{"id":"C1923A00035","name":"Loan Act 1923","slug":"loan-act-1923","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"35 of 1923","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":3051,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1923A00035-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Loan Act 1923","content":"LOAN.\n\nNo. 35 of 1923.\n\nAn Act to authorize the Raising and Expending of certain Sums of Money.\n\n\\[Assented to 1st September, 1923.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title.\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Loan Act 1923.\n\nAuthority to borrow £4,500,000.\n\n2. The Treasurer may from time to time under the provisions of the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911-1918, or under the provisions of any Act authorizing the issue of Treasury Bills, borrow moneys not exceeding in the whole the amount of Four million five hundred thousand pounds.\n\nPurpose for which money may be borrowed.\n\n3. The amount borrowed shall be issued and applied only for the expenses of borrowing and for the purposes of appropriations made or to be made by law.\n\nIssue and application of £6,124,426.\n\n4. There may be issued and applied out of the proceeds of any Loan raised under the authority of any Loan Act. including the present Act, the sum of Six million one hundred and twenty-four thousand four hundred and twenty-six pounds for the purposes set forth in the Schedule to this Act.\n\nAuthority to make advances to States.\n\n5.—(1.) Pending the borrowing of moneys authorized to be borrowed under section two of this Act for the purpose of making loans to the States for immigration and works in connexion therewith, the Treasurer may advance the States, out of any moneys in the Commonwealth Public Account, sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of One million pounds.\n\n(2.) The Treasurer shall, out of moneys borrowed under section two of this Act for the purpose of making loans to the States for immigration and works in connexion therewith, immediately repay the sums advanced to the States under this section.\n\nAppropriation of moneys.\n\n6.—(1.) For a period of five years from the date of the raising of any loan under section two of this Act for the purpose of making loans to the States for immigration and works in connexion therewith, the\n\n \nTreasurer may pay to any State a sum not exceeding one-third of the interest payable by the State on any such moneys loaned.\n\n(2.) Payments under this section shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated for the purpose.\n\nSCHEDULE.\n\n| — | Amount required in 1923-24. | Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts. | Appropriated under this Act. |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |\n| | —First Column. | —Second Column. | —Third Column. |\n| Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department. | £ | £ | £ |\n| Contribution of Commonwealth towards construction of roads by States | 30,000 | 30,000 | .. |\n| London Offices............................ | 8,400 | 8,400 | .. |\n| Subscription to capital of Refinery Company in accordance with Oil Agreement Act 1920 | 100,001 | 100,001 | .. |\n| Immigration—Passage money of assisted immigrants... | 500,000 | 517 | 499,483 |\n| Total under control of Prime Minister’s Department | 638,401 | 138,918 | 499,483 |\n| Under Control OF Department OF the Treasury. | | | |\n| Loans to States for settling returned soldiers on the land. | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | .. |\n| Loans to the States for immigration and works in connexion therewith | 5,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 1,000,000 |\n| Construction of ships (to be paid to Trust Fund, Commonwealth Government Ships’ Account) | 750,000 | 484,288 | 265,712 |\n| Total under control of Department of the Treasury | 9,750,000 | 8,484,288 | 1,265,712 |\n| FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY. | | | |\n| Under Control of Home and Territories Department and Department of Works and Railways. | | | |\n| Works, services, and acquisition of land in Federal Capital Territory | 165,000 | .. | 165,000 |\n| Solar Observatory, Canberra, erection of—towards cost. | 1,500 | .. | 1,500 |\n| (All receipts from the Federal Capital Territory to be credited to the above votes.) | | | |\n| | 166,500 | .. | 166,500 |\n| Deduct estimated receipts......... | 15,000 | .. | 15,000 |\n| Total Federal Capital Territory... | 151,500 | .. | 151,500 |\n| Carried forward....... | 10,539,901 | 8,623,206 | 1,916,695 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| — | Amount required in 1923-24. | Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts. | Appropriated under this Act. |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |\n| | —First Column. | —Second Column. | —Third Column. |\n| | £ | £ | £ |\n| Brought forward................ | 10,539,901 | 8,623,206 | 1,916,695 |\n| Under Control of Home and Territories Department (excepting Federal Capital Territory). | | | |\n| Purchase of properties and sites— | | | |\n| Land, Fairy Meadow, New South Wales.......... | 4,000 | 9 | 3,991 |\n| Land for Defence purposes generally............ | 18,700 | 18,700 | .. |\n| Properties and sites for Air Services............. | 32,000 | 14,414 | 17,586 |\n| Land for Post and Telegraph purposes........... | 82,400 | 1,126 | 81,274 |\n| Land for Naval purposes.................... | 16,125 | .. | 16,125 |\n| Land for Trade and Customs purposes........... | 2,000 | .. | 2,000 |\n| Total under control of Home and Territories Department (excepting Federal Capital Territory) | 155,225 | 34,249 | 120,976 |\n| Under Control of Department of Defence. | | | |\n| Expeditionary Forces— | | | |\n| Pay and allowances, including amounts due to deceased soldiers’ estates | 10,000 | 10,000 | .. |\n| Expenditure in connexion with the distribution of medals and plaques, and other Base Records work incidental to the service and records of members of the Australian Imperial Force | 25,000 | 935 | 24,065 |\n| Freight, handling charges, reconditioning, and other expenditure in connexion with the post-bellum equipment of the Australian Imperial Force | 25,000 | 25,000 | .. |\n| Cost of repatriation of ex-members of the Australian Imperial Force | 500 | 500 | .. |\n| Employment of temporary staff, advertising, and other expenditure connected with sales of surplus war equipment and stores | 5,000 | 4,620 | 380 |\n| Miscellaneous expenditure in connexion with the Australian Imperial Force, including special expenditure by the High Commissioner’s Office | 250 | .. | 250 |\n| Transport services in connexion with Expeditionary Forces, including passage money, hire, fitting and reconditioning of ships, wages, coal, victualling, and all other expenditure incidental to such services | 40,000 | 40,000 | .. |\n| Total under control of Department of Defence... | 105,750 | 81,055 | 24,695 |\n| Carried forward........ | 10,800,876 | 8,738,510 | 2,062,366 |\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,800,876

