COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1968–69
No. 28 of 1969
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1968–69, for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine.
[Assented to 4 June 1969]
BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 4) 1968–69.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of $21,754,000.
3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule to this Act, in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine, the sum of Twenty-one million seven hundred and fifty-four thousand dollars.
Appropriation.
4. The sum authorized by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight, for the services expressed in the Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.
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THE SCHEDULEÂ Section 4.
ABSTRACT
Page Reference | Â | Total |
 | Departments and Services— | $ |
3 | DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE................... | 18,400 |
3 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..................... | 2,018,900 |
3 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES................. | 48,900 |
3 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.............................. | 140,800 |
4 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION......................... | 4,300 |
4 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR......................... | 7,510,400 |
4 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT................ | 1,400,000 |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.................... | 505,400 |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT............... | 940,000 |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY.................. | 47,300 |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY........................ | 5,417,000 |
6 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS............................... | 3,702,600 |
 | TOTAL..................................... | 21,754,000 |
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE | $ |
Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |  |
01. Purchase of launches and other equipment............................ | 18,400 |
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | Â |
Division 830.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |  |
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— |  |
06. United States of America....................................... | 929,300 |
09. Other overseas establishments.................................... | 158,000 |
10. South Africa................................................ | 105,300 |
11. Yugoslavia................................................. | 632,300 |
12. Belgium.................................................. | 45,000 |
13. Chile.................................................... | 149,000 |
Total: Department of External Affairs | 2,018,900 |
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | Â |
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |  |
1.—Acquisitions of Sites and Buildings— |  |
02. Broadcasting and Television Services—Papua and New Guinea.............. | 29,800 |
3.—Advances and Loans—Papua and New Guinea— |  |
01. Advance to Administration for loans to ex-servicemen in agricultural enterprises... | 19,100 |
Total: Department of External Territories | 48,900 |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | Â |
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES |  |
04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments | 28,000 |
06. Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships | 10,800 |
Total: Division 842 | 38,800 |
Division 843.—OTHER SERVICES |  |
01. Little Company of Mary—Capital grant towards cost of construction of Calvary Hospital, Canberra | 102,000 |
Total: Department of Health | 140,800 |
Departments and Services—continued
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION | $ |
Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |  |
1.—Overseas Establishments—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment | 4,300 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | Â |
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |  |
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings— |  |
04. Department of Civil Aviation..................................... | 284,700 |
08. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization             | 21,900 |
12. Department of Housing........................................ | 686,800 |
14. Department of the Interior....................................... | 5,397,300 |
17. Department of Labour and National Service........................... | 41,300 |
 | 6,432,000 |
2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services— |  |
02. Television transmission........................................ | 24,800 |
03. Sound broadcasting studios...................................... | 28,000 |
04. Television studios............................................ | 2,200 |
 | 55,000 |
4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory— |  |
04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases.......................... | 170,000 |
5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory— |  |
03. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates | 5,500 |
7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory— |  |
02. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation........ | 70,000 |
04. Loans to primary producers for water development...................... | 60,000 |
 | 130,000 |
9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act..... | 717,900 |
Total: Department of the Interior | 7,510,400 |
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Â |
Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |  |
2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act........ | 1,400,000 |
Departments and Services—continued
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY | $ |
Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES |  |
02. Agricultural Extension Services................................... | 500,000 |
04. Minor research and other services.................................. | 5,400 |
Total: Department of Primary Industry | 505,400 |
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT | Â |
Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |  |
1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment..................................... | 940,000 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY | Â |
Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |  |
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— |  |
01. Overseas establishments........................................ | 47,300 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | Â |
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |  |
1.—Plant and Equipment— |  |
01. Government Printing Office..................................... | 34,900 |
02. Royal Australian Mint......................................... | 2,000 |
05. Advance to Government Printer Trust Account for management survey costs..... | 21,600 |
06. Working capital advance (for payment to the Commonwealth Stores Suspense Trust Account)Â | 358,500 |
Total: Division 915 | 417,000 |
Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES |  |
02. Drought assistance—New South Wales.............................. | 3,200,000 |
03. Drought assistance—Queensland.................................. | 1,300,000 |
06. Earthquake relief—Western Australia............................... | 125,000 |
07. Bushfire relief—New South Wales................................. | 100,000 |
08. Cyclone assistance—Queensland.................................. | 150,000 |
09. Drought assistance—Tasmania................................... | 125,000 |
Total: Division 917 | 5,000,000 |
Total: Department of the Treasury | 5,417,000 |
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Departments and Services—continued
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS | $ |
Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |  |
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental— |  |
01. Parliament................................................. | 15,000 |
02. Attorney-General's Department................................... | 162,000 |
04. Department of Civil Aviation..................................... | 1,635,000 |
05. Department of Customs and Excise................................. | 177,000 |
08. Department of External Affairs................................... | 50,100 |
17. Prime Minister's Department..................................... | 14,490 |
22. Department of the Treasury...................................... | 83,000 |
 | 2,136,590 |
2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory— |  |
02. Department of Health.......................................... | 88,000 |
03. Department of the Interior....................................... | 32,000 |
 | 120,000 |
3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands— |  |
01. Department of External Territories................................. | 10 |
4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services— |  |
01. Department of Education and Science............................... | 120,000 |
03. Department of the Interior....................................... | 1,000,000 |
 | 1,120,000 |
5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory— |  |
02. Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies........ | 80,000 |
6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services— |  |
03. Television transmission........................................ | 78,000 |
04. Television studios............................................ | 168,000 |
 | 246,000 |
Total: Department of Works | 3,702,600 |
Total—Departments and Services............................... | 21,754,000 |
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