Appropriation Act 1939-40 (WA)

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1939.]

Appropriation.

[No. 50.

APPROPRIATION.

3° and 4° GEO. VT., No. L.

No. 50 of 1939.

AN ACT to appropriate and apply out of the Consoli- dated Revenue Fund and from Moneys to Credit of the General Loan Fund and from the Public Account certain sums to make good the supplies granted for the service of the Year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty, and to supplement grants made by the previous Parliament during its last Session in adjustment of the Vote " Advance to Treasurer, 1938-39," for charges during the Year ended the 30th day of June, 1939, and to approve of certain expenditure under section forty-one of the Forests Act, 1918- 1931.

[Assented to 23rd December, 1939.]

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,-

E, Your Majesty's Most Dutiful and Loyal Sub- jects, the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted Your Majesty in this Session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the Sums here- inafter mentioned, and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted : And be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of West- ern Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows (that is to say) :-

Preamble.

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

title.

1939-40.

No. 50.]

Appropriation.

[1939.

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2. There shall and may he issued and applied, for or towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the services of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty, the following sums, that is to say :-

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Three Million Eight Hundred and Sixty-two Thou- sand Nine Hundred and Fourteen Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the General Loan Fund, the sum of One Million Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-three Pounds.

From the Public Account for Advance to Treas- urer the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Pounds.

Appropriation

of supplies.

3. (1.) All sums granted by this Act, and the Acts mentioned in Schedule A to this Act, towards making good the Supply granted to His Majesty, that is to say :-

Schedule A.

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Six Million Eight Hundred and Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the General Loan Fund the sum of Two Million Two Hundred and Ten Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-three Pounds.

From the Public Account for Advance to Treas-

urer the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Pounds, and

Advance to

Hamner.

(2.) All sums granted by this Act to supplement grants in confirmation of the expenditure from the vote " Advance to Treasurer, 1938-39," for charges during the year ended the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, that is to say :-

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of 'Two Hundred and Ten Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy-four Pounds Eighteen Shillings and Ten- pence.

From the General Loan Fund the sum of Two Hundred and Thirty-four Thousand Two Hundred and Six Pounds Six Shillings and Ninepence.

1989.1

Appropriation.

[No. 50.

Are appropriated and shall be deemed to have VV."

been appropriated for the purposes and services ex-

pressed in Schedules B, C, 1), E and F.

Approval of

4. An expenditure of sixty thousand pounds on the several works and purposes enumerated in Schedule

Expenditure under s. 41 of

t he Forests Act, 1918-

G to the amounts therein set forth against the respec7

1931.

tive items in accordance with section forty-one of the

Schedule &

Forests Act, 1918-1.931, is hereby approved.

SCHEDULE A.

FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE1940.

Consolidated Revenue Fund

E

s. d.

£

s. d.

Under Act No. 1

1,750,000 0 0

Under Act No. 13

...

1,200,000

0

0

Under this Act ...

:3,802,914 0 0

0,812M

0

0

Votes as per Estimates

General Loan Fund

Under Act No. 1

150,000 0 0

Under this Act ...

1,760,663 0 0

tt , 4 111,403

0

0

Votes as per Estimates

• • •

Public Account Advance to Treasurer

Under Act No. I

300,000 0 0

Under this Act ...

200,000 0 0

50-1,00.1 0 II

£9,523,777 0 0

SCHEDULE B.

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30r u JUNE, 1940, AS DETAILED IN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

SITAIMeRY.

£

The Legislative Council ...

1,848

The Legislative Assembly

...

2,971

The Joint House Committee

...

4,700

The Joint Printing Committee

5,315

The Joint Library Committee ...

205

The Premier

...

126,473

The Treasurer

...

738,942

The Minister for Forests

29,215

The Minister for Public Works

163,495

The Minister for Lands ...

65,625

The Minister for Agriculture

119,142

The Minister for

Labour

.••

148,470

The Minister for Mines

144,305

The Minister for Health

208,350

The Chief Secretary

...

64,255

The Minister for Education

•••

768,950

The Minister for Police

259,700

The Minister for Justice

91,870

rho Minister for North-West

•••

74,190

Public Utilities

3,794,833

Total

£6,812,914

No. 50.]

