THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1949-50.
No. 43 of 1949.
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 fifty, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.
[Assented to 27th October, 1949.]
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 Services) Act 1949-50.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of £54,599,000.
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 fifty, the sum of Fifty-four million five hundred and ninety-nine thousand pounds.
F.5033.—Price 1s. 3d.
Appropriation of supply £68,293,000.
4. All sums granted by this Act and the other Act mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Sixty-eight million two hundred and ninety-three thousand pounds, are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty.
THE SCHEDULES.
Section. 4. FIRST SCHEDULE.
GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND. | |
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Act No. 19 of 1949........................... | 13,694,000 |
Under this Act.............................. | 54,599,000 |
| 68,293,000 |
Capital Works and Services.
SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.
ABSTRACT.
Page Reference. | — | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | Increase on Expenditure, 1948-49. | Decrease on Expenditure, 1948-49. | |
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4 | Part I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth | 50,951,000 | 33,318,000 | 27,142,779 | 23,811,221 | .. |
19 | Part II.—Business Undertakings | 14,440,000 | 11,060,000 | 12,742,807 | 1,697,193 | .. |
22 | Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth | 2,899,000 | 2,993,000 | 2,509,117 | 389,883 | .. |
| TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE | 68,293,000 | 47,371,000 | 42,394,703 | 25,898,297 | .. |
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Capital Works and Services.
PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
Division Number. | Departments and Services. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | Increase on Expenditure, 1948-49. | Decrease on Expenditure, 1948-49. | |
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1 | PARLIAMENT........ | 50,000 | 86,000 | 57,133 | .. | 7,133 |
2-3 | PRIME MINISTER...... | 71,000 | 257,400 | 102,067 | .. | 31,067 |
4-5 | EXTERNAL AFFAIRS... | 102,000 | 136,100 | 45,537 | 56,463 | .. |
6-7 | THE TREASURY....... | 31,000 | 36,700 | 23,900 | 7,100 | .. |
8 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL.. | 8,000 | 12,500 | 13,074 | .. | 5,074 |
9-10 | THE INTERIOR........ | 959,000 | 1,293,000 | 1,090,940 | .. | 131,940 |
11-14 | WORKS AND HOUSING. | 15,004,000 | 9,479,000 | 8,693,586 | 6,310,414 | .. |
15-16 | SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT | 2,826,000 | 2,335,000 | 431,749 | 2,394,251 | .. |
17-21 | CIVIL AVIATION...... | 4,209,000 | 6,259,000 | 4,707,396 | .. | 498,396 |
22-23 | TRADE AND CUSTOMS.. | 55,000 | 42,300 | 44,459 | 10,541 | .. |
24-26 | HEALTH............. | 490,000 | 9,000 | 16,092 | 473,908 | .. |
27-28 | REPATRIATION....... | 300,000 | 478,000 | 268,300 | 31,700 | .. |
29-31 | COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE | 784,000 | 634,300 | 85,977 | 698,023 | .. |
32-33 | SOCIAL SERVICES..... | 58,000 | 54,000 | 70,455 | .. | 12,455 |
34-36 | SHIPPING AND FUEL... | 3,485,000 | 1,558,200 | 1,916,776 | 1,568,224 | .. |
37-38 | EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | 160,000 | 1,725,300 | 1,725,393 | .. | 1,565,393 |
39-41 | IMMIGRATION........ | 6,395,000 | 3,521,000 | 2,744,153 | 3,650,847 | .. |
42-43 | LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE | 10,000 | 33,000 | 19,304 | .. | 9,304 |
44-45 | TRANSPORT.......... | 41,000 | 50,700 | 13,689 | 27,111 | .. |
46 | INFORMATION........ | 2,000 | 2,500 | 841 | 1,159 | .. |
47-48 | POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION | 38,000 | 13,000 | 11,997 | 26,203 | .. |
49-51 | COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION | 151,000 | .. | .. | 151,000 | .. |
52-65 | DEFENCE SERVICES.... | 15,725,000 | 5,560,000 | 5,167,218 | 10,557,782 | .. |
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| 50,954,000 | 33,576,000 | 27,250,036 | 23,703,964 | .. |
65a | Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission | .. | 258,000 | 107,257 | 107,257 | .. |
| TOTAL PART I... | 50,954,000 | 33,318,000 | 27,142,779 | 23,811,221 | .. |
Capital Works and Services.
PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
PARLIAMENT. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | |||
Division No. 1. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............. | 50,000 | 86,000 | 57,133 |
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. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residence | 31,000 | .. | 2,992 |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works and sites | (a) | 3,400 | 288 |
Total Division No. 2 …………………. | 31,000 | 3,400 | 3,280 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 2a. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | (a) | 16,000 | 3,144 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 3. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............. | 10,000 | 7,000 | 10,394 |
2. Australian National University—Permanent building..... | 30,000 | 50,000 | 4,309 |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | (a) | 181,000 | 80,940 |
Total Division No. 3............ | 40,000 | 238,000 | 95,643 |
Total Prime Minister's Department..... | 71,000 | 257,400 | 102,067 |
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. |
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Under Control of Department of External Affairs. |
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Division No. 4. |
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1. Australian Embassy in United States of America—Building, equipment and furniture | 1,000 | 100 | 26,637 |
2. Australian Embassy in China—Equipment and furniture... | 1,500 | 1,000 | 981 |
3. Australian Embassy in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—Equipment and furniture | 4,500 | 3,500 | 1,119 |
4. Australian Embassy in France—Building, equipment and furniture | 4,000 | 59,000 | 2,153 |
5. Australian Legation in Brazil—Equipment and furniture... | 600 | 300 | 842 |
Carried forward................ | 11,600 | 63,900 | 31,732 |
(a) Provided in 1949-50 under Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Division Nos. 49, 50 and 51.
Capital Works and Services.
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
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Division No. 4—continued. | £ | £ | £ |
Brought forward................ | 11,600 | 63,900 | 31,732 |
6. Australian Legation in The Netherlands—Equipment and furniture | 2,600 | 400 | 524 |
7. Australian High Commissioner in Canada—Equipment for office and residence | 300 | 600 | 213 |
8. Australian High Commissioner in New Zealand—Equipment for office and residence | 500 | 1,000 | 683 |
9. Australian High Commissioner in India—Equipment for office and residence | 5,000 | 1,500 | 2,820 |
10. Australian High Commissioner in Pakistan—Equipment for office and residence | 2,500 | 2,500 | 1,942 |
11. Australian High Commissioner in Eire—Equipment for office and residence | 600 | 700 | 126 |
12. Australian High Commissioner in South Africa—Equipment for office and residence | 5,000 | 2,500 | 153 |
13. Consular Representation Abroad—Equipment for offices and residences | 7,700 | 11,000 | 2,807 |
14. Other Representation Abroad—Equipment for offices and residences | 5,200 | 4,900 | 3,821 |
15. Acquisition of sites and buildings overseas........... | 58,500 | 45,000 | .. |
Australian Legation in Chile—Equipment and furniture.... | .. | 100 | 115 |
Total Division No. 4............. | 99,500 | 134,100 | 44,936 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 5. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 2,500 | 2,000 | 601 |
Total Department of External Affairs… | 102,000 | 136,100 | 45,537 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. |
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Under Control of Department of the Treasury. |
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Division No. 6. |
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1. Government Printing Office, Canberra—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment | 3,500 | 700 | 516 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 7. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 27,500 | 36,000 | 23,384 |
Total Department of the Treasury..... | 31,000 | 36,700 | 23,900 |
Capital Works and Services.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
| Vote. | Expenditure. | |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | £ | £ | £ |
Division No. 8. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 8,000 | 12,500 | 13,074 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. |
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Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 9. |
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1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings | (a)380,000 | 750,000 | 546,313 |
2. Plant and equipment........................... | 12,000 | (b) 25,000 | (b)15,950 |
3. Memorial at Canberra to His late Majesty King George V.—Erection | 5,750 | 5,000 | 106 |
4. Commonwealth Observatory—Plant, including purchase and installation of 74″ telescope | 65,750 | 25,000 | .. |
Total Division No. 9............. | 463,500 | 805,000 | 562,369 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 10. |
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1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Works, fittings and furniture | 350,000 | 300,000 | 391,628 |
2. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture..... | 100,000 | 90,500 | 90,794 |
3. Governor-General's establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | 5,500 | 2,500 | 6,527 |
4. War Workers' Housing—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | 40,000 | 95,000 | 39,622 |
Total Division No. 10............. | 495,500 | 488,000 | 528,571 |
Total Department of the Interior...... | 959,000 | 1,293,000 | 1,090,940 |
(a) Includes provision towards coat of acquisition of sites for Commonwealth offices in capital cities at an estimated cost of £1,880,000 (b) Includes provision for 1948-49 Vote £16,000, Actual £4,224, for surplus buildings taken over from the Disposals Commission.