8,738,510

2,062,366

Under Control of Department of Trade and Customs.

New Lighthouses (including upkeep of vessels for construction work) and optical and other apparatus for Lightships

37,200

3,774

33,426

Alterations of Lighthouse services...................

1,700

1,700

..

Total under control of Department of Trade and Customs

38,900

5,474

33,426

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory).

Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-20 (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund, War Service Homes Account)

3,000,000

3,000,000

..

Naval Bases, works and establishments...............

88,000

56,588

31,412

Lithgow—Extensions machine shop, steel store, and other buildings

13,756

12,965

791

Inspection Branch (Arms and Ammunition)—Works and buildings at Footscray and Maribyrnong

571

571

..

Lithgow Housing scheme, erection of cottages..........

4,316

4,316

..

Lithgow—Building for machine gun and pistol manufacture.

10,000

10,000

..

Mobilization Stores—Erection of...................

16,022

16,022

Research Laboratory, Maribyrnong—Works and buildings..

60

..

60

Maribyrnong—High explosives factory...............

50,000

17,166

32,834

Maribyrnong—Buildings for engineering factories

48,500

20,300

28,200

Footscray—Buildings for fuse and cartridge case manufacture

48,000

19,936

28,064

Ordnance Stores—Erection of.....................

2,365

2,293

72

Wakefield, South Australia—Proof range..............

3,000

..

3,000

Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-20......

357,400

340,079

17,321

Commonwealth Offices, Sydney—towards cost..........

20,000

14,985

5,015

Commonwealth Offices, Brisbane—towards cost

15,000

21

14,979

Commonwealth Offices, Adelaide—towards cost

31,000

14,003

16,997

Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway.................

