Report of the Department of Lands and Forests for fiscal year ending March 31, 1951 Page 46 



FOREST INSECT AXD DISEASE CONTROL 

 The Department of Lands and Forests again co-operated with the Dominion 

 Department of Agriculture in the study and control of forest insects and tree diseases. 



RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 



During the year 1950, the Department's radio communication system handled 

 a total of 34,758 messages comprising a total word count of 908,803. 



Table No. 1 

 Radio equipment in use during 1950: 



Tower Sets 179 



Marine Installations . 7 



Portable Ground Sets (2K> Watts) 84 



30 Watt Ground Radio Stations _ 65 



75 Watt Ground Radio Stations. 2 



150 Watt Ground Radio Stations . 

 300 Watt Ground Radio Stations. 

 500 Watt Ground Radio Stations.. 

 Aircraft Installations 



_._.. 7 

 ... 6 



4 



_43 



Total "397 



Table No. 2 

 ME.\NS OF FIRE DETECTION— IQSO 



TOWERS RAXCERS PUBLIC 



TOTAL FIRES 



Firefightiii'^ i\ u long, hard, tiresome tii\k. 



