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HEAD 23 — AUDIT DEPARTMENT

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1967-68

1965-66

1966-67

1966-67

$

$

Personal Emoluments

1,464,247

1,593,500

1,618,000

1,698,700

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

52,700

67,300

61,000

67,400

Other Charges Special Expenditure

4,175

Total

1,521,122

1,660,800

1,679,000

1,766,100

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

1967-68

1965-66

1966-67

1966-67

$

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

4,342,849

5,375,200

5,000,000

5,651,200

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

1,703,069

1,794,300

1,619,000

1,699,200

Other Charges Special Expenditure

42,004

938,800

196,000

2,136,600

Total

6,087,922

8,108,300

6,815,000

9,487,000

Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent, two new subheads are created: "Aircraft accident investigation" and "Hire and maintenance of office equipment". The former subhead provides for expenses in connexion with investigation of aircraft accidents and the latter is to accommodate the hire and maintenance charges of punched card equipment.

Under Special Expenditure, provision has been made for (a) part cost of construction of the access road to Cape D'Aguilar High Level Station, (b) computer study of the Hong Kong air traffic control system, (c) installation of safety approach masts and floodlighting equipment at the Airport, (d) purchase of punched card filing cabinets, and (e) acquisition of an additional fire-fighting appliance and replacement of two rescue vehicles.

HEAD 25—– COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AND LEGISLATURE

Actual expenditure

Approved

estimate

Revised estimate

Estimate

1967-68

1965-66

1966-67

1966-67

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

9,995,149

11,957,000

12,500,000

15,584,200

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

Other Charges Special Expenditure

390,029

505,904

529,600

1,530,300

826,000

1,317,000

1,064,500

986,300

Total

10,891,082

14,016,900

14,643,000

17,635,000

Other Charges Annually Recurrent show an increase of $238,500 compared with the revised estimate for 1966-67. This increase is due mainly to the transfer of the Traffic Branch and Passenger Transport Survey Unit to the Secretariat from the Police Force and the Public Works Department respectively.

Under Special Expenditure, $47,200 is provided for the establishment of a central computer bureau. Provision of $31,000 is included for the purchase and installation of an intercommunication system, and under the item Office Equipment, provision is made for the acquisition of a calculating machine, 3 electric typewriters, and card indexing equipment.