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 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Report of the
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL
1961/62
Pursuant  to  the   Provisions   of  the
Audit Act, Chapter 22, R.S.B.C. 1960
Interim Financial Statements
For the Nine Months Ended December 31
1961
printed by
authority of the legislative assembly
Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
in right of the Province of British Columbia.
1962
  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.
Department of Finance,
Victoria, January 25,1962.
W. A. C. BENNETT,
Premier and Minister of Finance.
  Victoria, January 25, 1962.
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:—
Pacb
(A) Statements of Revenue and Expenditure for the First Nine Months
of the Fiscal Year 1961/62, viz., April 1, 1961, to December 31, 1961. 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)).
If
(C) Statement of Payments  Charged  against  1961/62 Appropriations
Which Did Not Occur within the Period of the Account (section 37 (e))  20
(D) Statement of Expenditures on Services during 1960/61 Fiscal Year
Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations (section 43 (b))  21
(E)  Statement of Treasury Board Overrulings (section 36).
Respectfully submitted.
23
C. J. FERBER, C.A.,
Comptroller-General.
  PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(Al)
INTERIM STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE
NINE MONTHS APRIL 1 TO DECEMBER 31,  1961
Estimated for
12 Months to
Mar. 31,1962
Interim Period
Apr. 1 to
Dec. 31,1961
$6,275,000
128,800,000
72,737,000
81,035,000
3,995,000
725,000
850,000
2,899,151
27,550,000
1,000,000
210,000
$326,076,151
$368,196
65,645
3,298,709
11,650,270
552,082
79,294,897
33,838,116
56,381,467
81,878,690
894,141
923,178
15,912,358
2,560,754
1,236,041
7,524,858
371,518
9,549,731
3,618,605
30,034,583
12,760
$339,966,599
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..
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-
Excess of Revenue over Expenditure	
$5,955,440
100,877,653
55,928,103
60,716,865
2,968,239
565,888
650,866
1,461,863
21,127,692
1,255,595
69,143
$251,577,347
$67,507
47,805
1,965,247
9,259,994
376,607
55,923,196
28,652,646
39,086,901
55,593,669
670,614
598,544
16,344,122
2,154,479
1,496,642
5,727.936
259,070
6,532,717
3,048,620
23,450,463
7,918
$251,264,697
312,650
$251,577,347
 X 6
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(A 2)
DETAILS OF REVENUE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1 TO
DECEMBER 31, 1961
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1962
Service
Revenue for 9 Months
Ended Dec. 31, 1961
$255,000
3,850,000
150,000
100,000
300,000
425,000
175,000
500,000
520,000
$6,275,000
$1,600,000
1,100,000
86,000,000
37,000,000
1,100,000
2,000,000
$128,800,000
$72,737,000
$21,400,000
1,525,000
90,000
675,000
2,750,000
90,000
360,000
2,000,000
27,500,000
14,000,000
60,000
175,000
2,250,000
75,000
2,000,000
40,000
120,000
600,000
360,000
225,000
20,000
125,000
130,000
3,000,000
850,000
50,000
50,000
20,000
$80,540,000
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 _	
Sales, Hospital Construction Aid, and Pari Mutual Taxes
Hospital Construction Aid Tax.— -	
Pari Mutual Betting Tax - -	
Social Services Tax     	
Gasoline Tax     	
Motive-fuel Use Tax 	
Fuel-oil Tax  	
Federal-Provincial Tax-sharing Arrangements 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  	
$241,574
3,771,556
152,732
73,055
286,503
441,527
189,030
373,648
425,815
$5,955,440
$1,417,150
1,254,063
66,847,873
29,108,398
1,004,400
1,245,769
100,877,653
55,928,103
516,050,000
1,501,970
102,476
683,707
2,557,091
70,956
281,460
1,744,340
19,309,887
10,952,303
59,173
180,746
1,280,791
65,477
1,595,252
43,368
38,802
388,231
251,797
2,610
16,882
67,819
64,135
2,250,000
684,438
34,293
34,512
22,002
$60,334,518 $162,761,196
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1961/62 X 7
Details of Revenue for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1961—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1962
Service
Revenue for 9 Months
Ended Dec. 31, 1961
$80,540,000
$60,334,518 $
187,550
26,580
61.046
23,873
83,298
162,761,196
250,000
Privileges,   Licences,   and   Natural   Resources   Taxes   or   Royalties —
Continued
Other—Continued
35,000
Real Estate Act-
35,000
50,000
125,000
Land Sales and Service Fees:
Sales:
$81,035,000
$551,004
46,932
47,699
263,856
1,910,437
85,916
62,395
60,716,865
$600,000
55,000
45,000
Services:
350,000
2,750,000
120,000
75,000
Vital Statistics....       	
