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 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Report of the
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL
1966/67
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
1966
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.
1967
  To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes,
V.C., P.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., CD.,
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 24, 1967.
W. A. C. BENNETT,
Premier and Minister of Finance.
  Victoria, B.C., January 24, 1967.
The Honourable W.A.C. Bennett, P.C., LL.D., D.Pol.Sc,
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 1966/67, viz., April 1, 1966, to December 31, 1966. 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 (Revenue Surplus Appropriation)   16
(B) Statement of Special Warrants Issued (section 25 (4))  17
(C) Statement of Payments Charged against 1966/67 Appropriations
Which Did Not Occur within the Period of Account (section 37 (e))  19
(D) Statement of Expenditures on Services during 1965/66 Fiscal Year
Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations (section 43 (b))   20
(E) Statement of Treasury Board Overrulings (section 36)  22
Respectfully submitted.
C. J. FERBER, C.A.,
Comptroller-General.
  PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(AI)
INTERIM STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE
NINE MONTHS APRIL 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1966
Estimated for
12 Months to
Mar. 31, 1967
Interim Period
Apr. 1 to
Dec. 31,1966
$10,175,000
200,000,000
143,500,000
134,909,000
7,850,983
1,200,000
3,000,000
113,547,415
37,000,000
8,600,000
$659,782,398
$571,944
76,269
6,026,574
19,473,774
715,408
166,949,421
71,685,218
125,217,321
95,667,679
1,743,968
6,198,473
32,498,664
4,901,300
2,320,369
29,547,547
412,066
20,079,203
6,421,932
66,775,268
$657,282,398
REVENUE
Property Taxes..
Social Services, Fuel Taxes, etc.-
Personal and Corporation Income Taxes and Succession Duties-
Privileges, Licences, and Natural Resources Taxes or Royalties...
Sales and Service Fees	
Fines and Penalties. 	
Interest, Discount, Premium, and Exchange-
Contributions from Other Governments	
Contributions from Government Enterprises-
Miscellaneous Revenue -	
Total Revenue..
EXPENDITURE
Legislation 	
Premier's Office     	
Department of Agriculture. 	
Department of the Attorney-Genera]	
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, Forests, and Water Resources-
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	
Ministers without Portfolio	
Total, Including Capital Expenditure Out of Income-
Excess of Revenue over Expenditure 	
$11
167.
126
97.
7.
1
4,
60.
32
5
,191,976
,105,614
i,532,222
,299,234
,779,514
135,765
,043,359
,883,341
,100,000
r, 187,910
$513,258,935
6,
14,
113.
52.
94.
74.
1
4,
20.
2.
1
22
12.
4.
50.
$59,459
49,349
,016,416
189,076
506,169
,427,990
,572,674
,217,703
,263,138
,277,842
,084,285
,040,945
333,696
,032,134
,117,334
287,786
,890,583
,268,484
,647,772
115
$474,282,950
38,975,985
$513,258,935
 V 6 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(A 2)
DETAILS OF REVENUE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1 TO
DECEMBER 31,  1966
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1967
Service
Revenue for 9 Months
Ended Dec. 31, 1966
$315,000
5,500,000
225,000
85,000
500,000
1,200,000
325,000
1,500,000
525,000
$10,175,000
$2,200,000
140,000,000
52,200,000
3,200,000
2,400,000
$200,000,000
$143,500,000
$25,500,000
2,200,000
140,000
1,500,000
9,000,000
125,000
550,000
3,000,000
46,500,000
30,500,000
100,000
600,000
4,500,000
85,000
300,000
2,300,000
100,000
135,000
800,000
525,000
280,000
19,000
125,000
150,000
3,500,000
750,000
50,000
50,000
65,000
$133,449,000
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_ 	
Social Services, Fuel Taxes, Etc.:
Pari Mutuel Betting Tax	
Social Services Tax	
Gasoline Tax 	
Motive-fuel Use Tax_
Fuel-oil Tax.  _.
Personal and Corporation Income Taxes and Succession Duties-
Privileges, Licences, and Natural Resources Taxes or Royalties:
Motor-vehicle Licences and Permits—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..
Iron-ore Royalties-
Water Resources: Water Rentals and Recording Fees..
Other:
Agricultural Licences and Fees  _	
Boiler Inspection Fees	
Companies Branch-
Electrical Energy Inspection Fees..
Fire Marsha] Act: Fees, etc	
Fisheries Licences  _ —
Gas Act:  Fees	
Insurance Act  	
Insurance Premiums Tax—accrual basis.
Law Stamps-
Marriage Licences-
Moving Pictures Act _
Municipal Licences, Regulated Areas, Etc..
