Appropriation Act 1952-53 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION 1952–53.

No. 59 of 1952.

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 fifty‑three, and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.

[Assented to 10th October, 1952.]

BE it enacted by the Queen'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 1952–53.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £276,504,000.

3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty‑three, the sum of Two hundred and seventy‑six million five hundred and four thousand pounds.

4. All

F.4385.—Price 6s. 6d.

Appropriation of supply £425,532,000.

4. All sums granted by this Act and by the other Act mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty‑three, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Four hundred and twenty‑five million five hundred and thirty‑two thousand pounds, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty‑two, 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 fifty‑three.

Section 4. THE SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.
£
Act No. 18 of 1952	149,028,000
Under this Act	276,504,000
425,532,000

   

SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.

Abstract.

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
£
PARLIAMENT......................................................................................................................................		718,000
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.............................................................................................		2,016,000
DEPARTMENT OP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..................................................................................		1,851,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY............................................................................................		9,661,000
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...................................................................................		1,161,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR..............................................................................................		3,230,000
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.............................................................................................................		1,806,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION...........................................................................................		11,055,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS..............................................................................		3,179,000
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH .........................................................................................................		1,230,000
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.........................................................		1,481,000
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.......................................................................................		2,146,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT....................................................................		1,025,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES................................................................................................		194,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION..............................................................................................		1,340,000
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE....................................................		1,795,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.....................................................................		1,180,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION..		3,381,000
DEFENCE SERVICES—	£
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.....................................................................	730,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY..................................................................	47,290,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.................................................................	75,370,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIR................................................................................	55,830,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY........................................................................	12,730,000
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.......................................	8,050,000
200,000,000
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES........................................................................................................		20,752,000
REFUNDS OF REVENUE..................................................................................................................		13,000,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.................................................................................................		15,000,000
SUBSIDIES............................................................................................................................................		23,855,000
WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES......................................................................................		16,071,000
TOTAL PART 1....................................................................................		337,127,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS ................................................................................................		3,862,000
POSTMASTER‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT..............................................................................		69,895,000
BROADCASTING SERVICES..........................................................................................................		4,533,000
TOTAL PART 2....................................................................................		78,290,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
NORTHERN TERRITORY................................................................................................................		2,498,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY........................................................................................		1,967,000
NORFOLK ISLAND.............................................................................................................................		15,300
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA ..........................................................................................................		5,634,700
TOTAL PART 3....................................................................................		10,115,000
TOTAL ..................................................................................................		425,532,000

PART 1.

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

I.—PARLIAMENT.

Division Number.	—	1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
1	SENATE....................................................	41,000	42,000	37,469
2	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..............	66,700	72,000	65,428
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.	34,600	32,000	33,398
4	LIBRARY..................................................	43,000	37,000	34,879
5	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.................	108,000	94,400	114,324
6	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS...................................	2,700	2,600	2,771
7	PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING................	89,000	63,000	86,164
8	MISCELLANEOUS ..................................	333,000	250,000	288,107
TOTAL ...........................................	718,000	593,000	662,540

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..	305,400	265,900	287,949
General expenses..........................................	42,700	43,700	50,996
Other services...............................................	369,900	283,400	323,595
Total............................................	718,000	593,000	662,540

 

£
Estimate, 1952–53.......................................................	718,000
Expenditure, 1951–52..................................................	662,540
Increase.............................................................	55,460

 

I.—Parliament.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
	Division No. 1.—SENATE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 128..	13,500	16,400	15,990
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	7,000	5,700	5,512
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	200	200	159
20,700	22,300	21,661
B.—General Expenses	1,400	1,100	1,472
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Senators............................	2,700	5,400	5,353
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses............	2,500	900	638
3. Senators' sessional travelling allowance.....................	13,700	12,300	8,345
18,900	18,600	14,336
Total Division No. 1.............................	41,000	42,000	37,469
Division No. 2.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 128..	23,600	24,200	21,064
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	9,300	8,200	10,864
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	1,000	1,000	473
33,900	33,400	32,401
B.—General Expenses	2,800	2,800	3,039
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Members..........................	5,350	10,650	10,650
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses............	200	200	..
3. Conveyance of Members and their luggage in Canberra	250	250	172
4. Members' sessional travelling allowance....................	24,200	24,700	19,166
30,000	35,800	29,988
Total Division No. 2.............................	66,700	72,000	65,428
Division No. 3.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 128..	29,900	27,800	27,998
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	3,000	2,200	2,824
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	100	100	63
33,000	30,100	30,885
B.—General Expenses	1,600	1,900	2,513
Total Division No. 3............................	34,600	32,000	33,398
Division No. 4.—LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 128..	28,000	23,000	20,748
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	3,600	3,750	3,913
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	400	250	341
32,000	27,000	25,002
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents............................	6,400	5,900	5,217
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals	2,750	2,500	2,639
3. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	1,850	1,600	2,021
11,000	10,000	9,877
Total Division No. 4............................	43,000	37,000	34,879

 

I.— Parliament.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 5.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 129	25,600	23,500	23,054
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	54,450	42,500	56,244
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	2,450	900	1,420
82,500	66,900	80,718
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone and fire services	15,500	14,500	17,258
2. Fuel..............................................................	2,200	2,500	2,079
3. Parliament gardens........................................	300	750	617
4. Repairs and maintenance...............................	1,800	2,100	1,943
5. Purchase of plant and equipment....................	3,600	5,700	8,939
6. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,100	1,950	2,770
25,500	27,500	33,606
Total Division No. 5..................	108,000	94,400	114,324
Under Control of Joint House Department.
Division No. 6.—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 129	2,260	2,150	2,282
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	40	50	..
2,300	2,200	2,282
B.—General Expenses	400	400	489
Total Division No. 6..................	2,700	2,600	2,771
Under Control op Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 7.—PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
1. Printing of Hansard, including cost of distribution	53,000	37,000	51,952
2. Parliamentary papers.....................................	18,000	12,000	17,063
3. Other printing and binding.............................	18,000	14,000	17,149
Total Division No. 7..................	89,000	63,000	86,164
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8.—MISCELLANEOUS.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others	173,000	123,000	142,181
2. Maintenance of Ministers' and Members' rooms, including salaries of staff.......................................	(a) 160,000	(a) 127,000	(a) 145,926
Total Division No. 8..................	333,000	250,000	288,107
Total Parliament...........................	718,000	593,000	662,540

 

(a) Includes salaries of staff—1952–53, £101,000 ; 1951–52, Vote £84,000 ; Expenditure £95,000.

 

II.‑PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
9	ADMINISTRATIVE................................	196,000	180,000	209,751
10	AUDIT OFFICE.......................................	459,000	422,000	421,843
11	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.....................	437,000	408,000	394,113
12	GOVERNOR‑GENERAL'S OFFICE.........	10,500	18,000	21,210
13	NATIONAL LIBRARY............................	107,000	100,000	96,338
14	HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM...........................................	643,000	566,000	618,086
15	COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.............................................................	15,500	14,000	13,973
16	OFFICE OF EDUCATION.......................	148,000	209,000	200,174
TOTAL...........................................	2,016,000	1,917,000	1,975,488

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.......	1,534,260	1,453,280	1,474,892
General expenses...............................................	444,340	419,220	468,345
Other services....................................................	37,400	44,500	32,251
Total........................................................	2,016,000	1,917,000	1,975,488

 

£
Estimate, 1952–53..................................................	2,016,000
Expenditure, 1951–52.............................................	1,975,488
Increase................................	40,512

 