$3,995,000
$21,863
180,000
960,000
75,000
225,000
2,968,239
$725,000
565,888
Interest, Discount, Premium, and Exchange: Miscellaneous Interest
Contributions from Other Governments (Canada):
$850,000
650,866
$29,151
240,000
1,280,000
100,000
1,250,000
Contributions from Government Enterprises:   Net Profit, Government
$2,899,151
$69,143
1,461,863
$27,550,000
21,127,692
Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous Revenue  _  	
$1,000,000
1,255,595
Non-revenue and Surplus Receipts:
Refunds of Previous Year's Expenditures:
$200,000
10,000
Total Revenue for Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1961
$210,000
$
69,143
$326,076,151
251,577,347
 X 8
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(A3)
DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1 TO
DECEMBER 31, 1961
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31,1962
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31,1961
$368,196
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
41
42
Stat.
S.W. 6, 7, 9
S.W. 17
S.W. 18
43
44
45
Legislation-      	
Premier's Office:
$38,017
9,788
$67,507
$44,145
21,500
Office of Economic Adviser and Co-ordinator of
Department of Agriculture:
Minister's Office    	
$65,645
$19,432
62,586
17,968
122,225
18,924
15,236
14,620
116,452
150,647
43,626
44,133
41,689
8,303
9,789
50,735
182,525
37,350
23,850
8,906
12,260
48,437
11,491
52,877
56,648
15,109
64,138
6,199
45,152
9,450
10
351,426
10
1,000
506
7,589
127
38,781
50,910
47,805
$25,352
104,446
59,307
171,795
26,128
20,340
19,812
176,692
242,145
62,326
Veterinary Division  _  _ 	
61,992
58,336
11,660
13,372
76,453
254,579
53,822
Field Crops and Seed Improvement Branch	
Farmers' Institutes—     — .
Agricultural Development and Extension Branch—
32,583
4-H Clnhs
12,328
15,560
80,301
60,000
72,900
Dyking Commission     	
Southern Okanagan Lands Project	
Okanagan Flood-control 	
Milk Board
83,000
25,000
70,000
15,000
Grants and Subsidies	
50,000
10,000
30
Federal-Provincial Farm Labour Service 	
1,132,000
19,500
1,000
750
32,000
1,200
Pound District Act  -	
53,000
78,000
16,000
Aid for Construction of Storage Facilities, Farm
8,903
30,000
4,757
160,471
Grants to assist in erection of fair buildings	
Special payment, Sunshine Valley Dairy Ltd	
Department of the Attorney-General:
Administration:
Attorney-General's Office—	
$3,298,709
$19,441
114,380
4,289
1,965,247
$26,980
151,256
7,500
$185,736
$138,110
$2,080,559
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1961/62 X 9
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1961—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1962
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1961
$185,736
46
47
48 and S.W. 19,
24
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
Stat.
Stat.