Carried forward 	
$297,772
5,405,846
271,066
87,666
729,453
1,223,035
497,277
2,248,207
431,654
$11,191,976
$2,462,480
115,385,491
44,723,522
2,962,753
1,571,368
167,105,614
126,532,222
$19,125,000
2,124,071
117,169
1,148,239
4,342,394
89,917
563,909
2,253,263
30,434,779
24,808,421
166,404
857,059
3,228,574
66,166
252,199
1,930,250
114,861
83,746
752,507
370,669
3,220
19,605
101,898
49,312
2,625,000
578,373
48,489
31,051
56,708
$96,343,253 $304,829,812
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1966/67 V 7
Details of Revenue for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1966—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31,1967
Service
Revenue for 9 Months
Ended Dec. 31,1%6
$133,449,000
$96,343,253
271,048
29,116
125,372
24,126
506,319
$304,829,812
275,000
Privileges,  Licences,  and Natural  Resources  Taxes  or  Royalties —
Continued
Other—Continued
35,000
100,000
60,000
990,000
Sales and Service Fees:
Sales:
land Sales
$134,909,000
$1,284,370
102,612
77,517
394,683
2,845,654
177,806
79,854
2,817,018
97,299,234
$950,000
135,000
Sale of Maps and Air photos
80,000
400,000
Services:
Administration Act: Fees	
3,500,000
Land Registry Fees
230,000
125,000
Vital Statistics
2,430,983
Sundry Services
Fines and Penalties: Court Fees and Fines      .   _      	
$7,850,983
$1,254,311
7,779,514
$1,200,000
1,135,765
Interest, Discount, Premium, and Exchange: Miscellaneous Interest	
Contributions from Other Governments:
Canada Statutory Subsidies  	
$3,000,000
4,043,359
$1,672,415
125,000
Canada Percentage of Power Corporation Tax_ _
105,000,000
6,500,000
Canada Share of Joint Service Programmes in Lieu of Opting Out	
Municipal Share of Joint Service Programmes	
56,072,255
3,203,985
352,790
250,000
Other Provinces _
Contributions from Government Enterprises:   Net Profit, Government
Liquor Board	
$113,547,415
$2,549,368
2,638,542
60,883,341
$37,000,000
32,100,000
Miscellaneous:
Institutional Maintenance Receipts      	
$2,600,000
6,000,000
Miscellaneous Revenue	
Total Revenue for Nine Months April 1 to December 31,1966	
$8,600,000
5,187,910
$659,782,398
.513,258,935
 V 8
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(A3)
DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1 TO
DECEMBER 31,  1966
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1967
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1966
$571,944
$76,269
$33,160
124,018
89,040
208,882
34,700
56,904
28,441
582,845
194,463
108,626
76,372
12,060
15,000
127,698
297,757
82,066
71,260
88,312
115,000
25,000
73,000
10,000
125,000
22,000
20
700,000
750
37,000
1,200
70,000
16,000
2,600,000
$6,026,574
$34,664
251,598
6,500
476,602
610,000
125,000
100,000
281,514
282,552
3
4
5
6
7
! and S.W. 18
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
Stat.
S.W. 3
S.W. 4
S.W. 5
S.W. 8
S.W. 11
S.W. 12
S.W. 14
35
36
37
38
39 and
S.W. 33
40
41
42
43 and
S.W. 32
Legislation .
Premier's Office.
Department of Agriculture:
Minister's Office	
General Administration	
Markets and Statistics Branch	
Horticultural Branch  	
Plant Pathology Branch 	
Entomology Branch   	
Apiary Branch  —	
Live Stock Branch	
Dairy Branch     	
Poultry Branch	
Field Crops and Seed Improvement Branch	
Farmers' Institutes     	
Women's Institutes 	
Soil Survey Branch .
Agricultural Development and Extension Branch-
Agricultural Engineering Branch  _	
4-H Clubs...   	
Milk Board	
Temporary Assistance  	
Motor-vehicles and Accessories .	
Grants and Subsidies 	
Rebates on Stumping-powder 	
Subsidies on Agricultural Lime 	
Farm Labour Service 	
Farms  	
Farmers' Land-clearing and Domestic Water Assistance   	
Pound District Act	
Grasshopper-control Act	
Natural Products Marketing (B.C.) Act-
Pest Control   	
Aid in Construction of Storage Facilities, Farm
Commodities   _ _  	
Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act.
Horned Cattle Purchases Act 	
Federal-Provincial tree-fruit and grape assistance
programme (net)  	
Replacing contaminated feed	
Purchase of injected cattle-
Freight assistance programme 	
Assistance to farmers re damage to orchards-
Grants to assist in erection of buildings	
Crop insurance _ 	
Department of the Attorney-General:
Administration:
Attorney-General's Office „
General Administration	
Incidentals and Contingencies..
Justice and Courts:
Supreme and County Courts	
Administration of Justice	
Constitutional  Litigation  and  General Law
Costs _ 	
Coroners' Inquests and Inquiries _	
Sheriffs'Offices	
Official Court Reporters.
