Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1968-69 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1968–69

No. 81 of 1968

AN ACT

To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine.

[Assented to 8 November 1968]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1968–69.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of $346,918,000.

3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Second Schedule to this Act, in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine, the sum of Three hundred and forty-six million, nine hundred and eighteen thousand dollars.

25327/68—Price 20c

Appropriation of $597,186,000.

4. The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1968–69 and by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by the First Schedule to this Act, in the aggregate to the sum of Five hundred and ninety-seven million, one hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight for the services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

THE SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULESection 4.

SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

$
By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1968–69.........................................................	250,268,000
By this Act....................................................................................................	346,918,000
Total..................................................................................	597,186,000

 

SECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
5	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION....................................................	7,900,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE......................................	37,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE..............................	12,960,000
6	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS............................................	3,493,100
6	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.................................	283,800
7	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.....................................................................	3,751,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING...................................................................	52,604,700
8	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION........................................................	7,602,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR........................................................	71,194,400
10	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE..............	395,000
11	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT...............................	33,805,000
11	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT........................................	229,069,000
12	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY...........................................	4,310,000
12	PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.......................................................	10,277,700
12	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT..............................................................	88,000
13	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.............................	45,790,000
13	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES................................................	863,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY......................................	765,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................................................	20,951,500
15	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER...........................................................	20,000,000
15	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.......................................................................	71,045,800
TOTAL........................................................................................	597,186,000

SUMMARY

Estimate—1968–69, Black figures

Expenditure—1967–68, Light figures

 

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States	Other Services	Total
$	$	$	$
5	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION	7,900,000	..	..	7,900,000
		6,997,424	..	..	6,997,424
5	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE...................................	37,000	..	..	37,000
		75,663	..	..	75,663
5	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE................................	9,855,000	2,880,000	225,000	12,960,000
		9,026,201	3,154,365	..	12,180,566
6	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.................................	3,493,100	..	..	3,493,100
		2,763,244	..	..	2,763,244
6	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES......................	283,800	..	..	283,800
		328,837	..	..	328,837
7	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.....	1,361,000	2,190,000	200,000	3,751,000
		1,544,509	2,011,137	..	3,555,646
8	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING...	52,604,700	..	..	52,604,700
		46,381,986	..	..	46,381,986
8	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION	6,630,000	462,000	510,000	7,602,000
		3,677,476	426,142	..	4,103,618
8	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	71,194,400	..	..	71,194,400
		73,403,247	..	..	73,403,247
10	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE........	395,000	..	..	395,000
		21,000	..	..	21,000
11	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT...................	33,675,000	..	130,000	33,805,000
		43,478,539	..	..	43,478,539
11	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.....................	228,469,000	..	600,000	229,069,000
		222,603,004	..	..	222,603,004
12	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.............................	..	4,310,000	..	4,310,000
		..	3,774,188	..	3,774,188
12	PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT	77,700	..	10,200,000	10,277,700
		40,107	699,310	..	739,417
12	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT	88,000	..	..	88,000
		83,260	..	..	83,260
13	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.........................	22,360,000	23,430,000	..	45,790,000
		13,991,682	34,516,340	..	48,508,022
13	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES..............................	840,000	23,000	..	863,000
		832,752	22,578	..	855,330
14	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY.............................	374,000	..	391,000	765,000
		25,755	..	..	25,755
14	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	1,628,000	19,323,500	..	20,951,500
		3,700,172	11,022,059	..	14,722,231
15	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.......	71,045,800	..	..	71,045,800
		82,821,878	..	..	82,821,878
TOTAL................................	512,311,500	52,618,500	12,256,000	a577,186,000
	511,796,736	55,626,119	..	567,422,855

 (a) Excludes Appropriation Division No. 920—Advance to the Treasurer, $20,000,000.

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

 

1968–69	1967–68
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION
Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Navigational aids, communication, power and lighting equipment....................................................................	5,100,000	5,100,000	5,098,467
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment	2,800,000	2,200,000	1,808,957
7,900,000	7,300,000	6,907,424
Connellan Airways Limited—
Financial assistance for development purposes.............	..	90,000	90,000
Total Department of Civil Aviation	7,900,000	7,390,000	6,997,424
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Purchase of launches and other equipment..............	37,000	85,000	75,663
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. The Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works.......................................................................................	6,000,000	5,570,000	5,570,000
02. Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at the Australian National University.................................	700,000	1,589,000	1,434,852
03. Canberra College of Advanced Education— Site Works and Services........................................................................	940,000	440,000	439,048
04. Optical Telescope—Joint construction with United Kingdom.......................................................................................	660,000	75,000	51,002
8,300,000	7,674,000	7,494,902
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory education services......	230,000	129,000	119,013
02. Northern Territory education services.......................	75,000	..	..
305,000	129,000	119,013
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For the purposes of expenditure by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization under the Science and Industry Research Act..............	1,250,000	1,420,000	1,412,286
Total: Division 825	9,855,000	9,223,000	9,026,201

