Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1969-70 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1969-70

No. 86 of 1969

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 seventy.

[Assented to 27 September 1969]

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E 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) 1969-70.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of $376,254,000.

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 seventy, the sum of Three hundred and seventy-six million two hundred and fifty-four thousand dollars.

23066/69—Price 25c

Appropriation of $597,794,000.

4. The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1969-70 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 seven hundred and ninety-four thousand dollars are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been 5 appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine 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 SCHEDULE Section 4.

SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND
$
By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1969–70..............................	221,540,000
By this Act.................................................................	376,254,000
Total...................................................................	597,794,000

SECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
5	ATTORNEY GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.......................................	134,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION..............................................	6,000,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE...................................	116,700
5	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE............................	15,233,000
6	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.......................................	1,362,200
7	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES...............................	40,000
7	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH............................................................	3,210,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING..........................................................	56,000,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.................................................	5,901,600
9	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR..................................................	72,138,700
11	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE..............	454,000
11	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT............................	38,233,000
11	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...................................	233,228,000
12	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY......................................	5,296,000
12	PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT................................................	103,300
12	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.....................................................	110,000
12	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT...........................	49,830,000
13	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES...........................................	292,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY..................................	430,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...............................................	9,301,500
15	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER....................................................	20,000,000
15	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS..............................................................	80,380,000
TOTAL....................................................................................	597,794,000

SUMMARY

Estimate—1969-70, Black figures

Expenditure—1968-69, Light figures

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States	Other Services	Total
$	$	$	$
5	attorney-general's department.........................	134,000	..	..	134,000
..	..	..
5	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION......................................................	6,000,000	..	..	6,000,000
7,732,784	..	..	7,732,784
5	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.......................................	116,700	..	..	116,700
53,444	..	..	53,444
5	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.........................	11,618,000	3,600,000	15,000	15,233,000
8,870,773	2,878,537	..	11,749,310
7	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.....................................	1,237,200	..	125,000	1,362,200
5,216,277	..	..	5,216,277
7	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES..........................	40,000	..	..	40,000
251,927	..	..	251,927
7	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...	1,282,000	1,928,000	..	3,210,000
1,192,187	2,225,965	..	3,418,152
8	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING..	56,000,000	..	..	56,000,000
50,833,163	..	..	50,833,163
8	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION......................................................	5,873,600	15,000	13,000	5,901,600
5,817,283	446,423	392	6,264,098
9	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR......................................................	72,138,700	..	..	72,138,700
76,754,259	..	..	76,754,259
11	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.........	304,000	..	150,000	454,000
395,000	..	..	395,000
11	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.......................	38,233,000	..	..	38,233,000
34,921,944	..	..	34,921,944
11	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPART-MENT........................	233,228,000	..	..	233,228,000
209,253,640	..	..	209,253,640
12	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.................................	5,296,000	..	5,296,000
4,693,960	..	4,693,960
12	PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT......................................................	84,800	..	18,500	103,300
53,252	..	..	53,252
12	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT	110,000	..	..	110,000
87,854	..	..	87,854
12	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.............................	29,150,000	20,680,000	..	49,830,000
22,490,910	19,170,154	..	41,661,064
13	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES..................................	42,000	250,000	..	292,000
837,795	23,000	..	860,795
14	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY.................................	430,000	..	..	430,000
483,558	..	..	483,558
14	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................................................	320,500	8,981,000	..	9,301,500
1,948,637	21,118,736	..	23,067,373
15	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.....	80,380,000	..	..	80,380,000
71,861,178	..	..	71,861,178
TOTAL..............................	536,722,500	40,750,000	321,500	a577,794,000
499,055,865	50,556,775	392	549,613,031

