Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1914-15 - Legislation

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND

BUILDINGS) 1914–15.

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No. 21 of 1914.

An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and fifteen and to appropriate the Supplies granted for such year in this and the last preceding Session of the Parliament, for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.

[Assented to 12th December, 1914.]

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 1914–15.

Issue and application of £2,756,575.

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 fifteen, the sum of Two million seven hundred and fifty-six thousand five hundred and seventy-five pounds.

3. All

F. 17071.

Appropriation of supplies, £4,140,345.

3. All sums granted by this Act and the other Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty amounting, as appears by the said Schedule, in the aggregate to the sum of Four million one hundred and forty thousand three hundred and forty-five pounds are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 3 of 1914 for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

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GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

Under Act No. 3 of 1914 .............................	£754,930
Under Act No. 7 of 1914 .............................	366,150
Under Act No. 14 of 1914 ............................	262,690
Under this Act ....................................	2,756,575
	£4,140,345

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second schedule.

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abstract.

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS—	£
Home Affairs
Home Affairs ....................................	278,380
Quarantine ......................................	50,730
Lighthouses......................................	15,149
Trade and Customs .................................	7,015
Defence—Naval ..................................	248,351
—Military ................................	688,498
Post Office Buildings ...............................	297,426
	1,585,549
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year although liabilities may be incurred	200,000
Total .....................	1,385,549
UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT—
Telegraphs and Telephones ...........................	955,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—
Machinery and Plant for Printing Office	4,600
Machinery and Plant for Stamp Printing ...................	400
	5,000
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—
Construction of Fleet...............................	750,000
Rifle Clubs and Ranges ..............................	16,900
Military Stores, &c. ................................	492,800
Naval Works, &c. ..................................	400,300
Construction of vessels for other Departments	16,278
	1,676,278
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—
Northern Territory .................................	34,610
Port Augusta Railway ...............................	8,908
	43,518
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—
Lighthouses.....................................	75,000
Total Annual Votes ..............	4,140,345

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SUMMARY OF ANNUAL VOTES UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.

Division No.	Subdivision No.		Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No.	Subdivision No.
			£	£	£
1	...	HOME AFFAIRS—
	1	New South Wales ............	1,597	...	1,597
	2	Victoria ..................	1,454	2,479	3,933
	4	Various States and Federal Territory	32,755	240,095	272,850
		Total Division No. 1 ........	35,806	242,574	278,380
2	...	QUARANTINE ..............	5,759	44,971	50,730
3	...	LIGHTHOUSES .............	13,149	2,000	15,149
4	...	TRADE AND CUSTOMS—
	1	New South Wales ... ...	...	5,020	5,020
	2	Victoria ..................	905	200	1,105
	3	Queensland ................	...	215	215
	4	Western Australia ...........	...	675	675
		Total Division No. 4 ........	905	6,110	7,015
5	...	DEFENCE—
		naval—
	1	New South Wales ............	14,542	13,536	28,078
	2	Victoria ..................	9,789	5,350	15,139
	3	Queensland ................	4,259	2,015	6,274
	4	South Australia .............	4,155	...	4,155
	5	Western Australia ...........	3,045	1,300	4,345
	6	Tasmania .................	...	360	360
	7	Various States and Federal Territory	27,503	162,497	190,000
		Total Naval ..............	63,293	185,058	248,351
		Military—
	8	New South Wales ............	4,372	17,080	21,452
	9	Victoria ..................	9,975	32,649	42,624
	10	Queensland ................	12,602	8,259	20,861
	11	South Australia .............	...	5,794	5,794
	13	Tasmania.................	453	...	453
	14	Various States and Federal Territory	186,132	411,182	597,314
		Total Military .............	213,534	474,964	688,498
		Total Division No. 5 ........	276,827	660,022	936,849

SUMMARY OF ANNUAL VOTES UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS—continued.

