PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Report of the COMPTROLLER-GENERAL 1953-54 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 1954 . 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. Department of Finance, Victoria, February 16th, 1954. W. A. C. BENNETT, Premier and Minister of Finance. The Honourable W. A.C. Bennett, Premier and Minister of Finance. Victoria, February 16th, 1954. 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 1953-54, viz., April 1st, 1953, to December 31st, 1953. 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 1953-54 Appropriations Which Did not Occur within the Period of the Account (section 36 (e)) 19 (D) Statement of Expenditures on Services during 1952-53 Fiscal Year Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations (section 36 (b)) 20 (E) Statement of Treasury Board Overrulings (section 35) 21 Respectfully submitted. C. J. FERBER, 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, 1953 Estimated for 12 Months to Mar. 31, 1954 Interim Period Apr. 1 to Dec. 31, 1953 $35 36,242 4 107,931 25 95, 1. 16,190, 2,710. 5, 36, 520, 7, 3, 3 475 ,000.00 ,500.00 ,050.00 ,319.00 ,000.00 ,300.00 200.00 .000.00 100.00 ,000.00 ,500.00 ,500.00 ,000.00 ,500.00 ,500.00 ,000.00 ,000.00 $164,285,469.00 $16,948 210, 33 1,177 6,233 23,016, 24,556 40 31,383 484, 9,360, 754, 149. 11,043, 342, 15,095, 54, 680, 31,384. ,396.41 ,400.00 ,548.00 ,158.00 ,243.00 ,894.00 550.00 .301.00 ,382.00 ,594.00 ,900.00 ,766.00 ,856.00 ,401.00 ,869.00 ,104.00 ,020.00 ,324.00 ,760.00 $172,950,466.41 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, 1953.. $24 26,264 4 84,448 20, 76, 15,327, 1,888, 146 9 3 3 62 954.92 047.47 ,450.00 ,212.41 ,353.02 ,434.68 969.00 ,077.97 505.00 ,127.80 ,661.86 900.46 ,141.41 ,997.79 330.12 ,045.00 ,818.89 $128,286,027.80 $12,529 182, 22 825 4,553 18,239 19,614 28 22,064 335 6,545, 538, 121 8,297 236 12,100 36 515, 19,278 ,318.35 441.18 ,330.72 ,983.09 ,041.47 ,726.48 ,273.43 ,417.24 ,371.80 ,822.92 ,183.16 ,798.93 ,549.85 ,959.90 ,801.35 ,253.90 ,125.94 ,947.40 ,017.00 $126,066,364.11 2,219,663.69 $128,286,027.80 FF 6 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (A 2) DETAILS OF REVENUE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1953 Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1954 Service Revenue for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1953 $35,000.00 Department of Agriculture: $21,046.65 165,164.02 310,802.22 2,193.10 12,031.21 1,027,578.80 15,604,287.87 33,434.74 1,126,869.78 297,395.50 888,440.76 6,600,000.00 23,499.00 35,656.35 11,405.00 9,176.00 44,866.47 19,977.25 30,222.75 $24,954.92 Department of the Attorney-General: $60,000.00 260,000.00 330 000.00 2,500.00 80,000.00 Dog Licences 975,000.00 22,500,000.00 150,000.00 1, 375,000.00 350,000.00 1,100,000.00 " Motor-vehicle Act ": 8,800,000.00 Annual Licences, Motor-vehicles (except Motor-cycles) — 65,000.00 40,000.00 11,000.00 9,000.00 60,000.00 40,000.00 35,000.00 Department of Education: $36,242,500.00 $4,450.00 26,264,047.47 $4,000.00 50.00 Department of Finance: Government of Canada: $4,050.00 $21,863.30 165,000.00 699,126.00 75,000.00 32,706,685.84 600,000.00 4,450.00 220,000.00 932,168.00 100,000.00 42 340 000 00 800,000.00 $44,421,319.00 2,500,000.00 1,375,000.00 $34,267,675.14 1,794,871.12 909,651.50 13,286,114.78 735,985.88 206,599.37 2,028,625.46 610,292.39 2,670.45 843,365.68 124,952.04 110,074.77 1,259.00 1,320,175.25 16,500,000.00 800,000.00 240,000.00 Land Taxes: 2,250,000.00 700,000.00 15,000.00 400,000.00 " E. & N. Railway Belt Land Tax Act " - , 125,000.00 115 000.00 Wild Land 2,000 000.00 115,000.00 900,000.00 35,330,000.00 25,000.00 60,000.00 60,000.00 87,921.88 958,692.96 27,006,900.62 51,772.15 100,611.97 Department of Fisheries: $107,931,319.00 $ 84,448,212.4-1 $25,000.00 20,353.02 110,762,017.82 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1953-54 FF 7 Details of Revenue for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1953—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1954 Service Revenue for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1953 $36,088.50 39,953.93 392.25 $110,762,017.82 $45,000.00 Department of Health and Welfare: 50,000.00 Vital Statistics.. . 