Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1977-78

Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1977‑78

No. 139 of 1977

AN ACT

To appropriate certain sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1978.

[Assented to 10 November 1977]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1977‑78.

Commencement

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

Issue and application of $4,553,792,000

3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in Schedule 2, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1978, the sum of $4,553,792,000.

Appropriation of $8,066,055,000

4. The sums authorized by section 3 of the Supply Act (No. 1) 1977‑78 and by section 3 of this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by Schedule 1, in the aggregate to the sum of $8,066,055,000 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1977, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries

5. (1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 4, the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1978 amounts not exceeding such amounts as he determines in accordance with sub‑section (2).

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(2) The amounts determined by the Treasurer under this section shall not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries and wages, and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in Schedule 2 as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending on 30 June 1978, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.

(3) Amounts issued under this section may be applied only for the purpose of expenditure in respect of increases referred to in sub‑section (2) in salaries and wages and in payments in the nature of salary and the Treasurer shall report the amounts so issued to the Parliament.

(4) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this section.

Amounts expended under Supply Act in respect of increases in salaries and wages

6. Amounts issued, before the commencement of this Act, in accordance with section 4 of the Supply Act (No. 1) 1977‑78 and applied in payment of salaries or wages, or payments in the nature of salary, referred to in Schedule 2, shall be deemed to have been issued and applied under this Act.

Further issue, application and appropriation

7. (1) In addition to the sum appropriated by section 4, the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1978, such sums as the Treasurer from time to time determines.

(2) The sums determined by the Treasurer under sub‑section (1) are appropriated for the purposes of the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve established by the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve Act 1955.

Act to be subject to Loan Act

8. This Act has effect subject to section 5 of the Loan Act 1977.

SCHEDULE 1 Section 4

SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

	$
By the Supply Act (No. 1) 1977‑78......	3,512,263,000
By this Act............................	4,553,792,000
Total.............................	8,066,055,000

SCHEDULE 2 Section 4

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
		$
6	PARLIAMENT.......................................	14,922,000
10	DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS..................	90,774,000
13	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.............	273,583,000
26	ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.............	56,824,000
32	DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.......	91,747,000
36	DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY...............	72,616,000
40	DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION.......................	194,494,000
43	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE............................	2,186,180,000
49	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION..........................	479,963,000
56	DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	185,979,000
61	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	41,540,000
65	DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE............................	23,592,000
68	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.........................	118,000,000
69	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.....................	463,874,000
75	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.............................	1,790,410,000
80	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS......	30,565,000
83	DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.............	23,944,000
85	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES.................	52,011,000
89	DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.............	63,075,000
92	DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE.....................	65,601,000
95	POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT........	164,446,000
98	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY...................	85,458,000
102	DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET.......	93,308,000
107	DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY.......................	105,278,000
110	DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE............................	186,760,000
116	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY.....................	256,034,000
119	DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL TRADE NEGOTIATOR........	100,000
121	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT..........................	285,009,000
124	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.......................	241,118,000
128	DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS...................	328,850,000
	TOTAL........................................	8,066,055,000

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

PARLIAMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
101	SENATE....................	1,824,000	878,700	..	2,702,700
		1,720,803	840,229	..	2,561,033
102	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..	1,917,500	1,460,200	..	3,377,700
		1,820,705	1,074,829	..	2,895,534
103	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF	1,377,500	1,764,500	..	3,142,000
		1,221,596	1,569,603	..	2,791,199
104	PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY....	1,840,000	402,300	..	2,242,300
		1,504,144	319,829	..	1,823,974
105	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT....	1,883,000	1,347,000	..	3,230,000
		1,674,521	1,243,794	..	2,918,315
108	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS	67,100	30,000	..	97,100
		57,464	13,007	..	70,471
109	JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS	94,200	36,000	..	130,200
		87,441	20,921	..	108,362
	Total..................	9,003,300	5,918,700	..	14,922,000
		8,086,674	5,082,212	..	13,168,887

PARLIAMENT

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 101.—SENATE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	1,678,000	1,570,000	1,567,288
02. Overtime...........................	146,000	160,500	153,515
	1,824,000	1,730,500	1,720,803
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	34,500	40,400	38,236
02. Office requisites, equipment and stationery.....	117,500	117,400	117,172
03. Printing, binding and distribution of papers.....	500,000	500,000	276,291
04. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses....	96,000	78,000	72,666
05. Representation at Inter‑Parliamentary Union Conference and visiting delegations	103,200	336,700	310,212
06. Incidental and other expenditure............	27,500	25,700	25,653
	878,700	1,098,200	840,229
Total: Division 101	2,702,700	2,828,700	2,561,033
Division 102.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	1,764,500	1,669,900	1,659,680
02. Overtime...........................	153,000	161,026	161,025
	1,917,500	1,830,926	1,820,705
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	85,000	71,700	71,626
02. Office requisites, equipment and stationery.....	191,800	195,000	189,314
03. Printing, binding and distribution of papers....	1,006,200	1,001,000	654,718
04. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conferences—Representation	44,700	29,500	26,075
05. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses....	88,600	90,000	43,163
06. Incidental and other expenditure............	43,900	53,700	52,025
Australian Parliamentary Seminar 1976.......	..	11,000	4,696
Consultants—Fees.....................	..	34,000	33,212
	1,460,200	1,485,900	1,074,829
Total: Division 102	3,377,700	3,316,826	2,895,534

Parliament—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 103.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	1,311,500	1,192,000	1,172,609
02. Overtime...........................	66,000	56,200	48,987
	1,377,500	1,248,200	1,221,596
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	82,000	85,000	79,838
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	75,500	41,000	38,103
03. Hansard—Printing, distribution and binding—Senate	864,000	785,000	783,557
04. Hansard—Printing, distribution and binding—House of Representatives	735,000	665,000	661,666
05. Incidental and other expenditure...........	8,000	9,000	6,439
	1,764,500	1,585,000	1,569,603
Total: Division 103	3,142,000	2,833,200	2,791,199
Division 104.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	1,753,000	1,479,000	1,427,950
02. Overtime...........................	87,000	82,700	76,194
	1,840,000	1,561,700	1,504,144
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	22,300	18,000	14,204
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	75,000	72,000	71,627
03. Library books, journals and periodicals.......	200,000	175,000	174,936
04. Parliamentary Handbook—Printing, distribution and binding	1,000	25,000	23,870
05. Computer services.....................	19,000	18,500	12,273
06. Reprographic services..................	54,500	..	..
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	30,500	23,000	22,919
	402,300	331,500	319,829
Total: Division 104	2,242,300	1,893,200	1,823,974

Parliament—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 105.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	1,852,000	1,656,000	1,648,092
02. Overtime...........................	31,000	39,000	26,428
	1,883,000	1,695,000	1,674,521
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	13,000	13,000	11,340
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	14,000	28,500	28,499
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	976,000	1,120,000	901,847
04. Office services.......................	281,000	250,000	249,779
05. Incidental and other expenditure...........	63,000	53,000	52,329
	1,347,000	1,464,500	1,243,794
Total: Division 105	3,230,000	3,159,500	2,918,315
Division 108.—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	67,000	61,000	57,400
02. Overtime...........................	100	100	64
	67,100	61,100	57,464
2. Administrative Expenses.................	30,000	47,500	13,007
Total: Division 108	97,100	108,600	70,471
Division 109.—JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	94,000	87,500	87,362
02. Overtime...........................	200	200	78
	94,200	87,700	87,441
2. Administrative Expenses.................	36,000	28,000	20,921
Total: Division 109	130,200	115,700	108,362
Total: Parliament........................	14,922,000	14,255,726	13,168,887

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
120	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	10,943,000	2,733,000	75,148,000	88,824,000
		10,515,952	2,754,787	70,770,226	84,040,965
125	AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL STUDIES	..	..	1,950,000	1,950,000
		..	..	1,882,500	1,882,500
	Total...................	10,943,000	2,733,000	77,098,000	90,774,000
		10,515,952	2,754,787	72,652,726	85,923,465

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 120.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	10,736,000	10,425,000	10,319,508
02. Overtime...........................	207,000	230,000	196,444
	10,943,000	10,655,000	10,515,952
2. Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	857,000	815,500	795,120
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	232,000	200,000	199,970
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	640,000	667,500	666,125
04. Office services.......................	41,000	40,000	35,922
05. Advertising.........................	8,000	5,000	4,298
06. Freight and cartage....................	135,000	230,000	142,562
07. Information and public relations............	150,000	190,000	122,909
08. Computer services.....................	6,000	10,000	4,363
09. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	600,000	750,000	703,551
10. Consultants—Fees....................	10,000	10,187	9,110
11. Incidental and other expenditure...........	54,000	71,140	70,857
	2,733,000	2,989,327	2,754,787
3.—Other Services—
01. Conferences, meetings and consultations—expenses	190,000	202,000	165,368
02. Investigations and research...............	200,000	300,000	253,928
03. Support of Aboriginals at Government settlements	2,439,000	3,607,000	2,859,426
04. Assistance to missions..................	4,288,000	5,256,000	4,853,172
05. National Aboriginal Conference—Election expenses	475,000	..	..
06. Vocational training and adjustment..........	185,000	230,000	176,124
07. Support for ecological projects............	1,050,000	900,000	900,000
08. Architectural services for Aboriginal housing...	154,000	154,000	154,000
09. Support for Aboriginal hostels (including payments to Aboriginal Hostels Limited)	5,300,000	3,730,000	3,730,000
10. Northern Territory Land Commission—Operating expenses	100,000	64,000	1,850
11. Aboriginal Loans Commission—Fees for services	85,000	85,000	81,457
12. National Aboriginal Consultative Committee—Incidental expenses	3,000	458,000	35,030
Repairs and maintenance on settlements......	..	1,137,000	865,650
Support for Aboriginal Land Councils........	..	175,000	171,250
	14,469,000	16,298,000	14,247,255

Department of Aboriginal Affairs—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 120.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Housing...........................	13,740,000	13,224,600	13,211,069
02. Health.............................	3,231,000	2,719,000	2,577,979
03. Education..........................	2,824,000	2,642,000	2,593,975
04. Employment.........................	5,625,000	6,000,000	4,428,390
05. Welfare............................	1,718,000	1,654,000	1,629,977
06. Enterprises..........................	4,000,000	3,361,000	3,068,010
07. Town management and public utilities........	18,974,000	14,805,000	14,663,446
08. Cultural, recreational and sporting activities....	775,000	657,000	638,751
09. Legal aid...........................	3,800,000	3,746,000	3,711,374
	54,687,000	48,808,600	46,522,971
5.—National Aboriginal Conference—
01. Meeting expenses.....................	30,000	..	..
02. Provision of services...................	46,000	..	..
03. Secretariat operating expenses.............	166,000	..	..
	242,000	..	..
6.—Aboriginal Loans Commission—
01. Aboriginal housing and personal loans (for payment to the Aboriginal Housing and Personal Loans Fund)	5,000,000	10,000,000	10,000,000
7.—Aboriginal Land Fond Commission—
01. Land acquisition (for payment to the Aboriginal Land Fund)	750,000	..	..
Total: Division 120	88,824,000	88,750,927	84,040,965
Division 125.—AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL STUDIES
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Act—Running expenses	1,950,000	1,882,500	1,882,500
Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs........	90,774,000	90,633,427	85,923,465

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
130	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	43,230,300	11,975,250	125,190,350	180,395,900
		41,804,314	10,892,807	117,217,423	169,914,544
132	REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL...	169,100	114,100	..	283,200
		162,866	63,760	..	226,626
133	AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL OFFICE	8,569,000	11,100,400	..	19,669,400
		7,437,418	11,332,064	..	18,769,482
134	AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL.	969,500	205,200	..	1,174,700
		794,412	171,660	..	966,072
136	AUSTRALIAN ARCHIVES......	3,115,400	729,000	..	3,844,400
		2,821,725	614,138	..	3,435,863
137	COMMONWEALTH POLICE.....	24,961,000	2,997,500	846,400	28,804,900
		22,016,458	2,415,880	828,363	25,260,701
140	PARLIAMENTARY AND MINISTERIAL STAFF AND SERVICES	7,481,500	3,626,600	4,329,100	15,437,200
		6,883,032	2,764,986	4,070,443	13,718,461
150	FURNITURE AND FITTINGS.....	..	6,470,000	..	6,470,000
		..	5,873,989	..	5,873,989
157	CHRISTMAS ISLAND..........	1,494,400	1,265,600	9,800	2,769,800
		1,363,269	1,097,728	9,099	2,470,095
158	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS....	238,000	337,300	..	575,300
		207,767	295,035	..	502,802
159	NORFOLK ISLAND...........	..	..	376,000	376,000
		..	..	414,214	414,214
160	GRANTS COMMISSION........	562,500	89,700	..	652,200
		567,593	88,836	..	656,429
161	NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA	..	..	13,130,000	13,130,000
		..	..	12,760,000	12,760,000
	Total..................	90,790,700	38,910,650	143,881,650	273,583,000
		84,058,854	35,610,883	135,299,542	254,969,278

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 130.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	42,541,800	41,710,600	41,136,795
02. Overtime...........................	688,500	698,300	667,519
	43,230,300	42,408,900	41,804,314
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	1,582,700	1,367,500	1,213,261
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,475,700	1,634,700	1,201,816
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services	2,691,000	3,074,900	2,535,598
04. Motor vehicles, launches and aircraft—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	713,400	847,500	801,326
05. Distribution of publications...............	833,000	739,500	736,682
06. Commonwealth of Australia Government Gazette—Printing	1,035,000	880,000	872,380
07. National publicity materials and illustrations...	670,000	800,000	764,884
08. Computer services.....................	271,600	160,100	148,117
09. Fees for private surveying services, consultants and part‑time members of Committees	1,035,500	1,223,900	1,093,969
10. Clothing and equipment.................	195,000	184,400	161,497
11. Disposal costs.......................	290,900	..	..
12. Advertising—National song poll...........	140,300	15,000	14,714
13. Commonwealth Government Motor Vehicle Registry—Operational expenses	28,000	25,000	24,980
14. Incidental and other expenditure...........	1,013,150	1,404,400	1,323,583
	11,975,250	12,356,900	10,892,807
3.—Other Services—
01. Inter‑Parliamentary Union—Contribution	17,400	18,200	18,108
02. Australian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association—Contribution	20,500	20,600	20,534
03. Bureau of International Exhibitions—Contribution	4,800	5,100	4,900
04. Ex‑members of Parliament and their dependants—Annual allowances	37,500	38,100	38,054

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 130.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
05. Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island Air Charter	748,500	718,200	714,888
06. Royal Commission on Human Relationships...	66,000	146,000	75,781
07. National Photographic Index of Australian Birds.	15,000	15,000	15,000
08. United States Bicentennial Celebrations—Australian Participation	23,800	650,000	618,792
09. Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks........	1,500	1,500	1,396
10. Royal Commission into the Intelligence and Security Services of the Australian Government	16,000	95,900	95,151
11. Independent Inquiry into the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	33,500	52,500	51,096
12. Silver Jubilee Commemorative Organization—Administrative expenses	249,400	50,000	45,058
13. Silver Jubilee Commemorative Organization—Program of events (for payment to the Silver Jubilee Commemorative Program Trust Account)	425,000	75,000	75,000
14. Silver Jubilee Appeal—Administrative expenses.	135,600	60,000	14,594
Royal Commission on Australian Government Administration	..	120,600	119,899
Expo 75—Okinawa....................	..	9,500	9,158
Royal Commission on Alleged Payments to Maritime Unions	..	3,500	1,573
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Petroleum and Petroleum Products	..	174,500	174,114
Maritime Industry Commission of Inquiry.....	..	16,300	15,903
Commission of Inquiry into Transport Costs to and from Tasmania	..	4,500	2,703
Royal Commission on Norfolk Island........	..	24,500	12,651
Royal Commission on Aboriginal/Police incidents in Western Australia	..	11,300	11,272
Committee of Inquiry into the role of the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee	..	32,000	29,762
Acquisition of Cultural, Historic and Scientific Relics of National Significance	..	17,000	16,730
Silver Jubilee Medal...................	..	73,200	61,578
Silver Jubilee Appeal—Contribution.........	..	2,000,000	2,000,000
	1,794,500	4,433,000	4,243,695
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Federation of Australian Historical Societies...	6,000	..	..
02. National Council of Women of Australia......	5,500	5,500	5,500
03. Country Women's Association of Australia....	3,000	..	..
04. Royal Humane Society of Australasia—Grant..	1,000	1,000	1,000
05. Australian Institute of Political Science—Annual Grant	3,000	3,000	3,000
06. Royal Institute of Public Administration—National Council	2,000	..	..

Department of Administrative Services—continued

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 130.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
5.—Australian Property Services—
01. Rent—Office and other accommodation for departments	53,145,000	48,255,700	47,988,746
02. Contract cleaning...................	11,294,300	11,074,600	9,978,770
03. Office services....................	9,576,500	8,904,300	8,609,864
04. Commonwealth Government properties—Local Government services	248,200	258,600	249,410
05. Fire protection—Commonwealth property	1,790,000	1,687,000	1,441,334
	76,054,000	70,180,200	68,268,124
6.—Overseas Property Services—
01. Rent...........................	13,024,900	13,800,000	13,050,108
02. Property maintenance and services.......	7,129,000	6,048,000	5,852,705
03. Furniture and fittings................	1,645,000	1,550,000	1,434,848
04. Fees of private architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and other consultants	2,280,600	2,900,000	2,768,529
05. Motor vehicles—Maintenance and running expenses	862,500	750,000	717,736
	24,942,000	25,048,000	23,823,926
7.—Storage Services...................	5,950,000	6,282,000	5,620,020
8.—Furniture Removals and Storage........	16,353,000	15,155,000	15,154,639
Total: Division 130	180,395,900	175,995,150	169,914,544
Division 132.—REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances..............	166,100	160,400	160,309
02. Overtime........................	3,000	3,300	2,557
	169,100	163,700	162,866
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence.............	25,700	34,400	10,587
02. Incidental and other expenditure.........	88,400	104,500	53,173
	114,100	138,900	63,760
Total: Division 132	283,200	302,600	226,626

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 133.—AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	8,545,000	7,425,600	7,422,760
02. Overtime...........................	24,000	18,000	14,658
	8,569,000	7,443,600	7,437,418
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	92,200	91,000	68,244
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	134,000	135,000	109,337
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	930,000	922,000	897,035
04. Office services.......................	97,000	87,200	85,078
05. Administration of the Commonwealth Electoral Act	2,535,000	1,850,000	1,497,559
06. Commonwealth elections and referendums.....	6,900,000	8,800,000	8,277,442
07. Freight and cartage....................	32,600	40,000	33,603
08. Computer services.....................	337,200	330,000	328,429
09. Incidental and other expenditure...........	42,400	36,000	35,337
	11,100,400	12,291,200	11,332,064
Total: Division 133	19,669,400	19,734,800	18,769,482
Division 134.—AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	963,000	830,200	790,566
02. Overtime...........................	6,500	9,000	3,846
	969,500	839,200	794,412
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	6,200	5,100	4,348
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	19,000	34,000	30,524
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	21,000	21,400	20,931
04. General and office services...............	58,000	51,800	51,726
05. Library, cinema and photographs...........	30,000	19,000	17,774
06. Installation of collections................	40,000	23,000	20,979
07. Transport...........................	3,500	3,500	2,799
08. Compilation and printing of volumes of Official War History	15,000	25,500	12,348
09. Board of Trustees—Expenses.............	5,000	4,500	3,775
10. Incidental and other expenditure...........	7,500	6,500	6,455
	205,200	194,300	171,660
Total: Division 134	1,174,700	1,033,500	966,072

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 136.—AUSTRALIAN ARCHIVES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	3,045,400	3,053,900	2,761,402
02. Overtime...........................	70,000	60,350	60,323
	3,115,400	3,114,250	2,821,725
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	48,100	50,700	38,627
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	164,000	133,000	114,388
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	95,000	97,300	93,792
04. Office services.......................	298,800	248,300	239,412
05. Freight and cartage....................	63,100	93,000	70,560
06. Incidental and other expenditure...........	60,000	57,500	57,359
	729,000	679,800	614,138
Total: Division 136	3,844,400	3,794,050	3,435,863
Division 137.—COMMONWEALTH POLICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	22,261,000	20,463,000	19,205,192
02. Overtime...........................	2,700,000	2,820,000	2,811,266
	24,961,000	23,283,000	22,016,458
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	1,242,500	927,000	920,741
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	216,000	175,000	172,683
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	487,000	456,800	445,095
04. Office services.......................	60,000	55,100	46,806
05. Freight and cartage....................	107,000	110,000	99,374
06. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	433,000	405,800	383,892
07. Computer services.....................	5,000	..	..
08. Operational supplies and services...........	299,000	226,600	219,798
09. Incidental and other expenditure...........	148,000	182,900	127,492
	2,997,500	2,539,200	2,415,880

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 137.—COMMONWEALTH POLICE—continued
3.—Other Services—
01. United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus—Australian Police Unit	399,000	368,400	355,211
02. Central Fingerprint Bureau—Contribution towards administrative expenses	324,000	359,000	358,914
03. International Police Commission—Membership	97,400	97,800	97,302
04. Payments to the Australian National University for development of voice prints	26,000	19,000	16,936
	846,400	844,200	828,363
Total: Division 137	28,804,900	26,666,400	25,260,701
Division 140.—PARLIAMENTARY AND MINISTERIAL STAFF AND SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	7,057,600	6,491,600	6,480,407
02. Overtime...........................	423,900	409,300	402,625
	7,481,500	6,900,900	6,883,032
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence—within Australia...	1,390,900	945,200	835,745
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	452,700	359,900	324,164
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	1,721,000	1,675,200	1,558,325
04. Incidental and other expenditure...........	62,000	70,200	46,752
	3,626,600	3,050,500	2,764,986
3.—Conveyance of Members of Parliament and Others	3,679,100	3,855,000	3,369,405
4.—Visits Abroad of Ministers (including personal staff) and Others	650,000	716,000	(a)
Prime Minister—1973...............		..	543
Prime Minister—1975...............		..	165
Prime Minister—1976................		..	173,548
Prime Minister—1977................		..	101,411
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for National Resources and Minister for Overseas Trade—1976		..	28,313
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for National Resources and Minister for Overseas Trade—1977		..	26,623
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs—1976.....		..	2,720
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs—1977.....		..	3,531
Minister for Agriculture—1975.........		..	348

(a) Expenditure $701,038 dissected below.

