THE
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1942-43.
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No. 45 of 1942.
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-three for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and
to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 3rd
October, 1942.]
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
1942-43.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day
on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue
and application of £4,902,000.
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-three the sum of Four million nine
hundred and two thousand pounds.
Appropriation.
4.The
said sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services
expressed in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending
the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-three.
THE
F.7235.—Price 8d.
Additions,
New Works, Buildings, &c.
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THE
SCHEDULE. Sec.4.
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ABSTRACT.
Page Reference. | — | 1942-43. | 1941-12. | Increase on Expenditure,
1941-42. | Decrease
on Expenditure, 1941-42.
|
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
3 | Part I.—Departments
and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the
Commonwealth...........
| 1,298,000 | 980,000 | 702,403 | 595,597 | .. |
9 | Part II.—Business
Undertakings.........................
| 3,040,000 | 1,716,000 | 1,886,846 | 1,153,154 | .. |
11 | Part III.—Territories
of the Commonwealth...........
| 564,000 | 1,135,000 | 716,095 | .. | 152,095 |
TOTAL
ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.
| 4,902,000 | 3,831,000 | 3,305,344 | l,596,656 | .. |
Additions,
New Works, Buildings, &c.
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PART I.—Departments and Services—other
than Business Undertakings and Territories
of the Commonwealth.
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SUMMARY.
Division Number. | — | 1942-43. | 1941-42. | Increase
on Expenditure, 1941-42. | Decrease
on Expenditure, 1941-42. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
1 | PARLIAMENT....................
| 1,400 | 2,400 | 2,888 | .. | 1,488 |
2-3 | PRIME
MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.....................
| 54,800 | 55,100 | 34,345 | 20,455 | .. |
4-5 | DEPARTMENT
OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..........................
| 5,600 | 64,650 | 63,466 | .. | 57,866 |
6-7 | DEPARTMENT
OF THE TREASURY......................
| 10,300 | 39,000 | 42,288 | .. | 31,988 |
8 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S
DEPARTMENT.....................
| 10,000 | 35,250 | 5,166 | 4,834 | .. |
9 | DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR........................
| 54,000 | 64,400 | 45,021 | 8,979 | .. |
10 | WAR
SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION..................
| 25,000 | 70,000 | 49,124 | .. | 24,124 |
11-14 | DEPARTMENT
OF CIVIL AVIATION.......................
| 908,700 | 547,900 | 414,443 | 494,257 | .. |
15 | DEPARTMENT
OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS........................
| 11,000 | 9,300 | 3,395 | 7,605 | .. |
16 | DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH
| 2,500 | 8,600 | 3,484 | .. | 98 |
17 | DEPARTMENT
OF REPATRIATION..........................
| 200,000 | 61,000 | 24,514 | 175,486 | .. |
18-19 | DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE.........................................
| 10,500 | 17,900 | 8,794 | 1,706 | .. |
20 | DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES........................
| 4,200 | 4,500 | 5,475 | .. | 1,275 |
TOTAL
PART I....... | 1,298,000 | 980,000 | 702,403 | 595,597 | .. |
Additions,
New Works, Buildings, &c.
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PART I.—Departments and
Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories
of
the Commonwealth.
1942-43 | 1941-42. |
PARLIAMENT. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
Under
Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 1. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Buildings, works,
sites, fittings and furniture................ | 1,400 | 2,400 | 2,888 |
PRIME MINISTER’S
DEPARTMENT. |
Under
Control of Prime Minister’s Department. |
Division No. 2. |
1. Equipment for
Industrial Chemistry Laboratory............ | 15,800 | 17,600 | 8,661 |
Vessel for development
of fisheries industry................ | .. | 7,000 | .. |
Council for Scientific
and Industrial Research—Buildings, works and sites..............................................................