300.00 Department of Labour: $95,300.00 $943.00 26.00 76,434.68 $1,000.00 200.00 Department of Lands and Forests: $1,200.00 $80,010.24 216,421.29 428,467.94 31,738.37 55,878.08 285,697.24 1,773,183.87 11,841,065.14 563,384.26 51,231.54 969.00 $110,000.00 300,000.00 550 000.00 40,000.00 65,000.00 375,000.00 2,000,000 00 12,000,000.00 700,000.00 50,000.00 Legislation: $16,190,000.00 $1,718,050.60 47,680.50 122,396.70 15,327,077.97 $100.00 505.00 Department of Mines: Coal, Petroleum, and Natural-gas Leases and Fees $2,500,000.00 50,000.00 Free Miners' Certificates 160,000.00 Mining Receipts, General Department of Municipal Affairs: $2,710,000.00 1,888,127.80 $1,000.00 4,500.00 $4,661.86 Department of the Provincial Secretary: Queen's Printer (net profits) $5,500.00 4,661.86 $35,000.00 1,500.00 900.46 " Public Utilities Act " and " Motor Carrier Act ": Miscellaneous Receipts . $36,500.00 $35,952.30 26,866.59 900.46 $520,000.00 146,141.41 Department of Public Works: Miscellaneous Receipts $7,500.00 9,997.79 Railway Department: Inspection Fees $3,500.00 3,330.12 Department of Trade and Industry: Miscellaneous Receipts , $3,000.00 3,045.00 Refunds of Expenditure: Charged to Income $75,000.00 400,000.00 Charged to Loans Total Revenue for Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1953— $475,000.00 62,818.89 $164,285,469.00 $128,286,027.80 FF 8 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (A3) DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1953 Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1954 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1953 $6,396,447.50 18,000.00 7,017,067.96 3,516,880.95 $16,948,396.41 $210,400.00 $33,548.00 $15,280.00 86,967.00 18,136.00 144,020.00 18,852.00 10,238.00 13,550.00 225,790.00 48,011.00 44,926.00 36,582.00 11,954.00 16,040.00 33,845.00 225,119.00 37,678.00 16,330.00 10.00 10,000.00 45,500.00 17,000.00 30,000.00 1,000.00 20,000.00 18,380.00 750.00 30,000.00 1,200.00 $1,177,158.00 $19,812.00 83,838.00 50,848.00 42,279.00 18,476.00 20,544.00 83,156.00 17,376.00 82,429.00 52,435.00 6,578.00 510,467.00 225,166.00 68,168.00 811,723.00 760,276.00 30,000.00 50,000.00 150,000.00 40,156.00 60,472.00 $3,184,199.00 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Stat. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Current Account Public Debt: Interest Currency Exchange, etc.. Sinking Funds Redemption of Debt Less recoverable, Highway Development Fund . Legislation Premier's Office- Department of Agriculture: Minister's Office... General Administration- Markets Branch Horticultural Branch Plant Pathology Branch . Entomology Branch.. Apiary Branch Live Stock Branch Dairy Branch- Poultry Branch. _ Field Crops and Seed Improvement Branch- Farmers' Institutes Women's Institutes _ Soil Survey Branch- Agricultural Development and Extension Agricultural Engineering and Land-clearing . 4-H Clubs Milk Board Motor-vehicles and Accessories- Grants and Subsidies Rebates on Stumping-powder. Subsidies on Agricultural Lime.— Incidentals and Contingencies Federal-Provincial Farm Labour Service- Farmers' Land-clearing Assistance " Pound District Act " " Grasshopper-control Act " " Natural Products Marketing (B.C.) Act' " Horned Cattle Purchases Act " Department of Attorney-General: Attorney-General's Office General Administration Companies Office - Insurance Office Securities Office " Credit Unions Act " _. " Fire Marshal Act " Censor of Moving Pictures- Sheriffs' Offices..„_ Official Administrator.. Official Guardian Land Registry Offices.— Supreme and County Courts- Official Stenographers Motor-vehicle Branch Policing by Royal Canadian Mounted Police- Sundry Incidental Police Expense Doukhobor Rehabilitation Doukhobor Guards, etc.. Corrections Office _ Nelson Gaol Carried forward- $5,453,585.50 7,232.59 5,656,259.20 3,838,469.18 $14,955,546.47 2,426,228.12 $10 48, 9. 98 13 5 10 156, 35, 30, 27. 8, 12, 22 147. 