General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1960 (NSW)

GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION ACT.

Act No. 50, 1960.

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, 21st November, 1960.]

of June, one thousand nine hundred and sixty, decided in pursuance	WHEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its eighty-second meeting held on the twenty-third and twenty-fourth days
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-one, shall be two hundred and thirty million pounds, and by unanimous decision allocated an amount of sixty million six hundred and ninety-four thousand pounds to the State of New South Wales for public works, 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, 1960 ".

2. The sum of sixty-seven million five hundred and seventy thousand pounds is hereby appropriated from the General Loan Account for the public works and services hereunder set out, and shall, as required, bz applied as follows:—

CHIEF SECRETARY AND MINISTER FOR TOURIST ACTIVITIES—

Aborigines Welfare Board— £ s. d.

1. New Buildings, Improvements and Additions—

further sum 60,000 0 0

Tourist Activities—

2. Government Tourist Bureau and Tourist Resorts—

Additions and Improvements, including the

Acquisition of Plant—further sum .. .. 60,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR HEALTH—

Subsidised Hospitals—

3. New Buildings, Improvements, Additions, New

Equipment and Furnishings—further sum .. 3,600,000 0 0

Baby Health Centres—

4. Financial Assistance towards the cost of establish­

ment and equipment of centres—further sum .. 80,000 0 0

Miscellaneous—

5. Construction and Equipment of School Dental

Clinics 40,000 0 0

TREASURER—

Treasury Head Office—

6. Capital Grants in respect of Water Supply and Sewerage Projects in Water Board Areas— further sum 250,000 0 0

Brought over £4,090,000 0 0

TREASURER—continued.

Treasury Head Office—continued.

7. Advances to Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and

Drainage Board for Capital Works Programme—

• further sum 8,500,000 0 0

8. Advances to Hunter District Water Board for

Capital Works Programme—further sum . . 400,000 0 0

9. Miscellaneous Works and Services—further sum ..	140,000 0 0
10. Advances to the Sydney Harbour Transport

Board—further sum 50,000 0 0

11. Advances to Grain Elevators Board of New South

Wales for Capital Works Programme . . . . 900,000 0 0

Rural Bank of New South Wales— Government Agency Department—

12. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act,

1946—further sum 200,000 0 0

13. Advances to Settlers in Irrigation Areas and

Districts—further sum 300,000 0 0

14. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further

sum 35,000 0 0

15. Advances to Settlers'Agency—further sum . . 150,000 0 0

Government Printing Office—

16. New Building, Construction, etc.—further sum . . 70,000 0 0

MARITIME SERVICES BOARD—

17. Sydney Harbour Section—Towards construction of

Works generally and for the Improvement of

the Port—further sum 1,025,000 0 0

DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS—

Railways—

18. 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 7,000,000 0 0

19. Duplication of Railway Lines—further sum . . 300,000 0 0

Brought over £23,160,000 0 0

DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT—

Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund—

20. 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 Capi ta l - further sum 800,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR LANDS—

21. Acquisition and subdivision of land for closer

settlement purposes and incidental expenses

connected therewith 1,500,000 0 0

22. National Paris and Reserves—Acquisition of

Land and advances for development . . . . 75,000 0 0

23. Acquisition of Alienated Land within the boundaries

of the Kosciusko State Park—further sum . . 10,000 0 0

ELECTRICITY COMMISSION—

24. 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 8,000,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—

Harbours and Rivers—

25. Newcastle Harbour Improvements, including

Wharfage, Shipping, Dredging, and other Plant—

further sum 1,500,000 0 0

26. Clarence Harbour Works—further sum .. . . 325,000 0 0

27. New Dredging Plant—further sum	175,000 0 0
28. Harbours and Rivers generally—Miscellaneous—

further sum 20,000 0 0

29. Port Kembla Harbour Improvements—further sum 1,800,000 0 0

30. Coff's Harbour Improvements, Jetty Extension,

etc.—further sum 20,000 0 0

31. Cook's River Improvements—further sum .. . . 45,000 0 0

32. River and Foreshore Improvements, including

Grants to Councils for such works—further sum 33. Botany Bay—Dredging of Channel and Tanker 240,000 0 0

Anchorage—further sum . . . . . . . . 15,000 0 0

34. Botany Bay—Dredging 20,000 0 0

Brought over £37,705,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued.

