Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1904-5 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION, 1904-5

(Works and Buildings).

 

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No. 11 of 1904.

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 five for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

[Assented to 25th November, 1904.]

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 1904-5.

Issue and application of £404,240.

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 five the sum of Four hundred and four thousand two hundred and forty pounds.

Appropriation of supply.

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

F.12805.

SCHEDULE.

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Expenditure for Additions, New Works, Buildings, &.c., 1904-5.

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ABSTRACT.

____	"Other."		Total.
Revote.	New Service.
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS—	£	£	£
Trade and Customs ............................................	2,208	2,950	5,158
Defence .............................................................	13,524	49,920	63,444
Post and Telegraph Offices .................................	31,699	37,508	69,207
Total..........................................	47,431	90,378	137,809
137,809   20,229
		Less amount which it is anticipated will not be expended during year .........................................	20,229
117,580		117,580
UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT—
Telegraphs and Telephones ..................  £169,902
Less amount which it is anticipated will not be expended
during year .......................................... 14,902	155,000		155,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—
Machinery and Plant, for Printing Office..............	1,660		1,660
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—
Rifles, Guns, and other Equipment ......................	130,000		130,000
Total ..........................................	404,240		404,240

1904. Appropriation (Works and Buildings) 1904-5. No. 11. 3

"Other."
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 1.
TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Additions—
No. 1. Custom House, Sydney ........................................	...	2,000	2,000
Subdivision No. 2.
QUEENSLAND.
New Works—
No. 1. Launch ..............................................................	757	...	757
2. Boat Shed and Jetty at Pinkenba .........................	...	350	350
Subdivision No.3.	757	350	1,107
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Quarters at Perth .................................................	...	500	500
2. Quarters at Derby ..............................................	215	...	215
3. Additions, Customs Bond, Broome .....................	850	...	850
New Works—
No. 4. Customs Bond, Wyndham ...................................	286	...	286
1,351	500	1,851
Subdivision No. 4.
TASMANIA
Additions—
No. 1. Office Accommodation at Burnie and Stanley ......	...	100	100
2. Outbuildings for Customs House, Hobart ............	100	...	100
100	100	200
Total Division No. 1 ...................	2,208	2,950	5,158

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Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	"Other."
Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 2.
DEFENCE.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls .............................................................	268	1,080	1,348
2. Alterations to Chief Instructor's Quarters, School of Gunnery, South Head, Sydney ....................	...	400	400
3. Alteration and Improvements to Rifle Ranges generally .......................................................	700	735	1,435
4. Alterations and Additions to Gun Emplacement, Port Jackson ..................................................	168	132	300
New Works—
5. Land and Construction of Rifle Range, Singleton	...	850	850
6. Rifle Ranges at Gunya, Ballina, Mullumbimby, Raymond Terrace, Bungen-dore, Yass, Gunnedah, and Penrith ...................................	91	921	1,012
7. Morris Tube Targets for Country Corps ............	...	200	200
8. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges ..............	150	1,000	1,150
9. Drill Halls for Country Corps ...........................	454	1,000	1,454
10. Land for Rifle Range, Armi-dale ......................	...	71	71
11. Drill Hall and Offices at Leichhardt, to complete ......................................................................	500	250	750
12. Drill Hall for Metropolitan Volunteer Corps at Victoria Barracks, Sydney ..............................	541	259	800
13. Land for Rifle Range at Lismore ......................	...	850	850
14. Life Rafts for Submarine Mining Steamer Miner ......................................................................	...	35	35
15. Shed for Ambulance Depôt, Newcastle District	...	200	200
16. Purchase of Site for Drill Hall, Kogarah ...........	335	65	400
17. Land near Colah Railway Station .....................	...	500	500
Carried forward .........................	3,207	8,518	11,755

   