S.W.3
S.W. 4, 16
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
$138,110      $2,080,559
338,802
Department of the Attorney-General—Continued
Justice and Courts:
247,268
408,500
350,037
75,000
Constitutional  Litigation  and  General  Law
74,998
60,000
36,310
142,069
102,117
172,062
136,047
1,500
1,182
10,000
9,935
12,000
9,500
5,625
14,500
10,875
15,000
11,151
71,611
75,000
759,774
Registration:
534,291
95,862
72,415
1,139,832
889,284
67,170
Trustees:
48,637
46,718
33,756
8,136
6,184
63,058
Regulation and Inspection:
44,957
33,544
21,942
28,066
22,090
128,162
98,103
20,103
Censor of Moving Picture
15,703
31,514
Raring Cnmmissioij
24,631
2,028,600
55,000
Police Services:
Policing by Royal Canadian Mounted Police	
Sundry Incidental Police Expenses .
1,970,519
47,643
97,070
Corrections:
Corrections Office 	
68,906
2,575,719
269,801
Oakalla Prison Farm and Forest Camps.
Women's Gaol -	
1,949,058
189,063
277,710
191,168
Prince George Gaol	
Kamloops Gaol and Forest Camp „
208,474
130,244
1,795,386
Haney Correctional Institution (Including Forest Camps and New Haven)	
1,350,259
358,090
252,224
60,118
Narcotic Drug Treatment 	
41,744
2,659
30
Compensation   for   seizure   under   Government
Liquor Art
500
Doukbohor Affairs
41,412
Department of Commercial Transport:
$11,650,270
9,259,994
$2,850
$584
80,344
General Administration  _  	
52,432
60,118
408,770
Engineering Branch —  	
42,086
281,505
Department of Education:
$552,082
376,607
$21,660
$16,246
90,301
61,329
49,454
Division of General Educational Services:
Curriculum Rranr.h
38,090
29,146
Tests, Standards, and Research Branch	
4,929
$190,561
$120,594   $11,717,160
 X 10 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1961—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1962
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1961
$190,561
155,848
153,890
82,019
10
690,319
368,713
116,758
$79,294,897
30,000
$16,054,560
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
61,195
96
642,460
97
150,000
98
60,137,500
99
3,480,000
100
25,000
101
75,500
102
103
20,000
750,000
104
10,200,000
105
106
1,378,800
108,564
107
22,750
108
45,000
109
110
440,000
10
111
$8,030
112
125,482
113
302,464
114
226,577
115
697,938
116
262,178
117
75,279
118
158,462
119
255,628
120
10
121
1,649,702
122
400,000
123
7,500
124
17,500
125 and S.W
10, 13
126
27,500
127,500
127
47,000
128
129
400,000
130
10
85,000
131
800
132
11,150,000
133
134
Brought forward..
Department of Education—Continued
Division of General Educational Services—Continued
Adult Education Branch.  	
High Correspondence School-
Elementary Correspondence School	
Text-book Branch  	
Division of Local Educational Services:
Inspection of Schools and School Services-
Division of Special Educational Services:
Jericho Hill School 	
Division of Teacher Registration and Examinations:
Teacher Registration and Examinations	
Division of Finance and Accounting Services:
Finance Branch    	
Federal-Provincial Training Programmes-
Community Programmes Grants	
Grants toward Cost of Education	
Teachers' Superannuation Fund	
Special Aid to School Districts	
Night-school Grants..
Education  of  Soldiers'   Dependent  Children
and Expenses   	
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.
Department of Finance:
Minister's Office	
General Administration	
Controlling and Audit Branch-
Mechanical Tabulation Branch-
Consumer Taxation Branch	
Real Property Taxation Branch-
Income Taxation Branch	
Assessment Equalization Act	
Purchasing Commission	
Langford Warehouse 	
Government Agents, etc	
Housing Commissioner	
Courts of Revision	
Assessment Appeal Board-
Printing Public Accounts, Estimates, Bonds, Revenue Receipts, etc. 	
Temporary Assistance 	
Incidentals and Contingencies	
Civil   Service   Superannuation  Act—Interest  on
Superannuation and Retirement Funds	
Members of Legislative Assembly Superannuation
Act—Interest   	
Municipal Superannuation Act 	
Dyking Assessment Adjustment Act, 1905 	
Grants in Aid of Local Government*	
Supreme Court Act—Interest on Suitors'  Fund
Deposits 	
Carried forward.