 

Departments and Services—continued

 

1968–69	1967–68
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE —continued
Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Research grants.............................................................	2,880,000	3,159,000	3,154,365
Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Curriculum development............................................	175,000	..	..
02. Support for training of School Librarians.................	50,000	..	..
Total: Division 827	225,000	..	..
Total Department of Education and Science	12,960,000	12,382,000	12,180,566
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Division 830.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Germany......................................................................	47,000	..	..
02. India.............................................................................	41,500	97,800	96,402
03. Indonesia.....................................................................	22,600	56,100	47,352
04. Laos..............................................................................	21,700	..	..
05. Pakistan.......................................................................	75,700	25,600	24,875
06. United States of America..........................................	3,034,600	3,020,600	2,300,594
07. Malaysia......................................................................	45,900	..	..
08. New Zealand..............................................................	54,800	5,100	5,005
09. Other overseas establishments................................	149,300	216,900	179,387
Japan............................................................................	..	22,600	8,785
Tanzania......................................................................	..	100,900	100,845
Total Department of External Affairs	3,493,100	3,545,600	2,763,244
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
01. Department of Civil Aviation—Papua and New Guinea	34,800	87,000	44,570
Department of External Territories—Cocos (Keeling) Islands....................................................................................	..	10,000	10,000
34,800	97,000	54,570
2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Christmas Island (recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission).............................	249,000	70,000	27,267

 

Departments and Services—continued

 

1968–69	1967–68
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES —continued	$	$	$
3.—Advances and Loans—Papua and New Guinea—
Advance to Administration for loans to ex-servicemen in agricultural enterprises........................................	..	226,000	201,000
4.—Advances and Loans—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Working Capital Advance................................................................	..	15,000	46,000
Total Department of External Territories	283,800	408,000	328,837
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory Health Services...........	66,000	62,130	58,391
02. Northern Territory Health Services............................	380,000	345,000	331,778
03. Other Health Services...................................................	790,000	694,000	679,339
1,236,000	1,101,130	1,069,509
2.—Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission— Additional Capital................................................................	125,000	475,000	475,000
Total: Division 840	1,361,000	1,576,130	1,544,509
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales	310,000	288,000	288,000
02. Blood transfusion services...........................................	743,000	632,000	631,996
03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments.....................................................	850,000	632,000	780,207
04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments	255,000	242,000	242,000
05. States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act— Reimbursement of capital and incidental expenditure by State Governments.....................................................	32,000	31,000	29,937
Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of overseas ships' garbage.............................................	..	53,000	38,997
Total: Division 842	2,190,000	1,878,000	2,011,137
Division 843.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Little Company of Mary—Capital grant towards cost of construction of Calvary Hospital, Canberra	200,000	..	..
Total Department of Health	3,751,000	3,454,130	3,555,646

 

Departments and Services—continued

 

1968–69	1967–68
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Provision for Homes [for payment to the War Service Homes Trust Account].........................................................	50,000,000	46,000,000	46,000,000
2.—Buildings and Works—
01. Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats............................................................................	2,490,000	382,000	267,366
3.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment.................................................	114,700	114,700	114,620
Total Department of Housing	52,604,700	46,496,700	46,381,986
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION
Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
Overseas Establishments—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment...............................................................................	..	10,370	10,476
2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment...........................................................	6,630,000	3,885,000	3,667,000
Total: Division 850	6,630,000	3,895,370	3,677,476
Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs.................................................	462,000	750,000	426,142
Division 853.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Second Passage Assistance and Assistance to Australians—Passage and associated costs.......	510,000	..	..
Total Department of Immigration	7,602,000	4,645,370	4,103,618
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
04. Department of Civil Aviation.....................................	1,835,300	2,016,700	2,103,714
05. Department of Civil Aviation—Northern Territory	16,000	..	..
06. Department of Customs and Excise...........................	205,500	178,800	173,092
08. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	101,100	103,200	103,200
11. Department of Health..................................................	7,100	71,000	68,840
12. Department of Housing................................................	79,000	145,000	152,889

 

Departments and Services—continued

 

