THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1946‑47.
No. 57 of 1946.
An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty‑seven, for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate that sum.
[Assented to 9th December, 1946.]
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 1946‑47.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of £21,648,000.
3. 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 forty‑seven the sum of Twenty‑one million six hundred and forty‑eight thousand pounds.
Appropriation.
4. The sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty‑seven.
F.7876.—Price 8d.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
THE SCHEDULE. Sec. 4.
ABSTRACT.
Page Reference. | — | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | Increase on Expenditure, 1945‑46. | Decrease on Expenditure, 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | |||||
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3 | Part I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth | 12,992,000 | 3,648,000 | 1,532,360 | 11,459,640 | .. |
12 | Part II.—Business Under‑takings | 6,632,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,329,935 | 2,302,065 | .. |
14 | Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth | 2,024,000 | 742,000 | 427,657 | 1,596,343 | .. |
| TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC. | 21,648,000 | 8,640,000 | 6,289,952 | 15,358,048 | .. |
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY. | ||||||
Division Number. | — | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | Increase on Expenditure, 1945‑46. | Decrease on Expenditure, 1945‑46. | |
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1 | PARLIAMENT............ | 25,000 | 1,500 | 7,972 | 17,028 | .. |
2‑4 | PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT | 295,700 | 107,700 | 39,597 | 256,103 | .. |
5‑6 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | 99,900 | 21,700 | 37,995 | 61,905 | .. |
7‑8 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | 17,200 | 9,100 | 7,081 | 10,119 | .. |
9 | ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | 11,600 | 4,000 | 1,409 | 10,191 | .. |
10‑11 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | 1,674,200 | 761,700 | 152,619 | 1,521,581 | .. |
12‑13 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING | 215,600 | 1,000 | .. | 215,600 | .. |
14 | WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION | 3,500,000 | 817,000 | 352,135 | 3,147,865 | .. |
15 | DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS | 2,300,000 | .. | .. | 2,300,000 | .. |
16‑20 | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION | 4,165,000 | 1,574,000 | 697,123 | 3,467,877 | .. |
21‑22 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS | 44,400 | 16,300 | 10,945 | 33,455 | .. |
23‑24 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.. | 55,400 | 10,000 | 7,521 | 47,879 | .. |
25‑26 | DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION | 778,000 | 300,000 | 209,761 | 568,239 | .. |
27 | DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE | 201,800 | 700 | 343 | 201,457 | .. |
28‑29 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES | 23,600 | 4,000 | 3,180 | 20,420 | .. |
30‑31 | DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING | 67,600 | 19,300 | 4,679 | 62,921 | .. |
32 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | 500 | .. | .. | 500 | .. |
33 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION | 4,000 | .. | .. | 4,000 | .. |
34 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE | 4,000 | .. | .. | 4,000 | .. |
35‑36 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT | 747,000 | .. | .. | 747,000 | .. |
37 | DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION | 500 | .. | .. | 500 | .. |
38 | DEPARTMENT OF POST‑WAR RECONSTRUCTION | 15,000 | .. | .. | 15,000 | .. |
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| 14,246,000 | 3,648,000 | 1,532,360 | 12,713,640 | .. |
39 | Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission | 1,254,000 | .. | .. | 1,254,000 | .. |
| TOTAL PART I.... | 12,992,000 | 3,648,000 | 1,532,360 | 11,459,640 | .. |
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
PARLIAMENT. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | |||
Division No. 1. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................. | 25,000 | 1,500 | 7,972 |
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. |
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Under Control of Prime Minister's Department. |
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Division No. 2. |
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1. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works and sites | 1,000 | 3,700 | 1,021 |
2. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Equipment for official residence | 800 | .. | .. |
Total Division No. 2................ | 1,800 | 3,700 | 1,021 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 3. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................... | (a)66,500 | 1,500 | .. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 4. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................. | 2,400 | 1,000 | 8,233 |
2. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | (b)225,000 | 101,500 | 30,343 |
Total Division No. 4................ | 227,400 | 102,500 | 38,576 |
Total Prime Minister's Department......... | 295,700 | 107,700 | 39,597 |
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. |
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Under Control of Department of External Affairs. |
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Division No. 5. |
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1. Australian Legation in United States of America—Building, works, fittings and furniture | 10,000 | 500 | 2,735 |
2. Australian Legation in China—Equipment and furniture....... | 5,000 | 1,000 | 3,582 |
3. Australian Legation in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—Equipment and furniture | 1,100 | 5,000 | 5,859 |
4. Australian Legation in France—Equipment and furniture...... | 1,900 | 7,000 | 5,950 |
Carried forward.................... | 18,000 | 13,500 | 18,126 |
(a) Includes £54,000 for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission. (b) Estimated further liability, £140,266.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. Under Control of Department of External Affairs—continued. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Division No. 5—continued. | £ | £ | £ |