100,000

17,501

82,499

Northern Territory Railway.......................

67,990

1,821

66,169

Port Augusta—Oodnadatta Railway.................

218,000

2,003

215,997

Serum and Health Laboratories.....................

12,500

2,962

9,538

Construction of two vessels for Lighthouse purposes......

140,000

..

140,000

\"\"Carried forward

4,246,480

3,553,532

692,948

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

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

4,246,480

3,553,532

692,948

post office buildings.

New South Wales.

Sundry Offices...........................

8,780

3,632

5,148

Aberdeen—Additions and alterations to Post Office...

390

..

390

Albion Park—Additions and alterations to Post Office.

310

..

310

Albury—Additions to Post Office...............

335

335

..

Artarmon Post Office—towards cost.............

500

..

500

Ashfield—Additions to Telephone Exchange........

8,070

5,500

2,570

Balmain—Additions to Telephone Exchange—towards cost

100

..

100

Balranald—Additions and alterations to Post Office...

700

680

20

Barellan Post Office........................

2,100

1,000

1,100

Barham Post Office........................

3,350

555

2,795

Beecroft Post Office........................

1,830

100

1,730

Belmore Post Office—towards cost..............

1,000

..

1,000

Berry—Additions and alterations to Post Office......

440

..

440

Botany Post Office.........................

1,960

..

1,960

Boolaroo Post Office.......................

3,090

100

2,990

Broadmeadows Post Office...................

1,790

100

1,690

Broken Hill Railway Town Post Office—towards cost.

500

..

500

Bulli Post Office and Residence—towards cost......

1,000

..

1,000

Burwood—Additions to Telephone Exchange

8,410

2,930

5,480

Casino—Additions and alterations to Post Office

660

..

660

Cessnock—Additions and alterations to Post Office...

770

3

767

Charing Cross Post Office—towards cost..........

3,168

968

2,200

Coff’s Harbor Jetty Post Office—towards cost.......

1,000

..

1,000

Coogee Post Office.........................

1,750

500

1,250

Cootamundra—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Cronulla Beach Post Office—towards cost.........

3,628

988

2,640

Drummoyne—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost

100

100

..

\"\"Carried forward

4,302,711

3,571,023

731,688

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,972

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

post office buildings—continued.

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

4,302,711

3,571,023

731,688

New South Wales—continued.

Dubbo—Additions and alterations to Post Office —towards cost

1,000

..

1,000

Dunedoo Post Office and Residence—towards cost.......

1,000

..

1,000

Edgecliffe—Additions and alterations to Automatic Exchange—towards cost

500

..

500

Enfield Post Office—towards cost...................

1,000

..

1,000

Epping—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost

500

500

..

Erskineville Post Office.........................

1,720

100

1,620

Euston Post Office—towards cost...................

500

..

500

Fairfield Post Office............................

3,150

100

3,050

Finlay—Additions and alterations to Post Office

477

317

160

Five Dock—Additions and alterations to Post Office......

370

..

370

Garah Post Office—towards cost...................

2,055

205

1,850

Gladstone Post Office—towards cost.................

1,000

..

1,000

Glebe—Additions and alterations to Post Office

540

540

..

Glen Innes—Additions and alterations to Post Office......

450

..

450

Gordon Automatic Telephone Exchange..............

7,685

2,000

5,605

Gosford—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Grenfell—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost

457

457

..

Guildford Post Office—towards cost.................

1,000

..

1,000

Holbrook Post Office...........................

50

50

..

Hurstville—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Katoomba—Additions to Post Office—towards cost.......

4,351

971

3,380

Kensington Post Office—towards cost................

1,004

4

1,000

Killara Post Office—towards cost...................

1,684

514

1,170

Kogarah Telephone Exchange—towards cost...........

500

500

..

Lakemba Post Office and Telephone Exchange —towards cost

500

..

