Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1919-20 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1919-20.

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No. 12 of 1919.

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

[Assented to 28th October, 1919.]

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 1919–20.

Issue and application of £397,144.

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 twenty the sum of Three hundred and ninety-seven thousand one hundred and forty-four pounds.

Appropriation

3. The said sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty.

F.17184.—Price 5d.

SCHEDULE.

 

SCHEDULE.

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ABSTRACT.

1919-20.	1918–19.		Increase on Appropriation, 1918–19.	Decrease on Appropriation, 1918–19.
	Vote.	Expenditure
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS—	£	£	£	£	£
Treasury ........................................................	322	..	609	322
Home and Territories ........................................................	5,108	6,586	1,331	..	1,478
Defence—Military ........................................................	60,044	39,390	29,990	20,654
Trade and Customs ........................................................	3,421	4,650	1,353	..	1,229
Lighthouses ........................................................	..	1,270	1,117	..	1,270
Quarantine ........................................................	12,552	25,183	15,879	..	12,631
Works and Railways ........................................................	331	122	120	209
Post Office Buildings ........................................................	43,974	78,664	43,914	..	34,690
Commonwealth Railways ........................................................	..	..	7,848
Northern Territory ........................................................	15,100	10,000	20,971	5,100
140,852	165,865	123,132	..	25,013
UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT—
Telegraphs, Telephones, and Conduits ............................................	165,000	175,000	194,994	..	10,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY—
Rifle Clubs and Ranges ........................................................	700	800	447	..	100
Military Stores, &c. ........................................................	76,492	77,986	58,861	..	1,494
77,192	78,786	59,308	..	1,594
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—
Naval Works ........................................................	9,000	14,000	8,121	5,000
Construction of Vessels for other Departments ..	5,100	21,300	14,816	..	16,200
14,100	35,300	22,937	..	21,200
UNDER CONTROL OF HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT—
Purchase of Site—Customs Quarters—Port Pirie	..	..	1,100
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—
Purchase of option over Blythe River Iron Mines Ltd., Tasmania ............................................	..	..	3,688
Total Annual Votes ............................................	397,144	454,951	405,159	..	57,807

   

SUMMARY OF ANNUAL VOTES UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.
Division  No.	Subdivision No.	1919–20.			1918–19.
Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
1	..	TREASURY—
1	Note and Stamp Printing Office.	..	322	322	..	609
2	..	HOME AND TERRITORIES—
1	New South Wales ............................	308	..	308	350	43
2	Federal Capital Territory ................	..	4,800	4,800	6,000	1,082
2a	Queensland ......................................	..	..	..	236	206
Total Division No. 2 ...............	308	4,800	5,108	6,586	1,331
3	..	DEFENCE—MILITARY—
1A	New South Wales ............................	..	..	..	2,000
1	Victoria ...........................................	2,599	6,000	8,599	5,981	3,931
2	Various States and Federal Territory	11,445	40,000	51,445	31,409	26,059
Total Division No. 3 ...............	14,044	46,000	60,044	39,390	29,990
4	..	TRADE AND CUSTOMS—
1	New South Wales ............................	400	..	400	1,650	989
2	Victoria ...........................................	..	21	21	..	364
3	Institute of Science and Industry	3,000	..	3,000	3,000
Total Division No. 4 ...............	3,400	21	3,421	4,650	1,353
4a	..	LIGHTHOUSES ................................	..	..	..	1,270	1,117
5	..	QUARANTINE ..................................	8,705	3,847	12,552	25,183	15,879
6	..	WORKS AND RAILWAYS—
1	Victoria ...........................................	4	327	331	122	119
1A	New South Wales ............................	..	..	..	..	1
Total Division No. 6 ...............	4	327	331	122	120
7	..	POST OFFICE BUILDINGS—
1	New South Wales ............................	4,666	3,770	8,436	22,598	17,958
2	Victoria ...........................................	5,953	14,023	19,976	46,902	22,009
3	Queensland ......................................	836	87	923	2,297	512
4	South Australia ...............................	192	..	192	697	454
5	Western Australia ...........................	1,560	8,654	10,214	4,559	2,891
6	Tasmania .........................................	663	570	1,233	1,270	33
7	Northern Territory ...........................	..	3,000	3,000	341	57
Total Division No. 7 ...............	13,870	30,104	43,974	78,664	43,914
7a	..	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS—	..	..	..	..	7,848
8	..	NORTHERN TERRITORY .............	100	15,000	15,100	10,000	20,971
Total Divisions Nos. 1 to 8 ..	40,431	100,421	140,852	165,865	123,132

