Firstly, the increase in building costs which became increasingly evident at the beginning of the financial year and, secondly, the disruption caused by the 1967 disturbances has now been overcome allowing the Public Works Programme to regain its full impetus.
2.31. 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
2.32. The following comparative statement, illustrated graphically at Appendix D, summarizes public works expenditure over the ten years 1961-62 to 1970-71.
Financial Year Personal Emoluments and Other Charges Recurrent Expenditure Non-Recurrent Total $ $ $ $ 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 ... ... 497,256,000(1) 589,753,000 1964-65 51,352,000 41,145,000 ... ... 1965-66 61,854,000 52,021,000 491,574,000(2) 605,449,000 ... 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 1967-68 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 95,555,000(6) 283,743,000 501,396,000 1970-71 138,832,000 104,856,000(7) 396,737,000 640,425,000Note: (1) Includes $49,819,760 Water Emergency expenditure.
(2) Includes $16,119,222 Water Emergency expenditure.
(3) Includes $6,009,000 'Water 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'.
(7) Includes $3,860,000 'Works executed on private account'.
Additional expenditure statistics will be found in Appendices E, H, I and J. The last two of these appendices show the value of work handled by the H.B.M. Department of the Environment (formerly known as H.B.M. Ministry of Public Buildings and Works) under the Defence Costs Agreement with the United Kingdom Government.
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