Division No	Subdivision No.		Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No	Subdivision No.
			£	£	£
6	...	POST OFFICE BUILDINGS–
	1	New South Wales ............	37,070	49,890	86,960
	2	Victoria ...................	29,676	85,759	115,435
	3	Queensland ................	8,107	7,428	15,535
	4	South Australia ..............	11,785	8,427	20,212
	5	Western Australia ............	18,909	32,012	50,921
	6	Tasmania..................	268	3,568	3,836
	7	Northern Territory ............	242	285	527
	8	Wireless Telegraph Stations......	4,000	...	4,000
		Total Division No. 6 ........	110,057	187,369	297,426
			442,503	1,143,046	1,585,549
		Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during the year although liabilities may be incurred	...	...	200,000
		Total Divisions Nos. 1 to 6	...	...	1,385,549

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.	£	£	£
Division No. 1.
HOME AFFAIRS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Store at Darling Island, Sydney, for the purposes of Departments of the Commonwealth	197	...	197
2. Additional Accommodation, High Court, Sydney ....	1,400	...	1,400
Subdivision No. 2.	1,597	...	1,597
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Building for Department of Treasury and other Departments	...	480	480
2. Storage Accommodation for Commonwealth Departments, Melbourne	654	1,439	2,093
3. Alterations to King's Warehouse for Note Printer ....	...	520	520
4. Additional Accommodation, High Court, Melbourne..	800	...	800
5. Alterations to King's Warehouse for Stamp Printer...	...	40	40
Subdivision No. 4.	1,454	2,479	3,933
VARIOUS STATES AND FEDERAL TERRITORY.
No. 1. Federal Capital at Canberra — Towards cost of establishment	32,755	237,245	270,000
2. Acquisition of land lying outside the Federal Territory	...	2,850	2,850
	32,755	240,095	272,850
Total Division No. 1 ..............	35,806	242,574	278,380

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
Division No. 2.
QUARANTINE.
No. 1. Quarantine, New Buildings, and Stations, Alterations and Additions — Towards cost	5,759	44,971	50,730
Division No. 3.
LIGHTHOUSES.
No. 1. Lighthouses —Construction and Alterations ........	13,149	2,000	15,149
Division No. 4.
TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No.1. Alterations, Sydney Customs House—Towards cost	...	5,000	5,000
2. Newcastle Customs House....................	...	20	20
	...	5,020	5,020
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. King's Warehouse.........................	905	...	905
2. Melbourne Customs House—Ventilation..........	...	200	200
	905	200	1,105
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Brisbane Customs House Additions .............	...	215	215
Subdivision No. 4.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Perth Customs House—Sewerage ...............	...	225	225
2. Laboratory for Testing purposes ................	...	450	450
Total Western Australia ....................	...	675	675
Total Division No. 4. ..................	905	6,110	7,015

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
Division No. 5.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES
(NAVAL).
No. 1. Garden Island, Sydney—Naval Establishment .....	8,000	900	8,900
2. Minor Works ...........................	14	1,305	1,319
3. Rushcutter's Bay, Drill Hall..................	1,550	1,900	3,450
4. Rushcutter's Bay, Extension of Naval Boat Shed....	450	...	450
5. Port Stephens, Submarine Depôt Buildings .......	...	1,000	1,000
6. Spectacle Island, Sydney, Naval Establishment ....	4,528	5,371	9,899
7. Purchase of lease of the residence of Captain in Charge Naval Establishments	...	1,150	1,150
8. Newcastle Extension at Boat Shed .............	...	1,910	1,910
Total New South Wales .....................	14,542	13,536	28,078
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA (NAVAL).
No. 1. Williamstown, Alterations to Naval Storerooms ...	500	...	500
2. Geelong Boat Shed ......................	555	...	555
3. Minor Services. ........................	2,955	...	2,955
4. Port Melbourne Drill Hall and Miniature Rifle Range	675	...	675
Carried forward ............	4,685	...	4,685

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 5.
DEFENCE.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA (NAVAL).
Brought forward ................	4,685	...	4,685
No. 5. Victoria Barracks, Melbourne—Office Accommodation — Towards cost	3,500	...	3,500
6. Williamstown—Drill Hall and Boat Shed—Towards cost	1,000	...	1,000
7. Williamstown — Temporary Gunnery and Torpedo School—Alterations and additions to Naval Depôt	604	...	604
8. Swan Island—Completing improvements .......	...	600	600
9. Portland Boat Shed ......................	...	500	500
10. Geelong Drill Room .....................	...	3,000	3,000
11. Port Fairy Boat Sheds ....................	...	500	500
12. Port Melbourne, Boat Accommodation—Towards cost	...	750	750
Total Victoria ...............	9,789	5,350	15,139
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND (NAVAL).
No. 1. Brisbane—Drill Hall, Boat Shed, Slips and Caretaker's Quarters and Parade Grounds	2,884	1,150	4,034
2. Townsville — Drill Hall and Boat Shed ........	1,375	375	1,750
3. Minor Services, Naval Forces ...............	...	250	250
4. Goode Island — Signal Station ..............	...	240	240
Total Queensland ...............	4,259	2,015	6,274

