Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73 (Cth)

 

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73

No. 105 of 1972

 

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-three.

[Assented to 31 October 1972]

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) 1972-73.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of $490,792,000.

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-three, the sum of Four hundred and ninety million, seven hundred and ninety-two thousand dollars.

21678/72—Price 25c

Appropriation of $861,386,000.

4. The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1972-73 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 Eight hundred and sixty-one million, three 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 seventy-two, 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) 1972-73...........................................................	370,594,000
By this Act.....................................................................................................	490,792,000
Total...................................................................................................	861,386,000

SECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.

ABSTRACT

 

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
$
5	PARLIAMENT...............................................................................................................	15,000
5	ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT............................................................	3,824,000
5	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION....................................................................	59,900,000
6	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE......................................................	1,975,000
6	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE..............................................	17,168,000
7	DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS	1,432,600
7	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.................................................	3,093,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS................................................................	2,980,000
8	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH....................................................................................	8,873,400
9	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING..................................................................................	70,203,000
9	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.......................................................................	1,015,000
9	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR........................................................................	113,215,000
12	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE..............................	931,000
12	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT..............................................	19,297,000
13	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.......................................................	297,120,000
13	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY...........................................................	12,184,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET..........................	5,708,800
14	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.............................................................................	1,932,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.............................................	30,252,000
16	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES................................................................	890,000
16	DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.......................................................................................	399,000
16	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY......................................................	547,700
17	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................................................................	74,546,500
17	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER...........................................................................	30,000,000
18	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.......................................................................................	103,884,000
TOTAL................................................................................................................	861,386,000

21678/72—2

SUMMARY

Estimate—1972-73, Black figures

Expenditure—1971-72, Light figures

 

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Capital Works and Services	Payments to or for the States	Other Services	Total
$	$	$	$
5	PARLIAMENT..................................	15,000	..	..	15,000
1,351	..	..	1,351
5	ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT..............................	3,824,000	..	..	3,824,000
1,109,800	..	..	1,109,800
5	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION	59,900,000	..	..	59,900,000
9,999,253	..	..	9,999,253
6	DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE............................................	1,975,000	..	..	1,975,000
155,832	..	..	155,832
6	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.........................................	11,293,000	5,775,000	100,000	17,168,000
12,966,352	4,340,718	..	17,307,070
7	DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS......................................	1,432,600	..	..	1,432,600
186,291	..	..	186,291
7	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES...............................	3,093,000	..	..	3,093,000
11,796,314	..	..	11,796,314
8	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS...........................................................	2,980,000	..	..	2,980,000
1,518,532	..	..	1,518,532
8	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.......	6,021,000	2,852,400	..	8,873,400
2,262,397	2,561,202	..	4,823,599
9	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.....	70,203,000	..	..	70,203,000
65,450,945	..	..	65,450,945
9	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION	908,600	106,400	..	1,015,000
1,649,000	371,510	..	2,020,510
9	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	113,215,000	..	..	113,215,000
117,607,495	..	..	117,607,495
12	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.................	353,000	218,000	360,000	931,000
318,000	..	..	318,000
12	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT...........................	19,297,000	..	..	19,297,000
23,036,304	..	..	23,036,304
13	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT..............................	297,120,000	..	..	297,120,000
276,014,186	..	..	276,014,186
13	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.....................................	1,000,000	10,434,000	750,000	12,184,000
..	8,185,509	..	8,185,509
14	DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET.......	708,800	..	5,000,000	5,708,800
271,284	..	..	271,284
14	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT	1,932,000	..	..	1,932,000
1,312,695	..	..	1,312,695
14	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT..................................	24,913,000	5,089,000	250,000	30,252,000
24,039,454	3,225,970	..	27,265,424
16	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES	35,000	855,000	..	890,000
54,452	359,008	..	413,460
16	DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY—ANTARCTIC DIVISION.............	399,000	..	..	399,000
312,047	..	..	312,047
16	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY.....................................	297,700	250,000	..	547,700
580,118	..	..	580,118
17	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	2,332,950	72,007,950	205,600	74,546,500
10,243,814	51,543,370	..	61,787,184
18	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.........	103,884,000	..	..	103,884,000
111,175,820	..	..	111,175,820
TOTAL.................................	727,132,650	97,587,750	6,665,600	a831,386,000
672,061,736	70,587,287	..	742,649,023

(a) Excludes Appropriation Division No. 920—Advance to the Treasurer. $30,000,000.

