PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES ._ R. G. WmusTON, Minister E. W. Bassett, Deputy Minister of Lan REPORT of the LANDS SERVICE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 1964 Victoria, B.C., January 31, 1965. To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes, V.C., P.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: Herewith I beg respectfully to submit the Annual Report of the British Columbia Lands Service of the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources for the year ended December 31, 1964. R. G. WDLLISTON, Minister of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources. Victoria, B.C., January 31, 1965. The Honourable R. G. Williston, Minister of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the British Columbia Lands Service of the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources for the 12 months ended December 31, 1964. E. W. BASSETT, Deputy Minister of Lands. Introduction by the Deputy Min Accounting Division Lands Branch— Superintendent of Lands Land Inspection Division- Surveys and Mapping Branch— Surveyor-Genera] Legal Surveys Division Topographic Division Geographic Division Air Division University Endowment Lands Land Settlement Board Personnel Office Mail and File Room__ PS m m Hi I h K I If W 1 _*f I I Report of the British Columbia Lands Service E. W. Bassett, B.A.Sc, B.C.R.F., Deputy Minister of Lands It is the responsibility of the Lands Service to administer lands held by the Crown in the right of the Province of British Columbia, and to develop and maintain the framework of surveys and maps necessary for orderly settlement and economic growth. The areal magnitude of the Province reveals the immensity of these tasks. Of British Columbia's 366,255 square miles of land and water, the area currently alienated to private ownership is 19,751 square miles. Another 3,883 square miles are Federal lands, while the remaining 342,621 square miles consist of Provincial Crown lands. While the size of the Province is mathematically stable, the population is increasing at a rate faster than that of any other Canadian Province. In October, 1964, the estimated population of British Columbia was 1,758,000, a gain of nearly 130,000 since the census of 1961. This increasing population adds to the complexity of Crown-land delineation and ac_ministration. Lands Service revenues increased sharply in 1964. Compared with 1963, collections were more than $552,000 higher, a rise of 27 per cent. A substantial growth of new accounts and higher returns from land rentals were major factors responsible for the increase. Furthermore, sales of Crown lands were $195,000 greater than in 1963, and proceeds from the sale of maps and aerial photographs were up more than $21,000. The Province's industrial prosperity is spreading in an ever-widening radius away from the traditional cores in the major cities. Expansion of the mining and forest industries has stimulated the alienation of blocks of Crown lands as the basis for the private planning and development of entirely new communities. Examples of such new communities based on mineral resources are at Hendrix Lake, Topley Landing, Fraser Lake, and Gowing Island, while Rumble Beach and Gold River have been founded as the result of growth of the forest industry. In co-operation with other Government departments and services, notably the Department of Highways, Department of Recreation and Conservation, and the Forest Service, strip .reserves from alienation, ranging in width from 5 to 20 chains, were established in 1964 applicable to all Crown lands along the Blueberry Creek- Paulson and Salmo-Creston sections of the Southern Trans-Canada Highway and on Highway No. 3b (Sheep Lake-Rossland). The system of strip reserves allows areas most suitable for public and private use to be examined and set aside. In particular, it makes possible the preservation of aesthetic values so easily lost through unco-ordinated development. The Lands Service continued its policy of establishing Crown subdivisions in unorganized territory where general public demand indicates the need. Subdivisions were created at Dease Lake, Bednesti Lake, Port Hardy, 70 Mile House, Ryder Lake, Hendrix Lake, and Berman Lake, and had reached the planning stage at Beaver Harbour, Apex Mountain, Hart Lake, Cluculz Lake, Simon Bay of Fraser Lake, and along the road to Beatton River. Approximately 740,000 acres of land were examined by personnel of the Land Inspection Division in 1964. The total of 5,174 separate inspections represented a 22-per-cent increase over the previous year. The total of annual repeat inspections, such as review of leases, Crown-grant applications, and pre-emption inspections, is expected to increase in the future, primarily as the result of a trend toward more alienation by leasehold. CC 10 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES To ease the work load of the Land Inspection Division, three Land Inspectors were added to the staff and a new district office was established at Victoria. The Legal Surveys, Topographic, Geographic, and Air Divisions of the Surveys and Mapping Branch were very active during 1964. The Legal Surveys Division issued 1,199 sets of instructions for the survey of Crown lands, an increase of 278 over 1963. This is the first time that more than 1,000 sets of instructions have been issued in a year. Sets of field-notes returned to the Legal Surveys Division totalled 660, and covered 910 lots surveyed under the Land Act and 78 under the Mineral Act. Surveys made under the Land Registry Act accounted for another 562 plans received from land surveyors. Among the field surveys completed by Divisional staff were 479 home-site lots, of which 205 were on lake-frontage; 75 town lots; and 5,200 acres of section blocks or acreage lots. Other surveys included park-sites at Sproat Lake, Christina Lake, Summerland, Windermere, Galiano Island, Driftwood Creek, and Spectacle Lake, and 67.7 miles of main highway. Field crews of the Topographic Division placed 350 co-ordinate survey monuments in the northern part of Surrey Municipality and 60 at Dawson Creek. Using the vessel " B.C. Surveyor," a helicopter, and four-wheel-drive vehicle, another field party established a perimeter control survey of Graham Island. Field control was also conducted in the Peace River power-project reservoir area. Among other achievements were 170 miles of levelling north of Fort St. John, horizontal and vertical control for a Forest Service access road south-west from Riske Creek, field control and plan of a proposed Forest Service bridge over Slesse Creek, and field control for a study by the Water Resources Service on the Sechelt Peninsula. Eight standard National Topographic Series map-sheets covering approximately 2,930 square miles and 16 large-scale projects were processed in the Photogrammetric Section of the Topographic Division. The staff of the Geographic Division produced six entirely new map-sheets, of which three were National Topographic series maps at 1:250,000 scale and one at l-inch-to-2-miles scale. These sheets show the status of Crown-land alienation to the date of issue. Another new map was a second edition of Map 1 j, a very popular sheet covering the Province at l-inch-to-30-miles scale. A specially prepared map, Ijps, also at l-_nch-to-30-miles scale, was prepared to accompany a bulletin published by the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources. A list of new place-names and name changes for British Columbia was sent to Ottawa for printing in a revised edition of the Provincial Gazetteer. Maps distributed to other Government departments and the public numbered 88,322, an average of 350 during each working-day of the year. Final interim maps covering 3,200 square miles at 4-inches-to-l-mile (20- chain) scale were produced for general distribution by the Air Division, while principal-point lay-downs were completed for 13,200 square miles at 4-inches-to-l-mile scale and 1,400 square miles at 2-inches-to-l-mile (40-chain) scale. A significant increase in performance efficiency was noted in 1964, the first full year of operation of the converted Beechcraft D 18 (Expeditor) aircraft. Though weather was generally poor during the flying season, a brief period of optimum conditions enabled an aerial photographic unit to obtain, for the first time, complete coverage of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Several special photographic assignments were also completed; for example, a series of time-interval photo flights was made for a Pollution-control Board study in Cordova Bay and a major landslide was photographed on the Chilcotin River. A new electronic contact printer in the film-processing laboratory helped to boost reprint production to 162,210, a new record. INTRODUCTION CC 11 While the British Columbia Forest Service continues to be the largest single user of aerial photographs, requisitions from other public and private sources are substantial; for example, mining companies requested 14,126 standard 9- by 9-inch loans and reprints in 1964, while forest industries requisitioned 14,904. Other private users include schools and universities, individuals, commercial air surveys, and real-estate companies. At the University Endowment Lands, plans for a new access road were completed and work continued on improvements to the water-supply system. The Land Settlement Board recorded collections of $92,113 in 1964, of which $67,960 was derived from the sale and rental of Doukhobor lands in the Southeastern Interior. More detailed descriptions of the work of the branches and divisions of the Lands Service during 1964 are set out in the following pages. ACCOUNTING DIVISION ACCOUNTING DIVISION CC 15 ACCOUNTING DIVISION M. B. Maclean, B.Com., Departmental Comptroller The continued high level of economic activity in the Province is reflected in the demand for Crown lands. The Department's policy in the Peace River area of alienating lands by lease, with option to purchase, is well emphasized by the very substantial increase in lease accounts. Collections on purchase accounts has been exceptionally good during the past year. While there was a 40-per-cent increase in new accounts—783 in 1963 and 1,099 in 1964—the number of active accounts at the end of the year had increased by only 5 per cent. This is indicative of a fairly large turnover in purchase accounts —as new ones are being created, old ones are being completed. During 1964, cancellations for non-payment have been the lowest on record. The Accounting Division has again managed to deal with a very substantial increase in volume of work without increasing staff. This has only been possible through good co-operation from staff members and a continuous scrutiny of methods, systems, and practices with streamlining and short cuts wherever possible, yet maintaining sufficient records for statistical and audit purposes. Lease Accounts December 31, 1963 6,202 December 31, 1964 7,417 Increase, 19V_. percent, compared to 14 per cent in 1963. Increase, 5 per cent. New certificates of purchase, 1963 New certificates of purchase, 1964 Increase, 40 pi lcrease, 27 per cent over 1963. Statistical Tables $1,485,539.13 982,137.88 Sale of maps and air photos 3S £________. 119,433.33 Total $2,587,110.34 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES 1955 —I i 3'SMBS^T_j«gi_ $1,398,313.16 1956 — i i ii—— 1,437,130.44 1957 _______■—■ 1,302,065.35 1958 __■■ 1,340,045.76 1959 ______________-___-_-___l 1,323,877.29 1960 ■_____—■■ li I'lll-t 1,714,220.41 1961 ■■■ i ii i 'li !■—_■__■ 1,765,207.54 1962 ____________________________■__-_-_ 1,847,457.83 1963 ■_______■ I i «_»:_---__'_i__t3____________i 2,034,841.80 1964 _______________-_-_-__----____-_----_____l 2,587,110.34 . $16,750,269.92 Ten-year average, $1,675,026.99. Table 3.—Classification of Revenue Collections for the Year Ended December 31,1964 Land sales— Country lands $840,134.14 Town lots 138,285.05 1,195.00 2,523.69 Land leases, rentals, fees, etc.— Foreshore leases— Booming and log storage $353,094.26 Commercial (marinas, etc.) 267,523.73 Oyster 12,056.95 Miscellaneous (foreshore protection, etc.) 1,943.30 Land leases— Grazing and (or) agriculture $100,288.81 Quarrying (limestone, sand and gravel) 38,952.14 Camp-site (lodge, fishing) 7,090.09 Home-site 1,465.88 Miscellaneous (residential, etc.) _ 142,741.02 290,537.94 Land-use permits 3,380.15 Licences of occupation 10,882.85 Royalty collections __ 137,840.86 Easement collections— Annual rentals $3,285.23 Outright considerations _ 89,364.47 ACCOUNTING DIVISION Land leases, rentals, fees, etc.—Cor Crown grant Assignment Miscellaneous (lease, search, g .tc.) ... Sale of maps and air photos— Legal Division Geographic Division Air Division $10,440.00 2,890.00 9,202.00 $22,532.00 293,097.39 3 $35,901.33 45,167.06 38,364.94 - $1,485,539.13 119,433.33 . $2,587,110.34 Table 4.—Comparh 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 $425,595.79 576,331.17 472,415.55 650,229.73 668,367.70 842,413.17 1,001,071.13 933,607.66 1,149,650.45 I 1,485,539.13 . $8,160,221.48 Table 5.