Appropriation Act 1929-30 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION, 1929-30.

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No. 34 of 1929.

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 thirty and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for such year.

[Assented to 17th December, 1929.]

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 1929–30.

Issue and application of £10,974,401.

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 thirty the sum of Ten million nine hundred and seventy-four thousand four hundred and one pounds.

F.15823.—Price 4s. 4d. 3. All

 

Appropriation of supplies £23,258,064.

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 thirty amounting as appears by the said Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Twenty-three million two hundred and fifty-eight thousand and sixty-four pounds are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first of July One thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine 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 thirty.

    

FIRST SCHEDULE.

 

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GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 8 of 1929.................................	5,705,573
Act No. 18 of 1929...............................	6,578,090
Under this Act......................................	10,974,401
£23,258,064

     

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SECOND SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
Part 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.	£
THE PARLIAMENT..........................................................................................	76,586
THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT........................................................	393,563
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.......................................................	647,849
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...............................................	187,943
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS........................................................	260,649
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE..................................................................	4,195,116
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS...........................................	927,321
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.....................................................................	302,910
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH....................................................................	147,000
THE DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND TRANSPORT..................................	98,070
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.........................................................................	386,837
REFUNDS OF REVENUE.................................................................................	1,000,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER...................................................................	2,000,000
WAR SERVICES PAYABLE OUT OF REVENUE.............................................	1,419,821
TOTAL PART 1.....................................................	12,043,665
Part 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.....................................................................	618,650
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...................................................	10,373,399
TOTAL PART 2.....................................................	10,992,049
Part 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
NORTH AUSTRALIA.......................................................................................	100,864
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA...................................................................................	32,550
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY...................................................................	30,836
PAPUA..............................................................................................................	44,100
NEW GUINEA..................................................................................................	10,000
NORFOLK ISLAND..........................................................................................	4,000
TOTAL PART 3.....................................................	222,350
TOTAL..................................................................	23,258,064

            

PART 1.

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

 

I.—THE PARLIAMENT.
Division Number.	_______	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
1	THE SENATE...................	11,147	11,264	11,028	119	…
2	THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES...	16,409	17,381	16,307	102	…
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF....	13,242	13,141	12,352	890	…
4	THE LIBRARY................	8,967	9,105	9,106	…	139
5	AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL RECORDS...................	5	5	…	5	…
6	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT............	23,141	23,406	20,911	2,230	…
7	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.........	2,115	2,132	2,250	…	135
8	JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS..	1,560	1,524	1,986	…	426
Total...........	76,586	77,958	73,940	2,646	...

 

Estimate, 1929-30.........................................	£76,586
Vote, 1928-29...............................................	77,958
Decrease...............	£1,372

 

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 1.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
		THE SENATE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
1	1	The President................................................	1,300	1,300
1	1	The Chairman of Committees........................	700	700
1	1	Clerk of the Senate........................................	1,350	1,350
1	1	Clerk Assistant ............................................	950	950
1	1	Usher of the Black Rod, Clerk of Committees, and Accountant.........................................	750	750
1	1	Clerk of the Records and Papers.....................	601	601
1	...	Clerk and Shorthand Writer...........................	…	359
...	1	Correspondence and Reading Clerk................	379	…
1	1	Principal Messenger......................................	355	350
1	1	Special Messenger........................................	330	324
1	1	President's Messenger....................................	320	315
3	3	Senior Messengers, at £305............................	915	900
3	...	Junior Messengers—at £275..........................	…	825
...	2	Junior Messengers—at £280..........................	560	…
8,510	8,724
Child endowment..........................................	65	130
Special (Canberra) allowance.........................	747	701
16	15	9,322	9,555	9,257
Temporary assistance, including typist for Senators....................................................			235	270	233
9,557	9,825	9,490
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year...............................................			…	251	...
Total Salaries (carried forward)...			9,557	9,574	9,490

* If again returned to Parliament salary to continue until the day next before the choice of his successor, notwithstanding any dissolution of the Senate.

  Is also paid £50 per annum as Secretary, Joint House Department.

 

I.—The Parliament.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	Division No. 1.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
THE SENATE.
Brought forward...........................................................................................	9,557	9,574	9,490
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Select Committees—expenses, including allowances to witnesses and travelling expenses of clerks and shorthand writers.............................................................................	25	25	194
2. Postage and telegrams...........................................................................................	30	30	30
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	30	50	16
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon.............................................................................	10	50	6
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding.............................................................................	10	10	3
6. Travelling expenses, including cost of conveyance of Senators' luggage.............................................................................	220	300	108
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............................................................................	135	225	101
8. Maintenance, repairs and furniture.............................................................................	30	100	21
Total Contingencies...........................................................................................	490	790	479
Subdivision No. 3.—Postage and Telegrams	1,100	900	1,059
Total Division No. 1...........................................................................................	11,147	11,264	11,028

 

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 2.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	The Speaker*.........................................................................	1,300	1,300
1	1	The Chairman of Committees.........................................................................	700	700
1	1	Clerk of the House of Representatives.........................................................................	1,350	1,350
1	1	Clerk Assistant.........................................................................	950	950
1	1	Second Clerk Assistant.........................................................................	850	850
1	1	Serjeant-at-Arms and Clerk of Committees.........................................................................	750	750
1	1	Clerk of the Records and Assistant Clerk of Committees....................................................................	601	601
1	1	Clerk of the Papers and Accountant.........................................................................	509	509
...	1	Accounts Clerk and Reading Clerk.........................................................................	340	...
...	1	Speaker's Secretary and Junior Clerk.........................................................................	123	...
1	…	Speaker's Secretary and Reading Clerk.........................................................................	...	300
Serjeant-at-Arms Staff.
1	1	Principal Messenger and Officer in charge of Stores.........................................................................	350	461
1	1	Members' Correspondence Messenger.........................................................................	390	390
1	1	Speaker's Messenger.........................................................................	315	315
3	3	Senior Messengers—2 at £305, 1 at £300.........................................................................	908	900
3	3	Junior Messengers— 2 at £280, 1 at £275.........................................................................	833	825
10,269	10,201
Child endowment.........................................................................	75	60
Special (Canberra) allowance.........................................................................	985	800
18	19	11,329	11,061	10,833
Temporary assistance, including typists for Members...........................................................	1,200	1,350	1,054
Total Salaries (carried forward).........................................................................	12,529	12,411	11,887

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

 

I.—The Parliament.
Division No. 2.	1929-30.	1928-29.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward...........................................................................................	12,529	12,411	11,887
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Select Committees—expenses, including allowances to witnesses, and travelling expenses of clerks and shorthand writers.............................................................................	150	105	…
2. Postage and telegrams...........................................................................................	100	100	104
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes............................................................................	115	150	68
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon.............................................................................	50	150	29
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding.............................................................................	25	25	28
6. Travelling expenses, including cost of conveyance of Members' luggage.............................................................................	550	750	413
7. Supply of newspapers...........................................................................................	90	90	64
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........................................................................................	250	350	216
9. Furniture and fittings...........................................................................................	50	100	50
Total Contingencies...........................................................................................	1,380	1,820	972
Subdivision No. 3.—Postage and Telegrams	2,500	2,500	2,799
Subdivision No. 3a.—Miscellaneous.
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement, and to dependants of deceased officials	…	650	649
Total Division No. 2...........................................................................................	16,409	17,381	16,307

