Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1955-56 - Legislation

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (No. 2) 1955-56.

No. 26 of 1956.

An Act to grant and apply additional sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-six, and to appropriate those sums.

[Assented to 26th May, 1956.]

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) 1955–56.

Commencement.

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

Issue, application and appropriation of £21,003,000.

3.—(1.) 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-six, the sum of Twenty-one million three thousand pounds.

(2.) The sum granted by the last preceding sub-section is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty five, 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-six.

4.—(1.) In

F.3203/56.—Price 1s. 6d.

Further issue, application and appropriation.

4.—(1.) In addition to the sum referred to in the last preceding section, 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-six, such sums as the Treasurer from time to time determines.

(2.) The sums granted by the last preceding sub-section are appropriated for the purposes of the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve established by the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve Act 1955.

Section 3. THE SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

—	Total.
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—	£
Parliament..................................................	36,400
Prime Minister’s Department.....................................	147,300
Department of External Affairs....................................	129,100
Department of the Treasury......................................	341,900
Attorney-General’s Department....................................	82,200
Department of the Interior.......................................	246,000
Department of Works..........................................	168,000
Department of Civil Aviation.....................................	315,400
Department of Customs and Excise.................................	185,200
Department of Health..........................................	35,400
Department of Trade...........................................	645,700
Department of Primary Industry....................................	102,800
Department of Social Services.....................................	48,200
Department of Shipping and Transport...............................	42,000
Department of Territories........................................	9,100
Department of Immigration.......................................	176,900
Department of Labour and National Service............................	109,200
Department of National Development................................	36,000
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization..............	311,200
Defence Services.............................................	7,671,000
Miscellaneous Services.........................................	1,412,000
Bounties and Subsidies.........................................	208,000
War and Repatriation Services.....................................	5,685,000
Total Part 1..............................	18,144,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS—
Commonwealth Railways........................................	240,000
Postmaster-General’s Department..................................	2,215,000
Broadcasting Services..........................................	105,000
Total Part 2..............................	2,560,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—
Northern Territory............................................	103,000
Australian Capital Territory......................................	50,700
Norfolk Island...............................................	4,000
Papua and New Guinea.........................................	2,900
Cocos (Keeling) Islands.........................................	13,400
Total Part 3..............................	174,000
PART 5.—SELF-BALANCING ITEMS—
Department of Primary Industry....................................	125,000.
Total..................................	21,003,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.		£
I. PARLIAMENT.
Division No. 1.—SENATE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		1,100
B.—General Expenses...........................................		720
Total Division No. 1.............................		1,820
Division No. 2.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		1,450
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		150
		1,600
C.—Other Services—
5. Custody of R. E. Fitzpatrick and F. C. Browne—Legal expenses............		9,740
Total Division No. 2.............................		11,340
Division No. 3.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		4,600
B.—General Expenses...........................................		600
Total Division No. 3.............................		5,200
Division No. 4.—LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		1,270
Division No. 5.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Reclassification of offices.............................	1,060
Additional staff....................................	800
		1,860
Under Control of Joint House Department.
Division No. 6.—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		220
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		40
Total Division No. 6.............................		260
Under Control of Joint House Department.
Division No. 6k.—PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		150
Division No. 7.—PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
1. Printing of Hansard, including cost of distribution.....................		6,000
2. Parliamentary Papers........................................		3,000
3. Other printing and binding.....................................		4,000
		13,000
Division No. 8.—MISCELLANEOUS.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others.....................		1,500
Total Parliament................................		36,400

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMON WEALTH—continued.	£
II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 9.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	11,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,800
Total Division No. 9.............................	12,800
Division No. 10.—AUDIT OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	39,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	4,000
	43,000
B.—General Expenses—
3a. Payment under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930–1954....	2,350
Total Division No. 10.............................	45,350
Division No. 11.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	25,600
B.—General Expenses—
6. Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930-1954.....	2,450
Total Division No. 11.............................	28,050
Division No. 12.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	350
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,100
Total Division No. 12.............................	1,450
Division No. 13.—NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	2,500
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	300
Total Division No. 13.............................	2,800
Division No. 14.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE-UNITED KINGDOM.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	7,550
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	11,800
	19,350
B.—General Expenses—
5. Municipal and other taxes.....................................	3,300
Total Division No. 14.............................	22,650
Division No. 15.—COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	1,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.		£
II.—PRIME. MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT—continued.
Division No. 16.—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—...............................	£
Reclassification of offices.............................	7,000
Additional staff....................................	20,650
		27,650
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		350
3. Extra duty pay.............................................		200
Total Division No. 16.............................		28,200
Division. No. 16k.—OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
6. Repairs, maintenance, replacements and additions to contents of buildings.....		5,000
Total Prime Minister’s Department....................		147,300
III. DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Division No. 17.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Reclassification of offices.............................	13,500
Furlough for former Head of Mission......................	1,600
Deficiency in estimated savings.........................	4,000
		19,100
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		1,800
Total Division No. 17.............................		20,900
Division No. 17k.—OVERSEAS TRANSFERS.
B.—General Expenses—
1. Fares, travelling allowances and expenses...........................		22,300
2. Removal and other expenses....................................		4,900
Total Division No. 17k............................		27,200
Division No. 18.—EMBASSY—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		5,800
Division No. 22.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Provision for staff changes...................		3,400
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		2,300
		5,700
B.—General Expenses—
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..................		3,700
Total Division No. 22.............................		9,400
Division No. 26.—LEGATION—UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		900

