Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1952-53 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (NO. 2) 1952-53.

No. 15 of 1953.

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 fifty-three, and to appropriate that sum.

[Assented to 8th April, 1953.]

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 (No. 2) 1952-53.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £32,933,000.

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-three, the sum of Thirty-two million nine hundred and thirty-three thousand pounds.

4. The

F.1738.—Price 8d.

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 fifty-two, 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 fifty-three.

THE SCHEDULE. Section 4.

ABSTRACT.

—	Total
PART 1.–DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—	£
Department of the Treasury....................................................................................................	150,000
Attorney-General's Department...........................................................................................	30,000
Department of the Interior......................................................................................................	60,000
Department of Works..................................................................................................................	230,000
Department of Civil Aviation..................................................................................................	565,000
Department of Trade and Customs.......................................................................................	87,000
Department of Health................................................................................................................	87,000
Department of Social Services...............................................................................................	20,000
Department of Shipping and Transport...............................................................................	85,000
Defence Services...........................................................................................................................	16,000,000
Miscellaneous Services.............................................................................................................	1,915,000
Subsidies............................................................................................................................................	150,000
War and Repatriation Services..............................................................................................	13,291,000
Total Part 1.......................................................................................	32,670,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS—
Postmaster- General's Department.......................................................................................	50,000
Total Part 2.......................................................................................	50,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—
Northern Territory.....................................................................................................................	50,000
Australian Capital Territory................................................................................................	118,000
Norfolk Island..............................................................................................................................	25,000
Territory of Papua and New Guinea......................................................................................	20,000
Total Part 3.......................................................................................	213,000
Total........................................................................................	32,933,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.		£
IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Division No. 44.—TAXATION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—
Salary increases under arbitration awards.........................................................................		100,000
B.—General Expenses—
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.....................................................		50,000
Total Department op the Treasury..........................................		150,000
V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 58.—PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS.
B.—General Expenses—
4. Printing of specifications and publications............................................................................		30,000
VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Division No. 61.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—
Salary increases under arbitration awards.........................................................................		34,000
2. Temporary and casual employees............................................................................................		26,000
Total Department of the Interior.............................................		60,000
VII.—DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 68.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
Less—
Amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services—	£
Read.......................................................................................................	2,033,000
In lieu of................................................................................................	2,213,000
180,000
Division No. 69.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
4. Treasury........................................................................................................................................		50,000
Total Department of Works........................................................		230,000
VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Division No. 72.—DOMESTIC AIR SERVICES.
1. Conveyance of mails—Payments to contractors..................................................................		71,000
2. Refund of air route charges.......................................................................................................		430,000
501,000
Division No. 73.—INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES.
A.—Australia-New Zealand Service—
1. Conveyance of mails—Payment to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd.....................................		64,000
Total Department op Civil Aviation........................................		565,000

 

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH-continued.	£
IX.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Division No. 77.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—
Salary increases under arbitration awards..........................................................................	15,000
2. Temporary and casual employees.............................................................................................	36,000
3. Extra duty pay..............................................................................................................................	21,000
72,000
B.—General Expenses—
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing......................................................	15,000
Total Department of Trade and Customs.............................	87,000
X.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Division No. 83.—EALTH SERVICES.
B.—General Expenses—
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.......................................................	27,000
6. Publicity.........................................................................................................................................	60,000
Total Department of Health......................................................	87,000
XII.—DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Division No. 91.—CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
B.—General Expenses—
4. Publicity.........................................................................................................................................	20,000
XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
Division No. 94.—MARINE BRANCH.
B.—General Expenses—
7. Lighthouse steamers—Cost of operating.................................................................................	85,000
XIX.—DEFENCE SERVICES.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
Division No. 109.—PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES.
B.—General Expenses—
1. Provisions and allowances in lieu of provisions ; payments to ships' funds.....................	149,000
Division No. 110.—CIVILIAN SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—
Salary increases under arbitration awards..........................................................................	26,000
2. Temporary and casual employees.............................................................................................	54,000
80,000
Division No. 112.—ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVES.
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—
1. Pay and allowances.....................................................................................................................	65,000
Division No. 113.—NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—
Salary increases under arbitration awards..........................................................................	84,000

 

