Treasury Indemnity Act 1928 (NSW)

TREASURY INDEMNITY ACT.

Act No. 23, 1928.

An Act to indemnify the Colonial Treasurer, the Officers of the Treasury, and other persons. in respect of certain withdrawals and pay- ments during the year 1927-28 from the Consolidated Revenue Accounts of the Colonial Treasurer in the Banks keeping such Accounts in anticipation of Parlia- mentary appropriation and warrant of the Governor. [Assented to, 16th June, 1928.] WHEREAS

WH E R E AS cer ta in sums of money were d u r i n g t h e period first day of Apr i l to twen ty -

w i t h d r a w n

four th day of M a y , one thousand n ine hund red and

twen ty -e igh t , from t h e Consolidated R e v e n u e Accoun t s

of t h e Colonial Treasurer in t h e Banks keep ing

such Accoun t s , in ant ic ipa t ion of Pa r l i amen ta ry

appropr ia t ion a n d w a r r a n t of t h e Governor , for t h e

purpose of p a y i n g the c u r r e n t expenses of t h e various

D e p a r t m e n t s and Services of t he Sta te , which said sums

arc shown in t h e Schedule here to , a n d a m o u n t to t he

sum of Four mi l l ion n ine h u n d r e d and seventy-e ight

t h o u s a n d five h u n d r e d a n d fifty-six pounds and t e n

p e n c e :	A n d	whereas t h e	respect ive	sums so	w i t h d r a w n
a n d p a y m e n t s	so m a d e	were	necessary	to ca r ry on	and

m a i n t a i n t h e Pub l i c Se rv i ce : A n d whereas i t is expedient to indemnify all persons concerned or engaged in the m a t t e r of such wi thdrawal s or pay­ m e n t s : Be i t therefore enacted b y t h e K i n g ' s Most

Exce l l en t Majes ty , by and with t h e advice and

consent of t h e Legis la t ive Counci l and Legis la t ive

Assembly of N e w Sou th W a l e s in P a r l i a m e n t assembled,

and by t h e au tho r i t y of t he same, as follows :—

1. This A c t m a y be ci ted as t he " Treasury I n d e m n i t y

Ac t , 1928 . "

2. The Colonial Treasurer , t h e Officers of t h e

Treasury , and all persons whosoever concerned or engaged in m a k i n g the said wi thdrawals or p a y m e n t s are he reby indemnified and held harmless for and in respect of t he wi thd rawa l and expend i tu re of t h e said s u m of

Four mill ion n ine h u n d r e d and seventy-e ight t h o u s a n d

five h u n d r e d and fifty-six pounds a n d ten pence .

S C H E D U L E .

S C H E D U L E .

C O N S O L I D A T E D R E V E N U E F U N D .

EXPENDITURE in	an t i c ipa t ion	of	appropr ia t ion	and	w a r r a n t .
Payments,

Head of Expenditure. 1st April to 24th

May, 1928.

N o . I . — S C H E D U L E S TO T H E CONSTITUTION A C T .

£ H. cl.

Supplement to Schedules (Pens ions—Mil i t a ry and other

Pensions and Allowances) . . . 10/272 1 0

Total , Schedules to the Const i tu t ion A c t £ 10,272 1 0

N o . I I . — E X E C U T I V E AND LEGISLATIVE.

Vice-President of the Execut ive Council and Represen ta t ive

of t he Government in the Legislat ive Council 129 0 4

Leader of the	Opposi t ion. . .	?b	9	0
Legislat ive	Council	738	11	6
Legislat ive	Assembly	1,658	4	11

Legislat ive Council and Assembly 1.211 10 0

Pa r l i amen ta ry L ib ra ry . . . 613 18 7

Pa r l i amen ta ry	Repor t ing	Staff	. . .	1,165	12	8
Pa r l i amen ta ry	S tand ing	Commit tee	on	Publ ic	W o r k s . . .	314 16 G

Tota l , Execut ive and Legislat ive . . . £ 5,918 3 6

N o . I I I . — P R E M I E R .

Premier ' s D e p a r t m e n t 3,200 10 5

Execut ive Council 1 1 9 6

Agent -Genera l for N e w South W a l e s . . . 1,024 18 0

Land	Se t t l ement	(Overseas)	Commi t t ee . . .	126	18	4
Audi tor	General 's	D e p a r t m e n t	. . .	3,170	17	1

Miscellaneous Services 1,882 6 2

S C H E D U L E -continued.

