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Original Dominion Land Survey Field Notes:

Field notes containing original surveys of lands in the Province of Manitoba.
Index contains:  

Location Field Book No./Survey Type Surveyor Year

SBDY TP.1-1WPM 582 Lachlan Kennedy 1875

Original Dominion Land Surveyor’s Correspondence: Documents containing correspondence from Surveyors/Land owners (grantees) etc. to and from Ottawa, referring to resurveys/boundary disputes/oaths/inspection surveys, etc. Documents are microfilmed and filed by township and ranges. Director of Surveys Plans: Survey plans delineating boundaries of mining claims, administrative boundaries, cottage lot subdivisions, rights of way, etc. submitted to the Director of Surveys for approval and confirmation, as required by The Mines Act and The Surveys Act.
Index contains:

D of s no.	Comment	LTO	Twp-Rge-Mer
19701	Admin. plan - Wapusk National Park	.F.	113-11-S
19716	Admin. plan - Akjuit Spaceport - Unsurv.	.F.	112-1-S
19742	Admin. plan - Cape Churchill W.M.A. Residual Unsurv.	.F.	93-1-S

Township Diagrams: Plans of the Original Survey Fabric defining the Township Survey System in the Province of Manitoba. Documents are in books and filed by townships. Geodetic Survey Information: Geodetic Control points within the province of Manitoba established for the purpose of mapping control and geo-referencing land features.

Description:
The index contains a network of survey monuments whose geographical positions and/or elevations have been determined, to support the spacial referencing of land-related information.