Appropriation Act 1957-58 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION 1957-58.

No. 51 of 1957.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund sums for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.

[Assented to 6th November, 1957.]

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 1957-58.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £297,711,000.

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-eight, the sum of Two hundred and ninety-seven million seven hundred and eleven thousand pounds.

4. All

F.6686/57.—Price 7s. 3d.

Appropriation of supply £534,462,000.

4. All sums granted by section three of this Act and by the other Acts 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-eight, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Five hundred and thirty-four million four hundred and sixty-two thousand pounds are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven, 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-eight.

Issue, application and appropriation of further £119,363,000.

5.—(1.) In addition to the sum referred to in section three of this Act, 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-eight, the sum of One hundred and nineteen million three hundred and sixty-three thousand pounds.

(2.) The sum granted by the last preceding sub-section is appropriated for the purposes of the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve established by the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve Act 1955.

Section 4. THE SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 19 of 1957.....................................................................................................	184,212,000
Act No. 49 of 1957.....................................................................................................	52,539,000
Under Section three of this Act.....................................................................................................	297,711,000
534,462,000

SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.

Abstract.

Page Reference.	PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
£
6	PARLIAMENT................................................................................		986,000
9	PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT..............................................		2,837,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.....................................		2,221,000
24	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.............................................		9,807,000
27	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.....................................		1,845,000
32	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR................................................		4,553,000
37	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS............................................................		3,393,000
40	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION............................................		9,862,000
43	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.................................		4,060,000
45	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH..........................................................		1,639,000
48	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.............................................................		1,733,000
57	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY....................................		1,584,000
60	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.........................................		3,014,000
62	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.........................		1,168,000
64	DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.................................................		273,000
66	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION...............................................		1,958,000
71	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE............		2,147,000
73	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT..........................		1,348,000
76	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.........................................................................		5,474,000
78	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.........................		1,411,000
79	DEFENCE SERVICES—	£
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE....................................	960,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY..................................	43,791,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY..................................	57,389,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIR..............................................	58,021,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.......................................	15,318,000
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION...........	12,372,000
OTHER SERVICES.....................................................	2,149,000
190,000,000
97	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.......................................................		27,429,000
105	REFUNDS OF REVENUE................................................................		22,000,000
105	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER..................................................		16,000,000
106	BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES.........................................................		13,500,000
108	WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES........................................		76,937,000
TOTAL PART 1...........................................		407,179,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
116	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS...................................................		4,207,000
118	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.................................		94,180,000
133	BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES..........................		7,376,000
TOTAL PART 2...........................................		105,763,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
136	NORTHERN TERRITORY..............................................................		4,625,000
136	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY..........................................		3,025,000
136	NORFOLK ISLAND........................................................................		33,000
136	PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA...........................................................		11,258,000
136	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS........................................................		29,000
TOTAL PART 3...........................................		18,970,000

SECOND

 

Second Schedule—continued.

 

Page Reference.
	PART4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES.	£
146	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH........................................................	2,550,000
TOTAL......................................................	534,462,000

  

PART 1.

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

  

I.—PARLIAMENT.

Division Number.	—	1957-58.	1956-57.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
1	SENATE......................................................................................	61,800	55,610	58,918
2	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES........................................	78,100	73,700	69,757
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.........................	67,700	69,860	67,730
4	LIBRARY...................................................................................	63,500	55,000	54,151
5	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT............................................	146,600	140,000	141,600
6	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS....................................................................................	3,900	4,050	3,954
7	PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS............................................................................	6,400	5,700	5,742
8	PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING..............................................	116,000	88,000	138,861
9	MISCELLANEOUS..................................................................	442,000	402,580	434,603
TOTAL..................................................................................	986,000	(a)894,500	975,316

(a) Includes £19,500 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1957.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

 

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.......................	461,700	419,330	430,267
General expenses.......................................................................	68,500	65,820	66,845
Other services..............................................................................	455,800	409,350	478,204
Total..................................................................................	986,000	894,500	975,316

  

£
Estimate, 1957-58..............................................................	986,000
Expenditure, 1956-57........................................................	975,316
Increase......................................................................	10,684

 

I.—Parliament.

1957-58.	1956-57.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 1.—SENATE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148................................	30,000	27,970	27,633
2. Temporary and casual employees..............................................................	2,150	1,800	1,815
3. Extra duty pay...............................................................................................	350	100	84
32,500	29,870	29,532
B.—General Expenses..............................................................................................	3,200	3,270	3,618
C.—Other Services—
1. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses..........................................	9,000	7,000	8,291
2. Senators’ sessional travelling allowance..................................................	12,090	12,000	11,424
3. Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference—Representation.....................	5,010	3,470	6,053
26,100	22,470	25,768
Total Division No. 1............................................................	61,800	55,610	58,918
Division No. 2.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148...............................	34,150	31,300	31,143
2. Temporary and casual employees.............................................................	11,600	11,100	10,580
3. Extra duty pay...............................................................................................	1,500	1,200	1,299
47,250	43,600	43,022
B.—General Expenses..............................................................................................	4,150	3,800	4,026
C.—Other Services—
1. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.........................................	500	200	..
2. Conveyance of Members and their luggage in Canberra......................	200	200	180
3. Members’ sessional travelling allowance................................................	26,000	25,900	22,529
26,700	26,300	22,709
Total Division No. 2............................................................	78,100	73,700	69,757
Division No. 3.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148..............................	59,000	61,760	60,878
2. Temporary and casual employees.............................................................	5,100	4,800	4,397
3. Extra duty pay..............................................................................................	600	300	290
64,700	66,860	65,565
B.—General Expenses	3,000	3,000	2,165
Total Division No. 3............................................................	67,700	69,860	67,730
Division No. 4.—LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148..............................	41,500	33,500	29,470
2. Temporary and casual employees............................................................	4,000	5,000	8,027
3. Extra duty pay.............................................................................................	1,500	1,500	2,225
47,000	40,000	39,722
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents........................................................	8,000	7,500	7,316
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals.........................	5,500	5,000	3,812
3. Incidental and other expenditure..............................................................	3,000	2,500	3,301
16,500	15,000	14,429
Total Division No. 4...........................................................	63,500	55,000	54,151

 