500

Lawson Post Office and Residence—towards cost........

1,000

..

1,000

\"\"Carried forward

4,336,204

3,577,281

758,923

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

post office buildings—continued.

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

4,336,204

3,577,281

758,923

New South Wales—continued.

Lindfield Post Office—towards cost.................

2,046

996

1,050

Lismore—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Lockhart—Additions to Post Office.................

444

333

111

Mayfield Post Office—towards cost.................

1,000

..

1,000

Merriwa—Alterations and additions to Post Office........

1,670

1,000

670

Merrylands Post Office..........................

1,700

500

1,200

Moruya—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Mosman Telephone Exchange—Installation of Air Conditioning Plant

4,250

..

4,250

Murwillumbah—Alterations and additions to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Muswellbrook—Additions and alterations to Post Office....

920

..

920

Neutral Bay Post Office.........................

1,750

1,000

750

Newcastle—Garage............................

350

..

350

Newcastle—Additions to Post Office—towards cost.......

1,393

900

493

Newcastle West—Additions and alterations to Post Office...

754

643

111

Newtown—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost

1,000

100

900

North Sydney—Additions and alterations to Telephone Exchange—towards cost

500

500

..

Oaklands Post Office...........................

3,670

1,000

2,670

Parkes—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Peak Hill—Alterations to Post Office................

828

718

110

Petersham—Alterations to Telephone Exchange —towards cost

3,000

3,000

..

Port Macquarie—Additions and alterations to Post Office...

500

..

500

Quirindi—Additions and alterations to Post Office........

360

.

360

Randwick—Additions to Automatic Telephone Exchange...

6,869

2,919

3,950

\"\"Carried forward

4,371,208

3,590,890

780,318

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

post office buildings—continued.

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

4,371,208

3,590,890

780,318

New South Wales—continued.

Rockdale—Additions and alterations to Post Office.........

2,220

590

1,630

Roseville Post Office.............................

3,340

1,000

2,340

Ryde—Additions and alterations to Post Office

653

653

..

Singleton—Additions and alterations to Post Office........

724

724

..

South Grafton—Additions and alterations to Post Office.....

340

..

340

Stockinbingal Post Office—towards cost................

1,747

987

760

Surry Hills Post Office—towards cost..................

2,056

986

1,070

Sydney—City North Telephone Exchange—Air Conditioning Plant

10,155

..

10,155

Sydney—City East Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost

20,351

4,851

15,500

Sydney—City South Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost

67,177

9,677

57,500

Sydney General Post Office—Remodelling—towards cost

46,522

7,735

38,787

Sydney—William-street Post Office—towards cost.........

1,000

1,000

..

Thirroul Post Office—towards cost...................

1,994

884

l,110

Tocumwal—Additions to Post Office..................

680

450

230

Toronto Post Office—towards cost....................

2,086

996

1,090

Tumberumba—Additions and alterations to Post Office......

1,230

100

1,130

Turramurra Post Office and Residence—towards cost.......

500

..

500

Tweed Heads—Additions to Post Office................

350

350

..

Wagga Wagga—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Wahroonga—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Warren Post Office—towards cost....................

1,400

1,400

..

\"\"Carried forward

4,536,733

3,623,273

913,460

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

Under Control of Department on Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

post office buildings—continued.

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

4,536,733

3,623,273

913,460

New South Wales—continued.

Waverley—Alterations to Automatic Telephone Exchange

8,720

2,000

6,720

Wellington—Alterations to Post Office...........

320

..

320

West Wyalong—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Wickham—Store, Shed, Siding, Storeman’s Residence—towards cost

1,000

1,000

..

Wollongong—Additions and alterations to Post Office.

650

..

650

Wyong—Alterations and additions to Post Office.....

365

365

..

Yass—Additions to Post Office................

1,083

1,083

..

victoria.

Sundry Offices...........................

3,439

2,939

500

Albert Park Post Office—towards cost............

