Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1948-49 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1948-49.

No. 41 of 1948.

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-nine for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.

[Assented to 30th October, 1948.]

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 Services) Act 1948-49.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £31,550,000.

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-nine, the sum of Thirty-one million five hundred and fifty thousand pounds.

4. All

F.6074.—Price 1s.

 

Appropriation of supply £41,347,000.

4. All sums granted by this Act and the other Act mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Forty-one million three hundred and forty-seven thousand pounds, are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-nine.

THE SCHEDULES.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 33 of 1948............................................................................	9,797,000
Under this Act.....................................................................................	31,550,000
41,347,000

Capital Works and Services.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

Page Reference.	—	1948-49.	1947-48.		Increase on Expenditure, 1947-48.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1947-48.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
ANNUAL VOTES.	£	£	£	£	£
4	Part I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.............	27,594,000	19,297,000	12,661,073	14,932,927	..
16	Part II.—Business Undertakings................	10,760,000	8,442,000	8,407,646	2,352,354	..
18	Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.............	2,993,000	2,228,000	1,399,860	1,593,140	..
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.......	41,347,000	29,967,000	22,468,579	18,878,421	..

Capital Works and Services:

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

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	Departments and Services	1948-49.	1947-48.		Increase on Expenditure, 1947-48.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1947-48.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
1	PARLIAMENT........................	86,000	20,000	4,333	81,667	..
2-4	PRIME MINISTER................	257,400	222,100	120,910	136,490	..
5-6	EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.........	136,100	177,600	55,360	80,740	..
7-8	THE TREASURY...................	36,700	51,300	22,882	13,818	..
9	ATTORNEY-GENERAL.......	12,500	10,000	8,017	4,483	..
10-11	THE INTERIOR.....................	1,293,000	1,554,500	772,267	520,733	..
12-14	WORKS AND HOUSING....	9,479,000	7,334,000	6,002,317	3,476,683	..
15	SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT................................................	2,335,000	3,110,000	1,703,873	631,127	..
16-20	CIVIL AVIATION..................	5,759,000	7,835,000	5,039,887	719,113	..
21-22	TRADE AND CUSTOMS.....	42,300	51,500	16,244	26,056	..
23-24	HEALTH..................................	9,000	18,000	10,809	..	1,809
25-26	REPATRIATION....................	478,000	606,000	310,582	167,418	..
27-29	COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE..................	634,300	103,000	96,084	538,216	..
30-31	SOCIAL SERVICES..............	54,000	65,000	34,408	19,592	..
32-34	SHIPPING AND FUEL.........	858,200	141,000	47,371	810,829	..
35	EXTERNAL TERRITORIES	1,300	1,500	405	895	..
36-38	IMMIGRATION.....................	2,521,000	3,000	17,498	2,503,502	..
39-40	LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE..............................	33,000	37,000	21,782	11,218	..
41-42	TRANSPORT...........................	50,700	501,000	24,773	25,927	..
43	INFORMATION.....................	2,500	500	2,483	17	..
44-45	POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION................................................	13,000	8,000	6,205	6,795	..
46-54	DEFENCE SERVICES..........	3,760,000	..	..	3,760,000	..
27,852,000	21,850,000	14,318,490	13,533,510	..
55	Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission..........................	258,000	2,553,000	1,657,417	..	1,399,417
TOTAL PART I............	27,594,000	19,297,000	12,661,073	14,932,927	..

Capital Works and Services.

PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
1948-49.	1947-48.
	PARLIAMENT.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 1.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.....................................................	86,000	20,000	4,333
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
UNDER CONTROL OF Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 2.
1. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works and sites....................................................................................................................	3,400	1,800	301
Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Equipment for Australia House and official residence............................................................	..	12,500	10,763
Total Division No. 2.......................................	3,400	14,300	11,064
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 3.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...............................................................	16,000	1,800	..
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 4.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.....................................................	7,000	6,000	3,672
2. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture....................................................................................................	181,000	200,000	106,174
3. Australian National University—Permanent building.............................	50,000	..	..
Total Division No. 4.......................................	238,000	206,000	109,846
Total Prime Minister’s Department..................	257,400	222,100	120,910
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of External Affairs.
Division No. 5.
1. Australian Embassy in United States of America—Equipment and furniture....................................................................................................................	100	2,200	360
2. Australian Embassy in China—Equipment and furniture......................	1,000	4,500	3,608
3. Australian Embassy in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics— Equipment and furniture....................................................................................................	3,500	4,200	1,190
4. Australian Embassy in France—Building, equipment and furniture...	59,000	1,700	900
6. Australian Legation in Brazil—Equipment and furniture......................	300	1,500	321
6. Australian Legation in Chile—Equipment and furniture.......................	100	5,000	749
Carried forward............................................................	64,000	19,100	7,128

Capital Works and Services.