I.—Parliament.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	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 149..................	35,000	33,500	31,993
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	67,500	64,100	64,841
3. Extra duty pay.................................................................................	5,000	3,800	4,644
107,500	101,400	101,478
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone and fire services.........................	25,000	25,900	25,154
2. Fuel.....................................................................................................	3,750	3,750	5,123
3. Parliament gardens..........................................................................	1,000	900	724
4. Repairs and maintenance...............................................................	2,100	2,100	1,879
5. Purchase of plant and equipment.................................................	4,100	3,000	2,427
6. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	3,150	2,950	3,178
Publication—The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia	..	..	1,637
39,100	38,600	40,122
Total Division No. 5...............................................	146,600	140,000	141,600
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 149..................	2,210	2,180	2,182
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	940	920	869
3,150	3,100	3,051
B.—General Expenses	750	950	903
Total Division No. 6................................................	3,900	4,050	3,954
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 149...................	3,830	3,640	3,482
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	730	760	652
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	40	100	26
4,600	4,500	4,160
B.—General Expenses	1,800	1,200	1,582
Total Division No. 7................................................	6,400	5,700	5,742
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 8.—PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
1. Printing of Hansard, including cost of distribution...................	65,000	44,000	68,094
2. Parliamentary papers.......................................................................	21,000	16,000	37,730
3. Other printing and binding.............................................................	30,000	28,000	33,037
Total Division No. 8................................................	116,000	88,000	138,861
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 9.—OTHER SERVICES.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others...................	220,000	196,200	227,445
2. Maintenance of Ministers’ and Members’ rooms, including salaries of staff.....................................................................................................	(a) 222,000	(a) 206,380	(a) 207,158
Total Division No. 9................................................	442,000	402,580	434,603
Total Parliament...............................	986,000	894,500	975,316

(a) Includes salaries of staff—1937-58, £155,000; 1956-57, Vote £130,000; Expenditure £143,737.

 

II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1957-58.	1956-57.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
10	ADMINISTRATIVE.................................................................	288,300	285,000	284,246
11	AUDIT OFFICE.........................................................................	611,300	601,000	598,435
12	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD...................................................	622,600	600,900	574,500
13	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE	21,300	25,500	24,109
14	NATIONAL LIBRARY...........................................................	198,000	164,000	167,749
15	HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM	754,000	739,200	722,602
16	COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION	22,000	20,500	18,346
17	OFFICE OF EDUCATION......................................................	199,000	196,200	186,418
18	OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS...........................................	120,500	114,500	116,240
Total...............................................................................	2,837,000	(a)2,746,800	2,692,645

(a) Includes £57,800 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1957.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

 

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........................	2,084,600	2,047,130	2,025,919
General expenses.........................................................................	533,700	516,470	493,001
Other Services...............................................................................	218,700	183,200	173,725
Total...............................................................................	2,837,000	2,746,800	2,692,645

  

£
Estimate; 1957-58..............................................................	2,837,000
Expenditure, 1956-57........................................................	2,692,645
Increase......................................................................	144,355

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 10.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150...................	146,000	145,600	134,799
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	31,800	31,400	38,422
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	7,500	6,000	7,392
185,300	183,000	180,613
B.—Genera] Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	18,000	18,000	17,298
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing..........	8,500	8,500	8,316
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................................	13,500	11,000	14,495
4. Commonwealth Gazettes—Printing and distribution (including postage)	35,000	39,000	37,200
5. Travelling allowances—Ministers and Leader of Opposition..	24,000	21,000	21,868
6. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	4,000	4,500	4,456
103,000	102,000	103,633

Total Division No. 10..............................................	288,300	285,000	284,246
Division No. 11.—AUDIT OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150...................	626,400	598,620	591,298
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	44,120	48,500	55,238
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	1,500	1,500	1,274
672,020	648,620	647,810
Less—
5. Amount recoverable from special funds......................................	15,720	15,020	15,420
6. Amounts provided under parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates...........	74,300	61,600	61,600
90,020	76,620	77,020
582,000	572,000	570,790
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	19,990	17,690	16,955
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing..........	2,690	6,000	2,722
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...................................	3,500	3,300	3,295
4. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	5,600	4,190	6,853
31,780	31,180	29,825
Less—
5. Amount recoverable from special funds......................................	780	780	780
6. Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates..........	1,700	1,400	1,400
2,480	2,180	2,180
29,300	29,000	27,645
Total Division No. 11.............................................	611,300	601,000	598,435
Division No. 12.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151..................	441,400	430,000	419,763
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	31,700	27,630	31,420
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	2,000	4,370	2,000
475,100	462,000	453,183
4. Less amount recoverable from Division 217k (Colombo Plan Technical Assistance and Economic Development)...............................	7,800	13,000	11,918
467,300	449,000	441,265

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 12.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
B.—General Expenses—	£	£	£
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	29,000	32,500	24,994
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.........	12,600	12,700	12,140
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................................	16,500	17,000	15,988
4. Medical fees—New appointees....................................................	4,400	4,000	4,274
5. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	9,500	7,500	8,044
72,000	73,700	65,440
C.—Other Services—
1. Examinations—Expenses..............................................................	13,300	13,300	13,189
2. Scholarship assistance, including overseas training...................	10,000	7,000	7,125
3. Recruitment—Advertising..............................................................	12,000	16,000	10,814
4. Instructional aids and films............................................................	5,000	5,000	1,981
5. Typist-in-training scheme..............................................................	40,000	36,900	34,686
6. Public Service recruitment—Enquiry...........................................	3,000	..	..
83,300	78,200	67,795
Total Division No. 12.............................................	622,600	600,900	574,500
Division No. 13.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151..................	8,020	7,200	7,040
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	6,480	7,700	7,160
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	300	300	278
Salary of Administrator..................................................................	..	2,500	2,285
14,800	17,700	16,763
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	1,800	1,300	1,946
2. Purchase of motor car.....................................................................	1,500	2,000	..
3. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	3,200	3,200	2,768
Visit abroad of Governor-General................................................	..	1,300	2,632
6,500	7,800	7,346
Total Division No. 13..............................................	21,300	25,500	24,109
Division No. 14.—NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151...................	99,000	81,000	72,354
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	18,200	21,300	35,311
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	1,800	1,500	1,512
119,000	103,800	109,177
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents.............................................	30,000	22,500	21,518
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals..............	5,000	4,500	4,311
3. Collection and publication of Australian historical records......	3,500	3,200	1,042
4. Roosevelt memorial—Books, maps, plates and documents....	2,000	1,500	828
5. Purchase and copying of films.......................................................	8,000	8,000	7,156
6. Library service for overseas establishments................................	4,000	3,000	3,984
7. Australian Bibliographical Centre.................................................	1,500	1,000	..
8. Printing and publications................................................................	2,500	500	..
9. Purchase of film equipment...........................................................	1,000	1,000	371
10. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	3,500	3,000	5,638
11. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.........	6,500	2,500	2,512
12. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................................	2,500	2,500	2,840
13. Freight charges.................................................................................	3,000	2,500	3,517
14. Removal of books............................................................................	2,000	2,000	1,312
15. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	4,000	2,500	3,543
79,000	60,200	58,572
Total Division No. 14.............................................	198,000	164,000	167,749

