{"id":"C2004A00231","name":"Appropriation Act (No. 3) 1974-75","slug":"appropriation-act-no-3-1974-75","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"9 of 1975","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":16148,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A00231-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-31","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation Act (No. 3) 1974-75","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nAppropriation Act (No. 3) 1974-75\n\nNo. 9 of 1975\n\nAN ACT\n\nTo appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, additional to the sum appropriated by the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1974–75 for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1975.\n\n\\[Assented to 7 March 1975\\]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 3) 1974–75.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nIssue and application of $312,407,000.\n\n3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Schedule, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1975, the sum of $312,407,000.\n\nAppropriation.\n\n4. The sum authorized by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1974, for the services expressed in the Schedule in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.\n\n5. This Act has effect subject to Section 5 of the Loan Act 1974.\n\n11824/75—Recommended retail price 30c\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nABSTRACT Section 4\n\n| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |\n| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |\n| | | $ |\n| 4 | DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS....................... | 1,468,000 |\n| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE............................. | 59,000 |\n| 6 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT......................... | 1,723,000 |\n| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY..................... | 6,000 |\n| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION............................... | 18,640,000 |\n| 10 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS........................... | 8,343,000 |\n| 11 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.................................. | 5,262,000 |\n| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION................ | 31,700,000 |\n| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND IMMIGRATION................... | 157,390,000 |\n| 15 | DEPARTMENT OF THE MEDIA................................ | 1,350,000 |\n| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY..................... | 3,000 |\n| 17 | DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY................... | 14,856,000 |\n| 18 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT....................... | 117,000 |\n| 19 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET............ | 739,000 |\n| 20 | DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION AND COMPENSATION............ | 4,657,000 |\n| 21 | DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE.................................. | 179,000 |\n| 22 | DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES AND PROPERTY.................... | 1,240,000 |\n| 23 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY........................... | 4,752,000 |\n| 24 | DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE.............. | 618,000 |\n| 25 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT............................... | 2,686,000 |\n| 27 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY............................. | 15,264,000 |\n| 28 | DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT.......... | 5,000 |\n| 29 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.................................. | 41,350,000 |\n| | TOTAL.......................................... | 312,407,000 |\n\n \n\nDEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS\n\n```html\n

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Division 110.—ADMINISTRATIVE

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

95,000

7,132,500

4,589,094

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

173,000

845,000

598,375

3.—Other Services—

12. Aboriginal Enterprises (for payment to the Capital Fund for Aboriginal Enterprises)

1,200,000

1,900,000

..

Total: Division 110

1,468,000

Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs........

1,468,000

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Division 115.—EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—MEAT

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

25,000

1,350,000

1,214,412

Division 116.—EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—OTHER THAN MEAT

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

7,000

132,000

140,746

Division 118—FORESTRY AND TIMBER BUREAU

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

10,000

2,093,000

1,757,356

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence................

14,000

110,000

99,189

02. Incidental and other expenditure............

3,000

61,000

78,284

17,000

Total: Division 118

27,000

Total: Department of Agriculture.............

59,000

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Division 120.—ADMINISTRATIVE

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

15,000

280,000

270,699

Division 135.—COMMONWEALTH POLICE FORCE

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

306,600

10,288,600

8,641,662

02. Overtime...........................

184,000

1,100,000

1,169,728

490,600

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

46,200

370,200

422,345

06. Clothing and personal equipment...........

11,000

119,800

103,073

07. Incidental and other expenditure............

700

62,000

57,954

57,900

3.—Other Services—

01. United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus—Australian Police Unit

196,000

298,900

387,242

Total: Division 135

744,500

Division 140.—NORTHERN TERRITORY COURTS AND REGISTRATION OFFICES

1.—Salaries and Payments in the Nature of Salary—

01. Salaries and allowances.................

254,000

692,400

531,318

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

22,500

87,600

68,837

07. Incidental and other expenditure...........

3,000

13,300

15,396

25,500

Total: Division 140

279,500

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Division 144.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE FORCE

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

49,000

4,865,700

4,134,507

02. Overtime...........................

15,000

800,000

704,814

64,000

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

8,000

54,500

49,736

Total: Division 144

72,000

Division 145.—NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE FORCE

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

501,000

3,704,300

3,065,323

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

21,000

388,800

316,627

3.—Other Services—

01. Payments for services of State Police Officers in Darwin

90,000

..

