. ®= :® REPORT Compteolleb-Genekal OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1931-1932 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE " AUDIT ACT,' CHAPTER 19, R.S.B.C. 1924 PRINTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1932. m To His Honour John William Fordham Johnson, 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 Comptroller-General, pursuant to the provisions of the " Audit Act," chapter 19, R.S.B.C. 1924. Respectfully submitted. J. W. JONES, Minister of Finance. Department of Finance, Victoria, February 17th, 1932. Victoria, February 17th, 1932. Hon. J. W. Jones, 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 19, R.S.B.C. 1921, as follows:— (A.) Statement of Treasury Board Overrulings (section 35). (B.) Statement of Expenditures on Services which have exceeded their Appropriations (clause (&) of section 36). (C.) Statement of Payments charged against the 1930-31 Appropriations which did not occur within the Period of the Account. (D.) Statement of Special Warrants issued (subsection (4) of section 24). (E.) Statement showing the Revenue and Expenditure for the First Nine Months of the Present Fiscal Year, viz., from 1st April to 31st December, 1931 (clause (a) of section 42) :—■ (1.) Revenue. (2.) Expenditure (charged to Income). (3.) Expenditure (charged to Loans). I have the honour to be, Sir, . Your obedient servant, J. A. CRAIG, C.A., Comptroller-General COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT. (A.) TREASURY BOARD OVERRULINGS. mi. W 6 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. (B.) UNPROVIDED ITEMS IN EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1931. STATEMENT of Expenditures on Services which have exceeded their Appropriations from 1st April, 1930, to 31st March, 1931, and for which Overexpenditure the Sanction of Parliament is required. Vote No. Service. Total Appropriation. Total Expenditure. Over- expended. 8 16 17 26 29 33 34 46 52 54 56 65 66 67 70 78 84 96 100 101 102 a 102b 102c 102L 107 122 125 147 149 150 165 166 172 CURRENT ACCOUNT. Legislation. Legislation Premier's Office. Premier's Office Department of Agriculture. Statistics District Agriculturists Veterinary Branch Women's Institutes Compensation re Foul-brood in Bees, etc Gopher Extermination, etc Services hitherto paid by Dominion Government under " Agricultural Instruction Act " Boys' and Girls' Clubs Extermination of Noxious Animals Incidentals and Contingencies Department of the Attorney-General. General Office Supreme and County Courts Provincial Police County Gaols | Administration of Justice Department of Education. Correspondence Courses Teachers' Salaries Department of Finance. General Office Agent-General's Office, B.C. House, and Overseas Markets Branch, London, England Government Agents and Assessors, etc Exchange Printing Public Accounts, etc Interest on Suitors' Fund Deposits Appraisal and Classification of Reverted Lands Department of Labour. Employment Service Department of Lands. Water Surveys Land Surveys . Department of the Provincial Secretary. General Office Provincial Board of Health Provincial Library and Archives Department of Public Works. Minister's Office Administration Steam-boiler Inspection $127,050.00 18,570.00 3,710.00 57,504.00 24,675.00 7,500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 25,000.00 5,300.00 40,000.00 1,000.00 25,744.00 67,925.00 620,118.00 126,004.00 94,850.00 37,505.00 727,500.00 41,922.00 18,894.00 634,931.00 250.00 8,000.00 2,200.00 5,000.00 41,966.00 42,500.00 140,000.00 16,328.00 131,846.00 33,794.00 12,885.00 359,484.00 9,650.00 $3,520,665.00 $128,777.93 19,137.48 3,745.07 58,165.51 25,092.39 7,799.20 1,175.00 1,021.30 25,143.19 5,300.42 45,599.23 1,262.65 26,246.39 68,934.31 632,754.12 126,985.09 99,745.48 37,058.87 729,601.10 43,081.42 26,468.16 643,653.57 337.71 10,623.38 8,444.64 5,277.64 42,115.94 42,878.61 148,781.32 16,485.10 135,346.01 33,885.44 12,911.69 360,430.05 11,150.17 $1,727.93 567.48 35.07 661.51 417.39 299.20 175.00 21.30 143.19 .42 5,599.23 262.65 502.39 1,009.31 3,636.12 921.09 4,895.48 453.87 2,101.10 1,159.42 7,574.16 8,722.57 87.71 2,623.38 6,244.64 277.64 149.94 378.61 8,781.32 157.10 3,500.01 91.44 26.69 946.05 1,500.17 $3,586,315.58 $65,650.58 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. W 7 (C.) STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS CHARGED AGAINST 1931-32 APPROPRIATIONS WHICH DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THE ACCOUNT. Vote No. Date of Service. Name. Particulars. Amount. 