Loan Act 1922 (Cth)

 

LOAN.

 

No. 7 of 1922.

An Act to authorize the Raising and Expending of certain Sums of Money.

[Assented to 9th September, 1922.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Loan Act 1922.

Authority to borrow £12,000,000.

2. The Treasurer may from time to time under the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911-1918, or under the provisions of any Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the whole the amount of Twelve million pounds.

Purpose for which money may be borrowed.

3. The amount borrowed shall be issued and applied only for the expenses of borrowing and for the purposes of appropriations made or to be made by law.

Issue and application of £17,039,099.

4. There may be issued and applied out of the proceeds of any Loan raised under the authority of any Loan Act, including the present Act, the sum of Seventeen million thirty-nine thousand and ninety-nine pounds for the purposes set forth in the Schedule to this Act.

SCHEDULE.

—	Amount required in 1922-23.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.	£	£	£
Contribution of Commonwealth towards construction of roads by States.............................................................................................................	250,000	..	250,000
London Offices.......................................................................................	21,200	15,348	5,852
Subscription to capital of Refinery Company in accordance with Oil Agreement Act 1920........................................................................	150,001	24,999	125,002
Williamstown Shipbuilding Yard—Buildings, plant and machinery	5,000	811	4,189
Cockatoo Island Dockyard—Machinery and Plant, yard and floating plant.............................................................................................................	10,000	6,997	3,003
Loan to Papua for Public Works..........................................................	4,000	..	4,000
Immigration—Passage money of assisted immigrants....................	200,000	28,151	171,849
Subscription to capital of Amalgamated Wireless Limited............	300,001	..	300,001
Total under control of Prime Minister’s Department.........	940,202	76,306	863,896
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Loans to States for settling Returned Soldiers on the land...........	6,000,000	..	6,000,000
Purchase of wharf, railway, rolling-stock, buildings, material, and equipment—Papua.......................................................................	45,000	..	45,000
Construction of ships (to be paid to Trust Fund, Commonwealth Government Ships’ Account)................................................................................	2,300,000	881	2,299,119
Total under control of Department of the Treasury...........	8,345,000	881	8,344,119
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Home and Territories Department.
Land in Federal Capital Territory........................................................	13,000	10,638	2,362
Transport, nurseries, repairs, rabbit destruction, hospitals, bachelors’ quarters, and all expenses incidental to the administration of the Federal Capital Territory during construction...........................................	34,900	..	34,900
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Power House, water supply, maintenance of buildings, investigations, salaries, and all other expenses of technical and administrative staffs incidental to the construction of the Federal Capital.................	30,000	..	30,000
Payment to the Government of New South Wales for working and maintaining railway line from Queanbeyan to Canberra during construction of the Federal Capital...............................................	1,500	..	1,500
Federal Capital at Canberra—towards cost of establishment.........	379,234	129,234	250,000
(All receipts from the Federal Capital Territory to be credited to the above votes.)
Deduct estimated receipts........................................................	458.634	139,872	318,762
	34,000	..	34,000
Total Federal Capital Territory.........................................	424,634	139,872	284,762
Carried forward...................................................	9,709,836	217,059	9,492,777

