Loan Act 1923 (Cth)

LOAN.

 

No. 35 of 1923.

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

[Assented to 1st September, 1923.]

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 1923.

Authority to borrow £4,500,000.

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 Four million five hundred thousand 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 £6,124,426.

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 Six million one hundred and twenty-four thousand four hundred and twenty-six pounds for the purposes set forth in the Schedule to this Act.

Authority to make advances to States.

5.—(1.) Pending the borrowing of moneys authorized to be borrowed under section two of this Act for the purpose of making loans to the States for immigration and works in connexion therewith, the Treasurer may advance the States, out of any moneys in the Commonwealth Public Account, sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of One million pounds.

(2.) The Treasurer shall, out of moneys borrowed under section two of this Act for the purpose of making loans to the States for immigration and works in connexion therewith, immediately repay the sums advanced to the States under this section.

Appropriation of moneys.

6.—(1.) For a period of five years from the date of the raising of any loan under section two of this Act for the purpose of making loans to the States for immigration and works in connexion therewith, the

Treasurer may pay to any State a sum not exceeding one-third of the interest payable by the State on any such moneys loaned.

(2.) Payments under this section shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated for the purpose.

 

SCHEDULE.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	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.......................................................................	30,000	30,000	..
London Offices.............................................................	8,400	8,400	..
Subscription to capital of Refinery Company in accordance with Oil Agreement Act 1920..................................................	100,001	100,001	..
Immigration—Passage money of assisted immigrants......	500,000	517	499,483
Total under control of Prime Minister’s Department	638,401	138,918	499,483
Under Control OF Department OF the Treasury.
Loans to States for settling returned soldiers on the land..	4,000,000	4,000,000	..
Loans to the States for immigration and works in connexion therewith..................................................................	5,000,000	4,000,000	1,000,000
Construction of ships (to be paid to Trust Fund, Commonwealth Government Ships’ Account).....................................	750,000	484,288	265,712
Total under control of Department of the Treasury	9,750,000	8,484,288	1,265,712
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Home and Territories Department and Department of Works and Railways.
Works, services, and acquisition of land in Federal Capital Territory................................................................................	165,000	..	165,000
Solar Observatory, Canberra, erection of—towards cost...	1,500	..	1,500
(All receipts from the Federal Capital Territory to be credited to the above votes.)
166,500	..	166,500
Deduct estimated receipts....................	15,000	..	15,000
Total Federal Capital Territory........	151,500	..	151,500
Carried forward................	10,539,901	8,623,206	1,916,695

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward..................................	10,539,901	8,623,206	1,916,695
Under Control of Home and Territories Department (excepting Federal Capital Territory)................
Purchase of properties and sites—
Land, Fairy Meadow, New South Wales......................	4,000	9	3,991
Land for Defence purposes generally...........................	18,700	18,700	..
Properties and sites for Air Services............................	32,000	14,414	17,586
Land for Post and Telegraph purposes.........................	82,400	1,126	81,274
Land for Naval purposes.............................................	16,125	..	16,125
Land for Trade and Customs purposes.........................	2,000	..	2,000
Total under control of Home and Territories Department (excepting Federal Capital Territory)...............	155,225	34,249	120,976
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Expeditionary Forces—
Pay and allowances, including amounts due to deceased soldiers’ estates.....................................................................	10,000	10,000	..
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	25,000	935	24,065
Freight, handling charges, reconditioning, and other expenditure in connexion with the post-bellum equipment of the Australian Imperial Force.........................................................	25,000	25,000	..
Cost of repatriation of ex-members of the Australian Imperial Force......................................................................	500	500	..
Employment of temporary staff, advertising, and other expenditure connected with sales of surplus war equipment and stores	5,000	4,620	380
Miscellaneous expenditure in connexion with the Australian Imperial Force, including special expenditure by the High Commissioner’s Office.............................................	250	..	250
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........................................	40,000	40,000	..
Total under control of Department of Defence.......	105,750	81,055	24,695
Carried forward.................	10,800,876	8,738,510	2,062,366

