Appropriation Act 1944-45 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION 1944-45.

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No. 26 of 1944.

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 forty-five, and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.

[Assented to 6th October, 1944.]

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 1944-45.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of £130,904,000.

3. 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 forty-five, the sum of One hundred and thirty million nine hundred and four thousand pounds.

4. All

F.6284.—Price 7s.

 

Appropriation of supply £182,863.000.

4. All sums granted by this Act and the other Act 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 service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-five, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of One hundred and eighty-two million eight hundred and sixty-three thousand pounds are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-four, for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-five.

 

THE SCHEDULES.

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THE FIRST SCHEDULE.

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GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 20 of 1944......................................................	51,959,000
Under this Act.............................................................	130,904,000
182,863,000

 

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

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Abstract.

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
£
PARLIAMENT.................................................................................................		182,000
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT..............................................................		1,200,900
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS......................................................		233,900
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY..............................................................		2,172,600
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.....................................................		345,500
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR................................................................		590,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION............................................................		391,300
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS..................................................		700,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...........................................................................		202,100
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE................................		358,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES..........................................................		476,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.................................................		271,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.............................................		29,700
DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-44) SERVICES—	£
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE............................................	189,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY..........................................
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.........................................
DEPARTMENT OF AIR......................................................
DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS........................................	423,802,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION.................
RECIPROCAL LEND-LEASE TO UNITED STATES FORCES
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING....................	8,310,000
DEPARTMENT OF HOME SECURITY...............................	236,000
OTHER WAR SERVICES....................................................	38,993,000
OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS—RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE	Cr.5,000,000
466,530,000
Less AMOUNT CHARGEABLE TO LOAN FUND........	327,389,000
139,141,000
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES........................................................................		1,120,000
REFUNDS OF REVENUE................................................................................		5,000,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER..................................................................		6,000,000
WAR (1914-18) SERVICES..............................................................................		1,082,000
TOTAL PART 1..............................................................		159,496,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS...................................................................		2,658,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.................................................		19,993,000
TOTAL PART 2..............................................................		22,651,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
NORTHERN TERRITORY...............................................................................		251,500
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY...........................................................		460,500
NORFOLK ISLAND.........................................................................................		4,000
TOTAL PART 3..............................................................		716,000
TOTAL...........................................................................		182,863,000

   

PART 1.

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

 

I.—PARLIAMENT.

Division Number.	––	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
1	SENATE................................	15,800	16,720	14,397	1,403	..
2	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES............................................	22,400	21,500	21,331	1,069	..
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.................................	11,800	12,500	11,473	327	..
4	LIBRARY.............................	11,000	9,760	9,770	1,230	..
5	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT............................................	24,700	27,220	25,107	..	407
6	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS..............................	1,000	1,800	1,898	..	898
7	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON BROADCASTING..............	2,800	..	2,131	669	..
8	PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING............................................	18,000	19,000	17,651	349
9	MISCELLANEOUS...............	74,500	64,000	77,577	..	3,077
Total.............	182,000	172,500	181,335	665	..

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary...................................	67,980	66,600	65,899	2,081	..
General expenses.....................	31,540	32,240	30,941	599	..
Other services.........................	82,480	73,660	84,495	..	2,015
Total...........................	182,000	172,500	181,335	665	..

 

£
Estimate, 1944-45...........................................	182,000
Vote, 1943-44................................................	172,500
Increase................................................	9,500

 

I.—Parliament.

1944-45.	1943-44
	Division No. 1.—SENATE.	Vote.	Expenditure
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 128	8,480	8,380	8,193
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	1,300	1,270	1,260
9,780	9,650	9,453
B.—General Expenses......................................................	700	490	617
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Senators....................	2,980	2,980	2,921
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses........	2,040	3,300	1,100
3. Conveyance of Senators and their luggage in Canberra	300	300	306
5,320	6,580	4,327
Total Division No. 1..................	15,800	16,720	14,397
Division No. 2.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 129	8,540	8,520	8,380
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	4,560	3,900	3,861
13,100	12,420	12,241
B.—General Expenses......................................................	800	600	899
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Members...................	6,260	6,240	6,174
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses........	2,000	2,000	1,857
3. Conveyance of Members and their luggage in Canberra..............................................................................	240	240	160
8,500	8,480	8,191
Total Division No. 2................	22,400	21,500	21,331

 

I.—Parliament.

Division No. 3.––PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.	1944-45.	1943-44.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 129	9,300	9,300	9,310
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	2,320	3,000	2,074
11,620	12,300	11,384
B.—General Expenses......................................................	180	200	89
Total Division No. 3....................	11,800	12,500	11,473
Division No. 4.—LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 130	7,020	5,990	6,228
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	1,170	1,020	1,073
B.—General Expenses—	8,190	7,010	7,301
1. Books, maps, plates, documents, and insurance....	1,800	1,800	1,454
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals	700	700	702
3. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	310	250	313
2,810	2,750	2,469
Total Division No. 4...................	11,000	9,760	9,770
Division No. 5.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 131	8,850	9,370	8,859
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	9,000	8,860	8,734
17,850	18,230	17,593
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone and fire services.....	4,000	3,700	3,654
2. Fuel...................................................................	1,500	2,750	2,549
3. Parliament gardens.............................................	250	250	79
4. Maintenance and repairs.....................................	600	1,200	556
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	500	490	327
Water supply and sanitation................................	..	600	349
6,850	8,990	7,514
Total Division No. 5................	24,700	27,220	25,107

 

I.—Parliament.

Under Control of Joint House Department.	1944-45.	1943-44.
Division No. 6.—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.		Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 132	730	1,570	1,472
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	70	20	113
800	1,590	1,585
B.—General Expenses.....................................................	200	210	313
Total Division No. 6.....................	1,000	1,800	1,898
Division No. 7.—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON BROADCASTING.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 132	720	..	696
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	80	..	46
800	..	742
B.—General Expenses.....................................................	2,000	..	1,389
Total Division No. 7.....................	2,800	..	2,131
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 8.—PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
1. Printing of Hansard, including cost of distribution	11,500	8,000	11,298
2. Parliamentary papers...........................................	3,500	7,000	3,385
3. Other printing and binding...................................	3,000	4,000	2,968
Total Division No. 8.....................	18,000	19,000	17,651
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 9.—MISCELLANEOUS.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others	53,500	46,500	58,266
2. Maintenance of Ministers’ and Members’ rooms in capital cities, including salaries of attendants...............	(a)21,000	(a)17,500	(a)19,311
Total Division No. 9...................	74,500	64,000	77,577
Total Parliament.......................	182,000	172,500	181,335

(a) Includes salaries of staff—1944-45, £5,840; 1943-44 Vote £5,400; Expenditure £5,600.

 

II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	––	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
10	ADMINISTRATIVE..............	(a) 51,400	(a) 48,400	(a) 46,764	4,636	..
11	AUDIT OFFICE....................	(a) 74,500	(a) 72,500	(a) 71,389	3,111	..
12	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD..	51,600	53,300	49,746	1,854	..
13	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE...........................................	17,050	4,700	4,030	13,020	..
14	NATIONAL LIBRARY.........	4,060	3,600	2,996	1,064	..
15	HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE —UNITED KINGDOM......	(a) 102,290	(a) 101,300	(a) 100,566	1,724	..
16	COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH	900,000	660,700	666,084	233,916	..
Total..............	1,200,900	944,500	941,575	259,325	..

(a) The Additional administrative expenditure occasioned by the war is provided under War (1939-44) Services.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.................................	847,844	725,417	728,295	119,549	..
General expenses...................	353,056	219,083	213,280	139,776	..
Total...........	1,200,900	944,500	941,575	259,325	..