Payments,

Head of Expenditure 1st April to 24th

May, 192S.

£ s. d.

Brought forward . . . . . . £ 2 5 , 6 0 7 4 0

N o . I V . — C O L O N I A L SECRETARY.

Colonial Secre tary and Minis ter for Publ ic	H e a l t h	5 , 2 5 3	1 3	7
Abor igines Pro tec t ion	Board	3 , 6 1 1	5	1 0

Police	1 9 9 , 2 6 8	1 4	5
We igh t s and Measures Office	1 , 1 0 4	1 0	6

Government Touris t Bureau . . . ... . . . . . . (Gross) * 1 , 5 7 9 1 0 7

E n d o w m e n t to Benevolent I n s t i t u t i o n s and o ther Char i t ab le

Services 2 1 , 7 6 2 1 7 1 0

Miscellaneous Services	2 5 , 8 6 7	1	7
2 5 8 , 7 4 7	1 4	4

* Less Repaymen t s by Governmen t Tour is t Bureau 2 , 0 0 0 0 0

Tota l , Colonial Secretary ... . . . . . . £ 2 5 6 , 7 4 7 1 4 4

No. V . — M I N I S T E R FOR P U B L I C H E A L T H .

Director-General	of Publ ic	H e a l t h	6 1 , 3 0 5	1 7	0
Lunacy	9 1 , 6 9 3	1 6	7
Mas te r	in	L u n a c y . . .	1 , 6 8 4	1	0

Den ta l Board 1 0 6 5 8

Medical Board 4 0 1 8 8

Board of Official V i s i to r s—Menta l Hospi ta ls . . . 1 7 2 2 6

E n d o w m e n t to Hospitals , & c , and o ther Char i tab le Services . . . 8 6 , 0 3 8 7 0

Miscellaneous Services 1 1 1 2 1

Tota l , Minis ter for Publ ic H e a l t h £ 2 4 1 , 1 5 2 1 0 6

No. V I . — T R E A S U R E R .

Treasury	. . .	5 , 9 6 5	1 7	1 1
S t a m p	Dut ies	2 , 7 3 1	2	6

D e p a r t m e n t of Taxa t ion ... 9 , 4 2 4 1 1 3

Government	P r i n t e r	. , .	1 4 , 8 4 6	1 2	0
Nav iga t ion	1 8 , 1 9 2	1 3	3

S C H E D U L E — c o n t i n u e d .

Payments,

Head of Expenditure. 1st April to 24th

May, 1928.

£ a. (1.

Brough t forward . . . . . . £ 523,507 8 10

N o . VI .—TREASURER-—con t inued .

Brough t forward . . . . . . £ 51. 160 16 11

Lifeboats ,	&c.	493 17 11
Resumed	Proper t ies	758 13 0

Sydney H a r b o u r Trus t 47.478 13 2

Government Stores Depar tment . . . 23,498 17 9

S t a t e Superannuat ion Board 1,610 13 3

Bureau of Stat is t ics , Regis t ry of Co-operative Societies, and

Regis t ry of Friendly Societies and Trade Un ions . . . 2,717 3 5

Expenses in connection wi th the adminis t ra t ion of the Co­

operation, Communi ty Set t lement , and Credi t A c t

(No. 1, 1924) 64 I S 2

Subvent ions to Fr iendly Societies (Ac t No. 46 , 1912)	26,021	13	1
Miscellaneous Services	365,028	10	7

A d v a n c e to Treasurer 18,225 2 10

Total , Treasurer £ 537,089 0 1

No. V I I . — R A I L W A Y S AND TRAMWAYS.

Bail ways and T ramways—Exi s t i ng L i n e s — W o r k i n g Expenses 2,687,027 12 5

Total , Ra i lways and Tramways .. . £ 2,687,027 12 5

No. V I I I . — A T T O R N E Y - G E N E R A L .

Attorney-Genera l 8,426 2 9

Cour t Repor te rs	. . .	3,263	0	5
The	J u d g e s	2,539	0	3
L a n d and Valua t ion	Court	447	17	0

Publ ic Service Board	2,848	4	6
Legal Aid Office	532	10	1
Miscellaneous Services under At torney-Genera l	964	13	2

S C H E D U L E — c o n t i n u e d .

Payments,

Head of Expenditure. 1st April to 24th

May, 1928.