 

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.	1919–20.			1918–19.
Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure
Division No. 1.
TREASURY.	£	£	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Alterations at Stamp Printing Office .........................................................................	..	322	322	..	..
Total Division No. 1 .........................................................................	..	322	322	..	609
Division No. 2.
HOME AND TERRITORIES.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Fencing Commonwealth Territory—Jervis Bay	308	..	308	350	43
Total New South Wales .........................................................................	308	..	308	350	43
Subdivision No. 2.
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.
No. 1. Incidental Works .........................................................................	..	1,700	1,700	5,000	1,082
2. Physical Testing Plant .........................................................................	..	3,100	3,100	..	..
Completion Cotter River Water Supply .........................................................................	..	..	..	1,000	..
Total Federal Capital Territory .........................................................................	..	4,800	4,800	6,000	1,082
Subdivision No. 2a.
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Accommodation for Meteorological Branch	..	..	..	236	206
Total Division No. 2 .........................................................................	308	4,800	5,108	6,586	1,331
Division No. 3.
DEFENCE—MILITARY
Subdivision No. 1a.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
2nd Military District.
Non-recurring .........................................................................	..	..	..	2,000	..
Total New South Wales (carried forward) .........................................................................	..	..	..	2,000	..

   

Under Control or Department of Works and Railways.	1919–20.			1918–19.
	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure
Division No. 3.
DEFENCE—MILITARY.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward ......................................................................	..	..	..	2,000	..
Subdivision No. 1.
VICTORIA.
3rd Military District.
No. 1. Fort Nepean—Construction of Sea Wall ......................................................................	19	5,000	5,019	2,981	2,962
2. Maribyrnong—Buildings and engineering works for Cordite Factory ...........................................................	2,580	1,000	3,580	3,000	421*
Victoria Barracks—Additional accommodation ..	..	..	..	..	548
Total Victoria ......................................................................	2,599	6,000	8,599	5,981	3,931
Subdivision No. 2.
VARIOUS STATES AND FEDERAL TERRITORY.
No. 1. Erection of Drill Halls, and other accommodation for Citizen Forces	4,300	..	4,300	6,000	..
2. Erection of Ordnance Stores and Mobilization Stores ............................................................	4,800	40,000	44,800	11,379	1,110
3. Rifle Ranges ............................................................	2,345	..	2,345	3,500	1,158
Additional Magazines for storage of ammunition for Field Artillery	..	..	..	530	191
Military College, Duntroon ............................................................	..	..	..	1,600	2,177
Fortifications ............................................................	..	..	..	4,300	4,731
Barracks ............................................................	..	..	..	3,000	869
Remount Depôts ............................................................	..	..	..	500	525
Water Supply, Royal Military College, Duntroon	..	..	..	..	4,612
Establishment Workmen's Homes, Small Arms Factory, Lithgow .........................................................	..	..	..	..	103
Acetate of Lime Factory, including installation of plant .........................................................	..	..	..	..	10,583
Non-recurring ............................................................	..	..	..	600	..
Total various States and Federal Territory .................................................	11,445	40,000	51,445	31,409	26,059
Total Division No. 3 .................................................	14,044	46,000	60,044	39,390	29,990

*In addition, $8,208 was expended from Loan Fund (Works.)

