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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73
No. 105 of 1972
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-three.
[Assented to 31 October 1972]
BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73.
Commencement.
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of $490,792,000.
The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Second Schedule to this Act, in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-three, the sum of Four hundred and ninety million, seven hundred and ninety-two thousand dollars.
21678/72—Price 25c
Appropriation of $861,386,000.
The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1972-73 and by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by the First Schedule to this Act, in the aggregate to the sum of Eight hundred and sixty-one million, three hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-two, for the services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.
Horizontal line Horizontal line THE SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE Section 4.
SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND
$ By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1972-73...................... 370,594,000
By this Act...................................... 490,792,000
Total..................................... Horizontal line Horizontal line 861,386,000
SECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.
Page Reference Departments and Services Total $ 5 PARLIAMENT......................................... 15,000 5 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT...................... 3,824,000 5 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION......................... 59,900,000 6 DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.................... 1,975,000 6 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE................. 17,168,000 7 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS 1,432,600 7 DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES.................. 3,093,000 8 DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS....................... 2,980,000 8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH............................... 8,873,400 9 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.............................. 70,203,000 9 DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.......................... 1,015,000 9 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR........................... 113,215,000 12 DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE........... 931,000 12 DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT................. 19,297,000 13 POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.................... 297,120,000 13 DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY...................... 12,184,000 14 DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET......... 5,708,800 14 REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT............................ 1,932,000 14 DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT................ 30,252,000 16 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES........................ 890,000 16 DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY................................ 399,000 16 DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY.................... 547,700 17 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.......................... 74,546,500 17 ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER............................ 30,000,000 18 DEPARTMENT OF WORKS................................ 103,884,000 TOTAL......................................... 861,386,000
Estimate—1972-73, Black figures
Expenditure—1971-72, Light figures
Page Reference Departments and Services Capital Works and Services Payments to or for the States Other Services Total $ $ $ $ 5 PARLIAMENT............ 15,000 .. .. 15,000 1,351 .. .. 1,351 5 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT 3,824,000 .. .. 3,824,000 1,109,800 .. .. 1,109,800 5 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION 59,900,000 .. .. 59,900,000 9,999,253 .. .. 9,999,253 6 DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 1,975,000 .. .. 1,975,000 155,832 .. .. 155,832 6 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE 11,293,000 5,775,000 100,000 17,168,000 12,966,352 4,340,718 .. 17,307,070 7 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS 1,432,600 .. .. 1,432,600 186,291 .. .. 186,291 7 DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES 3,093,000 .. .. 3,093,000 11,796,314 .. .. 11,796,314 8 DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 2,980,000 .. .. 2,980,000 1,518,532 .. .. 1,518,532 8 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.. 6,021,000 2,852,400 .. 8,873,400 2,262,397 2,561,202 .. 4,823,599 9 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING. 70,203,000 .. .. 70,203,000 65,450,945 .. .. 65,450,945 9 DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION 908,600 106,400 .. 1,015,000 1,649,000 371,510 .. 2,020,510 9 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 113,215,000 .. .. 113,215,000 117,607,495 .. .. 117,607,495 12 DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE 353,000 218,000 360,000 931,000 318,000 .. .. 318,000 12 DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 19,297,000 .. .. 19,297,000 23,036,304 .. .. 23,036,304 13 POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT 297,120,000 .. .. 297,120,000 276,014,186 .. .. 276,014,186 13 DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY 1,000,000 10,434,000 750,000 12,184,000 .. 8,185,509 .. 8,185,509 14 DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET 708,800 .. 5,000,000 5,708,800 271,284 .. .. 271,284 14 REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT 1,932,000 .. .. 1,932,000 1,312,695 .. .. 1,312,695 14 DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT 24,913,000 5,089,000 250,000 30,252,000 24,039,454 3,225,970 .. 27,265,424 16 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 35,000 855,000 .. 890,000 54,452 359,008 .. 413,460 16 DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY—ANTARCTIC DIVISION 399,000 .. .. 399,000 312,047 .. .. 312,047 16 DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY 297,700 250,000 .. 547,700 580,118 .. .. 580,118 17 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 2,332,950 72,007,950 205,600 74,546,500 10,243,814 51,543,370 .. 61,787,184 18 DEPARTMENT OF WORKS... 103,884,000 .. .. 103,884,000 111,175,820 .. .. 111,175,820 TOTAL............ 727,132,650 97,587,750 6,665,600 a831,386,000 672,061,736 70,587,287 .. 742,649,023
(a) Excludes Appropriation Division No. 920—Advance to the Treasurer. $30,000,000.
