Municipal Forests under Agreement increased this year by 8,837.02 acres, to 75,628.97 acres. Working plans for woodlots, with the resultant cut regulation figures, were completed for six County Forests. In addition to other products, over 1,500 cords of pulpwood were sold from Municipal Forests under Agreement. Tree Distribution The following tables furnish details. SUMMARY OF TREES DISTRIBUTED 1950 (July 1, 1949 to June 30, 1950) TOTAL SHIPMENTS CONIFERS HARDWOOnS TOTAL TREES Private Lands; Reforestation :ind W'inHhrpaUs 8,019 11 137 11,304,537 51,055 218.452 1,365,099 3,096 54.516 12,669,636 54,151 272,968 School Children. Semi-Public Properties Continued on Next Page Mechanical Tree planters in operation at Midhnrst. .,f^'^- ,-(**• ^" , V Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 100 TOTAL SHIPMENTS HARDWOODS TOTAL TREES Municipal Properties: Municipal Forests Forest Plantations. Roads School Demonstration Plots Conservation Authorities Sundry PR0V7NCIAL Crown Lands: Lands and Forests Highways Commissions Sundry Dominion Crown Lands.— Sub-Totals Extraneous _ _ Totals 113 56 33 97 19 17 42 8 6 23 29 ,610 40 8,650 2,776,775 316,885 195,525 67,741 403,200 13,355 1,026,205 48,000 155,900 60,460 139,007 16,777,097 160,439 16,937,536 239,425 27,046 3,975 14,229 79,400 11,220 20,905 30,050 64,450 8,350 91,465 2,013,226 77,045 2,090,271 3,016,200 343,931 199,500 81,970 482,600 24,575 1,047,110 78,050 220,350 68,810 230,472 18,790,323 237,484 19,027,807 Water sprayers in action over seedling beds at Orono. Page 101 Division of Reforestation C 2 16,937,536 2,090,271 o 00__ r-T O 15,816,796 1,884,174 O a- o o 11,402,435 1,647,.H1 s !-0 10,626,943 1,642,590 o lO 1-1 00 t^ 9,649,424 1,631,557 00 a o 00 0,232,205 1,767,174 a cT 8,434,371 1,896,198 192,348 0,480,743 1,621,904 200,540 CO 3 10,946,196 2,327,438 237,665 a. "1 1- 1 I^ VO IT) O 00 1^ ly-, vO O ■^ '~C r^ O O- O O O IT! O^ r^ r^ ii- ^H x^ ro rO .-1 Tt~ Tf cn" r^ -H -H 00 > :2 Z < .5 E C tg ■= >, S -c S 5;^ o w H I— I o w H < O I— I H < > OS w CO O u Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 102 :>ig pelleted seed at reforestation seed plant at Angus. TREES DISTRIBUTED TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS (July 1, 1040 to June 30, 1950) COUNTY OR DISTRICT APPLICANTS CONIFERS HARDWOODS TOTALS Algoma 36 45,830 1,206 47,036 Brant . . 172 189,601 34,095 223,696 Rrnre 189 165,650 23,098 188,748 Carleton.. .. 96 69,490 9,429 78,919 Cochrane - 7 7,750 200 7,950 D u ff e rin 103 238,880 16,429 255,309 Dundas 17 32,025 6,625 38,650 D u rham 237 1,146,158 30,286 1,176,444 Elgin 222 318,236 51,838 370,074 E^^e'f 128 92,389 17,414 109,803 Frontenac 79 50,499 11,523 62,022 Olpntraj-rv 22 22,610 2,175 24,785 Grenville 31 32,197 2,939 35,136 Grey 275 304,075 34,748 338,823 Haldimand 117 78,162 36,921 115,083 Haliburton ._ — 66 111,200 5,483 116,683 Halton 179 160,269 38,718 198,987 Hastings 116 164,390 7,792 172,182 Huron 134 113,134 49,747 162,881 Continued on Next Page Page 103 Division of Reforestation COUXTY OR DISTRICT APPLICANTS CONIFERS HARDWOODS TOTALS Kenora 6 6,450 6,450 Kent.„ 84 90,533 9,877 100,410 Lamhton 124 96,986 23,415 120,401 Lanark 67 107,950 2,711 5,766 110,661 51,540 Leeds . 64 45,774 Lennox and Addington __ ___ 65 67,817 7,178 74,995 Lincoln 73 37,530 5,134 42,664 285,950 Manitoiilin 13 283,150 2,800 Middlesex 359 318,838 60,833 379,671 Mu?koka 151 364,094 25.075 389,169 Nipissing 30 76,917 2,876 79,793 920,767 259,223 Norfolk 489 818,929 101,838 Northumberland . 111 237,038 22,185 Ontario 298 688.420 95,797 784,217 Oxford 211 178,066 47,265 225,331 Parry Sound 131 333,506 3,473 336,979 Pafriria 314 348,680 56,353 Peel 405,033 Perth 152 104.705 67,199 171,904 220,234 Peterborough 142 208,276 11,958 Prescott 17 26,015 8,020 34,035 45,190 Prince Edward Island . 45 39,630 5,560 Rainv River 7 6,310 450 6,760 Renfrew 58 103,743 3,122 106.865 Russell 11 8.740 955 9,695 Simcoe... 744 1.642,955 120.838 1,763,793 Stormont 17 20.500 3,225 23,725 SuHhurv 24 25.284 3,039 28,323 Thunder Bay 37 69.153 320 69,473 Temiskaming 16 10,610 1.195 11,805 Victoria 139 99,460 11,531 110,991 Waterloo 188 154.451 25,569 180,020 Welland 126 120 114.378 176.382 21,588 52,876 135,966 Wellington 229,258 Wentworth .. .. 241 207,756 34,969 242,725 York 1,119 842.966 139,443 982,409 Totals S.OIO 11.304.537 1 .365,099 12,669,636 ■^^. ¥!3 Wvision of UJ^esearch '^-1 - /' \ % As Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 106 DIVISION OF RESEARCH General Introduction As the Research Division is concerned with the solution of certain problems of forest protection, forest management, reforestation, and fish and wildlife management, reference is made to projects in the following, under these headings. Forest Protection: The research work in this connection is largely of a mechanical nature, concerned with the improvement of present and the design of new forest fire fighting equipment. The main object is to take the load off the fire fighter's back, and to permit the effective use of mechanical power on the fire line. Examples of equipment developed along these lines are the Pack Tractor and the Easifill fire fighter's pack tank. Forest Management: The problems which are given to the Research Division for solu- tion are those of forest reproduction of some species after logging and fire, and of timber growth rate. Studies are made of the reproduction and growth of the most important commercial species in the various regions across the province and experiments are established to prove the findings. As environment has an important relationship, soil, climatic and silvicultural studies are integrated. Reforestation: Research projects include the study of seeds, seeding methods, and the production of new and better varieties of trees. The study of seeds aims to improve the production of seed of various tree species to assure a steady supply instead of the widely fluctuating provision of natural forests. The object of the seed treatment studies is to improve germination and survival and to provide seeding devices as a means of reforestation. Examples of mechanical aids in reforestation which have been developed at the Station are the Infra-red Seed Extractor and the Walking Stick Seeder. Two important tree breeding projects are proceeding, one with white pine and the other with poplars. The first is designed to produce a white pine resistant to blister rust and weevil, and the second to produce a poplar of rapid growth, high quality wood, and resistant to disease. Fish and Wildlife Management: The objectives are the provision of information necessary for the management of fish and wildlife, and, hence, the improved produc- tion of game and commercial fish, and game and fur-bearing animals. The study of the relationship of fish, birds and mammals to their environment is an integral part of the programs. Environmental relationships are being investigated through field studies of habits and behaviours — food habits, habitat requirements, and the incidence of parasites and disease. Populations are subject to periodic changes from scarcity to plenty, and often since one species is dependent on others for food, a decline in one may be accompanied by a decline in others dependent on it. Co-operative Agencies The research work conducted both at the Station and in the field is characterized by a high degree of co-operation between the Research Division of the Department and other research organizations, such as those of the Government of Canada, the universities, the Research Council of Ontario and the Ontario Research Foundation. Close co-operation also exists between the Division of Research and the forest industries, commercial fishermen and hunting and fishing groups, both in the initiation of and the carrying out of research projects. Page 107 Division of Research Staff At the 31st March, 1951, the Division of Research staff consisted of 37 permanently and 16 casually employed personnel. The following list shows their occupations, headquarters and project categories. Permanent Head Office, Toronto 1 Division Chief 1 Statistician 1 Clerk Steno. Southern Research St'n 1 Director 1 Head Clerk 1 Librarian 1 Office Appliance Operator Property Maintenance 1 Property Supt. 3 Mechanics 2 Truck Drivers Fisheries 2 Biologists 1 Lab. Asst. Wildlife 2 Biologists 1 Lab. Asst. 1 Clerk Silviculture and Soils 1 Chief Soil Specialist 3 Foresters 1 Chemist 1 Photogrammetrist 1 Lab. Asst. Tree Breeding 1 Forester 1 Greenhouse Foreman Mechanical 1 Mechanical Engineer 1 Machinist 1 Draughtsman Algonquin Park Fisheries Lab 1 Biologist 1 Lab. Asst. South Bay Fisheries Lab Regional Staff 2 Foresters Dom. Pathology Laboratory 1 Forester University of Toronto Total 37 Casual 1 Carpenter 1 Switchboard Op. 1 Labourer 2 Cleaners 1 Night Watchman 2 Biologists 1 Botanist 1 Forester 1 Biologist 2 Biologists 1 Forester 1 Forester 1 Entomologist 16 Southern Research Station A Quonset storage building was completed during the year and the new biological research building was nearing completion at the close of the year. For permanent record purposes the following description of the station is included in this report. Location: The station proi^erty is located appro.ximately eighteen miles north of Toronto on Dufferin Street just north of the road between :\Iaple and Richmond Hill. Property: The site was chosen because it is marginal farm land suitable for forest use, far enough away from city influences and expansion. The property in 1951 is one hundred acres in area, thirty acres of which were purchased in 1944, and seventy acres in 1947. Buildings: Since the start of construction in 1944, nine buildings have been erected to date of 1951. Onlv two of these buildings are occupied wholly by research staff. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 108 SOUTHERN RESEARCH STATION BUILDINGS AND ROADS 1951 Three others are used exclusively by other Divisions of the Department; two are shared between the Research Division and the Lake Simcoe District Office, and one is the property superintendent's residence. In addition to these nine buildings there are five smaller structures, including a pump house for station water supply, a pump test and gas house, two garages and a potting shed for the greenhouse. In the following a brief description is made of the various buildings with regard to occupancy and use. The numbers given refer to those noted on the Station plan. Reference No. 1: This building is now occupied by the mechanical research section; part of the fisheries research group: the property superintendent's office; the vehicle repair garage; and the Lake Simcoe District office. In e.xplanation of the latter it may be noted that the province is divided for administrative purposes into twenty-two districts of which the Lake Simcoe District is one. Reference No. 2: The Laboratory for Experimental Limnology is used exclusively for fisheries research, carried on under co-operative arrangement with the University of Toronto. Reference No. 3: Biological Research building space is used in a proportion of about one-third by the Division of Fish and Wildlife and two-thirds by the Division of Research. The Division of Research quarters include a wildlife laboratory, a silvicultural laboratory and a chemical laboratory, a draughting room, a library, two Page 109 Division of Re sear c b refriseration rooms, and a number of offices. The Division of Fish and Wildlife has a large laborator\' and a number of offices and other rooms. A lunch room, a carpentry shop and several other work shops occupy the balance of the space. Reference Xo. 4: The greenhouse is used entirely for tree breeding and silvicultural research. Reference Xo. 5 : This building was originally a research garage and chemical labora- tory but is now wholly used as net and boat storage space by the Division of Fish and Wildlife. Reference Xo. 6: This building is a storage vault wholly used for permanent record files of the Department in the custody of the Division of Operation and Personnel. Reference Xo. 7 : This is a steel Quonset building used for storage of equipment of the Division of Surveys and Engineering and of the Division of Research. Reference Xo. 8: This is the central radio station of the Department. It reaches all district offices and is connected by