1. Receipt and recording of all requisitions from Head Office and Regional and 

 District Offices, requiring decision as to what could be supplied from stock 

 and what was to be ordered; 



2. Quotation calls, opening of same in committee and recommendations; 



3. Investigation and procurement procedures for all purchases, including also 

 directions, preparation of direct purchase orders and requisitions to the 

 Queen's Printer and the Department of Public Works, and expediting of same; 



4. Maintenance of inventory control; 



5. Liaison between this Department and the Department of PubHc Works for 

 office and other space requirements throughout the Province and for which 

 leases and rentals are arranged and other related matters attended to; 



6. Supervision of telephone and lighting demands, moving and other internal and 

 external office requirements; 



7. Arrangements for accommodation, travel, conferences, etc; 



8. Correspondence, preparation of reports; and 



9. Special assignments. 



Correspondence, telephone and interviewing are media which were employed 

 extensively. 



This Subsection was on the alert for new items and trends in office equipment 

 and supplies and developments on existing ones. District and Head Offices were 

 kept informed of these matters and their suppliers where it was deemed warranted, 

 and descriptive sheets and catalogues were supplied to the aforementioned offices. 



Office Management Subsection 



Office Management Subsection was responsible for office services and the 

 preparation of estimates which included equipment and supplies, stationery and 

 office outfitting, travel, maintenance and operating, payrolls, uniforms, publications 

 and public appeals. 



1. The inventory of all major equipment in the Province belonging to the De- 

 partment. This included trucks, cars, boats, canoes, power plants, shop equip- 

 ment, tools, fire hose, outboard motors, office machines, etc. There were 

 some 2,000 power units, including mobile, marine and stationary. 



2. Invoices covering all purchases for Head Office and Field Offices were proc- 

 essed in this Subsection as to fair price, confirmation of proper item, and 

 actual receipt of material. The invoices were then coded to proper vote and 

 item and forwarded to Accounts Branch for processing and payment. 



3. Circulars and Bulletins. All circulars and bulletins required by the Depart- 

 ment were processed through this Section after they were approved by the 

 Circular Board. This involved the cutting of stencils, the follow-up through 

 the duplicating room, and distribution. All revisions of circulars and bulletins 

 in effect in the Branch were carried through by this Section, including an 

 annual review to publish a list of the circulars and bulletins to be retained in 

 effect. This involved close study and checking with all other Branches as it 

 might affect them. 



4 Uniforms. There were approximately 1,500 approved personnel in uniform 

 on the staff of this Department including seasonal Parks staff. A continuous 

 record was kept of each individual's uniform account which was checked 

 against requisitions for uniform items, and requisitions were approved accord- 

 ing to scale of issue. Included in the estimates for the coming fiscal year must 

 be an accurate estimate of funds required for the uniform programme. 



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