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 140.—PARLIAMENTARY AND MINISTERIAL STAFF AND SERVICES—continued
4.—Visits Abroad of Ministers (including personal staff) and Others—continued
Attorney‑General and Minister for Customs and Excise—1974		..	59
Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs—1976		..	1975
Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs—1977		..	11,919
Minister for the Capital Territory—1975....		..	11
Minister for Construction—1976.........		..	7,115
Minister for Defence—1974............		..	3
Minister for Defence—1975............		..	53
Minister for Defence—1976............		..	3,845
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations—1976		..	10,604
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations—1977		..	14,419
Minister for the Environment and Conservation—1974		..	253
Minister for Foreign Affairs—1975.......		..	37
Minister for Foreign Affairs—1976.......		..	31,369
Minister for Foreign Affairs—1977.......		..	42,087
Minister for Health—1974.............		..	245
Minister for Health—1975.............		..	18
Minister for Health—1976.............		..	1,816
Minister for Health—1977.............		..	7,881
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs—1976		..	4,908
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs—1977		..	7,643
Minister for Industry and Commerce—1976..		..	13,784
Minister for Industry and Commerce—1977..		..	7,058
Minister for the Northern Territory—1977...		..	16,948
Minister for Primary Industry—1976......		..	751
Minister for Primary Industry—1977......		..	12,178
Minister for Productivity—1977.........		..	5,351
Minister for Science—1977............		..	837
Minister for Services and Property—1975...		..	608
Special Minister of State—1974..........		..	8
Minister for Tourism and Recreation—1974..		..	38
Minister for Transport—1976...........		..	1,516
Minister for Transport—1977...........		..	18,488
Treasurer—1975....................		..	80
Treasurer—1976....................		..	26,214
Treasurer—1977....................		..	22,332
Minister for Urban and Regional Development—1975		..	15
President of the Senate—1977...........		..	4,856

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 140.—PARLIAMENTARY AND MINISTERIAL STAFF AND SERVICES—continued
4.—Visits Abroad of Ministers (including personal staff) and Others—continued
Speaker of the House of Representatives—1976		..	17,457
Speaker of the House of Representatives—1977		..	5,429
Leader of the Opposition—1976.........		..	8,816
Leader of the Opposition—1977.........		..	13,506
Deputy Leader of the Opposition—1976....		..	3,225
Mr R. N. Bonnet M.P.—1977...........		..	2,817
Mr C. R. T. Matthews M.P.—1975........		..	86
Senator D. B. Scott—1976.............		..	1,082
Parliamentary Fact Finding Delegation to the Middle East—1977		..	9,439
Parliamentary Fact Finding Delegation to South East Asia—1976		..	8,584
Parliamentary Fact Finding Delegation to the South Pacific—1977		..	6,517
Parliamentary Fact Finding Delegation to the United States and Canada—1976		..	9,557
	650,000	716,000	701,038
Total: Division 140	15,437,200	14,522,400	13,718,461
Division 150.—FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
1.—Departmental—
01. Parliament..........................	140,000	86,000	64,727
02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs...........	22,000	29,000	24,593
03. Department of Administrative Services.......	420,000	620,000	435,498
04. Attorney‑General's Department......	465,000	720,000	649,838
05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs..	85,000	120,000	106,220
06. Department of Construction..............	70,000	130,000	108,948
07. Department of Education................	65,000	87,000	44,981
08. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	650,000	340,000	283,778
09. Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	27,000	19,000	6,251
10. Department of Finance..................	41,000	17,000	17,000
11. Department of Foreign Affairs.............	86,000	118,000	89,010
12. Department of Health..................	220,000	220,000	132,642
13. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs..	130,000	55,000	38,511
14. Department of Industry and Commerce.......	25,000	..	..
15. Department of National Resources..........	80,000	150,000	127,695
16. Department of Overseas Trade.............	7,000	10,000	7,500
17. Postal and Telecommunications Department....	36,000	14,000	12,383
18. Department of Primary Industry............	45,000	72,000	63,702

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 150.—FURNITURE AND FITTINGS— continued
1.—Departmental—continued
19. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet..	215,000	95,000	85,268
20. Department of Productivity...............	25,000	41,500	20,050
21. Department of Science..................	60,000	103,000	97,876
22. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	95,000	250,000	202,910
23. Department of Social Security.............	555,000	450,000	391,115
24. Department of the Special Trade Negotiator....	10,000	..	..
25. Department of Transport................	175,000	220,000	177,133
26. Department of the Treasury...............	50,000	155,000	133,544
27. Australian Taxation Office...............	270,000	350,000	294,920
28. Australian Bureau of Statistics.............	77,000	105,000	75,093
29. Department of Veterans' Affairs............	220,000	270,000	256,742
	4,366,000	4,846,500	3,947,926
2.—Australian Capital Territory Services—
01. Department of the Capital Territory.........	66,000	95,000	84,991
02. Department of Construction..............	5,000	19,000	18,692
03. Department of Education................	370,000	590,000	582,017
	441,000	704,000	685,700
3.—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
01. Department of Administrative Services.......	45,000	28,000	27,579
4.—Northern Territory Services—
01. Department of Aboriginal Affairs...........	15,000	40,000	16,117
02. Department of Construction..............	28,000	94,000	93,378
03. Department of Education................	1,020,000	1,150,000	654,699
04. Department of Health...................	440,000	475,000	330,383
05. Department of the Northern Territory........	65,000	174,000	98,207
06. Northern Territory Legislative Assembly......	50,000	22,000	20,000
	1,618,000	1,955,000	1,212,785
Total: Division 150	6,470,000	7,533,500	5,873,989
Division 157.—CHRISTMAS ISLAND
(Recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission and Internal Revenue.)
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	1,454,400	1,330,300	1,321,412
02. Overtime...........................	40,000	45,000	41,857
	1,494,400	1,375,300	1,363,269

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 157.—CHRISTMAS ISLAND—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	162,000	148,500	127,648
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	33,600	24,000	18,098
03. Education allowances and school transport.....	207,100	332,400	301,419
04. Furniture, stores and materials.............	145,300	131,300	111,239
05. Printing of stamps and supplies for postal services	119,000	56,500	54,966
06. Repairs and maintenance................	90,000	75,000	66,327
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	508,600	487,200	418,031
	1,265,600	1,254,900	1,097,728
3.—Other Services—
01. Payment to Singapore Government for hospitalization of Asian residents	9,300	9,200	8,849
02. Grant to Christmas Island Kindergarten Association	500	250	250
	9,800	9,450	9,099
Total: Division 157	2,769,800	2,639,650	2,470,095
Division 158.—COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	238,000	212,100	207,767
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	45,300	33,500	33,163
02. Messing subsidy......................	165,000	161,000	160,997
03. Incidental and other expenditure...........	127,000	103,000	100,875
Ship charter expenses..................	..	41,500	..
	337,300	339,000	295,035
Total: Division 158	575,300	551,100	502,802
Division 159.—NORFOLK ISLAND
01. Grant to Administration towards expenses.....	126,000	126,000	126,000
02. Restoration and maintenance of historic structures	250,000	292,000	288,214
Total: Division 159	376,000	418,000	414,214
Division 160.—GRANTS COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	559,700	564,500	563,640
02. Overtime...........................	2,800	4,100	3,954
	562,500	568,600	567,593

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 160.—GRANTS COMMISSION—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence.............	21,000	31,100	18,541
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	28,400	30,000	23,132
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...	2,800	10,000	9,189
04. Consultants—Fees..................	4,000	7,000	6,385
05. Incidental and other expenditure..........	33,500	37,700	31,588
	89,700	115,800	88,836
Total: Division 160	652,200	684,400	656,429
Division 161.—NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
1.—For expenditure under the National Library Act—Running expenses	13,130,000	12,760,000	12,760,000
Total: Department of Administrative Services..	273,583,000	266,635,550	254,969,278

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
165	ADMINISTRATIVE............	18,361,000	4,407,600	1,136,100	23,904,700
		16,987,149	3,111,659	527,910	20,626,718
166	OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL	520,000	47,000	..	567,000
		480,227	24,909	..	505,136
170	HIGH COURT................	564,400	531,100	..	1,095,500
		565,558	428,324	..	993,882
172	COURTS ADMINISTRATION.....	2,278,900	1,170,900	150,000	3,599,800
		2,191,601	963,403	74,048	3,229,052
173	FAMILY LAW................	4,843,200	2,712,200	2,165,000	9,720,400
		3,052,006	1,028,740	1,987,828	6,068,574
175	AUSTRALIAN LEGAL AID OFFICE.	3,521,300	10,301,700	51,000	13,874,000
		4,396,407	12,503,921	225,000	17,125,328
176	COMMONWEALTH LEGAL AID COMMISSION	321,900	200,400	..	522,300
		..	..	..	..
177	LEGAL AID COMMISSION (AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY)	..	..	961,600	961,600
		..	..	..	..
178	ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL	248,500	127,500	78,500	454,500
		132,712	66,974	..	199,686
182	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION...	..	..	249,000	249,000
		..	..	..	..
184	AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY	..	..	1,002,600	1,002,600
		..	..	904,400	904,400
185	CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH COUNCIL	..	..	30,000	30,000
		..	..	10,000	10,000
186	LAW REFORM COMMISSION....	..	..	737,000	737,000
		..	..	533,400	533,400
190	LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING INSTITUTE	..	..	105,600	105,600
		..	..	49,000	49,000
	Total..................	30,659,200	19,498,400	6,666,400	56,824,000
		27,805,660	18,127,930	4,311,586	50,245,176

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 165.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	18,311,000	16,986,000	16,938,924
02. Overtime...........................	50,000	63,000	48,226
	18,361,000	17,049,000	16,987,149
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	617,600	636,200	584,291
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	711,000	658,900	594,415
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	635,700	725,400	587,575
04. Office services.......................	41,300	41,300	37,352
05. Publication of Acts and Statutory Rules.......	1,035,000	1,088,000	279,068
06. Legal expenses.......................	340,000	420,000	338,893
07. Library books, journals and periodicals.......	218,000	191,500	180,625
08. Computer services.....................	390,000	120,000	75,446
09. Consultants—Fees....................	67,000	65,000	62,909
10. Incidental and other expenditure...........	352,000	370,400	367,555
Committees and tribunals—Fees...........		23,000	3,529
	4,407,600	4,339,700	3,111,659
3.—Other Services—
01. Australian Crime Prevention Council—Subsidy.	28,000	28,000	28,000
02. Commonwealth Constitutional Convention—Contribution	75,000	60,000	58,290
03. Commonwealth Legal Advisory Service—Contribution	2,800	2,800	2,533
04. Removal of Prisoners (Australian Capital Territory) Act—Payment to New South Wales	294,000	332,000	298,354
05. Berne Union for protection of literary and artistic works—Contributions	29,200	32,000	30,637
06. The Hague Conference—Contribution.......	24,300	21,000	20,164
07. International Institute for the Unification of Private Law—Contribution	7,900	8,000	7,775
08. Sixth United Nations Congress............	183,400	44,000	20,111
09. Law Courts Limited—Contribution to operating expenses	486,000	46,700	46,661
10. Australia‑Japan Trade Law Foundation—Contribution	5,500	5,500	5,500
Papua New Guinea Judges—Salaries and allowances	..	9,900	9,884
	1,136,100	589,900	527,910
Total: Division 165..	23,904,700	21,978,600	20,626,718

Attorney‑General's Department—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 166.—OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	517,500	485,000	478,113
02. Overtime...........................	2,500	2,200	2,114
	520,000	487,200	480,227
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	7,100	8,700	5,852
02. Consultants—Fees.....................	28,000	11,070	11,067
03. Incidental and other expenditure............	11,900	8,000	7,991
	47,000	27,770	24,909
Total: Division 166	567,000	514,970	505,136
Division 170.—HIGH COURT
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	564,100	530,000	515,455
02. Overtime...........................	300	500	104
Justice—Payments in lieu of long leave and unremunerated periods of service as Acting Chief Justice		50,000	50,000
	564,400	580,500	565,558
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence	252,900	213,200	207,215
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	40,500	26,300	25,494
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	51,000	47,900	46,899
04. Office services.......................	47,900	45,900	45,861
05. Library books, journals and periodicals.......	115,100	109,800	88,643
06. Payments for services of State Officers.......	4,400	4,400	4,340
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	19,300	10,000	9,872
	531,100	457,500	428,324
Total: Division 170	1,095,500	1,038,000	993,882
Division 172.—COURTS ADMINISTRATION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	2,247,600	2,133,000	2,121,327
02. Overtime...........................	31,300	29,800	29,774
Chief Judge—Payment in lieu of long leave....	..	40,500	40,500
	2,278,900	2,203,300	2,191,601

Attorney‑General's Department—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 172.—COURTS ADMINISTRATION—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	390,600	325,700	325,662
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	111,600	130,000	73,528
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	180,000	169,800	169,585
04. Office services.......................	77,500	69,400	69,057
05. Payments for services of State judges and officers	15,000	15,000	15,000
06. Library books, journals and periodicals.......	178,800	118,300	108,604
07. Jurors and witnesses—Fees and expenses.....	187,600	176,000	175,996
08. Incidental and other expenditure...........	29,800	26,000	25,971
	1,170,900	1,030,200	963,403
3.—Other Services—
01. Financial assistance—Conciliation and Arbitration Act and Trade Practices Act	150,000	250,000	74,048
Total: Division 172	3,599,800	3,483,500	3,229,052
Division 173.—FAMILY LAW
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	4,818,200	3,414,000	3,035,347
02. Overtime...........................	25,000	35,000	16,659
	4,843,200	3,449,000	3,052,006
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	425,200	322,400	291,332
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	211,000	210,000	204,988
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	241,000	200,000	196,889
04. Office services.......................	85,000	95,000	71,021
05. Library books, journals and periodicals.......	90,000	100,000	78,842
06. Maintenance, enforcement and property matters—Reimbursement to States	1,500,000	4,390,000	125,478
07. Family reports.......................	85,000	150,000	..
08. Incidental and other expenditure...........	75,000	90,000	60,192
	2,712,200	5,557,400	1,028,740
3.—Other Services—
01. Institute of Family Studies—Running expenses..	50,000	80,000	4,879
02. Family Law Council...................	15,000	25,000	5,949
03. Grants to approved marriage counselling organizations	2,050,000	1,927,000	1,927,000
04. Grants to organizations for pre‑marital education	50,000	50,000	50,000
	2,165,000	2,082,000	1,987,828
Total: Division 173	9,720,400	11,088,400	6,068,574

Attorney‑General's Department—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 175.—AUSTRALIAN LEGAL AID OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	3,500,300	4,371,600	4,368,592
02. Overtime...........................	21,000	32,400	27,815
	3,521,300	4,404,000	4,396,407
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	108,800	190,000	148,752
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	73,200	200,000	87,069
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	277,600	295,000	290,811
04. Office services.......................	58,300	62,000	57,621
05. Library books, journals and periodicals.......	101,600	171,000	134,555
06. Legal expenses.......................	63,200	78,000	75,509
07. Payments to private legal practitioners.......	9,566,700	11,648,000	11,647,418
08. Incidental and other expenditure...........	52,300	100,000	62,186
	10,301,700	12,744,000	12,503,921
3.—Other Services—
01. Legal aid in the Australian Capital Territory—Legal Aid Ordinance 1972, section 19	51,000	225,000	225,000
Total: Division 175	13,874,000	17,373,000	17,125,328
Division 176.—COMMONWEALTH LEGAL AID COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and payments in the nature of Salary.	321,900	..	..
2.—Administrative Expenses................	200,400	..	..
Total: Division 176	522,300	..	..
Division 177.—LEGAL AID COMMISSION (AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY)
1.—For expenditure under the Legal Aid Ordinance 1977 of the Australian Capital Territory	961,600	..	..
Division 178.—ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.	248,500	163,000	132,712
2.—Administrative Expenses................	127,500	67,300	66,974
3.—Other Services—
01. Administrative Review Council............	78,500	..	..
Total: Division 178	454,500	230,300	199,686

Attorney‑General's Department—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 182.—HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Human Rights Commission Act—Running expenses	249,000	..	..
Division 184.—AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY
1.—For expenditure under the Criminology Research Act—Running Expenses	1,002,600	932,400	904,400
Division 185.—CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH COUNCIL
1.—Criminology Research (for payment to the Criminology Research Fund)	30,000	10,000	10,000
Division 186.—LAW REFORM COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Law Reform Commission Act—Running expenses	737,000	570,900	533,400
Division 190.—LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING INSTITUTE
1.—For expenditure under the Legislative Drafting Institute Act—Running expenses	105,600	97,000	49,000
Total: Attorney‑General's Department...	56,824,000	57,317,070	50,245,176

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
195	ADMINISTRATIVE............	64,168,000	13,887,500	308,000	78,363,500
		61,001,554	12,800,243	447,817	74,249,614
199	TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION.	2,855,000	486,500	..	3,341,500
		2,837,098	434,421	..	3,271,519
201	PRICES JUSTIFICATION TRIBUNAL	1,611,500	339,500	..	1,951,000
		1,696,626	323,336	..	2,019,961
202	INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE COMMISSION	6,701,000	1,390,000	..	8,091,000
		6,474,623	1,209,069	..	7,683,692
	Total...................	75,335,500	16,103,500	308,000	91,747,000
		72,009,901	14,767,069	447,817	87,224,787

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 195.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	62,437,000	60,436,000	59,455,141
02. Overtime (money received as payment of overtime charges in connexion with services of officers and employees may be credited to this item)	1,731,000	1,665,000	1,546,413
	64,168,000	62,101,000	61,001,554
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	1,704,000	1,637,000	1,537,997
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,535,000	1,468,000	1,405,006
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	3,755,000	3,536,200	3,357,452
04. Office services.......................	863,000	926,600	878,818
05. Freight and cartage....................	298,000	335,000	267,788
06. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	882,500	838,000	825,120
07. Launches—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	222,000	340,000	187,087
08. Operational supplies and services...........	175,000	207,000	176,188
09. Uniforms and protective clothing...........	437,000	422,000	419,489
10. Payment to the Australian Postal Commission for collection of duty on goods imported through the parcels post	2,100,000	1,800,000	1,800,000
11. Legal fees..........................	139,000	206,300	203,560
12. Consultants—Fees....................	2,000	7,000	1,380
13. Computer services.....................	1,429,000	1,393,000	1,336,472
14. Incidental and other expenditure...........	346,000	422,800	403,886
	13,887,500	13,538,900	12,800,243
3.—Other Services—
01. Duty—Remission under special circumstances..	6,000	179,000	176,849
02. Customs Co‑operation Council—Contribution	80,000	59,000	59,000

17178/77—2

Department of Business and Consumer Affairs—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 195.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
03. Reimbursement of excise duty on petroleum products purchased by diplomatic missions in Australia	75,000	75,000	74,999
04. Reimbursement of sales tax paid by manufacturers on motor vehicles purchased by diplomatic and consular representatives in Australia	62,000	62,000	61,969
05. Grant to Australian Federation of Consumer Organizations	85,000	75,000	75,000
	308,000	450,000	447,817
Total: Division 195	78,363,500	76,089,900	74,249,614
Division 199.—TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	2,841,000	2,824,500	2,823,954
02. Overtime...........................	14,000	16,000	13,144
	2,855,000	2,840,500	2,837,098
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	86,500	111,000	89,992
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	80,000	107,000	69,946
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	175,000	173,000	172,990
04. Library books, journals and periodicals.......	20,000	27,000	20,943
05. Legal fees..........................	75,000	63,000	33,446
06. Consultants—Fees....................	4,000	7,000	1,112
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	46,000	50,000	45,992
	486,500	538,000	434,421
Total: Division 199	3,341,500	3,378,500	3,271,519
Division 201.—PRICES JUSTIFICATION TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	1,607,500	1,780,000	1,692,992
02. Overtime...........................	4,000	10,000	3,634
	1,611,500	1,790,000	1,696,626