..

Total: Division 145

612,000

Total: Attorney-General's Department.........

1,723,000

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Division 152.—ADMINISTRATIVE

3.—Other Services—

06. Social welfare........................

6,000

952,000

794,194

Total: Department of the Capital Territory......

6,000

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Division 200.—ADMINISTRATIVE

4.—Student Assistance Programs—

11. Non-State Tertiary Institutions—Payment of tuition fees

2,340,000

..

..

Division 201.—EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

6,200,000

20,762,000

12,919,967

Division 202.—EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—NORTHERN TERRITORY

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

5,300,000

18,188,000

11,042,886

Division 214.—THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

1.—Running expenses—Supplementary grant....

4,800,000

6,986,000

5,270,000

Total: Department of Education..............

18,640,000

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Division 250.—ADMINISTRATIVE

4.—International Organizations—

04. United Nations.......................

464,000

2,150,400

2,047,830

16. United Nations Emergency Force—Middle East.

982,000

..

460,479

1,446,000

Division 254.—OVERSEAS SERVICE

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

02. Overtime...........................

100,000

970,000

894,475

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

126,000

2,175,000

1,959,473

02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing

120,000

1,288,000

950,056

03. Postage, telegrams, telephone services, and cablegrams

294,000

2,600,000

2,390,857

04. Imprest advance......................

387,000

492,000

660,750

927,000

Total: Division 254

1,027,000

Division 256.—OFFICE OF AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCY

7.—Food Aid—

01. International Wheat Agreement—Food Aid Convention

4,400,000

29,000,000

29,976,923

Division 258.—OVERSEAS PROPERTY BUREAU

3.—Other Services—

01. Rent..............................

778,000

7,465,800

7,741,475

02. Property maintenance and services..........

211,000

4,126,200

3,437,511

03. Furniture and fittings...................

270,000

2,742,000

2,170,006

04. Fees of private architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and other consultants

211,000

2,300,000

1,163,713

Total: Division 258

1,470,000

Total: Department of Foreign Affairs..........

8,343,000

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Division 270.—ADMINISTRATIVE

$

$

$

2.—Administrative Expenses—

03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....

3,000

1,105,000

798,003

04. Office services.......................

400

150,000

98,290

05. Hire of, and repairs to, vehicles, launches and aircraft

500

240,000

208,872

06. Stores and laboratory supplies.............

6,700

620,000

508,787

10,600

3.—Other Services—

02. Medical research (for payment to the Medical Research Endowment Fund)

2,000,000

6,030,000

4,779,509

08. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission —Advance for research under section 19 (b) of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Act

315,500

1,230,000

681,403

13. Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research—Contribution

500,000

..

..

14. Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine—Contribution

500,000

..

..

3,315,500

Total: Division 270

3,326,100

Division 278.—NORTHERN TERRITORY HOSPITALS

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

1,699,900

11,800,000

9,877,520

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

87,000

511,000

430,757

Total: Division 278

1,786,900

Division 279.—NORTHERN TERRITORY HEALTH SERVICES

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

58,000

550,000

392,268

05. Motor vehicles and aircraft—Hire, maintenance and running expenses

30,000

803,000

714,698

07. Other general stores....................

61,000

86,000

42,233

Total: Division 279

149,000

Total: Department of Health................

5,262,000

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Division 285.—ADMINISTRATIVE

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

01. Salaries and allowances..................

150,000

69,700,000

59,089,520

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence................

325,000

2,540,000

2,240,400

02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing

10,000

960,000

824,055

03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......

200,000

1,800,000

1,415,431

06. Plan printing and photography..............

20,000

380,000

335,008

10. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses

10,000

1,287,000

1,209,127

11. Maintenance of office machines.............

10,000

55,000

50,044

14. Purchase of office machines...............

35,000

250,000

123,096

20. Incidental and other expenditure.............

40,000

345,000

352,668

650,000

Total: Division 285

800,000

Division 289.—COMMONWEALTH HOSTELS LTD

07. Weatherproofing and rehabilitation of existing hostels following Darwin Cyclone

100,000

..

..

08. Establishment and operation of emergency facilities in Darwin and elsewhere following Darwin Cyclone

2,000,000

..

..

