Appropriation Act 1947-48 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION 1947-48.

No. 50 of 1947.

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

[Assented to 27th October, 1947.]

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 1947-48.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £93,826,000.

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-eight, the sum of Ninety-three million eight hundred and twenty-six thousand pounds.

4. All

F.6838.—Price 12s.

 

Appropriation of supply £162,015,000.

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-eight, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of One hundred and sixty-two million and fifteen 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-seven, 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-eight.

THE SCHEDULES.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 37 of 1947.........................................................................................................	68,189,000
Under this Act..................................................................................................................	93,826,000
162,015,000

 

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

Abstract.

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
£
PARLIAMENT...................................................................................................................................		324,700
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT..........................................................................................		2,335,200
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS...............................................................................		1,032,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.........................................................................................		3,445,500
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT................................................................................		528,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...........................................................................................		1,246,700
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING..........................................................................		1,902,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.......................................................................................		3,821,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS..........................................................................		1,322,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH........................................................................................................		304,400
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.....................................................		742,800
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES...................................................................................		792,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.........................................................................		4,795,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES....................................................................		64,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION...........................................................................................		1,775,500
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.................................................		1,178,300
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT................................................................................................		54,000
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION...........................................................................................		333,900
DEPARTMENT OF POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION..........................................................		711,000
DEFENCE AND POST-WAR (1939-45) CHARGES—	£
DEFENCE AND SERVICE DEPARTMENTS.............................................	65,782,000
PRODUCTION DEPARTMENTS...................................................................	9,248,000
RECIPROCAL LEND-LEASE.........................................................................	300,000
RE-ESTABLISHMENT AND REPATRIATION.........................................	30,959,000
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND REHABILITATION...........................	4,025,000
SUBSIDIES..........................................................................................................	26,050,000
MISCELLANEOUS............................................................................................	2,384,000
MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS........................................................................	Cr.32,000,000
106,748,000
Less AMOUNT CHARGEABLE TO LOAN FUND................................	30,328,000
76,420,000
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES....................................................................................................		4,774,000
REFUNDS OF REVENUE...............................................................................................................		10,000,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER..............................................................................................		10,000,000
WAR (1914-18) SERVICES............................................................................................................		1,248,000
TOTAL PART 1..............................................................................................		129,150,000
PART 2—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS................................................................................................		1,530,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...........................................................................		26,836,000
TOTAL PART 2..............................................................................................		28,366,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.............................................................................................................		975,500
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.....................................................................................		740,500
PAPUA-NEW GUINEA...................................................................................................................		2,779,000
NORFOLK ISLAND.........................................................................................................................		4,000
TOTAL PART 3..............................................................................................		4,499,000
TOTAL..............................................................................................................		162,015,000

 

PART 1.

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

I.—PARLIAMENT.

 

Division Number.	—	1947-48.	1946-47.		Increase on Expenditure, 1946-47.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1946-47.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
1	SENATE....................................	19,800	18,600	16,898	2,902	..
2	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	29,900	28,500	27,415	2,485	..
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF....................................	16,000	14,000	14,415	1,585	..
4	LIBRARY..................................	19,400	13,800	14,282	5,118	..
6	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.	41,800	30,200	35,301	6,499	..
6	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS	1,500	1,600	1,332	168	..
7	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON BROADCASTING.................	2,300	2,300	1,565	735	..
8	PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING	34,000	22,000	34,924	..	924
9	MISCELLANEOUS...................	160,000	104,400	107,316	52,684	..
TOTAL.................	324,700	235,400	253,448	71,252	..

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary	108,750	90,780	94,052	14,698	..
General expenses...................................	59,800	39,000	55,421	4,379	..
Other services.........................................	156,150	105,620	103,975	52,175	..
Total..............................	324,700	235,400	253,448	71,252	..

 

£
Estimate, 1947-48....................................................	324,700
Vote, 1946-47...........................................................	235,400
Increase...........................................................	89,300

I.—Parliament.

 

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 1.—SENATE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 168.......	9,900	8,870	8,827
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,500	1,330	1,332
11,400	10,200	10,159
B.—General Expenses	500	500	432
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Senators.................................	3,000	2,980	3,470
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.................	1,050	1,070	123
3. Conveyance of Senators and their luggage in Canberra	200	200	177
4. Senators' sessional travelling allowance..........................	3,650	3,650	2,537
7,900	7,900	6,307
Total Division No. 1.........................	19,800	18,600	16,898
Division No. 2.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 169.......	11,750	10,150	9,835
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	3,850	3,750	3,907
15,600	13,900	13,742
B.—General Expenses	1,100	1,100	1,271
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Members...............................	6,100	6,100	6,100
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.................	300	600	88
3. Conveyance of Members and their luggage in Canberra	300	300	365
4. Members' sessional travelling allowance.........................	6,500	6,500	5,849
13,200	13,500	12,402
Total Division No. 2.........................	29,900	28,500	27,415

I.—Parliament.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 3.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 169.......	14,000	12,500	12,308
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,400	1,100	1,542
15,400	13,600	13,850
B.—General Expenses	600	400	565
Total Division No. 3.............................	16,000	14,000	14,415
Division No. 4.—LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 170.......	10,700	9,300	7,955
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	2,800	800	2,236
13,500	10,100	10,191
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents.................................	4,000	2,300	2,354
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals..	1,400	1,000	1,264
3. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	500	400	473
5,900	3,700	4,091
Total Division No. 4.............................	19,400	13,800	14,282
Division No. 5.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 171.......	10,500	8,700	8,112
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	15,400	12,000	14,088
25,900	20,700	22,200
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone and fire services..............	8,000	6,000	8,009
2. Fuel..........................................................................................	1,200	1,500	1,372
3. Parliament gardens...............................................................	250	200	272
4. Repairs and maintenance...................................................	1,500	1,200	1,327
5. Purchase of plant and equipment......................................	4,200	..	1,264
6. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	750	600	857
15,900	9,500	13,101
Total Division No. 6.............................	41,800	30,200	35,301

I.—Parliament.

 

Under Control of Joint House Department.	1947-48.	1946-47.
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 172.......	810	1,200	1,062
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	390	100	51
1,200	1,300	1,113
B.—General Expenses	300	300	219
Total Division No. 6.............................	1,500	1,600	1,332
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 172.......	740	720	720
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	60	80	27
800	800	747
B.—General Expenses	1,500	1,500	818
Total Division No. 7.............................	2,300	2,300	1,565
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 8.—PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
1. Printing of Hansard, including cost of distribution........	22,000	14,000	22,806
2. Parliamentary papers...........................................................	8,000	5,000	8,113
8. Other printing and binding..................................................	4,000	3,000	4,005
Total Division No. 8.............................	34,000	22,000	34,924
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 9.—MISCELLANEOUS.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others.......	115,800	66,000	66,021
2. Maintenance of Ministers' and Members' rooms, including salaries of staff.............................................................................	(a) 44,200	(a) 38,400	(a)41,295
Total Division No. 9.............................	160,000	104,400	107,316
Total Parliament......................	324,700	235,400	253,448

(a) Includes salaries of staff—1947-48, £24,950; 1946-47, Vote £20,180; Expenditure £22,050.

