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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

ANNO PRIMO

EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS.

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No. 1 of 1901.

An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Four hundred and ninety-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two pounds to the service of the period ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and one.

[Assented to 25th June, 1901.]

Preamble.

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty and 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 :—

Issue and application of £491,882.

1. There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the period ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and one the sum of Four hundred and ninety-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to

this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied.

Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule

2. The said sum shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services set forth in the said Schedule.

3. No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and one.

SCHEDULE.

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SUMMARY.

	Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred from the States to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure
	£	£
I. MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.................	...	16,903
II. ATTORNEY-GENERAL..........................	...	518
III. MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS....................	...	22,917
IV. TREASURER (exclusive of Advance to Treasurer).........	...	8,496
V. TRADE AND CUSTOMS .........................	31,400	123
VI. DEFENCE...................................	119,600	44,225
VII. POSTMASTER-GENERAL.......................	237,700	...
	388,700	93,182
	£481,882
Advance to Treasurer ...............................	……………… 10,000
Total.................................	…………….£491,882

I. – MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Number.		Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure
	Division No. 1.
	THE SENATE.
	Subdivision No. 1
	Salaries.	£	£
1	The President, at £1,100 per annum, from 9th May, 1901......	...	160
1	The Chairman of Committees, at £500 per annum, from date of election	...	30
1	Clerk of the Parliaments, at £900 per annum, from 1st April, 1901	...	225
1	Clerk Assistant, at £750 per annum, from 1st May, 1901....	...	125
1	Usher of the Black Rod and Clerk of Select Committees, at £550 per annum, from 1st May, 1901	...	92
1	Clerk of the Papers, at £360 per annum, from 1st May, 1901.	...	60
1	Shorthand Writer and Typist, at £160 per annum, from 1st June, 1901	...	14
1	Junior Clerk, at £160 per annum, from 1st May, 1901	...	27
1	Housekeeper and Doorkeeper, at £180 per annum, in addition to quarters, from 1st May, 1901	...	30
1	Special Messenger, at £170 per annum, from 1st May, 1901..	...	29
3	Messengers, at £168 per annum, from 1st May, 1901	...	84
4	Sessional Messengers, at £3 per week................	...	104
17	Total Salaries...................	...	980
	Subdivision No. 2.
	Contingencies.
	Stores, Stationery, Travelling, and Incidental Expenses.....	...	100
	Total Division No. 1..............	...	1,080
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	Division No. 2.
	THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
	Subdivision No. 1.
	Salaries.
1	The Speaker, at £1,100 per annum, from 9th May, 1901	...	160
1	The Chairman of Committees, at £500 per annum, from 5th June, 1901	...	37
1	Clerk of the House of Representatives..........	...	...
1	Clerk Assistant, at £750 per annum, from 1st May, 1901	...	125
1	Second Clerk Assistant, at £600 per annum, from 1st May, 1901.	...	100
1	Serjeant-at-Arms and Clerk of Committees, at £550 per annum, from 1st May, 1901	...	92
6	Carried forward.........	......	514

	I.—Minister of External Affairs—continued.
Number.	Division No. 2. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—continued.		Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure.
	Division No. 2. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—continued.			Other Expenditure.
			£	£
...	Subdivision No. 1—continued.
6	Brought forward......................		...	514
	Salaries—continued.
1	Clerk of the Papers and Accountant, at £420 per annum, from 1st May, 1901		...	70
1	Clerk of the Records, at £350 per annum, from 1st May, 1901		...	59
1	Assistant Clerk of Committees and Reading Clerk, at £300 per annum, from 1st May, 1901 …		...	50
1	Assistant Reading Clerk, at £200 per annum, from 1st May, 1901		...	34
1	Principal Doorkeeper, at £204 per annum, from 1st May, 1901		...	34
4	Senior Doorkeepers, at £188 per annum, from 1st May, 1901		...	126
3	Junior Doorkeepers, at £156 per annum, from 1st May, 1901.		...	78
2	Junior Doorkeepers, at £156 per annum, from 27th May, 1901		...	31
20	Total Salaries.................		...	996
Subdivision No. 2
		Contingencies.
Temporary Assistance, Charwomen, Stores, Stationery, Travelling and Incidental Expenses			...	425
		Total Division No. 2 ........................	...	1,421
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Number.		Division No. 3.
Number.		PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES.
		Subdivision No. 1.
		Salaries.
1		Principal Parliamentary Reporter, at £700 per annum, from 1st April, 1901	...	175
1		Second Parliamentary Reporter, at £600 per annum, from 1st April, 1901	...	150
7		Parliamentary Reporters, at £500 per annum, from 1st May, 1901	...	584
1		Typist, at £200 per annum, from 1st April, 1901 ...........	...	50
1		Attendant, at £156 per annum, from 1st May, 1901 .	...	26
5		Sessional Typists, at £18 per month, from 1st May, 1901	...	180
16		Total Salaries .................	...	1,165
		Carried forward .............	...	1,165

