THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (NO. 2) 1952-53.
No. 15 of 1953.
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 fifty-three, and to appropriate that sum.
[Assented to 8th April, 1953.]
BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows :—
Short title.
1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1952-53.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of £32,933,000.
3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three, the sum of Thirty-two million nine hundred and thirty-three thousand pounds.
4. The
F.1738.—Price 8d.
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 fifty-two, 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 fifty-three.
THE SCHEDULE. Section 4.
ABSTRACT.
— | Total |
PART 1.–DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | £ |
|
|
Department of the Treasury......................................... | 150,000 |
Attorney-General's Department...................................... | 30,000 |
Department of the Interior.......................................... | 60,000 |
Department of Works............................................. | 230,000 |
Department of Civil Aviation....................................... | 565,000 |
Department of Trade and Customs.................................... | 87,000 |
Department of Health............................................. | 87,000 |
Department of Social Services....................................... | 20,000 |
Department of Shipping and Transport................................. | 85,000 |
Defence Services............................................... | 16,000,000 |
Miscellaneous Services........................................... | 1,915,000 |
Subsidies..................................................... | 150,000 |
War and Repatriation Services....................................... | 13,291,000 |
Total Part 1................................. | 32,670,000 |
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS— |
|
Postmaster-General's Department..................................... | 50,000 |
Total Part 2................................. | 50,000 |
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— |
|
Northern Territory............................................... | 50,000 |
Australian Capital Territory......................................... | 118,000 |
Norfolk Island................................................. | 25,000 |
Territory of Papua and New Guinea................................... | 20,000 |
Total Part 3................................. | 213,000 |
Total | 32,933,000 |
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. | £ | |
IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. |
| |
Division No. 44.—TAXATION BRANCH. |
| |
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— |
| |
1. Salaries and allowances— |
| |
Salary increases under arbitration awards........................... | 100,000 | |
B.—General Expenses— |
| |
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing................... | 50,000 | |
Total Department op the Treasury................... | 150,000 | |
V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. |
| |
Division No. 58.—PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS. |
| |
B.—General Expenses— |
| |
4. Printing of specifications and publications............................. | 30,000 | |
VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. |
| |
Division No. 61.—ADMINISTRATIVE. |
| |
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— |
| |
1. Salaries and allowances— |
| |
Salary increases under arbitration awards........................... | 34,000 | |
2. Temporary and casual employees.................................. | 26,000 | |
Total Department of the Interior.................... | 60,000 | |
VII.—DEPARTMENT OF WORKS. |
| |
Division No. 68.—ADMINISTRATIVE. |
| |
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— |
| |
Less— |
| |
Amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services— | £ |
|
Read...................................... | 2,033,000 |
|
In lieu of.................................... | 2,213,000 |
|
| 180,000 | |
Division No. 69.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. |
| |
4. Treasury................................................... | 50,000 | |
Total Department of Works....................... | 230,000 | |
VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION. |
| |
Division No. 72.—DOMESTIC AIR SERVICES. |
| |
1. Conveyance of mails—Payments to contractors......................... | 71,000 | |
2. Refund of air route charges...................................... | 430,000 | |
| 501,000 | |
Division No. 73.—INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES. |
| |
A.—Australia-New Zealand Service— |
| |
1. Conveyance of mails—Payment to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd.............. | 64,000 | |
Total Department op Civil Aviation.................. | 565,000 | |
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH-continued. | £ |
IX.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. |
|
Division No. 77.—ADMINISTRATIVE. |
|
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— |
|
1. Salaries and allowances— |
|
Salary increases under arbitration awards............................ | 15,000 |
2. Temporary and casual employees................................... | 36,000 |