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
XIX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—continued.
Division No. 114.—GENERAL SERVICES—
1. Travelling and subsistence.........................................................................................................	83,000
3. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing......................................................	18,000
4. Postage, telegrams, telephone and teleprinter services..........................................................	35,000
5. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation.....................................................................	100,000
6. Naval aviation and other personnel—Special training fees..................................................	163,000
7. Compensation payable under Commonwealth Employees' Compensation Act 1930-1951	35,000
8. Incidental and other expenditure...............................................................................................	30,000
464,000
Division No. 115.—GENERAL EXPENSES H.M.A. SHIPS, FLEET AUXILIARIES AND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
3. Ordnance, torpedo stores and ammunition.............................................................................	317,000
Total Department of the Navy........................................................	1,159,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.
Division No. 127.—AUSTRALIAN REGULAR ARMY.
B.—General Expenses—
3. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation.....................................................................	141,000
Division No. 128.—CIVILIAN SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—
Salary increases under arbitration awards..........................................................................	28,000
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees.............................................................................	100,000
128,000
Division No. 129.—CITIZEN MILITARY FORCES AND CADETS.
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—
1. Pay and allowances.....................................................................................................................	348,000
Division No. 133.—FORCES IN JAPAN AND KOREA—MAINTENANCE (including £10,000,000 for payment to the Korean Operations Pool Trust Account)...............................................................	16,000,000
Division No. 134.—ARMS AND EQUIPMENT—MAINTENANCE.
1. Replacement of existing arms, armament, clothing, equipment and stores.......................	522,000
2. Maintenance and repairs of army vehicles and equipment..................................................	540,000
1,062,000
Division No. 135.—ARMS, ARMAMENT, AMMUNITION, MECHANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT	359,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 142.—MAINTENANCE	237,000
Total Department of the Army........................................................	18,275,000

 

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
XIX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF AIR.
Division No. 145.—GENERAL SERVICES.
1. Travelling and subsistence.........................................................................................................	100,000
2. Office requisites, stationery, printing and text books............................................................	80,000
5. Rations...........................................................................................................................................	80,000
6. Freight and cartage......................................................................................................................	200,000
7. Repair and overhaul of aircraft and equipment......................................................................	550,000
8. Compensation for hired properties............................................................................................	40,000
9. Meteorological services...............................................................................................................	38,000
10. Training of personnel at other than R.A.A.F. establishments.............................................	30,000
11. Medical and dental services.......................................................................................................	10,000
1,128,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 152.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS...................................................	300,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 154.—MAINTENANCE.......................................................................................................	150,000
Total Department of Air.....................................................................	1,578,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.
Division No. 155.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.........................................................................................................	17,000
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing.................................................................................	11,000
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..............................................................................	13,000
5. Training of scientific personnel.................................................................................................	60,000
6. Incidental and other expenditure...............................................................................................	24,000
125,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 172.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT—MAINTENANCE..........	100,000
Total Department of Supply.............................................................	225,000
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.
Division No. 174.—GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKINGS AND ESTABLISHMENTS.
B.—General Expenses.........................................................................................................................	250,000
Division No. 178.—MACHINERY AND PLANT..................................................................................	918,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 183.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS...................................................	138,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 186.—MAINTENANCE OF FACTORIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS....................	43,000
Total Department of Defence Production..................................	1,349,000
22,586,000
Less amounts provided under votes estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	6,586,000
Total Defence Services.......................................................................	16,000,000

 

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH-continued	£
XX.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
Division No. 187.—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
37. Flood relief—New South Wales.............................................................................................	50,000
38. Manuscript copy of Magna Carta—Purchase......................................................................	15,700
45. Commonwealth Economic Conference—London—1952.................................................	20,300
46. Bushfire relief—Victoria...........................................................................................................	8,000
47. Flood relief—Victoria................................................................................................................	5,000
54. Flood relief—United Kingdom and The Netherlands.........................................................	100,000
199,000
Division No. 189.—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
1. Commonwealth scholarship scheme........................................................................................	26,000
Total Prime Minister's Department................................................	225,000
Division No. 195.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
9. World Health Organization......................................................................................................	35,000
13. Assistance to Australian Red Cross—Blood transfusion service—Grants to States.....	50,000
Total Department of Health............................................................	85,000
Division No. 196.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
11. Tobacco—Grant to States for experimental work on tobacco leaf production..............	15,000
17. Wool products bounty—Reimbursement to Australian Wool Realization Commission of administrative expenses..................................................................................................................................	17,000
20. Australian Apple and Pear Marketing Board—Compensation adjustments under "Zerbe" judgment..................................................................................................................................................	46,000
21. Tasmanian berry fruit industry—Grant to State for assistance.........................................	100,000
22. Food production—Grant for expansion of agricultural advisory services.......................

