PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce REPORT Eor the Year Ended December 31st 1958 Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1959 To His Honour Frank Mackenzie Ross, C.M.G., M.C., LL.D., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: I beg to submit herewith the Report of the Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce for the year ended December 31st, 1958. ROBERT W. BONNER, Q.C., Minister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce. The Honourable Robert W. Bonner, Q.C., Minister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to submit herewith the Report of the Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce for the year ended December 31st, 1958. THOMAS L. STURGESS, Deputy Minister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce. ' Report of the Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce For the Year Ended December 31st, 1958 FOREWORD Although business and economic activity in British Columbia was less buoyant in 1958 than it had been in recent years, the year closed on a note of optimism, with prospects for a marked improvement in 1959. Recovery started in the early summer, and moderate gains in the economy were apparent as the year progressed. Activity in the construction industry was reduced, with the exception of residential building, which had one of its best years. Logging was hampered by high inventories and lengthy fire closures. The lumber, plywood, and pulp and paper industries all increased sales and production over 1957, although prices remained low. The mining industry experienced decreased demand for base metals, but petroleum and natural-gas exploration and production continued to be active in the north-east section of the Province. The fishing industry experienced an exceptionally large sockeye-catch and good marketing arrangements with the United Kingdom. Agriculture production was higher than usual, partly owing to the good export market for beef, but the field- and fruit-crop production was reduced owing to the hot, dry weather. Total manufacturing production is expected to show a slight decline from the value of production of $1,817,644,000 recorded in 1957. Retail sales were maintained at an estimated $1,650,000,000. Greater sales by department stores and in most lines of consumer non-durables more than offset a decline in the sales of the automotive and appliance groups. The value of exports and imports in the first nine months of 1958 was lower than in the same period of 1957. It is expected that exports and imports will have a value of $800,000,000 and $440,000,000 respectively for the full twelve months of 1958. A steady improvement in 1959 is anticipated as reduced domestic and foreign stocks of materials are replenished. Industrial inquiries continued in encouraging number, with no indication of lessened interest in the long-term possibilities in British Columbia. Several new plants and expansion of existing facilities will increase production and provide employment for a growing labour force. In the following pages of this Report the activities of the various divisions of the Department are related. These divisions are the Agent-General's Office and British Columbia House, London, England; the Bureau of Economics and Statistics; the Industrial and Trade Office; and the Mechanical Tabulation Division. R 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA BRITISH COLUMBIA RESEARCH COUNCIL The Minister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce is ex officio chairman of the board of management of the British Columbia Research Council, and as such presided at regular meetings of the board throughout the year. The laboratories and offices of the Council are located on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The broad objectives of the British Columbia Research Council are to provide scientific and technical services not otherwise available to the industry of the Province and to conduct basic studies leading to the establishment of new industries and the development of the natural resources of British Columbia. In order to meet these objectives, the Research Council, through its laboratories, provides a wide range of services and facilities to industries of all types. The work carried out by the Council generally falls into a number of categories:-—■ (1) Fundamental or Basic Research. (2) Product and Process Research and Development. (3) Industrial Trouble-shooting. (4) Specialized Testing. (5) Approvals Testing. (6) Economic Research and Industrial Survey Studies Related to Scientific and Technical Developments. (7) Operations Research. It is interesting to note that the demand for the Council's services continued to grow in 1958. Income from projects undertaken in 1958 was 20 per cent higher than in 1957 and apparently was not affected by the business recession. The emphasis has largely been on service-type work of direct benefit to industrial firms in the Province—product development, product testing, and industrial trouble-shooting. The Council's fundamental research programme is financed by grants from various organizations in Eastern Canada and the United States. Their continued support recognizes the outstanding reputation of the Council's scientists. The Council continues to serve industry in many ways other than through sponsored projects. Through its library, its technical information service, and its programme of contacts with industry throughout the Province, it brings science a little closer to industry's door. During 1958 the board of management of the Research Council consisted of the following:— The Honourable R. W. Bonner, Minister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce of the Province of British Columbia, Victoria, B.C. (chairman). G. S. Allen, Dean, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 8, B.C. P. R. Bengough, 3292 West Tenth Avenue, Vancouver 8, B.C. J. K. Clarke, Assistant to the Manager, Buckerfield's Limited, foot of Rogers Street, Vancouver 6, B.C. P. E. Cooper, Director and Executive Vice-President, Sand well & Company Limited, 1512 Alberni Street, Vancouver, B.C. Ian McTaggart-Cowan, Head, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 8, B.C. K. G. Fensom, Superintendent, Forest Products Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 8, B.C. Aird Flavelle, Director, Canadian Collieries Resources Limited, c/o Flavelle Cedar, Port Moody, B.C. