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REPORT OF THE 



No. 3 



(12) Operating Permits 



The number of operating permits issued totalled 6,029 covering 56,405 

 persons. This is an increase over 1933 due largely to the mining activity 

 in the Little Longlac Area. 



OPERATING PERMITS, 1934 



SERVICE 



1. Introduction 



The season 1933-34 was one of sub-normal fire hazard. Due to excessive 

 rainfall in the Western Division this part of the Province was well below the 

 average, but the hazard in the Eastern Division could be considered to be 

 normal, or slightly above, due to an excess of lightning storms. 



2. Features of Flying Operations 



(a) The sub-normal condition of hazard resulted in the Service being 

 called upon to supply approximately 1,000 hours less flying this year than in a 

 normal year, and permitted the release of Service craft for the use of other 

 Government Departments at various times, and flying has been successfully 

 carried out for these Departments as follows: — 



Department of Mines, 



Northern Development Branch, 



Ontario Provincial Police, 



Ontario Hydro Electric Commission, 



T. & N. O. Investigation Commission. 



In addition to the above, members of the Department of Health and the 

 Welfare Board, were carried in Service craft during the course of regular 

 duties. 



