Supply Act (No. 2) 1943-44 (Cth)

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

 

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SUPPLY (No. 2) 1943-44.

 

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No. 42 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 30th September, 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. 2) 1943-44.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £25,961,000.

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 Twenty-five million nine hundred and sixty-one 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.6035.—Price 1S. 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.....................................................................................................			26,650
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT...................................................................			146,080
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..........................................................			29,740
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY..................................................................			252,750
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..........................................................			46,420
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR....................................................................			87,130
DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES—		£
Department of Defence....................................................		32,000
Department of the Navy..................................................
Department of the Army.................................................
Department of Air............................................................
Department of Munitions ...............................................	(a) 92,189,000
Department of Aircraft Production..............................
Reciprocal Lend-Lease to United States Forces...........
Department of Supply and Shipping................................		1,605,000
Department of Home Security.........................................		18,000
Other War Services..........................................................		5,939,000
Other Administrations—Recoverable Expenditure....		500,000
100,283,000
Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund..........................		80,283,000
20,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.................................................................			65,390
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS......................................................			106,010
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...............................................................................			21,740
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.....................................			49,690
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES..............................................................			56,840
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING......................................................			39,260
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES............................................................................			88,850
WAR (1914-18) SERVICES..................................................................................			170,450
Total Part 1..................................			21,187,000
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS........................................................................			332,130
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.....................................................			2,332,870
Total Part 2..................................			2,665,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY...................................................................................			42,970
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY...............................................................			65,360
NORFOLK ISLAND.............................................................................................			670
Total Part 3..................................			109,000
REFUNDS OF REVENUE....................................................................................			1,000,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER......................................................................			1,000,000
Total...........................................			25,961,000

(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.....................	1,650
B	General Expenses.............................................................	60
C	Other Services.................................................................	1,120
2,830
2	..	House of Representatives.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	1,780
B	General Expenses.............................................................	100
C	Other Services.................................................................	1,750
3,630
3	..	Parliamentary Reporting Staff.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	1,860
B	General Expenses.............................................................	40
1,900
4	..	Library.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	910
B	General Expenses.............................................................	460
1,370
5	..	Joint House Department.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	2,460
B	General Expenses.............................................................	1,390
3,850
6	..	Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	190
B	General Expenses.............................................................	40
230
7	..	Parliamentary Printing...............................................	..	2,670
8	Miscellaneous.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others..........	7,170
2. Maintenance of Ministers’ and Members’ rooms in capital cities, including salaries of attendants..................................	3,000
10,170
Total Parliament...................	..	26,650

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
9	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	4,700
B	General Expenses.............................................................	5,260
9,960
10	..	External Territories.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	1,730
B	General Expenses.............................................................	390
2,120
11	..	Audit Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	10,470
B	General Expenses.............................................................	590
11,060
12	..	Public Service Board.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	6,100
B	General Expenses.............................................................	1,660
7,760
13	..	Governor-General’s Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	350
B	General Expenses.............................................................	410
760
14	..	National Library.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	290
B	General Expenses.............................................................	220
510
15	..	High Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	7,810
B	General Expenses.............................................................	7,460
15,270

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	£	£
Part 1—continued.
II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT— continued.
16	..	Council fob 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.....................	4,670
B	General Expenses.............................................................	2,170
C	Investigations—
1. Animal health and nutrition........................................	11,100
2. Plant industry............................................................	6,000
3. Entomology...............................................................	2,200
4. Horticulture, including soil survey and irrigation.........	2,380
5. Food preservation and transport..................................	2,400
6. Forest products..........................................................	7,800
7. Mining and metallurgy...............................................	1,700
8. Radio research...........................................................	2,000
9. Information service, including library..........................	1,000
10. Industrial Chemistry..................................................	7,100
11. Fisheries investigations..............................................	2,900
12. Aeronautical Research...............................................	12,280
13. National Standards Laboratory...................................	24,000
14. Unforeseen and urgent investigations..........................	100
15. Miscellaneous...........................................................	5,000
94,800
17	..	Shipping and Mail Services to Pacific Islands	..	3,840
Total Prime Minister’s Department................	..	146,080

