Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1970-71 (Cth)

 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1970-71

No. 95 of 1970

 

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-one.

[Assented to 4 November 1970]

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) 1970–71.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of $479,713,000.

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-one, the sum of Four hundred and seventy-nine million, seven hundred and thirteen thousand dollars.

24790/70—Price 25c

Appropriation of $701,470,000.

4. The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1970–71 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 Seven hundred and one million, four hundred and seventy thousand dollars are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and seventy, 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) 1970–71.............................................	221,757,000
By this Act.......................................................................................	479,713,000
Total............................................................................................	701,470,000

SECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.

ABSTRACT

 

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
5	PARLIAMENT............................................................................................................	20,400
5	ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT........................................................	1,122,300
5	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION................................................................	11,300,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE..................................................	284,400
6	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE..........................................	17,874,000
7	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS........................................................	797,000
7	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.............................................	8,130,200
8	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.................................................................................	8,432,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING...............................................................................	60,830,000
9	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION....................................................................	6,070,000
9	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR....................................................................	87,739,000
11	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE..........................	497,000
11	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT...........................................	37,473,000
12	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT....................................................	245,735,000
13	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.......................................................	39,467,000
13	PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT...................................................................	37,700
13	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT..........................................................................	2,266,000
13	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.........................................	30,827,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES............................................................	2,743,000
15	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY..................................................	15,000
15	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY..................................................................	13,530,000
16	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.......................................................................	20,000,000
16	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS...................................................................................	106,280,000
TOTAL............................................................................................................	701,470,000

SUMMARY

Estimate—1970-71, Black figures

Expenditure—1969–70, Light figures

 

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States	Other Services	Total
$	$	$	$
5	PARLIAMENT...................................	20,400	..	..	20,400
..	..	..	..
5	ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...............................	1,118,800	..	3,500	1,122,300
24,404	..	..	24,404
5	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION	11,300,000	..	..	11,300,000
7,165,422	..	..	7,165,422
5	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE............................................	284,400	..	..	284,400
241,312	..	..	241,312
5	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.........................................	13,140,000	4,394,000	340,000	17,874,000
8,826,967	3,446,118	..	12,273,085
7	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..........................................	649,000	..	148,000	797,000
1,952,779	..	..	1,952,779
7	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES...............................	8,130,200	..	..	8,130,200
5,118,110	..	..	5,118,110
7	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.......	6,210,000	2,222,000	..	8,432,000
1,251,985	2,697,547	..	3,949,532
8	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING......	60,830,000	..	..	60,830,000
55,649,540	..	..	55,649,540
8	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION	5,900,000	170,000	..	6,070,000
5,727,918	64,890	..	5,792,808
9	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	87,739,000	..	..	87,739,000
75,758,494	..	..	75,758,494
11	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.................	147,000	..	350,000	497,000
265,270	..	..	265,270
11	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT............................	37,473,000	..	..	37,473,000
39,846,721	..	..	39,846,721
11	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...............................	245,735,000	..	..	245,735,000
236,963,679	..	..	236,963,679
12	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY......................................	..	5,867,000	33,600,000	39,467,000
..	4,900,614	..	4,900,614
12	PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT	37,700	..	..	37,700
86,226	..	..	86,226
12	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT	2,266,000	..	..	2,266,000
123,563	..	..	123,563
12	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT...................................	20,055,000	10,722,000	50,000	30,827,000
27,490,044	20,292,156	..	47,782,200
13	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES	2,468,000	275,000	..	2,743,000
40,620	16,437	..	57,057
14	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY......................................	15,000	..	..	15,000
711,467	..	..	711,467
14	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	648,000	12,882,000	..	13,530,000
259,359	24,587,583	..	24,846,942
15	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS..........	106,280,000	..	..	106,280,000
84,953,675	..	..	84,953,675
TOTAL.................................	610,446,500	36,532,000	34,491,500	a 681,470,000
552,457,555	56,005,344	..	608,462,899

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

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

 

