Appropriation Act 1924-25 (WA)

No. 30.] Appropriation, 1924-5. [1924.

APPROPRIATION, 1924-5.

15° GEO. V., No. XXX.

No. 30 of 1924.

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- five, and to supplement grants made by the present Parliament during its last Session in adjustment of the Vote " Advance to Treasurer, 1923-24," for charges during the Year ended the 30th day of June, 1924.

[Assented to 31st December, 1924.]

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,-

Preamble.	TE, Your Majesty's Most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, 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) :-	the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in
Short title.

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

1924-25.

Application of

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,

2.

moneys.

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

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Two Million Nine Hundred and Twenty Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty-nine Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the Trust Fund, the sum of Thirty-eight Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty-six Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the General Loan Fund, the sum of Two Million Eight Hundred and Twenty-four Thousand Six Hundred and Six 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 Appropriation of

schedule A.

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

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Five Million and Twenty-five Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty-nine Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the Trust Fund the sum of Fifty-seven Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-six Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the General Loand Fund the sum of Four Million Four Hundred and Thirteen Thousand Six Hundred and Six Pounds.

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

(2) All sums granted by this Act to supplement Advance to rasurer.

grants in confirmation of the expenditure from the vote,

Advance to Treasurer, 1923-24," for charges during the

year ended the 30th day of June, 1924, that is to say :-

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of

Two Hundred and Thirty-six Thousand One Hundred and

Eighteen Pounds Twelve Shillings and Fivepence.

From the General Loan Fund the sum of Three Hundred and Seventeen Thousand Six Hundred and Thirty-four Pounds Two Shillings,

From the Trust Fund the sum of Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Nine Pounds,

Are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the purposes and services expressed in Schedules B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. Schedules to H.

No. 30.] A ppropriation, 1924-5. [1924

SCHEDULE A.

FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDING THE 30TE JUNE, 1925.

Consolidated Revenue Fund

Under Act No.	...	805,000
Under Act No.	...	1,300,000

Under this Act ... 2,920,529

Votes as per Estimates 5,025,529

Trust Fund

Under Act No.	13,500
Under Act No.	6,000
Under this Act	38,386

Votes as per Estimates 57,886

General Loan Fund

Under Act No.	745,000
Under Act No.	844,000

Under this Act 2,824,606

Votes as per Estimates • • • 4,413,606

Public Account Advance to Treasurer

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

500,000

£9,997,021

SCHEDULE B.

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30nt JUNE, 1925, AS DETAILED IN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

SUMMARY.

£

The Legislative Council ... ... ... 1,346

The Legislative Assembly	...	...	2,182
The Joint House Committee	...	4,787
The Joint Printing Committee	3,731

The Joint Library Committee ... ... ... ... 325 102,736

The Colonial Treasurer	...	...	...	...	...	162,196
The Minister for Forests	...	...	...	...	16,917

The Minister for Lands, Immigration, and Industries 102,954

The Minister for Mines ... ... ... 61;364

The Minister for Agriculture ... ... ... 69,389

The Minister for Justice and Police ... 265,744

The Minister for Works and Labour ... 94,424

The Colonial Secretary ... ... 263,785

The Minister for Education	...	593,011
The Minister for Public Health	185,313

The Minister for the North-West 24,850

Public Utilities ... ... ... 3,070,475

Total 5,025,529

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SCHEDULE C.

TRUST FUND FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1925, AS DETAILED IN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TRUST ACCOUNT.

Public Works and Buildings	31,136
North-West	2,410

Miscellaneous ... 640

34,186

LANDS IMPROVEMENT LOAN FUND.

Departmental ... 1,700

Development of Agriculture ... .. 22,000

23,700

Total £57,886

SCHEDULE D.

GENERAL I OAN FUND FOR TEE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1925, AS DETAILED IN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE PASSED 13Y THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

SUMMARY.

Under Sec-

tion 36 of	Generally.	Total.
Audit Act.

