Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1902-3 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

         

ANNO SECUNDO

EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS.

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No. 18 of 1902.

An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and three for the purposes of Additions, New Works, and Buildings.

[Assented to 10th October, 1902.]

Preamble.

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives as follows :—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1902–3.

Issue and application of £406,092.

2. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and three, the sum of Four hundred and six thousand and ninety-two pounds.

Appropriation of supply.

3. The said sum granted by this Act is hereby appropriated for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule.

 

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SCHEDULE.

Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings

for the Year ending 30th June, 1903.

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.
___	Additions.	New Works and Buildings.	"Transferred."	"Other."
NEW SOUTH WALES –	£	£	£	£
Trade and Customs ............................................................................	2,000	149	2,149
Defence ............................................................................	4,530	6,100	10,630
Post and Telegraph ............................................................................	13,930	28,580	42,510
20,460	34,829	55,289
VICTORIA—
Defence ............................................................................	2,165	5,235	7,400
Post and Telegraph ............................................................................	8,680	17,200	25,880
10,845	22,435	33,280
QUEENSLAND—
Defence ............................................................................	1,651	600	2,251
Post and Telegraph ............................................................................	2,000	11,500	13,500
3,651	12,100	15,751
SOUTH AUSTRALIA—
Defence ............................................................................	2,325	1,000	3,325
Post and Telegraph ............................................................................	4,680	7,100	11,780
7,005	8,100	15,105
WESTERN AUSTRALIA–
Trade and Customs ............................................................................	262	2,355	2,617
Defence ............................................................................	450	1,000	1,450
Post and Telegraph ............................................................................	3,660	5,700	9,360
4,372	9,055	13,427
TASMANIA—
Defence ............................................................................	3,315	850	4,165
Post and Telegraph ............................................................................	500	4,580	5,080
3,815	5,430	9,245
Building for Mechanic—Government House ............................................................................	...	500	...	500
Machinery and Plant—Printing Office ............................................................................	...	6,000	...	6,000
50,148	98,449	142,097	6,500
148,597

Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings

for the Year ending 30th June, 1903.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.
Division No. 1.	Additions.	New Works and Buildings	"Transferred."	"Other."
TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Subdivision No. 1.	£	£	£	£
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Construction of new Boat Harbor at Newcastle.................................................................	...	149
2. Custom-house, Sydney ............................................................................	2,000
2,000	149	2,149
Subdivision No.. 2.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Buildings at Perth ............................................................................	...	2,300
2. Custom-houses at Geraldton, Port Headland, and Fremantle ............................................................	262
3. Acquisition of Sites ............................................................................	...	55
262	2,355	2,617
Total Division No. 1 ............................................................................	2,262	2,504	4,766
———
Division No. 2.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Drill Shed, Newcastle, in course of construction for Naval Forces ...............................................................	600
2. Boat Shed, Rushcutter's Bay, in course of construction for Naval Forces ...............................................................	350
3. Erection of Drill Hall and Orderly Room for and to recoup 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments ...............................................................	...	1,500
4. Improvements to Rifle Range, Rand wick, to minimize danger from ricochetting bullets ...............................................................	400
5. Land for Rifle Ranges at Kiama and Hornsby...............................................................	...	510
6. Completion of 6-in. Quick-firing Battery, South Head ...............................................................	...	700
7. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ...............................................................	2,130	390
8. Officer Instructor's (Naval Forces) residence for extra accommodation ...............................................................	50
9. Alterations and Additions to Gun Emplacement, Port Jackson ...............................................................	1,000
10. Drill Hall for Metropolitan Volunteer Corps at Victoria Barracks, Sydney—First Instalment towards cost of erection ...............................................................	...	3,000
Carried forward ....................................................................	4,530	6,100	10,630

Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings

for the Year ending 30th June, 1903.

The Department of Home Affairs—continued.
Division No. 2.	Additions.	New Works and Buildings.	"Transferred."	"Other."
DEFENCE—continued.	£	£	£
Brought forward ...........................................................................	4,530	6,100	10,630
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Room for Electric Party, Nepean Fort.................................................................	...	60
2. South Channel Forts—New Tanks, Electric Light Emplacement, &c............................................................	...	350
3. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ...........................................................	2,165	600
4. Sewerage to connect Metropolitan Orderly Rooms and Barracks ...........................................................	...	4,225
2,165	5,235	7,400
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Permanent Searchlight Emplacement at Lytton ..........................................................	...	120
2. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ........................................................	1,651	150
3. Machine Gun Shed (Naval Forces) ...........................................................................	...	150
4. Two Whalers and Covering Shed, Naval Forces, Townsville ........................................................	...	180
1,651	600	2,251
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ........................................................	825
2. Emplacement of 6-in. B.L. Guns ...........................................................................	...	1,000
3. Reconstruction of Rifle Range, Adelaide ........................................................	1,500
2,325	1,000	3,325
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Rifle Ranges ...........................................................................	...	1,000
2. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ........................................................	450
450	1,000	1,450
Carried forward ...........................................................................	11,121	13,935	25,056

Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings

for the Year ending 30th June, 1903.