 

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	1919–20.			1918–19.
	Re-vote.	New Service	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 4.	£	£	£	£	£
TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Alterations, Sydney Customs House .........................................................................	400	..	400	1,500	989
Non-recurring .........................................................................	..	..	..	150	..
Total New South Wales .........................................................................	400	..	400	1,650	989
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Geelong—Sewering Customs House .........................................................................	..	21	21	..	364
Subdivision No. 3.
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
No. 1. Establishment and equipment .........................................................................	3,000	..	3,000	3,000
Total Subdivision 3 .........................................................................	3,000	..	3,000	3,000
Total Division No. 4 .........................................................................	3,400	21	3,421	4,650	1,353
Division No. 4a.
LIGHTHOUSES.
Non-recurring .........................................................................	..	..	..	1,270	1,117
Total Division No. 4a .........................................................................	..	..	..	1,270	1,117

   

1919–20.			1918–19.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
Division No. 5.
QUARANTINE.
No.1. Quarantine, New Buildings and Stations, Alterations and Additions, including Sites—
New South Wales ...............................................................	642	778	1,420	1,131	489
Victoria ...............................................................	..	1.000	1,000	700	1,668
Queensland and Northern Territory ...............................................................	1,509	..	1,509	4,630	3,121
South Australia ...............................................................	..	16	16	50	95
Western Australia ...............................................................	3,525	1,963	5,488	7,840	4,315
Tasmania ...............................................................	159	.. 90	249	1,341	1,182
Total Item 1 ...............................................................	5,835	3,847	9,682	15,692	10,870
2. Serum Institute—Victoria—Buildings, Stables and other works ...............................................................	600	..	600	3,700	2,643
3. Animal Quarantine Stations—
New South Wales ...............................................................	295	..	295	950	656
Western Australia ...............................................................	264	..	264	700	142
Total Item 3 ...............................................................	559	..	559	1,650	798
4. Isolation Hospitals for Seamen—
New South Wales ...............................................................	1,549	..	1,549	3,480	1,069
Queensland ...............................................................	162	..	162	661	499
Total Item 4 ...............................................................	1,711	..	1,711	4,141	1,568
Total Division No. 5 ...............................................................	8,705	3,847	12,552	25,183	15,879
Division No. 6.
WORKS AND RAILWAYS.
Subdivision No. 1.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Store Yard, South Melbourne .........................................................................	4	327	331	122	119
Subdivision No. 1a.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Non-recurring ...............................................................	..	....	..	..	1
Total Division No 6 ...............................................................	4	327	331	122	120

   

1919–20.			1918–19.
Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	£	£	£	£	£
Division No. 7.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................................................................	130	408	538	950	812
2. Sydenham Pole Depôt ..............................................................	1,742	..	1,742	2,000	258
3. Sydney Telephone Exchange ..............................................................	2,794	..	2,794	16,980	14,188
4. Sydney General Post Office, Remodelling*	..	3,300	3,300	..
5. Sydney Harbor Street Postal Stores—Fire Protection ..............................................................	..	62	62	..
Non-recurring ..............................................................	..	..	..	2,668	2,700
Total New South Wales ..............................................................	4,666	3,770	8,436	22,598	17,958
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................................................................	270	75	345	536	267
2. Malvern Telephone Exchange ..............................................................	471	98	569	5 196	4,725
3. Melbourne—Construction of Parcels Post and Postal Sorting and Postal Stores Building ..............................................................	660	..	660	1,600	405
4. Melbourne—Extension and Alterations, old General Post Office ..............................................................	3,552	3,000	6,552	18,190	14.638
5. Ascot Vale—New Automatic Telephone Exchange ..............................................................	..	5,000	5,000	..
6. Collingwood—New Automatic Telephone Exchange ..............................................................	..	5,850	5,850	..
Carried forward ..............................................................	4,953	14,023	18,976	25,522	20,035

* Towards cost.

