{"id":"C1919A00012","name":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1919-20","slug":"appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1919-20","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"12 of 1919","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":19141,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1919A00012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1919-20","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nAPPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1919-20.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNo. 12 of 1919.\n\nAn 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 twenty for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.\n\n\\[Assented to 28th October, 1919.\\]\n\nPreamble.\n\nBe 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: —\n\nShort title.\n\n1\\. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1919–20.\n\nIssue and application of £397,144.\n\n2\\. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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 twenty the sum of Three hundred and ninety-seven thousand one hundred and forty-four pounds.\n\nAppropriation\n\n3\\. The said sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty.\n\nF.17184.—Price 5d.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n```html\n

1919-20.

1918–19.

Increase on Appropriation, 1918–19.

Decrease on Appropriation, 1918–19.

Vote.

Expenditure

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS—

£

£

£

£

£

Treasury ........................

322

..

609

322

Home and Territories ................

5,108

6,586

1,331

..

1,478

Defence—Military .................

60,044

39,390

29,990

20,654

Trade and Customs .................

3,421

4,650

1,353

..

1,229

Lighthouses ......................

..

1,270

1,117

..

1,270

Quarantine .......................

12,552

25,183

15,879

..

12,631

Works and Railways ................

331

122

120

209

Post Office Buildings ................

43,974

78,664

43,914

..

34,690

Commonwealth Railways .............

..

..

7,848

Northern Territory ..................

15,100

10,000

20,971

5,100

140,852

165,865

123,132

..

25,013

UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT—

Telegraphs, Telephones, and Conduits .....

165,000

175,000

194,994

..

10,000

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY—

Rifle Clubs and Ranges ..............

700

800

447

..

100

Military Stores, &c. .................

76,492

77,986

58,861

..

1,494

77,192

78,786

59,308

..

1,594

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—

Naval Works .....................

9,000

14,000

8,121

5,000

Construction of Vessels for other Departments ..

5,100

21,300

14,816

..

16,200

14,100

35,300

22,937

..

21,200

UNDER CONTROL OF HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT—

Purchase of Site—Customs Quarters—Port Pirie

..

..

1,100

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—

Purchase of option over Blythe River Iron Mines Ltd., Tasmania

..

..

3,688

Total Annual Votes ...............

397,144

454,951

405,159

..

57,807

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SUMMARY OF ANNUAL VOTES UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.

Division

No.

Subdivision No.

1919–20.

1918–19.

Re-vote.

New Service.

Total.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

1

..

TREASURY—

1

Note and Stamp Printing Office.

..

322

322

..

609

2

..

HOME AND TERRITORIES—

1

New South Wales ............

308

..

308

350

43

2

Federal Capital Territory .......

..

4,800

4,800

6,000

1,082

2a

Queensland ................

..

..

..

236

206

Total Division No. 2 ......

308

4,800

5,108

6,586

1,331

3

..

DEFENCE—MILITARY—

1A

New South Wales ............

..

..

..

2,000

1

Victoria ..................

2,599

6,000

8,599

5,981

3,931

2

Various States and Federal Territory

11,445

40,000

51,445

31,409

26,059

Total Division No. 3 ......

14,044

46,000

60,044

39,390

29,990

4

..

TRADE AND CUSTOMS—

1

New South Wales ............

400

..

400

1,650

989

2

Victoria ..................

..

21

21

..

364

3

Institute of Science and Industry

3,000

..

3,000

3,000

Total Division No. 4 ......

3,400

21

3,421

4,650

1,353

4a

..

LIGHTHOUSES .............

..

..

..

1,270

1,117

5

..

QUARANTINE ..............

8,705

3,847

12,552

25,183

15,879

6

..

WORKS AND RAILWAYS—

1

Victoria ..................

4

327

331

122

119

1A

New South Wales ............

..

..

..

..

1

Total Division No. 6 ......

4

327

331

122

120

7

..

POST OFFICE BUILDINGS—

1

New South Wales ............

4,666

3,770

8,436

22,598

17,958

2

Victoria ..................

5,953

14,023

19,976

46,902

22,009

3

Queensland ................

836

87

923

2,297

512

4

South Australia .............

192

..

192

697

454

5

Western Australia ...........

1,560

8,654

10,214

4,559

2,891

6

Tasmania .................

663

570

1,233

1,270

33

7

Northern Territory ...........

..

3,000

3,000

341

57

Total Division No. 7 ......

13,870

30,104

43,974

78,664

43,914

7a

..

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS—

..

..

..

..

7,848

8

..

NORTHERN TERRITORY ......

100

15,000

15,100

10,000

20,971

Total Divisions Nos. 1 to 8 ..

40,431

100,421

140,852

165,865

123,132

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UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.

1919–20.

1918–19.

Re-vote.

New Service.

Total.

Vote.

Expenditure

Division No. 1.