II.—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1947-48.	1946-47.		Increase on Expenditure, 1946-47.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1946-47.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
10	ADMINISTRATIVE......................	77,000	71,700	71,037	5,963	..
11	AUDIT OFFICE.............................	261,300	238,900	231,432	29,868	..
12	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD........	106,600	83,100	90,196	16,404	..
13	GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE.......................................................	6,900	5,900	8,565	..	1,665
14	NATIONAL LIBRARY................	28,200	22,000	13,778	14,422	..
15	HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE —UNITED KINGDOM................	292,200	238,600	260,632	31,568	..
16	COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH....	1,553,000	1,200,000	1,215,277	337,723	..
17	COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION...........................	10,000	8,000	8,239	1,761	..
Total..........	2,335,200	1,868,200	1,899,156	436,044	..

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........................................	1,764,314	1,327,529	1,271,647	492,667	..
General expenses.........................	570,886	540,671	627,509	..	56,623
Total............................	2,335,200	1,868,200	1,899,156	436,044	..

 

£
Estimate, 1947-48.........................................................	2,335,200
Vote, 1946-47................................................................	1,868,200
Increase....................	467,000

II.—Prime Minister's Department.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 10.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 173.......	29,600	28,500	26,564
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	10,800	9,100	10,116
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	1,000	1,000	695
41,400	38,600	37,375
B —General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	7,600	6,800	7,472
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	5,200	5,400	4,680
3. Commonwealth Gazettes—Printing and distribution (including postage)...........................................................................	11,200	9,500	11,215
4. Commonwealth Statutes—Special distribution..............	2,100	2,050	1,624
5. Commonwealth Ministers—Travelling expenses..........	6,300	6,300	5,791
6. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	3,200	3,050	2,880
35,600	33,100	33,662
Total Division No. 10......................	77,000	71,700	71,037
Division No. 11.—AUDIT OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 178.......	151,300	114,540	95,500
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	97,800	108,440	122,301
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	600	910	146
Payments in lieu of furlough and recreation leave to Auditor-General on retirement.....................................................	..	2,110	2,106
249,700	226,000	220,053
Carried forward...........................	249,700	226,000	220,053

II.—Prime Minister's Department.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 11.—AUDIT OFFICE—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward...................	249,700	226,000	220,053
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	6,540	5,340	4,300
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	1,620	1,550	1,458
3. Payments to State Governments for audit of Income Tax accounts..........................................................................................	2,320	3,750	4,430
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,300	2,860	2,371
12,780	13,500	12,559
Less—
Amount to be recovered from Special Funds................	780	200	780
Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	400	400	400
1,180	600	1,180
11,600	12,900	11,379
Total Division No. 11...........................	261,300	238,900	231,432
Division No. 12.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 179.......	76,480	63,030	58,336
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	5,820	4,360	7,969
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	2,100	1,260	2,212
Payment in lieu of furlough and recreation leave to Chairman on retirement...........................................................................	..	..	2,500
84,400	68,650	71,017
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	6,300	2,920	5,095
2. Examinations—Expenses, including advertising............	8,370	4,750	5,869
3. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	7,530	6,780	8,215
22,200

14,450	19,179
Total Division No. 12...........................	106,600	83,100	90,196

II.—Prime Minister's Department.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 13.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 180.......	2,700	1,700	1,265
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,140	890	663
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	10	10	..
3,850	2,600	1,928
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,000	1,000	285
2. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,050	2,300	1,352
3. Passage allowance to retiring Governor-General............	..	..	5,000
3,050	3,300	6,637
Total Division No. 13...........................	6,900	5,900	8,565
Division No. 14.—NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 180.......	8,000	5,700	2,274
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,000	2,100	3,267
12,000	7,800	5,541
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents (moneys received by way of fines in connexion with overdue books may be credited to this vote).................................................................................	2,500	1,200	1,011
2. Roosevelt Memorial—Books, maps, plates and documents	750	500	23
3. Collection and publication of Australian historical records	1,000	1,000	495
4. Printing and publications for film section........................	1,000	750	34
5. Purchase and copying of films...........................................	5,000	5,000	2,906
6. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals	550	300	212
7. Library services to outlying territories..............................	750	750	773
8. Purchase of projector, equipment and storage facilities for film section..............................................................................	1,000	750	179
9. Library service for overseas establishments....................	2,500	2,500	964
10. Incidental and other expenditure......................................	1,150	850	1,188
Visit of Librarian abroad....................................................	..	600	452
16,200	14,200	8,237
Total Division No. 14...........................	28,200	22,000	13,778

II.—Prime Minister's Department.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	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 181.......	64,800	56,100	52,193
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	109,300	60,000	77,127
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	2,400	1,900	1,169
176,500	118,000	130,489
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	6,500	5,000	5,933
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	4,500	4,000	3,726
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	37,000	21,000	32,586
4. Cablegrams............................................................................	18,000	22,000	19,702
5. Municipal and other taxes..................................................	9,580	10,700	9,259
6. General upkeep of "Australia House"...............................	(a) 30,840	(a) 32,020	(a)29,274
7. Upkeep of official residence...............................................	860	800	1,139
8. Allowance to High Commissioner for expenses of official residence..........................................................................................	2,510	2,510	2,507
9. Entertainment allowance to High Commissioner...........	1,880	1,880	1,907
10. Incidental and other expenditure......................................	4,030	4,290	8,179
Purchase of lease of official residence.............................	..	16,400	15,931
115,700	120,600	130,143
Total Division No. 15	292,200	238,600	260,632
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 183.......	55,000	44,800	43,800
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	16,800	14,500	15,395
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	1,500	1,500	1,226
73,300	60,800	60,421
Carried forward.....................................	73,300	60,800	60,421

(a) Includes wages of staff employed on upkeep as follows:—1947-48, £13,685 1946-47, Vote, £11,950; Expenditure, £12,519.

II.—Prime Minister's Department.

Division No. 16.—COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued.	1947-48.	1946-47.
(For Payment to the credit of the Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account.)		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward...................................	73,300	60,800	60,421
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	3,500	4,000	2,737
2. Printing of journal and bulletins.........................................	6,000	4,000	4,259
3. Scientific Research Liaison Officers overseas................	9,000	7,000	9,034
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	13,500	11,000	13,146
32,000	26,000	29,176
C.— Investigations—
1. Animal health and production...........................................	(a)175,500	(a)133,590	150,364
2. Plant industry........................................................................	(a)184,150	(a)112,590	119,442
3. Entomology...........................................................................	62,140	(a) 44,050	47,622
4. Soils and irrigation (b).........................................................	(a) 93,670	(a) 72,990	78,545
5. Food preservation and transport........................................	(a) 63,680	(a) 48,440	47,063
6. Forest products.....................................................................	(a)101,040	(a) 80,450	87,608
7. Mining and metallurgy........................................................	(a) 9,610	(a) 13,220	12,604
8. Radio research......................................................................	(a) 18,000	(a) 9,000	18,215
9. Information, including library (c)......................................	31,150	(a) 19,390	20,395
10. Industrial chemistry............................................................	(a)162,510	(a)135,950	132,246
11. Fisheries investigations......................................................	(a) 76,680	(a) 49,550	46,969
12. Aeronautical research.........................................................	148,130	142,650	126,960
13. National Standards Laboratory........................................	(a)205,540	(a)167,240	133,871
14. Tribophysics.........................................................................	34,570	(a) 28,500	27,506
15. Building materials research...............................................	61,210	35,300	48,286
16. Biochemistry and general nutrition..................................	(a) 66,760	(a) 83,380	58,802
17. Flax research........................................................................	21,360	11,780	13,975
18. Radiophysics........................................................................	129,890	115,600	115,908
19. Metallurgy.............................................................................	6,000	4,000	3,872
20. Nuclear energy.....................................................................	23,990	11,380	6,610
21. Meteorological research.....................................................	9,540	2,350	1,773
22. Overseas studentships.........................................................	(a) 22,500	7,250	6,839
23. Wool textile research..........................................................	(a) 30,030	(a) 31,800	4,205
24. Fuel research including coal dust (d)...............................	4,000	3,000	1,499
25. Unforeseen and urgent investigations..............................	1,000	500	330
26. Miscellaneous.......................................................................	(a) 38,460	(a) 19,100	18,394
1,781,110	1,383,050	1,329,903
Carried forward..............................
105,300	86,800	89,597

(a) Includes expenditure from contributions from outside sources.