Capital Works and Services.
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Under Control of Department of the Interior. | £ | £ | £ |
Division No. 11 |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 20,000 | (a) 40,000 | (a) 2,518 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 12. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............. | 60,000 | 58,000 | 72,526 |
2. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material...... | 20,000 | 30,000 | 27,916 |
3. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1934... | 12,000 | 5,000 | .. |
4. Plant and Equipment—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account | 427,000 | 200,000 | 194,880 |
5. Proportion of Salaries and General Expenses provided under Ordinary Services, Division 58 (to be allocated to particular Services by Supplementary Appropriation) | 1,000,000 | .. | .. |
Total Division No. 12........... | 1,519,000 | 293,000 | 295,322 |
Division No. 13. |
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1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-1949—for payment to credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account | 12,000,000 | 9,146,000 | 8,395,486 |
Less proceeds of sales of property and other receipts...... | 35,000 | .. | .. |
Total Division No. 13........... | 11,965,000 | 9,146,000 | 8,395,486 |
Division No. 14. |
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1. Expenditure under Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Power Act 1949 | 1,500,000 | .. | 260 |
Total Department of Works and Housing | 15,004,000 | 9,479,000 | 8,693,586 |
(a) Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission as follows:—1948-49 Vote, £19,000; Actual, £52.
Capital Works and Services.
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
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Division No. 15. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Ships—Construction | 2,000,000 | 2,020,000 | 1,217,867 |
Less amounts received from the sale of ships........... | 354,000 | .. | 941,543 |
| 1,646,000 | 2,020,000 | 276,324 |
2. Shipbuilding—Plant, equipment and buildings and reserves of materials | 150,000 | 200,000 | 93,725 |
3. Ships' Marine Diesel Engines—Plant, tooling and other establishment costs | 100,000 | .. | 20,937 |
4. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment...... | 250,000 | 110,000 | 26,763 |
5. Transport and Storage Services—Motor vehicles, equipment for garages and stores | 660,000 | (a) | (a) |
Beaufort Homes—Machinery and Plant.............. | .. | 5,000 | 14,000 |
Total Division No. 15............ | 2,806,000 | 2,335,000 | 431,749 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 16. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 20,000 | .. | .. |
Total Department of Supply and Development... | 2,826,000 | 2,335,000 | 431,749 |
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION. |
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DOMESTIC SERVICES. |
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Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation. |
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Division No. 17. |
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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 | 1,000,000 | 750,000 | 202,298 |
2. Aircraft, engines, vehicles and equipment............. | 400,000 | 300,000 | 121,325 |
3. Qantas Empire Airways Limited—Provision of additional capital | 200,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 |
Australian National Airlines Commission—Advance...... | .. | 700,000 | 700,000 |
British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Ltd.—Provision of additional capital | .. | 500,000 | 500,000 |
Total Division No. 17 | 1,600,000 | 3,150,000 | 2,423,623 |
(a) Provided in 1948-49 under Ordinary Services, Division No. 98.