 

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29..	1929-30.		THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 3.
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Principal Parliamentary Reporter.......................................................................	1,100	1,100
1	1	Second Reporter.......................................................................	900	900
...	11	Parliamentary Reporters—8 at £770 ; 1 at £755 ; 2 at £695....................................................................	8,305	…
11	…	Parliamentary Reporters—8 at £750 ; 1 at £730 ; 2 at £670....................................................................	…	8,070
1	1	Clerk and Accountant.......................................................................	386	366
1	1	Messenger and Reader.......................................................................	325	320
11,016	10,756
Child endowment.......................................................................	13	13
Special (Canberra) allowance.......................................................................	1,000	1,084
15	15	12,029	11,853	11,599
Temporary assistance			1,035	970	580
Total Salaries...........................................................................................			13,064	12,823	12,179
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams...........................................................................................			4	10	…
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes.............................................................................			50	50	124
3. Travelling expenses...........................................................................................			50	100	15
4. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........................................................................................			74	150	34
Writing paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon.............................................................................			…	5	…
Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding.............................................................................			…	3	…
Total Contingencies...........................................................................................			178	318	173
Total Division No. 3...........................................................................................			13,242	13,141	12,352

 

I. —The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		Division No. 4.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		THE LIBRARY.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
1	1	Librarian.......................................................................	1,000	1,000
1	1	Assistant Librarian.......................................................................	525	475
1	1	Assistant Librarian, National Library.......................................................................	485	465
1	1	Reading Room Officer.......................................................................	470	425
1	1	Accountant.......................................................................	470	470
1	1	Reading Room Attendant and Magazine Clerk.......................................................................	350	345
1	...	Clerk (Research).......................................................................	...	340
2	2	Cataloguers.......................................................................	620	600
1	2	Cadet Cataloguers.......................................................................	364	172
1	1	Correspondence and Accessions Clerk.......................................................................	270	250
2	2	Senior Attendants.......................................................................	610	600
1	1	Junior Attendant.......................................................................	280	275
5,444	5,417
Child endowment.......................................................................	13	13
Special (Canberra) allowance.......................................................................	500	475
14	14	Total Salaries.......................................................................	5,957	5,905	5,814
Subdivision No. 2.—CONTINGENCIES.
No. 1. Books, maps, plates and documents, bookbinding and insurance.............................................................................			2,360	2,500	2,201
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals, and purchase of books not permanently retained in the Library.............................................................................			400	450	496
3. Postage and telegrams.............................................................................

40	40	33
4. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes.............................................................................			60	60	30
5. Writing-paper and envelopes.............................................................................			5	5	2
6. Account, record, and other books.............................................................................			5	5	…
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............................................................................			140	140	360
Total Contingencies...........................................................................................			3,010	3,200	3,122
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payment under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased official.............................................................................			…	…	170
Total Division No. 4...........................................................................................			8,967	9,105	9,106
Division No. 5.
AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL RECORDS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Expenses of collection and publication...........................................................................................			5	5	…
Total Division No. 5...........................................................................................			5	5	…

 

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 6.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
...	...	Secretary*.........................................................	50	50
1	1	Clerk and Accountant........................................	360	340
1	1	410	390
Housekeeping and Cleaning Staff.
1	1	Housekeeper  ...................................................	375	375
11	10	Cleaners—8 at £270; 2 at £250...........................	2,660	2,970
3,035	3,345
Child endowment..............................................	250	200
12	11	3,285	3,545
Refreshment Rooms.
1	1	Steward.............................................................	450	450
1	1	Assistant Steward..............................................	360	360
1	1	Principal Cook...................................................	400	390
4	4	Waiters—1 at £299 ; 3 at £275...........................	1,124	1,104
3	3	Kitchen Assistants—1 at £317 ; 1 at £290 ; 1 at £270.................................................................	877	869
1	1	Pantryman.........................................................	270	270
2	2	Cleaners............................................................	540	540
4,021	3,983
Child endowment..............................................	75	91
13	13	4,096	4,074
King's Hall.
1	1	Senior Messenger..............................................	305	300
2	2	Junior Messengers.............................................	560	550
865	850
Child endowment..............................................	13	26
3	3	878	876
Parliament Gardens.
1	1	Foreman Gardener.............................................	305	310
2	2	Gardeners—1 at £285 ; 1 at £280........................	565	570
870	880
Child endowment..............................................	52	26
3	3	922	906
32	31	Carried forward..........................................................................	9,591	9,791

* Is also Clerk Assistant of the Senate.

  With quarters, fuel, light and water.

 

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 6.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30..
		JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No. 1—Salaries.	£	£	£
32	31	Brought forward..........................................................................	9,591	9,791
Miscellaneous.
1	1	Engineer..........................................................................	450	450
1	1	Assistant Engineer..........................................................................	375	375
5	5	Engineer's Assistants—1 at £360 ; 1 at £350 ; 1 at £310 ; 2 at £300.......................................................................	1,620	1,620
1	1	Night Watchman..........................................................................	295	290
…	1	Maintenance Officer..........................................................................	350	…
3,090	2,735
Child endowment..........................................................................	250	250
8	9	3,340	2,985
12,931	12,776
Special (Canberra) allowance..........................................................................	1,700	1,150
40	40	14,631	13,926	14,005
Temporary assistance...........................................................................................			1,375	1,600	1,078
Total Salaries...........................................................................................			16,006	15,526	15,083
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Grant in aid, Refreshment Rooms...........................................................................................			1,225	1,500	1,000
2. Supply of electric current...........................................................................................			1,700	1,750	1,047
3. Electric light globes...........................................................................................			100	150	63
4. Maintenance, repairs, painting and furniture...........................................................................................			850	750	1,043
5. Parliament gardens—incidental expenses...........................................................................................			150	150	89
6. Telephone services...........................................................................................			1,000	1,250	657
7. Fuel...........................................................................................			950	1,000	974
8. Incidental expenses...........................................................................................			590	600	557
9. Travelling expenses...........................................................................................			90	150	39
10. Sanitary services and water supply...........................................................................................			480	500	164
Total Contingencies...........................................................................................			7,135	7,800	5,633
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payment under Public Service Act and Regulations to officer on retirement and to dependants of deceased official.............................................................................			…	80	195
Total Division No. 6...........................................................................................			23,141	23,406	20,911

 

