Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1905-6 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS).

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No. 6 of 1905.

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

[Assented to 28th September, 1905.]

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 1905-6.

Issue and application of £416,911.

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 six the sum of Four hundred and sixteen thousand nine hundred and eleven pounds.

Appropriation of supply.

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

SCHEDULE.

F. 10041.

SCHEDULE.

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Expenditure for Additions, New Works, Buildings, & c., 1905–6.

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ABSTRACT.

______		"Other."		Total.
		Revote.	New Service.
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS—		£	£	£
Trade and Customs .......................................................		1,979	185	2,164
Defence .......................................................................		26,245	40,271	66,516
Post and Telegraph .......................................................		23,565	56,016	79,581
Total ........................................		51,789	96,472	148,261
148,261
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year ..............................................................		20,000		20,000
UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT —		128,261		128,261
Telegraphs and Telephones ..........................	£169,150
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year .....................	20,000
149,150		149,150
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—
Machinery and Plant, for Printing Office .......................		1,500		1,500
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—
Special Defence Material .............................	£179,060
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year .....................	41,060
138,000		138,000
Total ...............................................		416,911		416,911

   

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.	"Other."
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Division No. 1.
TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Additions —
No. 1. Custom House, Sydney ...............................................	1,909	...	1,909
Subdivision No. 2.	1,909	...	1,909
VICTORIA.
Additions —
No. 1. Sewerage, King's warehouse .......................................	...	120	120
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
New Works—
No. 1. Jetty, Brisbane ............................................................	...	65	65
Subdivision No. 4.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Additions —
No. 1. Quarters at Perth .........................................................	70	...	70
70	...	70
Total Division No. 1 ......................................................	1,979	185	2,164

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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	674	565	1,239
2. Alterations and Improvements to Rifle Ranges generally	586	468	1,054
3. Alterations to Chief Instructor's Quarters, School of Gunnery, South Head, Sydney ...................................	20	...	20
New Works—
4. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges and Drill Halls ....	360	4,119	4,479
5. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges ..........................	...	600	600
6. Rifle Range, Richmond ................................................	...	320	320
7. Rifle Range, Bathurst ...................................................	...	350	350
8. Shed for Ambulance Depôt, Newcastle District .............	200	...	200
9. Drill Hall, 1st and 2nd Australian Infantry  Regiments, Sydney .....................................................................	...	750	750
10. Drill Hall and Offices, Armidale ...................................	...	600	600
11. Drill Hall, Newcastle, Towards cost* ............................	...	1,000	1,000
12. Drill Hall, Kogarah ......................................................	...	450	450
13. Site and Drill Hall, Mudgee ..........................................	...	350	350
14. Drill Halls for other Country Corps ...............................	790	...	790
15. Land in addition to the site of present Rifle Range at Rand wick .........................................................................	...	150	150
16. Land near Colah Railway Station .................................	416	...	416
17. Land and Construction of Rifle Range, Singleton ..........	850	...	850
18. Extension of Boat Shed, Naval Forces ..........................	...	200	200
Total New South Wales (carried forward) .......................	3,896	9,922	13,818

* Estimated total cost, £2,000

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	"Other."
	Revote.	New Service	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 2.
DEFENCE.
Brought forward.......................................................	3,896	9,922	13,818
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Additions —
No. 1. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls....	179	1,119	1,298
2. Alterations to Officers' Quarters, Victoria Barracks, and further accommodation at Drill Hall at Howe-crescent ; also at Drill Hall and Gun Shed, Hastings ...................	230	...	230
3. Sewerage ....................................................................	162	...	162
New Works —
4. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls....	...	3,178	3,178
5. Command Communications and Submarine Cables at Port Phillip Heads ............................................................	250	...	250
6. Depression Range Finder, Battery Commander, and Fire Commander Stations and Bomb Proof Telephone Chambers at Queens-cliff Fort ...................................	109	...	109
7. Depression Range Finder, Battery Commander, and Fire Commander Stations and Telephone Chambers at Fort Nepean ....................................................................	71	...	71
1,001	4,297	5,298
Carried forward .....................................	3,896	9,922	13,818

   

