Appropriation Act 1954-55 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION 1954-55.

No. 34 of 1954.

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

[Assented to 21st October, 1954.]

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 1954-55.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £289,138,000.

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-five, the sum of Two hundred and eighty-nine million one hundred and thirty-eight thousand pounds.

4. All

F.4898.—Price 6s. 6d.

Appropriation of supply £440,140,000.

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-five, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Four hundred and forty million one hundred and forty 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-four, for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-five.

Section 4. THE SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 22 of 1954..........................................	151,002,000
Under this Act.................................................	289,138,000
440,140,000

SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.

Abstract.

Page Reference.	PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
	£
6	PARLIAMENT..............................................................................................................		743,000
9	PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.....................................................................		2,164,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..........................................................		1,714,000
23	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY....................................................................		7,911,000
26	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..........................................................		1,407,000
31	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR......................................................................		3,513,000
35	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.....................................................................................		2,503,000
38	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION...................................................................		11,082,000
41	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS......................................................		3,457,000
44	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...................................................................................		1,252,000
47	DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.................................		1,678,000
50	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES...............................................................		2,439,000
52	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT............................................		946,000
54	DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES........................................................................		165,000
56	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION......................................................................		1,296,000
58	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE............................		1,776,000
60	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.............................................		822,000
62	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION....................................................................................................................................		3,800,000
64	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION...........................................		505,000
66	DEFENCE SERVICES—	£
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE...............................................	715,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY............................................	48,165,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY...........................................	72,185,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIR..........................................................	57,406,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY..................................................	14,960,000
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.................	6,479,000
CIVIL DEFENCE.......................................................................	90,000
200,000,000
82	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES................................................................................		22,199,000
89	REFUNDS OF REVENUE..........................................................................................		22,000,000
89	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.........................................................................		16,000,000
90	BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES...................................................................................		20,250,000
92	WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES..............................................................		17,593,000
TOTAL PART 1..................................................................		347,215,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
100	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS...........................................................................		3,317,000
102	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.....................................................		71,456,000
117	BROADCASTING SERVICES..................................................................................		4,833,000
TOTAL PART 2..................................................................		79,606,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
122	NORTHERN TERRITORY........................................................................................		2,962,000
122	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY................................................................		2,596,000
122	NORFOLK ISLAND.....................................................................................................		20,400
122	PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA....................................................................................		7,740,600
TOTAL PART 3..................................................................		13,319,000
TOTAL...................................................................................		440,140,000

 

PART 1.

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES — OTHER THAN BUSINESS

UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

 

I.—PARLIAMENT.

Division Number.	—	1954-55.	1953-54.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
1	SENATE.......................................................	41,600	41,300	37,094
2	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES................	72,600	70,200	59,425
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF....	35,300	39,500	35,681
4	LIBRARY....................................................	47,000	45,000	42,497
5	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT...................	114,100	119,500	108,541
6	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.....................................	2,850	3,000	2,866
6k	PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS............................................	3,550	3,500	4,213
7	PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING...................	90,000	89,000	81,717
8	MISCELLANEOUS......................................	336,000	351,000	317,393
TOTAL.........................................................	743,000	762,000	689,427

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..	330,500	334,200	315,408
General expenses..........................................	50,500	53,600	49,402
Other services...............................................	362,000	374,200	324,617
Total.....................................	743,000	762,000	689,427

 

£
Estimate, 1954-55...................................	743,000
Expenditure, 1953-54..............................	689,427
Increase......................................	53,573

I.—Parliament.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 1.—SENATE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 130	20,000	19,900	20,050
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	2,300	2,300	1,024
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	100	200	59
22,400	22,400	21,133
B.—General Expenses	1,600	1,600	1,350
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Senators.....................	4,000	4,000	3,992
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.........	2,500	2,500	904
3. Senators’ sessional travelling allowance...............	10,500	10,800	9,715
4. Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Nairobi—Representation.................................	600	..	..
17,600	17,300	14,611
Total Division No. 1.........................	41,600	41,300	37,094
Division No. 2.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 130	26,800	23,300	21,857
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	8,600	10,200	8,828
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	1,000	1,000	702
36,400	34,500	31,387
B.—General Expenses	2,800	2,800	2,266
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Members....................	7,900	7,950	7,950
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.........	200	200	..
3. Conveyance of Members and their luggage in Canberra	250	250	147
4. Members’ sessional travelling allowance..............	24,450	24,500	17,675
5. Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Nairobi—Representation.................................	600	..	..
33,400	32,900	25,772
Total Division No. 2.........................	72,600	70,200	59,425
Division No. 3.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 130	31,100	35,200	32,776
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	2,800	2,800	1,912
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	100	100	87
34,000	38,100	34,775
B.—General Expenses	1,300	1,400	906
Total Division No. 3.........................	35,300	39,500	35,681
Division No. 4.—LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 130	29,000	28,200	22,787
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	3,000	3,000	5,352
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	1,000	800	1,143
33,000	32,000	29,282
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents......................	8,000	7,500	7,272
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals	4,150	3,650	3,976
3. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	1,850	1,850	1,967
14,000	13,000	13,215
Total Division No. 4.........................	47,000	45,000	42,497

I.—Parliament.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	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 131	24,000	23,600	22,136
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	59,000	60,200	54,671
3. Extra duty pay...............................................	2,000	2,000	1,847
85,000	85,800	78,654
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone and fire services	17,500	21,500	16,630
2. Fuel..............................................................	3,600	3,600	3,068
3. Parliament gardens........................................	300	300	327
4. Repairs and maintenance................................	2,200	2,200	2,215
5. Purchase of plant and equipment....................	2,750	3,350	4,884
6. Incidental and other expenditure.....................	2,750	2,750	2,763
29,100	33,700	29,887
Total Division No. 5...................	114,100	119,500	108,541
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 131	1,630	1,750	1,746
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	720	750	696
2,350	2,500	2,442
B.—General Expenses	500	500	424
Total Division No. 6...................	2,850	3,000	2,866
Under Control of Joint House Department.
Division No. 6k.—PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 131	1,630	1,540	1,566
2. Temporary and casual employees...................	720	1,360	1,293
2,350	2,900	2,859
B.—General Expenses	1,200	600	1,354
Total Division No. 6k.................	3,550	3,500	4,213
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 7.—PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
1. Printing of Hansard, including cost of distribution	50,000	53,000	36,380
2. Parliamentary papers.....................................	20,000	16,000	24,171
3. Other printing and binding.............................	20,000	20,000	21,166
Total Division No. 7...................	90,000	89,000	81,717
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8.—MISCELLANEOUS.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others	156,000	160,000	141,065
2. Maintenance of Ministers’ and Members’ rooms, including salaries of staff..........................................	(a) 180,000	(a) 191,000	(a) 176,328
Total Division No. 8...................	336,000	351,000	317,393
Total Parliament..............................	743,000	762,000	689,427

(a) Includes salaries of staff—1954-55, £115,000; 1953-54, Vote, £116,000; Expenditure, £114,876.