Department of Business and Consumer Affairs—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 201.—PRICES JUSTIFICATION TRIBUNAL—continue
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	32,000	26,500	25,078
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	52,700	49,000	48,271
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	145,000	166,000	140,443
04. Office services.......................	1,000	1,000	938
05. Freight and cartage....................	4,000	4,000	3,777
06. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	19,000	19,000	16,083
07. Computer services.....................	53,000	64,000	48,348
08. Legal fees..........................	12,500	19,100	19,011
09. Advertising.........................	14,000	14,150	14,130
10. Consultant and legal services..............	1,000	4,000	250
11. Incidental and other expenditure...........	5,300	9,000	7,006
	339,500	375,750	323,336
Total: Division 201	1,951,000	2,165,750	2,019,961
Division 202.—INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	6,656,000	6,663,000	6,429,506
02. Overtime...........................	45,000	55,000	45,118
	6,701,000	6,718,000	6,474,623
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	148,000	203,000	149,507
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	278,000	215,000	173,933
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	418,000	405,000	398,490
04. Computer services.....................	182,000	200,000	164,385
05. Freight and cartage....................	20,000	18,000	8,668
06. Publications.........................	135,000	133,000	96,232
07. Advertising.........................	71,000	69,000	64,073
08. Consultants—Fees....................	80,000	118,000	92,208
09. Incidental and other expenditure...........	58,000	72,000	61,573
	1,390,000	1,433,000	1,209,069
Total: Division 202	8,091,000	8,151,000	7,683,692
Total: Department of Business and Consumer Affairs	91,747,000	89,785,150	87,224,787

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
210	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	17,893,000	2,288,000	32,718,000	52,899,000
		16,241,345	1,898,512	27,658,866	45,798,723
212	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY	202,000	93,000	..	295,000
		185,105	79,584	..	264,689
213	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE	9,527,000	1,745,000	..	11,272,000
		8,562,051	1,561,190	..	10,123,241
214	NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION	..	..	8,150,000	8,150,000
		..	..	7,757,000	7,757,000
	Total.................	27,622,000	4,126,000	40,868,000	72,616,000
		24,988,501	3,539,286	35,415,866	63,943,653

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 210.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	17,573,000	16,586,000	15,964,864
02. Overtime...........................	320,000	310,000	276,480
	17,893,000	16,896,000	16,241,345
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence	85,000	91,000	67,690
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	720,000	534,000	435,981
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	520,000	620,000	529,320
04. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	150,000	131,000	130,869
05. Advertising.........................	70,000	70,000	57,109
06. Computer services.....................	563,000	653,000	480,596
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	180,000	190,700	189,956
Consultants—Fees.....................		26,000	6,991
	2,288,000	2,315,700	1,898,512
3.—Other Services—
01. Conservation and Agriculture Branch—Operational expenses	1,111,000	1,007,600	994,919
02. Rural lands—Amenities management, protection and fire control	380,000	357,900	333,696
03. Government dwellings—Servicing and caretaking	1,344,000	1,227,500	1,136,972
04. Canberra Theatre Trust.................	199,000	167,000	167,000
05. Recreation, cultural and community services...	401,000	426,500	421,637
06. Social welfare.......................	4,798,000	3,683,500	3,096,978
07. Motor registration, driver licensing and traffic control expenses	437,000	495,000	389,027
08. Information and public relations............	130,000	145,000	141,222
09. A.C.T. Fire Brigade—Operational expenses....	2,531,000	2,328,838	2,286,026
10. City Omnibus Service—Loss on operations (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	6,000,000	5,410,000	5,410,000
11. Inter‑departmental passenger service—Cost of operations (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	15,000	65,000	65,000
12. Weights and Measures Ordinance—Administration	31,000	32,200	28,616
13. Goodwin Homes for the Aged—Subsidy......	163,000	147,000	147,000
14. Stream and sewer gauging and testing........	86,000	69,000	62,801

Department of the Capital Territory—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 210.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
15. Lake Burley Griffin—Operation and maintenance	288,000	281,000	264,566
16. A.C.T. Tourist Bureau—General expenses.....	155,000	140,000	139,898
17. Canberra Showground Trust..............	126,000	20,000	20,000
18. Maintenance of parks, gardens and recreation reserves other than municipal	4,612,000	4,345,300	4,329,236
19. Botanic Gardens......................	774,000	658,000	657,882
20. Lighting and cleaning in non‑municipal areas	770,000	700,000	640,120
21. Incidental and other expenditure...........	74,000	56,000	40,643
	24,425,000	21,762,338	20,773,241
4.—Municipal Services—Other than those services under the control of other Departments and Authorities	7,931,000	6,892,000	6,555,940
5.—Jervis Bay—General services and administration	362,000	330,000	329,686
Total: Division 210	52,899,000	48,196,038	45,798,723
Division 212.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	192,500	184,000	178,629
02. Overtime...........................	9,500	7,000	6,476
	202,000	191,000	185,105
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence	4,000	2,700	2,697
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	10,000	8,000	7,677
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	13,000	1,000	715
04. Reporting of meetings..................	52,000	45,300	44,737
05. Incidental and other expenditure...........	14,000	25,000	23,757
	93,000	82,000	79,584
Total: Division 212	295,000	273,000	264,689

Department of the Capital Territory—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 213.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	8,872,000	7,966,000	7,932,918
02. Overtime...........................	655,000	629,169	629,134
	9,527,000	8,595,169	8,562,051
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	77,000	74,600	62,468
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	125,000	115,000	114,816
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	250,000	307,500	307,085
04. Office services.......................	208,000	149,500	148,883
05. Motor vehicles and launches, hire maintenance and running expenses	386,000	436,500	411,155
06. Clothing and equipment.................	530,000	371,000	363,132
07. Superannuation pensions................	33,000	31,106	31,106
08. Incidental and other expenditure...........	136,000	127,400	122,545
	1,745,000	1,612,606	1,561,190
Total: Division 213	11,272,000	10,207,775	10,123,241
Division 214.—NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act—Administration	8,150,000	7,757,000	7,757,000
Total: Department of the Capital Territory......	72,616,000	66,433,813	63,943,653

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
220	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	82,706,000	18,957,000	289,000	101,952,000
		80,502,348	17,479,966	288,500	98,270,814
224	REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE..	..	92,542,000	..	92,542,000
		..	78,128,747	..	78,128,747
	Total.................	82,706,000	111,499,000	289,000	194,494,000
		80,502,348	95,608,713	288,500	176,399,561

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 220.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	81,926,000	79,835,000	79,798,214
02. Overtime...........................	780,000	1,020,000	704,134
	82,706,000	80,855,000	80,502,348
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	2,553,000	2,880,000	2,420,731
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,125,000	1,090,000	994,322
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	2,850,000	2,850,000	2,830,704
04. Office services.......................	550,000	570,000	498,850
05. Payments under Compensation (Australian Government Employees) Act	170,000	203,000	200,647
06. Plan printing and photography.............	450,000	440,000	404,337
07. Advertising—Tenders and staff vacancies.....	100,000	135,000	78,421
08. Field, laboratory and radio testing equipment—Purchase and maintenance	550,000	510,000	470,212
09. Site testing and field investigations..........	70,000	80,000	71,041
10. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	1,580,000	1,550,000	1,536,691
11. Maintenance of office machines............	70,000	65,000	60,418
12. Freight and cartage....................	190,000	210,000	199,849
13. Armoured car payroll service.............	155,000	240,000	235,709
14. Purchase of office machines..............	200,000	185,000	102,885
15. Fees of private architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and other consultants	5,500,000	6,700,000	4,976,248
16. Computer services.....................	2,444,000	2,100,000	1,992,299
17. Incidental and other expenditure...........	400,000	490,000	406,602
	18,957,000	20,298,000	17,479,966
3.—Other Services—
01. Contribution to Australian Road Research Board.	259,000	259,000	258,500
02. Contribution to Australian Fire Protection Association	30,000	30,000	30,000
	289,000	289,000	288,500
Total: Division 220	101,952,000	101,442,000	98,270,814
Division 224.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
1.—Departmental—
01. Parliament..........................	75,000	63,000	62,998
02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs...........	2,550,000	1,578,000	1,462,514
03. Department of Administrative Services.......	11,790,000	12,228,000	9,349,062
04. Attorney‑General's Department......	312,000	223,000	194,040

Department of Construction—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 224.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE—continued	$	$	$
1.—Departmental—continued
05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs..	890,000	729,000	693,766
06. Department of the Capital Territory.........	5,865,000	5,242,000	4,837,572
07. Department of Construction..............	1,191,000	1,350,000	1,203,382
08. Department of Education................	2,404,000	2,060,000	1,995,101
09. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	153,000	123,000	120,468
10. Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	15,000	25,000	22,355
11. Department of Finance..................	53,000	62,000	42,064
12. Department of Foreign Affairs.............	19,000	18,500	14,175
13. Department of Health..................	3,650,000	3,070,000	2,782,482
14. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs..	30,000	21,500	11,090
15. Department of Industry and Commerce.......	2,000	..	..
16. Department of National Resources..........	43,000	55,000	32,424
17. Department of the Northern Territory........	16,670,000	14,850,000	14,459,194
18. Northern Territory Legislative Assembly......	810,000	450,000	444,712
19. Department of Overseas Trade.............	12,000	5,000	458
20. Postal and Telecommunications Department....	52,000	30,000	14,641
21. Department of Primary Industry............	8,000	8,000	4,354
22. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet..	11,000	33,000	27,578
23. Department of Productivity...............	2,820,000	3,100,000	3,017,646
24. Department of Science..................	615,000	600,000	530,371
25. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	2,640,000	2,000,000	1,979,249
26. Department of Social Security.............	360,000	300,000	226,491
27. Department of Transport................	490,000	520,000	434,158
28. Department of the Treasury...............	1,000	4,000	2,500
29. Australian Taxation Office...............	110,000	120,000	86,843
30. Australian Bureau of Statistics.............	66,000	69,000	43,345
31. Department of Veterans' Affairs—General maintenance of administrative and hospital buildings	6,100,000	6,000,000	5,785,197
	59,807,000	54,937,000	49,880,229
2.—Operational Maintenance—
01. Capital Territory—Water and sewerage.......	5,600,000	3,860,000	3,504,262
02. Northern Territory—Electricity supply.......	21,600,000	20,000,000	19,997,131
03. Northern Territory—Water and sewerage.....	3,085,000	2,570,000	2,567,891
04. Veterans' Affairs—Steam raising plant and other hospital equipment	2,450,000	2,247,000	2,179,234
	32,735,000	28,677,000	28,248,518
Total: Division 224	92,542,000	83,614,000	78,128,747
Total: Department of Construction............	194,494,000	185,056,000	176,399,561

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
230	AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE..	841,115,000	..	..	841,115,000
		797,048,309	..	..	797,048,309
231	THE DEFENCE FORCE OMBUDSMAN	64,000	5,000	..	69,000
		42,277	2,781	..	45,058
232‑233	CIVIL PERSONNEL— ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER EXPENDITURE	257,520,000	141,035,000	56,000	398,611,000
		242,776,994	136,382,825	52,623	379,212,442
234‑235	EQUIPMENT AND STORES AND REPAIR AND OVERHAUL	..	..	616,535,000	616,535,000
		..	..	543,470,746	543,470,746
236 and 246	REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, BUILDINGS AND WORKS	..	52,200,000	..	52,200,000
		..	46,745,177	..	46,745,177
237 and 245	BUILDING AND WORKS.......	..	..	74,000,000	74,000,000
		..	..	70,633,723	70,633,723
238	NATURAL DISASTERS AND CIVIL DEFENCE	728,000	550,000	2,702,000	3,980,000
		738,767	587,245	2,449,807	3,775,819
240	DEFENCE CO‑OPERATION	..	..	25,925,000	25,925,000
		..	..	25,368,711	25,368,711
241	DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	63,717,000	10,136,000	12,473,000	86,326,000
		63,878,830	9,315,822	10,638,464	83,833,116
242 and 250	RENT.....................	..	41,430,000	..	41,430,000
		..	35,588,458	..	35,588,458
248	HOUSING FOR SERVICEMEN....	..	..	26,100,000	26,100,000
		..	..	35,114,293	35,114,293
252	ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS	..	..	6,410,000	6,410,000
		..	..	4,623,355	4,623,355
253	FURNITURE AND FITTINGS.....	..	..	5,600,000	5,600,000
		..	..	3,665,847	3,665,847
255	DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION	..	..	7,879,000	7,879,000
		..	..	2,800,000	2,800,000
	Total..................	1,163,144,000	245,356,000	777,680,000	2,186,180,000
		1,104,485,177	228,622,308	698,817,569	2,031,925,054
	Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund..................................
					1,503,508,702
	Total Department of Defence payable from Revenue......................				2,186,180,000
					528,416,354

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 230.—AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Permanent Naval Forces.................	191,159,000	178,815,000	178,630,859
02. Permanent Military Forces...............	367,314,000	349,883,000	348,774,004
03. Permanent Air Force...................	262,508,000	251,341,000	250,835,433
04. Citizen Naval Forces and Cadets...........	1,122,000	1,010,000	993,688
05. Citizen Military Forces and Cadets..........	17,986,000	17,606,000	17,123,650
06. Citizen Air Force and Cadets..............	1,026,000	934,000	690,675
Total: Division 230	841,115,000	799,589,000	797,048,309
Division 231.—THE DEFENCE FORCE OMBUDSMAN	69,000	65,000	45,058
Division 232.—CIVIL PERSONNEL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	253,416,000	240,107,000	239,486,753
02. Overtime...........................	4,104,000	3,318,000	3,290,241
Total: Division 232	257,520,000	243,425,000	242,776,994
Division 233.—ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER EXPENDITURE
1.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	32,635,000	33,910,000	32,493,798
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	14,532,000	12,670,000	12,272,851
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	20,612,000	21,282,000	18,912,806
04. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation..	25,554,000	24,502,000	24,482,609
05. Freight and cartage....................	7,966,000	10,418,000	9,181,450
06. Medical and dental services..............	7,425,000	7,557,000	7,541,600
07. Payments under Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act	4,417,000	4,432,000	4,405,019
08. Compensation for personal injury and damage to property	501,000	598,900	596,792
09. Training of personnel at other than Australian Defence establishments	5,058,000	4,892,000	4,875,357
10. Computer services.....................	4,849,000	4,236,000	3,632,525
11. Advertising.........................	2,513,000	2,771,000	2,395,072
12. Payments to the States and other Authorities for the services of employees	5,210,000	5,578,000	5,528,706
13. Port, handling, licences, agency and other commercial type services	979,000	816,000	802,457
14. Meteorological services.................	1,908,000	1,776,000	1,776,000
15. Transfer expenses.....................	5,345,000	5,700,000	5,667,704
16. Consultants and part‑time members of Committees—Fees	20,000	18,000	6,869

Department of Defence—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 233.—ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER EXPENDITURE—continued	$	$	$
1.—Administrative Expenses—continued
17. Incidental and other expenditure............	1,511,000	1,625,000	1,623,210
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Defence) Trust Account)	..	53,000	53,000
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Defence Printing Establishment Trust Account)	..	135,000	135,000
	141,035,000	142,969,900	136,382,825
2.—Other Services—
01. Welfare and betterment allowances and other allowances payable to units of the Force	31,000	37,000	21,622
02. Pensions to former servicemen in special circumstances	5,000	8,303	8,301
03. Grants to United Service Institute...........	20,000	22,700	22,700
	56,000	68,003	52,623
Total: Division 233	141,091,000	143,037,903	136,435,448
Division 234.—EQUIPMENT AND STORES
(Moneys received from the sales of equipment and stores purchased against Divisions 234/1/04 and 234/2 which are to be replaced, from sales of clothing to Defence Force personnel, from sales of materials to contractors engaged on work for the Defence Force, from sales of rations or meals to other than Defence Force personnel, from sales of fuel oil and the stores issued to projects being undertaken by the Defence Force may be credited to the items to which they relate.)
1.—New Equipment and Stores—
01. Naval construction.....................	51,355,000	89,501,000	59,065,189
02. Aircraft and associated initial equipment and stores	101,401,000	96,679,000	89,767,294
03. Armoured and combat vehicles, artillery and associated initial equipment and stores	56,657,000	55,118,500	55,111,405
04. Other equipment and stores...............	109,236,000	95,296,000	73,216,236
	318,649,000	336,594,500	277,160,124
2.—Replacement Equipment and Stores—
01. Weapons, armament, ammunition and explosives.	24,953,000	17,691,000	16,535,329
02. Rations............................	20,257,000	19,088,000	18,918,580
03. Liquid fuels and lubricants...............	37,115,000	34,731,000	34,707,354
04. Other equipment and stores, including hire.....	140,596,000	126,530,900	126,442,304
	222,921,000	198,040,900	196,603,567
Total: Division 234	541,570,000	534,635,400	473,763,691

Department of Defence—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 235.—REPAIR AND OVERHAUL OF EQUIPMENT AND STORES	74,965,000	72,415,000	69,707,055
Division 236.—REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND WORKS	3,800,000	3,786,000	3,588,686
Division 237.—BUILDINGS AND WORKS......	1,400,000	1,242,000	1,187,844
Division 238.—NATURAL DISASTERS AND CIVIL DEFENCE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	706,000	726,000	722,155
02. Overtime...........................	22,000	19,000	16,612
	728,000	745,000	738,767
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	274,000	227,000	210,740
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery, and printing	137,000	141,000	112,773
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	40,000	44,800	44,547
04. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation..	19,000	23,000	21,240
05. Equipment and stores...................	50,000	186,000	173,731
06. Incidental and other expenditure...........	30,000	25,000	24,214
	550,000	646,800	587,245
3.—Other Services—
01. Subsidies for levee banks, drains, firebreaks and depots	175,000	150,000	149,209
02. Reimbursement of salaries paid by the States to Civil Defence personnel	1,020,000	920,000	879,182
03. Equipment and stores—Purchases for State/ Territory Emergency Services	1,507,000	1,435,000	1,421,416
	2,702,000	2,505,000	2,449,807
Total: Division 238	3,980,000	3,896,800	3,775,819
Division 240.—DEFENCE CO‑OPERATION
01. Malaysia...........................	4,000,000	3,906,000	3,891,207
02. Indonesia..........................	7,200,000	6,865,000	6,595,804
03. Papua New Guinea—Co‑operation Programme	13,225,000	13,970,000	13,968,131

Department of Defence—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 240.—DEFENCE CO‑OPERATION—continued
04. Singapore..........................	800,000	700,000	698,108
05. Other countries.......................	700,000	230,000	215,461
Total: Division 240	25,925,000	25,671,000	25,368,711
Division 241.—DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	62,935,000	63,444,000	63,125,664
02. Overtime...........................	782,000	784,000	753,166
	63,717,000	64,228,000	63,878,830
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	1,773,000	1,847,000	1,641,462
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	748,000	740,000	675,662
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	1,040,000	1,105,000	1,087,504
04. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation..	1,939,000	1,958,000	1,848,443
05. Freight and cartage....................	399,000	450,000	422,429
06. Payments to the States and other Authorities for the services of employees	390,000	320,000	274,381
07. Computer services.....................	3,320,000	3,230,000	2,891,817
08. Consultants and part‑time members of Committees—Fees	8,000	2,000	..
09. Incidental and other expenditure...........	519,000	488,000	474,124
	10,136,000	10,140,000	9,315,822
3.—Operational Expenses—
01. Equipment and stores, including hire.........	6,035,000	6,450,000	5,897,232
02. Technical support services...............	3,250,000	3,712,000	2,296,222
	9,285,000	10,162,000	8,193,454
4.—Machinery and Plant..................	3,188,000	3,500,000	2,445,010
Total: Division 241	86,326,000	88,030,000	83,833,116
Division 242.—RENT.....................	7,330,000	5,846,500	5,793,321
Under Control of Department of Construction
Division 245.—BUILDINGS AND WORKS......	72,600,000	70,800,000	69,445,879

Department of Defence—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 246.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	48,400,000	49,500,000	43,156,491
Under Control of the Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development
Division 248.—HOUSING FOR SERVICEMEN‑ADVANCES TO STATES	26,100,000	36,200,000	35,114,293
Under Control of Department of Administrative Services
Division 250.—RENT.................	34,100,000	30,100,000	29,795,137
Division 252.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS	6,410,000	4,966,000	4,623,355
Division 253.—FURNITURE AND FITTINGS.	5,600,000	4,000,000	3,665,847
Under Control of Department of the Northern Territory
Division 255.—DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Darwin Reconstruction Act	7,879,000	3,470,000	2,800,000
Total: Department of Defence...........	2,186,180,000	2,120,675,603	2,031,925,054
Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund.......	..	..	1,503,508,702
Total: Department of Defence payable from Revenue	2,186,180,000	2,120,675,603	528,416,354