Capital Works and Services.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Under Control of Department of the Interior. | |||
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Division No. 18. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 500,000 | a1,000,000 | (a) 308,506 |
Under Control of Departments of Works and Housing and Civil Aviation. |
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Division No. 19. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 2,050,000 | b2,050,000 | b 1,967,573 |
Total Domestic Services.......... | 4,150,000 | 6,200,000 | 4,699,702 |
FLYING BOAT BASES. |
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Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation. |
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Division No. 20. |
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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 | 4 |
2. Launches and equipment—Australian section.......... | 55,000 | 55,000 | 5,724 |
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 | .. |
Total Division No. 20 ………………… | 56,000 | 56,000 | 5,728 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 21. |
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1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Australian section | 3,000 | 3,000 | 1,966 |
Total Flying Boat Bases........... | 59,000 | 59,000 | 7,694 |
Total Department of Civil Aviation | 4,209,000 | 6,259,000 | 4,707,396 |
(a) Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission as follows:—1948-49, Vote, £160,000, Actual, £27,203. (b) Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission as follows:—1948-49, Vote, £66,000, Actual, £1,774.
Capital Works and Services.
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
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Division No. 22. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 5,000 | 1,300 | 482 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 23. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels. | 50,000 | 41,000 | 43,977 |
Total Department of Trade and Customs......... | 55,000 | 42,300 | 44,459 |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
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Under Control of Department of Health. |
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Division No. 24. |
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1. Tuberculosis Act 1948—Reimbursement of expenditure to State Governments | 400,000 | .. | .. |
2. Purchase of laboratory equipment.................. | 57,000 | .. | .. |
Total Division No. 24 ……………. | 457,000 | .. | .. |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 25. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 23,000 | 16,000 | .. |
Less amount payable from Serum Laboratories Trust Account | 15,000 | 15,000 | .. |
Total Division No. 25 ……………. | 8,000 | 1,000 | .. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 26. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels... | 250,000 | 188,000 | 210,967 |
Less amount payable from Serum Laboratories Trust Account | 225,000 | 180,000 | 194,875 |
Total Division No. 26............. | 25,000 | 8,000 | 16,092 |
Total Department of Health............. | 490,000 | 9,000 | 16,092 |
DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION. |
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Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 27. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................... | 10,000 | 13,000 | 623 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 28. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................. | 290,000 | 465,000 | 267,677 |
Total Department of Repatriation......... | 300,000 | 478,000 | 268,300 |
Capital Works and Services.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
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Under Control of Department of Commerce and Agriculture. | £ | £ | £ |
Division No. 29. |
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1. Jute and jute products—Imports................... | 5,024,500 | 4,094,000 | 2,868,311 |
Less amount to be recovered from sales.............. | 4,559,800 | 3,594,000 | 2,868,311 |
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2. Expenditure under the Whaling Industry Act 1949....... | 275,000 | .. | .. |
3. Flax production—Machinery and plant............... | 1,000 | 40,000 | 2,175 |
4. Trade Commissioner, Hong Kong—Residence.......... | 2,800 | .. | 20,000 |
Trade Commissioner, Singapore—Residence.......... | .. | .. | 10,909 |
Trade Commissioner, New Zealand—Residence........ | .. | .. | 7,745 |
Total Division No. 29............ | 743,500 | 540,000 | 40,829 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 30. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................. | 500 | 4,300 | 1,054 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 31. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............. | 40,000 | 90,000 | 44,094 |
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture | 784,000 | 634,300 | 85,977 |
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. |
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Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 32. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 28,000 | 30,000 | 45,359 |
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.............. | 30,000 | 24,000 | 25,096 |
Total Department of Social Services........... | 58,000 | 54,000 | 70,455 |
Capital Works and Services.