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

 

1972-73	1971-72
	Appropriation	Expenditure
PARLIAMENT	$	$	$
JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT
Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Display—Exhibition area, Parliament House.................	15,000	22,100	1,351
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Commonwealth-State Law Courts, Sydney.....................	3,780,000	1,316,000	1,090,976
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Radio equipment, Commonwealth Police Force.............	37,000	14,000	13,600
02. Sound recording equipment, Law Courts of the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory...........................	7,000	6,000	5,224
44,000	20,000	18,824
Total Attorney-General's Department	3,824,000	1,336,000	1,109,800
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION
Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Navigational aids, communications, power and lighting equipment...........................................................................................	6,800,000	6,326,000	6,324,519
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment.....	2,900,000	3,600,000	3,594,734
03. Computing equipment.........................................................	200,000	80,000	80,000
9,900,000	10,006,000	9,999,253
2.—Qantas Airways Limited—Additional share capital..	25,000,000	..	..
3.—Australian National Airlines Commission—For expenditure under the Australian National Airlines Act.............	25,000,000	..	..
Total Department of Civil Aviation	59,900,000	10,006,000	9,999,253

Departments and Services—continued

 

1972-73	1971-72
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE	$	$	$
Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Launches, engines and equipment....................................	43,400	26,400	25,347
02. Special Services and communications equipment........	223,700	30,000	29,522
03. Laboratory equipment........................................................	103,100	95,000	91,088
04. Film Censorship equipment...............................................	25,800	10,200	9,875
05. Computing equipment........................................................	1,579,000	..	..
Total Department of Customs and Excise	1,975,000	161,600	155,832
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. The Australian National University—approved capital programmes....................................................................	3,543,000	4,960,000	4,960,000
03. Canberra College of Advanced Education—approved capital programmes....................................................................	2,778,000	3,460,000	3,233,000
05. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes.....................................	767,000	975,000	975,000
06. Independent schools, Northern Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes.....................................	115,000	172,500	101,082
Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at The Australian National University.......................................................	..	88,500	88,402
7,203,000	9,656,000	9,357,484
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory education services.............	327,000	225,500	225,261
02. Northern Territory education services..............................	107,000	100,000	95,607
03. Darwin Community College...............................................	11,000	..	..
445,000	325,500	320,868
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and industry Research Act.................................................................................................	1,925,000	1,600,000	1,540,000
4.—Anglo-Australian Telescope Board—For expenditure for the purposes of the Board.........................................................	1,720,000	2,514,000	1,748,000
Total: Division 825	11,293,000	14,095,500	12,966,352

Departments and Services—continued

 

1972-73	1971-72
	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE—continued	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES	$	$	$
01. Research grants.....................................................................	5,775,000	4,346,000	4,340,718
Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Teaching of Asian languages and cultures in Schools...	100,000	..	..
Total Department of Education and Science	17,168,000	18,441,500	17,307,070
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS
Division 828.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Government Printing Office...............................................	1,144,300	204,600	175,146
02. Australian War Memorial...................................................	3,300	11,400	11,144
03. Australian Film and Television School............................	50,000	..	..
1,197,600	216,000	186,291
3.—Advances and Loans—
01. Working Capital Advance (for Payment to the Government Printer Trust Account)................................................................	200,000	..	..
02. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Publications Trust Account)...........................................................................	35,000	..	..
235,000	..	..
Total Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts.......................................................	1,432,600	216,000	186,291
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES
Division 832.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
03. Department of Civil Aviation—Papua New Guinea......	21,900	54,700	54,627
Department of Civil Aviation—Norfolk Island.............	..	10,000	..
21,900	64,700	54,627
2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Christmas Island (recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission)...................................................................	71,100	44,000	41,687
3.—Advances and Loans—Papua New Guinea—
01. Repayable advance to Administration for purchase of Commonwealth shares in Commonwealth New Guinea Timbers Limited.............................................................................	3,000,000	..	..
Repayable advance to Administration for construction of township at Arawa in connexion with the Bougainville copper project	..	11,700,000	11,700,000
Total Department of External Territories....	3,093,000	11,808,700	11,796,314

