{"id":"C1905A00022","name":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1903-4 and 1904-5","slug":"supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1903-4-and-1904-5","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"22 of 1905","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":18443,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1905A00022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1903-4 and 1904-5","content":"THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION\n\n(Works and Buildings), 1903–4 and 1904–5.\n\nNo. 22 of 1905.\n\nAn Act to appropriate further sums for the service of the years ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and four and the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and five, for purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.\n\n\\[Assented to 21st December, 1905.\\]\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 Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1903–4 and 1904–5.\n\nAppropriation of £490.\n\n2. The sum of Four hundred and ninety pounds which has been issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and four, shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Supply Act (No. 1) 1903-4 for the purposes and services expressed in the First Schedule to this Act.\n\nAppropriation of £52,527.\n\n3. The sum of Fifty-two thousand five hundred and twenty-seven pounds which has been issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and five shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Supply Act (No. 1) 1904–5 for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act.\n\nF.12803.\n\nFIRST SCHEDULE.\n\n```html\n

\"Transferred.\"

\"Other.\"

UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.

£

£

Division No. 1.

TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Subdivision No. 4.

New South Wales.

No. 1.—Construction of Launch.........................

300

Division No. 2.

DEFENCE.

Subdivision No. 7.

Thursday Island.

No. 2. Fortifications, Barracks, &c........................

15

Division No. 3.

POST AND TELEGRAPHS.

Subdivision No. 1.

New South Wales.

No. 14. Sydney General Post Office......................

65

Total under control of Department of Home Affairs.......

380

––––

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division No. 5.

Machinery and Plant for Government Printing Office and Works in connexion therewith

...

110

\"\"

380

110

Total Additions, New Works, and Buildings

£490

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\"Other.\"

UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.

£

Division No. 1.

TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Subdivision No. 1.

New South Wales.

No. 2. Construction of Steam Launch.....................

233

Subdivision No. 3.

Western Australia.

No. 5. Purchase of sites...............................

11

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

244

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Division No. 2.

DEFENCE.

Subdivision No. 1.

New South Wales.

Additions.

No. 4. Alterations and additions to Gun emplacement, Port Jackson..

101

New Works.

No. 11. Drill Hall and Offices at Leicbhardt.................

92

14. Life Rafts for submarine mining steamer Miner.........

3

16. Purchase of site for Drill Hall, Kogarah..............

4

18. Compensation and interest in connexion with land resumed for Rifle Range at Kiama

49

249

Subdivision No. 2.

Victoria.

Read—

No. 3. Alterations to Officers' Quarters, Victoria Barracks, and further accommodation at Drill Halls, Howe Crescent and Warrnambool, and at Drill Hall and Gun Shed, Hastings

£300

In lieu of—

No. 3. Alterations to Officers' Quarters, Victoria Barracks, and construction of an Officers' Mess

£300

Carried forward.....

\"\"

249

244

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\"Other.\"

Under Control of Department of Home Affairs.

£

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

244

DIVISION No.2.

DEFFENCE.

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

249

Subdivision No. 2.

Victoria.

Read—

No. 13. Loaded Mine Store at Franklin, including cost of Site

£500

In lieu of—

No. 13. Loaded Mine Store at Franklin

£500

No. 15. New Screw-cutting Lathe........................

179

Subdivision No. 3.

428

Queensland.

No. 1. Removal and re-erection of Officers' Quarters, Brisbane....

2

Read—

No. 2. Additions to Drill Halls and Ordnance Stores, Brisbane

£200

In lieu of—

No. 2. Additions to Drill Halls, Brisbane............

£200

Subdivision No. 5.

Western Australia.

New Works—

Read—

No. 6. Armoury at Northam.....................

£250

In lieu of—

No. 6. Armoury at Guildford....................

£250

No. 14. Drill Halls at Kalgoorlie and Bunbury.........

126

Subdivision No. 6.

New Works—

Tasmania.

Read—

No. 5. Drill Halls for Country Corps, including Sites ....

£1,000

In lieu of—

No. 5. Drill Halls for Country Corps ...............

