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 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Report of the
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL
1967/68
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
1967
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.
1968
 :
I:
 To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes,
V.C., C.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 25,1968.
W. A. C. BENNETT,
Premier and Minister of Finance.
  Victoria, B.C., January 25,1968.
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 1967/68, viz., April 1, 1967, to December 31, 1967. 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 1967/68 Appropriations
Which Did Not Occur within the Period of Account (section 37 (e))  19
(D) Statement of Expenditures on Services during 1966/67 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
(Al)
INTERIM STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE
NINE MONTHS APRIL 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1967
Estimated for
12 Months to
Mar. 31,1968
Interim Period
Apr. 1 to
Dec. 31,1967
$11,665,000
216,400,000
193,500,000
137,925,000
8,950,000
1,300,000
5,000,000
113,660,000
43,000,000
8,600,000
$740,000,000
$605,684
79,237
7,243,501
23,049,774
744,028
193,319,209
10,454,316
145,536,199
103,929,529
2,066,123
7,518,547
33,237,897
5,029,140
73,591,626
31,524,760
427,989
21,338,901
5,120,584
1,975,524
72,559,849
28,500
$739,380,917
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-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, 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 Travel Industry	
Department of Social Welfare  —
Ministers without Portfolio   	
Total, Including Capital Expenditure Out of Income-
Excess of Revenue over Expenditure- 	
$9,566,504
178,337,758
160,329,247
93,733,838
8,117,044
1,317,228
5,599,115
77,979,343
35,100,000
6,592,175
$576,672,252
5,
16,
135.
6.
Ill,
78.
2.
3,
28,
2,
53,
20,
16,
3,
1,
50,
$50,405
53,770
371,850
467,029
533,098
399,934
350,016
781,319
623,717
429,960
929,133
215,410
166,677
345,279
595,543
311,502
714,832
720,381
312,327
657,376
24,269
$538,053,827
38,618,425
$576,672,252
 V 6 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(A 2)
DETAILS OF REVENUE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1 TO
DECEMBER 31, 1967
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31,1968
Service
Revenue for 9 Months
Ended Dec. 31,1967
$350,000
Property Taxes:
Land Taxes, General:
$315,643
5,750,000
5,704,516
300,000
Wild Land _   .   .
261,674
90,000
87,020
675,000
Land Taxes, Forest:
633,945
1,250,000
919,306
450,000
401,459
2,250,000
E. & N. Railway Belt Land Tax Act	
814,067
550,000
428,874
Social Services, Fuel Taxes, Etc.:
Pari Mutuel Betting Tax	
$11,665,000
$9,566,504
$2,500,000
$2,480,290
150,000,000
123,569,206
57,000,000
Gasoline Tax 	
47,395,116
4,500,000
3,240,859
2,400,000
1,652,287
Personal and Corporation Income Taxes and Succession Duties	
$216,400,000
178,337,758
$193,500,000
160,329,247
Privileges, Licences, and Natural Resources Taxes or Royalties:
Motor-vehicle Licences and Permits—accrual basis	
Natural Resources:
Game Act:  Fees and Licences	
$29,000,000
2,200,000
$21,750,000
2,165,598
145,000
Lands and Forests:
Grazing Fees and Permits	
270,816
1,500,000
Land Leases, Rentals, and Fees	
1,399,773
6,200,000
Logging Tax  	
5,832,852
125,000
Timher Leases	
88,631
600,000
Timber Licences	
730,605
3,000,000
Timber Royalties
2,368,025
43,500,000
Timber Sales.  	
25,188,164
34,000,000
Minerals:
Coal, Petroleum, and Natural-gas Leases and Fees	
22,075,632
150,000
825,000
Free Miners' Certificates
Mining Receipts, General-	
162,106
747,920
4,600,000
Mining Tax	
1,843,671
85,000
300,000
Unworked Crown-granted Mineral Claims	
Iron-ore Royalties
57,989
153,018
2,300,000
Water Resources:  Water Rentals and Recording Fees	
2,039,221
125,000
Other:
Agricultural Licences and Fees	
113,248
140,000
71,184
1,000,000
Companies Branch	
676,701
550,000
Electrical Energy Inspection Fees	
526,764
280,000
Fire Marshal Act: Fees, Etc	
5,065
20,000
Fisheries Licences- ...	
20,499
130,000
Gas Act:  Fees  ..         ....
