Appropriation Act 1921-22 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION, 1921-22.

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No. 13 of 1921.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for such year.

[Assented to 14th December, 1921.]

Preamble.

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 1921-22.

Issue and application of £15,030,765.

2. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two the sum of Fifteen million and thirty thousand seven hundred and sixty- five pounds.

Appropriation of supplies £27,391,035.

3. All sums granted by this Act and the other Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the services of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, amounting as appears by the said Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Twenty-seven million three hundred and ninety-one thousand and thirty-five pounds, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appro­priated as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 3 of 1921 for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.

FIRST

F. 19366.—Price 6s.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

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GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

£
Act No. 3 of 1921........................................................ .	2,716,924
Act No. 5 of 1921........................................................	4,903,879
Act No. 7 of 1921........................................................ .	1,997,262
Act No. 10 of 1921...................................................... .	2,742,205
Under this Act.............................................................	15,030,765
£27,391,035

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

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ABSTRACT.

Payable out of Revenue.	Payable out of Loan Funds, Trust Fund, and other special Funds.	Total.
£	£	£
THE PARLIAMENT...........................................	58,096	...	58,096
THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT—	416,798
Commonwealth Shipbuilding........................	...	24,253
Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers......................................................	...	46,200
Port Pirie Wharf............................................	...	1,291
Cockatoo Island Dockyard............................	...	30,000
416,798	101,744	518,542
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—	1,207,280
Australian Note, Bond, and Stamp Printing Office..........................................................	...	6,376
Refunds of Revenue......................................	750,000	...
Advance to the Treasurer..............................	1,500,000	...
3,457,280	6,376	3,463,656
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT	108,000	...	108,000
THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT	771,788
Northern Territory—Hotels...........................	...	2,353
771,788	2,353	774,141
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY	1,623,000	...	1,623,000
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY..................	2,340,438	...	2,340,438
THE DEPARTMENTS OF NAVY AND DEFENCE (AIR SERVICES).............................	100,000	...	100,000
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS........................................................	745,357	...	745,357
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS—	810,911
Naval Works Staff—Salaries.........................	...	27,251
810,911	27,251	838,162
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT................................................	7,455,533	...	7,455,533
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH......................	108,568	...
Serum Laboratories—Salaries.......................	...	8,600
108,568	8,600	117,168
WAR SERVICES PAYABLE OUT OF REVENUE—	8,969,513
Repatriation Commission—Salaries...............	...	279,429
8,969,513	279,429	9,248,942
Total...........................................	26,965,282	425,753	27,391,035

I.—THE PARLIAMENT.

1921-22.	1920-21.		Increase on Expenditure, 1920-21.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1920-21.
	Vote.	Expenditure
£	£	£	£	£
THE SENATE...................................	9,349	8,711	9,216	133	...
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES...................	15,173	12,513	15,349	...	176
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF..........................................	12,388	9,828	11,064	1,324	...
THE LIBRARY.................................	5,639	4,805	5,306	333	...
AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL RECORDS...................................	3,200	2,500	4,282	...	1,082
PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.......................................	3,453	1,902	6,018	...	2,565
						JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS................................	1,514	1,982	1,316	198	...
REFRESHMENT ROOMS.................	1,911	1,570	1,737	174	...
WATER POWER..............................	35	35	24	11	...
ELECTRIC LIGHTING, REPAIRS, ETC..............................................	900	885	900	...	...
QUEEN’S HALL...............................	754	616	724	30	...
PARLIAMENT GARDENS...............	771	664	741	30	...
MISCELLANEOUS..........................	3,009	2,728	2,318	691	...
Total...............	58,096	48,739	58,995	...	899

Estimate, 1921-22................................................	£58,096
Vote, 1920-21......................................................	48,739
Increase...............	£9,357

I.-The Parliament
Number of Persons.		1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21.	1921–22.		Division No. 1.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			THE SENATE.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
1	1	The President*.....................................................................................	1,100	1,100	...
1	1	The Chairman of Committees..........................................................	500	500	...
1	1	Clerk of the Senate.............................................................................	1,000	1,000	...
1	1	Clerk Assistant, and Secretary of the Joint House Committee..	775	775	...
1	1	Usher of the Black Rod, Clerk of Committees, and Accountant	600	600	...
1	1	Clerk of the Papers.............................................................................	420	420	...
1	1	Clerk and Shorthand Writer..............................................................	270	310	...
1	1	Housekeeper and Doorkeeper .........................................................	280	280	...
1	1	Special Messenger, in charge of Stores and Stamping Correspondence............................................................................	250	250	...
1	1	President’s Messenger.......................................................................	250	250	...
3	3	Senior Messengers, at £212..............................................................	636	624	...
3	3	Junior Messengers, at £182..............................................................	546	546	...
Cost of living bonus...........................................................................	454	216	...
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...................	250	...	...
16	16	Total Salaries..................................................	7,331	6,871	7,116
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Office cleaners.............................................................................................			172	160	162
2. Select Committees—Expenses, including allowances to witnesses, and travelling expenses of clerks and shorthand writers...................			100	100	2
						3. Postage and telegrams.................................................................................			30	20	20
4. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes...............			60	60	23
5. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon...................................................................................			70	70	73
						6. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding................................................................................................			30	30	17
7. Travelling expenses, including cost of conveyance of Senators’ luggage.......................................................................................................			200	225	92
						8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure......................................................			220	200	229
9. Maintenance, repairs and furniture...........................................................			75	75	61
10. Typists...........................................................................................................			160	200	156
11. Temporary assistance.................................................................................			40	50	19
12. Cost of living bonus and basic wage to temporary officers.................			61	30	29
Total Contingencies............................................................			1,218	1,220	883
Subdivision No. 3.—Postage and Telegrams......................................			800	620	620
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous......................................................
Gratuities on retirement in lieu of furlough...........................................			...	...	500
Payment as an act of grace to dependants of deceased official			...	...	97
Total Miscellaneous...............................................			...	...	597
Total Division No. 1...................................................			9,349	8,711	9,216

* If again returned to Parliament salary to continue until the meeting of the new Parliament, notwithstanding any dissolution of the Senate.

With quarters, fuel, light, and water.