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
III.—DEPARTMENT OP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.
Division No. 32.—LEGATION—VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Additional staff...........................	5,500
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	2,000
	7,500
B—General Expenses—
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..................	1,000
3. Maintenance, office and residence................................	13,900
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	900
5. Increase in imprest advance....................................	2,200
	18,000
Total Division No. 32.............................	25,500
Division No. 33.—EMBASSY—BURMA.
B.—General Expenses—
6. Increase in imprest advance....................................	1,200
Division No. 34.—HIGH COMMISSION—CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Representation allowance....................	400
B.—General Expenses—
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..................	500
Total Division No. 34.............................	900
Division No. 39k.—COMMISSION—SINGAPORE AND MALAYA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Additional staff...........................	5,200
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,300
	6,500
B.—General Expenses—
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..................	2,500
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	400
6. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	2,600
7. Increase in imprest advance....................................	15,800
	21,300
Total Division No. 39k............................	27,800
Division No. 40.—CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	7,800
B.—General Expenses—
5. Representation in Geneva.....................................	1,700
Total Division No. 40.............................	9,500
Total Department of External Affairs..................	129,100

PART 1.-DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.		£
IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Division No. 42.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		24,400
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		800
Total Division No. 42.............................		25,200
Division No. 44.—TAXATION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		206,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		8,000
Total Division No. 44.............................		214,000
Division No. 45.—TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		700
B.—General Expenses...........................................		1,200
Total Division No. 45.............................		1,900
Division No. 47.—SUPERANNUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		1,700
Division No. 48.—BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Reclassification of offices.............................	24,400
Deficiency in estimated savings.........................	17,100
Additional staff....................................	13,100
		54,600
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		30,000
3. Extra duty pay.............................................		200
		84,800
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................		500
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........................		2,000
4. Printing of official publications..................................		9,200
5. Hire service and maintenance of machines for tabulation of statistics.........		400
8. Incidental and other expenditure.................................		2,200
		14,300
Total Division No 48.............................		99,100
Total Department of the Treasury.....................		341,900

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES-OTHER THAN BUSINESS. UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 50.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	14,600
Division No. 51.—REPORTING BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	5,800
Division No. 52.—CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	20,700
Division No. 53.—HIGH COURT.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	1,000
Division No. 54.—BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	5,400
Division No. 55.—COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	2,800
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	3,800
Total Division No. 55.............................	6,600
Division No. 56.—PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	500
4. Payment in lieu of furlough to Arbitrator on retirement..................	4,500
Total Division No. 56.............................	5,000
Division No. 57.—COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	3,600
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	300
Total Division No. 57.............................	3,900
Division No. 58.—PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	11,400
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	2,100
3. Extra duty pay.............................................	1,000
Total Division No. 58.............................	14,500

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.
Division No. 59.—LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	4,400
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	300
Total Division No. 59.............................	4,700
Total Attorney-General’s Department..................	82,200
VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Division No. 61.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	31,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	5,500
	36,500
Less—
4. Amount provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates...............	14,000
5. Amount chargeable to trust accounts...........................	2,000
6. Amount recoverable from other administrations...................	6,000
	22,000
	14,500
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	4,500
5. Office cleaning, other than salaries...............................	16,500
7. Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930–1954....	2,000
9. Motor vehicles—Upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes	10,500
	33,500
C—Miscellaneous—
1. Transport services for other departments in Canberra...................	8,000
2. Fuel, light and power for other departments in Canberra.................	11,200
4. Mapping activities.—Payments for work carried out by States.............	22,000
	41,200
Total Division No. 61.............................	89,200
Division No. 62.—ELECTORAL BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	14,800
B.—General Expenses—
3. Administration of Electoral Act (moneys received from States in connexion with joint electoral administration may be credited to this vote)	41,000
Total Division No. 62.............................	55,800

