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 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Report of the
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL
1948-49
Pursuant to the provisions  of the
"Audit Act," Chapter 22, R.S.B.C. 1948
PRINTED by
AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE  ASSEMBLY.
VICTORIA,  B.C. :
Printed by Don McDiarmiij, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
1949.  To Colonel the Honourable Charles Arthur Banks, C.M.G.,
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
22, R.S.B.C. 1948.
Respectfully submitted.
H. ANSCOMB,
Minister of Finance.
Department of Finance,
Victoria, 8th February, 194-9. Victoria, 8th February, 1949.
The Honourable Herbert Anscomb,
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 22, R.S.B.C.
1948, as follows:—
(A) Statement of Treasury Board Overrulings (section 35).
(B) Statement of Expenditures on Services which have exceeded their
Appropriations (clause (b) of section 36).
(C) Statement of Payments charged against 1948-49 Appropriations
which did not occur within the Period of the Account (clause (e) of section 36).
(D) Statement of Special Warrants issued (subsection (4) of section 24).
(E) Statement showing the Revenue and Expenditures for the First Nine
Months of the Present Fiscal Year, viz., from 1st April to 31st December, 1948
(clause (a) of section 42) :—
(1) Revenue.
(2) Expenditure (charged to Income).
(3a)  Expenditure (charged to Loans).
(36)  Expenditure (charged to Revenue Surplus).
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.
Nil. FF 6
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
(B)
UNPROVIDED ITEMS IN EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED
31ST MARCH, 1948.
STATEMENT of Expenditures on Services which have exceeded their Appropriations from
1st April, 1947, to 31st March, 1948, and for which Overexpenditure the Sanction of
Parliament is required.
Vote
No.
Service.
Total
Appropriation.
Total
Expenditure.
Over-
expended.
1
Public Debt.
Interest, Premium, and Exchange... 	
$5,117,384.21
183,110.00
49,931.89
88,728.18
10.00
10,000.00
300.00
15,958.31
40,062.09
30,073.18
28,461.67
4,019.61
307,941.79
118,869.60
274,518.27
1,267,270.91
140,500.00
7,192.77
20,000.00
76,426.74
109,000.00
56,450.88
46,584.93
28,344.73
174,360.76
82,973.39
490,000.00
33,565.04
43,110.44
91,161.75
19,514.35
54,357.86
28,704.48
106,988.32
261,409.26
758,417.94
91,365.86
$5,365,922.53
190,322.91
51,102.45
89,977.16
3,916.84
13,577.86
326.86
16,601.00
43,804.28
35,262.56
30,549.98
4,259.05
308,261.11
134,552.90
281,471.11
1,287,978.69
171,362.52
7,932.89
24,931.06
78,335.41
120,804.15
56,481.69
51,003.88
28,530.27
183,687.47
85,075.45
597,451.17
33,989.70
43,155.58
91,516.13
21,281.72
58,141.16
29,123.58
108,204.84
263,561.82
850,241.13
95,011.95
$248,538.32
2
Legislation.
7,212.91
5
Department of Agriculture.
General Office   	
1,170.56
7
Horticultural Branch	
1,248.98
15
Milk Board    	
3,906.84
22
3,577.86
23
26.86
26
27
Department of the Attorney-General.
Attorney-General's Office  	
642.69
3,742.19
32
33
34
Sheriffs' Offices      	
Official Administrator    	
Official Guardian     	
5,189.38
2,088.31
239.44
35
319.32
36
15,683.30
37
Motor-vehicle Branch  	
6,952.84
38
20,707.78
41
30,862.52
42
43
Crown Prosecutor's Office, Vancouver	
740.12
4,931.06
45
51
53
Destruction of Predatory Animals and Birds
In Aid of Removal of Discriminatory Freight
and Express Rates  .....
Department of Education.
General Office  	
1,908.67
11,804.15
30.81
57
58
Industrial Education   	
4,418.95
185.54
59
9,326.71
60
Normal Schools         	
2,102.06
63
107,451.17
424.66
73
75
Provincial Library    	
45.14
76
78
Public Library Commission	
Provincial Museum        	
354.38
1,767.37
83
Department of Finance.
General Office         _     	
3,783.30
419.10
1,216.52
2,152.56
84
85
86
Probate and Succession Duties Branch 	
Controlling and Audit Branch.  	
89
90
Government Agents and Assessors	
91,823.19
3,646.09
Carried forward.   	
$10,257,069.21
$10,857,710.86
$600,641.65 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 7
Unprovided Items in Expenditure for Fiscal Year ended 31st March, 1948—Continued.
Vote
No.
Service.
Total
Appropriation.
Total
Expenditure.
Over-
expended.
Department of Finance—Continued.
$10,257,069.21
$10,857,710.86
$600,641.65
91
Printing Public Accounts, Revenue Receipts,
9,000.00
15,496.79
6,496.79
Department of Fisheries.
95
24,380.00
25,202.46
822.46
Department of Health and Welfare.
96
105
Minister's Office  	
Office of the Deputy Minister  	
1,790.27
8,797.77
566,658.88
8,000.00
2,876,000.00
142,397.89
1,915.27
9,708.63
578,334.58
10,777.81
3,022,822.97
147,004.82
125.00
910.86
106
11,675.70
107
2,777.81
108
146,822.97
113
4,606.93
Department of Labour.
116
116,115.11
17,659.11
14,544.98
42,948.71
86,291.44
117,550.62
17,816.38
15,882.32
43,287.29
88,173.52
1,435.51
117
157.27
120
1,337.34
127
338.58
.138
1,882.08
Department of Mines.
151
42,940.91
28,297.49
70,756.45
44,855.19
28,301.62
71,472.35
1,914.28
153
4.13
154
715.90
Department of the Provincial Secretary.
162
15,469.80
35,702.33
58,356.15
15,511.80
37,476.69
62,830.67
42.00
163
1,774.36
164
4,474.52
Department of Public Works.
183
Minister's Office  	
Department of Trade and Industry.
14,819.70
15,581.78    .
762.08
199
12,139.40
9,967.77
12,226.45
10,134.09
87.05
200
166.32
$14,460,103.37
$15,250,074.96
$789,971.59 FF 8
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
(C)
STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS CHARGED AGAINST 1948-49 APPROPRIATIONS
WHICH DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THE ACCOUNT.
Vote
No.
Date of Service.
Name.
Particulars.
Amount.
6
7
9
9
14
29
43
43
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
50
98
98
110
110
110
115
115
115
116
118 (d)
118 (d)
118 id)
118 (dl
118 (d)
118 (rft
118 (oH
118 (.d)
118 Cd)
118 Cd)
120 Ca)
126
126
127 Ca)
127 (a)
127 (o)
127 (oi
127 Ca)
127 (oi
127 (o)
127 Cd)
127 Cd)
127 Cd)
127 Cd)
127 Cd)
127 Cd)
127 (d)
127 Cd)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 Cd)
127 (d)
127 (d)
Feb. and Mar., 1948.....
Jan., 1948	
Feb. and Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
July,1947	
Apr., 1947-Mar., 1948..
Mar., 1948	
Nov., 1947	
Nov., 1947-Jan., 1948..
Jan. and Feb., 1948
Nov., 1947	
Jan., 1948	
Nov., 1947  	
Jan., 1947  	
Feb., 1947  	
Dec, 1946	
Jan. and Feb., 1948	
Feb., 1948	
Dec, 1947	
Feb., 1948	
Nov., 1947-Feb., 1948-
Dec, 1947	
Feb., 1948- 	
Mar., 1948 	
Feb., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Sept.. 1947-Mar., 1948
Jan.-Mar., 1948 ..._
Dec, 1947  _..
Nov., 1947-Mar., 1948
Dec, 1947-Mar., 1948
Nov. and Dec, 1947 ...
Dec-Mar., 1948	
Dec, 1947-Mar., 1948
Aug., 1947-Dec, 1947
Mar., 1948	
Dec, 1947	
Nov., 1947 	
Mar., 1948	
Jan. and Feb., 1948 ...
Apr., 1947-Mar., 1948
Nov., 1947-Mar., 1948
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Feb.-Aug., 1947	
Tune, 1946-Mar., 1948
Aug., 1947-Feb., 1948
Feb. and Mar., 1948—
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Tune, 1947-Mar., 1948
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948. 	