12 12 14 14 15 26 26 37 40 56 (a) 58 58 62 71 92 (a) 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 134 134 140 142 149 (a) 149 (a) 149 (a) 153 (e) 153 (e) 163 176 179 180 180 180 180 181 181 182 182 182 182 182 182 182 182 182 182 184 184 Stat. Aug., 1930 Aug., 1930 Feb., 1931 Sept., 1930 March, 1931 Feb., 1931 March, 1931 March, 1931 Nov., 1930 Nov., 1930 March, 1931 April, 1930-March, 1931 March, 1931.. Dec, 1930 March, 1931 April, 1929-April, 1931. Feb.-March, 1931 Feb.-March, 1931 March, 1931 Sept., 1930 March, 1931 Jan.-Feb., 1931 Jan., 1931 Feb., 1931 Dec, 1928-June, 1931.... Jan., 1931 March, 1931 Nov., 1930-March, 1931. Jan.-Mareh, 1931 Jan., 1931 Feb., 1931 Feb., 1931 May, 1930-March, 1931.. April, 1930 March, 1931 Oct., 1930-March, 1931. Dec, 1930 Jan., 1931 March, 1931 Jan.-Dec, 1928 Jan-Dec, 1928 March, 1931 July-Oct, 1930 Feb., 1931 Oct., 1930 March, 1931.. March, 1931.. April, 1930.... Feb., 1931 March, 1931.. March, 1931.. Jan.-Feb.-March, 1931... Oct., 1929-March, 1931.. Aug., 1930 G. M. Thrift G. M. Thrift R. Osborne T. Plimley, Ltd Caverley Service Station D. McKinnon R. Crosby Canadian National Railways Sundry persons Fernie Bros E. W. Anderson Bella Coola Telephone, Light & Power Co., Ltd T. Bailey Canadian General Electric Co., Ltd H. J. Gunterman W. J. Banting J. L. Colquhoun W. E. Davies Garage Co., Ltd.... C. P. Foster & Co Kimberley Press, Ltd McLennan, McFeely & Prior The Observer G. E. Sawyer Mining World & Engineering Record Empire Publishing Co G. F. Dickson 44 Taxi & Transfer Burris Clinic J. B. Thorn, M.D R. Trewhilla Sylvester Feed Co Sylvester Feed Co Telegraph Creek Hospital Herald Printing & Publishing Co., Ltd D. Teague B.C. Office Equipment Co., Ltd.. Hawkins & Hayward Hawkins & Hayward W. B. McMicking Mackay & Gillespie, Ltd Mackay & Gillespie, Ltd Government Telegraph Service.. R. Angus McLennan, JlcFeely & Prior, . Ltd. J. A. Brown C.P. Rly. Co B.C. Electric Rly. Co., Ltd Evans, Coleman & Johnson Bros., Ltd Pay-lists Pay-lists Department of Marine & Fisheries, Ottawa Fernie Bros O. Grotheim Canadian National Railways Travelling expenses Wages Filing-cabinet, etc Repairs to auto Repairs to auto Freight Exchange Refund of fares Bounties on noxious animals Electric-light globes Boot-repairs Telephone rental Legal services Wood reel Commission P.O. box-rent Travelling expenses Auto supplies, etc Stationery Advertising Tally registers Advertising Launch supplies Subscription Subscription Hire of men and teams Cartage Medical services Medical services Blood-transfusion Provisions Provisions Grant Advertising Salary Inspection of typewriters Electrical supplies Electrical supplies Services re fire-alarm Coal, wood, etc Coal, wood, etc Telegrams Machine parts Hardware Lumber Replacing crossing Changing poles ...... Cement, etc Labour Labour Travelling expenses Electrical supplies Rent Freight $3.30 6.45 25.75 117.20 8.20 26.38 25.00 4.95 22.50 2.01 2.50 15.00 32.00 2.00 2.62 10.00 64.45 32.43 1.90 12.16 54.00 25.76 9.20 6.21 7.50 40.50 5.50 100.00 119.00 25.00 330.00 5.00 42.50 8.00 23.22 5.00 3.28 6.93 5.00 440.22 28.05 3.50 11.10 14.25 110.00 3.30 135.59 17.50 118.00 18.00 44.85 103.84 37.50 9.00 W 8 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. Statement op Payments charged against the 1931-32 Appropriations—Continued. Vote ■No. Date of Service. Name. Particulars. Amount. Stat. Aug., 1930 March, 1931 Corporation of District of Maple Ridge $82.50 6.50 Stat. Gulf Islands Ferry Co., Ltd Stat. Aug.