II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1954-55.	1953-54.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
9	ADMINISTRATIVE................................	216,500	222,000	219,692
10	AUDIT OFFICE.......................................	495,000	483,000	460,542
11	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.....................	438,700	438,000	429,086
12	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE........	25,000	42,700	41,568
13	NATIONAL LIBRARY............................	137,000	131,000	120,952
14	HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM.........................................	599,300	599,800	608,098
15	COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION............................................................	17,000	17,000	15,322
16	OFFICE OF EDUCATION.......................	148,500	151,500	148,583
16k	OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS..............	87,000	(a)	(a)
TOTAL......................................	2,164,000	2,085,000	2,043,843

(a) Provided under other votes.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary	1,608,590	1,574,370	1,545,708
General expenses......................................................	449,060	472,530	467,546
Other services............................................................	106,350	38,100	30,589
Total......................................................	2,164,000	2,085,000	2,043,843

 

£
Estimate, 1954-55...............................................	2,164,000
Expenditure, 1953-54.........................................	2,043,843
Increase....................	120,157

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Division No. 9.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 132	107,600	104,800	100,764
2. Temporary and casual employees......................	25,400	31,400	31,873
3. Extra duty pay..................................................	4,000	4,000	7,301
137,000	140,200	139,938
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence................................	14,700	14,000	15,778
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	7,000	5,000	4,088
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	12,000	11,000	12,732
4. Commonwealth Gazettes—Printing and distribution (including postage).......................................	27,000	30,000	26,155
5. Commonwealth Ministers—Travelling expenses	14.500	13,000	12,908
6. Incidental and other expenditure........................	4,300	4,300	4,374
Reimbursement to Attorney-General’s Department of cost of Peace Officer Guard..................................	(a)	4,500	3,719
79,500	81,800	79,754
Total Division No. 9......................	216,500	222,000	219,692
Division No. 10.—AUDIT OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 132	401,000	389,200	373,922
2. Temporary and casual employees......................	67,750	73,300	65,183
3. Extra duty pay..................................................	750	500	1,007
4. Payment in lieu of furlough to Auditor-General on retirement.....................................................................	3,500	..	..
473,000	463,000	440,112
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence................................	15,700	12,100	12,578
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	3,000	3,000	3,108
3. Incidental and other expenditure........................	5,120	5,420	5,324
Purchase of motor-car for Audit Office, Papua...	..	1,000	940
23,820	21,520	21,950
Less—
4. Amount recoverable from special funds......	780	780	780
5. Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates.............................................................	1,040	740	740
1,820	1,520	1,520
22,000	20,000	20,430
Total Division No. 10....................	495,000	483,000	460,542
Division No. 11.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 133	326,500	336,000	321,423
2. Temporary and casual employees......................	19,500	18,700	24,609
3. Extra duty pay..................................................	2,700	3,000	1,397
Payment in lieu of furlough and recreation leave to Commissioner on retirement.........................	..	..	3,490
348,700	357,700	350,919
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence................................	16,000	16,000	15,362
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	16,000	9,000	9,210
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	15,000	15,000	13,713
4. Medical fees—New appointees.........................	3,500	3,800	3,002
5. Incidental and other expenditure........................	7,000	7,000	13,500
57,500	50,800	54,787
Carried forward..............................	406,200	408,500	405,706

(a) Provided under Attorney-General’s Department, Division No. 60.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 11.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD—continued.	1954-55.	1953-54
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward.............................	406,200	408,500	405,706
C.—Other Services—
1. Examinations—Expenses....................................	13,500	13,500	11,384
2. Scholarship assistance, including overseas training	9,000	9,000	6,651
3. Recruitment—Advertising...................................	6,000	6,000	4,894
4. Instructional aids and films..................................	4,000	1,000	451
32,500	29,500	23,380
Total Division No. 11.......................

438,700	438,000	429,086
Division No. 12.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 133	4,790	3,610	5,362
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	5,610	15,290	13,140
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	200	200	473
10,600	19,100	18,975
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	5,000	5,000	2,989
2. Purchase of motor car..........................................	5,000	..	..
3. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	4,400	3,600	4,450
Allowance to Governor-General for upkeep of Governor-General’s establishments..............................	(a)  ..	15,000	15,154
14,400	23,600	22,593
Total Division No. 12.......................	25,000	42,700	41,568
Division No. 13.—NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 133	64,000	60,000	41,521
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	18,000	18,000	28,921
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	1,000	1,000	726
83,000	79,000	71,168
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents......................	18,500	17,000	18,246
2. Roosevelt memorial—Books, maps, plates and documents.......................................................................	2,000	1,500	1,768
3. Collection and publication of Australian historical records.......................................................................	2,500	1,500	1,383
4. Printing and publications.....................................	500	500	259
5. Purchase and copying of films.............................	6,000	5,000	7,231
6. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals	3,500	3,000	3,171
7. Purchase of film equipment.................................	2,000	1,500	1,152
8. Library service for overseas establishments..........	3,500	3,500	3,228
9. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,000	2,000	3,913
10. Freight charges....................................................	2,500	3,000	2,277
11. Removal of archives............................................	3,500	6,000	1,078
12. Incidental and other expenditure...........................	7,500	7,500	6,078
54,000	52,000	49,784
Total Division No. 13.......................	137,000	131,000	120,952
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 134	159,600	151,000	149,365
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	203,200	194,000	206,365
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	5,000	4,000	5,176
367,800	349,000	360,906
Carried forward................................	367,800	349,000	360,906

(a) Provided under Division 16k Item 2.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 14.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM—continued.	1954-55.	1953-54.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward............................	367,800	349,000	360,906
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	8,710	11,850	7,902
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	10,750	13,620	12,015
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	66,500	69,650	66,165
4. Cablegrams.......................................................	37,000	33,000	36,310
5. Municipal and other taxes..................................	14,000	12,240	13,161
6. General upkeep of “Australia House”..................	(a) 61,070	(a) 56,840	(a) 58,161
7. Upkeep of official residences..............................	5,810	3,860	4,557
8. Allowance to High Commissioner for expenses of official residence.......................................................	2,510	2,510	2,508
9. Entertainment allowance to High Commissioner..	3,770	2,510	2,508
10. Leasehold office premises—Rental, upkeep and alterations........................................................................	6,630	30,930	30,109
11. National Insurance (Employers’) Contributions....	7,500	7,500	7,127
12. Minor expenditure for all Departments................	1,200	1,000	1,102
13. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	6,050	4,530	4,742
Coronation expenditure—Special allowance to High Commissioner............................................	..	760	825
231,500	250,800	247,192
Total Division No. 14.....................	599,300	599,800	608,098
Division No. 15.—COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 134	12,600	12,300	11,416
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................	100	400	300
12,700	12,700	11,716
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	2,800	1,950	2,134
2. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	1,500	2,350	1,472
4,300	4,300	3,606
Total Division No. 15.....................	17,000	17,000	15,322
Division No. 16—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 134	101,400	103,300	101,171
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................	22,600	23,200	22,843
3. Extra duty pay...................................................	2,000	1,000	1,872
126,000	127,500	125,886
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................	5,000	5,000	4,146
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,000	2,000	2,616
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	4,500	5,000	4,073
4. Incidental and other expenditure.........................	3,000	3,400	4,653
14,500	15,400	15,488
C.—Miscellaneous—
1. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization—Expenses................................	5,300	5,500	5,260
2. Research projects...............................................	750	1,100	726
3. Publications.......................................................	850	1,000	567
4. Teaching aids....................................................	1,100	1,000	656
8,000	8,600	7,209
Total Division No. 16.....................	148,500	151,500	148,583

(a) Includes wages of staff employed on upkeep as follows:—1954-55, £28,640; 1953-54, Vote, £26,170; Expenditure, £26,088.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
			Division No. 16k.—OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
£	£	£
1. Wages of staff....................................................	21,150	(a)	(a)
2. Allowance to Governor-General for upkeep of Governor-General’s establishments.................................	15,000	(b)	(b)
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	3,100	(a)	(a)
4. Repairs and maintenance.....................................	22,000	(c)	(c)
5. Maintenance of houses and grounds.....................	20,000	(a)	(a)
6. Fuel, light and power..........................................	3,500	(a)	(a)
7. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,250	(a)	(a)
Total Division No. 16k....................	87,000	..	..
Total Prime Minister’s Department...	2,164,000	2,085,000	2,043,843

(a) Provided under Division No. 66. (b) Provided under Division No. 12b. (c) Provided under Division No. 69.

