Appropriation Act 1923-24 (WA)

No. 58.] Appropriation, 1923-4. [1923.

APPROPRIATION, 1923-4.

14° GEO. V., No. XXXVII.

No. 58 of 1923.

AN ACT to appropriate and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and from Moneys to Credit of the Trust Fund and the General Loan Fund and from the Public Account certain sums to make good the supplies granted for the Service of the Year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and twenty- four, and to supplement grants made by the present Parliament during its last Session in adjustment/of the Vote " Advance to Treasurer, 1922-23," for charges during the Year ended the 30th day of June, 1923.

[Assented to 22nd December, 1923.]

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,—

Preamble. , Your Majesty's Most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the Supply which we have cheerfully granted Your Majesty in this Session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the Sums hereinafter mentioned, and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted : And be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows (that is to say) :—

Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act,

1923-24.

Application of 2.

There shall and may be issued and applied, for or towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the services of the year ending the thirtieth day of June,

moneys.

1923.) Appropriation, 1923-4. [No. 58.

One thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, the following sums, that is to say :-

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Three Million Three Hundred and Fifty-two Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-six Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the Trust Fund, the sum of Thirty-five Thousand Four Hundred and Ninety-eight Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the General Loan Fund, the sum of Three Million Four Hundred and Fifty-six Thousand and Sixty-five Pounds.

From the Public Account for Advance to Treasurer the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Pounds.

3. (1.) All sums granted by this Act, and the Acts QT„r°1,Creti)

mentioned in Schedule A to this Act, towards making good SThedu/e1A.

the Supply granted to His Majesty, that is to say :-

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Four Million Eight Hundred and Thirty-one Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-six Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the Trust Fund the sum of Seventy-nine Thousand and Ninety-eight Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the General Loan Fund the sum of Four Million Four Hundred and Seventy-four Thousand and Sixty-five Pounds.

From the Public Account for Advance to Treasurer the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Pounds, and

grants hi confirmation of the expenditure from the vote, Treasurer. (2.) All sums granted by this Act to supplement Advance to,

Advance to Treasurer, 1922-23," for charges during the

year ended the 30th day of June, 1923, that is to say :-

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of One

Hundred and Thirty-nine Thousand Four Hundred and

Seventy-six Pounds One Shilling and Two Pence.

From the General Loan Fund the sum of Three Hundred and Eighty-four Thousand Four Hundred and Ninety-three Pounds Sixteen Shillings and Nine Pence,

Are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been

appropriated for the purposes and services expressed in

Schedules

Schedules B, C, D, E, F, and G. B to G.

No. 58.1 A pffopriation, 1923-4. [1923.

SCHEDULE A.

FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDING THE 30tx JUNE, 1924.

Consolidated Revenue Fund— • £

Under Act No.	...	799,000
Under Act No.	...	680,000

Under this Ad 3,352,846

Votes as per Estimates 4,831,846

Trust Fund

Under Act No.	23,600
Under Act No.	20,000
Under this Act Votes as per Estimates	35,498

79,098

General Loan Fund

Under Act No.	668,000
Under Act No.	350,000

Under this Act Votes as per Estimates 3,456,065

4,474,065

Public Account Advance to Treasurer

Under Act No.	...	300,000
Under this Act	...	200,000

500,000

£9,885,009

SCHEDULE B.

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30Tn JUNE, 1924, AS DETAILED IN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

SUMMARY.

£

The Legislative Council ...	...	1,091
The Legislative Assembly	...	1,913
The Joint House Committee	...	4,618
The Joint Printing Committee	3,575

The Joint Library Committee ... ... ... 475 108,731

The Minister for Lands and Repatriation ... 96,446

The Colonial Treasurer ... ... ... ... 150,942

The Minister for Agriculture	...	...	...	...	...	...	60,056
The Minister for Works	...	...	...	...	...	...	81,557

The Minister for Mines, Woods and Forests, and Police ... 259,116

The Minister for Education ... ... ... ... ... ... 571,802

The Minister for Justice	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	86,677
The Minister for the North-West	...	24,915

The Colonial Secretary ... ... ... 266,308

The Minister for Public Health ... ... 176,313

Public Utilities ... ... ... ... 2,937,311

Total ...