 

£
Estimate, 1944-45..............................	1,200,900
Vote, 1943-44...................................	944,500
Increase........	256,400

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1944 45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 10.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 133	22,200	20,500	21,630
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	10,700	11,200	10,137
3. Extra duty pay...................................................	800	1,000	661
33,700	32,700	32,428
Less amount provided under Division No. 173-a—War (1939-44) Services.................................	3,200	5,200	5,200
B.—General Expenses—	30,500	27,500	27,228
l. Travelling and subsistence...................................	5,500	6,000	5,611
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	4,000	5,000	3,972
3. Commonwealth Gazettes—Printing and distribution (including postage).........................................	7,500	7,000	7,333
4. Commonwealth Statutes—Special distribution.....	1,350	1,300	2,637
5. Commonwealth Ministers and Members of Advisory War Council—Travelling expenses...	7,400	8,800	7,337
6. National broadcasts by the Prime Minister and other Ministers........................................................	250	500	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	2,500	2,500	2,146
28,500	31,100	29,036
Less amount provided under Division No. 173-b—War (1939-44) Services.................................	7,600	10,200	9,500
20,900	20,900	19,536
Total Division No. 10..................	51,400	48,400	46,764
Division No. 11.—AUDIT OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137	151,690	150,100	111,032
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	49,400	39,880	79,889
3. Extra duty pay...................................................	700	520	449
4. Payments as acts of grace on retirement to officers transferred from the State Service of Tasmania and to their dependants...................................	610	..	517
202,400	190,500	191,887
Less amount provided under Division No. 137-a—War (1939-44) Services.................................	131,400	121,500	121,500
71,000	69,000	70,387
Carried forward .....................	71,000	69,000	70,387

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 11.—AUDIT OFFICE—continued.	1944 45.	1943-44.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward...........	71,000	69,000	70,387
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	9,180	5,070	8,225
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	1,740	1,630	1,152
3. Payments to State Governments for audit of Income Tax accounts..................................................	3,170	3,170	3,497
4. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	2,310	2,630	1,828
16,400	12,500	14,702
Less—
Amount to be recovered from Special Funds....	200	200	200
Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates..................................................	400	400	400
Amount provided under Division No. 173-b—War (1939-44) Services.............................	12,300	8,400	13,100
12,900	9,000	13,700
3,500	3,500	1,002
Total Division No. 11...............	74,500	72,500	71,389
Division No. 12.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 138	35,040	36,650	33,851
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	5,530	4,900	5,806
3. Extra duty pay...................................................	650	650	158
Payments as acts of grace on retirement to officers transferred from the State Service of Tasmania and to their dependants..................................	..	820	815
41,220	43,020	40,630
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	2,730	2,730	2,721
2. Examinations—Expenses, including advertising..	4,400	4,400	3,978
3. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	3,250	3,150	2,417
10,380	10,280	9,116
Total Division No. 12...............	51,600	53,300	49,746

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 13.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE.	1944 45.	1943-44.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139	1,430	1,430	1,387
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	810	810	689
3. Extra duty pay...................................................	10	10	..
2,250	2,250	2,076
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	1,600	1,350	712
2. Payment to Governor-General on retirement from office.............................................................	5,000	..	..
3. Passage allowances............................................	6,900	..	..
4. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	1,300	1,100	1,242
14,800	2,450	1,954
Total Division No. 13................	17,050	4,700	4,030
Division No. 14.—NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139	1,500	1,040	1,267
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	630	630	553
2,130	1,670	1,820
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates, documents and insurance (moneys received by way of fines in connexion with overdue books may be credited to this vote)	650	650	631
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals	200	200	243
3. Library services to outlying territories.................	200	200	41
4. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	280	280	253
1,330	1,330	1,168
C.—Other Services—

1. Provisional preservation of war records...............	(a) 600	(a) 600	(a)
Total Division No. 14.............	4,060	3,600	2,996

(a) Includes salaries and allowances—1944-45, £550; 1943-44, Vote, £550; Expenditure, £8.

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 15.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139	46,140	44,800	45,221
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	41,060	34,500	36,349
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	2,400	2,400	2,234
89,600	81,700	83,804
Less amount provided under Division No. 173-a—War (1939—44) Services......................................	35,000	28,000	30,120
B.—General Expenses—	54,600	53,700	53,684
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	2,000	2,200	3,352
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.......................................................................	3,100	3,700	3,418
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	19,550	19,550	17,374
4. Cablegrams........................................................	26,000	25,000	27,593
5. Municipal and other taxes...................................	10,740	11,260	9,064
6. General upkeep of “Australia House”..................	(a) 29,090	(a) 18,670	a 18,311
7. Upkeep of official residence................................	600	600	491
8. Allowance to High Commissioner for expenses of official residence........................................................	2,510	2,510	2,506
9. Entertainment allowance to High Commissioner..	1,250	1,250	1,254
10. Incidental and other expenditure .........................	1,850	1,860	2,519
96,690	86,600	85,882
Less amount provided under Division No. 173-b—War (1939-44) Services..................................................	49,000	39,000	39,000
47,690	47,600	46,882
Total Division No. 15...................	102,290	101,300	100,566
Division No. 16.—COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.
(For Payment to the credit of the Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account.)
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 141	35,100	31,250	29,873
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	9,000	6,000	6,797
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	2,300	1,450	1,927
46,400	38,700	38,597
Carried forward............................	46,400	38,700	38,597

(a) Includes wages of staff employed on upkeep as follows 1944-45, £8,960 ; 1943-44, Vote, £8,000 ; Expenditure, £8,500.

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 16.—COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued.	1944-45.	1943-44.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
(For Payment to the credit of the Science and IndustryInvestigation Trust Account.)	£	£	£
Brought forward.......................	46,400	38,700	38,597
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services ............	3,500	2,500	3,956
2. Printing of journal and bulletins............................	3,500	3,250	2,880
3. Scientific Research Liaison Officers overseas........	12,000	9,500	12,662
4. Incidental and other expenditure ..........................	5,000	3,950	4,292
C.—Investigations—	24,000	19,200	23,790
1. Animal health and nutrition .................................	(a)87,220	(a)69,490	72,367
2. Plant industry......................................................	(a)47,170	(a)49,980	49,234
3. Entomology.........................................................	(a)24,910	(a)19,460	21,474
4. Horticulture, including soil survey and irrigation...	(a)50,090	(a)35,530	34,752
5. Food preservation and transport............................	(a)37,270	(a)31,820	33,515
6. Forest products....................................................	(a)65,640	(a)52,500	54,501
7. Mining and metallurgy.........................................	(a)5,800	(a)4,860	6,137
8. Radio research.....................................................	(a)12,000	(a)12,000	11,898
9. Information service, including library....................	(a)9,760	(a)7,570	6,717
10. Industrial Chemistry............................................	(a)117,810	(a)82,770	80,360
11. Fisheries investigations........................................	(a)20,660	(a)14,360	15,823
12. Aeronautical research..........................................	112,350	86,340	83,727
13. National Standards Laboratory.............................	(a)320,230	(a)208,370	218,404
14. Lubricants and Bearings.......................................	(a)27,000	(a)20,279	20,114
15. Unforeseen and urgent investigations....................	2,500	2,500	2,056
16. Miscellaneous.....................................................	(a)14,400	(a)11,825	12,054
954,810	709,654	723,133
Less amounts recoverable by way of grants from outside sources and from sales of produce, &c., in connexion with investigations.................................................	119,747	101,240	113,822
835,063	608,414	609,311
Less amount payable from the Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account............................	5,463	5,614	5,614
Total Investigations.....................	829,600	602,800	603,697
Total Division No. 16.....................	900,000	660,700	666,084
(b)	(b)	(b)
Total Prime Minister’s Department...	1,200,900	944,500	941,575

 

(a) Includes expenditure from contributions from outside sources.
(b) Expenditure .allocated as follows:—
1944-45.	1943-44.
Vote	Expenditure
£	£	£
Salaries and payments in the nature of salary	636,634	..	519,727	..	523,962
General expenses...............................................	263,366	..	140,973	..	142,122
900,000	..	660,700	..	666,084

 

III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Division Number.	––	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expendi­ture, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
17	ADMINISTRATIVE.................	(a) 31,000	(a) 30,400	(a) 34,680	..	3,680
18	AUSTRALIAN LEGATION- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.........	71,500	73,000	71,072	428	..
19	AUSTRALIAN LEGATION— CHINA	42,500	29,500	33,049	9,451	..
20	AUSTRALIAN LEGATION— UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS..........................	35,000	25,000	27,689	7,311	..
21	HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—CANADA..............................	18,700	15,300	17,969	731	..
22	HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—NEW ZEALAND...................	9,300	..	(b) 6,250	3,050	..
23	HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—INDIA...................................	25,900	..	(b) 8,403	17,497	..
Total.................	233,900	173,200	199,112	34,788	..

(a) The additional administrative expenditure occasioned by the war is provided under War (1939-44) Services.

(b) Portion of year only.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.................................	141,850	98,100	107,564	34,286	..
General expenses....................	92,050	75,100	91,548	502	..
Total............	233,900	173,200	199,112	34,788	..