Departments and Services—continued

 

1972-73	1971-72
	Appropriation	Expenditure
			DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	$	$	$
1.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Establishments—
01. Other overseas establishments...........................................	228,600	222,700	215,337
02. Thailand.................................................................................	893,000	..	..
03. Singapore...............................................................................	692,600	..	..
04. Hong Kong.............................................................................	146,300	..	..
05. India........................................................................................	152,900	299,700	243,102
06. Italy.........................................................................................	182,000	..	..
07. Japan......................................................................................	275,000	..	..
Yugoslavia............................................................................	..	160,200	150,791
South Vietnam.....................................................................	..	674,000	654,919
2,570,400	1,356,600	1,264,148
2.—Plant and Equipment
01. Overseas Establishments.....................................................	409,600	308,600	254,384
Total Department of Foreign Affairs	2,980,000	1,665,200	1,518,532
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory health services....................	189,000	76,000	68,990
02. Northern Territory Hospitals..............................................	443,000	352,700	352,617
03. Northern Territory health services.....................................	305,000	97,300	97,223
04. Other health services............................................................	1,938,000	754,000	752,567
2,875,000	1,280,000	1,271,397
2.—For expenditure under the Canberra Hospital Ordinance—Canberra Hospital.......................................................................	317,000	181,000	181,000
3.—For expenditure under the Canberra Hospital Ordinance—Woden Valley Hospital..............................................................	736,000	10,000	10,000
4.—Advances and Loans—
01. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission—Additional capital...............................................................................	2,093,000	800,000	800,000
Total: Division 840	6,021,000	2,271,000	2,262,397
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales	486,400	456,000	449,927
02. Blood transfusion services..................................................	1,170,000	990,000	989,945
03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments...................................................................	392,000	440,000	438,141
04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments...................................................	383,000	365,000	345,785
05. States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act—Reimbursement of capital and incidental expenditure by State Governments	73,000	51,000	49,183

Departments and Services—continued

 

1972-73	1971-72
	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES—continued	$	$	$
06. Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships........................................................	348,000	303,000	288,222
Total: Division 842	2,852,400	2,605,000	2,561,202
Total Department of Health	8,873,400	4,876,000	4,823,599
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Provision for War Service Homes...................................	70,000,000	65,000,000	65,000,000
2.—Buildings and Works—
01. Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats	203,000	451,000	450,945
Total Department of Housing	70,203,000	65,451,000	65,450,945
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION
Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment......................................................................................	897,000	2,050,000	1,649,000
3.—Overseas Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment.....	11,600
Total: Division 850	908,600	2,050,000	1,649,000
Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs..................................................................................	106,400	390,200	371,510
Total Department of Immigration	1,015,000	2,440,200	2,020,510
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES

1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
04. Department of Civil Aviation.............................................	4,900,600	2,766,400	2,762,168
05. Department of Civil Aviation—Northern Territory.......	3,100	10,700	10,500
06. Department of Customs and Excise..................................	60,400	435,200	422,443
08. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.........................	414,000	309,800	309,737
10. Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts	1,900	405,000	405,000
13. Department of Immigration................................................	6,100	..	..
14. Department of the Interior..................................................	552,100	17,155,700	17,154,099
15. Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory services	1,098,600	3,307,700	3,307,303