II.—Prime Minister's Department.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 9.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 130..	94,700	87,000	90,467
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	25,300	26,500	32,800
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	2,000	2,000	4,232
122,000	115,500	127,499
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	19,000	15,000	17,487
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	6,000	5,000	5,741
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	13,000	10,000	13,413
4. Commonwealth Gazettes—Printing and distribution (including postage)....................................................................	25,000	22,000	23,419
5. Commonwealth Ministers—Travelling expenses.....	8,000	6,800	14,531
6. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	3,000	1,700	3,881
Upkeep of official residence.........................................	..	1,000	1,000
Commonwealth Statutes—Special distribution.........	..	3,000	2,780
74,000	64,500	82,252
Total Division No. 9.............................	196,000	180,000	209,751
Division No. 10.—AUDIT OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 130..	361,400	323,000	319,645
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	80,500	81,200	86,348
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	700	800	364
442,600	405,000	406,357
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	10,700	10,770	9,498
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	2,600	2,650	2,703
3. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	4,620	5,000	4,705
17,920	18,420	16,906
Less—
Amount recoverable from special funds.................	780	780	780
Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	740	640	640
1,520	1,420	1,420
16,400	17,000	15,486
Total Division No. 10..........................	459,000	422,000	421,843
Division No. 11.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 131..	320,000	294,000	290,008
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	21,500	23,700	23,182
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	3,000	4,300	2,573
344,500	322,000	315,763
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	20,400	14,000	19,755
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	13,300	16,100	11,027
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	17,000	16,000	14,602
4. Medical fees—New appointees....................................	6,200	8,400	4,797
5. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	7,200	6,000	6,420
64,100	60,500	56,601
Carried forward......................................	408,600	382,500	372,364

II.—Prime Minister's Department.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 11.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD—continued.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward.......................	408,600	382,500	372,364
C.—Other Services—
1. Examinations—Expenses..............................................	10,500	10,500	11,252
2. Overseas study and training...........................................	4,500	3,000	1,620
3. Recruitment—Advertising.............................................	8,000	8,000	6,734
4. Instructional films............................................................	5,400	4,000	2,143
28,400	25,500	21,749
Total Division No. 11..........................	437,000	408,000	394,113
Division No. 12.—GOVERNOR‑GENERAL'S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 131..	4,200	3,850	3,808
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	3,120	2,720	2,880
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	80	80	124
Salary of Administrator.................................................	..	3,750	4,033
7,400

10,400	10,845
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	1,500	1,000	1,285
2. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	1,600	1,400	1,887
Visit abroad of Governor‑General...............................	..	5,200	5,860
Purchase of motor car....................................................	..	..	1,333
3,100	7,600	10,365
Total Division No. 12..........................	10,500	18,000	21,210
Division No. 13.—NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 131..	51,400	47,400	36,008
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	15,000	12,000	19,986
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	600	600	394
67,000	60,000	56,388
B.—General Expenses—(Moneys received by way of fines on overdue books, from the sale of films and film catalogues and amounts received from other authorities may be credited to this vote)
1. Books, maps, plates and documents............................	15,000	15,000	11,649
2. Roosevelt memorial—Books, maps, plates and documents	1,000	1,000	144
3. Collection and publication of Australian historical records	1,500	1,000	..
4. Printing and publications...............................................	500	1,000	417
5. Purchase and copying of films......................................	4,000	6,000	10,126
6. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals	2,500	2,500	1,697
7. Purchase of film equipment..........................................	1,500	1,500	1,586
8. Library service for overseas establishments...............	2,800	2,500	3,647
9. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	1,200	2,100	550
10. Freight charges..............................................................	3,000	2,000	3,036
11. Incidental and other expenditure................................	7,000	5,400	7,098
40,000	40,000	39,950
Total Division No. 13..........................	107,000	100,000	96,338
Division No. 14.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 132..	161,000	103,350	98,885
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	220,000	226,250	255,655
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	2,000	2,000	4,150
383,000	331,600	358,690
Carried forward..................................	383,000	331,600	358,690

II.—Prime Minister's Department.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 14.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM—continued.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward...........................	383,000	331,600	358,690
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	14,270	12,050	12,497
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	15,090	11,370	21,540
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	62,120	57,500	62,517
4. Cablegrams.......................................................................	28,000	24,000	25,818
5. Municipal and other taxes.............................................	10,890	10,400	10,044
6. General upkeep of " Australia House "........................	(a) 42,120	(a) 37,600	(a) 40,671
7. Upkeep of official residences........................................	5,570	4,160	5,910
8. Allowance to High Commissioner for expenses of official residence...................................................................	2,510	2,510	2,282
9. Entertainment allowance to High Commissioner......	2,510	2,010	1,825
10. Leasehold office premises—Rental, upkeep and alterations	(b) 59,640	(b) 59,250	(b) 60,628
11. National Insurance (Employers') Contributions........	8,180	5,550	6,784
12. Minor expenditure for all Departments......................	2,700	4,700	2,608
13. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	6,400	3,300	6,272
260,000	234,400	259,396
Total Division No. 14..........................	643,000	566,000	618,086
Division No. 15.—COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 132..	12,200	10,600	11,264
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	500	1,000	293
12,700	11,600	11,557
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	1,800	1,400	1,526
2. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	1,000	1,000	890
2,800	2,400	2,416
Total Division No. 15..........................	15,500	14,000	13,973
Division No. 16—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.(c)
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 132..	101,000	105,000	110,921
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	22,500	64,000	57,236
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	1,000	2,000	1,549
124,500	171,000	169,706
			B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	5,000	8,500	5,812
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,500	4,400	3,541
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	5,000	4,700	7,474
4. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	2,000	1,400	3,139
14,500	19,000	19,966
			C.—Miscellaneous—
1. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization—Expenses.......................................	5,850	8,800	2,492
2. Research projects............................................................	1,400	1,400	357
3. Publications......................................................................	750	800	676
4. Teaching aids...................................................................	1,000	3,000	251
General educational and cultural activities.................	..	5,000	6,726
9,000	19,000	10,502
Total Division No. 16..........................	148,000	209,000	200,174
Total Prime Minister's Department......	2,016,000	1,917,000	1,975,488

(a) Includes wages of staff employed on upkeep as follows:—1952–68, £20,680; 1951–52, Vote, £17,760; Expenditure, £11,252. (b)Includes wages of staff employed on upkeep as follows:—1952–58, £9,880; 1951–52, Vote, £8,420 ; Expenditure, £6,835. (c) Includes provision for University Commission.

 

III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Division Number.	—	1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
17	ADMINISTRATIVE..................................	442,000	452,000	442,479
EMBASSIES—
18	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...........	281,000	204,000	272,816
19	UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS...........................................................	84,000	89,000	78,059
20	FRANCE................................................	76,000	64,000	69,066
21	THE NETHERLANDS............................	38,000	29,000	30,081
22	REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA..................	37,000	38,000	33,307
23	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND......................	12,000	16,000	10,775
24	JAPAN...................................................	83,000	..	..
25	FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY..	36,000	..	..
25a	CHINA...................................................	..	12,000	2,097
LEGATIONS—
26	BRAZIL.................................................	39,000	35,000	37,013
27	ISRAEL..................................................	31,000	32,000	30,744
28	ITALY....................................................	32,000	38,000	34,419
29	EGYPT...................................................	32,000	27,000	30,817
30	PHILIPPINE ISLANDS...........................	39,000	38,000	34,065
31	THAILAND...........................................	26,000	..	..
32	ASSOCIATED STATES OF INDO‑CHINA	32,000	..	6,351
33	BURMA.................................................	32,000	..	5,172
HIGH COMMISSIONS—
34	CANADA...............................................	50,000	43,000	50,604
35	NEW ZEALAND ..................................	22,000	25,000	23,124
36	INDIA....................................................	41,000	43,000	38,535
37	PAKISTAN............................................	44,000	38,000	40,483
38	SOUTH AFRICA ..................................	29,000	25,000	19,719
39	CEYLON................................................	23,000	22,000	17,352
40	CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD...........................................................	236,000	234,000	244,756
41	OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.	54,000	64,000	50,711
TOTAL ......................................	(a) 1,851,000	1,568,000	1,602,545

(a) Includes £321,500 estimated expenditure on account of other Departments.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..................	1,067,000	862,900	875,991
General expenses...................................................................	784,000	705,100	726,554
Total......................................................	1,851,000	1,568,000	1,602,545

 

£
Estimate, 1952–53............................................................	1,851,000
Expenditure, 1951–52.......................................................	1,602,545
Increase..............................................................	248,455