 

£
Estimate, 1944—45..................................................	233,900
Vote, 1943-44..........................................................	173,200
Increase............................	60,700

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 17.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1944-45.	1943-44.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 142	20,200	21,650	20,580
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	27,800	9,800	17,274
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	2,000	3,050	1,601
50,000	34,500	39,455
Less amount provided under Division 175a—War (1939-44) Services..........................................................	35,000	20,000	20,000
15,000	14,500	19,455
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.......................................................................	3,000	2,150	2,811
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	17,000	5,000	12,033
3. University Diplomatic Cadet Course—Contribution to cost.......................................................................	1,880	1,000	1,915
4. Cablegrams and radiograms................................	103,500	115,000	99,837
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	3,620	2,750	3,629
129,000	125,900	120,225
Less amount provided under Division 175b—War (1939-44) Services..........................................................	113,000	110,000	105,000
16,000	15,900	15,225
Total Division No. 17................	31,000	30,400	34,680
Division No. 18.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 143	17,000	19,400	19,015
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	21,000	19,100	15,872
38,000	38,500	34,887
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	1,250	2,100	1,251
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	27,500	27,700	29,851
3. Maintenance, office and residence.......................	1,750	1,000	1,934
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	3,000	3,700	3,149
33,500	34,500	36,185
Total Division No. 18.................	71,500	73,000	71,072

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III.—Department of External Affairs.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 19.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—CHINA.	Vote.	Expenditure
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 143	18,500	16,530	14,709
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	11,500	3,070	4,710
30,000	19,600	19,419
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	1,500	3,000	2,655
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....................................................	2,000	2,500	1,716
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence.........	2,000	2,000	2,164
4. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	7,000	2,400	7,095
12,500	9,900	13,630
Total Division No. 19................	42,500	29,500	33,049
Division No. 20.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 144	12,400	6,180	8,047
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	10,800	8,320	6,519
23,200	14,500	14,566
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	1,800	2,000	3,881
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....................................................	3,500	5,500	3,381
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence.........	4,000	1,500	1,551
4. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	2,500	1,500	4,310
11,800	10,500	13,123
Total Division No. 20................	35,000	25,000	27,689
Division No. 21.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 144	9,900	9,000	9,517
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	2,650	2,000	2,636
12,550	11,000	12,153
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....................................................	2,500	1,350	2,462
2. Rent and maintenance, office and residence.........	1500	1700	1589
3. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	2,150	1,250	1,765
6,150	4,300	5,816
Total Division No. 21................	18,700	15,300	17,969

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 22.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—NEW ZEALAND.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 144.....	5,700	..	2,801
2. Temporary and casual employees.............................	1,700	..	592
7,400	..	3,393
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	400	..	158
2. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...............	800	..	250
3. Incidental and other expenditure...............................	700	..	2,449
1,900	..	2,857
Total Division No. 22......................	9,300	..	6,250
Division No. 23.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—INDIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 145.....	8,700	..	3,019
2. Temporary and casual employees.............................	7,000	..	672
15,700	..	3,691
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	4,200	..	300
2. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...............	2,000	..	149
3. Incidental and other expenditure...............................	4,000	..	4,263
10,200	..	4,712
Total Division No. 23......................	25,900	..	8,403
Total Department of External Affairs..........	233,900	173,200	199,112

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IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division Number.	––	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
24	TREASURY............................	(a)72,900	(a)72,800	(a)85,316	..	12,416
25	COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD...............................	4,210	5,700	6,204	..	1,994
26	TAXATION OFFICE...............	2,013,000	1,770,200	1,841,912	171,088	..
27	INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW..............................	500	740	480	20	..
28	WAR-TIME (COMPANY) TAX— BOARD OF REFEREES...........................	5,500	5,800	5,545	..	45
29	LAND VALUATION BOARD	490	560	273	217	..
30	SUPERANNUATION BOARD	13,000	11,700	11,480	1,520	..
31	CENSUS AND STATISTICS...	(a)63,000	(a)71,400	(a)54,873	8,127	..
32	GOVERNMENT PRINTER.....	(b)	(b)	(b)	..	..
Total......................	2,172,600	1,938,900	2,006,083	166,517	..

(а) Additional administrative expenditure occasioned by the War is provided under War (1939-44) Services.

(b)Cost of printing for Parliament shown under “ Parliament.” See page 9.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary...................................	1,788,680	1,547,180	1,611,302	177,378	..
General expenses.....................	383,920	391,720	394,781	..	10,861
Total.....................	2,172,600	1,938,900	2,006,083	166,517	..

 

£
Estimate, 1944-45.......................	2,172,600
Vote, 1943-44.............................	1,938,900
Increase............................	233,700

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 24.—TREASURY.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149	63,900	62,700	63,217
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	50,500	44,100	54,120
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	2,600	3,300	3,357
117,000	110,100	120,694
Less—	50,500	40,500	45,000
Amount provided under Division No. 176—War (1939-44) Services.......................................................
Amount provided under Division No. 207—Miscellaneous Services.......................................................	5,500	5,500	6,257
56,000	46,000	51,257
61,000	64,100	69,437
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	4,000	4,200	4,946
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.......................................................................	4,700	4,000	6,091
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	18,100	13,700	17,802
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	1,600	1,800	1,660
28,400	23,700	30,499
Less—
Amount provided under Division No. 176—War (1939-44) Services.......................................................	16,000	14,500	14,500
Amount provided under Division No. 207—Miscellaneous Services.......................................................	500	500	120
16,500	15,000	14,620
11,900	8,700	15,879
Total Division No. 24..............	72,900	72,800	85,316
Division No. 25.—COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.
1. Fees to members of Board, travelling expenses, office requisites, stationery, payment to Postmaster-General’s Department, and other expenses incidental to the operations of the Board.....................................................................	(a) 4,210	(a) 5,700	(a)6,204

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows;—1944-45, £2,470; 1943-44, Vote, £2,050; Expenditure, £2,200.

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 26.—TAXATION OFFICE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payment's in the nature of Salary—
£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155	1,147,310	926,900	907,057
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	414,390	375,300	482,638
3. Extra duty pay ....................................................	102,000	114,000	94,066
1,663,700	1,416,200	1,483,761
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	34,380	20,000	31,656
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.....................................................................	96,140	79,100	71,893
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	87,410	85,400	80,828
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation......	6,540	6,100	6,336
5. Law costs...........................................................	13,850	16,000	12,700
6. Payments to Postmaster-General’s Department and State Governments for office cleaning and other services rendered........................................................	2,270	2,400	3,366
7. Payment for services rendered in connexion with sale of tax instalment stamps and entertainments tax tickets	52,560	90,000	96,008
8. Uniform Income Tax—Compensation to State Governments for use of accommodation, furniture and equipment	39,000	40,500	38,653
9. Incidental and other expenditure—Repayments of advances to valuers for the purchase of motor cars may be credited to this vote........................................................	21,350	19,800	21,253
353,500	359,300	362,693
Less—
Amounts estimated to be recovered from the States of—
New South Wales.................................	..	900	..
Victoria................................................	1,000	1,000	794
Queensland...........................................	800	500	1,078
South Australia.....................................	100	600	100
Western Australia.................................	1,800	1,800	1,800
Tasmania..............................................	500	500	770
4,200	5,300	4,542
349,300	354,000	358,151
Total Division No. 26..............	2,013,000	1,770,200	1841,912

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 27.—INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155....	300	300	291
B.—General Expenses..........................................................	200	440	189
Total Division No. 27.....................	500	740	480
Division No. 28.—WAR-TIME (COMPANY) TAX—BOARD ofREFEREES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155....	4,870	4,870	4,896
B.—General Expenses..........................................................	630	930	649
Total Division No. 28.....................	5,500	5,800	5,545
Division No. 29.—LAND VALUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—

1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155....	..	300	199
2. Temporary and casual employees............................	240	..	..
240	300	199
B.—General Expenses..........................................................	250	260	74
Total Division No. 29.....................	490	560	273

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 30.—SUPERANNUATION BOARD.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156	8,150	8,760	7,506
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	3,450	1,100	2,690
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	500	500	444
12,100	10,360	10,640
B.—General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	900	840	840
Quinquennial investigation under Section 11 of the Superannuation Act 1922-1937......................	..	500	..
900	1,340	840
Total Division No. 30..................	13,000	11,700	11,480
Division No. 31.—CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157	37,000	40,100	36,459
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	31,000	42,200	34,948
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	3,000	1,300	3,071
71,000	83,600	74,478
Less amount provided under Division No. 176-a—War (1939-44) Services..................................................	27,000	34,600	34,600
44,000	49,000	39,878
Carried forward .........................	44,000	49,000	39,878

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 31.—CENSUS AND STATISTICS—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward................	44,000	49,000	39,878
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	4,000	3,300	3,926
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing...................................................................	9,000	13,300	8,913
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	4,000	5,000	4,266
4. Printing of official publications...........................	3,500	5,000	2,741
5. Hire, service and maintenance of machines for tabulation of statistics......................................................	12,000	11,000	12,099
6. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,500	4,800	3,050
35,000	42,400	34,995
Less amount provided under Division No. 176-b -War (1939-44) Services.............................................	16,000	20,000	20,000
19,000	22,400	14,995
Total Division No. 31................	63,000	71,400	54,873
Division No. 32.—GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and wages as per Schedule, page 158......	26,700	26,580	25,442
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	54,000	52,000	50,960
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	1,200	1,500	792
81,900	80,080	77,194
Deduct amounts chargeable for Parliamentary and Departmental printing...................................	81,900	80,080	77,194
Total Division No. 32................	(a)	(a)	(a)
Total Department of the Treasury.....	2,172,600	1,938,900	2,006,083

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	––	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
33	ADMINISTRATIVE...................	43,300	43,000	43,554	..	254
34	REPORTING BRANCH.............	24,600	24,100	24,097	503	..
85	CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE	89,000	72,000	84,238	4,762	..
36	HIGH COURT............................	14,800	14,800	14,851	..	51
37	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION	40,000	40,800	38,604	1,396	..
38	COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION......................	35,400	32,400	31,741	3,659	..
39	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE...................................	2,800	2,100	1,573	1,227	..
40	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION BRANCH	34,700	31,300	33,182	1,518	..
41	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS................................	60,900	51,000	48,171	12,729	..
Total..........................	345,500	311,500	320,011	25,489	..