£ £ £

Departmental ... ... 107,751 107,751

Railways, etc. ... 86,280 571,793 658.073

Harbours and Rivers	61,869	139,731	201,600
Water Supply and Sewerage	425,975	243,125	669,100
Development of Goldfields and Mineral

Resources ... 105,000 105,000

Development of Agriculture ... 71,589 2,315,289 2,386,878

Roads and Bridges, Public Buildings, etc. ... 57,616 211,334 268,950

Other Undertakings ... 395 15,859 16,254

Total ... 703,724 3,709,882 4,413,606

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. ments, etc. Also to pay expenses of an unforeseen nature, chargeable against the Con- solidated Revenue Fund or the General Loan Fund, or the Sale 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 not later than 30th June, 1926—£500,000.

No. 30.] Appropriation, 1924-5. [1924

FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDED 30m JTJNE, 1924.

fig ADJUSTMENT OP THE APPROPRIATION "ADVANCE TO TREASURER," 1923-24.

SCHEDULE F.

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£ s. d. £ S. d.

IL—LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Salaries.

Chief Messenger ... 57 1 8

Contingencies.

Select Committees—Payment of Witnesses, etc. 63 15 5

120 17 1

III.—LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

Salaries.

Messenger (short provision of one day) 0 3 4

Contingencies.

4 10 .6

4 13 10

W.—JOINT HOUSE COMMITTEE.

Salaries.

Wages (Kitchen, Dining Room, and Cleaners) 64 4 6

V.—JOINT PRINTING COMMITTEE.

Salaries.

Typists (4)—Increase from £165 to £184 per annum 76 0 0

VI.—JOINT LIBRARY COMMITTEE.

Incidental, including rebinding books 14 7 9

VII.—PREMIER.

PREMIER'S DEPARTMENT.

Salaries.

Clerk—Increase from £348 to £360 (9 months) ... 9 0 0

Clerk—Increase from £216 (2 months), £228 (10 months), to £264

per annum from 1st October ... 27 0 0

Carried forward ... 36 0 0 280 3 2

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£ B. d. £ a. d.
Brought forward ...	36 0 0 280 3 2

VII.—PREMIER--continued.

PREMIER'S DEPARTMENT--continued.

Contingencies.

86     7 9

Royal and other Commissions of Inquiry	2,182	11 10
Travelling Concessions to Members of Parliament and Life Pass

Holders 884 2 3

Ministerial and Parliamentary Visits, etc. 426 1 9

Entertaining Distinguished Visitors ... 422 15 2

Public Service Appeal Board ... 34 6 8

Entertaining Special Service Squadron 1,029 12 0

5,099 16 6

GOVERNOR'S ESTABLISHMENT.

Contingencies.

Incidental ... •••

•••

•• •

•••

89 17 2

LONDON AGENCY.

Salaries.

Salary for 1922-23 of Officer transferred from State 209 16 4

Arrears for previous years ... 2 5 2

Contingencies.

116            3

Fees for Inspection of Goods under Indent ... 196 4

•••

Cost of Living Allowances to Staff ... 13 11

Upkeep of Savoy House “4 “6 De4 211 1 6

Upk ep of Agent General's Residence • .• •••

••• 69 6

A. C. Kessell—Re-adjustment of allowance on retirement on basis of

Royal Commissioner's Report	...	88	1
306	6

1,202 6 6

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER.

Contingencies.

Extra Remuneration under Public Service Regulation 79 ... 6 0 0

GOVERNMENT MOTOR CAR SERVICE.

Salaries.

Relieving Officers 64 2 3

Contingencies.

Wages and Overtime ... 400 6 2

Maintenance of Workshop, Motor Vehicles, etc.	498	11	0
Purchase of Cars ...	1,116	0	0

2.083 19 6

PRINTINO.

Contingencies.

Government Printer's Provident Fund	27	9	0
3	13	4

Extra Remuneration

31 2 4

Carried forward ... 8,793 5 0

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£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward ... 8,793 5 0

VII .—PREMIER—continued.

TOURIST AND PUBLICITY BUREAU.

Salaries.

Clerk—Increase from £264 to £275 per annum 12 0 0

STATE LABOUR BUREAU.

Goldfields Lads—Free Passes ... 129 14 0

VIII.—MINISTER FOR LANDS AND REPATRIATION.

LANDS AND SURVEYS.

Salaries.

