Appropriation Act 1958-59 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION 1958-59.

No. 60 of 1958.

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

[Assented to 8th October, 1958.]

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 1958-59.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £237,609,000.

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-nine, the sum of Two hundred and thirty-seven million six hundred and nine thousand pounds.

4. All

F.7092/58.—Price 7s.

Appropriation of supply £471,970,000.

4. All sums granted by section three of this Act and by the other Act mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Four hundred and seventy-one million nine hundred and seventy 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-eight, 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-nine.

Issue, application and appropriation of further £102,000,000.

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-nine, the sum of One hundred and two million 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. 34 of 1958...........................................................................................	234,361,000
Under section three of this Act.......................................................................	237,609,000
471,970,000

SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4

Abstract.

Page Reference.	PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRI TORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
	£
6	PARLIAMENT...............................................................................		1,082,000
9	PRIME MINISTER’s DEPARTMENT.............................................		2,931,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS....................................		2,376,000
24	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY............................................		10,516,000
27	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’s DEPARTMENT....................................		1,835,000
32	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...............................................		4,993,000
37	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS...........................................................		3,374,000
40	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION...........................................		11,389,000
43	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE................................		4,230,000
45	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.........................................................		1,712,000
48	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE............................................................		1.848,000
57	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY...................................		1,593,000
60	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES........................................		3,253,000
62	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT........................		1,189,000
64	DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES................................................		293,000
66	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION..............................................		2,008,000
71	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE...........		2,161,000
73	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.........................		1,517,000
76	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.......................................................................		6,075,000
78	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION........................		1,574,000
79	DEFENCE SERVICES—	£
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE............................	1,088,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY..........................	42,401,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY..........................	63,512,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIR.......................................	59,302,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY...............................	21,757,000
OTHER SERVICES..............................................	1,940,000
190,000,000
Less AMOUNT CHARGEABLE TO LOAN FUND	78,000,000
112,000,000
95	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES......................................................		27,544,000
103	REFUNDS OF REVENUE...............................................................		25,000,000
103	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.................................................		16,000,000
104	BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES........................................................		13,500,000
106	WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES.......................................		78,995,000
TOTAL PART 1......................................................		338,988,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
114	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS..................................................		3,993,000
116	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’s DEPARTMENT................................		98,067,000
131	BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.........................		8,475,000
TOTAL PART 2......................................................		110,535,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
134	NORTHERN TERRITORY.............................................................		4,938,000
134	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.........................................		3,559,000
134	NORFOLK ISLAND.......................................................................		31,000
134	PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA..........................................................		12,136,000
134	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS.......................................................		33,000
TOTAL PART 3......................................................		20,697,000

 

SECOND

Second Schedule—continued.

Page Reference.	PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES.
	£
144	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH....................................................	1,750,000
TOTAL........................................................	471,970,000

PART I.

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

 

I.—PARLIAMENT.

Division Number.	—	1958-59.	1957-58.
			Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
1	SENATE....................................................	64,100	79,194	77,182
2	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..............	89,100	91,161	87,906
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.	70,700	69,736	67,634
4	LIBRARY..................................................	67,400	68,659	61,744
5	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.................	176,400	159,539	155,297
6	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS...................................	4,150	3,900	3,767
7	PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.............................	5,150	6,460	5,686
8	PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING................	140,000	149,844	148,498
9	MISCELLANEOUS...................................	465,000	450,184	450,183
TOTAL...............................................	1,082,000	1,078,677	1,057,897

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.......	452,850	462,722	437,967
General expenses.......................................................	102,650	84,575	81,926
Other services.............................................................	526,500	531,380	538,004
Total..........................................................	1,082,000	1,078,677	1,057,897

 

£
Estimate, 1958-59.........................................................	1,082,000
Expenditure, 1957-58...................................................	1,057,897
Increase.................................................................	24,103

I.—Parliament.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
Division No. 1.—SENATE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146........	27,450	30,000	28,069
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	4,950	3,893	3,893
3. Extra duty pay........................................................................	600	530	529
33,000	34,423	32,491
B.—General Expenses	4,600	3,900	3,825
C.—Other Services—
1. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses...................	9,000	9,000	8,995
2. Senators’ sessional travelling allowance...........................	16,000	17,747	17,747
3. Inter-Parliamentary Union Conferences—Representation	1,500	14,124	14,124
26,500	40,871	40,866
Total Division No. 1......................................	64,100	79,194	77,182
Division No. 2.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146........	35,100	35,230	34,457
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	10,550	11,600	10,907
3. Extra duty pay........................................................................	2,250	2,250	2,108
47,900	49,080	47,472
B.—Genera] Expenses	5,200	4,600	4,591
C.—Other Services—
1. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses...................	300	500	11
2. Conveyance of Members and their luggage in Canberra	200	200	192
3. Members’ sessional travelling allowance.........................	35,500	35,400	34,260
Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, New Delhi— Representation	..	1,381	1,380
36,000	37,481	35,843
Total Division No. 2......................................	89,100	91,161	87,906
Division No. 3.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146........	60,325	59,000	57,767
2. Temporary and casual employees......................................	5,475	5,136	5,135
3. Extra duty pay........................................................................	700	700	685
66,500	64,836	63,587
B.—General Expenses	4,200	4,900	4,047
Total Division No. 3......................................	70,700	69,736	67,634
Division No. 4.—LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146........	39,000	41,500	35,093
2 Temporary and casual employees.......................................	7,500	7,412	7,412
3. Extra duty pay.......................................................................	2,500	2,556	2,555
49,000	51,468	45,060
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents..................................	9,000	8,568	8,568
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals...	6,000	5,623	5,622
3. Incidental and other expenditure........................................	3,400	3,000	2,494
18,400	17,191	16,684
Total Division No. 4........................	67,400	68,659	61,744

I.—PARLIAMENT.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
Division No. 5.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 147.........	32,300	35,605	33,259
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	69,850	67,500	66,659
3. Extra duty pay.........................................................................	5,550	5,000	4,945
107,700	108,105	104,863
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	2,800	(a)	(a)
2. Postage, telegrams, and telephone services........................	32,000	33,000	32,233
3. Fuel, light and power.............................................................	(b) 22,200	6,206	6,206
4. Parliament gardens.................................................................	1,000	1,000	819
5. Minor repairs and maintenance...........................................	2,400	2,623	2,622
6. Purchase of plant and equipment.........................................	3,700	5,020	4,971
7. Publication—The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia............................................................................................	1,500	..	..
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	3,100	3,585	3,583
68,700	51,434	50,434
Total Division No. 5......................................	176,400	159,539	155,297
Division No. 6.—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 147.........	2,220	2,210	2,207
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	1,230	940	829
3,450	3,150	3,036
B.—General Expenses........................................................................	700	750	731
Total Division No. 6.......................................	4,150	3,900	3,767
Division No. 7.—PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 147.........	3,830	3,830	3,762
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	400	730	243
3. Extra duty pay.........................................................................	70	100	67
4,300	4,660	4,072
B.—General Expenses	850	1,800	1,614
Total Division No. 7......................................	5,150	6,460	5,686
Division No. 8.—PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
1. Printing of Hansard, including cost of distribution..........	75,000	81,000	79,655
2. Parliamentary papers.............................................................	35,000	36,855	36,854
3. Other printing and binding....................................................	30,000	31,989	31,989
Total Division No. 8......................................	140,000	149,844	148,498
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 9.—OTHER SERVICES.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others.........	230,000	225,643	225,643
2. Maintenance of Ministers’ and Members’ rooms, including salaries of staff................................................................................	(c) 235,000	(c) 224,541	(c) 224,540
Total Division No. 9......................................	465,000	450,184	450,183
Total Parliament.......................	1,082,000	1,078,677	1,057,897

(a) Provided under Division 65/c/1. (b) Includes £16,000 previously provided under Division 65/c/2. (c)Includes salaries of staff—1958-59. £141,000; 1957-58, Appropriation £147,000; Expenditure £137,386.

