Appropriation Act 1955-56 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION 1955-1956.

No. 41 of 1955.

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

[Assented to 28th October, 1955.]

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 1955–56.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application or £278,568,000.

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-six, the sum of Two hundred and seventy-eight million five hundred and sixty-eight thousand pounds.

4. All

F.5724/55.—Price 6s. 9d.

Appropriation of supply £441,645,000.

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

Section 4. THE SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 21 of 1955.................................................................	163,077,000
Under this Act..........................................................................	278,568,000
441,645,000

 

SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.

Abstract.

Page Reference.	PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
£
6	PARLIAMENT...........................................................................................................		827,000
9	PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT..................................................................		2,486,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.......................................................		1,853,000
23	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.................................................................		8,537,000
26	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.......................................................		1,547,000
31	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...................................................................		3,633,000
36	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS..................................................................................		3,535,000
39	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION................................................................		7,719,000
42	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS...................................................		3,905,000
45	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH................................................................................		1,362,000
48	DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE..............................		1,952,000
57	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES............................................................		2,614,000
59	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.........................................		1,034,000
61	DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.....................................................................		180,000
63	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION...................................................................		1,543,000
65	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.........................		1,931,000
67	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT..........................................		843,000
69	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION....................................................................................................................................		4,449,000
71	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION........................................		582,000
72	DEFENCE SERVICES—	£
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE..........................................	750,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY........................................	48,834,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.......................................	63,128,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIR......................................................	50,926,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY..............................................	14,134,000
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.............	11,253,000
OTHER SERVICES..............................................................	975,000
190,000,000
89	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.............................................................................		25,803,000
96	REFUNDS OF REVENUE.......................................................................................		22,000,000
96	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER......................................................................		16,000,000
97	BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES................................................................................		16,070,000
99	WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES...........................................................		15,977,000
TOTAL PART 1.........................................................		336,382,000
PART 2—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
106	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS........................................................................		3,336,000
108	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..................................................		79,265,000
123	BROADCASTING SERVICES...............................................................................		5,352,000
TOTAL PART 2.........................................................		87,953,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
126	NORTHERN TERRITORY.....................................................................................		3,386,000
126	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.............................................................		2,367,000
126	NORFOLK ISLAND..................................................................................................		27,100
126	PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.................................................................................		8,943,900
TOTAL PART 3.........................................................		14,724,000

 

Second Schedule—continued.

Page Reference.	PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES.
	£
134	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.............................................................................	1,750,000
PART 5.—SELF-BALANCING ITEMS.
134	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.............................................................................	836,000
total...........................................................................	441,645,000

I.—PARLIAMENT.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
1	SENATE..................................................................................	48,700	45,900	44,881
2	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES....................................	77,700	75,300	76,597
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF....................	60,100	42,000	40,717
4	LIBRARY...............................................................................	52,000	49,660	49,781
5	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT........................................	122,400	117,860	110,545
6	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS...............................................................................	4,100	3,070	3,422
6k	PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS........................................................................	6,000	5,210	5,322
7	PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.......................................	88,000	90,000	86,778
8	MISCELLANEOUS..............................................................	368,000	360,000	366,537
TOTAL................................................	827,000	789,000	784,580

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary...............	391,000	351,940	342,261
General expenses...............................................................	57,600	51,060	56,142
Other services......................................................................	378,400	386,000	386,177
Total.................................................................	827,000	789,000	784,580

 

£
Estimate, 1955–56.............................................................	827,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.......................................................	784,580
Increase................................................................	42,420

I.—Parliament.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 1.—SENATE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136.............	27,700	23,510	21,743
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	1,700	2,530	2,303
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	100	100	12
29,500	26,140	24,058
B.—General Expenses.................................................................................	1,700	2,160	2,132
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Senators.......................................	4,000	4,000	3,990
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.......................	3,000	2,500	2,709
3. Senators’ sessional travelling allowance................................	10,500	10,500	11,427
Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Nairobi—Representation...................................................	..	600	565
17,500	17,600	18,691
Total Division No. 1.....................................	48,700	45,900	44,881
Division No. 2.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136.............	29,100	29,100	27,345
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	10,500	9,000	11,720
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	1,200	1,000	852
40,800	39,100	39,917
B. —General Expenses................................................................................	3,000	2,800	2,946
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Members.....................................	7,950	7,900	7,900
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.......................	200	200	1
3. Conveyance of Members and their luggage in Canberra....	250	250	163
4. Members’ sessional travelling allowance..............................	25,500	24,450	25,105
Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Nairobi—Representation...................................................	..	600	565
33,900	33,400	33,734
Total Division No. 2.....................................	77,700	75,300	76,597
Division No. 3.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136.............	51,900	36,675	34,522
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	4,700	3,925	4,031
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	300	100	141
56,900	40,700	38,694
B.—General Expenses.................................................................................	3,200	1,300	2,023
Total Division No. 3......................................	60,100	42,000	40,717
Division No. 4.—LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136.............	31,000	31,400	24,838
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	7,000	3,260	6,614
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	1,000	1,000	2,084
39,000	35,660	33,536
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents.......................................	7,000	8,000	9,486
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals........	4,150	4,150	3,927
3. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	1,850	1,850	2,832
13,000	14,000	16,245
Total Division No. 4......................................	52,000	49,660	49,781

I.—Parliament.

Division No. 5.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137.............	29,200	27,020	24,543
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	56,100	59,740	54,420
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	3,500	2,000	1,540
88,800	88,760	80,503
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone and fire services....................	19,500	17,500	18,838
2. Fuel................................................................................................	3,200	3,600	3,436
3. Parliament gardens.....................................................................	1,150	300	798
4. Repairs and maintenance.........................................................	2,100	2,200	2,041
5. Purchase of plant and equipment............................................	4,400	2,750	2,164
6. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	3,250	2,750	2,765
33,600	29,100	30,042
Total Division No. 5.....................................	122,400	117,860	110,545
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 137.............	2,020	1,830	1,785
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	780	740	781
2,800	2,570	2,566
B.—General Expenses.................................................................................	1,300	500	856
Total Division No. 6.....................................	4,100	3,070	3,422
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 137.............	3,390	3,255	2,099
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	710	755	1,325
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	100	..	..
4,200	4,010	3,424
B.—General Expenses.................................................................................	1,800	1,200	1,898
Total Division No. 6k...................................	6,000	5,210	5,322
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 7.—PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
1. Printing of Hansard, including cost of distribution..............	44,000	50,000	45,289
2. Parliamentary papers.................................................................	16,000	20,000	15,294
3. Other printing and binding........................................................	28,000	20,000	26,195
Total Division No. 7.....................................	88,000	90,000	86,778
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8.—MISCELLANEOUS.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others.............	175,000	173,000	180,007
2. Maintenance of Ministers’ and Members’ rooms, including salaries of staff..............................................................................................	(a) 193,000	(a) 187,000	(a) 186,530
Total Division No. 8.....................................	368,000	360,000	366,537
Total Parliament............................	827,000	789,000	784,580

(a) Includes salaries of staff—1955–56, £129,000; 1954–65, Vote £116,000; Expenditure £119,563.

