EEPOET OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1913-14 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE "AUDIT ACT," CHAPTER 5, 3 GEO. V. ^asfcs- TH£ GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by William II. Cullin, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1914. To His Honour Thomas Wilson Paterson, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour : The undersigned has the honour to present to Your Honour statements of the Auditor- General pursuant to the provisions of the " Audit Act," chapter 5, 3 George V. Respectfully submitted, PRICE ELLISON, Minister of Finance. Treasury Department, Victoria, January 19th, 1911/. Q 3 Audit Office, Victoria, January 19th, 1914. Hon. Price Ellison, M.P.P., Minister of Finance. Sir,—I have the honour to submit for the information of the Legislative Assembly, pursuant to the provisions of the " Audit Act," chapter 5, 3 George V., as follows :— (A.) Statement of Treasury Board Over-rulings (pursuant to section 33). (B.) Statement of Special Warrants issued (pursuant to subsection (b) of section 26). (C.) Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure for the First Six Months of the Present Fiscal Year, viz., from 1st April, 1913, to 30th September, 1913 (pursuant to subsection (a) of section 45). W. ALLISON, Auditor-General. Q i 4 Geo. 5 Auditor-General's Report. Q 5 AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT. (A.) TREASURY BOARD OVER-RULINGS. Audit Office, Victoria, 26th May, 1913. Memorandum for the Deputy Minister of Public Works. I am returning herewith two vouchers in favour of the Archibald Garage Co., for $4,100 and $90.95 respectively, which I observe you desire charged to Yote 144 under the 1912-13 Estimates. As these vouchers represent services performed during the months of April and May of the present fiscal year, I submit that same are properly chargeable to the 1913-14 Estimates and cannot be charged back to last year's expenditure, notwithstanding the fact that the particular appropriation relative thereto may be unexpended. W. Allison, Auditor-General. Treasury Department, Victoria, 6th June, 1913. The Auditor-General, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to inform you that at a meeting of the Treasury Board held this a.m., it was decided, " That until the 30th inst., and no longer, any properly certified voucher may be charged as if expended during the fiscal year ended 31st March last, notwithstanding the fact that the money represented by the said voucher may have been actually disbursed between the 1st April last and the 30th inst." It being understood that no vote will be allowed to overrun by reason of such expenditure. Yours obediently, W. J. Goepel, Secretary, Treasury Board. Q 6 Auditor-General's Report. 1914 Audit Office, Victoria, July 2nd, 1913. Memorandum for the Deputy Minister of Public Works. I am returning herewith voucher in favour of A. A. Cox for $650, representing auto-hire incurred in connection with the supervision of the erection of Burnaby Prison Farm. On examination of this matter, I find that Mr. Cox was the Supervising Architect for the Burnaby Prison Farm, and that previous to this date he has been paid $4,100 for superintending the operations, etc., during progress of construction, the said amount being a commission of 5 per cent, on a total outlay of $82,000. If, as is apparently the case, Mr. Cox was paid for his services on a basis of 5 per cent, commission on the total cost of the structure, it appears to me that this remuneration should include his personal expenses whilst engaged in the performance of the duties pertaining to the work. I submit that the claim of $650 now made for auto-hire is out of order, and under the circumstances I cannot pass the account. W. Allison, Auditor-General. Treasury Department, Victoria, July 24th, 1913. The Auditor-General, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—With reference to your memorandum of the 2nd inst. addressed to the Deputy Minister of Public Works returning voucher for $650 in favour of A. A. Cox for auto-hire in connection with his duties as Supervising Architect of the Prison Farm