Appropriation Act 1953-54 (WA)

APPROPRIATION.

2° Elizabeth II., No. LXXXIX.

No. 89 of 1953.

AN ACT to appropriate and apply out of the Consoli- dated Revenue Fund and from Moneys to Credit of the General Loan Fund and from the Public Account certain sums to make good the supplies. granted for the service of the Year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, and to supplement grants made by the previous Parliament during its last Session in adjustment of the Vote " Advance to Treasurer, 1952-53 " for charges during the Year ended the 30th day of June, 1953 ; and to approve of certain expenditure under section forty-one of the Forests Act, 1918-1931.

[Assented to 21st January, 1954.]

Preamble.	MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,-
E, Your Majesty's Most Dutiful and Loyal Sub- , jects, the Legislative Assembly of Western Aus- tralia, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted Your Majesty in this Session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the Sums here- inafter mentioned, and do therefore most humbly

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beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted : And be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament as- sembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows (that is to say) :—

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

1953-54.

2. There shall and may be issued and applied, for GAT o l cnaetyl son

or towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the services of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and fifty- four, the following sums, that is to say :—

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Nineteen Million Six Hundred and Five Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-eight Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the General Loan Fund, the sum of Eight Million Two Hundred and Ninety- two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Pounds.

From the Public Account for Advance to Treasurer the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds.

3.    (1) All sums granted by this Act, and the Acts tkilmrla

mentioned in Schedule A to this Act, towards making supplies.

good the supply granted to Her Majesty, that is to Schedule A-

say :—

From the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Thirty-six Million One Hundred and Five Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-eight Pounds.

From moneys to credit of the General Loan Fund the sum of Fifteen Million Two Hundred and Ninety- two Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Pounds.

From the Public Account for Advance to Treasurer the sum of Three Million Pounds, and

(2) All sums granted by this Act to supplement treei,`”

grants in confirmation of the expenditure from the vote " Advance to Treasurer, 1952-53," for charges

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during the year ended the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three, that is to say :-

From Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Two Million Six Hundred and Twelve Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty-one Pounds Five Shillings and Eight Pence.

From the General Loan Fund the sum of Four Million One Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Three Hundred and Ninety-two Pounds Five Shillings and Five Pence.

Schedules

B to F.	Are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the purposes and services expressed in Schedules B. C. D. E. and F.
Approval of

Expenditure	4. An expenditure of Four Hundred and Sixty-
under e. 41

of the	three Thousand Five Hundred Pounds on the several
Forests Act,
1918-1931.	works and purposes enumerated in Schedule G to
Schedule G.	the amounts therein set forth against the respective items in conformity with the scheme of expenditure laid on the Table of the House in accordance with section forty-one of the Forests Act, 1918-1931, is hereby approved.

SCHEDULE A.

FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1954

Consolidated Revenue Fund £ s. d. £ s. d

Under Act No. 1	10,500,000 0 0
Under Act No. 16	6,000,000 0 0

Under this Act .... 19,605,128 0 0

Votes as per Estimates 36,105,128 0 0

General Loan Fund

Under Act No. 1	4,000,000 0 0
Under Act No. 15	3,000,000 0 0

Under this Act .... 8,292,170 0 0

Votes as per Estimates 15,292,170 0 0

Public Account Advance to Treasurer

Under Act No. 1	1,500,000 0 0
Under this Act	1,500,000 0 0

3,000,000 0 0

£54,397,298 0 0

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SCHEDULE B.

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING

30rx JUNE, 1959, AS DETAILED IN THE ESTIMATES OF	EXPENDITURE
PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

SUMMARY.

The Legislative Council 6,079

The Legislative Assembly	....	8,759
The Joint House Committee	....	21,251
The Joint Printing Committee	15,794

The Joint Library Committee .... 475

The Premier and Treasurer 5,417,147

The Minister for Child Welfare, etc. .... 432,510

The Minister for Education and Works 6,345,256

....

