Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1923-24 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1923-24.

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No. 10 of 1923.

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

[Assented to 11th August, 1923.]

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.

l. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1923-24.

Issue and application of £681,521.

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-four the sum of Six hundred and eighty-one thousand five hundred and twenty-one 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-four.

SCHEDULE.

F.12647.—Price 5d.

 

SCHEDULE.

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ABSTRACT.

Division Number.	1923-24.	1922-23.		Increase on Expenditure, 1922-23.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1922-23.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
1a	PRIME MINISTER’S DE­PARTMENT.......................................	..	160	143	..	143
1b-1	THE HOME AND TERRI­TORIES DEPARTMENT	39,270	17,500	13,885	25,385	..
2-10	THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.......................................	371,108	516,617	460,734	..	89,626
11	THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS	21,022	5,013	3,609	17,413	..
12-12b	THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.......................................	220,000	250,000	221,709	..	1,709
13	THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.......................................	30,121	40,740	20,847	9,274	..
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, ETC. .......................................	681,521	830,030	720,927	..	39,406

 

1923-24.			1922-23.
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	£	£	£	£	£
Division No. 1a. Williamstown (Victoria) Shipbuilding Yard—Pumping plant........................................................	..	..	..	160	143
Total Prime Minister’s Department	..	..	..	160	143
________   HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Home and Territories Department.
Division No. 1b. Establishment of wireless station on Willis Island........................................................	..	..	..	..	2,224
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 1c. Meteorological Bureau, Perth—Erection of........................................................	..	..	..	..	93
Division No. 1.
Northern Territory.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Darwin Hospital—Additions.................................................................	185	2,100	2,285	2,000	199
2. Water boring........................................................... 3. Additions to buildings	3,828	26,172	30,000	14,500	10,672
	..	800	800	60	..
4. Roads, culverts, and bridges...........................................................	100	2,900	3,000	800	697
5. Banka Banka—Cattle Dip...........................................................	..	2,000	2,000	..	..
6. Police Station, Pine Creek—Erection of..................................................	..	435	435	..	..
7. Alice Springs—Home for Aboriginal  half-castes..................................................	..	750	750	..	..
Non-recurring..............................................	..	..	..	140	..
Total Division No. 1.................................................................	4,113	35,157	39,270	17,500	11,568
Total Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.......................................................	4,113	35,157	39,270	17,500	11,661
Total Home and Territories Department.......................................................	4,113	35,157	39,270	17,500	13,885

   

1923-24.	1922-23.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	£	£	£
NAVAL.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 2.
Subdivision No. 1.—Naval Works.
No. 1. Naval Establishments—Machinery and plant..........................	10,000	5,000	2,454
2. Coal hulks, yard craft, boats and launches...............................	1,000	1,000	..
3. Construction of fleet..............................................................	5,000	50,000	57,954
4. Reserves of Stores, including ammunition, ordnance, torpedo stores, and coal and oil fuel................................................	200,000	147,000	143,622
Total Division No. 2.................................................	216,000	203,000	204,030
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 3.
No. 1·Alterations to Victoria Barracks consequent on removal of the Naval Branch.....................................................................	942	2,952	2,132
Total Department of Defence—Naval.................................	216,942	205,952	206,162
Carried forward.........................................................	216,942	205,952	206,162

   

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	1923-24.			1922-23.
	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Brought forward..................	£ ..	£ ..	£ 216,942	£ 205,952	£ 206,162
MILITARY.   Under Control of Department of Defence.   Division No. 4.   RIFLE RANGES.
No. 1. Construction of miniature rifle ranges......	..	..	1,500	..	..
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.   Division No. 5.   VARIOUS STATES AND FEDERAL TERRITORY.
No. 1. Construction of Drill Halls, Mobilization Stores, Ordnance Stores, Rifle Ranges, Fortifications, Barracks and other accommodation, and Engineering Works...............................................................	1,121	56,545	57,666
Fort Nepean—Construction of sea wall...............................................................	3,634
Maribyrnong—Buildings and engineering works for Cordite Factory................................................................
Erection of Drill Halls, and other accommodation for Citizen Forces............	..	..	..	25,200	1,768
Rifle Ranges...............................................	646
Fortifications..............................................
Barracks................................................................	410
Research Laboratory—Maribyrnong, Works and Buildings...........................................	..	..	..	..	2,588
Total Division No. 5............................................................	1,121	56,545	57,666	25,200	9,046
Total Department of Defence—Military...	..	..	59,166	25,200	9,046
Carried forward...................................................	..	..	276,108	231,152	215,208