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward..............................................	10,800,876	8,738,510	2,062,366
Under Control of Department of Trade and Customs.
New Lighthouses (including upkeep of vessels for construction work) and optical and other apparatus for Lightships.................................	37,200	3,774	33,426
Alterations of Lighthouse services..................................................	1,700	1,700	..
Total under control of Department of Trade and Customs	38,900	5,474	33,426
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory).
Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-20 (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund, War Service Homes Account).............	3,000,000	3,000,000	..
Naval Bases, works and establishments.........................................	88,000	56,588	31,412
Lithgow—Extensions machine shop, steel store, and other buildings	13,756	12,965	791
Inspection Branch (Arms and Ammunition)—Works and buildings at Footscray and Maribyrnong.......................................................	571	571	..
Lithgow Housing scheme, erection of cottages............................	4,316	4,316	..
Lithgow—Building for machine gun and pistol manufacture....	10,000	10,000	..
Mobilization Stores—Erection of...................................................	16,022	16,022
Research Laboratory, Maribyrnong—Works and buildings.......	60	..	60
Maribyrnong—High explosives factory.........................................	50,000	17,166	32,834
Maribyrnong—Buildings for engineering factories	48,500	20,300	28,200
Footscray—Buildings for fuse and cartridge case manufacture	48,000	19,936	28,064
Ordnance Stores—Erection of.........................................................	2,365	2,293	72
Wakefield, South Australia—Proof range.....................................	3,000	..	3,000
Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-20................	357,400	340,079	17,321
Commonwealth Offices, Sydney—towards cost..........................	20,000	14,985	5,015
Commonwealth Offices, Brisbane—towards cost	15,000	21	14,979
Commonwealth Offices, Adelaide—towards cost	31,000	14,003	16,997
Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway...............................................	100,000	17,501	82,499
Northern Territory Railway..............................................................	67,990	1,821	66,169
Port Augusta—Oodnadatta Railway...............................................	218,000	2,003	215,997
Serum and Health Laboratories.......................................................	12,500	2,962	9,538
Construction of two vessels for Lighthouse purposes.................	140,000	..	140,000
Carried forward	4,246,480	3,553,532	692,948
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
Brought forward................................	4,246,480	3,553,532	692,948
post office buildings.
New South Wales.
Sundry Offices.............................................................	8,780	3,632	5,148
Aberdeen—Additions and alterations to Post Office.......	390	..	390
Albion Park—Additions and alterations to Post Office...	310	..	310
Albury—Additions to Post Office.................................	335	335	..
Artarmon Post Office—towards cost.............................	500	..	500
Ashfield—Additions to Telephone Exchange.................	8,070	5,500	2,570
Balmain—Additions to Telephone Exchange—towards cost	100	..	100
Balranald—Additions and alterations to Post Office.......	700	680	20
Barellan Post Office.....................................................	2,100	1,000	1,100
Barham Post Office......................................................	3,350	555	2,795
Beecroft Post Office.....................................................	1,830	100	1,730
Belmore Post Office—towards cost...............................	1,000	..	1,000
Berry—Additions and alterations to Post Office.............	440	..	440
Botany Post Office.......................................................	1,960	..	1,960
Boolaroo Post Office....................................................	3,090	100	2,990
Broadmeadows Post Office...........................................	1,790	100	1,690
Broken Hill Railway Town Post Office—towards cost...	500	..	500
Bulli Post Office and Residence—towards cost..............	1,000	..	1,000
Burwood—Additions to Telephone Exchange	8,410	2,930	5,480
Casino—Additions and alterations to Post Office	660	..	660
Cessnock—Additions and alterations to Post Office.......	770	3	767
Charing Cross Post Office—towards cost......................	3,168	968	2,200
Coff’s Harbor Jetty Post Office—towards cost...............	1,000	..	1,000
Coogee Post Office......................................................	1,750	500	1,250
Cootamundra—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost........................................................................	500	..	500
Cronulla Beach Post Office—towards cost.....................	3,628	988	2,640
Drummoyne—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost............................................................	100	100	..
Carried forward	4,302,711	3,571,023	731,688
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,972

