No. 3 Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for 1950 



LECTURE TOUR EQUIPMENT 



Seven panel trucks were operated by the Information and Education Section 

 during the year. These have accumulated heavy mileage due to their continuous use by 

 members of the field staff. Each member of the staff engaged in lecture work, is provided 

 with a truck in which is carried all the equipment necessary to put on a complete 

 showing of motion pictures, whether or not power is available at the place of the 

 meeting. 



Generators 



To make it possible to provide motion picture programs in places where hydro 

 power is not available, each lecturer is provided with a separate generator. This forms 

 a permanent part of the truck equipment and is readily available whenever necessary. 



The number of generators on hand totals 7. 



\'oLT.AGE Regulators 



Power fluctuations often cause the voltage to drop below operating level and 

 result in program failures. To help avoid this, voltage regulators are provided. These 

 are portable and readily carried as a part of the regular equipment. A total of five 

 voltage regulators were in use during the year under review. 



Projection Screens 



A total of ten portable screens of a suitable size for most halls and auditoriums 

 are at present in use. These are provided with tripod folding legs and are quickly set 

 up even in limited space. The use of these portable beaded screens has greatly improved 

 the showing of coloured motion pictures. 



EXHIBITS 



The volume of exhibit work exceeded that of the preceding year. This type of 

 educational and conservational work has assumed major importance in the program of 

 the Department. Fifteen exhibits were put on, as compared with thirteen in the previous 

 year. Of these seven were feature exhibits which formed major attractions at the larger 

 shows. The balance were district exhibits mostly at fall fairs and other shows. Public 

 interest in these exhibits was very keen, and their educational value most pronounced. 



PHOTOGRAPHY 



Motion Picture Production 



On December 1, 1948. Mr. R. D. Robinson with the assistance of Mrs. K. M. 

 Andresen. both staff photographers, commenced shooting a colour motion picture on 

 the subject of salvage of timber killed in the Mississagi-Chapleau lire which occurred 

 in the summer of 1948. The shooting locale was near Chapleau. By the end of the 

 fiscal year some 2.300 feet of 16 mm Kodachrome were exposed covering all phases'of 

 the winter operations. The actual work of photographing the operations presented 

 many difficulties due, in part, to the extreme cold which frequently prevailed, and the 

 necessity for securing proper light conditions. 



During the first few days in June while the actual fire was raging the staff photog- 

 raphers were able to secure numerous excellent shots of the conflagration. These will 

 probably be incorporated in the .salvage film in order to round out the picture. Work 

 on this production will continue as the salvage operations develop. 



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