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STATEMENT of Receipts on account of Ordnance and Admiralty Lands for the Fiscal Year ended 30th June, 1888.

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SIR,-I have the honor to submit the following report referring to the accounts of this Department for the year ending 31st October, 1888.

Since my last report the accounts of the Geological Survey have been transferred to this office, so that the accounts which, at one time, were kept in different offices of the Department are now all concentrated in the Accountant's Branch. The new system of accounts introduced in July, 1883, has been applied to the Geological Survey, so that any statement or information required in relation to any of the several appropriations under the control of the Minister of the Interior can be furnished by this office on very short notice.

There has been a considerable increase in the work during the year attributable to various causes. The system of registration of titles, under the provisions of the Territories Real Property Act, has caused a good deal itself; the registrars furnish statements each month, giving details of the various fees collected, which statements must be checked before being transmitted to the Auditor General. The vigorous prosecution of work in the Rocky Mountains Park, at Banff, NorthWest Territories, during the year, has necessarily thrown a great deal of extra labor on this Branch. A system has been prepared by which the Audit Office can thoroughly check the Revenue of the Dominion Lands and Crown Timber Agencies, and complete statements in detail of all the receipts of agents are sent to the Auditor monthly. This change has caused a great increase of work, not only at this office, but at the agencies.

The winding up of colonization companies has necessitated the issue of a large amount of scrip; during the year nearly 2,000 scrip notes have been issued in connection with these companies and in settlement of half-breed claims.

Since my last report scrip record books have been opened and all the scrip issued since August, 185 (the date when scrip was first drawn in this office) has been entered. The record is most complete, comprising some 16,000 scrip notes, showing the date of issue, number, amount, date and manner of redemption, so that the history of any scrip note can be traced at once. A statement of all scrip issued and redeemed previous to the 5th August, 1885, is in course of preparation.

During the departmental year, 1885, 4,400 cheques were issued against 8,000 during the present year.

The cash revenue, this year, is $241,866.62, or an increase of $53,378.86 over last year. The scrip redeemed and warrants located, this year, represent an amount of $387,583.58, or an increase of $146,252.10 as compared with last year. The net increase in cash and scrip for the present year as compared with 1887 is $200,000 in round numbers.

The total receipts from Ordnance Lands, during the year ended 31st October, 1888, amounted to $51,024.36, or an increase of $23,891.08 as compared with last year.

The great increase in all the above mentioned items clearly shows that a very large amount of work has been performed by a comparatively small staff, consisting of three permanent officers and four extra clerks.

Hereto annexed you will find a detailed statement of receipts on account of Dominion Lands, showing the monthly revenue from all sources for the twelve months ended 31st October, 1888.

I have the honor to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

J. A. PINARD,
Accountant.

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STATEMENT of Receipts on account of Dominion Lands for the Year commencing 1st November, 1887, and ending 31st October, 1888.

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