16, 11 ,430.89 ,517.66 ,729.42 ,763.50 ,572.21 ,806.23 ,013.59 357.86 914.56 253.55 536.63 399.09 ,187.43 ,757.92 ,857.07 951.26 ,362.49 10.00 ,960.81 ,475.00 ,832.38 ,193.84 334.74 ,607.25 ,825.92 405.39 ,108.35 418.05 ,400.00 $14 61, 36 27 13 16 54 13 58 37 4 369 158 52 503 570 21 21 136 31 42 400.78 107.28 .586.02 453.06 493.71 ,072.02 ,630.08 .493.06 .852.08 ,665.38 ,827.77 ,602.06 ,739.17 ,565,41 ,815.65 ,207.00 ,310.08 932.08 ,994.31 046.49 241.26 $12,529,318.35 182,441.18 22,330.72 825,983.09 $2,247,034.75 $13,560,073.34 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1953-54 FF 9 Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1953—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1954 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1953 $3,184,199.00 1,000,550.00 192,112.00 144,600.00 88,679.00 37,808.00 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 and S.W. 9 73 74 and S.W. 6, 13 75 76 77 78 Stat. S.W. 3 S.W. 12 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 Current Account—Continued $2,247,034.75 $13,560,073.34 Department of the Attorney-General—Continued 812,024.95 110,013.79 85,206.92 Prince George Women's Gaol _ 54,920.58 32,209.11 33,808.00 101,490.00 74,582.00 497,991.00 26,805.89 New Haven 73,571.43 55,276.52 Game Branch: 355,266.76 162,187.00 76,536.00 151,723.00 283,500.00 12,478.00 1,500.00 137,048.79 52,159.97 99,546.99 223,615.32 9,988.08 1,238.10 40,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 20,000.00 29,452.65 Narcotic Drug Treatment — 5.15 2,430.60 11,095.94 7,500.00 9,569.82 13,000.00 8,080.04 10,000.00 In Aid of Removal of Discriminatory Freight and Ex- 26,454.22 5,500.00 4,124.88 8,500.00 7,124.76 15,000.00 11,249.55 20,000.00 17,558.00 6,078.62 9,623.41 34,265.88 Department of Education: $6,233,243.00 4,553,041.47 $14,424.00 $8,437.55 124,260.00 84,534.16 21,796.00 12,446.71 325,697.00 257,708.82 20,705.00 5,235.91 11,848.00 8,381.66 52,945.00 Summer School and Teacher-training for Special Cer- 45,093.36 26,572.00 19,451.85 62,223.00 46,668.82 111,274.00 59,622.31 342,521.00 263,047.82 38,000.00 166,667.00 High School and Senior Matriculation Examinations 32,923.46 111,265.99 70,217.00 47,147.91 117,857.00 92,676.23 63,234.00 50,386.47 237,361.00 167,231.89 98,042.00 70,885.18 35,740.00 23,267.66 176,076.00 125,495.56 54,589.00 45,268.07 10.00 10.00 290,000.00 251,627.79 16,010,000.00 13,286,500.31 100,000.00 1,810,000.00 Essential New Equipment 57,662.21 1,072,461.15 3,000.00 15,000.00 12,333.00 1,000.00 $20,401,058.00 $16,257,771.85 $18,113,114.81 FF 10 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1953—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1954 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1953 $20,401,058.00 10,000.00 2,500,000.00 65,510.00 30,000.00 10.00 10,316.00 $23,016,894.00 $15,300.00 114 102,760.00 115 279,296.00 116 15,265.00 117 340,783.00 118 477,120.00 119 1,680.00 120 10.00 121 26,772.00 122 196,642.00 123 10.00 124 10.00 125 10.00 126 1,338,000.00 127 248,492.00 128 129 20,000.00 24,500.00 130 11,500,000.00 131 400,000.00 132 2,550,000.00 133 134 1,785,000.00 ,. , ■ , 135 4,680,000.00 136 3,000.00 137 550,000.00 138 1,900.00 Stat. Stat. Stat. Stat. Stat. Stat. Stat. Stat. $24,556,550.00 $850.00 139 39,451.00 140 40,301.00 $23,438.00 141 1,540,000.00 142 97,416.00 143 4,033,428.00 144 516,600.00 145 $6,210,882.00 108 109 110 111 112 113 Current Account—Continued Brought forward- Department of Education—Continued Incidentals, Grants, and Contingencies.. University of British Columbia University Endowment Lands Special Grant to Victoria College- Advances re Rural School and Library Taxes.. Assessment Equalization Board $16,257,771.85 $18,113,114.81 4,993.15 1,875,000.00 65,510.00 30,000.00 10.00 6,441.48 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 Social Services Tax Branch. _ Housing Commissioner _. _ Mechanical Tabulation Branch ._ Probate and Succession Duties Branch _ Purchasing Commission Langford Warehouse Office Furniture and Equipment — Motor-vehicles and Accessories _. Government Agents, etc _. Postal Branch Printing Public Accounts, Estimates, Revenue Receipts, Bonds, Cheques, etc.