Appropriation Act 1956-57 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION 1956-57.

No. 70 of 1956.

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

[Assented to 26th October, 1956.]

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 1956-57.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £292,836,000.

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-seven, the sum of Two hundred and ninety-two million eight hundred and thirty-six thousand pounds.

4. All

F.6245/56.—Price 7s.

Appropriation of supply £453,804,000.

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-seven, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Four hundred and fifty-three million eight hundred and four 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-six, 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-seven.

Section 4. THE SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 35 of 1956................................................................................	160,968,000
Under this Act.......................................................................................	292,836,000
453,804,000

   

SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.

Abstract.

Page Reference.	PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
			£
6	PARLIAMENT......................................................................................................................		875,000
9	PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT............................................................................		2,689,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..................................................................		2,061,000
24	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY............................................................................		9,158,000
27	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..................................................................		1,729,000
32	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR..............................................................................		4,334,000
37	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.............................................................................................		3,134,000
40	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION..........................................................................		8,747,000
43	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE............................................................		3,922,000
45	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...........................................................................................		1,516,000
43	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE..............................................................................................		1,440,000
56	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.................................................................		1,506,000
59	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES......................................................................		2,796,000
61	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT...................................................		1,139,000
63	DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES................................................................................		234,000
65	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION..............................................................................		1,862,000
70	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE....................................		2,013,000
72	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.....................................................		1,107,000
75	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION		5,000,000
77	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION...................................................		778,000
78	DEFENCE SERVICES-	£
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.....................................................	890,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY..................................................	39,065,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.................................................	60,284,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIR................................................................	53,750,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY........................................................	15,132,000
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.......................	19,891,000
OTHER SERVICES.........................................................................	988,000
190,000,000
96	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.......................................................................................		23,381,000
103	REFUNDS OF REVENUE..................................................................................................		22,000,000
103	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.................................................................................		16,000,000
104	BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES..........................................................................................		13,500,000
106	WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES......................................................................		17,306,000
TOTAL PART I........................................................................		338,227,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
114	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS...................................................................................		3,697,000
116	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.............................................................		87,123,000
131	BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES....................................................		6,802,000
TOTAL PART 2.......................................................................		97,622,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
134	NORTHERN TERRITORY................................................................................................		3,735,000
134	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY........................................................................		2,716,000’
134	NORFOLK ISLAND............................................................................................................		36,000
134	PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA............................................................................................		9,370,400
134	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS.........................................................................................		22,600
TOTAL PART 3.......................................................................		15,880,000

SECOND

Second Schedule—continued.

Page Reference.	PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES.
	£
144	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH................................................................................	1,925,000
PART 5.—SELF-BALANCING ITEMS.
144	PRIMARY INDUSTRY............................................................................................	150,000
TOTAL...................................................................................	453,804,000

PART 1.

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

 

I.—PARLIAMENT.

Division Number.	—	1956-57.	1955-56.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
1	SENATE........................................................................	46,150	50,520	51,468
2	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..........................	73,000	89,040	94,407
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF...........	68,300	65,300	65,166
4	LIBRARY.....................................................................	55,000	53,270	50,260
5	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT..............................	137,100	124,260	134,377
6	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS....................................................	3,750	4,360	4,035
7	PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.............................................................	5,700	6,150	4,902
8	PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.............................	88,000	101,000	117,911
9	MISCELLANEOUS.....................................................	398,000	369,500	400,106
TOTAL....................................................	875,000	(a) 863,400	922,632

(a) Includes £36,400 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1956.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........................	416,250	401,840	398,320
General expenses.........................................................................	61,450	58,920	66,754
Other services...............................................................................	397,300	402,640	457,558
Total......................................................................	875,000	863,400	922,632

 

£
Estimate, 1956-57..............................................................	875,000
Expenditure, 1955-56........................................................	922,632
Decrease..................................................................	47,632

 

I.—Parliament.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
			Division No. 1.—SENATE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146.......	26,500	28,800	28,861
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,800	1,700	1,729
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	100	100	13
28,400	30,600	30,603
B.—General Expenses	2,750	2,420	2,566
C.—Other Services—
1. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.................	3,000	3,000	2,025
2. Senators’ sessional travelling allowance..........................	12,000	10,500	12,278
Postages and telegrams for Senators................................	..	4,000	3,996
15,000	17,500	18,299
Total Division No. 1.........................	46,150	50,520	51,468
Division No. 2.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146.......	31,300	30,550	30,332
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	11,100	10,650	10,603
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	1,200	1,200	954
Payment as an act of grace to an officer transferred from the State Service of Tasmania......................................................	..	..	3,366
43,600	42,400	45,255
B.—General Expenses	3,100	3,000	3,269
C.—Other Services—
1. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.................	200	200	48
2. Conveyance of Members and their luggage in Canberra	200	250	192
3. Members’ sessional travelling allowance........................	25,900	25,500	27,955
Postages and telegrams for Members...............................	..	7,950	7,949
Custody of R. E. Fitzpatrick and F. C. Browne—Legal expenses	..	9,740	9,739
26,300	43,640	45,883
Total Division No. 2.........................	73,000	89,040	94,407
Division No. 3.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146.......	60,200	56,500	55,310
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,800	4,700	5,356
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	300	300	273
65,300	61,500	60,939
B.—General Expenses	3,000	3,800	4,227
Total Division No. 3.........................	68,300	65,300	65,166
Division No. 4.—LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146.......	33,500	32,270	25,508
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	5,000	7,000	8,562
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	1,500	1,000	2,337
40,000	40,270	36,407
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents.................................	7,500	7,000	6,916
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals..	5,000	4,150	4,537
3. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,500	1,850	2,400
15,000	13,000	13,853
Total Division No. 4.........................	55,000	53,270	50,260

 

I.—Parliament.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Division No. 5.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 147.......	33,500	31,060	30,623
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	64,100	56,100	59,392
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	3,800	3,500	3,450
101,400	90,660	93,465
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone and fire services..............	23,000	19,500	26,655
2. Fuel..........................................................................................	3,750	3,200	3,930
3. Parliament gardens...............................................................	900	1,150	691
4. Repairs and maintenance...................................................	2,100	2,100	2,208
5. Purchase of plant and equipment......................................	3,000	4,400	3,921
6. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,950	3,250	3,507
35,700	33,600	40,912
Total Division No. 6.........................	137,100	124,260	134,377
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 147.......	2,180	2,240	2,229
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	870	820	784
3,050	3,060	3,013
B.—General Expenses	700	1,300	1,022
Total Division No. 6.........................	3,750	4,360	4,035
Under Control of Joint House Department.
Division No. 7.—PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 147.......	3,640	3,540	3,342
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	760	710	631
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	100	100	24
4,500	4,350	3,997
B.—General Expenses	1,200	1,800	905
Total Division No. 7.........................	5,700	6,150	4,902
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 8.—PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
1. Printing of Hansard, including cost of distribution........	44,000	50,000	65,436
2. Parliamentary papers...........................................................	16,000	19,000	13,920
3. Other printing and binding..................................................	28,000	32,000	38,555
Total Division No. 8.........................	88,000	101,000	117,911
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 9.—MISCELLANEOUS.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others.......	193,000	176,500	204,615
2. Maintenance of Ministers’ and Members’ rooms, including salaries of staff.............................................................................	(a) 205,000	(a) 193,000	(a) 195,491
Total Division No. 9.........................	398,000	369,500	400,106
Total Parliament...........................	875,000	863,400	922,632

(a) Includes salaries of staff—1956-57, £180,000; 1955-56, Vote £129,000; Expenditure £124,641.