Brought forward.................... | 18,000 | 13,500 | 18,126 |
5. Australian Legation in Brazil—Equipment and furniture....... | 4,000 | 5,000 | 8,074 |
6. Australian Legation in Chile—Equipment and furniture........ | 5,000 | .. | .. |
7. Australian Legation in The Netherlands—Equipment and furniture | 4,000 | .. | .. |
8. Australian High Commissioner in Canada—Equipment for office and residence | 600 | 100 | 95 |
9. Australian High Commissioner in New Zealand—Equipment for office and residence | 1,600 | 1,000 | 186 |
10. Australian High Commissioner in India—Equipment for office and residence | 2,000 | 1,500 | 2,410 |
11. Australian High Commissioner in Eire—Equipment for office and residence | 4,000 | .. | .. |
12. Australian High Commissioner in South Africa—Equipment for office and residence | 4,000 | .. | .. |
13. Consular Representation Abroad—Equipment for offices and residences | 26,000 | .. | 1,891 |
14. Other Representation Abroad—Equipment for offices and residences | 21,600 | .. | .. |
Total Division No. 5................. | 90,800 | 21,100 | 30,782 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 6. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................. | 9,100 | 600 | 7,213 |
Total Department of External Affairs...... | 99,900 | 21,700 | 37,995 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. |
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Under Control of Department of the Treasury. |
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Division No. 7. |
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1. Government Printing Office, Canberra—Purchase of machinery | 1,100 | 1,100 | .. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 8. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................... | 16,100 | 8,000 | 7,081 |
Total Department of the Treasury........ | 17,200 | 9,100 | 7,081 |
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑16. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Division No. 9. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................. | 11,600 | 4,000 | 1,409 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. |
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Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 10. |
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1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings | 1,169,000 | 715,100 | 118,168 |
Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915‑1934 | (a) | 900 | .. |
Plant and equipment............................. | .. | .. | 5,000 |
Total Division No. 10............... | 1,169,000 | 716,000 | 123,168 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 11. |
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1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Architectural and engineering services | 124,000 | 40,960 | 25,027 |
2. Meteorological services........................... | 75,000 | (b) | (b) |
3. Governor‑General's establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | 2,700 | 840 | 2,710 |
4. Memorial at Canberra to His late Majesty King George V.—Erection | 2,500 | 100 | 69 |
5. War Workers' Housing............................ | 295,000 | (c) | (c) |
6. Fittings and furniture............................. | 6,000 | 3,800 | 1,645 |
Total Division No. 11............... | (d)505,200 | 45,700 | 29,451 |
Total Department of the Interior........ | 1,674,200 | 761,700 | 152,619 |
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING. |
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Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 12 |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................... | 17,000 | .. | .. |
(a) Provided under Division No. 13. (b) Provided under Main Estimates, Division No. 141a.
(c) Provided under Main Estimates, Division No. 165. (d) Estimated further liability £426,921.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING—continued. Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Division No. 13. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................. | 90,000 | 1,000 | .. |
2. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material......... | 106,000 | (a) | (a) |
3. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915—1934..... | 2,600 | (b) | (b) |
Total Division No. 13............... | 198,600 | 1,000 | .. |
Total Department of Works and Housing | 215,600 | 1,000 | .. |
WAR SERVICE HOMES COMMISSION. |
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Under Control or War Service Homes Commissioner. |
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Division No. 14. |
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1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918‑1946—for payment to credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account | c3,500,000 | 817,000 | 352,135 |
DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS. |
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Under Control of Department of Munitions. |
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Division No. 15. |
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1. Ships—Construction............................. | 2,300,000 | (d) | (d) |
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION. |
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INTERNAL SERVICES. |
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Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation. |
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Division No. 16. |
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1. Buildings and works—including grants to Councils towards cost of establishment and improvement of country aerodromes | 8,000 | 10,000 | 2,622 |
2. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities; power generation and distribution plant; direct current and audio‑frequency control lines; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome and air route lighting equipment | 518,000 | 354,000 | 125,929 |
3. Aircraft, engines, vehicles and equipment................ | 160,000 | 136,000 | 77,640 |
Total Division No. 16............... | 686,000 | 500,000 | 206,191 |
(a) Provided under Main Estimates, Division No. 187a. (b) Provided under Division No. 10.