  

III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Division Number.	—	1954-55.	1953-54.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
17	ADMINISTRATIVE...................................................	449,000	469,000	419,064
EMBASSIES—
18	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.......................	209,400	252,000	207,351
19	UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS	..	95,000	76,055
20	REPUBLIC OF FRANCE......................................	68,800	70,000	70,533
21	KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS..............	31,800	35,000	31,629
22	REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA................................	52,900	41,000	42,024
23	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND....................................	17,100	19,000	16,588
24	JAPAN........................................................................	71,100	88,000	73,237
25	FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.............	42,300	42,000	43,280
LEGATIONS—
26	UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL...........................	26,400	30,000	17,201
27	ISRAEL.....................................................................	20,200	36,000	27,228
28	REPUBLIC OF ITALY..........................................	35,300	38,000	36,861
29	EGYPT.......................................................................	39,000	44,000	44,176
30	REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES....................	37,500	38,000	35,186
31	THAILAND..............................................................	25,400	25,000	15,443
32	VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA...............	34,000	40,000	29,613
33	BURMA.....................................................................	28,000	25,000	16,830
HIGH COMMISSIONS—
34	CANADA...................................................................	54,000	57,000	55,602
35	NEW ZEALAND.....................................................	27,500	27,000	24,890
36	INDIA........................................................................	58,000	53,000	53,808
37	PAKISTAN................................................................	46,000	41,000	39,575
38	UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA...............................	30,500	31,000	26,959
39	CEYLON...................................................................	28,800	36,000	30,416
40	CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.....	215,800	226,000	206,949
41	OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD..............	65,200	57,000	58,120
TOTAL....................................................	(a) 1,714,000	1,915,000	1,698,618

(a) Includes £208,000 estimated expenditure on account of other Departments.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary	1,073,700	1,130,300	1,055,627
General expenses........................................	640,300	784,700	642,991
Total.....................................	1,714,000	1,915,000	1,698,618

 

£
Estimate, 1954-55.....................................	1,714,000
Expenditure, 1953-54................................	1,698,618
Increase........................................	15,382

III.—Department of External Affairs

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 17.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 135	190,800	185,800	174,933
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	32,300	33,800	33,895
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	7,500	7,400	7,800
230,600	227,000	216,628
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	13,500	13,000	11,978
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	20,300	15,500	16,986
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	92,000	101,500	89,693
4. Cablegrams and radiograms.................................	65,000	83,000	57,946
5. Courier service...................................................	21,800	13,000	14,065
6. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	5,800	10,500	9,018
Training of diplomatic cadets...............................	5,500	2,750
218,400	242,000	202,436
Total Division No. 17.......................	449,000	469,000	419,064
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 135	59,600	55,700	51,001
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	70,000	77,200	69,904
129,600	132,900	120,905
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	8,000	10,700	9,147
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	55,000	81,200	58,245
3. Maintenance, office.............................................	5,500	(a) 19,400	11,664
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.................	4,300	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	7,000	7,800	7,390
79,800	119,100	86,446
Total Division No. 18.......................	209,400	252,000	207,351
Division No. 19.—EMBASSY—UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136	..	40,100	35,651
Temporary and casual employees.........................	..	20,100	22,856
..	60,200	58,507
B.—General Expenses—
Travelling and subsistence...................................	..	4,000	4,858
Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	..	6,500	5,492
Incidental and other expenditure..........................	..	12,500	1,531
Rent and maintenance, office and residence..........	..	11,800	5,667
..	34,800	17,548
Total Division No. 19.......................	..	95,000	76,055

(a)Maintenance of office and residence were combined in 1953-54.

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Division No. 20.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF FRANCE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136	25,100	26,200	28,904
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	23,800	23,300	22,939
48,900	49,500	51,843
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	3,200	2,000	2,905
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	9,500	11,600	9,525
3. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence..	3,700	3,000	2,513
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	3,500	3,900	3,747
19,900	20,500	18,690
Total Division No. 20.......................	68,800	70,000	70,533
Division No. 21.—EMBASSY—KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136	12,100	11,600	13,574
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	7,000	6,500	6,757
19,100	18,100	20,331
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,000	2,000	1,115
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	5,000	7,200	4,915
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	1,900	(a) 4,100	2,391
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.................	800	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	3,000	3,600	2,877
12,700	16,900	11,298
Total Division No. 21.......................	31,800	35,000	31,629
Division No. 22.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137	32,000	22,000	22,672
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	4,300	4,000	4,162
36,300	26,000	26,834
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	3,000	1,800	2,825
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	4,500	5,000	4,527
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	1,400	(a) 3,200	1,563
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.................	1,000	(a)	(a)
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings.......	600	(a)	(a)
6. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	6,100	5,000	6,275
16,600	15,000	15,190
Total Division No. 22.......................	52,900	41,000	42,024

(a) Rent and maintenance were combined in 1953-54.

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Division No. 23.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137	8,100	11,500	9,093
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	2,000	2,400	1,960
10,100	13,900	11,053
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,400	1,500	1,951
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	800	1,000	859
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	1,200	(a) 800	1,184
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.................	800	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	1,800	1,800	1,541
7,000	5,100	5,535
Total Division No. 23.......................	17,100	19,000	16,588
Division No. 24.—EMBASSY—JAPAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137	43,700	43,500	43,554
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	8,900	10,400	7,999
52,600	53,900	51,553
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	3,800	3,000	2,473
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,400	5,000	3,029
3. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence..	4,600	(a) 8,100	4,996
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings.......	1,900	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	4,800	8,000	3,352
Increase in imprest advance.................................	..	10,000	7,834
18,500	34,100	21,684
Total Division No. 24.......................	71,100	88,000	73,237
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 138	18,500	18,900	16,537
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	7,300	6,200	6,707
25,800	25,100	23,244
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,000	2,500	3,594
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	6,800	7,300	6,823
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	2,100	(a) 3,500	2,568
4. Rent and Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence...	1,800	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	3,800	3,600	4,771
Increase in imprest advance.................................	..	..	2,280
16,500	16,900	20,036
Total Division No. 25.......................	42,300	42,000	43,280

(a) Maintenance, or rent and maintenance, of office and residence were combined in 1953-54.

F.4898.—2

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 26.—LEGATION—UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 138	12,400	12,700	4,538
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	4,200	5,500	4,314
16,600	18,200	8,852
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,200	2,500	1,747
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,100	1,700	1,128
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	1,600	(a) 4,600	2,701
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence..........	2,000	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,900	3,000	2,773
9,800	11,800	8,349
Total Division No. 26.......................	26,400	30,000	17,201
Division No. 27.—LEGATION—ISRAEL.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 138	11,700	18,500	15,630
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	2,000	3,700	2,110
13,700	22,200	17,740
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,000	2,200	2,725
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,100

1,800	1,087
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	1,900	8,300	3,991
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	1,500	1,500	1,685
6,500	13,800	9,488
Total Division No. 27.......................	20,200	36,000	27,228
Division No. 28.—LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF ITALY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139	14,000	13,200	13,430
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	9,000	9,000	8,400
23,000	22,200	21,830
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	1,000	1,900	1,769
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	6,000	7,100	5,791
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence..........	2,500	2,800	2,193
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,800	4,000	5,278
12,300	15,800	15,031
Total Division No. 28.......................	35,300	38,000	36,861

(a) Rent and maintenance, office and residence were combined in 1953-54.