—Comparison of Land Sales for 10-ye 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Period 1955-64, Inclusive $605,469.42 573,976.49 522,825.65 677,036.15 589,975.24 806,723.54 703,705.71 836,270.32 787,184.11 982,137.88 LANDS BRANCH THE LANDS BRANCH At the time of the Fraser River gold-rush in 1858 the demand for land in British Columbia was greatly intensified and pre-emptions predated surveys. Within four years 254 pre-emptors had taken up more than 50,000 acres of land. To facilitate the transfer of real estate and provide for the registration of titles, the Land Registry Act was passed in 1860. The Government of the Province of British Columbia was now in the real- estate business in a big way; the more than 366,000 square miles of land and water that constitutes British Columbia was the real estate in question. With the entrance of British Columbia into Confederation in 1871, the demand for land quickened to a rush, and over the next thirty years the land-settler (and the promoter) succeeded the gold-miner in importance. Railroads were built and land grants passed, cities came into being, and companies became established. Land was at the core of all developments. The task of land administration became very heavy and necessitated the formation of a Department of Lands in 1908. In 1912 a Forest Branch was included in the Department of Lands. Today the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources exercises control of more than 90 per cent of the surface of British Columbia. How does the Lands Branch fit into the total organization of the British Columbia Lands Service of today? The relation may be expressed briefly. The Lands Branch has jurisdiction in matters pertaining to the disposition of Crown land, and is present and future, of the Province must be protected at all times. When an individual, or group, desires to purchase or lease Crown land, the application is directed to the Superintendent of Lands, head of the Lands Branch. His authority governs the following matters:— Sale, lease, and pre-emption of Crown lands for such purposes as agricultural, industrial, commercial, and home-sites. Preparation and issuance of Crown grants under the Land Act and the Mineral Preparation and issuance of right-of-way easements for power, telephone, pipe Reservation of suitable Crown lands and foreshore for national defence, use and enjoyment of the public, forestry experimentation, fisheries research work, highways, etc. Granting railway rights-of-way under various Statutes. Protection of historic sites from alienation. Reservation and conveying of Crown lands for such purposes as school-sites, cemeteries, and fair grounds. Leasing of land and foreshore for such varied purposes as wharf-sites, booming- grounds, canneries, oyster and other mollusc fisheries, and for boat-houses, quarry-sites, cattle-ranching, trappers' cabins, ship-building, and aircraft To perform these and other functions efficiently, the Lands Branch works in close co-operation with a great number of other agencies, such as municipal and city administrations, town-planning authorities, the British Columbia Forest Service, the Water Resources Service, the Surveys and Mapping Branch within the British Columbia Lands Service, and all the departments in the Government of the Province, notably Highways, Education, Attorney-General, and Agriculture. Outside the Provincial departments there is much business transacted with Federal departments, such as the Department of National Defence, the Veterans' Land Settlement Act administration, the Public Works Department, and the Indian Affairs Branch of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. Direct service to the people of British Columbia is the first duty of the Lands Branch and this takes the bulk of the time of the Lands Branch personnel. Associated with this prime duty is the important function of the maintenance of the records, which in many cases are the only ones in British Columbia showing the correct legal status of the surface of the Province. CC 22 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES LANDS BRANCH D. Borthwick, B.S.A., B.Ed., A.A.C.I., Superintendent of Lands Upon reviewing the activities of the Lands Service over the past year, it is clearly evident that the steadily increasing interest in Crown lands reported in 1963 has been maintained in 1964. This activity can be attributed to a large extent to the expanding economy of the Province. The incoming mail increased from 32,133 pieces in 1963 to 35,199 pieces in 1964, or 9.5 per cent. Land Act collections increased from $1,936,834 in 1963 to $2,452,891 in 1964, or an increase of 26.6 per cent. The Land Inspection Division completed 5,174 field examinations, comprising a total of 740,000 acres of Crown land. Increased interest in Crown lands has generally occurred in those areas of the Province where considerable industrial expansion is taking place. As a result of the rapid expansion of the forest industry in Central British Columbia, the greatest land activity over the past year has occurred in the Prince George to Terrace region, where many agricultural and home-site applications are being processed. The expanding mining and logging industries have resulted in the creation of a number of new townsites throughout the Province. Most of these new communities are in relatively remote locations close to the particular resource being developed. Generally speaking, the industrial company acquires a block of Crown land from the Department and then proceeds to develop same with the aid of town planners. Many of these townsites are developed complete with sewer and water services before the lots are disposed of. Most of the companies, while underwriting the initial capital expenditures to get the townsite under way, intend to dispose of the lots to their employees in order that the small community becomes a responsible corporate body rather than a company town. Communities of this nature are being developed at Rumble Beach, Hendrix Lake, Gold River, Fraser Lake, Topley Landing, and Gowing Island. Agricultural applications in the Peace River District have tapered off over the past year. This is largely due to the fact that most of the desirable readily accessible arable lands have already been taken up and prospective settlers must now seek arable lands in more remote and less accessible areas of the district. All agricultural lands in this area are now being disposed of on a lease basis, with an option to purchase if and when a reasonable amount of development work has been completed. Generally speaking, only those lands that are at least 50 per cent arable are considered for agricultural leases. Grazing lands in the Peace River District are being handled almost entirely on a grazing permit basis rather than on a lease basis. In order to curtail strip development along new major Provincial highways, the Lands Service has instituted a policy of reconnoitring these highways for the purpose of selecting suitable sites to be made available to the public for commercial and residential development. The remainder of the Crown land fronting on the highway is reserved for aesthetic purposes and for the use, recreation, and enjoyment of the public. Strip reserves of this nature, ranging from 5 to 20 chains wide, were established along the Blueberry-Paulson, Sheep Lake-Rossland, and Salmo-Creston Highways this past year. Similar reserves have already been established along the Hope-Princeton and Rogers Pass Highways. Completion of the Stewart-Cassiar Road to the Stikine River Crossing enabled the Department to lift the highway reserve over this section of road. Here again, prior to lifting the reserve, a reconnaissance carried out by the Land Inspector and the Park Inspector resulted in the establishment of public reserves at strategic locations. Furthermore, following numerous inquiries for residential lots at the junction of the Stewart-Cassiar Road and the Telegraph Creek Road, the Lands Service undertook a Crown subdivision in this locale. Sites within the subdivision have been set aside for the Forest Service, the Department of Highways, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It is anticipated the remaining lots in the subdivision will be disposed of by public competition early in 1965. The Department has continued its policy of laying out Crown subdivisions in unorganized areas of the Province when public demand has become apparent. In addition to the Dease Lake subdivision referred to above, subdivisions were laid out at Bednesti Lake, Port Hardy, 70 Mile House, Ryder Lake, Hendrix Lake, and Berman Lake. Crown subdivisions are also in the planning stage at Beaver Harbour, Apex Mountain, Hart Lake, Cluculz Lake, Simon Bay on Fraser Lake, and along the Beatton River Airport Road. A brief summary of the activities of the various sections of the Administration Division of the Lands Branch is set out hereunder:— Lease Section.—The number of new lease applications decreased from 2,719 in 1963 to 2,374 in 1964. This decrease can be attributed to the fact that the majority of lease applications are originating in the Peace River District, where the readily accessible lands have already been alienated. The bulk of the remaining Crown land in this area is either quite remote or of a marginal nature for agricultural purposes, and hence there has been a decline in the number of applications filed. Purchase Section.—The work load of this Section has remained fairly constant. The number of purchase applications received in 1964 was 2,326, as compared to 2,367 in 1963. Since the Department's land policy is oriented toward lease, performance and then purchase, it is anticipated that the number of purchase applications will decline for the next few years and then keep pace with the lease applications as the various lessees prove up and make application to purchase. Crown Grants Section.—The volume of work in the Crown Grant Section has shown a significant increase in 1964. There were 1,163 Crown grants issued in 1964, as compared to 1,042 in 1963, or an increase of 11 per cent. This increase can be attributed mainly to the fact that the Department sold 180 more town lots in 1964 than it did in 1963. Pre-emption and Reserve Section.—There was a further decrease in the number of applications for pre-emptions and reserves, from a total of 594 in 1963 to 551 in 1964. However, there was a sharp rise in the number of inquiries handled by this Section, from 2,571 in 1963 to 3,145 in 1964, or an increase of 22 per cent. Status Section.—The number of statuses completed increased from 17,710 in 1963 to 24,172 in 1964, or 31 per cent. Most of this increase occurred in the statusing of town lots. Easement Section.—The number of easements granted in 1964 increased by 28 per cent. Most of the additional easements granted were in the gas and oil pipe-line and well-site categories. General Activity.—During 1964 a total of 30 acreage parcels were tendered for sale, of which 19 parcels were sold for the sum of $20,246. Twenty-six acreage parcels of agricultural lands were offered for lease by tender. 24 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES Twenty public lease auctions involving 276 waterfront lots were held in 1964. One hundred and sixty-two lots were leased at the time of the auction, and many more of the remaining lots subsequently disposed of by direct application. One hundred and ninety-one town lots were offered for sale by public auction. One hundred of these parcels were sold, from which was realized the sum of $170,000. The following tables indicate in detail the work carried out by the various tions of the Lands Service in 1964. Table 1.—Country Land Sales, 1964 Table 2.—Certificates of Purchase Issued, 1964 Fort Fraser Fort George.... Fort St. John I Golden Kamloops Kaslo . Lillooet Nelson New Westminster _ Pouce Coupe Prince Rupert Quesnel Revelstoke Similkameen Smithers Telegraph Creek _ Vancouver Victoria LANDS BRANCH CC Table 3.—Town Lots Sold, 1964 Barriere 13 $2,300.00 Baynes Lake 1 75.00 Beaverdell Station 3 300.00 Beck Lake 2 200.00 Brackendale 8 13,770.00 Campbell River 1 100.00 Chetwynd 1 580.00 Coalmont 30 1,940.00 Cobble Hill 1 50.00 Elko 4 150.00 Endako 1 50.00 Extension 6 725.00 120.00 Fort Fraser 46 3,555.00 Fort Nelson 10 6,030.00 Fraser Lake 337 10,025.00 Golden 1 2,205.55 Hazelton 70 8,800.00 Hedley 1 110.00 Hope _..___^___3 2 610.00 Houston Z, 21 3,305.00 Hudson Hope 1 1,500.00 Huntingdon 1 200.00 Iago Station 1 12.29 Jewel Lake 2 500.00 120.00 Kitchener .. _ 10 100.00 Lardeau 2 75.00 Masset 5 600.00 Midway 28 3,350.00 Moyie 3 300.00 Nanaimo 1 6,625.00 Nelson . 1 50.00 New Denver * 2 150.00 Pemberton 1 280.00 Port Clements 72 3,600.00 Port Coquitlam 17 656.51 Port Edward _______!__! 25 7,625.00 Prince George 27 37,095.00 Prince Rupert 26 13,455.00 Retallack Station 15 375.00 Rock Creek 1 200.00 Savona 5 2,700.00 Silverton 9 125.00 Slocan 3 90.00 Smithers 71 12,065.00 South Wellington 8 1,100.00 Squakum Lake 1 600.00 Stewart 11 5,015.00 CC 26 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES Table 3.—Town Lots Sold, 1964—Continued Tulameen 15 $3,975.00 Vananda 2 460.00 Vernon 1 75.00 Walhachin 6 1,160.00 Wells - 21 2,800.00 Wilmer 6 510.00 Windermere Lake 1 710.00 Wonowon 1 255.00 Ymir 6 105.00 Zeballos 3 1,800.00 Miscellaneous 86 28,135.20 Table 4.—New Leases Issued, 1964 Agriculture 280 122,661.53 Hay and grazing (pasture and hay-cutting) 419 143,353.14 Quarrying (sand, gravel, limestone, etc.) 15 690.42 Home-site (section 78, Land Act) . 12 142.60 Residential ._ 490 652.05 Miscellaneous (resorts, service-stations, campsites, mill-sites, etc.) 71 1,977.54 Foreshore— Booming, log storage, log-dumping, etc. 99 1,707.79 Oyster and shellfish 9 82.52 Industrial (canneries, mill-sites, wharves, etc.) 10 112.02 Quarrying (sand, gravel from river-beds) 1 6.95 Commercial (boat rentals, marinas, marine service-stations, etc.) 38 54.25 Miscellaneous (private wharves and boat- houses, etc.) 30 77.94 Total 1,474 271,518.75 Table 5.—Temporary Tenure Leases Renewed, 1964 Number 317 Acreage _. 57,568.43 Table 6.—Land-use Permits Issued, 1964 Number 46 Acreage ! 168.78 Table 7.—Licences to Occupy Issued, 1964 Number 18 Acreage '. 4,059.25 LANDS BRANCH Table 8.—Assignments Approved, 1964 se permits, licences of occupation Table 9.—Easements Granted, 1964 Number Miles Acres ForesHore 0^2 4 500 Land 2 s_^_rr7Pre,-__ m Ground-bed sites j l'oso Licences o, Occupation \ s Tote-road 5-750J Radio site and power-line 1.7001 95 85.771 •n Grants Issued, 1964 Purchases (country lands) _ Purchases (town lots) Pre-emptions I Pacific Great Eastern Railway _ Supplementary timber grants Miscellaneous Certified copies of Crown grants issued, 1 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES Table 11.—Crown Grants Issued for Past Ten Years 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Ten-year average, 1,271. Table 12.—Total Area Deeded by Crown Grant, 1964 Purchases (country lands) 86,803.07 Pre-emptions 4,335.90 313.29 63.33 120.00 251.57 Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company i 217.58 Supplementary timber grants 330.93 Miscellaneous 1,143.58 LANDS BRANCH Table 13.—Pre-emption Records, 1964 Prions n Land Recordset AEKSS" VT Canned Alb*™ 30 1 I S_£rook— Kamloops p^^»- Lillooet (Clinton) jffi^K ?ri""SUPr, 16 Similkameen (Penticton) I VWnriT* " Williams Lake 47 Table 14.—Reserves, 1964 A Use, recreation, and enjoyment of the public British Columbia Department of Highways (rights-of- way, gravel pits, bridge-sites, etc.) _ Federal Government (defence purposes, wharf-sites, etc.) British Columbia Forest Service (Ranger stations, grazing, radio-sites, reforestation, etc.) Miscellaneous (Game Branch, water-power projects, garbage dumps, school-si Totals CC 30 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES £1 SS I SSgg Sg 3 1 | 1 mM | SgS-3 m | s "1 1 "s?- jj ig|| s| | 9 s| 1 3 ppl | §|§§ * s| 1 "Is | 1 11 j. ji g^ 1 1 ^ 1 S 2 1 *!§ | §p| S §| 1 || § 1|H| "s I *!-!- | s|s§ s "| 1 I'll. H ale6 r MM 111 !_!!!