(b) Previously shown as Horticulture, Including Soil Survey and Irrigation.

(c) Previously shown as Scientific Liaison and Information Bureau, including library.

(d) Previously shown as Coal dust Investigations.

II.—Prime Minister's Department.

Division No. 16.—COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH—continued.	1947-48.	1946-47.
(For Payment to the credit of the Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account.)		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward...................................	105,300	86,800	89,597
C.—Investigations—continued.
Brought forward...................................	1,781,110	1,383,050	1,329,903
Less amounts recoverable by way of grants from outside sources and from sales of produce, &c, in connexion with investigations..............................................................................................	306,370	255,396	189,769
1,474,740	1,127,654	1,140,134
Less amount payable from the Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account....................................................................	31,040	14,454	14,454
Total Investigations........................	1,443,700	1,113,200	1,125,680
D.—Grants to Research Stations—
1. Leather research....................................................................	4,000	..	..
Total Division No. 16...........................	1,553,000	1,200,000	1,215,277
(a)	(a)	(a)
Division No. 17.—COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 184.......	7,600	6,240	5,969
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	350	270	499
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	50	..	..
8,000	6,510	6,468
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,400	1,100	1,265
2. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	600	390	506
2,000	1,490	1,771
Total Division No. 17...........................	10,000	8,000	8,239
Total Prime Minister's Department....	2,335,200	1,868,200	1,899,156

(a) Expenditure allocated as follows:—

1947-48.	1946-47.
Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Salaries and payments In the nature of salary...................................................................	1,174,770	..	847,419	780,257
General expenses........................................	378,221	..	352,581	420,020
1,653,000	..	1,200,000	1,215,277

II.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Division Number.	—	1947-48.	1946-47.		Increase on Expenditure, 1946-47.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1946-47.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
18	ADMINISTRATIVE..........................	256,100	225,100	224,617	31,483	..
AUSTRALIAN LEGATIONS—
19	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA......................................................	143,700	93,500	136,691	7,009	..
20	CHINA.............................................	60,500	44,000	72,993	..	12,493
21	UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS................................	39,200	27,000	26,153	13,047	..
22	FRANCE..........................................	43,200	33,200	40,015	3,185	..
23	BRAZIL...........................................	26,400	30,900	26,274	126	..
24	CHILE..............................................	31,000	32,500	29,603	1,397	..
25	THE NETHERLANDS..................	22,100	20,200	13,818	8,282	..
HIGH COMMISSIONERS' OFFICES—
26	CANADA.........................................	29,900	27,500	32,200	..	2,300
27	NEW ZEALAND............................	15,600	12,700	13,723	1,877	..
28	INDIA...............................................	32,200	25,700	28,457	3,743	..
29	PAKISTAN......................................	15,000	..	..	15,000	..
30	EIRE.................................................	18,300	18,000	9,011	9,289	..
31	SOUTH AFRICA...........................	24,600	19,000	22,471	2,129	..
32	CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.........................................	198,600	102,300	143,610	54,990	..
33	OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD...........................................................	75,600	44,400	46,625	28,975	..
Total.......................	1,032,000	756,000	866,261	165,739	..

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.............................................................	572,500	418,800	444,099	128,401	..
General expenses..................................	459,500	337,200	422,162	37,338	..
Total............................	1,032,000	756,000	866,261	165,739	..

 

£
Estimate, 1947-48........................................	1,032,000
Vote, 1946-47...............................................	756,000
Increase................................................	276,000

F.6838.—2

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 18.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 185.......	62,400	50,800	44,771
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	26,600	22,300	31,422
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	2,000	2,000	1,611
91,000	75,100	77,804
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	5,000	5,000	4,341
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	7,300	4,000	5,628
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	65,000	54,000	56,722
4. University Diplomatic Cadet Course—Contribution to cost	3,800	3,400	3,600
5. Cablegrams and radiograms...............................................	80,000	80,000	72,354
6. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	4,000	3,600	4,168
165,100	150,000	146,813
Total Division No. 18...........................	256,100	225,100	224,617
Division No. 19.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 186.......	41,500	29,000	29,420
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	47,200	28,000	44,318
88,700	57,000	73,738
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	4,000	3,000	4,951
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	42,000	29,000	49,239
3. Maintenance, office and residence....................................	5,400	1,750	3,838
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	3,600	2,750	4,925
55,000	36,500	62,953
Total Division No. 19...........................	143,700	93,500	136,691

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 20.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—CHINA.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 186.......	23,500	20,000	17,988
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	7,000	5,000	13,917
30,500	25,000	31,905
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	3,600	2,000	4,132
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	9,400	4,000	9,746
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	11,500	8,400	22,963
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	5,500	4,600	4,247
30,000	19,000	41,088
Total Division No. 20...........................	60,500	44,000	72,993
Division No. 21.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 187.......	12,000	8,200	4,919
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	5,200	7,000	8,405
17,200	15,200	13,324
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	2,900	1,700	4,165
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	9,400	2,600	2,850
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	4,200	4,200	3,008
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	5,500	3,300	2,806
22,000	11,800	12,829
Total Division No. 21...........................	39,200	27,000	26,153
Division No. 22.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—FRANCE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 187.......	20,000	12,000	16,262
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	10,700	12,200	10,550
30,700	24,200	26,812
Carried forward..........................	30,700	24,200	26,812

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 22.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—FRANCE—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward................................	30,700	24,200	26,812
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	2,500	3,500	1,201
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,000	1,500	1,220
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	2,000	1,500	3,545
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	5,000	2,500	7,237
12,500	9,000	13,203
Total Division No. 22...........................	43,200	33,200	40,015
Division No. 23.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—BRAZIL.
A.—Salaries and payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 188.......	11,400	14,400	10,849
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,000	4,500	4,253
15,400	18,900	15,102
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,000	1,000	2,192
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	4,000	5,000	2,907
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	3,500	3,500	3,207
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,500	2,500	2,866
11,000	12,000	11,172
Total Division No. 23...........................	26,400	30,900	26,274
Division No. 24.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—CHILE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 188.......	13,000	15,000	14,519
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	5,000	3,500	2,021
18,000	18,500	16,540
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	2,500	2,000	1,999
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,500	5,000	1,904
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	4,000	3,500	1,539
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	3,000	3,500	7,621
13,000	14,000	13,063
Total Division No. 24...........................	31,000	32,500	29,603

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1947-48.

