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HEAD 58 - PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Actual expenditure

Approved

estimate

Revised estimate

Estimate

1967-68

1965-66

1966-67

1966-67

$

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

69,088,433

78,956,100

79,390,000

91,457,700

Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure

2,580,011

3,273,000

3,100,000

3,531,500

1,116,445

3,102,700

2,500,000

3,125,800

Total

72,784,889

85,331,800

84,990,000

98,115,000

The main increases under Other Charges Annually Recurrent subheads are for Stores and Equip- ment and Travelling Expenses which continue to reflect normal expansion of activities in the Department.

Under Special Expenditure there are five new items the largest being the replacement of bituminous mixing plant at Mount Butler Quarry.

HEAD 59 - PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1967-68

1965-66

1966-67

1966-67

$

70,332,146

$

$

$

82,281,000

96,080,000

94,038,500

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

The revised estimate for 1966-67 shows an increase of $13,799,000 over the approved provision for the year.

The main reason for this increased expenditure is repair work arising from the June rainstorms and payment of outstanding accounts for water under the terms of the water agreement with the Chinese authorities. The increases are partly offset by lower expenditure on water pumping costs and lower chemical

costs.

The increase in provision under a number of subheads for 1967-68 reflects the continued expansion of maintenance and other works and services resulting from a large capital works programme carried out during the past few years. In addition over $7 m. is provided in the Typhoon and Rainstorm Damage vote, which is largely the carry-over cost of repair works necessitated by the June 1966 rainstorms. Another significant increase covers the purchase of water meters, brought about by the decision to install separate meters in domestic premises.

BUILDINGS

HEAD 60 ·PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT: HEADQUARTERS HEAD 61 · PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT:

HEAD 62 — PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT:

HEAD 63 - PUBLIC WORKS NON-RECURRENT:

CIVIL ENGINEERING

WATERWORKS

Actual expenditure

Approved

estimate

Revised estimate

Estimate

1967-68

1965-66

1966-67

1966-67

$

$

$

$

Other Charges Special

Expenditure

Head 60 Head 61 216,617,438

Head 62 140,330,365 Head 63 190,538,004

39,912,767

47,992,000

31,250,000

14,484,000

242,581,200

195,000,000

205,602,600

137,638,700

121,500,000 121,872,100

164,976,500

150,000,000 118,517,000

Public Works Non-

Recurrent total

587,398,574

593,188,400

497,750,000

460,475,700

Comments on the principal items provided for in each Head are included in the Report of the Public Works Sub-Committee of Finance Committee which is published separately. The 1967-68 Public Works Programme which comprises an Appendix to that Report, together with items subsequently approved, is included at Appendix VI.

In Head 60, provision has not been repeated in the Murray and Detention Barracks Agreement and Whitfield Barracks Agreement Subheads following the Defence Costs Agreement made in 1966-67 with H.M. Government for which provision generally has been included in Head 35, Defence: Miscellaneous Measures.

In Head 61, Public Works Non-Recurrent: Buildings, provision for furniture and equipment for all projects is included as a block vote at Subhead 173. The overall estimate for furniture and equipment for each project is, however, retained in the relevant subheads.