General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1959 (NSW)
GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION ACT.
Act No. 27, 1959.
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. [Assented to, 30th November, 1959.]
June, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, decided in pursu WHEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its eightieth meeting held on the twenty-third and twenty-fourth days of ance of Clause 3 (9) of Part I of the Agreement set out in the schedule to the Financial Agreement Act, 1944, that the amount to be borrowed for the loan programmes of the Commonwealth and the States for housing and State works for the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and sixty, shall be two hundred and twenty million pounds, and by unanimous decision allocated an amount of fifty-eight million one hundred and forty thousand pounds to the State of New South Wales, BE it enacted therefore by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:—
1. This Act may be cited as the " General Loan Account Appropriation Act, 1959 ".
2. The sum of sixty-five million three hundred and sixty-seven thousand pounds is hereby appropriated from the General Loan Account for the public works and services hereunder set out, and shall, as required, be applied as follows:—
CHIEF SECRETARY AND MINISTER FOR TOURIST ACTIVITIES—
| Aborigines Welfare Board— | £ | s. | d. |
1. New Buildings, Improvements and Additions—
further sum 12,000 0 0
Tourist Activities—
2. Government Tourist Bureau and Tourist Resorts—
Additions and Improvements, including the
Acquisition of Plant—further sum . . . . 45,000 0 0
MINISTER FOR HEALTH—
Subsidised Hospitals—
3. New Buildings, Improvements, Additions, New Equipment and Furnishings—further sum
. . 3,000,000 0 0
Baby Health Centres—
4. Financial Assistance towards the cost of establish ment and equipment of centres—further sum . .
50,000 0 0
TREASURER—
Treasury Head Office—
5. Capital Grants in respect of Water Supply and Sewerage Projects in Water Board Areas— further sum
300,000 0 0
Brought over £3,407,000 0 0
TREASURER—continued.
Treasury Head Office—continued.
6. Advances to Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board for Capital Works Programme— further sum
5,300,000 0 0
7. Advances to Hunter District Water Board for
Capital Works Programme—further sum . . 1,050,000 0 0
8. Advances to the Sydney Harbour Transport
Board—further sum 50,000 0 0
9. Advances to Grain Elevators Board of New South
Wales for Capital Works Programme . . . . 200,000 0 0
Plural Bank of New South Wales— Government Agency Department—
10. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act,
1946—further sum 130,000 0 0
11. Advances to Settlers in Irrigation Areas and
Districts—further sum 100,000 0 0
12. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further
sum 40,000 0 0
13. Advances to Settlers' Agency—further sum . . 300,000 0 0 Government Printing Office—
14. New Building, Construction, etc.—further sum . . 115,000 0 0
MARITIME SERVICES BOARD—
15. Sydney Harbour Section—Towards construction of Works generally and for the Improvement of the Port—further sum
1,200,000 0 0
DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS— Railways—
16. Rolling Stock and to meet additional Traffic requirements, including Equipment of New Lines; Additions to Railway Lines, Stations, and Buildings, and for other purposes, and towards Equipment of Refreshment Rooms— further sum
8,800,000 0 0
17. Duplication of Railway Lines—further sum . . 600,000 0 0
18. Electrification of Railway Lines—further sum . . 1,700,000 0 0
Brought over £22,992,000 0 0
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT—
Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund—
19. Amount to be carried to Fund for the purchase of Land, erection of Buildings, purchase of Equipment, etc., for the Motor Omnibus Services and for the provision of Working Capital— further sum
1/400,000 0 0
MINISTER FOR LANDS—
20. Advances to Settlers for the purpose of providing working capital, and paying for and effecting improvements, and acquiring stock, plant and equipment—further sum
400,000 0 0
ELECTRICITY COMMISSION—
21. Construction, Development and Acquisition of Power Stations, and other Generating Equip ment, Transmission Lines, Equipment, etc., Provision of working capital, and Acquisition and Development of Associated Land and Works—further sum
9,000,000 0 0
MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—
Harbours and Rivers—
22. Newcastle Harbour Improvements, including Wharfage, Shipping, Dredging, and other Plant— further sum 750,000 0 0
23. Clarence Harbour Works—further sum . . . . 260,000 0 0
24. New Dredging Plant—further sum 280,000 0 0 25. Harbours and Rivers generally—Miscellaneous— further sum 45,000 0 0 26. Port Kembla Harbour Improvements—further sum 1,000,000 0 0
27. Coff's Harbour Improvements, Jetty Extension,
etc.—further sum 17,000 0 0
28. Cook's River Improvements—further sum . . . . 20,000 0 0 29. River and Foreshore Improvements, including
Grants to Councils for such works—further sum 30. Botany Bay—Dredging of Channel and Tanker
180,000 0 0
Anchorage 410,000 0 0
Brought over £36,754,000 0 0
MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued.