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	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 152...................	206,400	185,000	183,205
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	275,800	277,300	274,796
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	25,300	22,900	23,056
507,500	485,200	481,057
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	11,500	12,000	10,125
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing..........	9,700	10,000	9,151
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...................................	72,400	72,400	66,931
4. Cablegrams........................................................................................	29,000	21,800	27,227
5. Municipal and other taxes..............................................................	14,600	18,000	13,681
6. General upkeep of “Australia House”..........................................	(a) 74,200	(a) 80,500	(a) 77,757
7. Upkeep of official residences.........................................................	8,700	7,300	7,145
8. Leasehold office premises—Rental, upkeep and alterations....	6,700	6,500	6,509
9. National Insurance (Employers’) Contributions.........................	9,700	9,300	9,241
10. Minor expenditure for all Departments.......................................	900	900	888
11. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	9,100	8,900	8,803
Allowances to High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner for expenses of official residences.................................................	(b)	2,700	2,237
Entertainment allowance to High Commissioner.......................	(b)	3,700	1,850
246,500	254,000	241,545
Total Division No. 15..............................................	754,000	739,200	722,602
Division No. 16.—COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152..................	15,050	15,180	13,315
2.Temporary and casual employees.................................................	1,250	620	1,134
16,300	15,800	14,449
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	3,300	2,500	1,780
2. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	2,400	2,200	2,117
5,700	4,700	3,897
Total Division No. 16.............................................	22,000	20,500	18,346
Division No. 17.—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152..................	163,000	173,000	150,495
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	30,750	35,500	38,092
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	5,000	5,000	4,460
198,750	213,500	193,047
4. Less amount recoverable from Division No. 217k (Colombo Plan Technical Assistance and Economic Development)...............................	36,750	53,000	38,950
162,000	160,500	154,097

(a) Includes wages of-staff employed on upkeep as follows:—1957-58, £25,800; 1956-57, Vote, £31,630; Expenditure, £31,663. (b) Provided under Division 15/a/1.

 

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 17.—OFFICE OF EDUCATION—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
B.—General Expenses—	£	£	£
1. Travelling and subsistence.......................................................	5,750	6,000	5,330
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing....	3,500	3,000	2,939
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............................	7,750	7,200	7,663
4. Incidental and other expenditure.............................................	4,500	4,500	4,204
21,500	20,700	20,136
5. Less amount recoverable from Division No. 217k (Colombo Plan Technical Assistance and Economic Development)	4,000	4,000	3,550
17,500	16,700	16,586
C.—Other Services—
1. International, relations in education, including United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	(a) 8,800	10,600	10,217
2. Research materials....................................................................	500	600	592
3. Publications................................................................................	9,700	7,300	4,435
4. Teaching aids—Migrant education........................................	(b) 500	500	491
19,500	19,000	15,735
Total Division No. 17.......................................	199,000	196,200	186,418
Division No. 18.—OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
1. Allowance to Governor-General for upkeep of Governor-General’s establishments......................................................................	48,400	22,000	25,000
2. Wages of staff, other than Governor-General’s establishments	4,600	28,500	26,045
3. Telephone services.....................................................................	4,500	4,300	4,428
4. Repairs and maintenance to buildings....................................	20,000	18,000	16,931
5. Maintenance of grounds...........................................................	19,000	17,000	20,530
6. Repairs, maintenance, replacements and additions to contents of buildings.................................................................................	10,000	11,000	10,012
7. Fuel, light and power................................................................	8,000	7,500	6,388
8. Incidental and other expenditure............................................	6,000	6,200	6,906
Total Division No. 18.......................................	120,500	114,500	116,240
Total Prime Minister’s Department.........	2,837,000	2,746,800	2,692,645

(a) Provision is also made under Division 217, Item 8. (b) Provision is also made under Division 227h, Item 2.

 

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Division Number.	—	1957-58.	1956-57.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
19	ADMINISTRATIVE.........................................................	611,800	577,200	580,276
20	OVERSEAS TRANSFERS AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES...........................................................................................	90,700	71,300	76,052
EMBASSIES—
21	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.............................	225,600	210,400	206,072
22	REPUBLIC OF FRANCE............................................	86,500	72,600	73,327
23	KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS....................	35,000	37,600	33,162
24	REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA......................................	76,900	82,600	73,479
25	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND..........................................	13,600	14,300	14,492
26	JAPAN..............................................................................	75,100	81,200	71,276
27	FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY...................	47,900	42,100	44,212
28	REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES..........................	48,500	48,300	46,526
29	THAILAND............................................	73,600	57,600	57,211
30	BURMA...........................................................................	41,600	37,900	35,646
LEGATIONS—
31	UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL.................................	30,900	24,100	22,089
32	ISRAEL...........................................................................	24,500	28,700	25,685
33	REPUBLIC OF ITALY................................................	43,000	41,750	41,061
34	EGYPT.............................................................................	..	36,000	21,595
35	VIETNAM AND LAOS...............................................	31,600	35,000	27,374
35k	CAMBODIA...................................................................	38,900	19,600	18,356
HIGH COMMISSIONS—
36	CANADA.........................................................................	69,200	59,600	62,887
37	NEW ZEALAND............................................................	31,600	29,900	28,962
38	INDIA...............................................................................	52,600	56,100	52,759
39	PAKISTAN......................................................................	52,500	50,100	50,087
40	UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.....................................	34,200	34,800	34,360
41	CEYLON.........................................................................	31,400	31,500	27,837
COMMISSIONS—
42	SINGAPORE...................................................................	58,200	59,450	55,495
43	MALAYA........................................................................	30,400	35,300	25,216
44	CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD............	238,100	246,700	232,696
45	OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.....................	27,100	27,300	25,559
TOTAL.......................................................................	(a)2,221,000	(b)2,149,000	2,063,749

(a) Includes £307,900 estimated expenditure on account of other Departments. (b) Includes £88,000 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1957.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

 

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.............	1,372,800	1,353,000	1,289,674
General expenses..............................................................	848,200	796,000	771,075
Total.....................................................................	2,221,000	2,149,000	2,063,749

 

£
Estimate, 1957-58............................................................	2,221,000
Expenditure, 1956-57......................................................	2,063,749
Increase....................................................................	157,251