1970–71	1969–70
	PARLIAMENT	Appropriation	Expenditure
JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT	$	$	$
Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Display—Exhibition area, Parliament House.................	20,400	..	..
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Commonwealth/State Law Courts, Sydney.....................	1,115,000	134,000	24,404
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Radio equipment, Commonwealth Police Force............	3,800	..	..
Total: Division 805	1,118,800	134,000	24,404
Division 807.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Commonwealth Legal Advisory Service— Contribution	3,500	..	..
Total Attorney-General's Department...	1,122,300	134,000	24,404
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION
Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Navigational aids, communication, power and lighting equipment	8,800,000	4,850,000	5,149,928
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment.....	2,500,000	2,100,000	2,014,995
11,300,000	6,950,000	7,164,922
2.—Advances and Loans—
Working capital advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Civil Aviation) Trust Account).............................................	..	500	500
Total Department of Civil Aviation.....	11,300,000	6,950,500	7,165,422
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Launches, engines and equipment.....................................	103,000	126,700	126,679
02. Special Services equipment................................................	70,600	32,500	32,321
03. Laboratory equipment.........................................................	89,200	74,500	74,421
04. Film Censorship equipment................................................	21,600	8,300	7,891
Total Department of Customs and Excise....	284,400	242,000	241,312

Departments and Services—continued

 

1970–71	1969–70
	Appropriation	Expenditure
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	4,800,000	5,000,000	4,326,000
02. Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at The Australian National University..........................................................	1,000,000	545,000	196,486
03. Canberra College of Advanced Education— Site works and services.............................................................................................	3,500,000	2,200,000	1,400,000
04. Optical Telescope—Joint construction with United Kingdom	411,000	1,251,000	182,335
05. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes.......................................	724,000	855,975	841,425
06. Independent schools, Northern Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes.........................................................	220,000	32,000	31,584
10,655,000	9,883,975	6,977,830
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory education services..............	200,000	170,000	152,181
02. Northern Territory education services...............................	40,000	60,000	31,955
240,000	230,000	184,137
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act...................................................................................	1,700,000	1,665,000	1,665,000
4.—Anglo-Australian Telescope Board—For expenditure for the purposes of the Board..................................................................	545,000	..	..
Total: Division 825	13,140,000	11,778,975	8,826,967
Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Research grants.....................................................................	4,394,000	3,600,000	3,446,118
Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Queen's Fellowships.............................................................	40,000	..	..
02. Research and development in education..........................	250,000	..	..
03. Canberra College of Advanced Education— Teachers' scholarships...........................................................................................	50,000	..	..
Total: Division 827	340,000	..	..
Total Department of Education and Science	17,874,000	15,378,975	12,273,085

Departments and Services—continued

 

1970–71	1969–70
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Division 830.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments—
01. Other overseas establishments............................................	525,000	261,800	300,904
02. Yugoslavia..............................................................................	124,000	322,200	321,204
India........................................................................................	..	70,000	69,995
Belgium...................................................................................	..	145,300	145,257
United States of America.....................................................	..	525,300	525,165
Mexico....................................................................................	..	253,700	252,559
Chile........................................................................................	..	178,400	172,962
Singapore................................................................................	..	164,800	164,733
Total: Division 830	649,000	1,921,500	1,952,779
Division 832.—OTHER SERVICES—PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA
01. Practical training in Australia for Papuans and New Guineans	148,000	..	..
Total Department of External Affairs.....	797,000	1,921,500	1,952,779
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
01. Department of the Interior—Papua and New Guinea.....	18,200	..	..
Department of Civil Aviation—Papua and New Guinea	..	63,200	63,200
Department of Civil Aviation—Norfolk Island..............	..	16,100	16,100
18,200	79,300	79,300
2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Christmas Island (recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission).....................................................................	112,000	40,000	38,810
3.—Advances and Loans—Papua and New Guinea—
01. Repayable advance to Administration for construction of township at Arawa in connexion with the Bougainville copper project	8,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Special advance to Administration for budget equalization purposes (for payment to the Papua and New Guinea Trust Account)	..	3,000,000	3,000,000
8,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
Total Department of External Territories	8,130,200	5,119,300	5,118,110

Departments and Services—continued

 

1970–71	1969-70
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory Health Services....................	70,000	57,000	47,328
02. Northern Territory Health Services.....................................	570,000	450,000	435,320
03. Other Health Services............................................................	5,570,000	775,000	769,337
Total: Division 840	6,210,000	1,282,000	1,251,985
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales	412,000	383,000	382,409
02. Blood transfusion services....................................................	850,000	750,000	724,835
03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments....................................................................	368,000	596,000	592,997
04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments.....................................................	347,000	329,000	328,891
05. States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act-Reimbursement of capital and incidental expenditure by State Governments	41,000	32,000	31,530
06. Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships.........................................................	49,000	485,000	484,905
07. Mental Health Ordinance—Australian Capital Territory—Reimbursement of maintenance expenditure by State Governments....................................................................	155,000	155,000	151,980
Total: Division 842	2,222,000	2,730,000	2,697,547
Total Department of Health......	8,432,000	4,012,000	3,949,532
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Provision for War Service Homes	60,000,000	55,000,000	55,000,000
2.—Buildings and Works—
01. Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats	830,000	1,000,000	649,540
Total Department of Housing......	60,830,000	56,000,000	55,649,540