Sept., 1947-Mar., 1948
Mar., 1948  	
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Dec, 1947-Mar., 1948..
A. P. Slade (Victoria), Ltd.	
H. E. Cox       	
Canadian Laboratory Supplies..
Macdonald's Prescriptions...	
Prince George Motors	
E. M. Selkirk  	
Blair's   .          	
C. R. Marlatt, M.D	
J. Beach (Natal Garage)	
Hilda Caufield       	
Lawrence F. Cheston....
Vera Flett.
Robert M. Glasgow, M.D....
City of New Westminster..
F. D. Sinclair, M.D	
City of Victoria  	
Gordon Whittaker.....	
F. J. Hillhouse 	
Underwood, Ltd	
Columbia Coast Mission..
W. H. Craig, M.D	
L. M. Greene, M.D. 	
Kenyon & Co., Ltd.	
Ladysmith Motors, Ltd	
Nesbitt & Washington	
Canadian Laboratory Supplies
S. R. Arber, M.D  	
S. W. Baker, M.D. 	
B. G. Barkman, M.D. 	
C. H. Hankinson, M.D	
C. N. Cormack, M.D	
W. R. MacEwan, M.D. ...
W. G. McClure, M.D.
C. Pitts and K. S. Weaver, M.D.'s ...
Sidney Medical-Dental	
Underhill,   Anderson    &   Rankine,
M.D.'s   	
Dunne & Rundle, Ltd 	
Armstrong & Co  	
City of Vancouver	
Province of Alberta .	
District of Coquitlam  	
Village of Dawson Creek 	
Province of Saskatchewan	
District of Sumas	
District of Surrey	
City of Vancouver
Bella Coola General Hospital	
Brandly's Drug Store  	
B.C. Cancer Institute 	
Burris Clinic  	
Canadian   National   Institute   for
the Blind   . 	
I. U. Coleman, M.D  ...	
District of Delta  	
W. A. Drummond, M.D..
City of Grand Forks	
N.B.Hall, M.D	
R. Haugen, M.D	
Hynes Drug 	
Island Drug Co	
Supplies	
Travelling expenses
Supplies	
Vaccine  	
Services	
Pay-list 	
Supplies	
Professional services
Storage  	
Services	
Services	
Fees   .
Professional services
Inquest re Robert
Wolfenden	
Professional services
Inquest re A. Joseph
Bounty on cougars .
Supplies  	
Services   . . 	
School examination
Professional services
Professional services
Cupboard	
Travelling expenses
Gasoline, services ...
Supplies  	
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Supplies     . 	
Funeral expenses ...
Burial charges	
Social allowances ...
Social allowances ...
Social allowances ....
Social allowances	
Social allowances ...
Social allowances ....
Social allowances ....
Services  	
Supplies 	
Services	
Services	
Supplies	
Professional services
Social allowances ...
Professional services
Social allowances ...
Professional services
Professional services
Supplies	
Supplies	
$7.08
73.35
457.14
35.41
46.00
455.00
113.94
40.00
12.00
15.10
15.00
33.80
25.00
12.50
15.00
35.00
40.00
266.31
30.00
46.75
194.50
114.50
20.00
38.22
89.23
140.00
39.00
103.00
16.00
12.00
246.00
60.00
16.00
23.00
56.00
56.00
15.00
92.50
76.25
21.73
23.00
121.00
279.00
22.50
79.50
13,067.45
16.35
13.91
247.10
534.50
13.00
131.50
238.29
171.25
41.76
148.50
27.50
31.19
23.13 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 9
Statement of Payments charged against 1948-49 Appropriations—Continued.
Vote
No.
Date of Service.
Particulars.
Amount.
127 (d)
127 Cd)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 Cd)
127 Cd)
127 (d)
127 id)
127 (d)
127 Cd)
127 Cd)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (dl
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 (d)
127 Cd)
127 (d)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (fe)
130 (fe)
130 (61
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (61
130 (6)
130 (fe)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (fe)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (fe)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
130 (6)
Aug., 1947-Jan., 1948 .
Mar., 1948 	
Oct., 1947-Mar., 1948 .
Mar., 1948	
Feb. and Mar., 1948 —
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948 	
Mar., 1948 	
Feb. and Mar., 1948 ....
Oct., 1947-Jan., 1948 .
Nov., 1947-Mar., 1948
Dec, 1947-Mar., 1948
Oct., 1947-Mar.,1948 ...
Mar., 1948— 	
Feb. and Mar., 1948 ...
Mar.,1948	
Feb., 1948 	
Feb. and Mar., 1948 ...
May, 1946-Mar., 1948
Mar., 1948 	
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Jan., 1948 ......
Mar., 1948  .....
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Feb. and Mar., 1948...
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Jan.-Mar., 1948. 	
July, 1947-Mar., 1948
Feb., 1948 	
Feb. and Mar., 1948 _
Sept., 1947-Mar., 1948
Feb., 1948	
July, 1947-Mar., 1948
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.-
Sept
Sept
Apr.,
Mar.,
Jan-
Sept.
Apr.,
Apr.,
Jan-
Jan.,
Dec,
Nov.,
Jan.-
Mar.,
Dec,
Mar.
Dec,
Mar.
Apr.-
Mar.
Oct.,
Jan-
Jan.-
Sept.
Mar.,
Jan.-
Mar.
1947-Mar., 1948
-Dec, 1947	
-Dec, 1947	
, 1947-Mar., 1948
, 1947-Mar., 1948
1947-Mar., 1948
1948	
Mar., 1948 ..
, 1946-Feb., 1948
1947-Mar.,1948 .
1947-Mar.,1948 ..
Mar., 1948	
1948 	
1947-Mar., 1948
1947-Feb., 1948..
Mar., 1948	
1948 	
1947-Mar., 1948 .
, 1948 	
1947-Mar., 1948..
.1948	
-Dec, 1947	
, 1948 	
1947	
-Mar., 1948	
-Mar., 1948	
, 1947-Mar., 1948
1948... 	
Mar., 1948	
1948  	
A. L. Jones, M. D	
Kaslo Drug Store	
M. Katz, M.D. ._ 	
Kelowna Home Service	
Kimberley Drug & Book Co..
Ladysmith Drugs	
Laver's Pharmacy	
R. de Lotbiniere-Harwood.	
E. J. Lyon, M.D.       	
D. T. R. McColl, M.D	
D. G. B. Mathias, M.D	
R. Matiko, M.D	
L. T. Maxwell, M.D 	
A. W. Mooney, M.D	
W. H. B. Munn, M.D	
Murray, Smith & Robertson, M.D.'s
District of North Vancouver	
Osoyoos Drug Store  	
R. W. Patton, M.D  	
E. W. Perlstrom    .	
Powell River Clinic	
Powell River Pharmacy, Ltd	
St. Mary's Hospital ... 	
K. Shimo-Takahara, M.D	
N. Shklov and M. Lattey, M.D.'s ....
Vancouver Island Laboratories	
Albert H. Welsh	
C. S. Williams Clinic :....
G.  T.  Wilson  and  J.  W.  Wilson,
M.D.'s	
Allan's Cash Grocery	
E. L. Amos	
Children's Aid Society, Vancouver
Children's Aid Society  (Catholic),
Vancouver 	
Municipality of Coldstream	
City of Cranbrook  	
R. P. Christie, D.D.S  	
W. A. Drummond, M.D	
Mrs. H. DuMont	
City of Duncan	
Township of Esquimalt... 	
R. Glauninger 	
Hudson's Bay Co.	
City of Kamloops	
City of Kimberley ..	
Township of Langley	
W. G. McClure, M.D  	
District of Maple Ridge 	
Miller's Stores, Ltd	
W. H. B. Munn, M.D	
District of Oak Bay	
Drs. Patten	
Corporation of Penticton	
Penticton Stationery Store .
City of Prince George	
City of Prince Rupert	
Township of Esquimalt	
Rupert People's Store, Ltd—
N. Shklov, M.D	
J. F. Shute, M.D.—
V. C. Stordy..
District of Sumas	
City of Vancouver	
C. S. Williams Clinic.
Professional services
Supplies  .'.