1972-73 1971-72
Appropriation Expenditure
PARLIAMENT $ $ $
JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT
Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
Display—Exhibition area, Parliament House....... 15,000 22,100 1,351
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
Commonwealth-State Law Courts, Sydney........ 3,780,000 1,316,000 1,090,976
2.—Plant and Equipment—
Radio equipment, Commonwealth Police Force..... 37,000 14,000 13,600
Sound recording equipment, Law Courts of the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory 7,000 6,000 5,224
44,000 20,000 18,824
Total Attorney-General's Department 3,824,000 1,336,000 1,109,800
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION
Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
Navigational aids, communications, power and lighting equipment 6,800,000 6,326,000 6,324,519
Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment.. 2,900,000 3,600,000 3,594,734
Computing equipment...................... 200,000 80,000 80,000
9,900,000 10,006,000 9,999,253
2.—Qantas Airways Limited—Additional share capital. 25,000,000 .. ..
3.—Australian National Airlines Commission—For expenditure under the Australian National Airlines Act 25,000,000 .. ..
Total Department of Civil Aviation 59,900,000 10,006,000 9,999,253
Departments and Services—continued
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Appropriation Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE $ $ $
Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
Launches, engines and equipment............. 43,400 26,400 25,347
Special Services and communications equipment... 223,700 30,000 29,522
Laboratory equipment..................... 103,100 95,000 91,088
Film Censorship equipment................. 25,800 10,200 9,875
Computing equipment..................... 1,579,000 .. ..
Total Department of Customs and Excise 1,975,000 161,600 155,832
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
The Australian National University—approved capital programmes 3,543,000 4,960,000 4,960,000
Canberra College of Advanced Education—approved capital programmes 2,778,000 3,460,000 3,233,000
Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes 767,000 975,000 975,000
Independent schools, Northern Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes 115,000 172,500 101,082
Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at The Australian National University .. 88,500 88,402
7,203,000 9,656,000 9,357,484
2.—Plant and Equipment—
Australian Capital Territory education services..... 327,000 225,500 225,261
Northern Territory education services........... 107,000 100,000 95,607
Darwin Community College................. 11,000 .. ..
445,000 325,500 320,868
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and industry Research Act 1,925,000 1,600,000 1,540,000
4.—Anglo-Australian Telescope Board—For expenditure for the purposes of the Board 1,720,000 2,514,000 1,748,000
Total: Division 825 11,293,000 14,095,500 12,966,352
Departments and Services—continued
1972-73 1971-72
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE—continued Appropriation Expenditure
Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES $ $ $
Research grants.......................... 5,775,000 4,346,000 4,340,718
Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES
Teaching of Asian languages and cultures in Schools. 100,000 .. ..
Total Department of Education and Science 17,168,000 18,441,500 17,307,070
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS
Division 828.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and Equipment—
Government Printing Office................. 1,144,300 204,600 175,146
Australian War Memorial................... 3,300 11,400 11,144
Australian Film and Television School.......... 50,000 .. ..
1,197,600 216,000 186,291
3.—Advances and Loans—
Working Capital Advance (for Payment to the Government Printer Trust Account) 200,000 .. ..
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Publications Trust Account) 35,000 .. ..
235,000 .. ..
Total Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts 1,432,600 216,000 186,291
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES
Division 832.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
Department of Civil Aviation—Papua New Guinea.. 21,900 54,700 54,627
Department of Civil Aviation—Norfolk Island..... .. 10,000 ..
21,900 64,700 54,627
2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
Christmas Island (recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission) 71,100 44,000 41,687
3.—Advances and Loans—Papua New Guinea—
Repayable advance to Administration for purchase of Commonwealth shares in Commonwealth New Guinea Timbers Limited 3,000,000 .. ..
Repayable advance to Administration for construction of township at Arawa in connexion with the Bougainville copper project .. 11,700,000 11,700,000
Total Department of External Territories...... 3,093,000 11,808,700 11,796,314
Departments and Services—continued
1972-73 1971-72
Appropriation Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES $ $ $
1.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Establishments—
Other overseas establishments................ 228,600 222,700 215,337
Thailand.............................. 893,000 .. ..
Singapore............................. 692,600 .. ..
Hong Kong............................ 146,300 .. ..
India................................. 152,900 299,700 243,102
Italy................................. 182,000 .. ..