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1922-23.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
				First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
							£	£	£
				Brought forward	9,709,836	217,059	9,492,777
				Under Control of Home and Territories Department (excepting Federal Capital Territory).
				Purchase of properties and sites—
				Land, Fairy Meadow, New South Wales........................................	2,000	1,789	211
	Land for Naval Defence purposes—Cockburn Sound....................	170	170	..
	Land for Port Stephens Naval Base................................................	14,200	14,200	..
Tresco Naval Establishment, Sydney..............................................	20	20	..
Flinders—Naval Depôt...................................................................	25	25	..
Land for Defence purposes generally.............................................	12,800	12,800	..
Properties and sites for Air Services...............................................	32,120	..	32,120
Land for Commonwealth Offices, Sydney.....................................	50	38	12
Land for Post and Telegraph purposes............................................	140,000	58,030	81,970
Land for Quarantine purposes.........................................................	110	110	..
Land for Public Health Laboratories...............................................	3,000	..	3,000
Total under control of Home and Territories Department (excepting Federal Capital Territory)...............................................................	204,495	87,182	117,313
Under Control op Department of Defence.
	Expeditionary Forces—
Pay and allowances, including amounts due to deceased soldiers’ estates	36,500	..	36,500
				Australian Graves Services abroad—Pay and allowances of staff and incidental expenditure...............................................................................	3,263	..	3,263
Expenditure in connexion with the distribution of medals and plaques, and other Base Records work incidental to the service and records of members of the Australian Imperial Force.........................................................
	Freight, handling charges, reconditioning, and other expenditure in connexion with the post-bellum equipment of the Australian Imperial Force	54,600	..	54,600
Cost of repatriation of ex-members of the Australian Imperial Force					18,210	..	18,210
								Employment of temporary staff, advertising, and other expenditure connected with Sales of Surplus War Equipment and Stores....................	14,580	..	14,580
Miscellaneous expenditure in connexion with the Australian Imperial Force, including special expenditure by the High Commissioner’s Office					5,240	..	5,240
	Transport services in connexion with Expeditionary Forces, including passage money, hire, fitting and reconditioning of ships, wages, coal, victualling, and all other expenditure incidental to such services......................	175,000	..	175,000
								Total under control of Department of Defence.........	340,893	..	340,893
												Carried forward	10,255,224	304,241	9,950,983