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
18	..		Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	3,020
B	General Expenses..............................................................	3,590
6,610
19	..	Australian Legation—United States of America.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	4,670
B	General Expenses..............................................................	5,120
9,790
20	..	Australian Legation—China.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	1,990
B	General Expenses..............................................................	4,070
6,060
21	..	Australian Legation—Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	3,100
B	General Expenses..............................................................	1,800
4,900
22	..	High Commissioner’s Office—Canada.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	1,640
B	General Expenses..............................................................	740
2,380
Total Department of External Affairs............	..	29,740
IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
23	..	Treasury.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	9,340
B	General Expenses..............................................................	1,990
11,330
24	..	Commonwealth Stores Supply and Tender Board.	..	790
25	..	Taxation Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	180,680
B	General Expenses..............................................................	45,930
226,610
26	..	Income Tax Board of Review.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	50
B	General Expenses..............................................................	70
120
27	..	War-Time (Company) Tax—Board of Review.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	760
B	General Expenses..............................................................	160
920

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.....................	50
B	General Expenses.............................................................	50
100
29	..	Superannuation Board.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	1,290
B	General Expenses.............................................................	210
1,500
30	..	Census and Statistics.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	7,540
B	General Expenses.............................................................	3,840
11,380
Total Department of the Treasury......................	..	252,750
V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
32	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	4,070
B	General Expenses.............................................................	1,220
5,290
33	..	Reporting Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	2,700
B	General Expenses.............................................................	490
3,190
34	..	Crown Solicitor’s Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	8,470
B	General Expenses.............................................................	820
9,290
35	..	High Court.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	1,370
B	General Expenses.............................................................	1,140
2,510
36	..	Bankruptcy Administration.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	5,200
B	General Expenses.............................................................	1,450
6,650
37	..	Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	3,440
B	General Expenses.............................................................	2,000
5,440
38	..	Public Service Arbitrator’s Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	190
B	General Expenses.............................................................	100
290

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.....................	3,990
B	General Expenses.............................................................	450
4,440
40	..	Patents, Trade Marks and Designs.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	6,070
B	General Expenses.............................................................	3,250
9,320
Total Attorney-General’s Department.............	..	46,420
VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
41	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	23,700
B	General Expenses.............................................................	5,420
29,120
42	..	Electoral Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	14,040
B	General Expenses.............................................................	7,800
21,840
43	..	Observatory.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	1,040
B	General Expenses.............................................................	240
1,280
44	..	Forestry Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	1,470
B	General Expenses.............................................................	370
1,840
45	..	Maintenance and Rent.
A	Repairs and maintenance...................................................	6,660
B	Rent of buildings..............................................................	24,300
30,960
46	..	Governor-General’s Establishments.........................	..	2,090
Total Department of the Interior.....................

.. 87,130

 

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......................	10,000
B	General Expenses..............................................................	2,000
12,000
48	..	Publicity Censorship.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	6,000
B	General Expenses..............................................................	1,000
7,000
49	..	Central Medical Co-ordination Committee.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	1,000
B	General Expenses..............................................................	1,000
2,000
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
50	..	Treasury Defence Division.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	7,500
B	General Expenses..............................................................	500
8,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior...........
51	..	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture........	..	1,000
52	..	Maintenance and Rent..................................................	..	2,000
Total Department of Defence...........................	..	32,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.......................................
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY......................................
DEPARTMENT OF AIR...................................................
DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS.....................................
DEPARTMENT OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION..............	..	92,189,000
RECIPROCAL LEND-LEASE TO UNITED STATES FORCES	(a)