1948-49.	1947-48.
	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of External Affairs—continued.	£	£	£
Division No. 5—continued.
Brought forward...........................................................	64,000	19,100	7,128
7. Australian Legation in The Netherlands—Equipment and furniture..	400	1,000	1,457
8. Australian High Commissioner in Canada—Equipment for office and residence..................................................................................................................	600	2,000	1,675
9. Australian High Commissioner in New Zealand—Equipment for office and residence.................................................................................................	1,000	6,500	6,241
10. Australian High Commissioner in India—Equipment for office and residence....................................................................................................................	1,500	3,300	1,653
11. Australian High Commissioner in Pakistan—Equipment for office and residence....................................................................................................................	2,500	..	1,700
12. Australian High Commissioner in Eire—Equipment for office and residence....................................................................................................................	700	10,500	9,441
13. Australian High Commissioner in South Africa—Equipment for office and residence...................................................................................................	2,500	4,700	2,407
14. Consular Representation Abroad—Equipment for offices and residences	11,000	16,000	6,495
15. Other Representation Abroad—Equipment for offices and residences	4,900	12,000	8,662
16. Acquisition of sites and buildings overseas............................................	45,000	100,000	7,310
Total Division No. 5.......................................	134,100	175,100	54,169
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 6.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.....................................................	2,000	2,500	1,191
Total Department of External Affairs...........	136,100	177,600	55,360
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 7.
1. Government Printing Office, Canberra—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment................................................................................................	700	1,300	1,207
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 8.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.....................................................	36,000	50,000	21,675
Total Department of the Treasury...................	36,700	51,300	22,882

Capital Works and Services.

1948-49.	1947-48.
	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 9.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...................................................	12,500	10,000	8,017
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under, Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 10.
1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................................................................................	(a)750,000	952,000	447,044
2. Plant and equipment....................................................................................	(b) 25,000	32,000	30,371
3. Memorial at Canberra to His late Majesty King George V.— Erection	5,000	4,000	56
4. Purchase and installation of 74” telescope at Commonwealth Observatory, Canberra (towards cost of £125,000)................................................	25,000	25,000	7,428
Total Division No. 10................................................	805,000	1,013,000	484,899
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 11.
1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Works, fittings and furniture	300,000	290,000	168,581
2. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................	90,500	100,000	25,999
3. Governor-General’s establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................................................................................................	2,500	1,500	2,171
4. War Workers’ Housing—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.....	95,000	150,000	90,617
Total Division No. 11................................................	488,000	541,500	287,368
Total Department of the Interior....................	1,293,000	1,554,500	772,267
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 12
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.............................................................	(c) 40,000	45,000	6,667

(a) Includes provision towards cost of acquisition of sites for Commonwealth offices in capital cities at an estimated cost of £1,930,000. (b) Includes provision for £15,000 for surplus buildings to be taken over from the Disposals Commission. (c) Includes provision for £19,000 for surplus buildings and sites to be taken over from the Disposals Commission.

Capital Works and Services.

1948-49.	1947-48.
	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing:
Division No. 13.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...................................................	58,000	70,000	43,146
2. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material.............................	30,000	70,000	44,609
3. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1934.....................	5,000	5,000	..
4. Plant and Equipment—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account........................................................................................	200,000	..	..
Total Division No. 13...................................	293,000	145,000	87,755
WAR SERVICE HOMES DIVISION.
Division No. 14.
1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-1947—for payment to credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account.............................................	9,146,000	7,144,000	5,907,895
Total Department of Works and Housing.....	9,479,000	7,334,000	6,002,317
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Supply and Development.
Division No. 15.
1. Ships—Construction....................................................................................	2,020,000	2,400,000	1,247,920
2. Shipbuilding—Plant, equipment and buildings and reserves of materials	200,000	10,000	6,599
3. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment...........................	110,000	..	..
4. Beaufort Homes—Machinery and Plant.................................................	5,000	200,000	149,354
Beaufort Homes Production—Working capital (for payment to Beaufort Homes Production Trust Account)..............................................................	..	500,000	300,000
Total Division No. 15...................................	2,335,000	3,110,000	1,703,873
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
DOMESTIC SERVICES.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Civil Aviation.
Division No. 16.
1. Buildings and works—including grants to Councils towards cost of establishment and improvement of country aerodromes.........................................	50,000	50,000	7,864
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	750,000	600,000	215,952
3. Aircraft, engines, vehicles and equipment..............................................	300,000	250,000	131,054
4. Australian National Airlines Commission—Advance..........................	700,000	1,500,000	1,500,000
5. Qantas Empire Airways Limited—Provision of additional capital (including additional subscriptions to the capital of Tasman Empire Airways Limited)..................................................................................................................	900,000	..	..
Total Division No. 16...................................	2,700,000	2,400,000	1,854,870

Capital Works and Services.