The Minister for Native Welfare, Labour and Prices 302,285

The Chief Secretary .... 321,047

The Minister for Local Government, etc. 65,937

....

The Minister for Lands and Agriculture	1,262,197
The Minister for Police ....	1,235,226
The Minister for Health and Justice ....	2,229,007
The Minister for Housing and Forests	264,466
The Minister for Mines, etc.	496,194

The Minister for North-West and Supply and Shipping .... 150,937

Public Utilities 17,530,561

Total 36,105,128

SCHEDULE C.

GENERAL LOAN FUND FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING 30m JUNE,

1954, AS DETAILED IN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE PASSED BY

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

SUMMARY.

£

Departmental ..,. .,.. 236,000

Railways and Tramways 6,827,630

Electricity Supply .... 687,000

Harbours and Rivers .... .... 1,572,400

Water Supply and Sewerage .... .... .... 1,875,520

Development of Goldfields and Mineral Resources .... 241,000

Development of Agriculture .... .... .... 346,050

PublicBuildings, etc.	....	....	....	....	1,668,070
Sundries	1,838,500
15,292,170

SCHEDULE D.

ADVANCE TO TREASURER.

To he issued, if and when required, from the Public Account, to enable the Treasurer to make advances to the public officers, also advances for the Trading Concerns, other State Undertakings, Statutory Boards and Treasury Trust Accounts, and for the resump- tion of land for resale under the provisions of the Industrial Development (Resumption of Land) Act, 1945, and to other persons, or to create Suspense Accounts for the purchase of mechanical appliances, livestock, crops, stores, materials, emergency foodstuffs and payment of wages and cost of services (the amounts to be recovered by disposal or allo- cation to the Votes or Accounts applicable), or for payments of deposits on Contracts or on account of other Governments, etc., or for payments of an extraordinary nature. Also to pay expenses of an unforeseen nature, chargeable against the Consolidated Revenue Fund, or the General Loan Fund ; such disbursements to be transferred monthly to the respective Votes and Services, and to be shown as excesses thereon or as new items. The appropriation may also include expenditure in excess of the provisions of any Loan Act pending statutory authority for the raising of such moneys, and the appropriation may also include expenditure on works and services pending provision being made in a Loan

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Act, and such expenditure, to be charged to Loan Suspense Account, to be subsequently submitted to Parliament for specific appropriation. The whole amount to be adjusted subject as hereinafter provided, not later than 30th June, 1955: Provided that expenditure incurred for minor advances to other persons and balances on Suspense Accounts may be adjusted over such periods as the Treasurer may approve—£3,000,000.

FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 1953.

IN ADJUSTMENT OF THE APPROPRIATION " ADVANCE TO TREASURER," 1952-53.

SCHEDULE E.

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

IL—LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances generally—Basic Wage increases .... 8 19 7

8 19 7

IIL—LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances generally—Basic Wage increases and

marginal adjustment . 20 13 5

Contingencies.

Select Committees : Re-imbursement of Travelling Expenses

to Members, Witnesses, Reporters 15 10 9

36 4 2

IV.—JOINT HOUSE COMMITTEE.

Salaries.

Salaries and Wages and Allowances generally—Basic Wage

increases and marginal adjustment 360 11 4

360 11       4

V.—JOINT PRINTING COMMITTEE.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances generally—Basic Wage increases and

marginal adjustments . 454 13 0

Contingencies.

Incidental • • • • •• • • • •• • 10 0 10

464 13 10

VII. PREMIER AND TREASURER.

Premier's Department.

Salaries.

Salaries, Allowances, etc., Basic Wage Increases and Higher

Duties Allowance due to absence of Under Secretary .... 520 10 5

Contingencies.

Incidentals	598	7	0
Royal and other Commissions of Inquiry	1,657	4	4
Ministerial and Parliamentary Visits and State Ceremonials

(not including Departmental visits) 2,046 6 3

Royal Visit 1,196 12 9

6,019 0 9

Carried forward 6,019 0 9 870 8 11

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£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward .... 6,019 0 9 870 8 11

VII.—PREMIER AND TREASURER--continued.