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.		£
VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued.
Division No. 63.—METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices...................		42,000
Less—
4. Amount provided under the votes of Department of Civil Aviation......		20,000
5. Amount provided under the votes of Department of Air.............		9,000
		29,000
Total Division No. 63.............................		13,000
Division No. 64.—OBSERVATORY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Reclassification of offices............................	2,250
Additional staff...................................	3,500
		5,750
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		250
		6,000
B.—General Expenses—
6. Maintenance of time service...................................		1,100
Total Division No. 64.............................		7,100
Division No. 65.—FORESTRY BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices...................		3,500
2 Temporary and casual employees................................		2,200
Total Division No. 65.............................		5,700
Division No. 66.—NEWS AND INFORMATION BUREAU.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices...................		5,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		24,700
3. Extra duty pay............................................		500
Total Division No. 66.............................		30,200
Division No. 67.—RENT OF BUILDINGS.
3. Treasury................................................		15,800
5. Interior.................................................		12,000
6. Works.................................................		3,000
14. Labour and National Service...................................		14,200
Total Division No. 67.............................		45,000
Total Department of the Interior......................		246,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.		£
VII.—DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Division No. 68.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		130,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		55,000
		185,000
Less—
5. Amount chargeable to trust accounts—	£
Read.....................................	681,000
In lieu of...................................	667,000
		14,000
7. Amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services—
Read.....................................	1,666,000
In lieu of...................................	1,632,000
		34,000
		48,000
		137,000
B.—General Expenses—
16a. Fees of private architects and consultants..........................		58,000
Less—
19. Amount chargeable to trust accounts—	£
Read....................................	125,000
In lieu of.................................	107,000
		18,000
21. Amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services—
Read....................................	333,000
In lieu of.................................	324,000
		9,000
		27,000
		31,000
Total Department of Works.........................		168,000
VIII—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Division No. 70.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Reclassification of offices..........................	113,000
Additional staff and deficiency in estimated savings........	141,000
		254,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		39,000
		293,000
Less—
4. Amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services—	£
Read......................................	315,500
In lieu of....................................	309,000
		6,500
5. Amount chargeable to Maintenance and Operation of Civil Aviation Facilities—
Read.....................................	2,459,500
In lieu of...................................	2,408,000
		51,500
		58,000
Total Division No. 70.............................		235,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AMD SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.		£
VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.
Division No. 71.—MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF CIVIL AVIATION FACILITIES.
2. Air route and airway facilities..................................		32,000
4. Electrical energy..........................................		10,000
8. Petrol, fuel oil and lubricating oils...............................		12,000
10. Travelling, subsistence and removal expenses.......................		4,500
Total Division No. 71.............................		58,500
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 74.—RENT.............................................		1,900
Division No. 75.—METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES..........................
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Department of the Interior............		20,000
Total Department of Civil Aviation....................		315,400
IX.—DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
Division No. 77.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Reclassification of offices............................	120,800
Additional staff and deficiency in estimated savings..........	63,600
		184,400
Division No. 79.—FILM CENSORSHIP.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		450
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		150
3. Extra duty pay.............................................		200
Total Division No. 79.............................		800
Total Department of Customs and Excise................		185,200
X.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Division No. 81.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		7,200
Division No. 82.—QUARANTINE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		2,200
Division No. 83.—HEALTH SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Reclassification of offices............................	17,500
Deficiency in estimated savings........................	8,500
		26,000
Total Department of Health.........................		35,400
Xa.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.
Division No. 84.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Secretary(a).....................................	2,447
Other staff......................................	211,553
Reclassification of offices............................	14,000
		228,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		86,000
3. Extra duty pay.............................................		14,600
		328,600

(a) Portion of year only.

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
Xa.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE—continued.
Division No. 84.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued.
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	14,000
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.................	5,000
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........................	5,000
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	4,400
	28,400
Total Division No. 84.............................	357,000
Division No. 84c.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—RELIEVING, TRANSIT AND OTHER STAFF.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	7,400
B.—General Expenses—
1. Relieving staff—Travelling and subsistence.........................	2,080
2. Overseas transfers—Fares, travelling and subsistence...................	23,620
	25,700
Total Division No. 84c............................	33,100
Division No. 84d.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	9,750
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	5,750
	15,500
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	640
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	1,060
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	3,320
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	2,280
	7,300
Total Division No. 84d............................	22,800
Division No. 84e.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—NEW ZEALAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	6,520
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	3,480
	10,000
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	650
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	500
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	1,370
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........................	390
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	1,290
	4,200
Total Division No. 84e............................	14,200

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
Xa.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE—continued.
Division No. 84f.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—EGYPT AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	5,300
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,500
	6,800
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	210
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	230
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	460
	900
Total Division No. 84f............................	7,700
Division No. 84g.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	22,900
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	14,500
	37,400
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	1,500
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	2,240
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	2,660
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	2,200
	8,600
Total Division No. 84g............................	46,000
Division No. 84h.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—INDIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	10,800
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	8,300
	19,100
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	730
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	1,560
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	1,880
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	2,830
	7,000
Total Division No. 84h............................	26,100
Division No. 84i.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—UNITED KINGDOM.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	7,800
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	300
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	460
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	640
	1,400
Total Division No. 84i............................	9,200