III.—Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 29.—LEGATION—EGYPT.	1954-55.	1953-54.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139	20,400	24,200	23,366
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	4,800	4,800	4,180
25,200	29,000	27,546
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,100	2,500	2,537
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	5,100	4,200	5,176
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	2,100	(a) 4,500	5,069
4. Maintenance, Minister’s residence.......................	900	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	3,600	3,800	3,848
13,800	15,000	16,630
Total Division No. 29.......................	39,000	44,000	44,176
Division No. 30.—LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139	20,700	22,900	21,333
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	4,500	3,900	4,086
25,200	26,800	25,419
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,500	1,800	626
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,000	2,100	1,081
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	2,000	(a) 4,600	4,755
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence..........	2,800	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	4,000	2,700	3,305
12,300	11,200	9,767
Total Division No. 30.......................	37,500	38,000	35,186
Division No. 31.—LEGATION—THAILAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 140	14,900	14,300	8,827
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	800	1,400	787
15,700	15,700	9,614
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	1,500	1,000	314
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,000	3,300	2,110
3. Rent and maintenance, office and Minister’s residence	2,900	3,100	1,785
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,300	1,900	1,620
9,700	9,300	5,829
Total Division No. 31.......................	25,400	25,000	15,443

(a) Rent and maintenance, office and residence were combined in 1953-54.

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Division No. 32.—LEGATION—VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 140	19,100	21,800	19,961
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	2,700	2,300	1,383
21,800	24,100	21,344
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,400	2,000	612
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	6,400	6,500	5,786
3. Maintenance, office and residence........................	1,400	3,100	883
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,000	4,300	988
12,200	15,900	8,269
Total Division No. 32.......................	34,000	40,000	29,613
Division No. 33.—LEGATION—BURMA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 140	16,500	16,500	8,758
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	1,200	1,000	1,050
17,700	17,500	9,808
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,000	2,200	516
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,600	900	728
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	2,500	(a) 2,800	3,878
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence..........	1,500	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,700	1,600	1,900
10,300	7,500	7,022
Total Division No. 33.......................	28,000	25,000	16,830
Division No. 34.—HIGH COMMISSION—CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 141	23,700	22,400	22,287
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	13,100	11,600	11,679
36,800	34,000	33,966
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	2,000	2,500	3,249
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	7,000	8,300	6,983
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	3,400	(a) 8,800	7,692
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence......	2,000	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,800	3,400	3,712
17,200	23,000	21,636
Total Division No. 34.......................	54,000	57,000	55,602
Division No. 35.—HIGH COMMISSION—NEW ZEALAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 141	12,900	13,700	11,770
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	6,600	6,100	6,171
19,500	19,800	17,941
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	700	900	997
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,500	1,400	1,256
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	2,700	(a) 3,300	2,249
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence......	800	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,300	1,600	2,447
8,000	7,200	6,949
Total Division No. 35.......................	27,500	27,000	24,890

(a) Rent and maintenance, office and residence, were combined in 1953-54.

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	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 141	33,100	33,300	31,125
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	7,000	6,800	6,562
40,100	40,100	37,687
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	4,100	3,000	3,563
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	4,400	3,200	4,816
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	1,800	(a) 2,800	2,635
4. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence	1,600	(a)	(a)
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings.......	100	..	..
6. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	5,900	3,900	5,107
17,900	12,900	16,121
Total Division No. 36.......................	58,000	53,000	53,808
Division No. 37.—HIGH COMMISSION—PAKISTAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 142	27,200	23 300	21,384
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	5,000	4,800	4,988
32,200	28,100	26,372
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	3,300	2,700	2,219
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,900	3,600	2,844
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	1,900	(a) 3,100	4,094
4. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence	1,400	(a)	(a)
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth building........	200	(a)	(a)
6. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	4,100	3,500	4,046
13,800	12,900	13,203
Total Division No. 37.......................	46,000	41,000	39,575
Division No. 38.—HIGH COMMISSION—UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 142	15,200	14,900	13,731
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	2,700	3,300	2,633
17,900	18,200	16,364
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	3,400	3,200	2,437
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,500	1,700	1,423
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	3,100	(a) 4,800	4,732
4. Accommodation, High Commissioner..................	2,000	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,600	3,100	2,003
12,600	12,800	10,595
Total Division No. 38.......................	30,500	31,000	26,959

(a) Rent and maintenance, office and residence, were combined in 1953-54.

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	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 142	16,400	17,300	15,539
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	2,700	2,400	2,647
19,100	19,700	18,186
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	1,000	1,200	265
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,500	2,800	2,307
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............................	2,600	(a) 5,800	3,785
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence......	800	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,800	6,500	5,873
9,700	16,300	12,230
Total Division No. 39.......................	28,800	36,000	30,416
Division No. 40.—CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 144	51,500	51,500	46,131
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	96,600	94,800	93,757
148,100	146,300	139,888
B.—General Expenses—
1. Representation in New York................................	37,200	51,000	36,433
2. Representation in San Francisco...........................	10,000	12,200	10,128
3. Representation in New Caledonia.........................	3,400	2,000	2,802
4. Representation in Portuguese Timor.....................	2,300	2,300	1,516
5. Representation in Geneva....................................	14,800	12,000	15,868
Representation in Shanghai..................................	..	200	314
67,700	79,700	67,061
Total Division No. 40.......................	215,800	226,000	206,949
Division No. 41.—OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 144	37,100	31,300	33,063
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	11,000	10,500	9,109
48,100	41,800	42,172
B.—General Expenses—
1. Representation in the United Kingdom.................	3,000	2,400	4,452
2. Representation in Malaya....................................	14,100	12,800	11,496
17,100	15,200	15,948
Total Division No. 41.......................	65,200	57,000	58,120
Total Department of External Affairs..	1,714,000	1,915,000	1,698,618

(a) Rent and maintenance, office and residence, were combined in 1953-54.

  

IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division Number.	—	1954-55.	1953-54.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
42	ADMINISTRATIVE..................................	450,700	449,000	428,066
43	COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD................................	29,500	31,500	30,965
44	TAXATION BRANCH..............................	6,730,000	6,975,000	6,624,791
45	TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW..........	14,500	17,200	18,772
46	VALUATION BOARDS............................	1,300	1,600	1,628
47	SUPERANNUATION BOARD..................	86,500	81,700	80,003
48	BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS	598,500	593,000	594,209
49	GOVERNMENT PRINTER.......................	(a)	(a)	(a)
TOTAL.....................................	7,911,000	8,149,000	7,778,434

(a)Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary	6,742,250	6,897,350	6,612,466
General expenses........................................	1,168,750	1,251,650	1,165,968
Total.....................................	7,911,000	8,149,000	7,778,434

 

£
Estimate, 1954-55.....................................	7,911,000
Expenditure, 1953-54................................	7,778,434
Increase........................................	132,566