1968–69	1967–68
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued
Division 855.—continued
13. Department of Immigration........................................	237,100	49,800	48,500
14. Department of the Interior...........................................	9,200	181,200	261,019
16. Department of the Interior—Northern Territory services	16,000	21,000	9,190
21. Repatriation Department.............................................	7,000	7,000	..
22. Department of Shipping and Transport....................	100	41,100	41,245
Attorney-General's Department..............................	..	1,230,000	1,230,000
Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory Services..................................................................	..	56,500	56,483
Department of Labour and National Service.........	..	11,500	11,000
Department of Social Services.................................	..	7,200	3,764
Taxation Branch........................................................	..	190,500	190,500
Department of Works................................................	..	160,900	160,850
Postmaster-General's Department...........................	..	2,650,000	2,618,734
2,513,400	7,121,400	7,233,020
2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services—
02. Television transmission...............................................	23,600	18,700	6,234
03. Sound broadcasting studios.........................................	98,400	66,600	31,412
04. Television studios.........................................................	65,000	..	..
Sound broadcasting transmission............................	..	10,800	1,311
187,000	96,100	38,957
3.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology..................	2,280,000	2,903,000	2,873,002
02. Other Branches.............................................................	260,000	236,500	220,646
03. Australian Capital Territory—General Services......	388,000	570,000	440,962
04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport..................	1,073,000	1,081,000	1,063,584
05. Northern Territory—Payment to Commonwealth Hostels Limited......................................................................	7,600	6,000	6,000
06. Northern Territory—General Services......................	1,100,400	1,491,000	1,488,010
07. Northern Territory—Transport...................................	570,000	420,000	418,924
5,679,000	6,707,500	6,511,128
4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—
01. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account).........................................	309,500	300,000	300,000
02. Parks and Gardens........................................................	149,400	81,000	79,318
03. Botanic Gardens............................................................	67,800	92,000	89,110
04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases.........	180,300	174,900	215,993
707,000	647,900	684,421

 

Departments and Services—continued

 

1968–69	1967–68
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued	$	$	$
Division 855.—continued
5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—
01. Hostels—Payment to Commonwealth Hostels Limited................................................................................................	16,000	34,000	34,000
02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases.........	74,000	101,000	100,000
03. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates.................................	10,000	10,000	7,940
04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payment to the Corporation of the City of Darwin.......	400,000	380,000	366,375
05. Development of water resources on Government projects.................................................................................

85,000	72,000	71,007
585,000	597,000	579,322
6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory—
01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account).......................	8,372,000	5,887,000	5,887,000
02. Loans to co-operative building societies...................	1,494,000	1,300,000	1,300,000
9,866,000	7,187,000	7,187,000
7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory—
01. Loans for encouragement of primary production...	170,000	298,000	298,000
02. Loans to church organisations for erection of residential accommodation...................................	200,000	200,000	164,237
03. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance (for payment to the Northern Territory Housing Commission Trust Account).................................	3,700,000	3,400,000	3,250,000
04. Loans to primary producers for water development	150,000	140,000	139,936
05. Northern Territory Port Authority—Advance.........	337,000	318,300	317,226
4,557,000	4,356,300	4,169,399
8.—For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act.......................................	600,000	1,200,000	1,200,000
9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act...........................................	46,500,000	45,800,000	45,800,000
Total Department of the Interior	71,194,400	73,713,200	73,403,247
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory........................................	395,000	21,000	21,000

 

Departments and Services—continued

 

1968–69	1967–68
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	$	$	$
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources.....................................	450,000	420,000	499,553
02. Division of National Mapping....................................	320,000	220,000	205,892
03. Forestry and Timber Bureau.......................................	160,000	160,000	132,830
04. Other Branches.............................................................	15,000	15,000	14,763
945,000	815,000	853,039
2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act.....................................................	(a)30,780,000	41,582,000	40,882,000
3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act....	1,680,000	1,351,000	1,351,000
4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act	270,000	392,500	392,500
Total: Division 865	33,675,000	44,140,500	43,478,539
Division 867.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Water resources research.............................................	130,000	..	..
Total Department of National Development	33,805,000	44,140,500	43,478,539
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	..	218,700,000	218,590,662
Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. For expenditure under the Post and Telegraph Act (for payment to the Post Office Trust Account)...........	222,000,000	..	..
Division 871.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Payment to Overseas Telecomunications Commission	600,000	..	..
Division 872.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES
	1.—Engineering Equipment and Services—
01. Sound broadcasting......................................................	3,645,000	2,883,000	1,803,377
02. Television.......................................................................	1,224,000	730,000	708,965
4,869,000	3,613,000	2,512,342
2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act...................	1,600,000	1,500,000	1,500,000
Total: Division 872	6,469,000	5,113,000	4,012,342
Total Postmaster-General's Department	229,069,000	223,813,000	222,603,004

