THE COMMONWEALTH
OF AUSTRALIA.
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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS)
1928-29.
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No. 30
of 1928.
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-nine
for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to
appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 14th September, 1928].
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 1928-29.
Issue and application of £383,785.
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-nine the
sum of Three hundred and eighty-three thousand seven hundred and eighty-five
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-nine.
schedule.
F.12414.—Price 8d.
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
Page Reference. | _____ | 1928-29. | 1927-28. | Increase on Expenditure, 1927-28. | Decrease on Expenditure,
1927-28. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
3 | Part
1.—Departments and Services—other Than Business Undertakings and Territories
of the Commonwealth............
| 244,035 | 284,049 | 192,440 | 51,595 | .. |
8 | Part
2.—Business Undertakings..........................
| .. | .. | 874 | .. | 874 |
9 | Part
3.—Territories of the Commonwealth..... | 139,750 | 33,600 | 36,312 | 103,438 | .. |
TOTAL
ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, ETC..... | 383,785 | 317,649 | 229,626 | 154,159 | .. |
PART 1.—Departments and Services—other
than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
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SUMMARY.
Division Number. | ____ | 1928-29. | 1927-28. | Increase on Expenditure, 1927-28. | Decrease on Expenditure, 1927-28. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
1 | THE
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT....................
| 300 | 3,000 | 237 | 63 | .. |
2-4 | THE
HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT
| 54,800 | 8,800 | 890 | 53,910 | .. |
5-8b | THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE...........................
| 156,900 | 205,364 | 170,219 | .. | 13,319 |
9 | THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS
| 13,470 | 25,015 | 12,081 | 1,389 | .. |
10 | THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.............................
| 18,565 | 41,870 | 9,013 | 9,552 | .. |
TOTAL PART 1..........
| 244,035 | 284,049 | 192,440 | 51,595 | .. |
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. | 1928-29. | 1927-28. |
Under
Control of Department of Works and Railways.
| Vote. | Expenditure. |
Division
No. 1. |
Subdivision No. 1.
| £ | £ | £ |
COUNCIL FOR
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH. |
No. 1.
Establishment and equipment............................................. | 300 | 3,000 | 237 |
HOME
AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT. |
Under Control of Home and Territories Department. |
Division
No. 2. | 50,000 | … | … |
No. 1. Erection
of War Memorial, Canberra.................................. |
Under Control of Department of
Works and Railways.
|
Division No. 3. | 3,000 | 7,000 | 890 |
Subdivision
No. 1.
|
No. 1. Erection
of, and additions to, Meteorological buildings........ |
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department. |
Division
No. 4. | 1,800 | 1,800 | … |
Subdivision
No. 1.
|
No. 1. Establishment
of Wireless Station—Lord Howe Island........ |
Total
Home and Territories Department.......................
| 54,800 | 8,800 | 890 |
DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENCE. |
NAVAL. |
Under Control of Department of Defence. |
Division No. 5.
|
Subdivision
No. 1.—Naval Works.
|
No. 1. Naval Establishments—Machinery and plant...................... | 4,000 | 9,000 | 9,840 |
2. Coal hulks, yard craft, boats, launches and
battle practice targets...........................................................................
| 2,000 | 4,050 | 3,884 |
3. Reserves of stores, including ammunition,
ordnance, torpedo stores, and coal and oil fuel............................................
| 70,000 | 74,000 | 32,894 |
4. Oil fuel storage facilities...................................................
| 24,000 | 24,000 | 34,657 |
Grant to Commonwealth Shipping Board—Extension of Sutherland Dock—Cockatoo Dockyard........................
| ... | … | 3,250 |
Total
Division No. 5..........................................
| 100,000 | 111,050 | 84,525 |
Under Control of Department of
Works and Railways.
|
Division
No. 6.
|
Subdivision
No. 1.
|
No. 1. Naval bases, works, and establishments............................... | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Total
Naval (carried forward)......................
| 120,000 | 131,050 | 104,525 |
DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENCE. | 1928-29. | 1927-28. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ |
Brought
forward.................................................................
| 120,000 | 131,050 | 104,525 |
MILITARY. |
Under Control of Department of Defence. |
Division
No. 7.
|
RIFLE RANGES. |
No. 1. Construction of miniature rifle ranges.................................
| 900 | 1,000 | 989 |
AIR SERVICES. |
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN
AIR FORCE. |
Under Control of Department of Defence. |
Division
No. 8.
|
No. 1. Provision of aircraft equipment and plant, including spare
parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineering supplies and ammunition,
and preparation of aerodromes...............
| 56,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
CIVIL AVIATION
BRANCH. |
Under Control of Department of Defence. |
Division
No. 8a.
|
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.........................................................................
| … | 980 | 971 |
Total
Air Services.......................................................
| 56,000 | 8,980 | 8,971 |
Carried
forward.............................................................
| 176,900 | 141,030 | 114,485 |
1928-29. | 1927-28. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENCE. | £ | £ | £ |
Brought
forward.................................................
| 176,900 | 141,030 | 114,485 |
MUNITIONS
SUPPLY BRANCH. |
Under Control of
Department of Defence. |
Division No. 8b. |
FACTORIES,
MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH. |
Subdivision
No. 1.
|
Acquisition of Small Arms Ammunition Factory,
Footscray— Instalments......................................................................
| … | 19,153 | 19,153 |
Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions not
now produced in Australia—Towards cost...............................
| .. | 39,681 | 31,081 |
Preliminary and experimental work, raw material and
stores, wages, and other expenses in connexion with the initiation and
maintenance of munitions production..........................
| .. | 5,000 | 5,000 |
Machinery and plant for Commercial Explosives
Testing Station
| .. | 500 | 500 |
Total Munitions
Supply Branch..........................
| .. | 64,334 | 55,734 |
176,900 | 205,364 | 170,219 |
Less
amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year
| 20,000 | .. | .. |
Total
Department of Defence.......................................
| 156,900 | 205,364 | 170,219 |
Estimated total
cost, £507.000.
