Supply Act (No. 5) 1916-17 - Legislation

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

SUPPLY (No. 5) 1916–17.

No. 2 of 1917.

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 seventeen.

[Assented to 15th March, 1917.]

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. 5) 1916–17.

Issue and application of £3,798,652.

2. 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 seventeen the sum of Three million seven hundred and ninety-eight thousand six hundred and fifty-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.

3. 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.

Limit of period of expenditure.

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

SCHEDULE.

F.3587.

SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

—	Total.
	£
THE PARLIAMENT.....................................	10,055
THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER.....................	50,037
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................	577,050
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..................	17,035
THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.................	118,850
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.—MILITARY................	455,715
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY..........................	745,900
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS................	124,890
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS...............	206,810
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT................	1,392,310
	3,698,652
REFUNDS OF REVENUE.................................	100,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER...........................	...
Total...............................	3,798,652

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	I.—THE PARLIAMENT.	£	£
1	...	The Senate.
	1	Salaries....................................	1,600
	2	Contingencies................................	200
	3	Postage and Telegrams..........................	100	1,900
2	...	House of Representatives.
	1	Salaries....................................	1,750
	2	Contingencies................................	625
	3	Postage and Telegrams..........................	275	2,650
		Senate and House of Representatives.
3	...	Parliamentary Reporting Staff.
	1	Salaries....................................	2,000
	2	Contingencies................................	240	2,240
4	...	The Library.
	1	Salaries....................................	795
	2	Contingencies................................	1,000	1,795
5	...	Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.
	1	Salaries....................................	200
	2	Contingencies................................	200	400

6	...	Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee.
	1	Salaries....................................	100
	2	Contingencies................................	200	300

		Joint House Committee.
7	...	Refreshment-rooms.
	1	Salaries....................................	150
	2	Contingencies................................	...	150
8	...	Water Power for Parliament House..................	...	10
10	...	Queen’s Hall.
	1	Salaries....................................	...	150
11	...	Parliament Gardens.
	1	Salaries....................................	150
	2	Contingencies................................	10	160
12	...	Miscellaneous.
	1	Salaries....................................	150
	2	Contingencies................................	150	300
		Total Parliament....................	...	10,055

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	II.—THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER.	£	£
13	...	Prime Minister.
	1	Salaries....................................	1,500
	2	Contingencies................................	4,500
				6,000
14	...	Executive Council.
	1	Salaries....................................	25
	2	Contingencies................................	5
				30
15	...	Audit Office.
	1	Salaries....................................	6,600
	2	Contingencies................................	500
				7,100
16	...	Public Service Commissioner.
	1	Salaries....................................	2,000
	2	Contingencies................................	1,800
				3,800
25	...	Governor-General’s Office.
	1	Salaries....................................	370
	2	Contingencies................................	2,090
				2,460
89	...	High Commissioner’s Office.
	1	Salaries....................................	2,130
	2	Contingencies................................	4,350
				6,480
40	...	Papua.
	1	Towards Expenses of Administration.................	4,750
	2	Loans for Roads..............................	1,000
	4	Development of Oil Fields........................	4,000
	5	Coastal Trade Service Subsidy.....................	870
	6	Loss on working of Wireless Stations................	1,500
	7	Loans for Government Plantations..................	1,500
				13,620
44	...	Mail Service to Pacific Islands.
		No. 1.—Mail Services to Papua, Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, Gilbert, Ellice, and Marshall Islands	...	10,547
		Total Department of Prime Minister......	...	50,037
		III.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
17	...	The Treasury.
	1	Salaries....................................	3,000
	2	Contingencies................................	4,000
19	...	Invalid and Old-age Pensions Office.		7,000
	1	Salaries....................................	1,900
	2	Contingencies................................	6,600
				8,500
20	...	War Pensions................................	...	460,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	III.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—continued.	£	£
21	...	War Pensions Office.
	l	Salaries....................................	750
	2	Contingencies................................	14,000
				14,750
22	...	Maternity Allowance Office.
	1	Salaries....................................	600
	2	Contingencies................................	3,000
				3,600
23	...	Land Tax, Estate Duty, and Income Tax Office
	1	Salaries....................................	25,000
	2	Contingencies................................	45,000
				70,000
24	...	Government Printer.
	1	Salaries....................................	3,500
	2	Contingencies................................	1,200
				4,700
26	...	Coinage....................................	...	3,000
27	...	Miscellaneous.
		No. 2.—Maintenance of persons admitted to Charitable Institutions in accordance with provisions of Invalid and Old-age Pensions Acts	4,500
		3.—To recoup Postmaster-General’s Department rebate of 75 per cent. allowed to Fire Brigades throughout the Commonwealth on regulation rates for “Telephone and Fire Alarm Services”	1,000
				5,500
		Total Department of the Treasury..............	...	577,050
		IV.—THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
32	...	Secretary’s Office.
	1	Salaries....................................	1,350
	2	Contingencies................................	1,000
				2,350
33	...	Crown Solicitor’s Office.
	1	Salaries....................................	2,500
	2	Contingencies................................	1,200
				3,700

