Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1907-8 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS).

No. 6 of 1907.

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

[Assented to 8th October, 1907.]

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 1907-8.

Issue and application of £686,824.

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 eight the sum of Six hundred and eighty-six thousand eight hundred and twenty-four 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. 12892. 

SCHEDULE.

Expenditure for Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., 1907–8.

ABSTRACT.

—	“Other.”		Total.
	Revote.	New Service.
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS—	£	£	£
Home Affairs.........................................................	4,000	2,000	6,000
Trade and Customs.................................................	8,984	13,716	22,700
Defence.................................................................	20,314	45,732	66,046
Post and Telegraph.................................................	27,549	119,529	147,078
Total.............................................	60,847	180,977	241,824
241,824
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year..................................................................	20,000		20,000
221,824		221,824
UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—
Telegraphs and Telephones.....................................	300,000		300,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—
Machinery and Plant, for Printing Office..................	2,000		2,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—
Special Defence Material........................................	80,000		80.000
New Special Defence Provision...............................	82,000		82,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—
Commonwealth Offices, London.............................	1,000		1,000
Total.............................................	686,824		686,824

 

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.	“Other.”
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 1.	£	£	£
HOME AFFAIRS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Towards the cost of erection of Store at Darling Island, Sydney, for the purposes of Departments of the Commonwealth...................................	4,000	2,000	6,000*
Total Division No. 1.............................................	4,000	2,000	6,000
Division No. 2.
TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
New Works—
No. 1. Custom House, Broken Hill................................	…	600	600
2. Launch..............................................................	…	1,000	1,000
…	1,600	1,600
Subdivision No. 2. VICTORIA.
New Works—
No. 1. Laboratory.........................................................	…	1,000	1,000
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Additions—
No. 1. Minor Alterations and Additions......................... ...................................................................................	…	100	100
Subdivision No. 4.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Additions —
No. 1. Custom House, Broome......................................	…	400	400
New Works—
No. 2. Towards the cost of erection of Customs House, Fremantle..........................................................	1,000	6,500	7,500
1,000	6,900	7,900
Subdivision No. 5. TASMANIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Sewerage Connexions with Metropolitan Board’s scheme..............................................................	…	100	100
Subdivision No. 6.
TRAWLER AND EQUIPMENTS............................	7,984	4,016	12,000
Total Division No. 2..............................................	8,984	13,716	22,700

* Total cost, £30,000.   Total cost, £10,000.

F.12892. B

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	“Other.”
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 3.	£	£	£
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications............................................................	44	273	317
2. Barracks...................................................................	275	952	1,227
3. Rifle Ranges.............................................................	1,703	3,269	4,972
4. Drill Halls................................................................	132	98	230
5. Adamstown—Rifle Range.........................................	317	…	317
6. Cootamundra — Extension of Rifle Range.................	…	330	330
7. Lismore — Extension of Rifle Range.........................	…	394	394
8. Extension Boat Shed, Naval Forces............................	250	…	250
New Works—
No. 9. Fortifications............................................................	…	100	100
10. Barracks.................................................................	100	200	300
11. Rifle Ranges...........................................................	450	403	853
12. Drill Halls..............................................................	303	110	413
13. Armidale—Site and Drill Hall and Offices...............	596	249	845
14. Bega—Drill Hall.....................................................	…	650	650
15. Casino—Drill Hall..................................................	325	400	725
16. Lismore—Drill Hall and Offices..............................	…	420	420
17. Newcastle—Towards cost of Site and Drill Hall.......	1,000	…	1,000*
18. Newcastle—Site and Boat and Drill Shed and three (3) Boats, Naval Forces.......................................	…	780	780
19. Victoria Barracks, Sydney —Drill Hall and Offices for Australian Army Service Corps.......................	…	900	900
20. Victoria Barracks, Sydney —Accommodation for Australian Field Artillery	…	1,350	1,350
Carried forward...............................................	5,495	10,878	16,373

* Total cost £2,000.