Departments and Services—continued

 

197071	1969–70
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION	$	$	$
Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Overseas Establishments—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.......................................................................................	..	3,200	2,918
2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.......................................................................................	5,900,000	5,911,000	5,725,000
Total: Division 850	5,900,000	5,914,200	5,727,918
Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs.............................................................................................	170,000	65,200	64,890
Total Department of Immigration.......	6,070,000	5,979,400	5,792,808
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
04. Department of Civil Aviation..............................................	1,274,300	1,525,000	1,555,404
06. Department of Customs and Excise....................................	53,200	134,400	122,171
08. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization..........................	43,300	100,800	100,638
11. Department of Health...........................................................	190,000	5,000	5,000
12. Department of Housing........................................................	283,500	508,600	527,395
13. Department of Immigration.................................................	2,000	2,000	..
14. Department of the Interior....................................................	286,900	346,400	373,119
15. Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory services	181,600	29,300	29,122
16. Department of the Interior—Northern Territory services	73,300	138,700	160,006
17. Department of Labour and National Service.....................	57,200	68,500	68,493
18. Department of Labour and National Service— Northern Territory	2,853,000	..	..
19. Department of National Development...............................	400	5,900	3,630
20. Prime Minister's Department...............................................	82,500	132,400	132,335
22. Department of Shipping and Transport..............................	20,600	300	240
23. Department of Social Services.............................................	9,400	379,000	369,664
25. Department of Works............................................................	600	17,400	17,400
Attorney-General's Department..........................................	..	336,000	336,000
Department of Education and Science—Northern Territory	..	6,500	6,500
5,411,800	3,736,200	3,807,116

Departments and Services—continued

 

1970–71	1969–70
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued
2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services—

01. Sound broadcasting transmission.......................................	3,200	5,600	5,533
02. Television transmission.......................................................	62,000	24,700	17,705
03. Sound broadcasting studios.................................................	45,500	62,200	60,650
04. Television studios.................................................................	10,000	350,000	350,000
120,700	442,500	433,888
3.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology..........................	1,900,000	1,497,000	1,495,948
02. Other Branches.....................................................................	225,200	226,000	225,003
03. Australian Capital Territory—General Services..............	233,300	305,000	303,904
04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport..........................	1,672,000	1,320,000	955,057
06. Northern Territory—General Services..............................	1,050,000	1,100,000	1,018,339
07. Northern Territory—Transport...........................................	900,000	650,000	647,223
5,980,500	5,098,000	4,645,474
4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—
01. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)................................................................	305,000	220,000	220,000
02. Parks and Gardens................................................................	47,000	91,000	84,343
04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases................	150,000	300,000	215,881
502,000	611,000	520,224
5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—
02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases................	60,000	50,000	26,515
03. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates...................................................	10,000	19,000	11,007
04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payment to the Corporation of the City of Darwin........................	150,000	250,000	269,000
05. Development of water resources on Government projects	130,000	129,000	165,802
350,000	448,000	472,325
6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory—
01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account)................................................	6,610,000	6,426,000	6,426,000
02. Loans to co-operative building societies..........................	4,500,000	3,200,000	3,200,000
11,110,000	9,626,000	9,626,000

Departments and Services—continued

 

1970–71	1969–70
	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory—
01. Loans for encouragement of primary production...........	22,000	55,000	27,527
02. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation..................................................................	500,000	215,000	206,407
03. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance....	5,700,000	3,875,000	3,874,982
04. Loans to primary producers for water development......	210,000	230,000	206,651
05. Northern Territory Port Authority—Advance.................	432,000	100,000	110,000
Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance (for payment to the Northern Territory Housing Commission Trust Account)...........................................................................................	..	5,000,000	1,600,000
6,864,000	9,475,000	6,025,567
8.—For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act..................................................................	800,000	200,000	200,000
9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act.............................................................................	56,600,000	50,027,900	50,027,900
Total Department of the Interior.......	87,739,000	79,664,600	75,758,494
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory................................................	100,000	39,000	40,270
02. Northern Territory.................................................................	47,000	265,000	225,000
Total: Division 860	147,000	304,000	265,270
Division 861.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Employment training scheme for women........................	350,000	..	..
Total Department of Labour and National Service.......................................................	497,000	304,000	265,270
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources.............................................	700,000	860,000	858,792
02. Division of National Mapping............................................	300,000	350,000	306,267
03. Forestry and Timber Bureau...............................................	180,000	215,000	149,682
04. Other Branches......................................................................	14,000	16,000	15,104
1,194,000	1,441,000	1,329,846

