Supply Act (No. 1) 1943-44 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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SUPPLY (No. 1) 1943-44.

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No. 26 of 1943.

An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and forty-four.

[Assented to 1st July, 1943.]

Preamble.

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows :—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Supply Act (No. 1) 1943-44.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of £43,889,000.

3. There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and forty-four the sum of Forty-three million eight hundred and eighty-nine thousand pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied.

Sum available for the purpose set forth in Schedule.

4. The sum specified in the last preceding section shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.

Limit of period of expenditure.

5. No money shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-four.

THE

F.4025.––Price is. 3d.  

 

THE SCHEDULE.  Sec. 3.

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ABSTRACT.

—		Total.
Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business
Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
PARLIAMENT......................................................................................................		61,540
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT...................................................................		226,370
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS...........................................................		47,040
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...................................................................		555,920
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..........................................................		78,340
DEPARTMENT OF,THE INTERIOR.....................................................................		140,710
DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES––	£
Department of Defence.................................................	71,000
Department of the Navy...............................................
Department of the Army...............................................
Department of Air.........................................................	(a) 131,244,000
Department of Munitions.............................................
Department of Aircraft Production...........................
Department of Supply and Shipping.............................	2,579,000
Department of Home Security......................................	192,000
Other War Services.......................................................	5,914,000
Other Administrations––Recoverable Expenditure.	3,000,000
143,000,000
Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund...........................	113,000,000
30,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.................................................................		81,820
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.......................................................		182,660
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...............................................................................		36,410
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.....................................		84,540
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES...............................................................		92,360
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING......................................................		68,000
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES............................................................................		129,130
WAR (1914-18) SERVICES...................................................................................		302,160
Total Part 1......................		32,089,000
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS........................................................................		542,340
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT......................................................		4,587,660
Total Part 2......................		5,130,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY....................................................................................		67,520
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY................................................................		101,480
NORFOLK ISLAND.............................................................................................		1,000
Total Part 3......................		170,000
REFUNDS OF REVENUE.....................................................................................		1,500,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.......................................................................		5,000,000
Total.................................		43,889,000

(a) For security reasons it is not desirable to disclose details of this expenditure.

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.	£	£
I.—PARLIAMENT.
1	..	Senate.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	2,890
B	General Expenses...........................................................	90
C	Other Services...............................................................	1,670
4,650
2	..	House of Representatives.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	3,100
B	General Expenses...........................................................	150
C	Other Services...............................................................	2,620
5,870
3	..	Parliamentary Reporting Staff.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	3,250
B	General Expenses...........................................................	50
3,300
4	..	Library.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	1,590
B	General Expenses...........................................................	690
2,280
5	..	Joint House Department.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	4,300
B	General Expenses...........................................................	2,090
6,390
6	..	Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	330
B	General Expenses...........................................................	60
390
7	..	Parliamentary Printing.............................................	..	4,000
8	..	Miscellaneous.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others	30,000
2. Maintenance of Ministers’ and Members’ rooms in capital cities, including salaries of attendants	4,660
34,660
Total Parliament....................	..	61,540

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
9	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	8,210
B	General Expenses...........................................................	7,890
16,100
10	..	External Territories.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	3,020
B	General Expenses...........................................................	580
3,600
11	..	Audit Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	18,310
B	General Expenses...........................................................	880
19,190
12	..	Public Service Board.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	10,670
B	General Expenses...........................................................	2,480
13,150
13	..	Governor-General’s Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	610
B	General Expenses...........................................................	620
1,230
14	..	National Library.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	510
B	General Expenses...........................................................	330
840
15	..	High Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	13,670
B	General Expenses...........................................................	11,190
24,860

