Consolidated Revenue (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

ANNO PRIMO

EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS.

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No. 3 of 1901.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of One million ten thousand seven hundred and thirty-two pounds to the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and two.

[Assented to 12th July, 1901.]

Preamble.

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives as follows :—

Issue and application of £1,010,732.

1. There shall and may be issued and applied for or 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 two the sum of One million ten thousand seven hundred and thirty-two pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied.

Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.

2. The said sum shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services set forth in the said Schedule.

Limit of period of expenditure.

3. No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and two. SCHEDULE.

 

schedule.

I.—MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.		Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance of the Departments as at the Time of Transfer to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure.
The Senate.	£	£
Salaries..................................................................................................	£1,450
Contingencies........................................................................................	350
...	1,800
The House of Representatives.
Salaries (including Clerk of the House of Representatives at £900 per annum, and  Junior Clerk at £60 per annum).......................................................	£2,027
Contingencies........................................................................................	850
...	2,877
Parliamentary Debates.
Salaries (including one Reporter at £500 per annum, and one Sessional Typist at £18 per month).......................................................................................	£1,600
Contingencies........................................................................................	250
...	1,850
The Library.
Salaries..................................................................................................	£247
Contingencies........................................................................................	425
...	672
Refreshment Rooms...........................................................................	...	...	263
Water Power for Parliament House	...	...	75
Parliament Gardens.
Salaries..................................................................................................	£108
Contingencies........................................................................................	58
...	166
Federal Executive Council
Salaries..................................................................................................	£236
Contingencies........................................................................................	420
...	656
Administrative
Salaries (including  additional  Messenger at £130 per annum)..........	£807
Contingencies........................................................................................	260
...	1,067
Miscellaneous.
Expenses in connexion with the Opening of Parliament and the Royal Reception (including re-vote £509).......................................................................................		...	2,500

 

Schedule—continued

II.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL.	Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance of the Departments as at the Time of Transfer to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure.
Secretary’s Office.	£	£
Salaries (including Chief Clerk and Assistant Parliamentary Draftsman at £500 per annum from 1st June, 1901; Clerk at £80 per annum from 17th June, 1901; Messenger at £120 per annum from 13th June, 1901)....................	£427
Contingencies........................................................................................	150
...	577
III.—MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS.
Administrative.
Salaries (including Secretary at £750 per annum; Chief Clerk at £500 per annum; three Clerks at £200 per annum; Messenger at £80 per annum; five Caretakers and Office-cleaners, including provision for other Departments).....................	£933
Contingencies........................................................................................	750
...	1,683
Public Works.
Repairs to Public Buildings, Fittings, Furniture, &c.—
New Departments........................................................................	...	...	1,300
Transferred Departments.............................................................	...	9,300
Public Service Commissioner.
salaries.
Secretary at £600 per annum.................................................................
Six Clerks at from £100 to £200 per annum.........................................
Two Messengers, one at £104 per annum, one at £52 per annum........	£320
Caretaker at £52 per annum...................................................................
Contingencies........................................................................................	£375
...	695
Electoral Office.
salaries.
Chief Electoral Officer at £450 per annum...........................................	150
Clerk at £150 per annum.......................................................................
Contingencies........................................................................................	100
...	250
For the holding of the first Elections of the Parliament (re-vote).........	...	...	12,000

 

Schedule—continued.

IV.—TREASURER.	Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance of the Departments as at the Time of Transfer to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure.
The Treasury.	£	£
Salaries (including Clerk at £210 per annum and Messenger from 21st June, 1901, at £52 per annum)...............................................................................	£443
Contingencies........................................................................................	200
...	643
Government Printer.
Wages....................................................................................................	£4,880
Type.......................................................................................................	220
Machinery and Repairs..........................................................................	3,000
Material.................................................................................................	2,000
Fuel, Light, and Water...........................................................................	300
Rent of Store..........................................................................................	50
Incidentals.............................................................................................	50
...	10,500
V.—MINISTER OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Minister’s Office.
Salaries.
Comptroller-General of Customs at £1,200 per annum........................
Secretary at £750 per annum.................................................................
Three Clerks, one at £300 per annum; one at £250 per annum; one at £200 per annum.........................................................................................................	£709
Messenger at £130 per annum...............................................................
Contingencies........................................................................................	200	...	909
Expenditure in the State of New South Wales......................................	£16,200
Expenditure in the State of Victoria......................................................	17,600
Expenditure in the State of Queensland................................................	15,750
Expenditure in the State of South Australia..........................................	6,000
Expenditure in the State of Tasmania....................................................	2,600
Expenditure in the State of Western Australia......................................	7,750
65,900
VI.—MINISTER OF DEFENCE.
Administrative.
salaries.
Secretary at £900 per annum.................................................................
Chief Accountant at £600 per annum....................................................
Chief Clerk at £540 per annum.............................................................
Five Clerks, one at £310 per annum; one at £235 per annum; one at £200 per annum; one at £160 per annum; one at £80 per annum...............................	£852
Senior Messenger at £132 per annum; Messenger at £96 per annum; one Junior Messenger at £42 per annum; Caretaker at £110 per annum..............................................................................................
Contingencies........................................................................................	500
...	1,352

Schedule—continued.

MINISTER OF DEFENCE—continued.		Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance of the Departments as at the Time of Transfer to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure.
£	£
Expenditure on Federal Defences, Thursday Island and King George’s Sound		6,000
Expenditure in the State of New South Wales......................................	£63,000
Expenditure in the State of Victoria......................................................	64,000
Expenditure in the State of Queensland................................................	52,000
Expenditure in the State of South Australia..........................................	13,000
Expenditure in the State of Tasmania....................................................	5,000
Expenditure in the State of Western Australia......................................	5,000
Military and Naval Demonstrations in connexion with the Opening of Parliament in Melbourne and the Royal Reception in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, and Perth (including re-vote, £1,350)................	202,000	8,959
Furnishing and Alterations to Offices, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne (re-vote)	...	500
VII.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL.
Administrative.
salaries.
Secretary at £1,000 per annum..............................................................
Assistant Secretary at £600 per annum.................................................
Six Clerks, one at £350 per annum, three at £250 per annum, one at £160 per annum, one at £120 per annum.......................................................	£813
Three Messengers, one at £150 per annum, two at £60 per annum......
Contingencies........................................................................................	425
...	1,238
Expenditure in the State of New South Wales......................................	£216,000
Expenditure in the State of Victoria......................................................	160,000
Expenditure in the State of Queensland................................................	114,000
Expenditure in the State of South Australia..........................................	57,000
Expenditure in the State of Tasmania....................................................	33,000
Ex0070enditure in the State of Western Australia................................	70,000
650,000
933,200	52,532
985,732
ADVANCE TO TREASURER	...	25,000
Total.......................................................	£	1,010,732

Note.—The amounts of Salaries included in the column “Other Expenditure” are, except where specifically set forth in this Schedule, provided only for officers included in the Schedule to Act No. 1, and at the rates set forth in that Schedule.