Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1920-21 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

  

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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1920-21.

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No. 26 of 1920.

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-one for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.

[Assented to 30th September, 1920.]

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 1920-21.

Issue and application of £3,070,502.

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-one the sum of Three million and seventy thousand five hundred and two 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-one.

SCHEDULE.

F.16849.— Price 8d.

 

SCHEDULE.

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ABSTRACT.

1920–21.	1919–20.			Increase on Expenditure, 1919–20.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1919–20.
	Annual Votes.	Vote.	Expenditure.			Unexpended
£		£	£	£	£	£
THE PARLIAMENT..........	2,000	..	..	..	2,000	..
THE TREASURY..............	321	322	1	321	320	..
THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.............	41,327	20,208	21,440	1,232*	19,887	..
THE DEPARTMENT OE DEFENCE —MILITARY	1,302,153	137,236	86,579	50,657	1,215,574	..
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	313,214	9,000	7,663	1,337	305,551	..
DEPARTMENTS OF NAVY AND DEFENCE—AIR SERVICES.....................	294,200	..	..	..	294,200	..
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS	42,031	21,073	12,105	8,968	29,926	..
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS..................	392	331	159	172	233	..
THE POSTMASTER - GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.............	1,074,864	208,974	184,788	24,186	890,076	..
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, ETC.	3,070,502	397,144	312,735	84,409	2,757,767	..

*Excess

  

THE PARLIAMENT.	1920–21.			1919–20.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£	£	£
Division No. 1.
No. 1. Additional. Accommodation Federal Parliament House ........................	..	2,000	2,000	..	..
Total Parliament ...........	..	2,000	2,000	..	..
THE TREASURY.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 2.
Alterations at Stamp Printing Office	321	..	321	322	1
Total Treasury ...............	321	..	321	322	1
HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 3.
Subdivision No. 1.
Federal Capital Territory.
No. 1. Incidental works ............................	1,700	2,500	4,200	1,700	..
2. Physical testing plant .....................	1	73	74	3,100	3,099
3 Completion Cotter River Water Supply	1	..	1	..	140
4. House for foreman Lands and Survey Branch........................................	..	650	650	..	..
5. Quarters for Power Station Staff .....	..	2,000	2,000	..	..
6. Additions to Nursery foreman's quarters ......................................	..	200	200	..	..
7. Teacher's residence, Weetangera ....	..	454	454	..	336
8. Teacher's residence, Narrabundah ...	..	650	650	..	..
9. Additions to school, Narrabundah ..	..	600	600	..	..
Total Subdivision No. 1	1,702	7,127	8,829	4,800	3,575
Subdivision No. 2.
Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Fencing Commonwealth Territory—Jervis Bay ...................................	..	90	90	308	388
2. Meteorological Bureau, Sydney—Erection of ..................................	..	2,000	2,000*	..	..
3. Alterations Photographic Branch ....	..	89	89	..	67
Total Subdivision No. 2 ....	..	2,179	2,179	308	455
Total Division No. 3 ................	1,702	9,306	11,008	5,108	4,030
Carried forward ..........	1,702	9,306	11,008	5,108	4,030

*Estimated total cost £6,000.

1920–21.			1919–20.
Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT—continued.
£	£	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways—continued.
Brought forward ..........	1,702	9,306	11,008	5,108	4,030
Division No. 4.
Northern Territory.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Darwin Hospital—Additions ..........	270	3,000	3,270	1,000	731
2. Slip for repairing boats ..................	113	..	113	1,000	888
3. Water boring .................................	..	16,000	16,000	8,000	10,480
4. Upkeep and Alterations to Batteries at Arltunga, Maranboy and Hayes Creek .........................................	87	700	787	100	13
5. New Schools .................................	74	..	74	1,000	927
6. Additions to buildings ...................	..	500	500	..	..
7. Erection of Oil Store	..	275	275	..	..
8. Roads, culverts, and bridges ...........	..	4,000	4,000	..	..
9. Storage well, Myilly Point .............	..	1,500	1,500	..	..
10. Aboriginal station, Daly River .......	..	800	800	..	..
11. Improvements to buildings at Mataranka ..................................	..	1,500	1,500	..	..
12. Fencing, Oenpelli ..........................	..	500	500	..	..
13. Erection and equipment of building at Darwin for sampling and treatment of ores and concentrates ..............	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
Non-recurring ..................	..	..	..	4,000	4,371
Total Division No. 4 ........	544	29,775	30,319	15,100	17,410
Total Home and Territories Department...................................................................	2,246	39,081	41,327	20,208	21,440

