spondence, telephone usage, interviewing, searching, cus- 

 toms clearance, and the calling of tenders. Direct purchase 

 orders issued totalled 7,756; Queen's Printer stationery req- 

 uisitions, 5,314; Queen's Printer printing requisitions, 373; 

 Central Printing requisitions, 730; and Public Works requisi- 

 tions, 219. 



Directions and oversight were maintained of leases and 

 rentals of property for the Department throughout the 

 Province in conjunction with the Department of Public 

 Works. Telephone service was also maintained in conjunc- 

 tion with the latter department. 



CENTRAL SUPPLY WAREHOUSE 

 SECTION 



During the fiscal year, the Section received a total of 417 

 tons of supplies and equipment and shipped a total of 267 

 tons, excluding mail. Shipments were made by express, 

 freight, transport and mail and by internal supply to Depart- 

 ment Offices. 



Thirty types of licences were distributed to District Offices 

 and approximately 3,500 issuers on 16,500 invoices. The 

 2,450,000 licences included hunting, angling, bait fish, roll 

 net, dip net, frog, guide, trapping, trap-line and dog. 



The distribution of Provincial Park Permits included 

 26,800 annual vehicle permits, 611,350 daily permits and 

 582,400 campsite permits. 



Department uniforms were stocked and delivered to per- 

 sonnel on requisition. 



CONSERVATION INFORMATION 

 SECTION 



The Section worked through various media during the past 

 fiscal year to disseminate information on the protection and 

 management of the renewable, natural resources under the 

 Department's administration. 



RELEASES 



A newsletter of several pages carried Department news and 

 regulations every week to all newspapers, broadcasting sta- 

 tions and outdoor writers in Ontario. The mailing list of 

 3,309 (at March 31) included magazines, trade papers, forest 

 industries, conservation groups, and outdoor recreation 

 clubs, and a number of writers and commentators outside 

 the Province. 



The French translation of the newsletter had a weekly 

 circulation of 185. 



News of more than normal urgency was supplied directly 

 to important news outlets. 



Conservation Spots supplied public service announce- 

 ments to broadcasters in season, and Conservation Copy 

 carried additional material to publishers. 



Special appeals were prepared occasionally for news 

 media to enlist public support for Department programs. 



Information or prepared statements were supplied on 

 request to outside agencies and to Department personnel 

 invited to address public meetings or speak on broadcast 

 programs. 



SERVICES 



During the year, 37,000 answers were returned by mail to 

 persons asking for information on Crown land, outdoor 

 recreation, nature study, forest tree planting, or forest indus- 

 try. Numerous requests were answered by telephone. Many 

 technical questions were forwarded to other Branches. 



The Photograph Library loaned 9,000 black-and-white 

 prints and 1,300 colour transparencies to newspapers and 

 magazines during the year. It supplied sets of slides or 

 prints on request to illustrate lectures. It now has 44,000 

 negatives and 7,465 colour transparencies. 



Section photographers took photographs on assignment 

 and supplied prints from the Darkroom. 



The Reference Library circulated periodicals and press 

 clippings through Head Office. 



NEW PUBLICATIONS 



Listed below are the Department publications released dur- 

 ing the 1970-1 fiscal year. The list does not include scientific 

 papers, management reports, training manuals, reference 

 texts, consolidations of Acts, posters, and Provincial Park 

 leaflets. 



FISH AND WILDLIFE 



Summary of the Ontario Fishing Regulations, 1971 

 Summary of the Ontario Hunting Regulations, 1970 

 Provisional Summary of Big Came Hunting Seasons in 



Ontario, 1971 

 Summary of Ontario Regulations which apply to Trapping 



and Fur-Dealing, 1970 

 The Game and Fish Act and the Ontario Fishery Regulations, 



1970 

 Division of Waters and Fish Sanctuaries, 1971 



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