-Nov., 1930 922.44 Stat. S. J. Walls 60 00 Stat. March, 1931 873 25 Stat. June, 1930 Evans, Coleman & Johnson Hauling sand and gravel March, 1931 267 75 Stat. Pay-list Corporation of Village of Hope. Corporation of District of Kent. Corporation of District of Maple Ridge 94 00 Stat. Jan.-Feb., 1931 Labour, gas, and oil Stat. March, 1931 321 53 Stat. Oct., 1930-March, 1931 March, 1931 279 51 Stat. Corporation of District of Pen- March, 1931 117 07 Stat. Corporation of City of Port Moody March, 1931 101 44 Stat. Corporation of Spallumcheen Corporation of Williams Lake... 112 08 Stat. March, 1931 15 74 $5,684.54 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931^32. W 9 (D.) STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS OF 1931 AND 1932. Date of Approval. No. of Warrant. Service. Amount of Warrant. Expenditure. July 22, 1931 1931 1931 1931 1931 1931 1932 1932 1931 1931 1931 1931 1932 1932 1931 1931 1931 1931 1932 1932 5 1 3 8 12 11 14 16 2 6 9 10 17 19 4 4 7 13 15 18 TO MEET EXPENDITURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1932. Department of Agriculture. $5,000.00 579.45 1,620.00 15,000.00 2,952.00 11,800.00 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 386.05 1,000.00 8,000.00 17,000.00 300.00 1,502.90 250,000.00 350,000.00 2,140.00 780.00 2,000.00 1,500,000.00 11,000.00 225,000.00 $2,522.86 May 11, May 13, Sept. 28, Department of the Attorney-General. 579.45 Supreme and County Courts, Vancouver—Clerk.... Grant to the City of Vancouver re Special Con- 1,202.85 15,000.00 Dec. 15, Grant to the City of Vancouver re Special Con- 2.952.00 Nov. 30, Department of Finance. Income-tax Offices, Vancouver and Victoria—Additional Staffs 7,610.05 Jan. 10, Unemployment Relief—Dominion Government's share of Provincial works and undertakings, Provincial direct relief and municipal direct 1,087,995.54 Feb. 10, Unemployment relief—Dominion Government's share of Provincial works and undertakings, Provincial direct relief and municipal direct May 11, Department of Labour. Settlement of accident claims— 386.05 1,000.00 8,000.00 July 30, Department of Lands. Grant to the B.C. Lumber and Shingle Manufac- 17,000.00 Oct. 7, Department of the Provincial Secretary. Lieut.-Colonel R. Ross Napier—Equivalent of one 300.00 Nov. 13, " Public Libraries Act "—Salaries of Librarian 918.19 Feb. 12, Unemployment relief—Direct relief (Provincial Feb. 16, Unemployment relief—Direct relief (Provincial May 16, Department of Public Works. 1,747.66 May 16, 644.80 Aug. 31, Dec. 21, Grant to Automobile Club of British Columbia Unemployment relief—Municipal works (Provin- 2,000.00 490,428.28 Jan. 23, Feb. 12, Grant to Southern Interior Light and Power, Ltd. Unemployment relief—Provincial works (Do- 11,000.00 $6,406,060.40 $2,260,287.73 W 10 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. (E.) (1.) STATEMENT SHOWING THE REVENUE FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR, VIZ., FROM 1st APRIL TO 31st DECEMBER, 1931. Estimated for 12 Months ending 31st March, 1932. Service. Revenue for 9 Months ended 31st December, 1931. $35,000.00 500.00 14,500.00 Current Account. Department of Agriculture : Horticultural inspection fees and licences $15,279.67 8,877.59 Department of the Attorney-General : $50,000.00 $24,157.26 $7,528.26 143,207.08 7,790.79 166,228.69 1,724,870.09 14,284.19 49,664.86 224,146.43 73,304.60 831,085.43 14,675.05 4,678.00 10,717.87 16,438.75 7,757.39 $12,000.00 90,000.00 5,000.00 215,000.00 4,500,000.00 55,000.00 125,000.00 375,000.00 100,000.00 2,445,000.00 33,250.00 6,000.00 16,000.00 30,000.00 21,900.00 Land Registry fees " Motor-vehicle Act " " Moving Pictures Act " Sheriffs' fees Trade licences Department of Education : $8,029,150.00 3,206,377.48 $1,865.00 28.65 $2,750.00 250.00 Department of Finance : Dominion of Canada : $3,000.00 1,893.65 $14,575.53 95,000.00 209,832.80 50,000.00 $29,151.00 190,000.00 488,665.00 100,000.00 Annual grant per capita $807,816.66 220,000.00 150,000.00 1,950,000.00 6,500,000.00 19,080.00 250,000.00 1,575,000.00 700,000.00 500,000.00 150,000.00 125,000.00 185,000.00 $369,408.33 133,364.70 92,364.40 1,436,992.59 3,195,574.89 19,083.82 