 

II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1956-57.	1955-56.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
10	ADMINISTRATIVE.............................................................	284,000	268,300	270,672
11	AUDIT OFFICE....................................................................	599,000	626,350	604,150
12	PUBLIC. SERVICE. BOARD ..........................................	599,000	606,050	582,407
13	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE...............................	25,500	24,450	18,590
14	NATIONAL LIBRARY.......................................................	164,000	155,800	160,389
15	HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM.........................................................................	697,500	636,150	654,192
16	COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION...........	20,500	20,000	18,957
17	OFFICE OF EDUCATION..................................................	195,000	196,200	194,598
18	OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.......................................	104,500	100,000	94,119
TOTAL..................................................................	2,689,000	(a) 2,633,300	2,598,074

(a) Includes £147,300 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1956.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary...............	2,004,230	2,006,225	1,978,360
General expenses...............................................................	510,470	465,175	476,188
Other services......................................................................	174,300	161,900	143,526
Total...............................................................	2,689,000	2,633,300	2,598,074

 

£
Estimate, 1956-57........................................................	2,689,000
Expenditure, 1955-56.................................................	2,598,074
Increase......................................	90,926

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Division No. 10.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148.......	145,600	145,400	133,731
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	31,400	31,900	37,161
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	6,000	6,000	7,571
183,000	183,300	178,463
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	18,000	16,000	18,234
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	7,500	8,000	5,970
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	11,000	12,000	11,152
4. Commonwealth Gazettes—Printing and distribution (including postage)...........................................................................	39,000	31,000	38,924
5. Travelling allowances—Ministers and Leader of Opposition	21,000	13,500	13,932
6. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	4,500	4,500	3,997
101,000	85,000	92,209
Total Division No. 10......................	284,000	268,300	270,672
Division No. 11.—AUDIT. OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148.......	598,620	597,970	573,775
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................

48,5 0	62,500	66,258
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	1,500	1,000	1,575
Payment in lieu of furlough to Auditor-General on retirement	..	4,500	4,500
648,620	665,970	646,108
Less—
5. Amount recoverable from special funds...................	15,020	14,320	17,420
6. Amounts provided under parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	61,600	53,650	53,650
76,620	67,970	71,070
572,000	598,000	575,038
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	17,690	19,530	18,578
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	6,000	(a)	..
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	3,300	3,000	3,550
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,190	5,600	6,764
Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930-1954........................................................................	..	2,350	2,350
29,180	30,480	31,242
Less—
5. Amount recoverable from special funds...................	780	780	780
6. Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	1,400	1,350	1,350
2,180	2,130	2,130
27,000	28,350	29,112
Total Division No. 11......................	599,000	626,350	604,150
Division No. 12.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149.......	430,000	435,300	414,060
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	27,630	27,100	32,530
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	4,370	3,100	1,815
462,000	465,500	448,405
4. Less amount recoverable from Division 217k—Item 1— Colombo Plan Technical Assistance and Economic Development	13,000	..	..
449,000	465,500	448,405

(a) Included under Item 4—Incidental and other expenditure.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
			Division No. 12.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD—continued.
B.—General Expenses—	£	£	£
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	32,500	22,200	22,787
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	12,700	9,000	12,396
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	17,000	15,700	15,648
4. Medical fees—New appointees.........................................	4,000	3,600	3,702
5. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	7,500	8,200	8,406
Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930-1954...................................................................................	..	2,450	2,410
73,700	61,150	65,349
C.—Other Services—
1. Examinations—Expenses...................................................	13,300	14,300	13,940
2. Scholarship assistance, including overseas training.......	7,000	9,000	7,963
3. Recruitment—Advertising..................................................	16,000	10,000	12,756
4. Instructional aids and films.................................................	5,000	2,800	1,696
5. Typist-in-training scheme...................................................	35,000	43,300	32,298
76,300	79,400	68,653
Total Division No. 12......................	599,000	606,050	582,407
Division No. 13.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149.......	7,200	5,990	5,517
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	7,700	6,860	7,258
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	300	300	321
4. Salary of Administrator.......................................................	2,500	..	..
17,700	13,150	13,096
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,300	4,700	1,277
2. Purchase of motor car..........................................................	2,000	2,000	1,412
3. Visit abroad of Governor-General.....................................	1,300	..	..
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	3,200	4,600	2,805
7,800	11,300	5,494
Total Division No. 13	25,500	24,450	18,590
Division No. 14.—NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149.......	81,000	79,500	62,267
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	21,300	18,300	34,926
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	1,500	1,000	1,792
103,800	98,800	98,985
B.—General Expenses—
1. Hooks, maps, plates and documents.................................	22,500	22,500	21,346
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals..	4,500	4,000	4,680
3. Collection and publication of Australian historical records	3,200	2,500	4,528
4. Roosevelt memorial—Books, maps, plates and documents	1,500	2,000	2,284
5. Purchase and copying of films...........................................	8,000	8,000	7,684
6. Library service for overseas establishments....................	3,000	4,000	2,755
7. Australian Bibliographical Centre.....................................	1,000	..	..
8. Printing and publications....................................................	500	1,000	92
9. Purchase of film equipment...............................................	1,000	1,500	1,508
10. Travelling and subsistence...............................................	3,000	2,000	1,951
11. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,500	(a) ..	..
12. Postage, telegrams and telephone services....................	2,500	(a) ..	..
13. Freight charges...................................................................	2,500	2,000	3,374
14. Removal of books..............................................................	2,000	..	..
15. Incidental and other expenditure.....................................	2,500	7,500	11,202
60,200	57,000	61,404
Total Division No. 14......................	164,000	155,800	160,389

(a) Provided under Item 16—Incidental and other expenditure.