 

II.—PRIME MINISTER’s DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1958-59.	1957-58.
			Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
10	ADMINISTRATIVE...................................................	321,500	317,094	316,465
11	AUDIT OFFICE..........................................................	633,200	618,639	615,761
12	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.....................................	657,200	632,501	602,676
13	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’s OFFICE......................	22,600	21,607	20,543
14	NATIONAL LIBRARY.............................................	205,500	220,872	180,030
15	HIGH COMMISSIQNER’s OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM...............................................................	767,000	791,982	762,430
16	COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.	22,000	23,742	21,673
17	OFFICE OF EDUCATION........................................	185,000	199,000	181,832
18	OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.............................	117,000	128,935	124,062
Total.................................................................	2,931,000	2,954,372	2,825,472

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..................	2,148,500	2,145,451	2,070,819
General expenses..................................................................	566,900	572,409	537,023
Other Services........................................................................	215,600	236,512	217,630
Total.........................................................................	2,931,000	2,954,372	2,825,472

 

£
Estimate, 1958-59............................................................	2,931,000
Expenditure, 1957-58......................................................	2,825,472
Increase.................................................................	105,528

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 10—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1958-59.	1957-58.
		Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148...	150,000	146,000	145,975
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................	45,000	40,508	40,507
3. Extra duty pay...................................................................	7,000	7,500	7,225
202,000	194,008	193,707
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..............................................	25,800	24,643	24,642
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	8,500	8,568	8,567
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...................	16,000	16,094	16,093
4. Commonwealth Gazettes—Printing and distribution (including postage)........................................................................	40,200	42,910	42,910
5. Travelling allowances—Ministers and Leader of Opposition	25,000	26,500	26,175
6. Incidental and other expenditure...................................	4,000	4,371	4,371
119,500	123,086	122,758
Total Division No. 10..............................	321,500	317,094	316,465
Division No. 11.—AUDIT OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148...	657,950	629,427	629,426
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................	34,350	44,120	41,992
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................	1,720	1,914	1,914
694,020	675,461	673,332
Less—
5. Amount recoverable from special funds......................	15,720	15,720	15,720
6. Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3........................	80,300	74,300	74,300
96,020	90,020	90,020
598,000	585,441	583,312
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.............................................	26,770	23,477	23,476
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,340	2,690	2,368
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...................	4,210	3,911	3,910
4. Freight and cartage, including removal expenses.......	2,260	2,200	2,183
5. Incidental and other expenditure...................................	3,100	3,400	2,992
38,680	35,678	34,929
Less—
5. Amount recoverable from special funds......................	780	780	780
6. Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3........................	2,700	1,700	1,700
3,480	2,480	2,480
35,200	33,198	32,449
Total Division No. 11.............................

633,200	618,639	615,761
Division No. 12.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149..	477,900	441,400	430,551
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................	29,600	31,700	31,235
3. Extra duty pay..................................................................	2,000	2,000	1,915
509,500	475,100	463,701
Less amount recoverable from Division 217k (Colombo Plan Technical Assistance and Economic Development)	12,000	7,800	9,713
497,500	467,300	453,988

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 12.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD—continued.	1958-59.	1957-58.
		Appropriation.	Expenditure.
B.—General Expenses—	£	£	£
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	31,300	29,000	26,547
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	12,900	13,166	13,166
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........................	20,600	19,158	19,157
4. Medical examinations—New appointees..........................	4,300	4,400	4,066
5. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	10,400	11,400	11,400
79,500	77,124	74,336
C.—Other Services—
1. Examinations—Expenses.....................................................	20,300	17,246	17,245
2. Scholarship assistance, including overseas training.........	13,000	10,831	10,830
3. Recruitment—Advertising....................................................	9,000	12,000	8,828
4. Instructional aids and films...................................................	1,900	5,000	1,039
5. Typist-in-training scheme.....................................................	34,500	40,000	34,449
6. Public Service recruitment—Enquiry.................................	1,500	3,000	1,961
80,200	88,077	74,352
Total Division No. 12....................................	657,200	632,501	602,676
Division No. 13.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL’s OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149.........	6,600	8,020	7,413
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	8,000	6,480	6,239
3. Extra duty pay........................................................................	300	325	325
14,900	14,825	13,977
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	4,500	1,886	1,885
2. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	3,200	3,396	3,395
Purchase of motor car...........................................................	..	1,500	1,286
7,700	6,782	6,566
Total Division No. 13....................................	22,600	21,607	20,543
Division No. 14.—NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149........	75,000	99,000	68,177
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	38,000	36,336	36,336
3. Extra duty pay........................................................................	3,000	2,051	2,050
116,000	137,387	106,563
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents..................................	33,000	30,284	30,283
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals...	5,500	6,141	6,140
3. Collection and publication of Australian historical records	2,000	3,500	2,646
4. Roosevelt memorial—Books, maps, plates and documents	1,500	2,298	2,298
5. Purchase and copying of films.............................................	9,000	8,702	8,702
6. Library service for overseas establishments.....................	4,000	4,000	3,974
7. Mobile Library Service.........................................................	2,300	..	..
8. Australian Bibliographical Centre......................................	1,000	1,500	12
9. Printing and publications......................................................	2,700	2,500	56
10. Purchase of film equipment................................................	1,000	1,000	869
11. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	5,000	3,500	2,336
12. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	5,000	6,500	4,083
13. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........................	3,000	2,951	2,951
14. Freight and cartage, including removal expenses............	4,500	5,738	4,247
15. Office services........................................................................	6,000	..	..
16. Incidental and other expenditure........................................	4,000	4,871	4,870
89,500	83,485	73,467
Total Division No. 14...................................	205,500	220,872	180,030

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 15.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’s OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM.	1958-59.	1957-58.
		Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150.........	276,800	226,400	225,712
2. Temporary and casual employees........................................	231,800	289,270	285,766
3. Extra duty pay.........................................................................	17,000	25,300	18,396
525,600	540,970	529,874
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	14,800	13,750	11,082
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	8,000	9,700	8,293
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........................	70,000	72,400	68,100
4. Cablegrams..............................................................................	28,500	29,000	22,247
5. Municipal and other taxes.....................................................	14,100	14,600	14,256
6. Maintenance, Australia House.............................................	(a)  71,000	(a) 74,800	(a) 73,234
7. Rent and maintenance, official residences.........................	6,800	9,100	9,043
8. Rent and maintenance, other office premises....................	7,400	6,712	6,712
9. National Insurance (Employers’) Contributions...............	12,000	10,950	10,878
10. Minor expenditure for all Departments.............................	800	900	652
11. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	8,000	9,100	8,059
241,400	251,012	232,556
Total Division No. 15....................................	767,000	791,982	762,430
Division No. 16.—COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150.........	16,000	16,470	15,450
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	1,300	1,250	1,093
17,300	17,720	16,543
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	2,500	3,450	2,558
2. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	2,200	2,572	2,572
4,700	6,022	5,130
Total Division No. 16....................................	22,000	23,742	21,673
Division No. 17.—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150........	157,300	163,000.	152,209
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	26,300	30,750	28,146
3. Extra duty pay........................................................................	3,900	5,000	3,378
187,500	198,750	183,733
4. Less amount recoverable from Division No. 217k (Colombo Plan—Technical Assistance and Economic Development)	37,400	36,750	36,750
150,100	162,000	146,983

