Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1955-56 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES)

1955-56.

No. 42 of 1955.

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-six, 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 28th October, 1955.]

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 1955-56.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £68,558,000.

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-six, the sum of Sixty-eight million five hundred and fifty-eight thousand pounds.

4. All

F.5725/55.—Price 8d.

Appropriation of supply £101,245,000.

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-six, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of One hundred and one million two hundred and forty-five 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-five, 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-six.

THE SCHEDULES.

Section 4. FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

£
Act No. 22 of 1955...............................................................	32,687,000
Under this Act........................................................................	68,558,000
101,245,000

SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.

ABSTRACT.

Page Reference.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
4	Part 1.—Departments and Services— other than business undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth	60,666,000	66,506,000	59,795,120
12	Part 2.—Business Undertakings....	32,420,000	29,290,000	27,034,123
14	Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.............................	8,159,000	6,788,000	5,168,011
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE........	101,245,000	102,584,000	91,997,254

PART 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
Division Number	Departments and Services.	1955–56.	1954–55.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
1	PARLIAMENT........................................................	30,000	24,000	15,984
2–3	PRIME MINISTER................................................	986,000	1,035,000	936,940
4–5	EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..........................................	245,000	117,000	92,752
6–8	TREASURY.............................................................	266,000	549,000	228,363
9–10	ATTORNEY-GENERAL........................................	107,000	161,000	36,472
11–12	INTERIOR...............................................................	1,409,000	1,757,000	1,618,374
13–14	WORKS.....................................................................	743,000	960,000	819,019
15–17	CIVIL AVIATION..................................................	5,119,000	6,650,000	4,657,462
18–19	TRADE AND CUSTOMS.....................................	144,000	160,000	106,773
20–22	HEALTH..................................................................	480,000	2,399,000	2,092,401
22k–24	REPATRIATION....................................................	247,000	444,000	131,717
25–26	COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE................	97,000	1,338,000	972,531
27–29	SOCIAL SERVICES..............................................	30,143,000	30,173,000	30,098,848
30–32	SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT...........................	3,932,000	5,158,000	4,003,206
33	TERRITORIES........................................................	1,000	5,000	2,422
35–36	IMMIGRATION.....................................................	296,000	475,000	207,922
37–38	LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE............	44,000	40,000	36,092
39–42	NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT............................	14,707,000	14,395,000	13,264,059
43–45	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION........................	254,000	381,000	291,807
45k	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION	1,416,000	285,000	181,976
TOTAL PART 1...........................	60,666,000	66,506,000	59,795,120

Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
PARLIAMENT. Under Control of Department of Works.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 1.	£	£	£
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	30,000	24,000	15,984
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.....................................................................................................	35,000	59,000	40,149
2. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works.......................	898,000	905,000	850,000
3. Official establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	10,000	13,000	9,631
Total Division No. 2............................	943,000	977,000	899,780
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 3.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	43,000	58,000	37,160
Total Prime Minister’s Department...............	986,000	1,035,000	936,940
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Under Control of Department of External Affairs.
Division No. 4.
Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—
1. India...........................................................................................	30,000	23,500	16,433
2. Indonesia...................................................................................	51,000	4,400	37,761
3. Burma........................................................................................	35,000	3,600	1,439
4. Cambodia..................................................................................	43,000	..	..
5. New Caledonia.........................................................................	16,200	17,800	3,838
6. Japan..........................................................................................	9,500	23,000	1,339
7. Pakistan.....................................................................................	7,300	2,100	1,819
8. Philippines..................................................................................	5,000	800	536
9. Thailand.....................................................................................	5,800	500	411
10. Other overseas establishments...............................................	37,200	34,300	25,653
Total Division No. 4.........................................................	240,000	110,000	89,229
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 5.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	5,000	7,000	3,523
Total Department of External Affairs........	245,000	117,000	92,752

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	1955-56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.	£	£	£
Division No. 6.
1. Government Printing Office—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment..................................................................................	145,000	28,000	8,587
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 7.
Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................	..	357,000	82,800
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 8.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	14,000	14,000	7,847
2. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......	107,000	150,000	129,129
Total Division No. 8............................................	121,000	164,000	136,976
Total Department of the Treasury............	266,000	549,000	228,363
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 9.
Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................	..	3,000	2,139
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 10.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	107,000	158,000	34,333
Total Attorney-General’s Department...	107,000	161,000	36,472
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) 200,000	500,000	498,793
2. Plant and equipment........................................................................	30,000	20,000	12,503
3. Commonwealth Observatory—Plant, including purchase and installation of 74″ telescope.............................................................................	40,000	90,000	47,649
Total Division No. 11...........................................	270,000	610,000	558,945
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 12.
1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................................................................	1,032,000	993,000	977,925
2. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture............	107,000	154,000	81,504
Total Division No. 12..........................................	1,139,000	1,147,000	1,059,429
Total Department of the Interior...............	1,409,000	1,757,000	1,618,374

(a) Includes provision toward costs of acquisition of sites for Commonwealth officers in capital cities at an estimated cost of £252,000.