£1,000

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

556

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

800

\n```\n\n| Under Control of Department of Home Affairs. | \"Other.\" |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |\n| | £ |\n| Brought forward.................... | 800 |\n| Division No. 3. | |\n| POST AND TELEGRAPH. | |\n| Subdivision No. 1. | |\n| New South Wales. | |\n| Additions— | |\n| No. 2. Lismore Post Office................................... | 111 |\n| 5. General Post Office, Sydney (to complete new storey)............ | 793 |\n| 30. Boggabilla Post Office................................ | 2 |\n| 31. North Sydney „..................................... | 21 |\n| New Works— | |\n| 11. Dapto Post Office................................... | 6 |\n| 14. Inverell ,,......................................... | 130 |\n| 17. The Rock „....................................... | 142 |\n| 18. Narrabri West Post Office.............................. | 11 |\n| | 1,216 |\n| Subdivision No. 2. | |\n| Victoria | |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 12. Richmond South Post Office............................ | 651 |\n| Subdivision No. 3. | |\n| Queensland. | |\n| No. 6. Purchase of site Post Office at Plane Creek.................... | 5 |\n| Subdivision No. 4. | |\n| South Australia. | |\n| New Works— | |\n| No. 6. Wirrabara Post Office.................................. | 10 |\n| Subdivision No. 5. | |\n| Western Australia. | |\n| No. 8. Purchase of Sites..................................... | 17 |\n| Total Division No. 3.................. | 1,899 |\n| Carried forward................. | 2,699 |\n\n```html\n

UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

\"Other.\"

£

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

2,699

Division No. 4.

TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.

Subdivision No. 1.

New South Wales.

No. 7. Towards purchase of telephone lines and instruments held by sub scribers under the \"Purchase\" system

80

Subdivision No. 2.

Victoria.

No. 3. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material..

2,803

Subdivision No. 3.

Queensland.

No. 2. Construction and extension of telephone lines, instruments, and material..

1,727

Total Division No. 4

4,610

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UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division No. 5.

No. 1. Machinery and plant for Government Printing Office, and works in connexion therewith

1,168

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UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.

Division No. 6.

RIFLES, GUNS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.

Subdivision No. 1.

Read—

Military.

£

No. 1. 5,000 magazine Lee-Enfield rifles, new pattern........

22,419

2. Cases and chargers for rifle ammunition.............

1,760

3. Pistols...................................

1,660

4. Actions implement, skeleton actions, and aim correctors for musketry instruction

243

5. Accoutrements.............................

3,606

6. Camp equipment............................

8,062

7. Materials for small arms ammunition —to be paid into Trust Fund, Commonwealth Ammunition Material Account

22,000

8. Artillery ammunition for fixed defences.............

1,630

9. Signalling equipment.........................

766

Carried forward.........