(a) Includes wages of staff employed on upkeep as follows:—1958-59, £27,100; 1957-58, Appropriation, £25,800; Expenditure, £25,872.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 1.7.—OFFICE OF EDUCATION—continued.	1958-59.	1957-58.
		Appropriation.	Expenditure.
B.—General Expenses—	£	£	£
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	5,500	5,750	4,781
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	3,200	3,500	3,345
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........................	7,800	7,750	7,719
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................................	4,000	4,500	3,788
20,500	21,500	19,633
5. Less amount recoverable from Division No. 217k (Colombo Plan—Technical Assistance and Economic Development).	4,000	4,000	4,000
16,500	17,500	15,633
C.—Other Services—
1. External relations in education, including United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization............................	(a) 7,350	8,800	8,664
2. Research materials.................................................................	500	500	471
3. Publications..............................................................................	9,950	9,700	9,620
4. Teachers’ aids—Migrant education....................................	(b) 600	500	461
18,400	19,500	19,216
Total Division No. 17....................................	185,000	199,000	181,832
Division No. 18.—OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
1. Allowance to Governor-General for upkeep of Governor-General’s establishments..................................................................	48,800	49,400	49,400
2. Wages of staff, other than Governor-General’s establishments	6,000	4,600	4,248
3. Telephone services.................................................................	5,500	5,547	5,546
4. Repairs and maintenance to buildings................................	10,200	21,750	21,728
5. Maintenance of grounds.......................................................	20,800	21,438	21,438
6. Repairs, maintenance, replacements and additions to contents of buildings............................................................................	10,800	10,000	6,940
7. Fuel, light and power.............................................................	6,500	8,000	6,562
8. Freight and transport.............................................................	4,900	5,000	5,000
9. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	3,500	3,200	3,200
Total Division No. 18....................................	117,000	128,935	124,062
Total Prime Minister’s Department	2,931,000	2,954,372	2,825,472

(a) Provision is also made under Division 217, Item 8. (b) Provision is also made under Division 2270, Item 2.

III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Division Number.	—	1958-59.	1957-58.
			Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
19	ADMINISTRATIVE.........................................................	669,400	645,406	618,620
20	OVERSEAS TRANSFERS AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES..........................................................	119,100	93,900	85,662
EMBASSIES—
21	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA............................	266,800	244,374	238,567
22	REPUBLIC OF FRANCE............................................	81,200	88,406	73,175
23	KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS....................	37,600	37,517	35,338
24	REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.....................................	73,800	76,900	55,771
25	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND..........................................	14,100	13,750	12,827
26	JAPAN.............................................................................	76,100	76,328	72,849
27	FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY..................	52,000	50,242	47,866
28	REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.........................	49,200	49,821	48,275
29	THAILAND....................................................................	64,300	81,546	72,207
30	BURMA..........................................................................	40,800	42,839	38,880
30k	REPUBLIC OF ITALY................................................	42,300	43,513	38,222
LEGATIONS—
31	UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL................................	33,200	31,860	22,886
32	ISRAEL...........................................................................	25,100	24,850	23,443
35	VIETNAM AND LAOS...............................................	37,200	36,494	32,911
35k	CAMBODIA..................................................................	29,900	41,863	37,639
HIGH COMMISSIONS—
36	CANADA........................................................................	63,400	70,114	60,554
37	NEW ZEALAND...........................................................	30,800	32,109	31,258
38	INDIA..............................................................................	55,400	53,774	52,189
39	PAKISTAN.....................................................................	51,700	73,577	69,446
40	UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA....................................	32,200	34,829	27,955
41	CEYLON.........................................................................	30,800	32,317	28,567
41k	GHANA...........................................................................	27,500	12,470	12,465
42	MALAYA.......................................................................	44,000	37,318	35,809
COMMISSIONS—
43	SINGAPORE..................................................................	56,500	59,027	57,651
44	CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD...........	240,200	241,800	230,308
45	OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD....................	31,400	29,527	26,689
TOTAL......................................................................	(a)2,376,000	2,356,471	2,188,029

(a)Includes £420,000 estimated expenditure on account of other Departments.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary............	1,435,800	1,419,386	1,334,553
General expenses............................................................	940,200	937,085	853,476
Total...................................................................	2,376,000	2,356,471	2,188,029

 

£
Estimate, 1958-59...........................................................	2,376,000
Expenditure, 1957-58.....................................................	2,188,029
Increase................................................................	187,971

III.—Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 19.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1958-59.	1957-58.
		Appropriation.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151.....	302,900	297,500	276,253
2. Temporary and casual employees...................................	46,500	46,300	46,103
3. Extra duty pay.....................................................................	16,100	16,897	16,897
365,500	360,697	339,253
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence................................................	39,000	26,802	26,802
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	35,000	30,644	30,644
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....................	115,000	101,376	101,376
4. Courier service.....................................................................	38,000	38,000	33,540
5. Cablegrams and radiograms.............................................	65,000	76,200	75,996
6. Subscriptions to newspapers, journals and periodicals	4,500	3,787	3,787
7. Incidental and other expenditure.....................................	7,400	7,900	7,222
303,900	284,709	279,367
Total Division No. 19................................	669,400	645,406	618,620
Division No. 20.—OVERSEAS TRANSFERS AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES.
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...............................................	92,000	68,200	65,566
2. Freight and cartage, including removal expenses.........	23,400	22,000	16,931
3. Regional conferences of heads of missions...................	3,700	3,700	3,165
Total Division No. 20................................	119,100	93,900	85,662
Division No. 21.—EMBASSY—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 151.....	67,100	67,000	62,995
2. Temporary and casual employees...................................	98,400	92,166	92,165
165,500	159,166	155,160
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...............................................	2,800	2,500	1,960
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	8,700	2,500	2,500
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	62,300	61,419	61,418
4. Maintenance, office...........................................................	16,000	9,732	9,732
5. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence...........................	4,000	4,000	2,774
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses....	4,500	2,400	2,366
8. Incidental and other expenditure.....................................	3,000	2,657	2,657
101,300	85,208	83,407
Total Division No. 21................................	266,800	244,374	238,567
Division No. 22.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF FRANCE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152.....	28,100	30,500	27,821
2. Temporary and casual employees...................................	26,200	30,300	25,153
54,300	60,800	52,974
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...............................................	1,200	700	522
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	9,800	10,824	10,823
4. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence........	13,000	12,000	4,897
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses....	900	1,482	1,482
8. Incidental and other expenditure.....................................	2,000	2,600	2,477
26,900	27,606	20,201
Total Division No. 22................................	81,200	88,406	73,175

III.—Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 23.—EMBASSY—KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS.	1958-59.	1957-58.
		Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152.........	16,700	16,000	15,334
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	9,100	8,900	8,177
25,800	24,900	23,511
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	450	400	399
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	4,800	5,000	4,729
4. Rent and maintenance, office..............................................	1,900	1,600	1,552
5. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence...............................	2,600	3,600	3,154
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	1,050	700	676
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	1,000	1,317	1,317
11,800	12,617	11,827
Total Division No. 23....................................	37,600	37,517	35,338
Division No. 24—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152.........	31,000	35,100	28,139
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	9,500	14,100	8,560
3. Extra duty pay........................................................................	700	..	..
41,200	49,200	36,699
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	800	900	649
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	12,000	11,400	7,123
4. Rent and maintenance, office...............................................	6,000	2,800	2,789
5. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence...............................	3,000	2,300	851
6. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings..................	3,000	2,300	2,203
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	2,800	2,300	2,045
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	5,000	5,700	3,412
32,600	27,700	19,072
Total Division No. 24....................................