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
	Division No. 17.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 133..	151,900	129,800	142,268
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	38,600	36,400	39,544
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	7,000	6,100	7,102
197,500	172,300	188,914
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	12,300	8,000	11,342
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	16,000	16,900	14,490
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	120,000	136,000	112,419
4. Training of diplomatic cadets.......................................	6,000	3,800	4,242
5. Cablegrams and radiograms..........................................	80,000	108,000	100,903
6. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	10,200	7,000	10,169
244,500	279,700	253,565
Total Division No. 17..........................	442,000	452,000	442,479
Division No. 18.—EMBASSY—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 133..	62,400	49,200	56,632
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	82,800	56,000	70,669
145,200	105,200	127,301
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	8,700	5,400	8,714
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	100,500	78,500	111,631
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence..............	17,700	9,700	16,449
4. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	8,900	5,200	8,721
135,800	98,800	145,515
Total Division No. 18..........................	281,000	204,000	272,816
Division No. 19.—EMBASSY—UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 133..	37,300	41,700	32,730
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	21,700	15,300	21,261
59,000	57,000	53,991
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	3,300	4,000	3,108
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	4,100	7,000	4,056
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence..............	6,600	10,000	6,216
4. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	11,000	11,000	10,688
25,000	32,000	24,068
Total Division No. 19..........................	84,000	89,000	78,059

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
	Division No. 20.—EMBASSY—FRANCE.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 134...............................................................	26,900	24,900	25,271
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	21,100	15,500	19,471
48,000	40,400	44,742
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	3,000	3,200	2,883
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...............................................................	10,000	12,000	10,386
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	5,000	4,000	4,477
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	10,000	4,400	6,578
28,000	23,600	24,324
Total Division No. 20................	76,000	64,000	69,066
Division No. 21.—EMBASSY—THE NETHERLANDS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 134................................................................	12,500	12,300	10,653
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	6,600	6,100	6,431
19,100	18,400	17,084
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	1,800	1,800	1,613
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...............................................................	6,200	3,500	6,254
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	2,000	2,000	1,596
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	8,900	3,300	3,534
18,900	10,600	12,997
Total Division No. 21................	38,000	29,000	30,081
Division No. 22.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 134...............................................................	17,500	17,200	16,613
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	5,200	6,400	5,125
22,700	23,600	21,738
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	1,800	3,000	1,620
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...............................................................	5,500	4,600	3,249
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	2,300	3,800	2,029
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	4,700	3,000	4,671
14,300	14,400	11,569
Total Division No. 22..............	37,000	38,000	33,307

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1952–53.	1951–52.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
			Division No. 23.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 134	7,900	7,200	7,040
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	1,300	1,200	1,137
9,200	8,400	8,177
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	1,000	3,000	1,001
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	500	1,600	445
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	600	1,200	453
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	700	1,800	699
2,800	7,600	2,598
Total Division No. 23................	12,000	16,000	10,775
Division No. 24.—EMBASSY—JAPAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 135	49,100	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	8,200	..	..
57,300	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	3,000	..	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	15,000	..	..
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	3,500	..	..
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	4,200	..	..
25,700	..	..
Total Division No. 24................	83,000	..	(a) ..
Division No. 25.—EMBASSY—FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 135	16,900	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	2,100	..	..
19,000	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	2,700	..	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	6,000	..	..
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	3,000	..	..
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	5,300	..	..
17,000	..	..
Total Division No. 25................	36,000	..	(a)..

 

(a) Representation previously provided for under War and Repatriation Services.

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 25a.‑EMBASSY—CHINA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 135	..	3,800	1,928
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	..	2,200	169
..	6,000	2,097
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	..	2,000	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	..	1,000	..
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	..	1,000	..
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	..	2,000	..
6,000	..
Total Division No. 25a.............	..	12,000	2,097
Division No. 26.—LEGATION—BRAZIL.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 135	15,800	15,100	17,156
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	8,400	6,300	6,630
24,200	21,400	23,786
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	2,000	3,200	2,363
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,100	3,600	1,883
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	7,200	4,700	5,014
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	3,500	2,100	3,967
14,800	13,600	13,227
Total Division No. 26................	39,000	35,000	37,013
Division No. 27.—LEGATION—ISRAEL.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136	18,400	16,800	18,804
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	4,000	3,200	3,283
22,400	20,000	22,087
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	1,000	1,500	942
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,700	2,700	1,639
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	3,600	5,600	3,497
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,300	2,200	2,579
8,600	12,000	8,657
Total Division No. 27................	31,000	32,000	30,744

F.4385.—2

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
	Division No. 28.—LEGATION—ITALY.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 186	13,800	11,800	10,389
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	7,900	9,900	7,675
21,700	21,700	18,064
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	1,300	1,500	443
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	4,000	6,900	4,009
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	1,000	2,900	981
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	4,000	5,000	10,922
10,300	16,300	16,355
Total Division 28......................	32,000	38,000	34,419
Division No. 29.—LEGATION—EGYPT.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136

17,800	12,600	14,854
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	4,900	3,900	4,753
22,700	16,500	19,607
B.—General Expense—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	1,500	1,000	287
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,100	2,900	3,160
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	2,000	2,600	1,441
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,700	4,000	6,322
9,300	10,500	11,210
Total Division No. 29................	32,000	27,000	30,817
Division No. 30.—LEGATION—PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137	24,600	22,700	20,857
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	3,700	3,700	3,575
28,300	26,400	24,432
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	1,500	2,200	527
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,800	2,000	1,630
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	4,700	4,900	4,591
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,700	2,500	2,885
10,700	11,600	9,633
Total Division No. 30................	39,000	38,000	34,065
Division No. 31.—LEGATION—THAILAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137	15,500	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	900	..	..
16,400	..	..
B.—General Expenses—	..	..
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	1,800	..	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,000	..	..
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	3,600	..	..
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,200	..	..
9,600	..	..
Total Division No. 31................	26,000	(a)	(a)

(a) Previously provided under Consular Representation Abroad.

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1952–53.	1951–52.
	Division No. 32.—LEGATION—ASSOCIATED STATES OF INDO‑CHINA.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137..	14,800	..	1,954
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	3,000	..	..
17,800	..	1,954
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	2,200	..	639
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,000	..	217
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence..............	6,000	..	300
4. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	3,000	..	3,241
14,200	..	4,397
Total Division No. 32..........................	32,000	..	6,351
Division No. 33.—LEGATION—BURMA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 138..	16,400	..	1,351
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	3,000	..	..
19,400	..	1,351
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	2,500	..	501
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,000	..	200
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence..............	4,000	..	200
4. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	3,100	..	2,920
12,600	..	3,821
Total Division No. 33..........................	32,000	..	5,172
Division No. 34.—HIGH COMMISSION—CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 138	19,600	18,700	18,973
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	10,500	9,000	9,818
30,100	27,700	28,791
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	3,300	2,500	4,457
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	9,600	6,500	9,741
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence..............	4,100	3,500	4,928
4. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	2,900	2,800	2,687
19,900	15,300	21,813
Total Division No. 34..........................	50,000	43,000	50,604
Division No. 35.‑HIGH COMMISSION—NEW ZEALAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 138..	10,200	11,500	10,725
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	5,300	6,300	6,268
15,500	17,800	16,993
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	800	1,000	735
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,100	1,400	1,152
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence..............	3,200	2,800	1,817
4. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	1,400	2,000	2,427
6,500	7,200	6,131
Total Division No. 35..........................	22,000	25,000	23,124

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
	Division No. 36.—HIGH COMMISSION—INDIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139	24,300	23,700	21,851
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	6,400	7,500	6,768
30,700	31,200	28,619
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	2,500	3,000	1,735
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,200	3,300	3,184
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	2,300	2,500	2,280
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,300	3,000	2,717
10,300	11,800	9,916
Total Division No. 36................	41,000	43,000	38,535
Division No. 37.—HIGH COMMISSION—PAKISTAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139	20,200	22,500	20,547
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	4,700	4,000	4,410
24,900	26,500	24,957
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	1,900	2,400	3,233
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,900	3,900	3,892
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	9,400	2,200	5,169
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	3,900	3,000	3,232
19,100	11,500	15,526
Total Division No. 37................	44,000	38,000	40,483
Division No. 38.—HIGH COMMISSION—SOUTH AFRICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139	13,800	11,400	6,674
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	4,400	3,400	2,366
18,200	14,800	9,040
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	2,200	2,300	1,991
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,000	2,300	819
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	5,600	3,600	2,897
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,000	2,000	4,972
10,800	10,200	10,679
Total Division No. 38................	29,000	25,000	19,719