I.-The Parliament
Number of Persons.		1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21	1921–22.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 2.	£	£	£
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	The Speaker*......................................................	1,100	1,100
1	1	The Chairman of Committees...............................	500	500
1	l	Clerk of the House of Representatives...................	1,250	1,000
1	1	Clerk Assistant....................................................	775	775
...	1	Second Clerk Assistant........................................	680	...
1	1	Serjeant-at Arms and Clerk of Committees............	600	600
1	...	Clerk of the Records............................................	...	500
...	1	Clerk of the Records and Assistant Clerk of Committees.........................................................	500	...
1	...	Accountant and Assistant Clerk of Committees.....	...	460
1	l	Clerk of the Papers and Reading Clerk..................	420	420
1	Accountant..........................................................	335	...
1	...	Junior Clerk........................................................	...	260
1	1	Members’ Correspondence Clerk..........................	285	260
Serjeant-at-Arms Staff.
1	1	Housekeeper ......................................................	280	280
1	1	Speaker’s Messenger...........................................	250	250
3	3	Senior Messengers—at £212................................	636	636
3	3	Junior Messengers— One at £196, two at £182......	560	560
(a)	3	Male Office Cleaners, including service for Hansard Department, at £182........................................	(a) 546	...
					8,717	7,601
Cost of living bonus.............................................	660	352
Basic wage allowance, including child endowment	262	...
18	21	Total Salaries (carried forward)	9,639	7,953	8,459

* If returned again to Parliament salary to continue, notwithstanding any dissolution, until the meeting of the new Parliament.

With quarters, fuel, light, and water.

(a) Formerly provided for under Contingencies.

I.-The Parliament
1921-22.	1920-21.
	Division No. 2.	Vote	Expenditure
£		£	£
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Brought forward..................................	9,639	7,953	8,459
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Office cleaners, including service for Hansard Department	429	865	1,027*
2. Select Committees—Expenses, including allowances to witnesses, and travelling expenses of clerks and shorthand writers......................................................	200	200	187
3. Postage and telegrams..................................................	30	20	20
4. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes.................................................................	100	100	66
5. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon..............................................	300	200	321
6. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding....................................	15	15	11
7. Travelling expenses, including cost of conveyance of luggage.....................................................................	260	260	236
8. Temporary assistance...................................................	10	10	5
9. .Supply of newspapers..................................................	90	90	106
10. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............................	300	200	422
11. Maintenance, repairs and furniture.................................	400	400	487
12. Typists	900	600	816
Total Contingencies.............	3,034	2,960	3,704
Subdivision No. 3.—Postage and Telegrams.................	2,500	1,600	2,401
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous.
Additional accommodation, Prime Minister’s Room	...	...	98
Compensation to Mr. D. C. McGrath, M.H.R., on account of voided election, Ballarat.....................	...	...	250
Honorarium, for special services, to Secretary of Select Committee on Sea Carriage.................................	...	...	25
Gratuity on retirement in lieu of furlough.....................	...	...	412
Total Miscellaneous................	...	...	785
Total Division No. 2..................	15,173	12,513	15,349

* Includes pay of male cleaners now provided for under Salaries.

I.-The Parliament
Number of Persons.		1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21.	1921–22.				SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 3.	£	£	£
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Principal Parliamentary Reporter...............................	1,000	1,000
1	l	Second Reporter.......................................................	750	700
...	11	Parliamentary Reporters, 4 at £650; 1 at £640; 1 at £630; 1 at £620; 1 at £590; 1 at £580; 2 at £550.....	6,760	...
					11	...	Parliamentary Reporters, 6 at £600; 1 at £570; 1 at £560; 1 at £550; 1 at £520; 1 at £510.....................	...	6,310
1	l	Clerk and Accountant...............................................	280	280
1	l	Messenger and Reader..............................................	240	240
...	2	Parliamentary Reporters at £600................................	400*	...
Cost of living bonus.................................................	700	150
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...	70
15	17	Total Salaries........................	10,200	8,680	9,248
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Temporary shorthand writing, typewriting and attendance..			1,000	850	1,331
2. Postage and telegrams.......................................................			10	10	6
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes.			50	40	57
4. Writing paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon.......................................................			5	5	4
						5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding.....................................................			3	3	1
6. Travelling expenses..........................................................			150	50	...
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.................................			100	100	110
8. Cost of living bonus to temporary officers..........................			200	90	194
9. Basic wage and child endowment allowances to temporary officers.......................................................................			70	...	...
Total Contingencies................			1,588	1,148	1,703
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payment to officers on retirement in lieu of furlough..........			600	...	...
Additional accommodation for Parliamentary Reporting Staff			...	...	113
Total Miscellaneous..........................................			600	...	113
Total Division No. 3..........................................			12,388	9,828	11,064

* For four months only.

I.-The Parliament
Number of Persons.			Division No 4.	1921-22.		1920-21.
1920–21.		1921–22.
						Vote.			Expenditure.
			THE LIBRARY.
Subdivision No.-1.—Salaries.	£		£			£
1		1	Librarian............................................................	750		675
1		1	Assistant Librarian.............................................	500		450
1		3	Clerks................................................................	795		325
...		1	Cadet Cataloguer................................................	100		...
5		4	One temporary clerk and three temporary attendants	855		1,053
Cost of living bonus...........................................	400		220
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment	116		...
8		10	Total Salaries.................	3,516		2,723			3,174
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Books, maps, plates and documents, bookbinding and insurance..............................................................				1,000		1,000			1,004
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals, and purchase of books not permanently retained in the Library..................................................................				500		500			462
3. Postage and telegrams...............................................				40		30			48
4. Office cleaning..........................................................				233		182			223
5. Office requisites........................................................				100		120			89
6. Writing-paper and envelopes......................................				20		20			5
7. Account, record, and other books...............................				5		5			...
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.........................				150		150			253
9. Fittings and furniture.................................................				75		75			48
Total Contingencies..............				2,123		2,082			2,132
Number of Persons.			Total Division No. 4.............	5,639		4,805			5,306
			Division No. 5.
1920–21.	1921–22.
			AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL RECORDS.
...	1		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
			Editor.................................................................	1,200
...	1		Total Salaries.......................	1,200
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.				2,500			4,282
No. 1. Expenses of collection and publication........................				2,000
Total Contingencies.......................				2,000
Total Division No. 5........................				3,200		2,500			4,282
I.-The Parliament
Number of Persons.			1921-22.		1920-21.
1920–21.		1921–22
					Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 6.		£		£	£
PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1		1	Secretary..............................................................		575		575
1		1	Clerk....................................................................		245		310
1		1	Messenger............................................................		182		182
Cost of living bonus..............................................		124		40
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment		37		...
3		3	Total Salaries		1,163		1,107	1,041
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams...................................................					20		20	5
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes					20		50	50
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon.......................................................					5		5	3
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and bookbinding...............................					5		5	...
5. Other printing................................................................					5		5	...
6. Travelling expenses.......................................................					350		250	510
7. Witnesses’ fees and travelling expenses..........................					50		100	3
8. Assessors’ fees and travelling expenses...........................					50		50	220
9. Rent and office cleaning.................................................					200		230	201
10. Incidental and petty cash expenditure..............................					30		30	46
11. Telephone services, including rent, installation, extension, repairs and maintenance.............................................					35		30	30
12. Temporary assistance....................................................					20		20	...
Total Contingencies......................................					790		795	1,068
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Inspection by Sub-Committee of proposed route for North- South Railway—towards expenses.................................					1,500		...	3,909
Total Division No. 6...................................					3,453		1,902	6,018