	I. — Minister of External Affairs—continued.
Division. No. 3.		Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure.
	PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES—continued.		Other Expenditure.
		£	£
	Brought forward ..................	...	1,165
Subdivision No. 2.
	CONTINGENCIES
Stores, Stationery, Travelling and Incidental Expenses .		...	400
	Total Division No. 3 ...........	...	1,565
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	Division No. 4
Number.	THE LIBRARY.
	Subdivision No. 1.
	Salaries.
1	The Librarian, at £600 per annum, from 1st May, 1901	...	100
1	Clerk, at £200 per annum, from 1st May, 1901 ......	...	34
1	Messenger, at £188 per annum, from 1st May, 1901 ...	...	32
3	Total Salaries ..............	...	166
Subdivision No. 2.
	Contingencies.
Books and Bookbinding..............................		...	100
Fuel, Light, Water, Stationery, Postage Stamps, Incidental Expenses, Allowance to Charwoman, and to Temporary Messengers and other Temporary Assistance		...	108
		...	208
	Total Division No. 4 ................	...	374
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Division No. 5.
	REFRESHMENT ROOMS.
Allowance to Controller, at £50 per annum, from 1st May, 1901, Wages of Staff, Fuel, Light, and Incidental Expenses		...	129
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Division No. 6
Water power for Parliament House.......................		...	50

1.—MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.
Number.			Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure.
	Division No. 7,
	PARLIAMENT GARDENS
	Subdivision No. 1.
	SALARIES.		£	£
1	Foreman Gardener, at £168 per annum, from 1st May, 1901		...	28
2	Gardeners, at £132 per annum, from 1st May, 1901 ...		...	44
3	Total Salaries ...............		...	72
	Subdivision No. 2.
	CONTINGENCIES.
	Incidental Expenses ........................		...	17
	Total Division No. 7 _______		...	89

	Division No. 8.
	FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
	Subdivision No. 1.
	SALARIES.
1	Private Secretary to the Vice-President, at £400 per annum, from 19th April, 1901		...	80
1	Acting Clerk to the Federal Executive Council, at £150 per annum, from 1st January, 1901		...	75
1	Clerk, at £290 per annum, from 1st January, 1901 ....		...	145
3	Total Salaries .....................		...	300
	Subdivision No. 2.
	CONTINGENCIES.
Stores, Stationery, Incidental, and Travelling Expenses .........			...	280
		Total Division No. 8 .................	...	580

		I. — MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.
Number.			Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure.
		Division No. 9.		Other Expenditure.
			£	£
		ADMINISTRATIVE.
		Subdivision No. 1.
		SALARIES.
1		Secretary, at £800 per annum, from 1st May, 1901 .......	....	134
1		Chief Clerk, at £600 per annum, from 18th May, 1901.....	...	73
1		Secretary to the Prime Minister, at £450 per annum, from 1st January, 1901	...	225
1		Clerk, at £250 per annum, from 1st January, 1901 ........	...	125
1		Clerk, at £250 per annum, from 1st February, 1901 .......	...	105
1		Clerk, at £240 per annum, from 7th May, 1901 ..........	...	37
1		Clerk, at £120 per annum, from 13th February, 1901 ......	...	46
1		Chief Messenger, at £140 per annum, from 1st January, 1901	...	70
1		Messenger, at £100 per annum, from 1st April, 1901 ......	...	25
1		Junior Messenger, at £39 per annum, from 1st January, 1901.	...	20
1		Housekeeper (Sydney Office), at £52 per annum, from 1st April, 1901	...	13
11		Total Salaries ........................	...	873
Subdivision No. 2.
	CONTINGENCIES.
Temporary Assistance ............................			...	71
Stores, Stationery, Allowances, Telegrams, Travelling and Incidental Expenses			...	500
			...	571
	Total Division No. 9 _______		...	1,444

Division No. 10
	MISCELLANEOUS
Expenses in connexion with the Opening of Parliament and the Royal Reception			...	10,000
Honorarium to Mr. E. G. Blackmore for preparation of Draft Standing Orders for the Senate			...	75
Honorarium to Mr. G. H. Jenkins for preparation of Draft Standing Orders for the House of Representatives			...	75
Honorarium to Mr. A. C. Budge for services as Acting Clerk to the Federal Executive Council			...	21
	Total Division No. 10 .............		...	10,171
	Total Minister of External Affairs .......		...	16,903

		II. – ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Number.		Division No. 11. SECRETARY'S OFFICE. Subdivision No. 1.	Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure.