TREASURY.

£

£

£

£

£

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Alterations at Stamp Printing Office .....

..

322

322

..

..

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

..

322

322

..

609

Division No. 2.

HOME AND TERRITORIES.

Subdivision No. 1.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

No. 1. Fencing Commonwealth Territory—Jervis Bay

308

..

308

350

43

Total New South Wales .......

308

..

308

350

43

Subdivision No. 2.

FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.

No. 1. Incidental Works ..................

..

1,700

1,700

5,000

1,082

2. Physical Testing Plant ..............

..

3,100

3,100

..

..

Completion Cotter River Water Supply ...

..

..

..

1,000

..

Total Federal Capital Territory ...

..

4,800

4,800

6,000

1,082

Subdivision No. 2a.

QUEENSLAND.

No. 1. Accommodation for Meteorological Branch

..

..

..

236

206

Total Division No. 2 ..........

308

4,800

5,108

6,586

1,331

Division No. 3.

DEFENCE—MILITARY

Subdivision No. 1a.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

2nd Military District.

Non-recurring ..................

..

..

..

2,000

..

Total New South Wales (carried forward) ..

..

..

..

2,000

..

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Under Control or Department of Works and Railways.

1919–20.

1918–19.

Re-vote.

New Service.

Total.

Vote.

Expenditure

Division No. 3.

DEFENCE—MILITARY.

£

£

£

£

£

Brought forward .......

..

..

..

2,000

..

Subdivision No. 1.

VICTORIA.

3rd Military District.

No. 1. Fort Nepean—Construction of Sea Wall ...

19

5,000

5,019

2,981

2,962

2. Maribyrnong—Buildings and engineering works for Cordite Factory

2,580

1,000

3,580

3,000

421*

Victoria Barracks—Additional accommodation ..

..

..

..

..

548

Total Victoria ..............

2,599

6,000

8,599

5,981

3,931

Subdivision No. 2.

VARIOUS STATES AND FEDERAL TERRITORY.

No. 1. Erection of Drill Halls, and other accommodation for Citizen Forces

4,300

..

4,300

6,000

..

2. Erection of Ordnance Stores and Mobilization Stores

4,800

40,000

44,800

11,379

1,110

3. Rifle Ranges .....................

2,345

..

2,345

3,500

1,158

Additional Magazines for storage of ammunition for Field Artillery

..

..

..

530

191

Military College, Duntroon ...........

..

..

..

1,600

2,177

Fortifications ....................

..

..

..

4,300

4,731

Barracks .......................

..

..

..

3,000

869

Remount Depôts ..................

..

..

..

500

525

Water Supply, Royal Military College, Duntroon

..

..

..

..

4,612

Establishment Workmen's Homes, Small Arms Factory, Lithgow

..

..

..

..

103

Acetate of Lime Factory, including installation of plant

..

..

..

..

10,583

Non-recurring .................

..

..

..

600

..

Total various States and Federal Territory

11,445

40,000

51,445

31,409

26,059

Total Division No. 3 ...........

14,044

46,000

60,044

39,390

29,990

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Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

1919–20.

1918–19.

Re-vote.

New Service

Total.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 4.

£

£

£

£

£

TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Subdivision No. 1.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

No. 1. Alterations, Sydney Customs House .....

400

..

400

1,500

989

Non-recurring ..............

..

..

..

150

..

Total New South Wales .......

400

..

400

1,650

989

Subdivision No. 2.

VICTORIA.

No. 1. Geelong—Sewering Customs House .....

..

21

21

..

364

Subdivision No. 3.

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

No. 1. Establishment and equipment ..........

3,000

..

3,000

3,000

Total Subdivision 3 .......

3,000

..

3,000

3,000

Total Division No. 4 ..........

3,400

21

3,421

4,650

1,353

Division No. 4a.

LIGHTHOUSES.

Non-recurring ..............

..

..

..

1,270

1,117

Total Division No. 4a ..........

..

..

..

1,270

1,117

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1919–20.

1918–19.

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

Re-vote.

New Service.

Total.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

Division No. 5.

QUARANTINE.

No.1. Quarantine, New Buildings and Stations, Alterations and Additions, including Sites—

New South Wales ................

642

778

1,420

1,131

489

Victoria .......................

..

1.000

1,000

700

1,668

Queensland and Northern Territory .....

1,509

..

1,509

4,630

3,121

South Australia ..................

..

16

16

50

95

Western Australia ................

3,525

1,963

5,488

7,840

4,315

Tasmania ......................

159

.. 90

249

1,341

1,182

Total Item 1 ...............

5,835

3,847

9,682

15,692

10,870

2. Serum Institute—Victoria—Buildings, Stables and other works

600

..

600

3,700

2,643

3. Animal Quarantine Stations—

New South Wales ................

295

..

295

950

656

Western Australia ................