$22,584
80,143
50,707
154,637
19,941
59,155
24,858
397,840
111,311
89,866
57,586
8,000
7,130
78,503
215,745
57,562
43,286
57,658
65,379
9,882
71,625
3,918
92,863
3,897
20
459,322
84
36,351
61,544
1,865,606
3,333
1,715,745
1,434
21,647
11,397
21,922
18,500
15,435
$24,987
182,385
4,402
346,689
600,558
61,101
52,572
203,555
253,177
$59,459
49,349
6,016,416
$2,168,430
Carried forward.
$1,729,426     $6,125,224
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1966/67 V 9
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1966—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
No. of
Ending
Vote
Mar. 31, 1967
$2,168,430
1,750
44
5,000
45
10,000
46
5,000
47
9,500
48
15,500
49
16,000
50
240,000
51
1,118,965
52
136,814
53
1,795,239
54
165,348
55
106,862
56
66,972
57
63,018
58
219,214
59
27,526
60
67,120
61
2,771,002
62
101,000
63
10
64
236,711
65
1,151,719
66
16,036
67
389,670
68
78,750
69
3,410,170
70
476,345
71
568,352
72
554,339
73
526,906
74
75
2,319,578
634,928
76
S W 2
S.W. 9
77
$19,473,774
$2,850
85,362
78
92,146
79
535,050
80
81
$715,408
$27,750
171,960
82
96,130
83
127,464
84
169,016
85
458,261
86
91,244
87
250,000
88
1,183,356
89
$2,575,181
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1966
Brought forward	
Department of the Attorney-General—Continued
Justice and Courts—Continued
Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation	
Coroners' Conference	
Magistrates' Conference	
Prosecutors' Conference	
Court of Appeal Act 	
Supreme Court Act 	
County Courts Act  	
Magistrates Act 	
Registration:
Land Registry Offices __ 	
Companies Office     -	
Motor-vehicle Branch —	
Trustees:
Public Trustee's Office	
Regulation and Inspection:
Insurance and Real Estate Office.
Securities Commission Office	
Credit Unions Office ~	
Fire Marshal's Office 	
Censor of Moving Pictures Office	
Racing Commission   	
Police Services:
Policing by Royal Canadian Mounted Police-
Sundry Incidental Police Expenses	
Grant re Police Academy 	
Corrections:
Corrections Office.	
Probation Offices  	
Parole Board —  	
Alouette River Unit   _ 	
Narcotic Drug Treatment
Oakalla Prison Farm	
Women's Gaol and Camp .
Chilliwack Forest Camps.
Prince George Gaol and Forest Camp	
Kamloops Gaol and Forest Camps 	
Haney    Correctional   Institution    (Including
Forest Camps and New Haven) 	
Vancouver Island Unit and Camps 	
Compensation re injury to inmate at Oakalla...
Compensation re injury to inmate at Oakalla...
Department of Commercial Transport:
Minister's Office      	
General Administration.
Engineering Branch	
Weigh-scale Branch	
Department of Education:
Minister's Office	
General Administration.
Division of General Educational Services:
Curriculum Branch     __
Tests, Standards, and Research Branch	
Post Secondary and Adult Education Branch-
Secondary Correspondence School	
Elementary Correspondence School 	
Textbook Branch    	
Division of Local Educational Services:
Inspection of Schools and School Services	
Carried forward 	
$1,729,426      $6,125,224
3,905
9,713
3,281
7,125
11,570
12,000
302,823
876,427
100,562
1,355,335
120,708
56,964
46,634
46,609
117,974
19,776
54,034
2,078,250
57,798
144,736
629,957
12,472
235,074
52,320
2,500,319
302,750
420,467
306,385
343,620
1,787,400
440,212
1,350
1,100
$60,825
67,836
377,508
$20,496
122,864
68,660
49,617
152,532
289,836
63,204
187,500
859,997
14,189,076
506,169
$1,814,706    $20,820,469
 V 10 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1966—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1967
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1966
$2,575,181
556,573
415,190
90
91
84,108
92
93
37,110,576
177,295
94
195,000
95 and
S.W. 7
86,000,000
96
4,580,000
97
165,000
98
99
30,000
850,000
100
101
130,588
33,000,000
102
34,900
103
45,000
104 and
S.W. 26
105
1,000,000
10
106
$166,949,421
$5,370
107
165,570
108
381,600
109
345,264
no
879,468
111
330,752
112
203,372
113
199,974
114
356,810
115
10
116
1,618,952
117
1,500,000
118
33,000
119
26,000
120
121
65,000
134,500
122
38,500
123 and
S.W. 28
124
10
125
10
500
126
127
61,952,000
128
45,000
$68,281,662
Brought forward..