(a) Estimated total expenditure in 1968–69 of 830,780,000 includes (1967–68 expenditure shown in brackets)—Contracts for major works $16,080,000 ($30,177,000); Salaries and Wages, $11,310,000 ($12,659,000); Plant and minor works contracts (less sales) $5,422,000 ($7,954,000); Stores and materials (less sales), $2,400,000 ($3,231,000); Purchase of properties Cr. $336,000 ($207,000); General Expenses, $2,150,000 ($2,692,000); less—Receipts on Capital account, $5,446,000 ($15,188,000); Recoveries of operation and maintenance charges for projects in operation $800,000 ($850,000).

 

Departments and Services—continued

 

1968–69	1967–68
	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES	$	$	$
01. Financial assistance to States in connexion with War Service Land Settlement........................................	800,000	880,000	785,853
02. Agricultural Extension Services.................................	3,400,000	2,900,000	2,899,897
03. Barley research..............................................................	58,400	58,400	58,400
04. Minor research and other services..............................	51,600	30,200	30,038
Total Department of Primary Industry	4,310,000	3,868,600	3,774,188
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Official establishments................................................	74,700	51,550	40,107
02. Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom...................................................................	3,000	3,000	..
Total: Division 880	77,700	54,550	40,107
Division 881.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
Natural Disasters—
Flood relief—Queensland.........................................	..	750,000	649,310
Flood relief—New South Wales..............................	..	50,000	50,000
Total: Division 881	..	800,000	699,310
Division 882.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Aboriginal Advancement (for payment to the Aboriginal Advancement Trust Account)...............................	10,000,000	..	..
Division 883.—OFFICE OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS —OTHER SERVICES
01. Consultation and liaison with Aboriginal panels and organizations...........................................................	40,000	..	..
02. Support for Seminars...................................................	10,000	..	..
03. Investigations and research.........................................	50,000	..	..
04. Grants-in-aid to Aboriginal Welfare Organizations	100,000	..	..
Total: Division 833	200,000	..	..
Total Prime Minister's Department	10,277,700	854,550	739,417
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT
Division 885.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals....................	88,000	84,000	83,260

 

Departments and Services—continued

 

1968–69	1967–68
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT
Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment....................................	360,000	325,600	324,618
2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Trans-Australian Railway...........................................	8,159,000	7,435,000	7,152,431
02. Central Australia Railway...........................................	2,148,000	2,120,000	2,070,004
03. North Australia Railway..............................................	2,189,000	3,633,000	3,632,762
04. Seat of Government Railway......................................	504,000	812,000	811,868
13,000,000	14,000,000	13,667,064
3.—Australian Coastal Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act.....................................................................	9,000,000	..	..
Total: Division 890	22,360,000	14,325,600	13,991,682
Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act.....................................	7,500,000	9,000,000	6,628,133
2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act......................................................	12,000,000	20,000,000	19,458,207
3.—Promotion of road safety practices..........................	116,000	116,000	116,000
4.—Eyre and Barkly Highways—Contribution to maintenance............................................................................	64,000	64,000	64,000
5.—For expenditure on railway works in New South Wales	3,750,000	8,250,000	8,250,000
Total: Division 891	23,430,000	37,430,000	34,516,340
Total Department of Shipping and Transport	45,790,000	51,755,600	48,508,022
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment.................................................	825,000	824,000	823,766
02. Rehabilitation Service..................................................	15,000	10,000	8,986
Total: Division 900	840,000	834,000	832,752

 