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary...................................	274,200	239,000	250,243	23,957	..
General expenses......................	71,300	72,500	69,768	1,532	..
Total.............	345,500	311,500	320,011	25,489	..

 

£
Estimate, 1944-45.......................................	345,500
Vote, 1943-44.............................................	311,500
Increase............................................	34,000

 

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 33.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 159	17,100	16,290	15,923
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	13,000	13,000	13,061
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	500	510	545
30,600	29,800	29,529
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	1,200	1,850	1,066
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	2,700	3,000	2,515
3. Publication of Commonwealth Statutes and Statutory Rules......................................................................	4,700	4,500	1,885
4. Administration of Law at Seat of Government......	100	500	58
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	4,000	3,350	8,501
12,700	13,200	14,025
Total Division No. 33..............	43,300	43,000	43,554
Division No. 34.—REPORTING BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 160	7,590	7,610	6,433
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	13,000	13,000	13,830
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	10	90	..
20,600	20,700	20,263
B.—General Expenses.....................................................	4,000	3,400	3,834
Total Division No. 34..............	24,600	24,100	24,097
Division No. 35.—CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 162	35,000	33,300	34,599
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	45,000	32,500	40,732
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	500	200	410
80,500	66,000	75,741
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	4,000	2,500	3,975
2. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	4,500	3,500	4,522
8,500	6,000	8,497
Total Division No. 35................	89,000	72,000	84,238

 

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 36.—HIGH COURT.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 163	6,960	6,870	6,985
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	1,000	1,000	1,257
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	40	130	12
8,000	8,000	8,254
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	4,000	4,000	4,160
2. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,800	2,800	2,437
6,800	6,800	6,597
Total Division No. 36................	14,800	14,800	14,851
Division No. 37.—BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165	27,940	27,320	26,592
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	5,000	5,360	5,429
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	60	20	..
33,000	32,700	32,021
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	1,000	1,300	986
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	1,750	1,700	1,379
3. Payments to States for services of Judges and officers	2,650	2,650	2,619
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	1,600	2,450	1,599
7,000	8,100	6,583
Total Division No. 37......................	40,000	40,800	38,604
Division No. 38.—COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165	17,070	14,750	13,630
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	4,150	4,150	4,741
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	580	500	270
21,800	19,400	18,641
Carried forward.......................	21,800	19,400	18,641

 

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 38.—COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward................	21,800	19,400	18,641
B —General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	4,600	5,000	4,350
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	1,800	1,400	1,491
3. Reports of cases.................................................	2,800	2,000	2,223
4. Boards of Reference—Fees and other expenses....	2,200	2,000	2,468
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,200	2,600	2,568
13,600	13,000	13,100
Total Division No. 38................	35,400	32,400	31,741
Division No. 39.—PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 166	1,730	950	739
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	540	520	455
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	30	30	..
2,300	1,500	1,194
B.—General Expenses.....................................................	500	600	379
Total Division No. 39.............	2,800	2,100	1,573
Division No. 40.—COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 167	20,940	17,750	19,184
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	10,000	10,000	10,351
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	160	150	118
31,100	27,900	29,653
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	1,600	1,500	1,677
2. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,000	1,900	1,852
3,600	3,400	3,529
Total Division No. 40................	34,700	31,300	33,182

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 41.—PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS.	Vote.	Expenditure
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 168	34,760	22,820	26,101
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	10,000	8,500	7,373
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	1,540	1,680	1,473
46,300	33,000	34,947
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing......................................................................	2,000	2,300	1,519
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	1,300	1,200	1,114
3. Printing of specifications and publications...........	10,000	13,000	8,758
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	1,300	1,500	1,833
14,600	18,000	13,224
Total Division No. 41................	60,900	51,000	48,171
Total Attorney-General’s Department.........	345,500	311,500	320,011

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VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Division Number.	––	1944-45.	1943-44		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
42	ADMINISTRATIVE............	(a)218,500	(a)186,500	(a)186,500	32,000	..
43	ELECTORAL BRANCH......	135,500	134,300	121,619	13,881	..
44	OBSERVATORY................	16,800	11,400	9,177	7,623	..
45	FORESTRY BRANCH.........	10,900	10,200	9,670	1,230	..
46	MAINTENANCE AND RENT	191,000	204,500	177,354	13,646	..
47	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S ESTABLISHMENTS........	17,300	12,200	13,895	3,405	..
Total...........	590,000	559,100	518,215	71,785	..

(a) Additional administrative expenditure occasioned by the War Is provided under War (1939-44) Services.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.................................	269,200	265,450	267,349	1,851	..
General expenses...................	320,800	293,650	250,866	69,934	..
Total...........	590,000	559,100	518,215	71,785	..

 

£
Estimate, 1944-45.....................................	590,000
Vote, 1943-44...........................................	559,100
Increase.........................	30,900

 

VI.—Department of the Interior.

1944-45.	1943—44.
	Division No. 42.—ADMINISTRATIVE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—		£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 176.		267,000	260,000	270,987
2. Temporary and casual employees........................		2,016,500	1,564,000	2,384,675
3. Extra duty pay....................................................		6,000	10,000	8,001
2,289,500	1,834,000	2,663,663
Less—
Estimated amount to be recovered in respect of work performed for Commonwealth Bank and other Administrations...........................................		5,000	2,500	5,028
Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates...................................................................		117,500	117,500	117,500
Amounts chargeable to trust accounts and votes for works...................................................................		13,000	11,000	12,623
Amount provided under Division No. 180a—War (1939-44) Services......................................................		2,000,000	1,549,000	2,374,512
2,135,500	1,680,000	2,509,663
154,000	154,000	154,000
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................		184,000	148,500	215,130
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing........................................................................		103,000	90,700	112,601
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............		102,000	72,500	117,288
4. Fuel, light and power..........................................		16,000	12,700	20,042
5. Payments other than salaries for services under Immigration and Passports Acts.................................................		6,500	3,500	5,554
6. Office cleaning, other than salaries......................		7,100	3,800	5,226
7. Water supply and sanitation.................................		3,800	2,700	2,403
8. Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930-1944.......................................................		1,900	1,900	1,282
9. Plan printing, paper coating and reproduction of maps		5,000	4,700	4,539
10. Motor vehicles—purchase, upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for Departmental purposes........		86,200	86,400	104,203
11. Minor transport services for other Departments.....		4,000	4,500	5,008
12. Fuel, light and power for Departments in Canberra		27,000	..	..
13. Water supply and sanitation for Departments in Canberra........................................................................		5,000	..	..
14. Other incidental expenses....................................		40,000	35,300	48,094
Carried forward..................	591,500	467,200	641,370
	154,000	154,000	154,000

 

VI.—Department of the Interior.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 42.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward....................	154,000	154,000	154,000
B.—General Expenses—continued.
Brought forward....................	591,500	467,200	641,370
Less—
Amount estimated to be recovered in respect of work performed for Commonwealth Bank and other Administrations........................................	1,000	700	1,021
Amount provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates.................................................................	26,000	26,000	26,000
Amount provided under Division No. 180b—War (1939-44) Services..............................................	500,000	408,000	581,849
527,000	434,700	608,870
64,500	32,500	32,500
Total Division No. 42................	218,500	186,500	186,500
Division No. 43.—ELECTORAL BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 178	75,720	75,500	75,121
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	18,500	17,250	20,090
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	280	450	64
Payments as acts of grace on retirement of officers transferred from the State Service of Tasmania and to their dependants.......................................................................	..	..	351
94,500	93,200	95,626
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.......................................................................	1,250	1,100	1,472
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	1,750	1,500	2,002
3. Administration of Electoral Act (moneys received from States in connexion with joint electoral administration to be credited to this vote)........................................	34,000	34,800	18,555
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	4,000	3,700	3,964
41,000	41,100	25,993
Total Division No. 43................	135,500	134,300	121,619