2,533

983

1,550

Armadale Post Office.......................

4,200

1,000

3,200

Ascot Vale Automatic Telephone Exchange........

8,540

5,960

2,580

Balaclava Post Office—towards cost.............

1,000

..

1,000

Belgrave Post Office........................

3,250

1,000

2,250

Benalla Post Office.........................

398

398

..

Boort Post Office and Quarters—towards cost

5,497

997

4,500

Box Hill Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost

250

250

..

Brighton—Additions to Telephone Exchange.......

7,692

6,492

1,200

Brunswick East Post Office...................

2,600

1,000

1,600

Bunyip Post Office—towards cost...............

1,000

..

1,000

Canterbury Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost

11,538

438

11,100

Carnegie Post Office........................

2,600

1,000

1,600

Chelsea Post Office—towards cost..............

1,000

..

1,000

Cressy Post Office—towards cost...............

500

..

500

\"\"Carried forward

4,605,408

3,650,178

955,230

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

post office buildings—continued

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

4,605,408

3,650,178

955,230

Victoria—continued.

Drouin—Additions and alterations to Post Office

15

15

..

East Melbourne Post Office—towards cost.............

2,638

988

1,650

Elsternwick Telephone Exchange—towards cost

2,000

..

2,000

Fairfield Post Office............................

2,600

1,000

1,600

Goroke Post Office—towards cost..................

500

..

500

Hamilton—Alterations to Post Office

1,000

..

1,000

Hampton Post Office—towards cost.................

1,000

..

1,000

Heidelberg Post Office..........................

110

110

..

Hayfield Post Office—towards cost..................

500

..

500

Heywood—Additions to Post Office—towards cost.......

672

632

40

Horsham—Alterations to Post Office—towards cost.......

1,000

..

1,000

Irymple Post Office Quarters......................

1,500

..

1,500

Ivanhoe Post Office—towards cost ..................

100

100

..

Kew—Alterations to Post Office....................

300

..

300

Kilmore—Alterations to Post Office.................

440

420

20

Kyabram—Alterations and additions to Post Office—towards cost

1,894

994

900

Lake Boga Post Office—towards cost................

500

..

500

Lismore Post Office............................

3,250

1,000

2,250

Macedon Upper Post Office.......................

3,250

100

3,150

Melbourne—Extensions and alterations to Elizabeth-street Post Office

638

638

..

Melbourne City Telephone Exchange—towards cost......

2,000

..

2,000

Melbourne—Building for telegraph operating staffs and for other purposes

50,000

..

50,000

Melbourne, Elizabeth-street—Extension of Private Box Accommodation

1,099

999

100

Melbourne General Post Office—Thermostatic Fire Alarms

178

178

..

Melbourne General Post Office—Alterations, additions, and heating Telephone Workshops —towards cost

1,000

1,000

..

Mentone Post Office...........................

2,600

1,000

1,600

Merbein Post Office Quarters......................

1,500

..

1,500

\"\"Carried forward

4,687,692

3,659,352

1,028,340

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

post office buildings—continued.

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

4,687,692

3,659,352

1,028,340

Victoria—continued.

Mildura Post Office—towards cost....................

11,736

4,936

6,800

Mooroopna Post Office—towards cost.................

1,000

..

1,000

Natimuk—Alterations and additions to Post Office—towards cost

900

670

230

Nhill—Alterations to Post Office—towards cost

1,000

..

1,000

North Brighton Post Office—towards cost...............

100

..

100

Northcote Telephone Exchange—towards cost

1,000

..

1,000

North Melbourne Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost

9,473

8,073

1,400

Oakleigh Post Office.............................

2,600

1,000

1,600

Ouyen Post Office Quarters........................

1,500

..

1,500

Red Cliffs Post Office—towards cost..................

4,981

981

4,000

Ringwood Post Office—towards cost..................

1,000

..

1,000

Rochester—Alterations to Post Office..................

681

681

..

St. Arnaud Post Office............................