Japan................................ 275,000 .. ..
Yugoslavia............................ .. 160,200 150,791
South Vietnam.......................... .. 674,000 654,919
2,570,400 1,356,600 1,264,148
2.—Plant and Equipment
Overseas Establishments.................... 409,600 308,600 254,384
Total Department of Foreign Affairs 2,980,000 1,665,200 1,518,532
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
Australian Capital Territory health services....... 189,000 76,000 68,990
Northern Territory Hospitals................. 443,000 352,700 352,617
Northern Territory health services.............. 305,000 97,300 97,223
Other health services...................... 1,938,000 754,000 752,567
2,875,000 1,280,000 1,271,397
2.—For expenditure under the Canberra Hospital Ordinance—Canberra Hospital 317,000 181,000 181,000
3.—For expenditure under the Canberra Hospital Ordinance—Woden Valley Hospital 736,000 10,000 10,000
4.—Advances and Loans—
Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission—Additional capital 2,093,000 800,000 800,000
Total: Division 840 6,021,000 2,271,000 2,262,397
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales 486,400 456,000 449,927
Blood transfusion services.................. 1,170,000 990,000 989,945
Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments 392,000 440,000 438,141
Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments 383,000 365,000 345,785
States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act—Reimbursement of capital and incidental expenditure by State Governments 73,000 51,000 49,183
Departments and Services—continued
1972-73 1971-72
Appropriation Expenditure
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES—continued $ $ $
Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships 348,000 303,000 288,222
Total: Division 842 2,852,400 2,605,000 2,561,202
Total Department of Health 8,873,400 4,876,000 4,823,599
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Provision for War Service Homes............. 70,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000
2.—Buildings and Works—
Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats 203,000 451,000 450,945
Total Department of Housing 70,203,000 65,451,000 65,450,945
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION
Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment 897,000 2,050,000 1,649,000
3.—Overseas Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment. 11,600
Total: Division 850 908,600 2,050,000 1,649,000
Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs 106,400 390,200 371,510
Total Department of Immigration 1,015,000 2,440,200 2,020,510
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—
Department of Civil Aviation................. 4,900,600 2,766,400 2,762,168
Department of Civil Aviation—Northern Territory... 3,100 10,700 10,500
Department of Customs and Excise............. 60,400 435,200 422,443
Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 414,000 309,800 309,737
Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts 1,900 405,000 405,000
Department of Immigration.................. 6,100 .. ..
Department of the Interior................... 552,100 17,155,700 17,154,099
Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory services 1,098,600 3,307,700 3,307,303
Departments and Services—continued
1972-73 1971-72
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued Appropriation Expenditure
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued $ $ $
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—continued
Department of the Interior—Northern Territory services 566,800 582,300 386,784
Department of Labour and National Service........ 172,500 66,600 66,000
Department of Shipping and Transport........... 70,300 1,800 1,415
Department of Works....................... 25,800 168,100 168,000
Attorney-General's Department................ .. 400 ..
Department of Education and Science— ..
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—Australian Capital Territory .. 11,000 10,920
Department of Health—Northern Territory........ .. 250,000 250,000
Department of Housing..................... .. 204,800 204,758
7,872,200 25,675,500 25,459,128
2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services—
Television transmission..................... 1,400 68,300 65,028
Sound broadcasting studios................... 250,400 89,200 88,717
Television studios......................... 540,000 7,500 7,500
Sound broadcasting transmission............... .. 1,700 1,263
791,800 166,700 162,508
3.—Plant and Equipment—
Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology........... 1,500,000 2,750,000 2,599,440
Other Branches........................... 535,000 228,500 148,841
Australian Capital Territory—General services...... 550,000 270,500 210,495
Australian Capital Territory—Transport........... 1,551,000 1,680,000 1,679,514
Northern Territory—General services............ 1,200,000 850,000 749,993
Northern Territory—Transport................. 1,000,000 850,000 847,503
6,336,000 6,629,000 6,235,786
4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory—
Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account) 417,000 398,000 398,000
Parks and Gardens......................... 63,000 50,000 49,641
Purchase of improvements on resumed leases....... 170,000 170,000 97,506
650,000 618,000 545,147
Departments and Services—continued
1972-73 1971-72
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued Appropriation Expenditure
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued $ $ $
5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory—
Purchase of improvements on resumed leases...... 20,000 173,400 173,260
Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates 10,000 13,000 6,079
Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payments to Local Government Authorities 450,000 257,000 117,416
Development of water resources on Government projects 200,000 129,000 108,910
Township of Nhulunbuy—Nabalco Pty. Limited—Contribution 225,000 625,000 616,961
Aboriginal advancement—Self-help housing, other buildings and works 1,045,000 864,600 860,050
Assistance under the Water Supplies Development Ordinance 200,000 240,000 240,000
2,150,000 2,302,000 2,122,676
6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory—
Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account) 10,000,000 8,383,000 7,383,000
Loans to co-operative building societies.......... 10,000,000 7,147,000 7,147,000
20,000,000 15,530,000 14,530,000
7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory—
Loans for encouragement of primary production.... 215,000 83,000 82,960
Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation 500,000 973,500 964,913
Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance. 5,500,000 6,900,000 6,701,268
Northern Territory Port Authority—Advance...... 1,604,000 1,103,110
6,215,000 9,560,500 8,852,251
8.—For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act 800,000 200,000 200,000
9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act 68,400,000 59,500,000 59,500,000
Total Department of the Interior 113,215,000 120,181,700 117,607,495
Departments and Services—continued
1972-73 1971-72
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE Appropriation Expenditure
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES $ $ $
1.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works and Equipment—
Australian Capital Territory.................. 111,000 135,000 135,000
Northern Territory......................... 242,000 213,000 183,000
Total: Division 860 353,000 348,000 318,000
Division 861.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
Supervision of apprenticeship training............ 218,000 .. ..
Division 862.—OTHER SERVICES
Employment Training Scheme for persons declared redundant 100,000 .. ..
General Employment Retraining Scheme.......... 60,000 .. ..
Payment of fares for unemployed persons seeking employment 200,000 .. ..
Total: Division 862 360,000 .. ..
Total Department of Labour and National Service 931,000 348,000 318,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
Bureau of Mineral Resources.................. 600,000 560,000 558,558
Division of National Mapping................. 225,000 200,000 138,914
Forestry and Timber Bureau.................. 95,000 110,000 86,001
Other Branches........................... 5,000 15,000 14,311
925,000 885,000 797,784
2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act (a) 15,558,000 19,699,000 19,699,000
3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act..... 1,229,000 1,764,000 1,763,681
4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act 1,185,000 177,000 119,000
5.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—Repayable a vance .. 53,000 31,839
6.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act 400,000 625,000 625,000
Total Department of National Development 19,297,000 23,203,000 23,036,304
Details are shown in Table 17 of the Estimates of Receipts and Summary of Estimated Expenditure 1972-73, page 184.
Departments and Services—continued
1972-73 1971-72
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT Appropriation Expenditure
Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
For expenditure under the Post and Telegraph Act (for payment to the Post Office Trust Account) $ $ $
288,000,000 270,000,000 270,000,000
Division 872.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES
1.—Technical and Other Services—
Sound broadcasting....................... 1,222,000 1,630,000 1,593,273
Television............................. 2,600,000 1,300,000 1,255,913
3,822,000 2,930,000 2,849,186
2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act 4,900,000 2,600,000 2,600,000
3.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act .. 90,000 90,000
4.—Australian Broadcasting Control Board—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act 155,000 205,000 205,000
Total: Division 872 8,877,000 5,825,000 5,744,186
DIVISION 873.—WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY SERVICES
1.—Wireless Telegraphy Technical Services—For expenditure under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 243,000 270,000 270,000
Total Postmaster-General's Department 297,120,000 276,095,000 276,014,186
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY
Division 874.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Advances and Loans—
Advances by way of loan to the Australian Wool Commission and the Australian Wool Marketing Corporation for the purpose of working capital of the Commission and the Corporation (Moneys received in repayment of advances by way of loans to the Commission and the Corporation for the purpose of working capital of the Commission and the Corporation may be credited to this item) 1,000,000 40,000,000 ..
Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
Agricultural Extension Services............... 6,300,000 5,680,000 5,679,414
Minor agricultural research.................. 134,000 102,500 102,070
Eradication of Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis—Contribution 4,000,000 2,125,000 2,404,025
Total: Division 875 10,434,000 7,907,500 8,185,509
Division 876.—OTHER SERVICES
Assistance to the Egg Industry (for payment to the credit of the Poultry Industry Trust Fund) 750,000 .. ..