Professional services
Supplies	
Supplies - 	
Supplies .— 	
Supplies	
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Professional services
Social allowances	
Supplies -
Professional services
Transportation	
Professional services
Supplies	
Services	
Professional services
Professional services
Services  	
Transportation	
Professional services
Professional services
Supplies	
Shoe repairs 	
Transportation	
Maintenance	
Maintenance  	
Maint'ce of children
Professional services
Professional services
Clothing	
Maint'ce of children
Maint'ce of children-
Shoes 	
Clothing	
Maint'ce of children
Maint'ce of ehildren..
Maint'ce of children
Professional services
Maint'ce of children
Clothing	
Professional services
Maint'ce of children
Professional services
Maint'ce of children
Supplies	
Maint'ce of children
Maint'ce of children
Maint'ce of children
Clothing	
Professional services
Professional services
Clothing	
Maint'ce of children
Maint'ce of children
Professional services
$58.50
15.50
14.00
20.00
13.85
39.42
19.41
90.00
8.75
31.00
16.00
16.50
30.50
12.50
24.00
34.00
11.20
60.08
303.50
12.00
19.00
11.03
43.20
111.25
33.50
19.50
20.50
369.50
21.00
11.51
10.10
69.91
325.02
318.86
36.15
32.50
13.50
■ 78.51
209.18
27.01
28.10
186.73
356.29
635.10
317.11
85.00
112.60
13.74
28.00
28.12
52.00
27.01
10.30
54.00
239.58
135.04.
25.85
37.00
36.50
30.29
27.01
450.13
40.00 FF 10
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
Statement of Payments charged against 1948-49 Appropriations—Continued.
Vote
No.
Date of Service.
Name.
Particulars.
Amount.
131
144
147
148
153
155
155
163
177
207 (d)
207 (d)
210
210
210
210
211
213
ra)
213
a)
213
a)
213
o)
213
a)
213
a)
213
a)
213
a)
213
a)
213
,a)
213
a)
213
a)
213
(a)
213
[a)
213
(a)
213
[a)
213
(o)
213
(o)
213
(o)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
Ca)
213
(o)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(o)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(ol
213
(o)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(o)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(a)
213
(ol
213
(a)
213
(a)
Dec, 1944	
July, 1947	
Mar., 1948	
April and May, 1947	
Mar., 1948	
Feb., 1948	
Oct., 1947	
Mar., 1948	
Dec, 1947	
Mar., 1948	
Dec, 1947	
Jan., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
June, 1946-Mar., 1948
Apr., 1947-Mar., 1948.
Mar., 1947	
Sept. and Oct., 1947	
Mar., 1948 	
Jan., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Jan., 1948	
Dec, 1946, and Nov.
1947	
Jan., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Oct., 1947	
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Nov., 1947..
Nov., 1946, and Feb.
and Mar., 1947	
Dec, 1947	
Nov., 1947-Jan., 1948.
Mar., 1948 —
Mar., 1948 .
Feb. and Mar., 1948-
Mar., 1948 .
Sept., 1946-Mar., 1948
Oct., 1947-Mar., 1948...
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948 .'.	
Mar., 1948. 	
Mar., 1948 	
Feb., 1948	
Aug., 1947	
Mar., 1948	
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Jan., 1948 	
Feb. and Mar., 1948-
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1928	
Dec, 1946-Mar., 1948..
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
May, 1947	
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948 	
Dec, 1947. 	
Harry Smith, Ltd..
Diggon's, Ltd—
Department of National Defe'nce..
S. H-. Frame 	
King Bros., Ltd—
Harris Coal Co. of Victoria..
E. R. Nicholson	
Letson & Burpee, Ltd 	
Canadian Laboratory Supplies, Ltd.
Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc ,.	
Ellett Copper & Brass Co., Ltd	
Begg Motor Co., Ltd   	
Arthur H. Cox  	
C. P. Foster & Co., Ltd	
National Cash Register Co	
A.Mitchell   	
Birch Island Lumber Co.	
Burns Lumber & Coal Co.	
Northern Electric Co., Ltd..
Wm. Thomson	
Ward Hotel Co., Ltd 	
H. F. Hird	
Portable Equipment, Ltd..
F. G. Aldous	
B.A. Oil Co., Ltd..
L. Beevor-Potts and A. D. Caillet..
Boyd's Garage  	
Bralorne Mines, Ltd	
Burns Lumber & Coal Co..
Butterfleld & Butterfield..
Clinton Motors, Ltd..
Comara Mining & Milling Co., Ltd...
Dawson, Wade & Co., Ltd	
G. L. Down	
Francis Batteries & Tires, Ltd	
Grand Forks Sawmills, Ltd 	
Home Oil Distributors, Ltd 	
Imperial Oil, Ltd	
Jeffree & Jeffree, Ltd  	
Jens Bros.   : 	
King's Transfer..
Lillooet Cartage Co., Ltd..
E. E. Linville  	
Edward Lipsett, Ltd—
Little, Haugland & Kerr, Ltd—
Manning Logging Co., Ltd	
L. C. Masson — 	
Okanagan Valley Land Co., Ltd	
City of Nelson 	
Northern   Construction   Co.   and
J. W. Stewart, Ltd	
Shell Oil Co. of B.C., Ltd.—.
Village of Smithers
Standard Oil Co. of B.C., Ltd..
Telkwa Transport	
United Supplies, Ltd	
War Assets Corporation...	
War Assets Corporation	
Westbank Garage	
R. G. Wise 	
Woodley Motors — 	
M. J. Ferro	
D. Carmichael	
Subscription. 	
Supplies 	
Gasoline  	
Pay-list	
Duty..  —
Supplies	
Supplies	
Supplies  	
Supplies	
Supplies  	
Supplies	
Supplies  -
Insurance	
Supplies	
Supplies 	
Travelling expenses
Materials  	
Supplies 	
Supplies	
Material	
Travelling expenses
Travelling expenses
Machinery	
Services	
Gasoline	
Services	
Supplies	
Supplies and
rentals	
Rental equipment..
Supplies	
Supplies 	
Tractor-hire..
Supplies .
Travelling expenses
Supplies	
Bulldozer-hire	
Supplies	
Supplies	
Supplies ..
Supplies .
Rental of truck ..
Plymouth sedan..
Tractor-hire	
Supplies	
Supplies  —
Services  _
Services	
Purchase of land~
Services 	
Services	
Supplies	
Services	
Supplies	
Hauling gravel-
Supplies
Plank road	
Garage buildings..
Services 	
Car mileage	
Parts	
Pay-list	
Pay-list	
$18.90
18.00
18.60
41.94
10.05
16.20
11.76
59.20
19.14
54.72
427.35
36.00
250.00
43.50
158.13
23.52
1,877.01
325.46
18.50
13.66
13.00
190.45
1,251.80
96.17
84.80
55.15
65.00
593.30
81.25
249.61
17.70
997.76
40.16
19.03
75.74
285.00
239.71
98.29
11.63
91.00
.94.00
1,907.04
15.00
33.75
35.89
566.66
10.50
257.50
181.80
96.72
12.47
;22.50
47.75
14.00
22.00
100.00
4,400.00
21.68
24.66
17.43
100.34
119.43 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 11
Statement of Payments charged against 1948-49 Appropriations—Continued.
Vote
No.
Date of Service.
Name.
Particulars.
Amount.
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
215
217
218
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Dec, 1947-Mar., 1948.
Mar., 1948	
Dec, 1946  	
Mar., 1948	
Feb., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Jan. and Feb., 1948	
Mar., 1948. 	
Mar., 1948 	
Feb., 1948	
Nov., 1947-
Nov., 1947-Mar., 1948.
Feb., 1947	
Oct.,  1947,  and Jan.,
1948—  	
Apr., 1947-Mar., 1948..
Feb. and Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948 	
Mar., 1948  	
Mar., 1948 	
Jan. and Feb., 1948	
Jan., 1948	
Feb., 1947-Sept., 1947-
Mar., 1948 .  	
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948 	
Feb., 1947	
Dec, 1946	
Jan.-Mar., 1948—	
Mar., 1948.. —	
Mar., 1948 	
Aug. and Nov., 1947	
Mar., 1948. 	
Feb., 1948— 	
Jan. and Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948 	
Mar., 1948 	
Dec, 1947	
Sept., 1947-Mar., 1948
Sept., 1947-Mar., 1948
Dec, 1946-Mar., 1948.
