Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1953-54 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (No. 2) 1953-54.

No. 24 of 1954.

An Act to grant and apply additional sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, and to appropriate those sums.

[Assented to 20th April, 1954.]

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) 1953-54.

Commencement.

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

Issue, application and appropriation of £32,548,000.

3.—(1.) 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-four, the sum of Thirty-two million five hundred and forty-eight thousand pounds.

(2.) The

F.1927.—Price 8d.

(2.) The sum granted by the last preceding sub-section is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three, 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-four.

Further issue, application and appropriation.

4.—(1.) In addition to the sum referred to in the last preceding section, 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-four, such sums as the Treasurer from time to time determines.

(2.) The sums granted by the last preceding sub-section are appropriated for the purposes of the Trust Account established under section sixty-two a of the Audit Act 1901-1953 and known as the Debt Redemption Reserve Trust Account.

THE SCHEDULE. Section 3

ABSTRACT.

—	Total.
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—	£
Parliament....................................................................................................................................	17,000
Prime Minister's Department.................................................................................................	26,000
Department of the Treasury.................................................................................................	78,000
Department of the Interior...................................................................................................	28,000
Department of Works...............................................................................................................	248,000
Department of Civil Aviation...............................................................................................	226,000
Department of Commerce and Agriculture....................................................................	33,000
Defence Services.........................................................................................................................	13,668,000
Miscellaneous Services..........................................................................................................	628,000
Refunds of Revenue...................................................................................................................	3,000,000
Bounties and Subsidies.............................................................................................................	28,000
War and Repatriation Services............................................................................................	8,806,000
Total Part 1.....................................................................................................	26,786,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS—
Commonwealth Railways.......................................................................................................	131,000
Broadcasting Services............................................................................................................	15,000
Total Part 2.....................................................................................................	146,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—
Northern Territory..................................................................................................................	94,000
Australian Capital Territory..............................................................................................	522,000
Total Part 3.....................................................................................................	616,000
PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES—
Commonwealth Aid Roads......................................................................................................	5,000,000
Total......................................................................................................	32,548,000

 

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.	£
I.—PARLIAMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8.—MISCELLANEOUS.
2. Maintenance of Ministers' and Members' rooms, including salaries of staff.................	17,000
II.—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 12.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
2. Temporary and casual employees..........................................................................................	9,200
Division No. 14.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM.
B.—General Expenses—
4. Cablegrams................................................................................................................................	5,000
6. General upkeep of " Australia House ".................................................................................	1,200
10. Leasehold office premises—Rental, upkeep and alterations............................................	10,600
16,800
Total Prime Minister's Department.........................................	26,000
IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Division No. 44.—TAXATION BRANCH.
B.—General Expenses—
2: Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing..................................................	33,000
5. Law costs....................................................................................................................................	32,000
9. Incidental and other expenditure............................................................................................	13,000
Total Department of the Treasury.........................................	78,000
VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Division No. 61:—ADMINISTRATIVE.
B.—General Expenses—
5. Office cleaning, other than salaries.......................................................................................	5,000
6. Water supply and sanitation...................................................................................................	5,000
10,000
Division No. 67.—RENT OF BUILDINGS.
3. Treasury......................................................................................................................................	10,000
8. Health..........................................................................................................................................	5,000
14. Labour and National Service..................................................................................................	3,000
18,000
Total Department of the Interior............................................	28,000

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued		£
VII.—DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 68.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
Less—
5. Amount chargeable to trust accounts—	£
Read...........................................................................................................	635,500
In lieu of....................................................................................................	680,000
44,500
6. Amount provided under Division No. 211, War Service Homes Division—
Read...........................................................................................................	7,500
In lieu of....................................................................................................	12,000
4,500
7. Amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services—
Read...........................................................................................................	1,800,000
In lieu of....................................................................................................	1,880,000
80,000
129,000
B.—General Expenses—
Less—
19. Amount chargeable to trust accounts—
Read...........................................................................................................	94,000
In lieu of....................................................................................................	106,000
21. Amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services—	12,000
Read...........................................................................................................	364,000
In lieu of....................................................................................................	376,000
12,000
24,000
Division No. 69.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
6. Interior.......................................................................................................................	..	70,000
8. Works.........................................................................................................................	..	23,000
10. Health........................................................................................................................	..	2,000
95,000
Total Department of Works	248,000
VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Division No. 70.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—
Provision for new staff positions.....................................................................	..	59,000
5. Less—
Amount chargeable to Maintenance and Operation of Civil Aviation
Facilities—	£
Read...........................................................................................................	2,132,000
In lieu of....................................................................................................	2,180,000
48,000
107,000
Division No. 71.—MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF CIVIL AVIATION FACILITIES.
10. Travelling, subsistence and removal expenses..................................................	..	54,000
11. Freight and cartage.................................................................................................	..	10,000
64,000