 

1919–20.			1918–19.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£	£	£
Division No. 7.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Brought forward .........................................................................	4,953	14,023	18,976	25,522	20,035
No.16. Melbourne—Erecting new building and remodelling old Parcels Post Building for telegraph operating room .........................................................	1,000	...	1,000	21,170	1,974
Non-recurring .........................................................................	..	..	..	210
Total Victoria .........................................................................	5,953	14,023	19,976	46,902	22,009
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................................................................	86	..	86	605	512
2. Caboolture Post Office ..............................................................	567	..	567	567
3. Jericho Post Office—Removal of Building from Yaamba ..............................................................	183	87	270	450
Non-recurring .........................................................................	..	..	..	675
Total Queensland .........................................................................	836	87	923	2,297	512

   

1919–20.			1918–19
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£	£	£
Division No. 7.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................................................................	175	..	175	375	213
2. Henley Beach Telephone Exchange ..............................................................	17	..	17	322	241
Total South Australia ..............................................................	192	..	192	697	454
Subdivision No. 5.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................................................................	48	33	81	440	393
2. Gnowangerup Post Office .........................................................................	384	..	384	618	235
3. Mundigong Pole Depôt .........................................................................	706	..	706	1,400	601
4. Perth—Additions to Stores Branch .........................................................................	128	..	128	308	1,250
5. Pingelly Post Office .........................................................................	120	..	120	1,370	163
6. Westonia Post Office .........................................................................	174	..	174	423	249
7. Perth Telephone Exchange—Ventilation .........................................................................	..	625	625
8. Perth—Extension Postal Stores .........................................................................	..	5,740	5,740
9. Wyndham Post Office .........................................................................	..	940	940
10. Geraldton Post Office—Structural Alterations	..	1,316	1,316
Total Western Australia .........................................................................	1,560	8,654	10,214	4,559	2,891

 

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	1919–20.			1918–19.
Division No. 7.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.	£	£	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................................................................	50	..	50	650	25
2. King Island Post Office ..............................................................	613	..	613	620	8
3. Burnie Post Office ..............................................................	..	570	570	..	..
Total Tasmania ..............................................................	663	570	1,233	1,270	33
Subdivision No. 7.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
No. 1. Darwin Post Office .........................................................................	..	3,000	3,000	..	..
Non-recurring ...............................................................	..	..	..	341	57
Total Northern Territory ..............................................................	..	3,000	3,000	341	57
Total Division No. 7 .........................................................................	13,870	30,104	43,974	78,664	43,914
Division No. 7a.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Darwin–Katherine River Railway—Capital Expenditure ...............................................................	..	..	..	..	7,848
Division No. 8.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Darwin Hospital additions .........................................................................	..	1,000	1,000	150	149
2. Slip for repairing boats ..............................................................	..	1,000	1,000	600	845
3. Water boring ..............................................................	..	8,000	8,000	3,100	9,996
4. Dredging at wharf at Darwin and all expenses in connexion therewith ............................................................	100	3,900	4,000	750	3,213
5. Upkeep and Alterations to Batteries at Arltunga, Marranboy and Hayes Creek ............................................................	..	100	100	100	70
6. New Schools ..............................................................	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
Roads, streets, and bridges ..............................................................	..	..	..	600	543
Additions to buildings ..............................................................	..	..	..	150	144
Non-recurring ..............................................................	..	..	..	4,550	6,005
Total Division No. 8	100	15,000	15,100	10,000	20,971
Total under control of Department of Works and Railways ....................................................................	40,431	100,421	140,852	165,865	123,132

 

UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	1919–20.	1918–19.
Division No. 9.
TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES AND CONDUITS.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones, also construction of conduits and laying wires underground	£ 165,000	£ 175,000	£ 194,994
Total under control of Postmaster-General's Department	165,000	175,000	194,994
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UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.—MILITARY.
Division No. 10.
RIFLE CLUBS AND RANGES.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Grants to rifle clubs for ranges, also cost of supervision of construction ................................................................	650	750	447
2. Miniature rifle ranges ...................................................	50	50	...
Total Division No. 10 ...................................	700	800	447
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Division No. 11.
MILITARY STORES, ETC.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Warlike stores, including field and machine guns, vehicles, harness and saddlery, arms, accoutrements, ammunition, and other regimental and personal equipment .............................................................	20,000	30,000	262
2. Field Artillery and Engineers—Towards cost of providing guns, vehicles, harness, equipment, and stores .........	1,000	21,100	21,096
3. Armament and stores for fixed defences .....................	5,450	1,736	1,069
4. Woollen Cloth Factory—Additional machinery and plant	2,000	5,000	3,000
5. Arms racks, armourers' benches and gymnastic apparatus for drill-halls	160	50	...
6. Small Arms Factory—Additions and installation machinery and plant ..............................................	1,902	25,000	19,533
7. Wireless telegraphy in the field—Towards providing apparatus ..............................................................	100	100	...
8. Rifles for Senior Cadets .............................................	100	...	...
9. Acquisition of Garrison Institute Buildings for use of Militia troops at Broadmeadows Camp ...................	260	...	...
10. Aviation—Towards acquisition of sites and construction of hangars, workshops and barracks, and provision of equipment and plant ..............................................	40,000	...	...
11. Appliances, tools, and gauges for Inspection Branch, Ordnance, Ammunition and Small Arms .................	5,000	...	...
12. Acquisition of building for quarters of caretaker, Broadmeadows Camp ............................................	520	...	...
Cordite Factory—Additions and extensions ..................	...	7,000	8,126
Liverpool Camp—Additions ........................................	...	...	2,130
Erection of Test house and Rifle Rests at Colonial Ammunition Factory .............................................	...	...	285
Acetate of Lime Factory—Machinery and Plant—Towards cost ......................................................................	...	...	3,360
76,492	89,986	...
Less amount which it is anticipated will not be expended during the year ......................................................	...	12,000	...
Total Division No. 11......................................	76,492	77,986	58,861
Total under Control of Department of Defence—Military.	77,192	78,786	59,308

UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.	1919–20.	1918–19.
		Vote.	Expenditure
Division No. 12.
NAVAL WORKS.	£	£	£
No. 1. Other Naval Establishments—Power, plant and machines	7,000	10,000	4,673
2. Coal hulks, yard craft, boats and launches ......................	2,000	4,000	3,448
Total Division No. 12 .....................................	9,000	14,000	8,121
Division No. 13.
CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
No. 1. New South Wales—Customs Motor Launch, Newcastle .	1,750	2,100	405
2. Queensland—Customs Motor Launch, Brisbane ............	1,500	600	549
3. Queensland—Quarantine Fumigating Barge ..................	250	850	1,299
4. Queensland—Quarantine Launch, Brisbane ...................	1,500	3,000	910
5, Insurance of and Miscellaneous Expenditure on Vessels under Construction ...................................................	100	100	45
Purchase of Two Steamers for Lighthouse services ........	...	7,500	8,398
Victoria—Customs Wooden Launch ............................	...	900	64
Victoria—Quarantine Launch ......................................	...	...	410
Lightships ...................................................................	...	1,750	107
Darwin—Motor Launch, Customs and Quarantine ........	...	4,500	2,629
Total Division No. 13 .....................................	5,100	21,300	14,816
Total under control of the Department of the Navy .......	14,100	35,300	22,937
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UNDER CONTROL OF HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 13a.
Purchase of Site, Customs Quarters, Port Pirie ...................	...	...	1,100
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UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Division No. 13b.
Purchase of option over Blythe River Iron Mines Ltd., Tasmania ....................................................................	...	...	3,688
Total Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c. Annual Votes	397,144	454,951	405,159

     

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