I.-The Parliament
Number of Persons.		1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21	1921–22				Division No. 7.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	l	Secretary.................................................................	400	400
1	l	Office Assistant.......................................................	200	200
Cost of living bonus.................................................	62	32
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...	12	...
2	2	Total Salaries...............................	674	632	542
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................................................			15	15	20
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			10	10	39
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon.......................................................			10	15	8
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding.....................................................			5	10	1
5. Travelling expenses.........................................................			700	1,200	639
6. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...............................			80	80	67
7. Fittings and furniture.......................................................			20	20	...
Total Contingencies.......................			840	1,350	774
Total Division No. 7..............................			1,514	1,982	1,316

I.-The Parliament
Number of Persons.		SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.	1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21	1921–22
		JOINT HOUSE COMMITTEE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 8	£	£	£
REFRESHMENT ROOMS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	l	Steward...................................................................	325	300
1	l	Assistant Steward.....................................................	200	200
1	l	Principal Cook.........................................................	250	250
Cost of living bonus.................................................	150	20
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...	36	...
3	3	Total Salaries..............................	961	770	877
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Grant in aid......................................................................			650	550	550
2. Wages of Sessional Waiters...............................................			300	250	249
Total Contingencies............			950	800	799
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
Payment as an act of grace to widow of deceased official			...	...	61
Total Division No. 8...................			1,911	1,570	1,737
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Division No. 9
WATER POWER.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Water Power for Parliament House, required for the protection of the Parliament Buildings from fire and working the kitchen lift................................................			35	35	24
Total Division No. 9...............			35	35	24
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Division No. 10.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING, REPAIRS, ETC.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Supply of electric current for lighting, working lifts and ventilation motors........................................................			550	550	511
2. Electric light globes..........................................................			50	35	45
3. Maintenance, repairs, painting and furniture			300	300	344
Total Division No. 10.............			900	885	900

I.-The Parliament
Number of Persons.		1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21	1921–22
			SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 11.
QUEEN’S HALL.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Senior Messenger..................................................	212	212
1	1	Junior Messenger...................................................	182	182
1	1	Cleaner.................................................................	182	182
Cost of living bonus...............................................	90	40
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment.	88	...
3	3	Total Division No. 11..................	754	616	724
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Division No. 12.
PARLIAMENT GARDENS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	l	Foreman Gardener.................................................	200	200
2	2	Gardeners..............................................................	364	364
Cost of living bonus...............................................	71	...
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment.	36	...
3	3	Total Salaries	671	564	659
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Incidental expenses...............................................			100	100	82
Total Division No. 12...............................			771	664	741

I.-The Parliament
Number of Persons.		1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21	1921–22
			SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 13.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Engineer..................................................................	280	280
1	1	Assistant Engineer....................................................	220	220
1	l	Lift Attendant..........................................................	182	182
1	1	Night Watchman......................................................	201	201
Cost of living bonus.................................................	124	20
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...	62	...
4	4	Total Salaries.........................	1,069	903	1,013
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Telephone services...........................................................			600	450	579
2. Fuel and gas....................................................................			300	300	319
3. Incidental expenses.........................................................			190	150	171
Total Contingencies........................			1,090	900	1,069
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Improvement of reserve north of Parliament Gardens.........			850*	850	...
Compassionate allowance to officer on resignation............			...	75	75
Gratuity on retirement in lieu of furlough..........................			...	...	161
Total Miscellaneous.........................			850	925	236
Total Division No. 13............................			3,009	2,728	2,318
Total Parliament.....................			58,096	48,739	58,995

*Expenditure contingent on agreement being reached with Victorian State authorities as to plan of Improvement.

II.—THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

(Not including War Services, shown separately on page 355.)

1921-22.	1920-21.		Increase on Expenditure 1920-21.	Decrease on Expenditure 1920-21.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
ADMINISTRATIVE............................	100,407	109,979	218,840	...	118,433
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL......................	261	238	250	11	...
AUDIT OFFICE...................................	63,899	55,525	64,632	...	733
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER..	31,574	26,496	29,346	2,228	...
GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE....	6,277	6,350	7,257	...	980
HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE.....	63,588	53,974	73,514	...	9,926
AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONER IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...	12,625	10,890	12,215	410	...
SHIPPING AND MAIL SERVICE TO PACIFIC ISLANDS........................	49,167	40,000	43,501	5,666	...
COUNCIL OF DEFENCE.....................	1,000	500	6	994	...
IMMIGRATION..................................	88,000	100,000§	12,830	75,170	...
COMMONWEALTH SHIP-BUILDING	24,253*	22,348*	...	...	...
COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT LINE OF STEAMERS.....................	46,200	38,772	...	...	...
PORT PIRIE WHARF...........................	1,291‡	1,291‡	...	...	...
COCKATOO ISLAND DOCKYARD...	30,000	...	...	...	...
NAVAL DOCKYARD.........................	...	30,000(a)	...	...	...
518,542	496,363	...	...	...
Deduct Commonwealth Ship-building, Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers, Port Pirie Wharf and Cockatoo Island Dockyard	101,744	92,411	...	...	...
416,798	403,952	462,391	...	45,593

Estimate, 1921-22.......................................................	£416,798
Vote, 1920-21.............................................................	403,952
Increase....................................	£12,846

*To be paid from Trust Fund, Shipbuilding Suspense and Williamstown Dockyard Accounts.____  To be paid from Trust Fund, Commonwealth Government Ships Account.____‡ To be paid from Trust Fund, Barrier Wharf, Port Pirie, Account.____§ Provided under Home and Territories Department in 1920-21.____   To be paid from Trust Fund, Cockatoo Island Dockyard Account.------- a Paid from Trust Fund, Naval Dockyard Account, in 1920-21, which was under the control of the Department of the Navy.

