PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Report of the COMPTROLLER-GENERAL 1956-57 Pursuant to the Provisions of the "Audit Act," Chapter 22, R.S.B.C. 1948 Interim Financial Statements For the Nine Months Ended December 31st 1956 PRINTED by AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY VICTORIA, B.C. Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty 1957 To the Honourable Frank Mackenzie Ross, C.M.G., M.C., 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. W. A. C. BENNETT, Premier and Minister of Finance. Department of Finance, Victoria, February 7th, 1957. Victoria, February 7th, 1957. The Honourable W. A.C. Bennett, Premier and 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 1956-57, viz., April 1st, 1956, to December 31st, 1956. The statements of current account are 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) :_ 16 (5) Expenditure (Revenue Surplus Appropriation) 17 (B) Statement of Special Warrants Issued (section 24 (4)) 18 (C) Statement of Payments Charged against 1956-57 Appropriations Which Did Not Occur within the Period of the Account (section 36 (e)) 20 (D) Statement of Expenditures on Services during 1955-56 Fiscal Year Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations (section 36 (b)) 21 (E) Statement of Treasury Board Overrulings (section 35) 22 Respectfully submitted. C. J. FERBER, C.A., Comptroller-General. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (A 1) SUMMARY OF INTERIM STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1956 Estimated for 12 Months to Mar. 31, 1957 Interim Period Apr. 1 to Dec. 31, 1956 $5,473,000 91,270,000 50,340,000 48,612,700 2,725,000 425,000 1,100,000 2,281,319 21,585,000 300,000 425,000 $224,537,019 $13,727,530 240,900 33,974 1,750,393 7,931,254 47,008,561 21,634,540 44,520 29,277,741 14,868,509 503,881 11,722,986 788,575 154,054 13,290,455 329,344 3,444,014 55,687 839,261 30,433,952 60,346,893 $258,427,024 REVENUE Property Taxes ..— Sales and Pari-mutuel Taxes — Federal Tax Rental Agreement Privileges, Licences, and Natural Resources Taxes or Royalties.. Land Sales and Service Fees Fines and Penalties Interest, Discount, Premium, and Exchange... Contributions from Other Governments Contributions from Government Enterprises.. Miscellaneous Revenue Non-revenue and Surplus Receipts 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 Highways 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... Hospital Insurance Service Capital Expenditure out of Income- Excess of Revenue over Expenditure for the Nine Months Ended December 31st, 1956 . $5,649,818 85,181,382 38,579,012 42,240,403 2,215,265 526,715 1,181,636 1,710,989 16,125,000 411,193 16,707 $193,838,120 $9,660,478 6,159 24,887 1,294,374 6,061,621 33,950,961 18,276,463 25,866 21,577,005 12,603,475 383,337 9,240,840 529,004 131,699 10,358,233 204,138 2,553,081 41,510 676,974 21,325,464 44,006,560 $192,932,129 905,991 $193,838,120 CC 6 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (A 2) DETAILS OF REVENUE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 3 1st, 1956 Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1957 Service Revenue for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 $260, 2,500. 145. 100, 560, 700. 8. 750, 450, 000 000 000 .000 000 000 000 000 000 $5,473,000 $1,500,000 970,000 66,250,000 20,900,000 1,650,000 $91,270,000 $50,340,000 $11,500,000 625,000 1,100,000 80,000 375,000 2,000,000 90,000 375,000 2,300,000 22,250,000 3,250,000 60,000 175,000 2,000,000 60,000 950,000 40,000 325,000 90,000 25,000 130,000 450,000 45,000 45,000 7,700 130,000 10,000 10,000 45,000 70,000 $48,612,700 Property Taxes: Land Taxes, General: Farm Land Improved Land _ Wild Land Coal Land "A" and " B ".. Land Taxes, Forest: Forest Land Timber Land.. Tree-farm Land~ "E. & N. Railway Belt Land Tax Act" Forest Protection Tax Sales and Pari-mutuel Taxes: Hospital Construction Aid Tax.. Pari-mutuel Betting Tax Social Services Tax Gasoline Tax _ . Fuel-oil Tax Federal Tax Rental Agreement: Canada direct (net)- British Columbia Toll Highways and Bridges Authority- tax deduction by Canada -Offset to income $38,096,216 482,796 Privileges, Licences, and Natural Resources Taxes or Royalties: Motor-vehicle Licences and Permits: " Motor-vehicle Act "—accrual basis— " Public Utilities Act " Natural Resources: " Game Act "—Fees and Licences — Lands and Forests: Grazing Permits and Fees.. Land Leases, Rentals, and Fees.. LoggingTax Timber Leases Timber Licences — . ... Timber Royalties Timber Sales Minerals: Coal, Petroleum and Natural-gas Leases and Fees . Free Miners' Certificates Mining Receipts, General Mining Tax. Unworked Crown-granted Mineral Claims Water Resources: Water Rentals and Recording Fees.. Other: Agricultural Licences and Fees