Appropriation Act 1929-30 - Legislation

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION, 1929-30.

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No. 34 of 1929.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for such year.

[Assented to 17th December, 1929.]

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 Appropriation Act 1929–30.

Issue and application of £10,974,401.

2. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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 thirty the sum of Ten million nine hundred and seventy-four thousand four hundred and one pounds.

F.15823.—Price 4s. 4d. 3. All

Appropriation of supplies £23,258,064.

3. All sums granted by this Act and the other Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the services of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty amounting as appears by the said Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Twenty-three million two hundred and fifty-eight thousand and sixty-four pounds are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first of July One thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

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GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

	£
Act No. 8 of 1929...............	5,705,573
Act No. 18 of 1929..............	6,578,090
Under this Act.................	10,974,401
	£23,258,064

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SECOND SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
Part 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.	£
THE PARLIAMENT.........................................	76,586
THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.........................	393,563
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.........................	647,849
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.....................	187,943
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.........................	260,649
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE..............................	4,195,116
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS....................	927,321
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS...............................	302,910
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...............................	147,000
THE DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND TRANSPORT...............	98,070
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.................................	386,837
REFUNDS OF REVENUE.....................................	1,000,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER...............................	2,000,000
WAR SERVICES PAYABLE OUT OF REVENUE....................	1,419,821
TOTAL PART 1........................	12,043,665
Part 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS...............................	618,650
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.......................	10,373,399
TOTAL PART 2........................	10,992,049
Part 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
NORTH AUSTRALIA........................................	100,864
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA......................................	32,550
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY...............................	30,836
PAPUA..................................................	44,100
NEW GUINEA.............................................	10,000
NORFOLK ISLAND.........................................	4,000
TOTAL PART 3........................	222,350
TOTAL..............................	23,258,064

PART 1.

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

I.—THE PARLIAMENT.
Division Number.	_______	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
Division Number.	_______	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£	£	£
1	THE SENATE........	11,147	11,264	11,028	119	…
2	THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	16,409	17,381	16,307	102	…
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF	13,242	13,141	12,352	890	…
4	THE LIBRARY.......	8,967	9,105	9,106	…	139
5	AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL RECORDS	5	5	…	5	…
6	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT	23,141	23,406	20,911	2,230	…
7	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS	2,115	2,132	2,250	…	135
8	JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS	1,560	1,524	1,986	…	426
	Total......	76,586	77,958	73,940	2,646	...

Estimate, 1929-30...................	£76,586
Vote, 1928-29.....................	77,958
Decrease.......	£1,372

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 1.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 1.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	THE SENATE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
1	1	The President......................	1,300	1,300
1	1	The Chairman of Committees...........	700	700
1	1	Clerk of the Senate..................	1,350	1,350
1	1	Clerk Assistant†....................	950	950
1	1	Usher of the Black Rod, Clerk of Committees, and Accountant	750	750
1	1	Clerk of the Records and Papers..........	601	601
1	...	Clerk and Shorthand Writer.............	…	359
...	1	Correspondence and Reading Clerk.......	379	…
1	1	Principal Messenger..................	355	350
1	1	Special Messenger...................	330	324
1	1	President's Messenger................	320	315
3	3	Senior Messengers, at £305.............	915	900
3	...	Junior Messengers—at £275............	…	825
...	2	Junior Messengers—at £280............	560	…
			8,510	8,724
		Child endowment...................	65	130
		Special (Canberra) allowance...........	747	701
16	15		9,322	9,555	9,257
Temporary assistance, including typist for Senators			235	270	233
			9,557	9,825	9,490
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			…	251	...
Total Salaries (carried forward)...			9,557	9,574	9,490

* If again returned to Parliament salary to continue until the day next before the choice of his successor, notwithstanding any dissolution of the Senate.

† Is also paid £50 per annum as Secretary, Joint House Department.

I.—The Parliament.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 1.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
THE SENATE.
Brought forward...................	9,557	9,574	9,490
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Select Committees—expenses, including allowances to witnesses and travelling expenses of clerks and shorthand writers	25	25	194
2. Postage and telegrams.......................	30	30	30
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	30	50	16
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	10	50	6
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	10	10	3
6. Travelling expenses, including cost of conveyance of Senators' luggage	220	300	108
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............	135	225	101
8. Maintenance, repairs and furniture...............	30	100	21

Total Contingencies..............	490	790	479
Subdivision No. 3.—Postage and Telegrams	1,100	900	1,059
Total Division No. 1..............	11,147	11,264	11,028

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Division No. 2.
		THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	The Speaker*.........................	1,300	1,300
1	1	The Chairman of Committees..............	700	700
1	1	Clerk of the House of Representatives.........	1,350	1,350
1	1	Clerk Assistant........................	950	950
1	1	Second Clerk Assistant..................	850	850
1	1	Serjeant-at-Arms and Clerk of Committees.....	750	750
1	1	Clerk of the Records and Assistant Clerk of Committees	601	601
1	1	Clerk of the Papers and Accountant..........	509	509
...	1	Accounts Clerk and Reading Clerk...........	340	...
...	1	Speaker's Secretary and Junior Clerk.........	123	...
1	…	Speaker's Secretary and Reading Clerk........	...	300
		Serjeant-at-Arms Staff.
1	1	Principal Messenger and Officer in charge of Stores	350	461
1	1	Members' Correspondence Messenger.........	390	390
1	1	Speaker's Messenger....................	315	315
3	3	Senior Messengers—2 at £305, 1 at £300.......	908	900
3	3	Junior Messengers— 2 at £280, 1 at £275......	833	825
			10,269	10,201
		Child endowment......................	75	60
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	985	800
18	19		11,329	11,061	10,833
		Temporary assistance, including typists for Members	1,200	1,350	1,054
		Total Salaries (carried forward)........	12,529	12,411	11,887

* If returned again to Parliament, salary to continue notwithstanding any dissolution, until the meeting of the new Parliament.

I.—The Parliament.
Division No. 2.	1929-30.	1928-29.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.................	12,529	12,411	11,887
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Select Committees—expenses, including allowances to witnesses, and travelling expenses of clerks and shorthand writers	150	105	…
2. Postage and telegrams.......................	100	100	104
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	115	150	68
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	50	150	29
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	25	25	28
6. Travelling expenses, including cost of conveyance of Members' luggage	550	750	413
7. Supply of newspapers.......................	90	90	64
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............	250	350	216
9. Furniture and fittings........................	50	100	50
Total Contingencies..............	1,380	1,820	972
Subdivision No. 3.—Postage and Telegrams	2,500	2,500	2,799
Subdivision No. 3a.—Miscellaneous.
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement, and to dependants of deceased officials	…	650	649
Total Division No. 2..............	16,409	17,381	16,307

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29..	1929-30.	THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Division No. 3.
		PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Principal Parliamentary Reporter...........	1,100	1,100
1	1	Second Reporter......................	900	900
...	11	Parliamentary Reporters—8 at £770 ; 1 at £755 ; 2 at £695	8,305	…
11	…	Parliamentary Reporters—8 at £750 ; 1 at £730 ; 2 at £670	…	8,070
1	1	Clerk and Accountant...................	386	366
1	1	Messenger and Reader..................	325	320
			11,016	10,756
		Child endowment......................	13	13
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	1,000	1,084
15	15		12,029	11,853	11,599
Temporary assistance			1,035	970	580
Total Salaries..............			13,064	12,823	12,179
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................			4	10	…
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes			50	50	124
3. Travelling expenses........................			50	100	15
4. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............			74	150	34
Writing paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			…	5	…
Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			…	3	…
Total Contingencies..............			178	318	173
Total Division No. 3..............			13,242	13,141	12,352

I. —The Parliament.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 4.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	THE LIBRARY.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
1	1	Librarian...........................	1,000	1,000
1	1	Assistant Librarian.....................	525	475
1	1	Assistant Librarian, National Library.........	485	465
1	1	Reading Room Officer..................	470	425
1	1	Accountant..........................	470	470
1	1	Reading Room Attendant and Magazine Clerk...	350	345
1	...	Clerk (Research)......................	...	340
2	2	Cataloguers..........................	620	600
1	2	Cadet Cataloguers.....................	364	172
1	1	Correspondence and Accessions Clerk........	270	250
2	2	Senior Attendants......................	610	600
1	1	Junior Attendant......................	280	275
			5,444	5,417
		Child endowment......................	13	13
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	500	475
14	14	Total Salaries...........	5,957	5,905	5,814
Subdivision No. 2.—CONTINGENCIES.
No. 1. Books, maps, plates and documents, bookbinding and insurance			2,360	2,500	2,201
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals, and purchase of books not permanently retained in the Library			400	450	496
3. Postage and telegrams.......................			40	40	33
4. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes			60	60	30
5. Writing-paper and envelopes..................			5	5	2
6. Account, record, and other books...............			5	5	…
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............			140	140	360
Total Contingencies..............			3,010	3,200	3,122
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payment under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased official			…	…	170
Total Division No. 4..............			8,967	9,105	9,106
Division No. 5.
AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL RECORDS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Expenses of collection and publication............			5	5	…
Total Division No. 5..............			5	5	…

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 6.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
...	...	Secretary*..........................	50	50
1	1	Clerk and Accountant...................	360	340
1	1		410	390
		Housekeeping and Cleaning Staff.
1	1	Housekeeper †.......................	375	375
11	10	Cleaners—8 at £270; 2 at £250............	2,660	2,970
			3,035	3,345
		Child endowment.....................	250	200
12	11		3,285	3,545
		Refreshment Rooms.
1	1	Steward............................	450	450
1	1	Assistant Steward.....................	360	360
1	1	Principal Cook.......................	400	390
4	4	Waiters—1 at £299 ; 3 at £275.............	1,124	1,104
3	3	Kitchen Assistants—1 at £317 ; 1 at £290 ; 1 at £270	877	869
1	1	Pantryman..........................	270	270
2	2	Cleaners...........................	540	540
			4,021	3,983
		Child endowment.....................	75	91
13	13		4,096	4,074
		King's Hall.
1	1	Senior Messenger.....................	305	300
2	2	Junior Messengers.....................	560	550
			865	850
		Child endowment.....................	13	26
3	3		878	876
		Parliament Gardens.
1	1	Foreman Gardener.....................	305	310
2	2	Gardeners—1 at £285 ; 1 at £280...........	565	570
			870	880
		Child endowment.....................	52	26
3	3		922	906
32	31	Carried forward..........	9,591	9,791

* Is also Clerk Assistant of the Senate.

† With quarters, fuel, light and water.

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 6.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30..	Division No. 6.
		JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.
		JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1—Salaries.	£	£	£
32	31	Brought forward......................	9,591	9,791
		Miscellaneous.
1	1	Engineer.............................	450	450
1	1	Assistant Engineer......................	375	375
5	5	Engineer's Assistants—1 at £360 ; 1 at £350 ; 1 at £310 ; 2 at £300	1,620	1,620
1	1	Night Watchman.......................	295	290
…	1	Maintenance Officer.....................	350	…
			3,090	2,735
		Child endowment.......................	250	250
8	9		3,340	2,985
			12,931	12,776
		Special (Canberra) allowance...............	1,700	1,150
40	40		14,631	13,926	14,005
Temporary assistance....................			1,375	1,600	1,078
Total Salaries.............			16,006	15,526	15,083
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Grant in aid, Refreshment Rooms...............			1,225	1,500	1,000
2. Supply of electric current.....................			1,700	1,750	1,047
3. Electric light globes........................			100	150	63
4. Maintenance, repairs, painting and furniture........			850	750	1,043
5. Parliament gardens—incidental expenses..........			150	150	89
6. Telephone services.........................			1,000	1,250	657
7. Fuel...................................			950	1,000	974
8. Incidental expenses........................			590	600	557
9. Travelling expenses........................			90	150	39
10. Sanitary services and water supply...............			480	500	164
Total Contingencies..............			7,135	7,800	5,633
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payment under Public Service Act and Regulations to officer on retirement and to dependants of deceased official			…	80	195
Total Division No. 6..............			23,141	23,406	20,911

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.		JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 7.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 7.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Secretary............................	745	720
1	1	Clerk...............................	340	320
1	1	Messenger............................	290	285
			1,375	1,325
		Child endowment.......................	13	13
		Special (Canberra) allowance...............	122	119
3	3		1,510	1,457	1,445
Temporary assistance....................			20	20	...
Total Salaries.............			1,530	1,477	1,445
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................			15	15	…
2. Office requisites...........................			35	60	24
3. Travelling expenses........................			500	500	759
4. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............			15	15	…
5. Telephone services.........................			20	35	22
Other printing............................			…	5	...
Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			…	5	…
Witnesses' fees and travelling expenses............			...	5	…
Assessors' fees and travelling expenses............			...	10	...
Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			…	5	…
Total Contingencies..............			585	655	805
Total Division No. 7..............			2,115	2,132	2,250

F. 15823.—2

I.—The Parliament.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Division No. 8.
		Joint Committee of Public Accounts.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Secretary..............................	625	600
1	1	Junior Clerk............................	275	255
			900	855
		Special (Canberra) allowance................	90	89
2	2	Total Salaries....................	990	944	942
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................			15	15	15
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			10	10	9
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			5	10	4
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			5	5	4
5. Travelling expenses.........................			480	500	962
6. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............			50	35	47
7. Fittings and furniture........................			5	5	3
Total Contingencies...........			570	580	1,044
Total Division No. 8..............			1,560	1,524	1,986
Total Parliament.........			76,586	77,958	73,940

II.—THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
(Not including War Services, shown separately on page 274.)
Division Number.	______	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure,1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure 1928-29.
Division Number.	______	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.	Increase on Expenditure,1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure 1928-29.
		£	£	£	£	£
9	ADMINISTRATIVE.......	58,426	50,925	62,906	...	4,480
10	AUDIT OFFICE..........	55,737	52,023	53,636	2,101	…
11	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD	48,032	47,249	48,448	…	416
12	GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE	5,347	5,015	7,118	…	1,771
13	HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE	61,463	62,364	63,133	…	1,670
14	AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONER- GENERAL IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	13,242	10,881	10,134	3,108	…
15	COUNCIL OF DEFENCE...	25	25	…	25	...
16	COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH	5,091	4,920	4,878	213	…
17	DEVELOPMENT AND MIGRATION COMMISSION	94,200	127,618	104,280	...	10,080
18	SHIPPING AND MAIL SERVICES TO PACIFIC ISLANDS	52,000	52,000	49,750	2,250	...
	Total............	393,563	413,020	404,283	...	10,720

Estimate, 1929-30.............	£393,563
Vote 1928-29................	413,020
Decrease.........	£19,457

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No 9.	£	£	£
		ADMINISTRATIVE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Administrative Branch.
		First Division.
1	1	Secretary............................	2,000	1,300
		Second Division.
1	1	Assistant Secretary (Administrative)..........	912	912
		Third Division.
1	...	Secretary, Federal Executive Council.........	...	816
5	3	Private Secretaries *....................	1,606	2,212

8	5	Carried forward...........	4,518	5,240

* Private Secretaries to Prime Minister, Vice-President of Executive Council, and Assistant Minister.

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 9.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 9.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	ADMINISTRATIVE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
8	5	Brought forward............	4,518	5,240
		Accountant’s Branch.
		Third Division.
1	1	Accountant...........................	552	552
3	3	Clerks..............................	1,092	1,074	'
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist..............................	176	184
5	5		1,820	1,810
		Correspondence Branch.
		Third Division.
1	1	Senior Clerk..........................	552	624
7	5	Clerks..............................	2,298	2,982
		Fourth Division.
10	10	Typists.............................	1,951	1,888
1	. .	Assistant............................	...	209
1	1	Ministerial Messenger...................	324	324
4	4	Messengers..........................	513	475
24	21		5,638	6,502
		Records Branch.
		Third Division.
6	6	Clerks..............................	2,107	2,226
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant............................	152	266
. .	1	Assistant (Female)......................	164	. .
1	1	Messenger...........................	156	130
8	9		2,579	2,622
45	40	Carried forward............	14,555	16,174

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 9.	1929-30.	1928-20.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 9.		1928-20.
1928-29.	1929-30.	ADMINISTRATIVE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
45	40	Brought forward..........	14,555	16,174
		Publications Branch.
		Third Division.
1	…	Publicity Officer.......................	...	720
		Fourth Division.
4	3	Assistants...........................	813	1,236
1	...	Typist..............................	...	176
1	2	Assistants (Female).....................	303	169
7	5		1,116	2,301
		Territories Branch.*
		Second Division.
...	1	Assistant Secretary.....................	840	...
		Third Division.
...	7	Clerks.............................	2,773	...
		Fourth Division.
...	2	Typists.............................	351	...
...	10		3,964	..
		External Affairs.
		Third Division.
1	1	Director............................	912	906
1	1	Liaison Officer (London).................	912	906
4	4	Clerks.............................	1,896	1,931
		Fourth Division.
3	3	Typists.............................	583	563
1	1	Messenger...........................	119	102
10	10		4,422	4,408
62	65	Carried forward............	24,057	22,883

*In 1928-29 provided under Division No. 39, Department of Home Affairs.

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 9.	£	£	£
		ADMINISTRATIVE
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
62	65	Brought forward..........	24,057	22,883
		Child endowment......................	352	325
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies	1,605	...
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class	40	300
		Allowance to Ministerial Messenger..........	30	...
		Cost of living allowance to Liaison Officer and Clerk, External Affairs, London	312	312
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	2,900	2,000
		Living away from home allowance...........	45	165
62	65		29,341	25,985	25,306
Temporary assistance....................			2,000	1,000	2,783
			31,341	26,985	28,089
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			1,990	...	...
Total Salaries (carried forward).......			29,351	26,985	28,089

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 9.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
ADMINISTRATIVE.	£	£	£
Brought forward.............	29,351	26,985	28,089
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Cablegrams and radiograms beyond Commonwealth (moneys paid by persons for cables sent on their behalf may be credited to this vote)	4,250	4,500	4,253
2. Postage and telegrams.....................	2,250	2,000	3,135
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	300	400	272
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	400	415	607
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, binding and printing	200	100	59
6. Other printing...........................	300	200	248
7. Travelling expenses.......................	2,000	2,000	3,214
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	1,500	2,000	2,092
9. Printing and distribution (including postage) of Commonwealth Gazette	5,400	4,000	5,774
10. Printing and distribution (including postage) of Commonwealth Statutes to State Governments and others	1,650	1,650	1,128
11. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	1,400	600	1,720
12. External Affairs—expenses in connexion with.....	1,250	1,000	1,014
13. Electric light and power....................	300	. .	390
Office cleaning and caretaking................	*	500	746
Total Contingencies.............	21,200	19,365	24,652
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Salaries and travelling allowances of officers acting as Secretaries to Leaders of Opposition in Senate and House of Representatives and to Leader of Country Party	1,900	1,600	2,012
2. Commercial Agency—Paris.................	975	975	963
3. Travelling expenses of Commonwealth Ministers...	5,000	2,000	7,078
Legal costs—Commonwealth v. Harbour Trust Commissioners	..	..	112
Total Miscellaneous...........	7,875	4,575	10,165
Total Division No. 9...........	58,426	50,925	62,906

* Provided under Division No. 94, Sub-division No. 2, Item No. 12, in 1929–30.

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No 10.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No 10.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	AUDIT OFFICE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
		Central Staff.
		Third Division.
1	1	Secretary and Chief Inspector............	840	864
1	1	Senior Inspector.....................	595	595
1	1	Inspector, Grade III....................	552	552
1	1	Inspector, Grade II....................	516	516
1	1	Inspector, Grade I.....................	498	480
3	2	Clerks (Female).....................	794	1,081
1	1	Clerk.............................	312	312
4	3	Clerks (Audit).......................	948	1,260
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist, Grade I.......................	212	212
2	2	Machinists (Female)...................	424	424
1	1	Messenger.........................	127	174
1	1	Telephonist........................	194	194
18	16		6,012	6,664
		New South Wales.
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Auditor.......................	840	816
1	1	Senior Inspector.....................	624	624
5	5	Inspectors, Grade III...................	2,724	2,760
2	2	Inspectors, Grade II....................	1,032	1,032
21	20	Inspectors, Grade I....................	9,840	10,050
15	18	Clerks (Audit).......................	5,747	4,778
2	2	Clerks............................	717	710
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Machinist (Female)...................	212	212
1	1	Typist, Grade II......................	230	230
1	1	Messenger.........................	139	120
50	52		22,105	21,332
68	68	Carried forward............	28,117	27,996

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 10.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
		AUDIT OFFICE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
68	68	Brought forward.................	28,117	27,996
		Victoria.
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Auditor.......................	768	792
1	1	Senior Inspector......................	624	624
7	7	Inspectors, Grade III....................	3,907	3,907
3	3	Inspectors, Grade II....................	1,548	1,548
20	21	Inspectors, Grade I.....................	10,180	9,446
1	1	Clerk (Female).......................	397	397
21	22	Clerks (Audit).......................	7,257	6,836
1	1	Clerk.............................	312	312
		Fourth Division.	411	405
2	2	Typists, Grade I.......................	411	405
1	1	Messenger..........................	218	199
58	60		25,622	24,466
		Queensland.
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Auditor.......................	768	744
1	1	Senior Inspector......................	680	692
1	2	Inspector, Grade II.....................	1,032	516
9	10	Inspectors, Grade I.....................	4,644	4,158
6	6	Clerks (Audit).......................	1,944	1,944
		Fourth Division
1	1	Typist, Grade I........................	195	189
1	1	Machinist (Female)....................	207	209
20	22		9,470	8,452
		South Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Auditor.......................	672	638
1	1	Inspector, Grade III....................	595	595
1	1	Inspector, Grade II.....................	516	516
5	6	Inspectors, Grade I.....................	2,850	2,400
4	4	Clerks (Audit).......................	1,332	1,328
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist, Grade II.......................	230	230
13	14		6,195	5,707
	164	Carried forward............	69,404	66,621

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.			Division No. 10.		1929-30.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
			AUDIT OFFICE.				Vote.		Expenditure.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
					£		£		£
159	164		Brought forward........		69,404		66,621
			Western Australia.
			Third Division.
1	1		Chief Auditor.......................		588		612
1	1		Inspector, Grade 2....................		516		516
6	6		Inspectors, Grade 1...................		2,799		2,709
3	3		Clerks (Audit).......................		972		972
			Fourth Division.
1	1		Typist, Grade I.......................		212		130
12	12				5,087		4,939
			Tasmania.
			Third Division.
1	1		Chief Auditor.......................		612		595
1	1		Inspector, Grade 2....................		516		516
2	2		Inspectors, Grade 1...................		996		960
3	4		Clerks (Audit).......................		1,299		966
			Fourth Division.
1	1		Typist, Grade 2......................		230		228
8	9				3,653		3,265
			London.
			Third Division.
1	1		Chief Auditor.......................		624		624
1	1		Inspector, Grade 1....................		498		480
			Cost of living allowance................		312		312
2	2				1,434		1,416
			Federal Capital Territory, Canberra.
			Third Division.
1	1		Chief Auditor.......................		588		595
1	1		Inspector, Grade 2....................		516		516
2	2		Inspectors, Grade 1...................		996		960
2	3		Clerks (Audit).......................		972		648
6	7				3,072		2,719
			Darwin.
			Third Division.
1	1		Auditor...........................		476		480
			Cost of living allowance................		100		102
			Fourth Division.
…	1		Typist, Grade 1......................		153		...
			Cost of living allowance................		80		...
1	2				809		582
188	196		Carried forward..........		83,459		79,542
II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.						1929-30.		1928-29.
1928-29.		1929-30.
				Division No. 10.				Vote.		Expenditure.
						£		£		£
				AUDIT OFFICE.
				Subdivision No. 1—Salaries.
188		196		Brought forward........		83,459		79,542
				Papua.
				Third Division.
1		1		Chief Auditor.......................		678		678
1		1		Inspector..........................		522		522
2		2				1,200		1,200
						84,659		80,742
				Child endowment....................		1,050		1,393
				Special (Canberra) allowance............		390		332
				Adjustment of salaries.................		18		*
				Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class		185		262
190		198				86,302		82,729		73,910
Temporary assistance..................						600		500		2,949

						86,902		83,229		76,859
Less—
Amount to be recovered from Administration of Papua						1,100		1,112		1,112
Amount to be recovered from special funds.......						5,910		7,600		4,359
Amount provided under Division No. 119, War Services						10,650		10,828		10,828
Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates						13,010		12,521		12,521
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year						4,000		2,600		…
						34,670		34,661		28,820
Total Salaries (carried forward).......						52,232		48,568		48,039

* The amount provided for adjustment of salaries in 1928-29 has been included in the items of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 10.	£	£	£
AUDIT OFFICE.
Brought forward................	52,232	48,568	48,039
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Office cleaning..........................	150	150	167
2. Postage and telegrams......................	150	200	129
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	250	300	134
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	75	100	71
5. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, binding, and printing	50	100	44
6. Other printing...........................	75	75	25
7. Travelling expenses.......................	2,290	1,950	2,470
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............	430	540	483
9. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	385	385	382
10. Papuan office contingencies..................	100	100	142
Audit of Northern Territory accounts............	..	10	15
	3,955	3,910	4,062
Less—
Amount to be recovered from Administration of Papua	100	100	100
Amount to be recovered from Special Funds.......	40	40	...
Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of Estimates...	310	315	315
	450	455	415
Total Contingencies.............	3,505	3,455	3,647
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	..	..	1,156
Payments as acts of grace to officers or dependants of officers transferred from the State service of Tasmania	..	..	794
Total Miscellaneous.............	..	..	1,950
Total Division No. 10............	55,737	52,023	53,636

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 11.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Central Staff.
		Second Division.
1	...	Secretary and Chief Inspector.............	…	1,112
...	1	Secretary	840	…
3	4	Public Service Inspectors................	3,463	2,606
		Third Division.
1	1	Assistant Secretary....................	768	744
1	1	Chief Clerk.........................	720	696
24	26	Clerks.............................	9,483	8,807
		Fourth Division.
3	2	Messengers.........................	174	409
2	3	Assistants...........................	541	474
1	1	Assistant (Inquiries)....................	266	290
1	...	Assistant (Examinations).................	...	266
1	1	Typist, Grade 3.......................	235	247
2	1	Typists, Grade 2......................	230	460
6	9	Typists, Grade 1......................	1,415	1,049
3	3	Copyists (Female).....................	300	499
...	...	Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies or retirement	144	...
49	53		18,579	17,659
		Inspectors' Staffs.
		Second Division.
5	5	Public Service Inspectors................	4,490	4,466
		Third Division.
2	2	Assistant Inspectors....................	1,410	1,386
5	5	Clerks-in-Charge......................	2,755	2,719
2	2	Clerks (Female).......................	705	705
9	9	Clerks.............................	3,311	3,277
		Fourth Division.
4	3	Assistants...........................	714	971
1	1	Assistant (Inquiries and Records)...........	266	266
3	4	Messengers.........................	634	427
2	3	Typists, Grade 2......................	684	460
4	3	Typists, Grade 1......................	563	751
37	37		15,532	15,428
86	90	Carried forward...........	34,111	33,087

11.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
		Division No. 11.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
86	90	Brought forward................	34,111	33,087
		Appeal Boards.
		Third Division.
2	2	Chairmen...........................	1,392	1,392
			35,503	34,479
		Child endowment.....................	238	289
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	50	200
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	1,527	...
		Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from home	153	...
			37,471	34,968
		Portion of salaries of officers of Department of Home Affairs (Electoral Office, Tasmania, Division No. 40)	713	700
88	92		38,184	35,668	35,165
Temporary assistance...................			408	700	1,055
			38,592	36,368	36,220
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			471	1,287	...
Total Salaries...........			38,121	35,081	36,220
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................			1,245	1,375	1,489
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			335	377	367
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			290	280	219
4. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding			64	40	63
5. Other printing............................			544	570	533
6. Travelling expenses........................			1,205	1,860	1,348
Carried forward............			3,683	4,502	4,019
Carried forward............			38,121	35,081	36,220

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 11.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.	£	£	£
Brought forward..............	38,121	35,081	36,220
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
Brought forward..............	3,683	4,502	4,019
No. 7. Expenses of holding examinations, including advertising	2,510	2,420	2,893
8. Other advertising.........................	300	440	301
9. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............	405	680	758
10. Fuel, light, and water......................	469	420	446
11. Office cleaning..........................	317	820	933
12. Expenses in connexion with Arbitration Court proceedings	450	600	546
13. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	440	431	641
14. Retaining and special fees for Commonwealth Medical Officers	75	100	106
15. Fees for free courses at Universities.............	510	500	209
16. Expenses in connexion with election of Divisional Representatives	120	5	5
17. Instructional classes for typists................	400	..	121
Total Contingencies.............	9,679	10,918	10,978
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	232	1,250	1,250
Total Division No. 11...........	48,032	47,249	48,448

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 12.	£	£	£
		GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Third Division.
1	…	Clerk..............................	...	552
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	...	63
1	...		…	615	606
Temporary assistance...................			347	50	36
Total Salaries...........			347	665	642
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Official printing and stationery, including account, record, and other books			400	250	474
2. Official telegrams and postage.................			500	300	800
3. Travelling expenses and incidental and petty cash expenditure			500	500	1,387
4. Services rendered by Railway Departments........			1,600	1,300	1,815
Total Contingencies.............			3,000	2,350	4,476
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Allowance to Governor-General for residence at Canberra			2,000	2,000	2,000
Total Division No. 12............			5,347	5,015	7,118

F.15823.—3

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 13.	£	£	£
		HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Under Public Service Act.
1	1	Financial Adviser to the High Commissioner....	2,000	2,000
		Official Secretary and Staff.
1	1	Official Secretary of the Commonwealth of Australia in Great Britain	2,000	2,000
1	1	Assistant Secretary.....................	814	720
1	1	Accountant..........................	768	720
1	1	Medical Officer.......................	675	650
1	1	Chief Clerk.........................	618	570
2	2	Clerks.............................	1,297	1,104
1	…	Private Secretary to High Commissioner......	...	480
			8,172	8,244
		Child endowment.....................	133	162
		Cost of living allowances................	858	858
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class	110	300
9	8		9,273	9,564
		Under High Commissioner Act.
92	93	Clerks, Typists, Storemen, Messengers, Telephonists, and Assistants	20,000	14,000
		Cost of living allowances................	…	6,000
92	93		20,000	20,000
101	101	Total Salaries (carried forward).....	29,273	29,564	29,125

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 13.	£	£	£
HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.
Brought forward............	29,273	29,564	29,125
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Stationery, travelling, and incidental expenditure....	4,890	5,250	6,527
2. Allowance to High Commissioner for expenses of official residence	2,000	2,000	2,000
3. Cables and telegrams.......................	2,600	2,200	2,356
4. Municipal and other taxes....................	7,100*	8,000	6,277
5. Upkeep of “Australia House,” London...........	12,500*	12,200	13,179
6. Advertising and publicity (other than Migration).....	2,500	2,500	2,615
7. Upkeep of official residence..................	600	650	1,054
Total Contingencies.............	32,190	32,800	34,008
Total Division No. 13............	61,463	62,364	63,133

* The total estimated cost of maintenance, upkeep, and taxes of "Australia House," London, is as follows:—
	£
Municipal and other Taxes................	7,100
Upkeep (including salary of Controller).......	12,500
Total............	£19,600

As a set off to this expenditure, it is estimated that an amount of £27,000 will be recovered from tenants for rents and services for 1929-30.

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 14.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	AUSTRALIAN COMMISSIONER-GENERAL IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Commissioner-General...................	3,000	3,000
1	1	Official Secretary......................	1,012	1,012	…
1	1	Accountant...........................	562	534	…
			4,574	4,546	…
		Allowance to Commissioner-General.........	2,000	2,000	…
		Allowance to Official Secretary.............	266	216	…
		Allowance to Accountant.................	108	334	…
		Special allowance to Official Secretary during absence of Commissioner	100	400	…
3	3		7,048	7,496	3,214
Temporary assistance....................			1,515	1,000	1,536
			8,563	8,496	4,750
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			450	2,500	…
Total Salaries...........			8,113	5,996	4,750
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Office requisites, stationery and incidentals.........			340	300	461
2. Travelling expenses........................			750	750	1,134
3. Postage, cables, and telegrams.................			700	900	753
4. Telephones..............................			183	200	183
5. Rent and lighting..........................			2,276	1,975	2,276
6. Furniture...............................			20	50	18
7. Advertising and publicity.....................			500	600	559
8. Allowance for service of motor car..............			350	100	…
9. Exchange on remittances.....................			10	10	…
Total Contingencies.............			5,129	4,885	5,384
Total Division No. 14............			13,242	10,881	10,134
————
Division No. 15.
COUNCIL OF DEFENCE.
No. 1. General expenses..........................			25	25	…

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 16.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Chief Executive Officer.................	1,500	1,500
1	1	Secretary..........................	1,125	1,075
1	1	Assistant Secretary....................	675	650
..	1	Chief Clerk and Accountant..............	600	..
1	1	Scientific Assistant (Biological)...........	500	500
5	8	Clerks............................	2,150	1,826
..	2	Clerical Assistants....................	600	..
..	2	Junior Assistants.....................	200	..
4	4	Typists............................	786	748
1	1	Telephonist and Typist.................	179	174
2	1	Messenger..........................	99	168
..	1	Caretaker..........................	254	..
16	24		8,668	6,641
State Committees—Secretaries and Typists (part time)			822	830
Portion of salaries of officers of Development and Migration Commission in London (Division No. 17, Subdivision No. 1, Item 2)			1,125	839
			10,615	8,310	8,681
Temporary assistance..................			500	750	278
			11,115	9,060	8,959
Deduct amount provided under Subdivision No. 3 — Investigations			7,000	5,000	4,924
Total Salaries (carried forward)........			4,115	4,060	4,035

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 16.	£	£	£
COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.
Brought forward..............	4,115	4,060	4,035
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................	600	400	660
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes	125	75	134
3. Writing paper and envelopes..................	100	100	153
4. Account, record, and other books...............	15	15	18
5. Other printing............................	50	50	42
6. Travelling expenses........................	1,420	2,000	1,366
7. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure..........	450	700	467
8. Telephone service.........................	100	150	106
9. Printing of bulletins........................	1,000	1,000	1,010
10. Printing of Journal.........................	600	600	383
11. Cleaners—Head Office of Council..............	216	470	472
12. Expenses of State Committees for office equipment...	300	300	128
	4,976	5,860	4,939
Deduct amount provided under Subdivision No. 3— Investigations	4,000	5,000	4,096
Total Contingencies............	976	860	843
Carried forward...........	5,091	4,920	4,878

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 16.	£	£	£
COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.
Brought forward..............	5,091	4,920	4,878
Subdivision No. 3.—Investigations.
Payable from Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account.
No. 1. Veterinary investigations.....................	24,840	14,300	6,888
2. Plant investigations........................	64,120	29,450	6,289
3. Entomological investigations..................	62,420	26,790	19,099
4. Animal nutrition, including investigations on mineral deficiencies in pastures	16,610	18,250	17,182
5. Horticultural, including soil survey and irrigation investigations	15,550	20,160	12,417
6. Food preservation and transport................	8,350	5,270	3,056
7. Dairy research............................	2,500	3,600	302
8. Prickly pear—Grant for investigations............	9,000	6,000	5,901
9. Forest products investigations..................	18,800	5,440	5,181
10. Mining and metallurgy......................	600	2,200	194
11. Fuel investigations.........................	880	250	438
12. Radio research...........................	3,175	3,000	631
13. Maintenance of Standards....................	500	2,000	41
14. Unforeseen and urgent investigations............	5,000	5,000	4,000
15. Library................................	1,650	1,200	1,503
16. Catalogue of scientific periodicals..............	1,600	1,610	651
17. Contributions to Imperial Agricultural Bureaux and to British Woollen and Worsted Association	4,125	. .	. .
18. Miscellaneous............................	1,000	1,000	1,849
19. Proportion of salaries and contingencies...........	11,000	10,000	9,020
Total Investigations.............	251,720	155,520	94,642
	256,811	160,440	99,520
Payable from Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account	251,720	155,520	94,642
Total Division No. 16...........	5,091	4,920	4.878

II.—The Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 17.	1929-30.	1928-29.
DEVELOPMENT AND MIGRATION COMMISSION.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Australian Organization—Salaries (excepting salaries of Commissioners), administrative and other expenses, including office requisites, travelling expenses, Migration publications and freight thereon	24,926	42,093	33,449
2. London Organization—Salaries, administrative and other expenses, including postage and telegrams, office requisites, travelling expenses, advertising, publicity and all other expenses, excepting passage money, landing money and medical fees advanced to migrants	22,249	34,195	25,241
3. Investigations (Australia).....................	21,000	25,000	19,200
4. Contribution towards cost of establishment and maintenance by States of reception and farm training depots	6,200	14,900	12,111
5. Training domestics overseas...................	2,000	4,000	2,038
6. Special reports and investigations (London)........	2,000	3,000	1,661
7. Subsidies to voluntary organizations for the after-care of migrants	5,510	11,310	8,007
8. Fairbridge Farm School......................	3,315	3,120	2,573
9. Publicity films and photographs................	7,000	*	*
	94,200	137,618	104,280
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	...	10,000	..
Total Division No. 17...........	94,200	127,618	104,280
Division No. 18.
SHIPPING AND MAIL SERVICES TO PACIFIC ISLANDS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Mail Services to Papua, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and New Hebrides (Contributions by the Government of the Western Pacific towards the cost of these services may be credited to this vote)	52,000	52,000	49,750
Total Division No. 18..........	52,000	52,000	49,750
Total Prime Minister's Department.....	393,563	413,020	404,283

* Provided in 1928-29 under Item No. 1.

III.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Not including War Services—Shown Separately on page 274.)
Division Number.	_____	1929-30.	1928–29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
Division Number.	_____	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.	Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
		£	£	£	£	£
19	THE TREASURY...........	49,948	52,246	52,806	..	2,858
20	COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD	1,370	1,400	1,742	..	372
21	INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS OFFICE	83,117	84,146	83,891	..	774
22	MATERNITY ALLOWANCE OFFICE	15,613	15,946	16,463	..	850
23	TAXATION OFFICE.........	440,891	411,115	416,215	24,676	..
24	INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW	1,245	1,250	1,146	99	..
25	LAND VALUATION BOARD...	1,232	1,152	1,087	145	..
26	SUPERANNUATION FUND MANAGEMENT BOARD	7,913	8,371	8,281	..	368
27	GOVERNMENT PRINTER.....	35,540	31,724	24,938	10,602	..
28	COINAGE................	10,980	20,850	19,540	..	8,560
	Total.......	647,849	628,200	626,109	21,740	..
Estimate 1929-30...................				£647,849
Vote 1928-29......................				628,200
Increase..................				£19,649

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 19.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	THE TREASURY.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		First Division.
1	1	Secretary.........................	1,700	1,600
		Second Division.
1	1	Assistant Secretary (Administrative).......	1,162	1,112
1	1	Assistant Secretary (Finance)...........	1,062	1,012
2	2		2,224	2,124
		Accountant's Branch.
		Third Division.
1	1	Accountant.......................	768	764
1	1	Senior Clerk.......................	570	570
15	13	Clerks...........................	5,164	6,034
		Fourth Division.
2	1	Typist...........................	190	364
2	1	Assistant.........................	250	466
...	1	Assistant (Female)...................	230	...
21	18		7,172	8,198
24	21	Carried forward.............	11,096	11,922

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 19.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	THE TREASURY.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
24	21	Brought forward..............	11,096	11,922
		Sub-Treasury, New South Wales.
		Third Division.
1	1	Accountant.........................	696	696
7	7	Clerks............................	2,752	2,796
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant..........................	266	266
2	2	Machinists (Female)...................	424	419
2	2	Typists............................	409	403
1	1	Messenger.........................	171	142
14	14		4,718	4,722
		Sub-Treasury, Victoria.
		Third Division.
1	1	Accountant.........................	669	645
...	...	Allowance to Accountant...............	48	48
10	7	Clerks............................	3,048	3,990
		Fourth Division.
3	3	Assistants..........................	765	759
1	...	Machinist..........................	...	201
4	4	Typists............................	715	714
1	1	Messenger.........................	153	87
20	16		5,398	6,444
		Sub-Treasury, Queensland.
		Third Division.
1	1	Accountant.........................	570	570
3	3	Clerks............................	1,266	1,254
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant..........................	290	290
2	2	Typists............................	379	350
7	7		2,505	2,464
65	58	Carried forward.............	23,717	25,552

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 19.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		THE TREASURY.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
65	58	Brought forward............	23,717	25,552
		Sub-Treasury, South Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Accountant.........................	495	477
3	3	Clerks............................	1,155	1,137
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist............................	212	212
5	5		1,862	1,826
		Sub-Treasury, Western Australia
		Third Division.
1	1	Accountant.........................	534	534
3	3	Clerks............................	1,164	1,164
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Typists............................	381	366
6	6		2,079	2,064
		Sub-Treasury, Tasmania.
		Third Division.
2	2	Clerks............................	789	777
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist............................	200	194
3	3		989	971
79	72	Carried forward.............	28,647	30,413

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 19.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	THE TREASURY.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
79	72	Brought forward.........	28,647	30,413
		Loans Branch.
		Second Division.
1	1	Loans Officer.......................	894	870
		Third Division.
1	...	Clerk.............................	...	348
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Assistants (Escort)....................	612	612
1	1	Supervisor (Female)...................	332	320
1	1	Assistant (Female)....................	230	224
4	4	Senior Checkers......................	848	847
9	9	Checkers..........................	1,692	1,692
1	...	Typist............................	...	153
...	1	Machinist..........................	207	...
20	19		4,815	5,066
		Expropriated Property Section and Clearing Office (Enemy Debts).
		Third Division.
1	1	Custodian..........................	552	912
		Allowance to Custodian................	264	188
7	6	Clerks............................	2,388	2,929
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist............................	230	230
			3,434	4,259
		Child endowment.....................	33	26
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	540	226
		Allowance to officer granted furlough prior to retirement	19	...
9	8		4,026	4,511
		Temporary assistance..................	1,265	1,978
		Total Expropriated Property Section and Clearing Office (Enemy Debts)	5,291	6,489
108	99	Carried forward......	38,753	41,968

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 19.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
		THE TREASURY.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
108	99	Brought forward..............	38,753	41,968
		Correspondence Branch.
		Third Division.
10	10	Clerks............................	3,789	3,771
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Ministerial Messenger..................	290	290
. .	1	Assistant (Male).....................	238	...
4	2	Assistants (Female)...................	400	818
8	8	Typists............................	1,442	1,543
2	2	Messengers.........................	215	267
25	24	Third Division.	6,374	6,689
		Third Division.
1	1	Private Secretary.....................	516	516
			45,643	49,173
		Child endowment.....................	810	800
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	168	242
		Special (Canberra) allowance.............	2,077	1,996
		Allowance to officers for duties in connexion with receipt, custody, and issue of bonds	84	84
		Officers on the unattached list pending suitable vacancies	586	...
134	124	Deduct Expropriated Property Section and Clearing Office (Enemy Debts)	49,368	52,295
9	8		5,291	6,489
125	116		44,077	45,806	43,698
125	116	Temporary assistance..................	611	150	1,892
			44,688	45,956	45,590
Less—
Amount provided under Division No. 120—War Services payable from Revenue			5,000	5,000	5,000
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			320	1,000	...
			5,320	6,000	5,000
Total Salaries (carried forward)..........			39,368	39,956	40,590

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 19.	1929-30.	1928-29.
THE TREASURY.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward..............	39,368	39,956	40,590
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.....................	2,800	2,650	2,656
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	270	400	256
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	275	260	274
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	325	260	318
5. Other printing..........................	1,580	590	1,533
6. Travelling expenses.......................	1,500	1,800	1,773
7. Bank exchange..........................	2,900	3,000	3,009
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	2,200	4,300	2,545
9. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	950	680	991
10. Office cleaning and caretaking...............	50	400	402
11. Heat, light, and water.....................	230	...	259
	13,080	14,340	14,016
Less amount provided under Division No. 120—War Services payable from Revenue	2,500	2,500	2,500
Total Contingencies........	10,580	11,840	11,516
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Salary and travelling allowance of Secretary to Leader of Country Party*	…	450	449
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	…	…	156
Expenses in connexion with appeal of W. C. Harvey.	…	…	95
Total Miscellaneous......	…	450	700
Total Division No. 19...	49,948	52,246	52,806
_______
Division No. 20.
COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.
Subdivision No. 1.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Fees to members of Board, travelling expenses, office requisites, stationery, payment to Postmaster-General's Department, and other expenses incidental to the operations of the Board	1,370	1,400	1,742

* Provided in 1929-30 under Division No. 9, Subdivision No. 3, Item No. 1.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 21.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Central Staff.
...	...	Commissioner*......................	...	...
		Third Division.
1	1	Assistant Commissioner †...............	840	816
5	5	Clerks............................	2,454	2,422
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Typists............................	335	347
3	1	Assistant (Male).....................	266	676
...	2	Assistants (Female)...................	404	...
11	11		4,299	4,261
		Local Staffs.
		NEW SOUTH WALES.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner‡.................	792	768
4	4	Special Magistrates and Examiners.........	1,991	1,963
22	21	Clerks............................	7,954	8,193
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Inquiry Officers......................	660	660
3	3	Senior Assistants and Senior Checkers.......	840	854
7	6	Assistants (Male).....................	1,491	1,734
...	1	Assistant (Female)....................	176	…
3	3	Messengers.........................	387	638
5	5	Typists............................	1,019	996
7	7	Female Checkers.....................	1,309	1,314
54	53		16,619	17,120
65	64	Carried forward..............	20,918	21,381

* Duties performed without extra remuneration by Secretary to the Treasury.

† Is also Assistant Commissioner of Maternity Allowances.

‡ Is also Deputy Commissioner of Maternity Allowances.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 21.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
65	64	Brought forward..............	20,918	21,381
		VICTORIA.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner*.................	768	744
3	3	Special Magistrates and Examiners.........	1,494	1,494
13	14	Clerks............................	4,993	4,923
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Inquiry Officers......................	645	612
3	3	Senior Assistants and Senior Checkers.......	803	800
9	9	Assistants..........................	2,227	2,224
6	6	Checkers (Female)....................	1,169	1,161
3	3	Typists............................	636	633
2	2	Messengers.........................	237	246
42	43		12,972	12,837
		QUEENSLAND.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner*.................	672	648
1	1	Special Magistrate and Examiner..........	498	498
6	7	Clerks............................	2,555	2,226
		Fourth Division.
5	5	Assistants..........................	1,213	1,289
1	1	Messenger.........................	111	162
1	1	Typist............................	212	212
15	16		5,261	5,035
122	123	Carried forward..........	39,151	39,253

* Is also Deputy Commissioner of Maternity Allowances.

F.15823.—4

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 21.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS OFFICE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
122	123	Brought forward...........	39,151	39,253
		south Australia.
		Second Division.
...	...	Deputy Commissioner*†................	...	...
		Third Division.
...	l	Senior Clerk and Examiner..............	516	...
...	3	Special Magistrates and Examiners.........	1,278	...
6	2	Clerks............................	624	2,382
		Fourth Division.
3	2	Assistants (Male).....................	540	712
...	1	Assistant (Female)....................	172	...
1	1	Checker...........................	188	182
2	2	Typists............................	368	345
12	12		3,686	3,621
		WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner†.................	648	624
5	5	Clerks............................	1,901	1,883
		Fourth Division.
3	3	Assistants..........................	785	802
1	1	Typist............................	189	195
1	1	Messenger.........................	105	221
11	11		3,628	3,725
145	146	Carried forward...............	46,465	46,599

* Receives £816 per annum as Deputy Commissioner of Taxation. † Is also Deputy Commissioner of Maternity Allowances.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 21.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
145	146	Brought forward.............	46,465	46,599
		TASMANIA.
		Third Division.
...	...	Deputy Commissioner*.................	50	50
6	6	Clerks............................	2,346	2,346
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant..........................	244	244
1	1	Typist............................	171	149
1	1	Messenger.........................	146	119
9	9		2,957	2,908
			49,422	49,507
		Child endowment.....................	993	983
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	167	161
		Special (Canberra) allowance.............	474	367
154	155		51,056	51,018	48,423
		Temporary assistance..................	530	805	2,592
			51,586	51,823	51,015
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			716	...	...
Total Salaries (carried forward)....			50,870	51,823	51,015

* Receives in addition £648 per annum as Commonwealth Electoral Officer, Deputy Public Service Inspector and Works Registrar. Is also Deputy Commissioner of Maternity Allowances.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 21.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
INVALID AND OLD-AGE PENSIONS OFFICE.
Brought forward.............	50,870	51,823	51,015
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Office-cleaning..........................	905	800	945
2. Postage and telegrams.....................	5,220	5,000	5,161
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	500	500	356
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	733	800	722
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	90	150	94
6. Other printing..........................	1,560	1,400	1,639
7. Travelling expenses.......................	100	100	187
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	840	1,000	1,242
9. Medical examinations.....................	6,330	6,750	6,468
10. Services of Magistrates, Registrars, Police and officers of Postmaster-General's Department	15,000	15,000	15,088
11. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	300	300	354
Total Contingencies........	31,578	31,800	32,256
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Law costs.............................	25	25	68
2. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	644	498	552
Total Miscellaneous..........	669	523	620
Total Division No. 21.........	83,117	84,146	83,891

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 22.	£	£	£
		MATERNITY ALLOWANCE OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Central Staff.
...	...	Commissioner*......................	...	...
...	...	Assistant Commissioner†...............	...	...
1	1	Inspector..........................	498	479
		Local Staffs.
		New South Wales.
		Third Division.
...	...	Deputy Commissioner‡.................	...	...
3	3	Clerks............................	1,045	1,045
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inquiry Officer......................	324	324
1	1	Assistant..........................	250	250
1	1	Typist............................	212	212
2	2	Assistants (Female)...................	352	352
8	8		2,183	2,183
9	9	Carried forward.............	2,681	2,662

* Duties performed, without extra remuneration, by Secretary to Treasury.