_ i II 1 _• a13 111 eg! LANDS BRANCH LAND INSPECTION DIVISION L. D. Fraser, B.Sc.A., P.Ag., A.A.C.I., Chief Land Inspector The trend established in past years toward an ever-increasing volume of work handled by this Division continued during 1964. Reference is made to the attached Table 3, which represents an analysis of requests processed by this Division during the years 1960 to 1964, inclusive, for the various inspection districts. The increase in volume over last year is 15 per cent. The increase in volume over 1960 amounted to 55 per cent. The completion of 5,174 inspections this past year involved the examination of about 740,000 acres of land (see Table 2). Table 2 represents an analysis of inspections completed and those outstanding at the end of the year for each district for the past five years. The total number of inspections completed for the past year was 5,174, up 19 per cent over 1963. The outstanding backlog for the Division at the year-end was 1,319 inspections, an increase of 202 over the previous year. Although the volume of work is increasing rapidly, the type of inspection work is remaining about the same (see Table 1). It is anticipated, however, that applications to purchase for agriculture purposes will decrease in relation to the total in coming years due to the present policy in the Peace River District which restricts applications to lease, leading to purchase at a future date. At the same time, it is anticipated that the " repeat" type of inspection work will increase. This type of work includes lease reviews, applications for Crown grants, home-site lease inspections, and pre-emption inspections. This kind of inspection presently represents 23 per cent of the total work load, but this should increase due to the trend toward leasing rather than purchasing Crown lands. This Division again examined properties and submitted appraisal reports for many Government departments and agencies. Specifically, appraisals were completed for the Land Settlement Board, Southern Okanagan Lands Project, Pacific Great Eastern Railway, Department of Social Welfare, Water Rights Branch, and Indian Affairs Branch. The summer and fall of this past year was one of the wettest in many years, which severely hampered access to the more remote portions of the Province. Assistance in this respect was given by the British Columbia Forest Service, who examined 69 requests in the Smithers and Prince George Districts. A large number of these inspections were in the more isolated portions of the districts. In the north Peace River area, applications for land have been encouraged by the continued extension and construction of oil-exploration roads, which provide access to otherwise inaccessible areas. Settlement has now extended over 40 miles north of the rail-head at Fort St. John. However, the quality of these roads is generally poor, which poses a very real problem of access during wet periods and spring break-up. In the Peace River Block, a change in policy this year has resulted in the disposition of land mainly by lease tenure, leading to purchase upon completion of adequate improvement work. This policy has been met by a general ready acceptance by the public. In the south Peace River area, there has been a slight decline in inspection work. This is an older, more established farming area with lesser amounts of arable farm land available for disposition. Most applications are from established farmers wishing to consolidate their existing holdings. LANDS BRANCH CC 33 In the Prince George District, the volume of completed inspections increased 40 per cent over 1963 and involved the examination of 90,000 acres. This is largely attributable to taking a third Inspector on staff for this district. There was also a noticeable increase in the repeat type of inspection, which involves the re-examination of a previously inspected property for the purpose of issuing a Crown grant. It may also involve a lease review, annual pre-emption inspection, or home-site lease inspection. To meet the demand for summer-home sites, five Crown subdivisions involving 275 lots were proposed on lakes in the Prince George area. Land values in the vicinity of Prince George have continued to rise rapidly. At Crown auction sales, prices have been paid representing up to double the upset Due to the very marked continued increase in demand for lands in the Prince George area, an effort was made in the Victoria office to reduce the number of requests being sent to the district office. To this end, all applications involving timbered areas were first referred to the Forest Service Inventory Office, who in turn supplied inventory data relative to cover and volume, which determined whether or not the land in question was statutory timber land. If the area was shown to be timber land, the application was then disallowed without further examination. Again, the volume of the work load has increased in the Smithers district. The increase amounted to 22 per cent over 1963 (see Table 3). Applications for new farm and ranch establishments were received, mainly in the Hazelton and Southbank areas, whereas in the remainder of the district most applications were from established farmers wishing to extend or consolidate their holdings. Numerous applications in the Smithers District were initiated by the proposed pulp-mills at Kitimat, Prince Rupert, and Hazelton. The Endako and Granisle mining developments have also done much to create a demand for Crown lands. In the Quesnel area, 90 per cent of all applications are from local residents, which results in a fairly orderly and controlled pattern of land alienation. As more access roads are built into the forested areas, it is anticipated that applications for Crown lands will follow. Over 50 per cent of all applications in the Williams Lake area involve the ranching industry. Joint examinations between Land Inspection Division and Grazing Division officials are often necessary in an effort to reconcile the many and varied problems arising. The year-end saw the ranching industry in a depressed condition due to lower cattle prices and an acute shortage of feed caused by a wet summer. This has resulted in the forced sale of breeding stock at low prices. The forest industry is continuing to expand in the Williams Lake area, with many small operations being bought out by larger operators. The advent of chipping plants and the opening of a veneer plant are indicative of the growth of this industry. In the Clinton and Kamloops areas there is an ever-increasing demand for lake-shore properties due to demands from both the Vancouver and Calgary areas, the latter occasioned by the new Trans-Canada Highway link between Revelstoke and Golden. The ranching industry in these two districts still, however, presents the greatest problems and creates the basis for most of the work load. A marked increase in activity has been noted this past year in the Penticton, Kelowna, and Kettle Valley areas of the Kelowna Inspection District. Private real- estate listings are at an all-time high and land values have increased at a spectacular CC 34 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES A new subdivision for ski-cabin sites has been planned for an area near the ski lodge on Apex Mountain. It is anticipated that these sites will be readily disposed of next year, following the subdivision survey and necessary road construction. The Kootenay region of British Columbia in the past few years has not shared in the boom growth and development which has been a standard for most of the Province. However, a trend is now being established for extension of this activity into the Kootenays. The Columbia River development has precipitated this interest. At present, properties are being bought up on the Arrow Lakes and Duncan Lake at replacement cost to facilitate this development. A new pulp-mill is proposed for Canal Flats, and there are rumours of one being established at or near Nelson. In addition, a new lumber-mill is being built at Slocan City. Castlegar, Cranbrook, and Golden are the most active centres in terms of construction, real-estate, and population increases. A new community college is proposed for Castlegar. A new bridge is under construction at Kinnaird to by-pass Nelson and Trail, and will form a new link in the Southern Trans-Canada Highway No. 3. In addition, a new highway (No. 3b) was opened this year which connects Rossland to the main highway, joining the highway at Sheep Lake. The tourist traffic in this region is increasing following the slump which followed the opening of the Golden-Revelstoke section of the Trans- Canada Highway. It is anticipated that this trend should show a marked increase in the immediate future with the proposed developments under construction. Although a land of lakes, the number of summer-home site applications in the Nelson area is very low. This is due to the lack of suitable Crown land being available for this purpose. This, in turn, is due to existing reserves on the Upper Arrow Lake, Lower Arrow Lake, Duncan Lake, and Trout Lake in favour of the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority. The existence of steep topography and the presence of railways skirting the lake-shore on Kootenay, Moyie, Columbia, and Windermere Lakes also serves to limit suitable Crown lands for this purpose. There has been a marked increase in applications for Crown land in the Vancouver District. This was most noticeable in the Squamish-Pemberton area, which has developed as a result of the completion of the Pemberton Highway as far as Green Lake. The Alta Lake-Green Lake area along this highway has promise of being developed as both a summer and winter playground area, and, being only 65 miles from Vancouver, should have this promise realized. The construction of a chemical plant at Squamish and the possibility of a pulp- mill at this centre has and will create a demand for lands in this area. The proposed consolidation of the Squamish-Brackendale area into a district municipality should do much to ensure an orderly development of both private and Crown lands. In the Courtenay District, the number of requests for examination exceeded 300 for the first time since the office opened in 1953. The number of completed examinations was also up, due, in part, to the use of aircraft in reaching the more remote or inaccessible portions of the district. The extension, construction, and making available to public use of logging- roads on the north end of Vancouver Island has created a demand for Crown lands in the Port Alice to Port Hardy area. The number of requests'for examinations received in the New Westminster office remains low in relation to the remainder of the Province. It is proposed to amend the district boundaries to incorporate a portion of the present Vancouver District. This will serve to relieve the pressure of work in this latter district and at the same time equalize the work load between Inspectors. LANDS BRANCH CC 35 STAFF During the past year, several changes were made in the location and employment of field staff. Mr. H. Boas transferred to this Division as Land Inspector 2 from the British Columbia Forest Service, where he had been employed as Acting Forester 3. He commenced employment in the Smithers district, effective July 15, 1964. Mr. R. N. Bose was employed, effective July 20, 1964, as Land Inspector 1 and was assigned to the Fort St. John office. Mr. Bose graduated this year from the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Agriculture. Mr. F. J. Walchli came on staff on August 1, 1964, and commenced work in the Prince George district as a Land Inspector 2. Mr. Walchli had previously been employed by the City of Prince George in its assessment office. Mr. R. Brown was appointed to the Pouce Coupe office, effective January 30, 1964, as Land Inspector 2. Mr. Brown had previous experience in various parts of the Province when employed by the Department of Agriculture. A new inspection district was established on the lower end of Vancouver Island with headquarters at Victoria. This district was taken over by Mr. A. F. Smith, who transferred from the New Westminster office, effective August 1, 1964. Mr. A. Paulsen was promoted to Land Inspector 3 and transferred to the New Westminster office, effective January 1, 1965. The Kelowna office is now vacant but will be filled by Mr. H. D. Kent, who will be transferring to this office early in 1965. At the same time, Mr. W. V. Lowry will transfer from the Fort St. John office to the Prince George office. Several Inspectors spent varying periods of time in other districts with large outstanding backlogs in an attempt to reduce the work loads. Messrs. A. F. Smith, D. Snider, and J. Esler assisted in the Smithers district. Mr. Thom assisted in the Quesnel office. Mr. Brown was attached to the Fort St. John office for approximately six months. Mr. A. F. Smith also assisted in the Courtenay district. This Division now has 21 Land Inspectors stationed in various districts. TRAINING Three Land Inspectors were successful in obtaining their accreditation with the Appraisal Institute of Canada. There is now a total of seven Inspectors together with the Chief and Assistant Chief Land Inspector who are accredited appraisers. One Land Inspector and the Assistant Chief Land Inspector have successfully completed the Executive Administration Course sponsored by the Civil Service Commission, and two Inspectors are now completing their third and final year. STATISTICS Table 1, as attached, represents a summary of the number and type of inspections completed in the Province by this Division during 1964. Table 2 represents a comparison, on a year-to-year basis, of the volume of field work completed and requests outstanding at the end of the year for the period 1960 to 1964, inclusive. Table 3 represents an analysis of requests for inspections processed by this Division for the years 1960 to 1964, inclusive. . 36 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES Table 1.—Types of Inspections, 1964 Purchases— Agriculture (other than grazing) 6< Access (roads, etc.) 1 Commercial (resorts, service-stations, hotels, airfields, etc.).. Community (cemeteries, church-sites, parking areas, etc.) — Grazing (pasture, range) ... 