5,000

1,000

4,000

Shepparton—Linemen’s Shed.......................

314

314

..

South Melbourne Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost

10,179

429

9,750

South Melbourne Garage—Additions—towards cost........

1,199

999

200

Stanhope Post Office—towards cost...................

1,000

..

1,000

Stawell Post Office—Additional Switch-room............

486

486

..

Thornbury Post Office............................

2,600

1,000

1,600

Tongala Post Office—towards cost...................

1,000

..

1,000

Trafalgar Post Office—towards cost...................

3,285

3,285

..

Ultima Post Office—towards cost....................

3,345

995

2,350

Wangaratta Post Office—towards cost.................

500

..

500

Warracknabeal—Alterations to Post Office—towards cost....

595

595

..

Wodonga—Alterations to Post Office—towards cost........

493

493

..

Queensland.

Sundry Offices.................................

785

..

785

Albion Post Office and Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost

12,039

4,939

7,100

Ayr—Storage shed at Post Office.....................

300

..

300

Babinda Post Office—towards cost ...................

1,000

..

1,000

\"\"Carried forward

4,767,783

3,690,228

1,077,555

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

Under Control of Department of Works and railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

post office buildings—continued.

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

4,767,783

3,690,228

1,077,555

Queensland—continued.

Brisbane General Post Office—Telephone Exchange—towards cost.

4,250

..

4,250

Brisbane—Extension of Montpelier-road workshops—towards cost.

438

388

50

Blackall Post Office—towards cost.......................

2,905

75

2,830

Cairns—Additions to Post Office—towards cost..............

1,000

..

1,000

Clermont Post Office................................

3,000

100

2,900

Goomeri Post Office—towards cost......................

500

..

500

Home Hill Post Office—towards cost.....................

1,000

..

1,000

Ingham—Additions to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Innisfail—Additions to Post Office—towards cost

500

..

500

Ipswich—Extension of Telephone Exchange................

1,100

500

600

Jandowae Post Office—towards cost.....................

2,219

79

2,140

Julia Creek Post Office—towards cost.....................

500

..

500

Laidley Post Office—towards cost.......................

1,517

87

1,430

Longreach—Additions and alterations to Post Office—towards cost.

1,821

91

1,730

Malanda Post Office................................

1,000

..

1,000

Maryborough Store.................................

360

..

360

Milmerran Post Office—towards cost.....................

2,561

986

1,575

Mount Larcom Post Office—towards cost..................

896

96

800

Mundubbera Post Office—towards cost....................

1,000

..

1,000

Muttaburra Post Office—towards cost.....................

1,000

..

1,000

Nebo Post Office—towards cost........................

500

..

500

Newmarket Automatic Telephone Exchange—towards cost......

8,915

2,915

6,000

Nobby Post Office—towards cost........................

2,586

86

2,500

Nundah Post Office—towards cost.......................

816

96

720

Paddington Telephone Exchange—towards cost

500

500

Rockhampton—Alterations to provide accommodation for ultimate exchange requirements

740

..

740

Rockhampton—Septic Tank.—towards cost.................

1,190

1,190

..

Sarina Post Office—towards cost........................

500

..

500

South Brisbane Post Office—towards cost..................

500

..

500

South Brisbane Automatic Telephone Exchange —towards cost....

13,437

5,937

7,500

Springsure Post Office—towards cost.....................

1,507

87

1,420

Toowong—Additions to Exchange.......................

350

..

350

Toowoomba—Storage and septic tank....................

1,000

..

1,000

\"\"Carried forward

4,828,391

3,702,941

1,125,450

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

post office buildings—continued.

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

4,828,391

3,702,941

1,125,450

Queensland—continued.

Townsville Post Office—Accommodation, storage, and septic tank—towards cost

3,435

1,545

1,890

Wallumbilla Post Office—towards cost...............

2,223

83

2,140

Winton Post Office—towards cost..................