Treasury.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases .... 1,029 11 4

Contingencies.

Incidentals 3,962 14 5 4,992 5 9

Governor's Establishment.

Salaries.

Salaries—Basic Wage increases • • • • 143 7 7

Contingencies.

Incidentals 938 19 7

Allowance to Governor ....

175 0 0

1,257 7 2

London Agency.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases and

salary of new appointee to position of official secretary .... 541 15 6

Contingencies.

Fees for Inspection of Goods under Indent .... 44 15 8

1,198 18 7

Agent General's Allowance for Entertainment Expenses	...	229	3	4
Exchange of Officers	744 18	0

2,759 11 1

Public Service Commissioner.

Contingencies.

Incidentals 33 5 3

•••• ••••

Government Motor Car Service.

Salaries.

Officer-in-Charge of Garage, £984, and Clerk, 2854—Basic

Wage increases 71 12 9

Contingencies.

616 2 5

Maintenance of Workshop, Motor Vehicles, and Bicycles and

Hire of Cars for all Departments	....	1,616 19	2
2,303 14 4

Carried forward .... 17,365 4 4 870 8 1

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£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward 17,365 4 4 870 8 11

VII.—PREMIER AND TREASURER--continued.

Audit.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases .... 487 15 2

Contingencies.

Incidentals 29 4 9 516 19 11

Compassionate Allowances, etc., Annual.

Widow of Police Sergeant Mark	....	0 10	0
Widow of Constable Buzza	0 6 5 0 16 5

Government Stores.

Contingencies.

Incidentals	570 3 3
Wages and Other—In connection with issuing Stores, includ-

ing Wages of Storemen (Head Office, Branches) 345 18 6

Stationery for Departments	2,809 16	3
3,725 17 11

Superannuation Board.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases .... 498 4 6

Printing.

Salaries.

(salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases .... 5,861 1 2

North-West Generally.

Contingencies.

Incidentals 239 1 7

Miscellaneous Services.

Salaries.

Telephone Switchboard Operators—Basic Wage increases 4 2 4

Benevolent Grants.

Goldfields Fresh Air League .... 100 0 0

Other Grants.

Royal Mint—Additional Grant	10,000 0 0
University of Western Australia—Additional Grant ....	14,606 0 9
University of Western Australia—Faculty of Dental Science ....	1,444 6 10

Chair of Education .... 2,004 7 9

Public Library, Museum and Art Galleries of Western Australia 1,053 11 5

Grant to Physiotherapists Registration Board	....	2,581 19	4
31,794 8 5

Carried forward .... 28,207 5 10 870 8 11

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£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward .... 28,207 6 10 870 8 11

VII.—PREMIER AND TREASURER—continued.

Miscellaneous Services--continued. 31,794 8 5

Subsidies.

Transport of Superphosphate—By Road 15,589 0 10

Air Transport of Beef .... 3,641 17 9

Cossack Lightering Traders, Ltd. . 175 0 0

Purchase of Lands for Public Purposes, also Grants for Mainten-

ance and Improvements, Public Grounds.

Zoological Gardens	.	...	1,350 0 0
Refunds.

Refunds of Revenue not otherwise provided for 17,182 0 9

Sundry Services.

Telephone Switch Board, Central Buildings .... 17 19 11

Interest and Exchange ....	19,341 19	1
Mechanical Appliances—Amount transferred to Suspense

Account for Purchase of Accounting Machines .... 5,000 0 0

Pay Roll Tax Governmental Departments (excluding Business

Undertakings, Trading Concerns, and other activities whose

expenditure is not charged to Consolidated Revenue Fund .... Allocation to Hospital Fund of Compensation under Common- 19,492 19 3

wealth-States Grants (Income Tax Reimbursement) Act .... State Shipping Service Loss 165,918 4 2