 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.—MILITARY.	1920–21.	1919–20.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Under Control of the Department of Defence—Military.
Division No. 5.
MILITARY STORES, ETC.
Subdivision No. 1.
No.1. Warlike stores, including machine guns, vehicles, harness and saddlery, accoutrements, and other regimental and personal equipment ..................................................	9,880	20,000	400
2. Field Artillery and Engineers—Towards cost of providing vehicles, harness, equipment, and stores ....................	12,898	1,000	5
3. Armament and stores for fixed defences .......................	7,911	5,450	3,259
4. Woollen Cloth Factory—Additional machinery and plant	38,240	2,000	4,830
5. Arms racks, armourers' benches and gymnastic apparatus for drill-halls ...........................................................	100	160	1
6. Wireless telegraphy in the field—Towards providing apparatus ................................................................	100	100	...
7. Appliances, tools, and gauges for Inspection Branch, Ordnance, Ammunition and Small Arms ...................	1,855	5,000	382
8. Small Arms Factory—Machinery and plant ..................	9,200	1,902	2,095
9. Reserve of rifles ..........................................................	266,000	...	32,352
10. General Arsenal—Machinery and Plant—towards cost	248,651	...	...
11. Cordite Factory—Experimental Trinitrotoluol (T.N.T.) plant	4,000	...	...
12. Cordite Factory—Machinery and Plant .......................	10,773	...	...
13. To be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Small Arms Ammunition Account for Reserve of Small Arms Ammunition ............................................................	287,048	...	...
Carried forward ................................	896,656	35,612	43,324

  

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY.	1920–21.	1919–20.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Under Control of the Department of Defence—Military.
Division No. 5.
MILITARY STORES, ETC.
Brought forward ..........................	896,656	35,612	43,324
14. Acetate of Lime Factory—Machinery and Plant—towards cost .......................................................	6,152	...	...
15. Small Arms Factory—Reserve Stores.......................	35,000	...	...
16. Cordite Factory and Acetate of Lime Factory—Reserve Stores ................................................................	35,000	...	...
17. Towards supply of heavy guns and reserve of gun ammunition      Aviation—Towards acquisition of sites and construction of hangars, workshops and barracks, and provision of equipment and plant ...........................................	262,400	40,000	19,991
	Rifles for Senior Cadets ........................................			...	100	18
Acquisition of Garrison Institute Buildings for use of Militia troops at Broadmeadows Camp ................	...	260	260
Acquisition of building for quarters of caretaker, Broadmeadows Camp .........................................	...	520	450
Purchase of cartridge case making plant ..................	...	...	13,532
1,235,208	76,492	77,575
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	100,000	...	...
Total Division No. 5 .................................	1,135,208	76,492	77,575
Division No. 5a.
RIFLE CLUBS AND RANGES.
Subdivision No. 1.
Grants to rifle clubs for ranges, also cost of supervision of construction ...................................................	...	650	548
Miniature rifle ranges ............................................	...	50	...
Total Division No. 5a	...	700	548
Total Under Control of Department of Defence (Military)	1,135,208	77,192	78,123
Carried forward .................................	1,135,208	77,192	78,123

  