Companies Branch.. ' Fire Marshal Act "—Fees, etc... Fisheries Licences " Insurance Act " Law Stamps . Marriage Licences " Moving Pictures Act " Municipal Licences, Regulated Areas, etc. ProbateFees " Real-estate Licensing Act' " Securities Act "... — Trade Licences Sundry Licences and Permits.. Carried forward.. $232,632 2,415,732 142,865 100,434 642,176 650,604 33,368 1,067,542 364,465 $1,111,764 1,101,097 63,115,674 18,646,600 1,206,247 58,625,000 209,604 1,169,934 61,197 460,168 1,253,688 79,383 285,971 1,677,358 22,167,612 ,760,864 64,348 205,337 1,124,909 59,055 885,110 33,868 350,283 12,118 18,024 23,119 400,967 37,391 37,167 5,928 141,161 13,675 10,484 20,343 46,337 $5,649,818 85,181,382 38,579,012 42,240,403 $171,650,615 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1956-57 CC 7 Details of Revenue for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1956—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1957 Service Revenue for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 $171,650,615 $500,000 40,000 50,000 2,000,000 70,000 65,000 Land Sales and Service Fees: Sales: $450,296 37,109 Services: 25,476 1,600,277 52,127 Vital Statistics 49,980 $2,725,000 2,215,265 . . $425,000 1,100,000 29,151 220,000 932,168 526 715 .1,181,636 $21,863 165,000 699,126 75,000 750,000 Contributions from Canada: 100 000 1,000,000 Contributions from Government Enterprises: Net Profit, Government Liquor Board 21,500,000 $16,125,000. 85,000 300,000 50,000 411,193 $16,707! . Non-revenue and Surplus Receipts: Refunds of Previous Year's Expenditures: 375,000 Total Revenue for Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1956 $224,537,019 $193,838,120 ■ ■ ■ •■ ' ! . ' ■ CC 8 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (A 3) DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1956 Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1957 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 $5,577,782 18,000 5,518,812 5,153,599 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 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Stat. S.W. 21. 33 S.W. 32 S.W. 28 38 39 40 41 42 43 Current Account Public Debt: $4,183,337 Currency Exchange, etc 13,500 4,139,104 3,865,200 $16,268,193 2,540,663 $12,201,141 2,540,663 $13,727,530 $9,660,478 $240,900 6,159 24,887 Premier's Office Department of Agriculture: $33,974 $15,312 $12,072 77,562 55,297 61,496 127,618 145,824 106,370 19,182 12,291 15,350 7,455 16,396 12,600 294,499 221,672 55,102 33,870 40,209 30,844 41 216 27,993 8,181 10 294 15,796 53,006 220,348 41,444 11,908 34,122 158,254 23,572 15,786 4-H Clubs . 10,587 10,380 8,087 11,847 22,419 Dyking Commission — . 20,275 47,329 54,664 Milk Board _ 37,083 76,200 30 000 Temporary Assistance... - 33,708 15,111 54 500 52,530 17,000 30,000 15,000 6,874 26,171 11,135 232,000 18,750 200 1,000 750 53.328 9,887 " Soldiers' Land Act "—Houses, South Vancouver _ Investigation of Doukhobor Lands 75 3,409 493 42,000 1,200 11,000 " Natural Products Marketing (B.C.) Act " 570 12,941 Right of way, Southern Okanagan Lands Project Repayable advance, Pemberton and District Co-operative 7,895 15,428 20,000 Department of the Attorney-General: $1,750,393 1,294,374 $20,272 88,606 62,218 51,216 20,274 28,200 $14,937 60,203 48,540 30,197 15,981 20,982 $270,786 $190,840 $10,985,898 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1956-57 CC 9 Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1956—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1957 $270,786 94,718 20.383 95 584 60980 47,212 6.620 602,731 267,217 110192 804.366 956.000 35,000 245 000 54.727 64.995 1.559.493 136,220 149,149 85.392 192.539 46.191 113,355 69.450 100,000 148,373 505.002 157,319 76,025 129.505 320.600 12,860 1,500 43.000 98.580 42,750 10,000 10.000 105.440 9.000 10.000 7,500 10.500 15,000 30,000 $7,931,254 $16,132 66,384 59.679 114,828 172,799 68,794 87,419 49,006 39,354 145,595 $819,990 No. of Vote 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 S.W. 5 S.W. 7 S.W. 12 S.W. 20 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 Current Account—Continued Brought forward Department of the Attorney-General—Continued " Fire Marshal Act " Censor of Moving Pictures Sheriffs' Offices Official Administrator- Official Committee Official Guardian Land Registry Offices . Supreme and County Courts- Official Stenographers. Motor-vehicle Branch Policing by Royal Canadian Mounted Police- Sundry Incidental Police Expenses _. Doukhobor Affairs Corrections Office „ — Nelson Gaol Oakalla Prison Farm Unit for Young Offenders Women's Gaol — Prince George Women's Gaol- Prince George Men's Gaol Kamloops Gaol New Haven. Forest Camp . Temporary Assistance, Gaols Probation Office Game Branch: Administration Division Fisheries Management Division- Game Management Division- Destruction of Predatory Animals and Birds. Administration of Justice _ Crown Prosecutor's Office. Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation- Coroners' Inquests and Inquiries Narcotic Drug Treatment... Alcoholic Treatment Constitutional Litigation and General Law Costs. Magistrates' Conference Temporary Assistance (Other than Gaols).. 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 ". Canadian Highway Safety Conference- Compensation to Emmett Gulley B.C. Correctional Institution, Haney. Compensation re accident at Oakalla.... Department of Education: Minister's Office General Administration- Curriculum Branch Adult Education Branch , High Correspondence School. Elementary Correspondence School- Provincial Library- Central Microfilm Bureau.—. Provincial Archives Public Library Commission.. Carried forward-. $190,840 $10,985,898 65,922 13.503 66.221 45.644 30,925 5.297 437,719 189.480 80.780 591 594 717,000 25.537 224.147 40,737 46.382 1,350 400 90.520 111.406 60,126 134.408 37,608 80,901 46,587 76,925 104,375 385 532 130,363 47.793 82.483 229.841 9.061 1.776 36.050 45,743 30,000 21,959 8,454 78.184 2,418 6,433 5.625 8,970 11.140 33,193 2,100 70 14.449 5,000 $11,729 55,185 45,824 83,119 118,186 50,757 59,100 38,866 22.659 93,034 6,061,621 $578,459 $17,047,519 CC 10 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1956—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1957 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 $819,990 64,368 98 10 99 605,149 100 232,490 101 51,386 102 80,110 103 80,560 104 45,367 105 52 906 106 267,850 107 37,800 000 108 2,300000 109 50 000 110 60 000 111 15,000 112 150,000 113 465.000 114 3,500 000 115 158,000 116 79,865 117 18,000 118 57,500 119 55,000 120 10 121 S.W. 18 $47,008,561 $5,212 122 101,820 123 309,182 124 125 24,929 10 126 634,074 127 278,420 128 59,867 129 173,750 130 7,275 131 223,264 132 10 133 10 134 10 135 355,588 136 1,363,524 137 7,000 138 139 18,495 140 25,000 ! '• ■• 110,000 141 35,000 142 143 875.000 1,500 144 145 5,892,600 146 1,475,000 147 9,400,000 $21,376,540 Current Account—Continued Brought forward.. Department of Education—Continued Provincial Museum Text-book Branch _ Inspection of Schools and School Services.. Jericho Hill School Teacher Education and Summer School Teacher Registration and Examinations Vancouver Normal School... _ _. Victoria Normal School Accounting Branch Federal-Provincial Training Programmes. Grant toward Cost of Education Teachers' Superannuation Fund 6% Special Aid to School Districts Night-school Grants Education of Soldiers' Dependent Children and Expenses- Library and Library Association Grants Free Text-books, Maps, etc Grant to University of British Columbia Grant to Victoria College- University Endowment Lands .. Incidentals, Grants, and Contingencies.. Temporary Assistance.. Student-aid Loans and Teacher-training Loans.. Advances re Rural School and Library Taxes,— Copies of Pageant of B.C. for school libraries- Department of Finance: Minister's Office. General Administration Controlling and Audit Branch Agent-General's Office and British Columbia House, London, England Mechanical Tabulation Branch Consumption and Amusements Taxation Branch- Real Property Taxation Branch Income Taxation. "Assessment Equalization Act ".. Housing Commissioner Purchasing Commission Langford Warehouse Office Furniture and Equipment.. Motor-vehicles and Accessories- Postal Branch Government Agents, etc _ Courts of Revision and Appeal- Assessment Appeal Board (previously included with Courts of Revision) Printing Public Accounts, Estimates, Revenue Receipts, Bonds, Cheques, etc Temporary Assistance - Incidentals and Contingencies... ~ ' Civil Service Superannuation Act "—Interest on Superannuation and Retirement Funds 1 Dyking Assessments Adjustment Act, 1905 ' : Highway Development Act "—Payment of revenue under " Gasoline Tax Act " to Highway Development Fund " Hospital Construction Act, 1950 "—Payment of revenue under " Hospital Construction Aid Tax Act" to Hospital Construction Fund — Grants in Aid of Local Government (nine months' proportion) Carried forward.. $578,459 $17,047,519 49,691 10 436,799 191,027 40,687 56,358 65,103 43,881 38,278 231,890 26,102.892 1,678,847 43,704 16,658 7,591 132,138 455,383 3,500,000 158,000 79,902 15,550 23,293 10 10 4,800 33.950,961 $3,411 75,960 219,254 22,633 10 458,498 210,059 42,988 108,348 442 175,958 10 8.240* 35,252* 226,735 1,014,046 10 6,153 11,175 80,643 15,941 656,250 1,004 5,274,917 1,111,764 7,045,705 $16,805,406 $50,998,480 ' Will be charged against votes applicable. COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1956-57 CC 11 Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1956—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1957 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 $21,376,540 8.000 250,000 148 149 Stat. Stat. Stat. Stat. Stat. Stat. S.W. 1 S.W. 2, 6, 9 S.W. 4 S.W. 29 S.W. 30 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 Current Account—Continued Brought forward — Department of Finance—Continued " Supreme Court Act "—Interest on Suitors' Fund deposits $16,805,406 $50,998,480 9,258 37,514 75.000 " Flood Relief Act •'..... _ — 678,838 183 ... 