Supply Act (No. 2) 1925-26 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

SUPPLY (No. 2) 1925-26.

No. 14 of 1925.

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 twenty-six.

[Assented to 10th September, 1925]

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. 2) 1925-26.

Issue and application of £3,322,820.

2. 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 twenty-six the sum of Three million three hundred and twenty-two thousand eight hundred and twenty 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 purposes set forth in Schedule.

3. The said sum shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services set forth in the said Schedule.

Limit of period of expenditure.

4. No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-six.

F.13885—Price 8d.

SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

—	Total.
Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
£
THE PARLIAMENT...........................................................................................	12,235
THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.........................................................	34,390
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY........................................................	106,910
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT................................................	24,185
THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.............................................	52,370
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE...................................................................	757,775
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS............................................	148,300
THE DEPARTMENT OK WORKS AND RAILWAYS.........................................	19,440
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.....................................................................	24,145
THE DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND MIGRATION	15,710
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES..........................................................................	2,180
WAR SERVICES................................................................................................	155,890
Total Part 1..................................................	1,353,530
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS......................................................................	132,930
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT....................................................	1,588,890
Total Part 2...................................................	1,721,820
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.................................................................................	31,385
PAPUA...............................................................................................................	15,635
NORFOLK ISLAND...........................................................................................	450
Total Part 3..................................................	47,470
3,122,820
REFUNDS OF REVENUE...................................................................................	200,000
Total..........................................................	3,322,820

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.	£	£
I.—THE PARLIAMENT.
1	The Senate.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,620
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	180
3	Postage and Telegrams.............................................................	120
1,920
2	…	House of Representatives.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,870
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	300
3	Postage and Telegrams.............................................................	500
2,670
Senate and House of Representatives.
3	…	Parliamentary Reporting Staff.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	2,375
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	50
2,425
4	…	The Library.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	830
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	800
1,630
5	…	Australian Historical Records.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	450
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,000
1,450
6	…	Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	250
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	100
350
7	…	Joint Committee of Public Accounts.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	160
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	100
260
8	…	Joint House Department.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	710
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	820
1,530
Total Parliament....................................	…	12,235

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
9	…	Administrative.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	3,500
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	2,200
3	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Salary and travelling allowances of officers acting as Secretaries to Leaders of the Opposition in Senate and House of Representatives and Leader of Country Party....................................................................	250
2. Retaining and special fees for Commonwealth Medical Officers................................................................	30
3. Commercial Agency—Paris......................................	150
6,130
10	…	Audit Office.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	9,340
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	300
9,640
11	Public Service Board.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	5,500
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,250
6,750
12	…	Governor-General’s Office.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	440
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	590
1,030
13	…	High Commissioner’s Office.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	2,500
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	6,400
8,900
14	…	Australian Commissioner in United States of America.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	780
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,160
1,940
Total Prime Minister’s Department.............................	…	34,390

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		III.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
16	…	The Treasury.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	7,500
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,500
9,000
17	…	Commonwealth Supply and Tender Board.
1	Contingencies..........................................................................	…	280
19	…	Invalid and Old-age Pensions Office.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	8,530
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	8,300
16,830
20	…	Maternity Allowance Office.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,670
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,100
2,770
21	…	Taxation Office.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	38,460
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	30,170
68,630
22	…	Income Tax Board of Appeal.
1	Contingencies..........................................................................	…	75
23	…	Superannuation Fund Management Board.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	…	1,275
24	…	Government Printer.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	5,000
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	850
5,850
25	…	Coinage...................................................................................	…	2,200
Total Department of the Treasury..............................	…	106,910

Schedule—continued.

  

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		IV.—THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
26	…	Secretary’s Office.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	2,200
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	400
2,600
27	…	Reporting Branch.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,445
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	260
1,705
28	…	Crown Solicitor’s Office.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	4,730
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	250
4,980
29	The High Court.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,090
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,300
2,390
30	Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	630
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	850
1,480
31	…	Public Service Arbitrator’s Office.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	180
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	160
340
32	…	Commonwealth Investigation Branch.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,665
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	240
1,005
33	…	Patents, Trade Marks and Designs.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	5,390
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	3,240
8,630
34	Copyright Office.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	145
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	10
155
Total Attorney-General’s Department.................	…	24,185

Schedule—continued.

