Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1954-55 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1954-55.

No. 35 of 1954.

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 fifty-five, 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 21st October, 1954.]

BE it enacted by the Queen'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 1954-55.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £68,655,000.

3. The. Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-five, the sum of Sixty-eight million six hundred and fifty-five thousand pounds.

4. All

F.4899.—Price 1s.

Appropriation of supply £99,783,000.

4. All sums granted by this Act and by the other Act mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-five, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Ninety-nine million seven hundred and eighty-three thousand pounds, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, 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 fifty-five.

THE SCHEDULES.

Section 4. FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 23 of 1954....................................................................	31,128,000
Under this Act.............................................................................	68,655,000
99,783,000

  

SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.

ABSTRACT.

Page Reference.	___	1954-55.	1953-54.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
5	Part 1.—Departments and Services— other than business undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth..............................................	64,251,000	62,069,000	57,469,358
13	Part 2.—Business Undertakings..................	28,747,000	29,142,000	27,252,528
15	Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth	6,785,000	5,795,000	4,110,734
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE...........	99,783,000	97,006,000	88,832,620

PART 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
Division Number.	Departments and Services.	1954-55.	1953-54.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
1	PARLIAMENT..................................................................	24,000	35,000	23,055
2-3	PRIME MINISTER..........................................................	980,000	1,115,000	956,750
4-5	EXTERNAL AFFAIRS....................................................	117,000	255,000	43,704
6-8	TREASURY.......................................................................	522,000	192,000	127,194
9-10	ATTORNEY-GENERAL..................................................	161,000	80,000	27,992
11-12	INTERIOR.........................................................................	1,524,000	1,647,000	1,413,694
13-14	WORKS...............................................................................	735,000	1,000,000	743,299
15-17	CIVIL AVIATION............................................................	6,150,000	6,600,000	5,933,402
18-19	TRADE AND CUSTOMS...............................................	157,000	160,000	131,431
20-22	HEALTH............................................................................	2,160,000	2,010,000	1,788,749
22k-24	REPATRIATION..............................................................	444,000	350,000	226,750
25-26	COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE..........................	416,000	365,000	585,844
27-29	SOCIAL SERVICES........................................................	30,166,000	28,046,000	26,890,306
30-32	SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.....................................	5,114,000	5,029,000	4,335,603
33	TERRITORIES..................................................................	5,000	15,000	8,105
34-36	IMMIGRATION...............................................................	475,000	693,000	557,828
37-38	LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE......................	40,000	50,000	10,655
39-42	NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT......................................	14,395,000	13,841,000	13,314,060
43-45	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION................................	381,000	348,000	290,425
45k	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION	285,000	238,000	60,512
TOTAL PART 1..................................	64,251,000	62,069,000	57,469,358

 

Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
PARLIAMENT.	1954-55.	1953-54.
Under Control of Department of Works.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 1.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	24,000	35,000	23,055
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 2.
1. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Buildings, equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residences....	59,000	50,000	46,806
2. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works	850,000	975,000	850,000
3. Official establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	13,000	(a)	(a)
Total Division No. 20....................................	922,000	1,025,000	896,806
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 2k.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................	..	10,000	9,345
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 3.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	58,000	80,000	50,599
Total Prime Minister's Department.......	980,000	1,115,000	956,750
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Under Control of Department of External Affairs.
Division No. 4.
1. Buildings, works, equipment and furniture, Tokyo....................	23,000	6,363
2. Buildings, works, equipment and furniture, New Delhi.............	23,500	9,030
3. Buildings, works, equipment and furniture, Noumea................	17,800	250,000	1,343
4. Buildings, works, equipment and furniture for other overseas establishments.........................................................................................................	45,700	23,943
Total Division No. 4......................................	110,000	250,000	40,679
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 5.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	7,000	5,000	3,025
Total Department of External Affairs	117,000	255,000	43,704

(a) Provided under Department of the Interior, Division No. 12.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	1954-55.	1953-54.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 6.	£	£	£
1. Government Printing Office, Canberra—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment..................................................................	1,000	23,000	19,805
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 7.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................	357,000	1,000	..
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 8.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	14,000	18,000	13,392
2. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......	150,000	150,000	93,997
Total Division No. 8.......................................	164,000	168,000	107,389
Total Department of the Treasury.......	522,000	192,000	127,194
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 9.
Acquisition of sites and buildings...................................................	3,000	..	..
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 10.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	158,000	80,000	27,992
Total Attorney-General's Department	161,000	80,000	27,992
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 11.
1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings.........................................................................................	(a)267,000	300,000	255,027
2. Plant and equipment........................................................................	20,000	14,000	12,501
3. Commonwealth Observatory—Plant, including purchase and installation of 74″ telescope.................................................................................	90,000	48,000	76,818
Total Division No. 11.....................................	377,000	362,000	344,346
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 12.
1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Works, fittings and furniture.........................................................................................................	993,000	1,115,000	940,359
2. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture............	154,000	150,000	113,707
Governor-General's establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................................................................................	(b)	20,000	15,282
Total Division No. 12....................................	1,147,000	1,285,000	1,069,348
Total Department of the Interior	1,524,000	1,647,000	1,413,694

(a)Includes provision toward costs of acquisition of sites for Commonwealth offices in capital cities at an estimated cost of £430,000. (b) Provided under Prime Minister's Department, Division 2, Item 3.

