FOREST PROTECTION 



Operation of the fire fighting equipment laboratory was continued throughout 

 the year. The new hght weight Gorman-Rupp Bakpump was tested, both for 

 performance and endurance. While this unit has some worthwhile features, it is 

 not considered suitable for a first-line pump according to Departmental standards. 



Extensive tests were carried out on the drying of fire hose for the purpose of 

 developing a hose dryer having an output of about 1,000 feet per hour. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



As has always been the case in the past, this section carried out a large 

 number of jobs of a lesser nature, such as, making up various kinds of laboratory 

 equipment, repairing instruments, etc. A considerable amount work was done on 

 the research vessels in the way of engine installations and modifications to existing 

 power-plants and auxiliary equipment. 



REPORTS 



Research Branch Reports Pubhshed During the Year Ending March 31, 1964. 



Fisheries 



The Effects of Artificial Propagation and the Weather on Recruitment in the Lake 

 Ontario Whitefish fishery— W. J. Christie, J. Fish. Res. Bd. Canada 2(3), 1963. 



The Spatial Distribution of Fish in Gill Nets. A. H. Berst and A. McCombie. J. 

 Fish. Res. Bd. Canada 20(3), 1963. 



Selectivity of Four Trawl Cod-ends toward Smelt. R. G. Ferguson and H. Regier, 



Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. Vol. 92, No. 2, April 1963. 



Sounding Line. H. C. Holmberg. Prog. Fish Culturist, Vol 26, No. 1, Jan. 1964. 



A Reconnaissance of Brook Trout Lakes in the Algonquin Park Area of Ontario. 



J. M. Eraser. Section Report (Fisheries) No. 46.* 



Forestry 



The Possible Effects of Microclimate on the Germination of Eastern White Pine 

 Seed. N. F. Lyon. Section Report (Forestry) No. 47*. 



Report on the Interim Results of Prescribed Spring Burning a Poor Quality Hard- 

 wood Stand. J. M. Sykes. Section Report (Forestry) No. 49.* 



The Fibre Characteristics of Black Spruce in Relation to Wood Quality. A. D. Hall. 

 Research Report No. 49. 



The Land Resources of the Sudbury Basin. G. Pierpoint and G. A. Hills. Research 

 Report No. 50. 



Reforestation of a Sand Plain in Ontario. R. H. Leech. Research Report No. 51. 



Preparation and Planting of Tubed Seedlings. V. H. H. Williamson. Research 

 Report No. 52. 



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