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 7.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Secretary..........................................................................	745	720
1	1	Clerk..........................................................................	340	320
1	1	Messenger..........................................................................	290	285
1,375	1,325
Child endowment..........................................................................	13	13
Special (Canberra) allowance..........................................................................	122	119
3	3	1,510	1,457	1,445
Temporary assistance...........................................................................................			20	20	...
Total Salaries...........................................................................................			1,530	1,477	1,445
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams...........................................................................................			15	15	…
2. Office requisites...........................................................................................			35	60	24
3. Travelling expenses...........................................................................................			500	500	759
4. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........................................................................................			15	15	…
5. Telephone services...........................................................................................			20	35	22
Other printing...........................................................................................			…	5	...
Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon.............................................................................			…	5	…
Witnesses' fees and travelling expenses.............................................................................			...	5	…
Assessors' fees and travelling expenses.............................................................................			...	10	...
Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding.............................................................................			…	5	…
Total Contingencies...........................................................................................			585	655	805
Total Division No. 7...........................................................................................			2,115	2,132	2,250

F. 15823.—2

 

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
		JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 8.
Joint Committee of Public Accounts.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Secretary..........................................................................	625	600
1	1	Junior Clerk..........................................................................	275	255
900	855
Special (Canberra) allowance..........................................................................	90	89
2	2	Total Salaries..........................................................................	990	944	942
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams...........................................................................................			15	15	15
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			10	10	9
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon.............................................................................			5	10	4
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding.............................................................................			5	5	4
5. Travelling expenses.............................................................................			480	500	962
6. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............................................................................			50	35	47
7. Fittings and furniture.............................................................................			5	5	3
Total Contingencies...........................................................................................			570	580	1,044
Total Division No. 8...........................................................................................			1,560	1,524	1,986
Total Parliament...........................................................................................			76,586	77,958	73,940

 

II.—THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
(Not including War Services, shown separately on page 274.)
Division Number.	______	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure,1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure 1928-29.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
9	ADMINISTRATIVE...................................	58,426	50,925	62,906	...	4,480
10	AUDIT OFFICE...................................	55,737	52,023	53,636	2,101	…
11	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD...................................	48,032	47,249	48,448	…	416
12	GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE...................................	5,347	5,015	7,118	…	1,771
13	HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE...................................	61,463	62,364	63,133	…	1,670
14	AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONER- GENERAL IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...................................	13,242	10,881	10,134	3,108	…
15	COUNCIL OF DEFENCE...................................	25	25	…	25	...
16	COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH...................................	5,091	4,920	4,878	213	…
17	DEVELOPMENT AND MIGRATION COMMISSION...................................	94,200	127,618	104,280	...	10,080
18	SHIPPING AND MAIL SERVICES TO PACIFIC ISLANDS...................................	52,000	52,000	49,750	2,250	...
Total......................................	393,563	413,020	404,283	...	10,720

 

Estimate, 1929-30............................	£393,563
Vote 1928-29...................................	413,020
Decrease....................	£19,457

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No 9.	£	£	£
ADMINISTRATIVE.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
Administrative Branch.
First Division.
1	1	Secretary...........................................................................	2,000	1,300
Second Division.
1	1	Assistant Secretary (Administrative)...........................................................................	912	912
Third Division.
1	...	Secretary, Federal Executive Council...........................................................................	...	816
5	3	Private Secretaries *...........................................................................	1,606	2,212
8	5	Carried forward...........................................................................	4,518	5,240

* Private Secretaries to Prime Minister, Vice-President of Executive Council, and Assistant Minister.

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 9.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
		ADMINISTRATIVE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
8	5	Brought forward..................................................	4,518	5,240
Accountant’s Branch.
Third Division.
1	1	Accountant..........................................................................	552	552
3	3	Clerks..........................................................................	1,092	1,074	'
Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist..........................................................................	176	184
5	5	1,820	1,810
Correspondence Branch.
Third Division.
1	1	Senior Clerk..........................................................................	552	624
7	5	Clerks..........................................................................	2,298	2,982
Fourth Division.
10	10	Typists..........................................................................	1,951	1,888
1	. .	Assistant..........................................................................	...	209
1	1	Ministerial Messenger..........................................................................	324	324
4	4	Messengers..........................................................................	513	475
24	21	5,638	6,502
Records Branch.
Third Division.
6	6	Clerks..........................................................................	2,107	2,226
Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant..........................................................................	152	266
. .	1	Assistant (Female)..........................................................................	164	. .
1	1	Messenger..........................................................................	156	130
8	9	2,579	2,622
45	40	Carried forward..........................................................................	14,555	16,174

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 9.	1929-30.	1928-20.
1928-29.	1929-30.
		ADMINISTRATIVE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
45	40	Brought forward..........................................................................	14,555	16,174
Publications Branch.
Third Division.
1	…	Publicity Officer..........................................................................	...	720
Fourth Division.
4	3	Assistants..........................................................................	813	1,236
1	...	Typist..........................................................................	...	176
1	2	Assistants (Female)..........................................................................	303	169
7	5	1,116	2,301
Territories Branch.*
Second Division.
...	1	Assistant Secretary..........................................................................	840	...
Third Division.
...	7	Clerks..........................................................................	2,773	...
Fourth Division.
...	2	Typists..........................................................................	351	...
...	10	3,964	..
External Affairs.
Third Division.
1	1	Director..........................................................................	912	906
1	1	Liaison Officer (London)..........................................................................	912	906
4	4	Clerks..........................................................................	1,896	1,931
Fourth Division.
3	3	Typists..........................................................................	583	563
1	1	Messenger..........................................................................	119	102
10	10	4,422	4,408
62	65	Carried forward..........................................................................	24,057	22,883

*In 1928-29 provided under Division No. 39, Department of Home Affairs.

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 9.	£	£	£
ADMINISTRATIVE
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
62	65	Brought forward..........................................................................	24,057	22,883
Child endowment.......................................................................	352	325

Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.......................................................................	1,605	...
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.......................................................................	40	300
Allowance to Ministerial Messenger.......................................................................	30	...
Cost of living allowance to Liaison Officer and Clerk, External Affairs, London.......................................................................	312	312
Special (Canberra) allowance.......................................................................	2,900	2,000
Living away from home allowance.......................................................................	45	165
62	65	29,341	25,985	25,306
Temporary assistance............................................................................................			2,000	1,000	2,783
31,341	26,985	28,089
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			1,990	...	...
Total Salaries (carried forward)............................................................................................			29,351	26,985	28,089