192:3.] Appropriation, [No. 58.

SCHEDULE C.

TRUST FUND FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1924, AS DETAILED IN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TRUST ACCOUNT.

Public Works and Buildings ... 60,000

North-West . 3,000

03,000

LANDS Imrnovnmunt LOAN FUND.

Departmental ... 1,500

Development of Agriculture ... 14,598

16,098

Total £79,098

SCHEDULE D.

GENERAL LOAN FUND FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 3Orn JUNE, 1924, AS DETAILED IN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

SUMMARY.

Under Sec-

tion 36 of	Generally.	Total.
Audit Act.

£ £ £

Departmental ... 91,598 91,598

Railways, etc. ...	1V,362	905,675	925,037
Harbours and Rivers ...	28,846	157,154	186,000
Water Supply and Sewerage	220,593	438,157	658,750
Development of Goldfields and Mineral

Resources ... I 100,000 100,000

Development of Agriculture ... 10,242 2.200,438 2,210,680

Roads and Bridges, Public Buildings, etc. ... 83,568 1 206,432 290,000

Other Undertakings ... 2,162 9,838 12,000

Total ... '364,773 £4,109,292 £4,474,065

SCHEDULE E.

ADVANCE TO TREASURER.

To be issued, if and when required, from the Public Account, to enable the Treasurer to make advances to public officers, also advances for the Trading Concerns, and to other persons, or for payments of deposits on Contracts, or on account of other Govern. meats, etc. Also to pay expenses of an unforeseen nature, chargeable against the Con- solidated Revenue Fund or the General Loan Fund, or the Salo of Government Property Trust Account, or the Lands Improvement Loan Fund ; such disbursements to be trans- ferred monthly to the respective Votes and Services, and to be shown as excesses thereon or as new items. The appropriation may also include expenditure in excess of the provisions of any Loan Act pending statutory authority for the raising of such moneys, and the appropriation may also include expenditure on works and services pending provision being made in a Loan Act, and such expenditure, to be charged to Loan Suspense Account, to be subsequently submitted to Parliament for specific appropriation. The whole amount to be adjusted pot later than 30th June, 1925—£500,000.

No. 5SJ Appropriation, 19234. [1923.

FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1923.

IN:ADJUSTMENTIOF THE APPROPRIATION "ADVANCE TO TREASURER," 1922-23.

SCHEDULE F.

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

IL—LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

AY A Salaries.

Acting Clerk of Council at £100 per annum, from 1st January, 1923,

11 (Ito 30th June, 1923	50	0	0
Honorarium to Acting Usher of the Black Rod	10	0	0

Messengers, 2 at £52 por annum ... 4 0 0

Contingencies.

Select Committees—Payment of Witnesses, etc. 49 9 0

113 9 0

Hi—LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

Salaries.

Messengers (3) ... 41 10 0

Contingencies.

Select Committees—Payment of Witnesses, etc. 251 10 7

293 6 7

IV.—JOINT HOUSE COMMITTEE.

Salaries.

Wages (Kitchen, Dining Room and Cleaners) 145 14 2

Contingencies.

Incidental 273 18 5

419 12 7

V.—JOINT PRINTING COMMITTEE.

Salaries.

Typists occasionally employed ... 1 12 6

VU.—PREMIER.

PREMIER'S DEPARTMENT.

Salaries.

Secretary—Arrears of Salary on Appeal Board decision ... 210 0 0

Carried forward . 216 0 0 828 0 S

1923.]	Appropriation, 1928-4.	[No. 58.
£ s. d. £ s.

Brought forward ... 216 0 0 828 0 8

PREMIER'S DEPARTMENT—CORIDUted.

Contingencies.

Incidental	124	2	9
Royal and other Commissions of Inquiry—

Federal Constitution	168 0 0 9 18 3
Railway Service ...	94 3 8
War Patriotic Funds	53 7 7
Forestry	171 11 1
Kessell Case ...	66 3 9
Soldier Settlement ...	588 6 2

Miecellqueous.

