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 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Report of the
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL
1952-53
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 McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
1953  To Colonel the Honourable Clarence Wallace, C.B.E.,
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.
E. M. GUNDERSON, C.A.,
Minister of Finance.
Department of Finance,
Victoria, February 3rd, 1953. Victoria, February 3rd, 1953.
The Honourable E. M. Gunderson, C.A.,
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," R.S.B.C. 1948, chapter 22, the following:—
Page
(A) Statements of Revenue and Expenditure for the first nine months of the
fiscal year 1952-53, viz., April 1st, 1952, to December 31st, 1952. The statements
of current account are now presented on an accrual basis to show as nearly as possible
the operations of the interim period under review (section 42 (a)).
(1) Summary of Interim Statements of Revenue and Expenditure (Current Account)      5
(2) Details of Revenue (Current Account)  6
(3) Details of Expenditure (Current Account)  8
(4) Expenditure (Loans)   15
(5) Expenditure (Revenue Surplus Appropriation)  16
(B) Statement of Special Warrants Issued (section 24 (4))  17
(C) Statement of Payments Charged against 1952-53 Appropriations which
did not occur within the Period of the Account (section 36 (e))  20
(D) Statement of Expenditures on Services during 1951-52 Fiscal Year which
have exceeded their Appropriations (section 36 (_.))  21
(E) Statement of Treasury Board Overrulings (section 35)  22
Respectfully submitted.
J. A. CRAIG, C.A.,
Comptroller-General. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(Al)
SUMMARY OF INTERIM STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE
FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1952
Estimated for
12 Months to
Mar. 31,1953
Interim Period
Apr. 1 to
Dec. 31, 1952
$35,000.00
29,873,000.00
14,100.00
97,299,419.06
25,000.00
85,200.00
1,300.00
13,490,000.00
500.00
170,350.00
6,000.00
26,000.00
450,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
500,000.00
$141,986,869.06
$18,555
205
34
1,087.
5,452.
19,365
21,807
39
31,440.
527.
10,085
824.
142
10,157.
342.
14,618.
46.
670.
6,500.
309.10
.800.00
506.00
,995.00
,767.00
,517.00
,705.00
,250.00
,550.00
955.00
,506.00
,151.00
,330.00
,681.00
,417.00
,490.00
,717.00
,787.00
,000.00
$141,905,433.10
REVENUE
Department of Agriculture	
Department of the Attorney-General-
Department of Education	
Department of Finance-
Department of Fisheries	
Department of Health and Welfare-
Department of Labour-
Department of Lands and Forests..
Legislation-
Department of Mines	
Department of Municipal Affairs  	
Department of the Provincial Secretary	
" Public Utilities Act" and " Motor Carrier Act'
Department of Public Works	
Railway Department _
Department of Trade and Industry-
Refunds of Expenditure	
EXPENDITURE
Public Debt	
Legislation	
Premier's Office-
Department of Agriculture	
Department of the Attorney-General-
Department of Education	
Department of Finance	
Department of Fisheries-
Department of Health and Welfare-
Department of Labour-
Department of Lands and Forests..
Department of Mines...
Department of Municipal Affairs	
Department of the Provincial Secretary._
Public Utilities Commission	
Department of Public Works	
Railway Department-
Department of Trade and Industry	
Capital Expenditure Out of Revenue-
Excess of Revenue over Expenditure for the nine months ended December 31st, 1952-
$22,439.27
24,162,407.53
4,032.71
78,031,032.34
19,815.25
74,215.00
962.50
15,741,142.75
183,286.13
3,595.50
1,106.72
133,765.43
6,922.74
3,079.89
2,773.00
615,231.29
$119,005,808.05
$21,838,
7.
21.
794.
3,970.
16,657,
17,375,
24.
22,021,
379,
7,114,
620,
127,
8,313,
241,
10,562,
43,
516,
3,908,
,474.33
,113.74
,793.52
,647.20
,450.84
,447.07
,599.86
.632.87
,044.86
218.91
855.90
890.88
468.73
560.66
351.52
036.59
392.14
479.96
611.82
$114,539,071.40
4,466,736.65
$119,005,808.05 KK 6
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1952-53
(A 2)
DETAILS OF REVENUE FOR THE NINE MONTHS
APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 3 1st,  1952
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1953
Service
Revenue for 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1952
$35,000.00
$45,000.00
225,000.00
250,000.00
3,000.00
50,000.00
950,000.00
18,300,000.00
70,000.00
1,250,000.00
300,000.00
700,000.00
7,500,000.00
75,000.00
35,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
35,000.00
45,000.00
25,000.00
$29,873,000.00
$4,000.00
10,000.00
100.00
$14,100.00
$29,151.06
220,000.00
932,168.00
100,000.00
40,068,000.00
650,000.00
$41,999,319.06
2,000,000.00
1,200,000.00
14,300,000.00
600,000.00
245,000.00
2,050,000.00
495,000.00
100.00
340,000.00
90,000.00
125,000.00
1,400,000.00
75,000.00
750,000.00
31,500,000.00
15,000.00
65,000.00
50,000.00
$97,299,419.06
$25,000.00
Department of Agriculture:
Miscellaneous Receipts-
Department of the Attorney-General:
" Administration Act "—Fees, etc.
Companies Branch	
Court Fees and Fines..
Dog Licences _
' Fire Marshal Act "—Fees, etc..
" Game Act "—Fees and Licences..
" Government Liquor Act "	
" Insurance Act " 	
Land Registry Fees _	
Law Stamps ..
1 Motor-vehicle Act'
Registration Fees, etc..
Annual   Licences,   Motor-vehicles
accrual basis 	
(except   Motor-cycles)-
Annual Licences, Chauffeurs.-
' Moving Pictures Act "..
" Real-estate Agents' Licensing Act'
" Securities Act "	
Sheriffs' Fees	
Trade Licences	
Miscellaneous Receipts .
Department of Education:
Teachers' Certificates...
Text-book Branch (net profits).
Miscellaneous Receipts.. _.
Department of Finance:
Dominion of Canada:
Annual Interest	
Annual Subsidy-
Annual Grant per Capita 	
Annual Grant for Lands Conveyed _ —
Rental Fee for Leased Tax Fields   - 	
Percentage of Power Corporation Tax—accrual basis..
Amusements Tax..
Fuel-oil Tax.	
Gasoline Tax	
Interest, Miscellaneous .