Clerk—Increase from £120 to £132 per annum (4 months) 4 0 0

8 15 5

Clerk—Increase from £216 to £228 (6 months)	...	6	0	0
Clerk—Increase from £432 to £480 (4 months)	...	16	0	0

Clerks (5), 1 at £489 ; 2 at £403 ; 2 at £312 (portion of year) ... 404 3 10

Clerks (3)—Increases from £120 to £132 per annum (portion of

1 7 8

Clerks (2)—Increases from £132 to £144 per annum 12 4

Clerks (2)—Increases from £60 to £96 per annum 2 11 6

Clerk at £93 from 25th February	...	33	7	7
Clerk at £96 from 24th March ...	26	1	3

Contingencies.

Compensations for Improvements, Resumptions, etc. 154 16 8

Expenses incidental to Surveys, etc. 945 1 1

Purchase of Tents 375 0 0

Reduced Transfer to Loan ... 580 15 11

Clearing by Traction Engine, Firewood Cutting, etc. 7,550 2 8

10 110 15 11

ACRIOUI,TURADBANIC, INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE BOARD, SOLDIERS'

LAND SETTLEMENT.

Salaries.

Inspector, £378 from 26th November 225 15 0

Inspectors—Increase at £24 per annum (3 months)	8	0	0
Inspectors—Increase at £60 per annum 4 months)	20	0	0

Clerks (5)—Increases at £24 per annum ... 56 0 0

Extra Clerical and other Assistance, etc. ... 1,192 18 7

Payment in respect of accrued leave upon Retirement 11 3 8

Contingencies.

30 0 3

Reduced Recoup by other Departments ... 1,000 0 0

Reduced Transfer to Industries Assistance Act Suspense ... 148 2 11

Reduced Transfer to Agricultural Bank Trust Fund ... 151 7 11

2,843 8 4

Carried forward ... 21,889 3 3

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£ s. d. £ B. d.

Bro ,ght forward ... 21,889 3 3

IX.—COLONIAL TREASURER.

Tnnastaty.

Salaries.

Clerk—Arrears on Appeal Board decision	96	0 0
Probate Assessor and Stamp Inspector—Arrears on Appeal Board

54 6 8

Clerks (2), £36 per annum (1 month), and £24 (6 months) ... 15 0 0

Contingencies.

Commission—Duty Stamp Vendors 52 13 0

Put haae of Adding Machine 254 2 6

472 2 2

AUDIT.

Clerk—Increase at £12 per annum (1 month) ... 1 0 0

COMPASSIONATE ALLOWANCES.

Spencer, V. W., Doctor's and Hospital Expenses ...	36	7	6
Widow late H. P. Richards, Assistant Compiler, Registrar General's
346	6	4

Father of late A. B. Smith, Teacher, Education Department	...	38	0 9
Widow of late F. M. &hock, Forests Department	113	6 8

Brown, Wm., Expenses of Transportation Group 21 to Fremantle 10 15 9

Widow of the late Police Sergeant R. Fitzgerald 168 0 0

Widow of late G. R. Hawke, Supt. Machinery, Public Works ... 758 3 9

Prowse, Ethel, Allowance to cover Expenses of Accident 3 12 0

Widow late A. P. Walters, Clerk, Metropolitan Water Supply ... 255 15 5

Oddy, W., Allowance to cover Expenses of Accident 2 2

Baron-Hay, G. K., Allowance to cover Expenses of Accident	...	12 12
Sarre, G., Allowance to cover Loss from Fire, Roelands Quarry...	25 0

Spencer, V. A., Lands Department ... 12 11

Smythe, C., Teacher, Education Department ... 71 16

Widow late H. T. Larkin, Teacher, Education Department	392	5
O'Neill, J. 0., Allowance to cover Expenses of Accident, Govern-

1 5

Father late Police Constable T. F. Howard	98	4 1
Mother late Police Constable E. J. Crowhurst	4 12
Grant on Account Motor Car Expenses re late J. Creeton, Group 37	3 10

Dependants late Police Constable John â cOlay 143 12

Chester W. A., Allowance to cover Injuries to Self and Bicycle ... 12 10

Widow late Police Constable E. Machin ... 71 3

Moir, E. E., Grant owing to Loss of Leg, Wyndham Freezing Works 150 0

2,730 12 10

GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BANK.

Salaries.