† Duties performed, without extra remuneration, by Assistant Commissioner of Pensions.

‡ Duties performed by Deputy Commissioner of Pensions.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 22.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		MATERNITY ALLOWANCE OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
9	9	Brought forward.........	2,681	2,662
		Local Staffs.
		Victoria.
		Third Division.
...	...	Deputy Commissioner*.................	...	...
3	3	Clerks............................	1,092	1,092
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inquiry Officer......................	324	324
2	2	Assistants..........................	442	442
1	1	Typist............................	199	193
7	7		2,057	2,051
		Queensland.
		Third Division.
...	...	Deputy Commissioner*.................	...	...
1	1	Clerk.............................	444	444
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inquiry Officer......................	324	324
2	2	Assistants..........................	457	457
4	4		1,225	1,225
20	20	Carried forward.................	5,963	5,938

* Duties performed by Deputy Commissioner of Pensions.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 22.		1928-29.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
		MATERNITY ALLOWANCE OFFICE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
20	20	Brought forward.........	5,963	5,938
		South Australia.
		Third Division.
...	...	Deputy Commissioner*.................	...	...
2	2	Clerks............................	744	736
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant..........................	230	220
3	3	Western Australia.	974	956
		Third Division.
...	...	Deputy Commissioner†.................	...	...
1	1	Clerk.............................	408	408
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant..........................	176	176
2	2		584	584
		Tasmania.
		Third Division.
...	...	Deputy Commissioner†.................	...	...
1	1	Clerk.............................	408	408
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant..........................	290	290
2	2		698	698
			8,219	8,176
		Child endowment.....................	169	168
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	5	5
		Special (Canberra) allowance.............	39	22
27	27		8,432	8,371	8,332
		Temporary assistance..................	31	31	105
		Total Salaries (carried forward)...	8,463	8,402	8,437

* Duties performed by Deputy Commissioner of Taxation. † Duties performed by Deputy Commissioner of Pensions.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 22.	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
MATERNITY ALLOWANCE OFFICE
Brought forward...................	8,463	8,402	8,437
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.....................	1,400	1,400	1,419
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	60	80	31
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	250	200	240
4. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	15	15	3
5. Other printing..........................	300	400	442
6. Travelling expenses......................	100	50	139
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	80	90	73
8. Services of Registrars.....................	3,890	3,800	4,171
9. Poundage on money orders.................	1,035	1,100	1,094
Total Contingencies........	7,130	7,135	7,602
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Law costs	20	20	36
Payment under Public Service Act and regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	...	389	388
Total Miscellaneous.....	20	409	424
Total Division No. 22...	15,613	15,946	16,463

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 23.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 23.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		TAXATION OFFICE.
		Subdivision No 1.—Salaries.
		Central Office.
		Administrative Section.
...	...	Commissioner of Taxation...............	‡	‡
...	...	Second Commissioner of Taxation.........	‡	‡
		Third Division.
1	1	Secretary..........................	768	768
13	13	Clerks............................	6,075	6,066
		Fourth Division.
3	5	Assistants..........................	1,118	762
14	17	Typists............................	3,385	2,839
1	1	Messenger.........................	151	119
32	37	Carried forward.........	11,497	10,554

‡ Provided for under Special Appropriations.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 23.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 23.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		TAXATION OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
32	37	Brought forward.......	11,497	10,554
		Central Office.
		ASSESSING SECTION.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner.................	1,012	962
		Third Division.
1	1	Assistant Deputy Commissioner...........	744	744
1	1	Chief Valuer........................	840	840
...	1	Senior Valuer.......................	696	…
4	5	Valuers...........................	2,752	2,072
1	1	Draftsman.........................	390	390
1	1	Chief Assessor......................	672	672
1	1	Accountant,........................	575	575
1	1	Senior Assessor (Land Tax)..............	552	552
1	1	Senior Assessor (Income Tax)............	588	588
90	98	Clerks............................	38,068	34,524
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inspector (Entertainments Tax)............	337	337
34	36	Assistants..........................	8,144	7,657
6	6	Typists............................	1,189	1,062
6	6	Messengers.........................	675	1,026
149	161		57,234	52,001
181	198	Total Central Office (carried forward)....	68,731	62,555

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 23.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 23.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		TAXATION OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
181	198	Brought forward....	68,731	62,555
		New South Wales.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner	912	871
		Third Division.
1	1	Senior Valuer.......................	702	768
5	6	Valuers...........................	3,401	2,741
2	1	Draftsmen.........................	341	725
1	1	Chief Clerk........................	606	588
1	1	Senior Assessor.....................	552	552
58	54	Clerks............................	20,329	21,215
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inspector (Entertainments Tax)...........	337	337
19	19	Assistants.........................	3,966	3,901
10	11	Typists...........................	2,151	2,017
1	1	Tracer (Female).....................	176	176
7	7	Messengers........................	882	1,032
107	104	Total New South Wales......	34,355	34,923
288	302	Carried forward......	103,086	97,478

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 23.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 23.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		TAXATION OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
288	302	Brought forward.....	103,086	97,478
		Queensland.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner................	774	750
		Third Division.
1	1	Senior Valuer......................	744	744
4	4	Valuers..........................	2,352	2,352
1	...	Draftsman........................	...	143
1	1	Chief Clerk.......................	510	570
14	15	Clerks...........................	5,691	5,260
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inspector (Entertainments Tax)..........	336	336
5	5	Assistants........................	1,117	1,108
5	4	Typists..........................	762	965
2	2	Messengers.......................	445	342
35	34	Total Queensland......	12,731	12,570
323	336	Carried forward.........	115,817	110,048

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 23.	£	£	£
		TAXATION OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
323	336	Brought forward..........	115,817	110,048
		South Australia.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner*...............	816	816
		Third Division.
1	1	Senior Valuer......................	700	672
2	2	Valuers..........................	1,104	1,176
1	1	Draftsman........................	353	347
1	1	Chief Clerk.......................	570	570
18	18	Clerks...........................	6,637	6,540
		Fourth Division.
4	4	Assistants........................	928	884
4	4	Typists..........................	788	846
1	1	Messenger........................	99	137
33	33	Total South Australia.........	11,995	11,988
356	369	Carried forward.......	127,812	122,036

* Is also Deputy Commissioner of Pensions and Maternity Allowances.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 23.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		TAXATION OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
356	369	Brought forward..........	127,812	122,036
		Western Australia.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner................	1,162	1,112
		Third Division.
1	1	Assistant Deputy Commissioner.........	744	744
1	1	Senior Valuer......................	696	672
5	5	Valuers..........................	2,868	2,742
3	3	Draftsmen........................	1,092	1,056
1	1	Chief Clerk.......................	648	642
1	1	Chief Assessor.....................	612	612
1	1	Senior Assessor (Income Tax)...........	570	570
1	1	Accountant.......................	570	570
100	98	Clerks...........................	35,062	36,143
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inspector (Entertainments Tax)..........	337	324
67	65	Senior Assistants and Assistants.........	13,856	14,202
23	23	Typists..........................	4,121	4,301
15	15	Messengers.......................	1,893	1,983
221	217	Total Western Australia........	64,231	65,673
577	586	Carried forward.......	192,043	187,709

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928 -28.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928 -28.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Division No. 23.
		TAXATION OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
577	586	Brought forward......	192,043	187,709
		Tasmania.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner................	675	675
		Third Division.
1	1	Valuer..........................	588	588
1	1	Draftsman........................	372	360
1	1	Senior Clerk......................	480	480
3	3	Clerks...........................	1,128	1,128
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inspector (Entertainments Tax)..........	337	335
2	2	Assistants........................	478	478
1	1	Typist...........................	212	212
1	...	Messenger........................	...	87

12	11	Total Tasmania............	4,270	4,343
589	597	Carried forward.......	196,313	192,052

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 23.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 23.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		TAXATION OFFICE.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
589	597	Brought forward.....	196,313	192,052
		North Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner*...............	408	408
1	1	Clerk...........................	360	348
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist...........................	212	212
		Special allowance to Deputy Commissioner..	112	112
3	3	Total North Australia........	1,092	1,080
			197,405	193,132
		Child endowment...................	4,500	4,025
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	900	950
		Pay to officers on retirement in lieu of furlough	1,020	377
		District allowance...................	270	280
		Salaries of officers pending absorption by Commonwealth Departments	1,500	3,200
		Allowance to junior officers living away from home	16	2
592	600		205,611	201,966	186,475
Temporary assistance................			1,800	3,166	11,445
Less :—			207,411	205,132	197,920
Amount to be recovered from the State of Western Australia			23,500	23,500	22,500
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			6,000	5,000	…
			20,500	28,500	22,500
Total Salaries (carried forward).....			177,911	176,632	175,420

* Receives in addition £100 per annum for acting as Collector of Customs.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 23.	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
TAXATION OFFICE.	£	£	£
Brought forward............	177,911	176,632	175,420
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Payments to States for taxation services.........	204,000	190,000	192,482
2. Office cleaning.........................	2,800	2,800	2,966
3. Postage and telegrams.....................	4,570	4,300	4,038
4. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	1,800	1,500	1,410
5. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	600	500	558
6. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	400	400	317
7. Other printing..........................	4,500	4,200	4,227
8. Travelling expenses, other than for valuation......	2,780	2,800	2,766
9. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	4,340	4,000	3,644
10. Law costs.............................	9,820	5,000	6,736
11. Valuation fees and expenses other than for travelling	17,730	17,500	16,754
12. Travelling expenses for valuations, including upkeep of motor cars and equipment	12,720	11,700	9,524
13. Telephone services, including rent, calls, installations, extension, repairs and maintenance	880	800	890
14. Commission to Postmaster-General's Department for the sale of entertainments tax tickets	340	350	137
Advances to valuers for the purchase of motor cars (repayments to be credited to this vote)	...	123	..
	267,280	245,973	246,449
Less—
Amount to be recovered from the State of Western Australia	6,500	7,800	7,500
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	...	5,000	...
	6,500	12,800	7,500
Total Contingencies............	260,780	233,173	238,949
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payment of child endowment to Taxation officers taken over by State Governments	1,200	1,310	1,160
2. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	1,000	...	686
Total Miscellaneous..............	2,200	1,310	1,846
Total Division No. 23.............	440,891	411,115	416,215

F.15823.—5

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 24.			1929-30.	1928-29.
INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW.			1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.			£	£	£
Temporary assistance.............................			405	400	430
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Travelling expenses.........................			365	400	347
2. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure...........			475	450	369
Total Contingencies............			840	850	716
Total Division No. 24...........			1,245	1,250	1,146
Number of Persons.		Division No. 25.
1928-29.	1929-30.	LAND VALUATION BOARD.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1—Salaries.
		Administrative Section.
...	...	Chairman.............................	*	…
...	...	Members of Board.......................	*	…
		Third Division.
1	1	Secretary.............................	402	402	...
1	1		402	402	…
Temporary assistance......................			30	150	356
Total Salaries...............			432	552	356
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Travelling expenses.........................			325	150	343
2. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure...........			475	450	271
Services of valuers..........................			…	…	117
Total Contingencies..............			800	600	731
Total Division No. 25.............			1,232	1,152	1,087

* Provided for under Special Appropriations.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.	Division No. 26.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		SUPERANNUATION FUND MANAGEMENT BOARD.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	President, Superannuation Board..........	1,000	1,000
		Allowance to other members of Board.......	400	400
		Third Division.
1	1	Actuary, Staff.......................	816	816
1	1	Secretary..........................	588	588
6	5	Clerks............................	1,932	2,208
		Fourth Division.
3	3	Typists...........................	586	654
5	5	Examiners (Female)...................	1,121	1,120
1	1	Assistant (Female)....................	188	188
1	1	Messenger.........................	145	115
			6,776	7,089
		Child endowment....................	52	52
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	10	10
		Special (Canberra) allowance.............	755	630
		Adjustment of salaries.................	100	...
19	18		7,693	7,781	6,907
		Temporary assistance..................	50	50	344
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	7,743	7,831	7,251
			310	...	...
		Total Salaries (carried forward)....	7,433	7,831	7,251

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 26.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
SUPERANNUATION FUND MANAGEMENT BOARD.	£	£	£
Brought forward..............	7,433	7,831	7,251
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.....................	80	100	98
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	40	40	29
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	40	40	33
4. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	10	20	7
5. Other printing..........................	50	80	48
6. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	50	50	58
7. Medical examinations.....................	70	30	54
8. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs, and maintenance	70	50	100
9. Fuel, light, and water.....................	70	70	32
Office cleaning.........................	...	...	140
Travelling expenses......................	...	60	151
Total Contingencies..............	480	540	750
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Bonus to Actuary and staff for duty performed in connexion with quinquennial investigation	...	...	280
Total Division No. 26................	7,913	8,371	8,281

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 27.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.	GOVERNMENT PRINTER.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
		Subdivision No. 1.—salaries.	£	£	£
		Canberra.
		Third Division.
...	1	Deputy Government Printer...............	648	...
...	2	Clerks.............................	640	...
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Engineer-in-Charge....................	528	516
...	1	Typist.............................	156	...
...	81*	Compositors, operators, machinists, binders, and other employees	23,848	...
		Child endowment......................	611	...
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	3,172	63
1	86		29,603	579
		Temporary assistance...................	16,208	...
			45,811	579
		Melbourne.
		Third Division.
...	2	Clerks.............................	672	...
		Fourth Division.
...	1	Typist.............................	212	...
...	3		884	...
			46,695	579
		Child endowment......................	26	...
		Allowance to Government Printer, Melbourne, for services rendered in connexion with printing tor Parliament	300	300
		Proportion of salaries of the State classified staff of the Government Printing Office, Melbourne	300	1,500
		Wages and overtime—State Staff, Melbourne— Compositors	...	13,000
		Bookbinders, machinemen, warehouse assistants, labourers and others	1,700	9,000
		Gratuities to State officers engaged in excess of office hours	240	375
1	89		49,261	24,754
		Deduct amount chargeable to Trust Fund, Government Printer	23,981	...
		Total Salaries (carried forward)........	25,280	24,754	17,235

* Includes provision for staff on a permanent basis.

III.—The Department of the Treasury.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 27.		1928-29.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
GOVERNMENT PRINTER.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward...............	25,280	24,754	17,235
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Paper and parchment......................	4,000	4,100	3,152
2. Repairs to machinery, also lubricants, cotton waste, roller cleanser and other necessaries	300	200	1,689
3. Type.................................	10	10	...
4. Bookbinders' materials, stores and printing ink.....	300	200	272
5. Motive power, fuel and light.................	1,200	1,000	1,072
6. Cartage...............................	300	200	328
7. Distribution of Hansard and Parliamentary papers...	800	1,000	814
8. Postage and telegrams.....................	30	50	1
9. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	15	20	16
10. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	20	20	...
11. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	10	10	1
12. Other printing..........................	35	35	3
13. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	40	20	108
14. Telephone services.......................	50	75	59
15. Travelling expenses.......................	150	30	188
16. Overtime for night work during Parliamentary Session	3,000	...	...
Total Contingencies...........	10,200	6,970	7,703
Total Division No. 27..........	35,540	31,724	24,938
Division No. 28.
COINAGE
Subdivision No. 1,
No. 1. Coinage of silver, including freight, insurance, distribution and other expenses, not including cost of bullion	5,180	15,500	6,316
2. Coinage of bronze, including freight, insurance, distribution and other expenses, not including cost of bullion	3,450	5,000	11,762
3. Redemption of silver coin...................	300	300	610
4. Redemption of bronze coin..................	50	50	192
5. Expenses in connexion with the withdrawal of British silver coin	2,000	...	630
Total Division No. 28...............	10,980	20,850	19,540
Total Department of the Treasury...	647,849	628,200	626,109

IV.—THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Division Number.		1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£	£	£
29	SECRETARY'S OFFICE.....	20,637	21,440	24,390	...	3,753
30	REPORTING BRANCH*.....	11,249	11,080	10,819	430	...
31	CROWN SOLICITOR'S OFFICE	32,356	33,040	29,392	2,964	...
32	THE HIGH COURT........	15,060	15,930	15,218	...	158
33	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION	24,941	24,360	20,941	4,000	...
34	COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION	15,679	18,310	14,141	1,538	...
35	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR'S OFFICE	2,444	2,390	2,465	...	21
36	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION BRANCH	11,521	11,560	10,951	570	...
37	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS	52,986	52,070	50,415	2,571	...
38	COPYRIGHT OFFICE.......	1,070	1,070	1,062	8	...
		187,943	191,250	179,794	8,149	...
	Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	...	10,000	...	...	...
	Total..........	187,943	181,250	179,794	8,149	...

* Revenue for 1929-30 estimated at £12,000.

Estimate, 1929-30....................		£187,943
Vote, 1928-29......................		181,250
	Increase..........	£6,693

IV.—THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 29.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30			1928-29.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
		SECRETARY'S OFFICE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
		First Division.
1	1	Solicitor-General, Secretary and Parliamentary Draftsman	2,000	2,000
		Second Division.
1	1	Assistant Secretary and Assistant Parliamentary Draftsman	1,312	1,262
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Clerk and Assistant Parliamentary Draftsman.	864	840
1	1	Principal Legal Assistant..................	696	696
5	6	Legal Assistants........................	2,810	2,144
1	1	Senior Clerk..........................	449	431
3	3	Clerks...............................	979	967
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Ministerial Messenger....................	282	274
3	3	Typists..............................	568	590
2	2	Assistants............................	440	526
2	2	Messengers...........................	198	204
20	21		8,598	7,934
		Accounts Branch.
		Third Division.
1	1	Accountant...........................	498	498
2	2	Clerks...............................	672	600
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist...............................	176	150
4	4		1,346	1,248
25	26	Carried forward...............	11,944	11,182

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.			1928-29.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 29.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		SECRETARY'S OFFICE.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries—continued.
25	26	Brought forward.............	11,944	11,182
		Third Division*
1	2	Private Secretaries.....................	947	516
		Office of the Representatives of the Government in the Senate.
		Third Division.
1	1	Secretary to the Representatives of the Government in the Senate	552	552
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant............................	306	306
2	2		858	858
			13,749	12,556
		Child endowment......................	91	65
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	200	438
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	1,221	1,075
28	30		15,261	14,134	12,639
		Temporary assistance...................	400	500	900
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	15,661	4,634	13,589
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	24	...	...
		Total Salaries (carried forward)......	15,637	14,634	13,539

* Private Secretaries to Attorney-General and Assistant Minister.

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No. 29.		Vote.	Expenditure
	£	£	£
SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
Brought forward...........	15,637	14,634	13,539
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1 Books for departmental library...............	300	300	429
2. Postage and telegrams.....................	250	250	311
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	100	126	145
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	90	60	120
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	50	50	60
6. Other printing..........................	150	150	142
7. Travelling expenses......................	950	500	984
8. Defence of prisoners......................	20	20	..
9 Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	1,420	1,200	1,733
10. Publication of Commonwealth Statutes and Statutory Rules	1,250	3,500	4,460
13. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	350	250	595
12. Administration of law at Seat of Government......	70	100	77
Office cleaning and caretaking................	*	300	205
Total Contingencies......	5,000	6,806	9,261
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Legal Costs—Prosecutions under the Crimes Acts...	..	..	1,590
Total Division No. 29......	20,637	21,440	24,390

* Provided under Division No. 94, Sub-division No. 2, Item No. 12, in 1929-30.

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Numbers of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.			1928-29.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 30.	£	£	£
		REPORTING BRANCH.*
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Reporter......................	756	732
5	5	Reporters.........................	3,113	3,093
6	6		3,869	3,825	3,811
Temporary assistance.................			5,000	5,000	4,889
Total Salaries............			8,869	8,825	8,700
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.....................			50	50	33
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			250	300	250
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of material, printing and embossing thereon			150	100	131
4. Account, record and other hooks, including cost of material, printing and binding			20	15	30
5. Travelling expenses......................			1,550	1,500	1,325
6. Office cleaning, fires and light...............			150	150	133
7. Miscellaneous..........................			150	75	180
8. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance			60	65	37
Total Contingencies............			2,380	2,255	2,119
Total Division No. 30...........			11,249	11,080	10,819

* Revenue for 1929-30 estimated at £12,000.

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 31.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.		CROWN SOLICITOR'S OFFICE.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Central.	£	£	£
		Second Division.	£	£	£
1	1	Crown Solicitor......................	1,520	1,321
1	1	Assistant Crown Solicitor...............	1,112	1,100
		Third Division.
1	1	Legal Officer (Territorial)...............	796	800
1	1	Chief Clerk.........................	738	768
1	1	Senior Clerk........................	588	582
3	3	Clerks (Legal).......................	1,347	1,378
1	1	Clerk.............................	348	336
		Fourth Division.
3	3	Typists............................	654	696
1	1	Messenger.........................	99	90
13	13		7,232	7,071
		Victoria.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Crown Solicitor................	925	946
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Clerk.........................	698	672
1	1	Senior Clerk (Property).................	612	588
1	1	Senior Clerk (Common Law).............	612	588
9	9	Clerks (Legal).......................	3,613	3,159
3	3	Clerks............................	996	918
		Fourth Division.
4	4	Typists............................	866	660
1	1	Assistant..........................	250	250
2	2	Messengers.........................	309	252
23	23		8,881	8,033
		New South Wales.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Crown Solicitor................	990	941
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Clerk.........................	696	672
1	1	Senior Clerk (Common Law).............	612	570
1	1	Senior Clerk (Property).................	510	570
15	15	Clerks (Legal).......................	5,968	5,990
1	1	Clerk (Search).......................	360	367
1	1	Clerk.............................	360	348
		Fourth Division.
5	5	Typists............................	1,022	1,053
1	1	Assistant..........................	250	250
1	1	Assistant (Female)....................	300	294
1	1	Messenger.........................	140	114
29	29		11,208	11,169
65	65	Carried forward........	27,321	26,273

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Numbers of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 31.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		CROWN SOLICITOR'S OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries—continued.
65	65	Brought forward...........	27,321	26,273
		Child endowment....................	158	158
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	550	900
		Special (Canberra) allowance............	512	506
65	65		28,541	27,837	24,513
Temporary assistance..................			1,380	2,500	2,302
Total Salaries........			29,921	30,337	26,815
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Law books............................			250	250	212
2. Postage and telegrams.....................			300	323	317
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			100	120	60
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of material, printing and embossing thereon			100	110	79
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			30	40	13
6. Other printing..........................			50	60	57
7. Travelling expenses......................			420	550	531
8. Office cleaning, fires and light...............			575	650	551
9. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........			160	200	205
10. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance			450	400	552
Total Contingencies........			2,435	2,703	2,577
Total Division No. 31.......			32,356	33,040	29,392

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Division No. 32.
		THE HIGH COURT.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Exempt.
7	7	Associates to Justices..................	2,546	2,946
		Second Division.
1	1	Principal Registrar....................	864	864
		Third Division.
1	1	Senior Clerk and Deputy Registrar.........	570	564
1	1	Clerk.............................	312	312
		Fourth Division.
7	7	Assistants..........................	2,086	2,086
			6,378	6,772
		Child endowment.....................	156	130
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	26	26
17	17		6,560	6,928	6,327
		Temporary assistance..................	250	250	154
		Total Salaries (carried forward).....	6,810	7,178	6,481

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 32.
THE HIGH COURT.
Brought forward...........	6,810	7,178	6,481
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Law books............................	200	250	127
2. Postage and telegrams.....................	50	50	77
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	30	30	19
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	40	40	28
5. Account, record and other books, including cost of printing, material and binding	20	35	1
6. Other printing..........................	10	15	3
7. Travelling expenses......................	5,350	5,500	5,780
8. Cleaning courts and offices.................	900	1,172	995
9. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	200	250	355
10. Services of Officers of State and other Departments.	1,125	1,125	1,019
11. Jurors' fees............................	25	25	..
12. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	300	260	333
Total Contingencies......	8,250	8,752	8,737
Total Division No. 32.....	15,060	15,930	15,218

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 33.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Central Administration.	£	£	£
		Third Division.
1	1	Inspector-General......................	888	864
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist..............................	230	176
1	1	Messenger...........................	218	168
3	3	New South Wales.	1,336	1,208
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Clerk and Accountant...............	587	564
1	..	Senior Clerk.........................	..	498
1	..	Accountant..........................	..	462
1	..	Shorthand Writer......................	..	390
3	5	Clerks.............................	1,920	1,019
		Fourth Division.
..	1	Assistant............................	290	..
1	1	Typist..............................	242	230
1	1	Messenger...........................	99	120
9	9		3,138	3,283
		Victoria.
		Third Division.
1	1	Registrar............................	646	624
1	1	Official Receiver......................	646	624
1	1	Accountant..........................	570	570
1	..	Shorthand Writer......................	..	516
3	5	Clerks.............................	1,943	996
		Fourth Division.
1	2	Typists.............................	431	212
1	1	Assistant............................	290	258
9	11		4,526	3,800
		Queensland.
		Third Division.
1	1	Registrar............................	515	498
1	1	Clerk..............................	334	250
..	1	Typist..............................	241	..
2	3		1,090	748
23	26	Carried forward............	10,090	9,039

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.	Division No. 33.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure,
		BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
23	26	Brought forward........	10,090	9,039
		South Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Registrar............................	551	534
1	1	Official Receiver......................	515	498
1	1	Accountant..........................	469	426
4	3	Clerks.............................	800	1,074
		Fourth Division.
..	1	Assistant............................	233	..
1	1	Typist..............................	241	230
8	8		2,809	2,762
		Western Australia.
1	1	Official Receiver*......................	900	900
		Third Division.
1	1	Accountant..........................	479	462
4	4	Clerks.............................	1,269	1,200
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist..............................	236	230
7	7		2,884	2,792
			15,783	14,593
		Child endowment......................	156	156
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class	250	500
38	41		16,189	15,249	13,239
		Temporary assistance...................	752	1,500	796
		Total Salaries (carried forward)..	16,941	16,749	14,035

* State Officer on loan

F.15823.—6

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 33.
BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.
Brought forward........................	16,941	16,749	14,035
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Services of State, and other officers.............	5,660	5,456	4,410
2. Postage and telegrams......................	400	300	397
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes	400	200	387
4. Writing paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	185	50	220
5. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding	145	100	331
6. Other printing...........................	250	100	396
7. Travelling expenses........................	200	300	188
8. Office cleaning, fuel, and light.................	300	500	196
9. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.........	260	300	281
10. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	200	305	100
Total Contingencies...........	8,000	7,611	6,906
Total Division No. 33..........	24,941	24,360	20,941

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.	Division No. 34.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Conciliation Commissioner*...............	650	650
		Exempt.
4	4	Associates to Judges....................	1,450	1,450
		Third Division.
2	2	Deputy Industrial Registrars...............	1,500	1,464
5	..	Inspectors...........................	..	2,000
1	..	Senior Clerk.........................	..	438
3	4	Clerks.............................	1,461	1,078
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Senior Assistant.......................	325	312
1	1	Assistant............................	234	225
1	1	Stenographer.........................	282	282
2	2	Typists.............................	386	366
1	1	Messenger...........................	99	108
..	1	Senior Crier and Overseer................	290	..
1	..	Caretaker...........................	..	288
..	1	Labourer............................	216	..
			6,893	8,661
		Child endowment......................	91	78
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	150	150
23	19		7,134	8,889	5,788
		Temporary assistance...................	650	650	1,353
		Total Salaries (carried forward)...	7,784	9,539	7,141

* Receives in addition £860 per annum as Industrial Registrar under Act No. 11 of 1911.

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No. 34.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.
Brought forward..............	7,784	9,539	7,141
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................	250	300	173
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	75	50	114
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	50	50	83
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of printing, material and binding	60	60	58
5. Other printing...........................	600	650	640
6. Travelling expenses.......................	2,200	2,500	2,313
7. Cleaning courts and offices...................	350	350	348
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure (including expenses of representatives of organizations)	2,500	3,000	1,786
9. Shorthand notes of court proceedings............	50	50	43
10. Compensation to State officers executing duties of officers of the court	240	240	103
11. Reports of cases..........................	900	900	396
12. Law costs..............................	500	500	835
13. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	120	121	108
Total Contingencies...........	7,895	8,771	7,000
Total Division No. 34..........	15,679	18,310	14,141

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.	Division No. 35.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR'S OFFICE.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Third Division.
1	1	Senior Clerk.........................	528	498
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant............................	290	290
1	1	Typist..............................	212	212
1	1	Messenger...........................	218	168
			1,248	1,168
		Child endowment......................	26	26
4	4		1,274	1,194	1,203
		Temporary assistance...................	40	40	...
		Total Salaries.............	1,314	1,234	1,203
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................			15	15	9
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			20	20	13
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			5	6	...
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			10	10	7
5. Other printing...........................			120	150	144
6. Travelling expenses........................			400	400	466
7. Office cleaning, fires and light.................			375	375	381
8. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.........			35	30	40
9. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance			50	50	47
10. Reports of cases..........................			100	100	155
Total Contingencies.............			1,130	156	1,262
Total Division No. 35...........			2,444	2,390	2,465

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.	Division No. 36.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
1928-29	1929-30.		£	£	£
		COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION BRANCH.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Canberra.
		Second Division.
1	1	Director*...........................	864	864
		Third Division.
1	1	Clerk..............................	430	405
2	2		1,294	1,269
		Victoria.
		Third Division.
1	1	Inspector-in-Charge....................	534	516
1	1	Clerk..............................	324	312
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inquiry officer........................	360	360
1	1	Typist..............................	176	180
1	...	Messenger...........................	...	124
...	1	Assistant............................	218	...
5	5		1,612	1,492
		New South Wales.
		Third Division.
1	1	Inspector-in-Charge....................	624	618
1	1	Clerk..............................	399	399
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Inquiry officers.......................	768	768
1	1	Typist..............................	212	212
5	5		2,003	1,997
12	12	Carried forward...........	4,909	4,758

* Receives in addition £150 per annum as Chief Officer, Federal Territory Police.

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 36.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION BRANCH.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
12	12	Brought forward.............	4,909	4,758
		Queensland.
		Third Division.
1	1	Inspector-in-Charge.....................	570	570
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Inquiry Officers.......................	720	720
3	3		1,290	1,290
		South Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Inspector-in-Charge.....................	570	570
1	...	Clerk..............................	...	240
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inquiry Officer........................	360	360
...	1	Assistant (Records).....................	290	...
3	3		1,220	1,170
		Western Australia.
		Third Divison.
1	1	Inspector-in-Charge.....................	552	534
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inquiry Officer........................	360	360
1	1	Assistant (Records).....................	290	282
3	3		1,202	1,176
21	21	Carried forward...........	8,621	8,394

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 36.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.		£	£	£
		COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION BRANCH.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
21	21	Brought forward.............	8,621	8,394
		Child endowment......................	104	104
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	50	50
		Special (Canberra) allowance...............	152	108
21	21		8,927	8,656	7,913
		Temporary assistance....................	400	500	535
		Total Salaries..............	9,327	9,156	8,448
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................			289	289	402
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			100	200	61
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of material, printing and embossing thereon			70	70	64
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			15	25	11
5. Travelling expenses........................			250	250	360
6. Office cleaning, fires and light.................			220	350	381
7. Miscellaneous...........................			150	120	167
8. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance			250	250	230
9. Payment to States for services of officers..........			850	850	827
Total Contingencies............			2,194	2,404	2,503
Total Division No. 36...........			11,521	11,560	10,951

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.				1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 37.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Commissioner of Patents and Registrar of Trade Marks and Designs	1,162	1,112
			1,162	1,112
1	1	Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Registrar....	864	840
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Examiner of Patents................	682	720
1	1	Assistant Chief Examiner of Patents..........	596	596
1	1	Chief Examiner of Trade Marks.............	624	624
24	29	Examiners of Patents....................	13,144	11,499
2	2	Examiners of Trade Marks................	887	863
1	1	Draftsman...........................	327	390
1	1	Chief Clerk..........................	648	648
16	16	Clerks..............................	5,467	5,417
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Supervisor of Publications................	420	420
1	1	Assistant Supervisor of Publications..........	334	321
1	1	Officer in Charge, Sales Branch.............	336	336
1	1	Photostat Operator.....................	268	268
1	1	Liftman.............................	234	234
3	3	Senior Assistants......................	842	824
2	2	Assistants (Female).....................	348	347
3	3	Searchers (Female).....................	492	492
5	5	Typists.............................	801	989
5	5	Assistants...........................	1,223	1,178
4	4	Messengers..........................	712	567
76	81	Carried forward.......	30,411	28,685

IV.—The Attorney-General’s Department.
Number of Persons		Division No. 37.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
76	81	Brought forward..............	30,411	28,685
		New South Wales.
		Third Division.
1	1	Clerk...............................	426	426
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant............................	244	236
			31,081	29,347
		Child endowment......................	375	416
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	150	200
78	83		31,606	29,963	27,247
		Temporary assistance....................	1,500	1,650	3,365
		Total Salaries...............	33,106	31,613	30,612
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................			480	480	546
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			400	400	488
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			120	120	60
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			700	1,000	1,077
5. Other printing...........................			16,290	15,500	14,843
6. Travelling expenses........................			110	247	145
7. Other stores, fuel and light...................			400	425	365
8. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.........			190	350	359
9. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance			150	140	166
10. Payment to Customs Department for services rendered.			200	325	150
11. Office cleaning and watching.................			800	800	937
12. Refund of fees in special circumstances...........			40	40	37
Total Contingencies............			19,880	19,827	19,173
Subdivision No. 2a.— Miscellaneous.
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement			...	630	630
Total Division No. 37...............			52,986	52,070	50,415

IV.—The Attorney-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.				1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 38.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		COPYRIGHT OFFICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Third Division.
1	1	Registrar of Copyrights..................	624	624
1	1	Clerk..............................	312	312
			936	936
		Child endowment......................	13	13
		Superior work allowance.................	15	15
2	2	Total Salaries...........	964	964	964
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................			10	10	9
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			5	5	1
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			10	10	9
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			15	15	16
5. Other printing............................			15	15	14
6. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............			36	36	42
7. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance			15	15	7
Total Contingencies..............			106	106	98
Total Division No. 38................			1,070	1,070	1,062
			187,943	191,250	179,794
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.			...	10,000	...
Total Attorney-General's Department.....			187,943	181,250	179,794

V.—THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS. (Not including War Services, shown separately on Page 275)
Division Number.	—	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
Division Number.	—	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.	Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
		£	£	£	£	£
39	ADMINISTRATIVE.....	51,744	53,445	50,998	746	...
40	ELECTORAL OFFICE...	123,857	135,183	127,429	...	3,572
41	CENSUS AND STATISTICS	31,094	31,434	30,697	397	...
42	METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH	36,965	37,446	35,935	1,030	...
43	SOLAR OBSERVATORY.	8,412	8,254	7,585	827	...
44	FORESTRY BRANCH...	8,577	7,738	7,116	1,461	...
		260,649	273,500	259,760	889	...
	Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year
	Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	...	5,000	...	...	...
	Total..........	260,649	268,500	259,760	889	...

Estimate, 1929-30...........................	£260,649
Vote, 1928-29..............................	268,500
Decrease......................	£7,851

V.—THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 39.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	ADMINISTRATIVE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		First Division.	£	£	£
1	1	Secretary............................	1,300	1,300
		Second Division.
1	1	Assistant Secretary.....................	912	912
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Clerk..........................	696	696
		Accounts, Staff and General Branch.
		Third Division.
..	1	Accountant..........................	534	..
8	7	Clerks..............................	2,477	2,973
8	8		3,011	2,973
		Records Branch.
		Third Division.
4	4	Clerks..............................	1,428	1,410
		Fourth Division.
3	3	Assistants...........................	675	675
7	7		2,103	2,085
		Typists and Messengers.
		Fourth Division.
9	8	Typists.............................	1,461	1,612
1	1	Ministerial Messenger...................	276	261
3	3	Messengers..........................	440	383
13	12		2,177	2,256
		Immigration, Passports and Naturalization Branch.*
		Third Division.
1	1	Clerk in Charge.......................	648	624
7	6	Clerks..............................	2,196	2,716
1	..	Inspector............................	..	402
		Fourth Division.
1	..	Assistant............................	..	290
1	..	Female Assistant.......................	..	212
11	7		2,844	4,244
42	37	Carried forward..............	13,043	14,466

* Provision made in 1929-30 for 1 clerk, 1 assistant and 1 female assistant under Division No. 88, Subdivision No. 1.

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 39.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.	ADMINISTRATIVE.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
42	37	Brought forward.........	13,043	14,466
		Territories Branch.
		Third Division.
1	...	Clerk in Charge......................	..	648
6	2*	Clerks............................	672	2,137
7	2		672	2,785
		Lands Branch.
		Third Division.
1	1	Lands Officer.......................	684	672
2	2	Draughtsmen.......................	747	893
1	1	Clerk.............................	408	408
4	4		1,839	1,973
		Third Division.
1	1	Private Secretary.....................	379	489
		Unattached.
..	1	Clerk.............................	534	...
			16,467	19,713
		Child endowment....................	342	364
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	38	70
		Special (Canberra) allowance.............	1,630	1,642
		Allowance junior officers living away from home	8	...
54	45		18,485	21,789	18,311
		Temporary assistance..................	353	326	724
			18,838	22,115	19,035
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	800	500	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)....	18,038	21,615	19,035

*The balance of these positions is provided for in 1929-30 under Division No. 9, Sub-division No. 1.

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No. 39.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.............	18,038	21,615	19,035
ADMINISTRATIVE.
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.....................	1,100	1,700	970
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	150	150	137
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	100	100	150
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	40	40	54
5. Other printing..........................	130	130	131
6. Travelling expenses......................	460	500	488
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	810	950	959
8. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	300	150	422
9. Heat, light, water and sanitation ..............	300	220	283
Office cleaning and caretaking...............	*	350	392
Total Contingencies..............	3,390	4,290	3,986
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payment to Customs Department for services of officers under Immigration and Passports Acts	23,066	19,540	19,540
2. Payment to Health Department for services of officers under Immigration Act	400	400	400
3. Administration of Passports Act..............	1,050	1,100	1,530
4. Administration of Immigration Act............	5,800	6,500	5,307
Ministerial Visit to North and Central Australia....	..	..	1,200
Total Miscellaneous..............	30,316	27,540	27,977
Total Division No. 39.............	51,744	53,445	50,998

* Provided under Division. 94, Sub-Division No. 2, Item No. 12, in 1929-30.

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 40.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.				1928-29.
1928-29	1929-30.	ELECTORAL OFFICE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
		Central Staff.
		Second Division.
1	1	Chief Electoral Officer..................	993	1,012
		Third Division.
4	4	Clerks.............................	1,546	1,565
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Typists............................	391	421
1	1	Messenger..........................	87	137
8	8		3,017	3,135
		New South Wales.
		Third Division.
1	1	Commonwealth Electoral Officer...........	648	648
6	6	Clerks.............................	2,154	2,114
28	28	Divisional Returning Officers..............	13,765	13,756
28	28	Clerks to Divisional Returning Officers.......	8,533	8,524
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Senior Indexers.......................	572	564
4	4	Indexers............................	965	974
1	1	Typist.............................	192	186
1	1	Female Sorter........................	176	176
1	1	Messenger..........................	195	154
72	72		27,200	27,096
		Victoria.
		Third Division.
1	1	Assistant Chief Electoral Officer and Commonwealth Electoral Officer for Victoria	744	744
5	5	Clerks.............................	1,879	1,867
20	20	Divisional Returning Officers..............	9,932	9,914
20	20	Clerks to Divisional Returning Officers.......	6,203	6,184
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Senior Indexers.......................	580	580
3	3	Indexers............................	740	732
1	1	Typist.............................	212	212
1	1	Female Sorter........................	176	176
1	1	Messenger..........................	120	100
54	54		20,586	20,509
134	134	Carried forward...............	50,803	50,740

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 40.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	ELECTORAL OFFICE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
134	134	Brought forward.........	50,803	50,740
		Queensland.
		Third Division.
1	1	Commonwealth Electoral Officer..........	595	595
2	2	Clerks............................	738	738
10	10	Divisional Returning Officers.............	4,913	4,927
10	10	Clerks to Divisional Returning Officers......	3,027	3,025
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Senior Indexer.......................	289	281
1	1	Indexer...........................	250	250
1	1	Typist............................	177	176
1	1	Female Sorter.......................	176	176
1	1	Assistant..........................	250	247
28	28		10,415	10,415
		South Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Commonwealth Electoral Officer..........	595	595
2	2	Clerks............................	738	738
7	7	Divisional Returning Officers.............	3,486	3,486
7	7	Clerks to Divisional Returning Officers......	2,155	2,126
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Senior Indexer.......................	290	290
1	1	Indexer...........................	250	250
2	1	Typist............................	199	293
21	20		7,713	7,778
		Western Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Commonwealth Electoral Officer..........	595	595
2	2	Clerks............................	654	648
5	5	Divisional Returning Officers.............	2,490	2,472
5	5	Clerks to Divisional Returning Officers......	1,488	1,494
13	13	Carried forward..........	5,227	5,209
183	182	Carried forward..........	68,931	68,933

F.15823.—7

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 40.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	ELECTORAL OFFICE.		1928-29.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.— Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
183	182	Brought forward...........	68,931	68,933
		Western Australia—continued.
13	13	Brought forward...........	5,227	5,209
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Senior Indexer........................	290	290
1	1	Indexer.............................	103	250
1	1	Typist..............................	212	212
16	16	Tasmania.	5,832	5,961
		Third Division.
1	1	Commonwealth Electoral Officer *...........	648	648
4	4	Clerks..............................	1,473	1,461
5	5	Clerks to Divisional Returning Officers........	1,560	1,560
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Senior Indexer........................	290	288
1	1	Typist..............................	191	185
12	12		4,162	4,142
			78,925	79,036
		Child endowment......................	1,828	1,800
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	200	600
		District allowance......................	305	295
		Allowance to officers performing duties for State of South Australia	500	500
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	204	303
		Allowance to officers in connexion with maintenance of Joint Roll in Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania	996	...
		Salaries of officers granted leave of absence or furlough prior to retirement	..	996
211	210		82,958	83,530
Less salaries of officers performing duties for Departments of Works and Prime Minister			1,319	1,307
			81,639	82,223	79,263
Temporary assistance...................			250	1,500	1,715
			81,889	83,723	80,978
Less amount to be charged to Division No. 114, Commonwealth Elections			..	500	..
			81,889	83,223	80,978
Leas amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			..	1,200	..
Total Salaries (carried forward).............			81,889	82,023	80,978

* Is also Deputy Public Service Inspector and Works Registrar, and receives an allowance of £60 per annum for acting as Deputy Commissioner of Pensions and Maternity Allowances.

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No. 40.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
ELECTORAL OFFICE.
Brought forward..................	81,889	82,023	80,978
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................	400	500	352
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	350	350	367
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	500	500	497
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	60	75	51
5. Other printing...........................	50	50	45
6. Travelling expenses.......................	505	750	438
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............	320	500	483
8. Heat, light, water and sanitation...............	625	775	576
9. Office cleaning..........................	1,700	1,725	1,593
10. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	900	906	865
	5,410	6,131	5,267
Less amount to be charged to Division 114, Commonwealth Elections	..	330	..
Total Contingencies.............	5,410	5,801	5,267
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Administration of Electoral Act (moneys received from States in connexion with joint electoral administration to be credited to this vote)	33,902	47,000	41,019
2. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	2,656	359	130
Compensation to voter for injuries sustained at polling booth	..	..	35
Total Miscellaneous............	36,558	47,359	41,184
Total Division No. 40...........	123,857	135,183	127,429

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.				1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 41.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		CENTRAL STAFF.
		Second Division.
1	1	Statistician..........................	1,262	1,212
		Third Division.
1	1	Editor of Bureau Publications.............	720	720
1	1	Supervisor of Census...................	634	696
1	1	Supervisor of Labour Statistics.............	622	609
1	1	Supervisor of Trade Statistics..............	542	521
1	1	Librarian...........................	498	516
1	..	Draftsman and Computer................	..	462
10	10	Compilers..........................	4,101	4,336
12	13	Clerks.............................	4,010	3,493
..	1	Clerk, unattached......................	258	..
		Fourth Division.
3	4	Typists............................	714	535
1	1	Statistical Tabulator, Grade II..............	221	215
8	8	Statistical Tabulators, Grade I..............	1,298	1,585
2	2	Messengers.........................	235	318
43	45		15,115	15,218
		TASMANIA.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Statistician.....................	720	720
1	1	Assistant Deputy Statistician..............	516	516
7	7	Clerks.............................	1,995	1,910
1	1	Typist.............................	167	142
10	10		3,398	3,288
53	55	Carried forward..............	18,513	18,506

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 41.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 41.	£	£	£
		CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
53	55	Brought forward..............	18,513	18,506
		Child endowment......................	235	330
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	1,635	1,500
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	50	28
			20,433	20,364	19,212
53	55	Temporary assistance...................	1,100	1,100	1,264
			21,533	21,464	20,476
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			1,030	500	...
Total Salaries...............			20,503	20,964	20,476
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................			750	700	827
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			100	100	187
3. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			100	100	93
4. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			85	85	95
5. Other printing...........................			6,700	6,400	5,925
6. Travelling expenses........................			40	100	169
7. Heat, light, water and sanitation................			250	250	207
8. Office cleaning, including watchmen's services......			90	590	652
9. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............			110	210	219
10. Library................................			90	90	78
11. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance			120	120	121
12. Writing cards relating to vital statistics...........			450	450	416
13. Wheat forecast...........................			370	370	359
14. Allowance for University fees of officers of Tasmanian Bureau			20	20	15
15. Tabulation of vital statistics..................			800	800	794
Lift maintenance.........................			..	20	..
Total Contingencies...............			10,075	10,405	10,157
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials			516	65	64
Total Division No. 41..............			31,094	31,434	30,697

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 42.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH		Vote.	Expenditure
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
		Central Staff.
		Second Division.
1	1	Commonwealth Meteorologist..............	1,012	1,012
		Third Division.
2	2	Assistant Directors.....................	1,244	1,215
5	5	Meteorologists........................	2,490	2,334
1	1	Assistant Meteorologist..................	393	462
6	6	Meteorological Assistants.................	1,745	1,703
1	1	Draftsman...........................	455	455
1	1	Assistant Draftsman.....................	371	371
1	1	Chief Clerk..........................	552	552
8	8	Clerks..............................	2,828	2,793
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Caretaker............................	250	247
1	1	Senior Assistant.......................	266	266
2	2	Assistants...........................	470	429
2	2	Typists.............................	423	416
3	3	Machinists...........................	649	636
4	4	Recorders...........................	738	729
2	2	Messengers..........................	290	242
41	41	Carried forward..............	14,176	13,862

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 42.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 42.		1928-29.
		METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
41	41	Brought forward...............	14,176	13,862
		New South Wales.
		Third Division.
1	1	Divisional Meteorologist.................	614	588
1	1	Assistant Meteorologist..................	387	372
1	1	Clerk..............................	361	349
2	2	Meteorological Assistants.................	558	544
		Fourth Division.
3	3	Assistants...........................	718	702
1	1	Recorder and Typist....................	203	197
2	2	Messengers..........................	376	304
11	11		3,217	3,056
		Queensland.
		Third Division.
1	1	Divisional Meteorologist.................	570	570
2	2	Meteorological Assistants.................	720	720
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Assistants...........................	500	500
1	1	Recorder and Typist....................	212	212
1	1	Messenger...........................	113	96
7	7		2,115	2,098
59	59	Carried forward..............	19,508	19,016

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928 29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928 29.
		Division No. 42.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
59	59	Brought forward..............	19,508	19,016
		South Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Divisional Meteorologist.................	570	570
2	2	Meteorological Assistants.................	682	651
1	1	Clerk..............................	312	312
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Assistants...........................	349	279
1	1	Messenger...........................	133	110
7	7		2,046	1,922
		Western Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Divisional Meteorologist.................	570	570
3	3	Meteorological Assistants.................	1,032	1,032
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant............................	250	250
1	1	Recorder and Typist....................	176	207
1	1	Messenger...........................	233	226
7	7		2,261	2,285
73	73	Carried forward...........	23,815	23,223

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.				1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 42.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
73	73	Brought forward..............	23,815	23,223
		Tasmania.
		Third Division.
1	1	Divisional Meteorologist.................	498	498
1	1	Meteorological Assistant.................	312	312
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant............................	235	227
1	1	Messenger...........................	164	135
4	4		1,209	1,172
			25,024	24,395
		Child endowment......................	292	264
		Allowance to officers for Sunday and holiday pay.	190	280
			25,506	24,939
		Less deductions for rent..................	97	93
77	77		25,409	24,846	23,893
		Temporary assistance....................	350	350	1,327
			25,759	25,196	25,220
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	510	450	…
		Total Salaries (carried forward).....	25,249	24,746	25,220

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No. 42.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH.
Brought forward.................	25,249	24,746	25,220
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................	1,050	1,000	1,136
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	475	450	448
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	160	160	144
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	100	150	92
5. Other printing...........................	1,550	1,600	1,369
6. Inspection and travelling expenses..............	390	350	311
7. Heat, light, water and sanitation................	280	250	313
8. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............	1,240	1,225	1,283
9. Meteorological instruments and apparatus.........	1,350	1,500	1,136
10. Allowances to country observers...............	2,200	2,200	2,147
11. Installations for signalling flood and storm warnings..	500	550	410
12. Office cleaning...........................	700	675	712
13. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	400	400	422
14. Purchase of office machines and equipment........	31	90	131
15. Publication of meteorological data..............	400	1,500	420
Distribution of meteorological reports—Canberra....	...	200	134
Total Contingencies...........	10,826	12,300	10,608
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Contribution towards cost of maintenance of telephone line from Raglan to Cape Capricorn—North Queensland	150	150	73
2. Maintenance of meteorological wireless station, Lord Howe Island	740	250	...
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	...	...	34
Total Miscellaneous.........	890	400	107
Total Division No. 42..........	36,965	37,446	35,935

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 43.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	SOLAR OBSERVATORY.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Second Division.
1	1	Director...........................	1,362	1,362
		Third Division.
5	5	Assistants..........................	2,775	2,711
1	1	Research Fellow.....................	336	330
1	1	Clerk.............................	292	372
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Mechanics.........................	738	738
2	2	Groundsmen........................	552	552
			6,055	6,065
		Child endowment.....................	78	26
		Special cost of living allowance...........	351	..
			6,484	6,091
		Less deduction for rent.................	557	432
12	12		5,927	5,659	4,112
		Temporary assistance..................	130	130	461
			6,057	5,789	4,573
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			310	660	..
Total Salaries...........			5,747	5,129	4,573
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.....................			25	25	40
2. Office requisites........................			40	40	11
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			15	15	5
4. Other printing..........................			150	50	65
5. Travelling expenses......................			150	150	135
6. Power, heat, light, and water................			350	350	214
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........			70	70	114
8. Library..............................			150	100	243
9. Photographic material.....................			75	75	42
10. Repairs and renewals of instruments and tools.....			75	75	45
11. Telephone services, including installation, rent, and calls			60	50	110
12. Equipment............................			1,400	2,000	1,872
13. Office cleaning.........................			25	25	2
14. Freight and transport......................			80	100	114
Total Contingencies........			2,665	3,125	3,012
Total Division No. 43...........			8,412	8,254	7,585

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 44.		1928-29.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
		FORESTRY BRANCH.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Commonwealth Forestry Bureau.
		Second Division.
1	1	Inspector-General of Forests†.............	1,212	1,212
		Third Division.
1	1	Secretary..........................	509	492
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist............................	183	177
		Australian Forestry School.
		Second Division.
1	1	Principal...........................	950	950
		Third Division.
3	3	Lecturers..........................	1,806	1,804
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Laboratory Assistant...................	300	300
1	1	Caretaker..........................	276	276
			5,236	5,211
		Child endowment.....................	1	8
		Special (Canberra) allowance.............	213	101
		Allowance to Inspector-General of Forests for acting as Principal of School	150	150
			5,600	5,470
		Less deductions for rent.................	148	148
9	9		5,452	5,322	3,677
		Temporary assistance..................	420	290	865
			5,872	5,612	4,542
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	1,150	650	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)....	4,722	4,962	4,542

† Receives in addition an allowance of £150 per annum whilst acting as Principal of Australian Forestry School.

