HEAD 57 — PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION
313
Actual expenditure
Approved
Revised
Estimate
estimate
estimate
1969-70
1967-68
1968-69
1968-69
$
$
Personal Emoluments
72,987
77,200
83,000
80,400
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
Other Charges Special Expenditure
88,184
131,900
132,000
132,400
16,000
Total
161,171
209,100
231,000
212,800
HEAD 58 - PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Actual expenditure
Approved
Revised
Estimate
estimate
estimate
1969-70
1967-68 $
1968-69
1968-69
$
$
Personal Emoluments
89,780,068
99,634,500 103,764,000
114,891,800
Other Charges Annually Recurrent
Other Charges Special Expenditure
3,721,856
4,145,300
4,165,000
4,361,700
1,516,835
3,850,700
1,757,000
3,860,900
Total
95,018,759
107,630,500 109,686,000
123,114,400
The format of the estimates has been extensively recast to detail Personal Emoluments and Other Charges Annually Recurrent against Headquarters and each of the six Sub-departments, with the aim of giving a clearer picture of the incidence of costs than the previous composite method of presentation.
Under Other Charges Annually Recurrent, the principal increases are in respect of (a) Stores and equipment-reflecting the generally increased scale of activities of the Department, including additional responsibilities arising from the take-over of Ministry of Public Buildings and Works works and services; and (b) Transport—where increases are necessitated by various factors, including increased staff, increased activi- ties, and more frequent visits to works sites by officers employed on supervisory duties.
Under Special Expenditure, significant increases occur in the provisions for (a) Civil Engineering Office in respect of motor vehicles and various items of engineering equipment, (b) Waterworks Office in respect of replacement motor vehicles, and (c) plant and equipment for the Electrical and Mechanical Office. These increases are offset by a reduction in motor vehicle requirements for the Electrical and Mechanical Office.
Annually Recurrent
HEAD 59 - PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT
Actual expenditure
Approved
estimate
1967-68
1968-69
Revised estimate 1968-69
Estimate
1969-70
$
$
85,922,654
100,127,200
99,153,000
106,871,000
The format of the estimates has been recast to show approved provisions against the six Sub- Departments, the aim being to give a clearer picture of the incidence of costs than the previous composite method of presentation.
The revised estimate for 1968-69 indicates total expenditure only 1% less than the total approved estimate for that year. The estimate for 1969-70, however, shows an increase of 6.73% over the approved 1968-69 provision. The main increases are under (a) the Waterworks provision for water meters, filtration and pumping; and (b) the provision for operation and maintenance of vehicular and mechanical plant and equipment in the Electrical and Mechanical Office.
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