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	“Other.”
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 3.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Brought forward.......................................................................	5,495	10,878	16,373
New Works—
No. 21. West Maitland—Drill Hall and Site...........................................	…	700	700
22. Long Bay—Towards cost of Rifle Range..................................	…	1,000	1,000*
23. Singleton—Land and Construction of Rifle Range....................	636	714	1,350
24. Telegraph Point—Site for Rifle Range......................................	…	27	27
25. Miniature Rifle Ranges for Cadets............................................	…	750	750
26. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Ranges..............................................	…	1,000	1,000
27. Belle Vue Hill and Gore Hill—Sites for Signalling Stations.......	…	380	380
28. South Head—Erection two (2) Warrant Officers’ Quarters.........	…	900	900
29. Transfer of Electric Company’s Depot Buildings from Dawes Point to old Paddington Rifle Range.............................................	291	167	458
30. Minor Works, Naval Forces.....................................................	…	100	100
Total New South Wales.................................................	6,422	16,616	23,038
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications.............................................................................	275	100	375
2. Barracks...................................................................................	215	1,047	1,262
3. Rifle Ranges.............................................................................	650	1,485	2,135
4. Drill Halls................................................................................	75	659	734
5. Williamstown Rifle Range.........................................................	…	529	529
6. St. Kilda Orderly Room.............................................................	…	475	475
7. Alterations and Additions to existing works and buildings, Naval Forces....................................................................................	17	…	17
Carried forward.......................................................	1,232	4,295	5,527
	6,422	16,616	23,038

* Total cost £2,100.

B 2

   

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs —continued.	“Other.”
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 3.
DEFENCE.	£	£	£
Brought forward..........................................	6,422	16,616	23,038
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Brought forward..........................................	1,232	4,295	5,527
New Works—
No. 8. Fortifications.......................................................	47	150	197
9. Barracks..............................................................	…	710	710
10. Bendigo—Rifle Range Extension........................	…	450	450
11. Canadian (Ballarat)— Quarters at Rifle Range.....	446	30	476
12. Castlemaine—Rifle Range.................................	…	600	600
13. Williamstown Rifle Range —Towards cost of completion of “A” Trench..............................	…	500	500*
14. Grafts to Rifle Clubs for Rifle Ranges.................	…	1,000	1,000
15. Victoria Barracks—Towards completion Australian Army Medical Corps Depôt...........	…	200	200
16. Victoria Barracks — Shed for vehicles and accessories, Ordnance Stores..........................	70	…	70
17. Williamstown Naval Depôt— Reconstruction of Slipways and Cradles.....................................	…	900	900
18. Swan Island—Towards cost of Dredging Boat Harbor..........................................................	…	500	500
19. Site for Rifle Range, Kyneton.............................	1,424	…	1,424
20. Miniature Rifle Ranges for Cadets......................	…	750	750
Total Victoria..........................................	3,219	10,085	13,304
Subdivision No. 3
QUEENSLAND.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications.......................................................	200	130	330
2. Barracks..............................................................	…	120	120
3. Rifle Ranges........................................................	…	380	380
4. Drill Halls...........................................................	…	966	966
5. Alterations and Additions, Victoria Barracks, Brisbane.........................................................	…	404	404
6. Lytton Fort (Oil engine and Dynamo)...................	…	550	550
Carried forward.....................	200	2,550	2,750
	9,641	26,701	36,342

* Total cost, £1,000.   Total cost, £1,000.

    

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	“Other.”
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Division No. 3.
DEFENCE.
Brought forward.................................................	9,641	26,701	36,342
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Brought forward...................................................	200	2,550	2,750
New Works—
No. 7. Brisbane Rifle Range for Metropolitan Troops— Towards cost of construction and site.....................................................	1,000	…	1,000*
8. Bundaberg—Site for Drill Hall.................................................	…	175	175
9. Maryborough — Towards cost of site and construction of Rifle Range...............................................................................	…	1,000	1,000
10. Miniature Rifle Ranges at Drill Halls......................................	295	300	595
11. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Ranges............................................	…	300	300
12. Minor New Works, Naval Forces............................................	…	140	140
13. Miniature Rifle Ranges for Cadets..........................................	…	450	450
Total Queensland..........................................	1,495	4.915	6,410
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Additions —
No. 1. Barracks.................................................................................	…	285	285
2. Rifle Ranges...........................................................................	135	365	500
3. Additions to Caretaker’s Quarters, Naval Forces........................	…	70	70
4. Alterations H.M.A.S. Protector................................................	…	475	475
Carried forward..................................................	135	1,195	1,330
	11,136	31,616 1	42,752

* Total cost, £5,000.   Total cost, £1,156 construction, site £750.