103,876
150,000
95,632
4,500,000
3,375,000
800,000
657,030
60,000
50,000
70,000
Marriage Licences __
54,077
35,291
Municipal Licences, Regulated Areas, Etc	
70,850
$136,405,000
$92,679,238 $348,233,509
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1967/68 V 7
Details of Revenue for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1967—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1968
Service
Revenue for 9 Months
Ended Dec. 31, 1967
$136,405,000
$92,679,238 5
348,233,509
Privileges,   Licences,   and  Natural  Resources  Taxes  or  Royalties—
Continued
Other—Continued
300,000
35,000
125,000
60,000
1,000,000
263,400
34,777
117,084
23,449
615,890
Real Estate Act	
Sales and Service Fees:
Sales:
$137,925,000
$635,466
106,574
76,514
363,336
3,411,537
191,693
101,735
3,230,189
93,733,838
$1,150,000
135,000
90,000
400,000
3,800,000
250,000
125,000
3,000,000
Services:
Administration Act:  Fees 	
Vital Statistics       ..                  	
$8,950,000
$836,208
8,117,044
$1,300,000
1,317,228
Interest, Discount, Premium, and Exchange:  Miscellaneous Interest
Contributions from Other Governments:
$5,000,000
5,599,115
$1,760,000
125,000
105,000,000
6,500,000
Canada Share of Joint Service Programmes in Lieu of Opting Out
Municipal Share of Joint Service Programmes 	
73,071,014
3,754,708
317,413
275,000
Contributions from Government Enterprises:   Net Profit, Government
Liquor Board	
$113,660,000
$3,649,907
2,942,268
77,979,343
$43,000,000
35,100,000
Miscellaneous:
$2,600,000
6,000,000
Total Revenue for Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1967
$8,600,000
6,592,175
$740,000,000
$576,672,252
.
 V 8
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(A3)
DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE NINE MONTHS APRIL 1 TO
DECEMBER 31,  1967
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31,1968
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1967
$605,684
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
Stat.
Stat.
S.W. 1 and 37
S.W.2
S.W. 6
36
37
38
39
40 and S.W. 27
41
42
43
44 and S.W. 28
45
46
47
$50,405
$79,237
53,770
Department of Agriculture:
$33,076
$25,214
128,322
83,832
104,348
64,111
219,406
158,797
36,484
26,566
63,728
51,375
30,577
24,821
627,986
415,970
192,342
130,335
110,364
82,769
79,300
65,941
12,420
8,289
12,000
8,000
149,675
90,404
312,179
95,154
Agricultural Development and Extension Branch	
240,234
58,574
69,364
4-H Clubs             .                  	
47,796
89,806
Mill? Board
59,846
97,000
77,397
25,000
4,197
73,000
72,454
10,000
3,264
125,000
91,928
22,000
8,969
20
20
100,000
66,332
700,000
Farmers' Land-clearing and Domestic Water Assis-
516,191
750
66
37,000
42,598
1,200
70,000
Pest Control                 	
65,903
16,000
Aid in Construction of Storage Facilities, Farm
3,600,000
Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act—
2,637,886
12,811
951
12,126
30,250
85,633
Federal-Provincial tree-fruit and grape assistance
Department of the Attorney-General:
Administration:
Attorney-General's Office _    .
$7,243,501
5,371,850
$36,204
$26,385
198,551
5,714
414 036
274,276
6,500
558,795
Justice and Courts:
710,000
712 062
137,500
Constitutional  Litigation   and  General  Law
Costs	
105,095
54,919
206,049
291,804
1,495
4,811
112,500
296,833
Sheriffs'Offices    	
372,800
1,750
5,000
Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation..	