150,728.44 1,352,512.15 532,718.83 59,193.10 77,985.00 72,787.21 169,097.10 Income and personal-property tax Interest: Land taxes: Poll-tax Probate fees $13,131,896.66 $7,661,810.56 $3,322,428.39 • COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. W 11 Statement of Revenue for the First Nine Months of the Present Fiscal Year—Continued. Estimated for 12 Months ending 31st March, 1932. Service. Revenue for 9 Months ended 31st December, 1931. $13,131,896.66 12,000.00 8,000.00 610,000.00 750,000.00 33,500.00 50,000.00 10,000.00 $14,605,396.66 $175,000.00 $1,000.00 $15,000.00 200,000.00 200,000.00 15,000.00 70,000.00 1,040,000.00 2,025,000.00 700,000.00 225.000.00 6,000.00 $4,496,000.00 $2,000.00 $650.00 70,000.00 600.00 100,000.00 $171,250.00 $25,000.00 25,000.00 11,900.00 1,500.00 $63,400.00 $20,000.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 $22,5'00.00 Current Account—Continued. Brought forward Department of Finance—Continued. Rents, miscellaneous Revenue Service refunds Rural district school taxes Special revenue tax Succession duties Trust deposits reverted to the Crown Unworked Crown-granted mineral claims Miscellaneous receipts Department of Fisheries : Fishing and cannery licences Department of Labour : Elevator inspection and examination fees Department of Lands :— Grazing rentals, leases, and fees Land revenue—sundry '. Land sales Survey fees and sale of maps Timber leases -■ Timber licences ., Timber royalties Timber sales Water rentals and recording fees Miscellaneous receipts Legislation : Private Bills fees Department of Mines : Bureau of Mines Free miners' certificates Miners' examinations and certificates Mining receipts, general Department of the Provincial Secretary : t King's Printer (net profits) Marriage licences Vital statistics,' etc Miscellaneous receipts Department of Public Works : Traffic control Government property sold Miscellaneous receipts Carried forward $7,661,810.56 $3,322,428.39 8,006.32 5,133.00 595,518.41 1,552,453.57 343,693.21 53,361.50 6,921.72 $17 112 110. 8 46 592 935. 382. 184. 7 457.13 351.17 117.65 176.93 753.72 251.38 613.25 152.71 897.10 024.45 $377.57 56,696.00 330.50 75,407.55 $14,258.00 6,455.69 1,011.65 $9,359.97 710.00 686.70 10,226,808.29 93,609.50 557.00 2,396,795.49 132,811.62 21,725.34 10,756.67 $16,205,582.30 W 12 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. Statement of Revenue for the First Nine Months of the Present Fiscal Year—Continued. Estimated for 12 Months ending 31st March, 1932. Service. Revenue for 9 Months ended 31st December, 1931. Current Account—Continued. $16,205,582.30 $4,000.00 Department of Railways : $1,867.78 36,037.58 76,000.00 New Westminster Bridge tolls $80,000.00 37,905.36 $27,698,696.66 $16,243,487.66 Capital Account. Refunds of Capital Expenditures : Charged to Income $1,799.68 124,426.73 $40,000.00 350,000.00 $390,000.00 126,226.41 $28,0S8,696.66 $16,369,714.07 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. W 13 (E.) (2.) * STATEMENT SHOWING THE EXPENDITURE FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR, VIZ., FROM 1st APRIL TO 31st DECEMBER, 1931. Estimated for 12 Months ending 31st March, 1932. No. of Vote. Service. Expenditure for 9 Months ended 31st December, 1931. $5,459,742.06 $125,050.00 2 $17,362.00 3 $1,000.00 4 $13,950.00 5 26,046.00 6 2,040.00 7 3,585.50 8 14,840.00 9 25,704.00 10 10,000.00 11 29,120.00 12 16,750.00 13 23,228.00 14 51,932.00 15 22,710.00 16 13,720.00 17 27,092.00 18 10,000.00 19 500.00 20 14,500.00 21 500.00 2lA 12.500.00 22 4,000.00 23 4,532.50 24 3,000.00 25 8.500.00 20 7,000.00 27 2,500.00 28 29 7.000.00 2,500.00 30 15.000.00 31 1,000.00 32 2,000.00 33 1.000.00 34 1,200.00 35 3,000.00 36 5,750.00 37 1,500.00 38 7,000.00 39 40 27,500.00 3,500.00 41 7.250.00 42 1,500.00 43 1,500.00 44 $436,450.00 Current Account. Public Debt Legislation Premier's Office The Executive (Ministers without Portfolio). etc.. Department of Agriculture : Minister's Office General Office Workshop and Shipping Office Statistics Markets Branch Horticultural Branch Control