Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1939-40 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND

BUILDINGS) 1939-40.

No. 67 of 1939.

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

[Assented to 15th December, 1939.]

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 1939–40.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of £3,534,000.

3. 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 forty the sum of Three million five hundred and thirty-four thousand pounds.

Appropriation.

4. 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 forty.

THE

F.7597.—Price 8d.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

THE SCHEDULE. Sec. 4.

ABSTRACT.

Page Reference.	—	1939–40.	1938–39.		Increase on Expenditure, 1938–39.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1938–39.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
3	Part I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth..............	1,036,000	2,105,000	1,983,169	..	947,169
11	Part II.—Business Undertakings.................	1,446,000	4,092,000	3,842,955	..	2,396,955
13	Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.......	1,052,000	845,000	739,144	312,856	..
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.................................	3,534,000	7,042,000	6,565,268	..	3,031,268

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

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

SUMMARY.

     

Division Number.	—	1939–40.	1938–39.		Increase on Expenditure, 1938–39.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1938–39.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
1	PARLIAMENT..................................................	1,400	7,000	12,426	..	11,026
1a–2	PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT...............	2,900	3,600	8,502	..	5,602
3	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.......	50	100	30	20	..
4–5	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...............	4,950	13,182	14,101	..	9,151
6	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT......	125,000	2,500	1,288	123,712	..
7	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.................	279,400	148,600	138,170	141,230	..
8	WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION..........	30,000	135,000	104,762	..	74,762
8a–8j	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE	..	1,046,465	1,045,920	..	1,045,920
8k–8l	DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT.........................................	..	303,203	303,203	..	303,203
9–12	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.............	486,000	269,100	245,536	240,464	..
13	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS...	12,000	29,000	20,728	..	8,728
14	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	20,000	47,000	35,213	..	15,213
15	DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION...............	50,000	78,000	36,396	13,604	..
16–17	DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	24,300	22,250	16,894	7,406	..
TOTAL PART I....................................	1,036,000	2,105,000	1,983,169	..	947,169

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

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

PARLIAMENT.	1939–40.	1938–39.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 1.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................	1,400	7,000	12,426
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Prime Minister.
Division No. 1a.
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works and sites................................................................................	..	..	160
Purchase of Polar Exploration ship..........................................	..	..	4,693
Total Division No. 1a.............................	..	..	4,853
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 2.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................	2,900	3,600	3,649
Total Prime Minister’s Department.....	2,900	3,600	8,502
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 3.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................	50	100	30
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 4.
1. Government Printing Office, Canberra—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment...............................	2,600	1,610	1,619

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—continued.	1939–40.	1938–39.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 5.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................	2,350	11,572	12,482
Total Department of the Treasury....	4,950	13,182	14,101
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 6.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................	125,000	2,500	1,288
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 7.
1. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915–1934......	85,000	90,000	90,000
2. Australian War Memorial, Canberra—Erection of—for payment to the credit of the War Memorial, Canberra, Trust Account.........................................................................	(a) 75,000	5,000	5,000
3. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Architectural and engineering services.................................................	16,025	10,200	7,253
4. Meteorological Buildings—Erection of and additions and alterations to..................................................................	28,375	22,800	8,261
5. Governor-General’s establishments—Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................................................	53,700	5,000	16,074
6. Memorial at Canberra to His late Majesty King George V.— Erection.........................................................................	11,800	4,300	396
7. Fittings and furniture..........................................................	6,500	7,500	7,755
Forestry School, Canberra—Erection of building..................	..	3,800	3,431
Total Division No. 7...................................................................	279,400	148,600	138,170
WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION.
Under Control of War Service Homes Commissioner.
Division No. 8.
1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918–1937—for payment to credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account	30,000	135,000	104,762

(a) Estimated further liability, £31,000.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