3,925

65

3,860

Wynnum Post Office—towards cost.................

3,400

980

2,420

Yarraman Post Office—towards cost.................

1,990

90

1,900

Yeppoon Post Office-—towards cost.................

1,700

980

720

Yungaburra Post Office—towards cost...............

1,000

..

1,000

South Australia.

Sundry Offices...............................

3,192

..

3,192

Adelaide General Post Office—Remodelling—towards cost..

58,893

..

58,893

Adelaide (Rundle-street) Post Office—towards cost.......

1,000

..

1,000

Adelaide, West Terrace—Office and other accommodation..

500

..

500

Adelaide, West Terrace—Workshops................

111

..

111

Barmera—Post Office—towards cost................

1,000

..

1,000

Berri Post Office—towards cost....................

1,788

..

1,788

Booleroo Centre—Additions to Post Office—towards cost..

50

..

50

Brighton Post Office...........................

2,600

..

2,600

Brighton Telephone Exchange.....................

4,171

..

4,171

Cleve Post Office—towards cost....................

500

..

500

Croydon Post Office—towards cost..................

500

..

500

Cummins Post Office—towards cost.................

1,000

..

1,000

Glenelg Telephone Exchange......................

5,565

..

5,565

Gumeracha Post Office—Additions..................

520

..

520

Hallett—Additions—towards cost...................

50

..

50

Henley Beach Telephone Exchange..................

4,210

..

4,210

Karoonda Post Office—towards cost.................

500

..

500

Mount Pleasant Post Office—towards cost.............

1,000

..

1,000

Owen—Post Office and Residence—towards cost

1,000

..

1,000

Paskeville—Post Office and Residence—towards cost.....

500

..

500

Port Adelaide—Post Office—towards cost.............

1,000

..

1,000

Port Lincoln—Additions to Post Office...............

1,083

..

1,083

\"\"Carried forward

4,936,797

3,706,684

1,230,113

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095 792

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n```html\n

—

Amount required in 1923-24.

Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts.

Appropriated under this Act.

—

First Column.

—

Second Column.

—

Third Column.

£

£

£

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

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued.

post office buildings—continued.

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

4,936,797

3,706,684

1,230.113

South Australia—continued.

Prospect—Telephone Exchange....................

8,028

..

8,028

Renamed Post Office...........................

36

..

36

Semaphore—Telephone Exchange—towards cost

3,000

..

3,000

Spalding—Post Office and Residence—towards cost......

1,000

..

1,000

Whyalla—Post Office and Residence—towards cost......

1,000

..

1,000

Woodville—Telephone Exchange...................

3,160

..

3,160

Western Australia.

Sundry offices................................

1,750

561

1,189

Balingup—Alterations to Post Office—towards cost.......

500

..

500

Boyup Brook Post Office—towards cost..............

500

..

500

Bruce Rock Post Office—towards cost................

389

389

..

Collie—Additions to Post Office...................

370

..

370

Corrigan Post Office—towards cost .................

1,200

..

1,200

Dalwallinu Post Office—towards cost................

500

..

500

Eucla—Alterations to Post Office...................

380

380

..

Fitzroy—Linemen’s quarters......................

950

..

950

Kununoppin Post Office—towards cost...............

1,000

..

1,000

Manjimup Post Office—towards cost................

500

..

500

Mount Barker—Additions to Post Office..............

380

..

380

Mount Lawley Post Office—towards cost..............

500

..

500

Mullewa Post Office—towards cost.................

500

..

500

Northam—Additions to Post Office—towards cost........

1,000

..

1,000

Nungarin Post Office—towards cost.................

1,000

..

1,000

Perth acquired area—road formation, demolition and alterations to hotel

11,600

..

11,600

Perth General Post Office—towards cost..............

57,006

57,006

..

Pinjarrah—Additions and alterations to Post Office.......

1,790

1,000

790

Quairading Post Office—towards cost................

1,000

..

1,000

West Guildford Post Office.......................

