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(7) Improvements 



No improvement work was undertaken. 



(8) Air Operations 



The use of aircraft was limited to a small amount of supervisory flying 

 (See report on Air Service). 



(9) Hazard Disposal 



Some work was done in creating a fire guard around the townsites of 

 Geraldton and Matachewan. 



(10) Travel Permits 



Travel permits are not required between November first and March 

 thirty-first. 



(11) Wireless 

 Operations 



As the summer stations were closed down during October, 1934, the 

 operating activities were confined to the providing of a commercial radio 

 service in the Sioux Lookout and Kenora Districts. 



Stations and operators were maintained at: — 

 Sioux Lookout 

 Red Lake 

 Woman Lake 

 Pickle Lake 

 Goose Island 

 Kenora 

 Whitefish Bay 

 Hudson (opened February, 1935) 



The total number of words handled during this period was: — 



(a) Departmental 46,575 



(b) Commercial 73,481 



Operators 



Eleven operators were employed, including one man to relieve for annual 

 holidays. 



One operator was maintained at each station with the exception of Sioux 

 Lookout, in which case there were three. The additional operators at Sioux 

 Lookout were employed to provide a continuous watch of 16 hours per day. 



The Whitefish Bay station was kept open through the winter to provide 

 communication for the Department of Northern Development on the Fort 

 Frances highway, and the operator in this case acted as an O.F.B. watchman 

 as well as radio operator. 



A new station was opened at Hudson, Ontario, to provide commercial 

 service. The operator for this station was H. C. Rayner, who had three years' 

 summer experience with the Branch. 



New Equipment 



Three new 300-watt radio-telephone-telegraph transmitters were sup- 

 plied to Sioux Lookout, Red Lake and Kenora. 



A new gas engine was supplied for the Hudson Station. 