II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
9	ADMINISTRATIVE................................................................	255,500	227,500	229,096
10	AUDIT OFFICE.......................................................................	581,000	538,400	501,087
11	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD..................................................	578,000	477,200	472,464
12	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE..................................	23,000	25,400	20,801
13	NATIONAL LIBRARY..........................................................	153,000	141,900	136,262
14	HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM	613,500	612,600	583,258
15	COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION..............	19,000	18,000	16,609
16	OFFICE OF EDUCATION.....................................................	168,000	159,000	155,951
16k	OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS..........................................	95,000	87,000	76,524
TOTAL.......................................................................	2,486,000	2,287,000	2,192,052

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.......................	1,872,025	1,724,890	1,667,181
General expenses.......................................................................	457,075	452,060	430,488
Other services..............................................................................	156,900	110,050	94,383
Total.........................................................................	2,486,000	2,287,000	2,192,052

 

£
Estimate, 1955–56.............................................................	2,486,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.......................................................	2,192,052
Increase................................................	293,948

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Division No. 9.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 138.............	134,400	117,900	110,963
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	30,100	25,850	27,442
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	6,000	4,250	5,249
170,500	148,000	143,654
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	16,000	14,700	19,011
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing....	8,000	7,000	9,323
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	12,000	12,000	11,253
4. Commonwealth Gazettes—Printing and distribution (including postage).......................................................................................................	31,000	27,000	30,372
5. Commonwealth Ministers—Travelling expenses................	13,500	14,500	12,497
6. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	4,500	4,300	2,986
85,000	79,500	85,442
Total Division No. 9......................................	255,500	227,500	229,096
Division No. 10.—AUDIT OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 138.............	558,970	498,830	467,467
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	58,500	71,350	66,891
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................

1,000	750	792
4. Payment in lieu of furlough to Auditor-General on retirement	4,500	3,500	..
622,970	574,430	535,150
Less—
5. Amount recoverable from special funds................	14,320	14,070	11,820
6. Amounts provided under parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	53,650	43,960	43,960
67,970	58,030	55,780
555,000	516,400	479,370
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	19,530	15,700	14,584
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	3,000	3,000	2,929
3. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	5,600	5,120	6,024
28,130	23,820	23,537
Less—
4. Amount recoverable from special funds................	780	780	780
5. Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	1,350	1,040	1,040
2,130	1,820	1,820
26,000	22,000	21,717
Total Division No. 10...................................	581,000	538,400	501,087
Division No. 11.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139.............	409,700	357,700	350,970
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	27,100	20,100	27,423
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	3,100	2,700	1,954
439,900	380,500	380,347
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	22,200	19,000	18,296
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing....	9,000	16,000	12,047
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	15,700	15,000	15,407
4. Medical fees—New appointees...............................................	3,600	3,500	3,236
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	8,200	7,000	8,361
58,700	60,500	57,347
Carried forward...............................................	498,600	441,000	437,694

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Division No. 11.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward..............................................	498,600	441,000	437,694
C.—Other Services—
1. Examinations—Expenses......................................................	14,300	14,700	15,309
2. Scholarship assistance, including overseas training...........	9,000	9,000	6,956
3. Recruitment—Advertising......................................................	10,000	8,500	9,319
4. Instructional aids and films....................................................	2,800	4,000	3,186
5. Typist-in-training scheme......................................................	43,300	(a)	(a)
79,400	36,200	34,770
Total Division No. 11...................................	578,000	477,200	472,464
Division No. 12.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139...........	5,640	5,140	4,679
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................................	5,760	5,660	4,139
3. Extra duty pay..........................................................................	300	200	130
11,700	11,000	8,948
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................................	4,700	5,000	3,710
2. Purchase of motor car.............................................................	2,000	5,000	5,050
3. Incidental and other expenditure...........................................	4,600	4,400	3,093
11,300	14,400	11,853
Total Division No. 12...................................	23,000	25,400	20,801
Division No. 13.—NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139...........	77,000	67,900	49,407
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................................	18,000	19,000	31,642
3. Extra duty pay..........................................................................	1,000	1,000	1,547
96,000	87,900	82,596
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents.....................................	22,500	18,500	18,842
2. Roosevelt memorial—Books, maps, plates and documents	2,000	2,000	1,914
3. Collection and publication of Australian historical records	2,500	2,500	2,460
4. Printing and publications........................................................	1,000	500	379
5. Purchase and copying of films...............................................	8,000	6,000	6,616
6. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals.....	4,000	3,500	4,009
7. Purchase of film equipment...................................................	1,500	2,000	503
8. Library service for overseas establishments.......................	4,000	3,500	3,847
9. Travelling and subsistence.....................................................	2,000	2,000	2,449
10. Freight charges.........................................................................	2,000	2,500	2,151
11. Incidental and other expenditure...........................................	7,500	7,500	8,780
Removal of archives’...............................................................	..	3,500	1,716
57,000	54,000	53,666
Total Division No. 13...................................	153,000	141,900	136,262
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 140.............	164,700	172,850	146,940
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	217,800	203,250	224,195
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	5,000	5,000	5,335
387,500	381,100	376,470
Carried forward...............................................	387,500	381,100	376,470

(a) Previously recovered from Departments concerned.

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 14.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Brought forward	387,500	381,100	376,470
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................................	10,100	8,710	12,682
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing..	11,650	10,750	8,673
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........................	65,000	66,500	60,728
4. Cablegrams...............................................................................	20,000	37,000	16,931
5. Municipal and other taxes......................................................	13,350	14,000	12,201
6. General upkeep of “Australia House”..................................	(a) 68,920	(a) 61,070	(a) 61,365
7. Upkeep of official residences.................................................	6,110	5,810	6,347
8. Allowances to High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner for expenses of official residences..............................................	3,520	2,510	2,507
9. Entertainment allowance to High Commissioner...............	3,770	3,770	3,761
10. Leasehold office premises—Rental, upkeep and alterations	6,500	6,630	6,185
11. National Insurance (Employers’) Contributions.................	9,300	7,500	7,428
12. Minor expenditure for all Departments...............................	1,200	1,200	1,036
13. Incidental and other expenditure...........................................	6,580	6,050	6,944
226,000	231,500	206,788
Total Division No. 14...................................	613,500	612,600	583,258
Division No. 15.—COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 140.............	14,400	13,600	12,630
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	600	100	481
15,000	13,700	13,111
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	2,200	2,800	1,826
2. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	1,800	1,500	1,672
4,000	4,300	3,498
Total Division No. 15...................................	19,000	18,000	16,609
Division No. 16—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 140.............	115,000	110,630	99,212
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	26,000	23,470	28,716
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	3,000	2,400	2,849
144,000	136,500	130,777
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	6,000	5,000	7,971
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing....	2,000	2,000	2,644
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	4,500	4,500	4,352
4. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	4,200	3,000	4,638
16,700	14,500	19,605
C.—Miscellaneous—
1. International relations in education, including United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization......................................	5,000	5,300	4,391
2. Research materials.....................................................................	500	750	184
3. Publications.................................................................................	850	850	640
4. Teaching aids—Migrant education........................................	950	1,100	354
7,300	8,000	5,569
Total Division No. 16...................................	168,000	159,000	155,951

