General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1971 (NSW)

GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION ACT.

A N N O VICESIMO

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act No. 4 1 , 1971.

An Act to provide for the appropriation of a certain sum out of the General Loan Account and for the application of part of that sum for certain Public Works and Services and for the transfer of part of that sum to the Consolidated Revenue Fund in reduction of part of the accumulated deficit in that Fund; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 26th November, 1971.] WHEREAS

W7HEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its one-hundredth
meeting held on the sixteenth day of June, one thousand
nine hundred and seventy-one, 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 seventy-two, shall be eight
hundred and sixty million dollars, and by unanimous decision
allocated an amount of two hundred and seventy-three million five
hundred and thirty thousand dollars to the State of New South
Wales, 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, 1971".

2 . The sum of three hundred and forty-one million four hundred and eighty-nine thousand dollars 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—

Fisheries— $

1. Construction of and equipment for Research Vessel—

further sum	67,000.00
2. Grants and Advances to be carried to the Inland Fisheries Fund in Special Deposits Account— further sum	95,000.00

Immigration—

3. Acquisition and Conversion of a building for use as a second migrant reception centre . . . . . . 447,000.00

4. Alterations to "Orana" Migrant Reception Centre,
DulwichHill	10,000.00

Lord Howe Island—

5. Construction of Airport—further sum . . . . 600,000.00

MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND SPORT—

6. Government Tourist Bureau and Tourist Resorts—

Additions	and	Improvements,	including	the
Acquisition of Plant—further sum	. .	. .	. .	80,000.00

Brought over $1,299,000.00

MINISTER FOR HEALTH— $

Hospitals Commission of N.S.W.—

7. Public Hospitals — Acquisition of Sites, New

Buildings, Improvements, Additions, including Equipment and Furnishings and associated facilities—further sum 22,500,000.00

Department of Health—

8. 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 5,000,000.00

9. Central West Group Laundry — Contribution

towards cost of Construction and Equipment—

further sum 40,000.00

10. Miscellaneous Health Services—Baby Health Centres, Dental Clinics, Child Health Centres, Scientific Services, etc., including Equipment and Furnishings —further sum	440,000.00
11. Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies—Capital Grants—further sum	100,000.00

TREASURER—

Treasury Head Office—

12. Advances to Grain Elevators Board of New South Wales for Capital Works Programme—further sum	200,000.00
13. Advances to Sydney Harbour Transport Board—

further sum 500,000.00

14. Miscellaneous Works and Services—further sum

. . 1,904,000.00

15. Costs associated with New Offices in London . . 2,100,000.00

Rural Bank of New South Wales—Government Agency

Department—

16. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act, 1946—further sum	1,620,000.00
17. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further

sum 310,000.00

18. Advances to Settlers' Agency—further sum . . . . 700,000.00

19. Rural Industries Agency—further sum . . . . 1,000,000.00

Brought over $37,713,000.00

MARITIME SERVICES BOARD— $

20. Port and Harbour Improvements, including Wharf­

age, Dredging, Plant, Equipment, etc.—further sum 8,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR DECENTRALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT—

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

DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS—

22. 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 . . . . 12,000,000.00

23. Parkes to Broken Hill Railway—Improvements-

further sum 600,000.00

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

stock and cost of land acquisitions—further sum. . 15,000,000.00

DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT—

Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund—

25. 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 . . 2,250,000.00

MINISTER FOR LANDS—

26. Contribution to Closer Settlement and Public Reserves Fund—Acquisition of land and advances for development and improvement of Public Reserves—further sum 475,000.00

27. Contribution to National Parks and Wildlife Fund— Acquisition of Land and advances for development of National Parks, State Parks and Historic Sites— further sum	675,000.00
28. Construction of roads and otherwise improving land for settlement and other purposes—further sum . .	1,850,000.00

Brought over $81,063,000.00

ELECTRICITY COMMISSION— $

29. 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 . . 15,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—

