DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS FOR 1937 



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(2) Organization and Personnel 



It is with deep regret that the death is reported in October, 1936, of Mr» 

 Fred Hamilton, District Forester at Cochrane. Mr. Hamilton had been 

 with the Department for a great many years and his loss will be keenly felt. 

 He is succeeded by the former Assistant District Forester who is in charge of 

 the District as Acting District Forester. 



The Chief Forest Ranger at Kenora left the service during the season 

 and the Kenora and Dryden Chief Ranger Divisions were then placed under 

 the direction of the Chief Ranger formerly at Dryden and his headquarters 

 were removed to Kenora. 



The Chief Ranger at Chapleau was transferred in December to Sudbury 

 as Assistant in the District Office and a Deputy Chief Ranger in the Chapleau 

 Division was promoted to act as Chief Ranger in charge there. 



The District Forester in charge of the North Bay District resigned in 

 November and the Assistant District Forester was placed in charge of the 

 District as Acting District Forester. 



The average daily force, including Chief and Deputy Chief Rangers, was 

 as follows: April, 66; May, 443; June, 897; July, 947; August, 932; September, 

 803; October, 208. The largest number of men on duty at any one time, 

 including Chief and Deputy Chief Rangers, was 951. 



(3) Expenditures 



The total expenditure for the year was $1,649,550.04; the amount of 

 Fire Tax collected was $473,859.35 which with Miscellaneous Expenditure 

 Refunds made up a total of $497,154.31, leaving the net expenditure at 

 $1,152,395.73. 



CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES 



Item 



1936-37 



1935-36 



1934 



1933 



Pay Roll 



Equipment , 



Improvements , 



Extra Fire Fighting 



Freight, Express, Postage, etc 



Gasoline and Oil 



Maintenance 



Travel 



Rent 



Miscellany , 



Expenditure Refunds. . 

 Totals , 



$538,952.55 



128,807.38 



22,607.17 



787,813.15 



14,946.58 



43,331.60 



89,587.51 



15,351.08 



6,501.00 



1,652.02 



$522,197.29 



43,360.60 



2,956.37 



152,307.64 



11,711.96 



30,675.73 



61,946.85 



14,039.59 



7,889.97 



675.39 



$831,390.09 



103,697.76 



38,623.62 



295,577.87 



24,297.63 



80,560.01 



142,118.54 



31,047.54 



8,231.25 



1,907.96 



$748,288.58 



102,118.04 



24,457.97 



239,021.48 



22,833.21 



93,173.53 



107,517.05 



27,848.30 



7,578.91 



2,711.30 



$1,649,550.04 

 497,154.31 



$847,761.39 

 21,376.30 



$1,557,452.27 

 35,297.65 



$1,375,548.37 

 21,320.57 



$1,152,395.73 



$826,385.09 



$1,522,154.62 



$1,354,227.80 