 

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.	1954-55.	1953-54.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
£	£	£
Division No. 13.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.....................................................	106,000	120,000	35,467
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 14.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...........................................	351,000	430,000	336,668
2. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1950............	134,000	200,000	200,000
3. Plant and equipment............................................................................	139,000	245,000	166,389
4. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material.....................	5,000	5,000	4,775
Total Division No. 14.......................................	629,000	880,000	707,832
Total Department of Works........................	735,000	1,000,000	743,299
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.
Division No. 15.
1. Airway services, including power and lighting plant and equipment	1,650,000	1,700,000	1,642,615
2. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment....................	450,000	300,000	209,704
3. Qantas Empire Airways Limited—Provision of additional share capital	500,000	..	..
British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Ltd.—Acquisition of United Kingdom and New Zealand Governments' shareholdings........................	..	1,000,000	1,000,000
Total Division No. 15........................................	2,600,000	3,000,000	2,852,319
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 16.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.....................................................	550,000	600,000	500,156
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 17.
1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture............................................................................................	3,000,000	3,000,000	2,580,927
Total Department of Civil Aviation........	6,150,000	6,600,000	5,933,402
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 18.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.....................................................	2,000	25,000	23,364
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 19.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.......	155,000	135,000	108,067
Total Department of Trade and Customs.	157,000	160,000	131,431

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.	1954-55.	1953-54.
Under Control of Department of Health.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 20.	£	£	£
1. Tuberculosis Act 1948—Reimbursement of expenditure to State Governments................................................................................	1,500,000	1,500,000	1,379,482
2. Purchase of laboratory equipment................................................	85,000	50,000	37,454
3. Blood fractionation—Installation of plant..................................	5,000	20,000	12,452
Total Division No. 20.......................................	1,590,000	1,570,000	1,429,388
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 21.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................................................	20,000	15,000	94
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 22.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels...	550,000	425,000	359,267
Total Department of Health......................	2,160,000	2,010,000	1,788,749
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
Under Control of Department of Repatriation.
Division No. 22k.
1. Lemnos Mental Hospital, Western Australia—Contribution towards cost of extension.......................................................................................	36,000	..	..
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 23.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................................................	22,000	30,000	1,315
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 24.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................................	386,000	320,000	225,435
Total Department of Repatriation..........	444,000	350,000	226,750
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
Under Control of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
Division No. 25.
1. Jute and jute products—Imports...................................................	2,661,000	2,500,000	2,437,777
2. Less amount recoverable from sales.............................................	(a)2,661,000	2,500,000	(a) 2,437,777
3. Max Production Committee—Capital expenditure...................	42,000	255,000	247,946
4. Special food investigations—Machinery and plant...................	31,000	45,000	26,792
5. Nitrogenous fertilizer—Purchase of stocks.................................	300,000	..	265,353
6. Buildings, works, equipment and furniture for overseas establishments........................................................................................................	30,000	25,000	12,710
Total Division No. 25.......................................	403,000	325,000	552,801
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 26.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................................	13,000	40,000	33,043
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture...	416,000	365,000	585,844

(a) In addition £1,540,836 credited in 1953-54 to Revenue—Jute and jute products—Sale of stocks. Credits in 1954-55 are estimated at £830,000.

 

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.	1954-55.	1953-54.
Under Control of Department of Social Services.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 27.	£	£	£
(for payment to credit of War Service Homes Trust Account)
1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-1951...........	30,000,000	28,000,000	26,846,392
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 28.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................................................	15,000	6,000	5,423
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 29.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................................	151,000	40,000	38,491
Total Department of Social Services	30,166,000	28,046,000	26,890,306
DEPARTMENT OF SHOPPING AND TRANSPORT.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 30.
1. Ship construction.............................................................................	4,000,000	4,000,000	3,772,096
2. Less amount recoverable from sale of ships................................	700,000	750,000	838,711
3,300,000	3,250,000	2,933,385
3. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment	30,000	40,000	19,922
4. Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool—Plant...................	29,000	9,000	8,541
5. Purchase of ships overseas.............................................................	1,000,000	865,000	560,793
Total Division No. 30................................	4,359,000	4,164,000	3,522,641
Division No. 30k.
1. Expenditure under Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 1949........................................................................................	650,000	750,000	741,754
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 31.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................................................	5,000	15,000	11
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 32.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................................	30,000	30,000	19,306
2. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........	70,000	70,000	51,891
Total Division No. 32.......................................	100,000	100,000	71,197
Total Department of Shipping and Transport	5,114,000	5,029,000	4,335,603
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No.*33.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................................	5,000	15,000	8,105

 

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.	1954-55.	1953-54.
Under Control of Department of Immigration.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 34.	£	£	£
Conversion and refitting of ships for transport of British migrants	..	83,000	69,272
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 35.
1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—acquisition of sites and buildings.......................................................................................