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.	"Other."
Division No. 2.	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
DEFENCE.	£	£	£
Brought forward ........................	3,207	8,548	11,755
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls .............................................................	329	1,097	1,426
2. Alterations to Forts and Ordnance Store Buildings ......................................................	...	250	250
3. Alterations to Officers' Quarters, Victoria Barracks, and construction of an Officers' Mess ......................................................................	...	300	300
4. Additions to Ambulance Depot at Victoria Barracks ... ...	...	200	200
5. Sewerage ........................................................	1,041	...	1,041
New Works—
6. Command Communications and Submarine Cables at Port Phillip Heads ...........................	3,400	3,400
7. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges .............	150	2,320	2,470
8. Depression Range Finder, Battery Commander, and Fire Commander Stations and Bomb Proof Telephone Chambers at Queenscliff Fort ........	...	260	260
9. Depression Range Finder and Battery Commander Stations and Central Bomb Proof Telephone Chambers at Swan Island Fort ........	...	200	200
10. Depression Range Finder, Battery Commander, and Fire Commander, Stations and Telephone Chambers at Fort Nepean ...............................	...	250	250
11. Depression Range Finder, Batters-Commander, and Fire Commander Stations and Telephone Chambers at Franklin Fort ..............................	...	250	250
12. Depression Range Finder and Battery Commander Stations and Telephone Chambers at South Channel Fort ....................................	...	75	75
13. Loaded Mine Store at Franklin .........................	500	500
14. Ordnance Stores at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne	...	300	300
1,520	9,402	10,922
Carried forward .........................	4,727	17,950	22,677

   

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.	"Other."
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 2.
DEFENCE.
Brought forward ........................	4,727	17,930	22,677
Subdivision No., 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Additions —
No. 1. Removal and Re-erection of Officers' Quarters, Brisbane ......................................................	...	300	300
2. Additions to Drill Halls, Brisbane ...................	...	200	200
3. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ............................................................	20	600	620
4. Re-erection of Drill Shed and Defence Buildings, Townsville ..................................	...	1,300	1,300
5. Boat Slip at Naval Stores ................................	...	50	50
New Works—
6. Stabling, Pharmacy, and Gun Park at Brisbane	1,250	1,250
7. Rifle Range at Brisbane for Metropolitan Troops— first instalment towards cost of construction* ...............................................	...	1,000	1,000
8. Grant? to Rifle Clubs, for Rifle Ranged ...........	...	360	360
9 Land for Rifle Range at Lowood ......................	...	260	260
10. Two Whalers, and Covering Shed, Naval Forces, Cairns ..............................................	...	180	180
11. Wireless Telegraph Station, with Flagstaff, Naval Forces, Moreton Island .......................	...	100	100
12. Engine, Boat, Naval Forces ............................	...	80	80
13. Cable Storage Tanks for Electrical Communica-tions between Goode Island and Mainland .....	...	750	750
14. Boat Shed, Naval Forces, Townsville (to complete) ....................................................	90	...	90
110	6,430	6,540
Carried forward .........................	4,837	24,380	29,217

Total estimated cost, exclusive of land, £5,000.

