LOAN.
No. 13 of 1919.
An Act to authorize the Raising and Expending of the sum of One million one hundred and seven thousand six hundred and two pounds for certain purposes.
[Assented to 28th October, 1919.]
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 1919.
Treasurer may borrow £1,107,602.
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 one hundred and seven thousand six hundred and two 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 1919–20. | 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.............. | 90,000 | .. | 90,000 |
Cockatoo Island Dockyard— |
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Naval Engineering and other Works........... | 15,000 | 15,000 |
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Lithgow Housing Scheme—Erection of cottages—towards cost | 55,000 | .. | 55,000 |
Buildings and Engineering Works for Cordite Factory, Maribyrnong | 11,500 | 11,500 | .. |
Perth General Post Office—towards cost.............. | 60,000 | 26,562 | 33,438 |
Contribution under River Murray Waters Act 1915 | 66,700 | 43,240 | 23,460 |
Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway................. | 137,000 | 137,000 | .. |
Northern Territory Railway—Capital Expenditure | 3,000 | .. | 3,000 |
Total under control of Department of Works and Railways | 438,200 | 233,302 | 204,898 |
UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. |
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Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones; also construction of conduits, and for laying wires underground | 398,026 | .. | 398,026 |
UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE (MILITARY). |
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General Arsenal—Machinery and Plant—towards cost..... | 50,000 | 5,164 | 44,836 |
Cordite Factory — Experimental Tri-Nitro-Toluene (T.N.T.) plant | 7,000 | 7,000 | .. |
Cordite Factory—Machinery and Plant............... | 8,000 | .. | 8,000 |
To be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Small Arms Ammunition Account for reserve of Small Arms Ammunition | 120,000 | .. | 120,000 |
Reserve of Cordite for Small Arms Ammunition | 35,000 | .. | 35,000 |
Reserve of Rifles.............................. | 197,300 | .. | 197,300 |
Total under Control of Department of Defence (Military) | 417,300 | 12,164 | 405,136 |
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 | 40,000 | 13,630 | 26,370 |
Flinders Naval Depot—Machinery and Plant............ | 10,000 | 10,000 | .. |
Wireless Telegraphy............................ | 12,000 | 7,832 | 4,168 |
Total under Control of Department of the Navy.... | 62,000 | 31,462 | 30,538 |
Carried forward............ | 1,315,526 | 276,928 | 1,038,598 |
Schedule—continued.
— | Amount required in 1919–20. | Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts | Appropriated under this Act. |
First Column. | Second Column. | Third Column. | |
| £ | £ | £ |
Brought forward.................. | 1,315,526 | 276,928 | 1,038,598 |
UNDER CONTROL OF HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT. |
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Purchase of Sites— |
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Land, Fairy Meadow, New South Wales....... | 8,000 | 7,310 | 690 |
Land in Federal Capital Territory............ | 10,200 | 10,200 | .. |
Land for Defence purposes generally.......... | 17,000 | 17,000 | .. |
Land for Naval Defence purposes, Cookburn Sound | 5,000 | 5,000 | .. |
Land for Port Stephens Naval Base........... | 13,000 | 13,000 | .. |
Townsville Wireless Site.................. | 400 | 361 | 39 |
Wungong Quarry Site, Western Australia....... | 300 | 60 | 240 |
Land for Post and Telegraph purposes......... | 645 | 645 | .. |
Land for Quarantine purposes.............. | 150 | 150 | .. |
Total under Control of Home and Territories Department | 54,695 | 53,726 | 969 |
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 | 15,000 | 5,765 | 9,235 |
Alterations of Lighthouse Services.............. | 13,000 | .. | 13,000 |
Total under Control of Department of Trade and Customs | 28,000 | 5,765 | 22,235 |
UNDER CONTROL OF PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. |
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London Offices........................... | 62,000 | 16,200 | 45,800 |
Total............................. | 1,460,221 | 352,619 | 1,107,602 |