General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1962 (NSW)

GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION ACT.

Act No. 41 ,1962 .

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, 14th December, 1962.]

WHEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its eighty-sixth; of June, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-two, decided in meeting held on the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth days

pursuance 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-three, shall be two hundred and fifty million pounds, and by unanimous decision allocated an amount of sixty-five million one hundred and two 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

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, 1962 ".

2 . The sum of seventy-one million nine hundred and fifty-two 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. Buildings and Additions (construction or

acquisition), Improvements connected with Stations and Reserves and the Purchase of Sites— further sum 125,000 0 0

Tourist Activities—

2. Government Tourist Bureau and Tourist Resorts—

Additions and Improvements, including the

Acquisition of Plant—further sum . . . . 50,000 0 0

3. Establishment of Melbourne Branch Office of Government Tourist Bureau—further sum . . 1,500 0 0

MINISTER FOR HEALTH—

Subsidised Hospitals—

4. New Buildings, Improvements, Additions, New Equipment and Furnishings—further sum . . 6,750,000 0 0

Miscellaneous Health Services—
5. Baby Health Centres, Dental Clinics, Child Health Centres, etc.—further sum	100,000 0 0

TREASURER—

Treasury Head Office—

6. Capital Grants in respect of Water Supply and Sewerage Projects in Water Board Areas— further sum 700,000 0 0

Brought over £7,726,500 0 0

TREASURER—continued.

Treasury Head Office—continued.

7. Advances to Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board for Capital Works Programme— further sum	6,250,000 0 0
8. Advances to Hunter District Water Board for

Capital Works Programme—further sum . . 500,000 0 0

9. Miscellaneous Works and Services—further sum . .	320,000 0 0
10. Advances to Grain Elevators Board of New South Wales for Capital Works Programme—further sum	200,000 0 0

Rural Bank of New South Wales— Government Agency Department—

11. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act,

1946—further sum 320,000 0 0

12. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further

sum 45,000 0 0

13. Advances to Settlers'Agency—further sum . . 450,000 0 0

Government Printing Office—

14. Purchase of New Machinery—further sum . . 70,000 0 0

MARITIME SERVICES BOARD—

15. Port and Harbour Improvements, including

Wharfage, Dredging, Plant, Equipment, etc.—

further sum 2,950,000 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 8,250,000 0 0

Brought over £27,081,500 0 0

MINISTER FOR L A N D S —

17. Acquisition and subdivision of land for closer

settlement purposes and incidental expenses

connected therewith—further sum . . . . 500,000 0 0

18. National Parks and Reserves—Acquisition of

Land and advances for development—further

sum 75,000 0 0

ELECTRICITY COMMISSION—

19. 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 8,200,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC W O R K S —

Harbours and Rivers—

20. Newcastle—Hunter River Improvements and

Associated Works, etc.—further sum . . . . 310,000 0 0

21. Clarence Harbour Works—further sum . . . . 330,000 0 0

22. Harbours and Rivers generally—Miscellaneous—

further sum 25,000 0 0

23. Port Kembla Harbour Improvements—further sum 3,000,000 0 0

24. Cook's River Improvements—further sum . . . . 40,000 0 0

25. River and Foreshore Improvements, including

Grants to Councils for such works—further sum	230,000 0 0
Brought over	£39,791,500 0 0

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued.

Water Supplies and Sewerage Construction—

26. Country Towns Water Supplies—further sum . . 500,000 0 0

27. Country Towns Sewerage and Stormwater Channels

—further sum 30,000 0 0

28. Construction of Water Supplies and Sewerages in Shires and Municipalities—Capital Grants— further sum 900,000 0 0

Public Buildings—

29. State Psychiatric Services—Acquisition of Sites, New Buildings, Staff Accommodation, Improvements, Additions, Equipment and associated facilities— further sum 2,200,000 0 0

30. State Hospitals and Homes—New Buildings, Improvements, and Additions—further sum	. .	50,000 0 0
31. Public	Buildings	generally—Construction,

Additions, Improvements, and Acquisition of

Sites—further sum 2,100,000 0 0

32. Child Welfare—Purchase and Erection of Buildings and Additions to Buildings and for Acquisition of Sites—further sum	325,000 0 0
33. Courts and Prisons—Construction, Additions,