(c) Estimated further liability, £3,000,000. (d) Provided under Main Estimates, Division No. 156.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Under Control of Department of the Interior. | £ | £ | £ |
Division No. 17. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................... | a1,750,000 | 150,000 | 56,558 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 18. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................... | b1,700,000 | 850,000 | 410,927 |
Total Internal Services............... | 4,136,000 | 1,500,000 | 673,676 |
EMPIRE AIR SERVICES. |
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Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation. |
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Division No. 19. |
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1. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities; power generation and distribution plant; direct current and audio‑frequency control lines; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome and air route lighting equipment—Australian section | 500 | 500 | 97 |
2. Launches and equipment for flying boat bases—Australian section | 10,000 | 1,000 | 75 |
3. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities ; power generation and distribution plant; direct current and audio‑frequency control lines; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome and air route lighting equipment—Trans‑Tasman section | 500 | 500 | 20 |
Total Division No. 19................ | 11,000 | 2,000 | 192 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 20. |
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1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Australian section | 10,000 | 71,000 | 22,441 |
2. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Trans‑Tasman section | 8,000 | 1,000 | 814 |
Total Division No. 20................ | 18,000 | 72,000 | 23,255 |
Total Empire Air Services............. | 29,000 | 74,000 | 23,447 |
Total Department of Civil Aviation....... | 4,165,000 | 1,574,000 | 697,123 |
(a) Estimated further liability, £640,378. Includes £1,200,000 for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission.
(b) Estimated further liability, £4,534,601.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. Under Control of Department of the Interior. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Division No. 21. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................... | 2,400 | 1,300 | .. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 22. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels..... | 42,000 | 15,000 | 10,945 |
Total Department of Trade and Customs.......... | 44,400 | 16,300 | 10,945 |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
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Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 23. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................... | 15,400 | .. | .. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 24. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels..... | 340,000 | 10,000 | 264,625 |
Less amount payable from Serum Laboratories Trust Account... | 300,000 | .. | 257,104 |
| 40,000 | 10,000 | 7,521 |
Total Department of Health............ | 55,400 | 10,000 | 7,521 |
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION. |
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Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 25. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................... | 3,000 | 3,700 | 3,465 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 26. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................... | (a)775,000 | 296,300 | 206,296 |
Total Department of Repatriation......... | 778,000 | 300,000 | 209,761 |
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE. |
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Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 27. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................... | 201,800 | 700 | 343 |
(a) Estimated further liability, £899,765.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Under Control of Department of the Interior. | £ | £ | £ |
Division No. 28. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................... | 8,100 | .. | .. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 29. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................. | 15,500 | 4,000 | 3,180 |
Total Department of Social Services................ | 23,600 | 4,000 | 3,180 |
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING. |
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Under Control of Department of Supply and Shipping. |
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Division No. 30. |
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1. Lighthouse services—Installation of equipment............. | 37,900 | 16,300 | 3,891 |
2. Launches for lighthouse services....................... | 21,000 | .. | .. |
Total Division No. 30.................. | 58,900 | 16,300 | 3,891 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 31. |
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1. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture....... | 8,700 | 3,000 | 788 |
Total Department of Supply and Shipping............ | 67,600 | 19,300 | 4,679 |
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES. |
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Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 32. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................... | 500 | (a) | (a) |
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION. |
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Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 33. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................... | 4,000 | (b) | (b) |
(a) Included under Defence and War (1939‑45) Services. (b) Included under Department of the Interior.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE. Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Division No. 34. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................. | 4,000 | (a) | (a) |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. |
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Under Control of Department of Transport. |
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Division No. 35. |
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1. Standardization of railway gauges.................... | 746,000 | (a) | (a) |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 36. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................. | 1,000 | (a) | (a) |
Total Department of Transport......... | 747,000 | (a) | (a) |
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION. |
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Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 37. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................. | 500 | (a) | (a) |
DEPARTMENT OF POST‑WAR RECONSTRUCTION. |
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Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 38. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................. | 15,000 | (a) | (a) |
| 14,246,000 | 3,648,000 | 1,532,360 |
Division No. 39.—Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission | 1,254,000 | .. | .. |
TOTAL PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth | 12,992,000 | 3,648,000 | 1,532,360 |
(a) Included under Defence and War (1939‑45) Services.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART II.—Business Undertakings.