of Fruit and Vegetable Pests. Plant Quarantine Branch Plant Pathology and Entomology Live Stock Branch District Agriculturists Veterinary Branch Field Crop Branch Dairy Branch Tubercular Cattle—Compensation, etc. Automobiles and Accessories, etc Agricultural Associations, Fairs, etc. Royal Agricultural and Industrial Society Vancouver Exhibition Association B.C. Agricultural and Industrial Association.... City of Victoria (Exhibition Buildings) Interior Provincial Fair Association Farmers' Institutes, etc Women's Institutes Seed Improvement International, National, and Provincial Exhibits, etc Control of Noxious Weeds, etc Rebates on Stumping-powder, etc Gopher Extermination, etc Grasshopper Extermination, etc " Pound District Act " In Aid of Ploughing-matches Chilliwack Agricultural Association Boys' and Girls' Clubs World's Grain Congress Bulletins, Circulars, etc Bounties on, and Extermination of Noxious Animals Transportation of Pure-bred Live Stock Soil Classification Location of Water-supplies In Aid of Beef Industry Carried forward $10,106.22 18,200.37 1,412.27 1,924.05 10,792.58 18,370.60 6,858.43 19,841.46 11,751.64 18,898.68 38,055.86 15,8S2.59 8,982.13 19,204.50 3,493.66 437.00 13,695.17 12,500.00 4,000.00 4,532.50 3,000.00 4,269.73 4,858.38 519.75 2,546.64 2,227.32 10,322.00 674.37 725.19 185.82 650.00 3,000.00 3,755.12 19.63 2,764.35 26,516.37 4,446.28 1,478.90 1,500.00 $4,441,973.05 2,755.27 13,506.12 409.17 $312,399.56 $4,458,643.61 * This statement covers only such vouchers as have been received and entered in the books of the Controlling and Audit Branch at 31st December, 1931. W 14 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of the Present Fiscal Year—Contd. Estimated for 12 Months ending 31st March, 1932. No. of Vote. Service. Expenditure for 9 Months ended 31st December, 1931. $436,450.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 45 46 S.W. No. 5 $439,450.00 $12,350.00 47 26,110.00 48 36,432.00 49 10.00 50 7,812.00 51 14,538.00 52 27,255.00 53 9,095.00 54 3,224.00 55 149,358.00 56 66.897.00 57 638,561.00 58 103,063.00 59 26,960.00 60 206,445.00 61 95,750.00 62 16,000.00 63 64 10,000.00 65 1,500.00 3,000.00 66 871,350.00 Stat. Stat. 1,000,000.00 S.W. No. 3 S.W. No. 8 S.W. No. 12 $3,325,710.00 $12,420.00 67 31,256.00 68 91,650.00 69 28.749.00 70 67.170.00 71 103,175.00 72 67,036.00 73 30,534.00 74 2,184,900.00 75 755,000.00 76 117,600.00 77 3,500.00 78 15,000.00 79 $3,507,990.00 Current Account—Continued. Brough t forward $312,399.56 $4,458,643.61 Department of Agriculture—Continued. In Aid of Kamloops Bull Sale Incidentals and Contingencies Bureau of Markets Information Department of the Attorney-General: Attorney-General's Office General Office Companies Branch " Fire Marshal Act " Municipal Branch Censor of Moving Pictures Sheriffs' Offices Official Administrator, Vancouver Official-Guardian Land Registry Offices Supreme and County Courts ''. Provincial Police :. County Gaols Girls' Industrial School .*.. Game Branch Administration of Justice Coroners' Inquests and Inquiries Constitutional Litigation and General Law Costs Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation in Canada Incidentals and Contingencies " Mothers' Pensions Act," Sec. 10 " Government Liquor Act," Sec. 118 (1) (c) — Municipalities' share of profits Supreme and County Courts, Vancouver—Clerk Grant to City of Vancouver re Special Constables Grant to City of Vancouver re Special Constables Department of Education : Minister's Office General Office Text-book Branch Correspondence Courses Industrial Education Inspection of Schools Normal Schools School for the Deaf and the Blind Per Capita Grants Teachers' Salaries Erection of New Buildings, etc... Rural Female Teachers' Welfare Officer .... Education of Soldiers' Dependent Children Carried forward 785.55 2,205.20 $8,800.29 18,276.46 35,345.79 6,377.31 9,139.44 18,318.72 5,032.60 2,119.14 99,582.47 43,911.33 439,452.58 47,924.74 16,739.83 134,091.74 101,505.03 10,299.07 0,231.14 1,318.45 2.008.02 380,750.30 1,202.85 15,000.00 2.952.00 $9 17. 