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1922-23.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
				First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
							£	£	£
				Brought forward	10,255,224	304,241	9,950,983
				Under Control of Department of Trade and Customs.
					NewLighthouses (including upkeep of vessels for construction work) and optical and other apparatus for Lightships.	12,000	..	12,000
				Alterations of Lighthouse services.................................					3,125	3,125	..
Total under control of Department of Trade and Customs	15,125	3,125	12,000
				Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory).
Naval Bases, works and establishments.........................	100,000	28,105	71,895
Lithgow—Extensions machine shop, steel store, and other buildings..............................................................................	13,000	..	13,000
				Inspection Branch (Arms and Ammunition) Works and buildings at Footscray and Maribyrnong.....................................	5,133	5,133	..
Building and engineering works for Cordite Factory, Maribyrnong..............................................................................	362	362	..
				Lithgow Housing scheme, erection of cottages...............	6,664	6,664	..
Mobilization Stores—Erection of..................................	4,500	4,500	..
Research Laboratory, Maribyrnong—Works and buildings	2,510	2,510	..
				Maribyrnong—High explosives factory.........................	25,000	25,000	..
Maribyrnong—Buildings for engineering factories.........	20,300	5,000	15;300
Maribyrnong—Buildings for chemical factories.............	175	175	..
Footscray—Buildings for fuse and cartridge case...........
Manufacture................................................................	20,000	5,000	15,000
Ordnance Stores—Erection of.......................................	9,300	8,480	820
Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-20.....	517,000	222,627	294,373
				Commonwealth Offices, Sydney—towards cost.............	15,000	15,000	..
Commonwealth Offices, Brisbane—towards cost...........	250	..	250
Commonwealth Offices, Adelaide—towards cost...........	15,000	..	15,000
Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway..............................	100,000	30,928	69,072
Northern Territory Railway...........................................	9,500	810	8,690
Port Augusta—Oodnadatta Railway..............................	15,000	1,054	13,946
Serum and Health Laboratories.....................................	15,000	13,243	1,757
Carried forward	893,694	374,591	519,103
	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1922-23.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
	Brought forward	893,694	374,591	519,103
	post office buildings.
New South Wales.
Sundry Offices.......................................................................................	5,653	986	4,667
Albury—Additions to Post Office.........................................................	430	..	430
Ashfield—Additions to Telephone Exchange.......................................	7,320	..	7,320
Balranald—Additions and alterations to Post Office............................	700	..	700
Barellan Post Office—towards cost......................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Barham Post Office—towards cost.......................................................	555	..	555
Beecroft Post Office—towards cost......................................................	100	..	100
Bingera—Additions to Post Office.......................................................	708	708	..
Bondi Beach Post Office and Linesman’s Store— towards cost..........	1,811	225	1,586
Boolaroo Post Office—towards cost.....................................................	100	..	100
Bowral—Additions to Post Office........................................................	195	195	..
Broadmeadows Post Office—towards cost...........................................	100	..	100
Burwood—Additions to Telephone Exchange......................................	3,000	..	3,000
Charing Cross Post Office—towards cost.............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Coogee Post Office—towards cost........................................................	500	..	500
Corowa —Additions to Post Office......................................................	351	351	..
Cowra—Additions to Post Office.........................................................	1,554	1,554	..
Cronulla Beach Post Office—towards cost...........................................	1,000	..	1,000
Dee Why Automatic Telephone Exchange...........................................	852	485	367
Drummoyne—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost	100	..	100
				Epping—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost	500	..	500
Erskineville Post Office—towards cost................................................	100	..	100
Eugowra—Additions to Post Office......................................................	534	534	..
Fairfield Post Office—towards cost......................................................	100	..	100
Finlay—Additions and alterations to Post Office.................................	320	..	320
Garah Post Office—towards cost..........................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Glebe—Additions and alterations to Post Office..................................	540	..	540
Gordon Post Office................................................................................	1,599	99	1,500
Gordon Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost......................	2,000	..	2,000
Goulburn—Additions and alterations to Post Office............................	333	333	..
Grenfell—Additions and alterations to Post Office..............................	2,423	1,493	930
Holbrook Post Office.............................................................................	124	124	..
Inverell Post Office...............................................................................	309	309	..
Katoomba—Additions to Post Office—towards cost...........................	1,000	..	1,000
Kensington Post Office—towards cost.................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Carried forward	932,605	381,987	550.618
	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1922-23.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
	post office buildings—continued.
	Brought forward	932,605	381,987	550,618
New-South Wales—continued.
Killara Post Office—towards cost.................................	1,000	..	1,000
Kogarah Telephone Exchange—towards cost.................	500	2	498
Lecton Post Office.......................................................	2,895	2,895	..
Lindfield Post Office—towards cost..............................	1,000	..	1,000
Lockhart—Additions to Post Office..............................	340	..	340
Manly—Additions to Post Offico—towards cost............	714	213	501
Merriwa—Alterations and additions to Post Office.........	1,000	..	1,000
Merrylands Post Office—towards cost...........................	500	..	500
Narrandera—Additions to Post Office...........................	148	148	..
Neutral Bay Post Office—towards cost..........................	1,000	..	1,000
Newcastle—Additions to Post Office—towards cost......	1,000	..	1,000
Newcastle West—Additions and alterations to Post Office	750	..	750
Newton—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost............................................................	100	..	100
				North Sydney—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost............................................................	500	..	500
Oaklands Post Office—towards cost..............................	1,000	..	1,000
Peak Hill—Alterations to Post Office............................	720	…	720
Petersham—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange	3,000	..	3,000
				Randwick—Additions to Automatic Telephone Exchange	3,000	..	3,000
Rockdale—Additions and alterations to Post Office.......	590	..	590
				Roseville Post Office—towards cost..............................	1,000	..	1,000
Ryde—Additions and alterations to Post Office..............	660	..	660
Rylstone—Additions and alterations to Post Office........	778	778	..
Singleton—Additions and alterations to Post Office.......	730	..	730
				Strathfield Pole Depôt—Siding and Buildings................	813	813	..
Stockinbingal Post Office—towards cost.......................	1,000	..	1,000
Surrey Hills Post Office—towards cost..........................	1,000	..	1,000
Sydney—City North Telephone Exchange— Drainage...	445	73	372
Carried forward	958,788	386,909	571,879
	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1922-23.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
	post office buildings—continued.
	Brought forward	958,788	386,909	571,879
New South Wales—continued.
Sydney—City East Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	5,000	100	4,900
				Sydney—City South Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	10,000	..	10,000
Sydney General Post Office—Remodelling—towards cost.....	10,000	786	9,214
Sydney, Pier-street Post Office—Postal Workshops—Installation of Exhaust System..........................................................................	350	..	350
Sydney—William-street Post Office—towards cost.................	1,000	..	1,000
Taralga—Additions to Post Office................................................	14	14	..
Thirroul Post Office—towards cost..............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Tocumwal—Additions to Post Office..........................................	450	..	450
Toronto Post Office—towards cost..............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Tumberumba—Additions and alterations to Post Office..........	100	..	100
Tweed Heads—Additions to Post Office.....................................	364	52	312
Warren Post Office..........................................................................	3,150	1,000	2,150
Waverley—Alterations to Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost.......................................................................................................	2,000	28	1,972
				Wickham—Store, Shed, Siding, Storeman’s Residence—towards cost	1,000	..	1,000
Wingham—Additions and alterations to Post Office................	651	651	..
				Woy Woy Post Office.....................................................................	1,063	1,063	..
Wyong—Alterations and additions to Post Office.....................	370	..	370
				Yass—Additions to Post Office.....................................................	1,090	1,090	..
VICTORIA.
Sundry Offices..................................................................................	3,838	1,017	2,821
Albert Park Post Office—towards cost........................................	1,000	..	1,000
Armadale Post Office—towards cost...........................................	1,000	..	1,000
Ascot Vale Automatic Telephone Exchange..............................	8,920	2,000	6,920
Belgrave Post Office—towards cost.............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Carried forward	1,013,148	394,710	618,438
	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1922-23.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
	post office buildings—continued.