(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.
119	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	84,000
B	General Expenses..............................................................	60,000
144,000
120	..	Flax Production.
A	General Expenses..............................................................	..	100,000
121	..	Mills to Process Flax Straw—Machinery and Plant	..	10,000
122	..	Reserves of Stores and Materials................................	..	500,000
123	..	Power Alcohol Distilleries—Construction...............	..	200,000
124	..	Power Alcohol Distilleries—Production...................	..	34,000
125	..	Shipping Branch..............................................................	..	300,000
128	..	Essential Industries and Production-Assistance.......	..	300,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
129	..	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture —Administrative Section............................................	..	10,000
130	..	Flax Mills—Construction...........................................	..	2,000
132	..	Maintenance and Rent...................................................	..	5,000
Total Department of Supply and Shipping..............	..	1,605,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES —continued.
DEPARTMENT OF HOME SECURITY.
133	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	3,000
B	General Expenses..............................................................	3,000
6,000
134	..	Salvage Commission.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	5,000
B	General Expenses..............................................................	6,000
11,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
138	..	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture.........	..	200
139	..	Maintenance and Rent...................................................	..	800
Total Department of Home Security...........	..	18,000
OTHER WAR SERVICES.
140	..	Prime Minister’s Department.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	1,000
B	General Expenses..............................................................	1,000
2,000
142	..	Department of External Affairs.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................	12,500
B	General Expenses..............................................................	50,000
C	Miscellaneous—
1. Distressed Australians in enemy-occupied countries—Relief	2,000
64,500

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES —continued.
OTHER WAR SERVICES—continued.
Department of the Treasury.
143	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	24,100
B	General Expenses.............................................................	11,400
C	Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Registries.........................	5,000
D	Miscellaneous—
1. Financial and Economic Policy—Advisory Committee	200
2. Regulations under National Security Act— Administration	500
4. Taxes—Remission under special circumstances..........	5,800
6. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London	2,000
49,000
Under Control of Department of the Treasury and Department of Trade and Customs.
144	..	Price Stabilization Subsidies.......................................	..	2,000,000
Attorney-General’s Department.
145	..	Administrative.
1. War and munitions establishments—General expenses for guarding and protection........................................................	..	2,000
146	..	Security Service.
1. Administrative Expenses...............................................	..	25,000
Department of the Interior.
147	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	400,000
B	General Expenses.............................................................	130,000
530,000
148	..	New Works, Maintenance and Rent.
A	Repairs and Maintenance..................................................	8,000
B	Rent.................................................................................	48,000
C	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture...................	80,000
136,000
149	..	Department of Civil Aviation.
1. Civil air transport for military use..................................	..	5,000
Department of Trade and Customs.
150	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	4,500
B	General Expenses.............................................................	2,000
6,500

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES —continued.
OTHER WAR SERVICES—continued.
151	..	Division of Import Procurement.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	100,000
B	General Expenses.............................................................	5,000
C	Miscellaneous—
3. Working capital—for payment to credit of Import Procurement Suspense Trust Account.....................................	1,000,000
1,105,000
152	..	Rationing Commission.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	33,000
B	General Expenses.............................................................	47,000
80,000
153	..	Prices Commissioner.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	39,000
B	General Expenses.............................................................	5,000
44,000
154	..	Department of Health.
1. Emergency medical services.........................................	..	3,000
155	..	Food Control Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	20,000
B	General Expenses.............................................................	5,000
25,000
156	..	Department of Commerce.
1. Wheat Industry Stabilization Board—Expenses of administration...............................................................................	5,000
2. Emergency food supplies.............................................	40,000
6. Dehydration of foodstuffs............................................	75,000
12. District War Agricultural Committees—Administration	10,000
14. Agricultural machinery—Purchase..............................	20,000
15. Emergency food supplies for the Fighting Services.......	50,000
200,000
157	..	Assistance to Primary Production.
1. Dairy industry..............................................................	600,000
5. Superphosphate subsidy................................................	400,000
6. Assistance to stock feeders............................................	170,000
1,170,000
Department of Transport.
158	..	Land Transport Board.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	5,000
B	General Expenses.............................................................	20,000
25,000