Manager, Fremantle, £384 (11 months), in lieu of £352 ... 29 10 5

Clerks (3)—Adjustment of Salaries upon Appeal Board decision 90 16 8

Branch Cleaner—Increase at £12 per annum (2 months) 5 2 7

Clerks (2)—Increases, 1 at £24 ; 1 at £12 per annum ... 14 2 0

Clerk at £72 per annum (31 months) 21 0 0

Contingencies.

Commission p iyable to Agents	171 14 9
Rent	78 0 0

Extra Remuneration ... 28 15 6

439 1 lo

Carried forward ... 25,532 0 1

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£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward 25,532 0 1

IL—COLONIAL TREASURER—continued.

GOVERNMENT STORES.

Salaries.

Furniture Officer—Increase from £300 to £338 per annum	36	0	0
Clerk (Relieving) at £264 per annum	20 18	9

Clerk—Increase from £264 to £276 (8 months)	...	8	0	0
Clerk—Payment for accrued leave upon transfer	...	4 18	9
Reduction in recoups by other Departments	22	0	0

Extra Remuneration ... 11 0 0

102 17 6

TAXATION.

Salaries.

Clerks, Temporary (re revaluation of land) 117 5 3

Contingencies.

Amount payable to Commonwealth Government for Collection of

44 10 1

161 15 4

WORKERS' HOMES BOARD.

Salaries.

Clerk—Increase at £12 per annum (9 months) ... 9 0 0

Extra Clerical an i other Assistance, Overtime, etc. 771 13 1

Proportion of Salaries to Board Members ... ... 100 14 0

Contingencies.

Incidental... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 113 0 2

Commission to Deputy Postmaster on War Service Home Collec-

tions... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 3 1

Motor Cycle ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 5 0

1,081 15 4

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

Victoria Institute and Industrial School for the Blind—s for £ up to

£2,000 ". ". ". 695 13 5

Purchase of Land for Public Purposes ; also Grants for Mainten-

ance and Improvements Public Grounds.

Parks, Recreation Grounds, etc.—Grants for Maintenance and Im-

provements—King's Park Board, £2,400 ; other Grounds, £400... School Sites, Purchase of, including Title Fees, Surveys, etc. 245 0 0

... 420 0 0

Retiring Allowances.

1,002 1 2

Refunds of Revenue not otherwise provided for ... 10,495 4 3

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 and in London ... 482 16 10

Departmental Advertising (except Railways and State Steamship

Service) ... ... ... ... ... •.. ••• 347 11 6

Interest and Exchange ... ... ... ... ... ... 17,102 6 5

Stamp Duty on Transfers of Inscribed Stock	...	...	799	4	9
Refund Tote Tax to various Organisations ...	“0	4“	455	6	3

Carried forward ". ". 32,045 3 7 26,878 8 3

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£ d. £ s. d.

Brought forward ... 32,045 3 7 26,878 8 3

It—COLONIAL TREASURER—continued

M/SCELLASTROUS SERVICES—CORthWed.

Sundry Grants and Services—continued.

Expenses in connection with Proposed Erection of Power Station

357 12 0

Grant to Wellington Agricultural Society for Improvements to Bun-

bury Show Grounds 500 0 0

Grant to King's Park Board for Track Clearing ... 178 3 4

Investigation into River Pollution ... 30 7 2

Grant to Country Hospitals, Tote Tax on Meetings held 403 17 11

Expenses re War Trophies ... 14 9 1

Grant to Viet Him Blind School and Wooroloo Sanatorium, Tote Tax

Trotting Meeting held ... 409 16 6

Grant towards Cost of Equipment, Children's Playground, Gwalia	25	0	0
Grant to Perth Hospital equivalent to Tote Tax Trotting Meeting

492 17 7

Loss of Revenue Stamps by Fire at P.O., Wooroloo	0	7	6
Cheque fraudulently cashed at Treasury Department written off...	15	0	0
Refund Tote Tax to Ugly Men's Association and Perth Public

Hospital, Race Meeting held ... 482 18 4

Refund Tote Tax Benefit Trotting Meeting to R.S.L. and R.M.L.M.