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1958 R 7 M. J. Foley, President, Powell River Company Limited, 510 West Hastings Street, Vancouver 2, B.C. S. J. Hammitt, President, Western Canada Steel Limited, 450 South-east Marine Drive, Vancouver 15, B.C. W. C. Koerner, President, Alaska Pine and Cellulose Limited, llll West Georgia Street, Vancouver 5, B.C. R. B. McDonell, President, McDonell Metal Manufacturing Company Limited, 1250 Boundary Road, Vancouver 6, B.C. William MacGillivray, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Province of British Columbia, Victoria, B.C. A. W. H. Needier, Director, Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Nanaimo, B.C. R. D. Perry, Vice-President and General Manager, Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited, Trail, B.C. H. L. Purdy, Executive Vice-President, British Columbia Electric Company Limited, 970 Burrard Street, Vancouver 1, B.C. R. V. Robinson, Manager, British Columbia Division, Canadian Manufacturers' Association, 355 Burrard Street, Vancouver 1, B.C. C. A. Rowles, Professor and Chairman, Department of Soil Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 8, B.C. G. M. Shrum, Director, British Columbia Research Council, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 8, B.C. T. L. Sturgess, Deputy Minister, Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce, Province of British Columbia, Victoria, B.C. J. F. Walker, Deputy Minister of Mines, Province of British Columbia, Victoria, B.C. R 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE AGENT-GENERAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA HOUSE, LONDON On September 30th, 1958, W. A. McAdam, C.M.G., LL.D., retired from the post of Agent-General in London. Dr. McAdam had served at British Columbia House since 1923. He became Acting Agent-General in 1933 after the retirement of Mr. F. Burden, and was appointed Agent-General in 1941. Up to 1957 this office was under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance, with one representative of the Department of Trade and Industry. All branches of the Office of the Agent-General then came under the control of the Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce. Appointed to the post of Agent-General, with effect from October 1st, 1958, was Maj.-Gen. B. M. Hoffmeister, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., E.D. Prior to coming to London, he visited many parts of the Province and conferred with the leaders of our primary industries, Chambers of Commerce, business associations, and other organizations interested in the furtherance of trade and the development of our Province. VISIT OF THE MINISTER TO EUROPE The Minister, Honourable R. W. Bonner, Q.C., accompanied the Vancouver Board of Trade goodwill mission to Europe, visiting Belgium, Holland, Austria, Spain, and Portugal. Major-General Hoffmeister was with the Minister on this mission as a preliminary to taking up his appointment in London. SETTLEMENT General The number of inquiries about settlement in British Columbia was very reduced this year because of reports of unemployment in Canada. However, general information about the Province was disseminated to a considerable number of inquirers in person and by mail. A particular effort was made to assist those people with capital who were interested in settlement. School-teachers Again this year the facilities of the office were put at the disposal of the Department of Education in the recruitment of school-teachers. A large number of inquiries resulted from the advertisements placed, and final appointments numbered 110 in both secondary and elementary grades. Considering that many of the appointees were married, this represents a considerable movement of teachers and their families. VISITORS During 1958, 2,360 visitors from British Columbia availed themselves of the facilities given at British Columbia House. FILMS Distribution of British Columbia films in the United Kingdom through British Columbia House, for the year ended December, 1958, amounted to 830 showings to audiences totalling 70,149, including schools, film societies, clubs, business and private organizations, etc. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN The main efforts to publicize the Province during the Centennial Year were directed to a display of historic documents relating to the period of British Columbia's history INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1958 R 9 of 100 years ago, a thanksgiving service in Westminster Abbey at which was present Her Royal Highness the Princess Margaret, and the presentation of the Royal totem-pole to Her Majesty the Queen. The display of historic documents which passed between the Colonial Office and the Government of British Columbia in connection with the establishment of the territory as a Crown Colony was opened on July 1 st by His Excellency the Canadian High Commissioner at the Public Record Office, Chancery Lane, London. It was intended that this should last a period of ten days, but so great was the demand that the exhibition was continued for a full month. At the service in Westminster Abbey were some 2,000 invited guests, including all the Canadian bishops who were attending the Lambeth Conference, and special seating was accorded in the sanctuary to the five British Columbia bishops present. The lesson was read by His Excellency the High Commissioner, and the address was given by the Archbishop of British Columbia, the Most Rev. Harold E. Sexton. As Her Majesty the Queen was ill, the totem-pole was received by the Queen Mother on her behalf. Many hundreds of visitors from British Columbia were present in Windsor Great Park to witness this memorable event. In her remarks when meeting Chief Mungo Martin, who carved the pole, the Queen Mother recounted the pleasure which the late king and she had in visiting the Province in June, 1939. BRITISH COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR As a result of publicity given to this event, both here and in Canada, twenty British firms exhibited at the International Trade Fair. A stand was also taken by the Board of Trade, on which were exhibited manufactured products of many other British industries. INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE INQUIRIES Below are the number of inquiries received at, or initiated by, this office for 1958 (up to December 10th) compared with 1957:— 1958 1957 Great Britain 444 184 Austria 3 6 Belgium 3 3 Denmark 4 3 France 10 6 Germany 59 53 Italy 33 26 Netherlands 50 38 Sweden 12 10 Switzerland 10 7 Other European countries and North Africa 8 9 All the above inquiries are considered worthy of following up, with the object of increasing business with these countries or, what is more important, the establishment of new business houses in the Province or the investment of outside capital. During the year Mr. H. F. E. Smith, Industrial and Trade Secretary, made visits to industrial centres in England, Scotland, and on the Continent to Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and France. In November, soon after taking up his appointment, the Agent-General made a survey trip to Western Germany, visiting Hamburg (the commercial centre of the country) and, in addition, the industrial centre of Germany—the Ruhr; contacts were made at Dusseldorf, Cologne, and Bonn. R 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA TRADE INQUIRIES FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA During the year sixty-seven British Columbia firms availed themselves of the services