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY.	1920-21.			1919–20.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure
£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward .......	..	..	1,135,208	77,192	78,123
Division No. 6.
Subdivision No. 1.
VICTORIA.
3rd Military District.
No. 1. Fort Nepean—Construction of sea wall ...............................	1,876	5,000	6,876	5,019	3,144
2. Maribyrnong—Buildings and engineering works for Cordite Factory ...............................	2,653	11,014	13,667	3,580	927
3. Victoria Barracks—Additional accommodation ...................	..	108	108	..	293
4. Fort Nepean—Erection pump house ..................................	..	34	34	..	76
5. Federal Woollen Cloth Factory, Geelong, Additions ..............	..	7,959	7,959	..	..
6. Test House, Footscray .............	..	480	480	..	..
Total Subdivision No. 1 ...........................................................	4,529	24,595	29,124	8,599	4,440
Subdivision No. 2.
VARIOUS STATES AND FEDERAL TERRITORY.
No. 1. Erection of Drill Halls, and other accommodation for Citizen Forces ..................................	124	1,104	1,228	4,300	652
2. Erection of ordnance stores, including sites ..	43,707	75,281	118,988	44,800	983
3. Rifle Ranges ..........................	2,087	4,327	6,414	2,345	258
4. Military College, Duntroon .....	..	6,200	6,200	..	109
5. Fortifications ..........................	..	693	693	..	585
6. Barracks ................................	..	4,248	4,248	..	288
7. Water Supply, Royal Military College, Duntroon .................	..	50	50	..	131
Non-recurring .................	..	..	..	..	1,010
Total Subdivision No. 2 ...........................................................	45,918	91,903	137,821	51,445	4,016
Total Division No. 6 .......	50,447	116,498	166,945	60,044	8,456
Total Department of Defence—Military	..	..	1,302,153	137,236	86,579

  

1920–21.	1919–20.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
Under Control of Department of the Navy.
Division No. 7.
Subdivision No. 1.—Naval Works.
No. 1. Other Naval Establishments—Machinery and plant ....	10,000	7,000	4,832
2. Coal hulks, yard craft, boats and launches ..................	3,200	2,000	1,991
3. Construction of fleet .................................................	300,000	...	...
Total Division No. 7 ...................................	313,200	9,000	6,823
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Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 8.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Sanitation Naval Depôt, Williamstown (new service) ..	14	...	840
Total Division No. 8 ...................................	14	...	840
Total Department of the Navy ..........	313,214	9,000	7,663

  

DEPARTMENTS OF NAVY AND DEFENCE—AIR SERVICES.	1920–21.	1919–20.
Under Control of the Department of Defence —Military.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 9.
£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Air Services. Towards acquisition of sites and construction of hangars, workshops, barracks, and provision of furniture, equipment, and plant, including all necessary spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineer supplies, and ammunition .......................	294,200*	...	...
Total Division No. 9 .......................................	294,200	...	...
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DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Under Control of Department of the Navy.
Division No. 10.
Subdivision No. 1.—Construction of Vessels.
No. 1. Queensland—Customs motor launch, Brisbane ..............	1,100	1,500	419
2. Queensland—Quarantine fumigating barge ....................	350	250	292
3. Queensland—Quarantine launch, Brisbane ... ...	535	1,500	1,207
4. Insurance of and miscellaneous expenditure on vessels under construction .....................................................	500	100	90
New South Wales—Customs motor launch, Newcastle ..	...	1,750	1,929
Total Division No. 10 .....................................	2,485	5,100	3,937
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Under Control of Department of Trade and Customs.
Division No. 10a.
Purchase of option over Blythe River Iron Mines, Tasmania......................................................................	...	...	1,668
Total Division No. 10a ...................................	...	...	1,668
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Under Control of Department of Home and Territories.
Division No. 10b.—Purchase of Sites.
Site for Customs quarters—Port Pirie ...........................	...	...	16
Carried forward ...............................................	2,485	5,100	5,621

*All construction work paid from this vote is under the control of the Department of Works and Railways.