10,000
5,747
$2,522,158
$2,026,668      $5,476,025
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1967/68 V 9
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1967—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1968
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1967
$2,522,158
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
S.W. 4
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
$2,026,668      $5,476,025
5,000
9,500
Department of the Attorney-General—Continued
Justice and Courts—Continued
Prosecutors' Conference 	
4,272
1,333
15,500
2,583
16,000
2,954
318,859
400,591
1,284,746
Registration:
845,150
152,982
110,348
1,862,067
1,348,148
50,000
213,924
Trustees:
154,302
112,216
Regulation and Inspection:
80,187
80,490
63,156
69,132
47,995
227,726
117,047
30,530
21,187
71,384
61,228
4,567,580
350,000
Police Services:
Policing by Royal Canadian Mounted Police
3,425,685
139,088
10
Grant re Police Academy	
Corrections:
258,300
169,126
1,204,752
686,459
19,815
8,984
19,020
13,788
419,752
273,266
82,528
53,553
3,496,772
2,546,463
534,305
336,284
608,874
412,889
633,465
393,376
628,025
444,355
2,492,852
Haney   Correctional   Institution    (Including
1,787,839
691,510
488,425
Compensation re injury to inmate at Oakalla
Department of Commercial Transport:
Minister's Office
300
$23,049,774
16,467,029
$2,850
96,590
$1,557
67,646
98,138
71,509
546,450
392,386
Department of Education:
Minister's Office   	
$744,028
533,098
$27,750
202,408
$21,895
137,396
89,232
Division of General Educational Services:
70,497
119,082
51,644
181,500
466,841
Post Secondary and Adult Education Branch	
184,861
286,440
102,315
78,043
500,000
375,000
1,236,966
Division of Local Educational Services:
885,386
Carried forward _	
$2,926,094
$2,091,162    $22,476,152
 V 10 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1967—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31,1968
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1967
$2,926,094
620,028
444,418
94
96,398
95
66,553,976
96
97
15,000,000
101,100,000
98
4,880,000
99
1,000,000
100
187,785
101
183,000
102
103
30,000
205,000
104
45,000
105
47,500
106
10
107
$193,319,209
$5,370
108
188,064
109
407,998
110
412,824
111
908,880
112
379,057
113
220,811
114
207,366
115
373,898
116
10
117
1,703,762
118
40,000
119
26,000
120
121
75,000
151,500
122
50,000
123
124
10
125
10
200
126
127
50,000
128
4,100,000
75,000
129
75,000
130
1,000,000
131
3,556
132
	
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
Stat.
$10,454,316
$34,308
133
222,624
134
$256,932
93
Brought forward..
Department of Education—Continued
Division of Special Educational Services:
Jericho Hill School  	
Division of Teacher Registration and Examinations:
Teacher Registration and Examinations	
Finance Branch   	
Post Secondary Education and Training	
Capital Expenditures, Provincial Technical and
Vocational Schools and Vocational Grants to
School Districts   	
Grants to School Districts 	
Teachers' Superannuation Fund.
Free Textbooks, Maps, Etc	
Night-schools Grants	
Training Programmes..
Education of Soldiers'  Dependent Children  and
Expenses
Community Programmes Grants	
Incidentals, Grants, and Contingencies _
Temporary Assistance-
Advances re Rural School and Library Taxes J
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...
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 . .	
Supreme  Court  Act—Interest  on  Suitors'  Fund
Deposits
Salary Contingencies and Adjustments  (All Departments)
Expense Contingencies (All Departments)	
Motor-vehicles and Accessories (All Departments)..
Power Subsidy   	
Nancy Sloan Act   	
Water Act— _ _._(Credit)
Official Guardian Act _ 	
Municipal Act.
Unclaimed Money Deposits Act-
Patients' Estates Act	
Cemetery Companies Act	
Department of Health Services and Hospital Insurance:
Minister's Office	
Accounting Division.
$2,091,162   $22,476,152
417,723
321,301
63,977
47,492,380
5,558,867
74,842,256
3,426,222
750,000
153,988
81,534
15,162
146,038
26,915
12,399
10
135,399,934
$193
168,937
302,689
271,809
619,723
260,581
152,681
124,638
283,097
10
1,261,424
363
18,409
76,155
54,559
15,723
10
10
206
199,318
3,030,786
36,234
2,694
500,000
1,345,033
4,423
278,026
7,839
21,605
2,907
$20,747
165,289
6,350,016
Carried forward..
$186,036 $164,226,102
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1967/68                           V 11
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1967—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1968
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1967
$256,932
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
and S.W. 29
152
153
154
155
156
and S.W. 30
157
158
159
160
and S.W. 31
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172'
173
174!
S.W. 8,10, 13,
18, 22, 26, 38,
and 41
S.W. 16
$186,036 $164,226,102
796,719
326,223
468,548
251,770
266,247
2,913,549
414,731
342,119
107,716
129,560
391,914
1,478,176
381,782
859,021
843,595
16,222,523
85,401,090
1,215,506
Department of Health Services and Hospital Insurance
—Continued
Public Health Services:
545,000
650,000
Rehabilitation Services, Including Grants for
450,000
600,000
Cancer Control (Including Grants, Etc.) 	