1939–40.	1938–39.
	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8a.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................	..	11,313	11,313
NAVAL.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 8b.
1. Naval construction and additions to fleet.............................	..	292,868	292,868
Division No. 8c.
1. Reserves of stores, including ammunition, ordnance, torpedo stores and oil fuel (moneys received from sale of reserves of coal may be credited to this item)....................................	..	36,812	36,812
2. Naval establishments—machinery, plant and wireless telegraphy equipment.....................................................	..	17,493	11,448
3. Targets for fleet, yard craft, boats and launches—Construction	..	1,904	1,904
4. Equipment for port defence.................................................	..	35,806	42,456
Total Division No. 8c..........................	92,015	92,620
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8d.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................	..	82,505	75,855
Total Naval.......................................	..	467,388	461,343

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.	1939–40.	1938–39.
MILITARY.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Defence.	£	£	£
Division No. 8e.
1. Coast defences—equipment and works...............................	..	15,980	15,980
Division No. 8f.
1. Arms, armament and ammunition, mechanization, equipment and reserves..................................................................	..	189,950	189,950
Division No. 8g.
Defence works, Darwin.......................................................	..	7,800	7,800
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8h.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................	..	6,267	11,767
Total Military.......................................	..	219,997	225,497
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 8i.
1. Landplane and seaplane equipment and plant, including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineering supplies and ammunition.............................................................	..	205,972	205,972
2. Warlike stores and equipment.............................................	..	54,600	54,600
Total Division No. 8i..............................	..	260,572	260,572
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8j.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................	..	87,195	87,195
Total Royal Australian Air Force.....	..	347,767	347,767
Total Department of Defence..............	(a)	1,046,465	1,045,920

(a) Provided in 1939–40 from Loan Fund.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT.	1939–40.	1938–39.
DEFENCE SUPPLIES DIVISION.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Supply and Development.
Division No. 8k.	£	£	£
1. Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions..............	..	121,700	121,700
2. Reserves of raw materials..................................................	..	..	..
3. Armament annexes, plant, materials and experimental work.	..	88,502	88,502
Total Division No. 8k..........................	..	210,202	210,202
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8l.
1. Buildings, works and sites, fittings and furniture—Munitions factories........................................................................	..	93,001	93,001
2. Buildings, works and sites, fittings and furniture—Administrative section...................................................	..	..	..
Total Division No. 8l..........................	..	93,001	93,001
Total Department of Supply and Development	(a)	303,203	303,203
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
INTERNAL SERVICES.
Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.
Division No. 9.
1. Buildings and works—including grants to Councils towards cost of establishment and improvements of country aerodromes....................................................................	12,000	8,000	7,998
2. Aeradio communication and direction-finding stations.........	41,468	57,945	57,945
3. Aircraft, engines, vehicles and equipment...........................	5,400	3,955	3,955
Total Division No. 9...................................................................	58,868	69,900	69,898
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 10.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.......................	366,406	149,264	125,702
Total Internal Services.....................	425,274	219,164	195,600

(a) Provided in 1939–40 from Loan Fund.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

1939–40.	1938–39.
	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure
EMPIRE AIR SERVICES.	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.
Division No. 11.
1. Aeradio communication and direction-finding stations—Singapore section...........................................................	12,000	(a)	..
2. Launches and equipment for flying boat bases—Singapore section...........................................................................	4,800	(a)	..
3. Aeradio communication and direction-finding stations—Trans-Tasman section.....................................................	27,000	..	..
Total Division No. 11................................	43,800	(a)	..
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 12.
1. Buildings, works and sites, including store bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Singapore section..........	8,926	49,936	49,936
2. Buildings, works and sites, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Trans-Tasman section....	8,000	..	..
Total Division No. 12..................................................................	16,926	49,936	49,936
Total Empire Air Services....................	60,726	49,936	49,936
Total Department of Civil Aviation	486,000	269,100	245,536
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 13.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels...........................................................................	12,000	29,000	20,728

(a) Included under Division No. 12 in 1938–39.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

1939–40.	1938–39.
	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.	£	£	£
Division No. 14.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.....................................................................	(a)20,000	47,000	35,213
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 15.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture..................	(b) 50,000	78,000	36,396
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
Under Control of Department of Commerce.
Division No. 16.
1. Lighthouse services—Alterations..................................	8,900	3,250	2,270
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 17.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture..................	(c)15,400	19,000	14,624
Total Department of Commerce...	24,300	22,250	16,894
TOTAL PART I.—Departments and Services—other man Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth..........................................................	1,036,000	2,105,000	1,983,169

(a) Estimated further liability, £57,000. (b) Estimated further liability, £172,500. (c) Estimated further liability, £7,400.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART II.—Business Undertakings.