913 " Water Act " 572,370 " Municipal Superannuation Act " __ 51,081 1.000 6,400 Grant, Vancouver Little Theatre Association Repayable advance, British Columbia Natural Resources 1,000 30,000 7,500 Department of Fisheries: Minister's Office $21,634,540 18,276,463 $600 43,920 $24 25,842 Department of Health and Welfare: $44,520 25,866 $24,648 $19,078 1,770,000 1,300,000 131,852 99,109 545,491 319,390 431,112 Public Health Branch: 187,125 100,000 260,000 194,000 120,000 10 Cancer Control (Including Grants, etc.) 229,456 139,601 90,000 10 10 10 Professional Training (Federal Programme) 10 10 80,000 10 12,456 10 10 10 60,000 Medical Rehabilitation (Federal Programme) 10 3,151 General Public Health (Federal Programme) . Laboratory and Radiological Services (Federal Programme) 10 10 10 100,000 10,000 720,404 259,436 234,589 65,730 91,738 80,312 2,479,493 10 Grants re Local Health Services Building Construction _ 42,885 5,000 479,228 174,699 174,526 75,269 Division of Tuberculosis Control: 58,217 53,287 1,607,957 10 295,073 43,700 15,302 28,306 19,934 1,100,955 39,330 24,000 1,000 5,574,000 180,714 22,922 Social Welfare Branch: 12,011 20,901 14,124 818,798 28,444 12,638 " Residence and Responsibility Act"—Administration Social Allowances (Including Grants, etc.).. 510 3,997,208 $14,741,219 $11,587,662 $69,300,809 CC 12 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1956—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1957 $14,741,219 175,000 50,000 2,000,000 60,906 1,439,300 10 124,250 367,137 152,910 237,509 1,800,000 7,738,000 175,000 200,000 16,500 $29,277,741 $26,592 205 1,403,231 206 11,255,770 207 50,000 208 1,500,000 209 175,000 210 20,000 211 176,096 212 60,000 213 1,000 214 10 215 10 216 43,500 217 117,300 218 40,000 219 $14,868,509 $18,756 220 237,682 221 14,200 222 27,832 223 71,280 224 3,571 225 112,952 226 6,708 227 6,400 228 4,500 229 S.W. 19 S.W. 25 $503,881 $16,512 230 107,760 231 53,576 232 $177,848 No. of Vote Service 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 Current Account—Continued Brought forward.. Department of Health and Welfare—Continued Supplementary Social Allowances for Mothers' Allowances Cases. Administration and Operation of Project and Pavilion for Japanese at New Denver — Medical Services, Drugs, etc.. Child Welfare Division: Administration- Maintenance of Dependent Children and Grants to Homes Jewish Overseas Children — - Provincial Home, Kamloops Industrial School for Boys, Brannan Lake Industrial School for Girls "Old-age Assistance Act," 1951, and "Blind Persons' Allowances Act," 1951—Administration- Old-age Assistance and Blind Persons' Allowances Cost-of-living Bonus Paid to Recipients of Old-age Assistance, Universal Old Age Security, and Blind Persons' Allowances— ' Mothers' Allowances Act' Disabled Persons' Allowances- Temporary Assistance Department of Highways: Minister's Office. General Administration - Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Wharves, etc.- Maintenance of Fraser River Bridge (New Westminster) Snow-removal- Local Highways within Municipal Limits . Vehicle Damage Claims, etc, Highway Signs, Signals, Traffic-control, etc... Weigh-scales Operation — ._ Research and Testing Services Gravel-crushing .. Paving-plant Operations- Grants and Subsidies Equipment Fund Temporary Assistance- Department of Labour: Minister's Office General Administration- Board of Industrial Relations- Factories Inspection Apprenticeship Branch Trade-schools Branch— Labour Relations Branch Indian Inquiry Branch.. Motor-vehicles and Accessories- Temporary Assistance.. Government-supervised Strike Vote Inquiry into Silicosis Provisions of " Workmen's Compensation Act". - Department of Lands and Forests: Minister's Office Lands Service: General Administration— Accounting Division Carried forward.. Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 $11,587,662 $69,300,809 126,175 46,481 1,725,000 42,684 1,136,102 10 71,621 244,588 109,704 182,431 1,451,689 5,794,083 121,420 178,060 8,907 $19,729 1,234,330 8,953,925 28,939 2,000,000 151,585 10,783 71,168 2,014 10 10 3.350 87,975 39,657 $14,165 160,472 8,410 20,057 84,975 2,280 83,044 4,937 1,677 1,682 1,147 491 $7,230 73,354 39,298 21,577,005 12,603,475 383,337 $119,882 $103,864,626 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1956-57 CC 13 Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1956—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1957 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 $177,848 116,621 124,236 24,818 27,500 321,858 114,288 282,519 189,935 278,720 67,100 99,915 15,000 1,500 10 50,000 1,953,104 893,920 346,217 960,512 296,501 156,509 96,280 106,728 6,000 51,235 130,000 344,742 2,450,000 250,000 538,470 10 910,890 40,000 300,000 $11,722,986 $1,900 126,053 164,846 64,724 128,776 26,800 25,100 165,000 25,000 300 3,000 4,000 8,076 25,000 20,000 $788,575 $2,750 53,856 56,948 30,000 8,000 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 S.W. 14 S.W. 15 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 Current Account—Continued Brought forward - Department of Lands and Forests—Continued Lands Service—Continued Lands Branch Inspection Division Surveys and Mapping Branch: Administration Special Commitments— — Legal Surveys Division. — Geographic Division Topographic Division — — Air Division — Water Rights Branch _ Hydraulic Surveys Fraser River Basin Board B.C. Hydrometric Stream-gauging Grant to British Columbia Natural Resources Conference. "University Endowment Lands Administration Act" Temporary Assistance. - Forest Service: Salaries Expenses Reforestation and Forest Nursery Provincial Parks Forest Management— Forest Research Public Relations (Forest) Forest Ranger School Grant to Canadian Forestry Association Office Furniture and Equipment— Youth Training Programme Engineering Services Forest Protection Fire Suppression Forest Surveys. _ Scaling Fund Silviculture Fund Grazing: Range Improvement Fund Temporary Assistance.- Land for Park Purposes Land for Public Recreational Purposes. Department of Mines: Minister's Office _. General Administration Mineralogical Branch— Analytical and Assay Branch— Inspection Branch Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Branch Grants and Subsidies Grants in Aid of Mining Roads and Trails.. Grub-staking Prospectors Subsidy re Explosives to Assist Bona Fide Prospectors Interprovincial Committee on Mining Incidentals and Contingencies Temporary Assistance . Iron-ore Surveys " Iron and Steel Bounties Act" Department of Municipal Affairs: Minister's Office Municipal Branch . $151,554 Regional Planning Division Grants and Subsidies Revision of Municipal Legislation.. Carried forward $119,882 $103,864,626 83,410 97,870 20,102 20,692 282,693 80,802 234,159 106,614 202,647 103,134 80,589 15,000 1,500 10 23,006 1.529,754 596,381 244,168 663,710 180,667 119,105 76,410 56,458 6,000 35,985 123,964 324,858 2,198,393 478,824 495,779 10 528,954 28,352 37,458 6,500 37,000 $4,207 94,369 115,847 50,303 86,563 25,917 16,593 70,142 20,745 101 1,261 1,351 7,850 13,755 20,000 $1,707 39,519 37,720 30,000 4,623 9,240,840 529,004 $113,569 $113,634,470 CC 14 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1956—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1957 No. of Vote Service Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 $151,554 2,500 287 Stat. S.W. 8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 31 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 and S.W. 27 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 Stat. Stat. S.W. 3 S.W. 26 318 319 320 321 322 Curkent Account—Continued $113,569 $113,634,470 Department of Municipal Affairs—Continued 66 Reimbursement of Municipal Taxes re Extension of Incorporation of Municipalities- 18,064 Department of the Provincial Secretary: 131,699 $154,054 $22,460 $17,252 30,383 292,281 421,000 130,861 11,000 10 Grants to Homes for Elderly Citizens re Construction and 106,033 Grants re Civil Service—Gratuities under sec. 76 of " Civil 10,032 10 53 000 36,854 2,100000 64,000 10 1,695,000 61,196 10 15,748 300,000 160 000 13,008 Assessment on Class 13 (the Crown), "Workmen's Corn- 370,000 28,500 180,500 75,000 12,498 30 Contingencies, Incidentals, Entertainments, Grants, etc Construction and Other Grants to Charitable and Other 29,558 1-10,150 Grant to City of Victoria . 8,396 30 126,080 236,776 7,615,928 Provincial Mental Health Services: 84,178 148,873 5,730,835 130,312 10 18,087 10 1,131,362 244,944 72,732 10 64,000 50,000 3,000 Homes for the Aged - 674,776 199,718 540,593 " Public Inquiries Act "... " Civil Service Superannuation Act "—Statutory require- 41,352 48,451 Retiring Allowances—" Civil Service Act," sec. 69, and 38,007 1.868 " Capital Improvement District Act "— 3,000 " Members of the Legislative Assembly Superannuation Act " 5,792 Grant toward Allan Cup Finals.. 