THE
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES) (No. 2) 1953-54.
No. 25 of 1954.
An Act to grant and apply an additional sum out of the Consolidated
Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One
thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, for the purposes of Additions, New Works
and other Services involving Capital Expenditure and to appropriate that sum.
[Assented
to 20th April, 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 (No. 2) 1953-54.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the
day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of £2,008,000.
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-four, the sum of Two million and
eight thousand pounds.
4 The
F.1928.—Price 3d.
Appropriation.
4. The sum granted by this Act is
appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first
day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three, for the purposes and
services set forth in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial
year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and
fifty-four.
Section 4. THE SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
— | Total. |
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS
AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE
COMMONWEALTH—
| £ |
Parliament.....................................................................................................................................
| 15,000 |
Department of
the Treasury..................................................................................................
| 8,000 |
Department of
the Interior.....................................................................................................
| 166,000 |
Department of
Works................................................................................................................
| 80,000 |
Department of
Civil Aviation................................................................................................
| 1,000,000 |
Department of
Trade and Customs......................................................................................
| 34,000 |
Department of
Commerce and Agriculture.....................................................................
| 100,000 |
Department of
Social Services..............................................................................................
| 10,000 |
Department of
Shipping and Transport..............................................................................
| 150,000 |
Department of
Immigration....................................................................................................
| 153,000 |
Total Part 1..............................................................................................
| 1,716,000 |
PART 2.—BUSINESS
UNDERTAKINGS— |
Postmaster-General's
Department......................................................................................
| 1,000 |
Total Part 2..............................................................................................
| 1,000 |
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF
THE COMMONWEALTH— |
Northern
Territory...................................................................................................................
| 55,000 |
Australian
Capital Territory...............................................................................................
| 236,000 |
Total Part 3..............................................................................................
| 291,000 |
Total...............................................................................................
| 2,008,000 |
CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES.
PART I.—DEPARTMENTS
AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE
COMMONWEALTH. | £ |
PARLIAMENT. |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
Division No. 1. |
1. Buildings, works,
fittings and furniture...................................................................................
| 15,000 |
DEPARTMENT
OF THE TREASURY. |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
Division No. 8. |
1. Buildings, works,
fittings and furniture...................................................................................
| 8,000 |
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............
| 150,000 |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
Division No. 12. |
3. Governor-General's
establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................
| 16,000 |
Total Department
of the Interior..................................................
| 166,000 |
DEPARTMENT
OF WORKS. |
Division No. 14. |
1. Buildings, works,
fittings and furniture...................................................................................
| 80,000 |
DEPARTMENT
OF CIVIL AVIATION. |
Division No. 15. |
3. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Ltd.—Acquisition of
United Kingdom and New Zealand Governments' shareholdings...............................................................................................
| 1,000,000 |
DEPARTMENT
OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
Division No. 18. |
1. Acquisition of sites and
buildings.............................................................................................
| 24,000 |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
Division No. 19. |
1. Buildings, works,
fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels...............................................
| 10,000 |
Total Department
of Trade and Customs....................................
| 34,000 |
DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE. |
Division No. 25. |
3. Flax Production Commissions—Capital
expenditure...........................................................
| 100,000 |
DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES. |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
Division No. 29. |
1. Buildings, works,
fittings and furniture...................................................................................
| 10,000 |
DEPARTMENT
OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT. |
Division No. 30. |
2. Ship construction—
|
Less—
|
Amount recoverable from sale of ships—
| £ |
Read........................................................................................................
| 750,000 |
In lieu of.................................................................................................
| 900,000 |
150,000 |
Capital Works and Services—continued.
PART I.—DEPARTMENTS
AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued. | £ |
DEPARTMENT
OF IMMIGRATION. |
Division No. 34. |
1. Conversion and refitting
of ships for transport of British migrants....................................
| 83,000 |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
Division No. 36. |
3. Hostels for migrant
workers.......................................................................................................
| 70,000 |
Total Department
of Immigration..................................................
| 153,000 |
Total Part 1....................................................................................
| 1,716,000 |
PART 2.—BUSINESS
UNDERTAKINGS. |
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S
DEPARTMENT. |
Division No. 47. |
5. 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
| £ 19,001,000 |
Less unrequired
balance of Post Office Stores and Transport Trust Account
| 19,000,000 |
1,000 |
Total Postmaster-General's
Department...................................
| 1,000 |
Total Part 2....................................................................................
| 1,000 |
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF
THE COMMONWEALTH. |
NORTHERN
TERRITORY. |
DEPARTMENT
OF TERRITORIES. |
Division No. 53. |
3. Additional working advance (for payment to the
credit of the Northern Territory Services Trust Account)................................................................................................................................................
| 10,000 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior |
Division No. 54. |
1. Acquisition of sites and
buildings.............................................................................................
| 10,000 |
DEPARTMENT
OF WORKS. |
Division No. 56. |
2. Plant and equipment....................................................................................................................
| 35,000 |
Total Northern
Territory.................................................................
| 55,000 |
AUSTRALIAN
CAPITAL TERRITORY. |
DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR. |
Division No. 58. |
7. Electricity supply—Engineering
works...................................................................................
| 216,000 |
8. Brickworks—Working
advance (for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account)
| 20,000 |
Total Australian
Capital Territory............................................
| 236,000 |
Total Part 3....................................................................................
| 291,000 |
Total...............................................................................................
| 2,008,000 |
By Authority: L.
F. Johnston, Commonwealth
Government Printer, Canberra.