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Division No. 15.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150.......	173,500	172,250	163,617
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	251,400	229,600	237,390
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	20,400	5,000	21,427
445,300	406,850	422,434
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	12,000	10,100	12,076
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	10,000	11,650	10,124
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	72,400	65,000	65,499
4. Cablegrams............................................................................	20,000	20,000	21,077
5. Municipal and other taxes..................................................	18,000	16,650	14,217
6. General upkeep of “Australia House”..............................	(a) 80,500	(a) 68,920	(a) 72,480
7. Upkeep of official residences.............................................	7,300	6,110	5,858
8. Allowances to High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner for expenses of official residences..............................	2,700	3,520	3,247
9. Entertainment allowance to High Commissioner...........	3,700	3,770	3,367
10. Leasehold office premises—Rental, upkeep and alterations	6,500	6,500	6,218
11. National Insurance (Employers’) Contributions.............	9,300	9,300	8,956
12. Minor expenditure for all Departments...........................	900	1,200	890
13. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	8,900	6,580	7,749
252,200	229,300	231,758
Total Division No. 15......................	697,500	636,150	654,192
Division No. 16.—COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150.......	15,180	15,400	14,058
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	620	600	749
15,800	16,000	14,807
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	2,500	2,200	2,162
2. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,200	1,800	1,988
4,700	4,000	4,150
Total Division No. 16......................	20,500	20,000	18,957
Division No. 17—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150.......	173,000	142,650	121,543
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	35,500	26,350	41,178
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	5,000	3,200	6,220
213,500	172,200	168,941
4. Less amount recoverable from Division No. 217k—Item 1— Colombo Plan Technical Assistance and Economic Development..................................................................	53,000	..	..
160,500	172,200	168,941
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	6,000	6,000	6,186
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,800	2,000	2,819
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	6,200	4,500	6,132
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	4,500	4,200	4,629
19,500	16,700	19,766
5. Less amount recoverable from Division No. 217k—Item 1— Colombo Plan Technical Assistance and Economic Development..........................................................................................	4,000	..	..
15,500	16,700	19,766
C.—Miscellaneous—
1. International relations in education, including United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization..	10,600	5,000	4,321
2. Research materials...............................................................	600	500	450
3. Publications...........................................................................	7,300	850	674
4. Teaching aids—Migrant education..................................	500	950	446
19,000	7,300	5,891
Total Division No. 17......................	195,000	196,200	194,598

(a) Includes wages of staff employed on upkeep as follows:—1956-57, £31,630; 1955-56, Vote, £27,625; Expenditure, £33,054.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
			Division No. 18.—OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
£	£	£
1. Wages of staff.......................................................................	25,500	24,800	25,137
2. Allowance to Governor-General for upkeep of Governor-General’s establishments................................................................	22,000	22,000	22,000
3. Telephone services...............................................................	4,300	4,000	4,601
4. Repairs and maintenance to buildings..............................	12,000	10,000	8,138
5. Maintenance of grounds......................................................	17,000	17,000	15,639
6. Repairs, maintenance, replacements and additions to contents of buildings..........................................................................	10,000	11,200	4,831
7. Fuel, light and power...........................................................	7,500	7,000	6,756
8. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	6,200	4,000	7,017
Total Division No. 18......................	104,500	100,000	94,119
Total Prime Minister’s Department	2,689,000	2,633,300	2,598,074

III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Division Number.	—	1956-57.	1955-56.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
19	ADMINISTRATIVE.............................................	531,200	484,900	486,172
20	OVERSEAS TRANSFERS ...............................	71,300	67,200	74,704
EMBASSIES—
21	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA..............	202,500	220,000	201,413
22	REPUBLIC OF FRANCE.............................	71,400	64,600	67,583
23	KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS.....	37,000	33,600	34,389
24	REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.......................	81,700	75,400	76,457
25	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND...........................	13,500	13,900	13,786
26	JAPAN...............................................................	81,200	71,800	64,207
27	FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY....	41,100	39,800	39,475
28	REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES...........	46,700	38,500	41,105
29	THAILAND.....................................................	56,200	40,500	35,768
30	BURMA............................................................	37,900	43,900	40,895
LEGATIONS—
31	UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL..................	24100	20,800	19,807
32	ISRAEL............................................................	27,400	25,900	21,024
33	REPUBLIC OF ITALY.................................	40,200	38,600	35,990
34	EGYPT..............................................................	36,000	35,700	33,891
35	VIETNAM AND LAOS................................	35,000	67,300	62,240
35k	CAMBODIA....................................................	14,200	(c) ..	..
HIGH COMMISSIONS—
36	CANADA..........................................................	49,700	59,400	56,893
37	NEW ZEALAND............................................	29,900	26,000	24,585
38	INDIA...............................................................	56,100	51,200	50,004
39	PAKISTAN.......................................................	47,100	55,500	52,084
40	UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA......................	33,800	32,900	32,651
41	CEYLON..........................................................	31,500	24,900	21,648
COMMISSIONS—
42	SINGAPORE....................................................	58,500	97,600	95,869
43	MALAYA.........................................................	35,300	(d) ..	..
44	CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD	246,700	230,900	226,369
45	OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD........	23,800	21,300	21,034
TOTAL..............................................	(a) 2,061,000	(b) 1,982,100	1,930,043

• (a)

  Includes £313,000 estimated expenditure on account of other Departments.(b)Includes £129,100 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1956. (c) Formerly provided under Division No. 35. (d) Formerly provided under Division No. 42.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..................	1,317,700	1,234,500	1,201,324
General expenses...................................................................	743,300	747,600	728,719
Total......................................................................	2,061,000	1,982,100	1,930,043

 

£
Estimate, 1956-57..............................................................	2,061,000
Expenditure, 1955-56........................................................	1,930,043
Increase...................................................................	130,957

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 19.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151.......	252,500	230,100	226,879
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	39,300	37,200	40,174
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	13,000	12,000	13,397
304,800	279,300	280,450
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	22,400	15,900	18,504
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	22,000	22,100	21,968
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	80,000	76,000	75,545
4. Courier service......................................................................	30,200	25,000	28,970
5. Cablegrams and radiograms...............................................	64,300	60,000	53,498
6. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	7,500	6,600	7,237
226,400	205,600	205,722
Total Division No. 19......................	531,200	484,900	486,172
Division No. 20.—OVERSEAS TRANSFERS.
B.—General Expenses—
1. Fares, travelling allowances and expenses......................	54,000	54,300	57,392
2. Removal and other expenses..............................................	17,300	12,900	17,312
71,300	67,200	74,704
Total Division No. 20......................	71,300	67,200	74,704
Division No. 21.—EMBASSY—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151.......	60,500	62,300	58,144
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	72,600	76,100	76,594
133,100	138,400	134,738
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	2,700	2,700	3,116
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	52,900	63,400	49,899
3. Maintenance, office.............................................................	4,500	5,400	4,704
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.............................	2,600	3,000	2,703
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	2,200	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	4,500	7,100	6,253
69,400	81,600	66,675
Total Division No. 21......................	202,500	220,000	201,413
Division No. 22.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF FRANCE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152.......	26,600	26,200	25,743
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	23,800	23,600	23,212
50,400	49,800	48,955
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	600	800	555
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	7,200	7,000	10,064
3. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence..........	9,000	3,000	3,845
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,700	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,500	4,000	4,164
21,000	14,800	18,628
Total Division No. 22......................	71,400	64,600	67,583

• (a)

  Included in item 7—Incidental and other expenditure.