1946-47.
Division No. 25.—AUSTRALIAN LEGATION—THE NETHERLANDS.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 189.......	11,100	11,600	5,586
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	3,500	2,600	1,420
14,600	14,200	7,006
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,500	1,500	4,081
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,500	1,000	537
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	2,000	1,000	666
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,500	2,500	1,528
7,500	6,000	6,812
Total Division No. 25...........................	22,100	20,200	13,818
Division No. 26.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 189.......	14,400	13,400	12,228
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,500	4,500	5,165
18,900	17,900	17,393
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,800	(a)	(a)
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,800	3,400	6,467
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	2,800	2,500	2,443
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,600	3,700	5,897
11,000	9,600	14,807
Total Division No. 26...........................	29,900	27,500	32,200
Division No. 27.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—NEW ZEALAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 190.......	8,300	8,200	8,385
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	2,700	2,000	1,647
11,000	10,200	10,032
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,000	(a)	(a)
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	900	700	739
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	1,500	700	397
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,200	1,100	2,555
4,600	2,500	3,691
Total Division No. 27.................	15,600	12,700	13,723

(a) Provided under Item 4, Incidental and other expenditure.

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 28.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—INDIA.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 190.......	14,800	10,300	10,390
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	7,700	7,400	8,604
22,500	17,700	18,994
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	2,000	(a)	(a)
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,300	3,300	3,072
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	1,900	1,600	1,655
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,500	3,100	4,736
9,700	8,000	9,463
Total Division No. 28...........................	32,200	25,700	28,457
Division No. 29.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—PAKISTAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 190.......	4,100	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,900	..	..
6,000	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	2,000	..	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,500	..	..
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	2,000	..	..
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	3,500	..	..
9,000	..	..
Total Division No. 29...........................	15,000	..	..
Division No. 30.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—EIRE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per schedule, page 191........	9,900	9,500	4,195
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	2,100	1,700	526
12,000	11,200	4,721
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,500	(a)	(a)
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	800	1,000	49
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	1,500	1,400	211
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,500	4,400	4,030
6,300	6,800	4,290
Total Division No. 30...........................	18,300	18,000	9,011

(a) Provided under Item 4, Incidental and other expenditure.

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 31.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—SOUTH AFRICA.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 191.......	12,300	10,300	11,214
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	2,600	1,700	1,275
14,900	12,000	12,489
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,800	(a)	(a)
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,700	1,000	1,023
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	4,000	2,000	1,713
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,200	4,000	7,246
9,700	7,000	9,982
Total Division No. 31...........................	24,600	19,000	22,471
Division No. 32.—CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 195.......	51,600	34,000	25,889
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	82,900	36,200	64,693
B.—General Expenses—	134,500	70,200	90,582
1. Representation in New York..............................................	33,300	13,200	38,740
2. Representation in Philippine Islands................................	4,000	5,000	2,002
3. Representation in Netherlands East Indies......................	5,000	3,000	1,719
4. Representation in San Francisco........................................	9,000	5,000	3,134
5. Representation in Siam.......................................................	4,000	2,000	3,527
6. Representation in New Caledonia.....................................	2,400	1,900	1,845
7. Representation in Portuguese Timor.................................	2,400	2,000	2,061
8. Representation in Shanghai................................................	4,000	..	..
64,100	32,100	53,028
Total Division No. 32...........................	198,600	102,300	143,610
Division No. 33.—OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 196.......	35,700	25,800	22,890
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	10,900	5,700	4,767
B.—General Expenses—	46,600	31,500	27,657
1. Representation in the United Kingdom............................	4,000	1,500	2,950
2. Representation in Malaya..................................................	15,000	10,000	13,811
3. Representation in Ceylon....................................................	10,000	1,400	2,207
29,000	12,900	18,968
Total Division No. 33...........................	75,600	44,400	46,625
Total Department of External Affairs........	1,032,000	756,000	866,261

(a) Provided under Item 4, Incidental and other expenditure.

 

IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division Number.	—	1947-48.	1946-47.		Increase on Expenditure, 1946-47.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1946-47.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
34	TREASURY.....................................	242,700	213,400	231,666	11,034	..
35	COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.......................................................	4,000	7,300	3,369	631	..
36	TAXATION OFFICE....................	3,026,000	2,371,000	2,511,757	514,243	..
37	INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW.......................................................	3,080	1,500	1,431	1,649	..
38	WAR-TIME (COMPANY) TAX—BOARD OF REFEREES..........	5,630	5,500	4,955	675	..
39	LAND VALUATION BOARD....	630	630	340	290	..
40	SUPERANNUATION BOARD...	17,460	15,070	14,291	3,169	..
41	CENSUS AND STATISTICS......	146,000	128,000	132,717	13,283	..
42	GOVERNMENT PRINTER.........	(a)	(a)	(a)	..	..
Total..........................	3,445,500	2,742,400	2,900,526	544,974	..

(a) Cast of printing for Parliament shown under "Parliament." See page 9.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..............................................	2,928,348	2,290,005	2,434,603	493,745	..
General expenses............................	517,152	452,395	465,923	51,229	..
Total...........................	3,445,500	2,742,400	2,900,526	544,974	..

 

£
Estimate, 1947-48........................................	3,445,500
Vote, 1946-47...............................................	2,742,400
Increase...............................................	703,100

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 34.—TREASURY.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 201.......	96,500	82,000	90,856
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	99,100	85,100	94,664
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	2,900	3,100	2,110
198,500	170,200	187,630
Less amount provided under Division No. 211—Miscellaneous Services—Item 3...............................................................	6,500	6,500	6,500
192,000	163,700	181,130
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	9,980	8,400	8,733
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	6,830	7,550	7,450
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	21,300	21,050	22,231
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	13,090	13,200	12,622
51,200	50,200	51,036
Less amount provided under Division No. 211—Miscellaneous Services...............................................................................	500	500	500
50,700	49,700	50,536
Total Division No. 34...........................	242,700	213,400	231,666
Division No. 35.—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) 4,000	(a) 7,300	(a)3,369

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1947-48, £2,620; 1946-47, Vote, £2,016; Expenditure, £2,740.

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 36.—TAXATION OFFICE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 207.......	1,957,500	1,475,500	1,585,284
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	567,000	449,300	462,415
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	75,000	84,700	83,322
Employers' contributions, State Officers' Superannuation	..	..	2,476
2,599,500	2,009,500	2,133,497
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	57,170	53,740	54,515
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	146,920	102,880	113,117
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	98,020	89,400	100,856
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation..............	8,670	7,640	6,779
5. Law costs...............................................................................	17,250	15,500	10,438
6. Payments to Postmaster-General's Department and State Governments for office cleaning and other services rendered..........................................................................................	2,850	2,520	2,856
7. Payment for services rendered in connexion with sale of tax instalment stamps and entertainments tax tickets	24,260	22,500	25,082
8. Uniform Income Tax—Compensation to State Governments for use of accommodation, furniture and equipment...........	48,890	44,650	43,627
9. Incidental and other expenditure—Repayments of advances to valuers for the purchase of motor cars may be credited to this vote..................................................................................	25,910	26,110	24,549
429,940	364,940	381,819
Less—
Amounts estimated to be recovered from the States of—
Victoria...................................................................	740	740	740
Queensland............................................................	800	800	800
South Australia......................................................	100	100	100
Western Australia.................................................	1,800	1,800	1,800
Tasmania...............................................................	..	..	119
3,440	3,440	3,559
426,500	361,500	378,260
Total Division No. 36.................	3,026,000	2,371,000	2,511,757

