PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce REPORT for the YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31st 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, 1959. 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, 1959. 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, 1959 FOREWORD Business and economic activity in British Columbia during 1959 reflected the strong recovery from the recession of 1957-58. Provincial economic indicators showed a marked gain during the spring and early summer, and at the year's end were still appreciably higher than in the same period of the preceding year. All the basic industries showed satisfactory production and sales gains in 1959 except fisheries, which did not come up to the record established in 1958. All phases of the forestry industry were healthy despite the temporary slow-down caused by a lengthy labour-management dispute which curtailed coastal logging, sawmill, and plywood operations during part of the summer. Pulp and paper plants showed a substantial increase in sales. The mining industry experienced a slight improvement in the non-ferrous metal products group while the oil and gas industry was very active. Expanding markets, both at home and abroad, together with increased production facilities, have resulted in the total selling value of factory shipments in manufacturing reaching an all-time high in 1959. After the set-back during the recession of 1957 and the slight recovery during 1958, manufacturing activity has surged ahead to reach an estimated total of $1,925,000,000. This is approximately 7 per cent greater than 1958. The value of exports passing through British Columbia customs ports was at a record level in 1959 as a result of generally favourable trading conditions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Western Europe, and Japan. Personal income received by British Columbia residents increased by an estimated 8 per cent over 1958 as a result of more active business conditions and a higher level of employment. The volume of retail sales estimated for 1959 is placed at $1,688,000,000, up from $1,615,997,000 in the previous year. Motor-vehicle dealers with sales valued at $327,000,000 and department stores with sales estimated at $242,000,000 were leaders in the advance in retail trade. The labour force of the Province as at June was estimated at 570,000 persons, a gain of 11,000 people over the corresponding month in 1958. The construction industry, while not reaching the peak years of 1956 and 1957, still showed a very active picture in the Province during 1959. The total value of construction during 1959 was estimated at $830,000,000. Residential construction showed completions estimated at 17,000 units and starts at approximately 15,000 units. A slow-down in new dwellings became apparent during the latter part of the year as available mortgage funds became in short supply. New industrial undertakings continued throughout the Province, including a start on the construction of a pulp-mill at Castlegar, a start on the first stage of an integrated iron and steel operation at Kimberley which will cost in excess of $20,000,000, and a $6,000,000 fine-paper plant on Annacis Industrial Estate U 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA which is the first of its kind in the West. Approval was given to build an oil pipeline to link oil-wells in the north-eastern section of the Province with markets on the coast via the Trans Mountain pipe-line. Construction is expected to commence in 1960. Engineering and related studies for huge new power developments on the Peace and Columbia River basins have reached a much greater state of finalization during the past year. The following pages of this Report contain a review of the activities of the several divisions of the Department—namely, the Bureau of Economics and Statistics, British Columbia House, London, Industrial and Trade Office, and the Mechanical Tabulation Division. Also recorded is the board of management and programme of the British Columbia Research Council. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 7 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) Economics and Industrial Market Research. (7) Operations Research. The demand for the Council's services and the volume of contract work have continued to grow. The emphasis has again been largely on service-type work of direct benefit to industrial firms in the Province—product development, product testing, and industrial trouble-shooting. However, there was a considerable increase in industrial market research work and in operations research, the latter using people with a scientific background on certain types of management decision problems. In fundamental research the achievements of Dr. Khorana and his group brought world-wide recognition during the year. The Council's fundamental research programme is financed by grants from various organizations in Eastern Canada and the United States. The Council served industry in many ways other than through its contract work. Through its library, its free technical information service, and its programme of contacts with industry throughout the Province, it brings the fruits of research a little closer to industry's door. During 1959 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. F. E. Atkinson, Assistant Director, Canada Agriculture Research Station, Summerland, B.C. J. K. Clarke, Assistant General Manager, Buckerfield's Limited, foot of Rogers Street, Vancouver 6, B.C. P. E. Cooper, Executive Vice-President, Sandwell & Company Limited, 3638 Cypress Street, Vancouver 9, B.C. M. J. Foley, President, Powell River Co. Ltd., 510 West Hastings Street, Vancouver 2, B.C. S. J. Hammitt, Chairman of the Board, Morrison Steel & Wire Co. Ltd., Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C. U 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA W. C. Koerner, Chairman of the Board, Rayoniers Canada Limited, 1111 West Georgia Street, Vancouver 5, B.C. D. M. Morrison, President, Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line Co., 400 East Broadway, Vancouver 10, B.C. P. J. Mulcahy, Deputy Minister of Mines, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. R. B. McDonell, President McDonell Metal Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 1250 Boundary Road, Vancouver 6, B.C. W. MacGillivray, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Victoria, B.C. I. McTaggart-Cowan, Head, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 8, 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, The 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. C. A. Rowles, Professor and Chairman, Department of Soil Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 8, B.C. J. Sinclair (the Honourable), President, Fisheries Association of British Columbia, 325 Howe Street, Vancouver 1, B.C. G. M. Shrum, Director, British Columbia Research Council, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 8, B.C. T. L. Sturgess, Deputy Minister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce, Victoria, B.C. H. Wright, Commissioner, Workmen's Compensation Board, 707 West Thirty- seventh Avenue, Vancouver 13, B.C. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 9 OFFICE OF THE AGENT-GENERAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA HOUSE, LONDON VISIT OF MINISTERS TO EUROPE In May of this year a visit was paid by the Honourable P. A. Gaglardi, Minister of Highways, at the time of the visit by the Vancouver Board of Trade party. During his visit, trips were arranged to a number of firms who manufacture road- building equipment and other material for highway construction. Also, Mr. Gaglardi was the guest of John Laing & Son Limited in a helicopter trip throughout the length of the London-Birmingham Motorway, where he studied the latest methods in motorway construction. In June a visit was made by the Honourable L. R. Peterson, Minister of Education, after a trip to Scandinavia. During his visit, numerous appointments were effected, one with the Right Honourable Geoffrey Lloyd, British Minister of Education, and other officials of his Ministry. In addition, Mr. Peterson visited a large number of schools in London and in the south of England, obtaining a good insight into educational methods, types of school buildings, and courses available to students in all grades in the United Kingdom. SETTLEMENT General Again this year the number of inquiries about settlement in British Columbia was very reduced because of persistent reports in the British newspapers about the unemployment position in Canada. Notwithstanding this, the office received some 1,200 letters from inquirers seeking information about settlement. In addition, verbal information was given over the counter to approximately 400 people, together with numerous telephone calls requesting similar information. The relaxation of controls on the amount of capital that an immigrant can now take out on leaving this country did not have a material effect on inquiries. The office was instrumental in recruiting nurses, mental nurses, and psysiotherapists where indications were given by various organizations in the Province that there was a requirement in these categories. 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. Some 700 inquiries resulted from our advertising, and out of this number about 100 appointments to individual schools were made, in both secondary and elementary grades. With dependents this resulted in about 170 people of a very good type moving to the Province. STAFF There were no staff changes during the year. VISITORS During 1959, 2,891 visitors registered at British Columbia House, and in the course of the year our staff handled some 20,000 letters for visitors. FILMS Distribution of British Columbia films in the United Kingdom through British Columbia House, for the year ended December, 1959, amounted to 697 showings U 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA to audiences totalling 52,260, including schools, film societies, clubs, business and private organizations, etc. TOURISM Now that the restriction on money for travel abroad has been virtually lifted by the British Treasury, there appear signs of some substantial increase in inquiries for holiday travel to the Province. A plan is being drawn up to exploit this situation so that attention may be drawn to the attractions of holidays in British Columbia. The office works very closely with the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association and is assisting that organization in arranging outlets for its tourist material. There is a similar opportunity for other tourist organizations in the Province to utilize the services of this office in assisting in the promulgation of information suitable for tourists. There is a constant need for literature of all kinds, together with maps and posters. PUBLICITY Two exhibitions were arranged—one at Ede in The Netherlands during the celebration there of Canada Week and another at British Columbia House, the latter being an exhibition of oil and water-colour paintings by Mrs. Mildred Valley Thornton depicting British Columbia landscapes and Pacific Coast Indian heads. The newspaper, radio, and television publicity connected with the gift of the world's tallest flag-pole to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Surrey, was most valuable in publicizing the Province. INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE INQUIRIES Although the number of inquiries during 1958 was less than the previous year, there was still a large number of United Kingdom and European firms who availed themselves of the services provided by British Columbia House. The numbers were as follows:— United Kingdom 385 France 4 Germany 17 Italy 8 Netherlands 15 Switzerland : 8 Scandinavian countries 15 Other countries 8 Total 460 During the year the Agent-General and the Industrial and Trade Secretary made visits to various industrial centres in Great Britain. The Agent-General made a point of visiting factories and industries not only in the United Kingdom, but also in Holland and Germany. TRADE INQUIRIES FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA During the year seventy-one British Columbia firms made inquiries through this office. In most cases these firms were seeking agencies for British or Continental products, but there was an increasing awareness on the part of British Columbia firms of the advantages of having their products manufactured under licence in Europe. This pattern of industrial development is increasing rapidly all over the world, and it is expected that many more inquiries along these lines will be received from the Province. