translate English to French: The Department was established in 1936 as a consolidation of the Department of Railways and Canals, the Department of Marine, and the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of National Defence.
Il est constitué en 1936 et résulte de la fusion du ministère des Chemins de fer et Canaux, du ministère de la Marine et de la Direction de l'aviation civile du ministère de la Défense nationale.