Ministerial and Parliamentary Visits, etc. ...	155	7	0
Entertaining Distinguished Visitors	585	7	3

Expenses, Hon. Premier's visit to London ... 222 15 2

2,466 2 8

GOVERNOR'S ESTAELISEMENT.

Salaries.

Typist 20 0 0

Contingencies.

Upkeep of Grounds, Perth and Albany ... 17 17 5

Expenses His Excellency the Governor to North-West 42 16 2

SO 13 7

LONDON AGENCY.

Salaries.

Clerks (8)—Grade Increases	...	126 0 0
Messenger at £60 per annum ...	60 0 0

Contingencies.

1,272 15 7

Upkeep of Savoy House	530 S11
Cost of Living Allowances to Staff	90 6 11
Housekeepers, Cleaners, etc., Savoy House ...	23 19 10
Upkeep of Agent General's Residence	422 15 5
Exchange of Officers between W.A. and London ...	97 10 2

Exhibits for Savoy House ... 161 14 5

Grant to Hon. H. P. Colebatch to cover expenses to assume office of

265 10 0

3,051 1 3

Punic SERVICE COMMISSIONER.

Contingencies.

Extra Remunerati on 18 0 0

GOVERNMENT MOTOR CAR SERVICE.

Contingencies.

Wages and Overtime	...	...	...	441	19	11	,
General Expenses	...	...	148	7	S

Purchase of Car ... ... ... 515 0 0

1,105 7 7

PRINTING.

Salaries.

Foremen, Compositors, Machinists, and all other employees 231 5 9

TOURISTS AND PUBLICITY BUREAU.

Salaries.

Clerk 1 0 0

Carried forward ... 7,770 11 6

No. 5$.] Appropriation, 1925-4. [Da

£ s.. d s. cl••

Brought forward ... ••• 7,770 11

VIII.—MINISTER FOR LANDS AND REPATRIATION.

LANDS AND SURVEYS.

Salaries.

Under Secretary—Increase from £636 to £708 per annum	72	0.	0
Draftsman—Increase from. £360 to £384 per annum	24	0	0
Draftsmen (4)—Increases at £12 per annum	18	9	4
Clerks (7)—Increases at £12 per annum ; 1 at £36 per annum	70	5 10

Clerk at £264 per annum from 19th September, 1922 ... 206 10 0

Clerks (2)-1 at ; 1 at £108 ... 81 9 4

Draftsman at £72 per annum from 18th September, 1922 56 12 0

Clerk at £264 from 6th October, 1922 ... ' 194 9 1

Cleric at £228 (6 months) ... 114 0 0

Draftsman at £60 per annum from 21st May, 1923 6 15 6

Extra Clerical Assistance, etc. ... 1,302 11 7

Inspectors of Land	89	0 10
Proportion of Long Service Leave payable to other Departments ...	24	8 11

Contingencies.

Refunds of Revenue ... 7,111 7 1 I

Grants to Licensed Surveyors' Board ...	25	0	0
Purchase of Motor Car	482 10	0

9,879 15 6

AGRICULTURAL BANK, INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE BOARD,

SOLDIERS' LAND SETTLEMENT.

Salaries.

Sub-Accountant—Increase from £336 to £360 per annum and arrears , 70 15 6

Inspectors (8)—Increases under Classification ... 462 8 0 ■

Clerks (5)—Increases under Classification and Appeals 80 16 1,556 5 9 2

Extra Clerical Assistance ... ... ... 571 16 8

Allowances under Appeal Board decisions ... 35 18 8

Inspector—Travelling Allowance ... ... 25 0 0

Adjustment of Strike Pay ... ... ... 28 5 6

Contingencies.

Incidental Expenses ... ... ' 4,315 19 0

7,147 5 a

1X.—COLONIAL TREASURER.

TREASURY.

Salaries.

Under Treasurer—Long Service Leave upon retirement ... 536 0 0

Clerk—Increase from £210 to £240 from 21st December, 1922	12 14	3
Inspector of Accounts—Special Allowance in lieu of overtime, 6

months (arrears) 24 0 0

Contingencies.

13 3 8

Remuneration to Officers under Public Service Regulations 44 4 5 ,

Workers' Compensation Act Fund ... 3 17 0I

633 19 4

COMEASSIONATE ALLOWANCES.

