Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1934-35 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1934-35.

No. 19 of 1934.

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

[Assented to 4th August, 1934.]

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 1934–35.

Issue and application of £1,259,270.

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 thirty-five the sum of One million two hundred and fifty-nine thousand two hundred and seventy 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 thirty-five.

SCHEDULE.

F.3488.—Price 8d.

Addition, New Works, Buildings, &c.

SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

Page Reference.	—	1934-35.	1933-34.		Increase on Expenditure, 1933-34.	Decrease on Expenditure 1933-34.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
3	Part I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth..........	759,070	593,840	378,022	381,048	..
9	Part II.—Business Undertakings.............	317,000	893,840	926,515	..	609,515
11	Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth..........	183,200	137,200	139,156	44,044	..
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.......	1,259,270	1,624,880	1,443,693	..	184,423

H. J. SHEEHAN, J. A. LYONS,

Secretary to the Treasury, Treasurer.

Commonwealth Treasury,

24th July, 1934.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	—	1934-35.	1933-34.		Increase on Expenditure, 1933-34.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1933-34.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
1	PARLIAMENT........................	12,960	7,000	33	12,927	..
2	THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.....................	15,000	15,000	..	15,000	..
3–3a	THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY..........................	1,560	10,500	10,450	..	8,890
4–5	THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR............................	362,300	215,070	149,700	212,600	..
6–17	THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.............................	305,700	293,196	191,178	114,522	..
18	THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS......	20,300	15,420	3,458	16,842	..
19	THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...............................	17,300	4,950	2,174	15,126	..
19a	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.....................	..	17,934	13,839	..	13,839
20–21	THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE........................	23,950	14,770	7,190	16,760	..
TOTAL PART I...........	759,070	593,840	378,022	381,048	..

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PARLIAMENT.	1934-35.	1933-34.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 1.	£	£	£
1. National Library, Canberra—erection of......................	12,960	7,000	33
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Prime Minister.
Division No. 2.
1. Purchase of vessel for development of fisheries industry	15,000	15,000	..
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 3.
1. Purchase of machinery and additional equipment for Government Printing Office, Canberra...................	1,560	3,700	3,921
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 3a.
Additions and alterations to Government Printing Office, Canberra.................................................................	..	6,800	6,529
Total Department of the Treasury....................................	1,560	10,500	10,450
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 4.
1. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915–1923	130,000	135,000	99,000
2. Australian War Memorial, Canberra—erection of (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Australian War Memorial Account) (towards cost).........................	40,500*	25,000	25,000
3. Commonwealth Offices, Brisbane—Erection of (towards cost).....................................................................	68,000‡	25,000	5,632
Meteorological Bureau—erection of garage.............	..	70	68
Total Division No. 4...........................	238,500	185,070	129,700
Division No. 5.
1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918–1929 (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund War Service Homes Account)...................................................	123,800	30,000	20,000
Total Under Control of Department of the Interior......	362,300	215,070	149,700

* Balance of total estimated coat, £85,300.   Total estimated cost, £80,000. Further liability, £16,368.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	1934–35.	1933–34.
NAVAL.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Defence.	£	£	£
Division No. 6.
1. Naval construction........................................................	508,500*	..	..
Division No. 7.
1. Reserves of stores, including ammunition, ordnance, torpedo stores and oil fuel (moneys received from the sale of reserves of coal may be credited to this item)...	109,400	5	..
2. Naval establishments—machinery and plant...................	4,850	..	..
3. Construction of targets for fleet and of yard craft for establishments........................................................	7,750	(a)	..
Total Division No. 6..................................	122,000	5	..
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8.
1. Buildings, works and sites.............................................	48,460	21,650	21,555
Total Naval..............................................	678,960	21,655	21,555
MILITARY.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 9.
1. Coast defences—equipment and works..........................	168,646	..	..
Division No. 10.
1. Arms, armament and ammunition..................................	90,965b	14,263	12,318
2. Defence works, including fortifications and engineering works (£2,300 to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Defence Reserve Account)......................................	4,800	8,000	8,000
Construction of motor launch....................................................	..	1,200	1,350
Total Division No. 10................................	95,765	23,463	21,668
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 11.
1. Buildings, works and sites.............................................	165,000‡	70,410	11,788
Total Military........................................	429,411	93,873	33,456

* Includes provision for exchange £90,000.

 Total estimated cost, £126,000.

(a) Included under Division No. 49 Naval Establishments, Subdivision b, General Expenses.

(b) £67,000 of this amount to be paid to Trust Fund Small Arms Ammunition Account.

‡ Total estimated cost, £210,000.