159. 22 28: 70. 48. 18. 1.294, 382 70 2 10 084.86 463.64 664.69 264.08 314.32 533.86 003.66 163.53 040.65 280.30 ,296.75 ,265.23 ,717.40 315,390.31 1,406,379.90 2,133,098.97 $0,180,413.82 Now Department of the Provincial Secretary. COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. W 15 Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of the Present Fiscal Year—Contd. Estimated for 12 Months ending 31st March, 1932. No. of Vote. Service. Expenditure for 9 Months ended 31st December, 1931. $3,507,990.00 4,000.00 80 81 21,000.00 85,000.00 82 3,000.00 83 5,420.00 84 462,700.00 85 25,000.00 86 3,000.00 87 Stat. 620,000.00 $4,737,110.00 $12,960.00 88 37,056.00 89 90 11.360.00 71,376.00 91 108,756.00 92 93 18,834.00 607,223.00 94 250.00 95 8,000.00 96 2,200.00 97 15,000.00 98 7,000.00 99 17,000.00 100 40,000.00 101 800.00 102 9,600.00 103 7,300.00 104 Stat. 570,000.00 175,000.00 200.00 S.W.No.ll $1,720,515.00 ' $36,460.00 1 105 Current Account—Continued. Brought forward Department of Education—Continued. Grants to Libraries Examination of Teachers and High School Entrance Classes Conveying Children to Central Schools Summer Schools Incidentals and Contingencies University of British Columbia '... Scholarships for University Students Special Grant to Victoria College " Public Schools Act," R.S.B.C. 1929, Sec. 123 —Advances re rural district school taxes Department of Finance : Minister's Office General Office Inspector of Trust Companies, Probate and Succession Duties -. Controlling and Audit Branch Surveyor of Taxes Agent-General's Office, B.C. House, and Over seas Markets Branch, London, England... Government Agents and Assessors, etc Exchange Printing Public Accounts, etc. X Interest on Suitors' Funds Deposits, etc Delinquent Extra-municipal School Taxes Incidentals and Contingencies Bureau of Information..... General Publicity Grant to City of Greenwood Grant to City of Rossland Appraisal and Classification of Reverted Lands " Municipalities Aid Act," R.S.B.C. 1924 : Sundry; Municipalities : Sec. 2—Share of motor-vehicle and chauffeurs' licences Sec. 3—Pari-mutuel Taxes " Superannuation Act," R.S.B.C. 1924, Sec. 11 —Interest on Superannuation Fund " Unclaimed Money Deposits Act " " An Act to provide for the Payment of an Allowance to Frederick Arthur Pauline ".. " Grasshopper-control Act, 1930," Sec. 9 " Water Act," R.S.B.C. 1924, Schedule E, Clause 9 Income-tax Offices, Vancouver and Victoria Department of Fisheries Carried forward $2,133,098.97 $6,180,413.82 ' 1,351.68 18,043.38 37,338.30 2,640.98 2,695.54 345,675.03 9,312.50 3,000.00 446,356.68 $9,241.85 27,934.63 9,261.96 46,555.97 75,878.58 11,170.46 395,740.32 464.11 5,079.78 4,432.40 6,101.76 10,012.65 13,889.26 800.00 9,600.00 3,745.74 102,753.57 642.20 3,150.00 5,900.00 225.00 4,353.22 2,999,513.06 806,933.46 18,640.84 $10,005,501.18 W 16 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. . Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of the Present Fiscal Year—Contd. Estimated for 12 Months ending 31st March, 1932. No. of Vote. Service. Expenditure for 9 Months ended 31st December, 1931. Current Account—Continued. 1.00 17,404.00 • 5,322.00 41,008.00 7,788.00 627,500.00 $699,502.00 $11,915.00 518,659.00 5,000.00 125,000.00 23,410.00 480,000.00 20,000.00 10,000.00 8,000.00 5,000.00 4,000.00 19,000.00 7,500.00 29,000.00 83,500.00 5,000.00 1,000.00 10,000.00 2,250.00 1,000.00 2,500.00 6,000.00 2,500.00 84,750.00 $1,404,984.00 $13,325.00 21,376.00 41,210.00 18,440.00 13,750.00 $108,101.00 106 107 108 109 110 Stat. S.W. No. 2 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 127 128 Brought forward Department of Labour : Minister's Office General Office Minimum Wage Board Employment Service Factories Inspection " Old-age Pension Act " Settlement of Accident Claims 129 131 132 133 133a Stat. Stat. Stat. S.W. No. 2 (1930-31) S.W. No. 6 134 135 136 137 138 Department of Lands : Minister's Office Salaries Temporary Assistance Expenses, General Office and Branches Colonization and Land Settlement Board Forest Protection Fund