telephone and teletype to the head office in the Parliament Buildings. It is operated by the Division of Forest Protection. Living accommodation for the operator is provided in the building. Mechanical Research X'arious projects since 1945 have produced tools and equipment for many branches of the department, but the major developments have been in the field of forest protection and reforestation. Brief descriptions will be given of some of the major devices made or in production. The first is the "Pack Tractor"". The "Pack Tractor" or "creep"" was first suggested at a meeting of regional foresters with representatives of the Research Division and a consultant from industry. This meeting was held after the ^Mississagi fire and the foresters were asked what piece of fire fighting equipment they would most like to have. The answer was some- thing that would get power on to the fire line and that would take the load from the fire fighter"s back in covering the last mile or so from air, road or rail transport to the fire. The pack tractor was built in answer to this demand. It is a crawler or track laying vehicle, five and one-half feet long, two and one-half feet wide and three and a third feet high, and weighs six hundred and fifty pounds. It will carry its own weight through the bush with little trail cutting. It can be broken down into six pieces each weighing no more than one hundred and thirty pounds for handling by air transport although the whole machine could be contained in a Beaver airplane cabin. The machine may be knocked down or re-assembled by one man in ten minutes. By the end of 1951 it is expected that this tractor will be produced commercially. In order to reduce labour, time and cost in forest tree nursery and planting practices, a special drive has been made towards mechanization, to which research has contributed. Two such devices are the seedling lifter and root pruner. both of which may be mounted on a large tractor. A steel blade penetrates the ground to a depth of six inches acro.ss the full width of the seedling bed. The seedling lifter Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 110 loosens the soil so that seedlings may be lifted out easily, either for transplanting or direct shipping while the root pruner cuts the roots a few inches below the surface and stimulates the formation of a compact root growth. In order to improve the yield of forest tree seeds, a pilot plant was built in 1947 which applied infrared heat to cones. Tests showed better and faster results than the old method and the pilot plant was moved to the provincial seed extraction plant at Angus where it has been in operation for three years. Tests are continuing there on red pine, for which this method appears well adapted. A seeding probe or ''walking stick"' seeder was built for direct seeding of forest trees wherever this method is possible or practical. This device is hand operated and light in weight. It punches a hole in the ground and drops a single seed. It is designed to handle coated seeds because they are uniform in size and can be dispensed readily one at a time. Naked seed of some species can be used though not with the same precision, and several seeds may be dropped at once. A number of other projects have been or are being carried on including the following: the "Easifill" fire fighter's pack can, which may be quickly and easily filled in very shallow water; a mechanically operated fire hose folder and a fire line digger; tests of hose for resistance to wear and decay; an aerial seeder for dispensing forest tree seed from airplanes ; tests of carboloy and stellite — treated and untreated cutting tools to keep tools sharp for a longer time. Seed Studies Seeding Habit of Red Pine: This project continues under the direction of Dr. George Duff, who began this work in 1946. The main object of the work is to gain an under- standing of the factors controlling the production and behaviour of forest tree seed. The red pine has been chosen as the first species to be investigated because seed pro- duction of this important reforestation tree is very erratic. Field headquarters for this investigation is at Angus, and the work is done mainly on trees in the plantations of Simcoe County (Angus, Camp Borden, Midhurst and Craighurst) and at Chalk River. In the study during 1950 of factors controlling cone production the chief point of interest lay in the heavy premature seed production of young trees in the Craighurst plantation. The pattern of growth exhibited by the bearing trees in contrast with the barren specimens was investigated, and the correlation of this with the topographical and soil conditions in the stand is being determined. The first attempt was made in 1950 to influence growth and cone production by the application of growth hormones to trees in several of the plantations. In the study of factors restricting seed production in formed cones, work on insects infesting cones was begun by the Forest Insect Laboratory and will be reported elsewhere. The occurrence of aborted and hollow seed was found to be substantial, and the causes appear to be complex. Work on the optimum conditions for seed production in culture continued. Experimental plots have been prepared by thinning existing plantation stands as they reached various stages of density. There are now plots of thirty, twenty and Page in Division of Research fifteen years of age and plots of mixed ages in which the growth pattern of the trees before and after liberation is being recorded. The time and manner in which the trees become productive will be determined. Additions were made to the nursery collection of young trees which are the progeny of highly productive parents. These trees will be set out permanently on sites to be chosen within the next three years. Seed Treatment The coating or pelleting of seeds for use in mechanical seeders still continues at the Southern Research Station, and the process has been perfected to a point where a specially designed seeder (the Brohm Seeder) has been completed to use these pellets for actual seeding operations in the forest where such an operation is feasible. The other aspects of coating, such as the addition of fungicides, rodent and insect repellents, fertilizers and hormones, are still being studied with reasonable prospects of ultimate success. Experimental seeding operations are being conducted in the Port Arthur district and Manitoulin Island, in co-operation with pulp and paper companies. Forest Tree Breeding Work continued during the year in the three main projects: White Pine, Poplars, and the Arboretum. Rf^ravch u-orkrrs adjusting pump on plankton sampler. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 112 White Pine: As in former years efforts were concentrated in this project on the assembling of breeding materials and their testing and evaluation. With better facilities and new techniques it was possible to expand greatly the grafting of white pine and improve the quality of the results. Much new and valuable material has been assembled in this way. An experiment revealed that it is definitely possible to infect seedlings with blister rust during their first year in the seed beds. A small plantation of black currants was established in a low, sheltered cleared spot in partial shade to provide inoculum for infection in the fall, when the occurrence of dry weather destroys most of the currant leaves. Outside grafting, developed in 1948 and perfected in 1949, was used for mass propagation of some Mugo pine and Japanese red pine {Pinus densi flora) which were grafted into the plantation of Scotch pine established in the fall of 1947. Scions were also collected from some seedlings of Pinus cembra growing at Angus and successfully grafted into the crown of a mature white pine at Maple. This experiment is to investi- gate Burbank's method of inducing early flowering, and determine whether it may be applied to white pine and related species. The artificial hybridization undertaken in 1949 in the plantation at Pointe Platon in Quebec yielded some 3000 presumably hybrid seeds. This is the first time that hybrid white pine seeds have been obtained with both parents resistant to blister rust. The breeding work carried out with white pine at the Southern Research Station has now grown to such an extent and produced such results that it begins to receive international recognition. In recent years visitors to the Station from the United States, Sweden, France, Denmark, Norway and Finland have commented very favourably on the achievements. Poplar: In work with the aspen group it has been possible to gradually assemble a fairly large collection of silver poplar materials from several parts of its native and cultivated range in Europe. Most of this has been propagated up to a volume which makes it possible to start a fairly comprehensive rooting capacity test from stem cuttings. Following the promising results of budding in 1949, new budding material was collected on a fairly large scale at Harvard Forest where a good collection of native aspens from a wide range of localities is available. Work with induction of early flowering by using the dwarf variety of trembling aspen occasionally found in southern Ontario is beginning to yield tangible results. • Poplar hybridization was again undertaken on a fairly large scale, using mostly pollen of European aspen. Arboretum: Efforts are now concentrated on building up an extensive breeding arboretum of white pine and poplars. Page 113 Division of Research Experimental sraritication and so2i.'ing of yellon' birch. Forest Growth Measurement of hardwoods in Peninsular Ontario was continued during the summer of 1950. The purpose is to provide tables that will enable woodlot owners to estimate the volume of material that might be removed from their woodlots. Tables for sugar maple and beech were completed during the first part of 1950. Not enough data had been collected for other species until the 1950 field work was completed. Work on tables for white elm and soft maple was then begun and completed early in 1951. Other features of tree growth and tree volume were investigated as the volume table work progressed. Forest Soils Work in soils research is under the direction of Mr. G. A. Hills. Forest Site Regions and Landjorm Patterns: Information secured during 1950 in the Kenora and Patricia areas completed a reconnaissance of the province commenced in 1944 with the object of preparing a site region map. This map, with a description of the site regions, demonstrates the application of the recently devised site classifications to Ontario conditions. These site regions will provide a better basis for the study of forest regeneration, growth and yield, and silvicultural tests leading to the apjiliration of improved forest management practices. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 114 Reference Areas for the Identification of Basic Sites: In 1950 field parties selected and examined in detail areas in various parts of the province which will have soils and sites mapped in detail and may be used by foresters and others to assist them in the recognition of various basic sites. These basic sites are recognized as a combination of, 1. Topographic features, elevation and aspect that determine local climate; 2. Ground-water and soil profile features determining soil moisture regime; and, 3. Texture and structure of soil and geologic materials determining the move- ment and retention of water available to plant roots. Reference areas have been established in the Thunder Bay, Muskoka and Parry Sound districts and Haliburton County; in the Petawawa Management Unit; in five County Forests, and at Orono nursery. Ecoclimatic {local climate) Studies: Twenty-one stations were set up at the University Forest in Haliburton County to study differences in soil and vegetative development on various physiographic positions. Daily measurements of air temperature, evaporation, sunshine and rainfall were recorded close to the ground surface. Laboratory Analysis: The work of analysing representative soil samples secured by field parties was continued at the Southern Research Station. Field samples obtained in 1951 will fill the gaps and permit the preparation of a preliminary report on the chemical and physical characteristics of the soils of Northern Ontario. Greenhouse Studies: The soil requirements of red pine were studied in the greenhouse at the Southern Research Station, using soil samples from Orono nursery. Application of various fertilizers were made to promote a balanced root development and to increase the percentage of survival. Tests of various methods of reducing soil acidity were also conducted. In addition to the greenhouse work assistance was given in planning an experi- ment to study the requirements of red pine in relation to growth and disease in the Orono nursery seedbeds. Assistance was also given in establishing permanent sample plots in Algonquin Park and the University Forest for soils and silvicultural experiments. Soil Microbiology: Studies in forest soil microbiology were initiated in the University Forest. Arrangements were made to set aside permanent sample plots in the Maple- Hemlock stands from which large samples of surface organic layers were taken for testing of soil fungi development and function. Regional Projects South Central Region: General exploratory work was continued with respect to the condition of the white pine, including preliminaries to the setting up of an active research project in the Petawawa ^Management Unit in co-operation with the Division of Timber Management. It is proposed that the project will include a study of cutting methods to secure adequate regeneration, maximum growth on residual stands and adequate growing stock. Page 115 Division of Research The re-establishment of stands of white pine is one of the most pressing forest problems in Ontario, and investigation is most urgently required. A long-term study of yellow birch was started in the summer of 1950. The object is to determine what has brought about the poor condition of yellow birch in the western portion of the South-Central Region, and what corrective action may be taken. Midwestern Region: The work undertaken includes the following projects: 1. Re-examination of the permanent sample plots established in 1948 in the Black Sturgeon Concession of the Great Lakes Paper Company. 2. Re-examination of the permanent sample plots established in 1949 in the Thunder Bay-Xipigon Concession of the Abitibi Power and Paper Company. 3. Establishment and tally of a ten acre plot for statistical analysis of information gathered. 4. Establishment of a spacing plantation. 5. Seed dispersal test. 6. Re-examination of a seeding and planting experiment established in 1947 on the limits of the Central Canada Forest Products. Ltd., Beardmore. Northern Region: A research forester. E. K. E. Dreyer. was appointed to the region in the spring of 1950, with headquarters at Cochrane. Mr. Dreyer is working along the same lines as the two research foresters already appointed. That is. a study is being made of the means of management applicable to the species indigenous to the various regions. An extensive study of the cutting practices and their effect on black spruce is already under way in Leitch Township. Forest Pathology The Division continued its co-operative arrangement with the Laborator}- of Forest Pathology, Division of Botany. Department of Agriculture. Canada. Two members of the staff of the Division were on loan to this laboratory during the past year. Several co-operative projects were undertaken, including the following: Damping-off in Red Pine: In October. 1950. an extensive program was initiated to study the results of applying fertilizers to the soil in which red pine seed were sown at the Orono Provincial Forest Station. The purpose of the experiment is to ascertain whether the addition of fertilizers to the soil will promote vigorous enough growth to the seedlings to throw off attack of damping-off fungi. Soil studies were made, the various materials were applied and a system for the collection and interpretation of the data was developed. Other co-operative studies, which were reported in some detail last year, were continued, including deterioration of birch, tree damage from atmospheric pollution, and needle blight of white pine. For detailed information on these studies reference should be made to separate reports by Dr. L. T. White. Officer-in-Charge. Dominion Laboratory of Forest Pathology, Toronto. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 116 Forest Entomology Dr. C. E. Atwood continued to act in a consultancy capacity. During the past year he made surveys of the following insect outbreaks in various parts of the province: 1. Spruce budworm, in Pembroke and Kenora areas. 2. Larch sawfly, in the Kenora area. 3. Pine-feeding sawflies, in many parts of the province, particularly the Sault Ste. Marie and Quetico areas. The European spruce sawfly was discovered in the latter area, a great extension of its previously known range. 4. Yellow-headed spruce sawfly, general. 5. Miscellaneous insects on spruce and maple. Dr. Atwood's connection with the Department helped him to maintain contact with graduate students working on a number of projects in forest entomology, to mutual advantage. The Division continued its co-operative arrangement with the Division of Forest Biology, Department of Agriculture, Canada, with particular reference to the Forest Insect Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie. Dr. M. L. Prebble, Officer-in-Charge, issues a separate report. Fisheries By co-operative arrangement. Dr. F. E. J. Fry of the University of Toronto continues to direct fisheries research for the Division, with the assistance of N. S. Baldwin, a member of the staff of the Division. During the past year the research program was carried out at three main centres — the Department's Fisheries Research Station at South Baymouth, Manitoulin Island; the Ontario Fisheries Research Laboratory, Algonquin Park, and the Department's Southern Research Station, near Maple. The South Bay Experiment: The damaging effects of large populations of undesirable or coarse fish on the abundance of more desirable species have become a major concern of both commercial and sport fishing interests. The purpose of the South Bay Experi- ment is to determine whether a regulated net fishery which removes considerable quantities of coarse fish would increase the production of commercial and game fish. A committee representing all major interests is responsible for the conduct of the experiment. The composition of this committee was outlined in last year's report. Since the initiation of the experiment in 1947 net catches of the more important coarse fish reached a total number of 554,517, while the catch of valuable species, largely whitefish, totalled 140,797 lbs. The average annual removal of 8 lbs. of coarse fish per acre of water, while believed to be a comparatively high return for these waters, has had no observable effect as yet in reducing their abundance. The net fishery has had neither a favourable or adverse effect on sport fishing. Age determination of fish by study of their scales has allowed certain predic- tions in the case of the sports fishery. Lake trout fishing will decline in the next two or three years as there is no evidence of young fish to replace the abundant age group Page 117 Division of Research hatched in 1944. This age group, which has provided very attractive fishing in the last two years, is now almost exhausted. The disposal of fish waste arising from the netting operations is also being studied. Further experiments in handling sucker fillets were carried on last year, and a trial shipment of one ton was sent to a cold storage firm which undertook to test their acceptability in the retail market. Some cooked fillet waste was sold as mink food. Scientific investigations of the fish populations in South Bay are under the direct supervision of Dr. Fry. Early investigations included biological and hydrological surveys and the development of routine procedures for studying the catches. Informa- tion has been collected on the food, growth and egg production of the more important species. Changes in the size and age composition of fish caught are being followed in order to determine the exact effects of the heavy fishing. Tagging studies have yielded information on a number of important questions. Over 5000 fish were tagged in 1950, almost half of which were whitefish. Recoveries of these fish, and some tagged in previous years, showed extensive migrations of whitefish, following two main routes. The larger group leaves South Bay and enters the northern part of Georgian Bay through the Owen Channel at the south-east corner of Manitoulin Island. The other group moves south across the mouth of Georgian Bay to the west shore of the Bruce Peninsula. Testing of Toxicity of industrial 'ii'aste. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page US Tagging studies also indicated that lake trout movements are largely confined to South Bay. There is evidence that the trout suffered heavily from lamprey predation during the winter, 1949-1950. Ontario Fisheries Research Laboratory: Co-operative investigation of the factors concerned in lake productivity have been carried on since 1946 by the Department, the Research Council of Ontario and the University of Toronto, under the direction of Dr. R. R. Langford. A number of the projects have been involved, among which are the artificial fertilization of lakes, the analysis of incoming nutrients, chemical analysis of waters and the addition of lime to highly coloured lake waters. In addition, the Department has carried out a speckled trout investigation under the direction of N. S. Baldwin and an investigation of lake trout under N. V. Martin, as well as the Algonquin Park creel census. Lake Improvement Projects: The addition of chemical fertilizers to increase the productivity of lake waters was commenced in 1946 and continued, with minor changes, in 1950. Microscopic plants and animals, as well as forage fish, showed increases in abundance. Oxygen depletion of bottom water as a result of fertilization during 1950 became more acute. The quantities of fertilizer added are being adjusted in an endeavour to correct this undesirable effect. The chemical analysis of water entering and leaving the lakes under experiment was continued at the Opeongo laboratory and at the Southern Research Station in order that a "mineral balance sheet" for these lakes may be developed. In the course of fertilization it was found that certain important chemical substances in the fertilizers became bound to other substances and were not available to the microscopic plants which are the starting point in the food chain. Hydrated lime was added to one lake in 1950 in order to create an alkaline condition which, it was hoped, would release the important elements to the plants. Another object in adding lime was to decolorize the water to allow a deeper penetration of sunlight into the lake. It was hoped that this would increase the microscopic plant populations at lower levels. In addition, Dolomitic limestone was placed in the beds of inflowing streams to give a more lasting effect. The liming of the lake made the water highly alkaline at first, but this condition moderated and by October the lake was only slightly alkaline. There was a 20' v decrease in the colour of the upper water, with a comparable increase at lower levels. This indicated a "settling out" of the colour. The higher aquatic plants showed a marked increase in response to this change in conditions. Algonquin Park Creel Census: For fifteen years the creel census has been following trends in the fishing quality of Algonquin Park lakes. At the same time it has been evaluating such management practices as restocking, lake closure to fishing in alter- nate years, and lake fertilization. The job of studying the effects of water level manipulation on lake trout spawning was assigned to the creel census of 1950. The failure of extensive plantings of hatchery-reared speckled trout to improve fishing has been demonstrated by the census. It did show, however, that good results can be obtained when competing fish are first removed by poisoning. Page 119 Division of Research Speckled trout fishing was poorer in 1950 than in the previous two years, but there was some indication that this decrease was due to unfavourable angling condi- tions rather than to a