2; Home-sites (permanent) 4' Industrial (mill-sites, power-sites, manufacturing plants, etc.) ': Summer-home or camp sites i Wood-lots or tree-farms — Purchase Crown F.S Leases— Land— Agriculture (other than grazing) 55 Commercial (resorts, service-stations, hotels, airfields, etc.) _._ ! _ Community (parks, cemeteries, dump-sites, etc.) 1 Fur-farming Grazing (pasture, range, hay-cutting, etc.) 4' Home-sites (section 78 of the Land Act) 1 Home-sites (permanent, other than section 78 of the Land Act) : Industrial (mill-sites, power-sites, manufacturing plants, etc.) £ Summer-home or camp sites 3( Quarrying (sand, gravel, limestone, diatomaceous earth, etc.) I Reviews (rental and (or) diligent use) 4: Others 1 Foreshore— Booming and log storage or log-dumping 13 Commercial (boat rentals, marine service-stations, wharves, etc.) ( Industrial (mill-sites, canneries, factory-sites, wharves, etc.) 1 Quarrying (sand and gravel from river-beds) Oyster and shellfish 1 Private (floats, boat-houses) 1 Reviews (rentals and (or) diligent use) 1"/ Others Land-use permits .... A Licence of occupation 1 Easements and (or) rights-of-way 1 Pre-emptions— Applications t Annual inspections (including applications for Crown grant) 12 Subdivisions- Valuations 1 LANDS BRANCH Table 1.—Types of Inspections, 1964—Continued Veterans' Land Act _ Land Settlement Boat Classifications ._ Doukhobor lands ... Southern Okanagan Lands Project _. Pacific Great Eastern Railway Department of Social Welfare I Other agencies—Indian Affairs and Water Rights Branch _. Miscellaneous inspections— Assignments Delinquent a Escheats Act .. Lake re Land-use surveys Land values (current market values) ■ - '''*'■■& Protests Section 53 (2) of Land Act (verifying improvements) Section 65 of Land Act (free grants) . Section 78 of Land Act (re compliance with provisions of) Section 130 of Land Act (lands vested in Crown under Taxation Act) . Section 131b of Land Act (cases of doubt regarding inclusion of body of water in Crown grant) Trespass (land) Trespass (water) Quieting Titles Act " 8___E1 "-~.>!!"- :*£ Others—Land exchange, site improvement, amplifying previous reports, and checking squatters CC 38 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES Table 2.—Analysis of Inspections Completed and Inspections Outstanding a Year-end for the Years 1960 to 1964, Inclusive New Requests Received during- Percent Percent 1960 .96, | ,962 1963 ,964 ,964over 1964over Clinton. l | i | | +22 ~+7 Co^tenay__ +87 Kdowna + 17 HlSEE + 155 +58 +24 3.391 3,952 4,002 4,586 5,263 SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH THE SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH The framework of maps and surveys so necessary for the orderly development and settlement of British Columbia is provided through the Surveys and Mapping Branch. That such scientific foundations were necessary even in the earliest days is shown by the fact that in 1851 the position of Colonial Surveyor for the young Crown Colony of Vancouver Island was created. In more than 100 years which have passed since Joseph Despard Pemberton was appointed first Surveyor-General, British Columbia has expanded immensely in all spheres of human endeavour. Much of the foundation for the way of life we have in British Columbia today rests on the reliability of our basic surveys. As- British Columbia has progressed through time, so the surveys and maps of the Province have increased in magnitude and complexity. It is the responsibility of the Surveys and Mapping Branch, through the Boundary Commissioner, to establish and maintain co-operatively the boundaries between this Province and the other adjacent Provinces and Territories of Canada. Within the Province, the Branch has established and is ever extending a basic network of triangulation surveys which are fundamental to determining geographical locations' and co-ordinating property boundaries. The surveying procedures vary according to the intended purposes. Topographic surveys are constantly improving the portrayal of various physical features. Cadastral (legal) surveys, on the other hand, delineate the parcels of Crown lands subject to alienation under the Land Act. Finally, it is necessary to show on published maps the combined survey effort in order to give a visual account of the position of land alienation and geographic features of British Columbia. Maps must satisfy a wide range of uses, whether it be by the sportsman searching for an untapped valley or virgin lake, the homesteader seeking unsettled lands, or the industrialist planning new ways and new places to develop the resources of this Province. So much for the uses of maps and surveys and their necessity. Also interesting is the great variety of techniques and equipment which must support our complex surveying and mapping organization. This includes photography from aircraft using precise cameras calibrated to less than a thousandth of an inch, modern optical surveyors' theodolites which read directly to seconds of arc, other instruments such as the tellurometer (a distance-measuring device which operates on a principal similar to radar), and plotting devices which are capable of precise mapping directly from aerial photographs. Helicopters and other aircraft speed surveyors to the remotest locations. Surveying is also expanding into the realm of electronic computers which can process the contents of field- notes in seconds compared with hours by manual methods. In all these ways, the science of surveying and mapping continues to serve the people by keeping pace with their needs and with the continual technological advances of our age. The following is a brief summary of the functions of the various divisions of the Surveys and Mapping Branch:— /. Administration.—General co-ordination of the four divisions of the Branch, being Legal Surveys, Geographic, Topographic, and Air; delineation and maintenance of boundaries under the Provincial Boundary Commissioner—namely, (a) Alberta-British Columbia Boundary and (b) British Columbia-Yukon-Northwest Territories Boundary; interdepartmental and intergovernmental liaison. //. Legal Surveys Division.—Regulations for surveys under the various Provincial Acts, such as Land, Land Registry, Mineral, Petroleum and Natural Gas; instructions to British Columbia land surveyors regarding surveys of Crown lands and subsequent check of field-notes and plans of same; preparation and custody of official plans; preparation and maintenance of Departmental reference maps, mineral reference maps, and composite (cadastral) maps; processing for status of all applications concerning Crown lands; field surveys of Crown lands, highway rights-of-way, etc.; preparation of legal descriptions; operation of blue-print and photostat sections; computational scrutiny of certain land ///. Geographic Division.—Map compilation, drawing and negative engraving, editing, and reproduction; map checking, distribution, geographical naming—Gazetteer of British Columbia; field and culture surveys for preparation of land bulletins and maps; preparation of legal descriptions for and delineation of administrative boundaries; compilation and distribution of annual Lands Service Report; trigonometric computation and recording of geographic co-ordinates; general liaison between this Department and Federal and other mapping agencies' on exchange of survey and mapping data; checking well- site survey plans under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act. IV. Topographic Division.—Propagation of field survey control—namely, triangulation, traverses, and photo-topographic control; operation of Beaver float-plane and M.V. " B.C. Surveyor "; helicopters on charter; compilation and fair drawing of manuscripts for standard topographic mapping; special field control for composite and photogram- metric mapping and other special projects; precise mapping from aerial photographs through the use of the most modem plotting-machines. V. Air Division.—Aerial photographic operations involving maintenance and operation of three aircraft; photographic processing, air-photo distribution, and Provincial airphoto library; compilation of interim base maps, primarily for the forest inventory; air-photo control propagation; instrument-shop for the repair, maintenance, and develop- Portage Mountain Dam on Peaci DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH G. S. Andrews, M.B.E., B.Sc.F., P.Eng., B.C.R.F., B.C.L.S., F.R.G.S., Director, Surveyor-General, and Boundaries Commissioner A comprehensive synopsis of this Branch's activities for 1964 has been given by the Deputy Minister of Lands in preceding pages, and in following sections the four divisions of the Branch present individual reports in more detail. Increases continue in practically all phases of our work, reflecting the steady growth of the Province and the close intimacy of surveys and mapping with that growth. These activities, by their rationalization of new physical knowledge of the Province, no doubt catalyse further growth, and in turn are themselves stimulated by still greater demands arising from this growth—in effect a chain reaction. Equipment is ever an important and often a complicated aspect of survey and mapping operations. It is gratifying to report some important advances in this area during the year. The purchase of a second Wild RC8 air camera with a 6-inch Aviogon lens of special apochromatic design fills out the potential of the second photo aircraft for rigorous mapping photography. Now each of the two photo aircraft operated by this Branch can perform either 6-inch or 12-inch photography wherever it may be operating in the Province. The chromatic refinement of the new Aviogon lens ensures high resolution and low distortion through the visible spectrum and infra-red, so that in addition to the normal panchromatic photography, special projects in colour and infra-red may be taken on with the assurance of high-quality results. The gap in distance measuring equipment for lengths under 5 miles in propagating local control, such as for survey integration, reported last year, was filled by the acquisition of two sets of the new short-range M.R.A. 3 tellurometer units, early enough for use during the full 1964 field season. The computational reduction and adjustment of a large amount of M.R.A. 3 field data obtained, with a number of rechecks in the field, indicate, however, that we still need more experience in the operation, maintenance, and adjustment of this instrument to achieve the claims of its makers for 1/10,000 precision in distances down to 200 metres. Adverse influences, especially in urban and suburban areas, such as power-lines, traffic congestion, and random reflections, appear to detract significantly from the reputed accuracy for lengths shorter than about one-half mile. Therefore, until and unless further experience indicates otherwise, we must now specify that distances under one-half mile be determined by other methods. The acquisition of a second Wild T3 theodolite improved the balance of equipment for major control surveys by the Topographic Division. The T3 reads angles directly to one-tenth second of arc, which represents the thickness of a lead pencil at a distance of about 1 mile, or a tangential ratio in the order of 1/300,000. However, other sources of error, such as pointing, centring, illumination, and atmospheric turbulence, call for special procedures to realize an approximation of the full potential accuracy of the instrument. While the change-over from the original I.B.M. 650 computer to the I.B.M. 1620 was reported in 1963, the use of this facility was greatly extended during the current year, in both volume and efficiency. A special 1620 programme for the least-squares adjustment of major control survey data called GROOM (general reduction of observed material) was obtained from the Geodetic Survey of Canada. This programme handles triangulation, trilateration, and traverse data, and it yields the adjusted positions of control points expressed in spherical co-ordinates of lati- SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH CC 4 hide and longitude to less than one one-thousandth second of arc; that is, about one-tenth foot or less. (This does not mean that the absolute co-ordinates of such points, as recorded in St. Peter's Book, forever secret to mortals, are approximated that closely!) Due to certain variations in details of the Provincial 1620 set-up and that used in Ottawa, some special modifications to the GROOM programme for our use were necessary, and in this connection Mr. Michael Perks, B.C.L.S., our programming officer, was sent to Ottawa during June for a week's personal discussion with the Federal experts. This liaison helped greatly to successfully apply the GROOM programme to our particular needs and faculties in British Columbia. While the GROOM programme has proven effective in the reduction of data for major control networks, say, down to 3- or 5-mile sides, its use for adjusting the data for the much larger number of local control points, spaced in the order of 1,000 feet apart, and normally tied by traverse to the major control points, was found to be somewhat cumbersome, involved, and not very efficient in terms of computer- machine time required. Mr. Perks has therefore been perfecting a companion programme, which he calls BRIDE (balanced reduction of interlocking data elements), which caters especially to the adjustment of the local control points, and yields the values in terms of rectangular lineal co-ordinates based on a local poly- conic projection. The BRIDE programme appears to reduce machine time by about one-third, a worth-while saving. At the year's end the debugging process for BRIDE was still in hand, but with every expectation that the combination of BRIDE and GROOM will be prolific of valuable results in the propagation of survey control, especially in the field of survey integration. The helpful and interested co-operation of the Federal authority in Ottawa has been of great assistance and has been carried out on the usual cordial personal basis. The contrivance and application of these new computational facilities to control survey data is indeed a venture into new untrodden ground, in the true sense of exploration. Due to the limits of human imagination, all the factors cannot be anticipated, so that the element of trial and error is present, and this in turn implies the occasional need to back-track and reorient in a new direction. Never before have we had the advantage of observational data offering adjustment by trilateration as well as those for triangulation. Although so much of the technique falls into the realm of arbitrary mathematical sophistication, there is still the scope as well as the necessity for the use of common-sense logic, as, for example, in weighting the various source data. All this takes time and indicates the