Mar., 1948 	
Mar., 1948 —
Mar., 1948-	
Mar., 1948	
Mar., 1948	
Aug.-Dec, 1947	
Dec, 1946-Mar., 1948.
Mar., 1948  	
Mar., 1948... 	
Jan.-Mar., 1948	
Sept., 1947-Jan., 1948
Dec, 1947-Jan., 1948 ..
Sept., 1947-Mar., 1948
Feb., 1948	
Jan., 1948	
Feb., 1947-Jan., 1948...
Mar., 1948 — —	
H. J. Barber	
B.C. Research Council	
British Pacific Bldg., Ltd...
Brown's Repair Shop	
Buckerfield's, Ltd.
Canadian General Electric Co—.
Canadian General Electric Co-
Canadian National Railways -
Cowichan Agricultural Society..
Coyle Batteries, Ltd  	
Empire Brass Mfg. Co., Ltd	
Frank Everett	
Giddens Electric, Ltd —	
Inland Building Supplies, Ltd	
Kirmis & Lindner	
Laver's 	
McHardy Agencies, Ltd	
McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Ltd.
City of Nanaimo    	
Northern Electric Co., Ltd 	
L. A. N. Potterton  	
Royal City Glass Co	
Robert A. Roxborough	
S.A.F.E., Ltd.  	
D. Shaw  	
David Spencer, Ltd	
Vancouver Sun  	
B.C. Research Council	
Standard Oil Co. of B.C., Ltd..
Anderson Construction Co	
Bostock Ranch 	
I. J. Cameron  	
Campbell Contracting Co., Ltd	
Campbell Contracting Co., Ltd..	
Campbell-Bennett, Ltd  	
Canadian Wood Pipe & Tanks, Ltd..
R. Carlson	
Dawson, Wade & Co., Ltd.	
Dezall's Garage Co., Ltd  	
Albert B. Didsbury..
Dietrich Collins Equipment, Ltd..
H. Forster	
General Construction Co., Ltd—
Goodwin Johnson, Ltd 	
A. E. Hohn	
Department of Indian Affairs	
Leila Lace    	
McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Ltd...
Okanagan Garage	
W. E. Stewart... 	
Harry J. Sullivan (Judge)	
C. W. Tyler    .
Robert C. Weld   .	
Western Bridge & Steel Fabricators
Westland Iron & Steel Foundries .....
B.C. Telephone Co. 	
Clement F. Wootton	
Sundry accounts of $10 and under..
Rentals	
Repairs 	
Rentals	
Repairs 	
Supplies	
Supplies	
Supplies 	
Rental	
Rental  	
Supplies	
Supplies	
Rental	
Supplies 	
Supplies	
Water-supply	
Rental  	
Rental 	
Repairs— 	
Taxes 	
Supplies	
Supplies 	
Supplies	
Freight	
Electric clocks-
Repairs	
Rent 	
Advertising 	
Services 	
Supplies 	
Building road	
Rental	
Car mileage	
Alterations	
Road-work	
Road-work 	
Pipe	
Garage	
Contract	
Services	
Arrears, pension
Labour	
Mileage	
Road-work	
Piling	
Expenses 	
Gravel 	
Pension	
Supplies	
Repairs  —
Mileage	
Services 	
Services  —
Services  	
Services 	
Supplies 	
Moving poles	
Surveying 	
$120.00
21.00
676.66
.70
85.29
4.25
185.55
10.00
35.00
159.91
35.31
175.00
29.15
5.82
18.00
50.00
25.00
.59
30.03
32.72
30.00
115.20
14.40
13.09
42.00
350.00
13.20
,222.87
56.34
150.00
55.00
45.72
895.00
599.30
240.00
,882.45
100.00
310.11
232.42
407.83
644.50
19.88
,687.75
439.96
34.66
,419.73
316.57
19.42
50.50
18.48
,398.28
823.08
42.50
,683.60
72.00
,076.21
838.68
510.70
$106,674.38 FF 12
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
(D)
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS
OF 1948 AND 1949.
Date of
Approval.
No. of
Warrant.
Amount of
Warrant.
Expenditure.
June 11, 1948
Sept. 10,1948
Feb. 5, 1949-
May 10, 1948
Dec 15, 1948
June 8, 1948
June 8, 1948
June 30, 1948
Aug. 4, 1948
Sept. 24,1948
July 28, 1948
July 16, 1948
Dec. 13, 1948
16
27
3
26
5
7
11
18
10
9
24
Apr. 30, 1948
1
May 5, 1948-
2
July 2, 1948-
8
Aug. 10, 1948
12
TO MEET EXPENDITURE FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1949.
Department of the Attorney-General.
Costs and expenses of Court action incurred by the
trustees of Ellison Irrigation District and water-
users of Ellison Irrigation District
Compensation to Ray Outtrim in full settlement of
his claim for damage to the motor-vessel " Sea
Shell" and for charter fees and legal costs
incurred by him
Compensation to Frank Yerbury for his claim for
damages        —
Department of Education.
Grant for the erection of school at Telegraph Creek
To   finance   an   experimental   high   school   driver-
training project     	
Department of Finance.
For the payment of necessary emergency expenditures for the purposes of flood relief and control
Ditto     	
Ditto 	
Special grant-in-aid re " Public Schools Act"	
Grant to the Pacific National Exhibition	
Department of Health and Welfare.
To provide for increase in social allowances of
$387,000 and $63,000 supplementary payments
for mothers' allowance recipients for period
July 1st, 1948, to March 31st, 1949  	
Department of Lands and Forests.
Compensation to Frederick Rodenheber, employee of
Water Rights Branch, for his personal effects
destroyed by fire in  cook tent May 28th, 1948
Compensation to J. Doubinin for damage to fruit-
trees     _.
Department of Public Works.
Compensation to W. Chesher for damages to his
automobile     	
Compensation to William Dynes for damage to radio
and compensation to Hilda Anderson for damage to mirror, plaster, and dishes
Compensation to M. B. Moore for damage to automobile  	
Compensation to A. Plankl for damage to vehicle..
Carried forward  	
$1,495.45
4,000.00
500.00
48,000.00
6,000.00
250,000.00
250,000.00
250,000.00
10,000.00
45,000.00
450,000.00
136.00
200.00
124.85
42.95
22.60
153.80
$1,495.45
4,000.00
4,722.28
2,000.00
250,000.00
250,000.00
167,325.85
167.69
45,000.00
44,450.00
136.00
200.00
124.85
42.95
22.60
153.80
$1,315,675.65  $769,841.47 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 13
Statement of Special Warrants issued between Sessions of 1948 and 1949—Continued.
Date of
No. of
Service.
Amount of
Expendi
Approval.
Warrant.
Warrant.
ture.
TO MEET EXPENDITURE FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1949—Continued.
Department of Public Works—Continued.
$1,315,675.65
$769,841.47
Aug. 31, 1948
13
To    meet    unpaid    wages,    material,    and    service
accounts   of   Thomas   Kirwan   Construction   in
contract dated August 4th, 1947, covering road-
construction known as " Proj'ect No. 41, Trans-
Canada Highway, Revelstoke West  (Three Mile
24,500.00
21,437.03
Aug. 31, 1948
14
Compensation to M. Martin, Osoyoos, B.C., for dam-
10.00
Aug. 31, 1948
15
Compensation   to   Harry   Mclrvin,   Laurier,   Wash.,
U.S.A., for cow         -
251.25
251.25
Sept. 17,1948
17
Compensation   to   R.   Robertson,   J.   Robertson,   W.
Loury, J. Hatfield for loss of personal effects in
a fire occurring at the Public Works camp  on
the   Parksville-Alberni   Highway   on   or   about
July 13th, 1948   —.             	
160.00
160.00
Oct. 8, 1948-
19
To provide  for payment to  Pacific  Coast  Painting
Co. in full settlement of their claim re contract
painting   of   steelwork,   Pattullo   Bridge,   New
500.00
500 00
Oct.  8, 1948..
20
Grant-in-aid to  the  Corporation  of the  Village  of
Smithers toward the cost of drainage plan...	