II.—The Prime Minister’s Department.
Number of Persons.		Class of Grade.	Division No. 14.	1921-22.	1920-21.
			ADMINISTRATIVE.
1920–21.	1921–22.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Administrative Division.	£	£	£
1	1	...	Secretary.............................................................................	1,250	1,250
Professional Division.
1	2	...	Foreign Affairs Officers...................................................	1,500	750
1	1	C	Publicity Officer................................................................	600	300
1	1	D	Private Secretary...............................................................	336	448
Clerical Division.
1	...	1	Assistant Secretary...........................................................	...	700
...	1	2	Assistant Secretary...........................................................	500	...
1	...	1	Chief Clerk and Accountant...........................................	...	650
...	1	2	Accountant........................................................................	420	...
1	...	2	Sub Accountant Clerks....................................................	...	360
4	6	3	Clerks..................................................................................	2,080	1,414
9	7	4	Clerks..................................................................................	1,790	2,519
11	12	5	Clerks..................................................................................	2,189	1,859
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...............................................................................	550	76
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards...........................................................................	1,103	427
Basic wage allowances including child endowment..	530	...
Portion of salaries of officers of Home and Territories Department (Electoral Office, Tasmania— Division No. 50)..........................................................	*	405
General Division.
...	1	...	Supervising Assistant.......................................................	252	...
1	1	...	Senior Assistant.................................................................	165	162
10	13	...	Typists.................................................................................	1,779	1,384
4	3	...	Assistants............................................................................	433	567
2	2	...	Messengers.........................................................................	221	208
1	1	...	Female Sorter.....................................................................	126	95
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class................................................................................	90	7
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards............................................................................	404	129
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment.	314	...
16,632	13,710
Adjustment of salaries......................................................	90	10‡
16,722	13,720
Less salary and allowances of officer loaned to another Department.....................................................	340	277
49	53	.......................... Total Salaries (carried forward).......	16,382	13,143	12,531

* Provided in 1921-22 under Div. 17/1.        Portion of year only.          ‡ The balance of the amount provided for adjustment of salaries 1920-21 has been added to the items of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

II.—The Prime Minister’s Department.
1921-22.	1920-21.
			Division No. 14.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
ADMINISTRATIVE.	£	£	£
Brought forward...........................................	16,382	13,443	12,531
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Cablegrams beyond Commonwealth (moneys paid by persons for cables sent on their behalf may be credited to this vote).....................................................................	5,000	5,525	6,384
2. Postage and telegrams....................................................	920	900	1,002
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	200	250	159
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon..............................................	200	150	210
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, binding and printing....................................	120	100	121
6. Other printing................................................................	100	100	112
7. Travelling expenses.......................................................	500	500	537
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure..............................	1,200	1,000	1,877
9. Printing and distribution (including postage) of Commonwealth Gazette............................................	2,500	2,500	3,818
10. Printing and distribution (including postage) of Commonwealth Statutes to State Governments and others.....................................................................	1,000	1,000	955
11. Temporary assistance....................................................	2,500	2,000	3,341
12. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance............................	400	400	396
13. Travelling and other expenses, Foreign Affairs Branch....	1,500	300	1,433
Total Contingencies...................................	16,140	14,725	20,345
Carried forward............................................	32,522	28,168	32,876

F.19366.—2

II.—The Prime Minister’s Department.
1921-22.	1920-21.
	Division No. 14.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	ADMINISTRATIVE.
£	£	£
Brought forward.........................................................	32,522	28,168	32,876
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Salary and travelling allowances of officers acting as Secretaries to Leaders of Opposition in Senate and House of Representatives and Leader of Country Party	1,300	800	1,028
2. Maintenance of motor cars, including wages and expenses of chauffeurs.......................................................................	3,500	3,500	5,777
3. Historic memorials of representative men.............................	50	150	38
4. Retaining and special fees for Commonwealth Medical Officers	200	200	200
5. New Hebrides—Grant for special services.............................	1,000	1,000	871
6. Geneva Conference, 1920.........................................................	2,500	...	...
7. Entertainment of visitors............................................................	150	150	137
8. Investigation in connexion with noxious insects—Grant....	400	400	400
9. Imperial Bureau of Mycology—Grant....................................	150	300	300
10. Commercial Agency—Paris.......................................................	800	500	761
11. Payment to International Agricultural Institute at Rome.....	1,100	1,450	1,061
12. Prize for Military Band Contest at Ballarat Eisteddfod, 1921	250	250	50
13. International bibliography of the War......................................	500	1,000	169
14. Travelling expenses of Commonwealth Ministers................	500	1,000	435
15. Contribution to cost of Secretariat—League of Nations......	26,000	15,000	68,350
16. Grant to Australian Commonwealth Branch of Empire Parliamentary Association..............................................	250	250	250
17. Monument at Darwin to commemorate landing of Sir Ross Smith, K.B.E.....................................................................	635	...	...
18. Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau—Grant.........................	2,000	...	4,000
19. Royal Commission—Taxation.................................................	6,000	...	7,429
20. Royal Commission—Unification of railway gauges.............	10,000	...	6,287
21. Royal Commission—Pilfering of ships’ cargoes...................	500	...	1,543
22. Royal Commission—Cockatoo and Garden Islands Naval Establishments.................................................................	1,000	...	997
23. Royal Commission—Property of German Nationals............	1,500	...	...
24. Royal Commission—Adjustment of Basic Wage..................	1,400	10,000	10,881
25. Expenses of Berthing Officer and Assistants, Newcastle.....	1,200	...	802
26. Visit of Prime Minister to England..........................................	5,000	...	3,239
Allowance—Ministerial Messenger....................................	...	50	...
Allowance to Private Secretary to Prime Minister...........	...	50	31
Royal Commission—Expenditure of Commonwealth...	...	1,200	485
Royal Commission—Administration of Northern Territory.............................................................................	...	700	728
Royal Commission—Coal Industry...................................	...	...	296
Representation of Commonwealth at Conference—International Organization of Labour—Genoa..........	...	400	337
67,885	38,350	116,882
			Carried forward................................................................
32,522	28,168	32,876