at Burnaby, and giving your reasons for non-certification that you did not consider the voucher reasonable, I beg to state that the Deputy Minister of Public Works has appealed for relief to the Treasury Board. On Wednesday, the 16th inst., the Board met, and on hearing the appeal passed the following resolution, which I shall be pleased if you will kindly be guided by :— " That the Secretary be instructed to communicate with the Auditor-General and to state that the Board is of opinion that the voucher for $650 in favour of A. A. Cox is a just and reasonable one, and, further, that the Board instructs the Auditor-General to certify to said voucher and issue a cheque for same accordingly." W. J. Goepel, Secretary, Treasury Board. Voucher, $650, enclosed. 4 Geo. 5 Auditor-General's Report. Q r (B.) STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS Issued between the Sessions of 1913 and 1914. Date of No. of Approval. Warrant. April 14, 1913 13 ,, 14, ii 14 ii 14, ii 17 May 1, ii 22 ,, 19, ii 25 Aug. 22, ,i 32 Sept. 26, ii 38 .1 26, ,, 39 Oct. 21, ii 43 Nov. 5, ii 51 ii 7, ii 52 April 10, 1913 3, 14, Dec. 11, 1913 Oct. Dec. 23, 9, 1913 n 46 60 Oct. Dec. 28, 9, n 47 60 Jan. 9, 8, 1914 60 68 Dec. Jan. 9, 8, 1913 1914 60 69 Aug. 13, 1913 Oct. 9, ii Aug. 25, 1913 33 i, 25, n 34 Sept. 19, ii 35 Dec. 12, ,, 63 Oct. 21, ii 41 Dec. 4, .. 56 Jan. 9, 1914 67 April 10, 1913 16 ,i 28, ,i 19 .1 28, ii 20 May 1, ii 21 ii 12, ii 23 June 5, n 26 Oct. 16, .1 44 Nov. 5, ,. 49 Oct. 30, ., 50 55 64 30 40 II.—Civil Government (Salaries). Salary, Clerk, Supreme and County Court, Victoria Additional Salary, Clerk, Supreme and County Court, New Westminster M Janitor, Normal School, Vancouver ii Stenographer, Alberni Agency Salary, Clerk, Vancouver Agency Additional Salary, Stenographer, Education Department Salary, Travelling Auditor, S. A. Fletcher (6 months) ' i, t, H. N. Wright n Additional Salary, Clerk, Alberni Agency Salary, Clerk, Revelstoke Agency (6 months) Additional Salary, Dr. G. McKay, Mental Hospital, New Westminster Total, 35,322 III.—Administration of Justice (Salaries). Additional salary, Registrar, Supreme and County Court, Chilliwack Total, §300 V.—Public Institutions. Extra Assistance, Printing Office and Bookbinding Branch Museum, Purchase of Natural History Specimens, Incidental and Travelling Expenses Total, $13,200 VI.—Hospitals and Charities. In aid of Destitute, Poor, and Sick Total, 310,000 VIL-—Administration of Justice, (other than Salaries. Miscellaneous, Vote No. 83 $ 5,000 „ ti S3 10,000 Special Constables, u 78 835,000 ii n 78 35,000 Summoning and paying Jurors and Witnesses, Vote No. 73 $20,000 ., ,, .-73 35,000 Transport of Constables and Prisoners, Vote No. 79 Prosecution and Interpreters, Vote No. 74 Total, $185,000 VIIL—Education. Physical Training and Military Drill Education of Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Total, $6,000 XII.—Public Works. Maintenance and Repairs, including Salaries, Bridge, Fraser It., at New West. Provincial Home, Kamloops Provincial Gaol, Victoria $68,287.16 ,i „ 94,000.00 Industrial School for Girls Prison Farm, Oakalla Provincial Normal School, Victoria Total, §507,757.15 XIII.—Miscellaneous. Superannuation, J. McB. Smith $1,440 \ it J. A. Anderson 1,260 / 11 Ezra Ghipman -t J. H. Sprott , i M. Parsons i1 Mark Bate ii Thomas Morgan it A. C. Nelson (3 months) , it Helen Janet McColl (5 months) m C. R. Blake (5 mpfiths) Carried forward Warrant. Expended. $900 00 $675 00 132 00 99 00 24 00 18 00 120 00 90 00 1,320 00 990 00 90 00 50 00 1,200 00 600 00 750 00 375 00 126 00 63 00 540 00 180 00 120 00 70 00 300 00 12,000 00 1,200 00 15,000 00 70,000 00 55,000 00 35,000 00 10,000 00 5,000 00 1,000 00 20,470 00 64,000 00 162,287 15 36,000 00 150,000 00 75,000 00 2,700 00 840 00 900 00 480 00 900 00 750 00 225 00 250 00 150 00 1,774 15 200 00 4,240 98 453 56 3,655 88 10,467 95 66,469 02 20,936 04 33,177 70 2,878 53 3,327 10 769 20 14,840 01 46,173 73 91,084 60 20,770 00 76,834 38 6,681 77 630 00 675 00 360 00 630 00 525 00 100 00 60 00 $410,950 45 Q 8 Auditor-General's Report. 1914 Statement of Special Warrants.