General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1963 (NSW)

GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION

ACT.

Act No. 38, 1963.

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, 16th October, 1963.]

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- four, shall be two hundred and seventy-two million pounds, and by unanimous decision allocated an amount of seventy million and ten thousand

one thousand nine hundred and sixty-three, decided in pursuance WHEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its eighty-eighth meeting held on the seventeenth and eighteenth days of June,

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, 1963 ".

The sum of seventy-three million nine hundred and forty-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:—

2.

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 140,000 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	.. 6,400,000 0 0
Miscellaneous Health Services—

4. Baby Health Centres, Dental Clinics, Child Health

Centres, etc.—further sum 120,000 0 0

TREASURER—

Treasury Head Office—

5. Capital Grants and Advances in respect of Water Supply and Sewerage Projects in Water Board Areas—further sum 650,000 0 0

Brought over £7,370,000 0 0

TREASURER—continued.

Treasury Head O f f i c e — C O N T I N U E D .

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

7. Advances to Hunter District Water Board for Capital Works Programme—further sum .. 500,000 0 0

8. Miscellaneous Works and Services—further sum ..	300,000 0 0
9. Advances to Grain Elevators Board of New South Wales for Capital Works Programme—further

sum .. 500,000 0 0

10. Advances to the Sydney Harbour Transport Board—

further sum 50,000 0 0

Rural Bank of New South Wales—

Government Agency Department—

11. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act, 1946—further sum	200,000 0 0
12. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further
sum	50,000 0 0

13. Advances to Settlers' Agency—further sum	..	400,000 0 0
Government Stores Department—
14. Acquisition of Land	185,000 0 0

Government Printing Office—

15. Purchase of "New Machinery—further sum .. 150,000 0 0

MARITIME SERVICES BOARD—

16. Port and Harbour Improvements, including Wharfage, Dredging, Plant, Equipment, etc.—
further sum	1,000,000 0 0

DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS—

17. 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	7,9CO,000 0 0
Brought over	£25,605,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR LANDS—

18. Acquisition and subdivision of land for closer settlement purposes and incidental expenses connected therewith—further sum	600,000 0 0
19. National Parks and Reserves—Acquisition of Land and advances for development—further sum	85,000 0 0

ELECTRICITY COMMISSION—

20. 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 7,600,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—

Harbours and Rivers—

21. Newcastle—Hunter	River	Improvements	and
Associated Works, etc.—further sum	..	..	400,000 0 0
22. Clarence Harbour Works—further sum	..	. .	350,000 0 0

23. Harbours and Rivers generally—Miscellaneous—

further sum 40,000 0 0

24. Port Kembla Harbour Improvements—further sum 2,000,000 0 0

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

26. River and Foreshore Improvements, including Grants to Councils etc. for such works—further

sum 650,000 0 0

Water Supplies and Sewerage Construction—

27. Country Towns Water Supplies—further sum .. 350,000 0 0

28. Country Towns Sewerage and Stormwater

Channels—further sum 20,000 0 0

Brought over .£37,740,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued.

Water Supplies and Sewerage Construction—continued.

29. Construction of Water Supplies and Sewerages in Shires and Municipalities—Capital Grants— further sum	1,200,000 0 0
Public Buildings—
30. State Psychiatric Services—Acquisition of Sites, New Buildings, Staff Accommodation, Improvements, Additions, Equipment and associated facilities— further sum	2,000,000 0 0
31. State Hospitals and Homes—New Buildings,
Improvements, and Additions—further sum .. 32. Public Buildings Generally—Construction, Additions Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites—further sum	200,000 0 0

3,400,000 0 0

33. Child Welfare—Purchase and Erection of Buildings and Additions to Buildings and for Acquisition of Sites—further sum	300,000 0 0
34. Courts and Prisons—Construction, Additions,

Improvements,	Staff	Accommodation	and
Acquisition of Sites—further sum ..	..	..	500,000 0 0