Water Supplies and Sewerage Construction—

35. Country Towns Water Supplies—further sum .. 260,000 0 0

36. Construction of Water Supplies and Sewerages in Shires and Municipalities—Capital Grants— further sum 450,000 0 0

Public Buildings—

37. Mental Hospitals—New Buildings, Improvements,

and Additions—further sum 1,300,000 0 0

38. State Hospitals and Homes—New Buildings,

Improvements, and Additions—further sum .. 130,000 0 0

39. Public Buildings generally—Construction,

Additions, Improvements, and Acquisition of

Sites—further sum 1,400,000 0 0

40. Child Welfare—Purchase and Erection of Buildings and Additions to Buildings and for Acquisition of Sites—further sum	520,000 0 0
41. Courts and Prisons—Construction, Additions,

Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites—further

sum 210,000 0 0

42. Police Buildings (including courthouse accommo-
dation where associated with Police buildings)—

Construction, Additions, Improvements, and

Acquisition of Sites—further sum .. .. 550,000 0 0

Miscellaneous—

43. Leichhardt Depot Extensions—further sum	..	15,000 0 0
44. Circular Quay Improvements—further sum	..	100,000 0 0

45. Terra-cotta Tile Works—Contribution towards capital expenditure under Agreement re Oper- ation of Works—further sum	20,000 0 0
46. Contribution towards cost of road works associated with Port Kembla Inner Harbour Development— further sum	25,000 0 0

Brought over £42,685,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER FOR

HIGHWAYS—

Department of Local Government—

47. Subsidy towards Cost of the County of Cumberland

Planning Scheme—further sum 200,000 0 0

48. Contribution towards the cost of improvement of facilities for protection of road traffic at railway level crossings and the elimination of railway level crossings 60,000 0 0

Department of Main Roads—

49. Advance to the Country Main Roads Fund—further

sum 350,000 0 0

50. Advance to the County of Cumberland Main Roads

Fund—further sum 100,000 0 0

51. Contribution towards the cost of Distributor Roads related to the Sydney Harbour Bridge (amount to be carried to Special Deposits Account)— further sum 100,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR HOUSING—

Housing Commission—

52. Construction of Shops—further sum .. .. 10,000 0 0

53. Advances to the Commission for the erection of

dwellings 750,000 0 0

MTNISTER FOR EDUCATION—

Department of Education—

54. 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—

55. Technical Colleges; Buildings, Plant, Equipment,

Additions, Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum .. 1,400,000 0 0

University of Sydney—

56. Grant towards Building Programme—further sum.. 450,000 0 0

University of New South Wales—

57. Grant towards Building Programme—further sum.. 500,000 0 0

University of New England—

58. Grant towards Building Programme—further sum.. 300,000 0 0

Brought over £59,905,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR MINES—

59. Wyee State Coal Mine—Mine Development, etc. .. 700,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION-

SOU Conservation Service—

60. Catchment Area Works—Protection of Foreshores

in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at

Dams and Proposed Dams—further sum .. 60,000 0 0

61. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures

to reduce Siltation, etc.—further sum .. .. 25,000 0 0

62. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land,

Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements

and other works—further sum .. .. .. 20,000 0 0

63. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation

Works—further sum 30,000 0 0

64. Hunter River Valley Stabilization Works—further

sum	15,000 0 0
65. Soil Conservation Works generally—further sum..	5,000 0 0

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—

66. Construction of Burrcndong Dam on the Macquarie

River above Wellington—further sum .. .. 3,400,000 0 0

67. Construction of a series of Weirs on the Barwon
and Darling Rivers between Mungindi on the

Queensland Border and the Murray River and

for works incidental thereto—further sum .. 40,000 0 0

68. Construction of Warkworth Dam on Wollombi

Brook above Singleton—further sum .. .. 20,000 0 0

69. Construction of Gogeldrie Weir on the Murrum- bidgee River above Darlington Point and Irrigation Development therefrom—further sum 1,000,000 0 0

Brought over £65,220,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—continued.

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—

continued.

70. Shallow Boring—To provide Water Supplies for

Settlers—further sum 200,000 0 0

71. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement,

including Grants to Councils for such works—

further sum 100,000 0 0

72. Water Conservation Works generally—further sum	300,000 0 0
73. Irrigation Areas generally—Construction of Works, Purchase of Plant, Provision of Working Capital, etc	900,000 0 0
74. Central Laboratories, Plant Depot, Store, Garage, etc.—Acquisition of Land, Erection of Buildings, Purchase of Plant, etc	10,000 0 0
75. Establishment of Hydrographic Offices and

Installation of Gauging Stations 50,000 0 0

Forestry Commission—

76. Reafforestation—Indigenous Forests, Plantations

(Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—further sum .. 650,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE—

Department of Agriculture—

77. For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Col-

leges, Experiment Farms, etc., including Purchase

of Land, Buildings, etc.—further sum .. . . 140,000 0 0

TOTAL £67,570,000 0 0

M A R I T I M E