decrease in the abundance of speckled trout. Lake Trout Investigation: A knowledge of the movements of lake trout from one to another of the four main basins of lake Opeongo is of considerable importance from a management viewpoint. Tagging studies since 1949 show a movement of lake trout up the lake in the spring and down the lake in the fall. It is not yet known what per- centage of the fish make this migration. Studies of lake trout spawning and water level fluctuations due to the operation of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, initiated in 1949, were continued in 1950. It was found that in Lake Opeongo a normal draw-down of 2^2 feet had little effect on the spawning of lake trout. Similarly in Hay Lake, where no serious water fluctuation was experienced in 1950. only slight damage to spawn occurred. In Shirley Lake major water level fluctuations have con- fined the lake trout to a narrow spawning bed of inferior quality, thereby interfering seriously with natural reproduction. The depths at which lake trout spawn and the position and extent of the spawning beds vary considerably from lake to lake. The problem of lake level fluctuations and lake trout spawning should therefore be studied at a local level. The development of techniques and equipment to aid in these studies is under investigation. Speckled Trout Investigation: X'arious aspects of the life history of the speckled trout have been studied since 1947 in order to obtain information which would aid in the management of this important game fish. A study of the growth rate of these fish from a number of lakes and streams was undertaken in 1950. Investigations of the various requirements of speckled trout in lakes was continued, but the proposed aerial search for spawning sites, proposed in 1949, could not be undertaken due to unfavor- able weather. Artificial spawning boxes were used by trout introduced into a small lake. Further development of this device, it is hoped, will provide a means of encouraging natural reproduction. Southern Research Station: In 1948 the Department, in co-operation with the Uni- versity of Toronto, established a laboratory for experimental limnology at this station. During the past year laboratory investigation of the effects of temperature and low oxygen on various species of trout and other fish have been undertaken. An investiga- tion of the inheritance of temperature resistance has also been started. A fi.sh scale projector, used to determine the age of fish, was in almost constant use during 1950 by technicians studying the rate of growth of fish collected in the field. Facilities were also provided for the study of the food habits of fish sent in by the field stations. Wildlife Wildlife research projects were under the direction of C. D. Fowle. Projects at the Wildlife Re.search Station. Algonquin Park— Small Mammals: Studies of fluctuations and turn-over in small mammal populations continued. A series of animals were examined for parasites, in co-operation with the Ontario Research Foundation. Small Bird Populations: Using the census technique developed in the jxist several summers, the variations in density and species composition of thv bird pojuilations in two distinct forest environments were studied. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 120 Ruffed Grouse: Field studies on the territorial behaviour and movements of ruffed grouse were carried out at a reduced scale during the year. A few male birds were banded on the study area, and some observations on birds banded previously were made. Bird Banding: Sixty-eight birds of fourteen species were banded during 1950. Autopsies: A number of bears, deer and other mammals and birds were autopsied in co-operation with the Ontario Research Foundation. Other Projects — Beckwith Island Grouse Project: The object of this study is to stock a relatively isolated island in Georgian Bay with disease-free ruffed grouse; to observe the population growth, incidence of parasitism and disease, and habitat selection, in the hope of throwing some light on the causes of regular fluctuations observed in grouse populations. During the year, fourteen ruffed grouse were successfully reared at the Department's Pheasant Farm at Codrington, and transferred to Beckwith Island in September. Subsequent surveys will reveal the success of this introduction. Woodcock Project: The object of this study is to determine migration routes through Ontario, and thereby establish the sources of woodcock shot by hunters in Southern Ontario in the fall. Preliminary work was begun when a party made a search of Manitoulin Island for young birds to band. Deer Project: A field party continued the survey, begun in 1949, of deer problems in Northern Ontario. Information was gathered on such aspects as distribution and abundance, classification of habitat, analysis of browse conditions, distribution and extent of hunting pressure, and history of the northern extension of the deer range. Checks were made of several thousand hunters at road blocks, chiefly in Southern Ontario, to provide information on hunting success, and on sex and age composition of the harvest. The age class study, begun in 1949, was continued, to try to develop a method of determining age of bucks by antler measurements. Sportsmen con- tributed about 400 heads from bucks and does for study. Habitat Improvement: Studies of methods of improving wildlife habitat in agricultural areas were continued. Six thousand Rosa multiflora seedlings were planted on a variety of sites on privately owned land, in order to test winter hardiness, tolerance of competition and soils. Some experimental plantations of other species have been established and propagation of various experimental plants from cuttings and seed was continued at the Southern Research Station. In the fall and early winter of 1950 a quantity of seed was collected from a number of native and ornamental shrubs for testing in 1951. Laboratory Studies: Since the work of the Wildlife Food Habits Laboratory at the Royal Ontario ]\Iuseuni of Zoology was taken over in April of 1950, considerable work has been done in preparing the collection for transfer to new quarters at the Southern Research Station. The entire collection of over 1,000 mammals stomachs, as well as about 3,000 of the 13,000 bird stomachs have been re-organized and catalogued. Food analysis has been completed on the stomachs of moose (4), beaver (10), fish (34), marten (3), timber wolves (30), and goshawk (1). Thirty-eight wolf scats were also analvsed. Page 121 Division of Research Throughout the year co-operation was effected with several outside agencies. The Department of Parasitology, Ontario Research Foundation, maintained a research group at the Wildlife Research Station in Algonquin Park. Several graduate students from the University of Toronto also worked there. The Station was made available to the University for a two weeks field course in September. Statistics In 1948 the Division decided to make greater use of the rapidly expanding science of statistics as standard practice in order to improve the design of its experiments. The work is under the direction of Dr. D. B. DeLury on a consultancy basis, assisted by L. M. Morrison, a full-time Department employee, with respect to both initiation and implementation of projects. The heaviest project of the year 1950-51 related to the compilation of volume tables for Southern Ontario hardwoods, to which reference is made elsewhere in this report under the heading of "Forest Growth." A second major project was the analysis of an experiment relating to a study of the effect of seed pelleting on tree seed germination. Reference is made to the pelleting study elsewhere in this report under the heading of "Seed Treatment." An experiment was statistically designed for the Division of Reforestation to study methods of transplanting tree seedlings from nursery beds. A statistical design was developed to study the effect of fertilizers on combating "damping-off"' fungi in red pine seedlings in nursery beds. A design was provided for a study of the condition in which forest areas are left after cutting in the Cochrane-Kapuskasing area. The application of statistical design and analysis to the research projects of the Division has again proven to be valuable. Pivision of hryeys and tngineerinq * ^r-rff^ffffiV-'Vf/- ■^^ "m \\, Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 124 DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING The primary requirements of any attempt of the intelligent use of our natural resources and to solve the problem of the proper use of land and water is to have available accurate maps showing topography, drainage systems, types of soil and mineral resources. These maps make possible accurate description of the location of places or areas to be served. It is impossible to estimate the value of proper maps and aerial photographs to both Government agencies and industry and their value is many times their cost. Through the arrangement made with the Army Survey Establishment of the Department of National Defence, four more sheets of the National Topographical Map Series, on a scale of two miles to an inch, have been completed and provisional prints of five other sheets are being checked before being printed. These maps may be obtained through this Department at nominal charges. During this year, 2,250 of these maps were issued, being an increase of over 300 /< over the previous year. During this year, power developments at Des Joachims and the Chenaux on the Ottawa River, Pine Portage on the Nipigon River and the Tunnel Development on the Mississagi River, were completed. The total installed capacity of these plants will be 776.000 horsepower. This will increase the revenue derived from water power rental by a substantial amount. The number of parcels of Crown Lands surveyed for summer resort locations was again increased The surveys of 1,737 parcels were completed, the plans examined and checked and descriptions prepared so that patents could be issued. This additional work made it necessary to increase the number employed both on the field work and in the office staff. Marked progress has been made in meeting the back-log of applications for resort parcels created during the post war period. The Department used a survey party composed of members of its own staff on this type of work. Space was secured in part for a pre-fabricated quonset hut for storage space for survey equipment and miscellaneous and survey and engineering plans. This hut was constructed by the Department of Public Works at the Research Station, Maple, Ontario. The necessary legislation having been passed by both of the Provincial and the Federal Parliaments to accept the boundary between the Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba, as surveyed on the ground from Island Lake to Hudson's Bay, arrangements were made to have permanent monuments established along this boundary. An inspection was made of these monuments and the report of the Boundary Commissioners is being prepared. The portion of the photography and mapping, undertaken by the Aerial Surveys Section of this Division, as part of the Forest Resources Inventory, having been nearly completed, there was less amount of this type of work carried out during the year. The members of the staff of that Section were used to prepare soil maps for the Research Division and also, to prepare new maps showing additional information obtained from the planimetric maps for townships that had not been subdivided and where only the township outlines had been surveyed. This Section will continue to photograph and map additional areas in the western part of the Page 125 Division of Siineys and Engineering Province that were not included in the original Forest Inventory Program. It will be necessary to re-photograph areas that have been cut over or burnt over so that this information may be added to the maps already prepared and in order to keep the maps up to date. In addition to the retracement surveys required for the survey of summer resort locations, as listed in this report, a large number of township lot corners were re-established and marked with permanent monuments during the survey of other locations. This is helping to perpetuate the original surveys particularly in those portions of the Province where the land is not suitable for agricultural purposes. Aerial Surveys Section in co-operation with the University of Toronto and the Research Council of Ontario were engaged in a program in research of the possibilities of obtaining greater detail from the negatives by the process of ''unsharp masking". ^nuex of tables Table No. P.age 1. dlstributiox of maps -------------- 130 2. Public requests for maps and survey records - - - - - -130 3. Aerial surveys ---------------- 134 ^naex of L^naris ana L^raoni Figure No. Page 1. Surveyed summer resort locations ox crown land - - - - 126 2. Surveyed mining claims on crown lant) --------128 3. Trend of map distribution ------------132 GROUND SURVEYS SECTION Survey Instructions were issued for the following surveys: General 1. Retracement Survey of the north, west, east and part of the south boundaries of the Township of Mountbatten. District of Sudbury, in connection with admini- stration of Dominion Lands. 