3,951,014
550,326
475,416
170,224
220,680
Patient Care:
561,068
1,794,278
655,508
Mental Health Services:
1,076,044
1,847,200
22,579,942
Community Services  —	
107,937,061
Hospital Insurance Services:
Department of Highways:
$145,536,199
111,781,319
$32,627
1,863,744
19,614,412
1,582,112
50,035,572
3,814,457
48,800
48,561
461,941
12,268
1,109,223
$44,080
2,517,674
28,000,000
Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Wharves, and Tunnels—
Maintenance and Operation, Repairs, Snow
10,000,000
54,000,000
5,000,000
650,000
Trans-Canada Highway—Capital Construction
Roads, Bridges, and Ferries—Capital Construction
Hydro-development Highway—Capital Construction
50,000
650,000
17,775
3,000,000
Department of Industrial Development, Trade,  and
Commerce:
$103,929,529
78,623,717
$27,140
46,115
87,515
166,882
474,303
41,665
35,196
$32,070
81,666
163,730
267,644
983 802
Agent-General's   Office   and   British   Columbia
House, London, England.	
Bureau of Economics and Statistics 	
69,774
50,437
7,000
British Columbia House, San Francisco  	
65,000
42,554
20,659
9,493
225,000
922,096
331,342
30,000
15,000
300,000
Provincial Exhibits, British Columbia Building
Grant to British Columbia Research Council J	
Building for British Columbia Research Council
$2,066,123
2,429,960
$357,061,098
 V 12 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1967—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1968
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1967
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
Stat.
S.W. 14
and 20
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
and S.W. 39
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
$357,061,098
$9,094
Department of Labour:
$6,328
494,794
361,087
97,386
62,607
4,200,307
205,966
Apprenticeship and Industrial Training Branch.
1,184,066
151,262
2,500,000
Government Grants to Increase Workmen's Corn-
1,875,000
10,500
2,429
500
273,756
12,598
Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources:
3,929,133
$7,518,547
$29,850
$21,942
113,882
Lands Service:
79,328
3,500
Grant to British Columbia Natural Resources
3,500
79,206
56,751
6,640
3,586
2,500
Investigation of Doukhobor Lands	
Lands Branch:
235,224
167,351
200,000
Pre-servicing Crown Lands Proposed for
47,185
390,662
Land Inspection Division 	
273,792
35,080
2,000
Surveys and Mapping Branch:
Administration 	
27,117
266
563,287
390,812
192,676
134,300
613,476
338,518
Topographic Division   ..   „
528,006
280,630
10
University Endowment Lands Administration
Act           	
10
14,132,052
Forest Service:
General Administration, Protection, and Man-
10,616,774
1,071,000
911,897
13,000
142,900
Forestry and Correction Camp Programme
6,722
102,805
61,350
Public Information and Education	
48,079
110,640
17,500
Forest Service Training-school 	
72,060
13,200
2,959,250
Engineering Services and Forest-development
2,013,357
1,950,000
801,318
6,971,284
612,374
10
10
1,303,050
76,000
876,634
59,957
20,000
17,948
10
47,280
Peace River Power Timber Salvage	
Water Resources Service:
944,812
34,532
546,596
373,758
39,300
28,266
122,000
83,616
25,000
10,800
$26,244,767
$25,813,461 $360,990,231
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1967/68 V 13
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1967—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1968
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1967
$26,244,767
15,000
219
and S.W. 11
525,582
220
923,000
221
94,000
222
5,000,000
223
70,000
224
192,984
225
and S.W. 23
172,564
226
S.W. 7 and 17
$33,237,897
$35,540
227
332,674
228
258,970
229
63,912
230
291,296
231
316,748
232
30,500
233
500,000
234
2,750,000
235
40,000
236
2,000
237
7,500
238
100,000
239
300,000
240
S.W. 12
$5,029,140
$42,720
241
363,906
242
310,000
243
and S.W. 32
2,500,000
244
245
69,625,000
750,000
246
Stat.
S.W. 5
$73,591,626
$42,764
247
68,924
248
98,708
249
674,334
250
142,612
251
101,736
252
$1,129,078
Brought forward	
Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources
—Continued
Water Resources Service—Continued
Canadian Council of Resources Ministers	
Water Investigations Branch 	
Water Investigations, Hydraulic Surveys, and
Projects    „	
Okanagan Flood Control— 	
Canada-British Columbia Joint Development
Act           	
B.C. Hydrometric Stream-gauging..