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 23.—EMBASSY—KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS.	1956-57.	1955-56.
Vote.		Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152.......	16,600	15,900	14,936
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	7,700	7,000	7,483
24,300	22,900	22,419
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	400	300	348
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	5,000	4,000	4,861
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	1,500	1,700	1,415
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.............................	3,800	2,500	3,572
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	700	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................

1,300	2,200	1,774
12,700	10,700	11,970
Total Division No. 23......................	37,000	33,600	34,389
Division No. 24.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152.......	36,100	28,800	29,934
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	15,000	13,900	14,696
51,100	42,700	44,630
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,600	1,700	1,128
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	9,000	8,500	8,506
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	4,700	5,300	1,635
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.............................	900	5,700	6,009
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings................	2,000	1,500	1,408
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	4,400	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	8,000	8,200	11,341
Increase in imprest account...............................................	..	1,800	1,800
30,600	32,700	31,827
Total Division No. 24......................	81,700	75,400	76,457
Division No. 25.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 153.......	7,000	8,000	8,372
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	2,700	1,800	1,848
9,700	9,800	10,220
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	100	100	82
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,200	800	1,132
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	1,100	1,200	1,083
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.............................	500	1,100	234
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	300	(a)	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	600	900	1,035
3,800	4,100	3,566
Total Division No. 25......................	13,500	13,900	13,786

• (a)

  Included in item 7—Incidental and other expenditure

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Division No. 26.—EMBASSY—JAPAN.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 153.......	44,700	44,000	39,955
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	12,000	11,600	10,111
56,700	55,600	50,066
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	600	300	222
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	14,700	3,000	4,185
3. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence..........	4,500	5,900	4,169
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings................	750	2,400	1,530
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,950	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,000	4,600	4,035
24,500	16,200	14,141
Total Division No. 26	81,200	71,800	64,207
Division No. 27.—EMBASSY—FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 153.......	23,100	20,600	21,403
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	6,000	6,700	5,822
29,100	27,300	27,225
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	500	400	545
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	4,200	5,000	4,707
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	1,700	1,600	1,419
4. Rent and maintenance, Ambassador’s residence............	2,000	1,600	1,695
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	2,100	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,500	3,900	3,884
12,000	12,500	12,250
Total Division No. 27......................	41,100	39,800	39,475
Division No. 28.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.......	28,000	25,100	25,887
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,200	3,000	3,704
32,200	28,100	29,591
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	600	300	100
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,800	2,200	2,538
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	2,400	1,700	1,786
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence...................	2,800	2,200	2,456
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,600	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,900	4,000	4,634
8. Increase in imprest account................................................	1,400	..	..
14,500	10,400	11,514
Total Division No. 28......................	46,700	38,500	41,105

(a) Included in Item 7—Incidental and other expenditure.

F.6245/56.—2

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Division No. 29.—EMBASSY—THAILAND.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.......	32,500	29,600	17,960
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	9,500	900	5,353
42,000	30,500	23,313
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	800	700	223
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,750	3,100	2,706
3. Rent and maintenance, office and Minister’s residence	4,500	3,800	3,698
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	2,000	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,650	2,400	3,828
8. Increase in imprest account................................................	1,500	..	2,000
14,200	10,000	12,455
Total Division No. 29......................	56,200	40,500	35,768
Division No. 30.—EMBASSY—BURMA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.......	21,900	28,100	25,265
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,200	2,800	2,734
26,100	30,900	27,999
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	600	300	48
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,500	1,800	1,383
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	4,000	3,800	3,186
4. Maintenance, Minister’s residence....................................	1,700	1,300	2,599
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,700	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,300	3,000	2,880
Increase in imprest advance..............................................	..	2,800	2,800
11,800	13,000	12,896
Total Division No. 30......................	37,900	43,900	40,895
Division No. 31.—LEGATION—UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.......	12,500	10,500	9,914
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,700	3,400	3,343
17,200	13,900	13,257
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	200	200	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,000	1,800	899
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	1,200	1,100	901
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence...................	2,000	1,900	1,631
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,200	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,300	1,900	3,119
6,900	6,900	6,550
Total Division No. 31......................	24,100	20,800	19,807

• (a)

  Included in Item 7—Incidental and other expenditure.

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
			Division No. 32.—LEGATION—ISRAEL.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.......	17,200	15,100	11,234
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	2,100	2,000	1,525
19,300	17,100	12,759
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	400	700	148
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,500	1,100	646
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	2,700	1,400	955
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence...................	1,400	3,500	5,068
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	900	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	700	2,100	1,448
8. Increase in imprest advance...............................................	500	..	..
8,100	8,800	8,265
Total Division No. 32......................	27,400	25,900	21,024
Division No. 33.—LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF ITALY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.......	16,100	15,000	14,712
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	12,000	10,500	9,244
28,100	25,500	23,956
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	750	500	750
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	6,000	6,100	5,850
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	2,350	2,500	2,342
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,800	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,200	4,000	3,092
12,100	13,100	12,034
Total Division No. 33......................	40,200	38,600	35,990
Division No. 34.—LEGATION—EGYPT.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.......	22,700	22,100	21,282
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,800	4,900	4,783
27,500	27,000	26,065
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	300	400	283
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,700	2,000	1,510
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	1,900	2,100	1,838
4. Maintenance, Minister’s residence....................................	1,550	1,200	860
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	800	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,250	3,000	3,335
8,500	8,700	7,826
Total Division No. 34......................	36,000	35,700	33,891

• (a)

  Included in Item 7—Incidental and other expenditure.

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
			Division No. 35.—LEGATION—VIETNAM AND LAOS.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.......	22,300	28,300	25,755
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	900	5,100	5,311
23,200	33,400	31,066
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,000	2,400	791
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	7,000	9,400	8,948
3. Maintenance, office and residence....................................	1,300	16,400	16,400
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	900	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,600	3,500	2,835
Increase in imprest advance..............................................	..	2,200	2,200
11,800	33,900	31,174
Total Division No. 35......................	35,000	(b) 67,300	62,240
Division No. 35k.—LEGATION—CAMBODIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.......	9,100	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	600	..	..
9,700	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	300	..	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,000	..	..
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...................	1,000	..	..
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	500	..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	700	..	..
4,500	..	..
Total Division No. 35k....................	14,200	©	..
Division No. 36.—HIGH COMMISSION-CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157.......	18,000	26,900	26,937
2. Temporary and casual employees ...................................	13,700	12,600	12,718
31,700	39,500	39,655
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	700	1,500	1,328
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	9,000	9,000	8,685
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	3,300	3,300	3,333
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence...............	2,900	3,500	1,796
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	600	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,500	2,600	2,096
18,000	19,900	17,238
Total Division No. 36......................	49,700	69,400	56,893

(a) Included in Item 7—Incidental and other expenditure. (b) Includes representation for Cambodia now provided under Division No. 85k. (c) Included in Division No. 85—Legation—Vietnam and Laos.