523 7 8

Grant Tote Tax to various Hospitals, Orphanages, Benefit Race

1,017 12 7

State War Memorial ... 102 15 3

Grant Tote Tax Race Meeting , ...	295	0	0
Grant rote Tax, Trotting Meeting in aid of Anglican Orphanages ...	490	3	0

Grant to King's Park Board to purchase Gravel ... 400 0 0

Refund Fine inflicted on Harbour Master, Bunbury, for Breach of

Quarantine Regulations ... 18 12 0

Grant Tote Tax, Sundry Charities Trotting Meeting ... 499 2 7

Rinderpest, State's Proportion of Expenditure ... 20,220 5 6

58,522 11 7

X.—MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE.

AGRICULTURE.

Salaries.

Clerk—Increase from £132 to £180 per annum (1 month)	4	0	0
Clerk, £300 per annum from 16th May	37 18	1
Clerk, £3 2 per annum from 25th February	108	9	7
Superintendent Wheat Farms, £336 per annum from 1st April ...	84	0	0

Tropical Adviser, £336 from 23rd April and £432 from 1st March ... 320 2 7

Clerk, £108 from 17th March ... .„ 31 7 1

Clerks (2)—Increases from £264 to £276 from 1st September ... 20 0 0

Telephone Attendant—Increase from £66 to £78 per annum from

20th October 8 5 10

Temporary Clerical and other Assistance 474 7 6

64 2 9

Cadet, £72 per annum from 19th March	20 18	1
Reduced Transfer to Business Undertakings and Recoups by other
92 0 0

Contingencies.

Bonus to Officers in connection with Rinderpest Outbreak ... 350 0 0

Grant to Citrus Growers 100 0 0

1,715 11 6

Carried forward ... 87,116 11 4

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£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward ... 7,382 11 8 87,116 11 4

XL—MINISTER FOR WORKS—cont nued.

HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS-HOSPITALS

GENERALLY.

Claremont Hospital for Insane, Renovations, etc., Repairs to Tar-

paved Wards, and Supply of Gravel ... 214 1 0

MISCELLANEOUS.

Roeland's Quarry—Reinstatement of Siding 145 10 6

Purchase of License Plates ... 474 3 10

8,216 6 11

XIL—MINISTER FOR MINES, FORESTS, AND POLICE.

MINES.

Salaries.

Chemist and Analyst—Increase from £324 to £360 and arrears from

1920 142 3 3

Contingencies.

Government Contribution to Mine Workers' Relief Fund ...	1,246	0	7
Expenses of Officers visiting South Africa making investigations in

connection with Dust Problems, etc., in Mines ... 102 6 8

1,490 10 6

FORESTS.

Salaries.

Clerks (2)—Additional remuneration under Regulations ... 21 12 11

Assistant Forester—Additional remuneration under Regulatin 23 13 6

Assistant Forester—Increase from £264 to £276 7 0 0

Tern orary Foresters, Clerks, Inspectors, Labourers, etc. 804 10 0

Travelling and Forage Allowances to Foresters, etc. ... 237 19 2

Contingencies.

Sandalwood Insurance 46 2 11

1,140 18 6

POLICE.

Salaries.

Secretary—Increase from £380 to £395 (6 months) ... 7 10 0

Temporary Labour, Class " G" Officers, Messengers, Cleaners, etc. 82 1,394 2 10 1 1

Clerk—Marriage Allowance ... 48 15 8

Inspectors-2 at £380 .6 months and 4 months) ... 316 13 4

1,849 2 11

XILL—MINISTER FOR EDUCATION.

Salaries.

Government Schools, Forage, Lodging, District Cleaning, Retiring

Allowance and proportion of leave ... 10,546 7 0

Compulsory Officer—Increase from £180 to £204 per annum ... 24 0 0

3 18 11 295 0 0

Arrears of Salaries due to Officers ... 68 4 6

Carried forward ... 10,927 10 6 99,813 10 2

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£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward ... 10,927 10 5 99,813 10 2

NM—MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—continued.

TEAL/axis COLLEGE.

Extra Remuneration (Regulation 79) ... 27 17 6

Grant to Rhodes Scholarship holder. C. M. Murphy 50 0 0

11,005 7 10

XIV.—IVOITISTER FOR JUSTICE.

CROWN Lew OFFICERS.

Salaries.

ELECTORAL.

Chief Electoral Officer—Grade Increase 16 13 4

Lion TITLES.

Clerks and Draftsman—Grade Increases 21 12 3

STIPENDIARY MAGISTRACY.

