Appropriation Act 1945-46 (Cth)

APPROPRIATION 1945–46.

No. 33 of 1945.

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

[Assented to 10th October, 1945.]

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 1945–46.

 

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £146,689,000.

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-six, the sum of One hundred and forty-six million six hundred and eighty-nine thousand pounds.

Appropriation of supply £202,246,000.

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-six, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate, to the sum of Two hundred and two million two hundred and forty-six 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-five, 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-six.

 

THE SCHEDULES.

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THE FIRST SCHEDULE.

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GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 9 of 1945...............................................................................................	55,557,000
Under this Act....................................................................................................	146,689,000
202,246,000

 

THE SECOND SCHEDULE

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Abstract.

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.		£
PARLIAMENT....................................................................................................................................		219,500
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT..........................................................................................		1,286,300
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL, AFFAIRS...............................................................................		260,500
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY..........................................................................................		2,362,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT................................................................................		403,400
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR............................................................................................		549,300
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING...........................................................................		175,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION........................................................................................		717,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS...........................................................................		767,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.........................................................................................................		211,000
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE......................................................		374,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES....................................................................................		632,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING..........................................................................		288,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.....................................................................		40,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION............................................................................................		216,000
DEFENCE AND WAR (1939–45) SERVICES—	£
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE............................................................	197,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY..........................................................	31,815,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.........................................................	174,757,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIR........................................................................	86,208,000
DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS.......................................................	7,432,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION.............................	4,724,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING................................	8,326,000
DEPARTMENT OF HOME SECURITY............................................	60,000
RECIPROCAL LEND-LEASE TO UNITED STATES FORCES..	20,000,000
MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS.............................................................	Cr. 25,000,000
OTHER WAR SERVICES.....................................................................	44,549,000
OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS — RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE	Cr.20,000,000
CREDITS FROM DISPOSALS COMMISSION...............................	Cr.28,000,000
305,068,000
Less AMOUNT CHARGEABLE TO LOAN FUND	152,106,000
152,962,000
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.....................................................................................................		1,007,000
REFUNDS OF REVENUE................................................................................................................		5,000,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER...............................................................................................		10,000,000
WAR (1914–18) SERVICES............................................................................................................		929,000
TOTAL PART 1..............................................................................		178,399,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.................................................................................................		2,120,000
POSTMASTFR-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...........................................................................		20,899,000
TOTAL PART 2..............................................................................		23,019,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
NORTHERN TERRITORY..............................................................................................................		316,300
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY......................................................................................		507,700
NORFOLK ISLAND..........................................................................................................................		4,000
TOTAL PART 3..............................................................................		828,000
TOTAL..............................................................................................		202,246,000