V.—The Department of Home Affairs.
	1929-30.	1928-29.

Division No. 44.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
FORESTRY BRANCH.
Brought forward............	4,722	4,962	4,542
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Printing..............................	75	85	70
2. Travelling expenses......................	525	150	203
3. Transport.............................	525	525	526
4. Library...............................	180	200	135
5. Heat, light, water and sanitation..............	330	350	204
6. Telephone services, including installation, rent, and calls	50	36	78
7. Equipment............................	200	300	367
8. Research scholarships.....................	1,670	830	506
9. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	300	300	485
Total Contingencies.............	3,855	2,776	2,574
Total Division No. 44...........	8,577	7,738	7,116
	260,649	273,500	259,760
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	5,000	..
Total Department of Home Affairs.....	260,649	268,500	259,760

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VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE. (Not including War Services—Shown Separately on Pages 275 and 276.)
Page Reference.		1929-30.	1928-29.			Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
Page Reference.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
		£	£	£		£	£
109	CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION	28,352	27,946	27,901		451	…
111	NAVAL FORCES...	2,107,191	2,014,912	1,935,224		171,967	…
141	MILITARY FORCES.	1,386,287	1,042,715	1,046,247		340,040	…
168	RIFLE CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS	40,000	48,000	47,851		…	7,851
169	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE	444,650	355,256	347,288		97,362	…
169	CIVIL AVIATION BRANCH	106,000	76,000	73,499		32,501	…
132	MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH	250,000	209,847	209,810		40,190	…
		4,362,480	3,774,676	3,687,820		674,660	…
	Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	167,364	20,000	…		…	167,364
	Total Ordinary Votes	4,195,116	3,754,676	3,687,820		507,296	...
	Special Defence provision to cover Developmental programme	…	1,000,000	947,578		...	947,578
	Total Department of Defence	4,195,116	4,754,676	4,635,398		...	440,282
Estimate, 1929-30.......................					£4,195,116
Vote, 1928-29..........................					£4,754,676
Decrease................					£559,560

VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 45.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.	£	£	£
		First Division.
1	1	Secretary............................	2,000	2,000
		Second Division.
1	1	Assistant Secretary.....................	1,012	1,012
1	1	Finance Secretary......................	1,112	1,112
		Professional Division.
1	1	Director of Works......................	816	793
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Clerk and Industrial Officer............	768	768
25	25	Clerks..............................	9,566	9,355
1	1	Private Secretary.......................	516	516
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Inquiry Officer........................	336	327
1	1	Ministerial Messenger...................	317	317
2	2	Senior Messengers......................	500	513
2	2	Messengers*..........................	198	198
2	2	Senior Assistants.......................	580	580
4	4	Assistants*...........................	1,015	991
6	6	Typists*............................	1,252	1,206
			19,988	19,688
		Adjustment of salaries...................	70	...
		Child endowment......................	391	500
		Special (Canberra) allowance...............	215	206
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class	304	250
49	49		20,968	20,644	17,890
		Temporary assistance....................	400	800	770
		Total Pay (carried forward)...	21,368	21,444	18,660

* Permanent or Temporary

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 45.		1928-29.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward................	21,368	21,444	18,660
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Fares and freights.........................	550	550	837
2. Other travelling expenses....................	400	400	404
3. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............	2,399	3,150	3,544
4. Office requisites, writing-paper and envelopes; and account, record and other books	335	435	313
5. Other printing............................	100	100	83
6. Fuel and light............................	100	300	29
7. Books and papers for Defence Department Library (including binding and repairing books)	500	700	1,072
Total Contingencies..........	4,384	5,635	6,282
Subdivision No. 3.—Postage and Telegrams	400	400	377
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Entertainment of Navy and Army veterans with war service prior to 1886	200	200	184
2. Recoverable expenditure in connexion with Commonwealth motor garage and running of cars	100	100	…
Expenses in connexion with inquiry in the case of Mr. M. L. Shepherd	…	…	318
Total Miscellaneous...........	300	300	502
	26,452	27,779	25,821
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	…	1,833	…
Total Under Control of Department of Defence...	26,452	25,946	25,821
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 46.
Subdivision No. 1.
WORKS AND BUILDINGS.
No. 1. Repairs, maintenance, fittings, and furniture........	1,500	2,000	2,080
Subdivision No. 2.
No. 1. Rent of buildings (including provisions in lieu of rent to cover outlay by lessors in the direction of alterations or additions to buildings under lease)	400	...	...
Total Under Control of Department of Works..	1,900	2,000	2,080
Total Central Administration..........	28,352	27,946	27,901

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
NAVAL.
(War Services shown on page 275.)
Division Number.		1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
Division Number.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure	Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
		£	£	£	£	£
	Under Control of Department of Defence.
47	NAVAL ADMINISTRATION.	82,200	84,254	83,257	...	1,057
48	PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES (SEAGOING)	985,350	922,600	918,672	66,678	...
49	MAINTENANCE OF SHIPS AND VESSELS	603,185	542,681	481,498	121,687	...
50	MEDICAL SERVICES......	11,756	14,247	14,231	...	2,475
51	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE	60,000	62,000	60,195	...	195
52	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE	124,000	102,000	101,999	22,001	...
53	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE	450	650	383	67	...
54	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE (SEA-GOING)	1,300	1,750	1,212	88	...
55	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN FLEET RESERVE...	2,500	2,400	2,166	334	...
56	NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.	187,705	182,430	182,430	5,275	...
57	TO BE PAID TO CREDIT OF TRUST FUND—UNIFORM CLOTHING AND NECESSARIES (NAVAL) ACCOUNT	2,000	5,000	5,000	...	3,000
58	REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF NAVAL WORKS	2,500	2,500	2,185	315	...
59	GENERAL SERVICES......	37,995	43,150	38,276	...	281
	Total under Control of Department of Defence	2,100,941	1,965,662	1,891,504	209,437	...
60	Under Control of Department of Works	31,250	49,250	43,720	...	12,470
		2,132,191	2,014,912	1,935,224	196,967	...
	Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	25,000	...	...	...	25,000
	Total..........	2,107,191	2,014,912	1,935,224	l71,967	…

F.15823.—8

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Class or Grade.	Division No. 47.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			NAVAL ADMINISTRATION.	£	£	£
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
			Under Naval Defence Acts.
			Naval Board of Administration.
1	1	...	First Naval Member and Chief of the Naval Staff	3,000	3,000
1	1	...	Second Naval Member................	1,400(b)	1,400(b)
...	...	...	Finance and Civil Member.............	(c)	(c)
2	2			4,400	4,400
			Naval Staff and Administration.
1	1	...	Electrical Commander................	784	784
1	1	...	Commander.......................	784	784
1	1	...	Paymaster Commander...............	768	768
3	3			2,336	2,336
			The following Officers (Sea-going) are borne for duty, but are included for pay under Division No. 48 Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going). Rates of pay and allowances as prescribed in Financial Regulations :—
			1 Captain.
			1 Commander.
			2 Lieutenant-Commanders, or Lieutenants.
			1 Paymaster Commander.
			2 Paymaster Lieutenant-Commanders, or Pay-master Lieutenants.
			1 Warrant Telegraphist.
			8
5	5		Carried forward.........	6,736	6,736

(a) Pay Includes all allowances except travelling.—(b) Also credited under sea-going Regulations with deferred pay of his rank (a) 9s. 6d. per diem).—(c) Receives £1,112 per annum as Finance Secretary—Defence, Central Administration.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class of Grade.		1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.					1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.				Vote.	Expenditure
1928-29.	1929-30.		Division No. 47.		Vote.	Expenditure
				£	£	£
			NAVAL ADMINISTRATION.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
5	5		Brought forward.....	6,736	6,736
			Secretary's Branch (including Naval Staff and Hydrographic Sections.)
1	1	…	Assistant Secretary (Navy) and Secretary Naval Board	912	912
1	1	…	Paymaster Commander...............	660	660
38	36	…	Clerks..........................	12,185	12,558
1	1	...	Chief Cartographer.................	614	602
1	1	...	Senior Chart Corrector...............	323	378
1	1	...	Stenographer.....................	312	312
11	11	...	Typists.........................	2,091	2,050
3	3	...	Assistants........................	768	602
57	55			17,865	18,074
			Finance Branch.
1	1	...	Director of Navy Accounts............	962	962
2	2	...	Accountants......................	1,512	1,512
51	51	...	Clerks..........................	19,234	18,880
5	5	...	Typists.........................	986	922
2	2	...	Machinists,.......................	420	414
2	2	...	Assistants........................	409	339
63	63			23,523	23,029
125	123		Carried forward.........	48,124	47,839

(a) Pay includes all allowances except travelling.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.		1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.			Division No. 47.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		NAVAL ADMINISTRATION.		Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
125	123		Brought forward....	48,124	47,839
			Stores and Victualling Branch.
1	1	...	Director of Naval Stores and Victualling.	962	962
1	1	...	Naval Store Officer...............	744	744
1	1	...	Deputy Victualling Store Officer......	631	656
31	27	...	Clerks.......................	9,649	10,662
1	1	...	Senior Assistant.................	282	274
2	2	...	Assistants.....................	542	300
1	1	...	Examiner (Paymaster Lieutenant).....	480	480
1	1	B	Inspecting Officer................	373	360
1	1	C	Assistant Inspecting Officer.........	350	350
40	36			14,013	14,788
			Engineering and Construction Branch.
(b)	(b)	…	Director of Engineering (Naval)......	(b)	(b)
(b)	(b)	…	Engineer Lieutenant-Commander or Engineer Lieutenant	(b)	(b)
1	1	B	Ship Constructor................	740	728
1	1	B	Engineer Constructor..............	740	704
1	1	D	Draughtsman...................	527	509
4	4	E	Draughtsmen...................	1,820	1,802
2	2	...	Clerks.......................	774	774
1	1	...	Plan Printer....................	315	303
10	10			4,916	4,820
			Ordnance Branch.
(b)	(b)	…	Director of Ordnance, Torpedoes and Mines	(b)	(b)
1	1	…	Assistant Armament Supply Officer....	562	545
1	1	E/D	Senior Technical Assistant..........	521	504
1	1	F	Draughtsman...................	371	355
4	4	...	Clerks.......................	1,355	1,384
7	7			2,809	2,788
182	176		Carried forward.......	69,862	70,235

(a) Pay includes all allowances except travelling.—(b) Borne for pay under Division No. 48, Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going). Subdivision No. 1—Pay.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Class or Grade.	Division No. 47.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expendture.
				£	£	£
			NAVAL ADMINISTRATION.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
182	176		Brought forward..........	69,862	70,235
			Messengers.
6	6		Senior Messengers..................	1,290	1,289
				71,152	71,524
			Child endowment...................	1,500	1,500
			Adjustment of salaries................	42	(c)
			Allowances junior clerks appointed or transferred away from their homes	(b)	(b)
			Allowances to officers performing duties of higher positions	300	100
			Salaries of officers prior to taking up duty and subsequent to ceasing duty	550	50
			Salaries of officers granted furlough prior to retirement	30	30
			Deferred pay and interest on accumulations thereof under regulations, in respect of Second Naval member and members of Auxiliary Services—to be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Deferred Pay (Naval) Account	900	900
188	182			74,474	74,104	63,563
			Temporary assistance................	1,150	1,150	11,266
				75,624	75,254	74,829
			Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	1,424	...	...
			Total Pay (carried forward).....	74,200	75,254	74,829

(a) Pay includes all allowances except travelling.——(b) Included in Total Pay.

(c) The amount provided for adjustment of salaries in 1928-29 has been included in the items of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 47	£	£	£
NAVAL ADMINISTRATION.
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
Brought forward...............	74,200	75,254	74,829
No. 1. Fares and freight...........................	1,000	1,100	1,301
2. Other travelling expenses.....................	550	650	665
3. Incidental and petty cash expenditure..............	2,975	3,750	2,991
4. Office requisites, writing-paper and envelopes ; account, record and other books	1,055	1,100	1,062
5. Other printing.............................	120	150	121
6. Books, publications, maps and instruments..........	250	300	253
7. Fuel and light.............................	600	500	590
8. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	750	700	757
9. Postage and telegrams........................	700	750	688
Total Contingencies................	8,000	9,000	8,428
Total Division No. 47................	82,200	84,254	83,257

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
		Division No. 48.
		PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES (SEA-GOING).
		Subdivision No. 1.—PAY.(a)
		Pay and allowance under Naval Financial Regulations under Naval Defence Act in respect of personnel of the Fleet detailed hereunder
		Deferred Pay and Interest on accumulation thereof under Regulations—to be paid to credit of Trust Fund— Deferred Pay (Naval) Account
		Contributions towards pension rights of personnel lent from Imperial Navy		963,350	897,600
		Contributions under Imperial National Health Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, and Widows, Orphans, and Old Age Pension Acts
		Pay of officers and men prior to taking up duty and subsequent to ceasing duty
		Pay of officers and men borne for training in excess of complement
		Payment of gratuity for Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
		Pay of officers discharged to the half-pay list prior to retirement
		Flag Officers.
			Per day.
1	2	Rear-Admirals.................	£5
		Commissioned Officers.
		Executive Officers.
6	7	Captains...........................
16	15	Commanders........................
116	115	Lieutenant-Commanders or Lieutenants......
19	19	Sub-Lieutenants......................
2	1	Mate.............................
160	159	Carried forward...........		963,350	897,600

(a) Rates of pay as prescribed in Naval Financial Regulations except where otherwise shown.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 48.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES (SEA-GOING).
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.(a)
160	159	Brought forward...........	963,350	897,600
		Engineer Officers.
1	1	Engineer Rear-Admiral.................
3	2	Engineer Captains....................
11	14	Engineer Commanders.................
38	35	Engineer Lieutenant-Commanders, Lieutenant-Commanders (E), or Engineer Lieutenants, Lieutenants (E), Sub-Lieutenants (E)
1	1	Mate (E)...........................
54	53	Chaplains and Naval Instructors.
8	8	Chaplains..........................
1	3	Instructor Commander.................
3	1	Instructor Lieutenant-Commanders or Instructor Lieutenants
1	1	Headmaster.........................
13	13
		Medical Officers and Dental Officers.
1	1	Surgeon Captain......................
3	5	Surgeon Commanders..................
17	15	Surgeon Lieutenant-Commanders or Surgeon Lieutenants
9	8	Surgeon Lieutenant-Commanders or Surgeon Lieutenants (Dental)
30	29
		Accountant Officers.
3	5	Paymaster Commanders................
31	27	Paymaster Lieutenant-Commanders, Paymaster Lieutenants, or Paymaster Sub-Lieutenants
34	32
291	286	Carried forward............	963,350	897,600

(a) Rates of pay as prescribed in Naval Financial Regulations except where otherwise shown.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Division No. 48.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES (SEA-GOING).		1928-29.
				Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
291	286	Brought forward.....................	963,350	897,600
		Miscellaneous.
1	1	Ordnance Lieutenant-Commander or Lieutenant...........
1	1	Electrical Lieutenant.............................
...	1	Shipwright Lieutenant............................
1	...	Lieutenant Instructor in Cookery.....................
3	3
		Subordinate Officers.
27	31	Midshipmen...................................
5	4	Midshipmen (E)................................
3	2	Paymaster-Midshipmen or Paymaster Cadets.............
35	37
		Commissioned Officers from Warrant Rank and Warrant Officers.
19	18	Commissioned Gunners or Gunners...................
14	14	Commissioned Gunners (T.) or Gunners (T.)..............
12	10	Commissioned Boatswains or Boatswains...............
8	9	Commissioned Telegraphists or Warrant Telegraphists.......
3	4	Commissioned Signal Boatswains or Signal Boatswains......
20	18	Commissioned Engineers or Warrant Engineers..........
		Commissioned Mechanicians or Warrant Mechanicians.....
8	5	Commissioned Shipwrights or Warrant Shipwrights.........
2	2	Commissioned Master-at-Arms or Warrant Master-at-Arms....
1	1	Commissioned Ordnance Officer or Warrant Ordnance Officer..
5	5	Commissioned Writers or Warrant Writers...............
4	5	Commissioned Supply Officers or Warrant Supply Officers....
1	1	Commissioned Instructor in Cookery or Warrant Instructor in Cookery
14	13	Senior Masters, Schoolmasters, or Schoolmaster candidates....
5	5	Commissioned Electricians or Warrant Electricians.........
3	3	Commissioned Wardmasters or Warrant Wardmasters.......
1	2	Commissioned Bandmaster or Warrant Bandmaster.........
120	115
4428	4288	Petty Officers and Seamen.
		Less amount to be withheld on account of rent............	(c)	(c)
4877	4729	Total Pay (carried forward)..............	963,350	897,600	897,599
(b)	(b)

(a) Rates of pay as prescribed in Naval Financial Regulations, except where otherwise shown.

(b) Includes complement of Survey Ship Moresby (143 ranks and ratings pay met from Defence Reserve Trust Account).

VI.—The Department oF Defence. (Not including War Services.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 48.
PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES (SEA-GOING).
Brought forward...................	963,350	897,600	897,599
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................	1,000	1,000	990
2. Fares and freight—excluding freight on stores......	14,000	13,700	13,888
3. Other travelling expenses....................	2,350	2,300	2,259
4. Recruiting expenses.......................	1,000	3,000	1,377
5. Courts martial and legal expenses..............	50	150	42
6. Miscellaneous allowances other than those chargeable to Pay	400	450	350
7. Irrecoverable debts to Crown of deserters or discharged personnel	200	200	114
8. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure ; prizes for good shooting	3,000	4,000	2,019
Grants for Royal Australian Naval hands and athletics.	...	200	28
Total Contingencies..............	22,000	25,000	21,073
Total Division No. 48.............	985,350	922,600	918,672

VI. — The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No 49.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
MAINTENANCE OF SHIPS AND VESSELS.
Subdivision No. 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. (a)
No. 1. Provisions, including freight and allowances in lieu of provisions	140,955	120,000	120,000
2. Clothing (kit upkeep allowances, outfit gratuities, and gratuitous issues)	55,500	77,000	76,999
3. Other victualling stores (officers' mess traps, seamen's mess utensils, &c., and loan clothing, including freight) ; also hand instruments and music	3,000	6,681	1,168
4. Naval stores, including material and stores for repairs and refit, and freight	127,730	133,000	83,323
5. Ordnance, torpedo stores and ammunition, including freight	106,000	43,500	43,499
6. Coal and oil fuel (expenditure of ships), including freight	59,000	47,500	47,499
7. Repair and refit of ships (excepting stores for repair, &c., work)	100,000	90,000	89,999
8. Miscellaneous expenditure in connexion with H.M.A. Ships, including pilotage, quarantine, fumigation, harbor dues, hire of tugs, repairs to battle practice targets	5,000	6,000	6,000
9. Maintenance, wages, and all other expenditure (excepting Naval stores) in connexion with Fleet Auxiliaries ; also hire of colliers. (Freight earnings of the vessels may be credited to this vote)	6,000	20,000	13,011
Total Division No. 49................	603,185	542,681	481,498

(a) Moneys received from sales of provisions to officials and from sales of materials to contractors to complete naval contracts may be credited to this vote.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.		1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.					1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.				Vote.	Expenditure
				£	£	£
			Division No. 50.
			MEDICAL SERVICES.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
(b)	(b)	…	Director of Naval Medical Services......	(b)	(b)
2	2	...	Clerks.........................	756	747
(b)	(b)	...	Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer..........	(b)	(b)
2	2		Total Pay..........	756	747	732
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Medical and dental services, medical and dental stores, also retainers and fees payable to District and Sub-district Naval Medical Officers				11,000	13,500	13,499
Total Division No. 50..............				11,756	14,247	14,231

(a) Includes all allowances except travelling.—(b) Borne for pay under Division No. 48, Subdivision No. 1—Pay Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.
		Division No. 51.
		ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
		Naval Staff.
		Officers.
1	1	Captain (b)........................
1	1	Commander........................
2	2	Lieutenant-Commanders or Lieutenants.....
1	1	Commissioned Gunner or Gunner.........
1	1	Engineer Commander or Engineer Lieutenant-Commander
1	1	Commissioned Engineer or Warrant Engineer.
1	1	Paymaster Commander or Paymaster Lieutenant- Commander
1	1	Paymaster Lieutenant or Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant
1	1	Instructor Commander or Instructor Lieutenant-Commander
1	1	Chaplain..........................
1	1	Surgeon Commander or Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander
1	1	Commissioned Shipwright or Warrant Shipwright
1	1	Commissioned Supply Officer or Warrant Supply Officer
14	14
		Petty Officers and Men.
1	1	Chief Petty Officer...................
3	1	Petty Officers.......................
15	1	Able Seamen.......................
2	2	Physical Training Instructors.............
1	1	Petty Officer Telegraphist or Leading Telegraphist
1	1	Yeoman of Signals...................
1	1	Telegraphist........................
1	1	Sailmaker.........................
8	8	Chief Engine-room Artificers or Engine-room Artificers	30,822	31,886
1	1	Mechanician.......................
2	1	Stoker Petty Officers..................
4	4	Leading Stokers.....................
18	18	Stokers...........................
1	1	Chief Shipwright....................
1	1	Joiner............................
60	60	Carried forward..........	30,822	31,886
14	14

(a) Rates of pay and allowances as prescribed in Naval Financial Regulations, (b) With quarters; fuel, and light.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 51.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
14	14	Brought forward.........	30,822	31,886
		Petty Officers and Men—continued.
60	60	Brought forward.........
1	1	Painter.........................
1	1	Electrical Artificer.................
1	1	Plumber........................
1	1	Chief Petty Officer Writer............
1	1	Petty Officer Writer................
1	1	Leading Writer...................
1	1	Writer.........................
2	2	Supply Petty Officers...............
2	2	Leading Supply Assistants............
1	1	Supply Assistant..................
1	1	Petty Officer Cook.................
1	1	Leading Cook....................
1	1	Cook..........................
2	2	Sick Berth Petty Officers or Leading Sick Berth Attendants
1	1	Petty Officer Butcher...............
1	1	Officers' Chief Steward (b)...........
5	4	Officers' Stewards, 1st Class (b)........
3	2	Officers' Cooks, 1st Class (b)..........
14	11	Officers' Stewards, 2nd Class (b)........
3	3	Officers' Cooks, 2nd Class (b).........
...	3	Officers' Stewards, 3rd Class (b)........
4	2	Officers' Cooks, 3rd Class (b)..........
108	104
1	1	Chief Petty Officer (Auxiliary Services)...
123	119	Carried forward........	30,822	31,886

(a) Rates of pay as prescribed in Naval Financial Regulations.—(b) Ratings borne for attendance on officers and cadet midshipmen, and for hospital.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.
Number of Persons.					1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.						1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.					Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 51.			£	£	£
		ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.
123	119	Brought forward.........			30,822	31,886
		Brought forward.........
		Deferred Pay and interest on accumulations thereof under Regulations—to be paid to credit of Trust Fund —Deferred Pay (Naval) Account
		Pay of officer and men prior to taking up duty and subsequent to ceasing duty
		Pay of officers and men borne for training in excess of complement
		CIVIL STAFF.	Rate per annum.
			£	£
1	1	Head Master............	750-875
2	2	Senior Masters..........	575-675
4	4	Masters...............	125-550		4,178	4,114
1	1	Nursing Sister...........	162-192(a)
		Child endowment....................
		Less amount to be withheld from officers and men on account of rent			(b)	(b)
8	8				4,178	4,114
131	127	Total Pay..............			35,000	36,000	35,875
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. General expenses and upkeep, including outfit and maintenance of cadet midshipmen, travelling expenses, fares, freight and transport, rations, uniforms, equipment and apparatus, stores, fuel and light, grant to Cadets Fund, stationery and books, pocket money to cadets, wages, telephone service (including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance), postage and telegrams, and all other expenditure incidental to College					25,000	26,000	24,320
Total Division No. 51.........					60,000	62,000	60,195

(a) And quarters and rations—(b) Deducted from Total Pay.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Class or Grade.	Division No. 52.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
					£	£	£
			ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE.
			Subdivision No. 1.—PAY.(a)
			(Pay of Permanent Staff.)
			Head-Quarters Staff.
1	1	...	Director of Naval Reserves and Naval Reserve Mobilization		826	826
1	1	...	Lieutenant-Commander............
3	3	...	Clerks.......................
1	1	...	Assistant......................
1	1	...	Typist.......................
7	7
			District Staff.
4	4	...	Commanders	(District Naval Officers)	67,510	60,399
3	2	...	Lieut.-Commanders
7	8	...	Lieutenants	(Sub-District Naval Officers and Assistants to District and Sub-District Naval Officers)
20	20	...	(Commissioned Instructors, or (Warrant Instructors

73	73	...	Chief Petty Officers (Instructors, Armourers, Storekeepers, and Recruiting)
10	10	I.
		II.	Boatmen (Caretakers, Messengers, Storemen, Labourers and Telephone Attendants)..
48	48	III.
		IV.
165	165
172	172		Carried forward......		68,336	61,225

(a) Pay as prescribed in Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.	Division No. 52.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Class or Grade.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
				£	£	£
			ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
			(Pay of Permanent Staff.)
172	172		Brought forward......	68,336	61,225
			Civil Staff.
21	21	...	Clerks.......................
2	2	...	Assistants.....................
7	7	...	Typists.......................
			Child endowment................
			Allowances junior clerks appointed or transferred away from home
			Allowances to clerks performing the duties of higher positions
			Increases of pay consequent on revision of rates of pay and reclassification
			Pay of members of R.A.N.R. Staff whilst undergoing training afloat, at rates of pay as prescribed in Regulations
			Salaries of personnel granted leave of absence or furlough prior to retirement
			Adjustment of salaries.............
			Temporary assistance.............
			District allowances...............
			Payment of Gratuity for long service and good conduct medal
			Deferred Pay and Interest on Accumulations thereof under Regulations in respect of Members of Auxiliary Services—to be paid to Credit of Trust Fund—Deferred Pay (Naval) Account	11,500	9,000
30	30
202	202		Carried forward..	79,836	70,225

(a) Pay as prescribed in Regulations.

F. 15823.—9

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons						1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.					1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 52.				£	£	£
		ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
202	202	Brought forward.........				79,836	70,225
		Pay of Naval Reserve.	Per annum.
			£	s.	d.
		Surgeon Commanders.....	46	17	6
		Surgeon Lieutenant-Commanders	37	10	0
		Lieutenant Commanders....	37	10	0
		Engineer Lieutenant-Commanders	37	10	0
		Lieutenants............	28	2	6
		Engineer Lieutenants......	28	2	6
		Paymaster Lieutenants.....	28	"2	6
		Surgeon Lieutenants......	28	2	6
		Sub-Lieutenants.........	18	15	0
		Engineer Sub-Lieutenants...	18	15	0
5957	5978	Paymaster Sub-Lieutenants..	18	15	0
		Midshipmen...........	6	5	0	19,700	5,775
		Engineer Midshipmen.....	6	5	0
		Paymaster Midshipmen....	6	5	0
		Commissioned Officers from. Warrant rank	18	5	0
		Warrant Officers.........	15	0	0
		Chief Bandmaster........	40	0	0
		Bandmasters...........	30	0	0
		Chief Petty Officers.......	12	10	0
		Petty Officers...........	11	17	6
		Leading Ratings.........	7	10	0
		Able Seamen Ratings.....	6	5	0
		Ordinary Seamen Ratings...	5	0	0
6159	6180	Carried forward....				99,536	76,000

(a) Pay as prescribed in Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 52.	£	£	£
		ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
6159	6180	Brought forward.	99,536	76,000
		Pay of Naval Reserve—continued.
		Pay of officers and men prior to taking up duty and subsequent to ceasing duty	(b)	(b)
		Pay of officers and men borne for training in excess of complement	(b)	(b)
		Extra pay of officers and ratings undergoing special courses or additional voluntary training in H.M.A. Ships or establishments	(b)	(b)
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	(c)	(c)
6159	6180		99,536	76,000	75,010
		Temporary assistance................	...	...	989
		Total Pay (carried forward)..	99,536	76,000	75,999

(a) Pay as prescribed in Regulations.—(b) Included in Total Pay.—(c) Deducted from Total Pay.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 52.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE.
Brought forward..............	99,536	76,000	75,999
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Rations, or allowance in lieu...............	2,600	1,565	2,403
2. Fares and freight.......................	2,500	2,700	2,495
3. Other travelling expenses.................	450	600	359
4. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure, including sanitary services and water supply, upkeep of bands, and legal expenses	2,000	1,850	1,703
5. Office requisites, writing-paper, envelopes, and account, record and other books	500	700	356
6. Other printing.........................	200	300	145
7. Uniforms, or allowance in lieu..............	10,464	12,185	10,946
8. Naval stores..........................	2,500	1,750	4,249
9. Ordnance stores.......................	1,000	2,000	1,181
10. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	500	600	414
11. Postage and telegrams...................	500	750	475
12. Repair and upkeep of boats and launches.......	1,250	1,000	1,274
Total Contingencies........	24,464	26,000	26,000
Total Division No. 52........	124,000	102,000	101,999

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
		Division No. 53.	£	£	£
		ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
200	200	Pay of officers and men performing voluntary training in H.M.A. Ships
		Extra pay of officers and ratings undergoing special courses or additional voluntary training in H.M.A. Ships or Establishments	150	150	116
200	200	Total Pay........	150	150	116
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. General expenses, including rations, clothing, fares, freight, and travelling expenses, and all other expenditure incidental to the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve			300	500	267
Total Division No. 53........			450	650	383

(a) Rates of pay and allowances as prescribed in Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			Division No. 54.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE (SEAGOING).			Vote.	Expenditure
					£	£	£
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
			Pay of Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going)
1	1		Captain.............................
7	4		Commanders..........................
29	29		Lieutenant-Commanders or Lieutenants........
9	9		Engineer Lieutenant-Commanders or Engineer lieutenants
3	3		Paymaster Lieutenants or Paymaster Sub-Lieutenants		800	1,000	881
25	25		Sub-Lieutenants........................
6	9		Midshipmen..........................
			Extra pay of officers undergoing special courses or additional voluntary training in H.M.A. ships or establishments
80	80		Total Pay............		800	1,000	881
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. General expenses, including rations, clothing, fares, freight. and travelling expenses, and all other expenditure incidental to the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going)					500	750	331
Total Division No. 54......					1,300	1,750	1,212
________
Number of Persons.				Division No. 55.
1928-29.		1929-30.		ROYAL AUSTRALIAN FLEET RESERVE.
				Subdivision No. 1. — Pay.(a)
450		450		Pay and retainers of ratings who are members of the R.A.F. Reserve	2,100	2,040	1,807
450		450		Total Pay............	2,100	2,040	1,807
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. General expenses, including rations, clothing, fares, freight, travelling expenses, and all other expenditure incidental to the R.A.F. Reserve					400	360	359
Total Division No. 55...					2,500	2,400	2,166

(a) Rates of pay and allowance as prescribed in Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Class or Grade.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
				£	£	£
			Division No. 56.
			NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
			Naval Dépôt and Dockyard, Garden Island, Sydney.
1	1	...	Captain-Superintendent.............	1,400(b)	1,400(b)
1	1	...	Civil Secretary...................	667	720
1	1	C	Hull Overseer...................	650	638
I	1	C	Electrical Assistant to Engineer Manager.	632	602
1	1	D	Draughtsman....................	563	545
1	1	E	Draughtsman....................	455	449
1	1	F	Draughtsman....................	371	365
1	1	...	Accountant.....................	672	672
1	1	...	Expense Accounts Officer...........	534	612
30	30	...	Clerks........................	10,179	10,144
2	2	...	Senior Assistants.................	580	580
1	1	...	Assistant.......................	250	107
2	2	...	Typists........................	379	364
1	1	...	Senior Messenger.................	251	251
1	1	...	Sub-Inspector of Police.............	400	375
3	3	...	Sergeants of Police, 1st Class.........	913	892
4	4	...	Sergeants of Police, 2nd Class.........	1,064	1,012
14	14	...	Constables.....................	3,458	3,374
4	4	A1	Foremen.......................	2,000	2,000
11	11	B	Foremen.......................	4,340	4,194
2	2	C	Foremen.......................	720	720
1	1	...	Naval Optical Instrument Maker.......	360	350
1	1	C	Foreman of Storehouses (Torpedo).....	370	370
1	1	II.	Storehouseman...................	306	293
1	1	...	Junior Storehouseman..............	282	269
1	1	...	Surgery Attendant (Chief Petty Officer)..	319	319
1	1	II.	Surgery Attendant (Boatman).........	241	241
90	90		Carried forward...........	32,356	31,858

(a) Subject to Pay Regulations.—-(b) With furnished quarters. Also credited under sea-going Regulations with deferred pay of his rank (9s. 6d. per diem).

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons		Class or Grade.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Class or Grade.	Division No. 56.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
			NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.	£	£	£
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
90	90		Brought forward......	32,356	31,858
			Naval Store, Garden Island, Sydney.
1	1	...	Naval Store Officer...............	840	840
1	1	...	Deputy Naval Store Officer..........	696	696
2	2	...	Assistant Naval Store Officers........	1,224	1,224
18	16	...	Clerks........................	5,763	6,090
...	2	...	Assistants......................	500	...
1	1	A	Foreman of Storehouses............	410	410
1	1	B	Foreman of Storehouses............	368	380
2	2	...	Senior Storehousemen.............	676	658
4	4	I.	Storehousemen..................	1,304	1,225
8	8	II.	Storehousemen..................	2,430	2,332
11	11	...	Junior Storehousemen..............	3,079	3,000
49	49		Naval Armament Depots, Sydney.	17,290	16,855
1	1	...	Armament Supply Officer...........	680	656
1	1	...	Assistant Armament Supply Officer....	534	534
1	1	...	Assistant Inspector of Naval Ordnance...	668	634
6	6	...	Clerks........................	2,032	1,827
...	1	...	Typist........................	104	...
1	...	...	Assistant......................	...	204
1	1	A	Foreman of Storehouses............	470	470
1	1	C	Foreman of Storehouses............	395	395
1	1	I.	Storehouseman..................	338	323
6	6	II.	Storehousemen..................	1.908	1,824
1	1	B	Foreman of Laboratory.............	400	390
1	1	I.	Laboratoryman..................	338	323
1	1	II.	Laboratoryman..................	318	305
1	1	...	Leading Examiner................	360	353
1	1	...	Gun Examiner...................	360	350
2	2	...	Sergeants of Police, 2nd Class........	532	506
8	8	...	Constables.....................	1,966	1,928
34	34			11,403	11,022
173	173		Carried forward.....	61,049	59,735

(a) Subject to Pay Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Class or Grade.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			Division No. 56.	£	£	£
			NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
173	173		Brought forward......	61,049	59,735
			Royal Edward Victualling Yard, Sydney.
1	1	...	Victualling Store Officer............	840	840
1	1	...	Deputy Victualling Store Officer.......	696	696
2	2	...	Assistant Victualling Store Officers.....	800	800
12	10	...	Clerks........................	3,330	3,743
2	2	...	Assistants......................	300	300
1	1	...	Assistant Technical Examining Officer..	510	510
1	1	A	Foreman of Storehouses............	430	410
1	1	C	Foreman of Storehouses............	358	350
4	4	...	Senior Storehousemen.............	1,352	1,187
2	2	I.	Storehousemen..................	652	622
4	4	II.	Storehousemen..................	1,224	1,160
9	9	...	Junior Storehousemen..............	2,532	2,419
1	1	...	Sergeant of Police, 2nd Class.........	266	248
4	4	...	Constables.....................	992	964
1	1	...	Senior Messenger................	218	251
46	44			14,500	14,500
			Flinders Naval Depot.
1	1	E	Draughtsman...................	394	377
1	1	...	Clerk.........................	210(b)	225(b)
1	1	...	Instrument Maker................	354	354
1	1	I.	Storehouseman..................	326	311
2	2	II.	Boatmen (Caretaker and Surgery Attendant)	482	482
6	6			1,766	1,749
225	223		Carried forward.........	77,315	75,984

(a) Subject to Pay Regulations.—(b) Portion of year only.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.	Division No. 56.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Class or Grade.	NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)
				£	£	£
225	223		Brought forward..................	77,315	75,984
			For general duty at Flinders Naval Depot.
			The following officers and men (Sea-going) are also borne for duty, but are included for Pay under Division No. 48, Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going). Rates of Pay and Allowances as prescribed in Financial Regulations :—
			1 Captain...............................
			1 Commander............................
			13 Lieutenant-Commanders or Lieutenants..........
			1 Engineer Commander......................
			4 Engineer Lieutenant-Commanders or Engineer Lieutenants
			2 Chaplains..............................
			1 Instructor Commander or Instructor Lieutenant-Commander
			1 Surgeon Commander......................
			3 Surgeon Lieutenant-Commanders or Surgeon Lieutenants
			3 Surgeon Lieutenant-Commanders (D) or Surgeon Lieutenants (D)
			1 Paymaster Commander.....................
			3 Paymaster Lieutenant-Commanders or Paymaster Lieutenants
			1 Shipwright Lieutenant......................
			1 Electrical Lieutenant.......................
			1 Headmaster............................
			4 Commissioned Gunners or Gunners.............
			3 Commissioned Gunners (T) or Gunners (T).......
			3 Commissioned Boatswains or Boatswains.........
			1Commissioned Signal Boatswain or Signal Boatswain.
			2 Commissioned Telegraphists or Warrant Telegraphists
			1 Commissioned Master-at-Arms or Warrant Master-at-Arms
			3 Commissioned Engineers or Warrant Engineers, Commissioned Mechanicians or Warrant Mechanicians
			1 Commissioned Ordnance Officer or Warrant Ordnance Officer
			1 Commissioned Electrician or Warrant Electrician....
225	223		Carried forward..................	77,315	75,984

(a) Subject to Pay Regulations.

VI. —The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.	Division No. 56.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Class or Grade.	NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			Subdivision No. 1—Pay. (a)
					£	£	£
225	223		Brought forward...........		77,315	75,984
			For general duty at Flinders Naval Depot—continued. The following officers and men (Sea-going), &c.— continued.
			6 Senior Masters or Schoolmasters.........
			1 Commissioned Wardmaster or Warrant Ward- master
			3 Commissioned Writers or Warrant Writers...
			1 Commissioned Supply Officer or Warrant Supply Officer
			1 Commissioned Instructor in Cookery or Warrant Instructor in Cookery
			582 Petty Officers and men................
				650
			Naval Depot, Swan Island.
(b)	(b)	...	Mining Engineer Officer (Engineer Commander)		(b)	(b)
1	1	...	Clerk..................................		360	348
1	1	...	Assistant...............................		247	241
1	1	C.	Foreman of Storehouses.....................		360	355
1	1	...	Chargeman of Fitters.......................		321	310
1	1	I.	Storehouseman...........................		338	311
1	...	II.	Storehouseman...........................		...	305
...	1	...	Junior Storehouseman......................		260	...
1	1	...	Sergeant of Police, 1st Class..................		319	319
5	5	...	Constables..............................		1,226	1,205
12	12				3,431	3,394
			Goal Hulks, Oil Lighters, &c., at Various Ports.
1	1	...	Chief Petty Officer.........................		319	261
1	1	L	Boatmen (Caretakers, Watchmen, &c.)...........		248	248
9	9	II.			1,782	2,046
11	11				2,349	2,555
			Naval Depot, London (on the staff of the High Commissioner).
(b)	(b)	...	Naval Representative (Captain)................		(b)	(b)
(b)	(b)	...	Engineer Captain (Technical Assistant to Naval Representative)		(b)	(b)
(b)	(b)	...	Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander..............		(b)	(b)
3	3	...	Clerks.................................		700	700
3	3				700	700
251	249		Carried forward...........................		83,795	82,633

(a) Subject to Pay Regulations.—(b) Borne for pay under Division No. 48, Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going),—Subdivision No. 1—Pay.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Class or Grade.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Class or Grade.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
			Division No. 56.

			NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

			Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. (a)

251	249		Brought forward.......	83,795	82,633
			Child endowment...............	2,500	2,500
			Allowances junior clerks appointed or transferred away from home	(b)	(b)
			Cost of living bonus to officers in United Kingdom	300	300
			Adjustment of salaries...........	...	6 (d)
			Allowances to officers performing duties of higher positions	100	100
			Pay of officers prior to taking up duty and subsequent to ceasing duty	10	10
			Salaries of officers granted furlough prior to retirement	50	50
			Deferred Pay and Interest on accumulations there-of under Regulations in respect of Captain Superintendent, Sydney, and members of Auxiliary Services—to be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Deferred Pay (Naval) Account	2,950	2,750
				89,705	88,349
			Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	(c)	(c)
251	249			89,705	88,349	68,557
			Temporary assistance............	8,000	8,500	28,292
			Total Pay (carried forward)..	97,705	96,849	96,849

(a) Subject to Pay Regulations.—(b) Included in Total Pay.—(c) Deducted from Total Pay. (d) Portion of the amount provided for adjustment of salaries in 1928-29 has been included in the items of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 56		Vote.	Expenditure.
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward...........	97,705	96,849	96,849
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. General expenses and upkeep of dockyard and other services, maintenance of machinery and floating craft, and all other expenditure incidental to the Sydney Naval Establishments	60,000	58,000	57,291
2. General expenses and upkeep, including travelling expenses, stationery, fuel and light, telephones, and all other expenditure incidental to other Naval Establishments	30,000	27,581	28,290
Total Contingencies.........	90,000	85,581	85,581
Total Division No. 56........	187,705	182,430	182,430
________
Division No. 57.
No. 1. TO BE PAID TO CREDIT OF TRUST FUND- UNIFORM CLOTHING AND NECESSARIES (NAVAL) ACCOUNT	2,000	5,000	5,000
________
Division No. 58.
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF NAVAL WORKS.
No. 1. Repair and maintenance of Naval Works......	2,500	2,500	2,185
Division No. 59.
GENERAL SERVICES.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Expenses of officers and men and, in certain cases, their families, proceeding to or from Australia	18,470	21,000	16,977
2. Compensation payable under Acts and Regulations in respect of death, injury or illness of members of the Naval Forces; also compensation payable under Admiralty regulations to Royal Navy officers and ratings loaned to Royal Australian Navy	1,500	2,500	807
Carried forward..............	19,970	23,500	17,784

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 59.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
GENERAL SERVICES.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
Brought forward...........	19,970	23,500	17,784
No. 3. Payments on retirement in lieu of furlough.....	5,000	5,000	6,340
4. Grants to institutions...................	350	600	575
5. Compensation for loss of uniform, clothing and effects	50	150	49
6. Fees payable to Imperial Government in respect of R.A.N. Officers and men undergoing instruction in England	10,335	10,000	9,999
7. Expenses in connexion with Commonwealth coal stacks	1,355	1,540	1,345
8. Entertainment expenses of H.M.A. Ships visiting outlying ports	25	200	...
9. Superannuation allowances to members of Auxiliary Services in lieu of Deferred Pay	910	910	910
Expenses of entertainments and functions in connexion with the voyages of new ships of H.M.A. Squadron	...	1,250	1,175
Payment as an act of grace to dependants of member upon retirement	...	...	99
Total Division No. 59.....	37,995	43,150	38,276
Total under control of Department of Defence—Naval	2,100,941	1,965,662	1,891,504
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 60.
Subdivision No. 1.—Works and Buildings.			42,412
No. 1. Repairs, maintenance, fittings and furniture.....
	30,000	48,000
Subdivision No. 2.—Rent of Buildings.	1,250	1,250	1,308
No. 1. Rent of Buildings (including provision in lieu of rent to cover outlay by lessors in the direction of alterations or additions to buildings under lease)
Total under control of Department of Works...	31,250	49,250	43,720
	2,132,191	2,014,912	1,935,224
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	25,000	...	...
Total Department of Defence—Naval (not including War Services)	2,107,191	2,014,912	1,935,224

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
MILITARY.
(War Services shown on page 276.)
Division Number.	____	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
Division Number.	____	Estimate.	Vote.	Expenditure.	Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
	Under Control of Department of Defence.	£	£	£	£	£
61	PERMANENT FORCES..	543,382	373,092	370,616	172,766	...
62	ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE	42,971	43,054	41,810	1,161	...
63	PROFESSIONAL, CLERICAL AND GENERAL STAFFS	69,507	71,218	70,401	...	894
64	ORDNANCE BRANCH..	122,910	123,306	121,873	1,037	...
65	RIFLE RANGE STAFF...	9,298	9,090	9,218	80	...
66	FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS BRANCH	34,350	34,909	33,949	401	...
67	UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING	225,179	140,152	140,267	84,912	...
68	VOLUNTEERS........	78	78	75	3	...
69	TRAINING...........	131,510	96,884	96,742	34,768	...
70	MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING ARMS AND EQUIPMENT	40,000	18,500	17,500	22,500	...
71	GENERAL CONTINGENCIES AND SERVICES	126,002	109,576	110,331	15,671	...
	Total Under Control of Department of Defence	1,345,187	l,019,859	1,012,782	332,405	...
72	Under Control of Department of Works	47,100	22,856	33,465	13,635	...
		1,392,287	1,042.715	1,046,247	346,040	...
	Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	6,000	...	...	...	6,000
	Total..........	1,386,287	1,042,715	1,046,247	340,040	...

(a) In addition a supplementary amount of £344,614 was provided from Special Defence Provision in 1928-29.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.					1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 61.			1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		PERMANENT FORCES.			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
		Under Defence Acts.
		Australian Staff Corps.
1	1	Lieutenant-General (Chief of the General Staff)			1,500	1,500
...	...	Lieutenant-General (Inspector-General).....			500(a)	500(a)
1	1	Major-General (Quartermaster-General)....			1,200	1,100
1	1	Brigadier (Adjutant-General)............			1,150	1,150
...	1	Major-General (Senior Military Representative in England)			1,100	...
1	1	Brigadier (Royal Military College)........			1,100	1,100
1	1	Commander of Troops/1st Military District)..			1,100(b)	1,100(b)
1	1	Brigadier 1st Division................			1,100(b)	1,100(b)
1	1	Brigadier (Second Chief of the General Staff).			1,000	1,000
			Maximum.
			Per Annum.
			£
2	2	Brigadiers................	850
4	4	Colonels.................	826
12	11	Lieutenant-Colonels.........	784		130,575	126,705
42	42	Majors..................	680
198	210	Captains................	550
		Lieutenants..............	430
		Staff and Command Pay.
				Rate.
				Per Annum.
				£
		7 Grade " A " appointments.....		90
		15 Grade " B " appointments....		80
		15 Grade " C " appointments....		70	5,360	5,390
		13 Grade " D " appointments....		60
		6 Grade " E " appointments.....		50
		35 Grade " F " appointments....		40
265	277	Total Australian Staff Corps—Pay (carried forward)			145,685	140,645

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

(a) Allowance granted to the Chief of the General Staff whilst performing duties of Inspector-General.

(b) Temporarily whilst performing duties of Base Commandants in addition to those of their appointments.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.						1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.					1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
						£	£	£
		Division No. 61.