Harbours and Rivers—

30. Newcastle—Hunter River Improvements and Associ­

ated Works, etc.—further sum 800,000.00

31. Harbours and Rivers Generally—Miscellaneous—

further sum 700,000.00

32. Cook's River Improvements—further sum	. .	. .	200,000.00
33. Wooli River Harbour Works—further sum . .	. .	200,000.00

34. Flood Mitigation Works subsidised by Common­

wealth and State Governments, including grants

to Councils for such works—further sum . . . . 600,000.00

Water Supplies and Sewerage—

35. Subsidies for Council Water Supply and Sewerage

Schemes—further sum 6,000,000.00

36. Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes—Preliminary

Investigations—further sum . . . . . . . . 50,000.00

37. Government Water Supply Undertakings—further

sum 130,000.00

38. Advances to Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and

Drainage Board for Capital Works Programme . . 25,000,000.00

39. Advances to Hunter District Water Board for

Capital Works Programme 1,200,000.00

40. Capital Grants and Advances in respect of Water

Supply and Sewerage Projects in Water Board

Areas 2,300,000.00

Public Buildings—
41. 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 . . . . 4,230,000.00

Brought over $137,473,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued. $

Public Buildings—continued.

42. Child Welfare—Purchase and Erection of Buildings and Additions to Buildings (including Equipment and Furnishings), and for Acquisition of Sites— further sum	1,000,000.00
43. Courts and Prisons — Construction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improve­ ments, Staff Accommodation, and Acquisition of Sites—further sum	2,500,000.00
44. Police Buildings (including courthouse accommo­ dation where associated with Police buildings)— Construction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites—further sum	1,560,000.00
Miscellaneous— 45. Construction of Miscellaneous Works in Shires

and Municipalities, including grants to Councils

for such works—further sum . . . . . . 70,000.00

46. Government Engineering and Shipbuilding Under­ taking—Facilities for Ship Construction, etc.— further sum 410,000.00

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	900,000.00
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—further sum . . . . . . . . 80,000.00

49. Subsidies payable under the Electricity Development

Act, 1945, to Electricity Supply Authorities in

respect of Rural Electrification—-further sum . . 850,000.00

Brought over $144,843,000.00

MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND MINISTER FOR CO-OPERATIVE

SOCIETIES— $

Housing Commission—

50. Advances for the construction of dwellings, including acquisition of land and provision of services . . 54,600,000.00

51. Construction of Dwellings for specific purposes,

including acquisition of land and provision of

services . . 600,000.00

52. Construction of Shops, including acquisition of sites, provision of services and residences—further sum . .	60,000.00
Home Builders' Account—
53. Amount to be transferred to Home Builders' Account No. 2 in Special Deposits Account for advances to

Building Societies and approved institutions . . 23,400,000.00

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND MINISTER FOR SCIENCE—

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	53,000,000.00
Department of Technical Education— 55. Technical Colleges—Buildings, Plant, Equipment,

Additions, Sewerage, Sites, etc 3,700,000.00

Advanced Education—

56. State's contribution towards the cost of Advanced Education Projects—Amount to be transferred to Special Deposits Account 5,200,000.00

Commonwealth Financial Assistance—

57. Financial Assistance for State Secondary School and Technical Training Projects in terms of States Grants (Science Laboratories) Act and States Grants (Technical Training) Act—Amount to be transferred to Special Deposits Account—further sum	8,080,000.00
58. Financial Assistance for State Secondary School Projects in terms of States Grants (Secondary Schools Libraries) Act—Amount to be transferred

to Special Deposits Account—further sum . . 3,000,000.00

Brought over $296,483,000.00

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND MINISTER FOR SCIENCE— $

continued.

Commonwealth Financial Assistance—continued.