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
Xa.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE—continued.
Division No. 84j.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—FRANCE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	3,600
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	2,700
	6,300
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	500
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	400
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	70
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	330
	1,300
Total Division No. 84j............................	7,600
Division No. 84k.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—INDONESIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	10,440
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	2,760
	13,200
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	500
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	540
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	130
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	1,430
	2,600
Total Division No. 84k............................	15,800
Division No. 84l.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—SINGAPORE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	6,200
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	3,600
	9,800
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	280
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	370
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........................	390
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	960
	2,000
Total Division No. 84l............................	11,800
Division No. 84m.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—HONG KONG.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	7,300
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	3,700
	11,000
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	620
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	1,000
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	530
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........................	570
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	1,380
	4,100
Total Division No. 84m...........................	15,100

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
Xa.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE—continued.
Division No. 84n.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE-SOUTH AFRICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	4,560
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	2,640
	7,200
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	490
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	680
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	1,120
4. Maintenance, otter Commonwealth buildings.........................	2,380
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	1,130
	5,800
Total Division No. 84n............................	13,000
Division No. 84o.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—JAPAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	10,700
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,800
	12,500
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	220
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	320
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	1,430
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........................	280
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	1,250
	3,500
Total Division No. 84o............................	16,000
Division No. 84p.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—PAKISTAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	2,100
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,500
	3,600
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	260
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	220
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	170
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	550
	1,200
Total Division No. 84p............................	4,800
Division No. 84q.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CEYLON.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	3,300
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,500
	4,800
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	60
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	180
3. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	660
	900
Total Division No. 84q............................	5,700

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
Xa.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE—continued.
Division No. 84r.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—NORTHERN EUROPE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	7,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,800
	8,800
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	850
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	630
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	300
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	920
	2,700
Total Division No. 84r............................	11,500
Division No. 84s.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE-SOUTHERN EUROPE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	3,660
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	2,740
	6,400
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	500
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	360
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	540
	1,400
Total Division No. 84s............................	7,800
Division No. 84t.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—BRITISH WEST INDIES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	2,940
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,860
	4,800
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	420
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	320
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	330
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	830
	1,900
Total Division No. 84t............................	6,700
Division No. 84u.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CENTRAL AFRICAN FEDERATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	2,400
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	900
	3,300
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	280
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	290
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	390
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	540
	1,500
Total Division No. 84u............................	4,800

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Xa.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE—continued.
Division No. 84v.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—BURMA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	5,800
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	700
	6,500
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	100
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	200
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................................	50
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	650
	1,000
Total Division No. 84v............................	7,500
Division No. 84w.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—PHILIPPINES
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances.......................................	1,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	200
	1,200
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	50
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......................	50
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	200
	300
Total Division No. 84w...........................	1,500
Total Department of Trade.........................	645,700
XI.—DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.
Division No. 85.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	14,000
Division No. 86.—ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905–1950.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary (Payments by State Dried Fruits Boards may be credited to the items to which they relate)—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	52,500
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	26,400
	78,900
Total Division No. 86.............................	78,900
Division No. 88.—DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	7,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	800
Total Division No. 88.............................	7,800

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
XI.—DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY—continued.
Division No. 89—DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	1,900
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	200
Total Division No. 89.............................	2,100
Total Department of Primary Industry..................	102,800
XII.—DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Division No. 91.—CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	7,500
Division No. 92—STATE ESTABLISHMENTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	38,500
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,300
3. Extra duty pay.............................................	900
Total Division No. 92.............................	40,700
Total Department of Social Services...................	48,200
XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
Division No. 93.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	5,000
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	2,700
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing............................	400
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	1,300
	4,400
Total Division No. 93.............................	9,400
Division No. 94—MARINE BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	10,200
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	1,600
3. Extra duty pay.............................................	11,000
	22,800
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	6,000
5. Lighthouses—Conveyance of stores and mails, including hire of launches......	2,000
	8,000
Total Division No. 94.............................	30,800
Division No. 95.—SHIP CONSTRUCTION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	1,800
Total Department of Shipping and Transport.............	42,000