F.6284.—3

 

VI.—Department of the Interior.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 44.—OBSERVATORY.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 179	4,250	3,750	3,985
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	5,350	4,150	3,679
9,600	7,900	7,664
B.—General Expenses—
1. Scientific equipment...........................................	5,300	2,400	73
2. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	1,900	1,100	1,440
7,200	3,500	1,513
Total Division No. 44................	16,800	11,400	9,177
Division No. 45.—FORESTRY BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 180	5,900	5,300	5,250
2. Temporary and casual employees........................	3,100	2,900	2,675
9,000	8,200	7,925
B —General Expenses.....................................................	1,900	2,000	1,745
Total Division No. 45................	10,900	10,200	9,670
Division No. 46 —MAINTENANCE AND RENT.(a)
A.—Repairs and Maintenance—
1. Parliament..........................................................	2,680	5,200	2,667
2. Prime Minister....................................................	4,420	2,050	3,673
3. External Affairs..................................................	100	50	18
4. Treasury.............................................................	5,900	1,800	8,498
5. Attorney-General................................................	4,000	1,300	4,052
6. Interior...............................................................	6,500	6,500	6,500
7. Trade and Customs.............................................	5,000	5,000	4,923
8. Health................................................................	7,000	10,000	6,077
9. Commerce and Agriculture..................................	500	500	269
10. Social Services...................................................	2,500	800	851
11. Supply and Shipping...........................................	4,000	3,300	1,128
42,600	36,500	38,656
Carried forward.....................	42,600	36,500	38,656

(a) Provision also made under War (1939-44) Services, see Division No. 181.

 

VI.—Department of the Interior.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 46.—MAINTENANCE AND RENT—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward...................	42,600	36,500	38,656
B.—Rent of Buildings—
1. Prime Minister...................................................	9,000	7,000	9,026
2. Treasury............................................................	74,300	95,000	66,851
3. Attorney-General...............................................	21,750	20,750	20,319
4. Interior..............................................................	14,600	13,500	13,500
5. Trade and Customs............................................	3,500	2,600	2,637
6. Health...............................................................	3,600	4,600	4,538
7. Commerce and Agriculture.................................	6,750	6,750	6,539
8. Social Services..................................................	12,600	15,500	13,041
9. Supply and Shipping..........................................	2,300	2,300	2,247
148,400	168,000	138,698
Total Division No. 46...............	191,000	204,500	177,354
Division No. 47.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S ESTABLISHMENTS.
1. Wages of staff....................................................	2,100	2,150	2,134
2. Repairs and maintenance....................................	10,000	5,750	6,866
3. Watching service—Admiralty House..................	1,400	1,400	1,352
4. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	3,800	2,900	3,543
Total Division No. 47................	17,300	12,200	13,895
Total Department of the Interior	590,000	559,100	518,215

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VII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.

Division Number.	––	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease or Expenditure, 1843-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
48	ADMINISTRATIVE..................	265,400	217,900	237,993	27,407	..
49	DEVELOPMENT AND MAIN­TENANCE OF CIVIL AVIATION............................	..	..	..	..	..
50	EMPIRE AIR SERVICES...........	44,600	61,700	37,722	6,878	..
51	MAINTENANCE AND RENT...	17,000	17,000	11,108	5,892	..
52	MAINTENANCE AND RENT— EMPIRE AIR SERVICES........	3,300	3,500	1,845	1,455	..
53	METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES	61,000	61,000	61,000	..	..
Total.............................	391,300	361,100	349,668	41,632	..

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.................................	295,300	259,000	276,607	18,693	..
General expenses........................	96,000	102,100	73,061	22,939	..
Total.............................	391,300	361,100	349,668	41,632	..

 

£
Estimate, 1944-45.................................	391,300
Vote, 1943-44......................................	361,100
Increase.............................	30,200

 

VII.— Department of Civil Aviation.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 48.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1.Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 182.	92,470	87,460	86,878
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	131,930	90,140	112,821
3. Extra duty pay.....................................................	13,000	10,000	14,163
237,400	187,600	213,862
B.—General Expenses—
	1. Travelling and subsistence and removal expenses..	12,000	14,000	11,898
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.............................................................................	4,000	4,500	3,349
3. Postage and telegrams.........................................	4,500	5,000	3,415
4. Telephones and fire services—head-quarters.........	1,500	1,400	804
5. Incidental and other expenditure...........................	6,000	5,400	4,665
28,000	30,300	24,131
Total Division No. 48..................	265,400	217,900	237,993
Division No. 49.—DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF CIVIL AVIATION.
1. Air Transport Services (other than Trans-Tasman and Empire Air Services)—Payments to contractors.....................................................	750,000	728,000	884,023
2. Aero clubs and gliding clubs—Grants and advances for the reconditioning of aircraft (repayments of advances may be credited to this vote).............	1,500	1,500	1,228
3. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities—Operation and maintenance, including tubes, spares, &c......................................................	12,000	12,000	4,230
4. Direct current and audio frequency control lines—Maintenance and rentals.................................	4,000	4,000	2,387
5. Electrical energy for aerodromes, aeradio stations and air routes.................................................	8,000	6,000	8,816
6. Power generation and distribution plant and lighting equipment—Maintenance, including spares, &c., at aerodromes, aeradio stations, &c..........	9,000	9,000	5,100
7. Petrol. fuel oil and lubricating oils........................	15,000	13,000	14,302
Carried forward...............................	799,500	773,500	920,086

 

VII.—Department of Civil Aviation.

Division No.49.—DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.	1944-45.	1943-44.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward...............................	799,500	773,500	920,086
8. Telephone and fire services at outstations.............	2,800	2,800	2,266
9. Maintenance of landing grounds...........................	15,000	15,000	12,500
10. General stores and equipment..............................	4,000	4,000	3,623
11. Maintenance of departmental aircraft, engines, vehicles and equipment—including tyres, tubes and parts.........................................................	7,500	6,000	5,465
12. Freight and cartage and other miscellaneous services.........................................................	6,500	4,500	5,628
835,300	805,800	949,568
Less amount estimated to be recovered from Post-master General’s Department for conveyance of air mails.........................................................	(a)835,300	805,800	949,568
Total Division No. 49.................	..	..	..
Division No. 50.—EMPIRE AIR SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—Australian Section.
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 183	2,720	3,230	1,869
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	11,280	24,750	16,272
3. Extra duty pay.....................................................	2,000	1,620	2,914
16,000	29,600	21,055
B.—General Expenses—Australian Section.
1. Maintenance and operation of aeradio communication and navigation facilities (including radio apparatus in launches).............	500	500	64
2. Maintenance and operation of launches and power stations ; general stores and equipment for Flying Boat bases......................................................	5,000	5,000	3,484
3. Travelling, subsistence and removal expenses.......	700	900	421
4. Freight, cartage and other incidental expenses.......	1,500	2,500	675
Government of United Kingdom—Refund of excess contributions....................................................	..	..	3,193
7,700	8,900	7,837
Carried forward...............................	23,700	38,500	28,892

(a) In addition an amount of £730,978 was credited to Civil Aviation revenue in 1943-44. The estimated amount to be so credited in 1944-45, including recoveries from other departments, is £764,700.

VII.—Department of Civil Aviation.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 50.—EMPIRE AIR SERVICES—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward.....................	23,700	38,500	28,892
C.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—Trans-Tasman Section—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 183	2,200	2,100	2,068
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................	3,280	3,260	3,234
3. Extra duty pay.................................................	420	440	388
5,900	5,800	5,690
D.—General Expenses—Trans-Tasman Section.
1. Subsidy payments...............................................	28,000	28,000	24,071
2. Aeradio communication and navigation stations—Maintenance and operation, including fuel and lubricating oils	1,000	1,000	78
3. Tasman Empire Airways Ltd.—Reimbursement of Customs and other duties and taxes................................	500	400	179
4. Freight and cartage and other incidental expenses..	500	1,000	131
Less amount estimated to be recovered from Postmaster -General’s Department for conveyance of air mails....	30,000	30,400	24,459
	15,000	13,000	21,319
15,000	17,400	3,140
Total Division No. 50...................	44,600	61,700	37,722
Total Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.........................................................................	310,000	279,600	275,715
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 51.—MAINTENANCE AND RENT.
1. Repairs and maintenance.....................................	10,000	10,000	5,536
2. Rent....................................................................	7,000	7,000	5,572
Total Division No. 51...................	17,000	17,000	11,108

 

VII.—Department of Civil Aviation.

