THE
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (NO. 2)
1948-49.
No. 14 of 1949.
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-nine, and to
appropriate that sum.
[Assented to
23rd June, 1949.]
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) 1948-49.
Commencement.
2. This
Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application or £18,900,000.
3. 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-nine, the sum of Sixteen million nine hundred thousand pounds.
F.2882—Price 3d.
Appropriation.
4. The sum
granted by this Act is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been
appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and
forty-eight, for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule to this
Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One
thousand nine hundred and forty-nine.
Section 4 THE
SCHEDULE.
Abstract.
— | Total. |
£ |
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES OTHER THAN BUSINESS
UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—
|
Defence
and Post-war (1939-45)
Charges—
| £ |
Defence and Service Departments..............................................................
| 4,000,000 |
Subsidies.................................................................................................................
| 5,700,000 |
General Charges................................................................................................
| 3,000,000 |
12,700,000 |
Less Amounts provided under Votes which will
remain Unexpended at Close of Year..............................................................................................................
| 4,200,000 |
8,500,000 |
Miscellaneous Services............................................................................................................
| 2,700,000 |
War (1914-18) Services...............................................................................................................
| 400,000 |
Total Part .1...............................................................
| 11,600,000 |
PART 2.-BUSINESS
UNDERTAKINGS— |
Postmaster-General’s. Department..........................................................................................
| 5,300,000 |
Total Part 2................................................................
| 5,300,000 |
Total..........................................................
| 16,900,000 |
ADDITIONAL
EXPENDITURE 1948-49.
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND
SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THECOMMONWEALTH—
| £ |
XXI.—DEFENCE AMD POST-WAR
(1939-45) CHARGES. |
DEFENCE AND SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. |
DEPARTMENT OF THE
NAVY. |
Division No. 131.—Naval Construction and Additions to Fleet
| 1,250,000 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE
ARMY. |
Division No. 136.—Australian Military
Forces.
|
A. Pay
and Allowances in the nature of Pay......................................................................
| 1,000,000 |
Division No. 137.—Civilian Services.
|
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..........................................................
| 200,000 |
Division No. 138.—Camp Expenses, Training
and Maintenance
| 300,000 |
Total Department of the Army...................................................
| 1,500,000 |
DEPARTMENT OF AIR. |
Division No. 149.—Royal Australian Air
Force.
|
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay..................................................................
| 450,000 |
Division
No. 152.—R.A.A.F. Squadrons
in Japan—Maintenance...............................
| 750,000 |
Division
No. 156.—Maintenance............................................................................................
| 50,000 |
Total Department of Air................................................................
| 1,250,000 |
Total Defence and Service Departments................................
| 4,000,000 |
SUBSIDIES. |
Under Control of Department
of the Treasury and Department of Trade and Customs. |
Division No. 187.—PRICE STABILIZATION SUBSIDIES
| 5,700,000 |
GENERAL CHARGES (to be allocated to particular services by Supplementary
Appropriation)
| 3,000,000 |
12,700,000 |
Less amounts provided
under votes which will remain unexpended at close of year....
| 4,200,000 |
Total Defence
and Post-war (1939-45) Charges
| 8,500,000 |
Additional
Expenditure 1948-49—continued
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND
SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMON
WEALTH— continued.
| & |
XXII.—MISCELLANEOUS
SERVICES. |
Division
No. 213.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
|
14.
Wheat—Contract with New Zealand...........................................................................
| 2,200,000 |
Division
No. 216.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
|
C—Establishments—
|
2.
Commonwealth accommodation establishments—Equipment.................................
| 500,000 |
Total Miscellaneous Services..............................................
| 2,700,000 |
XXIII.—WAR (1914-18)
SERVICES. |
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION. |
Division No.
221.—REPATRIATION—MISCELLANEOUS.
|
1. Proportion of administrative expenses and repatriation
benefits provided under Division No. 172—Defence and Post-war (1939-45) Charges.............................................................
| 400,000 |
Total War (1914-18) Services.................................................
| 400,000 |
Total Part 1...................................................................................
| 11,600,000 |
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS. |
II.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. |
Division
No. 231.—VICTORIA.
|
C.
Stores and Material—
|
9. Working advance—for payment to
credit of Post Office Stores and Transport Trust Account
| 2,000,000 |
GENERAL CHARGES (to be allocated to particular Services by
Supplementary Appropriation)
| 3,300,000 |
Total Postmaster-General’s Department.......................
| 5,300,000 |
Total Part 2................................
| 5,300,000 |
Total..............................
| 16,900,000 |
By
Authority: L. F.