Supply Act (No. 1) 1944-45 - Legislation

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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SUPPLY (No. 1) 1944-45.

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No. 20 of 1944.

An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and forty-five.

[Assented to 6th April, 1944.]

Preamble.

BE it enacted by the King’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 Supply Act (No. 1) 1944-45.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of £51,959,000.

3. 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 year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and forty-five the sum of Fifty-one million nine hundred and fifty-nine thousand 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.

4. The sum specified in the last preceding section shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.

Limit of period of expenditure.

5. No money shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-five.

THE

F.2355.—Price 1s. 3d.

THE SCHEDULE. Sec. 3.

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ABSTRACT.

–––		Total.
Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.		£
PARLIAMENT...............................................		57,950
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT...............................		274,020
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS...........................		45,190
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...............................		454,460
ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...........................		82,510
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR................................		144,860
DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-44) SERVICES—	£
Department of Defence.......................	53,000
Department of the Navy.......................
Department of the Army.......................
Department of Air...........................
Department of Munitions......................	(a) 114,765,000
Department of Aircraft Production................
Reciprocal Lend-Lease to United States Forces........
Department of Supply and Shipping...............	2,183,000
Department of Home Security...................	48,000
Other War Services..........................	6,482,000
Other Administrations—Recoverable Expenditure	4,500,000
	128,031,000
Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund.......	91,031,000
		37,000,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION..............................		94,160
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.........................		188,750
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.....................................		40,730
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE..................		87,780
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.............................		103,260
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.........................		67,770
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES...................................		135,060
WAR (1914-18) SERVICES......................................		349,500
Total Part 1..............		39,126,000
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.................................		710,060
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.........................		5,461,940
Total Part 2..............		6,172,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.......................................		57,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY..............................		103,000
NORFOLK ISLAND...........................................		1,000
Total Part 3..............		161,000
REFUNDS OF REVENUE.......................................		1,500,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.................................		5,000,000
Total..................		51,959,000

(a) For security reasons it is not desirable to disclose details of this expenditure.

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.	£	£
		I.—PARLIAMENT.
1	..	Senate.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,600
	B	General Expenses.................................	120
	C	Other Services...................................	1,660
				4,380
2	..	House of Representatives.
	A	Salaries and. Payments in the nature of Salary..............	3,350
	B	General Expenses.................................	150
	C	Other Services...................................	2,110
				5,610
3	..	Parliamentary Reporting Staff.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	3,320
	B	General Expenses.................................	60
				3,380
4	..	Library.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	1,890
	B	General Expenses.................................	690
				2,580
5	..	Joint House Department.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	4,900
	B	General Expenses.................................	2,300
				7,200
6	..	Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	440
	B	General Expenses.................................	60
				500
7	..	Parliamentary Printing..............................	..	4,800
8	..	Miscellaneous.
		1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others..........	25,000
		2. Maintenance of Ministers’ and Members’ rooms in capital cities, including salaries of attendants	4,500
				29,500
		Total Parliament...............	..	57,950

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.	II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
9	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	7,400
	B	General Expenses.................................	5,250
				12,650
10	..	External Territories.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	3,120
	B	General Expenses.................................	630
				3,750
11	..	Audit Office.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	18,580
	B	General Expenses.................................	880
				19,460
12	..	Public Service Board.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	11,600
	B	General Expenses.................................	2,580
				14,180
13	..	Governor-General’s Office.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	620
	B	General Expenses.................................	610
				1,230
14	..	National Library.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	450
	B	General Expenses.................................	330
				780
15	..	HIGH Commissioner’s Office, United Kingdom.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	14,460
	B	General Expenses.................................	11,900
				26,360

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.		£	£
		Part 1—continued.
		II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT—continued.