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-43) SERVICES —continued.
OTHER WAR SERVICES—continued.
159	..	Department of Repatriation.
1. Proportion of administrative expenses and repatriation benefits provided under Division No. 218............................	65,000
2. Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances.......................	5,000
70,000
Department of Labour and National Service.
160	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	100,000
B	General Expenses............................................................	20,000
120,000
161	..	Man Power Directorate.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.....................	90,000
B	General Expenses............................................................	56,000
146,000
162	..	Department of Social Services.
1. Evacuees—Reception and sustenance............................	..	3,000
163	..	Department of War Organization of Industry.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	34,000
B	General Expenses............................................................	14,000
C	Miscellaneous—
1. University students—Financial assistance..................	50,000
98,000
Department of Information.
164	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	12,000
B	General Expenses............................................................	10,000
22,000
165	..	Department of Post-War Reconstruction.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	6,000
B	General Expenses............................................................	2,000
8,000
Total Other War Services........................	..	5,939,000
167	..	Other Administrations—Recoverable Expenditure	..	500,000
Total Defence and War (1939-43) Services	..	100,283,000
Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund...............	..	80,283,000
Total Defence and War (1939-43) Services payable from Revenue.......................................................	..	20,000,000

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
168	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	27,570
B	General Expenses............................................................	4,350
31,920
170	..	Empire Air Services.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—Australian Section.....................................................................................	12,500
B	General Expenses—Australian Section..............................	4,000
C	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—Trans- Tasman Section.....................................................................................
910
D	General Expenses—Trans-Tasman Section........................	3,370
20,780
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
171	..	Maintenance and Rent.
1. Repairs and maintenance..............................................	1,670
2. Rent.............................................................................	1,170
2,840
172	..	Maintenance and Rent—Empire Air Services.
B	Trans-Tasman Section—
1. Repairs and Maintenance...........................................	100
2. Rent.........................................................................	40
140
173	..	Meteorological Services.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Department of Air
	5,540
2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Department of Air................................................................................
	4,170
9,710
Total Department of Civil Aviation ..............	..	65,390
IX.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
174	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	5,790
B	General Expenses............................................................	1,650
7,440
175	..	Tariff Board.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary....................	1,250
B	General Expenses............................................................	800
2,050

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		IX.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued.
176	..		Film Censorship.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	480
B	General Expenses..........................................................	300
780
177	..	New South Wales.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	31,620
B	General Expenses..........................................................	2,420
34,040
178	..	Victoria.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	24,470
B	General Expenses..........................................................	2,340
26,810
179	..	Queensland.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	10,670
B	General Expenses..........................................................	1,350
12,020
180	..	South Australia.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	10,100
B	General Expenses..........................................................	950
11,050
181	..	Western Australia.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	8,140
B	General Expenses..........................................................	940
9,080
182	..	Tasmania.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	2,260
B	General Expenses..........................................................	310
2,570
183	..	Northern Territory.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	120
B	General Expenses..........................................................	50
170
Total Department of Trade and Customs......	..	106,010

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		X.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
184	..		Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	4,620
B	General Expenses..........................................................	2,280
6,900
185	..	New South Wales.
Ā	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	2,760
B	General Expenses..........................................................	920
3,680
186	..	Victoria.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	1,680
B	General Expenses..........................................................	760
2,440
187	..	Queensland.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	2,680
B	General Expenses..........................................................	860
3,540
188	..	South Australia
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................

