{"id":"C1928A00030","name":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1928-29","slug":"appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1928-29","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"30 of 1928","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3497,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1928A00030-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1928-29","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nAPPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) \n1928-29.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNo. 30 of 1928.\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-nine for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.\n\n\\[Assented to 14th September, 1928\\].\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 1928-29.\n\nIssue and application of £383,785.\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-nine the sum of Three hundred and eighty-three thousand seven hundred and eighty-five 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-nine.\n\nschedule.\n\nF.12414.—Price 8d.\n\n \n\nSCHEDULE.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n```html\n

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Reference.

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1928-29.

1927-28.

Increase on Expenditure, 1927-28.

Decrease on Expenditure,
1927-28.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

3

Part 1.—Departments and Services—other Than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth

244,035

284,049

192,440

51,595

..

8

Part 2.—Business Under­takings

..

..

874

..

874

9

Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth

139,750

33,600

36,312

103,438

..

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, ETC.

383,785

317,649

229,626

154,159

..

\n```\n\n \n\nPART 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSUMMARY.\n\n```html\n

Division Number.

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1928-29.

1927-28.

Increase on Expenditure, 1927-28.

Decrease on Expenditure, 1927-28.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

£

£

1

THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT

300

3,000

237

63

..

2-4

THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT

54,800

8,800

890

53,910

..

5-8b

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

156,900

205,364

170,219

..

13,319

9

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS

13,470

25,015

12,081

1,389

..

10

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

18,565

41,870

9,013

9,552

..

TOTAL PART 1....

244,035

284,049

192,440

51,595

..

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PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

1928-29.

1927-28.

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 1.

Subdivision No. 1.

£

£

£

COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.

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

300

3,000

237

HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Home and Territories Department.

Division No. 2.

50,000

…

…

No. 1. Erection of War Memorial, Canberra................

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

Division No. 3.

3,000

7,000

890

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Erection of, and additions to, Meteorological buildings....

Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 4.

1,800

1,800

…

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Establishment of Wireless Station—Lord Howe Island....

Total Home and Territories Department..............

54,800

8,800

890

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

NAVAL.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 5.

Subdivision No. 1.—Naval Works.

No. 1. Naval Establishments—Machinery and plant..........

4,000

9,000

9,840

2. Coal hulks, yard craft, boats, launches and battle practice targets

2,000

4,050

3,884

3. Reserves of stores, including ammunition, ordnance, torpedo stores, and coal and oil fuel

70,000

74,000

32,894

4. Oil fuel storage facilities........................

24,000

24,000

34,657

Grant to Commonwealth Shipping Board—Extension of Sutherland Dock—Cockatoo Dockyard

...

…

3,250

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

100,000

111,050

84,525

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

Division No. 6.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Naval bases, works, and establishments..............

20,000

20,000

20,000

Total Naval (carried forward)...........

120,000

131,050

104,525

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

1928-29.

1927-28.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

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

120,000

131,050

104,525

MILITARY.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 7.

RIFLE RANGES.

No. 1. Construction of miniature rifle ranges...............

900

1,000

989

AIR SERVICES.

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 8.

No. 1. Provision of aircraft equipment and plant, including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineering supplies and ammunition, and preparation of aerodromes

56,000

8,000

8,000

CIVIL AVIATION BRANCH.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 8a.

No. 1 Initial preparation of aerodromes and emergency landing grounds, provision of aircraft equipment, plant, and vehicles, including spare parts, machinery, tools, and engineering supplies

…

980

971

Total Air Services..........................

56,000

8,980

8,971

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

176,900

141,030

114,485

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1928-29.

1927-28.

Vote.

Expenditure.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

£

£

£

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

176,900

141,030

114,485

MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.

Under Control of Department of Defence.

Division No. 8b.

FACTORIES, MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.

Subdivision No. 1.

Acquisition of Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray— Instalments

…

19,153

19,153

Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions not now produced in Australia—Towards cost†

..