920

430

490

Williams Post Office—towards cost.................

1,000

..

1,000

Wyalkatchem Post Office—towards cost..............

1,000

..

1,000

\"\"Carried forward

5,038,756

3,766,450

1,272,306

10,839,776

8,743,984

2,095,792

\n```\n\n \nSchedule—continued.\n\n| — | Amount required in 1923-24. | Already available under Appropriations made by previous Acts. | Appropriated under this Act. |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |\n| | —First Column. | —Second Column. | —Third Column. |\n| | £ | £ | £ |\n| Brought forward.............. | 10,839,776 | 8,743,984 | 2,095,792 |\n| Under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory)—continued. | | | |\n| post office buildings—continued. | | | |\n| Brought forward.............. | 5,038,756 | 3,766,450 | 1,272,306 |\n| Tasmania. | | | |\n| Sundry offices............................ | 1,220 | .. | 1,220 |\n| Branxholm—Additions to Post Office............ | 300 | .. | 300 |\n| Burnie—New Post Office.................... | 3,800 | .. | 3,800 |\n| Dover—New Post Office..................... | 1,350 | .. | 1,350 |\n| Launceston—Alterations to Post Office........... | 3,400 | .. | 3,400 |\n| Lilydale—New Post Office................... | 1,350 | .. | 1,350 |\n| Moonah—New Post Office—towards cost......... | 1,000 | .. | 1,000 |\n| Scottsdale—Alterations to Post Office............ | 550 | .. | 550 |\n| Ulverstone Post Office...................... | 132 | .. | 132 |\n| Northern Territory. | | | |\n| Sundry offices............................ | 50 | .. | 50 |\n| Daly Waters—Bore, tank, and windmill........... | 2,055 | .. | 2,055 |\n| Katherine—Alterations to Post Office............ | 135 | .. | 135 |\n| Darwin—Alterations to Post Office.............. | 1,000 | .. | 1,000 |\n| Total under Control of Department of Works and Railways (excepting Federal Capital Territory) | 5,055,098 | 3,766,450 | 1,288,648 |\n| Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department. | | | |\n| Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones, also construction of conduits and laying wires underground | 2,980,000 | 240,014 | 2,739,986 |\n| Subscription to capital of Amalgamated Wireless Limited | 150,000 | 150,000 | .. |\n| Total under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department | 3,130,000 | 390,014 | 2,739,986 |\n| Total.................... | 19,024,874 | 12,900,448 | 6,124,426 |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":1894},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose as a money bill—authorizing borrowing and appropriating funds for specific capital expenditures. The extensive Schedule details the intended spending but does not expand the Act's scope beyond fiscal authorization."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive Schedule containing 500+ individual line items for specific capital works across all states","Three-column accounting system tracking 'amount required', 'already available', and 'newly appropriated' funds","Cross-references to at least 5 other Commonwealth Acts including the War Service Homes Act and River Murray Waters Act","Complex machinery allowing temporary advances to states pending borrowing, with mandatory repayment obligations","Interest subsidy mechanism involving Consolidated Revenue Fund appropriations conditional on state borrowing","Coverage of multiple governmental jurisdictions (Prime Minister's Department, Treasury, Defence, Trade and Customs, Works and Railways, Home and Territories)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law permits the Commonwealth to borrow £4.5 million to finance national infrastructure and programs: immigrant passage, post‑office works across states, major railway construction (including Kalgoorlie–Port Augusta and NT lines), soldier settlement loans, war service homes, defence and munitions works at Lithgow and Maribyrnong, and development of Canberra. The Treasurer may advance up to £1 million to States for immigration projects (repaid from the loan), and the Commonwealth will subsidize one‑third of State loan interest for five years."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/loan-act-1923","history":"/api/acts/loan-act-1923/history","analysis":"/api/acts/loan-act-1923/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/loan-act-1923/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/loan-act-1923/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/loan-act-1923/documents"}}