Loan Act (No. 1) 1926 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

LOAN (No. 1).

No. 33 of 1926.

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

[Assented to 29th July, 1926.]

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 (No. 1) 1926.

Authority to borrow £3,500,000.

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 Three 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 £11,650,889.

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 Eleven million six hundred and fifty thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine pounds for the purposes set forth in the Schedule to this Act.

Unexpended appropriations lapse.

5.Where on the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-six there remain unexpended any moneys appropriated by the Loan Act (No. 1) 1925 or the Loan Act (No. 2) 1925 the appropriation of the moneys so remaining unexpended shall lapse on that date.

SCHEDULE.

F11257.—Price 3d.

SCHEDULE.

Abstract.	£
WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES.............................................................	938,202
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT..................................................................	50,000
HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.......................................................	2,054,466
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.............................................................................	587,500
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS......................................................	40,710
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS...................................................	1,751,763
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.....................................................	5,252,001
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...............................................................................	37,477
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND MIGRATION.............................................	848,380
REDEMPTIONS—
PORT AUGUSTA-OODNADATTA RAILWAY LOANS...................................	90,340
TOTAL...........................................................................................	11,650,839

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Schedule—continued.

WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES.	£
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Expenditure arising out of requisition and use of vessels for transport services in connexion with Expeditionary Forces................................................................	50,000
Final payment for purchase of ex-enemy vessels.....................................................	4,900
Refund to Imperial Government of hire money in respect of ex-enemy vessels.........	58,000
Expeditionary Forces—
Pay and allowances, including amounts due to deceased soldiers’ estates	2,500
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.................................................................................	9,100
Liabilities in respect of adjustments between Australian Imperial Force and New Zealand Expeditionary Force abroad.................................................................	45,000
Miscellaneous expenditure in connexion with the Australian Imperial Force, including special expenditure by the High Commissioner’s Office.....................................	200
Soldiers’ Mental Hospital, West Subiaco, Western Australia—Buildings and Equipment.......................................................................................................	20,000
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-25 (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund, War Service Homes Account)...........................................................................	748,502
Total War and Repatriation Services....................................................	938,202
THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
Subscription to capital of Commonwealth Oil Refineries Limited, in accordance with Oil Agreement Act 1926...................................................................................	50,000
THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Treasury.
Loans for the Federal Capital Commission.............................................................	2,000,000
Loan to the Territory of New Guinea for Works......................................................	42,085
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Purchase of Properties for Home and Territories Department...................................	385
Acquisition of land at Fairy Meadow, New South Wales.........................................	11,996
Total Home and Territories Department...............................................	2,054,466

 

SCHEDULE

Schedule—continued.

£
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Subsidy to State of New South Wales towards construction of a floating dock at Walsh Island..............................................................................................................	67,500
Oil fuel storage facilities	24,000
Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions not now produced in Australia—towards cost....................................................................................................	48,734
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Naval Bases, Works and Establishments.................................................................	149,655
Construction of Drill Halls, Mobilization Stores, Ordnance Stores, Rifle Ranges, Fortifications, Barracks, and other accommodation and engineering works..........	23,831
Towards cost of construction of Buildings, Hangars, Workshops, Barracks and Earthworks, and preparation of aerial routes and landing grounds:— Royal Australian Air Force............................................................................	140,000
Civil Aviation...............................................................................................	8,500
Towards cost of construction of buildings and works generally in connexion with new munitions production at Maribyrnong, Footscray, Lithgow, and Wakefield.........	110,130
Purchase of properties and sites :—
Properties and sites for military purposes..........................................................	13,000
Properties and sites for Air Services—
Royal Australian Air Force............................................................................	1,500
Civil Aviation...............................................................................................	500
Land for Munition Supply purposes..................................................................	150
Total Department of Defence..............................................................	587,500
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Under Control of Department of Trade and Customs.
New Lighthouses (including upkeep of vessels for construction work) and optical and other apparatus for Lightships...........................................................................	18,300
Alterations of lighthouse services...........................................................................	14,220
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Construction of two vessels for lighthouse purposes—towards cost..........................	8,000
Acquisition of land for Trade and Customs purposes...............................................	190
Total Department of Trade and Customs............................	40,710

SCHEDULE

Schedule—continued.

THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.	£
Under Control of the Department of Works and Railways.
Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-23.............................................	252,500
Commonwealth Offices, Brisbane—towards cost....................................................	10,000
Commonwealth Offices, Adelaide—towards cost....................................................	4,763
Commonwealth Offices, Sydney—towards cost……………………………………..	10,000
Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway.......................................................................	130,000
Northern Territory Railway—minor capital works..................................................	3,000
Port Augusta-Oodnadatta Railway.........................................................................	81,000
Federal Territory Railway......................................................................................	20,500
New railway construction under the Northern Territory Railway Extension Act 1923 and the Railways (South Australia) Agreement Act 1926...........................................	1,240,000
Total Department of Works and Railways............................................	1,751,763
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of the Postmaster-General’s Department, the Home and Territories Department, and the Department of Works and Railways.
Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones; construction of conduits and laying wires underground; Land for Post and Telegraph Purposes; also Buildings for the Postmaster-General’s Department as set out hereunder :—............................	5,000,000
Buildings for Postmaster-General’s Department.
New South Wales.
Additions and Alterations.—Ashfield, Barmedman, Barraba, Bundarra, Bungendore, Canterbury, Chatswood, Cobargo, Cumnock, Dubbo, Eden, Glebe, Goulburn, Gunning, Harden, Henty, Hunter’s Hill, Junee, Kempsey, Kogarah, Lismore, Manilla, Manly, Mendooran, North Sydney, Orange, Parkes, Petersham, Portland, Randwick, Springwood, Sydney (General Post Office), Sydney (City North), Tamworth, Taree, Tumbarumba, Uralla, Urana, Wagga Wagga, Waratah, Waverley, West Wyalong, Yass........................................................................................
New Buildings.—Balmain, Bankstown, Barellan, Belmore, Branxton, Bulli, Burwood, Coff’s Harbour Jetty, Coolamon, Cremorne, Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Erskineville, Gladstone, Gordon, Gosford, Griffith, Hamilton, Heymarket, Kandos, Kogarah, Lakemba, Liverpool, Manly, Maroubra, Merewether, Millthorpe, Mudgee, Narrabri, Neutral Bay, Newcastle, Newtown, North Sydney, Port Kembla, Smithtown, South Kensington, Sydenham, Sydney (City East), Sydney (City South), Turramurra, Wardell, Wentworthville, William-street, Yanko...............................................
Sundry Offices.— For works costing not more than £300 in each case.......................
Carried forward.....................................................................................	5,000,000

