Estimates-1970 — Page 311

HEAD 26-COLONIAL SECRETARIAT AND LEGISLATURE

303

Actual expenditure

Approved

estimate

Revised estimate

Estimate

1969-70

1967-68

1968-69

1968-69

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

14,298,966

15,815,100

15,000,000

16,978,600

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

1,212,434

2,464,100

2,186,000

2,467,100

Other Charges Special Expenditure

863,141

324,500

743,000

152,100

Total

16,374,541

18,603,700

17,929,000

19,597,800

Provision previously included under this Head for the Transport Office was transferred to the new head of expenditure created for the Transport Department in December, 1968. This resulted in a de- crease of $278,100 in the revised estimates under Other Charges Annually Recurrent for 1968-69.

The overall increase under Other Charges Annually Recurrent for 1969-70 is due to hire charges for equipment transferred from the Census and Statistics Department and to the purchase or hire of additional equipment for the Central Computer Bureau. The reduction in "Fuel, light and power" and certain other subheads is due to the transfer of provision to the new Head for the Transport Department.

Under Special Expenditure $14,600 is provided for the acquisition of office equipment. Other items consist of revotes of $27,500 for replacement of motor vehicles and $10,000 for author's fee for the publication "A History of Hong Kong".

HEAD 27 - COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT

Actual expenditure

Approved

Revised

Estimate

estimate

estimate

1969-70

1967-68

1968-69

1968-69

$

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

14,043,196

14,995,800

15,176,000

16,613,900

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

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Other Charges Special Expenditure

2,682,842

163,532

3,075,800

214,100

2,968,000

3,263,600

52,000

227,900

Total

16,889,570

18,285,700

18,196,000

20,105,400

Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent increased provisions have been made for cleaning of offices; fuel, light and power; and rent, in anticipation of the acquisition of additional office accommoda- tion during the 1969-70 financial year. Minor increases under other subheads (e.g. advertising, incidental expenses, subsistence allowances, etc.) have been included to allow for the increased expenditure due to the expansion of departmental activities in various fields.

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

Actual expenditure

Approved estimate

Revised

Estimate

estimate

1969-70

1967-68

1968-69

1968-69

$

$

$

Personal Emoluments

824,990

852,000

889,000

Other Charges Annually Recurrent

856,382

1,285,400

Other Charges Special Expenditure

287,375

251,100

1,200,000

196,000

945,900

1,275,800

163,800

Total

1,968,747

2,388,500

2,285,000

2,385,500