of this office for a variety of reasons: to make contacts with British and Continental groups; to secure money for investment in the Province; to sell British Columbia products, patents, services, etc. PROJECTS COMPLETED FOR 1958 This year saw a remarkable increase in British and Continental investment in British Columbia, and the records show that this office was concerned directly or indirectly with the transfer of more than $14,000,000 during the year 1958. This figure does not include the yet unknown investment which it is expected will accrue because of the advent of the recently formed Peace River Power Development Company Limited. This is a consortium of Canadian, British, and Swedish interests and is the prelude to other developments in the Rocky Mountain Trench area. During the last twelve months the interest of many British firms was directed to the Western Canadian market. A total of 313 British and Continental firms used the facilities of this office to explore our markets, and in many cases were put in touch with prospective agents and distributers through the medium of the Trade and Industry Bulletin, which is published by the Department in Victoria each month. Close liaison was maintained with the Industrial Commissioner in Victoria regarding branch-plant establishment. On behalf of twenty-four British Columbia firms, inquiries have been instituted in an endeavour to find licence manufacturing opportunities in Europe with the object of further utilizing the industrial potential of our Province. SALES PROMOTION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRODUCTS The two main functions of this office are: (1) To attract British and European capital into the Province, and (2) to promote the sale of British Columbia products in the United Kingdom and in the countries of Western Europe. In a world of changing markets and trade patterns, more attention must be paid to the sale of our products, and it will therefore be the policy of this office to put equal emphasis on both of the above- stated functions. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1958 R 11 BUREAU OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS Before proceeding to review the work accomplished by the Bureau of Economics and Statistics during 1958, it may be useful to explain that the Bureau is a fact-finding and advisory body. It has two primary functions; the first is to provide economic counsel and, when necessary, to conduct investigations into economic questions affecting the Province; the second function is to collect and compile economic statistics of interest to the Province. In order to carry out these objectives, the Bureau is divided into the following divisions: Economic Research, Transportation and Trade, Statistical, and Market Research. To ensure technical proficiency, the Bureau has endeavoured to follow the policy of building up a small corps of professionally trained persons who can be relied upon to perform a variety of difficult economic analyses. It has also been the policy to make the services of the technical personnel continuously available to all other departments of the Government. Since other Government agencies are also concerned with the collection of statistics, a series of working agreements designed to prevent overlapping or duplication has been arranged in recent years between this Bureau and the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, as well as with the Provincial Departments of Mines, Labour, Provincial Secretary, and Health and Welfare. During 1958 the essential statistical services performed for the other Provincial departments as well as for the Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce were maintained. A description follows of the services performed by the various divisions during the year. ECONOMIC RESEARCH DIVISION This Division functions to provide economic counsel to the Government. Generally this is done through the medium of a weekly report to the Premier and to the Minister of each department. This report reviews significant economic events and also contains statistical information summarizing current business activity. As well, from time to time technical assistance is given to the various branches of the Government as it is requested. There are many publications prepared by the Division to keep government and industry informed on current business conditions. The two most widely distributed are the Monthly Bulletin of Business Activity, containing a brief description of current changes in monthly business indicators plus statistical tables and charts, and the Annual Summary of Business Activity, recording the past year's performance and including numerous charts and historical series illustrating the economic position of the Province. The Division receives many requests for information dealing with the Provincial economy from private individuals, corporations, trade-unions, newspapers, business publications, and Boards of Trade. Our files and library contain much of the information requested, but often lengthy tabulations and considerable research are necessary. The annual study of wage rates for selected occupations in the metropolitan areas of Vancouver and Victoria and centres in northern and southern areas of the Province was again prepared and published as a result of this survey. The Civil Service Commission, as well as other Government agencies and the public, was provided with comparative wage rates. Trade-union Statistics In conjunction with the Federal Department of Labour and the Provincial Department of Labour, the annual survey of organized-labour membership in British Columbia was completed. Data collected from each local include the following: Names and addresses of officers, affiliation, membership, and jurisdiction of the local organization. A directory of trade-union locals operating in British Columbia is compiled from the returns and is published in the Department of Labour's Annual Report. R 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA Reported labour-organization membership in British Columbia totalled 233,971 members at January 1st, 1958, compared to 216,070 at January 1st, 1957, an increase of 8.28 per cent. Expressed as a percentage of paid workers, organized-labour membership reached 53.8 per cent. Economic Activity in British Columbia, 1956, 1957, and 1958 Unit or 1958 Base 1956 1957 Preliminary Period Estimates $ 190,084,643 172,265,000 149,000,000 $ 6,713,078 7,546,066 6,575,000 $ 7,511,443 7,077,708 7,350,000 $ 17,251,872 7,631,897 3,350,000 $ 44,702,619 39,568,086 32,675,000 $ 58,934,801 50,225,881 43,550,000 $ 9,346,518 7,340,339 5,575,000 $ 628,586,963 571,829,569 542,787,427 M b.m. 6,307,480 5,661,781 5,349,508 M b.m. 4,793,122 4,412,387 4,991,252 Tons 708,016 741,722 809,149 $ 67,522,000 | 63,489,000 98,224,000 Cases 1,118,279 1,424,558 1,900,000 $000 116,043 117,746 121,227 Bushels 4,131,000 6,981,000 6,576,000 Bushels 1,144,000 2,093,000 2,000,000 Cwt. 323,038 240,307 614,107 Mft. 