SUMMARY. | ||||||
Division Number. | — | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | Increase on Expenditure, 1845‑46. | Decrease on Expenditure, 1945‑46. | |
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40 | COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS. | 382,000 | 150,000 | 94,360 | 287,640 | .. |
41‑43 | POSTMASTER‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | 6,450,000 | 4,100,000 | 4,235,575 | 2,214,425 | .. |
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| 6,832,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,329,935 | 2,502,065 | .. |
44 | Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission | 200,000 | .. | .. | 200,000 | .. |
| TOTAL PART II......... | 6,632,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,329,935 | 2,302,065 | .. |
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART II.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS. Under Control of Department of the Interior. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Division No. 40. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Trans‑Australian Railway..................... | 266,000 | 116,000 | 69,125 |
2. North Australia Railway............................ | 18,500 | 3,500 | 2,913 |
3. Central Australia Railway........................... | 95,500 | 30,000 | 22,098 |
4. Australian Capital Territory Railway.................... | 1,700 | 200 | 209 |
6. Port Augusta‑Port Pirie Railway................. | 300 | 300 | 15 |
Total Commonwealth Railways.......... | 382,000 | 150,000 | 94,360 |
POSTMASTER‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. |
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Under Control of Postmaster‑General's Department. |
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Division No. 41. |
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1. Telephone exchange services......................... | 3,460,000 | 1,800,000 | 2,696,955 |
2. Trunk line services................................ | 1,350,000 | 1,040,000 | 758,962 |
3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services.................... | 340,000 | 242,000 | 278,703 |
4. National broadcasting service......................... | 250,000 | 118,000 | 63,599 |
Total Division No. 41.................. | c 5,400,000 | 3,200,000 | 3,798,219 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 42. |
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Acquisition of Sites and Buildings. |
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1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services.................. | 390,000 | 290,000 | 156,846 |
2. National broadcasting service......................... | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1,376 |
Total Division No. 42.................. | (a) 400,000 | 300,000 | 158,222 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 43. |
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Buildings, Works, Fittings and Furniture. |
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1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services.................. | 600,000 | 585,000 | 271,189 |
2. National broadcasting service......................... | 50,000 | 15,000 | 7,945 |
Total Division No. 43.................. | (b) 650,000 | 600,000 | 279,134 |
Total Postmaster‑General's Department | 6,450,000 | 4,100,000 | 4,235,575 |
| 6,832,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,329,935 |
Division No. 44.—Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission | 200,000 | .. | .. |
TOTAL PART II.—Business Undertakings.............. | 6,632,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,329,935 |
(a) Estimated farther liability, £312,179. (b) Estimated further liability, £1,224,000. (c) Includes £200,000 for surplus equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY. | ||||||
Division Number. | — | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | Increase on Expenditure, 1945‑46 | Decrease on Expenditure, 1945‑46. | |
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45‑47 | NORTHERN TERRITORY...... | 840,000 | 147,000 | 70,189 | 769,811 | .. |
48‑50 | AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | 1,184,000 | 595,000 | 357,468 | 826,532 | .. |
| TOTAL PART III. | 2,024,000 | 742,000 | 427,657 | 1,596,343 | .. |
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY. Under Control of Department of the Interior. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Division No. 45. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................... | 10,000 | 18,500 | 5,774 |
2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account | 30,000 | 7,500 | 12,139 |
Total Division No. 45................. | 40,000 | 26,000 | 17,913 |
Under Control of. Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 46. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................... | 680,000 | 53,000 | 30,656 |
2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes | 100,000 | 67,000 | 21,479 |
Total Division No. 46................. | (a)780,000 | 120,000 | 52,135 |
Division No. 47. |
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1. Department of Health—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture... | 20,000 | 1,000 | 141 |
Total Northern Territory............... | 840,000 | 147,000 | 70,189 |
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. |
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Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 48. |
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1. Forestry....................................... | 12,000 | 10,000 | 6,979 |
2. Sundry works and services........................... | 25,000 | 18,200 | 4,587 |
3. Canberra Cemetery—Minor services—for payment to credit of Canberra Cemetery Trust Account | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
4. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account | 17,000 | 8,530 | 9,306 |
5. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account | 15,000 | 27,270 | 26,550 |
Total Division No. 48................. | (b)70,000 | 65,000 | 48,422 |
(a) Estimated further liability, £451,518. (b) Estimated further liability, £11,279.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued. Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | 1946‑47. | 1945‑46. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Division No. 49. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Architectural services, fittings and furniture.............. | (a)750,000 | 328,000 | 200,053 |
2. Engineering services............................. | (b)250,000 | 150,000 | 83,047 |
3. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of the Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account | 64,000 | 16,000 | 13,595 |
Total Division No. 49............... | 1,064,000 | 494,000 | 296,695 |
Division No. 50. |
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1. Department of Health—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture. | 50,000 | 36,000 | 12,351 |
Total Australian Capital Territory....... | 1,184,000 | 595,000 | 357,468 |
TOTAL PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.... | 2,024,000 | 742,000 | 427,657 |
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC. (ANNUAL VOTES) | 21,648,000 | 8,640,000 | 6,289,952 |
(a) Estimated further liability, £688,379 (b) Estimated further liability, £179,337.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.