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 42.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1954-55.	1953-54.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146	325,000	322,000	310,310
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	44,000	54,000	50,700
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	4,000	5,000	3,240
373,000	381,000	364,250
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	14,000	15,500	12,766
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	25,000	10,100	8,353
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	28,500	29,300	26,897
4. Fuel, light, power and office cleaning...................	4,000	(a)	(a)
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	6,200	10,400	11,058
Pay Tables—Printing and distribution..................	..	2,700	2,742
Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930-1954...................................................	..	..	2,000
77,700	68,000	63,816
Total Division No. 42.......................	450,700	449,000	428,066
Division No. 43.—COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.
1.Administrative expenses......................................	29,500	31,500	30,965
Division No. 44.—TAXATION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 147	4,730,000	4,553,000	4,633,268
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	980,000	1,253,000	969,285
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	129,000	200,000	123,750
5,839,000	6,006,000	5,726,303
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	95,000	103,500	91,860
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	320,000	377,400	309,269
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	185,000	191,000	186,048
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation......	33,000	26,000	29,844
5. Law costs...........................................................	50,000	66,000	78,352
6. Payments to Commonwealth Departments and State Governments for office cleaning and other services rendered.......................................................................	10,000	6,600	6,900
7. Payment for services rendered in connexion with sale of tax instalment stamps............................................	50,000	46,000	46,538
8. Uniform income tax—Compensation to State Governments for use of accommodation, furniture and equipment	81,000	77,500	78,052
9. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	67,000	75,000	71,625
891,000	969,000	898,488
Total Division No. 44.......................	6,730,000	6,975,000	6,624,791
Division No. 45.—TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148	6,520	6,315	6,168
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	480	685	384
Payment in lieu of furlough and recreation leave to Chairman of Board on retirement.....................................	..	2,800	2,876
Payment in lieu of furlough to dependant of deceased Chairman...................................................................	..	..	2,750
7,000	9,800	12,178
B.—General Expenses	7,500	7,400	6,594
Total Division No. 45.......................	14,500	17,200	18,772

(a) Included under Item 5.

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 46.—VALUATION BOARDS.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Temporary and casual employees.........................	750	750	692
B.—General Expenses....................................................	550	850	936
Total Division No. 46.......................	1,300	1,600	1,628
Division No. 47.—SUPERANNUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148	56,000	55,200	48,772
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	20,000	16,100	21,464
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	4,500	4,500	5,170
B.—General Expenses—	80,500	75,800	75,406
1. Incidental and other expenditure....................................	6,000	5,900	4,597
Total Division No. 47.......................	86,500	81,700	80,003
Division No. 48.—BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148	346,000	311,000	326,808
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	91,000	108,000	101,416
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	5,000	5,000	5,413
B.—General Expenses—	442,000	424,000	433,637
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	15,500	16,500	18,362
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing.......................................................................	29,000	36,900	29,076
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	28,000	25,900	30,891
4. Printing of official publications............................	30,000	25,500	30,196
5. Hire, service and maintenance of machines for tabulation of statistics..........................................................	29,500	24,600	28,186
6. Wool statistical service—Contribution towards.....	13,500	27,000	12,999
7. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	11,000	12,600	10,862
156,500	169,000	160,572
Total Division No. 48........................	598,500	593,000	594,209
Division No. 49.—GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and wages as per Schedule, page 148.......	95,000	91,500	88,346
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	120,000	120,000	113,364
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	7,500	6,500	5,489
222,500	218,000	207,199
4. Less amounts for Parliamentary and Departmental printing chargeable to Government Printer Trust Account	222,500	218,000	207,199
Total Division No. 49.......................	(a)	(a)	(a)
Total Department of the Treasury........	7,911,000	8,149,000	7,778,434

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

  

V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1954-55.	1953-54.
			Vote.	Expenditure.

£	£	£
50	ADMINISTRATIVE..................................	202,000	215,500	194,953
51	REPORTING BRANCH............................	69,000	69,000	65,495
52	CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE...............	246,000	239,500	237,427
53	HIGH COURT...........................................	57,000	57,000	53,039
54	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION........	108,000	100,000	108,788
55	COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.............................................................	121,000	118,000	124,871
56	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE	14,000	13,600	13,071
57	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE.............................................................	102,000	98,600	96,218
58	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS	355,000	357,000	381,122
59	LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU.....................	54,000	51,800	54,837
60	PEACE OFFICER GUARD........................	79,000	(a)	(a) 8,047
Total.......................................	1,407,000	1,320,000	1,337,868

(a) Expenditure recovered from Departments concerned.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary	1,002,500	891,100	904,360
General expenses......................................	404,500	428,900	433,508
Total.................................	1,407,000	1,320,000	1,337,868

 

£
Estimate, 1954-55...................................	1,407,000
Expenditure, 1953-54..............................	1,337,868
Increase.....................................	69,132

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Division No. 50.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149	98,000	91,000	91,772
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	9,600	10,400	9,220
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	400	600	303
108,000	102,000	101,295
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	18,000	20,000	16,878
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	4,500	5,000	4,999
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	15,000	15,000	15,805
4. Publication of Commonwealth Statutes and Statutory Rules.......................................................................	35,000	54,500	23,898
5. Legal expenses...................................................	17,000	14,000	27,892
6. Law books..........................................................	1,500	2,000	1,377
7. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	3,000	3,000	2,809
94,000	113,500	93,658
Total Division No. 50.......................	202,000	215,500	194,953
Division No. 51.—REPORTING BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149	29,000	28,000	27,228
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	37,950	36,950	36,115
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	50	50	11
67,000	65,000	63,354
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and Administrations...............................................	9,000	9,000	8,628
58,000	56,000	54,726
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	7,000	6,000	6,663
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	4,500	6,500	3,970
3. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,000	2,500	2,395
13,500	15,000	13,028
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and Administrations...............................................	2,500	2,000	2,259
11,000	13,000	10,769
Total Division No. 51.......................	69,000	69,000	65,495
Division No. 52.—CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149	205,000	195,000	197,848
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	14,500	17,000	13,415
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	1,500	1,000	1,380
221,000	213,000	212,643
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	6,500	9,000	6,287
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	8,000	9,000	7,665
3. Law books..........................................................	2,500	2,500	2,507
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	8,000	6,000	8,325
25,000	26,500	24,784
Total Division No. 52.......................	246,000	239,500	237,427

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Division No. 53.—HIGH COURT.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150	13,000	14,100	11,373
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	11,980	11,880	13,312
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	20	20	16
25,000	26,000	24,701
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	21,000	19,000	18,067
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	2,500	2,500	2,079
3. Law books..........................................................	3,500	3,500	3,288
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	5,000	6,000	4,904
32,000	31,000	28,338
Total Division No. 53.......................	57,000	57,000	53,039
Division No. 54.—BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150	82,000	75,400	81,954
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	7,000	7,600	8,005
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	2,000	2,000	2,280
91,000	85,000	92,239
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	4,000	3,500	3,776
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,000	2,500	2,028
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	4,500	3,500	4,369
4. Payments to States for services of Judges and officers	3,500	3,500	3,211
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	3,000	2,000	3,165
17,000	15,000	16,549
Total Division No. 54.......................	108,000	100,000	108,788
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 150	45,000	50,300	42,589
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	20,400	16,600	22,804
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	600	300	636
66,000	67,200	66,029
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	24,000	23,000	23,868
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	8,000	10,000	7,886
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	9,000	7,000	8,669
4. Reports of cases..................................................	3,000	4,000	3,082
5. Boards of Reference—Fees and other expenses.....	1,200	500	1,387
6. Compulsory conferences—Fees and other expenses	100	200	25
7. Court conducted ballots (amounts recovered from trade unions may be credited to this vote).............................	4,000	1,200	7,410
8. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	5,700	4,900	6,515
55,000	50,800	58,842
Total Division No, 55.......................	121,000	118,000	124,871