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1952–53.	1951–52.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 39.—HIGH COMMISSION—CEYLON
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139	14,200	11,500	8,776
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	2,000	2,000	2,110
16,200	13,500	10,886
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	1,000	1,400	609
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,000	2,600	1,748
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence....	2,200	2,200	1,388
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	1,600	2,300	2,721
6,800	8,500	6,466
Total Division No. 39................	23,000	22,000	17,352
Division No. 40.—CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 141	52,100	52,900	46,323
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	92,900	101,600	101,759
145,000	154,500	148,082
B.—General Expenses—
1. Representation in New York..........................	63,400	46,400	61,558
2. Representation in San Francisco.....................	10,100	8,100	8,489
3. Representation in New Caledonia...................	4,000	3,200	2,543
4. Representation in Portuguese Timor...............	2,000	3,200	1,311
5. Representation in Geneva..............................	11,000	6,300	13,837
6. Representation in Shanghai............................	500	4,200	920
Representation in Thailand............................	(a)	8,100	8,016
91,000	79,500	96,674
Total Division No. 40................	236,000	234,000	244,756
Division No. 41.—OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 142	27,500	31,100	24,989
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	9,000	8,500	8,309
36,500	39,600	33,298
B.—General Expenses—
1. Representation in the United Kingdom...........	2,700	7,200	2,523
2. Representation in Malaya..............................	14,800	17,200	14,890
17,500	24,400	17,413
Total Division No. 41................	54,000	64,000	50,711
Total Department of External Affairs....	1,851,000	1,568,000	1,602,545

(a) Provided under Division 31—Legation—Thailand.

 

IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division Number.	—	1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
42	ADMINISTRATIVE .....................................	360,000	352,000	352,936
43	COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD......................................................	14,100	10,000	10,392
44	TAXATION BRANCH..................................	6,429,000	5,986,000	6,076,665
45	TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW..............	10,600	11,500	10,919
46	LAND VALUATION BOARD........................	1,600	1,500	1,343
47	SUPERANNUATION BOARD.......................	78,700	73,000	72,772
48	CENSUS AND STATISTICS..........................	517,000	448,000	461,433
49	GOVERNMENT PRINTER............................	(a)	(a)	(a)
49k	PROVISION FOR AUGUST 1952 BASIC WAGE INCREASE.................................................	(b) 2,250,000	..	..
TOTAL.........................................	9,661,000	6,882,000	6,986,460

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned. (b) In addition £1,750,000 provided under Post Office.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.......	8,653,700	6,046,550	6,021,711
General expenses...............................................	1,007,300	835,450	964,749
Total.......................................	9,661,000	6,882,000	6,986,46

 

£
Estimate, 1952–53...................................................................	9,661,400
Expenditure, 1951–52..............................................................	6,986,460
Increase.................................................................	2,674,540

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 42.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 143	253,000	246,000	228,516
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	50,000	52,500	58,350
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	6,000	4,500	5,781
309,000	303,000	292,647
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	10,100	11,300	9,462
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	7,600	7,300	10,915
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	25,900	21,200	27,519
4. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	7,400	9,200	12,393
51,000	49,000	60,289
Total Division No. 42..........................	360,000	352,000	352,936
Division No. 43.—COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.
1. Administrative expenses................................................	14,100	10,000	10,392
Division No. 44— TAXATION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 145	4,077,000	3,764,000	3,753,569
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,320,700	1,309,000	1,312,819
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	230,300	253,000	234,120
5,628,000	5,326,000	5,300,508
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	109,000	106,200	96,775
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	305,200	219,500	290,956
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	177,000	166,300	172,551
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation.........	17,000	13,400	16,187
5. Law costs..........................................................................	25,000	23,400	27,035
6. Payments to Commonwealth Departments and State Governments for office cleaning and other services rendered.	7,800	7,500	8,545
7. Payment for services rendered in connexion with sale of tax instalment stamps and entertainments tax tickets	36,000	26,000	38,734
8. Uniform income tax—Compensation to State Governments for use of accommodation, furniture and equipment	68,000	58,200	61,362
9. Incidental and other expenditure (repayments of advances to valuers for the purchase of motor cars may be credited to this vote)..........................................................................	56,000	39,500	64,012
801,000	660,000	776,157
Total Division No. 44..........................	6,429,000	5,986,000	6,076,665
Division No. 45.—TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146..	6,140	6,580	6,520
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	360	320	316
6,500	6,900	6,836
B.—General Expenses	4,100	4,600	4,083
Total Division No. 45..........................	10,600	11,500	10,919

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
	Division No. 46.—LAND VALUATION BOARD.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Temporary and casual employees.........................	700	650	615
B.—General Expenses	900	850	728
Total Division No. 46......................	1,600	1,500	1,343
Division No. 47.—SUPERANNUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146	46,500	41,000	38,472
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	20,000	20,000	24,012
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	5,000	5,000	4,960
71,500	66,000	67,444
B.—General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	7,200	7,000	5,328
Total Division No. 47......................	78,700	73,000	72,772
Division No. 48.—CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146	263,000	222,000	224,384
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	120,000	119,000	121,287
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	5,000	3,000	7,990
388,000	344,000	353,661
			B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	15,000	11,000	12,167
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing.........................................................	36,000	31,000	29,304
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	23,000	15,500	20,398
4. Printing of official publications............................	24,500	20,600	16,734
5. Hire, service and maintenance of machines for tabulation of statistics...................................................	22,500	20,000	18,935
6. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	8,000	5,900	10,234
129,000	104,000	107,772
Total Division No. 48.......................	517,000	448,000	461,433
Division No. 49.—GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and wages as per Schedule, page 147.......	91,000	80,400	79,134
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	115,500	110,900	98,861
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	7,500	4,700	6,394
214,000	196,000	184,389
Less amounts chargeable for Parliamentary and Departmental printing...................................	214,000	196,000	184,389
Total Division No. 49......................	(a)	(a)	(a)
Division No. 49k.—PROVISION FOR AUGUST 1952 BASIC WAGE INCREASE (to be allotted to particular Services by Supplementary Appropriation,	2,250,000	..	..
Total Department of the Treasury..............	9,661,000	6,882,000	6,986,460

 

(a) Expenditure changed to Parliament and Departments concerned.

 

V.—ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
50	ADMINISTRATIVE .................................	151,000	130,000	149,021
51	REPORTING BRANCH............................	85,000	75,000	86,788
52	CROWN SOLICITOR'S OFFICE...............	220,000	197,000	205,245
53	HIGH COURT...........................................	48,000	40,000	46,995
54	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION........	95,000	83,000	86,269
55	COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION..............................................................	116,000	95,000	116,917
56	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR'S OFFICE	13,000	11,000	11,738
57	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE..............................................................	93,000	84,000	85,980
58	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS	293,000	217,000	318,614
59	LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU.....................	47,000	44,000	44,488
60	PEACE OFFICER GUARD........................	(a)	(a)	5,120
Total......................	1,161,000	976,000	1,157,175

(a) Expenditure recoverable from Departments concerned.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.......	830,500	749,000	789,641
General expenses...............................................	330,500	227,000	367,534
Total ......................................	1,161,000	976,000	1,157,175

 

£
Estimate, 1952–53....................................................	1,161,000
Expenditure, 1951–52...............................................	1,157,175
Increase....................................................	3,825

 

V.—Attorney‑General's Department.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 50.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148	80,000	72,000	70,190
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	9,600	7,500	11,145
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	400	500	334
90,000	80,000	81,669
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	13,000	12,000	14,810
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing...............................................................	4,000	3,000	3,312
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	12,000	8,000	15,540
4. Publication of Commonwealth Statutes and Statutory Rules......................................................	10,000	6,000	7,977
5. Legal expenses.............................................	15,000	15,000	21,479
6. Law books....................................................	2,500	2,000	1,089
7. Incidental and other expenditure....................	4,500	4,000	3,145
61,000	50,000	67,352
Total Division No. 50................	151,000	130,000	149,021
Division No. 51.—REPORTING BRANCH.

