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HEAD 42 — KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
Actual expenditure
Approved estimate
Revised
Estimate
estimate
1968-69
1966-67
1967-68
1967-68
$
$
$
Personal Emoluments
4,150,499
4,560,200
4,587,000
4,778,700
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
2,086,712
2,539,700
2,534,000
2,532,500
Other Charges Special Expenditure
3,211,957
2,532,900
1,723,000
1,960,200
Total
9,449,168
9,632,800
8,844,000
9,271,400
The main item under Special Expenditure provides for the phased programme for the renewal of the permanent way. Other major items consist of revotes, totalling $719,200, for renewal of signalling equipment and the construction of an overhead bridge and funds for the purchase of hydraulic re-railing equipment.
HEAD 43— LABOUR DEPARTMENT: LABOUR DIVISION
Personal Emoluments
Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure
Total
Actual expenditure
Approved
Revised
Estimate
estimate
estimate
1968-69
1966-67
1967-68
1967-68
$
$
$
$
3,104,389
3,560,500
3,450,000
4,387,100
484,330 12,216
544,200 50,100
751,000
773,800
50,000
42,600
3,600,935
4,154,800
4,251,000
5,203,500
The increase in Other Charges Annually Recurrent is mainly due to the increase in rent for additional office accommodation.
Provision for an Electric Duplicator and a new item “Industrial Safety Film" have been included under Special Expenditure. The latter is required to establish a film library to provide basic training on industrial safety.
HEAD 44 — LABOUR DEPARTMENT:
MINES DIVISION
Actual expenditure
Approved
Revised
Estimate
estimate
estimate
1968-69
1966-67
1967-68
1967-68
$
$
$
$
Personal Emoluments
323,068
375,000
345,000
400,500
Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure
39,978
46,100
46,000
55,100
2,100
90,000
Total
365,146
421,100
391,000
545,600
HEAD 45 - LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Actual
Approved
Revised
Estimate
expenditure
estimate
estimate
1968-69
1966-67
1967-68
1967-68
$
$
$
$
Personal Emoluments
2,544,021
Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure
351,020 64,701
3,106,600 187,500 60,000
3,006,000
3,338,000
Total
2,959,742
3,354,100
578,000 59,000
3,643,000
459,400
67,600
3,865,000
Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent, the revised estimate for 1967-68 shows an increase of $390,500 over the approved provision. This is due in the main to heavy expenditure under Legal Expenses to cater for a marked increase in the number of civil litigation cases. Expenditure under this subhead in 1968-69 is expected to remain at a fairly high level but less than the figure which will be achieved in 1967-68. This largely accounts for the anticipated reduction in the estimate of Other Charges Annually Recurrent in 1968-69 from the revised estimate for this year.