Appropriation.

[1939.

SCHEDULE C.

GENERAL LOAN FUND FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30ru JUNE 1940, AS DETAILED EN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

SUMMARY.

107,282

Railways and Tramway; etc.

332,000

Harbours and Rivers

...

91,500

Water Supply and Sewerage

...

1,040,000

Development of Goldfields and Mineral Resources ...

59,000

Development of Agriculture

...

196,500

Roads and Bridges, Public Buildings, etc.

...

352,678 31,903

£2,210,503

SCHEDULE D.

ADVANCE TO TREASURER.

To be issued, if and when required, from the Public Account, to enable the Treasurer to make advances to the public officers, also advances for the Trading Concerns, and to other persons, or for payments of deposits on Contracts, or on account of other Governments, etc. Also to pay expenses of an unforeseen nature, chargeable against the Consolidated Revenue Fund, or the General Loan Fund ; such disbursements to be transferred monthly to the re- spective Votes and Services, and to be shown as excesses thereon or as new items. The appropri. ation may also include expenditure in excess of the provisions of any Loan Act pending statutory authority for the raising of such moneys, and the appropriation may also include expenditure on works and services pending provision being made in a Loan Act, and such expenditure, to be charged to Loan Suspense Account, to be subsequently submitted to Parliament for specific appropriation. The whole amount to be adjusted subject as hereinafter provided, not later than 30th June, 1941: Provided that expenditure incurred for minor advances to other persons may be adjusted over such period as the Treasurer may approve—£500,000.

1939.]

Appropriation.

[No. 50.

FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1939.

IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE APPROPRIATION "ADVANCE TO TREASURER," 1938-39.

SCHEDULE E.

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

Ill.—LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

s. d.

E s.

Contingencies.

Select Committees—Payment of Witnesses, etc.

7 I 2

V.—JOINT PRINTING COMMITTEE.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances generally, including temporary

assistance

3 18 1

Contingencies.

Incidental ...

•. •

• • •

• • •

12 15 2

16 13 3

YR.—PREMIER.

PRED IER'S DEPARTMENT.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Special allowances and Basic

Wage adjustments

115

6

5

Contingencies.

Generally.

Incidental ...

• • •

• • •

• •

12

0 11

MISCELLANEOUS.

Royal and other Commissions of Inquiry

268

2 10

395 10 2

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

Contingencies.

Incidental ...

40 0 0

LONDON AGENCY.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Increase to Typist° and arrears

51

1

3

Contingencies.

Fees for Inspection of Goods under Indent ...

7

0 II

Upkeep of Savoy House

48 14 10

Housekeepers, Cleaners, etc., Savoy House

...

12

3

6

Motor Car Expenses

...

21

14

3

Grant to Hon. M. F. Troy for expenses on assumption of Office

:184 4 4

Grant to Sir H. P. Colebateh on return to W.A.

...

400

0

0

925

8

1

PREMIER-COW/EU&

...

1,360 18 3

Carried forward

23 14 5

No. 50.]

Appropriation.

[1939.

s. d.

s. d,

Brought forward

•••

23 14

5

VII.—PREMIER—coatirued.

1,36018

3

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Extra remuneration during

absence of Public Service Commissioner on leave ...

124 18

3

Contingencies.

Incidentals ...

50 10

4

175

8

7

GOVERNMENT

ENT Minion CAR SERVICE.

Contingencies.

Wages and Overtime

...

22 16

1

Maintenance of Workshop, Motor Vehicles, etc.

237

8

6

Purchase of Cars ...

250 0 0

510

4

7

PRINTING.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Extra Stall employed on Com-

monwealth Rolls, Overtime, and Basic Wage adjustments

303 18

S

Contingencies.

Material, Type, Photo and Process Material, Stationery

(Printing Paper, etc.)

4,592

2

9

4,896

1

5

TOURIST BUREAU.

Contingencies.

Public

• . •

• • •

• • •

300

0

0

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC GRANTS, ETC.

Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of Western Ans.

20 0 0

Total VII.—PRERTER

7,262 12 10

VIII.—TREASURER.