1,030
B	General Expenses..........................................................	310
1,340
189	..	Western Australia.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	1,560
B	General Expenses..........................................................	780
2,340
190	..	Tasmania.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	770
B	General Expenses..........................................................	290
1,060
191	..	Northern Territory.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	290
B	General Expenses..........................................................	150
440
Total Department of Health............................	..	21,740
––––––
XI.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
193	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	7,880
B	General Expenses..........................................................	2,920
10,800

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		XI.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRI- CULTURE—continued.
194	..	Administration of the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1933.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	28,690
B	General Expenses..........................................................	4,080
32,770
195	..	Commercial Intelligence Service Abroad.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	3,780
B	General Expenses..........................................................	2,340
6,120
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture	..	49,690
–––––––
XII.—DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
196	..	Administrative.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	1,080
B	General Expenses..........................................................	670
1,750
197	..	Child Endowment Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	9,240
B	General Expenses..........................................................	14,670
23,910
198	..	Invalid and Old-age Pensions and Maternity Allowance Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	15,700
B	General Expenses..........................................................	11,670
27,370
199	..	Widows’ Pensions Section.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	2,470
B	General Expenses..........................................................	1,340
3,810
Total Department of Social Services.........	..	56,840
–––––
XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.
200	..	Marine Branch.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	25,760
B	General Expenses..........................................................	11,500
37,260
201	..	Departmental Vessels—Overhaul and Repair..........	..	2,000
Total Department of Supply and Shipping................	..	39,260

 

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
XIV.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
205	..	Department of the Treasury.
1. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London and New York..........................................................	84,000
8. Taxes and fines—Refund and remission under special circumstances.....................................................	4,000
88,000
211	..	Department of Health.
1. Maternal and infant hygiene—Subsidies and expenses.	150
3. Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory —Expenses	700
850
Total Miscellaneous Services......................	..	88,850
––––
XV.—WAR (1914-18) SERVICES.
214	..	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.....................................................	..	1,540
215	..	Department of the Treasury.
A	Miscellaneous—
1. Loan management expenses...................................	5,000
2. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London........................................................................	18,000
23,000

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Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
XV.—WAR (1914-18) SERVICES—continued.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
216	..	Australian War Memorial.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	1,390
B	General Expenses..........................................................	390
1,780
Under Control of War Service Homes Commissioner.
217	..	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..........	6,470
B	General Expenses—for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account................................................	2,890
D	Relief Services—for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Relief Trust Account..................................................	1,710
11,070
Under Control of Department of Repatriation.
218	..	Repatriation Commission.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—for payment to the credit of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account	38,130
B	General Expenses—for payment to the credit of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account..........................	10,000
C	Repatriation Benefits—for payment to the credit of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account..........................	66,100
D	Soldiers’ Children Education Scheme—for payment to the credit of the Repatriation of Australian Soldiers—Contributions—Trust Account....................................................................	16,700
130,930

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		XV.—WAR (1914-18) SERVICES—continued.
Repatriation—Miscellaneous.
219	..	2. Allowances under special circumstances to dependents of Australian soldiers who are not provided for under the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1943..	..	130
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Maintenance Services.
220	..	1. Repairs and maintenance............................................	..	2,000
Total War (1914-18) Services....................	..	170,450
Total Part 1..............	..	21,187,000
–––––
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
I.—COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
221	..	Trans-Australian Railway.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	69,670
B	Stores and Materials......................................................	52,680
C	General Expenses..........................................................	3,200
125,550
222	..	Central Australia Railway.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	77,180
B	Stores and Materials......................................................	51,380
C	General Expenses..........................................................	17,120
145,680
223	..	North Australia Railway.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	30,990
B	Stores and Materials......................................................	12,930
C	General Expenses..........................................................	180
44,100

 

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 2—continued.	£	£
I.—COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS—continued.
224	..	Australian Capital Territory Railway.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	1,020
B	Stores and Materials......................................................	50
C	General Expenses..........................................................	590
1,660
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
226	..	Audit of Accounts.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a	..	140
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
227	..	Miscellaneous Services.
1. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London and New York...........................................................	15,000
Total Commonwealth Railways........................	..	332,130
––––––
II.— POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S
DEPARTMENT.
228	..	Central Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	7,300
B	General Expenses..........................................................	630
C	Stores and Materials......................................................	100
D	Mail Services................................................................	100,000
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)................	16,700
F	Other Services ..............................................................	11,100
135,830
229	..	New South Wales.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	400,000
B	General Expenses..........................................................	33,000
C	Stores and Materials......................................................	20,700
D	Mail Services................................................................	82,000
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)................	250,000
785,700
230	..	Victoria.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	292,000
B	General Expenses..........................................................	22,000
C	Stores and Materials......................................................	20,000
D	Mail Services................................................................	56,000
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)................	188,000
578,000