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

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

1969-70	1968-69
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Commonwealth/State Law Courts, Sydney......................	134,000	..	..
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION
Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Navigational aids, communication, power and lighting equipment............................................................................	3,900,000	5,100,000	5,097,934
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment.....	2,100,000	2,800,000	2,634,850
Total Department of Civil Aviation	6,000,000	7,900,000	7,732,784
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Purchase of launches and associated equipment.............	116,700	55,400	53,444
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	5,000,000	6,000,000	5,500,000
02. Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at The Australian National University.........................................	545,000	700,000	428,324
03. Canberra College of Advanced Education— Site works and services.................................................................................	2,200,000	940,000	940,000
04. Optical Telescope—Joint construction with United Kingdom	1,251,000	660,000	514,508
05. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes..........................	695,000	..	..
06. Independent schools, Northern Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes.........................................	32,000	..	..
9,723,000	8,300,000	7,382,831
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory education services..............	170,000	230,000	185,925
02. Northern Territory education services...............................	60,000	75,000	52,017
230,000	305,000	237,942

Departments and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE —continued	$	$	$
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act......................................................................................	1,665,000	1,250,000	1,250,000
Total: Division 825	11,618,000	9,855,000	8,870,773
Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Research grants......................................................................	3,600,000	2,880,000	2,878,537
Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Secondary school library programme—Research and investigation........................................................................	7,000	..	..
Division 828.—AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
01. Special investigations...........................................................	8,000	..	..
Total Department of Education and Science	15,233,000	12,735,000	11,749,310
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Division 830.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments—
01, Other overseas establishments............................................	201,800	307,300	292,928
61 India.........................................................................................	70,000	41,500	41,488
03. Belgium...................................................................................	145,300	45,000	44,802
04. United States of America.....................................................	282,500	3,963,900	3,805,262
05. Yugoslavia..............................................................................	322,200	632,300	632,089
06. Mexico....................................................................................	215,400	..	..
Germany...........................................................................	..	47,000	11,833
Indonesia..........................................................................	..	22,600	13,442
Laos...................................................................................	..	21,700	19,063
Pakistan............................................................................	..	75,700	15,581
Malaysia...........................................................................	..	45,900	43,174
New Zealand...................................................................	..	54,800	49,804
South Africa.....................................................................	..	105,300	98,05
Chile..................................................................................	..	149,000	148,760
Total: Division 830	1,237,200	5,512,000	5,216,277

Depart Mentis and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS —continued	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 831.—OTHER SERVICES	$	$	$
01. Scholarships for refugee Czechoslovakian students	25,000	..	..
02. Australian/Asian University Aid and Co-operation Scheme	100,000	..	..
Total: Division 831	125,000
Total Department of External Affairs	1,362,200	5,512,000	5,216,277
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
Department of Civil Aviation—Papua and New Guinea	..	34,800	34,733
Broadcasting and Television Services—Papua and New Guinea...........................................................................................	..	29,800	29,800
..	64,600	64,533
2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Christmas Island (recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission).......................................................................	40,000	249,000	168,359
Advances and Loans—Papua and New Guinea—
Advance to Administration for loans to ex-servicemen in agricultural enterprises..................................................	19,100	19,036
Total Department of External Territories	40,000	332,700	251,927
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory Health Services...................	57,000	66,000	65,460
02. Northern Territory Health Services....................................	450,000	380,000	322,740
03. Other Health Services...........................................................	775,000	790,000	678,986
1,282,000	1,236,000	1,067,187
Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission— Additional Capital	125,000	125,000
Total: Division 840	1,282,000	1,361,000	1,192,187
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales	383,000	310,000	310,000
02. Blood transfusion services...................................................	730,000	743,000	742,978
03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments.............................................................	467,000	850,000	847,475

Departments and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH—continued	$	$	$
04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments.................	316,000	283,000	282,778
05. States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act-Reimbursement of capital and incidental expenditure by State Governments........................................	32,000	32,000	31,999
Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships.............................	..	10,800	10,735
Total: Division 842	1,928,000	2,228,800	2,225,965
Total Department of Health	3,210,000	3,589,800	3,418,152
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Provision for War Service Homes.......................	55,000,000	50,000,000	50,000,000
2.—Buildings and Works—
01. Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats	1,000,000	2,490,000	718,543
Plant and Equipment—
Computing equipment.........................................	..	114,700	114,620
Total Department of Housing	56,000,000	52,604,700	50,833,163
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION
Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Overseas Establishments—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment........................................................	2,600	4,300	4,283
2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment........................................	5,871,000	6,630,000	5,813,000
Total: Division 850	5,873,600	6,634,300	5,817,283
Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs.......................................	15,000	462,000	446,423
Division 853.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Committee on Overseas Professional Qualifications—Fees and expenses................................................	13,000	392
Total Department of Immigration	5,901,600	7,096,300	6,264,098

