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 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Report of the
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL
1960/61
Pursuant   to   the   Provisions   of   the
Audit Act, Chapter 22, R.S.B.C. 1960
Interim Financial Statements
For the Nine Months Ended December 31st
1960
PRINTED BY
AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
in right of the Province of British Columbia.
1961
  To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes,
V.C, P.C., C.B., D.S.O., 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. 1960.
Respectfully submitted.
W. A. C. BENNETT,
Premier and Minister of Finance.
Department of Finance,
Victoria, January 27th, 1961.
 Victoria, January 27th, 1961.
The Honourable W. A. C. Bennett, LL.D.,
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, chapter 22, R.S.B.C. 1960,
the following:—
Page
(A) Statements of Revenue and Expenditure for the First Nine Months
of the Fiscal Year 1960/61, viz., April 1st, 1960, to December 31st, 1960.
The statements of account are presented on an accrual basis to show as nearly
as possible the operations of the interim period under review (section 43 (a)).
(1) Summary of Interim Statements of Revenue and Expenditure  5
(2) Details of Revenue  6
(3) Details of Expenditure  8
(4) Expenditure (Loans)  16
(5) Expenditure (Revenue Surplus Appropriation)  17
(B) Statement of Special Warrants Issued (section 25 (4))   18
(C) Statement of Payments Charged against 1960/61 Appropriations
Which Did Not Occur within the Period of the Account (section 37 (e))  20
(D) Statement of Expenditures on Services during 1959/60 Fiscal Year
Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations (section 43 (b))  21
(E) Statement of Treasury Board Overrulings (section 36)  23
Respectfully submitted.
C. J. FERBER., C.A.,
Comptroller-General.
 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(Al)
INTERIM STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE
NINE MONTHS APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st,  1960
Estimated for
12 Months to
Mar. 31, 1961
	
Interim Period
Apr. 1 to
Dec. 31, 1960
$6,255,000
119,300,000
70,368,081
74,530,600
3,955,000
725,000
750,000
2,981,319
27,025,000
700,000
210,000
$306,800,000
$367,676
63,741
3,272,692
11,193,481
758,852
73,064,149
32,490,774
54,584,424
85,390,111
846,504
902,637
15,662,889
3,006,795
232,366
6,512,510
343,034
9,477,531
3,474,390
29,475,563
$331,120,119
REVENUE
Property Taxes  	
Sales, Hospital Construction Aid, and Pari Mutuel Taxes	
Federal-Provincial Tax-sharing Arrangements Act 	
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 (Canada)	
Contributions from Government Enterprises	
Miscellaneous Revenue—   _   	
Non-revenue and Surplus Receipts.    —
Total Revenue   _. - _.
Excess of Expenditure over Revenue   	
EXPENDITURE
Legislation- 	
Premier's Office  	
Department of Agriculture 	
Department of the Attorney-General	
Department of Commercial Transport-
Department of Education   	
Department of Finance-
Department of Health Services and Hospital Insurance-
Department of Highways-
Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce-
Department of Labour.  	
Department of Lands and Forests-
Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources-
Department of Municipal Affairs-
Department of the Provincial Secretary-
Public Utilities Commission.. 	
Department of Public Works..
Department of Recreation and Conservation-
Department of Social Welfare  	
Minister without Portfolio 	
Total, Including Capital Expenditure Out of Income..
$5,549,540
90,925,131
56,412,649
58,095,989
2,931,546
553,761
1,164,754
2,085,989
20,479,058
1,071,398
105,053
$239,374,868
7,735,805
$247,110,673
$11,319
51,633
2,174,540
9,359,754
407,162
52,800,933
28,121,190
38,651,321
57,329,209
631,835
667,015
16,208,921
1,872,278
720,302
5,645,854
248,700
5,911,988
2,607,257
23,689,396
66
$247,110,673
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PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(A 2)
DETAILS OF REVENUE FOR THE NINE MONTHS
APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1960
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1961
Service
Revenue for 9 Months
Ended Dec. 31, I960
$260,000
3,600,000
150,000
100,000
235,000
390,000
150,000
750,000
520,000
100,000
$6,255,000
$1,400,000
1,200,000
85,000,000
29,000,000
800,000
1,900,000
$119,300,000
$70,368,081
$20,855,600
1,375,000
90,000
650,000
2,750,000
90,000
360,000
1,800,000
25,000,000
11,500,000
60,000
175,000
2,250,000
75,000
1,750,000
40,000
120,000
600,000
360,000
200,000
20,000
125,000
130,000
2,750,000
800,000
50,000
50,000
15,000
$74,040,600
Property Taxes:
Land Taxes, General:
Farm Land..	