16	..	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
		(For payment to the credit of the Science and Industry Investigation Trust Account.)
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	10,450
	B	General Expenses................................	4,800
	C	Investigations—
		1. Animal health and nutrition......................	17,370
		2. Plant industry...............................	12,500
		3. Entomology................................	4,880
		4. Horticulture, including soil survey and irrigation........	8,880
		5. Food preservation and transport...................	7,960
		6. Forest products..............................	13,120
		7. Mining and metallurgy.........................	1,220
		8. Radio research..............................	3,000
		9. Information service, including library...............	1,790
		10. Industrial Chemistry.........................	20,700
		11. Fisheries investigations.......................	3,600
		12. Aeronautical Research........................	21,590
		13. National Standards Laboratory...................	52,100
		14. Unforeseen and urgent investigations..............	630
		15. Miscellaneous..............................	8,020
				192,610
17	..	Shipping and Mail Services to Pacific Islands	..	3,000
		Total Prime Minister’s Department...........	..	274,020

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
18	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	3,900
	B	General Expenses.................................	3,980
				7,880
19	..	Australian Legation—United States of America.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	10,360
	B	General Expenses.................................	8,620
				18,980
20	..	Australian Legation—China.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	5,270
	B	General Expenses.................................	2,480
				7,750
21	..	Australian Legation—Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	3,910
	B	General Expenses.................................	2,620
				6,530
22	..	High Commissioner’s Office—Canada.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	2,970
	B	General Expenses.................................	1,080
				4,050
		Total Department of External Affairs...........	..	45,190
		IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
23	..	Treasury.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	17,260
	B	General Expenses.................................	2,170
				19,430
24	..	Commonwealth Stores Supply and Tender Board.	..	1,420
25	..	Taxation Office.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	321,290
	B	General Expenses.................................	88,500
				409,790
26	..	Income Tax Board of Review.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	90
	B	General Expenses.................................	100
				190
27	..	War-Time (Company) Tax—Board of Review.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...............	1,310
	B	General Expenses.................................	240
				1,550

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.
			£	£
		IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.—continued.
28	..	Land Valuation Board.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	90
	B	General Expenses................................	60
				150
29	..	Superannuation Board.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,800
	B	General Expenses................................	330
				3,130
30	..	Census and Statistics.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	13,190
	B	General Expenses................................	5,610
				18,800
		Total Department of the Treasury..............	..	454,460
		V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
32	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	8,020
	B	General Expenses................................	3,300
				11,320
33	..	Reporting Branch.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	5,570
	B	General Expenses................................	860
				6,430
34	..	Crown Solicitor’s Office.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	17,770
	B	General Expenses................................	1,500
				19,270
35	..	High Court.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,160
	B	General Expenses................................	1,700
				3,860
36	..	Bankruptcy Administration.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	8,800
	B	General Expenses................................	2,030
				10,830
37	..	Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	5,230
	B	General Expenses................................	3,250
				8,480
38	..	Public Service Arbitrator’s Office.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	410
	B	General Expenses................................	150
				560

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.		£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.
		V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.
39	..	Commonwealth Investigation Branch.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	7,520
	B	General Expenses................................	850
				8,370
40	..	Patents, Trade Marks and Designs.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	8,890
	B	General Expenses................................	4,500
				13,390
		Total Attorney-General’s Department............	..	82,510
		VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
41	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	41,470
	B	General Expenses................................	8,130
				49,600
42	..	Electoral Branch.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	25,080
	B	General Expenses................................	10,280
				35,360
43	..	Observatory.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,130
	B	General Expenses................................	870
				3,000
44	..	Forestry Branch.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,210
	B	General Expenses................................	500
				2,710
45	..	Maintenance and Rent.
	A	Repairs and maintenance............................	9,150
	B	Rent of buildings.................................	42,000
				51,150
46	..	Governor-General’s Establishments....................	..	3,040
		Total Department of the Interior...............	..	144,860

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.
Division No.	Subdivision.		£	£
		VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-44) SERVICES. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
47	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.............	25,000
	B	General Expenses...............................	5,000
				30,000
49	..	Central Medical Co-ordination Committee.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.............	2,000
	B	General Expenses...............................	2,000
				4,000
		Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
50	..	Treasury Defence Division.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.............	15,500
	B	General Expenses...............................	1,000
				16,500
		Under Control of Department of the Interior.
51	..	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture	..	500
52	..	Maintenance and Rent............................	..	2,000
		Total Department of Defence..............	..	53,000
		DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.....................
		DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY....................
		DEPARTMENT OF AIR..........................
		DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS...................	..	114,765,000
		DEPARTMENT OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION.........		(a)
		RECIPROCAL LEND-LEASE TO UNITED STATES FORCES

(a) For security reasons it is not desirable to disclose details of this expenditure.