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	Division No. 9.	Vote.	Expenditure.
ADMINISTRATIVE.	£	£	£
Brought forward............................	29,351	26,985	28,089
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Cablegrams and radiograms beyond Commonwealth (moneys paid by persons for cables sent on their behalf may be credited to this vote).........................	4,250	4,500	4,253
2. Postage and telegrams..............................................	2,250	2,000	3,135
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes..............................................................	300	400	272
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon...........................................	400	415	607
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, binding and printing.................................	200	100	59
6. Other printing..........................................................	300	200	248
7. Travelling expenses..................................................	2,000	2,000	3,214
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure........................	1,500	2,000	2,092
9. Printing and distribution (including postage) of Commonwealth Gazette.........................................	5,400	4,000	5,774
10. Printing and distribution (including postage) of Commonwealth Statutes to State Governments and others....................................................................	1,650	1,650	1,128
11. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance..........................	1,400	600	1,720
12. External Affairs—expenses in connexion with...........	1,250	1,000	1,014
13. Electric light and power............................................	300	. .	390
Office cleaning and caretaking...................................	*	500	746
Total Contingencies............................................................................................	21,200	19,365	24,652
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Salaries and travelling allowances of officers acting as Secretaries to Leaders of Opposition in Senate and House of Representatives and to Leader of Country Party......................................................................	1,900	1,600	2,012
2. Commercial Agency—Paris......................................	975	975	963
3. Travelling expenses of Commonwealth Ministers.......	5,000	2,000	7,078
Legal costs—Commonwealth v. Harbour Trust Commissioners......................................................	..	..	112
Total Miscellaneous............................................................................................	7,875	4,575	10,165
Total Division No. 9............................................................................................	58,426	50,925	62,906

* Provided under Division No. 94, Sub-division No. 2, Item No. 12, in 1929–30.

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No 10.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
		AUDIT OFFICE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
Central Staff.
Third Division.
1	1	Secretary and Chief Inspector...........................	840	864
1	1	Senior Inspector..............................................	595	595
1	1	Inspector, Grade III..........................................	552	552
1	1	Inspector, Grade II...........................................	516	516
1	1	Inspector, Grade I............................................	498	480
3	2	Clerks (Female)...............................................	794	1,081
1	1	Clerk...............................................................	312	312
4	3	Clerks (Audit).................................................	948	1,260
Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist, Grade I................................................	212	212
2	2	Machinists (Female)........................................	424	424
1	1	Messenger.......................................................	127	174
1	1	Telephonist.....................................................	194	194
18	16	6,012	6,664
New South Wales.
Third Division.
1	1	Chief Auditor..................................................	840	816
1	1	Senior Inspector..............................................	624	624
5	5	Inspectors, Grade III........................................	2,724	2,760
2	2	Inspectors, Grade II.........................................	1,032	1,032
21	20	Inspectors, Grade I...........................................	9,840	10,050
15	18	Clerks (Audit).................................................	5,747	4,778
2	2	Clerks.............................................................	717	710
Fourth Division.
1	1	Machinist (Female)..........................................	212	212
1	1	Typist, Grade II...............................................	230	230
1	1	Messenger.......................................................	139	120
50	52	22,105	21,332
68	68	Carried forward..........................................................................	28,117	27,996

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 10.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
		AUDIT OFFICE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
£	£	£
68	68	Brought forward..........................................................................	28,117	27,996
Victoria.
Third Division.
1	1	Chief Auditor...................................................	768	792
1	1	Senior Inspector...............................................	624	624
7	7	Inspectors, Grade III.........................................	3,907	3,907
3	3	Inspectors, Grade II..........................................	1,548	1,548
20	21	Inspectors, Grade I............................................	10,180	9,446
1	1	Clerk (Female).................................................	397	397
21	22	Clerks (Audit)..................................................	7,257	6,836
1	1	Clerk................................................................	312	312
Fourth Division.	411	405
2			2	Typists, Grade I................................................
1	1	Messenger........................................................	218	199
58	60	25,622	24,466
Queensland.
Third Division.
1	1	Chief Auditor...................................................	768	744
1	1	Senior Inspector...............................................	680	692
1	2	Inspector, Grade II............................................	1,032	516
9	10	Inspectors, Grade I............................................	4,644	4,158
6	6	Clerks (Audit)..................................................	1,944	1,944
Fourth Division
1	1	Typist, Grade I................................................. .	195	189
1	1	Machinist (Female)...........................................	207	209
20	22	9,470	8,452
South Australia.
Third Division.
1	1	Chief Auditor...................................................	672	638
1	1	Inspector, Grade III...........................................	595	595
1	1	Inspector, Grade II............................................	516	516
5	6	Inspectors, Grade I............................................	2,850	2,400
4	4	Clerks (Audit)..................................................	1,332	1,328
Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist, Grade II................................................	230	230
13	14	6,195	5,707
164	Carried forward..........................................................................	69,404	66,621

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.			Division No. 10.		1929-30.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
			AUDIT OFFICE.				Vote.		Expenditure.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
£		£		£
159	164		Brought forward................		69,404		66,621
Western Australia.
Third Division.
1	1		Chief Auditor..................................................		588		612
1	1		Inspector, Grade 2............................................		516		516
6	6		Inspectors, Grade 1..........................................		2,799		2,709
3	3		Clerks (Audit)..................................................		972		972
Fourth Division.
1	1		Typist, Grade I.................................................		212		130
12	12		5,087		4,939
Tasmania.
Third Division.
1	1		Chief Auditor..................................................		612		595
1	1		Inspector, Grade 2............................................		516		516
2	2		Inspectors, Grade 1..........................................		996		960
3	4		Clerks (Audit)..................................................		1,299		966
Fourth Division.
1	1		Typist, Grade 2................................................		230		228
8	9		3,653		3,265
London.
Third Division.
1	1		Chief Auditor..................................................		624		624
1	1		Inspector, Grade 1............................................		498		480
Cost of living allowance...................................		312		312
2	2		1,434		1,416
Federal Capital Territory, Canberra.
Third Division.
1	1		Chief Auditor..................................................		588		595
1	1		Inspector, Grade 2............................................		516		516
2	2		Inspectors, Grade 1..........................................		996		960
2	3		Clerks (Audit)..................................................		972		648
6	7		3,072		2,719
Darwin.
Third Division.
1	1		Auditor............................................................		476		480
Cost of living allowance...................................		100		102
Fourth Division.
…	1		Typist, Grade 1................................................		153		...
Cost of living allowance...................................		80		...
1	2		809		582
188	196		Carried forward......................		83,459		79,542
II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.		1928-29.
1928-29.		1929-30.
						Division No. 10.		Vote.		Expenditure.
£		£		£
AUDIT OFFICE.
Subdivision No. 1—Salaries.
188		196		Brought forward................		83,459		79,542
Papua.
Third Division.
1		1		Chief Auditor.................................................		678		678
1		1		Inspector........................................................		522		522
2		2		1,200		1,200
84,659		80,742
Child endowment............................................		1,050		1,393
Special (Canberra) allowance..........................		390		332
Adjustment of salaries.....................................		18		*
Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class................................................		185		262
190		198		86,302		82,729		73,910
Temporary assistance......................................						600		500		2,949
86,902		83,229		76,859
Less—
Amount to be recovered from Administration of Papua						1,100		1,112		1,112
Amount to be recovered from special funds...............						5,910		7,600		4,359
Amount provided under Division No. 119, War Services						10,650		10,828		10,828
Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates						13,010		12,521		12,521
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year....................................................................						4,000		2,600		…
34,670		34,661		28,820
Total Salaries (carried forward)...............						52,232		48,568		48,039