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.		£	£
		IV.—THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.
34	...	The High Court.
	1	Salaries....................................	1,100
	2	Contingencies................................	1,500
				2,600
35	...	Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.
	1	Salaries....................................	125
	2	Contingencies................................	2,500
				2,625
36	...	Patents, Trade Marks and Designs.
	1	Salaries....................................	3,750
	2	Contingencies................................	1,800
				5,550
37	...	Copyrights Office.
	1	Salaries....................................	150
	2	Contingencies................................	60
				210
		Total Attorney-General’s Department..........	...	17,035
		V.—THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.
38	...	Administrative.
	1	Salaries....................................	2,500
	2	Contingencies................................	1,000
				3,500
108	...	Electoral Office.
	1	Salaries....................................	12,000
	2	Contingencies................................	3,390
				15,390
110	...	Census and Statistics.
	1	Salaries....................................	2,100
	2	Contingencies................................	4,500
				6,600
111	...	Meteorological Branch.
	1	Salaries....................................	3,800
	2	Contingencies................................	4,000
				7,800
112	...	Lands and Survey.
	1	Salaries....................................	2,000
	2	Contingencies................................	3,000
				5,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.		£	£
		V.—THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT—continued.
41	...	Northern Territory.
	1	Administrator................................	690
	2	Administrator’s Office, Salaries....................	10,500
	3	Administrator’s Office, Contingencies................	25,000
	4	Lands and Survey, Salaries.......................	2,000
	5	Lands and Survey, Contingencies...................	2,000
	6	Gold-fields and Mining, Salaries....................	1,500
	7	Gold-fields and Mining, Contingencies...............	11,000
	9	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1.—Subsidy for Steam-ship Service, Melbourne to Darwin...........	870
	10	Interest and Sinking Fund—
		No. 1.—Interest on Loans......................	3,500
		2.—Contribution to. Sinking Fund.............	1,700
		3.—Redemption of Northern Territory Loans......	...
				58,760
43	...	Norfolk Island.
		No. 1.—Grant for expenses of Administration—To be paid into Trust Fund......	...	750
45	...	Miscellaneous.
		No. 2.—Administration of the Electoral Act...........................	20,500
		3.—Census, including collection, compilation, printing, maps, and miscellaneous services	550
		5. War Census, including collection, compilation, printing, maps, and miscellaneous services	…
				21,050
		Total Home and Territories Department	...	118,850

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.		£	£
		VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE —MILITARY.
46	...	Central Administration.
	1	Pay.......................................	7,000
	2	Contingencies................................	1,600
	3	Postage and Telegrams..........................	100
	4	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1.—Expenses of Officers, Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers, sent abroad for instruction or duty (including grants for outfit allowance under Regulations)	...
		3. Examination fees......................	...
				8,700
47	...	Aviation Instructional Staff. (Central Flying School.)
	1	Pay.......................................	2,500
	2	Contingencies................................	2,500
				5,000
48	...	Royal Military College.
	1	Pay.......................................	3,600
	2	Contingencies................................	8,250*
				11,850
49	...	Chemical Adviser.
	1	Pay.......................................	300
	2	Contingencies................................	200
				500
50	...	Examination of Stores and Equipment.
	1	Pay.......................................	960
	2	Contingencies................................	...
				960

* Portion to be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Military College Working Expenses Account.