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.		£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.
		VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-44) SERVICES —continued.
		DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.
119	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	125,000
	B	General Expenses................................	130,000
				255,000
120	..	Flax Production.
	A	General Expenses................................	..	150,000
121	..	Mills to Process Flax Straw—Machinery and Plant..........	..	20,000
122	..	Reserves of Stores and Materials......................	..	652,000
123	..	Power Alcohol Distilleries—Construction................	..	160,000
124	..	Power Alcohol Distilleries—Production.................	..	7,500
125	..	Shipping Branch.................................	..	600,000
128	..	Essential Industries and Production- -Assistance............	..	249,500
		Under Control of Department of the Interior.
129	..	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture —Administrative Section	..	23,000
130	..	Flax Mills—Construction...........................	..	36,000
131	..	Oil Storage—Construction..........................	..	10,000
132	..	Maintenance and Rent.............................	..	20,000
		Total Department of Supply and Shipping.........	..	2,183,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.		£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.
		VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-44) SERVICES—continued.
		DEPARTMENT OF HOME SECURITY.
133	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	10,000
	B	General Expenses................................	5,000
				15,000
134	..	Salvage Commission.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,500
	B	General Expenses................................	1,500
				4,000
135	..	Air Raid Precautions—Payments to States................	..	10,000
136	..	Air Raid Precautions—Purchase of Equipment.............	..	17,500
		Under Control of Department of the Interior.
138	..	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture.............	..	500
139	..	Maintenance and Rent.............................	..	1,000
		Total Department of Home Security.............	..	48,000
		OTHER WAR SERVICES.
140	..	Prime Minister’s Department.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	41,650
	B	General Expenses................................	14,400
				56,050
142	..	Department of External Affairs.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	5,390
	B	General Expenses................................	27,490
	C	Miscellaneous—
		1. Distressed Australians in enemy-occupied countries—Relief	2,550
				35,430

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.	VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-44) SERVICES —continued.
		OTHER WAR SERVICES—continued.
		Department of the Treasury.
143	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	20,230
	B	General Expenses................................	8,620
	C	Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Registries................	12,500
	D	Miscellaneous—
		1. Financial and Economic Policy—Advisory Committee...	370
		3. Regulations under National Security Act— Administration.	1,250
		4. Taxes—Remission under special circumstances........	3,270
		6. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London	14,720
				60,960
		Under Control of Department of the Treasury and Department of Trade and Customs.
144	..	Price Stabilization Subsidies.........................	..	3,000,000
		Attorney-General’s Department.
145	..	Administrative.
		1. War and munitions establishments—General expenses for guarding and protection	..	8,700
146	..	Security Service.
		1. Administrative Expenses..........................	..	30,000
		Department of the Interior.
147	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	417,200
	B	General Expenses................................	102,000
				519,200
148	..	New Works, Maintenance and Rent.
	A	Repairs and Maintenance...........................	19,850
	B	Rent.........................................	58,400
	C	Buildings, Works, Sites, Fittings and Furniture.............	77,290
				155,540
149	..	Department of Civil Aviation.
		1. Civil air transport for military use....................	..	32,400
		Department of Trade and Customs.
150	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	8,160
	B	General Expenses................................	2,210
				10,370

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.
			£	£
		VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-44) SERVICES—continued.
		OTHER WAR SERVICES—continued.
151	..	Division of Import Procurement.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	128,100
	B	General Expenses................................	39,750
				167,850
152	..	Rationing Commission.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	51,300
	B	General Expenses................................	56,400
				107,700
153	..	Prices Commissioner.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	67,340
	B	General Expenses................................	8,760
				76,100
154	..	Department of Health.
		1. Emergency medical services.......................	..	4,500
		Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
155	..	Food Control Branch.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	40,390
	B	General Expenses................................	10,050
				50,440
156	..	Miscellaneous.
		1. Wheat Industry Stabilization Board—Expenses of administration	7,500
		6. Dehydration of foodstuffs.........................	105,000
		12. District War Agricultural Committees—Administration.....	25,500
		14. Agricultural machinery—Purchase..................	45,000
		15. Emergency food supplies for the Fighting Services........	120,000
		16. Vegetable production...........................	22,500
		18. Food processing—Assistance......................	15,000
				340,500
157	..	Assistance to Primary Production.
		1. Dairy industry.................................	750,000
		5. Superphosphate subsidy..........................	300,000
		6. Assistance to stock feeders.........................	150,000
				1,200,000
158	..	Department of Transport.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	8,990
	B	General Expenses................................	14,140
				23,130
159	..	Department of Repatriation.
		1. Proportion of administrative expenses and repatriation benefits provided under Division No. 218	81,000
		2. Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances...............	7,500
				88,500