Improved Land—	
Wild Lands.......	
Coal Land "A" and
Land Taxes, Forest:
Forest Land 	
Timber Land.	
Tree-farm Land..
E. & N. Railway Belt Land Tax Act.
Forest Protection Tax 	
Land Taxes, Mineral:
Mineral Property Taxation Act	
Sales, Hospital Construction Aid, and Pari Mutuel Taxes:
Hospital Construction Aid Tax    	
Pari Mutuel Betting Tax 	
Social Services Tax — 	
Gasoline Tax   	
Motive-fuel Use Tax  -    	
Fuel-oil Tax   	
Federal-Provincial Tax-sharing Agreements Act-
Privileges, Licences, and Natural Resources Taxes or Royalties:
Motor-vehicle Licences and Permits—proportionate accrual basis.
Natural Resources:
Game Act:   Fees and Licences 	
Lands and Forests:
Grazing Fees and Permits    	
Land Leases, Rentals, and Fees 	
Logging Tax..
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 -	
Boiler Inspection Fees... _ _..
Companies Branch-
Electrical Energy Inspection Fees..
Fire Marshal Act:   Fees, etc	
Fisheries Licences  	
Gas Act:   Fees.    	
Insurance Act   	
Insurance Premiums Tax-
Law Stamps	
Marriage Licences 	
Moving Pictures Act..
-proportionate accrual basis..
Municipal Licences, Regulated Areas, etc..
Carried forward  —
$226,585
3,455,667
130,391
72,927
324,292
373,115
196,049
430,387
340,127
$1,357,674
1,104,303
63,867,610
22,665,488
704,548
1,225,508
$15,600,000
1,459,357
89,808
647,161
206,969
81,787
274,206
763,848
287,972
1,253,211
51,983
148,804
825,228
65,270
1,285,709
35,874
39,488
346,450
252,350
27,754
17,491
77,286
43,882
!,062,500
705,701
35,729
32,005
17,041
$5,549,540
90,925,131
I
56,412,649
$57,734,864 $152,887,320
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Details of Revenue for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st, 1960—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1961
Service
Revenue for 9 Months
Ended Dec. 31, 1960
$74,040,600
$57,734,864 $
199,928
30,498
13,567
21,817
95,315
152,887,320
220 000
Privileges,  Licences,  and Natural  Resources  Taxes or Royalties—
Continued
Other—Continued
35,000
35,000
50 000
150 000
Land Sales and Service Fees:
Sales:
$74,530,600
$661,093
45,484
29,348
294,101
1,744,108
91,074
66,338
58,095,989
$550 000
55,000
45,000
Services:
420,000
2,700,000
110,000
75,000
Vital Statistics 	
$3,955,000
$21,863
165,000
699,126
75,000
1,125,000
2,931,546
$725,000
553,761
Interest, Discount, Premium, and Exchange:   Miscellaneous Interest
Contributions from Other Governments (Canada):
$750,000
1,164,754
$29,151
220,000
932,168
100,000
1,700,000
Percentage of Power Corporation Tax—proportionate accrual basis
Contributions from Government Enterprises:
Net Profit, Government Liquor Board	
$2,981,319
$20,479,058
2,085,989
$27,000,000
25,000
$27,025,000
$105,053
20,479,058
$700,000
1,071,398
Non-revenue and Surplus Receipts:
Refunds of Previous Year's Expenditures:
$200,000
10,000
Total Revenue for Nine Months April 1st to December 31st, 1960
$210,000
$
105,053
$306,800,000
239,374,868
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(A3)
DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE NINE MONTHS
APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 1960
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1961
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31,1960
$367,676
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
38
39
40
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. 4
S.W. 5 and 8
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
$11,319
Premier's Office:
$42,241
21,500
$35,188
Office of Economic Adviser and Coordinator of
Provincial Finances...   _ _.
Department of Agriculture:
Minister's Office..  	