264

..

264

700

142

Total Item 3 ...............

559

..

559

1,650

798

4. Isolation Hospitals for Seamen—

New South Wales ................

1,549

..

1,549

3,480

1,069

Queensland ....................

162

..

162

661

499

Total Item 4 ...............

1,711

..

1,711

4,141

1,568

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

8,705

3,847

12,552

25,183

15,879

Division No. 6.

WORKS AND RAILWAYS.

Subdivision No. 1.

VICTORIA.

No. 1. Store Yard, South Melbourne ..........

4

327

331

122

119

Subdivision No. 1a.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Non-recurring .................

..

....

..

..

1

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

4

327

331

122

120

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1919–20.

1918–19.

Re-vote.

New Service.

Total.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

£

£

£

£

£

Division No. 7.

POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.

Subdivision No. 1.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

No. 1. Sundry Offices ...................

130

408

538

950

812

2. Sydenham Pole Depôt ..............

1,742

..

1,742

2,000

258

3. Sydney Telephone Exchange ..........

2,794

..

2,794

16,980

14,188

4. Sydney General Post Office, Remodelling*

..

3,300

3,300

..

5. Sydney Harbor Street Postal Stores—Fire Protection

..

62

62

..

Non-recurring ..............

..

..

..

2,668

2,700

Total New South Wales .......

4,666

3,770

8,436

22,598

17,958

POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.

Subdivision No. 2.

VICTORIA.

No. 1. Sundry Offices ...................

270

75

345

536

267

2. Malvern Telephone Exchange .........

471

98

569

5 196

4,725

3. Melbourne—Construction of Parcels Post and Postal Sorting and Postal Stores Building

660

..

660

1,600

405

4. Melbourne—Extension and Alterations, old General Post Office

3,552

3,000

6,552

18,190

14.638

5. Ascot Vale—New Automatic Telephone Exchange

..

5,000

5,000

..

6. Collingwood—New Automatic Telephone Exchange

..

5,850

5,850

..

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

4,953

14,023

18,976

25,522

20,035

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1919–20.

1918–19.

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

Re-vote.

New Service.

Total.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

Division No. 7.

POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.

Subdivision No. 2.

VICTORIA.

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

4,953

14,023

18,976

25,522

20,035

No.16. Melbourne—Erecting new building and remodelling old Parcels Post Building for telegraph operating room

1,000

...

1,000

21,170

1,974

Non-recurring ..............

..

..

..

210

Total Victoria ..............

5,953

14,023

19,976

46,902

22,009

Subdivision No. 3.

QUEENSLAND.

No. 1. Sundry Offices ...................

86

..

86

605

512

2. Caboolture Post Office ..............

567

..

567

567

3. Jericho Post Office—Removal of Building from Yaamba

183

87

270

450

Non-recurring .................

..

..

..

675

Total Queensland ............

836

87

923

2,297

512

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1919–20.

1918–19

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

Re-vote.

New Service.

Total.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

Division No. 7.

POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.

Subdivision No. 4.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

No. 1. Sundry Offices ...................

175

..

175

375

213

2. Henley Beach Telephone Exchange .....

17

..

17

322

241

Total South Australia .........

192

..

192

697

454

Subdivision No. 5.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

No. 1. Sundry Offices ...................

48

33

81

440

393

2. Gnowangerup Post Office ............

384

..

384

618

235

3. Mundigong Pole Depôt ..............

706

..

706

1,400

601

4. Perth—Additions to Stores Branch ......

128

..

128

308

1,250

5. Pingelly Post Office ................

120

..

120

1,370

163

6. Westonia Post Office ...............

174

..

174

423

249

7. Perth Telephone Exchange—Ventilation ..

..

625

625

8. Perth—Extension Postal Stores ........

..

5,740

5,740

9. Wyndham Post Office ..............

..

940

940

10. Geraldton Post Office—Structural Alterations

..

1,316

1,316

Total Western Australia .......

1,560

8,654

10,214

4,559

2,891

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Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

1919–20.

1918–19.

Division No. 7.

Re-vote.

New Service.

Total.

Vote.

Expenditure.

POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.

£

£

£

£

£

Subdivision No. 6.

TASMANIA.

No. 1. Sundry Offices ...................

50

..

50

650

25

2. King Island Post Office .............

613

..

613

620

8

3. Burnie Post Office .................

..

570

570

..

..

Total Tasmania .............

663

570

1,233

1,270

33

Subdivision No. 7.

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

No. 1. Darwin Post Office ................

..

3,000

3,000

..

..

Non-recurring ....................

..

..

..

341

57

Total Northern Territory .......

..

3,000

3,000

341

57

Total Division No. 7 ..........

13,870

30,104

43,974

78,664

43,914

Division No. 7a.

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Darwin–Katherine River Railway—Capital Expenditure

..