| .. | 3,500 | 1,477 |
Total Division No. 2..................... | 15,800 | 28,100 | 10,038 |
Under
Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 3. |
1. Buildings, works,
sites, fittings and furniture........................... | 39,000 | 27,000 | 24,307 |
Total Prime Minister’s Department......... | 54,800 | 55,100 | 34,345 |
DEPARTMENT OF
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. |
Under Control of Department of External Affairs. |
Division No. 4. |
1. High
Commissioner for Canada—Purchase and equipment of official residence................................................................
| 100 | 1,300 | 1,628 |
2. Australian Minister
in United States of America—Purchase and equipment of Legation premises...............................
| 5,000 | 57,200 | 60,282 |
3. Australian Minister
in China—Equipment for Legation premises
| 400 | 2,000 | 1,591 |
Australian Minister in
Japan—Equipment for official residence | .. | 4,000 | .. |
Total Division No. 4...................... | 5,500 | 64,500 | 63,401 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 5. |
1. Buildings, works,
sites, fittings and furniture................. | 100 | 150 | 65 |
Total Department of External Affairs.... | 5,600 | 64,650 | 63,466 |
DEPARTMENT OF
THE TREASURY. |
Under Control of Department of the Treasury. |
Division No. 6. |
1. Government
Printing Office, Canberra—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment................................................
| 300 | 300 | 218 |
Additions,
New Works, Buildings, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF
THE TREASURY—continued. | 1942-43. | 1941-42. |
Under
Control of Department of the Interior. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
Division No. 7. | £ | £ | £ |
1.
Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture................... | 10,000 | 38,700 | 42,070 |
Total
Department of the Treasury............... | 10,300 | 39,000 | 42,288 |
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S
DEPARTMENT. |
Under
Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 8. |
1.
Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture................... | (a) 10,000 | 35,250 | 5,166 |
DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR. |
Under Control
of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 9. |
1. Expenditure
under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1934.. | 10,000 | 25,000 | 13,000 |
2.
Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Architectural and engineering
services..................................................
| (b) 25,000 | 19,000 | 13,940 |
3. Governor-General’s
establishments—Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.............................................................
| 1,000 | 2,200 | 890 |
4. Memorial
at Canberra to His late Majesty King George V.— Erection................................................................................
| 1,000 | 3,500 | 443 |
5.
Fittings and furniture.....................................................
| 12,800 | 9,200 | 12,969 |
6.
Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works Suspense Trust Account...................................................................
| 4,200 | 5,500 | 3,779 |
Total
Department of the Interior | 54,000 | 64,400 | 45,021 |
WAR SERVICE
HOMES COMMISSION. |
Under
Control of War Service Homes Commissioner. |
Division No. 10. |
1. Expenditure under War Service
Homes Act 1918-1941—for payment to credit of the War Service Homes Trust
Account
| 25,000 | 70,000 | 49,124 |
(a) Estimated further liability, £51,440. (b) Estimated
further liability, £20,400.
Additions,
New Works, Buildings, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL AVIATION. | 1942-43 | 1941-42. |
INTERNAL SERVICES. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
Under
Control of Department of Civil Aviation. | £ | £ | £ |
Division No. 11. |
1.
Buildings and works—including grants to Councils towards cost of establishment
and improvement of country aerodromes
| 21,100 | 13,500 | 8,040 |
2.
Aeradio communication and navigation facilities; power generation and
distribution plant; direct current and audio frequency control lines ; automatic
switching equipment; aerodrome and air route lighting equipment...................................................
| 726,300 | 223,810 | 82,781 |
3.
Aircraft,
engines, vehicles and equipment......................
| 12,900 | 11,290 | 10,623 |
Total
Division No. 11................... | 760,300 | 248,600 | 101,444 |
Under
Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 12. |
1.
Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.................
| (a) 635,000 | (b)578,200 | b
303,590 |
Total
Internal Services.............. | 1,395,300 | 826,800 | 405,034 |
EMPIRE AIR SERVICES. |
Under
Control of Department of Civil Aviation. |
Division No. 13. |
1.