73,800	76,900	55,771
Division No. 25.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 153.........	6,900	6,300	5,835
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	3,100	3,000	2,948
10,000	9,300	8,783
B.--General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	100	100	85
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,000	1,000	819
4. Rent and maintenance, office..............................................	1,200	1,400	1,303
5. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence..............................	650	750	692
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	500	500	459
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	650	700	686
4,100	4,450	4,044
Total Division No. 25....................................	14,100	13,750	12,827

III.—Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 26.—EMBASSY—JAPAN.	1958-59.	1957-58.
		Appropriation.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 153.........	44,800	45,100	43,967
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	6,000	9,000	8,363
3. Extra duty pay.........................................................................	200	..	..
51,000	54,100	52,330
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	1,000	400	307
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	13,000	12,500	11,158
4. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence............	4,500	3,800	3,558
6. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings..................	1,300	600	589
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	2,300	2,650	2,629
8. Incidental and other expenditure..........................................	3,000	2,278	2,278
25,100	22,228	20,519
Total Division No. 26....................................	76,100	76,328	72,849
Division No. 27.—EMBASSY—FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 153.........	27,500	25,000	23,916
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	8,000	7,600	7,300
35,500	32,600	31,216
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	900	800	800
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	6,000	6,500	5,652
4. Rent and maintenance, office...............................................	1,600	1,800	1,662
5. Rent and maintenance, Ambassador’s residence..............	4,500	4,653	4,652
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	1,700	1,900	1,895
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	1,800	1,689	1,689
Increase in imprest advance................................................	..	300	300
16,500	17,642	16,650
Total Division No. 27....................................	52,000	50,242	47,866
Division No. 28.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.........	27,100	28,451	28,451
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	5,600	5,500	4,894
32,700	33,951	33,345
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	800	300	149
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.	3,650	4,300	3,682
4. Rent and maintenance, office..............................................	4,400	4,250	4,219
5. Rent and maintenance, Ambassador’s residence..............	3,350	3,200	3,159
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	1,800	1,600	1,501
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	2,500	2,220	2,220
16,500	15,870	14,930
Total Division No. 28....................................	49,200	49,821	48,275

F.7092/58.—2

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
Division No. 29.—EMBASSY—THAILAND.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.........	40,400	37,612	37,612
2. Temporary and casual employees........................................	4,300	9,400	6,395
3. Extra duty pay.........................................................................	400	..	..
45,100	47,012	44,007
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	600	500	378
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	3,700	3,634	3,634
4. Rent and maintenance, office...............................................	5,150	20,000	14,315
5. Rent and maintenance, Ambassador’s residence..............	3,800	..	..
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	2,150	2,000	1,889
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	2,800	3,050	2,634
9. Increase in imprest advance.................................................	1,000	5,350	5,350
19,200	34,534	28,200
Total Division No. 29....................................	64,300	81,546	72,207
Division No. 30.—EMBASSY—BURMA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.........	24,500	25,800	23,798
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	3,400	3,800	2,979
3. Extra duty pay........................................................................	100	..	..
28,000	29,600	26,777
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	500	200	125
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.	1,600	2,100	1,217
4. Rent and maintenance, office...............................................	4,800	5,300	5,124
5. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence...............................	2,000	1,517	1,516
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	2,100	2,353	2,353
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	1,800	1,769	1,768
12,800	13,239	12,103
Total Division No. 30....................................	40,800	42,839	38,880
Division No. 30k.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF ITALY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155........	18,000	17,000	16,394
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	12,400	12,300	11,747
30,400	29,300	28,141
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	1,000	850	808
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.	4,000	7,150	3,894
4. Rent and maintenance, office and residence.....................	2,700	2,600	2,500
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.......	2,400	2,200	1,466
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	1,800	1,413	1,413
11,900	14,213	10,081
Total Division No. 30k.................................	42,300	43,513	38,222

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 31.—LEGATION—UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.......	14,200	14,500	9,830
2. Temporary and casual employees......................................	6,000	6,000	4,354
20,200	20,500	14,184
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	5,200	3,500	1,745
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,800	1,850	1,540
4. Rent and maintenance, office.............................................	900	950	786
5. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence....................	2,500	2,400	2,251
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,000	1,000	720
8. Incidental and other expenditure........................................	1,600	1,660	1,660
13,000	11,360	8,702
Total Division No. 31..................................	33,200	31,860	22,886
Division No. 32.—LEGATION—ISRAEL.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.......	15,550	14,900	14,667
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	2,300	2,300	2,041
3. Extra duty pay.......................................................................	50	..	..
17,900	17,200	16,708
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	200	250	60
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	1,800	1,800	1,652
4. Rent and maintenance, office.............................................	1,200	1,400	1,180
5. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence...................	2,350	2,350	2,231
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	900	1,050	1,028
8. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	750	800	584
7,200	7,650	6,735
Total Division No. 32..................................	25,100	24,850	23,443
Division No. 35.—LEGATION—VIETNAM AND LAOS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.......	24,000	23,100	20,264
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	2,000	1,950	1,711
26,000	25,050	21,975
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................................................	900	815	815
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	4,000	6,350	5,965
4. Maintenance, office.............................................................	1,850	1,834	1,833
5. Maintenance, Minister’s residence...................................	1,800	..	..
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.....	800	645	645
8. Incidental and other expenditure......................................	1,850	1,500	1,428
Increase in imprest advance.............................................	..	300	250
11,200	11,444	10,936
Total Division No. 35.................................	37,200	36,494	32,911

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 35k.—LEGATION—CAMBODIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.........	18,500	15,000	13,729
2. Temporary and casual employees........................................	1,300	1,163	1,163
19,800	16,163	14,892
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	100	300	51
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	3,750	5,500	4,204
4. Rent and maintenance, office and residence......................	3,800	16,900	16,182
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	1,050	900	864
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	1,400	1,500	846
Increase in imprest advance................................................	..	600	600
10,100	25,700	22,747
Total Division No. 35k.................................	29,900	41,863	37,639
Division No. 36.—HIGH COMMISSION—CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.........	27,800	29,050	29,007
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	.16,000	16,800	15,797
43,800	45,850	44,804
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	1,350	1,000	773
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.	4,800	13,450	5,343
4. Rent and maintenance, office...............................................	4,550	4,234	4,233
5. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence.................	3,500	2,708	2,708
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	650	872	872
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	4,750	2,000	1,821
19,600	24,264	15,750
Total Division No. 36....................................	63,400	70,114	60,554
Division No. 37.—HIGH COMMISSION—NEW ZEALAND
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157........	14,200	14,800	14,355
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	7,500	7,818	7,818
21,700	22,618	22,173
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	600	500	356
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.	1,800	1,991	1,990
4. Rent and maintenance, Office.............................................	2,850	2,700	2,590
5. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence................	1,200	950	898
6. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings.................	700	250	228
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses.......	700	650	649
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	1,250	1,200	1,130
Increase in imprest advance................................................	..	1,250	1,244
9,100	9,491	9,085
Total Division No. 37....................................	30,800	32,109	31,258