The Department of Home Affairs—continued.
Division No. 2.		Additions.	New Works and Buildings.	"Transferred."	"Other."
DEFENCE—continued.
£	£	£	£
Brought forward ..................................................................	11,121	13,935	25,056
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
No.1. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ...................................		315	850
2. Alterations and Additions, &c, to convert the existing O.S. Buildings into Barracks, Offices, Drill Halls, &c. ......		3,000
3,315	850	4,165
Total Division No. 2 ..................................................................	14,436	14,785	29,221
_______
Division No. 3.
POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No.1. Sundry Offices (minor towns), Boggabilla, Barmedman, Cargo, Canowindra, Dapto, Gilgandra, Gilargarbone, Humula, Newbridge, Nundle, Narrabri West, Pymble, Pambula, The Rock, Waroo, Woonona		...	13,500
2. Additions at Moree, Corowa, and Sundry Offices as required ...............................		2,180
Buildings at—
3. Hornsby ..............................................		...	1,380
4. Chatswood ..........................................		...	1,500
5. Inverell ...............................................		...	4,000
6. Temora ...............................................		...	2,500
7. Buildings at Broken Hill, Walcha, Milton, Young, and Mudgee ..........................		3,750
8. Purchase of Sites .................................		...	3,000
9. Offices at Wellington, Albury, Lismore, Wee Waa, Barraba, Bega, Edgecliffe, and Sundry Offices ............................		8,000
10. Buildings at Hurstville, Peralba, Marsdens, Narromine, and Darlington .. ..		...	2,700
Carried forward ..................................................................	13,930	28,580	42,510

Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings

for the Year ending 30th June, 1903.

The Department of Home Affairs—continued.
Additions.	New Works and Building's.	"Transferred."	"Other."
Division No. 3.
£	£	£	£
POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES—continued.
Brought forward ............................................................................	13,930	28,580	42,510
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Buildings at Korumburra ............................................................................	...	2,400
2. Sundry Offices............................................................................	800
Buildings at—
3. Terang ............................................................................	...	2,500
4. Richmond South ............................................................................	...	2,000
5. Yarrawonga ............................................................................	...	2,000
6. Cobram ............................................................................	...	1,500
7. Woodend ............................................................................	...	1,500
8. Sundry Offices............................................................................	4,880
9. Sewerage ............................................................................	3,000
10. Purchase of Sites ............................................................................	...	800
Buildings at—
11. Minyip............................................................................	...	1,500
12. Numurkah ............................................................................	...	2,500
13. Werribee ............................................................................	...	500
8,680	17,200	25,880
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Offices at Charlieville, Tambo, Pratten, and Sundry Offices as required ............................................................	...	9,000
2. Sundry Offices as required ............................................................................	2,000
3. Purchase of Sites ............................................................................	...	2,500
2,000	11,500	13,500
Carried Forward ............................................................................	24,610	57,280	81,890

Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings

for the Year ending 30th June, 1903.

The Department of Home Affairs—continued.
Division No. 3.   POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES—continued.	Additions.	New Works and Buildings.	"Transferred."	"Other."
	£	£	£	£
Brought forward ....................................................................	24,610	57,280	81,890
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Offices at Glenelg, Port Adelaide, Mount Gambier, Gawler, Clare, Cowell, Endunda, Elliston, Farina, Hahndorf, Largs Bay, Maitland, Mallala, Port Broughton, Port Elliot, Port Germein, Riverton, Semaphore, Two Wells, Wirrabara, Wallaroo, Yorketown ..............................................................	4,280
Buildings at—
2. Woodville ....................................................................	...	1,000
3. Walkerville ....................................................................	...	1,200
4. Burnside ....................................................................	...	900
5. Tarcoola ....................................................................	...	1,300
6. Gawler Railway Station ....................................................................	...	500
7. Buildings at Kilkenny and Henley Beach	...	2,200
8. Offices at Port Adelaide, Quorn, Moonta, and Sundry Offices ............................................................	400
4,680	7,100	11,780
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Offices at—
No. 1. Cunderdin, Fitzroy, Meckering, and Trafalgar	...	2,200
2. Menzies, North Fremantle ....................................................................	960
3. Portable Office at Brown Hill ....................................................................	...	500
Buildings at—
4. Boulder ....................................................................	2,000
5. Canning ....................................................................	...	550
6. East Perth ....................................................................	...	500
7. Mount Leonora ....................................................................	1,200
8. Sundry Offices as required ....................................................................	700
9. Offices at Ravensthorpe, Mary-Ann Harbor, &c............................................................	...	450
10. Purchase of sites ....................................................................	...	300
Subdivision No. 6.