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XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Division No. 96.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	9,100
Total Department of Territories......................	9,100
XV.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
Division No. 97.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	33,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	68,000
3. Extra duty pay.............................................	18,000
	119,000
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	11,500
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........................	18,600
5. Payment for services performed by Government authorities including services under Immigration, Nationality and Passports Acts	15,000
6. Miscellaneous overseas expenditure...............................	12,800
	57,900
Total Division No. 97.............................	176,900
Total Department of Immigration.....................	176,900
XVI.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
Division No. 98.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	51,400
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	8,650
3. Extra duty pay.............................................	450
	60,500
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	1,100
7. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	8,600
	9,700
C.—Miscellaneous—
3. Stevedoring Industry Act 1949–1954—Committee of Inquiry..............	39,000
Total Division No. 98.............................	109,200
Total Department of Labour and National Service..........	109,200
XVII.—DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Division No. 99.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	15,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.		£
XVII.—DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT—continued.
Division No. 100.—BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		15,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		6,000
Total Division No. 100............................		21,000
Total Department of National Development..............		36,000
XVIII.—COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.
Division No. 101.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
(For Payment to Credit of Science and Industry Trust Account.)
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		16,100
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		500
3. Extra duty pay.............................................		400
		17,000
C.—Investigations—
1. Animal health and production..................................		28,000
2. Plant industry............................................		34,900
3. Entomology..............................................		11,500
4. Soils and irrigation.........................................		23,000
5. Food preservation and transport.................................		17,300
6. Forest products...........................................		17,000
7. Mining and metallurgy......................................		4,000
8. Radio research............................................		2,400
9. Research services..........................................		12,800
10. Industrial chemistry........................................		43,500
11. Fisheries investigations......................................		7,300
12. Mathematical statistics.......................................		6,100
13. National Standards Laboratory.................................		25,500
14. Tribophysics.............................................		6,600
15. Building research..........................................		8,200
16. Biochemistry and general nutrition...............................		7,400
17. Plant fibre...............................................		2,900
18. Radiophysics.............................................		23,400
19. Physical metallurgy.........................................		2,300
21. Meteorological physics......................................		4,800
22. Dairy research............................................		4,300
23. Wool textile research........................................		18,800
24. Fuel research.............................................		7,900
25. Wild life (including rabbit investigations)..........................		8,800
26. Land research and regional survey...............................		7,300
27. Genetics investigations......................................		2,200
		338,200
30. Less amounts recoverable by way of grants from outside sources and from sales of produce, &c., in connexion with investigations and other receipts available in the Science and Industry Trust Account—
	£
Read......................................	1,117,600
In lieu of....................................	1,073,600
		44,000
		294,200
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization		311,200

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.		£
XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
Division No. 102.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		12,000
3. Extra duty pay.............................................		1,000
Total Division No. 102............................		13,000
Division No. 103.—JOINT INTELLIGENCE BUREAU.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		7,000
Division No. 104.—DEFENCE SIGNALS BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		7,000
Division No. 105.—PLANT AND EQUIPMENT.............................		7,000
Total Department of Defence........................		34,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
Division No. 109.—PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES.
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—
1. Pay and allowances..........................................		479,000
Division No. 111.—ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		2,000
Division No. 113.—CIVIL PERSONNEL—NAVAL OFFICES AND ESTABLISHMENTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		72,000
3. Extra duty pay.............................................		161,000
		233,000
5. Less wages of dockyard employees chargeable to other Divisions—	£
Read.........................................	1,930,000
In lieu of......................................	2,015,000
		Dr. 85,000
Total Division No. 113............................		318,000
Division No. 118.—AIRCRAFT AND AERO ENGINES........................		797,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 125.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE...........		92,000
Total Department of the Navy.......................		1,688,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.
Division No. 127.—AUSTRALIAN REGULAR ARMY.
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—
1. Pay and allowances..........................................	370,000
B.—General Expenses—
3. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation........................	60,000
4. Freight and cartage..........................................	79,000
	139,000
Total Division No. 127............................	509,000
Division No. 128.—CIVILIAN SERVICES
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	52,000
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees...........................	215,000
Total Division No. 128............................	267,000
Division No. 131.—ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	4,000
Division No. 132.—RIFLE CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	1,500
Division No. 133.—FORCES OVERSEAS—MAINTENANCE.
2. Currency advances and other expenditure to be charged to this Division pending recovery	3,000,000
3. Less amounts recovered from other votes...........................	3,000,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.	..
Division No. 139.—RENT............................................	29,500
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 141.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE...........	395,000
Division No. 142.—MAINTENANCE.....................................	370,000
Total Department of the Army.......................	1,576,000
DEPARTMENT OF AIR.
Division No. 143.—ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—
1. Pay and allowances..........................................	157,000
3. Citizen Air Force and National Service Trainees—Pay and allowances........	5,000
	162,000
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments......................	2,000
Total Division No. 143............................	160,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.		£
XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF AIR—continued.
Division No. 144.—CIVILIAN SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		30,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		25,000
Total Division No. 144............................		55,000
Division No. 146k.—REPAIR AND OVERHAUL OF AIRCRAFT AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.		100,000
Division No. 147—EQUIPMENT AND STORES (Moneys received from the sale of unused equipment and stores which are to be replaced; from sales of clothing to personnel to replace lost or damaged issues and from sales of material to contractors to complete Air contracts may be credited to this vote).
1. Aircraft ancillary and other technical stores..........................		1,095,000
7. Petrol and oil..............................................		160,000
Total Division No. 147............................		1,255,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 152k.—METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES........................		9,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 153—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE...........		330,000
Division No. 154.—MAINTENANCE.....................................		175,000
Total Department of Air...........................		2,084,000
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.
Division No. 155.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		29,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		93,000
Total Division No. 155............................		122,000
Division No. 157.—DEFENCE STANDARDS LABORATORIES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Reclassification of offices............................	33,000
Additional staff and deficiency in estimated savings...........	12,000
		45,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		75,000
Total Division No. 157............................		120,000.
Division No. 158.—DESIGN AND INSPECTION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		24,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		74,000
3. Extra duty pay.............................................		17,000
Total Division No. 158............................		115,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.		£
XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY—continued.
Division No. 160.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT...............		1,105,000
Division No. 161.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		39,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		62,000
Total Division No. 161............................		101,000
Division No. 162.—NEW GUINEA RESOURCES PROSPECTING CO. LTD.—Contribution to share capital		13,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 168.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE...........		35,000
Division No. 171.—MAINTENANCE OF FACTORIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS......		12,000
Total Department of Supply........................		1,623,000
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.
Division No. 173.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Reclassification of offices...........................	39,000
Additional staff and deficiency in estimated savings..........	51,000
		90,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		68,000
3. Extra duty pay.............................................		8,000
		166,000
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................		5,000
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing............................		5,000
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........................		4,000
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................................		1,000
		15,000
Total Division No. 173............................		181,000
Division No. 178.—MACHINERY AND PLANT.............................		356,000
Division No. 179.—DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION............		5,000
Division No. 180k.—DEFENCE PRODUCTION TRUST ACCOUNTS...............
1. Amount for payment to credit of Munitions Production Trust Account	£ 1,064,714
1a. Less unrequired balance of Manufacture of Munitions Trust Account	1,064,714
2. Amount for payment to credit of Aircraft Production Trust Account..	300,608
2a. Less unrequired balance of Aircraft Trust Account............	300,608
Total Division No. 180k...........................		..