SUMMARY.

     

Division Number.	—	1939–40.	1938–39.		Increase on Expenditure, 1938–39.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1938–39.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
18	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.........................	153,000	154,000	142,254	10,746	..
19	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...................	1,293,000	3,938,000	3,700,701	..	2,407,701
TOTAL PART II........... .	1,446,000	4,092,000	3,842,955	..	2,396,955

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART II.—Business Undertakings.

1939–40.	1938–39.
	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.	£	£	£
Division No. 18.
1. Trans-Australia Railway..............................................	115,850	105,000	104,738
2. North Australia Railway..............................................	3,600	2,000	1,730
3. Central Australia Railway............................................	27,000	15,300	27,474
4. Australian Capital Territory Railway............................	550	300	100
5. Port Augusta-Port Pirie Railway...................................	6,000	31,400	8,212
Total Commonwealth Railways..	153,000	154,000	142,254
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department and Department of the Interior.
Division No. 19.
1. Telephone exchange services.......................................	934,000	2,453,999	2,435,980
2. Trunk line services......................................................	193,000	774,000	571,610
3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services...........................	35,000	80,000	116,155
4. National Broadcasting service......................................	8,500	100,000	105,848
5. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.................	(a) 122,500	455,000	396,107
Subscription to Share Capital—Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd.................................................	..	75,001	75,001
Total Postmaster-General’s Department...	1,293,000	3,938,000	3,700,701
TOTAL PART II.—Business Undertakings.................	1,446,000	4,092,000	3,842,955

(a) Estimated further liability, £609,865.

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY.

     

Division Number.	—	1939–40.	1938–39.		Increase on Expenditure, 1938–39.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1938–39.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
20–21	NORTHERN TERRITORY...........................................................	394,000	300,000	243,980	150,020	..
22–24	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.......................................	658,000	545,000	495,164	162,836	..
TOTAL PART III...........................................................	1,052,000	845,000	739,144	312,856	..

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

NORTHERN TERRITORY.	1939–40.	1938–39.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 20.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture..................	(a) 327,600	286,000	239,989
2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes................	36,000	..	..
3. Metalliferous mining—Construction of batteries.............	10,000	14,000	3,991
Total Division No. 20.............................................................	373,600	300,000	243,980
Division No. 21.
1. Department of Health—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	20,400	..	..
Total Northern Territory............	394,000	300,000	243,980
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 22.
1. Architectural services, fittings and furniture....................	540,100	401,000	290,094
2. Engineering services.....................................................	273,500	203,000	151,407
3. Forestry........................................................................	3,500	10,000	12,461
4. Sundry works and services.............................................	6,200	16,000	9,606
5. Canberra Cemetery—Minor services—for payment to the credit of The Canberra Cemetery Trust Account..........	300	800	600
823,600	630,800	464,168
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at the close of the year................................................................

230,100	126,800	..
Total Division No. 22..............................	(b) 593,500	504,000	464,16
Division No. 23.
1. Loans for Housing........................................................	(c) 40,000	40,000	30,690
Division No. 24.
1. Department of Health—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	(d) 24,500	1,000	306
Total Australian Capital Territory...	658,000	545,000	495,164
TOTAL PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth........	1,052,000	845,000	739,144
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC..	3,534,000	7,042,000	6,565,268

(a) Estimated further liability, £92,500. (b) Estimated further liability, £314,000.

(c) Estimated further liability, £10,000. (d) Estimated further liability £55,000.

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