(a) Includes wages of staff employed on upkeep as follows:—1955–56, £27, 626; 1954–55, Vote, £23,640 Expenditure, £29,428.

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Division No. 16k.—OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
1. Wages of staff...................................................................	24,800	21,150	22,480
2. Allowance to Governor-General for upkeep of Governor-General’s establishments................................................	(a) 22,000	15,000	15,000
3. Telephone services............................................................	4,000	3,100	3,795
4. Repairs and maintenance to buildings...........................	10,000	22,000	12,739
5. Maintenance of houses and grounds.............................	17,000	20,000	12,689
6. Repairs, maintenance, replacements and additions to contents of buildings.............................................................................	(a) 6,200	..	..
7. Fuel, light and power.......................................................	7,000	3,500	5,934
8. Incidental and other expenditure...................................	4,000	2,250	3,887
Total Division No. J 6k.......................	95,000	87,000	76,524
Total Prime Minister’s Department........	2,486,000	2,287,000	2,192,052

(a)Includes provision for expenditure previously charred to Items 4 and 5 and Capital Works Division 2. Item 3.

 

III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
17	ADMINISTRATIVE.......................................................	464,000	466,100	441,384
17k	OVERSEAS TRANSFERS............................................	40,000	..	..
EMBASSIES—
18	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...........................	214,200	209,400	196,835
20	REPUBLIC OF FRANCE..........................................	64,600	68,800	64,242
21	KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS..................	33,600	31,800	29,605
22	REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA....................................	66,000	52,900	55,395
23	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND........................................	13,900	17,100	12,971
24	JAPAN............................................................................	71,800	71,100	69,770
25	FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.................	39,800	42,300	38,323
LEGATIONS—
26	UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL...............................	19,900	26,400	18,267
27	ISRAEL.........................................................................	25,900	20,200	18,721
28	REPUBLIC OF ITALY..............................................	38,600	35,300	38,836
29	EGYPT...........................................................................	35,700	39,000	33,790
30	REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES........................	38,500	37,500	35,302
31	THAILAND..................................................................	40,500	25,400	24,026
32	VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA...................	41,800	34,000	38,767
33	BURMA.........................................................................	42,700	28,000	32,240
HIGH COMMISSIONS—
34	CANADA.......................................................................	58,500	54,000	56,175
35	NEW ZEALAND.........................................................	26,000	27,500	26,075
36	INDIA............................................................................	51,200	58,000	53,379
37	PAKISTAN....................................................................	55,500	46,000	46,090
38	UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA...................................	32,900	30,500	32,962
39	CEYLON.......................................................................	24,900	30,500	28,292
39k	COMMISSION—SINGAPORE AND MALAYA	(b) 69,800	..
40	CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD......	221,400	216,800	213,309
41	OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD...............	21,300	69,400	68,709
TOTAL............................................	(a)1,853,000	1,738,000	1,673,465

(a) Includes £216,000 estimated expenditure on account of other Departments. (b) Formerly provided under Division No. 41.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments’ in the nature of salary.......................	1,179,000	1,095,500	1,060,203
General expenses.........................................................................	674,000	642,500	613,262
Total.........................................................................	1,853,000	1,738,000	1,673,465

 

£
Estimate, 1955–56.............................................................	1,853,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.......................................................	1,673,465
Increase................................................................	179,535

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Division No. 17.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 141...........	211,000	206,900	196,484
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................................	35,400	33,100	35,609
3. Extra duty pay...........................................................................	12,000	7,700	9,218
258,400	247,700	241,311
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence......................................................	15,900	13,500	15,477
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing..	22,100	20,300	20,022
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........................	76,000	92,000	74,271
4. Cablegrams and radiograms...................................................	60,000	65,000	59,190
5. Courier service...........................................................................	25,000	21,800	24,621
6. Incidental and other expenditure...........................................	6,600	5,800	6,492
205,600	218,400	200,073
Total Division No. 17.................................	464,000	466,100	441,384
Division No. 17k—OVERSEAS TRANSFERS.(a)
B.—General Expenses—
1. Fares, travelling allowances and expenses...........................	32,000
2. Removal and other expenses..................................................	8,000
40,000
Total Division No. 17k...............................	(a) 40,000
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 141...........	62,300	59,600	57,310
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................................	70,300	70,000	67,623
132,600	129,600	124,933
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence......................................................	2,700	8,000	6,808
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams....	63,400	55,000	50,993
3. Maintenance, office.................................................................	5,400	5,500	4,041
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.................................	3,000	4,300	2,804
5. Incidental and other expenditure...........................................	7,100	7,000	7,256
81,600	79,800	71,902
Total Division No. 18.................................	214,200	209,400	196,835
Division No. 20.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF FRANCE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 142...........	26,200	25,100	23,781
2. Temporary and casual employees.........................................	23,600	23,800	24,633
49,800	48,900	48,414
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence......................................................	800	3,200	1,229
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams....	7,000	9,500	7,205
3. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence..............	3,000	3,700	3,186
4. Incidental and other expenditure...........................................	4,000	3,500	4,208
14,800	19,900	15,828
Total Division No. 20.................................	64,600	68,800	64,242

(a) Previously provided under overseas posts concerned.

III.—Department of External Affairs

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
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 142.............	15,900	12,100	12,029
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	7,000	7,000	6,699
22,900	19,100	18,728
B—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	300	2,000	1,372
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	4,000	5,000	3,867
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	1,700	1,900	1,687
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence...................................	2,500	800	1,773
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	2,200	3,000	2,178
10,700	12,700	10,877
Total Division No. 21...................................	33,600	31,800	29,605
Division No. 22. —EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 142.............	25,400	32,000	25,400
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	11,600	4,300	7,987
37,000	36,300	33,387
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	1,700	3,000	2,508
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	4,800	4,500	3,827
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	5,300	1,400	1,562
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence...................................	5,700	1,000	986
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings......................	1,500	600	188
6. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	8,200	6,100	8,870
7. Increase in imprest account......................................................