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148	29,000	24,000	18,973
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	40,950	40,950	52,893
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	50	50	..
70,000	65,000	71,866
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	6,000	4,000	6,572
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing...............................................................	6,500	3,000	6,849
3. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,500	3,000	1,501
15,000	10,000	14,922
Total Division No. 51................	85,000	75,000	86,788
Division No. 52.—CROWN SOLICITOR'S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1.Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148	180,000	158,000	159,627
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	16,000	17,000	23,165
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	1,000	1,000	891
197,000	176,000	183,683
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	5,500	4,500	6,193
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	7,500	6,000	7,319
3. Legal expenses.............................................	3,000	3,000	771
4. Law books....................................................	2,000	2,500	2,286
5. Incidental and other expenditure....................	5,000	5,000	4,993
23,000	21,000	21,562
Total Division No. 52................	220,000	197,000	205,245

 

V.—Attorney‑General's Department.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 53.—HIGH COURT.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149	15,000	12,000	11,665
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	8,980	9,980	10,523
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	20	20	..
24,000	22,000	22,188
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	15,500	11,500	13,875
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	2,500	1,500	2,218
3. Law books....................................................	2,500	2,000	2,479
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	3,500	3,000	6,235
24,000	18,000	24,807
Total Division No. 53................	48,000	40,000	46,995
Division No. 54.—BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149	74,000	66,000	65,157
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	6,500	5,970	7,496
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	500	30	622
81,000	72,000	73,275
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	3,000	2,500	2,860
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing...............................................................	2,000	2,000	1,753
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	3,500	3,000	3,359
4. Payments to States for services of Judges and officers	3,500	2,500	3,226
5. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,000	1,000	1,796
14,000	11,000	12,994
Total Division No. 54................	95,000	83,000	86,269
Division No. 55.—COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149	45,000	36,000	41,126
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	16,200	15,000	20,529
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	800	1,000	592
62,000	52,000	62,247
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	22,500	15,500	20,909
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing...............................................................	14,000	12,000	14,614
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	5,000	5,500	4,952
4. Reports of cases............................................	4,500	3,500	5,612
5. Boards of Reference—Fees and other expenses	500	500	543
6. Compulsory conferences—Fees and other expenses	1,000	1,000	254
7. Legal expenses.............................................	2,000	2,000	2,087
8. Incidental and other expenditure....................	4,500	3,000	5,699
54,000	43,000	54,670
Total Division No. 55...................	116,000	95,000	116,917

 

V.—Attorney‑General's Department.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 56.—PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR'S OFFICE.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149	8,000	6,000	6,778
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	480	980	1,188
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	20	20	4
8,500	7,000	7,970
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing...............................................................	2,000	2,000	1,351
2. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,500	2,000	2,417
4,500	4,000	3,768
Total Division No. 56................	13,000	11,000	11,738
Division No. 57.—COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150	69,000	57,000	58,820
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	10,500	14,800	13,715
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	500	200	448
80,000	72,000	72,983
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	4,000	4,000	3,777
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing...............................................................	1,500	2,000	949
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	4,000	3,000	3,841
4. Incidental and other expenditure....................	3,500	3,000	4,430
13,000	12,000	12,997
Total Division No. 57................	93,000	84,000	85,980
Division No. 58.—PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150	106,000	95,000	89,089
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	60,000	60,000	69,347
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	9,000	8,000	9,653
175,000	163,000	168,089
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................	2,200	2,000	2,159
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing...................................................	6,000	5,000	5,939
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	5,000	3,500	3,844
4. Printing of specifications and publications......	100,000	39,500	133,690
5. Incidental and other expenditure....................	4,800	4,000	4,893
118,000	54,000	150,525
Total Division No. 58................	293,000	217,000	318,614

 

V.—Attorney‑General's Department.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 59.—LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150	27,000	19,000	25,671
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	15,950	20,950	14,867
3. Extra duty pay..............................................	50	50	13
43,000	40,000	40,551
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	1,300	1,500	1,095
2. Incidental and other expenditure....................	2,700	2,500	2,842
4,000	4,000	3,937
Total Division No. 59................	47,000	44,000	44,488
Division No. 60.—PEACE OFFICER GUARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.................................	305,000	280,000	279,278
Less amount recoverable from other Departments	305,000	280,000	274,158
..	..	5,120
B.—General Expenses—
1. Clothing and equipment.................................	8,500	7,500	3,690
2. Incidental and other expenditure....................	3,500	3,500	3,277
12,000	11,000	6,967
Less amount recoverable from other Departments	12,000	11,000	6,967
..	..	..
Total Division No. 60................	..	..	5,120
Total Attorney‑General's Department....	1,161,000	976,000	1,157,175

VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Division Number.	—	1952–53.	1951–52.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
61	ADMINISTRATIVE..................................	1,550,000	1,332,000	1,356,362
62	ELECTORAL BRANCH............................	460,000	372,000	341,384
63	METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH................	469,000	399,000	439,657
64	OBSERVATORY.......................................	67,000	60,000	60,188
65	FORESTRY BRANCH...............................	104,000	87,000	86,280
66	GOVERNOR‑GENERAL'S ESTABLISHMENTS...............................................................	35,000	34,000	32,585
67	RENT OF BUILDINGS..............................	545,000	520,000	500,406
TOTAL ....................................	3,230,000	2,804,000	2,816,862

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..	1,678,000	1,451,000	1,537,756
General expenses..........................................	640,000	552,000	505,299
Other services...............................................	912,000	801,000	773,807
Total.......................................	3,230,000	2,804,000	2,816,862

 

£
Estimate, 1952–53......................................	3,230,000
Expenditure, 1951–52.................................	2,816,862
Increase.....................................................	413,138

VI.—Department of the Interior.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 61.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151..	427,000	383,000	382,225
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	727,000	650,000	687,273
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	16,000	13,000	13,757
1,170,000	1,046,000	1,083,255
Less—
Amount provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	170,000	149,000	166,000
Amount chargeable to trust accounts.......................	35,000	30,000	32,959
Amount recoverable from other Administrations..	9,000	7,000	8,027
214,000	186,000	206,986
956,000	860,000	876,269
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	34,000	32,000	30,125
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	32,000	28,000	26,526
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	28,000	28,000	28,036
4. Fuel, light and power......................................................	32,000	21,000	27,194
5. Office cleaning, other than salaries..............................	43,000	40,000	47,579
6. Water supply and sanitation..........................................	13,000	9,000	10,427
7. Payments under Commonwealth Employees' Compensation Act 1930–1951...............................................................	2,500	1,500	1,837
8. Plan printing, papercoating and reproduction of maps	17,000	9,500	14,299
9. Motor vehicles—Upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes.....................	34,500	31,000	26,283
10. Incidental and other expenditure................................	25,000	20,000	26,213
261,000	220,000	238,519
Less—
Amount provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	31,000	27,000	30,000
Amount recoverable from other Administrations..	3,000	2,000	1,827
34,000	29,000	31,827
227,000	191,000	206,692
C.—Miscellaneous (amounts recovered from other departments and authorities may be credited to the item to which they relate)—
1. Transport services for other departments...................	80,000	52,000	66,837
2. Fuel, light and power for departments in Canberra..	26,000	23,000	23,871
3. Water supply and sanitation for departments in Canberra	1,500	1,500	1,356
4. Commonwealth Survey Committee—Payments for work carried out by States............................................................	7,000	7,000	6,307
5. Commonwealth Survey Committee—Payments to Department of Air for aerial photography	80,000	80,000	47,160
6. Publicity materials and services....................................	47,600	44,000	38,305
7. Film production...............................................................	45,000	37,000	33,002
8. Film distribution..............................................................	100	100	..
9. Illustrations.......................................................................	3,800	3,400	3,885
10. Commonwealth rented properties—Local Government services....................................................................................	65,000	25,000	42,425
11. Reimbursement to Attorney‑General's Department of expenses of Peace Officers.....................................................	11,000	8,000	10,253
367,000	281,000	273,401
Total Division No. 61..........................	1,550,000	1,332,000	1,356,362