  

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		V.—THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.
35	…	Administrative.
1	Salaries............................................................................	4,000
2	Contingencies..................................................................	1,350
3	Miscellaneous—
No. 3. Passports—General expenses in connexion with..	400
5,750
36	Electoral Office.
1	Salaries............................................................................	15,000
2	Contingencies..................................................................	860
3	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Administration of the Electoral Act.....................	6,000
21,860
37	…	Census and Statistics.
1	Salaries............................................................................	3,500
2	Contingencies..................................................................	1,520
5,030
38	...............................................................................................	Meteorological Branch.
1	Salaries	3,750
2	Contingencies..................................................................	1,650
5,400
39	…	Solar Observatory.
1	Salaries............................................................................	600
2	Contingencies..................................................................	700
1,300
40	…	Lands and Survey.
1	Salaries............................................................................	2,400
2	Contingencies..................................................................	460
2,860
41	…	Rent of Buildings.
1	No. 1. Prime Minister...................................................	1,200
2. Treasurer..........................................................	1,850
3. Attorney-General..............................................	1,770
4. Home and Territories........................................	1,600
5. Defence—Military............................................	1,060
6. Defence—Naval...............................................	200
7. Royal Australian Air Force................................	20
8. Civil Aviation...................................................	100
9. Trade and Customs...........................................	1,560
10. Works and Railways........................................	500
11. Health............................................................	310
10,170
42	1	Shipping and Mail Service to Pacific Islands.............	…	…
Total Home and Territories Department.......	…	52,370

Schedule—continued.

  

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
43	Central Administration.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	3,500
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	900
3	Postage and Telegrams.............................................................	100
4,500
NAVAL.
44	…	Naval Administration.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	10,500
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,860
12,360
45	…	Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-Going).
1	Pay..........................................................................................	160,000
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	3,900
163,900
46	…	Maintenance of Ships and Vessels.
1	Maintenance and Repairs, including Victualling, Naval and Ordnance Stores, Coal and Oil Fuel, also labour in connexion with H.M.A. Ships of War and Vessels used as Auxiliaries to the Fleet.............................................................................	…	100,000
47	…	Medical Services.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	300
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,800
2,100
48	Royal Australian Naval College.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	5,800
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	3,900	9,700
49	…	Boys’ Training Ship.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	5,800
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	4,850
10,650
50	…	Royal Australian Naval Reserve.

.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	14,000
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	5,450
19,450
51	…	Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	80
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	200	280
52	…	Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-Going).
1	Pay..........................................................................................	50
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	20
70

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		VI.— THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— continued.
NAVAL—continued.
53	Royal Australian Fleet Reserve.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	500
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	30
530
54	…	Naval Establishments.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	14,100
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	15,000
29,100
56	…	Repair and Maintenance of Naval Works.........................	…	500
57	…	General Services.................................................................	…	4,500
MILITARY.
58	…	Permanent Forces
1	Pay..........................................................................................	85,000
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	2,750
87,750
59	…	Royal Military College.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	1,300
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	5,000
6,300
60	…	Professional. Clerical, and General Staffs.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	…	11,000
61	Ordnance Branch.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	…	17,500
62	…	Rifle Range Staff.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	1,500
63	…	Finance and Accounts Branch.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	5,500
64	…	Universal Military Training.
1	Pay, Citizen Forces..................................................................	40,000
2	Contingencies, Citizen Forces and Senior Cadets.......................	10,000
3	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Maintenance of W. M. Cann, ex-trainee at Anzac Hostel, Western Australia......................................	60
50,060
66	1	Training................................................................................	…	20,000
67	1	Maintenance of existing Arms and Equipment...........................	…	3,000
68	1	General Contingencies and Services.................................	…	20,000
69	…	Rifle Clubs and Associations.
1	Pay..........................................................................................	1,500
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	7,600	9,100

F. 13885—2

Schedule—continued.

  

Division No.	Subdivision No	Part 1.—continued.	£	£
		VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— continued.
AIR SERVICES.
70	…	Civil Branch.
1	Civil Staff—Pay...................................................................	…	800
71	…	Royal Australian Air Force.
1	Pay......................................................................................	…	26,000
72	…	General Contingencies....................................................	…	8,000
73	…	General Stores and Maintenance of Aircraft, Vehicles, and Equipment.............................................	…	4,500
74	…	Civil Aviation Branch.
1	Pay......................................................................................	1,850
2	Contingencies.......................................................................	650
3	General Stores and maintenance of aircraft, vehicles, and equipment.......................................................................	175
2,675
75	…	Development of Civil Aviation.......................................	…	13,500
76	…	Munitions Supply Branch.
1	Pay......................................................................................	13,000
2	Contingencies.......................................................................	45,000*
58,000
77	1	Special Defence Provision...............................................	…	54,950
Total Department of Defence..............................	…	757,775
VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
78	…	Central Staff.
1	Salaries................................................................................	12,000
2	Contingencies.......................................................................	1,600
3	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Administration of the Commerce Act 1905	5,000
3. Commonwealth Film Censorship............................	250
18,850
79	…	Tariff Board.
1	Salaries................................................................................	1,500
2	Contingencies.......................................................................	500
2,000