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Division No. 37.—HIGH COMMISSION—NEW ZEALAND.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157.......	14,300	11,100	10,026
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	7,800	6,900	6,482
22,100	18,000	16,508
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	400	400	181
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,400	1,500	1,325
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	2,800	2,800	2,734
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence...............	1,000	800	1,002
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	500	(a)..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,700	2,500	2,835
7,800	8,000	8,077
Total Division No. 37......................	29,900	26,000	24,585
Division No. 38.—HIGH COMMISSION—INDIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157.......	34,300	31,800	30,861
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	8,000	7,700	7,649
42,300	39,500	38,510
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,000	700	800
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,900	4,200	3,272
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	2,000	1,250	1,863
4. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence	4,000	1,600	1,771
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings................	360	150	240
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,140	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,400	3,800	3,548
13,800	11,700	11,494
Total Division No. 38......................	56,100	51,200	50,004
Division No. 39.—HIGH COMMISSION—PAKISTAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158.......	26,300	27,700	25,982
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	8,300	3,800	5,981
34,600	31,500	31,963
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,900	1,700	612
2. Postage; telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,850	3,000	2,440
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	2,300	14,300	12,381
4. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence	1,750	1,400	1,307
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings................	500	100	136
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,400	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,800	3,500	3,245
12,500	24,000	20,121

• (a)

  a) Included in Item 7—Incidental and other expenditure.

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 40.—HIGH COMMISSION-UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158.......	17,700	17,100	16,972
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	3,600	3,500	3,382
21,300	20,600	20,354
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	2,300	1,500	2,223
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,800	1,500	1,773
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	4,000	3,800	3,925
4. Accommodation, High Commissioner.............................	2,200	2,500	1,823
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	400	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,800	3,000	2,553
12,500	12,300	12,297
Total Division No. 40......................	33,800	32,900	32,651
Division No. 41.—HIGH COMMISSION—CEYLON.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158.......	19,000	13,700	11,203
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	3,700	3,000	3,466
22,700	16,700	14,669
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	450	200	57
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,000	2,100	1,542
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	2,600	2,900	2,424
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence...............	1,400	800	601
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	700	..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,650	2,200	2,355
8,800	8,200	6,979
Total Division No. 41......................	31,500	24,900	21,648
Division No. 42.—COMMISSION—SINGAPORE.

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per schedule, page 159........	30,700	40,800	40,799
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	9,900	12,300	11,754
40,600	53,100	62,563
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	650	3,100	1,690
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	5,100	8,000	7,919
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	5,200	7,400	7,316
4. Maintenance, Commissioner’s residence.........................	1,500	1,700	1,947
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings................	1,000	1,300	800
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,800	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,650	7,200	7,845
Increase in imprest advance..............................................	..	15,800	15,800
17,900	44,500	43,316
Total Division No. 42......................	58,500	(b) 97,600	95,869

(a) Included in Item 7—Incidental and other expenditure. (b) Included Commission, Malaya, now provided under Division No. 43.

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Division No. 43.—COMMISSION—MALAYA.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per schedule, page 159........	22,300	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	3,000	..	..
25,300	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	1,600	..	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,400	..	..
3. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	1,650	..	..
4. Maintenance, Commissioner’s residence.........................	1,050	..	..
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	800	..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,500	..	..
10,000	..	..
Total Division No. 43......................	35,300	(a)	..
Division No. 44.—CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 160.......	62,500	53,300	48,265
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	110,000	112,400	113,909
172,500	165,700	162,174
B.—General Expenses—
1. Representation in New York..............................................	45,400	35,400	34,345
2. Representation in San Francisco........................................	10,500	10,100	10,449
3. Representation in New Caledonia.....................................	3,500	3,800	3,289
4. Representation in Portuguese Timor.................................	2,000	2,200	1,767
5. Representation in Geneva...................................................	12,800	13,700	14,345
74,200	65,200	64,195
Total Division No. 44......................	246,700	230,900	226369
Division No. 45.—OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 161.......	18,700	16,200	16,908
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,400	1,500	1,321
20,100	17,700	18,229
B.—General Expenses—
1. Representation in the United Kingdom............................	1,700	2,100	1,399
2. Representation in Hong Kong............................................	2,000	1,500	1,406
3,700	3,600	2,805
Total Division No. 45......................	23,800	21,300	21,034
Total Department of External Affairs.................	2,061,000	1,982,100	1,930,043

(a) Previously included in Division No. 42—Commission, Singapore.

 

IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division Number	—	1956-57.	1955-56.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
46	ADMINISTRATIVE..............................................................	585,800	537,200	537,894
47	COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD	33,500	33,100	36,816
48	TAXATION BRANCH.........................................................	7,559,000	7,404,000	7,429,767
49	TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.................................	17,600	17,100	16,887
50	VALUATION BOARDS.......................................................	1,600	1,900	1,366
51	SUPERANNUATION BOARD...........................................	89,500	88,700	89,157
52	BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS....................	871,000	796,900	776,239
53	GOVERNMENT PRINTER.................................................	(a)	(a)	(a)
TOTAL....................................................................	9,158,000	(b) 8,878,900	8,888,126

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned. (b) Includes £341,900 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1956.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary......................	7,850,800	7,670,970	7,665,660
General expenses......................................................................	1,307,200	1,207,930	1,222,466
Total.........................................................	9,158,000	8,878,900	8,888,126

 

£
Estimate, 1956-57..........................................................	9,158,000
Expenditure, 1955-56...................................................	8,888,126
Increase...............................................................	269,874

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 46.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1956-57.	1955-56.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 163.......	455,800	405,400	407,243
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	43,300	48,800	47,010
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	7,200	6,000	7,787
506,300	460,200	462,040
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	19,100	16,000	21,769
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	15,000	19,000	11,986
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	34,000	31,000	31,702
4. Fuel, light, power and office cleaning..............................	4,400	4,000	3,854
5. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	7,000	7,000	6,543
79,500	77,000	75,854
Total Division No. 46......................	585,800	537,200	537,894
Division No. 47.—COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.
1. Administrative expenses.....................................................	33,500	33,100	36,816
Division No. 48’.—TAXATION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 164.......	5,336,000	5,343,000	5,326,540
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,131,000	1,066,000	1,076,190
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	120,000	100,000	118,135
B.—General Expenses—	6,587,000	6,509,000	6,520,865
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	124,000	100,000	108,464
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	411,000	317,000	302,377
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	191,000	189,000	187,729
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation..............	39,500	37,000	32,693
5. Law costs...............................................................................	66,000	44,000	66,175
6. Payments to Commonwealth Departments and State Governments for office cleaning and other services rendered.......	14,000	11,000	10,268
7. Payment for services rendered in connexion with sale of tax instalment stamps..........................................................	48,000	48,000	47,600
8. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	78,500	74,000,	70,395
Uniform income tax—Compensation to State Governments for use of accommodation, furniture and equipment.............	(a)	75,000	83,201
972,000	895,000	908,902
Total Division No. 48......................	7,559,000	7,404,000	7,429,767
Division No. 49.—TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165.......	8,150	8,320	8,117
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	430	380	404
3. Payment in lieu of furlough to dependant of deceased member	820	..	..
9,400	8,700	8,521
B.—General Expenses—
1. Reporting................................................................................	5,000	5,000	5,100
2. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	3,200	3,400	3,266
8,200	8,400	8,366
Total Division No. 49......................	17,600	17,100	16,887

(a) Provided under Department of Interior Division No. 71—Rent of Buildings.