Departments and Services—continued

 

1970–71	1969–70
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT —continued
2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act (a)................................................................................	31,201,000	35,608,000	35,608,000
3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act...........	1,840,000	2,060,000	2,060,000
4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act	60,000	270,000	137,000
5.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—Repayable advance..........................................................................................................	2,378,000	712,000	711,876
6.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act...........................................................................	800,000	..	..
Total Department of National Development	37,473,000	40,091,000	39,846,721
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)..............................	240,000,000	233,000,000	233,000,000
Division 872.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES
1.—Engineering Equipment and Services—
01. Sound broadcasting............................................................	1,265,000	1,280,000	1,015,858"
02. Television.............................................................................	1,640,000	948,000	947,821
2,905,000	2,228,000	1,963,679
2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act......................................	2,500,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
3.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act.............	10,000	..	..
4.—Australian Broadcasting Control Board—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act	320,000	..	..
Total: Division 872	5,735,000	4,228,000	3,963,679
Total Postmaster-General's Department	245,735,000	237,228,000	236,963,679

(a) Details are shown in the Estimates and Summary of Estimated Expenditure 1970–71, page 179.

Departments and Services—continued

 

1970–71	1969–70
	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES	$	$	$
01. Agricultural Extension Services.........................................	4,900,000	4,600,000	4,598,974
02. Minor agricultural research.................................................	67,000	98,600	98,162
03. Eradication of Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis—Contribution...........................................................................................	900,000	..	203,478
Total: Division 875	5,867,000	4,698,600	4,900,614
Division 876.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Wine research........................................................................	50,000	..	..
02. Wool marketing—Assistance.............................................	2,900,000	..	..
03. Wool research—Objective measurement........................	650,000	..	..
04. Emergency assistance to woolgrowers..............................	30,000,000	..	..
Total: Division 876	33,600,000	..	..
Total Department of Primary Industry	39,467,000	4,698,600	4,900,614
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Official establishments........................................................	37,700	61,000	49,165
Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom	..	37,300	37,061
Total Prime Minister's Department......	37,700	98,300	86,226
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT
Division 885.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals............................	183,000	110,000	79,563
02. Computing equipment.........................................................	2,083,000	49,000	44,000
Total Repatriation Department	2,266,000	159,000	123,563
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT
Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment............................................	500,000	1,234,000	1,233,787
2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Trans-Australian Railway...................................................	8,316,000	8,260,000	8,160,029
02. Central Australia Railway...................................................	2,722,000	2,100,000	1,362,631
03. North Australia Railway......................................................	2,960,000	3,300,000	2,432,429
04. Seat of Government Railway..............................................	232,000	340,000	276,168
05. Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway......................................	3,000,000	..	..
06. Working advance (for payment to the credit of the Railway Plant and Stores Suspense Trust Account) .........................	300,000	..	..
17,530,000	14,000,000	12,231,257

Departments and Services—continued

 

1970–71	1969–70
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT —continued	$	$	$
3.—Australian Coastal Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act..	2,000,000	14,000,000	14,000,000
4.—Wilson's Promontory Lightstation—Contribution towards construction of access track.......................................................	25,000	25,000	25,000
Total: Division 890	20,055,000	29,259,000	27,490,044
Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act...........................................................	700,000	2,600,000	2,212,156
2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act.................................................................................	7,628,000	7,900,000	7,900,000
3.—Promotion of road safety practices..................................	150,000	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	2,180,000	10,000,000	10,000,000
Total: Division 891	10,722,000	20,680,000	20,292,156
Division 892.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Road safety research.............................................................	50,000	..	..
Total Department of Shipping and Transport	30,827,000	49,939,000	47,782,200
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment...........................................................	2,402,000	..	..
02. Rehabilitation Service...........................................................	66,000	42,000	40,620
Total: Division 900	2,468,000	42,000	40,620
Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of Senior Citizens' Centres..............................................................	200,000	100,000	16,000
02. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers...............................................................	75,000	150,000	437
Total: Division 901	275,000	250,000	16,437
Total Department of Social Services.....	2,743,000	292,000	57,057