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Under Control oF Department of Home Affairs.
Division No. 5.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
(NAVAL).
No. 1. Minor New Works .......................	55	...	55
2. Port Adelaide—Drill Hall...................	4,000	...	4,000
3. Port Lincoln—Naval Defence—Towards cost .....	100	...	100
Total South Australia	4,155	...	4,155
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(NAVAL).
No. 1. Boatshed and Slipway, Albany ...............	1,569	...	1,569
2 Minor New Works ........................	251	...	251
3. Drill Hall, Albany—Towards cost .............	1,000	1,000	2,000
4. Port War Signal, Naval Forces ...............	225	...	225
5, Fremantle — Installation Sewerage System .......	...	300	300
Total Western Australia	3,045	1,300	4,345

	Re-vote.	Now Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
Division No. 5.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA (NAVAL.)
No. 1. Launceston Boat Shed .......................	...	360	360
Total Tasmania ....................	...	360	360
Subdivision No. 7.
VARIOUS STATES (NAVAL).
No. 1. Naval College, Jervis Bay	27,503	38,497	66,000
FLINDERS NAVAL BASE.
No. 2. Barracks and other Buildings ...................	...	31,760	31,760
3. Officers' Residences .........................	...	5,250	5,250
4.. Gunnery and Training Schools ..................		26,870	26,870
5 Workshops ...............................	...	20,900	20,900
6. Wireless Telegraph Station.....................	...	3,500	3,500
7. Storehouse, Buildings, Offices, &c. ...............	...	35,720	35,720
Total items Nos. 2 to 7 .....................	...	124,000	124,000
Total Various States (Naval) ....................	27,503	162,497	190,000
Total (Naval) .........................	63,293	185,058	248,351

	Re-vote.	New Service	Total.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
Division No. 5.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 8.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
2nd Military District.
No. 1. Barracks at School of Gunnery ...............	678	20	698
2. Lithgow — Small Arms Factory, including fittings and erection of machinery	2,540	6,060	8,600
3. Liverpool Manoeuvre Area, Clearing—Towards cost.	...	5,000	5,000
4. North Head, Sydney, Barracks ...............	1,000	6,000	7,000
5. Victoria Barracks—Improvements to Fire Service ..	154	...	154
Total New South Wales	4,372	17,080	21,452

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
Division No. 5.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 9.
VICTORIA.
3rd Military District.
No. 1. Clifton Hill — Harness, Saddlery, and Leather Accoutrements Factory	1,763	1,237	3,000
2. Fort Nepean—Construction of Sea Wall .........	1,038	14,768	15,806
3. Geelong — Quarters for Rifle Range Warden ......	600	...	600
4. Maribyrnong — Barracks, Quarters, Gun Parks, Stabling and other Buildings for R. A.F. A.	...	1,454	1,454
5. Maribyrnong—Site, Buildings and Engineering Works for Cordite Factory	1,554	9,442	10,996
6. Port Phillip Heads—Command Communications....	1,489	4,669	6,158
7. South Melbourne Clothing Factory .............	31	1,079	1,110
8. Victoria Barracks — Additional Office Accommodation—Towards cost	3,500	...	3,500
Total Victoria ................	9,975	32,649	42,624

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
Division No. 5.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 10.
QUEENSLAND.
1st Military District.
No. 1. Enoggera — Barracks, Quarters, Gun Parks, Stabling, &c., and other buildings, R.A.F.A.—Towards cost	7,826	7,174	15,000
2. Enoggera — Ammunition Store, Field Artillery ....	...	940	940
3. Enoggera — Railway and Tramway Construction...	4,266	...	4,266
4. Lytton—Water Supply ....................	510	...	510
5. Kelvin Grove—Levelling Site ................	...	145	145
Total Queensland...............	12,602	8,259	20,861