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.
			£	£
		VII.—DEFENCE AND WAR (1939-44) SERVICES—continued.
		OTHER WAR SERVICES—continued.
		Department of Labour and National Service.
160	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.............	87,640
	B	General Expenses...............................	17,630
				105,270
161	..	Man Power Directorate.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.............	161,700
	B	General Expenses...............................	72,300
				234,000
162	..	Department of Social Services.
		1. Evacuees—Reception and sustenance................	..	5,100
163	..	Department of War Organization of Industry.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.............	39,800
	B	General Expenses...............................	9,970
	C	Miscellaneous—
		1. University students—Financial assistance.............	64,950
				114,720
		Department of Information.
164	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.............	17,080
	B	General Expenses...............................	15,370
				32,450
165	..	Department of Post-War Reconstruction.
		Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.............	11,690
	B	General Expenses...............................	4,150
				15,840
166	..	Commissions of Inquiry.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary.............	3,500
	B	General Expenses...............................	3,750
				7,250
		Total Other War Services...............	..	6,482,000
167	..	Other Administrations—Recoverable Expenditure........	..	4,500,000
		Total Defence and War (1939-44) Services...........	..	128,031,000
		Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund...........	..	91,031,000
		Total Defence and War (1939-44) Services payable from Revenue	..	37,000,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.	VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
168	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	50,600
	B	General Expenses................................	7,700
				58,300
170	..	Empire Air Services.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—Australian Section	8,000
	B	General Expenses—Australian Section..................	2,300
	C	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—Trans- Tasman Section	1,470
	D	General Expenses—Trans-Tasman Section................	4,400
				16,170
		Under Control of Department of the Interior.
171	..	Maintenance and Rent.
		1. Repairs and maintenance..........................	2,520
		2. Rent........................................	1,770
				4,290
172	..	Maintenance and Rent—Empire Air Services.
	B	Trans-Tasman Section—
		1. Repairs and Maintenance........................	100
		2. Rent......................................	30
				130
173	..	Meteorological Services.
		1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Department of Air.....	9,000
		2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Department of Air	6,270
				15,270
		Total Department of Civil Aviation.............	..	94,160
		IX.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
174	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	11,770
	B	General Expenses................................	2,370
				14,140
175	..	Tariff Board.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,010
	B	General Expenses................................	1,130
				3,140

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.
		IX.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued.
176	..	Film Censorship.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	850
	B	General Expenses................................	450
				1,300
177	..	New South Wales.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	55,520
	B	General Expenses................................	3,480
				59,000
178	..	Victoria.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	46,300
	B	General Expenses................................	3,540
				49,840
179	..	Queensland.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	20,120
	B	General Expenses................................	2,050
				22,170
180	..	South Australia.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	17,730
	B	General Expenses................................	1,470
				19,200
181	..	Western Australia.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	14,580
	B	General Expenses................................	1,350
				15,930
182	..	Tasmania.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	3,350
	B	General Expenses................................	480
				3,830
183	..	Northern Territory.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	140
	B	General Expenses................................	60
				200
		Total Department of Trade and Customs.........	..	188,750

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.
		X.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
184	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	9,240
	B	General Expenses................................	3,930
				13,170
185	..	New South Wales.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	5,560
	B	General Expenses................................	1,500
				7,060
186	..	Victoria.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	3,120
	B	General Expenses................................	1,230
				4,350
187	..	Queensland.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	5,540
	B	General Expenses................................	1,350
				6,890
188	..	South Australia
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,170
	B	General Expenses................................	480
				2,650
189	..	Western Australia.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,830
	B	General Expenses................................	1,680
				4,510
190	..	Tasmania.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	1,430
	B	General Expenses................................	440
				1,870
191	..	Northern Territory.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	170
	B	General Expenses................................	60
				230
		Total Department of Health................	..	40,730
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		XI.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
193	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	13,960
	B	General Expenses................................	4,770
				18,730