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 19.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 153.....................	282,200	252,500	251,587
2. Temporary and casual employees...................................................	45,800	39,300	45,023
3. Extra duty pay....................................................................................	15,500	14,500	15,446
343,500	306,300	312,056
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence................................................................	22,600	22,800	21,923
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing............	30,000	26,300	26,671
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....................................	95,000	95,000	94,008
4. Courier service.....................................................................................	38,000	33,400	36,282
5. Cablegrams and radiograms.............................................................	76,200	85,900	83,511
6. Incidental and other expenditure.....................................................	6,500	7,500	5,825
268,300	270,900	268,220
Total Division No. 19................................................	611,800	577,200	580,276
Division No. 20.—OVERSEAS TRANSFERS AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES.
B.—General Expenses—
1. Fares, travelling allowances and expenses....................................	65,000	54,000	56,816
2. Removal and other expenses............................................................	22,000	17,300	19,236
3. Regional conferences of heads of missions...................................	3,700	..	..
90,700	71,300	76,052
Total Division No. 20................................................	90,700	71,300	76,052
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 153.....................	65,900	60,500	59,620
2. Temporary and casual employees...................................................	85,000	80,500	80,012
150,900	141,000	139,632
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...............................................................	2,500	2,700	1,989
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.............	54,800	52,900	50,340
3. Maintenance, office...........................................................................	6,000	4,500	4,045
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence...........................................	4,000	2,600	2,650
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses...................	2,400	2,200	2,442
7. Incidental and other expenditure.....................................................	5,000	4,500	4,974
74,700	69,400	66,440
Total Division No. 21...............................................	225,600	210,400	206,072
Division No. 22.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF FRANCE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.....................

30,500	26,600	26,674
2. Temporary and casual employees...................................................	30,300	25,000	24,670
60,800	51,600	51,344
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...............................................................	700	600	745
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.............	9,000	7,200	10,870
3. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence.......................	12,000	9,000	6,575
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses....................	1,400	1,700	1,469
7. Incidental and other expenditure.....................................................	2,600	2,500	2,324
25,700	21,000	21,983
Total Division No. 22................................................	86,500	72,600	73,327

 

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1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 23.—EMBASSY—KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.................	16,000	16,600	15,519
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	8,500	8,300	7,832
24,500	24,900	23,351
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence............................................................	400	400	325
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..........	3,000	5,000	2,765
3. Rent and maintenance, office.......................................................	1,600	1,500	1,437
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence........................................	3,600	3,800	3,564
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	700	700	541
7. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	1,200	1,300	1,179
10,500	12,700	9,811
Total Division No. 23.............................................	35,000	37,600	33,162
Division No. 24.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154..................	35,100	36,100	33,735
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	14,100	15,900	13,399
49,200	52,000	47,134
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	900	1,600	865
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	11,400	9,000	8,570
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	2,800	4,700	4,478
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s, residence.......................................	2,300	900	1,947
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings...........................	2,300	2,000	1,318
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	2,300	4,400	3,062
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	5,700	8,000	6,105
27,700	30,600	26,345
Total Division No. 24.............................................	76,900	82,600	73,479
Division No.25.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155..................	6,300	7,800	7,136
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	3,000	2,700	2,766
9,300	10,500	9,902
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	100	100	44
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	1,000	1,200	919
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	1,400	1,100	1,096
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence........................................	600	500	801
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	500	300	636
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	700	600	1,094
4,300	3,800	4,590
Total Division No. 25.............................................	13,600	14,300	14,492

 

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1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 26.—EMBASSY—JAPAN.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155..................	45,100	44,700	41,038
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	9,000	12,000	10,594
54,100	56,700	51,632
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	400	600	424
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	12,500	14,700	11,144
3. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence.....................	3,800	4,500	3,811
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings...........................	600	750	511
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and funning expenses.................	1,700	1,950	1,708
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	2,000	2,000	2,046
21,000	24,500	19,644
Total Division No. 26.............................................	75,100	81,200	71,276
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 155..................	24,900	23,100	23,304
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	7,600	7,000	6,996
32,500	30,100	30,300
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	800	500	739
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	6,500	4,200	6,415
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	1,650	1,700	1,650
4. Rent and maintenance, Ambassador’s residence........................	2,700	2,000	1,856
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	1,900	2,100	1,852
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	1,550	1,500	1,400
8. Increase in imprest advance..........................................................	300	..	..
15,400	12,000	13,912
Total Division No. 27..............................................	47,900	42,100	44,212
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 156..................	27,800	28,000	26,553
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	5,500	4,200	4,433
33,300	32,200	30,986
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	300	600	172
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	4,300	2,800	4,355
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	4,200	4,000	3,949
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence...............................	2,900	2,800	2,590
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	1,600	1,600	1,160
7. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	1,900	2,900	1,914
Increase in imprest advance..........................................................	..	1,400	1,400
15,200	16,100	15,540
Total Division No. 28.............................................	48,500	48,300	46,526

F.6686/57.—2

 

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1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 29.—EMBASSY—THAILAND.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156..................	35,600	33,900	33,710
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	9,400	9,500	8,830
45,000	43,400	42,540
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	500	800	456
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	3,100	2,750	2,805
3. Rent and maintenance, office and Minister’s residence............	20,000	4,500	5,027
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	2,000	2,000	1,943
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	3,000	2,650	2,940
Increase in imprest advance..........................................................	..	1,500	1,500
28,600	14,200	14,671
Total Division No. 29.............................................	73,600	57,600	57,211
Division No. 30.—EMBASSY—BURMA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156..................	25,800	21,900	21,549
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	3,800	4,200	3,143
29,600	26,100	24,692
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	200	600	305
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	2,100	2,500	1,925
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	5,300	4,000	3,811
4. Maintenance, Minister’s residence................................................	900	1,700	1,184
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	1,800	1,700	1,629
7. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	1,700	1,300	2,100
12,000	11,800	10,954
Total Division No. 30.............................................	41,600	37,900	35,646
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 157..................	14,500	12,500	11,218
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	6,000	4,700	4,544
20,500	17,200	15,762
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	3,500	200	23
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	1,850	1,000	1,588
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	950	1,200	838
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence...............................	1,850	2,000	1,805
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses..................	1,000	1,200	959
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	1,250	1,300	1,114
10,400	6,900	6,327
Total Division No. 31.............................................	30,900	24,100	22,089

 

