herised Bathmate 1948-
This increase is chiefly, required 10,000,000 for the payment of increased
living allowances cost of under the terms of the
49X** Approved
Estimate
1948-49
6,922,550
Actual
Expenditure
1947-48
In the course
8,175,983 of the year, a
reorganisation of staff in the Stores Department was approved and, in consequence, two new Officer grades of Senior Stores
and Assistant Stores Officer were crated. The posts at present shown in the estimates represent increase over the overall
no
blishment of officers pre- viously shown under various titles in the pensionable and non-
establishment and pasionable temporary staff in 1948-49. No other increases are made, cer- tain staff being transferred from the temporary staff to the non- pensionable establishment. Motor drivers are now provided for under casual labour and one post of Packer has been abolished. Personal emoluments show an increase of $10,182.
Code the
salaries
as Grant of teachers
in these schools are linked to those paid in Government schools.
Head 40. Department Of Supplies And Development
Estimate 1949-50. Revised Estimate
1948-49. Approved Estimate
1048-49.
Actual Expenditure
1947-48.
Personal emoluments
Head 44. Colonial
Development And Welfare Scheme
Estimate 1949-50.
Revised Estimate
1948-49.
Approved Estimate
1948-49.
Actual Expenditure
1947-48.
$792,486
710,000
Expenditure on
$2,316,480
schemes
ap-
proved by the Secretary of State Colonies under the for the
Colonial Development and Wel- 751,394 fare Act are now shown for the first time under a single head of Hitherto such ex- 680,734 expenditure. show a peniture has
been on a very
sub-head is
revenue
and
reduction of nearly $70,000 but small scale. Each this is offset to some extent by also shown under the provision of $36,000 for pro-receipts and disbursements offset fessional fees to a firm of Ac- each other. countants which had previously been shown inappropriately under personal emoluments.
Head 41. Supreme Court
$414,701 Estimate 1949-50. Revised Estimate
1948-49. Approved Estimaet
1948-49.
Actual Expenditure
1947-48.
In 1948-49 it was necessary in view of the phenomenal amount of building, to make very heavy supplementary provision for the collection and storage
of sand in 1949 and the estimate
pro- vides for an increase of $500,000. This increase is, of course, off- increase set by a corresponding in revenue. An additional $155,- 000 is required for furniture for Government quarters and an extra $25,000 for office equip ment and furniture for all de- partments. There are minor changes
Other Charges, under the most important of which are reductions of $11,000 for upkeep of motor vehicles and $10,000 President of the for the transport of stores. A a
The reclamation at Aberdeen is to be used for the salting and drying of fish, and fishing boals
will be able to berth alongside. The agricultural village depots, for which provision is made under sub-heads 2 and 3, will serve as collecting stations for the sale under vegetables for
Marketing Vegetable
Scheme, and as distribution centres for seeds, fertilisers and insecticides. Dentontration plots will be laid out in the vicinity of each depot.
318,000
345,125
242,078 With two exceptions, the sta of this department is the same as in 1948-49 allowing for per sonnel transferred to the Registrar General's Department The two new posts are one ad-rated by the Royal Observa- toy Sub-head 5 provides funds ditional Puisne Judge, the crea- tion of which was authorised in' 1948-49, and one Magistrate and Tenancy Tri-
Sub-head 4 provides for the installation of radio sonde and new fr wind-finding stations to be
bunals, for which post an officer been engaged on in
result of the fall of $1,000,000, has recently in the provision for unallocated contract. The nett increase
personal emoluments is $38,976. stores, the sum required for
For Other Charges expendi- recurrent expenditure is reduced
ture is still of the same order as by $373.800.
enable a start to be made on the construction of the proposed Fisheries Research Station. →
Loan Expenditure Expenditure from Loan funds isbeing continued. Up to the 31st March, 1948, expenditure from this source amounted to
f-
A new furniture workshop is 1948-49. An additional $9,000 is $57,269,913, and it is estimated.
the purchase of
that by the 81st March 1949. at present under construction and required for
the Library of the
been in- $10,500 is provided for under books for
this figure may have A new sub-
creased to $98,467,615. Of the special expenditure to equip it. Supreme Court.
head is introduced entitled
which *still remains balance In addition $24,000 is required
available, over $12,000,000 for a stack-packer, a mechani- Tenancy Tribunal expenses from
earmarked for new rolling stock cal device for the internal tran- which, in an effort to clear ar-
rears, the services of temporary for the Kowloon-Canton Rail- sport and stacking of stores
magistrates and clerks will be way, which is coming forward! which it is hoped will result in
paid. a reduction of unskilled labour
amount to $69,576.
and consequent savings in 1950- 51. Expenditure on the head has fallen by $331,118.
Head 39. Subvention
Estimate 1949-50.
Revised Estimate
1948-49.
Approved Estimate
1948-49.
Actual Expenditure
1947-48
The increase in
expenditure
Head 42. Treasury Estimate 1949-50.
$780,245
700,000
very slowly: and a further $8,- to enable 000,000 is earmarked work to be started on the new de- Airport as soon as a final cision is reached on the question! of the site. This of course only represents a fraction of the pro bable total cost but, as part of the war expenditure settlement, His Majesty's Government agreed to make a loan of £3,000.000 to 754,906 the Colony free of interest to as- There are no changes in the sist in meeting construction costs. staff of this department, apart Some $6,500,000 from Loan funds from the transfer of the Estate is being provided for the com-
Revised Estimate
$13,250,877
1948-49.
Approved Estimate
750,000
1948-49.
Actual Expenditure
750,730
1947-48.
688,108
Duty Office to the Inland Re-pletion of a number of Police
venue Department. The increased stations, and a further $6,000,- provision for overtime allowance 000 will be expended On new and expatriation pay largely act schools, and on the completion count for the increase of $63,637 of the permanent Government
Other Charges show a small
reduction of $1,000 but an extra quarters now under construction.... $29,120 is required for Special Expenditure to purchase more mechanical accounting devices, Consequently expenditure on this head has risen by $92,137.,
!
199,896 All Subventions paid by the Government to organisations within and outside the Colony are now shown under one Head. The process of grouping these payments together under one Head was started last year and this year subsidies to Grant- aided and Vernacular Schools and to Hospitals have been in- cluded. These were previously shown under the Education and Medical Heads, and comparison with the previous years' esti- mates is therefore unrealistic. It will be observed however that "in cases where comparison is possible certain apparent large increases have been made. These are accounted for by the decision to stop the free issue of rations, previously provided for out of the Relief of Destitutės vote, and to compensate organį- sations by an equivalent monė- tary grant. There has been increase of nearly $500,000 for
The activities of this depart- miscellaneous grants to Grant- ment have been further reduced in-Aid Schools
in staff and compared with and retrenchments the provision made in 1948-49cuts in recurrent expenditurs under the Education Department. have effected a saving of $18,-
an
Head 43. Custodian
Of Property
Estimate 1949-50. Revised Estimate
1948-49. Approved Estimate
1948-49. Actual Expenditure
1947-48.
$42,600
60,000
61,020
118,637
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