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.	£	£	£
Division No. 13.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................	8,000	106,000	82,416
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 14.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................	297,500	351,000	272,979
2. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1954........	300,000	134,000	108,750
3. Plant and equipment.......................................................................	135,000	139,000	126,379
4. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material................	2,500	5,000	3,495
Works Hostels Trust Account—Working Advance.................	..	30,000	30,000
Works Undertakings Trust Account—Working Advance......	..	195,000	195,000
Total Division No. 14........................................	735,000	854,000	736,603
Total Department of Works.........................	743,000	960,000	819,019
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.
Division No. 15.
1. Airway services, including power and lighting plant and equipment	1,000,000	1,650,000	1,100,271
2. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment...............	600,000	450,000	233,434
3. Qantas Empire Airways Limited—Provision of additional share capital....................................................................................................	500,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Total Division No. 15........................................	2,100,000	3,100,000	2,333,705
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 16.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................	570,000	550,000	155,306
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 17.
1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture............................................................................	2,449,000	3,000,000	2,168,451
Total Department of Civil Aviation.........	5,119,000	6,650,000	4,657,462
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 18.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................	28,000	5,000	3,562
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 19.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels..	116,000	155,000	103,211
Total Department of Trade and Customs.	144,000	160,000	106,773

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Under Control of Department of Health.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 20.	£	£	£
1. Purchase of laboratory equipment.................................................	69,000	110,000	97,077
Tuberculosis Act 1948—Reimbursement of expenditure to State Governments...............................................................................	(c)	1,710,000	1,709,405
Blood fractionation—Installation of plant..................................	..	9,000	8,802
Total Division No. 20..........................................	69,000	1,829,000	1,815,284
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 21.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................	28,000	20,000	3,799
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 22.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels....	383,000	550,000	273,318
Total Department of Health.........................	480,000	2,399,000	2,092,401
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.
Under Control of Department of Repatriation.
Division No. 22k.
1. Lemnos Mental Hospital, Western Australia—Contribution towards cost of extension...............................................................................	15,000	36,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 23.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................	17,000	22,000	4,741
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 24.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	215,000	386,000	126,976
Total Department of Repatriation.............	247,000	444,000	131,717
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
Under Control of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
Division No. 25.
1. Jute and jute products—Imports....................................................	130,000	2,661,000	1,937,434
2. Less amount recoverable from sales..............................................	(a) 130,000	2,661,000	(a) 1,937,434
3. Special food investigations—Machinery and plant...................	.. 15,000	.. 31,000	.. 18315
4. Residential buildings, works, equipment and furniture, Indonesia	32,000	..	..
5. Residential buildings, works, equipment and furniture, New Zealand.....................................................................................................	9,500	..	..
6. Residential buildings, works, equipment and furniture, other overseas establishments...........................................................................	8,700	30,000	22,236
7. Office buildings, works, equipment and furniture, overseas establishments.....................................................................................................	7,800
Nitrogenous fertilizer—Purchase of stocks.................................	..	300,000	..
Flax Commission—Advances.......................................................	..	(b) 913,000	(b) 903,000
Flax Production Committee—Capital expenditure....................	..	42,000	11,294
Total Division No. 25..........................................	73,000	1,316,000	955,345
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 25k.
Acquisition of sites and buildings..........................................................	..	5,000	4,564
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 26.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	24,000	17,000	12,622
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture............................................................................	97,000	1,338,000	972,531

(a) In addition £913,618 credited in 1954–55 to Revenue—Jute and Jute products—Sale of stocks. Credits in 1955–56 are estimated at £439,000. (b) Includes £778,000 paid to Revenue for assets taken over from the Flax Production Committee. (c)Provided under Division No. 261—Payments to or for the States.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.	1955–56.	1954–55.
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 1918–1954...........	30,000,000	30,000,000	29,999,040
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 28.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................	43,000	22,000	18,493
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 29.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................	100,000	151,000	81,315
Total Department of Social Services........	30,143,000	30,173,000	30,098,848
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 30.
1. Ship construction..............................................................................	3,720,000	4,000,000	3,647,918
2. Less amount recoverable from sales of ships...............................	820,000	700,000	1,222,109
2,900,000	3,300,000	2,425,809
3. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment	35,000	49,000	33,094
4. Purchase of ships overseas..............................................................	300,000	1,000,000	802,197
Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool—Plant....................	..	29,000	18,912
Total Division No. 30..........................................	3,235,000	4,378,000	3,280,012
Division No. 30k.
1. Expenditure under Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 1949.....................................................................................	600,000	650,000	603,815
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 31.
Acquisition of sites and buildings..................................................	..	5,000	303
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 32.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................