* £3,000 to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Acetate of Lime Factory Account; £21,200 to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Small Arms Factory Account: and £19,000 to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Small Arms Ammunition Factory Account.

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No-	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued.
80	…	Fisheries.
1	Contingencies..........................................................................	100
81	…	Lighthouses.
1	Central Staff, Salaries...............................................................	1,100
2	Central Staff, Contingencies.....................................................	125
3	New South Wales, Salaries.......................................................	2,200
4	New South Wales, Contingencies..............................................	800
5	Victoria, Salaries......................................................................	2,000
6	Victoria, Contingencies............................................................	1,600
7	Torres Strait to Cape Moreton, Queensland, Salaries..................	2,700
8	Torres Strait to Cape Moreton, Queensland, Contingencies.........	5,000
10	South Australia, Salaries...........................................................	2,000
11	South Australia, Contingencies.................................................	2,000
13	Western Australia and Northern Territory, Salaries.....................	2,000
14	Western Australia and Northern Territory, Contingencies...........	4,000
15	Tasmania and Bass Strait, Salaries............................................	1,750
16	Tasmania and Bass Strait, Contingencies...................................	1,500
28,775
82	…	Navigation.
1	Central Staff, Salaries...............................................................	1,500
2	Central Staff, Contingencies.....................................................	350
3	New South Wales, Salaries.......................................................	2,200
4	New South Wales, Contingencies..............................................	350
5	Victoria, Salaries......................................................................	1,400
6	Victoria, Contingencies............................................................	240
7	Queensland, Salaries................................................................	600
8	Queensland, Contingencies.......................................................	100
9	South Australia, Salaries...........................................................	500
10	South Australia, Contingencies.................................................	65
11	Western Australia, Salaries.......................................................	260
12	Western Australia, Contingencies..............................................	80
13	Tasmania, Salaries...................................................................	170
14	Tasmania, Contingencies..........................................................	40
7,855
83	…	Track and Customs, New South Wales.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	27,000
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	2,950
29,950
84	…	Trade and Customs, Victoria.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	21,000
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	2,350
23,350
85	…	Trade and Customs, Queensland.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	11,000
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,500
12,500

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued.
86	…	Trade and Customs, South Australia.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	11,000
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,200
12,200
87	…	Trade and Customs, Western Australia.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	9,200
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,100
10,300
88	…	Trade and Customs, Tasmania.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,900
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	350
2,250
89	…	Trade and Customs, Northern Territory.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	120
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	50
170
Total Department of Trade and Customs..................	…	148,300
VIII.— THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.
90	…	Works and Railways.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	5,000
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	2,700
3	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others.......	1,000
2. Fire Insurance—Parliament House.............................	40
3. Maintenance Members’ rooms, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Hobart, including furniture, also salary of attendant, Sydney....................................	145
4	Supervision of Works...............................................................	170
9,055
91	…	Works and Buildings.
1	Repairs, Maintenance, Sanitary Services, Water Supply, Fittings and Furniture......................................................................	…	7,530
92	…	Overhaul of and Repairs to Boats and Launches.............	…	1,470
93	…	Governor-General’s Establishment.
1	Melbourne and Sydney Government Houses..............................	1,130
2	Non-recurring Works...............................................................	255
1,385
Total DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS	19,440

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		IX.—THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
94	…	Central Administration.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	2,650
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	400
3	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Subsidies and expenses in connexion with control of venereal diseases..................................................	2,500
3. Investigation of cancer disease...................................	830
6. Advancement of the study of Tropical diseases—to be paid into Trust Fund, Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine Account.................................................	1,165
9. Grant towards eradicating hookworm disease in Australia..............................................................	1,165
10. Sanitary engineering investigations..........................	180
12. To be paid to credit of Trust Fund Serum Laboratories Account...............................................................	500
9,390
95	…	New South Wales.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	3,240
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,170
4,410
96	…	Victoria.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,630
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	800
2,430
97	…	Queensland and Northern Territory.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	3,060
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,000
4,060
93	South Australia.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,030
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	630
1,660
99	…	Western Australia.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,100
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	910
2,010
100	…	Tasmania.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	55
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	130
185
Total Department of Health...............................	…	24,145

