Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 



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FOREST INSECT AND DISEASE CONTROL 



The Department of Lands and Forests again co-operated with the Dominion 

 Department of Agriculture in the study and control of forest insects and tree diseases. 



RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 



During the year 1950, the Department's radio communication system handled 

 a total of 34,758 messages comprising a total word count of 908,803. 



Table No. 1 



Radio equipment in use during 1950: 



Tower Sets 179 



Marine Installations 7 



Portable Ground Sets (2^ Watts) _. 84 



30 Watt Ground Radio Stations. 65 



75 Watt Ground Radio Stations 2 



150 Watt Ground Radio Stations 7 



300 Watt Ground Radio Stations 6 



500 Watt Ground Radio Stations 4 



Aircraft Installations 43 



Total - - 397 



Table No. 2 

 MEANS OF FIRE DETECTION— 1050 



Firefighting is a long, hard, tiresome task. 