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.
DEPARTMENT OP DEFENCE PRODUCTION—continued.
Under Control of Department of Health.
Division No. 181.—HEALTH SERVICES..................................	5,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 182.—RENT............................................	1,000
Division No. 183.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS.................	3,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 184—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE...........	115,000
Total Department of Defence Production................	666,000
Total Defence Services............................	7,671,000
XXL—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
Division No. 187.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
6. Ex-members of Parliament and others or their dependants—Annual allowances..	375
8. Commonwealth Literary Fund (for payment to credit of Commonwealth Literary Fund Trust Account)	2,000
10. Distinguished guests, visitors and officials—Hospitality.................	5,000
25. Olympic Games, 1956—Contribution towards cost....................	50,000
27. Visit abroad of Minister for Supply, 1955—
(a) Departmental expenditure and travel of officials................	584
28. Flood relief—New South Wales................................	100,000
31. Visit abroad of the Attorney-General, 1955.........................	422
34. Baltic Exchange, London—Gift of panelling of Australian timber..........	3,036
35. State funerals.............................................	712
36. Visit abroad of Minister for External Affairs, 1955—
(a) Expenses of Minister and personal staff......................	3,600
(b) Departmental expenditure and travel of officials................	2,779
37. Visit abroad of Treasurer, 1955—
(a) Expenses of Minister and personal staff......................	2,765
(b) Departmental expenditure and travel of officials................	3,490
38. Flood relief—United States of America...........................	22,505
39. Returned Sailors’, Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Imperial League of Australia—Travel facilities for President	317
40. Flood relief—Queensland....................................	6,000
41. Flood relief—India.........................................	10,000
42. Flood relief—Pakistan.......................................	10,000
43. British Trans-Antarctic Expedition—Contribution....................	25,000
44. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Council Meeting, Jamaica, 1956—Representation	439
45. Royal Institute of Public Administration—Australian Capital Territory Group—Grant	250
46. Royal Visit, 1954..........................................	329
47. Visit abroad of Minister for External Affairs, 1956—
(a) Expenses of Minister and personal staff......................	1,700
48. Federal Guide............................................	780
49. International Geophysical Year Projects—Grant to Australian Academy of Science	20,000
50. Victoria Cross Centenary Celebrations, London—Contribution towards expenses of Australian representation	60,000
Total Prime Minister’s Department....................	332,083