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
270	ADMINISTRATIVE..........	15,420,000	2,532,000	237,575,000	255,527,000
		15,075,105	2,526,247	198,876,902	216,478,254
271	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY	..	..	74,999,000	74,999,000
		..	..	63,701,450	63,701,450
272	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—NORTHERN TERRITORY	33,743,000	8,522,000	3,411,000	45,676,000
		28,690,420	7,975,897	2,795,354	39,461,671
273	COMMONWEALTH TEACHING SERVICE	276,300	232,700	1,388,000	1,897,000
		251,865	169,536	1,305,386	1,726,786
274	SCHOOLS COMMISSION......	1,818,000	766,000	421,000	3,005,000
		1,636,820	659,666	285,620	2,582,107
275	TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMISSION	1,250,300	387,500	1,449,200	3,087,000
		1,267,347	222,345	1,004,887	2,494,579
278	CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION	..	..	13,440,000	13,440,000
		..	..	13,151,000	13,151,000
279	THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY	..	..	74,330,000	74,330,000
		..	..	70,527,500	70,527,500
280	DARWIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE	..	..	6,072,000	6,072,000
		..	..	4,801,000	4,801,000
281	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE	..	..	1,930,000	1,930,000
		..	..	2,000,000	2,000,000
	Total.................	52,507,600	12,440,200	415,015,200	479,963,000
		46,921,557	11,553,691	358,449,099	416,924,347

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 270.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	15,290,000	15,461,000	14,960,706
02. Overtime...........................	130,000	164,600	114,399
	15,420,000	15,625,600	15,075,105
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	508,000	598,000	538,601
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	507,000	507,500	481,715
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	860,000	890,000	831,107
04. Publications.........................	378,000	408,500	398,336
05. Computer services.....................	52,000	60,000	52,476
06. Fees to part‑time members of Committees and Boards	17,000	26,000	24,784
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	210,000	253,600	199,227
	2,532,000	2,743,600	2,526,247
3.—Other Services—
01. Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan—Developed countries	172,000	170,000	155,579
02. Australian National Flag—Presentation to schools and youth organizations	6,000	3,000	3,000
03. Australian participation in educational programs of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Organization for Economic Co‑operation and Development	48,000	81,000	74,036
04. Australian participation in the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation	4,000	3,500	2,798
05. Recurrent grants—Affiliated residential colleges at The Australian National University	143,000	154,000	153,628
06. Scholarships for persons from New Zealand....	25,500	25,300	24,235
07. Research and development in education.......	908,000	1,100,000	1,092,492
08. Teachers of foreign languages—Contribution towards cost of attending seminars	21,000	10,000	9,933
09. Education review and evaluation studies......	125,000	123,600	123,600
10. Australian‑European Awards Program.	134,000	112,000	104,784
11. Assistance for Vietnamese and Cambodian students	47,000	150,000	72,753
12. Australian Maritime College..............	305,000	47,000	37,559
13. National Aboriginal Education Committee.....	85,000	40,000	20,862
Educational media.....................	..	23,000	21,310
	2,023,500	2,042,400	1,896,569
4.—Student Assistance Programs—
01. Post‑graduate awards.............	9,738,000	8,605,000	8,600,495
02. Tertiary education assistance and Commonwealth technical scholarships	166,512,000	135,850,500	135,783,796
03. Secondary allowances and Commonwealth senior secondary scholarships	8,407,000	7,490,000	6,884,584

Department of Education—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 270.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
4.—Student Assistance Programs—continued
04. Assistance for post‑graduate studies in social work	225,000	294,000	292,911
05. Pre‑school teacher education allowances	2,203,000	3,230,000	3,219,448
06. Aboriginal secondary grants..............	12,074,000	10,510,000	10,001,627
07. Aboriginal study grants.................	3,327,000	2,322,000	2,276,591
08. Assistance for isolated children............	13,770,000	11,701,000	11,689,310
09. Non‑State Tertiary Institutions—Payment of tuition fees	1,873,000	3,200,000	3,128,392
10. Overseas study grants for Aboriginals........	67,000	76,000	61,097
11. Adult secondary education assistance........	6,303,000	4,896,000	4,595,786
12. Overseas study fellowships in recreation......	104,000	183,600	180,881
13. Overseas management fellowships..........	142,000	150,000	149,624
14. University scholarships.................	4,000	9,000	7,905
Assistance for graduate diploma studies in recreation		30,000	8,577
	224,749,000	188,547,100	186,881,023
5.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Australian‑American Educational Foundation	200,000	200,000	200,000
02. Australian Council for Educational Research...	260,000	216,000	216,000
03. University of Sydney—Current Affairs Bulletin.	15,000	20,000	20,000
04. Australian Music Examinations Board.......	17,500	35,000	35,000
05. Australian Association of Adult Education.....	17,000	17,000	17,000
06. Australian Council of State School Organisations	20,000	20,000	20,000
07. Confederation of British Industries Scholarships.	11,000	11,000	9,283
08. Royal Society and Nuffield Foundation—Commonwealth Bursaries Scheme	9,000	9,000	8,951
09. The Science Foundation for Physics—International Science School for High School Students	20,000	..	..
10. United World Colleges..................	10,000	5,000	5,000
	579,500	533,000	531,234
6.—Migrant Education Services—
01. Pre‑embarkation and shipboard instruction	146,000	140,000	138,470
02. Adult migrant education program in Australia, including part‑time instruction	8,415,000	7,920,000	7,847,222
03. Full‑time intensive English language courses	1,102,000	975,000	973,952
04. Child migrant education program...........	560,000	691,000	534,870
Interpreter/Translator Training Courses.......		75,000	73,562
	10,223,000	9,801,000	9,568,076
Total: Division 270	255,527,000	219,292,700	216,478,254

Department of Education—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 271.—EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
1.—Australian Capital Territory Schools Authority—For expenditure under the Schools Authority Ordinance	57,873,000	51,394,000	49,387,434
2.—Technical and Further Education in the Australian Capital Territory—
01. Canberra College of Technical and Further Education—Running expenses	4,738,000	4,257,500	4,204,805
02. Bruce College of Technical and Further Education—Running expenses	2,689,000	1,660,000	1,657,800
03. Canberra School of Music—Running expenses..	857,000	767,500	734,562
04. Canberra School of Art—Running expenses....	699,000	510,700	492,666
05. Payments to New South Wales for the provision of services	93,000	107,800	83,340
06. Technical Teacher Training...............	70,000	79,000	50,212
07. Ancillary Services.....................	34,000	26,000	25,806
	9,180,000	7,408,500	7,249,191
3.—Independent Schools in the Australian Capital Territory—
01. Grants, subsidies and allowances...........	6,688,000	6,277,700	6,263,409
02. Interest on loans......................	1,258,000	1,020,000	801,416
	7,946,000	7,297,700	7,064,825
Total: Division 271	74,999,000	66,100,200	63,701,450
Division 272.—EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—NORTHERN TERRITORY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	33,667,000	28,619,000	28,617,872
02. Overtime...........................	76,000	79,000	72,549
	33,743,000	28,698,000	28,690,420
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	1,359,000	1,357,000	1,141,810
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	565,000	499,000	463,979
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	473,000	568,000	563,216
04. Property maintenance and services..........	830,000	845,000	822,046
05. Government schools—Supplies and stores.....	1,074,000	1,327,000	1,315,384
06. School transport (for payment to the Northern Territory Transport Trust Account)	295,000	149,000	148,930

Department of Education—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 272.—EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued	$	$	$
1.—Administrative Expenses—continued
07. School transport, contract services and excursion costs	1,016,000	1,052,000	1,017,165
08. Cleaning of schools....................	1,067,000	1,037,000	988,339
09. Maintenance of school grounds............	348,000	294,000	271,170
10. Motor vehicles—Hire and running expenses....	291,000	298,000	259,955
11. Freight and cartage....................	280,000	344,000	239,498
12. Residential colleges—Operational and training expenses	648,000	690,000	556,984
13. Incidental and other expenditure...........	276,000	196,000	187,419
	8,522,000	8,656,000	7,975,897
3.—Other Services—
01. Primary school text book allowance.........	170,000	164,000	159,628
02. Scholarships and allowances..............	189,000	279,000	124,515
03. Text book allowance to students in Government secondary schools	185,000	176,000	175,918
04. Independent schools—Grants, subsidies and allowances	1,000,000	1,006,100	1,006,099
05. Independent schools—Interest on loans.......	105,000	100,000	77,956
06. Assistance to Mission Schools.............	1,702,000	1,567,000	1,217,657
07. Bilingual Education Program..............	60,000	49,000	33,582
	3,411,000	3,341,100	2,795,354
Total: Division 272	45,676,000	40,695,100	39,461,671
Division 273.—COMMONWEALTH TEACHING SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	275,000	263,200	250,781
02. Overtime..........................	1,300	1,300	1,084
	276,300	264,500	251,865
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	94,500	78,500	63,670
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	18,000	17,000	10,009
03. Advertising.........................	110,000	93,000	89,550
04. Incidental and other expenditure...........	10,200	10,000	6,306
Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	..	7,000	..
	232,700	205,500	169,536

Department of Education—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 273.—COMMONWEALTH TEACHING SERVICE—continued
3.—Other Services—
01. Commonwealth Teaching Service Scholarships.	1,388,000	1,335,000	1,305,386
Total: Division 273	1,897,000	1,805,000	1,726,786
Division 274.—SCHOOLS COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	1,801,000	1,622,200	1,620,924
02. Overtime..........................	17,000	16,000	15,897
	1,818,000	1,638,200	1,636,820
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	252,000	237,000	209,908
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	118,000	129,000	116,913
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	46,000	54,000	32,213
04. Computer services.....................	30,000	30,000	8,302
05. Fees to part‑time members of Committees	117,000	120,000	119,933
06. Consultants—Fees....................	160,000	140,000	119,391
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	43,000	54,000	53,006
	766,000	764,000	659,666
3.—Other Services—
01. Special investigations..................	141,000	120,000	115,963
02. Innovatory projects in the Territories........	280,000	170,000	169,657
	421,000	290,000	285,620
Total: Division 274	3,005,000	2,692,200	2,582,107
Division 275.—TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	1,246,000	1,295,300	1,264,851
02. Overtime...........................	4,300	5,800	2,496
	1,250,300	1,301,100	1,267,347
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	175,000	136,500	103,071
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	86,000	73,300	48,093
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	75,000	61,300	46,045

Department of Education—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 275.—TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMISSION—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
04. Fees to part‑time members of Committees	3,000	9,000	4,255
05. Consultants—Fees...................	28,500	..	..
06. Incidental and other expenditure..........	20,000	25,800	20,881
	387,500	305,900	222,345
3.—Other Services—
01. Research and investigations.............	52,200	188,000	152,887
02. Assistance to non‑Government teachers colleges	1,397,000	900,000	852,000
	1,449,200	1,088,000	1,004,887
Total: Division 275	3,087,000	2,695,000	2,494,579
Division 278.—CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION
1.—For expenditure under the Canberra College of Advanced Education Act—Running expenses
	13,440,000	13,151,000	13,151,000
Division 279.—THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
1.—Running expenses—Supplementary grant..	74,330,000	70,527,500	70,527,500
Division 280.—DARWIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1.—For expenditure under the Darwin Community College Ordinance—Running expenses	6,072,000	4,801,000	4,801,000
Division 281.—CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
1.—For expenditure under the Curriculum Development Centre Act—Running expenses	1,930,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Total: Department of Education............	479,963,000	423,759,700	416,924,347

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
290	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	62,112,600	11,584,500	97,833,700	171,530,800
		53,572,294	9,332,414	73,302,613	136,207,321
291	COMMONWEALTH HOSTELS LIMITED	..	..	7,701,000	7,701,000
		..	..	7,042,329	7,042,329
292	CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION	1,474,200	1,653,000	..	3,127,200
		1,554,061	1,556,398	..	3,110,458
293	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR'S OFFICE	174,200	109,600	..	283,800
		148,074	66,286	..	214,360
294	AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNION TRAINING AUTHORITY	..	..	1,733,000	1,733,000
		..	..	2,145,100	2,145,100
295	INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BUREAU	1,407,400	195,800	..	1,603,200
		..	..	..	..
	Total.................	65,168,400	13,542,900	107,267,700	185,979,000
		55,274,429	10,955,098	82,490,042	148,719,569

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 290.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	61,757,000	53,274,000	53,253,528
02. Overtime...........................	355,600	326,137	318,766
	62,112,600	53,600,137	53,572,294
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	1,727,000	1,489,178	1,465,745
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,730,000	1,054,000	993,216
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	5,340,000	4,552,000	4,505,179
04. Office services.......................	751,000	617,500	613,790
05. Payments for services—Government Authorities and agents	416,000	444,000	390,141
06. Information services...................	478,000	850,000	664,386
07. Legal expenses.......................	105,000	81,000	70,416
08. Freight and cartage....................	338,400	232,000	195,840
09. Computer services.....................	254,100	191,000	178,092
10. National Aboriginal Employment Strategy—Publicity and associated costs	200,000	..	..
11. Incidental and other expenditure...........	245,000	257,200	255,609
	11,584,500	9,767,878	9,332,414
3.—Other Services—
01. Boards, Committees and Advisory Councils—Fees and expenses	106,400	185,300	94,973
02. Fares assistance to persons seeking employment (amounts recovered may be credited to this item)	42,000	35,000	34,409
03. Committees on discrimination in employment—Fees and expenses	52,400	48,000	15,453
04. Commonwealth Employment Service Review..	2,000	52,500	30,136
05. Relocation Assistance Scheme.............	1,269,000	300,000	285,051
06. Community Youth Support Scheme.........	4,000,000	850,000	573,770
07. Inquiry into Trade Union Training..........	8,900	13,300	3,080
Structural Adjustment Assistance—Income maintenance—For expenditure to provide benefits to persons unemployed as a result of tariff and similar changes	..	150,000	84,787
Structural Adjustment Assistance—Relocation scheme	..	1,000	701
Regional Employment Development Scheme—For expenditure on projects for the relief of unemployment	..	470,000	457,758
Income maintenance for redundancy in Australian Government employment	..	80,000	44,563
Stevedoring Industry Council—Fees and expenses	..	2,000	448
	5,480,700	2,187,100	1,625,129

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 290.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
4.—Employment Training and Assistance—
01. National Apprenticeship Assistance Scheme..	14,793,000	41,330,000	39,473,891
02. National Employment and Training System—For expenditure on allowances and other expenses for the purpose of employment training and retraining (including the training and re‑training of widow and repatriation pensioners, migrants, Aborigines, and ex‑members of the Defence Force) to meet the needs of the labour market	54,300,000	40,230,000	31,598,705
03. Training for industry and commerce—Expenses and allowances	1,000,000	900,000	590,652
04. Commonwealth Rebate for Apprentice Full‑time Training	22,260,000	530,000	14,236
	92,353,000	82,990,000	71,677,484
Total: Division 290	171,530,800	148,545,115	136,207,321
Division 291.—COMMONWEALTH HOSTELS LIMITED
01. Contribution to operational expenses—Hotel Kurrajong, Brassey House and Ainslie Guest House	51,200	74,800	74,800
02. Contribution to operational expenses—Canberra Guest Houses other than Hotel Kurrajong, Brassey House and Ainslie Guest House	30,800	351,200	351,200
03. Contribution to operational expenses—Northern Territory guest houses	105,000	..	..
04. Advance of Contribution to operating expenses—Migrant hostels	5,983,000	6,369,000	6,035,000
05. Migrant temporary accommodation assistance	150,000	195,000	194,999
06. Caretaking expenses—Migrant hostels temporarily vacant	170,000	125,000	115,679
07. Contribution to operating expenses—Food services	1,211,000	..	..
Advisory services for migrant flat dwellers..	..	45,000	21,024
Migrant transitory flat accommodation— Furniture and equipment	..	2,000	..
Migrant transitory flat accommodation— Operating expenses	..	425,000	249,626
Total: Division 291	7,701,000	7,587,000	7,042,329

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 292.—CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	1,458,000	1,584,000	1,540,284
02. Overtime..........................	16,200	14,000	13,776
	1,474,200	1,598,000	1,554,061
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	572,800	457,000	451,355
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	157,000	112,000	109,196
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	333,000	287,000	283,090
04. Office services.......................	48,000	44,000	41,578
05. Printing of reports and awards.............	310,000	610,000	609,744
06. Library books, periodicals and journals.......	44,000	36,000	34,959
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	188,200	28,000	26,475
	1,653,000	1,574,000	1,556,398
Total: Division 292	3,127,200	3,172,000	3,110,458
Division 293.—PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR'S OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	172,700	155,000	147,224
02. Overtime...........................	1,500	2,600	851
	174,200	157,600	148,074
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	57,000	63,000	17,710
02. Incidental and other expenditure...........	52,600	49,400	48,575
	109,600	112,400	66,286
Total: Division 293	283,800	270,000	214,360
Division 294.—AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNION TRAINING AUTHORITY
1.—For expenditure under the Trade Union Training Authority Act 1975—Running expenses	1,733,000	2,491,000	2,145,100

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 295.—INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BUREAU
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances................	1,404,000	..	..
02. Overtime.........................	3,400	..	..
	1,407,400	..	..
2.—Administrative Expenses—		..	..
01. Travelling and subsistence..............	91,900	..	..
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	20,000	..	..
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services....	60,000	..	..
04. Computer services...................	13,900	..	..
05. Information services..................	2,000	..	..
06. Legal expenses......................	4,000	..	..
07. Incidental and other expenditure..........	4,000	..	..
	195,800	..	..
Total: Division 295	1,603,200	..	..
Total: Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	185,979,000	162,065,115	148,719,569

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
296	ADMINISTRATIVE............	10,505,000	2,328,500	24,504,500	37,338,000
		10,153,890	2,383,345	3,076,966	15,614,201
299	GLEBE ESTATE REHABILITATION	..	..	692,000	692,000
		..	..	866,223	866,223
300	ALBURY‑WODONGA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION	..	..	800,000	800,000
		..	..	293,000	293,000
301	AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COMMISSION	..	..	500,000	500,000
		..	..	291,000	291,000
302	GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY	..	..	400,000	400,000
		..	..	150,000	150,000
303	AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE	..	..	1,810,000	1,810,000
		..	..	..	..
	Total...................	10,505,000	2,328,500	28,706,500	41,540,000
		10,153,890	2,383,345	4,677,189	17,214,424

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 296.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	10,448,000	10,318,000	10,096,815
02. Overtime...........................	57,000	100,000	57,075
	10,505,000	10,418,000	10,153,890
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	428,000	507,000	448,109
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	289,500	302,000	269,363
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	634,000	770,000	736,279
04. Information services...................	500,000	510,000	450,246
05. Computer services.....................	140,000	157,000	118,932
06. Consultants and Advisory Council—Fees and expenses	190,000	264,000	230,601
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	147,000	130,500	129,815
	2,328,500	2,640,500	2,383,345
3.—Other Services—
01. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources—Membership	11,000	11,000	10,844
02. Local Government Scholarship Scheme—College of Advanced Education	21,500	19,500	19,500
03. Environmental impact statements—Costs associated with public hearings	65,000	510,000	507,268
04. Sport and recreation....................	1,340,000	366,000	365,982
05. National Fitness Program (for payment to the National Fitness Fund Trust Account)	600,000	600,000	600,000
06. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage—Australian contribution	22,000	9,500	8,920
07. National Estate Program—Expenditure in the Territories	50,000	..	..
08. Committee of Inquiry into Housing Costs.....	500,000	..	..
09. Maralinga Dispersal Survey..............	20,000	..	..
Interim Committee on the National Estate.....	..	1,000	827
The United Nations Conference on Human Settlement—Contribution	..	55,000	51,265
	2,629,500	1,572,000	1,564,606
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Australian Council of National Trusts........	60,000	60,000	60,000
02. National Trust—New South Wales..........	30,000	30,000	30,000
03. National Trust—Victoria................	30,000	30,000	30,000
04. National Trust—Queensland..............	30,000	30,000	30,000
05. National Trust—South Australia............	30,000	30,000	30,000

Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 296.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued	$	$	$
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—continued
06. National Trust—Western Australia..........	30,000	30,000	30,000
07. National Trust—Tasmania...............	30,000	30,000	30,000
08. National Trust—Northern Territory.........	10,000	..	..
09. Australian Council of Co‑operative Building and Housing Societies—Grant	6,000	6,000	6,000
10. Australian Institute of Urban Studies.........	50,000	50,000	50,000
11. Grants to conservation organizations.........	300,000	400,000	400,000
12. Scout Association of Australia.............	50,000	50,000	50,000
13. Girl Guides Association.................	40,000	40,000	40,000
14. National Youth Council of Australia.........	45,000	45,000	45,000
15. Young Men's Christian Association.........	20,000	30,000	10,000
16. Community Forum on Housing Policy.......	15,000	15,000	13,870
Duke of Edinburgh Award in Australia.......	..	9,000	9,000
	776,000	885,000	863,870
5.—Environmental and Conservation Programs—
01. National air quality monitoring program......	75,000	146,000	145,961
02. Soil conservation study.................	35,000	40,000	18,541
Natural environmental investigations and surveys	..	478,000	445,891
	110,000	664,000	610,393
6.—For expenditure under the Homes Savings Grant Act 1976	20,000,000	..	..
7.—Housing Allowance Voucher Experiment—
01. Operating costs.......................	650,000	75,000	38,098
02. Payment of allowances and grants..........	339,000	..	..
	989,000	75,000	38,098
Total: Division 296	37,338,000	16,254,500	15,614,201
Division 299.—GLEBE ESTATE REHABILITATION
1.—Recurrent expenditure.................	692,000	930,000	866,223
Division 300.—ALBURY‑WODONGA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
1.—For expenditure under the Albury‑Wodonga Development Act—Administrative expenses	300 000	293,000	293,000
2.—For expenditure under the Albury‑Wodonga Development Act—Staff adjustment costs	500,000	..	..
Total: Division 300	800,000	293,000	293,000

Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 301.—AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Heritage Commission Act	500,000	291,000	291,000
Division 302.—GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY
1.—For expenditure under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act	400,000	150,000	150,000
Division 303.—AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
1.—For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act	1,810,000	240,000	..
Total: Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	41,540,000	18,158,500	17,214,424

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
304	ADMINISTRATIVE............	13,449,600	2,837,900	674,000	16,961,500
		12,461,523	2,598,940	306,825	15,367,288
306	AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS OFFICE	5,872,100	305,700	..	6,177,800
		5,041,546	338,625	..	5,380,171
308	SUPERANNUATION FUND INVESTMENT TRUST	385,000	67,700	..	452,700
		372,024	21,868	..	393,892
	Total...................	19,706,700	3,211,300	674,000	23,592,000
		17,875,093	2,959,433	306,825	21,141,351

17178/77—3

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 304.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances..................	13,273,300	12,320,745	12,318,354
02. Overtime............................	176,300	182,800	143,169
	13,449,600	12,503,545	12,461,523
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence................	157,700	169,400	123,925
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	534,000	377,200	357,512
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	1,042,600	1,087,800	1,086,379
04. Freight and cartage.....................	66,400	86,300	69,860
05. Computer services......................	904,200	956,700	838,686
06. Incidental and other expenditure.............	133,000	143,500	122,578
	2,837,900	2,820,900	2,598,940
3.—Other Services—
01. Superannuation payments in sterling—Exchange..	100	100	..
02. Interest on investment of trustee moneys (for payment to the Head of Trust Fund or Trust Account concerned)	400,000	205,000	202,105
03. Interest at three and one‑half per centum per annum on the value of properties transferred to the Commonwealth, but excluded from the Financial Agreement	5,200	5,200	5,133
04. Pensions to former officers or their dependants...	205,800	66,600	65,451
05. Prisoners of War Trust Fund—Administrative expenses	1,700	6,040	6,031
06. Act of grace payments in special circumstances...	61,100	32,800	28,105
07. Exchange adjustments...................	100	100	..
	674,000	315,840	306,825
Total: Division 304	16,961,500	15,640,285	15,367,288
Division 306.—AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances..................	5,795,000	4,984,000	4,971,036
02. Overtime............................	77,100	89,800	70,511
	5,872,100	5,073,800	5,041,546

Department of Finance—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 306.—AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS OFFICE—continued	$	$	$
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	27,800	22,000	21,988
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	125,800	114,600	86,769
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	73,000	128,000	127,880
04. Computer services.....................	55,000	83,000	45,987
05. Incidental and other expenditure...........	24,100	59,000	56,003
	305,700	406,600	338,625
Total: Division 306	6,177,800	5,480,400	5,380,171
Division 308.—SUPERANNUATION FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	375,000	366,100	365,394
02. Overtime...........................	10,000	10,000	6,629
	385,000	376,100	372,024
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	19,500	13,624	13,132
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	10,000	..	..
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	9,300	..	..
04. Computer services.....................	6,200	..	..
05. Consultants and part‑time members of Committees—Fees	20,000	10,000	8,736
06. Incidental and other expenditure...........	2,700	..	..
	67,700	23,624	21,868
Total: Division 308	452,700	399,724	393,892
Total: Department of Finance...............	23,592,000	21,520,409	21,141,351

ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 310.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
1. To enable the Treasurer—
(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year, in respect of expenditure that is expenditure for the ordinary annual services of the Government; and
(b) to make moneys available for expenditure, being expenditure for the ordinary annual services of the Government—
(i) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; or
(ii) pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor‑General specifically applicable to the expenditure	118,000,000	110,000,000	*

* Expenditure is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
315	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	14,480,000	9,228,900	16,447,100	40,156,000
		13,575,243	8,249,284	14,632,307	36,456,834
316	OVERSEAS SERVICE.........	33,835,000	12,684,000	..	46,519,000
		32,002,089	12,500,439	..	44,502,527
318	AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU	7,100,000	1,216,000	368,883,000	377,199,000
		6,766,367	1,121,517	328,457,395	336,345,279
	Total.................	55,415,000	23,128,900	385,330,100	463,874,000
		52,343,699	21,871,240	343,089,702	417,304,640

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 315.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	14,210,000	13,460,000	13,336,655
02. Overtime...........................	270,000	240,500	238,587
	14,480,000	13,700,500	13,575,243
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	760,600	794,600	768,723
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,498,000	1,232,700	1,030,858
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	888,000	1,000,000	906,715
04. Representation at overseas conferences.......	870,000	850,000	849,380
05. Courier service.......................	1,800,000	1,903,500	1,660,129
06. Cablegrams and radiograms..............	600,000	707,000	495,096
07. Subscriptions to newspapers, journals and periodicals	92,500	79,900	76,533
08. Tuition fees.........................	190,000	205,000	204,407
09. Publications—Printing..................	200,000	175,000	171,935
10. Communications equipment—Purchase, installation and maintenance	1,485,000	1,581,800	1,347,271
11. Computer services.....................	613,300	564,700	489,492
12. Conferences in Australia—Expenses.........	39,500	90,000	75,513
13. Incidental and other expenditure...........	192,000	251,600	173,232
	9,228,900	9,435,800	8,249,284
3.—Other Services—
01. Special overseas visits..................	300,000	250,000	196,449
02. Relief to destitute Australians abroad, including funeral expenses	40,000	65,000	33,471
03. United Nations Association of Australia—Grant.	25,000	25,000	25,000
04. Australian/U.S.S.R. Agreement for Scientific and Technical Co‑operation	130,000	120,000	118,588
05. Cultural relations overseas...............	1,100,000	872,000	868,380
06. Australian Institute of International Affairs—Grant	22,500	28,900	28,888
07. Local government non‑beneficial rates on diplomatic and consular properties in Australia	35,000	45,000	27,493
08. Compensation to Diplomatic and Consular Missions	1,000	1,300	1,233
09. Independence gift to Papua New Guinea......	1,800,000	560,000	200,000
Emergency relief for earthquake victims in Italy.	..	250,000	250,000
Jubilee Portrait of Her Majesty, the Queen.....	..	10,000	9,980
Emergency relief for earthquake victims in Romania	..	30,000	30,000
Pension to former employee under special circumstances	..	1,400	856
Undergraduate Working Visits to Australia Scheme	..	5,000	..
	3,453,500	2,731,100	2,255,508

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
		Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 315.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued		Appropriation	Expenditure
4.—International Organizations—	$	$	$
01. International Labour Organization..........	1,090,500	1,074,800	1,074,800
02. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade	205,200	218,200	214,503
03. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization	1,355,100	1,300,600	1,297,724
04. United Nations—Contribution.............	4,692,100	4,269,600	4,269,600
05. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	1,482,100	1,202,900	1,202,900
06. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Fund for the restoration of Borobodur—Contribution	40,000	40,000	40,000
07. International Atomic Energy Agency........	507,300	466,800	466,800
08. Inter‑governmental Maritime Consultative Organization	18,200	20,000	20,000
09. Eastern Regional Organization of Public Administration	2,800	1,800	1,759
10. Bureau of Permanent Court of Arbitration.....	2,300	2,400	2,357
11. United Nations—Cost of Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	90,800	81,700	80,606
12. Organization for Economic Co‑operation and Development	1,227,000	1,419,800	1,413,729
13. International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, Rome—Contribution	14,900	15,200	15,037
14. United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control...	90,900	93,600	91,452
15. United Nations Emergency Force—Middle East.	1,265,500	1,370,000	1,370,000
16. International Commission of Jurists—Contribution	9,100	9,300	9,300
17. Commonwealth Foundation—Australian contribution	117,100	109,000	107,962
18. Commonwealth Institute—Australian contribution	13,700	90,800	90,165
19. Commonwealth Secretariat—Australian contribution	308,500	279,700	278,054
20. United Nations Committee to eliminate racial discrimination	2,100	1,900	1,758
21. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization—Contribution to Regional Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia, the Far East and the South West Pacific	4,600	4,700	4,651
22. United Nations Environment Fund..........	453,800	460,900	458,761
Conference for International Economic Cooperation	..	75,000	67,843
Australian Government Contribution to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—Acropolis Appeal	..	100,000	100,000
South‑East Asia Treaty Organization...	..	192,700	162,207
	12,993,600	12,433,900	12,376,799
Total: Division 315	40,156,000	38,301,300	36,456,834

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 316.—OVERSEAS SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances..................	32,934,000	31,750,000	31,189,347
02. Overtime............................	901,000	900,000	812,742
	33,835,000	32,650,000	32,002,089
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence................	3,174,500	2,913,000	2,909,652
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,061,000	1,980,000	1,893,982
03. Postage, telegrams, telephone services cablegrams.	4,094,500	4,100,000	3,938,950
04. Imprest advances......................	630,000	390,500	390,500
05. Computer services......................	15,000	14,800	11,428
06. Social Security Schemes—Local staff—Contributions and benefits	1,077,000	1,025,000	934,609
07. Exchange adjustments...................	100	501,500	351,710
08. Incidental and other expenditure.............	1,631,900	1,914,000	1,886,252
Overseas medical expenses—Excess costs......	..	400,000	183,355
	12,684,000	13,238,800	12,500,439
Total: Division 316	46,519,000	45,888,800	44,502,527
Division 318.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances..................	7,000,000	7,000,000	6,660,152
02. Overtime............................	100,000	140,000	106,215
	7,100,000	7,140,000	6,766,367
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence................	287,000	370,000	252,808
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	125,000	174,000	97,418
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	610,000	610,000	579,900
04. Consultants—Fees and expenses............	31,000	29,000	17,498
05. Information and public relations.............	63,000	60,000	59,949
06. Incidental and other expenditure.............	100,000	125,000	113,944
	1,216,000	1,368,000	1,121,517
3.—Bilateral Aid—Papua New Guinea—
01. Grant‑in‑aid.............	200,000,000	190,000,000	190,000,000
02. Overseas officers of former Administrations and Australian Staffing Assistance Group—Termination payments and retirement benefits	19,510,000	33,840,000	33,291,676
03. Construction of runways and related civil aviation works at Port Moresby and Nadzab	1,645,000	5,040,000	3,841,159
04. Australia‑Papua New Guinea Education and Training Scheme	1,603,000	1,200,000	1,146,275

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 318.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU—continued
3.—Bilateral Aid—Papua New Guinea—continued
05. Special assistance to facilitate the transfer of functions to Papua New Guinea Government	597,000	..	..
	223,355,000	230,080,000	228,279,110
4.—Bilateral Aid Projects, Technical Co‑operation and Related Activities—
01. Colombo Plan and other bilateral programs....	71,050,000	50,730,000	42,739,503
02. Disaster relief........................	700,000	843,864	843,811
03. Preservation and development of South Pacific cultures	100,000	100,000	99,982
Emergency relief for Timor...............	..	250,000	250,000
	71,850,000	51,923,864	43,933,296
5.—Bilateral Training (excluding Papua New Guinea)—
01. Colombo Plan and other bilateral programs....	11,687,000	12,052,000	10,329,045
02. Commonwealth Co‑operation in Education Scheme	1,625,000	1,635,000	1,153,374
03. Australian‑Asian Universities Co‑operation Scheme	756,000	600,000	572,701
04. International Training Institute.............	950,000	609,000	578,910
05. Training services and student welfare........	1,600,000	1,604,000	1,298,506
	16,618,000	16,500,000	13,932,536
6.—Food Aid—
01. Bilateral food aid.....................	26,610,000	29,700,000	24,742,674
02. World Food Program...................	6,700,000	3,200,000	3,193,509
	33,310,000	32,900,000	27,936,183
7.—Multilateral Aid—United Nations Programs—
01. United Nations Development Program.......	5,510,000	3,600,000	3,592,410
02. United Nations Children's Fund............	1,500,000	1,100,000	1,100,000
03. United Nations Relief and Works Agency.....	400,000	340,000	340,000
04. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	1,500,000	420,000	420,000
05. United Nations Fund for Population Activities..	578,000	390,000	390,000
06. United Nations Institute for Training and Research	32,000	29,000	29,000
07. United Nations Educational and Training Programs for Southern Africa	30,000	20,000	20,000
08. United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa....	20,000	15,000	15,000
09. United Nations Fund for Namibia...........	25,000	25,000	25,000
10. World Meteorological Organization—Voluntary Assistance Program for World Weather Watch	20,000	18,000	18,000

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 318.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU—continued	$	$	$
7.—Multilateral Aid—United Nations Programs—continued
11. International Atomic Energy Agency—Technical Assistance	100,000	78,000	78,000
12. United Nations Disaster Relief Office......	100,000	..	..
Multilateral Fertilizer Aid..............	..	500,000	500,000
International Fund for Agricultural Development	..	1,000,000	..
	9,815,000	7,535,000	6,527,410
8.—Multilateral Aid—Regional and Other International Programs—
01. Association of South‑East Asian Nations—Economic Co‑operation	2,300,000	2,000,000	1,019,814
02. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific	700,000	500,000	498,615
03. South‑East Asian Ministers for Education Organization—Contribution	120,000	100,000	100,000
04. South Pacific Regional Programs.........	1,000,000	120,000	98,156
05. South Pacific Commission—Contribution...	950,000	858,000	857,845
06. South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation—Contribution	137,000	108,000	108,000
07. Regional Education and Training Projects...	2,120,000	1,546,000	1,129,958
08. Indo‑Pacific Fisheries Council.....	65,000	64,000	56,694
09. Commonwealth Youth Program..........	60,000	60,000	60,000
10. Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co‑operation	1,200,000	830,000	830,000
11. Special Commonwealth Program for Assisting Education of Rhodesian Africans	50,000	50,000	49,246
12. International Planned Parenthood Federation.	180,000	180,000	179,505
13. International Agricultural Research Centres..	2,700,000	2,050,000	2,012,228
14. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population	25,000	25,000	25,000
15. International Committee of the Red Cross...	100,000	50,000	50,000
16. Asian Development Bank—Further contribution to Technical Assistance Special Fund	220,000	..	..
17. Other regional and international programs...	383,000	137,600	123,840
	12,310,000	8,678,600	7,198,901
9.—Support for Voluntary Aid Schemes—
01. Assistance for overseas aid activities of nongovernmental organizations in Australia	1,500,000	550,000	549,959
02. Grant to the Australian Council for Overseas Aid for administrative purposes	125,000	100,000	100,000
	1,625,000	650,000	649,959
Total: Division 318	377,199,000	356,775,464	336,345,279
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs........	463,874,000	440,965,564	417,304,640

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
325	ADMINISTRATIVE........	45,560,000	18,785,000	20,592,000	84,937,000
		41,984,866	17,621,824	15,906,059	75,512,749
326	HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSION	..	..	1,059,000	1,059,000
		..	..	1,189,105	1,189,105
327	HEALTH INSURANCE......	..	..	1,621,450,000	1,621,450,000
		..	..	1,359,471,856	1,359,471,856
332	CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION	..	..	36,665,000	36,665,000
		..	..	35,489,000	35,489,000
334	NORTHERN TERRITORY HOSPITALS	21,480,000	6,316,000	..	27,796,000
		17,476,495	5,508,061	..	22,984,556
335	NORTHERN TERRITORY HEALTH SERVICES	10,475,000	5,487,000	2,541,000	18,503,000
		8,615,187	4,825,458	1,929,090	15,369,736
	Total...............	77,515,000	30,588,000	1,682,307,000	1,790,410,000
		68,076,548	27,955,343	1,413,985,110	1,510,017,002

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 325.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances..................	44,800,000	41,320,000	41,284,020
02. Overtime............................	760,000	800,000	700,846
	45,560,000	42,120,000	41,984,866
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence................	906,000	983,000	850,682
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,204,000	2,450,000	1,964,055
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	3,500,000	4,677,000	4,057,796
04. Office services........................	330,000	330,000	230,575
05. Hire of, and repairs to, vehicles, launches and aircraft	350,000	390,000	321,353
06. Stores and laboratory supplies..............	920,000	850,000	801,262
07. Consultants and part‑time members of committees—Fees	438,000	377,000	243,815
08. Plant quarantine, publicity campaign..........	30,000	22,500	22,490
09. Payments to authorities and medical practitioners for quarantine services rendered	6,265,000	4,780,000	4,597,907
10. Computer services......................	2,990,000	2,783,000	2,509,994
11. Advertising..........................	98,000	1,180,000	1,062,674
12. Freight and cartage.....................	105,000	124,000	99,570
13. Oriental fruit fly eradication campaign........	229,000	502,000	242,571
14. Incidental and other expenditure.............	420,000	705,000	617,079
	18,785,000	20,153,500	17,621,824
3.—Other Services—
01. World Health Organization—Contribution......	2,135,000	1,700,000	1,700,000
02. Medical research (for payment to the Medical Research Endowment Fund)	11,714,000	10,295,500	10,295,500
03. Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia—Grant‑in‑aid	2,400,000	2,000,000	1,995,765
04. International Cancer Research Agency—Contribution	328,000	270,000	266,295
05. Hearing aids for Repatriation patients, Service personnel and approved compensation cases of Commonwealth Departments	300,000	281,000	271,878
06. Drug education........................	75,000	75,000	68,354
07. Family Planning Program.................	750,000	750,000	742,987
08. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission—Advance for research under section 19 (b) of Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Act	2,757,000	2,700,000	250,000
09. Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases—Contribution	1,300	1,300	1,253
10. Dental therapists—Training costs............	5,700	135,000	129,070
11. Dental scholarships.....................	96,000	177,000	130,920

Department of Health—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 325.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
12. Peer review of professional standards for medical practitioners	30,000	60,000	54,038
	20,592,000	18,444,800	15,906,059
Total: Division 325	84,937,000	80,718,300	75,512,749
Division 326.—HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Hospitals and Health Services Commission Act—Running Expenses	219,000	260,000	189,105
2.—For expenditure under the Hospitals and Health Services Commission Act—Planning and Research	840,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Total: Division 326	1,059,000	1,260,000	1,189,105
Division 327.—HEALTH INSURANCE
1.—For payment to the Health Insurance Commission established under the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973 for the purposes of the Commission	53,750,000	58,747,000	54,550,000
2.—For payment to the Health Insurance Fund established by the Health Insurance Act 1973	1,502,700,000	1,552,000,000	1,278,173,596
3.—For payment to the Hospital Benefits Re‑Insurance Trust Fund established by the National Health Act	50,000,000	37,500,000	25,000,000
4.—Hospital Insurance organizations—Subsidy	15,000,000	12,000,000	1,748,260
Total: Division 327	1,621,450,000	1,660,247,000	1,359,471,856
Division 332.—CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION
1.—For payment under the Capital Territory Health Commission Ordinance	36,665,000	35,489,000	35,489,000

Department of Health—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 334.—NORTHERN TERRITORY HOSPITALS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	20,900,000	17,000,000	16,953,469
02. Overtime...........................	580,000	525,000	523,026
	21,480,000	17,525,000	17,476,495
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	565,000	699,000	440,110
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	210,000	230,000	184,080
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	336,000	306,000	301,752
04. Fuel, light, power and water..............	1,280,000	1,177,000	998,027
05. Provisions..........................	875,000	1,000,000	794,552
06. Medical supplies......................	2,000,000	2,200,000	1,798,042
07. Other general stores....................	310,000	425,000	324,756
08. Advertising.........................	65,000	80,000	47,483
09. Repairs and maintenance of equipment.......	175,000	200,000	154,180
10. Incidental and other expenditure...........	500,000	467,000	465,080
	6,316,000	6,784,000	5,508,061
Total: Division 334	27,796,000	24,309,000	22,984,556
Division 335.—NORTHERN TERRITORY HEALTH SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	10,150,000	8,613,000	8,331,131
02. Overtime...........................	325,000	369,000	284,056
	10,475,000	8,982,000	8,615,187
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	547,000	767,000	457,419
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	153,000	150,000	146,088
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	680,000	706,500	700,490
04. Fuel, light, power and water..............	130,000	124,000	107,609
05. Motor vehicles and aircraft—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	1,600,000	1,496,000	1,436,748
06. Medical supplies......................	850,000	750,000	749,895
07. Other general stores....................	70,000	100,000	68,463
08. Patients transferred to States—Transport......	114,000	118,000	97,331
09. Private transport of patients within the Northern Territory	177,000	201,000	152,313