Departments and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
01. Attorney-General's Department.........................................	336,000	..	..
04. Department of Civil Aviation.............................................	1,124,600	2,120,000	2,066,488
06. Department of Customs and Excise...................................	101,400	205,500	185,968
08. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.......	27,500	123,000	122,902
11. Department of Health...........................................................	5,000	7,100	1,803
12. Department of Housing........................................................	142,500	765,800	765,740
13. Department of Immigration................................................	2,000	237,100	230,100
14. Department of the Interior...................................................	273,500	5,406,500	5,436,067
15. Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory services...............................................................................................
	25,400	..	..
16. Department of the Interior—Northern Territory services	4,000	16,000	7,978
17. Department of Labour and National Service....................	22,000	41,300	41,250
18. Department of National Development..............................	5,900	..	3,636
20. Prime Minister's Department..............................................	5,500	..	..
22. Department of Shipping and Transport.............................	100	100	20
23. Department of Social Services............................................	379,000	..	..
25. Department of Works...........................................................	8,800	..	..
Department of Civil Aviation—Northern Territory........	16,000	50
Repatriation Department.....................................................	7,000	6,600
2,463,200	8,945,400	8,868,603
2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services—	..	..
01. Sound broadcasting transmission.......................................	4,600
02. Television transmission.......................................................	24,700	48,400	47,080
03. Sound broadcasting studios.................................................	62,200	126,400	125,914
04. Television studios.................................................................	35,000	67,200	67,121
126,500	242,000	240,115
3.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology..........................	1,497,000	2,280,000	2,260,473
02. Other Branches......................................................................	226,000	260,000	229,167
03. Australian Capital Territory—General Services..............	305,000	388,000	380,759
04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport...........................	1,320,000	1,073,000	1,072,884
06. Northern Territory—General Services..............................	1,100,000	1,100,400	996,744
07. Northern Territory—Transport...........................................	650,000	570,000	569,775
Northern Territory—Payment to Commonwealth Hostels Limited..............................................................................
	..	7,600	7,600
5,098,000	5,679,000	5,517,402

Departments and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued	Appropriation	Expenditure
4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—	$	$	$
01. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)..................................

220,000	309,500	309,500
02. Parks and Gardens............................................	91,000	149,400	146,844
04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases Botanic Gardens..........................................................	220,000	350,300	379,485
..	67,800	55,881
531,000	877,000	891,710
5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—
02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases.....	50,000	74,000	73,750
03. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates.................................	10,000	15,500	12,901
04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payment to the Corporation of the City of Darwin	250,000	400,000	399,960
05. Development of water resources on Government projects	129,000	85,000	84,008
Hostels—Payment to Commonwealth Hostels Limited	16,000	16,000
439,000	590,500	586,618
6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory—
01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account)....................	6,426,000	8,372,000	6,620,000
02. Loans to co-operative building societies.............	1,800,000	1,494,000	1,662,402
8,226,000	9,866,000	8,282,402
7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory—
01. Loans for encouragement of primary production	55,000	170,000	135,374
02. Loans to church organisations for erection of residential accommodation..............................................	100,000	270,000	171,768
03. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance (for payment to the Northern Territory Housing Commission Trust Account)................................................	5,000,000	3,700,000	3,700,000
04. Loans to primary producers for water development Northern Territory Port Authority—Advance....	230,000	210,000	205,485
..	337,000	336,882
5,385,000	4,687,000	4,549,509
8.—For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act.....................................	200,000	600,000	600,000
9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act..............................................	49,670,000	47,217,900	47,217,900
Total Department of the Interior	72,138,700	78,704,800	76,754,259