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 11 LICENCE MANUFACTURE The manufacture of Commonwealth and foreign products in British Columbia under some form of licence and royalty agreement has great prospects of bringing to British Columbia more secondary industry. It is of interest to note that British Columbia firms during 1959 have expressed an interest in manufacturing under licence. This office has sent forward for the consideration of these firms thirty-two definite opportunities for manufacturing under licence or, in some cases, assembly or partial manufacture. At the time of writing this report, several of these proposals are under consideration by the principals in Europe and the interested British Columbia companies or group. Manufacturing under licence is becoming very much a pattern of trade development throughout the world, and it is recommended that more consideration be given to this hitherto somewhat neglected side of our Province's industrial development. British Columbia firms are also recommended to consider the granting of manufacturing rights in Europe, especially as the common market of six European countries and the outer seven (which includes the United Kingdom) have been brought into being, and one way to take advantage of the opportunities presented by this new pattern of protected trading zones is by the establishment of branch plants in one of the countries included in these zones. INVESTMENT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA The year 1959 was an outstanding one for the investment of capital from United Kingdom sources. Twelve British property investment and development companies sent out representatives to the Province to look over the situation. It is impossible to estimate what amount of capital this entailed, but it is estimated that the initial investment of these groups has already amounted to something in excess of $10,000,000. BRANCH PLANTS There has been little interest by British and Continental firms in establishing branch plants or setting up their own sales offices in British Columbia. The reason for this slackening-off in interest is primarily the adverse publicity which has been given to the state of labour-management relations, high wages, strikes, etc. It is felt that British Columbia will not be looked upon as a promising sphere for new industry until this situation is altered. However, despite these conditions three British firms have established sales offices in British Columbia. Only three branch factories have been established—one from Scotland, one from Norway, and one from England. It is hoped that the results of a recent survey made by the Department among Chambers of Commerce throughout British Columbia will result in concrete suggestions being put forward of industries and commercial establishments that are needed, or feasible, in the various areas. The results of this survey were not complete when writing this report, but concrete proposals will be put forward during the next few months to financial, industrial, and trading groups asking them to seriously consider establishment as a means of increasing their Western Canadian trade. SALES PROMOTION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRODUCTS The rise of production costs in British Columbia is a factor in the sale of its products which cannot be disregarded, and every opportunity is taken by this office U 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA to bring to the attention of governments, trade associations, and private-enterprise firms the merits of British Columbia products. The Agent-General visited British Columbia during May for the purpose of viewing new developments and interviewing industrialists and exporters engaged or interested in sales in the United Kingdom and on the Continent. During his visit the Agent-General attended the Department's Industrial and Trade Conference, at which he addressed a luncheon meeting. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 13 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 During the year this office continued to direct letters to selected contacts suggesting the establishment of branch plants in British Columbia or, alternatively, having their products manufactured under licence. The response to these contact letters has again been gratifying, with many firms showing an interest in the potential that our Province has to offer. Follow-up letters were sent out when no replies were received. In this connection it is interesting to note that a recent reply to a follow-up letter revealed that a large eastern manufacturer is planning on having a branch plant in Western Canada and will be calling on our Department for additional information in the near future. More interest than usual was indicated in manufacturing under licence with the Department receiving numerous inquiries along these lines. Part of the interest resulted from further development of the questionnaire sent out last year asking British Columbia firms if they were interested in manufacturing new products on a royalty basis. Licence manufacturing proposals received came from England, Eastern Canada, the United States, West Germany, and France. At the present time, several patented products are being examined by British Columbia firms on the possibility of their being manufactured under licence by a local firm. COMPOSITE INDUSTRIAL MAP OF THE LOWER MAINLAND The demand for this map, which was printed in 1958, continues to be heavy. Requests for copies were received from real-estate firms, manufacturers, and businessmen throughout Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The map indicates the zoned and potential industrial areas of twelve municipalities, extending from North Vancouver to Port Coquitlam, a distance of approximately 14 miles. The master lithographed map, along with a white print showing the municipalities of Delta and Surrey in their entirety, can be purchased for $1, which includes the 5-per-cent social services tax. HANDICRAFT DIRECTORY Copies of the ninth edition of this directory were distributed through the year to retail and wholesale firms, resorts, and other outlets. 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 contact was made with Eastern Canada Provinces interested in handicraft development. During the tourist season, arrangements were made to have a good number of British Columbia handicraft items on display in the Government Travel Bureau's trailer, which was stationed at various border crossings. 3 L U 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA BRITISH COLUMBIA INDUSTRIAL DESIGN COMMITTEE During the year under review, the British Columbia Industrial Design Committee was active in working with designers and manufacturers in promoting good design throughout the Province. The British Columbia Industrial Design 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 Professional Engineers of British Columbia; Canadian Association of Consumers; and Architectural Institute of British Columbia. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS TRADE AND INDUSTRY COUNCIL The Council members are official representatives of all the Provincial Government departments concerned with the development of trade and industry in Canada. The aims of the Council are: To provide interprovincial consultation and cooperation on matters of trade and industrial development; to supply traders and manufacturers from Canada and abroad with a nationwide Provincial service in these fields; to promote greater understanding throughout Canada of the economic conditions affecting the development of each of the Provinces and all of Canada. The members of the Council work closely with the Federal Government Department of Trade and Commerce and Department of Citizenship and Immigration, the Canadian banks, railways, and interested associations. Annual conferences provide the members with an opportunity to further the aims of the Council and promote the economic development of Canada. This year the eleventh annual conference was held in Halifax, N.S. INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE CONFERENCE The Department sponsored the First British Columbia Industrial and Trade Conference on May 11th and 12th, 1959, at Wesbrook Hall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. This conference provided a unique opportunity for leaders in almost every segment of the Province's industrial and commercial life to exchange ideas and view-points regarding such vital issues as regional development, the growth of industry, the promotion of trade, and the investment climate of British Columbia. Some 250 delegates attended and heard panel discussions by eighteen speakers who are all recognized experts in their particular fields of endeavour. The speakers included scientists, economists, community leaders and business executives, engineers, representatives of labour, and representatives of Federal and Provincial Government departments. Luncheon meetings on the first and second day were addressed respectively by the Honourable R. W. Bonner, Q.C., Minister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce, and by Maj.-Gen. B. M. Hoffmeister, Agent-General for British Columbia in London, England. The effectiveness of this conference in stimulating active development of British Columbia's trade and industry cannot as yet be fully evaluated. However, replies received to a questionnaire at the conclusion of the conference included many good suggestions and were unanimous in agreeing that the Department should repeat the meeting at some future date. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 15 COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES In order to cope with inquiries received for investment opportunities in the Province, the Department undertook to prepare a listing. A survey on these opportunities was made possible through the co-operation of the Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce throughout the Province, who submitted reports for their respective areas. Many interesting proposals were suggested in the fields of hotel and motel requirements, housing developments, warehousing, and wholesale and retail outlets. The reports are still being compiled, and the completed listing by areas will be most useful in answering the numerous inquiries received on investment opportunities through British Columbia House, London, England, and through other channels. CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR AND WORLD MARKETING CONFERENCE The Chicago International Trade Fair was held at the Navy Pier on Lake Michigan from July 3rd to July 18th, 1959. Nations from many parts of the world participated, and approximately 900,000 visitors and buyers attended. The Department's exhibit (see illustration) was located in the Canadian section British Columbia exhibit, Chicago International Trade Fair. along with displays of the Federal Government, Manitoba, and private firms. The British Columbia exhibit effectively told the story of the industrial expansion taking place in this Province. The theme " British Columbia—Land Bridge to Alaska," which was used throughout the exhibit, created a great deal of interest, especially with the American visitors. Large posters inviting manufacturers and businessmen to attend our forthcoming International Trade Fair in 1961 were prominently displayed. Personal invitation cards were also distributed requesting interested persons to exhibit at the fair. Industrial and tourist literature from various Boards of Trade throughout the Province was also made available to those wanting information on British Columbia. U 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA The interest shown in our exhibit was most gratifying, and numerous inquiries were received on travel, settlement, investment, and industrial opportunities existing in British Columbia. A highlight of the exposition was the Queen's visit to the fair and the interest shown by Her Majesty in the Canadian section. The exhibit was in charge of the Industrial Commissioner, who was very ably assisted by the Department's field representative. Another feature of the fair was the holding of the first annual Chicago World Marketing Conference at the Hotel Sherman. Eighty-two speakers and panel members from many countries took part in the deliberations. Approximately 300 manufacturers and businessmen registered as delegates. British Columbia was represented by the Industrial Commissioner on a panel dealing with patents, manufacturing under licence, and capital investment opportunities. BRITISH COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR, May 3rd to 13th, 1961 Announcement of the 1961 International Trade Fair was made in the Throne Speech at the opening of the 1959 legislative session. The Trade Fair is sponsored by this Department in co-operation with associations interested in trade promotion in British Columbia. The Minister appointed Mr. W. J. Borrie, president of Pemberton Securities Limited and past president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, as president and chairman of the board of directors of the 1961 British Columbia International Trade Fair. The Minister announced also that Mr. D. H. Mollison, of this Department, had been loaned to the Trade Fair organization as general manager. The governments of all countries doing business with Canada have been invited to participate, and their support has been requested to help in obtaining exhibits of firms selling their products or wishing to sell their products in Western Canada's most densely populated and fastest-growing area. It will also afford an opportunity for Canadian manufacturers and exporters to display their merchandise to the large group of buyers and visitors attending the fair. At the year's end, four of the world's major trading nations had agreed to participate—Czechoslovakia, West Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. With time to plan and the outstanding success of the last Trade Fair as background, it is expected that the 1961 event will assume international importance and make another substantial contribution to the trade development of British Columbia. TRADE AND INDUSTRY BULLETIN During the year under review, this bulletin celebrated its first decade of continuous publication, and during that time has established itself as a worth-while contribution to the commercial and industrial development in the Province, listing trade inquiries, licence manufacture opportunities, and news of commercial interest. The Department appreciates the co-operation of the Journal of Commerce in reprinting the Trade and Industry Bulletin as a public service feature. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT As in past years, the regional development work of the Department was carried on extensively during 1959. This office continued to work closely with industrial establishments, Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce, research organiza- INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 17 tions, and all other groups interested in, or actively engaged in, the industrial development of the Province of British Columbia. The close co-operation between the Department and these groups is a vital factor in the continued expansion of our existing industries and the promotion of new industries. Many Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce were visited by members of the Department and assisted in their efforts to locate new industries and commercial enterprises for their respective areas. Periodic field-trips were made by the Industrial Commissioner and the field representative, in the course of which they maintained the close liaison of past years with all regional groups engaged in the general field of industrial development. Along with the Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce, these groups include transportation and utility companies, bank branches and departments, and municipal officials. Many inquiries received from companies and individuals were dealt with by this office, and a great deal of general and specific information about the industrial opportunities in British Columbia was forwarded to them. Close contact was maintained with the British Columbia Research Council, and numerous inquiries and problems were referred to that organization. U 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA BUREAU OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS Before proceeding to review the work accomplished by the Bureau of Economics and Statistics during 1959, 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. 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 1959 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 various services performed during the year. ECONOMIC RESEARCH One of the Bureau's functions is to provide economic counsel to the Government. This is done partly through the medium of a weekly report to the Premier and to the Minister of each department. This report reviews significant events and developments in the field of economics. 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 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. Many requests are received for information dealing with the Provincial economy from private individuals, corporations, trade-unions, newspapers, business publications, and Boards of Trade. The Bureau's files and library contain much of the information requested, but often special surveys 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. The Civil Service Commission, as well as other Government agencies and the public, was provided with these comparative wage rates. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 19 Economic Activity in British Columbia, 1957, 1958, and 1959 Unit or Base Period 1957 1958 1959 Preliminary Estimates 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.. Electric power generated. 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 and plywood Pulp and paper Mining Logging Construction Communication Transportation Services. - Trade Labour income _ $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 $000 Mb.m. M b.m. Tons $000 Cases $000 Bushels Bushels Cwt. Mft. Sq. $000 $000 $000 Gals. Tons 000 kwh. $000 Units $000 $000 Number 1949=100 1949=100 1949=100 1949=100 1949=100 1949=100 1949=100 1949=100 1949=100 1949=100 1949=100 1949=100 $000 172,265 7,546 7,078 7,631 39,568 50,226 7,340 591,193 5,661,781 4,412,387 741,722 63,650 1,424,265 113,490 6,981,000 1,863,537 240,307 1,364,743 1,718,203 1,616,143 220,022 322,862 296,430,000 11,942,334 10,724,037 376,440 14,120 246,621 16,621,000 284,790 124.5 124.6 147.0 116.1 141.9 91.8 82.2 155.2 175.7 127.1 127.4 119.0 1,761,000 146,875 6,762 6,086 2,965 34,627 43,235 5,938 621.000 5,349,508 4,991,252 809,149 98,224 1,900,025 119,238 7,446,262 2,623,000 614,107 1,612,128 1,814,711 1,615,997 227,168 299,948 305,610,000 11,484,162 11,800,000 401,900 16,230 265,000 16,224,000 292,768 114.7 117.4 111.5 115.1 143.6 73.6 67.8 110.2 186.0 125.4 123.6 116.1 1,742,000 154,400 6,200 7,300 3,800 34,800 43,800 5,200 672,000 6,000,000 5,100,000 850,000 66,500 1,102,625 120,000 4,000,800 1,875,000 380,000 1,532,500 1,670,416 1,688,000 242,000 327,000 321,000,000 12,200,000 12,350,000 402,900 17,129 255,000 17,300,000 287,000 115.0 117.0 110.4 109.0 169.4 70.0 71.0 116.0 173.3 122.9 120.2 118.0 1,850,000 U 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA Economic Indicators in British Columbia 280 260 220 200 BUILDING PERMITS / 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 YEARS 1953 1955 1957 1959 AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 YEARS 15.0 13.5 12.0 10.5 9.0 7.5 6.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 FREIGHT LOADED ^ / v / \ / S s / s / SANK DEBITS / / 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 YEARS Ifcfl EMPLOYMENl 140 1" 49 = 100 j 0 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 YEARS 1953 1955 1957 1959 1S0O RETAIL TRADE / 1400 / / 1200 -- / / 1000 / / y / bOO 200 1953 1955 1957 1959 1943 1945 1947 1949 1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 YEARS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 21 CN to CN g CN CN CO Q_ < LU >- u CO 5 o u I CO < u Q_ < 1 1 ' %, ;'- : ' |1| lllllll /T Mil <MX': :> **•*& -Jib ':■:-. M-M: " ! | 1 '« ■'i:,:>::?-.. J | / t a. o- < — UJ > s.vmoa .0 snoitiivv U 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA r" [ ^W i r Ov IT) CN O y- n- CN CN I CO Q_ 1 < LU > "'''*». 1 1 u CD o j } ~-J;:.. z o h- J ^\J • 1 u O (__ Q- co Ul Q_ I . 1 flfSffll ?