1,800	..	4,067
29,000	16,600	22,008
Total Division No. 22...................................	66,000	52,900	55,395
Division No. 23. —EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 143.............	8,000	8,100	7,564
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	1,800	2,000	1,720
9,800	10,100	9,284
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	100	2,400	28
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	800	800	797
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	1,200	1,200	1,514
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence...................................	1,100	800	405
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	900	1,800	943
4,100	7,000	3,687
Total Division No. 23...................................	13,900	17,100	12,971

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 24.—EMBASSY—JAPAN.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 143.............	44,000	43,700	44,438
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	11,600	8,900	7,880
55,600	52,600	52,318
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	300	3,800	3,090
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	3,000	3,400	2,812
3. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence................	5,900	4,600	4,719
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings......................	2,400	1,900	1,611
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	4,600	4,800	5,220
16,200	18,500	17,452
Total Division No. 24...................................	71,800	71,100	69,770
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, 143............	20,600	18,500	18,033
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	6,700	7,300	6,005
27,300	25,800	24,038
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	400	2,000	2,442
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	5,000	6,800	4,954
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	1,600	2,100	1,417
4. Rent and Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence..................	1,600	1,800	1,520
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	3,900	3,800	3,952
12,500	16,500	14,285
Total Division No. 25...................................	39,800	42,300	38,323
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 144.............	10,500	12,400	9,400
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	2,500	4,200	2,165
13,000	16,600	11,565
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	200	2,200	753
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	1,800	1,100	1,524
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	1,100	1,600	625
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence.........................	1,900	2,000	1,798
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	1,900	2,900	2,002
6,900	9,800	6,702
Total Division No. 26...................................	19,900	26,400	18,267

F.5724/55.—2

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 27. —LEGATION—ISRAEL.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 145.............	15,100	11,700	11,803
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	2,000	2,000	2,107
17,100	13,700	13,910
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	700	2,000	859
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	1,100	1,100	937
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	1,400	1,900	845
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence.........................	3,500	..	..
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	2,100	1,500	2,170
8,800	6,500	4,811
Total Division No. 27...................................	25,900	20,200	18,721
Division No. 28. —LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF ITALY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 144.............	15,000	14,000	14,311
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	10,500	9,000	8,960
25,500	23,000	23,271
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	500	1,000	1,537
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	6,100	6,000	5,778
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence.........................	2,500	2,500	2,535
4. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	4,000	2,800	5,715
13,100	12,300	15,565
Total Division No. 28...................................	38,600	35,300	38,836
Division No. 29. —LEGATION—EGYPT.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 145.............	22,100	20,400	20,450
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	4,900	4,800	4,513
27,000	25,200	24,963
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	400	2,100	753
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	2,000	5,100	1,823,
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	2,100	2,100	2,054
4. Maintenance, Minister’s residence..........................................	1,200	900	898
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	3,000	3,600	3,299
8,700	13,800	8,827
Total Division No. 29...................................	35,700	39,000	33,790

III.—Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 30. —LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 145.............	25,100	20,700	20,640
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	3,000	4,500	3,692
28,100	25,200	24,332
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	300	2,500	1,057
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	2,200	1,000	2,178
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	1,700	2,000	1,628
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence.........................	2,200	2,800	2,053
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	4,000	4,000	4,054
10,400	12,300	10,970
Total Division No. 30...................................	38,500	37,500	35,302
Division No. 31. —LEGATION—THAILAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 145.............	29,600	14,900	14,481
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	900	800	854
30,500	15,700	15,335
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	700	1,500	1,820
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	3,100	3,000	2,771
3. Rent and maintenance, office and Minister’s residence......	3,800	2,900	1,727
4. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	2,400	2,300	2,373
10,000	9,700	8,691
Total Division No. 31...................................	40,500	25,400	24,026
Division No. 32. —LEGATION—VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146.............	22,800	19,100	20,934
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	3,100	2,700	1,420
25,900	21,800	22,354
B—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	2,400	2,400	3,373
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	8,400	6,400	8,348
3. Maintenance, office and residence..........................................	2,500	1,400	1,610
4. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	2,600	2,000	3,082
15,900	12,200	16,413
Total Division No. 32...................................	41,800	34,000	38,767

III.—Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 33. —LEGATION—BURMA.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146.............	28,100	16,500	16,668
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	2,800	1,200	1,498
30,900	17,700	18,166
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	300	2,000	2,350
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	1,800	1,600	1,375
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	3,800	2,500	3,197
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence.........................	1,300	1,500	1,153
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	3,000	2,700	3,139
6. Increase in imprest advance.....................................................	1,600	..	2,860
11,800	10,300	14,074
Total Division No. 33....................................	42,700	28,000	32,240
Division No. 34. —HIGH COMMISSION—CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146.............	26,500	23,700	22,442
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	12,600	13,100	12,931
39,100	36,800	35,373
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	1,500	2,000	2,769
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	8,500	7,000	9,946
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	3,300	3,400	2,809
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence.....................	3,500	2,000	2,689
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	2,600	2,800	2,589
19,400	17,200	20,802
Total Division No. 34....................................	58,500	54,000	56,175
Division No. 35. —HIGH COMMISSION—NEW ZEALAND.
A—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 147.............	11,100	12,900	11,018
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	6,900	6,600	6,883
18,000	19,500	17,901
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	400	700	672
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	1,500	1,500	1,495
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	2,800	2,700	2,925
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence.....................	800	800	501
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	2,500	2,300	2,581
8,000	8,000	8,174
Total Division No. 35....................................	26,000	27,500	26,075
Division No. 36. —HIGH COMMISSION—INDIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 147.............	31,800	33,100	31,521
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	7,700	7,000	6,408
39,500	40,100	37,929
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	700	4,100	3,944
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	4,200	4,400	4,148
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	1,250	1,800	1,928
4. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence....	1,600	1,600	1,241
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings......................	150	100	22
6. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	3,800	5,900	4,167
11,700	17,900	15,450
Total Division No. 36....................................	51,200	58,000	53,379