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
Division No. 5.
DEFENCE.
Subdivision No. 11.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
4th Military District.
No. 1. Port Adelaide Rifle Range (Wingfield), Quarters for Caretaker	...	650	650
2. Port Adelaide Rifle Range, Removal and Erection of Building	...	1,800	1,800
3. Keswick Barracks, Quarters, Gun Parks, and Stabling	...	3,344	3,344
Total South Australia..........	...	5,794	5,794
Subdivision No. 13.
TASMANIA.
6th Military District.
No. 1. Hobart — Additions to Ordnance Stores ........	453	...	453
Total Tasmania .................	453	...	453

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	Re-vote.	New Service	Total.
Division No. 5.
DEFENCE.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 14.
VARIOUS STATES AND FEDERAL TERRITORY.
No. 1. Erection of Drill Halls, Mobilization Stores, and other accommodation for Citizen Forces—Towards cost	36,774	119,936	156,710
2. Erection of Ordnance Stores—Towards cost	989	9,011	10,000
3. Erection of buildings for Aviation Corps — Towards cost	6,318	13,567	19,885
4. Additional Magazines for Storage of Ammunition for Field Artillery	1,582	7,999	9,581
5. Barracks, Stables, Vehicle Sheds, &c., for Permanent Army Service Corps	2,253	5,999	8,252
6. Military College, construction of Quarters for Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, &c., Battalion Offices, Stables, Magazine for Artillery Ammunition, Rabbit-proof Fencing, Rifle Range	...	20,600	20,600
7. Woollen Mills ..........................	48,763	44,987	93,750
8. Fortifications — Towards cost ...............	14,300	...	14,300
9. Barracks ..............................	8,267	40,233	48,500
10. New Rifle Ranges and Additions to Existing Military Rifle Ranges	49,491	37,295	86,786
11. Remount Depôts ........................	17,445	1,555	19,000
12. Purchase of Land for Defence purposes generally	...	110,000	110,000
	186,132	411,182	597,314
Total Military .........................	213,534	474,964	688,498
Total Division No. 5 ....................	276,827	660,022	936,849

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
Division No. 6.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................	...	7,299	7,299
2. Albury Post Office .......................	920	685	1,605
3. Armidale Post Office .....................	2,106	1	2,107
4. Broken Hill Post Office ....................	1,041	394	1,435
5. Casino Post Office .......................	1,911	35	1,946
6. Coolah Post Office .......................	725	125	850
7. Cootamundra Post Office...................	700	200	900
8. Coraki Post Office .......................	...	310	310
9. Culcairn Post Office ......................	100	468	568
10. Cumnock Post Office .....................	...	350	350
11. Emmaville Post Office ....................	137	7	144
12. Forbes Post Office .......................	1,909	...	1,909
13. Grafton Post Office .......................	...	750	750
14. Homebush Post Office .....................	1,350	...	1,350
15. Katoomba Post Office .....................	2,245	200	2,445
16. Leichhardt Post Office .....................	...	515	515
17. Lismore Post Office ......................	924	541	1,465
18. Mossgiel Post Office ......................	457	...	457
Carried forward ..............	14,525	11,880	26,405

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
Division No. 6.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Brought forward ..................	14,525	11,880	26,405
No. 19. Penrith Post Office ......................	209	...	209
20. Ryde Telephone Exchange .................	...	1,750	1,750
21. Scone Post Office .......................	...	500	500
22. Enmore Post Office ......................	...	320	320
23. Wagga Wagga Post Office .................	800	1,590	2,390
24. Wollongong Post Office...................	...	370	370
25. Ariah Park Post Office....................	693	730	1,423
26. Ashfield Telephone Exchange ...............	648	56	704
27. Binalong Post Office .....................	344	...	344
28. Bombala Post Office .....................	300	1,210	1,510
29. Bondi Junction Post Office .................	2,173	1	2,174
30. Burren Junction Post Office—Towards cost......	...	540	540
31. Campsie Post Office—Towards cost ..........	300	700	1,000
33. Haberfield Post Office—Towards cost .........	424	...	424
34. Haymarket Post Office—Towards cost .........	750	...	750
35. Hunter's Hill Telephone Exchange ............	...	1,100	1,100
36. Chatswood Post Office ...................	...	335	335
38. Murrumburrah Post Office.................	300	2,575	2,875
39. Oaklands Post Office—Towards cost ..........	300	...	300
Carried forward	21,766	23,657	45,423