— Incidentals and Contingencies _ _. " Municipal Aid Act "—Social services tax— — Salary Contingencies " Municipalities Aid Act "—Motor-vehicle licences " Hospital Construction Act, 1950 "—Payment of revenue under "Amusements Tax Act " " Highway Development Act "—Payment of revenue under " Gasoline Tax Act " - " Supreme Court Act "—Payment of interest on Suitors' Fund Deposits " Civil Service Superannuation Act " — Interest on Superannuation and Retirement Funds.. " Dyking Assessments Adjustment Act, 1905 "—Arrears of dyking assessments on lands reverted to the Crown " Taxation Act " " Flood Relief Act " " Logging Tax Act " _ " Municipal Superannuation Act " " Official Guardian Act " ; South Westminster Dyking District Aid Act' : Unclaimed Money Deposits Act ". ' Water Act ".. Department of Fisheries: Minister's Office _ General Administration. Department of Health and Welfare: Minister's Office Per Diem Grants under Sec. 4 of " Hospital Act ". Accounting Division _. Subsidy to Hospital Insurance Service . Provincial Infirmaries 18,239,726.48 $10,842.31 75,605.88 192,141.88 14,704.81 237,879.22 313,956.61 1,260.00 10.00 19,128.68 146,768.15 10.00 75,774.00* 291,684.05* 1,001,610.14 210,721.54 9,578.35 19,671.13 9,002,300.20 88,129.52 2,207,833.00 1,215,994.31 3,761,228.12 5,093.80 412,500.00 1,600.00 1,500.00 1,086.89 55,297.71 130.63 2,475.00 432.65 237,324.85 $752.47 27,664.77 19,614,273.43 28,417.24 $17,940.81 1,201,852.40 76,302.09 3,025,071.00 385,063.55 Carried forward.. $4,706,229.85 $55,995,531.96 ; Will be charged against votes applicable. COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1953-54 FF 11 Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1953—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1954 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1953 $6,210,882.00 176,574.00 200,000.00 185,000.00 90,000.00 50,000.00 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 Current Account—Continued $4,706,229.85 $55,995,531 109,635.43 148,120.00 129,348.78 61,932.66 37,499.94 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 15,494.01 438,005.00 154,074.24 147,278.57 106,971.56 77,625.61 51,017.42 1,899,436.42 10.00 9,705.04 36,209.66 925,509.97 25,992.28 13,928.94 475.00 3,500,000.00 107,415.21 39,669.81 1,321,950.00 2,362,085.82 41,215.46 738,001.67 10.00 59,831.42 165,130.05 67,064.54 2,816,467.76 1,563,885.23 187,094.45 .96 Department of Health and Welfare—Continued Public Health Branch: Grants to Public Health Services, Metropolitan Areas 10 00 45,000.00 659,554.00 236,874.00 207,478.00 121,956.00 105,476.00 86,196.00 2,987,666.00 10.00 13,570.00 48,814.00 1,215,203.00 35,734.00 24,000.00 1,500.00 5,000,000.00 155,000.00 60,000.00 1,762,600.00 3,550,000.00 56,685.00 1,055,555.00 10 00 Grants re Local Health Services Building Construction Division of Tuberculosis Control: Central Office, District Nursing and Social Service - Social Welfare Branch: " Residence and Responsibility Act "—Administration Supplementary Social Allowance for Mothers' Allow- Administration and Operation of Project and Pavilion Child Welfare Division: Maintenance of Dependent Children and Grants to 117,732.00 289,421.00 95,378.00 3,925,000.00 2,344,464.00 270,000.00 Cost-of-living Bonus Paid to Recipients of Old-age Assistance, Universal Old-age Security, and Blind " Old-age Assistance Act," 1951, and " Blind Persons' Department of Labour: $31,383,382.00 22,064,37 $14,418.43 148,016.16 8,415.79 18,458.69 16,318.78 2,428.02 72,571.20 15,356.11 1.80 $18,916.00 215,772.00 13,484.00 27,512.00 20,218.00 3,650.00 100,430.00 27,860.00 $427,842.00 $295,983.18 $78,059,90 3 76 FF 12 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1953—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1954 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1953 $427,842.00 12,112.00 39,540.00 193 194 195 S.W. 16 S.W. 19 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 Stat. 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 Current Account—Continued $295,983.18 $78,059,903.76 7,108.48 27,423.17 Department of Labour—Continued Rental Control Office 5,100.00 2,983.95 1,755.20 568.94 Department of Lands and Forests: Minister's Office Lands Service: $484,594.00 335,822.92 $15,360.00 110,591.00 $11,716.97 74,986.29 54,808.00 40,229.56 111,670.00 81,813.11 85,444.00 9,562.00 Inspection Division 58,675.38 7,492.48 69,854.00 41,443.42 10,905.00 17,761.66 24,550.00 36,000.00 303,024.00 128,092.00 273,878.00 263,219.00 241,007.00 55,500.00 129,225.00 10,000.00 1,500.00 12,801.00 200 00 Surveys and Mapping Branch: 15,795.20 Special Commitments. 