Department of Health—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 335.—NORTHERN TERRITORY HEALTH SERVICES—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
10. Cleaning of premises...............	170,000	181,000	135,461
11. Mental Defectives Ordinance, Northern Territory—Reimbursement of maintenance expenditure by State Governments	396,000	403,000	323,664
12. Incidental and other expenditure.......	600,000	649,700	449,978
	5,487,000	5,646,200	4,825,458
3.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Australian Red Cross Society, Blood Transfusion Service	151,000	209,500	196,500
02. Order of St. John in Northern Territory...	630,000	350,000	349,669
03. Grants towards the employment of nursing staff in isolated areas	140,000	125,000	87,447
04. Capital and operating subsidies to missions	1,550,000	1,350,000	1,235,474
05. Darwin Women's Centre............	70,000	60,000	60,000
Northern Territory Council for alcoholism and drug dependency	..	25,000	..
	2,541,000	2,119,500	1,929,090
Total: Division 335	18,503,000	16,747,700	15,369,736
Total: Department of Health............	1,790,410,000	1,818,771,000	1,510,017,002

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
340	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	15,257,000	3,161,500	7,288,500	25,707,000
		13,659,521	2,312,318	7,078,678	23,050,517
342	OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS	81,000	27,000	..	108,000
		133,842	45,180	..	179,021
344	OVERSEAS SERVICE.........	3,649,000	1,101,000	..	4,750,000
		3,416,807	1,253,497	..	4,670,304
	Total.................	18,987,000	4,289,500	7,288,500	30,565,000
		17,210,170	3,610,995	7,078,678	27,899,842

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 340.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	14,912,000	13,351,400	13,346,062
02. Overtime...........................	345,000	317,000	313,459
	15,257,000	13,668,400	13,659,521
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	360,000	338,500	338,393
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	500,000	460,000	387,354
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	1,300,000	880,000	727,176
04. Office services.......................	50,000	39,000	36,433
05. Payments for services—Government authorities and agents	40,000	43,500	18,594
06. Translation services....................	40,000	55,000	52,474
07. Committee on Overseas Professional Qualifications—Fees and expenses	128,000	143,000	108,214
08. Freight and cartage....................	75,000	45,000	24,414
09. Computer services.....................	163,500	213,000	153,900
10. Migrant publicity.....................	425,000	527,000	385,822
11. Incidental and other expenditure...........	80,000	80,000	79,544
	3,161,500	2,824,000	2,312,318
3.—Other Services—
01. Deportation—Fares and other costs..........	610,000	617,000	615,546
02. Advisory Councils—Fees and expenses.......	104,500	78,000	55,817
03. Assistance for migrant resource and information centres	124,000	50,000	49,810
Immigration studies and research...........	..	37,900	37,863
	838,500	782,900	759,036
4.—Embarkation and Passage Costs—
01. Assisted migration program—Passage and associated costs	6,200,000	11,088,000	6,115,358
02. Movements of migrants on disembarkation.....	250,000	410,000	197,602
Reimbursement of passage assistance repaid by migrants on temporary departure from Australia	..	10,000	6,683
	6,450,000	11,508,000	6,319,642
Total: Division 340	25,707,000	28,783,300	23,050,517

Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 342.—OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..	81,000	150,500	133,842
2.—Administrative Expenses.................	27,000	45,200	45,180
Total: Division 342	108,000	195,700	179,021
Division 344.—OVERSEAS SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances..................	3,622,000	3,530,000	3,393,177
02. Overtime............................	27,000	25,000	23,630
	3,649,000	3,555,000	3,416,807
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence................	819,000	840,000	819,661
02. Stationery—Special forms................	40,000	40,000	34,816
03. Telephone services.....................	16,000	15,000	13,459
04. Incidental and other expenditure.............	226,000	420,000	385,562
	1,101,000	1,315,000	1,253,497
Total: Division 344	4,750,000	4,870,000	4,670,304
Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	30,565,000	33,849,000	27,899,842

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
380	ADMINISTRATIVE............	6,166,000	861,000	14,117,000	21,144,000
		5,703,986	585,368	68,630,875	74,920,229
382	AUSTRALIAN TOURIST COMMISSION	..	..	2,800,000	2,800,000
		..	..	2,900,000	2,900,000
	Total...................	6,166,000	861,000	16,917,000	23,944,000
		5,703,986	585,368	71,530,875	77,820,229

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 380.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	6,150,000	13,267,000	5,691,378
02. Overtime...........................	16,000	56,000	12,608
	6,166,000	13,323,000	5,703,986
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	225,000	554,000	190,949
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	200,000	443,000	139,064
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	173,000	993,000	131,544
04. Advertising.........................	27,000	31,000	5,471
05. Office services.......................	26,000	139,000	16,772
06. Computer services.....................	50,000	215,000	7,105
07. Consultants—Fees....................	40,000	80,000	46,808
08. Incidental and other expenditure...........	120,000	307,000	47,655
	861,000	2,762,000	585,368
3.—Other Services—
01. Ship construction—Purchase of ships........	13,876,000	66,386,000	66,385,902
02. Manufacturing Assistance—Electronic components	144,000	783,000	776,347
03. Structural Adjustment Assistance—For expenditure to assist the adjustment of industry to the effects of tariff and similar changes	97,000	750,000	636,801
Development of tourist attractions—Grants....	..	833,000	831,825
	14,117,000	68,752,000	68,630,875
Total: Division 380	21,144,000	84,837,000	74,920,229
Division 382.—AUSTRALIAN TOURIST COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Tourist Commission Act	2,800,000	3,000,000	2,900,000
Total: Department of Industry and Commerce...	23,944,000	87,837,000	77,820,229

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
430	ADMINISTRATIVE............	6,630,000	1,061,000	3,602,000	11,293,000
		6,818,172	1,076,254	3,355,724	11,250,149
431	DIVISION OF NATIONAL MAPPING	4,592,000	2,695,000	..	7,287,000
		4,276,830	2,300,976	..	6,577,806
432	BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS	8,124,000	3,887,000	..	12,011,000
		7,995,445	3,856,023	6,000	11,857,467
435	JOINT COAL BOARD..........	..	..	831,000	831,000
		..	..	793,000	793,000
436	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION	..	..	20,589,000	20,589,000
		..	..	19,536,971	19,536,971
	Total..................	19,346,000	7,643,000	25,022,000	52,011,000
		19,090,447	7,233,253	23,691,694	50,015,393

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 430.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	6,600,000	6,806,250	6,788,079
02. Overtime...........................	30,000	38,000	30,093
	6,630,000	6,844,250	6,818,172
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence	251,000	248,500	243,308
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	190,000	216,500	183,833
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	330,000	346,900	345,586
04. Computer services.....................	40,000	39,000	35,885
05. Payments under Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act	20,000	88,000	83,887
06. General stores.......................	17,000	18,100	18,061
07. Advertising.........................	9,000	17,000	7,977
08. Consultants and part‑time members of Committees—Fees and expenses	143,000	81,000	71,537
09. Incidental and other expenditure............	61,000	86,200	86,180
	1,061,000	1,141,200	1,076,254
3.—Other Services—
01. River Murray Commission—Contribution towards expenses	57,000	45,900	39,750
02. Water resources research................	390,000	450,000	389,198
03. Australian Mineral Development Laboratories—Contribution	248,000	..	..
04. Fraser Island exports—Act of grace payments to companies	2,800,000	3,600,000	63,850
05. Costs associated with guarantee agreements with Mary Kathleen Uranium Limited concerning borrowing of uranium	107,000	352,500	167,825
Loan to Mary Kathleen Uranium Limited.....	..	1,800,000	1,800,000
Coal research........................	..	395,000	395,000
Kimberley Research Station..............	..	500,100	500,100
	3,602,000	7,143,500	3,355,724
Total: Division 430	11,293,000	15,128,950	11,250,149
Division 431.—DIVISION OF NATIONAL MAPPING
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	4,523,000	4,200,000	4,198,835
02. Overtime...........................	69,000	103,000	77,995
	4,592,000	4,303,000	4,276,830

Department of National Resources—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 431.—DIVISION OF NATIONAL MAPPING—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	189,000	213,500	212,529
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	38,000	37,000	36,673
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	62,000	100,000	56,126
04. Map printing........................	277,000	310,000	306,830
05. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	124,000	187,000	158,085
06. Aircraft operating expenses...............	91,000	87,000	31,208
07. Aerial survey and photography............	274,500	292,000	259,887
08. Contract mapping.....................	341,000	570,000	503,661
09. Repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment.	51,000	67,000	57,193
10. Hire of ships and boats..................	950,000	392,000	376,349
11. Computer services.....................	113,000	99,000	91,031
12. General stores.......................	65,500	89,700	89,472
13. Office services.......................	65,000	14,700	14,486
14. Incidental and other expenditure...........	54,000	128,100	107,447
	2,695,000	2,587,000	2,300,976
Total: Division 431	7,287,000	6,890,000	6,577,806
Division 432.—BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	7,989,000	7,873,750	7,868,418
02. Overtime...........................	135,000	128,000	127,027
	8,124,000	8,001,750	7,995,445
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	415,000	423,500	422,687
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	118,000	169,000	163,564
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	230,000	239,000	238,638
04. Office services.......................	35,000	40,000	38,872
05. Printing and distribution of maps and publications	375,000	320,000	319,365
06. Motor vehicles—Hire and maintenance.......	600,000	660,000	593,609
07. Aircraft—Maintenance and running expenses...	311,000	297,000	294,991
08. General stores.......................	458,000	430,000	428,211
09. Contract services.....................	731,000	814,000	681,455
10. Freight and cartage....................	60,000	75,000	57,820
11. Repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment.	54,000	65,000	50,339
12. Computer services.....................	430,000	500,300	500,227
13. Incidental and other expenditure...........	70,000	66,500	66,244
	3,887,000	4,099,300	3,856,023

Department of National Resources—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 432.—BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS—continued
3.—Other Services—
Riverview Observatory—Grant............	..	6,000	6,000
Total: Division 432	12,011,000	12,107,050	11,857,467
Division 435.—JOINT COAL BOARD
1.—For expenditure under the Coal Industry Act..	831,000	793,000	793,000
Division 436.—AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act—Running expenses	20,589,000	19,668,000	19,536,971
Total: Department of National Resources.......	52,011,000	54,587,000	50,015,393

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
455	ADMINISTRATIVE............	18,354,000	6,027,000	12,369,000	36,750,000
		16,854,896	5,238,148	12,437,239	34,530,283
457	NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY	..	..	25,400,000	25,400,000
		..	..	20,118,635	20,118,635
460	DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION	..	..	925,000	925,000
		..	..	1,650,000	1,650,000
	Total...................	18,354,000	6,027,000	38,694,000	63,075,000
		16,854,896	5,238,148	34,205,874	56,298,918

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 455.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	17,916,000	17,182,000	16,499,666
02. Overtime...........................	438,000	453,000	355,230
	18,354,000	17,635,000	16,854,896
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	1,565,000	1,544,300	1,497,791
02. Office requisites and equipment and stationery..	460,000	369,000	227,856
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	2,200,000	2,246,200	2,244,575'
04. Advertising.........................	79,000	100,000	45,946
05. Computer services.....................	899,000	534,500	530,399
06. Nhulunbuy Township—Service charges......	203,000	173,000	154,198
07. Printing of official publications and forms.....	43,000	42,410	27,536
08. Consultants—Fees.....................	132,000	116,300	111,774
09. Incidental and other expenditure............	446,000	398,722	398,073
	6,027,000	5,524,432	5,238,148
3.—General Services—
01. General welfare services.................	1,008,000	903,000	902,432
02. Animal Industry Branch.................	1,400,000	1,481,000	1,480,808
03. Urban Development and Town Planning Branch—Operational expenses	18,000	11,700	11,569
04. Traffic administration—Operational expenses..	158,000	131,850	110,563
05. Lands administration...................	27,000	24,000	22,776
06. Water Resources Branch—Operational expenses.	1,934,000	1,825,000	1,640,324
07. Mines Branch—Operational expenses........	712,000	691,000	660,870
08. Forestry, Fisheries, Wildlife and National Parks Branch—Operational expenses	1,880,000	1,617,435	1,614,433
09. Advisory boards—Fees and expenses........	25,000	24,025	17,999
10. Eradication of Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis	650,000	889,500	398,604‑
11. Government housing—Payment in lieu of rates to local government authorities	598,000	387,200	383,553
12. Information and public relations............	40,000	45,000	21,732
13. Hostels at Nhulunbuy—Operational expenses...	400,000	400,000	324,386
14. Coastal shipping service—Subsidy..........	48,000	48,000	48,000
15. Assistance to show societies..............	10,000	10,000	10,000
16. Darwin bus service—Loss on operations (for payment to the Northern Territory Transport Trust Account)	608,000	643,600	643,600
17. Beef cattle—Freight subsidy..............	400,000	400,000	295,793
Flood Relief Grants....................	..	15,000	15,000
Royal Visit to Darwin 1977..............	..	13,000	7,997
	9,916,000	9,560,310	8,610,439

Department of the Northern Territory—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 455.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
4.—Stores and Material—
01. General supplies, stores and materials........	770,000	1,100,000	840,364
02. Domestic furniture....................	1,098,000	2,000,000	1,999,366
03. Store expenses, including freight and cartage...	585,000	585,000	540,081
	2,453,000	3,685,000	3,379,811
6.—Darwin Cyclone Relief—
01. Reimbursement of restoration and additional administrative costs incurred by Northern Territory Port Authority	..	335,000	335,000
02. Storage of personal effects from cyclone damaged dwellings	..	50,000	29,241
03. Repatriation of population to Darwin........	..	30,000	25,879
04. Hire of MV 'Patris' (money received in payment for accommodation may be credited to this item)	..	23,000	22,835
05. Incidental and other expenditure...........	..	50,000	34,034
	..	488,000	446,989
Total: Division 455	36,750,000	36,892,742	34,530,283
Division 457.—NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
1.—For operating expenditure in respect of matters specified in determinations made under section 4ze of the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910, being expenditure in accordance with an Ordinance or Ordinances of the Northern Territory making provision with respect to the expenditure of moneys appropriated by the Parliament by virtue of this Item	25,400,000	20,769,118	20,118,635
Division 460.—DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Darwin Reconstruction Act—Administration	925,000	3,020,000	1,650,000
Total: Department of the Northern Territory....	63,075,000	60,681,860	56,298,918

DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
470	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	13,187,000	5,351,000	3,371,000	21,909,000
		12,899,656	5,094,044	5,319,671	23,313,372
472	TRADE COMMISSIONER SERVICE	10,537,500	2,406,500	..	12,944,000
		9,492,238	2,295,573	..	11,787,811
474	EXPORT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS BOARD	695,000	53,000	30,000,000	30,748,000
		561,712	39,428	24,078,905	24,680,044
	Total.................	24,419,500	7,810,500	33,371,000	65,601,000
		22,953,606	7,429,045	29,398,576	59,781,227

DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 470.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	13,114,000	12,832,000	12,829,976
02. Overtime...........................	73,000	70,000	69,680
	13,187,000	12,902,000	12,899,656
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	580,000	609,000	529,395
02. Office requisities and equipment, stationery and printing	340,000	380,000	338,911
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	321,000	400,000	305,412
04. Trade promotion......................	3,420,000	3,420,000	3,418,467
05. Computer services.....................	525,000	346,000	344,582
06. Incidental and other expenditure...........	165,000	170,000	157,277
	5,351,000	5,325,000	5,094,044
3.—Other Services—
01. Charges incurred on behalf of exporters and others (moneys recovered may be credited to this item)	5,000	5,103	5,103
02. Overseas promotion of rural products—Contribution	932,000	1,023,000	902,166
03. Contributions to international organizations....	625,000	4,666,000	3,083,840
04. Promotion of Australian consultancy services in developing countries	159,000	180,000	69,402
05. Technical feasibility study of the proposed Wabo Hydro‑electric project in Papua New Guinea—Contribution	150,000	695,000	695,000
06. Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Interest subsidy for export finance facility	1,500,000	610,000	297,793
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—National Interest case payment	..	367,000	256,257
Overseas investment feasibility studies.......	..	50,000	10,111
	3,371,000	7,596,103	5,319,671
Total: Division 470	21,909,000	25,823,103	23,313,372
Division 472.—TRADE COMMISSIONER SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowance..................	10,482,000	9,447,600	9,447,475
02. Overtime...........................	55,500	45,000	44,764
	10,537,500	9,492,600	9,492,238

Department of Overseas Trade—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 472.—TRADE COMMISSIONER SERVICE—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	1,162,000	1,051,000	1,050,618
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	195,000	161,000	160,585
03. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	219,500	190,000	181,627
04. Imprest advances.....................	50,000	53,000	53,000
05. Locally engaged staff—Pension scheme......	277,000	..	..
06. Incidental and other expenditure...........	503,000	850,000	849,743
	2,406,500	2,305,000	2,295,573
Total: Division 472	12,944,000	11,797,600	11,787,811
Division 474.—EXPORT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS BOARD
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	689,000	563,000	556,585
02. Overtime...........................	6,000	6,000	5,127
	695,000	569,000	561,712
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	32,000	31,500	28,470
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	15,000	18,000	6,826
03. Incidental and other expenditure...........	6,000	6,500	4,131
	53,000	56,000	39,428
3.—Other Services—
01. For expenditure under the Export Market Development Grants Act	30,000,000	28,000,000	24,078,905
Total: Division 474	30,748,000	28,625,000	24,680,044
Total: Department of Overseas Trade..........	65,601,000	66,245,703	59,781,227

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
480	ADMINISTRATIVE............	6,868,000	1,657,000	580,000	9,105,000
		6,111,093	1,502,940	588,592	8,202,624
482	NATIONAL BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICE	..	..	151,133,000	151,133,000
		..	..	147,949,000	147,949,000
484	REGULATION OF BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION	..	..	2,300,000	2,300,000
		..	..	1,100,000	1,100,000
	PLANNING AND REGULATION OF BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION	..	..	..	..
		..	..	2,273,472	2,273,472
485	ETHNIC BROADCASTING.......	537,000	1,371,000	..	1,908,000
		..	569,061	..	569,061
	Total...................	7,405,000	3,028,000	154,013,000	164,446,000
		6,111,093	2,072,001	151,911,064	160,094,157

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 480.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	6,800,000	6,155,000	6,057,442
02. Overtime...........................	68,000	54,000	53,651
	6,868,000	6,209,000	6,111,093
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	267,000	253,000	240,067
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	190,000	182,000	180,937
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	550,000	500,000	482,233
04. Motor vehicle services..................	220,000	178,000	177,667
05. Computer hire.......................	120,000	112,000	109,826
06. Consultants.........................	35,000	43,000	20,958
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	275,000	295,000	291,252
	1,657,000	1,563,000	1,502,940
3.—Other Services—
01. International Telecommunication Union—Contribution	560,000	577,560	576,156
02. Asia‑Pacific Telecommunity—Contribution	20,000
Act of grace payments in lieu of recreation leave to Chairman and full‑time member of former Australian Broadcasting Control Board		12,440	12,436
	580,000	590,000	588,592
Total: Division 480	9,105,000	8,362,000	8,202,624
Division 482.—NATIONAL BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICE—
1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Commission	128,193,000	126,220,000	126,220,000
2.—For payment to the Australian Telecommunications Commission in respect of technical services provided pursuant to sections 73 and 74 of the Broadcasting and Television Act	22,940,000	21,729,000	21,729,000
Total: Division 482	151,133,000	147,949,000	147,949,000
Division 484.—REGULATION OF BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION
1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal	2,300,000	1,100,000	1,100,000
PLANNING AND REGULATION OF BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION
For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Control Board	..	4,835,000	2,273,472

Postal and Telecommunications Department—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 485.—ETHNIC BROADCASTING
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	527,000	..	..
02. Overtime...........................	10,000	..	..
	537,000	..	..
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	21,000	..	..
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	17,000	..	..
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	43,000	..	..
04. Payments to part‑time broadcasters...	500,000	..	..
05. Station facilities......................	690,000	..	..
06. Incidental and other expenditure...........	100,000	..	..
Ethnic Broadcasting Experiment...........	..	590,000	569,061
	1,371,000	590,000	569,061
Total: Division 485	1,908,000	590,000	569,061
Total: Postal and Telecommunications Department	164,446,000	162,836,000	160,094,157

17178/77—4

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
490	ADMINISTRATIVE............	9,920,000	3,037,700	31,376,300	44,334,000
		9,638,406	2,709,679	5,354,688	17,702,773
494	BUREAU OF ANIMAL HEALTH (INCLUDING EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—MEAT)	26,980,000	4,086,000	35,000	31,101,000
		24,248,849	3,648,548	100,000	27,997,397
495	EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—OTHER THAN MEAT	2,097,000	2,950,500	..	5,047,500
		1,814,381	2,702,822	..	4,517,203
497	BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS	4,300,000	644,500	31,000	4,975,500
		3,931,837	627,415	29,582	4,588,834
	Total...................	43,297,000	10,718,700	31,442,300	85,458,000
		39,633,473	9,688,464	5,484,270	54,806,207

