Expenditure.
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3. The following is a Statement of the Expenditure of 1929 as compared with that of the previous year:-
1928 1929 Increase Decrease $ $ $ $ (i) Personal Emoluments *1,277,964.20 †1,358,196.24 80,232.04 (IA) Other Charges, 177,566.93 220,173.20 42,606.27 (IB) Special Expenditure, 27,636.66 430,218.28 402,581.62 (ii) Annually Recurrent Works, 1,482,915.36 1,461,558.35 21,357.01 (iii) Extraordinary Works, 2,108,515.82 2,125,974.96 17,459.14 *5,074,598.97 +5,599,121.03 542,879.07 18,357.01 (iv) Works undertaken on P.W. Loan Account, 976,112.08 839,387.54 136,724.54 (v) Works undertaken on Advance Account from Surplus Balance of the Colony, 596,188.32 596,188.32 (vi) Works undertaken on behalf of Participants P.E.R. 547,227.11 579,396.64 32,169.53 (vii) Works undertaken on behalf of War Memorial Nursing Home Trustees and other private lots owners etc., 33,500.32 33,500.32 (viii) Works undertaken on behalf of Military and Naval Authorities, 23,883.64 23,883.64 178,965.19 Total,.....$6,621,821.80 †7,647,593.85 1,204,737.24*Includes Personal Emoluments of Senior and Junior Clerical Services amounting to $120,534.20.
+Includes Personal Emoluments of Senior and Junior Clerical Services amounting to $135,307.54.
In reference to:-
(i) The increase is due to increments on salaries and some of the vacancies being filled during the year.
(IA) The increase is due to the heavy commitments for advertisements through Crown Agents, and the maintenance of Furniture which in previous years was carried under head (ii).
(IB) The actual increase is due on account of additional Wireless Apparatus and Emergency Works for Water Shortage which prevailed in the Colony during the year.