62,146

8,477

\n```\n\n| | | \"Other.\" |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------- |\n| Under Control of Department of Defence. | | |\n| | | £ |\n| Brought forward............ | | 8,477 |\n| Division No. 6. | | |\n| RIFLES, GUNS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. | | |\n| Subdivision No. 1. | | |\n| Read— | | |\n| Military. | | |\n| | £ | |\n| Brought forward | 62,146 | |\n| No. 10. Miscellaneous—tools and other materials........... | 1,840 | |\n| 11. Field artillery—guns, harness, waggons, and ammunition | 67,064 | |\n| 12. Field engineers' equipment..................... | 2,000 | |\n| 13. Machine guns............................. | 20,233 | |\n| 14. Medical stores............................. | 5,809 | |\n| 15. Armament, Fremantle—one 6-inch breech-loading gun, mark VII., and mounting (including 200 rounds ammunition) | 7,764 | |\n| 16. Carriages for guns of position (4 7 inch)............ | 2,260 | |\n| Naval. | | |\n| No. 17. Ten 14-inch Royal Gun Factory, mark X, Whitehead torpedoes | 4,500 | |\n| 18. Six gyroscopes, fitted with relay valve; 100 detonators, torpedo small flange, mark III. ; 10 primers, 6 oz. ; 10 Whitehead safety pistols, 14 inch; night sights, 6 pounders, quick firing; spare parts, torpedo gear | 434 | |\n| | 174,050 | |\n| In lieu of— | | |\n| Military. | | |\n| No. 1. 5,000 magazine Lee-Enfield rifles, new pattern........ | 22,419 | |\n| 2. Cases and chargers for rifle ammunition............. | 1,760 | |\n| 3. Pistols................................... | 3,510 | |\n| 4. Actions implement, skeleton actions, and aim correctors for musketry instruction | 243 | |\n| 5. Accoutrements............................. | 16,160 | |\n| 6. Camp equipment............................ | 7,365 | |\n| 7. Saddle-trees, irons, and bits..................... | 10,173 | |\n| 8. Making saddles............................. | 9,794 | |\n| 9. Signalling equipment......................... | 773 | |\n| 10. Miscellaneous—tools and other materials........... | 4,114 | |\n| 11. Field artillery—guns, harness, waggons, and ammunition | 72,697 | |\n| 12. Field engineers' equipment..................... | 2,000 | |\n| 13. Machine guns............................. | 10,000 | |\n| 14. Medical stores............................. | 11,653 | |\n| 15. Armament, Fremantle—one 6-inch breech-loading gun, mark VII., and mounting (including 500 rounds of ammunition) | 7,600 | |\n| Carried forward............... | 180,261 | 8,477 |\n\n| | | \"Other.\" |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------- |\n| Under Control of Department of Defence. | | |\n| | | £ |\n| Brought forward............... | | 8,477 |\n| Division No. 6. | | |\n| RIFLES, GUNS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT—continued. | | |\n| Subdivision No. 1. | £ | |\n| Brought forward............... | 180,261 | |\n| Naval. | | |\n| No. 16. Ten 14-inch Royal Gun Factory, mark X., Whitehead torpedoes | 4,500 | |\n| 17. Six gyroscopes, fitted with relay valve; 100 detonators, torpedo small flange, mark III. ; 10 primers, 6 oz.; 10 Whitehead safety pistols, 14 inch; night sights, 6-pounders, quick firing; spare parts, torpedo gear | 434 | |\n| | 185,195 | |\n| Less Amount of Military Supplies for which Accounts will not be rendered during 1904–5 | 55,195 | |\n| | 30,000 | |\n| Total Division No. 6....................... | | 44,050 |\n| Total Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c......... | | 52,527 |\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does not broaden or repurpose previously issued funds. It confirms and specifies how amounts already drawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund are to be treated as appropriated from the dates of the Supply Acts and allocates them to items listed in the First and Second Schedules (ss 2–3). It thereby ratifies and records allocations rather than changing the original scope of expenditure."},"complexity_factors":["Deeming mechanism: funds already issued are 'deemed to have been appropriated' as from Supply Act dates (ss 2–3) — a technical accounting step rather than new spending authority.","Multiple schedules and many line items across departments (Home Affairs, Treasury, Postmaster‑General, Defence) increase bookkeeping detail.","Mixed item types: additions, new works, purchases of sites, and matériel (e.g. rifles, torpedoes, telephones) require varied procurement/accounting treatment.","Legacy/tabular presentation and archaic formatting of schedules increases parsing difficulty for modern readers.","Accounting adjustments within schedules (e.g. 'Less Amount of Military Supplies for which Accounts will not be rendered') add conditional calculations to totals.","Cross‑year coverage: appropriations are tied to two different financial years (1903–4 and 1904–5), so timing matters for departmental budgets."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act formally appropriates two sums already issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund — £490 and £52,527 — and assigns them to the specific works, buildings and equipment set out in the First and Second Schedules (ss 2–3). It directs that those amounts be treated as if appropriated from the dates of the earlier Supply Acts. The measures affect the Commonwealth departments named in the schedules (Home Affairs, Treasury, Postmaster‑General, Defence) by authorising and specifying how public money is charged."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2873},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains strictly limited to its stated purpose of appropriating supplementary funds for works, buildings and equipment for the two specified financial years (1903-04 and 1904-05)."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward retrospective appropriation with no conditional logic or exceptions","Only three operative sections (short title and two appropriation clauses)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only dates of previous Supply Acts)","Tabular schedules contain expenditure details but no complex legal operative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act retrospectively approves Commonwealth spending of £490 (1903–04) and £52,527 (1904–05) from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for buildings, works and equipment—covering post offices, defence materiel and fortifications, communications infrastructure, printing machinery and military drill halls and barracks across Australia.\n\nIt matters because the Constitution forbids public expenditure without Parliament’s approval; the Act legalises urgent pre‑budget outlays and preserves parliamentary control of taxpayer funds while allowing essential government services to continue."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1903-4-and-1904-5","history":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1903-4-and-1904-5/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1903-4-and-1904-5/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1903-4-and-1904-5/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1903-4-and-1904-5/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supplementary-appropriation-works-and-buildings-act-1903-4-and-1904-5/documents"}}