Southern Okanagan Lands Project-
Pollution Control 	
Flood-prevention work  _	
Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources:
Minister's Office .    	
General Administration—Titles and Accounts..
Mineralogical Branch _
Analytical and Assay Branch-
Inspection Branch _
Petroleum and Natural Gas Branch _
Grants and Subsidies 	
Grants in Aid of Mining Roads and Trails .
Construction of Mining-roads 	
Grub-staking Prospectors  	
Interprovincial Committee on Mining-
Incidentals and Contingencies	
Special Mineral Surveys	
Iron Bounty Act.
Grants re Symposium on Devonian Rock System.
Department of Municipal Affairs:
Minister's Office	
General Administration-
Grants and Subsidies	
Housing and Urban Renewal. 	
Grants in Aid of Local Government and Homeowners' Subsidies* 	
Winter Works Incentive Programme-
Municipal Act.
City of Prince Rupert re 1965 taxes..
Department of the Provincial Secretary:
Provincial Secretary:
Minister's Office „   	
General Administration	
Central Microfilm Bureau-
Postal Branch	
Provincial Library.. 	
Provincial Archives 	
Carried forward
$25,813,461 $360,990,231
15,470
310,582
515,646
51,410
165,998
41,141
167,763
68,171
1,065,768
$24,901
214,333
173,945
47,418
210,579
191,952
30,386
119,329
897,944
27,407
710
5,330
94,443
126,000
2,000
$34,081
282,673
223,000
924,230
51,162,088
664,179
15,155
39,873
$28,435
51,777
70,372
586,969
104,390
62,400
28,215,410
2,166,677
53,345,279
$904,343 $444,717,597
* Grants in Aid of Local Governments and Home-owners' Subsidy paid to December
31st (calendar-year basis)
8,216,117
Less one-quarter applicable to January-March, 1968 (fiscal-year basis)      17,054,029
Proportionate expenditure to December 31st _    $51,162,088
 V 14 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1967—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31, 1968
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1967
$1,129,078
274,968
253
325,000
254
10
255
53,404
256
27,020
257
258
555,000
57,000
259
16,000,000
260
700,000
261
and S.W
.25
225,000
262
225,000
263
200,000
264
1,500,000
265
400,000
266
750,000
267
85,284
268
10
269
270
10,000
Stat.
S.W. 3
S.W. 19
S.W. 21
350,424
271
272
15,000
273
50,000
20,000
274
258,304
275
28,000
276
5,300,000
277
278
53,000
1,110,000
279
126,258
280
37,000
281
60,000
282
1,600,000
283
Stat.
284
$31,524,760
$173,609
254,380
285
286
$427,989
$29,325
256,490
287
8,617,896
288
and S.W
33
10,000,000
289
1,547,088
290
888,102
291
$21,338,901
Brought forward 	
Department of the Provincial Secretary—Continued
Provincial Secretary—Continued
Public Library Commission .
Library and Library Association Grants..
Queen's Printer-
Government House  _	
Indian Advisory Act  -	
Assessment on Class 13 (the Crown)-
men's Compensation Act  	
Incidentals and Contingencies	
B.C. Medical Plan 	
Grants, Etc 	
-Work-
Grant re Narcotic Foundation	
Grant re Alcoholic Foundation	
Capital Improvement District Act-
Centennial Celebrations	
Restoration of Historical Sites, Etc.
Civil Defence	
Provincial Elections Act-
Public Inquiries Act-
Archaeological and Historic Sites Protection
Act 	
Medical Services Act	
Western Canada Pavilion..
Craigflower Manor restoration..
Grant, Association of Retarded Children_
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	
Civil Service Schedule Bond..	
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 B enefits  	
Municipal Superannuation Act-
Canada Pension Plan 	
Members of the Legislative Assembly Superannuation Act -	
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	
$904,343 $444,717,597
184,941
292,046
10
34,367
18,572
307,061
38,774
9,876,415
557,089
168,750
168,750
250,000
352,143
397,946
121,117
134,878
9,551
67,948
37,500
121,135
23,755
275,924
38,541
79,177
12,169
187,826
17,830
3,953,359
22,500
748,997
41,628
13,552
5,637
1,070,782
60,530
$130,881
180,621
$21,857
190,251
6,392,811
8,625,242
856,748
627,923
20,595,543
311,502
Carried forward..
