{"id":"C1955A00042","name":"Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1955-56","slug":"appropriation-works-and-services-act-1955-56","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"42 of 1955","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4619,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1955A00042-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1955-56","content":"![](image.001.png)THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\nAPPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES)\n\n![](image.002.png)1955-56.\n\nNo. 42 of 1955.\n\nAn Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand’ nine; hundred and fifty-six, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.\n\n\\[Assented to 28th October, 1955.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the Queen’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 Services) Act 1955-56.\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 £68,558,000.\n\n3. 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-six, the sum of Sixty-eight million five hundred and fifty-eight thousand pounds.\n\n4. All\n\nF.5725/55.—Price 8d.\n\nAppropriation of supply £101,245,000.\n\n4. All sums granted by this Act and by the other Act mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-six, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of One hundred and one million two hundred and forty-five thousand pounds, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-five, for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-six.\n\n![](image.003.png)![](image.003.png)THE SCHEDULES.\n\n![](image.005.png)![](image.004.png)Section 4. FIRST SCHEDULE.\n\nGRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.\n\n| | £ |\n| ------------------------------------------ | ----------- |\n| Act No. 22 of 1955........................ | 32,687,000 |\n| Under this Act........................... | 68,558,000 |\n| | 101,245,000 |\n\n![](image.004.png)SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.\n\nABSTRACT.\n\n```html\n

Page Reference.

—

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

4

Part 1.—Departments and Services— other than business undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth

60,666,000

66,506,000

59,795,120

12

Part 2.—Business Undertakings.....

32,420,000

29,290,000

27,034,123

14

Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth

8,159,000

6,788,000

5,168,011

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.

101,245,000

102,584,000

91,997,254

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

SUMMARY.

Division Number

Departments and Services.

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

1

PARLIAMENT.....................

30,000

24,000

15,984

2–3

PRIME MINISTER..................

986,000

1,035,000

936,940

4–5

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS...............

245,000

117,000

92,752

6–8

TREASURY.......................

266,000

549,000

228,363

9–10

ATTORNEY-GENERAL..............

107,000

161,000

36,472

11–12

INTERIOR........................

1,409,000

1,757,000

1,618,374

13–14

WORKS.........................

743,000

960,000

819,019

15–17

CIVIL AVIATION..................

5,119,000

6,650,000

4,657,462

18–19

TRADE AND CUSTOMS.............

144,000

160,000

106,773

20–22

HEALTH.........................

480,000

2,399,000

2,092,401

22k–24

REPATRIATION...................

247,000

444,000

131,717

25–26

COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE......

97,000

1,338,000

972,531

27–29

SOCIAL SERVICES.................

30,143,000

30,173,000

30,098,848

30–32

SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT..........

3,932,000

5,158,000

4,003,206

33

TERRITORIES.....................

1,000

5,000

2,422

35–36

IMMIGRATION....................

296,000

475,000

207,922

37–38

LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE....

44,000

40,000

36,092

39–42

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT..........

14,707,000

14,395,000

13,264,059

43–45

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

254,000

381,000

291,807

45k

AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

1,416,000

285,000

181,976

TOTAL PART 1...........

60,666,000

66,506,000

59,795,120

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

PARLIAMENT.

Under Control of Department of Works.

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 1.

£

£

£

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

30,000

24,000

15,984

PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 2.

1. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Buildings, equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residences

35,000

59,000

40,149

2. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works

898,000

905,000

850,000

3. Official establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture

10,000

13,000

9,631

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

943,000

977,000

899,780

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 3.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

43,000

58,000

37,160

Total Prime Minister’s Department........

986,000

1,035,000

936,940

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Under Control of Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 4.

Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—

1. India..................................

30,000

23,500

16,433

2. Indonesia...............................

51,000

4,400

37,761

3. Burma.................................

35,000

3,600

1,439

4. Cambodia...............................

43,000

..

..

5. New Caledonia...........................

16,200

17,800

3,838

6. Japan..................................

9,500

23,000

1,339

7. Pakistan................................

7,300

2,100

1,819

8. Philippines..............................

5,000

800

536

9. Thailand................................

5,800

500

411

10. Other overseas establishments..................

37,200

34,300

25,653

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

240,000

110,000

89,229

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 5.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

5,000

7,000

3,523

Total Department of External Affairs.......

245,000

117,000

92,752

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

1955-56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of the Treasury.

£

£

£

Division No. 6.

1. Government Printing Office—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment

145,000

28,000

8,587

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 7.

Acquisition of sites and buildings..................

..