  

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs —continued.	“Other.”
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 3.	£	£	£
DEFENCE.
Brought forward.............................................................	11,136	31,616	42,752
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward............................................................	135	1,195	1,330
New Works—
No. 5. Naracoorte—Drill Hall and Orderly Room.......................	225	…	225
6. Orroroo—Land and Building for Drill Hall and Orderly Room.......................................................................	254	76	330
7. Rifle Ranges..................................................................	…	180	180
8. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Ranges.....................................	…	300	300
9. Erection Shed for Ordnance Branch.................................	…	310	310
10. Minor New Works.........................................................	109	…	109
11. Miniature Rifle Ranges for Cadets..................................	…	450	450
Total South Australia........................	723	2,511	3,234
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications.................................................................	…	173	173
2. Barracks........................................................................	…	530	530
3. Rifle Ranges..................................................................	…	50	50
4. Drill Halls......................................................................	103	…	103
5. Perth—Additions to Armourer’s Workshop......................	…	700	700
New Works—
No. 6. Barracks........................................................................	…	350	350
7. Karrakatta — Additional Target Accommodation at Rifle Range..........................................................................	90	…	90
8. Karrakatta—New Road at Rifle Range.............................	59	…	59
9. Kalgoorlie—Construction of Rifle Range.........................	155	1,200	1,355
10. North Fremantle — Towards the Construction of Fort and Acquisition of Site.......................................................	5,750	…	5,750
11. Miniature Rifle Ranges for Cadets...................................	…	300	300
Total Western Australia...........................	6,157	3,303	9,460
Carried forward................................	18,016	37,430	55,446

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	“Other.”
Revote.	New Service	Total.
£	£	£
Division No. 3.
DEFENCE.
Brought forward..................................................	18,016	37,430	55,446
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Barracks..............................................................	…	80	80
2... Rifle Ranges.......................................................	…	225	225
3... Drill Halls...........................................................	252	…	252
4. Sandy Bay — Fencing, Rifle Range........................	…	500	500
New Works—
No. 5. Hobart— Site, and constructing Gun Emplacement and Accessories.............................................	722	1,292	2,014
6. Launceston—Magazine.........................................	600	300	900
7. Ross—Drill Hall...................................................	…	550	550
8. Alexandra Battery—Erection of Cottage for District Gunner...............................................................	250	…	250
9. Sandy Bay — Land for Rifle Range and Extension.. ..........................................................................	…	4,495	4,495
10. Miniature Rifle Ranges........................................	96	60	156
11. Grants to Rifle Clubs for Ranges..........................	…	300	300
12. Minor New Works...............................................	133	200	333
13. Construction of Rifle Ranges................................	245	…	245
14. Miniature Rifle Ranges for Cadets........................	…	300	300
Total Tasmania...........................	2,298	8,302	10,600
Total Division No. 3..................	20,314	45,732	66,046

  

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	“Other.”
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 4.
POST AND TELEGRAPH.
Subdivision No. 1.	£	£	£
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices..............................................................	1,041	3,694	4,735
2. Towards cost alterations of General Post Office, Sydney..........................................................................	…	7,000	7,000a
New Works—
No. 3. Alstonville Post Office..................................................	700	250	950
4. Bangalow Post Office....................................................	619	80	699
5. Bellingen Post Office— towards cost.............................	400	400b
6. Bondi Post Office..........................................................	…	1,300	1,300
7. Canbelego Post Office— towards cost............................	…	400	400c
8. Canterbury Post Office— towards cost...........................	…	600	600d
9. Cessnock Post Office— towards cost..............................	…	300	300e
10. Coff’s Harbor Post Office —towards cost.....................	…	300	300f
11. Culeairn Post Office....................................................	…	700	700
12. Curlewis Post Office— towards cost.............................	…	400	400g
13. Katoomba Post Office— towards cost...........................	…	700	700h
14. Kyogle Post Office......................................................	…	750	750
15. Lithgow Post Office— towards cost.............................	…	1,000	1,000i
16. Tingha Post Office—towards cost................................	…	400	400j
17. Wahroonga Post Office................................................	…	1,400	1,400
18. Ashfield Telephone Exchange—towards cost................	…	600	600k
19. North Sydney Telephone Exchange..............................	…	1,800	1,800
20. Redfern Telephone Exchange — towards construction...	…	1,500	1,500l
21. Purchase of Sites.........................................................	…	3,000	3,000
22. Towards the erection of Telephone Exchanges at Mosman, Burwood, Petersham, Glebe, Chatswood, Balmain, Newtown, Randwick, Kogarah, Parramatta, Paddington, Waverley, Edgecliff. William-street.......