exercise of patience and confidence, so that, in the fullness of time and the use of the new facilities at our disposal, the best answers will be produced in the best manner. For example, the field control operations for survey integration in both Dawson Creek and a selected part of the Surrey Municipality were completed, in good time, by the advent of the autumn season. At the year's end, however, we are still experimenting with various methods of computational adjustment, which has delayed acceptance of final coordinates for the control stations, as well as the use of this control in the original concept of integrated survey procedures. The feeling is, however, better to exercise a degree of restraint and patience at this stage than to plunge heedlessly ahead with the risk of a retraction of the initial values. The legislation anticipated in my report a year ago to set up survey integration on a sound statutory basis was duly promulgated in the passage last March by the Legislature of Bill No. 61, introduced by the Honourable the Minister of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources. This Bill, in the form of an amendment to the Official Surveys Act, provides for the Proclamation by Order in Council of integrated survey areas within duly defined boundaries, when, upon the recommendation of CC 44 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES the Surveyor-General, sufficient survey control monuments have been suitably established and co-ordinated. Thereafter all new legal surveys under the Land Registry Act within the said area must be co-ordinated to the common control. It had been hoped that by the end of the 1964 calendar year, one or possibly two integrated survey areas could have been proclaimed under the amended Official Surveys Act. However, for reasons already discussed, this dramatic step has been restrained, with the anticipation that in the coming year it may be taken with reasonable confidence, and desired effect. Meanwhile the gospel of integrated surveys has been gaining ground. The writer was invited to present a paper on the subject to the joint annual convention of the Canadian Institute of Surveying and the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors in Ottawa on January 22, 1964. The statutory approach in which, by the aforementioned legislation, British Columbia appears to be taking a lead in Canada was emphasized in this presentation, which was well received. Another trip to Ottawa in July afforded the writer an opportunity to visit the city engineering departments of Montreal and Calgary, where extensive control surveys for integration have been carried out. Valuable information on the problems of control surveys in areas of dense urban traffic and installation of control monuments was obtained. In September a second paper on survey integration especially prepared from the viewpoint of city and municipal engineering administration was presented to the Annual Convention of the British Columbia Public Works Association in Cranbrook. This paper embodied the added experience of this Branch in establishing integrated survey control as well as that of other agencies. En route to Cranbrook in September, the writer was able to accept an invitation by the City of Trail to participate in preliminary discussions on integration of surveys at a meeting presided over by the Acting Mayor of Trail and comprising representatives from that city and adjoining corporate areas. The broad conception of survey integration, the practical aspects of control monument installation, and other considerations were explained. The extent of possible assistance by the Provincial survey agency was suggested, and the extent of the obligation to be assumed by the participating corporate areas was outlined. It was also agreed that one or two staff surveyors from the Department would visit the Trail area at an early date to examine the terrain and assist with the design layout of a suitable network of control monuments. This was done. Subsequently practically all corporate areas in that district have signified the desire to participate in a scheme of survey integration, and their willingness to carry out the obligations implied. It is hoped that the major control surveys for that area may be established early in the 1965 field season. Interest has also been shown by Kimberley in the East Kootenay. In the Lower Mainland area, in addition to Surrey, the Municipalities of Burnaby and the District of North Vancouver have shown interest in survey integration. Experience with Surrey, however, indicates that the setting-up of adequate major control for integration in the Greater Vancouver area is such a large job that assistance from the Federal Department of Mines and Technical Surveys should be sought, and it is believed that once the majority of corporate areas in this region register willingness to participate in an over-all scheme a request to the Federal agency would receive sympathetic consideration. By virtue of experience to date, some broad clarification of a standing basis of co-operation among the local corporate areas, the Province, and the Federal Government is taking shape, with, however, a necessary degree of flexibility to suit particular areas and cases. The normal pattern of co-operation now envisaged is as follows:— SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH CC 45 (1) The local corporate area formally undertakes to install a net of control monuments at spacings of about 1,000 feet, according to general specifications set out by the Surveyor-General. The local authority also undertakes to have these local monuments co-ordinated to a net of major control monuments by a qualified British Columbia land surveyor, either on staff or engaged for the purpose. Maintenance of the system of control monuments after establishment is also the responsibility of the local authority. (2) The Provincial agency undertakes to establish a major net of control monuments, say, at 1 mile spacing in the area. This major net will be derived from the nearest available first-order geodetic control stations previously established by the Geodetic Survey of Canada. (3) The Federal agency will expand the primary geodetic network to suitably serve areas being set up under (1) and (2) above. In special cases, such as the Greater Vancouver area, the Federal survey agency may be asked also to assist with the second-order control envisaged in (2) above. Generally speaking, the selection of areas for survey integration will depend mainly on the order in which bona fide willingness to participate is shown by each local community; that is, first come, first served. However, for the major control operations, concentrated groups of individual local authorities would be handled as a group unit, with sufficient flexibility for an individual area to complete its part of the programme as and when practicable, from budgetary and other considerations. Obviously the spread of survey integration to all communities of the Province will take some time to achieve, on the basis of existing facilities. The process could always be accelerated by the provision of added potential, which is simply a matter of government policy at all levels. Any community which wishes to accelerate its progress to survey integration sufficiently to provide the necessary funds itself could do so by engaging private surveyors suitably equipped and qualified to undertake the major control, under specifications and technical supervision of the Surveyor- General's office. We sustained loss by the retirement on superannuation of Mr. Alfred Hugh Phipps, from the position of Draughtsman 4 in the Air Division, who attained the statutory age on December 27, 1964. Mr. Phipps's continuous service dates from 1946, when he joined the Railway Department, transferring to this Branch in 1948. However, during the late 1920's he had been employed seasonally on exploratory surveys for the Government under Messrs. F. C. Swannell, B.C.L.S., and G. J. Jackson, B.C.L.S. Mr. Phipps served his country during two wars, having been overseas with 58th Field Battery, R.C.A., 1914-19, and in Canada again with the Royal Canadian Artillery, 1939-46. He holds the highest esteem of all who were associated with him in the Department. A pleasant and interesting variation in the normal routine of this Branch has been provided on several occasions by the attachment, for observational training, of a student or fellow from far away, under the auspices of the United Nations or of the Canadian External Aid office. The most recent of these, sponsored by the latter, was Miss Chaleuysri Siricharoen, B.Com., from Thailand, who was interested in cartography, photogrammetry, and statistical geography. Miss Siricharoen spent July and August of 1963 and May of 1964 with this Branch, the intervening period having been spent in academic studies at the University of British Columbia. She then proceeded to Ottawa for attachment to the Federal mapping agencies and the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. DEPARTMENT OF I !, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES As distinct from more casual visitors from many lands who have made courtesy calls of short duration, we have now had four fellows assigned to us for significant training visits as in the following tabulation:— NameofFeHow Land o, Origin Sponsor Period of Attachment %l^*rr™— TtetiwaZZZZZ S_a_!__l„S_idMceZz: SiBI Mi* Chaleuysri _______ Thailand Canadian External Aid Office miy.1963-May.1964. Advice from the three first-mentioned fellows in the above list, now back in their home lands, confirms that they are making valuable use of the training they received in Canada. As of December 31, 1964, Miss Siricharoen is still engaged in her programme in Ottawa. It is a pleasure to report that all of these assignees made a very favourable impression among us by their intelligence, conscientious application to the study programme, as well as personal charm. This speaks well for the system of selection used by the sponsoring agencies concerned. In addition to items of extramural liaison already mentioned, the following contacts were made by the writer:— (1) Mexico, March, 1964: (a) Director-General de Catastro, Secretaria del Patrimonio National; (b) Institute de Investigaciones Forestales; (c) Director-General de Geografia y Meteorologia. These were arranged through the courtesy of the Canadian Embassy in Mexico. (2) Ottawa, July, 1964: National Research Council, Advisory Committee on Survey Research at Canadian Universities. (3) Winnipeg, October, 1964: Meetings of Federal and Provincial survey officers. Acknowledgment is gratefully made of the industry, skill, and devotion to duty of the staff; of the co-operation and support of the administration and other segments of the Lands Service, the sister services of Forests and Water Resources in this Department; other Provincial departments and agencies; the land surveying profession in British Columbia; and the Federal agencies, especially the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, the Department of National Defence, and the National Research Council of Canada; as well as private and public agencies in the sister Provinces. SURVEYS AND MAPPING LEGAL SURVEYS DIVISION D. Pearmain, Chief The Legal Surveys Division, under the direction of the Surveyor-General, is responsible for cadastral surveys of all Crown lands of the Province. This entails the issuing of instructions to the land surveyors engaged to make each survey and supplying them with copies of the field-notes and plans of adjoining or adjacent surveys. After the completion of the survey, the returns are forwarded to this office for checking and plotting. Included in the above returns are all right-of-way surveys, including those for highways, railways, and transmission-lines. During the year 1,199 sets of the above instructions were issued. It is interesting to note that this phase of our work has increased nearly fivefold in the 10 years since 1955, when the number of instructions issued was 252. In 1964, 660 sets of field-notes covering the survey of 988 lots were received in this office and duly indexed, checked, plotted, and official plans prepared therefrom. This is an increase of 83 and 42 respectively over 1963. Of the above- mentioned surveys, 910 were made under the Land Act and 78 under the Mineral Act. At the present time there are approximately 98,580 sets of field-notes on record in our vaults. There were 562 plans received from land surveyors covering subdivision and rights-of-way surveys which were made under the Land Registry Act. These were duly indexed and checked, and certified copies deposited in the respective Land Registry Offices. In order that a graphic record may be kept of alienations of both surveyed and unsurveyed Crown lands together with reserves, a set of 210 reference maps covering the whole of the Province must be maintained. These show all cadastral surveys which are on file in the Department, and are kept up to date by adding new information as it accrues from day to day. Prints are available to the public (see Indexes 1 to 7 in the envelope attached to the back cover of this Annual Report). It must be reported again this year that through the pressure of other work it has been impossible to carry out the necessary renewing and redrawing of the reference maps which become worn through constant use and handling. Whereas we should be renewing a minimum of 25 of these maps each year, only four could be done in 1964, and these only by a makeshift mechanical process. All applications to purchase or lease Crown lands or foreshore which are received by the Lands Branch and all applications to purchase Crown timber received by the Forest Service are channelled through this Division for clearance. The orderly processing of these applications requires that an exhaustive status be made from the reference maps, official plans, and Land Registry Office plans. From the reference maps, together with other information and facilities maintained by this Division, it is possible to give an up-to-the-minute status on any parcel of Crown land in the Province. It was necessary during the year, for status and compilation purposes, to obtain 4,286 plans from the various Land Registry Offices. This Division co-operates with the other departments of Government by preparing and checking legal descriptions which they require. Those assisted in this way were the Attorney-General's Department (descriptions of Small Debt Courts), the Department of Agriculture (descriptions of