VI.—Department of the Interior.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 62.—ELECTORAL BRANCH.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.–Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151..	292,000	241,000	256,220
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	22,500	25,500	23,015
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	500	500	5
315,000	267,000	279,240
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	6,000	4,000	4,135
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	6,000	4,000	3,986
3. Administration of Electoral Act (moneys received from States in connexion with joint electoral administration may be credited to this vote)...............................................	120,000	87,000	43,157
4. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	13,000	10,000	10,866
145,000	105,000	62,144
Total Division No. 62..........................	460,000	372,000	341,384
Division No. 63.—METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151..	500,000	425,000	433,897
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	56,000	35,000	62,350
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................	77,000	54,000	71,442
633,000	514,000	567,689
Less—
Amount provided under the votes of Department of Civil Aviation.................................................................	264,000	220,000	220,000
Amount provided under the votes of Department of Air	95,000	80,000	80,000
359,000	300,000	300,000
274,000	214,000	267,689
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	24,000	21,000	17,610
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	18,000	12,500	24,313
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................	37,500	16,000	15,939
4. Fuel, light and power......................................................	2,400	2,000	2,006
5. Motor vehicles—Purchase, upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes.......	9,600	8,600	10,920
6. Meteorological instruments and apparatus................	200,000	216,000	191,454
7. Publication of meteorological data..............................	6,000	5,200	3,696
8. Allowances to country observers..................................	35,500	32,000	30,027
9. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	20,000	17,700	22,003
353,000	331,000	317,968
Less—
Amount provided under the votes of Department of Civil Aviation.................................................................	100,000	93,000	93,000
Amount provided under the votes of Department of Air	58,000	53,000	53,000
158,000	146,000	146,000
195,000	185,000	171,968
Total Division No. 63..........................	469,000	399,000	439,657

 

VI.—Department of the Interior.

1952–53.	1951–52.
			Division No. 64.—OBSERVATORY.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152..	30,000	26,000	25,028
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	18,000	14,000	16,047
48,000	40,000	41,075
			B.—General Expenses—
1. Scientific equipment.......................................................	2,000	3,000	1,181
2. Ionospheric Prediction Service—Maintenance.........	6,500	10,000	8,448
3. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	10,500	7,000	9,484
19,000	20,000	19,113
Total Division No. 64..........................	67,000	60,000	60,188
Division No. 65.—FORESTRY BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152..	44,000	42,000	37,414
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	28,000	16,000	22,888
72,000	58,000	60,302
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	6,000	7,500	5,137
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,500	2,000	1,428
3. Field and laboratory equipment...................................	4,000	3,000	2,729
4. Commonwealth forestry scholarships—University fees and sustenance payments.............................................	8,000	6,600	6,366
5. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	11,500	9,900	10,318
32,000	29,000	25,978
Total Division No. 65..........................	104,000	87,000	86,280
Division No. 66.—GOVERNOR‑GENERAL'S ESTABLISHMENTS.
1. Wages of staff..................................................................	13,000	12,000	13,181
2. Maintenance of house and grounds..............................	16,000	15,500	12,793
3. Incidental and other expenditure..................................	6,000	6,500	6,611
Total Division No. 66..........................	35,000	34,000	32,585
Division No. 67.—RENT OF BUILDINGS.
1. Prime Minister..................................................................	14,000	14,000	12,818
2. External Affairs...............................................................	1,600	800	1,028
3. Treasury............................................................................	130,000	120,000	121,048
4. Attorney‑General.............................................................	39,000	37,000	39,436
5. Interior...............................................................................	54,500	46,000	42,503
6. Works.................................................................................	66,500	65,200	61,869
7. Trade and Customs.........................................................	14,000	17,000	11,067
8. Health................................................................................	12,000	9,000	11,250
9. Commerce and Agriculture............................................	8,400	8,000	6,953
10. Social Services...............................................................	40,000	43,000	36,060
11. Shipping and Transport...............................................	13,000	8,500	12,996
12. Territories........................................................................	2,000	1,000	373
13. Immigration...................................................................	57,000	56,000	57,267
14. Labour and National Service.......................................	77,000	77,500	70,363
15. National Development.................................................

2,122	2,003
30	30	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches.................	41,946	37,483
384	399	Clerks....................................................................................................	330,634	287,154
47	56	Draftsmen............................................................................................	49,691	28,398
462	486	Carried forward......................................	424,393	355,038

(a)Salaries and allowances are in accordance with rates fixed by Arbitration Award, Public Service Regulation or other competent authority.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster‑General's Department.

Number of Persons.		1952–53.	Vote, 1951–52.
1951–52.	1952–53.
		QUEENSLAND—continued.	£	£
462	486	Brought forward..............................................	424,393	355,038
97	98	Engineers.................................................................................................	102,933	102,673
6	5	Inquiry Officers......................................................................................	4,110	4,554
30	33	Inspectors................................................................................................	37,984	33,560
364	395	Postal Clerks...........................................................................................	291,695	243,196
201	211	Postmasters.............................................................................................	208,883	175,544
73	94	Supervisors..............................................................................................	74,871	53,002
302	326	Telegraphists...........................................................................................	223,780	198,230
29	28	Traffic Officers.......................................................................................	27,072	26,015
101	103	Artisans and General Workmen..........................................................	70,532	62,910
497	611	Assistants................................................................................................	382,167	288,786
840	840	Line Inspectors and Linemen..............................................................	575,362	399,596
145	156	Machinists and Typists.........................................................................	79,311	66,631
378	387	Mail Officers..........................................................................................	270,607	236,266
892	1416	Technicians.............................................................................................	1,059,167	587,482
456	588	Junior Postal Officers............................................................................	192,915	113,175
1395	1395	Monitors and Telephonists...................................................................	622,336	501,288
32	37	Overseers.................................................................................................	30,111	22,500
101	101	Phonogram Attendants.........................................................................	47,259	41,590
906	877	Postal Officers........................................................................................	557,050	504,699
43	68	Storemen.................................................................................................	42,258	27,151
74	104	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers.....................................	68,450	45,938
5,393,246	4,089,824
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..................	730,486	754,357
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	128,000	110,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties...........................	2,000	2,000
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes..............................................................................................................	3,000	5,000
Allowances in lieu of quarters............................................................	2,000	1,200
District allowances................................................................................	55,000	56,000
Functional allowances to permanent engineering workmen..........	24,000	..
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................	20,000	30,000
6,357,732	5,048,381
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........	13,000	13,000
Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority................................................	844,732	515,381
857,732	528,381
7424	8359	Total Queensland (see page 106)....................	(a) 5,500,000	(a) 4,520,000
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 234.)
1	1	Director....................................................................................................	2,050	1,926
27	27	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches.....................	35,898	34,005
251	275	Clerks.......................................................................................................	233,083	195,239
40	45	Draftsmen...............................................................................................	36,867	29,312
65	67	Engineers.................................................................................................	70,667	63,521
4	4	Inquiry Officers......................................................................................	3,452	3,164
16	17	Inspectors................................................................................................	20,100	17,735
222	233	Postal Clerks...........................................................................................	172,240	146,547
138	156	Postmasters.............................................................................................	146,202	120,361
37	53	Supervisors..............................................................................................	38,303	25,286
197	197	Telegraphists...........................................................................................	145,250	129,996
17	21	Traffic Officers.......................................................................................	19,813	15,109
66	67	Artisans and General Workmen..........................................................	46,273	40,932
202	259	Assistants................................................................................................	153,831	104,805
475	482	Line Inspectors and Linemen..............................................................	311,642	274,685
94	98	Machinists and Typists.........................................................................	51,757	42,918
282	348	Mail Officers..........................................................................................	233,850	168,770
526	1266	Technicians.............................................................................................	882,454	306,390
268	334	Junior Postal Officers............................................................................	126,180	67,154
1057	1057	Monitors and Telephonists...................................................................	505,246	366,684
19	21	Overseers.................................................................................................	18,052	14,177
4004	5028	Carried forward...............................................	3,253,210	2,168,716

(a)Salaries and allowances are in accordance with rates fixed by Arbitration Award, Public Service Regulation or other competent authority.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster‑General's Department.