Departments and Services—continued

 

1972-73	1971-72
	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued	$	$	$
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—continued
16. Department of the Interior—Northern Territory services	566,800	582,300	386,784
17. Department of Labour and National Service.....................	172,500	66,600	66,000
22. Department of Shipping and Transport..............................	70,300	1,800	1,415
25. Department of Works.............................................................	25,800	168,100	168,000
Attorney-General's Department..........................................	..	400	..
Department of Education and Science—	..
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—Australian Capital Territory...........................................	..	11,000	10,920
Department of Health—Northern Territory......................	..	250,000	250,000
Department of Housing.........................................................	..	204,800	204,758
7,872,200	25,675,500	25,459,128
2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services—
02. Television transmission.........................................................	1,400	68,300	65,028
03. Sound broadcasting studios...................................................	250,400	89,200	88,717
04. Television studios...................................................................	540,000	7,500	7,500
Sound broadcasting transmission........................................	..	1,700	1,263
791,800	166,700	162,508
3.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology............................	1,500,000	2,750,000	2,599,440
02. Other Branches........................................................................	535,000	228,500	148,841
03. Australian Capital Territory—General services.................	550,000	270,500	210,495
04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport.............................	1,551,000	1,680,000	1,679,514
06. Northern Territory—General services.................................	1,200,000	850,000	749,993
07. Northern Territory—Transport.............................................	1,000,000	850,000	847,503
6,336,000	6,629,000	6,235,786
4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—
01. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)...................................................................	417,000	398,000	398,000
02. Parks and Gardens..................................................................	63,000	50,000	49,641
04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases...................	170,000	170,000	97,506
650,000	618,000	545,147

Departments and Services—continued

 

1972-73	1971-72
	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued	$	$	$
5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—
02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases.................	20,000	173,400	173,260
03. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates...................................................	10,000	13,000	6,079
04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payments to Local Government Authorities	450,000	257,000	117,416
05. Development of water resources on Government projects	200,000	129,000	108,910
06. Township of Nhulunbuy—Nabalco Pty. Limited—Contribution	225,000	625,000	616,961
08. Aboriginal advancement—Self-help housing, other buildings and works.................................................................................	1,045,000	864,600	860,050
09. Assistance under the Water Supplies Development Ordinance	200,000	240,000	240,000
2,150,000	2,302,000	2,122,676
6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory—
01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account)................................................	10,000,000	8,383,000	7,383,000
02. Loans to co-operative building societies..........................	10,000,000	7,147,000	7,147,000
20,000,000	15,530,000	14,530,000
7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory—
01. Loans for encouragement of primary production...........	215,000	83,000	82,960
02. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation..............................................................	500,000	973,500	964,913
03. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance...	5,500,000	6,900,000	6,701,268
05. Northern Territory Port Authority—Advance................	1,604,000	1,103,110
6,215,000	9,560,500	8,852,251
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...........................................................................	68,400,000	59,500,000	59,500,000
Total Department of the Interior	113,215,000	120,181,700	117,607,495

Departments and Services—continued

 

1972-73	1971-72
	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES	$	$	$
1.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works and Equipment—
01. Australian Capital Territory..................................................	111,000	135,000	135,000
02. Northern Territory..................................................................	242,000	213,000	183,000
Total: Division 860	353,000	348,000	318,000
Division 861.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Supervision of apprenticeship training...............................	218,000	..	..
Division 862.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Employment Training Scheme for persons declared redundant	100,000	..	..
02. General Employment Retraining Scheme..........................	60,000	..	..
03. Payment of fares for unemployed persons seeking employment	200,000	..	..
Total: Division 862	360,000	..	..
Total Department of Labour and National Service	931,000	348,000	318,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources...............................................	600,000	560,000	558,558
02. Division of National Mapping..............................................	225,000	200,000	138,914
03. Forestry and Timber Bureau.................................................	95,000	110,000	86,001
04. Other Branches.......................................................................	5,000	15,000	14,311
925,000	885,000	797,784
2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act (a)...................................................................................	15,558,000	19,699,000	19,699,000
3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act..............	1,229,000	1,764,000	1,763,681
4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act	1,185,000	177,000	119,000
5.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—Repayable a vance	..	53,000	31,839
6.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act..............................................................................	400,000	625,000	625,000
Total Department of National Development	19,297,000	23,203,000	23,036,304