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 37. —HIGH COMMISSION—PAKISTAN.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per. Schedule, page 147............	27,700	27,200	27,126
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	3,800	5,000	4,590
31,500	32,200	31,716
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	1,700	3,300	3,140
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	3,000	2,900	3,070
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	14,300	1,900	1,368
4. Bent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence....	1,400	1,400	1,941
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth building.......................	100	200	56
6. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	3,500	4,100	4,799
24,000	13,800	14,374
Total Division No. 37....................................	55,500	46,000	46,090
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 148.............	17,100	15,200	16,118
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	3,500	2,700	2,849
20,600	17,900	18,967
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	1,500	3,400	3,623
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	1,500	1,500	1,561
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	3,800	3,100	3,483
4. Accommodation, High Commissioner...................................	2,500	2,000	1,706
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	3,000	2,600	3,622
12,300	12,600	13,995
Total Division No. 38....................................	32,900	30,500	32,962
Division No. 39. —HIGH COMMISSION—CEYLON.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148.............	13,700	16,400	16,565
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	3,000	2,700	2,756
16,700	19,100	19,321
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	200	2,700	2,063
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.....	2,100	2,500	1,972
3. Rent and maintenance, office..................................................	2,900	2,600	2,358
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence.....................	800	800	385
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	2,200	2,800	2,193
8,200	11,400	8,971
Total Division No. 39....................................	24,900	30,500	28,292

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 39k.—COMMISSION—SINGAPORE AND MALAYA.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per schedule, page 148....	35,600	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................	11,000	..	..
46,600	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..............................................	3,100	..	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	5,500	..	..
3. Rent and maintenance, office.........................................	7,000	..	..
4. Maintenance, Commissioner’s residence.....................	1,700	..	..
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings............	1,300	..	..
6. Incidental and other expenditure...................................	4,600	..	..
(a) 23,200	..	..
Total Division No. 39k........................	(a) 69,800	..	..
Division No. 40. —CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149...	53,300	51,500	43,670
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................	104,600	97,600	99,251
157,900	149,100	142,921
B.—General. Expenses—
1. Representation in New York...........................................	35,400	37,200	43,452
2. Representation in San Francisco....................................	10,100	10,000	10,370
3. Representation in New Caledonia.................................	3,800	3,400	3,328
4. Representation in Portuguese Timor.............................	2,200	2,300	1,616
5. Representation in Geneva...............................................	12,000	14,800	11,622
63,500	67,700	70,388
Total Division No. 40...........................	221,400	216,800	213,309
Division No. 41. —OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150...	16,200	40,800	39,423
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................	1,500	11,000	10,343
B.—General Expenses—	17,700	51,800	49,766
1. Representation in the United Kingdom.........................	2,100	3,000	1,561
2. Representation in Hong Kong.........................................	(c) 1,500	..	..
Representation in Malaya...............................................	(b)..	14,600	17,382
3,600	17,600	18,943
Total Division No. 41.........................	21,300	69,400	68,709
Total Department of External Affairs..	1,868,000	1,738,000	1,673,465

(a) Formerly provided under Division No. 41. (b) Provided under Division No. 39k. (c) Formerly provided under Division No. 24.

 

IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
42	ADMINISTRATIVE...........................................................	512,000	478,800	461,377
43	COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.............................................................................	33,100	29,500	29,193
44	TAXATION BRANCH......................................................	7,190,000	7,065,000	6,690,781
45	TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.............................	15,200	15,200	14,219
46	VALUATION BOARDS...................................................	1,900	1,300	1,371
47	SUPERANNUATION BOARD.......................................	87,000	90,800	81,417
48	BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS.................	697,800	625,400	646,038
49	GOVERNMENT PRINTER..............................................	(a)

(a)	(a)
TOTAL..................................................	8,537,000	8,306,000	7,924,396

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.......................	7,344,570	7,137,250	6,773,513
General expenses.......................................................................	1,192,430	1,168,750	1,150,883
Total.........................................................	8,537,000	8,306,000	7,924,396

 

£
Estimate, 1955–56.............................................................	8,537,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.......................................................	7,924,396
Increase................................................................	612,604

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 42. —ADMINISTRATIVE.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152.......	381,000	351,100	332,245
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	48,000	45,800	50,597
3. Extra duty pay.......................................................................	6,000	4,200	5,155
435,000	401,100	387,997
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	16,000	14,000	16,633
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	19,000	25,000	15,591
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	31,000	28,500	30,076
4. Fuel, light, power and office cleaning...............................	4,000	4,000	3,685
5. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	7,000	6,200	7,395
77,000	77,700	73,380
Total Division No. 42.............................	512,000	478,800	461,377
Division No. 43. —COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.
1. Administrative expenses.....................................................	33,100	29,500	29,193
Division No. 44. —TAXATION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 153.......	5,137,000	5,008,000	4,716,378
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,058,000	1,030,000	1,004,600
3. Extra duty pay.......................................................................	100,000	136,000	98,675
6,295,000	6,174,000	5,819,653
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	100,000	95,000	94,757
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	317,000	320,000	303,774
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	189,000	185,000	189,170
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation..............	37,000	33,000	35,569
5. Law costs................................................................................	44,000	50,000	43,904
6. Payments to Commonwealth Departments and State Governments for office cleaning and other services rendered..............	11,000	10,000	9,625
7. Payment for services rendered in connexion with sale of tax instalment stamps.................................................................	48,000	50,000	46,418
8. Uniform income tax—Compensation to State Governments for use of accommodation, furniture and equipment..................	75,000	81,000	77,005
9. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	74,000	67,000	70,906
895,000	891,000	871,128
Total Division No. 44..............................	7,190,000	7,065,000	6,690,781
Division No. 45. —TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.......	7,620	7,220	7,061
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	380	480	376
8,000	7,700	7,437
B.—General Expenses	7,200	7,500	6,782
Total Division No. 45..............................	15,200	15,200	14,219

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 46. —VALUATION BOARDS.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	1,070	750	743
B.—General Expenses	830	550	628
Total Division No. 46...................................	1,900	1,300	1,371
Division No. 47.—SUPERANNUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.............	53,000	59,250	50,145
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	22,000	20,650	20,244
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	6,500	4,900	6,656
81,500	84,800	77,045
B.—General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	5,500	6,000	4,372
Total Division No. 47...................................	87,000	90,800	81,417
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 154.............	420,000	370,300	368,000
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	96,000	93,300	106,414
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	8,000	5,300	6,224
524,000	468,900	480,638
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	15,000	15,500	15,081
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing	35,000	29,000	33,236
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	25,600	28,000	24,752
4. Printing of official publications...............................................	25,500	30,000	24,420
5. Hire, service and maintenance of machines for tabulation of statistics	39,600	29,500	35,644
6. Wool statistical service—Contribution towards...................	13,500	13,500	13,500
7. Reimbursement to Commonwealth and State Departments for statistical services.........................................................................................	11,500	8,000	12,416
8. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	8,100	3,000	6,351
173,800	156,500	165,400
Total Division No. 48...................................	697,800	625,400	646,038
Division No. 49. —GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and wages as per Schedule, page 154......................	105,000	95,000	86,980
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	156,000	120,000	127,509
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	14,000	7,500	6,422
275,000	222,500	220,911
4. Less amounts for Parliamentary and Departmental printing chargeable to Government Printer Trust Account....................................	275,000	222,500	220,911
Total Division No. 49...................................	(a)	(a)	(a)
Total Department of the Treasury...............	8,537,000	8,306,000	7,924,396

