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PART II — EXPLANATORY NOTES ON EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES

Estimate 1959/60

Revised estimate · 1958/59

Approved estimate 1958/59

Actual expenditure 1957/58

Actual expenditure 1956/57

GENERAL

$693,043,210

601,771,000

648,121,710

532,679,217

469,544,298

The revised estimate of expenditure for 1958/59 is $46.3 millions less than the approved estimate. Among the important savings may be mentioned:

Education

Marine

Medical and Health

Police

Public Works Department

Public Works Non-Recurrent

Resettlement

Stores

Urban Services

Colonial Development and Welfare

$m

4.2

1.5

2.9

4.8

4.2

51.7

1.2

5.0

1.4

1.2

The total savings are in part offset by expenditure not provided in the Estimates, the following heads requiring large supplementary provisions:

Defence-Miscellaneous Measures

Miscellaneous Services

Public Works Recurrent

$m

1.8

27.9

1.2

1.8

Subventions

The following changes in titles of Heads of Expenditure have been approved :·

New title

Co-operative Development Department

Medical and Health Department

Hong Kong Royal Naval Reserve

New Territories Administration

Radio Hong Kong

Old title

Co-operatives and Marketing Department

Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Medical Department

New Territories District Administration Broadcasting Department

The following table shows the relationship between Personal Emoluments, Other Charges Annually Recurrent and Special Expenditure for the four years ending 31st March, 1959:--

1959/60 Estimate

$m

1956/57

%

1957/58

$m %

1958/59 Revised Estimate

$m

%

$m %

Personal Emoluments

(including pensions)

164.5

Other Charges (Recurrent)

140.0

Special Expenditure (Non-recurrent)

165.0

35.0 186.2 29.8 179.2 35.2 167.3

Total.......

469.5

100.0 532.7

35.0 33.6 31.4

100.0

207.6 34.5 174.4 29.0 194.4 219.7 36.5 254.1

244.5

35.3

28.0

36.7

601.7

100.0 693.0 100.0

Development Loan Fund (incorporating the former Development Fund and Local Loans Fund)

34.8

Total...

504.3

26.6

54.5

559.3

656.2

85.0

778.0

Appendix A

The Estimates provide for 5,117 new posts (excluding supernumerary posts). summarizes the establishment under each Head, and explanations of the important increases are included in the sections of this Memorandum dealing with individual Heads of Expenditure.

A comparative statement of Recurrent and Capital Income and Expenditure for the five years to 31st March, 1960 is at Appendix B, while comparative analyses of expenditure on Education, Medical and Health Services and Security Measures, are furnished as Appendices C, D and E to this Memorandum. The Operating Accounts of the Waterworks for the year ended 31st March, 1958, are also included at Appendix F for information.