2,500 Grant to U.B.C. Development Fund—Rowing ' Public Utilities Commission: " Public Utilities Act" 10,000 $13,290,455 10,358,233 $88,008 238,336 3,000 $63,640 139,886 612 Department of Public Works: $329,344 204,138 $15,680 136,810 $10,903 96,796 $152,490 $107,699 $124,328,540 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1956-57 CC 15 Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1956—Continued Estimated for 12 Months Ending Mar. 31, 1957 $152,490 681.856 69 028 2,075,820 310,000 32,312 16,232 10 106,266 $3,444,014 $845 54,842 $55,687 $16,052 34,162 181,320 232,676 20,551 14,500 145,000 15,000 180,000 $839,261 $30,433,952 $46,098,043 2,278,000 869,000 100,350 1,500,000 8,485,000 731,500 20,000 240,000 25,000 $60,346,893 $258,427,024 No. of Vote 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 Stat. Service Current Account—Continued Brought forward — — Department of Public Works—Continued Parliament Buildings (Maintenance) Government House (Maintenance).. Government Buildings (Maintenance).. Rentals... Gas Division Steam-boiler Inspection _ Electrical Energy Inspection Temporary Assistance 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 Temporary Assistance Advertising and Publicity . Provincial Exhibits, British Columbia Buildings, P.N.E. Grant to British Columbia Research Council Hospital Insurance Service- Capital Expenditure out of Income: Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Forest-development Roads Park Development- Forestry Administration Buildings.. Mining-roads.. Construction of Provincial Buildings.. Okanagan Flood-control. Renovations to British Columbia House, London Recoverable Expenditure: Development and Construction of Housing Projects.— Assistance to Improvement Districts under " Water Act " " University Endowment Lands Administration Act"— Advances to University of B.C _ Total Expenditure for Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1956 Expenditure for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 $107,699 $124,328,540 510951 56.706 1,510,469 233.278 25,157 44,872 10 63,939 $672 40,838 $12,282 23,683 136,877 187,262 11,287 9,075 107.049 9,459 180,000 $35 ,258,412 777,401 694,338 20,868 172,630 ,658,676 420,974 3,251 10 1,000,000 2,553,081 41,510 676,974 21,325,464 44,006,560 $192,932,129 CC 16 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (A 4) ''STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF MONEYS RAISED BY LOAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1956 Authority for Expenditure Service Expended for 9 Months Ended Dec. 31, 1956 ' B.C. Loan Act, 1950' Section 6 (6) ' B.C. Loan Act, 1951' Section 3 (c) Section 3 (d) ' B.C. Loan Act, 1952' Section 3 (b) Section 3 (c) ' Highway Development Act' Section 5 (a) Section 5 (6) — Buildings at University of British Columbia - Buildings at University of British Columbia - Vancouver General Hospital for University of British Columbia. _. — Buildings at University of British Columbia Vancouver General Hospital for University of British Columbia — — Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc — —'. Hard Surfacing. $397.18 2.87 131,155.27 245.61 294,923.03 34,440.53 1,032.41 $462,196.90 * This statement covers only such vouchers as have been received and entered in the books of the Controlling and Audit Branch at December 31st, 1956. COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1956-57 CC 17 (A 5) STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF REVENUE SURPLUSES, UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1956 Nil. RECAPITULATION EXPENDITURE MADE FROM LOANS AND REVENUE SURPLUSES Roads, Bridges, Ferries, etc British Columbia University Buildings.. $35,472.94 426,723.96 $462,196.90 CC 18 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (B) STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS OF 1956 AND 1957 Date of Approval No. of Warrant Service Amount of Warrant Expenditure Mar. 22, 1956 Mar. 22, 1956 Mar. 22, 1956 Aug. 31, 1956 21 Oct. 9, 1956 28 Dec. 5, 1956 32 Dec. 21, 1956 33 May 7, 1956 5 May 28, 1956 7 July 17, 1956 12 Aug. 15, 1956 20 Aug. 15, 1956 18" Apr. 6, 1956 1 Apr. 6, 1956 2 Apr. 23, 1956 4 June 1, June 29, Nov. 17, 1956 1956 1956 6 9 29 Nov. 17, 1956 30 Aug. 15, 1956 26 24 25 19 TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1956 Department of Highways Supplementing Vote 311 (Snow-removal) _ Department of Lands and Forests Purchase of additional land on Kootenay Lake for park purposes Department of the Provincial Secretary Grant to Pacific National Exhibition authorities to help meet costs of staging 1955 Grey Cup Game in Vancouver TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1957 Department of Agriculture Purchase price of right-of-way of main irrigation-canal of Southern Okanagan Lands Project through Indian reserve, and cost of construction of fences along both sides of canal and the provision of two water-troughs Advance to Milk Board to enable carrying out of provisions of section 24 (b) of General Order No. 1, passed by