Aeradio communication and navigation facilities; power generation and distribution
plant; direct
current and audio frequency control lines ; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome
and air route lighting equipment—Singapore section.....................
| 1,200 | 1,400 | 74 |
2. Launches and
equipment for flying boat bases—Singapore section
| 1,700 | 1,300 | 296 |
3. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities ;
power generation and distribution plant; direct current and audio-frequency
control lines; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome and air route
lighting equipment— Trans-Tasman section..............
| 1,500 | 300 | 185 |
Total
Division No. 13.................... | 4,400 | 3,000 | 555 |
(a) Estimated further liability £358,500. In addition £175,100 was provided from
Civil Aviation Trust Account.
Additions,
New Works, Buildings, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL AVIATION—continued. | 1942-43. | 1941-42. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
Under
Control of Department of the Interior. | £ | £ | £ |
Division No. 14. |
1.
Buildings,
works and sites, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and
furniture—Singapore section.........
| 5,500 | 14,100 | 6,364 |
2. Buildings, works and sites, including
shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Trans-Tasman
section
| 3,500 | 4,000 | 2,490 |
Total Division No. 14 | 9,000 | 18,100 | 8,854 |
Total Empire Air Services | 13,400 | 21,100 | 9,409 |
1,408,700 | 847,900 | 414,443 |
Less amount estimated to
remain unexpended at close of year | 500,000 | 300,000 | .. |
Total Department of Civil Aviation...... | 908,700 | (a) 547,900 | a 414,443 |
DEPARTMENT OF
TRADE AND CUSTOMS. |
Under
Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 15. |
1.
Buildings, works, sites, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels
| 11,000 | 9,300 | 3,395 |
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH. |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 16. |
1.
Buildings,
works, sites, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels
| 2,500 | 8,600 | 3,484 |
DEPARTMENT OF
REPATRIATION. |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 17. |
1. Buildings,
works, sites, fittings and furniture................ | (b)200,000 | 61,000 | 24,514 |
(а)
In addition £175,100 was provided from Civil Aviation Trust Account.
(b)
Estimated further liability, £80,500.
Additions,
New Works, Buildings, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. | 1942-43. | 1941-42. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ |
Under
Control of Department of Commerce. |
Division No. 18. |
1. Lighthouse
services—Installation of equipment............. | 1,900 | 8,200 | 4,350 |
Under
Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 19. |
1. Buildings,
works, sites, fittings and furniture.................. | 8,600 | 9,700 | 4,444 |
Total
Department of Commerce. | 10,500 | 17,900 | 8,794 |
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES. |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 20. |
1. Buildings,
works, sites, fittings and furniture................. | 4,200 | 4,500 | 5,475 |
TOTAL
PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and
Territories of the Commonwealth
| 1,298,000 | 980,000 | 702,403 |
Additions, New Works,
Buildings, &c
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SUMMARY.
Division Number. | — | 1942-43. | 1941-42. | Increase on
Expenditure, 1941-42. | Decrease on
Expenditure, 1941-42. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
21 | COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS
| 240,000 | 150,000 | 113,761 | 126,239 | .. |
22 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S
DEPARTMENT....................
| 2,800,000 | 1,566,000 | 1,773,085 | 1,026,915 | .. |
TOTAL PART II........... | 3,040,000 | 1,716,000 | 1,886,846 | 1,153,154 | .. |
F.7235.—2
Additions,
New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART II.—Business Undertakings. |
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS. | 1942-43. | 1941-42. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ |
Under
Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 21. |
1.
Trans-Australian Railway.......................................... | 218,000 | 116,000 | 82,674 |
2. North
Australia Railway............................................ | 2,250 | 4,750 | 9,118 |
3. Central
Australia Railway.......................................... | 17,000 | 17,500 | 11,479 |
4. Australian
Capital Territory Railway.......................... | 750 | 250 | 456 |
6. Port
Augusta-Port Pirie Railway................................. | 2,000 | 11,500 | 10,034 |
Total
Commonwealth Railways | 240,000 | 150,000 | 113,761 |
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S
DEPARTMENT. |
Under
Control of Postmaster-General’s Department and Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 22. |
1.