22,500	30,000	9,051
2. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.........	74,500	95,000	110,025
Total Division No. 32..........................................	97,000	125,000	119,076
Total Department of Shipping and Transport	3,932,000	5,158,000	4,003,206
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 33.
dings, works, fittings and furniture....................................	1,000	5,000	2,422

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION. Under Control of Department of the Interior.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 35.	£	£	£
1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—Acquisition of sites and buildings....................................................................................	35,000	25,000	1,233
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 36.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................	5,100	8,000	4,358
2. Reception, training and holding centres for accommodation of migrants....................................................................................................	112,600	182,000	72,021
3. Hostels for migrant workers..........................................................	143,300	260,000	130,310
Total Division No. 36........................................	261,000	450,000	206,689
Total Department of Immigration.............	296,000	475,000	207,922
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 37.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................	17,000	13,000	13,383
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 38.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................	27,000	27,000	22,709
Total Department of Labour and National Service.............................................................................	44,000	40,000	36,092
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Under Control of Department of National Development.
Division No. 39.
1. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment..............	210,000	280,000	110,849
2. Less amount recoverable from Australian Atomic Energy Commission....................................................................................................	125,000	155,000	56,437
Total Division No. 39........................................	85,000	125,000	54,412
Division No. 40.
1. Expenditure under Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 1949-1952..........................................................................................	(a) 14,600,000	14,200,000	13,200,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 41.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................	1,000	..	352
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 42.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................	21,000	70,000	9,295
Total Department of National Development	14,707,000	14,395,000	13,264,059

(a) Includes (1954–55 expenditure shown in brackets)—Contracts for construction of works, £10,494,000 (£9,334,728); Stores and material (less sales), £545,000 (£496,798); Plant and equipment (less sales), £685,000 (£88,929); Purchase of properties, £200,000 (£237,409); Salaries £1,340.000 (£1,350,050); Wages, £1,344,000 (£1,490,250); General expenses (less miscellaneous receipts), Cr. £8,000 (£201,836).

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.	£	£	£
Division No. 43.
1. Buildings, works, plant and developmental expenditure.......	138,500	178,000	172,909
2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund and Specific Research Fund........................................................................	128,500	168,000	163,574
Total Division No. 43.......................................	10,000	10,000	9,335
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 44.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...............................................	24,000	48,500	37,496
2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund and Specific Research Fund........................................................................	4,000	9,500	6,525
Total Division No. 44.......................................	20,000	39,000	30,971
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 45.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.....................................	384,000	547,000	388,642
2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund...............	160,000	215,000	137,141
Total Division No. 45.......................................	224,000	332,000	251,501
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization...........................	254,000	381,000	291,807
AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 45k.
1. Expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act 1953 (for payment to the credit of the Atomic Energy Trust Account)....................	1,416,000	285,000	181,976
TOTAL PART 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth...............................................	60,666,000	66,506,000	59,795,120

 

Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
SUMMARY.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
46	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.........................	750,000	1,200,000	921,725
47–49	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...	29,819,000	27,669,000	25,839,167
50–52	BROADCASTING SERVICES...............................	1,851,000	421,000	273,231
TOTAL PART 2...........................	32,420,000	29,290,000	27,034,123