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	£	£
Part 1—continued.
II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT— continued.
16	..	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
(For payment to the credit of the Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account.)
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	8,170
B	General Expenses...........................................................	3,250
C	Investigations—
1. Animal health and nutrition....................................	12,700
2. Plant industry........................................................	10,090
3. Entomology...........................................................	4,150
4. Horticulture, including soil survey and irrigation......	6,820
5. Food preservation and transport..............................	5,850
6. Forest products......................................................	10,720
7. Mining and metallurgy...........................................	230
8. Radio research.......................................................	1,340
9. Information service, including library......................	1,500
10. Research in connexion with the gold-mining industry	500
11. Fisheries investigations..........................................	3,100
12. Aeronautical Research............................................	16,520
13. National Standards Laboratory................................	40,290
14. Industrial Chemistry...............................................	11,330
15. Unforeseen and urgent investigations......................	2,500
16. Miscellaneous........................................................	4,590
143,650
17	..	Shipping and Mail Services to Pacific Islands	..	5,750
Total Prime Minister’s Department............	..	228,370

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
18	..		Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	5,280
B	General Expenses...........................................................	5,380
10,660
19	..	Australian Legation ––United States of America.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	8,160
B	General Expenses...........................................................	7,680
15,840
21	..	Australian Legation—China.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	3,480
B	General Expenses...........................................................	6,100
9,580
21a	..	Australian Legation––Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	4,900
B	General Expenses...........................................................	2,100
7,000
22	..	High Commissioner’s Office--Canada.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	2,860
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,100
3,960
Total Department of External Affairs.........	..	47,040
IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
23	..	Treasury.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	16,330
B	General Expenses...........................................................	2,990
19,320
24	..	Commonwealth Stores Supply and Tender Board.	..	1,180
25	..	Taxation Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	408,100
B	General Expenses...........................................................	103,900
512,000
26	..	Income Tax Board of Review.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	80
B	General Expenses...........................................................	110
190
27	..	War-Time (Company) Tax.—Board of Review.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	1,320
B	General Expenses...........................................................	240
1,560

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.—continued.
			28	..	Land Valuation Board.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	80
B	General Expenses...........................................................	70
150
29	..	Superannuation Board.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	2,250
B	General Expenses...........................................................	320
2,570
30	..	Census and Statistics.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	13,200
B	General Expenses...........................................................	5,750
18,950
Total Department of the Treasury...................	..	555,920
V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
32	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	7,110
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,830
8,940
33	..	Reporting Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	4,720
B	General Expenses...........................................................	730
5,450
34	..	Crown Solicitor’s Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	14,710
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,230
15,940
35	..	High Court.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	2,400
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,700
4,100
36	..	Bankruptcy Administration.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	9,100
B	General Expenses...........................................................	2,180
11,280
37	..	Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	6010
B	General Expenses...........................................................	3,000	9,010
38	..	Public Service Arbitrator’s Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	330
B	General Expenses...........................................................	150
480

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT— continued
39	..	Commonwealth Investigation Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	6,980
B	General Expenses...........................................................	680
7,660
40	..	Patents, Trade Marks and Designs.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	10,610
B	General Expenses...........................................................	4,870
15,480
Total Attorney-General’s Department........	..	78,340
VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
41	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	41,470
B	General Expenses...........................................................	8,130
49,600
42	..	Electoral Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	24,560
B	General Expenses...........................................................	11,700
36,260
43	..	Solar Observatory.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	1,810
B	General Expenses...........................................................	350
2,160
44	..	Forestry Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	2,560
B	General Expenses...........................................................	550
3,110
45	..	Maintenance and Rent.
A	Repairs and maintenance................................................	10,000
B	Rent of buildings............................................................	36,450
46,450
46	..	Governor-General’s Establishments......................	..	3,130
Total Department of the Interior..................	..	140,710

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
47	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	30,000
B	General Expenses...........................................................

10,000
40,000
48	..	Publicity Censorship.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	8,500
B	General Expenses...........................................................	3,000
11,500
49	..	Central Medical Co-ordination Committee.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	1,250
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,750
3,000
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
50	..	Defence Finance Division.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	10,500
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,000
11,500
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
51	..	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture.....	..	3,000
52	..	Maintenance and Rent...............................................	..	2,000
Total Department of Defence............................	..	71,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY....................................
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY...................................
DEPARTMENT OF AIR................................................	..	131,244,000
DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS..................................	(a)
DEPARTMENT OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION...........

(a) For security reasons it is not desirable to disclose details of this expenditure.