Departments and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE	$	$	$
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory...............................	39,000	395,000	395,000
02. Northern Territory.............................................	265,000	..	..
Total: Division 860	304,000	395,000	395,000
Division 861.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Employment training scheme for Aboriginals......	150,000	..	..
Total Department of Labour and
National Service......................	454,000	395,000	395,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources.............................	860,000	450,000	443,728
02. Division of National Mapping............................	350,000	320,000	236,112
03. Forestry and Timber Bureau..............................	215,000	160,000	154,737
04. Other Branches.................................................	16,000	15,000	12,390
1,441,000	945,000	846,967
2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act (a).............................	34,462,000	32,180,000	32,180,000
3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act...	2,060,000	1,680,000	1,679,977
4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act	270,000	270,000	215,000
Total Department of National Development	38,233,000	35,075,000	34,921,944
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. For expenditure under the Post and Telegraph Act (for payment to the Post Office Trust Account)........	229,000,000	222,000,000	204,500,000
Division 872.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES
1.—Engineering Equipment and Services—
01. Sound broadcasting...........................................	1,280,000	3,645; 000	2,224,249
02. Television.........................................................	948,000	1,224,000	929,391
2,228,000	4,869,000	3,153,640

(a)Details are shown in the Estimates of Receipts and Summary of Estimated Expenditure 1969-70, page 177.

Departments and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT —continued	Appropriation	Expenditure
2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act	$	$	$
2,000,000	1,600,000	1,600,000
Total: Division 872	4,228,000	6,469,000	4,753,640
Total Postmaster-General's Department	233,228,000	228,469,000	209,253,640
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Financial assistance to States in connexion with War Service Land Settlement................................	760,000	800,000	678,834
02. Agricultural Extension Services.........................	4,400,000	3,900,000	3,899,726
03. Barley research.................................................	58,400	58,400	58,400
04. Minor research and other services......................	77,600	57,000	57,000
Total Department of Primary Industry	5,296,000	4,815,400	4,693,960
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01.—Official establishments...................................	56,500	74,700	50,371
02. Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom......................................................	28,300	3,000	2,881
Total: Division 880	84,800	77,700	53,252
Division 882.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Australian Institute of Urban Studies—Grant-in-aid	18,500	..	..
Total Prime Minister's Department	103,300	77,700	53,252
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT
Division 885.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals...............	110,000	88,000	87,854
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT
Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment..............................	1,125,000	1,300,000	1,299,449
2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Trans-Australian Railway..................................	8,260,000	8,159,000	8,153,694
02. Central Australia Railway..................................	2,100,000	2,148,000	1,454,445
03. North Australia Railway....................................	3,300,000	2,189,000	2,079,32
04. Seat of Government Railway.............................	340,000	504,000	504,000
14,000,000	13,000,000	12,191,460

Departments and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT —continued	$	$	$
3.—Australian Coastal Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act......................................................	14,000,000	9,000,000	9,000,000
4.—Wilson's Promontory Lightstation—Contribution towards construction of access track.......................	25,000	..	..
Total: Division 890	29,150,000	23,300,000	22,490,910
Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act............................	2,600,000	7,500,000	6,878,324
2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act..........................................	7,900,000	12,000,000	8,361,830
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	10,000,000	3,750,000	3,750,000
Total: Division 891	20,680,000	23,430,000	19,170,154
Total Department of Shipping and Transport	49,830,000	46,730,000	41,661,064
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
02. Rehabilitation Service.....................................	42,000	15,000	14,933
Computing equipment...................................	..	825,000	822,862
Total: Division 900	42,000	840,000	837,795
Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of Senior Citizens' Centres..............................	100,000	..	..
02. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers.....................................	150,000	..	..
Housekeeper services....................................	..	23,000	23,000
Total: Division 901	250,000	23,000	23,000
Total Department of Social Services	292,000	863,000	860,795