   

1923-24.			1922-23.
Re-Vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward........................	…	…	276,108	231,152	215,208
AIR SERVICES.
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.
Under Control of the Department of Defence.
Division No. 6.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Provision of aircraft equipment and plant, including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineer supplies, and ammunition................................................	…	…	7,100	32,750	30,268
Total Division No. 6......................	...	...	7,100	32,750	30,268
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 7.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Towards cost of construction of buildings, hangars, workshops, barracks and earthworks, and preparation of aerial routes and landing grounds......................................................	31,752	147,658	179,410	112,540	24,632
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year...............................................	…	…	99,710	55,825	…
Total Division No. 7........................	...	…	79,700	56,715	24,632
Total Royal Australian Air Force	…	…	86,800	89,465	54,900
Carried forward...................................	…	…	86,800	89,465	54,900
	…	…	276,108	231,152	215,208

 

1923-24.			1922-23.
Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward..............................................................	…	…	276,108	231,152	215,208
AIR SERVICES.
Brought forward..............................................	…	…	86,800	89,465	54,900
Division No. 8. CIVIL AVIATION BRANCH. Under Control of Department of Defence.   Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Initial preparation of aerodromes and emergency landing grounds, provision of aircraft equipment, plant, and vehicles, including spare parts, machinery, tools, and engineering supplies............................................................	…	…	9,700	4,000	390
Total Division No. 8.................................................................	…	…	9,700	4,000	390
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.   Division No. 9.   Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Towards cost of construction of buildings, hangars, workshops, barracks and earthworks, and preparation of aerial routes and landing grounds............................................................	1,301	25,699	27,000	22,000	20,699
Total Division No. 9..............................................................	1,301	25,699	27,000	22,000	20,699
Total Civil Aviation Branch.....................................	…	…	36,700	26,000	21,089
Total Air Services.....................................	…	…	123,500	115,465	75,989
Carried forward..............................................................	…	…	399,608	346,617	291,197

   

1923-24.	1922-23.
	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
Brought forward.............................................	399,608	346,617	291,197
MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No.10.
FACTORIES, MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
Subdivision No. l
No. 1. Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions not now produced in Australia—Towards cost1.................	45,000	70,000	72,795
2. Preliminary and experimental work, raw material and stores, wages, and other expenses in connexion with the initiation and maintenance of munitions production.......................	26,500	100,000	96,742
Total Munitions Supply Branch................................	71,500	170,000	169,537
Less amount to remain unexpended at close of year.........	471,108	516,617	460,734
	100,000	..	..
Total Department of Defence........................................	371,108	516,617	460,734

   

1923-24.			1922-23.
Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.	£	£	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 11.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Construction of Launch, Newcastle........................................................................	..	1,400	1,400	..	..
Non-recurring......................................................................	..	..	..	58	..
Total Subdivision No. 1............................................................	..	1,400	1,400	58	..
Subdivision No. 2.
QUEENSLAND.
Brisbane—Navigation Branch—Alteration Mercantile Marine Building.................................................................	..	..	..	200	196
Total Subdivision No. 2............................................................	..	..	..	200	196
Subdivision No. 3.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Customs House, Port Adelaide—Alterations and additions—towards cost2...............................................................	1,000	6,000	7,000	1,000	..
Carried forward............................................................	1,000	7,400	8,400	1,258	196

   

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued.	1923-24.			1922-23.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure
Division No. 11.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward...............................................	1,000	7,400	8,400	1,258	196
Subdivision No. 4.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No.  1. Broome—Alterations and Additions to quarters..............................................................	..	470	470	..	..
2. Fremantle—Alterations to Long Room................................................................	..	300	300	..	..
3. Carnarvon—Erection of quarters................................................................	..	1,360	1,360	..	..
4. Port Hedland—Additions................................................................	..	150	150	..	..
5. Construction of vessels................................................................	..	7,000	7,000	..	..
Non-recurring..........................................	..	..	..	55	55
Total Subdivision No. 4.......................................................................	..	9,280	9,280	55	55
Subdivision No. 5.   INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
No. 1. Establishment and equipment..............................................................................	342	3,000	3,342	3,700	3,358
Total Division No. 11...........................................................	1,342	19,680	21,022	5,013	3,609
Total Department of Trade and Customs..	1,342	19,680	21,022	5,013	3,609
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POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.   Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.   Division No. 12.   TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND CONDUITS.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones, also construction of conduits and laying wires underground.......................................................................	..	..	220,000	168,232	168,232
Under the Control of Department of Home and Territories. Division No. 12a. Land for Post and Telegraph purposes................................................................	..	..	..	..	15,000*
Carried forward...............................................	..	..	220,000	168,232	183,232

* In addition £188,875 was charged to Loan Fund.