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1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 32.—LEGATION—ISRAEL.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157...................	14,900	17,200	16,150
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	2,300	2,100	1,926
17,200	19,300	18,076
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	250	400	10
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	1,800	1,500	1,850
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	1,400	2,700	1,446
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence...............................	2,350	1,400	1,279
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	700	900	607
7. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	800	700	662
Increase in imprest advance.........................................................	..	1,800	1,755
7,300	9,400	7,609
Total Division No. 32.............................................	24,500	28,700	25,685
Division No. 33.—LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF ITALY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157.................	16,700	16,100	16,009
2. Temporary and casual employees...............................................	12,300	12,500	10,948
29,000	28,600	26,957
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...........................................................	850	750	796
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.........	7,150	6,650	7,139
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence.............................	2,600	2,350	2,761
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses................	2,200	2,200	2,269
7. Incidental and other expenditure.................................................	1,200	1,200	1,139
14,000	13,150	14,104
Total Division No. 33...........................................	43,000	41,750	41,061
Division No. 34.—LEGATION—EGYPT.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158...............	..	22,700	10,816
Temporary and casual employees.............................................	..	4,800	3,479
..	27,500	14,295
B.—General Expenses—
Travelling and subsistence..........................................................	..	300	697
Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.......	..	1,700	3,357
Rent and maintenance, office....................................................	..	1,900	926
Maintenance, Minister’s residence............................................	..	1,550	551
Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.............	..	800	466
Incidental and other expenditure...............................................	..	2,250	1,303
..	8,500	7,300
Total Division No. 34..........................................	..	36,000	21,595

 

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1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 35.—LEGATION—VIETNAM AND LAOS.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158...................	23,100	22,300	20,099
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	1,100	900	870
24,200	23,200	20,969
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	800	1,000	750
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	2,500	7,000	2,540
3. Maintenance, office and residence................................................	1,700	1,300	1,195
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	600	900	470
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	1,500	1,600	1,450
8. Increase in imprest advance..........................................................	300	..	..
7,400	11,800	6,405
Total Division No. 35..............................................	31,600	35,000	27,374
Division No. 35k.—LEGATION—CAMBODIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158...................	15,000	14,200	12,492
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	700	600	414
15,700	14,800	12,906
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	300	300	45
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	3,000	2,000	2,402
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence...............................	16,900	1,000	1,216
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses..................	900	500	490
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	1,500	1,000	1,297
8. Increase in imprest advance...........................................................	600	..	..
23,200	4,800	5,450
Total Division No. 35k...........................................	38,900	19,600	18,356
Division No. 36.—HIGH COMMISSION—CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 159...................	28,400	23,500	24,742
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	16,800	15,300	15,691
45,200	38,800	40,433
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	1,000	700	263
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	13,450	11,800	13,413
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	4,150	3,300	3,413
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence...........................	2,600	2,900	2,655
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses..................	800	600	691
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	2,000	1,500	2,019
24,000	20,800	22,454
Total Division No. 36..............................................	69,200	59,600	62,887

 

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1957-58.	1956-57.
	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 159...................	14,800	14,300	114,197
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	7,500	7,800	7,084
22,300	22,100	21,281
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	500	400	412
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	1,800	1,400	1,786
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	2,700	2,800	2,584
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence...........................	950	1,000	832
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings...........................	250	..	..
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	650	500	902
7. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	1,200	1,700	1,165
8. Increase in imprest advance..........................................................	1,250	..	..
9,300.	7,800	7,681
Total Division No. 37.............................................	31,600	29,900	28,962
Division No. 38.—HIGH COMMISSION—INDIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 159.................	31,000	34,300	31,831
2. Temporary and casual employees...............................................	8,400	8,000	7,920
39,400	42,300	39,751
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence............................................................	700	1,000	820
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..........	3,250	2,900	3,334
3. Rent and maintenance, office......................................................	2,050	2,000	1,814
4. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence........	3,450	4,000	3,767
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings..........................	700	360	371
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses................	1,150	1,140	1,153
7. Incidental and other expenditure.................................................	1,900	2,400	1,749
13,200	13,800	13,008
Total Division No. 38............................................	52,600	56,100	52,759
Division No. 39—HIGH COMMISSION—PAKISTAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 160................

26,900	29,200	28,391
2. Temporary and casual employees...............................................	8,000	8,400	7,288
34,900	37,600	35,679
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...........................................................	700	1,900	787
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams........	6,000	2,850	6,105
3. Rent and maintenance, office.....................................................	2,900	2,300	2,597
4. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence.......	4,200	1,750	1,156
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings.........................	150	500	109
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses...............	800	1,400	782
7. Incidental and other expenditure................................................	2,850	1,800	2,872
17,600	12,500	14,408
Total Division No. 39...........................................	52,500	50,100	50,087

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 40—HIGH COMMISSION—UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 160...................	15,800	18,700	18,260
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	5,500	3,600	3,600
21,300	22,300	21,860
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	2,300	2,300	2,525
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	1,800	1,800	1,744
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	4,450	4,000	3,736
4. Accommodation, High Commissioner.........................................	1,850	2,200	1,978
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	700	400	769
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	1,800	1,800	1,748
12,900	12,500	12,500
Total Division No. 40..............................................	34,200	34,800	34,360
Division No. 41.—HIGH COMMISSION—CEYLON.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 160..................	18,100	19,000	16,507
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	4,000	3,700	3,620
22,100	22,700	20,127
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence............................................................	100	450	56
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..........	2,200	2,000	1,900
3. Rent and maintenance, office.......................................................	4,200	2,600	2,700
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence..........................	850	1,400	1,248
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.................	750	700	693
7. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	1,200	1,650	1,113
9,300	8,800	7,710
Total Division No. 41............................................	31,400	31,500	27,837
Division No. 42.—COMMISSION—SINGAPORE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 161.................	29,700	30,700	28,388
2. Temporary and casual employees...............................................	10,300	10,400	10,230
40,000	41,100	38,618
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence............................................................	550	650	489
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..........	4,250	5,100	4,186
3. Rent and maintenance, office......................................................	5,250	5,200	4,983
4. Maintenance, Commissioner’s residence...................................	2,000	1,500	1,462
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings..........................	1,700	1,450	1,391
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses................	1,700	1,800	1,690
7. Incidental and other expenditure.................................................	2,750	2,650	2,676
18,200	18,350	16,877
Total Division No. 42............................................	58,200	59,450	55,495

 