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Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.
			£	£
		XI.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE—continued.
194	..	Administration of the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1933.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	53,550
	B	General Expenses................................	6,100
				59,650
195	..	Commercial Intelligence Service Abroad.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	6,360
	B	General Expenses................................	3,040
				9,400
		Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture	..	87,780
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		XII.—DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
196	..	Administrative.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,160
	B	General Expenses................................	1,000
				3,160
197	..	Child Endowment Branch.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	20,900
	B	General Expenses................................	17,020
				37,920
198	..	Invalid And Old-age Pensions and Maternity Allowance Office.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	33,260
	B	General Expenses................................	20,200
				53,460
199	..	Widows’ Pensions Section.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	6,320
	B	General Expenses................................	2,400
				8,720
		Total Department of Social Services.......	..	103,260
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		XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING.
200	..	Marine Branch.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	50,270
	B	General Expenses................................	15,800
				66,070
201	..	Departmental Vessels—Overhaul and Repair..............	..	1,700
		Total Department of Supply and Shipping...........	..	67,770

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.		£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.
		XIV.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
205	..	Department of the Treasury.
		1. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London and New York	125,000
		8. Taxes and fines—Refund and remission under special circumstances	9,060
				134,060
211	..	Department of Health.
		3. Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory—Expenses....	..	1,000
		Total Miscellaneous Services.................	..	135,060
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		XV.—WAR (1914-18) SERVICES.
214	..	Prime Minister’s Department.
		1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a for audit of accounts of Repatriation Commission and War Service Homes Commissioner	..	2,300
215	..	Department of the Treasury.
	A	Miscellaneous—
		1. Loan management expenses........................	8,120
		2. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London...	27,000
				35,120

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Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.		£	£
		Part 1—continued.
		XV.—WAR (1914-18) SERVICES—continued.
		Under Control of Department of the Interior.
216	..	Australian War Memorial.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	2,430
	B	General Expenses................................	600
				3,030
		Under Control of War Service Homes Commissioner.
217	..	War Service Homes Commission.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—for payment to the credit of the War Service. Homes Trust Account	11,470
	B	General Expenses—for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account	4,120
	D	Relief Services—for payment to the credit of the War Service Homes Relief Trust Account	1,800
				17,390
		Under Control of Department of Repatriation.
218	..	Repatriation Commission.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—for payment to the credit of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account	88,810
	B	General Expenses- for payment to the credit of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust. Account	19,800
	C	Repatriation Benefits—for payment to the credit of the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account	239,000
	D	Soldiers’ Children Education Scheme—for payment to the credit of the Repatriation of Australian Soldiers—Contributions—Trust Account	21,300
			368,910
		Less amount provided under Division No. 159—War (1939-44) Services	81,000
				287,910

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 1—continued.	£	£
		XV.—WAR (1914-18) SERVICES—continued.
		Repatriation—Miscellaneous.
219	..	2. Allowances under special circumstances to dependants of Australian soldiers who are not provided for under the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920—1943	..	200
		Under Control of Department of the Interior.
		Maintenance Services.
220	..	1. Repairs and maintenance.......................	..	3,550
		Total War (1914-18) Services..........	..	349,500
		Total Part 1.....	..	39,126,000
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		Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
		I.—COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.
221	..	Trans-Australian Railway.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	159,250
	B	Stores and Materials...............................	95,550
	C	General Expenses................................	7,280
				262,080
222	..	Central Australia Railway.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	175,110
	B	Stores and Materials...............................	92,400
	C	General Expenses................................	41,200
				308,710
223	..	North Australia Railway.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary..............	76,000
	B	Stores and Materials...............................	37,550
	C	General Expenses................................	1,060
				114,610

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 2—continued.	£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.
		I.—COMMON WEALTH RAILWAYS-continued.
224	..	Australian Capital Territory Railway.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	2,020
	B	Stores and Materials............................	200
	C	General Expenses..............................	1,230
				3,450
		Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
226	..	Audit of Accounts.
		1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a...	..	210
		Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
227	..	Miscellaneous Services.
		1. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London and New York	..	21,000
		Total Commonwealth Railways.............	..	710,060
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		II.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
228	..	Central Office.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	36,400
	B	General Expenses..............................	1,400
	C	Stores and Materials............................	2,700
	D	Mail Services................................	305,000
	E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)...........	23,000
	F	Other Services................................	12,900
				381,400
229	..	New South Wales.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	1,124,400
	B	General Expenses..............................	80,800
	C	Stores and Materials............................	210,200
	D	Mail Services................................	130,000
	E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)...........	302,500
				1,847,900
230	..	Victoria.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	851,600
	B	General Expenses..............................	57,300
	C	Stores and Materials............................	186,200
	D	Mail Services................................	83,300
	E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)...........	215,900
				1,394,300