II.—The Prime Minister’s Department.
1921 22.		1920-21.
		Division No. 14.				Vote.		Expenditure.
		ADMINISTRATIVE.
£						£		£
Brought forward...........................................						32,522		28,168		32,876
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous—continued.
Brought forward...........................................				67,885		38,350		116,882
Visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.......				...		37,700		50,371
Entertaining members of visiting French Delegation as guests of Commonwealth whilst in Australia......				...		68		68
Exhibition of Australian products at Annual Fair, Lyons, France...................................................				...		600		719
Relief of Loyalist workers—Maritime strike.............				...		4,000		3,686
Grant for representation of Australia at Olympic Contests, Antwerp.............................................				...		1,000		1,000
Gratuity on retirement under the Public Service Act and Regulations, also payments in lieu of additional furlough............................................				...		93		116
Grant to Aviators Parer and McIntosh in recognition of aerial flight England to Australia....................				...		...		1,000
Reporting Premiers’ Conference..............................				...		...		137
Commonwealth representation at Geneva Conference				...		...		5,802
Entertainment of ex-Governor-General.....................				...		...		307
Funeral of Right Honorable Sir Edmund Barton, P.C., G.C.M.G..........................................................				...		...		306
Luncheon to Aviators Parer and McIntosh................				...		...		22
Passages from England to Australia of Lady Reid and family..............................................................				...		...		210
Funeral of Right Honorable Sir Samuel Griffith, P.C., G.C.M.G..........................................................				...		...		90
Investigations in connexion with development of North- West Australia.......................................				...		...		121
Delegation to conference of returned soldiers and sailors organizations, Capetown, 1921................				...		...		400
Honorarium to Australian representative at Imperial Entomological Conference, London (including expenses).........................................................				...		...		85
Gift of motor car to Melbourne Technical School......				...		...		250
Payment as an act of grace to H. J. K. Newell, for loss of clothing and effects, Sydney..........................				...		...		150
Grant for relief of distress amongst British ex-service immigrants in Sydney.......................................				...		...		1,000
Funeral of Senator R. S. Guthrie..............................				...		...		191
Scientific expedition to New Guinea........................				...		...		3,051
Total Miscellaneous..........................				67,885		81,811		185,964
Total Division No. 14...........................				100,407		109,979		218,840
II.—The Prime Minister’s Department.
1921 22.		1920-21.
		Vote.		Expenditure.
£		£		£
Division No 15.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.
1920–21	1921–22		Clerical Division.
Secretary to Federal Executive Council*............		...		...
1	1	5	Clerk................................................................		208		196
Cost of living allowance under Arbitration Court awards.........................................................		31		32
Basic wage allowance.......................................		12		...
1	1	Total Salaries............		251		228		236
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon					5		5		6
2. Office requisites............................................................					5		5		8
Total Contingencies.....................					10		10		14
Total Division No. 15.............................................					261		238		250

* Receives £650 as Official Secretary to the Governor-General under Division No. 18.

II.—The Prime Minister’s Department.
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.	Division No. 16.	1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21.	1921–22.		AUDIT OFFICE.
					Vote.	Expenditure.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
Central Staff.	£	£	£
Clerical Division.
1	1	1	Secretary......................................................................	650	650
1	1	1	Inspector of Stores....................................................	560	560
1	...	1	Senior Inspector........................................................	...	520
3	2	2	Inspectors...................................................................	880	1,320
20	5	3	Inspectors...................................................................	1,800	7,436
17	7	4	Assistant Inspectors..................................................	1,810	4,526
3	2	4	Clerks..........................................................................	540	810
48	20	5	Clerks..........................................................................	3,669	8,368
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards...................................................................	1,417	2,602
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...........................................................	601	...
General Division.
1	...	...	Senior Assistant.........................................................	...	192
3	5	...	Assistants....................................................................	759	462
3	...	...	Messengers.................................................................	...	304
4	1	...	Typist..........................................................................	166	596
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards...................................................................	137	116
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...........................................................	72	...
105*	44	13,061	28,462*
Local Staffs.
New South Wales.
Clerical Division.
1	1	1	Local Auditor.............................................................	600	600
1	...	2	Inspector.....................................................................	...	420
13	14	3	Inspectors...................................................................	4,920	4,600
14	14	4	Assistant Inspectors..................................................	3,730	3,800
19	28	5	Clerks..........................................................................	4,177	2,949
Cost of living allowances, under Arbitration Court awards........................................................	2,205	1,126
Basic wage allowances including child endowment	1,064	...
General Division.
1	1	...	Typist..........................................................................	162	156
1	1	...	Messenger...................................................................	100	102
2	2	...	Assistants....................................................................	308	234
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards...................................................................	57	28
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment	42	...
52	61	17,365	14,015
157	105	Carried forward.........................................................	30,426	42,477

* Includes Victorian staff provided for separately in 1921-22.

II.—The Prime Minister’s Department.
Number of Persons		Class or Grade.	1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21.	1921–22.			Division No. 16.	Vote.	Expenditure.
				AUDIT OFFICE.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
157	105	Brought forward.................					30,426	42,477
Victoria.
Clerical Division.
1	l	Local Auditor...........................................	520	...
1	2	Inspector..................................................	440	...
15	3	Inspectors.................................................	5,520	...
11	4	Assistant Inspectors...................................	2,874	...
1	4	Clerk........................................................	270	...
32	5	Clerks.......................................................	5,824	...
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards........................................	2,451	...
Basic wage allowances including child endowment...........................................	829	...
General Division.	...
1	...	Senior Assistant........................................	192	...
1	...	Messenger................................................	125	...
3	...	Typists......................................................	454	...
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards........................................	116	...
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...........................................	109	...
*	66	Queensland.	19,724	*
Clerical Division.
1	1	1	Local Auditor...........................................	560	560
4	4	3	Inspectors.................................................	1,420	1,416
8	8	4	Assistant Inspectors...................................	2,075	2,075
9	9	5	Clerks.......................................................	1,794	1,619
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards........................................	936	546
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...........................................	468	...
General Division.
1	1	...	Typist.......................................................	150	78
...	1	...	Assistant...................................................	102	...
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards........................................	30	4
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...........................................	24	...
23	24	7,559	6,298
180	195	Carried forward.............................	57,709	48,775

* Provided under Central Staff in 1920-21.