SCHEDULE

Schedule—continued.

THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	£
Brought forward.................................................................................	5,000,000
Buildings for Postmaster-General’s Department—continued.
Victoria.
Additions and Alterations.—Ararat, Ballarat, Carlton, Coburg, Coleraine, Dimboola, Elmore, Fitzroy, Frankston, Geelong, Hamilton, Hawthorn, Horsham, Korumburra, Melbourne (General Post Office), Melbourne— (Elizabeth-street), Merino, Murtoa, Nagambie, Penshurst, Rainbow, Rupanyup, Sorrento, Sunbury, Sunshine, Tatura, Terang, Wangaratta, Werribee..........................................................................
New Buildings.—Beeac, Box Hill, Bunyip, Canterbury, Cohuna, Cressy, Derrinallum, Elsternwiok, Fairfield, Goroke, Heyfield, Lismore, Melbourne (City Telephone Exchange), Melbourne (Electric Telegraph Office and Commonwealth Offices), Melbourne (Telegraph and Telephone Workshops), Murrayville, Northcote, Nyah West, Oakleigh, Pakenham East, Prahran, Redcliffs, South Melbourne, Trentham, Yallourn, Yarragon..........................................................................................
Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case.......................
Queensland.
Additions and Alterations.—Barcaldine, Cairns, Clifton, Inglewood, Kingaroy, Longreach, Mareeba, Nambour, Rockhampton..................................................
New Buildings.—Albion, Allora, Brisbane General Post Office and Telephone Exchange, Brisbane (Workshops and Garage), Bulimba, Eumundi, Goondiwindi, Greenmount, Helidon, Indooroopilly, Julia Creek, Kirra, Kynuna, Marburg, Maxwelton, Muttaburra, Newmarket, Nundah, Paddington, Pialba, Pittsworth, Prairie, Richmond, St. George, Sherwood, South Brisbane, South Johnstone, Springsure, Toowong, Yeronga.........................................................................
Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case.......................
South Australia.
Additions and Alterations.—Adelaide (General Post Office), Adelaide (Workshops), Angaston, Ardrossan, Bordertown, Clare, Curramulka, Georgetown, Gladstone, Kadina, Kapunda, Kilkenny, Mallala, Milang, Naracoorte, Norwood, Nuriootpa, Port Augusta, Port Broughton, Saddleworth, Stirling West, Unley......................
New Buildings.—Adelaide (Central Telephone Exchange), Balaklava, Brighton, Brinkworth, Bute, Cook, Cummins, Eudunda, Glenelg, Hamley Bridge, Henley Beach, Ironknob, Kimba, Kooringa, McLaren Vale, Peterborough, Port Adelaide, Port Augusta, Port Victoria, Prospect, Semaphore, West Adelaide, Woodville, Yorketown......................................................................................................
Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case.......................
Carried forward......................................................................................	5,000,000

SCHEDULE

Schedule—continued.

THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	£
Brought forward....................................................................	5,000,000
Buildings for Postmaster-General’s Department—continued.
Western Australia.
Additions and Alterations.—Bridgetown, Busselton, Dumbleyung, Merredin, Perth (Workshops and Store).....................................................................................
New Buildings.—Balingup, Cottesloe, Denmark, Goomalling, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mundaring, Mundijong, Narembeen, Onslow, Perth (Brisbane-street), Perth (General Post Office), Subiaco, Trayning, Warrawagine.....................................
Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case.......................
Tasmania.
Additions and Alterations—
Launceston, Penguin......................................................................................
New Buildings.—Cygnet, Hobart (Telephone Exchange), Hobart (Lineyard), Garage, Smithton, Triabunna........................................................................................
Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case.......................
Northern Territory.
Additions and Alterations.—Darwin.......................................................................
Subscription to capital of Amalgamated Wireless Limited.......................................	250,001
Erection of wireless stations and testing and experimental equipment.......................	2,000
Total Postmaster-General’s Department.....................................	5,252,001
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Serum and Health Laboratories..............................................................................	30,500
Acquisition of properties and sites..........................................................................	6,977
Total Department of Health............................................................	37,477

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Schedule—continued.

THE DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND MIGRATION.	£
Under Control of Department of Markets and Migration.
Immigration—Advances of Passage money, Landing money and Medical fees of Assisted Immigrants........................................................................................	348,380
Advances to States and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory for purchase of wire and wire netting.......................................................................................	500,000
Total Department of Markets and Migration.......................................	848,380
REDEMPTIONS.
Redemption of loans raised by the Government of South Australia on account of the Port Augusta-Oodnadatta Railway....................................................................	90,340
Total.....................................................................................	11,650,839

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by H. J. Green, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.