		PERMANENT FORCES

		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay *

265	277	Brought forward..				145,685	140,645

		Australian Instructional Corps.
			Maximum.
			Per Annum.
			£
60	60	Quartermasters.........	525
			Per week.
			£.	s.	d.
			7	5	0
21	21	Warrant Officers, Class I. a		to
			8	0	0
						200,003	199,852
			6	5	0
164	164	Warrant Officers, Class I...		to
			7	0	0
			5	0	0
355	355	Warrant Officers, Class II..		to
			6	2	6
600	600	Total Australian Instructional Corps—Pay				200,003	199,852
865	877	Carried forward.......				345,688	340,497

* Subject to Pay Regulations

F. 15823.—10

VI.—The Department of Defence (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.						1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.						Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 61.					Vote.	Expenditure.
						£	£	£
		PERMANENT FORCES.
		Subdivision No. 1 —Pay.*
865	877	Brought forward..				345,688	340,497
		Royal Australian Artillery.	Maximum.
			Per week.
			£	s.	d.
		Non-commissioned Officers—
		1st Grade—
17	17	Category " A ".....	4	15	0
38	38	Category " B".....	4	2	6
32	32	Category " C ".....	4	5	0
62	62	2nd Grade...........	4	2	6
						105,710	105,710
30	30	3rd Grade...........	4	0	0
38	38	Artificers and Specialists...	3	7	6
307	307	Gunners, Drivers, and Trumpeters	3	15	0
524	524	Total Royal Australian Artillery—Pay.				105,710	105,710
1389	1401	Carried forward......				451,398	446,207

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.						1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 61.				1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
						£	£	£
		PERMANENT FORCES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay*
1389	1401	Brought forward...........				451,398	446,207
			Maximum.
		Royal Australian Engineers.
			Per week.					.
			£	s.	d.
		Regimental.
4	4	Warrant Officers, Class 1....	7	0	0
		Non-commissioned Officers, 1st Grade—
2	2	Category " A "......	4	15	0
26	26	Category " B"......	4	12	6
19	19	Category " C "......	4	5	0
						26,554	26,554
14	14	Non-commissioned Officers, 2nd Grade	4	2	6
2	2	Non-commissioned Officers, 3rd Grade	4	0	0
53	53	Artificers.............	3	17	6
120	120	Carried forward...........				26,554	26,554
1389	1401					451,398	446,207

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.						1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 61.				1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
						£	£	£
		PERMANENT FORCES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
1389	1401	Brought forward....				451,398	446,207
		Royal Australian Engineers.
120	120	Brought forward				26,554	26,554
		Works Section.	Maximum.
			Per annum.
			£
3	3	Assistant Directors of Works, Class I.	525
			Per week.
			£	s.	d.
3	3	Assistant Directors of Works, Class II.	8	0	0
			Per annum.
			£			7,215	7,215
2	2	Draughtsmen, Warrant Officers—Class I.	440
			Per week.
			£	s.	d.
5	5	Warrant Officers, Class I...	7	0	0
7	7	Non-commissioned Officers, 1st Grade, Category "B"	4	12	6
140	140	Total Royal Australian Engineers— Pay				33,769	33,769
1529	1541	Carried forward......				485,167	479,976

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
				£	£	£
		Division No. 61.
		PERMANENT FORCES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
1529	1541	Brought forward......		485,167	479,976
			Maximum.
		Australian Survey Section.	Per annum.
			£
3	3	Survey Officers (Captains)....	550
7	8	Warrant Officers, Class I......	440	5,830	5,716

3	2	Warrant Officers, Class II......	356
1	1	Sergeant................	266
14	14	Total Australian Survey Section—Pay..		5,830	5,716
1543	1555	Carried forward..........		490,997	485,692

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.						1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.					1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 61.				£	£	£

		PERMANENT FORCES
		Subdivision No. 1.— Pay.*
1543	1555	Brought forward.....				490,997	485,692
		Permanent Army Service Corps.	Maximum.
			Per week.
		Supply and Transport Section.
			£	s.	d.
		Non-Commissioned Officers, 1st Grade—
2	2	Category " A ".......	4	15	0
2	2	Category " B ".......	4	12	6
5	5	Non-Commissioned Officers, 2nd Grade	4	2	6	4,895	4,895
2	2	Non-Commissioned Officers, 3rd Grade	4	0	0
12	12	Drivers................	3	17	6
23	23	Carried forward...........				4,895	4,895
1543	1555					490,997	485,692

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not. including War Services.)
Number of Persons.						1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.					1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
						£	£	£
		Division No. 61
		PERMANENT FORCES
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
1543	1555	Brought forward...........				490,997	485,692
		Permanent Army Service Corps.
23	23	Brought forward...........				4,895	4,895
			Maximum.
			Per annum.
		Remount Section.	£
2	2	Quartermasters..........	525			21,407	21,407
			Per week.
			£	s.	d.
2	2	Warrant Officers, Class I...	7	0	0
4	4	Warrant Officers, Class II....	6	2	6
		Non-commissioned Officers —1st Grade—
4	4	Category " A ".......	4	15	0
17	17	Category " B ".......	4	12	6
19	19	Non-Commissioned Officers—2nd Grade	4	2	6
10	10	3rd Grade.............	4	0	0
33	33	Drivers...............	3	17	6
7	7	Privates (Stablemen)......	3	15	0
121	121	Total Permanent Army Service Corps—Pay				26,302	26,302
1664	1676	Carried forward............				517,299	511,994

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.							1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 61.					1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
							£	£	£
		PERMANENT FORCES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
1664	1676	Brought forward............					517,299	511,994
			Maximum.
		Permanent Army Medical Services.	Per annum.
			£
1	1	Director-General of Medical Services	1,500				5,189	5,189
			Per week.
			£	s.		d.
		Non-commissioned Officers, 1st Grade—
6	6	Category " B "..........	4	12		6
2	2	Category " C "..........	4	5		0
2	2	Non-commissioned Officers, 2nd Grade	4	2		6
7	7	Privates.................	3	15		0
18	18	Total Permanent Army Medical Services—Pay					5,189	5,189
			Maximum.
		Permanent Army Veterinary Corps.	Per annum.				1,497	1,411 (a)
		Permanent Army Veterinary Corps.	£
1	1	Major..................	800
			Per week.
			£	s.	d.
2	2	Non-commissioned officers, 1st Grade—
		Non-commissioned officers, 1st Grade—	4	12	6
1	1	Category " B "............	4	2	6
1	1	Non-commissioned Officer, 2nd Grade	4	2	6
4	4	Total Permanent Army Veterinary Corps—Pay					1,497	1,411
1686	1698	Carried forward..........					523,985	518,594

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

(a) Includes £100 for officer performing duties as Acting Assistant Director of Veterinary Services, 3rd Military Branch.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.						1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 61.				1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.

						£	£	£
		PERMANENT FORCES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
1686	1698	Brought forward..............				523,985	518,594
		Provost Staff.	Maximum.
			Per week.
7	7	Provost Sergeants Major........	£6	5	0	4,054	4,054
8	8	Provost Sergeants............	4	5	0
15	15	Total Provost Staff.......				4,054	4,054
						528,039	522,648
		Allowance to Second Chief of General Staff....				100	100
		Allowance to officer performing special duties at Army Headquarters				150	240
		Allowance to Staff Officer for Medical Services.				75	57
		Allowance to Quartermaster, Royal Military College				25	25
		Allowances under regulations to members of Permanent Military Forces stationed at Royal Military College				375	324
		Allowance to cover increased cost of living to personnel stationed in outlying districts				1,000	1,000
		Child endowment to married Officers, Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers and Men				19,798	19,822
		Salaries of personnel of Permanent Units granted furlough prior to retirement				(a)	(a)
		Allowances to Warrant Officers performing duties of I.O.Os. or of Warrant Officers Class 1a				278	189
		Allowance to Warrant Officer at School of Musketry				…	24
		Adjustments of pay due to variations in rates of pay				5,000	5,000
1701	1713	Less—				554,840	549,429
		Deductions for rations, quarters, fuel and light, and uniform				17,000	18,000
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year				18,275	18,273
		Amount provided under Division No. 82a.—Special Defence Provision				...	161,862
		Total Deductions......				35,275	198,135
		Total Pay—Permanent Forces (carried forward)....				519,565	351,294	346,864

*Subject to Pay Regulations.—(a) Included in Total Pay.

VI.—The Department of Defence (Not including War Services)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 61.
PERMANENT FORCES.
Brought forward.................	519,565	351,294	346,864
Subdivision No. 2—Contingencies.
No. 1. Rations.................................	10,000	10,000	9,198
2. Fuel and light.............................	3,600	3,300	3,506
3. Clothing, uniforms, bedding and kits, or allowance in lieu thereof	3,500	3,500	3,243
4. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............	300	300	204
5. Prizes, competitive practice....................	115	115	100
6. Towards providing and maintaining apparatus in gymnasia	10	10	..
7. Band instruments and upkeep..................	20	20	10
8. Expenses of Australian Survey Corps, including wages, purchase and maintenance of horses, motor-cars, bicycles, instruments, books, and other requisites	3,391	2,751	2,959
Total Contingencies.............	20,936	19,996	19,220
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Grants on retirement, including payments due under regulations	2,881	1,802	4,532
Total Division No. 61.......	543,382	373,092	370,616

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Division No. 62.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 62.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
		Officers.
		(Civil.)
4	4	Professors........................
1	1	Lecturer in Mathematics..............
		(Executive.)
1	1	Medical Officer....................
1	1	Accountant.......................	7,560	7,683
8	8	Clerks..........................
		Salaries of personnel granted leave of absence or furlough prior to retirement
		Allowances to officers performing duties of higher positions
			7,560	7,683
		Child endowment...................	221	221
		Adjustment of salaries...............	40	(a)
			7,821	7,904	6,518
15	15	Temporary assistance................	54	54	766
		Total Pay (carried forward)........	7,875	7,958	7,284

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

(a) The amount provided for adjustment of salaries in 1928-29 has been included in the Item of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 62.
ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.
Brought forward............	7,875	7,958	7,284
Subdivision No 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Royal Military College—Working Expenses Account	10,657	10,554	9,984
2. General expenses and upkeep, including sanitation, stationery and books, apparatus, ammunition, travelling expenses, fares, freight and transport, printing, examination fees, wages, upkeep of grounds and buildings, rifle range, rations, fuel and light, forage and remounts, and all other expenditure incidental to College†	24,439	24,542	24,542
Total Contingencies.........	35,096	35,096	34,526
Total Division No. 62........	(a)42,971	(a)43,054	41,810

† Includes cost of passages, &c., for Imperial Officers to and from England.

(a) Other expenditure in connexion with the Royal Military College is provided as under-

Pay of Military personnel, provided under Division No. 61, Permanent Forces—Pay.

Repair» to buildings, and other maintenance works, provided under Division No. 72, Subdivision No. 1. Rents provided under Division No. 72, Subdivision No. 2.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928–29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Division No. 63.
		PROFESSIONAL, CLERICAL AND GENERAL STAFFS.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
		Professional Division.
1		Director of Remounts.................
		Officers of Third Division.
1	1	Secretary Military Board...............
124	110	Clerks...........................
		Officers of Fourth Division.
2	...	Senior Assistants....................
4	3	Senior Messengers†..................
15	15	Messengers and Junior Messengers†.......	58,615	63,229
1	1	Lift Attendant†.....................
1	1	Printer†..........................
3	3	Storemen†........................
3	3	Assistant Storemen†.................
3	3	Labourers†........................
8	10	Assistants†........................
3	3	Assistants (Female)†.................
5	5	Telephonists†......................
6	6	Caretakers†.......................
27	30	Typists†.........................
1	1	Artisan†.........................
208	195	Carried forward.......	58,615	63,229

* Subject to Pay Regulations.—† Permanent or temporary.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 63.	£	£	£
		PROFESSIONAL, CLERICAL, AND GENERAL STAFFS.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
208	195	Brought forward.......	58,615	63,229
		Physical Training Staff.
1	1	Director..........................
1	…	Supervisor........................	3,875	3,999
6	7	Instructors........................
8	8		3,875	3,999
			62,490	67,228
		Allowances to officers performing duties of higher positions	400	500
		Child endowment...................	2,500	2,721
216	203		65,390	70,449	64,569
		Temporary assistance.................	4,000	3,300	4,516
			69,390	73,749	69,085
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			...	3,000	…
Total Pay			69,390	70,749	69,085
Subdivision No. 2.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Grants on retirement, including payments due under Regulations			117	469	1,316
Total Division No. 63..........			69,507	71,218	70,401

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Division No. 64.
		ORDNANCE BRANCH.
		Subdivision No. 1—Pay.*
		Military Staff.
1	1	Chief Ordnance Mechanical Engineer......	2,575	2,527
4	4	Ordnance Mechanical Engineers.........	2,575	2,527
		Civilian Staff.
11	11	Ordnance Officers...................	41,889	40,330
1	1	Assistant Inspector..................
74	74	Clerks, Military....................
11	11	Senior Assistants...................
10	11	Typists†.........................
6	6	Messengers and Junior Messengers.......
		Storehouse Staff.	36,317
12	12	Storeholders.......................		36,154
2	2	Laboratory Foremen.................
17	17	Senior Storemen....................
26	27	Storemen†........................
54	53	Assistant Storemen and Labourers†.......
21	21	Watchmen†.......................
250	251	Carried forward......	80,781	79,011

* Subject to Pay Regulations. To be available for payment of Ordnance Corps upon re-organisation.—† Permanent or temporary.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 64.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		ORDNANCE BRANCH.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay. *
250	251	Brought forward......	80,781	79,011
		Trades.
6	6	Senior Armament Artificers...........	27,897	28,290
17	17	Armament Artificers................
15	15	Assistant Armament Artificers.........
5	5	Blacksmiths †....................
7	7	Wheelers and Carpenters †............
2	2	Saddlers †.......................
5	5	Hammermen †....................
2	2	Canvas Workers†..................
6	6	Chief Armourers..................
27	27	Armourers†......................
342	343	Carried forward..............	108,678	107,301

* Subject to Pay Regulation.. To be available for payment of Ordnance Corps upon re-organization.

† Permanent or temporary.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 64.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		ORDNANCE BRANCH.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
342	343	Brought forward..........	108,678	107,301
		Child endowment...................	4,600	4,600
		To provide for pay of increased personnel and adjustments of salaries, also allowances to officers performing higher duties	1,000	1,362
		Salaries of personnel granted leave of absence or furlough prior to retirement	(b)	(b)
342	343		114,278	113,263	109,151
		Temporary assistance.................	8,763	10,000	11,484
			123,041	123,263	120,635
		Less amount to be deducted for rent of quarters	305	305	…
		Total Pay.........	122,736	122,958	120,635
Subdivision No. 2.—MISCELLANEOUS.
No. 1. Grants on retirement, including payments due under Regulations			174	348	1,238
Total Division No. 64...........			122,910	123,306	121,873

* Subject to Pay Regulations. To be available for payment of Ordnance Corps upon reorganization.

(b) Included in Total Pay.

F.15823.—11

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Division No. 65.
		RIFLE RANGE STAFF.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
8	8	Range Superintendents................	8,076	7,992
3	3	Rangers..........................
19	19	Range Assistants and Labourers †.........
		Salaries of personnel granted leave of absence or furlough prior to retirement	(a)	(a)
			8,076	7,992
		Child endowment....................	416	403
30	30		8,492	8,395	7,878
		Temporary assistance.................	806	695	1,145
		Total Pay..............	9,298	9,090	9,023
Subdivision No. 1a.—Miscellaneous.
Grants on retirement, including payments due under Regulations			…	…	195
Total Division No. 65....			9,298	9,090	9,218

* Subject to Pay Regulations.—(a) Included in Total Pay.—† Permanent or temporary.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 66.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS BRANCH.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay(a).
		Officers of Third Division.
1	1	Chief Finance Officer, Military..........	888	888
1	1	Accountant.......................	624	620
6	6	District Finance Officers..............	3,870	3,870
64	62	Clerks..........................	24,299	24,878
			29,681	30,256
		Officers of Fourth Division.
10	10	Typists or Assistants (b)..............	2,094	2,093
1	1	Senior Assistant (b).................	290	290
3	3	Assistants (b).....................	765	750
			3,149	3,133
			32,830	33,389
		Child endowment...................	920	920
		Salaries of personnel granted leave of absence or furlough prior to retirement	(c)	(c)
		Allowances to officers performing duties of higher positions	200	200
86	84		33,950	34,509	33,500
		Temporary assistance................	400	400	338
		Total Pay..........	34,350	34,909	33,838
Subdivision No. 1a.—Miscellaneous.
Grants on retirement, including payments due under regulations			...	...	111
Total Division No. 66.....			34,350	34,909	33,949

(a) Subject to Pay Regulations.—(b) Permanent or temporary.—(c) Included in total pay.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.		£	£	£
		Division No. 67.
		UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay, Citizen Forces.*(a)
5	5	Divisional Commanders................	158,000	96,385
...	...	Mixed Brigade Commander.............
20	20	Cavalry and Infantry Brigade Commanders...
5	5	Divisional Artillery Commanders.........
9	8	Assistant Directors of Medical Services or Judge Advocate-General.................
10	10	Deputy Judge Advocate-General and Staff Officers, Grade I., Australian Army Legal Department
13	13	Deputy Assistant Director Medical Services or Staff Officers, Grade II., Australian Army Legal Department
17	17	Staff Officers, Grade III., Australian Army Legal Department
6	6	Colonels..........................
100	101	Lieutenant-Colonels..................
418	429	Majors...........................
819	850	Captains..........................
1,804	1,774	Lieutenants........................
17	10	Acting Adjutants and Temporary Quartermasters
33	35	Brigade or Regimental Sergeants-Major, Quartermaster-Sergeants (Warrant Officers, Class I.)
3,276	3,283	Carried forward.........	158,000	96,385

* Subject to Pay Regulations, with the exception of payments to Deputy Director Medical Services.

(a) All amounts refunded in connexion with advances in previous years for Militia Pay to be credited to this vote.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 67.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 67.	£	£	£
		UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay, Citizen Forces.*(a)
3,276	3,283	Brought forward.......	158,000	96,385
658	701	Squadron, Battery, Troop, or Company Sergeants-Major, Band-Master, Warrant Officer, Class II., Farrier Quartermaster-Sergeants, Staff-Sergeants and Sergeant-Cooks
684	798	Squadron, Battery. Troop, or Company Quartermaster-Sergeants, Orderly Room Sergeants, Sergeant Artillery Clerk, Farrier, Collarmaker, Wheeler and Saddler Sergeants, Sergeants Artificer, Artillery Mechanist Sergeants
2,132	1,995	Sergeants, Pioneer, Signalling, Transport, Armourer or Band-Sergeants and Sergeant- Trumpeters
139	391	Lance Sergeants....................
5,065	4,939	Corporals, Armourer, Band, Farrier, Signalling and Pay and Orderly Room Corporals and Bombardiers
3,359	3,362	Farriers and Drivers (Trained Soldiers).....
16,687	19,531	Lance Bombardiers, Lance Corporals, Gunners, Artificer Artillery, Mechanist Artillery, Sappers, Signalmen, Privates, Bandsmen, Collarmakers, Saddlers, Wheelers, Trumpeters, Buglers, Drummers, Cooks, Batmen and Stretcher-bearers (Trained Soldiers)
13,000	15,000	Recruits (b).......................
		Extra Pay for Ceremonial Parades, and for Courts under Regulations, also Camp Allowance to married members
		Special duty pay for Cooks, Specialist Pay for Artillery, Regimental Signallers and Signal Units, and Allowances to Signallers for Bicycles and Motor Cycles
		6 Deputy Directors, Medical Services......
		1 Matron in Chief...................
		6 Principal Matrons..................
		Horse Allowance, Light Horse...........
45,000	50,000	Total Pay—Citizen Forces—(carried forward)	158,000	96,385	96,260

* Subject to Pay Regulations, with the exception of payments to Deputy Director Medical Services.—(a) All amounts refunded in connexion with advances in previous years for Militia Pay to be credited to this vote.—(b) 1911 Quota Trainees.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No. 67.		Vote.	Expenditure.
UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING.	£	£	£
Brought forward........	158,000	96,385	96,260
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies, Citizen Forces and Senior and Junior Cadets.
No. 1. Clothing—Citizen Forces and Senior Cadets.......	36,838	17,987	18,080
2. Corps contingent allowance, under Regulations.....	16,000	12,300	12,662
3. Horse hire, also horse allowance, under Regulations..	50	50	14
4. Band allowances..........................	2,175	2,175	2,020
5. Allowance for musketry and skill-at-arms, and Regimental, Battalion, Brigade, District, and Commonwealth competitions, including badges, railway fares and travelling allowances	100	100	85
6. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............	1,075	1,075	553
7. Refund to regiments and corps of amounts paid into revenue	5	5	...
8. Compensation for injuries on duty (including payments under Workmen's Compensation Act)	1,000	1,000	1,260
9. Expenses in connexion with the opening of Federal and State Parliaments and other ceremonial parades	400	400	598
10. Senior Cadet Training, including printing, books, regulations, forms, and text-books, fares and freights, allowances under regulations, rifle and military competitions, and all other expenses incidental thereto	8,661	7,800	7,691
11. Junior Cadet Training, including fares and travelling allowances of Physical Training Staff, printing, books, stationery, and all other expenses incidental thereto	640	640	618
Total Contingencies.................	66,944	43,532	43,581
Subdivision No. 3.—MISCELLANEOUS.
No. 1. Maintenance of W. M. Cann, ex-trainee..........	235	235	234
Payments as acts of grace on account of injuries received on duty	…	…	192
Total Miscellaneous............	235	235	426
Total Division No. 67..........	225,179	140,152	140,267
____________
Division No. 68.
VOLUNTEERS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Contingencies.	78	78	75
No.1. Effective allowance at 20s. per effective, Army Nursing Service	78	78	75

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 69.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
TRAINING.	£	£	£
Subdivision No 1.
No. 1. Camps of training, including detention camps, and schools of instruction, staff tours, and regimental exercises, railway fares and freight, expenses incidental to musketry during home training and expenses in connexion with Army musketry competitions	116,497	81,150	81,176
2. Expenses of Officers, Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers, sent abroad for instruction or duty (including grants for outfit allowance under Regulations)	15,013	15,734	15,566
Total Division No. 69.........	131,510	96,884	96,742
_________
Division No. 70.
MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING ARMS AND EQUIPMENT.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Maintenance and replacement of arms, armament, equipment and general stores .	40,000	18,500	17,500
_________
Division No. 71.
GENERAL CONTINGENCIES AND SERVICES.
Transport and Travelling.
No. 1. Fares, freight, cartage and steamer hire..........	23,600	20,000	20,729
2. Other travelling expenses..................	6,400	5,800	5,858
3. Expenses of removal of personnel.............	4,000	3,000	2,968
4. Horse hire............................	450	900	839
5. Purchase and maintenance of remounts, and all other expenditure incidental thereto	15,000	12,000	11,910
6. Maintenance of transport vehicles, including motors and running expenses of motor transport	1,750	1,450	1,218
Postal Services.
No. 7. Telephone services, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	4,800	3,000	3,373
8. Postage and telegrams....................	3,000	3,000	3,022
Carried forward........	59,000	49,150	49,917

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No. 71.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
GENERAL CONTINGENCIES AND SERVICES.
Brought forward.......	59,000	49,150	49,917
Works Services.
No. 9. Camp buildings and sites—Works in connexion therewith	9,000	8,977	8,848
10. Minor repairs and renewals.................	900	450	406
11. Sanitation and Water Supply................	6,900	6,900	6,556
Medical and Veterinary.
No. 12. Medical and dental allowances and attendances under Regulations and allowances for medicines ; also medicines not supplied by departmental dispensaries	14,000	11,000	11,314
13. Allowances to Veterinary officers in charge of Army remounts, under regulations	450	400	254
Grants.
No. 14. Grants to District United Service Institutions.....	775	775	625
Educational.
No. 15. Contribution towards salary of teacher of Japanese language at Sydney University	600	600	600
16. Fees of Universities and other establishments for courses	159	159	94
17. Publication of Commonwealth Military Journal..	5	5	…
18. Examination Fees......................	100	100	94
Miscellaneous Employment Services.
No. 19. Allowances—office cleaners, caretakers and orderlies, and other services	7,355	7,355	6,796
20. Washing and repairing barrack and hospital bedding and clothing	250	250	225
Miscellaneous Supplies.
No. 21. Office requisites, writing paper and envelopes, account, record and other books, and other printing	14,542	11,300	9,686
22. Fuel and light.........................	2,860	2,660	2,842
23. Text-books and military publications..........	2,000	2,000	3,326
24. Medals, meritorious and long service medals, and auxiliary forces officers' decorations ; also annuities awarded for meritorious services under State regulations	200	200	195
25. Books and papers for military libraries, District Bases	500	500	503
26. Printing and purchase of survey section and other maps	870	1,259	1,152
Carried forward.......	120,466	104,040	103,433

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 71.		1928-29.
GENERAL CONTINGENCIES AND SERVICES.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward ...........	120,466	104,040	103,433
Miscellaneous Allowances and Payments.
No. 27. Expenses connected with inventions reported upon by Departmental Committees	25	25	2
28. War Railway Council, uniform, equipment and other expenses	25	25	…
29. Incidental and petty cash expenditure........	3,750	3,750	3,136
30. Compensation for injuries on duty (including payments under Workmen's Compensation Act)	900	900	1,117
31. Pensions to dependants of late Captain W. F. Wootten	136	136	122
32. Allowances to representatives in England.....	700	700	698
Compensation to C. F. Dau for injuries received at Paynter's Creek, Queensland	...	...	550
Gratuity to W. Robinson in respect of an invention affecting the repair of military saddles	...	...	50
Pay and expenses of exchange officers.........	...	...	1,222
Total Division No. 71.......	126,002	109,576	110,331
Total Under Control of Department of Defence —Military	1,345,187	1,019,859	1,012,782
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 72.
Subdivision No. 1.—Works and Buildings.
No. 1. Repairs, maintenance, fittings, and furniture....	40,000	15,856	24,427
Subdivision No. 2.—Rent of Buildings.
No. 1. Rent of Buildings (including provision in lieu of rent to cover outlay by lessors in the direction of alterations or additions to buildings under lease)	6,600	6,000	8,070
Subdivision No. 3.
No. 1. Overhaul of and repairs to boats and launches...	500	1,000	968
Total Under Control of Department of Works	47,100	22,856	33,465
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	1,392,287	1,042,715	1,046,247
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	6,000	…	…
Total Department of Defence—Military (not including War Services)	1,386,287	1,042,715	1,046,247

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 73.	1929-30	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		RIFLE CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
1	1	Director of Rifle Clubs and Associations.....	612	612
10	10	Clerks...........................	3,739	3,725
4	4	Typists†..........................	749	794
5	5	Inspectors.........................	2,399	2,399
3	3	Range Clerks.......................	1,053	1,041
			8,552	8,571
		Child endowment....................	165	171
		Allowance to Assistant Director of Works, 6th District Base, for carrying out duties of Inspector of Rifle Ranges	25	25
23	23		8,742	8,767	8,490
		Temporary assistance.................	300	300	447
		Total Pay..............	9,042	9,067	8,937
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Expenses in connexion with Rifle Clubs and Associations (including grants to Commonwealth Council of Rifle Associations, Rifle Associations and District Rifle Club Unions and Miniature Rifle Associations)			30,958	38,933	38,914
Total Division No. 73............			40,000	48,000	47,851

* Subject to Pay Regulations.—† Permanent or Temporary.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
AIR SERVICES.
Division Number.		1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase Expenditure 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure 1928-29.
Division Number.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure	Increase Expenditure 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure 1928-29.
		£	£	£	£	£
	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE—
74	CIVILIAN STAFF.....	16,500	9,350	8,439	8,061	..
75	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE	246,700	216,000	218,886	27,814	..
76	GENERAL CONTINGENCIES	90,000	80,200	79,346	10,654	..
77	GENERAL STORES AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRCRAFT, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT	81,000	40,706	32,087	48,913	..
	Total under Control of Department of Defence	434,200	346,256	338,758	95,442	..
78	Total under Control of Department of Works	10,450	9,000	8,530	1,920	..
	Total ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE	444,650	355,256	347,288	97,362	..
	CIVIL AVIATION-					..
79	CIVIL AVIATION BRANCH	22,868	19,440	17,285	5,583	..
80	DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION	75,332	50,990	50,990	24,342	..
	Total under Control of Department of Defence	98,200	70,430	68,275	29,925	..
81	Total under Control of Department of Works	7,8001	5,570	5,224	2,576	..
	Total CIVIL AVIATION.	106,000	76,000	73,499	32,501	..
	Total AIR SERVICES...	550,650	431,256	420,787	129,863	..

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 74.	£	£	£
		CIVILIAN STAFF.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Civilian Staff.—Pay.*
1	1	Finance Officer Air Services (a).........	816	816
1	1	Secretary Air Board.................	624	624
16	16	Clerks..........................	5,922	5,939
	1	Science Instructor...................	725	(d)
	1	Laboratory Foreman.................	372	(d)
	1	Storeman........................	282	(d)
	6	Draughtsmen......................	2,346	(d)
3	12	Typists (b)........................	2,233	621(e)
	3	Burroughs Operators.................	528	..
			13,848	8,000
		Child endowment...................	507	(e) 260
		Adjustment of salaries, including increases due to variations in the cost of living	170	(c)
		Allowances for performing duties of a higher class and provision for additional personnel	80	40
21	42		14,605	8,300	7,672
		Temporary assistance................	1,895	1,050	767
		Total Division No. 74...........	16,500	9,350	8,439

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

(a) Also performs the duties of Finance Member, Air Board.

(b) Permanent or temporary.

(c) The amount provided for the adjustment of salaries in 1928-29 has been included in the items of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

(d) Provided under Division No. 75. Subdivision No. 1, R.A.A.F. Pay, 1928-29.

(e) Additional provision made under Division No. 75, Subdivision No. 1, R.A.A.F. Pay, 1928-29.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 75.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.		£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*
		Officers—General Duties Branch.
1	1	Air Commodore..................		63,000	45,000
1	1	Group Captain....................
5	5	Wing Commanders................
13	16	Squadron Leaders.................
23	25	Flight Lieutenants.................
45	38	Flying Officers and Pilot Officers.......
		Officers—Medical Branch
1	1	Wing Commander.................
3	3	Flight Lieutenants.................
…	1	Quartermaster....................
		Officers—Stores and Accounting Branch.
1	...	Wing Commander.................
2	4	Squadron Leaders.................
4	3	Flight Lieutenants.................
11	9	Flying Officers and Pilot Officers.......
110	107
35	56	Flying Officer Pupils..............
35	56	Cadets under instruction...........
		Staff Pay.	Rate per Annum.
		2 Members of Air Board.......	£100	1,750	1,700
		12 Officers...............	£75
		13 Officers...............	£50
		Airmen.
13	13	Sergeants-Major, Class 1.............		165,000	145,000
12	12	Sergeants-Major, Class 2.............
25	24	Flight Sergeants...................
73	77	Sergeants.......................
106	96	Corporals.......................
260	300	Leading Aircraftsmen...............
401	300	Aircraftsmen.....................
890	822			165,000	145,000
1035	985	Carried forward.........		229,750	191,700

* Subject to Pay Regulations.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Division No. 75.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.*	£	£	£
1035	985	Brought forward......	229,750	191,700
		Non-substantive Pay (Air Gunners and Crew Pay)	1,200	1,300
		Deferred Pay accruing under Regulations.—To be paid to credit of Trust Fund Deferred Pay (Air Force) Account	7,000	7,340
		Interest on deferred pay accrued during previous years	700	560
		Salaries of personnel granted furlough and payments in lieu of furlough under regulations	(a)	...
			8,900	9,200
			238,650	200,900
		Less deduction for clothing issues.......	2,000	2,000
1035	985	Total Pay Permanent Air Force Personnel.	236,650	198,900
		Civilian Employees.
1	...	Science Instructor.................	(b)	713
1	...	Laboratory Foreman................	(b)	353
1	...	Storeman.......................	(b)	287
6	...	Draughtsmen....................	(b)	2,180
2	...	Caretakers†.....................	(b)	500
7		Typists†........................	(b)	1,300
			(b)	5,333
		Child endowment..................	(b)	104
18	(b)		(b)	5,437
			236,650	204,337
		Pay—Citizen Forces................	7,000	8,000
1053	985		243,650	212,337	211,700
		Temporary assistance...............	2,050	2,663	1,300
		Total Pay (carried forward).....	245,700	215,000	213,000

* Subject to Pay Regulations. † Permanent or temporary. (a) Included in total pay. (b) Provided under Division No. 74, Subdivision No. 1—Civilian Staff—Pay in 1929–30.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Division No. 75.	1929-30.	1928-29.
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward................	245,700	215,000	213,000
Subdivision No. 2.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Expenses of Air Accidents Investigation Committee..	1,000	1,000	637
Expenses in connexion with visit of Air Marshal Sir John Salmond and staff to Australia	...	...	3,648
Entertainment of R.A.F. Far-Eastern Flight and Air Marshal Sir John Salmond and staff	...	...	62
Expenses of providing facilities for visit of British Flying Boats	...	...	1,539
Total Miscellaneous..............	1,000	1,000	5,886
Total Division No. 75.............	246,700	216,000	218,886
____________
Division No. 76.
GENERAL CONTINGENCIES.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Issues to personnel or allowances in lieu thereof.....	49,000	52,800	48,736
2. Fares, freight, and cartage...................	5,675	3,000	5,648
3. Other travelling expenses....................	2,000	1,800	1,627
4. Expenses of removal of personnel..............	500	600	129
5. Postage and telegrams......................	500	500	616
6. Telephone and fire services..................	1,500	1,000	999
7. Office requisites, account, record and other books...	1,500	1,700	1,410
8. Other printing...........................	2,000	2,000	1,782
9. Maps, text-books, and publications.............	1,500	1,000	1,093
10. Medical allowances and attendance under regulations, including drugs and apparatus	3,500	2,000	2,000
11. Office cleaning..........................	600	600	644
12. Compensation for injuries on duty and damage to property	1,500	1,000	1,000
13. Incidental and miscellaneous expenditure.........	2,000	1,975	2,673
14. Fuel, light and power......................	5,500	2,500	2,500
15. Expenses of officers sent abroad for instruction, or duty, including outfit allowance under Regulations	1,000	500	500
16. Clothing, uniform and kit, or allowances in lieu thereof	11,500	7,000	7,946
17. Minor repairs...........................	200	200	18
18. Grants to United Service Institutions............	25	25	25
Total Division No. 76...........	90,000	80,200	79,346

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 77.
GENERAL STORES AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRCRAFT, VEHICLES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. General stores and maintenance of aircraft, aerodromes, vehicles, equipment, machinery, and tools	61,500	17,706	11,211
2. Petrol and oil............................	17,500	20,000	19,145
3. Barrack stores and equipment.................	2,000	3,000	1,731
Total Division No. 77..............	81,000	40,706	32,087
Total Under Control of Department of Defence.....	434,200	346,256	338,758
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 78.
Subdivision No. 1.—Works and Buildings.
No. 1. Repairs, maintenance, fittings, and furniture.......	10,000	8,550	8,296
Subdivision No. 2.—Rent of Buildings.
No. 1. Rent of buildings (including provision in lieu of rent to cover outlay by lessors in the direction of alterations and additions to buildings under lease)	450	450	234
Total Under Control of Department of Works......	10,450	9,000	8,530
Total Royal Australian Air Force...............	444,650	355,256	347,288

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.		Division No. 79.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	CIVIL AVIATION BRANCH.		Vote.	Expenditure.

		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.
			£	£	£
1	1	Controller of Civil Aviation...........	1,200	1,050
1	1	Deputy Controller of Civil Aviation......	715	721
1	1	Superintendent of Civil Flying Operations..	624	578
1	1	Superintendent of Aircraft............	630	667
1	1	Superintendent of Aerodromes.........	696	663
..	1	District Superintendent..............	570	..
..	1	Senior Aircraft Inspector.............	506	..
1	1	Senior Aerodrome Inspector...........	467	488
8	9	Clerks.........................	3,350	2,839
1	1	Aircraft Inspector..................	462	513
1	1	Draftsman.......................	455	343
2	3	Typists.........................	638	418
1	1	Assistant.......................	87	87
			10,400	8,367
		Child endowment..................	156	130
		Adjustment of salaries, including increases due to variations in the cost of living	200	(a) 408
		Allowances for performing duties of a higher class and provision for additional personnel	100	1 100
19	23		10,856	9,005	6,778
		Temporary assistance...............	5,167	3,855	4,448
			16,023	12,860	11,226
		Less amount to be deducted for rental of official quarters at Aerodrome	105	100	..
		Total Pay.........	15,918	12,760	11,226
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Fares and freight.........................			1,000	1,100	1,126
2. Other travelling expenses....................			700	800	767
3. Office requisites, account, record, and other books...			150	100	129
4. Other printing...........................			400	200	378
5. Maps, text books and publications..............			300	350	280
6. Incidental and miscellaneous expenditure.........			600	700	533
7. Postage and telegrams......................			250	190	242
8. Telephone and fire services..................			300	140	203
9. Cleaning, fuel, light, and power................			400	300	310
10. Minor repairs and renewals...................			100	100	12
Total Contingencies...........			4,200	3,980	3,980
Carried forward..................			20,118	16,740	15,206

(a) The balance of the amount provided for adjustment of salaries in 1928-1929 has been included in the Items of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

F. 15823.—12

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 79.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
CIVIL AVIATION BRANCH.	£	£	£
Brought forward..............	20,118	16,740	15,206
Subdivision No. 3.—General Stores and Maintenance of Aircraft, Vehicles, and Equipment.
No. 1. General stores and maintenance of aircraft, vehicles, equipment, machinery, and tools	750	750	741
2. Petrol and oil...........................	1,000	550	559
Total Subdivision No. 3............	1,750	1,300	1,300
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Contribution to International Commission for Air Navigation	100	100	81
2. Subsidy for Aerial Ambulance Service, Queensland..	900	1,300	698
Total Miscellaneous..............	1,000	1,400	779
Total Division No. 79............	22,868	19,440	17,285
___________
Division No. 80.
DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.............	75,332	50,990	50,990
Total Under Control of Civil Aviation Branch.......	98,200	70,430	68,275
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 81.
Subdivision No. 1.—Works and Buildings.
No. 1. Repairs, maintenance, fittings and furniture........	7,000	4,870	4,512
Subdivision No. 2.—Rent of Buildings.
No. 1. Rent of Buildings (including provision in Heu of rent to cover outlay by lessors in the direction of alterations and additions to buildings under lease)	800	700	712
Total Under Control of Department of Works.......	7,800	5,570	5,224
Total Civil Aviation Branch............	106,000	76,000	73,499
Total Air Services................	550,650	431,256	420,787

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 82.	£	£	£
		MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.
		Munitions Supply Board.
1	1	Controller-General..................	2,000	2,000
1	1	Secretary.........................	816	816
2	2	Clerks...........................	720	684
2	2	Typists*.........................	424	424
6	6	Total Munitions Supply Board......	3,960	3,924
		Contract Board.
1	1	Secretary.........................	624	624
13	13	Clerks...........................	5,131	5,133
11	13	Typists*.........................	2,492	1,967
25	27	Total Contract Board—Pay........	8,247	7,724
31	33	Carried forward......	12,207	11,648

* Permanent or Temporary.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 82.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£

		MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.
31	33	Brought forward............	12,207	11,648
		Research Laboratories.
1	1	Superintendent of Laboratories.........	1,112	1,112
1	1	Assistant Superintendent of Laboratories..	744	744
3	4	Senior Chemists..................	2,397	1,801
4	3	Chemists.......................	1,365	1,828
1	1	Engineer.......................	480	480
1	1	Senior Physicist...................	615	594
1	1	Physicist.......................	498	480
1	1	Clerk..........................	444	444
13	13	Total Research Laboratories—Pay....	7,655	7,483
		Inspection Branch.
1	1	Chief Inspector...................	1,012	1,012
1	1	Armament Inspector................	620	620
1	1	Equipment Officer.................	624	612
1	1	Aircraft Inspector..................	956	919
1	1	Inspector of Stores.................	624	624
2	2	Clerks.........................	757	745
4	4	Assistant Inspectors................	2,136	2,064
1	1	Supervisor......................	395	385
3	6	Senior Examiners.................	2,268	1,134
12	9	Examiners......................	3,102	4,200
1	1	Assistant Examiner................	294	294
1	1	Typist*........................	212	212
29	29	Total Inspection Branch—Pay.....	13,000	12,821
73	75	Carried forward.........	32,862	31,952

* Permanent or Temporary.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 82.	£	£	£
		MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.
73	75	Brought forward.........	32,862	31,952
		Small Arms Factory.
1	1	Manager........................	1,162	1,162
1	2	Assistant Managers.................	1,394	720
1	...	Assistant Manager..................	..	650
1	1	Accountant......................	624	624
3	3	Clerks..........................	1,251	1,251
2	1	Senior Foremen...................	450	900
5	5	Foremen........................	2,120	2,120
		Machine Gun Section.
1	1	Works Manager...................	816	792
1	1	Engineer........................	570	570
16	15	Total Small Arms Factory—Pay......	8,387 (a)	8,789 (a)
		Clothing Factory.
1	1	Manager........................	864	864
1	1	Secretary and Accountant.............	624	624
1	1	Clerk..........................	408	408
3	3	Total Clothing Factory—Pay.........	1,896 (b)	1,896 (b)
92	93	Carried forward..............	43,145	42,637

(a) To be paid to credit of Trust Fund, Small Arms Factory Account.—(b) To be paid to credit of Trust Fund, Clothing Factory Account.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 82.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.
92	93	Brought forward........	43,145	42,637
		Munitions Factories.
		Maribyrnong and Footscray.
		Administrative Office and Ordnance Factory.
1	1	Chief Chemical Engineer and Divisional Manager	1,162	1,162
1	1	Senior Clerk....................	612	1 612
1	1	Accountant....................	516	516
1	1	Stores and Transport Officer.........	570	566
3	3	Clerks........................	1,179	1,179
1	1	Chief Draughtsman...............	744	744
3	2	Draughtsmen...................	960	1,406
1	1	Telephonist....................	189	188
(b)	2	Assistant Managers...............	1,296	(b)
(b)	2	Assistant Engineers...............	927	(b)
...	1	1 Senior Foreman................	450	...
(b)	1	Foreman......................	430	(b)
12	17	Total Administrative Office and Ordnance Factory Pay	(a) 9,035	(a) 6,373
		Explosives Factories.
1	1	Manager......................	888	864
2	2	Assistant Managers...............	1,392	1,344
1	1	Clerk........................	444	426
2	3	Senior Chemists.................	1,800	1,224
4	3	Chemists......................	1,370	1,920
1	1	Engineer......................	570	570
11	11	Total Explosives Factories—Pay...	(a) 6,464	(a) 6,348
15	121	Carried forward........	58,644	55,358

(a) To be paid to the credit of Trust Fund—Munitions Factories Account.

(b) Shown under separate provision for Ordnance Factory in 1928-29.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
Number of Persons			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 82.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Pay.
115	121	Brought forward.....	58,644	55,358
		Ordnance Factory.
2	(c)	Assistant Managers...............	(c)	1,296
2	(c)	Assistant Engineers...............	(c)	875
1	(c)	Foreman......................	(c)	430
5	(c)	Total Ordnance Factory—Pay	(c)	(a) 2,601
		Ammunition Factory.
1	1	Manager......................	888	864
3	2	Engineers......................	1,140	1,530
1	1	Clerk.........................	444	444
1	1	Accountant.....................	624	624
1	1	Chemist.......................	500	496
7	6	Total Ammunition Factory—Pay	(b) 3,596	(b) 3,958
			62,240	61,917
		Child endowment................	594	670
		Adjustment of salaries.............	150	(d) 20
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class	200	50
127	127		63,184	62,657
		Less amounts withheld from officers for rent	407	407
			62,777	62,250	61,099
		Temporary assistance..............	323	797	980
		Total Pay (carried forward)..	63,100	63,047	62,079

(a) To be paid to the credit of Trust Fund—Munitions Factories Account.

(b) To be paid to the credit of Trust Fund—Ammunition Factory Account.

(d) The balance of the amount provided for adjustment of salaries in 1928-29 has been included in the items of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

VI.—The Department of Defence. (Not including War Services.)
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 82	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.........................	63,100	63,047	62,079
MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Contingencies, Munitions Supply Board, including supplies and services	2,900	3,500	2,746
2. For maintenance of the Research Laboratory, Maribyrnong, including wages, stores and services generally	8,000	8,800	9,895
3. For maintenance of the Acetate of Lime Factory on a nucleus basis, including wages, stores and services generally	1,500(a)	1,500(a)	417
4. For maintenance of Small Arms Factory on a nucleus basis, including wages, stores and services generally	50,000(b)	75,000(b)	78,600
5. For maintenance of the Ammunition Factory on a nucleus basis, including wages, stores, and services generally	58,000(c)	58,000(c)	54,971
6. For maintenance of the Munitions Factories, Maribyrnong, on a nucleus basis, including wages, stores and services generally	58,000(d)	(e)	...
7. For maintenance of the Inspection Branch, including wages, stores, and services generally	8,500	(e)	...
Total Contingencies.........	186,900	146,800	146,629
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payment of compensation to dependants of deceased officials	...	...	600
Grants on retirement, including payments due under Regulations	...	...	502
Total Miscellaneous.............	...	...	1,102
Total Division No. 82............	250,000	209,847	209,810
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	4,362,480	3,774,676	3,687,820
	167,364	20,000	…
Total Ordinary Votes...................	1,195,1161	3,754,676	3,687,820

(a) To be paid to credit of Trust Fund, Acetate of Lime Factory Account.—(b) To be paid to credit of Trust Fund, Small Arms Factory Account.—(c) To be paid to credit of Trust Fund, Ammunition Factory Account.—(d) To be paid to credit of Trust Fund, Munitions Factories Account.—(e) Provided from Special Defence Provision in 1928-29.

VI.—The Department of Defence.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
SPECIAL DEFENCE PROVISION.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 82a.—Special Defence provision to cover developmental programme.	£	£	£
No. 1. Provision of increased personnel, arms, armament, munitions, aircraft equipment, storage and other accommodation, and for the general development of the Defences of the Commonwealth	..	1,000,000	947,578
Total Department of Defence (not including War Services)	4,195,116	4,754,676	4,635,398

VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. (Not including War Services—Shown separately on Page 276.)
Division Number.	______	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure 1928-29.
			Vote.	Expenditure
		£	£	£	£	£
83	CENTRAL STAFF......	53,473	53,430	55,235	…	1,762
84	TARIFF BOARD.......	14,127	12,580	12,190	1,937	…
85	FILM CENSORSHIP....	7,071	4,500	3,389	3,682	…
86	MARINE BRANCH.....	278,699	283,830	270,950	7,749	…
87	NEW SOUTH WALES...	208,611	208,680	207,613	998	…
88	VICTORIA...........	141,414	145,140	141,740	…	326
89	QUEENSLAND.......	81,932	85,100	80,090	1,842	…
90	SOUTH AUSTRALIA...	67,923	69,000	67,301	622	…
91	WESTERN AUSTRALIA.	58,164	57,920	57,793	371	…
92	TASMANIA..........	14,681	14,020	13,487	1,194	...
93	NORTH AUSTRALIA...	1,226	1,060	1,144	82	…
		927,321	935,260	910,932	16,389	…
	Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	…	24,000	…	…	…
	Total..........	927,321	911,260	910,932	16,389	…
Estimate, 1929-30...................			£927,321
Vote 1928-29......................			911,260
Increase.................			£16,061

VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 83.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		CENTRAL STAFF.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		First Division.
1	1	Comptroller-General.................	2,000	2,000
		Second Division.
...	...	Deputy Comptroller-General............	*	*
1	1	Deputy Comptroller-General (Supernumerary)	1,312	1,262
1	1	Commonwealth Analyst...............	912	912
		Third Division.
2	2	Analysts.........................	870	834
1	1	Chief Surveyor.....................	966	1,012
1	1	Chief Clerk.......................	792	792
1	†	Film Censor.......................	†	647
1	1	Senior Clerk......................	672	672
1	1	Accountant.......................	668	644
4	4	Clerks-in-Charge...................	2,388	2,333
43	35	Clerks..........................	13,359	16,173
2	2	Clerks (unattached)..................	903	903
1	1	Private Secretary to Minister............	465	420
1	...	Private Secretary to Assistant Minister.....	...	516
61	51	Carried forward........	25,307	29,120

* Receives salary as Chairman Tariff Board, Division No. 84, Subdivision No. 1. † Provided in 1929–30 under Division No. 85, Film Censorship.

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 83.			Vote.		Expenditure.
		CENTRAL STAFF.		£	£		£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
61	51	Brought forward.............		25,307	29,120
		Fourth Division
1	1	Ministerial Messenger...............		290	278
16	15	Typists.........................		2,613	2,856
7	3	Messengers......................		441	952
4	4	Assistants.......................		1,026	946
...	1	Assistant (unattached)................		198	…
89	75			29,875	34,152
		London Office.—Third Division.
1	1	Officer-in Charge and Investigation Officer.		516	516
3	3	Investigation officers................		1,546	1,548
		Married officers' allowance............		624	624
		Special child endowment.............		182	130
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class		316	…
4	4			3,184	2,818
		New York Office.—Third Division.
1	1	Officer-in-Charge and Investigation Officer.		534	516
1	1	Investigation officer.................		496	453
		Married officers' allowance............		432	452
		Special child endowment.............		100	150
		Cost of living allowance..............		...	231
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class		182	...
2	2			1,744	1,802
				34,803	38,772
		Child endowment..................		444	393
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class		115	260
		Special (Canberra) allowance..........		2,853	2,917
		Allowances to officers living away from home		76	29
		Allowance to Commonwealth Analyst for special duties		150	...
95	81			38,441	42,371		39,473
		Temporary assistance................		2,500	3,000		3,499
				40,941	45,371		42,72
		Less :—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of the year		1,213	2,495		...
		Total Salaries (carried forward)....		39,728	42,876		42,972
VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
			1929-30.		1928-29.
Division No. 83.					Vote.	Expenditure.
			£		£	£
CENTRAL STAFF.
Brought forward..............................			39,728		42,876	42,972
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................			1,500		1,500	800
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			250		300	155
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			200		200	149
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			400		300	377
5. Other printing...........................			500		600	972
6. Travelling expenses........................			6,000		3,700	5,677
7. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.........			1,600		2,000	1,985
8 Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance			500		500	500
9. Other stores, fuel and light...................			450		604	215
10. Tariff Guide (moneys received from sales of Guide to be credited to this vote)			2.200		...	...
Office rates, cleaning and caretaking............			†		850	809
Total Contingencies.............			13,600		10,554	11,639
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on rretirement and to dependants of deceased officials			145		...	3
Purchase of new motor car (money received from sale of old car to be credited to this vote)			...		...	621
Total Miscellaneous.............			145		...	624
Total Division No. 83........			53,473		53,430	55,235

† Provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 2, Item No. 12, in 1929–30.

