General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1964 (NSW)

GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION ACT.

Act No. 51 , 1964.

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, 9th December, 1964.]

WHEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its eighty-ninth meeting held on the second day of July, one thousand nine	hundred and sixty-four, decided in 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-five, shall be two hundred and ninety million pounds, and by unanimous decision allocated an amount of seventy-four million seven hundred and thirty-five 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, 1964 " .

2. The sum o f eighty-nine mil l ion eight hundred and four thousand pounds is hereby appropriated from the General L o a n Account for the public works and services hereunder set out , and

shall, as required, be applied as f o l l o w s : —

CHIEF SECRETARY AND MINISTER FOR TOURIST ACTIVITIES— Aborigines Welfare B o a r d — £ s. d.

1. Buildings and Addit ions (construction or

acquisit ion), Improvements connected with Stat ions and Reserves and the Purchase o f S i tes— further sum 150,000 0 0

Tourist Act ivi t ies—

2. Government Tourist Bureau and Tourist Resor t s—

Addi t ions and Improvements , including the

Acquis i t ion o f Plant—further sum 100,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR HEALTH—

Hospitals Commiss ion of N . S . W . —

3. Public Hospi ta l s—Acquis i t ion o f Sites, N e w

Buildings, Improvements , Addi t ions , including

Equipment and Furnishings and associated

facilities—further s u m 6,700,000 0 0

Department o f Public H e a l t h —

4. State Hospitals , H o m e s and Psychiatric Services—

Acquis i t ion	o f	Sites,	N e w Buildings,	Improve­
ments ,	Addi t ions ,	including	Equipment	and
Furnishings,	Staff	A c c o m m o d a t i o n	and	associated

facilities 4,500,000 0 0

5. Miscel laneous Health Services—Baby Health

Centres, Denta l Clinics, Child Health Centres, etc. , including Equipment and Furnishings-—further

s u m 150,000 0 0

TREASURER—

Treasury H e a d Office—

6. Capital Grants and Advances in respect o f Water Supply and Sewerage Projects in Water Board

Areas—further s u m 700,000 0 0

Brought over £12,300,000 0 0

TREASURER—continued.

Treasury Head Office—continued.

7. Advances to Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board for Capital Works Programme— further sum 7,000,000 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 . .	500,000 0	0

10. Advances to Grain Elevators Board of New South Wales for Capital Works Programme—further sum	800,000	0	0
Rural Bank of New South Wales—
Government Agency Department—
11. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act, 1946—further sum	250,000	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 Printing Office—
14. Purchase of New Machinery—further sum . .	. .	75,000	0	0

MARITIME SERVICES BOARD—

15. Port and Harbour Improvements, including

Wharfage, Dredging, Plant, Equipment, etc.—

further sum 2,750,000 0 0

DEPARTMENT OF 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 10,500,000 0 0

Brought over £35,125,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR L A N D S —

17. Acquisit ion and subdivision o f land for closer

settlement purposes and incidental expenses

connected therewith—further s u m . . . . . . 900,000 0 0

18. Nat iona l Parks and Reserves—Acquis i t ion of

Land and advances for development—further

sum 180,000 0 0

ELECTRICITY COMMISSION—

19. Construction, Deve lopment and Acquis i t ion of

Power Stations, and other Generating Equip­ ment, Transmission Lines, Equipment , etc.,

Provis ion	o f	working	capital,	and	Acquis i t ion
and	Deve lopment	o f	Associated	Land	and

Works—further sum 7,600,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR P U B L I C W O R K S —

Harbours and Rivers—

20. Newcas t l e—Hunter River Improvements and

Associated Works , etc.—further s u m . . . . 150,000 0 0

21 . Clarence Harbour Works—further sum . . . . 350,000 0 0

22. Harbours and Rivers general ly—Miscel laneous—

further s u m 30,000 0 0

23 . R i c h m o n d River Entrance Improvements . . . . 100,000 0 0

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

25. River and Foreshore Improvements , including

Grants to Counci ls , etc., for such works—further

s u m 180,000 0 0

26. F l o o d Mitigat ion W o r k s o n Coastal Rivers for

which assistance is available in terms o f the N e w

South Wales Grant ( F l o o d Mitigat ion) Act , 1964,

including grants to Counci ls for such works . . 1,500,000 0 0

Water Supplies and Sewerage Construct ion—

27. Construct ion o f Water Supplies and Sewerages in

Shires and Municipal i t ies—Capital Grants—

further s u m 1,000,000 0 0

Brought over £47,155,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued.

Water Supplies and Sewerage Construction—continued.

28. Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes—Preliminary

Investigations 70,000 0 0

Public Buildings—

29. Public Buildings Generally—Construction, Additions

(including Equipment and Furnishings), Improve­

ments and Acquisition of Sites—further sum . . 1,500,000 0 0

30. Child Welfare—Purchase and Erection of Buildings and Additions to Buildings (including Equipment and Furnishings), and for Acquisition of Sites— further sum 350,000 0 0

31. Courts and Prisons—Construction, Additions

(including Equipment and Furnishings), Improve­ ments, Staff Accommodation and Acquisition of Sites—further sum 500,000 0 0

32. Police Buildings (including courthouse accommo­ dation where associated with Police buildings)— Construction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites—further sum	600,000 0 0
Miscellaneous—
33. Construction of Miscellaneous Works in Shires and Municipalities, including grants to Councils for such works—further sum	120,000 0 0

34. River Murray Commission—Part Cost of works to be carried out under the Act and Hydro-Electric

Development—further sum . . . . . . 50,000 0 0

35. Government Engineering and Shipbuilding Yards— Facilities for Ship Construction—further sum . . 200,000 0 0

36. Terra-cotta Tile Works—Contribution towards

capital expenditure under Agreement re Operation

of Works—further sum 20,000 0 0

37. Contribution towards cost of road works associated with Port Kembla Inner Harbour Development— further sum 40,000 0 0

Brought over £50,605,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER FOR

HIGHWAYS—

Department	o f	Local	G o v e r n m e n t —
38. Subsidy towards Cost o f the County o f Cumberland Planning Scheme—further sum	260,000	0	0

39. Subsidies towards Cost o f Establishing W o m e n ' s

Rest Centres—further sum 5,000 0 0

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

level crossings and the el imination o f railway

level crossings—further sum . . . . . . 20,000 0 0

Department	o f Main	R o a d s —
4 1 .	Advance to the Country M a i n R o a d s	Fund—further

s u m . . . . 2 ,500,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR HOUSING—

Hous ing C o m m i s s i o n —

42. Construction o f Shops—further s u m . . . . 80,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—

Department o f Educat ion—

43. School Buildings, Teachers' Residences, and other

Buildings, including grants for Buildings, Addit ions to Existing Buildings, School and Residence Sites, Purchase and Erection o f Plant and Equipment— further sum 15,500,000 0 0

Department o f Technical Educat ion—

44. Technical Col leges; Buildings, Plant, Equipment,

Addit ions , Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum . . 1,650,000 0 0

C o m m o n w e a l t h Financial Ass i s tance—

45. Financial Assistance for State Secondary School and
Technical Training Projects in terms o f States

Grants (Science Laboratories and Technical

Training) Act, 1 9 6 4 — A m o u n t to be transferred to

Special Depos i t s A c c o u n t 3,227,000 0 0

University of Sydney—

46. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 700,000 0 0

University of N e w South W a l e s —

47. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 800,000 0 0

University o f N e w Eng land—

48. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 250,000 0 0

Macquarie Univers i ty—

49. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme 1,250,000 0 0

Brought over £76,847,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR MINES—

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

further sum 100,000 0 0

51. Munmorah State Coal Mine—Mine Development,

etc.—further sum 1,250,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—

Soil Conservation Service—

52. Catchment Area Works—Protection of Foreshores

in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at

Dams and Proposed Dams—further sum . . . . 65,000 0 0

53. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures

to reduce Siltation, etc.—further sum . . . . 40,000 0 0

54. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation

Works—further sum 50,000 0 0

55. Hunter River Valley Stabilization Works—further

sum	13,000 0 0
56. Soil Conservation Works generally—further sum . .	5,000 0 0
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—
57. Construction of Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie

River above Wellington—further sum . . . . 250,000 0 0

58. Construction of Menindee Lakes Storage and works

incidental thereto—further sum 250,000 0 0

59. Strengthening and Enlargement of Wyangala D a m

on Lachlan River above Cowra—further sum . . 3,750,000 0 0

60. Construction of Blowering D a m on the Tumut River

above Tumut—further sum 5,000,000 0 0

61. Construction of Gogeldrie Weir on the Murrum-

bidgee River above Darlington Point and Irrigation

Development therefrom—further sum . . . . 300,000 0 0

Brought over £87,920,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—continued.

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—

continued.

62. Shallow Boring—To provide Water Supplies for

Settlers—further sum . . 160,000 0 0

63. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement, including Grants to Councils for such works— further sum	50,000 0 0
64. Flood Mitigation Works on Coastal Rivers for which assistance is available in terms of the New South Wales Grant (Flood Mitigation) Act, 1964,

including grants to Councils for such works . . 400,000 0 0

65. Irrigation Areas generally—Construction of Works, Purchase of Plant, Provision of Working Capital, etc.—further sum 150,000 0 0

66. Contributions under New South Wales—Queensland Border Rivers Act, 1947—further sum . . . . 14,000 0 0

67. River Control Work and Dam Site Investigations on Wollombi Brook above Singleton—further sum 10,000 0 0

68. Establishment of Hydrographic Offices and Installa­ tion of Gauging Stations—further sum	. .	. .	50,000	0	0
Forestry Commission—

69. Reafforestation—Indigenous Forests, Plantations

(Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—further sum . . 750,000 0 0

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE—

Department of Agriculture—

70. 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—

71. Improvement of facilities at State Abattoir,

Homebush Bay—further sum	100,000 0 0
TOTAL	£89,804,000 0 0

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