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HEAD 23 — AUDIT DEPARTMENT

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1965-66

1963-64

1964-65

1964-65

$

$

Personal Emoluments

1,159,324

1,245,100

1,371,000

1,372,200

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

39,917

42,500

55,000

56,400

Other Charges Special Expenditure

4,200

Total

1,199,241

1,287,600

1,426,000

1,432,800

The contribution to the Overseas Audit Department is based on the amount needed in the current year, but as changes are due to United Kingdom salary awards and constitutional changes in other territories within the Overseas Audit System accurate forecasting is not possible.

HEAD 24 — CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT

Actual

Approved

Revised

Estimate

expenditure

estimate

estimate

1965-66

1963-64

1964-65

1964-65

$

Personal Emoluments

3,798,406

4,155,200

4,547,000

4,350,000

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

3,355,586

5,983,800

6,011,000

2,290,500

Other Charges Special Expenditure

171,415

1,346,300

1,313,000

298,300

Total

7,325,407.

11,485,300

11,871,000

6,938,800

"Cable and Wireless services" previously shown within that subhead have now been included under a centralized subhead under the Miscellaneous Services Head.

Under special expenditure an item of $168,000 is included for the purchase and installation of parking meters for the Airport car-park to replace the present system involving considerable staff commit-

ments.

HEAD 25— COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AND LEGISLATURE

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1965-66

1963-64

1964-65

1964-65

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

6,278,443

7,586,600

8,300,000

9,772,000

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

123,458

147,500

227,000

254,100

Other Charges Special Expenditure

4,415

100,500

101,000

32,100

TotalTM

6,406,316

7,834,600

8,628,000

10,058,200

Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent, increase in the Rent vote is due to the renting of offices at the Hilton Hotel and Hang Chong Building for the Advisory Committee on Telephone Services and the Commissioner of Banking respectively. Hire and maintenance for 3 more teleprinters in the Defence Branch brings the "Teleprinter" vote to $6,100.

Under Special Expenditure in the Office Equipment vote, provision is made for the acquisition of duplicating and dictating machines together with 4 electric typewriters. A "Fact Finder" machine for the Establishment Branch costing $12,300 has also been included.