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1––continued.	£	£
VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES ––continued.
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.
111	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	125,000
B	General Expenses..........................................................	100,000
225,000
112	..	Flax Production.
A	General Expenses..........................................................	..	150,000
113	..	Mills to Process Flax Straw—Machinery and Plant	..	25,000
115	..	Reserves of Stores and Materials............................	..	1,000,000
116	..	Emergency Food Supplies for the Fighting Forces..	..	125,000
117	..	Power Alcohol Distilleries—Construction...........	..	300,000
117a	..	Power Alcohol Distilleries—Production...............	..	50,000
118	..	Assistance to Essential Industries and Produc­tion	..	135,000
118b	..	Shipping Branch..........................................................	..	500,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
119	..	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture —Administrative Section...........................................	..	2,000
120	..	Flax Mills––Construction.......................................	..	30,000
121	..	Oil Storage—Construction.....................................	..	30,000
123	..	Maintenance and Rent...............................................	..	7,000
Total Department of Supply and Shipping..............	..	2,579,000

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES —continued.
DEPARTMENT OF HOME SECURITY.
124	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	21,000
B	General Expenses..........................................................	15,000
36,000
125	..	Air Raid Precautions—Payments to States.............	..	50,000
126	..	Air Raid Precautions—Purchase of Equipment.......	..	100,000
Under Control of Department of Home Security and Department of the Interior.
128	..	Air Raid Precaution Works at Commonwealth Establishments—Excluding Defence Services and Post Office........................................................................	..	5,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
128a	..	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture.....	..	200
129	..	Maintenance and Rent...............................................	..	800
Total Department of Home Security.............	..	192,000
OTHER WAR SERVICES.
130	..	Prime Minister’s Department.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	39,000
B	General Expenses..........................................................	25,000
64,000
132	..	Department of External Affairs.
A	Miscellaneous—
1. Relief of Australians in enemy-occupied countries	..	4,500

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		VII.–– DEFENCE AND WAR (1939 -43) SERVICES —continued.
OTHER WAR SERVICES—continued.
Department of the Treasury.
133	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	9,440
B	General Expenses...........................................................	4,250
C	Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Registries.......................	6,230
D	Miscellaneous––
1. Advisory Committee on Financial and Economic Policy	500
2. Administration of regulations under National Security Act	1,580
4. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London........................................................................	38,000
60,000
Under Control of Department of the Treasury and Department of Trade and Customs.
133a	..	Price Stabilization Subsidies.....................................	..	2,000,000
Attorney-General’s Department.
134	..	Administrative.
2. Guarding and protection of war and munitions establishments -General expenses..................................................	..	12,500
135	..	Security Service.
1. Administrative Expenses.............................................	..	25,000
Department of the Interior.
136	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	200,000
B	General Expenses...........................................................	35,000
235,000
137	..	New Works, Maintenance and Rent.
A	Repairs and Maintenance................................................	12,000
B	Rent...............................................................................	50,000
C	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture.................	42,000
104,000
138	..	Department of Civil Aviation.
1. Civil air transport for military use................................	..	70,000
Department of Trade and Customs.
139	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	7,860
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,640
9,500

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES —continued.
OTHER WAR SERVICES—continued.
140	..	Division of Import Procurement.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	125,000
B	General Expenses...........................................................	70,000
195,000
141	..	Rationing Commission.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	35,000
B	General Expenses...........................................................	42,000
77,000
142	..	Prices Commissioner.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	50,000
B	General Expenses...........................................................	6,600
56,600
143	..	Department of Health.
1. Emergency medical services........................................	4,500
2. Munitions health services............................................	18,500
23,000
144	..	Department of Commerce.
2. Wheat Industry Stabilization Board—Expenses of Administration.............................................................................	7,800
4. Emergency food supplies...........................................	63,000
5. Cold storage and other accommodation for surplus food stocks.............................................................................	20,000
6. Egg drying—Purchase of plant and erection of buildings	5,000
12. Dehydration of foodstuffs..........................................	80,000
25. District War Agricultural Committees—Expenses of administration.......................................................	15,000
190,800
144a	..	Assistance to Primary Production.
1. Dairy industry (a).......................................................	2,150,000
2. Assistance to stock feeders..........................................	75,000
3. Vegetable production..................................................	50,000
2,275,000
Department of Transport.
145	..	Land Transport Board.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	8,900
B	General Expenses...........................................................	7,000
15,900

(a) Includes arrears to 1st April, 1943.