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

 

V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
50	ADMINISTRATIVE....................................................................	214,000	223,000	218,397
51	REPORTING BRANCH.............................................................	88,000	76,500	75,194
52	CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE............................................	291,000	263,800	264,224
53	HIGH COURT..............................................................................	60,000	59,000	56,050
54	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.....................................	133,000	114,900	117,715
55	COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.........	127,000	127,000	122,022
56	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE....................	14,000	14,900	13,111
57	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE...........	110,000	106,700	104,728
58	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS......................	366,000	370,400	379,370
59	LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU....................................................	60,000	57,800	56,220
60	PEACE OFFICER GUARD........................................................	84,000	79,000	71,990
Total.............................................................................	1,547,000	1,493,000	1,479,021

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.......................	1,180,000	1,077,500	1,071,082
General expenses.......................................................................	367,000	415,500	407,939
Total.....................................................................	1,547,000	1,493,000	1,479,021

 

£
Estimate, 1955–56.............................................................	1,547,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.......................................................	1,479,021
Increase................................................................	67,979

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Division No. 50.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.............	120,000	107,800	104,717
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	12,200	9,800	11,560
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	800	400	561
133,000	118,000	116,838
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	16,000	18,000	15,691
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing....	5,000	4,500	4,798
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	17,000	15,000	16,911
4. Publication of Commonwealth Statutes and Statutory Rules	17,500	35,000	26,934
5. Legal expenses............................................................................	20,000	28,000	31,906
6. Law books...................................................................................	1,500	1,500	1,372
7. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	4,000	3,000	3,947
81,000	105,000	101,559
Total Division No. 50...................................	214,000	223,000	218,397
Division No. 51.—REPORTING BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.............	36,000	32,300	29,069
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	54,800	42,150	54,052
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	200	50	146
91,000	74,500	83,267
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and Administrations.......................................................................................................	17,000	9,000	22,621
74,000	65,500	60,646
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	8,000	7,000	9,273
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing....	6,000	4,500	5,943
3. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	2,500	2,000	3,210
16,500	13,500	18,426
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and Administrations.......................................................................................................	2,500	2,500	3,878
14,000	11,000,	14,548
Total Division No. 51...................................	88,000	76,500	75,194
Division No. 52—CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.............	249,000	222,500	223,758
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	11,000	14,800	12,553
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	2,000	1,500	1,778
262,000	238,800	238,089
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	7,500	6,500	7,007
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	9,000	8,000	8,306
3. Law books...................................................................................	2,000	2,500	1,922
4. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	10,500	8,000	8,900
29,000	25,000	26,135
Total Division No. 52...................................	291,000	263,800	264,224

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.............	16,000	14,600	11,502
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	12,950	12,380	14,814
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	50	20	26
29,000	27,000	26,342
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	21,000	21,000	21,069
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	2,100	2,500	1,983
3. Law books...................................................................................	2,900	3,500	2,067
4. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	5,000	5,000	4,589
31,000	32,000	29,708
Total Division No. 53...................................	60,000	59,000	56,050
Division No. 54.—BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.............	105,000	88,800	90,728
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	7,500	7,100	7,682
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	2,500	2,000	2,474
115,000	97,900	100,884
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	5,000	4,000	4,199
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing....	2,500	2,000	2,930
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	4,500	4,500	4,523
4. Payments to States for services of Judges and officers.......	3,000	3,500	2,703
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	3,000	3,000	2,476
18,000	17,000	16,831
Total Division No. 54...................................	133,000	114,900	117,715
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 156.............	50,400	50,700	43,139
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	20,200	20,700	23,892
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	800	600	757
4. Payment in lieu of accrued recreation leave to Conciliation Commissioners on retirement..................................................	1,600	..	..
73,000	72,000	67,788
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	26,000	24,000	29,310
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing....	7,500	8,000	6,991
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	9,000	9,000	9,117
4. Reports of cases..........................................................................	2,500	3,000	2,135
5. Boards of Reference—Fees and other expenses...................	1,200	1,200	1,003
6. Compulsory conferences—Fees and other expenses...........	100	100	44
7. Court conducted ballots (amounts recovered from trade unions may be credited to this vote)..................................................................	1,500	4,000	..
8. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	6,200	5,700	5,634
54,000	55,000	54,234
Total Division No. 55...................................	127,000	127,000	122,022

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	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 156.............	9,000	9,300	8,511
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	1,400	1,550	1,192
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	100	50	39
10,500	10,900	9,742
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing....	1,500	2,000	1,687
2. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	2,000	2,000	1,682
3,500	4,000	3,369
Total Division No. 56...................................	14,000	14,900	13,111
Division No. 57.—COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157.............	76,500	73,000	72,650
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	11,000	12,200	10,879
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	2,000	1,500	1,486
89,500	86,700	85,015
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	10,000	8,000	10,745
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing....	2,000	3,500	1,929
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	4,500	4,500	3,858
4. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	4,000	4,000	3,181
20,500	20,000	19,713
Total Division No. 57...................................	110,000	106,700	104,728
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 157.............	157,000	141,500	149,093
2. Temporary and casual employees...........................................	79,000	73,100	76,020
3. Extra duty pay............................................................................	22,000	15,800	16,300
258,000	230,400	241,413
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence........................................................	7,500	5,500	7,023
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing	13,000	12,000	15,988
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.............................	6,000	4,500	5,788
4. Printing of specifications and publications............................	73,000	110,000	100,816
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	8,500	8,000	8,342
108,000	140,000	137,957
Total Division No. 58...................................	366,000	370,400	379,370

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1955–56.	1954–55.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157...	38,150	38,100	37,348
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................	17,800	16,150	14,953
3. Extra duty pay...................................................................	50	50	34
56,000	54,300	52,335
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...................