20,000.00
13,737.08
Oct. 26, 1948
21
Compensation to F. B. McLellan for damage to his
vehicle   sustained   while   proceeding   onto   the
Sorrento-Scotch Creek Ferry on or about July
16th, 1948   — 	
10.10
10.10
Nov. 1, 1948-
22
Compensation to J. P. M. Hannah for injuries sus
tained in highway accident on July 11th,  1947
7,500.00
7,500.00
Nov. 15, 1948
23
To meet the responsibility of the Province under an
agreement   between   the   Grand   Trunk   Pacific
Railway Co. and the Canadian National Telegraph  Co.  jointly  and  the  Minister  of  Public
Works relative to the Prince Rupert Highway
60,000.00
Dec. 13, 1948
25
To   meet  expenditures   of  the  Fraser  River  Basin
Board for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 1949
30,000.00
21,959.71
$1,458,607.00
$835,396.64 FF 14
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
(E)
(1)
STATEMENT SHOWING THE REVENUE FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF
THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR, VIZ., 1st APRIL TO 31st DECEMBER, 1948.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
Service.
Revenue for 9 Months ended
31st December, 1948.
1,000.00
$28,000.00
140,000.00
125,000.00
3,000.00
600,000.00
13,500,000.00
90,000.00
850,000.00
125,000.00
600,000.00
4,800,000.00
100,000.00
28,000.00
10,000.00
6,000.00
8,000.00
45,000.00
40,000.00
10,000.00
$21,108,000.00
$4,000.00
6,000.00
100.00
$10,100.00
$22,703,439.86
500,000.00
$23,203,439.86
400,000.00
850,000.00
.     8,500,000.00
350,000.00
120,000.00
1,000,000.00
500,000.00
750,000.00
50,000.00
10,000.00
$35,733,439.86
Current Account.
Department of Agriculture:
Miscellaneous Receipts...
Department of Attorney-General:
"Administration Act "—Fees, etc.
Companies Branch	
Court Fees and Fines.....
Dog Licences.
' Game Act "—Fees and Licences  	
" Government Liquor Act "	
" Insurance Act " „   	
Land Registry Fees  	
Law Stamps     ;..
" Motor-vehicle Act ":
Registration Fees, etc  	
Annual  Licences, Motor-vehicles   (except Motorcycles )  —	
Annual Licences, Chauffeurs	
" Moving Pictures Act "  — 	
" Real-estate Agents' Licensing Act "  	
" Securities Act "      	
Sheriffs'Fees    — - 	
Trade Licences	
" Fire Marshal Act "—Fees, etc..
Miscellaneous Receipts	
Department of Education:
Teachers' Examinations and Certificates
Text-book Branch (net profits)  	
Miscellaneous Receipts	
Department of Finance:
Dominion of Canada:
Rental Fee for Leased Tax Fields and Payments
under Terms of Union 	
Percentage of Power Corporation Tax 	
Amusement-tickets Tax..
Fuel-oil Tax  	
Gasoline Tax  	
Interest:
Miscellaneous	
Fraser River Bridge—on account—
Land Taxes:
Real Property   	
Wild Land, Coal and Timber Lands .
Mineral Tax    	
Poll Tax.  	
Probate Fees... —   	
$19,050.09
96,930.57
150,361.72
3,906.09
638,612.27
!,129,506.14
31,131.24
967,294.86
153,626.69
433,494.75
711,996.67
39,556.00
23,621.25
11,238.50
4,865.05
15,746.85
28,772.50
11,770.39
7,823.72
$3,950.00
$16,955,635.31
$16,955,635.31
,574.75
,979.47
,977.51
1,400,!
672,!
8,089,!
503,299.98
Carried forward..
1,177.
677
228.
80,
78
073.95
543.58
,078.85
671.17
048.07
$26,472.55
11,479,305.35
3,950.00
$29,863,882.64   $11,509,727.90 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 15
Statement of Revenue for the First Nine Months of Present Fiscal Year—Continued.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
Service.
Revenue for 9 Months ended
31st December, 1948.
$35,733,439.86
500,000.00
Current Account—Continued.
Brought forward 	
Department of Finance—Continued.
Races Tax        	
$29,863,882.64
774,991.87
402,247.85
8,566,550.17*
68.07
60,531.03
57,583.79
$11,509,727.90
12,000,000.00
10,000.00
60,000.00
Social Security and Municipal Aid Tax	
Trust Deposits reverted to the Crown  	
40,000.00
Miscellaneous Receipts     	
Department of Fisheries:
Fish-buyers' and Miscellaneous Licences   	
Department of Health and Welfare:
Marriage Licences   	
$48,343,439.86
$39,481.00
31,430.74
39,725,855.42
$25,000.00
23,359.00
$45,000.00
40,000.00
Vital Statistics     	
1,000.00
Department of Labour:
$86,000.00
$970.00
189.00
70,911.74
$1,000.00
300.00
Trade-school Regulation Fees    	
Department of Lands and Forests:
Grazing Permits and Fees     	
Land Revenue, Sundry    	
$1,300.00
$24,972.41
167,216.96
285,750.92
1,159.00
$30,000.00
170,000.00
410,000.00
40,000.00
25,000.00
45,000.00
430,000.00
3,200,000.00
Southern Okanagan Lands Project 	
Survey Fees and Sale of Maps....   — 	
16,569.20
54,816.66
308,135.43
2,551,931.60
3,565,882.40
389,651.44
18,790.62
2,450,000.00
400,000.00
20,000.00
Miscellaneous Receipts      	
Legislation:
Private Bills' Fees ._     	
Department of Mines:
$7,220,000.00
7,383,717.64
$1,000.00
$31.00
43,082.65
431.50
126,860.69
$20.00
40,000.00
150 00
100 000 00
Department of Municipal Affairs:
$140,170.00
170,405.84
$800.00
350.00
$58,885,496.54 FF 16
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
Statement of Revenue for the First Nine Months of Present Fiscal Year—Continued.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
Service.
Revenue for 9 Months ended
31st December, 1948.
$40,000.00
1,500.00
$41,500.00
$350,000.00
$5,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$50,000.00
200,000.00
$250,000.00
$77,616,309.86
Current Account—Continued.
Brought forward	
Department of the Provincial Secretary:
King's Printer (net profits)	
Miscellaneous Receipts 	
$58,885,496.54
$1,624.84
" Public Utilities Act " and " Motor Carrier Act'
Miscellaneous Receipts	
Department of Public Works:
Miscellaneous Receipts	
Railway Department:
Inspection Fees	
Department of Trade and Industry:
Miscellaneous Receipts	
Refunds of Expenditure:
Charged to Income.—
Charged to Loans	
$15,427.69
66,459.78
Total Revenue..
1,624.84
97,834.82
14,557.15
3,068.92
3,454.25
81,887.47
9,087,913.99 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 17
(E)
(2)
*STATEMENT  SHOWING  THE  EXPENDITURE  FOR  THE  FIRST  NINE  MONTHS
OF THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR, VIZ., FROM 1st APRIL
TO 31st DECEMBER, 1948.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
No. of
Vote.
Service.
Expenditure for 9 Months
ended 31st December, 1948.
$5,272,031.07
35,000.00
2,840,889.93
2,839,994.30
$10,987,915.30
$195,100.00
2
3
$29,440.00
678.00
$30,118.00
$12,960.00
4
50,780.00
5
8,150.00
6
99,420.00
7
27,530.00
8
185,450.00
9
20,020.00
10
9,560.00
11
9,400.00
12
18,520.00
13
150,150.00
14
13,820.00
15
13,000.00
16
10.00
17
30,000.00
18
12,000.00
19
2,000.00
20
2,000.00
21
1,000.00
22
30,000.00
23
15,000.00
24
300.00
25
5,000.00
26
30,000.00
27
500.00
Stat
11,000.00
Stat
500.00
Stat.
Stat
32,000.00
$790,070.00
Current Account.
Public Debt:
Interest -     	
Premium and Exchange	
Sinking Funds _-_.._ 	
Redemption of Debt 	
Legislation   '.  	
Premier's Office:
Salaries and Expenses	
Cost-of-living  Bonus—Merged with  Salaries      	
Department of Agriculture:
Minister's Office... 	