1948-49.	1947-48.
	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.	£	£	£
Division No. 17.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	a 1,000,000	a 3,000,000	a 1,841,895
Under Control of Department or Works and Housing.
Division No. 18.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	b 2,000,000	b 2,400,000	b 1,334,758
Total Domestic Services................................	5,700,000	7,800,000	5,031,523
FLYING BOAT BASES.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department or Civil Aviation.
Division No. 19.
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	50
2. Launches and equipment—Australian section.................................	55,000	9,000	1,997
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	5
Total Division No. 19.........................................	56,000	10,000	2,052
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 20.
1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Australian section.......................................................	3,000	15,000	6,312
Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Trans-Tasman section................................................	..	10,000	..
Total Division No. 20.........................................	3,000	25,000	6,312
Total Flying Boat Bases................................	59,000	35,000	8,364
Total Department ofCivil Aviation...	5,759,000	7,835,000	5,039,887

(a) Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission as follows :—1948-49, £150,000; 1947-48, Vote, £2,500,000, Actual, £1,600,750. (b)Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission as follows :—1948-49, £65,000 ; 1947-48, Vote, £50,000, Actual, £18,000.

Capital Works and Services.

1948-49.	1947-48.
	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 21.	£	£	£
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	1,300	1,500	699
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 22.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels........	41,000	50,000	15,545
Total Department of Trade and Customs	42,300	51,500	16,244
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 23.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................

16,000	18,000	2,988
Less amount payable from Serum Laboratories Trust Account...	15,000	15,000	..
Total Division No. 23............................	1,000	3,000	2,988
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 24.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels........	188,000	165,000	146,788
Less amount payable from Serum Laboratories Trust Account...	180,000	150,000	138,967
Total Division No. 24............................	8,000	15,000	7,821
Total Department of Health.......................	9,000	18,000	10,809
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 25.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	13,000	6,000	9,549
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 26.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	465,000	600,000	301,033
Total Department of Repatriation...........	478,000	606,000	310,582

Capital Works and Services.

1948-49.	1947-48.
	DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Commerce and Agriculture.	£	£	£
Division No. 27.
1. Jute and jute products—Imports.........................................................	4,094,000	..	..
Less amount to be recovered from sales............................................	3,594,000	..	..
(a)500,000	..	..
2. Flax production—Machinery and plant............................................	40,000	..	..
Total Division No. 27............................	540,000	..	..
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 28.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	4,300	3,000	10,786
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 29.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	90,000	100,000	85,298
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture	634,300	103,000	96,084
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 30.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	30,000	40,000	12,402
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 31.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	(b) 24,000	25,000	22,006
Total Department of Social Services.......	54,000	65,000	34,408
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND FUEL.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Shipping and Fuel.
Division No. 32.
1. Lighthouse services—Installation of equipment.............................	35,200	36,000	13,048
2. Alterations to lighthouse steamer.......................................................	10,000	..	..
3. Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool—Plant.........................	100,000	..	..
4. Joint Coal Board—Grants and advances for capital purposes.......	(c) 470,000	(d)	(d)
5. Glen Davis shale oil project.................................................................	186,000	(d)	(d)
Total Division No. 31............................	801,200	36,000	13,048

(a) Provision for increased reserve stocks. (b) Includes £5,000 for surplus buildings to be taken over from the Disposals Commission. (c) Other expenditure provided under Main Estimates, Division No. 215. (d) Provided under Main Estimates, Divisions 104a and 104b; in 1947-48.

Capital Works and Services.

1948-49.	1947-48.
	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND FUEL—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.	£	£	£
Division No. 33.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	25,000	24,000	30,708
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 34.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	23,000	61,000	..
2. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............	9,000	20,000	3,615
Total Division No. 33............................	32,000	81,000	3,615
Total Department of Shipping and Fuel...	858,200	141,000	47,371
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 35.
1. Buildings; works; fittings and furniture.............................................	1,300	1,500	405
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Immigration.
Division No. 36.
1. Conversion and refitting of ships for transport of migrants...........	1,000,000	..	..
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 37.
1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—acquisition of sites and buildings............................................................................................................	50,000	..	..
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 38.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	(a) 21,000	3,000	17,498
2. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............................................................................................	1,450,000	..	..
Total Division No. 35............................	1,471,000	3,000	17,498
Total Department of Immigration.............	2,521,000	3,000	17,498
(a) Includes £4,000 for buildings to be taken over from Disposals Commission.