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward..............................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward..............................................	4,302,711	3,571,023	731,688
New South Wales—continued.
Dubbo—Additions and alterations to Post Office —towards cost	1,000	..	1,000
Dunedoo Post Office and Residence—towards cost....................	1,000	..	1,000
Edgecliffe—Additions and alterations to Automatic Exchange—towards cost.................................................................................................	500	..	500
Enfield Post Office—towards cost..................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Epping—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost.........................................................................................................	500	500	..
Erskineville Post Office....................................................................	1,720	100	1,620
Euston Post Office—towards cost...................................................	500	..	500
Fairfield Post Office..........................................................................	3,150	100	3,050
Finlay—Additions and alterations to Post Office	477	317	160
Five Dock—Additions and alterations to Post Office.................	370	..	370
Garah Post Office—towards cost....................................................	2,055	205	1,850
Gladstone Post Office—towards cost.............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Glebe—Additions and alterations to Post Office	540	540	..
Glen Innes—Additions and alterations to Post Office.................	450	..	450
Gordon Automatic Telephone Exchange.......................................	7,685	2,000	5,605
Gosford—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost	500	..	500
Grenfell—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost	457	457	..
Guildford Post Office—towards cost.............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Holbrook Post Office.........................................................................	50	50	..
Hurstville—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost	500	..	500
Katoomba—Additions to Post Office—towards cost..................	4,351	971	3,380
Kensington Post Office—towards cost..........................................	1,004	4	1,000
Killara Post Office—towards cost...................................................	1,684	514	1,170
Kogarah Telephone Exchange—towards cost..............................	500	500	..
Lakemba Post Office and Telephone Exchange —towards cost	500	..	500
Lawson Post Office and Residence—towards cost......................	1,000	..	1,000
Carried forward	4,336,204	3,577,281	758,923
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward..............................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward..............................................	4,336,204	3,577,281	758,923
New South Wales—continued.
Lindfield Post Office—towards cost..............................................	2,046	996	1,050
Lismore—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost	500	..	500
Lockhart—Additions to Post Office...............................................	444	333	111
Mayfield Post Office—towards cost...............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Merriwa—Alterations and additions to Post Office.....................	1,670	1,000	670
Merrylands Post Office.....................................................................	1,700	500	1,200
Moruya—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost	500	..	500
Mosman Telephone Exchange—Installation of Air Conditioning Plant	4,250	..	4,250
Murwillumbah—Alterations and additions to Post Office—towards cost.........................................................................................................	500	..	500
Muswellbrook—Additions and alterations to Post Office..........	920	..	920
Neutral Bay Post Office....................................................................	1,750	1,000	750
Newcastle—Garage...........................................................................	350	..	350
Newcastle—Additions to Post Office—towards cost..................	1,393	900	493
Newcastle West—Additions and alterations to Post Office.......	754	643	111
Newtown—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost.................................................................................................	1,000	100	900
North Sydney—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost..................................................................................	500	500	..
Oaklands Post Office.........................................................................	3,670	1,000	2,670
Parkes—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost	500	..	500
Peak Hill—Alterations to Post Office............................................	828	718	110
Petersham—Alterations to Telephone Exchange —towards cost	3,000	3,000	..
Port Macquarie—Additions and alterations to Post Office........	500	..	500
Quirindi—Additions and alterations to Post Office.....................	360	.	360
Randwick—Additions to Automatic Telephone Exchange........	6,869	2,919	3,950
Carried forward	4,371,208	3,590,890	780,318
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward..................................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward..................................................	4,371,208	3,590,890	780,318
New South Wales— continued.
Rockdale—Additions and alterations to Post Office.......................	2,220	590	1,630
Roseville Post Office.............................................................................	3,340	1,000	2,340
Ryde—Additions and alterations to Post Office	653	653	..
Singleton—Additions and alterations to Post Office.......................	724	724	..
South Grafton—Additions and alterations to Post Office...............	340	..	340
Stockinbingal Post Office—towards cost..........................................	1,747	987	760
Surry Hills Post Office—towards cost...............................................	2,056	986	1,070
Sydney—City North Telephone Exchange—Air Conditioning Plant	10,155	..	10,155
Sydney—City East Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	20,351	4,851	15,500
Sydney—City South Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	67,177	9,677	57,500
Sydney General Post Office—Remodelling—towards cost