357,000

82,800

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 8.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

14,000

14,000

7,847

2. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..

107,000

150,000

129,129

Total Division No. 8.................

121,000

164,000

136,976

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

266,000

549,000

228,363

ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 9.

Acquisition of sites and buildings..................

..

3,000

2,139

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 10.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

107,000

158,000

34,333

Total Attorney-General’s Department.....

107,000

161,000

36,472

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 11.

1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings

(a) 200,000

500,000

498,793

2. Plant and equipment...........................

30,000

20,000

12,503

3. Commonwealth Observatory—Plant, including purchase and installation of 74″ telescope

40,000

90,000

47,649

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

270,000

610,000

558,945

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 12.

1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture

1,032,000

993,000

977,925

2. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture.....

107,000

154,000

81,504

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

1,139,000

1,147,000

1,059,429

Total Department of the Interior.........

1,409,000

1,757,000

1,618,374

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DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

£

£

£

Division No. 13.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................

8,000

106,000

82,416

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 14.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............

297,500

351,000

272,979

2. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-1954...

300,000

134,000

108,750

3. Plant and equipment...........................

135,000

139,000

126,379

4. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material......

2,500

5,000

3,495

Works Hostels Trust Account—Working Advance......

..

30,000

30,000

Works Undertakings Trust Account—Working Advance...

..

195,000

195,000

Total Division No. 14...............

735,000

854,000

736,603

Total Department of Works............

743,000

960,000

819,019

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.

Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation.

Division No. 15.

1. Airway services, including power and lighting plant and equipment

1,000,000

1,650,000

1,100,271

2. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment......

600,000

450,000

233,434

3. Qantas Empire Airways Limited—Provision of additional share capital

500,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

Total Division No. 15...............

2,100,000

3,100,000

2,333,705

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 16.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................

570,000

550,000

155,306

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 17.

1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture

2,449,000

3,000,000

2,168,451

Total Department of Civil Aviation......

5,119,000

6,650,000

4,657,462

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 18.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................

28,000

5,000

3,562

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 19.

1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.

116,000

155,000

103,211

Total Department of Trade and Customs.

144,000

160,000

106,773

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

1955–56.

1954–55.

Under Control of Department of Health.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 20.

£

£

£

1. Purchase of laboratory equipment..................

69,000

110,000

97,077

Tuberculosis Act 1948—Reimbursement of expenditure to State Governments

(c)

1,710,000

1,709,405

Blood fractionation—Installation of plant.............

..

9,000

8,802

Total Division No. 20................

69,000

1,829,000

1,815,284

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 21.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................

28,000

20,000

3,799

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 22.

1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels.

383,000

550,000

273,318

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

480,000

2,399,000

2,092,401

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.

Under Control of Department of Repatriation.

Division No. 22k.

1. Lemnos Mental Hospital, Western Australia—Contribution towards cost of extension

15,000

36,000

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 23.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................

17,000

22,000

4,741

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 24.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

215,000

386,000

126,976

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

247,000

444,000

131,717

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.

Under Control of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.

Division No. 25.

1. Jute and jute products—Imports....................

130,000

2,661,000

1,937,434

2. Less amount recoverable from sales.................

(a) 130,000

2,661,000

(a) 1,937,434

3. Special food investigations—Machinery and plant.......

..

15,000

..

31,000

..

18315

4. Residential buildings, works, equipment and furniture, Indonesia

32,000

..

..

5. Residential buildings, works, equipment and furniture, New Zealand

9,500

..

..

6. Residential buildings, works, equipment and furniture, other overseas establishments

\"Brace
8,700

30,000

\"Brace
22,236

7. Office buildings, works, equipment and furniture, overseas establishments

7,800

Nitrogenous fertilizer—Purchase of stocks............

..

300,000

..

Flax Commission—Advances.....................

..

(b) 913,000

(b) 903,000

Flax Production Committee—Capital expenditure........

..

42,000

11,294

Total Division No. 25................

73,000

1,316,000

955,345

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 25k.

Acquisition of sites and buildings.....................

..

5,000

4,564

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 26.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

24,000

17,000

12,622

Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture

97,000

1,338,000

972,531

\n```\n\n(a) In addition £913,618 credited in 1954–55 to Revenue—Jute and Jute products—Sale of stocks. Credits in 1955–56 are estimated at £439,000. (b) Includes £778,000 paid to Revenue for assets taken over from the Flax Production Committee. (c) Provided under Division No. 261—Payments to or for the States.\n\n```html\n

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

1955–56.

1954–55.

Under Control of Department of Social Services.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 27.