Leschen, Carl, late Manager Government Savings Bank ...	200	0	0
Dependants of the late C. A. Sherard, Taxing Master, Supreme Court	271	8	1
Gallop, G. F., Clerk, Colonial Secretary's Department	80	0	0

Widow late J. Begg, Assistant, Technical School	...	75 18	5
Widow late T. Dixon, Mines Department	91 15	3

I 25,431 11 7

Carried forward ... 719 1 9 !

1923.]	Appropriation, 1923-4.	[No. 58.
£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward ... 719 1 9 25,431 11 7

COMPASSIONATE ALLowaxcEs—continued.

Widow late J. Miller, Teacher, Education Department ...	452 15 3
Widow late Inspector M. H. Brophy, Police Department	339 4 7
Widow late W. G. Moore, Forests Department ...	192 19 1
Father late I. Whiteman, Teacher ...	42 4 4
Russell, H. J., Grant for Medical expenses in connection with accident

to daughter at Palmyra State School 3 12 0

1,749 17 0

GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BANK.

Salaries.

Manager, Subiaco—£288 (74 months)	180 0 0 1
Cleaner, Subiaco—£24 (74 months) ..	15 2 S

Messenger, Geraldton-11 per week ... 1 11 8

Clerk, Perth ... 3 0 0

Contingencies.

Rent ... 114 13 4

Branches and Agencies Guarantee Fund	6,069 5 2
6,383 12 10 ,

Less Rebate to Profit and Loss Account ... ... 6,383 12 10

GOVERNMENT STORES.

Salaries.

Furniture Officer, £300 (9 months 20 days) 241 13 4

Clerk—Proportion Long Service Leave	...	45 0 0
Typist—Proportion Long Service Leave	...	8 8 5

Clerk—£108 in lieu of £96 (2 months) ... ... 2 0 0

Clerk—Increase from £240 to £252 (6 months)	...	6 0 0
Clerk—£252 (9 months), in lieu of £240 (9 months)	9 0 0
Storeman—Six days at 15s. (leave accrued)	...	4 10 0

Clerk, 4s. 6d. per day (23 days) ... .. ... 5 3 6

Reduction in recoups by other Departments ... 52 1 0

Contingencies.

Wages... ... ... ... .. 54 9 9

Extra Remuneration ... ... 1 0 0

429 6 0

WORKERS' HOMES BOARD.

Salaries.

Accountant at £48 per annum (increase)	34 4 8
Clerks (3)—£180,.£264, £288	336 0 11
Messengers	4 15 2
Temporary Clerical Assistance, etc.	615 17 5

Contingencies.

Horse and Sulky ... 45 4 6

Services rendered by other Departments	203 14 6 159 19 6 240 0 0
Incidental ...	501 4 10

2,141 1 6

Less Rebated to Workers' Homes Fund 2,141 1 6

Carried forward 27,610 14 7

No. 58.] Appropriation, 192.3-4. (1923.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought' forward 27,610 14 7

TAXATION.

Salaries.

Clerks, temporary—Revaluation of Land ... 207 16 0

207 16 0

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

Benevolent Grants.

Kindergarten Union ... 3 10 0

Honoraria.

Hansard Staff—Reporting Royal Commissions	425 17	0
Purchase of Land for Public Purposes ; also Grants for Maintenance

and Improvements Public Grounds.

Purchase of Land for York Sports Ground ... 200 0 0

Grant, Coogee Agricultural Hall—Purchase of adjoining Land 4020 3 0

Retiring Allowances.

Police Benefit Fund—£ for £ Subsidy on Contributions ... 97 15 7

Refunds of Revenue not otherwise provided for ... 6,640 7 2

Sundry Grants and Services.