 

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued		£
VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.
Division No. 73.—INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES.
A.—Australia-New Zealand Service—
1. Conveyance of mails—Payment to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd.....................................		15,000
C.—Australia-United Kingdom Service—
1. Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor......................................................................		18,000
E.—Australia-Hong Kong-Japan Service—
1. Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor......................................................................		22,000
Total Department of Civil Aviation..........................................		226,000
XI.—DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
Division No. 86.—ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905-1950.
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.........................................................................................................		10,000
3. Payments to States for services in connexion with inspections of fresh fruit, seeds, plants, vegetables and other items...............................................................................................................................		3,000
5. Incidental and other expenditure..............................................................................................		3,000
16,000
Division No. 87.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority—	£
Read.........................................................................................................	35,743
In lieu of..................................................................................................	39,743
4,000
2. Temporary and casual employees............................................................................................		8,000
12,000
B.—General Expenses—
13. Representation in Pakistan......................................................................................................		1,200
18. Staff transfers overseas—Fares and other expenses...........................................................		3,800
5,000
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture...............		33,000
XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
Division No. 109.—PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES.
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—
1. Pay and allowances—
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority	£
Read.........................................................................................................	90,530
In lieu of..................................................................................................	190,530
100,000
Division No. 113.—NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
2. Temporary and casual employees............................................................................................		85,000

 

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued		£
XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—continued.
Division No. 115.—GENERAL EXPENSES H.M.A. SHIPS, FLEET AUXILIARIES AND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
2. Naval and air stores.....................................................................................................................		286,000
Division No. 117.—NAVAL CONSTRUCTION....................................................................................		70,000
Division No. 118.—AIRCRAFT AND AERO ENGINES.....................................................................		351,000
Division No. 119.—MACHINERY AND PLANT FOR NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS................		208,000
Total Department of the Navy.....................................................		1,100,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIR.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 154.—MAINTENANCE.......................................................................................................		200,000
Total Department of Air.................................................................		200,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.
Division No. 155.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority	£
Read.....................................................................................................	121,639
In lieu of..............................................................................................	182,639
61,000
B.—General Expenses—
5. Training of scientific personnel.................................................................................................		21,000
Division No. 159.—STORAGE SERVICES............................................................................................		84,000
Division No. 161—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—
Less—
Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority	£
Read.....................................................................................................	241,475
In lieu of..............................................................................................	248,475
7,000
2. Temporary and casual employees		11,000
18,000
B.—General Expenses—
5. Materials and other operational stores.....................................................................................		23,000
7. Laboratory plant and equipment...............................................................................................		43,000
8. Incidental and other expenditure...............................................................................................		17,000
83,000
Division No. 162.—NEW GUINEA RESOURCES PROSPECTING CO. LTD.—Contribution to share capital....................................................................................................................................................................		26,000

 

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY—continued.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 172.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT—MAINTENANCE..........	60,000
Total Department of Supply..........................................................	353,000
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.
Division No. 176.—STORAGE SERVICES............................................................................................	15,000
Total Department of Defence Production...............................	15,000
DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 186k.—DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (for payment to the credit of the Defence Equipment and Supplies Trust Account)..........................................................................................	12,000,000
Total Defence Equipment and Supplies......................................	12,000,000
Total Defence Services....................................................................	13,668,000
XXI.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
Division No. 187.—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
13. Historical and other paintings..................................................................................................	1,000
23. Royal Visit, 1954.......................................................................................................................

