General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1945 (NSW)

GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIA­

TION ACT.

Act No. 2, 1945.

An Act to provide for the appropriation of a certain sum out of the General Loan Account and for the application of that sum for certain Public Works and Services; and for purposes connected therewith. [As­ sented to, 6th March, 1945.]

WH E R E A S the Austral ian Loan Council a t its of August, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, seventh meeting held on the twenty-fourth day

decided in pursuance of Clause 3 (h) of P a r t 1 of the

Agreement set ou t in the schedule to the Financial Agreement Ratification Act, 1 9 2 8 , as varied from t ime to t ime t h a t the amoun t to be borrowed for the loan programmes of the Commonwealth and the States for the financial year ending on the th i r t ie th day of June , one thousand nine hundred and forty-five, shall be sixteen million five hundred and eighty-four thousand pounds, and b y unanimous decision allocated an amount of six million eight hundred and sixty-four thousand pounds to the Sta te of New South Wales for purposes other t h a n revenue deficits, A N D WHEREAS , a t the fifty-fourth meeting of the Austral ian Loan Council held on the eleventh day of August, one thousand nine hundred and forty-two, i t was unanimously decided t h a t for the durat ion of t he war or unt i l otherwise determined by the Australian Loan Council, advances to the States to meet expenditure in connection with approved loan programmes shall be made b y the Commonwealth Government from finance provided b y the Commonwealth Bank upon the security of Commonwealth Treasury Bills, A N D WHEREAS t h e Governments agreed to utilise to the u tmos t ex ten t cash resources for financing approved loan programmes before having recourse to advances under these arrangements , A N D WHEREAS i t is no t considered desirable to have recourse to advances b y the Commonwealth Government for the financing of the Sta te ' s loan programme

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programme during the financial year ending on the thi r t ie th day of June , one thousand nine hundred and forty-five, B E i t enacted therefore by the King 's Most Excellent Majesty, b y and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Par l iament assembled, and by the au thor i ty of the same as follows :—

1. This Act may be cited as the "General Loan Account Appropriat ion Act, 1 9 4 5 . "

2 . The sum of six million nine hundred and forty-eight thousand eight hundred pounds is hereby appropr ia ted from the General Loan Account for the public works and services hereunder set out, and shall, as required be applied as follows :—

CHIEF SECRETARY—

Aborigines Welfare Board—

New Buildings, Improvements and Additions—

further sum £22,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH—

Subsidised Hospitals—New Buildings, Improvements, Additions, New Equipment and Furnishings—further sum 200,000 0 0

TREASURER—

Head Office-

Housing—

Wartime	2,900,000 0 0
Post-war	950,000 0 0

Expenses of Flotation of Loans raised for conversion

or redemption purposes, Stamp Duty on transfers

of Stock in London, etc " 35,000 0 0

Maritime Services Board of New South Wales—

Sydney Harbour Section—-Towards Construction of Works Generally and for the Improvement of the Port—further sum 50,000 0 0

DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS—

Railways—-

Rolling Stock, to meet additional Traffic Require­ ments, including Equipment of New Lines; Additions to Railway Lines, Stations, and Build­ ings, and for other purposes; and towards Equip­

ment of Refreshment Rooms—further sum ... 1,300,000 0 0

Duplication of Railway Lines—further sum 400,000 0 0

Railway Construction—

Sandy Hollow to Mary Vale and reconditioning of existing line Muswellbrook to Sandy Hollow— further sum 60,000 0 0

Brought over £5,917,000 0 0

DEPARTMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND TRAMWAYS—

Tramway Services-

Buildings, Equipment, Additions to Tramway Lines,

etc 10,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—

Harbours and Rivers—

Newcastle Harbour Improvements, including Wharf­ age, Shipping, Dredging, and other Plant—further sum	38,000 0 0
Port Kembla Harbour Improvements—further sum	27,000 0 0
Coff's Harbour Improvements, Jet ty Extension, etc.—

further sum 13,500 0 0

Bateman's Bay Coal Depot 1,100 0 0

Harbours and Rivers Generally—Miscellaneous ... 2,000 0 0

Water Supplies—

Country Towns Water Supplies—further sum ... 15,500 0 0

Public Bui ld ings-

Mental Hospitals—New Buildings, Improvements,

and Additions—further sum 37,000 0 0

State Hospitals and Asylums including Coast (Prince Henry) Hospital—New Buildings, Improvements and Additions—further sum 21,000 0 0

National Library Additions—further sum ... ... 8,000 0 0

Public Buildings Generally—Construction, Additions, Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites—further sum	24,500 0 0
Child Welfare—Purchase and Erection of Buildings,

and Additions to Buildings and for Acquirement
of Sites—further sum	57,700 0 0

Electrical—

Hydro Electric Schemes—further sum	137,500 0 0
Port Kembla Power Station and Transmission System

—Augmentation—further sum ... ... ... 34,500 0 0

Miscellaneous—

Newcastle Government Engineering and Shipbuilding Yards—Facilities for Ship Construction—further sum 52,000 0 0

Brought over £6,396,300 0 0

MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT—

To provide for the construction of Drainage Works and Stormwater Channels in Shires and Municipalities- further sum	7,500 0 0
To provide for the Construction of Water and Sewerage Works in Shires and Municipalities—further sum ...	45,000 0 0
To provide for Improvement and Embellishment of Public Reserves and Places of Public Recreation or Resort in Shires and Municipalities—further sum	3,000 0 0

PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—MISCELLANEOUS—

School Buildings, Teachers' Residences, and other Buildings, Additions to existing Buildings, School and Residence Sites, Purchase and erection of Plant and Equipment—further sum 270,000 0 0

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION—

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—

To provide for the Construction of Burrinjuck Dam Developmental Works, including Factories, Plant and Subsidiary Works ; payment of tenant rights ; Deferred Rents and Water Rates, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas, and Advances to Individual Settlers, or Organisations of Settlers (to be subsequently repaid), on Irrigation Areas generally —further sum	80,000 0 0
Shallow boring—To provide Water Supplies for

Settlers—further sum 30,000 0 0

Works under the Water Act No. 44,1912—further sum	50,000 0 0
Hunter River Irrigation—Cost of Investigations—

further sum 10,000 0 0

Macquarie River Irrigation—Cost of Investigations...	10,000 0 0
Tumut River Irrigation—Cost of Investigations ...	10,000 0 0

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—

Miscellaneous—

For promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges,

Experiment Farms, etc., including Purchase of

Land, Buildings, etc.—further sum ... ... 35,000 0 0

Glenfield Veterinary Research Station—Buildings and

Improvements, etc.—further sum 2,000 0 0

Total £6,948,800 0 0

P O L I C E