Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1950 Page 7 2 



DIVISION OF OPERATION AND PERSONNEL 



GENERAL INTRODUCTION 



The Division of Operation and Personnel is charged with office and personnel 

 management, and the added function of supplying information to the public. 



This Division centralizes these functions, effects standardization, and co- 

 ordinates procedures to provide economical and efficient administration. 



Specifically, its primary functions are to provide and maintain a suitable staff, 

 and to furnish this staff with the accommodation and tools to carry out their work 

 effectively. 



In the following report the operations of the Division are described under four 

 main headings: — Oflice Management, Personnel Management, and Information and 

 Education (see Division Chart). 



The personnel of the administrative organization which has been set up at 

 Head Office and which also directs operations in the field, is as follows: 



Head Office Organization 



Minister — Hon. H. R. Scott 

 Deputy Minister — F. A. MacDougall 



Division Chief 



Accounts J. G. McMillen 



Air Service -^ G. E. Ponsford 



Fish and Wildlife W. J. K. Harkness 



Forest Protection T. E. ^Mackey 



Land and Recreational Areas W. D. Cram 



Law F. J. Sullivan 



Operation and Personnel P. O. Rhynas 



Reforestation E. J. Zavitz 



Research R. N. Johnston 



Surveys and Engineering F. W. Beatty 



Timber Management J. F. Sharpe 



A chart showing the complete organization of the Department with chain of 

 responsibility is included in the report. 



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Table No. Page 



1. Areas of the administrative districts --------75 



2. Numerical strength and classification of employees - - - 75 



3. War veteran personnel as of March 31, 1050 ------ 76 



4. Numerical strength — inside service, March, 1950 - - - - 76 



5. Numerical strength — outside service, March, 1950 - - - - 77 



6. Classifications as of March 31, 1950 ---------78 



7. Distribution of male and female employees at head office 82 



8. Distribution of staff in age groups --------- 83 



9. Workmen's Compensation Report ---------85 