46,522	7,735	38,787
Sydney—William-street Post Office—towards cost.......................	1,000	1,000	..
Thirroul Post Office—towards cost....................................................	1,994	884	l,110
Tocumwal—Additions to Post Office................................................	680	450	230
Toronto Post Office—towards cost.....................................................	2,086	996	1,090
Tumberumba—Additions and alterations to Post Office................	1,230	100	1,130
Turramurra Post Office and Residence—towards cost...................	500	..	500
Tweed Heads—Additions to Post Office...........................................	350	350	..
Wagga Wagga—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost.............................................................................................................	500	..	500
Wahroonga—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost	500	..	500
Warren Post Office—towards cost......................................................	1,400	1,400	..
Carried forward	4,536,733	3,623,273	913,460
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department on Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward................................	4,536,733	3,623,273	913,460
New South Wales—continued.
Waverley—Alterations to Automatic Telephone Exchange	8,720	2,000	6,720
Wellington—Alterations to Post Office.........................	320	..	320
West Wyalong—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost........................................................................	500	..	500
Wickham—Store, Shed, Siding, Storeman’s Residence—towards cost........................................................................	1,000	1,000	..
Wollongong—Additions and alterations to Post Office...	650	..	650
Wyong—Alterations and additions to Post Office..........	365	365	..
Yass—Additions to Post Office.....................................	1,083	1,083	..
victoria.
Sundry Offices.............................................................	3,439	2,939	500
Albert Park Post Office—towards cost..........................	2,533	983	1,550
Armadale Post Office...................................................	4,200	1,000	3,200
Ascot Vale Automatic Telephone Exchange...................	8,540	5,960	2,580
Balaclava Post Office—towards cost.............................	1,000	..	1,000
Belgrave Post Office....................................................	3,250	1,000	2,250
Benalla Post Office......................................................	398	398	..
Boort Post Office and Quarters—towards cost	5,497	997	4,500
Box Hill Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	250	250	..
Brighton—Additions to Telephone Exchange................	7,692	6,492	1,200
Brunswick East Post Office..........................................	2,600	1,000	1,600
Bunyip Post Office—towards cost.................................	1,000	..	1,000
Canterbury Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost..............................................................................	11,538	438	11,100
Carnegie Post Office....................................................	2,600	1,000	1,600
Chelsea Post Office—towards cost................................	1,000	..	1,000
Cressy Post Office—towards cost.................................	500	..	500
Carried forward	4,605,408	3,650,178	955,230
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward..............................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued
Brought forward..............................................	4,605,408	3,650,178	955,230
Victoria—continued.
Drouin—Additions and alterations to Post Office	15	15	..
East Melbourne Post Office—towards cost...................................	2,638	988	1,650
Elsternwick Telephone Exchange—towards cost	2,000	..	2,000
Fairfield Post Office..........................................................................	2,600	1,000	1,600
Goroke Post Office—towards cost..................................................	500	..	500
Hamilton—Alterations to Post Office	1,000	..	1,000
Hampton Post Office—towards cost..............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Heidelberg Post Office......................................................................	110	110	..
Hayfield Post Office—towards cost...............................................	500	..	500
Heywood—Additions to Post Office—towards cost...................	672	632	40
Horsham—Alterations to Post Office—towards cost..................	1,000	..	1,000
Irymple Post Office Quarters...........................................................	1,500	..	1,500
Ivanhoe Post Office—towards cost ...............................................	100	100	..
Kew—Alterations to Post Office.....................................................	300	..	300
Kilmore—Alterations to Post Office..............................................	440	420	20
Kyabram—Alterations and additions to Post Office—towards cost	1,894	994	900
Lake Boga Post Office—towards cost............................................	500	..	500
Lismore Post Office...........................................................................	3,250	1,000	2,250
Macedon Upper Post Office.............................................................	3,250	100	3,150
Melbourne—Extensions and alterations to Elizabeth-street Post Office	638	638	..
Melbourne City Telephone Exchange—towards cost.................	2,000	..	2,000
Melbourne—Building for telegraph operating staffs and for other purposes.........................................................................................................	50,000	..	50,000
Melbourne, Elizabeth-street—Extension of Private Box Accommodation.........................................................................................................	1,099	999	100
Melbourne General Post Office—Thermostatic Fire Alarms	178	178	..
Melbourne General Post Office—Alterations, additions, and heating Telephone Workshops —towards cost.....................................	1,000	1,000	..
Mentone Post Office..........................................................................	2,600	1,000	1,600
Merbein Post Office Quarters..........................................................	1,500	..	1,500
Carried forward	4,687,692	3,659,352	1,028,340
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward.....................................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward.....................................................	4,687,692	3,659,352	1,028,340
Victoria— continued.
Mildura Post Office—towards cost.....................................................	11,736	4,936	6,800
Mooroopna Post Office—towards cost..............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Natimuk—Alterations and additions to Post Office—towards cost	900	670	230
Nhill—Alterations to Post Office—towards cost	1,000	..	1,000
North Brighton Post Office—towards cost........................................	100	..	100
Northcote Telephone Exchange—towards cost	1,000	..	1,000
North Melbourne Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	9,473	8,073	1,400
Oakleigh Post Office.............................................................................	2,600	1,000	1,600
Ouyen Post Office Quarters.................................................................	1,500	..	1,500
Red Cliffs Post Office—towards cost................................................	4,981	981	4,000
Ringwood Post Office—towards cost................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Rochester—Alterations to Post Office...............................................	681	681	..
St. Arnaud Post Office..........................................................................	5,000	1,000	4,000
Shepparton—Linemen’s Shed.............................................................	314	314	..
South Melbourne Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	10,179	429	9,750
South Melbourne Garage—Additions—towards cost.....................	1,199	999	200
