{"id":"C1954A00024","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1953-54","slug":"appropriation-act-no-2-1953-54","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"24 of 1954","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":24742,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1954A00024-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1953-54.","content":"1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1953-54.\n\nCommencement.\n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.","content":"2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue, application and appropriation of £32,548,000.\n\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Issue, application and appropriation of £32,548,000.","content":"3.—(1.) The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, the sum of Thirty-two million five hundred and forty-eight thousand pounds.\n\n(2.) The\n\nF.1927.—Price 8d.\n\n(2.) The sum granted by the last preceding sub-section is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three, for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-four.\n\nFurther issue, application and appropriation.\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Further issue, application and appropriation.","content":"4.—(1.) In addition to the sum referred to in the last preceding section, the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, such sums as the Treasurer from time to time determines.\n\n(2.) The sums granted by the last preceding sub-section are appropriated for the purposes of the Trust Account established under section sixty-two a of the Audit Act 1901-1953 and known as the Debt Redemption Reserve Trust Account.\n\n![](image.003.png)![](image.003.png)","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Sch Schedule","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"THE SCHEDULE. Section 3","content":"THE SCHEDULE. Section 3\n\n![](image.004.png)ABSTRACT.\n\n| — | Total. |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- |\n| ","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Part Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—","content":"PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | £ |\n| Parliament................................................... | 17,000 |\n| Prime Minister's Department....................................... | 26,000 |\n| Department of the Treasury........................................ | 78,000 |\n| Department of the Interior......................................... | 28,000 |\n| Department of Works............................................ | 248,000 |\n| Department of Civil Aviation...................................... | 226,000 |\n| Department of Commerce and Agriculture.............................. | 33,000 |\n| Defence Services.............................................. | 13,668,000 |\n| Miscellaneous Services.......................................... | 628,000 |\n| Refunds of Revenue............................................. | 3,000,000 |\n| Bounties and Subsidies........................................... | 28,000 |\n| War and Repatriation Services...................................... | 8,806,000 |\n| Total Part 1...................................... | 26,786,000 |\n| ","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS—","content":"PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS— | |\n| Commonwealth Railways......................................... | 131,000 |\n| Broadcasting Services........................................... | 15,000 |\n| Total Part 2...................................... | 146,000 |\n| ","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Part Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—","content":"PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH— | |\n| Northern Territory.............................................. | 94,000 |\n| Australian Capital Territory........................................ | 522,000 |\n| Total Part 3...................................... | 616,000 |\n| ","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Part Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES—","content":"PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES— | |\n| Commonwealth Aid Roads........................................ | 5,000,000 |\n| Total....................................... | 32,548,000 |\n\n| PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. | £ |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------ |\n| I.—PARLIAMENT. | |\n| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | |\n| Division No. 8.—MISCELLANEOUS. | |\n| 2. Maintenance of Ministers' and Members' rooms, including salaries of staff...... | 17,000 |\n| II.—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. | |\n| Division No. 12.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE. | |\n| A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— | |\n| 2. Temporary and casual employees.................................. | 9,200 |\n| Division No. 14.—HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM. | |\n| 4. Cablegrams................................................ | 5,000 |\n| 6. General upkeep of \" Australia House \".............................. | 1,200 |\n| 10. Leasehold office premises—Rental, upkeep and alterations................ | 10,600 |\n| | 16,800 |\n| Total Prime Minister's Department.................. | 26,000 |\n| IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. | |\n| Division No. 44.—TAXATION BRANCH. | |\n| 2: Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing................... | 33,000 |\n| 5. Law costs................................................. | 32,000 |\n| 9. Incidental and other expenditure.................................. | 13,000 |\n| Total Department of the Treasury................... | 78,000 |\n| VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | |\n| Division No. 61:—ADMINISTRATIVE. | |\n| 5. Office cleaning, other than salaries................................. | 5,000 |\n| 6. Water supply and sanitation..................................... | 5,000 |\n| | 10,000 |\n| Division No. 67.—RENT OF BUILDINGS. | |\n| 3. Treasury.................................................. | 10,000 |\n| 8. Health................................................... | 5,000 |\n| 14. Labour and National Service.................................... | 3,000 |\n| | 18,000 |\n| Total Department of the Interior.................... | 28,000 |\n\n

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued

£

VII.—DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.

