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this project. $16,000 is provided for construction of a small visiting centre at Tai 0; and $10,000 for the construction of chicken sheds at Castle Peak Agricultural Station. The establishment of a permanent Agricultural Station will take place in the agriculturally important Kam Tin area which is at present served by a small extension office; $35,000 has been included for this purpose. One departmental car and one Land Rover require $23,000. Together with the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association, the department has commenced a pig breeding scheme in the New Territories. The provision of $10,000 for this covers the establishment of 10 new boar centres and will provide also minimum facilities necessary to keep a herd of sows at the Ta Ku Ling Agricultural Station. Regular afforestation over the past four years has seen most of the accessible areas in the Colony now adequately planted and, to overcome difficulties of transportation of planting materials, labour, etc. to the more remote areas, and also to provide facilities for rapid transport for fire patrolling gangs, a net-work of forest roads will have to be established. It is proposed to cut ten miles of these roads a year and $100,000 has been included for this purpose.
HEAD 3 - AUDIT DEPARTMENT
Estimate 1958/59
$792,200
Revised estimate 1957/58
703,000
Approved estimate 1957/58
778,680
Actual expenditure 1956/57
608,538
1957/58
1958/59
Difference
Permanent staff
Supernumerary staff
70
70
1
1
The increase under subhead 4 (Share of cost of Home Establishment of the Overseas Audit Department) is due to a salary revision in the Home Civil Service.
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HEAD 4 - BROADCASTING DEPARTMENT
—
Estimate 1958/59
$2,139,600
Revised estimate 1957/58
2,002,000
Approved estimate 1957/58
Actual expenditure 1956/57
2,010,230
1,522,891
1957/58 1958/59
Difference
Permanent staff
49
52
+ 3
Supernumerary staff
1
1
Net increase
3
New posts
1 Interpreter/Translator
2 Clerks
3
The increase of $176,600 in Other Charges Annually Recurrent is mainly accounted for by an additional $120,000 in subhead 3 (Artists and announcers) to cover the cost of the expansion in programmes; an additional $39,920 in subhead 4 (Cable and Wireless charges) to meet revised basic fees; and an additional $10,200 in subhead 5 (Copyright fees, royalties and trans- criptions) for the increased use of copyright material for broadcasting.