Land Taxes:
Farm Land 	
Improved Land-
Timber Land	
Tree-farm Land	
" E. & N. Railway Belt Land Tax Act'
Wild Land  	
Coal Land "A" and " B "	
Mining Tax	
Probate Fees  	
Pari-mutuel Betting Tax	
Social Security and Municipal Aid Tax	
Trust Deposits Reverted to the Crown	
Unworked Crown-granted Mineral Claims-
Miscellaneous Receipts  	
Department of Fisheries:
Fish-buyers' and Miscellaneous Licences..
Carried forward	
$40,360.41
183,039.54
278,162.91
1,299.82
8,807.21
861,110.50
1,750,945.96
65,682.01
,052,524.53
272,016.89
874,837.97
!,625,000.00
24,169.50
27,789.75
11,139.25
8,191.00
41,451.86
22,408.17
13,470.25
$3,995.00
37.71
$21,863.30
165,000.00
699,126.00
75,000.00
30,071,221.80
487,500.00
$31,519
1,647.
815,
11,948,
728,
199,
1,900.
581.
,711.10
583.97
008.19
537.15
262.59
497.45
.324.60
,382.39
,564.81
,619.41
,399.16
,671.37
,541.15
898,021.88
25,084,866.30
281,:
114,.
m,:
2,005,1
si,:
761.59
279.23
$22,439.27
24,162,407.53
4,032.71
78,031,032.34
19,815.25
$102,239,727.10 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA KK 7
Details of Revenue for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1952—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31,1953
Service
Revenue for 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1952
$36,885.00
37,014.23
315.77
$102,239,727.10
$45,000.00
Department of Health and Welfare:
40,000.00
Vital Statistics     _ _ ...
200.00
Department of Labour:
$85,200.00
$942.50
20.00
74,215.00
$1,000.00
300.00
Department of Lands and Forests:
$1,300.00
$103,673.75
236,716.04
989,976.22
501,750.52
25,297.10
57,012.63
289,190.51
1,576,634.68
11,352,722.56
563,375.21
44,793.53
962.50
$100 000.00
200 000.00
1,000,000.00
350 000.00
40,000.00
65,000.00
375 000.00
Sale of Mans and Aerial Photographs.        	
2,200,000.00
8,500,000.00
625 000.00
Timber Royalties...   	
35,000.00
Legislation:
$13,490,000.00
$60.50
51,177.75
471.50
131,576.38
15,741,142.75
$500.00
Department of Mines:
$50.00
40,000.00
300.00
130,000.00
Department of Municipal Affairs:
$170,350.00
$500.45
3,095.05
183,286.13
$1,000.00
5 000.00
Department of the Provincial Secretary:
$6,000.00
3,595.50
$25 000.00
1,000.00
$1,106.72
" Public Utilities Act " and " Motor Carrier Act ":
$26,000.00
$571,746.94
43,484.35
1,106.72
$450 000.00
133,765.43
Department of Public Works:
$5,000.00
6,922.74
Railway Department:
$3,000.00
3,079 89
Department of Trade and Industry:
$3,000.00
2,773.00
Refunds of Expenditure:
$200,000.00
300,000.00
Total Revenue for Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1952.                                      	
$500,000.00
615,231.29
$141,986,869.06
$119,005,808.05 KK 8
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1952-53
(A3)
DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE NINE MONTHS
APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st,  1952
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31,1953
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31,1952
$7,311,688.50
10.00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
Current Account
Public Debt:
$5,483,766.38
Premium and Exchange _ „
7,197,928.93
4,045,681.67
5,398,446.70
10,956.261.25
Redemption of Debt:
Incurred prior to April 1st, 1952  $3,034,261.25
Incurred in current fiscal year    7,922,000.00
$18,555,309.10
$21,838,474.33
$205,800.00
Premier's Office _	
$34,506.00
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Department of Agriculture:
$15,456.00
69,675.00
10,473.00
130,971.00
35,738.00
291,094.00
33,104.00
$10,806.51
49,619.78
7,207.58
94,547.53
Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Apiary Inspection	
28,404.28
206,292.23
21,676.12
11,300.00
15 965 00
8,096.45
13,518.64
30,805.00
225,672.00
17,609.07
Agricultural Development and Extension,   	
148,006.18
24,572.00
15,710.00
10.00
Agricultural Engineering and Land-clearing	
15,677.37
Bovs' and Girls' Clubs
11,585.62
Milk Board              	
10.00
25,000.00
12,000.00
30,000.00
22 000.00
Automobiles and Accessories
6,881.46
Agricultural Associations and Fairs—Buildings, Grants,
11,875.00
Grants _ 	
29,000.00
Rebates on Stumping-powder _
9,743.63
28,000.00
5,000.00
22,500.00
26,000.00
750 00
25,737.41
94.40
Federal-Provincial Farm Labour Service
22,735.44
To   Make   Good   Operating   Deficit,   Farmers'   Land-
19,500.00
314.88
5,000.00
1 200.00
31,860.17
" Natural Products Marketing (B.C.) Act "_ .. _	
297.45
" Horned Cattle Purchases Act "	
3,550.00
Department of the Attorney-General:
Attorney-General's Office .„
General Administration.. -	
$1,087,995.00
794,647.20
$20,407.00
82,111.00
45,486.00
43,336.00
19,688.00
22,066.00
80 321.00
$13,664.56
61,346.19
35,113.51
26,235.54
12,276.14
16,216.29
" Fire Marshal Act "	
54,911.00
19,861.00
83,708.00
59,770.00
6,279.00
487,979.00
208,469.00
71,000.00
806,059.00
571,200.00
12,540.13
Sheriffs' Offices       	
63,988.23
42,418.59
4,811.44
314,624.85
154,826.03
47,584.23
504,766.41
428,400.00
30,000.00
57,000.00
38,257.00
58,893.00
21,182.30
29,033.78
23,772.67
40,326.35
Carried forward —	
$2,811,890.00
$1,908,038.24   $22,662,028.79 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA KK 9
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1952—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1953
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31,1952
$2,811,890.00
749,991.00
46
183,612.00
47
74,375.00
48
77,403.00
49
38,935.00
50
37,738.00
51
95,131.00
52
68,683.00
53
716,558.00
54
150,792.00
55
750.00
56
259,000.00
57
12,309.00
58
30,000.00
59
50,000.00
60
20,000.00
61
7,500.00
62
2,100.00
63
10,000.00
64
65
10,000.00
5,500.00
Stat.
