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HEAD 72 — SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1965-66

1963-64

1964-65

1964-65

$

$

Personal Emoluments

4,379,800

5,126,800

5,446,000

6,631,300

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

Other Charges Special Expenditure

2,732,054

3,893,000

3,290,000

4,061,700

57,017

36,200

50,000

27,800

Total

7,168,871

9,056,000

8,786,000

10,720,800

Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent the overall increase amounts to $168,700 which is mainly attributed to the increases under the subheads of Welfare Services. The former composite subhead of Welfare Services has been broken down into eight separate expenditure subheads thus providing a more de- tailed picture of the expenses to be incurred on the appropriate fields of welfare activities. The only item under Special Expenditure is that of 'Motor Vehicles' in the sum of $27,800. This amount is provided for the replacement of 3 departmental vehicles by 2 vans and one mini-car.

HEAD 73-STORES DEPARTMENT

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1965-66

1963-64

1964-65

1964-65

$

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

3,383,208

3,731,500

3,920,000

4,582,800

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

19,067,338

15,327,800

18,696,000

18,859,500

Other Charges Special Expenditure

1,398,072

1,914,400

1,453,000

1,986,600

Total

23,848,618

20,973,700

24,069,000

25,428,900

Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent, the provision for the collection of sand is increased by $1,500,000. There will be a corresponding increase in revenue.

Due to increased activities, mainly in Public Works and Medical & Health Departments, larger stock-holdings of Unallocated Stores will have to be maintained and an additional provision of $2,000,000 is included under Subhead 9.

The provisions included under Subheads 12 and 14 cover the supply of additional requirements in existing premises and in new buildings costing up to $100,000. Provisions for furniture and office equip- ment in new buildings costing more than $100,000 are included under the appropriate Public Works Non- recurrent Subheads.

The provision under Subhead 15 now includes the requirements of all departments for storage

equipment.

Annually Recurrent

Special Expenditure

Total

HEAD 74 SUBVENTIONS: EDUCATION

Actual expenditure 1963-64

Approved

estimate

Revised estimate

Estimate

1965-66

1964-65

1964-65

$

$

108,721,402

96,663,293 108,594,500

12,058,109 14,692,000

123,286,500

124,083,000

134,575,900

14,700,000

17,257,000

138,783,000

151,832,900

The increase of salaries by 5%, grant of children's allowances, application of the Parity Scheme to women teachers in aided schools, normal promotions and increments, expansion of certain existing schools and admission of new schools to the Subsidy Code have increased the recurrent subvention by $2,130,000 in Grant-in-Aid schools and $15,750,000 in Subsidized schools.