{"id":"C1908A00010","name":"Additional Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1905-6 and 1906-7","slug":"additional-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1905-6-and-1906-7","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"10 of 1908","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":18504,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1908A00010-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Additional Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1905-6 and 1906-7","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION \n(WORKS AND BUILDINGS), \n1905-6 AND 1906-7.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNo. 10 of 1908.\n\nAn Act to appropriate further sums for the service of the years ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and six and the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and seven for purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n\\[Assented to 3rd June, 1908.\\]\n\nPreamble.\n\nBE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Eepresentatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows :—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Additional Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1905-6 and 1906-7.\n\nAppropriation of £1,900.\n\n2. The sum of One thousand nine hundred pounds which has been issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and six, shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 1 of 1905 for the purposes and services expressed in the First Schedule to this Act.\n\nAppropriation of £59,907.\n\n3. The sum of Fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven pounds which has been issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and seven, shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 1 of 1906 for the purposes and services expressed in the the Second Schedule to this Act.\n\nF.6965.\n\n```html\n

\"Other.\"

FIRST SCHEDULE.

__________

£

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.

Division No. 1.

TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Subdivision No. 1.

New South Wales.

No. 2.—Construction of Steam Launch......................

20

Subdivision No. 3

Queensland.

New Works.

No. 1 Jetty, Brisbane ..................................

28

Total Division No. 1....................

48

_________

Division No. 2.

DEFENCE.

Subdivision No. 1.

New South Wales.

New Works.

No. 8, Shed for Ambulance Depôt, Newcastle District.............

32

Read—

No 10. Drill Hall and Offices, Armidale, including site.......

£600

In lieu of—

No. 10. Drill Hall and Offices, Armidale................

£600

No. 12. Drill Hall, Kogarah..............................

76

15. Land in addition to the site of present Rifle Range at Rand wick

6

16. Land near Colah Railway Station.....................

94

Subdivision No. 2.

208

Victoria.

New Works.

No. 14. Shed for new vehicles, Australian Army Medical Corps......

29

20. Purchase of lathe...............................

5

34

Carried forward...........

242

48

\n```\n\n \n\n| | \"Other.\" |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- |\n| Under Control of Department of Home Affairs. | |\n| | £ |\n| Brought forward................ | 48 |\n| Division No. 2. | |\n| DEFENCE. | |\n| Brought forward................ | 242 |\n| Subdivision No. 3. | |\n| Queensland. | |\n| New Works. | |\n| No. 8. Two Whalers and Covering Shed, Naval Forces, Cairns.......... | 1 |\n| 10. Cable and Cable Storage Tanks for electrical communication between Goode Island and Mainland | 62 |\n| | 63 |\n| Subdivision No. 4. | |\n| South Australia. | |\n| New Works. | |\n| No. 8. Caretaker's Quarters at Port Adelaide Rifle Range.............. | 27 |\n| 10. Land and Building at Yankalilla for Orderly Boom and Store...... | 52 |\n| 11. Minor Services—Naval Forces.......................... | 53 |\n| 12. Housing and Slipway for 2nd Class Torpedo boat.............. | 26 |\n| 13. Construction of Rifle Ranges at Blackwood, Jamestown, Kadian, and Orroroo | 101 |\n| | 259 |\n| Subdivision No. 5. | |\n| Western Australia. | |\n| No. 10. Removing and re-erecting Buildings, Arthur Head............. | 238 |\n| Subdivision No. 6. | |\n| Tasmania. | |\n| No. 8. Drill Halls at Evan dale and Ulverstone..................... | 33 |\n| Total Division No. 2.................... | 835 |\n| Carried forward................. | 883 |\n\n \n\n| | \"Other.\" |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |\n| Under Control of Department of Home Affairs. | £ |\n| Brought forward................ | 883 |\n| Division No. 3. | |\n| POST AND TELEGRAPH. | |\n| Subdivision No. 1. | |\n| New South Wales. | |\n| Additions. | |\n| No. 3. General Post Office, Sydney (to complete new storey)........... | 305 |\n| Subdivision No. 2. | |\n| Victoria | |\n| New Works. | |\n| No. 7. Richmond South Post Office............................ | 19 |\n| 11. Wood's Point Post Office.............................. | 21 |\n| 12. Purchase of Sites................................... | 14 |\n| 13. Ballarat Post Office.................................. | 556 |\n| | 610 |\n| Subdivision No. 4. | |\n| South Australia. | |\n| New Works. | |\n| No. 9. Wirrabarra Post Office................................ | 1 |\n| Subdivision No. 5. | |\n| Western Australia. | |\n| New Works. | |\n| No. 10. Davyhurst Post Office............................... | 17 |\n| Total Division No 3................. | 933 |\n| Carried forward................. | 1,816 |\n\n \n\n```html\n

\"Other.\"

£

Brought forward................