8,500.00
Stat.
16,000.00
Stat.
16,000.00
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. 3,11
16,28,30
$5,452,767.00
$14,736.00
66
111,949.00
67
15,564.00
68
301,456.00
69
22,954.00
70
23,310.00
71
12,590.00
72
73
45,584.00
29,880.00
74
60,754.00
75
107,245.00
76
430,875.00
77
32,600.00
78
174,209.00
79
75,279.00
80
108,108.00
81
60,389.00
82
233,837.00
83
101,210.00
84
41,106.00
85
218,130.00
86
59,718.00
87
10.00
88
225,000.00
89
9,000,000.00
90
3,200,000.00
91 and S.W.
910,000.00
92
100,000.00
93
1,292,000.00
94
5,000.00
95
15,000.00
96
1,000.00
97
20,000.00
98
$17,049,493.00
Current Account—Continued
Brought forward.	
Department of the Attorney-General—Continued
Oakalla Prison Farm	
Unit for Young Offenders, Oakalla Prison Farm-
Women's Gaol	
Prince George Women's Gaol.
Prince George Men's Gaol	
Kamloops Gaol	
New Haven	
Probation Office  	
Game Branch	
Destruction of Predatory Animals and Birds..
Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation	
Administration of Justice	
Crown Prosecutor's Office, Vancouver	
Coroner's Inquests and Inquiries	
Narcotic Drug Treatment-
Constitutional Litigation and General Law Costs..
Magistrates' Convention	
Law Libraries, Furniture and Equipment	
Incidentals and Contingencies..
In Aid of Removal of Discriminatory Freight and Express Rates
" Court of Appeal Act "	
" Supreme Court Act "	
" County Courts Act "_ 	
" Magistrates Act "  	
" Government Liquor Act "	
Extraordinary Expenses  Incurred in Connection with
Doukhobor Disturbances   	
Department of Education:
Minister's Office	
General Administration-
Division of Curriculum-
Inspection of Schools .
Educational Reference and School Service	
Tests, Standards, and Research
Educational and Vocational Guidance	
Summer Schools and Teacher-training for Special Certificates	
School Radio Broadcasts..
Visual Education	
Industrial Education	
Adult Education	
High School and Senior Matriculation Examinations	
High Correspondence School-
Elementary Correspondence School-
Vancouver Normal School	
Victoria Normal School	
School for the Deaf and the Blind-
Provincial Library  	
Provincial Archives	
Public Library Commission-
Provincial Museum	
Text-book Branch	
Free Text-books, Maps, etc _..
Basic and Supplementary Grants-
Special Aid to Rural Areas	
Conveyances...
Essential New Equipment	
Teachers' Superannuation Fund-
Special Aid to School Districts-
Education of Soldiers' Dependent Children-
Board of Reference-
Incidentals, Grants, and Contingencies..
Carried forward	
$1,908,038.24  $22,662,028.79
622,493.26
110,422.47
50,351.71
56,542.71
24,806.74
25,712.31
67,136.13
50,004.95
559,039.75
90,727.51
343.67
155,535.27
9,078.37
26,311.11
1,277.84
5,980.15
2,448.84
432.73
4,124.88
6,374.79
11,249.55
14,658.00
30,000.00
137,359.86
3,970,450.84
$11,533.35
80,094.89
10,717.78
247,673.10
13,888.78
8,274.17
7,869.77
43,399.13
20,276.32
46,993.62
56,976.45
296,299.20
30,625.75
103,814.70
47,036.85
76,875.71
46,868.77
161,388.62
70,392.54
27,323.55
176,541.40
42,776.71
10.00
221,486.39
6,764,931.90
4,408,937.58
682,735.32
92,570.20
1,119,755.58
4,600.00
8,928.52
137.90
6,007.19
$14,937,741.74  $26,632,479.63 KK 10 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1952-53
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1952—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
No. of
Ending
Vote
Mar. 31, 1953
$17,049,493.00
2,200,000.00
99
70,839.00
100
30,000.00
101
10.00
Stat.
• 15,175.00
Stat.
S.W. 1
S.W. 4
S.W. 17
S.W. 15
$19,365,517.00
$8,200.00
102
102,690.00
103
256,930.00
104
12,800.00
105
331,300.00
106
439,870.00
107
13,445.00
108
10.00
109
27,400.00
110
195,500.00
111
10.00
112
10.00
113
10.00
114
1,264,150.00
115
252,380.00
116
117
30,000.00
20,000.00
118
2,245,000.00
Stat.
Stat.
10,350,000.00
Stat.
1,520,000.00
Stat.
4,125,000.00
Stat.
3,000.00
Stat.
610,000.00
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. 10,
24,39
S.W. 14
$21,807,705.00
$850.00
119
38,400.00
120
$39,250.00
$23,839.00
121
1,500,000.00
122
112,144.00
123
4,686,990.00
124
497,858.00
123
- $6,820,831.00
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1952
Current Account—Continued
Brought forward-	
$14,937,741.74  $26,632,479.63
Department of Education—Continued
University of British Columbia—	
University Endowment Lands	
Special Grant to Victoria College-
Advances re Rural School and Library Taxes-
Assessment Equalization Board-
Archa.ological Survey of Tweedsmuir Park-
Experimental High School Driver-training Project-
School and Teacherage at Allison Pass..
Additional Grant, University of British Columbia-
Department of Finance:
Minister's Office	
General Administration.
Controlling and Audit Branch-
Agent-General's Office and B.C. House, London, England
Surveyor of Taxes Branch
Social Security and Municipal Aid Tax Branch-
Housing Commissioner	
Mechanical Tabulation Branch	
Probate and Succession Duties Branch-
Purchasing Commission	
Langford Warehouse-
Office Furniture and Equipment-
Automobiles and Accessories	
Government Agents, etc	
Postal Branch	
Printing Public Accounts, Estimates, Revenue Receipts,
Bonds, Cheques, etc._
Incidentals and Contingencies	
" Municipalities Aid Act "—Motor-vehicle licences	
" Municipalities Aid Act "—Social security and municipal aid tax
' Hospital Construction Act,  1950 "-
"Amusements Tax Act "	
-Payment under
" Highway  Development Act "—Payment  equal to  3
cents per gallon gasoline tax	
" Supreme   Court   Act"—Interest   on   Suitors'   Fund
Deposits	
" Civil   Service   Superannuation   Act " -
Superannuation and Retirement Funds-
" Flood Relief Act " 	
- Interest   on
' Municipal Superannuation Act'
' Official Guardian Act "	
' Unclaimed Money Deposits Act ".