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.	"Other."
Division No. 2.	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
DEFENCE.	£	£	£
Brought forward ....................................... Subdivision No. 4. ... ...	4,837	24,380	29,217
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls .............................................................	70	175	245
New Works—
2. New Drill Hall, Gun and Waggon Shed, Offices, and Stores for Metropolitan Troops at Adelaide—first instalment* ............................	...	1,000	1,000
3. Rifle Ranges for Country Corps ......................	...	270	270
4. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges .............	88	1,000	1,088
5. Land, and Construction of Drill Halls for Country Corps ...............................................	483	1,000	1,483
6. Emplacement for 6" B.L. Guns ........................	944	21	965
7. Erection of Magazine, Dry Creek ....................	450	...	450
8. Housing and Slipway for 2nd Class .................
Torpedo Boat transferred from Hobart ............	...	230	230
Subdivision No. 5.	2,035	3,696	5,731
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Additions—
No. 1. Improvements to Rifle Ranges for Country Corps ......................................................................	...	800	800
2. Fire Service at Perth, Karrakatta, Fremantle, Geraldton, and Albany ...................................	...	200	200
3. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls .............................................................	270	300	570
4. Additions to Drill Hall, Fremantle ....................	88	...	88
New Works—
5. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges ..............	...	540	540
6. Armoury at Guildford ......................................	...	250	250
7. Drill Hall at Boulder ........................................	...	800	800
8. Removing and Re-erecting Buildings, Arthur Head .............................................................	3,800	...	3,800
9. Fort and Quarters, Arthur Head ........................	...	7,000	7,000
10. Towards the Construction of Fort and Acquisition of Site, North Fremantle ...............	...	6,000	6,000
11. Drill Hall, Albany ...........................................	500	...	500
12. Emplacements for Q.-F. Guns at Albany ..........	234	134	368
13. Equipment Store at Perth .................................	...	2,000	2,000
4,892	18,024	22,916
Carried forward .........................	11,764	46,100	57,864

* Total estimated cost £3,200.

 £7,600 in addition provided under Division 6, Subdivision 1, Item 15. Total provision 1904-5 is thus £24,400. Total estimated cost, £87,700, including land and armament.

 

Under Control of Depart-- ment of Home Affairs —continued.	"Other."
Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 2.
DEFENCE.	£	£	£
Brought forward ........................	11,764	46,100	57,864
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA Additions —
No. 1. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ...............................................................	300	300	600
New Works—
2. Land for Rifle Range at Hobart, and Alterations to Rifle Range .................................................	...	1,120	1,120
3. Magazine at Launceston ...................................	...	600	600
4. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges ... ...	...	300	300
5. Drill Halls for Country Corps ...........................	...	1,000	1,000
6. Drill Hall at Devonport ....................................	...	500	500
7. Drill Hall at Evandale and Ulverstone ...............	500	...	500
8. Constructing Gun Emplacement and Accessories, Hobart ............................................................	960	...	960
1,760	3,820	5,580
Total Division No. 2 ...................	13,524	49,920	63,444
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Division No. 3.
POST AND TELEGRAPH.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Additions—
No. 1. Barraba Post Office (to complete) ......................	528	...	528
2. Lismore Post Office (to complete) ....................	1,000	...	1,000
3. Trangie Post Office ..........................................	...	100	100
4. Broken Hill Railway Station, Coonamble, Manly, Wellington, and other Post Offices ...................	1,000	4,000	5,000
5. General Post Office, Sydney (to complete new storey) ............................................................	...	2,300	2,300
6. General Post Office, Sydney (electric lifts) ........	...	2,019	2,019
Carried forward .........................	2,528	8,419	10,947

   