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	"Other."
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 2.
£	£	£
DEFENCE.
Brought forward.....................................................	3,896	9,922	13,818
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA—continued.
Brought forward .....................................................	1,001	4,297	5,298
New Works—continued—
8. Depression Range Finder, Battery Commander, and Fire Commander Stations and Telephone Chambers at Franklin Fort ............................................................	56	...	56
9. Depression Range Finder, and Battery Commander Stations and Telephone Chambers at South Channel Fort	49	...	49
10. Site and Loaded Mine Store at Franklin ........................	255	1,500	1,755
11. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges ..........................	...	1,100	1,000
12. Equipment Store, Victoria Barracks ..............................	...	500	500
13. Store for Unserviceable and Obsolete Stores .................	...	459	459
14. Shed for New Vehicles, Australian Army Medical Corps	...	200	200
15. Shed for Army Service Corps waggons and harness .......	...	250	250
16. Extension of Williamstown Rifle Range .......................	...	750	750
17. Quarters for Ranger, Port Melbourne Rifle Range	...	350	350
18. Magazines, Laverton ...................................................	...	600	600
19. Breakwater at Swan Island, West of Naval Pier	...	450	450
Total Victoria ................................................	1,361	10,356	11,717
Carried forward ..................................	5,257	20,278	25,535

   

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs —continued.	"Other."
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 2.	£	£	£
DEFENCE.
Brought forward .....................................................	5,257	20,278	25,535
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Additions —
No. 1. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls	318	917	1,235
2. Removal and Re-erection of Officers' Quarters, Brisbane	...	200	200
3. Additions to Drill Halls and Ordnance Stores, Brisbane	94	20	114
4. Re-erection of Drill Shed and Defence Buildings, Townsville ...............................................................	430	...	430
New Works—
5. Stabling, Pharmacy, and Gun Park at Brisbane ..............	1,250	800	2,050
6. Rifle Range at Brisbane for Metropolitan Troops— first instalment towards cost*............................................	1,000	...	1,000
7. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges ..........................	...	300	300
8. Two Whalers and Covering Shed, Naval Forces, Cairns	139	...	139
9. Wireless Telegraph Station, with Flagstaff, Naval Forces, Moreton Island .........................................................	9	...	9
10. Cable and Cable Storage Tanks for Electrical Communication between Goode Island and Mainland	428	...	428
11. Minor Works, Naval Forces .........................................	...	214	214
12. Artificers' Shop ...........................................................	...	70	70
13. Additional Barracks Accommodation ........................... .	...	1,250	1,250
14. Boat Shed, Naval Forces, Townsville ............................	88	50	138
Total Queensland ..........................................	3,756	3,821	7,577
Carried forward ..................................	9,013	24,099	33,112

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

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	"Other."
Revote.	New Service.	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 2.
DEFENCE.
Brought forward ................................................	9,013	24,099	33,112
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Additions —
No. 1. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ...............................................................	72	477	549
New Works—
2. New Drill Hall, Gun and Waggon Shed, Offices, and Stores for Metropolitan Troops at Adelaide .......	...	804	804
3. Rifle Ranges for Country Corps ...........................	...	150	150
4. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges .................	...	500	500
5. Land, and Construction of Drill Halls for Country Corps ..............................................................	600	...	600
6. Emplacement for 6" B.L. Guns ............................	932	...	932
7. Drill and Orderly Room at Narracoorte ................	...	450	450
8. Caretaker's Quarters at Port Adelaide Rifle Range	...	400	400
9. Land and Building at Orroroo for Drill Shed and Orderly Room .................................................	...	280	280
10. Land and Building at Yankalilla, for Orderly Room and Store .........................................................	...	100	100
11. Minor Services, Naval Forces ..............................	...	220	220
Total South Australia ............................	1,604	3,381	4,985
Carried forward .........................	10,617	27,480	38,097

   

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs —continued.		"Other."
Division No. 2.		Revote.	New Service	Total.
DEFENCE.		£	£	£
Brought forward ................................................		10,617	27,480	38,097
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Additions —
No. 1. Improvements to Rifle Ranges for Country Corps		136	...	136
2. Fire Service at Perth, Karrakatta, Fremantle, Geraldton, and Albany .....................................		74	...	74
3. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ........................................................................		120	1,272	1,392
New Works—
4. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges .................		...	500	500
5. Drill Hall, Boulder ..............................................		800	...	800
6. Site for Drill Hall, Boulder ..................................		...	75	75
*	7. Fort and Quarters, Arthur Head ..............................................................................	4,900	...	4,900
8. Towards the Construction of Fort and Acquisition of Site, North Fremantle ..............................................................................	5,996	9,400	15,396
9. Equipment Store at Perth .....................................		1,500	...	1,500
10. Removing and Re-erecting Buildings, Arthur Head ........................................................................		200	...	200
11. Armoury at Northam ...........................................		250	...	250
Total Western Australia ......................................		13,976	11,247	25,223
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
Additions —
No. 1. Fortifications, Barracks, Rifle Ranges, and Drill Halls ........................................................................		59	244	303
New Works—
2. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges .................		...	300	300
3. Purchase of Sites for Drill Halls ...........................		...	200	200
4. Drill Halls for Country Corps ..............................		348	...	348
.5. Drill Hall at Devonport ......................................		336	...	336
6. Site and Constructing Gun Emplacement and Accessories, Hobart .........................................		909	400	1,309
7. Gun Shed and Drill Room, Launceston ................		...	400	400
Total Tasmania ..................................................		1,652	1,544	3,196
Total Division No. 2 ...........................................		26,245	40,271	66,516