1,526,562 1,364,743 1,612,128 Sq. 1,959,352 1,718,203 1,814,711 $000 1,594,331 1,631,963 1,615,997 $000 209,788 219,635 327,168 $000 344,690 325,809 299,948 Gals. 277,572,000 296,430,000 305,691,000 Tons 14,462,551 11,942,334 12,000,000 000 kwh. 9,773,756 10,540,836 11,682,152 $000 307,223 376,440 400,000 Units 14,940 14,120 19,299 $000 247,096 246,621 265,000 $000 15,231,473 16,621,306 16,244,464 Number 282,926 284,790 292,768 1949=100 120.9 124.5 114.7 1949=100 125.9 124.6 116.8 1949=100 147.9 147.0 112.7 1949=100 125.6 116.1 114.6 1949=100 143.5 141.9 133.0 1949=100 97.2 91.8 75.1 1949 = 100 100.5 82.2 66.5 1949=100 138.6 155.2 111.6 1949=100 151.4 175.7 186.2 1949=100 116.3 127.1 125.6 1949=100 123.3 127.4 124.4 1949=100 113.8 119.0 116.3 $ 1,417,409,982 1,500,000,000 1,465,000,000 Mining— Total value of production __ Gold production Silver production _ Copper production Lead production — - Zinc production _ Coal production.. — Forestry— Total value of production Timber scaled ... . Lumber production Paper production Fisheries— Total value of production — Pack of canned salmon Agriculture— Farm cash income _ Apples— Total production. Exports - External trade— Exports of canned salmon. — Exports of planks and boards, Douglas fir . Exports of red-cedar shingles Internal trade— Total retail sales Department stores Motor-vehicle dealers _ Gasoline consumed — Railway freight loaded in British Columbia- Consumption of electric power Sales of life insurance Construction— New residential units completed Building permits issued Finance—Bank debits Tourist trade—Auto entries on sixty-day permit. Employment— All employment Manufacturing.. Iron and steel products- Lumber products Pulp and paper Mining Logging. Construction Communication. Transportation.... Services Trade Salaries and wages. r INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1958 Economic Indicators in British Columbia R 13 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 BUILDING PERMITS 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 YEARS 00 AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES 80 60 40 .-' 20 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 YEARS 15.0 FREIGHT LOADED _^- 13.5 / \ / \ 12.0 / \ s s / 10.5 ■/ 9.0 7.5 6.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 0 BANK DEBITS 16 15 M 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 S 0 1942 1944 1946 160 140 120 100 80 1948 1950 1952 1954 YEARS EMPLOYMENT 1956 1958 M 49 = 1 "1 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 YEARS 1954 1956 1958 1800 RETAIL TRADE 1600 w 1400 < A § 1200 Uh O if) § 1000 A A 5 800 600 200 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 YEARS 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 YEARS R 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA oo CN VO CN CN CO o_: < UJ >- U cri O u Z I < U Cr. < "■'-..■.-.:_..■■■•■ '■::-...|*..-.~ ' ' :.-■ -vv.f-:-'- ■'■■ M-M:M .; . t'.M Mf3* i-^"1 1 f K*WS*^aa"*. 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The studies were timely in view of the application of the railways in August, 1958, for a 19-per-cent general increase in freight rates. The Governments of British Columbia and the Prairie and Maritime Provinces vigorously opposed the 17-per-cent increase ordered by the Board of Transport Commissioners and appealed to the Privy Council for its disallowance. The proposal of the Provinces for a temporary subsidy in lieu of an increase and an investigation of the rail rate structure was agreed to in part by the Federal Government. The Transportation Section played an effective role in this connection. Representation was made on behalf of the Government of British Columbia by the Transportation Section at the public hearings on tolls held in Ottawa by the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority. The policy of the Government of British Columbia was to oppose any change in the proposed toll structure. The Transportation Section was called upon to assist the Provincial freight-rate counsel in opposing an increase in rates to the British Columbia Telephone Company in hearings held before the Board of Transport Commissioners in Vancouver. Assistance was rendered the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in the establishment of freight rates on grain and in negotiations for Federal feed-grain assistance and farmer-to- farmer movements of grain from the Peace River District. Studies were done to support the position of the Government of British Columbia that the proposed railway to Pine Point, N.W.T., should be built from Grimshaw, Alta., rather than from Waterways. In addition, the Transportation Section continued to provide a variety of services to other Government departments, business, and industry, and in return received excellent co-operation when information or other assistance was requested. External Trade Section The year 1958 proved to be a very active one for the External Trade Section. Numerous requests for import and export data were received from business organizations, other Government departments, universities, foreign trade commissioners, foreign government departments, and from foreign business organizations. Most of the data supplied in answer to these requests were obtained from monthly tabulations of punch-cards received from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The monthly tabulations give detailed quantity and value figures for most of the commodities imported and exported through British Columbia customs ports. In conjunction with other duties, the External Trade Section prepared a number of articles and analytical tables for the Bureau's regular weekly and monthly economic reports and also prepared and released in co-operation with the Tabulation Section the Bureau's Statement of External Trade for the calendar year 1957. Regular monthly import and export statistics were also sent to thirty-five organizations and individuals. In addition to the Section's regular work, several special reports were prepared; among these was a published report on recent economic developments in mainland China. Another was a statistical report on British Columbia trade with the United Kingdom and other European countries for use by the Vancouver Board of Trade's sixth offshore trade mission. R 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA s 0 ft. s "ft U -s. ■S 'C cq *_ 'if s ft CO "W fc s 0 u k H K &. a T-t ft, S -3 l-U K « f>j IN. *2 >o k, 1 cq K <* -g 0 6 «_ «) ft, 3 >h s Jl o ■K. & ft "W ft 5 £ o !j ?>. «Q 6. 