..

..

..

7,848

Division No. 8.

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Darwin Hospital additions ............

..

1,000

1,000

150

149

2. Slip for repairing boats ..............

..

1,000

1,000

600

845

3. Water boring ....................

..

8,000

8,000

3,100

9,996

4. Dredging at wharf at Darwin and all expenses in connexion therewith

100

3,900

4,000

750

3,213

5. Upkeep and Alterations to Batteries at Arltunga, Marranboy and Hayes Creek

..

100

100

100

70

6. New Schools ....................

..

1,000

1,000

..

..

Roads, streets, and bridges ...........

..

..

..

600

543

Additions to buildings ..............

..

..

..

150

144

Non-recurring ...................

..

..

..

4,550

6,005

Total Division No. 8

100

15,000

15,100

10,000

20,971

Total under control of Department of Works and Railways

40,431

100,421

140,852

165,865

123,132

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UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

1919–20.

1918–19.

Division No. 9.

TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES AND CONDUITS.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones, also construction of conduits and laying wires underground

£
165,000

£
175,000

£
194,994

Total under control of Postmaster-General's Department

165,000

175,000

194,994

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UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.—MILITARY.

Division No. 10.

RIFLE CLUBS AND RANGES.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Grants to rifle clubs for ranges, also cost of supervision of construction

650

750

447

2. Miniature rifle ranges .......................

50

50

...

Total Division No. 10 .................

700

800

447

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Division No. 11.

MILITARY STORES, ETC.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Warlike stores, including field and machine guns, vehicles, harness and saddlery, arms, accoutrements, ammunition, and other regimental and personal equipment

20,000

30,000

262

2. Field Artillery and Engineers—Towards cost of providing guns, vehicles, harness, equipment, and stores

1,000

21,100

21,096

3. Armament and stores for fixed defences ..........

5,450

1,736

1,069

4. Woollen Cloth Factory—Additional machinery and plant

2,000

5,000

3,000

5. Arms racks, armourers' benches and gymnastic apparatus for drill-halls

160

50

...

6. Small Arms Factory—Additions and installation machinery and plant

1,902

25,000

19,533

7. Wireless telegraphy in the field—Towards providing apparatus

100

100

...

8. Rifles for Senior Cadets ....................

100

...

...

9. Acquisition of Garrison Institute Buildings for use of Militia troops at Broadmeadows Camp

260

...

...

10. Aviation—Towards acquisition of sites and construction of hangars, workshops and barracks, and provision of equipment and plant

40,000

...

...

11. Appliances, tools, and gauges for Inspection Branch, Ordnance, Ammunition and Small Arms

5,000

...

...

12. Acquisition of building for quarters of caretaker, Broadmeadows Camp

520

...

...

Cordite Factory—Additions and extensions .........

...

7,000

8,126

Liverpool Camp—Additions ..................

...

...

2,130

Erection of Test house and Rifle Rests at Colonial Ammunition Factory

...

...

285

Acetate of Lime Factory—Machinery and Plant—Towards cost

...

...

3,360

76,492

89,986

...

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

...

12,000

...

Total Division No. 11..................

76,492

77,986

58,861

Total under Control of Department of Defence—Military ....

77,192

78,786

59,308

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UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT

OF THE NAVY.

1919–20.

1918–19.

Vote.

Expenditure

Division No. 12.

NAVAL WORKS.

£

£

£

No. 1. Other Naval Establishments—Power, plant and machines

7,000

10,000

4,673

2. Coal hulks, yard craft, boats and launches ..........

2,000

4,000

3,448

Total Division No. 12 .................

9,000

14,000

8,121

Division No. 13.

CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

No. 1. New South Wales—Customs Motor Launch, Newcastle .

1,750

2,100

405

2. Queensland—Customs Motor Launch, Brisbane ......

1,500

600

549

3. Queensland—Quarantine Fumigating Barge ........

250

850

1,299

4. Queensland—Quarantine Launch, Brisbane .........

1,500

3,000

910

5, Insurance of and Miscellaneous Expenditure on Vessels under Construction

100

100

45

Purchase of Two Steamers for Lighthouse services ....

...

7,500

8,398

Victoria—Customs Wooden Launch .............

...

900

64

Victoria—Quarantine Launch ..................

...

...

410

Lightships ..............................

...

1,750

107

Darwin—Motor Launch, Customs and Quarantine ....

...

4,500

2,629

Total Division No. 13 .................

5,100

21,300

14,816

Total under control of the Department of the Navy ......

14,100

35,300

22,937

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UNDER CONTROL OF HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.

Division No. 13a.

Purchase of Site, Customs Quarters, Port Pirie .........

...

...

1,100

______

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Division No. 13b.

Purchase of option over Blythe River Iron Mines Ltd., Tasmania

...

...

3,688

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

397,144

454,951

405,159

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