2. Retracement Survey of certain boundaries in the Township of Crooks. District of Thunder Bay, in connection with the acquisition of lands required for right of way purposes by the Department of Highways. 3. Retracement Survey of the boundary between Concessions "C" and "D" across lots 20-25 inclusive, and the boundary between Concessions 10 and 11 across lots 61-65 inclusive, Township of Carling. District of Parry Sound, in connection with summer resort lands. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 126 4. Retracement Survey of the boundary between the Townships of Cowper and Foley. District of Parry Sound, northerly from the boundary between Concessions 4 and 5 to the Georgian Bay together with a retracement survey of other lines in the Township of Cowper, in connection with summer resort lands. 5. Survey of summer resort locations in the Districts of IMuskoka and Parry Sound and the Counties of Simcoe, Haliburton and Peterborough. 6. Retracement Survey of the boundary between the Townships of Devon and Pardee, District of Thunder Bay, across Concessions 5-10 inclusive, in the Township of Pardee. 7. Survey of the boundaries of the south parts of lots 1 and 2, Concession 6, Town- ship of Galbraith, District of Algoma, for the purpose of determining the boundaries between the Crown and privately owned lands. 8. Retracement Survey of the east boundary of lots O. K, J, S, and M, Township of Johnson, District of Algoma. 9. Survey to establish the high water mark of Lake Erie in front of part of the Village of Port Stanley, Township of Southwold in the County of Elgin, to define the boundary between Crown Lands and lands held under private ownership. 10. Retracement Survey of certain lines in the Township of Pic, in the District of Thunder Bav. Figure No. 1 SURVEYED SUMMER RESORT LOCATIONS ON CROWN LAND EXAMINED BY THE DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS — 1,300 1 _ 1 ^H — ^1 ^1 ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ■ ■ ^^ ■ ■ 0 _H_ m m 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 FISCAL 1947 1948 YEAR 1949 1950 1951 Page 127 Division of Surveys and Engineering 11. Survey of meridian south from the south-west corner of the Township of O'Meara and part of the boundaries between the concessions of ^Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Ltd., and Long Lac Pulp and Paper Company, Ltd., District of Thunder Bay. 12. Subdivision of part of Treaty Island. Lake of the Woods, for summer resort purposes. MuNicip.AL Surveys No. 833 — To re-establish the boundary between the Townships of Kingston and Lough- borough, across lots 9, 10 and 11, Concession 8, Township of Kingston, County of Frontenac. Xo. 834 — To re-establish the boundary between the Townships of Lindsay and St. Edmunds in front of Concessions 1-8 inclusive. Township of St. Edmunds, County of Bruce. No. 835 — To re-establish certain lot angles in registered plan 375, Township of Nepean, County of Carleton. No. 836 — To re-establish certain corners and boundaries within the municipal boun- daries of the Town of Port Dalhousie. No. 837 — To re-establish the intersection of the allowance for road between lots 30 and 31. Concession D. with the allowance for road between Conces- sions C and D and the intersection of the allowance for road with the high water mark of Lake Huron, in the Township of Amabel, County of Bruce. No. 826 — Supplementary Instructions to establish the side roads between lots 10 and 11, lots 20 and 21. lots 30 and 31, lots 40 and 41. lots 50 and 51. lots 60 and 61. and the road allowance between the Townships of Saugeen and Bruce where such road allowances intersect the road allowance along the rear of the lake front range in the Township of Bruce. Private Surveys on Crown Lands Under authority of Section 37 of the Public Land Regulations, 1737 summer resort locations were surveyed and the returns of survey filed in the Department for examination and approval. Seven hundred and eighty-two surveys of this number were surveyed under direct Departmental instructions to the surveyor, where the applicant paid in the survey fee to the District Office, as specified under Section 37 of the Public Land Regulations and amendments thereto. This is an increase of 302 surveys over the fiscal year ending March 31, 1950, and represents a new all-time high for the number of surveys completed during any previous fiscal year. It can be expected that the past fiscal year will represent the peak year for the number of summer resort location surveys made on Crown Lands during any fiscal year. Under the provisions of the Mining Act, some 490 Mining Claims were surveyed and the returns of survey filed for examination and approval. This is an increase of some 70 Mining Claim surveys made during the fiscal year ending March 31, 1950. During the past year, 247 descriptions were written for i)arts of township lots to be incorporated in Letters Patent to be issued by the Department under the Division of Land and Recreational Areas. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 128 Map Publications and Geographic Nomenclature Due to the necessity of completing the work required for the nomenclature shown on the map sheets of the Forest Resources Inventory much of the regular work, of this office has been held in abeyance, thereby reducing the volume of work ordinarily presented as accomplished during a year's time. Noted below are the details of the major portions of such work: 494 map sheets of the Forest Inventory series were checked and completed regarding the nomenclature with attendant referencing, etc., from all known sources of information. Complete lists of names were compiled for use in the compilation of 6 topo- graphic maps (at 2 m. to 1") being produced by the Army Survey Establishment, Department of National Defence. At the request of Federal mapping offices, 12 other maps of the National Topographic Series were checked for revised nomenclature prior to new editions being produced; also 2 Hydrographic charts were treated in the same manner. Steady progress has been made on the revision of the topography and nomen- clature of our own map No. 24B of the Districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Timiskaming and parts of Districts of Cochrane and Nipissing; this large map, at the scale of 8 miles to 1 inch, will be completed and reproduced during 1951 and will present in reduced scale the major detail shown on the Forest Inventory base maps. Figure No. 2 SURVEYED MINING CLAIMS ON CROWN LAND EXAMINED BY THE DIVISION OF SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 ISCAL YEAR 1950 1951 Page 129 Division of Surveys and Engineering Checking details on base map i:.itli aerial surveys. Considerable work has been done on the revision of our Geographic Xames Index during the first six months of the fiscal year but lack of clerical staff since that time has prevented further progress on this phase of our work. The distribution of the map sheets of the National Topographic Series, on a scale of 2 miles to the inch, prepared for us by the Army Survey Establishment. Department of National Defence, from detail shown on the planimetric maps produced in connection with the Forest Resources Inventory Program, has in- creased considerably during the past year. Available for distribution this year were the following four sheets of this series: NAME Cartier Capreol Espanola Sudbury LONGITUDE 81° to 82° 80° to 81° 81° to 82° 80° to 81° LATITUDE 46°30' to47°00' 46°30'to47°00' 46°00' to46°30' 46°00'to46°30' Proofs only were received for five other of these map sheets, namely Maple Mountain, Westree, Elk Lake. Gogama, and Smooth Rock. Map Distribution The distribution of lithographed maps of the National Topographic Series, relative to Ontario as published by the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys in Ottawa, the Army Survey Establishment of the Department of National Defence and Provincial issues distributed bv this Division, continues to increase. 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 33 A (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: Page 131 Division of Surveys and Engineering Over the Counter $ 2,668.34 By Mail $ 9,531.78 $12,200.12 The reduction during the past year in the number of invoices issued is due to, (1) the consolidation of a number of requests from the same customer to one invoice; (2) The Registrar General's Branch withdrawing their photostat work: (3) The elimination of invoicing by requesting the public to forward their remittance in advance with their request, when possible. Photost.ating 46.725 square feet of photostatic paper was used for the reproduction of documents and records for this and other Departments. 105 of the oldest original survey field note books, totalling 4,187 pages, and ranging from 100 to 150 years old, were reproduced photographically to approximately twice the size. These are to be used for reference and copying purposes to eliminate the handling of these very old and valuable records. Printing and Tr.ansparent Linen Reproductions Almost 60.000 square feet of sensitized paper, opaque linen and transparent linen, was used for the reproductions of survey plans as follows: Transparent Linen 1,713 square feet Opaque Linen 438 square feet OCE and Blue printing (for public use) 28,318 square feet OCE and Blue printing (for official use) 29.042 square feet Total 59,511 square feet Approximately half of the square footage used this year was for the ofl'icial use of this Department, the other being used for resale to the public and other Departments of the Government. The use of transparent linen reproductions to eliminate hand drawn copies of survey plans for filing in Land Titles and Registry Offices, was doubled over that used last year. Book Binding The work of repairing and rebinding the original survey field notes and other survey records was carried on throughout the year. In addition. 