Supply Act (No 2) 1925 (NSW)

SUPPLY ACT (No. 2).

Act No. 8, 1925.

An Act to apply certain sums out of the Consoli- dated Revenue Fund towards the Services of the Year 1925-1926, and out of the Public Works Fund, and out of the General Loan Account for Services to he hereafter provided for by Loan. [Assented to. ,3rd November. 1925.]

Out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of
Two millions two hundred and seventy-seven
thousand pounds, being the sum required to defray

"IX71IE11EAS we Your Majesty's most dutiful and T T loyal subjects, the Members of the Legislative

Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, have resolved to grant to Your Majesty the sum of Three millions one hundred and thirty-nine thousand eight hundred pounds, that is to say—

defray the expenses of the various Departments and Services of the State during the month of November or following month of the financial year ending thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six.

Out of the Public "Works Fund, the sum of Thirty-six thousand seven hundred pounds for the Services set forth in Schedule A hereto annexed.

Out of the General Loan Account, the sum of Eight hundred and twenty-six thousand one hundred pounds for the Services set forth in Schedule B hereto annexed :

And whereas we desire to make good out of the said Funds and the General Loan Account the sum so granted to His Majesty : Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 . Out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of New South Wales there shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the Supply so resolved to be granted to His Majesty, the sum of Two millions two hundred and seventy-seven thousand pounds, to be expended at the rates which have been sanctioned for the financial year ended thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, to defray the expenses of

the various Departments and Services of the State during the month of November, or following month of the
financial year ending thirtieth day of June, one thousand

nine hundred and twenty-six, subject to the rate of any reduction that may hereafter be made in the expenditure

of the year 1 9 2 5 - 1 9 2 6 .

2 . Out of the Public "Works Fund there shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the Supply so resolved to be granted to His Majesty, the sum of Thirty-six thousand seven hundred pounds for the Services specified in Schedule A hereto annexed.

3 . Notwithstanding the provisions of the Audit Act.

1 9 0 2 , there shall and may be issued out of the General

Loan Account and applied for or towards making good the Supply so resolved to be granted to His Majesty, the sum of Eight hundred and twenty-six thousand one hundred pounds for the Services specified in Schedule B hereto annexed.

4 . The Treasurer shall issue and pay the said sums for the Services aforesaid in such manner and in such proportions as the Governor, by Warrants or Orders in writing under his hand, and directed to the said. Treasurer, shall from time to time order and direct. And the payments so to be made shall be charged upon and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and the Public Works Fund and the General Loan Account; respectively.

5 . The Treasurer shall in his accounts from time to time be allowed credit for all sums of money paid by him in pursuance of such Warrants or Orders. And the receipts of the respective persons to whom the same shall be so paid shall be full and valid discharges to the said Treasurer in passing his said accounts for such sums as shall be therein mentioned, and he shall receive credit for the same accordingly.

6 .    This Act may be cited as the " Supply Act (No. 2),

1 9 2 5 . "

SCHEDULES.

SCHEDULES.

S C H E D U L E A.

Payable out of the Public Works Fund.

In anticipation of Votes.

T R E A S U R E R —

Sydney Harbour Trust—

Renewals and Replacement of Whar f s , Je t t i e s , P lan t , and

Buildings under Recons t ruc t ion Schemes . . . . . . .£3,000 0 0

M I N I S T E R FOR P U B L I C W O R K S —

Works and Services—

Roads £ 1 , 0 0 0 0 0

W a t e r Supplies and Sewerage . . . . . . 500 0 0

S t a t e Power Supply—Surveys , and In­

ves t iga t ions—Hydro-Elec t r ic . . . 400 0 0

1,900 0 0

Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board—

Renewal of W a t e r Mains , Sewers, P l an t , Buildings, &c.,

and for Renewa l W o r k s General ly 1,800 0 0

P U B L I C	I N S T R U C T I O N —
Miscel	laneous—

School Bui ldings ,Teachers ' Residences, Sites, Trade Schools,

Technical Educa t ion , Teachers ' Tra in ing College, and

other Buildings, Erect ions , Addi t ions , Improvements ,

Equipment , Renewals , and Mater ia l s . . . . . . . . . 20 ,000 0 0

LOCAL G O V E R N M E N T —

Miscellaneous—

G r a n t s to assist Shires and Municipal i t ies £7 ,000 0 0

Works u n d e r t a k e n for Shires and Muni­

cipalities under Contrac t for Repay­

ment 3,000 0 0

10,000 0 0

Tota l , Schedule A (Publ ic W o r k s F u n d ) £ 3 6 , 7 0 0 0 0

S C H E D U L E

S C H E D U L E B .

Payable out of the General Loan Account .