*____! u_ LL. O 111 __> _J < > savnoa do SNomiw INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 23 CN '— O j ■* CN O 1 CO < LU Ik 4tk M ■M:M':::J *J <-_S8K^ '*-\a- ' ■ j ■■ >- _^, Y o ^ n IS ^' M | CD u_ O Z o *$$». _ Jfcj 11: .-:,; I J 1 f . 1 ,_a s% r- :" MMM|!<M:S:| Ou_f_r^r f ..; u & ll i . 1 "' , Q O f__ a. > Q_ H co LU Q_ o LL. .J* J -;«: , & 5 ■■». «* j. ■i ■■» * ';.'.'* ^/ : . ..ill 1 . / U_ o LU Z> > l 1 < > _. < savmoa _o snohiiw U 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA o o O r- CN o f__ < LU CD z g i- u Q O CC ex. <3 Z Z LL o LU __> _l < > nf | i . 1 [*— |_ If 1 X. ^ ,s;- ]■ .''^ i ! ' ! 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Following the appeal of eight Provincial Governments to the Governor in Council in November, 1958, the Federal Government suspended the 17-per-cent increase granted by the Board of Transport Commissioners and replaced it with a 10-per-cent increase plus a $20,000,000 subsidy to the railways. The Province of British Columbia urged that the subsidy should be so applied that the long-haul shippers would obtain a proportionately higher subsidy than the short-haul shippers. This would have tended to overcome the pyramiding effect of horizontal percentage increases. The Bureau is playing an active part in the preparation of the Provincial submissions and the proceedings of the Commission. It is hoped that British Columbia shippers will receive some relief as a result of the study being made of the freight- rate structures by the Royal Commission. Strong representations were made both to the Federal Government and to the Manning Commission, which was appointed to evaluate the route of the projected railway to Pine Point, Northwest Territories. The advantages of a western route through Grimshaw compared to an eastern route through Waterways were emphasized. The usual service to the other Government departments, business, and industry was continued, and the Bureau is grateful for the co-operation received from all parties concerned. External Trade The year 1959 was a very active one for the Bureau's 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 the commodities imported and exported through British Columbia customs ports. In addition, a number of articles and analytical tables were prepared for the Bureau's regular, annual, weekly, and monthly economic reports. Also prepared and released in co-operation with the Tabulation Division was the Bureau's statement of external trade for the calendar year 1958. Regular monthly import and export statistics were also sent to forty organizations and individuals. During the year a considerable amount of material was prepared for departmental representatives taking part in such conferences as the British Columbia Industrial and Trade Conference, held in May on the University of British Columbia campus, and the recent British Columbia Natural Resources Conference, which met at Harrison Hot Springs Hotel late in November. Other activities included considerable analysis of import statistics in relation to studies of possible import replacement industries. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 27 3 a "8 «Q _. B a 0 u t—s s 0 .op Si 0 _. ■w a «B L-J ■•.^ a W > K -i 0 a g £ o O oc * ^> JJ or "f _. c> «q ►», »i f= -« a <n o ^H <- =_ s *j ? fc O ^ "w 0 E £ '.s. 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O rt rt C rt CC rt e ) i- vo m O . ■ rt O CM r- . > rj- rH ON m C 1 rt ON VO "n rt rt Ov ■ ON ta A ta \o rf OS I CA Os O CM t m ON kPr OrHvofNmr-^vomm ONrtrtVOONVOmcoOvr- CMVOfMt—rm (NOOON »-iVO rn f-< co* oo* m" rf n* o* »-" cm* ao os ca os m r— ca t-> co tr~ ■ ■- < r— oc rt >o m so m ta m ta ^ ,-h &e- ONCOOOOCMi-'CM'rtlnCO ■tfrnvovortr-movmov vq^incMinr^cMincMr-c^ co m rt m" m* 1-" Ov" ov" vo" Ov" ___ o Br II Is b S . O _ _! « - Z'E g <_, _fo ! 2 o-6 ' o o :_3Z Ih ■>-• 9 ° ■a 6§ « - 3 _: _ "O Hi -03 ^ _ o «s § T E « Sis 5 -a S U 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA The two foregoing tables summarize the external trade of British Columbia from 1948 to 1958. 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. STATISTICS The Bureau is responsible for the collection, analysis, interpretation, and publication of statistical information. Also, one of its duties is 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 Bureau's activities in this field. Co-operative Statistical Agreements The co-operative statistical agreements with the Dominion Bureau of Statistics and other Federal offices continued during 1959. 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 its " Operations in the Woods " forms. In return the Bureau assists the Dominion Bureau of Statistics by checking mailing-lists, estimating production of delinquent firms, 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 will be made. The latest agreement concluded between the Province and the Dominion Bureau is in the field of employment and payrolls. In addition, 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. Co-operative agreements have resulted in savings to governments, to union secretaries, and to private industry. 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. British Columbia Cost-of-food Survey The regular compilation of the quarterly Cost-of-food index for Vancouver, Victoria, and New Westminster was carried on during 1959. Trade-unions, indi- INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 29 viduals, and Government departments were supplied with information on food costs during the year. Forestry The usual number of requests were handled from industry and other Government departments, and contributions were made to various reports. Notable amongst the latter were the representations to the Manning Commission—evaluation of forest resources along the proposed routes to Pine Point, Northwest Territories— and the Bureau publication " Potential Pulp and Paper Mills in British Columbia." Mining Preliminary estimates only are available for mineral production in British Columbia during 1959. These statistics place the total value at approximately $154,400,000, up 5 per cent from the 1958 total of $146,875,081. Final statistics for 1958 are now available and are shown in detail in the following sections. The principal metals in 1958, consisting of placer and lode gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc, accounted for $93,516,891 or 63.8 per cent of the total. Structural materials had a total value of $19,999,576 or 13.6 per cent; industrial minerals, which include asbestos and sulphur, had a total value of $11,763,473 or 8.0 per cent; miscellaneous metals, consisting of antimony, bismuth, cadmium, indium, iron ore, nickel, platinum, tin, and tungsten, had a total value of $10,575,795 or 7.2 per cent; while fuels, consisting