145,872 5 3

Dairy Cattle Compensation .... 4 18 6

Excess of Acquiring holdings in connection with War Service

14,338 9 10

Government Stores Adjustment .... 5,516 1 4

Expenses Transport Board—Cartage of Superphosphate 354 15 3

Loss on Purchase of Frozen Meat for Local Requirements ....	19,783	8	0
State Electricity Commission—Recoup of Cost of Administer-

ing Regulations 4,741 9 1

Reimbursement of Sundry Railway Concessions 25,499 6 11

Excess Freight Cost for Petrol landed North-West Ports .... 4,199 17 4

Ex-Gratia Payment to Bernard Cecil Penton	100	0	0
Recoup of Expenses incurred by Messrs. Collin & Co. in

respect to a Steel Contract . 891 12 4

Grant to United Nations Appeal for Children .... 250 0 0

National Marriage Guidance Council	300 0 0
Cost towards Construction of Roads—Rockingham Road

Board Areas 1,200 0 0

Cost towards Construction of Road in Marmion Townsite 1,500 0 0

Fees—Co-ordination of Work—Industrial Development .... 902 7 7

Grant to Spastic Welfare Association of W.A. .... 15,000 0 0

W.A. College of Dental Science .... 500 0 0

Grant to Port Hedland Electricity Undertaking	....	5,000	0	0
Contribution to Coal Mine Workers' Pension Fund	5,100	0	0

Losses on Realisation of Unused Materials arising from

Shortage of Loan Funds 382 8 0

Grant to Slow Learning Children's Group .... 2,000 0 0

State Proportion of Administration Expenses for Free Milk

Scheme 662 10 0

Grant to Carnarvon Municipal Council to Repair Cyclone

Damage 500 0 0

Grant to Y.M.C.A. War Memorial Youth Centre	1,000	0	0
Loss on Disposal of Imported Asbestos Sheets	19,963	8	8

• • • • 555,066 8 3

Carried forward 28,207 5 10 870 8 11

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£ s. d. £ s. d

Brought forward .... 28,207 5 10 870 8 11

VII.—PREMIER AND TREASURER—continued.

Miscellaneous Services—continued. 555,066 8 3

Sundry Services—continued.

Difference between Actual and Economic Rental on Converted

50,000 0 0

Difference in Price between Imported and Local Cement Used

in Construction of Mundaring Weir 34,759 17 3

Grant to Coronation Gift Fund 4,000 643,826 5 6 0 0

Total VII.—Premier and Treasurer .... 672,033 11 4

VIII.—MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, CHILD WELFARE

AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

Education.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances etc.—Employment of extra staff

due to added enrolments and to make good previous

shortages, Basic Wage increases 196,344 10 9

Contingencies.

Incidentals 50,866 12 9

247,211 3 6

Child Welfare and Outdoor Relief.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases 1,022 16 11

Contingencies.

Outdoor Relief including Services and Grants, etc., incidental

thereto 2,223 1 10

Incidentals 138 3,384 14 10 16 1

Department of Industrial Development.

Contingencies.

Incidentals, including Exhibitions, Organisations, etc.	....	1,175	11	6
Concession Freights Norseman Gold Mine Pyrites ....	1,911	0	0
Payment of Interest on Advances by Rural and Industries

Bank (under Treasury Guarantee) 3,933 16 0

Provision for Loss on guaranteed accounts to Rural and In-

dustries Bank	.	10,299	6	7
17,319	14	1

Carried forward . 267,915 12 5 672,904 0 3

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£ e. d. £ e. d.

Brought forward .... 267,915 12 6 672,904 0 3

'VIII.—MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, CHILD WELFARE

AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT—continued.

Welshpool Industries.

Salaries and Wages—Maintenance Staff—Basic Wage increases 1,265 18 3

Total VILL—Minister for Education, Child Web

fare and Induatrial Development 269,181 30 8

IR.—MINISTER FOR WORKS AND

WATER SUPPLIES.

Public Works and Buildings.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage and Personnel

increases 8,469 12 2

Wages.

Wages of Office Cleaners and Labourers employed in P.W.

