Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1906-7 - Legislation

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND
BUILDINGS).

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No. 7 of 1906.

An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and seven for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

(Assented to 7th September, 1906.)

Preamble.

BE it enacted by the King'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 (Works and Buildings) Act 1906–7.

Issue and application of £479,724.

2. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and seven the sum of Four hundred and seventy-nine thousand seven hundred and twenty-four pounds.

Appropriation of supply.

3. The said sum granted by this Act is hereby appropriated for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule.

F.9842

SCHEDULE.

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Expenditure for Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., 1906–7.

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ABSTRACT.

____		"Other."		Total.
		Revote.	New Service.
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS—		£	£	£

Home Affairs.....................			4,000	4,000
Trade and Customs.................		120	10,650	10,770
Defence.........................		22,530	36,647	59,177
Post and Telegraph.................		36,153	35,402	71,555
Total ............		58,803	86,699	145,502
		145,502
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year		15,000		15,000
UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT—		130,502		130,502
Telegraphs and Telephones	£237,722
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year	20,000	217,722		217,722
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—
Machinery and Plant, for Printing Office		1,500		1,500
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—
Special Defence Material...................	£169,156
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year	39,156
		130,000		130,000
Total............		479,724		479,724

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.	"Other"
	Revote.	New Service.	Total
Division No. 1.
HOME AFFAIRS.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Towards the cost of erection of Store at Darling Island, Sydney, for the purposes of Departments of the Commonwealth*	...	4,000	4,000
Total Division No. 1....................	...	4,000	4,000
Division No. 2.
TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Subdivision No. 1.
VICTORIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Sewerage, King's Warehouse	120	...	120
2. Accommodation in King's Warehouse Yard for protection of goods which cannot be stored in the Warehouse	...	150	150
Subdivision No. 2.	120	150	270
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
New Works—
No. 1. Erection of Customs House and Bond at Broome.	...	1,500	1,500
2. Towards the cost of erection of Customs House, Fremantle †	...	1,000	1,000
Subdivision No. 3.	...	2,500	2,500
TRAWLER AND EQUIPMENTS............	...	8,000	8,000
Total Division No. 2........................	120	10,650	10,770
Division No. 3.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications........................	18	42	60
2. Barracks...........................	16	589	605
3. Rifle Ranges	105	2,707	2,812
4. Drill Halls..........................	69	225	294
Carried forward..................	208	3,563	3,771

* Estimated total cost, £22,300. † Estimated total cost, £15,000.

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		"Other"
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Division No. 3.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Brought forward...............	208	3,563	3,771
Additions—
No. 5. Alterations and Improvements to Rifle Ranges generally	159	106	265
6. Rifle Range, Bathurst.......................	...	320	320
7. Rifle Range, Adamstown....................	...	383	383
8. Extension Boat Shed, Naval Forces..............	...	250	250
New Works—
No. 9. Fortifications............................	374	...	374
10. Barracks...............................	474	596	1,070
11. Rifle Ranges.............................	2,059	1,297	3,356
12. Drill Halls..............................	162	300	462
13. Drill Hall, 1st and 2nd Australian Infantry Regiments, Sydney	750	...	750
14. Site and Drill Hall and Offices, Armidale..........	599	111	710
15. Drill Hall, Newcastle.......................	1,000	1,000	2,000
16. Drill Hall, Casino.........................	...	325	325
17. Drill Halls for Country Corps..................	322	...	322
18. Land and Construction of Rifle Range, Singleton.....	846	550	1,396
19. Rand wick Rifle Range......................	...	1,500	1,500
20. Rifle Range, Richmond......................	45		45
21. Grants to Rifle Clubs.......................	...	1,000	1,000
22. Transfer of Electric Company's Depot Buildings from Dawes Point to old Paddington Rifle Range and to Chowder	...	1,100	1,100
Total New South Wales Carried forward..........	6,998	12,401	19,399