Division No. 68.—ADMINISTRATIVE.

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

Less—

5. Amount chargeable to trust accounts—

£

Read........................................

635,500

In lieu of.....................................

680,000

44,500

6. Amount provided under Division No. 211, War Service Homes Division—

Read........................................

7,500

In lieu of.....................................

12,000

4,500

7. Amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services—

Read........................................

1,800,000

In lieu of.....................................

1,880,000

80,000

129,000

B.—General Expenses—

Less—

19. Amount chargeable to trust accounts—

Read........................................

94,000

In lieu of.....................................

106,000

21. Amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services—

12,000

Read........................................

364,000

In lieu of.....................................

376,000

12,000

24,000

Division No. 69.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.

6. Interior............................................

..

70,000

8. Works.............................................

..

23,000

10. Health.............................................

..

2,000

95,000

Total Department of Works

248,000

VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.

Division No. 70.—ADMINISTRATIVE.

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

1. Salaries and allowances—

Provision for new staff positions..........................

..

59,000

5. Less—

Amount chargeable to Maintenance and Operation of Civil Aviation

Facilities—

£

Read........................................

2,132,000

In lieu of.....................................

2,180,000

48,000

107,000

Division No. 71.—MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF CIVIL AVIATION FACILITIES.

10. Travelling, subsistence and removal expenses...................

..

54,000

11. Freight and cartage....................................

..

10,000

64,000

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PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued

£

VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued.

Division No. 73.—INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES.

A.—Australia-New Zealand Service—

1. Conveyance of mails—Payment to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd..............

15,000

C.—Australia-United Kingdom Service—

1. Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor..........................

18,000

E.—Australia-Hong Kong-Japan Service—

1. Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor..........................

22,000

Total Department of Civil Aviation...................

226,000

XI.—DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.

Division No. 86.—ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905-1950.

B.—General Expenses—

1. Travelling and subsistence.......................................

10,000

3. Payments to States for services in connexion with inspections of fresh fruit, seeds, plants, vegetables and other items

3,000

5. Incidental and other expenditure...................................

3,000

16,000

Division No. 87.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE ABROAD.

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

1. Salaries and allowances—

Less—

Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority—

£

Read.......................................

35,743

In lieu of....................................

39,743

4,000

2. Temporary and casual employees...................................

8,000

12,000

B.—General Expenses—

13. Representation in Pakistan......................................

1,200

18. Staff transfers overseas—Fares and other expenses......................

3,800

5,000

Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture..........

33,000

XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES.

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.

Division No. 109.—PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES.

A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—

1. Pay and allowances—

Less—

Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority

£

Read.......................................

90,530

In lieu of.....................................

190,530

100,000

Division No. 113.—NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

2. Temporary and casual employees...................................

85,000

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PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued

£

XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued.

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—continued.

Division No. 115.—GENERAL EXPENSES H.M.A. SHIPS, FLEET AUXILIARIES AND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

2. Naval and air stores............................................

286,000

Division No. 117.—NAVAL CONSTRUCTION...............................

70,000

Division No. 118.—AIRCRAFT AND AERO ENGINES..........................

351,000

Division No. 119.—MACHINERY AND PLANT FOR NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS......

208,000

Total Department of the Navy.......................

1,100,000

DEPARTMENT OF AIR.

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 154.—MAINTENANCE......................................

200,000

Total Department of Air..........................

200,000

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.

Division No. 155.—ADMINISTRATIVE.

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

1. Salaries and allowances—

Less—

Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority

£

Read......................................

121,639

In lieu of...................................

182,639

61,000

B.—General Expenses—

5. Training of scientific personnel....................................

21,000

Division No. 159.—STORAGE SERVICES...................................

84,000

Division No. 161—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES.