Stanhope Post Office—towards cost..................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Stawell Post Office—Additional Switch-room.................................	486	486	..
Thornbury Post Office...........................................................................	2,600	1,000	1,600
Tongala Post Office—towards cost....................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Trafalgar Post Office—towards cost..................................................	3,285	3,285	..
Ultima Post Office—towards cost.......................................................	3,345	995	2,350
Wangaratta Post Office—towards cost..............................................	500	..	500
Warracknabeal—Alterations to Post Office—towards cost...........	595	595	..
Wodonga—Alterations to Post Office—towards cost.....................	493	493	..
Queensland.
Sundry Offices........................................................................................	785	..	785
Albion Post Office and Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost	12,039	4,939	7,100
Ayr—Storage shed at Post Office.......................................................	300	..	300
Babinda Post Office—towards cost ...................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Carried forward	4,767,783	3,690,228	1,077,555
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward.................................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department of Works and railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward.................................................	4,767,783	3,690,228	1,077,555
Queensland—continued.
Brisbane General Post Office—Telephone Exchange—towards cost..	4,250	..	4,250
Brisbane—Extension of Montpelier-road workshops—towards cost...	438	388	50
Blackall Post Office—towards cost......................................................	2,905	75	2,830
Cairns—Additions to Post Office—towards cost.................................	1,000	..	1,000
Clermont Post Office.............................................................................	3,000	100	2,900
Goomeri Post Office—towards cost......................................................	500	..	500
Home Hill Post Office—towards cost...................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Ingham—Additions to Post Office—towards cost	500	..	500
Innisfail—Additions to Post Office—towards cost	500	..	500
Ipswich—Extension of Telephone Exchange.......................................	1,100	500	600
Jandowae Post Office—towards cost....................................................	2,219	79	2,140
Julia Creek Post Office—towards cost..................................................	500	..	500
Laidley Post Office—towards cost........................................................	1,517	87	1,430
Longreach—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost..	1,821	91	1,730
Malanda Post Office..............................................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Maryborough Store................................................................................	360	..	360
Milmerran Post Office—towards cost...................................................	2,561	986	1,575
Mount Larcom Post Office—towards cost............................................	896	96	800
Mundubbera Post Office—towards cost...............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Muttaburra Post Office—towards cost..................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Nebo Post Office—towards cost...........................................................	500	..	500
Newmarket Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost................	8,915	2,915	6,000
Nobby Post Office—towards cost.........................................................	2,586	86	2,500
Nundah Post Office—towards cost.......................................................	816	96	720
Paddington Telephone Exchange—towards cost	500	500
Rockhampton—Alterations to provide accommodation for ultimate exchange requirements....................................................................................	740	..	740
Rockhampton—Septic Tank.—towards cost........................................	1,190	1,190	..
Sarina Post Office—towards cost..........................................................	500	..	500
South Brisbane Post Office—towards cost...........................................	500	..	500
South Brisbane Automatic Telephone Exchange —towards cost.........	13,437	5,937	7,500
Springsure Post Office—towards cost..................................................	1,507	87	1,420
Toowong—Additions to Exchange.......................................................	350	..	350
Toowoomba—Storage and septic tank..................................................	1,000	..	1,000
Carried forward	4,828,391	3,702,941	1,125,450
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward..............................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward..............................................	4,828,391	3,702,941	1,125,450
Queensland—continued.
Townsville Post Office—Accommodation, storage, and septic tank—towards cost .................................................................................	3,435	1,545	1,890
Wallumbilla Post Office—towards cost.........................................	2,223	83	2,140
Winton Post Office—towards cost..................................................	3,925	65	3,860
Wynnum Post Office—towards cost..............................................	3,400	980	2,420
Yarraman Post Office—towards cost.............................................	1,990	90	1,900
Yeppoon Post Office-—towards cost.............................................	1,700	980	720
Yungaburra Post Office—towards cost..........................................	1,000	..	1,000
South Australia.
Sundry Offices....................................................................................	3,192	..	3,192
Adelaide General Post Office—Remodelling—towards cost....	58,893	..	58,893
Adelaide (Rundle-street) Post Office—towards cost...................	1,000	..	1,000
Adelaide, West Terrace—Office and other accommodation......	500	..	500
Adelaide, West Terrace—Workshops............................................	111	..	111
Barmera—Post Office—towards cost............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Berri Post Office—towards cost......................................................	1,788	..	1,788
Booleroo Centre—Additions to Post Office—towards cost.......	50	..	50
Brighton Post Office..........................................................................	2,600	..	2,600
Brighton Telephone Exchange.........................................................	4,171	..	4,171
Cleve Post Office—towards cost.....................................................	500	..	500
Croydon Post Office—towards cost...............................................	500	..	500
Cummins Post Office—towards cost..............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Glenelg Telephone Exchange..........................................................	5,565	..	5,565
Gumeracha Post Office—Additions...............................................	520	..	520
Hallett—Additions—towards cost..................................................	50	..	50
Henley Beach Telephone Exchange...............................................	4,210	..	4,210
Karoonda Post Office—towards cost.............................................	500	..	500
Mount Pleasant Post Office—towards cost...................................	1,000	..	1,000
Owen—Post Office and Residence—towards cost	1,000	..	1,000
Paskeville—Post Office and Residence—towards cost..............	500	..	500
Port Adelaide—Post Office—towards cost...................................	1,000	..	1,000
Port Lincoln—Additions to Post Office.........................................	1,083	..	1,083
Carried forward	4,936,797	3,706,684	1,230,113
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095 792