Milk Board under "Milk Industry Act" Repayable advance to Pemberton and District Co-operative Association re construction of a potato-warehouse under the "Canada-British Columbia Potato-warehouse Construction Assistance Act'' Supplementing Special Warrant No. 21 for construction of fences and water-troughs along sides of main irrigation-canal of Southern Okanagan Lands Project through Indian reserve Department of the Attorney-General Contribution toward administrative cost of Canadian Highways Safety Conference Compensation to Emmett Gulley re damage to clothing as result of assault by Sons of Freedom Provision for salaries and expenses of B.C. Correctional Institution, Haney, for the fiscal year 1956-57 Compensation to inmate of Oakalla Prison Farm for personal injuries in accident with motor-vehicle licence press Department of Education Purchase of 2,000 copies of Pageant of British Columbia for distribution to school libraries Department of Finance Grant to District of Summerland to help meet the cost of celebrating its golden jubilee. To provide assistance to all persons from British Columbia authorized to attend Victoria Cross centennial celebrations in London, England Grant to Vancouver Little Theatre Association to assist in sending British Columbia's winning entry to the Dominion Drama Festival at Sherbrooke, Que Supplementing Special Warrant No. 2 Supplementing Special Warrants Nos. 2 and 6 _. Repayable advance to British Columbia Natural Resources Conference to permit payment of printing and publication costs pending sale of Atlas of Resources Grant to Grey Cup Festivities (1956) Committee to assist in defraying the cost of Grey Cup festivities in Toronto during 1956 Department of Labour Expenses in connection with a Government-supervised strike vote of tendermen and shore workers employed by the various fishing companies on the west coast of the Mainland and Vancouver Island $1,450,000.00 6,500.00 20,000.00 1,200.00 Carried forward- $1,627,500.75 $1,592,155.71 $1,450,000.00 20,000.00 13,000.00 7,993.48 20,000.00 20,000.00 16,500.00 15,427.75 1,700.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 69.75 69.75 40,531.00 19,747.78 5,000.00 5,000.00 4,800.00 4,800.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 5,400.00 5,200.00 1,000.00 800.00 400.00 1,000.00 800.00 400.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 7,500.00 7,500.00 1,146.95 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1956-57 CC 19 Statement of Special Warrants Issued between the Sessions of 1956 and 1957—Continued Date of Approval Sept. 28, 1956 July 27, July 27, 1956 1956 14 15 June 13, 1956 8 July 10, 1956 10 July 10, 1956 11 July 20, 1956 13 July 31, 1956 16 July 31, 1956 17 Aug. 24, 1956 22 Aug. 24, 1956 23 Aug. 31, 1956 24 Dec. 5, 1956 Jan. 11, 1957 Jan. 11, 1957 Apr. 17, 1956 Sept. 28, 1956 Oct. 29, 1956 No. of Warrant Service 25 34 35 3 26 27 TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1957—Continued Brought forward _ Department of Labour—Continued Remuneration and expenses of Dr. A. R. Riddell relating to an inquiry into the silicosis provisions of the " Workmen's Compensation Act" Department of Lands and Forests Purchase of additional land on Kootenay Lake for park purposes Purchase of land on Shuswap Lake as public recreational areas Department of Municipal Affairs Payment to the Village of Quesnel of proportion of 1955 taxes levied by the Province upon land and improvements included in the Village of Quesnel extension — Payment to the Village of Creston of 1956 taxes levied by the Province upon land and improvements included in the Village of Creston extension by supplementary Letters Patent issued February 21st, 1956 Payment to the Village of Montrose of 1956 taxes levied by the Province upon real property within the village, incorporated by Letters Patent issued June 22nd, 1956 Payment to the Village of Telkwa of 1956 taxes levied by the Province upon land and improvements included in the Village of Telkwa extension by supplementary Letters Patent issued March 23rd, 1956- _ Payment to the Village of Hazelton of 1956 taxes levied by the Province upon real property within the village, incorporated by Letters Patent issued February 15th, 1956 Payment to the Village of Sechelt of 1956 taxes levied by the Province upon real property within the village, incorporated by Letters Patent issued February 15th, 1956 Payment to the Village of North Kamloops of 1956 taxes levied by the Province upon land and improvements included in the Village of North Kamloops extension by supplementary Letters Patent on March 22nd, 1956 Payment to the Village of Pemberton of one-half the taxes levied upon real property within the village, incorporated by Letters Patent issued July 20th, 1956 — Payment to the