Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1944-45 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1944-45.

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No. 27 of 1944.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-five, for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate that sum.

[Assented to 6th October, 1944.]

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 1944-45.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £6,277,000.

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-five the sum of Six million two hundred and seventy-seven thousand pounds.

Appropriation.

4. The 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-five.

F.6297.—Price 8d.

 

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

THE SCHEDULE.  Sec. 4.

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ABSTRACT.

Page Reference.	––	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
3	Part I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth........	1,940,000	1,159,000	1,405,100	534,900	..
9	Part II.—Business Undertakings...........	3,650,000	3,392,000	3,030,692	619,308	..
11	Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth........	687,000	319,000	241,486	445,514	..
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.	6,277,000	4,870,000	4,677,278	1,599,722	..

Additions New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
Division Number.	—	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure 1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
1	PARLIAMENT....................	1,100	24,000	18,504	..	17,404
2-3	PRIME MINISTER’S DE­PARTMENT...................	97,100	52,600	33,696	63,404	..
4-5	DEPARTMENT OF EXTER­NAL AFFAIRS........................	30,700	6,800	14,437	16,263	..
6-7	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY....................	10,700	10,400	5,610	5,090	..
8	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..............	3,600	3,000	1,708	1,892	..
9	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR......................	63,900	14,100	3,834	60,066	..
10	WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION................	200,000	28,000	24,730	175,270	..
11-14	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.....................	1,208,000	845,000	1,136,394	71,606	..
15	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS......................	3,500	13,000	1,512	1,988	..
16	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	12,000	3,000	1,961	10,039	..
17	DEPARTMENT OF REPAT­RIATION........................	300,000	150,000	158,863	141,137	..
18	DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE....	600	800	328	272	..
19	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES......................	2,200	2,500	1,195	1,005	..
20-21	DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.......................	6,600	5,800	2,328	4,272	..
TOTAL PART I.......	1,940,000	1,159,000	1,405,100	534,900	..

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART I. — Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
1944-45.	1943-44.
	PARLIAMENT.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.	£	£	£
Division No. 1.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...............	1,100	24,000	18,504
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 2.
1. Equipment for Industrial Chemistry Laboratory...........	2,000	11,800	10,040
2. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works and sites...............................................................	5,100	800	225
Total Division No. 2.....................	7,100	12,600	10,265
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 3.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...............	(a) 90,000	40,000	23,431
Total Prime Minister’s Department	97,100	52,600	33,696
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Under Control of Department of External Affairs.
Division No. 4.
1. Australian Minister in United States of America—Equipment and extension of Legation...........................................	22,200	5,000	1,510
2. Australian Minister in China—Equipment for Legation	350	500	720
3. Australian Minister in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — Equipment for Legation.......................................	1,650	700	1,071
4. Australian High Commissioner for Canada—Equipment for office and residence.............................................	200	100	186
5. Australian High Commissioner in New Zealand—Equipment for office and residence.............................................	1,000	..	6,070
6. Australian High Commissioner in India—Equipment for office and residence.......................................................	4,600	..	4,737
Total Division No. 4..........	30,000	6,300	14,294
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 5.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.............	700	500	143
Total Department of External affairs	30,700	6,800	14,437

(a) Estimated further liability £70,000.

 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	1944-45.	1943-44.
				Under Control of Department of the Treasury.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 6.		£	£	£
1. Government Printing Office, Canberra—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment.........................................	700	800	104
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 7.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...............	10,000	9,600	5,506
Total Department of the Treasury..........	10,700	10,400	5,610
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture...............	3,600	3,000	1,708
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 9.
1. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1934	100	100	..
2. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Architectural and engineering services................................................	57,700	6,900	3,103
3. Governor-General’s establishments—Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture................................................	3,500	900	186
4. Memorial at Canberra to His late Majesty King George V.— Erection..................................................................	100	200	36
5. Fittings and furniture..................................................	2,500	6,000	509
Total Department of the Interior......	63,900	14,100	3,834
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	200,000	28,000	24,730

 

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.	1944-45.	1943-44.
				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	6,000	6,000	2,354
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................................................	265,000	675,400	419,965
3. Aircraft, engines, vehicles and equipment..................	129,000	42,000	26,301
Total Division No. 11......................	400,000	723,400	448,620
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 12.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.............	(a)800,000	608,000	677,802
Total Internal Services...............	1,200,000	1,331,400	1,126,422
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—Australian section..................	500	500	5
2. Launches and equipment for flying boat bases—Australian section.............................................................................	1,000	1,600	225
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...........	500	500	4
Total Division No. 13..................	2,000	2,600	234

(a) Estimated further liability, £400,000.

