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HEAD 23 — AUDIT DEPARTMENT
Actual expenditure
Approved
Revised
Estimate
estimate
estimate
1967-68
1965-66
1966-67
1966-67
$
$
Personal Emoluments
1,464,247
1,593,500
1,618,000
1,698,700
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
52,700
67,300
61,000
67,400
Other Charges Special Expenditure
4,175
Total
1,521,122
1,660,800
1,679,000
1,766,100
The contribution to the Overseas Audit Department is based on the amount needed in the current year, but as changes are due to United Kingdom salary awards and constitutional changes in other territories within the Overseas Audit System, accurate forecasting is not possible.
HEAD 24 — CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT
Actual
Approved
Revised
Estimate
expenditure
estimate
estimate
1967-68
1965-66
1966-67
1966-67
$
$
$
$
Personal Emoluments
4,342,849
5,375,200
5,000,000
5,651,200
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
1,703,069
1,794,300
1,619,000
1,699,200
Other Charges Special Expenditure
42,004
938,800
196,000
2,136,600
Total
6,087,922
8,108,300
6,815,000
9,487,000
Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent, two new subheads are created: "Aircraft accident investigation" and "Hire and maintenance of office equipment". The former subhead provides for expenses in connexion with investigation of aircraft accidents and the latter is to accommodate the hire and maintenance charges of punched card equipment.
Under Special Expenditure, provision has been made for (a) part cost of construction of the access road to Cape D'Aguilar High Level Station, (b) computer study of the Hong Kong air traffic control system, (c) installation of safety approach masts and floodlighting equipment at the Airport, (d) purchase of punched card filing cabinets, and (e) acquisition of an additional fire-fighting appliance and replacement of two rescue vehicles.
HEAD 25—– COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AND LEGISLATURE
Actual expenditure
Approved
estimate
Revised estimate
Estimate
1967-68
1965-66
1966-67
1966-67
$
$
$
Personal Emoluments
9,995,149
11,957,000
12,500,000
15,584,200
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
Other Charges Special Expenditure
390,029
505,904
529,600
1,530,300
826,000
1,317,000
1,064,500
986,300
Total
10,891,082
14,016,900
14,643,000
17,635,000
Other Charges Annually Recurrent show an increase of $238,500 compared with the revised estimate for 1966-67. This increase is due mainly to the transfer of the Traffic Branch and Passenger Transport Survey Unit to the Secretariat from the Police Force and the Public Works Department respectively.
Under Special Expenditure, $47,200 is provided for the establishment of a central computer bureau. Provision of $31,000 is included for the purchase and installation of an intercommunication system, and under the item Office Equipment, provision is made for the acquisition of a calculating machine, 3 electric typewriters, and card indexing equipment.