£

£

£

(for payment to credit of War Service Homes Trust Account)

1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918–1954....

30,000,000

30,000,000

29,999,040

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 28.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................

43,000

22,000

18,493

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 29.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

100,000

151,000

81,315

Total Department of Social Services......

30,143,000

30,173,000

30,098,848

DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.

Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.

Division No. 30.

1. Ship construction.............................

3,720,000

4,000,000

3,647,918

2. Less amount recoverable from sales of ships...........

820,000

700,000

1,222,109

2,900,000

3,300,000

2,425,809

3. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment

35,000

49,000

33,094

4. Purchase of ships overseas.......................

300,000

1,000,000

802,197

Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool—Plant.......

..

29,000

18,912

Total Division No. 30................

3,235,000

4,378,000

3,280,012

Division No. 30k.

1. Expenditure under Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 1949

600,000

650,000

603,815

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 31.

Acquisition of sites and buildings..................

..

5,000

303

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 32.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............

22,500

30,000

9,051

2. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...

74,500

95,000

110,025

Total Division No. 32................

97,000

125,000

119,076

Total Department of Shipping and Transport.

3,932,000

5,158,000

4,003,206

DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 33.

dings, works, fittings and furniture.............

1,000

5,000

2,422

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DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Division No. 35.

£

£

£

1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—Acquisition of sites and buildings

35,000

25,000

1,233

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 36.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............

5,100

8,000

4,358

2. Reception, training and holding centres for accommodation of migrants

112,600

182,000

72,021

3. Hostels for migrant workers......................

143,300

260,000

130,310

Total Division No. 36...............

261,000

450,000

206,689

Total Department of Immigration........

296,000

475,000

207,922

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 37.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................

17,000

13,000

13,383

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 38.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............

27,000

27,000

22,709

Total Department of Labour and National Service

44,000

40,000

36,092

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

Under Control of Department of National Development.

Division No. 39.

1. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment.....

210,000

280,000

110,849

2. Less amount recoverable from Australian Atomic Energy Commission

125,000

155,000

56,437

Total Division No. 39...............

85,000

125,000

54,412

Division No. 40.

1. Expenditure under Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 1949-1952

(a) 14,600,000

14,200,000

13,200,000

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 41.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................

1,000

..

352

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 42.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............

21,000

70,000

9,295

Total Department of National Development.

14,707,000

14,395,000

13,264,059

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COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.

£

£

£

Division No. 43.

1. Buildings, works, plant and developmental expenditure...

138,500

178,000

172,909

2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund and Specific Research Fund

128,500

168,000

163,574

Total Division No. 43...............

10,000

10,000

9,335

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 44.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................

24,000

48,500

37,496

2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund and Specific Research Fund

4,000

9,500

6,525

Total Division No. 44...............

20,000

39,000

30,971

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 45.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............

384,000

547,000

388,642

2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund......

160,000

215,000

137,141

Total Division No. 45...............

224,000

332,000

251,501

Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

254,000

381,000

291,807

AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.

Under Control of Department of the Treasury.

Division No. 45k.

1. Expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act 1953 (for payment to the credit of the Atomic Energy Trust Account)

1,416,000

285,000

181,976

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

60,666,000

66,506,000

59,795,120

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Part 2.—Business Undertakings.

SUMMARY.

Division Number.

—

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

46

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.........

750,000

1,200,000

921,725

47–49

POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

29,819,000

27,669,000

25,839,167

50–52

BROADCASTING SERVICES............

1,851,000

421,000

273,231

TOTAL PART 2...........

32,420,000

29,290,000

27,034,123

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PART 2.—Business Undertakings.

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.

£

£

£

Division No. 46.

1. Trans-Australian Railway......................

400,000

453,000

399,288

2. Central Australia Railway......................

250,000

483,000

373,476

3. North Australia Railway.......................

94,000

231,000

141,529

4. Australian Capital Territory Railway...............

6,000

33,000

7,432

Total Commonwealth Railways........

750,000

1,200,000

921,725

POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 47.

1. Telephone exchange services....................

19,800,000

18,147,000

18,118,700

2. Trunk line services...........................

5,250,000

5,290,000

5,101,829

3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services...............

850,000

867,000

862,257

25,900,000

24,304,000

24,082,786

Less amount payable from Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account

..

1,500,000

1,500,000

Total Division No. 47...............

25,900,000

22,804,000

22,582,786

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 48.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.................

460,000

465,000

379,792

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 49.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............