 

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.	1944-45.	1943-44.
		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—Australian section	5,000	10,000	8,801
2. Buildings, works and sites, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Trans-Tasman section	1,000	1,000	937
Total Division No. 14.....................	6,000	11,000	9,738
Total Empire Air Services.............	8,000	13,600	9,972
1,208,000	1,345,000	1,136,394
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year............................................................................	..	500,000	..
Total Department of Civil Aviation..............................................	1,208,000	845,000	1,136,394
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............................................................................	3,500	13,000	1,512
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 16.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels............................................................................	12,000	3,000	1,961
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 17.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture.............	(a)300,000	150,000	158,863

(a) Estimated further liability, £199,000.

 

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1944-45.	1943-44.
			DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 18.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture..............	600	800	328
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 19.
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture..............	2,200	2,500	1,195
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.
Under Control of Department of Supply and Shipping.
Division No. 20.
1. Lighthouse services—Installation of equipment..........	2,800	3,300	1,790
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 21.
1. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture	3,800	2,500	538
Total Department of Supply and Shipping....	6,600	5,800	2,328
TOTAL PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth	1,940,000	1,159,000	1,405,100

 

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PART II.—Business Undertakings.
SUMMARY.
Division Number.	–––	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure. 1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
22	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS............................................	150,000	150,000	97,424	52,576	..
23-24	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...................	3,500,000	3,242,000	2,933,268	566,732	..
TOTAL PART II..........	3,650,000	3,392,000	3,030,692	619,308	..

F.6297.—2

 

Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

PART II.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.	1944-45.	1943-44.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 22.	£	£	£
1. Trans-Australian Railway.........................................	116,000	120,000	75,187
2. North Australia Railway...........................................	3,000	1,500	2,254
3. Central Australia Railway.........................................	30,000	26,000	17,389
4. Australian Capital Territory Railway.........................	600	500	..
6. Port Augusta-Port Pirie Railway...............................	400	2,000	2,594
Total Commonwealth Railways......	150,000	150,000	97,424
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.
Division No. 23.
1. Telephone exchange services....................................	1,595,000	1,795,000	1,826,734
2. Trunk line services...................................................	1,085,000	1,387,500	596,267
3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services.......................	218,000	125,000	115,397
4. National broadcasting service...................................	102,000	84,000	61,059
3,000,000	3,391,500	2,599,457
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	499,500	..
Total Division No. 23....................	3,000,000	2,892,000	2,599,457
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 24.
Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture.
1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services....................	452,500	326,000	332,656
2. National broadcasting service...................................	47,500	24,000	1,155
Total Division No. 24....................	(a) 500,000	350,000	333,811
Total Postmaster-General’s Department	3,500,000	3,242,000	2,933,268
TOTAL PART II.—Business Undertakings.............	3,650,000	3,392,000	3,030,692

(a) Estimated further liability, £500,000.

  

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PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
Division Number.	—	1944-45.	1943-44.		Increase on Expenditure, 1943-44.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1943-44.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
25-26	NORTHERN TERRITORY........	133,000	118,000	72,853	60,147	..
27-28	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY...........................	554,000	201,000	168,633	385,367	..
TOTAL PART III......	687,000	319,000	241,486	445,514	..

 

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PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.	1944-45.	1943-44.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 25.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works, sites, fittings and furniture................	64,000	70,000	47,317
2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes	50,000	30,000	8,458
3. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works Suspense Trust Account..........................................................	5,000	8,000	7,071
Total Division No. 25...................	119,000	108,000	62,846
Division No. 26.
1. Department of Health—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	14,000	10,000	10,007
Total Northern Territory.........	133,000	118,000	72,853
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 27.
1. Architectural services, fittings and furniture.................	(a)332,100	80,000	38,877
2. Engineering services...................................................	(b)137,600	80,000	57,638
3. Forestry......................................................................	12,500	10,000	10,060
4. Sundry works and services..........................................	7,500	1,700	654
5. Canberra Cemetery—Minor services—for payment to credit of Canberra Cemetery Trust Account............................	300	300	300
6. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works Suspense Trust Account..........................................................	2,000	2,000	1,980
7. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account	8,000	1,000	26,640
500,000	175,000	136,149
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at the close of year	..	34,000	..
Total Division No. 27...........................	500,000	141,000	136,149
Division No. 28.
1. Department of Health—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	54,000	60,000	32,484
Total Australian Capital Territory.....	554,000	201,000	168,633
TOTAL PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.......	687,000	319,000	241,486
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC	6,277,000	4,870,000	4,677,278

(a) Estimated further liability, £98,900. (b) Estimated further liability, £20,000.

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