Details are shown in Table 17 of the Estimates of Receipts and Summary of Estimated Expenditure 1972-73, page 184.

Departments and Services—continued

 

1972-73	1971-72
	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT	Appropriation	Expenditure
	Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
01. For expenditure under the Post and Telegraph Act (for payment to the Post Office Trust Account)....................................	$	$	$
	288,000,000	270,000,000	270,000,000
Division 872.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES
1.—Technical and Other Services—
01. Sound broadcasting..............................................................	1,222,000	1,630,000	1,593,273
02. Television...............................................................................	2,600,000	1,300,000	1,255,913
3,822,000	2,930,000	2,849,186
2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act......................................	4,900,000	2,600,000	2,600,000
3.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act..............	..	90,000	90,000
4.—Australian Broadcasting Control Board—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act..........................	155,000	205,000	205,000
Total: Division 872	8,877,000	5,825,000	5,744,186
DIVISION 873.—WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY SERVICES
1.—Wireless Telegraphy Technical Services—For expenditure under the Wireless Telegraphy Act........................................	243,000	270,000	270,000
Total Postmaster-General's Department	297,120,000	276,095,000	276,014,186
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division 874.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Advances and Loans—
Advances by way of loan to the Australian Wool Commission and the Australian Wool Marketing Corporation for the purpose of working capital of the Commission and the Corporation (Moneys received in repayment of advances by way of loans to the Commission and the Corporation for the purpose of working capital of the Commission and the Corporation may be credited to this item).......................................................	1,000,000	40,000,000	..
Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Agricultural Extension Services.........................................	6,300,000	5,680,000	5,679,414
02. Minor agricultural research................................................	134,000	102,500	102,070
03. Eradication of Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis—Contribution...........................................................................................	4,000,000	2,125,000	2,404,025
Total: Division 875	10,434,000	7,907,500	8,185,509
Division 876.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Assistance to the Egg Industry (for payment to the credit of the Poultry Industry Trust Fund)........................................	750,000	..	..
Total Department of Primary Industry	12,184,000	47,907,500	8,185,509

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1972-73	1971-72
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET	$	$	$
Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Official establishments.......................................................	50,000	19,300	14,255
02. Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom	658,800	255,000	257,029
Total: Division 880	708,800	274,300	271,284
Division 882.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Child care assistance—Grants to eligible organizations	4,800,000	..	..
02. Child care—Research and evaluation.............................	200,000	..	..
Total: Division 882	5,000,000	..	..
Total Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	5,708,800	274,300	271,284
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT
Division 885.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals...........................	252,000	185,000	176,273
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Computing equipment........................................................	180,000	75,000	7,262
02. Specialised equipment........................................................	1,500,000	1,000,000	994,160
1,680,000	1,075,000	1,001,422
3.—Advances and Loans—
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Repatriation Overseas Administrations Benefits Trust Account)	..	135,000	135,000
Total Repatriation Department	1,932,000	1,395,000	1,312,695
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT
Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment...........................................	2,665,000	465,000	464,887
2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
01. Trans-Australian Railway...................................................	8,228,000	9,985,000	9,903,139
02. Central Australia Railway...................................................	1,048,000	1,160,000	1,128,825
03. North Australia Railway.....................................................	2,968,000	2,535,000	2,256,806
04. Seat of Government Railway.............................................	46,000	80,000	79,983
05. Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway.....................................	910,000	5,175,000	3,593,893
06. Tarcoola to Alice Springs Railway...................................	2,538,000	..	..
Working advance (for payment to the credit of the Railway Plant and Stores Suspense Trust Account)	..	600,000	600,000
Knuckey's Lagoon to East Arm Railway........................	..	620,000	1,921
15,738,000	20,155,000	17,564,567