$120,594   $11,717,160
102,602
110,530
57,992
10
511,668
267,112
76,066
43,202
492,000
112,475
43,086,342
2,412,258
11,544
32,339
9,673
570,206
6,734,009
659,088
108,564
14,784
16,796
373,332
10
55,923,196
$4,061
95,498
229,413
170,278
497,888
216,184
52,918
101,903
198,582
10
,210,668
124,859
10
22,788
18,937
1,622
15,792
150,739
4,200
;,386,090
18,396
$11,520,836    $67,640,356
* Proportionate accrual basis.
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1961/62 X 11
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1961—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1962
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1961
$16,054,560
100,000
75,000
100,000
14,750,000
2,600,000
150,000
8,556
$33,838,116
$36,952
165,502
521,801
240,000
100,000
20,000
7,500
5,000
260,000
315,743
12,000
10
10
10
10
1,387,012
294,220
313,585
54,346
105,554
360,946
1,093,478
10
91,727
189,234
858,998
487,888
69,722
13,259,479
10
100,000
$20,350,747
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. 5
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
Brought forward..
Department of Finance—Continued
Salary Contingencies (All Departments).
Expense Contingencies (All Departments)..
Motor-vehicles and Accessories (All Departments)
Home-owners' Subsidy
Toll Highways and Bridges Authority Act—Statutory Subsidy*	
Power Subsidy.
$11,520,836   $67,640,356
22,615
3,042
2,389
14,313,473
Byron Ingemar Johnson Act and Nancy Sloan
Act	
Flood Relief Act	
Municipal Act, Sec. 437	
Unclaimed Money Deposits Act-
Water Act	
Official Guardian Act-
Provincial Home-owner Grant Act-
Department of Health Services and Hospital Insurance:
Minister's Office 	
Accounting Division  	
Public Health Services:
General Services —  	
Grants to Public Health Services, Metropolitan Areas  	
Grants   re  Local   Health  Services,   Building
Construction 	
Grant for Medical Research .
Grant re Heart Research	
Grant re Epilepsy
Grants to Health Agencies, Including G. F.
Strong Centre, Arthritis Control, Multiple
Sclerosis    	
Cancer Control (Including Grants, etc.)  	
Rehabilitation of Crippled Children (Federal
Programme)     — 	
Professional Training (Federal Programme)
Child   and  Maternal  Health   (Federal   Programme)
Public Health Research (Federal Programme)
General Public Health (Federal Programme)
Local Health Services        _	
Division of Laboratories   	
Division of Vital Statistics 	
Division of Venereal Disease Control
Division of Tuberculosis Control:
Divisional Headquarters - 	
Out-patient Care —	
In-patient Care  	
Tuberculosis    Control     (Federal
gramme ) 	
Poliomyelitis Pavilion ,   —
Mental Health Services:
General Administration  _	
Division of Nursing Education —
Mental Health Centre, Burnaby..
Mental Health Centre, Victoria „
In-patient Care
Mental Health Care (Federal Programme) _
Implementation of Mental Survey Recommendations   	
Carried forward	
1,950,000
5,000
100,306
1,398
588
728,518
131
4,350
$25,940
125,818
320,895
173,722
37,683
14,994
5,625
3,744
149,050
292,219
9,000
10
10
10
10
1,004,754
207,765
220,277
69,945
74,191
240,961
780,861
10
84,509
134,850
580,594
322,738
31,423
9,200,609
10
2,392
28,652,646
$14,114,619   $96,293,002
* Proportionate accrual basis.
3
 X  12 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1961—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1962
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1961
$20,350,747
35,279,662
626,058
125,000
173
174
175
S.W. 11
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183 and S.W.
15, 22
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198 and S.W.