60,000
38. Visit abroad of Minister for Health, 1953.............................................................................	320
40. Visit abroad of Minister for External Affairs, 1953............................................................	4,000
42. Visit to New Zealand of Minister for Civil Aviation..........................................................	600
43. Crosses of Sacrifice, Port Moresby, Lae and Rabaul—Unveiling ceremonies...............	8,000
44. Westminster Abbey Appeal—Contribution..........................................................................	5,000
45. Social Science Research Council of Australia—Grant.......................................................	3,500
47. Unveiling of Memorial Plaque at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, to late Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes—Representation........................................................................................................................	1,390
48. Exhibition of Coronation Robes and Regalia.......................................................................	4,500
49. Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Conference, Sydney, 1954........................................	27,000
50. Royal Life Saving Society—Grant.........................................................................................	4,000
51. Australian Life Saving Society—Grant.................................................................................	1,000
53. Australian Academy of Science—Grant................................................................................	5,000
55. Flood relief—Northern New South Wales............................................................................	80,000
Total Prime Minister's Department............................................	205,310
Division No. 190.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
1. International Labour Conferences—Representation.............................................................	1,830
2. International Labour Organization—Contribution................................................................	3,700
3. Representation at minor conferences.......................................................................................	600
4. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade —Representation and Contribution................	1,000
5. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization—Contribution, representation and publicity	2,300
8. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural' Organization—Contribution and representation....................................................................................................................................................	3,800
9. South Pacific Commission—Contribution and representation............................................	2,700
Total Department of External Affairs....................................	15,930

 

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
XXI.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued.
Division No. 192.—ATTORNEY-GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
6. Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1952.—Payment of legal expenses under Section 96k	11,010
Division No. 193.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
4. Compensation for injuries sustained, including payments as acts of grace.......................	5,200
7. World Meteorological Organization—Expenses of Conference of Regional Association for the South-West Pacific, Australia, 1954...............................................................................................	550
Total Department of the Interior...............................................	5,750
Division No. 194.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
2. Duty—Remission under special circumstances.....................................................................	50,000
Division No. 196.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
9. Drought relief—Dairy industry.................................................................................................	3,430
12. Exhibitions overseas—Representation..................................................................................	10,000
20. Queensland Tobacco Leaf Marketing Board—Special grant towards meeting rehandling charges, storage and insurance costs on 1951-52 tobacco leaf crop...........................................................	1,870
22. Tractor testing—Commonwealth share of operating expenses.........................................	3,430
23. Queensland Tobacco Leaf Marketing Board Guarantee Act 1953—Commonwealth liability	9,270
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture...............	28,000
Division No. 199.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
A.—Assisted Immigration—
4. Maltese migration........................................................................................................................	24,000
5. German migration........................................................................................................................	67,000
8. Italian migration...........................................................................................................................	54,000
9. Other European migration (including Austrian and Greek)..................................................	87,000
11. Inter-governmental Committee for European Migration—Contribution to administration	30,000
262,000
G.—Other—
3. Education of non-British migrants in the English language.................................................	50,000
Total Department of Immigration...............................................	312,000
Total Miscellaneous Services......................................................	628,000
XXIa.—REFUNDS OF REVENUE.
Division No. 204.—REFUNDS OF REVENUE(a).................................................................................	3,000,000
XXII.—BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES.
Division No. 206.—BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES.
5. Wheat shipped to Tasmania—Freight subsidy.......................................................................	28,000
Total Bounties and Subsidies........................................................	28,000

(a) To be applied by the Treasurer in making refunds of amounts which have been collected but which do not properly belong to Revenue. Refunds will be deducted from the relative head of revenue.

