OPERATIONS BRANCH 



IN THE fiscal year under survey, Operations Branch was composed of four 

 sections: 



Office Management Section 

 Central Supply Warehouse Section 

 Conservation Information Section 

 Conservation Education Section 

 Office Management Section directs most of the purchasing for the Department 

 including all pertinent aspects such as tenders, quotations, the processing of 

 requisitions for stationery, equipment and services for the whole department, 

 expediting, the study of ever-changing products and other allied functions. It is 

 also responsible for the inventory and control of office furniture and equipment, 

 the control of supply and demand for uniforms, and the liaison required in the 

 organization of conferences, meetings, etc. 



Central Supply Warehouse Section has charge of receipt and maintenance of 

 stock, the keeping of stock records, and the supply of equipment. 



Conservation Information Section issues a weekly news and special press 

 releases; operates a photographic, slide and cut service; handles a large volume of 

 correspondence and personal enquiries on the use of renewable, natural resources; 

 prepares special articles and background material for outside agencies; preparesi 

 and places both display and classified advertisements; maintains a reference library; 

 and publishes several scores of books, pamphlets and reports for departmental use 

 in general distribution. 



Conservation Education Section is responsible for the production and manage- 

 ment of departmental displays and exhibits throughout the province (including the 

 Canadian National Exhibition); for poster contests for school children; for the 

 production of motion picture films dealing with fire control, timber products, fish 

 and wildlife resources and parks, and for the maintenance of a film library; for 

 the preparation and delivery of lectures and discussions in schools and camps; and 

 for radio and television broadcasts. 



OFFICE MANAGEMENT SECTION 

 Purchasing Subsection 



This service, charged with the procurement of supplies and service for the 

 Department throughout the province, experienced a widespread activity, covering 

 purchasing and its related aspects as well as other diversified duties. 



In the fiscal period under review, there were received over 10,000 requisitions 

 for supplies and service which were the basis for the issuance of 4,891 direct pur- 

 chase orders, 1,953 Queen's Printer stationery orders, 469 Queen's Printer printed 

 orders, 312 Public Works requisitions. In an analysis of work performed, the 

 following activities were most often noted: 

 1. receipt and recording of all requisitions from Head Office and Regional and 



District Offices, requiring decision as to what could be supplied from stock 



and what was to be ordered; 



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