A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—

1. Salaries and allowances—

Less—

Amount estimated to remain unexpended for positions vacant or subject to approval by competent authority

£

Read......................................

241,475

In lieu of...................................

248,475

7,000

2. Temporary and casual employees

11,000

18,000

B.—General Expenses—

5. Materials and other operational stores................................

23,000

7. Laboratory plant and equipment....................................

43,000

8. Incidental and other expenditure...................................

17,000

83,000

Division No. 162.—NEW GUINEA RESOURCES PROSPECTING CO. LTD.—Contribution to share capital

26,000

\n```\n\n \n\n| PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued. | £ |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| | |\n| XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES—continued. | |\n| DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY—continued. | |\n| Under Control of Department of Works. | |\n| Division No. 172.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT—MAINTENANCE... | 60,000 |\n| Total Department of Supply........................ | 353,000 |\n| DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION. | |\n| Division No. 176.—STORAGE SERVICES................................... | 15,000 |\n| Total Department of Defence Production............... | 15,000 |\n| DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. | |\n| Under Control of Department of the Treasury. | |\n| Division No. 186k.—DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (for payment to the credit of the Defence Equipment and Supplies Trust Account). | 12,000,000 |\n| | |\n| Total Defence Equipment and Supplies................ | 12,000,000 |\n| Total Defence Services........................... | 13,668,000 |\n| XXI.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. | |\n| Division No. 187.—PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT. | |\n| 13. Historical and other paintings.................................... | 1,000 |\n| 23. Royal Visit, 1954............................................ | 60,000 |\n| 38. Visit abroad of Minister for Health, 1953............................. | 320 |\n| 40. Visit abroad of Minister for External Affairs, 1953....................... | 4,000 |\n| 42. Visit to New Zealand of Minister for Civil Aviation...................... | 600 |\n| 43. Crosses of Sacrifice, Port Moresby, Lae and Rabaul—Unveiling ceremonies..... | 8,000 |\n| 44. Westminster Abbey Appeal—Contribution............................ | 5,000 |\n| 45. Social Science Research Council of Australia—Grant..................... | 3,500 |\n| 47. Unveiling of Memorial Plaque at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, to late Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes—Representation | 1,390 |\n| 48. Exhibition of Coronation Robes and Regalia........................... | 4,500 |\n| 49. Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Conference, Sydney, 1954............... | 27,000 |\n| 50. Royal Life Saving Society—Grant................................. | 4,000 |\n| 51. Australian Life Saving Society—Grant.............................. | 1,000 |\n| 53. Australian Academy of Science—Grant.............................. | 5,000 |\n| 55. Flood relief—Northern New South Wales............................ | 80,000 |\n| Total Prime Minister's Department................... | 205,310 |\n| Division No. 190.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. | |\n| 1. International Labour Conferences—Representation....................... | 1,830 |\n| 2. International Labour Organization—Contribution........................ | 3,700 |\n| 3. Representation at minor conferences................................. | 600 |\n| 4. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade —Representation and Contribution...... | 1,000 |\n| 5. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization—Contribution, representation and publicity | 2,300 |\n| 8. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural' Organization—Contribution and representation | 3,800 |\n| 9. South Pacific Commission—Contribution and representation................. | 2,700 |\n| Total Department of External Affairs.................. | 15,930 |\n\n \n\n| PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued. | £ |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------- |\n| | |\n| XXI.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES—continued. | |\n| Division No. 192.—ATTORNEY-GENERALS DEPARTMENT. | |\n| 6. Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1952.—Payment of legal expenses under Section 96k | 11,010 |\n| Division No. 193.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | |\n| 4. Compensation for injuries sustained, including payments as acts of grace......... | 5,200 |\n| 7. World Meteorological Organization—Expenses of Conference of Regional Association for the South-West Pacific, Australia, 1954 | 550 |\n| | |\n| Total Department of the Interior..................... | 5,750 |\n| Division No. 194.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | |\n| 2. Duty—Remission under special circumstances.......................... | 50,000 |\n| Division No. 196.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE. | |\n| 9. Drought relief—Dairy industry.................................... | 3,430 |\n| 12. Exhibitions overseas—Representation............................... | 10,000 |\n| 20. Queensland Tobacco Leaf Marketing Board—Special grant towards meeting rehandling charges, storage and insurance costs on 1951-52 tobacco leaf crop | 1,870 |\n| 22. Tractor testing—Commonwealth share of operating expenses............... | 3,430 |\n| 23. Queensland Tobacco Leaf Marketing Board Guarantee Act 1953—Commonwealth liability | 9,270 |\n| Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture.......... | 28,000 |\n| Division No. 199.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION. | |\n| A.—Assisted Immigration— | |\n| 4. Maltese migration............................................. | 24,000 |\n| 5. German migration............................................. | 67,000 |\n| 8. Italian migration.............................................. | 54,000 |\n| 9. Other European migration (including Austrian and Greek).................. | 87,000 |\n| 11. Inter-governmental Committee for European Migration—Contribution to administration | 30,000 |\n| | 262,000 |\n| G.—Other— | |\n| 3. Education of non-British migrants in the English language.................. | 50,000 |\n| Total Department of Immigration.................... | 312,000 |\n| Total Miscellaneous Services....................... | 628,000 |\n| XXIa.—REFUNDS OF REVENUE. | |\n| Division No. 204.—REFUNDS OF REVENUE(a).............................. | 3,000,000 |\n| XXII.—BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES. | |\n| Division No. 206.—BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES. | |\n| 5. Wheat shipped to Tasmania—Freight subsidy........................... | 28,000 |\n| Total Bounties and Subsidies....................... | 28,000 |\n\n(a) To be applied by the Treasurer in making refunds of amounts which have been collected but which do not properly belong to Revenue. Refunds will be deducted from the relative head of revenue.\n\n \n\n

