It will be seen therefore that the total cost of the Ferry Piers will be $179,000 more than the original revised estimate, largely owing to the salaries of the permanent staff not having been included, and I propose to ask for a supplementary appropriation next year.
The resolution I am about to move, however, is necessitated by the bulk of the expenditure for the Vehicular Ferry falling in the current year.
Council by resolutions dated 16th July, 1931, and 10th December, 1931, apportioned $730,000 for 1931, and $770,000 for 1932 respectively. The actual expenditure in 1931, however, only amounted to $417,907 or $312,093 less than voted whereas the expenditure this year will be approximately $1,060,000, or $290,000 more than the sum voted.
Before I move the resolution I wish to call attention to the alteration of the figure $275,000 to $290,000 owing to a miscalculation discovered after the Agenda had been printed. Although this has been circulated, yet as two clear days notice has not been given, I ask Your Excellency's permission under Standing Order 15 to dispense with the necessary notice.
This was agreed to.
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