Brought forward	1,013,148	394,710	618,438
Victoria—continued.
Benalla Post Office............................................................................	400	..	400
Boort Post Office and Quarters—towards cost.............................	1,000	..	1,000
Box Hill Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost..........	250	..	250
Brighton—Additions to Telephone Exchange..............................	9,000	5,000	4,000
Brunswick East Post Office—towards cost...................................	1,000	..	1,000
Brunswick North Post Office...........................................................	1,350	1,000	350
Canterbury Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	500	..	500
Carnegie Post Office—towards cost...............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Collingwood Automatic Telephone Exchange.............................	1,909	1,258	651
Dandenong—Alterations and additions to Post Office...............	900	900	..
Drouin—Alterations and additions to Post Office.......................	401	401	..
East Melbourne Post Office—towards cost...................................	1,000	..	1,000
Elsternwick—Alterations to Post Office........................................	850	850	..
Fairfield Post Office—towards cost................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Heidelberg Post Office......................................................................	900	900	..
Heywood—Additions to Post Office..............................................	670	..	670
Ivanhoe Post Office—towards cost.................................................	100	..	100
Kilmore Post Office—Alterations...................................................	440	..	440
Kyabram—Alterations and additions to Post Office...................	1,000	..	1,000
Lismore Post Office—towards cost................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Macedon Upper Post Office—towards cost..................................	100	..	100
Maffra—Additions to Post Office...................................................	260	260	..
Melbourne—Extensions and alterations to Elizabeth-street Post Office	639	639	..
				Melbourne—New Telegraph Building—towards cost................	7,430	7,430	..
Melbourne, Elizabeth-street—Extension of Private Box Accommodation.........................................................................................................	1,000	..	1,000
				Melbourne General Post Office—Thermostatic Fire Alarms.....	699	699	..
Melbourne General Post Office—Alterations, additions, and heating Telephone Workshops —towards cost.....................................	1,000	..	1,000
				Mentone Post Office—towards cost...............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Mildura Post Office...........................................................................	5,000	..	5,000
Carried forward	1,054,946	414,047	640,899
	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983

 

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1022-23.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act
First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward	£10,270,349	£307,366	£9,962,983
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward	1,054,946	414,047	640,899
Victoria— continued.
Natimuk—Alterations and additions to Post Office........	700	..	700
North Melbourne Automatic Telephone Exchange.........	9,000	2,000	7,000
Oakleigh Post Office—towards cost..............................	1,000	..	1,000
Red Cliffs Post Office—towards cost............................	1,000	..	1,000
Rochester—Alterations to Post Office...........................	1,200	1,200	..
Rushworth—Alterations to Post Office..........................	300	300	..
St. Arnaud Post Office—towards cost............................	1,000	..	1,000
Shepparton—Linemen’s Shed.......................................	320	..	320
South Melbourne Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	500	..	500
South Melbourne Garage—Additions—towards cost......	1,000	..	1,000
Btawell Post Office—Additional Switch-room...............	500	..	600
Swan Hill—Alterations and additions to Post Office.......	83	83	..
Thornbury Post Office—towards cost............................	1,000	..	1,000
Trafalgar Post Office....................................................	3,900	3,000	900
Ultima Post Office—towards cost.................................	1,000	..	1,000
Warracknabeal—Alterations to Post Office....................	600	..	600
Wodonga—Alterations to Post Office............................	500	..	500
Queensland.
Sundry Offices.............................................................	1,086	269	817
Albion Post Office and Automatic Telephone................
Exchange.....................................................................	5,000	4,000	1,000
Alpha Post Office—Removal from Barcaldine...............	67	67	..
Atherton—Alterations and additions to Post Office........	875	875	..
Brisbane General Post Office—Alterations for Parcels Post Office..............................................................................	1,240	259	981
Brisbane General Post Office—Alterations for Switchboard Equipmen...............................................................	26	26	..
				Brisbane General Post Office—Septic Tank...................	417	417
Brisbane—Extension Montpelier Road Workshops........	880	..	880
Carried forward	1,088,140	426,126	662,014
	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983