Commission on Interest paid, etc., by the London County and West-

minster and Parr's Bank, the Crown Agents, and the Common-

wealth Banks in the Eastern States Departmental Advertising (except Railways and State Steamship ... ... 1,655 5 S

Service) 98 12 1

198 6 9

Interest and Exchange ... 9,022 19 7

Railway Advisory Board	100 13	0
Singapore Exhibition—Expenses re Western Australian represents-
41 14	2

558     7 11

Stamp Duty on Transfer of Inscribed Stock ... ... ... 3,264 5 0

Advances to Sundry Persons delayed by Quarantine restrictions

fra whilst travelling in Eastern States—Amounts irrecoverable ... 36 1 0

Grants to the following Institutions of Tote Tax on Benefit Race

Meetings :—

R.S.P.C.A.—Meeting held on 27th May, 1922 ...	...	...	251	0	4
R.S.P.C.A.—Meeting hold on 5th May, 1923 ...	...	...	173	3	9

Roman Catholic Charities—Meeting held on 17th March, 1923 491 13 10

Bruce Rock Hospital—Meeting held on 18th April, 1923	... i	9 10 10
Anzac Appeal Fund—Meeting held on 12th May, 1923	...	64 4 7
Fremantle Hospital—Meeting held on 21st April, 1923	...	422 15 8
St. John's Ambulance—Meeting held on 5th May, 1922	...	173 3 9
Ugly Men's Association—Meeting held on 23rd December, 1922	570 11 5

Goldfields Charities—Meeting held on 29th January, 1923 ... 79 7

Grant to Kendenup Relief Committee ... ... ... ... 50 0

Bonus to F. G. Steer° for compiling Bibliography of W.A. ... 50 0

Compensation—Thomas Mable ... ... ... ... ... 800 0

Grant to Kalgoorlie Benevolent Society ... ... ... I 50 0

Central Accountancy Library ... ... ... ... ... 12 12

Reward for information re missing men, Bass and Smith... 10 0

Trade Delegation to W.A. from Sourabaya ... ... ... 40 0

Defalcations—Group Settlement ... ... ... ... ... 23 0

Reward for securing conviction of person damaging railway

10      0

... ... ... ... ... ... ...

property... 25,664 19 1

Carried forward ... 53,483 9 8

1923.; Appropriation, 1923-4. [No. 58.

s. s. d.

Brought forward ... 53,483 9 8

X.—MINISTER FOR EDUCATION.

Salaries Generally.

Chief Inspector of Schools—Portion of arrears under award from 1st

9 5 2

Government Schools—Forage, Lodging, District, Cleaning, and

Retiring Allowances, and proportion of Leave and War Bonuses 2,430 15 9

Clerks (3)—Inereases £24 and £12 per annum ... 25 0 0

2 0 0

Contingencies.

749 17 5

Furniture, Books, Sale of Stock, etc. 748 8 6

I 3,965 6 10

XL—MINISTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.

A1MDICAL SECTION.

Salaries.

District Medical Officers 5,066 18 8

1,319 6 11

3,150 16 0

Domestic Staff ... 4,485 16 10

Temporary Labour ... 64 17 3

Secretary, Kalgoorlie Hospital ... 201 0 0

C.R.M.O., Woorolo Provision for additional. 402 0 0

Secretary, Wooroloo six months' service 168 0 0

Matron, Wooroloo	85 0 0
Nurses, Wooroloo	776 1 11

Domestic Staff ... 2,415 4 5

Farm and Engineering Staff, Wooroloo 1,503 19 9

Chaplain, Wooroloo 25 0 0

Contingencies.

Government Hospitals—Provisions, Travelling, Medicines, etc.	10,068	15	8
Perth Public Hospital—Maintenance	8

Wooroloo Sanatorium—Provisions, Bedding, Fuel, Equipment, etc. 5,239 18 6

Assisted Hospitals—Grants-in-Aid of Maintenance, etc.	...	...	3,009 14	8
55,339 17 3

HEALTH SECTION.

Salaries.

Clerk—Increase at £12 per annum ... 12 0 0

Clerk (2 months)—Increase at £12 per annum ... 2 0 0

Inspector—Increase, 15th Nov., to 30th June, 1923, at £12 per annum	7	10 8
Laboratory Assistant—Increase at 2s. per day, 28th May to 30th

Juno, 1923 1 7

Contingencies.

Sundry Services—Including Isolation Hospital and Land, Quaran-

tine, Transport and Travelling, Drugs, etc. ... 838 1 3

I 56,200 16 8

Carried forward r 113,649 13 2

No. 53.] Am»-opriatioil, 1923-4. [1923.