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— continued.	£	£
51	...	Cordite Factory.
	1	Pay.......................................	2,000
	2	Contingencies................................	...
				2,000*
52	...	Small Arms Factory.
	1	Pay.......................................	320
	2	Contingencies................................	...
				320†
53	...	Clothing Factory.
	1	Pay.......................................	250
	2	Contingencies................................	...
				250‡
54	...	Harness, Saddlery, and Accoutrements Factory.
	1	Pay.......................................	300
	2	Contingencies................................	1,670
				1,970§
55	...	Woollen Cloth Factory.
	1	Pay.......................................	260
	2	Contingencies................................	...
				260**
56	...	Administrative and Instructional Staffs.
	1	Pay.......................................	50,000
	2	Contingencies................................	5,000
				55,000
57	...	Permanent Units.
	1	Pay.......................................	36,000
	2	Contingencies................................	14,000
58	...	Ordnance Department.		50,000
	1	Pay.......................................	...	15,000
59	...	Rifle Range Staff.
	1	Pay.......................................	...	2,200
60		District Accounts and Pay Branch.
	1	Pay.......................................	...	...
61	...	Universal Military Training (Citizen Forces).
	1	Pay.......................................	40,000
	2	Contingencies—Citizen Forces and Senior Cadets........	70,000
	3	Contingencies—Junior Cadets.....................	4,000
62	...	Volunteers.		114,000
	1	Contingencies................................
63	1	Camps.....................................	...	…
64	...	Maintenance of Existing Arms and Equipment...........	...	9,000
65	1	Ammunition.................................	...	40,000
66	1	General Contingencies..........................	...	20,000
67	1	General Services..............................	...	8,000
68	...	Postage and Telegrams..........................	...	1,000

* To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Cordite Factory Account.

† To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Small Arms Factory Account.

‡ To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Clothing Factory Account.

§ To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Harness, Saddlery, and Accoutrements Factory Account.

** To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Woollen Cloth Factory Account.

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— continued.	£	£
69	...	Rifle Clubs and Associations.
	l	Pay.......................................	2,205
	2	Contingencies................................	7,500
				9,705
70	1	Expeditionary Force............................	...	...
71	1	Other War Services............................	...	100,000
		Total Department of Defence—Military...............	...	455,715
		VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
72	...	Naval Administration.
	1	Pay.......................................	7,000
	2	Contingencies................................	2,500
	3	Postage and Telegrams..........................	1,200
				10,700
73	...	Royal Australian Naval College.
	1	Pay.......................................	4,500
	2	Contingencies................................	7,500
				12,000
74	...	Boys’ Training Ship.
	1	Pay.......................................	5,000
	2	Contingencies................................	6,000
				11,000
75	...	Permanent Force (Sea-Going).
	1	Pay.......................................	140,000
	2	Contingencies................................	45,000
				185,000
76	...	Naval Establishments.
	1	Pay.......................................	3,500
	2	Contingencies................................	7,000
				10,500
77	...	Naval Dockyard..............................	...	...
78	...	Radio Service.
	1	Pay.......................................	6,000
	2	Contingencies................................	4,000
				10,000
		Citizen Naval Forces.
79	...	(Royal Australian Naval Reserve.)
	1	Pay.......................................	33,000
	2	Contingencies................................	13,000
80	...	Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-Going).		46,000
	1	Pay.......................................	...
	2	Contingencies................................	...
				...
81	1	Royal Australian Fleet Reserve.....................		...
82	...	To be Paid to Credit of Trust Fund— Uniform, Clothing, and Necessaries (Naval) Account	...	11,000
83	1	Medical Services..............................	...	3,500
84	...	Signal Stations and Examination Services..............	...	4,500