 

1920–21.			1919–20.
Re-vote.	New Service	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.		£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward ...................................................................		..	..	2,485	5,100	5,621
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 11.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Alterations, Sydney Customs House		400	2,266	2666	400	..
Total Subdivision No. 1 ....		400	2,266	2,666	400	..
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Customs House, Melbourne—Installation electric light		..	900	900	..	..
Non-recurring ........................		..	..	..	21	14
Total Subdivision No. 2 ....		..	900	900	21	14
Subdivision No. 3.
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
No. 1. Establishment and equipment .........		3,000	..	3,000	3,000	..
Total Subdivision No. 3 ....		3,000	..	3,000	3,000	..
Total Division No. 11 ............		3,400	3,166	6,566	3,421	14
Division No. 11a.
LIGHTHOUSES ......................................		..	..	..	..	8
Carried forward........................................................	3,400	3,166	6,566	3,421	22
	..	..	2,485	5,100	5,621

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.	1920–21.			1919–20.
	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward ...............	..	..	2,485	5,100	5,621
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Brought forward ...	3,400	3,166	6,566	3,421	22
Division No. 12.
QUARANTINE.
No. 1. Quarantine, New Buildings and Stations, Alterations and Additions, including—
New South Wales ....................	590	9,449	10,039	1,420	447
Victoria ...................................	198	5,025	5,223	1,000	553
Queensland and Northern Territory	1,079	15,245	16,324	1,509	281
South Australia ........................	16	4,789	4,805	16	..
Western Australia ....................	1,310	23,310	24,620	5,488	4,179
Tasmania .................................	75	1,000	1,075	249	154
Total Item 1 ......................	3,268	58,818	62,086	9,682	5,614
2. Serum Institute—Victoria—Buildings, Stables and other works ...............	65	10,480	10,545	600	535
3. Animal Quarantine Stations—
New South Wales ....................	18	100	118	295	..
Victoria ...................................	..	200	200	..	128
Queensland ..............................	..	150	150	..	..
South Australia ........................	..	2,000	2,000	..	..
Western Australia ....................	130	250	380	264	134
Total Item 3 ......................	148	2,700	2,848	559	262
4. Isolation Hospitals for Seamen—
New South Wales ....................	..	1,500	1,500	1,549	..
Queensland ..............................	1	..	1	162	51
South Australia ........................	..	2,000	2,000	..	..
Total Item 4 ......................	1	3,500	3,501	1,711	51
3,482	75,498	78,980	12,552	6,462
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year .............................	..	46,000	46,000	..	..
Total Division No. 12 ..............	3,482	29,498	32,980	12,552	6,462
Total Under Control of Department of Works and Railways .......................	6,882	32,664	39,546	15,973	6,484
Total Department of Trade and Customs	..	..	42,031	21,073	12,105

 

1920–21.			1919–20.
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 13.
Subdivision No. 1.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Store Yard, South Melbourne .........	172	220	392	331	159
Total Department of Works and Railways ........................................	172	220	392	331	159
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 14.
TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES AND CONDUITS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones, also construction of conduits and laying wires underground ......................	..	..	900,000	165,000	165,000
Total Division No. 14 ......	..	..	900,000	165,000	165,000
Division No. 15.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ....................	..	..	27,450	..	..
Carried forward ......................	..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000

 

1920–21.			1919–20.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward ...	..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000
Division No. 16.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Sundry Offices ..............................

..	2,297	2,297	538	887
2. Ballina Post Office ........................	..	460	460	..	..
3. Bowral Post Office ........................	..	1,075	1,075	..	..
4. Brushgrove Post Office ..................	..	700	700	..	..
5. Cessnock Post Office .....................	..	811	811	..	..
6. Sydney—City North Telephone Exchange ...................................	..	1,200	1,200	..	..
7. Dee Why Telephone Exchange ......	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
8. Eastwood Post Office ....................	..	913	913	..	..
9. Gordon Automatic Telephone Exchange ...................................	..	3,000	3,000	..	..
10. Grafton Post Office .....................	..	981	981	..	..
11. Grenfell Post Office .....................	..	790	790	..	..
12. Hamilton Post Office ...................	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
13. Kogarah Post Office ....................	..	415	415	..	..
14. Leeton Post Office .......................	..	2,500	2,500	..	..
15. Lidcombe Post Office ..................	..	1,655	1,655	..	..
16. Paddington Automatic Telephone Exchange ..	..	5,000	5,000	..	..
17. South Woodburn Post Office ........	..	752	752	..	..
18. Strathfield Pole Depôt ..................	..	3,250	3,250	..	..
19. Sydney Telephone Exchange ........	309	..	309	2,794	1,818
20. Sydney General Post Office, Remodelling ...............................	..	10,000	10,000	3,300	3,298
21. Sydney—Box Accommodation ....	..	422	422	..	..
22. Tamworth Post Office ..................	..	395	395	..	..
23. Tweed Heads Post Office .............	..	572	572	..	..
24. Waverley Telephone Exchange ....	..	3,000	3,000	..	..
25. Wingham Post Office ..................	..	874	874	..	..
26. Woy Woy Post Office ..................	..	1,300	1,300	..	..
Non-recurring ........................	..	..	..	1,804	63
Total Subdivision No. 1 ....	309	44,362	44,671	8,436	6,066
Carried forward .......	309	44,362	44,671	8,436	6,066
..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000