16,714,832
$482,339,474
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1967/68 V 15
Details of Expenditure for the Nine Months April 1 to December 31, 1967—Continued
Estimated for
12 Months
Ending
Mar. 31,1968
No. of
Vote
Service
Expenditure for
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 1967
292
293
294
295
296
297
and S.W. 34
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
and S.W. 9
309
310
311
312
313
314
and S.W. 35
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
$482,339,474
$23,441
$33,494
Department of Recreation and Conservation:
108,188
76,652
237,202
173,728
35,802
25,779
1,778,088
Fish and Wildlife Branch	
1,207,473
2,492,810
2,117,023
325,000
Grants in Aid of Regional Parks Development	
110,000
96,285
Department of Travel Industry:
$5,120,584
3,720,381
$3,650
$2,625
21,965
1,123,420
31,598
132,719
28,566
1,694,919
56,883
191,506
General Administration	
Tourist Traffic:
Department of Social Welfare:
$1,975,524
1,312,327
$4,000
115,736
30,504
3,206,817
124,618
51,450,000
$2,155
78,216
Social Assistance and Rehabilitation Division
22,364
2,378,578
Medical Services Division	
80,458
33,713,943
500
Residence and Responsibility Act—Administration..
268,260
178,913
164 150
245,172
Child Welfare Division:
8,235,000
228,500
525,850
356,194
5,143,698
484,000
2,141,000
Maintenance   of   Dependent   Children   and
Grants to Homes	
7,462,127
146,504
390,952
236,540
3,840,924
320,675
1,640,877
$72,559,849
50,657,376
$28,500
24,269
$739,380,917
$538,053,827
 V 16
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(A 4)
STATEMENT SHOWING EXPENDITURES OUT OF REVENUE SURPLUSES
UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES, APRIL 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1967
Nil.
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT,  1967/68
V 17
(B)
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS
OF 1967 AND  1968
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
Warrant
Expenditure
Mar. 29, 1967
35
Apr.
28,
1967
1
Apr.
May
20,
4,
1967
1967
2
6
Jan.
18,
1968
37
Jan.
18,
1968
36
Apr.
28,
1967
4
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
16,
16,
23,
1968
1968
1968
27
28
42
Sept.
13,
1967
15
Jan.
16,
1968
29
Jan.
23,
1968
40
Jan.
16,
1968
30
Jan.
16,
1968
31
June
8,
1967
8
July
13,
1967
10
Aug.
15,
1967
13
Sept.
13,
1967
16
Sept.
29,
1967
18
Nov.
15,
1967
22
Jan.
4,
1968
26
Jan.
18,
1968
38
Jan.
23,
1968
41
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1967
Department op Industrial Development,
Trade, and Commerce
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building, Exhibition Park	
TO MEET EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1968
Department of Agriculture
Freight assistance programme on grain produced and
shipped by rail from Creston-Wynndel area
Building grants to agricultural exhibitions and fall fairs..
Joint Federal-Provincial tree-fruit and grape assistance
programme
Freight assistance programme on grain produced and
shipped by rail from Creston-Wynndel area	
Grant to assist in the erection of Fair and Activity
Building for the Lumby Agriculture Society	
Department of the Attorney-General
Compensation re injury sustained by an inmate while
working at Oakalla Prison Farm
Supplementing Vote 40—Administration of Justice-
Supplementing Vote 44—Official Court Reporters	
Grant to Salvation Army House of Concord..	
Department of Finance
Grants for home acquisition to certain armed services
personnel	
Department of Health Services and
Hospital Insurance
Supplementing Vote 151—Hospital Insurance Service	
Grant to Lower Fraser Valley Cerebral Palsy Association    _
Department of Highways
Supplementing Vote 156—Roads, Bridges, and Ferries-
capital construction ..
Supplementing Vote 160—Highway Signs, Signals, Traffic Control, Etc 	
Department of Industrial Development,
Trade, and Commerce
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building at Exhibition Park..
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building at Exhibition Park
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building at Exhibition Park.
Design contract and first phase of construction contract
for new building for British Columbia Research
Council    	
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building at Exhibition Park
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building at Exhibition Park
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building at Exhibition Park..
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building at Exhibition Park.