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P c c Notfo nimals bres, t, 'ood, \. on and on-ferr on-met lemica iscella: < < E 5= u Z ZL s INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1958 R 21 The two foregoing tables summarize the external trade of British Columbia from 1947 to 1957. These figures differ from the regularly published trade statistics in that they are confined to exports of products of British Columbia origin and to imports from foreign countries for British Columbia consumption. The regular figures deal with all items imported and exported through British Columbia customs ports. STATISTICAL DIVISION This Division is responsible for the collection, compilation, analysis, interpretation, and publication of statistical information. Also, it is the duty of this Division to assist other departments in the compilation of statistical information and to assist in establishing uniform statistical methods throughout the service. In addition, it co-operates with other statistical bureaux in the elimination of duplication and answers inquiries relating to statistical data. Following is a brief outline of the statistics compiled in this Division. Co-operative Statistical Agreements The co-operative statistical agreements with the Dominion Bureau of Statistics and other Federal offices continued during 1958. The fields of co-operation and dates of the original agreements are as follows: (1) Mining Statistics, 1926; (2) External Trade Statistics, 1938; (3) Cost of Foods Statistics, 1939; (4) Provincial Government Payroll Statistics, 1949; (5) Forecast of Capital and Repair and Maintenance Expenditures for Provincial, Municipal, and Other Local Authorities, 1950; (6) Census of Construction Statistics—Building Permits, 1951; (7) Census of Industry Statistics, 1954; (8) Nature of Business Statistics, 1955; (9) Trade-union Statistics, 1955. In addition, copies of Dominion Bureau of Statistics monthly reports on production, shipments, and stocks on hand in British Columbia sawmills have been received since 1948. Commencing in 1953, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics agreed to supply this office with duplicates of their " Operations in the Woods" forms. In return the Bureau assists the Dominion Bureau of Statistics by checking mailing-lists, estimating production of delinquent forms, and other services. Conferences between the Provincial and Federal statistical bureaux are now held annually. As a consequence, it is anticipated that continued progress toward the elimination of duplication in this field will be made. Conferences are now held periodically with the Federal Department of Labour, and the elimination of duplication is under way, especially in the fields of trade-union statistics and working-conditions statistics. The co-operative agreements have resulted in savings to both Governments, to union secretaries, and to private industry. British Columbia Cost of Food The regular compilation of the quarterly Cost-of-food Index for Vancouver, Victoria, and New Westminster was carried on during 1958. Trade-unions, individuals, and Government departments were supplied with information on food costs during the year. Forestry Section The Forestry Section of the Bureau again handled a large number of special requests from the industry and other Government departments and contributed to the report of the Fraser River Board. The previously published Statistical Records of the Forest Industries in B.C. (logging, lumber, pulp and paper) were up-dated, and a new record for Other Wood and Paper Using Industries was published. The Section also supplied several commercial magazines with articles on British Columbia forest industries. One further publication, Export Trade of British Columbia Forest Products, is under way, and regional studies on the availability of waste material and non-commercial R 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA forest resources in connection with potential forest industries in British Columbia are planned. Many helpful suggestions for the above-mentioned studies have been gained from visits to forest operations and plants, and greatest co-operation from industry and the British Columbia Forest Service has been experienced. Mining Section The total value of mineral production in 1957 for all classes of mining in British Columbia was $172,264,617, and of this the principal metals lode gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc accounted for $111,968,693. Placer gold was responsible for $80,990, the all-time lowest recorded value. Structural materials had a total value of $25,626,939; industrial minerals, which include asbestos and sulphur, had a total value of $13,361,751; and miscellaneous metals (antimony, bismuth, cadmium, indium, iron ore, tin, and tungsten) had an aggregate value of $12,755,362. The total valuation of the production of mineral wealth, starting with coal in 1836 and followed by placer gold in the rush of 1858, at the end of 1957 amounts to $3,905,810,966, and it is apparent that the 4-billion-dollar mark will be passed well before the end of 1958, British Columbia's Centennial Year. The metal-mining branch of the industry produces for an international market at world metal prices. British Columbia sales are affected by prices in the United States and by the value of United States money in terms of Canadian money. Throughout the year, United States money was at a discount in Canada. Settlement for all metals reflects the rate of exchange, and the average discount for the year was about 4.2 per cent. Fuels, composed of coal, natural gas, and crude petroleum, had a total value of $8,470,927, of which coal contributed $7,340,339 and the others had a total of $1,130,588, compared with $319,464 in 1956. Sulphur production from sour natural gas was started late in 1957 at Taylor; while none was shipped that year, shipments did start in 1958. The average number employed in 1957 in all branches of the industry was 13,257. Major expenditures were: Salaries and wages, $56,409,056; fuel and electricity, $8,937,- 567; process supplies (inclusive of explosives, chemicals, drill-steel, lubricants, etc.), $24,257,177; Federal taxes, $8,170,826; Provincial taxes, $2,872,807; municipal and other taxes, $907,143; levies for workmen's compensation (including silicosis), unemployment insurance, and other items, $1,983,553. Dividends amounted to $24,247,420. The lode-mining industry spent $30,273,900 in freight and material charges on ore and concentrates. Expenditure on exploration for petroleum and natural gas in 1957 was $10,030,878. 