* The amount provided for adjustment of salaries in 1928-29 has been included in the items of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 10.	£	£	£
AUDIT OFFICE.
Brought forward...................................	52,232	48,568	48,039
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Office cleaning..........................................................	150	150	167
2. Postage and telegrams...............................................	150	200	129
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes.............................................................	250	300	134
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon..........................................	75	100	71
5. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, binding, and printing...............................	50	100	44
6. Other printing...........................................................	75	75	25
7. Travelling expenses...................................................	2,290	1,950	2,470
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.........................	430	540	483
9. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance........................	385	385	382
10. Papuan office contingencies.......................................	100	100	142
Audit of Northern Territory accounts...........................	..	10	15
3,955	3,910	4,062
Less—
Amount to be recovered from Administration of Papua	100	100	100
Amount to be recovered from Special Funds................	40	40	...
Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of Estimates......	310	315	315
450	455	415
Total Contingencies.............................................................................................	3,505	3,455	3,647
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials.........	..	..	1,156
Payments as acts of grace to officers or dependants of officers transferred from the State service of Tasmania...................	..	..	794
Total Miscellaneous.............................................................................................	..	..	1,950
Total Division No. 10..............................................................................................	55,737	52,023	53,636

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 11.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
£	£	£
Central Staff.
Second Division.
1	...	Secretary and Chief Inspector.............................	…	1,112
...	1	Secretary	840	…
3	4	Public Service Inspectors....................................	3,463	2,606
Third Division.
1	1	Assistant Secretary.............................................	768	744
1	1	Chief Clerk........................................................	720	696
24	26	Clerks................................................................	9,483	8,807
Fourth Division.
3	2	Messengers........................................................	174	409
2	3	Assistants..........................................................	541	474
1	1	Assistant (Inquiries)...........................................	266	290
1	...	Assistant (Examinations)....................................	...	266
1	1	Typist, Grade 3..................................................	235	247
2	1	Typists, Grade 2.................................................	230	460
6	9	Typists, Grade 1.................................................	1,415	1,049
3	3	Copyists (Female)..............................................	300	499
...	...	Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies or retirement...................................	144	...
49	53	18,579	17,659
Inspectors' Staffs.
Second Division.
5	5	Public Service Inspectors....................................	4,490	4,466
Third Division.
2	2	Assistant Inspectors...........................................	1,410	1,386
5	5	Clerks-in-Charge...............................................	2,755	2,719
2	2	Clerks (Female).................................................	705	705
9	9	Clerks................................................................	3,311	3,277
Fourth Division.
4	3	Assistants..........................................................	714	971
1	1	Assistant (Inquiries and Records)........................	266	266
3	4	Messengers........................................................	634	427
2	3	Typists, Grade 2.................................................	684	460
4	3	Typists, Grade 1.................................................	563	751
37	37	15,532	15,428
86	90	Carried forward........................	34,111	33,087

 

11.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
			Division No. 11.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
86	90	Brought forward...........................................................................	34,111	33,087
Appeal Boards.
Third Division.
2	2	Chairmen..........................................................	1,392	1,392
35,503	34,479

Child endowment..............................................	238	289
Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class..................................................................	50	200
Special (Canberra) allowance...............................	1,527	...
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from home.......................	153	...
37,471	34,968
Portion of salaries of officers of Department of Home Affairs (Electoral Office, Tasmania, Division No. 40)............................................	713	700
88	92	38,184	35,668	35,165
Temporary assistance...........................................			408	700	1,055
38,592	36,368	36,220
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year..................................................			471	1,287	...
Total Salaries......................			38,121	35,081	36,220
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.................................................			1,245	1,375	1,489
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes................................................................			335	377	367
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon............................................			290	280	219
4. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding.................................			64	40	63
5. Other printing.............................................................			544	570	533
6. Travelling expenses.....................................................			1,205	1,860	1,348
Carried forward..........................			3,683	4,502	4,019
			38,121	35,081	36,220

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	Division No. 11.	Vote.	Expenditure.
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.	£	£	£
Brought forward...............................	38,121	35,081	36,220
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
Brought forward...............................	3,683	4,502	4,019
No. 7. Expenses of holding examinations, including advertising	2,510	2,420	2,893
8. Other advertising......................................................	300	440	301
9. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.........................	405	680	758
10. Fuel, light, and water.................................................	469	420	446
11. Office cleaning.........................................................	317	820	933
12. Expenses in connexion with Arbitration Court proceedings...........................................................	450	600	546
13. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance...........................	440	431	641
14. Retaining and special fees for Commonwealth Medical Officers.................................................................	75	100	106
15. Fees for free courses at Universities...........................	510	500	209
16. Expenses in connexion with election of Divisional Representatives......................................................	120	5	5
17. Instructional classes for typists...................................	400	..	121
Total Contingencies........................	9,679	10,918	10,978
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials.................................................................	232	1,250	1,250
Total Division No. 11.......................	48,032	47,249	48,448

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 12.	£	£	£
GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
Third Division.
1	…	Clerk..................................................................	...	552
Special (Canberra) allowance..............................	...	63
1	...	…	615	606
Temporary assistance..........................................			347	50	36
Total Salaries......................			347	665	642
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Official printing and stationery, including account, record, and other books............................................			400	250	474
2. Official telegrams and postage.....................................			500	300	800
3. Travelling expenses and incidental and petty cash expenditure.............................................................			500	500	1,387
4. Services rendered by Railway Departments..................			1,600	1,300	1,815
Total Contingencies.........................			3,000	2,350	4,476
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Allowance to Governor-General for residence at Canberra			2,000	2,000	2,000
Total Division No. 12.........................			5,347	5,015	7,118

F.15823.—3

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 13.	£	£	£
HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
Under Public Service Act.
1	1	Financial Adviser to the High Commissioner.......	2,000	2,000
Official Secretary and Staff.
1	1	Official Secretary of the Commonwealth of Australia in Great Britain...............................	2,000	2,000
1	1	Assistant Secretary.............................................	814	720
1	1	Accountant........................................................	768	720
1	1	Medical Officer.................................................	675	650
1	1	Chief Clerk........................................................	618	570
2	2	Clerks................................................................	1,297	1,104
1	…	Private Secretary to High Commissioner.............	...	480
8,172	8,244
Child endowment...............................................	133	162
Cost of living allowances...................................	858	858
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...................................................	110	300
9	8	9,273	9,564
Under High Commissioner Act.
92	93	Clerks, Typists, Storemen, Messengers, Telephonists, and Assistants..........................	20,000	14,000
Cost of living allowances...................................	…	6,000
92	93	20,000	20,000
101	101	Total Salaries (carried forward)........	29,273	29,564	29,125

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 13.	£	£	£
HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.
Brought forward..........................	29,273	29,564	29,125
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Stationery, travelling, and incidental expenditure.........	4,890	5,250	6,527
2. Allowance to High Commissioner for expenses of official residence...................................................	2,000	2,000	2,000
3. Cables and telegrams.................................................	2,600	2,200	2,356
4. Municipal and other taxes..........................................	7,100*	8,000	6,277
5. Upkeep of “Australia House,” London........................	12,500*	12,200	13,179
6. Advertising and publicity (other than Migration)..........	2,500	2,500	2,615
7. Upkeep of official residence.......................................	600	650	1,054
Total Contingencies.............................................................................................	32,190	32,800	34,008
Total Division No. 13.............................................................................................	61,463	62,364	63,133

 

* The total estimated cost of maintenance, upkeep, and taxes of "Australia House," London, is as follows:—
£
Municipal and other Taxes.........................................	7,100
Upkeep (including salary of Controller)...................	12,500
Total................................	£19,600

As a set off to this expenditure, it is estimated that an amount of £27,000 will be recovered from tenants for rents and services for 1929-30.