14,23
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
$14,114,619
24,434,597
413,846
90,000
33,839
$96,293,002
Department of Health Services and Hospital Insurance—Continued
Hospital Insurance Services:
Hospital Insurance Service  	
Grant, Menno Private Hospital - 	
Department of Highways:
$56,381,467
$25,754
1,386,274
10,736,067
16,655,300
24,326,532
442,120
131,772
34,628
226,760
4,975
1,623,487
39,086,901
$31,320
1,914,523
15,737,700
Roads,  Bridges,  Ferries,  and Wharves—Mainte-
25,600,000
34,750,000
550,000
650,000
20,000
Trans-Canada Highway—Capital Construction	
Roads, Bridges, and Ferries—Capital Construction
370,147
5,000
Highway Signs, Signals, Traffic-control, etc	
2,250,000
Department of Industrial  Development, Trade,  and
Commerce:
$81,878,690
$898
38,184
50,769
114,114
167,366
12,382
37,014
10,000
5,624
187,497
46,766
55,593,669
$3,645
46,626
59,488
156,479
Agent-General's    Office    and   British    Columbia
House, London, England 	
232,401
21,502
4,000
75,000
10,000
10,000
250,000
25,000
Provincial Exhibits, British Columbia Building
Grant to British Columbia Research Council	
Department of Labour:
$894,141
$4,744
204,380
3,121
33,333
240,724
3,319
96,454
7,048
5,421
670,614
$7,826
273,108
6,900
43,522
436,464
3,972
132,642
11,344
6,400
1,000
Temporary Assistance    	
Department of Lands and Forests:
$923,178
$16,937
63,303
38,460
598,544
$21,720
88,918
53,274
Lands Service:
$163,912
$118,700 3
192,242,730
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1961/62 X 13
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1961—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1962
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1961
$163,912
168,224
181,844
100,000
27,476
3,700
396,066
150,086
336,310
217,202
502,482
25,000
90,861
25,000
1,500
290,000
10
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
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
Stat.
S.W. 2
$118,700 $192,242,730
Department of Lands and Forests—Continued
Lands Service—Continued
Lands Branch:
119,965
136,860
Construction of Roads in Crown Subdivisions-
Surveys and Mapping Branch:
Administration   	
29
19,862
494
316,516
97,313
Topographic Division  	
260,024
230,955
Water Rights Branch:
Water Rights Branch Administration	
Assistance  to  Improvement  Districts
360,211
16,000
53,281
B.C. Hydrometric Stream-gauging	
Grant to British Columbia Natural Resources
17,981
1,500
241,838
University Endowment Lands Administration
Act.	
10
2,990,797
1,088,060
444,661
Forest Service:
2,066,399
693,346
290,386
632,151
425,143
214,624
108,006
160,352
78,778
101,952
Forest Ranger School  	
56,856
10,000
7,500
34,500
12,702
419,072
389,581
1,500,000
Forest-development Roads	
1,470,629
2,970,550
Forest Protection	
2,686,766
500,000
Fire Suppression   .
4,440,740
663,622
Forest Surveys	
591,581
10
10
1,486,180
931,481
48,500
Grazing Range Improvement Fund	
32.585
20,000
17,748
Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources:
Minister's Office	
$15,912,358
16,344,122
$22,160
$16,778
179,088
175,142
General Administration—Titles and Accounts
Mineralogical Branch . _ _
114,469
135,665
48,422
Analytical and Assay Branch
34,167
148,194
Inspection Branch. ..
108,239
218,916
Petroleum and Natural Gas Branch
126,047
20,500
Grants and Subsidies
18,491
145,000
Grants in Aid of Mining Roads and Trails
95,969
1,500,000
Construction of Mining-roads
1,355,569
30,000
Grub-staking Prospectors
28,454
300
Subsidy re Explosives to Assist Bona Fide Prospectors —	
21
2,500
7,500
Interprovincial Committee on Mining 	
Incidentals and Contingencies	
972
4,096
30,000
Special Mineral Surveys
17,004
25,000
Iron Bounty Act 	
68,819
8,032
Temporary Assistance
2,352
367
Repayable advance to Comox Mining Co. Ltd.
