EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE
8.01. The total expenditure by the Department amounted to $605,449,000. This included works carried out by Consultants and is 2.66% greater than the expenditure of $589,753,000 during the previous year. Major public works including World Refugee Year Schemes ($1,121,000), accounted for some $491,574,000 and of this figure $16,119,000 was expended specifically in connection with the Water Emergency. $52,021,000 was spent on recurrent maintenance work and $61,854,000 on administration, salaries and other charges.
8.02. The following comparative statement, illustrated graphically on the following page, shows public works expenditure over the ten years 1955-56 to 1964-65. It is to be noted that the Non-Recurrent figures for 1963-64 and 1964-65 include special expenditure incurred during the Water Emergency, mainly on the chartering of Tankers. For 1963-64 the expenditure was $49,819,760 and for 1964-65 $16,119,222. As this specific expenditure cannot be considered to form a part of the overall Capital Expenditure picture it is shown as a separate item in the chart:
Financial year Personal Emoluments and Other Charges Recurrent Expenditure Non-Recurrent Total $ $ $ $ 1955-56 18,646,000 ... 86,215,000 123,490,000 1956-57 18,629,000 21,048,000 118,051,000 (1) 160,212,000 1957-58 24,145,000 30,563,000 119,906,000 174,614,000 1958-59 26,886,000 29,092,000 145,026,000 201,004,000 1959-60 33,702,000 39,923,000 175,768,000 249,393,000 1960-61 ... 40,497,000 34,036,000 242,348,000 316,781,000 1961-62 43,256,000 40,210,000 282,503,000 365,969,000 1962-63 ... 44,948,000 378,162,000 468,413,000 1963-64 45,303,000 51,352,000 497,256,000 (2) 589,753,000 1964-65 61,854,000 52,021,000 491,574,000 605,449,000Note: (1) Includes $49,819,760 Water Emergency expenditure.
(2) Includes $16,119,222 Water Emergency expenditure.
8.03. A further breakdown of expenditure for the years 1960-61 to 1964-65 is given at Appendix B and a comparative table of the value of contracts for capital works let during the same period is given at Appendix C.
8.04. Revenue collected by the Department totalled $174,375,000. Premia from sales of Crown Lands brought $118,409,000; fees for the
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