 

Schedule––continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES—continued.
OTHER WAR SERVICES—continued.
146	..	Department of Repatriation.
1. Proportion of administrative expenses and repatria­tion benefits provided under Division No. 206.............................	55,000
2. Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances......................	5,000
60,000
Department of Labour and National Service.
147	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	48,000
B	General Expenses...........................................................	13,000
61,000
Man Power Directorate.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	163,000
B	General Expenses...........................................................	64,000
227,000
150	..	Department of Social Services.
1. Evacuees––Reception and sustenance..........................	..	5,000
151	..	Department of War Organization of Industry.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	31,000
B	General Expenses...........................................................	12,200
C	Miscellaneous—
1. University students—Financial assistance.................	50,000
93,200
Department of Information.
152	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	15,800
B	General Expenses...........................................................	14,200
30,000
152a	..	Department of Post-War Reconstruction.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	15,000
B	General Expenses...........................................................	5,000
20,000
Total Other War Services.............................	..	5,914,000
153	..	Other Administrations–– Recoverable Expendi-ture	..	3,000,000
Total Defence and War (1939––43) Services	..	143,000,000
Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund.................	..	113,000,000
Total Defence and War (1939-43) Services payable from Revenue........................................................	..	30,000,000

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		VIII.–– DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
154	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	48,250
B	General Expenses...........................................................	6,530
54,780
156	..	Empire Air Services.
C	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—Trans- Tasman Section........................................................................	1,590
D	General Expenses—Trans-Tasman Section......................	5,050
6,640
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
157	..	Maintenance and Rent.
1. Repairs and maintenance.............................................	2,500
2. Rent...........................................................................	1,750
4,250
158	..	Maintenance and Rent—Empire Air Services.
B	Trans-Tasman Section—
1. Repairs and Maintenance.........................................	150
2. Rent........................................................................	50
200
159	..	Meteorological Services.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Department of Air	9,700
2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Department of Air...............................................................................	6,250
15,950
Total Department of Civil Aviation.............	..	81,820
IX.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
160	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	10,130
B	Genera] Expenses...........................................................	2,480
12,610
161	..	Tariff Board.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	2,180
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,200
3,380

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		IX.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued.
162	..		Film Censorship.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	820
B	General Expenses...........................................................	450
1,270
163	..	New South Wales.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	55,330
B	General Expenses...........................................................	3,630
58,960
164	..	Victoria.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	42,810
B	General Expenses...........................................................	3,500
46,310
165	..	Queensland.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	18,660
B	General Expenses...........................................................	2,030
20,690
166	..	South Australia.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	17,670
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,430
19,100
167	..	Western Australia.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	14,250
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,400
15,650
168	..	Tasmania.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	3,950
B	General Expenses...........................................................	470
4,420
169	..	Northern Territory.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	200
B	General Expenses...........................................................	70
270
Total Department of Trade and Customs.......	..	182,660

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		X.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
170	..		Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	8,070
B	General Expenses...........................................................	3,420
11,490
171	..	New South Wales.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	4,820
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,380
6,200
172	..	Victoria.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	2,940
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,140
4,080
173	..	Queensland.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	4,690
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,280
5,970
174	..	South Australia
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	1,800
B	General Expenses...........................................................	470
2,270
175	..	Western Australia.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	2,720
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,170
3,890
176	..	Tasmania.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	1,350
B	General Expenses...........................................................	430
1,780
177	..	Northern Territory.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	510
B	General Expenses...........................................................	220
730
Total Department of Health............................	..	36,410
––––––
XI.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
179	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................