 

1923-24.			1922-23.
Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT continued.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward.....................................................	..	..	220,000	168,232	183,232
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 12b.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
VICTORIA.
Brunswick North Post Office......................................	..	..	..	..	214
Subdivision No. 2.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Sundry Offices...........................................................	..	...	*	3,250	2,368
Adelaide General Post Office—Remodelling—towards cost......................................................................	..	..	*	24,500	15,607
Berri Post Office—towards cost.................................	..	..	*	3,000	2,221
Brighton Post Office..................................................	..	..	*	1,700	..
Brighton Telephone Exchange....................................	..	..	*	1,000	89
Glenelg Telephone Exchange.....................................	..	..	*	1,000	265
Henley Beach Telephone Exchange............................	..	..	2,500	..
Port Adelaide Post Office—towards cost.....................	..	..	*	1,000	..
Port Lincoln—Additions to Post Office.......................	..	..	*	2,000	916
Prospect—Telephone Exchange.................................	..	..	*	8,030	2
Semaphore—Telephone Exchange—towards cost.......	..	..	*	1,000	..
Woodville—Telephone Exchange...............................	..	..	*	3,000	..
Non-recurring................................................	..	..	..	14,219	13,734
Total Subdivision No. 2.....................	..	..	..	66,199	35,202
Carried forward...........................	..	..	..	66,199	35,416
	..	..	220,000	168,232	183,232

* To be charged to Loan Fund for Works in 1923–24.

 

1923-24.			1922-23.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward.............................	..	..	220,000	168,232	183,232
Division No. 12b.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Brought forward.....................	..	..	..	66,199	35,416
Subdivision No. 3.
TASMANIA.
Sundry Offices................................................	..	..	1,694	401
Branxholm—Additions to Post Office..............	..	..	300	..
Burnie—New Post Office................................	..	..	4,000	..
Dover—New Post Office.................................	..	..	800	..
Launceston—Alterations to Post Office............	..	..	3,000	100
Lilydale—New Post Office..............................	..	..	800	..
Non-recurring.................................................	..	..	..	1,970	1,746
Total Subdivision No. 3.......................	..	..	..	12,564	2,247
Subdivision No. 4.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Sundry Offices................................................	..	..	170	170
Daly Waters—Bore, tank, and windmill...........	..	..	2,150	95
Katherine—Alterations to Post Office, towards cost.........................................................	..	..	..	549
Darwin—Alterations, &c., to Post Office.........	..	..	685	..
Total Subdivision No. 4....................	..	..	..	3,005	814
Total Division No. 12b....................	..	..	..	81,768	38,477
Total Under Control of Department of Works and Railways...........................	..	..	..	81,768	38,477
Total Postmaster-General’s Department...	..	..	220,000*	250,000	221,709

 

* The following table shows the estimated expenditure 1923-24 for the Postmaster-General’s Department in respect of Additions, New Works, Buildings, and Sites in comparison with the expenditure in 1922-23:—

 

Estimate	Expenditure.
1923-24.	1922-23.
£	£
From Revenue—
Construction and extension of Telegraphs and Telephones.................................................................................................................................................	220,000	168,232
Buildings.................................................................................................................................................	..	38,477
Sites.................................................................................................................................................

..	15,000
From Loan Fund—
Construction and extension of Telegraphs and Telephones.................................................................................................................................................	2,980,000	2,005,421
Buildings.................................................................................................................................................	729,366	144,341
Sites................................................................................................................................................. s	82,400	138,875
4,011,766	2,510,346
Increase over Expenditure 1922-23	£1,501,420
To be charged to Loan Fund for Works in 1923-24.

 

1923-24.			1922-23.
Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.   Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.   Division No. 13.   Subdivision No. 1.   No. 1. New Buildings—Alterations and Additions...	21,121	9,000	30,121	40,740	20,847
Total Department of Health..............	21,121	9,000	30,121	40,740	20,847
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC. ........................................	..	..	681,521	830,030	720,927

                    

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1

Estimated total cost £452,350.

2

Total estimated cost not yet ascertained.