25,000	90,000	94,923
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 36.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................	8,000	10,000	6,563
2. Reception, training and holding centres for accommodation of migrants.......................................................................................................	182,000	70,000	44,953
3. Hostels for migrant workers..........................................................	260,000	440,000	342,117
Total Division No. 36..................................	450,000	520,000	393,633
Total Department of Immigration.......	475,000	693,000	557,828
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 37.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................	13,000	25,000	1,259
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 38.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................	27,000	25,000	9,396
Total Department of Labour and National Service......................................................	40,000	50,000	10,655
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Under Control of Department of National Development.
Division No. 39.
1. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment..............	280,000	280,000	127,541
2. Less amount recoverable from Australian Atomic Energy Commission.......................................................................................................	155,000	113,000	29,500
Total Division No. 39	125,000	167,000	98,041
Division No. 40.
1. Expenditure under Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 1949–1952.............................................................................................	(a) 14,200,000	13,600,000	13,170,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 41.
Acquisition of sites and buildings.....................................................	..	4,000	132
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 42.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................	70,000	70,000	45,887
Total Department of National Development......................................................................	14,395,000	13,841,000	13,314,060

(a) Includes—Contracts for construction of works, £10,250,000; Stores and materials (less sales), £593,000; Plant and equipment, £290,000; Purchase of properties, £200,000; Salaries, £1,250,000; Wages, £1,216,000 ; General expenses (less miscellaneous receipts), £401,000.

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.	1954-55.	1953-54.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.	£	£	£
Division No. 43.
1. Buildings, works, plant and developmental expenditure..........	178,000	3,000	1,963
2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund and Specific Research Fund...............................................................................................	168,000	..	..
Total Division No. 43.......................................	10,000	3,000	1,963
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 44.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................................................	48,500	57,500	14,749
2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund and Specific Research Fund...............................................................................................	9,500	42,500	1,072
Total Division No. 44.......................................	39,000	15,000	13,677
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 45.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................................	547,000	513,060	416,173
2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund.................	215,000	183,000	141,388
Total Division No. 45.......................................	332,000	330,000	274,785
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.........................	381,000	348,000	290,425
AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 45k.
(For payment to credit of Atomic Energy Trust Account.)
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................................	68,000	62,000	23,152
2. Plant and equipment........................................................................	217,000	176,000	37,360
Total Australian Atomic Energy Commission	285,000	238,000	60,512
TOTAL PART 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.........	64,251,000	62,069,000	57,469,358

  

Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
SUMMARY.
Division Number.	—	1954-55.	1953-54.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
46	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS...........................	1,200,000	1,900,000	1,235,910
47-49	POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT......	27,215,000	26,911,000	25,735,744
50-52	BROADCASTING SERVICES.................................	332,000	331,000	280,874
TOTAL PART 2................................	28,747,000	29,142,000	27,252,528