disease-free areas and pound districts), the Department of Municipal Affairs (descriptions for the incorporation or amendment of municipal areas), the Forest Service (descriptions of tree-farm licences and working circles), and the Lands Branch (descriptions for gazetted reserves, etc.). During the year 141 of the above descriptions were prepared, and this entailed 313 man-hours. CC 48 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES REPRODUCTION SECTION The Legal Surveys Division, through this Section, continues to supply a service to all departments of Government and to the public, as well as supplying all the prints and photostats, etc., required by the Surveys and Mapping Branch. The total number of prints made during the year was 249,678, in the preparation of which 187,600 yards or 106.5 miles of paper and linen were used. The number of photostats, films, and autopositives made was 137,515. Of the 249,678 prints made, 69,992 were for the Surveys and Mapping Branch, 61,525 for other branches of the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources, 105,392 for other departments of Government, and 12,769 for the public. Likewise, of the 137,515 photostats, films, etc., made, 39,199 were for thejggjvj^s and Mapping Branch, 73,253 for other branches of the Department, 17,395 for other departments of Government, and 7,668 for the public. The multilith machine turned out 280,670 copies during 1964. COMPOSITE MAP SECTION This Section is responsible for the compilation and fair drawing of composite maps, mostly at a scale of 500 feet to 1 inch, of the more densely subdivided areas of the Province and especially where they occur in unorganized territory. No new composite maps were completed during the year, but all maps were revised, with the exception of those situated within the Kamloops Land Registration District, the reason for this being that this Division is experiencing some difficulty in obtaining the registered plans from the Kamloops office. LAND EXAMINATION PLANS SECTION This Section is responsible for the preparation of plans for the use of the Land Inspectors in their examination of applications for Crown lands. These plans are a consolidation of all the information available in this Department and pertinent to the applications requiring inspection, this Section during the past six years is £ 1959 2,473 1962 2,941 1960 2,609 1963 _____ 2,944 1961 2,660 1964 2,827 LAND REGISTRY OFFICE PLAN CHECKING SECTION This Section supplies a service to the Land Registry Offices at Victoria, Kamloops, Nelson, and Prince Rupert by giving a thorough mathematical check to plans tendered for deposit in the said offices. This check is accomplished through the use of the electronic computer which is available to the Division. During the year 2,216 plans received this check, as compared with 1,558 during 1963. GENERAL The receiving and distribution of survey-posts, which are stored at 859 Devonshire Road, has operated smoothly and efficiently. The following synopsis shows the quantities of posts shipped during the past year and to whom:— .URVEYS AND MAPPING Standard Driveable Standard B.C.L.S | Pipe | Pipe | Rock | Bars Purchased by private surveyors from headquarters 253 379 142 375 Supplied to Departmental surveyors 75 798 31 2,675 Number of field-books received 893 722 743 12 190 5 16 _ 2,741 120 . 3,837 23 . 5,290 1,064 . 5,706 . 1,654 . 6,195 . 2,944 . 4,582 35 . 104,973 222,057 _ 300,415 ! lots plotted , lots gazetted 646 712 „ mineral-claim field-books prepared „ reference maps compiled or renewed _ „ applications for purchase cleared „ applications for pre-emption cleared._ , applications for lease cleared 47 4 2,938 104 3,703 5,329 1,224 4,170 1,499 , Crown-grant applications cleared , cancellations made. , inquiries cleared | land-examination plans , Crown-grant and lease tracings made_ , miscellaneous tracings made .. 2,827 5,623 , photostats made , blueprints made , offset prints made FIELD WORK 137,515 249,678 280,670 Subdivision of Crown Land Surveys of rural Crown land with road access for home-site purposes were carried out at Port Hardy, where 66 lots were laid out along the Airport Road. At the south end of Dease Lake at the junction of the Telegraph Creek and Stewart- Cassiar Roads, 104 lots were provided, including sites for several Government administration purposes. Forty-six lots were laid out overlooking Windermere Lake, and another 46 at 70 Mile House on the Cariboo Highway were set back from the highway, with their own subdivision road system. Resubdivision of a few large lots at 150 Mile House was necessary because of relocation of the highway, and this produced 11 home-sites. One lot was surveyed near Chetwynd. Lake-front subdivisions produced 205 summer-home site lots, the largest being at Moberly Lake, where 79 were surveyed. The others were on Bednesti and Berman Lakes near Prince George, at Gun Lake in the Bridge River Valley, at Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island, at Christina Lake in the West Kootenay, and at Dewar Lake and Cottonwood River in the Central Cariboo District. At Port Hardy again six town CC 50 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES lots were surveyed, with a 66-lot townsite at Hendrix Lake and three town lots at the University Endowment Lands. Five and one-half sections of land in the Peace River District with V/i sections on Saltspring Island and acreage lots at Sheep Lake between Christina Lake and Kinnaird, at two locations near Vancouver, at Fort Steele, and a large six-lot agricultural subdivision at Osoyoos in the Southern Okanagan Lands Project totalled 5,200 acres surveyed. Park-sites Surveys for this purpose were performed at Sproat Lake where two park areas were created, one at Christina Lake, two at Summerland on Trout Creek, one each at Windermere, Galiano Island, Driftwood Creek near Smithers, and on the Malahat Drive around Spectacle Lake. Forest Service Roads and Sites Only one foreshore reserve at Port Hardy and a half a mile of right-of-way through an Indian reserve near Lytton were completed this year. An access problem to one other Indian reserve where a survey is required made it necessary to delay that survey to the following year. Repostings and Restorations Highway surveys were responsible for the restoration of 232 old district lot or section corners, a slight increase over that of last year. A number of areas were given attention in the general programme. A district lot on Sakinaw Lake and one at Alberni were reposted. The work between Shirley and Sooke was continued, where five more lots were restored. The main reposting efforts were at McBride, Gabriola Island, China Gulch, and New Hazelton. The Departmental total of section and district lots restored was 340, but, in addition, town lots at Lower Post and Prince George were resurveyed, as well as 108 subdivision block corners in New Hazelton. Highways On the Northern Trans-Provincial Highway 16.9 miles in the vicinity of Rose Lake were surveyed, with 6.3 miles near Telkwa and 4.4 near Hazelton. On the Southern Trans-Canada Highway 11.1 miles near Princeton, 3.9 miles at Midway, 3.5 miles at Goatfell, 3.2 miles at Sparwood, and 2.2 miles at Morrissey, and on the Kootenay-Columbia Highway 3.9 miles at Fort Steele Junction with 12.3 miles on either side of Radium Junction were completed. On the Okanagan Highway at Trout Creek 1.3 miles were surveyed, making a total of 69 miles for the Department. Inspections and Miscellaneous Inspection surveys were made in the vicinity of Victoria, Cowichan Bay, Vernon, and Shannon Lake at the request of various agencies. A parcel of tidal lands at French Creek was surveyed for return to the Crown. A survey up the Ashnola River for the Department of Highways and in Victoria for the Department of Public Works for a precinct parking-lot, with a cemetery-site at Moyie, completed the wide variety of surveys. SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH TOPOGRAPHIC DIVISION A. G. Slocomb, B.C.L.S., Chief There were two separate co-ordinate surveys worked on during the year. The first and largest was the continuation of the Lower Fraser Valley scheme, on which the triangulation breakdown from the geodetic had been completed during the past two years. The second was a complete layout for the City of Dawson Creek. Work on the Lower Fraser Valley co-ordinate survey was confined to North Surrey in the Whalley and adjacent districts, because of the impossibility of completing such a large area as Surrey Municipality in one summer's field operation. Using our newly acquired M.R.A. 3 tellurometers, a crew of four co-ordinated a total of 350 monuments. Five hundred and fifty tellurometer distances were measured throughout the course of the four-month field season. During the same period a two-man level crew completed close to 175 miles of levels that covered almost all of the municipality. The minimum tellurometer distance measured was 200 metres, which, according to the makers, would ensure an accuracy of at least 1 part in 10,000, or better; any shorter distances were double-chained. All trial closures made during the field operation indicated the accuracy attained was well above this requirement. By the use of interconnected tellurometer traverses, a series of co-ordinated monuments was set along the Fraser River. They will be used to reference a new proposed municipal boundary that will supersede the old centre-line boundary of the river. One hundred and one concrete monuments and 11 iron pins were set in the series, as well as tying in 25 legal survey posts, 11 Federal Department of Public Works monuments, 6 special survey (integrated survey) and 8 old concrete monuments. The area covered by this control extended from Tilbury Island to Barnston Island, and up the Pitt River to De Boville Slough. The City of Dawson Creek operation was small, but a model of simplicity. We expanded the triangulation from the well-situated geodetic stations Bear-East Base to bring control into the city, where 60 monuments provided an adequate grid to the required density. Graham Island, which is the most northerly island in the Queen Charlotte group, was the location for a control survey (see Fig. 1). The " B.C. Surveyor " sailed approximately 2,950 miles during the operation that produced 106 identified stations and 32 barometer points. Eight lot ties and three lot corner replacements were also made during the season. After many years of dependable service, the engine of the " B.C. Surveyor " has finally reached the replacement stage. Difficulties during the early part of the season were finally climaxed by the engine suddenly stopping on several occasions. When allowed to cool, the engine would restart and run at reduced speed long enough to reach port. A diesel expert from Vancouver was sent to make repairs as well as a report. He was able to do both, and recommended that while the ship could continue to operate, it must be at a reduced speed, and in his opinion the ship should not be out in open water. This meant the west coast of the island could not be worked by the boat. To do this portion of the area, we used 68 flying-hours on a Bell Super G helicopter from Okanagan Helicopters Limited. This most difficult portion of the work was completed in 18 days. A Land Rover was used on the eastern portion of the island, running the beaches wherever possible when there were no roads available. Five of our personnel were engaged on a three-month field control survey on the Peace River power project. Control was obtained for photogrammetric bridging covering the proposed flooding of the watersheds of the Peace, Parsnip, and DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES Finlay Rivers. The photogrammetric bridging in turn provided secondary control to establish photogrammetric elevations on points of detail, recoverable in the field, from which the flood-line, navigable channels, and harbour-sites could be planned and marked on the ground by the Forest Engineering Section of the Forest Service. The information required for field use was marked on a series of 20-chain uncontrolled mosaics assembled by our personnel. One hundred and seventy miles of levels were run in the area to the north of Fort St. John as the result of a request from the oil industry. Forty-eight benchmarks were established, using a 5- or 6-foot length of %-inch reinforcing steel. After the rod was driven into the ground, a piece of 1-inch-diameter copper pipe was crimped to the top, and a standard rock post then driven into the copper pipe. To SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH CC 53 reference each bench-mark, a 5-foot length of Vi-inch reinforcing steel with a metal flag attached to the top was driven into the ground alongside. Where trees were available, they were blazed as well. Fifty-eight section and lot corners were levelled to and three triangulation stations were tied into the net. The levels were run along the seismic lines when there were not any roads. Much of the route lay in the muskegs, and here it was necessary to move camp by helicopter. Availability of these flying packhorses was no problem; Okanagan Helicopters had four based at Fort St. John all season, and very prompt service was rendered. For this type of move a Hiller helicopter was found to be more economical due to its larger pay load. Numerous smaller survey jobs were completed during the year for various departments. Horizontal and vertical control was obtained for a proposed route for an access road from Riske Creek south-westward toward Kloakut Lake for the Forest Service. Considerable difficulty was experienced on this project with wet roads that became almost impassable by the continuous rain. The four-wheel-drive Land Rovers had to be winched out of difficult spots four or five times a day, slowing progress considerably. For the same Department we obtained control and prepared a plan of a proposed bridge-site over Slesse Creek. The Water Rights Branch requested a large-scale plan for a water study in the Sechelt Peninsula, for which we did the necessary field control. For the Public Works Department we completed the field work and prepared a plan for each of three proposed sites for vocational schools at Burnaby, Kamloops, and Terrace, as well as building-sites at Saltair, Parksville, and Ladysmith. Field control was obtained and a map drawn for the Parks Branch of the Department of Recreation and Conservation of an area in the Black Tusk Meadows in Garibaldi Park. The Department's De Havilland Beaver aircraft flew a crew of two and their equipment to Garibaldi Lake to commence this project. The aircraft worked on the Peace River pondage area for the balance of the season. Eight National Topographic Series map-sheets, totalling approximately 2,930 square miles, were completed in the Photogrammetric Section. In addition, there were 16 large-scale projects ranging in scale from 100 to 1,320 feet to 1 inch. These include revision and reconnaissance maps, as well as detailed plans for various building and bridge sites. The Draughting Section reports the completion of 16 standard topographic manuscripts at the scale of 2 inches to 1 mile and 78 large-scale mapping plans at various scales. In addition, the plotting of the cadastral survey on 53 Federal Government 1:500,000 manuscripts was completed. Forty-seven mosaics were assembled and rephotographed to the scale required by the department involved. The Federal Government now has 92 of our 1:500,000 scale manuscripts on hand for printing, which are in various stages of reproduction. Copies of the photogrammetric large-scale mapping and the completed manuscripts listed following this report are available upon request (see Indexes 4 and 6 contained in envelope attached to the back cover of this Annual Report). CC 54 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES List of Large-scale Mapping NO. Name _S!.