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Of these stations, perhaps one of the most deserving of notice was the 

 station at Garden Lake. Equipment for this station was installed at this point 

 in the first place as an emergency unit and on that account the power plant was 

 of the portable type. This plant is a development of the Branch radio section 

 and though tested during the season of 1929, had never received a lengthy working 

 trial. On this location, however, the equipment provided power for a standard 

 set for a period of over one month, or until the need for a permanent power unit 

 had demonstrated itself and purchase, delivery and assembly had been completed. 



Late in the season an aerial transmitting set was tested in the Sault 

 Inspectorate and was used on several service flights. Unfortunately, the 

 machine carrying this equipment capsized after an attempted take-off in rough 

 water. As no duplicate equipment was on hand, further work was postponed 

 until the commencement of winter flying. 



Records of radio traffic for the Branch for the past season show a continued 

 increase in Branch traffic. Commercial traffic has, however, fallen off, due to 

 the depression of the mining industry in the Red Lake District. A tabulated 

 statement and comparisons are shown below: 



Traffic Records Summarized 



(In Words) 



Totals for Districts, 1930 



District Total, 1930 



Hudson 393,398 



Kenora 29,576 



Western 21,678 



Cochrane 10,780 



Sault Ste. Marie 22,654 



North Bay 22,098 



Total 500,184 



Comparison with Previous Years 

 Year Total Traffic 



1927 58,239 



1928 233,855 



1929 545,983 



1930 500,184 



Total 1,338,261 



IV. — Reforestation 



St. Williams 



On the 17th day of December, 1929, one of the worst ice storms in the 

 memory of the oldest inhabitants swept in from the lake devastating plantations 

 and woodlots alike over a wide belt along the northern shore of Erie. Plantations 

 of Scotch pine and larch suffered most severely, in some instances thirty per cent, 

 of the entire stand being broken down. Indigenous species such as red pine and 

 jack pine were least affected. 