127 municipal survey field note books and 50 of the photostatic copies of the oldest original Crown Survey field note books were bound. Microfilming The microfilming of rolled survey plans was undertaken this year, and approximately half of the total number of plans on record were done. The number of plans completed was 3,027. which amounted to 11.548 e.xposures (negatives); 20 rolls of positive film were made of miscellaneous notes, plans, etc.. amounting to 2,000 e.xposures (positive). A new and cheap methofl of obtaining reduced small scale prints from the Forest Resources Inventory planimetric ba.se maps was tried this year by microfilming for the use of the Geographic staff, for compiling the manuscripts for the new issue of Map 24B. This consisted of microfilming 362 of the base maps from which enlarged Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 132 Figure No. 3 TREND OF MAP DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS 20000r 19000 •LEGEND NATIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES NATIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES •DOMINION- DISTRICT MAPS -• PROVINCE OF ONTARIO N»20A FREE ISSUE- TOWNSHIP MAP N»42A ISLAND MAPS 13000 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS N-SSA MISCELLANEOUS MAPS 17000 NOTE FIGURES PRIOR TO 1945-6 ARE AVERAGES ONLY 16000 15000 14000 MOOO 10000 \ ■\ \ ^^ X r 5000 3000 2000 z 7V / "M \ \ 7V / V / \ \ \ \/_ /\ \^^—/ \/ V /^ 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 194.3 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 FISCAL. VELAR Page 133 Division of Surveys and Engineering prints were made to the scale of 3.95 miles to the inch. Only the main topographical features required were inked over and traced directly on to the manuscript. Map Mounting and Preservation 114 original township survey plans were treated with a cellulose wash finish to preserve and protect the surface. During the year, 106 maps or plans were mounted in various ways. These included original survey plans for this Section and new survey plans for the Patents, Land Titles and Registry Offices. Survey Records 4,800 rolled survey plans were cleaned and given a new filing number, and transferred from the old pigeon hole filing system to new steel drawer filing cabinets. This included some 750 original Railway Right of Way plans, transferred from the Department of Public Works. The handling of original survey records plans and field notes continued to be a major item through the year due to the extensive activity in highway, hydro, summer resort and other phases of survey work. Field Survey Party Equipment and Supply The equipping and supplying of 4 field survey parties for Crown summer resort work in the Muskoka and Parry Sound Districts, and for survey inspection work, was taken care of during the year. Major field survey party equipment purchased during the year included a new International panel truck which was outfitted as a mobile survey unit. A boat trailer for use with the truck was constructed, and a 16-foot outboard boat was built by the staff of one of the Districts for our use. A quantity of 1" and y^" iron survey bars, and preliminary survey summer resort location tags were purchased and distributed amongst the various District Offices, where they will be required for the coming summer's survey program. The new larger storage space, consisting of approximately 1,000 square feet in a building built for the use of this Division, and the Division of Research, was completed by the Department of Public Works on this Department's Southern Experimental Station property at Maple, for the storage of survey equipment and supplies. The part occupied is the centre section of a prefabricated "Quonset'' hut which was divided into 2 floors, and the walls insulated. The second floor is con- structed on pillars, and is entirely free from the walls, as no weight can be attached to the laminated ribs of the hut itself. The building is heated by steam, with a blower system from an oil burning furnace. This also provides additional storage space for duplicate and other survey records not in constant use. Provincial Air Photographic Library Approximately 1.000 photograi)hs covering points in Southern Ontario, from photograph}- made by our Aerial Surveys Section, with a few key maps, were prepared by the Aerial Surveys Section for the Provincial Air Photographic Library this year. In this connection also, the Forest Resources Inventory Section of the Division of Timber Management o!)taine(l and stored a number of prints of their planimctric base maps ready for the keying of the photograjihs. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 134 AERIAL SURVEYS SECTION The process of "unsharp masking" has been developed in co-operation with the University of Toronto and the Research Council of Ontario. It is a method of printing aerial photographs, in which the "dodging", or variation of light intensity behind various sections of the negative (which is usually carried out by the use of a large number of small individually controlled lights) is accomplished by using a fuzzy diapositive. This is made from the negative itself and fastened in register behind it. Thus, the dense portions of the negative receive proportionately more light than the thin; at the same time, the contrast between images of contiguous fine detail points is preserved. At present this method is in use in this Department for special prints where the ultimate in detail perception is required. The Hydro-Electric Power Commission has requested that all their enlargements and contact prints for mosaics and contouring, be unsharp masked. During the past fiscal year the vertical photography carried out by the Aerial Surveys Section totalled 3.471 square miles. Of this total. 656 square miles were for our own Department and 2,815 square miles were for other Government Departments. A table showing a breakdown of these figures is submitted herewith. During this same period the expenditure was $50,698.18 and the revenue $33,479.54. Table No. 3 Other Government Departments AREA (sQ. miles) totals Hydro-Electric Power Commission „ 186 **Flanning and Development 1,766 Highways 863 2,815 Department of Lands and Forests *Forest Resources Inventory — ._ 648 Other . 8 656 TOTAL 3,471 ♦Denotes Mapping Included. **Denotes Multiplex Work Included. Total of Aerial Surveys — 1924 to 1951 (March 31) Aerial Sketching _._ .._ 26,903 Sq. Miles Oblique Photography 10,780 Sq. Miles Vertical Photography 114,037 Sq. Miles Imber IDana^emenf Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 136 DIVISION OF TIMBER MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCES INVENTORY The contract for photography and mapping of the Photographic Survey Corporation was completed during the year and the contract terminated in accordance with its terms and conditions on March 31st, 1951. During the year 5,062 square miles of photography was added to the area photographed under contract making a total area for the contract 127,472 square miles. The area originally estimated to be photographed and mapped under contract was 125,000 square miles. An area of 1,502 square miles was photographed by the Department during the current year making a total of 27,203 square miles photo- graphed by the Department under the inventory program. The mapping program for the year was made up of 32,982 square miles under contract and an additional area of 1,900 square miles mapped by the Department making a total area of 34,882 square miles mapped during the year on the inventory program. Field sampling was completed on an area of 18,440 square miles making a total area completed to date of 54,560 square miles. Three interim reports were prepared during the year giving timber volume summaries by Districts as follows: 1. North Bay District issued October, 1950 2. Timiskaming District issued February, 1951 3. Cochrane District issued February, 1951 ^nciex oj- ^ able A Table No. Page 1. Status of timber licensed areas ----------- \i^ 2. Area under pulpwood and timber agreement ------ 137 3. Mills licensed ---------------- 138 4. Statement of amount of timber cut during the year ending March 31, 1950 ---------------- 138 5. Classification of annual timber returns for year ending March 31, 1950 ---------------- 139 5. Pembroke ----- 139 5i. Parry Sound - - - - 145 5a. Chapleau ----- 140 sj Port Arthur - - - - 145 5b. Cochrane ----- 140 51. Tweed ------ 146 5c. Fort Frances - - - - 141 ^j gault Ste. Marie - - - 148 5d. Geraldton - - - - 141 5e. Gogama ----- 142 5f. Kapuskasing - - - - 143 5g. Kenora ----- 143 So. Swastika ----- 150 5h. North Bay - - - - 144 5p. Lindsay ----- 150 6. Timber sales from April 1, 1950 to March 31, 1951 - - - - 152 MANAGEMENT PLANS AND CONTROL Seventy companies have been requested to furnish forest inventories and master plans on their licences and agreement areas, covering approximately 75,000 5m. Sioux Lookout - - - 148 5n. Sudbury ----- 14Q Page 137 Division of Timber Management square miles. Reports have already been received covering forest inventories on 25,000 square miles and master plans on 20.000 square miles. Early in 1950, the Minister approved of the Management Plan of the Petawawa Management Unit. Operations under the plan commenced during the following logging season and the co-operating companies have since demonstrated their ability to work under regulations which provide for the protection and development of future crops on the same area on a comparatively short cutting cycle. In general the control of cutting operations has advanced in line with the increase of timber management staff in the Districts. Standardization of procedures in connection with the submission of annual cutting applications, the District Forester's reports on timber sale applications and the reports of inspectors and scalers have immensely facilitated the handling of these matters in the Department. The monthly reports dealing with cutting operations with their constant check on each logging camp have exerted a great influence and improvement in cutting practices. TIMBER SALES 1950-51 Details of the 56 new sales of timber made during the season indicate that 187.25 square miles of timber limits were sold. During the season, 78 timber licences comprising 395.50 square miles, were abandoned. The status of the timber licensed areas in Ontario as at March 31st, 1951, was therefore as follows: Table No. 1 AREA NO. (SQ. miles) Licences and Renewals Issued IQSO-Sl _ _— 770 10,372 Licences, in Suspense _.- — 41 438^ Total __ 811 10,810^ PULPWOOD AND TIMBER AGREEMENTS 1950-51 Area under puljiwood concession and timber agreement as at March 31st. 1951 — 74,257.75 square miles. From and including season 1922-23 to April 1st. 1951, 19,433 square miles or 12,437,120 acres were cut over and returned to the Oown. Table Xo. 2 AREA UNDER PULPWOOD AND TIMBER AGREEMENT FISCAL YEAR SQ. MILES FISCAL YEAR SQ. MILES 1Q41-42 66,509.50 1046-47 56,745.00 1942-43 71,636.50 1047-48 66,254.50 1943-44 56,600.50 1048-40 66,980.75 1944-45 _... 50,353.00 1040-50 60,800.75 1945-46 53,754.00 1050-51 80,4ft0.75 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 138 Table No. 3 MILLS LICENSED The mills licensed durino; the vear under the ISIills Licensing Act, were as follows: Less than 5,000 ft. daily capacity - — - 667 5,000 to 30,000 ft. per day _. 682 Over 30,000 ft. per day S3 Pulp Mills .-. 35 1,437 SCALING Scalers' examinations were held as follows: Carnarvon May 12th, 1Q50 Sault Ste. Marie -- June 10th, 1050 Longlac - - September 30th, 1Q50 TABLES Table No. 4. Statement of amounts of timber cut during the year ending March 31st, 1950. Table No. 5. Classification of annual timber returns for the year ending March 31st, 1950, by Districts. 1. Sault Ste. ]\Iarie m. Sioux Lookout n. Sudbury o. Swastika p. Trent (Lindsay) f. Kapuskasing g. Kenora h. North Bay i. Parry Sound j. Port Arthur 5 Algonquin (Pembroke) 5a. Chapleau b. Cochrane c. Fort Frances d. Geraldton e. Gogama Table No. 6. Timber areas sold during the year ending March 31st, 1951. k. Quinte (Tweed' T.\BLE No. 4 AMOUNTS OF TIMBER CUT For Year Ending March 31st, 1950 SPECIES PIECES FEET CORDS CUBIC FEET Red and White Pine 1,864,132 111,686,347 25,586,184 Jack Pine.. 3,755,162 56,280,414 320,612.90 55,154,235 Spruce 1,723,396 35,401,041 1,298,057.92 130,804,009 Balsam 43,431 480,013 101,597.76 9,418,380 Hemlock 497,061 22,019,020 5,752,601 Birch 359,734 29,273,210 6,088,784 Maple - 133,352 8,858,825 1,975,557 Other Hardwood. 89,305 4,653,635 1,148,296 Poplar ._ 122,708 3,366,825 54,668.94 6,033,771 Cedar 12,516 1,156 187,686 26,630 88,548 Tamarac — 10,233 8,601,953 272,233,646 1,774,937.52 242,060,598 Page 139 Diiision of Timber Management SPECIES LINEAL FEET CUBIC FEET Ties Ties Poles Poles Posts Posts Fuelwood .— Piling Filing -. Lagging Lagging Lagging Mixed Logs 85,529 24,429 7,597 88,755 25,543 120 1,865 884 3,460 2,016 758,032 960 49,676 32,256 20,940.21 787.92 21,728.13 256,587 377,080 75,970 1,443,819 38,314 1,884,600 16,639 70,920 4,502,144 8.666.073 T.ABLE Xo. 5 PEMBROKE Classieicmiox of .\NNr.\L Timber Returx Year Exdinx M.arch 3 1st, 1950 CORDS PIECES FEET DUES B;)XrS TOT.\L Pine Logs — 238,375 9,216,222 $23,040.49 523,881.64 S 46,922.13 Pine Booms 5,430 664,983 1,662.45 8,310.91 9,973.36 J. Pine Logs 165,938 2,522,342 6,184.59 4,301.61 10,486.20 Ash Logs 359 38,019 95.02 138.49 233.51 Balsam Logs 348 4,456 8.91 6.93 15.84 Basswood Logs _. 