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1.—continued.	£	£
		X.—THE DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND MIGRATION.
101	…	Administrative.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,200
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	800
2,000
102	…	Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	1,025
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	250
1,275
103	…	Immigration.
1	Australian Organization............................................................	5,725
2	Fairbridge Farm School............................................................	870
4	London Organization................................................................	5,840
12,435
Total Department of Markets and Migration	…	15,710
XI.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
104	1	No. 2. New Hebrides—Grant for special services..................	…	100
Under Control of Home and Territories Department.
110	1	No. 1. Census, including collection, compilation, printing maps, and miscellaneous services....................................	1,900
5. Commonwealth Literary Fund—To be paid into Trust Fund....................................................................	110
2,010
Under Control of Works and Railways Department.
112	1	No. 1. Passes over Transcontinental Railway.........................	50
4. Lithgow Housing Scheme—Electric Supply...............	20
70
Total Miscellaneous Services............................	…	2,180
XII.—WAR SERVICES.
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
114	1	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Audit Office—Cost of audit of accounts of Repatriation and War Service Homes Commission....................	…	1,650

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		XII.—WAR SERVICES—continued.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
115	…	The Treasury.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	2,050
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	550
2,600
Under Control of Home and Territories Department.
116	…	Miscellaneous—
1	No. 1. Establishment of Australian War Museum..................	…	2,940
Under Control of Department of Defence. Naval.

117	…	Miscellaneous—
1	No. 1. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure on war services................................................................	…	20
Military.
118	…	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Graves of soldiers—Contribution to Graves Commission for Commonwealth’s share of cost of care and maintenance.........................................................	16,500
2. Graves of soldiers in Australia...................................	500
3. Pensions to persons injured and dependants of persons who were killed by Turks at Broken Hill................	10
4. Maintenance of Internees in Mental Asylums	70
6. Compilation of the History of Australia’s Share in the War......................................................................	750
17,830
119	…	Repatriation Commission.
2	Repatriation of Soldiers—
No. 1. To be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers Repatriation Account...............................	105,000
2. Hostels and other institutions and Vocational Training Establishments (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers Repatriation Account)..............	3,500
3. To be paid to the Trust Fund “Repatriation of Australian Soldiers Contributions Account” towards soldiers’ children educational scheme	12,000
120,500

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		XII.—WAR SERVICES—continued.
120	1	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Assistance under special circumstances to Australian and ex-Imperial soldiers who have been on active service.................................................................	50
4. Allowances under special circumstances to dependants of Australian soldiers who are not provided for under the Repatriation Act..............................................	500
5. Medical treatment for persons enlisted for Home Service.................................................................	300
850
122	1	WarService Homes Commission..........................................	…	9,500
Total War Services.............................................	…	155,890
Total Part 1.................................	…	1,353,530
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
I.—COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
123	…	Kalgoorlie-Port Augusta Railway—
1	Working Expenses................................................................	…	47,400
124	…	Port Augusta Oodnadatta Railway—
1	No. 1. Losson working of Port Augusta-Oodnadatta Railway for the year ended 30th June, 1925	37,100
2. Interest on South Australian Rolling Stock for the year ended 30th June, 1925...........................................	150
125	…	Northern Territory Railway—	37,250
1	Working Expenses...............................................................	…	6,600
127	…	Miscellaneous —
1	No. 1. Railway surveys generally.........................................	…	4,000
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
128	…	Audit of Accounts—
1	Salaries....................................................................................	167
2	Contingencies.......................................................................	13	180
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
129	…	Interest—
1	Port Augusta-Oodnadatta Railway.............................................	20,060
2	Northern Territory Railway.......................................................	17,440
37,500
Total Commonwealth Railways.....................................	…	132,930