…	4,000	4,000
23. Kurri Kurri Post Office................................................	420	50	470
24. Ryde Post Office.........................................................	93	…	93
25. Mullumbimby Post Office............................................	749	…	749
Total New South Wales (carried forward)................	3,622	30,624	34,246

a Total cost, £40,000.—b Total cost. £900—c Total cost, £800.—d Total cost, £1,200.—e Total cost, £900, —f Total cost, £900.—g Total cost, £800.—h Total cost, £1,000.—i Total cost, £2,000.—j Total cost, £800.—k Total cost, £1,100.—l Total cost, £2,500.

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	“Other.”
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 4.	£	£	£
POST AND TELEGRAPH.
Brought forward...................................................	3,622	30,624	34,246
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices......................................................	685	1,915	2,600
2. Sewerage, Sundry Offices	325	443	768
3. Extension General Post Office, Melbourne..............	12,426	6,574	19,000
4. Brunswick Post Office...........................................	…	600	600
5. Koroit Post Office.................................................	…	360	360
6. Northcote Post Office............................................ New Works—	…	500	500
7. Beulah Post Office—towards cost..........................	…	400	400*
8. Canterbury Post Office— towards cost...................	…	1,000	1,000
9. Essendon Post Office, towards construction............	…	1,000	1,000‡
10. Hawthorn Post Office—towards cost......................	…	2,000	2,000§
11. Preston Post Office................................................	467	233	700
12. Warracknabeal Post Office.....................................	533	24	557
13. Towards cost Telephone Exchange, Melbourne.......	…	8,000	8,000||
14. Windsor Telephone Exchange................................	…	6,000	6,000
15. Construction underground tunnels for Telegraph and Telephone Wires, Melbourne...............................	…	12,000	12,000
16. Store, Sturt-street yard, South Melbourne................	…	800	800
17. Purchase of sites....................................................	…	2,000	2,000
18. Leongatha Post Office...........................................	15	…	15
Total Victoria..........................	14,451	43,849	58,300
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices......................................................	418	1,215	1,633
2. Towards extension General Post Office, Brisbane	5,258	11,742	17,000¶
Carried forward.......................	5,676	12,957	18,633
18,073	74,473	92,546

* Total cost, £800.  Total cost, £2,500. ‡ Total cost, £1,500. § Total cost, £4,000. 

|| Total cost £19,000. ¶ Total cost, £27,000.

 

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs — continued,.	“Other.”
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Division No. 4.
POST AND TELEGRAPH.
Brought forward.........................................	18,073	74,473	92,546
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Brought forward.........................................	5,676	12,957	18,633
Additions—continued.
No. 3. Dalby Post Office...............................................	…	365	365
4. Toowoomba Post Office....................................	…	1,500	1,500
New Works—
No. 5. Atherton Post Office...........................................	825	…	825
6. Cairns Post Office.............................................	556	10	566
7. Chillagoe Post Office........................................	…	900	900
8. Cloncurry Post Office.......................................	…	1,565	1,565
9. G-atton Post Office...........................................	…	985	985
10. Irvinebank Post Office......................................	48	169	217
11. Kingaroy Post Office........................................	…	470	470
12. Roma Post Office—Towards cost......................	…	1,500	1,500a
13. Rockhampton Telephone Exchange...................	…	900	900
14. Purchase of Sites..............................................	…	910	910
15. Mossman Post Office........................................	…	750	750
Total Queensland.......................................	7,105	22,981	30,086
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices...................................................	312	1,300	1,612
2. Port Pirie Post Office........................................	…	1,520	1,520
New Works—
No. 3. Jamestown Post Office.......................................	…	1,400	1,400
4. Tumby Bay Post Office......................................	…	945	945
5. Wallaroo Post Office—Towards cost...................	…	1,000	1,000b
6. Adelaide Telephone Exchange............................	…	8,000	8,000
7. Purchase of sites.................................................	…	500	500
Total South Australia.................................	312	14,665	14,977
Carried forward..........................................	25,490	112,119	137,609

a Total cost, £3,000. b Total cost, £1,700.