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	Re-vote.	New Service	Total.
Division No. 6.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Brought forward .................	21,766	23,657	45,423
No. 40. Randwick Telephone Exchange ..............	50	...	50
41. Rookwood Telephone Exchange .............	300	700	1,000
42. Sydney Parcels Post Office and Commonwealth Offices	11,000	...	11,000
43. Ulmarra Post Office .....................	410	130	540
44. Walgett Post Office ......................	200	...	200
45. Wallendbeen Post Office...................	842	20	862
46. Weston Post Office ......................	1,480	...	1,480
47. Ardlethan Post Office—Towards cost ..........	...	800	800
48. Ballina ..............................	...	1,100	1,100
49. Bathurst Post Office .....................	...	310	310
50. Blayney Post Office .....................	...	755	755
51. Bogan Gate Post Office ...................	98	...	98
52. Boomi Post Office—Towards cost ............	...	100	100
53. Botany Post Office—Towards cost ............	...	100	100
54. Brewarrina Post Office ...................	...	590	590
55. Byron Bay Telephone Exchange .............	...	490	490
56. Canowindra Post Office ...................	...	520	520
57. Charing Cross Post Office—Towards cost .......	...	100	100
58. Chatswood Telephone Exchange .............	...	1,350	1,350
59. Chippendale Post Office — Towards cost .......	...	100	100
60. Chippendale Stables and Garage—Towards cost...	...	3,000	3,000
61. Condobolin Post Office ...................	...	376	376
62. Coogee Post Office—Towards cost ...........	...	100	100
63. Cudal Post Office .......................	...	450	450
64. Deepwater Post Office ....................	95	...	95
65. Denman Post Office .....................	...	302	302
66. Eugowra Post Office .....................	...	339	339
67. Finley Post Office .......................	...	1,400	1,400
Carried forward ................	36,241	36,789	73,030

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
Division No. 6.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Brought forward ..................	36,241	36,789	73,030
No.68. Geurie Post Office—Towards cost ............	...	500	500
69. Glebe Telephone Exchange.................	91	...	91
70. Germanton Post Office—Towards cost .........	...	100	100
71. Hamilton Store .........................	...	880	880
72. Hornsby Post Office ......................	...	385	385
73. Hurstville Post Office .....................	...	530	530
74. Kempsey Post Office .....................	...	500	500
75. Lawson Post Office—Towards cost ...........	...	100	100
76. Leeton Post Office—Towards cost ............	...	100	100
77. Moree Post Office .......................	312	1	313
78. North Sydney Pole Depôt...................	...	540	540
79. North Sydney Telephone Exchange — Towards cost	...	1,500	1,500
80. Nowra Post Office .......................	...	525	525
81. Paddington Telephone Exchange—Towards cost...	...	1,000	1,000
82. Petersham Telephone Exchange ..............	...	1,975	1,975
83. Postal Store Buildings, Darling Harbor .........	...	650	650
84. Singleton Post Office .....................	...	328	328
85. Sydney G.P.O. .........................	...	500	500
86. The Rock Post Office .....................	100	242	342
87. Thirroul Post Office—Towards cost ...........	...	100	100
88. Vaucluse Telephone Exchange—Towards cost.....	...	1,280	1,280
89. Wauchope Post Office ....................	326	13	339
90. Waverley Telephone Exchange ..............	...	1,000	1,000
91. Young Post Office .......................	...	352	352
Total New South Wales ........	37,070	49,890	86,960

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
Division No. 6.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices..........................	4,469	3,926	8,395
2. Sewerage, Sundry Offices...................	133	...	133
3. Canterbury Post Office—Towards cost ..........	500	1,000	1,500
4. Cheltenham Post Office....................	1,200	...	1,200
5. Footscray Post Office—Towards cost...........	500	1,000	1,500
6. Geelong Post Office ......................	532	...	532
7. Horsham Post Office ......................	500	...	500
8. Melbourne — Extension General Post Office ......	941	...	941
9. Mildura Post Office ......................	99	476	575
10. Nathalia Post Office ......................	...	380	380
12. Williamstown Post Office...................	450	...	450
13. Albert Park Post Office—Towards cost .........	500	250	750
14. Ascot Vale Telephone Exchange—Towards cost....	500	1,000	1,500
15. Heidelberg Post Office—Towards cost ..........	100	...	100
16. Kaniva Post Office .......................	1,645	...	1,645
17. Loch Post Office ........................	1,436	54	1,490
18. Malvern Telephone Exchange—Towards cost......	500	2,000	2,500
19. Mansfield Post Office .....................	485	115	600
20. Melbourne — Construction of Parcels Post and Postal Sorting and Postal Stores Building—Towards cost	8,570	60,001	68,571
21. Mordialloc Post Office ....................	100	1,400	1,500
22. North Melbourne Telephone Exchange — Towards cost	...	1,500	1,500
24. Richmond Telephone Exchange—Towards cost....	500	1,500	2,000
Carried forward ..............	23,660	74,602	98,262