Lumber Trade Extension Reconnaissance and Cruising Forest Research Reforestation and Forest Nursery Grazing—Range Improvement — Water Surveys B.C. Hydrometric Surveys " Soldiers' Land Act " Land and Topographical Surveys Lithograph Maps Refunds under " Land Act " and " Revenue Act " Adjustment of Rebate on Purchase Price of Southern Okanagan Lands Contribution towards Cost of Construction of Roadway on North and South Sides of False Creek Publicity General Investigations Superintendent of Irrigation Incidentals and Contingencies "Forest Act," Sec. 30a (2)—Forest Reserve Account "Municipal Act," R.S.B.C. 1924, Sec. 246 "Agricultural Act, 1915," Sec. 23 (5) Economic Survey, P.G.E. Railway Land Grant to the B.C. Lumber and Shingle Manu facturers, Ltd Department of Mines : Minister's Office General Office Mines Inspection Branch Bureau of Mines Mine-rescue and Training Stations Carried forward $10,005,501.18 $400.00 9,753.28 3,272.16 30,752.75 5,430.10 689,008.26 9,386.05 $8,818.38 383,557.53 162.09 82,603.79 13,790.57 320,000.00 7,435.23 4,645.59 6,340.57 4,637.45 4,000.00 14,974.23 4,953.44 19,610.61 64,713.21 807.40 747.63 754,002.00 545.96 505.66 270.56 4,145.40 1,521.53 254.35 7,500.00 12.80 14,000.00 970,553.98 $8,606.97 17,041.50 26,698.24 12.885.42 6,866.40 $72,098.53 $11,730,057.76 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. W 17 Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of the Present Fiscal Year—Contd. Estimated for 12 Months ending 31st March, 1932. No. of Vote. Service. Expenditure for 9 Months ended 31st December, 1931. $108,101.00 7,500.00 100,000.00 45,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 $3,147,993.95 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 Stat. $279,601.00 $10,900.00 146 17,966.00 147 34,172.00 148 137,324.00 149 27,832.00 150 26,130.00 151 9,320.00 152 800,000.00 153 27,265.00 154 287,221.35 155 78,810.00 156 75,785.00 157 12,198.00 158 12,888.00 159 160 45,810.00 10.00 161 6,712.00 162 835,000.00 163 99,000.00 164 100,000.00 165 18,600.00 166 4,000.00 167 10,000.00 168 48,300.00 169 15,000.00 170 171 100,000.00 10,000.00 172 10,000.00 173 25,000.00 174 175 235,000.00 176 6,000.00 177 21,750.00 Stat. Stat. Current Account—Continued. Brought forward -• Department of Mines—Continued. Grants Grants in Aid of Mining Roads and Trails " Mineral Survey and Development Act," Supplementary Lectures on Practical Geology and Mineralogy Subsidy re Explosives to assist Bona-fide Mineral Prospectors Advertising, Incidentals, and Contingencies Grants to the Coal-mining Industry, etc " Complex Ore Process Aid Act, 1916 " Department of the Provincial Secretary : Minister's Office General Office Postal Branch Provincial Board of Health Provincial Library and Archives " Public Libraries Act " Provincial Museum Mental Hospitals Provincial Home, Kamloops Tubercular Hospital and Farm Boys' Industrial School Administration of " Infants Act " .... Provincial Home for Incurables Civil Service Commission Administration of " Superannuation Act " and " Teachers' Pensions Act " King's Printer Government House Statutory Grants to Hospitals — Special Grants to Hospitals In Aid of Destitute Poor and Sick In Aid of Resident Physicians .... Burial of Indigent Persons Supervision of Charitable Grants Grants to Charitable Associations, etc Registration of Voters Assessment on Class 13 (The Crown) " Workmen's Compensation Act " Grant to Canteen Fund Trustees Contingencies, etc Teachers' Pensions " Superannuation Act "—Government Contributions to Superannuation Fund State Health Insurance and Maternity Benefits Commission Grant to Greater Vancouver Water District re Installation of New Water-mains to Essondale : " Mothers' Pensions Act, 1931," Sec. 11 " Provincial Elections Act " Carried forward $72,098.53 $11,730,057.76 7,015.78 48,495.55 31,730.28 102.78 972.82 3,582.16 1,000.00 2,000.00 $7,773.30 12,160.63 29,327.95 100,969.50 21,420.11 18,255.14 6,113.62 394,509.20 5,669.38 116,453.51 49,801.29 47,986.95 10.00 8,349.75 32,363.24 10.00 5,289.16 515,783.29 87,175.00 86,875.99 7,944.84 3,643.94 1,865.48 47,250.00 9,270.34 100,000.00 10,000.00 7,611.59 25,000.00 94,322.64 4,124.35 21,750.00 649,603.11* 54.50 166,997.90 $2,528,737.80 $11,897,055.66 * Formerly Department of the Attorney-General. 