Telephone exchange services...................................... | 1,329,000 | 899,000 | 1,088,308 |
2.
Trunk line services..................................................... | 816,000 | 345,000 | 345,000 |
3.
Telegraph and miscellaneous services.......................... | 67,000 | 39,000 | 45,708 |
4.
National Broadcasting service..................................... | 37,999 | 28,000 | 11,329 |
5.
Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture................ | (a) 500,000 | 255,000 | 282,740 |
6.
Subscription to share capital—Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd.........................................................
| 50,001 | .. | .. |
Total
Postmaster-General’s Department
| 2,800,000 | 1,566,000 | b 1,773,085 |
TOTAL
PART II.—Business Undertakings............. | 3,040,000 | 1,716,000 | 1,886,846 |
(a) Estimated further liability,
£193,000. (b) In addition £1,200,000 was provided under Loan Fund.
Additions,
New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART III.—Territories of the
Commonwealth. |
SUMMARY. |
Division Number. | —– | 1942-43. | 1941-42. | Increase on
Expenditure, 1941-42. | Decrease on
Expenditure, 1941-42. |
Vote. | Expenditure. |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
23-24 | NORTHERN
TERRITORY.... | 174,000 | 450,000 | 338,079 | .. | 164,079 |
25-26 | AUSTRALIAN
CAPITAL TERRITORY.............................
| 390,000 | 685,000 | 378,016 | 11,984 | .. |
TOTAL PART III....... | 564,000 | 1,135,000 | 716,095 | .. | 152,095 |
Additions,
New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth. |
NORTHERN
TERRITORY. | 1942-43. | 1941-42. |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
Division No.
23. | £ | £ | £ |
1.
Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture............................... | (a) 100,000 | 320,000 | 207,849 |
2.
Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes
for pastoral purposes........................................................
| (b) 25,000 | 25,000 | 7,873 |
3.
Metalliferous mining—Construction of batteries and supply of equipment
| 1,000 | 4,000 | 1,537 |
4.
Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works Suspense Trust Account...........................................................................................
| 33,000 | 51,000 | 90,257 |
Total
Division No. 23...................................... | 159,000 | 400,000 | 307,516 |
Division No.
24. |
1.
Department of Health—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture
| 15,000 | 50,000 | 30,563 |
Total
Northern Territory.......................... | 174,000 | 450,000 | 338,079 |
AUSTRALIAN
CAPITAL TERRITORY. |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 25. |
1.
Architectural services, fittings and furniture.................................. | 122,550 | 320,500 | 131,637 |
2.
Engineering services........................................................................... | 169,840 | 335,530 | 127,149 |
3.
Forestry................................................................................................. | 10,000 | 10,000 | 9,726 |
4.
Sundry works and services................................................................ | 3,950 | 10,540 | 3,689 |
5.
Canberra Cemetery—Minor services—for payment to the credit of Canberra
Cemetery Trust Account..............................................................
| 600 | 300 | 987 |
6.
Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works Suspense Trust Account...........................................................................................
| 15,100 | 10,350 | 12,134 |
7. Plant
and equipment—for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport
Trust Account..............................................................
| 5,000 | 2,000 | 15,590 |
327,040 | 689,220 | 300,912 |
Less amount estimated
to remain
unexpended at the close of year
| 85,040 | 149,220 | .. |
Total
Division No. 25................................... | (c) 242,000 | 540,000 | 300,912 |
Division No.
26. |
1. Department of Health—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture
| 148,000 | 145,000 | 77,104 |
Total
Australian Capital Territory... | 390,000 | 685,000 | 378,016 |
TOTAL PART III.—Territories
of the Commonwealth.................... | 564,000 | 1,135,000 | 716,095 |
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC............. | 4,902,000 | 3,831,000 | 3,305,344 |
(a)
Estimated further liability £32,400. (b) Estimated further liability £26,200. (c)
Estimated further liability, £108,300.
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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth
Government Printer, Canberra.