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
	£	£	£
Division No. 6.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 2.
VICTORIA.
Brought forward .................	23,660	74,602	98,262
No. 25. South Melbourne Telephone Exchange—Towards cost	449	1,051	1,500
26. Sandringham Telephone Exchange ............	698	5	703
27. Sea Lake Post Office .....................	1,850	...	1,850
28. Toora Post Office .......................	1,753	1	1,754
29. Winchelsea Post Office....................	250	750	1,000
30. Woomelang Post Office...................	1,000	850	1,850
31. Corryong Post Office .....................	16	...	16
32. Melbourne—Lonsdale-st. Telephone Exchange ...	...	3,000	3,000
33. Mirboo North Post Office—Towards cost .......	...	500	500
34. Heating and Ventilating Telephone Exchanges generally	...	4,000	4,000
35. South Melbourne—Store for garage purposes .....	...	450	450
36. Tatura Post Office .......................	...	550	550
Total Victoria .............	29,676	85,759	115,435
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................	2,564	...	2,564
2. Brisbane — General Post Office Extension .......	1,749	...	1,749
3. Paddington Telephone Exchange ..............	...	790	790
4. Toowoomba Post Office....................	...	750	750
Carried forward .................	4,313	1,540	5,853

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Division No. 6.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.	£	£	£
Subdivision No. 3.
QUEENSLAND.
Brought forward ................	4,313	1,540	5,853
No. 5. Cooroy Post Office .......................	260	...	260
6. Friezland Post Office ......................	435	250	685
7. Murgon Post Office .......................	950	50	1,000
8. Rosewood Post Office .....................	320	...	320
9. Toogoolawah Post Office...................	515	...	515
10. Toowong Post Office ......................	1,102	98	1,200
11. Aramac Post Office .......................	97	...	97
12. Sandgate Post Office ......................	115	...	115
13. Sherwood Telephone Exchange ...............	...	550	550
14. South Brisbane Telephone Exchange—Towards cost.	...	500	500
15. Winton Post Office .......................	...	430	430
16. Yeronga Telephone Exchange ................	...	400	400
17. Albion Post Office—Towards cost .............	...	100	100
18. Bulimba Post Office ......................	...	550	550
19. Maryborough Telephone Exchange ............	...	525	525
20. Newmarket Telephone Exchange ..............	...	575	575
21. Townsville Post Office ....................	...	1,860	1,860
Total Queensland	8,107	7,428	15,535
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................	1,627	2,101	3,728
2. Adelaide Telephone Exchange ...............	346	161	507
3. Adelaide—Store Building—Towards cost .......	2,200	...	2,200
4. Adelaide General Post Office ...............	524	...	524
5. Clare Post Office .......................	350	125	475
Carried forward ..................	5,047	2,387	7,434

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.
Division No. 6.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 4.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward ....................	5,047	2,387	7,434
No. 6. Goodwood Post Office ....................	...	350	350
7. Maitland Post Office ......................	310	1	311
8. Minlaton Post Office ......................	450	...	450
9. Mount Barker Post Office...................	1,009	1	1,010
11. Prospect Post Office ......................	390	...	390
12. Salisbury Post Office .....................	1,700	20	1,720
13. Unley Telephone Exchange.................	1.000	250	1,250
14. Willunga Post Office .....................	700	1,040	1,740
15. Norwood Telephone Exchange ...............	1,000	270	1,270
16. Blyth Post Office—Towards cost .............	...	500	500
17. Gawler Post Office .......................		870	870
18. Loxton Post Office .......................	179	10	189
19. Adelaide Telephone Exchange — Heating and ventilation	...	965	965
20. Port Adelaide Post Office...................	...	100	100
21. Riverton Post Office ......................	...	663	663
22. St. Peters Post Office—Towards cost ...........	...	500	500
23. Victor Harbor Post Office—Towards cost ........	...	500	500
Total South Australia ....................	11,785	8,427	20,212

