General Loan Account Appropriation Act (No 2) 1946 (NSW)

GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPRO-

PRIATION (No. 2) ACT.

Act No. 49, 1946.

of August, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six WHEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its sixtieth meeting held on the twenty-first day decided in pursuance of Clause 3 (9) of Part I of the Agreement

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, 24th December, 1946.]

Agreement set out in the schedule to the Financial Agreement Act, 1 9 4 4 , that the amount to be borrowed for the loan programmes of the Commonwealth and the States for the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, shall be forty-five million two hundred and ninety-seven thousand pounds, and by unanimous decision allocated an amount of fourteen million seven hundred and twenty- six thousand pounds to the State of New South Wales, BE it enacted therefore by the King'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 (No. 2), 1946."

2 . The sum of sixteen million five hundred and eighty- four thousand seven hundred pounds is hereby appro­ priated from the General Loan Account for the public works and services hereunder set out, and shall, as required be applied as follows :—

COLONIAL S E C R E T A R Y —

Aborigines Welfare Board— £ s. d.

New Buildings, Improvemen t s a n d Addi t ions—

further sum 128,000 0 0

M I N I S T E R FOR H E A L T H —

Subsidised Hospi ta ls—New Buildings, Improvemen t s ,

Addit ions, New E q u i p m e n t and Furnishings—further

sum	575,000	0	0
B a b y	H e a l t h	Centres—

Financial Assistance towards t he cost of Es tab l i shment

a n d E q u i p m e n t of Centres 25,000 0 0

COLONIAL T R E A S U R E R —

H e a d Office—

Expenses of F lo ta t ion of Loans raised for conversion

or redempt ion purposes, S t a m p D u t y on transfers

of Stock in London, etc 150,000 0 0

F o r r epayment to t he Commonweal th Government of Amoun t s for which houses constructed under t he Commonwea l th -S ta t e Hous ing Agreement a re sold 500,000 0 0

Brough t over £1,378,000 0 0

C O L O N I A L	TREASURER—cont inued.
H e a d	Office—continued.

Capital Grants to assist Councils in respect of Wa te r Supply and Sewerage Projects in outlying centres of t he H u n t e r Dis t r ic t a n d Metropol i tan W a t e r Board Areas	05,000	0	0
Advances to Landholders for Soil Conservation
Projects	65,000	0	0
Miscellaneous Works and Services	150,000	0	0

R u r a l B a n k of New Sou th Wales—

Government Agency D e p a r t m e n t —

Irr igat ion Agency—Advances under t h e F a r m

W a t e r Supplies Act, 1946 65,000 0 0

Rura l Reconst ruct ion Agency—Advances for

Fa rmer s ' D e b t Adjus tment 450,000 0 0

Mari t ime Services Board of New South Wales—-

Sydney H a r b o u r Sect ion—Towards construct ion of

Works Generally and for t he Improvemen t of

the Por t—fur ther sum 311,000 0 0

D E P A R T M E N T OF R A I L W A Y S —

Rai lways—

Rolling Stock, t o meet addi t ional Traffic Require­

ments , including E q u i p m e n t of New Lines ;

Addi t ions t o Rai lway Lines, Sta t ions , and	Build­
ings, and for o ther purposes ;	and towards E q u i p ­

m e n t	of Refreshment	Rooms—fur ther	sum	. . .	2,300,000	0	0
Dupl icat ion	of Rai lway	Lines—further	sum	. . .	800,000	0	0

Ra i lway Construct ion—

S a n d y Hollow to Maryvale and recondit ioning of

existing line Muswellbrook to Sandy Hol low—

further sum 280,000 0 0

Eas t e rn Suburbs a n d Sou thern Suburbs Electric

Rai lway—fur ther sum 100,000 0 0

City Electric Rai lway (Circular Quay Loop)—further

sum 150,000 0 0

D E P A R T M E N T O F R O A D T R A N S P O R T A N D T R A M W A Y S —

T r a m w a y Services—

Buildings, E q u i p m e n t , Addi t ions to T r a m w a y Lines,

e tc .—further sum 25,000 0 0

Motor Omnibus Services—

Purchase of Omnibus E q u i p m e n t , Buildings, e tc .—

further sum 1,200,000 0 0

B r o u g h t over £7,339,000 0 0

D E P A R T M E N T O F M A I N R O A D S —

Country Main Roads F u n d —

Construct ion of Roads a n d Bridges—further sum 450,000 0 0

Developmenta l Roads F u n d —

Construct ion of Developmenta l R o a d s - f u r t h e r sum. . . 150,000 0 0

S E C R E T A R Y FOR L A N D S —

Acquisit ion, Development and Improvemen t of L a n d for

Se t t lement including Advances to Sett lers, a n d

Contingent Expenses—further sum ... . . . ... 2,000,000 0 0

Advances t o Sett lers in t e rms of t he Commonweal th—

Sta te W a r Service Land Set t lement Agreement for t h e purpose of providing working capital , and paying for a n d effecting improvements and acquir ing stock,

p l an t and equipment—fur ther sum ... ... ... 500,000 0 0

Acquisit ion of Alienated Land within the boundaries of t he Kosciusko S ta te P a r k 70,000 0 0