Department of Education—Continued
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  	
Technical    and   Vocational   Training   Programmes    _ 	
Other Training Programmes .
Community Programmes Grants-
Grants to School Districts 	
Teachers' Superannuation Fund   _
Night-school Grants     	
Education  of Soldiers'   Dependent  Children
and Expenses 	
Free Textbooks, Maps, Etc._
Fire Protection and Services Grant re University of British Columbia  	
Grants to Universities 	
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	
Data Processing Branch	
Consumer Taxation Branch   _ _.
Real Property Taxation Branch -
Income Taxation Branch _ _ 	
Assessment Equalization Act 	
Purchasing Commission 	
Langford Warehouse   	
Government Agencies, Etc   	
Urban Renewal and Slum Clearance 	
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
Dyking Assessments Adjustment Act, 1905	
Grants in Aid of Local Governments and Homeowners'Subsidies*	
Supreme  Court Act—Interest on Suitors'  Fund
Deposits 	
$1,814,706   $20,820,469
411,536
330,319
64,479
14,452,158
84,115
139,986
66,220,713
3,466,616
124,627
12,112
637,509
24,750,000
12,544
16,912
889,657
10
113,427,990
$428
128,907
284,222
232,678
595,094
266,916
142,636
130,486
257,783
10
1,196,033
1,346,202
4,143
26,483
56,044
81,271
40,474
10
10
191
45,331,745
39,435
Carried forward..
$50,161,201 $134,248,459
* Grants in Aid of Local Governments and Home-owners' Subsidy paid to December 31st (calendar-year basis) _   $60,442,326
Less one-quarter applicable to January-March, 1967 (fiscal-year basis)     15,110,581
Proportionate expenditure to December 31st.
$45,331,745
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1966/67 V 11
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1966—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1967
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1966
$68,281,662
3,100,000
75,000
75,000
150,000
3,556
$71,685,218
$50,362
211,084
1,080,933
514,000
565,000
690,419
500,000
3,752,761
505,696
451,244
168,775
170,904
565,523
1,713,854
586,508
1,029,708
1,413,187
20,882,673
90,364,690
$125,217,321
$40,860
2,374,034
27,000,000
10,000,000
52,000,000
10
650,000
35,000
550,000
17,775
3,000,000
$95,667,679
$31,530
76,680
158,326
$266,536
129
130
131
132
133
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
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
Brought forward 	
Department of Finance—Continued
Salary Contingencies and Adjustments (All Departments)  - - 	
Expense Contingencies (All Departments)	
Motor-vehicles and Accessories (All Departments)..
Power Subsidy
Nancy Sloan Act-
Municipal Act..
Official Guardian Act	
Unclaimed Money Deposits Act.
Patients' Estates Act	
Department of Health Services and Hospital Insurance:
Minister's Office _ _ 	
Accounting Division	
Public Health Services:
General Services—
Grants re Local Health Services	
Rehabilitation Services, Including Grants for
Related Health Agencies
Cancer Control (Including Grants, Etc.)_.
Public Health Research.—	
Local Health Services	
Division of Laboratories 	
Division of Vital Statistics 	
Division of Venereal Disease Control-
Patient Care:
Divisional Headquarters	
Out-patient Care 	
In-patient Care._ 	
Mental Health Services:
General Administration 	
Division of Nursing Education-
Community Services	
In-patient Care _	
Hospital Insurance Services:
Hospital Insurance Service	
Department of Highways:
Minister's Office   	
General Administration _ _	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Wharves, and Tunnels—
Maintenance  and Operation,  Repairs,  Snow
and Ice Removal -
Trans Canada Highway—Capital Construction 	
Roads, Bridges, and Ferries—Capital Construction
Hydro-development Highways—Capital Construction 	
Highways within Municipal Limits — 	
Vehicle Damage Claims  	
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
$50,161,201 $134,248,459
2,392,908
3,948
and
House, London, England-
British   Columbia
3,556
1,051
3,611
6,399
$37,542
155,733
765,393
297,701
390,760
498,397
221,260
2,753,592
364,649
308,497
111,094
139,238
407,353
1,279,492
394,391
685,874
737,253
15,062,700
69,606,784
$30,443
1,769,086
20,054,951
2,586,655
47,156,419
10
312,227
66,632
409,546
10,211
1,866,958
$23,923
47,135
105,607
52,572,674
94,217,703
74,263,138
Carried forward _
$176,665 $355,301,974
 V 12 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1966—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1967
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1966
$266,536
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
S.W. 16
and 21
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
S.W. 15
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
$176,665 $355,301,974
256,970
Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and
Commerce—Continued
150,145
631,677
397,221
69,150
42,634
43,635
5,000
British Columbia House, San Francisco	
34,073
55,000
23,559
131,000
85,885
10,000
275,000
Provincial Exhibits, British Columbia Building	
7,711
206,249
153,700
Department of Labour:
$1,743,968
1,277,842
$8,068
$4,031
411,574
76,685
Labour Standards Branch	
296,144
55,155
2,983,284
204,862
Apprenticeship and Industrial Training Branch
1,699,372
149,021
2,500.000
13,500
Government Grants to Increase Workmen's Compensation Pensions	
1,875,000
1,739
500
Temporary Assistance	
3,823
Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources:
$6,198,473
4,084,285
$29,550
$20,894
109,774
Lands Service:
72,872
3,500
Grant to British Columbia Natural Resources
3,500
73,776
55,234
6,180
4,355
2,500
225,540
Lands Branch:
155,678
200,000
Pre-servicing Crown Lands Proposed for
102,567
380,014
267,419
33,512
1,000
Surveys and Mapping Branch:
Administration ■ ■              	
24,668
506,487
354,711
182,047
120,786
507,856
404,611
328,176
237,683
10
University Endowment Lands Administration
Act
10
13,433,972
Forest Service:
General Administration, Protection, and Man-
9,936,752
859,000
13,000
84,723
Reforestation and Forest Nursery._ .