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 490.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	9,850,000	9,630,000	9,574,167
02. Overtime...........................	70,000	66,000	64,239
	9,920,000	9,696,000	9,638,406
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	415,000	405,000	385,814
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	500,000	450,000	384,309
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	620,000	625,000	594,053
04. Australian Fisheries—Printing and distribution costs	140,000	135,000	134,976
05. Fisheries services—Reimbursement to States...	700,000	543,000	542,923
06. Administration of re‑establishment loans—Reimbursement to States	27,000	29,000	26,233
07. Consultants—Fees....................	20,500	32,000	22,942
08. Forestry scholarships...................	75,000	95,000	79,672
09. Foreign fishing vessels—Apprehension and prosecution	260,000	..	..
10. Incidental and other expenditure...........	280,200	540,000	538,758
	3,037,700	2,854,000	2,709,679
3.—Other Services—
01. Wheat research (for payment to the Wheat Research Trust Account)	1,700,000	1,682,000	1,640,000
02. Tobacco research (for payment to the Tobacco Industry Trust Account)	390,000	373,300	373,300
03. Agricultural extension services............	219,400	254,000	228,709
04. Minor agricultural research...............	75,400	90,000	89,999
05. Australian Tobacco Board—Allocation of tobacco charges	128,000	149,700	149,700
06. Payments to State Authorities in connexion with War Service Land Settlement	946,000	754,000	753,474
07. Barley research.......................	140,000	139,000	137,251
08. Wine research.......................	67,500	65,000	65,000
09. Rural re‑establishment loans for veterans	350,000	500,000	407,500
10. Australian Plague Locust Commission—Contribution	500,000	500,000	499,835
11. Development of Australian Fisheries—Contribution	60,000	200,000	200,000
12. Wool Promotion—Contribution............	19,900,000	..	..
13. Wool Research (for payment to the Wool Research Trust Fund)	6,900,000	..	..
Australian Wheat Board—Reimbursement of cost of extended credit facilities	..	810,000	809,921
	31,376,300	5,517,000	5,354,688
Total: Division 490	44,334,000	18,067,000	17,702,773

Department of Primary Industry—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 494.—BUREAU OF ANIMAL HEALTH (INCLUDING EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—MEAT)	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	23,680,000	21,373,000	21,202,090
02. Overtime...........................	3,300,000	3,056,000	3,046,759
	26,980,000	24,429,000	24,248,849
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	2,430,000	2,350,000	2,328,413
02. Printing of publications.................	25,000	30,000	8,432
03. Protective clothing for inspection staff........	750,000	605,000	556,714
04. Export Animal Health Certification—Reimbursement to States	486,000	385,000	384,943
05. Incidental and other expenditure...........	395,000	328,000	326,315
National disease recording scheme..........	..	63,000	43,731
	4,086,000	3,761,000	3,648,548
3.—Other Services—
01. Bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis eradication and compensation in the Australian Capital Territory	35,000	..	..
National Carcase Classification Scheme......	..	100,000	100,000
	35,000	100,000	100,000
Total: Division 494	31,101,000	28,290,000	27,997,397
Division 495.—EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—OTHER THAN MEAT
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	2,013,000	1,749,000	1,732,926
02. Overtime (money received as payment of overtime charges in connexion with services provided by the Department may be credited to this item)..	84,000	104,000	81,455
	2,097,000	1,853,000	1,814,381
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	322,500	291,500	287,191
02. Inspections of fresh fruit, seeds, plants, vegetables and other items—Reimbursement to States	2,500,000	2,300,000	2,299,735
03. Payments to Australian Wheat Board for services in connexion with inspections of flour mills	53,000	53,000	52,627
04. Incidental and other expenditure...........	75,000	68,000	63,269
	2,950,500	2,712,500	2,702,822
Total: Division 495	5,047,500	4,565,500	4,517,203

Department of Primary Industry—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 497.—BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	4,256,000	3,892,500	3,890,631
02. Overtime...........................	44,000	43,000	41,205
	4,300,000	3,935,500	3,931,837
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	222,500	227,000	224,652
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	45,000	42,000	37,929
03. Computer services.....................	245,000	280,000	240,570
04. Printing of publications.................	85,000	110,000	77,358
05. Incidental and other expenditure...........	47,000	47,000	46,906
	644,500	706,000	627,415
3.—Other Services—
01. National Agricultural Outlook Conference.....	31,000	40,000	29,582
Total: Division 497	4,975,500	4,681,500	4,588,834
Total: Department of Primary Industry........	85,458,000	55,604,000	54,806,207

17178/77—5

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
500	ADMINISTRATIVE............	7,010,000	1,756,400	1,506,500	10,272,900
		6,407,694	1,566,455	1,156,640	9,130,788
504	CONVEYANCE OF GOVERNOR‑GENERAL, MINISTERS OF STATE AND OTHERS BY R.A.A.F. AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT	..	1,453,000	..	1,453,000
		..	1,532,955	..	1,532,955
505	OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS....	..	1,537,000	..	1,537,000
		..	1,310,656	..	1,310,655
506	GOVERNOR‑GENERAL’S OFFICE	281,200	223,500	..	504,700
		253,165	516,418	..	769,584
508	COMMONWEALTH OMBUDSMAN.	..	..	300,000	300,000
		..	..	998	998
509	AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GALLERY	..	..	4,225,500	4,225,500
		..	..	4,226,000	4,226,000
510	AUSTRALIA COUNCIL.........	..	..	23,740,000	23,740,000
		..	..	23,637,917	23,637,917
511	AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL	..	..	3,354,500	3,354,500
		..	..	2,936,400	2,936,400
512	AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION.	..	..	9,680,000	9,680,000
		..	..	7,056,000	7,056,000
515	AUDITOR‑GENERAL'S OFFICE	9,491,000	720,400	..	10,211,400
		8,285,470	464,109	..	8,749,580
516	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.......	14,116,000	3,962,000	1,000	18,079,000
		12,960,614	2,900,971	900	15,862,485
520	AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION	..	9,950,000	..	9,950,000
		..	7,800,000	..	7,800,000
	Total...................	30,898,200	19,602,300	42,807,500	93,308,000
		27,906,943	16,091,564	39,014,855	83,013,362

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 500.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	6,920,000	6,503,700	6,316,379
02. Overtime...........................	90,000	93,400	91,315
	7,010,000	6,597,100	6,407,694
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	250,000	263,000	262,906
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	380,000	342,400	337,214
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	633,000	504,900	431,273
04. Distinguished visitors, guests and special occasions—Official hospitality, presentations and entertainment	350,000	420,000	387,347
05. Consultants—‑Fees..............	7,600	13,000	11,416
06. Incidental and other expenditure...........	135,800	139,000	136,299
	1,756,400	1,682,300	1,566,455
3.—Other Services—
01. Former Governors‑General or their dependants—Annual allowances	52,300	57,100	54,621
02. Australian National University—Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations	129,000	129,200	129,200
03. Australian Science and Technology Council—For expenditure for the purposes of the Council	234,000	190,000	129,749
04. Australia‑Japan Foundation (for payment to the Australia‑Japan Fund)	500,000	150,000	150,000
05. Northwest One‑stop Welfare Centre...	30,000	34,300	22,490
06. Advisory Council for Inter‑Government Relations	156,500	65,000	65,000
07. Royal Visit‑1977...............	75,000	510,000	501,962
08. Committee of Inquiry into Education and Training	309,200	76,300	52,234
09. International Women's Year..............	18,000	40,000	20,922
10. State Funerals........................	2,500	8,000	7,595
Public Lending Right—Payments to authors and publishers	..	625,000	3,588
Public Lending Right—Survey expenses......	..	52,000	3,795
State Visit of the President of Nauru........	..	15,483	15,483
	1,506,500	1,952,383	1,156,640
Total: Division 500	10,272,900	10,231,783	9,130,788

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 504.—CONVEYANCE OF GOVERNOR‑GENERAL, MINISTERS OF STATE AND OTHERS BY R.A.A.F. AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
01. R.A.A.F............................	1,443,000	1,526,491	1,526,490
02. Department of Transport.................	10,000	20,000	6,465
Total: Division 504	1,453,000	1,546,491	1,532,955
Division 505.—OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Allowance to Governor‑General for upkeep of Governor‑General's establishments	506,700	473,800	473,800
02. Wages of staff, other than Governor‑General's establishments	119,300	111,600	108,343
03. Telephone services....................	98,000	95,500	94,812
04. Repairs and maintenance................	285,500	162,100	140,216
05. Maintenance of grounds.................	324,700	276,600	275,518
06. Fuel, light and power...................	35,500	33,100	32,990
07. Freight and transport...................	63,300	59,500	59,291
08. Furniture and fittings...................	56,000	95,200	71,470
09. Incidental and other expenditure...........	48,000	56,800	54,215
Total: Division 505	1,537,000	1,364,200	1,310,655
Division 506.—GOVERNOR‑GENERAL'S OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	279,000	250,800	247,002
02. Overtime...........................	2,200	2,000	1,972
Salary of the Administrator..............		4,200	4,192
	281,200	257,000	253,165
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	50,800	76,500	76,127
02. Australian Honours—Insignia, warrants and investitures	120,000	520,000	398,900
03. Incidental and other expenditure...........	52,700	43,000	41,391
	223,500	639,500	516,418
Total: Division 506	504,700	896,500	769,584
Division 508.—COMMONWEALTH OMBUDSMAN
1.—Running Expenses....................	300,000	80,000	998

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 509.—AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GALLERY	$	$	$
1.—For expenditure under the National Gallery Act	4,225,500	4,286,000	4,226,000
Division 510.—AUSTRALIA COUNCIL
1.—For expenditure under the Australia Council Act—
01. The Australian Ballet Foundation...........	1,280,000		1,144,000
02. The Australian Opera...................	2,400,000	..	2,150,000
03. The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Orchestras	2,030,000	..	1,234,000
04. Public Lending Right Scheme.............	800,000	..	740,556
05. General Support for Art Activities..........	13,730,000	..	15,143,606
06. Administration.......................	3,500,000	..	3,225,755
Total: Division 510	23,740,000	23,637,917	23,637,917
Division 511.—AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Film and Television School Act	3,354,500	2,949,000	2,936,400
Division 512.—AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION
1.—Film Industry Development—
01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission—General Activities Branch	6,156,000	3,625,000	3,625,000
2.—Film Making—
01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission—Film Australia Branch	3,524,000	3,456,000	3,431,000
Total: Division 512	9,680,000	7,081,000	7,056,000
Division 515.—AUDITOR‑GENERAL'S OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	9,471,000	8,546,800	8,265,756
02. Overtime...........................	20,000	23,200	19,714
	9,491,000	8,570,000	8,285,470
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	358,400	272,900	237,980
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	110,000	90,300	80,419
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	88,300	57,200	43,478
04. Freight and cartage....................	23,000	28,800	25,808
05. Computer services.....................	33,000	23,000	13,806
06. Incidental and other expenditure...........	107,700	63,900	62,619
	720,400	536,100	464,109
Total: Division 515	10,211,400	9,106,100	8,749,580

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 516.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	14,052,000	12,945,000	12,914,764
02. Overtime...........................	64,000	46,000	45,850
	14,116,000	12,991,000	12,960,614
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	429,000	384,000	382,920
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	413,000	401,000	363,263
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	558,000	557,300	519,997
04. Medical examinations—New appointees......	36,000	36,000	35,925
05. Office services.......................	31,000	22,000	21,920
06. Examinations—Expenses................	155,000	147,500	120,777
07. Scholarship and financial assistance.........	297,000	254,600	231,212
08. Recruitment—Advertising and other expenses..	90,000	85,000	81,897
09. Training services.....................	93,000	66,600	65,350
10. Staff attached for full‑time training...	351,500	353,500	351,014
11. Consultants—Fees....................	341,500	350,000	230,443
12. Computer services.....................	1,098,000	457,600	393,494
13. Incidental and other expenditure...........	69,000	103,500	102,759
	3,962,000	3,218,600	2,900,971
3.—Other Services—
01. Intergovernmental Council for Automatic Data Processing—Membership	1,000	900	900
Total: Division 516	18,079,000	16,210,500	15,862,485
Division 520.—AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION	9,950,000	7,800,000	7,800,000
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	93,308,000	85,189,491	83,013,362

DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
522	ADMINISTRATIVE............	15,443,000	3,999,000	15,304,000	34,746,000
		14,643,208	3,350,329	16,685,283	34,678,820
523	PATENT, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS OFFICES	6,330,000	1,679,000	87,000	8,096,000
		5,653,623	1,384,734	58,571	7,096,928
525	MAINTENANCE OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY	..	42,406,000	11,150,000	53,556,000
		..	40,556,800	10,718,572	51,275,372
526	RESERVE STOCKS............	..	1,331,000	..	1,331,000
		..	463,235	..	463,235
527	PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT...	..	3,684,000	..	3,684,000
		..	3,190,808	..	3,190,808
528	PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE—NOMAD AIRCRAFT	..	..	3,865,000	3,865,000
		..	..	5,240,000	5,240,000
	Total..................	21,773,000	53,099,000	30,406,000	105,278,000
		20,296,836	48,945,906	32,702,426	101,945,163

DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 522.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	15,373,000	14,596,000	14,593,854
02. Overtime...........................	70,000	59,000	49,354
	15,443,000	14,655,000	14,643,208
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	560,000	527,000	433,754
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	652,000	544,000	449,494
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	1,105,000	1,196,000	1,001,997
04. Freight, cartage and packing..............	73,000	95,000	84,111
05. Advertising.........................	35,000	23,000	17,521
06. Office services.......................	270,000	242,000	241,638
07. Patent fees..........................	20,000	122,000	59,363
08. Computer services.....................	349,000	290,000	289,412
09. Minor repairs and maintenance of buildings....	600,000	840,000	495,557
10. Consultants—Fees....................	50,000	10,000	9,647
11. Incidental and other expenditure...........	285,000	277,000	267,835
	3,999,000	4,166,000	3,350,329
3.—Other Services—
01. Productivity action....................	177,000	177,000	174,652
02. Industrial Design Council of Australia—Grant..	385,000	500,000	486,751
03. Industrial Research and Development—Grants..	14,000,000	15,400,000	15,400,000
04. Assistance to inventors..................	35,000	75,000	31,824
05. Australian microwave landing system—Commercial evaluation	550,000	450,000	413,946
06. Grants scheme for visiting industrial experts....	12,000	31,000	23,110
07. National Safety Council—Grant...........	145,000	145,000	145,000
Inventors' Association of Australia—Grant.......	..	10,000	10,000
	15,304,000	16,788,000	16,685,283
Total: Division 522	34,746,000	35,609,000	34,678,820
Division 523.—PATENT, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS OFFICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	6,270,000	5,681,000	5,605,363
02. Overtime...........................	60,000	88,000	48,260
	6,330,000	5,769,000	5,653,623

Department of Productivity—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 523.—PATENT, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS OFFICES—continued	$	$	$
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	63,000	52,000	45,699
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	377,000	100,000	95,472
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	322,000	334,000	317,119
04. Printing of specifications and publications.....	808,000	891,000	839,693
05. Library books, journals and periodicals.......	49,000	46,000	43,574
06. Computer services.....................	13,000	13,000	5,631
07. Consultants and part‑time members of committees—Fees	4,000	..	..
08. Incidental and other expenditure...........	43,000	40,500	37,547
	1,679,000	1,476,500	1,384,734
3.—Other Services—
01. Contributions to international industrial property organizations	77,000	53,000	51,947
02. Contribution to the International Patent Documentation Centre	10,000	8,000	6,624
	87,000	61,000	58,571
Total: Division 523	8,096,000	7,306,500	7,096,928
Division 525.—MAINTENANCE OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY
01. Reserve capacity maintenance—Government Factories	41,742,000	40,502,000	40,194,386
02. Reserve capacity maintenance—Industry......	11,150,000	10,975,000	10,718,572
03. Re‑arrangement of capital facilities...	500,000	755,000	232,816
04. Other expenditure.....................	164,000	176,000	129,598
Total: Division 525	53,556,000	52,408,000	51,275,372
Division 526.—RESERVE STOCKS
(Moneys received from the sale of stocks to Departments, Government Factories and Contractors may be credited to this Division)	1,331,000	1,901,000	463,235
Division 527.—PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT..	3,684,000	3,485,000	3,190,808
Division 528.—PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE‑NOMAD AIRCRAFT	3,865,000	5,240,000	5,240,000
Total: Department of Productivity............	105,278,000	105,949,500	101,945,163

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
540	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	2,856,900	511,300	2,134,600	5,502,800
		2,737,302	413,867	2,216,659	5,367,828
542	ANALYTICAL SERVICES......	3,075,000	489,500	..	3,564,500
		2,919,328	406,447	..	3,325,775
543	ANTARCTIC DIVISION........	3,173,000	3,727,000	..	6,900,000
		2,765,339	3,250,839	..	6,016,178
544	COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY	24,077,000	10,629,000	244,000	34,950,000
		23,370,376	11,053,339	354,060	34,777,775
545	IONOSPHERIC PREDICTION SERVICE	600,000	147,200	..	747,200
		575,745	120,128	..	695,873
546	METRIC CONVERSION BOARD..	301,000	136,000	..	437,000
		345,691	152,683	..	498,374
547	NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION	347,000	113,500	..	460,500
		318,683	82,852	..	401,535
550	ANGLO‑AUSTRALIAN TELESCOPE BOARD	..	..	850,000	850,000
		..	..	830,000	830,000
552	AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE	..	..	2,100,000	2,100,000
		..	..	1,450,000	1,450,000
554	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION	..	..	131,248,000	131,248,000
		..	..	118,350,100	118,350,100
	Total.................	34,429,900	15,753,500	136,576,600	186,760,000
		33,032,464	15,480,155	123,200,719	171,713,338

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 540.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	2,838,900	2,721,600	2,720,724
02. Overtime..........................	18,000	19,000	16,578
	2,856,900	2,740,600	2,737,302
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	158,500	162,200	134,813
02. Office requisites, equipment and stationery....	77,000	60,000	57,301
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	58,000	63,000	61,597
04. Publications, general printing and library......	60,000	57,000	47,496
05. Computer services.....................	26,000	19,500	6,948
06. Consultants and part‑time members of committees and boards—Fees	70,000	71,700	67,212
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	61,800	55,000	38,500
	511,300	488,400	413,867
3.—Other Services—
01. Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship Scheme.......	425,000	413,000	395,519
02. Queen's Fellowships...................	212,000	204,000	131,876
03. Research grants—Support for research projects..	279,000	505,000	475,292
04. Australian‑American Agreement for Scientific and Technical Co‑operation	75,000	68,000	67,521
05. Australia—Federal Republic of Germany Agreement for Scientific and Technical Co‑operation	20,000	15,000	13,750
06. Australian‑Indian Agreement for Scientific and Technical Co‑operation	12,000	8,000	7,992
07. Grants for studies in Australian biological resources	250,000	250,000	250,000
08. Contribution towards internationally funded projects (for payment to the Science‑Projects for Other Governments and International Bodies Trust Account)	410,000	300,000	300,000
09. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer—Operating costs	90,000	131,000	128,658
Australian Baseline Air Monitoring Station....	..	90,000	84,957
	1,773,000	1,984,000	1,855,565
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid
01. Australian Academy of Science............	230,000	215,000	215,000
02. Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia...	52,000	51,500	51,500
03. Australian Academy of the Humanities.......	32,000	31,000	31,000
04. Scott Polar Research Institute—Grant........	1,600	1,600	1,594
05. Association for Science Co‑operation in Asia—Meetings and seminars	20,000	20,000	20,000

Department of Science—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 540.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
06. Australian Academy of Science—Scientific exchanges with the Academia Sinica	26,000	22,000	22,000
Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science	..	20,000	20,000
	361,600	361,100	361,094
Total: Division 540	5,502,800	5,574,100	5,367,828
Division 542.—ANALYTICAL SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	3,055,500	2,902,725	2,902,290
02. Overtime..........................	19,500	18,000	17,038
	3,075,000	2,920,725	2,919,328
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	84,000	67,500	66,104
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	57,500	50,000	44,507
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	16,000	22,000	13,340
04. Laboratory services and supplies...........	260,000	218,000	215,332
05. Incidental and other expenditure...........	72,000	80,000	67,164
	489,500	437,500	406,447
Total: Division 542	3,564,500	3,358,225	3,325,775
Division 543.—ANTARCTIC DIVISION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	3,150,000	2,746,500	2,746,437
02. Overtime..........................	23,000	21,000	18,902
	3,173,000	2,767,500	2,765,339
2.—Administrative and Operational Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence	84,000	81,000	80,958
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	58,000	42,000	41,967
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	109,000	128,000	117,376
04. Hire of ships and aircraft................	1,930,000	1,766,000	1,717,378
05. Materials and stores....................	980,000	880,000	878,305