General Office 	
Markets Branch 	
Horticultural Branch	
Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Apiary
Inspection  	
Live Stock Branch   	
Field Crops and Seed Improvement Branch
Farmers' Institutes  	
Women's Institutes    	
Soil Survey Branch
Agricultural Development and Extension-
Agricultural Engineering and Land-clearing
Boys' and Girls' Clubs	
Milk Board   	
Automobiles and Accessories	
Agricultural    Associations    and    Fairs—
Buildings, Grants, etc	
Interior Provincial Exhibition Association
—Grant  	
Chilliwack Agricultural Association—Grant
In Aid of Kamloops Bull Sale—Grant	
Rebates on Stumping-powder	
Subsidies on Agricultural Lime— 	
Rodent and Pest Extermination	
Incidentals and Contingencies.  	
Dominion-Provincial     Emergency     Farm
Labour Service   	
" Pound District Act "  	
'" Grasshopper-control Act " 	
" Natural Products Marketing (B.C.) Act "
" Horned Cattle Purchases Act " 	
Cost-of-living  Bonus—Merged with  Salaries   —   —  	
$4,739,369.46
17,454.36
2,840,889.93
2,539,994.30
Carried forward..
$10,137,708.05
6,642.26
$23,341.46
$9,795.69
36,333.15
5,203.95
72,184.66
17,283.72
128,645.58
12,317.19
7,391.45
8,530.82
11,600.23
90,137.58
9,951.83
9,769.40
1,666.95-
27,895.78
9,320.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
14,515.00
10,085.46
42.25
2,459.93
35,667.20
395.27
1,699.83
3,811.63
23,341.46
527,370.65
$10,695,062.42
* This statement covers only such vouchers as have been received and entered in the books of the Controlling
and Audit Branch at 31st December, 1948. FF 18
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of Present Fiscal Year—Cont'd.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
No. of
Vote.
Service.
Expenditure for 9 Months
ended 31st December, 1948.
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. No. 6
S.W. No. 16
Stat.
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
Current Account—Continued.
$10,695,062.42
$16,410.00
46,940.00
23,790.00
Department of the Attorney-General:
Attorney-General's Office.— 	
$12,280.26
38,590.14
21,915.48
20,938.98
11,145.32
10,063.29
34,086.13
7,879.33
29,039.27
25,876.60
3,749.67
228,784.99
80,086.80
16,787.78
255,617.75
1,152,484.17
416,687.01
308,039.26
110,117.65
5,914.14
17,600.27
13,442.57
60,100.02
483.60
18,056.35
50,069.05
2,000.00
4,166.69
5,198.86
10,499.58
5,038.50
30,000.00
51.50
1,495.45
4,000.00
27,925.00
17,600.00
Insurance Branch  	
14,430.00
55,500.00
" Fire Marshal Act "     	
15,200.00
38,180.00
Censor of Moving Pictures    .,,.
31,980.00
4,420.00
310,140.00
110,565.00
25,000.00
283,908.00
1,261,500.00
445,465.00
433,400.00
150,500.00
7,770.00
22,000.00
10,000.00
Coroners' Inquests and Inquiries  	
Constitutional Litigation and General Law
75,000.00
1,500.00
Destruction of Predatory Animals and Birds
Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation in
21,000.00
67,300.00
•6,000.00
9,000.00
25,000.00
Probation Office    	
New Haven     	
Incidentals and Contingencies 	
In   Aid   of   Removal   of   Discriminatory
14,000.00
" County    Courts   Act   Amendment   Act,
1947".             ....
5,500.00
" Magistrates Act Amendment Act, 1939 "_.
" Government Liquor Act," Section 121	
" Revised Statutes Act, 1948," Section 8
Court   Costs   re   Ellison   Irrigation   and
217,000.00
Cost-of-living  Bonus—Merged with  Sala-
Department of Education:
$3,793,923.00
$11,683.37
45,362.06
10.00
119,554.53
53,136.17
35,004.18
32,104.60
21,573.59
142,495.30
3,012,286.46
$15,520.00
61,440.00
10.00
122,800.00
114,245.00
Free Text-books, Maps, etc	
High  School  Correspondence  School  (including Adults)  .
44,415.00
50,010.00
33,140.00
198,420.00
Inspection of Schools  	
Carried forward.......   ....
$640,000.00
$460,923.80
$13,707,348.88 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 19
Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of Present Fiscal Year—Cont'd.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
No. of
Vote.
Service.
Expenditure for 9 Months
ended 31st December, 1948.
$640,000.00
57,002.00
66
67
68
69
69.A
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. No. 3
S.W. No. 26
Stat.
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
Current Account—Continued.
Brought forward...... - 	
Department of Education—Continued.
$460,923.80
54,733.46
26,610.84
83,304.69
7,343,672.71
1,079,396.56
360,193.23
15,746.83
433,287.14
$13,707,348.88
31,300.00
103,779.00
7,450,000.00
Basic and Supplementary Grants (Teach-
1,100,000.00
510,000.00
Special Aid to Rural Areas      	
Conveyances (Special Services)  	
130,000.00
894,000.00
Teachers'   Superannuation   Fund,   7%
(" Special Assistance in the Cost of Education Act")         _.
5,000.00
Special Aid to School Districts 	
14,000.00
14,000.00
Education of Soldiers' Dependent Children
High    School   and    Senior    Matriculation
7,421.10
1,180.70
27,448.09
686.60
297,069.81
12,010.73
4,821.86
9,370.49
14,223.28
5,851.64
36,245.05
76,428.78
10,839.20
14,649.96
11,989.23
937,509.02
29,930.00
500.00
Summer Schools and Teacher-training	
373,550.00
16,910.00
9,040.00
14,205.00
Adult Education..             _   ..
Educational Direction and Supervision	
Division   of   Educational   Reference   and
18,300.00
8,960.00
Division of Tests, Standards, and Research „
Educational and Vocational Guidance	
45,765.00
.97,090.00
16,355.00
21,415.00
24,000.00
Incidentals and Contingencies  	
1,250,000.00
36,650.00
University of British Columbia 	
University Endowment Lands—Proportion
of Fire Costs, etc.      	
20,000.00
Special Grant to Victoria College     	
20,000.00
582,907.02-
9,223.94
4,422.28
2,000.00
10.00
Advances re Rural District School Taxes	
" Public Schools Act "—Assessment Equali-
Grant for the Erection of School at Tele-
Experimental High School Driver-training
49,776.00
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with Sala-
Department of Finance:
Minister's Office    	
$12,981,537.00
$10,232.23
48,873.02
25,175.06
99,592.14
80,757.86
64,207.22
191,883.98
2,536.95-
14,775.62
10,778,354.00
$14,000.00
64,000.00
35,160.00
112,560.00
Probate and Succession Duties Branch	
Controlling and Audit Branch	
125,400.00
76,400.00
Surveyor of Taxes Office 	
Purchasing Commission:
Administration  	
225,000.00
7,260.00
Commissioner of Income Tax Office	
100.00
Agent-General's   Office   and   B.C.   House,
London, England  	
$659,880.00
$538,034.08
$24,485,702.88 FF 20
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of Present Fiscal Year—Cont'd.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
No. of
Vote.
Service.
Expenditure for 9 Months
ended 31st December, 1948.
$659,880.00
855,500.00
92.210.00
101
102
103
104
105
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. No. 11
S.W. No. 18
S.W. No. 4)
Stat.      ,
Stat.
Current Account—Continued.
Brought forward	
Department of Finance—Continued.
Government Agents and Assessors, etc	
$538,034.08
630,992.63
97,020.87
7,710.64
2,228.96
9,772.82
$24,485,702.88
12,000.00
2,000.00
20,000.00
1,600,000.00
4,000,000.00
27,000.00
Printing   Public   Accounts,   Revenue   Receipts, Bonds, Cheques, Estimates, etc.
" Municipalities Aid Act":
Social Security and Municipal Aid Tax
2,000,000.00
18,237.20
7,037.19
11,758.46
106,379.64
3,089.50
231.53
12,532.00
61,197.90
602,213.82
163.39
45,000.00
430,000.00
14,300.00
" Coal   and   Petroleum   Products   Control
" Social  Security and Municipal Aid Tax
"Water Act":
Schedule E, clause 9 (8)    —
Section 57 (7)    	
Special Grant-in-aid re Public Schools	
Flood Relief and Control and " Flood Relief Act":
Fraser Valley    	
Outside Fraser Valley    	
Fraser Valley Rehabilitation Authority....
$7,712,890.00
$4,153,600.63
2,082,605.40*
821,645.24
t
625,000.00*
7,623.36
Okanagan Flood-control....    	
