Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 



No. 3 



Collected Black Spruce foliage and 

 Sweet Fern for distillation. Cut cord- 

 wood. Telephone lines brushed out. 

 Telephone poles cut, also posts and 

 cribbing timber. 

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Helped combat Mississagi fire. One 

 used as temporary Radio Operator. 

 Brushed out telephone lines. Peeled and 

 helped transport poles. Dug telephone 

 pole holes and anchor holes. General 

 instruction. 



Lot 7, Con. V, 

 Cascaden Twp. 

 12 miles S.E. of 

 Cartier 



Amikougami 

 Creek, 

 Wendigo Lake 



Sudbury District 

 16' X 24' tents, single 

 double-decked iron beds, 

 mattresses and blankets 



Fire fighting; telephone lines brushed 

 out and constructed which included 

 peeling and treating poles. General 

 instruction. 

 TiMisKAMiNG District 

 Tents Improved grounds around District head- 



quarters; portages cut; telephone lines 

 and bush roads brushed out. 8 miles of 

 poles erected which included cutting, 

 peeling, treating, skidding and trans- 

 porting poles, repaired dam. Dug a well. 



Reports from the District Foresters indicate that more satisfactory results are 

 obtained from the services of such Rangers working in small groups. 



OFFICE MANAGEMENT 



Purchasing 



Locating:, Purchasing and Expediting of Equipment and Supplies 



The supply of materials available continued to improve throughout the year, 

 and many lines that had been practically non-existent for some time, were again 

 plentiful. In some lines, new products of exceptional quality were offered, and due 

 to the comparative tests made by the Supply Office on these items, the Department 

 as a whole was benefited. This was particularly true of stationery and office supply 

 items. To summarize, it might be said that the situation with regard to availability 

 had improved across the board, and in many cases, quality was better. 



A considerable quantity of office furniture was required during the year for 

 expansion and replacement purposes, and generally speaking, distributors were able 

 to deliver from stock, or without undue delay. Steel filing cabinets, however, were 

 very difficult to obtain during the early part of the year, and only slight improvement 

 has been noted, though cabinets of inferior quality at high prices are available. 

 Although we were able to purchase desks, chairs, tables, etc., at slightly reduced 

 prices as compared to the previous year, all steel products such as filing cabinets, etc. 

 were considerably higher. 



Stockroom 



Receipt, Issue, Care and Storage of Equipment, Supplies and Uniforms — 



Stock Control 



The volume of goods handled through this section has greatly increased again, 

 and this condition, in an already overcrowded stockroom, has produced a serious 

 situation that can only be alleviated by the acquisition of additional space. 



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