3. Extra duty pay............................................... | 21,000 |
| 72,000 |
B.—General Expenses— |
|
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.................... | 15,000 |
Total Department of Trade and Customs.............. | 87,000 |
X.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
|
Division No. 83.—EALTH SERVICES. |
|
B.—General Expenses— |
|
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..................... | 27,000 |
6. Publicity................................................... | 60,000 |
Total Department of Health....................... | 87,000 |
XII.—DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. |
|
Division No. 91.—CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. |
|
B.—General Expenses— |
|
4. Publicity................................................... | 20,000 |
XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT. |
|
Division No. 94.—MARINE BRANCH. |
|
B.—General Expenses— |
|
7. Lighthouse steamers—Cost of operating.............................. | 85,000 |
XIX.—DEFENCE SERVICES. |
|
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. |
|
Division No. 109.—PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES. |
|
B.—General Expenses— |
|
1. Provisions and allowances in lieu of provisions ; payments to ships' funds........ | 149,000 |
Division No. 110.—CIVILIAN SERVICES. |
|
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— |
|
1. Salaries and allowances— |
|
Salary increases under arbitration awards............................ | 26,000 |
2. Temporary and casual employees................................... | 54,000 |
| 80,000 |
Division No. 112.—ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVES. |
|
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay— |
|
1. Pay and allowances............................................ | 65,000 |
Division No. 113.—NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS. |
|
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— |
|
1. Salaries and allowances— |
|
Salary increases under arbitration awards............................ | 84,000 |
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued. | £ |
XIX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued. |
|
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—continued. |
|
Division No. 114.—GENERAL SERVICES— |
|
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................... | 83,000 |
3. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.................... | 18,000 |
4. Postage, telegrams, telephone and teleprinter services..................... | 35,000 |
5. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation.......................... | 100,000 |
6. Naval aviation and other personnel—Special training fees................... | 163,000 |
7. Compensation payable under Commonwealth Employees' Compensation Act 1930-1951 | 35,000 |
8. Incidental and other expenditure................................... | 30,000 |
| 464,000 |
Division No. 115.—GENERAL EXPENSES H.M.A. SHIPS, FLEET AUXILIARIES AND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS. |
|
3. Ordnance, torpedo stores and ammunition............................. | 317,000 |
Total Department of the Navy........................ | 1,159,000 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. |
|
Division No. 127.—AUSTRALIAN REGULAR ARMY. |
|
B.—General Expenses— |
|
3. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation.......................... | 141,000 |
Division No. 128.—CIVILIAN SERVICES. |
|
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— |
|
1. Salaries and allowances— |
|
Salary increases under arbitration awards............................ | 28,000 |
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees............................. | 100,000 |
| 128,000 |
Division No. 129.—CITIZEN MILITARY FORCES AND CADETS. |
|
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay— |
|
1. Pay and allowances............................................ | 348,000 |
Division No. 133.—FORCES IN JAPAN AND KOREA—MAINTENANCE (including £10,000,000 for payment to the Korean Operations Pool Trust Account) | 16,000,000 |
Division No. 134.—ARMS AND EQUIPMENT—MAINTENANCE. |
|
1. Replacement of existing arms, armament, clothing, equipment and stores......... | 522,000 |
2. Maintenance and repairs of army vehicles and equipment................... | 540,000 |
| 1,062,000 |
Division No. 135.—ARMS, ARMAMENT, AMMUNITION, MECHANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT | 359,000 |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
|
Division No. 142.—MAINTENANCE | 237,000 |
Total Department of the Army....................... | 18,275,000 |
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued. | £ |
XIX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued. |
|
DEPARTMENT OF AIR. |
|
Division No. 145.—GENERAL SERVICES. |
|
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................... | 100,000 |
2. Office requisites, stationery, printing and text books...................... | 80,000 |
5. Rations.................................................... | 80,000 |
6. Freight and cartage............................................ | 200,000 |
7. Repair and overhaul of aircraft and equipment.......................... | 550,000 |
8. Compensation for hired properties.................................. | 40,000 |