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
XXI.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued.
Division No. 189.—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
1. Commonwealth scholarship scheme...............................	53,000
4. Occupational Therapy Training—Grant in aid........................	236
Total Office of Education..........................	53,236
Division No. 190.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
4. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade—Representation and contribution.....	1,175
5. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization—Contribution, representation and publicity	8,339
7. United Nations—Contribution..................................	14,386
9. South Pacific Commission—Contribution and representation..............	5,700
10. Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition....................	27,000
15. South-East Asia Treaty Organization—Contribution and representation......	7,065
17. Republic of Pakistan—Inauguration of Constitution—Representation........	2,200
Total Department of External Affairs..................	65,865
Division No. 191.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
6. Taxes and fines—Refund and remission under special circumstances.........	257,000
8. National savings campaign.....................................	7,000
11. Karachi cash account—Adjustment on revaluation of local currency.........	938
12. Economic Advisory Committee—Expenses.........................	400
Total Department of the Treasury.....................	265,338
Division No. 192.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
3. Central Fingerprint Bureau—Contribution..........................	579
6. Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904–1955—Payment of legal expenses under Section 96k	491
Total Attorney-General’s Department..................	1,070
Division No. 193.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
4. Commonwealth elections and referenda............................	57,000
9. Rescission of contract for sale of land—Ex-gratia payment................	3,000
10. Lands Acquisition Act 1906–1936—Appeal by North Australia. Meat Company—Legal expenses	4,200
Total Department of the Interior......................	64,200
Division No. 194.—DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
1. International Sugar Council—Contribution..........................	301
Division No. 195.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
5. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales—Subsidy...........	23,750
Division No. 195k.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.
1. Industry conferences and committees—Expenses of representatives..........	200
3. Trade publicity—United Kingdom................................	75,000
4. Trade Publicity—Other than United Kingdom........................	39,000
6. Honey—Promotion of sales....................................	2,000
8. Special food investigations.....................................	20,000
9. Berry fruits—Publicity.......................................	8,000
10. International Seed Testing Conference, Paris—Contribution towards representation	300
11. International Sugar Council—Contribution.........................	350
12. Overseas Trade Missions—Contributions..........................	1,300
13. Consultative Committee on Import Policy..........................	150
Total Division No. 195k...........................	146,300
Division No. 196.—DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.
26. Grasshoppers—Grant towards cost of control measures.................	1,120

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
XXI.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued.
Division No. 198.—DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
2. Tasmanian shipping service—Subsidy.............................	117,400
3. Leigh Creek coal—Subsidy for carriage by Commonwealth Railways........	15,000
7. Demolition of dual purpose jetty, Townsville.........................	50,000
Total Department of Shipping and Transport.............	182,400
Division No. 199.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
(Repayments by migrants and others may be credited to the items to which they relate.)
A.—Assisted Migration—
6. Dutch migration............................................	106,000
7. Italian migration...........................................	73,000
11. Inter-governmental Committee for European Migration—Contributions and loan for operational purposes	75,500
	254,500
H.—Other—
3. Education of non-British migrants in the English language................	20,000
4. Commonwealth Immigration Advisory Council—Expenses...............	400
	20,400
Total Department of Immigration.....................	274,900
Division No. 202.—COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.
2. Standards Association of Australia—Grant..........................	1,000
4. National Association of Testing Authorities..........................	437
	1,437
Total Miscellaneous Services........................	1,412,000
XXII.—BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES.
Division No. 206.—BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES.
2. Tea ...................................................	200,000
3. Coal...................................................	8,000
Total Bounties and Subsidies........................	208,000
XXIII.—WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES.
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 207.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
(For payment to credit of Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account.)
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	54,900
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	9,000
3. Extra duty pay.............................................	84,000
	147,900
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................................	9,700
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.................	19,500
4. Fuel, light and power........................................	2,100
5. Medical examinations........................................	6,900
6. Services of Registrars, Police and officers of Postmaster-General’s Department..	7,200
7. Fares and expenses of war pensioners under review....................	1,800
8. Incidental and other expenditure.................................	2,900
	50,100
Total Division No. 207............................	198,000

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.			£
XXIII.—WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES—continued.
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT—continued.
Division No. 207k.—REPATRIATION BENEFITS.
(For payment to credit of Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account.)
3. Maintenance of departmental institutions...........................			344,000
Division No. 208.—MISCELLANEOUS.
1. Seamen’s war pensions and allowances............................			1,900
2. Compassionate allowances paid on behalf of other Departments............			2,000
3. Allowances to or in respect of representatives of various organizations who have served abroad			1,200
5. New Guinea civilian war pensions, education benefits and medical treatment....			3,000
Total Division No. 208............................			8,100
Total Repatriation Department.......................			550,100
Under Control of Department of National Development.
Division No. 211.—WAR SERVICE HOMES DIVISION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary (for payment to credit of War Service Homes Trust Account)—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................			23,350
2. Temporary and casual employees................................			7,200
3. Extra duty pay.............................................			350
Total War Service Homes Division....................			30,900
MISCELLANEOUS.
Division No. 217.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
2. Lend-lease Settlement Fund—Interest on investments...................			1,800
5. War Savings Certificates and Savings Certificates—Redemption............			3,500,000
Total Division No. 217............................			3,501,800
Division No. 218.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
1. Australian official war artists—Expenses...........................			500
2. Australian war history 1939-45—Compilation (contributions by Australian War Memorial towards cost of printing may be credited to this vote)			500
Total Division No. 218............................			1,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 219.—AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................			950
2. Temporary and casual employees................................			250
Total Division No. 219............................			1,200
Division No. 221.—OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS—RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE.(a)
Gross expenditure—	£	£
Read..................................	3,500,000
In lieu of................................	2,300,000
		1,200,000
Less recoveries—
Read..................................	5,200,000
In lieu of................................	5,600,000
		Dr. 400,000
			1,600,000
Total War and Repatriation Services...................			5,685,000
Total Part 1...................................			18,144,000

