LOAN.
No. 33 of 1918.
An Act to authorize the Raising and Expending of the sum of One million two hundred and forty-two thousand one hundred and ninety-four pounds for certain purposes.
[Assented to 12th December, 1918.]
BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
1. This Act may be cited as the Loan Act 1918.
Treasurer may borrow £1,242,194.
2. The Treasurer may from time to time, under the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911-1918, or under the provisions of any Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the whole the amount of One million two hundred and forty-two thousand one hundred and ninety-four pounds.
Purposes for which moneys may be expended.
3. The amount borrowed shall be issued and applied only for the expenses of borrowing and for the purposes set forth in the Schedule to this Act
SCHEDULE.
—— | Amount required in 1918-19. | Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts | Appropriated under this Act. |
— First Column. | — Second Column. | — Third Column. | |
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS. | £ | £ | £ |
Naval Bases, Works, and Establishments— |
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Labour and Material............................ | 340,000 | 72,756 | 267,244 |
Machinery and Plant, and expenditure in connexion therewith. | 50,000 | 46,737 | 3,263 |
Cockatoo Island Dockyard— |
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Naval Engineering and other Works.................. | 60,000 | .. | 60,000 |
Acetate of Lime Factory, including installation of plant..... | 10,000 | 138 | 9,862 |
General Arsenal— |
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Works and Buildings, including erection of residential quarters—towards cost | 115,000 | 97,604 | 17,396 |
Cordite Factory, Maribyrnong— |
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Buildings and Engineering Works................... | 21,500 | .. | 21,500 |
Perth General Post Office—towards cost................... | 45,000 | 20,653 | 24,347 |
Contribution under River Murray Waters Act 1915 | 99,000 | 90,000 | 9,000 |
Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway...................... | 300,000 | 230,333 | 69,667 |
Railway from Pine Creek to Katherine River and Southwards..... | 15,000 | 15,000 | .. |
Port Augusta Oodnadatta Railway....................... | 2,500 | .. | 2,500 |
Railway—Completion of Construction Line and New Bridge on Queanbeyan Line and additional waterway on Queanbeyan to Canberra Line | 5,000 | 4,040 | 960 |
Total under control of Department of Works and Railways....... | 1,063,000 | 577,261 | 485,739 |
UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. |
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For the construction of Conduits and for laying wires underground.. | 220,000 | 203,864 | 16,136 |
UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE (MILITARY). |
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Acetate of Lime Factory—Machinery and Plant—towards cost.... | 8,000 | 1,451 | 6,549 |
General Arsenal—Machinery and Plant—towards cost.......... | 50,000 | 143 | 49,807 |
Cordite Factory—Experimental Tri-Nitro-Toluene (T.N.T.) plant... | 15,000 | .. | 15,000 |
Cordite Factory—Additions and extensions................. | 10,000 | .. | 10,000 |
Total under Control of Department of Defence (Military).... | 83,000 | 1,594 | 81,406 |
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. |
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Cockatoo Island Dockyard— |
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Machinery and Plant, yard and floating plant | 200,000 | 9,421 | 190,579 |
Flinders Naval Depôt—Machinery and Plant................ | 45,000 | 17,525 | 27,475 |
Wireless Telegraphy................................ | 30,500 | 14,882 | 15,618 |
Total under Control of Department of the Navy........... | 275,500 | 41,828 | 233,672 |
Carried forward............................... | 1,641,500 | 824,547 | 816,953 |
Schedule—continued.
— | Amount required in 1918-19. | Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts | Appropriated under this Act. |
— First Column. | — Second Column. | — Third Column. | |
Brought forward............................... | £ 1,641,500 | £ 824,547 | £ 816,953 |
UNDER CONTROL OF HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT. |
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Purchase of Sites— |
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Land, Fairy Meadow, New South Wales............... | 8,128 | 7,528 | 600 |
Land lying outside Federal Capital Territory............. | 75 | 75 | .. |
Land in Federal Capital Territory.................... | 12,000 | 12,000 | .. |
Land for Defence purposes generally................. | 47,000 | 10,741 | 36,259 |
Land for Naval Defence purposes, Cockburn Sound | 20,000 | 13,968 | 6,032 |
Land for Port Stephens Naval Base................... | 25,000 | 22,250 | 2,750 |
Purchase of the reversionary interest of lease of the residence of the Captain in Charge of Naval Establishment, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney | 1,600 | .. | 1,600 |
Townsville Wireless Site......................... | 433 | .. | 433 |
Wungong Quarry Site, Western Australia.............. | 1,200 | .. | 1,200 |
Site for New Store at Randwick Wireless Workshops....... | 1,000 | .. | 1,000 |
Land for Post and Telegraph purposes................. | 810 | 810 | .. |
Land for Lighthouse purposes...................... | 7,984 | .. | 7,984 |
Land for Quarantine purposes...................... | 110 | .. | 110 |
Purchase of Roads, Quarantine Station, Lytton, Queensland.. | 350 | .. | 350 |
Land for Laboratory at Royal Park, Melbourne........... | 8,035 | 8,035 | .. |
Total under Control of Home and Territories Department. | 133,725 | 75,407 | 58,318 |
UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. |
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New Lighthouses (including upkeep of vessels for construction work) and optical and other apparatus for lightships | 16,000 | .. | 16,000 |
Additions to existing lighthouses........................ | 20,000 | 8,485 | 11,515 |
Total under Control of Department of Trade and Customs. | 36,000 | 8,485 | 27,515 |
UNDER CONTROL OF PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. |
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London Offices.................................... | 25,000 | 25,000 | .. |
UNDER CONTROL OF TREASURY. |
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Redemption of Loans raised by the Government of South Australia on account of the Northern Territory | 339,408 | .. | 339,408 |
Total........................... | 2,175,633 | 933,439 | 1,242,194 |