Magistrate—Grade Increase ... 22 0 0

SITPREME C017RT.

Clerks (3)—Arrears of Increases under Appeal Board Decisions	226	0	0
Clerk—Increase, on transfer, from £180 to £204	24	0	0

MISCELLANEOUS.

Temporary Clerical and other Assistance, etc. 2,064 17 5

Leave on Retirement to R.M., Geraldton 318 0 0

LICENSING.

Temporary Clerical Assistance—Less two.thirds charged to Licensing

Compensation Fund 162 18 7

2,855 1 7

XV.—MINISTER FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTH-

WEST.

Salaries.

Clerk-1204 (3 months), £216 (9 months), in lieu of £213 per annum	2	5	0
Clerk, (£120 (4 months), £132 (8 months), in lieu of £132 per annum	2 13	4
Clerk, £96 (1 month), £108 (11 months), in lieu of £107 per annum ...	0 18	4

Contingencies.

Roads and Bridges throughout the North-West 150 0 0

Wyndham-Stoney Point Jetty 1,058 8 3

1,214 4 11

XVI.—COLONIAL SECRETARY.

OFFICE OP COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Salaries.

Clerk—Allowance of £48 per annum as Minister's Clerk ...	16 12 11
Clerk ; Clerk Grade Increase	204 1 7
Temporary Clerical and other Assistance, etc.	130 1 0

Carried forward ... 350 15 6 114,888 4 6

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£ s. d. £ s. d.
Brought forward	350 15 6 114,888 4 6

XVI.—COLONIAL SECRETARY—continued. Omen or CoLomat. SEcnnaBY—continued.

Contingencies.

Incidental	98 19 9
Remuneration to Officer under Public Service Regulations 33 and 79	41 2 2

490 17 5

FISHER/ES.

Salaries.

Inspector (one month, 1922-23) ... 15 0 0

Temporary Labour ... 20 18 8

District and other Allowances ... 23 15 0

59 13 8

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND REGISTRY.

Salaries.

Clerk—Salary withheld during period of Suspension during 1916 ... 27 17 5

Contingencies.

Incidental • • • • • • • • . 250 0 0

277 17 5

GAOLS.

Salaries.

Warders (2) 2 12 6

Temporary Clerical and other Assistance 165 15 8

168 8 2

HARBOUR AND LIGHT AND JETTIES.

Harbour and Light.

Salaries.

Clerks and Harbour Masters ... 22 4 0

Harbour Master, £408 per annum (3 months) 102 0 0

Jetties and Tramways.

Salaries.

Wharfingers, Jetty and Tramway Wages, etc. 31 3 11

155 7 11

IIIEHGRATION.

Clerks (3)—Grade Increases ... 39. 0 0

Temporary Clerical and other Assistance, etc. 497 14 10

Immigration Homes, Staff	...	96 5	2
Contingencies.

Incidental 169 1 2

Upkeep Immigration Home, Fremantle ... 3,158 0 0

3,960 1 2

Carried forward ... 120.000 10 3

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£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward ... 120,000 10 3

XVI.—COLONIAL SECRETARY—continued.

LUNACY AND INEBRIATES.

Salaries.

Clerk—Payment for Special Services (6 months)	36	0	0
Attendants and Nurses ...	706 17	8

DAIRY Fenn.

Salaries.

Labourers, Motor Driver, etc. 2 0 0

744 17 8

OBSERVATORY.

Salaries.

Clerks (2)—Arrears upon decisions of P.S. Appeal Board 136 12 3

STATE CHILDREN AND OUTDOOR RELIEF.

Salaries.

Inspector—Salary iicreased from £240 to £252 per annum 5 16 2

Matron—Payment in respect to accrued leave ... 17 8 5

23 4 7

XVIL—MINISTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.

MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

Medical Section.

167 13 7

Domestic Staff—Housemaids, Wardsmaids, Laundresses, etc. 1,125 0 3

District Me ical Officers and Physicians ... 126 1 9

Acting C,.R.M.O., Wooroloo, during leave of R.M.O. 253 19 6

Clerk—Relieving (8 months) ...	•••	130 18 0
Temporary Clerical and other Assistance, etc	112 10 9

Contingencies.

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL.