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 2—continued.	£	£
		II.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S
		DEPARTMENT—continued.
231	..	Queensland.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	147,000
B	General Expenses..........................................................	9,000
C	Stores and Materials......................................................	11,000
D	Mail Services................................................................	41,500
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)................	88,000
296,500
232	..	South Australia.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	96,000
B	General Expenses..........................................................	8,500
C	Stores and Materials......................................................	4,500
D	Mail Services................................................................	15,400
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)................	52,400
176,800
233	..	Western Australia.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	71,000
B	General Expenses..........................................................	5,000
C	Stores and Materials......................................................	4,000
D	Mail Services................................................................	15,000
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)................	49,000
144,000
234	..	Tasmania.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	35,000
B	General Expenses..........................................................	2,200
C	Stores and Materials......................................................	1,300
D	Mail Services................................................................	7,500
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)................	25,000
71,000
235	..	Northern Territory.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	3,500
B	General Expenses..........................................................	1,000
C	Stores and Materials......................................................	200
D	Mail Services................................................................	700
E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)................	1,600
7,000
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
236	..	Audit of Accounts.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a	2,100
2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Division No. 11b...............................................................................	40
2,140
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
237	..	Miscellaneous Services.
1. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London and New York...............................................................	..	80,000

 

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 2—continued.	£	£
		II.—POSTMASTER-GENEEAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
238	..	Maintenance and Rent.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 41a	7,400
2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Division 41b...............................................................................	2,000
3. Repairs and maintenance.............................................	16,000
4. Rent...........................................................................	10,500
35,900
239	..	Air Raid Precautions..................................................	..	20,000
Total Postmaster-General’s Department.....	..	2,332,870
Total Part 2.................................	..	2,665,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
240	..	General Services.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	10,500
B	General Expenses..........................................................	1,600
C	Other Services...............................................................	27,640
D	Developmental Services.................................................	2,000
41,740
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
241	..	Audit of Accounts.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a	210
2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Division No. 11b..............................................................................	10
220
Under Control of Department of Health.
242	..	General Services.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	430
B	General Expenses..........................................................	230
C	Other Services...............................................................	350
1,010
Total Northern Territory..............................	..	42,970

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 3—continued.	£	£
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
243	..	Audit of Accounts.
1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a	290
2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Division No. 11b.............................................................................	10
300
Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.
244	..	Australian Capital Territory Police.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	1,260
B	General Expenses..........................................................	470
1,730
245	..	Courts and Titles Office.
A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..................	470
B	General Expenses..........................................................	300
770
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
246	..	General Services.
A	Salaries and General Expenses.......................................	12,000
B	Works Services.............................................................	27,340
C	Other Services...............................................................	9,870
D	Education......................................................................	9,820
59,030
Under Control of Department of Health.
247	..	Miscellaneous Services.
1. Canberra Community Hospital....................................	2,710
2. Health services...........................................................	50
3. Abattoir services.........................................................

580
4. Veterinary services.....................................................	190
3,530
Total Australian Capital Territory...........	..	65,360

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Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 3—continued.	£	£
		NORFOLK ISLAND.
Under Control of Department of External Territories.
248	..	Miscellaneous Services.
1. Towards expenses of Administration—for payment to the credit of the Norfolk Island Trust Account.............................	..	670
Total Part 3....................................................	..	109,000
206	..	Refunds of Revenue....................................................	..	1,000,000
207	..	Advance to the Treasurer.........................................	..	1,000,000
Total.................................................................	..	25,961,000

                              

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