5,622 237,389 593.48 334.16 927.64 Beech Logs 289 17,603 44.01 79.21 122,22 Birch Logs 61,497 4,798,498 11,996.21 9,742.52 21,738.73 Cedar Logs 741 13,226 19.83 20.33 40.16 Hemlock Logs— 76,551 3,540,676 5,311.01 1,039.09 6,350.10 Hemlock Booms 1,998 194,712 486.78 1,034.02 1,520.80 Maple Logs 25,056 1,724,887 4,312.20 5,765.45 10,177.65 Oak Logs - 81 1,295 3.24 3.24 Poplar Logs 60,303 1,367,655 2,735.29 2,224.59 4,959.88 Poplar Booms 1,413 135,290 3i?,.22 405.87 744.09 Spruce Logs 71,320 1.648,368 3,296.72 3,243.10 6,539.82 Spruce Booms 1,163 142,461 356.15 951.07 1,307.22 Tamarac Logs 261 9,129 13.69 13.69 Posts (Pieces) 12 .24 .36 .60 Poles (Pieces) 430 180.50 180.50 Poles (cu. ft.) 23,848 289,837.62 11,459.68 11,459.68 Fuelwood (Hard).-.- 76.80 63.00 63.00 Fuelwood (Soft) 29.50 7.37 7.37 Balsam Pulpwood .._ 76.75 53.72 33.84 87.56 J. Pine Pulpwood „ 144.56 57.82 57.82 Poplar Pulpwood ... 401.24 160.49 88.20 248.60 Spruce Pulpwood 337.71 472.79 21.72 494.51 Pulpwood Exported Included in previous cordages Poplar 121.11 12.08 12.08 1 S;72,o.53 00 .>^61,6Vvl9 .SI 34.589.00 Mixed Logs Pulpwood CiT Under Permit 487,102 ft. B.M. Fuelwood 953.09 Cords Posts 347.75 Cords 1,263 Pes. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 140 Table No. 5a CHAPLEAU Classitication of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 3 1st, 1950 CORDS PIECES feet DUES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs 30,176 3,096,378 ? 7,740.94 $18,667.63 $26,408.57 Pine Booms 21 392,269 3,425 6,460,351 8.56 13,953.52 22.26 27,966.35 30.82 J. Pine Logs 41,919.87 J Pine Booms 117 2i 13,320 901 33.29 2.25 51.70 1.35 84.99 Birch Logs. 3.60 Spruce Logs -. — 6,447 92,442 184.88 462.72 647.60 Spruce Booms 9 1,624 4.06 6.50 10.56 Car Stakes (Pieces) 400 10.00 10.00 Poles (cu. ft.) 5,191 70,309.56 2,902.51 2,902.51 Balsam Pulpwood... 192.95 135.06 135.06 J. Pine Pulpwood .... 25,210.69 10,084.27 3,408.81 13,493.08 Spruce Pulpwood ... 5,511.14 7,715.60 199.72 7,915.32 $42,774.94 $50,787.04 $93,561.98 Fuelwood Cut Under Permit .1,089.25 Cords Poles .. 100 Pes. Posts 10 Pes. Table No. 5b COCHRANE Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 3 1st, 1950 cords pieces feet dues bonus total Pine Logs 11,390 705,204 $ 1,762.99 $ 4,659.32 $ 6,422.31 Pine Booms 2 683 1 .71 4.10 5.81 J. Pine Logs 462,793 6,141,763 9,891.40 32,187.23 42,078.63 J. Pine Booms 1,156 80,621 201.54 482.58 684.12 Balsam Logs. _ 1.952 32,375 64.66 174.96 239.62 Birch Logs 46 1,300 3.25 4.55 7.80 Cedar Logs. 15 86 .13 .39 .52 Poplar Logs 615 14,420 28.85 30.20 59.05 Spruce Logs 354,838 5,893,558 11,787.16 37,281.10 49,068.26 Spruce Booms 4,652 443,266 1,108.13 2,688.65 3,796.78 Poles (Pieces) 352 106.75 81.76 188.51 Posts (Pieces) 240 4.80 18.64 23.44 Spruce Logs (cu.ft.). 199,688 1,428,681.29 36,178.76 36,178.76 J. Pine Logs (cu. ft.) 92,255 667,408.60 11,679.64 11,679.64 Fuelwood (Hard)... 987.47 493.71 159.29 653.00 Fuelwood (Soft) 3,346.74 836.65 616.29 1,452.94 Balsam Pulpwood .. 13,022.34 8,330.06 4,582.57 12,912.63 J. Pine Pulpwood ... 8,742.81 3,497.12 874.28 4,371.40 Poplar Pulpwood 24.21 9.68 14.53 24.21 Spruce Pulpwood. . 326,781.23 456,909.21 133,852.13 590,761.34 Pulpwood Exported Included in previous cordages Balsam 648.14 6,746.50 648.14 6,746.50 648.14 Spruce 6,746.50 $542,896.20 $225,107.21 $768,003.41 Page 141 Division of Timber Management Cut Under Permit J. Pine 44,325 ft. B.M. PoleS-. _ 97 Pes. Spruce 251,235 ft. B.M. Posts. 7,681 Pes. Poplar 24,413 ft. B.M. Fuelwood— 9,550.00 Cords Cedar 15,578 lin. ft. Pulpwood 8,298.00 Cords Table No. 5c FORT FRANCES Cl.asslficatiox of Annual Timber Return Year Ending M.\rch 31st, 1950 SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DUES bonus TOTAL Pine Logs 125,065 8,885,983 $22,214.94 $48,814.25 $ 71,029.19 Pine Booms 1,496 287,402 338,796 4,529,074 846.97 8,951.83 2,009.93 12,909.11 2,856.90 J. Pine Logs 21,860.94 J. Pine Booms 1.120 113,090 282.72 449.36 732.08 Balsam Logs 14 105 .21 5.61 5.82 Poplar Logs 6,483 117,441 234.87 183.95 418.82 Spruce Logs 46,340 663,191 1,326.38 2,864.59 4,190.97 Spruce Booms 1,018 103,568 258.89 525.13 784.02 Posts (Pieces) . 952 19.04 19.04 Poles (Pieces) 171 44.25 44.25 Poles (cu. ft.) 5 65.00 4.55 4.55 Fuelwood (Hard).... 137.21 68.60 17.79 86.39 Fuelwood (Soft) 31.50 7.87 11.02 18.89 Balsam Pulpwood... 530.56 371.39 53.05 424.44 J. Pine Pulpwood..... 27,296.72 10,918.69 4,505.29 15,423.98 Poplar Pulpwood..... 15,337.96 6,135.20 1,325.78 7,460.98 Spruce Pulpwood ... 18,877.33 26,428.27 4,209.36 30,637.63 Pulpwood E.xported Included in previous cordages J. Pine 19,800.00 9,899.99 9,899.99 ,S78, 114.67 $87,784.21 .$165,898.88 Pine. J. Pine Poplar Spruce Cut Under Permit 66,210 ft. B.M. Balsam - 5,075 ft. B.M. 10,142 ft. B.M. Posts.. 10,190 Pieces 74,570 ft. B.M. Fuelwood - 1,201.31 Cords 12,666 ft. B.M. Pulpwood 4,153.08 Cords Tarle No. Sd GERALDTON Classification of .Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 3 1st, 1950 pieces feet dues BONUS total J. Pine Logs J. Pine Booms Balsam Logs... Birch Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Piling (cu.ft.) Ties feu. ft.) Poles (cu.ft.). Lagging Fuelwood (Hard) 565.08 457.SS 09,092 7 1,407 172 11,349 37,491 3,705 24,429 895,436 317 14,459 2,172 229,377 680,549 464,779 2,707.47 377,080.35 287,130.18 1,343.15 .79 28.92 5.43 458.75 1,361.10 1,161.94 81.22 11,312.40 11,693.82 584.74 $ 5,861.56 1.90 95.12 5.43 687.33 3,831.59 2,788.67 7,204.71 2.69 124!04 10.86 1,146.08 5,192.69 3,950.61 81.22 11,312.40 11,693.82 584.74 :ui,5i Continued on Sexl Page Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 141 SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Balsam Pulpwood ., 11,547.33 8,083.14 5,017.52 13,100.66 J. Pine Pulpwood -. 131,552.31 52,620.92 13,408.78 66,029.70 Poplar Pulpwood — 29,018.36 11,607.34 2,901.84 14,509.18 Spruce Pulpwood-— 164,344.02 230,080.20 43,224.21 273,304.41 Pulpwood E.xported Included in previous cordages J. Pine 10,641.68 5,320.84 5,320.84 $330,652.80 ?83, 146.36 $413,799.16 Cut Under Permit Mixed Logs . 15,000 ft. B.M. Fuelwood 3,746.00 Cords Table No. 5e GOGAMA Classlfic.ation of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31st, 1950 species cords pieces feet dl^es bonus total Pine Logs 38,146 2,665,051 $ 6,662.61 $16,746.24 $ 23,408.85 Pine Booms 15 319,286 1,579 6,555,382 3.95 12,162.60 11.05 30,712.66 15.00 J. Pine Logs... 42,875.26 J. Pine Booms 6,161 535,028 1,337.55 2,900.36 4,237.91 Spruce Logs_ 130,553 2,591,488 5,182.97 13,518.97 18,701.94 Spruce Booms 794 74,184 185.45 447.45 632.90 Ties (Pieces) 46,553 4.65 5. .^0 4,655.30 Felling trees by use of a pou'er san', near Chapleau. Page 143 Division of Timber Management SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOT.\L Car Stakes (Pieces) 843 34.15 34.15 Poles (Pieces) 2,516 10.576 285.716.20 822.25 11,758.80 620.00 1,451.25 Poles (cu. ft.) 11,758.80 Fuehvood (Hard) — 25.00 12.50 2.50 15.00 Fuelwood (Soft)..... 25.00 6.25 1.25 7.50 Balsam Pulpwood... 265.48 185.83 116.62 302.45 J. Pine Pulpwood— 23,400.68 0.360.27 2,336.00 11,697.17 Spruce Pulpwood .— 33.858.15 47,401.40 15,663.78 63,065.18 $00,771.88 $83,086.78 $182,858.66 Spruce. CuT Under Permit 17,383 ft. B.M. Lagging Fuehvood ._. 1,532.00 Cords T.able No. 5f K.\PUSK.\SING Classification of .\nnu.al Timber Return Year Ending March 31st, 1950 CORDS pieces feet DUES BONUS 450 Pes. J. Pine Logs 180,736 3,121,753 S 4,682.61 $ 14,810.67 $ 19,493.28 Balsam Logs-. 17,005 189,586 379.18 560.77 939.95 Poplar Logs 6,711 161,938 323.88 209.46 533.34 Spruce Logs 470,198 7,921,212 15,842.43 38,195.52 54,037.95 Spruce Booms 1,357 159,289 398.22 842.33 1,240.55 Tamarac Logs 46 356 .53 1.60 2.13 Spruce Logs (cu. ft.) 415,299 1,968,763.89 51,534.31 51,534.31 Poles (Pieces) 277 5,077 02.50 101.54 92.50 304.62 185.00 Posts (Pieces) 406.16 Fuehvood (Hard).— 159.18 79.59 13.42 93.01 Fuehvood (Soft) 167.52 41.88 25.13 67.01 Balsam Pulpwood... 19,744.81 13,821.36 11,543.15 25,364.51 J. Pine Pulpwood..... 1.17 .47 .12 .59 Poplar Pulpwood 588.88 235.55 323.88 559.43 Spruce Pulpwood 263,084.45 368,318.24 98,212.17 466,530.41 Pulpwood E.xported Included in previous cordages Balsam 4,697.71 4,697.71 4,697.71 Spruce 117,304.33 117,304.33 117,304.33 — - $455,852.29 $287,137.38 $742,989.67 Spruce.. Poplar.. Spruce. Posts... Cut Under Permit 57,475 ft. B.M. Poles 52,623 ft. B.M. Fuehvood.. 4681in. ft. Pulpwood 4,279 Pieces 92 Pieces 4,691.38 Cords 27,653.71 Cords SPECIES Table No. 5g KENORA Classification of .\nnual Timber Return Year Ending March 31st, 1950 cords pieces feet dues bonus Pine Logs J. Pine Logs... . J. Pine Booms Balsam Logs ... Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Ties (Pieces) 58 6,968 $ 17.42 $ 24.39 S 41.81 44,691 906.372 1,470.85 4,444.57 5,915.42 6 212 .53 1.29 1.82 64 429 .86 2.57 3.43 2,367 73,763 147.53 331.93 479.46 3,538 109,251 218,51 604.31 822.82 674 171,336 428..U 882.30 1,310.64 8,305 839.50 381.35 1,220.85 Continued on Sext Page Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 144 PIECES DUES Poles (Pieces) Poles (cu. ft.) J. Pine Logs (cu.ft.). Poplar Logs (cu. ft.) Spruce Logs (cu. ft.) Fuel wood (Hard)._.. Fuelwood (Soft)---- Balsam Pulpwood — J. Pine Pulpwood..... Poplar Pulpwood _.._ Spruce Pulpwood.— Pulpwood Exported Included in previous cordages J. Pine^ Poplar ___ _ Spruce-- ___ 2.00 307.35 2,020.98 30,204.56 29.98 32,892.54 621.83 5,492.50 1,080.13 16 22,170 43,395 382 7,013 254,952.56 183,489.73 1,840.83 37,682.31 12.00 10,225.60 5,216.12 32.45 1,126.55 1.00 76.83 1,414.69 12,081.83 11.99 46,049.54 $79,372.14 .10 30.00 98.11 4,899.28 7,804.99 310.93 549.25 1,080.13 $21,445.50 12.00 10,225.60 5,216.12 32.45 1,126.55 1.10 106.83 1,512.80 16,981.11 11.99 53,854.53 310.93 549.25 1,080.13 $100,817.64 Cut Under Permit Pine ._ 7,000 ft. B.M. Cedar 65,000 ft. B.M. J. Pine .._ 543,000 ft. B.M. Mixed ...„ 204,000 ft. B.M. Balsam 2,000 ft. B.M. Posts 7,764 Pieces Spruce ..._ 506,000 ft. B.M. Ties 100 Pieces Poplar 4,000 ft. B.M. Fuelwood 4,940.00 Cords Table No. 5h NORTH BAY Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31st, 1950 DUES TOTAL Pine Logs Pine Booms... J. Pine Logs Ash Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs. Birch Logs Cedar Logs Hemlock Logs Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Birch Logs (cu. ft.) Poles (cu.ft.) Poles (lin. ft.) Poles (Pieces) _ Posts (Pieces) Fuelwood (Hard).- Fuelwood (Soft) ... Balsam Pulpwood J. Pine Pulpwood... Poplar Pulpwood-.. Spruce Pulpwood... 7,211.25 823.52 1,138.00 2,200.61 834.66 1,683.78 869,061 8,666 22,487 21 1,080 13,094 49,504 443 52,317 7 1,284 78,357 2,478 362 2,790 36 1,517 1,563 60,851,341 1,114,117 429,045 1,358 12,047 1,178,333 4,019,497 10,896 2,009,053 185,800 553 89,133 2,542,885 228,609 8,985 214,277.35 37,272.04 2,112 $152,128.31 2,785.28 734.91 3.39 24.09 2,945.83 10,048.71 16.34 3,013.56 464.50 1.38 178.26 5,143.79 571.45 13.48 2,142.77 1,520.46 21.12 429.70 31.26 3,614.11 205.88 796.60 880.24 333.86 2,357.29 $190,406.57 $382,510.52 5,113.61 2,008.63 23.88 3,133.71 6,301.35 18.06 402.07 8.04 5,812.61 615.23 266.50 69.45 1,320.37 697.50 93.74 $408,395.27 $534,638.83 7,898.89 2,743.54 3.39 47.97 6,079.54 16,350.06 34.40 3,415.63 464.50 1.38 186.30 10,956.40 1,186.68 13.48 2,142.77 1,520.46 21.12 696.20 100.71 3,614.11 205.88 796.60 2,200.61 1,031.36 2,451.03 $598,801.84 Page 145 Division of Timber Management Cut Under Permit Pine J. Pine Hemlock __. Spruce Birch 607.000 ft. B.M. 156,000 ft. B.M. 14,000 ft. B.M. 176,000 ft. B.M. 152,000 ft. B.M. Mixed Logs Poles Posts Fuelwood Pulpwood 100,000 ft. B.M. 2,557 Pieces 3,815 Pieces 5,329.00 Cords 4,100.00 Cords T.-\BLE No. Si PARRY SOUND Classification of .\xxu.\l Timber Return Ye.\r Ending March 3 1st, 1950 pieces feet dues dues total CORDS Pine Logs Pine Booms Ash Logs Basswood Logs Beech Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs . .. Hemlock Booms.. Maple Logs.. Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Poles (Pieces) Posts (Pieces) Fuelwood (Hard)-— Balsam Pulpwood. .. Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood 1.835.71 82.50 151.29 679.15 33,777 237 423 15,308 469 165,290 713 2,206 174,627 217 30,754 409 92 34,795 685 104 29 264 2,493,008 16,601 23,469 683,364 23,356 14.422,367 7.945 187,859 7,933.916 19.010 2,137,390 28,275 2,917 1,174,938 71.019 1.185 S 6.232.42 41.50 58.66 1,708.37 58.38 36,055.83 11.91 470.75 11,900.85 47.51 5,343.46 70.68 5.83 2,349.92 177.51 1.78 9.00 5.28 917.85 59.40 104.68 950.81 S64.582.38 S 6,807.24 115.87 8.10 722.82 31,193.44 167.92 3,181.69 10.97 3,316.26 54.11 2.242.85 73.69 1.47 280.23 69.60 15.66 $48,261.92 $ 13,039.66 157.37 66.76 2,431.19 58.38 67,249.27 11.91 638.67 15,082.54 58.48 8,659.72 124.79 5.83 4.592.77 251.20 3.25 9.00 5.28 1.198.08 59.40 174.28 966.47 $114,844.30 Cut Under Permit Pine. H. Wood _ Basswood. Hemlock... Birch Oak Maple Tamarac... 