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with Salaries    .
85,000.00
$7,797,890.00
7,690,474.63
$32,176,177.51
* Emergency flood expenditure (Fraser Valley) :—
Dvke labour   $163,744.47
Trucking- and transportation _  498,254.58
Materials   and   miscellaneous  743,056.71
Fodder    ,  131,083.91
Department of Public Works expenditures _ 546,465.73
Shareable in part by the Dominion of Canada—settlement not yet arrived at  $2,082,605.40
f Flood rehabilitation (Fraser Valley) :—
Vouchers to 31st December,  1948  $2,883,009.51
The Dominion of Canada, under authority of Vote 933 of its Supplementary Estimates for the
fiscal year ending 31st   March,  1949, authorized an unconditional grant of $5,000,000, and of this
amount it has paid on account $3,500,000 against which Provincial expenditures of $2,883,009.51
have been temporarily applied.
$ Dyke reconstruction, etc.   (Fraser Valley), work being done by the Fraser Valley Dyking Board:—
Provincial share of advances to the Board to 31st December, 1948      $625,000.00 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 21
Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of Present Fiscal Year—Cont'd.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
No. of
Vote.
Service.
Expenditure for 9 Months
ended 31st December, 1948.
•
106
107
Stat.
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. No. 10
Stat.
135
136
137
138
139
Current Account—Continued.
)
      $32,176,177.51
$1,100.00
31,780.00
558.00
Department of Fisheries:
Minister's Office  — 	
General Office      —
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with  Sala-
$358.88
16,527.11
Department of Health and Welfare:
$33,438.00
16,885.97
$7,010.00
$5,808.86
46,960.00
195,090.00
Accounting Division   	
Public Health Branch:
41,609.40
135,115.45
50,000.00
119,000.00
25,000.00
106,360.00
285,558.00
158,750.00
131,760.00
Cancer Control—   	
Public    Health    Service,    Metropolitan
Grants in Aid of Arthritis Control. 	
Public Health Nursing  	
Health Units  -	
Division of Laboratories 	
27,000.00
83,854,08
1,804.32
74,720.53
186,521.83
98,985.77
100.393.36
173,540.00
10,000.00
Division of Venereal Disease Control
72,214.85
3,171.78
1,628,775.00
360,230.00
9,190.00
39,800.00
Division of Tuberculosis Control	
874,131.78
241,261.81
•   Social Welfare Branch:
Office of the Deputy Minister 	
Director   of  Welfare  and   Family   Ser-
7,079.90
30,571.61
630,050.00
19,910.00
8,000.00
3,410,000.00
1-.500.O0
2,500.00
Field Service 	
411,330.35
11,649.12
Burial of Indigents   	
6,735.80
2,172,798.28
" Residence  and  Responsibility  Act "—
Administration	
Welfare Visitor for the Deaf 	
1,078.73
539,490.00
302,825.95
67,025.00
109,141.00
36 622 00
Provincial Home, Kamloops 	
Industrial School for Boys — 	
33,701.49
83,470.73
23,914.12
2,850,000.00
1,916,430.00
475,000.00
Old-age Pensioners' Cost-of-living Bonus
" Old-age Pension Act " :  	
" Mothers' Allowances Act " 	
Increase, Social Allowances for Mothers —
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with  Sala-
Department of Labour:
1,745,460.20
1,752,484.12*
296,250.00
38,150.00
267,000.00
$13,679,691.00
8,864,094.22
$5,230.00
139,800.00
27,650.00
24,720.00
18,910.00
$1,340.79
General Office  — 	
105,463.44
18,873.76
16,615.45
Apprenticeship Branch  	
Carried forward...   .. ..
18,322.77
$216,310.00
$160,616.21   $41,057,157.70
* Dominion   contribution   for  quarter   ended   31st  December,   1948,   deducted   from   expenditure,   although   not
actually received at that date. FF 22
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of Present Fiscal Year—Cont'd.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
No. of
Vote.
Service.
Expenditure for 9 Months
ended 31st December, 1948.
$216,310.00
140
141
142
143
Stat.
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. No. 9
S.W. No. 24
Stat.
Current Account—Continued.
$160,616.21
2,199.72
5,553.56
60,574.22
25,825.53
•
$41,057,157.70
4,120.00
10,340.00
Department of Labour—Continued.
Trade-schools Regulation Branch  	
Safety Branch    	
77,595.00
Industrial   Conciliation   and   Arbitration
53,820.00
15,000.00
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with  Salaries ...   „       	
Department of Lands and Forests:
Minister's Office    	
$377,185.00
$9,751.79
40,891.38
106,103.52
172,899.21
108,728.04
4,971.86
56,873.48
24,993.21
7,500.00
183,287.02
185,436.47
115,245.39
254,769.24
$13,125.00
50,260.00
General Administration.. _ _     	
157,140.00
Lands Branch ..    „          	
254,720.00
148,350.00
Surveys Branch    	
Water Rights Branch   	
13,410.00
Land Settlement Board...       	
68,700.00
50,000.00
7,500.00
230.000.00
175,000.00
189,680.00
Land Utilization Research and Survey	
Water Surveys   .                . ..
Surveys and Maps    	
" Soldiers' Land Act "   (Southern  Okanagan Lands Project)         	
Coal,   Petroleum,   and   Natural   Gas   Investigations           ..   ._        	
500 00
500.00
Refunds under " Land Act " and " Revenue
Act"      —
2,500.00
2,500.00
4,000.00
849,380.00
438 200 00
Publicity  ._. 	
1,520.40
673,928.87
317,968.10
212,237.40
1,237,500.00
4,000.00
45,123.04
26,519.51
131,199.47
17,458.93
24,174.90
19,084.22
35,000.00
3,718.30
Incidentals and Contingencies—Lands 	
350,100.00
1,650,000.00
4,000.00
90 100 00
Expenses   (Administration,  Maintenance of
Buildings, Launches, Autos, etc.).. —
Grant to Canadian Forestry Association 	
25,300.00
182 600.00
22,100.00
25,000.00
40,900.00
35,000.00
Public Relations (Forest)	
Forest-ranger School	
Refund  to  the   Government  of  the   United
5,000.00
150,000.00
Incidentals and Contingencies	
" Forest Act "—Forest Reserve Account	
" Grazing Act "—Range Improvement Fund-
10,000.00
9,398.26
200.00
1,261.67
136.00
200.00
Compensation to Frederick Rodenheber	
180,000.00
Compensation to J. Doubinin    	
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with Salaries ..
Carried forward	
$5,425,565.00
3,777,310.44
$45,089,237.38 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 23
Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of Present Fiscal Year—Cont'd.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
No. of
Vote.
Service.
Expenditure for 9 Months
ended 31st December, 1948.
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
185
186
187
Stat.
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Current Account—Continued.
$45,089,237.38
$14,100.00
Department of Mines:
$9,375.77
40,286.34
69,960.06
25,874.64
64,992.14
8,100.00
68,552.12
102.64
35,298.85
251.39
2,283.30
498.54
60.00
51,360.00
103,030.00
34,920.00
92,870.00
Inspection Branch    _ 	
9,100.00
200,000.00
500.00
Grants in Aid of Mining Roads and Trails
Subsidy re Explosives... 	
40,000.00
Grub-staking and Aid to Prospectors	
3,000.00
3,500.00
20,000.00
Interprovincial Committee on Mining	
Incidentals and Contingencies	
" Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act "	
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with Salaries
Department of Municipal Affairs:
Minister's Office   	
12,800.00
$585,180.00
$363.16
28,510.14
17,517.98
325,635.79
$1,250.00
39,380.00
23,535.00
Regional Planning Division	
4,902.00
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with Salaries
Department of Provincial Secretary:
$69,067.00
$13,758.26
23,695.41
59,799.63
44,607.31
49,857.38
554,777.10
108,252.39
10.00
5,977.60
120,000.00
154.89
10,000.00
11,686.78
11,562.96
46,391.28
$17,440.00
37,275.00
72,000.00
43,740.00
General Office                .    ..