' Water Act "	
Survey by Stevenson & Kellogg Ltd., Management Engineers	
Special Counsel in Connection with the Draft Dominion-
Provincial Tax Agreement	
Department of Fisheries:
Minister's Office	
General Administration-
Department of Health and Welfare:
Minister's Office	
Per Diem Grants under Section 4 of " Hospital Act "_.
Accounting Division-
Subsidy to Hospital Insurance Service-
Provincial Infirmaries  	
Carried forward*
1,650,
70,
30,
150.
000.00
839.00
,000.00
,000.00*
,712.93
,650.00
,000.00
.386.92
,116.48
16,657,447.07
$7,291.49
78,484.79
188,356.00
23,659.69
234,649.99
301,608.60
5,520.22
10.00
19,383.41
138,102.20
10.00
89,344.98
12,898.95
914,026.16
208,479.33
7,284.52
13,754.13
1,706,744.00
8,261,085.00
1,138,099.33
3,389,585.35
3,063.36
457,500.00
9,636.73
60,807.08
260.82
3,970.76
64,362.37
35,620.60
2,000.00
$372.88
24,259.99
$16,855.59
1,137,955.30
86,418.01
3,515,242.50
374,566.62
17,375,599.86
24,632.87
$5,131,038.02   $60,690,159.43
! Credit. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA KK 11
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1952—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1953
$6,820,831.00
172,699.00
200,000.00
192,000.00
90,000.00
45,000.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
50,000.00
664,173.00
224,690.00
214,750.00
160,911.00
10.00
114,802.00
78,779.00
2,863,919.00
10.00
13,832.00
42,851.00
1,264,488.00
42,548.00
20,000.00
1,500.00
4,743,000.00
155,000.00
150,000.00
1,696,700.00
3,365,600.00
53,276.00
1,032,800.00
10.00
118,050.00
232,245.00
65,032.00
4,369,000.00
1,913,410.00
268,584.00
No. of
Vote
$31,440,550.00
$19,608.00
164
190,056.00
165
15,266.00
166
28,796.00
167
24,636.00
168
4,574.00
169
114,931.00
170
48,416.00
171
$446,283.00
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152 and S.W. 5
153
154
155 and S.W. 7
156
157
158
159
160
161 and
S.W. 26
162
163
Service
Current Account—Continued
Brought forward*
Department of Health and Welfare—Continued
Public Health Branch:
General Services	
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Cancer Control (Including Grants, etc.)	
Grants re Public Health Service, Metropolitan Areas..
Grants in Aid of Arthritis Control	
Grants in Aid of Paraplegic Control	
Crippled Children (Federal Programme)	
Professional Training (Federal Programme)	
Public Health Research (Federal Programme)	
Health Survey (Federal Programme)  	
General Public Health (Federal Programme)	
Grants re Local Health Services Building Construction
Local Health Services	
Division of Laboratories	
Division of Vital Statistics  	
Division of Venereal Disease Control	
Venereal Disease Control (Federal Programme)	
Division of Tuberculosis Control:
Central Office, District Nursing and Social Service-
Travelling Clinics-
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1952
In-patient Care and Stationary Clinics..
Tuberculosis Control (Federal Programmer-
Social Welfare Branch:
Office of the Deputy Minister-
Director of Welfare and Family Division-
Field Service	
Medical Services ~ 	
Burial of Indigents  	
" Residence   and  Responsibility  Act "—Administration  	
Social Allowances (Including Grants)	
Supplementary Social Allowance for Mothers' Allowance Cases	
Administration and Operation of Sanatorium, Project,
and Pavilion for Japanese at New Denver	
Medical Services, Drugs, etc.
Hospitalization of Social Assistance Cases .
Child Welfare Division:
Administration	
Maintenance of Dependent Children and Grants to
Homes  	
Jewish Overseas Children-
Provincial Home, Kamloops-
Industrial Schools for Boys~
Industrial School for Girls ..
Cost-of-living Bonus Paid to Recipients of Old-age
Assistance, Universal Old-age Security and Blind
Persons' Allowances.. 	
' Old-age Assistance Act," 1951, and "Blind Persons'
Allowances Act," 1951 	
1 Mothers' Allowances Act "	
' Hospital Insurance Act Inquiry Act "	
Department of Labour:
Minister's Office	
General Administration-
Board of Industrial Relations-
Factories Inspection	
Apprenticeship Branch..
Trade-schools Regulation Branch	
Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Branch	
Labour Relations Board	
$5,131,038.02   $60,690,159.43
107,361.53
189,764.08
131,131.28
63,938.94
33,750.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
14,765.22
446,812.63
145,272.51
152,007.77
100,866.36
10.00
75,906.21
47,105.60
1,985,333.30
10.00
9,617.81
29,013.53
817,486.47
29,428.63
10,601.42
1,061.95
3,400,000.00
114,481.62
43,202.09
1,226,297.49
2,206,966.83
39,505.88
665,485.26
171.11
60,530.81
157,657.65
49,104.19
2,870,000.00
1,464,792.12
197,255.78
3,260.77
22,021,044.86
$13,798.45
135,321.04
7,815.37
19,583.74
17,799.27
2,669.27
95,720.81
35,640.68
Carried forward*
..I     $328,348.63   $82,711,204.29 KK 12 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1952-53
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1952—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1953
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1952
$446,283.00
16,625.00
172
59,847.00
173
5,200.00
174
S.W. 21
S.W. 31
	
S.W. 40
$527,955.00
$15,486.00
175
110,455.00
176
66,735.00
177
121,248.00
178
78,276.00
179
16,382.00
180
94,885.00
181
96,287.00
182 and
S.W. 13
18,311.00
183
214,475.00
184
60,000.00
185
163,462.00
186
128,133.00
187
278,573.00
188
294,026.00
189
262,569.00
190
83,210.00
191
137,500.00
192
10,000.00
193
5,000.00
194
195
1,500.00
196
42,315.00
100.00
197
2,107,570.00
198
1,265,240.00
199
460,510.00
200
855,988.00
201
192,970.00
202
95,120.00
203
90,000.00
204
60,340.00
205
2,000,000.00
206
5,000.00
207
79,740.00
208
49,100.00
209
150,000.00
210
321,000.00
Stat.