PART I.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued.

£

XXIII.—WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES.

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.

Division No. 207.—REPATRIATION COMMISSION.

(For payment to credit of Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Trust Account.)

C.—Repatriation Benefits—

2. Medical treatment.............................................

294,000

D.—Soldiers' Children Education Scheme—

(For payment to credit of Repatriation of Australian Soldiers—Contributions—Trust Account.)

1. Education of children of deceased and of permanently and totally incapacitated soldiers

43,000

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 210.—REPATRIATION ESTABLISHMENTS.

1. General maintenance of establishments...............................

20,000

2. Operation and maintenance of equipment..............................

40,000

60,000

Total Department of Repatriation....................

397,000

RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION.

Under Control of Department of Repatriation.

Division No. 216.—TECHNICAL TRAINING.

1. Tuition, text-books and equipment..................................

72,000

2. Living allowances.............................................

13,000

85,000

MISCELLANEOUS.

Division No. 217.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

B.—Miscellaneous—

5. Prize Money (for payment to the credit of the Prize Money Trust Account).......

124,000

6. War Savings Certificates and Savings Certificates—Redemption..............

7,000,000

7,124,000

Division No. 221.—OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS—RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE.(a)

Gross expenditure—

£

£

Read...............................

6,700,000

In lieu of.............................

7,500,000

Cr. 800, 000

Less recoveries—

Read...............................

5,500,000

In lieu of.............................

7,500,000

Dr.2,000,000

1,200,000

Total War and Repatriation Services..................

8,806,000

Total Part 1...............................