1,816

UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Division No. 4.

TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.

Subdivision No. 1.

New South Wales.

Read—

No. 2. Construction and extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material

£15,000

4. Switch Boards for Branch Exchanges, and Additional Trunk Section Multiple Metallic Branching Switch Board

3,000

18,000

In lieu of—

No. 2. Construction and extension of Telephone Lines, Instruments, and Material

£12,000

4. Switch Boards for Branch Exchanges and Additional Trunk Section Multiple Metallic Branching Switch Board

6,000

18,000

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UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

Division No. 6.

SPECIAL DEFENCE MATERIAL.

Subdivision No. 1.

Read— Military.

£

No. 1. Accoutrements.............................

4,860

2. Magazine Lee-Enfield rifles and parts..............

40,090

3. Artillery Ammunition for Fixed Defences............

15,083

4. Field Artillery—Guns, Harness, Waggons, and Ammunition

10.165

5. Camp Equipment............................

2,909

6. Miscellaneous—Tools and other Material............

3,956

7. Medical Equipment..........................

5,650

8. Field Engineers' Equipment.....................

2,000

9. Machine Guns..............................

17,960

10. Two 7 5 Guns and Ammunition.................

24,016

11. Cadet Rifles and Ammunition (portion to be paid into Trust Fund, Small Arms Ammunition Account)

10,134

12. Mounting Guns at Fremantle...................

246

Carried forward.........

137,069

1,816

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\"Other.\"

£

Brought forward................

1,816

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 6.

SPECIAL DEFENCE MATERIAL.

Subdivision No. 1.

Naval.

£

Brought forward..........................

137,069

13. Six Gyroscopes...........................

240

14. Service Shell for 8-in. and 6-in. Guns............

275

15. To complete Submarine Mining Equipment and 12-ponnder Equipment

500

138,084

In lieu of—

Military.

No. 1. Accoutrements............................

32,500

2. Saddle-trees, Stirrups, and Bits..................

10,250

3. Making Saddles............................

22,500

4. Field Artillery—Guns, Harness, Waggons, and Ammunition

58,882

5. Camp Equipment...........................

8,000

6. Miscellaneous—Tools and other Materials..........

4,000

7. Medical Equipment.........................

5,653

8. Field Engineers' Equipment....................

2,000

9. Machine Guns.............................

10,260

10 Two 7 5 Guns and Ammunition.................

24,000

Naval.

No. 11. Six Gyroscopes...........................

240

12. Service Shell for 8-in. and 6-in. Guns............

275

13. To complete Submarine Mining Equipment and 12-pounder Equipment

500

179,060

Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during the year

41,060

138,000

Total Division No. 6.............................

84

Total Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c..................

