Loan Act (No. 2) 1924 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

LOAN (No. 2).

No. 16 of 1924.

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

[Assented to 25th August, 1924.]

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. 2) 1924.

Authority to borrow £6,450,000.

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 Six million four hundred and fifty 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 £9,947,304.

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 Nine million nine hundred and forty-seven thousand three hundred and four pounds for the purposes set forth in the First Schedule to this Act.

F.13526.—Price 3d.

SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

£
UNDER CONTROL OF PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT............................	251,500
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...........................	398,645
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.....................................................................	125,000
UNDER CONTROL OF HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT (EXCEPTING FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY)........................................	85,510
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE......................................	53,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS...............	28,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS (EXCEPTING FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY)	3,866,894
UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...............	3,529,700
8,338,249
REDEMPTIONS—
NORTHERN TERRITORY LOANS...............................................................	1,016,300
PORT AUGUSTA OODNADATTA RAILWAY LOANS................................	592,755
1,609,055
Total.......................................................	9,947,304

Schedule—continued.

Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.	£
London Offices..................................................................................................	1,500
Immigration—Advances of passage money, landing money, and medical fees of assisted immigrants.......................................................................................	250,000
Total under control of Prime Minister’s Department.............................	251,500
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Loan to the Territory of New Guinea for works....................................................	67,000
Loan to State of Queensland to cover advances made to returned soldiers under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act 1917, of the State of Queensland, for the purpose of erecting workers’ dwellings	91,645
Construction of ships (to be paid to Trust Fund, Commonwealth Government Ships’ Account)......................................................................................................	240,000
Total under control of Department of the Treasury................................	398,645
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Home and Territories Department, Department of Works and Railways, and Health Department.
Works, services, and acquisition of land in Federal Capital Territory.....................	120,000
(All receipts from the Federal Capital Territory to be credited to this vote.)
Deduct estimated receipts............................................................................	10,000
Solar Observatory, Canberra, erection of—towards cost........................................	110,000
	15,000
Total Federal Capital Territory.............................................................	125,000
Under Control of Home and Territories Department (excepting Federal Capital Territory).
Purchase of properties and sites—
Properties for Home and Territories Department............................................	5,000
Properties and sites for Military purposes......................................................	3,000
Properties and sites for Air Services—
Royal Australian Air Force.....................................................................	9,000
Civil aviation.........................................................................................	10,000
Land for Post and Telegraph purposes...........................................................	57,360
Land for Munitions Supply purposes.............................................................	1,150
Total under control of Home and Territories Department (excepting Federal Capital Territory)...........................................................................	85,510

Schedule —continued.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

£

Expeditionary Forces—

Pay and allowances, including amounts due to deceased soldiers’ estates..

9,500

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.................................................................

10,000

Employment of temporary staff, advertising, and other expenditure connected with Sales of Surplus War Equipment and Stores...............................

3,000

Miscellaneous expenditure in connexion with the Australian Imperial Force, including special expenditure by the High Commissioner’s Office......

500

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...........................

30,000

Total under control of Department of Defence......................

53,000

Under Control of Department of Trade and Customs.

New Lighthouses (including upkeep of vessels for construction work) and optical and other apparatus for Lightships............................................................

21,000

Alterations of Lighthouse services.................................................................

7,000

Total under control of Department of Trade and Customs.................

28,000

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways

(excepting Federal Capital Territory).

Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918–23 (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund, War Service Homes Account).........................................................

1,800,000

Naval Bases, works and establishments..........................................................

107,410

Lithgow—Extensions machine shop, steel store, and other buildings...............

315

Lithgow Machine Gun Factory......................................................................

58,100

Maribyrnong Proof Range—towards cost.......................................................

5,500

Mobilization Stores—Erection of...................................................................

14,343

Maribyrnong—High explosive factory—towards cost.....................................

68,500

Maribyrnong—Buildings for engineering factories.—towards cost..................

40,000

Footscray—Buildings for fuse and cartridge case manufacture—towards cost..

43,000

Ordnance Stores—Erection of.......................................................................

6,007

Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915–20.....................................

246,250

Commonwealth Offices, Sydney—towards cost..............................................

10,000

Commonwealth Offices, Brisbane—towards cost...........................................

10,000

Commonwealth Offices, Adelaide—towards cost...........................................

53,165

Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway...............................................................

62,500

Northern Territory Railway...........................................................................

100,000

Port Augusta—Oodnadatta Railway...............................................................

240,000

Serum and Health Laboratories......................................................................

20,000

Construction of two vessels for Lighthouse purposes—towards cost................

150,000

Acquisition of and alterations to vessels for Lighthouse purposes....................

20,000

Carried forward....................................................

3,055,090

Schedule—continued.