310.589 ft. B.M. 245,863 ft. B.M. 17,482 ft. B.M. 582,531 ft. B.M. 383,525 ft. B.M. 4,775 ft. B.M. 239,917 ft. B.M. 2,119 ft. B.M. Spruce Poplar Mixed Logs . Posts Poles Fuelwood Pulpwood 128.196 ft. B.M. 17,685 ft. B.M. 70.674 lin. ft. 815 Pieces 85 Pieces 2,757.00 Cords 4,162.00 Cords Table No. Sj PORT ARTHUR Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31st, 1950 bonus total CORDS PIECES FEET DUES Pine Log~ Pine Booms.— J. Pine Logs... J. Pine Boom? 4,359 218 202,024 214,336 62,428 2.921,411 1 vo:' 535.84 156.06 6,297.02 1,303.05 468.20 13,686.20 SO. 00 1,838.89 624.26 19.983.22 124. 71 L'ontinurd on .Vf.vf P(if,e Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 146 Ash Logs Balsam Logs. Birch Logs 378.36 94.88 32,717.45 14,704.19 886.27 215,528.91 6,648.22 4,419.59 1,809.68 183.92 63 7,129 1,887 245 11,495 49,246 6,518 2,031 511 141 364 9.025 962 63,191 23,555 9,436 207,086 1,114,937 782,610 5,640 8,444.46 139,969.79 2.40 126.39 58.88 14.15 414.18 2,229.87 1,956.80 203.10 10.22 112.80 433.32 5,951.85 189.18 23.71 22,888.12 5,881.37 354.51 299,946.72 2.40 291.58 40.73 42.00 617.69 5,712.75 3,439.80 40.62 20.44 67.08 28.95 16,033.32 1,556.91 68.42 99,980.83 8,591.27 6,555.54 904.84 18.39 4.80 417.97 99.61 Cedar Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Ties (Pieces) S6.1S 1,031.87 7,942.62 5,396.60 243.72 Posts (Pieces) 30.66 Piling din. ft.) 112.80 Piling (cu.ft.) 433.32 Poles (cu ft.) 5,951.85 Fuelwood (Hard) ... Fuelwood (Soft)..... Balsam Pulpwood .. J. Pine Pulpwood.... Poplar Pulpwood .... Spruce Pulpwood... Pulpwood Exported Included in previous cordage Spruce 256.26 52.66 38,921.44 7,438.28 422.93 399,927.55 8,591.27 Balsam 6,555.54 J. Pine Poplar 904.84 18.39 5347,821.30 $159,560.91 $507,382.21 Cut Under Permit Pine 256,741 ft. BM. J. Pine 301,559 ft. B.M. Spruce 58,768 ft. B.M. Balsam 34,563 ft. B.M. Poplar- 4,841 ft. B.M. J. Pine Pulp 434.91 Cords Spruce Pulp.. Poplar Pulp.. Fuelwood Piling Posts.. Poles 121.53 Cords 58.80 Cords 1,645.59 Cords 2,081.78 cu.ft. 904 Pieces IS Pieces Table No. 5k TWEED Cl.assitication of Anxu.\l Timber Return Ye.ar Ending March 31st, 1950 cords pieces feet dues bonus total Pine Logs Pine Booms Ash Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs . Beech Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs Cherry Logs... Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms.. Maple Logs... Oak Logs... Poplar Logs Spruce Logs 253,391 445 2,111 13,871 26,165 4,228 25,206 4,911 241 2,265 96,607 534 39,348 3,038 24,626 72,835 8,452,878 46,409 88,599 155,448 1,030,284 185,629 1,804,136 80,366 13,321 206,060 4,176,142 68,262 2,624,355 123,186 680,653 1,878,257 $21,132.15 116.00 221.47 310.92 2,575.65 464.03 4,510.24 120.52 33.29 515.12 6,264.07 170.63 6,560.81 307.92 1,363.26 3,756.61 $19,571.03 72.87 219.42 336.35 4,106.10 337.68 6,084.64 210.96 31.13 522.80 4,109.16 .71 7,638.42 647.28 1,531.26 3,731.09 $40,703.18 188.87 440.89 647.27 6,681.75 801.71 10,594.88 331.48 64.42 1,037.92 10,373.23 171.34 14,199.23 955.20 2,894.52 7,487.70 Page 147 Division of Timber Management SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Spruce Booms Tamarac Logs Poles (Pieces) 447.30 142.00 177.02 11.58 180.95 573 ii2 124 818 168 62,809 6,111 156.98 917 36.50 16.36 25.20 223.65 35.50 123.92 4.63 25i.i3 57.53 17.18 33.50 12.06 4.50 .91 8.11 214.51 26.35 70 00 Posts (Pieces) Xmas Trees (Pieces) Fuel wood (Hard).__. Fuehvood (Soft)„-.- Balsam Pulpwood _ Poplar Pulpwood Spruce Pulpwood— 28.42 25.20 228.15 35.50 124.83 12.74 253.33 $49,307.93 $49,284.69 $98,592.62 Cut Under Permit Pine Oak Maple Birch Basswood __ Hemlock ..._ Poplar Spruce 575,065 ft. B.M. 24,713 ft. B.M. 162,643 ft. B.M. 36,363 ft. B.M. 92,607 ft. B.M. 147,856 ft. B.M. 45,524 ft. B.M. 174,813 ft. B.M. Balsam Elm Ash Cedar Poles Posts Fuehvood Pulpwood 48,352 ft. B.M. 21,946 ft. B.M. 8,970 ft. B.M. 9,015 ft. B.M. 100 Pieces 1,880 Pieces 353.99 Cords 471.60 Cords Piling lumber for use in manufacturing, Sudbury. Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 148 Table No. Sl SAULT STE. MARIE Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 31st, 1950 CORDS pieces feet DUES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs Pine Booms J. Pine Logs J. Pine Booms Ash Logs Balsam Logs... Birch Logs... Cedar Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Car Stakes (Pieces) Poles (Pieces).... Posts (Pieces) Posts (lin. ft.).... Poles (lin. ft.) Poles (cu. ft.)- Balsam Pulpwood ... J. Pine Pulpwood .. Poplar Pulpwood - Spruce Pulpwood... 11,125.33 9,042.12 4,563.09 85,713.92 27,302 83 115,805 741 165 353 42,150 1,285 339 12,278 22,974 1,491 143 19,172 1,036 3,025 168 6,255 120 1,688 404 1,971,010 6,785 2,785,042 38,975 11,468 4,851 3,354,872 25,369 31,938 851,191 1,189,293 134,321 4,929 594,664 98,983 960 41,924 6,396.10 4,927.51 16.96 4,178.61 97.43 28.60 9.70 8,387.13 38.05 79.82 1,276.76 2,973.18 335.84 9.86 1,199.64 247.46 181.50 45.00 135.50 8.48 628.86 281.69 7,787.73 3,616.85 1,825.23 119,999.48 $158,316.87 $11,298.43 64.46 13,814.60 178.55 39.32 15.59 15,352.04 9.78 177.58 3,172.98 4,489.97 667.39 15.66 2,550.05 373.61 42.00 135.01 4,069.95 3,584.59 1,364.13 24,262.41 $85,678.10 ; 16,225.94 81.42 17,993.21 275.98 67.92 25.29 23,739.17 47.83 257.40 4,449.74 7,463.15 1,003.23 25.52 3,749.69 621.07 181.50 87.00 270.51 8.48 628.86 281.69 11,857.68 7,201.44 3,189.36 144,261.89 $243,994.97 Cut Under Permit Pine 86,714 ft. B.M. J. Pine - - 68,485 ft. B.M. Birch 586,766 ft. B.M. Oak 23,814 ft. B.M. Maple 260,385 ft. B.M. Elm __ 6,370 ft. B.M. Spruce _. 92,727 ft. B.M. Hemlock 130,552 ft. B.M. 729 ft. B.M. 29,287 ft. B.M. 8,248 lin. ft. 70,308 lin. ft. __ 24 Pieces Fuelwood.. ___. -.-. 1,500.00 Cords Balsam. Poplar... J. Pine.. Spruce... Posts ... Table No. 5m SIOUX LOOKOUT Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending March 3 1st, 1950 CORDS pieces feet DUES BONUS total Pine Logs Pine Booms J. Pine Logs ... J. Pine Booms . Balsam Logs .-. Poplar Logs .... Spruce Logs .... Spruce Booms Ties ( Pieces). .- Poles ( Pieces )- Poles (cu. ft.).. 7,885 50 365,859 274 123 202 81,557 1,560 25,628 25 5,328 296,119 9,506 5,620,490 28,552 2,192 12,062 2,071,005 340,897 66,862.53 740.29 23.76 11,141.09 71.37 4.38 24.12 4,142.03 852.22 2,562.80 6.25 2,573.93 p 2,224.14 64.87 24,678.97 101.50 8.77 54.28 11,015.41 1,573.38 1,025.12 6.25 $ 2,964.43 88.63 35,820.06 172.87 13.15 78.40 15,157.44 2,425.60 3,587.92 12.50 2,573.93 Page 149 Division of Timber Management SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOT.AL Lagging (lin. ft.).. 2,016 32.256 161.28 Balsam Pulpwood 8,558.85 161.28 5,991.20 124.13 6,115.33 J. Pine Pulpwood... 17.268.89 6,908.14 3,883.52 10,791.66 Poplar Pulpwood 11.00 4.40 1.10 5.50 Spruce Pulpwood .- 116,731.31 154,998.86 12,366.27 167,365.13 Pulpwood E.xported Included in previous cordages Balsam 1,888.18 1,888.18 1,888.18 J. Pine... .96 .48 .48 Spruce 23,271.55 23,271.55 23,271.55 $190,206.12 $82,287.92 S2 72.494.04 Cut Under Permit J. Pine 163,022 ft. B.M. Poles.... Poplar 750 ft. B.M. Posts Spruce _. 410,770 ft. B.M. Fuelwood . Birch 8,903 ft. B.M. Pulpwood. Spruce 462,906 lin. ft. 237 Pieces 390 Pieces 14,828.50 Cords 3,380.28 Cords Table No. 5n SUDBURY Cl.assitication of Annu.al Timber Return Ye.ar Ending March 3 1st, 1950 PIECES Dl'ES BONUS TOTAL Pine Logs Pine Booms _._ J. Pine Logs _.... J. Pine Booms Ash Logs....- Basswood Logs.. Birch Logs... Cedar Logs Elm Logs Hemlock Logs. Hemlock Booms Maple Logs Oak Logs Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Piling (cu.ft.) Poles (cu.ft.) Poles (Pieces)... Posts (Pieces) Car Stakes (Pieces) Lagging (Pieces) Fuelwood (Hard)... Fuelwood (Soft)..... Balsam Pulpwocd .. J. Pine Pulpwood ... Poplar Pulpwood ... Spruce Pulpwood .. 379.37 529.83 386.41 ,787.59 ,356.14 ,009.50 276 146,479 137,503 379 422 638 8,342 2,500 37 3,213 95 1,511 4 2,163 31,366 i22 520 418 1,758 7,485 3,956 3,460 6,273,529 36,522 1,786,795 25,454 12,069 19,820 269,235 20,078 2,511 142,658 7,861 47,236 54 24,000 562,259 17,861 5,487.00 5,307.13 .'pl7,198.87 91.30 5,653.16 63.63 30.17 49.55 673.08 30.11 6.28 213.98 19.65 118.08 .13 48.02 1,124.52 44.65 190.19 208.85 574.00 149.70 171.60 167.46 189.68 132.46 270.48 11,115.04 942.46 11,213.29 $50,699.39 $33,494.55 126.83 3,897.63 94.34 83.28 242.71 832.41 113.94 8.79 715.16 192.59 127.60 67.91 2,365.63 127.19 9.78 270.67 2,029.96 813.03 362.98 $45,976.98 $50,693.42 218.13 9,550.79 157.97 113.45 292.26 1,505.49 144.05 15.07 929.14 212.24 245.68 .13 115.93 3,490.15 171.84 199.19 208.85 574.00 159.48 171.60 167.46 189.68 132.46 541.15 13,145.00 1,755.49 11,576.27 $96,676.37 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 150 Cut Under Permit Pine 584,207 ft. B.M. J. Pine ..__ 146,564 ft. B.M. Spruce 103,160 ft. B.M. Hemlock 79,612 ft. B.M. Hardwood 12,310 ft. B.M. Poplar _ 27,624 ft. B.M. Cedar 5,764 ft. B.M. Fuelwood 5,175.92 Cords Pulpwood 2,700.35 Cords Lagging 6,637 Pieces Posts 5,161 Pieces Poles 448 Pieces T.ABLE No. 5o SWASTIKA Classification of Annual Timber Return Year Ending M.'^rch 31st, 1950 CORDS PIECES feet DUES BONUS Pine Logs Pine Booms._ J. Pine Logs - J. Pine Booms Balsam Logs Birch Logs Cedar Logs.- .- Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms — - Tamarac Logs Ties (Pieces) Poles (Pieces) Posts (Pieces) Fuelwood (Hard) — Fuelwood (Soft).._.. Lagging Balsam Pulpwood.., J. Pine Pulpwood Poplar Pulpwood ., Spruce Pulpwood ... Pulpwood Exported Included in previous cordages Spruce 806.92 2,486.92 222.84 11.00 3,056.00 454.28 23,843.83 250.43 44,026 22 978,055 1,178 83 6 109 10,531 188,499 645 51 2,922 214 933 3,284,011 741 10,699,351 56,313 845 47 1,015 183,702 2,195,446 60,390 864 $ 8,210.00 1.85 19,219.83 140.78 1.69 .12 1.52 367.41 4,391.07 150.97 1.30 292.20 56.50 18.66 403.45 621.71 311.98 7.70 1,222.39 181.71 33,381.35 $68,984.19 $ 19,259.11 9.26 65,200.21 376.95 6.02 .20 522.95 15,970.66 399.60 5.62 146.10 53.50 46.65 105.08 501.57 207.68 5.50 917.88 186.86 10,798.73 250.43 §114,970.56 27,469.11 11.11 84,420.04 517.73 7.71 .12 1.72 890.36 20,361.73 550.57 6.92 438.30 110.00 65.31 508.53 1,123.28 519.66 13.20 2,140.27 368.57 44,180.08 250.43 $183,954.75 Cut Under Permit Pine - 33,651 ft. B.M. J. Pine 633,625 ft. B.M. Spruce 535,934 ft. B.M. Poplar 7 6 ,02 2 f t . B .M . Ties 8,067 Pieces Posts 4,405 Pieces Poles 152 Pieces Spruce Pulp 4,189.62 Cords J. Pine Pulp 1,187.46 Cords Poplar Pulp 329.34 Cords Fuelwood 7,751.87 Cords Table No. 5p LINDSAY Classification of Annual Timber Return Ye.\r Ending March 31st, 1950 cords pieces feet dues bonus TOTAL Pine Logs Pine Booms Ash Logs Balsam Logs Basswood Logs. Beech Logs 17,623 58 8 2 8,681 71 965,510 6,224 324 29 290,564 4,920 $ 2,413.74 15.55 .81 .06 726.37 12. .50 $ 5,977.50 35.56 .23 1,258.35 17.38 8,391.24 51.11 .81 .29 1,984.72 29.68 Page 151 Division of Timber Management SPECIES CORDS PIECES FEET DUES BONUS TOTAL Birch Logs Cedar Logs... Elm Logs Hemlock Logs Hemlock Booms Maple Logs.. Oak Logs 49.00 2.00 5,611 1,554 916 78,593 31 13,709 434 2,931 19,308 347 1,433 576,630 19,269 50,056 3,071,861 3,678 949,864 26,676 62,459 412,852 30,054 1,441.57 28.95 125.13 4,607.76 9.20 2,374.64 66.67 124.92 825.69 75.13 24.50 .50 28.66 5,058.29 23.02 131.69 2,634.74 6.20 3,301.15 64.43 97.02 663.52 150.49 6,499.86 51.97 256.82 7,242.50 15.40 5,675.79 131.10 221.94 1,489.21 225.62 24.50 .50 28.66 Poplar Logs Spruce Logs Spruce Booms Fuel wood (Hard),.. Fuel wood (Soft).-.-. Posts (Pieces) §12,902.15 S19,419.57 $32,321.72 Cut Under Permit Pine Hemlock .. Spruce Balsam Maple.. Birch Basswood Elm. Poplar 194,137 222,426 172,819 27,242 587,351 92,592 30,738 41.586 73,348 ft. B.M. ft. B.M. B.M. B.M. B.M. B.M. B.M. ft. B.M. ft. B.M. Oak .- Ash Beech Tamarac... Poles Fuelwood Pulpwood Bolts 19,215 ft. B.M. 4,849 ft. B.M. 23,726 ft. B.M. 1,859 ft. B.M. 19 Pieces 381.00 Cords 157.50 Cords 214.00 Cords Logs from a n'inter cuttiuf^ piled at a sanmill, Moose R. Crossi7ig, Out. 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