Provincial share of cost of Trade Fair and Sports Building at Exhibition Park	
$140,950
50,000
6,000,000
12,000
6,000,000
57,500
$140,950
20,000
30,250
20,000
30,250
200,000
85,050
5,000
143
1,000
	
750
150,000
25,000
53,000
300
107,861
25,000
60,628
60,628
248,440
248,440
160,711
160,711
399,000
331,342
221,942
221,942
230,373
230,373
237,809
237,809
48,474
62,180
 V 18
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL WARRANTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE SESSIONS
OF 1967 AND 1968—Continued
Date of
Approval
No. of
Warrant
Service
Amount of
Warrant
Expenditure
Sept. 6, 1967
Oct. 27, 1967
Dec. 14, 1967
May 18, 1967
July   20, 1967
Sept. 26, 1967
Nov. 28, 1967
Jan.  18, 1968
July 20,  1967
May 4, 1967
Jan. 16, 1968
Apr. 28, 1967
Sept. 29, 1967
Oct. 27, 1967
Dec. 28, 1967
Jan. 16, 1968
Jan. 16, 1968
June 22, 1967
Jan.   16, 1968
14
20
24
7
11
17
23
39
12
5
32
3
19
21
25
33
34
9
35
Department of Labour
Expenses re strike vote, United Fishermen and AlUed
Workers' Union  	
Expenses re strike vote,
America	
International Woodworkers of
Final expenses re strike vote, International Woodworkers of America	
Department of Lands, Forests, and
Water Resources
Estimated cost of flood-prevention work	
Supplementing Vote 219 — Canadian  Council  of Resource Ministers    	
Additional funds re flood-prevention work-
Supplementing Vote 225 — Southern Okanagan Lands
Project	
Supplementing   Vote
Nursery	
200 — Reforestation   and   Forest
Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources
Grant to assist in publication of proceedings of International Symposium on the Devonian Rock System.
Department of Municipal Affairs
Payment to City of Prince Rupert of 1965 taxes pursuant to section 23 (1) of the Municipal Act.
Supplementing Vote 243—Grants and Subsidies	
Department op the Provincial Secretary
Expenditure in connection with Western Canada Pavilion at 1967 World's Fair in Montreal	
Share of cost during 1967/68 of restoring Craigflower
Manor   	
Grant to Association of Retarded Children of British
Columbia	
Supplementing Vote 261—Grants, Etc 	
Department of Public Works
Supplementing Vote 288—Government Buildings (Maintenance)	
Department of Recreation and Conservation
Supplementing Vote 297—Parks Branch	
Department of Social Welfare
Supplementing Vote 308—Field Service 	
Supplementing Vote 314 — Maintenance of Dependent
Children and Grants to Homes  	
$4,506
6,000
2,092
500,000
470
650,000
30,000
50,000
2,000
400,000
300,000
500,000
2,000,000
$4,506
6,000
2,092
500,000
470
565,771
2,000
39,873
70,000
39,873
58,000
37,500
37,500
175,000
30,320
23,755
143,568
23,755
131,490
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1967/68
V 19
(C)
STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS CHARGED AGAINST 1967/68 APPROPRIATIONS
WHICH DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THE ACCOUNT
Vouchers aggregating $1,633,299.
 V 20
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
(D)
UNPROVIDED ITEMS IN EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED
MARCH 31, 1967
Statement of Expenditures on Services Which Have Exceeded Their Appropriations from April 1,
1966, to March 31, 1967, and for Which Overexpenditure the Sanction
of the Legislature Is Required
Vote No.
Service
Total
Appropriation
Total
Expenditure
Over-
expended
12
18
21
32
34
37
38
39
43
45
46
52
55
62
63
67
83
85
87
88
90
92
96
103
108
112
118
119
120
121
122
129
136
145
152
153
157
161
164
166
170
Department of Agriculture
Entomology Branch  _.
Poultry Branch .
Agricultural Engineering Branch-
Temporary Assistance	
Pest Control	
Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act
Department of the Attorney-General
Incidentals and Contingencies	
Supreme and County Courts	
Administration of Justice	
Official Court Reporters	
Coroners' Conference	
Magistrates' Conference  	
Land Registry Offices.. 	