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 38.—HIGH COMMISSION—INDIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157.........	31,700	31,400	30,872
2. Temporary and casual employees........................................	8,500	8,400	8,246
40,200	39,800	39,118
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	950	850	411
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	3,250	3,374	3,373
4. Rent and maintenance, office...............................................	2,050	2,050	1,871
5. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence	4,500	3,450	3,358
6. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings..................	750	700	643
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	1,700	1,400	1,265
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	2,000	2,150	2,150
15,200	13,974	13,071
Total Division No. 38....................................	55,400	53,774	52,189
Division No. 39.—HIGH COMMISSION—PAKISTAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157.........	27,400	28,400	27,568
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	8,200	8,500	8,358
35,600	36,900	35,926
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	1,200	1,120	1,120
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	4,500	6,000	3,697
4. Rent and maintenance, office...............................................	2,400	2,900	2,271
5. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence	3,650	22,475	22,475
6. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings..................	150	153	152
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	1,300	979	979
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	2,900	3,050	2,826
16,100	36,677	33,520
Total Division No. 39....................................	51,700	73,577	69,446
Division No. 40.—HIGH COMMISSION—UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158.........	15,800	15,800	13,604
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	4,300	5,550	4,275
20,100	21,350	17,879
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	1,600	2,300	1,354
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.	2,000	2,029	2,029
4. Rent and maintenance, office..............................................	4,500	4,450	3,785
5. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence	1,500	1,850	731
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	1,000	1,050	967
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	1,500	1,800	1,210
12,100	13,479	10,076
Total Division No. 40....................................	32,200	34,829	27,955

III.—Department of External Affairs.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 41— HIGH COMMISSION—CEYLON.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158........	18,100	18,100	16,117
2. Temporary and casual employees......................................	4,300	4,000	3,419
22,400	22,100	19,536
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	100	100	16
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	2,000	2,200	1,579
4. Rent and maintenance, office.............................................	2,800	4,745	4,744
5. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence................	900	850	633
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	900	750	487
8. Incidental and other expenditure........................................	1,700	1,572	1,572
8,400	10,217	9,031
Total Division No. 41...................................	30,800	32,317	28,567
Division No. 41k.—HIGH COMMISSION—GHANA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per schedule, page 158........	14,100	5,478	5,478
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,400	111	110
15,500	5,589	5,588
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	600	14	14
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services, cablegrams......	1,500	340	339
4. Rent and maintenance, office.............................................	3,800	580	580
5. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence	3,800	901	900
7. Motor vehicles—maintenance and running expenses....	900	488	487
8. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	1,400	1,561	1,560
Imprest advance...................................................................	..	2,997	2,997
12,000	6,881	6,877
Total Division No. 41k...............................	27,500	12,470	12,465
Division No. 42.—HIGH COMMISSION—MALAYA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per schedule, page 159........	26,700	20,622	20,622
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	4,500	4,700	3,909
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	600	..	..
31,800	25,322	24,531
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................................................	1,000	807	806
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	3,100	3,200	2,507
4. Rent and maintenance, office............................................	1,900	1,907	1,906
5. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence...............	1,800	750	728
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses......	1,500	1,026	1,025
8. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................

1,900	1,506	1,506
9. Increase in imprest advance..............................................	1,000	2,800	2,800
12,200	11,996	11,278
Total Division No. 42..................................	44,000	37,318	35,809

III—Department of External Affairs.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Division No. 43.—COMMISSION—SINGAPORE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 159.........	26,200	29,929	29,928
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	11,100	10,588	10,587
3. Extra duty pay........................................................................	1,000	..	..
38,300	40,517	40,515
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	1,250	550	467
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.	4,600	4,529	4,529
4. Rent and maintenance, office...............................................	6,000	5,250	4,931
5. Maintenance, Commissioner’s residence...........................	1,200	2,000	1,323
6. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings..................	850	1,731	1,731
7. Motor vehicles, maintenance and running expenses........	1,300	1,700	1,455
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	3,000	2,750	2,700
18,200	18,510	17,136
Total Division No. 43....................................	56,500	59,027	57,651
Division No. 44.—CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 161.........	54,800	50,500	49,050
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	116,100	114,100	112,570
170,900	164,600	161,620
B.—General Expenses—
1. Representation in New York................................................	40,000	47,100	41,193
2. Representation in San Francisco..........................................	13,300	11,600	11,219
3. Representation in New Caledonia.......................................	3,100	3,600	3,190
4. Representation in Portuguese Timor...................................	1,650	1,900	1,874
5. Representation in Geneva.....................................................	11,250	13,000	11,212
69,300	77,200	68,688
Total Division No. 44....................................	240,200	241,800	230,308
Division No. 45.—OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 161.........	24,100	21,101	21,101
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	2,500	4,100	1,807
26,600	25,201	22,908
B.—General Expenses—
1. Representation in the United Kingdom..............................	1,950	1,900	1,645
2. Representation in Hong Kong..............................................	1,050	2,350	2,061
3. Representation in Korea.......................................................	1,800	76	75
4,800	4,326	3,781
Total Division No. 45....................................	31,400	29,527	26,689
Total Department of External Affairs	2,376,000	2,356,471	2,188,029

IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division Number.	—	1958-59.	1957-58.
			Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
46	ADMINISTRATIVE.........................................	692,000	654,012	634,603
47	COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD........................................................	26,000	46,600	46,158
48	TAXATION BRANCH.....................................	8,132,000	8,082,950	8,047,869
49	TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW................	18,800	19,630	19,257
50	VALUATION BOARDS..................................	1,600	1,600	1,355
51	SUPERANNUATION BOARD.........................	85,400	93,960	93,600
52	BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS......	1,560,200	1,308,389	1,216,961
53	GOVERNMENT PRINTER..............................	(a)	(a)	(a)
TOTAL.....................................................	10,516,000	10,207,141	10,059,803

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..............	8,888,680	8,640,710	8,530,595
General expenses...............................................................	1,627,320	1,566,431	1,529,208
Total......................................................................	10,516,000	10,207,141	10,059,803

 

£
Estimate, 1958-59........................................................	10,516,000
Expenditure, 1957-58..................................................	10,059,803
Increase................................................................	456,197