Village of Ashcroft of proportion of 1956 taxes levied by the Province on land and improvements included in the Village of Ashcroft extension by supplementary Letters Patent on July 27th, 1956 _ Payment to the Village of Fort St. John of proportion of 1956 taxes levied by the Province on land and improvements included in the Village of Fort St. John extension by supplementary Letters Patent on October 30th, 1956 Grant to Greater Nanaimo Regional Planning Board . Payment to the Village of Burns Lake of proportion of 1956 taxes levied by the Province on land and improvements included in the Village of Burns Lake extension by supplementary Letters Patent on December 3rd, 1956 Department of the Provincial Secretary Grant to assist in meeting cost of Allan Cup finals Grant to University of British Columbia Development Fund— Rowing, to assist in defraying expenses of sending personnel and equipment of rowing teams to the Olympic Games at Melbourne, Australia Supplementing Vote 301 (Contingencies, Incidentals, Entertainment, Grants, etc.) ~ Amount of Warrant $1,627,500.75 5,000.00 6,500.00 37,000.00 197.67 153.67 3,500.00 275.91 2,500.00 10,000.00 20,000.00 $1,733,344.63 $1,674,279.32 Expenditure $1,592,185.71 1,250.00 6,500.00 37,000.00 3,360.60 3,360.60 954.03 954.03 4,374.17 4,374.17 457.13 457.13 1,282.44 1,282.44 5,185.31 5,185.31 4,695.52 4,695.52 407.16 407.16 197.67 153.67 3,500.00 275.91 2,500.00 10,000.00 CC 20 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (C) STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS CHARGED AGAINST 1956-57 APPROPRIATIONS WHICH DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THE ACCOUNT Vouchers aggregating $304,967.95. COMPTROLLER-GENERALS REPORT, 1956-57 CC 21 (D) UNPROVIDED ITEMS IN EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 3 1st, 1956 Statement of Expenditures on Services Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations from April 1st, 1955, to March 31st, 1956, and for Which Overexpenditure the Sanction of Parliament Is Required Vote No. Service Total Appropriation Total Expenditure Over- expended 2 Legislation — Department of Agriculture $240,900.00 $241,095.54 $195.54 4 Minister's Office 15,024.00 20,804.00 9,030.00 231,816.00 15,068.19 20,816.69 9,220.05 232,208.47 44.19 6 12.69 9 Entomology Branch 190.05 11 Live Stock Branch 392.47 Department of the Attorney-General 34 83,300.00 6,428.00 81,600.00 741,265.00 297,500.00 46,150.00 41,671.00 157,976.00 273,600.00 43,000.00 10,000.00 100,000.00 84,923.94 6,945.92 82,071.90 751,238.06 353,544.62 49,057.54 43,405.75 176,500.32 292,299.80 44,675.41 18,578.24 131,109.52 1,623.94 44 47 48 Official Guardian... Official Stenographers 517.92 471.90 9,973.06 51 56,044.62 52 2,907.54 59 1,734.75 65 18,524.32 68 18,699.80 71 1,675.41 74 8,578.24 76 31,109.52 Department of Education 84 70,152.00 275,090.00 16,000.00 70,401.41 305.863.13 16,298.03 249.41 102 30,773.13 115 298.03 Department of Finance 120 94,902.00 13,645.00 20,000.00 110,000.00 100,663.85 14,746.67 23,203.31 110,908.48 5,761.85 122 136 Agent-General's Office and B.C. House, London, England ... Printing Public Accounts, Estimates, Revenue Receipts, 1,101.67 3,203.31 137 908.48 Department of Health and Welfare 148 24,028.00 26,354.00 2,140,000.00 143,475.00 16,500.00 25,062.89 26,916.89 2,208,252.70 150,252.52 19,364.88 1,034.89 177 562.89 186 68,252.70 192 6,777.52 197 2,864.88 Department of Labour 202 69,312.00 78,895.03 9,583.03 Department of Lands and Forests 214 10,105.00 46,000.00 334,646.00 10,225.15 46,060.39 350,956.75 120.15 241 60.39 243 16,310.75 Department of Mines 252 113,784.00 114,098.22 314.22 Department of the Provincial Secretary 270 21,778.00 114.133.00 10.00 28,500.00 22,260.73 116,566.10 35.08 28,502.44 482.73 273 2,433.10 25.08 2.44 275 283 Superannuation Branch Contingencies, Incidentals, Entertainment, Grants, etc Department of Highways 311 3,550,000.00 44,500.00 3,576,373.39 46,336.16 26,373.39 319 Temporary Assistance. 1,836.16 Department of Public Works 327 582.00 1,989.75 1,407.75 Department of Trade and Industry 332 338 Minister's Office _. 15,355.00 115,000.00 15,582.92 116,519.54 227.92 1,519.54 Capital Expenditure out of Income 343 Mining-roads _ 500,000.00 501,334.38 1,334.38 $10,313,915.00 $10,650,430.75 $336,515.75 r CC 22 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (E) TREASURY BOARD OVERRULINGS Nil. VICTORIA, B.C. Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty 1957 205-257-6645
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Title | Report of the COMPTROLLER-GENERAL 1956-57 Pursuant to the Provisions of the "Audit Act," Chapter 22, R.S.B.C. 1948 Interim Financial Statements For the Nine Months Ended December 31st 1956 |
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