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.	"Other."
Division No. 3.	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
POST AND TELEGRAPH.
£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Brought forward ...........................	2,528	8,419	10,947
New Works—
No. 7. Barmedman Post Office (to complete) ..............	732	...	732
8. Bodangora Post Office .....................................	800	...	800
9. Buladelah Post Office (to complete) .................	94	56	150
10. Canowindra Post Office ..................................	900	100	1,000
11. Dapto Post Office (to complete) .......................	398	...	398
12. Darlington Post Office ....................................	700	...	700
13. Hurstville Post Office (to complete) .................	791	178	969
14. Inverell Post Office (to complete) ....................	514	10	524
15. Newbridge Post Office ....................................	825	...	825
16. Pambula „ .......................................................	800	250	1,050
17. The Rock „ .....................................................	500	...	500
18. Narrabri West „ ...............................................	...	573	573
19. Bemboka „ .....................................................	...	800	800
20. Gular „ ...........................................................	...	500	500
21. Bellingen „ .....................................................	...	800	800
22. Mosman „ .......................................................	...	2,250	2,250
23. West Wallsend „ .............................................	...	700	700
24. Woollahra „ ....................................................	...	2,000	2,000
25. Gilgandra Post Office (to complete) .................	246	...	246
26. Marsdens „ „ ...................................................	300	...	300
27. Narrowmine „ „ ..............................................	268	...	268
28. Purchase of sites .............................................	1,300	2,000	3,300
29. Kurri Kurri Post Office ....................................	...	600	600
Subdivision No. 2.	11,696	19,236	30,932
VICTORIA
Additions—
No. 1. Ballarat, Bairnsdale, Windsor, and other Post Offices ..........................................................	2,500	3,000	5,500
2. Sewerage, Sundry Offices .................................	...	838	838
New Works —
3. Korumburra Post Office (to complete) ...............	1,663	...	1,663
4. Minyip „ ,, .......................................................	1,499	...	1,499
5. Numurkah ,, ,, ..................................................	424	201	625
6. Werribee „ ,, ....................................................	497	251	748
7. Woodend „ ......................................................	1,500	...	1,500
8. Wood's Point „ .................................................	600	245	845
9. Yarrawonga Post Office (to complete) ...............	1,076	100	1,176
10. Sorrento „ ........................................................	...	800	800
11. Purchase of Sites .............................................	400	1,000	1,400
10,159	6,435	16,594
Carried forward .........................	21,855	25,671	47,526

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	"Other."
	Revote.	New Service	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 3.
POST AND TELEGRAPH—
Brought forward ........................	21,855	25,671	47,526
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices ..................................................	1,100	1,000	2,100
New Works—
2. Killarney Post Office .......................................	500	37	537
3. Proserpine „ (to complete) ................................	300	70	370
4. Tambo „ (to complete) .....................................	1,594	...	1,594
5. Woolloongabba ,, .............................................	2,010	...	2,010
5,504	1,107	6,611
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Mount Gambier Post Office ...............................	...	600	600
2. Sundry Offices .................................................	570	1,530	2,100
New Works—
3. Cowell Post Office ...........................................	...	200	200
4. Eudunda „ ........................................................	...	150	150
5. Farina „ ............................................................	...	200	200
6. Wirrabara „ ......................................................	...	200	200
570	2,880	3,450
Carried forward .........................	27,929	29,658	57,587

   

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.	"Other.
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 3.	£	£	£
POST AND TELEGRAPH—
Brought forward ........................	27,929	29,658	57,587
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Additions—
No.1. Sundry Offices .................................................	850	3,000	3,850
New Works—
2. East Perth Post Office ......................................	500	...	500
3. Fremantle Post Office, towards cost*.................	...	2,500	2,500
4. Yalgoo Post Office ..........................................	...	530	530
5. Fitzroy „ ..........................................................	1,500	...	1,500
6. Mt. Sir Samuel „ ..............................................

320	110	430
7. Davy hurst „ ....................................................	600	30	630
8. Purchase of Sites .............................................	...	1,100	1,100
3,770	7,270	11,040
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA
Additions—
No.1. Sundry Offices .................................................	...	580	580
Total Division No. 3 ............................................	31,699	37,508	69,207
Total Divisions Nos. 1 to 3 ...................................	47,431	90,378	137,809
Less amount which it is anticipated will not be expended during year ......................................	...	...	20,229
Total under control of Department of Home Affairs ..........................................................	...	...	117,580

* Total estimated cost of land and building, £20,000.

 