16,445
$63,741
51,633
$25,352
102,260
182,999
173,271
24,686
$18,814
69,912
159,704
129,487
18,459
20,340
15,220
19,097
419,363
13,954
272,656
60,806
45,716
65,758
57,596
11,510
12,722
80,471
252,579
49,724
28,738
12,328
16,113
43,341
Field Crops and Seed Improvement Branch	
Farmers' Institutes	
42,723
8,175
10,414
50,255
Agricultural Development and Extension Branch	
Agricultural Engineering Branch 	
4-H Clubs	
183,580
38,586
13,368
8,653
12,085
81,197
57,124
100,000
28,641
69,532
Milk Board       	
43,755
77,800
13,000
70,000
15,000
Temporary Assistance 	
63,987
9,413
60,410
7,815
50,000
39,982
10,000
9,130
1,000,000
19,500
1,000
Farmers' Land-clearing Assistance  	
469,973
500
1,022
750
395
32,000
1,200
19,459
62
30,000
19,158
70,000
42,588
16,000
Assistance to Seed-cleaning Plant Construction
224
1,100
90,000
54,700
Department of the Attorney-General:
Attorney-General's Office    	
$3,272,692
2,174,540
$25,890
148,188
93,376
58,994
32,790
35,374
122,826
19,751
142,604
66,856
47,538
$24,035
114,302
67,487
Insurance and Real Estate Office            _.
42,237
20,942
21,302
89,391
14,590
Sheriff's Offices	
103,407
42,990
34,501
Carried forward	
$794,187
$575,184     $2,237,492
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1960/61
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Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st,
1960—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1961
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31,1960
$794,187
8,226
765,642
334,315
170,862
1,077,470
1,925,600
50,000
75,000
85,624
2,078,094
269,776
269,946
180,054
2,128,651
339,188
372,500
1,500
60,000
59,546
25,000
10,000
7,500
10,800
9,500
14,500
15,000
55,000
$11,193,481
$2,850
74,614
72,568
608,820
$758,852
$22,180
94,486
49,068
29,304
157,627
129,945
81,807
99,334
40,828
176,320
68,095
10
676,342
355,816
76,885
59,672
725,475
56,137,500
3,000,000
50,000
75,500
20,000
$62,126,194
15
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59, S.W. 13,
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67 and S.W. 16
68
69
70
71 and S.W
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
Stat.
Stat.
.6,9
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97 and S.W. 12
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
Brought forward..
Department of the Attorney-General—Continued
Official Guardian  	
Land Registry Offices  	
Supreme and County Courts   ~	
Official Court Reporters.. _ _	
Motor-vehicle Branch..—   	
Policing by Royal Canadian Mounted Police	
Sundry Incidental Police Expenses..  	
Doukhobor Affairs  	
Corrections Office. 	
Oakalla Prison Farm (including Young Offenders'
Unit)    	
Women's Gaol  	
Prince George Men's Gaol  	
Kamloops Gaol and Forest Camp 	
Haney Correctional Institution (Including Forest
Camps and New Haven	
Probation Office  	
Administration of Justice  _	
Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation —	
Coroners' Inquests and inquiries 	
Narcotic Drug Treatment. _ 	
Constitutional Litigation and General Law Costs
Magistrate's Conference    	
Incidentals and Contingencies.  	
Master in Chambers... 	
Court of Appeal Act  	
Supreme Court Act	
County Courts Act   	
Magistrates Act.  	
B.C. Racing Commission	
Special Surveys Act _	
Department of Commercial Transport:
Minister's Office  	
General Administration	
Engineering Branch	
Weigh-scale Branch	
Department of Education:
Minister's Office	
General Administration.
Curriculum Branch	
Tests, Standards, and Research Branch-
Adult Education Branch	
High Correspondence School-
Elementary Correspondence School-
Provincial Library	
Provincial Archives	
Public Library Commission-
Provincial Museum	
Text-book Branch 	
Inspection of Schools and School Services-
Jericho Hill School	
Teacher Registration and Examinations-
Finance Branch... 	
Federal-Provincial Training Programmes-
Grants toward Cost of Education	
Teachers' Superannuation Fund 6%	
Special Aid to School Districts	
Night-school Grants-
Education of Soldiers' Dependent Children and
Expenses	
Carried forward.
$575,184     $2,237,492
5,984
587,949
247,058
134,336
884,283
1,926,711
41,383
96,950
62,212
1,728,435
194,475
200,425
140,068
1,631,021
231,167
356,768
1,009
38,714
42,479
103,301
7,574
3,292
5,875
10,875
11,250
62,252
26,108
2,616
$1,636
40,182
50,442
314,902
$16,764
66,829
34,341
15,216
107,913
109,415
57,415
73,385
27,958
129,858
51,447
10
507,535
252,687
76,341
41,444
544,470
40,493,781
2X385,035
41,212
9,538
9,359,754
$45,042,594 $12,004,408
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PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st,
1960—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31,1961
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1960
$62,126,194
220,000
705,000
8,400,000
1,028,800
97,845
22,500
43,800
420,000
10
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
S.W. 7
$73,064,149
$8,030
114
121,716
115
283,970
116
221,599
117
20,000
118
672,924
119
246,630
120
72,876
121
158,906
122
257,342
123
10
124
1,631,846
125
450,775
126
15,000
127
19,650
128
129
27,500
127,500
130
47,000
131
132
500,000
133
6,000
95,000
134
1,500
135
11,150,000
136
137
35,000
100,000
138
75,000
139
100,000
140
13,440,000
141
2,400,000
142
200,000
143
5,000
144
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. 1
$32,490,774
Brought forward..
