Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1935-36 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND

BUILDINGS) 1935-36.

No. 37 of 1935.

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

[Assented to 11th October, 1935.]

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 1935–36.

Issue and application of £3,352,230.

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-six the sum of Three million three hundred and fifty-two thousand two hundred and thirty 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-six.

SCHEDULE.

F.4717.—Price 8d.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

Page Reference.	—	1935-36.	1934-35		Increase on Expenditure, 1934-35.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1934-35.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
3	Part I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth..........	1,397,480	759,070	643,054	754,426	..
9	Part II.—Business Undertakings..............	1,730,700	317,000	264,531	1,466,169	..
11	Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth...	224,050	183,200	144,548	79,502	..
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC..	3,352,230	1,259,270	1,052,133	2,300,097	..

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

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

SUMMARY.

Division Number	—	1935-36.	1934-35.		Increase on Expenditure, 1934-35.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1934-35.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
1	PARLIAMENT...........................	950	12,960	12,031	..	11,081
2–2a	THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT....................	15,000	15,000	516	14,484	..
3–4	THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY..........................	3,860	1,560	1,997	1,863	..
5	THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT....................	4,525	..	..	4,525	..
6–7	THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR............................	294,500	362,300	285,960	8,540	..
8–19	THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE............................	970,010	305,700	302,879	667,131	..
20	THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS...................	20,855	20,300	14,350	6,505	..
21	THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH..............................	25,110	17,300	6,356	18,754	..
22	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT....................	36,000	..	..	36,000	..
23–24	THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE........................	26,670	23,950	18,965	7,705	..
TOTAL PART I..........	1,397,480	759,070	643,054	754,426	..

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PARLIAMENT.	1935-36.	1934-35.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 1.	£	£	£
1... National Library, Canberra—erection of.........................	950	12,960	12,031
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	264
Division No. 2a.
Alterations to Prime Minister’s Lodge, Canberra...............	..	..	252
Total Prime Minister’s Department..	15,000	15,000	516
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............................	3,600	1,560	1,610
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 4.
1... Additions and alterations to Government Printing Office, Canberra.......................................................................	260	..	387
Total Department of the Treasury..	3,860	1,560	1,997
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 5.
1... High Court, Melbourne—alterations...............................	4,525	..	..

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.	1935-36.	1934-35.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 6.	£	£	£
1... Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1923..	120,000	130,000	119,668
2... Australian War Memorial, Canberra—Erection of (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Australian War Memorial Account)......................................................................	5,000*	40,500	40,500
3... Commonwealth Offices, Brisbane—Erection of..............	53,000	68,000	36,293
4... Miscellaneous works and services..................................	1,500	..	..
Total Division No. 6............................	179,500	238,500	196,461
Division No. 7.
1... Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-1934 (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund War Service Homes Account)......................................................................	115,000	123,800	89,499
Total Under Control of Department of the Interior........................................................	294,500	362,300	285,960
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
NAVAL.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 8.
1... Naval construction........................................................	653,000‡	508,500	489,948
Division No. 9.
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)..............	68,755	109,400	62,870
2... Naval establishments—machinery and plant...................	4,850	4,850	4,856
3... Construction of targets for fleet, yard craft, boats and launches	9,750	7,750	1,974
Total Division No. 9......................................	83,355	122,000	69,700
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 10.
1... Buildings, works and sites.............................................	100,788§	48,460	11,278
Total Naval..................................................	837,143	678,960	570,926

* Balance of total estimated cost. £90,300.   Balance of estimated cost, £95,000.

‡ Includes provision for exchange, £91,350. § Total estimated cost, £176,000.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued. MILITARY.	1935-36.	1934-35.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Defence.	£	£	£
Division No. 11.
1... Coast defences—equipment and works......................	473,791	168,646	87,000
Division No. 12.
1... Arms, armament and ammunition..............................	268,854	90,965	84,404
2... Defence works, including fortifications and engineering works (To be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Defence Reserve Account)...............................	5,500	4,800	4,800
Construction of motor launch.......................................	..	..	490
Total Division No. 12...............................	274,354	95,765	89,694
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 13.
1... Buildings, works and sites........................................	369,700*	165,000	110,072
Total Military........................................	1,117,845	429,411	286,766
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.
Under Control or Department or Defence.
Division No. 14.
1... Provision of landplane and seaplane equipment and plant, including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineering supplies and ammunition..................	362,650	204,350	181,041
Under Control or Department or the Interior.
Division No. 15.
1... Buildings, works and sites........................................	231,168	126,065	72,762
Total Royal Australian Air Force.......	593,818	330,415	253,803