Provisions, Bedding and Clothing, Fuel, etc. 1,386 9 7

PUBLIC HOSPITALS.

Perth—Maintenance, etc., £23,500 ; Children's Hospital, etc., £6,000 ;

Fremantle Maintenance, etc., £5,000 ... 1,900 0 0

ASSISTED HOSPITALS.

Grants-in-Aid of Maintenance, Buildings, etc. 290 14 7

WOOROLOO SANATORIUM.

Provisions—Bedding and Clothing, Fuel, eta 874 14 10

6,158 2 10

HOMES.

Salaries.

Matrons—Grade Increase	9 4 0
Clerk—Payment in respect to three months Long Service Leave at

£28 ; per annum, granted by Appeal Board ... 72 0 0

81 4 0

Carried forward ... ... ... ... ... 127,144 11 7

I

1924] Appropriation, 1924-5. [No. 30.

s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward ... 127,144 11 7

XVIL—MINISTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH—continued.

HEALTH SECTION.

Salaries.

Clerk—Allowance as Secretary, Nurses' Registration Board 24 0 0

Contingencies.

505 8 3

Pneumonic Influenza—Payment to Commonwealth for Detention 849 13 1

of Trains 1,379 I 4

PUBLIC UTILITIES.

ABORIGINES CATTLE STATION.

Manager—Grade Increase	24 0 0
Book-keeper—Grade Increase	19 0 0

43 0 0

BUTTER FACTOR/ES.

Purchase of Butter Fat, etc., including Wages, Purchase of

Cream Cans and other expenses 806 17 S

GOLDFIELDS WATER SUPPLY UNDERTAKING.

Salaries.

As per transfer from Public Works Department Estimates 797 14 6

Contingencies.

Operating and General Expenses 331 1 11

1,128 16 5

METROPOLITAN ABATTOIRS AND Sal: YARDS.

Salaries.

Temporary Clerical Assistance ... 112 15 4

METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, AND DRAINAGE.

Salaries.

Engineer—Special Allowances, £108 per annum	...	77	1	7
Accountant--Increase from £504 to £528 per annum	24	0	0

Assistant Assessor—District Officers (2), Clerk, S ypists (2)—Grade

Increases, etc. ". ". 33 8 4

Clerk—Increase at £12 per annum from 29th December, also

arrears for 1922/23 16 3 2

Clerks (22) variation in rates provided in the Estimates (but not

affecting the total amount voted) ... 132 7 11

Temporary Clerical Assistance, ete	486 19	4
770 0 4

Reduced Amount recovered from other Departments	378	9	9
1,148	10	1

Contingencies.

Operating Expenses, including Cost of Work to be reimbursed by

6,953 6 7

8,101 16 8

OTHER HYDRAULIC UNDERTAKINGS CHARGEABLE TO REVENUE.

Salaries.

As per transfer from Public Works Estimates 190 6 4

RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS, AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY. Railways ...	72,379 12 8
Tramways ...	7,677 10 9
Electricity Supply	17,154 3 8

97,211 7 1

Total Consolidated Revenue Fund ... 236,118 12 5

No. 30.] Appropriation, 1924-5. [1924

FOR THE SERVICES OF THEE YEAR ENDED 30171 JUNE, 1924.

IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE APPROPRIATION "ADVANCE TO TREASURER," 1923-1924.

SCHEDULE G.

GENERAL LOAN FUND.

£ e. d. £ s. d.

DEPARTMENTAL.

2,532 8 3

Salaries—Works, Goldfields and other Water Supplies in Agricultural

Districts, etc. 467 4 8

Salaries—Colonial Secretary ... 10 0 0 942 9 9

Salaries—Group Settlement and Land Settlement for Soldiers	...	1,739 3 9
Incidental Works	981 19 6

Incidental—Goldfields and other Water Supplies in Agricultural

Districts, etc. 25 7 11

Incidental—Group Settlement and Land Settlement for Soldiers 75 0 0

6,773 13 10

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS, ETC.

Busselton—Margaret River Area 5,128 7 10

Narembeen—Merredin 11,682 10 1

Nyabing—Pingrup ". 968 6 5

17,779 4 4

HARBOURS AND RIVERS.

Geraldton Harbour Works. 8,151 12 0

DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL

RESOURCES.