Department of Education—Continued
Library and Library Association Grants..
Free Text-books, Maps, etc.
Grants to University of British Columbia-
Grants to University of Victoria (Victoria College)
University Endowment Lands Account	
Incidentals, Grants, and Contingencies	
Temporary Assistance.
Student-aid and Teacher-training Scholarships and
Bursaries  	
Advances re Rural School and Library Taxes...
Purchase of Historical Material and Library	
Department of Finance:
Minister's Office	
$45,042,594   $12,004,408
164,969
553,252
6,112,502
438,276
97,845
10,256
33,356
337,873
10
10,000
General Administration	
Controlling and Audit Branch—
Mechanical Tabulation Branch-
Data-processing Equipment	
Consumer Taxation Branch	
Real Property Taxation Branch -
Income Taxation Branch	
Assessment Equalization Act-
Purchasing Commission	
Langford Warehouse	
Government Agents, etc 	
Housing Projects 	
Courts of Revision	
Assessment Appeal Board	
Printing   Public   Accounts,
Receipts, Bonds, etc	
Temporary Assistance-
Estimates,   Revenue
Incidentals and Contingencies   ,	
Civil  Service  Superannuation Act — Interest on
Superannuation and Retirement Funds.
Members of Legislative Assembly Superannuation
Act—Interest   	
Municipal Superannuation Act	
Dyking Assessments Adjustment Act, 1905	
Grants in Aid of Local Government*	
Supreme Court Act — Interest on Suitors' Fund
Deposits-
Salary Contingencies (All Departments)	
Expense Contingencies (All Departments)	
Motor-vehicles and Accessories (All Departments).
Home-owners' Subsidy-
Toll Highways and Bridges Authority Act*..
Power Subsidy-
Byron Ingemar Johnson Act-
Flood Relief Act	
Nancy Sloan Act.
Municipal Act, Sec. 435	
Unclaimed Money Deposits Act-
Water Act  	
Contribution toward the relief of starvation..
$4,961
95,422
212,847
154,600
~5007708"
180,475
52,780
98,286
195,614
10
1,223,885
10
10
12,812
28,542
91,848
29,280
375,000
2,706
788
8,362,500
10,777
84,453
10,493
10,942
13,916,683
1,800,000
5,000
18,150
3,555
1,450
2,690
583,913
50,000
52,800.933
Carried forward...
28,121,190
$92,926,531
* Proportionate accrual basis.
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1960/61
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Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st,
1960—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1961
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1960
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
$92,926,531
$35,352
Department of Health Services and Hospital Insurance:
$26,737
167,068
121,973
339,536
Public Health Services:
264,574
309,000
285,606
240,000
Grants to Public Health Services, Metropoli-
163,053
108,330
10
10
10
100,000
10
4,067
130,000
10
10
10
120,000
10
12,000
Crippled Children (Federal Programme)   .
Professional Training (Federal Programme)	
Public Health Research (Federal Programme)..
Grant to G. F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre
Medical Rehabilitation (Federal Programme).
10
10
General Public Health (Federal Programme)...
Laboratory and Radiological Service (Federal
10
10
10
100,000
Child   and   Maternal  Health   (Federal   Programme) _ 	
Grants  re  Local  Health  Services  Building
10
20,000
16,670
6,250
4,170
912,561
300,630
218,977
67,264
55,764
71 849
7,500
5,000
1,248,196
435,532
307,598
63,184
75,170
98,822
Division of Tuberculosis Control:
Divisional Headquarters	
1,407,982
10
In-patient Care and Stationary Clinics
Tuberculosis     Control     (Federal    Pro-
1,026,210
10
303,014
183,460
Mental Health Services:
$5,425,034
$168,892
118,633
30
30
837,404
526,066
528,476
339,107
12,663,432
9,345,736
10
50,000
Mental Health Care (Federal Programme)	
Implementation   of   Mental   Health   Survey
10
Hospital Insurance Services:
Hospital Insurance Service	
$14,248,244
$34,118,006
628,140
23,823,429
450,200
165,000
85,000
Department of Highways:
$34,911,146
38,651,321
$31,020
$23,349
1,889,296
1,417,679
80,300,000
53,750,000
550,000
650,000
20,000
Maintenance of Toll Facilities	
Highways within Municipal Limits  .
