Administration: As at the end of the fourth quarter, the total expenditure for Programme 1 amounted to R837.1 million against the adjusted appropriated budget of R777.5 million. This amounted to an over expenditure of R59.6 million or 7.7 per cent. However, after taking virements into account in the programme amounting to R41.6 million, the total over expenditure recorded stood at 2.2 per cent.The Committee expressed concern regarding the overspending on Compensation of Employees and sought clarity on the reasons for this spending which was not budgeted for. The Department indicated that the reported over expenditure in this programme was mainly due to funding provision made for improved conditions of service for departmental staff which was not adequately budgeted for as well as appointments that were made for Property Management Trading Entity and the Compliance Assets and Quotation Unit in response to Auditor-General's findings on shortage of skills in the Department.