Estimates-1969 — Page 287

HEAD 26— COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AND LEGISLATURE

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Actual expenditure

Approved

estimate

Revised estimate

Estimate

1968-69

1966-67

1967-68

1967-68

$

Personal Emoluments

11,715,302

15,584,200

14,866,000

15,815,100

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

782,168

1,064,500

1,598,000

2,464,100

Other Charges Special Expenditure

1,261,582

986,300

1,099,000

324,500

Total

13,759,052

17,635,000

17,563,000

18,603,700

The revised estimates under Other Charges Annually Recurrent for 1967-68 show a net increase of $533,500 compared with the approved estimates for the year. The principal item causing the increase was the new subhead created during the year to accommodate the opening of the Lion Rock Tunnel.

The overall increased provision under Other Charges Annually Recurrent for 1968-69 reflects generally the expansion of the Training Division and the Transport Office; and in particular the new establish- ment of the Lion Rock Tunnel Office and the Central Computer Bureau,

Under Special Expenditure, $23,000 is provided for a Private Automatic Telephone Branch Exchange for the Transport Office. A revote of $10,000 is included for the payment of fees to the author of the publication "A History of Hong Kong". Provision is also made for the acquisition of Electric Type- writers, a Duplicator, a Calculator, a Fireproof Safe for Magnetic Tape Storage and the replacement of three departmental vehicles.

HEAD 27 — COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT

Actual

Approved

Revised

Estimate

expenditure

estimate

estimate

1968-69

1966-67

1967-68

1967-68

$

$

Personal Emoluments

13,267,879

16,215,400*

14,169,000

14,995,800

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

2,212,465

3,224,600*

3,337,000

3,075,800

Other Charges Special Expenditure

358,765

Total

15,839,109

137,000

19,577,000

133,000

214,100

17,639,000

18,285,700

The figures marked with an asterisk Department of Census and Statistics, as follows:

include frozen amounts transferred to the newly created

Sub-head 1:

Sub-head 4:

Sub-head 6:

Personal Emoluments

Budgetary survey expenses

Data processing equipment-rental and maintenance

$447,000

10,900 86,500

As a result of the severing of the Statistics Branch from the Department, the overall provision under Other Charges Annually Recurrent for 1968-69 is decreased. However, individual provision for some items (e.g. Cleaning of offices, Subsistence allowances, Examination of goods for export, Uniforms and accoutre- ments for disciplined staff) has been increased due to the expansion of this Department's activities in other fields.

HEAD 28 — DEFENCE: HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS)

Actual expenditure

Approved estimate

Revised

Estimate

estimate

1968-69

1966-67

1967-68

1967-68

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

731,384

756,600

810,000

852,000

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

941,048

1,283,800

991,000

1,285,400

Other Charges Special Expenditure

170,486

549,800

292,000

251,100

Total

1,842,918

2,590,200

2,093,000

2,388,500