DEPARTMENT
OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | 1928-29. | 1927-28. |
Under Control of
Department of Works and Railways. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
Division
No. 9.
| £ | £ | £ |
Subdivision
No. 1.
|
NEW SOUTH WALES. | 9,000 | .. | .. |
No. 1. Construction
of Customs launch.......................................... |
Subdivision
No. 2.
|
VICTORIA. |
No. 1. Erection of and additions and alterations to
buildings, and construction of launches and vessels—towards cost*........
| 24,020 | 23,500 | 1,048 |
Subdivision
No. 3.
|
QUEENSLAND. |
No. 1. Erection of new wharf, buildings, &c.,
for Marine Branch, and quarters, crane, &c., for Lighthouse Branch....................
| 13,450 | 12,630 | 108 |
Subdivision No. 4.
|
SOUTH
AUSTRALIA. |
No. 1. Erection of and additions and alterations to buildings...........
| 6,900 | 10,385 | 5,435 |
Subdivision No. 5.
|
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA. |
No. 1. Erection of and alterations and additions to
buildings...........
| 100 | 3,500 | 5,490 |
53,470 | 50,015 | 12,081 |
Less
amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year
| 40,000 | 25,000 | .. |
Total
Department of Trade and Customs
| 13,470 | 25,015 | 12,081 |
·
Estimated total cost,
£66,500.
1928-29. | 1927-28. |
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, and
construction of launches and vessels.............................................................
| 18,565 | 41,870 | 9,013 |
TOTAL PART
1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories
of the Commonwealth...................................................................
| 244,035 | 284,049 | 192,440 |
PART 2.—Business Undertakings.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S
DEPARTMENT. | 1928-29. | 1927-28. |
Under
Control of Postmaster-General’s Department | Vote. | Expenditure |
Division
No. 10a.
|
Subdivision
No. 1.
| £ | £ | £ |
Buildings at St. Arnaud and South Grafton for
carrier wave telephone apparatus for Mildura and Brisbane circuits.....
| .. | .. | 874 |
TOTAL
PART 2.—Business Undertakings................................ | .. | .. | 874 |
PART 3
—Territories of the Commonwealth. |
NORTH AUSTRALIA AND CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. | 1928-29. | 1927-28. |
Under Control of Department of Works and
Railways. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
Division No. 11.
| £ | £ | £ |
Subdivision No. 1.—North
Australia.
No. 1. Erection of, alterations and additions
to, buildings..............
| 13,000 | 15,600 | 7,338 |
2. Construction and filling of
petrol tank................................
| 250 | 2,000 | 96 |
Total Subdivision
No. 1.....................................
| 13,250 | 17,600 | 7,434 |
Subdivision No. 2.—Central
Australia.
|
No. 1. Construction of
buildings and roads, engineering services and water boring.................................................................
| 24,000 | 34,000 | 18,119 |
37,250 | 51,600 | 25,553 |
Less amount estimated to remain
unexpended at close of year
| 15,000 | 20,000 | .. |
Total North
Australia and Central Australia..................... | 22,250 | 31,600 | 25,553 |
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways. |
Division
No. 12.
|
Subdivision No. 1.
|
No. 1. Reconstruction of Canberra-Goulburn
road—towards cost* | 75,000 | .. | .. |
Under Control of Department of the Treasury. |
Division
No. 13.
|
Subdivision No. 1. No. 1. Purchase of machinery
for Government Printing Office, Canberra......................................................................
| 42,500 | ‡ | 8,759 |
Total Federal
Capital Territory.......................................
| 117,500 | .. | 8,759 |
*
Estimated cost of road within the territory of New South Wales is £200,000, of
which the Commonwealth will contribute two-thirds and New South Wales
one-third. In addition, the Commonwealth will defray cost of reconstruction
within the Federal Capital Territory, estimated at £50,000.
Includes
amount of £36,410 to be reimbursed to Federal Capital Commission.
‡ An amount of
£3,000 was provided in 1927-28 under Ordinary Services, Division No. 150a, Subdivision No 1.
F. 12414.—2
PART
3.—Territories of the Commonwealth—continued. |
PAPUA. | 1928 29. | 1927-28. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ |
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department. |
Division
No. 13a.
|
Subdivision
No. 1.
|
Erection of accommodation for
Audit staff, Port Moresby.......
| .. | 2,000 | 2,000 |
TOTAL
PART 3 —Territories of the Commonwealth............... | 139,750 | 33,600 | 36,312 |
TOTAL ADDITIONS,
NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC........... | 383,785 | 317,649 | 229,626 |
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