12,273.11 237,779.65 Geographic Division 82,151.44 200,409.53 226,900.87 Water Rights Branch 175,225.25 32,636.47 105,324.44 10,000.00 Grant: British Columbia Natural Resources Confer- 1,500.00 " Soldiers' Land Act " (Southern Okanagan Lands 24,847.18 " Soldiers' Land Act, 1918 "—Houses, South Van- 110.94 10.00 2,069,013.00 1,080,980.00 442,950.00 732,194.00 142,700.00 65,230.00 56,200.00 76,663.00 6,000.00 71,750.00 45,000.00 150,000.00 2,000,000.00 420,000.00 10.00 10.00 55,000.00 " University Endowment Lands Administration Act ". Forest Service: 10.00 1,426,886.18 Expenses Reforestation and Forest Nursery 595,043.10 265,444.65 518,205.59 101,586.20 49,406.17 40,403.87 50,332.66 6,000.00 25,608.88 25,223.89 125,147.64 1,500,000.00 315,000.00 10 00 Boys' Training Camps Forest Protection 10 00 41,250.00 541.38 Department of Mines: $9,360,900.00 6,545,183.16 $2,700.00 94,858.00 133.658.00 52,794.00 135,780.00 65,676.00 11,100.00 $988.29 68,430.58 81,902.35 37.680.00 97,597.39 39,693.85 11,100.00 $496,566.00 $337,392.46 $84,940,909.84 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1953-54 FF 13 Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1953—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1954 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31,1953 $496,566.00 205,000.00 25,000.00 200.00 3,000.00 5,000.00 20,000.00 242 243 244 245 246 247 Stat. 248 249 250 251 252 S.W. 18 253 254 255 256 257 258 and S.W. 7, 8, 11 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 Current Account—Continued $337,392.46 163,387.97 15,508.67 188.88 2,095.95 185.00 20,000.00 40.00 $84,940,909.84 Department of Mines—Continued Grub-staking Prospectors ., Subsidy re Explosives to Assist Bona Fide Prospectors Incidentals and Contingencies Department of Municipal Affairs: $754,766.00 $652.87 36,972.88 26,469.38 34,315.72 19,300.00 3,839.00 538,798.93 $750.00 54,802.00 36,280.00 50,024.00 8,000.00 Department of the Provincial Secretary: $149,856.00 $12,271.41 26,703.87 157,369.95 10.00 83,934.60 7,293.00 10.00 42,670.43 1,327,500.00 77,029.41 10.00 11,735.99 300,000.00 66.00 18,969.91 12,780.36 121,549.85 $17,110.00 42,068.00 200,000.00 Grants to Homes for Elderly Citizens and Children's 10.00 Construction in Respect of Provincial Mental Hospi- 122,528.00 5,000.00 Grants re Civil Service—Gratuities under sec. 76 of 10.00 53,500.00 1,770,000.00 Grants 80,000.00 10.00 ■ 15,446.00 520,000.00 250.00 Assessment on Class 13 (The Crown), "Workmen's Compensation Act " 31,000.00 25,000.00 Contingencies, Incidentals, Entertainments, Grants, etc... 10,000.00 To Provide Assistance to B.C. Provincial Government 100,262.00 74,260.89 8,261.33 30.00 69,944.13 80,985.38 4,517,548.62 10.00 605,542.40 77,921.95 11.00 10,757.10 5,758.61 3,150.00 683,027.24 1,830.62 55,954.70 24,611.00 16,517.00 30.00 99,986.00 Provincial Mental Health Services: 123,974.00 6,277,329.00 10.00 1,014,482.00 150,000 00 Civil Defence: 10,000.00 132,616.00 Compensation for Injuries (Civil Defence Workers) 60,000.00 4,200.00 58,063.00 1,000.00 75,000.00 28,000.00 " Civil Service Superannuation Act " — Statutory re- $11,043,401.00 8,297,959.90 $93,899,218.52 FF 14 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1953—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31. 