Number of Persons.		1952–53.	Vote, 1951–52.
1951–52.	1952–53.
				SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.
		£	£
4004	5028	Brought forward........................................	3,253,210	2,168,716
46	46	Phonogram Attendants.........................................................................	22,030	19,180
582	574	Postal Officers........................................................................................	349,472	308,821
25	47	Storemen.................................................................................................	30,725	14,659
48	75	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers.....................................	40,920	27,472
3,702,357	2,538,848
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..................	470,531	366,274
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	89,000	80,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties...........................	1,200	1,100
Allowance to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes..............................................................................................................	1,100	800
Allowances in lieu of quarters............................................................	500	500
District allowances................................................................................	2,000	1,800
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................	27,000	15,000
4,293,688	3,004,322
Less—
Amounts to' be withheld from officers on account of rent.........	12,000	11,500
Amounts payable by States and other Commonwealth Departments	..	100
Officers on loan..................................................................................	32,000	20,000
Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority................................................	1,109,688	436,422
1,153,688	468,022
4705	5770	Total South Australia (see page 107)...........	(a)3,140,000	(a)2,536,300
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 236.)
1	1	Director....................................................................................................	1,932	1,851
27	27	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches.....................	34,878	33,049
170	187	Clerks.......................................................................................................	148,138	127,759
17	19	Draftsmen...............................................................................................	16,502	12,699
47	47	Engineers.................................................................................................	50,050	46,792
3	4	Inquiry Officers......................................................................................	3,284	2,337
17	17	Inspectors................................................................................................	18,352	15,968
219	239	Postal Clerks...........................................................................................	161,617	136,699
139	147	Postmasters.............................................................................................	135,726	113,057
26	31	Supervisors..............................................................................................	26,044	19,386
117	128	Telegraphists...........................................................................................	81,826	68,833
10	10	Traffic Officers.......................................................................................	8,948	8,128
59	60	Artisans and General Workmen..........................................................	39,844	35,526
151	185	Assistants................................................................................................	119,684	85,496
441	441	Line Inspectors and Linemen..............................................................	307,212	273,860
66	68	Machinists and Typists.........................................................................	34,814	30,470
183	231	Mail Officers..........................................................................................	152,112	107,757
391	654	Technicians.............................................................................................	479,566	259,597
290	291	Junior Postal Officers............................................................................	92,239	78,260
508	508	Monitors and Telephonists...................................................................	244,866	220,393
17	19	Overseers.................................................................................................	14,752	12,279
36	36	Phonogram Attendants.........................................................................	17,412	15,682
386	365	Postal Officers........................................................................................	218,308	206,746
19	46	Storemen.................................................................................................	30,104	10,911
52	86	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers.....................................	56,476	30,512
2,494,686	1,954,047
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..................	219,371	167,760
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	50,000	44,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties...........................	1,100	1,000
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes..............................................................................................................	1,500	1,500
Allowances in lieu of quarters............................................................	1,100	700
District allowances................................................................................	14,000	13,000
Functional allowances to permanent engineering workmen..........	11,400	11,400
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................	17,000	15,000
2,810,157	2,208,407
3392	3847	Carried forward...............................................	2,810,157	2,208,407

 

(a) Salaries and allowances are in accordance with rates fixed by Arbitration Award, Public Service Regulation or other competent authority.

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster‑General' s Department.

Number of Persons.		1952–53.	Vote, 1951–52.
1951–52.	1952–53.
				WESTERN AUSTRALIA—continued.
				£	£
		3392	3847	Brought forward	2,810,157	2,208,407
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.......	9,600	6,000
Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority............................................	478,557	283,407
488,157	289,407
3392	3847	Total Western Australia (see page 109).....	(a)2,322,000	(a)1,919,000
TASMANIA. (See Division No. 236.)
1	1	Director....................................................................................................	1,740	1,621
19	19	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches.....................	22,975	21,597
84	95	Clerks.......................................................................................................	73,341	59,836
10	13	Draftsmen...............................................................................................	10,909	6,710
22	22	Engineers.................................................................................................	20,010	19,344
2	2	Inquiry Officers......................................................................................	1,576	1,454
6	6	Inspectors................................................................................................	6,506	6,610
54	66	Postal Clerks...........................................................................................	50,538	36,528
44	51	Postmasters.............................................................................................	48,544	37,380
22	26	Supervisors..............................................................................................	20,334	16,206
49	49	Telegraphists...........................................................................................	33,944	32,846
6	7	Traffic Officers.......................................................................................	5,923	4,483
27	27	Artisans and General Workmen..........................................................	18,459	14,102
100	131	Assistants................................................................................................	84,557	58,055
196	196	Line Inspectors and Linemen..............................................................	136,654	118,406
36	38	Machinists and Typists.........................................................................	18,704	15,969
89	91	Mail Officers..........................................................................................	67,376	54,509
176	280	Technicians.............................................................................................	206,122	97,554
94	117	Junior Postal Officers............................................................................	34,047	27,377
393	393	Monitors and Telephonists...................................................................	191,216	148,395
8	10	Overseers.................................................................................................	8,180	5,782
20	20	Phonogram Attendants.........................................................................	9,680	8,621
171	236	Postal Officers........................................................................................	143,480	97,165
10	18	Storemen.................................................................................................	11,994	6,600
14	19	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers.....................................	12,446	8,665
1,239,255	905,815
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..................	128,949	74,245
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	40,000	30,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties...........................	500	400
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes..............................................................................................................	800	500
Allowances in lieu of quarters............................................................	300	200
District allowances................................................................................	600	600
Functional allowances to permanent engineering officers.............	4,000	4,500
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................	10,000	8,000
1,424,404	1,024,260
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.......	2,100	1,700
Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority............................................	349,304	137,560
351,404	139,260
Total Tasmania (see page 111).........................	(a)1,073,000	(a) 885,000
1653	1933
NORTHERN TERRITORY. (See Division No. 237.)
2	2	Clerks.......................................................................................................	1,816	1,690
1	2	Engineers.................................................................................................	2,184	1,027
10	10	Postal Clerks...........................................................................................	6,942	6,182
5	5	Postmasters.............................................................................................

4,850	4,473
2	2	Supervisors..............................................................................................	1,792	1,666
9	9	Telegraphists...........................................................................................	6,290	5,603
6	6	Assistants................................................................................................	4,310	3,878
9	9	Monitors and Telephonists...................................................................	4,591	4,191
24	24	Line Inspector and Linemen................................................................	17,038	15,526
68	69	Carried forward.........................................	49,813	44,236

(a) Salaries and allowances are in accordance with rates fixed by Arbitration Award, Public Service Regulation or other competent authority.

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster‑General's Department.

Number of Persons.		1952–53.	Vote, 1951–52.
1951–52.	1952–53.
				NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.
		£	£
68	69	Brought forward	49,813	44,236
2	2	Artisans................................................................................................	1,438	1,312
22	22	Technicians.........................................................................................	17,312	15,890
8	8	Junior Postal Officers........................................................................	2,518	2,090
1	1	Typist and Machinist.........................................................................	480	435
14	14	Postal Officers.....................................................................................	9,093	7,776
80,654	71,739
Officers on loan..................................................................................	32,000	20,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	3,600	2,600
Allowances to officers performing counter duties.......................	60	60
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes..........................................................................................................	60
Allowances in lieu of quarters.........................................................	..	30
District allowances.............................................................................	8,000	7,500
124,374	101,929
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent....	500	500
Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority....................................	30,074	4,729
30,574	5,229
115	116	Total Northern Territory (see page 112)......	(a)93,800	(a)96,700

(a) Salaries and allowances are in accordance with rates fixed by Arbitration Award, Public Service Regulation or other competent authority.

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Broadcasting Services.

