CO129-511-11 Estimates- 1929 21-9-1928 - 14-11-1928 — Page 3

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It will be seen that 1927 yielded a

surplus of $500,000 instead of a deficit

of nearly $2,000,000. A similar improvement

was expected in 1928, which it is now expected

will end up with a surplus of $1,000. This

result has been chiefly achieved by an increase

decrease combined with a small treeese in

in revenue

expenditure.

For 1929 the revenue wee estimated

at a little less than the revised estimate for

1928, and expenditure at some

3,000,000 $5,000 more.

The increase in expenditure is spread over a

good many departments.

noticeable in

Increases are most

dical and Sanitary Depart-

ments and in Public Works Extraordinary.

hoped that this year

It is

Deh

The public Works Partnerinary

will succeed in spending all the money allocated

to it. A separate memorandum on the Public

Works Extraordinary is provided.

by

Increased expenditure is also entailed

various improvements in salary etc.

of the Civil Service generally. e.g., those sub- mitted in the confidential despatch of the 27th April of which the duplicate is annexed.. This despatch contains, in paragraph 6, the only fevious reference which I have been able to trace,

the improved grading of clerical services re.

ferred to in paragraph 5 of the Acting Colonial

Sheech encbred in

Secretary's en leur to the despatch.

Reference

in the sheech

is also made to

proposals in contemplation

for strengthening the senior clerical and account-

ing staffs.

It may be noted that the Canton - Kawloon

1927

Railway showed a surplus which had not been expected at the time of the original estimates

and the same result is expected in1928.

but in 1929 they agem ledger for a deficit