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 50.—VALUATION BOARDS.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,100	1,070	1,070
B.—General Expenses	500	830	296
Total Division No. 50......................	1,600	1,900	1,366
Division No. 51.—SUPERANNUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165.......	60,000	54,700	56,423
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	20,000	22,000	20,731
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	4,000	6,500	6,109
84,000	83,200	83,263
B.—General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	5,500	5,500	5,894
Total Division No. 51......................	89,500	88,700	89,157
Division No. 52.—BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165.......	530,000	474,600	460,130
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	125,000	126,000	122,190
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	8,000	8,200	7,581
663,000	608,800	589,901
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	16,500	15,500	14,060
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing	38,000	35,000	37,382
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	28,200	27,600	26,087
4. Printing of official publications.........................................	34,300	34,700	34,630
5. Hire, service and maintenance of machines for tabulation of statistics..........................................................................................	52,000	40,000	40,018
6. Wool statistical service—Contribution towards.............	13,500	13,500	13,500
7. Reimbursement to Commonwealth and State Departments for statistical services..........................................................	15,000	11,500	10,059
8. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	10,500	10,300	10,602
208,000	188,100	186,338
Total Division No. 52......................	871,000	796,900	776,239
Division No. 53.—GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and wages as per Schedule, page 165................	144,000	105,000	100,349
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	175,000	156,000	161,124
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	22,500	14,000	24,863
341,500	275,000	286,336
4. Less amounts for Parliamentary and Departmental printing chargeable to Government Printer Trust Account...	341,500	275,000	286,336
Total Division No. 53......................	(a)	(a)	(a)
Total Department of the Treasury	9,158,000	8,878,900	8,888,126

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

 

V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1956-57.	1955-56.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
54	ADMINISTRATIVE.............................................................	267,000	228,600	255,923
55	REPORTING BRANCH......................................................	101,000	93,800	104,451
56	CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE.....................................	325,000	311,700	315,347
57	HIGH COURT.......................................................................	67,000	61,000	62,214
58	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.............................	152,000	138,400	139,890
59	COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION..	136,000	133,600	134,623
60	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE.............	18,000	19,000	19,675
61	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE....	124,000	113,900.	120,750
62	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS...............	390,000	380,500	388,268
63	LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU.............................................	66,000	64,700	63,864
64	PEACE OFFICER GUARD................................................	83,000	84,000	83,132
Total............................................................	1,729,000	(a) 1,629,200	1,688,137

(a) Includes £82,200 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1956.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.................	1,341,500	1,262,200	1,304,361
General expenses.................................................................	387,500	367,000	383,776
Total...............................................................	1,729,000	1,629,200	1,688,137

 

£
Estimate, 1956-57....................................................	1,729,000
Expenditure, 1955-56..............................................	1,688,137
Increase.........................................................	40,863

 

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 54.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 166.......	150,300	134,600	147,174
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	12,400	12,200	12,383
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	1,300	800	1,092
164,000	147,600	160,649
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	20,000	16,000	20,239
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	5,000	5,000	4,902
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	17,000	17,000	16,983
4. Publication of Commonwealth Statutes and Statutory Rules	25,000	17,500	13,987
5. Legal expenses......................................................................	30,500	20,000	33,899
6. Law books.............................................................................	1,500	1,500	1,296
7. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	4,000	4,000	3,968
103,000	81,000	95,274
Total Division No. 54......................	267,000	228,600	255,923
Division No. 55.—REPORTING BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 166.......	40,000	41,800	39,715
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	63,800	54,800	63,107
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	200	200	141
104,000	96,800	102,963
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and Administrations..............................................................	20,000	17,000	20,329
84,000	79,800	82,634
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	10,000	8,000	9,971
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	6,500	6,000	10,901
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	2,000	(a) ..	..
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,000	2,500	4,721
20,500	16,500	25,593
5. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and Administrations..............................................................	3,500	2,500	3,776
17,000	14,000	21,817
Total Division No. 55......................	101,000	93,800	104,451
Division No. 56.—CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 166.......	278,000	269,700	270,386
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	16,600	11,000	17,419
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	2,400	2,000	1,874
297,000	282,700	289,679
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	6,500	7,500	5,901
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	4,000	(a) ..	..
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	9,300	9,000	9,151
4. Law books.............................................................................	2,200	2,000	2,229
5. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	6,000	10,500	8,387
28,000	29,000	25,668
Total Division No. 56......................	325,000	311,700	315,347

(a) Included under “Incidental and other expenditure”.

 

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1956-57.	1955-56.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 57.—HIGH COURT.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 167.......	19,000	17,000	13,857
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	16,900	12,950	16,599
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	100	50	15
36,000	30,000	30,471
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	21,500	21,000	21,851
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	2,200	2,100	2,152
3. Law books.............................................................................	2,200	2,900	2,185
4. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	5,100	5,000	5,555
31,000	31,000	31,743
Total Division No. 57......................	67,000	61,000	62,214
Division No. 58.—BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 167.......	117,000	110,400	109,595
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	10,000	7,500	8,395
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	4,000	2,500	3,742
131,000	120,400	121,732
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	5,000	5,000	4,867
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	5,000	2,500	2,954
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......................	5,000	4,500	4,634
4. Payments to States for services of Judges and officers.	3,000	3,000	2,829
5. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................

77,000	77,000
Other allowances...................................................................................	33,500	35,000
Functional allowances to permanent engineering workmen..........	70,000	40,000
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................	43,000	48,000
Penalty rates for shift duty...................................................................	168,000	..
9,366,253	8,510,703
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........	15,100	14,550
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.....................................	2,232,153	1,731,153
2,247,253	1,745,703
10212	10449	Total Queensland (see page 122)..............	7,119,000	6,765,000
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (See Division no. 261.)
1	1	Director....................................................................................................	2,954	2,676
3	3	Assistant Directors.................................................................................	7,222	7,134
26	29	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches.....................	51,446	42,166
318	318	Clerks.......................................................................................................	329,070	312,318
47	47	Draftsmen...............................................................................................	50,668	46,604
82	117	Engineers.................................................................................................	169,836	107,224
6	6	Inquiry Officers......................................................................................	6,554	6,054
22	20	Inspectors................................................................................................	31,280	31,704
270	275	Postal Clerks...........................................................................................	246,700	226,930
171	168	Postmasters.............................................................................................	210,532	204,159
60	58	Supervisors..............................................................................................	53,302	52,500
148	147	Telegraphists...........................................................................................	128,778	129,682
24	22	Traffic Officers.......................................................................................	24,288	24,608
176	183	Artisans and General Workmen..........................................................	143,472	131,130
324	581	Assistants................................................................................................	406,700	216,750
767	768	Line Inspectors and Linemen..............................................................	514,932	492,558
127	113	Machinists and Typists.........................................................................	69,834	73,158
583	760	Mail Officers..........................................................................................	594,320	290,246
1427	1307	Technicians.............................................................................................	1,109,618	1,149,450
318	346	Junior Postal Officers............................................................................	164,352	146,419
944	929	Monitors and Telephonists...................................................................	533,252	520,532
22	24	Overseers.................................................................................................	25,726	22,396
5666	6222	Carried forward...............................................	4,874,836	4,236,398

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.