39,681

31,081

Preliminary and experimental work, raw material and stores, wages, and other expenses in connexion with the initiation and maintenance of munitions production

..

5,000

5,000

Machinery and plant for Commercial Explosives Testing Station

..

500

500

Total Munitions Supply Branch..............

..

64,334

55,734

176,900

205,364

170,219

Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year

20,000

..

..

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

156,900

205,364

170,219

\n```\n\n† Estimated total cost, £507.000.\n\n \n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

1928-29.

1927-28.

Under Control of Department of Works

and Railways.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 9.

£

£

£

Subdivision No. 1.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

9,000

..

..

No. 1. Construction of Customs launch...................

Subdivision No. 2.

VICTORIA.

No. 1. Erection of and additions and alterations to buildings, and construction of launches and vessels—towards cost*

24,020

23,500

1,048

Subdivision No. 3.

QUEENSLAND.

No. 1. Erection of new wharf, buildings, &c., for Marine Branch, and quarters, crane, &c., for Lighthouse Branch

13,450

12,630

108

Subdivision No. 4.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

No. 1. Erection of and additions and alterations to buildings.....

6,900

10,385

5,435

Subdivision No. 5.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

No. 1. Erection of and alterations and additions to buildings.....

100

3,500

5,490

53,470

50,015

12,081

Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year

40,000

25,000

..

Total Department of Trade and Customs

13,470

25,015

12,081

\n```\n\n Estimated total cost, £66,500.\n\n \n\n```html\n

1928-29.

1927-28.

Vote.

Expenditure

£

£

£

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

Division No. 10.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. New buildings, alterations and additions, and construction of launches and vessels

18,565

41,870

9,013

TOTAL PART 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth

244,035

284,049

192,440

\n```\n\nPART 2.—Business Undertakings.\n\n```html\n

POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

1928-29.

1927-28.

Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department

Vote.

Expenditure

Division No. 10a.

Subdivision No. 1.

£

£

£

Buildings at St. Arnaud and South Grafton for carrier wave telephone apparatus for Mildura and Brisbane circuits

..

..

874

TOTAL PART 2.—Business Undertakings...............

..

..

874

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PART 3 —Territories of the Commonwealth.

NORTH AUSTRALIA AND CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.

1928-29.

1927-28.

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 11.

£

£

£

Subdivision No. 1.—North Australia.

No. 1. Erection of, alterations and additions to, buildings.......

13,000

15,600

7,338

2. Construction and filling of petrol tank...............

250

2,000

96

Total Subdivision No. 1..................

13,250

17,600

7,434

Subdivision No. 2.—Central Australia.

No. 1. Construction of buildings and roads, engineering services and water boring

24,000

34,000

18,119

37,250

51,600

25,553

Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year

15,000

20,000

..

Total North Australia and Central Australia................

22,250

31,600

25,553

FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.

Division No. 12.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Reconstruction of Canberra-Goulburn road—towards cost*

75,000

..

..

Under Control of Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 13.

Subdivision No. 1.

No. 1. Purchase of machinery for Government Printing Office, Canberra

42,500†

‡

8,759

Total Federal Capital Territory......................

117,500

..

8,759

\n```\n\n\\* Estimated cost of road within the territory of New South Wales is £200,000, of which the Commonwealth will contribute two-thirds and New South Wales one-third. In addition, the Commonwealth will defray cost of reconstruction within the Federal Capital Territory, estimated at £50,000.\n\n† Includes amount of £36,410 to be reimbursed to Federal Capital Commission.\n\n‡ An amount of £3,000 was provided in 1927-28 under Ordinary Services, Division No. 150a, Subdivision No 1.\n\nF. 12414.—2\n\n \n\n```html\n

PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth—continued.

PAPUA.

1928 29.

1927-28.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 13a.

Subdivision No. 1.

Erection of accommodation for Audit staff, Port Moresby...

..

2,000

2,000

TOTAL PART 3 —Territories of the Commonwealth.......

139,750

33,600

36,312

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC......

383,785

317,649

229,626

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