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward..............................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward..............................................	4,936,797	3,706,684	1,230.113
South Australia—continued.
Prospect—Telephone Exchange......................................................	8,028	..	8,028
Renamed Post Office.........................................................................	36	..	36
Semaphore—Telephone Exchange—towards cost	3,000	..	3,000
Spalding—Post Office and Residence—towards cost.................	1,000	..	1,000
Whyalla—Post Office and Residence—towards cost..................	1,000	..	1,000
Woodville—Telephone Exchange..................................................	3,160	..	3,160
Western Australia.
Sundry offices.....................................................................................	1,750	561	1,189
Balingup—Alterations to Post Office—towards cost..................	500	..	500
Boyup Brook Post Office—towards cost.......................................	500	..	500
Bruce Rock Post Office—towards cost..........................................	389	389	..
Collie—Additions to Post Office....................................................	370	..	370
Corrigan Post Office—towards cost ..............................................	1,200	..	1,200
Dalwallinu Post Office—towards cost...........................................	500	..	500
Eucla—Alterations to Post Office...................................................	380	380	..
Fitzroy—Linemen’s quarters...........................................................	950	..	950
Kununoppin Post Office—towards cost.........................................	1,000	..	1,000
Manjimup Post Office—towards cost............................................	500	..	500
Mount Barker—Additions to Post Office......................................	380	..	380
Mount Lawley Post Office—towards cost.....................................	500	..	500
Mullewa Post Office—towards cost...............................................	500	..	500
Northam—Additions to Post Office—towards cost.....................