PART 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.		1954-55.	1953-54.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.			Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 46.		£	£	£
1. Trans-Australian Railway............................................................		453,000	760,000	443,341
2. Central Australia Railway...........................................................		483,000	830,000	560,146
3. North Australia Railway..............................................................		231,000	307,000	229,861
4. Australian Capital Territory Railway........................................		33,000	3,000	2,562
Total Commonwealth Railways.........		1,200,000	1,900,000	1,235,910
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 47.
1. Telephone exchange services......................................................		17,725,000	15,975,000	16,397,819
2. Trunk line services........................................................................		5,290,000	6,550,000	6,246,959
3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services.......................................		835,000	1,075,000	792,346
Amount for payment to the credit of the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account for purchase of assets of Post Office Stores and Transport Trust Account........................................................	1953-54 Expenditure. £ 17,559,035
		Less unrequired balance of Post Office Stores and Transport Trust Account...........................	17,559,035
		..	1,000	..
23,850,000	23,601,000	23,437,124
4. Less amount payable from Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account.....................................................................................................		1,500,000	1,500,000	1,500,000
Total Division No. 47................................		22,350,000	22,101,000	21,937,124
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 48.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..............................................		465,000	610,000	442,474
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 49.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture....................................		4,400,000	4,200,000	3,356,146
Total Postmaster-General's Department of Works......................................................		27,215,000	26,911,000	25,735,744
BROADCASTING SERVICES.
Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 50.
1. Engineering services.....................................................................		200,000	200,000	195,673
2. Sites, buildings, works, fittings and furniture for studio and other purposes (other than provided under Divisions Nos. 51 and 52)		25,000	35,000	15,124
225,000	235,000	210,797
3. Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission reserves.......................................................................................		25,000	35,000	15,124
Total Division No. 50.................................		200,000	200,000	195,673
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 51.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings for technical purposes.....		18,000	20,000	11,595
Acquisition of sites and buildings for studio purposes...........		..	4,000	..
18,000	24,000	11,595
Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission reserves....................................................................................		4,000	..
Total Division No. 51................................		18,000	20,000	11,595
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 52.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for technical purposes		113,000	110,000	73,134
2. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for other purposes...		64,000	66,000	13,549
177,000	176,000	86,683
3. Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission reserves.......................................................................................		63,000	65,000	13,077
Total Division No. 52................................		114,000	111,000	73,606
Total Broadcasting Services..............		332,000	331,000	280,874
TOTAL PART 2.—Business Undertakings.............		28,747,000	29,142,000	27,252,528

 

PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
Division Number.	—	1954-55.	1953-54.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
53-57	NORTHERN TERRITORY........................................	2,464,000	2,022,000	1,451,644
58-61	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY................	4,302,000	3,737,000	2,641,831
62-64	PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA....................................	19,000	36,000	17,259
TOTAL PART 3................................	6,785,000	5,795,000	4,110,734

PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.	1954-55.	1953-54.
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 53.	£	£	£
1. Plant and equipment........................................................................	96,900	100,000	64,607
2. Compensation for improvements on resumed leases.................	1,100	5,000	762
Additional working advance (for payment to the credit of the Northern Territory Services Trust Account).............................................	..	10,000	10,000
Total Division No. 53........................................	98,000	115,000	75,369
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 54.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................	3,000	20,000	13,904
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 55.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	1,805,000	1,252,000	919,246
2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes.......................................................	238,000	250,000	142,402
Total Division No. 55........................................	2,043,000	1,502,000	1,061,648
Total Department of Territories..............	2,144,000	1,637,000	1,150,921
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 56.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	103,000	90,000	55,611
2. Plant and equipment........................................................................	66,000	95,000	72,489
Total Department of Works	169,000	185,000	128,100
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 57.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	151,000	200,000	172,623
Total Northern Territory...........................	2,464,000	2,022,000	1,451,644
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 58.
1. Forestry—(for payment to credit of the Interior Services Trust Account).........................................................................................................	70,000	40,000	40,000
2. Sundry works and services..............................................................	31,000	40,000	28,155
3. Canberra cemetery—Minor services (for payment to credit of Canberra Cemetery Trust Account)...........................................................	3,000	2,000	2,000
4. Plant and equipment........................................................................	35,000	43,000	24,318
5. Plant and equipment (for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)...........................................................	40,000	40,000	18,996
6. Electricity supply—Engineering works........................................	370,000	216,000	102,075
Acquisition of land and compensation for improvements on resumed leases........................................................................................................	..	4,000	1,367
Brickworks—Working advance (for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account)............................................................................	..	20,000	20,000
Total Division No. 58....................................	549,000	405,000	236,911

  

PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued.	1954-55.	1953-54.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Works.
£	£	£
Division No. 59.
1. Buildings, fittings and furniture....................................................	2,456,000	1,932,000	1,469,793
2. Engineering works...........................................................................	982,000	1,000,000	694,813
Total Division No. 59....................................	3,438,000	2,932,000	2,164,606
Total Department of the Interior.........	3,987,000	3,337,000	2,401,517
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 60.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................................	183,000	180,000	156,922
2. Plant and equipment........................................................................	20,000	45,000	7,961
Total Department of Works....................	203,000	225,000	164,883
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 61.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................................	112,000	175,000	75,431
Total Australian Capital Territory...	4,302,000	3,737,000	2,641,831
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 62.
Coastal and. Inter-island Shipping Service—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................................................................................	..	4,000	2,375
Coastal and Inter-island Shipping Service—Plant and equipment	..	6,000	1,575
Total Division No. 62....................................	..	10,000	3,950
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 63.
1. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment	5,000	15,000	11,894
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 64.
1. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	14,000	11,000	1,415
Total Papua and New Guinea...................	19,000	36,000	17,259
TOTAL PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth................	6,785,000	5,795,000	4,110,734
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE...................................................................................	99,783,000	97,006,000	88,832,620

Printed for the Government of the Commonwealth by A. J. Arthur at the Government Printing Office, Canberra.

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