Supply Act 1915 (NSW)

SUPPLY ACT.

Act No. 18̂ 1915.

An Act to apply certain sums out of the Consoli- GijorgeV.

dated llcTcnue Fund towards the Services of No. 18. for by Loan. [Assented to, 27th Jnly, 1915.]

the Year 1915-1916, and out of the Public

Works Fund, and out of the General Loan

"IITTIIEREAS Ave Your Majesty’s most dutiful and I’namble.

W loyal subjects, tlie Members of the Leti îslatiA'e

Assembly of New South AVales iu Parliament assembled, have resolved to grant to Your Majesty the sum of Four millions nine hundred and fifty-five thousand six hundred pounds, that is to say—

Out of the Consolidated llevenue Fund, the

sum of One million six hundred and two

thousand three hundred pounds, being the

A sum

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Out of the Public 'Works Pund, the sum of One hundred and forty-two thousand six hundred pounds for the Services set forth in Schedule B hereto annexed.

Out of the General Loan Account, the sum of One million one hundred and ninety thousand seven hundred pounds for the Services set forth in Schedule C hereto annexed :

And whereas we desire to make good out of the said Punds and the General Loan Account the sum so granted to His Majesty : Be it therefore enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of tlie Legislative Council and I^egislative Assembly of Kew South AYales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : —

Out of the Consolidated Bevenuc I\ind of New

ouToUhe" ̂ South "\Yales there shall and may he issued and applied

for or towards making good the supply so resolved to he

Fund. granted to His Majesty, the sum of I’hrec millions six hundred and twenty-two thousand three hundred pounds, of which the sum of One million six hundred and two thousand three hundred pounds is to he expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the financial year ended thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, to defray tlie expenses of the various .Departments and Services of the State during the months of July, August, and September, or following month of the financial year ending thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter he made in the expenditure of the year 1915-191(5; and the sum of Two millions and twenty thousand pounds is to he expended for the Services specified in Schedule A hereto annexed.

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2. Out of the Public AVorhs Pund there shall and George V.

may be issued and applied for or towards makim;' good the su})ply so resolved to he granted to ll is AIaj('s(,y tlie sum of One hundred and forty-two thousand six of Uie I'uiiiio

hundred ])ounds for the Services sjiecifled in Schedule "

B hereto annexed.

3. Notwithstanding the ])rovisions of the Audit Act, .n.uwjoo

1902, there shall and may In; issued out of the Cicneral

Loan Account and applied for or towards making good

the sup])ly so resolvc'd to he granted to llis Alajesty,	‘
the sum of One million oiie hundred and ninety thousand seven hundred pounds for the Services speci­ fied in Schedule C hendo annexed.

4. The Treasurer shall issue and pay the said sums Treasurer to

for the Services aforesaid iu such manner and iu such And the ])ayments so to h(> made shall he charged upon and paid out of the Consolithited lievenue Phind and the Public AV̂ orks Pund and the General Loan Account respectively.

proportions as the Governoi', hy AÂ arrants or Orders in Warrantor

writing under his hand, and directed to the said

5. Th(! Treasurer shall iu his accounts from time to Treasurer to

time he allowed ert'dit for all sums of money paid hy

him in pursuance of such A'arrants or Orders. And to'lî ciiarge

the receipts of the respt'ctivt' ])crsons to whom the same

shall he so paid shall he full and valid discharges to

the said d'reasurer in ])assint;' his said accounts, for such

sums as shall he therein mentioned, and he shall receive

(tredit for tin; same accordingly.

6 . This Act mav he cited as the “ Supplv Act, Short title.

1915.” ' ‘

SCHEDULES.

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No. 18.	SCHEDULES.
SCHEDULE A.

Payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

R ailways and T ramways—

Working Expenses ... ... ... ... ... ... £1,920,000 0 0

L ocal G overnment—

Endowments of Shires .and Municipalities ... £95,000 0 0

Punts and Ferries—To recoup Shires and

Municipalities for increased cost of working public ferries due to remission

of tolls ... ... ... ... ... 5,000 0 0

100,000 0 0

Total, Schedule A (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ... £2,020,000 0 0

SCHEDULE B.

Payable out of the Public Works Fund.

In anticipation of Votes.

