DUPLICATING, COLLATING AND DISTRIBUTING 



Work in this subsection was most active and demanding as usual. The produc- 

 tion of forms, reports, booklets, letters, circulars and bulletins is continuously being 

 revised each year. 



Collating and distributing were as follows: 



Information Bulletins 55,475 



Circulars 25,290 



News Releases 1 33,000 



Extracts from Fishery Regulations 9,949 



Summary of Fishery Regulations 769,512 



Summary of Hunting Regulations 839,161 



Game and Fish Act and Fishery Regulations 15,941 



Book Covers 128,500 



Miscellaneous Stapling and Distributions 234,399 



Total 2,211,227 



LICENCE ISSUING 



There were more than thirty types of hunting, angling, bait fish, roll net, dip 

 net, frog, guide, trapping, trap-line and dog licences issued to all licence issuers and 

 district offices throughout the Province. 



The number of licences prepared and checked for mailing and express totalled 

 1,581,980; they were forwarded on 13,857 invoices to more than 3,000 issuers. 



In addition, 161,000 Provincial Park Annual Vehicle Permits, 565,700 Daily 

 Permits, 398,925 Campsite Permits and 294,500 Fur Seals were distributed by this 

 subsection. 



UNIFORMS 



The Department's Uniform Stockroom is located in this Section. A stock of 

 replacement uniform apparel is carried, and issues are shipped to personnel as 

 authorized by requisition. 



CONSERVATION INFORMATION SECTION 



The Section disseminates information on the protection and management of 

 the renewable, natural resources under the Department's administration. It works 

 through many media to bring to as many people as possible a better understanding 

 of Lands and Forests policies and conservation principles. 



NEWS 



The Lands and Forests news release is mailed every week to all newspapers 

 and all radio and television stations in Ontario. Its circulation of 2,712 includes 

 class magazines, outdoor writers, conservation groups and hunters' and anglers' 

 clubs and associations. It delivers Department news and regulations and informed 

 opinion in a form easily adapted by outside agencies. The use of news release 

 material by outdoor writers and commentators in the United States contributes 

 importantly to Ontario's tourist trade. 



Professional and public service groups may secure public notice through the 

 news release's advance listing of conventions and other events of interest to sports- 



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