III.—Department of External Affairs.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 43.—COMMISSION—MALAYA.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per schedule, page 161...................	19,400	22,300	17,510
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	4,300	3,000	2,690
23,700	25,300	20,200
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	650	1,600	377
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams...........	1,500	3,400	1,211
3. Rent and maintenance, office........................................................	1,800	1,650	1,114
4. Maintenance, Commissioner’s residence.....................................	750	1,050	535
6. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses..................	800	800	614
7. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	1,200	1,500	1,165
6,700	10,000	5,016
Total Division No. 43..............................................	30,400	35,300	25,216
Division No. 44.—CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 162..................	48,200	62,500	46,346
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	113,200	110,000	110,822
161,400	172,500	157,168
B.—General Expenses—
1. Representation in New York.........................................................	47,100	45,400	43,310
2. Representation in San Francisco...................................................	11,400	10,500	14,361
3. Representation in New Caledonia................................................	3,600	3,500	3,692
4. Representation in Portuguese Timor............................................	1,600	2,000	1,365
5. Representation in Geneva..............................................................	13,000	12,800	12,800
76,700	74,200	75,528
Total Division No. 44.............................................	238,100	246,700	232,696
Division No. 45.—OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 163..................	19,100	19,700	19,483
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	4,100	3,200	2,540
23,200	22,900	22,023
B.—General Expenses—
1. Representation in the United Kingdom.......................................	1,900	1,700	1,848
2. Representation in Hong Kong.......................................................	2,000	2,700	1,688
3,900	4,400	3,536
Total Division No. 45............................................	27,100	27,300	25,559
Total Department of External Affairs.........	2,221,000	2,149,000	2,063,749

 

IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division Number.	—	1957-58.	1956-57.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
46	ADMINISTRATIVE............................................................	643,000	585,800	580,346
47	COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD...............................................................................	42,400	33,500	40,647
48	TAXATION BRANCH.......................................................	7,802,000	7,677,000	7,753,717
49	TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW..............................	17,300	17,600	16,634
50	VALUATION BOARDS....................................................	1,600	1,600	1,428
51	SUPERANNUATION BOARD........................................	89,700	89,500	86,746
52	BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS..................	1,211,000	871,000	860,587
53	GOVERNMENT PRINTER...............................................	(a)	(a)	(a)
TOTAL.........................................................................	9,807,000	(b)9,276,000	9,340,105

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned. (b) Includes £118,000 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1957.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

 

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary........................	8,423,225	7,934,800	7,950,449
General expenses........................................................................	1,383,775	1,341,200	1,389,656
Total................................................................	9,807,000	9,276,000	9,340,105

 

£
Estimate, 1957-58..............................................................	9,807,000
Expenditure, 1956-57........................................................	9,340,105
Increase......................................................................	466,895

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 46.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165...................	490,000	455,800	435,918
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	45,400	43,300	48,166
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	11,000	7,200	9,888
546,400	506,300	493,972
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	22,000	19,100	24,769
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing..........	24,000	15,000	11,045
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................................	37,500	34,000	35,594
4. Fuel, light, power and office cleaning..........................................	5,100	4,400	4,375
5. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	8,000	7,000	10,591
96,600	79,500	86,374
Total Division No. 46..............................................	643,000	585,800	580,346
Division No. 47.—COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.
1. Administrative expenses................................................................	42,400	33,500	40,647
Division No. 48.—TAXATION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 166..................	5,545,000	5,383,000	5,426,244
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	1,181,000	1,168,000	1,177,356
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	110,000	120,000	111,490
6,836,000	6,671,000	6,715,090
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	132,000	124,000	129,963
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing..........	341,000	411,000	418,874
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................................	215,000	191,000	210,074
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation.........................	45,000	39,500	39,952
5. Law costs...........................................................................................	89,000	100,000	96,494
6. Payments to Commonwealth Departments and State Governments for office cleaning and other services rendered	18,000	14,000	16,907
7. Payment for services rendered in connexion with sale of tax instalment stamps...........................................................................................	52,000	48,000	50,587
8. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	74,000	78,500	75,776
966,000	1,006,000	1,038,627
Total Division No. 48..............................................	7,802,000	7,677,000	7,753,717
Division No. 49.—TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 167..................	8,350	8,150	8,187
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	450	430	414
Payment in lieu of furlough to dependant of deceased member	..	820	813
8,800	9,400	9,414
B.—General Expenses—
1. Reporting..........................................................................................	5,000	5,000	4,496
2. Incidental and other expenditure..................................................	3,500	3,200	2,724
8,500	8,200	7,220
Total Division No. 49.............................................	17,300	17,600	16,634

 

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	Division No. 50.—VALUATION BOARDS.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	1,125	1,100	1,122
B.—General Expenses	475	500	306
Total Division No. 50..............................................	1,600	1,600	1,428
Division No. 51.—SUPERANNUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 167...................	58,900	60,000	56,365
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	22,700	20,000	20,666
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	1,700	4,000	3,943
83,300	84,000	80,974
B.—General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	6,400	5,500	5,772
Total Division No. 51..............................................	89,700	89,500	86,746
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 168...................	801,000	530,000	507,845
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................................	139,000	125,000	135,237
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	7,600	8,000	6,795
947,600	663,000	649,877
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................................	18,000	16,500	16,531
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing	53,600	38,000	38,818
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..................................	43,700	28,200	31,157
4. Printing of official publications.....................................................	52,700	34,300	37,151
5. Hire, service and maintenance of machines for tabulation of statistics	65,000	52,000	47,461
6. Wool statistical service—Contribution towards.........................	13,500	13,500	13,500
7. Reimbursement to Commonwealth and State Departments for statistical services..........................................................................................	2,250	15,000	13,920
8. Incidental and other expenditure...................................................	14,650	10,500	12,172
263,400	208,000	210,710
Total Division No. 52.............................................	1,211,000	871,000	860,587
Division No. 53.—GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
A. —Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and wages as per Schedule, page 168...........................	140,000	144,000	129,356
2. Temporary and casual employees................................................	195,000	175,000	167,783
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................................	27,000	22,500	29,443
362,000	341,500	326,582
4. Less amounts for Parliamentary and Departmental printing chargeable to Government Printer Trust Account.........................................	362,000	341,500	326,582
Total Division No. 53..............................................	(a)	(a)	(a)
Total Department of the Treasury................	9,807,000	9,276,000	9,340,105

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

 

V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

 

Division Number.	—	1957-58.	1956-57.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
54	ADMINISTRATIVE............................................................	309,000	268,600	269,455
55	REPORTING BRANCH.....................................................	96,000	101,000	92,885
56	CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE....................................	338,000	325,000	326,610
57	HIGH COURT......................................................................	74,000	67,000	67,667
58	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.............................	165,000	152,000	155,629
59	CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ADMINISTRATION..................................................................................	156,000	136,000	140,750
60	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE............	(a)	18,000	2,555
61	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE...	134,000	124,000	123,064
62	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS..............	421,000	390,000	396,197
63	LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU............................................	65,000	66,000	64,388
64	PEACE OFFICER GUARD...............................................	87,000	83,000	94,530
Total..................................................................	1,845,000	(b)1,730,600	1,733,730