C olonial S ecretary .and M inister of P ublic H ealth—

Hospitals—

Metropolitan, Suburban, and Country Hos­

pitals—Grants under the provisions of

the Public Works and Closer Settle-

ment Funds Act, 1906 ... ... £5,000 0 0

Newcastle Hospital—Additions—further

sum ... ... ... ... ... 6,500 0 0

Albury Hospital—Toward.s new building

3,000 0 0

Parramatta Hospital—Towards Nurses

Quarters and E.xtension of Isolation

Block ... ... ... ... ... 2,000 0 0

£16,500 0 0

T reasurer and S ecretary for F inance and T rade—

Sydney Harbour Trust—

Replacement of M'harfs, .Jetties, and Buildings under

Reconstruction Schemes ... ... ... ... 7,500 0 0

S ecretary for L ands—

Miscellaneous Services—

Towards the Purchase, Acquisition, or Resumption of sites for Public Parks, Resumption of Foreshores, and other Public purposes, and E.xpenses in

connection therewith... ... £ 10,000 0 0

For Construction of Roads, "Water Con­

servation, and otherwise improving

lands for settlement ... ... ... 3,000 0 0

13,000 0 0

Carried forward £37,000 0 0

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SCHEDULE B—continued.

Payable out of the Public Works continued.

In anticipation of Votes—conthiued.

Bi'Oiiglit forward ... . £:i 7,000 0 0

M inister for P uhlic AVork.s—

Bridges ... ... ... ... ... £7,500 0 0

Punts, Ferries, and Launches ... ... 7,500 0 0

Puhlic Buildings—

Police Buildings ... ... ... ... 3,000 0 0

Additions and Iniprovsniients, Caves

Houses ... ... ... ... 3,000 0 0

Hospitals for the Insane ... ... ... 2,000 0 0

Benevolent Asylums ... ... ... 1,000 0 0

Coast Hospital ... ... ... ... 5,000 0 0

Public Buildings gi'iierally ... ... 10,000 0 0

Miscellaneous—

Toronga Park — Building and Tnipn'ove-

inents ... ... ... ... ... 3,000 0 0

Metropolitan Board of lYaler Ba.pplij and Sewerage—

Renewal of Water Mains, Sewers, Plant, Buildings, Ac., for Renewal AVorks Cencrally ; also recoup to Loan Votes for Aiachinery and Plant worn out or

dismantled ... ... ... ... d,0(M( 0 0

Hunter District Water Sapplg and Sewerage Board—

R.eiu'wal of Water Mains and Sewers ... 500 0 0

1(1,.500 0 0

P ublic I nstruction—

Miscellaneou.'i—

School buildings. Teachers’ residences. Teachers’ Training College, Technical Education, School and Residence Sites, Additions, Other buildings, imduding Head Ollice, University, Ri'formatory buildings, Australian IMuseum, National .Vrt Gallery, Conservatorium of

Music, and Observatory and cost of land ... ... 50,000 0 0

Local Goreirnment—

To a. ' tShires and iMunicipalities in constructing Public-

Works ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7,000 0 0

A griculture—

To provide for afforestation and re-afforestation, assessment, survey, resumption, and improvement of lands for Forestiy purposes, and the establishment of Plant and initiation of the business of Timber conversion as

a State enterprise ... ... ... ... ... 2,100 0 0

Total, Schedule B (Public tVorks Fund) ... ... £112,(100 0 0

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SCHEDULE C.

Payable out of the General Loan Account.

In anticipat ion of Loan Votct!.

T ukasurer and S ecretary for F inance and T rade—■

Sydney Harbour Trust—

Towards construction of Works s;enerdlly, and for tlic

improvement of the Port—fuither sum ... ... ,£75,000 0 0

R ailways and Trajiways—

Railvmys—

Towards con.struction of Flemington to Belniore, and

Wardell-road to Glebe Islaml and Darling Island

Railways ... ... ... ... ... ... £150,000 0 0

S ecretary for L and.s-

Water Conservation and Irrigation—•

Shallow Boring—To providii Water Sup-

pli(‘s f(jr Settlers ... ... ... £7,500 0 0

Miscellaneous Services —

For the Purcha.se of Wire-netting or other

Material and Plant for the destruction

of Rabbits under Sec. 50 of Act 111

of 1905—further sum ... ... 5,000 0 0

Advances to Settlers to assist them in

tiding over temporary financial difti-

culties consequent upon the drou.ght,

or in other special circumstances ... .'50,000 0 0

15,500 0 0

Carried forward... £567,500 0 0

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SClIl'll 'IJJ..E C—conliiuied.

Payable out of the General Loan Account—

Ill n iiIk-iiiatioi) o f Loan Voles—conliHued.