Forestry and Correction Camp Programme	
847,574
6,782
70,404
61,058
47,205
127,230
102,937
17,500
3,987,850
1,688,000
972,598
Grant to Canadian Forestry Association	
Engineering Services and Forest-development
13,200
3,013,021
706,215
749,414
$23,834,853
$17,318,492 $360,664,101
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1966/67 V 13
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1966—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months   .
Ending
Mar. 31, 1967
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1966
$23,834,853
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
S.W. 13
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
Stat.
243
244
245
246
Stat.
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
$17,318,492 $360,664,101
10
Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources
—Continued
Forest Service—Continued
10
1,266,050
881,810
70,000
52,941
10,000
6,389
10
10
44,404
Water Resources Service:
30,546
513,374
344,621
37,716
26,800
103,000
73,503
25,000
21,800
29,000
521,806
Canadian Council of Resources Ministers	
25,658
269,457
600,000
Water Investigations and Hydraulic Surveys
310,478
100,000
42,880
5,000,000
70,000
Canada-British Columbia Joint Development
Act                                              .
374,521
53,245
174,729
98,712
Southern Okanagan Lands Project	
Pollution Control
137,981
39,585
30,218
Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources:
$32,498,664
20,040,945
$34,580
$20,844
259,020
241,652
General Administration—Titles and Accounts	
172,751
162,019
58,548
44,399
258,900
200,238
299,600
182,259
22,500
20,402
500,000
2,750,000
Grants in Aid of Mining Roads and Trails	
179,875
1,075,707
40,000
25,276
4,000
3,963
7,500
2,377
100,000
95,745
300,000
126,000
25,000
21,091
750
Department of Municipal Affairs:
$4,901,300
2,333,696
$39,820
$30,803
330,549
228,718
200,000
120,521
1,750,000
611,630
40,462
Department of the Provincial Secretary:
Provincial Secretary:
Minister's Office _	
$2,320,369
1,032,134
$41,840
$31,162
65,224
47,357
91,265
68,337
592,472
572,569
132,734
76,356
247,059
Provincial Library	
Provincial Archives  	
93,664
49,452
180,939
275,000
195,100
Carried forward 	
$1,521,950
$1,238,580 $384,070,876
 V 14 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1966—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1967
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1966
$1,521,950
10
51,704
26,570
555,000
57,000
14,000,000
650,000
200,000
200,000
200,000
2,500,000
400,000
750,000
100,000
752,300
84,874
10
8,000
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
S.W. 6 and 17
Brought forward. 	
Department of the Provincial Secretary—Continued
Provincial Secretary—Continued
Queen's Printer-
Government House-
Indian Advisory Act-
Assessment on Class 13 (the Crown)—Workmen's Compensation Act	
Incidentals and Contingencies	
Medical Grants Act  	
Grants, Etc._
Grant re Narcotic Foundation	
Grant re Alcoholic Foundation	
Capital Improvement District Act-
Centennial Celebrations	
Restoration of Historical Sites, Etc	
Grants in Aid of Construction of Homes for
Elderly Citizens.
Grants in Aid of Construction of Recreation
Centres for Elderly Citizens	
Civil Defence  	
Provincial Elections Act-
Public Inquiries Act~
Archa.ological and Historic Sites Protection
Act	
S.W.I
309,335
273
274
15,000
275
50,000
238,716
276
25,000
277
5,700,000
278
279
50,000
900,000
280
108,078
281
29,000
282
65,000
283
Stat.
$29,547,547
284
$172,382
239,684
285
$412,066
$29,025
286
241,530
287
7,839,351
288
10,000,000
289
1,109,083
290
860,214
291
$20,079,203
Western Canadian Exhibit at World's Fair in
Montreal	
Expenditures   in   connection   with   Medical
Grant Act	
Civil Service Commission:
Administration	
Grants re Civil Service—Gratuities under sec.