Departments and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments........................................................	430,000	421,300	483,558
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Government Printing Office............................	211,500	239,900	239,766
02. Royal Australian Mint.....................................	108,000	125,000	125,000
04. Royal Australian Mint—Museum and display areas	1,000	1,000	919
Bureau of Census and Statistics.......................	..	1,219,000	1,122,907
Advance to Government Printer Trust Account for management survey costs............................	..	101,600	101,575
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Commonwealth Stores Suspense Trust Account)	..	358,500	358,470
Total: Division 915	320,500	2,045,000	1,948,637
Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia.........................	280,000	23,500
02. Drought assistance—New South Wales............	50,000	9,200,000	8,528,781
03. Drought assistance—Queensland.....................	8,000,000	2,200,000	2,014,955
04. Drought assistance—Victoria..........................	169,000	11,000,000	9,000,000
05. Earthquake relief—Western Australia..............	182,000	125,000	50,000
06. Drought assistance—Tasmania........................	100,000	125,000	125,000
07. Bushfire relief—Victoria.................................	200,000	..	..
Drought assistance—South Australia...............	..	1,400,000	1,300,000
Bushfire relief—New South Wales..................	..	100,000	100,000
Cyclone assistance—Queensland....................	..	150,000	..
Total: Division 917	8,981,000	24,323,500	21,118,730
Total Department of the Treasury	9,301,500	26,368,500	23,067,373

Departments and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	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..............................................................................	89,000	59,000	56,290
02. Attorney-General's Department.........................................	208,000	643,000	631,569
04. Department of Civil Aviation.............................................	29,500,000	28,635,000	28,989,670
05. Department of Customs and Excise...................................	391,000	357,000	344,358
07. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.......	3,000,000	2,276,000	2,253,699
08. Department of External Affairs..........................................	900	50,100	50,501
09. Department of External Territories.....................................	64,000	11,000	9,392
10. Department of Health...........................................................	450,000	470,000	399,058
11. Department of Housing........................................................	1,300	31,500	36,655
12. Department of Immigration................................................	3,200,000	3,105,000	2,677,958
13. Department of the Interior...................................................	5,430,000	5,460,000	4,357,366
14. Department of Labour and National Service....................	74,000	128,000	124,247
15. Department of National Development..............................	500,000	420,000	290,639
17. Prime Minister's Department..............................................	300,000	65,490	59,664
18. Repatriation Department.....................................................	1,900,000	2,000,000	1,947,774
19. Department of Shipping and Transport.............................	650,000	580,000	514,758
20. Department of Social Services............................................	1,040,000	580,000	478,342
21. Department of Trade and Industry.....................................	5,300	8,000	5,989
22. Department of the Treasury................................................	65,000	233,000	229,476
23. Taxation Branch...................................................................	90,000	287,000	277,675
24. Department of Works...........................................................	1,250,000	1,850,000	1,744,297
Department of Education and Science...............................	..	24,000	22,495
Department of Primary Industry.........................................	..	3,500	2,907
48,208,500	47,276,590	45,504,778

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

Departments and Services—continued

1969-70	1968-69
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS—continued	$	$	$
2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services—
01. Department of Education and Science.................	17,000	71,000	64,707
02. Department of Health........................................	1,085,000	222,000	212,929
03. Department of the Interior..................................	570,000	337,000	280,728
04. Department of Works........................................	64,000	98,000	97,965
1,736,000	728,000	656,329
3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
01. Department of External Territories.....................	500	110	108
4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—
01. Department of Education and Science.................	2,180,000	1,320,000	1,319,805
02. Department of Health........................................	725,000	820,000	640,058
03. Department of the Interior..................................	16,400,000	10,900,000	10,899,921
04. Department of Works........................................	300,000	215,000	214,989
19,605,000	13,255,000	13,074,774
5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory—
01. Department of the Interior—For transport of beef cattle	4,800,000	5,100,000	4,294,617
02. Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies...............................................	1,300,000	1,715,000	1,714,974
6,100,000	6,815,000	6,009,591
6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services—
01. Sound broadcasting transmission........................	225,000	396,000	373,278
02. Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes...	145,000	123,000	119,533
03. Television transmission.....................................	390,000	210,000	205,820
04. Television studios.............................................	480,000	1,618,000	1,604,922
1,240,000	2,347,000	2,303,553
7.—Plant and Equipment—
01. General services................................................	1,815,000	2,685,950	2,671,395
02. Australian Capital Territory Services..................	233,000	148,300	148,207
03. Northern Territory Services...............................	1,442,000	1,492,450	1,492,444
3,490,000	4,326,700	4,312,045
Total Department of Works	80,380,000	74,748,400	71,861,178
TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES.......	597,794,000	606,582,000	549,613,031

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