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 56.—PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150	8,500	8,300	7,699
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	1,450	1,280	2,011
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	50	20	20
10,000	9,600	9,730
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,000	2,000	1,760
2. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,000	2,000	1,581
4,000	4,000	3,341
Total Division No. 56.......................	14,000	13,600	13,071
Division No. 57.—COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151	68,500	68,500	67,905
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	12,000	13,100	10,128
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	1,500	1,000	1,423
82,000	82,600	79,456
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	8.000	7,000	8,060
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	3,500	2,500	1,829
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	4,500	3,500	3,455
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	4,000	3,000	3,418
20,000	16,000	16,762
Total Division No. 57.......................	102,000	98,600	96,218
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 151	130,000	118,000	128,142
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	70,000	70,400	62,621
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	15,000	13,000	13,264
215,000	201,400	204,027
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	5,500	4,200	5,400
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing.......................................................................	12,000	10,000	10,680
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	4,500	5,400	4,127
4. Printing of specifications and publications............	110,000	130,000	149,830
5. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	8,000	6,000	7,058
140,000	155,600	177,095
Total Division No. 58.......................	355,000	357,000	381,122

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1954-55.	1953-54.
	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 151	35,000	34,200	35,460
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	15,450	14,050	15,994
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	50	50	13
50,500	48,300	51,467
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	1,100	1,300	1,129
2. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	2,400	2,200	2,241
3,500	3,500	3,370
Total Division No. 59.......................	54,000	51,800	54,837
Division No. 60.—PEACE OFFICER GUARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	420,000	362,000	415,166
2. Less amount recoverable from Defence and Repatriation establishments and other administrations...........	344,000	362,000	407,119
76,000	..	(a) 8,047
B.—General Expenses—
1. Clothing and equipment.......................................	10,000	12,000	8,827
2. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	8,000	5,000	8,199
18,000	17,000	17,026
3. Less amount recoverable from Defence and Repatriation establishments and other administrations...........	15,000	17,000	17,026
3,000	..	(a)
Total Division No. 60.......................	79,000	..	8,047
Total Attorney-General’s Department......	1,407,000	1,320,000	1,337,868

(a) In 1953-54 recovery was effected from all Departments.

  

VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Division Number.	—	1954-55.	1953-54.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
61	ADMINISTRATIVE..................................	1,713,000	1,734,000	1,582,359
62	ELECTORAL BRANCH............................	463,000	480,000	434,037
63	METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH...............	577,000	534,000	514,471
64	OBSERVATORY......................................	75,000	71,000	71,824
65	FORESTRY BRANCH..............................	102,000	99,000	89,581
66	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S ESTABLISHMENTS.............................................................	(a)	45,000	36,932
67	RENT OF BUILDINGS..............................	583,000	575,000	546,742
TOTAL.....................................	3,513,000	3,538,000	3,275,946

(a)Provided under Prime Minister’s Department, Division No. 16k.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary	1,822,000	1,885,500	1,754,001
General expenses........................................	655,000	630,000	564,131
Other services.............................................	1,036,000	1,022,500	957,814
Total.....................................	3,513,000	3,538,000	3,275,946

 

£
Estimate, 1954-55......................................	3,513,000
Expenditure, 1953-54.................................	3,275,946
Increase...........................................	237,054

VI.—Department of the Interior.

Division No. 61.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1954-55.	1953-54.
Vote.		Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152	556,000	494,000	507,267
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	744,000	797,000	725,537
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	16,000	15,000	14,425
1,316,000	1,306,000	1,247,229
Less—
4. Amount provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates.............................................................	224,000	179,000	200,280
5. Amount chargeable to trust accounts..........	38,000	38,000	41,121
6. Amount recoverable from other Administrations	20,000	..	3,352
282,000	217,000	244,753
1,034,000	1,089,000	1,002,476
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	25,000	28,000	23,425
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	28,000	31,000	25,061
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	33,000	32,000	31,232
4. Fuel, light and power...........................................	36,000	32,000	29,561
5. Office cleaning, other than salaries.......................	58,000	50,000	44,484
6. Water supply and sanitation.................................	14,000	13,000	11,678
7. Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930-1954......................................................	4,000	3,000	4,780
8. Plan printing, papercoating and reproduction of maps	13,000	12,000	10,589
9. Motor vehicles—Upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes...................	37,000	34,000	30,404
10. Incidental and other expenditure...........................	20,000	22,000	18,504
268,000	257,000	229,718
Less—
11. Amount provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates................................................................	41,000	32,000	32,000
12. Amount recoverable from other Administrations	1,000	..	1,508
42,000	32,000	33,508
226,000	225,000	196,210
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 in Canberra	80,000	75,000	80,681
2. Fuel, light and power for other departments in Canberra	55,000	49,000	50,647
3. Water supply and sanitation for other departments in Canberra.......................................................................	1,500	1,500	1,976
4. Mapping activities—Payments for work carried out by States.......................................................................	12,000	8,000	13,034
5. Payments for aerial photography..........................	120,000	80,000	85,391
6. Publicity materials and services...........................	51,000	50,000	40,858
7. Film production..................................................	50,000	50,000	32,370
8. Film distribution.................................................	3,000	100	..
9. Illustrations........................................................	4,500	5,000	2,637
10. Commonwealth rented properties—Local Government services Reimbursement to Attorney-General’s Department of expenses of Peace Officers	76,000	90,000	65,851
(a)	11,400	10,228
453,000	420,000	383,673
Total Division No. 61.......................	1,713,000	1,734,000	1,582,359

(a) Provided under Attorney-General’s Department, Division No. 60.

VI.—Department of the Interior.

Division No. 62.—ELECTORAL BRANCH.	1954-55.	1953-54.
Vote.		Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152	321,000	311,000	301,887
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	18,500	18,500	21,134
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	500	500	93
340,000	330,000	323,114
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	5,000	6,000	4,421
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	5,000	6,000	4,520
3. Administration of Electoral Act (moneys received from States in connexion with joint electoral administration may be credited to this vote)........................................	100,000	125,000	89,969
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	13,000	13,000	12,013
123,000	150,000	110,923
Total Division No. 62.......................	463,000	480,000	434,037
Division No. 63.—METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152	530,000	531,000	474,434
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................	45,000	45,000	46,276
3. Extra duty pay....................................................	78,000	77,000	86,341
653,000	653,000	607,051
Less—
4. Amount provided under the votes of Department of Civil Aviation..................................................	225,000	225,000	211,000
5. Amount provided under the votes of Department of Air................................................................	96,000	96,000	91,000
321,000	321,000	302,000
332,000	332,000	305,051
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................	30,000	24,000	35,754
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	18,500	18,500	17,368
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............	37,500	37,500	42,402
4. Fuel, light and power...........................................	3,000	3,000	4,316
5. Motor vehicles—Purchase, upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes........	10,000	10,000	11,160
6. Meteorological instruments and apparatus............	253,500	200,000	170,353
7. Publication of meteorological data.......................	4,350	5,000	711
8. Allowances to country observers..........................	58,150	44,000	49,986
9. Incidental and other expenditure..........................	21,000	20,000	29,370
436,000	362,000	361,420
Less—
10. Amount provided under the votes of Department of Civil Aviation..............................................	122,000	102,000	97,000
11. Amount provided under the votes of Department of Air...........................................................	69,000	58,000	55,000
191,000	160,000	152,000
245,000	202,000	209,420
Total Division No. 63.......................	577,000	534,000	514,471

F.4898.—3

VI.—Department of the Interior.