77 of Civil Service Act and other Government employees-
Retiring Allowances—Civil Service Act, sec.
70, and other Government employees	
Superannuation Branch:
Administration	
Grants—Retiring Allowances-
Civil Service Superannuation Act-
Members of the Legislative Assembly Superannuation Act  	
Public Services Medical Plan Act	
Public Services Group Insurance Act-
Death Benefits	
Municipal Superannuation Act-
Canada Pension Plan—Sundry Employees-
Public Utilities Commission:
Public  Utilities Act,  Cemeteries Act,  and Prearranged Funeral Services Act  	
Motor Carrier Act	
Department of Public Works:
Minister's Office	
General Administration	
Government Buildings (Maintenance)—
Construction of Provincial Buildings	
Rentals	
Safety Inspection Division	
$1,238,580 $384,070,876
10
32,431
15,494
227,416
53,933
8,208,497
637,903
166,660
166,660
75,000
2,250,000
329,739
657,918
61,477
379,781
1,284,061
134,931
8,485
122,235
97,000
236,066
22,263
76,665
172,298
20,922
4,462,722
12,500
712,024
76,159
27,056
3,276
147,172
$115,336
172,450
22,117,334
287,786
$21,162
176,244
6,006,637
5,389,614
695,300
601,626
12,890,583
Carried forward..
$419,366,579
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1966/67 V 15
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1966—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1967
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1966
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
Stat.
$419,366,579
$23,200
$32,870
Department of Recreation and Conservation:
98,908
65,313
122,711
23,627
223,327
32,872
1,614,388
1,143,734
810,548
23,367
105,669
1,836,944
14,144
99,227
1,396,150
Tourist Traffic:
49,819
193,850
2,354,748
Photographic Branch   	
325,000
100,000
Grants in Aid of Regional Parks Development	
Department of Social Welfare:
$6,421,932
4,268,484
$4,000
$3,122
79,102
20,557
2,214,815
72,678
35,574,249
109,708
28,968
2,995,325
Social Assistance and Rehabilitation Division 	
121,011
46,735,000
500
Residence and Responsibility Act—Administration-
New Denver	
Child Welfare Division:
Administration _          	
Maintenance of Dependent Children  and
263,120
221,798
7,705,000
118,004
144,569
5,849,460
144,096
351,632
223,111
245,330
3,644,522
343,136
1,619,389
216,562
492,502
343,472
367,302
Brannan Lake School for Boys  _	
Willingdon School for Girls	
Old-age  Assistance,  Blind  Persons'  Allowances,
and Disabled  Persons' Allowances  Board—■
4,587,000
484,000
2,100,000
Blind Persons' Allowances	
Disabled Persons' Allowances
$66,775,268
50,647,772
115
$657,282,398
$474,282,950
 V 16 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(A 5)
STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF REVENUE SURPLUSES
UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES, APRIL 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1966
Nil.
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1966/67
V 17
(B)
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS
OF 1966 AND 1967
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
Warrant
Expenditure
Nov. 28, 1966
Apr.     5, 1966
I
Apr.    5, 19661
1
Apr. 5, 19661
Apr.   18, 1966 J
I
May  25, 1966 |
I
I
May   25, 1966 |
July   29, 1966
Nov.  10, 1966
Jan.   19, 1967
Jan.   19, 1967 |
Jan.
10,
1967
22
Jan.
19,
1967
24
Jan.
19,
1967
25
19
12
14
18
29
Apr.
5,
1966
2
Apr.
14,
1966
9
Jan.
Jan.
19,
19,
1967
1967
32
33
Apr.
Jan.
7,
19,
1966
1967
7
23
Jan.
5,
1967
26
28
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1967
Legislation
Supplementing   Vote   1 — Legislation,
Parliamentary Association	
Commonwealth
Department of Agriculture
Joint Federal-Provincial tree-fruit and grape assistance
programme
Cost of replacing contaminated feed in Grand Forks
area _. __ 	
Purchase of infected cattle in the Grand Forks area	
Freight assistance programme on grain produced and
shipped by rail from Creston-Wynndel area
Assistance to farmers in the Okanagan Valley relating
to extensive damage to orchards as a result of
severe climatic conditions in 1964/65	
Grants to assist in the erection of buildings:
Lower Fraser Valley Exhibition-
North and South Saanich Agricultural Association 	
Comox Exhibition Association	
$5,000
3,500
2,500
2,500
Salmon Arm and Shuswap Lake Agricultural Association	
Chilliwack Agricultural Association    2,000
Mission and District Agricultural Association     1,500
Luxton Fall Fair   1,500
Administration and supervision expenses re crop insurance	
Supplementing Vote 8—Entomology Branch..