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND FUEL. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Fuel. | £ | £ | £ |
Division No. 34. |
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1. Lighthouse services—Installation of equipment......... | 25,000 | 35,200 | 7,615 |
2. Alterations to lighthouse steamer................... | 8,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 |
3. Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool—Plant....... | 100,000 | 100,000 | 56,167 |
4. Expenditure under the Coal Industry Act 1946.......... | a2,882,000 | a1,170,000 | 1,649,752 |
5. Glen Davis shale oil project...................... | 210,000 | 186,000 | 185,900 |
6. National Oil Proprietary Limited—Acquisition of shares... | 225,000 | .. | .. |
Total Division No. 34.............. | 3,450,000 | 1,501,200 | 1,901,434 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 35. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 15,000 | 25,000 | .. |
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............... | 7,500 | 23,000 | 3,823 |
2. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture... | 12,500 | 9,000 | 11,519 |
Total Division No. 36............ | 20,000 | 32,000 | 15,342 |
Total Department of Shipping and Fuel.......... | 3,485,000 | 1,558,200 | 1,916,776 |
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES. |
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Under Control of Department of External Territories. |
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Division No. 37. |
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1. Joint acquisition with New Zealand Government from Christmas Island Phosphate Company Limited of assets and leasehold property of Christmas Island | 157,000 | 1,724,000 | 1,723,906 |
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............... | 3,000 | 1,300 | 1,487 |
Total Department of External Territories...... | 160,000 | 1,725,300 | 1,725,393 |
(a) Other expenditure provided under Division No. 180.
Capital Works and Services.
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
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Division No. 39. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Conversion and refitting of ships for transport of migrants.. | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 40. |
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1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—acquisition of sites and buildings | 120,000 | 50,000 | 68,524 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 41. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 25,000 | 21,000 | 291,329 |
2. Reception, Training and Holding Centres for accommodation of migrants | 1,050,000 |
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3. Hostels for Migrant Workers..................... | 3,200,000 |
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Total Division No. 41........... | 4,275,000 | a1,471,000 | (a) 675,629 |
Total Department of Immigration............ | 6,395,000 | 3,521,000 | 2,744,153 |
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE. |
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Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 42. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 1,000 | 18,000 | 11,148 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 43. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 9,000 | 15,000 | 8,156 |
Total Department of Labour and National Service........ | 10,000 | 33,000 | 19,304 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. |
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Under Control of Department of Transport. |
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Division No. 44. |
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1. Standardization of railway gauges.................. | 40,200 | 50,000 | 13,304 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 45. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 800 | 700 | 385 |
Total Department of Transport...... | 41,000 | 50,700 | 13,689 |
(a) Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission as follows:—1948-49, Vote, £4,000, Actual, £50,012.
Capital Works avid Services.
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | Vote. | Expenditure. | |
Division No. 46. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 2,000 | 2,500 | 841 |
DEPARTMENT OF POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION. |
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Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 47. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 1,500 | 4,000 | 1,172 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 48. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 36,500 | 9,000 | 10,825 |
Total Department of Post-war Reconstruction.... | 38,000 | 13,000 | 11,997 |
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. |
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Under Control of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. |
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Division No. 49. |
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1. Buildings, works and sites....................... | 3,500 | .. | .. |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 50. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 18,500 | .. | .. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 51. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 129,000 | .. | .. |
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization | 151,000 | (a) | (a) |
DEFENCE SERVICES. |
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE. |
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Under Control of Department of Defence. |
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Division No. 52. |
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1. Plant and equipment........................... | 23,500 | .. | .. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 53. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 10,500 | 8,000 | 4,157 |
Total Department of Defence........ | 34,000 | 8,000 | 4,157 |
(a) Provided in 1948-48 under Prime Minister's Department, Division Nos. 2 to 8.
Capital Works and Services.