Improvements, Staff Accommodation and

Acquisition of Sites—further sum . . . . 350,000 0 0

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

Construction, Additions, Improvements, and

Acquisition of Sites—further sum . . . . 420,000 0 0

Miscellaneous—

35. Construction of Miscellaneous Works in Shires and Municipalities, including grants to Councils

for such works—further sum . . . . . . 70,000 0 0

36. River Murray Commission—Part Cost of works to be carried out under the Act and Hydro-Electric Development—further sum	20,000 0 0
37. Government Engineering and Shipbuilding Yards— Facilities for Ship Construction—further sum . .	300,000 0 0
38. Terra-cotta Tile Works—Contribution towards capital expenditure under Agreement re Oper­ ation of Works—further sum	50,000 0 0

Brought over £47,106,500 0 0

MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER FOR

HIGHWAYS—

Department of Local Government—

39. Subsidy towards Cost of the County of Cumberland

Planning Scheme—further sum 200,000 0 0

40. Contribution towards the cost of improvement of
facilities for protection of road traffic at railway

level crossings and the elimination of railway

level crossings—further sum .. . . . . 30,000 0 0

Department of Main Roads—

41. Advance to the Country Main Roads Fund—further

sum 700,000 0 0

42. Advance to the County of Cumberland Main Roads

Fund—further sum	350,000 0 0
43. Contribution towards the cost of Distributor Roads related to the Sydney Harbour Bridge (amount to be carried to Special Deposits Account)— further sum	140,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR HOUSING—

Housing Commission—

44. Construction of Shops—further sum .. . . 20,000 0 0

45. Advances to the Commission for the erection of

dwellings—further sum 150,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—

Department of Education—

46. 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 .. . . 11,500,000 0 0

Department of Technical Education—

47. Technical Colleges; Buildings, Plant, Equipment,
Additions, Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum	2,000,000 0 0

University of Sydney—

48. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 200,000 0 0

University of New South Wales—

49. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 1,300,000 0 0

University of New England—

50. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 100,000 0 0

Brought over £63,796,500 0 0

MINISTER FOR MINES—

51. Wyee State Coal Mine—Mine Development, etc.—

further sum 300,000 0 0

52. Munmorah State Coal Mine—Mine Development,

etc 400,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—

Soil Conservation Service—

53. Catchment Area Works—Protection of Foreshores

in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at

Dams and Proposed Dams—further sum .. 35,000 0 0

54. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures to reduce Siltation, etc.—further sum .. . . 45,000 0 0

55. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land,

Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements

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

56. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation Works—further sum	40,000 0 0
57. Hunter River Valley Stabilization V/orks—further

sum 15,500 0 0

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

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—

59. Construction of Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie River above Wellington—further sum .. . . 3,200,000 0 0

60. 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 .. 10,000 0 0

61. Construction of Menindee Lakes Storage and works incidental thereto—further sum .. . . 260,000 0 0

62. Construction of Warkworth Dam on Wollombi Brook above Singleton—further sum .. . . 30,000 0 0

63. Strengthening and Enlargement of Wyangala Dam on Lachlan River above Cowra—further sum .. 2,000,000 0 0

64. Construction of Blowering Dam on the Tumut River above Tumut—further sum	200,000 0 0
65. Construction of Gogeldrie Weir on the Murrum- bidgee River above Darlington Point and

Irrigation Development therefrom—further sum	250,000 0 0
Brought over	£70,607,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—continued.

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—

continued.

66. Shallow Boring—To provide Water Supplies for

Settlers—further sum	150,000 0 0
67. Works of Water Supply for Farmers—further sum	20,000 0 0
68. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement, including Grants to Councils for such works— further sum	100,000 0 0
69. Works under the Water Act, 1912, as amended—
further sum	200,000 0 0
70. Irrigation Areas generally—Construction of Works, Purchase of Plant, Provision of Working Capital, etc.—further sum	100,000 0 0
71. Central Laboratories, Plant Depot, Store, Garage,

etc.—Acquisition of Land, Erection of Buildings,

Purchase of Plant, etc.—further sum . . . . 25,000 0 0

Forestry Commission—

72. Reafforestation—Indigenous Forests, Plantations

(Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—further sum . . 500,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE—

Department of Agriculture—

73. For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural

Colleges, Experiment Farms, etc., including

Purchase of Land, Buildings, etc.—further sum 250,000 0 0

TOTAL £71,952,000 0 0

MOTOR