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G7.

File consists of "G" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to insurance.

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F6.

File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the Village of Fergus and the Fergus Awning Co.,

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E5.

File consists of "E" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts: one letter only from Katharine Marsden of the Elora Express.

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E.F. Roberts.

File consists of E.F. Roberts correspondence relating to his own routine Commission business. Includes expense summaries and a personal letter from A.R. Shinn of U.S. Pumps, Inc., accompanied by product ephemera..

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Department of Planning and Development : Grand River Survey, 1949.

File consists of correspondence between E.F. Roberts and A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer for the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development, Conservation Branch, concerning historical statistics relating to Dam operations. Also contains information pertaining to a conservation tour of the Nith River valley, Aug. 17, 1949.

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D4.

File consists of "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including the Departments of Health, Planning and Development and Public Works.

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C3.

File consists of "C" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes completed copy of the "Companies Information Act Return to the Provincial Secretary, Information and Particulars as of March 31, 1949." This lists the commissioners, officers etc. of the GRCC.

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B2.

File consists of routine "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts relating to services, suppliers and the City of Brantford.

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W24.

File consists of routine "W" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts relating to leases, vehicles and forestry. Correspondents include the City of Waterloo, War Assets Corporation and Wellington Lumber and Supply

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W. Philip, 1948.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip relating to Commission business such as leases, insurance, Galt gauging station report, etc. Includes replies from W. Philip and copies of expense summaries.

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U22.

File consists of "U" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, in this case advertising ephemera from Universal tractors ltd.

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T21.

File consists of routine "T" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, and contains one letter from him to the Dept. of Transport re damage caused by damage in Port Dover caused by fish tugs.

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S20.

File consists of "S" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others, including working papers for auditors (Scully), as well as correspondence with Stamped and Enamelware Ltd. in Hespeler concerning work on the Speed river and granting permission to the Commission to erect a gauging station there.

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Run off report for year 1948.

Consists of material relating to 1948 spring run-off information. Includes E.F. Roberts report to W. Philip, Chairman, GRCC, dated April 3, 1948 with heading "Spring Run-Off, Grand River Watershed, 1948. Also contains correspondence to E.F. Roberts with lists of discharge data from various locations.

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Rents, 1948.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and individuals regarding lots, leases and payments, primarily at Belwood. Includes ms. and ts. summary tables, lease forms and sketches. Includes correspondence with and forms from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board re rental prices in the Village of Belwood.

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Paid file no. 57.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Dec. 31st, 1948," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes a summary of 1948 taxes accompanied by Township of West Garafraxa and Village of Belwood tax notices.

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Paid file 56.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Sept. 30th, 1948," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 55, 1948.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending June 30th, 1948," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 54, 1948.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending March 31st, 1948," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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P17.

File consists of routine "P" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the towns of Paris and Preston as well as individuals.

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O16.

File consists of "O" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Owen Sound Board of Trade re developing "scenic highways."

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Mc14.

File consists of one piece of "Mc" correspondence from E.F. Roberts relating to gauge reading.

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M13.

File consists of "M" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence concerning construction of a water tank by H.E. Mott Co., accompanied by a blueprint and ms. sketch. Includes material relating to a proposed by-law to provide for drainage work in the Township of Melancthon: clippings, Commission reaction to the by-law's impact on Luther Marsh plans, correspondence to and from the Hon. Dana Porter, notes by W. Philip and Hugh Templin.

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L12.

File consists of "L" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including individuals and the Dept. of Lands and Forests re "Fire Service Pumps."

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K11.

File consists of "K" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, routine correspondence with the City of Kitchener. other correspondents include Kiwanis Club of Guelph, and W.H. Keith, Wellington County engineer, re bridge damage and the future Conestogo Dam.

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Income tax, 1948.

File consists of material relating to GRCC employee income tax. Includes completed T.D.2 forms, T4-1948 remuneration summary, lists of employees and income tax deducted accompanied by "Deductions at Source" receipts. Includes ms. tables.

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I9.

File consists of one piece of routine "I" correspondence from E.F. Roberts to the Imperial Bank of Commerce.

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H8.

