THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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APPROPRIATION
(WORKS AND BUILDINGS)
1925-26.
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No. 9 of 1925.
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-six for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to
appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 25th
August, 1925.]
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
1925-26.
Issue
and application of £323,286.
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-six the sum of Three
hundred and twenty-three thousand two hundred and eighty-six 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-six.
F. 12994.—Price 5d. SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
Page
Reference. | _____ | 1925-26. | 1924-25. | Increase
on Expenditure, 1924-25. | Decrease
on Expenditure, 1924-25. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
3 | Part 1.—Departments and Services,—Other Than Business
Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth......
| 265,486 | 383,789 | 327,303 | .. | 61,817 |
12 | Part 2.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
| 57,800 | 20,000 | 16,613 | 41,187 | .. |
TOTAL
ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, ETC......................
| 323,286 | 403,789 | 343,916 | .. | 20,630 |
PART
1, —Departments and Services—other
than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
Division
Number. | _____ | 1925-26. | 1924-25. | Increase
on Expenditure, 1924-25. | Decrease
on Expenditure, 1924-25. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £
| £ | £ |
1-7 | THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.............
| 244,736 | 311,323 | 309,277 | … | 64,541 |
8-9 | THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS
| 6,160 | 5,232 | 6,234 | … | 74 |
10 | THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...............
| 14,180 | 66,487 | 10,139 | 4,041 | ... |
11 | THE
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND MIGRATION........
| 410 | 747 | 1,653 | … | 1,243 |
TOTAL
PART 1
| 265,486 | 383,789 | 327,303 | ... | 61,817 |
1925-26. | 1924-25. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ |
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENCE. |
NAVAL. |
Under
Control of Department of Defence. | : |
Division No. 1. |
Subdivision No. 1.—Naval Works.
|
No. 1. Naval Establishments—Machinery
and plant..................
| 12,000 | 11,000 | 10,177 |
2. Coal hulks, yard craft,
boats, launches and battle practice target.........................................................................
| 7,000 | 16,000 | 15,987 |
3. Reserves of Stores, including
ammunition, ordnance, torpedo stores, and coal and oil fuel.............................
| 117,803 | 104,803 | 109,349 |
Oil fuel storage facilities..............................................
| … | 24,000 | 24,053 |
Construction of fleet....................................................
| … | 5,000 | ... |
Total Division No. 1............................................
| 136,803 | 160,803 | 159,566 |
Under
Control of Department of Works and Railways.
|
Division No. 1a. |
Subdivision No. 1.
| … | ... | 176 |
Alterations to Victoria
Barracks consequent on removal of Naval Branch.................................................
|
Carried forward..........................................
| 136,803 | 160,803 | 159,742 |
DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENCE. | 1925-26. | 1924-25. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ |
Brought forward.......................................
| 136,803 | 160,803 | 159,742 |
MILITARY. |
Under
Control of Department of Defence. |
Division No.
2.
|
RIFLE
RANGES. |
No. 1. Construction of miniature rifle
ranges........................ | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,446 |
Division No. 3.
|
MILITARY STORES,
&c. |
No. 1. For payment to Trust Fund Gun Ammunition
and Equipment Account (moneys received from the sale of post-bellum equipment
received from the Imperial Government may be taken in reduction of
expenditure under this item)
| 100 | .. | .. |
Total under control of Department of Defence.................
| 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,446 |
Under
Control of Department of Works and Railways. |
Division
No.
4.
|
MILITARY WORKS. |
No. 1. Construction of Drill Halls,
Mobilization Stores, Ordnance Stores, Rifle Ranges, Fortifications,
Barracks and other accommodation, and Engineering Works...................................................................
| 23,481 | 15,263 | 15,263 |
Total Department of Defence—Military...........
| 25,081 | 16,763 | 16,709 |
Carried forward......................................................
| 161,884 | 177,566 | 176,451 |
1925-26. | 1924-25. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENCE. | £ | £ | £ |
Brought forward......................................................
| 161,884 | 177,566 | 176,451 |
AIR SERVICES. |
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE. |
Under Control of the Department of Defence. |
Division No. 5.
|
No. 1. Provision of aircraft equipment and plant, including spare
parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineer supplies, and ammunition, and
preparation of aerodromes.........................
| 7,029 | 7,129 | 7,129 |
2. For payment to Trust Fund Gun Ammunition and Equipment Account.
(Moneys received from the sale of post-bellum equipment received from the
Imperial Government may be taken in reduction of expenditure under this
item.)................
| 100 | … | … |
Total
Division No. 5...........................................
| 7,129 | 7,129 | 7,129 |
Under Control ofDepartment of worksand railways. |
Division No. 5a.
|
Towards cost of construction of buildings, hangars, workshops, barracks
and earthworks, and preparation of aerial routes and landing grounds...................................................................
| … | 41,778 | 41,778 |
Total
Royal Australian Air Force..................
| 7,129 | 48,907 | 48,907 |
Carried
forward............................................
| 7,129 | 48,907 | 48,907 |
161,884 | 177,566 | 176,451 |
DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENCE. | 1925-26. | 1924-25. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ |
Brought
forward...................................................
| 161,884 | 177,566 | 176,451 |
AIR SERVICES. |
Brought
forward...................................................
| 7,129 | 48,907 | 48,907 |
Division No. 6.
|
CIVIL AVIATION
BRANCH. |
Under Control of
Department of Defence. |
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
| 4,200 | 4,200 | 3,940 |
Under Control of
Department of Works and Railways. |
Division
No. 6a.
|
Towards cost of construction of buildings, hangars, workshops,
barracks and earthworks, and preparation of aerial routes and landing grounds.............................................................
| ... | 9,127 | 9,127 |
Total
Civil
Aviation Branch.................................
| 4,200 | 13,327 | 13,067 |
Total
Air
Services..........................................
| 11,329 | 62,234 | 61,974 |
Carried
forward .....................................................
| 173,213 | 239,800 | 238,425 |
1925-26. | 1924-25. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ |
DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENCE. |
Brought
forward...................................................
| 173,213 | 239,800 | 238,425 |
MUNITIONS SUPPLY
BRANCH. |
Under Control of
Department of Defence. |
Division No.