Offices, Perth, Central Public Offices in Country Towns ;

also Window Cleaners, Public Offices, Perth .... 1,233 16 2

Contingencies.

Works Generally.

Rents for Office Accommodation, Mining Registrars' Quarters,

School Buildings, etc. ..•. • 1,044 7 2

Harbours and Rivers.

Repairs and Maintenance North-West Harbours, Buoys, Jetties, Tramways, Rolling Stock and other works as may be required	19,732 18 4
Fremantle North and South Slipways—Operating Expenses,

including salaries rebated to Item 1 7,652 19 10

Other Services.

Minor Additions, Maintenance and Renewal of Electric Light, Motors, Telephonettes, Bells and Apparatus generally for all Government Departments 4,745 4 11

34,409 6 5

Buildings.

Electric Current and Gas Service, Government Buildings in

the Metropolitan Area, exclusive of School Buildings,

Trading Concerns, and Business Undertakings ; also P.W.

Offices and Central Public Buildings in Country Towns .... Bunbury Harbour Dredging	6,261	2	9
35,316	0 10

Total IX.—Minister for Works and Water

84,456 2 2

Carried forward 1,026,541 13 1

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£ s. d. £ a. d.

Brought forward .... 1,026,541 13 1

X.—MINISTER FOR LANDS.

Lands and Surveys.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases 10,972 9 4

Contingencies.

Immigration—Grants to Institutions .... 730 11,702 10 3 0 11

The Rural and Industries Bank.

Contingencies.

Incidentals	6,841 7 5
Less Transfer to Rural and Industries Bank Trust Fund ....	6,841 7 5

Total X.—Minister for Lands . .	11,702 10 3
M.—MINISTER FOR LABOUR.

Factories.

Contingencies.

Incidentals •• .• •1•• •••• 107 6 10

Total XI.—Minister for Labour	107 6 10
XXL—ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Crown Law Offices.

Contingencies.

Circuit Courts and Courts of Session .... 110 7 1

Licensing.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basie Wage increases 134 14 1

Contingencies.

Incidentals 81 15 3

•.- •.-

216 9 4

Total MI.—Attorney General .... 326 16 5

Carried forward .... ,038,678 6 7

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£ e. d. £ d.

Brought forward .... 1,088,678 6 7

XIII—MINISTER FOR POLICE.

Police.

Salaries.

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

on retirement . 38,091 6 1

Reduced amount from Main Roads .... 239 16 6

Contingencies.

Services—Clothing, Forage, Travelling, etc. .... 737 16 9

39,068 19 4

Fisheries.

Salaries.

Salaries Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases 668 1 10

Contingencies.

Incidentals 4,016 7 7

4,684 9 5

State Insurance Office.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage and grade increases 946 7 11

Contingencies.

Incidentals 670 7 10

• •

1,616 15 9

Less Rebate from State Insurance Fund Government Workers'

Compensation Fund and Government Fire and Marine

Insurance Fund 1,616 15 9

Total, XIII.—Minister for Police 43,753 8 9

XIV.—CHIEF SECRETARY.

Chief Secretary.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases and

Marginal Allowances	....	1,988	0	3
Contingencies.

Incidentals	32	15	2
Correspondence Despatch—Travelling, Transport, Bags and

Uniforms, Bicycles and Repairs, Telephone, etc. .... 66 2,066 17 7 2 2

Carried forward .... 2,066 17 7 1,082,431 15 4

No. 89.1 Appropriation: [1953.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward 2,066 17 7 1,082,431 15 4

XINT..—tkili.,F SECRETARY—continued.

Registry and Friendly Societies.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases and

Marginal Allowances 1,360 1 6

Reduced rebates by Commonwealth Government ....	246	6 2
1,606	7 8

Prisons.

Salaries.

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

passionate and Retiring Allowances 2,813 4 9

Contingencies.

Sundry Services, Provisions, etc. . 1,778 12 8

4,591 17 5

Observatory.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases .. 91 3 11

Tourist Bureau.

Contingencies.