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 14.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
		AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONER-GENERAL IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Commissioner-General...........................................................................	3,000	3,000
1	1	Official Secretary...........................................................................	1,012	1,012	…
1	1	Accountant...........................................................................	562	534	…
4,574	4,546	…
Allowance to Commissioner-General...........................................................................	2,000	2,000	…
Allowance to Official Secretary...........................................................................	266	216	…
Allowance to Accountant...........................................................................	108	334	…
Special allowance to Official Secretary during absence of Commissioner.......................................................................	100	400	…
3	3	7,048	7,496	3,214
Temporary assistance.............................................................................................			1,515	1,000	1,536
8,563	8,496	4,750
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year........................................................................			450	2,500	…
Total Salaries......................			8,113	5,996	4,750
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Office requisites, stationery and incidentals.............................................................................................			340	300	461
2. Travelling expenses.............................................................................................			750	750	1,134
3. Postage, cables, and telegrams.............................................................................................			700	900	753
4. Telephones.............................................................................................			183	200	183
5. Rent and lighting.............................................................................................			2,276	1,975	2,276
6. Furniture.............................................................................................			20	50	18
7. Advertising and publicity.............................................................................................			500	600	559
8. Allowance for service of motor car.............................................................................................			350	100	…
9. Exchange on remittances.............................................................................................			10	10	…
Total Contingencies.............................................................................................			5,129	4,885	5,384
Total Division No. 14.............................................................................................			13,242	10,881	10,134
————
Division No. 15.
COUNCIL OF DEFENCE.
No. 1. General expenses.............................................................................................			25	25	…

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
			Division No. 16.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Chief Executive Officer....................................	1,500	1,500
1	1	Secretary..........................................................	1,125	1,075
1	1	Assistant Secretary...........................................	675	650
..	1	Chief Clerk and Accountant..............................	600	..
1	1	Scientific Assistant (Biological).........................	500	500
5	8	Clerks..............................................................	2,150	1,826
..	2	Clerical Assistants............................................	600	..
..	2	Junior Assistants...............................................	200	..
4	4	Typists.............................................................	786	748
1	1	Telephonist and Typist......................................	179	174
2	1	Messenger........................................................	99	168
..	1	Caretaker.........................................................	254	..
16	24	8,668	6,641
State Committees—Secretaries and Typists (part time)...........................................................			822	830
Portion of salaries of officers of Development and Migration Commission in London (Division No. 17, Subdivision No. 1, Item 2)...............			1,125	839
10,615	8,310	8,681
Temporary assistance.......................................			500	750	278
11,115	9,060	8,959
Deduct amount provided under Subdivision No. 3 — Investigations.........................................			7,000	5,000	4,924
Total Salaries (carried forward)...............			4,115	4,060	4,035

   

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 16.	£	£	£
COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.
Brought forward...............................	4,115	4,060	4,035
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.................................................	600	400	660
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes	125	75	134
3. Writing paper and envelopes........................................	100	100	153
4. Account, record, and other books.................................	15	15	18
5. Other printing.............................................................	50	50	42
6. Travelling expenses.....................................................	1,420	2,000	1,366
7. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.....................	450	700	467
8. Telephone service.......................................................	100	150	106
9. Printing of bulletins.....................................................	1,000	1,000	1,010
10. Printing of Journal......................................................	600	600	383
11. Cleaners—Head Office of Council...............................	216	470	472
12. Expenses of State Committees for office equipment......	300	300	128
4,976	5,860	4,939
Deduct amount provided under Subdivision No. 3— Investigations.........................................................	4,000	5,000	4,096
Total Contingencies.......................	976	860	843
Carried forward........................	5,091	4,920	4,878

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 16.	£	£	£
COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.
Brought forward...............................	5,091	4,920	4,878
Subdivision No. 3.—Investigations.
Payable from Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account.
No. 1. Veterinary investigations.............................................	24,840	14,300	6,888
2. Plant investigations.....................................................	64,120	29,450	6,289
3. Entomological investigations.......................................	62,420	26,790	19,099
4. Animal nutrition, including investigations on mineral deficiencies in pastures.............................................	16,610	18,250	17,182
5. Horticultural, including soil survey and irrigation investigations...........................................................	15,550	20,160	12,417
6. Food preservation and transport...................................	8,350	5,270	3,056
7. Dairy research.............................................................	2,500	3,600	302
8. Prickly pear—Grant for investigations..........................	9,000	6,000	5,901
9. Forest products investigations......................................	18,800	5,440	5,181
10. Mining and metallurgy................................................	600	2,200	194
11. Fuel investigations......................................................	880	250	438
12. Radio research............................................................	3,175	3,000	631
13. Maintenance of Standards...........................................	500	2,000	41
14. Unforeseen and urgent investigations...........................	5,000	5,000	4,000
15. Library.......................................................................	1,650	1,200	1,503
16. Catalogue of scientific periodicals...............................	1,600	1,610	651
17. Contributions to Imperial Agricultural Bureaux and to British Woollen and Worsted Association..................	4,125	. .	. .
18. Miscellaneous............................................................	1,000	1,000	1,849
19. Proportion of salaries and contingencies.......................	11,000	10,000	9,020
Total Investigations.......................	251,720	155,520	94,642
256,811	160,440	99,520
Payable from Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account.................................................................	251,720	155,520	94,642
Total Division No. 16........................	5,091	4,920	4.878

 

