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Surveys, Patents and Roads Branch
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In 1870, the Surveys Branch, the Letters Patent Branch, and the Colonization Roads Branch were amalgamated to form the Surveys, Patents and Roads Branch of the Ontario Department of Crown Lands.
The Branch consisted of the Superintendent of Colonization Roads, the Director of Surveys (other titles used for this position between 1870 and 1900 included Head of Surveys, Deputy Surveyor General, and Senior Surveyor and Draftsman), and variety of clerks.
In 1900, responsibility for colonization roads was transferred from the Department of Crown Lands to the Department of Public Works, and the Branch was renamed the Surveys and Patents Branch.
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The Surveys, Patents and Roads Branch was responsible for the surveying and mapping of provincially owned land, and for the identification of resources of value to the development of Ontario. The Branch was also responsible for the construction of colonization roads and bridges.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Annual Reports of the Department of Crown Lands
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Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
S. McClure, R. Anger