Schedule—continued.

-	Amount required in 1922-23.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory )—continued.
	post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward	1,088,140	426,126	662,014
Queensland— continued.
Brisbane General Post Office—Telephone Workshops...	1,920	..	1,920
Brisbane—Fortitude Valley Motor Garage—towards cost	1,000	..	1,000
Blackall Post Office—towards cost...............................	100	..	100
Clermont Post Office—towards cost..............................	100	..	100
Ipswich—Extension of Telephone Exchange—towards cost	500	..	500
Jandowae Post Office—towards cost.............................	100	..	100
Kingaroy—Alterations and additions to Post Office.......	12	10	2
Laidley Post Office—towards cost................................	100	..	100
Longreach—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost..............................................................................	100	..	100
Mackay—Store and Lineman’s Shed.............................	310	..	310
Milmerran Post Office—towards cost............................	1,000	..	1,000
Mitchell Post Office.....................................................	29	29	..
Mt. Larcom Post Office—towards cost..........................	100	..	100
Newmarket Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	3,000	3,000	..
Nobby Post Office—towards cost..................................	100	..	100
Nundah Post Office—towards cost................................	100	..	100
Rockhampton—Septic Tank.........................................	1,200	..	1,200
South Brisbane Automatic Telephone Exchange............	6,000	..	6,000
Springsure Post Office—towards cost............................	100	..	100
Tolga Post Office.........................................................	186	186	..
Townsville Post Office—Septic Tank............................	1,050	..	1,050
Townsville—Accommodation and Storage—towards cost	500	..	500
Wallumbilla Post Office—towa:ds cost.........................	100	..	100
Winton Post Office—towards cost................................	100	..	100
Wynnum Post Office—towards cost..............................	1,000	..	1,000
Yarraman Post Office—towards cost.............................	100	..	100
Yeppoon Post Office—towards cost..............................	1,000	..	1,000
Western Australia.
Sundry Offices.............................................................	194	194	..
Bruce Rock Post Office................................................	2,399	1,198	1,201
Carried forward	1,110,640	430,743	679,897
	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983

Schedule—continued

—	Amount required in 1922-23.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
First Column.	Second Column.	Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward	10,270,349	307,366	9,962,983
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward	1,110,640	430,743	679,897
Western Australia—continued.
Eucla—Alterations to Post Office..................................	380	..	380
Fremantle—Lineyard Building......................................	206	206	..
Goomalling—Alterations to Post Office........................	400	..	400
Hamelin Pool Post Office.............................................	117	117	..
Harvey—Alterations and additions to Post Office..........	750	..	750
Perth General Post Office—towards cost.......................	147,244	..	147,244
Pinjarrah—Additions and alterations to Post Office —towards cost..............................................................................	1,000	..	1,000
York—Alterations to Post Office..................................	522	512	10
West Guildford Post Office—towards cost.....................	1,000	..	1,000
Total under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)........................	1,262,259	431,578	830,681
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.
Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones, also construction of conduits and laying wires underground	2,245,435	..	2,245,435
Under Control of Department of Repatriation.
Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-1920 (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund, War Service Homes Account)...	4,000,000	..	4,000,000
Total.......................................	17,778,043	738,944	17,039,099