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 17.	1929-30.	1928-29.
DEVELOPMENT AND MIGRATION COMMISSION.		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Australian Organization—Salaries (excepting salaries of Commissioners), administrative and other expenses, including office requisites, travelling expenses, Migration publications and freight thereon.................	24,926	42,093	33,449
2. London Organization—Salaries, administrative and other expenses, including postage and telegrams, office requisites, travelling expenses, advertising, publicity and all other expenses, excepting passage money, landing money and medical fees advanced to migrants	22,249	34,195	25,241
3. Investigations (Australia).............................................	21,000	25,000	19,200
4. Contribution towards cost of establishment and maintenance by States of reception and farm training depots......................................................................	6,200	14,900	12,111
5. Training domestics overseas........................................	2,000	4,000	2,038
6. Special reports and investigations (London)..................	2,000	3,000	1,661
7. Subsidies to voluntary organizations for the after-care of migrants...................................................................	5,510	11,310	8,007
8. Fairbridge Farm School...............................................	3,315	3,120	2,573
9. Publicity films and photographs...................................	7,000	*	*
94,200	137,618	104,280
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	...	10,000	..
Total Division No. 17......................	94,200	127,618	104,280
Division No. 18.
SHIPPING AND MAIL SERVICES TO PACIFIC ISLANDS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Mail Services to Papua, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and New Hebrides (Contributions by the Government of the Western Pacific towards the cost of these services may be credited to this vote).................................................	52,000	52,000	49,750
Total Division No. 18......................	52,000	52,000	49,750
Total Prime Minister's Department............	393,563

1,800	1,770	1,880
17. Medical services.......................................................	4,200	3,800	3,854
18. Destitutes—maintenance, passages, and burials..........	4,000	4,400	5,863
19. Sanitary rates and fees, and maintenance of plant.......	160	100	109
20. Court expenses, including witness and jury fees.........	700	400	1,140
21. Police—stores, uniforms, forage, and travelling..........	2,700	2,600	2,478
22. Educational services.................................................	630	600	659
23. Beacons and buoys...................................................	50	50	49
24. Office cleaning.........................................................	210	210	188
25. Government scholarships..........................................	450	375	242
26. Advisory Council—expenses....................................	125	200	22
27. Purchase of motor vehicles........................................	700	400	361
28. Fire protection—Darwin...........................................	20	20	..
29. Equipment and field hands........................................	150	140	18
30. Maintenance of batteries and ore sampling.................	3,500	3,500	1,666
31. Development of mining industry, including loans to prospectors and others.........................................	200	200	356
32. Entertainment allowance for Government Resident.....	50	50	49
Board of Health—expenses, laboratory, apparatus, and drugs for bush medicine chests............................	250	312
Construction of launch—Darwin...............................	..	300	300
Total Contingencies.......................	30,150	29,900	28,922
Carried forward........................	75,005	73,877	71,824

 

Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
Vote.		Expenditure
			Division No. 149.
			GENERAL SERVICES.	£	£	£
Brought forward............................................	75,005	73,877	71,824
Subdivision No. 3.
Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Subsidy for steamship service between Melbourne and Darwin.......................................................................	5,500	5,500	5,500
2. Grants to libraries.......................................................	75	75	73
3. Grant in aid of Darwin Town Council..........................	900	900	729
4. Assistance to missions................................................	1,500	1,500	1,500
5. Sustenance allowance for children of a destitute person.	43	52	52
6. Maintenance of nursing homes....................................	500	500	210
7. Subsidy to Western Australian Government for shipping service between Fremantle and Darwin......................	1,800	1,800	1,800
8. Destruction of dingoes (moneys received under the Dingo Destruction Ordinance 1923–26 may be credited to this vote).................................................	500	500	565
9. Contribution towards cost of wireless stations...............	150	150	125
10. Contribution towards cost of inland mail services........	250	250	250
11. Investigation into fodder crops...................................	150	..	175
Volume of Northern Territory Ordinances...................	..	250	238
Inquiry into Aboriginal conditions..............................	..	600	654
Payment of moieties of fines due to Police Officers on retirement..................................................................	..	..	80
Conference on the development of North and Central Australia...................................................................	..	..	79
Report on possibilities of North-Western Australia for sheep raising.........................................................	..	..	470
Total Miscellaneous	11,368	12,077	12,500
Total Under Control of Department of Home Affairs	86,373	85,954	84,324
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 150.
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Audit Office.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 1.....................................................	370	370	370
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 2.........................................	50	50	50
Total Under Control of Prime Minister's Department...............................................	420	420	420
Carried forward.............................................	86,793	86,374	84,744
Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29.
£	£	£
Brought forward.......................	86,793	86,374	84,744
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 151.
INTEREST.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Interest on Loans taken over from State of South Australia	41,601	41,600	41,602
Less amount provided under Part 2 of the Estimates....	33,280	33,280	33,282
Total Under Control of Department of the Treasury	8,321	8,320	8,320
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 152.
WORKS AND BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries of Works Branch provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 1.........................	2,000	2,000	1,500
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 2......................................	400	400	400
3, Repairs, maintenance, fittings, and furniture..................	7,700	7,000	6,456
Total Subdivision No. 1...........................................	10,100	9,400	8,356
Subdivision No. 2.
No. 1. Maintenance of Plant and other expenses......................	200	200	100
2. Leave and holiday pay and incidentals..........................	200	250	125
Total Subdivision No. 2.............................................	400	450	225
Total Under Control of Department of Works.........	10,500	9,850	8,581
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.......................................................................	105,614	104,544	101,645
	4,750	4,000	..
Total North Australia.......................	100,864	100,544	101,645

 

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29
1928-29.	1929-30.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
Division No. 153.
GENERAL SERVICES.
Subdivision No. 1.—Department of the Government Resident—Salaries.
1	Government Resident.....................................	750	750
1	Clerk..............................................................	437	401
1	Stock Inspector..............................................	419	401
1	School Teacher..............................................	366	314
Superintendent and Matron, Half-castes' Home	350	..
Medical Officer..............................................	1,000	..
Allowance to Matron, Half-castes' Home.........	..	75
4	6	3,322	1,941
Police.
1	1	Sergeant.........................................................	432	432
6	8	Mounted Constables.......................................	2,827	2,251
Native Constables (13)....................................	1,068	740
Allowances for uniforms and shoeing..............	165	135
7	9	4,492	3,558
7,814	5,499
Allowance to married officers.........................	100	120
Cost of living allowance.................................	70	58
Child endowment...........................................	39	39
Allowance to special magistrate, Alice Springs.	50	25
Contribution towards salary of Judge of Supreme Court, Darwin..............................	250	250
Allowance to Consultant Geologist..................	100	..
Allowance to Head Teacher............................	10	..
Allowances in lieu of quarters.........................	..	35
Arrears of salaries consequent upon reclassification...........................................	..	114
8,433	6,140
Less deductions for rent..................................	84	32
11	15	8,349	6,108	6,262
Temporary assistance.....................................	300	250	615
Total Salaries (carried forward).........	8,649	6,358	6,877

 