	"Other."
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued	Revote.	New Service	Total.
Division No. 3.	£	£	£
DEFENCE.
Brought forward...............	6,998	12,401	19,399
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications..........................	106	620	726
2. Barracks.............................	4	638	642
3. Rifle ranges...........................	138	1,335	1,473
4. Drill halls............................	...	150	150
5. Sewerage............................	21	175	196
6. Alterations and additions to existing works and buildings, Naval Forces	...	260	260
New Works—
No. 7. Fortifications..........................	138	50	188
8. Barracks.............................	226	280	506
9. Rifle ranges...........................	150	310	460
10. Drill halls............................	282	...	282
11. Extension of Williamstown Rifle Range........	114	...	114
12. Site for rifle range, Kyneton................	...	1,424	1,424
13. Quarters, Rifle Range, Canadian, Ballarat.......	...	500	500
14. Additions to provide extra target accommodation on the Williamstown Rifle Range	...	400	400
15. Towards completion Australian Army Medical Corps Depot, Victoria Barracks	...	380	380
16. Shed for vehicles and accessories, Ordnance Stores, Victoria Barracks	...	575	575
Carried forward................	1,179	7,097	8,276
Carried forward................	6,998	12,401	19,399

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.		"Other."
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No 3.
DEFENCE.	£	£	£
Brought forward...............	6,998	12,401	19,399
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Brought forward.............	1,179	7,097	8,276
New Works—
No. 17. Breakwater at Swan Island, west of Naval Pier...	450		450
18. Grants to Rifle Clubs....................		1,000	1,000
19. Dredging a basin and channels, Swan Island, and a channel to Maribyrnong Magazine		1,400	1,400
20. Command communications and submarine cables, Port Phillip Heads	77	181	258
21. Equipment Store, Victoria Barracks..........	44		44
22. Stores for unserviceable and obsolete stores.....	109		109
23. Quarters for Ranger, Port Melbourne Rifle Range	95		95
Total Victoria..............	1,954	9,678	11,632
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications..........................	25	333	358
2. Barracks..............................	23		23
3. Rifle ranges............................	16		16
4. Drill halls.............................		45	45
5. Minor Works, Naval Forces New Works—	62	296	358
6. Barracks..............................		395	395
7. Additional barracks accommodation, Thursday Island	549		549
8. Rifle range at Brisbane for Metropolitan Troops—first instalment towards cost	1,000		1,000*
9. Acquisition of land, Toowoomba Rifle Range.....		160	160
10. Miniature rifle ranges at drill halls............		300	300
11. Drill halls............................		855	855
12. Drill hall and offices, Rock-hampton..........		1,075	1,075
13. Grants for rifle clubs.....................		300	300
Total Queensland...................	1,675	3,759	5,434
Carried forward.................	10,627	25,838	36,465

* Total estimated cost, exclusive of land, £5,000.

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs— continued.		"Other."
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Division No. 3.
DEFENCE.
Brought forward.......................	10,627	25,838	36,465
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Additions —
No. 1. Fortifications..........................		375	375
2. Barracks.............................	15	47	62
3. Rifle ranges...........................	29	225	254
4. Drill halls............................	25		25
New Works—
No. 5. Rifle ranges for country corps...............	92		92
6. Drill hall and orderly room, Naracoorte.........	450		450
7. Land and building at Orroroo for drill hall and orderly room	275		275
8. Land and construction of drill halls for country corps	525		525
9. Land and building at Yankalilla for orderly room and store		78	78
10. Grants to rifle clubs.....................		300	300
11. Emplacement for 6-inch B.L. guns...........	51		51
12. Minor new works......................		150	150
Total South Australia......................	1,462	1,175	2,637
Carried forward..................	12,089	27,013	39,102