Carried forward  - 	
27,000
$2,560,754
2,154,479
$210,741,331
 X 14 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1961—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1962
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1961
262
263
264
265
266
267 and S.W.
12,21
Stat.
S.W. 8
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291 and S.W. 1
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
Stat.
300
301
$210,741,331
$4,375
70,076
130,090
30 000
Department of Municipal Affairs:
$2,601
54,609
83,715
21,251
1,500
1,000,000
1,108
Municipal Winter Works Incentive Programme
1,326,787
571
Assistance in repairing dam on the Nicomekl River
Department of the Provincial Secretary:
Provincial Secretary:
6,000
$1,236,041
1,496,642
$31,536
49,482
64,839
391,130
99,837
41,384
177,378
220,000
10
$23,327
37,692
46,957
335,686
70,232
26,628
127,783
Library and Library Association Grants	
208,509
10
45,718
400 000
19,259
Assessment on Class 13 (the Crown)—Work-
277,582
47 500
30,090
500,000
385,536
90,000
110,000
67,500
82,494
200,000
185,000
660,000
98,704
Grants in Aid of Construction of Homes for
491,914
222 957
211,975
72,292
10
8,000
51,126
Public Inquiries Act  	
Archaeological and Historic Sites Protection
Act           	
148,027
6,124
184,977
10,500
11,000
50,000
200
Civil Service Commission:
137,845
15,144
Grants re Civil Service—Gratuities under sec.
77 of Civil Service Act, and other Gov-
25,962
Retiring Allowances—Civil Service Act, sec.
70, and other Government employees	
Superannuation Branch:
23,991
150
38,500
27,046
2,900,000
2,231,086
42,000
603,280
67,328
Members of the Legislative Assembly Super-
23,158
Public Services Medical Plan    	
Public Services Group Insurance Act— 	
439,853
41,556
14,990
Public Utilities Commission:
$7,524,858
5,727,936
$167,015
204,503
$115,520
143,550
$371-518
259,070
$218,224,979
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1961/62 X 15
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1961—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1962
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1961
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
$16,427
137,893
62,554
3,031,099
2,498,724
320,168
124,012
110,709
231,131
$218,224,979
$22,385
Department of Public Works:
180,402
84,808
4,179,220
3,979,000
450,000
Government Buildings (Maintenance). 	
175,182
157,160
321,574
Department of Recreation and Conservation:
Minister's Office 	
$9,549,731
$16,444
52,364
51,053
8,935
467,381
206,304
146,406
78,077
274,941
16,407
36,749
1,611,855
81,704
6,532,717
$22,160
73,486
69,690
16,312
620,804
Fish and Game Branch:
255,172
203,331
111,641
455,683
Destruction of Predatory Animals and Birds
Tourist Traffic.
25,000
51,018
1,624,308
Photographic Branch
90,000
Department of Social Welfare:
$3,618,605
$1,366
38,417
13,680
1,246,657
46,321
16,993,512
3,048,620
$4,000
52,630
19,584
1,650,799
61,794
21,150,000
500
Residence and Responsibility Act—Administration
19,048
16,766
56,225
2,007,683
32,563
304,369
180,790
220,339
1,730,184
561,591
72,674
2,880,100
Child Welfare Division:
Administration  	
Maintenance    of    Dependent    Children    and
57,452
458,224
282,126
290,152
Old-age  Assistance,  Blind  Persons'  Allowances,
and Disabled Persons' Allowances Board—
2,405,000
630,500
Old-age Assistance and Blind Persons' Allowances
Disabled Persons' Allowances—	
$30,034,583
23,450,463
$12,760
7,918
$339,966,599
(251,264,697
 X 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 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1961
Nil.