S E C R E T A R Y FOR P U B L I C W O R K S —

H a r b o u r s a n d Rivers—

Newcast le H a r b o u r Improvemen t s , including Wharf­

age, Shipping, Dredging, and other P lan t—fur ther

sum 37,000 0 0

P o r t Kembla H a r b o u r Improvements—fur ther sum 76,000 0 0

Coff's H a r b o u r Improvemen t s , J e t t y Extens ion , etc .

—fur ther sum 9,000 0 0

Cook's River Improvements—fur the r sum .. . 17,000 0 0

Moruya River Improvemen t s . . . . . . . . . 24,000 0 0

New Dredging P lan t—fur ther sum 60,000 0 0

H a r b o u r s and Rivers Generally—Miscellaneous—

further sum 23,000 0 0

W a t e r Supplies a n d Sewerage Construct ion—

Count ry Towns W a t e r Supplies—further sum .. . 36,000 0 0

Count ry Towns Sewerage and S tormwate r Channels—

further sum 5,000 0 0

Construct ion of W a t e r Supplies and Sewerages in

Shires and Municipali t ies—Capital Grants ... 94,000 0 0

Publ ic Buildings—

Menta l Hospi ta ls—New Buildings, Improvement s ,

a n d Addi t ions—further sum ... . . . ... 60,000 0 0

S t a t e Hospi ta l s and Asylums including Coast (Prince

Henry ) Hospi ta l—New Buildings, Improvemen t s

a n d Addi t ions—fur ther sum .. . . . . . . . 41,000 0 0

Brought over £10,991,000 0 0

S E C R E T A R Y FOR P U B L I C WORKS—continued.

Public Buildings—continued.

Publ ic Buildings General ly—Construction, Addit ions,

Improvement s , and Acquisition of Sites—further

sum 80,000 0 0

Child Welfare—Purchase and Erect ion of Buildings, and Addit ions t o Buildings and for Acquirement of Sites—further sum 23,000 0 0

Electr ical—

P o r t Kembla Power Sta t ion and Transmission Sys tem

—Augmenta t ion—fur ther sum ... . . . . . . 10,000 0 0

S y d n e v - P o r t Kembla Electrical In terconnect ion—

further sum 49,000 0 0

Miscellaneous—

Construction of Miscellaneous Works in Shires a n d

Municipalities 125,000 0 0

Construct ion of S to rmwate r Drainage Works in Shires

and Municipalities 13,000 0 0

Publ ic Works D e p a r t m e n t and Rail Construct ion

Store Advance Account—Augmenta t ion . . . 50,'300 0 0

River Murray Commiss ion—Part Cost of Works to be

carried out under the Act and Hydro-Elec t r ic

Development—fur ther sum ... . . . . . . 7,000 0 0

Circular Quay Improvements—fur ther sum ...	. . .	90,000	0	0
Leichhard t Depo t Extens ions	40.000	0	0

Government Motor Garage—Addit ional Accommoda­

tion 21,000 0 0

Newcastle Government Engineering and Shipbuilding

Yards—Facil i t ies for Ship	Construct ion—further
sum	304,000 0 0

S ta te Brickworks—Re-establ ishment 63,000 0 0

M I N I S T E R FOR LOCAL G O V E R N M E N T —

To provide for t he Construction of Drainage Works and

Stormwater Channels in Shires and Municipalities—
further sum	1,000 0 0
To provide for the Construction of Public B a t h s in Shires and Municipalit ies—further sum	2,000 0 0

To provide for t he Construction of W a t e r and Sewerage Works in Shires and Municipali t ies—further sum ... 70,000 0 0

To provide for Miscellaneous Works to be carried ou t by

Shires and Municipali t ies—further sum 5,000 0 0

M I N I S T E R FOR H O U S I N G —

Housing Commission—

Construction of Shops 300,000 0 0

Acquisition and Conversion of Military H u t m e n t s . . . 500,000 0 0

Brough t over £12,744,000 0 0

M I N I S T E R FOR E D U C A T I O N — M I S C E L L A N E O U S —

School Buildings, Teachers ' Residences, and other

Buildings, Addi t ions t o existing Buildings, School a n d Residence Sites, Purchase and Erect ion of P l a n t

a n d Equ ipmen t—fur the r sum 1,100,000 0 0

M I N I S T E R FOR M I N E S —

Awaba Coal Mine—Opening and E q u i p m e n t , etc . ... 50,000 0 0

Fue l	Resea rch—Labora to ry	Equ ipmen t ,	etc .—further
sum	9,900	0	0

M I N I S T E R FOR C O N S E R V A T I O N —

W a t e r Conservat ion a n d Irr igat ion Commission—

To provide for t he Construct ion of Burr injuck D a m

Developmenta l Works , including Factories , P l a n t

and	Subsidiary	W o r k s ;	p a y m e n t	of t e n a n t	r i gh t s ;
Deferred	R e n t s	a n d	W a t e r	Ra te s ,	Murrumbidgee

I r r igat ion Areas, a n d Advances to Individual Sett lers, or Organisat ions of Sett lers (to be subsequent ly repaid) on I r r igat ion Areas generally

—fur ther sum 164,000 0 0

Shallow Bor ing—To provide W a t e r Supplies for

Set t lers—further sum 78,000 0 0

W e n t w o r t h Irr igat ion Area—Extens ion including

Addit ional P u m p i n g P lan t—fur ther sum .. . 4,000 0 0

Coomealla I r r igat ion Area—Addit ional W o r k s —

further sum 27,000 0 0

Works under the W a t e r Act No. 44 ,1912—fur ther sum 357,000 0 0

To provide for t he Construction of a Storage Reservoir

on t he Namoi River , a t Keepi t , a n d for Works

incidental there to—fur ther sum ... 285,000 0 0

H u n t e r River Irr igat ion—Cost of Inves t iga t ions—

further sum 13,000 0 0

Nor th -Wes t Dis t r i c t—Water Conservation Scheme—

Cost of Invest igat ions—further sum .. . ... 1,000 0 0

Burr in juck D a m — T o provide for Reconst ruct ion,

Alterat ions, e tc .—further sum 210,000 0 0

Macquarie River I r r igat ion—Cost of Inves t iga t ions—

further sum 13,000 0 0

T u m u t River I r r igat ion—Cost of Invest igat ions—

further sum 2,000 0 0

To provide for t he Construct ion of a series of Weirs on t h e Barwon and Darl ing Rivers between Mungindi on t he Queensland Border a n d t h e Murray River , and for Works incidental there to—

fur ther sum 80,000 0 0

Brough t over £15,137,900 0 0

M I N I S T E R FOR CONSERVATION—continued.

W a t e r Conservat ion and I r r iga t ion Commission—contd.

To provide for t h e Construct ion of a Conserving Storage on the Lachlan River a t Lake Bally- rogan, and for Works incidental there to—further sum 100,000 0 O

To carry out Works of Wa te r Supply for F a r m e r s —

further sum 91,000 0 0

To carry out Works of River and Foreshore Improve­

ments—fur ther sum ... . . . ... . . . 11,000 0 0

To provide for t he Purchase of P l a n t and Materials

for use in Post -war Reconst ruct ion Work—fur ther

sum 30,000 0 0

To provide for t he Construction of Glenbawn D a m

on the H u n t e r River above Aberdeen . . . ... 150,000 0 0

To provide for t he Construction of Bur rendong D a m

on the Macquarie River above Wellington . . . 86,000 0 0

W a t e r Conservation Works generally . . . . . . 10,800 0 0

Soil Conservation Service—

Pro tec t ion of Foreshores and Ca tchment Areas t o

reduce Sil tat ion, etc. , a t Keepi t , Glenbawn a n d

Burrendong D a m s 30,000 0 0

Purchase of Major P l a n t for Soil Conservation Works 60,000 0 0

Fores t ry Commission—

Reafforestation	— Indigenous	Fores ts ,	P lan ta t ions
(Exotic a n d H o o p Pine)	117,000	0	0
Fores t	Fire	Pro tec t ion—Estab l i shment ,	Improvemen t

a n d Maintenance of Fi re Control Sys tems .. . 30,000 0 0

Fores t Organisat ion—Assessment and Road Locat ion Surveys, Construction of Roads required for Supply a n d Fores t Protect ion, erection of Build­ ings, Fencing, Maintenance of Fores t Improve­ ments , Purchase and Maintenance of Tools a n d

E q u i p m e n t , Research and Exper iments , etc. ... 303,000 0 0

Fores t Redempt ion—Purchase a n d Resumpt ion of

L a n d for Fores t ry Purposes 75,000 0 0

Purchase of Major P l an t—Purchase of Tractors and

H e a v y P l a n t for Road Construction a n d Logging 225,000 0 0

M I N I S T E R FOR A G R I C U L T U R E —

Miscellaneous—

For promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges,

Expe r imen t F a r m s , etc. , including Purchase of

Land , Buildings, etc .—further sum 71,000 0 0

Glenfield Veter inary Research Stat ion—Buildings and

Improvement s , etc .—further sum 2,000 0 0

Brought over £16,529,700 0 0

MINISTER FOR TOURIST ACTIVITIES AND IMMIGRATION—

Government Tourist Bureau—

Additions and Improvements to Government Tourist

Resorts, including the acquisition of plant ... 55,000 0 0

TOTAL £16,584,700 0 0