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.		"Other."
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 3.	£	£	£
DEFENCE.
Brought forward................	12,089	27,013	39,102
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications....................	72	538	610
2. Barracks.......................	23		23
3. Rifle ranges....................	311	175	486
4. Drill halls......................	137	696	833
New Works—
No. 5. Forts.........................		218	218
6. Rifle ranges....................		135	135
7. Pavilion, Karrakatta Rifle Range ......		310	310
8. Rifle range, Karrakatta—additional target accommodation		560	560
9 Rifle range, Karrakatta—new road......		355	355
10. Site for rifle range, Kalgoorlie.......		450	450
11. Towards cost of construction of rifle range, Kalgoorlie		350	350
12. Grants to rifle clubs for rifle ranges....		600	600
13. Drill halls.....................		140	140
14. Drill hall, Boulder...............	39		39
15. Armoury, Northam...............	180		180
16. Towards the construction of fort and acquisition of site, North Fremantle	8,000		8,000*
17. Fort and quarters, Arthur's Head......	346	234	580*
Total Western Australia...........	9,108	4,761	13,869
Carried forward............	21,197	31,774	52,971

* Items 16 and 17. Total estimated cost, £87,000: Expenditure to 30th June, 1906, £43,398, including *24,000 under Division 6, Subdivision 1, item 10 of 1905–6.

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.		"Other."
	Revote.	New Service	Total.
	£	£	£
Division No. 3.
DEFENCE.
Brought forward...................	21,197	31,774	52,971
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Fortifications......................
2. Barracks.........................	42	32	74
3. Rifle ranges.......................	35		35
4. Drill halls........................	85	250	335
5. Alterations to Sandy Bay Rifle Range.....		300	300
New Works—
6. Construction of rifle ranges............		300	300
7. Miniature rifle ranges................		100	100
8. Rifle range, Launceston...............		500	500
9. Drill room and offices, Launceston.......		600	600
10. Gun shed and drill room, Launceston.....	112		112
11. Magazine, Launceston...............		600	600
12. Grants to rifle clubs.................		300	300
13. Site, and constructing gun emplacement and accessories, Hobart	1,059	1,441	2,500
14. Erection of cottage for District Gunner, Alexandra Battery		250	250
15. Minor new works..................		200	200
Total Tasmania...................	1,333	4,873	6,206
Total Division No. 3................	22,530	36,647	59,177

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.		"Other"
	Revote.	New Service	Total.
	£	£	£
Division No. 4.
POST AND TELEGRAPH—
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices....................	1,131	1,880	3,011
New Works—
2. Alstonville Post Office..............		700	700
3. Bangalow „......................	500	120	620
4. Kurri Kurri „.....................	593	257	850
5. Lockhart „......................	900	351	1,251
6. Mosman „.......................	1,108	14	1,122
7. Ryde* „........................	750	650	1,400
8. Tweed Heads „...................	500	100	600
9. Mullumbimby „...................		750	750
10. Purchase of sites..................	2,500	160	2,660
11. West Wallsend Post Office	165		165
Total New South Wales...............	8,147	4,982	13,129
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices....................	560	1,966	2,526
2. Sewerage, Sundry Offices	15	849	864
3. Towards extension General Post Office, Melbourne†	9,088	5,912	15,000
New Works—
4. Leongatha Post Office...............	798	262	1,060
5. Moonee Ponds „..................	250		250
6. Preston „.......................		1,200	1,200
7. Warracknabeal ,,..................	2,486	20	2,506
8. Site for Post Office, at Windsor........		850	850
Total Victoria....................	13,197	11,059	24,256
Carried forward.................	21,344	16,041	37,385

* Total estimated cost, £1,400.

†Total estimated cost, £30,000. Expenditure to 30th June, 1906, £911.

		"Other."
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Division No. 4.
POST AND TELEGRAPH.
Brought forward..............	21,344	16,041	37,385
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices	1,131	1,005	2,136
2. Towards cost of the extension of General Post Office, Brisbane*		8,000	8,000
New Works—
3. Atherton Post Office....................		825	825
4. Cairns Post Office......................	2,499	1,110	3,609
5. Irvinebank Post Office...................		650	650
Total Queensland....................	3,630	11,590	15,220
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices........................	803	984	1,787
2. Mount Gambier Post Office...............	995	585	1,580
3. Kingscote Post Office...................	18		18
New Works—
4. Kadina Post Office.....................	741	292	1,033
5. Purchase of sites.......................		100	100
Total South Australia	2,557	1,961	4,518
Carried forward....................	27,531	29,592	57,123

* Total estimated cost, £17,000.