3,459,000

4,400,000

2,876,589

Total Postmaster-General’s Department

29,819,000

27,669,000

25,839,167

BROADCASTING SERVICES.

Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 50.

1. Engineering equipment and services—Sound broadcasting.

328,000

203,000

198,775

2. Sites, buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broad--casting studios and other purposes (other than provided under Divisions Nos. 51 and 52)

30,000

25,000

3,216

3. Television transmitting equipment.................

376,000

..

..

4. Television studio equipment.....................

474,000

..

..

1,208,000

228,000

201,991

5. Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission reserves

30,000

25,000

3,216

Total Division No. 50...............

1,178,000

203,000

198,775

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 51.

1

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings for technical purposes—Sound broadcasting

36,000

18,000

7,868

2. Acquisition of sites and buildings for sound broadcasting studios

3,000

..

..

3. Acquisition of sites and buildings for television purposes..

50,000

86,000

57

Total Division No. 51...............

89,000

104,000

7,925

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 52.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for technical purposes—Sound broadcasting

82,000

113,000

63,886

2. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for television purposes

500,000

..

..

3. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for other purposes.

55,000

64,000

15,437

637,000

177,000

79,323

4. Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission reserves

53,000

63,000

12,792

Total Division No. 52...............

584,000

114,000

66,531

Total Broadcasting Services...........

1,851,000

421,000

273,231

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

32,420,000

29,290,000

27,034,123

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PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

SUMMAEY.

Division Number.

—

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

£

£

£

53–57

NORTHERN TERRITORY.............

2,640,000

2,467,000

1,818,592

58–61

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY....

5,490,000

4,302,000

3,341,615

63–64

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA...........

29,000

19,000

7,804

TOTAL PART 3...........

8,159,000

6,788,000

5,168,011

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PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

NORTHERN TERRITORY.

DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of Territories.

Division No. 53.

£

£

£

1. Plant and equipment..........................

78,000

96,900

82,444

2. Compensation for improvements on resumed leases......

45,000

1,100

1,085

3. Compensation for acquisition of mineral rights.........

25,000

..

..

Total Division No. 53...............

148,000

98,000

83,529

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 54.

1. Acquisition of sites and buildings..................

36,000

3,000

5,370

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 55.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............

1,851,000

1,805,000

1,354,858

2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes

199,000

238,000

115,873

Total Division No. 55...............

2,050,000

2,043,000

1,470,731

Total Department of Territories.........

2,234,000

2,144,000

1,559,630

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 56.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............

117,000

106,000

104,581

2. Plant and equipment..........................

161,000

66,000

54,894

Total Department of Works...........

278,000

172,000

159,475

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 57.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..............

128,000

151,000

99,487

Total Northern Territory.............

2,640,000

2,467,000

1,818,592

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Under Control of Department of the Interior.

Division No. 58.

1. Forestry—(for payment to credit of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)

70,000

70,000

65,000

2. Sundry works and services......................

20,000

31,000

9,707

3. Canberra cemetery—Minor services (for payment to credit of Canberra Cemetery Trust Account)

3,000

3,000

3,000

4. Plant and equipment..........................

45,000

35,000

24,361

5. Plant and equipment (for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)

96,000

40,000

44,190

6. Electricity supply—Engineering works..............

220,000

370,000

160,045

7. Acquisition of land and compensation for improvements on resumed leases

2,000

..

1,052

8. Australian Capital Territory Electricity Trust Account—Working advance

20,000

..

..

Total Division No. 58...............

476,000

549,000

307,355

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PART 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued.

1955–56.

1954–55.

Vote.

Expenditure.

Under Control of Department of Works.

£

£

£

Division No. 59.

1. Buildings, fittings and furniture.................

2,774,000

2,456,000

2,091,333

2. Engineering works..........................

1,400,000

982,000

697,466

Total Division No. 59.............

4,174,000

3,438,000

2,788,799

Total Department of the Interior......

4,650,000

3,987,000

3,096,154

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 60.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............

533,000

183,000

123,403

2. Plant and equipment........................

204,000

20,000

19,186

Total Department of Works.........

737,000

203,000

142,589

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 61.

1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture............

103,000

112,000

102,872

Total Australian Capital Territory.....

5,490,000

4,302,000

3,341,615

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.

Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.

Division No. 63.

1. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment

11,000

5,000

4,886

Under Control of Department of Works.

Division No. 64.

1. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture

18,000

14,000

2,918

Total Papua and New Guinea........

29,000

19,000

7,804

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

8,159,000

6,788,000

5,168,011

TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

101,245,000

102,584,000

91,997,254

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