Incidentals 214 8 4

Harbour and Light and Jetties.

Harbour and Light.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases and

relief Harbour Master 1,111 13 10

Jetties and Tramways.

Salaries.

Wharfingers, Jetty and Tramway Wages, etc.—Basic Wage

and Award increases. Extra costs due to heavier cargos

handled . 8,016 14 10

Contingencies.

Jetty and Tramway Working Expenses and Jetty Claims .... 1,712 8 1

10,840 16 9

Town Planning.

Contingencies.

Incidentals, including Board Members' Fees, etc. 4,269 7 8

Total, XIV.—Chief Secretary .... 23,680 19 4

Carried forward .... 1,106,112 14 8

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Appropriation.

s. d. s. d.

Brought forward .... 1,106,112 14 8

RV.—MESISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

AND NATIVE AFFAIRS.

Local Government.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage Increases .... 807 16 1

Contingencies.

Incidentals •••• •••• •••• 1,317 12 0

2,125 8 1

Department of Native Affairs.

Salaries and Contingencies.

Reduced Amount of Rebates .... 17 6 5

Total %V.—Minister for Local Government and

Native Affairs 2,142 14 8

RW.—MINISTER FOR HEALTH, AND SUPPLY

AND SHIPPING.

Medical.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Study leave Dr. Edwards,

Basic Wage increases, etc. 752 9 2

Contingencies.

Subsidy to Australian Aerial Medical Service (Flying Doctor) 100 0 0

862 9 2

Homes.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases and

alterations in Awards .... 10,362 9 9

Public Health.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Additional staff and Basic

3,378 10 9

Contingencies.

Sundry Services—Sanitation, etc.	6,239	0	4
Proportion of Cost of Treatment of Infectious Diseases Cases,

including Payments to Local Health Authorities .... 4,826 3 8

Grants and Assistance to Infant Welfare Centres. .... 3,115 16 6

Sanitation—Government Buildings .... 1,114 14 7

Cancer Research—Grants and Other Expenses 275 17,949 16 5 10 7

Carried forward 29,164 15 4 1,108,255 9 2

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£ s. d. £ a. d.

Brought forward .... 29,164 16 4 1,108,255 9 2

XVL—MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SUPPLY

AND SHIPPING.—continued.

Tuberculosis.

Salaries.

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

increases 20,644 14 2

Contingencies.

Sundry Services—Provisions, Bedding and Clothing, etc.	....	42,015 12	5
62,660 6 7

Mental Hospitals and Inebriates.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, eto.—Basic Wage increases .... 2,332 12 3

Contingencies.

Services—Provisions, etc.	11,698 7 0
Allowances to Patients ....	1,257 7 3 15,288 6 6

Supply and Shipping.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases .... 197 7 0

Total, XVI.—Minister for Health and Supply

107,310 15 5

XVIL—MINISTER FOR MINES.

Contingencies.

Survey of Leases and Areas (including Wages of Survey Assistants, etc.) Refund of Revenue, including Survey fees, exemption fees, also Surveys on Goldfields

1,023 17 11

179 15 4

Metallurgical Laboratory

197 15 6

Incidentals, all Branches

4,224 9 9

W.A. Coal Industry Tribunal Fees and Expenses ••.• 731 17 3

Assistance to Big Bell Mines, Ltd. .... 37,500 0 0

Total, XVII.—Minister for Mines 43,857 15 9

Carried forward .... 1,259,424 0 4

1953.] Appropriation. [No. 89.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

1,259,424 0 4

XVIII—MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE.

Agriculture.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases .... 2,202 11 7

Contingencies.

Grade Herd Testing 282 9 2

Weed Control—Crown Land

413 16 3

2,898 17 0

College of Agriculture.

Contingencies.

Incidentals 174 5 0

Total, XVIII.—Minister for Agriculture 3,073 2 0

MX —MINISTER FOR FORESTS AND HOUSING.

Forests.

Contingencies.