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs—continued.		"Other."
	Revote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 4.	£	£	£
POST AND TELEGRAPH.
Brought forward.............	27,531	29,592	57,123
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices.....................	1,855	1,743	3,598
New Works—
2. Derby Post Office...................	700		700
3. East Perth „.......................	500		500
4. Fimiston ,,.......................	345	237	582
5. Fitzroy ,,.........................	905		905
6. Fremantle ,,.......................	2,500	3,500	6,000
7. Laverton „.......................	850		850
8. Princess Royal Post Office	700		700
9. Purchase of sites...................	267		267
Total Western Australia................	8,622	5,480	14,102
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
Additions—
No. 1. Sundry Offices.....................	...	330	330
Total Tasmania.......................	...	330	330
Total Division No. 4....................	36,153	35,402	71,555
Total Divisions Nos. 1 to 4................	58,803	86,699	145,502
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year	...	...	15,000
Total under control of Department ok Home Affairs	58,803	86,699	130,502

* Total estimated cost, £9,000.

UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.	"Other."
Division No. 5.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.	£
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material....	*12,000
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground	27,500
3. Towards establishment of metallic circuits in connexion with the telephone system	5,500
4. Switch-boards for branch exchanges, and additional trunk section multiple metallic branching switch-board	8,000
5. Towards purchase of telephone lines and instruments held by subscribers under the "Purchase" system	800
6. New South Wales portion of trunk telephone line between Sydney and Melbourne (re-vote)	†23,000
	76,800
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material....	5,000
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground	45,000
3. Victorian portion of trunk telephone line between Sydney and Melbourne (re-vote)	14,000
Subdivision No. 3:	64,000
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material....	3,000
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground	14,500
	17,500
Carried forward........	158,300

*£2,400 of this is for work necessitated by the proposed erection of the new Telephone Line between Sydney and Melbourne.

† See also item No. 1 of this Subdivision.

Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department—continued.	"Other."
	£
Division No. 5.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES
Brought forward......................	158,300
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material...	1,000
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground	17,000
3. Additional plant required for printing postage stamps, postal notes, and money order forms (re-vote)	1,302
	19,302
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material...	8,920
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground	22,200
	31,120
Carried forward..............	208,722

	"Other."
Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department—continued.	£
Division No. 5.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
Brought forward......................	208,722
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material	500
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits, and placing wires underground	15,500
3. Metallic branching telephone switchboard, for General Post Office, Hobart (re-vote)	3,000
	19,000
Subdivision No. 7.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY	10,000
Total Division No. 5............................	237,722
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year..	20,000
Total under control of Postmaster-General's Department..........	217,722

	"Other."
UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Division No. 6.	£
No. 1. Machinery and plant for Government Printing Office, and works in connexion therewith	1,500
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
Division No. 7.
SPECIAL DEFENCE MATERIAL.
Subdivision No. 1.
Military—
No. 1. Accoutrements, saddle-trees, stirrups, and bits.....................	8,000
2. Field artillery—guns, harness, waggons, and ammunition.............	53,040
3. Camp equipment........................................	6,000
4. Miscellaneous—tools and other materials........................	400
5. Field Engineers' equipment.................................	2,216
6. Machine guns and ammunition...............................	16,000
7. Cadet rifles............................................	12,000
8. Small arms ammunition (4,000,000 rounds 303″)...................	21,500
9. 10,000 magazine Lee-Enfield rifles and parts.....................	50,000
	169,156 39,156
Less anticipated unexpended amount........................	169,156 39,156
Total (Division No. 7) Defence Department....................	130,000
Total Additions, New Works, Buildings.......................	479,724

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