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 37.—INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 207.......	2,508	940	873
B.—General Expenses	572	560	558
Total Division No. 37...........................	3,080	1,500	1,431
Division No. 38.—WAR-TIME (COMPANY) TAX—BOARD OF REFEREES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 207.......	5,030	4,900	4,726
B.—General Expenses........................................................................	600	600	229
Total Division No. 38...........................	5,630	5,500	4,955
Division No. 39.—LAND VALUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	430	430	165
B —General Expenses........................................................................	200	200	175
Total Division No. 39...........................	630	630	340

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 40.—SUPERANNUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 208.......	10,870	9,620	8,844
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,890	3,500	3,867
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	500	500	387
16,260	13,620	13,098
B.—General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,200	950	1,076
Election of contributors' representative on Superannuation Board..............................................................................................	500	117
1,200	1,450	1,193
Total Division No. 40...........................	17,460	15,070	14,291
Division No. 41.—CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 210.......	84,000	57,000	55,954
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	25,000	35,000	41,505
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	1,000	2,000	915
110,000	94,000	98,374
Carried forward............................	110,000	94,000	98,374

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 41.—CENSUS AND STATISTICS—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward.................................	110,000	94,000	98,374
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	3,200	3,000	3,361
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing	9,200	6,600	6,880
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	3,700	4,000	3,558
4. Printing of official publications.........................................	6,600	5,500	6,506
5. Hire, service and maintenance of machines for tabulation of statistics...........................................................................	10,400	12,000	11,130
6. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,900	2,900	2,908
36,000	34,000	34,343
Total Division No. 41...........................	146,000	128,000	132,717
Division No. 42.—GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
A.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and wages as per Schedule, page 211................	38,230	35,900	28,323
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	66,000	65,000	69,735
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	1,100	750	1,025
105,330	101,650	89,08
Deduct amounts chargeable for Parliamentary and Departmental printing................................................................................	105,330	101,650	89,083
Total Division No. 42...........................	(a)	(a)	(a)
Total Department of the Treasury......	3,445,500	2,742,400	2,900,526

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1947-48.	1946-47.		Increase an Expenditure, 1946-47.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1946-47.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
43	ADMINISTRATIVE........................	41,100	46,200	42,922	..	1,822
44	REPORTING BRANCH.................	30,300	27,900	25,058	5,242	..
45	CROWN SOLICITOR'S OFFICE	106,300	120,500	104,317	1,983	..
46	HIGH COURT..................................	22,200	23,300	19,014	3,186	..
47	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.........................................................	44,100	44,200	38,949	5,151	..
48	COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION...........................	54,300	46,400	45,826	8,474	..
49	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR'S OFFICE..........................................	4,600	3,600	2,983	1,617	..
50	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE...	74,200	60,100	52,125	22,075	..
51	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS.......................................	110,700	88,100	97,642	13,058	..
52	LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU........	40,200	27,700	36,867	3,333	..
Total..............................	528,000	488,000	465,703	62,297	..

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary................................................	409,800	381,080	362,100	47,700	..
General expenses..............................	118,200	106,920	103,603	14,597	..
Total.......................	528,000	488,000	465,703	62,297	..

 

£
Estimate, 1947-48............................................	528,000
Vote, 1946-47...................................................	488,000
Increase...................................................	40,000

 

V.—Attorney-General's Department.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 43.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 212.......	22,100	18,600	18,824
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	6,500	11,000	7,974
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	500	500	525
29,100	30,100	27,323
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,700	2,000	1,528
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	2,300	3,000	2,125
3. Publication of Commonwealth Statutes and Statutory Rules	3,000	4,700	2,255
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................

5,000	6,400	9,691
12,000	16,100	15,599
Total Division No. 43...........................	41,100	46,200	42,922
Division No. 44.—REPORTING BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 213.......	10,220	9,530	8,016
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	15,000	13,000	12,860
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	80	70	..
25,300	22,600	20,876
B.—General Expenses	5,000	5,300	4,182
Total Division No. 44...........................	30,300	27,900	25,058
Division No. 45.—CROWN SOLICITOR'S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 215.......	55,000	57,000	46,115
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	36,000	48,000	43,583
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	300	500	72
91,300	105,500	89,770
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	6,000	6,000	4,766
2. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	9,000	9,000	9,781
15,000	15,000	14,547
Total Division No. 45...........................	106,300	120,500	104,317

 

V.—Attorney-General's Department.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 46.—HIGH COURT.	Vote.	Expenditure
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 216.......	8,650	9,560	6,260
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,030	3,000	3,820
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	20	20	..
12,700	12,580	10,080
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	6,000	6,520	4,824
2. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	3,500	4,200	4,110
9,500	10,720	8,934
Total Division No. 46...........................	22,200	23,300	19,014
Division No. 47.—BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 218.......	32,000	33,150	28,427
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,050	4,000	3,064
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	50	50	2
36,100	37,200	31,493
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	2,000	1,000	1,665
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	1,500	1,750	1,051
3. Payments to States for services of Judges and officers.	2,650	2,650	2,619
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,850	1,600	2,121
8,000	7,000	7,456
Total Division No. 47...........................	44,100	44,200	38,949
Division No. 48.—COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 218.......	23,000	23,090	17,600
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	10,050	7,000	10,182
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	250	310	71
33,300	30,400	27,853
Carried forward.............................	33,300	30,400	27,853

 

V.—Attorney-General's Department.

 

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 48.—COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward............................	33,300	30,400	27,853
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	7,500	5,000	6,664
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	2,500	2,000	1,238
3. Reports of cases....................................................................	3,000	3,000	1,142
4. Boards of Reference—Fees and other expenses.............	3,000	3,000	2,769
5. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	5,000	3,000	6,160
21,000	16,000	17,973
Total Division No. 48...........................	54,300	46,400	45,826
Division No. 49.—PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR'S OFFICE.
A —Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 219.......	2,180	1,270	1,229
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	720	300	374
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	100	30	..
3,000	1,600	1,603
B.—General Expenses	1,600	2,000	1,380
Total Division No. 49...........................	4,600	3,600	2,983
Division No. 50.—COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 222.......	48,000	30,400	26,736
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	15,000	20,000	16,790
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	200	200	30
63,200	50,600	43,556
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	3,000	2,500	2,839
2. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	8,000	7,000	5,730
11,000	9,500	8,569
Total Division No. 50...........................	74,200	60,100	52,125

F.6838.—3

 

V.—Attorney-General's Department.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 51.—PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS.	Vote.	Expenditure
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 223.......	47,000	41,400	42,719
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	30,000	23,000	28,995
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	4,500	2,400	3,638
81,500	66,800	75,352
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing	4,100	3,500	3,586
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	2,200	1,800	1,770
3. Printing of specifications and publications......................	17,900	12,000	12,618
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	5,000	4,000	4,316
29,200	21,300	22,290
Total Division No. 51...........................	110,700	88,100	97,642
Division No. 52.—LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 224.......	6,000	5,400	3,200
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	28,000	18,000	30,994
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	300	300	..
34,300	23,700	34,194
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	1,000	1,000	900
2. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	4,900	3,000	1,773
5,900	4,000	2,673
Total Division No. 52...........................	40,200	27,700	36,867
Total Attorney-General's Department.......	528,000	488,000	465,703

VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Division Number.	—	1947-48.	1946-47.		Increase on Expenditure, 1946-47.	Decrease on Expenditure 1946-47.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
53	ADMINISTRATIVE........................	368,000	280,000	282,721	85,279	..
54	ELECTORAL BRANCH................	162,500	143,500	144,310	18,190	..
55	METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH	117,500	123,000	60,578	56,922	..
56	OBSERVATORY..............................	40,000	34,500	22,887	17,113	..
57	FORESTRY BRANCH...................	45,000	39,000	28,709	16,291	..
58	GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S ESTABLISHMENTS..................	23,700	16,200	21,640	2,060	..
59	RENT OF BUILDINGS...................	490,000	439,000	398,135	91,865	..
Total................	1,246,700	1,075,200	958,980	287,720	..

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary................................................	501,470	400,580	379,040	122,430	..
General expenses..............................	745,230	674,620	579,940	165,290	..
Total..........................	1,246,700	1,075,200	958,980	287,720	..

 

£
Estimate, 1947-48........................................	1,246,700
Vote, 1946-47...............................................	1,075,200
Increase....................................	171,500

 

VI.—Department of the Interior.

 

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 53.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 230.......	153,000	118,000	100,925
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	225,000	189,000	203,286
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	3,000	2,600	2,113
381,000	309,600	306,324
Less—
Amount provided under Farts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	90,500	85,000	85,000
Amount chargeable to trust accounts and votes for works	11,900	9,000	9,000
Amount estimated to be recovered from other Administrations..............................................................................................	4,600	2,600	6,726
107,000	96,600	100,726
274,000	213,000	205,598
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	9,000	6,500	7,946
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	9,500	6,000	5,743
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	10,000	6,000	7,689
4. Fuel, light and power...........................................................	11,500	8,000	9,805
5. Office cleaning, other than salaries...................................	7,000	5,000	5,187
6. Water supply and sanitation...............................................	5,500	1,000	3,820
7. Payments under Commonwealth Employees' Compensation Act 1930-1944.................................................................................	500	100	216
8. Plan printing, papercoating and reproduction of maps..	6,000	3,000	4,545
9. Motor vehicles—Upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes..................................................	9,000	8,200	8,226
10. Minor transport services for other departments............	16,000	8,500	15,335
11. Fuel, light and power for departments in Canberra......	15,000	10,500	13,543
12. Water supply and sanitation for departments in Canberra	1,000	1,200	603
13. Civil defence activities—Expenses..................................	1,000	10,000	2,324
14. Incidental and other expenditure......................................	8,000	4,000	5,875
Topographical mapping—General expenses and equipment	..	3,000	193
109,000	81,000	91,050
Carried forward.............................
274,000	213,000	205,598

 

VI.—Department of the Interior.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 53.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward....................................	274,000	213,000	205,598
B.—General Expenses—continued.
Brought forward....................................	109,000	81,000	91,050
Less—
Amount provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	14,000	13,000	13,000
Amount estimated to be recovered from other Administrations..............................................................................................	1,000	1,000	927
15,000	14,000	13,927
94,000	67,000	77,123
Total Division No. 53...........................	368,000	280,000	282,721
Division No. 54.—ELECTORAL BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 233.......	100,000	78,000	79,179
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	13,700	18,200	18,784
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	300	300	..
Payments as acts of grace to officers and dependants of officers transferred from the State Service of Tasmania.........	..	500	458
114,000	97,000	98,421
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,700	1,500	1,197
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	1,800	1,800	1,635
3. Administration of Electoral Act (moneys received from States in connexion with joint electoral administration to be credited to this vote).........................................................................	40,700	39,000	38,079
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	4,300	4,200	4,978
48,500	46,500	45,889
Total Division No. 54...........................	162,500	143,500	144,310

 

VI.—Department of the Interior.

 

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 55.—METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 237.......	175,000	192,200	117,208
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	48,000	13,350	54,086
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	4,000	8,750	9,604
227,000	214,300	180,898
Less—
Amount provided under the votes of Department of Civil Aviation..............................................................................................	125,000	125,000	108,000
Amount provided under the votes of Department of Air	45,000	45,000	36,000
170,000	170,000	144,000
57,000	44,300	36,898
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	8,490	7,500	10,684
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	8,000	8,000	6,757
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	12,500	12,000	15,451
4. Fuel, light and power...........................................................	1,150	1,150	891
5. Motor vehicles—Purchase, upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes............................	3,000	9,000	4,313
6. Meteorological instruments and apparatus.....................	100,000	113,000	19,271
7. Installations for signalling flood and storm warnings....	500	500	548
8. Publication of meteorological data...................................	6,160	4,000	359
9. Contribution towards cost of maintenance of telephone line from Raglan to Cape Capricorn, North Queensland.........	100	100	243
10. Maintenance of meteorological station, Lord Howe Island	400	400	100
11. Payments for wireless messages.......................................	250	2,500	1,516
12. Telegraphic costs of forecasts for use of aviation companies	300	300	..
13. Payment to Overseas Telecommunications Commission for services at Willis Island...............................................	250	250	294
14. Allowances to country observers......................................	30,000	32,500	14,947
15. Incidental and other expenditure......................................	4,500	2,600	5,507
175,600	193,800	80,881
Less—
Amount provided under the votes of Department of Civil Aviation..........................................................................................	73,000	73,000	41,330
Amount provided under the votes of Department of Air	42,100	42,100	15,871
115,100	115,100	57,201
60,500	78,700	23,680
Total Division No. 55...........................	117,500	123,000	60,578

 

VI.—Department of the Interior.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 56—OBSERVATORY.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 237.......	10,000	10,000	6,463
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	7,000	6,000	7,882
B.—General Expenses—	17,000	16,000	14,345
1. Scientific equipment............................................................	8,600	5,000	3,792
2. Ionospheric Prediction Service—Establishment and maintenance..........................................................................................	10,000	10,000	25
3. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	4,400	3,500	4,725
23,000	18,500	8,542
Total Division No. 56...........................	40,000	34,500	22,887
Division No. 57.—FORESTRY BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 239.......	15,400	11,000	9,544
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	15,000	17,000	10,644
30,400	28,000	20,188
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	3,000	2,000	2,453
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,250	1,200	522
3. Field and laboratory equipment........................................	3,600	2,700	1,233
4. Commonwealth Forestry Scholarships—Fees paid to Universities..........................................................................................	1,170	2,000	335
5. Purchase of seeds and materials for research work........	1,000	..	..
6. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	3,580	3,100	3,978
14,600	11,000	8,521
Total Division No. 57...........................	45,000	39,000	28,709
Division No. 58.—GOVERNOR GENERAL'S ESTABLISHMENTS.
1. Wages of staff.......................................................................	7,470	2,280	3,590
2. Maintenance of house and grounds...................................	7,200	6,750	6,920
3. Watching service—Admiralty House...............................	1,600	1,500	1,408
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	7,430	5,670	4,427
Purchase of motor cars........................................................	..	..	5,295
Total Division No. 58...........................	23,700	16,200	21,640

VI.—Department of the Interior.