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Further progress was seen in the matter of joint Provincial and Federal participation toward a common plan for the standardization of statistical inquiries from both Governments, and with some discussions already under way and further conferences planned, it is believed the time is not too far distant when labour statistics available to both authorities might be collected on the basis of a single inquiry. Under the presently existing arrangement, the annual survey of industry and business was again conducted by the Labour Section covering the previous year, a statistical review of the findings resulting from this survey being prepared for publication under heading of " Statistics of Trades and Industries " in the Annual Report of the Department of Labour for the current year 1958. In co-operation with the British Columbia Research Council, basic labour data were supplied for purposes of long-term studies of unemployment at present being undertaken by that body. Information from statistical records involving industrial surveys conducted by the Labour Section during the past eleven years thus became available as a basis for the primary work of the current study. Continuing projects within the Labour Section during the year included the preparation of industrial payroll and employment information on the basis of regional segregations, an alphabetical index of reporting firms arranged by industrial classification and geographical location, a new edition of the list of British Columbia industrial firms in size groups, and various other supplementary items. Maintenance of regional group statistics as applying to metropolitan areas was continued in the case of the metropolitan area of Vancouver and the metr.politan area of Victoria, the payroll and employment totals in this instance indicating the degree of expansive growth and new development, particularly in the urban areas. A distribution of the British Columbia industrial payroll throughout the ten census areas during the past four years is shown in the following table, the census map being also presented for reference concerning the geographical location of the various areas. Comparative industrial payroll totals reported in the metropolitan areas of Vancouver and Victoria are shown in a separate table for the years 1956 and 1957. British Columbia Industrial Payrolls by Statistical Areas for the Comparative Years 1954 to 1957 Regional Area Total Payrolls (Salaries and Wages) 1954 1955 1956 1957 No. 1 ----- $17,125,372 32,519,954 20,790,437 389.154,398 117,023,841 12,487,726 22,351,967 18,012,903 23,458,261 3,387,399 5,224,932 $18,197,303 35,044,981 25,599,069 417,102,635 127,543,124 15,313,185 26,336,337 23,336,723 36,329,470 4,591,602 2,421,348 $20,519,964 39,484,744 25.595.831 $19,351,672 41,231,542 No 3 24.471.475 489.455.851 I 541.413.422 142,538,408 19,244,778 31,397,256 27,477,359 47,205,898 5,286,187 2,128,123 144,072,303 16,560,167 No 7 - - -- 35,770,167 No 8 23,406,971 41,978,977 13,504,050 Not specified — 1,475,248 Totals - - $661,537,190 $731,815,777 $850,334,399 $903,235,994 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1958 R 25 Industrial Payroll Totals Reported for the Census Metropolitan Areas of Vancouver and Victoria, 1956 and 1957 Area Payroll (Salaries and Wages) 1956 1957 Census metropolitan area of Vancouver, including Vancouver City, North Vancouver City and District, West Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Fraser Mills, $438,319,529 55,182,266 $485,783,691 61,269,565 Census metropolitan area of Victoria, including Victoria City, Esquimau, Oak Bay, Census Divisions MARKET RESEARCH DIVISION Growing interest is being shown by business and industry in the market potential of the Province. A large and varied number of requests have been renewed during the year for market data and assessment of industrial and commercial opportunities. Specific studies dealing with the iron and steel, aluminium, and paper-using industries have been undertaken to indicate the possibilities of industrial expansion in these fields. Other reports include a forecast of business conditions as anticipated by executives of leading business firms. R 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA PUBLICATIONS Monthly Bulletin of Business Activity.—This publication has been continued and expanded. Special articles of current interest have been included throughout the year. Issues for the first, second, and third quarters include an economic review of the preceding quarter. This review replaces the Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Conditions, which was discontinued in 1958. Summary of Business Activity in British Columbia.—This publication is a companion of the above publication. It summarizes the current year's economic picture and presents historical series relating to business activity in the Province. External Trade.—Summary of monthly statistics covering external trade are contained in the aforementioned monthly bulletin. A statement of external trade through British Columbia customs ports and covering commodities with an aggregate value of $50,000 and over is published annually. British Columbia Trade Index.—This publication lists the products manufactured by British Columbia industries. A new issue was released early in 1956. British Columbia Directory.—The first issue of this publication was released in 1957 and lists wholesalers and distributers alphabetically and by products, importers and exporters alphabetically and by products, and an alphabetical list of manufacturers' agents. British Columbia Regional Industrial Index.—This index contains available statistics on a wide range of subjects covering all areas of the Province. This publication was released in 1957. British Columbia Facts and Statistics.—The twelfth edition of this publication will be released in 1959. This publication provides graphic, general, and historical facts and statistics relating to British Columbia under the following headings: Population, Education, Government and Finance, Judiciary, Banking, Transportation, Communication, Retail Trade, Agriculture, Fisheries, Mining, Forestry, Manufacturing, Water Power, Tourist Statistics, and Economic Activity. Establishing a Business in British Columbia.—A revised edition of this brochure was released in 1958. This publication gives to prospective investors information relating to the establishment of a business in British Columbia. Salary and Wage Rate Survey, 1958.—This publication provides the salary and wage rates in selected clerical, professional, and trade occupations in business and industrial establishments for metropolitan Vancouver, and Victoria, Southern Interior and northern centres. Executive Opinion Poll.—This publication indicates business conditions in 1958 as compared with 1957 and the outlook for 1959. It covers the following economic factors: Sales, prices, employment, wages, earnings, and capital expenditure. It is based on a survey of a number of major companies in British Columbia. Consumption of Materials and Supplies in B.C. Manufacturing Industries.—This publication lists the materials consumed by the principal industries in the Province during 1955. It was compiled from material made available during 1958. China—An Expanding Market in International Trade.—This is a special report dealing with recent economic developments in China, with special emphasis on trade possibilities with British Columbia. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1958 R 27 INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE OFFICE Activity of this office centres on the promotion of new industrial enterprises throughout the Province, assistance to established businesses when required, and promotion of domestic and export trade. This work is carried out in co-operation with other Provincial Government departments, Federal Government departments, Boards of Trade, Chambers of Commerce, the British Columbia Division of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, industrial commissions, banks, railway industrial agents, and foreign trade representatives in Canada and overseas. BRANCH PLANT AND MANUFACTURING UNDER LICENCE INQUIRIES The number of inquiries received on the possibility of establishing branch plants in the Province was most gratifying. This year, however, the Department noted that the greatest percentage of inquiries received came from United Kingdom manufacturers, who undoubtedly are becoming more aware of our fast-growing economy. During the year the Department also made a concerted effort to encourage manufacturing under licence. A questionnaire directed to British Columbia manufacturers brought an enthusiastic response, detailing facilities available for preferred production of products under arrangement. This effort is developing most satisfactorily, and through British Columbia House, London, firms in England and the Continent have been put in touch with British Columbia firms interested in manufacturing additional lines on a licence or royalty basis. COMPOSITE INDUSTRIAL MAP OF THE LOWER MAINLAND The 1958 edition of this map was printed during November and can be purchased for $1 per copy, which includes the 5-per-cent social services tax. Numerous requests for this map have already been received. The map indicates the zoned and potential industrial areas, comprising an area from North Vancouver to the City of Port Coquitlam. Zoned industrial areas of twelve municipalities are indicated. White paper prints showing the municipalities of Delta and Surrey, which are not shown in their entirety on the master map, are available also at no extra cost. HANDICRAFT DIRECTORY The 1958 edition of this directory was released during the year. The directory lists producers in British Columbia who are interested in finding a market and who are in a position to supply reasonable demands. The usual distribution was made to retail and wholesale firms as a guide for handicraft items they may wish to purchase. Reports were again received by the Department on sales made through listings appearing in this directory. BRITISH COLUMBIA INDUSTRIAL DESIGN COMMITTEE The Committee had an active year in encouraging appreciation of industrial design and its importance as a factor in production and marketing of British Columbia products. The Committee arranged several lectures and exhibitions, which were held in the Vancouver Art Gallery. For the first time a seminar on industrial design was held at the University of British Columbia, which proved to be most successful. The course dealt with general design principles. Membership of this Committee includes representation from the Federal Department of Trade and Commerce, Provincial Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce, Department of Education, University of British Columbia, Canadian Manufacturers' Association, Vancouver Board of Trade, Vancouver School of Art, British Columbia Research Council, Association of Profes- R 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA sional Engineers of British Columbia, Canadian Association of Consumers, and Architectural Institute of British Columbia. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS TRADE AND INDUSTRY COUNCIL Membership of this Council consists of representatives of trade and industrial promotion departments of all the Canadian Provinces. During the past business year the Deputy Minister of this Department acted as Chairman. At the annual meeting in Quebec in October a project of several years' standing was brought to a conclusion with the announcement by the Federal Department of Trade and Commerce that a detailed study of imports would be commenced as soon as staff could be organized. It is expected this Import Replacement Plan will assist the Provinces materially in their effort to attract new industry, either through foreign branch plant or licence manufacture arrangement with Canadian firms. Provincial co-operation with the Department of Citizenship and Immigration in industrial and commercial enterprises of immigrants is continuing through provision of literature, statistics, and location information. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT During the year this office continued to work closely with industrial establishments, Boards of Trade, Chambers of Commerce, research groups, and other agencies interested in, or actively engaged in, the industrial development of the Province of British Columbia. The co-operation received from these organizations is of great value to the Department. Several Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce were assisted in their preparation of industrial brochures, etc. Periodic field-trips were made by the Industrial Commissioner and the field representative, in the course of which they made regular calls on existing industry, Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce, transportation and utility companies, and municipal officials. The close contact of past years with the British Columbia Research Council was maintained, and several inquiries were forwarded to that organization. Numerous inquiries were received from companies and individuals outside of British Columbia who expressed interest in locating within the Province, and pertinent information was supplied. PUBLIC RELATIONS, ITINERARIES, AND INTRODUCTIONS This field, like all other sections of the office, has grown considerably in the past year and has proven to be of major importance to the businessmen from foreign lands who visited our Province. Assistance has been given by the Industrial Commissioner and the Administrative Assistant. TRADE AND INDUSTRY BULLETIN During the year under review this bulletin, listing trade inquiries, licence manufacture opportunities, and news of commercial interest, completed nine years of continuous publication. There was a marked increase in the number of inquiries, and numerous agents have been appointed representing a wide range of products. The Department appreciates the co-operation of the Journal of Commerce in reprinting the Trade and Industry Bulletin as a public service feature. BRITISH COLUMBIA TRADE PROMOTION Our office continued its close association with the western representative of the Department of Trade and Commerce and the B.C. Products Bureau of the Vancouver Board of Trade. Overseas markets for numerous products have been found. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1958 R 29 BRITISH COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR In May of 1958 the first British Columbia International Trade Fair was held in Vancouver at Exhibition Park. This fair was sponsored by the Government of the Province of British Columbia, Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce, and was the major Centennial event of commercial significance. It was the first international trade fair ever held in Western Canada. During the nine-day period the fair was open, hundreds of buyers and over 150,000 people passed through the gates. It attracted 160 exhibitors, which were housed in the various buildings, including eleven government pavilions in the Hall of Nations—Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Czechoslovakia, France, Western Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The additional 149 exhibitors displayed a wide selection of products, ranging from heavy construction equipment to small household appliances. These products were purchased by the buyers and admired by the thousands of visitors who thronged the grounds. The objects of the Trade Fair were fulfilled as exhibitors sold goods and services estimated in excess of $1,000,000. The Department takes this opportunity to thank the Trade Fair Committee members and staff for their whole-hearted support. R 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA MECHANICAL TABULATION DIVISION The Mechanical Tabulation Division operates as a data-processing centre for those departments of the Government requiring the services of mechanical or electronic equipment to handle large-scale statistical or accounting procedures. To meet the diversified needs of the various departments, a fairly complete installation of punched-card equipment is rented on a monthly basis. Although no charge is made to the various offices for this work, accurate job costs are maintained through a time-card system, enabling the Division to assess the value of work done and study machine utilization. Details as to the value of work done for each department are listed in the accompanying table, which shows comparative figures for the past five years. The Division is equipped with eight alphabetic printers, nine sorters, two gang summary punches, two end-printing document punches, one alphabetic interpreter, two collators, two multiplying punches, one accumulating reproducer, one facsimile poster, twelve punches, and seven verifiers. To operate the equipment, a well-trained staff has to be maintained and at present consists of a senior supervisor, assistant supervisor, five senior machine operators, eight machine operators, two senior key-punch operators, eighteen key-punch operators, a senior clerk-stenographer, and a clerk. In addition, three members of the Liquor Control Board staff are attached to the Division to maintain liaison and perform necessary clerical functions. For operating purposes, the Division is divided into seven sections headed by five senior machine operators and two senior key-punch operators, each responsible for a unit of work, the unit of work being determined by the volume and nature of work to be done. At present the following sections are in operation: Health and Welfare Section, Liquor Control Section, Forestry Section, General Statistical Section, Annual Report Section, Forestry Key-punch Section, and General Key-punch Section. In addition, the British Columbia Hospital Insurance Service maintains a Key-punch Section whose work is tabulated in our Health and Welfare Section. Similarly, a large volume of punched cards is received from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, and the Scaling and Royalty Division of the British Columbia Forest Service in Vancouver for the preparation of material for special studies on trade and timber cut. A distribution of the percentage of work done for the various departments is shown in chart form in Fig. I. Fig. II shows a similar distribution of work done by our key-punch sections; the natural division between Forestry and all other jobs determines the area of responsibility of the two senior key-punch operators. To establish the percentage of work done by the five sections of the Division, keypunching has been excluded and the results shown in Fig. III. While this distribution does not appear entirely equable, the Division has been established mainly on nature of work and is balanced by employing more experienced personnel in the larger sections. The work level for the Division has reached a peak for the equipment and staff employed, so that without a major increase in expenditure we are unable to undertake any new large-scale operations. A constant effort is directed toward work simplification and cost reduction so that the best possible use is made of the equipment. As the result of continuous demands by the various departments for work requiring the use of electronic data-processing equipment, an Electronic Data-processing Planning Committee has been set up, with representatives from the departments concerned to establish the requirement for and feasibility of establishing an electronic data-processing centre on a service bureau principle. This Committee has in turn appointed an E.D.P.M. Working Committee to act as the fact-finding body for the Planning Committee. Both Committees have been very active in the preparation of recommendations for submission to the Minister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1958 R 31 o_ _- a u_ I- 0- LlI u z 5 z w Q o 0_ lxl a. x h- z o _> UJ > J 111 5 0- D (_> UJ D- _- _3 u. R 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA Comparative Cost Statement Department and Branch 1953/54 1954/55 1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 $685.20 $1,010.26 $1,681.48 $5,709.61 $4,641 61 Attorney-General— Credit Union $187.16 $430.07 Fire Marshal 8,628.48 28,857.43 105.86 1,227.01 $5,423.86 33,784.56 $5,165.46 38,295.26 $7,355.49 27,721.24 132.24 7,592.25 25,089.79 174 34 Official Committee • . . - Totals _ $39,208.42 $43,460.72 $35,208.97 $37,778.93 | $34,513.46 Education— $1,626.06 1,358.68 $1,388.84 714.80 $1,386.24 $1,549.56 $1,703.73 1,620.81 Division of Tests, Standards, and Research... Totals $2,984.74 $2,103.64 $1,386.24 $1,549.56 | $3,324.54 Health and Welfare— $16,384.44 $14,525.24 $11,967.42 7,732.71 1 Sin.7fin.17 I S12.121.14 Vital Statistics . - 30.15 6.692.22 6,986.86 17,867.14 13.476.98 Totals - ,- $23,371.30 $32,392.38 $19,700.13 $17,482.54 | $25,598.12 $647.77 $946.73 Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce— 1 $12,421.30 | $14,849.50 $15,706.12 1 $11,121.94 $12,188.18 Labour—Annual Statistical Report $2,627.24 $3,621.80 $3,954.83 $3,251.04 | $3,384.33 Lands and Forests— $288.88 5,064.96 12,880.46 971.02 $718.83 8,722.76 39,754.31 1,881.64 $462.07 9,767.21 4Q.763..6 $164.77 $7,235.38 31,130.98 1,220.12 10,478.65 49 243.2.1 . 1 15 05 | 3.79 $19,205.32 $39,586.48 $51,077.54 $60,007.89 | $59,890.42 $222.36 $236.49 | $433.98 Provincial Secretary— $4,929.00 $6,918.86 $7,191.02 $6,567.77 12,895.97 $5,834 41 186.19 11,741.00 11,701.68 10,068.90 9,100.04 $16,670.00 $18,620.54 $17,259.92 $19,463.74 | $15,120.64 Recreation and Conservation— $202.91 $442.46 $32.78 Travel Bureau $549.00 Totals $549.00 $202.91 $442 46 | $32 78 $117,821.29 $156,194.32 $147,347.23 Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1959 ,10 -159-7170
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