Public Trustee's Office	
Policing by Royal Canadian Mounted Police-
Sundry Incidental Police Expenses	
Parole Board	
Department of Education
Curriculum Branch	
Post Secondary and Adult Education Branch-
Elementary Correspondence School	
Textbook Branch	
Jericho Hill School	
Finance Branch	
Grants to School Districts	
Incidentals, Grants, and Contingencies-
Department of Finance
General Administration	
Real Property Taxation Branch	
Urban Renewal and Slum Clearance-
Courts of Revision 	
Assessment Appeal Board	
Printing  Public  Accounts,  Estimates,
Revenue Receipts, Etc	
Temporary Assistance-
Bonds,
Salary Contingencies and Adjustments	
Department of Health Services and
Hospital Insurance
General Services	
Divisional Headquarters, Patient Care	
Hospital Insurance Service	
Department of Highways
Minister's Office	
Roads, Bridges, and Ferries—capital construction
Highway Signs, Signals, Traffic Control, Etc	
Department of Industrial Development,
Trade, and Commerce
Minister's Office	
Agent-General's  Office  and  British  Columbia
House, London, England
British Columbia House, San Francisco-
Carried forward	
$71,904
108,626
82,066
115,000
70,000
2,600,000
6,500
476,602
710,000
332,552
5,000
10,000
1,118,965
165,348
2,771,002
101,000
16,036
96,130
169,016
91,244
250,000
556,573
84,108
88,000,000
34,900
165,570
330,752
1,500,000
33,000
26,000
65,000
134,500
3,100,000
1,080,933
170,904
90,364,690
40,860
56,000,000
550,000
31,530
158,326
43,635
$251,838,272
$74,341
112,402
84,047
127,195
75,429
2,933,788
8,114
476,688
964,741
374,529
5,726
10,516
1,165,307
169,628
3,770,725
187,748
17,794
107,017
172,605
92,063
619,274
566,376
86,658
88,000,866
39,157
170,112
369,919
2,025,211
36,587
31,544
120,142
135,027
3,185,640
1,091,395
195,184
97,721,009
41,575
60,475,519
608,791
33,429
186,579
47,294
$2,437
3,776
1,981
12,195
5,429
333,788
1,614
86
254,741
41,977
726
516
46,342
4,280
999,723
86,748
1,758
10,887
3,589
819
369,274
9,803
2,550
866
4,257
4,542
39,167
525,211
3,587
5,544
55,142
527
85,640
10,462
24,280
7,356,319
715
4,475,519
58,791
1,899
28,253
3,659
$266,717,691
$14,879,419
 COMPTROLLER-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1967/68 V 21
Unprovided Items in Expenditure for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1967—Continued
Vote No.
180
201
207
209
214
226
231
232
239
240
243
250
259
266
269
272
273
288
290
308
312
314
Service
Total
Appropriation
Total
Expenditure
Brought forward.	
Department of Labour
Labour Relations Branch	
Department of Lands, Forests, and
Water Resources
Reforestation and Forest Nursery	
Engineering   Services   and   Forest-development
Roads	
Forest Surveys	
Peace River Power Timber Salvage-
South Okanagan Lands Project	
Department of Mines and Petroleum
Resources
Analytical and Assay Branch	
Inspection Branch-
Incidentals and Contingencies-
Special Mineral Surveys	
Department of Municipal Affairs
Minister's Office 	
Department of the Provincial Secretary
Postal Branch	
Incidentals and Contingencies	
Restoration of Historical Sites, Etc...
Civil Defence  	
Archaeological and Historical Sites Protection Act
Administration (Civil Service Commission)	
Department of Public Works
Government Buildings (Maintenance)	
Rentals	
Department of Social Welfare
Social Assistance	
Maintenance of Dependent Children and Grants
to Homes	
Brannan Lake School for Boys..
$251,838,272
204,862
859,000
3,987,850
972,598
10
174,729
58,548
258,900
7,500
100,000
39,820
592,472
57,000
400,000
752,300
8,000
309,335
7,839,351
1,109,083
46,735,000
7,705,000
492,502
$324,502,132
$266,717,691
204,910
1,007,137
4,026,411
972,609
27,636
176,365
58,602
265,047
7,998
100,043
40,888
714,238
66,459
401,693
755,775
8,554
314,649
8,142,108
1,182,191
51,621,167
8,882,375
507,521
$346,202,067
Over-
expended
$14,879,419
48
148,137
38,561
11
27,626
1,636
54
6,147
498
43
1,068
121,766
9,459
1,693
3,475
554
5,314
302,757
73,108
4,886,167
1,177,375
15,019
$21,699,935
 V 22
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.
1968
175-168-1154