# LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES
Consulting Engineers, Messrs. Scott & Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners
354. Early in December the Consulting Engineers were appointed to prepare reports on five reclamation schemes, at Tai Po, Sha Tin, Gin Drinker's Bay, Junk Bay and Castle Peak, and on two roads, the Lead Mine Pass Road and the Kowloon Foothills Road. The reports on the Tai Po reclamation and the two roads were to be prepared first, and submitted within six months of the date of appointment.
355. By the end of March, marine borings at Tai Po and Sha Tin had been completed, and other surveys and investigations in connexion with the Tai Po scheme were well advanced. Route reconnaissances had been undertaken for both of the roads, and field survey work for the Lead Mine Pass Road was virtually complete.
# EXPENDITURE
356. The total expenditure under all heads including works carried out by consultants amounted to $174,614,000 compared with $160,212,000 for the previous year. Of this, some $117,718,000 was spent on major public works and $30,563,000 on recurrent maintenance. Administrative costs, salaries and other charges accounted for $22,957,000.
357. The following comparative statement illustrated graphically on the opposite page shows the expenditure on Public Works during the years 1949/50 to 1957/58, and reference to the graph indicates the extent to which expenditure on personal emoluments has lagged behind the value of works carried out.
Financial year Personal Emoluments & other charges Recurrent Expenditure Non-recurrent Total $ $ $ $ 1949/50 3,932,000 12,975,000 34,086,000 50,993,000 1950/51 4,051,000 14,473,000 28,324,000 46,848,000 1951/52 7,401,000 14,937,000 25,010,000 47,348,000 1952/53 12,742,000 17,887,000 44,971,000 75,600,000 1953/54 16,277,000 19,629,000 39,146,000 75,052,000 1954/55 16,888,000 17,480,000 48,477,000 82,845,000 1955/56 18,646,000 18,629,000 86,215,000 123,490,000 1956/57 21,048,000 21,113,000 118,051,000 160,212,000 1957/58 22,957,000 30,563,000 121,094,000 174,614,000 1958/59 30,976,000 29,977,000 186,750,000 247,703,000 (Estimated)Page 62