PART 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.	£	£	£
Division No. 46.
1. Trans-Australian Railway............................................................	400,000	453,000	399,288
2. Central Australia Railway............................................................	250,000	483,000	373,476
3. North Australia Railway...............................................................	94,000	231,000	141,529
4. Australian Capital Territory Railway.........................................	6,000	33,000	7,432
Total Commonwealth Railways...............	750,000	1,200,000	921,725
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.
Division No. 47.
1. Telephone exchange services.......................................................	19,800,000	18,147,000	18,118,700
2. Trunk line services.........................................................................	5,250,000	5,290,000	5,101,829
3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services........................................	850,000	867,000	862,257
25,900,000	24,304,000	24,082,786
Less amount payable from Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account....................................................................................................	..	1,500,000	1,500,000
Total Division No. 47.......................................	25,900,000	22,804,000	22,582,786
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 48.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...............................................	460,000	465,000	379,792
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 49.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.....................................	3,459,000	4,400,000	2,876,589
Total Postmaster-General’s Department	29,819,000	27,669,000	25,839,167
BROADCASTING SERVICES.
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.
Division No. 50.
1. Engineering equipment and services—Sound broadcasting..	328,000	203,000	198,775
2. Sites, buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broad--casting studios and other purposes (other than provided under Divisions Nos. 51 and 52)......................................................................	30,000	25,000	3,216
3. Television transmitting equipment.............................................	376,000	..	..
4. Television studio equipment.......................................................	474,000	..	..
1,208,000	228,000	201,991
5. Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission reserves....................................................................................	30,000	25,000	3,216
Total Division No. 50.......................................	1,178,000	203,000	198,775
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 51.	1
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings for technical purposes—Sound broadcasting...........................................................................	36,000	18,000	7,868
2. Acquisition of sites and buildings for sound broadcasting studios	3,000	..	..
3. Acquisition of sites and buildings for television purposes.....	50,000	86,000	57
Total Division No. 51.......................................	89,000	104,000	7,925
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 52.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for technical purposes—Sound broadcasting...........................................................................	82,000	113,000	63,886
2. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for television purposes	500,000	..	..
3. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for other purposes...	55,000	64,000	15,437
637,000	177,000	79,323
4. Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission reserves....................................................................................	53,000	63,000	12,792
Total Division No. 52.......................................	584,000	114,000	66,531
Total Broadcasting Services.....................	1,851,000	421,000	273,231
TOTAL PART 2.—Business Undertakings.............	32,420,000	29,290,000	27,034,123

PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMAEY.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
£	£	£
53–57	NORTHERN TERRITORY...................................	2,640,000	2,467,000	1,818,592
58–61	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY...........	5,490,000	4,302,000	3,341,615
63–64	PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA...............................	29,000	19,000	7,804
TOTAL PART 3............................	8,159,000	6,788,000	5,168,011

PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY. DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 53.	£	£	£
1. Plant and equipment......................................................................	78,000	96,900	82,444
2. Compensation for improvements on resumed leases...............	45,000	1,100	1,085
3. Compensation for acquisition of mineral rights........................	25,000	..	..
Total Division No. 53........................................	148,000	98,000	83,529
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 54.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................	36,000	3,000	5,370
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 55.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................	1,851,000	1,805,000	1,354,858
2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes.......................................	199,000	238,000	115,873
Total Division No. 55........................................	2,050,000	2,043,000	1,470,731
Total Department of Territories..............	2,234,000	2,144,000	1,559,630
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 56.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................	117,000	106,000	104,581
2. Plant and equipment......................................................................	161,000	66,000	54,894
Total Department of Works........................	278,000	172,000	159,475
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 57.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture......................................	128,000	151,000	99,487
Total Northern Territory...........................	2,640,000	2,467,000	1,818,592
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 Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)........................................................	70,000	70,000	65,000
2. Sundry works and services............................................................	20,000	31,000	9,707
3. Canberra cemetery—Minor services (for payment to credit of Canberra Cemetery Trust Account).....................................................	3,000	3,000	3,000
4. Plant and equipment......................................................................	45,000	35,000	24,361
5. Plant and equipment (for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)....................................	96,000	40,000	44,190
6. Electricity supply—Engineering works......................................	220,000	370,000	160,045
7. Acquisition of land and compensation for improvements on resumed leases........................................................................................	2,000	..	1,052
8. Australian Capital Territory Electricity Trust Account—Working advance...................................................................................	20,000	..	..
Total Division No. 58.......................................	476,000	549,000	307,355

PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Works.	£	£	£
Division No. 59.
1. Buildings, fittings and furniture..............................................	2,774,000	2,456,000	2,091,333
2. Engineering works.....................................................................	1,400,000	982,000	697,466
Total Division No. 59...................................	4,174,000	3,438,000	2,788,799
Total Department of the Interior........	4,650,000	3,987,000	3,096,154
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 60.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................................	533,000	183,000	123,403
2. Plant and equipment.................................................................	204,000	20,000	19,186
Total Department of Works...................	737,000	203,000	142,589
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 61.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................................	103,000	112,000	102,872
Total Australian Capital Territory..	5,490,000	4,302,000	3,341,615
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 63.
1. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment	11,000	5,000	4,886
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 64.
1. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	18,000	14,000	2,918
Total Papua and New Guinea..................	29,000	19,000	7,804
TOTAL PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.........	8,159,000	6,788,000	5,168,011
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE..............................................................................	101,245,000	102,584,000	91,997,254

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