13,790
B	General Expenses...........................................................	4,380
18,170

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1— continued.	£	£
		XI.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE–– continued.
180	..	Administration of the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1933.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	50,200
B	General Expenses...........................................................	6,120
56,320
181	..	Commercial Intelligence Service Abroad.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	6,540
B	General Expenses...........................................................	3,510
10,050
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture	..	84,540
––––––
XII––DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
184	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	1,890
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,000
2,890
185	..	Child Endowment Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	16,200
B	General Expenses...........................................................	22,000
38,200
186	..	Invalid and Old-age Pensions and Maternity Allowance Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	27,460
B	General Expenses...........................................................	17,500
44,960
187	..	Widows’ Pensions Section.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	4,310
B	General Expenses...........................................................	2,000
6,310
Total Department of Social Services........	..	92,360
–––––––
XIIa.—DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.
187a	..	Marine Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...................	50,000
B	General Expenses...........................................................	1,8,000
68,000

 

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
XIII.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
191	..	Department of the Treasury.
3. Refund and remission of taxes under special cir­cumstances and of fines paid to Commonwealth by arrangement with States	1,850
8. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London and New York..............................................................	126,000
127,850
197	..	Department of Health.
1. Maternal and infant hygiene—Subsidies and expenses...	230
3. Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory —Expenses	1,050
1,280
Total Miscellaneous Services...........................	..	129,130
––––––
XIV.—WAR (1914-18) SERVICES.
200	..	Prime Minister’s Department.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a for audit of accounts of Repatriation Commission and War Service Homes Commissioner.......................................................	..	2,700
201	..	Department of the Treasury.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	1,350
B	General Expenses............................................................	650
C	Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Registries........................	8,130
D	Miscellaneous—
1. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London..........................................................................	27,000
37,130

 

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		XIV.––WAR (1914-18) SERVICES—continued.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
202	..	Australian War Memorial.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	2,430
B	General Expenses............................................................	580
3,010
Under Control of War Service Homes Commissioner.
203	..	War Service Homes Commission.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account	11,320
B	General Expenses––for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account..............................................................	4,340
D	Relief Services—for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Relief Trust Account....................................................	2,560
18,220
205	..	Department of the Army.
1. War graves and memorials—erection, maintenance and incidental expenditure	1,000
2. Maintenance of internees in mental asylums	60
1,060
Under Control of Department of Repatriation.
206	..	Repatriation Commission.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary ––for payment to the credit of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account	66,670
B	General Expenses- for payment to the credit of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account...........................................	15,260
C	Repatriation Benefits—Tor payment to the credit of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account.............................	129,900
D	Soldiers’ Children Education Scheme––for payment to the credit of the Repatriation of Australian Soldiers —Contributions—Trust Account....................................................................................	25,000
236,830

 

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		XIV.—WAR (1914-18) SERVICES—continued.
Repatriation—Miscellaneous.
207	..	2. Allowances under special circumstances to dependants of Australian soldiers who are not provided for under the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1943	..	210
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Maintenance Services.
208	..	1. Repairs and maintenance..............................................	3,000
Total War (1914-18) Services......................	..	302,160
Total Part 1................	..	32,089,000
––––––––
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
I.—COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
209	..	Trans-Australian Railway.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	121,920
B	Stores and Materials........................................................	79,020
C	General Expenses............................................................	4,800
205,740
210	..	Central Australia Railway.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	135,060
B	Stores and Materials........................................................	77,070
C	General Expenses............................................................	25,670
237,800
211	..	North Australia Railway.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	54,230
B	Stores and Materials........................................................	19,390
C	General Expenses............................................................	270
73,890

 

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 2—continued.	£	£
		I. —COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS—continued.
212	..		Australian Capital Territory Railway.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	1,780
B	Stores and Materials........................................................	80
C	General Expenses............................................................	870
2,730
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
213	..	Audit of Accounts.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a	..	230
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
214	..	Miscellaneous Services.
1. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London and New York..............................................................	..	21,950
Total Commonwealth Railways........................	..	542,340
––––––––
II.–– POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
215	..	Central Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	33,790
B	General Expenses............................................................	1,400
C	Stores and Materials........................................................	4,000
D	Mail Services..................................................................	149,880
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)..................	16,700
F	Other Services.................................................................	16,600
222,370
216	..	New South Wales.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	1,031,000
B	General Expenses............................................................	69,700
C	Stores and Materials........................................................	112,300
D	Mail Services..................................................................	123,400
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)..................	300,000
1,636,400
217	..	Victoria.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	772,500
B	General Expenses............................................................	47,000
C	Stores and Materials........................................................	92,000
D	Mail Services..................................................................	84,000
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)..................	188,000
1,183,500