TREASURY.

Contingencies.

Incidentals ...

71 11 5

AUDIT.

Contingencies.

Incidentals ...

100 0 0

TREASURER—continued

171 11

5

Carried forward

7,286 7 3

1939. I

Appropriation.

[No. 50.

£

s. d.

£

s. d.

Brought forward

7,286 7 3

Via—TREASURER—continued.

171 11 5

COMPASSIONATE ALLOWANCES, ETC.

Giants and Allowances as may be authorised

1,364 II 0

GovERNMENT STORES.

Contingencies.

Incidentals ...

•••

411 IS 6

•••

311SCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

Benerolent Grants.

Kindergarten Union

...

46 0 0

Purchase of Lands for Public Purposes :

also Grants for

Maintenance and hnproreneent, Public Grounds.

East Perth Cemetery Board

...

700

0

0

School Sites—Purchase of, including Title Fees, Surveys, etc.

534 9 6

Cemeteries—Grants for Fencing

35 0 0

Retiring Allowances, etc.

Police Benefit Fund. £ for £ Subsidy on Contributions

1,109 10

2

Refunds.

Refunds of Revenue not otherwise provided for

3,332

II

7

Sundry Grants and SC1TiCC8.

Commission on Interest paid, etc.

...

1,003

/9

6

674 10 II

Telephone Switchboard, Central Buildings

...

38 17

4

Recoup of Expenditure on Relief of Settlers in Drought-

141 12 4

WA. Section—Sesquitentenary Exhibition

17 17 II

Stipendiary Magistrate—Leave due on Retirement ...

04 9 4

Interest and Exchange

•••

313 19

6

Grant by way of Refund of lEntertaiument Tax—York Jockey

Club

71

5

6

68

6

5

Refund of Entertainment Tax—Northam Race Club ...

Purchase of Police Station Site, Inglewood ...

380

0 0

Purchase of Land for Public Purposes, being Water Supply

Site for Midland junction Abattoirs

...

2

0

0

Grant by way of Refund of Entertainment Tax—Beverley

31 4 8

Grant to Banana Growers

307 18 0

Grant to Pearl Shell Industry at BI7001/10

5,300

0 0

Grant to Hospital Fund

1,501

8

0

Bridgetown—Drainage, Geegeelup Brook

750 0 0

16,514 18 8

18,462 19

7

Total VIII.—TtmsuREE

Carried forward

25,740

6 10

No. 50.]

Appropriation.

[1939.

£

s. d.

£

s. d.

Brought forward

...

25,749 6 10

X.—MINISTER FOR LANDS.

LANDS AND SURVEYS.

Contingencies.

Expenses incidental to Surveys generally. Pastoral Appraiser

25 13 10

Purchase of Tents

.

432 15 5

Total N.-111NISTE1I FOR LAND

458 9 3

XL—MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

PUBLIC Woaxs AND BUILDINGS.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—

s. d.

Reduced amounts provided by other Depart-

411 11

9

Less Unexpended Balances

...

107 15

4

303 16 5

Wages.

Wages o

all Porter, and of Office Cleaners and Labourers,

etc.

106 10

1

Coal ingencies. Monks generally.

Incidentals

• • •

• • •

• • .

• • •

598 19 9

Roads, Bridges and Drainage.

Roads and Bridges—Giants to Local Authorities, etc.

575

0

0

Buildings.

Electric Current and Gas Services, Government Buildings, etc.

136

4

4

Additions, Repairs and Maintenance of Public Buildings

generally, including Furniture, Equipment, ete.

4,993 16

8

Additions, Repairs and Maintenance of Buildings in North.

790

13

1

s. d.

Reimbursement Expenditure

...

... 1,475 8 3

Reduced Rebates ...

... 1,028 7 9

'1 ,503 16 0 10,008 10 4

'T 0 W N PLANNING.

Salaries.

Town Planning Commissioner and Temporary Assistance, etc.

—Extra Temporary Assistance

...

52

3

8

Contingencies.

incidentals, including Board Members' Fe

46

3

1

98 6 9

Total 161.—Muosamt FOR WORKS

10,107 3 1

Carried forward

36,314 19 2

1939.1

Appropriation.