Total: Division 289

2,100,000

Division 290—FURNITURE AND FITTINGS

1.—Departmental—

21. Department of Services and Property.........

100,000

340,000

401,660

29. Darwin Cyclone—Department of the Northern Territory—Office furniture and fittings, Brisbane

300,000

..

..

Total: Division 290

400,000

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Division 292.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

1.—Departmental—

22. Department of Services and Property........

1,500,000

3,740,000

2,394,609

6.—Darwin Cyclone—Department of Housing and Construction—

01. Clearing of streets and allotments...........

3,400,000

..

..

02. Restoration of electricity supply............

11,200,000

..

..

03. Restoration of water supply and sewerage.....

400,000

..

..

04. Weatherproofing and restoration of buildings, including non-Government owned buildings

10,500,000

..

..

05. Repairs to Darwin hospital...............

500,000

..

..

06. Incidental and other expenditure...........

700,000

..

..

26,700,000

7.—Darwin Cyclone—Department of Services and Property—

01. Brisbane—Partitioning of office accommodation.

200,000

..

..

Total: Division 292

28,400,000

Total: Department of Housing and Construction..

31,700,000

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Division 300.—ADMINISTRATIVE

1.—Salaries and Payments in the Nature of Salary—

01. Salaries and allowances.................

1,100,000

44,678,000

35,709,943

02. Overtime...........................

5,000

865,000

700,199

1,105,000

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

35,000

1,680,000

1,442,999

3.—Other Services—

15. Structural Adjustment Assistance—Income Maintenance

57,200,000

(a)11,800,000

..

16. Regional Employment Development Scheme...

85,000,000

(a)25,000,000

..

142,200,000

4.—Employment Training and Assistance—

01. National Apprenticeship Assistance Scheme....

7,850,000

14,521,000

6,129,865

02. National Employment and Training System....

6,200,000

17,818,000

5,396,961

14,050,000

Total: Division 300

157,390,000

Total: Department of Labor and Immigration....

157,390,000

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Division 334.—AUSTRALIAN FILM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

1.—For expenditure under the Australian Film Development Corporation Act

1,350,000

364,000

1,000,000

Total: Department of the Media..............

1,350,000

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Division 350.—ADMINISTRATIVE

2.—Administrative Expenses—

06. General Stores.......................

3,000

17,000

14,813

Total: Department of Minerals and Energy......

3,000

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Division 380.—ADMINISTRATIVE

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

300,000

1,400,000

1,238,915

08. Incidental and other expenditure............

40,000

165,000

177,978

340,000

6.—Darwin Cyclone Relief—

01. Evacuation of population from Darwin.......

3,500,000

..

..

02. Repatriation of population to Darwin.........

2,500,000

..

..

03. Provision of emergency food supplies........

2,050,000

..

..

04. Provision of consumable stores other than food..

150,000

..

..

05. Reimbursement of restoration and additional administrative costs incurred by N.T. Housing Commission

1,251,000

..

..

06. Hire of MV 'Patris' (money received in payment for accommodation may be credited to this item)

1,960,000

..

..

07. Provision of emergency accommodation—hostels and hotels

100,000

..

..

08. Postal and telephone concessions...........

700,000

..

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09. Interim Darwin Reconstruction Commission—administrative expenditure

100,000

..

..

10. Replacement of domestic furniture and equipment in rehabilitated government dwellings

250,000

..

..

11. Hire of emergency transport..............

300,000

..

..

12. Wages—emergency services..............

460,000

..

..

13. Storage of personal effects from cyclone damaged dwellings

343,000

..

..

13,664,000

7.—Darwin Cyclone—Transfer of staff to Brisbane—

01. Freight and travelling expenses............

402,000

..

..

02. Purchase of domestic furniture for transferred officers

350,000

..

..

752,000

8.—Darwin Reconstruction Commission—administrative expenditure under the Darwin Reconstruction Act

100,000

..

..

Total: Division 380

14,856,000

Total: Department of the Northern Territory....

14,856,000

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Division 400.—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES

1.—Technical and other Services—Sound Broadcasting and Television—For payment to the Post Office Trust Account in respect of expenditure under Division 5 of Part III of the Broadcasting and Television Act and in respect of other expenditure—

01. Maintenance and operation of transmitting stations including property services

117,000

13,000,000

11,559,803

Total: Postmaster-General's Department.......

117,000

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Division 430.—ADMINISTRATIVE

4.—Child Care and Pre-school Services—

03. Interim Committee for the Children's Commission

723,000

187,000

..