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1968–69	1967–68
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES—continued	$	$	$
Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Housekeeper services...................................................	23,000	23,000	22,578
Total Department of Social Services	863,000	857,000	855,330
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Overseas establishments..............................................	374,000	25,600	25,755
Division 911.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Compensation for pyrites producers..........................	385,000	..	..
02. Inventors Association of Australia—Grant..............	6,000	..	..
Total: Division 911	391,000	..	..
Total Department of Trade and Industry	765,000	25,600	25,755
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Government Printing Office........................................	205,000	194,000	135,225
02. Royal Australian Mint..................................................	123,000	160,000	159,986
03. Bureau of Census and Statistics.................................	1,219,000	3,183,000	3,169,761
04. Royal Australian Mint—Museum and display areas	1,000	3,000	3,000
05. Advance to Government Printer Trust Account for management survey costs.....................................	80,000	..	..
Insurance and Actuarial Branch..............................	..	126,370	124,370
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Commonwealth Stores Suspense Trust Account)	..	107,830	107,830
Total: Division 915	1,628,000	3,774,200	3,700,172
Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia...............................	23,500	747,000	417,000
02. Drought assistance—New South Wales...................	6,000,000	7,400,000	7,648,099
03. Drought assistance—Queensland..............................	900,000	3,750,000	2,956,960
04. Drought assistance—South Australia.......................	1,400,000	..	..
05. Drought assistance—Victoria.....................................	11,000,000	..	..
Total: Division 917	19,323,500	11,897,000	11,022,059
Total Department of the Treasury	20,951,500	15,671,200	14,722,231

 

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1968–69	1967–68
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—continued	$	$	$
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
Division 920.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
To enable the Treasurer—
(a)to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year; and..................................................
(b)to make moneys available for expenditure, particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, including payments by way of financial assistance to a State on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines; and.....................................
(c) to make moneys available for expenditure pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure................................	20,000,000	20,000,000	..(a)
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS
Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—
01. Parliament......................................................................	44,000	116,000	116,000
02. Attorney-General's Department.................................	481,000	710,000	605,976
04. Department of Civil Aviation.....................................	27,000,000	28,000,000	22,273,540
05. Department of Customs and Excise...........................	180,000	869,300	812,644
06. Department of Education and Science......................	24,000	25,500	25,469
07. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	2,276,000	3,258,000	3,217,268
09. Department of External Territories.............................	11,000	5,600	5,235
10. Department of Health..................................................	470,000	449,000	434,323
11. Department of Housing................................................	31,500	700	495
12. Department of Immigration........................................	3,105,000	78,000	43,783
13. Department of the Interior...........................................	5,460,000	2,692,000	2,467,468
14. Department of Labour and National Service............	128,000	86,500	78,984
15. Department of National Development......................	420,000	440,000	362,762
16. Department of Primary Industry................................	3,500	20,000	20,000
17. Prime Minister's Department.....................................	51,000	48,000	44,868
18. Repatriation Department.............................................	2,000,000	1,780,000	1,628,667
19. Department of Shipping and Transport....................	580,000	553,000	541,384
20. Department of Social Services....................................	580,000	782,500	770,353
21. Department of Trade and Industry............................	8,000	21,500	20,157
22. Department of the Treasury........................................	150,000	138,000	135,959
23. Taxation Branch...........................................................	287,000	70,000	45,928
24. Department of Works...................................................	1,850,000	1,274,000	1,226,869
Postmaster-General's Department...........................	..	19,000,000	20,096,806
45,140,000	60,417,600	54,974,938

(a) Expenditure is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

 

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1968–69	1967–68
	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS—continued	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued	$	$	$
2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services—
01. Department of Education and Science......................	71,000	..	..
02. Department of Health..................................................	134,000	100,000	97,000
03. Department of the Interior...........................................	305,000	420,000	385,855
04. Department of Works...................................................	98,000	61,000	50,772
608,000	581,000	533,627
3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
01. Department of External Territories.............................	100	7,000	5,542
4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—
01. Department of Education and Science......................	1,200,000	..	..
02. Department of Health..................................................	820,000	1,260,000	1,110,136
03. Department of the Interior...........................................	9,900,000	11,850,000	11,811,954
04. Department of Works...................................................	215,000	255,000	252,635
12,135,000	13,365,000	13,174,725
5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory—
01. Department of the Interior—For transport of beef cattle	5,100,000	4,000,000	3,999,699
02. Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies..........................................................	1,635,000	2,378,000	2,377,867
6,735,000	6,378,000	6,377,566
6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services—
01. Sound broadcasting transmission...............................	396,000	2,542,000	2,533,812
02. Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes......	123,000	90,000	80,958
03. Television transmission...............................................	132,000	230,000	197,095
04. Television studios.........................................................	1,450,000	954,000	829,236
2,101,000	3,816,000	3,641,101
7.—Plant and Equipment—
01. General services............................................................	2,685,950	2,341,000	2,326,248
02. Australian Capital Territory Services........................	148,300	179,000	174,246
03. Northern Territory Services.........................................	1,492,450	1,650,000	1,613,885
4,326,700	4,170,000	4,114,379
Total Department of Works	71,045,800	88,734,600	82,821,878
TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES	597,186,000	601,945,650	567,422,855

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra