General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1968 (NSW)

GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION

ACT.

A N N O S E P T I M O D E C I M O

E L I Z A B E T H E II R E G I N E

Act No. 44, 1968.

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, 27th November, 1968.]

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-nine, shall be seven hundred and ten million dollars, and by unanimous decision allocated an amount of one hundred and eighty-two million and seventy thousand dollars to the State of New

WHEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its ninety-fourth June, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight, decided in meeting held on the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth days 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, 1968".

Appropria- 2. The sum of two hundred and twenty-eight million seven

tion from

General hundred and forty-nine thousand dollars is hereby appropriated

Loan	from the General Loan Account for the public works and services
Account.	hereunder set out, and shall, as required, be applied as follows:—

CHIEF SECRETARY AND MINISTER FOR TOURISM—

Fisheries— $

1. Construction of and equipment for Research Vessel—

further sum 20,000.00

2. Grants and Advances to be carried to the Inland Fisheries Fund in Special Deposits Account . . 180,000.00

Aborigines Welfare Board—

3. Buildings and Additions (construction or acquisition), including Grants for Buildings, Improvements connected with Stations and Reserves and the Purchase of Sites—further sum 550,000.00

Tourism—

4. Government Tourist Bureau and Tourist Resorts—

Additions and Improvements, including the

Acquisition of Plant—further sum .. . . 135,000.00

Immigration—

5. Migrant Reception Depot, Dulwich Hill—Buildings and Additions, etc.—State Contribution—further sum 10,000.00

MINISTER FOR HEALTH—

Hospitals Commission of N.S.W.—

6. Public Hospitals — Acquisition of Sites, New
Buildings, Improvements, Additions, including

Equipment and Furnishings and associated

facilities—further sum 17,000,000.00

Department of Public Health—

7. State Hospitals, Homes, and Psychiatric Services— Acquisition of Sites, New Buildings, Improve­ ments, Additions, including Equipment and Furnishings, Staff Accommodation and associated facilities—further sum	6,100,000.00
8. Miscellaneous Health Services — Baby Health Centres, Dental Clinics, Child Health Centres, Scientific Services, etc., including Equipment and

Furnishings—further sum . . . . . . . . 300,000.00

9. Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies—Capital Grants—further sum 160,000.00

Brought over $24,455,000.00

TREASURER—

Treasury Head Office—	$
10. Capital Grants and Advances in respect of Water Supply and Sewerage Projects in Water Board Areas—further sum	1,500,000.00
11. Advances to Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board for Capital Works Programme—

further sum 14,000,000.00

12. Advances to Hunter District Water Board for Capital Works Programme—further sum . . . . 900,000.00

13. Miscellaneous Works and Services—further sum .. 950,000.00

14. Advances to Grain Elevators Board of New South Wales for Capital Works Programme—further sum	1,700,000.00
15. Advances to Sydney Harbour Transport Board—

further sum 100,000.00

Rural Bank of New South Wales—Government Agency

Department—

16. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act, 1946—further sum	1,000,000.00
17. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further

sum 200,000.00

18. Advances to Settlers' Agency—further sum . . 500,000.00

19. Rural Industries Agency—further sum	. .	. .	600,000.00
Government Printing Office—
20. Purchase of new machinery—further sum	. .	. .	120,000.00

MARITIME SERVICES BOARD—

21. Port and Harbour Improvements, including

Wharfage, Dredging, Plant, Equipment, etc.—

further sum 6,700,000.00

MINISTER FOR DECENTRALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT—

22. Amount to be carried to the Country Industries Assistance Fund in Special Deposits Account— further sum 2,500,000.00

DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS—

23. 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 17,000,000.00

24. Parkes to Broken Hill Railway—Improvements—

further sum 3,000,000.00

25. Eastern Suburbs Railway—Survey, design, planning and construction, including provision of rolling

stock and cost of land acquisitions—further sum . .	6,000,000.00
Brought over	$81,225,000.00

DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT—

Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund—	$
26. Amount to be carried to Fund for the purchase of Land, erection of and improvements and additions to Buildings, purchase of Omnibuses, Equipment, etc., for the Motor Omnibus Services and for the

provision of Working Capital—further sum .. 750,000.00

MINISTER FOR LANDS—

27. Acquisition, subdivision, development and improve­ ment of land for closer settlement purposes and incidental expenses connected therewith—further sum	1,150,000.00
28. Contribution to National Parks and Wildlife Fund— Acquisition of Land and advances for development

of National Parks, State Parks and Historic Sites.. 1,200,000.00

29. Parks and Reserves Generally—Acquisition of Land and advances for development—further sum	..	400,000.00
30. Construction of roads and otherwise improving land for settlement and other purposes—further sum	. .	1,500,000.00

ELECTRICITY COMMISSION—

31. Construction, Development and Acquisition of Power Stations, and other Generating Equipment,

Transmission Lines, Equipment, etc., Provision of

working capital, and Acquisition and Development

of Associated Land and Works—further sum .. 14,400,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—

Harbours and Rivers—

32. Newcastle — Hunter River Improvements and Associated Works, etc.—further sum . . 200,000.00

33. Clarence Harbour Works—further sum .. . . 1,100,000.00

34. Harbours and Rivers Generally—Miscellaneous—

further sum 150,000.00

35. Port Kembla Harbour Improvements—further sum 3,300,000.00

36. Cook's River Improvements—further sum . . 70,000.00

37. River and Foreshore Improvements, including

Grants to Councils, etc., for such works—further
sum	140,000.00

38. Flood Mitigation Works on Coastal Rivers for which assistance is available in terms of the New South Wales Grant (Flood Mitigation) Act, 1964, as amended, including grants to Councils for such works—further sum	2,000,000.00
Water Supplies and Sewerage Construction—
39. Government Water Supply Undertakings—further

sum 100,000.00

40. Subsidies for Council Water Supply and Sewerage

Schemes—further sum 4,750,000.00

41. Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes—Preliminary

Investigations—further sum

Brought over $112,515,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued.

Public Buildings—	$
42. Public Buildings Generally — Construction, Re­ construction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites, including contribution to Special Deposits Account for such purposes—further sum . .	3,000,000.00
43. Child Welfare—Purchase and Erection of Buildings and Additions to Buildings (including Equipment and Furnishings), and for Acquisition of Sites— further sum	1,500,000.00
44. Courts and Prisons — Construction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improve­ ments, Staff Accommodation, and Acquisition of Sites—further sum	2.750.000.00
45. Police Buildings (including courthouse accommo- dation where associated with Police buildings)— Construction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites—further sum	1,100,000.00

Miscellaneous—

46. Construction of Miscellaneous Works in Shires

and Municipalities, including grants to Councils

for such works—further sum 200,000.00

47. River Murray Commission—Part Cost of Works to

be carried out under the Act and Hydro-Electric

Development—further sum . . 150,000.00

48. Government Engineering and Shipbuilding Under­ taking—Facilities for Ship Construction, etc.— further sum 300,000.00

MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER FOR

HIGHWAYS—

Department of Local Government—

49. Subsidy towards Cost of the County of Cumberland

Planning Scheme—further sum 1,200,000.00

50. Subsidies payable under the Electricity Development Act, 1945, as amended, to Electricity Supply Authorities in respect of Rural Electrification— further sum 850,000.00

Department of Main Roads—

51. Advance to the County of Cumberland Main Roads Fund—further sum 5,300,000.00

MINISTER FOR HOUSING—

Housing Commission—

52. Advances for the erection of dwellings 2,000,000.00

53. Construction of Shops—further sum .. . . 60,000.00

54. Grant to meet the excess cost of Acquisition and

Clearance of Slum Clearance Sites over amounts

charged to re-housing projects—further sum . . 250,000.00

Brought over $131,175,000.00

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND MINISTER FOR SCIENCE—

Department of Education—	$
55. 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	40,000,000.00
Department of Technical Education—
56. Colleges of Advanced Education and Technical Colleges; Buildings, Plant, Equipment, Additions,

Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum .. . . . . 5,600,000.00

Commonwealth Financial Assistance—

57. Financial Assistance for State Secondary School and Technical Training Projects in terms of States Grants (Science Laboratories) Acts and States Grants (Technical Training) Acts—Amount to be transferred to Special Deposits Account—further

sum „ .„ 9,000,000.00

58. Financial Assistance towards the cost of Advanced

Education Projects—Amount to be transferred

to Special Deposits Account—further sum . . 3,873,000.00

59. Financial Assistance for State Teachers College
Projects in terms of States Grants (Teachers

Colleges) Act, 1967—Amount to be transferred

to Special Deposits Account—further sum . . 3,500,000.00

University of Sydney—

60. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 700,000.00

University of New South Wales—

61. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 1,800,000.00

University of New England—

62. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 850,000.00

University of Newcastle—

63. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 820,000.00

Macquarie University—

64. Grant towards Building and Equipment Programme

—further sum 1,400,000.00

Colleges within Universities—

.. 20,000.00

Brought over $198,738,000.00

MINISTER FOR MINES—

Department of Mines and Department of Explosives—

66. Acquisition of sites and provision of New Buildings, $

Improvements, Additions, Equipment, Furnishings,

etc.—further sum 250,000.00

State Mines Control Authority—•

67. Munmorah State Coal Mine—Mine Development,

etc.—further sum 500,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—

Soil Conservation Service—

68. Catchment Area Works—Protection of Foreshores

in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at

Dams and Proposed Dams—further sum . . . . 135,000.00

69. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures

to reduce Siltation, etc.—further sum . . 120,000.00

70. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land, Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements and other works—further sum	105,000.00
71. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation Works
—further sum	15,000.00

72. Hunter River Valley Stabilization Works—further

sum 50,000.00

73. Soil Conservation Works Generally—further sum . .	25,000.00
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission— 74. Construction of Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie

River above Wellington—further sum . . 250,000.00

75. Construction of Menindee Lakes Storage and works

incidental thereto—further sum . . . . 150,000.00

76. Construction of Pindari Dam on the Severn River

above Ashford—further sum 3,500,000.00

77. Construction of Copeton Dam on Gwydir River

. . 6,500,000.00

78. Construction of Lostock Dam on Paterson River . .	2,400,000.00
79. Construction of Carcoar Dam on Belubula River . .	2,400,000.00
80. Construction of Toonumbar Dam on Iron Pot Creek

(tributary of the Richmond River) 1,700,000.00

81. Coleambally Irrigation Area Development—further

sum 1,300,000.00

82. Shallow Boring—To provide Water Supplies for

Settlers—further sum 1,300,000.00

83. Works of Water Supply for Farmers including establishment of Sprinkler Irrigation Test Centre —further sum 60,000.00

Brought over $219,498,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—continued.

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—

continued.	$
84. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement, including grants to Councils for such works—

further sum 400,000.00

85. Flood Mitigation Works on Coastal Rivers for which assistance is available in terms of the New South Wales Grant (Flood Mitigation) Act, 1964, as amended, including grants to Councils for such

works—further sum 1,500,000.00

86. Works under the Water Act, 1912, as amended—

further sum 300,000.00

87. Water Conservation Works Generally—further sum	400,000.00
88. Irrigation Areas Generally—Construction of Works, Purchase of Plant, Provision of Working Capital,

etc.—further sum 450,000.00

89. Contributions under New South Wales-Queensland Border Rivers Act, 1947—further sum . . . . 10,000.00

90. Central Laboratories, Plant Depot, Store, Garage,

etc.—Acquisition of Land, Erection of Buildings,

Purchase of Plant, etc.—further sum . . . . 40,000.00

91. Investigatory Works and Surveys relating to the storage and use of water—further sum . . 800,000.00

92. Establishment of Hydrographic Offices and Installa- tion of Gauging Stations—further sum	150,000.00
Forestry Commission—

93. Reafforestation—Indigenous Forests, Plantations

(Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine), including Advances

for Farm Woodlots—further sum 3,600,000.00

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE— Department of Agriculture— 94. For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges,

Research Stations, etc., including Purchase of Land,

Buildings, etc.—further sum ' 1,200,000.00

95. Commonwealth Financial Assistance towards the

cost of Advanced Education Projects—Amount

to be transferred to Special Deposits Account—

further sum	401,000.00
TOTAL	$228,749,000.00

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