Administration and supervision expenses re crop insurance	
Department of the Attorney-General
Compensation re injury sustained by an inmate while
working at Oakalla Prison Farm
Compensation for loss of earnings re injury sustained
by an inmate while working at Oakalla Prison Farm-
Supplementing Vote 43—Official Court Reporters	
Supplementing Vote 39—Administration of Justice ..
Department of Education
Supplementing Vote 96—Grants to School Districts	
Hosting the 1966 convention of the Canadian Education
Association	
Supplementing  Vote  105 — Student-aid  and Teacher-
training Scholarships and Bursaries	
Department of Finance
Supplementing Vote  123—Incidentals  and  Contingencies	
Department of Highways
Supplementing Vote 157—Roads, Bridges, and Ferries.
Supplementing Vote 160—Vehicle Damage Claims	
Construction of an access road from Gold River to
Muchulat Arm	
$8,500
2,000,000
5,000
20,000
40,000
18,500
25,000
15,000
25,000
1,800
1,100
50,000
100,000
2,000,000
8,300
90,000
10,000
4,000,000
75,000
500,000
$8,458
2,000,000
1,434
55,000      |       21,802
11,856
21,922
18,500
18,656
1,350
1,100
25,400
40,512
6,889
33,970
 V 18
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS
OF 1%6 AND 1967—Continued
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
Warrant
Expenditure
Oct.   24, 1966 I
June    9, 1966
Jan.   19, 1967
Apr.     7, 1966|
I
Apr. 26, 1966
Nov.  10, 1966 |
I
Dec. 1, 1966 j
Jan.   19, 1967 j
I
Jan.    19, 1967 I
16
Dec.     1, 19661       21
1
Jan.   19, 1967 |       30
Oct.   24, 1966|       15
13
34
10
17
20
. 27
Department of Industrial Development, Trade,
and Commerce
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building, Exhibition Park, to end of August, 1966.
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building, Exhibition Park, incurred between September 1, and October 31, 1966	
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building, Exhibition Park, incurred between November 1 and November 30, 1966	
Department of Labour
Expenses of Industrial Inquiry Commission re Forest
Industries and International Woodworkers of America  	
Department of Lands, Forests,
and Water Resources
Assistance with respect to dyke repairs carried out by
The Corporation of District of Kent-
Assistance with respect to dyke repairs carried out by
The Corporation of District of Kent	
Department of the Provincial Secretary
Expenditures   in  connection  with  Western   Canadian
Exhibit at 1967 World's Fair in Montreal	
Expenditures in connection with the Medical Grant Act.
Expenditure in connection with Western Canadian Exhibit of 1967 World's Fair in Montreal- 	
Supplementing Vote 261—Grants, etc..
Supplementing Vote 267—Grants in Aid of Construction of Homes for Elderly Citizens	
Provincial share of cost during 1966/67 of restoring
Craigflower Manor	
$132,134
21,565
116,962
3,823
$132,134
21,565
3,823
30,218
30,218
26,075
50,000
97,000 \
50,000
97,000
72,235
225,000
72,235
60,039
200,000
	
55,000
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1966/67 V 19
(C)
STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS CHARGED AGAINST 1966/67 APPROPRIATIONS
WHICH DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THE ACCOUNT
Vouchers aggregating $1,950,924.
 V 20
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(D)
UNPROVIDED ITEMS IN EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED
MARCH 31, 1966
Statement of Expenditures on Services Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations from April 1,
1965, to March 31, 1966, and for Which Overexpenditure the Sanction
of Parliament Is Required
Vote No.
Service
Total
Appropriation
Total
Expenditure
Over-
expended
6
11
12
13
18
19
33
37
38
40
41
42
43
45
52
53
54
55
57
59
60
61
62
67
68
70
71
72
74
76
79
85
87
88
91
94
98
108
119
121
123
129
147
Department of Agriculture
Horticultural Branch	
Dairy Branch .    	
Poultry Branch...
Field Crops and Seed Improvement Branch-
Agricultural Engineering Branch	
4-H Clubs   	
Pest Control  	
Department of the Attorney-General
Attorney-General's Office	
General Administration	
Supreme and County Courts	
Administration of Justice-
Constitutional Litigation and General Law Costs.
Coroners' Inquests and Inquiries  —
Official Court Reporters	
Land Registry Offices   	
Companies Office    	
Motor-vehicle Branch  	
Public Trustee's Office	
Securities Commission Office.
Fire Marshal's Office-
Censor of Moving Pictures Office-
Racing Commission-
Policing by Royal Canadian Mounted Police-
Parole Board    	
Alouette River Unit  	
Oakalla Prison Farm — 	
Women's Gaol and Camp	
Chilliwack Forest Camp 	
Kamloops Gaol and Forest Camps-
Vancouver Island Unit and Camps..