1954 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1953 $93,960.00 248,909.00 $342,869.00 $18,646.00 1,373,367.00 70,124.00 583,447.00 61,514.00 1,756,739.00 12,000.00 9,900,150.00 35,000.00 1,000,000.00 65,000.00 130,000.00 1,000.00 10.00 43,500.00 10.00 44,587.00 10.00 $15,095,104.00 $600.00 53,420.00 $54,020.00 $13,230.00 53,954.00 117,440.00 180,116.00 30,584.00 125,000.00 160,000.00 $680,324.00 $18,313,000.00 405,000.00 495,000.00 6,550,000.00 1,215,000.00 600,000.00 2,650,000.00 830,000.00 326,760.00 $31,384,760.00 $172,950,466.41 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 S.W. 2 S.W. 4 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 Current Account—Continued Brought forward _ Public Utilities Commission: " Public Utilities Act ". " Motor Carrier Act " Department of Public Works: Minister's Office General Administration Mechanical Supervision and Inspection Branch- Parliament Buildings (Maintenance) — Government House (Maintenance).. Government Buildings (Maintenance) (except Parliament Buildings and Government House) Rentals Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Wharves, etc Maintenance of Fraser River (New Westminster) Bridge.. Snow-removal— Local Highways within Municipal Limits Highway Signs—Signals, traffic-control, etc.. Research and Testing Services Gravel-crushing. _ Grants and Subsidies Steam-boiler Inspection, Vancouver Electrical Energy Inspection, Vancouver- Equipment Fund- Decoration of Provincial Buildings, Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Acquisition of Property and Assets of B.C. Fruit Lands Ltd _ Railway Department: Minister's Office General Administration- Department of Trade and Industry: Minister's Office General Administration. _.„ British Columbia Government Travel Bureau- Bureau of Economics and Statistics. Industrial and Trade Office Advertising and Publicity- Grants: British Columbia Research Council- Capital Expenditure Out of Income: Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Forest Development Roads_ Mining Roads.. Construction of Provincial Buildings Grants in Aid of Construction and Equipment of Hospitals Including Repayable Advances.— Okanagan Flood-control Pacific Great Eastern Railway- Development and Construction of Housing Projects- Recoverable Expenditure Total Expenditure for Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1953 $93,899,218.52 $63,291.34 173,510.01 $399.67 35,726.27 $10,647.24 42,183.22 80,233.43 129,038.83 19,911.10 73,933.58 160,000.00 ;13,549,354.23 261,975.20 477,508.83 2,400,783.38 1,211,652.20 524,157.60 725,340.36 72,380.61 54,864.59 236,801.35 $14,974.21 1,007,895.70 45,499.40 468,084.40 40,411.86 1,207,214.54 86,979.20* 8,509,416.58 23,670.41 110,035.96 50,535.13 107,769.21 150.00 384,698.64* 2,600.00 10.00 3,170.43 10.00 12,128.23 25,000.00 12,100,253.90 36,125.94 515,947.40 19,278,017.00 $126,066,364.11 ' Will be charged against votes applicable. COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1953-54 (A 4) FF 15 * STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF MONEYS RAISED BY LOAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 3 1st, 1953 Authority for Expenditure Service Expended for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1953 ' B.C. Loan Act, 1949": Section 6 (g) ' B.C. Loan Act, 1950": Section 6 (b) ' B.C. Loan Act, 1951 ": Section 3 (a). Section 3 (c) Section 3 (d) ' B.C. Loan Act, 1952 ' Section 3 (&).. ' Highway Development Act ": Section 5 (a) Section 5 (&)'- '' B.C. University Loan Act, 1945 " ' Irrigation Assistance Loan Act " 1 Okanagan Flood-control Act " ' P.G.E. Construction Loan Act, 1928 ' Buildings at University of British Columbia- Buildings at University of British Columbia- Public Buildings _ 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 B.C. University Buildings and Equipment.. Advances to Irrigation Districts Okanagan Flood-control.. Pacific Great Eastern Railway.. $10,713.73 16,863.75 2,404.62 12,600.64 25,459.82 104,108.88 134,549.36 56,448.64 21,664.24 11,560.80 68,712.37 989,690.60 $1,454,777.45 * This statement covers only such vouchers as have been received and entered in the books of the Controlling and Audit Branch at December 31st, 1953. FF 16 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (A 5) *STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF REVENUE SURPLUSES, UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, APRIL 1st, TO DECEMBER 3 1st, 1953 Authority for Expenditure Service Expended for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1953 ' Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1944 " Section 2(c) ' Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1947 " Section 2 (a) ' Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1951 " Section 2 (b) ' Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1952 ' Section 2 (d)-.. _ Section 2 (_•).. Public Buildings.. Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc.. Roads Northern Trans-Provincial Highway- Secondary Roads — $30,297.52 29,394.02 7,554.08 56,221.81 21,464.55 $144,931.98 * This statement covers only such vouchers as have been received and entered in the books of the Controlling and Audit Branch at December 31st, 1953. RECAPITULATION EXPENDITURE MADE FROM LOANS AND REVENUE SURPLUSES Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc. Buildings, Equipment, etc. British Columbia University Buildings and Equipment. Irrigation Assistance - — Okanagan Flood-control Pacific Great Eastern Railway $305,632.46 32,702.14 191,411.06 11,560.80 68,712.37 989,690.60 $1,599,709.43 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1953-54 FF 17 (B) STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS OF 1953 AND 1954 Date of Approval No. of Warrant Service Amount of Warrant May 23, 1953 3 June 20, 1953 6 Aug. 18, 1953 9 Sept. 14, 1953 12 Nov. 5, 1953 13 Jan. 12, 1954 Feb. 12, 1954 Nov. 23, 1953 Jan. 5, 1954 Aug. 25, 1953 Nov. 10, 1953 Nov. 19, 1953 15 Dec. 10, 1953 18 Jan. 5, 1954 20 Jan. 5, 1954 21 Jan. 21, 1954 23 Feb. 12, 1954 26 22 25 16 19 10 14 TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1954 Department of the Attorney-General To provide for expenditures re application of the B.C. Telephone Company for increase in rates To services of Campbell, Brazier, Fisher, McMaster, and Johnson—in aid of removal of discriminatory freight and express rates To provide for expenditures in connection with Magistrates' Convention — To provide for treatment and control of certain members of Doukhobor communities in the Province To supplement Vote 74, being an additional amount required to provide for services of Campbell, Brazier, Fisher, McMaster, and Johnson—in aid of removal of discriminatory freight and express rates — — Department of Education Municipal and union library grants — Department of Finance Providing for a payment to the Commercial Credit Corporation Limited in full settlement for claim of value of automobile which was forfeited to the Crown in the right of the Province pursuant to the provisions of the " Government Liquor Act " _ Department of Labour Expenses in connection with a Government-supervised strike vote in the lumber industry Expenses in connection with a Government-supervised strike vote of members of the International Brotherhood of Pulp and Sulphite Workers of America Department of Lands and Forests Grant to The Corporation of the District of Surrey to assist in meeting the cost of repairs to Crescent Beach sea-wall To supplement Vote 205, being provision for completion of survey of northern boundary of the Province Department of Municipal Affairs To supplement Vote 252, being provision for grant to the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Area and the Capital Regional Planning Area Payment to the City of Prince George of 1953 taxes collected by the Province upon land and improvements included in the City of Prince George extension Payment to the City of Kamloops of 1953 taxes collected by the Province upon land and improvements included in the City of Kamloops extension Payment to the Village of Vanderhoof on 1953 taxes collected by the Province upon land and improvements included in the Village of Vanderhoof extension _ __ Payment to the Village of Quesnel of 1953 taxes collected by the Province upon land and improvements included in the Village of Quesnel extension Payment to the City of Kamloops on 1953 taxes collected by the Province upon land and improvements included in the City of Kamloops extension - Carried forward.. $9,623.41 15,084.82 2,250.00 150,000.00 1,369.40 62,500.00 1,000.00 1,755.20 586.94 18,350.00 30,000.00 11,300.00 3,839.00 35.00 204.51 430.57 16.56 $308,345.41 Expenditure $9,623.41 15,084.82 2,250.00 38,335.32 1,369.40 62,500.00 1,755.20 568.94 11,300.00 3,839.00 35.00 204.51 430.57 $147,296.17 FF 18 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Statement of Special Warrants issued between the Sessions of 1953 and 