35. 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—

36. Construction of Miscellaneous Works in Shires

and Municipalities, including grants to Councils

for such works—further sum .. .. .. 80,000 0 0

37. River Murray Commission—Part Cost of works to

be carried out under the Act and Hydro-Electric

Development—further sum 100,000 0 0

38. Government Engineering and Shipbuilding Yards—

Facilities for Ship Construction—further sum .. 39. Terra-cotta Tile Works—Contribution towards capital expenditure under Agreement re Oper­ ation of Works—further sum	275,000 0 0
30,000 0 0
40. Contribution towards cost of road works associated with Port Kembla Inner Harbour Development— further sum	60,000 0 0

Brought over £46,435,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER FOR

HIGHWAYS—

Department of Local Government—

41. Subsidy towards Cost of the County of Cumberland

Planning Scheme—further sum 300,000 0 0

42. Subsidies towards Cost of Establishing Women's

Rest Centres—further sum 7,000 0 0

43. 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 .. .. .. 40,000 0 0

Department of Main Roads—

44. Advance to the Country Main Roads Fund—further

sum 1,250,000 0 0

45. Advance to the County of Cumberland Main Roads

Fund—further sum 100,000 0 0

46. Advance to Sydney Harbour Bridge Account for

Warringah Expressway .. .. .. .. 250,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR HOUSING—

Housing Commission—

47. Construction of Shops—further sum .. .. 40,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—

Department of Education—
48. 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 .. .. 13,400,000 0 0

Department of Technical Education—

49. Technical Colleges; Buildings, Plant, Equipment,

Additions, Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum .. 1,600,000 0 0

University of Sydney—

50. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 1,000,000 0 0

University of New South Wales—

51. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 1,200,000 0 0

University of New England—

52. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 370,000 0 0

Brought over £65,992,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR MINES—

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

further sum 50,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—

Soil Conservation Service—

54. Catchment Area Works—Protection of Foreshores

in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at

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

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

56. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land,

Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements

and other works—further sum .. . . . . 25,000 0 0

57. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation Works—further sum	35,000 0 0
58. Hunter River Valley Stabilization Works—further
sum	10,000 0 0

59. Soil Conservation Works generally—further sum ..	5,000 0 0
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—

60. Construction of Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie River above Wellington—further sum .. .. 1,600,000 0 0

61. 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

62. Construction of Menindee Lakes Storage and works incidental thereto—further sum .. .. .. 250,000 0 0

63. Strengthening and Enlargement of Wyangala Dam on Lachlan River above Cowra—further sum .. 3,250,000 0 0

64. Construction of Blowering Dam on the Tumut River above Tumut—further sum	500,000 0 0
65. Construction of Gogeldrie Weir on the Murrum- bidgee River above Darlington Point and
Irrigation Development therefrom—further sum..	200,000 0 0
Brought over	£72,032,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—continued.

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—

continued.

66. Shallow Boring—To provide Water Supplies for

Settlers—further sum .. 120,000 0 0

67. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement, including Grants to Councils for such works— further sum	175,000 0 0
68 . Works under the Water Act, 1912, as amended—

further sum 300,000 0 0

69. Irrigation Areas generally—Construction of Works, Purchase of Plant, Provision of Working Capital, etc.—further sum	100,000 0 0
70. Contributions under New South Wales—Queensland

Border Rivers Act, 1947—further sum .. .. 5,000 0 0

7 1 . Investigatory Works and Surveys relating to the

Storage and Use of Water—further sum .. 200,000 0 0

72 . River Control Work and Dam Site Investigations

on Wollombi Brook above Singleton . . . . 50,000 0 0

73 . Establishment of Hydrographic Offices and Installa­

tions of Gauging Stations—further sum .. 15,000 0 0

Forestry Commission—

74. Reafforestation—Indigenous Forests, Plantations

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

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE—

Department of Agriculture—

75 . For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural

Colleges, Experiment Farms, etc., including

Purchase of Land, Buildings, etc.—further sum .. 200,000 0 0

Metropolitan Meat Industry Board—

76. Improvement of facilities at State Abattoir,

Homebush Bay	100,000 0 0
TOTAL	£73,947,000 0 0

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