£ s. d £ s. d.

Brought forward ... 113,649 13 2

XIL—MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE.

Salaries.

Agricultural Advisers (2)—Increase at £12 per annum	15	0	0
Fruit Inspectors (2), at £252 per annum	440	0	0

Temporary Assistance ... 56 1 11

Clerk—Increase at £12 per annum ... 10 4 6

0 5 0

521 11 5

NHL—MINISTER FOR WORKS.

PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILD/NOS.

Salaries.

Engineers (4)—Increases under Appeal Board decisions and re-

classification ... 297 11 0

Draftsmen (3)—	do.	do.	110	11	0
Supervisor	do.	do.	70	15	6

Clerics (4)—Increases under Classification	...	19	15	0
Clerk—£252 per annum ...	76	11	0
Clerk--£504 per annum ...	260	11	7

District Inspector, Special Allowance at £36 per annum ...	45	0	0
Electrical Engineer, from £528 to £636 per annum (arrears)	102	9	8

Engineer-4408 per annum ... 97 9 4

Engineer—E360 per annum ... .. 95 16 1

Engineering Cadets (2)—Increases £78 to £96 2 13 4

1,179 3 6

Less transferred to Loan, Trust, and other Departments and

1,063 6 4

115 17 2

Contingencies.

Traffic Expenses, Lines under construction	450	0	0
Esperanee Jetty, Working Expenses ...	239	12	9
Extra Remuneration, Public Service Regulations 33 and 79	361	4	7
Wages of Storemen, Office Cleaners, Labourers, etc.	164	4	7

Flinders Bay Jetty Repairs ... 11 7 8

1,342 6 9-

EIV.—MINISTER FOR MINES, WOODS, AND FORESTS,

AND POLICE.

MINES GENERALLY.

Under Secretary—Increase £636-£708, from year 1920 ... 216 0 0

State Mining Engineer—Increase £804.4852, from year 1920	141	11	0
Inspector of Mines—Increase £334-£408 from year 1920	212	6	6

CHED/OAL BRAuvort.

Assistant Government Analyst,—Increase £4564504 from year.

141 11 0

Inspector of Explosives—Increase £3844432 from year 1920 ... 189 11 0

Chemists and Analysts (3)—Increase £3004324 ; £2764300 ;

365 10 8

Pathologist—Increase £3604381	35	3	3
Assistant Analysts (2)—Increases 14s. to 19s. per day from 1920 ...	211	10	10
Clerk—Increase £182-£192	6	0	0

Carried forward ... 1,519 4 3 115,513 11 4

1923.1	Appropriation,	1923-4,	[No. 53.
£ s. d. s. d.

Brought forward ... ,510 4 3 5,513 11 4

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

Government Geologist—Increase £804–£852 from 1920	...	141 11	0
Petrologist—Increase £528—£552 from 1920	60 12 11
Government Mineralogist—Increase £552—.2600 from 1920	77 11	0

INSPECTION OF MACILINERY.

Chief Inspector of Machinery—Increase £636–£672 from 1020 ... 106 11 0

Inspectors (3)—Increases £384–£408 ; £336-4384 ; £336–£360

424 18 2

MINING SCHOOL.

950 3 4

Fees to Instructors and Assistants (including District Allowances) .. 223 17 7

Contingencies.

Government Contribution to Mine Workers' Relief Fund ... 1,478 4 4

4,982 13 7

COUNCIL OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

Salaries.

Exhibition Officer—Special Sick Leave 60 16 S

60 16 8

FORESTS.

Contingencies.

Sandalwood Commission to Railway Department ... 360 10 2

360 19 2

POLICE.

Salaries.

Inspector—Increase at £25 per annum (4 months) 8 6 8

8 6 8

XV.—MJNISTER FOR JUSTICE.

Salaries.

Oxon LAW OFFICERS.

Clerk in Charge, Civil Side—Increase at £48 per annum ...	48	0	0
Conveyancing Clerk—Increase at £24 per annum ...	24	0	0

ARBITRATION COURT.

Clerk—Increase from £326 to £360 ... 10 0 0

STIPENDIARY MAGISTRACY.