- Scale §|g H Date || Agassiz _ Upper McGregorRiver I J|| Spot heights <_#__? 1956-57 cc 56 department of lands, forests, and water resources List of British Columbia Manuscripts Showing Date Surveyed SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH CC 57 List of British Columbia Manuscripts Showing Date Surveyed—Continued CC 58 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES List of British Columbia Manuscripts Showing Date Surveyed—Continued SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION Each year the variety of lithographed Provincial maps available for public distribution continues to grow. Six entirely new sheets were added in 1964. Publication of sheet 82G/NW-NE (Cranbrook) at l-inch-to-2-miles scale brings to 27 the number of lithographed maps available in this very useful series. At the end of the year another four new l-inch-to-2-miles sheets were in production or lithography (see Table I). Release of the Cranbrook map completes the replacement of former Degree Series Maps 4d (Fernie) and 4c (Cranbrook), and they will no longer be circulated. The last editions of the Fernie and Cranbrook degree sheets were printed in 1950 and 1936 respectively. Three new seven-colour status maps at 1:250,000 scale were prepared and reproduced (see Table G). These were 93f (Nechako), 103I-J (Prince Rupert- Terrace), and 103p (Nass River). Map 93 f completes the filling of an area formerly covered by Pre-emptor Series Map 3b (Nechako). In this series there were five new maps in production or lithography at the end of this year. Besides the status editions at 1 inch to 2 miles, a complete revision was done of Map 1j (British Columbia) at l-inch-to-30-miles scale. A solid cream base with green tones highlighting Provincial and National parks were added to it. An important accomplishment in new map production was the printing of special Landform Map 1 jps (British Columbia, Physiographic Subdivisions). This l-inch-to-30-miles sheet was prepared and printed for the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources to accompany that Department's Bulletin No. 48, " Land- forms of British Columbia." The landforms base without the physiographic divisions was lithographed separately in brown as Map ljp (British Columbia, Physical), and will be distributed by the Geographic Division. The landforms base of Maps 1 jp and 1 jps was prepared by joining and reducing to l-inch-to-30-miles scale, then harmoniously adjusting the tone values of the six regional landforms sheets of British Columbia (Ibl, Idl, Iel, Ifl, Igl, and Ikl) . To accentuate the higher elevations, an overprinting was made of those areas above 6,000 feet in a darker tone. This cartographic technique produced a very attractive impression of the valleys, plains, plateaux, and mountains of the Province. Other new work accomplished during 1964 was road revisions to Maps 2c (Northerly Vancouver Island) and 92g (Vancouver), and status overprints of 82L/SE (Sugar Lake) and 92H/NW (Yale). Another overprint showing a revision to the elevation of Nechako Reservoir was effected for Maps 93f (Nechako), If (West Central British Columbia), and 1g (East Central British Columbia). Maps produced in Ottawa by the Army Survey Establishment during 1964 included two Provincial Government sheets and four A.S.E. sheets at 1:50,000 scale. Major stocks were received of the aforementioned prints. The Department of Mines and Technical Surveys published another 34 sheets at 1:50,000 scale, together with two maps at 1:250,000 scale. At the end of the year the number of Provincial Government topographic manuscripts awaiting publication by Ottawa agencies was 92 sheets (see Table J). The following is a quotation from an information circular prepared by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names at Ottawa and applied to the Toponymy Division of the Geographical Branch:— CC 60 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES " Inquiries concerning geographical names in Canada answered by the Toponymy Division average between 60 and 70 per month or about three each working day. Some inquiries are answered immediately by quick reference to the records; others may involve a search of old files and considerable correspondence; a few may take several days of research into a variety of references. The time spent averages over 30 hours a month. These inquiries originate from CPCGN members, government agencies, outside organizations and private citizens. During the investigation, additional information on other names is often disclosed and incorporated into the records." The above remarks apply with equal validity to the Gazetteer Section of this Division. Although exact figures have not been recorded in Victoria until comparatively recently, indications are that while Ottawa's average number of inquiries has been three per working-day, here the average will be somewhere between 7 and 10. Our inquiries originate from similar sources, such as Government departments, newspapers, industrial concerns, and private citizens. Some can be answered immediately with little effort; others may require considerable research involving many hours of work. They vary between the following extremes: " What is the height of Mount Robson? " and " Please supply me with a list of all geographical names in British Columbia that are of Swedish origin, together with details of those named for individuals." During 1964 the list of names to be added or changed in the new Gazetteer of British Columbia was dispatched to Ottawa. The existing Gazetteer, published in 1953, is now considerably deficient in names, and it is expected that the new edition will relieve some of the pressure of inquiries regarding the location and spelling of geographical names. Other work done by the Gazetteer Section is summarized in Table C. After decreasing in 1963, the number of maps issued to Government departments and the public rose this year to 88,322, a 13-per-cent increase over the previous year. This is clearly demonstrated in the addition to statistical Table D, which now shows the number of requisitions received and dealt with over a six-year period. The value of maps issued also increased substantially, being 20 per cent higher than in 1963 (see Table D). Each working-day during the year an average of 350 maps was distributed over the counter or through the mail. A notable event in 1964 was the improvement and consolidation of Divisional office space. The Trigonometric Control Section and the Research Officer moved into newly renovated offices on the ground floor of No. 1 Temporary Building, while the Map Compilation and Gazetteer Room was substantially enlarged and improved. In the summer of 1964 the Research Officer made a two-week field trip to Bella Coola and the Southern Mainland Coast in connection with complete revision of the Lower Coast Land Series Bulletin (No. 3). By the end of the year the revised text was nearly completed. Minor revisions were made to the Okanagan (No. 2), Quesnel-Lillooet (No. 5), and Atlin (No. 9) Bulletins before reprintings were made of them. The fully revised Fort Fraser-Fort George Land Series Bulletin (No. 7) was received for general distribution from the Queen's Printer early in the year. As shown in Table E, outside projects numbering 19 and valued at $5,213 were undertaken during 1964. Among these was work in connection with proposed revisions of census divisions. This involved preparation of maps and metes and bounds descriptions of the boundaries of 76 proposed census areas. Other jobs included preparation of Map Ijps (described above) and maps and charts for a Provincial Museum report on the West Coast Indians. SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH CC 6 During 1964 the Trigonometric Control Section completed conversion of file cards from the Dominion Manual System of Rectangular Co-ordinates to the Poly- conic Rectangular Co-ordinates system. The total number of index cards on file increased by 1,475 to 35,547. Well-site plans examined under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act totalled 152 for the year. Tables A and B are a tabular compilation of the work done by the Trigonometric Control Section. The following Tables A to J are a statistical summary of the major accomplishments of the Geographic Division during 1964. An Index to Published Maps (Indexes 8 to 14) may be found in the envelope attached to the back cover of this Annual Report. STATISTICAL COMPUTATIONS Table A.—Least-square Triangulation Adjustments Completed Net g Type of TrSngles P • ■ l l 62 Sra^™Pry?edCh and, Myers Passage Cn i Hydrographic Service i Hydrographic Service _ Hydrographic Service Canadia Skeena River and Teles aph Passage 13 Checking of petroleum and natural-gas well-site surveys totalled 152. Table B.—Computations Table C.—Canadian Permanent Committee or Geographical Names ,959 1960 1961 1962 | 1963 | 1964 Number of map-sheets or charts checked 6,3!! 4,949 7lfo l 59 | 22 CC 62 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES Table D.—Map Stock and Distribution Table E.—Geographical Work for Other Departmen s and Public 1959 | 1960 | 1961 1962 1963 1964 1 \^oi«0Tzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ,2,7?. |„,£ \yjl j g g Tflfc/e F.—^Lewew 1959 1960 | 1961 1962 1963 1964 Lett rs received and attended to 6,865 6,929 8,670 8 790 7 274 8 469 Table H.—Provincial Government Topographic Manuscripts Prepared and Reproduced at 1:50,000 Scale by the Canadian Government, Ottawa, during 1964 Map No. 920/9, E. & W., Dog Creek (first edition). SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH CC 63 Table I.—Maps Being Prepared by the Geographic Division, Victoria, during 1964 Map. No. Name Scale Remarks 3e Peace River lin to4mi In draughting 829J/SeSw -',' ',',',',",'. ', , . '",,?, , _~~ 1 'ZlofL InhXogra'X. In draughting. 82L/SW Vernon (second status edition) lin.to2mi. In compilation. Table J.—Provincial Government Topographic Manuscripts Being Prepared ax 1:50,000 Scale by the Canadian Government, Ottawa, during 1964 Map. No. Name Map. No. Name llli P^iE> IP Finlay Forks (first edHtan).011 ' Nakina like (first edition)'. SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH AIR DIVISION A. C. Kinnear, B.C.R.F., Chief MAPPING AND COMPILATION Approximately the same amount of forest inventory interim mapping as reported for 1963 has again been accomplished this year. The compilation and planimetry of district lots, railways, highways, transmission-lines, and triangulation were completed for an area of nearly 13,200 square miles covering some 297 map- sheets at the scale of 1 inch to 20 chains (1:15,840), as well as an area of 1,400 square miles covering 10 map-sheets at a scale of 1 inch to 40 chains (1:31,680). This work is available, in pencil form only, as principal-point lay-downs. Earlier compilation of data on the Queen Charlotte Islands and in the Hecate Sustained-yield Unit was also revised and brought up to date. A slight increase over last year in the production of finished interim maps available for general distribution is noted. A total area of 3,200 square miles of final tracings at the l-inch-to-20-chain scale was completed and is available for various parts of the Province (see Key Maps Nos. 15 to 18 contained in envelope attached to the back cover of this Annual Report). Trial methods of scribing, etc., are still being undertaken to try to overcome the ever-increasing amount of pencil-form manuscripts which could be converted into final ink sheets. Mr. A. H. Phipps, Supervising Draughtsman, retired on December 31, 1964, and Mr. F. W. Rich will retire early in the new year from the Base Map Section. Both of these senior men have contributed much to the success of this Division and will be difficult to replace. The l-inch-to-40-chain (1:31,680) interim mapping programme of the E. & N. Railway Grant area, requested by the Surveyor of Taxes, Department of Finance, in 1962, was completed as planned. The original project was undertaken on a plan to provide photography and maps for one-third of the area in each of the years 1962, 1963, and 1964. A total area of some 3,300 square miles is covered by 13 full map-sheets and 12 part sheets numbered in the National Topographic Series. These maps, available as ozalid prints, show all district lots, timber blocks, municipal boundaries, Provincial parks, logging-roads, the edge of logging at the time of photography, etc., and are being used extensively by private interests in addition to the purpose for which they were originally intended by the Department of Finance. Index Map No. 7, contained in envelope attached to back cover of this Annual Report, shows the availability of all mapping by this Division. FLYING OPERATIONS This year was the first year of operating the two modified Beech D18 aircraft for a full season, and it has been proven that these aircraft have about a 15-per-cent increased over-all performance as compared to the former Ansons. During the operating season, which again was not favourable weather-wise, the increased performance of the Beech aircraft enabled a near record of photography to be reported. Seventy-nine separate requesjts for photography were accepted, of which 67 were completed. A total of 28,980 new photographs