Capital Works and Services.

1948-49.	1947-48.
	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 39.	£	£	£
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	18,000	22,000	13,791
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 40.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	15,000	15,000	7,991
Total Department of Labour and National Service..........	33,000	37,000	21,782
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Transport.
Division No. 41.
1. Standardization of railway gauges......................................................	50,000	500,000	24,287
UNDER CONTROL OF/Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 42.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	700	1,000	486
Total Department of Transport………….	50,700	501,000	24,773
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 43.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	2,500	500	2,483
DEPARTMENT OF POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 44.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	4,000	..	..
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 45.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	9,000	8,000	6,205
Total Department of Post-war Reconstruction	13,000	8,000	6,205

Capital Works and Services.

1948-49.	1947-48.
	DEFENCE SERVICES.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
£	£	£
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 46.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	1,500	..	..
2. Joint Intelligence Organization—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	6,500	..	..
Total Department of Defence......................	8,000	..	..
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 47.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	80,000	..	..
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 48.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	404,000	..	..
2. Graving Dock construction—towards cost.......................................	280,000	..	..
Total Division No. 48............................	684,000	..	..
Total Department of’ the Navy..................	764,000	..	..
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.
UNDER CONTROL OF the Department of the Interior.
Division No. 49.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	100,000	..	..
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Army and Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 50.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	420,000	..	..
Total Department of the Army...................	520,000	..	..

Capital Works and Services.

1948-49.	1947-48.
	DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	DEPARTMENT OF AIR.
£	£	£
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 51.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	80,000	..	..
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 52.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	368,000	..	..
Total Department of Air................................	448,000	..	..
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 53.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................	50,000	..	..
2. Defence Research and Development—Acquisition of sites and buildings	120,000	..	..
Total Division No. 53............................	170,000	..	..
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 54.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	310,000	..	..
2. Defence Research and Development—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............................................................................................................	1,540,000	..	..
Total Division No. 54............................	1,850,000	..	..
Total Department of Supply and Development	2,020,000	..	..
Total Defence Services...................................	3,760,000	(a)	(a)
27,852,000	21,850,000	14,318,490
Division No. 55.—Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission......................	258,000	2,553,000	1,657,417
TOTAL PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth...........	27,594,000	19,297,000	12,661,073

(a) Provided under Defence and Post-War Charges in 1947-48.

Capital Works and Services.

PART II.—Business Undertakings.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	—	1948-49.	1947-48.		Increase on Expenditure, 1947-48.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1947-48.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
56	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS...	230,000	260,000	300,756	..	70,756
57-59	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..................................	10,550,000	8,239,000	8,219,950	2,330,050	..
10,780,000	8,499,000	8,520,706	2,259,294	..
60	Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission......................	20,000	57,000	113,060	93,060	..
TOTAL PART II........................	10,760,000	8,442,000	8,407,646	2,352,354	..

Capital Works and Services.

PART II—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.	1948-49.	1947-48.
Vote.		Expenditure.
			UNDER CONTROL OF Department or the Interior.
Division No. 56.	£	£	£
1. Trans-Australian Railway....................................................................	159,000	166,000	174,159
2. North Australia Railway.......................................................................	4,000	32,000	8,229
3. Central Australia Railway....................................................................	65,000	60,000	118,353
4. Australian Capital Territory Railway.................................................	2,000	1,700	15
Port Augusta-Port Pirie Railway........................................................	..	300	..
Total Commonwealth Railways.................	(a)230,000	(a)260,000	(a)300,756
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
UNDER CONTROL OF Postmaster-General’s Department.
Division No. 57.
1. Telephone exchange services...............................................................	6,275,000	4,676,000	5,270,839
2. Trunk line services.................................................................................	2,150,000	2,022,000	1,388,495
3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services................................................	498,000	390,000	552,559
4. National broadcasting service..............................................................	227,000	251,000	142,253
Total Division No. 57.........................................	9,150,000	7,339,000	7,354,146
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 58.
Acquisition of Sites and Buildings.
1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services............................................	380,000	390,000	94,658
2. National broadcasting service..............................................................	20,000	10,000	739
Total Division No. 58.........................................	400,000	400,000	95,397
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 59.
Buildings, Works, Fittings and Furniture.
1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services............................................	900,000	450,000	734,128
2. National broadcasting service..............................................................	100,000	50,000	36,279
Total Division No. 59.........................................	1,000,000	500,000	770,407
Total Postmaster-General’s Department	b10,550,000	b8,239,000	b8,219,950
10,780,000	8,499,000	8,520,706
Division No. 60.—Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission......................	20,000	57,000	113,060
TOTAL PART II.—Business Undertakings..................................	10,760,000	8,442,000	8,407,646

