LOAN (No. 3).
No. 44 of 1924.
An Act to authorize the Raising and Expending of certain Sums of Money.
[Assented to 20th October, 1924.]
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 (No. 3) 1924.
Authority to borrow £850,000.
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 Eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds.
Purpose for which money may be borrowed.
3. The amount borrowed shall be issued and applied only for the expenses of borrowing and for the purposes of appropriations made or to be made by law.
Issue and application of £818,500.
4. There may be issued and applied out of the proceeds of any Loan raised under the authority of any Loan Act, including the present Act, the sum of Eight hundred and eighteen thousand five hundred pounds for the purposes set forth in the Schedule to this Act.
SCHEDULE.
Under Control of Home and Territories Department. | £ | ||
Land at Fairy Meadow, New South Wales........................... | 18,500 | ||
Land for Post and Telegraph purposes.............................. | 10,000 | ||
Total Under Control of Home And Territories Department................ | 28,500 | ||
Under Control of Home and Territories Department; Department of Works and Railways, and Health Department. |
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Works, services, and acquisition of land in Federal Capital Territory | 108,000 |
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(All receipts from the Federal Capital Territory to be credited to this vote.) |
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Deduct estimated receipts.......................... | 8,000 |
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| 100,000 | |
Carried forward...................... | 128,500 | ||
Schedule—continued |
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Brought forward............................ | 128,600 | |
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways. |
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buildings for POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S department. |
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New South Wales. |
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Additions and Alterations.—Adamstown, Alstonville, Barmedman, Barraba, Bellata, Bundarra, Canterbury, Chatswood, Cobargo, Coonamble, Cumnock, Eden, Edgecliff, Grafton, Harden, Kempsey, Manilla, Mendooran, North Strathfield Pole Yard, Orange, Scone, St. Mary’s, Springwood, Sydney City North, Taree, Temora, Urana, Woodstock New Buildings.—Bankstown, Barellan, Bexley, Blackheath, Branxton, Carlton, Comboyne, Cremorne, East Balmain, Kandos, Lane Cove, Maroubra, Merewether, Millthorpe, Neutral Bay, Newcastle Garage, North Sydney Garage, Port Kembla, Smithtown, Stanmore, Strawberry Hills, Wardell, Wentworthville, Wentworth Falls, Woy Woy, Yanko Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case...... |
| 31,600 |
Victoria. |
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Additions and Alterations.—Beaufort, Cobram, Coburg, Coleraine, Melbourne General Post Office, Penshurst, Sunbury, Tatura, Terang, Werribee New Buildings.—Burnley, Derrinallum, Drysdale, Elwood, Ferntree Gully, Koo-wee-rup, Marnoo, Melbourne (City Telephone Exchange), Murrayville, Nyah West, Pakenham East, Trentham, Yallourn, Yarragon Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case...... |
| 18,130 |
Queensland. |
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Additions and Alterations.—Barcaldine, Brisbane General Post Office, Gayndah, Rockhampton, Rosewood, Toowoomba New Buildings.—Beenleigh, Blackall, Goondiwindi, Helidon, Indooroopilly, Julia Creek, Kirra, Kynuna, Lutwyche, Marburg, Maxwelltown, Newmarket, Prairie, South Brisbane, South Johnstone, Spring-sure, St. George, Wooloongabba Pole Depot, Wowan Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case...... |
| 20,870 |
South Australia. |
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Additions and Alterations.—Ardrossan, Auburn, Bordertown, Clare, Gladstone, Jamestown, Kadina, Mallala, Minlaton, Morgan, Narracoorte, Nuriootpa, Port Pirie, Riverton, Saddleworth New Buildings.—Brinkworth, Bute, Eudunda, Ironknob, Kimba, Port Victoria Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case...... |
| 10,400 |
Western Australia. |
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Additions and Alterations.—Bridgetown, Bunbury, Busselton, Merredin New Buildings.—Balingup, Beadon, Denmark, Jarnadup, Koudinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mundaring, Trayning Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case...... |
| 4,000 |
Tasmania. |
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Additions and Alterations.—Bellerive, Hobart General Post Office, Penguin. New Buildings.—Cygnet, Smithton, Triabunna..................... Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case...... |
| 5,000 |
Total under control of Department of Works and Railways....... |
| 90,000 |
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department |
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Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones, also construction of conduits and laying wires underground |
| 600,000 |
Total................................... |
| £818,500 |