DEFENCE SERVICES—continued. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. | £ | £ | £ |
Under Control of Department of the Navy. |
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Division No. 54. |
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1. Naval construction and additions to fleet.............. | 1,880,000 | .. | .. |
2. Aircraft and aero engines........................ | 1,295,000 | .. | .. |
3. Machinery and plant for naval establishments.......... | 180,000 | .. |
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Total Division No. 54............ | 3,355,000 | (a) | (a) |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 55. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 50,000 | 80,000 | 29,063 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 56. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 660,000 | 704,000 | 738,935 |
2. Graving Dock construction—towards cost............. | 175,000 | 280,000 | 104,020 |
Total Division No. 56............ | 835,000 | 984,000 | 842,956 |
Total Department of the Navy....... | 4,240,000 | 1,064,000 | 872,019 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. |
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Under Control of the Department of the Army. |
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Division No. 57. |
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1. Arms, armament, ammunition, mechanization and equipment | 1,919,000 | (b) | (b) |
Under Control of the Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 58. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 60,000 | 100,000 | 64,056 |
Under Control of Department of the Army and Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 59. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............. | 320,000 | 420,000 | 184,956 |
Total Department of the Army...... | 2,299,000 | 520,000 | 249,012 |
(a) Provided in 1948-49 under Ordinary Services, Divisions Nos. 125,126 and 128A. (b) Provided in 1948-49 under Ordinary Services, Division No. 142a.
Capital Works and Services.
DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.4 | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
DEPARTMENT OF AIR. | £ | £ | £ |
Under Control of Department of Air. |
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Division No. 60. |
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1. Aircraft, spare engines and initial ranges of spares....... | 3,119,000 | .. | .. |
2. Other equipment............................. | 1,167,000 | .. | .. |
Total Division No. 60.............. | 4,286,000 | (a) | (a) |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 61. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 50,000 | 80,000 | 19,715 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 62. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 310,000 | 368,000 | 303,232 |
Total Department of Air............ | 4,646,000 | 448,000 | 322,947 |
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT. |
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Under Control of Department of Supply and Development. |
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Division No. 63. |
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1. Manufacture of munitions—Machinery and plant........ | 1,028,000 | (b) | (b) |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 64. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 50,000 | 50,000 | 51,874 |
2. Defence Research and Development—Acquisition of sites and buildings | 18,000 | 120,000 | 11,030 |
Total Division No. 64 | 68,000 | 170,000 | 62,904 |
(a) Provided in 1948-49 under Ordinary Services, Division No. 150. (b) Provided in 1948-49 under Ordinary Services. Division No. 168a.
F.5033.—2
Capital Works and Services.
DEFENCE SERVICES—continued. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Vote. | Expenditure. | ||
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT—continued. | |||
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | £ | £ | £ |
Division No. 65. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........... | 190,000 | 310,000 | 264,849 |
2. Defence Research and Development—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | 3,220,000 | 3,040,000 | 3,391,330 |
Total Division No. 65........ | 3,410,000 | 3,350,000 | a3,656,179 |
Total Department of Supply and Development | 4,506,000 | 3,520,000 | 3,719,083 |
Total Defence Services....... | 15,725,000 | 5,560,000 | 5,167,218 |
| 50,954,000 | 33,576,000 | 27,250,036 |
Division No. 65a.—Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission | .. | 258,000 | 107,257 |
TOTAL PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth | 50,954,000 | 33,318,000 | 27,142,779 |
(a) Includes £25,053 for surplus buildings taken over from the Disposals Commission.
Capital Works and Services.
PART II.—Business Undertakings.
SUMMARY.
Division Number. | — | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | Increase on Expenditure, 1948-49. | Decrease on Expenditure, 1948-49. | |
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66 | COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS | 450,000 | 230,000 | 224,847 | 225,153 | .. |
67-69 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | 13,655,000 | 10,850,000 | 12,659,992 | 995,008 | .. |
70-72 | BROADCASTING SERVICES | 335,000 | .. | .. | 335,000 | .. |
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| 14,440,000 | 11,080,000 | 12,884,839 | 1,555,161 | .. |
72a | Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission | .. | 20,000 | 142,032 | 142,032 | .. |
| TOTAL PART II.... | 14,440,000 | 11,060,000 | 12,742,807 | 1,697,193 | .. |
F.5033.—3
Capital Works and Services.
