SUPPLY ACT.
Act No. 30, 1916.
| An Ac t | to apply ce r ta in sums ou t of t h e Consoli |
| da t ed | R e v e n u e | F u n d | towards | t h e Services | of |
| t h e Yea r | 1916-1917, and | o u t | of t h e | Pub l i c |
| W o r k s F u n d , | and | ou t of t h e | Genera l | Loan |
| A c c o u n t for Services to be hereaf ter | provided |
| for by Loan . | [Assented to , 28 th J u l y , | 1916.] |
| Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, | WH E R E A S Ave Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Members of the Legislative |
| have resolved to grant to Your Majesty the sum of Three millions nine hundred and forty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, that is to say— |
Out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the sum of
One million and ninety-one thousand pounds,
being the sum required to defray the expenses
of the various Departments and Services of the State during the months of July and August, or following month of the financial year ending thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hun dred and seventeen ; and the sum of One million six hundred and twenty-eight thousand pounds for the Services set forth in Schedule A hereto annexed.
Out of the Public Works Fund, the sum of One hundred 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 twenty-three thousand two hundred and fifty pounds for the Services set forth in Schedule C hereto annexed :
And whereas we desire to make good out of the said Funds 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 the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—
1. Out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales there shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the Supply so resolved to be granted to His Majesty, the sum of Two millions seven hundred and nineteen thousand pounds, of which the sum of One million and ninety-one thousand pounds is to
| the financial year ended thirtieth day of June, one | be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for |
| thousand nine hundred and sixteen, to defray the expenses of the various Departments and Services of the State during the months of July and August, or following month of the financial year ending thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure of the year 1916-1917; and the sum of One million six hundred and twenty-eight thousand pounds is to be expended for the Services specified in Schedule A hereto annexed. |
2 . Out of the Public Works Fund there shall and may he issued and applied for or towards making good the Supply so resolved to be granted to His Majesty the sum of One hundred thousand six hundred pounds for the Services specified in Schedule B hereto annexed.
3 . Notwithstanding the provisions of the Audit Act, 1902, there shall and may be issued out of the General Loan Account and applied for or towards making good the Supply so resolved to be granted to His Majesty, the sum of One million one hundred and twenty-three thousand two hundred and fifty pounds for the Services specified in Schedule C hereto annexed.
4 . The Treasurer shall issue and pay the said sums for the Services aforesaid in such maimer and in such proportions as the Governor, by Warrants or Orders in writing under his hand, and directed to the said Treasurer, shall from time to time order and direct. And the payments so to be made shall be charged upon and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and the Public Works Fund and the General Loan Account respectively.
5 . The Treasurer shall in his accounts from time to time be allowed credit for all sums of money paid by him in pursuance of such Warrants or Orders. And the receipts of the respective persons to whom the same shall be so paid shall be full and valid discharges to the said Treasurer in passing his said accounts for such sums as shall be therein mentioned, and he shall receive credit for the same accordingly.
| 6. This Act may be cited as the "Supply Act, |
1916."
SCHEDULES.
SCHEDULES.
S C H E D U L E A.
Payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS—
| Working | Expenses | £1 ,550 ,000 | 0 | 0 |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT—
| Endowment | of | Shires | £ 7 0 , 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
To recoup Shires and Municipalities for
increased cost of working Public
| Ferries due to remission of tolls ... | 5,500 | 0 | 0 |
| Eradication of Water Hyacinth | . . . | 2,500 | 0 | 0 |
| Total, Schedule A (Consolidated Revenue Fund) | . . . | £1 ,628 ,000 | 0 | 0 |
Payable out of the Public Works Fund.