Division 445.—AUDITOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

1,800

169,000

141,777

04. Freight and cartage....................

3,500

18,000

13,224

Total: Division 445

5,300

Division 448.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

2.—Administrative Expenses—

08. Recruitment—Advertising and other expenses..

10,700

174,000

177,657

Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

739,000

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Division 460.—ADMINISTRATIVE

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

75,000

650,000

608,163

02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing

5,000

735,000

580,536

09. Incidental and other expenditure...........

77,000

445,000

383,130

Total: Division 460

157,000

Division 466.—OTHER REPATRIATION BENEFITS

03. Maintenance of patients in non-departmental institutions

4,500,000

25,561,000

18,933,940

Total: Department of Repatriation and Compensation

4,657,000

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Division 480.—COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

8,000

17,740,000

14,928,822

02. Overtime...........................

16,500

416,000

390,537

24,500

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

95,000

644,000

599,344

06. Instruments and apparatus................

10,000

1,420,000

1,358,310

09. Freight and cartage....................

8,000

285,000

209,563

113,000

Total: Division 480

137,500

Division 481.—IONOSPHERIC PREDICTION SERVICE

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

500

23,000

21,581

Division 494.—COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

1.—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act

41,000

80,340,000

68,908,000

Total: Department of Science................

179,000

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Division 515.—ADMINISTRATIVE

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

10,000

760,000

640,424

06. Contract cleaning.....................

20,000

6,850,000

4,418,251

13. Provision of emergency accommodation for officers in Darwin

335,000

..

..

Total: Division 515

365,000

Division 519.—STATE AND ELECTORATE OFFICES OF MINISTERS AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT—STAFF AND SERVICES

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

460,000

1,450,000

1,125,121

2.—Administrative Expenses—

03. Incidental and other expenditure............

90,000

148,000

227,073

Total: Division 519

550,000

..

..

Division 523.—RENT

30. Darwin Cyclone—Office accommodation—Department of Services and Property

325,000

..

..

Total: Department of Services and Property.....

1,240,000

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$

$

$

Division 530.—ADMINISTRATIVE

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

50,000

51,300,000

39,419,801

02. Overtime...........................

120,000

1,460,000

1,425,727

170,000

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

54,000

1,750,000

1,590,687

04. Office services.......................

5,000

307,000

251,112

11. Incidental and other expenditure...........

23,000

818,000

885,241

82,000

3.—Other Services—

09. Handicapped children assistance—Grants to eligible organizations under the Handicapped Children (Assistance) Act

500,000

4,500,000

2,935,260

11. Hostels for aged persons—Grants to eligible organizations under the Aged Persons Hostels Act

4,000,000

15,000,000

3,878,236

Total: division 530

4,500,000

Total: Department of Social Security..........

4,752,000

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$

$

$

Division 535.—ADMINISTRATIVE

3.—Other Services—

21. Expo 75—Okinawa....................

537,000

583,000

..

26. United States Bicentennial Celebrations—Australian participation

50,000

..

..

Total: Division 535

587,000

Division 538.—AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

4,000

669,000

610,268

04. Office services.......................

1,000

117,000

81,506

Total: Division 538

5,000

Division 544.—AUSTRALIAN ARCHIVES

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

14,000

52,000

42,888

02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing

12,000

110,000

80,365

Total: Division 544

26,000

Total: Department of the Special Minister of State.

618,000

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Division 560.—SURFACE TRANSPORT GROUP

$

$

$

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

2,000

12,311,000

10,056,585

02. Overtime..........................

2,000

341,000

333,003

4,000

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

18,500

1,051,000

979,862

06. Fuel, light and power...................

3,500

275,000

266,957

22,000

Total: Division 560

26,000

Division 564.—AIR TRANSPORT GROUP

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

247,000

86,619,000

81,562,896

02. Overtime...........................

300,000

3,988,000

4,250,891

547,000

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

150,000

5,300,000

5,600,042

02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing

5,000

820,000

777,299

05. Office and local government services........

500,000

2,670,000

2,557,592

08. Fuel and lubricating oils.................

23,000

660,000

692,536

09. Electrical energy......................

10,000

1,890,000

2,021,823

11. Freight, cartage and removal expenses.......

40,000

500,000

689,146

15. Movable plant—Maintenance, materials and services

15,000

1,830,000

1,860,117

16. General stores.......................

70,000

300,000

500,576

813,000

Total: Division 564

1,360,000

Division 569.—SHIPBUILDING DIVISION

3.—Ship Construction—

01. Purchase of ships, material and equipment.....

1,000,000

65,000,000

62,706,784

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Division 575.—COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS

3.—North Australia Railway—

02. Stores and materials....................

200,000

559,000

566,367

03. Administrative expenses.................

100,000

299,000

308,648

Total: Division 575

300,000

Total: Department of Transport

2,686,000

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Division 580.—ADMINISTRATIVE

$

$

$

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

01. Salaries and allowances.................

4,900

13,382,600

11,168,029

02. Overtime...........................

9,100

291,000

281,915

14,000

2.—Administrative Expenses—

05. Freight and cartage....................

2,500

45,800

45,271

07. Computer services....................

7,500

606,400

249,316

10,000

3.—Other Services—

03. Interest on trustee moneys lodged at call (for payment to the head of Trust Fund concerned)

100,000

600,000

474,109

Total: Division 580

124,000

Division 582.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE

2.—Administrative Expenses—

02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing

140,000

2,236,000

2,176,611

Division 587.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER

Contingency Provision for Darwin Cyclone Expenditure

To enable the Treasurer (for the purpose of meeting expenditure arising out of the Darwin Cyclone)—

(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year in respect of expenditure that is expenditure for the ordinary annual services of the Government;

(b) to make moneys available for expenditure for the ordinary annual services of the Government, being moneys particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; and

(c) to make moneys available for expenditure for the ordinary annual services of the Government pending the issue of a Warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure

15,000,000

..

..

Total: Department of the Treasury............

15,264,000

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$

$

$

Division 592.—ADMINISTRATIVE

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

5,000

241,000

164,972

Total: Department of Urban and Regional Development

5,000

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$

$

Division 600.—AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCES

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

01. Permanent Naval Forces.................

140,000

135,642,000

124,218,367

02. Permanent Military Forces...............

30,000

264,933,000

248,469,229

03. Permanent Air Force...................

267,000

189,112,000

172,421,910

Total: Division 600

437,000

Division 602.—CIVIL PERSONNEL

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

02. Overtime...........................

46,000

4,169,000

3,345,524

Division 604.—ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND OTHER SERVICES

1.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

817,000

26,899,000

24,846,021

05. Freight and cartage....................

210,000

7,802,000

7,990,193

08. Compensation for personal injury and damage to property

225,000

339,000

480,869

14. Port handling, licences, agency and other commercial type services

20,000

714,000

543,399

16. Rent—Overseas......................

180,000

3,128,000

3,912,716

Total: Division 604

1,452,000

Division 607.—EQUIPMENT, STORES, MACHINERY AND PLANT

2.—Replacement Equipment and Stores—

02. Rations............................

190,000

18,005,000

16,212,038

03. Liquid fuels and lubricants...............

95,000

20,838,000

15,526,523

05. Other equipment and stores including hire.....

343,000

75,233,000

70,684,646

Total: Division 607

628,000

Division 609.—REPAIR AND OVERHAUL OF QUIPMENT, MACHINERY AND PLANT

334,000

52,775,000

43,687,581

Division 611.—REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND WORKS

6,000

2,808,000

3,485,249

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$

$

Division 617.—NATURAL DISASTERS AND CIVIL DEFENCE

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

02. Overtime...........................

2,000

11,000

10,044

2.—Administrative Expenses—

01. Travelling and subsistence...............

1,456,000

182,300

119,200

03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....

25,000

23,000

13,502

04. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation..

2,000

17,500

12,307

05. Equipment and stores...................

16,000

458,650

311,326

06. Incidental and other expenditure............

4,000

25,300

22,992

1,503,000

3.—Other Services—

02. Reimbursement of salaries paid by the States to Civil Defence personnel

22,000

300,000

..

Total: Division 617

1,527,000

Under Control of Department of Housing and Construction

Division 623.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE

8,361,000

48,992,000

40,829,781

Division 625.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

988,000

34,252,000

30,040,880

Division 627.—HOUSING FOR SERVICEMEN—ADVANCES TO STATES

8,071,000

16,109,000

7,766,303

Under Control of Department of Services and Property

Division 631.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS

19,500,000

15,652,000

2,013,623

Total: Department of Defence...............

41,350,000

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