UNDER CONTROL OF THE POST-MASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	"Other."
Division No. 4.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
Subdivision No. 1.	£
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material	14,000
2. Telegraph Line from Sydney to South Australian border (re-vote) ..........	4,400
3. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material	16,000
4. Towards establishment of Metallic Circuits in connexion with the Telephone System ............................................................................	11,000
5. Switch-boards for Branch Exchanges, and additional trunk section Multiple Metallic Branching Switch-board ......................................................	7,500
6. Construction of Conduits, Sydney and Suburbs .....................................	4,000
7. Towards purchase of Telephone Lines and Instruments held by subscribers under the " Purchase" system ............................................................	1,000
Subdivision No. 2.—VICTORIA.	57,900
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material	3,000
2. Telegraph Line from Melbourne to South Australian border (re-vote) .....	800
3. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material	20,000
Subdivision No. 3.—QUEENSLAND.	23,800
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material	7,500
2. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material	15,000
Subdivision No. 4.—SOUTH AUSTRALIA.	22 500
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material	4,500
3. Additional Wires from Adelaide to New South Wales and Victorian borders (re-vote) ..........................................................................................	1,500
4. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material	10,000
5. Construction of Conduits and placing wires underground ......................	6,000
6. Additional Plant required for printing postage stamps, postal notes, and money order forms ...........................................................................	1,302
23,302
Carried forward .............................................................	127,502

 

"Other."
Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department—continued.	£
Division No. 4.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES—
Brought forward.....................................................................	127,502
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1.Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material	6,000
2.Additional Copper Wire from Perth to Eucla, viâ Coolgardie (re-vote).....	9,400
3.Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material	20,000
35,400
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
No. 1.Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material	2,000
2.Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material	3,000
3.Metallic Branching Telephone Switchboard, for General Post Office, Hobart	2,000
7,000
Total Division No. 4 ............................................................................	169,902
Less amount which it is anticipated will not be expended during year.....	14,902
Total under control of Postmaster-General's Department ..............	155,000

 

UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	"Other."
Division No. 5.	£
No.1.Machinery and Plant for Government Printing Office, and Works in connexion therewith .........................................................................	1,500
2.Contribution towards cost of Sewerage of Government Printing Office, Melbourne .......................................................................................	160
1,660
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
Division No. 6.
RIFLES, GUNS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.
Subdivision No. 1. Military—
No.1. 5,000 Magazine Lee-Enfield Rifles, new pattern .....................................	22,419
2. Cases and Chargers for rifle ammunition ...............................................	1,760
3. Pistols .................................................................................................	3,510
4. Actions Implement, Skeleton Actions, and Aim Correctors for Musketry Instruction .......................................................................................	243
5. Accoutrements ....................................................................................	16,160
6. Camp Equipment .................................................................................	7,365
7. Saddle-trees, Irons, and Bits .................................................................	10,173
8. Making saddles ....................................................................................	9,794
9. Signalling Equipment ...........................................................................	773
10. Miscellaneous—Tools and other materials ............................................	4,114
11. Field Artillery—Guns, Harness, Waggons, and Ammunition ..................	72,697
12. Field Engineers' Equipment ..................................................................	2,000
13. Machine Guns .....................................................................................	10,000
14. Medical Stores .....................................................................................	11,653
15. Armament, Fremantle—One 6-in. Breech-loading Gun, Mark VII., and mounting (including 500 rounds of ammunition) ................................	*7,600
Carried forward .............................................................	180,261

* £16,800 in addition provided under Division 2, Subdivision 5, Items 8, 9, and 10. Total provision 1904-5 is thus £24,400. Total estimated cost, £S7,700, including land and armament.

 

Under Control of the Department of Defence—continued.	"Other."
Division No. 6.	£
RIFLES, GUNS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.
Subdivision No. 1.
Brought forward ...........................................................	180,261
Naval—
No.16.10 14-inch Royal Gun Factory Mark X. Whitehead Torpedoes ...............	4,500
17.6 Gyroscopes fitted with relay valve ; 100 Detonators, Torpedo small flange, Mark III.; 10 Primers, 6-oz.; 10 Whitehead Safety Pistols, 14-inch ; Night Sights, 6-pounders, Quick Firing; Spare parts Torpedo gear ........	434
4,934
185,195
Less amount of Military Supplies for which accounts will not be rendered during 1904-5 .................................................................................	55,195
Total (Division No. 6) Defence Department ....................................	130,000
Total Additions, New Works, and Buildings	404,240

                  

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