Total Department of Primary Industry 12,184,000 47,907,500 8,185,509
Departments and Services—continued
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Appropriation Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET $ $ $
Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
Official establishments..................... 50,000 19,300 14,255
Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom 658,800 255,000 257,029
Total: Division 880 708,800 274,300 271,284
Division 882.—OTHER SERVICES
Child care assistance—Grants to eligible organizations 4,800,000 .. ..
Child care—Research and evaluation........... 200,000 .. ..
Total: Division 882 5,000,000 .. ..
Total Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 5,708,800 274,300 271,284
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT
Division 885.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals.......... 252,000 185,000 176,273
2.—Plant and Equipment—
Computing equipment..................... 180,000 75,000 7,262
Specialised equipment..................... 1,500,000 1,000,000 994,160
1,680,000 1,075,000 1,001,422
3.—Advances and Loans—
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Repatriation Overseas Administrations Benefits Trust Account) .. 135,000 135,000
Total Repatriation Department 1,932,000 1,395,000 1,312,695
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT
Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment............... 2,665,000 465,000 464,887
2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—
Trans-Australian Railway................... 8,228,000 9,985,000 9,903,139
Central Australia Railway................... 1,048,000 1,160,000 1,128,825
North Australia Railway.................... 2,968,000 2,535,000 2,256,806
Seat of Government Railway................. 46,000 80,000 79,983
Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway.............. 910,000 5,175,000 3,593,893
Tarcoola to Alice Springs Railway............. 2,538,000 .. ..
Working advance (for payment to the credit of the Railway Plant and Stores Suspense Trust Account) .. 600,000 600,000
Knuckey's Lagoon to East Arm Railway......... .. 620,000 1,921
15,738,000 20,155,000 17,564,567
Departments and Services—continued
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Appropriation Expenditure
$ $ $
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT—continued
Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued
3.—Australian Coastal Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act 6,500,000 6,000,000 6,000,000
4.—Wilson's Promontory Lightstation—Contribution towards construction of access track 10,000 10,000 10,000
Total: Division 890 24,913,000 26,630,000 24,039,454
Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 200,000 200,000 23,594
2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act 1,250,000 3,500,000 1,988,307
3.—Promotion of road safety practices............ 150,000 150,000 150,000
4.—Eyre and Barkly Highways—Contribution to maintenance 64,000 64,000 64,000
5.—For expenditure on railway works In New South Wales 300,000 1,200,000 1,000,069
6.—Assistance to Western Australia—To purchase ship to maintain State shipping service to Darwin 2,500,000 .. ..
7.—Assistance to South Australia for sealing of Eyre Highway 625,000 .. ..
Total: Division 891 5,089,000 5,114,000 3,225,970
Division 892.—OTHER SERVICES
Investigations for upgrading national highways..... 250,000 .. ..
Total Department of Shipping and Transport 30,252,000 31,744,000 27,265,424
Departments and Services—continued
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Appropriation Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES $ $ $
Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
2.—Plant and Equipment—
Rehabilitation Service...................... 35,000 75,000 39,452
35,000 75,000 39,452
3.—Advances and Loans—
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Social Services Overseas Administrations Benefits Trust Account) .. 15,000 15,000
Total: Division 900 35,000 90,000 54,452
Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of Senior Citizens' Centres 500,000 400,000 268,500
States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers 25,000 40,000 12,061
States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of home care services 330,000 100,000 78,448
Total: Division 901 855,000 540,000 359,008
Total Department of Social Services 890,000 630,000 413,460
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY
Division 905.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—
Antarctic Division......................... 67,000 65,700 64,562
2.—Plant and Equipment—
Antarctic Division......................... 332,000 247,500 247,486
Total Department of Supply 399,000 313,200 312,047
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments 297,700 455,000 580,118
Division 911.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
Assistance towards international tourist attractions.... 250,000 .. ..
Total Department of Trade and Industry 547,700 455,000 580,118
Departments and Services—continued
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Appropriation Expenditure
$ $ $
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Plant and Equipment—
Royal Australian Mint..................... 80,000 40,000 38,279
Bureau of Census and Statistics............... 2,226,800 .. ..
Actuary's Office......................... 26,150 72,200 ..
Royal Australian Mint—Museum and display areas.. .. 200 97
Sub-Treasuries.......................... .. 5,200 4,438
2,332,950 117,600 42,814
2.—Advances and Loans—
Commonwealth Banks Act—Repayable Advance to the Commonwealth Development Bank .. 10,000,000 10,000,000
Working capital advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Treasury) Trust Account) .. 1,000 1,000
Working capital advance (for payment to the Royal Australian Mint Trust Account) .. 200,000 200,000
.. 10,201,000 10,201,000
Total: Division 915 2,332,950 10,318,600 10,243,814
Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES
Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia 7,950 12,200 12,100
Non-metropolitan unemployment relief grants...... 72,000,000 27,000,000 26,999,400
Natural Disasters—New South Wales........... .. 500,000 ..
