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(b) The flying supplied, during the various months, would indicate that 

 the peak hazard was reached during the month of July. 



(c) The Service also carried out some very useful operations in the Sioux 

 Lookout and Hudson area in the months of October and November. At these 

 points an unprecedented accumulation of freight had occurred, and due to bad 

 weather and lack of adequate facilities, commercial operators in this district 

 were admittedly unable to cope with the situation. 



A considerable quantity of supplies was moved from this area to Rat 

 Rapids, at which point a new Hydro Development is under way. The Service 

 was largely instrumental in keeping this project going, and in addition, moved 

 other supplies which were urgently required by the Central Patricia and Pickle 

 Crow Gold Mines. 



It is pleasing to note that the Service has been able to step into this emer- 

 gency and materially assist in the development of this rich mining area. 



(d) In addition to this the Service has been called upon to carry out a 

 number of mercy flights, and it is felt that a number of lives have been saved 

 through this medium. 



It has been the policy of the Service to stand ready, at all times, to carry 

 out any humanitarian work of this kind when called upon to do so, and it is 

 most gratifying to note that the operations of the Service, for the entire year, 

 have been carried out without injury to any of the personnel. 



3. Operations General 



(a) Table I following shows the allocation of Service craft during the 

 1933-34 season. In this connection it should be noted that machine G-CAPG 

 stationed at Twin Lakes did a considerable amount of flying out of Oba Lake. 

 Also after machine CF OAG was written off, machine G-CAPA, allocated to 

 Whitefish Lake, was transferred to Oba Lake for a period of ten days, and 

 subsequently machine CF-OAF, stationed at Remi Lake, carried out work 

 required in the Oba Lake District until the close of the season. 



(b) A diagnosis of the various records maintained by the Service indicates 

 that the already high degree of efficiency has reached an even higher standard 

 as shown by the accompanying Table II. The totals as given in Table III 

 presents a record of loads carried in the various craft. A reference to Table 

 IV, which gives detailed information on the operation of the transport craft, 

 will show that there is a slight increase in the effective loads carried per flying 

 hour, and per flight, over 1933, while the operating load has been slightly 

 decreased, making for increased efficiency. 



(c) Table V relating to machine days supplied by the Service shows a 

 gratifying increase in machine efficiency from 97.9 per cent to 99 per cent in 

 1934. 



(d) Table VI gives a comparison of flights and loadings of all craft for the 

 years 1930-34 inclusive, while in Table VII there is set out the distribution of 

 flying hours for the year 1933-34. 



(e) One aircraft was lost as a result of a forced landing, which occurred 

 in a very small lake. The machine was damaged beyond repair, and conditions 

 were such it was not possible to salvage same. 