48,000.00
Stat.
6,000.00
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. 12
$10,085,506.00
$7,792.00
211
91,471.00
212
150,269.00
213
$249,532.00
Current Account—Continued
Brought forward-
Department of Labour—Continued
" Indian Inquiry Act "	
Rentals Control Office  	
of
Automobiles and Accessories  	
Government Supervised Strike Vote under " Industrial
Conciliation and Arbitration Act "	
Government Supervised Strike Vote	
Payment  to   Solicitor   for   United   Steel   Workers
America   	
Department of Lands and Forests:
Minister's Office  	
Lands Service:
General Administration-
Accounting Division	
Lands Branch	
Inspection Division-
Land Settlement Board	
Land Utilization Research and Survey	
Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas Control-
Dyking Commission ..
Surveys and Mapping Branch:
Administration	
Special Commitments...
Legal Surveys Division.
Geographic Division	
Topographic Division....
Air Survey Division	
Water Rights Branch 	
Hydraulic Surveys..
Fraser River Basin Board	
B.C. Hydrometric Stream-gauging _ 	
Peanut Lake Drainage _. 	
Grant:   British Columbia Natural Resources Conference	
' Soldiers' Land Act'
Project).
(Southern Okanagan Lands
Recoverable Expenditure—" Soldiers' Land Act, 1918
Forest Service:
Salaries    	
Expenses	
Reforestation and Forest Nursery-
Provincial Parks   —
Forest Management  	
Forest Research — 	
Public Relations (Forest)..
Forest Ranger School	
Forest Protection Fund	
Grant to Canadian Forestry Association _
Office Furniture and Equipment *	
Rentals .	
Boys' Training Camps  	
" Forest Act "—Forest Reserve Account	
" Grazing Act "—Range Improvement Fund..
" Forest Act "—Park Development	
" Municipal Act'
River-bank Erosion of the Fraser..
Department of Mines:
Minister's Office	
General Administration..
Mineralogical Branch	
Carried forward*
$328,348.63   $82,711,204.29
6,015.68
37,320.56
2,890.52
3,011.52
651.80
980.20
$10,266.94
75,632.25
38,856.95
80,471.65
54,619.23
7,068.53
71,233.48
45,344.23
9,342.30
139,772.14
27,444.93
113,098.23
83,860.27
255,194.77
218,209.58
179,006.01
35,602.25
100,061.51
4,425.25
4,593.14
1,500.00
31,736.25
118.47
1,542,790.59
720,881.61
327,177.93
718,212.75
89,064.54
63,466.77
74,027.94
30,749.49
1,500,000.00
5,000.00
34,360.62
16,255.13
118,047.09
240,750.00
36,000.00
4,500.00
1,580.00
4,533.08
$2,237.42
64,895.40
92,737.96
379,218.91
7,114,855.90
$159,870.78   $90,205,279.10 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA KK 13
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1952—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1953
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1952
$249,532.00
48,166.00
119,453.00
11,100.00
325,000.00
40,000.00
500.00
3,000.00
3,900.00
3,500.00
20,000.00
$824,151.00
$1,250.00
83,601.00
51,679.00
5,800.00
$142,330.00
$11,620.00
46,921.00
175,000.00
10.00
120,956.00
6,000.00
10.00
58,500.00
1,320,000.00
85,000.00
10.00
14,286.00
360,000.00
11,500.00
30,000.00
33,000.00
10,000.00
95,000.00
15,430.00
30.00
90,398.00
113,075.00
6,223,922.00
10.00
1,016,666.00
150,000.00
4,200.00
56,137.00
1,000.00
$10,048,681.00
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
Stat.
Stat.
223
224
225
226 and
S.W. 27
S.W. 23
S.W. 32
S.W. 36
S.W. 37
S.W. 38
227
228
229
230
231
232 and
S.W. 29
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Current Account—Continued
Brought forward*
Department of Mines—Continued
Analytical and Assay Branch	
Inspection Branch	
Grants  _ 	
Grants in Aid of Mining Roads and Trails..
Grub-staking Prospectors	
Subsidy re Explosives .
Interprovincial Committee on Mining-
Incidentals and Contingencies	
Advertising in Weekly Newspapers	
" Iron and Steel Bounties Act "	
: Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act'
Department of Municipal Affairs:
Minister's Office	
General Administration	
Regional Planning Division .
Grants 	
Village of Tofino, 1952 Taxes Levied by Province	
Village of Ucluelet, 1952 Taxes Levied by Province	
City of Nanaimo, 1952 Taxes Levied by Province	
City of Fernie, 1952 Taxes Levied by Province-
Village of Squamish, 1952 Taxes Levied by Province-
Department of the Provincial Secretary:
Minister's Office 	
General Administration 	
Grants to Children's Homes, Convalescent Homes, and
Homes for the Aged, etc.
Construction in Respect of Provincial Mental Hospitals,
T.B. Hospitals, etc 	
Civil Service Commission	
Grants re Civil Service Gratuities..
Superannuation Branch	
Grants re Retiring Allowances..
' Civil Service Superannuation Act"—Government Contributions  	
" Teachers' Pensions Act'
Queen's Printer  -
Government House	
-Allowances-
Assessment on Class  13  (The Crown),
Compensation Act"	
Civil Service Schedule Bond 	
' Workmen's
Contingencies, Incidentals, Entertainments, Grants, etc.-
In Aid of Resident Physicians, Medical Aid, etc	
B.C. Provincial Government Employees' Medical Services    	
Grants to Charitable and Other Associations-
Collections Office  	
Farms	
Provincial Mental Health Services:
Headquarters-
Preventive Services-
Provincial Mental Hospitals.
Mental Health Care (Federal Programme)..
Homes for the Aged  	
Civil Defence	
Allowance to F. A. Pauline	
" Provincial Elections Act "	
" Public Inquiries Act "	
Carried forwurd*
$159,870.78   $90,205,279.10
36,547.87
84,954.44
10,900.73
284,540.49
18,719.07
250.14
1,526.14
1,345.00
20,000.00
2,236.22
$963.60
55,097.31
34,207.72
10,800.00
507.25
3,000.00
21,336.40
299.75
1,256.70
$7,058.68
30,470.94
90,194.46
10.00
87,817.84
9,611.01
10.00
41,136.26
1,327,385.61
82,040.43
10.00
11,885.64
360,000.00
10,604.90
22,145.38
15,034.46
77,721.31
11,383.41
30.00
57,435.91
72,950.19
4,529,873.73
10.00
542,777.56
62,402.79
3,150.00
759,721.92
13,806.55
620,890.88
127,468.73
$8,226,678.98   $90,953,638.71 KK 14 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1952-53
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1952—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1953
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1952
$10,048,681.00
74,000.00
35,000.00
$10,157,681.00
$88,788.00
Stat.
