Appropriation (Works and Services) Act (No. 2) 1958-59 - Legislation

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES)
(No. 2) 1958-59.

No. 35 of 1959.

An Act to grant and apply an additional sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure and to appropriate that sum.

[Assented to 15th May, 1959.]

BE it enacted by the Queen'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 (No. 2) 1958–59.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of £7,399,000.

3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, the sum of Seven million three hundred and ninety-nine thousand pounds.

4. The

F.3966/59.—Price 5d.

Appropriation.

4. The sum granted by this Act is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight, for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine.

Section 4. THE SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

	Total.
PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—
	£
Prime Minister's Department................................	225,300
Department of External Affairs...............................	26,250
Department of the Treasury.................................	2,300
Department of the Interior..................................	210
Department of Works.....................................	154,000
Department of Civil Aviation................................	2,000,000
Department of Customs and Excise............................	400
Department of Health.....................................	34,520
Repatriation Department...................................	25,000
Department of Trade......................................	4,800
Department of Primary Industry..............................	110
Department of Social Services...............................	5,200
Department of Shipping and Transport..........................	15,500
Department of Territories...................................	3,000
Department of Immigration.................................	3,010
Department of Labour and National Service......................	7,400
Department of National Development...........................	4,510,000
Total Part 1............................	7,017,000
PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS—
Postmaster-General's Department.............................	210,000
Total Part 2............................	210,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—
Northern Territory.......................................	75,600
Australian Capital Territory.................................	83,900
Papua and New Guinea....................................	12,500
Total Part 3............................	172,000
Total..........................	7,399,000

CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES.

PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.	£
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
Division No. 2.
1. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Buildings, equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residences	22,300
2. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works	200,000
	222,300
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 3.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...........................	3,000
Total Prime Minister's Department..................	225,300
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Under Control of Department of External Affairs.
Division No. 4.
Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—
8. Pakistan...............................................	1,750
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 5.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................	24,500
Total Department of External Affairs................	26,250
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 6.
1. Government Printing Office—Purchase of machinery and equipment......	1,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 8.
2. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.............	1,300
Total Department of the Treasury..................	2,300
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Division No. 11.
3. News and Information Bureau, Karachi—Furniture and equipment........	210
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 13k.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..............................	11,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 14.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..........................	18,000
4. Losses on disposals of post-war stocks and material stockpiled for the National Service and Immigration programmes (for payment to the credit of the Works Suspense Trust Account)	125,000
	143,000
Total Department of Works......................	154,000

Capital Works and Services.

	£
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Division No. 15.
3. Qantas Empire Airways Limited—Provision of additional share capital	2,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 18.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	400
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 21.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	520
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 22.
1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.........	34,000
Total Department of Health...................	34,520
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 25.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	25,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.
Division No. 26.
Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—
2. Hong Kong.........................................	2,050
4. Other overseas establishments.............................	2,750
	4,800
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 30.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	110
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Division No. 32.
1. Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service—Plant and equipment........	5,200

Capital Works and Services.

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.	£
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 34.
1. Ship construction.....................................	1,165,000
2. Less amount recoverable from sales of ships...................	1,165,000

Division No. 35.	..
3. Railway standardization (Albury-Melbourne)—Contribution towards initial survey	14,015
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 36.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	735
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 37.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	750
Total Department of Shipping and Transport........	15,500
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 38.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	3,000
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 39.
1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—Acquisition of sites and buildings	1,010
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 40.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	2,000
Total Department of Immigration...............	3,010
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 41.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	5,900
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 42.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	1,500
Total Department of Labour and National Service	7,400
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Under Control of Department of National Development.
Division No. 43.
4. Working advance (for payment to the credit of the Dorset Tin Dredge Trust Account)	10,000
Division No. 45.
1. For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act..	4,500,000
Total Department of National Development........	4,510,000
TOTAL PART 1........................	7,017,000

Capital Works and Services.

PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.	£
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 53.
1. Telephone exchange services.............................	210,000
TOTAL PART 2.....................	210,000
PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 59.
4. Loans for private dwelling construction or purchase (for payment to the credit of the Northern Territory Housing Loans Trust Account)	30,000
11. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Equipment, minor works, fittings and furniture	11,450
12. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Working capital advance for operation of hostels transferred from control of Northern Territory Administration	10,000
	51,450
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 61.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.......................	24,000
Total Department of Territories.................	75,450
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 61k.
1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...........................	150
Total Northern Territory.....................	75,600
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 65.
1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture—Jervis Bay..............	13,900
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
Division No. 67j.
1. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Working capital advance for operation of hostels transferred from Department of the Interior	20,000
2. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Equipment, minor—works, fittings and furniture	50,000
Total Department Of Labour and National Service......	70,000
Total Australian Capital Territory.................	83,900

Capital Works and Services.

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 69.
1. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........	12,500
TOTAL PART 3........................	172,000
TOTAL...............................	7,399,000

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