Territories of the Commonwealth.
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 153.	£	£	£
GENERAL SERVICES.
Brought forward.........................	8,649	6,358	6,877
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.........................................................	75	35	64
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes...	50	50	26
3. Writing paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon.........................................................	20	15	19
4. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding......................................................	15	15	5
5. Other printing.....................................................................	50	25	349
6. Travelling expenses............................................................	750	250	279
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...................................	120	120	113
8. Aboriginal affairs—general expenses...................................	4,500	2,750	3,73
9. Maintenance of motor cars..................................................	300	200	220
10. Purchase of horses and live stock.......................................	200	100	..
11. Eradication of noxious weeds and plants............................	75	75	..
12. Stock and brands—general expenses..................................	250	250	168
13. Maintenance of prisons.....................................................	500	100	689
14. Court expenses, including witness and jury fees..................	150	20	198
15. Police—stores, forage, and travelling.................................	1,000	450	1,121
16. Educational services..........................................................	40	20	11
17. Health and sanitation (sanitary collections may be credited to this item)...................................................................	150	125	15
18. Development of mining industry........................................	100	100	14
19. Advisory Council expenses................................................	100	200	20
20. Encouragement of primary production................................	2,500	4,500	1,617
21. Purchase of motor vehicle.................................................	350	..	..
22. Entertainment allowance...................................................	25	..	..
Total Contingencies	11,320	9,400	8,666
Subdivision No. 3.
Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Assistance to missions.........................................................	400	400	400
2. Maintenance of nursing homes............................................	500	500	428
3. Destruction of dingoes (moneys received under the Dingo Destruction Ordinance 1923-26 may be credited to this vote)................................................................................	750	750	3,863
4. Payment in lieu of leave and furlough due to officers on retirement.........................................................................	296	..	..
Inquiry into Aboriginal conditions.......................................	..	300	388
Payment of moieties of fines due to Police Officers on retirement.........................................................................	..	40	39
Inquiry into shooting of aboriginals in Central Australia........	..	..	796
Total Miscellaneous..............................	1,946	1,990	5,914
Total Under Control of Department of Home Affairs (carried forward)...............................	21,915	17,748	21,457

 

Territories of the Commonwealth.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.	£	£	£
Brought forward.............................................	21,915	17,748	21,457
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 154.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries of Works Branch provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 1...................................	3,000	3,000	3,000
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 2............................................................	600	600	600
3. Repairs, Maintenance, Fittings and Furniture.......................	7,035	3,500	2,818
Total Under Control of Department of Works.......................................................................................	10,635	7,100	6,418
32,550	24,848	27,875
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	1,000	..
Total Central Australia......................................................................	32,550	23,848	27,875
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FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 155.
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Audit Office.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 1.......................................................................................	1,130	1,130	..
Less amount to be recovered from Federal Capital Commission.......................................................................................	1,130	1,130	..
..	..	..
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 10 Subdivision No. 2............................................................	10	10	..
Less amount to be recovered from Federal Capital Commission.......................................................................................	10	10	..
..	..	..
Total Under Control of Prime Minister's Department (carried forward)..................................................................	..	..	..

 

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		1929-30	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.	Vote.	Expenditure,
£	£	£
Brought forward...............................................	..	..
Under Control of Attorney-General's Department.
Division No. 156.
FEDERAL TERRITORY POLICE.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
..	..	Chief Officer*.............................................................................	150	150
1	1	Sergeant, 1st Class.............................................................................	415	5,800
2	2	Sergeants, 3rd Class.............................................................................	752
15	15	Constables.............................................................................	4,783
18	18	6,100	5,950
Child endowment.............................................................................	276	250
Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class.............................................................................	50	100
18	18	6,426	6,300
Temporary assistance............................................			250	250
6,676	6,550	5,128
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			600	..	..
Total Salaries............................................................			6,076	6,550	5,128
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams................................................................................................			10	25	3
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes...................................................................................			20	25	6
3. Writing paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon...................................................................................			50	50	3
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding...................................................................................			50	25	1
5. Other printing...................................................................................			100	50	1
6. Travelling expenses...................................................................................			100	150	32
7. Other stores, fuel and light...................................................................................			100	250	83
8. Clothing, arms and appointments...................................................................................			200	250	180
9. Rental of quarters...................................................................................			1,500	1,500	1,320
10. Witnesses' expenses...................................................................................			100	200	9
11. Purchase of motor cars, including maintenance and repairs...................................................................................			600	790	163
12. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...................................................................................			300	50	539
13. Telephone services, including rent installation, calls, extension, repair, and maintenance...................................................................................			100	75	109
Total Contingencies............................................................			3,230	3,440	2,449
Total Under Control of Attorney-General's Department (carried forward).......................................................................................			9,306	9,990	7,577

* Receives in addition £864 as Director, Investigation Branch.

 

Territories of the Commonwealth.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward..........................	9,306	9,990	7,577
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
Division No. 157.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Transfer of staffs and office equipment to the Federal Capital and expenses incidental thereto.........................	14,450	28,000	19,991
2. Purchase of Melbourne homes of Officers transferred to Canberra (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Canberra Officers' Homes Account)............................................	6,500	..	..
3. Annual census..................................................................	30	30	25
4. To recoup the State of New South Wales for payments made under the Child Welfare Act of 1923 to residents in Federal Capital Territory..............................................	550	..	..
Liquor Poll, Federal Capital Territory, 1928...................	..	..	381
Visit of Licensing Expert to Canberra............................	..	..	92
Election of Third Commissioner, Federal Capital Territory, 1929.............................................................	..	..	238
Total Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.......................................................................	21,530	28,030	20,727
Total Federal Capital Territory...........	30,836	38,020	28,304
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PAPUA.
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 158.
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Audit Office.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 1........................................................	1,200	1,200	1,200
Less amount to be recovered from Administration of Papua

1,100	1,112	1,112
100	88	88
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 2...................................................	100	100	100
Less amount to be recovered from Administration of Papua	100	100	100
..	..	..
Total Division No. 158	100	88	88
Division No. 159.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Towards expenses of Administration.................................	42,000	50,000	50,000
2. Coastal trade service subsidy............................................	2,000	2,000	2,000
Total Division No. 159..........................	44,000	52,000	52.000
Total Papua.................................	44,100	52,088	52,088

 

Territories of the Commonwealth.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
NEW GUINEA.			£	£	£
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 160.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Grant to the Administration of New Guinea to be used in the interests of native races			10,000	10,000	10,000
Number of Persons.		Under Control of the Department of the Treasury.
		Division No. 161.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NEW GUINEA AGENCY.
Payable from Trust Fund, New Guinea Agency Account.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
Third Division.
3	3	Clerks..........................................................................	1,110	1,110
Fourth Division.
2	2	Typists........................................................................	428	418
1,538	1,528
Salary of officer granted furlough prior to retirement	414	…
Child endowment.........................................................	27	39
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class............................................................................	96	54
5	5	2,075	1,621
Temporary assistance....................................................			50	50
Total Division No. 161.....................................			2,125	1,671
12,125	11,671
Deduct Salaries of New Guinea Agency...................			2,125	1,671
Total New Guinea...........................................			10,000	10,000	10,000

 

Territories of the Commonwealth.
1929-30.	1928-29.
	NORFOLK ISLAND.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.			£	£	£
Division No. 162.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Grant for expenses of Administration—to be paid into Trust Fund, Norfolk Island Account..........................................	4,000	4,000	4,000
Total Territories of the Commonwealth................	222,350	228,500	223,912

                  

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