26,786,000

\n```\n\n(a) Munitions, stores, &c., supplied to Governments of United Kingdom and other administrations.\n\nF.1927.—2\n\n| PART 2.—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS. | £ |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- |\n| I. COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS. | |\n| Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport. | |\n| Division No. 223.—TRANS-AUSTRALIA RAILWAY. | |\n| B.—Stores and Materials........................................... | 35,000 |\n| C.—General Expenses............................................. | 13,000 |\n| | 48,000 |\n| Division No. 224.—CENTRAL AUSTRALIA RAILWAY. | |\n| B.—Stores and Materials........................................... | 43,000 |\n| Division No. 225.—NORTH AUSTRALIA RAILWAY. | |\n| B.—Stores and Materials........................................... | 8,000 |\n| C.—General Expenses............................................. | 2,000 |\n| | 10,000 |\n| Division No. 226.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY RAILWAY. | |\n| C.—General Expenses | 2,000 |\n| Division No. 227.—GENERAL SERVICES. | |\n| 4. Freight concessions—North Australia Railway and Central Australia Railway..... | 28,000 |\n| Total Commonwealth Railways..................... | 131,000 |\n| III. BROADCASTING SERVICES. | |\n| Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department. | |\n| Division No. 243.—AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION. | |\n| C.—Programme Expenses— | |\n| 4. Spoken transmissions........................................... | 15,000 |\n| Total Broadcasting Services........................ | 15,000 |\n| Total Part II............................... | 146,000 |\n| PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. | |\n| NORTHERN TERRITORY. | |\n| Under Control of Department of Territories. | |\n| Division No. 247.—GENERAL SERVICES. | |\n| C.—Other Services— | |\n| 1. Motor cars—Running expenses and maintenance........................ | 7,000 |\n| 13. Air mail service—Subsidy....................................... | 1,000 |\n| 20. Aboriginal affairs—Maintenance................................... | 30,000 |\n| 25. Animal Industry Branch—Operational expenses......................... | 1,750 |\n| 30. Agricultural research........................................... | 2,500 |\n| | 42,250 |\n| Under Control of Department of Works. | |\n| Division No. 248.—GENERAL SERVICES. | |\n| A.—Other Services— | |\n| 4. Repairs and maintenance—Department of Works........................ | 2,000 |\n| 7. Town water supplies—Running and maintenance........................ | 5,000 |\n| | 7,000 |\n| B.—Developmental Services— | |\n| 1. Maintenance of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes....... | 25,000 |\n| Under Control of Department of Health. | |\n| Division No. 251.—GENERAL SERVICES. | |\n| A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— | |\n| 3. Extra duty pay............................................... | 7,500 |\n| C.—Other Services— | |\n| 2. Medical services—Maintenance (amounts received from the Government of Western Australia and other sources for the maintenance of lepers may be credited to this item) | 12,250 |\n| Total Northern Territory.......................... | 94,000 |\n\n \n\n| PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH—continued. | £ |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |\n| AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. | |\n| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | |\n| Division No. 254.—GENERAL SERVICES. | |\n| A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary— | |\n| 1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 61a.................... | 20,000 |\n| B.—Works Services— | |\n| 3. Electricity supply—Bulk purchase, distribution, street lighting and maintenance.... | 411,000 |\n| C.—Other Services— | |\n| 9. Garbage removal and disposal..................................... | 1,000 |\n| 12. To recoup the State of New South Wales for payments under the Child Welfare Act of 1923 and in maintenance of juvenile offenders and mental patients in State institutions. | 3,500 |\n| 34. Accidents involving Commonwealth vehicles—Payment of compensation....... | 5,500 |\n| | 10,000 |\n| D.—Education— | |\n| 8. Payments to the Department of Education, New South Wales, for services rendered.. | 43,000 |\n| Under Control of Department of Works. | |\n| Division No. 256.—GENERAL SERVICES. | |\n| A.—Works Services— | |\n| 1. Repairs and maintenance—Department of the Interior..................... | 30,000 |\n| 4. Maintenance of roads and bridges................................... | 5,000 |\n| 5. Maintenance of water supply and sewerage............................ | 3,000 |\n| | 38,000 |\n| Total Australian Capital Territory.................... | 522,000 |\n| Total Part 3............................... | 616,000 |\n| PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES. | |\n| Division No. 261.—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES FOR COMMONWEALTH AID ROADS—for payment to the credit of the Commonwealth Aid Roads (Supplementary) Trust Account | 5,000,000 |\n| Total....................................... | 32,548,000 |\n\n![](image.005.png)By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.","sortOrder":8}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2108},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a supplementary appropriation for the 1953-54 financial year. 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