14,550	13,500
Amount estimated to remain unexpended................................................	1,731,153	1,562,479
1,745,703	1,575,979
9803	10212	Total Queensland (see page 114).................................	6,765,000	5,956,000
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 234.)
1	1	Director.................................................................................................................	2,676	2,120
..	3	Assistant Directors..............................................................................................	7,134	..
27	26	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches.................................	42,166	37,670
304	318	Clerks....................................................................................................................	312,318	272,440
49	47	Draftsmen............................................................................................................	46,604	42,770
82	82	Engineers..............................................................................................................	107,224	90,080
6	6	Inquiry Officers..................................................................................................	6,054	5,550
18	22	Inspectors............................................................................................................	31,704	22,520
267	270	postal Clerks........................................................................................................	226,930	214,540
158	171	Postmasters.........................................................................................................	204,159	161,880
54	60	Supervisors..........................................................................................................	52,500	42,960
151	148	Telegraphists.......................................................................................................	129,682	121,100
21	24	Traffic Officers...................................................................................................	24,608	21,240
135	176	Artisans and General Workmen......................................................................	131,130	96,870
292	324	Assistants.............................................................................................................	216,750	190,990
702	767	Line Inspectors and Linemen...........................................................................	492,558	485,060
106	127	Machinists and Typists......................................................................................	73,158	59,860
380	383	Mail Officers.......................................................................................................	290,246	274,320
1446	1427	Technicians.........................................................................................................	1,149,450	1,074,290
328	318	Junior Postal Officers........................................................................................	146,419	151,660
1064	944	Monitors and Telephonists...............................................................................	520,532	562,860
22	22	Overseers..............................................................................................................	22,396	20,280
5613	5666	Carried forward..................................................	4,236,398	3,951,060

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55	1955-56.
£	£
5613	5666	Brought forward....................................................	4,236,398	3,951,060
43	46	Phonogram Attendants........................................................................................	24,292	22,150
678	688	Postal Officers........................................................................................................	469,596	449,710
56	54	Storemen.................................................................................................................	39,852	39,940
71	74	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers.....................................................	55,460	48,450
4,825,598	4,511,310
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.................................	277,000	288,240
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........................	77,000	65,200
Allowance to officers performing counter duties............................................	1,400	1,480
Allowance to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	500	1,050
Allowances in lieu of quarters............................................................................	560	560
District allowances................................................................................................	3,800	3,800
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................................	40,000	23,000
Functional allowances..........................................................................................	10,080	16,000
5,235,938	4,910,640
Less—
Amounts to be withhold from officers on account of rent........................	16,200	14,700
Officers on loan................................................................................................	45,000	32,200
Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................................	1,237,738	1,225,740
1,298,938	1,272,640
6461	6528	Total South Australia (see page 115)..........................	3,937,000	3,638,000
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 236.)
1	Director....................................................................................................................	2,678	2,122
3	Assistant Directors.................................................................................................	7,134	..
27	26	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches....................................	43,348	36,694
201	206	Clerks.......................................................................................................................	198,397	174,054
20	21	Draftsmen...............................................................................................................	20,870	18,855
54	56	Engineers.................................................................................................................	71,292	58,273
4	4	Inquiry Officers.....................................................................................................	4,052	3,594
19	20	Inspectors...............................................................................................................	27,326	22,795
233	228	Postal Clerks...........................................................................................................	184,049	175,839
146	151	Postmasters............................................................................................................	171,138	144,965
31	33	Supervisors.............................................................................................................	32,516	27,645
118	108	Telegraphists..........................................................................................................	84,222	86,068
10	13	Traffic Officers......................................................................................................	12,836	10,062
99	132	Artisans and General Workmen.........................................................................	100,177	67,939
217	254	Assistants................................................................................................................	191,864	152,764
662	710	Line Inspectors and Linemen..............................................................................	565,788	493,426
78	87	Machinists and Typists.........................................................................................	53,042	43,120
266	262	Mail Officers..........................................................................................................	199,856	186,478
839	921	Technicians............................................................................................................	762,345	644,528
332	286	Junior Postal Officers...........................................................................................	101,872	113,444
526	552	Monitors and Telephonists..................................................................................	303,242	279,768
19	18	Overseers.................................................................................................................	17,564	16,839
38	36	Phonogram Attendants........................................................................................	19,802	19,750
409	427	Postal Officers........................................................................................................	293,086	256,107
55	48	Storemen.................................................................................................................	38,034	38,045
91	102	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers.....................................................	76,664	64,990
3,583,194	3,138,164
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.................................	152,710	97,974
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........................	42,000	40,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties..........................................	1,100	1,100
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	1,300	1,500
Allowances in lieu of quarters............................................................................	1,000	800
District allowances................................................................................................	13,000	14,000
Functional allowances to permanent engineering workmen.........................	12,000	13,000
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................................	29,000	22,000
3,835,304	3,328,538
4495	4705	Carried forward.....................................................	3,835,304	3,328,538

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		WESTERN AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.
£	£
4495	4705	Brought forward...............................................................	3,835,304	3,328,538
Lees—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent......................	12,500	12,500
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.................................................	964,804	746,038
977,304	758,538
4495	4705	Total Western Australia (see page 117)...................	2,858,000	2,570,000
TASMANIA. (See Division No. 236.)
1	1	Director..................................................................................................................	2,318	1,856
..	3	Assistant Directors...............................................................................................	6,174	..
19	16	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches..................................	24,486	24,067
128	135	Clerks.....................................................................................................................	121,418	104,941
13	14	Draftsmen.............................................................................................................	15,230	12,319
36	34	Engineers...............................................................................................................	38,956	36,787
2	3	Inquiry Officers...................................................................................................	3,200	1,686
7	7	Inspectors.............................................................................................................	9,272	8,078
69	71	Postal Clerks.........................................................................................................	63,578	56,018
52	55	Postmasters..........................................................................................................	65,094	51,913
26	30	Supervisors...........................................................................................................	28,660	21,586
39	37	Telegraphists........................................................................................................	31,320	31,349
9	9	Traffic Officers....................................................................................................	9,742	8,091
60	70	Artisans and General Workmen.......................................................................	53,194	43,051
177	188	Assistants..............................................................................................................	149,238	126,322
351	366	Line Inspectors and Linemen............................................................................	295,714	266,617
43	55	Machinists and Typists.......................................................................................	28,818	23,081
109	113	Mail Officers........................................................................................................	93,048	84,344
405	481	Technicians..........................................................................................................	402,194	320,906
100	103	Junior Postal Officers.........................................................................................	34,800	33,700
405	418	Monitors and Telephonists................................................................................	225,104	196,501
10	10	Overseers...............................................................................................................	9,820	8,790
18	17	Phonogram Attendants......................................................................................	9,370	8,809
209	237	Postal Officers......................................................................................................	156,050	144,837
20	20	Storemen...............................................................................................................	14,612	14,264
18	22	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers...................................................	16,662	12,974
1,908,072	1,642,887
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...............................	52,916	35,877
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........................	31,000	30,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties........................................	500	500
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	400	500
Allowances in lieu of quarters..........................................................................	200	200
District allowances..............................................................................................	1,000	1,000
Functional allowances to permanent engineering officers...........................	8,000	8,000
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers..................................................................	14,000	12,000
2,016,088	1,730,964
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent......................	5,000	4,100
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.................................................	526,088	422,864
531,088	426,964
2326	2515	Total Tasmania (see page 119).......................................	1,485,000	1,304,000
NORTHERN TERRITORY. (See Division No. 237.)
2	2	Clerks.....................................................................................................................	2,032	1,950
2	2	Engineers...............................................................................................................	2,704	2,360
11	12	Postal Clerks.........................................................................................................	10,176	8,360
5	7	Postmasters..........................................................................................................	8,225	5,290
2	2	Supervisors...........................................................................................................	1,750	1,920
10	10	Telegraphists........................................................................................................	8,260	7,680
8	10	Assistants..............................................................................................................	6,800	6,320
19	19	Monitors and Telephonists................................................................................	10,564	10,590
31	29	Line Inspector and Linemen.............................................................................	21,692	23,850
90	93	Carried forward...................................................	72,203	68,320