413,000
112,284
17,806
$83,440,316
$55,734,118 $131,577,852
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PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 3 1st,
19 60—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1961
$83,440,316
446,295
3,500
1,500,000
$85,390,111
$3,645
192
45,591
193
194
65,976
144,004
195
166,368
196
20,920
197
4,000
198
75,000
199
63,000
200
8,000
201
250,000
202
$846,504
$24,804
203
260,939
204
6,900
205
43,202
206
408,960
207
3,972
208
136,538
209
11,122
210
4,200
211
2,000
212
S.W. 2
$902,637
$21,720
213
91,020
214
52,464
215
154,286
216
175,265
217
100,000
218
27,050
219
4,000
220
372,625
221
147,768
222
341,344
223
211,746
224
540,474
225
226
25,000
87,335
227
25,000
228
229
1,500
250,000
230
231
10
$2,628,607
No. of
Vote
Service
189
190
191
Brought forward-
Department of Highways—Continued
Highway Signs, Signals, Traffic-control, etc...
Grants and Subsidies	
Purchase of New Equipment-
Department of Industrial Development, Trade,
Commerce:
Minister's Office	
and
General Administration
Agent-General's   Office
and   British   Columbia
House, London, England.
Bureau of Economics and Statistics	
Mechanical Tabulation Division	
Industrial and Trade Office	
Temporary Assistance	
Advertising and Publicity	
Trade Promotion	
Provincial Exhibits, British Columbia Building .
Grant to British Columbia Research Council	
Department of Labour:
Minister's Office	
General Administration	
Board of Industrial Relations.
Factories Inspection  	
Apprenticeship Branch	
Trade-schools Branch	
Labour Relations Branch	
Indian Advisory Act.
Motor-vehicles and Accessories-
Temporary Assistance-
British Columbia Research Council-
Department of Lands and Forests:
Minister's Office 	
Lands Service:
General Administration-
Accounting Division	
Land Administration	
Land Inspection Division-
Construction of Roads in Crown Subdivisions.
Surveys and Mapping Branch:
Administration  	
Special Commitments	
Legal Surveys Division-
Geographic Division	
Topographic Division ...
Air Division	
Water Rights Branch-
Assistance to  Improvement Districts under
the Water Act  —
Hydraulic Surveys.
B.C. Hydrometric Stream-gauging	
Grant to British Columbia Natural Resourses
Conference  —
Fraser River Board    -	
University Endowment Lands Administration
Act	
Carried forward-
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1960
$55,734,118 $131,577,852
273,559
3,100
1,318,432
$525
35,487
57,550
109,372
121,632
15,847
448
41,989
55,714
5,771
187,500
$16,090
197,111
3,212
31,896
304,004
2,753
92,053
7,149
2,468
279
10,000
$16,914
65,590
38,385
112,042
131,447
61,971
19,951
6
314,039
105,467
264,065
133,713
379,602
6,500
45,931
18,600
1,500
244,138
10
57,329,209
631,835
667,015
$1,959,871 $190,205,911
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1960/61                            S 13
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st,
1960—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31,1961
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1960
$2,628,607
2,934,012
1,076,200
451,778
570,435
198,302
102,856
101,538
10,000
35,000
419,798
1,500,000
2,953,450
500,000
619,723
10
1,486,180
45,000
20,000
10,000
232
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
Stat.
266
267
268
269
270
Stat.
S.W. 3 and 10
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
$1,959,871 $190,205,911
2,131,054
754,135
260,812
381,566
147,975
80,778
59,094
7,500
15,288
314,461
1,315,779
2,428,340
4,830,808
517,846
10
946,178
38,067
19,359
Department of Lands and Forests—Continued
Forest Service:
Grant to Canadian Forestry Association  .
Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources:
$15,662,889
16,208,921
$15,450
112,910
130,949
32,403
112,164
130,453
15,986
61,002
1,208,411
27,484
68
2,099
6,627
10,379
4,476
1,417
$21,560
164,591
174,836
46,944
146,678
201,022
18,000
145,000
2,000,000
30,000
300
2,500
7,500
40,000
7,864
General Administration—Titles and Accounts	
Subsidy re Explosives to Assist Bona Fide Pros-
Department of Municipal Affairs:
$3,006,795
1,872,278
$2,045
52,280
68,455
26,800
394
314
570,014
$4,375
69,327
121,864
35,300
1,500
Municipal Winter Works Incentive Programme
Department of the Provincial Secretary:
Provincial Secretary:
$232,366
720,302
$22,896
35,832
42,071
284,930
10
14,414
354,438
$31,752
47,966
59,352
339,934
10
21,012
400,000
Central Microfilm Bureau	
Assessment on Class 13 (the Crown)—Work-
Carried forward	
$900,026
$754,591 $209,007,412
 S 14
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st,
1960—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1961
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1960
$900,026
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
$754,591 $
39,171
324,727
75,000   ■
91,669
209,007,412
47,500
Department of the Provincial Secretary—Continued
Provincial Secretary—Continued
Contingencies,    Incidentals,    Entertainment,
500,000
Construction and Other Grants to Charitable
90,000
110,000
200,000
Capital Improvement District Act	
185,000
122,477
158,184
190,581
780,195
62,074
133,933
25,575
24,556
100
28,468
2,309,147
17,871
46,300
419,087
34,840
1,779
5,529
360,000
Grants in Aid of Construction of Homes for
222,916
78,258
10
177,492
Civil Service Commission:
11,000
Grants re  Civil Service — Gratuities under
sec.   76  of the  Civil  Service  Act  and
50,000
200
Retiring Allowances—Civil Service Act, sec.
69, and other Government employees
Superannuation Branch:
40,000
2,900,000
40,000
Members of the Legislative Assembly Super-
47,000
553,108
Teachers' Pensions Act  — ...
Public Services Group Life Insurance Act	
Archaeological and Historic Sites Protection
Act—	
Public Utilities Commission:
$6,512,510
$103,415
145,285
5,645,854
$137 958
205,076
Department of Public Works:
$343,034
$15,952
131,721
683,952
68,200
2,349,642
1,915,218
295,579
122,440
107,927
221,357
248,700
$22,385
176,716
1,135,830
84,808
3,013,076
3,979,000
416,000
173,836
161,170
314,710
Department of Recreation and Conservation:
$9,477,531
$16,594
53,375
7,727
480,105
187,586
143,436
76,302
5,911,988
$22,890
74,428
16 180
634,281
250 661
Fish and Game Branch:
201,251
109,961
Destruction of Predatory Animals and Birds	
$1,309,652
$965,125 $
220,813,954
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1960/61
S 15
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1st to December 31st,
1960—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1961
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31,1960
$1,309,652
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
Stat.
Stat.
$965,125 $220,813,954
429,756
Department of Recreation and Conservation—Cont'd
Tourist Traffic  .	
266,695
48,290
33,778
1,598,692
1,264,676
88,000
76,983
Department of Social Welfare:
$3,474,390
2,607,257
$4,000
$632
52,138
38,904
19,264
14,316
1,342,221
1,000,617
61,494
46,501
21,044,000
17,561,817
500
24,604
15,288
70,244
Child Welfare Division:
51,828
2,627,800
Maintenance   of   Dependent   Children   and
1,655,645
63,030
34,054
446,846
316,021
282,178
187,755
295,744
2,511,000
630,500
Old-age Assistance,  Blind Persons' Allowances,
and     Disabled     Persons'     Allowances
Board:
Administration 	
Old-age Assistance and Blind Persons' Allowances 	
Disabled Persons' Allowances	
Juvenile Delinquency Inquiry Act	
Minister without Portfolio:
211,724
2,026,594
527,180
520
$29,475,563
23,689,396
66
$331,120,119
$247,110,673
 S 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 3 1st, 1960
Nil.
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1960/61 S 17
(A 5)
STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF REVENUE SURPLUSES,
UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES, APRIL 1st TO DECEMBER 31st,  1960
Nil.