 

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.			£
XXIII.—WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES.
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
Division No. 207.—REPATRIATION COMMISSION.
(For payment to credit of Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Trust Account.)
C.—Repatriation Benefits—
2. Medical treatment........................................................................................................................			294,000
D.—Soldiers' Children Education Scheme—
(For payment to credit of Repatriation of Australian Soldiers—Contributions—Trust Account.)
1. Education of children of deceased and of permanently and totally incapacitated soldiers			43,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 210.—REPATRIATION ESTABLISHMENTS.
1. General maintenance of establishments..................................................................................			20,000
2. Operation and maintenance of equipment..............................................................................			40,000
60,000
Total Department of Repatriation.............................................			397,000
RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION.
Under Control of Department of Repatriation.
Division No. 216.—TECHNICAL TRAINING.
1. Tuition, text-books and equipment...........................................................................................			72,000
2. Living allowances........................................................................................................................			13,000
85,000
MISCELLANEOUS.
Division No. 217.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
B.—Miscellaneous—
5. Prize Money (for payment to the credit of the Prize Money Trust Account)....................			124,000
6. War Savings Certificates and Savings Certificates—Redemption.....................................			7,000,000
7,124,000
Division No. 221.—OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS—RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE.(a)
Gross expenditure—	£	£
Read...................................................................................	6,700,000
In lieu of............................................................................	7,500,000
Cr. 800, 000
Less recoveries—
Read...................................................................................	5,500,000
In lieu of............................................................................	7,500,000
Dr.2,000,000
1,200,000
Total War and Repatriation Services.......................................			8,806,000
Total Part 1.................................................................................			26,786,000

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

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PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.	£
I. COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 223.—TRANS-AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.
B.—Stores and Materials....................................................................................................................	35,000
C.—General Expenses.........................................................................................................................	13,000
48,000
Division No. 224.—CENTRAL AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.
B.—Stores and Materials....................................................................................................................	43,000
Division No. 225.—NORTH AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.
B.—Stores and Materials....................................................................................................................	8,000
C.—General Expenses.........................................................................................................................	2,000
10,000
Division No. 226.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY RAILWAY.
C.—General Expenses	2,000
Division No. 227.—GENERAL SERVICES.
4. Freight concessions—North Australia Railway and Central Australia Railway..............	28,000
Total Commonwealth Railways..................................................	131,000
III. BROADCASTING SERVICES.
Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 243.—AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION.
C.—Programme Expenses—
4. Spoken transmissions..................................................................................................................	15,000
Total Broadcasting Services........................................................	15,000
Total Part II................................................................................	146,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 247.—GENERAL SERVICES.
C.—Other Services—
1. Motor cars—Running expenses and maintenance................................................................	7,000
13. Air mail service—Subsidy.........................................................................................................	1,000
20. Aboriginal affairs—Maintenance............................................................................................	30,000
25. Animal Industry Branch—Operational expenses..................................................................	1,750
30. Agricultural research..................................................................................................................	2,500
42,250
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 248.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Other Services—
4. Repairs and maintenance—Department of Works.................................................................	2,000
7. Town water supplies—Running and maintenance................................................................	5,000
7,000
B.—Developmental Services—
1. Maintenance of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes..................	25,000
Under Control of Department of Health.
Division No. 251.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
3. Extra duty pay..............................................................................................................................	7,500
C.—Other Services—
2. Medical services—Maintenance (amounts received from the Government of Western Australia and other sources for the maintenance of lepers may be credited to this item)	12,250
Total Northern Territory.............................................................	94,000

 

PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 254.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 61a......................................................	20,000
B.—Works Services—
3. Electricity supply—Bulk purchase, distribution, street lighting and maintenance..........	411,000
C.—Other Services—
9. Garbage removal and disposal...................................................................................................	1,000
12. To recoup the State of New South Wales for payments under the Child Welfare Act of 1923 and in maintenance of juvenile offenders and mental patients in State institutions..............	3,500
34. Accidents involving Commonwealth vehicles—Payment of compensation..................	5,500
10,000
D.—Education—
8. Payments to the Department of Education, New South Wales, for services rendered....	43,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 256.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Works Services—
1. Repairs and maintenance—Department of the Interior.........................................................	30,000
4. Maintenance of roads and bridges.............................................................................................	5,000
5. Maintenance of water supply and sewerage............................................................................	3,000
38,000
Total Australian Capital Territory.........................................	522,000
Total Part 3.................................................................................	616,000
PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES.
Division No. 261.—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES FOR COMMONWEALTH AID ROADS—for payment to the credit of the Commonwealth Aid Roads (Supplementary) Trust Account	5,000,000
Total.....................................................................................................	32,548,000

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