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HEAD 42 — KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

Actual expenditure

Approved estimate

Revised

Estimate

estimate

1968-69

1966-67

1967-68

1967-68

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

4,150,499

4,560,200

4,587,000

4,778,700

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

2,086,712

2,539,700

2,534,000

2,532,500

Other Charges Special Expenditure

3,211,957

2,532,900

1,723,000

1,960,200

Total

9,449,168

9,632,800

8,844,000

9,271,400

The main item under Special Expenditure provides for the phased programme for the renewal of the permanent way. Other major items consist of revotes, totalling $719,200, for renewal of signalling equipment and the construction of an overhead bridge and funds for the purchase of hydraulic re-railing equipment.

HEAD 43— LABOUR DEPARTMENT: LABOUR DIVISION

Personal Emoluments

Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure

Total

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1968-69

1966-67

1967-68

1967-68

$

$

$

$

3,104,389

3,560,500

3,450,000

4,387,100

484,330 12,216

544,200 50,100

751,000

773,800

50,000

42,600

3,600,935

4,154,800

4,251,000

5,203,500

The increase in Other Charges Annually Recurrent is mainly due to the increase in rent for additional office accommodation.

Provision for an Electric Duplicator and a new item “Industrial Safety Film" have been included under Special Expenditure. The latter is required to establish a film library to provide basic training on industrial safety.

HEAD 44 — LABOUR DEPARTMENT:

MINES DIVISION

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1968-69

1966-67

1967-68

1967-68

$

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

323,068

375,000

345,000

400,500

Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure

39,978

46,100

46,000

55,100

2,100

90,000

Total

365,146

421,100

391,000

545,600

HEAD 45 - LEGAL DEPARTMENT

Actual

Approved

Revised

Estimate

expenditure

estimate

estimate

1968-69

1966-67

1967-68

1967-68

$

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

2,544,021

Other Charges Annually Recurrent Other Charges Special Expenditure

351,020 64,701

3,106,600 187,500 60,000

3,006,000

3,338,000

Total

2,959,742

3,354,100

578,000 59,000

3,643,000

459,400

67,600

3,865,000

Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent, the revised estimate for 1967-68 shows an increase of $390,500 over the approved provision. This is due in the main to heavy expenditure under Legal Expenses to cater for a marked increase in the number of civil litigation cases. Expenditure under this subhead in 1968-69 is expected to remain at a fairly high level but less than the figure which will be achieved in 1967-68. This largely accounts for the anticipated reduction in the estimate of Other Charges Annually Recurrent in 1968-69 from the revised estimate for this year.