£ s. d.

Brough t forward . . . . . . £ 3,766,645 9 6

No. I X M I N I S T E R OF J U S T I C E .

Minis t e r of Jus t i ce 1,770 1 2

P r o t h o n o t a r y a n d R e g i s t r a r in Divorce . . . 1,282 13 3

Mas te r	in	E q u i t y . . .	629	18	4
Reg i s t r a r	in	B a n k r u p t c y . . .	720	17	4

6,064 7 9

Publ ic Trus tee

740 3 1

P r o b a t e Office

6,459 3 6

Sheriff

1,049 19 1

Dis t r ic t Cour t s . . .

68 1 0

F a i r R e n t s C o u r t . . .

277 11 5

Chief I n d u s t r i a l Magis t ra te ' s Cour t

803 0 1

Coroners . . .

23,825 5 10

P e t t y Sessions

28.907 7 2

Pr isons

23,479 5 11

Regis t ra r -Genera l . . .

1,193 14 9

Miscellaneous Services under Minis te r of Jus t i ce

Tota l , Min is te r of J u s t i c e . . . . . . . . . £ 97,271 9 8

No. X . — S E C R E T A R Y FOR L A N D S .

D e p a r t m e n t of L a n d s 59,180 10 2

D o do Miscellaneous Services . . . 1,678 15 8

W e s t e r n L a n d Board 3,324 4 6

Total , Secre tary for Lands . . . . . . £ 64,183 10 1

No. X I . — M I N I S T E R FOR FORESTS.

Fores t ry Commission 11,040 16 2

D o do Miscellaneous Services . . . 50 15 8

S C H E D U L E — c o n t i n u e d .

Payments,

Head of Expenditure. 1st April to 24th

May, 1928.

£ s. d.

Brought forward . . . . . . £ 3,939,192 1 4

No.	No.	X I I . — M I N I S T E R	X I I . — M I N I S T E R	FOR	FOR	P U B L I C
P U B L I C W O R K S .

W O R K S .

Estab l i shment	19,904
19,904 7

7       3

3

Estab l i shment

Publ ic W o r k s and

Publ ic W o r k s and	Services—-
Services—-

Roads . . .

Roads . . .	3,362
3,362 0

0 7

7

Bridges

Bridges	8,899
8,899 0

0 9

9

. . .	:..
:.. 6,876

6,876	17
17 3

3

P u n t s ,

P u n t s ,	Ferr ies ,
Ferr ies , and

and	Launches
Launches . . .

Publ ic W a t e r i n g Places, Drainage, and similar services	. . .
. . . 1,437

1,437	6
6 6

6

Publ ic W a t e r i n g Places, Drainage, and similar services

Rivers	5,938
5,938 16

16       3

3

H a r b o u r s

H a r b o u r s	and
and Rivers
Dredge Service	30,576
30,576 16

16       3

3

Dredge Service

Publ ic	Bui ldings
Bui ldings 8,741

8,741	13
13 4

4

Publ ic

W a t e r Supply—Sewerage and S tormwate r	Channels
Channels 75

75    15

15 2

2

W a t e r Supply—Sewerage and S tormwate r

P o r t Kembla Power Sta t ion and Transmission System	.. .
.. . 3,603

3,603	11
11 5

5

P o r t Kembla Power Sta t ion and Transmission System

Miscellaneous	2,4:22
2,4:22 19

19       9

9

Miscellaneous

Compensat ions and Gra tu i t ies to Officers, Employees, and
Compensat ions and Gra tu i t ies to Officers, Employees, and

others ; for Loss or In ju ry to Stock or Mater ia ls ; for others ; for Loss or In ju ry to Stock or Mater ia ls ; for
Refund of Depos i t s ; for Set t lement of Claims, Fees
Refund of Depos i t s ; for Set t lement of Claims, Fees

for Special Services, and Contingencies generally

for Special Services, and Contingencies generally	130
130 14

14       8

8

Equipment , Travell ing, Transfer ,

Equipment , Travell ing, Transfer ,	Removal ,
Removal , and

and	other
other

Allowances and P a y for Temporary Services. . . .

Allowances and P a y for Temporary Services. . . .	7,033 15
7,033 15 (i

(i

R e n t s ,

R e n t s ,	Cleaning,
Cleaning, Care taking .

Care taking .	Insu rance
Insu rance and

and	Shipping
Shipping

Charges, Le t t e r

Charges, Le t t e r	Boxes,
Boxes, Postage , Telegrams.