 

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 2—continued.	£	£
		II.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.
218	..	Queensland.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	360,000
B	General Expenses............................................................	22,000
C	Stores and Materials........................................................	35,500
D	Mail Services..................................................................	62,000
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)..................	88,000
567,500
219	..	South Australia.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	235,300
B	General Expenses............................................................	19,200
C	Stores and Materials........................................................	22,000
D	Mail Services..................................................................	23,200
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)..................	52,500
352,200
220	..	Western Australia.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	180,000
B	General Expenses............................................................	12,700
C	Stores and Materials........................................................	22,000
D	Mail Services..................................................................	23,000
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)..................	49,000
286,700
221	..	Tasmania.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	85,000
B	General Expenses............................................................	5,300
C	Stores and Materials........................................................	7,800
D	Mail Services..................................................................	11,000
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)..................	25,000
134,100
222	..	Northern Territory.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	7,800
B	General Expenses............................................................	2,200
C	Stores and Materials........................................................	2,000
D	Mail Services..................................................................	1,000
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)..................	1,700
14,700
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
223	..	Audit of Accounts.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a	3,440
2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Division No. 11b................................................................................	70
3,510
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
224	..	Miscellaneous Services.
1. Exchange-on remittances for payment of interest in London and New York................................................................	..	120,000

 

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 2—continued.	£	£
		II.––POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT–– continued.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
225	..	Maintenance and Rent.
1. Proportion of Salaries of Department of the Interior provided under Division No. 41a......................................................	12,930
2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Division 41b................................................................................	3,000
3. Repairs and maintenance..............................................	25,000
4. Rent............................................................................	15,750
..	56,680
226	..	Air Raid Precautions...................................................	10,000
Total Postmaster-General’s Department............	..	4,587,660
Total Part 2........................................	..	5,130,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
227	..	General Services.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	18,760
B	General Expenses............................................................	2,380
C	Other Services.................................................................	41,380
D	Developmental Services...................................................	3,000
65,520
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
228	..	Audit of Accounts.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a	370
2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Division No. 11b................................................................................	20
390
Under Control of Department of Health.
229	..	General Services.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	750
B	General Expenses............................................................	340
C	Other. Services................................................................	520
1,610
Total Northern Territory.............................	..	67,520

 

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 3—continued.	£	£
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
230	..	Audit of Accounts.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a.	500
2. Proportion of General Expenses- provided under Division No. 11b..............................................................................	20
520
Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.
231	..	Australian Capital Territory Police.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	2,190
B	General Expenses............................................................	700
2,890
232	..	Courts and Titles Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	810
B	General Expenses............................................................	450
1,260
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
233	..	General Services.
A	Salaries and General Expenses.........................................	21,000
B	Works Services...............................................................	41,000
C	Other Services.................................................................	14,800
D	Education........................................................................	14,730
91,530
Under Control of Department of Health.
234	..	Miscellaneous Services.
1. Canberra Community Hospital.....................................	4,060
2. Health services............................................................	80
3. Abattoir services..........................................................	860
4. Veterinary services......................................................	280
5,280
Total Australian Capital Territory................	..	101,480

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 3—continued.	£	£
		NORFOLK ISLAND.
Under Control of Department of External Territories.
235	..	Miscellaneous Services.
1. Towards expenses of Administration—for payment to the credit of the Norfolk Island Trust Account

..	1,000
Total Part 3.....................................	..	170,000
192	..	Refunds of Revenue.....................................................	..	1,500,000
193	..	Advance to the Treasurer..........................................	..	5,000,000
Total................................................	..	43,889,000

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