Estimates-1967 — Page 247

HEAD 40 — INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT

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Actual expenditure

Approved

estimate

Revised estimate

Estimate

1966-67

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

Personal Emoluments

5,527,112

6,430,100

6,060,000

7,176,600

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

183,633

253,500

239,000

266,500

Other Charges Special Expenditure

1+1

137,046

78,600

66,000

59,300

Total

5,847,791

6,762,200

6,365,000

7,502,400

The increase in Other Charges Annually Recurrent is largely accounted for by a single item "Investigation Expenses", for which $10,000 has been provided.

HEAD 41 — JUDICIARY

Actual

Approved

Revised

Estimate

expenditure

estimate

estimate

1966-67

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

5,879,659

7,140,900

7,086,000

7,981,100

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

784,502

789,800

901,000

983,500

Other Charges Special Expenditure

214,919

152,600

120,000

126,000

Total

6,879,080

8,083,300

8,107,000

9,090,600

Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent, the overall increase results from the general expan- sion of the Judiciary and is mainly attributable to the votes covering honoraria for temporary magistrates, legal aid for criminal cases in the Supreme Court, and the engagement of temporary watchmen.

Under Special Expenditure, $116,000 is for the expansion of the Supreme Court library, books and reports for new Courts and additions to Judges' libraries. $10,000 is provided for microfilming old news- papers which are of immense value to the Courts in the absence of official law reports.

HEAD 42- KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

Actual

Approved

Revised

Estimate

expenditure

estimate

estimate

1966-67

1964-65

1965-66

1965-66

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

3,526,817

3,684,400

3,870,000

3,891,500

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

1,750,009

1,790,900

1,791,000

1,922,100

Other Charges Special Expenditure

403,134

2,750,700

3,314,000

2,420,400

Total

5,679,960

8,226,000

8,975,000

8,234,000

The steady increase in goods traffic, special trains and the general cost of labour, coupled with anticipated increases in expenditure in respect of fuel and lubricants and the maintenance of the permanent way, structures and rolling stock, is reflected in the increase of $131,200 under Other Charges Annually Recurrent.