* Items 7, 8, and 10, £24,000 in addition provided in 1905–6 under division 6, sub-division 1, item 10. Total provision 1905–6, £44,496. Total estimated cost, including land and armament, £87,700, of which £11,429 was expended up to 30th June, 1905.

 

"Other."
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 3.
POST AND TELEGRAPH.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Additions —
No. 1. Sundry Offices ....................................................	1,283	3,900	5,183
2. General Post Office, Sydney (Electric Lifts)	524	...	521
3. General Post Office, Sydney (to complete New Storey) ............................................................	...	800	800
New Works—
4. Bangalow Post Office .........................................	...	500	500
5. Bemboka ,, .........................................................	800	...	800
6. Boggabilla „ .......................................................	...	600	600
7. Canowindra ,, .....................................................	500	...	500
8. Kurri Kurrri „ .....................................................	600	...	600
9. Lockbart „ ..........................................................	...	900	900
10. Mosman „ ..........................................................	2,150	...	2,150
11. Newbridge ,, .......................................................	100	...	100
12. Pambula „ ..........................................................	785	50	835
13. Ryde Post Office (towards cost)* .........................	...	750	750
14. Tweed Heads Post Office ....................................	...	500	500
15. West Wall send „ ................................................	700	575	1,275
16. Woollabra ,, .......................................................	1,600	100	1,700
17. Purchase of sites .................................................	858	2,675	3,533
Total New South Wales (Carried forward) ...................... .	9,900	11,350	21,250

* Total estimated cost, £1,400.

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	"Other."
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 3.
POST AND TELEGRAPH—
Brought forward ................................................	9,900	11,350	21,250
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Additions —
No. 1. Sundry Offices ....................................................	2,600	500	3,100
2. Sewerage, Sundry Offices ...................................	150	200	350
3. Towards extension General Post Office, Melbourne	...	10,000	10,000
New Works —
4. Leongatha Post Office .........................................	...	800	800
5. Minyip ,, ............................................................	70	...	70
6. Moonee Ponds ,, .................................................	...	1,200	1,200
7. Richmond South ,, ..............................................	840	...	840
8. Sorrento ,, ..........................................................	797	...	797
9. Warracknabeal ,, .................................................	...	2,500	2,500
10. Woodend ,, .........................................................	100	...	100
11. Wood's Point ,, ...................................................	380	...	380
Total Victoria .......................................	4,937	15,200	20,137
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices ....................................................	194	3,066	3,260
New Works—
2. Cairns Post Office (towards cost)..........................	...	2,500	2,500
3. Woolloongabba Post Office .................................	1,105	180	1,285
4. Purchase of Sites ................................................	...	100	100
Total Queensland .....................	1,299	5,846	7,145
Carried forward ..............................	16,136	32,396	48,532

* Total estimated cost, £30,000.   Total estimated cost, £3,000.

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	"Other."
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 3.
POST AND TELEGRAPH.
Brought forward ................................................	16,136	32,396	48,532
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Additions —
No.1. Mount Gambier Post Office ..................................	600	600	1,200
2. Sundry Offices .....................................................	604	970	1,574
3. Kingscote Post Office ...........................................	...	200	200
New Works—
4. Cowell Post Office ...............................................	200	...	200
5. Eudunda „ ...........................................................	150	...	150
6. Farina ,, ...............................................................	200	...	200
7. Kadina „ ..............................................................	...	1,600	1,600
8. Millicent „ ...........................................................	...	500	500
Total South Australia	1,754	3,870	5,624
Carried forward ...............	17,890	36,266	54,156

 

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.