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1972-73	1971-72
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT—continued
Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued
3.—Australian Coastal Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act..	6,500,000	6,000,000	6,000,000
4.—Wilson's Promontory Lightstation—Contribution towards construction of access track.......................................................	10,000	10,000	10,000
Total: Division 890	24,913,000	26,630,000	24,039,454
Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act..........................................................	200,000	200,000	23,594
2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act................................................................................	1,250,000	3,500,000	1,988,307
3.—Promotion of road safety practices..................................	150,000	150,000	150,000
4.—Eyre and Barkly Highways—Contribution to maintenance	64,000	64,000	64,000
5.—For expenditure on railway works In New South Wales	300,000	1,200,000	1,000,069
6.—Assistance to Western Australia—To purchase ship to maintain State shipping service to Darwin...........................	2,500,000	..	..
7.—Assistance to South Australia for sealing of Eyre Highway	625,000	..	..
Total: Division 891	5,089,000	5,114,000	3,225,970
Division 892.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Investigations for upgrading national highways..............	250,000	..	..
Total Department of Shipping and Transport	30,252,000	31,744,000	27,265,424

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1972-73	1971-72
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES	$	$	$
Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and Equipment—
02. Rehabilitation Service............................................................	35,000	75,000	39,452
35,000	75,000	39,452
3.—Advances and Loans—
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Social Services Overseas Administrations Benefits Trust Account).	..	15,000	15,000
Total: Division 900	35,000	90,000	54,452
Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of Senior Citizens' Centres............................................................	500,000	400,000	268,500
02. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers.............................................................	25,000	40,000	12,061
03. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of home care services....................................................................	330,000	100,000	78,448
Total: Division 901	855,000	540,000	359,008
Total Department of Social Services	890,000	630,000	413,460
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY
Division 905.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
01. Antarctic Division...................................................................	67,000	65,700	64,562
2.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Antarctic Division....................................................................	332,000	247,500	247,486
Total Department of Supply	399,000	313,200	312,047
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments.................................................................................	297,700	455,000	580,118
Division 911.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Assistance towards international tourist attractions.........	250,000	..	..
Total Department of Trade and Industry	547,700	455,000	580,118

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1972-73	1971-72
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
01. Royal Australian Mint.........................................................	80,000	40,000	38,279
02. Bureau of Census and Statistics.........................................	2,226,800	..	..
03. Actuary's Office....................................................................	26,150	72,200	..
Royal Australian Mint—Museum and display areas....	..	200	97
Sub-Treasuries......................................................................	..	5,200	4,438
2,332,950	117,600	42,814
2.—Advances and Loans—
Commonwealth Banks Act—Repayable Advance to the Commonwealth Development Bank.........................	..	10,000,000	10,000,000
Working capital advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Treasury) Trust Account)...............................................................	..	1,000	1,000
Working capital advance (for payment to the Royal Australian Mint Trust Account).....................................................	..	200,000	200,000
..	10,201,000	10,201,000
Total: Division 915	2,332,950	10,318,600	10,243,814
Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia...........................................................	7,950	12,200	12,100
02. Non-metropolitan unemployment relief grants...............	72,000,000	27,000,000	26,999,400
Natural Disasters—New South Wales..............................	..	500,000	..
Natural Disasters—Queensland.........................................	..	9,900,000	6,889,193
Natural Disasters—Tasmania............................................	..	143,000	142,677
Special loan to New South Wales.....................................	..	17,500,000	17,500,000
Total: Division 917	72,007,950	55,055,200	51,543,370