253,629.00
Stat.
$342,417.00
$10,815.00
253
1,338,279.00
254
571,661.00
255
68,263.00
256
257
1,778,868.00
258
10.00
9,490,500.00
259
50,000.00
260
1,000,000.00
261
75,000.00
262
40,000.00
263
140,000.00
264
5,000.00
265
10.00
266
1,000.00
267
2,500.00
268
10.00
269
46,574.00
270
S.W. 19
S.W. 20
$14,618,490.00
$600.00
271
46,117.00
272
S.W. 18
$46,717.00
$5,526.00
273
14,871.00
274
235,871.00
275
153,700.00
276
59,120.00
277
51,699.00
278
150,000.00
279
$670,787.00
280
$6,500,000.00
$141,905,433.10
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. 22
Current Account—Continued
Brought forward-
Department of the Provincial Secretary—Continued
" Civil   Service  Superannuation   Act"—Statutory  Requirements
' Civil Service Act," Section 69-
Grant to Canadian Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association  	
Public Utilities Commission:
" Public Utilities Act "	
" Motor Carrier Act "	
Department of Public Works:
Minister's Office. 	
General Administration	
Maintenance of Parliament Buildings and Grounds-
Government House (Maintenance) _
Maintenance and Repairs to Government Buildings (except Parliament Buildings and Government House)	
Rental and Maintenance of Offices, Buildings, and
Grounds— 	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Wharves, etc	
Maintenance of Fraser River (New Westminster) Bridge
Snow-removal-   	
Local Highways within Municipal Limits	
Grants to Cities with Population in Excess of 15,000 _
Highway Signs _
Research and Testing Services..
Gravel-crushing-
Grants to Engineering Associations	
Dewdney Dyking Commission—Grant-
Steam-boiler Inspection-
Electrical Energy Inspection 	
Compensation to Claude C. and Kriena J. King-
Repairs to Outpost Hospital at Telegraph Creek-
Railway Department:
Minister's Office	
General Administration 	
Provision for Salary of Deputy Minister of Railways	
Department of Trade and Industry:
Minister's Office. 	
General Administration  	
British Columbia Government Travel Bureau..
Bureau of Economics and Statistics	
Trade Commissioner's Office 	
Regional Development Division... —
Grants:  British Columbia Research Council-
Capital Expenditure out of Revenue:
Grants in Aid of Construction and Equipment of Public
Schools	
Total Expenditure for Nine Months April
1st to December 31st, 1952. 	
$8,226,678.98   $90,953,638.71
52,537.28
24,344.40
10,000.00
$60,967.55
180,383.97
$10,496.38
942,282.72
469,519.64
47,709.32
1,114,510.45
121,919.80
7,340,194.01
24,259.62
86,653.36
24,092.86
92,312.17
201,165.11
50.00
2,500.00
48,176.04
33,172.41
2,500.00
522.70
$3,579.39
35,573.13
4,239.62
$3,821.95
13,330.57
168,387.34
122,280.58
23,621.40
35,038.12
150,000.00
8,313,560.66
241,351.52
10,562,036.59
43,392.14
516,479.96
3,908,611.82
$114,539,071.40 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(A 4)
KK 15
♦STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF MONEYS RAISED  BY LOAN
UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES,
APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 3 1st,  1952
Authority for Expenditure
Service
Expended for
9 Months
Ended
Dec. 31, 1952
' B.C. Loan
Section
' B.C. Loan
Section
Section
' B.C. Loan
Section
Section
' B.C. Loan
Section
' B.C. Loan
Section
Section
Section
Section
Section
' B.C. Loan
Section
Section
' B.C. Loan
Section
Section
Section
Section
Act, 1939 '
6	
Act, 1943 '
6 (a)	
6(6)„	
Act, 1946 '
6 (a)	
6 (£>)	
Act, 1948 '
6 (a)	
Act, 1949 '
6 (a)	
6 (i)	
6 Cd)	
6 (_)	
6 (g)- -
Act, 1950 '
6 (a).	
6 (£.)	
Act, 1951 '
3 (a)-	
3 (6) —
3 (c) -
3 (d)	
'B.C. Loan Act, 1952 '
Section 3 (_>)_
' Highway Development Act ":
Section 5 (a)	
Section 5 (_>) 	
Section 5 (c) 	
Section 5 (d)..
' B.C. University Loan Act, 1945 "..
' Hospital Construction Act, 1950 ".
'. B.C. Forest Development Fund Loan Act, 1948 '
' Irrigation Assistance Loan Act "._ 	
' Okanagan Flood-control Act " 	
' P.G.E. Construction Loan Act, 1928 "  -
' Housing Act "   	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc.-
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc...
Public Buildings- 	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc._
Public Buildings— 	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc.
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc.
Public Buildings	
Highway Bridges	
Culverts  	
Buildings at University of British Columbia-
Public Buildings-
Buildings at University of British Columbia-
Public Buildings-
Equipment Fund .
Buildings at University of British Columbia	
Vancouver   General   Hospital   for  University   of
British Columbia    	
Buildings at University of British Columbia	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc.
Hard-surfacing of Roads, etc..
Bridges .
Trans-Canada Highways  	
B.C. University Buildings and Equipment 	
Advances or Grants for Hospital Buildings and
Equipment
Forest Development Fund	
Advances to Irrigation Districts .
Okanagan Flood-control	
Pacific Great Eastern Railway.	
Housing Act Fund	
$1,907.92
7,104.43
255,794.42
61,433.86
129,337.32
153,670.01
698,691.21
331,359.24
2,757.59
1,294.43
8,669.33
343,995.81
128,535.50
1,043,395.22
350,000.00
22,202.54
18,200.00
54,375.00
4,833,811.46
3,014,241.63
920,109.48
3,368,725.56
16,071.88f
2,473,084.61
185,000.00
20,260.00
113,720.24
4,362,000.00
120,000.00
$23,007,604.93
* This statement covers only such vouchers as have been received and entered in the books of the Controlling and
Audit Branch at December 31st, 1952.
t Credit. KK 16 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1952-53
(A 5)
♦STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF REVENUE SURPLUSES,
UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES, APRIL 1st, TO DECEMBER 3 1st,  1952
Authority for Expenditure
Service
Expended for
9 Months
Ended
Dec. 31, 1952
' Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1944 ";
Section 2 (c)_
' Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1946 '
Section 2 (n)	
Section 2 (&)..
' Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1947 '
Section 2 (a)	
' Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1952 '
Section 2 (a)  	
Section 2 (d)— 	
Section 2 (<•)_
Revenue Surplus Appropriation Generally-
Public Buildings..
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc 	
Grants for Construction of Hospitals..
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc	
Repayment of Maturing Debenture "
Northern Trans-Provincial Highway.
Secondary Roads.
JG'
Retirement of Treasury Bills..
$27,404.40
700.00
17,333.33
62,396.99
i,000,000.00
,312,781.00
,272,730.32
1,925,259.20
$18,618,605.24
* This statement covers only such vouchers as have been received and entered in the books of the Controlling and
Audit Branch at December 31st, 1952.
RECAPITULATION
EXPENDITURE MADE FROM LOANS AND REVENUE SURPLUSES
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc.
Buildings, Equipment, etc.
$15
2
British Columbia University Buildings and Equipment.
Hospitals 	
Forest Development Fund  	
Irrigation Assistance   	
Okanagan Flood-control
Pacific Great Eastern Railway .
Housing Fund ~~
Equipment Fund
Repayment of Maturing Debenture
Retirement of Treasury Bills	
JG" —
,712,355.89
131,286.41
215,910.49
,490,417.94
185,000.00
20,260.00
113,720.24
,362,000.00
120,000.00
350,000.00
,000,000.00
,925,259.20
$41,626,210.17 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
KK 17
(B)
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS
OF 1952 AND 1953
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
Warrant
Expenditure
Mar. 28, 1952
Mar. 28, 1952
Apr. 25, 1952
May 7, 1952
Sept. 5, 1952
36
35
Apr.
15,
1952
3
May
14,
1952
9
May
14,
1952
11
June
26,
1952
16
Sept.
19,
1952
28
Sept.
Feb.
26,
2,
1952
1953
30
53
Apr.
Apr.
9,
25,
1952
1952
1
4
May
June
7,
20,
1952
1952
8
15
July
Oct.
4,
24,
1952
1952
17
33
Apr.
15,
1952
2
May
14,
1952
10
June
2,
1952
14
Aug.
27,
1952
24
Nov.
26,
1952
39
7
26
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDED MARCH 31st, 1952
Department of the Attorney-General
Extraordinary   expenses   incurred
Doukhobor disturbances	
in  connection  with  recent
Department of Public Works
Snow-removal
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING MARCH 3 1st, 1953
Department of the Attorney-General
Extraordinary  expenses  incurred  in  connection  with  Doukhobor disturbances   	
To meet expenses of new Traffic Branch for the fiscal year
ending March 31st, 1953
Extraordinary  expenses  in  connection  with   Doukhobor  disturbances 	
Extraordinary  expenses  in  connection  with  Doukhobor  disturbances 	
Extraordinary  expenses  incurred
hobor disturbances	
in  connection  with  Douk-
To meet expense of providing school guards in the Kootenays..
Honorarium to the Commissioners appointed under the
" Public Inquiries Act " relative to the distribution, sale,
and consumption of spirituous liquors 	
Department of Education
Archaeological survey of Tweedsmuir Park	
To finance an experimental high school driver-training project
in the City of Vancouver	
Special aid to rural areas
Additional grant to the University of British Columbia to meet
increases in remuneration to employees 	
School and teacherage at Allison Pass
Construction of a Civil Defence Centre underneath the proposed auditorium to be built at the Mount Newton High
School, Saanich, V.I.  _   	
Department of Finance
Pacific Great Eastern Railway extension construction 	
To meet expenditures for the services of Stevenson & Kellogg
Ltd., Management Engineers, in making a survey of the
organization and methods employed in various departments
of Government _ 	
Special counsel in connection with the draft Dominion-Provincial Tax Agreement and on school financing	
To meet expenditures for the services of Stevenson & Kellogg
Ltd., Management Engineers, in making a survey of the
organization and methods employed in various departments
of Government  	
To meet expenditures for the services of Stevenson & Kellogg
Ltd., Management Engineers, in making a survey of the
organization and methods employed in various departments of Government, including finalizing reports and costs
of consultation with Ministers 	
Department of Health and Welfare
Payments to nursing homes and boarding homes in connection
with welfare cases 	
Medical coverage for Social Assistance cases 	
Additional staff for Industrial School for Boys, Port Coquitlam.
Carried forward	
$17,250.00
60,000.00
$17,250.00
60,000.00
60,000.00
10,000.00
50,000.00
10,000.00
20,000.00
70,000.00
4,200.00
8,650.00
53,864.34
50,000.00
9,952.50
34,480.85
4,200.00
8,650.00
10,000.00
1,248,629.46
5,000.00
1,208,937.58
72,116.48
36,000.00
72,116.48
24,386.92
40,000.00
403,500.00
20,000.00
19,879.88
2,000.00
2,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
5,000.00
200,000.00
230,000.00
11,711.00
1,732.02
$2,604,056.94
$1,587,450.57 KK 18 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1952-53
Statement of Special Warrants issued between the Sessions of 1952 and 1953—Continued
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
Warrant
Expenditure
Aug.   6,   1952
Sept. 26,  1952
Dec.   2,    1952
Apr. 25, 1952
May 20, 1952
May 20, 1952
Nov. 7, 1952
Jan. 12, 1953
21
31
40
6
12
13
35
41
Aug.
12,
1952
23
Sept.
Oct.
9,
22,
1952
1952
27
32
Nov.
26,
1952
36
Nov.
26,
1952
37
Nov.
26,
1952
38
Jan.
13,
1953
42
Jan.
13,
1953
43
Jan.
13,
1953
44
Jan.
13,
1953
45
Jan.
13,
1953
46
Jan.
13,
1953
47
Jan.
13,
1953
48
Jan.
13,
1953
49
Jan.