Magistrate—Increase from £600 to £636 per annum	...	18	0	0
Clerk of Court—Increase from £180 to £228 per annum	24	0	0

SUPREME COURT.

Official Trustee's Office.

Official Trustee—Increase from £708 to £756	48	0	0
Clerk, £264 (51- months)	121	0	0
Clerk, £276 (5 months)	115	0	0

Clerk, £204 (6 months) ; £96 (6 months) ... 149 10 6

Clerks (2), £96, £180 ... 122 14 10

Carried forward ... 680 5 4 120,926 7 5

No. 58.] dppropriation, 1923-4. [1923.

£ s. d. s.

Brought forward 680 5 4 120,926 7 5

SUPREME Coma—continued.

Miscellaneous.

Temporary Clerical Assistance ...	624	8 3
40	5 5

Appeal Board Awards ... 479 11 9

Advances to Public Servants ... 3 2 7

Allowance under Public Service Regulation 81 37 17 11

Contingencies.

Extra Remuneration to Officers under Public Service Regulations

33 and 79 ... 36 0 0

Extra Assistance in the preparation of Electoral Rolls, etc. 299 8 6

Witnesses and Jurors—Payment of	...	996	19 3
Law Costs—Estate of Mireho Grosseff	233	6 10

3,431 5 10

X171.—COLONLAL SECRETARY.

Salaries.

OFFICE OF COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Clerk, £264, 1st Sept. to 25th Sept. and 2nd May to 30th June 61 8 6

FISHERIES.

Inspectors (2)—Arrears of previous year ...

Inspector—Special Allowance at £24 per annum 66 14 5

GAOLS.

Warders (3)—Increases £14, £15, £12 per annum ... 22 2 8

Matron-29th October to 31st October at £9 per annum ... 0 1 5

Warder, £215 (arrears) ... 8 19 2

OBSERVATORY.

Astronomer-2120 per annum ...	120	0 0
Government Astronomer—Increase at £120 per annum from 1920 ...	233	17 5

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND REGISTRY.

Temporary Clerical Assistance, etc. ... 49 19 4

HARBOUR AND LIGHT.

Harbour Master, Wyndham—District Allowance ... 4 2 9

Light-keeper, Port Hedland—Allowance under Public Service Regu-

lations 3 2 10

STATE LABOUR BUREAU.

Clerk--Arrears 2 0 0

LUNACY.

Clerk—Allowance at £4 per annum ... 4 0 0

STATE CHILDREN AND OUTDOOR RELIEF.

Clerks—Increases £36, £12 (2) ; £24, £2 ... 86 0 0

Matrons and Nurses ... 8 0 0

Orderlies, Attendants, Domestic Staff 53 1 11

LumonanoN.

Temporary Clerical and other Assistance 568 0 5

Reduced Transfer to Loan ... 301 17 6

Carried forward ... 1,593 S 4 124,357 13 3

1923.]	Appropriation,	1923-4.	[No. 58.
£ 8. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward ... 1,593 8 4 124,357 13 3

Contingencies.

OFFICE OF COLONIAL SECRETARY

Incidental • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • • • 41 7 3

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND REGISTRY.

Incidental • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 119 13 7

HARBOUR AND LIGHT AND JETTIES.

Extra Remuneration ... 80 19 11

STATE CHILDREN AND OUTDOOR RELIEF.

Repatriation of E. Clark from Amoy 82 2 3

Relief Unemployment ... 363 12 7

2,281 3IJI

XVIL—MLNISTER FOR NORTH-WEST.

NORTII-WEST.'

Contingencies.

Wyndham, Stony Point Jetty 1,184 0 6

1,184 0 6

BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.

ABORIGINES CATTLE STATION.

Contingencies.

Incidental, Stores, Transport, Freight, etc. ... 71 0 0

71 0 0

GOLDFIELDS WATER SUPPLY UNDERTAKING.

Salaries.

Additional Amount transferred from Public Works Department

215 5 2

215 5 2

GOVERNMENT REFRIGERATING WORKS.

Contingencies.

Incidental, including Wages, etc. ... 86 1 4

86 1 4

METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, AND

DRAINAGE UNDERTAKING.