of coal, natural gas, and crude petroleum, had a total value of $10,861,475 or 7.4 per cent. The accumulated value of the mineral output of British Columbia reached $4,041,276,317 at the end of 1958. The reduced prices for copper, lead, and zinc and the lower output of gold, silver, copper, coal, and several other products resulted in the 1958 value of mineral production being materially less than that for recent years. However, increases were recorded for iron ore, petroleum, and natural gas, while the 1958 values for industrial minerals and structural materials, though not greater than 1957, did exceed the 1953-57 averages. The output of coal continued to decline, while that for natural gas and petroleum showed continued increases. Revenue to the Government from petroleum and natural gas amounted to $9,472,200, including fees, rentals, and miscellaneous, $4,326,289; tender bonuses, $4,510,123; and royalties on gas, oil, and processed products, $635,809. The average number employed in all branches of the industry during 1958 was 11,201. Major expenditures were salaries and wages, $45,035,287; fuel and electricity, $7,922,163; process supplies (inclusive of explosives, chemicals, drill-steel, lubricants, etc.), $13,215,371; Federal taxes, $6,062,698; Provincial taxes, $1,- 847,466; municipal and other taxes, $1,925,952; levies for workmen's compensation (including silicosis), unemployment insurance, and other items, $1,782,744. Dividends amounted to $14,966,123. The lode-mining industry spent $27,614,725 in freight and treatment charges on ores and concentrates. U 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA 6, K •S •3 s 3 3 -CS s •2 a N3 O -. 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S S-oS ■—1 b u — i3 — o. c 9«_" <?■ - Is -. U X) *3 2 o oh H - « 0 J) INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 31 Labour The year 1959 marked the completion of arrangements in respect to joint participation of Provincial and Federal authorities in the collection and compilation of British Columbia industrial-labour statistics. Resulting from the many discussions and conferences between responsible parties of both Governments, an agreement was completed late in the year, under the terms of which statistical data collected by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics within this Province would be shared with the Bureau of Economics and Statistics, Victoria, B.C. In this further progress toward a common plan for the standardization of statistical material, it is felt that elimination of the Provincial inquiry in favour of a single joint questionnaire, returnable to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, but issued in the names of both Dominion and Provincial agencies, will prove helpful to the firms reporting and generally meet with the approval of all concerned. Under the arrangement previously in effect, the regular annual British Columbia industrial survey was again conducted by the Labour Section during the year. A review of the findings based on 1958 returns were reported under the heading of " Statistics of Trades and Industries " in the Annual Report of the Department of Labour for the current year. Also included in the work programme were such continuing projects as the preparation of industrial payroll and employment information on the basis of regional segregations, an alphabetical index of firms reporting, arranged by industrial classification and geographical location, a new edition of the list of British Columbia industrial firms in size groups, and other supplementary items. The comparative distribution of British Columbia's industrial payroll throughout the ten census areas during the last four years is again presented in the following table, together with a census map for reference concerning geographical location of the areas. Industrial payroll totals for the metropolitan areas of Vancouver and Victoria are also shown under separate heading for the years 1957 and 1958. British Columbia Industrial Payrolls by Statistical Areas for the Comparative Years 1955 to 1958 Regional Area Total Payrolls (Salaries and Wages) 1955 1956 1957 1958 No. 1 - - - $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 25,595,831 489,455,851 142,538,408 19,244,778 31.397,256 27,477,359 47,205,898 5,286,187 2,128,123 $19,351,672 41,231,542 24,471,475 541,413,422 144,072,303 16,560,167 35,770,167 23,406,971 41,978,977 13,504,050 1,475,248 $17,656,582 No. 2 No. 3 38,230,695 25,017,232 No. 4 - 520,483,732 No. 5 . — .. - - - 135,732,576 No. 6 .... 21,822,730 No. 7_ : - No. 8 . - 26,093,376 24,862,858 No. 9 32,931,401 No. 10 8,064,328 970,593 Totals $731,815,777 $850,334,399 $903,235,994 $851,866,103 U 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA Industrial Payroll Totals Reported for the Census Metropolitan Areas of Vancouver and Victoria, 1957 and 1958 Area Payroll (Salaries and Wages) 1957 1958 Census metropolitan area of Vancouver, including Vancouver City, North Vancouver City and District, West Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Fraser Mills, Richmond, Surrey, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, $485,783,691 61,269,565 $471,357,942 Census metropolitan area of Victoria, including Victoria City, Esquimalt, 56,839,965 CENSUS Dl VISION BRITISH COLUMBIA fob statistical out/pases *Ht p&ovim:£ is DlV/oeO /A"T3 rn£ FiGUfl£S W/rw/AS TH£ DAttH aOUf*OARI£S. MARKET RESEARCH 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 received during the year for market data and assessment of industrial and commercial opportunities. Specific studies completed during the year included market assessments of iron and steel, aluminum, biscuits, and paper products. Such studies are undertaken to indicate the possibilities of industrial expansion. At the year's end the usual survey of executive opinions was conducted, from which a forecast was prepared of business conditions anticipated in 1960. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 33 Publications Monthy 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. 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 manufacturers in British Columbia together with their products. A new issue will be released early in 1960. 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 last released in 1957. British Columbia Facts and Statistics.—The thirteenth edition will be released in 1960. 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 1959. This publication gives to prospective investors information relating to the establishment of a business in British Columbia. Salary and Wage Rate Survey, 1959.—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. Business Outlook for 1960.