[No. 50.

s. d.

£

s. d.

Brought forward

36,314 19 2

XIL—MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE.

AGRICULTURE.

Contingencies.

Grade Herd Testing

...

206

0 10

Subsidies and Grunts to the Royal Agricultural Society and

other bodies ...

50 0 0 128 15 11

Total XII.-311.9thrim FOR AGRICULTURE ...

384 16

NIV.—MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT, LABOUR, CHILD WELFARE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP-

MENT.

UNEMPLOYMENT BELIEF AND STATE LABOUR BUREAU.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, cte.—Basic Wage adjustments ...

:34 19 10

FACTORIES.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Appointment of temporary

Inspector (Bread Act)

156

4

10

Contingencies.

194

19

9

Wheat Products Prices Fixation

...

277

13

6

628

18

1

COUNCIL OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

Contingencies.

Incidentals

490 18

7

Total X.IV.--.11masTmt FOR EMPLOYMENT, ETC.

1,154

16

6

NV.—MINISTER FOR JUSTICE.

CROWN LAW OFFICES.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—

£

s.

Additional Magistrate

...

170

0

Junior Clerk, Police Court ...

40

0

Crown Prosecutor—Increase

30

0

Clerk—Now appointment

...

169

0

Special Allowances

...

31

0

Temporary Assistance

..

561

5

Junior Clerk, Supreme Court

75

0

Chief Electoral Officer—Increase on Appeal

Board Decision

...

...

150

0

1,226

5

1

CROWN km OFFICES—cantinne

1,226 5 I

Carried forward

37,854 12 5

No. 50.]

Appropriation.

[1939.

d

Ii

s. d.

Brought forward

...

37,854

12 5

CROWN LAW OEPICES—cont ineeeel

1,22G

5

Contingencies.

General and By-elections—Extra Assistance in the prepara-

tion of Electoral Rolls ;

Payments in connection with

Electoral Canvassing ;

Fees to Returning and Presiding

Officers ;

and Expenses in connection with Elections ...

987

18

3

Inquests...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

232

2

5

Defence of Destitute Persons

...

...

...

...

30

17

3

2,477 3 0

L/CENSING. Contingencies.

Incidentals

...

• • •

• • •

20

17

8

Total XV.—MonstEn son JUST/CE

2,507

0 8

XVI.—CHIEF S EC RETA

REGISTRY AND FRIENDLY SOC/ETIES.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Appointment of Economic

Research Officer

.7.9

0

9

PRISONS.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage mere

5 14

2

MENTAL HOSPITALS AND INEBRIATES.

Contingencies.

1,800 0 0

FISHERIES. Contingencies.

Incidentals ...

159 19

8

Total XVI.—CIEs SECRETARY

2,1/21 14 7

XVIL—MINISTER FOR POLICE.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases

853 8 7

Total XVIL—Mtusnm vox POLICE ...

853 8 7

Carried forward

43,239 10 3

1939.]

Appropriation.

[No. 50.

s. d.

£

s. d.

Brought forward

...

43 239 16 3

XVIII.—MINISTER FOR MINES.

Mrxits GENERALLY.

Contingencies.

Mining School Scholarships

...

...

...

...

To

0

0'

Explosives, Magazine Reserves, Maintenance of Sidings, etc.

1,558

7

5

E

Incidentals...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

362 17

2

Allowance towards meeting

Expenses of the Government

Geologist...

...

...

150 0 0

North Australia Survey ...

...

3,948

7

9

Total XV111.—Mottss

lt

5.729 12 4

XIS.—MINISTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.

MEDICAL.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Appointment of district Medical Officer, Marble Bar, and insufficient provision for leave to Medical Officers

270

3

11

Conti agencies.

Incidentals

...

• • .

• • .

• • •

127 13 4

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, ete.—Long Service Leave relief ;

Basic Wage adjustment ;

Relieving Staff ;

and increased

Rates under Nurses' Award

596 /4 I /

Total Medical Section

994

12

2

1

PUBLIC

nxurn.

Contingencies.