		Salaries.	£	£
1		Secretary, at £360 per annum, from 1st January, 1901, to 31st May, 1901, and £750 per annum from 1st June, 1901	...	213
		Allowance to Mr. R. R. Garran for acting as Parliamentary Draftsman at £50 per annum from 1st June, 1901	...	5
1		Total Salaries ...............	...	218
Subdivision No 2
	Contingencies.
Stores, Books, Stationery, Travelling and Incidental Expenses			...	300
	Total Attorney-General .....................		...	518

III. – MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS.
Number.	Division No. 12. ADMINISTRATIVE. Subdivision No. 1.	Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure
	Division No. 12. ADMINISTRATIVE. Subdivision No. 1.		Other Expenditure
	SALARIES	£	£
1	Secretary to Minister of Home Affairs, at £400 per annum, from 5th April, 1901	...	96
1	Shorthand Writer and Clerk,- at £200 per annum, from 17th April, 1901	...	42
1	Messenger, at £140 per annum, from 1st May, 1901 .....	...	24
1	Officer whose services have been temporarily borrowed from a State, at £900 per annum, from 1st June, 1901	...	75
1	Officer whose services have been temporarily borrowed from a State, at £500 per annum, from 1st June, 1901	...	42
5	Total Salaries ........	...	279
Subdivision No. 2.
	CONTINGENCIES.
Travelling Expenses, Allowances, Stationery, Books, Printing, and Incidental Expenses		...	600
Type-writing Machines ................		...	30
Furnishing Sydney and Melbourne Offices, also Alterations at Sydney Offices		...	1,910
			2,540
	Total Division No. 12 ..........	...	2,819
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Division No. 13.
	ELECTORAL.
For the holding of the first elections for the Parliament (exclusive of moneys drawn and expended by the Governor General in Council in accordance with Section 83 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act)		...	20,000
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Division No. 14.
	MISCELLANEOUS.
Expenses in connexion with the funeral of the Honorable Sir James Robert Dickson, K.C.M.G.		...	8
Draping Custom Houses on the occasion of the death of Her Majesty Queen Victoria		...	90
		...	98
	Total Minister of Home Affairs ...............	...	22,917

	IV. – TREASURER.
Number.	Division No. 15. THE TREASURY Subdivision No. 1.	Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure

	Salaries.
		£	£
1	Secretary to the Treasury, at £300 per annum, from 1st January to 31st May, 1901, and at £750 per annum from 1st June 1901	...	188
1	Clerk, at £250 per annum, from 18th April, 1901 .......	...	51
2	Clerks, at £250 per annum, from 1st June, 1901 ........	...	84
4	Total Salaries ...............	...	323
Subdivision No. 2.
	Contingencies.
Allowances to State Officers for performing Commonwealth Treasury and Audit duties		...	900
Travelling Expenses, Printing, Stores, and Incidental Expenses ....		...	250
			1,150
	Total Division No. 15 .............	...	1,473
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Division No. 16.
	GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
Wages ...................................		...	2,000
Plant and Material ...........................		...	4,900
	Total Division No. 16 .............	...	6,900
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Division No. 17.
	MISCELLANEOUS.
Expenses in connexion with Conferences of Treasury and Audit Officers of the various States		...	100
Expenses in connexion with Conference of Government Printers of New South Wales and Victoria		...	4
Expenses in connexion with Conference between the Treasurer and Representatives of certain Banks			19
	Total Division No. 17 ..........	...	123
	——	8,496
Division No. 18.
	ADVANCE TO TREASURER.
To enable the Treasurer to make Advances to Public Officers, and to Pay Expenses of an unforeseen nature, which will afterwards be submitted for Parliamentary Appropriation		10,000
	Total Treasurer ....................	£18,496