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 2—continued.	£	£
		II.—THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
130	…	Central Staff.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	11,450
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	1,000
12,450
131	…	Overseas Mails.
1	No. 1. Conveyance of Mails per Orient Line of Steamers	…	43,400
132	…	New South Wales.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	370,000
2	Conveyance of Mails................................................................	65,000
3	Contingencies..........................................................................	110,000
4	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials................................................................	2,000
5	Postal Institute.........................................................................	180
547,180
133	…	Victoria
1	Salaries....................................................................................	260,000
2	Conveyance of Mails................................................................	40,000
3	Contingencies..........................................................................	75,000
4	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials........................................................................	800
5	Postal Institute.........................................................................	640
376,440
134	…	Queensland.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	130,000
2	Conveyance of Mails................................................................	39,000
3	Contingencies..........................................................................	70,000
4	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials........................................................................	2,000
5	Postal Institute.........................................................................	65
241,065
135	…	South Australia.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	86,000
2	Conveyance of Mails................................................................	10,000
3	Contingencies..........................................................................	41,000
4	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials........................................................................	800
137,800

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	Part 2—continued	£	£
		II.—THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.
136	…	Western Australia.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	69,500
2	Conveyance of Mails................................................................	16,000
3	Contingencies..........................................................................	22,000
4	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials................................................................	500
108,000
137	…	Tasmania.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	32,500
2	Conveyance of Mails................................................................	7,200
3	Contingencies..........................................................................	13,000
…	52,700
138	…	Northern Territory.
1	Salaries (Payable at Adelaide)...................................................	650
2	Salaries (Payable at Darwin).....................................................	1,500
3	Conveyance of Mails (Payable at Adelaide)...............................	130
4	Conveyance of Mails (Payable at Darwin).................................	300
5	Contingencies (Payable at Adelaide).........................................	700
6	Contingencies (Payable at Darwin)............................................	1,100
4,380
139	…	Wireless.
No. 1. Agreement with Amalgamated Wireless Limited—Upkeep of coastal stations.....................................	…	2,000
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
140	…	Audit of Accounts.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	3,145
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	190
3,335
Under Control of Home and Territories Department.
142	1	Rent of Buildings.....................................................................	…	6,190

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No	Part 2—continued.	£	£
		II.—THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.
Under Control of Department of Works and railways.
143	…	Works and Buildings—
1	No. 1. Salaries.....................................................................	16,820
2. Contingencies...........................................................	1,840
3. Supervision of Works................................................	200
4. Repairs, Maintenance, Sanitary Services, Water Supply, Fittings and Furniture............................................	35,000
53,860
2	No. 1. Overhaul of and Repairs to Boats and Launches..........	…	90
Total Postmaster-General’s Department	…	1,588,890
Total Part 2..................................................	…	1,721,820
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Under Control of Home and Territories Department.
144	…	Northern Territory.—General Services.
1	Administrative Staff, Salaries....................................................	8,300
2	Administrative Staff, Contingencies..........................................	5,000
3	Mines Department, Salaries......................................................	920
4	Mines Department, Contingencies.............................................	1,100
5	Lands and Surveys Department, Salaries....................................	980
6	Lands and Surveys Department, Contingencies..........................	1,500
7	Miscellaneous—
No. 1. Subsidy for Steamship Service (passengers and cargo) between Melbourne and Darwin............................	1,375
3. Grant in aid of Darwin Town Council........................	50
5. Sustenance allowance for children of a destitute person............................................................................	10
7. Subsidy Coastal Shipping Service..............................	2,600
8. Subsidy to Western Australian Government for Shipping Service between Fremantle and Darwin....	300
22,135
145	…	Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department. Audit of Accounts.
1	Salaries....................................................................................	120
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	20
140

Schedule—continued,

Division No.	Subdivision No	Part 3.—continued.	£	£
		NORTHERN TERRITORY— continued.
146	…	Under Control of Department of The Treasury, Interest.
1	No. 1. Interest on Loans taken over from the State of South Australia..............................................................	…	4,360
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
147	…	Works and Buildings.
1	No. 1. Salaries.....................................................................	630
2. Contingencies..........................................................	120
3. Repairs, Maintenance, Sanitary Services, Water Supply, Fittings, and Furniture...............................	4,000
4,750
Total Northern Territory.....................	…	31,385
149	…	PAPUA.
1	No. 1. Towards expenses of Administration..........................	12,500
2. Investigation of Oil-fields.........................................	2,500
3. Coastal Trade Service Subsidy..................................	500
15,500
150	…	Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department Audit of Accounts.
1	Salaries...................................................................................	20
2	Contingencies..........................................................................	115
135
Total Papua..............................................	…	15,635
153	…	NORFOLK ISLAND.
1	No. 1. Grant for Expenses of Administration—to be paid into Trust Fund, Norfolk Island Account	…	450
Total Part 3..........................................	…	47,470
107	…	Refunds of Revenue.............................................................	…	200,000
Total.....................................................	…	3,322,820

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