 S 18
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(B)
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS
OF 1960 AND  1961
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
WarTant
Expenditure
May 13, 1960
June 13, 1960
Aug.   9, 1960
Aug. 10, 1960
Nov.   1, 1960
Dec. 6, 1960
Jan. 24, 1961
Jan. 24, 1961
Dec. 6, 1960
Aug.   9, 1960
Apr. 27, 1960
Jan.  10,  1961
6
9
13
15
16
12
7
14
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING MARCH 3 1st, 1961
Department of Agriculture
Additional temporary advance to Milk Board to enable
carrying-out of provisions of Order No. 18 (consolidating all previous orders of the Board) passed by
Milk Board under Milk Industry Act	
Grants to assist In the erection of buildings to:—
Bradner Co-operative Bulb Growers' Association   	
Lower Fraser Valley Exhibition Association
Cowichan Exhibition  	
Bulkley Valley Agricultural and Industrial
Association    	
$2,000.00
5,000.00
3,250.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
Lakes District Fair Association	
Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake Agricultural Association        2,500.00
Central Fraser Valley Fair Association    2,500.00
McBride District Agricultural Fair and Industrial Association  	
Shawnigan-Cobble Hill Agricultural Association   _ _ 	
Luxton Fall Fair	
2,000.00
500.00
500.00
Mission and District Agricultural Association    	
Agassiz Agricultural and Horticultural Association 	
Grants to assist in the erection of buildings to :-
Prince George Agricultural and Industrial
Association ..  —
750.00
200.00
Cowichan Exhibition	
Maple Ridge Agricultural Association.
North Peace River Fall Fair 	
Interior Provincial Exhibition Association ..
Dawson Creek Exhibition Association	
Mission and District Agricultural Association  	
Comox Exhibition Association 	
Vancouver Island Exhibition Association ...
North and South Saanich Agricultural Association   	
North Thompson Fall Fair Association .
$5,000.00
3,250.00
2,500.00
750.00
5,500.00
5,000.00
500.00
2,500.00
3,000.00
3,500.00
1,000.00
Department of the Attorney-General
Supplementing Vote 71—Constitutional Litigation and
General Law Costs ..
Supplementing Vote 71-
General Law Costs ..
■Constitutional Litigation and
Supplementing Vote 59—Doukhobor Affairs	
Supplementing Vote 59—Doukhobor Affairs	
Supplementing Vote 67—Administration of Justice .
Department of Education
Supplementing Vote 97—Teacher Registration and Ex
aminations .
Purchase of historical material and the library of Mr.
B. A. McKelvie 	
Department of Finance
Contribution by the people of British Columbia toward
the relief of starvation in the underprivileged areas
of the world	
Department of Highways
Supplementing Vote 188—Vehicle Damage Claims.
$90,000.00
22,200.00
32,500.00
30,000.00
50,000.00
27,000,00
63,000.00
10,000.00
15,000.00
10,000.00
50,000.00
10,000.00
$90,000.00
22,200.00
32,500.00
30,000.00
50,000.00
27,000.00
38,159.68
6,418.60
15,000.00
10,000.00
50,000.00
2,831.86
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1960/61 S 19
Statement of Special Warrants Issued between the Sessions 1960 and 1961—Continued
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
Warrant
Expenditure
May    6, 1960
May 13, 1960
Oct.    5,  1960
Nov. 10, 1960
Jan. 24,  1961
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1961—Continued
Department of Labour
Authorizing   payment   to   British   Columbia   Research
Council of proportion of costs of study of seasonal
unemployment in British Columbia	
10
11
17
Department of Municipal Affairs
Interim cost of participation by the Province in the
Municipal Winter Works Incentive Programme	
Supplementing Special Warrant No. 3 __	
Interim provision for participation by the Province in
the Municipal Winter Works Incentive Programme
up to March 31st, 1961  - 	
Department of the Provincial Secretary
Preliminary negotiations to purchase of historical material from estate of William Arnold Newcombe	
10,000.00
$400,000.00
168,577.61
300,000.00
35,000.00
10,000.00
$400,000.00
168,577.61
1,436.19
35,000.00
 S 20 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(C)
STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS CHARGED AGAINST 1960/61 APPROPRIATIONS
WHICH DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THE ACCOUNT
Vouchers aggregating $1,505,786.
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1960/61
S 21
(D)
UNPROVIDED ITEMS IN EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED
MARCH 3 1st, 1960
Statement of Expenditures on Services Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations from April
1st, 1959, to March 31st, 1960, and for Which Overexpenditure the Sanction
of Parliament Is Required
Vote No.
Service                                        Ap
Total
propriation
Total
Expenditure
Over-
expended
Premier's Office
3
4
Premier's Office	
Office of Economic Adviser and Co-ordinator
$41,445.00
19,000.00
$48,615.76
20,688.38
$7,170.76
1,688.38
Department of Agriculture
5
9
Minister's Office       —
23,940.00
21,450.00
50,983.00
41,600.00
17,730.00
72,000.00
45,000.00
24,695.70
21,847.74
53,124.59
43,015.42
18,073.12
75,542.97
45,724.21
755.70
397 74
14
2,141.59
1,415.42
343 12
20
21
4-H Clubs                                .
