Consolidated Revenue Fund Act (No 2) 1900 (NSW)

Act No. 3, 1900.

An Act to apply certain sums out of the Con­ solidated Revenue Fund of N e w South Wales towards the Services of the Year 1900-1901 ; and for Services to be hereafter provided for by Loan. [3\st July, 1900.]

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a c c o r d i n g l y .

S C H E D U L E .

S C H E D U L E .

S E R V I C E S O F T H E Y E A R 1900-1901.

PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICES—

Roads and Br idges—For the cons t ruc t ion and main­ tenance of Roads and Br idges generally, pend ing the pass ing of the Appropr ia t ion Ac t for 1900- 1901 £500,000 0 0

H a r b o u r s and Rivers 20,000 0 0

Dredge Service 30,000 0 0

50,000 0 0

Government Arch i t ec t—Main tenance and repa i rs of

Pub l i c Bu i ld ings and Services general ly . . 20,000 0 0

£570,000 0 0

TREASURER'S ADVANCE ACCOUNT—

To enable t he Treasu re r to make Advances to Pub l i c Officers, and on
account of other Governments , and to pay expenses of an un­

foreseen n a t u r e which will af terwards be submi t ted for Pa r l i a ­

men ta ry appropr ia t ion—the whole amoun t to be adjusted no t

la ter t h a n the 30th J u n e , 1902 60,000 0 0

IN ANTICIPATION OF LOAN VOTES.

PUBLIC WORKS—Railway Cons t ruc t ion—Dubbo to Coonamble Ra i lway	50,000	0	0
RAILWAYS—
Towards	Addi t ions	to Rai lway Lines , S ta t ions ,	Bui ld­

ings, Workshops , and for other purposes, includ­

ing Safe ty Appl iances and G r a i n Sheds . . . . 100,000 0 0

Rol l ing Stock to meet Addi t iona l Traffic and E q u i p ­

m e n t of New Lines 150,000 0 0

250,000 0 0

TRAMWAYS—

Towards addi t ions to Power House , S t e a m and Elec t r ica l Machinery ,

and provision of Sub-electr ical S ta t ions , Overhead W i r i n g ,

Feeders , Ra i l Bonding , Addi t iona l Cars and Car-sheds, &c. . . 226,000 0 0

TOTAL £1,156,000 0 0