1966-1967

may be attributed in part to the June rainstorms but is also due to rising maintenance expenditure inherent in any major capital works programme such as that carried out in Hong Kong over recent years.

Head 60-63 — Public Works

Non-Recurrent

8.05. There are four separate non-recurrent heads of expenditure viz: Headquarters, Buildings, Civil Engineering and Waterworks. The accumulative total non-recurrent expenditure for the year was $480,000,000 i.e. 19.1% less than that estimated and 18.2% less than the previous year's actual expenditure. Reference is made elsewhere in this Report to the reasons why the Department did not realize the total estimated expenditure for the year. A 'Statistical Summary of Non-Recurrent Expenditure' at Appendix E sets out under each non-recurrent Head, the actual expenditure against the approved provision for the year.

8.06. The following comparative statement illustrated graphically at Appendix A shows public works expenditure over the ten years 1957-58 to 1966-67.

Financial Year Personal Emoluments and Other Recurrent Charges Non-Recurrent Expenditure Total $ $ $ $ 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 40,397,000 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 45,303,000 378,162,000 468,413,000 1963-64 51,352,000 41,145,000 497,256,000(1) 589,753,000 1964-65 61,854,000 52,021,000 491,574,000(2) 605,449,000 1965-66 72,785,000 70,332,000 589,698,000 732,815,000 1966-67 84,499,000 91,506,000(3) 480,103,000 656,108,000

Note: (1) Includes $49,819,760 Water Emergency expenditure.

(2) Includes $16,119,222 Water Emergency expenditure.

(3) Includes $6,009,000 Work executed on private account'.

Additional financial statistics will be found in the following appendices: Appendix B Comparative table of departmental expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1963 to 31st March, 1967.

Appendix C-P.W.D. total non-recurrent expenditure for 1966-67 illustrated diagrammatically.

Appendix D-Comparative table of value of contracts for capital works awarded during the year 1962-63 to 1966-67.

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