Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1948-49

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (NO. 2) 1948-49.

No. 14 of 1949.

An Act to grant and apply an additional sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand-nine hundred and forty-nine, and to appropriate that sum.

[Assented to 23rd June, 1949.]

BE it enacted by the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows :

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1948-49.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application or £18,900,000.

3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, the sum of Sixteen million nine hundred thousand pounds.

F.2882Price 3d.


Appropriation.

4. The sum granted by this Act is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-nine.

Section 4 THE SCHEDULE.

Abstract.

Total.

 

 

£

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—

 

Defence and Post-war (1939-45) Charges

£

 

Defence and Service Departments..........................

4,000,000

 

Subsidies...........................................

5,700,000

 

General Charges......................................

3,000,000

 

 

12,700,000

 

Less Amounts provided under Votes which will remain Unexpended at Close of Year 

4,200,000

 

 

 

8,500,000

Miscellaneous Services...........................................

2,700,000

War (1914-18) Services...........................................

400,000

Total Part .1........................

11,600,000

PART 2.-BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS

 

Postmaster-General’s. Department......................................

5,300,000

Total Part 2.........................

5,300,000

Total.......................

16,900,000

ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE 1948-49.

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THECOMMONWEALTH—

£

XXI.—DEFENCE AMD POST-WAR (1939-45) CHARGES.

 

DEFENCE AND SERVICE DEPARTMENTS.

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.

 

Division No. 131.Naval Construction and Additions to Fleet

1,250,000

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.

 

Division No. 136.Australian Military Forces.

 

A. Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay..........................

1,000,000

Division No. 137.Civilian Services.

 

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......................

200,000

Division No. 138.Camp Expenses, Training and Maintenance

300,000

Total Department of the Army......................

1,500,000

DEPARTMENT OF AIR.

 

Division No. 149.Royal Australian Air Force.

 

A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay.........................

450,000

Division No. 152.—R.A.A.F. Squadrons in JapanMaintenance...............

750,000

Division No. 156.Maintenance.....................................

50,000

Total Department of Air..........................

1,250,000

Total Defence and Service Departments...............

4,000,000

SUBSIDIES.

 

Under Control of Department of the Treasury and Department of Trade and Customs.

 

Division No. 187.—PRICE STABILIZATION SUBSIDIES

5,700,000

GENERAL CHARGES (to be allocated to particular services by Supplementary Appropriation) 

3,000,000

 

12,700,000

Less amounts provided under votes which will remain unexpended at close of year.

4,200,000

Total Defence and Post-war (1939-45) Charges

8,500,000


Additional Expenditure 1948-49continued

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMON WEALTH— continued.

&

XXII.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

 

Division No. 213.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.

 

14. Wheat—Contract with New Zealand............................

2,200,000

Division No. 216.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

 

C—Establishments—

 

2. Commonwealth accommodation establishments—Equipment.............

500,000

Total Miscellaneous Services....................

2,700,000

XXIII.—WAR (1914-18) SERVICES.

 

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.

 

Division No. 221.—REPATRIATION—MISCELLANEOUS.

 

1. Proportion of administrative expenses and repatriation benefits provided under Division No. 172—Defence and Post-war (1939-45) Charges             

400,000

Total War (1914-18) Services....................

400,000

Total Part 1................................

11,600,000

PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.

 

II.—POSTMASTER-GENERALS DEPARTMENT.

 

Division No. 231.—VICTORIA.

 

C. Stores and Material

 

9. Working advance—for payment to credit of Post Office Stores and Transport Trust Account 

2,000,000

GENERAL CHARGES (to be allocated to particular Services by Supplementary Appropriation) 

3,300,000

Total Postmaster-Generals Department.............

5,300,000

Total Part 2.............

5,300,000

Total............

16,900,000

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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