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 46.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1958-59.	1957-58.
		Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 163........	520,000	490,000	472,572
2. Temporary and casual employees......................................	40,800	45,400	45,142
3. Extra duty pay.......................................................................	9,600	12,602	12,602
570,400	548,002	530,316
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	28,000	28,058	28,057
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	42,300	24,000	23,119
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........................	40,200	39,521	39,521
4. Office services........................................................................	4,500	5,100	4,260
5. Incidental and other expenditure........................................	6,600	9,331	9,330
121,600	106,010	104,287
Total Division No. 46...................................	692,000	654,012	634,603
Division No. 47.—COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.
1. Administrative expenses......................................................	26,000	46,600	46,158
Division No. 48.—TAXATION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 164........	5,792,000	5,717,512	5,717,511
2. Temporary and casual employees......................................	1,150,000	1,181,000	1,168,236
3. Extra duty pay.......................................................................	117,000	128,592	128,591
7,059,000	7,027,104	7,014,338
3.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................................................	133,000	132,000	129,453
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	393,000	358,260	358,260
3. Postage,-telegrams and telephone services.......................	232,000	233,000	223,130
4. Office services.......................................................................	72,500	74,500	71,622
5. Legal expenses......................................................................	113,000	129,000	121,981
6. Payments to Postmaster-General’s Department and State Governments for services rendered............................	69,500	65,891	65,890
7. Incidental and other expenditure........................................	60,000	63,195	63,195
1,073,000	1,055,846	1,033,531
Total Division No. 48...................................	8,132,000	8,082,950	8,047,869
Division No. 49.—TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165.......	8,420	8,350	8,329
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	460.	450	431
8,880	8,800	8,760
B.—General Expenses—
1. Reporting................................................................................	7,000	7,130	7,130
2. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	2,920	3,700	3,367
9,920	10,830	10,497
Total Division No, 49..................................	18,800	19,630	19,257

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
			Division No. 50.—VALUATION BOARDS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	1,100	1,125	1,027
B.—General Expenses	500	475	328
Total Division No. 50..................................	1,600	1,600	1,355
Division No. 51.—SUPERANNUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165.......	64,300	58,900	58,542
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	13,900	23,310	23,310
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	2,100	4,402	4,401
80,300	86,612	86,253
B.—General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	5,100	7,348	7,347
Total Division No. 51....................................	85,400	93,960	93,600
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 166......	992,000	801,000	723,685
2. Temporary and casual employees.....................................	169,600	160,467	160,466
3. Extra duty pay......................................................................	7,400	7,600	5,750
1,169,000	969,067	889,901
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................................................	18,900	18,000	16,051
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing	57,700	53,600	49,477
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......................	53,200	43,700	40,989
4. Printing of official publications.........................................	88,100	61,142	61,142
5. Hire, service and maintenance of machines for tabulation of statistics...........................................................................	88,600	67,180	66,174
6. Wool statistical service—Contribution towards............	13,500	13,500	13,500
7. Reimbursement to Commonwealth and State Departments for statistical services..........................................................	49,900	67,550	65,369
8. Freight and cartage, including removal expenses..........	16,000	11,000	10,783
9. Incidental and other expenditure.......................................	5,300	3,650	3,575
391,200	339,322	327,060
Total Division. No. 52................................	1,560,200	1,308,389	1,216,961
Division No. 53.—GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and wages as per Schedule, page 166...............	148,100	140,000	126,777
2. Temporary and casual employees....................................	235,400	198,242	198,242
3. Extra duty pay.....................................................................	27,500	27,000	25,389
411,000	365,242	350,408
4. Less amounts for Parliamentary and Departmental printing chargeable to Government Printer Trust Account...	411,000	365,242	350,408
Total Division No. 53.................................	(a)	(a)	(a)
Total Department of the Treasury.......	10,516,000	10,207,141	10,059,803

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

  

V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’s DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1958-59.	1957-58.
			Appropriation.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
54	ADMINISTRATIVE.........................................	305,000	313,403	268,052
55	REPORTING BRANCH....................................	93,000	98,302	95,962
56	CROWN SOLICITOR’s OFFICE.......................	350,000	343,434	336,003
57	HIGH COURT..................................................	68,000	81,396	64,508
58	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION...............	172,000	168,565	164,220
59	CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ADMINISTRATION.....................................	151,000	160,019	142,522
61	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE	126,000	134,674	126,206
62	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS...	419,000	423,196	407,002
63	LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU.............................	64,000	65,226	63,727
64	PEACE OFFICER GUARD...............................	87,000	109,972	79,205
Total...................................................................	1,835,000	1,898,187	1,747,407

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary................	1,403,600	1,437,895	1,362,077
General expenses................................................................	431,400	460,292	385,330
Total................................................................	1,835,000	1,898,187	1,747,407

 

£
Estimate, 1958-59......................................................	1,835,000
Expenditure, 1957-58................................................	1,747,407
Increase............................................................	87,593

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
			Division No. 54.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 167.........	165,800	158,320	158,320
2. Temporary and casual employees........................................	15,200	15,800	14,358
3. Extra duty pay.........................................................................	1,000	1,000	970
182,000	175,120	173,648
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	23,000	22,500	20,614
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	6,500	6,783	6,782
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........................	21,500	21,500	21,456
4. Publication of Commonwealth Statutes and Statutory Rules	45,000	50,700	18,936
5. Legal expenses........................................................................	20,000	30,000	20,183
6. Law books................................................................................	2,500	1,800	1,797
7. Incidental and other expenditure..........................................	4,500	5,000	4,636
123,000	138,283	94,404
Total Division No. 54....................................	305,000	313,403	268,052
Division No. 55.—REPORTING BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 167.........	44,000	46,000	43,964
2. Temporary and casual employees........................................	53,900	55,817	55,817
3. Extra duty pay.........................................................................	100	200	39
98,000	102,017	99,820
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and administrations.............................................................................................	20,000	19,356	19,357
78,000	82,661	80,463
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	10,000	11,388	11,388
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	7,000	8,039	8,038
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........................	1,500	1,512	1,511
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................................	1,500	1,500	1,360
20,000	22,439	22,297
5. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and administrations.............................................................................................	5,000	6,798	6,798
15,000	15,641	15,499
Total Division No. 55....................................	93,000	98,302	95,962
Division No. 56.—CROWN SOLICITOR’s OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 167.........	298,000	289,500	284,381
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	18,400	20,916	20,916
3. Extra duty pay.........................................................................	2,000	2,000	1,863
318,400	312,416	307,160
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	8,100	6,637	6,636
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	4,000	4,381	4,380
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........................	9,500	10,000	9,107
4. Law books................................................................................	3,000	3,000	2,922
5. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	7,000	7,000	5,798
31,600	31,018	28,843
Total Division No. 56....................................	350,000	343,434	336,003

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

1958-59.	1957-58.
	Appropriation.	Expenditure.
Division No. 57.—HIGH COURT.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 168.........	9,000	23,500	9,173
2. Temporary and casual employees........................................	21,100	21,720	21,720
3. Extra duty pay.........................................................................	100	100	69
30,200	45,320	30,962
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	23,300	24,500	22,589
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........................	3,500	3,076	3,075
3. Law books................................................................................	6,000	3,000	2,480
4. Incidental and other expenditure..........................................	5,000	5,500	5,402
37,800	36,076	33,546
Total Division No. 57....................................	68,000	81,396	64,508
Division No. 58.—BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 168.........	130,000	126,000	123,666
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	11,700	12,825	12,825
3. Extra duty pay.........................................................................	3,500	4,500	3,417
145,200	143,325	139,908
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................................	6,000	6,000	5,469
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	5,000	4,500	4,105
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........................	6,500	6,938	6,937
4. Payments to States for services of Judges and officers....	3,300	2,900	2,900
5. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................	6,000	4,902	4,901
26,800	25,240	24,312
Total Division No. 58....................................	172,000	168,565	164,220
Division No. 59.—CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 168.........	55,000	60,000	50,153
2. Temporary and casual employees.......................................	28,000	27,793	27,793
3. Extra duty pay........................................................................	1,000	1,500	673
84,000	89,293	78,619
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................................................	33,000	35,000	33,591
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	9,000	9,179	9,178
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........................	10,400	10,500	9,566
4. Reports of cases......................................................................	4,000	4,000	2,310
5. Boards of Reference—Fees and other expenses..............	300	300	183
6. Compulsory conferences—Fees and other expenses.......	300	300	101
7. Court conducted ballots (amounts recovered from trade unions may be credited to this item).......................................................	2,000	3,000	527
8. Incidental and other expenditure.........................................

Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes...........................................................................................	12,400	5,000
District allowances.........................................................................	101,000	90,000
Functional and other allowances..................................................	77,000	97,000
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers.......................	38,000	80,000
Amount provided from the Advance to the Treasurer..............	..	286,118
10,953,308	10,973,488
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent..	15,100	15,100
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.............................	2,609,208	3,001,270
2,624,308	3,016,370
11474	11474	Total Queensland (see page 122).......	8,329,000	7,957,118
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 261.)
1	1	Director.............................................................................................	2,993	2,980
3	3	Assistant Directors..........................................................................	7,338	7,300
32	32	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches..............	58,208	57,800
340	340	Clerks................................................................................................	363,460	358,992
51	46	Draftsmen........................................................................................	51,244	56,160
138	136	Engineers..........................................................................................	194,480	195,493
6	7	Inquiry Officers...............................................................................	7,917	6,710
27	23	Inspectors.........................................................................................	37,766	43,990
394	394	Postal Clerks....................................................................................	375,482	363,299
177	177	Postmasters......................................................................................	228,861	226,600
56	56	Supervisors.......................................................................................	53,872	53,168
156	131	Telegraphists....................................................................................	119,472	140,272
38	38	Traffic Officers................................................................................	43,434	42,940
242	223	Artisans and General Workmen...................................................	199,989	195,820
277	277	Assistants..........................................................................................	204,703	201,075
896	849	Line Inspectors and Linemen.......................................................	600,243	622,417
122	123	Machinists and Typists..................................................................	82,287	80,221
408	433	Mail Officers....................................................................................	355,060	329,358
1642	1733	Technicians......................................................................................	1,505,977	1,405,749
361	361	Junior Postal Officers.....................................................................	186,998	175,560
1087	1054	Monitors and Telephonists............................................................	632,400	642,314
24	29	Overseers..........................................................................................	32,161	26,296
6478	6466	Carried forward..................................	5,344,345	5,234,514

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Positions.		1958-59.	Appropriation, 1957-58.
1957-58.	1958-59.			SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.
£	£
6478	6466	Brought forward.................................	5,344,345	5,234,514
52	61	Phonogram Attendants..................................................................	35,380	29,6511
743	743	Postal Officers.................................................................................	566,909	557,878
54	54	Storemen..........................................................................................	43,253	42,552
114	102	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers..............................	83,130	91,464
6,073,017	5,956,059
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...........	225,800	172,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class....	130,000	153,000
Penalty rates for shift duty............................................................	106,600	96,000
Allowances in lieu of quarters......................................................	750	500
Allowance to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes...........................................................................................	4,000	1,500
District allowances.........................................................................	4,000	7,000
Functional and other allowances..................................................	38,700	41,900
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers.......................	59,000	85,000
6,641,267	6,512,959
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent..	19,600	19,500
Officers on loan..........................................................................	50,000	50,000
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.............................	1,540,667	1,696,459
1,610,267	1,765,959
7441	7426	Total South Australia (see page 123)	5,031,000	4,747,000
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 262.)
1	1	Director ...........................................................................................	2,854	2,983
3	3	Assistant Directors..........................................................................	7,887	7,813
28	28	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches..............	54,656	51,419
238	238	Clerks................................................................................................	275,128	256,849
26	24	Draftsmen........................................................................................	29,074	29,322
111	112	Engineers..........................................................................................	181,940	170,267
5	5	Inquiry Officers...............................................................................	6,280	5,720
23	22	Inspectors.........................................................................................	35,450	34,987
308	297	Postal Clerks....................................................................................	297,891	287,560
168	159	Postmasters......................................................................................	216,937	217,189
38	36	Supervisors.......................................................................................	41,142	41,353
110	83	Telegraphists....................................................................................	81,423	99,096
16	9	Traffic Officers................................................................................	11,323	19,183
139	135	Artisans and General Workmen...................................................	125,188	120,559
191	194	Assistants..........................................................................................	180,032	162,776
830	886	Line Inspectors and Linemen.......................................................	842,586	742,275
95	92	Machinists and Typists..................................................................	70,708	66,901
289	289	Mail Officers....................................................................................	265,062	250,390
1121	1147	Technicians......................................................................................	1,109,149	1,006,154
296	285	Junior Postal Officers.....................................................................	148,770	120,856
640	620	Monitors and Telephonists............................................................	414,160	394,139
19	20	Overseers..........................................................................................	23,012	20,811
41	39	Phonogram Attendants..................................................................	26,185,	25,810
432	443	Postal Officers.................................................................................	379,208	337,730
51	51	Storemen..........................................................................................	47,843	45,018
111	112	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers..............................	101,100	94,992
4,974,988	4,611,752
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...........	211,288	152,637
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class....	96,400	90,000
Penalty rates for shift duty............................................................	64,000	70,000
Allowances in lieu of quarters......................................................	800	2,000
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes...........................................................................................	4,800	3,500
District allowances.........................................................................	15,000	16,000
Functional and other allowances..................................................	45,000	29,200
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers.......................	36,000	39,000
Amount provided from the Advance to the Treasurer..............	..	119,993
5,448,276	5,134,082
5330	5330	Carried forward..................................	5,448,276	5,134,082

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Positions.		1958-59.	Appropriation. 1957-58.
1957-58.	1958-59.			SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.
£	£
5330	5330	Brought forward.................................	5,448,276	5,134,082
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent..	13,5001	13,500
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.............................	1,616,776	1,512,589
1,630,276	1,526,089
5330	5330	Total Western Australia (see page 125)	3,818,00	3,607,993
TASMANIA. (See Division No. 263.)
1	1	Director.............................................................................................	2,347	2,546
3	3	Assistant Directors..........................................................................	6,419	6,618
20	19	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches..............	31,094	32,844
160	155	Clerks................................................................................................	164,300	163,383
15	14	Draftsmen........................................................................................	18,008	18,7,24
54	59	Engineers..........................................................................................	79,119	70,320
3	3	Inquiry Officers...............................................................................	3,403	3,198
12	12	Inspectors.........................................................................................	19,537	19,052
174	188	Postal Clerks....................................................................................	179,238	159,230
59	61	Postmasters......................................................................................	81,237	75,388
26	24	Supervisors.......................................................................................	22,128	23,044
37	30	Telegraphists....................................................................................	29,796	35,312
22	20	Traffic Officers................................................................................	24,140	25,704
120	123	Artisans and General Workmen...................................................	112,422	104,946
124	115	Assistants..........................................................................................	96,830	99,528
498	485	Line Inspectors and Linemen.......................................................	435,045	428,943
63	63	Machinists and Typists..................................................................	39,186	37,267
111	12	Mail Officers....................................................................................	104,944	99,656
549	548	Technicians......................................................................................	535,396	514,919
111	111	Junior Postal Officers.....................................................................	42,957	40,667
490	520	Monitors and Telephonists............................................................	279,760	249,287
13	13	Overseers..........................................................................................	14,434	13,892
17	18	Phonogram Attendants..................................................................	9,756	8,683
271	257	Postal Officers.................................................................................	196,872	196,286
19	21	Storemen..........................................................................................	17,997	15,534
28	25	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers..............................	21,450	22,926
2,567,809	2,467,897
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...........	87,039	79,580
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class....	66,400	62,300
Penalty rates for shift duty............................................................	43,500	44,000
Allowances in lieu of quarters......................................................	300	200
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes...........................................................................................	3,200	2,300
District allowances.........................................................................	1,200	1,100
Functional and other allowances..................................................	18,900	17,100
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers.......................	13,500	14,000
Amount provided from the Advance to the Treasurer..............	..	36,748
2,801,848	2,725,225
Less—
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent....	6,000	6,000
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.............................	822,848	897,477
828,848	903,477
3000	3000	Total Tasmania (see page 127)............	1,973,000	1,821,748
NORTHERN TERRITORY. (See Division No. 264.)
2	2	Clerks................................................................................................	2,326	2,300
2	2	Engineers..........................................................................................	2,696	2,670
22	22	Postal Clerks....................................................................................	18,986	18,710
6	5	Postmasters......................................................................................	6,520	7,749
10	14	Telegraphists....................................................................................	12,642	8,930
2	2	Traffic Officers................................................................................	1,916	1,890
2	2	Artisans and General Workmen...................................................	1,746	1,720
..	1	Assistants..........................................................................................	739	..
29	36	Line Inspector and Linemen.........................................................	29,196	23,142
75	86	Carried forward..................................	76,767	67,111