1,900

\n```\n\n \n\n| | \"Other.\" |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- |\n| SECOND SCHEDULE. | |\n| ___________ | £ |\n| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS. | |\n| Division No. 2. | |\n| TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | |\n| Subdivision No. 1. | |\n| Victoria. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 2 Accommodation in King's Warehouse Yard for protection of goods which cannot be stored in the Warehouse | 5 |\n| 3. Urinals, Customs House, Melbourne........................ | 50 |\n| Subdivision No. 4. | 55 |\n| Queensland. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 1. Additious, Customs House, Dungeness...................... | 19 |\n| Total Division No. 2.............. | 74 |\n| Division No. 3. | |\n| DEFENCE. | |\n| Subdivision No. 1. | |\n| New South Wales. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 6. Rifle range, Bathurst.................................. | 78 |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 19. Rand wick Rifle Range................................ | 66 |\n| 23. Miniature rifle ranges for cadets.......................... | 5 |\n| Subdivision No. 2. | 149 |\n| Victoria. | |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 9. Rifle ranges........................................ | 23 |\n| 10. Drill halls ........................................ | 48 |\n| 11. Extension of Williamstown Rifle Range..................... | 41 |\n| 19. Dredging a basin and channels, Swan Island, and a channel to Maribyrnong Magazine | 167 |\n| 24. Miniature rifle ranges for cadets.......................... | 110 |\n| Subdivision No. 3. | 389 |\n| Queensland. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 4. Drill halls.......................................... | 8 |\n| 5. Minor works, Naval Forces.............................. | 26 |\n| | 34 |\n| | 572 |\n| Carried forward................. | |\n| | 74 |\n\n \n\n| | \"Other.\" |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- |\n| Under Control of Department of Home Affairs. | |\n| | £ |\n| Brought forward.............. | 74 |\n| Division No. 3. | |\n| DEFENCE. | |\n| Brought, forward ... | 572 |\n| Subdivision No. 4. | |\n| South Australia. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 4a. Alterations to gunboat Protector..................... | 25 |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 11. Emplacement for 6 in. B.L. guns..................... | 4 |\n| 13. Miniature rifle ranges for cadets...................... | 5 |\n| Subdivision No. 5. | 34 |\n| Western Australia. | |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 10. Site for rifle range, Kalgoorlie....................... | 20 |\n| 17. Fort and quarters, Arthur's Head...................... | 554 |\n| 18. Site for rifle range, Karrakatta....................... | 14 |\n| 19. Miniature rifle ranges for cadets...................... | 5 |\n| Subdivision No. 6. | 593 |\n| Tasmania. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 5. Alterations to Sandy Bay Rifle Range................... | 84 |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 8. Rifle range, Launceston............................ | 256 |\n| 13. Site and constructing gun emplacement and accessories, Hobart. | 699 |\n| 16. Rifle range, Sandy Bay........................... | 2,422 |\n| | 3,461 |\n| Total Division No. 3............ | 4,660 |\n| Division No. 4. | |\n| POST AND TELEGRAPH. | |\n| Subdivision No. 1. | |\n| New South Wales. | |\n| New Works— | |\n| No, 5. Lockhart Post Office.............................. | 11 |\n| 6. Mosman Post Office.............................. | 76 |\n| 8. Tweed Heads Post Office........................... | 286 |\n| 10. Purchase of sites................................ | 423 |\n| | 796 |\n| Carried forward ... | |\n| | 4,734 |\n\n| Under Control of Department of Home Affairs. | \"Other.\" |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |\n| | £ |\n| Brought forward................ | 4,734 |\n| Division No. 4. | |\n| POST AND TELEGRAPH. | |\n| Brought forward................ | 796 |\n| Subdivision No. 2. | |\n| New Works— VICTORIA. | |\n| No. 8. Site for post office at Windsor............................ | 7 |\n| 9. Purchase of sites..................................... | 608 |\n| 10. New telephone exchange, Melbourne....................... | 7,404 |\n| 11. Hawthorn Post Office................................. | 1,166 |\n| Subdivision No. 3. | 9,185 |\n| New Works— Queensland. | |\n| No. 6. Kiagaroy Post Office.................................. | 190 |\n| Subdivision No. 4. | |\n| South Australia. | |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 5. Purchase of sites..................................... | 112 |\n| 6. Telephone exchange, Adelaide............................ | 1 |\n| | 113 |\n| Subdivision No. 5. | |\n| Western Australia | |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 6. Fremantle Post Office.................................. | 1,500 |\n| 9. Purchase of sites..................................... | 414 |\n| 10. Store. General Post Office, Perth.......................... | 200 |\n| | 2,114 |\n| Total Division No. 4............. | 12,398 |\n| Total under control of Department of Home Affairs—Carried forward........................... | 17,132 |\n\nF.6965.\n\nB\n\n \n\n```html\n

\"Other.\"

UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

£

Division, No. 5. Brought forward.................

17,132

TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.

Subdivision No. 1.

New South Wales.

Read—

No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material

£14,116

2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground

31,097

3. Towards establishment of metallic circuits in connexion with the telephone system

4,865

4. Switchboards for branch exchanges, and additional trunk section, multiple metallic branching switchboard

1,527

5. Towards purchase of telephone lines and instruments held by subscribers under the \" Purchase \" system

438

6. New South Wales portion of trunk telephone line between Sydney and Melbourne

32,025

£84,068

In lieu of—

No. 1, Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material

£12,000

2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground

27,500

3. Towards establishment of metallic circuits in connexion with the telephone system

5,500

4. Switch boards for branch exchanges, and additional trunk section multiple metallic branching switchboard

8,000

5. Towards purchase of telephone lines and instruments held by subscribers under the \"Purchase\" system

800

6. New South Wales portion of trunk telephone line between Sydney and Melbourne

23,000

£76,800

7,268

Subdivision No. 3.