II.—The Prime Minister’s Department.
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade	1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21	1921–22
				Division No. 16.	Vote.	Expenditure.
				£			£	£
AUDIT OFFICE.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
180	195	Brought forward................	57,709	48,775
South Australia.
Clerical Division.
1	1	1	Local Auditor.................................................	520	520
2	2	3	Inspectors.......................................................	740	730
6	6	4	Assistant Inspectors.........................................	1,465	1,512
6	8	5	Clerks.............................................................	1,333	961
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards........................................................	713	346
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment.................................................	293	...
General Division.
...	1	...	Typist.............................................................	143	...
1	1	...	Assistant.........................................................	138	132
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards........................................................	30	12
Basic wage allowance.....................................	24	...
16	19	5,399	4,213
Western Australia.
Clerical Division.
1	1	2	Local Auditor.................................................	480	480
1	1	3	Inspector........................................................	340	340
5	6	4	Assistant Inspectors.........................................	1,565	1,303
6	6	5	Clerks.............................................................	1,118	1,184
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards........................................................	534	248
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment.................................................	258	...
13	14	4,295	3,555
209	228	Carried forward.............................	67,403	56,543

II.—The Prime Minister’s Department.
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.	Division No. 16.	1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21.	1921–22
			AUDIT OFFICE		Vote.	Expenditure
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
209	228	Brought forward.......................	67,403	56,543
Tasmania.
Clerical Division.
1	1	2	Local Auditor..............................................	440	430
1	1	3	Inspector.....................................................	340	340
3	3	4	Assistant Inspectors......................................	760	735
6	5	5	Clerks..........................................................	820	918
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards...........................................	384	286
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment..............................................	191	...
General Division.
...	1	...	Typist..........................................................	116	...
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards...........................................	17	...
Basic wage allowance..................................	6	...
11	11	3,074	2,709
70,477	59,252
Adjustment of salaries..................................	1,398	33*
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............................................	250	238
Allowances to adult officers of Clerical Division	...	6
Salary of officer on leave of absence prior to retirement................................................	...	52
72,125	59,581
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of the year...................................	2,244	3,000
69,881	56,581
Less amount to be recovered and credited to Division No. 16, Subdivision No. 1, Salaries, from special funds..............................	4,926	6,636
64,955	49,945
Less amount to be provided under Division No. 146, War Services....................................	9,033	...
220	239	Total Salaries (carried forward)......	55,922	49,945	54,017

* The balance of amount provided for adjustment of salaries 1020-21 has been added to the items of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

II.—The Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 16.	1921-22.	1920-21.
Vote.		Expenditure.
£	£	£
AUDIT OFFICE.
Brought forward	55,922	49,945	54,017
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Office cleaning...............................................................	200	200	225
2. Postage and telegrams.....................................................	400	320	358
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	300	400	407
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon.......................................................	100	150	171
5. Account, record and other books, including printing, cost of material and binding....................................................	75	75	108
6. Other printing.................................................................	120	120	93
7. Travelling expenses........................................................	1,200	900	1,303
8. Temporary assistance......................................................	4,500	3,750	8,071
9. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...............................	400	450	409
10. Audit of Commonwealth Bank accounts in London..........	375	375	385
11. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance................................	300	205	255
12. Audit of Northern Territory accounts...............................	410	400	286
Allowance of 5 per cent, to meet increased cost of living in Western Australia........................................................	...	128	118
8,380	7,473	12,189
Less amount to be recovered and credited to Division No. 16, Subdivision No. 2, Contingencies, from other special funds..........................................................................	903	2,453	2,753
Total Contingencies...........	7,477	5,020	9,436
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Allowance to Auditor-General.........................................	500*	250*	250
Gratuities on retirement under the Public Service Act and Regulations...............................................................	...	310	480
Payments as acts of grace to dependants of deceased officials.....................................................................	...	...	449
Total Miscellaneous................................	500	560	1,179
Total Division No. 16.................................	63,899	55,525	64,632

* For details, see Division No. 28, Subdivision No. 2

Previously paid from Trust Funds under control of the Repatriation and War Service Homes Commissions

XIII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.	1921-22.	1920-21.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward ........................................	32,410	26,000	29,568
Division No. 148.
miscellaneous.
Subdivision No. 1,
No.  1. Interest on Australia’s War Indebtedness to the Government of the United Kingdom...................................................................................	4,535,255	*	*
2. Payment in reduction of principal of Australia’s War indebtedness to the Government of the United Kingdom....................................................	1,013,560	*	*
3. London transactions—exchange on remittances and cost of obtaining temporary accommodation when exchange not available....................	300,000	125,000	194,857
4. Payment for services rendered in connexion with the regulations under the War Precautions Act.......................................................................	150	310	458
5. Compassionate allowance (including arrears) to Merchant Seaman Thomas Whalen, permanently incapacitated whilst on transport duty.	59	...	...
Premiums on life assurance policies of Commonwealth public servants who are members of Expeditionary Forces, including contributions to Trust Fund Officers’ Assurance Fund..................................................	...	840	1,201
To make good deficiency in War Loan Fund temporarily met from Australian Notes Fund..........................................................................	...	902,629	857,932
Interest on amount due to the Government of the United Kingdom for the maintenance of Australian troops at the front................................	...	1,816,000*	1,743,264*
Payment, as an act of grace, to Lieut. Cummings, injured in an aeroplane accident during Peace Loan campaign..................................................	...	...	283
Refund of railway fares to members of Australian Imperial Force on leave......................................................................................................	...	...	626
Expenses in connexion with conversion of German currency in Rabaul (to be recovered)...................................................................................	...	...	7,714
Total Division No. 148......................................	5,849,024	2,844,779	2,806,335
Total Under Control of Department of the Treasury..............................	5,881,434	2,870,779	2,835,903
_________
Under Control of Home and Territories Department.
Division No. 149.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Establishment of Australian War Museum.............................................	20,000	40,000	10,000
Total Under Control of Home and Territories Department...........	20 000	40,000	10,000

*The total Interest and Sinking Fund on Australia’s war indebtedness to the Government of the United Kingdom in 1920-21 and 1921-22 compare as follows:—

Estimate,1921-22.	Expenditure, 1920-21.
Interest—Under Special Appropriations	...	..	£2,290,460
Under Division No. 148	£4,535,255	..	1,743,264
4,535,255	..	4,033,724
Sinking Fund—Under Special Appropriations	..	..	490,820
Under Division No. 148	1,013,560	..	..
Total	£5,548,815	..	£4,524,544

To be paid to credit of Trust Fund Australian War Museum Account.