Salaries.

Engineer—MS increase from 1920	...	144	0	0
Engineer—£24 increase from 1920	...	70	15	0
Engineer—£72 increase from 1920	...	200 16	0
Draftsmen (4)-224 increase from 1920	291	13	7 ,

Draftsmen (2)-212 increase from 1920 ... 70 15 6

Draftsman—M8, £60, £72 increases from 1920 ... 127 0 10

Draftsman—£108, £48, £60, £72, increases from 1920 186 4 0,

Draftsman—£324 from 1st April, 1923 ... 81 17 6 ,

Custodian of Plans-2252 from 19th October, 1923	176	16	2
Sub-Accountant-212 increase from 1st July, 1922	12	0	0

Clerk-212 increase front 15th June, 1922 ... 12 10 0

Carried forward 1,374 9 1 128,195 4 2

No. 58.] Appropriation, 1923-4. [1923.

£ s. (I. s d.

Brought forward ... ... ... / 1,374 9 1 128,195 4 2

METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY, Exc.—continued.

Salaries.—continued.

District Officers (12)—Increases at £12 per annum ... 1 123 S 5

District Officer—Increase at £24 per annum	"' I	2	0	0
Clerks (2)—Short provision in Estimates	- I	9	0	0

Clerk-2264 (6 months) ...	...	132	0	0
Clerk-2228 (6 months) ...	...	114	0	0
Clerk-296 from 19th March	...	27 13	8
Typist-2108 from 23rd October	67 11	9
Clerk—£72 from Gth November	45	4	0

Typist—Proportion of Long Service Leave ... 31 19 7

Engineer-296 (11 months) ... ... ... 88 0 0

Engineers (3)-260, £64, £84 (2 months) ... 38 0 0

Clerk...	...	...	...	6 11	8
Typist...	...	...	...	3 11	0

Draftsman (9 months) ... ... ... ... ... 26 0 0

39 11 3

Reduction in amount recovered from other Departments 262 16 11

0,391 17 4

OTHER HYDRAULIC UNDERTAKINGS CHARGEABLE TO REVENUE.

Salaries.

Additional Transfer from Public Works Department—Salaries 52 17 11

Contingencies.

552 17 2

605 15 1

STATE BATTERIES.

Contingencies.

Working and other Maintenance Expenses, etc. ... 1,502 9 10

Purchase of Tailings 6,733 17 4

8,236 7 2

CAVE HOUSE.

Salaries.

Inspector-2136 (4 months)	...	46 0 0
Temporary Labour	0 17 5

46 17      5

Total, Consolidated Revenue Fund ... 139,476 1 2

1923.] Appropriation, 1923-4. [No. 58.

FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDED 30 • JUNE, 1923.

Ix ADJUSTMENT OF 'PEE APPROPRIATION "ADVANCE TO TREASURER," 1922-1923.

SCHEDULE G.

GENERAL LOAN FUND.

s.d. s. d.

DEPARTMENTAL.

Salaries—Lands ..	1,766	5 0
Incidental—Lands	487	7 6
Incidental—Works	441	8 3

",695 0 9

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS.

Flinders Bay-Margaret River Railway	1,693 13	6
Nyabing-Pingrup	2,144 15 5

Electric Power Station, East Perth 35,580 9 0

39,418 17 11

HARBOURS AND RIVERS.

Albany Harbour Works ... 4,705 3 10

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE.

Metropolitan Water Supply ... 18,794 19 2

DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL

RESOURCES.

Development of Mining (including Boring for Minerals and Mis-

17,457 3 4

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Exc.

Agricultural Immigration 309 13 11

Assistance to Sottlors, Industries, etc.	232,056	0	0
Land Settlement for Soldiers—Advances generally, Improvements,

and Purchases of Estates, etc. ... 57,698 11 8

Land Settlement for Soldiers—Survey Expenses, etc. ... 230 0 7

Group Settlement—Roads 5,231 16 7

295,526 2 9

ROADS AND BRIDGES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Exc.

Loans to Local Authorities for Erection of Country Hospitals, etc. ... 2,896 9 0

3,000 0 0

5,896 9 0

Total, General Loan Fund 384,493 16 9