"Other."
Revote.	New Service.	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 3.
POST AND TELEGRAPH —
Brought forward ................................................	17,390	36,266	54,156
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Additions —
No.1. Sundry Offices .....................................................	1,370	3,500	4,870
New Works—
2. Derby Post Office ................................................	...	700	700
3. East Perth „ ..........................................................	500	...	500
4. Fimiston ,, ...........................................................	...	800	800
5. Fitzroy ,, ..............................................................	1,100	...	1,100
6. Fremantle Post Office, (towards cost)*...................	2,500	...	2,500
7. Laverton Post Office ............................................	...	850	850
8. Princess Royal Post Office ...................................	...	700	700
9. Purchase of Sites .................................................	205	13,200	13,405
Total Western Australia ...............................................	5,675	19,750	25,425
Total Division No. 3 ...................................................	23,565	56,016	79,581
Total Divisions Nos. 1 to 3 ..........................................	51,789	96,472	148,261
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year .............................................................	...	...	20,000
Total under control of Department of Home Affairs	51,789	96,472	128,261

* Total estimated cost of Land and Building, £20,000.

 

UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-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 .	*12,000
2. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material ......	12,000
3. Towards establishment of Metallic Circuits in connexion with the Telephone System .......................................................................................................	9,000
4. Switch-boards for Branch Exchanges, and additional trunk section Multiple Metallic Branching Switch-board ................................................................	6,000
5. Construction of Conduits, Sydney and Suburbs ...............................................	4,000
6. Towards purchase of Telephone Lines and Instruments held by subscribers under the "Purchase" system ................................................................................	1,000
7. New South Wales portion of Trunk Telephone Line between Sydney and Melbourne .................................................................................................	19,000
63,000
Subdivision No. 2. — VICTORIA.
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material .	1,750
2. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material .	25,000
3. Victorian portion of Trunk Telephone Line between Sydney and Melbourne	11,000
37,750
Subdivision No. 3. — QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material .	2,000
2. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material .	15,000
17,000
Carried forward .........................................................	117,750

* £4 000 of this is for work necessitated by the erection of the new Telephone Line between Sydney and Melbourne.

  See also item No. 1 of this Subdivision.

 

"Other."
Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department—continued.	£
Division No. 4.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES— continued,
Brought forward ................................................	117,750
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material.......	4,400
2. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material.	10,000
3. Construction of Conduits and placing wires underground ...........................	6,000
20,400
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, Instruments, and Material.......	17,000
23,000
Carried forward .........................................................	161,150

   

"Other."
Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department—continued.
£
Division No. 4.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES— continued.
Brought forward ................................................	161,150
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
No. 1. Construction and Extension of Telegraph Lines, Instruments, and Material .	500
2. Construction and Extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material .	3,000
3. Metallic Branching Telephone Switchboard, for General Post Office, Hobart (re-vote of £2,000) .....................................................................................	3,000
4. Construction of Conduits, and Placing Wires Underground ........................	1,500
8,000
Total Division No. 4 ....................................................	169,150
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year	20,000
Total under control of Postmaster-General's Department	149,150

   

"Other."
£
UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Division No. 5.
No. 1. Machinery and Plant for Government Printing Office, and Works in connexion therewith ..............................................................................................	1,500
1,500
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
Division No. 6.
SPECIAL DEFENCE MATERIAL.
Subdivision No. 1.
Military—
No.1. Accoutrements .........................................................................................	32,500
2. Saddle-trees, Stirrups, and Bits .................................................................	10,250
3. Making saddles ........................................................................................	22,500
4. Field Artillery—Guns, Harness, Waggons, and Ammunition ......................	58,882
5. Camp Equipment .....................................................................................	8,000
6. Miscellaneous—Tools and other materials ................................................	4,000
7. Medical Equipment ..................................................................................	5,653
8. Field Engineers' Equipment ......................................................................	2,000
9. Machine Guns .........................................................................................	10,260
10. Two 75 Guns and Ammunition .................................................................	24,000
Carried forward .........................................................	178,045

   

Under Control of the Department of Defence—continued.	"Other."
	£
Division No. 6.
SPECIAL DEFENCE MATERIAL—continued.
Subdivision No. 1.
Brought forward .........................................	178,045
Naval—
No.11. 6 Gyroscopes ...............................................................................................	240
12. Service Shell for 8-inch and 6-inch guns .......................................................	275
13. To complete Submarine Mining Equipment and 12-pounder Equipment ..........	500
1,015
179,060
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year................	41,060
Total (Division No. 6) Defence Department .................................................	138,000
Total Additions, New Works, and Buildings..................................................	416,911

                  

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