(a) Provided under Department of Labour and National Service, Division No. 126k. (b) Includes £1,600 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1957

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

 

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..................................	1,402,500	1,341,500	1,337,789
General expenses..................................................................................	442,500	389,100	395,941
Total....................................................................................	1,845,000	1,730,600	1,733,730

 

£
Estimate, 1957-58..............................................................	1,845,000
Expenditure, 1956-57........................................................	1,733,730
Increase......................................................................	111,270

 

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

 

1957-58.	1956-57.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 54.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 169......	154,500	150,300	150,259
2. Temporary and casual employees...............................	15,500	12,400	14,973
3. Extra duty pay...........................................................	1,000	1,300	858
171,000	164,000	166,090
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.........................................	22,500	20,000	22,121
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	6,500	5,000	6,399
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...................	21,500	17,000	21,615
4. Publication of Commonwealth Statutes and Statutory Rules	50,700	25,000	15,917
5. Legal expenses..........................................................	30,000	30,500	29,552
6. Law books................................	1,800	1,500	1,711
7. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	5,000	5,600	6,050
138,000	104,600	103,365
Total Division No. 54..............................	309,000	268,600	269,455
Division No. 55.—REPORTING BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 169......	46,000	40,000	42,753
2. Temporary and casual employees...............................	54,800	63,800	49,352
3. Extra duty pay...........................................................	200	200	138
101,000	104,000	92,243
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and administrations	20,000	20,000	13,163
81,000	84,000	79,080
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.........................................

85,000	50,000
6,512,959	5,971,034
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.................	19,500	17,800
Officers on loan.........................................................................................	50,000	50,000
Amount estimated to remain unexpended............................................	1,696,459	1,705,234
1,765,959	1,773,034
7092		7441	Total South Australia (see page 125).......................	4,747,000	4,198,000
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 262.)
1		1	Director..........................................................................................................	2,983	2,954
3		3	Assistant Directors.......................................................................................	7,813	7,442
28		28	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches...........................	51,419	49,342
219		238	Clerks.............................................................................................................	256,849	223,206
24		26	Draftsmen.....................................................................................................	29,322	25,656
88		111	Engineers.......................................................................................................	170,267	128,106
4		5	Inquiry Officers............................................................................................	5,720	4,286
19		23	Inspectors......................................................................................................	34,987	27,646
225		308	Postal Clerks.................................................................................................	287,560	192,590
158		168	Postmasters...................................................................................................	217,189	194,742
36		38	Supervisors....................................................................................................	41,353	37,404
108		110	Telegraphists.................................................................................................	99,096	88,812
9		16	Traffic Officers.............................................................................................	19,183	10,596
119		139	Artisans and General Workmen................................................................	120,559	97,016
336		191	Assistants.......................................................................................................	162,776	267,697
728		830	Line Inspectors and Linemen....................................................................	742,275	617,440
87		95	Machinists and Typists...............................................................................	66,901	57,203
282		289	Mail Officers.................................................................................................	250,590	228,988
932		1121	Technicians...................................................................................................	1,006,154	798,798
281		296	Junior Postal Officers..................................................................................	120,856	103,722
562		640	Monitors and Telephonists.........................................................................	394,139	321,746
19		19	Overseers.......................................................................................................	20,811	19,746
36		41	Phonogram Attendants...............................................................................	25,810	20,548
403		432	Postal Officers..............................................................................................	337,730	286,932
49		51	Storemen.......................................................................................................	45,018	40,106
101		111	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers...........................................	94,392	80,214
4,611,752	3,932,938
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies........................	152,637	113,670
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.................	90,000	62,000
Penalty rates for shift duty.........................................................................	70,000	49,000
Allowances in lieu of quarters...................................................................	2,000	1,000
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	3,500	1,300
District allowances......................................................................................	16,000	13,000
Functional and other allowances...............................................................	29,200	17,600
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers.........................................................	39,000	33,000
5,014,089	4,223,508
4857		5330	Carried forward.....................................................	5,014,089	4,223,508

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.

Number of Positions.		WESTERN AUSTRALIA—continued.	1957–58.	Vote, 1956–57.
1956–57.	1957–58.
£	£
4857	5330	Brought forward....................................................	5,014,089	4,223,508
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.................	13,500	12,500
Amount estimated to remain unexpended...........................................	1,512,589	1,057,008
1,526,089	1,069,508
4857	5330	Total Western Australia (see page 127)............	3,488,000	3,154,000
TASMANIA. (See Division No. 263.)
1	1	Director..........................................................................................................	2,546	2,494
3	3	Assistant Directors.......................................................................................	6,618	6,362
18	20	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches...........................	32,844	29,022
130	160	Clerks.............................................................................................................	163,383	129,300
14	15	Draftsmen.....................................................................................................	18,724	16,396
43	54	Engineers.......................................................................................................	70,320	61,274
3	3	Inquiry Officers............................................................................................	3,198	3,502
7	12	Inspectors......................................................................................................	19,052	11,188
70	174	Postal Clerks.................................................................................................	159,230	66,430
58	59	Postmasters...................................................................................................	75,388	71,999
34	26	Supervisors....................................................................................................	23,044	32,656
37	37	Telegraphists.................................................................................................	35,312	34,208
7	22	Traffic Officers.............................................................................................	25,704	8,208
84	120	Artisans and General Workmen................................................................	104,946	70,647
264	124	Assistants.......................................................................................................	99,528	219,099
369	498	Line Inspectors and Linemen....................................................................	428,943	317,472
48	63	Machinists and Typists...............................................................................	37,267	26,084
105	111	Mail Officers.................................................................................................	99,656	91,590
434	549	Technicians...................................................................................................	514,919	406,646
103	111	Junior Postal Officers..................................................................................	40,667	36,166
452	490	Monitors and Telephonists.........................................................................	249,287	237,106
10	13	Overseers.......................................................................................................	13,892	10,370
17	17	Phonogram Attendants...............................................................................	8,683	9,046
227	271	Postal Officers..............................................................................................	196,286	168,428
19	19	Storemen.......................................................................................................	15,534	15,346
21	28	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers...........................................	22,926	16,724
2,467,897	2,097,763
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies........................	79,580	48,140
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.................	62,300	50,000
Penalty rates for shift duty.........................................................................	44,000	34,660
Allowances in lieu of quarters...................................................................	200	200
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	2,300	1,500
District allowances......................................................................................	1,100	1,000
Functional and other allowances...............................................................	17,100	9,800
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers...............................................................	14,000	14,000
2,688,477	2,257,063
Less—
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent..................	6,000	5,000
Amount estimated to remain unexpended...........................................	897,477	664,063
903,477	669,063
2578	3000	Total Tasmania (see page 129)................................	1,785,000	1,588,000
NORTHERN TERRITORY. (See Division No. 264.)
2	2	Clerks.............................................................................................................	2,300	2,248
2	2	Engineers.......................................................................................................	2,670	2,618
12	22	Postal Clerks.................................................................................................	18,710	10,758
7	6	Postmasters...................................................................................................	7,749	8,858
2	..	Supervisors....................................................................................................	..	1,838
10	10	Telegraphists.................................................................................................	8,930	8,670
..	2	Traffic Officers.............................................................................................	1,890	..
2	2	Artisans and General Workmen................................................................	1,720	1,668
10	Assistants.......................................................................................................	..	7,380
39	29	Line Inspector and Linemen......................................................................	23,142	30,106
86	75	Carried forward.....................................................	67,111	74,144

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.