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 84.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	TARIFF BOARD.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Second Division.	£	£	£
1	1	Chairman*.......................	1,600	1,400
		Third Division.
1	1	Secretary.........................	696	647
...	1	Accountant.......................	672	...
4	4	Clerks..........................	1,596	1,596
1	1	Clerk (unattached)..................	408	408
1	1	Investigation Officer.................	516	512
		Fourth Division.
3	3	Typists..........................	551	560
1	1	Messenger........................	164	225
			6,203	5,348
		Child endowment...................	26	26
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	9	...
12	13		6,238	5,374	4,790
		Temporary assistance................	450	250	83
			6,688	5,624	4,873
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	431	421	...
		Total Salaries..........	6,257	5,203	4,873
*Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................			120	122	93
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			50	50	42
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			50	60	12
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			40	40	9
5. Other printing............................			60	75	6
6. Travelling expenses.........................			1,300	1,250	1,419
7. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure..........			650	650	515
8. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance			100	80	136
9. Other stores, fuel, and light....................			50	50	51
10. Fees to members of Tariff Board................			4,500	4,500	4,511
11. Advertising and reporting of public inquiries........			950	500	523
Total Contingencies...............			7,870	7,377	7,317
Total Division No. 84..........			14,127	12,580	12,190

* Is also Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs.

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 85.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	FILM CENSORSHIP.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Third Division.
...	1	Chief Censor....................	828	...
...	1	Clerk.........................	408	...
		Fourth Division.
...	1	Film Cutter.....................	438	...
...	1	Biograph Operator................	360	...
...	2	Typists........................	402	...
			2,436	...
		Child endowment.................	65	...
*	6		2,501	*	...
		Temporary assistance..............	500	...	...
		Total Salaries..........	3,001	*	...
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.....................			20	4,500†	3,389
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			40
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			20
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			10
5. Other printing..........................			30
6. Travelling expenses......................			20
7. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure........			200
8. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair, and maintenance			50
9. Other stores, fuel, and light.................			270
10. Fees to members of Censorship Board..........			1,300
11. Fees to members of Appeal Board.............			630
12. Cost of screening sound films................			1,480
Total Contingencies.............			4,070	4,500†	3,389
Total Division No. 85........			7,071	4,500†	3,389

* Provided in 1928–29 under Division 83, Central Staff.

† Included provision for temporary assistance.

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 86.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	MARINE BRANCH.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Central Staff, Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Secretary.......................	1,112	1,062
1	1	Director of Navigation..............	1,012	1,012
1	1	Director of Lighthouses and Chief Engineer	1,012	1,012
		Third Division.
1	1	Principal Nautical and Ship Surveyor.....	768	768
1	1	Engineer and Ship Surveyor-in-Chief.....	816	816
1	1	Principal Examiner of Masters and Mates..	720	720
1	1	Chief Overseer of Seamen............	672	672
1	1	Engineer.......................	744	744
2	2	Draftsmen......................	984	996
2	2	Senior Clerks....................	1,146	1,146
8	8	Clerks.........................	3,276	3,252
		Fourth Division.
5	5	Typists.........................	912	969
2	2	Assistants.......................	540	580
2	3	Messengers......................	397	277
1	..	Assistant (Unattached)..............	..	250
			14,111	14,276
		Child endowment..................	119	119
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	50	100
30	30		14,280	14,495	14,046
		Temporary assistance...............	645	275	502
			14,925	14,770	14,548
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	412	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)...	14,925	14,358	14,548

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No. 86.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
Brought forward.........	14,925	14,358	14,548
Subdivision No. 2.—Central Staff, Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................	350	200	359
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	50	70	99
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	40	40	66
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding	400	400	541
5. Other printing............................	100	450	1,509
6. Travelling expenses........................	390	350	391
7. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure..........	550	550	388
8. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	250	150	190
9. Subscription to International Navigation Congress....	20	20	..
10. Fees and travelling allowances, Marine Council and Committees of Advice	55	75	..
11. Equipment for examination of masters and mates.....	10	20	..
12. Equipment for surveys......................	50	100	101
13 Law costs and preparation of cases...............	50	50	..
14. Relief and repatriation of distressed Australian seamen.	100	100	54
Total Contingencies.........	2,415	2,575	3,698
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependents of deceased officials	...	..	162
Carried forward.........	17,340	16,933	18,408

F.15823.—13

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 86.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
		MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
		Brought forward.........	17,340	16,933	18,408
		Subdivision No. 3.
		New South Wales, Salaries.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Director of Navigation and Lighthouses.	888	884
1	1	Senior Engineer and Ship-Surveyor..........	768	768
1	1	Examiner of Masters and Mates............	672	672
1	1	Senior Nautical and Ship Surveyor..........	720	720
3	4	Nautical and Ship Surveyors..............	2,418	1,824
1	1	First Assistant Engineer and Ship Surveyor.....	696	696
3	3	Engineer and Ship Surveyors..............	1,800	1,800
1	1	Lighthouse Inspector...................	563	563
2	2	Superintendents, Mercantile Marine.........	1,146	1,146
3	3	Deputy Superintendents, Mercantile Marine....	1,381	1,352
1	1	Clerk-in-Charge......................	552	552
10	8	Clerks.............................	2,787	3,368
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Inspectors of Seamen...................	568	574
1	1	Senior Mechanic......................	340	340
1	1	Lighthouse Mechanic...................	314	314
11	11	Head Lightkeepers.....................	3,404	3,361
20	20	Lightkeepers.........................	5,086	5,052
4	4	Typists............................	842	835
1	1	Messenger..........................	159	148
1	1	Storeman...........................	266	250
69	68	Carried forward.......	25,370	25,219
..	..	Carried forward.......	17,340	16,933	18,4080

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 86.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
		MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
69	68	Brought forward..........	17,340	16,933	18,408
		Subdivision No. 3—continued.
		Brought forward..........	25,370	25,219
		Child endowment.......................	820	804
		District and other allowances...............	70	65
69	68		26,260	26,088	23,113
		Temporary assistance....................	1,370	1,650	3,203
			27,630	27,738	26,316
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	330	60	..
		Total Salaries......................	27,300	27,678	26,316
		Carried forward..................	44,640	44,611	44,724

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 86.	£	£	£
MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
Brought forward.........	44,640	44,611	44,724
Subdivision No. 4.—New South Wales, Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................	450	455	402
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	80	80	78
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	60	30	53
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	60	60	31
5. Other printing............................	150	120	120
o. Travelling expenses........................	864	1,000	1,033
7. Other stores, fuel and light...................	1,640	1,640	1,572
8. Forage, sustenance, rent and other allowances.......	250	150	143
9. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure..........	1,200	1,000	1,378
10. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	490	460	439
11. Upkeep of lighthouses, buoys and beacons.........	800	780	1,025
12. Equipment, tools and fittings...................	200	500	177
13. Conveyance of stores and mails to lighthouses, including hire of launches	1,700	1,650	1,581
14. Equipment for examination of masters and mates.....	25	25	4
15. Equipment for surveys and inspections of ships......	40	40	8
16. Payment to New South Wales Government for services of surveyors at Newcastle and Port Kembla	795	795	688
17. Courts of Marine Inquiry.....................	150	250	77
Total Contingencies..........	8,954	9,035	8,809
Subdivision No. 4a.—Miscellaneous.
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	..	..	48
Carried forward.......	53,594	53,646	53,581

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No 86.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
		Brought forward...................	53,594	53,646	53,581
		Subdivision No. 5.—Victoria, Salaries
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Director of Navigation..............	840	840
1	1	Senior Engineer and Ship Surveyor...........	744	744
1	1	District Engineer........................	720	720
2	2	Engineers and Ship Surveyors...............	1,248	1,248
1	1	Senior Nautical and Ship Surveyor............	696	696
2	2	Nautical and Ship Surveyors................	1,059	1,097
1	1	Examiner of Masters and Mates..............	569	552
1	1	Superintendent, Mercantile Marine............	606	591
2	2	Deputy Superintendents, Mercantile Marine......	960	960
2	2	Clerks-in-Charge.......................	1,014	1,014
6	6	Clerks...............................	2,052	2,022
1	..	Clerk (unattached).......................	...	312
		Crew, Lighthouse Steamer.
1	1	Master..............................	542	521
1	1	First Mate............................	362	341
1	1	Second Mate..........................	326	309
1	1	Third Mate,...........................	288	273
1	1	Chief Engineer.........................	452	431
1	1	Second Engineer........................	344	323
1	1	Third Engineer.........................	300	285
28	27	Carried forward...	13,122	13,279
..	..	Carried forward...	53,594	53,646	53,581

.VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs
Number of Persons.			1929-30	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 86.	1929-30	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
		Brought forward.......	53,594	53,646	53,581
		Subdivision No. 5.—Victoria, Salaries—continued.
28	27	Brought forward.......	13,122	13,279
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Supervisor, Workshop.................	418	418
1	1	Inspector of Seamen..................	306	306
4	4	Lighthouse Mechanics.................	1,256	1,256
8	8	Head Lightkeepers....................	2,472	2,440
18	18	Lightkeepers.......................	4,640	4,629
2	2	Typists...........................	424	424
2	2	Messengers........................	377	315
1	1	Senior Storeman.....................	282	282
1	1	Assistant..........................	266	266
		Crew, Lighthouse Steamer.
1	1	Radio Telegraphist...................	192	177
1	1	Chief Steward.......................	286	271
2	2	Stewards..........................	408	390
1	1	Chief Cook........................	274	259
1	1	Cook.............................	222	217
1	1	Greaser...........................	252	233
6	6	Firemen...........................	1,423	1,398
1	1	Boatswain.........................	262	247
6	6	Seamen, A.B........................	1,462	1,398
1	1	Seaman, Ordinary....................	104	104
			28,448	28,309
		Child endowment....................	1,146	847
		District and other allowances.............	150	150
		Allowances to Lighthouse steamer crew.....	314	313
87	86	Carried forward...	30,058	29,619	27,973
..	..	Carried forward...	53,594	53,646	53,581

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 86.		1928-29.
Division No. 86.		Vote.	Expenditure.
MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
Brought forward............	53,594	53,646	53,581
Subdivision No. 5.—Victoria, Salaries—continued.
Brought forward................	30,058	29,619	27,973
Temporary assistance................	2,796	2,000	3,057
	32,854	31,619	31,030
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	550	1,400	..
Total Salaries.........	32,304	30,219	31,030
Subdivision No. 6.—Victoria, Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.....................	505	440	339
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	50	45	36
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	35	25	29
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	30	30	21
5. Other printing..........................	60	50	51
6. Travelling expenses.......................	660	500	610
7. Other stores, fuel and light...................	1,500	1,500	1,861
8. Forage, sustenance, rent and other allowances.....	360	245	175
9. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure........	785	800	1,334
10. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	300	180	265
11. Upkeep of lighthouses, buoys and beacons.........	2,000	1,400	1,461
12. Equipment, tools and fittings...................	100	125	231
13. Cost of operating lighthouse steamer, excluding salaries of crew, but including cost of uniforms	8,400	10,800	7,651
14. Conveyance of stores and mails to lighthouses, including hire of launches	750	900	805
15. Equipment for examination of masters and mates.....	10	10	5
16. Equipment for surveys and inspections of ships......	10	10	5
17. Courts of Marine Inquiry.....................	150	200	490
Total Contingencies....	15,705	17,260	15,369
Subdivision No. 6a.—Miscellaneous.
Payments under Commonwealth Workmen's Compensation Act	..	..	500
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	..	..	471
Total miscellaneous.........	..	..	971
Carried forward ..............	101,603	101,125	100,951

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 86.	£	£	£
		MARINE BRANCH.
		Brought forward......	101,603	101,125	100,951
		Subdivision No. 7.—Queensland, Salaries.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Director of Navigation and Lighthouses	792	792
1	1	Nautica] and Ship Surveyor.............	592	648
2	1	Engineers and Ship Surveyors...........	1,296	1,296
1	1	District Engineer....................	720	720
1	1	Deputy Superintendent, Mercantile Marine...	498	498
1	1	Clerk-in-Charge.....................	516	516
7	1	Clerks...........................	2,389	2,353
		Crew, Lighthouse Steamers.
2	2	Masters..........................	1,062	1,040
2	2	First Mates........................	702	680
2	2	Second Mates......................	632	620
2	2	Third Mates.......................	542	548
2	2	Chief Engineers.....................	874	824
2	2	Second Engineers...................	676	648
2	2	Third Engineers.....................	588	572
2	2	Fourth Engineers....................	506	500
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Supervising Foreman.................	462	462
1	1	Foreman Mechanic...................	405	411
1	1	Senior Mechanic....................	340	340
3	3	Lighthouse Mechanics................	926	921
1	1	Master of Launch....................	324	324
1	1	Engine-Driver and Fitter...............	312	312
12	12	Head Lightkeepers...................	3,748	3,768
23	27	Lightkeepers.......................	7,032	7,281
78	77	Carried forward.......	25,934	26,074
..	..	Carried forward.......	101,603	101,125	100,951

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 86.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		MARINE BRANCH.
		Brought forward......	101,603	101,125	100,951
		Subdivision No. 7.—Queensland, Salaries— continued.
78	77	Brought forward......	25,934	1 26,074
		Fourth Division—continued.
4	4	Typists...........................	771	818
1	1	Messenger........................	145	204
1	1	Senior Storeman....................	282	1282
2	1	Assistant.........................	239	449
		Crew, Lighthouse Steamers.
2	2	Radio-telegraphists..................	464	350
2	2	Shipwrights.......................	511	490
2	2	Chief Stewards.....................	562	538
6	6	Stewards.........................	1,192	1,158
2	2	Chief Cooks.......................	538	514
2	2	Cooks...........................	448	434
4	4	Greasers..........................	944	932
6	6	Boiler Attendants....................	1,418	1,398
2	2	Boatswains........................	514	490
16	16	Seamen, A.B.,......................	3,800	2,728
2	2	Seamen, ordinary....................	428	324
			38,190	37,183
		Child endowment....................	1,185	1,704
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	40	1 55
		District and other allowances............	1,400	1,405
		Allowances to lighthouse steamer crews.....	1,326	622
132	130		42,141	40,969	37,322
		Temporary assistance.................	5,000	4,500	7,703
			47,141	45,469	45,025
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	200	348	..
		Total Salaries..........	46,941	45,121	45,025
		Carried forward......	148,544	146,246	145,976

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
	1929-30.	1928-29
Division No. 86.		1928-29
		Vote.	Expenditure.
MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
Brought forward............	148,544	146,246	145,976
Subdivision No. 8.—Queensland, Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.....................	400	400	359
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	50	50	141
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	50	50	59
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	20	40	46
5. Other printing...........................	100	115	138
6. Travelling expenses.......................	665	745	878
7. Other stores, fuel and light..................	2,600	2,600	2,660
8. Forage, sustenance, rent and other allowances......	460	480	390
9. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.........	1,320	2,000	1,880
10. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	1,340	1,330	1,148
11. Upkeep of lighthouses, buoys and beacons........	6,900	11,500	7,017
12. Equipment, tools and fittings (Lighthouse section)...	300	600	708
13. Cost of operating lighthouse steamers, excluding salaries of crew	23,800	27,800	21,831
14. Conveyance of stores and mails to lighthouses, including hire of launches	950	1,000	1,316
15. Equipment for examination of masters and mates....	20	20	..
16. Equipment for surveys and inspections of ships.....	20	20	2
17. Courts of Marine Inquiry....................	100	100	..
18. Payments to surveyors, Darwin................	10	10	..
Total Contingencies........	39,105	48,860	38,573
Subdivision No. 9.—Queensland, Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	511	260	439
Payments under Commonwealth Workmen's Compensation Act	..	..	500
Total Miscellaneous........	511	260	939
Carried forward...............	188,160	195,366	185,488

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 86.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 86.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
		Brought forward.................	188,160	195,366	185,488
		Subdivision No. 10.—South Australia, Salaries.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Director of Navigation and Lighthouses..	744	723
1	1	District Engineer......................	720	720
1	1	Nautical and Ship Surveyor...............	648	636
1	1	Engineer and Ship Surveyor...............	648	648
1	1	Deputy Superintendent, Mercantile Marine.....	498	498
1	1	Clerk-in-Charge.......................	495	495
3	3	Clerks.............................	648	960
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Foreman Mechanic.....................	366	366
2	2	Lighthouse Mechanics..................	622	622
10	9	Head Lightkeepers.....................	2,826	3,104
17	16	Lightkeepers.........................	4,168	4,389
2	2	Typists.............................	335	373
..	1	Assistant...........................	229	..
1	1	Storeman...........................	266	266
			13,213	13,800
		Child endowment......................	538	473
		District and other allowances..............	430	450
42	41		14,181	14,723	13,111
		Temporary assistance...................	2,000	2,200	2,766
			16,181	16,923	15,877
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	220	..	..
		Total Salaries........................	15,961	16,923	15,877
		Carried forward.......................	204,121	212,289	201,365

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 86.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
MARINE BRANCH.
Brought forward.....................	204,121	212,289	201,365
Subdivision No. 11.—South Australia, Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.........................	150	150	161
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	25	25	25
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	20	10	9
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	25	25	10
5. Other printing..............................	80	100	29
6. Travelling expenses..........................	525	575	775
7. Other stores, fuel and light......................	1,970	1,970	1,818
8. Forage, sustenance, rent and other allowances.........	244	250	173
9. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure............	370	450	474
10. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	237	289	161
11. Upkeep of lighthouses, buoys and beacons..........	2,020	3,535	2,054
12. Equipment, tools and fittings (Lighthouse section).....	150	150	122
13. Conveyance of stores and mails to lighthouses, including hire of launches	3,062	1,164	2,250
14. Equipment for examination of masters and mates......	20	20	..
15. Equipment for surveys and inspections of ships.......	20	20	..
16. Courts of Marine Inquiry......................	50	50	..
Total Contingencies.................	8,968	8,783	8,061
Carried forward..............	213,089	221,072	209,426

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 86.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
		MARINE BRANCH.
		Brought forward........		213,089	221,072	209,426
		Subdivision No. 12.—Western Australia and North Australia, Salaries.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Director of Navigation and Lighthouses...		744	744
1	1	District Engineer.......................		714	708
1	1	Deputy Superintendent, Mercantile Marine......		495	495
1	1	Clerk-in-Charge.......................		498	498
2	2	Clerks..............................		566	624
		Crew, Lighthouse Steamer.
1	1	Master..............................		514	514
1	1	First Mate...........................		351	334
1	1	Second Mate..........................		315	304
1	1	Third Mate...........................		279	268
1	1	Chief Engineer........................		441	406
1	1	Second Engineer.......................		333	316
1	1	Third Engineer........................		291	280
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Foreman Mechanic.....................		366	366
1	1	Lighthouse Mechanic....................		306	310
15	15		Carried forward........	6,213	6,167
..	..		Carried forward........	213,089	221,072	209,426

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 86.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	MARINE BRANCH.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Brought forward.......	213,089	221,072	209,426
		Subdivision No. 12.—Western Australia and
		North Australia, Salaries—continued.
15	15	Brought forward.......	6,213	6,167
		Fourth Division—continued.
10	10	Head Lightkeepers.......................	3,128	3,112
18	18	Lightkeepers..........................	4,684	4,718
2	2	Typists..............................	303	388
1	1	Storeman.............................	266	266
1	1	Assistant.............................	266	255
..	1	Messenger............................	86	..
		Crew, Lighthouse Steamer.
1	1	Radio-telegraphist.......................	299	172
1	1	Chief Steward..........................	277	266
2	2	Stewards.............................	394	380
1	1	Chief Cook...........................	261	254
1	1	Cook................................	220	214
1	1	Greaser..............................	237	230
6	6	Firemen..............................	1,416	1,380
1	1	Boatswain............................	249	242
6	6	Seamen..............................	1,419	1,380
1	1	Ordinary Seaman.......................	177	214
			19,895	19,638
		Child endowment.......................	1,221	1.085
		District and other allowances................	1,610	1,390
		Allowances to Lighthouse Steamer crew........	696	310
68	69		23,422	22,423	21,161
		Temporary assistance.....................	2,340	2,500	2,391
			25,762	24,923	23,552
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	719	1,040	..
		Total Salaries...............	25,043	23,883	23,552
		Carried forward...........	238,132	244,955	232,978

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Division No. 86.	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
Brougüt forward.................................	238,132	244,955	232,978
Subdivision No. 13.—Western Australia and North Australia, Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.........................	120	100	178
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	25	20	19
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	25	25	11
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	20	20	21
5. Other printing..............................	30	30	17
6. Travelling expenses..........................	650	700	825
7. Other stores, fuel and light......................	1,800	1,800	1,663
8. Forage, sustenance, rent and other allowances.........	550	400	536
9. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure............	215	280	413
10. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	300	165	304
11. Upkeep of lighthouses, buoys and beacons..........	2,200	2,200	1,663
12. Equipment, tools and fittings (Lighthouse section).....	100	300	125
13. Cost of operating lighthouse steamer, excluding salaries of crew	13,530	11,250	12,014
14. Conveyance of stores and mails to lighthouses, including hire of launches	1,550	1,600	1,619
15. Equipment for surveys and inspections of ships.......	5	5	..
16. Courts of Marine Inquiry......................	50	150	..
Total Contingencies............	21,170	19,045	19,408
Carried forward............	259,302	264,000	252,386

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 86.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 86.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		MARINE BRANCH.	£	£	£
		Brought forward...................	259,302	264,000	252,386
		Subdivision No. 14.—Tasmania, Salaries.
		Third Division.
1	1	Deputy Director of Navigation and Lighthouses....	672	672
2	1	Clerk................................	336	744
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Lighthouse Inspector......................	516	516
1	1	Senior Mechanic.........................	340	340
1	1	Lighthouse Mechanic.....................	314	314
10	10	Head Lightkeepers.......................	3,106	3,092
19	19	Lightkeepers...........................	4,949	4,988
1	1	Assistant..............................	290	290
..	1	Typist................................	176	..
			10,699	10,956
		Child endowment........................	520	537
		District and other allowances................	450	460
36	36		11,669	11,953	10,617
		Temporary assistance.....................	1,800	1,640	1,992
			13,469	13,593	12,609
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	105
		Total Salaries...............	13,364	13,593	12,609
		Carried forward.........	272,666	277,593	264,995

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 86.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
MARINE BRANCH.
Brought forward.................	272,666	277,593	264,995
Subdivision No. 15.—Tasmania, Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams........................	60	60	47
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	15	10	9
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	15	15	12
4. Account, record, and other books, including cost of printing and binding	15	15	2
5. Other printing.............................	30	30	21
6. Travelling expenses.........................	350	350	568
7. Other stores, fuel, and light....................	1,500	1,500	1,251
8. Forage, sustenance, rent, and other allowances........	200	127	191
9. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure...........	195	220	317
10. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	113	125	120
11. Upkeep of lighthouses, buoys, and beacons.........	2,400	1,800	1,965
12. Equipment, tools and fittings (Lighthouse section)....	75	1,000	80
13. Conveyance of stores and mails to lighthouses, including hire of launches	1,010	920	872
14. Equipment for surveys and inspections of ships......	5	5	..
15. Courts of Marine Inquiry.....................	50	50	..
Equipment for examination of masters and mates.....	..	10	..
Total Contingencies...............	6,033	6,237	5,455
Subdivision No. 15a.—Miscellaneous.
Payments as acts of grace to officers or dependants of officers transferred from the State service of Tasmania	..	..	143
Payment under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	..	..	357
Total Miscellaneous...............	..	..	500
Total Division No. 86..............	278,699	283,830	270,950

F. 15823.—14

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 87.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NEW SOUTH WALES.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Second Division.	£	£	£
1	1	Collector.......................	1,312	1,262
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Analyst....................	696	696
3	3	Analysts........................	1,459	1,441
4	4	Junior Analysts...................	1,091	1,004
3	3	Sub-Collectors....................	1,872	1,848
2	2	Senior Inspectors..................	1,440	1,407
4	4	Inspectors.......................	2,402	2,333
1	1	Tariff Officer.....................	633	595
1	1	Invoice Supervisor.................	595	595
1	1	Supervisor.......................	633	612
1	1	Assistant Supervisor................	498	495
1	1	Accountant......................	576	595
1	1	Inspector of Excise.................	633	612
1	1	Excise Supervisor..................	477	459
1	1	Cashier.........................	552	595
2	2	Assistant Cashiers.................	861	809
2	2	Boarding Inspectors................	1,107	1,107
1	1	Senior Boarding Officer..............	498	495
5	5	Boarding Officers..................	1,878	1,863
1	1	Detective Inspector.................	496	462
4	4	Clerks-in- Charge..................	2,008	1,956
1	1	Jerquer.........................	588	552
1	1	Paymaster.......................	462	462
1	1	Gauger.........................	480	480
1	1	Assistant Gauger..................	391	372
19	19	Investigation Officers...............	10,140	9,646
1	1	Investigating Officer................	382	408
1	1	Examining Officer-in-Charge..........	550	516
48	47	Invoice Examining Officers...........	22,923	22,297
7	7	Uptown Examining Officers...........	2,964	2,853
63	64	Wharf Examining Officers............	24,859	23,982
7	7	Examining Officers.................	2,647	2,465
1	1	Computer.......................	388	408
1	1	Senior Repack Officer...............	426	408
13	12	Repack Officers...................	4,374	4,290
1	1	Baggage Inspector.................	371	336
119	115	Clerks.........................	37,947	39,553
	5	Debenture Clerks..................	1,766	..
8	8	Register Clerks...................	2,771	2,748
1		Clerk (unattached).................	..	305
		Fourth Division.
9	9	Excise Officers...................	3,651	3,518
8	8	Excise Lockers....................	2,752	2,666
52	59	Lockers........................	18,593	16,177
1	1	Caretaker.......................	298	298
404	411	Carried forward...................	161,440	155,981

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 87.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NEW SOUTH WALES	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries— continued.
404	411	Brought forward...........	161,440	155,981
		Fourth Division—continued.
1	1	Foreman Searcher and Watchman.........	312	312
2	2	Senior Searchers and Watchmen..........	580	580
1	1	Engine-driver and Fitter...............	306	306
4	3	Engine-drivers.....................	894	1,192
5	5	Masters of Launches.................	1,490	1,490
12	12	Baggage Officers....................	3,511	3,576
30	30	Searchers and Watchmen..............	7,980	7,980
17	17	Machinists........................	3,566	3,527
10	10	Assistants........................	2,368	2,351
1	1	Laboratory Attendant (Female)..........	164	164
1	1	Senior Messenger...................	250	250
14	14	Messengers.......................	2,220	2,175
18	18	Typists..........................	3,511	3,397
2	2	Watchmen........................	485	485
5	5	Launch Boys......................	944	888
1	1	Sorter...........................	176	172
			190,197	184,826
		Child endowment...................	5,000	5,663
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	200	50
		Allowance under award to officers on maximum of class for two years	..	60
		Adjustment of salaries................	..	18*
528	534		195,397	190,617
		Less—
		Amounts to be withheld on account of rent..	26	26
		Payment by Department of Home Affairs for services rendered in connexion with the Immigration Act, and examination of passports	10,800	9,050
		Carried forward..........	10,826	9,076
		Carried forward..........	195,397	190,617

*The balance of the amount provided for adjustment of salaried in 1928–29 has been included in the items of salaries to which the adjustment relates.

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Division No. 87.		1929-30.	1928-29.
NEW SOUTH WALES.			Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries—continued.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
Brought forward.............		195,397	190,617
Less—	Brought forward.............	10,826	9,076
Payment by Department of Markets and Transport for services rendered in connexion with analyses of Commerce Act samples		800	900
Amount payable by New South Wales Department of Agriculture for services of officer as Stock Inspector, Newcastle		60	60
		11,686	10,036
		183,711	180,581	170,042
Temporary assistance..........................		5,500	7,000	12,252
		189,211	187,581	182,294
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year		4,000	4,200	...
Total Salaries..............		185,211	183,381	182,294
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................		850	1,000	492
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes		950	400	685
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon		268	250	282
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding		662	600	665
5. Other printing............................		1,753	1,900	2,333
6. Travelling expenses........................		1,305	1,300	1,349
7. Other stores, fuel, light and water................		2,800	2,955	2,587
8. Forage, sustenance, quarters and other allowances.....		46	20	63
9. Law costs and preparation of cases...............		350	300	171
10. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.........		7,760	9,800	11,554
11. Hire and maintenance of launches..............		334	300	355
12. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance		1,266	1,150	1,245
13. Payment to Postmaster-General's Department for sale of Beer Duty Stamps and collection of duty on goods imported through the Parcels Post		2,040	2,104	2,108
Total Contingencies..........		20,384	22,079	23,889
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1 Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials		3,016	3,220	1,430
Total Division No. 87......		208,611	208,680	207,613

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Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 88.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		VICTORIA.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Collector........................	1,112	1,067
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Analyst.....................	648	648
5	6	Analysts.........................	2,300	2,153
3	3	Sub-Collectors.....................	1,757	1,679
2	2	Senior Inspectors...................	1,440	1,416
3	3	Inspectors........................	1,768	1,747
1	1	Tariff Officer.....................	572	554
1	1	Invoice Supervisor..................	552	552
1	1	Senior Wharf Examining Officer.........	447	426
1	1	Gauger..........................	480	476
1	1	Inspector of Excise..................	613	589
1	1	Supervisor.......................	495	534
1	1	Boarding Inspector..................	534	534
1	1	Accountant.......................	595	595
1	1	Cashier.........................	534	534
1	1	Senior Boarding Officer..............	462	444
1	1	Boarding Officer...................	371	348
2	1	Excise Supervisor..................	498	996
2	2	Clerks-in-Charge...................	978	942
1	1	Jerquer..........................	588	564
1	1	Paymaster........................	495	495
1	1	Assistant Supervisor.................	418	444
1	1	Detective Inspector..................	495	495
33	33	Invoice Examining Officers............	16,012	15,287
72	63	Wharf Examining Officers.............	22,539	27,041
61	67	Clerks..........................	23,374	20,706
4	4	Repack Officers....................	1,632	1,620
7	9	Investigation Officers................	4,605	3,404
5	5	Register Clerks....................	1,761	1,788
1	1	Assistant Cashier...................	442	408
1	1	Computer........................	442	408
1	1	Examining Officer-in-Charge...........	543	516
4	4	Examining Officers.................	1,476	1,434
2	2	Clerks (unattached).................	718	759
1		Examining Officer (unattached).........	..	348
..	3	Wharf Examining Officers (unattached)....	1,008	..
226	227	Carried forward....................	92,704	91,951

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Number of Persons.		Division No. 88.	1929-30	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	VICTORIA.	1929-30	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
226	227	Brought forward..................	92,704	91,951
		Fourth Division.
20	20	Excise Officers.........................	8,329	8,096
27	27	Lockers..............................	8,404	8,217
8	5	Excise Lockers.........................	1,769	2,657
1	1	Caretaker.............................	274	282
2	2	Engine-drivers.........................	596	596
2	2	Masters of Launches.....................	596	596
4	4	Boatmen.............................	956	932
1	1	Storeman (Grade 2)......................	274	274
3	3	Senior Searchers and Watchmen..............	870	870
16	17	Searchers and Watchmen..................	4,494	4,236
1	1	Senior Messenger.......................	248	240
11	10	Messengers...........................	1,762	1,662
7	8	Typists..............................	1,654	1,398
1	1	Senior Machinist........................	238	231
15	14	Machinists............................	2,714	3,107
6	5	Labourers............................	1,151	1,366
5	5	Assistants............................	1,226	1,217
1	..	Searcher and Watchman (unattached)..........	..	266
	1	Sorter (Female).........................	176	..
			128,435	128,194
		Child endowment.......................	3,872	4,004
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	1,076	1,075
		Allowances to holders of Marine Certificates.....	20	20
357	354		133,403	133,293
		Less—
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	106	85
		Payment by Department of Home Affairs for services rendered in connexion with the Immigration Act and examination of passports	2,856	1,700
		Payment by Department of Markets and Transport for services rendered in connexion with analyses of Commerce Act samples	1,100	1,200
			4,062	2,985
			129,341	130,308	121,945
		Temporary assistance.....................	800	2,000	2,047
			130,141	132,308	123,992
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	4,150	3,500	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)....	125,991	128,808	123,992

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	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 88.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
VICTORIA.
Brought forward...............	125,991	128,808	123,992
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................	730	800	555
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	325	350	274
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	200	200	188
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	500	500	305
5. Other printing.............................	1,200	1,950	1,363
6. Travelling expenses.........................	805	872	995
7. Other stores, fuel, light and water................	1,000	1,250	1,082
8. Forage, sustenance, quarters and other allowances.....	120	120	146
9. Law costs and preparation of cases...............	140	140	80
10. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure..........	4,440	4,900	4,896
11. Hire and maintenance of launches...............	550	550	679
12. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	1,400	1,150	1,292
13. Payment to Postmaster-General's Department for sale of Beer Duty Stamps and collection of duty on goods imported through the Parcels Post	1,500	1,500	1,582
Total Contingencies.........	12,910	14,282	13.437
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	2,513	2,050	4,311
Total Division No. 88........	141,414	145,140	141,740

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Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Division No. 89.
		QUEENSLAND.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Collector..........................	933	1,012
		Third Division.
1	1	Senior Inspector......................	720	696
2	2	Inspectors..........................	1,182	1,164
7	8	Sub-collectors.......................	3,921	3,478
1	1	Tariff Officer........................	569	534
1	1	Inspector of Excise....................	516	516
	1	Accountant.........................	516	516
1	1	Boarding Inspector....................	530	511
3	3	Investigation Officers..................	1,578	1,524
13	12	Invoice Examining Officers..............	6,083	6,193
26	26	Wharf Examining Officers...............	9,930	9,771
2	2	Uptown Examining Officers..............	852	816
9	9	Examining Officers....................	3,401	3,299
1	1	Gauger............................	426	408
1	1	Jerquer............................	552	528
1	1	Supervisor.........................	479	495
1	1	Cashier............................	495	495
2	2	Clerks-in-Charge.....................	1,011	993
54	51	Clerks............................	15,895	17,061
3	3	Register Clerks......................	1,026	1,008
1	1	Computer..........................	416	398
1	1	Senior Boarding Officer.................	426	408
2	2	Boarding Officers.....................	796	716
1	..	Detective Inspector....................	..	425
..	1	Examiner-in-Charge...................	481	..
		Fourth Division.
7	7	Excise Officers......................	2,854	2,725
8	8	Excise Lockers......................	2.581	2,442
13	13	Lockers...........................	4,102	3,943
3	3	Typists............................	625	613
7	7	Machinists.........................	1,451	1,430
2	2	Engine-drivers.......................	596	596
176	173	Carried forward.........	64,943	64,714

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 89.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	QUEENSLAND.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
176	173	Brought forward...........	64,943	64,714
		Fourth Division—continued.
2	2	Masters of Launches.................	596	596
1	1	Storeman.........................	274	274
2	2	Senior Searchers and Watchmen.........	580	580
7	7	Searchers and Watchmen..............	1,858	1,847
8	7	Assistants........................	1,718	1,962
1	1	Senior Messenger...................	250	250
6	6	Messengers.......................	1,158	1,028
2	1	Launch Boy.......................	226	387
1	..	Messenger (unattached)...............	..	196
..	1	Assistant (unattached)................	250	..
			71,853	71,834
		Child endowment...................	2,100	2,100
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	180	200
		District allowances..................	1,150	1,150
		Allowance junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	50	50
206	201		75,333	75,334
		Less—
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	145	112
		Payment by Department of Home Affairs for services rendered in connexion with the Immigration Act and examination of Passports	3,160	3,000
		Amount to be recovered from special funds..	100	70
			3,405	3,182
			71,928	72,152	67,060
		Temporary assistance................	800	800	1,570
			72,728	72,952	68,630
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	2,500	300	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)....	70,228	72,652	68,630

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		1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 89.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
		£	£	£
QUEENSLAND.
Brought forward............		70,228	72,652	68,630
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams........................		900	1,000	733
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes		350	350	238
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon		170	170	120
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding		330	230	253
5. Other printing.............................		500	1,200	702
6. Travelling expenses.........................		1,160	1,500	1,106
7. Other stores, fuel and light.....................		330	330	198
8. Forage, sustenance, quarters and other allowances.....		170	150	141
9. Law costs and preparation of cases...............		350	418	210
10. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure..........		3,000	3,000	3,119
11. Hire and maintenance of launches...............		350	450	232
12. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance		750	750	726
13. Payment to Postmaster-General's Department for sale of Beer Duty Stamps and collection of duty on goods imported through Parcels Post		750	500	476
14. Payment to State Government Analyst for analytical work	£1,200
Less amount to be recovered from Department of Markets and Transport	400
		800	800	800
Total Contingencies..........		9,910	10,848	9,054
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials		1,794	1,600	2,406
Total Division No. 89...............		81,932	85,100	80,090

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 90.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Collector..........................	888	906
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Analyst.......................	612	612
1	1	Analyst...........................	516	516
1	1	Junior Analyst......................	347	329
1	1	Senior Inspector.....................	720	720
1	1	Inspector of Excise and Sub-Collector.......	648	648
1	1	Sub-collector.......................	498	480
2	2	Inspectors.........................	1,182	1,164
1	1	Supervisor.........................	444	444
...	1	Examining Officer-in-Charge, Parcels Post....	534	..
1	1	Senior Wharf Examining Officer..........	498	498
14	13	Invoice Examining Officers..............	6,497	6,732
1	1	Uptown Examining Officer..............	426	408
29	29	Wharf Examining Officers..............	10,735	10,596
1	...	Examining Officer....................		408
4	4	Investigation Officers..................	2,190	2,064
1	1	Tariff Officer.......................	569	534
1	1	Excise Supervisor....................	498	498
1	1	Senior Boarding Officer................	408	408
1	1	Boarding Inspector...................	516	516
2	2	Boarding Officers....................	709	696
1	1	Cashier...........................	443	495
1	1	Accountant........................	443	498
2	2	Clerks-in-Charge.....................	956	906
1	1	Computer.........................	426	408
1	1	Jerquer...........................	533	471
28	28	Clerks............................	9,349	9,182
..	1	Clerk (unattached)....................	405	..
100	100	Carried forward.....................	41,990	41,137

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Number of Persons.		Division No. 90.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	SOUTH AUSTRALIA.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
100	100	Brought forward......................	41,990	41,137
		Fourth Division.
9	9	Lockers............................	2,704	2,117
21	21	Excise Officers.......................	8,823	7,682
4	4	Excise Lockers.......................	1,331	1,042
8	8	Searchers and Watchmen................	2,128	2,128
6	7	Messengers.........................	1,070	913
1	1	Caretaker...........................	250	250
4	4	Typists............................	795	802
5	5	Assistants...........................	1,191	1,154
8	7	Machinists..........................	1,273	1,420
1	1	Senior Searcher and Watchman............	290	290
			61,845	58,935
		Child endowment.....................	1,600	1,600
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	430	600
167	167		63,875	61,135
Less—
Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent			82	82
Payment by Department of Home Affairs for services rendered in connexion with the Immigration Act and examination of passports			1,800	1,360
Payment by Department of Markets and Transport for services rendered in connexion with analyses of Commerce Act samples			500	500
			2,382	1,942
			61,493	59,193	55,753
Temporary assistance.....................			1,900	2,500	2,532
			63,393	61,693	58,285
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			3,700	1,600	...
Total Salaries...........			59,693	60,093	58,285
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................			450	530	390
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			240	440	210
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			150	150	100
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			500	500	335
5. Other printing............................			600	900	438
6. Travelling expenses........................			1,500	1,400	1,256
Carried forward.......			3,440	3,920	2,729
Carried forward.......			59,693	60,093	58,285

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 90.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward............	59,693	60,093	58,285
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies—continued.
Brought forward............	3,440	3,920	2,729
No. 7. Other stores, fuel and light.....................	550	400	541
8. Law costs and preparation of cases...............	50	5	784
9. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure...........	2,210	2,146	2,513
10. Hire and maintenance of launches...............	1,000	1,000	1,000
11. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	660	600	677
12. Payment to Postmaster-General's Department for sale of Beer Duty Stamps and collection of duty on goods imported through the Parcels Post	320	400	279
Total Contingencies..........	8,230	8,471	8,523
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	…	436	493
Total Division No. 90.........	67,923	69,000	67,301

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 91.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Collector...........................	840	838
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Analyst........................	588	588
1	1	Junior Analyst.......................	320	296
1	1	Senior Inspector......................	658	630
1	1	Inspector...........................	561	543
7	7	Sub-Collectors.......................	3,029	2,966
1	1	Senior Invoice Examining Officer..........	550	516
1	1	Tariff Officer........................	550	516
3	3	Investigation Officers...................	1,488	1,282
1	1	Examining Officer-in-Charge.............	501	498
12	13	Invoice Examining Officers...............	6,145	5,432
..	1	Senior Wharf Examining Officer...........	411	..
29	27	Wharf Examining Officers...............	9,988	10,491
2	2	Clerks-in-Charge......................	907	875
1	1	Accountant.........................	495	495
1	1	Supervisor..........................	495	495
1	1	Warehouse Supervisor..................	426	408
2	2	Cashiers...........................	939	939
2	2	Computers..........................	772	709
1	1	Inspector of Excise....................	498	498
1	1	Boarding Inspector....................	533	534
1	1	Jerquer............................	516	498
25	26	Clerks.............................	8,497	8,081
1	1	Senior Boarding Officer.................	442	408
3	3	Boarding Officers.....................	1,278	1,161
1	2	Examining Officers....................	671	336
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Excise Officers.......................	852	744
1	1	Excise Locker........................	312	336
5	5	Lockers............................	1,518	1,499
1		Caretaker...........................	..	250
1	1	Senior Searcher and Watchman............	290	290
14	14	Searchers and Watchmen................	3,724	3,724
8	8	Assistants (Male).....................	2,005	2,003
3	3	Messengers.........................	454	363
6	6	Typists............................	1,218	1,193
2	2	Machinists..........................	382	405
144	145	Carried forward...........	52,853	50,840

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
		Division No. 91.	£	£	£
		WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
144	145	Brought forward........	52,853	50,840
		Child endowment....................	2,000	1,860
		Allowance junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	48	48
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	180	250
		District allowances....................	285	280
		Special allowances....................	..	30
144	145		55,366	53,308
		Less—
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	70	90
		Payment by Department of Home Affairs for services rendered in connexion with the Immigration Act and examination of passports	4,200	4,200
		Payment by Department of Markets and Transport for services rendered in connexion with analyses of Commerce Act samples	50	50
			4,320	4,340
			51,046	48,968	48,483
		Temporary assistance..................	1,500	500	2,216
			52,546	49,468	50.699
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	1,650	200	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)....	50,896	49,268	50,689

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 91.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward..........	50,896	49,268	50,699
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.......................	350	450	311
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	210	270	218
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	120	140	113
4. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding	140	185	152
5. Other printing............................	400	680	469
6. Travelling expenses.........................	880	1,200	885
7. Other stores, fuel, and light....................	300	360	306
8. Forage, sustenance, quarters, and other allowances....	267	267	267
9. Law costs and preparation of cases...............	50	100	18
10. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure...........	2,740	3,200	2,888
11. Hire and maintenance of launches................	620	590	422
12. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs, and maintenance	460	490	403
13. Payment to the Postmaster-General's Department for sale of Beer Duty Stamps and the collection of duty on articles imported through the Parcels Post	300	350	254
	6,837	8,282	6,706
Less payment by Department of Home Affairs in respect of Launch Hire in Fremantle	100	...	...
Total Contingencies........	6,737	8,282	6,706
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.................
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	531	370	388
Total Division No. 91	58,164	57,920	57,793

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.			1029-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 92.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		TASMANIA.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Collector..........................	744	744
		Third Division.
3	3	Sub-Collectors......................	1,411	1,410
1	1	Senior Clerk........................	516	498
1	1	Senior Examining Officer...............	563	516
2	2	Invoice Examining Officers..............	1,031	978
7	7	Examining Officers...................	2,650	2,527
1	1	Jerquer...........................	426	408
10	10	Clerks............................	3,365	3,278
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Caretaker..........................	250	250
1	1	Typist............................	212	212
1	1	Storeman..........................	250	250
1	1	Messenger.........................	218	171
			11,636	11,242
		Child endowment	299	283
		Special allowances	50	50
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	30	..
30	30		12,015	11,575
		Less—
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	40	32
		Payment by Department of Home Affairs for services rendered in connexion with the Immigration Act and examination of passports	200	180
			240	212
			11,775	11,363	10,809
		Temporary assistance.................	200	150	587
			11,975	11,513	11,396
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	330	..	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)...	11,645	11,513	11,396

F.15823.—15

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 92.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
TASMANIA.
Brought forward...........	11,645	11,513	11,396
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams........................	150	220	108
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	120	100	62
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	25	25	8
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	80	100	58
5. Other printing.............................	180	320	162
6. Travelling expenses.........................	130	300	258
7. Other stores, fuel and light.....................	155	145	129
8. Forage, sustenance, quarters and other allowances.....	250	250	215
9. Law costs and preparation of cases...............	5	5	..
10. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure...........	950	900	839
11. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	200	162	183
12. Payment to Postmaster-General's Department for sale of Beer Duty Stamps and the collection of duty on articles imported through the Parcels Post	130	130	69
Less—	2,375	2,657	2,091
Payment by Department of Markets and Transport for services rendered in connexion with analyses of Commerce Act samples	150	150	..
Total Contingencies...................	2,225	2,507	2,091
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payment under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement	436	..	..
2. Payments as acts of grace to officers or dependants of officers transferred from the State Service of Tasmania	375	..	..
Total Miscellaneous...................	811	..	..
Total Division No. 92..................	14,681	14,020	13,487

VII.—The Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 93.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
		Third Division.
1	1	Examining Officer.....................	372	356
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Assistant...........................	250	250
			622	606
		District allowance.....................	160	160
2	2		782	766
		Payment to Taxation Department for services of officers	100	100
		Less—	882	866	870
		Payment to be made by Department of Home Affairs for services rendered in connexion with the Immigration Act and examination of passports	50	50	..
		Total Salaries............	832	816	870
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams........................			40	35	47
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			10	10	7
3. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			5	5	..
4. Other printing.............................			5	5	..
5. Travelling expenses.........................			25	25	55
6. Law costs and preparation of cases................			20	20	30
7. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure...........			254	100	115
8. Repair and maintenance of launches...............			15	15	6
9. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance			10	14	14
10. Payment to Postmaster-General's Department for collection of duty on goods imported through the Parcels Post			10	10	..
Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			..	5	..
Total Contingencies.....................			394	241	274
Total Division No. 93....................			1,226	1,060	1,144
			927,321	935,260	910,932
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			..	24,000	..
Total Department of Trade and Customs......			927,321	911,260	910,932

VIII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division Number.	______	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928–29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
Division Number.	______	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure	Increase on Expenditure, 1928–29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
		£	£	£	£	£
94	WORKS, LANDS AND SURVEYS	132,996	133,342	125,483	7,513	...
95	WORKS AND BUILDINGS...	46,369	64,999	47,188	...	819
96	RENT OF BUILDINGS......	85,450	1 82,723	90,882	...	5,432
97	OVERHAUL OF AND REPAIRS TO BOATS AND LAUNCHES	15,870	15,610	14,657	1,213	...
98	GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S ESTABLISHMENT	22,225	26,600	21,576	649	...
		302,910	323,274	299,786	3,124	...
	Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	...	23,800	...	...	...
	Total..............	302,910	299,474	299,786	3,124	...
Estimate, 1929-30..........................				£302,910
Vote, 1928-29.............................				299,474
Increase..................				£3,436

VIII.—The Department of Works.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 94.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		WORKS, LANDS AND SURVEYS.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Gentral Staff.
		First Division.
1	1	Secretary............................	1,000	1,250
		Second Division.
1	1	Director-General of Works and Chief Architect	1,512	1,462
1	1	Chief Engineer........................	1,212	1,212
1	1	Assistant Secretary.....................	861	912
1	1	Director of Lands and Surveys..............	888	864
		Third Division.
1	1	Property Officer.......................	768	768
1	1	Principal Engineer—Electrical..............	744	744
1	1	Principal Engineer—Civil.................	744	744
1	1	Principal Engineer—Mechanical............	741	722
1	1	Civil Engineer (Roads)...................	..	744
6	5	Civil Engineers........................	2,429	2,657
11	11	Mechanical Engineers...................	5,165	5,034
10	9	Electrical Engineers.....................	4,411	4,532
1	1	Chief Draftsman.......................	624	624
14	14	Architects...........................	6,252	6,003
10	10	Draftsmen...........................	4,963	4,926
1	1	Quantity Surveyor......................	516	516
1	1	Assistant Surveyor......................	343	331
1	1	Chief Clerk (a)........................	690	744
1	1	Accountant (b)........................	633	696
2	2	Senior Clerks.........................	1,050	1,122
18	16	Clerks..............................	5,968	6,592
..	1	Private Secretary (c).....................	510	..
86	82	Carried forward	42,027	43,199

(a) Is also Secretary, River Murray Commission. (b) Is also Accountant, River Murray Commission. (c) Previously provided under Division No. 29, Subdivision No. 1.