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
Division No. 6.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 5.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................	864	1,445	2,309
2. Sewerage, Sundry Offices...................	214	189	403
3. Albany Post Office .......................	...	450	450
4. Youanni Post Office ......................	...	600	600
6. Bunbury Post Office ......................	380	620	1,000
7. Cunderdin Post Office .....................	1,750	50	1,800
8. Doodlakine Post Office ....................	1,000	500	1,500
9. Mundiwindi Post Office....................	1,550	32	1,582
10. Perth General Post Office—Towards cost ........	11,935	25,000	36,935
12. Perth Telephone Exchange..................	376	154	530
13. Perth Store Building ......................	...	30	30
14. Midland Junction Post Office ................	401	...	401
15. Fortescue Post Office .....................	...	2	2
16. Cottesloe Beach Post Office—Towards cost ......	...	100	100
17. Geraldton Post Office—Towards cost ..........	...	750	750
18. Kojonup Post Office ......................	47	2	49
19. Meekatharra Post Office....................	392	558	950
20. Mingenew Post Office ....................	...	530	530
21. North Perth Post Office—Towards cost .........	...	1,000	1,000
Total Western Australia ..................	18,909	32,012	50,921

	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.
Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.	£	£	£
Division No. 6.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 6.
TASMANIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices .........................	100	616	716
2. Hobart Work Shops, Store, Garage ............	...	2,950	2,950
3 Smithton Post Office ......................	48	2	50
4. Hobart North Post Office...................	120	...	120
Total Tasmania ...........................	268	3,568	3,836
Subdivision No. 7.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
No. 1. Darwin—Quarters for Staff	242	285	527
Subdivision No. 8.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATIONS.
No. 1. Wireless Telegraph Stations .................	4,000	...	4,000
Total Division No. 6 ........................	110,057	187,369	297,426
Total Divisions Nos. 1 to 6 ...................	442,503	1,143,046	1,585,549
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during the year although liabilities may be incurred	...	...	200,000
Total under control of Department of Home Affairs	...	...	1,385,549

	£
UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 7.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material	51,000
2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material	205,000
3. New trunk lines ....................................	26,000
4. New switchboards and extensions ...	170,300
5. Purchase of lines ...................................	15,000
6. Pneumatic tubes ....................................	...
	467,300
VICTORIA.
No. 7. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material	27,000
8. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material	102,500
9. New trunk lines ....................................	91,100
10. New switchboards and extensions ........................	70,300
11. Pneumatic tubes ....................................	1,700
	292,600
Carried forward ..........................	759,900

	£
Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 7.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
Subdivision No. 1.
Brought forward ........................	759,900
QUEENSLAND.
No. 12. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material	16,500
13. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, material ..	91,100
14. New trunk lines .....................................	11,950
15. New switchboards and extensions ...	18,700
16. Purchase of lines ....................................	150
17. Pneumatic tubes .....................................	250
	138,650
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 18. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material	13,150
19. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material	47,700
20. New trunk lines .....................................	13,200
21. New switchboards and extensions .........................	22,550
	96,600
Carried forward...................	995,150

	£
Under Control of the Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 7.
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.
Subdivision No. 1.
Brought forward ..............	995,150
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 22. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material	15,700
23. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material	23,500
24. New trunk lines ...................................	17,000
25. New switchboards and extensions .......................	17,100
26. Pole lifting appliances ...............................	...
	73,300
TASMANIA.
No. 27. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material	3,000
28. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material	12,400
29. New trunk lines ...................................	3,750
30. New switchboards and extensions .......................	400
Subdivision No. 2.	19,550
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY .............................	17,000
	1,105,000
Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during the year	150,000
Total Division No. 7 ...................	955,000

UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	£
Division No. 8.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
No. 1. Machinery and plant for Government Printing Office, and works in connexion therewith	4,600
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Division. No. 9.
STAMP PRINTING.
No. 1. Machinery and plant for Stamp Printing, and works in connexion therewith	400
Total under control of the Department of the Treasury ...........	5,000