Timber Industry Regulations—Incidentals	315 14	0
Direct Conversion of Forest Produce, including Production

of Firewood 8,050 11 6 8,366 5 6

State Housing Commission.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Additional Staff and Basic

Wage increases 5,482 17 11

Contingencies.

Incidentals	10,429 16 4 15,912 14 3
Less Transfer to State Housing Fund	15,912 14 3

Total XIX.—Minister for Forests and Housing

8,366 5 6

,270,863 7 10

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s. d. £ e. d.

Brought Forward .... 1,270,863 7 10

PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Country Areas Water Supply Schemes.

Salaries.

Transfer from Public Works Department Estimates 2,497 0 0

Contingencies.

Operating and General Expenses, and Payroll Tax, including

cost of work to be reimbursed .... 98,418 13 5 100,915 13 5

Other Hydraulic Undertakings Chargeable to Revenue.

Salaries

Transfer from Public Works Department Estimates 2,632 0 0

Contingencies.

Operating and General Expenses, including Pay Roll Tax and cost of work to be reimbursed ; Water Supply for Towns, etc. '• Stock Routes Maintenance

11,273 4 11

Interest and Sinking Fund on Debentures ....

756 14 3

14,661 19 2

Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Increased activity and Basic

Wage increases 8,337 3 1

Less Proportion Chargeable to General Loan Fund 6,000 0 0 3,337 3 1

Reduced Amount recoverable from Other Departments 611 13 3

Total Salaries ... 3,948 16 4

Contingencies.

Operating Expenses	10,175 16 6
Testing Water and Sewerage Fittings	1,497 14 0

Reimbursement Expenses .... 11,362 11 2

Total Contingencies	23,036	1	8
Total Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and

Drainage 26,984 18 0

Railways.

Railways .... 1173675 9 2

Tramways and Ferries.

Ferries.

Salaries, Wages, General Expenses and Depreciation 1,145 11 0

Carried forward 317383 10 9 ,270,863 7 10

1953. ] Appropriation. [No. 89.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward .... 1317383 10 9 1,270,863 7 10

PUBLIC UTILITIES—continued.

State Batteries.

Salaries.

Salaries and Allowances, etc.—Basic Wage increases 29 14 1

Continue-deice.

Working and all other Maintenance Expenses	24,274	13 0
24,304	7 1

Cave House (including Caves of the South-West, etc.)

Salaries.

Proportion of Items 1 to 3 in Division No. 7, State Trading

Concerns—State Hotels Department .... 100 0 0

Total Public Utilities	1,341,787 17 10
Total, Consolidated Revenue Fund	2,612,661 5 8

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

IN Al/MST/JEEP OF THE APPROPRIATION " ADVANCE TO TREASURER," 1952-53,

SCHEDULE F.

GENERAL LOAN FUND.

Authorised Loan

by Loan Acts. Suspense.

Departmental. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Salaries—Works, Goldfields and other Water Supplies in

Agricultural districts, etc. .... 8,426 0 0

Salaries—Metropolitan Water Supply ....	5,000 0 0
Incidental—Works, Goldfields and other Water Supplies in

Agricultural Districts, etc. 7,117 8 2 20,543 8 2

Railways and Tramways.

Additions and Improvements to Opened Railways 299,838 8 5

Rolling Stook—Railways 1200209 4 4 189,944 13 9

Land Resumption for New Lines .... .••• 2,755 15 6

Purchase Stores Material and Equipment .... 377,343 18 4

Muja-Centaur Coal Mine 630 5 0 6,219 16 11

Tramways Purchase of Stores Material and Equipment •••• 183,628 8 5

1503433 13 2 757,136 17 5

Harbours and Rivers.

Busselton Jetty .... 10 10 10

Fremantle Harbour Works 94,496 5 1

94,606 15 11

Carried forward .... 1619483 17 3 757,136 17 6

No. 89.] Appropriation. [1953.

Authorised Loan

by Loan Acts. Suspense.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

1618483 17 3 757,136 17 5

GENERAL LOAN FUND--continued.

Water Supply and Sewerage.

