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(e) Loadings of Detection Section: 



The detection machines also showed an improvement in average perform- 

 ance for the season 1933 over that of 1932. On a basis of total loading per 

 horse-power per hour, it is found that the load performance has been increased 

 11%. 



(/) Engine Performance: 



The experience with the engines of the Service for the past season has been 

 characterized by the reliability shown and the comparatively few replacements 

 of parts required. Only two engine failures are recorded for the whole season, 

 and in both cases, the machines were safely landed by their pilots and thus 

 sustained no damage. 



10. Conclusion 



1. (a) Survey of the Year's Operations: 



On the whole the operations of the Air Service for the 1933 season may 

 be regarded as having been carried out very successfully, although certain flying 

 had to be purchased from outside firms, owing to the lack of Transport aircraft 

 in the Air Service. Every effort was made to fulfil all the requisitions that the 

 Forestry Department made, but, during the period of peak hazard, it was 

 impossible to make five Transport aircraft serve seven widely separated areas 

 of intensive suppression work. 



(b) Safety: 



It is gratifying to be able to report that no accidents or injury was sus- 

 tained by any of the personnel or passengers carried during the season. 



(c) Increased Performance: 



Although both the total hours flown and the mileage for the past season 

 is down in comparison to the season 1932, the total load carried is greater. 

 This result is even more spectacular in view of the fact that the fleet has been 

 reduced by four machines. 



In looking over Table X, showing the record of work done in comparison 

 to other years, it will be noticed that there were over 426 more passengers 

 and personnel carried this year than last, while a further study reveals the fact 

 that the increase was due to an increase of 766 passengers and a decrease of 

 340 personnel. This particular fact is an important criterion of the growing 

 efficiency of the Air Service in its effort to measure up to the requirements of 

 the Forestry Department. 



A comparison of the Effective Load moved also shows an increase of 8% 

 over the 1932 season, in spite of the fact that 10.5% less hours were performed. 