27
40
Temporary Assistance...  	
Fraser River Bank Protection- 	
3,542.97
724.21
Department of the Attorney-General
42
28,600.00
18,655.00
321,815.00
162,560.00
,152,920.00
50,000.00
150,000.00
,184,100.00
231,042.00
165,360.00
397,300.00
60,000.00
100,000.00
28,892.18
18,851.37
325,333.64
167,025.94
1,207,814.47
55,957.51
219,256.18
2,300,743.59
250,826.49
175,139.74
411,178.49
69,079.39
104,394.55
292.18
49
55
56
Censor of Moving Pictures	
Supreme and County Courts	
196.37
3,518.64
4,465.94
54,894.47
5,957.51
69,256.18
116,643.59
19,784.49
9,779.74
13,878.49
9,079.39
4,394.55
57
59
60
Sundry Incidental Police Expenses  	
62
64
65
68
70
72
Constitutional Litigation and General Law Costs
Department of Education
80
81
82
Minister's Office	
General Administration  _
22,320.00
85,480.00
68,460.00
10.00
93,200.00
674,120.00
22,853.85
87,108.85
68,697.09
11,040.33
98,088.23
733,109.78
533.85
1,628.85
91
11,030.33
4,888.23
58,989.78
94
96
Teacher Registration and Examinations	
Federal-Provincial Training Programmes
Department of Finance
112
109,490.00
260,470.00
237,520.00
,510,680.00
15,500.00
27,000.00
110,836.25
261,406.45
242,629.17
1,512,958.27
16,223.09
36,628.34
1,346.25
113
119
5,109.17
2,278.27
723.09
9,628.34
124
127
Government Agents, etc..          1
128
Printing   Public   Accounts,   Revenue   Receipts,
Department of Health and Welfare
159
986,270.00
380,200.00
,200,152.00
1,020,740.63
382,571.29
1,313,559.11
34,470.63
2,371.29
113,407.11
160
165
Department of Highways
180
34,600.00
736,125.00
23,000.00
35,943.64
14,238,067.42
25,449.04
1,343.64
501,942.42
2,449.04
182
185
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Wharves, etc.                 ..      13
Vehicle Damage Claims, etc 	
Department of Industrial Development,
Trade, and Commerce
192
Agent-General's   Office   and   British   Columbia
53,937.00
132,010.00
57,484.05
136,286.60
3,547.05
193
Bureau of Economics and Statistics 	
4,276.60
Department of Labour
202
14,800.00
348,265.00
15,363.57
351,839.55
563.57
204
3,574.55
 S 22 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Unprovided Items in Expenditure for Fiscal Year Ended March 3 1st, 1960—Continued
Vote No.
Service
Total
Appropriation
Total
Expenditure
Over-
expended
Department of Lands and Forests
210
$22,550.00
159,030.00
100,000.00
930,000.00
98,090.00
578,488.00
$22,782.75
159,697.48
120,662.53
952,489.98
99,258.84
590,381.44
$232.75
214
667.48
225
20,662 53
228
22,489.98
232
1,168.84
239
Forest Surveys ..                           	
11,893.44
Department of Municipal Affairs
258
63,430.00
64,652.97
1,222.97
Department of the Provincial Secretary
265
Queen's Printer	
Public Utilities Commission
10.00
14,974.89
14,964.89
285
114,625.00
114,656 51
31 51
Department of Public Works
289
719,442.00
393,611.00
751,298.16
411,493.20
31,856.16
292
Department of Recreation and Conservation
301
550,270.00
216,788.00
772,100.00
563,334.50
218,780.64
806,308.57
13,064.50
1,992.64
34,208.57
302
307
Department of Social Welfare
310
47,010.00
1,178,245.00
56,845.00
17,922,000.00
2,250,300.00
47,712.14
1,213,989.61
59,752.08
18,398,361.84
2,343,613.98
702.14
312
35,744.61
313'
2,907.08
314
476,361.84
318
Maintenance of Dependent Children and Grants
93,313.98
Capital Expenditure Out of Income
328
334
341
Renovations to British Columbia House, London, England	
Forestry Administration Buildings and Property
13,700.00
75,000.00
50,000.00
18,924.20
76,980.87
50,011.05
5,224.20
1,980.87
11.05
$51,680,643.00
$53,564,824.26
$1,884,181.26
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1960/61 S 23
(E)
TREASURY BOARD OVERRULINGS
Nil.
Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
in right of the Province of British Columbia.
1961
205-161-9628