1967-1968

expenditure under "Typhoon and rain-storm damage and emergency repairs' was considerably less than in 1966-67, due to fewer typhoons and rainstorms.

Head 60-63--Public Works--Non-Recurrent

2.15. The Public Works Programme is accounted for under three main Heads of non-recurrent expenditure, namely Buildings, Civil Engineering and Waterworks. In addition, there is a further non-recurrent head styled 'Headquarters'. This accommodates items of capital expenditure of a miscellaneous nature: e.g. 'Compensation for surrenders and resumptions of Crown land', which are outside the Public Works Programme. The accumulative total non-recurrent expenditure for the year was $360,800,000: i.e. $99,680,000 or 21.6% less than that estimated and 24.8% less than the previous year's actual expenditure. The reasons for this shortfall in actual expenditure are given in paragraphs 1.05 to 1.07. A 'Statistical Summary of Non-Recurrent Expenditure' at Appendix G sets out under each non-recurrent Head, the actual expenditure against the approved provision for the year.

2.16. The following comparative statement illustrated graphically at Appendix D shows public works expenditure over the ten years 1958-59 to 1967-68.

Financial Year Personal Emoluments and Other Charges Recurrent Expenditure Non-Recurrent Total $ $ $ $ 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) 639,108,000 815,113,000 1967-68 95,019,000 85,922,000(4) 360,840,000 541,781,000

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

(2) Includes $16,119,222 Water Emergency expenditure. (3) Includes $6,009,000 'Works executed on private account'.

(4) Includes $4,546,000 'Works executed on private account'.

Additional financial statistics will be found in Appendices E, F, H, I & J.

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