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1970–71	1969–70
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments	15,000	726,000	711,467
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Government Printing Office................................................	255,000	211,500	130,826
02. Royal Australian Mint..........................................................	64,000	108,000	75,257
03. Bureau of Census and Statistics..........................................	185,900	..	..
04. Royal Australian Mint—Museum and display areas......	500	1,000	476
05. Sub-Treasuries........................................................................	142,600	..	..
648,000	320,500	206,559
2.—Advances and Loans—
Working capital advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Treasury) Trust Account)................................................................	..	1,000	1,000
Working capital advance (for payment to the Publications Trust Account)...........................................................................	..	50,000	50,000
Advance to Government Printer Trust Account for management survey costs.....................................................................	..	1,800	1,800
..	52,800	52,800
Total: Division 915	648,000	373,300	259,359
Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia.............................................................	538,000	280,000	59,000
03. Drought assistance—Queensland.......................................	11,500,000	15,000,000	13,893,634
05. Earthquake relief—Western Australia...............................	31,000	202,000	171,417
06. Drought assistance—Tasmania..........................................	16,000	100,000	73,133
07. Bushfire relief—Victoria.......................................................	47,000	200,000	200,000
08. Cyclone assistance—Queensland.......................................	750,000	..	..
Drought assistance—New South Wales............................	..	50,000	20,860
Drought assistance—Victoria..............................................	..	169,600	169,538
Financial assistance—Victoria............................................	..	..	10,000,000
Total: Division 917	12,882,000	16,001,600	24,587,583
Total Department of the Treasury........	13,530,000	16,374,900	24,846,942

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1970–71	1969–70
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
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;
(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...............................................................................	85,000	100,000	99,946
02. Attorney-General's Department.........................................	205,000	208,000	200,831
04. Department of Civil Aviation.............................................	30,000,000	32,000,000	31,980,091
05. Department of Customs and Excise...................................	560,000	420,000	483,394
07. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization..........................	4,500,000	3,000,000	2,669,684
08. Department of External Affairs...........................................	25,000	10,000	6,125
09. Department of External Territories.....................................	28,000	85,700	80,344
10. Department of Health..........................................................	325,000	450,000	450,928
11. Department of Housing........................................................	1,300	3,600	2,695
12. Department of Immigration................................................	755,000	3,790,000	3,895,854
13. Department of the Interior...................................................	4,400,000	5,430,000	5,671,543
14. Department of Labour and National Service....................	720,000	144,000	115,912
15. Department of National Development..............................	630,000	500,000	444,667
17. Prime Minister's Department.............................................	820,000	300,000	283,466
18. Repatriation Department.....................................................	2,300,000	1,900,000	1,974,939
19. Department of Shipping and Transport............................	800,000	650,000	577,216
20. Department of Social Services............................................	950,000	1,400,000	1,391,844
21. Department of Trade and Industry.....................................	4,500	5,300	3,436
22. Department of the Treasury................................................	95,000	65,000	50,761
23. Commonwealth Taxation Office........................................	27,000	90,000	67,304
24. Department of Works...........................................................	1,000,000	1,250,000	1,225,778
Department of Education and Science.............................	..	3,100	3,012
48,230,800	51,804,700	51,679,770

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

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1970–71	1969–70
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS—continued
2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services—
01. Department of Education and Science...........................	9,000	17,000	13,506
02. Department of Health.......................................................	5,000,000	1,085,000	1,084,999
03. Department of the Interior................................................	820,000	570,000	527,645
04. Department of Works........................................................	90,000	64,000	63,994
5,919,000	1,736,000	1,690,145
3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
01. Department of External Territories..................................	120,000	500	500
4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—
01. Department of Education and Science...........................	5,100,000	2,820,000	2,819,728
02. Department of Health.......................................................	6,300,000	1,340,000	1,339,934
03. Department of the Interior................................................	25,300,000	16,400,000	16,393,952
04. Department of Works........................................................

172,000	300,000	299,152
36,872,000	20,860,000	20,852,766
5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory—
01. Department of the Interior—For transport of beef cattle	4,800,000	4,800,000	4,899,998
02. Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies..........................................................................	1,450,000	1,400,000	1,399,998
6,250,000	6,200,000	6,299,996
6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services—
01. Sound broadcasting transmission....................................	310,000	225,000	174,139
02. Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes...........	2,620,000	145,000	65,532
03. Television transmission....................................................	1,050,000	390,000	291,894
04. Television studios..............................................................	900,000	480,000	464,054
4,880,000	1,240,000	995,620
7.—Plant and Equipment—
01. General services..................................................................	2,271,200	1,815,000	1,800,867
02. Australian Capital Territory Services.............................	217,000	233,000	232,864
03. Northern Territory Services..............................................	1,520,000	1,442,000	1,401,148
4,008,200	3,490,000	3,434,879
Total Department of Works....	106,280,000	85,331,200	84,953,675
TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES.......	701,470,000	630,644,275	608,462,899

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