Queensland.

No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraph lines, instruments, and material

171

2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material, including construction of conduits and placing wires underground

5,434

5,605

Total Division No. 5.............

12,873

Carried forward ................

30,005

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\"Other.\"

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

£

Brought forward ................

30,005

Division No. 7.

SPECIAL DEFENCE MATERIAL.

Subdivision No. 1.

Read—

Military.

1. Accoutrements, saddle-trees, stirrups, and bits..........

£5,836

2. Field artillery—guns, harness, waggons, and ammunition...

26,136

3. Camp equipment.............................

4,945

4. Miscellaneous—tools, and other materials.............

394

5. Materials for small arms ammunition (paid into Trust Fund Small Arms Ammunition Account)

1,132

6. Morris Tubes for magazine Lee-Enfield rifles...........

500

7. Cadet rifles and spare parts.......................

18,682

8. Small arms ammunition (4,000,000 rounds 303).........

19,934

9. Magazine Lee-Enfield rifles, cases, chargers, and spare parts

51,500

10. Electric search lights..........................

6,000

11. Ammunition for fixed defences...................

24,933

In lieu of—

159,992

Military.

No. 1. Accoutrements, saddle trees, stirrups, and bits..........

8,000

2. Field artillery—guns, harness, waggons and ammunition

53,040

3. Camp equipment.............................

6,000

4. Miscellaneous—tools, and other materials.............

400

5. Field engineers' equipment.......................

2,216

6. Machine guns and ammunition....................

16,000

7. Cadet rifles.................................

12,000

8. Small arms ammunition (4,000,000 rounds-303).........

21,500

9. 10,000 magazine Lee-Enfield rifles and parts...........

50,000

£169,156

Less anticipated unexpended amount.............

39,156

£130,000

29,992

Total Additions, New Works, and Buildings.............

59,997

\n```\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2360},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly limited to its original purpose as stated in the title and preamble—appropriating additional funds for works and buildings for two specific financial years (1905-06 and 1906-07). It does not expand beyond supplementary capital expenditure authorization."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward appropriation structure with only two operative sections","Detailed schedules contain numerous specific line items for capital expenditure (rifle ranges, post offices, military equipment)","Archival formatting with tabular financial statements using historical currency notation","Minimal cross-referencing (only to previous Appropriation Acts No. 1 of 1905 and 1906)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act retrospectively authorises £61,807 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to validate capital expenditure in 1905–06 and 1906–07 on buildings, communications infrastructure and military equipment. \n\nIt affects Defence, Post & Telegraph and Trade & Customs projects, serving as a supplementary appropriation to legalise past spending and reflect early Commonwealth priorities in defence and national communications."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No. The Act does not broaden the purposes of expenditure; it regularises past issuances by deeming specified sums already issued as appropriated as from the dates of the earlier Appropriation Acts (sections 2–3). Authority is confined to the amounts and purposes listed in the First and Second Schedules; it formalises bookkeeping and legal authority rather than creating new spending categories or powers."},"complexity_factors":["Retrospective appropriation mechanism — funds already issued are 'deemed to have been appropriated' (see ss.2–3), which requires cross-referencing to prior Appropriation Acts.","Extensive, highly itemised schedules spanning multiple departments (Home Affairs, Defence, Postmaster‑General) and many state/subdivision line items.","Accounting adjustments in the schedules: carried forward totals, 'in lieu of' entries, and anticipated unexpended amounts needing arithmetic reconciliation.","Mixture of distinct fiscal categories (capital works, building projects, defence materiel, and telegraph/telephone infrastructure) with different administrative handling.","Tabular and archaic presentation increases effort to parse which amounts attach to which projects and how totals are computed."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retrospectively authorises and allocates public money already issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund: £1,900 for 1905–06 and £59,907 for 1906–07. It lists specific projects and departments (Home Affairs, Defence, Post & Telegraph/Telephones) in two schedules and treats those sums as legally appropriated as from the earlier Appropriation Acts. The stated purpose is to appropriate grants originated in the House of Representatives for additions, new works, buildings and related services."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/additional-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1905-6-and-1906-7","history":"/api/acts/additional-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1905-6-and-1906-7/history","analysis":"/api/acts/additional-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1905-6-and-1906-7/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/additional-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1905-6-and-1906-7/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/additional-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1905-6-and-1906-7/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/additional-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1905-6-and-1906-7/documents"}}