OPERATIONS BRANCH 



IN THE fiscal year under survey, Operations Branch was composed of four 

 sections: Office Management Section, Central Supply Warehouse Section, Con- 

 servation Information Section and Conservation Education Section. 



Office Management Section directs most of the purchasing for the Department, 

 generally, including all pertinent aspects such as tenders, quotations, current cata- 

 logue prices and the study of ever-changing products. The Section is responsible 

 for the inventory and control of office furniture and equipment, the condition of 

 all office machines of the Department, the processing of all requisitions of station- 

 ery supplies for the Department, the control of supply and demand for uniforms, 

 and the liaison required in the organization of conferences, meetings, etc. 



Central Supply Warehouse Section is charged with the receipt and mainte- 

 nance of stock, the keeping of stock records, and the supply of equipment. 



Conservation Information Section issues weekly news and special press re- 

 leases; operates a photograph, slide and cut service; handles a large volume of 

 correspondence and personal enquiries on the use of renewable, natural resources; 

 prepares special articles and background material for outside agencies; prepares 

 and places both display and classified advertisements; maintains a reference library; 

 and publishes more than 100 books, pamphlets and reports for Department use 

 and general distribution. 



Conservation Education Section is responsible for the production and manage- 

 ment of Departmental displays and exhibits throughout the Province (including 

 the Canadian National Exhibition); for poster contests for school children; for the 

 production of motion picture films dealing with fire control, timber products, fish 

 and wildlife resources and parks; for preparation and delivery of lectures or dis- 

 cussions in schools and camps; and for radio and television broadcasts. 



OFFICE MANAGEMENT SECTION 



Purchasing Subsection 



This Subsection, charged with the procurement of supplies and services for 

 the Department throughout the Province, experienced a widespread activity, cover- 

 ing purchasing and its related aspects as well as other diversified duties. With the 

 transfer of Conservation Authorities Branch to this Department early in 1962, and 

 other internal changes, these activities were intensified. 



In the period under review, there were received nine-thousand-odd requisitions 

 for supplies and services, which were the basis for the issuance of 4,677 direct 

 purchase orders, 1,924 Queen's Printer stationery orders, 455 Queen's Printer 

 printing orders and 331 Public Works requisitions. In an analysis of work per- 

 formed, the following activities were as prominently noted as heretofore: 



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