—Concluded. Date of Approval. April 11, 1913 May 12, June 23, 30, Sept. 19, Oct. 28, Nov. 13, , Dec. 22, n 30, June 18, Dec. 12, Aug. 22, Sept. 19, Oct. 21, Nov. 5, 21, Dec. ii 4, 4, 4, No. of Warrant. 18 24 28 29 37 45 53 65 66 27 62 31 36 42 48 54 57 58 59 Service. Gratuity Brought forward XIII.—Miscellaneous.—Concluded. to the widow of the late D. D. Lothian, late Official Log-sealer. mother widow H. Westaway, H. N. Rogers, E. P. Hughes, F. I. Clarke, H. K. Prior, F. Mummery, Provincial Constable . Bursar, Pro. Mental H.. Sec. Bureau of Inform'n Official, Forest Branch . sister ii F. Mummery, -r Mining Recorder, TroutL widow ii W. E. McLauchliu, late h Revelstoke T. Dalrymple, late Under-Attendant at Public Hospital for the Insane, New Westminster Special Surveys, Port Moody Townsite $7,500 1,900 Fees and Disbursements of Valuators, Kettle River Valley Railway Co Salary increase of the late E. Mohun Grant towards National Monument, late Sir George Etienne Cartier Interest, Suitors' Fund Deposits Game Protection (Temporary Salaries and Travelling Expenses) Inspection of Nursery Stock, Fruit, etc Rents Compensation to Owners of Cattle slaughtered for Tuberculosis Totals $81 Amount of Warrant. $734,774 15 375 00 240 00 240 00 372 00 520 00 285 00 300 00 381 00 Expended. $410,950 45 375 00 240 00 240 00 372 00 520 00 285 00 300 00 381 00 84 00 9,400 00 8,296 40 10,875 06 10,875 06 120 00 120 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 1,000 00 825 14 18,000 00 7,472 71 15,000 00 11,585 11 6,000 00 3,070 60 15,000 00 7,525 50 $817,966 21 $468,433 97 4 Geo. 5 Auditor-General's Report. Q 9 (C.) STATEMENT Showing the Revenue and Expenditure for the First six Months of the Present Fiscal Year, viz., from 1st April, 1913, to 30th September, 1913. Revenue. Dominion of Canada :— Interest $ 14,575 53 Subsidy 90,000 00 Grant per capita. * 156,992 00 Payment for lands 50,000 00 Special grant under sec. 1, " British North America Act, 1907." 50,000 00 Land sales 666,047 69 Land revenue 108,129 08 Survey fees 10,293 22 Rents (exclusive of land) : 100 00 Timber leases (rentals) 64,280 06 Free miners' certificate* 54,511 50 Mining receipts, general 53,519 25 Licences 28,579 14 Fines, forfeitures, and fees 35,835 79 Probate fees 22,794 18 Succession duty 184,939 87 Law-stamps 45,791 36 Registry fees 338,276 45 Marriage licences 13,800 00 Revenue tax (arrears) 2,295 00 Real-property tax 428,955 66 Personal-property tax 179,240 48 Land-tax, wild, coal, and timber lands 565,979 56 Income-tax 326,362 97 Mineral-tax 72,215 74 Crown-granted mineral-claim tax 37,604 28 Tax-sale deeds 170 00 Registered taxes 19 33 Log-scaling fees 4,729 45 Fees under " Game Act." 49,524 50 Registration of companies 53,583 55 Traffic tolls, New Westminster Bridge 11,500 00 Revenue service, refunds 896 05 Water revenue, rentals 27,819 28 do records 10,544 94 Printing Office receipts 28,404 21 Mental Hospital 20,424 98 Provincial Home 175 49 Sale of Government property 2,724 80 Reimbursements in aid 1,610 00 Interest (M iscellaneous) 77,692 47 Interest on investments of sinking fund 39,560 56 Coal and coke tax 78,673 16 Licences, taxes, and fees under " Fire Insurance Act" 27,927 90 Timber royalty 249,655 54 Timber licences 1,032,113 92 Boiler Inspection and examination fees 15,438 29 Fishery and cannery licences 33,655 00 Miscellaneous receipts 65,858 70 Fees under "Motor-traffic Regulation Act" 37,058 76 Total $5,468,878 94 Expenditure. I.—Public Debt $167,509 22 II.—Civil Government (Salaries) 589,502 26 III.—Administration of Justice (Salaries) 22,646 01 IV.—Legislation 3,660 78 V.—Public Institutions 249,425 65 VI.—Hospitals and Charities 223,155 42 VII.—Administration of Justice (other than Salaries) 207,236 89 VIIL—Education 338,343 01 IX.—Transport 42,989 92 XL—Revenue 7,164 65 XII.—Public Works :— Works and Buildings $1,292,680 28 Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Wharves 3,115,787 19 Subsidies to Steamboats, Ferries, and Bridges 32,077 15 4,440,544 62 XIII.—Miscellaneous 1,031,356 23 Total $7,323,534 66 VICTORIA, B.C.: Printed by William H. Ctjllin, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1914.
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