Under Control of Department of the Interior—continued.	1944-45.	1943-44.
Division No. 52.—MAINTENANCE AND .RENT—EMPIRE AIR SERVICES.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Australian Section—
1. Repairs and maintenance.....................................	2,500	2,700	1,565
2. Rent....................................................................	300	300	137
2,800	3,000	1,702
B.—Trans-Tasman Section—
1. Repairs and maintenance.....................................	400	400	143
2. Rent....................................................................	100	100	..
500	500	143
Total Division No. 52.................	3,300	3,500	1,845
Total Under Control of Department of the Interior.........................................................................	20,300	20,500	12,953
Under Control of Department of Air.
Division No. 53.—METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Department of Air.......................................................................	36,000	36,000	36,000
2. Proportion of general expenses provided under Department of Air..................................................................	25,000	25,000	25,000
Total Under Control of Department of Air.....	61,000	61,000	61,000
Total Department of Civil Aviation...............	391,300	361,100	349,668

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VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Division Number.	––	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure,1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
54	ADMINISTRATIVE....................	£	£	£	£	£
		51,000	52,900	53,149	..	2,149
55	TARIFF BOARD.........................	11,100	11,900	9,864	1,236	..
56	FILM CENSORSHIP...................	4,900	4,900	4,948	..	48
57	NEW SOUTH WALES................	215,800	219,400	216,510	..	710
58	VICTORIA..................................	186,500	186,000	182,912	3,588	..
59	QUEENSLAND..........................	90,600	83,100	88,458	2,142	..
60	SOUTH AUSTRALIA.................	71,800	72,000	71,009	791	..
61	WESTERN AUSTRALIA............	54,500	59,800	53,133	1,367	..
62	TASMANIA................................	13,100	14,300	12,324	776	..
63	NORTHERN TERRITORY.........	700	700	..	700	..
Total.......................	a 700,000	a 705,000	a 692,307	7,693	..

(a) Additional administrative expenditure occasioned by the war is provided under War (1939-44) Services

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..................................................	629,650	640,200	624,687	4,963	..
General expenses..........................	70,350	64,800	67,620	2,730	..
Total.....................	700,000	705,000	692,307	7,693	..

 

£
Estimate, 1944-45..............................	700,000
Vote, 1943-44...................................	705,000
Decrease..............................	5,000

 

VIII.—Department of Trade and Customs.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 54.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 185	33,600	36,310	35,091
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	8.800	8,590	9,581
3. Extra duty pay.....................................................	400	400	332
(a) 42,800	45,300	45,004
Less amount provided under Division 183—Defence and War (1939-44) Services.............................	1,800	1,800	1,800
41,000	43,500	43,204
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	4,700	3,750	5,083
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............	2,800	3,250	2,671
3. Honoraria to members of Commonwealth Book Censorship Board and to Appeal Censor............	350	350	350
4. Incidental and other expenditure...........................	2,950	2,550	2,341
10,800	9,900	10,445
Less amount provided under Division 183—Defence and War (1939-44) Services.............................	800	500	500
10,000	9,400	9,945
Total Division No. 54..................	51,000	52,900	53,149
Division No. 55.—TARIFF BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 185	5,180	7,480	6,495
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	10	10	143
3. Extra duty pay.....................................................	10	10	5
5,200	7,500	6,643
B.—General Expenses—
1. Fees to members of Tariff Board..........................	4,500	3,000	2,095
2. Incidental and other expenditure...........................	1,400	1,400	1,126
5,900	4,400	3,221
Total Division No. 55..................	11,100	11,900	9,864

(a) Includes £2,120 for London office and £2,960 for New York office.

 

VIII.—Department of Trade and Customs.

Division No. 56 —FILM CENSORSHIP.	1944-45.	1943-44.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 186	2,400	2,650	2,373
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	650	450	613
3. Extra duty pay.....................................................	20	20	..
3,070	3,120	2,986
B.—General Expenses—
1. Fees to members of Censorship Board and Appeal Censor........................................................................	1,450	1,450	1,455
2. Incidental and other expenditure...........................	380	330	507
1,830	1,780	1,962
Total Division No. 56.............	4,900	4,900	4,948
Division No. 57 —NEW SOUTH WALES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 188	170,680	174,570	167,478
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	27,420	27,930	27,792
3. Extra duty pay.....................................................	6,000	6,000	7,029
204,100	208,500	202,299
Less amount provided under Division 183—Defence and War (1939-44) Services........................................	4,600	3,000	3,000
199,500	205,500	199,299
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	3,500	2,450	4,380
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing........................................................................	3,500	3,500	3,072
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............	5,000	3,500	4,743
4. Fuel, light and power...........................................	1,500	1,100	1,307
5. Incidental and other expenditure...........................	4,500	4,350	4,709
18,000	14,900	18,211
Less amount provided under Division 183—Defence and War (1939-44) Services........................................	1,700	1,000	1,000
16,300	13,900	17,211
Total Division No. 57.............	215,800	219,400	216,510

 

VIII.—Department of Trade and Customs.

1944-45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 58.—VICTORIA.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 190	140,420	138,920	136,734
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	38,000	37,580	37,665
3. Extra duty pay.....................................................	4,280	4,950	4,225
Payments as acts of grace on retirement to officers transferred from the State Service of Tasmania and to their dependants.......................................................................	..	550	543
182,700	182,000	179,167
Less amount provided under Division 183—Defence and War (1939-44) Services.........................................	10,000	10,000	10,000
172,700	172,000	169,167
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,750	2,750	2,902
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.........................................................................	2,300	2,300	2,251
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............	4,450	3,800	4,447
4. Fuel, light and power...........................................	2,000	2,400	1,915
5. Incidental and other expenditure...........................	3,500	3,950	3,430
15,000	15,200	14,945
Less amount provided under Division 183—Defence and War (1939-44) Services.........................................	1,200	1,200	1,200
13,800	14,000	13,745
Total Division No. 58..............	186,500	186,000	182,912
Division No. 59.—QUEENSLAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 192	67,500	61,410	65,624
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	15,000	14,200	14,732
3. Extra duty pay.....................................................	2,500	2,990	2,481
85,000	78,600	82,837
Less amount provided under Division 183—Defence and War (1939-44) Services........................................	4,000	3,600	3,600
81,000	75,000	79,237
Carried forward........................	81,000	75,000	79,237

 

VIII.—Department of Trade and Customs.

1944 45.	1943-44.
	Division No. 59.— QUEENSLAND—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward.........................	81,000	75,000	79,237
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	2,800	1,750	2,851
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,600	1,600	1,763
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..............	3,050	2,900	2,979
4. Fuel, light and power............................................	350	300	314
5. Incidental and other expenditure............................	3,300	3,050	2,814
11,100	9,600	10,721
Less amount provided under Division 183—Defence and War (1939-44) Services.........................................	1,500	1,500	1,500
9,600	8,100	9,221
Total Division No. 59...............	90,600	83,100	88,458
Division No.60.—SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
A—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 193..	55,800	56,000	55,090
2. Temporary and casual employees..........................	13,600	14,100	13,859
3. Extra duty pay......................................................	1,000	500	1,224
70,400	70,600	70,173
Less amount provided under Division 183—Defence and War (1939-44) Services.........................................	4,400	4,400	4,400
66,000	66,200	65,773
B—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	1,900	1,900	2,261
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,000	970	1,025
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..............	2,600	3,420	2,424
4. Incidental and other expenditure............................	2,300	1,910	1,926
Less amount provided under Division 183—Defence and War (1939-44) Services.........................................	7,800	8,200	7,636
	2,000	2,400	2,400
5,800	5,800	5,236
Total Division No. 60...............

