1969-1970

with $42.774 M. the previous year. It is significant that in the past five years the recurrent maintenance and operation costs have risen by 44%.

Head 60-63-Public Works--Non-recurrent

2.23. The Public Works Programme is accounted for under three main Heads of non-recurrent expenditure, namely 'Buildings', 'Civil Engineering' and 'Waterworks'. A further non-recurrent Head ‘Head-quarters' accommodates miscellaneous items of capital expenditure such as 'Compensation for surrenders and resumptions' which are outside the Public Works Programme. The total expenditure for the year under these four Heads was $283.714 M. i.e. $25.325 M. or 8.2% less than estimated. This compares with $292.445 M. in the previous year when under expenditure amounted to $73.064 M.

2.24. 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.

Expenditure-summary

2.25. The following comparative statement, illustrated graphically at Appendix D, summarizes public works expenditure over the ten years 1960-61 to 1969-70.

Year Financial Personal Emoluments Recurrent Non-Recurrent Total and Other Charges $ $ $ $ 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 45,303,000 316,781,000 378,162,000 1963-64 ... 51,352,000 41,145,000 468,413,000 497,256,000(1) 1964-65 ... 61,854,000 52,021,000 491,574,000(2) 605,449,000 1965-66 ... 72,785,000 589,698,000 732,815,000 1966-67 70,332,000 84,499,000 480,103,000 656,108,000 1967-68 91,506,000(3) ... 95,019,000 85,922,000(4) 360,840,000 541,781,000 1968-69 110,570,000 92,589,000(5) 292,454,000 495,613,000 1969-70 ... 122,098,000 A 95,555,000(6) 283,743,000 501,396,000

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'. (5) Includes $2,429,000 'Works executed on private account', (6) Includes $3,024,000 'Works executed on private account'.

Additional expenditure statistics will be found in Appendices E, F, H, I, and J. The last two of these appendices show the value of work

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