Division 918.—OTHER SERVICES
01. Asian Development Bank—Further Contribution to Technical Assistance Special Fund................................................	205,600	..	..
Total Department of the Treasury	74,546,500	65,373,800	61,787,184
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...........................................................................	30,000,000	25,000,000	(a)

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

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1972-73	1971-72
	Appropriation	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS	$	$	$
Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—
01. Parliament...............................................................................	320,000	59,000	59,000
02. Attorney-General's Department..........................................	89,700	176,000	175,110
03. Department of Civil Aviation..............................................	11,000,000	28,160,000	28,132,465
04. Department of Customs and Excise....................................	940,000	400,000	394,571
06. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization..........................	3,700,000	3,350,000	3,346,729
07. Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts	1,200,000	1,665,000	1,639,069
08. Department of External Territories......................................	100,000	11,500	11,124
09. Department of Foreign Affairs............................................	14,000	2,200	2,184
10. Department of Health...........................................................	800,000	500,000	454,823
11. Department of Housing.........................................................	1,500	2,300	2,300
12. Department of Immigration.................................................	38,000	45,000	44,897
13. Department of the Interior....................................................	8,000,000	7,280,000	6,983,888
14. Department of Labour and National Service.....................	640,000	1,190,000	1,187,168
15. Department of National Development...............................	685,000	390,000	349,848
16. Department of Primary Industry.........................................	33,000	87,900	87,900
17. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet...............	14,000	50,000	30,787
18. Repatriation Department......................................................	3,150,000	1,440,000	1,275,107
19. Department of Shipping and Transport.............................	800,000	435,000	326,124
20. Department of Social Services.............................................	1,030,000	2,116,000	1,941,520
21. Department of Supply—Antarctic Division......................	22,000	6,000	192
22. Department of Trade and Industry.....................................	800	3,200	2,172
23. Department of the Treasury.................................................	22,000	49,500	49,127
24. Commonwealth Taxation Office........................................	33,000	14,000	8,721
25. Department of Works............................................................	600,000	470,000	426,062
Department of Education and Science...............................	..	6,500	5,749
33,233,000	47,909,100	46,936,638
2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services—
01. Department of Education and Science................................	10,000	2,200	345
02. Department of Health............................................................	7,000,000	8,050,000	8,049,786
03. Department of the Interior.....................................................	630,000	365,000	353,659
04. Department of Works.............................................................	70,000	81,000	80,999
7,710,000	8,498,200	8,484,789

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1972-73	1971-72
	Appropriation	Expenditure
$	$	$
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS—continued
Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued
3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
01. Department of External Territories.....................................	21,000	138,000	137,951
4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—
01. Department of Education and Science..............................	8,200,000	6,825,000	6,824,996
02. Department of Health...........................................................	4,400,000	8,910,000	8,878,494
03. Department of the Interior...................................................	37,000,000	27,400,000	27,399,501
04. Department of Works...........................................................	350,000	176,000	175,953
49,950,000	43,311,000	43,278,944
5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory—
01. Department of the Interior—For transport of beef cattle	1,650,000	2,085,000	2,085,000
02. Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies.............................................................................	3,950,000	1,500,000	1,498,906
5,600,000	3,585,000	3,583,905
6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services—
01. Sound broadcasting transmission.......................................	300,000	175,000	164,605
02. Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes..............	2,200,000	4,400,000	4,061,370
03. Television transmission.......................................................	270,000	1,050,000	1,028,769
04. Television studios.................................................................	1,400,000	440,000	461,344
4,170,000	6,065,000	5,716,089
7.—Plant and Equipment—
01. General services.....................................................................	1,337,000	1,535,000	1,384,601
02. Australian Capital Territory Services................................	119,000	187,000	168,707
03. Northern Territory Services.................................................	1,744,000	1,578,000	1,484,196
3,200,000	3,300,000	3,037,504
Total Department of Works	103,884,000	112,806,300	111,175,820
TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES.......	861,386,000	822,151,100	742,649,023

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