I’rouglit forward ... ... ... ,,, .£2<17,o00 0 0

brrNis'i 'Kii FOU J ’f u l i c 'W o iik .s —

Ixai!waij Construetion —

North Coa.st Uailway- fiirt her sum ... £1.■;(),( 1(10 0 (1

Duiu'doo to Coon:d)arahran—furtlicr sum	Id,000 0 0
\\'agga AN'agga to 'J'umharumha—further

sum ... ... ... ... ... 1.'!,0(IO 0 0

l'V)i-|)C‘s to Stoclsinhiiigal - fiirtluu' sum ...	do,000 0 0
Muswellhrook to Merriwa—further sum	10.000 0 0

W’valong to C'udgpilieo—further sum ... 10,000 0 0

'J’ullamoir to Tottenham—fintlier sum ... 10,000 0 II

IJarr'Ilan to i\l irrool—furl her sum ... ;! 0,000 0 0

(ilenrcagh to 1 )orrigo—furthei'sum ... .10,000 0 0

( 'ooma to Dombala—furllu'i' sum ... 10,000 II II

Dul)lio to ('i ris Creek —-further sum ... .■)0,00D 0 0

( 'ondoholin I o I’u'ol.en llill—fit ther sum 70,000 0 0

V^illrv Sll/l/ilies— •

I l u n t r r Dist r ict A\'atci Siijiply Aiiipliti-

i-ation, including iUa liiiicrv for I’ipc-

inaking ... ... ... ... .0,0(10 0 0

Jlarlionrs and lilcrrs-

Iticlimiuid 1!i\i'|- lmpri>\cments ,,,	...	I..7O0	0	0
...	1.000	0	(.)

Twccil 1 nuirnvciiK'iit' ' ... ... 1,000 0 (.)

N'amhucca 1!i\'er 1 mprnvemcnts ... .. . 1,0(111 0 0

VortaM(‘ - ( 'o d k s Iviver ... ... 500 0 (.)

< hiveriiiiient Dnckyard Newcastle K.xtell-

siou— furtlier sum ... ... ... 40,000 0 0

( 'arried fo r w a rd . .. ... £(V i 1,000 0 0

Carricd forwai'd £ 207 ,.oOO 0 0

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SC H ED U L E C—continued.

Payable out of the General Loan Account—continued.

In anticipation o f Loan Votes—continued.

Brought forward ... ... ... ... £267,.500 0 0

M inister for P ublic W orks—continued.

Brought forward £651,000 0 0

Puhlic Buildings—

Central Railway Station ... ... ... 15,000 0 0

Meat Industry and Abattoir Board—

New Public Abattoir and other works at Homebush Point, Meat Distributing Depot, Pig and Calf Market, Sale Yards, Meat Export and other Works and Buildings, including Land Re­

sumption and Costs ... ... ... 50,000 0 0

Miscellaneous—

Bridges ... ... ... ... ... 10,000 0 0

Advance to meet General Expenses, Com­ mission, and other charges payable under the Agreement with Messrs. Norton Griffiths A: Co. in connection with the carrying out of Public Work.s, to be hereafter adjusted by transfer of payments to the specific Public Works to which the amounts

are properly chargeable ... ... 9,500 0 0

Purchase of Stores and IVIaterials which cannot properly be charged to appro­ priations of Parliament until actually issued for use—the amount to be carried to Special Dej)Osits Account (Norton Griffiths ct Co., Store Ad­

vance Account) ... ... ... 25,000 0 0

Industrial Undertakings—

State Metal Quarries ... ... ... 10,000 0 0

Carried forward ... £770,-500 0 0

Carried forward ... £267,500 0 0

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No. 18.

SC H ED U L E C—continued.

Payable out of the General Loan Account—co?;/LiMef7.

In (tHli(dpntion of Loan Votes—continued.

]5rouglit forward ... ... ... ... £267,500 0 0

!MiNi.‘iTr.u roK P uclic 'Works—continued.

IL’ought forward £770,odO 0 0

Metro/ioUtan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage—

Witter Supply—

(ictif'ral Reticulation, Improvements,

Land, Buildings, Canal Works, &c,,

.and for otlier purposes ... . . . 11(1,000 0 C

Seicerage—

Construction and Ventilation of Sewers

generally ... ... ... ... 40,000 0 0

920 noo 0 0

A o R I C I ’I.'I T R K ----

I'or the promotion of .\grleulture. Agricultural Colleges,

and E-\j>eriment and Deiuoustration Farms, itc. ... 2,700 0 0

Total, Schedule C (Ceneral Loan Account)	... £1,190,700 0 0
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