59. Financial Assistance towards the cost of Advanced

Education Projects—-Amount to be transferred to

Special Deposits Account—further sum . . . . 4,800,000.00

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

Colleges) Act—Amount to be transferred to

Special Deposits Account—further sum . . . . 4,500,000.00

Universities—

Grants towards Building and Equipment Programmes— Amounts to be transferred to Special Deposits Account—

61. University of Sydney—further sum 1,045,000.00

62. University of New South Wales—further sum . . 1,630,000.00

63. University of New England—further sum	. .	. .	1,140,000.00
64. University of Newcastle—further sum	. .	. .	1,250,000.00

65. Macquarie University—further sum	. .	. .	. .	1,380,000.00
Colleges within Universities—

66. Grants for Building Projects—further sum . . . . 128,000.00

MINISTER FOR SOCIAL WELFARE—

Aborigines' Welfare—

67. Buildings and Additions (construction or acquisition),

including Equipment and Furnishings and Grants

for Buildings, Improvements connected with

Stations and Reserves and the purchase of Sites—

further sum 440,000.00

MINISTER FOR MINES—

Department of Mines and Department of Explosives—

68. Acquisition of sites and provision of New Buildings, Improvements, Additions, Equipment, Furnishings, etc.—further sum 200,000.00

Brought over $312,996,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION— $

Soil Conservation Service—

69. Catchment Area Works—Protection of Foreshores

in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at

Dams and Proposed Dams—further sum . . . . 180,000.00

70. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures to reduce Siltation, etc.—further sum . . 400,000.00

71. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land, Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements and other works—further sum	80,000.00
72. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation Works—further sum	10,000.00
73. Hunter River Valley Stabilization Works—further

sum 100,000.00

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—
74. Construction of a series of Weirs on the Barwon and

Darling Rivers between Mungindi on the Queens­ land Border and the Murray River and for works

incidental thereto—further sum . . . . . . 80,000.00

75. Strengthening and Enlargement of Wyangala Dam on Lachlan River above Cowra—further sum . . 400,000.00

76. Construction of Copeton Dam on Gwydir River—

further sum 12,000,000.00

77. Construction of Lostock Dam on Paterson River—

further sum 491,000.00

78. Construction of Carcoar Dam on Belubula River—

further sum 150,000.00

79. Construction of Toonumbar Dam on Iron Pot Creek (tributary of the Richmond River)—further sum . . 720,000.00

80. Shallow Boring—To provide Water Supplies for Settlers—further sum 1,500,000.00

81. Works of Water Supply for Farmers, including establishment of Sprinkler Irrigation Test Centre— further sum	20,000.00
82. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement, including Grants to Councils for such works— further sum	50,000.00
83. Flood Mitigation Works subsidised by Common­ wealth and State Governments, including grants

to Councils for such works—further sum . . . . 600,000.00

Brought over $329,777,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—continued. $

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission —

continued.

84. Works under the Water Act, 1912—further sum . . 600,000.00

85. Water Conservation Works Generally—further sum	500,000.00
86. Irrigation Areas Generally—Construction of Works, Purchase of Plant, Provision of Working Capital, etc.—further sum	900,000.00
87. Contributions under New South Wales-Queensland

Border Rivers Act, 1947—further sum . . . . 1,000,000.00

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

etc.—Acquisition of Land, Erection of Buildings,

Purchase of Plant, etc.—further sum	. .	. .	500,000.00
89. Investigatory Works and Surveys relating to the storage and use of water—further sum	. .	. .	500,000.00
90. Establishment of Hydrographic Offices and Installa­ tion of Gauging Stations—further sum	. .	. .	300,000.00
Forestry Commission—

91. Reafforestation—Indigenous Forests, Plantations

(Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—including Advances

for Farm Woodlots—further sum 4,350,000.00

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE—

Department of Agriculture—

92. For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges, Research Stations, etc., including Purchase of Land, Buildings, etc.—further sum 1,700,000,00

93. Commonwealth Financial Assistance towards the cost of Advanced Education Projects—Amount to be transferred to Special Deposits Account— further sum 962,000.00

Sydney Farm Produce Market Authority—

94. Advances for Capital Works Programme—Establish­ ment of new Farm Produce Markets at Flemington —further sum 400,000.00

TOTAL—Public Works and Services . . . . $341,489,000.00

3. The sum of $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated from the General Loan Account for transfer to the Consolidated Revenue Fund in reduction of part of the accumulated deficit in that Fund as at the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-one.

PRESBYTERIAN