Transport and Maintenance of Lepers generally, etc....

568

1

2

1

Total XIX.—MtmstEit FOIL PUBLIC HEALTH ...

'1 '2 /3

4

PUBLIC UTILITIES.

METROPOLITAN A torronts AND SALr raEDS.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases ...

9

2

Contingencies.

Incidentals

...

• • •

• • .

• • •

2,252

19

3

2,262

I

6

PUBLIC UTMITIES--coatituccd

2,262

1

6

Carried forward

1

50,532 1 11

No. 50.]

Appropriation.

[1939.

£

s.

£

s. d.

Brought forward

...

50,532

1 11

PUBLIC UTILITIES—coati/med.

2,262

1

6

METROPOLITAN WATER Stray, SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Increases under Appeal Board

decisions, and Basic Wage adjustments

...

4.55

5

2

Contingencies.

Incidental Expenses

...

391

3

9

Reimbursement Expenses

974

8

8

1,820

17

7

RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS, FERRIES AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.

1.16,676

10

6

Tramways ...

26,071

5

11

Ferries

180

2

8

Electricity Supply

12,719

3

3

155,647 2 4

STATE BATTERIES.

Contingencies.

Loss on Cash Order fraudulently drawn on Minister for Mines

12 15 6

Total PUBLIC UTILITIES ...

159,742 16 11

TOTAL CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

£210,274 18 10

1939.]

Appropriation.

[No. 50.

FOR THE SERVICES Oli"RHE YEAR ENDED 3Ont JUNE, 1939.

IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE APPROPRIAT/ON "ADVANCE TO TREASURER," 1938-39.

SCHEDULE F.

GENERAL LOAN FUND.

£

s. d.

s.

DEPARTMENTAL.

29   11 6

Incidentals—Goldfields and other Water Supplies in Agri-

cultural Districts

...

62

11 2

92     2

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS.

Additions and Improvements to Opened Railways—Trans-

ferred to a Suspense Account

37,000

0

0

Rolling Stock—Transferred to a Suspense Account ...

25,000

0

0

Tramways, Perth Electric—Transferred to a Suspense Account

8,000

0

0

Electric Power Station, East Perth—Transferred to a Suspense

Account

15,000

0

0

85,000

0

0

HARBOURS AND RIVERS.

Improvements to Harbours and Rivers

...

2,474

17

2

WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE.

Water Supply for Towns generally

...

10,312

19

3

Metropolitan Water Supply—Transferred to a Suspense

Account

40,000 0 0

Goldfields Water Supply—Transferred to a Suspense Account

35,000

0

0

85,312

19

3

DEVELOPMENT OF GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL

RESOURCES.

Development of Mining (including Prospecting and Boring for

Minerals, and Miscellaneous)

271 3 5

Erection of State Batteries and Provision of Treatment Plants

113

16

7

:383

5

0

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Development of Agriculture—Lands

...

2,257 15

9

Land Settlement for Soldiers

...

40 10 0

2,908

5

9

ROADS AND BRIDGES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Etc.

Roads and Bridges throughout the State (including Feeders

for Railways and Grants to Local Authorities)

...

14,034

0 0

Public Buildings--Transferred to a Suspense Account

...

40,000

0

0

54,034 0 0

SUNDRIES.

State Steamship Service ...

3,022 15

8

Boya Quarry

..

1,586

1

3

4,608 16 11

TOTAL, OEN ERA LOAN Firm)

£234,206 6 9

No. 50.]

Appropriation.

[1939.

SCHEDULE G.

FORESTS Ac;, 1918-1931 (SECTION 4)).

ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND RE. FORESTATION OF STATE FORESTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 3Orri JUNE, 1940.

.E

Divisions 1 to 10

...

...

11,973

Training of Staff

...

...

...

...

200

Research and Investigation

...

...

...

1,000

1 Vorking Plan reports and Topographical Surveys

2,200

Salaries and Allowances

...

...

...

...

6,000

General Equipment and Incidentals

...

...

...

3,500

General Silviculture, Arboriculture, and Forest Protection

500

Motor Vehicle depreciation

...

...

..

...

1,625

Total

00,000

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