Postage , Telegrams.	Fa res ,
Fa res ,

Fre igh ts ,

Fre igh ts ,	S tamps ,
S tamps , and

and	Depa r tmen ta l
Depa r tmen ta l Contingencies

Contingencies

generally, including minor services for o ther Depar t ­
generally, including minor services for o ther Depar t ­

ments

ments	836
836 18

18      0

0

AVorkers'

AVorkers'	Compensation
Compensation A c t — I n s u r a n c e

A c t — I n s u r a n c e	P remium
P remium 240

240      0

0 2

2

S ta t e Telephone

S ta t e Telephone	Services
Services . . .

. . .	5,199
5,199 8

8       8

8

Ra i lway Appeals Board

Ra i lway Appeals Board	. . .
. . . 160

160    16

16 2

2

Miscellaneous Services

Miscellaneous Services	720
720 0

0 0

0

. . .	15,793
15,793 2

2       3

3

H u n t e r

H u n t e r	Dis t r ic t
Dis t r ic t W a t e r

W a t e r	Supply and Sewerage Board
Supply and Sewerage Board . . .

Tota l , Minis te r for Publ ic W o r k s . . . £ 121,953 19 11

S C H E D U L E — c o n t i n u e d .

Payments,

Head of Expenditure. 1st April to 24th

May, 192S.

£ s. d.

Brough t forward . . . . . . £ 4,061,146 1 3

N o . X I I I . — P U B L I C INSTRUCTION.

Publ ic In s t ruc t ion 669,351 5 3

Child Welfare D e p a r t m e n t 86,208 15 6

A u s t r a l i a n Museum 3,894 12 10

N a t i o n a l A r t Gallery 614 4 8

Pub l i c L ib ra ry of N e w South Wales . . . 3,910 11 8

Conservator ium of Music- 1,951 3 2

G r a n t s in Aid of Publ ic In s t i t u t i ons . . . 292 11 1

Miscellaneous Services . . . 5,034 10 0

Total , Publ ic In s t ruc t ion . . . . . . £ 771,257 14 2

N o . X I V . — S E C R E T A R Y FOR M I N E S .

D e p a r t m e n t of Mines 10.647 16 3

Geological Survey Labora to ry . . . 54 7 2

Explos ives 2,496 12 5

Miscellaneous Services . . . 1,522 3 3

Tota l , Secre tary for Mines . . . . . . £ 14,720 19 1

N o . X V . — M I N I S T E R FOR L A B O U R AND INDUSTRY.

D e p a r t m e n t of Labour and I n d u s t r y . . . 17,337 16 4

Total , Min is te r for L a b o u r and I n d u s t r y £ 17,337 16 4

S C H E D U L E — c o n t i n u e d .

Payments,

Head of Expenditure. 1st April to 24th

May, 1928.

£ s. d.

Brough t forward . . . . . . . . . £ 4,864,462 10 10

No. X V I . — M I N I S T E R FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

Local Government 2,151 4 3

Valuer-General	5,372 16 11
Endowmen t of Shires	37.975 0 0

F e r r y Recoupment 15(' 2 10

Electr ical Cont rac tors ' Licensing Board—To meet expenses incurred on account of the Electrical Contrac tors ' Licensing Board—including Allowance to Secretary (par t time) Members and Examiners ' Fees, a n d Contingencies generally 84 11 2

Tota l , Minis ter for Local Government . . . £ 45,733 15 2

No. X V I I . — D E P A R T M E N T OP A G R I C U L T U R E .

Agr icu l tu re 24,154 11 4

Grain	Eleva tors	. . .	6,047	12	7
R u r a l	Indus t r ies	B ranch . . .	2,277	9	9

Stock, Brands , and Pas tu res	Protec t ion	5,351	16	3
Botanic Gardens	. . .	4,265	2	2

Nurse ry Garden , Campbel l town 528 17 0

Garden Palace Grounds and I n n e r Domain 1,133 11 4

871 13 1

Government Domain (Outer)

Centennia l P a r k . . . 1,706 9 7

Miscellaneous Services 9,579 1.". 5

W a t e r Conservat ion and I r r iga t ion Commission—

Es tab l i shment 10,530 3 10

Miscellaneous 1,909 11 G

Total , Depa r tmen t of Agr icu l tu re . . . £ 68,35') 14 10