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY —continued.	£	£
85	1	Maintenance of Ships and Vessels...................	...	180,000
86	1	Repair and Maintenance of Naval Works, also Repair of Vessels of other Commonwealth Departments	...	6,000
87	1	Miscellaneous Services..........................	...	5,000
88	...	To be Paid to the Credit of Trust Fund— Admiralty Account.	...	...
89	...	Postage and Telegrams..........................	...	700
90	...	Trading Vessels...............................	...	250,000
91	...	Expeditionary Forces...........................	...	...
		Total Department of the Navy.................	...	745,900
		VIII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
92	...	Central Staff.
	1	Salaries....................................	2,000
	2	Contingencies................................	2,000
	3	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1. Administration of the Commerce Act of 1905.....................	2,000
		2. Administration of the Bounties Act............................	...
		3. Administration of the Australian Industries Preservation Act............	...
		4. Administration of the Iron Bounty Act..........................	...
		5. Administration of Seamen’s Compensation Act....................	...
		6. “Bitter Pit” investigation...................................	...
				6,000
93	...	Prize Courts.................................	...	1,000
94	2	Fisheries—Contingencies........................	...	100
95	...	Quarantine.
	1	Salaries....................................	450
	2	Contingencies................................	5,000
	3	Salaries, New South Wales.......................	1,400
	4	Contingencies, New South Wales...................	2,000
	5	Salaries, Victoria..............................	450
	6	Contingencies, Victoria..........................	1,200
	7	Salaries, Queensland and Northern Territory............	710
	8	Contingencies, Queensland and Northern Territory........	1,600
	9	Salaries, South Australia.........................	60
	10	Contingencies, South Australia.....................	800
	11	Salaries, Western Australia.......................	450
	12	Contingencies, Western Australia...................	1,400
	14	Contingencies, Tasmania.........................	300
				15,820

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.		£	£
		VIII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued.
96	...	Analyst.
	1	Salaries....................................	260
	2	Contingencies................................	740
				1,000
97	...	Inter-State Commission.
	1	Salaries....................................	600
	2	Contingencies................................	1,100
				1,700
98	...	Lighthouses.
	1	Central Staff—Salaries..........................	900
	2	Central Staff—Contingencies......................	240
	3	No. 1 District, Salaries..........................	130
	4	No. 1 District, Contingencies......................	150
	5	No. 2 District, Salaries..........................	2,000
	6	No. 2 District, Contingencies......................	4,000
	7	No. 3 District, Salaries..........................	6,000
	8	No. 3 District, Contingencies......................	5,000
	9	No. 4 District, Salaries..........................	1,500
	10	No. 4 District, Contingencies......................	4,000
				23,920
99	...	Navigation.
	1	Salaries....................................	100
	2	Contingencies................................	...
				100
100	...	New South Wales.
	1	Salaries....................................	21,000
	2	Contingencies................................	2,240
				23,240
101	...	Victoria.
	1	Salaries....................................	14,000
	2	Contingencies................................	3,700
				17,700
102	...	Queensland.
	1	Salaries....................................	8,500
	2	Contingencies................................	3,040
				11,540
103	...	South Australia.
	1	Salaries....................................	8,000
	2	Contingencies................................	2,000
				10,000
104	...	Western Australia.
	1	Salaries....................................	8,000
	2	Contingencies................................	2,500
				10,500

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VIII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued.	£	£
105	...	Tasmania.
	1	Salaries....................................	1,600
	2	Contingencies................................	300
				1,900
106	...	Northern Territory.
	1	Salaries....................................	200
	2	Contingencies................................	170
				370
		Total Department of Trade and Customs..............	...	124,890