 

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways	£
(excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.
Brought forward...............................................	3,055,090
buildings for postmaster-general’s department.
New South Wales.
Additions and Alterations.—Aberdeen, Albion Park, Ashfield, Berry, Casino, Cessnock, Cootamundra, Dubbo, Edgeclift, Finlay, Glebe, Glen Innes, Gosford, Goulburn, Hurstville, Katoomba, Kogarah, Lismore, Lockhart, Manly, Merriwa, Moruya, Mosman, Murwillumbah, Muswellbrook, North Sydney, Parkes, Petersham, Port Macquarie, Randwick, Rockdale, Singleton, South Grafton, Sydney— City North, Sydney General Post Office, Tamworth, Tocumwal, Tumberumba, Wagga Wagga, Wahroonga, Waverley, Wellington, West Wyalong, Wollongong, Yass........................	316,047
New Buildings.—Artarmon, Barham, Beecroft, Belmore, Boolaroo, Broadmeadow, Broken Hill Railway Town, Bulli, Burwood, Cofi’s Harbour Jetty, Coogee, Cronulla Beach, Dunedoo, Enfield, Erskineville, Euston, Fairfield, Gladstone, Gordon, Guildford, Hamilton, Haymarket, Lakemba, Lawson, Mayfield, Merrylands, Newtown, Oaklands, Roseville, Stockinbingal, Sydenham, Thirroul, Toronto, Turramurra, Warren, Wickham, Sydney—City East, Sydney—City South.................................
Sundry Offices.— For works costing not more than £300 in each case..............
Victoria.
Additions and Alterations.—Ararat, Brighton, Drouin, Hamilton, Heywood, Horsham, Kyabram, Melbourne—Elizabeth-street Private Box Accommodation, Natimuk, Nhill, South Melbourne (Garage), Stawell, Wangaratta, Warracknabeal, Wodonga.....................................................
New Buildings.—Albert Park, Armadale, Ascot Vale, Balaclava, Belgrave, Boort, Box Hill, Brunswick East, Bunyip, Canterbury, Carnegie, Chelsea, Cressy, East Melbourne, Elsternwick, Fairfield, Goroke, Hampton, Heyfield, Irymple, Ivanhoe, Lake Boga, Lismore, Macedon Upper, Melbourne (Building for Telegraph Operating Staff and for other purposes), Melbourne (Telephone Workshops), Mentone, Merbein, Mildura, Mooroopna, North Brighton, Northcote, North Melbourne, Oakleigh, Ouyen, Red Cliffs, Ringwood, St. Arnaud, South Melbourne, Stanhope, Thornbury, Tongala, Trafalgar, Ultima, Yallourn......................................	203,272
Sundry Offices.— For works costing not more than £300 in each case.............
Queensland.
Additions and Alterations.—Brisbane General Post Office, Cairns, Ingham, Innisfail, Ipswich, Longreach, Toowong, Toowoomba, Townsville............
New Buildings.—Albion, Babinda, Blackall, Clermont, Goomeri, Home Hill, Jondowae, Julia Creek, Laidley, Malanda, Mount Larcom, Mundubbera, Muttaburra, Nebo, Newmarket, Nundah, Paddington, Richmond, Sarina, Sherwood, South Brisbane, Toowong, Wallumbilla, Winton, Yarraman, Yeppoon, Yungaburra.............................................................................	100,874
Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case..............
Carried forward.................................................	3,675,283

Schedule—continued.

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways

(excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

£

Brought forward.............................................................

3,675,283

buildings for postmaster-general’s department—continued.

South Australia.

Additions and Alterations.—Adelaide General Post Office, Booleroo Centre, Hallet, Norwood, Unley........................................................................................................................

138,639

New Buildings.—Adelaide (Rundle-street), Adelaide (Central Telephone Exchange), Adelaide (West Terrace), Angaston, Barmera, Brighton, Cleve, Croydon, Cummins, Glenelg, Henley Beach, Karoonda, McLaren Vale, Mt. Pleasant, Owen, Paskeville, Port Adelaide, Port Augusta, Prospect, Semaphore, Spalding, Whyalla, Woodville, Yorketown

Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case........................

Western Australia.

Additions and Alterations.—Collie, Northam, Perth Acquired Area, Pinjarrah............

44,715

New Buildings.—Boyup Brook, Oorrigin, Dalwallinu, Fitzroy, Kununoppin, Manjimup, Mt. Lawley, Mullewa, Nungarin, Perth General Post Office, Quairading, West Guilford, Williams, Wyalkatchem, Wyndham.........................................................................................................

Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case........................

Tasmania.

Additions and Alterations.—Launceston (Post Office), Scotsdale..............................

4,241

New Buildings.—Burnie, Lilydale, Moonah.............................................................

Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case........................

Northern Territory.

Additions and Alterations.—Darwin, Daly Waters....................................................

4,016

Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case........................

Total under control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)........................................................

3,860,894

Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.

Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones, also construction of conduits and laying wires underground.....................................................................................................

3,230,000

Subscription to capital of Amalgamated Wireless Limited........................................

287,500

Erection of wireless stations and testing and experimental equipment..............

12,200

Total under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department

3,529,700

Redemption of loans raised by the Government of South Australia on account of the Northern Territory........................................................................................................................

1,016,300

Redemption of loans raised by the Government of South Australia on account of the Port Augusta-Oodnadatta Railway..........................................................................................

592,755

Total......................................................................

9,947,304

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