Water Supplies and Sewerage Construction—
31. Country Towns Water Supplies—further sum .. 300,000 0 0
32. Construction of Water Supplies and Sewerages in Shires and Municipalities—Capital Grants— further sum
560,000 0 0
Public Buildings—
33. Mental Hospitals—New Buildings, Improvements,
and Additions—further sum 1,200,000 0 0 34. State Hospitals and Homes—New Buildings,
Improvements, and Additions—further sum . . 170,000 0 0
35- Public Buildings Generally — Construction, Additions, Improvements, and Acquisition of
Sites—further sum 700,000 0 0 36. Child Welfare—Purchase and Erection of Buildings and Additions to Buildings and for Acquisition of Sites—further sum
300,000 0 0
37. Courts and Prisons—Construction, Additions, Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites—further sum
210.000 0 0
38. Police Buildings (including courthouse accommoda
tion where associated with Police buildings)—
Construction, Additions, Improvements, and
Acquisition of Sites^further sum . . . . 250,000 0 0
Miscellaneous—
39. Leichhardt Depot Extensions—further sum . . 8,000 0 0 40. River Murray Commission—Part Cost of Works
to be carried out under the Act and Hydro-
Electric Development—further sum . . . . 100,000 0 0
41. Circular Quay Improvements—further sum . . 40,000 0 0
42. Terra-cotta Tile Works—Contribution towards capital expenditure under Agreement re Oper ation of Works—further sum
40,000 0 0
Brought over £40,632,000 0 0
MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER FOR
HIGHWAYS—
Department of Local Government—
43. Subsidy towards Cost of the County of Cumberland
Planning Scheme—further sum 200,000 0 0 44. Acquisition of sites for Governmental Purposes
(including Compensation payments) under Town
Planning Schemes—further sum . . . . . . 10,000 0 0 45. Contribution towards elimination of Railway Level
Crossings or the widening of existing overbridges
or subways on local roads—further sum . . 25,000 0 0
Department of Main Roads—
46. Advance to the Country Main Roads Fund—further
sum 100,000 0 0 47. Advance to the County of Cumberland Main Roads
Fund—further sum 300,000 0 0 48. Contribution towards the cost of Distributor Roads related to the Sydney Harbour Bridge (amount to be carried to Special Deposits Account)— further sum
200,000 0 0
MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—
Department of Education—
49. School Buildings, Teachers' Residences, and other Buildings, including grants for Buildings, Additions to Existing Buildings, School and Residence Sites, Purchase and Erection of
Plant and Equipment—further sum .. . . 13,000,000 0 0
Department of Technical Education—
50. Technical Colleges; Buildings, Plant, Equipment,
Additions, Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum .. 1,000,000 0 0
University of Sydney—
51. Grant towards Building Programme—further sum.. 300,000 0 0
University of New South Wales—
52. Grant towards Building Programme—further sum.. 1,700,000 0 0
University of New England—
53. Grant towards Building Programme—further sum.. 200,000 0 0
Brought over £57,667,000 0 0
MINISTER FOR MINES—
54. Oakdale State Coal Mine—Building of Road,
Primary Development, etc.—further sum . . 300,000 0 0
MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—
Soil Conservation Service—
55. Catchment Area "Works—Protection of Foreshores
in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at
Dams and Proposed Dams—further sum . . 40,000 0 0
56. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures
to reduce Siltation, etc.—further .sum . . . . 25,000 0 0
57. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land, Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements and other works—further sum
20,000 0 0
58. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation
Works—further sum 20,000 0 0
59. Erosion prevention, including demonstrations in
districts other than catchment areas—further
sum . . 1,000 0 0
60. Hunter River Valley Stabilization Works—further
sum 15,000 0 0
61. Soil Conservation Works generally—further sum .. 9,000 0 0 Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—
62. Construction of Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie
River above Wellington—further sum . . . . 2,200,000 0 0
63. Construction of a series of Weirs on the Barwon
and Darling Rivers between Mungindi on .theQueensland Border and the Murray River and
for works incidental thereto—further sum . . 50,000 0 0
64. Construction of Menindee Lakes Storage and works
-incidental thereto—further sum 2,000,000 0 0
65. Construction of Warkworth Dam on Wollombi
Brook above Singleton—further sum . . . . 60,000 0 0
66. Construction of Gogeldrie Weir on the Murrum- bidgee River above Darlington Point and Irrigation Development therefrom—further sum 1,500,000 0 0
Brought over £63,907,000 0 0
MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—continued.
| Water | Conservation | and | Irrigation | Commission— |
continued.
67. Shallow Boring—To provide Water Supplies for Settlers—further sum
200,000 0 0
68. Works of Water Supply for Farmers—further sum..
25,000 0 0 69. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement, including Grants to Councils for such works— further sum
150,000 0 0
70. Works under the Water Act No. 44, 1912—further sum 100,000 0 0 71. Water Conservation Works generally—further sum 175,000 0 0
72. Wentworth Irrigation Area—Extension including additional Pumping Plant—further sum..
. .
75,000 0 0
73. Coomealla Irrigation Area—Additional Works—
further sum 20,000 0 0 74. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas—Developmental and Subsidiary Works, Plant, etc.—further sum
250,000 0 0
75. Contributions under New South Wales—Queensland Border Rivers Act, 1947—further sum . .
. .
30,000 0
0
76. Establishment of Hydrographic Offices—further sum 25,000 0 0
77. Installation of Gauging Stations—further sum . . 10,000 0 0
78. Investigatory Works and Surveys relating to the storage and use of water
130,000 0 0
Forestry Commission—
79. Reafforestation—Indigenous Forests, Plantations (Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—further sum
. .
150,000
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| MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE— |
Department of Agriculture—
80. For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges, Experiment Farms, etc., including
Purchase of Land, Buildings, etc.—further sum.. 120,000 0 0
TOTAL £65,367,000 0 0
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