PART II.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. | Vote. | Expenditure. | |
Division No. 66. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Trans-Australian Railway...................... | 400,000 | 159,000 | 182,613 |
2. North Australia Railway....................... | 8,000 | 4,000 | 3,511 |
3. Central Australia Railway...................... | 41,000 | 65,000 | 37,201 |
4. Australian Capital Territory Railway............... | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,522 |
Total Commonwealth Railways.... | 450,000 | 230,000 | (a) 224,847 |
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. |
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Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department. |
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Division No. 67. |
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1. Telephone exchange services.................... | 8,203,000 | 6,275,000 | 8,505,341 |
2. Trunk line services.......................... | 2,790,000 | 2,150,000 | 1,683,549 |
8. Telegraph and miscellaneous services.............. | 662,000 | 498,000 | 726,671 |
National broadcasting service................... | .. | 227,000 | 145,711 |
Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd.—Purchase of share holding of Cable and Wireless Ltd. | .. | .. | 155,689 |
Total Division No. 67............ | 11,655,000 | 9,150,000 | 11,216,961 |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 68. |
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Acquisition of Sites and Buildings. |
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1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services............. | 400,000 | 380,000 | 311,705 |
National broadcasting service................... | .. | 20,000 | 3,414 |
Total Division No. 68............ | 400,000 | 400,000 | 315,119 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 69. |
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Buildings, Works, Fittings and Furniture. |
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1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services............. | 1,600,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,096,014 |
National broadcasting service................... | .. | 100,000 | 31,898 |
Total Division No. 69................. | 1,600,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,127,912 |
Total Postmaster-General's Department..... | 13,655,000 | 10,850,000 | b12,659,992 |
(a) Includes £1,886 for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission. (b) Includes £140,346 for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission.
Capital Works and Services.
PART II.—Business Undertakings.
| 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
| Vote. | Expenditure. | |
BROADCASTING SERVICES. | £ | £ | £ |
Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department. |
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Division No. 70. |
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1. Engineering services....................... | 245,000 | .. | .. |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 71. |
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1. Acquisition of sites and buildings for technical purposes | 20,000 | .. | .. |
2. Acquisition of sites and buildings for studio purposes. | 17,000 | .. | .. |
| 37,000 | .. | .. |
Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission Reserves | 17,000 | .. | .. |
Total Division No. 71 | 20,000 | .. | .. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 72. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for technical purposes | 60,000 | .. | .. |
2. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for other purposes | 30,000 | .. | .. |
| 90,000 | .. | .. |
Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission Reserve | 20,000 | .. | .. |
Total Division No. 72......... | 70,000 | .. | .. |
Total Broadcasting Services........ | 335,000 | (a) | (a) |
| 14,440,000 | 11,080,000 | 12,884,839 |
Division No. 72a.—Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission | .. | 20,000 | 142,032 |
TOTAL PART II.—Business Undertakings....... | 14,440,000 | 11,060,000 | 12,742,807 |
(a) Previously provided under votes of Postmaster-General's Department.
Capital Works and Services.
PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
Division Number. | — | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | Increase on Expenditure, 1948-49. | Decrease on Expenditure, 1948-49. | |
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0 | NORTHERN TERRITORY.. | 845,000 | 657,000 | 531,033 | 313,967 | .. |
77-80 | AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY | 2,023,000 | 2,261,000 | 1,849,674 | 193,326 | .. |
81-83 | PAPUA-NEW GUINEA.... | 31,000 | 100,000 | 161,921 | .. | 130,921 |
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| 2,899,000 | 3,018,000 | 2,542,628 | 356,372 | .. |
83a | Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission | .. | 25,000 | 33,511 | 33,511 | .. |
| TOTAL PART III... | 2,899,000 | 2,993,000 | 2,509,117 | 389,883 | .. |
Capital Works and Services.
PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | Vote. | Expenditure. | |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 73. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................. | 30,000 | 31,000 | 17,426 |
2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account | 50,000 | 55,000 | 55,973 |
Total Division No. 73 | 80,000 | 86,000 | 73,399 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 74. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............. | 350,000 | 433,000 | 303,618 |
2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads, and stock routes for pastoral purposes | 100,000 | 60,000 | 66,170 |
Total Division No. 74............ | 450,000 | 493,000 | 369,788 |
Total Department of the Interior..... | 530,000 | 579,000 | 443,187 |
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING. |
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Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 75. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............. | 20,000 | 57,000 | 13,329 |
2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account | 250,000 | 10,000 | 62,401 |
Total Department of Works and Housing | 270,000 | 67,000 | 75,730 |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
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Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 76. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............. | 45,000 | 11,000 | 12,116 |
Total Northern Territory.......... | 845,000 | (a) 657,000 | (a) 531,033 |
(a) Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from the Disposals Commission as follows:—1948-49, Vote, £20,000, Actual, £16,666.
Capital Works and Services.
PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | Vote. | Expenditure. | |
Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
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Division No. 77. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Forestry................................... | 22,000 | 30,000 | 32,531 |
2. Sundry works and services....................... | 40,000 | 40,000 | 12,228 |
3. Canberra Cemetery—Minor services—for payment to credit of Canberra Cemetery Trust Account | 100 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
4. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account | 53,000 | 20,000 | 23,822 |
6. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account | 108,000 | 100,000 | 188,271 |
Total Division No. 77............ | 223,100 | 191,000 | 257,852 |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 78. |
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1. Buildings, fittings and furniture.................... | 1,187,900 | 1,430,000 | 1,011,471 |
2. Engineering works............................ | 237,000 | 400,000 | 279,221 |
Total Division No. 78............ | 1,424,900 | 1,830,000 | 1,290,692 |
Total Department of the Interior..... | 1,648,000 | 2,021,000 | 1,548,544 |
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING. |
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Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 79. |
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1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............... | 250,000 | 150,000 | 258,141 |
2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account | 100,000 | 50,000 | 33,064 |
Total Department of Works and Housing..... | 350,000 | 200,000 | 291,205 |
Capital Works and Services.
PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued. | 1949-50. | 1948-49. | |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. | Vote. | Expenditure. | |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | |||
Division No. 80. | £ | £ | £ |
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........... | 25,000 | 40,000 | 9,925 |
Total Australian Capital Territory | 2,023,000 | (a) 2,261,000 | a1, 849,674 |
PAPUA-NEW GUINEA. |
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Under the Control of the Department of External Territories. |
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Division No. 81. |
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1. Coastal and Inter-Island Shipping Services—Purchase of new vessels | 2,500 | 100,000 | 161,076 |
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Fuel. |
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Division No. 82. |
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1. Lighthouse Services—Purchase of vessel and installation of equipment | 26,000 | .. | .. |
Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
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Division No. 83. |
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2. Lighthouse Services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | 2,500 | .. | 845 |
Total Papua-New Guinea......... | 31,000 | 100,000 | 161,921 |
| 2,899,000 | 3,018,000 | 2,542,628 |
Division No. 83a.—Less amount provided for surplus buildings, sites and equipment taken over from the Disposals Commission | .. | 25,000 | 33,511 |
TOTAL PART III—Territories of the Commonwealth.. | 2,899,000 | 2,993,000 | 2,509,117 |
TOTAL ADDITIONS. NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE | 68,293,000 | 47,371,000 | 42,394,703 |
(a) Includes amounts for surplus buildings and sites taken over from Disposals Commission as follows:—1948-49 Vote, £5,000, Actual £16,865.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.