2 W 18 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931- -32. Statement of EXPENDITURE FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR Contd. Estimated for 12 Months ending 31st March, 1932. No. of Vote. Service. Expenditure for 9 Months ended 31st December, 1931. $3,147,993.95 S.W. No. 9 S.W. No. 10 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 180 186a S.W. No. 4 S.W. No. 7 S.W. No. 13 187 188 189 190 191 192 Stat. Stat. Current Account—Continued. $2,528,737.80 $11,897,055.66 300.00 Department of the Provincial Secretary—Contd. Lt.-Colonel R. Ross Napier—Equivalent of one month's salary in lieu of notice " Public Libraries Act "—Salaries of Librarian 708.99 Department of Public Works : $3,147,993.95 2,529,746.79 $12,360.00 310,794.00 151,330.00 27,610.00 2,495,000.00 1,000.00 209,939.00 3,070.00 11,947.00 100,000.00 $9,279.36 202 863 41 Maintenance of Parliament Buildings and 99 882 05 13,578.30 1,604,271.45 300.03 100,567.47 28,005.14 8,700.00 88,744.87 2,159.35 2,000.00 Local Highways within Municipal Limits Maintenance and Repairs to Government Build- Supervising Heating Engineer and Apprentice Grant to Automobile Club of British Columbia Unemployment Relief—Municipal Works (Pro- 98 251 48 Department of Railways : $3,323,050.00 2,258,002.91 $24,818.00 52,100.00 $17,362.95 44,784.84 $76,918.00 62,147.79 $24,854,448.01 . .. . $16,747,553.15 Capital Account. (Expenditures out of Income.) $2,098,682.75 210,000.00 907,200.00 9,700.00 $1,755,407.75 210,000.00 454,045.43 2,425.00 2,046.00 486.73 Pacific Great Eastern Railway Co.—Interest on B.C. House, London, England—Instalment on Mort- " Canadian Farm Loan (B.C.) Act, 1928" " Soldiers' Land Act, 1918," Sec. 5 (e) Total, Capital Account (charged to Income) Total Expenditure (charged to Income).... $3,225,582.75 2,424,410.91 $28,080,030.76 $19,171,964.06 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1931-32. W 19 (E.) (3.) * STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES AND ADVANCES OUT OF MONEYS RAISED BY LOAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, 1st APRIL TO 31st DECEMBER, 1931. Authority for Expenditure. Service. Expended for 9 Months ended 31st December, 1931. ; B.C. Loan Act, 1927 " : Sec. 6 (d) ' B.C. Loan Act, 1928 " : Sec. 6 (a) 1 B.C. Loan Act, 1929 " : Sec. 6 (o) Sec. 6 (6) ' B.C. Loan Act, 1930 " : Sec. 6 (a) Sec. 6 (6) Sec. 6 (<J) ' B.C. Loan Act, 1931 ' Sec. 6 (a) Sec. 6 (a) Sec 6 (B). Sec. 6 (c).. Sec. 6 (d). Sec. 6 (e).. Pacific Great Eastern Construction Loan Act, 1928 " " Soldiers' Land Act, 1918 " Highways, Bridges, Ferries, etc.. Highways, Bridges, Ferries, etc.. Public Buildings Highways, Bridges, Ferries, etc Public Buildings University Endowment Lands Adminis tration Account Highways, Bridges, Ferries, etc Highways, Bridges, Ferries, etc. (Unemployment Relief) University Endowment Lands Adminis tration Account Conservation Fund Court-house, Victoria Unemployment Relief : Public Works Direct Relief Public Health Pacific Great Eastern Railway.. $27,547.59 147,019.21 $504,056.99 425,884.18 10,000.00 $52.51 52,890.03 174,506.80 939,941.17 $1,325,724.82 154,181.03 200,000.00 125,000.00 3,903.81 1,250,407.40 166,893.84 13,697.11 3,239,808.01 605,000.00 $5,012,258.52 * This statement covers only such vouchers as have been received and entered in the books of the Controlling and Audit Branch at 31st December, 1931. VICTORIA, B.C.: Printed by Charles P. Banfielo, Printer to the KiugTs Most Excellent Majesty. 1932. 275-232-8473
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Title | REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER-GENERAL OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1931-1932 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE "AUDIT ACT," CHAPTER 19, R.S.B.C. 1924 |
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