27,
1953
50
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING MARCH 3 1st, 1953—Continued
Brought forward  	
Department of Labour
To meet expenditure incurred under " Industrial Conciliation
and Arbitration Act " as a result of application by the
International Woodworkers of America for holding a Government-supervised strike vote on June 18th, 1952
Expenses in connection with a Government-supervised strike
vote of tendermen employed by the Anglo-British Columbia
Packing Company Limited and the United Fishermen and
Allied Workers' Union _ 	
To meet payment to T. G. Norris, solicitor for United Steel
Workers of America, Local 4281   	
Department of Lands and Forests
For the control of flood conditions in the Okanagan Valley —
To provide for expenditure in The Corporation of the District
of Matsqui arising from river-bank erosion of the Fraser
Additional staff for Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas Control
Branch   	
To provide for casing and capping wells at Tulameen	
Payment to Miss Mary M. Currie, 1025 Terrace Avenue, Victoria, re judgment against Albert Charles Romieu 	
Department of Municipal Affairs
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Tofino of the
1952 taxes levied for general purposes by the Province
upon land and improvements included in the Village of
Tofino extension 	
Grant to the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board _. __
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Ucluelet of the
1952 taxes levied on real property in the Village Municipality of Ucluelet by the Province
Payment to The Corporation of the City of Nanaimo of the
1952 taxes levied for general purposes by the Province
upon land and improvements included in the City of
Nanaimo extension .„ 	
Payment to The Corporation of the City of Fernie of the 1952
taxes levied for general purposes by the Province upon
land and improvements included in the City of Fernie
extension      _ 	
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Squamish of
proportion of the 1952 taxes levied for general purposes
by the Province upon land and improvements included in
the village of Squamish extension
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Ashcroft as
provided in Letters Patent issued June 27th, 1952
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Fort St. James
as provided in Letters Patent issued December 19th, 1952	
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Fruitvale as
provided in Letters Patent issued November 4th, 1952	
Payment to The Corporation of the City of Nanaimo on
account of taxes levied for general purposes by the Province upon land and improvements included in the City of
Nanaimo extension     	
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Sidney as provided in Letters Patent issued September 30th, 1952
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Telkwa as provided in Letters Patent issued July 18th, 1952 	
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Warfield as provided in Letters Patent issued December 8th, 1952	
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Zeballos as
provided in Letters Patent issued June 27th, 1952
Payment to The Corporation of the Village of Campbell River
on account of taxes levied for general purposes by the
Province upon land and improvements included in the
Village of Campbell River extension	
$2,604,056.94
3,011.52
651.80
980.20
550,000.00
5,000.00
12,000.00
6,000.00
5,000.00
507.25
5,000.00
3,000.00
21,336.40
Carried forward*
$1,587,450.57
3,011.52
651.80
980.20
4,562.18
486.20
_| $3,244,014.76   $1,658,970.57
5,000.00
507.25
5,000.00
3,000.00
21,336.40
299.75 299.75
1,256.70
1,256.70
4,200.00
4,200.00
650.00
650.00
2,066.00
2,066.00
2,950.00
2,950.00
5,462.00
5,462.00
800.00
800.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
2,300.00
2,300.00
486.20 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA KK 19
Statement of Special Warrants issued between the Sessions of 1952 and 1953—Continued
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
Warrant
Expenditure
Aug.
11,
1952
22
Sept.
Oct.
26,
29,
1952
1952
29
34
Jan.
27,
1953
51
Aug.
1,
1952
19
Aug.
Aug.
6,
30,
1952
1952
20
25
July   11,   1952
18
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING MARCH 31st, 1953—Continued
Brought forward	
Department of the Provincial Secretary
Grant to Canadian Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary
Association 	
Gratuities under section 76 of the " Civil Service Act "	
To provide for expenditure on Civil Defence projects approved
by the Federal Government
Grant to British Empire Games (1954) Society	
Department of Public Works
Compensation to Claude C. and Kriena J. King for damages to
property during installation of sewage system at Home for
the Aged, Terrace     	
Repairs to outpost hospital at Telegraph Creek .	
For the acquisition of necessary right-of-way and construction
of a channel from Ellis Street to the mouth of Penticton
Creek in the City of Penticton, Similkameen Electoral
District 	
Railway Department
Provision for salary of Deputy Minister of Railways .
$3,244,014.76
10,000.00
6,000.00
166,162.00
200,000.00
2,500.00
522.70
43,289.88
7,000.00
$3,679,489.34
$1,658,970.57
10,000.00
4,391.01
200,000.00
2,500.00
522.70
4,969.62
$1,881,353.90 KK 20 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1952-53
(C)
STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS CHARGED AGAINST 1952-53 APPROPRIATIONS
WHICH DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THE ACCOUNT
Vouchers aggregating $180,703.27. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
KK 21
(D)
UNPROVIDED ITEMS IN EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED
MARCH 3 1st,  1952
Statement of Expenditures on Services Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations from April 1st, 1951,
to March 31st, 1952, and for Which Overexpenditure the Sanction of Parliament Is Required
Vote No.
Service
Total
Appropriation
Total
Expenditure
Over-
expended
3
$35,777.49
$36,799.65
$1,022.16
Department of the Attorney-General
44
529,200.00
252,000.00
30,000.00
529,200.02
280,054.02
32,988.64
.02
56
58
Administration of Justice..  	
28,054.02
2,988.64
Department of Finance
105
30,500.00
10.00
30,000.00
31,466.59
292.16
30,284.51
966 59
115
282 16
118
Printing   Public   Accounts,    Revenue   Receipts,    Bonds
Cheques, Estimates, etc 	
284.51
Department of Health and Welfare
126
158,904.00
15,000.00
160,288.22
15,951.51
1,384.22
951 51
150
Department of Labour
168
45,082.00
3,200.00
45,963.55
3,236.04
881.55
170
36.04
Department of Lands and Forests
185
83,542.17
30,600.00
87.971.41
32,243.89
4.429.24
204
1,643.89
Department of the Provincial Secretary
227
6,000.00
19,824.99
25,000.00
8,040.00
31,072.65
26,058.70
2,040.00
228
11,247.6,
236
Incidentals and Contingencies, Entertainments, Grants, etc.
1,058.70
Railway Department
266
42,817.95
42,869.27
51.32
$1,337,458.60
$1,394,780.83
$57,322.23 KK 22
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1952-53
(E)
TREASURY BOARD OVERRULINGS
Nil
VICTORIA, B.C.
Primed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
1953
230-253-9729