Number of Persons.		SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.	1956–57.	Vote, 1955–56.
1955–56.	1956–57.
			£	£
5666	6222	Brought forward..............................................	4,874,836	4,236,398
46	47	Phonogram Attendants.........................................................................	25,846	24,292
688	692	Postal Officers........................................................................................	495,468	469,596
54	54	Storemen.................................................................................................	41,146	39,852
74	77	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers.....................................	59,898	55,460
5,497,194	4,825,598
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..................	221,000	277,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	95,000	77,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties...........................	1,400	1,400
Allowance to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	900	500
Allowances in lieu of quarters............................................................	540	560
District allowances................................................................................	4,000	3,800
Other allowances...................................................................................	5,000	..
Functional allowances to permanent engineering workmen..........	18,000	10,080
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................	50,000	40,000
Penalty rates for shift duty...................................................................	78,000	..
5,971,034	5,235,938
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.......	17,800	16,200
Officers on loan...............................................................................	50,000	45,000
Amount estimated to remain unexpended..................................	1,705,234	1,237,738
1,773,034	1,298,938
6528	7092	Total South Australia (see page 123)....	4,198,000	3,937,000
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.(See Division no. 262.)
1	1	Director....................................................................................................	2,954	2,678
3	3	Assistant Directors.................................................................................	7,442	7,134
26	28	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches.....................	49,342	43,348
206	219	Clerks.......................................................................................................	223,206	198,397
21	24	Draftsmen...............................................................................................	25,656	20,870
56	88	Engineers.................................................................................................	128,106	71,292
4	4	Inquiry Officers......................................................................................	4,286	4,052
20	19	Inspectors................................................................................................	27,646	27,326
228	225	Postal Clerks...........................................................................................	192,590	184,049
151	158	Postmasters.............................................................................................	194,742	171,138
33	36	Supervisors..............................................................................................	37,404	32,516
108	108	Telegraphists...........................................................................................	88,812	84,222
13	9	Traffic Officers.......................................................................................	10,596	12,836
132	119	Artisans and General Workmen..........................................................	97,016	100,177
254	336	Assistants................................................................................................	267,697	191,864
710	728	Line Inspectors and Linemen..............................................................	617,440	565,788
87	87	Machinists and Typists.........................................................................	57,203	53,042
262	282	Mail Officers..........................................................................................	228,988	199,856
921	932	Technicians.............................................................................................	798,798	762,345
286	281	Junior Postal Officers............................................................................	103,722	101,872
552	562	Monitors and Telephonists...................................................................	321,746	303,242
18	19	Overseers.................................................................................................	19,746	17,564
36	36	Phonogram Attendants.........................................................................	20,548	19,802
427	403	Postal Officers........................................................................................	286,932	293,086
48	49	Storemen.................................................................................................	40,106	38,034
102	101	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers.....................................	80,214	76,664
3,932,938	3,583,194
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..................	113,670	152,710
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	62,000	42,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties...........................	1,200	1,100
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	1,300	1,300
Allowances in lieu of quarters............................................................	1,000	1,000
District allowances................................................................................	13,000	13,000
Functional allowances to permanent engineering workmen..........	16,400	12,000
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................	33,000	29,000
Penalty rates for shift duty...................................................................	49,000	..
4,223,508	3,835,304
4705	4857	Carried forward...............................................	4,223,508	3,835,304

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.

Number of Persons.		WESTERN AUSTRALIA—continued.	1956–57.	Vote, 1955–56.
1955–56.	1956–57.
			£	£
4705	4857	Brought forward..............................................	4,223,508	3,835,304
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.......	12,500	12,500
Amount estimated to remain unexpended..................................	1,057,008	964,804
1,069,508	977,304
4705	4857	Total Western Australia (see page 125)	3,154,000	2,858,000
TASMANIA. (See Division no. 263.)
1	1	Director....................................................................................................	2,494	2,318
3	3	Assistant Directors.................................................................................	6,362	6,174
16	18	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches.....................	29,022	24,486
135	130	Clerks.......................................................................................................	129,300	121,418
14	14	Draftsmen...............................................................................................	16,396	15,230
34	43	Engineers.................................................................................................	61,274	38,956
3	3	Inquiry Officers......................................................................................	3,502	3,200
7	7	Inspectors................................................................................................	11,188	9,272
71	70	Postal Clerks...........................................................................................	66,430	63,578
55	58	Postmasters.............................................................................................	71,999	65,094
30	34	Supervisors..............................................................................................	32,656	28,660
37	37	Telegraphists...........................................................................................	34,208	31,320
9	7	Traffic Officers.......................................................................................	8,208	9,742
70	84	Artisans and General Workmen..........................................................	70,647	53,194
188	264	Assistants................................................................................................	219,099	149,238
366	369	Line Inspectors and Linemen..............................................................	317,472	295,714
55	48	Machinists and Typists.........................................................................	26,084	28,818
113	105	Mail Officers..........................................................................................	91,590	93,048
481	434	Technicians.............................................................................................	406,646	402,194
103	103	Junior Postal Officers............................................................................	36,166	34,800
418	452	Monitors and Telephonists...................................................................	237,106	225,104
10	10	Overseers.................................................................................................	10,370	9,820
17	17	Phonogram Attendants.........................................................................	9,046	9,370
237	227	Postal Officers........................................................................................	168,428	156,050
20	19	Storemen.................................................................................................	15,346	14,612
22	21	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers.....................................	16,724	16,662
2,097,763	1,908,072
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..................	48,140	52,916
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	50,000	31,000
Allowances to officers performing counter duties...........................	500	500
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes..............................................................................................................	1,500	400
Allowances in lieu of quarters............................................................	200	200
District allowances................................................................................	1,000	1,000
Other allowances...................................................................................	300	..
Functional allowances to permanent engineering officers.............	9,000	8,000
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers....................................................	14,000	14,000
Penalty rates for shift duty...................................................................	34,660	..
2,257,063	2,016,088
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.......	5,000	5,000
Amount estimated to remain unexpended..................................	664,063	526,088
669,063	531,088
2515	2578	Total Tasmania (see page 127)...................	1,588,000	1,485,000
NORTHERN TERRITORY. (See Division no. 264.)
2	2	Clerks.......................................................................................................	2,248	2,032
2	2	Engineers.................................................................................................	2,618	2,704
12	12	Postal Clerks...........................................................................................	10,758	10,176
7	7	Postmasters.............................................................................................	8,858	8,225
2	2	Supervisors..............................................................................................	1,838	1,750
10	10	Telegraphists...........................................................................................	8,670	8,260
2	2	Artisans and General Workmen..........................................................	1,668	1,570
10	10	Assistants................................................................................................	7,380	6,800
29	39	Line Inspector and Linemen................................................................	30,106	21,692
76	86	Carried forward............................	74,144	63,209

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.