In anticipation of Loan Votes,

T R E A S U R E R —

Sydney	Harbour	Trust—
Towards construct ion of W o r k s generally	a n d for	the

improvement of the P o r t . . . . . . . . . . . . £32,000 0 0

R A I L W A Y S AND TRAMWAYS-

Railways—

Rolling-stock, to meet Addi t iona l Traffic Requi rements , and Equ ipmen t of New Lines ; Addi t ions to Rai lway Lines, S ta t ions , and Buildings, and for o ther purposes ; and towards Equ ipmen t of

Refreshment Rooms . . . . . . . . . £ 1 7 5 , 0 0 0 0 0

Electrification of Rai lway Lines	150,000	0	0
Duplication of Lines	23,000	0	0

S t a t e Colliery, L i thgow—Development of 7,000 0 0

'Tramways —

Addi t ions to Lines , Workshops , Bui ld ings ,

Rolling-stock, &c 25,000 0 0

Electrification of Newcast le Tramways . . . 8,000 0 0

Electrification of Kogarah to Sans Souci,

and Arneliffe to Bexley T r a m w a y s .... 7,000 0 0

Railway Coustruclion—

Glenreagh to Dorrigo	2,000	0	0
Booyong to Ball ina	20,000	0	0
Condobolin to Broken Hi l l	21,000	0	0
Roslyn to Tara lga	5,000	0	0
The Bock to Pul le top	5,000	0	0

Richmond to K u r r a j o n g ... . . . . . . 2,000 0 0

City Electric Ra i lway 45,000 0 0

495,000 0 0

Carried forward. £527 , 000 0 0

S C H E D U L E B—continued.

Payable out of the General Loan Account— continued.

In anticipation of Loan Votes—continued.

Brought forward £527 ,000 0 0

M I N I S T E R FOR P U B L I C W O R K S —

Bridges —

Sydney H a r b o u r Br idge £20 ,000 0 0

Bridges General ly 8,000 0 0

Harbours and Rivera—

Coff's H a r b o u r Improvements , J e t t y

Extens ion, Ac. .. 4,000 0 0

Po r t	Kembla	H a r b o u r	Improvements	. . .	4,100	0	0
M a n n i n g	River	Improvements	. . .	. . .	900	0	0

Byron Bay, New J e t t y 1,500 0 0

Cape H a w k e H a r b o u r Improvements . . . 500 0 0

Water Supplies—

Country"Towns W a t e r Supplies 12,500 0 0

Improvements , Sydney W a t e r Supply . . . 35,000 0 0

H u n t e r	Dis t r ic t	W a t e r	Supp ly—Ampl i ­
fication	8,000	0	0

Sewerage Construction—

Metropol i tan Sewerage and S torm water

Channels 30,000 0 0

Newcast le Sewerage—Improvement s . . . 3,000 0 0

Public Buddings—

Menta l Hosp i t a l s—New Bui ld ings , Im­

provements and Addi t ions . . . . . . 15,000 0 0

Electrical—

Hydro-Elec t r ic Schemes 10,000 0 0

P o r t Kembla Power S t a t i on—Addi t i ona l

Buildings and P l a n t 4,000 0 0

Electr ic Transmiss ion—Line to serve

Gerr ingong, Nowra , Ac. . . . . . . 3,200 0 0

M iscellaneous—

River M u r r a y Commiss ion—Par t Cost of

W o r k s to be carr ied out under the

A c t 35,000 0 0

Hunter District Witter Supply and Sewerage

Hoard—

Water Supply—

Amplification, Extens ion of Bet icula-

t ion, I m p r o v e m e n t s , and other "Works 20,000 0 0

Sewerage—

Extens ion and Ret iculat ion, Improve­

ments , and o ther W o r k s 1,000 0 0

215,700 0 0

Carried forward £ 7 4 2 , 7 0 0 0 0

S C H E D U L E B—continued.

Payable out of the General Loan Account —continued.

In anticipation of Loan Votes—continued.

Brough t forward . . . £ 7 4 2 , 7 0 0 0 0

P U B L I C INSTRUCTION —

Miscellaneous—

School Buildings, Teachers ' Residences, and other Buildings,

School and Residence Sites 40.000 0 0

D E P A R T M E N T OF A G R I C U L T U R E —

Water Conservation and Irrigation Com­

mission—

To provide for the Construct ion of Burr in- juck D a m Developmental W o r k s , including Factories, P lan t , and Sub­ sidiary W o r k s ; payment of t e n a n t r igh t s ; deferred rents and water rates, Mur rumbidgee I r r iga t ion A r e a s , and Advances to Ind iv idua l Set t lers , or Organisat ions of Set t lers (to be sub­ sequently repaid), on I r r iga t ion Areas

genera l ly—fur ther sum . . . . . . £ 1 5 , 7 5 0 0 0

R e t u r n e d Soldiers ' Se t t l ement—To provide

for se t t lement of Discharged Soldiers on I r r iga t ion Fa rms , and to assist

them in the development thereof . . . 21,150 0 0

Shallow Bor ing—To provide W a t e r Sup­

plies for Set t lers 3,000 0 0

R ive r M u r r a y Land Se t t lement—Cost of

W o r k s generally in connection wi th

development 3,500 0 0

43,400 0 0

Tota l , Schedule B (General Loan Account) £826 ,100 0 0

AUCTIONEERS