 

1920–21.			1919–20.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward ............	..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 16.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Brought forward ............	309	44,362	44,671	8,436	6,066
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices ...........................	137	1,651	1,788	345	208
2. Ascot Vale—New Automatic Telephone Exchange ..................	5,000	550	5,550	5,000	..
3. Box Hill Telephone Exchange .....	..	2,955	2,955	..	..
4. Brighton Exchange .....................	..	3,515	3,515	..	..
5. Collingwood—New Automatic Telephone Exchange ..................	5,850	1,350	7,200	5,850	..
6. Dandenong Post Office ...............	..	760	760	..	..
7. Drouin Post Office .....................	..	600	600	..	..
8. Geelong Exchange .....................	..	850	850	..	..
9. Healesville Telephone Exchange.	..	600	600	..	..
10. Irymple Post Office ....................	..	3,000	3,000	..	..
11. Maffra Post Office .....................	..	325	325	..	..
12. Malvern Telephone Exchange .....	363	..	363	569	157
13. Melbourne General Post Office ...	..	100	100	..	..
14. Melbourne—Construction of Parcels Post and Postal Sorting and Postal Stores Building ................	457	2,054	2,511	660	203
15. Melbourne—Extension and Alterations, old General Post Office, Elizabeth-street ..............	2,734	..	2,734	6,552	1,106
16. Melbourne—Erecting new building and remodelling old Parcels Post Building for telegraph operating room Elizabeth-street .................	1,000	..	1,000	1,000	203
17. Merbein Post Office ...................	..	1,900	1,900	..	..
18. North Melbourne Telephone Exchange—towards cost* ..........	..	100	100	..	..
19. Ouyen Post Office ......................	..	3,000	3,000	..	..
15,541	23,310	38,851	19,976	1,877
Carried forward ..........	309	44,362	44,671	8,436	6,066
..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000

Estimated total cost, £5,075.

1920–21.			1919–20.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward ............	..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 16.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Brought forward ............	309	44,362	44,671	8,436	6,066
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA—continued.
Brought forward ............	15,541	23,310	38,851	19,976	1,877
20. South Melbourne Telephone Exchange—towards cost* ........	..	100	100	..	..
21. Swan Hill Post Office ..................	..	1,100	1,100	..	..
22. Warrnambool Post Office ............	..	1,200	1,200	..	..
Non-recurring .....................	..	..	..	..	360
Total Subdivision No. 2.	15,541	25,710	41,251	19,976	2,237
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Sundry Offices ...........................	33	832	865	86	54
2. Albion Post Office and Automatic Telephone Exchange ................	..	3,100	3,100	..	..
3. Alpha Post Office .......................	..	635	635	..	..
4. Brisbane General Post Office — Remodelling —towards cost .....	..	500	500	..	..
5. Caboolture Post Office ...............	563	205	768	567	4
6. Mackay Telephone Exchange ......	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
7. Mitchell Post Office—towards cost	..	500	500	..	..
8. Newmarket Telephone Exchange	..	575	575	..	..
9. South Brisbane Telephone Exchange	..	2,000	2,000	..	..
10. Tolga Post Office .......................	..	497	497	..	102
11. Redcliffe Post Office ..................	..	200	200	..	102
Non-recurring ....................	..	..	..	270	362
Total Subdivision No. 3.	596	10,044	10,640	923	624
16,446	80,116	96,562	29,335	8,927
Carried forward .......	..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000

* Estimated total cost, £5,975.— Estimated total cost, £2,600.