was obtained, covering in part an area of 20,390 square miles of l-inch-to-40-chains block cover and 18,965 square miles of l-inch-to-20-chains block cover. Simplex print-drier, Processing Laboratory, Air Di SURVEYS AND MAPPING BRANCH CC 67 Considerable diversification of effort is again recorded this year. For example, photography was taken of paper strips released in the water off Cordova Bay for a study of current movement in connection with a water-pollution study, the Stewart- Cassiar Road was photographed for the first time, and a Chilcotin bridge-site was photographed before and after a major slide in the Chilcotin River. Projects ranged throughout various areas of the Province, and the favourable weather patterns which developed intermittently during the summer required the air-crew personnel to keep an attitude of mobility uppermost in their operation. Much of the success of this year's outstanding accomplishment can be attributed to the efficient servicing of all equipment from aircraft to cameras and auxiliary equipment. New components replacing worn-out parts in the O.S.C. 12-inch cameras minimized the periods of camera unserviceability which have often been encountered during previous summers. The programme of systematic and thorough servicing of all equipment during the winter months pays major dividends during the flying season. The new Wild RC8 camera, purchased this year, arrived in Victoria too late in the season to be used on operations but will be in service in 1965. Both air detachments are now equipped with one RC8 and one O.S.C. camera for greater versatility of operation. Complete records of flying operations will be found at the end of this report. PROCESS LABORATORY The production of 10- by 10-inch reprints increased by 20 per cent over the figure produced last year. The total of 162,210 reprints sets a new record of production and can be attributed in part to the new equipment authorized for purchase during the year. Photographs of some of this equipment are shown at the end of this report. Statistically, this year shows an increase in all production figures from the laboratory. It is doubtful, however, that this figure can be increased in the future unless major changes, such as a greater water supply, a film vault located closer to the laboratory, etc., can be obtained. The new Cintel electronic contact printer was installed this year and is proving to be a valuable asset. A few minor modifications are to be installed by the manufacturer in the near future and, when completed, should make this printer even more effective. The combination of competent and experienced personnel being supplied modern equipment and methods cannot help but increase quantity with quality. Enlargements, up to 40 inches in size, are becoming more popular, and it is interesting to report that this year's production of enlargement is 28 per cent greater than last year and 70 per cent greater than in 1962. As more detailed work is required in all fields today, it is evident that the demand for larger-sized air photos will continue to increase. Again, our facilities cannot accommodate a greater demand, so this production figure for the future will probably not increase unless, as stated earlier, some physical changes can be made in the laboratory. The complete record of work accomplished by the Process Laboratory will be found at the end of this report. INSTRUMENT-SHOP The new Epidiascopes reported last year as in the design stage were completed as planned and have proven to be excellent pieces of equipment and a credit to the CC 68 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES thought and workmanship of the Instrument-shop personnel. One of these instruments is with the Forest Service and the other in this Division. Two new view-finders for installation in the aircraft were designed and built in the Instrument-shop. Pieces of equipment such as these cannot be purchased today to serve the particular function they perform in our operation, and we are fortunate to have a shop capable of developing these specialities. Normal servicing and maintenance of air cameras continued during the year, as well as the systematic maintenance of technical and specialized equipment in the Mapping and Process Laboratory Sections. Co-operative service and use of facilities to the Department of Highways, Department of Public Works, Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, and Forest Service were again extended throughout the year. One instrument technician was authorized to attend a short period of instruction with Wild of Canada Limited at Ottawa on the servicing and maintenance of RC8 cameras and the A7 stereo-plotter. Also, a visit to the Cintel plant in Toronto provided some additional technical information on the servicing of the electronic printer in the Process Laboratory. AIR PHOTO LIBRARY Increased sale of air photos to the public is a highlight of this year's activities in the library. Mining companies and forest industries purchased over 21,000 reprints during the year, and it is pleasing to report that educational institutions are becoming more air-photo conscious by purchasing some 3,500 reprints, representing a 100-per-cent increase over 1963. Total loans to the public have increased to a figure of 16,727, a 30-per-cent increase over last year's figure. The revenue from the sale and loan of air photos for the year amounts to $38,364.94. Many functions of the library have given way to the day-to-day service required by the increasing public requests. It is no longer possible to keep up the reference feature of the library with the existing library staff; for example, the catalogue of interesting topographical features on air photographs is no longer kept current and many records for historical purposes have been allowed to lapse. The Forest Service continues to be the largest Provincial Government user of air photos. Some 86,700 reprints were supplied during the year and another 17,000 were supplied on a loan basis. A total of over 10,000 reprints was supplied to the Lands Inspection Division, representing an increase of over 100 per cent from 1963. Complete records of Air Photo Library services will be found at the end of this report. SURVEYS AND STATISTICS Reprints Loans Reo.uisitions| Numher Requisitions Number PUWi__vidua,s____ 127 ■ 387 2,971 y„Mjne.rs„iSs^scho°ls 307 lofesfMu^T- 3,962 F •';:'•: Z"."»... and Technical Surveys | R j 19 Provincial Govemment- I 'i I 497 w .rr ' E 1111111=1 •I Department of Recreation and Conservation L_ 1,225 2,389 162,210 2,345 Public Loans and Rep RINTS I960 1961 ,962 1963 1964 H £399 78'776 V 16 727 61,467 48,058 38,186 39,849 department of lands, forests, and water resources Production Record to 1964, Process Laboratory CC 72 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES 1964 Air Operations Cost Summary by Projects—Continued i -1 Accomplishment I Si n li 1 1 js I = 1 == 1 903.04 *%*£?, to?'" Le^W^sTn-1105^- 217.75 jjjj|j2!n 382.41 PuWte Works Department -Col- Roi^t;anaS° ^Tted poUc'!_ SUS_ir7aflSkeCS— ■ 640 614 45 l'"'l • !•'"' R__^S_. Lower Fraser River HighWater. SI Prince^^fflSwate.^!!!!. zzz\ lizzz 2illjl = ISameen wlterSupplyZZI 166 — 1 072 33 176 20 $640 WW $20,836.84 $1*500.23 E' MR^cro_a_dnB_onservaaon Dc- sr -4 g jjg to_Sl____[uLtr tion 1 989 15 533 30 28,980 39,355 5,697 37 $60,826.62 $87,233 36 UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT LANDS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT LANDS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT LANDS M. E. Ferguson, Project Manager The operations for the year were again mainly related to normal municipal maintenance and administration. This was due to there being no new properties available, other than the eight new fraternity lots mentioned in the 1963 report. All the roads, curbs, sidewalks, sewer and water services were installed and the first fraternity house was constructed. At present several other fraternities are considering construction now that definite lease rentals have been established. Once again traffic problems were increased due to a higher number enrolling at the university. This resulted in more cars travelling the already overtaxed access routes. This problem should be eliminated next year, when it is hoped to have a new major access constructed from 16th Avenue to the campus. Plans for this major road and other improvements to Blanca Street and Marine Drive are already well advanced. The new 12-inch water-mains, mentioned in the 1963 report, were put into operation in June, but owing to the ensuing wet summer the full benefit was not realized. Likewise, the first of a series of pumping units was completed adjacent to the new reservoir-site, but this was little used owing to the lack of heavy sprinkling usually encountered during a normal summer. The first unit of the new reservoir system was excavated and the contract let for construction, and this is presently in progress. Even when this reservoir is completed, it is already evident that it will not provide a sufficient water supply to the rapidly expanding campus requirements. Consideration will have to be given to constructing another water- main, probably along the new 16th Avenue road. General taxes for the year again remained unchanged. The general mill rate has not been increased for the past three years. This is most unusual for the residential areas in the Lower Mainland. One of the major problems of the year's operation was the record snowfall during the month of December. Approximately 4 feet of snow fell during the month, with very little of it melting. This created the necessity of a major snow- removal programme in order to keep the roads open and normal services maintained. We are looking forward to a year of increased activity during 1965 when the new road construction will commence. Decisions will have to be made regarding many future plans and policies. The attached tabulation shows comparative figures for the past several years. This clearly indicates that a fairly active year was encountered. Numbi 1962 1963 1964 Number Value Number Value Number Vaiue A1t„a«_,„«._,rt,,rrt« m $1^000.00 Ti *$$&& | ^,™at,°°Lt° fralenll'y h0USeS— 1.000.00 7,350.00 25 $171,150.00 19 CC 76 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS, AND WATER RESOURCES »s;sssi.s?as s ssIISkssks 1 gaagsaagsg g -lla ssssssasss p sis3|ssSis |l|| § 0go- "* " ---<•> a I sssaasasss - vo ^gs^sggssg S 2 Sv"=i«;2 = !2SS i S 883882SS5.S | IJ SiSmwnSlIS s l gSSSSSSSaS I S2 2222222 a 1 III P iiiiiii I ! £ ISS a 3 SS! § | 5 - 2 1 1 J 1 3g_§ 1 | 0. K 1 Biillii 1 s 1 s" I I Rg.8?S3S8_. s „ P.IIsSr 1 s „ sspsssssc:: s 1 1 sasE^sssga s p. fH I S5?SRSSgg!SS s I sSssprSISP I" p. 8 1 s i s i s 8 s L $ ll I s 3 3 H s s 1 ! 1 i LAND SETTLEMENT BOARD LAND SETTLEMENT BOARD LAND SETTLEMENT BOARD The Land Settlement Board's balance-sheets will appear in the Public Accounts of the Province as in the past. The following is a brief summary of the Board's activities and collections for 1964. During the year the sales made by the Board amounted to $129,952.30. One hundred and fifty-three purchasers completed payment and received title deeds, and five borrowers paid up in full and received release of mortgage. Collections were as follows:— Loans $5,710.84 Land sales 84,589.73 Foreclosed properties and areas—stumpage, rentals, etc 1,812.49 Total $92,113.06 The above figures include collections from the sale and rental of Doukhobor lands in the amount of $67,960.79. As in the past few years, the activities of the Board were concentrated this year on the sale of the Doukhobor lands in accordance with the recommendations of the report of Mr. Justice Arthur E. Lord. It may be of general interest to note that the Board is making available for a nominal consideration certain lands in the Castlegar region as a site for the proposed West Kootenay College. PERSONNEL OFFICE PERSONNEL OFFICE PERSONNEL OFFICE J. H. Palmer, Personnel Officer The following table Recruitments for Reclassifications — Promotions Internal transfers _ Transfers to other departments _ Terminations for continuous staff _ Retirements _ Short-term casual appointments and terminations 42 Three new positions of Land Inspector were added to the staff of the Land Inspection Division. One of these was appointed to the Victoria District, and the other two augmented present staffs at Prince George and Smithers. Mr. A. H. Phipps, Draughtsman 4, retired from the Air Division after 17 years with the Department. Mr. Phipps was a highly respected and well-liked member of the Air Division, and he carried with him the best wishes of a host of friends. Mr. F. M. Qinningham, Assistant Chief Land Inspector, and Messrs. J. G. Callan and T. F. Moore, Draughtsman 4, Legal Surveys Division, were awarded Diplomas in Public Administration following completion of the three-year study course under the Executive Development Training Plan. Two Land Inspectors, Messrs. H. R. C. Gavin and A. Paulsen, completed the second year of this course, and two surveyors, Messrs. A. M. Barber, B.C.L.S., and A. P. McLaughlin, B.C.L.S., completed the first year. Mr. R. P. Murdoch, Senior Clerk, University Endowment Lands, also completed the first year. Five persons commenced the first year, as follows: Mr. D. Borthwick, Superintendent of Lands; Mr. R. H. McAra, Air Survey Detachment Chief; Messrs. K. M. Bridge, B.C.L.S., and P. J. Brennan, B.C.L.S., who are both surveyors; and Mr. J. H. Palmer, Personnel Officer. Two other stafi members, Mr. H. K. Kidd, Principal Clerk, and Mr. C. R. Irving, Engineering Technician 3, enrolled in the Civil Service Commission's correspondence course in Basic Public Administration. The Department's safety record improved during the year as compared with 1963, the most serious injury resulting in a time loss of only five days. MAIL AND FILE ROOM MAIL AND FILE ROOM CC 87 MAIL AND FILE ROOM John A. Grant Letters received in the Department during 1964 amounted to 256,501, compared to 250,164 in 1963, an increase of 6,337 or 2.5 per cent. A total of 10,016 new files were created, and 2,756 reels of microfilm were referred to during the year. Letters Inward Branch 1963 1964 10-ye^A-S.age, Lands ill ill ii S^SSrJ^i 250,164 256,501 226,081 Letters Outward (Recorded) Branch 1963 1964 >WMtM T,,nrl« n || H 21,741 19,072 17,352 Miscellaneous Reports Designation 1963 1964 lO-ye^Agrage, Forest ft § || H ?t^f;S™S°__r_:p0^ 25,569 26,914 27,808 New Files Created Designation 1963 1964 10-yea^Ajgrage, „n„fflM 1 M l 10,493 10,016 9,945
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