1924-1925 SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SlST MARCH, 1925 Main Estimates and Special Warrants. Fiscal Year 1024-25. No. of Vote. SERVICE. Fiscal Year, 1024-25. $ 125,500 00 23,450 00 50.000 00 2,000 00 12,000 00 2,000 00 472,465 00 116,850 00 28,700 00 7,500 00 10,000 00 35,000 00 29,492 00 5,500 00 43,455 00 6,000 00 460,000 00 2. ' LEGISLATION. Revised Statutes (including distribution) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 16. Veterinary Branch $ 5,000 00 20. Tubercular cattle—Compensation, etc 15,000 00 35. Compensation re foul-brood in bees 500 00 36. Control of noxious weeds and destruction of pests, etc. 1,000 00 40. Exhibit for B.C. House in London 200 00 $ 2,000 00 DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. 67. Provincial Police—Maintenance and repairs, Ashcroft Court-house $ 2,000 00 69. Oakalla Prison Farm—Maintenance and repairs 5,000 00 70. Girls' Industrial School—sundry expenses 1,500 00 75. Expenses of inquests and inquiries 1,500 00 77. Constitutional litigation and general law costs 5,000 00 7S. Bounties on noxious animals, salaries and expenses of Game Conservation Board, etc 9,000 00 S4a. In aid of removal of discriminatory freight and express rates 10,000 00 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 87. General Office—Office supplies & temporary assistance.. $ 4,150 00 89. Agricultural Education—Sundry expenses 15,000 00 93. Normal School, Victoria—Students' mileage 5,000 00 104. Incidentals and contingencies 15,000 00 105. Grant to University of British Columbia 1,000 00 114. 19,500 00 3,900 00 117 3,350 00 119 5,120 00 120 12,840 00 122 7,430 00 124 3,940 00 128 3,640 00 129 5,680 00 132 4,100 00 133 21,700 00 34,000 00 40,150 00 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. Agent-General's Office — Allowance, travelling, and other expenses $ 3,500 00 Ashcroft Agency—Repairs 1,000 00 Barfierville Sub-agency—Repairs 312 00 Clinton Sub-agency—Repairs '. 1,300 00 Cumberland Agency—Repairs ' 1,500 00 Fernie Agency—Repairs 700 00 Grand Forks Sub-agency—Expenses 350 00 Greenwood Sub-agency—Repairs 200 00 Lillooet Sub-agency—Repairs 100 00 Merritt Sub-agency—Repairs 900 00 Carried forward $ 9,862 00 $ 97,850 00 15 Geo. 5 Supplementary Estimates (1924-25). V 101 Main Estimates and Special Warrants, Fiscal Year 1024-25. No. ot Vote. SERVICE. Fiscal Year 1024-25. 16,100 00 7,000 00 25,940 00 3,820 00 2,000 00 106,600 00 5,440 00 6,000 00 123,809 00 168,675 00 55,000 00 12,000 00 10,000 00 20,000 00 25,000 00 24,560 00 2,281,641 00 20,700 00 132,900 00 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE—Continued. Brought foncard $ 9,862 00 $ 97,850 00 134. Nanaimo Agency—Repairs 250 00 139. Pouce Coupe Agency—Expenses ; 400 00 140. Prince Rupert Agency—Repairs 1,550 00 145. Rossland Sub-agency—Repairs 500 00 147. Stewart Sub-agency—Repairs 710 00 149. Vancouver Agency—Repairs 7,100 00 152. Williams Lake Sub-agency—Repairs 250 00 154a. Temporary assistance and reorganization 4,000 00 157a. Local improvement taxes, Prince Rupert (1921-1923) 11,200 00 157b. City of Kamloops—Refund of taxes levied upon lands by Provincial Government which have been included within the boundary of the Municipal District of Kamloops 409 50 36,231 50 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS. 193a. Compensation to John Wold re Record No. 2893, Cariboo DEPARTMENT OF MINES. 202. " Mines Development Act," Supplementary DEPARTMENT OF THE PROVINCIAL SECRETARY. 220. Tranquille Sanatorium—Repairs to buildings and sundry expenses $ 20,000 00 228. In aid of destitute poor and sick, etc 5,000 00 229. In aid of Resident Physicians 1,000 00 236. Registration of voters 7,500 00 239b. Grant for patriotic purposes, Returned Soldiers' Aid Commission, etc 32.000 00 241. Assessment on Class 13 (The Crown), "Workmen's Compensation Act" 25.000 00 1,000 00 1,425 00 90,500 00 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. 