FINANCE
Accounts Office
8.01. By way of introduction to this section of the Report it should perhaps be explained that on financial and accounting matters the department has the services of a Senior Treasury Accountant, posted from the Treasury. This officer is directly responsible to the Director of Public Works for the proper execution of all accounting work relative to the day-to-day affairs of the Department. He is assisted by a general staff comprising two Executive Officers, two Special Class Clerks and 22 other General Clerical Service Officers. In addition, the services of the Senior Treasury Accountant are available to any sub-department wishing to obtain guidance or advice on accounting systems and procedures.
Expenditure
8.02. The total expenditure for 1966-67 amounted to $656,108,000 which represents a 10.47% decline compared with the previous year. However the Department remains the largest spending department in Government, the total being 36.32% of the Colony's expenditure for the year. Although overall expenditure dropped, there were significant increases under recurrent Votes.
Head 58-Public Works Department
Personal Emoluments and Other Charges
8.03. Expenditure under this Head totalled $84,499,000 as against $72,785,000 the previous year. This increase of 16.09% is largely accounted for by an $8.5 million increase in the salaries bill, resulting from the implementation of a 16% salary award and an increase of $1.3 million in overtime allowances, mainly due to the June rainstorms. Over 50,000 overtime claims were processed during the year and total overtime worked amounted to 1,526,296 hours or 190,800 man-days. Other Charges expenditure shows increases of 38.1% in Stores & Equipment and 21.5% in Travelling Expenses. Both of these reflect increased activity. Under Special Expenditure, the necessary replacement of P.W.D. motor vehicles caused expenditure on this account to show an increase of $1 million over the previous year.
Head 59-Public Works-Recurrent
8.04. Total recurrent expenditure on maintenance works and services for the year, excluding works executed on private account, amounted to $85,497,000 an increase of 31.8% over the previous year. This increase
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FINANCE
Accounts Office
8.01. By way of introduction to this section of the Report it should perhaps be explained that on financial and accounting matters the department has the services of a Senior Treasury Accountant, posted from the Treasury. This officer is directly responsible to the Director of Public Works for the proper execution of all accounting work relative to the day to day affairs of the Department. He is assisted by a general staff comprising two Executive Officers, two Special Class Clerks and 22 other General Clerical Service Officers. In addition, the services of the Senior Treasury Accountant are available to any sub-department wish- ing to obtain guidance or advice on accounting systems and procedures.
Expenditure
8.02. The total expenditure for 1966-67 amounted to $656,108,000 which represents a 10.47% decline compared with the previous year. However the Department remains the largest spending department in Government, the total being 36.32% of the Colony's expenditure for the year. Although overall expenditure dropped, there were significant in- creases under recurrent Votes.
Head 58-Public Works Department
Personal Emoluments and Other Charges
8.03. Expenditure under this Head totalled $84,499,000 as against $72,785,000 the previous year. This increase of 16.09% is largely ac- counted for by an $8.5 millions increase in the salaries bill, resulting from the implementation of a 16% salary award and an increase of $1.3 million in overtime allowances, mainly due to the June rainstorms. Over 50,000 overtime claims were processed during the year and total overtime worked amounted to 1,526,296 hours or 190,800 man-days. Other Charges expenditure shows increases of 38.1% in Stores & Equip- ment and 21.5% in Travelling Expenses. Both of these reflect increased activity. Under Special Expenditure, the necessary replacement of P.W.D. motor vehicles caused expenditure on this account to show an increase of $1 million over the previous year.
Head 59- Public Works-Recurrent
8.04. Total recurrent expenditure on maintenance works and services for the year, excluding works executed on private account, amounted to $85,497,000 an increase of 31.8% over the previous year. This increase
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