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 2—continued.	£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.	II.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT-continued.
231	..	QUEENSLAND.
	A	Salaries and Payment's in the nature of Salary...........	467,400
	B	General Expenses..............................	30,700
	C	Stores and Materials............................	99,100
	D	Mail Services................................	65,900
	E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)...........	103,400
				766,500
232	..	South Australia.
	A	Salaries and. Payments in the nature of Salary...........	254,700
	B	General Expenses..............................	21,900
	C	Stores and Materials............................	30,500
	D	Mail Services................................	24,000
	E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)...........	62,800
				393,900
233	..	WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	199,700
	B	General Expenses..............................	14,900
	C	Stores and Materials............................	26,800
	D	Mail Services................................	23,800
	E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)...........	54,200
				319,400
234	..	Tasmania.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	93,600
	B	General Expenses..............................	5,900
	C	Stores and Materials............................	9,400
	D	Mail Services................................	12,200
	E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)...........	26,500
				147,600
235	..	Northern Territory.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	9,200
	B	General Expenses..............................	2,100
	C	Stores and Materials............................	2,100
	D	Mail Services................................	1,000
	E	Engineering Services (other than New Works)...........	3,800
				18,200
		Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
236	..	Audit of Accounts.
		1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a...	3,060
		2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Division No. 11b	40
				3,100
		Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
237	..	Miscellaneous Services.
		1. Exchange on remittances for payment of interest in London and New York	..	120,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 2—continued.
			£	£
		II.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT—continued.
		Under Control of Department of The Interior.
238	..	Maintenance and Rent.
		1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 41a...	12,000
		2. Proportion of General Expense's provided under Division No. 41b	3,000
		3. Repairs and maintenance.......................	20,500
		4. Rent.....................................	16,500
				52,000
239	..	Air Raid Precautions............................	..	17,640
		Total Postmaster-General’s Department.........	..	5,461,940
		Total Part 2.................	..	6,172,000
		Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
		NORTHERN TERRITORY.
		Under Control of Department of the Interior.
240	..	General Services.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	18,700
	B	General Expenses..............................	1,900
	C	Other Services................................	30,850
	D	Developmental Services.........................	4,000
				55,450
		Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
241	..	Audit of Accounts.
		1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a...	430
		2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Division No. 11b	20
				450
		Under Control of Department of Health.
242	..	General Services.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	550
	B	General Expenses..............................	230
	C	Other Services................................	320
				1,100
		Total Northern Territory................	..	57,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.		£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 3—continued.
		AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
		Under Control of Prime Minister's Department.
243	..	Audit of Accounts.
		1. Proportion of Salaries provided under Division No. 11a...	430
		2. Proportion of General Expenses provided under Division No. 11b	20
				450
		Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.
244	..	Australian Capital Territory Police.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	2,850
	B	General Expenses..............................	900
				3,750
245	..	Courts and Titles Office.
	A	Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary...........	900
	B	General Expenses..............................	450
				1,350
		Under Control of Department of the Interior.
246	..	General Services.
	A	Salaries and General Expenses.....................	21,000
	B	Works Services...............................	41,000
	C	Other Services................................	15,800
	D	Education...................................	12,200
				90,000
		Under Control of Department of Health.
247	..	Miscellaneous Services.
		1. Canberra Community Hospital...................	5,840
		2. Health services..............................	80
		3. Abattoir services.............................	1,080
		4. Veterinary services...........................	450
				7,450
		Total Australian Capital Territory............	..	103,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision.	Part 3—continued.	£	£
Division No.	Subdivision.	NORFOLK ISLAND.
		Under Control of Department of External TERRITORIES.
248	..	Miscellaneous Services.
		1. Towards expenses of Administration—for payment to the credit of the Norfolk Island Trust Account	..	1,000
		Total Part 3.................	..	161,000
206	..	Refunds of Revenue............................	..	1,500,000
207	..	Advance to the Treasurer.........................	..	5,000,000
		Total.....................	..	51.959,000

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