3,660	5,700	9,360
TASMANIA.
No. 1. Offices as required ............................................................................	...	2,000
2. Building at Queenstown .....................................................................	...	2,580
3. Sundry Offices .....................................................................	500
500	4,580	5,080
Total Division No. 3 ....................................................................	33,450	74,660	108,110

Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings

for the Year ending 30th June, 1903.

The Department of Home Affairs—continued.
Division No. 4.	Additions.	New Works and Buildings.	"Transferred."	"Other."
Subdivision No. 1.	£	£	£	£
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Building for Engineer Mechanic, Government House ..............................................................	...	500	...	500
________
Division No. 5.
Subdivision No. 1.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Machinery and Plant for Printing Office..............................................................	...	6,000	...	6,000
50,148	98,449	142,097	6,500
Total Additions, New Works, and Buildings..............................................................	...	...	148,597

 

Additional Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings for the Year ending 30th June, 1903.

____	Additions.	New Works and Buildings.	"Transferred."	"Other."
£	£	£
NEW SOUTH WALES—
Post and Telegraph—
Under control of the Department of Home Affairs .....................................................	26,500
Under control of the Postmaster-General's Department ...................................................	...	83,000
26,500	83,000	109,500
VICTORIA—
Defence, under control of the Department of Home Affairs .................................................................	...	1,200	1,200
Post and Telegraph, under control of the Postmaster-General's Department .................................................................	...	40,000	40,000
...	41,200	41,200
QUEENSLAND—
Post and Telegraph, under control of the Postmaster-General's Department ...............................................................	...	54,795	54,795
SOUTH AUSTRALIA—
Post and Telegraph, under control of the Postmaster General's Department ...............................................................	...	29,000	29,000
WESTERN AUSTRALIA—
Post and Telegraph, under control of the Postmaster-General's Department ...............................................................	...	16,000	16,000
TASMANIA—
Post and Telegraph, under control of the Postmaster-General's Department ...............................................................	...	7,000	7,000
Total Additions, New Works, and Buildings .....................................................................	26,500	230,995	257,495

 

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F.11153.

Additional Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings for the

Year ending 30th June, 1903.

______			Additions.	New Works and Building's.	"Transferred.'	"Other."
£	£	£	£
Division No. 6.
DEFENCE. (Under Control of the Department of Home Affairs.)
Subdivision No. 1.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Drill Room, Kyneton ............................................................................			...	1,200	1,200
________ Division No. 7.
POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES. (Under Control of the Department of Home Affairs.)
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Sydney General Post Office—Additions thereto, and works in connexion therewith; also alterations in connexion with New Telephone Switch Board ...............................................................			12,500	...
2. Additions to buildings at Newcastle ....................................................................			14,000	...
Total Division No. 7 .................................................................... ________			26,500	26,500
Division No. 8.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES. (Under the Control of the Postmaster-General's Department.)
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Towards purchase of Telephone Lines and instruments held by subscribers under the "Purchase" system ...............................................................			...	5,000
2. Construction and extension of Telegraph and Telephone Lines, Cable, Instruments, and Material:—	£
Telegraph.............................................		35,000
Telephone.............................................		20,000	...	55,000
3. Towards establishment of Metallic Circuits in connexion with the Telephone system ...............................................................			...	20,000
4. Switch-boards for Branch Exchanges ....................................................................			...	3,000
Carried forward ....................................................................			...	83,000	83,000

Additional Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings for the

Year ending 30th June, 1903.

____	Additions.	New Works and Building's.	"Transferred."	"Other."
£	£	£	£
Division No. 8.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES—continued.
(Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department.)
Brought forward ............................................................................	...	83,000	83,000
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, Material, Conduits, &c. ..............................................................	...	36,000
2. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material ..............................................................	...	4,000
...	40,000	40,000
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material ............................................................	...	20,000
2. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, including New Exchanges, Instruments, and Material ............................................................	...	10,000
3. To provide for Telegraph and Telephone Works initiated before transfer of the Department, including material therefor—no State Loan Funds being available ............................................................	...	24,795
...	54,795	54,795
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, including Cables, Conduits, Instruments, and Material ..............................................................	...	10,000
2. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material ..............................................................	...	5,000
3. Constructing Telegraph Line to Tarcoola ...............................................................	...	14,000
...	29,000	29,000
Carried forward ............................................................................	...	206,795	206,795

 

Additional Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings for

the Year ending 30th June, 1903.

____		Additions.	New Works and Building's.	"Transferred."	"Other."
£	£	£	£
Division No. 8.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES—continued. (Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department.)
Brought forward ............................................................................		...	206,795	206,795
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material .................................................................		...	6,000	...
2. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Material, Switchboards, and Instruments .................................................................		...	10,000	...
16,000	16,000
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph and Telephone Lines, including Cables, Instruments, and Material :—	£
Telegraph..................................................	2,000
Telephone..................................................	5,000	...	7,000
7,000	7,000
Total Division No. 8 ............................................................................		...	229,795	229,795
Total Additions, New Works, and Buildings (Additional) ...............................................................		26,500	230,995	257,495

   

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