247. Maintenance of Government House and Grounds—Rent of Secretary's house and sundry expenses $ 4,700 00 251. Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Wharves—Maintenance and repairs 75,000 00 252a. Relief of unemployment 150,000 00 229,700 0O DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS. 253. General Office—Salaries and expenses $ 600 00 254. Fraser River Bridge—Salaries, maintenance and repairs 63,300 00 63,900 00 Carried foncard $ 524,606 50 V 102 Supplementary Estimates (1924-25). 1924 Main Estimates and Special Warrants, Fiscal Year 1024-25. No. of Vote. SERVICE. Fiscal Year 1024-25. $ 225,000 00 Brought forward $ 524,606 50 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. 258: Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company—Re deficit on Operation and Maintenance Account and for purchase of equipment, etc $175,000 00 260. Songhees Reserve (improvements) 5,000 00 263. Game-keeper's house at new Elk Lake Game Farm 4,500 00 184,500 00 $ 709,106 50 1923-1924 SCHEDULE A .SUMS GRANTED TO HIS MAJESTY TO MAKE GOOD CERTAIN SUMS EXPENDED FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31st MARCH, 1924, AND TO INDEMNIFY THE SEVERAL OFFICERS AND PERSONS FOR MAKING SUCH EXPENDITURES. SERVICE. Amount. Department op Agriculture : Control of Fruit Pests, Diseases, etc $ 126 10 Grants to Settlers in Aid of Purchase of Stumping-powder 683 75 Exhibit for B.C. House in London 69 76 Department of the Attorney-General : Insurance Branch 114 03 Municipal Branch 19 73 Sundry Sheriffs 16 41 Supreme and County Courts, New Westminster 274 63 Provincial Police 5,437.55 Girls' Industrial School 553 77 Expenses of Inquests and Inquiries , 432 59 Constitutional Litigation and General Law Costs 2,907 34 Incidentals and Contingencies 2,295 61 Department of Education : Normal School, Vancouver 1,388 08 Normal School, Victoria 2,325 81 Department of Finance : General Office .' 2,651 32 Inspector of Trust Companies, Probate and Succession Duties 1,030 73 Surveyor of Taxes 1,429 72 Operation'of the "Amusements Tax Act" 39 96 Agent-General's Office and B.C. House, London, Eng 2,101 98 Ashcroft Sub-agency 1,383 21 Fort Fraser Agency 169 79 Grand Forks Sub-agency 814 29 Merritt Sub-agency 342 86 Pouce Coupe Agency 228 85 Revelstoke Agency 163 42 Vernon Agency 1,663 35 Wilmer Sub-agency 139 39 Sundry Sub-agencies 180 S6 Department of Lands : General Office 388 52 Temporary Assistance 1,171 57 Lumber Trade Extension 561 26 Land Surveys 12,416 01 Carried forward $ 43,522 25 V 104 Supplementary Estimates (1923-24). 1924 SERVICE. Amount. Brought forward $ 43,522 25 Department of Mines : Minister's Office ... 241 27 " Mines Development Act," Supplementary 16,533 19 " Mineral Survey and Development Act," Supplementary 618 75 Advertising, Incidentals, and Contingencies 7 25 Department of the Provincial Secretary : Provincial Board of Health 3,521 12 Provincial Library and Archives 1,563 29 Mental Home (Saanich), Colquitz 751 05 Industrial and Subnormal Boys' School 647 92 Statutory Grants to Hospitals 22,416 40 In Aid of Destitute Poor and Sick 4.C6S 51 Burial of Indigent Persons 621 47 Registration of Voters 1,895 9S British Empire Exhibition, London, Eng 531 86 Department of Public Works : Administration 1,194 36 Maintenance of Government House and Grounds .' 4S6 90 Department of Railways : Fraser River Bridge, New Westminster 326 90 Total $98,951 47 VICTOEIA, B.C. : Printed by Chahles F. Baneield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1924.