Number of Positions.		NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1957–58.	Vote, 1956–57.
1956–57.	1957–58.
£	£
86	75	Brought forward................................................................	67,111	74,144
1	1	Machinists and Typists............................................................................................	667	628
19	21	Technicians................................................................................................................	18,228	15,996
7	7	Junior Postal Officers...............................................................................................	3,415	3,324
21	24	Monitors and Telephonists......................................................................................	14,664	12,428
4	4	Phonogram Attendants............................................................................................	2,278	2,202
16	16	Postal Officers...........................................................................................................	11,870	11,454
118,233	120,176
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.....................................	9,216	2,100
Officers on loan........................................................................................................	50,000	50,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............................	6,000	2,900
Penalty rates for shift duty......................................................................................	2,850	2,700
Allowances in lieu of quarters...............................................................................	50	..
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	1,600	800
District allowances...................................................................................................	16,500	11,500
Functional and other allowances...........................................................................	860	1,020
205,309	191,196
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent.............................	700	650
Amount estimated to remain unexpended........................................................	77,609	66,546
78,309	67,196
154	148	Total Northern Territory (see page 130).............................	127,000	124,000

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

Number of Positions.		NORTHERN TERRITORY.	1957–58.	Vote, 1956–57.
1956–57.	1957–58.
Under Control of Department of Territories.	£	£
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No 273.)
1	1	Administrator............................................................................................................	4,000	4,000
1	1	Assistant Administrator...........................................................................................	3,200	3,374
7	7	Directors.....................................................................................................................	18,754	18,126
3	3	Assistant Directors....................................................................................................	6,669	6,240
1	1	Finance Officer.........................................................................................................	2,206	2,132
1	1	District Officer..........................................................................................................	2,103	2,077
1	1	Commissioner of Police...........................................................................................	2,158	2,132
62	65	Agricultural Officer, Chief Surveyor, Surveyor, 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.................................	96,472	92,646
160	169	Accountant, Clerks, Registrars, Inspectors. District Welfare Officers, Superintendents; Field Officers, Stock Inspectors, Administrative and Investigation Officers, Valuers and Teachers.......................................................................................................	204,801	188,192
263	287	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	273,504	240,762
613,867	559,681
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............................	1,779	2,954
Allowances to Police Officers for uniforms and shoeing..................................	5,656	5,698
Officers on loan from other Departments............................................................	4,027	2,095
Entertainment allowance—Administrator, Assistant Administrator...............	1,250	1,250
Entertainment allowance—District Officer, Alice Springs...............................	250	150
Other allowances......................................................................................................	102,829	79,267
Provision for proposed new staff..........................................................................	54,016	..
783,674	651,095
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................................	168,174	236,495
500	536	Total General Services (see page 137).............................	615,500	414,600
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.............................................................................................	2,965	2,829
1	1	Stipendiary Magistrate............................................................................................	2,218	2,132
2	2	Assistant Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar-General........................................	3,316	3,174
10	10	Clerks, Typists..........................................................................................................	8,513	7,307
20,762	19,192
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position.............................................	1,201	1,230
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............................	220	250
District allowances...................................................................................................	2,500	785
24,683	21,457
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................................	5,683	8,457
15	15	Total Courts Office (see page 138)...................................	19,000	13,000
Under Control of Department of Health.
HEALTH SERVICES. (See Division No. 277.)
31	32	Medical Officers, Dentists and Pharmacists.......................................................	74,537	70,404
126	130	Matrons, Sub-Matrons, Clinic Sisters, Senior Sisters, Sisters, Probationers and Nursing Assistants.............................................................................................................	101,545	95,427
10	10	Clerks and Catering Officer....................................................................................	10,952	10,382
45	43	Dental Mechanics, Health Inspectors, Superintendent Assistant, Assistants, Typists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dietitians and Nutritionist.....................

34,365	34,462
221,399	210,675
District and special allowances..............................................................................	38,991	38,981
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............................	1,010	1,000
261,400	250,656
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended........................................................	..	332
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent and keep..............	15,000	13,924
15,000	14,256
212	215	Total Health Services (see page 139)..............................	246,400	236,000

 

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

Number of Positions.		AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. Under Control of Attorney-General's Department.	1957–58.	Vote, 1956–57.
1956–57.	1957–58.
COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE. (See Division No. 279.)	£	£
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Registrar.................................................................................	2,213	2,187
2	2	Deputy Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar...........................................................	3,296	3,182
14	17	Clerks..........................................................................................................................	17,395	14,006
5	6	Clerical Assistant, Typists.......................................................................................	3,330	2,971
26,234	22,346
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............................	500	350
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position.............................................	1,223	1,197
27,957	23,893
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................................	12,457	9,893
22	26	Total Courts and Titles Office (see page 139).............	15,500	14,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE. (See Division No. 281.)
1	1	Chief Commissioner of Police................................................................................	2,150	2,000
3	3	Inspectors...................................................................................................................	4,998	4,865
10	11	Sergeants....................................................................................................................	13,930	12,373
7	7	Senior Constables.....................................................................................................	8,292	7,996
37	44	Constables.................................................................................................................	45,756	37,747
75,126	64,981
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..............................	100	100
Housing, clothing, and other allowances.............................................................	2,076	1,800
Rental and quarters allowance...............................................................................	7,500	7,500
84,802	74,381
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................................	802	381
58	66	Total Australian Capital Territory Police (see page 141)	84,000	74,000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
General Services. (See Division No. 287.)
1	1	Official Representative...........................................................................................	2,550	2,695
1	..	Clerk............................................................................................................................	..	1,488
1	..	Sister............................................................................................................................	..	971
2,550	5,154
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................................................	..	1,254
3	1	Total General Services (see page 143).............................	2,550	3,900

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