		IX.—THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.
107	...	Administrative Staff.
	1	Salaries....................................	4,500
	2	Contingencies................................	3,600
				8,100
109	...	Public Works Staff.
	1	Salaries....................................	1,000
	2	Contingencies................................	5,000
	3	Supervision of Works...........................	...
				6,000
113	...	Railways.
	1	Salaries....................................	500
	2	Contingencies................................	83,500
				84,000
114	...	Northern Territory Railways and Transport.
	1	Salaries....................................	6,250
	2	Contingencies................................	6,000
				12,250
42	...	Port Augusta Railway.
	1	No. 1. Interest on Loans.........................	13,200
		2. Contribution to Sinking Fund.................	1,175
		4. Extraordinary Maintenance...................	...
				14,375

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	IX.—THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS—continued.	£	£
115	...	Works and Buildings.
		(Rent, Repairs and Maintenance, Sanitation and Water Supply, Fittings and Furniture.)
	1	Parliament..................................	750
	2	Prime Minister...............................	3,085
	3	Treasurer...................................	5,850
	4	Attorney-General..............................	1,900
	5	Home and Territories...........................	400
	6	Defence....................................	28,000
	7	Trade and Customs............................	3,800
	8	Quarantine..................................	3,825
	9	Works and Railways...........................	4,475
	10	Post and Telegraph.............................	25,050
				77,135
116	...	Governor-General’s Establishment.
	1	Melbourne Government House.....................	2,000
	1a	Accommodation in Sydney.......................	340
	2	Non-recurring Works...........................	1,470
				3,810
117	...	Miscellaneous.
	1	No. 1. Fire Insurance...........................	90
		2. Maintenance Members’ room, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Hobart, including furniture	900
		4. Wages of employees injured on duty (including payments under Workmen’s Compensation Acts)	150
		7. Storage and Seasoning of Timber.............................	...
				1,140
		Total Department of Works and Railways...........	...	206,810
		_____________ X.—THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
118	...	Central Staff.
	1	Salaries....................................	6,400
	2	Contingencies................................	900
	3	Miscellaneous................................	...
				7,300
119	...	Cables.....................................	...	1,400
120	...	Mails viâ Suez...............................	...	15,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	X.—THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	£	£
121	...	New South Wales.
	1	Salaries....................................	250,000
	2	Conveyance of Mails...........................	75,500
	3	Contingencies................................	162,000
	4	Miscellaneous—
		No. 2.—Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and regulations....	750
				488,250
122	...	Victoria.
	1	Salaries....................................	200,000
	2	Conveyance of Mails...........................	42,000
	3	Contingencies................................	120,000
	4	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1.—Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and regulations....	300
				362,300
123	...	Queensland.
	1	Salaries....................................	100,000
	2	Conveyance of Mails...........................	47,000
	3	Contingencies................................	44,500
	4	Miscellaneous—
		No. 3.—Payment Pacific Cable Board............................	200
				191,700
124	...	South Australia.
	1	Salaries....................................	65,000
	2	Conveyance of Mails...........................	32,000
	3	Contingencies................................	42,500
	4	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1.—Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and regulations....	500
				140,000
125	...	Western Australia.
	1	Salaries....................................	60,000
	2	Conveyance of Mails...........................	19,000
	3	Contingencies................................	45,000
	4	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1.—Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and regulations....	320
				124,320
126	...	Tasmania.
	1	Salaries....................................	21,000
	2	Conveyance of Mails...........................	14,000
	3	Contingencies................................	20,000
	4	Miscellaneous—
		No 1.—Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and regulations....	...
				55,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	X.—THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	£	£
127	...	Northern Territory.
	1	Salaries (Payable at Adelaide).....................	650
	2	Salaries (Payable at Darwin)......................	2,000
	3	Conveyance of Mails (Payable at Adelaide)............	90
	4	Conveyance of Mails (Payable at Darwin).............	900
	5	Contingencies (Payable at Adelaide).................	1,400
	6	Contingencies (Payable at Darwin)..................	2,000
				7,040
		Total Postmaster-General’s Department...............		1,392,310
		_____________
30	...	Refunds of Revenue...................................		100,000
31	...	Advance to the Treasurer...............................		...
		Total..........................		3,798,652

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