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,
1961/62                           X
17
(A 5)
STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF REVENUE SURPLUSES
UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES, APRIL 1 TO DECEMBER
31,  1961
:
Nil.
'
:
.
i
.
 X 18
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(B)
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS
OF 1961 AND 1962
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
Warrant
Expenditure
May 23, 1961
May 23, 1961
July 14, 1961
Oct. 17, 1961
Dec. 5, 1961
May 10, 1961
May 11, 1961
Nov. 7, 1961
Dec. 12, 1961
Jan. 18, 1962
May 30, 1961
July 25, 1961
Oct. 17, 1961
Jan. 16, 1962
Aug. 15, 1961
Nov. 7, 1961
Jan. 9, 1962
Oct. 17, 1961
Jan. 16, 1962
May 11, 1962
17
18
4
16
19
24
10
13
20
15
22
14
23
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1962
Department of Agriculture
Grant to Shawnigan-Cobble Hill Farmers' Institute and
Agricultural Society to assist in the erection of fair
buildings          	
Grant to Metchosin Farmers' Institute to assist in the
erection of fair buildings   -	
Grants to assist in the erection of buildings to—
Alberni District Fall Fair    $5,000.00
Bulkley Valley Agricultural and Industrial
Association  	
Central Fraser Valley Fairs Association .
Cowichan Exhibition.  	
3,000.00
2,500.00
3,750.00
2,000.00
2,250.00
1,000.00
Lakes District Fair Association 	
North and South Saanich Agricultural Association  	
North Peace River Fair -  	
Prince George Agricultural and Industrial
Association       5,000.00
Rock Creek and Boundary Fair Association   2,500.00
Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake Agricultural Association       1,500.00
Special payment to Sunshine Valley Dairy Ltd	
To make good uncollectable accounts under the Milk
Industry Act    	
Department of the Attorney-General
Authorizing payment  of  compensation  to  Triple  One
Cabs Ltd. for loss of use of vehicle, a taxicab, for
period   of   seizure   of   vehicle   under   Government
Liquor Act   — 	
) Estimated expenditure in connection with Doukhobor
j Affairs   	
1 Supplementing Vote 48—Constitutional Litigation and
( General Law Costs   	
Department of Finance
Grants re Provincial Home-owner Grant Act to—
City of Prince George     $950.00
Township of Chilliwhack    3,399.65
Supplementing Vote 125—Assessment Appeal Board-
Participation in the McBride-Dunster rural electrification scheme.     	
Department of Health Services and
Hospital Insurance
Grant to Mennonite Benevolent Society of one-third cost
of construction of Menno Private Hospital —	
Department of Highways
] Supplementing Vote 183—Vehicle Damage Claims	
I
Department of Industrial Development, Trade.
and Commerce
| Supplementing Vote 198—California Office	
J
Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources
Authorizing payment of repayable advance to Comox
Mining Ltd.,  pursuant to  an  agreement  with  the
company  	
$500.00
1,000.00
28,500.00
4,756.94
160,471.33
500.00
75,000.00
60,000.00
4,349.65
5,800.00
2,660.00
33,839.13
30,000.00
25,000.00
28,000.00
$500.00
1,000.00
28,500.00
4,756.94
160,471.33
500.00
48,652.45
18,781.97
4,349.65
5,296.03
2,660.00
33,839.13
21,544.93
19,552.05
26,000.00
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1961/62 X 19
Statement of Special Warrants Issued between the Sessions 1961 and 1962—Continued
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
Warrant
Expenditure
June 23, 1961
Oct.    4, 1961
Jan.     9, 1962
8
12
21
1
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1962—Continued
Department of Municipal Affairs
Grant to Surrey Dyking District to assist in defraying
the cost of repairs to the dam on the Nicomekl River..
] Supplementing Vote 267—Municipal Winter Works In-
$6,000.00
326,786.77
5,269.20
$6,000.00
326,786.77
Apr. 25, 1961
Department of the Provincial Secretary
4,644.20
 X 20 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(C)
STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS CHARGED AGAINST 1961/62 APPROPRIATIONS
WHICH DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THE ACCOUNT
Vouchers aggregating $1,108,842.