XIII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY.	1921 22.	1920-21.
		Vote.	Expenditure
Division No. 150.
EXPEDITIONARY FORCES.
Expeditionary Forces, including pay, allotments of pay for period not exceeding two months after date of notification of decease of soldiers, rations, horses, mechanical transport, equipment, clothing and kit, forage, ammunition and incidentals. (Pay and allotments of pay are subject to War Financial Regulations)	£	£	£
	200,000	1,190,000*
_________ Division No. 151.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No.  1. Expenses of chemists and munition workers sent to Great Britain (portion to be recovered).................................................	30,000	48,693	26,410
2. Expenses of navvies and labourers sent to Great Britain (portion to be recovered)..............................................................................	10,000	39,611	14,733
3. Establishment of the Australian War Museum and records, and the compilation of the history of Australia’s share in the war	2.973(a)	13,200	12,999
4. Contribution to Trust Fund—National War Histories Account.	500	...	...
5. Graves of Soldiers—Contribution to Graves Commission for Commonwealth’s share of cost of care and maintenance......	90,000	210,000	58,269
6. Special Payments to Discharged Soldiers retained in or readmitted to military hospitals...................................................	39,965	30,000	30,000§
7. Commission to Postmaster-General’s Department for payment of War accounts through the Money Order account...............	190	1,850	201-
8. Repatriation of Italians and allowances to dependants...............	50	2,423	2,423‡
9. Prosecutions and investigations under the War Precautions Act	150	500	1,036
10. Payments to or on behalf of members and discharged members of the Imperial and Indian Forces (to be recovered)................	760	1,000	1,028
11. Gratuities payable on behalf of Government of United Kingdom to recipients of decorations (to be recovered)...........................	150	300	325
12. Purchase of pathological jars for Army Medical Museums.......	256	...	...
13. Pensions to persons injured and dependants of persons who were killed by Turks at Broken Hill—
Mrs. Shaw and one child, £1 5s. per week .....................	78	105	94
Mrs. Cowie, 5s. per week...................................................
14. Allowance to Miss R. Kelly, who contracted meningitis whilst nursing a military patient..............................................................	78	78	75
15. Grants to Australians who enlisted in the Imperial Army...........	10,000	...
16. Australian Imperial Force—Separation allowances paid under special circumstances....................................................................	500	...
Carried forward........................................	185,650	347,760	147,593
	200,000	1,190,000	...

* In addition £1,210,000 was provided under War Loan in 1920-21.       Paid from War Loan Fund in 1920-21.

‡ In addition £28,875 was paid from War Loan Fund in 1920-21.          § In addition £6,140 was paid from War Loan Fund in 1920-21         (a) £2,588 to be paid to credit of Trust Fund, National War Histories Account.

XIII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
Under Control of Department of Defence— Military—continued.	1921 22.	1920-21.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
Brought forward.....................................	200,000	1,190,000	...
Division No. 151.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.
Brought forward.....................................	185,650	347,760	147,593
No. 17. Allowance to Nurse N. Loch, injured on duty...............	33	...	16
18. Maintenance of Internees in Mental Asylums...............	4,059	...	...
19. Expenditure in connexion with interned enemy subjects (portion to be recovered)..........................................	77	7,530	11,460
20. Aerial reconnaissance of route to Australia (to be recovered)...............................................................	50	118	117
21. Erection of Australian Imperial Force War Memorials..	10,000	...	...
22. Allowance under special circumstances to Officer on duty with New Zealand Military Forces.....................	131	...	...
Hospitals, Administrative Offices, and other buildings— Works in connexion with.........................................	...	2,200	596
Acquisition of properties.............................................	...	85	92
Pay of censors and their staffs, telegrams, postage, and other expenditure incidental to the office of censors...	...	129	333
Allowance to Mr. J. T. Dunk, munition worker, injured at sea..........................................................................	...	40	127
Passages to England for orphan children of late Imperial Reservist, J. Dobson................................................	...	45	45
Compensation to Mr. J. McKeown for injuries to his son	...	17	17
Payment to the Coachbuilders Association of New South Wales of proceeds of sale of gift motor ambulance....	...	...	523
Passages for Jugo-Slavs returning to Australia..............	...	...	3
Towards cost of erection of main block of buildings at Mont Park Hospital, Victoria, also furniture and fittings (to be recovered)..........................................	...	...	1,559
Construction of Bridges, Holdsworthy and Sutherland Roads.....................................................................	...	...	397
Defalcations and deficiencies and overpayments...........	...	...	5,986
Expenses in connexion with disposal of S.S. Nautilus...	...	...	24
Australian Imperial Force—Separation allowances approved on recommendation of Overpayments Committee..............................................................	...	...	3,002
Compensation to munition worker H. Hudson, injured at sea..........................................................................	...	...	405
Refund to Lieut.-Colonel Gipps of special war premium on Life Insurance Policy..........................................	...	...	30
Total Division No. 151................	200,000	357,924	172,325
Total Under control of Department of Defence— Military...................................	400,000	1,547,924	172,325

In addition £80,832 was paid from War Loan Fund in 1920-21.

XIII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
1921-22.	1920-21.
	Vote	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Navy.
Division No. 152.
TRANSPORT SERVICES.
No. 1. Transport services in connexion with Expeditionary Forces, including passage money, hire, fitting and re-conditioning of ships, wages, coal, victualling and all other expenditure incidental to such services...............	200,000	700,000	698,052
Division No. 153.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No.  1. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure on war services	22,000	46,000	43,500
2. Reserves of coal and oil fuel........................................	36,000	125,000	43,776
3. Reserves of ordnance, torpedo stores, and ammunition	25,000	185,000	37,974
Compassionate allowance to dependants of persons lost on s.s. Boorara.....................................................	...	...	382
Total Division No. 153.........................	83,000	356,000	125,632
Division No. 154.
TRADING VESSELS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Salaries and wages of officers and crews, maintenance, repairs, stores, and all other expenses in connexion with detained enemy vessels used as trading vessels...........	2,000	10,000	527
Total Under Control of Department of the Navy	285,000	1,066,000	824,211

XIII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
1921-22.	1920-21.
	Vote.		Expenditure.
Under Control of the Department of Trade and Customs.	£	£		£
Division No. 155.
Subdivision No. 1.
No.  1. Prize Courts—Expenses of proceedings in Prize Courts, wages of prize crews of detained enemy vessels and all other expenses in connexion with such vessels whilst under the jurisdiction of the Court (to be recovered)..	200	500		127
2. Administration of War Legislation...............................	5,951	3,000		6,974
3. Administration of War Precautions (Prices) Regulations 1916.......................................................................	59	300		503
4. Remission of duty on tobacco and cigarettes distributed to invalid soldiers....................................................	90	…		31
5. Issue of war medals to members of Mercantile Marine..	1,800	…		...
Customs duty remitted on presents sent by Australian soldiers and members of the Royal Australian Navv..	…	500		217
Portion of freight and loading charges on wheat imported into Tasmania from mainland...................................	…	…		440
To provide a credit in Trust Fund Commonwealth Flax Account..................................................................	...	...		6,000
Total Division No. 155....................................	8,100	4,300		14,292
Total Under Control of Department of Trade and Customs.............................................	8,100	4,300		14,292
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Under Control of the Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 155a.
Subdivision No. 1.
Hospitals, Administrative offices, and other buildings — Works in connexion with...........................................	…	72,815		24,109
Towards cost of erection of main block of buildings at Mont Park Hospital, Victoria, also furniture and fittings (portion to be recovered)...........................................	…	1,471		3,120
Expenditure in connexion with Peace celebrations..........	…	...		32
Total Division No. 155a..............................................	...		74,286	27,261
Total Under Control of Department of Works and Railways...................................................	...		74,286	27,261