Division No. 64.—OBSERVATORY.	1954-55.	1953-54.
Vote.		Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 153..........	29,000	29,000	27,520
2. Temporary and casual employees........................................	23,000	22,000	22,325
52,000	51,000	49,845
B.—General Expenses—

15,790
36	38	Phonogram Attendants.........................................	19,750	18,470
393	409	Postal Officers.....................................................	256,107	247,320
47	55	Storemen.............................................................	38,045	33,590
89	91	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers...........	64,990	63,400
3,138,164	2,928,191
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies	97,974	141,617
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........................................................................	40,000	53,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties...	1,100	1,100
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes...............................................	1,500	1,500
Allowances in lieu of quarters...............................	800	1,100
District allowances...............................................	14,000	14,000
Functional allowances to permanent engineering workmen.........................................................................	13,000	13,000
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers	22,000	20,000
3,328,538	3,173,508
4184	4495	Carried forward............................	3,328,538	3,173,508

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.

Number of Persons.		1954–55.	Vote,  1953–54.
1953–54.	1954–55.
				WESTERN AUSTRALIA—continued.	£	£
		4184	4495	Brought forward...........................	3,328,538	3,173,508
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.......................................................................	12,500	12,500
Amount estimated to remain unexpended............	746,038	720,008
758,538	732,508
4184	1495	Total Western Australia (see page 111)..	2,570,000	2,441,000
TASMANIA. (See Division No. 236.)
1	1	Director...............................................................	1,856	1,855
19	19	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches	24,067	24,080
100	128	Clerks..................................................................	104,941	81,900
13	13	Draftsmen............................................................	12,319	12,100
28	36	Engineers.............................................................	36,787	29,640
2	2	Inquiry Officers...................................................	1,686	1,770
6	7	Inspectors............................................................	8,078	6,910
66	69	Postal Clerks........................................................	56,018	54,240
47	52	Postmasters..........................................................	51,913	47,930
26	26	Supervisors..........................................................	21,586	21,560
49	39	Telegraphists.......................................................	31,349	39,370
7	9	Traffic Officers....................................................	8,091	6,450
35	60	Artisans and General Workmen.............................	43,051	26,270
139	177	Assistants............................................................	126,322	97,600
303	351	Line Inspectors and Linemen................................	266,617	226,230
39	43	Machinists and Typists.........................................	23,081	19,760
91	109	Mail Officers.......................................................	84,344	69,950
324	405	Technicians.........................................................	320,906	259,620
117	100	Junior Postal Officers...........................................	33,700	40,000
393	405	Monitors and Telephonists....................................	196,501	205,660
10	10	Overseers............................................................	8,790	8,730
20	18	Phonogram Attendants.........................................	8,809	10,410
235	209	Postal Officers.....................................................	144,837	158,280
18	20	Storemen.............................................................	14,264	12,910
19	18	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers...........	12,974	13,260
1,642,887	1,476,485
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies	35,877	38,829
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........................................................................	30,000	36,500
Allowances to officers performing counter duties...	500	500
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes...............................................	500	800
Allowances in lieu of quarters...............................	200	200
District allowances...............................................	1,000	900
Functional allowances to permanent engineering officers	8,000	9,000
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers	12,000	11,500
1,730,964	1,574,714
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.......................................................................	4,100	3,100
Amount estimated to remain unexpended............	422,864	459,614
426,964	462,714
2107	2326	Total Tasmania (see page 113)...................	1,304,000	1,112,000
NORTHERN TERRITORY. (See Division No. 237.)
2	2	Clerks..................................................................	1,950	1,950
2	2	Engineers.............................................................	2,360	2,360
9	11	Postal Clerks........................................................	8,360	6,840
5	5	Postmasters..........................................................	5,290	5,290
2	2	Supervisors..........................................................	1,920	1,920
10	10	Telegraphists.......................................................	7,680	7,680
9	8	Assistants............................................................	6,320	7,110
19	19	Monitors and Telephonists....................................	10,590	10,590
24	31	Line Inspector and Linemen..................................	23,850	18,470
82	90	Carried forward............................	68,320	62,210

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.

Number of Persons.		1954–55.	Vote,  1953–54.
1953–54.	1954–55.
				NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	£	£
		82	90	Brought forward...........................	68,320	62,210
2	2	Artisans...............................................................	1,570	1,570
21	19	Technicians.........................................................	16,200	17,900
8	14	Junior Postal Officers...........................................	5,480	3,130
1	1	Typist and Machinist............................................	530	530
13	14	Postal Officers.....................................................	9,930	9,220
1	2	Phonogram Operators...........................................	1,040	520
103,070	95,080
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies	3,320	3,700
Officers on loan...................................................	32,220	35,660
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........................................................................	1,900	3,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties...	70	100
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes...............................................	200	500
Functional allowances..........................................	270	220
District allowances...............................................	11,030	9,250
152,080	147,510
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.......................................................................	720	720
Amount, estimated to remain unexpended...........	53,860	51,790
54,580	52,510
128	142	Total Northern Territory (see page 114)	97,500	95,000

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Broadcasting Services.

Number of Persons.		1954–55.	Vote, 1953–54.
1953–54.	1954–55.
				AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD. (See Division No. 242.)
		£	£
Executive.
1	1	Chairman.............................................................	3,250	(a) 3,250
2	2	Members of Board...............................................	6,000	(a) 6,000
Administrative Division.
1	1	Secretary.............................................................	2,122	2,111
1	1	Assistant Secretary...............................................	1,874	1,827
10	10	Administrative Officer, Finance Officer, Senior Research Officer and Clerks................................................	11,618	10,320
9	9	Librarian, Typists and Junior Assistant..................	5,832	5,514
Technical Services Division.
1	1	Director...............................................................	2,200	2,137
2	2	Assistant Directors...............................................	3,748	3,695
6	6	Engineers.............................................................	8,556	7,765
Programme Services Division.
1	1	Director...............................................................	2,122	2,116
..	1	Assistant Director.................................................	1,626	..
2	1	Research Officers.................................................	1,442	2,356
2	2	Clerk...................................................................	1,850	1,516
52,240	48,607
Officer on unattached list pending suitable vacancy	664	1,096
Officers on loan from other Departments...............	1,718	728
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class............................................................................	1,000	1,000
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu............................................................................	1,626	..
57,248	51,431
Less Amount estimated to remain unexpended.......	4,248	1,431
38	38	Total Australian Broadcasting Control Board (see page 118).....................................	53,000	50,000
AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION. (See Division No. 243.)
Administrative.
7	7	Commissioners....................................................	2,650	2,650
1	1	General Manager..................................................	3,250	(a) 3,250
1	1	Assistant General Manager...................................	2,741	2,741
4	3	Controller of Administration and Assistant Controllers of Administration..................................................	5,985	7,561
10	10	Managers and Assistant Managers.........................	20,478	20,239
8	8	Accountants.........................................................	9,989	10,051
68	67	Technical Officer, Personnel Officers and Clerks...	61,940	62,682
126	124	Machinists and Typists, Telephonists, Messengers and Despatch Assistants and Car Drivers...................	77,917	79,113
88	62	Miscellaneous Staff..............................................	40,938	54,363
225,888	242,650
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lien, also payments to dependants of deceased officers	2,800	3,500
228,688	246,150
Less Amount estimated to remain unexpended.......	2,688	2,850
313	283	Total Administrative...............................	226,000	243,300
Programmes.
1	1	Controller of Programmes.....................................	2,432	2,431
1	1	Assistant Controller of Programmes......................	2,060	2,007
10	10	Federal Heads of Programme Activities.................	19,305	18,984
4	4	Assistant Federal Heads of Programme Activities..	7,124	7,099
6	6	State Heads of Programme Activities.....................	8,688	8,796
114	120	Studio Supervisors and Announcers......................	134,326	127,513
136	142	Carried forward............................	173,935	166,830
313	283		226,000	243,300

(a) Includes in each instance, £150 to be provided in Supplementary Estimates, 1953–54.