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1961/62
X 21
(D)
UNPROVIDED ITEMS IN EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED
MARCH 31, 1961
Statement of Expenditures on Services Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations from April
1, 1960, to March 31, 1961, and for Which Overexpenditure the Sanction
of Parliament Is Required
Vote No.
Service
Total
Appropriation
Total
Expenditure
Over-
expended
2
12
Premier's Office
Premier's Office  —
Department of Agriculture
$42,241.00
60,806.00
81,197.00
77,800.00
13,000.00
148,188.00
178,862.00
1,107,470.00
1,925,600.00
50,000.00
165,000.00
2,178,094.00
269,946.00
180,054.00
2,128,651.00
397,500.00
1,500.00
155,000.00
49,068.00
144,945.00
8,030.00
121,716.00
257,342.00
27,500.00
100,000.00
339,536.00
1,248,196.00
75,170.00
408,960.00
21,720.00
102,856.00
619,723.00
146,678.00
47,966.00
389,934.00
185,000.00
$44,947.96
60,828.24
82,756.53
81,954.70
13,195.00
153,208.51
180,140.45
1,173,215.67
1,926,710.73
63,309.97
167,005.06
2,343,949.24
271,769.16
183,144.77
2,182,115.50
479,195.61
1,536.03
164,279.88
49,100.09
176,189.53
8,103.84
121,780.09
257,396.67
44,543.70
118,862.11
345,674.78
1,249,943.88
76,650.34
481,496.51
21,856.64
102,882.34
623,741.06
147,812.18
48,041.24
390,558.89
186,800.89
$2,706.96
22.24
23
1,559.53
26
27
Temporary Assistance „	
4,154.70
195.00
42
Department of the Attorney-General
5,020.51
55
56
Official Court Reporters  	
1,278.45
65,745.67
57
1,110.73
13,309.97
58
59
2,005.06
61
165,855.24
63
1,823.16
3,090.77
64
65
Haney Correctional Institution (Including Forest
53,464.50
67
81,695.61
36.03
68
71
85
Constitutional Litigation and General Law Costs..
Department of Education
9,279.88
32.09
88
114
High Correspondence School	
Department of Finance
31,244.53
73.84
115
64.09
123
54.67
129
138
Printing  Public  Accounts,  Estimates,  Revenue
Receipts, Bonds, etc	
17,043.70
18,862.11
6,138.78
147
Department of Health Services and
Hospital Insurance
164
168
Local Health Services  —	
Divisional Headquarters,  Division  of Tubercu-
1,747.88
1,480.34
207
213
Department of Labour
Apprenticeship Branch	
Department of Lands and Forests
72,536.51
136.64
237
26 34
245
4,018.06
1,134.18
75.24
624.89
255
272
274
Department of Mines and
Petroleum Resources
Inspection Branch  	
Department of the Provincial Secretary
General Administration	
283
Historical Sites   	
1,800.89
 X 22 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Unprovided Items in Expenditure for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1961—Continued
Vote No.
Service
Total
Appropriation
Total
Expenditure
Over-
expended
297
Public Utilities Commission
$137,958.00
84,808.00
3,013,076.00
416,000.00
1,598,692.00
24,044,000.00
$138,394.30
87,856.28
3,284,467.57
421,322.49
1,633,506.19
24,132,120.50
$436.30
302
Department of Public Works
3,048.28
303
305
Government   Buildings   (Maintenance)   (except
Parliament Buildings and Government House)
271,391.57
5,322.49
318
Department of Recreation and Conservation
34,814.19
325
Department of Social Welfare
88,120.50
$42,749,783.00
$43,722,365.12
$972,582.12
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1961/62
(E)
TREASURY BOARD OVERRULINGS
Nil.
X 23
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in right of the Province of British Columbia.
1962
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