Number of Persons.		1952–53.	Vote, 1951–52.
1951–52.	1952–53.			AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD. (See Division No. 242.)
		£	£
Executive.
1	1	Chairman................................................................................................	3,100	3,000
2	2	Members of Board................................................................................	5,700	5,500
Administrative Division.
1	1	Secretary.................................................................................................	1,997	1,886
1	1	Assistant Secretary................................................................................	1,717	1,623
10	10	Administrative Officer, Finance Officer, Senior Research Officer and Clerks..............................................................................................................	10,762	10,120
10	9	Librarian, Typists and Junior Assistant.............................................	5,655	5,555
Technical Services Division.
1	1	Director....................................................................................................	2,048	1,990
2	2	Assistant Directors.................................................................................	3,652	3,571
6	6	Engineers.................................................................................................	8,197	7,817
Programme Services Division.
1	1	Director....................................................................................................	2,062	1,963
2	2	Research Officers...................................................................................	2,962	2,902
1	1	Clerk.........................................................................................................	914	804
48,766	46,731
Officer on unattached list pending suitable vacancy......................	770	..
Officers on loan from other Departments.........................................	1,640	6,500
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	1,250	1,500
52,426	54,731
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority..............................................	4,226	2,231
38	37	Total Australian Broadcasting Control Board (see page 116)............................................................	(a)48,200	(a) 52,500
AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION. (See Division No. 243.)
Administrative.
5	5	Commissioners.......................................................................................	2,650	2,650
1	1	General Manager...................................................................................	3,100	3,000
1	1	Assistant General Manager.................................................................	2,570	2,489
4	4	Controller of Administration and Assistant Controllers of Administration..............................................................................................................	7,226	6,720
11	11	Managers and Assistant Managers.....................................................	20,416	19,415
8	8	Accountants...........................................................................................	9,636	8,907
58	62	Technical Officer, Personnel Officers and Clerks...........................	56,369	42,443
147	133	Machinists and Typists, Telephonists, Messengers and Despatch Assistants and Car Drivers..................................................................................	77,798	65,586
91	91	Miscellaneous Staff..............................................................................	52,911	41,150
232,676	192,360
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................	5,500	1,000
238,176	193,360
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority..............................................	2,876	2,460
326	316	Total Administrative........................................	235,300	190,900
Programmes.
1	1	Controller of Programmes...................................................................	2,260	2,177
1	1	Assistant Controller of Programmes..................................................	1,826	1,697
6	6	Directors of Programmes.....................................................................	11,948	11,412
5	4	Assistant Directors of Programmes....................................................	6,601	7,615
6	6	State Programme Directors..................................................................	8,316	7,852
122	112	Studio Supervisors and Announcers..................................................	123,466	114,164
141	130	Carried forward..................................	154,417	144,917
326	316	235,300	190,900

(a) Salaries and allowances are in accordance with rates fixed by Arbitration Award, Public Service Regulation or other competent authority.

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Broadcasting Services.

Number of Persons.		1952–53.	Vote, 1951–52.
1951–52.	1952–53.			AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION—continued.
		£	£
326	316	Brought forward....................................................................................	235,300	190,900
Programmes—continued.
141	130	Brought forward	154,417	144,917
302	302	General Programme Officers...............................................................	286,837	250,384
24	22	Regional Officers...................................................................................	19,682	20,468
152	152	Journalists...............................................................................................	165,043	150,704
9	9	Accompanists.........................................................................................	9,158	7,673
19	19	Composers, Orchestrators and Arrangers..........................................	17,785	15,443
6	4	Continuity Writers and Playwrights...................................................	5,448	6,452
62	63	Clerks.......................................................................................................	40,124	34,094
293	287	Machinists and Typists.........................................................................	157,082	127,210
465	417	Members of Orchestras, Bands and Choruses..................................	452,210	444,975
1,307,786	1,202,320
Extra duty pay........................................................................................	38,668	35,440
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................	4,500	2,000
1,350,954	1,239,760
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority..............................................	18,824	21,500
1473	1405	Total Programmes....................................................	1,332,130	1,218,260
Total Administrative and Programmes...........	1,567,430	1,409,160
Less amount chargeable to Sub‑division C—Programmes............	1,332,130	1,218,260
1799	1721	Total Australian Broadcasting Commission (see page 116).....................................................................	(a) 235,300	(a) 190,900

(a) Salaries and allowances are in accordance with rates fixed by Arbitration Award, Staff Regulation or other competent authority.

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

Number of Persons.		1952–53.	Vote, 1951–52.
1951–52.	1952–53.			NORTHERN TERRITORY.
				Under Control of Department of Territories.
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 247.)	£	£
1	1	Administrator.........................................................................................	2,350	2,250
1	1	Government Secretary..........................................................................	1,846	1,696
3	3	Directors..................................................................................................	5,330	5,120
1	1	Chief Veterinary Officer.......................................................................	1,950	1,872
1	1	Commissioner of Police........................................................................	1,266	1,116
42	40	Agricultural Officer, Chief Surveyor, Surveyors, Draftsmen, Veterinary Officer, Technical Officer, Cadet Surveyors and Draftsmen, Curator, Chief Fire Officer, Superintendent Transport, Botanist, Biologist and Chemist...............................................................................................	42,670	33,948
136	140	Accountant. Clerks, Registrars, Inspectors, District Superintendents, Superintendents, Field Officers and Stock Inspectors...............	120,485	102,227
165	164	Police Superintendent, Inspectors, Sergeants, Constables, Gaolers, Guards, Meter Reader, Machinists, Typists, Librarians, Assistants, Patrol Officers and Nursing Sisters...........................................................................	121,259	108,769
297,156	256,998
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	1,682	1,182
Allowances to Police Officers for uniforms and shoeing...............	2,075	1,852
Officers awaiting appointment...........................................................	5,245	1,912
Officers on loan from other Departments.........................................	1,060	..
Other allowances...................................................................................	45,355	44,320
352,582	306,264
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority..............................................	99,582	86,264
350	351	Total General Services (see page 121).........	(a)253,000	(a)220,000
Under Control of Attorney‑General's Department.
COURTS OFFICE. (See Division No. 250.)
1	1	Supreme Court Judge............................................................................	2,500	2,250
1	1	Stipendiary Magistrate.........................................................................	1,743	1,624
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Sheriff..................................................................	1,318	1,205
1	1	Assistant Clerk and Assistant Bailiff.................................................	914	833
1	2	Clerk, Typist...........................................................................................	1,112	529
7,587	6,441
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	100	100
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..................	770	689
District allowances................................................................................	400	380
8,857	7,610
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority..............................................	357	2,110
5	6	Total Courts Office (see page 122)................	(a) 8,500	(a) 5,500
Under Control of Department of Health.
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 251.)
19	21	Medical Officers and Dentists.............................................................	36,614	30,312
86	97	Matrons, Sub‑matrons, Clinic Sisters, Senior Sisters, Sisters, Probationers and Nursing Assistants.....................................................................	51,922	40,097
5	7	Clerks and Catering Officer.................................................................	5,486	3,520
39	33	Dental Mechanics, Health Inspectors, Superintendent Assistant, Assistants, Typists Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dietitians and Nutritionist	19,499	24,091
113,521	98,020
District and special allowances...........................................................	19,244	14,800
132,765	112,820
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority................................................	4,265	5,674
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of keep..........	8,500	4,146
12,765	9,820
149	158	Total General Services (see page 122).............	(a)120,000	(a) 103,000

(a) Salaries and allowances are in accordance with rates fixed by Arbitration Award, Public Service Regulation or other competent authority.

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

Number of Persons.		1952–53.	Vote, 1951–52.
				AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
1951–52.	1952–53.			Under Control of Attorney‑General's Department.
				COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE. (See Division No. 253.)
£	£
1	1	Magistrate............................................................................................	1,640	1,497
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Registrar(a)......................................................	1,377	1,269
6	6	Clerks....................................................................................................	4,649	4,517
2	2	Typists..................................................................................................	1,112	966
8,778	8,249
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	100	100
Officer on unattached list pending suitable vacancy..................	833
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position.......................	784	718
9,662	9,900
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority...........................................	2,162	2,900
10	10	Total Courts and Titles Office (see page 123)	(a) 7,500	(a) 7,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE. (See Division No. 255.)
1	1	Commissioner of Polite.....................................................................	1,620	1,477
2	3	Inspectors............................................................................................	3,735	2,228
11	11	Sergeants..............................................................................................	10,609	8,661
7	7	Senior Constables..............................................................................	6,083	5,180
36	36	Constables...........................................................................................	29,048	24,342
1	1	Police Clerk.........................................................................................	809	631
..	2	Cadet Constables...............................................................................	720	..
52,624	42,519
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	500	300
Special allowances.............................................................................	1,810	..
54,964	42,819
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority...........................................	464	5,819
58	61	Total Australian Capital Territory Police (see page 125)....................................................................................	(a) 54,500	(a)37,000

(a) Salaries and allowances are in accordance with rates fixed by Arbitration Award, Public Service Regulation or other competent authority.

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