* Total estimated colt, £731,200.   Total estimated cost, £530,000.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.	1935-36.	1934-35.
CIVIL AVIATION.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 16.	£	£	£
1... Buildings and works..................................................	3,500	2,000	1,692
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 17.
1... Buildings, works and sites.........................................	64,740*	37,000	31,735
Total Civil Aviation.......................	68,240	39,000	33,427
MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 18.
1... Acquisition of Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray—instalments.............................................	19,153	19,153	19,153
2... Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions......	27,500§	25,000	21,005
Total Division No. 18............................	46,653	44,153	40,158
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 19.
1... Buildings, works and sites.........................................	52,500‡	55,000	51,698
Total Munitions Supply Branch.....	99,153	99,153	91,856
2,716,199	1,576,939	1,236,778
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	111,239	..
Less—	2,716,199	1,465,700	1,236,778
Amount available in Trust Fund—Naval Construction Account towards expenditure under Division No. 8..........................................................................	38,862	..	..
Amount to be provided from Trust Fund—Defence Equipment Account............................................	1,707,327	1,160,000	933,899
1,746,189	1,160,000	933,899
Total Department of Defence....	970,010	305,700	302,879

* Total estimated cost, £104,300.

  Total estimated cost, £191,628; amount outstanding at 30th June, 1835, £28,729.

‡ Total estimated cost, £284,050.

§ Total estimated cost, £121,000.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.	1935-36.	1934-35.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 20.	£	£	£
1... Buildings, works and sites and purchase of vessels......	20,855	20,300	13,533
Purchase and installation of apparatus in connexion with film industry...............................................	..	..	817
Total Trade and Customs Department.........	20,855	20,300	14,350
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department or the Interior.
Division No. 21.
1... Buildings, works and sites.........................................	25,110	17,300	6,356
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 22.
1... Alterations and additions to Repatriation buildings......	36,000	..	..
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
Under Control or Department of the Interior.
Division No. 23.
1... Buildings, works and sites.........................................	6,500	1,000	719
Under Control of Department of Commerce.
Division No. 24.
1... Alterations of lighthouse services...............................	14,610	14,850	10,820
2... Erection of and additions to buildings.........................	5,560	8,100	7,426
Total Division No. 24........................	20,170	22,950	18,246
Total Department of Commerce.....	26,670	23,950	18,965
TOTAL PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.............................................................	1,397,480	759,070	643,054

Additions, New Works, Buildings &c.

PART II.—Business Undertakings.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	—	1935-36.	1934-35.		Increase on Expenditure, 1934-35.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1934-86.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
25	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.....................	80,700	73,000	62,286	18,414	..
26	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT................	1,650,000	244,000	202,245	1,447,755	..
TOTAL PART II.......	1,730,700	317,000	264,531	1,466,169	..

F.4717.—2

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART II.—Business Undertakings.

1935-36.	1931-35.
	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.	Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 25.
1... Trans-Australian Railway..........................................	77,000	65,200	55,859
2... North Australia Railway............................................	1,000	3,000	1,633
3... Central Australia Railway..........................................	2,500	4,700	4,695
4... Federal Territory Railway..........................................	200	100	99
Total Commonwealth Railways....	80,700	73,000	62,286
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
UnderControl of the Postmaster-General’s Department and the Department of the Interior.
Division No. 26.
1... Telephone exchange services.....................................	1,032,500
2... Trunk line services....................................................	281,300
3... Telegraph and miscellaneous services.........................	76,300	54,000	67,571
4... National Broadcasting service....................................	103,000	208,000	134,674
5... Buildings, works and sites..........................................	156,900*
1,650,000	262,000	202,245
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.......................................................................	..	18,000	..
Total Postmaster-General’s Department..	1,650,000	244,000	202,245
Total Part II.—Business Undertakings......................	1,730,700	317,000	264,531

* Total estimated cost, £234,000.   Provision for 1934-35 made under Loan Fund for Works.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	—	1935-36.	1934-35.		Increase on Expenditure, 1934-35.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1934-35.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
27	NORTHERN TERRITORY..........................	50,000	50,000	23,934	26,066	..
28–29a	FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.............	174,050	133,200	120,614	53,436	..
TOTAL PART III........................	224,050	183,200	144,548	79,502	..

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

NORTHERN TERRITORY.	1935-36.	1934-35.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 27.	£	£	£
1... Buildings, works and sites.............................................	50,000*	50,000	23,934
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 28.
1... Architectural services....................................................	67,540	12,000	13,935
2... Engineering services.....................................................	74,460	81,300	73,860
3... Forestry........................................................................	5,000	15,500	15,496
4... Sundry works and services............................................	17,050	10,200	7,071
Division No. 29.	164,050	119,000	110,362
1... Loans for Housing........................................................	10,000	10,000	10,000
Division No. 29a.
Department of Health—Erection of buildings..................	..	4,200	252
Total Federal Capital Territory...................................	174,050	133,200	120,614
TOTAL PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth........	224,050	183,200	144,548
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, &c......	3,352,230	1,259,270	1,052,133

* Total estimated cost £70,000.

           

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