9. Meteorological services......................................... | 38,000 |
10. Training of personnel at other than R.A.A.F. establishments................. | 30,000 |
11. Medical and dental services...................................... | 10,000 |
| 1,128,000 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
|
Division No. 152.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS................... | 300,000 |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
|
Division No. 154.—MAINTENANCE...................................... | 150,000 |
Total Department of Air............................ | 1,578,000 |
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY. |
|
Division No. 155.—ADMINISTRATIVE. |
|
B.—General Expenses— |
|
1. Travelling and subsistence....................................... | 17,000 |
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing.............................. | 11,000 |
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services............................. | 13,000 |
5. Training of scientific personnel.................................... | 60,000 |
6. Incidental and other expenditure................................... | 24,000 |
| 125,000 |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
|
Division No. 172.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT—MAINTENANCE... | 100,000 |
Total Department of Supply......................... | 225,000 |
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION. |
|
Division No. 174.—GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKINGS AND ESTABLISHMENTS. |
|
B.—General Expenses............................................. | 250,000 |
Division No. 178.—MACHINERY AND PLANT............................... | 918,000 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
|
Division No. 183.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS................... | 138,000 |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
|
Division No. 186.—MAINTENANCE OF FACTORIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS....... | 43,000 |
Total Department of Defence Production................. | 1,349,000 |
| 22,586,000 |
Less amounts provided under votes estimated to remain unexpended at close of year | 6,586,000 |
Total Defence Services............................ | 16,000,000 |
PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH-continued | £ |
XX.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. |
|
Division No. 187.—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. |
|
37. Flood relief—New South Wales................................... | 50,000 |
38. Manuscript copy of Magna Carta—Purchase.......................... | 15,700 |
45. Commonwealth Economic Conference—London—1952................... | 20,300 |
46. Bushfire relief—Victoria....................................... | 8,000 |
47. Flood relief—Victoria......................................... | 5,000 |
54. Flood relief—United Kingdom and The Netherlands..................... | 100,000 |
| 199,000 |
Division No. 189.—OFFICE OF EDUCATION. |
|
1. Commonwealth scholarship scheme................................. | 26,000 |
Total Prime Minister's Department..................... | 225,000 |
Division No. 195.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
|
9. World Health Organization...................................... | 35,000 |
13. Assistance to Australian Red Cross—Blood transfusion service—Grants to States.. | 50,000 |
Total Department of Health......................... | 85,000 |
Division No. 196.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE. |
|
11. Tobacco—Grant to States for experimental work on tobacco leaf production...... | 15,000 |
17. Wool products bounty—Reimbursement to Australian Wool Realization Commission of administrative expenses | 17,000 |
20. Australian Apple and Pear Marketing Board—Compensation adjustments under "Zerbe" judgment | 46,000 |
21. Tasmanian berry fruit industry—Grant to State for assistance................ | 100,000 |
22. Food production—Grant for expansion of agricultural advisory services........ | 100,000 |
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture............ | 278,000 |
Division No. 198.—DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT. |
|
3. Tasmanian shipping service—Subsidy............................... | 65,000 |
Division No. 199.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION. |
|
A.—Assisted Immigration— |
|
1. Child migration, British and foreign................................. | 15,000 |
3. Empire and allied ex-service personnel............................... | 40,000 |
6. Citizens of Republic of Ireland.................................... | 8,000 |
10. Reception, training and holding centres—Maintenance (for payment to credit of Immigration Centres Trust Account) | 100,000 |
| 163,000 |
B.—Grants and Subsidies— |
|
1. Approved child and youth organizations—Capital grants................... | 20,000 |
D.—Medical— |
|
1. Medical and hospital treatment for migrants in initial period of settlement........ | 50,000 |
G.—Other— |
|
3. Education of non-British migrants in the English language.................. | 59,000 |
Total Department of Immigration..................... | 292,000 |
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH-continued | £ |
XX—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued. |