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Positions.		1958-59.	Appropriation, 1957-58.
1957-58.	1958-59.			NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.
£	£
75	86	Brought forward	76,767	67,111
1	1	Machinists and Typists..................................................................	677	667
21	21	Technicians......................................................................................	18,501	18,228
7	8	Junior Postal Officers.....................................................................	4,064	3,415
24	24	Monitors and Telephonists............................................................	14,904	14,664
4	4	Phonogram Attendants..................................................................	2,320	2,278
16	19	Postal Officers.................................................................................	14,345	11,870
131,578	118,233
Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...........	6,963	9,216
Officers on loan..............................................................................	50,000	50,000
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class....	3,700	6,000
Penalty rates for shift duty............................................................	3,300	2,850
Allowances in lieu of quarters......................................................	200	50
Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes...........................................................................................	2,000	1,600
District allowances.........................................................................	11,500	16,500
Functional and other allowances..................................................	1,000	860
Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, and payments to dependants of deceased officers.........................................	200	..
Amount provided from the Advance to the Treasurer..............	..	9,155
210,441	214,464
Less—
Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent..	700	700
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.............................	56,741	77,609
57,441	78,309
148	163	Total Northern Territory (see page 128)	153,000	136,155

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		1958-59.	Appropriation, 1957-58.
1957-58.	1958-59.			NORTHERN TERRITORY. Under Control of Department of Territories.
£	£
GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 273.)
1	1	Administrator...................................................................................	4,000	4,000
1	1	Assistant Administrator.................................................................	3,213	3,200
7	7	Directors............................................................................................	18,963	18,754
3	6	Assistant Directors..........................................................................	13,246	6,669
1	1	Finance Officer................................................................................	2,274	2,206
1	1	District Officer.................................................................................	2,116	2,103
1	1	Commissioner of Police.................................................................	2,171	2,158
65	97	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.......................................

145,626	96,472
169	225	Accountant, Clerks, Registrars, Inspectors District Welfare Officers, Superintendents, Field Officers, Stock Inspectors, Administrative and Investigation Officers, Valuers and Teachers.......................	269,962	204,801
287	355	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........................................................................	342,362	273,504
803,933	613,867
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class....	1,412	1,779
Allowances to Police Officers for uniforms and shoeing........	8,139	5,656
Officers on loan from other Departments..................................	4,186	4,027
Entertainment allowance—Administrator, Assistant Administrator	1,250	1,250
Entertainment allowance—District Officer, Alice Springs.....	250	250
Other allowances............................................................................	146,822	102,829
Provision for proposed new staff.................................................	..	54,016
965,992	783,674
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.........................	322,992	168,174
536	695	Total General Services (see page 135)	643,000	615,500
Under Control of Attorney-General's Department.
COURTS OFFICE. (See Division No. 276.)
1	1	Supreme Court Judge.....................................................................	4,000	3,750
1	1	Master and Registrar-General.......................................................	2,116	2,965
1	2	Stipendiary Magistrates.................................................................	5,282	2,218
2	2	Assistant Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar-General...............	3,382	3,316
10	11	Clerks, Typists.................................................................................	9,951	8,513
24,731	20,762
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position....................	1,214	1,201
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class....	220	220
District allowances.........................................................................	2,140	2,500
Amount provided from the Advance to the Treasurer..............	..	2,095
28,305	26,778
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.........................	6,305	5,683
15	17	Total Courts Office (see page 136)...	22,000	21,095
Under Control of Department of Health.
HEALTH SERVICES. (See Division No. 277.)
32	33	Medical Officers, Dentists and Pharmacists..............................	76,853	74,537
130	134	Matrons, Sub-Matrons, Clinic Sisters, Senior Sisters, Sisters, Probationers and Nursing Assistants..............................................................	106,266	101,545
10	11	Clerks, Catering Officer and Secretary.......................................	12,130	10,952
43	43	Dental Mechanics, Health Inspectors, Superintendent Assistant, Assistants, Typists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dietitians and Nutritionist...................................................................................	35,662	34,365
230,911	221,399
District and special allowances....................................................	43,579	38,991
Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class....	1,000	1,010
275,490	261,400
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended.............................	4,090	..
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent and keep	..	15,000
4,090	15,000
215	221	Total Health Services (see page 137)	271,400	246,400

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		1958-59.	Appropriation, 1957-58.
1957-58.	1958-59.			AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. Under Control of Attorney-General's Department.
COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE. (See Division No. 279.)	£	£
1	1	Registrar and Assistant Magistrate..............................................	2,281	2,213
2	2	Deputy Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar.................................	3,367	3,296
17	14	Clerks................................................................................................	15,075	17,395
6	5	Clerical Assistant, Typists.............................................................	2,945	3,330
23,668	26,234
Allowances to officers performing dutics of a higher class....	500	500
Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position....................	..	1,223
Amount provided under the Appropriation Act (No. 2)...........	..	3,000
Amount provided from the Advance to the Treasurer..............	..	84
24,168	31,041
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.........................	3,968	12,457
26	22	Total Courts and Titles Office (See page. 137)	20,200	18,584
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE. (See Division No. 281.)
1	1	Chief Commissioner of Police......................................................	2,188	2,150
3	3	Inspectors.........................................................................................	5,036	4,998
11	10	Sergeants..........................................................................................	12,752	13,930
7	7	Senior Constables...........................................................................	8,141	8,292
44	45	Constables........................................................................................	47,968	45,756
76,085	75,126
Allowances to, officers performing duties of a higher class...	112	100
Housing clothing, and other allowances.....................................	2,803	2,076
Rental and quarters allowance......................................................	8,000	7,500
87,000	84,802
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.........................	..	802
66	66	Total Australian Capital Territory Police (see page 139)..............................................	87,000	84,000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
General Services. (See Division No. 287.)
1	1	Official Representative..................................................................	2,550	2,550
..	1	Sister..................................................................................................	1,216	..
Amount provided from the Advance to the Treasurer..............	..	8
3,766	2,558
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.........................	1,216	..
1	2	Total General Services (See page 141)	2,550	2,558

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