Department of Science—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 543.—ANTARCTIC DIVISION—continued
2.—Administrative and Operational Expenses—continued
06. Shipping and stevedoring charges...........	226,000	205,000	204,945
07. Incidental and other expenditure............	340,000	210,000	209,910
	3,727,000	3,312,000	3,250,839
Total: Division 543	6,900,000	6,079,500	6,016,178
Division 544.—COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	23,667,000	23,058,000	23,011,855
02. Overtime...........................	410,000	362,000	358,521
	24,077,000	23,420,000	23,370,376
2.—Administrative and Operational Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	760,000	781,000	734,757
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	350,000	379,000	375,496
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	4,546,000	5,130,000	5,109,573
04. Office services.......................	398,000	393,000	352,415
05. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes	135,000	164,000	130,457
06. Instruments and apparatus................	1,972,000	1,847,000	1,844,573
07. Publications.........................	50,000	70,000	44,289
08. Observation services and allowances........	1,700,000	1,835,000	1,767,617
09. Freight and cartage....................	200,000	275,000	222,116
10. Minor building maintenance and works.......	15,000	10,000	9,407
11. Computer services.....................	210,000	218,000	206,530
12. Incidental and other expenditure...........	293,000	272,000	256,109
	10,629,000	11,374,000	11,053,339
3.—Other Services—
01. World Meteorological Organization—Contribution	169,000	191,000	189,916
02. Australian Numerical Meteorology Research Centre—Computer services	75,000	165,000	164,144
	244,000	356,000	354,060
Total: Division 544	34,950,000	35,150,000	34,777,775

Department of Science—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 545.—IONOSPHERIC PREDICTION SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances...................	583,000	559,300	558,881
02. Overtime.............................	17,000	17,000	16,864
	600,000	576,300	575,745
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence.................	42,000	24,200	23,867
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	15,000	17,000	13,010
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	18,200	15,500	14,368
04. Consumable stores and equipment............	28,000	33,000	32,398
05. Computer services......................	9,000	8,800	8,635
06. Incidental and other expenditure.............	35,000	34,000	27,850
	147,200	132,500	120,128
Total: Division 545	747,200	708,800	695,873
Division 546.—METRIC CONVERSION BOARD
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances...................	301,000	359,500	345,691
02. Overtime............................	..	100	..
	301,000	359,600	345,691
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence.................	28,000	60,600	33,311
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	5,700	5,000	3,942
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	25,000	34,000	26,931
04. Consultants and part‑time members of Committees—Fees	4,500	9,000	4,295
05. Public relations and publicity...............	65,000	95,000	76,412
06. Incidental and other expenditure.............	7,800	7,800	7,792
	136,000	211,400	152,683
Total: Division 546	437,000	571,000	498,374

Department of Science—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 547.—NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	345,000	320,000	316,691
02. Overtime...........................	2,000	2,000	1,992
	347,000	322,000	318,683
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	12,000	15,700	15,048
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	11,500	11,000	10,921
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	14,000	16,000	15,060
04. Incidental and other expenditure...........	76,000	46,000	41,823
	113,500	88,700	82,852
Total: Division 547	460,500	410,700	401,535
Division 550.—ANGLO‑AUSTRALIAN TELESCOPE BOARD
1.—For expenditure under the Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act	850,000	830,000	830,000
Division 552.—AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act	2,100,000	1,564,000	1,450,000
Division 554.—COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
1.—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act	131,248,000	118,350,000	118,350,000
Total: Department of Science................	186,760,000	172,596,325	171,713,338

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
590	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	89,430,000	34,776,000	131,828,000	256,034,000
		79,485,173	28,785,193	109,926,456	218,196,822
	Total.................	89,430,000	34,776,000	131,828,000	256,034,000
		79,485,173	28,785,193	109,926,456	218,196,822

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 590.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	87,680,000	78,427,000	77,988,005
02. Overtime...........................	1,750,000	1,591,000	1,497,168
	89,430,000	80,018,000	79,485,173
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	1,420,000	1,454,000	1,228,424
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	3,470,000	3,499,400	2,505,163
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	20,500,000	20,972,500	19,047,029
04. Office services.......................	475,000	493,000	432,832
05. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	715,000	693,000	640,380
06. Payments for services of Registrars and Agents..	78,000	79,000	72,805
07. Payments to the Australian Postal Commission for services	140,000	121,000	120,910
08. Medical examinations..................	1,100,000	926,000	879,807
09. Computer services.....................	1,461,000	1,381,000	1,213,213
10. Publicity...........................	550,000	578,000	459,917
11. Community interpreters—Fees and expenses...	465,000	394,500	393,363
12. Fees, allowances and other expenditure of Appeals Tribunals	120,000	114,000	91,752
13. Freight and cartage....................	400,000	436,000	396,154
14. Consultants—Fees and expenses...........	163,000	21,000	20,692
15. Payments of fees to banks for direct deposits of pensions and other payments	3,100,000	1,000,000	824,628
16. Incidental and other expenditure...........	619,000	506,100	458,124
	34,776,000	32,668,500	28,785,193
3.—Other Services—
01. Grants direct to organizations for childhood and associated services	20,235,000	18,935,600	14,902,420
02. Grants to eligible organizations under the Aged or Disabled Persons Homes Act	21,500,000	20,000,000	18,688,073
03. Grants to eligible organizations under the Aged Persons Hostels Act	28,500,000	25,000,000	23,698,550
04. Grants to eligible organizations under the Handicapped Persons Assistance Act	39,000,000	30,000,000	29,984,337
05. Grants to eligible organizations under the Homeless Persons Assistance Act	5,570,000	2,100,000	1,486,654
06. Telephone rental and postal concessions to pensioners and others (for payment to the Australian Postal Commission and the Australian Telecommunications Commission)	12,800,000	12,250,000	12,219,931
07. Payments to universities and other organizations for special studies and research	406,000	338,000	205,129

Department of Social Security—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 590.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—Other Services—continued	$	$	$
08. Repatriation of migrants.................	85,000	100,000	54,755
09. Compensation payable in accordance with the Darwin Cyclone Damage Compensation Act	740,000	610,000	552,230
10. Compensation for or in respect of personal injury or death caused by the Darwin cyclone	15,000	220,000	201,045
11. Boards, committees and advisory councils—Fees and expenses	110,000	52,000	36,497
12. Compassionate allowances, annuities and other payments	90,000	105,000	79,659
	129,051,000	109,710,600	102,109,280
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Grants to Good Neighbour Councils.........	1,350,000	1,242,000	1,242,000
02. Grants to organizations for migrant welfare activities	655,000	700,000	497,972
03. Grant to International Social Service—Australian Branch	15,000	15,000	15,000
04. Grant to Australian Council of Social Service...	150,000	150,000	150,000
05. Grant to the Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled	150,000	150,000	150,000
06. Grant to the Australian Council on the Ageing..	150,000	150,000	150,000
07. Grants to organizations operating community information centres	42,000	42,000	42,000
08. Grants to organizations for welfare rights services	100,000	100,000	86,007
09. Grants to community welfare agencies.......	100,000	115,000	79,770
10. Grant to Australian Pre‑school Association	65,000	64,400	48,300
National Spinal Injury Conference..........	..	6,000	6,000
	2,777,000	2,734,400	2,467,049
Australian Assistance Plan—For community consultation, and research and pilot programs, for the purpose of assisting the Commonwealth Government in planning for the provision, and the integration with other welfare services, of welfare services of a kind for which moneys may lawfully be provided by the Commonwealth Parliament (including planning in connexion with the provision of financial assistance by the Commonwealth to the States for the purposes of the provision of welfare services)—
Grants to Regional Councils for social development	..	5,400,000	5,348,469
Other expenses.......................	..	10,000	1,658
	..	5,410,000	5,350,127
Total: Division 590	256,034,000	230,541,500	218,196,822
Total: Department of Social Security..........	256,034,000	230,541,500	218,196,822

DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL TRADE NEGOTIATOR

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
620	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	..	100,000	..	100,000
		..	..	..	..
	Total..................	..	100,000	..	100,000
		..	..	..	..

DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL TRADE NEGOTIATOR

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 620.—ADMINISTRATIVE
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	80,000	..	..
02. Incidental and other expenditure............	20,000	..	..
Total: Department of the Special Trade Negotiator	100,000	..	..

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
655	ADMINISTRATIVE............	140,650,000	56,008,000	30,376,000	227,034,000
		135,885,694	51,858,142	27,100,101	214,843,937
658	BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS	2,137,000	838,000	..	2,975,000
		1,069,000	480,000	..	1,549,000
	COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF ROADS	..	..	..	..
		..	..	1,288,000	1,288,000
662	AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS	..	..	55,000,000	55,000,000
		..	..	46,693,000	46,693,000
	Total..................	142,787,000	56,846,000	85,376,000	285,009,000
		136,954,694	52,338,142	75,081,101	264,373,937

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 655.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	137,400,000	132,889,000	132,703,898
02. Overtime..........................	3,250,000	3,193,000	3,181,796
	140,650,000	136,082,000	135,885,694
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	6,310,000	6,165,000	6,162,385
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,000,000	2,070,000	1,652,640
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	4,650,000	4,777,000	4,771,844
04. Office and local government services........	4,800,000	4,541,000	4,537,166
05. Fuel, light and power...................	6,500,000	6,190,000	6,188,541
06. Fire services.........................	345,000	325,000	324,235
07. Freight, cartage and removal expenses.......	1,080,000	1,143,000	1,142,405
08. Staff training........................	500,000	475,000	444,894
09. Marine maintenance—Materials and services...	1,900,000	1,312,000	1,206,080
10. Aerodromes and buildings maintenance—Materials and services	5,000,000	4,729,000	4,641,301
11. Airways facilities maintenance—Materials and services	4,000,000	3,700,000	3,697,312.
12. Air transport moveable plant maintenance—Materials and services	2,850,000	2,610,000	2,609,144
13. Coastal radio service—Payment to Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia) towards operating costs	1,000,000	821,200	821,165
14. General stores.......................	460,000	435,000	427,722
15. Computer services.....................	540,000	438,000	354,938
16. Meteorological services.................	11,403,000	11,092,000	11,092,000
17. Professional services...................	790,000	740,000	337,117
18. Payments for surveys...................	280,000	300,000	266,178
19. Search and rescue and accident investigation...	150,000	196,000	195,963
20. Payments under Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act	250,000	300,000	300,000
21. Incidental and other expenditure...........	1,200,000	685,200	685,114
	56,008,000	53,044,400	51,858,142
3.—Other Services—
01. Free or concessional railway fares and freights..	900,000	900,000	899,664
02. Australian National Railways—Additional subsidy for Tasmanian passenger railway services	450,000	907,000	907,000
03. Contribution to shipper bodies.............	140,000	120,000	120,000
04. Australian Shipping Commission—Subsidy for Tasmanian shipping services	2,000,000	4,800,000	4,108,759
05. Contribution to aviation organizations........	61,000	61,000	61,000
06. International Civil Aviation Organization—Contribution	260,000	240,000	215,135

Department of Transport—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 655.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued	$	$	$
3.—Other Services—continued
07. Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme......	23,000,000	18,000,000	16,408,933
08. Air services—Subsidy..................	425,000	680,000	675,249
09. Aerodrome Local Ownership Plan—Development grant	450,000	600,000	599,367
10. Aerodrome Local Ownership Plan—Maintenance grant	1,300,000	1,000,000	999,725
11. Research...........................	600,000	1,000,000	900,490
12. Road safety promotion and research.........	790,000	900,000	640,870
Removal of wreck under the provisions of the Navigation Act	..	156,600	156,523
Roads of access to Commonwealth properties—Contribution to maintenance	..	280,000	279,934
Ground facilities in Pacific—Contribution towards cost	..	132,000	127,453
	30,376,000	29,776,600	27,100,101
Total: Division 655	227,034,000	218,903,000	214,843,937
Division 658.—BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	2,127,000	1,070,000	1,062,000
02. Overtime...........................	10,000	7,000	7,000
	2,137,000	1,077,000	1,069,000
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	93,000	44,000	43,000
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	165,000	90,000	80,000
03. Computer services.....................	170,000	140,000	132,000
04. Professional services...................	300,000	250,000	225,000
05. Incidental and other expenditure............	110,000	..	..
	838,000	524,000	480,000
Total: Division 658	2,975,000	1,601,000	1,549,000
COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF ROADS
For expenditure under the Commonwealth Bureau of Roads Act	..	1,288,000	1,288,000
Division 662.—AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
1.—Subsidy to meet operating losses...........	55,000,000	59,893,000	46,693,000
Total: Department of Transport..............	285,009,000	281,685,000	264,373,937

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
670	ADMINISTRATIVE...........	6,740,700	1,814,400	9,344,909	17,900,000
		5,932,095	1,508,891	9,001,188	16,442,174
672	AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE	134,185,000	22,056,000	7,048,000	163,289,000
		126,314,307	21,541,412	6,980,920	154,836,638
674	TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW	96,100	53,100	..	149,200
		151,840	40,622	..	192,462
676	INSURANCE TRIBUNAL.......	3,900	2,800	..	6,700
		21,105	6,460	..	27,565
678	AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS	48,034,000	11,739,100	..	59,773,100
		40,386,974	17,064,010	..	57,450,983
	Total.................	189,059,700	35,665,400	16,392,900	241,118,000
		172,806,321	40,161,395	15,982,108	228,949,824

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 670.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	6,703,000	12,649,200	5,900,405
01. Salaries and allowances.................	37,700	181,100	31,690
02. Overtime...........................
	6,740,700	12,830,300	5,932,095
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	176,400	293,200	144,419
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	414,800	545,600	370,780
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	903,000	1,528,600	810,808
04. Freight and cartage....................	25,900	73,600	13,912
05. Computer services.....................	47,300	850,700	36,465
06. Consultants—Fees....................	85,000	15,700	15,664
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	162,000	243,700	116,843
	1,814,400	3,551,100	1,508,891
3.—Other Services—
01. Interest on trustee moneys lodged at call (for payment to the head of Trust Fund concerned)	5,100,000	3,655,000	2,122,930
02. Loan management expenses..............	1,750,000	1,737,000	1,736,033
03. Foreign Investment Review Board..........	4,000	6,900	5,745
04. International Monetary Fund—Oil Facility Interest Subsidy Account—Contribution	2,488,000	1,142,000	1,141,636
05. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research—Grant	2,900	2,900	2,900
Prisoners of War Trust Fund—Grant.........	..	10,000	10,000
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development—Intermediate Financing Facility Interest Subsidy Fund—Contribution	..	4,000,000	3,981,944
Stamp duty payments on transfer of Commonwealth securities in London	..	39,000	..
	9,344,900	10,592,800	9,001,188
Total: Division 670	17,900,000	26,974,200	16,442,174
Division 672.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	130,679,000	123,478,500	123,023,335
02. Overtime...........................	3,506,000	3,339,000	3,290,972
	134,185,000	126,817,500	126,314,307

Department of the Treasury—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 672.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	2,270,000	2,150,000	2,061,934
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	5,368,000	5,060,000	5,050,141
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	6,100,000	5,973,000	5,765,943
04. Office services.......................	1,010,000	906,000	899,508
05. Legal expenses.......................	1,600,000	1,458,000	1,379,354
06. Payments to the Australian Postal Commission and State Governments for services rendered	3,029,000	3,842,629	3,842,622
07. Computer services.....................	1,482,000	1,327,000	1,288,783
08. Freight and cartage....................	435,000	420,000	397,199
09. Incidental and other expenditure...........	762,000	862,000	855,928
	22,056,000	21,998,629	21,541,412
3.—Other Services—
01. Taxes and fines—Remission under special circumstances	7,048,000	7,048,300	6,980,920
Total: Division 672	163,289,000	155,864,429	154,836,638
Division 674.—TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	96,100	152,100	151,840
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Incidental and other expenditure...........	53,100	43,600	40,622
Total: Division 674	149,200	195,700	192,462
Division 676.—INSURANCE TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	3,800	21,400	21,105
02. Overtime...........................	100	400	..
	3,900	21,800	21,105
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Incidental and other expenditure...........	2,800	7,900	6,460
Total: Division 676	6,700	29,700	27,565

Department of the Treasury—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 678.—AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances................	47,694,000	40,110,000	40,104,776
02. Overtime..........................	340,000	370,500	282,198
	48,034,000	40,480,500	40,386,974
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	624,000	532,500	521,705
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,659,000	1,675,000	1,511,419
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	2,458,200	2,337,000	2,279,102
04. Office services......................	340,800	313,100	286,491
05. Printing of official publications............	1,491,000	1,647,000	1,064,880
06. Computer services....................	3,196,000	3,046,100	3,045,344
07. Reimbursement to Government Departments and payments to agents for statistical services	1,555,900	8,265,300	7,864,584
08. Freight and cartage....................	171,800	463,100	265,370
09. Incidental and other expenditure...........	242,400	280,100	206,663
Consultants—Fees....................	..	18,500	18,451
	11,739,100	18,577,700	17,064,010
Total: Division 678	59,773,100	59,058,200	57,450,983
Total: Department of the Treasury...........	241,118,000	242,122,229	228,949,824

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1977‑78, Black figures

Expenditure—1976‑77, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
690	ADMINISTRATIVE..........	35,031,000	7,111,000	1,014,000	43,156,000
		32,405,228	6,463,824	952,042	39,821,094
691	REPATRIATION HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS	89,524,000	22,575,000	..	112,099,000
		83,165,335	20,519,307	..	103,684,642
692	OTHER REPATRIATION BENEFITS	..	..	134,703,000	134,703,000
		..	..	121,821,454	121,821,454
693	DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION	10,945,000	3,047,000	24,900,000	38,892,000
	AUSTRALIAN HOUSING CORPORATION	..	..	..	..
		..	..	31,048,234	31,048,234
	Total.................	135,500,000	32,733,000	160,617,000	328,850,000
		115,570,563	26,983,131	153,821,730	296,375,424

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 690.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	34,471,000	32,541,000	31,878,425
02. Overtime...........................	560,000	530,000	526,803
	35,031,000	33,071,000	32,405,228
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	734,000	778,000	642,804
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,150,000	1,227,000	1,177,565
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	2,869,000	2,755,000	2,733,184
04. Office services.......................	264,000	243,000	234,441
05. Medical examinations, fares and expenses of war pensioners under review	830,000	784,000	672,824
06. Computer services.....................	804,000	618,000	606,852
07. Incidental and other expenditure...........	460,000	417,000	396,154
	7,111,000	6,822,000	6,463,824
3.—Other Services—
01. War Graves—Construction, care and maintenance	1,003,000	949,500	935,762
02. Returned Services League of Australia—General purpose grant	11,000	11,300	11,280
Returned Services League of Australia—Towards fares of representatives to the British Commonwealth Ex‑Service's League's Conference in Edinburgh	..	5,000	5,000
	1,014,000	965,800	952,042
Total: Division 690	43,156,000	40,858,800	39,821,094
Division 691.—REPATRIATION HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	87,631,000	82,135,000	81,795,859
02. Overtime...........................	1,893,000	1,372,000	1,369,476
	89,524,000	83,507,000	83,165,335
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Provisions..........................	2,700,000	2,666,000	2,548,116
02. Medical supplies......................	6,600,000	5,778,000	5,760,307
03. Other general stores....................	3,000,000	2,736,000	2,436,886
04. Fees for visiting medical and para‑medical specialists	6,027,000	6,027,000	5,924,690
05. Fuel, light, power and water..............	1,252,000	1,182,000	1,168,503
06. Travelling and subsistence...............	197,000	185,000	170,048
07. Office requsites and equipment, stationery and printing	340,000	290,000	274,424
08. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	765,000	708,000	693,312
09. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	149,000	154,000	141,888

Department of Veterans' Affairs—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 691.—REPATRIATION HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS—continued	$	$	$
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
10. Repairs and maintenance................	550,000	454,000	450,480
11. Incidental and other expenditure............	995,000	970,000	950,653
	22,575,000	21,150,000	20,519,307
Total: Division 691	112,099,000	104,657,000	103,684,642
Division 692.—OTHER REPATRIATION BENEFITS
01. Specialists, local medical officer and ancillary medical services	37,161,000	32,874,000	32,867,833
02. Pharmaceutical services.................	33,540,000	32,255,000	31,253,962
03. Maintenance of patients in non‑departmental institutions	45,992,000	41,178,000	41,109,299
04. Dental treatment......................	4,662,000	3,892,000	3,782,804
05. Expenses of travelling for medical treatment...	6,374,000	7,034,000	6,155,085
06. Soldiers' Children Education Scheme........	3,600,000	3,697,000	3,457,211
07. Telephone rental and postal concessions to pensioners (for payment to the Australian Telecommunications and Postal Commissions)	2,046,000	2,046,000	1,940,176
08. Small business loans...................	850,000	1,107,000	855,393
09. Miscellaneous.......................	478,000	429,700	399,691
Total: Division 692	134,703,000	124,512,700	121,821,454
Division 693.—DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.................	10,885,000	..	..
02. Overtime...........................	60,000	..	..
	10,945,000	..	..
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...............	277,000	..	..
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	280,000	..	..
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	710,000	..	..
04. Payments to Australian Postal Commission for services	1,597,000	..	..
05. Incidental and other expenditure...........	183,000	..	..
	3,047,000	..	..

Department of Veterans' Affairs—continued

	1977‑78	1976‑77
	1977‑78	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 693.—DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION—continued	$	$	$
3.—Other Services—
01. Interest subsidy.......................	24,900,000	..	..
Total: Division 693	38,892,000	..	..
AUSTRALIAN HOUSING CORPORATION
For expenditure under the Australian Housing Corporation Act—Administrative subsidy	..	10,281,500	7,938,500
For expenditure under the Australian Housing Corporation Act—Interest subsidy	..	27,000,000	23,109,734
	..	37,281,500	31,048,234
Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs.........	328,850,000	307,310,000	296,375,424

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