XIII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.	Under Control of the Department of Repatriation.		1921-22.	1920-21.
1920–21.	1921–22.
			REPATRIATION COMMISSION.			Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 156.		£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1—Salaries.
Payable from Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Account.
1	1	Chairman—Repatriation Commission............		1,500	1,500
2	2	Commissioners.............................................		2,500	2,500
Administrative Division.	Maximum.
	Per Annum
£	3,920	3,920
6			6	Deputy Commissioners......................................................	800
1	1	Secretary to the Commission......................................................	...	750	750
Professional Division.
1	1	Principal Departmental Medical Officer.................................................	1,100	1,100	1,000
8	35*	Departmental Medical Officers......................................................	925	26,925*	5,710
Clerical Division.
6	6	1	Clerks......................................................	700	3,660	3,520
15	16	2	Clerks......................................................	500	7,281	6,972
58	41	3	Clerks......................................................	400	14,395	20,010
214	188	4	Clerks......................................................	310	47,370	53,410
485	465	5	Clerks......................................................	210	89,453	90,804
General Division.
6	...	Matrons......................................................	174	...	972
161	155	Typists......................................................	162	21,830	21,052
44	43	Assistants......................................................	174	6,456	6,326
227,140	218,446
Staffs of Local Committees in districts with population over 20,000..............................		2,889	8,000
Cost of living allowances under Arbitration Court awards.............................................		32,800	15,900
Basic wage allowances, including child endowment...............................................		16,600	...
Salaries of officers granted furlough prior to retirement.................................................		...	600
Less amount provided under Division No. 156a, War Pensions Office...........		279,429	242,946
		...	34,495
1008	960	Total Salaries (carried forward)......		279,429	208,451

* Includes 25 Medical Officers for Pensions previously charged to Contingencies.

Includes War Pensions Salaries—shown under Division No. 156a in 1920-21.

XIII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
1921-22.	1920-21.
	Vote.	Expenditure
Under Control of the Department of Repatriation—continued.	£	£	£
Brought forward.....................................	279,429	208,451
Division No. 156.
REPATRIATION COMMISSION.
Subdivision No. 2.—Repatriation of Soldiers.
No. 1. Repatriation of Soldiers and expenses in connexion therewith (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Account)................	2,056,000	4,500,000	3,384,845
2. Hostels and other institutions and Vocational Training Establishments (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Account)................	137,000*	200,000	178,515
3. Grant to the Trust Fund, “Australian Soldiers Repatriation —Contributions Account”—towards soldiers’ children educational scheme...................................................	57,000	...
2,250,000	4,700,000	3,563,360
Total Division No. 156..................................	2,529,429	4,908,451	3,563,360
Carried forward....................	2,529,429	4,908,451	3,563,360

* All construction work from this Vote is under the control of the Department of Works and Railways.

Total contribution by Commonwealth towards Education scheme, £800,000, spread over 14 years.

XIII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
Under Control of the Department of Repatriation—continued.	1921-22.	1920-21.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward..................................	2,529,429	4,908,451	3,563,360
Division No. 156a.
WAR PENSIONS OFFICE.
Subdivision No. 1—Salaries	*	34,495	37,074
Subdivision No. 2—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and Telegrams..................................................	...	2,500	3,457
2. Office requisites and stationery......................................	...	900	1,540
3. Advertising and printing................................................	...	1,000	2,904
4. Travelling expenses.......................................................	...	150	561
5. Incidental and petty cash................................................	...	2,000	8,307
6. Office furniture and equipment.......................................	...	1,955	269
7. Temporary assistance....................................................	...	9,000	23,390
8. Medical examinations....................................................	...	10,000	18,120
9. Services of registrars, police, and officers of Postmaster- General’s Department...............................................	...	29,000	841
10. Fees of State Boards......................................................	...	3,000	2,868
11. General expenses—London offices.................................	...	6,000	9,990
Total Contingencies.......................................	65,505	72,247
Subdivision No. 3—Miscellaneous.
Overpayment of war pensions (irrecoverable)..................	...	...	66
Compassionate allowances as acts of grace to dependants of late members of Australian Imperial Force.............	...	...	963
Total Miscellaneous.........................................	...	...	1,029
Total Division No. 156a................................	...	100,000	110,350
Carried forward.........................................	2,529,429	5,008,451	3,673,710

* Provided under Division No. 156, Subdivision No. 1, in 1921-22.

Provided under Division No. 156, Subdivision No. 2, in 1921-22.

XIII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
Under Control of the Department of Repatriation—continued.	1921-22.	1920-21.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
	Brought forward........................................	2,529,429	5,008,451	3,673,710
Division No. 157.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Assistance under special circumstances to Australian and ex-imperial soldiers who have been on active service...	2,000	2,000	730
2. Interest earned on investments of money donated for the benefit of Australian soldiers and their dependants (to be paid to Trust Fund, Repatriation of Australian Soldiers— Contributions Account, and devoted to the establishment of scholarships for soldiers and their dependants)...............................................................	5,886	1,576	1,575
3. Interest earned on investment of money donated for establishment of University scholarship for benefit of children of deceased soldiers (to be paid to Trust Fund, Repatriation of Australian Soldiers-—Contributions Account, and devoted to the establishment of University scholarship, to be called “General Pau Scholarship’)....	60	60	53
4. Allowances under special circumstances to dependants of Australian Soldiers who are not provided for under the Repatriation Act.........................................................	3,000	3,000	2,093
Total Division No. 157..........................	10,946	6,636	4,451
Deduct Salaries—Repatriation Commission—payable from Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Account.	2,540,375	5,015,087	3,678,161
	279,429	208,451	…
Total Repatriation Commission..................	2,260,946	4,806,636	3,678,161
Carried forward.......................	2,260,946	4,806,636	3,678,161

XIII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
Under Control of the Department of Repatriation—continued.	1921-22.	1920-21.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward...............................................................................................	2,260,946	4,806,636	3,678,161
Division No. 158.
WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Expenses in connexion with the building of War Service Homes (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, War Service Homes Account)............................................	100,000	175,000	189,546
Total Division No. 158............................	100,000	175,000	189,546
Total Under Control of Department of Repatriation...	2,360,946	4,981,636	3,867,707
Total War Services..........................................	8,969,513	10,592,955	7,759,545

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