(a) Munitions, stores, &c., supplied to Governments of United Kingdom and other administrations.

PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.	£
1.—COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 223.—TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.......................	52,000
B.—Stores and Materials.......................................	150,000
C.—General Expenses.........................................	18,000
Total Division No. 223............................	220,000
Division No. 225.—NORTH AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.......................	16,000
C.—General Expenses.........................................	1,000
Total Division No. 225............................	17,000
Division No. 226.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY RAILWAY.
C.—General Expenses.........................................	3,000
Total Commonwealth Railways......................	240,000
II.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 237k.—GENERAL CHARGES (to be allotted to particular Services by Supplementary, Appropriation).
1. Provision for reclassification of offices.............................	1,533,000
2. Railway mail services—Increase in rates............................	661,000
Total Division No. 237k...........................	2,194,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 240.—RENT OF BUILDINGS.
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 61—A................	3,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 241.—MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS.
1. Repairs and maintenance......................................	18,000
Total Postmaster-General’s Department.................	2,215,000
III. BROADCASTING SERVICES.
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.
Division No. 242.—AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD.
1. Expenditure under the Broadcasting Act 1942–1954....................	4,500
Division No. 243.—AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION.
1. Expenditure under the Broadcasting Act 1942–1954....................	68,500
Division No. 244.—TECHNICAL AND OTHER SERVICES.
1. Maintenance and operating of stations and studios.....................	26,000
3. Issuing and recording listeners’ licences............................	2,300
4. Inspections, observations and research.............................	3,700
Total Division No. 244............................	32,000
Total Broadcasting Services........................	105,000
Total Part 2...............................	2,560,000

PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.		£
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 247.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—	£
Reclassification of offices.............................	13,000
Additional staff and deficiency in estimated savings............	10,000
		23,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		15,700
3. Extra duty pay.............................................		6,000
		44,700
B.—General Expenses—
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........................		1,400
D.—Other Services—
10. Fire Brigade services........................................		1,000
29. Encouragement of primary production............................		15,000
35. Stream gauging...........................................		5,000
		21,000
Total Division No. 247............................		67,100
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 248.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Other Services—
1. Repairs and maintenance—Department of Territories...................		20,000
Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.
Division No. 250.—COURTS OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		900
Under Control of Department of Health.
Division No. 251.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................		3,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................................		4,000
		7,000
B.—General Expenses—
4. Fuel, light and power........................................		8,000
Total Division No. 251............................		15,000
Total Northern Territory...........................		103,000

PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.
Division No. 253.—COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances—Reclassification of offices....................	900
2. Temporary and casual employees................................	150
3. Extra duty pay.............................................	50
Total Division No. 253............................	1,100
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 254.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and General Expenses—
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 61–a.................	11,000
C.—Other Services—
13. Swimming pool—Maintenance.................................	3,000
21. Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930–1954....	2,400
	5,400
D.—Education—
1. University College—Grant in aid................................	12,110
8. Payments to the Department of Education, New South Wales, for services rendered	11,590
9. Canberra Technical College—Technical vocational training...............	2,000
10. Pre-school centres..........................................	1,300
	27,000
Total Division No. 254............................	43,400
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 256.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Works Services—
1. Repairs and maintenance—Department of the Interior...................	2,000
Under Control of Department of Health.
Division No. 257.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
1. Canberra Community Hospital..................................	3,000
3. Abattoir services...........................................	1,200
Total Division No. 257............................	4,200
Total Australian Capital Territory.....................	50,700
NORFOLK ISLAND.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 258.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
3. Centenary celebrations.......................................	4,000

PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.	£
TERRITORY OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 259.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
4. Australian School of Pacific Administration.........................	2,900
TERRITORY OF COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 260k.—GENERAL SERVICES................................	13,400
Total Part 3...................................	174,000
PART 5.—SELF-BALANCING ITEMS.
Under Control of the Department of Primary Industry.
Division No. 263.—DRIED VINE FRUITS SUPPORT PRICE AGREEMENT—DISBURSEMENT OF MONEYS RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT	125,000
Total Part 5...................................	125,000
Total...................................	21,003,000

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