Erection of State Batteries and Provision of Treatment Plants ... 399 5 1

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Assistance to Settlers, Industries, etc.	56,146	1	1
Land Settlement for Soldiers—Advances to Settlers to be recouped

by Commonwealth 152,092 19 2

Agricultural Group Settlement ... 70,054 1 9

278,293 2 0

ROADS AND BRIDGES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Exc.

Loans and Grants to Local Authorities for Erection of Cou try Hospitals, or discharging existing Liabilities thereon, and to Trustees of Agricultural Halls, also to Institutions for erection of Homes, etc.

954 4 9

4,500 0 0

5,454 4 9

OTHER UNDERTAKINGS.

Boya Quarry—Purchase of new Plant, etc. 783 0 0

Total, General Loan Fund 317,634 2 0

No. 30.] Appropriation, 1924-5. [1924

£ s. d. £ a. d.

Brought forward ... 87,116 11 4

XI—MINISTER FOR WORKS.

PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDINGS.

&r'aries.

Engineers (3)—Increases, £600 to £708, £480 to £504 and £408 to

99 3 1

Engineering Cadet, Special Allowances ... 12 8 7

Principal Architect—Increase from £708 to £832 ... 96 0 0

Clerks (2)—Increases, £276 to £288 and £264 to £276 12 0 0

Temporary Clerical and other Assistance, etc. ... 3,672 0 0

Leave to Officers Retiring ... 103 13 0

Engineers (2), 1 at £480 ; 1 at £300 and £30 , llowance 163 9 2

Engineering Cadets, 3 at £96 per annum ... 51 18 8

Principal Architect—Retrospective increase from 14th November,

1921, to 30th June, 1923 ... 234 16 0

Architectural Cadet at £96 per annum ... 24 5 2

Clerks (7), £276, £264, £192, £180, £96, 2 at £72 445 4,915 2 5 8 9

Less provided under Loan and Trust	...	2,876 19	3
2,038 3 2

Less Goldfields Water Supply ... 830 9 2

1,207 14 0

Less other Hydraulic Undertakings	624 16	4
582 17 8

Wouus.

Extra Remuneration under Public Service Regulations 33 and 79 ... 205 3 4

ROADS AND BRIDGES.

Contingencies.

Roads and Bridges throughout the State, including Subsidies to Roads Boards for Maintenance of Road , Bridges, Dams, Wells, and General Public Conveniences which have been provided by the State	714	13	1
Maintenance and Reconstruction Main Road Caves	314	16	4
Esperance Jetty, Working Expenses ...	245	5	3

Traffic Expenses—Railways under Construction ... 3,728 19 11

BUILDINGS—ADDITIONS, REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, ETC.

Education Depratment	523	12	1
Health, Lunacy, and Charities Department ...	153	1	0
Buildings not otherwise provided for above	139	17	7
Heating and Water for Central P.W.D. Offices and Fremantle Prison	273	9	0
Electric Current and Gas Service, Government Buildings, exclusive of Gas and Electric Current used in connection with Trading

Concerns and Business Undertakings, Metropolitan Area ... 164 16 1

Rates on Revenue-producing Properties 158 13 4

Furniture, eta., for Public Buildings generally ... 177 7 0

Carried forward 7,382 11 8 87,116 11 4

1924.] Appropriation, 1924-5. [No. 30.

FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1924.

IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE APPROPRIATION " ADVANCE TO TREASURER," 1923-1924.

SCHEDULE H.

TRUST FUND.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TRUST ACCOUNT.

PUBLIC WORKS AND B17ELDINGS.

Administration.

Departmental—Salaries 344 11 0

Contingencies.

Senora, BUILDINGS.

School Buildings and Quarters, including Additions and Renova-

2,887 3 11

3,231 14 11

MISCELLANEOUS.

Recoup of Amounts erroneously credited to Trust Account re Seed

Wheat Board Accounts ... 0 0 7

Seed Wheat Board Sales—Refund late J. T. Glowery 5 7 6

Fremantle Prison—Purchase of Cows	38 0 0
Wyndham Meat Works—Refund value Steel Joists sold ...	444 17 0
Grant-in-Aid Marble Bar Road Board Hall ..,	189 0 0

677 5 1

Total, Trust Fund ... 3,909 0 0