1954—Continued Date of Approval July 21, 1953 7 Aug. 11, 1953 8 Sept. 1, 1953 11 May 9, 1953 1 May 9, 1953 2 May 27, 1953 4 June 13, 1953 5 Nov. 23, 1953 17 Feb. 8, 1954 No. of Warrant Service 24 TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 3 1st, 1954—Continued Brought forward. Department of the Provincial Secretary To provide for gratuities authorized under the " Civil Service Act," section 76 _. To provide for gratuities authorized under the " Civil Service Act," section 76 _ To provide for gratuity authorized under the " Civil Service Act," section 76 - Department of Public Works Balance of funds required 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 To provide for the decoration of Provincial public buildings throughout the Province in connection with the approaching Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Acquisition of title to the property and assets of British Columbia Fruit Lands Limited __ Grant to Village of Pouce Coupe for building a reservoir To supplement Vote 299, being an additional amount required to assist various municipalities in regard to work done on local highways within their municipal limits Department of Trade and Industry To supplement Vote 315, being an additional amount required for operating expenses of the British Columbia Research Council — Amount of Warrant $308,345.41 2,832.00 1,782.00 675.00 40,789.88 15,000.00 25,000.00 4,000.00 42,500.00 20,000.00 $460,924.29 Expenditure $147,296.17 1,782.00 12,623.90 12,321.96 25,000.00 4,000.00 20,535.13 $223,559.16 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1953-54 FF 19 (C) STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS CHARGED AGAINST 1953-54 APPROPRIATIONS WHICH DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THE ACCOUNT Vouchers aggregating $217,202.22. r FF 20 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (D) UNPROVIDED ITEMS IN EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 3 1st, 1953 Statement of Expenditures on Services Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations from April 1st, 1952, to March 31st, 1953, and for Which Overexpenditure the Sanction of Parliament Is Required Vote No. Service Total Appropriation Total Expenditure Over- expended Department of Agriculture 8 12 Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Apiary Inspection $35,738.00 15,965.00 28,000.00 $36,034.09 16,124.06 28,012.30 $296.09 159.06 22 12.30 Department of the Attorney-General 27 82,111.00 48,078.00 85,305.00 215,905.00 806,059.00 30,000.00 809,991.00 94,375.00 12,309.00 35,000.00 83,017.25 50,563.57 85,749.00 217,367.55 854,152.80 33,053.66 863,627.75 97,366.39 12,609.30 38,654.06 906.25 28 2,485.57 34 444.00 38 40 Supreme and County Courts. — .... 1,462.55 48,093.80 42 3,053.66 46 53,636.75 48 2,991.39 58 300.30 59 3,654.06 Department of Education 66 Minister's Office. — . 14,892.00 15,208.29 316.29 Department of Finance 103 102,690.00 18,550.00 10.00 103,558.28 24,507.99 22.56 868.28 105 114 Agent-General's Office and B.C. House, London, England 5,957.99 12.56 Department of Health and Welfare 149 42,548.00 3,365,600.00 65,032.00 43,839.28 3,560,296.40 66,474.14 1,291.28 156 194,696.40 162 Industrial School for Girls 1,442.14 Department of Labour 170 Industrial Arbitration and Conciliation Branch 122,931.00 127,899.58 4,968.58 Department of Lands and Forests 185 60,000.00 278,573.00 294,026.00 83,210.00 865,385.35 90,000.00 68,413.78 285,931.54 312,038.25 99,492.39 874,704.69 97,855.49 8,413.78 188 189 Topographic Division 7,358.54 18,012.25 191 16,282.39 201 9,319.34 204 7,855.49 Department of the Provincial Secretary 238 15,286.00 15,430.00 16,334.82 15,522.40 1,048.82 245 92.40 Department of Public Works 258 269 Rental and Maintenance of Offices, Buildings, and Grounds 10.00 7,680.00 681.34 11,369.76 671.34 3,689.76 Railway Department 271 Minister's Office Department of Trade and Industry 600.00 5,519.45 4,919.45 274 16,171.00 17,388.12 1,217.12 $7,757,460.35 $8,163,390.33 $405,929.98 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1953-54 FF 21 (E) TREASURY BOARD OVERRULINGS Nil VICTORIA, B.C. 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