1920–21.			1919–20.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward ............	..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 16.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Brought forward ..................	16,446	80,116	96,562	29,335	8,927
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices ...........................	122	1,497	1,619	175	53
2. Adelaide Telephone Exchange—Heating, and ventilation	..	4,500	4,500	..	..
3. Adelaide General Post Office—Remodelling*	..	10,000	10,000	..	1,730
4. Adelaide—West-terrace—Motor Garage .....................................	..	1,950	1,950	..	..
5. Adelaide—West-terrace—Workshops.................................................	..	6,000	6,000	..	..
6. Glenelg Telephone Exchange ......	..	1,050	1,050	..	..
7. Parkside Post Office ...................	..	800	800	..	..
8. Port Augusta Post Office ............	..	2,000	2,000	..	..
9. Port Pirie Post Office ..................	..	355	355	..	..
10. Prospect Telephone Exchange ....	..	1,731	1,731	..	..
11. Quorn Post Office ......................	..	337	337	..	..
12. Renmark Telephone Exchange ....	..	1,150	1,150	..	..
13. Semaphore Telephone Exchange.	..	1,100	1,100	..	..
14. Unley Post Office ......................	..	800	800	..	..
15. Victor Harbor Post Office ...........	..	2,800	2,800	..	..
16. Waikerie Post Office ..................	..	3,000	3,000	..	..
17. Woodville Telephone Exchange ..	..	821	821	..	..
Non-recurring .....................	..	..	..	17	..
Total Subdivision No. 4.	122	39,891	40,013	192	1,783
16,568	120,007	136,575	29,527	10,710
Carried forward ..............	..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000

* Estimated total cost, £80,000.

 

1920–21.			1919–20.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure
	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward ............	..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 16.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Brought forward ..................	16,568	120,007	136,575	29,527	10,710
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices ...........................	..	485	485	81	78
2. Bruce Rock Post Office ..............	..	600	600	..	..
3. Cottesloe Telephone Exchange—towards cost*	..	50	50	..	..
4. Fremantle Line Yards Building ...	..	500	500	..	..
5. Gnowangerup Post Office ...........	328	..	328	384	56
6. Geraldton Post Office—Structural Alterations ..	127	219	346	1,316	1,189
7. Kalamunda Post Office ...............	..	800	800	..	..
9. Perth Telephone Exchange—Ventilation ..............................	210	..	210	625	416
10. Perth—Extension Postal Stores ...	279	..	279	5,740	5,461
11. Wyndham Post Office ................	26	30	56	940	915
Non-recurring .....................	..	..	..	1,128	136
Total Subdivision No. 5.	970	2,684	3,654	10,214	8,251
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices ...........................	3	1,180	1,183	50	22
2. King Island Post Office ..............	..	29	29	613	804
3. Burnie Post Office ......................	570	..	570	570	..
4. Ulverstone—New Post Office .....	..	2,000	2,000	..	..
Total Subdivision No. 6.	573	3,209	3,782	1,233	826
18,111	125,900	144,011	40,974	19,787
Carried forward ...............................................	..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000

* Estimated total cost, £3,000.

F.16849.—2

 

1920–21.			1919–20.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	Re-vote.	New Service	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure
	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward ................................................................	..	..	927,450	165,000	165,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 16.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Brought forward ................................................................	18,111	125,900	144,011	40,974	19,787
Subdivision No. 7.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
No. 1. Sundry Offices ................................................................	..	170	170	..	..
2. Darwin Post Office ................................................................	3,000	..	3,000	3,000	..
3. Barrow Creek ................................................................	..	233	233	..	..
Total Subdivision No. 7 ................................................................	3,000	403	3,403	3,000	..
Total Division No. 16 ................................................................	21,111	126,303	147,414	43,974	19,787
Division No. 16A—Purchase of Sites.
Land for Post and Telegraph purposes	..	..	..	..	1
Total Postmaster-General's Department	..	..	1,074,864	208,974	184,788
Total Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c. (Annual Votes) ...........................................................	..	..	3,070,502	397,144	312,735

               

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