100,000
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture...................	278,000
Division No. 198.—DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
3. Tasmanian shipping service—Subsidy.....................................................................................	65,000
Division No. 199.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
A.—Assisted Immigration—
1. Child migration, British and foreign.........................................................................................	15,000
3. Empire and allied ex-service personnel...................................................................................	40,000
6. Citizens of Republic of Ireland.................................................................................................	8,000
10. Reception, training and holding centres—Maintenance (for payment to credit of Immigration Centres Trust Account)........................................................................................................................	100,000
163,000
B.—Grants and Subsidies—
1. Approved child and youth organizations—Capital grants...................................................	20,000
D.—Medical—
1. Medical and hospital treatment for migrants in initial period of settlement.....................	50,000
G.—Other—
3. Education of non-British migrants in the English language.................................................	59,000
Total Department of Immigration..................................................	292,000

 

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH-continued	£
XX—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued.
Division No. 201.—DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
A.—Joint Coal Board—
4. Stockpiling and related expenditure.........................................................................................	584,000
B.—Miscellaneous—
1. Callide-Gladstone road improvement—Contribution towards cost....................................	20,000
3. National Oil Pty. Ltd.—Expenditure in connexion with winding up.................................	47,000
4. Imported houses—Grant to State of New South Wales in special circumstances...........	24,000
5. Contribution to cost of jetty, Strahan, Tasmania...................................................................	10,000
101,000
Total Department of National Development............................	685,000
Division No. 203.—INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF—
2. United Nations technical assistance, relief and rehabilitation.............................................	285,000
Total Miscellaneous Services.........................................................	1,915,000
XXL—SUBSIDIES.
Division No. 206.—SUBSIDIES.
5. Wheat shipped to Tasmania—freight subsidy........................................................................	150,000
Total Subsidies........................................................................................	150,000
XXIL—WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES.
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
Division No. 207.—REPATRIATION COMMISSION.
C—Repatriation Benefits—
1. Small business loans....................................................................................................................	59,000
4. Living allowances........................................................................................................................	10,000
69,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 210.—MAINTENANCE SERVICES.
1. Repairs and maintenance...........................................................................................................	25,000
Total Department of Repatriation................................................	94,000
Under Control of Department of Repatriation.
Division No. 216.—TECHNICAL TRAINING.
1. Tuition, text-books and equipment...........................................................................................	100,000
Division No. 217.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
B.—Miscellaneous—
8. War Savings Certificates and Savings Certificates—Redemption................................	7,000,000
Division No. 218.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
4. War graves—Contribution to Imperial War Graves Commission for care and maintenance	97,000

 

PART 1.-DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.			£
XXII—WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES—continued.
Division No. 221.—OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS—RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE.(a)
Gross expenditure—	£	£
Read............................................................................................	9,000,000
In lieu of.....................................................................................	4,000,000
5,000,000
Less recoveries—
Read............................................................................................	5,000,000
In lieu of.....................................................................................	6,000,000
Dr.1,000,000
6,000,000
Total War and Repatriation Services..........................................			13,291,000
Total Part 1 ..................................................................................			32,670,000
PART 2.-BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
II.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 241.—MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS.
1. Repairs and maintenance...........................................................................................................			50,000
Total Postmaster-General's Department...................................			50,000
Total Part 2....................................................................................			50,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 247.—GENERAL SERVICES.
C—Other Services—
18. Payments to missions for aboriginal welfare........................................................................			50,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 254.—GENERAL SERVICES.
C—Other Services—
30. Bushfires, 1952—Ex-gratia payments to property owners................................................			48,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 256.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Works Services—
4. Maintenance of roads and bridges.............................................................................................			20,000
6. Electric supply..............................................................................................................................			50,000
70,000
Total Australian Capital Territory............................................			118,000
NORFOLK ISLAND.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 258.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
1. Towards expenses of Administration (for payment to credit of Norfolk Island Trust Account)			25,000

• (a)

  Munitions, stores, &c, supplied to Governments of United Kingdom and other administrations.

F.1738-2

PART 3.-TERRIT0RIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH-continued.
TERRITORY OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.	£
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 259.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
5. Shipping service (amounts earned may be credited to this vote)........................................	20,000
Total Part 3..............................................................................................	213,000
Total...............................................................................................	32,933,000

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