7. |
FACTORIES,
MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH. |
Subdivision
No. 1.
|
No. 1. Machinery and plant for
manufacture of munitions not now produced in Australia—Towards cost*....................
| 51,523 | 51,523 | 43,902 |
2. Preliminary and experimental work,
raw material and stores, wages, and other expenses in connexion with the
initiation and maintenance of munitions production....................
| 20,000 | 20,000 | 26,950 |
Total Munitions Supply
Branch.....................
| 71,523 | 71,523 | 70,852 |
Total Department of
Defence........................
| 244,736 | 311,323 | 309,277 |
*
Estimated total cost. £452,350,
DEPARTMENT OF
TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | 1925-26. | 1924-25. |
Re-vote. | New Service. | Total. | Vote. | Expenditure |
Under Control of
Department of Trade and Customs.
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
Division
No. 8.
|
Subdivision No. 1.
|
No. 1. Purchase and installation of
machine for testing anchors, chain cables and gear—towards cost*.......................................................
| .. | 2,000 | 2,000 | .. | .. |
Under Control of
Department of Works and Railways.
|
Division No. 9.
|
Subdivision No. 1.
|
NEW
SOUTH WALES. |
No. 1. Erection
of and additions and alterations to buildings, and construction of launches
and vessels.....................................................
| 1,260 | .. | 1,260 | 2,000 | 1,590 |
Erection of
shelter sheds at Mercantile Marine Offices....................................................
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 790 |
Total
Subdivision No. 1....................
| 1,260 | .. | 1,260 | 2,000 | 2,380 |
Subdivision No. 1a.
|
VICTORIA. |
Erection
of shelter sheds at Mercantile Marine Offices.................................
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 385 |
Subdivision No. 1b.
|
QUEENSLAND. |
Erection
of shelter sheds at Mercantile Marine Offices..............................................
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 250 |
Carried
forward..............................
| 1,260 | .. | 1,260 | 2,000 | 3,015 |
.. | 2,000 | 2,000 | .. | .. |
*
Estimated total cost, £10,000.
1925-26. | 1924-25. |
DEPARTMENT
OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | Re-Vote. | New
Service. | Total. | Vote | Expenditure |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
Brought forward............................
| .. | 2,000 | 2,000 | .. | .. |
Under Control of
Department ofworksand Railways.
|
Division No. 9. |
Brought
forward.................................
| 1,260 | .. | 1,260 | 2,000 | 3,015 |
Subdivision
No. 2.
|
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. |
No. 1. Erection of and additions and
alterations to buildings, and construction of launches and vessels......................................................
| .. | 450 | 450 | 1,750 | 1,646 |
Erection of shelter sheds at Mercantile
Marine Offices......................................................
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 162 |
Total
Subdivision No. 2.....
| .. | 450 | 450 | 1,750 | 1,808 |
Subdivision
No. 3.
|
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. |
No. 1. Erection
of and alterations and additions to buildings, and construction of launches
and vessels......................................................
| .. | 2,450 | 2,450 | 1,482 | 1,411 |
Total under control of Department of Works and Railways...........................
| 1,260 | 2,900 | 4,160 | 5,232 | 6,234 |
Total Department of Trade and Customs.
| 1,260 | 4,900 | 6,160 | 5,232 | 6,234 |
1925-26. | 1924-25. |
Re-vote. | New
Service | Total. | Vote. | Expenditure |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH. |
Under
Control of Department of Works and Railways. |
Division No. 10. |
Subdivision No. 1.
|
No. 1. New Buildings—Alterations and
Additions................................................................................ | 3,320 | 10,860 | 14,180 | 66,487 | 10,139 |
DEPARTMENT
OF MARKETS AND MIGRATION. |
Under
Control of Department of Works and Railways. |
Division No. 11. |
Subdivision No. 1.
|
Institute
of Science and Industry. |
No. 1. Establishment and
Equipment................................................................................ | 410 | .. | 410 | 747 | 1,653 |
TOTAL PART 1.—Departments and
Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth........................................................................
| .. | .. | 265,486 | 383,789 | 327,303 |
PART2.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
Division Number. | 1925-26. | 1924-25. | Increase on Expenditure, 1924-25. | Decrease on Expenditure. 1924-25. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
12 | NORTHERN
TERRITORY | 57,800 | 20,000 | 16,613 | 41,187 | .. |
TOTAL—PART 2........... | 57,800 | 20,000 | 16,613 | 41,187 | .. |
NORTHERN
TERRITORY. | 1925-26. | 1924-25. |
Under
Control of Department of Works and Railways.
| Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ |
Division No. 12.
|
Subdivision No. 1.
|
No. 1. Construction of buildings and
roads, engineering services and water boring.......................................................
| 40,500 | 20,000 | 16,613 |
2.
Construction and filling of petrol tank..........................
| 17,300 | .. | .. |
TOTAL PART 2—Territories
of the Commonwealth..........
| 57,800 | 20,000 | 16,613 |
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS,
BUILDINGS, ETC..... | 323,286 | 403,789 | 343,916 |
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