File consists of "H" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes a letter to W. Philip from the Town of Hespeler dated March 25, 1948 requesting the Commission take action to prevent flooding such as had just occurred on the Speed river and W. Philip's letter to E.F. Roberts concerning a reply: "Dear Roberts, re attached Hespeler letter I have telephoned the town clerk stating the steps necessary to accomplish their objective. and suggesting they call a meeting of the interested municipalities to meet our Executive, when the matter can be thrashed out. We should encourage this."

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H.A. Cameron, Fergus, Ont., 1948.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land, leases, services and equipment. Includes completed GRCC "Gauge and Flow Record" sheets for several locations.

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Gauge reading, 1948.

File consists of material relating to gauge stations, gauge readers and reading and reporting water levels. Includes 1948 correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, lists of gauge stations and readers, ms. notes. Inserted in this folder is material dated 1959, correspondence to E.F. Roberts from the Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Water Resources Branch, and thermofax copies of discharge tables for several locations.

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G7.

"G" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others, primarily concerning the Village of Grand Valley and pollution of the Grand River there. Correspondents on this topic include the Ontario Dept. of Health and W. Philip. Includes a sketch map by H.A. Cameron of Grand Valley Village contamination plan. Also includes correspondence with the Dept. of Lands and Forests concerning fire hazards on the Commission tree planting around Belwood Lake. Also includes routine correspondence concerning gauge reading and insurance.

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F6.

File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the Town of Fergus and individuals including W. Philip. The correspondence deals primarily with the subject of the Fergus P.U.C. re dumping acid residue after treating a well.

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E.F. Roberts, 1948.

File consists of E.F. Roberts correspondence relating to his own routine Commission business. Includes expenses summaries, correspondence with Edward I. Wood, Landscape architect, accompanied by a copy of his address to "Men of the Trees," Feb. 23, 1948, "Regional Planning for Parks."

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D4.

File consists of "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts: one letter to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics; one receipt from the Dept. of Public Works.,

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C3.

File consists of "C" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence relating to a lot lease accompanied by sketch of cottage, to a meeting held by the Committee on Lakeshore erosion, and to an offer by CKPC Brantford to broadcast "authorized" flood condition information. Includes completed copy of the "Companies Information Act Return to the Provincial Secretary, Information and Particulars as of March 31, 1948." This lists the commissioners, officers etc. of the GRCC.

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B2.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the City of Brantford, Bell Telephone re services, Beatty Bros. re construction of a dam in Fergus, the Expositor in Brantford re official flood bulletins and one application to build a cottage, accompanied by a sketch.

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W24. Correspondence

File consists of "W" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts on a variety of topics, including with Township of Woolwich, City of Waterloo, County of Waterloo, Township of West Garafraxa. Includes a letter from Eldon Weber accompanied by a letter copy to Dana Porter, then Minister of Planning and Development for Ontario; considerable correspondence to E.F. Roberts from Marcel Pequegnat, W. Philip and others re the Belwood Ball Park; a letter from Dana Porter to W. Philip re "prison labour." Includes ms. notes from W. Philip to E.F. Roberts, land deeds, blueprint, sketch maps, and product ephemera.

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W. Philip, Galt.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip relating to Commission business such as leases, salaries, etc.. Includes replies from W. Philip and copies of expense summaries. A newspaper clipping concerning the failure to establish a Thames Valley Conservation Authority is accompanied by this comment by W. Philip, dated June 2, 1947: "Dear Roberts, With the supposed superiority of the organizing ability applied to the Thames Valley they do not appear to have been as successful as in our local effort. Our friend in Toronto should give this some thought. Yours, W.P.

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T21.

File consists of "T" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to a lease cancellation and including ms. correspondence on this topic from W. Philip. Also includes correspondence townships concerning the Luther Marsh project, with one reply from Hugh Templin.,

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S20.

File consists of "S" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including with lawyers (Sims) and auditors (Scully). Includes correspondence to Wm. Philip from G.W. Smith, his ms. reply forwarded with instructions and comments to E.F. Roberts, and the final ts. carbon of the letter sent out, on the subject of the Dam used for opposing purposes.

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Rents.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and individuals regarding lots, leases and payments, primarily at Belwood. Includes lease forms and sketches. Includes correspondence with W. Philip.

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R19.