1947-48.	1946-47.
	Division No. 59.—RENT OF BUILDINGS.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
1. Prime Minister.......................................................................	10,000	11,000	9,584
2. External Affairs....................................................................	600	600	398
3. Treasury.................................................................................	85,000	82,000	77,591
4. Attorney-General..................................................................	28,000	28,000	28,043
5. Interior....................................................................................	29,500	22,500	25,161
6. Works and Housing..............................................................	65,000	65,000	69,414
7. Trade and Customs..............................................................	40,000	27,700	17,289
8. Health.....................................................................................	8,700	8,700	7,717
9. Commerce and Agriculture.................................................	16,700	29,000	16,237
10. Social Services.....................................................................	35,000	28,000	20,781
11. Supply and Shipping...........................................................	42,000	2,000	1,746
12. External Territories..............................................................	1,000	1,000	857
13. Immigration..........................................................................	4,000	4,000	1,989
14. Labour and National Service.............................................	80,000	84,000	78,578
15. Transport...............................................................................	3,500	4,500	2,720
16. Information..........................................................................	11,000	11,000	11,251
17. Post-war Reconstruction....................................................	30,000	30,000	28,779
Total Division No. 59...........................	490,000	439,000	398,135
Total Department of the Interior

18	Engineers.......................................................................................................	9,524	6,498
1	1	Inquiry Officer..............................................................................................	497	430
5	8	Inspectors......................................................................................................	4,668	3,146
50	51	Postal Clerks.................................................................................................	21,205	18,580
47	45	Postmasters...................................................................................................	24,017	22,128
11	13	Supervisors....................................................................................................	6,258	4,624
45	48	Telegraphists.................................................................................................	17,603	14,211
6	7	Traffic Officers.............................................................................................	3,078	2,372
10	13	Artisans and General Workmen................................................................	4,693	3,214
178	102	Assistants.......................................................................................................	33,536	52,420
4	4	Line Inspectors.............................................................................................	2,264	1,987
167	212	Linemen.........................................................................................................	70,194	52,443
29	34	Machinists and Typists...............................................................................	8,315	6,164
55	63	Mail Officers.................................................................................................	24,115	18,322
180	217	Mechanics and Technicians.......................................................................	84,580	61,453
99	116	Junior Postal Officers..................................................................................	15,845	15,315
198	211	Monitors and Telephonists.........................................................................	40,009	33,360
6	9	Overseers.......................................................................................................	3,889	2,472
8	12	Phonogram Attendants...............................................................................	2,992	1,820
65	156	Postal Officers..............................................................................................	47,172	18,693
7	9	Storemen.......................................................................................................	3,145	2,192
3	12	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers...........................................	4,124	944
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies........................	14,063	19,862
497,676	402,395
Unforeseen staffing requirements.............................................................	3,000	3,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.................	11,000	9,500
Allowances to officers performing counter duties.................................	300	200
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	400	400
District allowances......................................................................................	500	500
Allowances in lieu of quarters...................................................................	250	200
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers...........................................................	4,000	2,600
Less—	517,126	418,795
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent....................	1,500	1,500
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year...................	127,526	59,295
Salaries of officers on war service............................................................	6,000	7,000
135,026	67,795
1273	1471	Total Tasmania (see page 150)..............	382,100	351,000

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.		1947–48.	Vote, 1946–47.
1946–47.	1947–48.
NORTHERN TERRITORY. (See Division No. 239.)	£	£
2	2	Clerks.............................................................................................................	874	760
1	1	Engineer.........................................................................................................	724	700
10	8	Postal Clerks.................................................................................................	3,168	3,054
5	5	Postmasters...................................................................................................	2,510	2,317
1	2	Supervisors....................................................................................................	920	416
6	6	Telegraphists.................................................................................................	1,931	1,773
3	4	Assistants.......................................................................................................	1,312	792
5	5	Monitors and Telephonists.........................................................................	1,001	919
1	1	Line Inspector..............................................................................................	566	500
15	19	Linemen.........................................................................................................	7,396	5,226
13	20	Mechanics and Technicians.......................................................................	8,358	5,244
5	5	Junior Postal Officers..................................................................................	577	452
1	1	Typist and Machinist...................................................................................	216	200
..	5	Postal Officers..............................................................................................	1,588	..
31,141	22,353
Unforeseen staffing requirements.............................................................	4,000	7,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.................	2,000	800
District allowances......................................................................................	2,000	2,000
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	100	150
39,241	32,303
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent....................	380	450
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year...................	3,161	3,053
3,541	3,503
68	84	Total Northern Territory (see page 152)......	35,700	28,800

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		1947–48.	Vote, 1946–47.
1946–47.	1947–48.			NORTHERN TERRITORY. Under Control of Department of the Interior.
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 244.)	£	£
1	1	Administrator................................................................................................	1,800	1,800
1	..	Judge of Supreme Court.............................................................................	(a)	1,200
2	1	1,800	3,000
Administrative—Darwin.
1	1	Government Secretary................................................................................	904	856
1	1	Chief Clerk....................................................................................................	694	670
4	12	Clerks.............................................................................................................	5,039	1,532
2	2	Assistants.......................................................................................................	640	546
2	4	Typists............................................................................................................	1,070	437
..	1	Municipal Inspector....................................................................................	412	..
..	3	Librarians......................................................................................................	1,124	..
..	2	Messengers....................................................................................................	256	..
Administrative—Alice Springs.
1	..	District Officer..............................................................................................	..	712
1	1	Clerk...............................................................................................................	382	274
Accounts—Darwin.
1	1	Accountant...................................................................................................	714	598
1	1	Sub-Accountant...........................................................................................	604	490
9	15	Clerks.............................................................................................................	5,820	3,451
1	3	Accounting Machinists...............................................................................	850	253
..	2	Typists............................................................................................................	516	..
..	1	Assistant (Female).......................................................................................	212	..
Accounts—Alice Springs.
..	3	Clerks.............................................................................................................	1,299	..
..	1	Accounting Machinist.................................................................................	258	..
..	1	Typist.............................................................................................................	258	..
Law.
1	..	Clerk of Courts and Sheriff........................................................................	(a)	598
1	..	Assistant Clerk of Courts and Assistant Bailiff......................................	(a)	406
28	56	Carried forward.................................	22,852	13,823

(a) Provided under Attorney-General's Department.