F.4898.—14

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Broadcasting Services.

Number of Persons.		1954–55.	Vote, 1953–54.
1953–54.	1954–55.
				AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION—continued.
		£	£
313	283	Brought forward...........................	226,000	243,300
Programmes—continued.
136	142	Brought forward...........................	173,935	166,830
263	259	State Programme Supervisors, Presentation Officers and General Programme Officers..............................	283,509	283,391
24	24	Regional Officers.................................................	22,852	22,574
153	152	Heads of News and Publications, State Editors and Journalists.........................................................................	178,510	176,180
18	16	Composers, Orchestrators and Arrangers...............	15,880	18,069
4	4	Continuity Writers and Playwrights.......................	5,430	5,235
77	84	Clerks..................................................................	57,413	53,477
280	266	Machinists and Typists.........................................	159,776	164,482
372	386	Members of Orchestras, Bands and Choruses.........	452,282	449,644
50	78	Messengers, Despatch Assistants, Cleaners and Miscellaneous Staff..................................................................	53,690	33,762
12	12	Conductors..........................................................	22,917	22,778
1,426,194	1,396,422
Extra duty pay......................................................	48,730	43,252
Proposed new staff...............................................	9,780	..
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers	14,300	7,600
Contributions to superannuation pensions of retired officers and dependants of deceased officers....................	5,900	3,300
1,504,904	1,450,574
Less Amount estimated to remain unexpended.......	27,724	18,224
1389	1423	Total Programmes....................................	1,477,180	1,432,350
Total Administrative and Programmes..	1,703,180	1,675,650
Less amount chargeable to Sub-division C—Programmes............................................................................	1,477,180	1,432,350
1702	1706	Total AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION (see page 118).................	226,000	243,300

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

Number of Persons.		1954–55.	Vote, 1953–54.
1953–54.	1954–55.
				NORTHERN TERRITORY.
		Under Control of Department of Territories.	£	£
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 247.)
1	1	Administrator.......................................................	2,750	(a) 2,750
1	1	Government Secretary..........................................	1,983	1,872
3	5	Directors..............................................................	8,750	5,498
1	1	Chief Veterinary Officer.......................................	1,998	1,998
1	1	Commissioner of Police........................................	1,314	1,314
46	46	Agricultural Officer, Chief Surveyor, Surveyors, Draftsmen, Veterinary Officer, Technical Officer, Cadet Surveyors and Draftsmen, Curator, Chief Fire Officer, Superintendent Transport, Botanist, Biologist, Chemist, Agronomist, Agrostologist, Plant Pathologist, Entomologist, Laboratory Officer and Harbour Master................................	51,961	56,448
147	142	Accountant, Clerks, Registrars, Inspectors, District Superintendents, Superintendents, Field Officers and Stock Inspectors..........................................................	131,646	134,798
169	172	Police Superintendent, Inspectors, Sergeants, Constables, Gaolers, Guards, Meter Reader, Machinists, Typists, Librarians, Assistants, Patrol Officers, Nursing Sisters, Cadet Patrol Officers, Municipal Inspectors, Firemen, Supervisor, Foreman, Laboratory Attendant, Reproduction Officer and Storeman...........................................................	140,143	137,528
340,545	342,206
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........................................................................	1,638	1,737
Allowances to Police Officers for uniforms and shoeing	3,440	3,920
Officers awaiting appointment..............................	1,106	1,948
Officers on loan from other Departments...............	1,852	986
Entertainment allowance—Administrator..............	1,000	(b)
Entertainment allowance—Chief Veterinary Officer, Alice Springs..............................................................	150	(b)
Other allowances..................................................	48,010	45,003
397,741	395,800
Less Amount estimated to remain unexpended.....	117,741	109,800
369	369	Total General Services (see page 123).....	280,000	286,000
Under Control of Attorney-General's Department.
COURTS OFFICE. (See Division No. 250.)
1	1	Supreme Court Judge...........................................	2,500	2,500
1	1	Magistrate and Master..........................................	2,060	1,791
1	2	Assistant Clerks of Court......................................	2,536	1,382
1	..	Assistant Clerk and Assistant Bailiff......................	..	962
2	4	Clerk, Typists......................................................	2,796	1,293
9,892	7,928
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position...	975	975
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........................................................................	100	100
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies	..	818
District allowances...............................................	600	600
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........................................................................	1,038	..
12,605	10,421
Less Amount estimated to remain unexpended.......	5,605	4,421
6	8	Total Courts Office (see page 124)...........	7,000	6,000
Under Control of Department of Health.
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 251.)
21	26	Medical Officers and Dentists...............................	41,527	34,388
110	108	Matrons, Sub-matrons, Clinic Sisters, Senior Sisters, Sisters, Probationers and Nursing Assistants...................	62,658	63,487
4	9	Clerks and Catering Officer..................................	7,735	3,666
33	38	Dental Mechanics, Health Inspectors, Superintendent Assistant, Assistants, Typists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dietitians and Nutritionist...........	25,882	20,147
137,802	121,688
District and special allowances..............................	24,964	21,686
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........................................................................	698	..
Proposed new staff...............................................	5,227	..
168,691	143,374
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended............	1,357
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent and keep................................................................	13,334	13,374
14,691	13,374
168	181	Total General Services (see page 124).....	154,000

130,000

(a) Includes £150 to be provided in the 1953–54 Supplementary Estimates. (b) Previously provided under General Expenses.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

Number of Persons.		1954–55.	Vote, 1953–54.
1953–54.	1954–55.
				AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
		Under Control of Attorney-General's Department.	£	£
COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE. (See Division No. 253.)
1	1	Magistrate............................................................	1,750	1,750
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Registrar................................	1,510	1,472
2	2	Deputy Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar..............	2,374	2,323
10	10	Clerks..................................................................	9,448	8,524
3	3	Clerical Assistant, Typists....................................	1,864	1,848
16,946	15,917
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........................................................................	200	200
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position...	989	860
18,135	16,977
Less Amount estimated to remain unexpended.......	6,135	2,477
17	17	Total Courts and Titles Office (see page 125)…	12,000	14,500
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE. (See Division No. 255.)
1	1	Commissioner of Police........................................	1,652	1,652
2	2	Inspectors............................................................	2,615	2,355
11	11	Sergeants.............................................................	10,988	10,983
7	7	Senior Constables.................................................	6,321	6,351
37	37	Constables...........................................................	31,417	31,312
2	2	Cadet Constables..................................................	812	812
53,805	53,465
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class............................................................................	500	500
Housing, clothing, and other allowances................	2,150	1,813
Rental and quarters allowance...............................	6,500	6,000
62,955	61,778
Less Amount estimated to remain unexpended.......	455	278
60	60	Total Australian Capital Territory Police (see page 127)..............................................	62,500	61,500

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