1,000	..	1,000
Nungarin Post Office—towards cost..............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Perth acquired area—road formation, demolition and alterations to hotel.........................................................................................................	11,600	..	11,600
Perth General Post Office—towards cost......................................	57,006	57,006	..
Pinjarrah—Additions and alterations to Post Office....................	1,790	1,000	790
Quairading Post Office—towards cost...........................................	1,000	..	1,000
West Guildford Post Office..............................................................	920	430	490
Williams Post Office—towards cost...............................................	1,000	..	1,000
Wyalkatchem Post Office—towards cost......................................	1,000	..	1,000
Carried forward	5,038,756	3,766,450	1,272,306
	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792

Schedule—continued.

—	Amount required in 1923-24.	Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.	Appropriated under this Act.
— First Column.	— Second Column.	— Third Column.
£	£	£
Brought forward................................	10,839,776	8,743,984	2,095,792
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
post office buildings—continued.
Brought forward................................	5,038,756	3,766,450	1,272,306
Tasmania.
Sundry offices..............................................................	1,220	..	1,220
Branxholm—Additions to Post Office...........................	300	..	300
Burnie—New Post Office.............................................	3,800	..	3,800
Dover—New Post Office..............................................	1,350	..	1,350
Launceston—Alterations to Post Office.........................	3,400	..	3,400
Lilydale—New Post Office...........................................	1,350	..	1,350
Moonah—New Post Office—towards cost.....................	1,000	..	1,000
Scottsdale—Alterations to Post Office...........................	550	..	550
Ulverstone Post Office..................................................	132	..	132
Northern Territory.
Sundry offices..............................................................	50	..	50
Daly Waters—Bore, tank, and windmill........................	2,055	..	2,055
Katherine—Alterations to Post Office...........................	135	..	135
Darwin—Alterations to Post Office...............................	1,000	..	1,000
Total under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory).......	5,055,098	3,766,450	1,288,648
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.
Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones, also construction of conduits and laying wires underground..............................................................................	2,980,000	240,014	2,739,986
Subscription to capital of Amalgamated Wireless Limited	150,000	150,000	..
Total under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department...........................................	3,130,000	390,014	2,739,986
Total.............................................	19,024,874	12,900,448	6,124,426