| In anticipation | of Votes. |
| COLONIAL SECRETARY AND MINISTER OF PUBLIC | H E A L T H — |
Hospitals—
| Metropolitan, | Suburban, and Country Hos |
pitals—Grants under the provisions of the Public Works and Closer Settle
| ment | Funds | Act, | 1906 | £ 1 0 , 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle | Hospital—Additions—further |
TREASURER AND SECRETARY FOR FINANCE AND T R A D E —
Replacement of Wharfs, Jett ies , and Buildings under
| Reconstruction | Schemes | . . . | . . . | ... | ... | 5,000 | 0 | 0 |
| SECRETARY | FOR | L A N D S — |
Forestry—
To meet expenditure in connection with Afforestation and
Re-afforestation, Resumptions, Survey and Improve
| ment of Land for Forestry purposes | . . . | . . . | ... | 4,000 | 0 | 0 |
| MINISTER FOR PUBLIC | W O R K S — |
| Bridges | generally | £ 8 , 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Buildings generally | 20,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Metropolitan | Hoard of Water Supply | and | Sev;eraye— |
Renewal of Water Mains, Sewers, Plant,
Buildings, &c, for Renewal Works
Generally ; also recoup to Loan Votes
| for Machinery and Plant worn out or |
| School buildings, Teachers' residences and Sites, Equip- ment, Renewals and Improvements of Schools and Residences, and materials | 40,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Total, Schedule B (Public Works Fund) | £100 ,600 | 0 | 0 |
S C H E D U L E
Payable out of the General Loan Account.
| In anticipation | of Loan | Votes. |
| COLONIAL SECRETARY AND MINISTER OF PUBLIC | H E A L T H — |
| Stale | Trawlers— |
Towards construction of Trawlers, Establishment of Depots,
| Motor Vehicles, Wharf accommodation—further sum | .. | £ 2 4 , 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
TREASURER AND SECRETARY FOR FINANCE AND T R A D E —
Towards construction of Works generally,
| and for the improvement of | the Port | £ 4 4 , 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Towards resumption of Australian Gas Light Company's premises, Darling Harbour, and adjacent additional area —further sum | 335,000 | 0 | 0 |
A G R I C U L T U R E —
| Water Conservation | and Irrigation | Commission— |
Shallow Boring—To provide Water Sup-
| plies | for | Settlers | £ 1 0 , 7 5 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To provide assistance in development of farms of settlers of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas enlisting for military service | 1,000 | 0 | 0 |
| M I N I S T E R | FOR | PUBLIC | W O R K S — |
| North | Coast | Railway—further | sum | . . . £ 1 4 5 , 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wagga Wagga to Tumbarumba—further
| Forbes to Stockinbingal—further sum | .. . | 20,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Muswellbrook to Merriwa—further sum | 10,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyalong | to Cudgellico—further sum | .. . | 24,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tullamore to Tottenham—further sum .. . | 9,500 | 0 | 0 |
| Barellan to Mirrool—further sum | ... | 6,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooma to Bombala—further sum | ... | 7,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Condobolin to Broken Hil l—further sum 100,000 | 0 | 0 |
| City | and | Suburban | Railways | Land |
| Resumptions | and | Costs | ... | . . . | 75,000 | 0 | 0 |
Metropolitan Sewerage and Stormwater
| Channels—further | sum | .. . | . . . | 5,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle Sewerage—further sum | ... | 11,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Carried | forward | £ 4 3 7 , 5 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carried forward | £414 ,750 | 0 | 0 |
| S C H E D U L E | C—continued. |
Payable out of the General Loan Account—continued.
| In anticipation | of Loan | Votes—continued. |
| Brought forward | £414,750 | 0 | 0 |
| MINISTER FOR PUBLIC | WORKS—con t inued . |
| Brought forward | £437,500 | 0 | 0 |
Harbours and Hirers-—
Newcastle Harbour Improvements and
Wharfage, including Dredging and
| other plant | further sum | ... | . . | 34,000 | 0 | 0 |
Port Kembla Improvements, Wharfage,
| and | Shipping | Appliances—further |
| sum | . . | 13,000 0 0 |
| Coff's | Harbour | Improvements—further |
Nambucca River Improvements—further
Government Dockyard Newcastle Exten-
sion, including Munitions Factory -
| further sum | ... | 61,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Meal Industry | and Abattoir | Hoard— |
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 | . . . | . . . | . . . | 73,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Metropolitan | Board, of Water Supply | and | Sewerage— |
| General | Reticulation, | Improvements, |
| &c., including Sydney Water Supply |
| Amplification | 27,000 0 0 |
Sewerage—
Construction and Ventilation of Sewers
708,500 0 0
| Total, Schedule C (General Loan Account) | £ 1,1 23,250 | 0 | 0 |
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