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department
Number of Persons.		NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.
£	£
90	93	Brought forward......................................................	72,203	68,320
2	2	Artisans.....................................................................................................................	1,570	1,570
19	22	Technicians..............................................................................................................	17,996	16,200
14	7	Junior Postal Officers.............................................................................................	3,241	5,480
1	1	Typist and Machinist..............................................................................................	594	530
14	16	Postal Officers..........................................................................................................	11,072	9,930
2	3	Phonogram Operators.............................................................................................	1,596	1,040
108,272	103,070
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...................................	3,500	3,320
Officers on loan.......................................................................................................	45,000	32,220
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.............................	2,500	1,900
Allowances to officers performing counter duties............................................	70	70
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	500	200
Functional allowances............................................................................................	330	270
District allowances..................................................................................................	10,500	11,030
170,672	152,080
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........................	600	720
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.....................................................	60,072	53,860
60,672	54,580
142	144	Total Northern Territory (see page 120).....................	110,000	97,500

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		NORTHERN TERRITORY.

Under Control of Department of Territories.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			1954-55.	1955-56.
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 247.)	£	£
1	1	Administrator...........................................................................................................	4,000	(a) 3,375
1	1	Government Secretary............................................................................................	2,850	1,983
5	5	Directors....................................................................................................................	11,897	8,750
..	1	Assistant Director....................................................................................................	1,958	..
1	..	Chief Veterinary Officer........................................................................................	..	1,998
1	1	District-Officer.........................................................................................................	1,860	..
1	1	Commissioner of Police.........................................................................................	1,958	1,314
46	48	Agricultural Officer, Chief Surveyor, Surveyors, Draftsmen, Veterinary Officers, Technical Officer, Cadet Surveyors and Draftsmen, Curator, Chief Fire Officer, Transport Officer, Botanist, Biologist, Chemist, Agronomist, Agrostologist, Plant Pathologist; Entomologist, Harbour Master, Supervisor, and Soil Survey Officer...............................................................................................................................	62,409	51,961
142	148	Accountant, Clerks, Registrars, Inspectors, District Welfare Officers, Superintendents, Field Officers, Stock Inspectors, Administrative and Investigation Officers	152,445	131,646
172	180	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, Storeman, Testing Officers and-Station Officer...................................................................................................................	149,511	140,143
388,888	341,170
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.............................	2,567	1,638
Allowances to Police Officers for uniforms and shoeing.................................	4,243	3,440
Officers awaiting appointment.............................................................................	2,808	1,106
Officers on loan from other Departments...........................................................	2,133	1,852
Entertainment allowance—Administrator..........................................................	1,000	1,000
Entertainment allowance—District Officer, Alice Springs..............................	150	150
Other allowances.....................................................................................................	52,826	48,010
Reclassification of offices.....................................................................................	..	13,975
454,615	412,341
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................................................	119,615	117,741
369	386	Total General Services (see page 127)...........................	335,000	294,600
Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.
COURTS OFFICE. (See Division No. 250.)
1	1	Supreme Court Judge.............................................................................................	3,750	(b) 3,125
1	1	Magistrate and Master...........................................................................................	2,408	2,060
..	1	Stipendiary Magistrate...........................................................................................	2,048	..
2	2	Assistant Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar-General.......................................	2,904	2,536
4	10	Clerks, Typists.........................................................................................................	6,862	2,796
17,972	10,517
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position............................................	1,119	975
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.............................	200	100
District allowances..................................................................................................	745	600
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........................	..	1,038
Reclassification of offices.....................................................................................	..	675
20,036	13,905
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................................................	2,936	5,605
8	15	Total Courts Office (see page 128)..................................	17,100	8,300
Under Control of Department of Health.
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 251.)
26	28	Medical Officers and Dentists...............................................................................	54,008	41,527
108	114	Matrons, Sub-matrons, Clinic Sisters, Senior Sinters, Sisters, Probationers and Nursing Assistants.............................................................................................................	84,040	62,658
9	10	Clerks and Catering Officer...................................................................................	9,755	7,735
38	42	Dental Mechanics. Health Inspectors, Superintendent Assistant, Assistants, Typists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dietitians and Nutritionist......................	34,319	25,882
182,122	137,802
District and special allowances............................................................................	30,140	24,964
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.............................	800	698
Proposed new staff.................................................................................................	..	5,227
Reclassification of offices.....................................................................................	..	13,900
213,062	182,591
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.....................................................	10,900	1,357
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent and keep...........	13,162	11,734
24,062	13,091
181	194	Total General Services (see page 128)...........................	189,000	169,500

(a) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1934-55. (b) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.
COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE. (See Division No. 203.)	£	£
1	...	Magistrate...............................................................................................................	..	1,750
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Registrar..............................................................................	1,977	1,510
2	2	Deputy Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar........................................................	2,933	2,374
10	14	Clerks.......................................................................................................................	13,052	9,448
3	5	Clerical Assistant, Typists....................................................................................	2,790	1,864
20,752	16,946
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........................	300	200
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position..........................................	1,142	989
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..................................	3,306	..
Reclassification of offices....................................................................................	..	900
25,500	19,035
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended................................................	10,500	6,135
17	22	Total Courts and Titles Office (see page 129)..........	15,000	12,900
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE. (See Division No. 255.)
1	1	Chief Commissioner of Police.............................................................................	2,000	1,652
2	2	Inspectors................................................................................................................	3,188	2,615
11	11	Sergeants.................................................................................................................	12,726	10,988
7	7	Senior Constables..................................................................................................	7,140	6,321
37	37	Constables..............................................................................................................	34,910	31,417
2	2	Cadet Constables...................................................................................................	738	812
60,702	53,805
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........................	500	500
Housing, clothing, and other allowances..........................................................	1,800	2,150
Rental and quarters allowance............................................................................	7,500	6,500
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.......................	1,000	..
Increases under Arbitration Awards...................................................................	..	3,500
71,502	66,455
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended................................................	502	455
60	60	Total Australian Capital Territory Police (see page 131)	71,000	66,000

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