|
Division No. 201.—DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. |
|
A.—Joint Coal Board— |
|
4. Stockpiling and related expenditure................................. | 584,000 |
B.—Miscellaneous— |
|
1. Callide-Gladstone road improvement—Contribution towards cost............. | 20,000 |
3. National Oil Pty. Ltd.—Expenditure in connexion with winding up............ | 47,000 |
4. Imported houses—Grant to State of New South Wales in special circumstances.... | 24,000 |
5. Contribution to cost of jetty, Strahan, Tasmania......................... | 10,000 |
| 101,000 |
Total Department of National Development............... | 685,000 |
Division No. 203.—INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF— |
|
2. United Nations technical assistance, relief and rehabilitation................. | 285,000 |
Total Miscellaneous Services........................ | 1,915,000 |
XXL—SUBSIDIES. |
|
Division No. 206.—SUBSIDIES. |
|
5. Wheat shipped to Tasmania—freight subsidy........................... | 150,000 |
Total Subsidies................................. | 150,000 |
XXIL—WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES. |
|
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION. |
|
Division No. 207.—REPATRIATION COMMISSION. |
|
C—Repatriation Benefits— |
|
1. Small business loans........................................... | 59,000 |
4. Living allowances............................................. | 10,000 |
| 69,000 |
Under Control of Department of Works. |
|
Division No. 210.—MAINTENANCE SERVICES. |
|
1. Repairs and maintenance........................................ | 25,000 |
Total Department of Repatriation...................... | 94,000 |
Under Control of Department of Repatriation. |
|
Division No. 216.—TECHNICAL TRAINING. |
|
1. Tuition, text-books and equipment.................................. | 100,000 |
Division No. 217.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. |
|
B.—Miscellaneous— |
|
8. War Savings Certificates and Savings Certificates—Redemption............ | 7,000,000 |
Division No. 218.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. |
|
4. War graves—Contribution to Imperial War Graves Commission for care and maintenance | 97,000 |
PART 1.-DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued. | £ | ||
XXII—WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES—continued. |
| ||
Division No. 221.—OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS—RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE.(a) |
| ||
Gross expenditure— | £ | £ |
|
Read.................................. | 9,000,000 |
|
|
In lieu of................................ | 4,000,000 |
|
|
|
| 5,000,000 |
|
Less recoveries— |
|
|
|
Read.................................. | 5,000,000 |
|
|
In lieu of................................ | 6,000,000 |
|
|
|
| Dr.1,000,000 |
|
| 6,000,000 | ||
Total War and Repatriation Services................... | 13,291,000 | ||
Total Part 1 ................................ | 32,670,000 | ||
PART 2.-BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS. |
| ||
II.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. |
| ||
Under Control of Department of Works. |
| ||
Division No. 241.—MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS. |
| ||
1. Repairs and maintenance........................................ | 50,000 | ||
Total Postmaster-General's Department.................. | 50,000 | ||
Total Part 2................................ | 50,000 | ||
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. |
| ||
NORTHERN TERRITORY. |
| ||
Under Control of Department of Territories. |
| ||
Division No. 247.—GENERAL SERVICES. |
| ||
C—Other Services— |
| ||
18. Payments to missions for aboriginal welfare........................... | 50,000 | ||
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. |
| ||
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
| ||
Division No. 254.—GENERAL SERVICES. |
| ||
C—Other Services— |
| ||
30. Bushfires, 1952—Ex-gratia payments to property owners.................. | 48,000 | ||
Under Control of Department of Works. |
| ||
Division No. 256.—GENERAL SERVICES. |
| ||
A.—Works Services— |
| ||
4. Maintenance of roads and bridges................................... | 20,000 | ||
6. Electric supply............................................... | 50,000 | ||
| 70,000 | ||
Total Australian Capital Territory..................... | 118,000 | ||
NORFOLK ISLAND. |
| ||
Under Control of Department of Territories. |
| ||
Division No. 258.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. |
| ||
1. Towards expenses of Administration (for payment to credit of Norfolk Island Trust Account) | 25,000 | ||
(a) Munitions, stores, &c, supplied to Governments of United Kingdom and other administrations.
F.1738-2
PART 3.-TERRIT0RIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH-continued. |
|
TERRITORY OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA. | £ |
Under Control of Department of Territories. |
|
Division No. 259.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. |
|
5. Shipping service (amounts earned may be credited to this vote)............... | 20,000 |
Total Part 3.................................... | 213,000 |
Total..................................... | 32,933,000 |
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.