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		1947–48.	Vote, 1946–47.
1946–47.	1947–48.			NORTHERN TERRITORY-continued. Under Control of Department of the Interior.
GENERAL SERVICES—continued.	£	£
28	56	Brought forward................................	22,852	13,823
Mines.—Darwin.
1	1	Director of Mining.......................................................................................	976	736
1	1	Chief-Clerk and Mining Registrar.............................................................	784	526
1	1	Inspector of Mines.......................................................................................	622	670
2	1	Mining Registrars.........................................................................................	400	812
3	3	Clerks.............................................................................................................	1,212	803
..	2	Typists............................................................................................................	516	..
Mines.—Alice Springs.
1	1	Inspector of Mines.......................................................................................	696	571
..	1	Mining Registrar..........................................................................................	460	..
..	2	Clerks.............................................................................................................	620	..
Mines.—Tennant Creek.
..	1	Mining, Registrar.........................................................................................	442	..
..	2	Clerks.............................................................................................................	734	..
Native Affairs.
1	1	Director of Native Affairs..........................................................................	919	890
1	1	District Superintendent and Chief Clerk..................................................	761	670
..	1	District Superintendent...............................................................................	640	..
2	8	Patrol Officers...............................................................................................	3,878	980
..	4	Cadet Patrol Officers...................................................................................	1,576	..
1	11	Superintendents............................................................................................	4,334	358
..	8	Assistant Superintendents..........................................................................	2,960	..
..	12	Nursing Sisters..............................................................................................	3,828	..
3	6	Clerks.............................................................................................................	2,433	941
..	1	Assistant........................................................................................................	288	..
..	2	Typists............................................................................................................	516	..
Education.
1	1	Chief Assistant.............................................................................................	580	556
46	128	Carried forward........................................	53,027	22,336

F.6838.—24

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		1947–48.	Vote, 1946–47.
1946–47.	1947–48.			NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued. Under Control of Department of the Interior.
GENERAL SERVICES—continued.	£	£
46	128	Brought forward......................................	53,027	22,336
Lands and Survey.
1	1	Director of Lands.........................................................................................	1,026	1,002
1	1	Chief Surveyor.............................................................................................	857	808
2	7	Surveyors.......................................................................................................	4,300	1,268
..	1	Chief Draftsman..........................................................................................	641	..
3	6	Draftsmen.....................................................................................................	3,104	1,684
..	1	Assistant (Drafting, &c.).............................................................................	346	..
3	3	Field Officers................................................................................................	1,833	1,698
1	1	Chief Clerk....................................................................................................	712	712
5	6	Clerks.............................................................................................................	2,866	2,158
..	2	Typists............................................................................................................	516	..
Agriculture.
1	1	Curator of Parks and Gardens...................................................................	586	364
Fire Brigade.
1	1	Chief Fire Officer.........................................................................................	480	448
..	1	Senior Fireman.............................................................................................	400	..
Patrol Service.
1	1	Master............................................................................................................	612	589
1	1	Mate...............................................................................................................	500	491
Road and Rail Service.
..	1	Superintendent.............................................................................................	520	..
Animal Industry.
1	1	Chief Veterinary Officer.............................................................................	1,076	1,002
6	6	Veterinary Officers......................................................................................	4,713	3,798
..	2	Clerks.............................................................................................................	788	..
..	3	Typists............................................................................................................	774	..
2	..	Meat Inspectors............................................................................................	..	800
3	..	Stock Inspectors...........................................................................................	..	1,200
Police.
1	1	Superintendent	724	700
1	1	Inspector........................................................................................................	616	590
7	7	Sergeants.......................................................................................................	3,616	3,460
54	50	Constables.....................................................................................................	21,911	22,596
141	234	Carried forward.............................................	106,544	67,704

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.
1946–47.	1947–48.	NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued. Under Control of Department of the Interior.	1947–48.	Vote, 1946–47.
GENERAL SERVICES—continued.	£	£
141	234	Brought forward............................................	106,544	67,704
Prisons.
2	2	Gaolers...........................................................................................................	1,016	968
1	1	Chief Guard..................................................................................................	428	404
2	2	Senior Guards...............................................................................................	820	772
7	7	Guards............................................................................................................	2,632	2,468
111,440	72,316
Allowances to married officers.................................................................	1,140	875
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.................	1,820	900
Allowances to Police Officers for uniforms and shoeing.....................	1,416	1,000
Other allowances.........................................................................................	17,613	8,600
Officers on loan from other Departments...............................................	..	1,252
Officers awaiting appointment.................................................................	1,966	..
135,395	84,943
Less—
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent.................	1,618	1,743
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year..............	53,777	16,200
55,395	17,943
153	246	Total General Services (see page 157)	80,000	67,000
Under Control of Attorney-General's Department.
COURTS OFFICE. (See Division No. 247.)
..	1	Supreme Court Judge..................................................................................	1,200	..
..	1	Stipendiary Magistrate................................................................................	910	..
..	1	Clerk of Courts and Sheriff........................................................................	604	..
..	1	Assistant Clerk and Assistant Bailiff........................................................	430	..
..	1	Typist.............................................................................................................	256	..
3,400	..
District Allowances......................................................................................	380	..
(a)	5	Total Courts Office (see page 159).............................

3,780 (a)

(a) Previously provided under Division No. 45.

F.6838.—26

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		1947–48.	Vote, 1946–47.
1946–47.	1947–48.			NORTHERN TERRITORY-continued.
Under Control of Department of Health.	£	£
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 248.)
Medical, Hospital and Veterinary Staff.
13	13	Medical Officers...........................................................................................	15,140	13,120
2	3	Dentists..........................................................................................................	2,550	1,584
3	3	Dental Mechanics........................................................................................	1,542	1,350
1	..	Health and Meat Inspector.........................................................................	..	490
1	1	Health Inspector...........................................................................................	390	376
3	..	Dispensers.....................................................................................................	..	1,142
1	..	Foreman Assistant, Leper Hospital..........................................................	..	358
2	2	Matrons.........................................................................................................	770	676
1	1	Sub-matron...................................................................................................	324	286
1	1	Clinic Sister...................................................................................................	300	273
25	34	Sisters.............................................................................................................	9,250	6,751
18	26	Probationers..................................................................................................	3,900	2,700
2	2	Clerks.............................................................................................................	700	650
1	2	Telephonists (Female)................................................................................	446	193
1	2	Assistants (Storekeeping)...........................................................................	580	267
..	4	Assistants (Dark room, Laboratory, Dispensary, general)....................	1,426	..
1	2	Assistants (Female).....................................................................................	402	221
2	2	Typists............................................................................................................	442	426
1	1	Pilot.................................................................................................................	850	800
1	1	Mechanic.......................................................................................................	450	450
39,462	32,113
District and special allowances.................................................................	8,470	6,490
47,932	38,603
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year..............	7,028	2,326
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of keep...............	2,904	1,577
9,932	3,903
80	100	Total Northern Territory (see page 159).........................	38,000	34,700

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.	1947–48.	Vote, 1946–47.
1946–47.	1947–48.	Under Control of Attorney-General's Department. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE.
(See Division No. 250.)	£	£
1	1	Chief Officer.................................................................................................	890	808
..	3	Inspectors......................................................................................................	1,724	..
1	1	Senior Sergeant............................................................................................	480	451
7	7	Sergeants.......................................................................................................	3,498	3,772
5	5	Senior Constables........................................................................................	2,205	1,854
20	23	Constables.....................................................................................................	9,867	7,593
1	1	Police Clerk...................................................................................................	406	382
19,070	14,860
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year...........	4,570	380
35	41	Total Australian Capital Territory Police (see page 160)	14,500	14,480
COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE.
(See Division No. 251.)
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Registrar(a)...............................................................	720	670
5	6	Clerks.............................................................................................................	2,636	2,300
2	2	Typists............................................................................................................	480	556
3,836	3,526
Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class...................	53	72
Officer on unattached list pending suitable vacancy............................	365	..
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position.................................	442	405
Officers on loan from other Departments...............................................	640	..
5,336	4,003
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year...........	1,336	753
8	9	Total Courts and Titles Office (see page 160)...	4,000	3,250

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

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