THE COMMONWEALTH OF
AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (NO. 2)
1939-40.
No. 27 of 1940.
An Act to grant and apply an
additional sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year
ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and forty and to
appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 1st June,
1940.]
Preamble.
BE it
enacted by the King’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 (No. 2) 1939–40.
Commencement.
2.
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
Issue and application of £9,000,000.
3.—(1.)
The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards
making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the
year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and forty the
sum of Nine million pounds.
(2.) The amounts specified in the Schedule to this Act
for the purposes and services of the Department of Defence may be issued and
applied for the corresponding purposes and services of one or more or all of
the Departments established in lieu of that Department.
Appropriation.
4.
The said sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services
set forth in the Schedule to this Act or otherwise specified in this Act in
relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand
nine hundred and forty.
THE
F.3562.—Price 3d.
THE SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT OF THE SCHEDULE TO WHICH THIS ACT REFERS.
PART
1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES
OF THE COMMONWEALTH—
| £ |
THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENCE—INCLUDING WAR (1939) SERVICES............................................................................
| 9,000,000 |
VII.—The Department
of Defence.
WAR SERVICES (1939) PAYABLE OUT OF REVENUE. | £ |
Under Control of
Department of Defence. |
Division No. 74a.—NAVAL. |
Permanent
Naval Forces—
|
Salaries and Payments in the nature of
salary................................................
| 500,000 |
General Expenses........................................................................................
| 200,000 |
Maintenance, Repairs and General Stores.........................................................
| 400,000 |
Auxiliary Vessels for Local Defence
Purposes.................................................
| 600,000 |
Total Division
No. 74a...........................................
| 1,700,000 |
Division No. 75.—MILITAEY. |
1. Military Forces—Pay and allowances in
the nature of pay.............................
| 1,500,000 |
2. Camp Expenses..........................................................................................
| 1,500,000 |
3. General Services.........................................................................................
| 300,000 |
4. Arms, armament and
ammunition, mechanization, machinery, plant and equipment............................................................................................
| 4,000,000 |
Total Division
No. 75.............................................
| 7,300,000 |
Total
War Services (1939) payable out of Revenue
| 9,000,000 |
By Authority:
L.F. Johnston, Commonwealth
Government Printer, Canberra.