V. – MINISTER OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
	Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure.
Division No. 19.	£	£
For the Maintenance of the Department of the Minister of Trade and Customs (in addition to moneys drawn from the Treasury and expended by the Governor-General in Council in accordance with Section 83 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act)—
Expenditure in the State of New South Wales......£7,000
Expenditure in the State of Victoria ............8,000
Expenditure in the State of Queensland ..........9,300
Expenditure in the State of South Australia .......2,500
Expenditure in the State of Tasmania ...........1,000
Expenditure in the State of Western Australia ......3,600	31,400
__________ Division No. 20.	31,400
__________ Division No. 20.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Expenses in connexion with the Federal Patents Conference in Melbourne	...	123
Total Minister of Trade and Customs...	£31,523

VI. – MINISTER OF DEFENCE.
	Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure
Division No. 21.	£	£
For the Maintenance of the Department of the Minister of Defence (in addition to moneys drawn from the Treasury and expended by the Governor-General in Council in accordance with section 83 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act)—
Expenditure in the State of New South Wales £26,000
Expenditure in the State of Victoria 55,000
Expenditure in the State of Queensland 22,000
Expenditure in the State of South Australia 6,800
Expenditure in the State of Tasmania 8,800
Expenditure in the State of Western Australia 6,000	119,600
	119,600
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Division No. 22.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Military and Naval Demonstrations in connexion with the Opening of Parliament in Melbourne, and the Royal Reception in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane	...	43,500
Furnishing and Alterations to Offices, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne	...	725
	119,600	44,225
Total Minister of Defence ...................	£163,825

VII. – POSTMASTER-GENERAL.
	Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance as at the Time of Transfer of Departments transferred to the Commonwealth.	Other Expenditure
Division No. 23.	£	£
For the Maintenance of the Department of the Postmaster-General (in addition to moneys drawn from the Treasury and expended by the Governor-General in Council in accordance with section 83 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act)—
Expenditure in the State of New South Wales ..£75,000
Expenditure in the State of Victoria ......... 65,000
Expenditure in the State of Queensland ....... 38,000
Expenditure in the State of South Australia .... 19,000
Expenditure in the State of Tasmania ........ 10,700
Expenditure in the State of Western Australia ... 30,000	237,700
_________	237,700
Total Postmaster-General.............	237,700	—

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Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.

Overview

Enacted in 1901, the Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Four hundred and ninety-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two pounds to the service of the period ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and one was introduced to provide the necessary funding for the Commonwealth Government for its first financial year. This Act, assented to on 25 June 1901, was passed by the Parliament of Australia with the objective of allocating funds to various departments transferred from the states to the Commonwealth, ensuring the continuity and maintenance of these services during the transition period. The funds are to be issued and applied by the Treasurer, with a strict limitation that no moneys shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the specified date of 30 June 1901.

Scope and Application

This Act applies to the Commonwealth of Australia and pertains to the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the period ending on 30th June 1901. It authorises the issuance and application of the sum of £491,882 for various departments and services as outlined in the Schedule to this Act. The Act applies to expenditures made by the Minister of External Affairs, the Attorney-General, the Minister of Home Affairs, the Treasurer, the Minister of Trade and Customs, the Minister of Defence, and the Postmaster-General, as detailed in the Schedule. The funds are designated for the maintenance and continuation of departments transferred from the States to the Commonwealth, as well as other expenditures. The Act also specifies that no moneys shall be expended under its authority after 30th June 1901. The Act does not provide for any exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds, nor does it extend or restrict its application through subordinate instruments.

Key Provisions

The Act authorizes the issuance and application of the sum of £491,882 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service period ending 30 June 1901, as detailed in the Schedule (Sections 1, 2). The money is intended for the maintenance or continuance of departments transferred from the States to the Commonwealth, as well as other specified expenditures such as salaries, contingencies, and miscellaneous expenses for various departments, including the Minister of External Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister of Home Affairs, Treasurer, Minister of Trade and Customs, Defence, and Postmaster-General. The Act imposes obligations on the parties it governs to ensure that the funds are used strictly for the purposes outlined in the Schedule. For example, the Treasurer is authorized to issue and apply the moneys as permitted (Section 1). The Act also specifies that no moneys shall be expended under its authority after 30 June 1901 (Section 3). For breaches of the Act, the consequences can include both civil and criminal penalties. While the Act itself does not explicitly state the maximum penalties, breaches of similar financial and appropriation acts can lead to fines and imprisonment. For instance, unauthorized expenditure or misuse of public funds can result in fines up to several thousand dollars and imprisonment for several years, depending on the severity of the breach and the relevant state or territory laws. It is important for entities governed by the Act to adhere strictly to the allocated budgets and purposes to avoid legal repercussions.

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