Civil Service Commission	
Administration of " Superannuation Act "
and " Teachers' Pensions Act "	
80,000.00
1,000,000.00
119,000.00
10.00
Grants re Retiring Allowances  	
" Civil Service Superannuation Act "	
" Teachers' Pensions Act "—Allowances
9,800.00
180,000.00
500.00
Assessment   on   Class   13   (the   Crown),
" Workmen's Compensation Act "	
10,000.00
Grant to Canteen Fund Trustees	
25,000.00
Contingencies, Incidentals, Entertainments,
Grants, etc  _
23,500.00
In   Aid   of  Resident   Physicians,   Medical
Aid, etc      	
10,000.00
B.C.   Provincial   Government   Employees'
Benefit Society	
100,000.00
Grants to Charitable and other Associations    	
82,352.08
7,651.29
1,685,609.05
48,199.74-
1,978,002.34
147,271.43
2,800.00
5,636.36
29,635.82
9,450.00
Collections Office	
2,265,290.00
30.00
Hospitals—Administration and Grants
Farms	
3,076,207.00
Provincial Mental Hospitals	
423,450.00
Home for the Aged  	
4,200.00
1,000.00
Allowance to Frederick Arthur Pauline	
" Public Inquiries Act " 	
82,000.00
" Civil Service Superannuation Act," Sees.
17 (8), 18 (6), 20 (lo).... 	
Carried forward  	
$7,589,892.00
$4,904,898.34
$45,461,264.45 FF 24
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of Present Fiscal Year—Cont'd.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
No. of
Vote.
Service.
Expenditure for 9 Months
ended 31st December, 1948.
$7,589,892.00
25,000.00
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
S.W. No. 1
S.W. No. 2
S.W. No. 8
S.W. No. 12
S.W. No. 13
S.W. No. 15
S.W. No. 17
S.W. No. 19
S.W. No. 21
S.W. No. 22
S.W.No.25
Stat.
Current Account—Continued.
$4,904,898.34
$45,461,264.45
Department of Provincial Secretary—Cont'd.
" Civil Service Act," Sec. 69	
" Civil Service Superannuation Act," Sec.
41 (3)                                  	
109,962.16
1,472.44
34,149.20
214,667.23
" Civil Service Superannuation Act," Sec.
45 (3)                     	
-
" Civil Service Act, 1945," Sec. 69 (3)-	
" Provincial Elections Act "  	
266,000.00
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with Sala-
" Public Utilities Act " and " Motor Carrier
Act"..                                         .
$7,880,892.00
5,265,149.37
$241,762.00
175,777.87
Department of Public Works:
$11,595.94
464,260.96
247,081.83
32,185.27
6,689,241.36
15,225.79
517,935.17
7,090.44
3,254.87
12,694.26
84,941.28
23,224.08
22,508.17
2,500.00
124.85
42.95
22.60
153.80
20,962.63
251.25
160.00
500.00
10.10
7,500.00
21,913.47
$15,950.00
766,690.00
311,701.00
Maintenance of Parliament Buildings and
44,240.00
9,370.000.00
70,000.00
1,127,688.00
50,000.00
10,000.00
10.00
10.00
1 00
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Wharves, etc	
Local Highways within Municipal Limits	
Repairs,   etc.,   to   Government   Buildings
throughout the Province	
Research Branch    	
Gravel -crushing...   	
Langford Warehouse   	
Steam-boiler Inspection      ..
40,450.00
2,500.00
Electrical Energy Inspection  	
Dewdney Dyking Commission...   .
Compensation to W. Chesher.. 	
Compensation   to   W.   Dynes   and   Hilda
Anderson...     „.
Compensation to M. B. Moore	
Compensation to A. Plankl  	
Unpaid Accounts of Thomas Kirwan Construction...      .	
Compensation to H. Mclrvin... 	
Compensation to Sundry Persons for Loss
of Effects          ....
Settlement, Pacific Coast Painting Co	
Compensation to F. B. McLellan
Compensation to J. P. M. Hannah	
Expenditures of the Fraser River Basin
Board        	
136,152.00
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with Salaries..      	
Carried forward	
$11,945,392.00
8,185,381.07
$59,087,572.76 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 25
Statement of Expenditure for the First Nine Months of Present Fiscal Year—Cont'd.
Estimated for
12 Months
ending 31st
March, 1949.
No. of
Vote.
Service.
Expenditure for 9 Months
ended 31st December, 1948.
223
224
Stat.
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
Stat.
233
Current Account—Continued.
     $59,087,572.76
$800.00
Railway Department:
$178.05
33,740.00
1,224.00
24,103.78
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with Sala-
Department of Trade and Industry:
$35,764.00
24,281.83
$13,700.00
$10,725.29
10,525.00
10,084.95
167,400.00
British     Columbia     Government     Travel
128,560.81
107,980.00
113,474.00
75,385.00
33,887.47
41,990.00
160,000.00
Regional Development Division	
26,128.11
160,000.00
4,275.00
Grants — Rural   Housing  Advisory   Committee for B.C  	
4,275.00
10,125.00
Cost-of-living Bonus—Merged with  Sala-
Recoverable Expenditure:
" Soldiers' Land Act, 1918 "—Houses, South
$591,380.00
487,135.63
$500.00
76.87
$77,442,369.30
$59,599,067.09 FF 26
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
(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, 1948.
Authority for Expenditure.
Service.
Expended
for 9 Months
ended 31st
December,
1948.
; B.C. Loan Act, 1932 "
Section 6 (6) _
' B.C. Loan Act, 1935 "
Section 6 	
; B.C. Loan Act, 1939 "
Section 6	
1 B.C. Loan Act, 1943 "
Section 6 (o)	
! B.C. Loan Act, 1943 "
Section 6 (6)
1 B.C. Loan Act, 1946 "
Section 6 (o)	
• B.C. Loan Act, 1946 "
Section 6 (6)	
1 B.C. Loan Act, 1948 "
Section 6 (a)	
' B.C. Loan Act, 1948 "
Section 6 (6).
Roads, Bridges, etc 	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc..
Public Buildings 	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc.
Public Buildings  	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc.
Public Buildings 	
1 B.C. Highway Bridges Loan Act, 1947 '
Section 6    	
" Pacific Great Eastern Construction Loan Act,
1928"'—     	
" Electric Power Act "   	
" British Columbia University Loan Act, 1945 "	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc..
Equipment Fund  	
Highway Bridges	
Pacific Great Eastern Railway: 	
Advances   to   British   Columbia  Power
Commission	
British Columbia University Buildings
and Equipment.. 	
$17,870.27
16,317.66
10,343.67
1,172,979.90
928,657.97
1,347,554.19
512,368.90
312,180.07
575,000.00
864,850.89
1,252,000.00
6,000,800.00
850,405.21
$13,861,328.73
* This statement covers only such vouchers as have been received and entered in the books of the Controlling
and Audit Branch at 31st December, 194S. COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1948-49.
FF 27
^STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF REVENUE SURPLUSES,
UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES, 1st APRIL TO 31st DECEMBER, 1948.
Authority for Expenditure.
Service.
Expended
for 9 Months
ended 31st
December,
1948.
[ Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1944 ":
Section 2 (a)	
Section 2 (6)	
Section 2 (<?)_■
" Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1945 ":
Section 2 (a)_
Section2 (&)_.
" Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1946 '
Section 2 (a)	
Section 2 (<?)_
" Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1947 '
Section 2 (a)	
: Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1948 ":
Section 2 (a)	
Section 2(6) .-
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc	
Peace River Road	
Public Buildings and Equipment	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc.	
Hospitals	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc	
Schools	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc	
EquipmentFun d	
Schools	
Hospital Insurance Stabilization Fund
$5,219.49
2,414.15
132,852.01
12.19
423,643.04
57,555.89
272,561.31
1,119,984.99
275,971.00
L,442,890.68
50,000.00
$6,783,104.75
* This statement covers only such vouchers as have been received and entered in the books of the Controlling
and Audit Branch at 31st December, 1948.
RECAPITULATION.
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc—
Peace River Road	
Equipment Fund .
Buildings, Equipment, etc—
Hospitals  	
Schools 	
Pacific Great Eastern Railway	
British Columbia University Buildings and Equipment-
Advances to British Columbia Power Commission	
Advances to Hospital Insurance Stabilization Fund	
,914,525.54
2,414.15
850,971.00
,584,222.55
423,643.04
,715,451.99
,252,000.00
850,405.21
,000,800.00
50,000.00
$20,644,433.48
VICTORIA,  B.C. :
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1949.
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