File consists of "R" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to rents.

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Paid file 53.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Dec. 31, 1947," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 52.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Sept. 30, 1947," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 51.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending June 30, 1947", correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 50.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending March 31, 1947", correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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P17.

File consists of "P" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development re the establishment of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

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O16.

File consists of "O" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the Ontario Horticultural Society.

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N15.

File consists of "N" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, Naugatuck Chemicals and the Dept. of National Revenue.

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M13.

File consists of "M" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, relating to insurance, license for game birds, and general information inquiry. Includes a letter and sketch map by L.C. Meinzinger forwarded to E.F. Roberts by W. Philip, concerning the forthcoming visit of W.L. Mackenzie King, deploring the state of the Grand River at Mr. King's childhood home at Woodside, and suggesting that King and L.O. Breithaupt tour the area.

This letter is accompanied by a hand drawn plan of a proposed park on the river behind Woodside that would incorporate deep channels for fish. Mr. Philips cover letter to E.F. Roberts reads: "Dear Roberts, Enclosed in a letter from L.C. Meinzinger. Please bring before a commission meeting. It would please him to get his name in the paper and would give us another strong supporter. It would be well to be in Kitchener when Mackenzie King visits his home town."

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L12.

File consists of "L" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including individuals and the City of London.

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K11.

File consists of "K" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others. Includes correspondence with the City of Kitchener and a letter, ms. and ts. copies, from W. Philip to the Ontario Minister of Public Health concerning pollution of Lake Belwood by the dump at Grand Valley "at the height of the polio alarm." Includes correspondence relating to and a blueprint of a proposed dam across the Eramosa River on property owned by the Boy Scouts Association at Everton.

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Income tax.

File consists of material relating to GRCC employee income tax. Includes completed T.D.2 forms, lists of employees and income tax deducted accompanied by "Deductions at Source" receipts.

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Income tax.

File consists of material relating to GRCC employee income tax. Includes completed T.D.1 forms, T4-1945 remuneration summary, lists of employees and income tax deducted accompanied by "Deductions at Source" receipts. Includes ms. table of figures.

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H.G. Acres and Co., Niagara Falls, Ontario.

File consists of E.F. Roberts (1943 and later) and F.P. Adams (1942 and earlier) copies of H.G. Acres and Co. correspondence, relating to primarily construction and operation of the Shand Dam. Includes estimates, charts, instructions and reports on work progress, financing, etc. and copies of correspondence to and from H.A. Cameron. The 1947 correspondence relates primarily to flood damage.

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G7.

File consists of "G" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the Village of Grand Valley and the City of Galt. Includes a hand-drawn map of Grand Valley.

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F6.

File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including the Village of Fergus, and John Fowell and Son, Woodstock. Correspondence with the latter includes a catalogue of garden tractors.

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E5.

File consists of "E" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to the Village of Elora, and the steam-pipe line and possible footbridge erected over the Grand River by John C. Mundell Co. Includes ms. notes and correspondence drafts by W.Philip (such as "Dec. 18/47. Dear Roberts, I have written to the editor Elora paper. Will get in touch with McDonald personally am in favour of a show down ... W.P.") and also ms. notes from Marcel Pequegnat. Also includes a small amount of general correspondence and correspondence to and from the Etobicoke River Conservation Authority.

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E. F. Roberts, Brantford.

File consists of material relating to E.F. Robert's work as Secretary-Treasurer of the GRCC.

  • Includes correspondence concerning visits, meetings and presentations given by him on conservation.
  • Includes background research material including information received from the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development in the form of reports on other conservation authorities, briefs and pamphlets concerning flood control and river valley development.
  • Includes also issues of periodicals, offprints and reprints, including "Conservation and post-war rehabilitation: a report prepared by the Guelph Conference on the Conservation of the Natural resources of Ontario, February 1942," Robert F. Legget "Conservation and sanitation: a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Institute on Sewerage and Sanitation ... 1943," "A plan to grow wealth and eliminate waste" by the Grand Valley group of Engineers,
  • Includes E.F. Roberts ms. and ts. notes for an address on conservation given to the Ontario Municipal Association, Aug. 28, 1947. Includes a 9 page mimeograph document dated Jan. 28, 1946: "Grand Valley Authority" that has an organization chart as a cover page.