—This publication indicates business conditions in 1959 and the outlook for 1960. It covers the following economic factors: Sales, prices, employment, wages, earnings, and capital expenditure. It is based on a survey of 150 of the major companies in British Columbia. Consumption of Materials and Supplies in British Columbia 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. The Fabricating and Consumption of Aluminum Products in British Columbia. —This publication reveals that British Columbia has an expanding aluminum- fabricating industry and suggests that an aluminum rolling-mill, to service the Western Canada market, may be a possibility in the not too distant future. Market for Steel Rolling-mill Products in British Columbia.—A study of the market with a view to establishing pig-iron and steel-ingot manufacturing plants in the Province. U 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA Potential Pulp and Paper Mills in British Columbia.—This publication presents an analysis of the pulp and paper industry in British Columbia with regard to available resources, present development, and future markets throughout the world. It goes on to consider six possible sites in the Province where pulp and paper mills might be established successfully in view of this analysis. The Biscuit Industry in British Columbia.—This publication points up the prospects for an expansion of the local biscuit-manufacturing facilities, not only to meet the growing demands of a widening market, but also because of favourable cost factors, permitting successful competition against imports from other Canadian Provinces. Hope and District, an Economic Survey.—This is a well-documented and detailed study of the industrial and commercial potential of the Village of Hope and surrounding district. A Manual of Resources and Development.—This publication contains up-to- date information about the location and development of British Columbia resources. It is well documented with maps and diagrams and also is published in German and French translations for distribution abroad. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 35 MECHANICAL TABULATION DIVISION The Mechanical Tabulation Division operates as a data-processing centre for those departments of the Government requiring the service of mechanical or electronic equipment to handle large-scale statistical or accounting procedures. To meet the diversified needs of the Government service, a fairly complete installation of punched-card equipment is rented on a monthly basis. Although no charge is made for this work, accurate job costs are maintained through a time- card system, enabling the Division to assess the value of work done for each department, study machine utilization, and check the operating efficiency of the equipment. 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, nine punches, and eight verifiers. As the result of efficiency studies, steps have been taken to replace two obsolete alphabetic printers with up-to-date units and the nine sorters with 400-card- per-minute capacity are being replaced by five sorters each capable of handling 1,000 cards per minute. 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, sixteen keypunch operators, and a senior clerk-stenographer. In addition, three members of the Liquor Control Board staff are attached to the Division to maintain liaison and perform necessary clerical functions in conjunction with their work. Early in January the Chief Supervisor of the Division was loaned to the Federal Government for five months to serve as a data-processing expert to the Government of Pakistan under a Colombo Plan assi .nment. During this period the administration of the Division was most capably handled by the Assistant Supervisor. 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, key-punching has been excluded and the results shown in Fig. III. While this distribution does not appear entirely equable, the Division has been established mainly U 36 BRITISH COLUMBIA 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. The demand of the departments for equipment capable of processing data faster and solving more complex computations continues to increase, making the need for an electronic computer more significant. Interdepartmental committees comprised of representatives of departments requiring data processing have been active in the year under review in studying the necessity and application of electronic data processing. A report on their investigations was made to the Minister of this Department. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND COMMERCE, 1959 U 37 p_ 3 o 5 Q z -j 8 2 W I w I u. U 38 BRITISH COLUMBIA Comparative Cost Statement Department and Branch 1954/55 1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 1958/59 $1,010.26 $1,681.48 $5,709.61 $4,641.61 $6,007.51 Attorney General— $187.16 $430.07 1.227.01 $1,184.86 $5,165.46 38,295.26 $7,355.49 27,721.24 132.24 8,628.48 28,857.43 105.86 7,592.25 25,089.79 174.34 7,338.24 26,748.51 Official Committee. 183.66 Totals —- - ,. $43,460.72 $35,208.97 $37,778.93 $34,513.46 i $35,455.27 Education— $1,388.84 714.80 $1,386.24 $1,549.56 $1,703.73 1,620.81 $1,349.43 5,035.64 High School Vocational Correspondence. 1,393.93 Totals $2,103.64 $1,386.24 $1,549.56 $3,324.54 | $7,779.00 Health and Welfare— $14,525.24 $11,967.42 7,732.71 $10,760.17 30.15 6,692.22 $12,121.14 $14,576.99 17,867.14 13,476.98 23,364.74 Totals $32,392.38 $19,700.13 $17,482.54 $25,598.12 | $37,941.73 Highways—Traffic Branch $946.73 1 - 1 Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce— Bureau of Economics and Statistics - $14,849.50 $15,706.12 $11,121.94 $12,188.18 $14,869.98 Labour—Annual Statistical Report $3,621.80 $3,954.83 $3,251.04 $3,384.33 | $4,016.77 Lands and Forests— $718.83 8,722.76 39,754.31 1,881.64 $462.07 9,767.21 49,763.56 $164.77 10,478.65 49,243.21 3.79 $7,235.38 31,130.98 1,220.12 $7,983.75 30,804.47 Forest Engineering Division 162.10 15.05 117.90 Totals $39,586.48 $51,077.54 $60,007.89 $59,890.42 j $39,068.22 Municipal Affairs—Regional Planning $222.36 $236.49 $433.98 | Provincial Secretary— $6,918.86 $7,191.02 10,068.90 $6,567.77 1 $5,834.41 $5,797.66 186.19 9,100.04 3,049.54 Queen's Printer 11,701.68 12,895.97 10,593.36 Totals - _ $18,62,0.54 $17,259.92 $19,463.74 $15,120.64 | $19,440.56 Recreation and Conservation— $202.91 $442.46 $32.78 $549.00 $549.00 $202.91 $442.46 $32.78 Department of Commercial Transport 1 .„.,. [ .. | $181.96 $156,194.32 $147,347.23 $157,044.20 -159.128.06 1*164.761.00 Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1960 660-160-2350
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