F.3488.—2

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1934–35.	1933–34.
	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.	£	£	£
Under Control of Department or Defence.
Division No. 12.
1. Provision of landplane equipment and plant, including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineering supplies and ammunition.................	204,350	61,315	61,316
Provision of seaplane equipment and plant including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineering supplies and exchange......................................................	..	376,250	360,500
Total Division No. 12..........................	204,350	437,565	421,815
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 13.
1. Buildings, works and sites.......................................	126,065*	23,000	10,987
Total Royal Australian Air Force................................	330,415	460,565	432,802
CIVIL AVIATION.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 14.
1. Buildings and works...............................................	2,000	500	58
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 15.
1. Buildings, works and sites.......................................	37,000	13,700	12,935
Total Civil Aviation..........................	39,000	14,200	12,993

* Total estimated cost, £356,315.   Total estimated cost, £60,000.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.	1934–35.	1933–34.
MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department or Defence.	£	£	£
Division No. 16.
1. Acquisition of Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray— instalments.......................................	19,153	19,153	19,153
2. Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions......	25,000‡	20,000	20,000
Total Division No. 16............................	44,153	39,153	39,153
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 17.
1. Buildings, works and sites.........................................	55,000*	40,000	11,719
Total Munitions Supply Branch..........	99,153	79,153	50,872
Less—	1,576,939	669,446	551,678
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year...............................................................	111,239	..	..
Amount available in Trust Fund—Naval Construction Account—to meet expenditure under Division No. 12........................................................................................	..	376,250	360,500
111,239	376,250	360,500
1,465,700	293,196	191,178
Less amount to be provided from Trust Fund—Defence Equipment Account...........................	1,160,000	..	..
Total Department of Defence.............	305,700	293,196	191,178
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 18.
1. Buildings, works and sites and purchase of vessel.......	20,300	15,420	3,458
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 19.
1. Buildings, works and sites.........................................	17,300	4,950	2,174

  Total estimated cost, £191,526; amount outstanding at 30th June, 1934, £47,882.

‡ Total estimated cost, £98,000.

* Total estimated cost, £194,000.

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DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION	1934–35.	1933–34.
Vote.		Expenditure.
Division No. 19a.	£	£	£
Soldiers’ mental hospital, Bundoora, Victoria................	..	2,524	2,281
Repatriation general hospital, Caulfield, Victoria...........	..	567	302
Repatriation general hospital, Keswick, South Australia.	..	8,123	5,849
Repatriation mental block, Callan Park, New South Wales— towards cost..............................................	..	6,720	5,407
Total Department of Repatriation.....................................	..	17,934	13,839
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 20.
1. Buildings, works and sites...........................................	1,000	3,300	3,039
Under Control of Department of Commerce.
Division No. 21.
1. Alterations of lighthouse services................................	14,850	11,470	4,151
2. Erection of and additions to buildings..........................	8,100	..	..
Total Division No. 21...............................	22,950	11,470	4,151
Total Department of Commerce.................	23,950	14,770	7,190
TOTAL PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertaking and Territories of the Commonwealth..........................................................	759,070	593,840	378,022

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PART II.—Business Undertakings.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	—	1934–35.	1933–34.		Increase on Expenditure, 1933–34.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1933–34
			Vote.	Expenditure.
22	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS	73,000	63,000	61,021	11,979	..
23	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT............................................	244,000	830,840	865,494	..	621,494
TOTAL PART II..............................	317,000	893,840	926,515	..	609,515

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PART II.—Business Undertakings.

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.	1934–35.	1933–34.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 22.
1. Trans-Australian Railway..............................................	65,200	58,000	56,980
2. North Australia Railway................................................	3,000	440	..
3. Central Australia Railway.............................................	4,700	4,460	3,977
4. Federal Territory Railway.............................................	100	100	64
Total Commonwealth Railways.............	73,000	63,000	61,021
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of the Postmaster-General’s Department and the Department of the Interior.
Division No. 23.
1. Telegraph and miscellaneous services............................	54,000	7,540	36,617
2. National Broadcasting service.......................................	208,000	95,450	14,586
Telephone exchange services.........................................	594,460	684,018
Trunk line services........................................................	131,020	115,986
Buildings, works and sites..............................................	66,284	14,287
262,000	894,754	865,494
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year..	18,000	63,914	..
Total Postmaster-General’s Department..............	244,000*	830,840	865,494
Total Part II.—Business Undertakings........................	317,000	893,840	926,515

* In addition provision of £1,000,000 made under Loan Fund for Works.

 Provision for 1934-5 made under Loan Fund for Works.

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PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	—	1934–35.	1933–34.		Increase on Expenditure, 1933–34.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1933–34.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
24	NORTHERN TERRITORY.......	50,000	22,000	13,020	36,980	..
25–27	FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRI-TORY.................................	133,200	115,200	126,136	7,064	..
TOTAL PART III......	183,200	137,200	139,156	44,044	..

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PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

NORTHERN TERRITORY.	1934–35.	1933–34
Under Control or Department or the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 24.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works and sites..................................	50,000	22,000	13,020
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control or Department or the Interior.
Division No. 25.
1. Architectural services.........................................	12,000	16,000	20,144
2. Engineering services..........................................	81,300a	72,720	70,497
3. Forestry.............................................................	15,500	13,500	16,260
4. Sundry works and services..................................	10,200	8,980	15,357
Division No. 26.	119,000	111,200	122,258
1. Loans for Housing.............................................	10,000	..
Division No. 27.
1. Department of Health—erection of and additions and alterations to buildings and engineering services.......................................................	4,200	4,000	3,878
Total Federal Capital Territory..............	‡133,200	115,200	126,136
TOTAL PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth...............................................	183,200	137,200	139,156
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, &c.............................................	1,259,270	1,624,880	1,443,693

 Provision for 1933–34 made under Loan Fund for Works.

(a) Further liability, £107,000.

‡ In addition £111,235 Included under Loan Fund for World.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.