VIII.—The Department of Works.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 94.		1928-29.
		WORKS, LANDS AND SURVEYS.		Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Central Staff—continued.
86	82	Brought forward........	42,027	43,199
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Senior Plan Printer.....................	344	324
1	1	Plan Printer..........................	290	276
1	1	Ministerial Messenger...................	290	290
1	1	Senior Messenger......................	250	250
1	1	Assistant (Despatch)....................	250	260
7	5	Assistants and Messengers................	1,110	1,415
2	2	Assistants (Plan Mounting)................	441	340
1	1	Overseer............................	348	348
11	9	Typists.............................	1,769	2,033
1	1	Watchman...........................	234	234
2	1	Lift Attendant........................	234	468
115	106		47,587	49,437
		New South. Wales.
		Third Division.
1	1	Works Director.......................	937	912
16	16	Architects...........................	8,235	8,251
1	1	Mechanical Engineer....................	570	552
1	1	Electrical Engineer.....................	570	552
1	1	Civil Engineer........................	532	533
4	4	Quantity Surveyors.....................	1,604	1,671
1	1	Surveyor............................	672	672
1	1	Draftsman...........................	438	420
26	26	Carried forward.............	13,558	13,563
115	106	Carried forward.............	47,587	49,437

VIII.—The Department of Works.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 94.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
		WORKS, LANDS AND SURVEYS.		£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
115	106	Brought forward............		47,587	49,437
		New South Wales.
		Third Division—continued.
26	26	Brought forward...........		13,558	13,563
5	5	Works Supervisors......................		2,296	2,267
..	1	Accountant and Senior Clerk................		624	..
1	..	Accountant...........................		..	595
1	..	Senior Clerk..........................		..	552
18	19	Clerks...............................		7,296	6,552
		Fourth Division.
9	9	Typist B.............................		1,746	1,692
1	1	Machinist and Plan Recorder................		212	207
5	4	Assistants and Messengers.................		627	809
66	65			26,359	26,237
		Victoria.
		Third Division.
1	1	Works Director.........................		962	962
12	12	Architects............................		6,046	5,945
1	1	Mechanical Engineer.....................		570	552
1	1	Electrical Engineer......................		570	552
1	..	Civil Engineer.........................		..	492
1	1	Quantity Surveyor.......................		516	516
4	4	Works Supervisors......................		1,848	1,848
..	1	Accountant and Senior Clerk................		624	..
1	..	Accountant...........................		..	588
1	..	Senior Clerk..........................		..	552
18	19	Clerks...............................		7,152	6,576
41	40		Carried forward.............	18,288	18,583
181	171		Carried forward.............	73,946	75,674

VIII.—The Department of Works.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 94.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		WORKS, LANDS AND SURVEYS.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
181	171	Brought forward...........	73,946	75,674
		Victoria—continued.
41	40	Brought forward..........	18,288	18,583
		Fourth Division.
7	7	Typists.............................	1,399	1,410
1	1	Machinist..........................	212	206
5	5	Assistants and Messengers...............	1,073	1,110
54	53		20,972	21,309
		Queensland.
		Third Division.
1	1	Works Director.......................	792	792
9	9	Architects...........................	4,478	4,436
1	1	Mechanical Engineer...................	444	426
1	1	Electrical Engineer.....................	444	426
1	1	Quantity Surveyor.....................	516	516
2	2	Works Supervisors.....................	924	921
1	1	Accountant and Senior Clerk..............	540	516
6	6	Clerks.............................	2,268	2,245
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Typists............................	352	413
1	1	Machinist..........................	192	186
2	2	Assistants and Messengers...............	467	411
27	27		11,417	11,288
262	251	Carried forward........	106,335	108,271

VIII.—The Department of Works.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 94.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		WORKS, LANDS AND SURVEYS.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
262	1251	Brought forward...........	106,335	108,271
		South Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Works Director.......................	792	792
4	4	Architects..........................	1,868	1,759
1	1	Mechanical Engineer...................	462	444
1	..	Electrical Engineer....................	..	350
1	1	Works Supervisor.....................	462	451
..	1	Accountant and Senior Clerk..............	516	..
1	..	Clerk-in-Charge and Accountant...........	..	516
3	3	Clerks.............................	1,080	1,053
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Typists............................	390	392
2	15	Assistants and Messengers...............	339	287
16	15		5,909	6,044
		Western Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Works Director.......................	744	744
3	3	Architects..........................	1,325	1,277
1	1	Works Supervisor.....................	462	445
..	1	Accountant and Senior Clerk..............	498
1	..	Clerk-in-Charge and Accountant...........		498
..	1	Clerk.............................	330	..
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist.............................	186	180
1	1	Assistant...........................	228	218
8	9		3,773	3,362
286	275	Carried forward.............	116,017	117,677

VIII.—The Department of Works.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 94.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		WORKS, LANDS AND SURVEYS.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
286	275	Brought forward...........	116,017	117,677
		North Australia and Central Australia.
		Third Division.
1	1	Clerk.............................	329	317
		Tasmania.
		Proportion of salaries of officers of Department of Home Affairs performing duties for Department of Works (Division No. 40, Electoral Office)	699	607
			117,045	118,601
		Child endowment	1,950	1,750
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class	340	500
		District allowances....................	100	165
		Special (Canberra) allowance.............	5,421	..
287	276		124,856	121,016	104,714
		Temporary assistance..................	23,600	23,550	39,811
			148,456	144,566	144,525
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	7,650	..	..
		Carried forward.............	140,806	144,566	144,525

VIII.—The Department of Works.
	1929-30.	1928-29.

Division No. 94.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
WORKS, LANDS AND SURVEYS:
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
Brought forward..........	140,806	144,566	144,525
Less—
Amount to be recovered in respect of work performed for other Administrations	5,250	5,250	13,660
Proportion of Works Branch salaries provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	60,000	60,000	59,500
	65,250	65,250	73,160
Total Salaries.......................	75,556	79,316	71,365
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams	1,200	1,200	1,500
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	1,000	1,000	732
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	350	350	294
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	250	250	193
Carried forward......................	2,800	2,800	2,719
	75,556	79,316	71,365

VIII.—The Department of Works.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 94.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
WORKS, LANDS AND SURVEYS.
Brought forward...........	75,556	79,316	71,365
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
Brought forward...........	2,800	2,800	2,719
No.5. Lithography and blue printing....................	787	837	658
6. Other printing..............................	550	615	391
7. Travelling expenses..........................	10,960	11,800	12,069
8. Fuel, light and water..........................	1,615	2,000	1,869
9. Equipment allowance to surveyors.................	25	25	..
10. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	1,430	1,500	1,750
11. Survey, drawing material and instruments.............	530	520	1,384
12. Office cleaning, including cleaning of accommodation occupied by other Departments in Commonwealth Offices — Treasury Gardens and Spring-street, Melbourne, and Secretariat Buildings Nos. 1 and 2, and Offices at Civic Centre, Canberra	12,908	7,804	5,518
13. Survey of acquired properties....................	250	100	45
14. Wages of survey parties, including field assistants......	555	200	298
15. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...............	4,680	4,850	4,040
	37,090	33,051	30,741
Less amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	14,000	14,000	14,000
Total Contingencies...................	23,090	19,051	16,741
Carried forward...............	98,646	98,367	88,106

VIII.—The Department of Works.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 94.
WORKS, LANDS AND SURVEYS.
Brought forward...........	98,646	98,367	88,106
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others.....	27,000	26,600	26,725
2. Maintenance Members' rooms, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart, including furniture, also salaries of attendants, Sydney and Melbourne	5,000	5,500	4,622
3. Expenses of River Murray Waters Commission.......	250	250	250
4. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	1,700	600	1,980
5. Expenses of Federal Aid Roads Board Installation of paper coating machine Investigations abroad on building and architecture Legal costs—Commonwealth v. New South Wales—ownership of Garden Island	150	150	44
	..	575	575
	..	800	635

	..	..	2,047
Total Miscellaneous...............	34,100	34,475	36,878
Subdivision No. 4.—Supervision of Works.
No. 1. To recoup the State of Tasmania for salaries and other expenses incurred on behalf of the Commonwealth	500	1,000	898
Less amount provided under Part 2 of the Estimates.......	250	500	399
	250	500	499
Total Division No. 94..................	132,996	133,342	125,483

VIII.—The Department of Works.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No. 95.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
WORKS AND BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
Repairs, Maintenance, Fittings, and Furniture.
No. 1. Prime Minister............................	6,013	6,048	5,379
2. Treasurer................................	1,612	2,400	2,290
3. Attorney-General...........................	3,266	3,940	2,473
4. Home Affairs.............................	3,687	5,600	2,766
5. Trade and Customs.........................	13,776	15,833	12,043
6. Works..................................	6,115	6,584	2,620
7. Health..................................	16,000	37,981	17,830
8. Markets and Transport.......................	900	943	433
Parliament...............................	..	670	1,354
	51,369	79,999	47,188
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	5,000	15,000	..
Total Division No. 95.................	46,369	64,999	47,188

VIII.—The Department of Works.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 96.
RENT OF BUILDINGS.*
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Parliament..............................	200	338	203
2. Prime Minister...........................	16,600	18,000	16,410
3. Treasury...............................	12,800	14,500	13,382
4. Attorney-General..........................	19,100	14,080	21,638
5. Home Affairs............................	20,250	20,500	21,670
6. Trade and Customs........................	10,850	10,570	9,790
7. Works.................................	3,500	2,500	2,013
8. Health.................................	4,250	4,935	3,296
9. Markets and Transport......................	2,900	2,300	2,480
	90,450	87,723	90,882
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	5,000	5,000	..
Total Division No. 96.................	85,450	82,723	90,882

* Includes provision in lieu of rent to cover outlay by lessors in the direction of alterations or additions to buildings under lease.

VIII.—The Department of Works.
Division No. 97.	1929-30.	1928-29.
OVERHAUL OF AND REPAIRS TO BOATS AND LAUNCHES	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No. 1.	£	£	£
No. 1. Trade and Customs.........................	2,000	1,900	1,150
2. Marine.................................	7,900	8,190	8,497
3. Health..................................	5,970	5,520	5,010
Total Division No. 97	15,870	15,610	14,657
_______
Division No. 98.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S ESTABLISHMENT.
Subdivision No. 1.
Canberra, Sydney, and Melbourne Government Houses.
No. 1. Caretakers, charwomen, and miscellaneous expenditure.	1,350	950	1,432
2. Maintenance—House........................	3,450	3,400	1,324
3. Maintenance—Grounds......................	4,050	4,100	4,248
4. Insurance................................	145	145	73
5. Telephones..............................	370	310	312
6. China and glass............................	920	70	..
7. Fittings and furniture........................	950	700	207
8. Flags...................................	50	30	1
9. Fuel and light.............................	1,550	1,300	1,720
10. Sanitation and water supply...................	740	620	730
11. Rent of buildings, Melbourne and Canberra........	7,045	13,500	10,500
12. Replacement of shortages in inventory of articles taken over from State of Victoria	350	350	..
Total Subdivision No. 1................	20,970	25,475	20,547
Subdivision No. 2.
Non-Recurring Works.
No. 1. Melbourne and Sydney Government Houses	1,255	1,125	1,029
Total Division No. 98..................	22,225	26,600	21,576
	302,910	323,274	299,786
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	23,800	..
Total Department of Works............	302,910	299,474	299,786

IX.—THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. (Not including War Services shown separately on page 277.)
Division Number.	_______	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure 1028-29.	Decrease on Expenditure 1928-20.
Division Number.	_______	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.	Increase on Expenditure 1028-29.	Decrease on Expenditure 1928-20.
		£	£	£	£	£
99	CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION	54,834	58,150	44,070	10,764	..
100	NEW SOUTH WALES....	26,253	29,200	24,986	1,267	..
101	VICTORIA............	17,524	18,170	17,121	403	..
102	QUEENSLAND AND NORTH AUSTRALIA	27,674	29,490	24,376	3,298	..
103	SOUTH AUSTRALIA.....	10,257	11,460	9,882	375	..
104	WESTERN AUSTRALIA...	16,325	15,770	14,405	1,920	..
105	TASMANIA............	4,042	4,060	2,780	1,262	..
		156,909	166,300	137,620	19,289	..
	Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	9,909	10,000	..	..	9,909
	Total.........	147,000	156,300	137,620	9,380
	Estimate, 1929-30.....................................					£147,000
	Vote, 1928-29.......................................					156,300
	Decrease.................................					£9,300

F.15823.—16

IX.—The Department of Health.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 99.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
		First Division.
1	1	Director-General.......................	1,900	1,800
		Third Division.
1	1	Senior Medical Officer...................	1,020	1,000
3	3	Medical Officers.......................	2,160	2,388
1	1	Chief Clerk..........................	720	720
8	8	Clerks..............................	2,629	2,716
		Fourth Division.
7	7	Typists.............................	1,127	1,330
1	1	Assistant............................	131	250
3	3	Messengers..........................	351	451
		Division of Marine Hygiene.
		Second Division.
1	1	Divisional Director.....................	1,350	1,300
		Third Divisioni
1	1	Clerk...............................	412	444
		Division of Industrial Hygiene.
		Second Division.
1	1	Divisional Director.....................	1,350	1,300
		Third Division.
1	2	Medical Officers.......................	1,668	940
1	1	Clerk...............................	276	276
		Division of Public Health Engineering.
		Third Division.
1	1	Director.............................	946	1,012
1	1	Engineer............................	250	479
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist..............................	150	150
33	34	Carried forward.................	16,440	16,556

IX.—The Department of Health.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 99.		1929-30	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.			Vote.	Expenditure
				£	£	£
33	34	Brought forward..........		16,440	16,556
		Division of Veterinary Hygiene.
		Third Division.
1	1	Director.........................		1,012	1,012
1	1	Assistant Director...................		400	400
1	1	Clerk...........................		252	252
		Division of Plant Quarantine.
		Third Division.
1	1	Director.........................		874	850
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist..........................		150	150
		Miscellaneous.
		Third Division.
1	1	Director, Division of Tuberculosis and Venereal Disease		1,296	1,246
1	1	Director, Division of Maternal and Infant Welfare		1,200	500†
1	1	Director, Division of Epidemiology.......		1,296	1,246
41	42			22,920	22,212
		Division of Tropical Hygiene.
		Divisional Director*		..	..
		Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine, townsville.
		Payable from Trust Fund, Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine Account.
		Second Division.
1	1	Director.........................		1,250	1,250
		Third Division.
..	1	Assistant Director...................		550	..
4	4	Medical Officers...................		3,411	3,339
1	1	Entomologist......................		467	449
3	3	Technical Assistants, Grade II...........		1,413	1,377
1	1	Technical Assistant, Grade I............		252	240
1	1	Clerk...........................		405	405
11	12		Carried forward.............	7,748	7,060
41	42			22,920	22,212

* Duties performed by Chief Quarantine Officer, Queensland and North Australia, whose salary, £1,300 per annum, is provided under Division No. 102, Subdivision No. 1—Salaries.

† Portion of year only.

IX.—The Department of Health.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 99.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		£	£	£
41	42	Brought forward............		22,920	22,212
		Division of Tropical Hygiene—continued.
		Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine— continued.
11	12	Brought forward............		7,748	7,060
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Typists.............................		319	313
1	1	Messenger..........................		211	166
1	1	Assistant...........................		234	226
1	1	Laboratory Assistant....................		226	226
				8,738	7,991
		Child endowment......................		39	78
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class		300	300
		District and special allowances.............		500	300
				9,577	8,669
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent		70	12
16	17	Total Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine		9,507	8,657
16	17	Total Division of Tropical Hygiene......		9,507	8,657
		Laboratories Division.
		Payable from Trust Fund, Serum Laboratories Account
		Second Division.
1	1	Divisional Director.....................		1,317	1,263
		Third Division.
1	1	Assistant Director.....................		984	936
3	3	Medical Officers......................		2,417	2,306
1	1	Veterinary Surgeon....................		600	600
1	1	Biochemist..........................		650	400
6	6	Technical Assistants, Grade II..............		2,830	2,794
10	10	Technical Assistants, Grade I..............		3,076	2,957
1	1	Senior Clerk.........................		552	552
6	6	Clerks.............................		2,028	2,028
1	1	Commercial Officer....................		516	516
31	31		Carried forward..................	14,970	14,352
57	59		Carried forward..................	32,427	30,869

IX.—The Department of Health.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 99.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
57	59	Brought forward..........	32,427	30,869
		Laboratories Division—continued.
31	31	Brought forward..........	14,970	14,352
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Supervisor (Stables)..................	348	348
5	5	Laboratory Assistants (female)...........	1,378	1,330
8	8	Laboratory Assistants.................	1,754	1,668
1	1	Refrigerating Plant Attendant...........	298	298
1	1	Stores Officer......................	298	298
1	1	Stores Assistant....................	200	200
1	1	Foreman (Stables)...................	290	290
1	1	Watchman........................	234	218
5	5	Assistants........................	1,155	1,120
5	5	Assistants (Stables)..................	1,288	1,272
1	1	Assistant (Small Animals)..............	266	266
3	3	Laboratory Assistants (female), Grade III....	690	678
5	5	Laboratory Assistants (female), Grade II....	925	947
3	3	Typists..........................	606	600
2	2	Laboratory Assistants (female), Grade I.....	332	336
1	1	Telephonist.......................	190	184
3	3	Messengers.......................	381	351
			25,603	24,756
		Child endowment...................	234	195
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	25,837	24,951
			147	147
78	78	Total Laboratories Division.........	25,690	24,804
135;	137	Carried forward................	58,117	55,673

IX.—The Department of Health.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 99.	£	£		£
		CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
135	137	Brought forward..........	58,117	55,673
		Health Laboratories.
		Central.
		Third Division.
1	1	Assistant Director...................	1,020	1,012
2	2	Medical Officers....................	1,474	1,467
1	1	Technical Assistant, Grade II............	464	446
2	2	Technical Assistants, Grade I............	672	648
1	1	Clerk............................	312	312
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Stores Assistant.....................	238	230
..	1	Laboratory Assistant.................	259	..
..	1	Typist...........................	176	..
8	10		4,615	4,115
		Canberra.
		Third Division.
1	1	Medical Officer.....................	720	650
1	1	Technical Assistant..................	312	200
2	2		1,032	850
10	12	Total Health Laboratories..........	5,647	4,965
145	149	Carried forward................	63,764	60,638

IX.—The Department of Health.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 99.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
145	149	Brought forward..........	63,764	60,638
		Australian Institute of Anatomy.
		Second Division.
..	1	Director..........................	1,000	..
		Third Division.
..	1	Technical Assistant, Grade II............	516	..
..	3	Technical Assistants, Grade I............	1,020	..
..	5		2,536	..
145	154		66,300	60,638
16	17	Deduct Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine— payable from Trust Fund	9,507	8,657
129	137		56,793	51,981
78	78	Deduct Laboratories Division, payable from Trust Fund, Serum Laboratories Account	25,690	24,804
			31,103	27,177
		Child endowment...................	91	91
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class	160	260
		Special (Canberra) allowance............	1,400	1,400
51	59
			32,754	28,928	18,213
		Temporary assistance.................	600	600	993
			33,354	29,528	19,206
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	9,810	3,280	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward).......	23,544	26,248	19,206

IX.—The Department of Health.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
	£	£	£
Division No. 99.
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
Brought forward............	23,544	26,248	19,206
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams.....................	400	550	406
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	60	60	57
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	90'	90	36
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding	180	180	297
5. Other printing..........................	400	300	518
6. Travelling expenses......................	800	800	658
7. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure........	430	1,002	835
8. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	250	220	393
Office cleaning.........................	*	..	385
Total Contingencies....................	2,610	3,202	3,585
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Subscription to International Bureau of Public Health and International Veterinary Bureau	200	200	139
2. Investigation of epidemic diseases.............	450	750	836
Carried forward......................	650	950	975
	26,154	29,450	22,791

* Provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 2, Item No. 12, in 1929-30.

IX.—The Department of Health
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 99.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
Brought forward............	26,154	29,450	22,791
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous—continued.
Brought forward............	650	950	975
No. 3. Investigation of industrial diseases, including miners' phthisis and lead poisoning	2,000	3,000	1,495
4. Advancement of the study of tropical diseases—to be paid into Trust Fund, Australian Institute of Tropical Medicine Account	9,000	8,000	8,000
5. Tropical diseases—contribution to Imperial Fund for investigation of	200	200	200
6. Tropical Diseases Bureau—contribution to.......	400	400	400
7. Eradication of hookworm disease in Australia (contributions of State Governments to be credited to this item)	3,500	4,500	2,739
8. Public Health engineering, including sanitation....	1,400	2,900	2,207
9. Publication of Health Bulletin................	500	500	163
10. Health laboratories.......................	1,300	1,500	1,451
11. Veterinary hygiene expenses.................	500	300	464
12. Plant quarantine expenses...................	300	400	174
13. School of Public Health and tropical medicine.....	6,500	4,000	1,440
14. Health Centre, Canberra....................	800	800	457
15. Health Conferences and Boards...............	500	500	976
16. Expenses of medical registration..............	150	150	..
17. Study tours to Europe......................	400	400	..
18. Publicity and Health education................	200	200	10
19. Expenses of Division of Tuberculosis and Venereal Disease	380	..	..
Medical and other expenses arising from Bundaberg serum fatalities	..	..	128
Total Miscellaneous...........	28,680	28,700	21,279
Total Division No. 99..........	54,834	58,150	44,070

IX.—The Department of Health
Number of Persons.		Division No. 100.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NEW SOUTH WALES.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
		Second Division.
1	1	Chief Quarantine Officer..............	1,042	990
		Third Division.
4	4	Medical Officers...................	3,414	3,660
3	3	Medical Officers (Laboratories).........	2,190	2,332
3	3	Technical Assistants (Laboratories).......	1,014	972
1	1	Senior Clerk......................	516	516
3	5	Clerks..........................	1,461	922
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Sanitary Inspector..................	360	360
1	1	Foreman Mechanic..................	360	360
2	2	Foreman Assistants.................	696	696
11	11	Quarantine Assistants................	2,942	2,942
7	6	Quarantine Assistants................	1,596	1,854
1	1	Assistant, Isolation Hospital............	312	312
4	4	Masters of Launch..................	1,224	1,224
6	6	Engine Drivers....................	1,836	1,836
1	1	Assistant........................	230	222
..	1	Quarantine Assistant.................	266	..
1	..	Boiler Attendant...................	..	258
2	2	Messengers.......................	326	266
1	1	Nurse...........................	260	260
2	2	Typists..........................	393	381
1	1	Launch Boy......................	161	133
1	..	Assistant (Accounts).................	..	290
			20,599	20,786
		Child endowment...................	416	588
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class	100	150
		District and special allowances..........	50	50
			21,165	21,574
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	432	419
57	57		20,733	21,155	17,738
		Temporary assistance................	130	130	302
			20,863	21,285	18,040
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	1,500	1,000	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)...	19,363	20,285	18,040

IX.—The Department of Health.
Division No. 100.	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Brought forward	19,363	20,285	18,040
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Allowances for services of State officers and others..	2,800	3,000	2,726
2. Allowances for services of medical practitioners acting as quarantine officers	100	100	129
3. Exempt officers—caretakers, quarantine attendants and others	250	455	357
4. Postage and telegrams.....................	200	100	255
5. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	70	70	39
6. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding	30	20	44
7. Other printing..........................	20	20	10
8. Travelling expenses.......................	230	150	251
9. Other stores, outfit of quarantine stations, fuel and light	600	1,500	646
10. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.......	850	1,000	1,184
11. Hire and maintenance of launches............	340	350	185
12. Active quarantine expenses (moneys paid for expenses of quarantine to be credited to this item)	300	400	..
13. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	200	250	191
14. District laboratory.......................	900	1,500	763
Total Contingencies.............	6,890	8,915	6,780
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	..	..	166
Total Division No. 100............	26,253	29,200	24,986

IX.—The Department of Health
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 101.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		VICTORIA.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Chief Quarantine Officer..............	1,112	1,112
		Third Division.
2	2	Medical Officers....................	1,716	1,670
2	2	Medical Officers (Laboratories)..........	1,348	1,340
2	2	Technical Assistants (Laboratories).......	558	546
3	3	Clerks...........................	1,008	996
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Sanitary Inspector...................	360	360
1	1	Foreman Assistant in charge............	384	384
3	3	Quarantine Assistants................	798	798
7	7	Quarantine Assistants................	1,865	1,857
1	1	Master of Launch...................	306	306
3	3	Engine Drivers.....................	918	918
1	1	Quarantine Assistant.................	266	266
1	1	Radiographer......................	348	341
1	1	Typist...........................	212	130
1	1	Nurse...........................	260	260
..	1	Messenger........................	87	..
			11,546	11,284
		Child endowment...................	590	585
		District and special allowances..........	31	31
			12,167	11,900
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	213	216
30	31		11,954	11,684	10,637
		Temporary assistance.................	200	200	181
			12,154	11,884	10,818
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	500	350	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)......	11,654	11,534	10,818

IX.—The Department of Health
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 101.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
VICTORIA.
Brought forward................	11,654	11,534	10,818
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Allowances for services of State, officers acting as officers under the Quarantine Act	2,600	2,800	2,660
2. Allowances for services of medical practitioners acting as quarantine officers	125	100	175
3. Exempt officers—caretakers, quarantine attendants and others	5	5	..
4. Postage and telegrams.....................	75	50	47
5. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	15	15	13
6. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding	15	15	6
7. Other printing..........................	25	15	37
8. Travelling expenses......................	40	50	152
9. Other stores, outfit of quarantine stations, fuel and light	800	776	765
10. Forage, sustenance, quarters and other allowances.	5	5	5
11. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.......	270	370	646
12. Hire and maintenance of launches............	50	40	53
13. Active quarantine expenses (moneys paid for expenses of quarantine to be credited to this item)	75	75	..
11. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repairs and maintenance	170	170	162
15. District laboratory......................	1,500	1,800	1,582
16. Plant fumigation expenses.................	100	350	..
Total Contingencies..........	5,870	6,636	6,303
Total Division No. 101........	17,524	18,170	17,121

IX.—The Department of Health
Number of Persons.		Division No. 102	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	QUEENSLAND AND NORTH AUSTRALIA	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Chief Quarantine Officer*.............	1,300	1,400
		Third Division.
4	4	Medical Officers...................	3,381	3,266
5	5	Medical Officers (Laboratories)..........	4,124	3,930
5	5	Technical Assistants (Laboratories).......	1,639	1,598
1	1	Senior Clerk......................	444	444
7	8	Clerks..........................	2,299	2,082
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Sanitary Inspector...................	360	360
1	1	Foreman Assistant..................	336	336
1	1	Assistant.........................	312	290
3	3	Quarantine Assistants................	798	784
8	9	Quarantine Assistants................	2,256	2,126
2	2	Masters of Launches.................	612	609
6	6	Engine Drivers.....................	1,836	1,832
3	3	Typists..........................	539	516
5	5	Messengers.......................	630	621
			20,866	20,194
		Child endowment...................	700	650
		District and special allowances..........	800	750
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class	60	100
			22,426	21,694
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	400	370
53	55		22,026	21,324	16,485
		Temporary assistance................	180	200	1,072
			22,206	21,524	17,557
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	500	..	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)......	21,706	21,524	17,557

* Is also Divisional Director of Tropical Hygiene.

IX.—The Department of Health
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 102.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
QUEENSLAND AND NORTH AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward................	21,706	21,524	17,557
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies
No. 1. Allowances for services of State officers acting as officers under the Quarantine Act	660	660	651
2. Allowances for services of medical practitioners acting as quarantine officers	100	188	120
3. Exempt officers—caretakers, quarantine attendants and others	78	78	78
4. Postage and telegrams.....................	200	200	232
5. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	75	75	62
6. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	60	40	49
7. Other printing..........................	85	85	50
8. Travelling expenses.......................	310	600	272
9. Other stores, outfit of quarantine stations, fuel and light	500	690	566
10. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.......	700	1,000	1,314
11. Hire and maintenance of launches.............	700	1,000	126
12, Active quarantine expenses (moneys paid for expenses of quarantine to be credited to this item)	50	100	2
13. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	250	250	289
14. District laboratories......................	2,200	3,000	3,008
Total Contingencies..........	5,968	7,966	6,819
Total Division No. 102........	27,674	29,490	24,376

IX.—The Department of Health
Number of Persons.		Division No. 103.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	SOUTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
	1	Chief Quarantine Officer...............	1,000	..
		Third Division.
1	1	Medical Officer.....................	798	738
2	2	Medical Officers (Laboratories)..........	1,628	1,612
2	2	Technical Assistants (Laboratories)........	616	604
2	2	Clerks...........................	594	645
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Foreman Assistant...................	331	319
1	1	Launch Boy.......................	169	139
4	4	Quarantine Assistants.................	1,080	1,078
1	1	Quarantine Assistant..................	256	266
2	2	Engine Drivers.....................	612	612
1	1	Master of Launch....................	306	306
2	2	Typists...........................	408	402
1	1	Laboratory Assistant..................	220	220
1	1	Messenger........................	135	113
			8,153	7,054
		Child endowment....................	247	299
			8,400	7,353
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	124	124
21	22		8,276	7,229	5,482
		Temporary assistance.................	150	150	272
			8,426	7,379	5,754
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	1,960	350	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward).....	6,466	7,029	5,754

IX.—The Department of Health
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 103.		Vote.	Expenditure.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.................	6,466	7,029	5,754
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Allowances for services of State officers acting as officers under the Quarantine Act	470	470	475
2. Allowances for services of medical practitioners acting as quarantine officers	730	760	732
3. Exempt officers—caretakers, quarantine attendants and others	30	30	30
4. Postage and telegrams.....................	60	60	68
5. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	20	15	55
6. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	20	20	11
7. Other printing...........................	20	20	41
8. Travelling expenses.......................	10	10	8
9. Other stores, outfit of quarantine stations, fuel and light	640	640	749
10. Forage, sustenance, quarters and other allowances..	15	15	7
11. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure........	636	710	613
12. Hire and maintenance of launches.............	400	391	384
13. Active quarantine expenses (moneys paid for expenses of quarantine to be credited to this item)	50	50	..
14. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	140	140	206
15. District laboratory.......................	550	1,100	569
Total Contingencies...............	3,791	4,431	3,948
Subdivision No. 2a.—Miscellaneous.
Payment under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement, and to dependants of deceased officials	..	..	180
Total Division No. 103.............	10,257	11,460	9,882

F.15823.—17

IX.—The Department of Health.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 104.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Chief Quarantine Officer...............	1,012	1,112
		Third Division.
1	1	Medical Officer.....................	744	736
2	2	Medical Officers (Laboratories)..........	1,660	1,612
2	2	Technical Assistants (Laboratories)........	624	612
1	2	Clerks...........................	702	372
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Radiographer.......................	348	348
1	1	Sanitary Inspector....................	360	360
1	1	Foreman Assistant...................	336	336
1	1	Engine Driver......................	301	302
1	1	Quarantine Assistant..................	274	274
2	2	Quarantine Assistants.................	576	578
1	1	Quarantine Assistant..................	200	200
5	5	Quarantine Assistants.................	1,336	1,320
1	2	Typists...........................	388	212
..	1	Messenger........................	87	..
			8,948	8,374
		Child endowment....................	351	312
		District and special allowances...........	181	147
			9,480	8,833
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	187	158
21	24		9,293	8,675	6,341
		Temporary assistance.................	250	170	979
			9,543	8,845	7,320
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	1,100	700	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward).....	8,443	8,145	7,320

IX.—The Department of Health.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 104.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward	8,443	8,145	7,320
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Allowances for services of State officers acting as officers under the Quarantine Act	870	1,000	665
2. Allowances for services of medical practitioners acting as quarantine officers	942	900	787
3. Exempt officers—caretakers, quarantine attendants and others	350	350	345
4. Postage and telegrams......................	150	120	151
5. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	50	10	73
6. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding	60	10	116
7. Other printing...........................	30	20	70
8. Travelling expenses.......................	150	150	345
9. Other stores, outfit of quarantine stations, fuel and light	1,310	1,290	649
10. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure........	570	600	726
11. Hire and maintenance of launches.............	650	650	596
12. Active quarantine expenses (moneys paid for expenses of quarantine to be credited to this item)	50	50	..
13. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	200	175	142
14. District laboratory.......................	2,500	2,300	2,420
Total Contingencies...............	7,882	7,625	7,085
Total Division No. 104..............	16,325	15,770	14,405

IX.—The Department of Health.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 105.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Number of Persons.		TASMANIA.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Third Division.	£	£	£
1	1	Medical Officer (Laboratories)...........	940	726
1	1	Technical Assistant...................	320	303
1	1	Clerk............................	240	240
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Quarantine Assistant..................	266	266
	1	Quarantine Assistant, Grade II............	256	..
			2,022	1,535
		Child endowment....................	52	52
			2,074	1,587
		Less amount to be withheld on account of rent.	22	22
4	5		2,052	1,565	1,563
		Temporary assistance.................	15	15	..
		Total Salaries............	2,067	1,580	1,563
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Allowances for services of State officers acting as officers under the Quarantine Act			615	675	418
2. Allowances for services of medical practitioners acting as quarantine officers			125	125	142
3. Exempt officers—caretakers, quarantine attendants and others			5	5	..
4. Postage and telegrams.....................			50	30	73
5. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			50	5	..
6. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			10	5	..
7. Other printing...........................			5	5	3
8. Travelling expenses.......................			30	5	18
9. Other stores, outfit of quarantine stations, fuel and light			40	40	33
10. Forage, sustenance, quarters and other allowances..			15	15	8
11. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure........			40	50	22
12. Hire and maintenance of launches.............			100	100	29
13. Active quarantine expenses (moneys paid for expenses of quarantine to be credited to this item)			50	50	..
14. Telephone service, including installation, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance			40	20	11
15. District laboratory-.......................			800	1,350	460
Total Contingencies...............			1,975	2,480	1,217
Total Division No. 105.............			4,042	4,060	2,780
			156,909	166,300	137,620
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			9,909	10,000	..
Total Department of Health............			147,000	156,300	137,620

X. —THE DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND TRANSPORT. (Not including War Services shown separately on page 279.)
Division Number.	_____	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure 1928-29.		Decrease on Expenditure 1928-29.
			Vote.	Expenditure
		£	£	£		£	£
106	ADMINISTRATIVE........	93,150	90,000	93,237		..	87
107	AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN CANADA	4,920	..	1,845		3,075	..
	Total........	98,070	90,000	95,082		2,988	..
Estimate, 1929-30....................			£98,070
Vote, 1928-29.......................			90,000
Increase........			£8,070

X.—The Department of Markets and Transport
Number of Persons.		Division No. 106.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	ADMINISTRATIVE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
		First Division.
1	1	Secretary..........................	1,100	1,010
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Clerk........................	797	773
2	2		1,897	1,783
		Markets Branch.
		Third Division.
4	..	Clerks-in-Charge....................		2,065
11	16	Clerks............................	6,475	3,736
		Fourth Division.
7	7	Typists...........................	1,319	1,284
2	2	Messengers........................	258	243
..	1	Telephonist........................	194	..
24	26		8,246	7,328
		Exports (Commerce) Branch.
		Third Division.
1	1	Supervisor of Dairy Exports.............	864	853
3	3	Senior Graders......................	1,717	1,656
8	8	Graders (Butter and Cheese).............	3,804	3,717
3	3	Junior Butter Graders.................	1,170	1,160
1	1	Chief Veterinary Officer...............	1,012	1,000
16	16	Veterinary Officers...................	9,419	9,322
11	11	Clerks............................	3,835	3,967
		Fourth Division.
46	46	Meat Inspectors.....................	17,544	17,492
5	5	Typists...........................	1,054	1,046
3	4	Graders' Assistants...................	1,128	822
1	1	Dried Fruits Inspector.................	408	396
98	99		41,955	41,431
		London Office—Third Division.
1	1	Veterinary Officer....................	680	650
1	1	Dairy Officer.......................	588	588
		Special child endowment...............	26	26
		Cost of living allowance................	312	312
2	2		1,606	1,576
126	129	Carried forward...	53,704	52,118

* Receives in addition an allowance of £150 per annum as Commissioner of War Service Homes.

X.—The Department of Markets and Transport.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 106.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.		£	£	£
		ADMINISTRATIVE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
126	129	Brought forward.........	53,704	52,118
		Accounts Branch.
		Third Division.
1	1	Accountant.........................	510	492
2	3	Clerks............................	1,062	684
		Fourth Division.
1	1	Typist............................	212	176
4	5	Third Division.	1,784	1,352
1	1	Private Secretary.....................	516	510
			56,004	53,980
		Child endowment....................	1,118	1,151
		Adjustment of salaries, including arrears due to reclassification	500	800
		District allowances...................	128	128
		Special (Canberra) allowance............	620	..
131	135		58,370	56,059	52,965
		Temporary assistance..................	400	1,628	1,699
			58,770	57,687	54,664
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	1,380	2,500	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward).....	57,390	55,187	54,664

X.—The Department of Markets and Transport.
Division No. 106.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 106.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
ADMINISTRATIVE.	£	£	£
Brought forward..............	57,390	55,187	54,664
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................	500	550	597
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	275	250	225
3. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon..	225	175	233
4. Account, record, and other books and cards, including cost of material, printing and binding	50	50	41
5. Other printing...........................	100	75	69
6. Travelling expenses........................	1,420	1,500	1,850
7. Telephone services, including installations, rent, calls, extension, repair and maintenance	400	300	415
8. Lighting and heating.......................	150	193	123
9. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure.........	1,190	1,300	1,239
Total Contingencies.................	4,310	4,393	4,792
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Administration of the Commerce Act 1905.........	28,250	27,220	30,581
2. Payment to the Customs Department for analyses of Commerce Act samples	3,200	3,200	3,200
Total Miscellaneous.................	31,450	30,420	33,781
Total Division No. 106...............	93,150	90,000	93,237

X.—The Department of Markets and Transport.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 107.	£	£	£
AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN CANADA (Contributions by Dried Fruits Control Board towards cost of representation in Canada to be credited to this vote.)
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
Salaries.........................	3,843	...	878
Temporary assistance................	550	...	...
Total Salaries................	4,393	...	878
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.		...
No. 1. Travelling expenses........................	500	...
2. Rent and lighting..........................	400	...
3. Office requisites..........................	100	...
4. Telephones, cables, telegrams, postages...........	100	...	1,592
5. Furniture...............................	50	...
6. Miscellaneous, including advertising, publicity and unforeseen expenses	1,877	...
Total Contingencies............	3,027	...	1,592
	7,420	...	2,470
Less Contribution by Dried Fruits Control Board.......	2,500	...	625
Total Division No. 107..........	4,920	...	1,845
Total Department of Markets and Transport	98,070	90,000	95,082

XI.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
Division Number.		1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure 1028-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£	£	£
108	UNDER CONTROL OF PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT	77,500	69,102	109,656	...	32,156
109 112	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	44,210	42,016	78,326	...	34,116
113	UNDER CONTROL OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT	5,300	6,150	2,684	2,616	...
114	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS	111,104	125,350	128,279	...	17,175
115	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS	12,250	3,050	2,046	10,204	...
116	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS	3,880	10,263	7,364	...	3,484
117	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	122,493	110,563	101,217	21,276	...
118	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND TRANSPORT	10,100	10,300	10,037	63	...
	Total............	386,837	376,794	439,609	...	52,772

Estimate, 1929-30.....................			£386,837
Vote, 1928-29........................			376,794
Increase.........			£10,043

XI.—Miscellaneous Services.
UNDER CONTROL OF PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 108.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No. 1.—Miscellaneous.	£	£	£
No. 1. Historical memorials of representative men..........	1,000	1,000	1,000
2. New Hebrides—Grant for special services..........	1,000	1,000	909
3. Entertainment of visitors......................	400	400	351
4. Grant to British Chamber of Commerce, Paris........	500	500	500
5. Payment to International Agricultural Institute at Rome..	650	650	568
6. Contribution to cost of Secretariat—League of Nations..	27,000	25,000	25,758
7. Grant to Australian Commonwealth Branch of Empire Parliamentary Association	250	250	250
8. Contribution to Imperial Institute................	2,640	2,640	2,640
9. Assistance for the Boy Scout Movement............	200	200	83
10. Annual allowance to Mrs. E. J. Russell............	156	156	156
11. Relief and repatriation of distressed Australians abroad.	200	200	119
12. Annual grant to daughters of late Sir Henry Parkes....	100	100	100
13. Investigation of tobacco-growing industry (contributions by States to be credited to this item)	3,333	4,782	3,101
14. Royal Commission—Federal Constitution..........	1,000	4,000	4,956
15. Royal Commission—Coal Mining Industry.........	10,000	...	934
16. Delegation to Twelfth and Thirteenth International Labour Conferences, Geneva	1,400	...	428
17. Commonwealth representation at Tenth Assembly, League of Nations, Geneva	2,000	...	1,320
18. Commonwealth contribution towards cost of Chair of Anthropology at the Sydney University	1,000	1,000	1,000
19. British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition	10,000	...	957
20. Commonwealth representation at Minor Conferences..	1,000	...	1,394
21. Premiers' Conferences.......................	401	...	177
22. Commonwealth representation, Imperial Economic Committee	1,500	...	...
23. Commonwealth contribution towards cost of construction of Captain Cook Memorial, Hawaii	500	...	...
Royal Visit and Opening of Parliament at Canberra, 1927	...	4,360	4,837
National Insurance—Advisory Committee.........	...	500	179
Royal Commission—Child Endowment...........	...	1,000	6,962
Special Investigation—Soldier Land Settlement......	...	500	906
Australian representation at International Jamboree of Boy Scouts, England, 1929	...	2,500	2,500
Funeral Expenses of late Members of Commonwealth Parliament	...	260	517
Commonwealth representation at the sesquicentennial celebrations of anniversary of discovery of Hawaiian Island by Captain Cook	...	400	126
Inquiry into circumstances arising out of certain long distance aeroplane flights	...	...	2,300
Carried forward..........	66,230	51,398	65,028

XI.—Miscellaneous Services.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
UNDER CONTROL OF PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 108.	£	£	£
Brought forward.........	66,230	51,398	65,028
Subdivision No. 1 .—Miscellaneous.
Expedition to recover bodies of deceased aviators....	…	…	117
Conference on Goldmining Laws and Taxation......	…	…	83
Royal Commission—Re alleged offers to Members to resign seats in Federal Parliament	…	2,000	3,149
Expenses of Secretary to Leader of Australian Delegation on visit to Canada of Empire Parliamentary Association	…	500	165
Delegation to Eleventh International Labour Conference, Geneva.	…	600	651
Commonwealth Representation at Ninth Assembly, League of Nations, Geneva	…	2,000	2,543
British Economic Mission	...	...	9,722
Royal Commission—South Australian Financial Disabilities	...	..	1,737
Visit to Australia of the Secretary of State for the Dominions	...	...	408
Federal Pastoral Advisory Committee............	...	...	32
Payment as an act of grace under special circumstances to Mrs. F. H. Francis	...	...	800
Entertainment of Australian Delegation to Scotland and others	...	...	261
Commonwealth proportion of expenses of Industrial Peace Conference	...	...	3,032
Royal Commission—Bundaberg Serum Fatalities....	...	...	249
Grant for the relief of distress among unemployed returned soldiers and their dependants	...	...	1,000
Visit of British Officials in connexion with Overseas Settlement	...	...	480
Australian Representation—Biennial Conference, British Empire Service League	...	...	500
Australian Representation at Conference of Blinded Soldiers of the Empire, London	...	...	100
Exhibits—Annual Exhibition, Imperial Art Gallery...	...	...	43
Official funeral—Rt. Hon. Andrew Fisher.........	...	...	224
Official Entertainment of Young Australian League Boys in New York	...	...	66
Visit of Japanese Training Squadron.............	...	...	1,257
Tariff Inquiry............................	...	...	426
Grant towards cost of relief of sufferers through floods in Tasmania	...	...	5,000
Coal Industry Conference....................	...	...	228
Total Subdivision No. 1 (carried forward).....	66,230	56,498	97,301

XI.—Miscellaneous Services.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.	£	£	£
Division No. 108.
Brought forward..........	66,230	56,498	97,301
Subdivision No. 2.—Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
No. 1. Contribution to Imperial Bureau of Entomology......	500	500	500
2. Contribution to Imperial Bureau of Mycology........	300	300	300
3. Contribution to International Research Unions.......	200	200	171
4. Contribution to International Institute of Refrigeration..	20	20	..
5. Grant to Australian Commonwealth Association of Simplified Practice and Standards	8,000	10,000	8,000
6. Publication of results of special investigations on scientific matters	1,000	1,000	300
7. Grant to Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad..	250	250	250
8. Contribution to Australian Association for the Advancement of Science, including expenses of Commonwealth delegates	1,000	..	..
Great Barrier Reef Investigation—Grant towards publication of results	..	334	334
Grant towards expenses of British Expedition to Great Barrier Reef	..	..	2,500
Total Subdivision No. 2.................	11,270	12,604	12,355
Total Under Control of Prime Minister's Department........	77,500	69,102	109,656

XI.—Miscellaneous Services.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	£	£	£
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Division No. 109.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Maternity allowances paid under special circumstances..	500	500	325
2. Remission of fines under Land Tax, Income Tax, and Estate Duty Acts	2,000	2,000	327
3. Interest at three and one half per cent, per annum on the value of properties transferred to Commonwealth but excluded from the Financial Agreement	3,890	3,890	3,889
4. Stamp duty on transfers of Commonwealth loan securities in London	15,000	10,000	18,558
5. Loans management expenses in connexion with Loans for Works, States, and other purposes, including payments to the Commonwealth Bank (amounts recovered from other Administrations to be credited to this vote)	7,500	10,000	10,548
6. Annual management expenses in connexion with Commonwealth loan securities in United States of America	1,500	2,500	2,189
7. Compassionate allowances paid under special circumstances	520	500	481
8. Exchange on transactions between London and Australia	13,000	...	12,750
Payment of contribution to Superannuation Fund under special circumstances	...	32	32
Remission of war-time profits tax under special circumstances	...	2,994	3,200
To recoup the Postmaster-General's Department rebate of 75 per cent. allowed to Fire Brigades throughout the Commonwealth on regulation rates for " Telephone and Fire Alarm Services "	...	9,000	9,402
Refund of income tax under special circumstances.....	...	...	12
Miscellaneous expenditure.....................	..	...	3,000
Interest on State Moneys temporarily used by the Commonwealth	...	...	7,500
Expenses in connexion with National Insurance Investigation	...	...	350
Remission of Land Tax, Pacific Cable Board.........	...	...	158
Interest on deposits—General Average, S. S. " Apolda "..	...	...	4,510
Interest on Bank Overdraft, Australia..............	...	...	668
Total Division No. 109 (carried forward).......	43,910	41,416	77,899

XI.—Miscellaneous Services.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Brought forward........	43,910	41,416	77,899
Division No. 110.
UNFORESEEN EXPENDITURE........	300	600	427
_________
Division No. 111.
REFUNDS OF REVENUE*...........	1,000,000	800,000	546,287
_________
Division No. 112.
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.
To enable the Treasurer to make advances and to meet expenditure, particulars of which will afterwards be included in a Parliamentary Appropriation	2,000,000	1,500,000	†
	3,044,210	3,342,016	624,613
Deduct Refunds of Revenue and Advance to the Treasurer	3,000,000	2,300,000	546,287
Total Under Control of Department of the Treasury....	44,210	42,016	78,326

* To be applied by the Treasurer in making refunds of amounts, which have been collected but which do not properly belong to Revenue, such as—

(a) Proportion of Cable receipts due to the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Co. and to the Pacific Cable Board.

(b) Value of postage stamps repurchased by the Postmaster-General's Department.

(d) Moneys paid to Revenue in error.

(e) Proportion of Beam Wireless traffic receipts due to the Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd.

(f) Refunds of tax rebated by the Boards appointed under section 95 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1922-28, section 66 of the Lund Tax Assessment Act 1910-28, and section 27 of the War-time Profits Tax Assessment Act 1917-18.

† Expenditure shown throughout the Estimates under the heads to which it will be finally charged when specifically appropriated.

XI.—Miscellaneous Services.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	£	£	£
Division No. 113.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Tribunals under the Industrial Peace Act............	5,000	6,000	1,951
2. Contribution to International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	150	150	125
3. Contribution to International Copyrights Convention ...	150		146
Refund of fines............................	..	..	2
Secret ballot—Timber Workers Union.............	..	..	370
Honorarium to officer for special services...........	..	..	90
Total Under Control of Attorney-General's Department.....	5,300	6,150	2,684
_________
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.
Division No. 114.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Refund of fines—Immigration Restriction Act........	100	500	1,728
2. Commonwealth Literary Fund—to be paid into Trust Fund	800	1,250	1,250
3. Commonwealth Elections.....................	107,000	115,000	118,831
4. Meteorological investigations preparatory to airship flight from England to Australia	200	2,000	1,010
5. Census, 1931.............................	3,000	..	..
6. Interest on Schlich Memorial Fund Investments.......	4	..	..
Perth Observatory..........................	..	2,100	..
Empire Forestry Conference, Australia, 1928........	..	4,500	5,196
Interest on moneys donated for the purpose of providing an annual medal for competition among students of the Forestry School	..	..	1
Inauguration of Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Anzac Day, 1929	..	..	263
Total Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.....	111,104	125,350	128,279

XI.—Miscellaneous Services.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.	£	£	£
Division No. 115.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Remission of duty in necessitous cases.............	50	50	28
2. Remission of duty on Insulin...................	2,200	3,000	1,877'
3. Payment of awards for motion picture films and scenarios produced in Australia	10,000	...	141
Inquiry re transfer to Commonwealth of State powers affecting Motion Picture Industry
Total Under Control of Department of Trade and Customs	12,250	3,050	2,046
_________
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 116.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. International map of the world—towards cost*.......	1,200	1,200	909
2. Repairs and renovations to Parliament House, Melbourne	2,680	8,460	5,580
Commonwealth contribution towards cost of re-determination of 129th Meridian	...	603	...
Payment of compensation under Commonwealth Workmen's Compensation Act	...	...	250
Inquiry into estimate of cost of Hume Reservoir (Commonwealth quota)	...	...	625
Total Under Control of Department of Works..........	3,880	10,263	7,364

* Estimated total cost, £5,000.