(a) Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission is follows:—1948-49. £Nil; 1947-48, Vote, £57,000, Actual, £152,857. (b) Provision for expenditure in 1948-49 in connexion with £42,000,000 rehabilitation programme. Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission as follows:—1948-49, £20,000; 1947-48, Vote, Nil, Actual, Dr. £39,797.

F.6074.—2

Capital Works and Services.

PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.	—	1948-49.	1947-48.		Increase on Expenditure, 1947-48.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1947-48.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£	£	£
61-64	NORTHERN TERRITORY..............	657,000	531,000	359,447	297,553	..
65-68	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY...............................................................	2,261,000	1,769,000	1,084,673	1,176,327	..
69	PAPUA-NEW GUINEA.......................	100,000	..	..	100,000	..
3,018,000	2,300,000	1,444,120	1,573,880	..
70	Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission......................	25,000	72,000	44,260	19,260	..
TOTAL PART III...................	2,993,000	2,228,000	1,399,860	1,593,140	..

Capital Works and Services.

PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.	1948-49.	1947-48.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.		Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 61.	£	£	£
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.....................................................	31,000	43,000	37,001
2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account...........................................................................................	55,000	37,000	36,815
Total Division No. 61..............................................	86,000	80,000	73,816
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 62.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...........................................	433,000	330,000	216,632
2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads, and stock routes for pastoral purposes........................................................	60,000	50,000	30,751
Total Division No. 62..............................................	(a) 493,000	380,000	247,383
Total Department of the Interior..................	579,000	460,000	321,199
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 63.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...........................................	57,000	40,000	32,115
2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account..............................................................	10,000	1,000	..
Total Department of Works and Housing	67,000	41,000¡	32,115
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 64.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...........................................	11,000	30,000	6,133
Total Northern Territory.................................	(b) 657,000	(b) 531,000	(b) 359,447

(a) Includes £20,000 for surplus buildings to be taken over from the Disposals Commission. (b) Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission as follows:—1948-49, £20,000: 1947-48, Vote, £10,000, Actual, £42,291.

F.6074.—3

Capital Works and Services.

PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.	1948-49.	1947-48.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of the Interior.
Division No. 65.	£	£	£
1. Forestry..................................................................................................	30,000	30,000	22,794
2. Sundry works and services.................................................................	40,000	40,000	17,853
3. Canberra Cemetery—Minor services—for payment to credit of Canberra Cemetery Trust Account..............................................................	1,000	1,000	1,000
4. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account...........................................................................................	20,000	20,000	11,158
5. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account..............................................................	100,000	59,000	63,050
Total Division No. 65...........................	191,000	150,000	115,855
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 66.
1. Buildings, fittings and furniture........................................................	1,430,000	1,000,000	661,114
2. Engineering works...............................................................................	400,000	300,000	183,389
Total Division No. 66...........................

a 1,830,000	1,300,000	844,503
Total Department of the Interior	2,021,000	1,450,000	960,358
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.
Division No. 67.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...........................................	150,000	230,000	88,185
2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account................................................................................	50,000	65,000	22,979
Total Department of Works and Housing	200,000	295,000	(b) 111,164

(a) Includes £5,000 for surplus buildings to be taken over from the Disposals Commission. (b)Includes £1,969 for surplus buildings taken over from the Disposals Commission

Capital Works and Services.

PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued.	1948-49.	1947-48.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.		Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF Department of Works and Housing.	£	£	£
Division No. 68.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............................................	40,000	24,000	13,151
Total Australian Capital Territory	2,261,000	1,769,000	1,084,673
PAPUA-NEW GUINEA.
Under the Control of the Department of External Territories.
Division No. 69.
1. Coastal and Inter-Island Shipping Services—Purchase of new vessels	100,000	..	..
3,018,000	2,300,000	1,444,120
Division No. 70.—Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission	25,000	72,000	44,260
TOTAL PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth...........................	2,993,000	2,228,000	1,399,860
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITUR E........................	41,347,000	29,967,000	22,468,579

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