Water Supply for Towns Generally (including Loans to Local

Authorities and Water Boards) 29,379 11 11

Water Supply on Stock Routes, etc. ....	6,973	3	4
Sewerage and Drainage, Perth and Fremantle, etc.	7,273	8	9

Metropolitan Water Supply .... 17,969 2 7

Metropolitan Water Supply-Kwinana Area 17,406 4 10

Drainage and Irrigation .... 33,882 8 6 112,883 19 11

Development of Goldfields and Mineral Resources.

Development of Mining (including Prospecting, and boring

for minerals and miscellaneous) .... 2,065 4 3

Charcoal Iron Production .... 33,000 0 0 4,222 1 3

Purchase of Tailings .... 27,000 0 0

35,065 4 3 31,222 1 3

Development of Agriculture.

Abattoirs, Cold Storage, Freezing, Chilling and Canning Works, Wyndham ; Refrigerating Works, Export Depot, Grain Sheds and Sale Yards (including land resumptions and original equipment, furniture, etc.) .... 35,401 13 9 14,143 17 7

Development of Agriculture-Lands 21,232 8 11 9,416 13 10

Development of Agriculture-Agriculture .... 3,753 6 10

Development of Agriculture-North-West .... 504 2 2

Rural and Industries Bank-Working Capital .... 320,500 0 0

Pine Planting-Purchase of Land and Forest Regeneration 21,385 18 9

402,777 10 5 23,560 11 5.

Public Buildings, etc.

Public Buildings (including sewerage and equipment, new

buildings) 158,434 10 3

Housing for Public Works Employees 1,564 159,998 11 8 1 5

Sundries.

Advances to State Housing Commission for re-establishment of persons dispossessed of their homes owing to resumption of land for public purposes and for temporary housing of evicted tenants 17 2 7

State Saw Mills	20,002 0 0
State Housing Commission Capital	9,500 0 0 300,000 . 0 0
Bulk Handling of Wheat-Provision of facilities at Bunbury	1,050 7 10 900 13 10
Bulk Handling of Wheat-Provision of facilities at Fremantle	5,516 8 6
Government Printing Office-Purchase of Stores, Material

and Equipment 303,016 2 4

Loans for Purchase of Motor Vehicles by Departmental Officers	200,000	0	0
Assistance to Fishing Industry for Loss on Guaranteed Accounts	134,260 16	9

36,085 18 11 938,177 12 11

2365295 2 5 1,750,097 3 0

Total, General Loan Fund 4,115,392 5 5

1953.] Appropriation. [No. 89.

SCHEDULE G.

FORESTS ACT, 1918-1931 (SECTION 41).

ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE FOR TEE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORESTATION OF STATE FORESTS

Pon nu YEAR Egnum 30xn Sums, 1954.

Divisions— £ £

1. Busselton .... 2,000

2. Mundaring	....	....	••••	20,000
3. Dwellingup	....	....	••••	49,000
4. Coffie	40,000
5. Kiru	33,000
6. Manpmup	50,000
S. Gleneagle	18,000
10. Harvey	30,000

11. Pemberton .... ............ 52,000

— Walpole-Denmar	...	.
.•••••• i,,000

— Kalgoorlie .... ....

301,000

General

Research Supplies and Stores .... .... .... .... 1,000

Communications and Electrical Supplies and Wages .... 4,000

Postage and Incidentals	....	....	....	....	....	6,460
Workers' Compensation	7,000

Pay Roll Tax .... .... .... 7,000

Fire Insurance .... .... .... 900

Vehicle and Plant Insurance •••• 3,500

Working Plan Supplies .... 500

Plant and Equipment	....	50,000*
Fire Fighting Reserve	....	5,000
Resumption of Land	1,000

86,360

Head Office Salaries and Allowances and Training of Staff

Plantations

Due to shortage of Loan Funds an amount of £48,000 is allocated to

the maintenance of plantations

463,500

* Includes accounts outstanding for plant ordered in 1951-52 but not received-223,000.