   

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	“Other.”
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Division No. 4.
POST AND TELEGRAPH.
Brought forward...................................................	25,490	112,119	137,609
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices....................................................................	654	1,005	1,659
2. Eucla Post Office.......................................................	…	500	500
3. Store, General Post Office..........................................	…	250	250
New Works—
No. 4. Beverley Post Office— Towards cost...................................	…	700	700a
5. Collie Post Office......................................................	…	668	668
6. Derby Post Office................................................................	575	…	575
7. East Perth Post Office..........................................................	500	60	560
8. Fremantle Post Office..........................................................	…	427	427
9. Northam Post Office—Towards cost.....................................	…	2,000	2,000b
10. Purchase of sites..................................................................	…	900	900
11. Fitzroy Post Office...............................................................	255	…	255
Total Western Australia...............	1,984	6,510	8,494
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices....................................................................	75	900	975
Total Tasmania.......................................................................	75	900	975
Total Division No. 4...............................................................	27,549	119,529	147,078
Total Divisions Nos. 1 to 4.....................................................	60,847	180.977	241,824
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year.........................................................................................	241,824
	20,000		20,000
Total under control of Department of Home Affairs............	221,824		221,824

a Total cost, £1,200. b Total cost, £2,000.

 

UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.	“Other.”
	Division No. 5.
£
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material..	20,000
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground.....................	50,000
3. Towards establishment of metallic circuits in connexion with the telephone system	5,500
4. Switch-boards and additional equipment for Central Exchange................	16,000
5. Towards purchase of telephone lines and instruments held by subscribers under the “Purchase” system.............................................................................	500
6. Towards the establishment of Pneumatic Tube Services..........................	3,000
7. New South Wales portion of trunk telephone line between Sydney and Melbourne	665
Subdivision No. 2.	95,665
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material..	20,000
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground....................	80,000
100,000
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material..	20,000
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground.....................	29,000
49,000
Carried forward......................................................	244,665

 

“Other.”
Under Control of the Postmaster-General’s Department—continued.	£
Division No. 5.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
Brought forward................................................	244,665
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material.....................................................................................	9,000
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground...............................................................................	25,000
3. Additional plant required for printing postage stamps, postal notes, and money order forms (re-vote)..........................................................	1,302
35,302
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material....................................................................................	8,000
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground.............................................................................	24,000
32,000
Carried forward................................................	311,967

 

“Other.”
£
Under Control of the Postmaster-General’s Department—continued.
Division No. 5.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
Brought forward..........................................................................	311,967
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, including construction of conduits, and placing wires underground........	23,000
3. Metallic Switchboard, Launceston.........................................................	2,000
25,500
Subdivision No. 7.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY...........................................................................	10,000
Subdivision No. 8.
SURVEY OF CABLE ROUTE.
No. 1. Survey of route of proposed telegraph cable between Tasmania and the Mainland....................................................................................	1,000
Total Division No. 5................................................	348,467
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year.....	48,467
Total under control of Postmaster-General’s Department.............	300,000

 

“Other.”
UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	£
Division No. 6.
No. 1. Machinery and plant for Government Printing Office, and works in connexion therewith	2,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
Division No. 7.
SPECIAL DEFENCE MATERIAL.
Subdivision No. 1.
Military—
No. 1. Accoutrements and Equipment.........................................................................	7,000
2. Field Artillery—ammunition, waggons, harness and spare parts, and accessories for field guns.....................................................................................................................	29,000
3. Camp equipment..............................................................................................	8,000
4. Miscellaneous—tools and other materials..........................................................	1,000
5. Engineers’ equipment.......................................................................................	1,000
6. Cadet rifles and spare parts...............................................................................	10,000
7. 25,000 Sword bayonets and scabbards for short M.L.E rifles...............................	18,750
8. Chargers and charger cases for short M.L.E. rifles..............................................	6,250
9. M.L.E. rifles, cases, chargers, and spare parts.....................................................	20,000
10. Medical equipment...........................................................................................	2,000
Naval—
11. Accoutrements for M.L.E. rifles........................................................................	500
12. Heliographs, sights, aiming tubes, deflection teachers, rifle barrels, &c................	160
13. Ten Practice torpedoes with gyroscopes, complete.............................................	390
104,050
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year..............	24,050
Total Division No. 7...........................................................	80,000

  

Under Control of Department of Defence—continued.	“Other.”
	£
Division No. 8.
NEW SPECIAL DEFENCE PROVISION:
No. 1. Small arms factory.....................................................................................	32,000*
2. Guns, lights, and emplacements for fixed Defences.......................................	50,000
Total Division No. 8...................................................	82,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Division No. 9.
No. 1. Towards construction of a building in the Strand, London, for Commonwealth Offices.........................................................................................................	1,000
Total Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c........................................	686,824

* Total Cost, £65,000.

                   

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