Department of Commercial Transport
Engineering Branch  	
Department of Education
Adult Education Branch	
Elementary Correspondence School-
Textbook Branch      	
Teacher Registration and Examinations-
Other Federal-Provincial Agreements	
Night-school Grants	
Department of Finance
General Administration	
Courts of Revision	
Printing Public Accounts, Estimates, Bonds,
Revenue Receipts, Etc.
Incidentals and Contingencies _ 	
Salary Contingencies and Adjustments (All Departments)  _ 	
Department of Health Services and
Hospital Insurance
Divisional Headquarters, Division of Tuberculosis Control	
$190,792
110,502
108,202
72,984
73,372
54,170
62,000
33,248
223,436
389,100
529,500
125,000
65,000
237,406
910,230
114,998
1,465,802
124,358
49,550
147,312
31,396
48,380
2,627,579
15,184
262,760
2,885,032
344,817
499,056
330,693
558,240
70,170
118,696
83,689
10
204,722
61,210
150,000
156,490
10,000
50,000
38,500
2,600,000
114,788
$190,898
113,802
108,502
73,657
75,134
54,775
62,839
34,326
225,300
427,633
740,840
166,289
98,144
292,284
990,486
122,022
1,610,413
131,850
50,756
153,340
31,973
55,152
3,640,340
15,971
274,797
3,031,575
375,917
527,973
375,324
583,195
70,361
145,185
89,570
428,462
214,692
67,040
161,415
163,546
20,828
55,208
62,802
2,952,347
133,972
$106
3,300
300
673
1,762
605
839
1,078
1,864
38,533
211,340
41,289
33,144
54,878
80,256
7,024
144,611
7,492
1,206
6,028
577
6,772
1,012,761
787
12,037
146,543
31,100
28,917
44,631
24,955
191
26,489
5,881
428,452
9,970
5,830
11,415
7,056
10,828
5,208
24,302
352,347
19,184
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1966/67 V 21
Unprovided Items in Expenditure for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1966—Continued
Vote No.
Service
Total
Appropriation
Total
Expenditure
Over-
expended
158
160
Department of Highways
Minister's Office   	
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Wharves, and Tunnels
(Maintenance and Operation, Repairs, Snow
$39,420
21,300,000
52,165,000
35,000
515,996
2,250,000
31,026
61,422
37,785
344,240
835,224
178,948
500
28,564
653,462
118,662
2,777,832
877,660
251,100
50,000
25,000
27,076
231,164
54,864
4,000
37,896
114,792
60,084
555,696
217,058
58,747
273,909
5,888,379
7,000,000
900,000
29,490
1,469,155
2,128,644
23,933,000
4,257,100
$42,303
22,448,205
64,431,577
43,432
517,114
2,565,173
32,563
62,601
50,021
353,419
863,024
180,567
859
30,287
703,311
120,643
3,095,694
886,832
281,874
52,634
25,651
28,750
233,607
55,129
5,021
38,872
132,289
60,101
617,033
221,145
72,108
279,727
6,239,502
9,490,504
914,978
29,583
1,486,210
2,173,900
24,334,436
4,806,088
$2,883
1,148,205
12,266,577
8,432
1,118
315,173
1,537
1,179
12,236
9,179
162
Roads, Bridges, and Ferries—Capital Construc-
164
165
167
Highway Signs, Signals, Traffic Control, Etc	
168
Department of Industrial Development,
Trade, and Commerce
170
174
181
Agent-General's   Office   and   British   Columbia
House, London, England .. _    	
British Columbia House, San Francisco	
Department of Labour
183
27,800
184
1,619
186
359
187
204
Department of Lands, Forests, and
Water Resources
Minister's Office.  	
1,723
49,849
207
209
Forest Service Training-school  	
Engineering  Services and  Forest-development
1,981
317,862
211
9,172
220
Water Investigations and Hydraulic Surveys and
30,774
221
2,634
227
651
228
Department of Mines and Petroleum
Resources
1,674
230
2,443
231
238
243
Analytical and Assay Branch  	
Interprovincial Committee on Mining _	
Department of Municipai. Affairs
265
1,021
976
244
17,497
249
Department of the Provincial Secretary
17
251
61,337
254
4,087
260
13,361
273
288
289
Administration (Civil Service Commission)	
Department of Public Works
Government Buildings (Maintenance)  	
5,818
351,123
2,490,504
14,978
292
296
Department of Recreation and
Conservation
Minister's Office _   	
93
17,055
300
45,256
308
Department of Social Welfare
401,436
312
Maintenance of Dependent Children and Grants
548,988
$146,166,269
$167,207,702
$21,041,433
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PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(E)
TREASURY BOARD OVERRULINGS
Nil.
Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
in right of the Province of British Columbia.
1967
175-167-1513