104,587	98,131
27	27	Traffic Officers.....................................................................	14,719	13,527
88	88	Artisans and General Workmen..............................................	27,275	27,419
752	752	Assistants..............................................................................	202,631	198,723
31	31	Line Inspectors......................................................................	14,866	14,711
811	812	Linemen...............................................................................	268,408	265,992
165	165	Machinists and Typists..........................................................	38,243	37,081
721	721	Mail Officers.........................................................................	232,372	226,434
1452	1451	Mechanics............................................................................	510,547	503,459
601	602	Messengers...........................................................................	76,997	67,752
1007	1007	Monitors and Telephonists.....................................................	192,740	184,093
46	46	Overseers..............................................................................	19,043	19,033
44	44	Phonogram Attendants...........................................................	11,363	9,313
687	687	Postmen................................................................................	194,682	186,608
40	40	Storemen..............................................................................	12,556	11,949
122	122	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers............................	41,354	39,582
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	209,677	257,469
2,752,615	2,735,678
Unforeseen staffing requirements...........................................	14,550	10,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.......	82,500	71,850
Allowances to officers performing counter duties....................	3,200	2,100
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes.........................................................................................	2,155	2,201
Allowances in lieu of quarters................................................	2,112	1,872
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers .....................................	20,000	20,000
2,877,132	2,843,701
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.....	6,071	6,282
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.....	321,271	369,747
Salaries of officers on war service......................................	459,890	396,172
787,232	772,201
8207	8207	Total Victoria (see page 102).........	2,089,900	2,071,500

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		1944-45.	Vote, 1943-44.
1943-44.	1944-45.			QUEENSLAND. (See Division No. 232.)
£	£
1	1	Deputy Director....................................................................	1,252	1,252
8	9	Heads of Branches................................................................	7,821	7,228
12	12	Assistant Heads of Branches..................................................	8,081	8,018
221	222	Clerks...................................................................................	92,284	90,594
19	20	Draftsmen.............................................................................	9,378	7,420
44	44	Engineers..............................................................................	25,304	25,724
5	5	Inquiry Officers....................................................................	2,079	2,048
15	14	Inspectors.............................................................................	8,588	9,706
278	278	Postal Clerks.........................................................................	99,160	98,890
184	184	Postmasters...........................................................................	92,653	91,209
39	39	Supervisors...........................................................................	16,721	16,753
204	204	Telegraphists........................................................................	73,051	75,525
12	12	Traffic Officers.....................................................................	6,316	5,814
14	14	Artisans and General Workmen..............................................	4,808	4,756
506	507	Assistants.............................................................................	145,199	144,300
18	18	Line Inspectors.....................................................................	8,799	8,748
438	438	Linemen...............................................................................	144,304	143,921
93	93	Machinists and Typists..........................................................	22,349	22,262
222	222	Mail Officers........................................................................	75,913	75,834
545	545	Mechanics............................................................................	194,061	193,033
305	294	Messengers...........................................................................	38,270	37,177
664	664	Monitors and Telephonists.....................................................	119,586	118,466
24	24	Overseers.............................................................................	10,072	9,815
33	33	Phonogram Attendants..........................................................	9,618	6,510
259	259	Postmen................................................................................	73,719	73,111
22	22	Storemen..............................................................................	7,273	6,935
31	31	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers............................	10,046	10,058
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	62,657	69,701
1,369,362	1,364,808
Unforeseen staffing requirements...........................................	9,900	7,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.......	26,000	26,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties....................	1,300	750
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes.........................................................................................	2,500	2,500
District allowances................................................................	25,000	25,000
Allowances in lieu of quarters................................................	1,000	1,000
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers......................................	4,450	7,300
1,439,512	1,434,358
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent......	5,000	5,100
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.....	100,912	140,658
Salaries of officers on war service.......................................	161,600	153,600
267,512	299,358
4216	4208	Total Queensland (see page 105)...................	1,172,000	1,135,000

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		1944-45.	Vote, 1943-44.
1943-44.	1944-45.			SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 233.)
£	£
1	1	Deputy Director....................................................................	1,152	1,152
8	9	Heads of Branches................................................................	7,312	6,542
11	11	Assistant Heads of Branches..................................................	7,088	7,108
148	151	Clerks...................................................................................	61,736	60,487
14	14	Draftsmen............................................................................	5,305	5,079
30	30	Engineers.............................................................................	16,951	16,424
3	3	Inquiry Officers....................................................................	1,696	1,314
10	9	Inspectors.............................................................................	5,325	5,899
173	175	Postal Clerks.........................................................................	62,127	60,539
130	132	Postmasters..........................................................................	61,022	59,694
32	32	Supervisors...........................................................................	13,499	13,466
114	114	Telegraphists........................................................................	41,387	38,401
9	9	Traffic Officers.....................................................................	4,422	4,363
19	19	Artisans and General Workmen.............................................	5,992	6,069
236	235	Assistants.............................................................................	62,216	60,362
10	10	Line Inspectors.....................................................................	4,786	4,777
264	264	Linemen...............................................................................	88,690	89,160
63	63	Machinists and Typists..........................................................	14,423	14,256
171	171	Mail Officers........................................................................	58,643	58,521
355	355	Mechanics............................................................................	131,768	131,203
187	187	Messengers...........................................................................	23,346	20,784
395	393	Monitors and Telephonists.....................................................	63,410	61,085
15	15	Overseers.............................................................................	6,162	6,137
11	11	Phonogram Attendants..........................................................	2,362	2,386
144	144	Postmen...............................................................................	40,358	39,429
18	18	Storemen..............................................................................	5,630	5,630
40	40	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers............................	12,946	12,937
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	65,652	78,294
875,406	871,498
Unforeseen staffing requirements...........................................	4,400	2,000
Allowances in lieu of quarters................................................	410	410
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.......	18,800	16,200
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes.........................................................................................	700	700
Allowances to officers performing counter duties....................	850	700
District allowances................................................................	1,000	1,550
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers......................................	6,000	6,000
Less—	907,566	899,058
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent......	4,700	4,300
Amounts payable by States and other Commonwealth Departments	100	100
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.....	73,966	102,638
Salaries of officers on war service.......................................	108,400	99,020
187,166	206,058
2611	2615	Total South Australia (see page 107).........	720,400	693,000

F.6284.— 18

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		1944-45.	Vote, 1943-44.
1943-44.	1944-45.			WESTERN AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 234.)
£	£
1	1	Deputy Director.....................................................................	1,152	1,152
8	9	Heads of Branches.................................................................	6,986	6,502
9	9	Assistant Heads of Branches...................................................	5,771	5,753
106	106	Clerks...................................................................................	43,637	43,441
8	8	Draftsmen.............................................................................	3,120	3,032
22	22	Engineers..............................................................................	12,565	11,976
2	2	Inquiry Officers.....................................................................	908	908
10	9	Inspectors..............................................................................	5,442	6,044
151	151	Postal Clerks.........................................................................	51,802	50,236
123	123	Postmasters...........................................................................	58,310	58,216
18	18	Supervisors...........................................................................	7,980	7,975
96	96	Telegraphists ........................................................................	31,207	31,222
5	5	Traffic Officers......................................................................	2,374	2,342
20	20	Artisans and General Workmen..............................................	5,964	5,957
233	233	Assistants..............................................................................	65,202	64,283
10	10	Line Inspectors......................................................................	4,752	4,646
256	256	Linemen................................................................................	86,099	85,510
51	52	Machinists and Typists...........................................................	12,039	11,832
116	114	Mail Officers.........................................................................	38,877	39,685
282	284	Mechanics.............................................................................	100,395	99,555
163	162	Messengers...........................................................................	19,900	18,865
223	223	Monitors and Telephonists.....................................................	35,521	37,083
13	13	Overseers..............................................................................	6,079	5,351
10	10	Phonogram Attendants...........................................................	2,181	2,278
120	120	Postmen................................................................................	33,905	32,846
13	13	Storemen...............................................................................	4,409	4,120
15	15	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers............................	4,850	4,850
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..............	27,335	24,284
678,762	669,944
Unforeseen staffing requirements............................................	3,350	1,750
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.......	15,300	14,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties ....................	500	430
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes..........................................................................................	800	500
District allowances................................................................	7,000	7,000
Allowances in lieu of quarters................................................	700	600
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers.......................................	9,000	5,500
Less—	715,412	699,724
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent......	3,400	3,450
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.....	58,512	61,878
Salaries of officers on war service.......................................	135,000	124,396
196,912	189,724
2084	2084	Total Western Australia (see page 110).........	518,500	510,000

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		1944-45.	Vote, 1943-44.
1943-44.	1944-45.			TASMANIA. (See Division No. 235.)
£	£
1	1	Deputy Director.....................................................................	952	952
7	8	Heads of Branches.................................................................	5,296	4,716
7	7	Assistant Heads of Branches...................................................	3,862	3,860
55	55	Clerks...................................................................................	22,464	21,626
4	4	Draftsmen.............................................................................	1,953	1,942
10	10	Engineers..............................................................................	5,113	5,139
1	1	Inquiry Officer......................................................................	430	382
4	3	Inspectors..............................................................................	1,878	2,445
46	46	Postal Clerks.........................................................................	17,106	16,890
42	42	Postmasters...........................................................................	19,513	19,670
11	11	Supervisors...........................................................................	4,598	4,574
40	40	Telegraphists.........................................................................	13,308	13,368
2	2	Traffic Officers......................................................................	836	836
8	8	Artisans and General Workmen..............................................	2,550	2,550
143	143	Assistants..............................................................................	41,296	39,904
4	4	Line Inspectors......................................................................	1,963	1,952
155	155	Linemen................................................................................	50,404	49,224
26	26	Machinists and Typists...........................................................	5,754	5,755
43	42	Mail Officers.........................................................................	14,556	14,836
145	145	Mechanics.............................................................................	51,365	51,904
66	62	Messengers...........................................................................	8,158	7,862
148	148	Monitors and Telephonists.....................................................	25,840	28,887
4	5	Overseers..............................................................................	2,114	1,720
5	5	Phonogram Attendants...........................................................	1,147	1,150
50	50	Postmen................................................................................	13,986	13,919
6	6	Storemen...............................................................................	1,896	1,896
2	2	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers............................	640	640
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..............	10,519	10,087
329,497	328,686
Unforeseen staffing requirements............................................	2,350	1,500
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.......	8,000	6,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties....................	200	200
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes..........................................................................................	500	500
District allowances................................................................	500	500
Allowances in lieu of quarters................................................	200	200
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers......................................	1,500	3,000
342,747	340,586
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent......