F.15823.—18

XI.—Miscellaneous Services.
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 117.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No. 1.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
No. 1. Subsidies and expenses in connexion with the control of venereal diseases and tuberculosis	24,150	28,000	13,426
2. Subsidies and expenses in connexion with maternal and infant hygiene	5,000	10,000
3. Grants in aid of Research......................	21,000	25,000	23,151
4. Subsidy for cattle tick control in New South Wales and Queensland	55,563	55,563	54,972
5. Expenses in connexion with the control of Radium.....	9,000	9,000	5,471
6. National Museum of Australian Zoology...........	7,780	3,000	4,169
Interest earned on moneys donated for the purpose of establishing the Anne Mackenzie Oration Fund	..	..	28
	122,493	130,563	101,217
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	20,000	..
Total Under Control of Department of Health......	122,493	110,563	101,217
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UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND TRANSPORT.
Division No. 118.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Australian Dairy Council......................	5,500	5,500	4,213
2. Commonwealth representation on the Imperial Economic Committee and Empire Marketing Board (part cost)	1,000	1,000	605
3. Passes over Transcontinental railway..............	500	500	769
4. Fares of tubercular soldiers and sailors—Oodnadatta railway	100	100	32
5. Concessions granted for conveyance over Commonwealth railways of fodder for starving stock and live stock for agistment	3,000	1,200	2,227
Payment under Section 44 of Commonwealth Railways Act 1917-25 to Commissioner for loss due to conveyance of cattle on the North Australia Railway at reduced rates	..	1,000	727
Visit of British Veterinary Expert................	..	1,000	817
Transportation Committee of Inquiry..............	..	..	647
Total Under Control of Department of Markets and Transport..	10,100	10,300	10,037
Total Miscellaneous Services.........	386,837	376,794	439,609

XII.—WAR SERVICES PAYABLE OUT OF REVENUE.
Division Number		1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure 1928-29.
Division Number		Estimate.	Vote.	Expenditure.	Increase on Expenditure 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure 1928-29.
		£	£	£	£	£
119	UNDER CONTROL OF PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT	10,650	10,828	10,828	..	178
120	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	162,420	55,500	63,823	98,597	..
121	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS	14,500	9,685	14,663	..	163
122- 123	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE	118,036	112,594	107,521	10,515	..
124	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS	135	115	121	14	..
125- 126	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	1,015,780	934,288	980,170	35,610	..
127	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND TRANSPORT	98,300	98,300	93,209	5,091	..
	TOTAL ANNUAL VOTES	1,419,821	1,221,310	1,270,335	149,486	..

XII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Division No. 119.		Vote.	Expenditure.
MISCELLANEOUS.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Subdivision No. 1.	£	£	£
No. 1. Audit Office—Cost of audit of accounts of Repatriation and War Service Homes Commissions	10,650	10,828	10,828
Total Under Control of Prime Minister's Department...	10,650	10,828	10,828
_________
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 120.
THE TREASURY.
Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
No. 1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 19 —The Treasury	5,000	5,000	5,000
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Expenses of registration and checking of Treasury Bonds and Coupons	100	200	47
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 19 —The Treasury	2,500	2,500	2,500
	2,600	2,700	2,547
Subdivision No. 3.—Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Registries.
No. 1. Loan management expenses in connexion with Loans for War purposes, including payments to the Commonwealth Bank	53,500	46,500	53,096
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous.
No 1. Compassionate allowances to munition and war workers and their dependants	1,320	1,300	1,274
2. Provision towards refund to States of Interest on Soldier Land Settlement Loans (to be paid to Trust Fund, Soldier Land Settlement Interest Account, pending ratification of agreement between the Commonwealth and the States) *	100,000	..	..
Expenses of Expropriation Board—Deportation of German nationals from late German New Guinea	..	..	1,906
Total Miscellaneous.......	101,320	1,300	3,180
Total Under Control of Department of the Treasury....	162,420	55,500	63,823

* The total liability subject to agreement is £284,135.

XII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
Division No. 121.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Establishment and maintenance of Australian War Memorial Museum (moneys received from State Governments as part cost of maintenance of museum may be credited to this vote)	14,500	9,685	14,663
_________
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Naval.
Division No. 122.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Miscellaneous and incidental expenditure on war services	50	100	...
2. Pensions payable to members and dependants of members of the crews of hired and ex-enemy vessels in respect of injuries or illness due to war service	650	800	687
3. Pension payable in respect of injury sustained by caretaker of collier Wirfa	62	...	30
Total Division No. 122 (carried forward)	762	900	717

XII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
Under Control of Department of Defence—continued.	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
	£	£	£
Brought forward..........	762	900	717
MILITARY.
Division No. 123.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Graves of Soldiers—Contribution to Graves Commission for Commonwealth's share of cost of care and maintenance	94,950	94,950	94,950
2. Graves of Soldiers—Erection of headstones and maintenance of graves of deceased soldiers in Australia (towards cost (a))	4,810	5,000	4,088
3. Maintenance of graves in Australia of ex-enemy internees	300	...	1
4. Maintenance of internees in mental asylums.........	264	192	264
5, Erection and maintenance of Australian Imperial Force War Memorials (towards cost (b))	13,000	5,500	1,420
6. Compilation of the history of Australia's share in the war	2,000*	2,500*	2,500
7. Graves of Soldiers—Irrecoverable expenditure in connexion with personal inscriptions on headstones	250	500	...
8. Expenditure in connexion with the distribution of medals and plaques, and other Base Records work incidental to the Service, and records of members of the Australian Imperial Force	900	2,900	3,301
9. Miscellaneous expenditure in connexion with the Australian Imperial Force, including special expenditure by the High Commissioner's Office	100	100	3
10. Pay and allowances, including amounts due to deceased soldiers' estates	700	...	277
Pension to Mrs. Shaw, whose husband was killed by Turks at Broken Hill	...	52	...
Total Division No. 123......	117,274	111,694	106,804
Total Under Control of Department of Defence.......	118,036	112,594	107,521
_________
Under Control of the Department of Trade and Customs.
Division No. 124.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Remission of duty on tobacco and cigarettes distributed to invalid soldiers	120	100	108
2. Issue of war medals to members of Mercantile Marine..	15	15	13
Total Division No. 124......	135	115	121

* To be paid to credit of Trust Fund, National War Histories Account.

(a) Further liability on present programme £6,000. (b) Estimated total cost £117,000.

XII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
Number of Persons.		Under Control of Department of Health.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.				Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	REPATRIATION COMMISSION.			Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
		Division No. 125.
		Subdivision No. 1—Salaries.
		Payable from Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Account.
		Division 1.
1	1	Chairman—Repatriation Commission........
2	2	Commissioners.......................		1,500	1,500
3	3			2,500	2,500
				4,000	4,000

			Maximum.
		Division 2.	Per Annum.
			£
1	1	Secretary to the Commission.....	792	792	772
6	6	Deputy Commissioners.........	912	4,644	4,572
1	1	Principal Medical Officer.......	1,350	1,350	1,300
23	23	Medical Officers.............	1,200	22,339	22,190
		Division 3.
376	355	Clerks....................	840	121,657	126,693
		Division 4.
	1	Motor Car Driver.............	258	258	...
119	118	Typists....................	230	22,922	22,925
12	12	Assistants..................	258	2,547	2,538
3	3	Telephonists................	250	638	638
				181,147	185,628
		Child endowment.....................		6,350	6,550
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class		250	...
544	523			187,747	192,178
		Temporary assistance, including professional and clerical assistance, War Pensions and Appeal Tribunals		6,550	7,250
		Total Salaries (carried forward)....		194,297	199,428	193,895

XII.—War Services payable out of Revenue
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Health— continued.

REPATRIATION COMMISSION— continued.
Division No. 125—continued.
Subdivision No. 1—Salaries—continued.
Brought forward..........	194,297	199,428	193,895
Subdivision No. 2.—Repatriation of Soldiers
No. 1. To be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Account	861,000	805,000	848,935
2. To be paid to the Trust Fund—Repatriation of Australian Soldiers — Contributions Account, towards soldiers' children education scheme	152,000	104,000	129,400
Hostels and other institutions and administrative offices (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Account)*	...	21,663	...

	1,013,000	930,663	978,335
	1,207,297	1,130,091	1,172.230
Deduct Salaries—Repatriation Commission—payable from Trust Fund Australian Soldiers Repatriation Account	194,297	199,428	103,895
Total Division No. 125 (carried forward).....	1,013,000	930,663	978,335

* All construction work from this vote is under the control of the Department of Works.

XII.—War Services payable out of Revenue.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Under Control of Department of Health	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
—continued.	£	£	£
Brought forward........	1,013,000	930,663	978,335
REPATRIATION COMMISSION—continued.
Division No. 126.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Assistance under special circumstances to Australian and ex-Imperial soldiers who have been on active service	450	500	116
2. Allowances under special circumstances to dependants of Australian soldiers who are not provided for under the Repatriation Act	1,450	2,000	1,319
3. Medical treatment for persons enlisted for home service	560	800	188
4. Defalcations, deficiencies, and overpayments......	100	100	..
5. Compassionate allowances to dependants of late members of the Australian Imperial Force	220	225	212
Total Division No. 126....	2,780	3,625	1,835
Total Repatriation Commission.........	1,015,780	934,288	980,170
Total Under Control of Department of Health.....	1,015,780	934,288	980,170
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Under Control of Department of Markets and Transport.
Division No. 127.
WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Expenses in connexion with the building of War Service Homes (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, War Service Homes Account)	98,300	98,300	93,209
Total War Services (Annual Votes)......	1,419,821	1,221,310	1,270,335

PART 2.

BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.

I.—COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
Division Number.	_______	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decreate on Expenditure 1928-29.

			Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£	£	£
	Under Control of Department of Markets and Transport.
128	TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY	302,000	290,000	301,621	379	…
129	CENTRAL AUSTRALIA RAILWAY	186,000	191,000	198,213	...	12,213
130	NORTH AUSTRALIA RAILWAY	50,000	68,000	54,697	...	4,697
131	FEDERAL TERRITORY RAILWAY	10,000	12,000	10,504	...	504
132	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS — MISCELLANEOUS	2,000	5,000	739	1,261	...
	Total under Control of Department of Markets and Transport	550,000	566,000	565,774	...	15,774
133	UNDER CONTROL OF PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT	650	735	735	...	85
134	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	68,000	69,280	69,028	...	1,028
	Total............	618,650	636,015	635,537	...	16,887

Estimate, 1929-30...........................			£618,650
Vote, 1928-29..............................			636,015
Decrease.....................			£17,365

I.—Commonwealth Railways.
Under Control of Department of Markets and Transport.			1929-30.	1928-29.
				1928-29.
Division No. 128.				Vote.	Expenditure.
TRANS–AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.—WORKING EXPENSES.			£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.—Working Expenses			302,000	290,000
(Includes provision for salaries of £300 and over as shown below.)
		Rate per annum.
		£
1 Deputy Commissioner...............	1	720†
1 Secretary........................	1	900
1 Comptroller of Accounts and Audit......	1	900
1 Chief Engineer....................	1	1,000
1 Chief Traffic Manager...............	1	1,000
1 Engineer for Railway Construction.......	1	800
Assistant Chief Engineer, Acting Engineer of Way and Works, Assistant Engineers, Superintendents, Foremen, Draftsmen, Station- masters, Road masters and Clerks	1	750
	1	700
	6	586
	2	566
	3	546
	8	531
	2	511
	3	496
	5	466
	5	451
	3	436
	1	431
	16	416
	2	406
	2	401
	24	361-376
	41	306-356
Total Division No. 128...........			302,000	290,000	301,621
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Division No 129.
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Working expenses..........................			186,000	191,000	190,213

† Portion of year only.

I.—Commonwealth Railways
			1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 130.				Vote.	Expenditure
				Vote.	Expenditure
NORTH AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.			£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.—Working Expenses.............			50,000	68,000	54,697
(To this subdivision will be charged salaries of £300 and over as shown below.)
		Rate per annum.
		£
1 Manager..................	..	730
Foreman, Roadmaster, Stationmaster and Clerks	1	426
	2	416
	1	406
	1	376
	2	346
	1	336
	1	326
Total Division No. 130...........			50,000	68,000	54,697
__________
Division No. 131.
FEDERAL TERRITORY RAILWAY.
Subdivision No. 1.—Working Expenses.............			10,000	12,000	10,504
__________
Division No. 132.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS—MISCELLANEOUS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Railway surveys generally.....................			2,000	5,000	739
Total Under Control of Department of Markets and Transport			550,000	566,000	565,774

1.—Commonwealth Railways.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.	£	£	£
Division No. 133.
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Audit Office.
No. 1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 1	590	670	670
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 2	60	65	65
Total Under Control of Prime Minister's Department	650	735	735
__________
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 134.
INTEREST.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Central Australia Railway—Interest on Loans taken over from State of South Australia	34,720	36,000	35,746
2. North Australia Railway—Interest on Loans taken over from State of South Australia	33,280	33,280	33,282
Total Under Control of Department of the Treasury	68,000	69,280	69,028
Total Commonwealth Railways................	618,650	636,015	635,537

II.—THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division Number.	_____	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.

			Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£	£	£
	UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.					..
135	CENTRAL STAFF...	106,551	82,530	84,628	21,923	..
136	OVERSEAS MAILS..	130,000	130,000	130,000	..	..
137	NEW SOUTH WALES	3,885,929	3,865,650	3,819,237	66,692	..
138	VICTORIA........	2,592,025	2,587,590	2,544,288	47,737	..
139	QUEENSLAND.....	1,347,380	1,422,280	1,344,014	3,366	..
140	SOUTH AUSTRALIA.	986,313	1,075,030	990,252	..	3,939
141	WESTERN AUSTRALIA	708,047	759,130	706,126	1,921	..
142	TASMANIA.......	365,494	351,160	345,222	20,272	..
143	NORTH AUSTRALIA AND CENTRAL AUSTRALIA	28,393	30,060	25,569	2,824	..
144	WIRELESS........	81,867	35,000	37,903	43,964	..
145	POSTAL INSTITUTES	13,681	12,570	10,671	3,010	..
		10,245,680	10,351,000	10,037,910	207,770	..
	Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	100,000	164,000	..	..	100,000
	Total Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department	10,145,680	10,187,000	10,037,910	107,770	..
146	UNDER CONTROL OF PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT	12,150	11,593	11,593	557	..
147	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	10,419	10,419	10,733	..	314
148	UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS	205,150	240,658	196,254	8,896	..
	Total......	10,373,399	10,449,670	10,256,490	116,909	..
Estimate, 1929-30................		£10,373,399
Vote, 1928-29..................		10,449,670
Decrease................		£76,271

II. The Postmaster-General's Department
Number of Persons.		Division No. 135.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	CENTRAL STAFF.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.

		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
		First Division.
1	1	Secretary...........................	4,000	2,500
		Second Division.
1	1	Chief Engineer.......................	1,412	1,100
1	1	Chief Inspector (Finance)................	1,062	1,112
1	1	Chief Inspector (Postal Services)...........	1.004	956
1	1	Chief Inspector (Telegraphs)..............	905	834
1	1	Chief Inspector (Telephones)..............	962	912
5	5		5,345	4,914
		Third Division.
1	1	Chief Inspector (Wireless)................	792	816
36	50	Supervising Engineers, Sectional Engineers, Engineers, and Traffic Engineers	25,096	16,480
3	4	Inspectors..........................	2,656	1,994
2	2	Accountant (General) and Accountant (Commercial)	1,416	1,392
1	1	Senior Clerk.........................	720	696
6	7	Traffic Officers.......................	3,362	2,695
2	2	Senior Traffic and Commercial Officers (Telephones)	1,236	1,220
10	16	Inspectors (Radio).....................	7,308	4,888
57	64	Clerks.............................	23,748	21,380
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies	516	663
118	147		66,850	52,224
1	1	Private Secretary......................	516	516
		Fourth Division.
6	9	Mechanics (senior) and Mechanics..........	2,982	1,896
1	1	Ministerial Messenger..................	290	290
1	1	Head Messenger......................	266	266
25	31	Assistants..........................	7,676	6,224
24	28	Typists............................	5,061	3,985
14	17	Messengers.........................	2,238	1,811
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies	234	442
71	87		18,747	14,914
196	241	Carried forward..............	95,458	75,068

F.15823.—19

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 135.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	CENTRAL STAFF.		Vote.	Expenditure
1928-29.	1929-30.	Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.		Vote.	Expenditure
			£	£	£
196	241	Brought forward........	95,458	75,068
		Child endowment......................	907	860
		Unforeseen requirements for staff, including allowances to officers acting in higher positions	1,264	540
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............	169	169
		Adjustment of salaries...................	300	..
			98,098	76,637	68,849
196	241	Temporary assistance (not including wages of staffs employed on repairs and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and on new works)	1,000	600	3,423
			99,098	77,237	72,272
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			3,157	2,226	..
Total Salaries.......................			95,941	75,011	72,272
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No, 1. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding ; also, cost of other printing not specially provided elsewhere			800	800	839
2. Incidental and petty cash expenditure..............			1,330	1,250	1,443
3. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes			500	400	287
4. Postage and telegrams........................			250	120	221
5. Travelling expenses.........................			3,680	2,299	3,352
6. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			300	450	348
7. Wireless Branch............................			3,000	2,200	1,678
Total Contingencies.................			9,860	7,519	8,168
Subdivision No. 3.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials			750	..	695
Commonwealth representation at International Wireless Congress, Washington			..	..	1,098
Commonwealth Representation at International Telegraphic Conference, Brussels, 1928			..	..	70
Payment of pension to officer on retirement.........			..	..	204
Honorarium to Director-General for services in connexion with postal matters abroad			..	..	1,000
Commonwealth representation at International Postal Congress, London			..	..	1,121
Total Miscellaneous.................			750	..	4,188
Total Division No. 135................			106,551	82,530	84,628

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 136.				1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 136.				1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
OVERSEAS MAILS.				£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Conveyance of mails per Orient Line of Steamers....				130,000	130,000	130,000
Number of Persons.		Division No. 137.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NEW SOUTH WALES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Director, Posts and Telegraphs......		1,312	1,262
		Third Division.
1	1	Superintending Engineer...............		1,112	950
1	1	Assistant Superintending Engineer.........		816	728
20	20	Supervising and Divisional Engineers.......		12,751	11,171
59	55	Engineers and Engineer Cadets...........		19,088	17,907
13	16	Draftsmen and Draftsmen in Training.......		5,351	4,765
1	1	Surveyor..........................		588	563
1	1	Accountant........................		1,012	875
1	1	Senior Inspector.....................		888	831
1	1	Superintendent (Telegraphs).............		864	840
1	1	Superintendent (Mails).................		888	833
1	1	Superintendent (Stores and Transport).......		812	784
1	1	Superintendent (Telephones).............		962	875
1	1	Cashier...........................		612	595
1	1	Senior Clerk........................		648	720
417	429	Clerks............................		152,078	144,188
520	531		Carried forward...........	198,470	186,625
1	1		Carried forward...........	1,312	1,262

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Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 137.			Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.				Vote.	Expenditure.
		NEW SOUTH WALES.		£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Brought forward		1,312	1,262
		Third Division—continued.
520	531	Brought forward...........		198,470	186,625
824	755	Postal Clerks*....................		224,425	237,415
19	18	Inspectors.......................		10,977	11,579
2	2	Assistant Superintendents (Telegraphs)....		1,166	1,216
2	2	Assistant Superintendents (Telephones)...		1,198	1,120
2	2	Assistant Superintendents (Mails).......		1,352	1,332
426	423	Postmasters*.....................		176,107	172,125
1	1	Senior Counter Officer..............		408	408
1	1	Senior Inquiry Officer...............		624	624
21	21	Supervisors (Mails).................		9,123	8,890
18	13	Supervisors (Telegraphs).............		5,970	8,154
6	6	Telephone Officers (District)..........		2,732	2,662
486	491	Telegraphists*....................		151,703	148,062
18	19	Traffic Officers, Traffic and Service Inspectors		8,087	7,530
..	3	Survey Officers...................		1,176	..
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies		11,980	4,938
2346	2288			805,498	792,680
		Fourth Division.
740	853	Assistants and Postal Assistants.........		190,372	166,836
3	3	Blacksmiths......................		880	880
4	4	Cable Recorders...................		1,016	976
6	6	Canvas Worker (Foreman) and Canvas Workers		1,736	1,736
11	9	Caretakers, Cleaners, and Watchmen.....		2,268	2,613
19	19	Carpenter (Foreman) and Carpenters.....		6,027	5,945
12	12	Counter Officers...................		3,499	3,484
5	2	Grooms and Horse-drivers............		500	1,370
800	908		Carried forward............	206,298	183,840
2347	2289		Carried forward............	806,810	793,942

* Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			Division No. 137.			1929-30.		1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.							Vote.		Expenditure.
			NEW SOUTH WALES.			£		£		£
			Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
2347	2289		Brought forward......			806,810		793,942
			Fourth Division—continued.
800	908		Brought forward......			206,298		183,840
1	1		Heliographer.................			336		281
5	5		Inquiry Officers...............			1,716		1,644
10	11		Labourers...................			2,490		2,242
9	9		Lift Attendants................			1,866		1,866
41	47		Line Inspectors................			18,838		16,829
1044	1112		Line Foremen, Linemen (Senior), Linemen in Charge, and Linemen			303,745		286,471
4	4		Locksmiths..................			1,232		1,224
1045	1055		Mail Officers.................			275,700		268,439
105	109		Mail Drivers, Motor Drivers in Charge, Motor Drivers, and Yard Officers			28,206		26,459
9	4		Mail Machinery Attendants........			1,104		2,484
1579	1551		Mechanics (Supervisor), Mechanics (Foremen), Mechanics (Senior), Mechanics, Mechanics (Junior), and Mechanics (Junior in training)			429,742		431,291
1045	956		Messengers, and Messengers (Telegraph)			95,777		123,244
4	4		Metal Plater and Metal Polishers....			1,104		1,104
64	64		Overseers (senior) and Overseers....			21,331		21,304
5	5		Painter (Foreman), Painters and Sign Writers, Painters, and Frenchpolishers			1,576		1,568
1	1		Patrol Officer.................			282		282
22	29		Phonogram Attendants...........			5,590		4,346
1	1		Plumber....................			296		286
842	839		Postmen....................			195,056		195,854
2	1		Senior Machinists (Female)........			242		462
38	38		Storeman (Foreman) and Storemen...			10,118		10,121
1	2		Stores Officer (Engineer's Branch)...			718		335
33	33		Supervisors (Telephones), Supervisors (Telephone, Outdoor), Supervisor (Telegraph Messengers, Outdoor)			10,158		9,601
1	2		Telephone Inquiry Officers........			602		293
1095	1140		Telephone Monitors and Telephonists.			200,383		184,343
2	2		Transport Traffic Officer and Assistant Transport Traffic Officer			708		660
7808	7933				Carried forward........	1,815,214		1,776,873
2347	2289					806,810		793,942
II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.							1929-30.		1928-29.
1928-29.		1929-30.		Division No. 137.					Vote.		Expenditure,
				NEW SOUTH WALES.			£		£		£
				Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
2347		2289		Brought forward........			806,810		793,942
				Fourth Division—continued.
7808		7933		Brought forward........			1,815,214		1,776,873
146		158		Supervisor (Machinist), Machinists, and Typists			31,252		28,631
1		1		Watch and Clockmaker............			338		333
				Officers on the unattached list pending suitable vacancies			6,585		3,707
7955		8092					1,853,389		1,809,549
10302		10381					2,660,199		2,603,491
				Child endowment................			94,500		88,000
				Allowances junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes			2,500		3,000
				Allowances to officers in outlying districts to cover increased cost of living			5,000		4,300
				Allowances in lieu of quarters to Postmasters in charge of offices where no quarters are available			2,350		2,100
				To provide for regrading of Post Offices.			1,000		1,000
				Unforeseen requirements for additional staff, including allowances to officers acting in higher positions			7,000		15,000
				Salaries of officers granted furlough prior to retirement			100		100
							2,772,649		2,716,991
				Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent			10,350		9,750
10302		10381					2,762,299		2,707,241		2,388,103
				Temporary assistance (not including wages of staffs employed on repairs and maintenance of telephone and telegraph lines and on New Works)			100,000		94,000		225,246
				Less —......................			2,862,299		2,801,241		2,613,349
				Amount to be charged to Loan Fund ...			265,100		261,683		261,683
				Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			174,000		170,284		..
							439,100		431,967		261,683
				Total Salaries (carried forward).....			2,423,199		2,369,274		2,351,666

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 137.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Brought forward.............	2,423,199	2,369,274	2,351,666
Subdivision No. 2.—Conveyance of Mails.
No. 1. Conveyance of inland mails, not including conveyance by railway	319,000	320,000	311,120
2. Conveyance of mails by railway.............	200,100	193,500	189,729
3. Conveyance of mails by non-contract vessels.....	29,000	32,000	27,365
4. Overland and sea transit of mails—payments in adjustment with other Administrations	3,000	3,000	2,773
Total Conveyance of Mails	551,100	548,500	530,987
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Account, record and other books, including coat of material, printing and binding, also cost of other printing not specially provided elsewhere	22,000	22,000	23,279
2. Advances to linemen and others for purchase of horses and vehicles (to be recovered)	100	77	14
3. Advertising...........................	750	750	730
4. Allowances to officers at out-stations for keep of native assistants	...	...	...
5. Allowances to non-official postmasters, telephone office keepers and others	218,000	216,000	213,845
6. Bicycles, purchase, hire and upkeep ; and allowances to officers using their own bicycles	4,500	4,000	4,281
7. Carriage of stores and material..............	3,500	2,700	3,770
8. Commission allowed to licensed vendors and others for the sale of postage stamps	2,250	3,000	2,320
9. Fuel, light and power.....................	34,000	33,000	33,947
10. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.........	24,000	15,000	20,918
11. Letter and newspaper receivers and boxes, including painting, lettering and repairs	750	750	344
12. Motor vehicles, purchase and upkeep.........	36,000	36,830	28,887
13. Office cleaning........................	24,000	23,000	24,213
Carried forward.........	369,850	357,107	356,548
Carried forward.........	2,974,299	2,917,774	2,882,653

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 137.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Brought forward...............	2,974,299	2,917,774	2,882,653
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies—continued.
Brought forward...............	369,850	357,107	356,548
No. 14. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	13,400	11,500	11,872
15. Overtime, Sunday and holiday pay, and meal allowances	75,330	80,000	86,664
16. Payment to Police Department for services of officers	..	..	..
17. Payments under telephone regulations.........	..	..	..
18. Printing postage stamps..................	9,500	10,250	9,300
19. Printing postal guides....................	1,000	1,250	886
20. Printing postal notes.....................	4,000	4,000	3,566
21. Printing telephone directories and lists.........	25,000	20,000	23,560
22. Printing telegraph message forms............	3,000	2,800	2,751
23. Purchase and hire of horses, vehicles and harness and maintenance thereof ; also forage and forage allowances	5,000	4,000	5,413
24. Refund of Customs duty to Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Company in accordance with provisions of agreement entered into prior to transfer of Department to the Commonwealth	1,250	1,250	270
25. Refund to Pacific Cable Board of Customs duties and other charges	2,000	3,600	1,974
26. Remuneration to Railway Department for performing postal and public telegraph business	3,000	3,000	2,304
27. Repair and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and instruments, including all services in connexion therewith ; also purchase of telegraph and telephone instruments, batteries and material chargeable to Contingencies	280,690	330,000	309,786
28. Stores, other than those specially provided......	23,000	18,000	24,692
29. Travelling expenses.....................	33,870	38,000	37,410
30. Uniforms and overcoats for officials (moneys paid for cloth by persons making up the uniforms to be credited to this vote)	14,000	14,000	12,749
31. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing	4,000	4,800	5,053
32. Sanitary services and water supply...........	9,500	9,500	10,017
Total Contingencies.................	877,390	919,057	904,815
Carried forward................	3,851,689	3,836,831	3,787,468

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 137.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 137.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Brought forward................	3,851,689	3,836,831	3,787,468
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	26,000	22,000	25,609
2. Wages of employees injured on duty (including payments under Workmen's Compensation Acts)	2,000	2,000	1,261
3. Injuries to persons and damage to property.......	1,500	1,000	1,389
4. Compensation for loss of registered articles and insured parcels, including cash-on-delivery parcels	500	500	101
5. Losses by fire and theft...................	1,000	1,000	827
6. Defalcations by officials...................	2,000	2,000	714
7. Classification of cable traffic by officers of the Pacific Cable Board	240	240	240
8. Payments as acts of grace to dependants of deceased officials	1,000	79	1,585
Payment as an act of grace to dependant of official upon retirement	..	..	43
Total Miscellaneous...............	34,240	28,819	31,769
Total Division No. 137..............	3,885,929	3,865,650	3,819,237

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
		Division No. 138.
		VICTORIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Director, Posts and Telegraphs..		1,162	1,112
		Third Division.
1	1	Superintending Engineer...........		1,012	950
1	1	Assistant Superintending Engineer.....		792	728
13	13	Supervising and Divisional Engineers...		8,398	7,358
46	53	Engineers and Engineer Cadets.......		17,662	14,832
17	16	Draftsmen, and Draftsmen in training...		6,308	6,353
1	3	Survey Officer and Assistant Survey Officers		1,152	564
1	1	Accountant....................		904	791
1	1	Senior Inspector.................		864	816
1	1	Superintendent (Telegraphs).........		768	708
1	1	Superintendent (Mails).............		840	808
1	1	Cashier.......................		612	595
1	1	Senior Clerk....................		664	639
307	313	Clerks........................		110,552	106,267
485	464	Postal Clerks*..................		137,998	139,964
877	870		Carried forward.......	288,526	281,373
1	1		Carried forward.......	1,162	1112

* Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 138.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 138.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		VICTORIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Brought forward.....	1,162	1,112
		Third Division—continued.
877	870	Brought forward.....	288,526	281,373
1	1	Chief Inspector (Stores and Transport)..	1,012	1,012
13	13	Inspectors....................	7,847	7,692
1		Superintendent (Telephones)........	853	789
2	2	Assistant Superintendents (Telegraphs).	1,174	1,171
2	2	Assistant Superintendents (Telephones).	1,167	1,071
1	1	Assistant Superintendent (Mails).....	552	595
238	239	Postmasters*...................	98,995	96,010
10	10	Supervisors (Mails)..............	4,692	4,715
13	13	Supervisors (Telegraphs)...........	5,746	5,827
2	2	Telephone Officers (District)........	988	948
261	263	Telegraphists*..................	80,956	80,425
16	16	Traffic Officers, Traffic and Service Inspectors	6,459	6,414
		Officers on the unattached list pending suitable vacancies	12,588	12,236
1437	1433		511,555	500,278
1438	1434	Carried forward.....	512,717	501,390

*Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 138.		1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	VICTORIA.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1438	1434	Brought forward......		512,717	501,390
		Fourth Division.
422	436	Assistants and Postal Assistants.......		99,120	94,942
7	6	Blacksmiths, Blacksmiths' Strikers, Blacksmiths (Junior) and Artisan		1,618	1,881
3	4	Cable Recorders.................		1,000	708
4	4	Canvas Worker (in charge) and Canvas Workers		1,196	1,196
7	8	Caretakers, Cleaners, and Watchmen....		1,899	1,643
24	24	Carpenter (Foreman), Carpenters and Artisan		7,625	7,614
3	3	Coachbuilders...................		714	700
9	9	Counter Officers.................		2,726	2,629
1	1	Engine-drivers, Engine-drivers and Fitters and Firemen		258	258
1	1	Heliographer....................		336	269
2	2	Inquiry Officers..................		696	696
24	22	Labourers......................		5,098	5,412
42	45	Overseers......................		15,216	14,046
635	631	Postmen.......................		154,890	154,995
..	1	Leather Worker and Motor Trimmer....		282	..
13	13	Lift Attendants..................		3,000	2,932
30	31	Line Inspectors..................		12,636	12,144
757	757	Line Foreman, Linemen (Senior), Linemen-in-Charge, and Linemen		206,025	204,674
94	94	Mail Drivers, Motor Drivers (Senior), and Motor Drivers		24,677	23,677
4	4	Locksmiths and Gasfitters...........		1,232	1,230
717	739	Mail Officers...................		189,878	182,023
1069	1056	Mechanics (Supervisor), Mechanics (Foremen), Mechanics (Senior), Mechanics, Mechanics (Junior), Mechanics (Junior in training)		295,296	292,552
816	773	Messengers (Head), Messengers (Indoor), Senior Messengers and Telegraph Messengers		88,443	84,232
..	2	Metal Platers and Polishers..........		573	..
14	14	Painters (Foremen), Painters, and Frenchpolishers		4,295	4,351
15	16	Phonogram Attendants.............		3,150	2,939
4713	4696		Carried forward...	1,121,879	1,097,743
1438	1434		Carried forward...	512,717	501,390

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 138.		Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		VICTORIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1438	1434	Brought forward.......	512,717	501,390
		Fourth Division—continued.
4713	4696	Brought forward.......	1,121,879	1,097,743
1	1	Stationer......................	360	360
3	3	Ship Mailmen...................	903	900
35	35	Storemen (Foremen), Storemen, and Storemen (Asst.)	9,082	9,138
21	22	Supervisors....................	6,594	5,831
1	1	Telephone Inquiry Officer...........	324	293
857	818	Telephone Monitors and Telephonists...	140,885	145,060
2	2	Transport Officer and Transport Officer (Asst.)	707	660
87	115	Typists and Machinists.............	22,931	17,052
2	2	Watch and Clock Makers...........	676	676
		Officers on the unattached list pending suitable vacancies	10,831	2,614
5722	5695		1,315,172	1,280,327
7160	7129		1,827,889	1,781,717
		Child endowment................	51,262	50,764
		Allowances junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	2,586	3,487
		Allowances to postmasters in lieu of quarters	1,320	1,348
7160	7129	Carried forward.......	1,883,057	1,837,316

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 138.		Vote.	Expenditure.

		VICTORIA.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
7160	7129	Brought forward......	1,883,057	1,837,316
		To provide for regrading of Post Offices.	150	150
		Salaries of officers granted furlough prior to retirement	300	300
		Unforeseen requirements for additional staff, including allowances to officers acting in higher positions	5,000	8,500
			1,888,507	1,846,266
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	5,734	5,218
7160	7129		1,882,773	1,841,048	1,680,681
Temporary assistance (not including wages of Staff employed on repairs and maintenance of telephone and telegraph lines and on new works)			80,000	78,000	166,919
			1,962,773	1,919,048	1,847,600
Less—
Amount to be charged to Loan Fund.....			191,700	183,038	183,038
Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			72,774	67,625	..
			264,474	250,663	183,038
Total Salaries..............			1,698,299	1,668,385	1,664,562
Subdivision No. 2.—Conveyance of Mails.
No. 1. Conveyance of inland mails (not including conveyance of mails by railway)			147,900	144,700	143,718
2. Conveyance of mails by railway.............			108,100	108,900	105,244
3. Conveyance of mails by non-contract vessels.....			3,000	4,000	2,805
4. Overland and sea transit of mails—payments in adjustment with other Administrations			1,900	1,900	1,928
5. Conveyance of mails under contracts between Tasmania and Victoria			30,000	30,000	29,125
Total Conveyance of Mails...			290,900	289,500	282,820
Carried forward.................			1,989,199	1,957,885	1,947,382

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 138.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
VICTORIA.
Brought forward.......	1,989,199	1,957,885	1,947,382
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Account, record and other books, including coat of material, printing and binding, also cost of other printing not specially provided elsewhere	16,000	15,000	15,433
2. Advance to linemen and others for purchase of horses and vehicles (to be recovered)	..	..	..
3. Advertising............................	300	450	739
4. Allowances to officers at out-stations for keep of native assistants	..	..	..
5. Allowances to non-official postmasters, telephone office keepers, and others	207,000	211,600	203,097
6. Bicycles—Purchase, hire, manufacture, and maintenance, and allowances to officers using their own bicycles	3,450	3,100	2,808
7. Carriage of stores and material...............	1,600	1,600	1,532
8. Commission allowed to licensed vendors and others for the sale of stamps	5,000	5,400	4,914
9. Fuel, light, and power.....................	19,600	20,775	18,984
10. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	8,270	5,870	6,709
11. Letter and newspaper receivers and boxes, including painting, lettering and repairs	650	750	312
12. Motor vehicles, purchase and upkeep...........	28,000	27,580	24,475
13. Office cleaning.........................	14,500	14,600	14,508
14. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	8,450	7,200	6,915
15. Overtime, Sunday and holiday pay, and meal allowances	35,140	48,000	40,849
16. Payment to Police Department for services of officers, also allowance paid to Police	1,400	1,250	1,396
17. Payments under Telephone Regulations.........	150	150	186
18. Printing postage stamps....................	7,000	6,500	7,512
19. Printing postal guides.....................	550	650	256
20. Printing postal notes......................	2,500	2,500	2,617
21. Printing telephone directories and lists..........	21,500	18,000	20,979
22. Printing telegraph message forms.............	3,000	3,500	1,931
23. Purchase and hire of horses, vehicles and harness, and maintenance and equipment thereof ; also forage and forage allowance	..	50	17
Carried forward............	384,060	394,525	376,169
Carried forward............	1,989,199	1,957,885	1,947,382

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department
	1929-30	1928-29
Division No. 138		Vote	Expenditure
VICTORIA		Vote	Expenditure
	£	£	£
Brought forward......	1,989,199	1,957,885	1,947,382
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
Brought forward......	384,060	394,525	376,169
No. 24. Refund of Customs duty to Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Co. in accordance with provisions of agreement entered into prior to transfer of Department to the Commonwealth	..	..	..
25. Refund to Pacific Cable Board of Customs duties and other charges	..	..	..
26. Remuneration to Railway Department for performing postal and public telegraph business	3,960	4,474	3,525
27. Repair and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and instruments, including all services in connexion therewith ; also purchase of telegraph and telephone instruments, batteries, and material chargeable to Contingencies	152,000	164,500	153,677
28. Stores, other than any mentioned above.......	14,500	12,000	12,248
29. Travelling expenses....................	9,650	16,600	12,765
30. Uniforms and overcoats for officials.........	11,300	10,500	10,427
31. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing	3,200	2,800	2,439
32. Sanitary services and water supply..........	4,850	4,850	4,921
Total Contingencies................	583,520	610,249	576,171
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	18,000	18,500	19,135
2. Wages of employees injured on duty (including payments under Workmen's Compensation Acts)	100	200	295
3. Injuries to persons and damage to property......	200	200	45
4. Compensation for loss of registered articles and insured parcels, including cash-on-delivery parcels	50	50	90
5, Losses by fire and theft..................	350	150	325
6. Defalcations by officials..................	450	200	220
7. Payment of pension as an act of grace to dependant of deceased official	156	156	156
Payment as an act of grace to dependant of official upon retirement	..	..	250
Payment as an act of grace to dependant of deceased official	..	..	219
Total Miscellaneous...............	19,306	19,456	20,735
Total Division No. 138...........	2,592,025	2,587,590	2,544,288

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 139.		£	£	£
		QUEENSLAND.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Director, Posts and Telegraphs.....		1,062	1,012
		Third Division.
1	1	Superintending Engineer..............		950	950
1	1	Assistant Superintending Engineer.......		744	638
5	5	Divisional Engineers................		3,190	2,631
29	26	Engineers and Engineer Cadets..........		10,216	10,132
6	6	Draftsmen and Draftsmen in Training.....		2,202	2,138
1	1	Accountant.......................		792	725
1	1	Senior Inspector...................		792	720
1	1	Superintendent (Telegraphs)...........		696	672
1	1	Superintendent (Mails)...............		744	725
1	1	Superintendent (Stores and Transport).....		682	658
1	1	Superintendent (Telephones)...........		750	675
1	1	Cashier.........................		552	495
177	173	Clerks..........................		62,260	61,697
201	203	Postal Clerks *....................		57,760	55,855
1	..	Senior Counter Officer...............		..	405
9	9	Inspectors........................		5,557	5,594
2	2	Assistant Superintendents (Telegraphs)....		1,032	1,032
439	433		Carried forward.........	148,919	145,742
1	1		Carried forward.........	1,062	1,012

* Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

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Number of Persons.		Division No. 139.		1929-30.	1028-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		QUEENSLAND.		£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Brought forward.........		1,062	1,012
		Third Division—continued.
439	433	Brought forward.........		148,919	145,742
2	2	Assistant Superintendents (Telephones)....		1,034	890
1	1	Assistant Superintendent (Mails).........		515	516
181	177	Postmasters *.....................		70,515	69,830
1	1	Senior Inquiry Officer................		452	440
7	7	Supervisors (Mails).................		3,021	3,023
10	10	Supervisors (Telegraph)..............		4,514	4,488
1	1	Telephone Officer (District)............		498	457
241	221	Telegraphists *....................		68,248	72,536
8	8	Traffic Officers, Traffic and Service Inspectors		3,153	2,871
		Officers on the unattached list pending suitable vacancies		6,491	924
891	861			307,360	301,717
		Fourth Division.
327	343	Assistants and Postal Assistants.........		83,292	77,222
3	1	Blacksmiths......................		334	874
..	1	Cable Recorder (Senior)..............		290	..
2	2	Caretakers, Cleaners, and Watchmen......		492	477
8	5	Carpenter (Foreman), and Carpenters......		1,570	2,551
4	4	Counter Officers...................		1,141	1,141
..	1	Heliographer......................		201	..
1	1	Inquiry Officer....................		331	300
1	1	Labourer........................		234	239
346	359		Carried forward...........	87,885	82,804
892	862		Carried forward...........	308,422	302,729

* Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 139.		Vote.	Expenditure
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure
			£	£	£
		QUEENSLAND.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
892	862	Brought forward..........	308,422	302,729
		Fourth Division—continued.
346	359	Brought forward..........	87,885	82,804
17	16	Line Inspectors....................	6,608	6,831
463	431	Line Foremen, Linemen (Senior), Linemen in Charge, and Linemen	117,688	126,443
195	195	Mail Officers.....................	52,953	51,926
413	388	Mechanics (Supervisor), Mechanics (Foremen), Mechanics (Senior), Mechanics, Mechanics (Junior), and Mechanics (Junior, in training)	115,018	117,306
518	466	Messengers and Messengers (Telegraph)...	59,343	58,877
17	17	Motor Car Drivers, Mail Drivers, Yard Officers	4,500	4,385
19	20	Overseers........................	6,489	6,284
4	4	Painters.........................	1,226	1,200
	8	Phonogram Attendants...............	1,548
179	178	Postmen.........................	43,352	43,733
18	18	Storeman (Foreman) and Storemen.......	4,698	4,690
9	10	Supervisors (Telephone), Supervisors (Telephone Outdoor), Supervisor (Telegraph Messengers, Outdoor)	2,792	2,400
414	383	Telephone Monitors and Telephonists.....	67,092	70,560
62	71	Typists and Machinists...............	14,185	11,973
		Officers on the Unattached List pending suitable vacancies	2,597	..
2674	2564		588,474	589,412
3566	3426	Carried forward.........	896,896	892.141

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Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 139	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		QUEENSLAND.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
3566	3426	Brought forward..........	896,896	892,141
		Child endowment...................	28,737	28,918
		Allowances junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	1,100	1,100
		Allowances to officers in outlying districts to cover increased cost of living	24,100	24,700
		Allowances in lieu of quarters to postmasters in charge of offices where no quarters are available	624	500
		Adjustment of salaries................	..	10
		Salaries of officers granted furlough prior to retirement	100	100
		Unforeseen requirements for additional staff, including allowances to officers acting in higher positions	7,000	9,500
			958,557	956,969
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	4,378	4,318
3566	3426		954,179	952,651	888,232
		Temporary assistance (not including wages of staffs employed on repairs and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and on new works)	59,400	75,000	60,445
			1,013,579	1,027,651	948,677
		Less—
		Amount to be charged to Loan Fund....	125,700	136,000	125,720
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	74,669	46,749	..
			200,369	182,749	125,720
		Total Salaries (carried forward)......	813,210	844,902	822,957

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 139.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
QUEENSLAND.
Brought forward...............	813,210	844,902	822,957
Subdivision No. 2.—Conveyance of Mails.
No. 1. Conveyance of inland mails, not including conveyance by railway	122,500	124,000	122,207
2. Conveyance of mails by railway...............	135,350	125,000	124,235
3. Conveyance of mails by non-contract vessels.......	2,000	1,750	2,071
4. Overland and sea transit of mails—payments in adjustment with other Administrations	1,000	900	'984
5. Subsidies for conveyance of coastwise mails—Cairns, Port Douglas, and Cooktown service	2,200	2,200	2,200
	263,050	253,850	251,697
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding, also cost of other printing not specially provided elsewhere	7,500	8,000	7,179
2. Advances to linemen and others for purchase of horses and vehicles (to be recovered)	30	30	..
3. Advertising.............................	200	250	l34
4. Allowances to officers at out-stations for keep of native assistants	..	..	..
5. Allowances to non-official postmasters, telephone office keepers and others	78,500	79,000	75,741
6. Bicycles—purchase, hire and upkeep ; and allowances to officers using their own bicycles	1,100	1,400	1,133
7. Carriage of stores and material................	1,000	1,300	1,021
8. Commission allowed to licensed vendors and others for the sale of postage stamps	1,000	1,000	948
9. Fuel, light, and power......................	6,500	7,000	5,804
10. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............	9,000	11,000	8,681
Carried forward.........	104,830	108,980	100,641
Carried forward.........	1,076,260	1,098,752	1,074,654

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 139.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
QUEENSLAND.
Brought forward...............	1,076,260	1,098,752	1,074,654
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
Brought forward...............	104,830	108,980	100,641
No. 11. Letter and newspaper receivers and boxes, including painting, lettering and repairs	400	300	188
12. Motor vehicles, purchase and upkeep...........	4,720	4,450	3,418
13. Office cleaning..........................	4,000	5,000	4,310
14. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	3,000	3,500	2,519
15. Overtime, Sunday and holiday pay and meal allowances	16,560	22,000	23,886
16. Payment to Police Department for services of officers	..	..	..
17. Payment under the Telephone Regulations........	10	10	2
18. Printing postage stamps....................	2,750	2,500	2,727
19. Printing postal guides......................	300	250	158
20. Printing postal notes......................	900	850	858
21. Printing telephone directories and lists...........	4,500	4,250	4,616
22. Printing telegraph message forms..............	1,500	2,000	1,881
23. Purchase and hire of horses, vehicles and harness, and maintenance thereof ; also forage and forage allowances	1,250	2,000	1,287
24. Refund of Customs duty to Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Co., in accordance with provisions of agreement entered into prior to transfer of Department to the Commonwealth	..	..	..
25. Refunds to Pacific Cable Board of Customs duties and other charges	..	..	..
26. Remuneration to Railway Department for performing postal and public telegraph business	12,750	13,000	12,481
27. Repair and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and instruments, including all services in connexion therewith ; also purchase of telegraph and telephone instruments,. batteries, and material chargeable to Contingencies	82,500	116,890	78,282
Carried forward...........	239,970	285,980	237,254
Carried forward...........	1,076,260	1,098,752	1,074,654

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 139.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
QUEENSLAND.
Brought forward..........	1,076,260	1,098,752	1,074,654
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
Brought forward..........	239,970	285,980	237,254
No. 28. Stores other than those specially provided......	7,000	9,000	6,434
29. Travelling expenses....................	10,600	12,000	11,809
30. Uniforms and overcoats for officials (moneys paid for cloth by persons making up the uniforms to be credited to this vote)	3,000	3,748	2,698
31. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing	2,000	1,750	1,177
32. Sanitary services and water supply...........	3,000	4,000	2,422
Total Contingencies...............	265,570	316,478	261,794
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	4,500	6,000	6,602
2. Wages of employees injured on duty (including payments under Workmen's Compensation Acts)	25	25	..
3. Injuries to persons and damages to property.....	25	25	..
4. Compensation for loss of registered articles and insured parcels, including cash-on-delivery parcels	25	25	32
5. Losses by fire and theft...................	250	250	257
6. Defalcations by officials..................	50	50	..
7. Payment to Pacific Cable Board for services rendered in connexion with land line work, Southport	675	675	675
Total Miscellaneous...............	5,550	7,050	7,566
Total Division No. 139.......	1,347,380	1,422,280	1,344,014

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
		Division No. 140.
		SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Director, Posts and Telegraphs.....		952	907
		Third Division.
1	1	Superintending Engineer..............		864	728
1	1	Assistant Superintending Engineer........		720	563
6	6	Divisional Engineers.................		3,837	3,154
23	23	Engineers and Engineer Cadets..........		7,674	6,724
6	7	Draftsmen and Draftsmen in Training......		2,207	1,922
1	1	Accountant.......................		744	720
1	1	Senior Inspector....................		744	672
1	1	Superintendent (Telegraph)............		704	680
1	1	Superintendent (Mails)...............		672	696
1	1	Superintendent (Telephones)...........		744	700
1	1	Superintendent (Stores and Transport).....		615	590
1	1	Cashier..........................		534	495
174	173	Clerks..........................		58,597	55,692
192	178	Postal Clerks*.....................		50,415	51,431
5	5	Inspectors........................		3,065	3,047
2	2	Assistant Superintendent (Telegraphs).....		1,024	1,007
2	2	Assistant Superintendent (Telephones).....		1,051	956
..	1	Survey Officer.....................		420	..
419	406		Carried forward.........	134,631	129,777
1	1		Carried forward.........	952	907

* Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 140.			Vote.	Expenditure
1928-29.	1929-30.				Vote.	Expenditure
				£	£	£
		SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Brought forward............		952	907
		Third Division—continued.
419	406	Brought forward............		134,631	129,777
1	1	Assistant Superintendent (Mails)............		516	516
134	132	Postmasters*		49,332	47,508
1	1	Senior Counter Officer (Telegraph)..........		405	405
6	6	Supervisors (Mails)....................		2,442	2,427
10	10	Supervisors (Telegraphs).................		4,447	4,464
161	158	Telegraphists*........................		49,379	49,766
8	9	Traffic Officers, Traffic and Service Inspectors..		3,413	2,970
		Officers on the unattached list pending suitable vacancies		9,513	10,381
740	723			254,078	248,214
		Fourth Division.
155	167	Assistants and Postal Assistants............		35,391	32,490
..	2	Cable Recorders.......................		510	..
2	2	Canvas workers.......................		585	585
2	2	Caretakers, Cleaners, and Watchmen.........		486	486
4	4	Carpenter (in charge) and Carpenters.........		1,077	1,260
3	3	Counter Officers (Telegraph)..............		870	842
..	1	Heliographer.........................		258	..
2	2	Inquiry Officers.......................		792	792
3	2	Labourers...........................		468	678
12	13	Line Inspectors.......................		5,117	4,536
401	386	Line Foremen, Linemen (Senior), Linemen in charge, and Linemen		104,883	107,262
2	2	Lift Attendants........................		468	461
183	181	Mail Officers.........................		45,942	44,563
42	42	Mail Drivers and Motor Drivers............		11,019	10,312
448	417	Mechanics (Supervisor), Mechanics (Foremen), Mechanics (Senior), Mechanics, Mechanics (motor, in charge), Mechanics (motor), Mechanics (Junior), and Mechanics (Junior, in Training)		112,577	118,353
				112,577	118,353
1259	1226		Carried forward............	320,443	322,620
741	724		Carried forward............	255,030	249,121

* Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

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Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Division No. 140.	£	£	£
		SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
741	724	Brought forward...........	255,030	249,121
		Fourth Division—continued.
1259	1226	Brought forward...........	320,443	322,620
255	225	Messenger (Head), Messengers (Indoor, Senior), Messengers (Indoor), Messengers (Telegraph)	24,438	25,774
9	10	Overseers (Mails).....................	3,432	3,137
3	3	Overseers (Telegraph)...................	965	965
2	1	Painters............................	306	580
4	4	Phonogram Attendants..................	S 800	797
141	142	Postmen............................	31,501	30,005
1	2	Patrol Officer........................	470	204
16	17	Storeman (Foreman) and Storemen..........	4,413	4,141
10	11	Supervisors (Telephone), Supervisors (Telephone, Outdoor), Supervisor (Telegraph Messengers, Out-door)	2,906	2,522
328	324	Telephone Monitors and Telephonists........	54,372	52,948
1	1	Transport Officer......................	360	407
44	50	Typists and Machinists..................	8,300	7,387
		Officers on the unattached list pending suitable vacancies	7,541	3,539
2073	2016	Carried forward...............	460,247	455,026
2814	12740	Carried forward...............	715,277	704,147

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 140.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 140.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		SOUTH AUSTRALIA.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
2814	2740	Brought forward..........	715,277	704,147
		Child endowment....................	18,134	17,791
		Allowances to adult officers of the Third Division who do not come under Arbitration Awards	50	50
		Allowances junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	900	1,536
		Allowances to officers in outlying districts to cover increased cost of living	725	725
		Allowances in lieu of quarters to Postmasters in charge of offices where no quarters are available	300	300
		To provide for regrading of Post Offices.....	100	100
			735,486	724,649
		Salaries of officers granted furlough prior to retirement	500	500
		Unforeseen requirements for additional staff, including allowances to officers acting in higher positions	4,700	8,964
2814	2740		740,686	734,113
		Less—
		Proportion of salaries of officers payable by Commonwealth and State Departments	744	374
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	3,256	3,279
			4,000	3,653
			736,686	730,460	617,465
		Temporary assistance (not including wages of staffs employed on repairs and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and on New Works)	53,900	61,205	63,148
			790,586	791,665	680,613
		Less—
		Amount to be charged to Loan Fund......	73,200	49,760	49,760
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year.....	90,980	81,447	..
			164,180	131,207	49,760
		Total Salaries (carried forward).....	626,406	660,458	630,853

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 140.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Brought forward..............	626,406	660,458	630,858
Subdivision No. 2.—Conveyance of Mails.
No. 1. Conveyance of inland mails, not including conveyance by railway	51,000	58,750	47,919
2. Conveyance of mails by railway..................	47,500	50,250	46,188
3. Conveyance of mails by non-contract vessels.........	2,000	3,750	1,585
4. Overland and sea transit of mails—payments in adjustment with other Administrations	530	630	626
5. Expenditure in connexion with landing and embarking European mails	2,500	3,050	2,264
Total Conveyance of Mails............	103,530	116,430	98,582
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
No 1. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding, also cost of other printing not specially provided elsewhere	7,000	7,000	6,677
2. Advances to linemen and others for purchase of horses and vehicles (to be recovered)	..	..	..
3. Advertising...............................	200	200	210
4. Allowances to officers at out-stations for keep of native assistants	..	..	..
5. Allowances to non-official postmasters, telephone office keepers and others	64,300	60,000	62,544
Carried forward............	71,500	67,200	69,431
Carried forward............	729,936	776,888	729,435

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure
	£	£	£
Division No. 140.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward ..............	729,936	776,888	729,435
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
Brought forward...............	71,500	67,200	69,431
No. 6. Bicycles—purchase, hire and upkeep, and allowances to officers using their own bicycles	1,100	1,122	1,001
7. Carriage of stores and material....................	400	700	241
8. Commission allowed to licensed vendors, and others for the sale of postage stamps	950	950	815
9. Fuel, light and power..........................	11,000	11,000	10,320
10. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...............	8,500	7,000	7,988
11. Letter and newspaper receivers and boxes, including painting, lettering and repairs	450	300	410
12. Motor vehicles, purchase and upkeep...............	11,800	18,000	11,072
13. Office cleaning.............................	4,700	5,130	4,073
14. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	4,487	4,600	4,294
15. Overtime, Sunday and holiday pay, and meal allowances..	13,180	21,840	15,935
16. Payment to Police Department for services of officers....	50	50	4
17. Payment under the Telephone Regulations...........	..	..	..
18. Printing postage stamps........................	2,000	1,850	2,184
19. Printing postal guides.........................	250	250	169
20. Printing postal notes..........................	700	700	678
21. Printing telephone directories and lists..............	6,000	5,000	4,875
22. Printing telegraph message forms.................	350	750	801
Carried forward.............	137,417	146,442	134,291
Carried forward.............	729,936	776,888	729,435

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30	1928-29.
Division No. 140	1929-30	Vote.	Expenditure
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.	£	£	£
Brought forward............	729,936	776,888	729,435
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.	..	..	..
Brought forward............	137,417	146,442	134,291
No. 23. Purchase and hire of horses, vehicles and harness and maintenance thereof ; also forage and forage allowances	..	..	..
24. Refund of Customs duty to Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Company in accordance with provisions of agreement entered into prior to transfer of Department to the Commonwealth	1,500	1,200	1,041
25. Refunds to Pacific Cable Board of Customs duties and other charges	..	..	..
26. Remuneration to Railway Department for performing postal and public telegraph business	1,600	1,600	1,538
27. Repair and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and instruments, including all services in connexion therewith also purchase of telegraph and telephone instruments, batteries and material chargeable to Contingencies	91,200	119,900	100,381
28. Stores, other than those specially provided.........	5,300	6,000	4,484
29. Travelling expenses........................	6,760	9,700	8,642
30. Uniforms and overcoats for officials (moneys paid for cloth by persons making up the uniforms to be credited to this vote)	2,800	2,750	1,955
31. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing	1,050	1,000	915
32. Sanitary services and water supply..............	1,300	1,300	1,109
Total Contingencies...........	248,927	289,892	254,356
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous.	..	..	..
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	7,000	8,000	5,618
2. Wages of employees injured on duty (including payments under Workmen's Compensation Acts)	50	50	..
3. Injuries to persons and damage to property..........	50	50	33
4. Compensation for loss of registered articles and insured parcels, including cash-on-delivery parcels	50	50	22
5. Losses by fire and theft.......................	100	50	160
6. Defalcations by officials......................	200	50	628
Total Miscellaneous...........	7,450	8,250	6,461
Total Division No. 140.........	986,313	1,075,030	990,252

II.-The Postmaster-Generals Department.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 141.			Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.				Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
		WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Director, Posts and Telegraphs......		912	888
		Third Division.
1	1	Superintending Engineer...............		816	680
1	1	Assistant Superintending Engineer........		672	563
2	2	Divisional Engineers..................		1,206	966
13	13	Engineers and Engineer Cadets...........		4,530	4,162
4	3	Draftsmen and Draftsmen in Training......		1,111	1,410
1	1	Accountant........................		744	675
1	1	Senior Inspector.....................		696	672
1	1	Superintendent (Telegraphs).............		672	608
1	1	Superintendent (Mails)................		672	648
1	1	Cashier..........................		516	495
100	102	Clerks...........................		37,392	35,188
148	144	Postal Clerks *.....................		41,009	41,283
274	271		Carried forward........	90,036	87,350
1	1		Carried forward........	912	888

* Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

II.-The Postmaster-Generals Department.
Number of Persons.				1929-30	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 141.			Vote	Expenditure
1928-29.	1929-30.				Vote	Expenditure
				£	£	£
		WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Brought forward..........		912	888
		Third Division.
374	271	Brought forward..........		90,036	87,350
1	1	Superintendent (Stores and Transport)......		600	552
1	1	Superintendent (Telephones)............		696	610
5	5	Inspectors.........................		3,162	3,129
1	1	Assistant Superintendent (Telegraphs)......		491	516
1	1	Assistant Superintendent (Telephones)......		516	495
1	1	Assistant Superintendent (Mails)..........		498	498
127	125	Postmasters*.......................		47,606	46,539
1	1	Senior Inquiry Officer.................		456	456
5	5	Supervisors (Mails)..................		2,035	2,076
4	4	Supervisors (Telegraphs)...............		1,740	1,830
..	1	Survey Officer.....................		384	..
104	98	Telegraphists*......................		32,348	33,689
3	3	Traffic Officers, Traffic and Service Inspectors		1,141	1,112
1	1	Senior Counter Officer................		360	360
		Officers on the unattached list pending suitable vacancies		2,647	1,402
529	519			184,716	180,614
		Fourth Division.
135	149	Assistants and Postal Assistants..........		35,920	32,022
6	4	Caretakers, Cleaners and Watchmen.......		971	1,439
1	1	Senior Canvas Worker................		314	314
142	154		Carried forward........	37,205	33,775
530	520		Carried forward........	185,628	181,502

* Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 141.			Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.				Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
		WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
530	520	Brought forward..........		185,628	181,502
		Fourth Division,
142	154	Brought forward..........		37,205	33,775
5	5	Carpenters (Senior), Carpenters and Apprentice Carpenters		1,416	1,392
2	2	Labourers..........................		460	443
4	4	Lift Attendants.......................		936	929
10	10	Line Inspectors.......................		4,190	4,135
242	242	Line Foremen, Linemen (Senior), Linemen in Charge, and Linemen		66,204	65,367
1	1	Locksmith.........................		308	308
13	13	Mail Drivers, Motor Drivers, and Yard Officers		3,430	3,263
114	116	Mail Officers........................		33,242	32,428
175	178	Mechanics (Supervisor), Mechanics (Foremen), Mechanics (Senior), Mechanics, Mechanics (Junior), and Mechanics (Junior, in training)		52,134	50,777
247	229	Messengers and Messengers (Telegraph)......		28,328	29,483
2	2	Painter and Signwriter..................		446	416
110	106	Postmen...........................		25,882	26,745
10	10	Storeman (Foreman) and Storemen..........		2,669	2,637
4	4	Supervisor (Telephone), Supervisor (Telephone, Outdoor), Supervisor (Telegraph Messengers, Outdoor)		1,134	1,109
145	150	Telephone Monitors and Telephonists........		25,162	24,248
36	40	Typists and Machinists.................		7,810	7,138
1262	1266		Carried forward.............	290,956	284,593
530	520		Carried forward.............	185,628	181,502

F.15823.—21

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department
Number of Persons.		Division No. 141.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 141.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		WESTERN AUSTRALIA.	£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
530	520	Brought forward..........	185,628	181,502
		Fourth Division.
1262	1266	Brought forward..........	290,956	284,593
4	4	Counter Officers......................	1,152	1,150
12	12	Overseers..........................	4,077	4,032
4	4	Phonogram Attendants..................	818	812
		Officers on the Unattached List pending suitable vacancies	4,657	5,966
1282	1286		301,660	296,553
			487,288	478,055
		Child endowment.....................	17,200	16,757
		Allowances junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	700	700
		Allowances to officers in out-lying districts to cover increased cost of living	6,500	7,300
		Allowances in lieu of quarters to postmasters in charge of offices where no quarters are available	480	480
		Adjustment of salaries..................	..	69
		Salaries of officers granted furlough prior to retirement	500	500
		Unforeseen requirements for additional staff, including allowances to officers acting in higher positions	3,400	4,500
			516,068	508,361
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	3,200	3,200
1812	1806		512,868	505,161	452,680
		Temporary assistance (not including wages of staffs employed on repairs and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and on new works)	25,000	25,500	25,019
		Less—	537,868	530,661	477,699
		Amount to be charged to Loan Fund........	54,600	34,567	32,500
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	49,850	32,765	..
			104,450	67,332	32,500
		Total Salaries (carried forward)....	433,418	463,329	445,199

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 141.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward...............	433,418	463,329	445,199
Subdivision No. 2.—Conveyance of Mails.
No. 1. Conveyance of inland mails, not including conveyance by railway	46,600	43,000	43,388
2. Conveyance of mails by railway................	61,244	62,360	57,621
3. Conveyance of mails by non-contract vessels.......	2,000	5,000	1,681
4. Overland and sea transit of mails—payments in adjustment with other Administrations	500	500	521
5. Subsidies" for conveyance of coastwise mails.......	5,500	5,500	5,864
6. Landing and embarking European mails...........	400	..	..
Total Conveyance of Mails.............	116,244	116,360	109,075
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding, also cost of other printing not specially provided elsewhere	4,350	4,350	4,276
2. Advances to linemen and others for purchase of horses and vehicles (to be recovered)	..	..	..
3. Advertising	50	50	49
4. Allowances to officers at out-stations for keep of native assistants	286	232	249
5. Allowances to non-official postmasters, telephone office keepers and others	47,700	45,000	44,481
6. Bicycles—purchase, hire and upkeep, and allowances to officers using their own bicycles	1,350	1,200	1,401
7. Carriage of stores and material.................	600	600	651
8. Commission allowed to licensed vendors and others for the sale of postage stamps	300	450	361
Carried forward................	54,636	51,882	51,468
Carried forward................	549,662	579,689	554,274

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 141.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward...............	549,662	579,689	554,274
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies—continued.
Brought forward...............	54,636	51,882	51,468
No. 9. Fuel, light and power.......................	5,000	5,000	5,159
10. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............	4,200	4,000	4,805
11. Letter and newspaper receivers and boxes, including painting, lettering and repairs	240	240	15
12. Motor vehicles, purchase and upkeep............	9,000	6,920	6,174
13. Office cleaning..........................	4,944	4,700	4,450
14. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	2,500	2,653	1,962
15. Overtime, Sunday and holiday pay and meal allowances	7,530	9,500	8,801
16. Payments to Police Department for services of officers	..	..	..
17. Payments under the Telephone Regulations........	50	50	..
18. Printing postage stamps.....................	1,650	1,500	1,647
19. Printing postal guides......................	190	190	95
20. Printing postal notes.......................	500	500	415
21. Printing telephone directories and lists...........	1,800	1,800	2,681
22. Printing telegraph message forms..............	700	700	926
23. Purchase and hire of horses, vehicles and harness, and maintenance thereof, also forage and forage allowances	..	..	..
24. Refund of Customs duty to Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Co. in accordance with provisions of agreement entered into prior to transfer of Department to the Commonwealth	500	500	642
Carried forward...............	93,440	90,135	89,240
Carried forward...............	549,662	579,689	554,274

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 141.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.	£	£	£
Brought forward...............	549,662	579,689	554,274
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies—continued.
Brought forward...............	93,440	90,135	89,240
No. 25. Refunds to Pacific Cable Board of Customs Duties and other charges	..	..	..
26. Remuneration to Railway Department for performing postal and public telegraph business	450	460	446
27. Repair and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and instruments, including all services in connexion therewith ; also purchase of telegraph and telephone instruments, batteries and material chargeable to Contingencies	45,800	69,151	42,535
28. Stores, other than those specially provided.........	3,000	2,500	3,076
29. Travelling expenses.......................	6,120	7,500	7,339
30. Uniforms and overcoats for officials (moneys paid for cloth by persons making up the uniforms to be credited to this vote)	1,800	1,800	1,863
31.Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing	700 4,000	700	766
32.Sanitary services and water supply..............		4,000	3,702
Total Contingencies............	155,310	176,246	148,967
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	2,830	3,000	2,720
2. Wages of employees injured on duty (including payments under Workmen's Compensation Acts)	20	20	..
3. Injuries to persons and damage to property	50	50	2
4. Compensation for loss of registered articles and insured parcels, including cash-on-delivery parcels	20	20	20
5. Losses by fire and theft......................	100	50	143
6. Defalcations by officials	50	50	..
7. Refund of fines for non-compliance with contracts....	5	5	..
Total Miscellaneous..............	3,075	3,195	2,885
Total Division No. 141.............	708,047	759,130	706,126

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.			1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
		Division No. 142.
		TASMANIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Second Division.
1	1	Deputy Director, Posts and Telegraphs........		816	732
		Third Division.
1	1	Superintending Engineer.................		720	632
1	1	Divisional Engineer....................		648	538
8	9	Engineers and Engineer Cadets.............		3,482	2,945
3	3	Draughtsmen and Draughtsmen in Training.....		1,065	869
1	1	Accountant..........................		612	499
1	1	Superintendent (Telegraphs)...............		570	552
1	1	Superintendent (Telephones)..............		554	472
1	1	Superintendent (Mails)..................		570	552
1	1	Superintendent (Stores and Transport)........		534	516
1	1	Cashier.............................		495	495
54	54	Clerks.............................		19,763	18,497
53	46	Postal Clerks*........................		13,393	15,033
2	2	Inspectors...........................		1,153	1,115
1	1	Assistant Superintendent (Mails)............		408	408
45	42	Postmasters*.........................		15,350	16,094
2	2	Supervisors (Telegraphs).................		906	893
55	52	Telegraphists*........................		16,437	16,810
231	219		Carried forward............	76,660	76,920
1	1		Carried forward............	816	732

* Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.				1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Division No. 142.		1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
				£	£	£
		TASMANIA.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
1	1	Brought forward............		816	732
		Third Division—continued.
231	219	Brought forward............		76,660	76,920
1	1	Assistant Superintendent (Telephones).......		464	385
1	2	Traffic Officers......................		672	315
		Officers on the unattached list pending suitable vacancies		1,248	405
233	222			79,044	78,025
		Fourth Division.
82	90	Assistants and Postal Assistants............		22,658	20,519
4	4	Carpenters..........................		1,146	1,110
1	1	Counter Officer......................		290	290
1	1	Inquiry Officer.......................		360	360
2	1	Labourers..........................		234	454
4	4	Line Inspectors.......................		1,694	1,654
143	142	Line Foremen, Linemen in Charge, Linemen (Senior), and Linemen		38,832	38,983
45	41	Mail Officers........................		11,470	11,960
86	83	Mechanics (Supervisor), Mechanics (Foreman), Mechanics (Senior), Mechanics, Mechanics (Junior), and Mechanics (Junior, in training)		25,023	24,921
114	87	Messengers and Messengers (Telegraph)		12,740	15,266
5	5	Overseers (Mails).....................		1,786	1,773
46	46	Postmen...........................		11,366	11,305
4	4	Storeman (Foreman) and Storemen..........		1,088	1,088
3	3	Supervisors (Telephone).................		828	780
1	1	Motor Driver........................		266	258
541	513		Carried forward................	129,781	130,721
234	223		Carried forward................	79,860	78,757

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 142.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	TASMANIA.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.	£	£	£
234	223	Brought forward.........	79,860	78,757
		Fourth Division.—continued.
541	513	Brought forward.........	129,781	130,721
89	106	Telephone Monitors and Telephonists......	16,761	15,381
19	21	Machinists and Typists................	4,059	3,571
5	5	Phonogram Attendants................	954	909
		Officers on the unattached list pending suitable vacancies	4,333	975
654	645		155,888	151,557
			235,748	230,314
		Child endowment...................	8,300	8,130
		Allowances junior officers away from home..	250	250
		Allowances to adult officers Third Division..	20	20
		Allowances to officers in outlying districts to. cover increased cost of living	425	450
		Allowances in lieu of quarters to Postmasters in charge of offices where no quarters are available	170	175
		Adjustment of salaries................	..	60
		Salaries of officers granted furlough, prior to retirement	300	500
		Unforeseen requirements for additional staff, including allowances to officers acting in higher positions	1,700	2,500,
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	246,913	242,399
			958	980
888	868		245,955	241,419	225,152
		Temporary assistance (not including wages of staff employed on repairs and maintenance of telephone and telegraph fines and on new works)	8,000	6,367	15,761
			253,955	247,786	240.913
		Less—
		Amount to be charged to Loan Fund.......	29,700	41,853	41,853
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	5,371	4,351	..
			35,071	46,204	41,853
		Total Salaries (carried forward)	218,884	201,582	199,060

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 142.	£	£	£
TASMANIA.
Brought forward................	218,884	201,582	199,060
Subdivision No. 2.—Conveyance of Mails.
No. 1. Conveyance of inland mails, not including conveyance by railway	29,500	29,000	29,538
2. Conveyance of mails by railway...............	13,800	14,378	13,525
3. Conveyance of mails by non-contract vessels.......	250	350	377
4. Overland and sea transit, of mails—payments in adjustment with other Administrations	400	400	221
Total Conveyance of Mails.............	43,950	44,128	43,661
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding, also cost of other printing not specially provided elsewhere	2,200	2,200	2,705
2. Advances to linemen and others for purchase of horses and vehicles (to be recovered)	...	...	...
3. Advertising	50	50	54
4. Allowances to officers at out-stations for keep of native assistants	...	...	...
5. Allowances to non-official postmasters, telephone office keepers and others	35,500	36,600	35,120
6. Bicycles—purchase, hire and upkeep, and allowances to officers using their own bicycles	350	350	272
7. Carriage of stores and material	225	300	215
8. Commission allowed to licensed vendors, and others for the sale of postage stamps	425	450	394
9. Fuel, light and power.......................	3,750	3,500	3,252
Carried forward...........	42,500	43,450	42,012
Carried forward...........	262,834	245,710	242,721

II.— The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 142.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
TASMANIA.
Brought forward.................	262,834	245,710	242,721
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies—continued.
Brought forward.................	42,500	43,450	42,012
No. 10. Incidental and petty cash expenditure	3,250	2,750	3,466
11. Letter and newspaper receivers and boxes, including painting, lettering and repairs	100	100	54
13. Motor vehicles, purchase and upkeep	5,700	3,300	3,325
13. Office cleaning	2,400	2,100	1,987
14. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	1,200	1,400	1,272
15. Overtime, Sunday and holiday pay and meal allowances	5,740	6,000	6,325
16. Payment to Police Department for services of officers	..	..	..
17. Payments under the Telephone Regulations	20	20	..
18. Printing postage stamps	675	650	750
19. Printing postal guides	100	100	90
20. Printing postal notes	260	250	259
21. Printing telephone directories and lists	800	650	944
22. Printing telegraph message forms	250	300	236
23. Purchase and hire of horses, vehicles and harness and maintenance thereof, also forage and forage allowances	100	100	14
24. Refund of Customs duty to Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Co., in accordance with provisions of agreement entered into prior to transfer of Department to the Commonwealth	..	..	..
25. Refunds to Pacific Cable Board of Customs duties and other charges	..	..	..
26. Remuneration to Railway Department for performing postal and public telegraph business	2,050	2,000	2,009
27. Repair and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and instruments, including all services in connexion therewith ; also purchase of telegraph and telephone instruments, batteries and material chargeable to Contingencies	25,600	30,180	29,377
Carried forward............	90,745	93,350	92,120
Carried forward............	262,834	245,710	242,721

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 142.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
TASMANIA.
Brought forward.................	262,834	245,710	242,721
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies—continued.
Brought forward.................	90,745	93,350	92,120
No. 28. Stores other than those specially provided	1,700	1,400	1,923
29. Travelling expenses	2,700	3,000	2,641
30. Uniforms and overcoats for officials (moneys paid for cloth by persons making up the uniforms to be credited to this vote)	1,250	1,500	1,016
31. Writing-paper and envelopes, including cost of printing	250	250	235
32. Sanitary services and water supply	565	550	405
Total Contingencies..................	97,210	100,050	98,340
Subdivision No. 4.—Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Payments under Public Service Act and Regulations to officers on retirement and to dependants of deceased officials	2,650	2,600	2,098
2. Wages of employees injured on duty (including payments under Workmen's Compensation Acts)	50	50	124
3. Injuries to persons and damage to property........	40	40	17
4. Compensation for loss of registered articles and insured parcels, including cash-on-delivery parcels	10	10	..
5. Losses by fire and theft.....................	50	30	54
6. Defalcations by officials....................	50	50	..
7. Payments as acts of grace to officers or dependants of officers transferred from the State service of Tasmania	2,600	2,620	1,868
Total Miscellaneous..................	5,450	5,400	4,161
Total Division No. 142................	365,494	351,160	345,222

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 143.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NORTH AUSTRALIA AND CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Third Division.
6	6	Postal Clerks*.......................	1,692	1,051
1	1	Clerk.............................	408	408
7	7	Postmasters*........................	2,414	2,417
11	11	Telegraphists*.......................	3,663	3,603
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Assistants and Postal Assistants...........	576	537
6	3	Line Foremen and Linemen..............	872	1,681
1	1	Mechanic..........................	348	348
3	3	Messengers (Telegraph)................	264	261
1	1	Telephonist.........................	123	171
			10,360	11,077
		Child endowment.....................	172	198
		Allowances junior officers of the Fourth Division appointed or transferred away from their homes	..	25
		Allowances to officers in outlying districts to cover increased cost of living	2,204	2,020
		Unforeseen requirements for additional staff, including allowance to officers acting in higher positions	160	160
			12,896	13,480
		Less amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent	268	214
38	35		12,628	13,266	11,873
Temporary assistance (not including wages of staffs employed on repair and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and on new works)			2,300	2,400	2,082
Total Salaries................			14,928	15,666	13,955
Subdivision No. 2.—Conveyance of Mails.
No. 1. Conveyance of inland mails (not including conveyance by railway)			2,800	3,150	2,797
2. Conveyance of mails by railway			200	200	224
3. Conveyance of mails by non-contract vessels			200	200	154
Total Conveyance of Mails...............			3,200	3,550	3,175
Carried forward.........			18,128	19,216	17,130

* Includes officers classified under the Fourth Division.

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 143.	£	£	£
NORTH AUSTRALIA AND CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward............	18,128	19,216	17,130
Subdivision No. 3.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding, also cost of other printing not specially provided elsewhere	15	20	6
2. Advertising...........................	10	10	..
3. Allowances to non-official postmasters, telephone-office keepers, and others	325	390	256
4. Carriage of stores and material...............	1,000	950	932
5. Fuel, light, and power.....................	160	154	67
6. Hire and maintenance of bicycles and allowances to officers using their own bicycles	15	15	6
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure...........	30	55	4
8. Office requisites, exclusive of writing-paper and envelopes	20	20	1
9. Overtime, Sunday and holiday pay, and meal allowances	350	400	352
10. Printing telegraph message forms............	5	5	..
11. Purchase and hire of horses, vehicles, and harness, and maintenance thereof; also forage and forage allowances	50	50	32
12. Refund of Customs duty to Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Co. in accordance with provisions of agreement entered into prior to transfer of department to the Commonwealth	500	500	41
13. Repair and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and instruments, including all services in connexion therewith; also purchase of telegraph and telephone instruments, batteries and material, chargeable to Contingencies	4,600	5,330	4,102
14. Stores, other than those specially provided......	1,410	1,510	1,004
15. Travelling expenses.....................	1,000	650	948
16. Writing paper and envelopes, including cost of printing	5	5	..
17. Allowances for employment of cooks, Alice Springs, Darwin, and Powell Creek	600	695	615
18. Payment to Railway Department for performing Postal and Public Telegraph business	100	25	26
19. Sanitary services and water supply............	70	60	47
Total Contingencies...............	10,265	10,844	8,439
Total Division No. 143.............	28,393	30,060	25,569

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 144.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
WIRELESS.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Agreement with Amalgamated Wireless Limited.— Contribution towards upkeep of Coastal and Island Radio Stations (moneys received from the Amalgamated Wireless Limited to be credited to this vote)	35,000	35,000	18,079
2. National Broadcasting Service.—Maintenance of Broadcasting Stations and Studios	44,200	..	3,786
3. Radio Research.......................	2,667	..	..
Refund of Customs Duty on Beam Wireless material to Amalgamated Wireless (Australia) Limited	..	..	16,038
Total Division No. 144............	81,867	35,000	37,903
______
Division No. 145.
POSTAL INSTITUTES.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Education...........................	13,681	12,570	10,671
	10,245,680	10,351,000	10,037,910
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	100,000	164,000	..
Total Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department	10,145,680	10,187,000	10,037,910
________
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 146.
Subdivision No. 1.—Audit of Accounts.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 1	11,950	11,393	11,393
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 2	200	200	200
Total Under Control of Prime Minister's Department	12,150	11,593	11,593

II.—The Postmaster-General's Department.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Division No. 147.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
MISCELLANEOUS.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Betterment Tax, General Post Office, Sydney	319	319	319
2. Unforeseen expenditure	100	100	107
3. Interest on advances made by the Commonwealth Bank pending the raising of a loan for Works purposes	10,000	10,000	10,307
Total Under Control of Department of the Treasury	10,419	10,419	10,733
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 148.
Subdivision No. 1.
WORKS AND BUILDINGS.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries of Works Branch provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 1	55,000	55,000	55,000
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 2	13,000	13,000	13,000
3. Proportion of Salaries and Expenses for Supervision of Works provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 4	250	500	399
4. Repairs, maintenance, fittings and furniture	96,900	130,000	88,287
Total Subdivision No. 1	165,150	198,500	156,686
Subdivision No. 2.
RENT OF BUILDINGS.
No. 1. Rent of Buildings (including provision in lieu of rent to cover outlay by lessors in the direction of alterations or additions to buildings under lease)	40,000	, 42,000	39,568
Subdivision No. 2a.
Overhaul of and repairs to boats and launches	..	158	..
Total Under Control of Department of Works	205,150	240,658	196,254
Total Postmaster-General's Department	10,373,399	10,449,670	10,256,490

PART 3.

TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

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PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Page Reference	__________	1929-30.	1928-29.		Increase on Expenditure, 1928-29.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1928-29.
			Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£	£	£
343	NORTH AUSTRALIA...	100,864	100,544	101,645	..	781
346	CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.	32,550	23,848	27,875	4,675	..
348	FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY	30,836	38,020	28,304	2,532	..
348	PAPUA.............	44,100	52,088	52,088	..	7,988
349	NEW GUINEA........	10,000	10,000	10,000	..	..
350	NORFOLK ISLAND....	4,000	4,000	4,000	..	..
	Total.......	222,350	228,500	223,912	..	1,562
Estimate, 1929-30............		£222,350
Vote, 1928-29..............		228,500
Decrease..................		£6,150

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
		Division No. 149.
		GENERAL SERVICES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Department of the Government Resident—Salaries.
1	1	Government Resident.............	900	900
1	1	Judge of Supreme Court...........	1,000	1,000
2	2		1,900	1,900
		Less contribution by Central Australia towards Salary of Judge of Supreme Court	250	250
			1,650	1,650
		Administrative.
		Accounts.
1	1	Chief Clerk and Accountant.........	726	708
7	7	Clerks.......................	2,603	2,708
1	1	Typist.......................	184	276
		Correspondence and Records.
2	2	Clerks.......................	788	820
1	1	Typist.......................	285	300
		Agriculture.
1	1	Inspector of Agriculture and Curator of Botanic Gardens	468	468
		Stock and Brands.
1	1	Veterinary Officer and Chief Inspector of Stock	684	684
		Law.
1	1	Crown Law Officer..............	692	656
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Sheriff.........	491	473
1	1	Typist.......................	312	300
1	1	Special Magistrate...............	600	600
		Allowance for Special Magistrate duties, Darwin	50	50
18	18		7,883	8,043
20	20	Carried forward......	9,533	9,693

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
		Division No. 149.
		GENERAL SERVICES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Department of the Government Resident.—Salaries.
20	20	Brought forward...........	9,533	9,693
		Mines.
1	1	Director of Mines and Chief Warden...	678	650
1	1	Warden and Assayer..............	527	509
1	1	Clerk........................	306	248
1	1	Typist.......................	312	300
1	1	Geologist and Inspector of Mines.....	594	666
1	1	Manager, Marranboy Battery........	618	650
1	1	Assistant to Geologist.............	400	400
7	7		3,435	3,423
		Health.
1	1	Chief Medical Officer.............	1,000	970
1	2	Medical Officers................	1,700	700
1	1	Clerk........................	365	347
1	1	Health and Meat Inspector and Assistant to Veterinary Officer	491	473
1	1	Assistant.....................	360	348
1	1	Curator, Leprosarium.............	360	360
1	1	Matron, Leprosarium.............	150	150
		Allowance to Health Inspector in lieu of overtime	52	40
		Aboriginals.
1	1	Superintendent of Compound........	372	372
1	1	Matron, Half-castes' Home.........	190	190
		Hospital Staff.
1	1	Matron......................	271	264
6	6	Nurses.......................	1,393	1,331
	2	Probationer?...................	150	..
	1	Dispenser-dresser...............	360	..
		Domestic Staff, Darwin Hospital.....	967	950
16	20		8,181	6,495
43	47	Carried forward........	21,149	19,611

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Numbers of Persons.		NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
			£	£	£
		Division No. 149.
		GENERAL SERVICES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Department of the Government Resident—Salaries.
43	47	Brought forward........	21,149	19,611
		Education.
1	1	Head Teacher and Supervisor.......	616	616
4	4	Head Teachers.................	1,487	1,387
5	5	Assistant Teachers..............	1,652	1,751
1	1	Itinerant Teacher...............	434	450
11	11		4,189	4,204
		Police.
1	1	Inspector....................	572	554
3	3	Sergeants....................	1,296	1,296
1	1	Constable-Clerk................	363	345
24	24	Mounted Constables.............	8,848	9,137
4	4	Relieving Mounted Constables......	1,271	1,287
		Native Constables (27)...........	2,218	2,142
		Shoeing allowance..............	125	115
		Uniform allowance..............	485	485
		Allowances to Police Officers acting as Wardens, Tanami and Borroloola	35	35
		Allowances to Police Officers acting as Clerks of Courts, Pine Creek and Katherine and Anthony's Lagoon	30	20
		Allowance to Police Officer acting as Dip Superintendent, Anthony's Lagoon	25	25
33	33		15,268	15,441
		Prisons.
1	1	Gaoler......................	450	450
1	1	Chief Guard..................	352	352
2	2	Senior Guards.................	668	668
4	4	Guards......................	1,210	1,201
		Uniform allowance..............	96	84
		Matron as required..............	165	165
8	8		2,941	2,920
95	99	Carried forward.......	43,547	42,176

Territories of the Commonwealth
Number of Persons.			1929-30.	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure,
		Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
		Division No. 149.
		GENERAL SERVICES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Department of the Government Resident—Salaries.
95	99	Brought forward..........	43,547	42,176
		Relieving.
2	2	Clerks...........................	665	653
		Unattached.
1	1	Clerk and Draughtsman................	600	600
			44,812	43,429
		Allowance to married officers............	680	520
		Cost of living allowance................	526	455
		Child endowment....................	354	286
		Allowance in lieu of quarters............	50	125
		Proportion of cost of recreation leave of officers seconded to North Australia Commission	438	450
		Arrears of salaries consequent upon reclassification of Service	..	700
			46,860	45,965
		Less deductions for rent................	505	388
			46,355	45,577
		Less contribution by Health Department for Quarantine Services performed by officers	300	300
98	102		46,055	45,277	38,875
		Temporary assistance.................	600	500	4,027
			46,655	45,777	42,902
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	1,800	1,800	..
		Total Salaries (carried forward)...	44,855	43,977	42,902

Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29.
		1928-29.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.		Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 149.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
GENERAL SERVICES.
Brought forward...........	44,855	43,977	42,902
Subdivision No. 2.—Department of the Government Resident.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams......................	300	300	252
2. Office requisites, instruments, and heliographic printing	120	120	66
3. Writing paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	75	75	29
4. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding, also law publications	250	250	180
5. Printing and publishing Government Gazette, also other printing	400	380	734
6. Travelling expenses and steamer fares............	2,000	2,000	1,703
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure............	450	450	311
8. Power and light...........................	160	160	155
9. Maintenance of administration vessels............	500	650	556
10. Aboriginal affairs—general expenses...........	3,500	3,500	3,507
11. Maintenance of motor cars..................	400	300	327
12. Purchase of horses and live stock..............	300	300	57
13. Agriculture—Botanic Gardens, wages, and general expenses	1,500	1,500	1,221
14. Eradication of noxious weeds and plants.........	150	150	26
15. Stock and Brands—general expenses............	400	400	252
16. Maintenance of prisons.....................	1,800	1,770	1,880
17. Medical services.........................	4,200	3,800	3,854
18. Destitutes—maintenance, passages, and burials.....	4,000	4,400	5,863
19. Sanitary rates and fees, and maintenance of plant....	160	100	109
20. Court expenses, including witness and jury fees.....	700	400	1,140
21. Police—stores, uniforms, forage, and travelling.....	2,700	2,600	2,478
22. Educational services.......................	630	600	659
23. Beacons and buoys.......................	50	50	49
24. Office cleaning..........................	210	210	188
25. Government scholarships...................	450	375	242
26. Advisory Council—expenses.................	125	200	22
27. Purchase of motor vehicles..................	700	400	361
28. Fire protection—Darwin....................	20	20	..
29. Equipment and field hands..................	150	140	18
30. Maintenance of batteries and ore sampling........	3,500	3,500	1,666
31. Development of mining industry, including loans to prospectors and others	200	200	356
32. Entertainment allowance for Government Resident..	50	50	49
Board of Health—expenses, laboratory, apparatus, and drugs for bush medicine chests		250	312
Construction of launch—Darwin..............	..	300	300
Total Contingencies............	30,150	29,900	28,922
Carried forward...........	75,005	73,877	71,824

Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.		1928-29.
		Vote.	Expenditure

Division No. 149.
GENERAL SERVICES.	£	£	£
Brought forward....................	75,005	73,877	71,824
Subdivision No. 3.
Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Subsidy for steamship service between Melbourne and Darwin	5,500	5,500	5,500
2. Grants to libraries.........................	75	75	73
3. Grant in aid of Darwin Town Council............	900	900	729
4. Assistance to missions......................	1,500	1,500	1,500
5. Sustenance allowance for children of a destitute person.	43	52	52
6. Maintenance of nursing homes.................	500	500	210
7. Subsidy to Western Australian Government for shipping service between Fremantle and Darwin	1,800	1,800	1,800
8. Destruction of dingoes (moneys received under the Dingo Destruction Ordinance 1923–26 may be credited to this vote)	500	500	565
9. Contribution towards cost of wireless stations.......	150	150	125
10. Contribution towards cost of inland mail services....	250	250	250
11. Investigation into fodder crops................	150	..	175
Volume of Northern Territory Ordinances.........	..	250	238
Inquiry into Aboriginal conditions..............	..	600	654
Payment of moieties of fines due to Police Officers on retirement	..	..	80
Conference on the development of North and Central Australia	..	..	79
Report on possibilities of North-Western Australia for sheep raising	..	..	470
Total Miscellaneous	11,368	12,077	12,500
Total Under Control of Department of Home Affairs	86,373	85,954	84,324
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 150.
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Audit Office.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 1	370	370	370
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 2	50	50	50
Total Under Control of Prime Minister's Department	420	420	420
Carried forward.....................	86,793	86,374	84,744
Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTH AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29.
	£	£	£
Brought forward...........	86,793	86,374	84,744
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 151.
INTEREST.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Interest on Loans taken over from State of South Australia	41,601	41,600	41,602
Less amount provided under Part 2 of the Estimates..	33,280	33,280	33,282
Total Under Control of Department of the Treasury	8,321	8,320	8,320
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 152.
WORKS AND BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries of Works Branch provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 1	2,000	2,000	1,500
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 2	400	400	400
3, Repairs, maintenance, fittings, and furniture........	7,700	7,000	6,456
Total Subdivision No. 1....................	10,100	9,400	8,356
Subdivision No. 2.
No. 1. Maintenance of Plant and other expenses..........	200	200	100
2. Leave and holiday pay and incidentals............	200	250	125
Total Subdivision No. 2....................	400	450	225
Total Under Control of Department of Works.........	10,500	9,850	8,581
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	105,614	104,544	101,645
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	4,750	4,000	..
Total North Australia..........	100,864	100,544	101,645

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29
1928-29.	1929-30.			1928-29
1928-29.	1929-30.			Vote.	Expenditure.
		Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
		Division No. 153.
		GENERAL SERVICES.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Department of the Government Resident—Salaries.
1		Government Resident.................	750	750
1		Clerk............................	437	401
1		Stock Inspector.....................	419	401
1		School Teacher.....................	366	314
		Superintendent and Matron, Half-castes' Home	350	..
		Medical Officer.....................	1,000	..
		Allowance to Matron, Half-castes' Home....	..	75
4	6		3,322	1,941
		Police.
1	1	Sergeant..........................	432	432
6	8	Mounted Constables..................	2,827	2,251
		Native Constables (13)................	1,068	740
		Allowances for uniforms and shoeing.......	165	135
7	9		4,492	3,558
			7,814	5,499
		Allowance to married officers............	100	120
		Cost of living allowance...............	70	58
		Child endowment....................	39	39
		Allowance to special magistrate, Alice Springs.	50	25
		Contribution towards salary of Judge of Supreme Court, Darwin	250	250
		Allowance to Consultant Geologist........	100	..
		Allowance to Head Teacher.............	10	..
		Allowances in lieu of quarters............	..	35
		Arrears of salaries consequent upon reclassification	..	114
			8,433	6,140
		Less deductions for rent................	84	32
11	15		8,349	6,108	6,262
		Temporary assistance.................	300	250	615
		Total Salaries (carried forward)....	8,649	6,358	6,877

Territories of the Commonwealth.
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.	1929-30.	1928-29.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 153.	£	£	£
GENERAL SERVICES.
Brought forward............	8,649	6,358	6,877
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams..........................	75	35	64
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes..	50	50	26
3. Writing paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon	20	15	19
4. Account, record, and other books, including cost of material, printing, and binding	15	15	5
5. Other printing...............................	50	25	349
6. Travelling expenses............................	750	250	279
7. Incidental and petty cash expenditure................	120	120	113
8. Aboriginal affairs—general expenses................	4,500	2,750	3,73
9. Maintenance of motor cars.......................	300	200	220
10. Purchase of horses and live stock..................	200	100	..
11. Eradication of noxious weeds and plants.............	75	75	..
12. Stock and brands—general expenses................	250	250	168
13. Maintenance of prisons........................	500	100	689
14. Court expenses, including witness and jury fees........	150	20	198
15. Police—stores, forage, and travelling...............	1,000	450	1,121
16. Educational services..........................	40	20	11
17. Health and sanitation (sanitary collections may be credited to this item)	150	125	15
18. Development of mining industry..................	100	100	14
19. Advisory Council expenses......................	100	200	20
20. Encouragement of primary production...............	2,500	4,500	1,617
21. Purchase of motor vehicle.......................	350	..	..
22. Entertainment allowance........................	25	..	..
Total Contingencies	11,320	9,400	8,666
Subdivision No. 3.
Miscellaneous.
No. 1. Assistance to missions..........................	400	400	400
2. Maintenance of nursing homes....................	500	500	428
3. Destruction of dingoes (moneys received under the Dingo Destruction Ordinance 1923-26 may be credited to this vote)	750	750	3,863
4. Payment in lieu of leave and furlough due to officers on retirement	296	..	..
Inquiry into Aboriginal conditions..................	..	300	388
Payment of moieties of fines due to Police Officers on retirement	..	40	39
Inquiry into shooting of aboriginals in Central Australia....	..	..	796
Total Miscellaneous................	1,946	1,990	5,914
Total Under Control of Department of Home Affairs (carried forward)	21,915	17,748	21,457

Territories of the Commonwealth.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.	£	£	£
Brought forward....................	21,915	17,748	21,457
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 154.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries of Works Branch provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 1.	3,000	3,000	3,000
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 94, Subdivision No. 2	600	600	600
3. Repairs, Maintenance, Fittings and Furniture...........	7,035	3,500	2,818
Total Under Control of Department of Works.........	10,635	7,100	6,418
	32,550	24,848	27,875
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	1,000	..
Total Central Australia...............	32,550	23,848	27,875
________
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 155.
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Audit Office.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 1	1,130	1,130	..
Less amount to be recovered from Federal Capital Commission	1,130	1,130	..
	..	..	..
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 10 Subdivision No. 2	10	10	..
Less amount to be recovered from Federal Capital Commission	10	10	..
	..	..	..
Total Under Control of Prime Minister's Department (carried forward)	..	..	..

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.			1929-30	1928-29.
1928-29.	1929-30.	FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.	1929-30	Vote.	Expenditure,
			£	£	£
		Brought forward..........	..	..
		Under Control of Attorney-General's Department.
		Division No. 156.
		FEDERAL TERRITORY POLICE.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
..	..	Chief Officer*.........................	150	150
1	1	Sergeant, 1st Class......................	415	5,800
2	2	Sergeants, 3rd Class......................	752
15	15	Constables............................	4,783
18	18		6,100	5,950
		Child endowment.......................	276	250
		Allowance to officers performing duties of a higher class	50	100
18	18		6,426	6,300
Temporary assistance....................			250	250
			6,676	6,550	5,128
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year			600	..	..
Total Salaries..................			6,076	6,550	5,128
Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies.
No. 1. Postage and telegrams........................			10	25	3
2. Office requisites, exclusive of writing paper and envelopes			20	25	6
3. Writing paper and envelopes, including cost of printing and embossing thereon			50	50	3
4. Account, record and other books, including cost of material, printing and binding			50	25	1
5. Other printing.............................			100	50	1
6. Travelling expenses.........................			100	150	32
7. Other stores, fuel and light.....................			100	250	83
8. Clothing, arms and appointments.................			200	250	180
9. Rental of quarters...........................			1,500	1,500	1,320
10. Witnesses' expenses........................			100	200	9
11. Purchase of motor cars, including maintenance and repairs			600	790	163
12. Incidental and petty cash expenditure.............			300	50	539
13. Telephone services, including rent installation, calls, extension, repair, and maintenance			100	75	109
Total Contingencies..............			3,230	3,440	2,449
Total Under Control of Attorney-General's Department (carried forward)			9,306	9,990	7,577

* Receives in addition £864 as Director, Investigation Branch.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.	1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward............	9,306	9,990	7,577
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
Division No. 157.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Transfer of staffs and office equipment to the Federal Capital and expenses incidental thereto	14,450	28,000	19,991
2. Purchase of Melbourne homes of Officers transferred to Canberra (to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Canberra Officers' Homes Account)	6,500	..	..
3. Annual census..............................	30	30	25
4. To recoup the State of New South Wales for payments made under the Child Welfare Act of 1923 to residents in Federal Capital Territory	550	..	..
Liquor Poll, Federal Capital Territory, 1928.........	..	..	381
Visit of Licensing Expert to Canberra.............	..	..	92
Election of Third Commissioner, Federal Capital Territory, 1929	..	..	238
Total Under Control of Department of Home Affairs...	21,530	28,030	20,727
Total Federal Capital Territory.....	30,836	38,020	28,304
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PAPUA.
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 158.
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
Subdivision No. 1.—Audit Office.
No. 1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 1	1,200	1,200	1,200
Less amount to be recovered from Administration of Papua	1,100	1,112	1,112
	100	88	88
2. Proportion of Contingencies provided under Division No. 10, Subdivision No. 2	100	100	100
Less amount to be recovered from Administration of Papua	100	100	100
	..	..	..
Total Division No. 158	100	88	88
Division No. 159.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Towards expenses of Administration...............	42,000	50,000	50,000
2. Coastal trade service subsidy.....................	2,000	2,000	2,000
Total Division No. 159............	44,000	52,000	52.000
Total Papua...............	44,100	52,088	52,088

Territories of the Commonwealth.
			1929-30.	1928-29.
			1929-30.	Vote.	Expenditure.
NEW GUINEA.			£	£	£
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 160.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Grant to the Administration of New Guinea to be used in the interests of native races			10,000	10,000	10,000
Number of Persons.		Under Control of the Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		Division No. 161.
1928-29.	1929-30.	NEW GUINEA AGENCY.
		Payable from Trust Fund, New Guinea Agency Account.
		Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries.
		Third Division.
3	3	Clerks.................................	1,110	1,110
		Fourth Division.
2	2	Typists.................................	428	418
			1,538	1,528
		Salary of officer granted furlough prior to retirement	414	…
		Child endowment..........................	27	39
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class	96	54
5	5		2,075	1,621
Temporary assistance........................			50	50
Total Division No. 161.................			2,125	1,671
			12,125	11,671
Deduct Salaries of New Guinea Agency.........			2,125	1,671
Total New Guinea....................			10,000	10,000	10,000

Territories of the Commonwealth.
	1929-30.	1928-29.
NORFOLK ISLAND.		Vote.	Expenditure.
		Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.	£	£	£
Division No. 162.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Grant for expenses of Administration—to be paid into Trust Fund, Norfolk Island Account	4,000	4,000	4,000
Total Territories of the Commonwealth.......	222,350	228,500	223,912

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