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D4.

File consists of "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, and others, primarily with the Village of Drayton and several government departments. Includes ms. correspondence written by Wm. Philip.

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C3.

File consists of "C" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the Canadian Red Cross Society requesting joint purchase of a pulmotor at Lake Belwood.. Includes completed copy of the "Companies Information Act Return to the Provincial Secretary, Information and Particulars as of March 31, 1947." This lists the commissioners, officers etc. of the GRCC.

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B2.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to insurance and matters concerning the City of Brantford.

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A1.

File consists of "A" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily Armco Drainage and Metal products.

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William Philip, Galt.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip relating to Commission business such as leases, salaries, etc. Includes also some W. Philip outgoing correspondence and notes from W. Philip to E.F. Roberts. Includes an ms. and ts. draft by W. Philip of a speech or memorandum to members of the GRCC.

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W24.

File consists of "W" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Whaling Turkey Ranch re Conestogo Valley development.

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W.C. McKay, Belwood, Ont.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, W.C. McKay and others relating to rental of property at Belwood. Includes ms. notes, some from W. Philip and sketch maps.

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Travel and publicity.

File contains correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Ontario Dept. of Travel and Publicity relating tourism promotion. Includes publications and ephemera, such as the first four information bulletins issued by the Dept. of Travel and Publicity, the first of which was issued before the end of WWII. Includes also a brief from the Canadian Youth Hostels Association, and a publication with title "Canada Calls : Canadian Lakehead, Port Arthur, Fort William" with a printed insert about the war.

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T21. Correspondence

File consists of "T" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including tax notices and assessment notices from the Township of West Garafraxa, assessment notices from the Township of East Garafraxa, correspondence and product brochures and catalogues relating to bulldozers and tractors.

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S20.

File consists of "S" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others, including working papers for auditors (Scully), correspondence relating to leases and properties, as well as replies to routine information requests. Includes sketch map.

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Rents, 1946.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and individuals regarding lots, leases and payments, primarily at Belwood. Includes lease forms and sketches.

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Reforestation.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, H.A. Cameron and others relating to tree planting and reforestation. Includes "Report on Reforestation Planting for 1945 at the Grand Valley Dam"; "Work plan, Belwood Forest"; as well as reports on three woodlots owned by the GRCC, accompanied by detailed species list. Includes snapshots of plow and tree planter, 1945.

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R19.

File consists of "R" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and Muriel Ratigan re detailed information for a university course.

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Paid file 49.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Dec. 31, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 48.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Sept. 30, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 47.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending June 30, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 46.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending March 31, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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P17.

File consists of "P" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondence include the town of Preston. Includes completed copy of the "Companies Information Act Return to the Provincial Secretary, Information and Particulars as of March 31, 1946." This lists the commissioners, officers etc. of the GRCC.

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N15.

File consists of "N" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to Naugatuck Chemicals, Elmira, Ont., and their application to modify the channel of Canagigue Creek, accompanied by two blueline prints. Also includes one letter re purchase of pheasants.

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M13.

File consists of "M" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and I.C. Marritt, District Forester.

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L12.

File consists of "L" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts relating primarily to the establishment and activities of the Lake Belwood Boat Club, and also to the purchase of a fire extinguisher. Includes the constitution of the boat club and ephemera from the La France Fire Engine and Foamite Ltd.

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Insurance.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts regarding insurance policies, coverage schedules, payments for goods and properties owned by the GRCC. Includes ms. notes from W. Philips, ms. and ts. lists of buildings, policies, etc.

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I9.

File consists of "I" correspondence, in this case material relating to GRCC employee and Commissioner income tax. Includes completed T4-1945 Remuneration Summary form accompanied by T4-1945 Supplementary forms for individuals.

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H8.

File consists of "H" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence with the Haldimand County Hunters and Anglers' Association re support of the dam project; with the Hydro Electric Power Commission re services and agreements and notes from W. Philips.

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H. A. Cameron, 1946.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land buildings, leases, services, water and weather, equipment and vehicles. Includes a report on the tree planting machine by H.A. Cameron, Sept. 26, 1945.

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F6.

File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the Town of Fergus and individuals.

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