8 2 . ▁Although ▁the ▁Bureau ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁general ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁( or ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁after ▁ 1 8 8 8 ), ▁the ▁day ▁to ▁day ▁operations ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁staff ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Indust ries . ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁on ▁however , ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁that ▁b ureau ▁ ▁was ▁agricult ural ▁in ▁nature . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁for ▁various ▁manufact uring ▁industrial ▁matters ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Secretary , ▁Department ▁of ▁Education , ▁and ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Labour ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Development ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Initial ly , ▁its ▁mand ate ▁was ▁focused ▁in ▁post war ▁re h abil itation ▁efforts . ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁department ▁was ▁mand ated ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁agricult ural , ▁industrial , ▁labour , ▁min ing , ▁trade ▁and ▁other ▁associations ▁and ▁organis ations ▁and ▁with ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁sector ▁enter pr ises ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁create ▁and ▁maintain ▁product ive ▁employ ment ▁and ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁human ▁and ▁material ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁province . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁trade ▁and ▁industry , ▁the ▁department ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁also ▁had ▁respons ib ilities ▁over ▁imm igration , ▁community ▁planning , ▁conservation ,