Natural Disasters—Queensland............... .. 9,900,000 6,889,193
Natural Disasters—Tasmania................ .. 143,000 142,677
Special loan to New South Wales.............. .. 17,500,000 17,500,000
Total: Division 917 72,007,950 55,055,200 51,543,370
Division 918.—OTHER SERVICES
Asian Development Bank—Further Contribution to Technical Assistance Special Fund 205,600 .. ..
Total Department of the Treasury 74,546,500 65,373,800 61,787,184
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
Division 920.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER
To enable the Treasurer—
(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year;
(b) to make moneys available for expenditure, particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, including payments by way of financial assistance to a State on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines; and
(c) to make moneys available for expenditure pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure 30,000,000 25,000,000 (a)
(a) Expenditure is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.
Departments and Services—continued
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Appropriation Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS $ $ $
Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental—
Parliament.............................. 320,000 59,000 59,000
Attorney-General's Department................ 89,700 176,000 175,110
Department of Civil Aviation................. 11,000,000 28,160,000 28,132,465
Department of Customs and Excise............. 940,000 400,000 394,571
Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 3,700,000 3,350,000 3,346,729
Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts 1,200,000 1,665,000 1,639,069
Department of External Territories.............. 100,000 11,500 11,124
Department of Foreign Affairs................. 14,000 2,200 2,184
Department of Health...................... 800,000 500,000 454,823
Department of Housing..................... 1,500 2,300 2,300
Department of Immigration.................. 38,000 45,000 44,897
Department of the Interior................... 8,000,000 7,280,000 6,983,888
Department of Labour and National Service........ 640,000 1,190,000 1,187,168
Department of National Development............ 685,000 390,000 349,848
Department of Primary Industry............... 33,000 87,900 87,900
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet...... 14,000 50,000 30,787
Repatriation Department.................... 3,150,000 1,440,000 1,275,107
Department of Shipping and Transport........... 800,000 435,000 326,124
Department of Social Services................. 1,030,000 2,116,000 1,941,520
Department of Supply—Antarctic Division........ 22,000 6,000 192
Department of Trade and Industry.............. 800 3,200 2,172
Department of the Treasury.................. 22,000 49,500 49,127
Commonwealth Taxation Office............... 33,000 14,000 8,721
Department of Works...................... 600,000 470,000 426,062
Department of Education and Science........... .. 6,500 5,749
33,233,000 47,909,100 46,936,638
2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services—
Department of Education and Science............ 10,000 2,200 345
Department of Health....................... 7,000,000 8,050,000 8,049,786
Department of the Interior.................... 630,000 365,000 353,659
Department of Works....................... 70,000 81,000 80,999
7,710,000 8,498,200 8,484,789
Departments and Services—continued
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Appropriation Expenditure
$ $ $
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS—continued
Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued
3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
Department of External Territories............. 21,000 138,000 137,951
4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services—
Department of Education and Science........... 8,200,000 6,825,000 6,824,996
Department of Health...................... 4,400,000 8,910,000 8,878,494
Department of the Interior................... 37,000,000 27,400,000 27,399,501
Department of Works...................... 350,000 176,000 175,953
49,950,000 43,311,000 43,278,944
5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory—
Department of the Interior—For transport of beef cattle 1,650,000 2,085,000 2,085,000
Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies 3,950,000 1,500,000 1,498,906
5,600,000 3,585,000 3,583,905
6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services—
Sound broadcasting transmission.............. 300,000 175,000 164,605
Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes..... 2,200,000 4,400,000 4,061,370
Television transmission..................... 270,000 1,050,000 1,028,769
Television studios........................ 1,400,000 440,000 461,344
4,170,000 6,065,000 5,716,089
7.—Plant and Equipment—
General services......................... 1,337,000 1,535,000 1,384,601
Australian Capital Territory Services............ 119,000 187,000 168,707
Northern Territory Services.................. 1,744,000 1,578,000 1,484,196
3,200,000 3,300,000 3,037,504
Total Department of Works 103,884,000 112,806,300 111,175,820
TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES... 861,386,000 822,151,100 742,649,023
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