1,310	1,260
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.....	33,316	32,959
Salaries of officers on war service.......................................	55,121	52,667
89,747	86,886
1035	1031	Total Tasmania (see page 112).............	253,000	253,700

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		1944-45.	Vote, 1943-44.
1943-44.	1944-45.			NORTHERN TERRITORY. (See Division No. 236.)
£	£
10	10	Postal Clerks.........................................................................	2,696	2,659
5	5	Postmasters...........................................................................	2,318	2,300
1	1	Supervisor.............................................................................	416	416
7	6	Telegraphists.........................................................................	1,506	1,862
3	3	Assistants..............................................................................	312	312
6	6	Linemen................................................................................	3,108	2,010
6	6	Mechanics.............................................................................	2,240	2,424
5	5	Messengers...........................................................................	430	494
13,026	12,477
Unforeseen staffing requirements............................................	7,650	7,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.......	825	1,900
District allowances................................................................	2,000	5,300
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes..........................................................................................	150	150
23,651	26,827
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent......	350	300
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.....	1,901	1,727
2,251	2,027
43	42	Total Northern Territory (see page 114)......	21,400	24,800

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		NORTHERN TERRITORY.	1944-45.	Vote, 1943-44.
1943-44.	1944-45.	Under Control of Department of the Interior.
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 241.)	£	£
1	1	Administrator.........................................................................	1,200	1,200
1	1	Judge of Supreme Court..........................................................	1,200	1,200
2	2	2,400	2,400
Administrative.—Darwin.
Accounts, Correspondence and Records.
1	1	Government Secretary............................................................	856	856
1	1	Chief Clerk............................................................................	654	636
1	1	Accountant............................................................................	628	628
1	1	Sub-Accountant......................................................................	509	491
13	13	Clerks....................................................................................	4,765	4,752
2	2	Assistants...............................................................................	518	411
1	5	Typists...................................................................................	1,239	231
1	1	Machinist...............................................................................	213	261
Administrative.—Alice Springs
1	1	District Officer.......................................................................	712	712
1	1	Clerk .....................................................................................	358	358
Agriculture
1	1	Curator (Assistant) Botanic Gardens........................................	364	364
Law.
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Sheriff.....................................................	598	580
1	1	Assistant Clerk of Courts and Assistant Bailiff.........................	392	379
Mines
1	1	Director of Mines and Chief Warden.......................................	808	808
1	1	Inspector of Mines..................................................................	670	664
1	1	Warden and Inspector.............................................................	634	634
1	1	Chief Clerk and Mining Registrar............................................	526	526
2	2	Mining Registrars...................................................................	812	812
3	3	Clerks....................................................................................	859	836
Native Affairs
1	1	Chief Clerk............................................................................	670	662
2	2	Patrol Officers........................................................................	980	965
1	1	Superintendent.......................................................................	358	358
3	3	Clerks....................................................................................	915	776
Education
1	1	Head Teacher and Supervisor..................................................	664	664
6	6	Head Teachers.......................................................................	2,773	2,771
1	1	Chief Assistant Teacher..........................................................	556	556
8	8	Assistant Teachers..................................................................	3,355	3,339
60	64	Carried forward..............................	28,786	27,430

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		1944-45.	Vote, 1943-44.
1943-44.	1944-45.			NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.
				Under Control of Department of the Interior.
GENERAL SERVICES—continued.	£	£
60	64	Brought forward..............................	28,786	27,430
Police.
1	1	Superintendent.......................................................................	700	700
1	1	Inspector...............................................................................	558	538
7	7	Sergeants...............................................................................	3,456	3,463
42	42	Constables.............................................................................	17,808	18,127
1	1	Typist....................................................................................	213	197
Prisons.
2	2	Gaolers..................................................................................	968	979
I	1	Chief Guard...........................................................................	404	404
2	2	Senior Guards........................................................................	772	772
8	8	Guards..................................................................................	2,882	2,840
Lands and Survey.
1	1	Chief Surveyor......................................................................	808	796
2	2	Surveyors..............................................................................	1,268	1,268
3	3	Draftsmen.............................................................................	1,595	1,533
1	1	Field Officer..........................................................................	598	598
1	1	Chief Clerk............................................................................	712	712
3	3	Clerks....................................................................................	1,130	1,058
Fire Brigade
1	1	Chief Fire Officer..................................................................	448	448
63,106	61,863
Allowances to married officers...............................................	900	750
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	708	250
Allowances to Police Officers for uniforms and shoeing...........	687	650
Other allowances...................................................................	6,261	2,730
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..............	558	2,549
Officers on loan from other Departments.................................	1,264	1,264
73,484	70,056
Less—
Salaries of officers on war service.......................................	13,170	10,991
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent........	576	518
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.....	13,138	10,847
26,884	22,356
137	141	Total General Services (see page 119)...............	46,600	47,700

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		1944-45.	Vote, 1943-44.
1943-44.	1944-45.			NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.
Under Control of Department of Health.	£	£
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 243.)
Medical, Hospital and Veterinary Staffs.
7	7	Medical Officers.....................................................................	7,364	7,364
1	1	Dentist...................................................................................	618	618
2	2	Veterinary Officers.................................................................	1,256	1,256
1	1	Health and Meat Inspector and Assistant to Veterinary Officer..	490	490
1	1	Health Inspector.....................................................................	376	376
3	3	Dispensers..............................................................................	1,142	1,142
1	1	Foreman Assistant, Leper Hospital..........................................	358	358
2	2	Matrons..................................................................................	568	568
1	1	Sub-Matron............................................................................	281	281
3	3	Sisters in Charge.....................................................................	846	846
1	1	Theatre Sister.........................................................................	273	273
1	1	Clinic Sister............................................................................	273	273
21	21	Sisters....................................................................................	5,418	5,418
18	18	Probationers...........................................................................	1,906	1,906
1	1	Clerk......................................................................................	292	292
1	1	Telephonist (Female)..............................................................	193	193
1	1	Assistant (Storekeeping)..........................................................	267	267
1	1	Assistant (Female)..................................................................	221	221
22,142	22,142
District and special allowances................................................	4,500	4,500
26,642	26,642
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year......	22,296	21,596
Salaries of officers on war service........................................	3,246	3,246
25,542	24,842
67	67	Total Northern Territory (see page 121)...................	1,100	1,800

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.	1944-45.	Vote, 1943-44.
1943-44.	1944-45.	Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE. .	£	£
(See Division No. 245.)
..	1	Chief Officer.........................................................................	798	(a) 150
1	..	Assistant Chief Officer...........................................................	..	688
1	..	Inspector...............................................................................	..	550
4	4	Sergeants...............................................................................	1,704	1,720
5	5	Senior Constables..................................................................	2,080	2,080
20	20	Constables.............................................................................	7,518	7,497
1	1	Police Clerk...........................................................................	382	382
12,482	13,067
Allowance to Sergeant of Police whilst acting as Licensing Officer	..	20
Allowance to Inspector in lieu of Quarters ..............................	..	100
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu....	..	220
12,482	13,407
Less—
Salaries of officers on war service.....................................	1,462	1,467
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year...	2,500	2,320
3,962	3,787
32	31	Total Australian Capital Territory Police (see page 122)	8,520	9,620
COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE.
(See Division No. 246.)
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Registrar(b).............................................	664	634
5	5	Clerks...................................................................................	2,037	1,914
2	2	Typists..................................................................................	432	430
3,133	2,978
Special (Canberra) Allowance................................................	..	13
Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	120	121
Officer on unattached list pending suitable vacancy.................	188	164
3,441	3,276
Less—
Salary of officer on war service........................................	800	740
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year...	761	746
1,561	1,486
8	8	Total Courts and Titles Office (see page 122)	1,880	1,790

(a) Received in addition as Director, Investigation Branch, £952 per annum under Division No. 40—Commonwealth Investigation Branch

(b) Acts as Deputy Registrar of the High Court and Clerk of Petty Sessions.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.