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HEAD 58 - PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Actual expenditure
Approved
estimate
Revised estimate
Estimate
1966-67
1964-65
1965-66
1965-66
$
$
Personal Emoluments
58,402,051
71,000,000
68,750,000
78,956,100
Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure
2,199,911
2,743,100
2,680,000
3,273,000
1,252,004
1,614,400
1,290,000
3,102,700
Total
61,853,966
75,357,500
72,720,000
85,331,800
Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent subheads the main increases are for Stores and Equipment and Travelling Expenses which continue to reflect the expanding activities of the Department. A new subhead has been included to accommodate the charge for the computer service in connexion with the billing of water charges.
Under Special Expenditure eight new subheads and increased provisions under several of the remaining ones cater for essential items of new plant, equipment and vehicles required in 1966-67.
HEAD 59 — PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT
Actual expenditure
Approved
Revised
Estimate
estimate
estimate
1966-67
1964-65
1965-66
1965-66
$
$
$
52,021,336
76,570,100
75,190,000
82,281,000
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
The revised estimate for 1965-66 is $1,380,100 less than the approved provision. This is mainly accounted for by under-expenditure on operation of quarries, alterations and additions to buildings, less water purchased and correspondingly lower water pumping costs partly offset by additional expenditure on typhoon and rainstorm damage, emergency repairs and on the purchase of water meters.
The overall increase in the provision in this Head for 1966-67 reflects generally increased activity in the operation and maintenance fields following the completion of public works undertakings over recent years.
HEAD 60 — PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT: HEADQUARTERS
HEAD 61 — PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT: BUILDINGS
HEAD 62 - PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT: CIVIL ENGINEERING
HEAD 63 - PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT:
WATERWORKS
Actual expenditure
Approved estimate
Revised
Estimate
estimate
1966-67
1964-65
1965-66
1965-66
$
$
$
Head 60
40,962,131
39,445,900
41,000,000
47,992,000
Other Charges Special
Expenditure
Head 61
192,791,596
247,311,300
220,000,000
242,581,200
Head 62
Head 63
91,517,859
114,094,200
140,500,000
137,638,700
165,178,675
161,678,800
193,500,000 164,976,500
Public Works Non- Recurrent total
490,450,261
562,530,200
595,000,000
593,188,400
Comments on the principal items provided for in each Head are included in the Report of Public Works Sub-Committee of Finance Committee which is published separately. The 1966-67 Public Works Programme which comprises an appendix to that Report together with items subsequently approved, is included at Appendix VI.
In Head 61 Public Works Non-Recurrent: Buildings, provisions for furniture and equipment for all projects are included as a block vote at Subhead 174. The overall estimate for furniture and equipment for each project is however retained in the relevant subheads.
In Head 63 Public Works Non-Recurrent: Waterworks, the revised estimate of $540,000,000 for Plover Cove Scheme: Stages I and II Works, shows an increase of $20,000,000 compared to the approved estimate for the year. This is largely due to an increase of contractors' claims and to increases in certain contract sums to cover additional works.
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