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UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	£
Division No. 10.
RIFLE CLUBS AND RANGES.
No. 1. Grants to rifle clubs for ranges, also cost of supervision of construction	14,000
2. Miniature rifle ranges ................................	2,900
Total Division No. 10 ......................	16,900
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Division No. 11.
MILITARY STORES, ETC.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Warlike stores, including field and machine guns, vehicles, harness and saddlery, arms, accoutrements, ammunition, and other regimental and personal equipment	320,000
2. Purchase of material for Defence uniforms, to be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Defence Clothing Material Account	2,000
3. Towards cost of providing guns, vehicles, harness equipment, and stores for Field Artillery	83,000
4. Towards providing apparatus for wireless telegraphy in the field .....	500
5. Rifles for senior cadets ................................	2,800
6. To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Small Arms Ammunition Account.	17,500
Carried forward ......................	425,800

Under Control of the Department of Defence.	£
Division No. 11.
MILITARY STORES, ETC.
Brought forward ...............	425,800
No. 7. Armament and Stores for fixed defences .....................	5,000
8. Woollen Cloth Factory—Towards purchase and erection of machines and plant	7,000
9. Camp equipment for water and sanitary services ................	1,400
10. New Equipment and Material for Aviation School and Flying Corps, including Aeroplanes and Motor Lorry	7,700
11. Arm racks, armourers' benches, and gymnastic apparatus for drill-halls	2,000
12. Wireless Station at Woodlark Island .......................	16,000
13. Additional machinery and plant—Small Arms Factory ...........	2,900
14. Wireless Stations in Pacific Islands ........................	25,000
Total Division No. 11 .....................	492,800
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Division No. 12.
NAVAL WORKS, ETC.
No. 1. Naval Works, including labour and material...................	150,000
2. Machinery and Plant ..................................	100,000
3. Naval College—Machinery and Plant .......................	300
4. Cockatoo Island Dockyard—Naval Engineering Works ...........	100.000
5. Cockatoo Island Dockyard—Machines ......................	40,000
6. Power Plant, Garden Island .............................	10,000
Total Division No. 12 .......................	400,300

	£
Under Control of the Department of Defence.
Division No. 13.
CONSTRUCTION OF FLEET.
No. 1. Fleet Unit .......................................	750,000
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Division No. 14.
CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
No. 1. New South Wales—Customs Motor Launch—Newcastle ........	3,164
2. Sydney—Jigs, Gauges, and Accessories for Single Screw Steam Launch—Quarantine	140
3. Victoria — Quarantine — Ship Fumigation Plant Barge .........	2,000
4. Victoria—Customs Launch—Melbourne ...	6,000
5. Queensland — Motor Launch — Customs—Brisbane ...........	3,164
6. Papua—Motor Scow ................................	1,310
7. Insurance of Vessels under construction ....................	500
Total Division No. 14............................	16,278
Total under Control of the Department of Defence	1,676,278

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UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.	£
Division No. 15.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Additions to buildings and fencing ..........................	2,000
2. Additions to Darwin Hospital .............................	1,000
3. Water conservation ....................................	3,000
4. Fanny Bay Gaol—enclosing with concrete wall .................	250
5. Additional office accommodation ...........................	1,000
6. Roads, streets, and bridges ...............................	10,000
7. New laboratory, fittings, and outbuildings......................	200
8. Fencing lands ........................................	300
9. Pine Creek Hospital with warden's quarters.....................	500
10. Equipment dairy factory .................................	2,500
11. Houses for Government employés, Darwin.....................	200
12. Erection of cattle dips ..................................	1,000
13. Equipment Maranboy tinfield .............................	11,000
14 Completion new Government stables and quarters for attendants .......	100
15. New boring plant (including horse team)	1,560
Total Division No. 15 .......................	34,610
Division No. 16.
PORT AUGUSTA RAILWAY.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Cottages and other capital expenditure .......................	3,408
2. Railway station, Quorn .................................	4,000
3. Sleeping barracks, Hergott ...............................	1,500
Total under control of the Department of External Affairs .....	8,908
	43,518

UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.	£
Division No. 17.
LIGHTHOUSES.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Lighthouse steamers. .................................	40,000
2. New Lighthouses ...................................	26,600
3. Lightships ........................................	2,000
4. Wireless telegraphy..................................	3,700
5. Additions to existing Lighthouses .........................	2,700
	75,000
Total Additions, New Works, Buildings, etc.	4,140,345

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