Number of Persons.		NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1956–57	Vote, 1955–56.
1955–56.	1956–57.
			£	£
76	86	Brought forward	74,144	63,209
1	1	Machinists and Typists............................................................................	628	594
22	19	Technicians................................................................................................	15,996	17,996
7	7	Junior Postal Officers...............................................................................	3,324	3,241
19	21	Monitors and Telephonists......................................................................	12,428	10,564
3	4	Phonogram Attendants............................................................................	2,202	1,596
16	16	Postal Officers...........................................................................................	11,454	11,072
120,176	108,272
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.....................	2,100	3,500
Officers on loan........................................................................................	50,000	45,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............	2,900	2,500
Allowances to officers performing counter duties..............................	70	70
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	800	500
District allowances...................................................................................	11,500	10,500
Other allowances......................................................................................	800	..
Functional allowances.............................................................................	150	330
Penalty rates for shift duty......................................................................	2,700	..
191,196	170,672
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........	650	600
Amount; estimated to remain unexpended...................................

66,546	60,072
67,196	60,672
144	154	Total Northern Territory (see page 128)	124,000	110,000

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

Number of Persons.		NORTHERN TERRITORY. Under Control of Department of Territories. GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division no. 273.)	1956–57.	Vote, 1955–56.
1955–56.	1956–57.
			£	£
1	1	Administrator............................................................................................	4,000	4,000
1	1	Assistant Administrator...........................................................................	3,374	2,850
5	7	Directors.....................................................................................................	18,126	11,897
1	3	Assistant Directors....................................................................................	6,240	1,958
..	1	Chief Finance Officer..............................................................................	2,132	..
1	1	District Officer..........................................................................................	2,077	1,860
1	1	Commissioner of Police...........................................................................	2,132	1,958
48	62	Agricultural Officer, Chief Surveyor, Surveyors, Draftsmen, Veterinary Officers, Technical Officer, Cadet Surveyors, Curator, Chief Fire Officer, Transport Officer, Botanist, Biologist, Chemist, Agronomist, Agrostologist, Plant Pathologist, Entomologist, Harbour Master, Supervisor, and Soil Survey Officer....................................................................................................	92,646	62,409
148	160	Accountant, Clerks, Registrars, Inspectors, District Welfare Officers, Superintendents, Field Officers, Stock Inspectors, Administrative and Investigation Officers. Valuers and Teachers	188,192	152,445
180	263	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, Station Officer, Managers, Assistant Managers, Works and Services Officers and Driver Mechanic...........................................................	240,762	149,511
559,681	388,888
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............	2,954	2,567
Allowances to Police Officers for uniforms and shoeing..................	5,698	4,243
Officers awaiting appointment..............................................................	..	2,808
Officers on loan from other Departments............................................	2,095	2,133
Entertainment allowance—Administrator, Assistant Administrator	1,250	1,000
Entertainment allowance—District Officer, Alice Springs...............	150	150
Other allowances......................................................................................	69,767	52,826
Reclassification of offices.......................................................................	..	23,000
641,595	477,615
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................	263,995	119,615
386	500	Total General Services (see page 135)......	377,600	358,000
Under Control of Attorney-General's Department.
COURTS OFFICE.(See Division no. 276.)
1	1	Supreme Court Judge...............................................................................	3,750	3,750
1	1	Magistrate and Master.............................................................................	2,829	2,408
1	1	Stipendiary Magistrate............................................................................	2,132	2,048
2	2	Assistant Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar-General........................	3,174	2,904
10	10	Clerks, Typists..........................................................................................	7,307	6,862
19,192	17,972
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position.............................	1,230	1,119
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............	250	200
District allowances...................................................................................	785	745
Reclassification of offices.......................................................................	..	900
21,457	20,936
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................	8,457	2,936
15	15	Total Courts Office (see page 136).............	13,000	18,000
Under Control of Department of Health.
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division no. 277.)
28	31	Medical Officers, Dentists and Pharmacists.......................................	70,404	54,008
114	126	Matrons, Sub-matrons, Clinic Sisters, Senior Sisters, Sisters, Probationers and Nursing Assistants...............................................................................	95,427	84,040
10	10	Clerks and Catering Officer....................................................................	10,382	9,755
42	45	Dental Mechanics. Health Inspectors, Superintendent Assistant, Assistants, Typists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dietitians and Nutritionist	34,462	34,319
210,675	182,122
District and special allowances..............................................................	28,981	30,140
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............	1,000	800
Reclassification of offices.......................................................................	..	3,000
240,656	216,062
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.....................................	332	10,900
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent and keep	13,924	13,162
14,256	24,062
194	212	Total General Services (see page 136)......	226,400	192,000

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

Number of Persons.		AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. Under Control of Attorney-General's Department. COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE. (See Division no. 279.)	1956–57.	Vote, 1955–56.
1955–56.	1956–57.
			£	£
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Registrar.................................................................	2,187	1,977
2	2	Deputy Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar...........................................	3,182	2,933
14	14	Clerks..........................................................................................................	14,006	13,052
5	5	Clerical Assistant, Typists.......................................................................	2,971	2,790
22,346	20,752
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............	350	300
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position.............................	1,197	1,142
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.....................	..	3,306
Reclassification of offices.......................................................................	..	900
23,893	26,400
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................	9,893	10,500
22	22	Total Courts and Titles Office (see page 137)	14,000	15,900
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE. (See Division no. 281.)
1	1	Chief Commissioner of Police................................................................	2,000	2,000
2	3	Inspectors...................................................................................................	4,865	3,188
11	10	Sergeants....................................................................................................	12,373	12,726
7	7	Senior Constables.....................................................................................	7,996	7,140
37	37	Constables.................................................................................................	37,747	34,910
2	..	Cadet Constables......................................................................................	..	738
64,981	60,702
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............	100	500
Housing, clothing, and other allowances.............................................	1,800	1,800
Rental and quarters allowance...............................................................	7,500	7,500
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu..........	..	1,000
74,381	71,502
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................	381	502
60	58	Total Australian Capital Territory Police (see page 139)..................................................................	74,000	71,000
Under Control of Department of the Territories.
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS. (see Division no. 287.)
..	1	Official Representative...........................................................................	2,695	..
..	1	Clerk............................................................................................................	1,488	..
..	1	Sister............................................................................................................	971	..
5,154	..
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................	1,254	..
..	3	Total Cocos (Keeling) Islands (see page 141)	3,900	..

By Authority; A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government. Printer, Canberra.