Appropriation (Unemployment Relief) Act 1936
APPROPRIATION (UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF).
No. 13 of 1936.
An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the purposes of the Grant of Financial Assistance to the States.
[Assented to 27th May, 1936.]
Preamble.
BE 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:—
Short title.
- This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Unemployment Relief) Act 1936.
Appropriation.
- There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, for the purposes of this Act, the sum of Four hundred and fifty-one thousand five hundred pounds.
Grants to States for assistance of metalliferous mining and forestry.
3.—(1.) Subject to this Act, there are hereby granted to each State, by way of financial assistance during the financial years ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven and the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, amounts not exceeding the amounts respectively specified in the second and third columns of the Schedules to this Act opposite to the name of that State.
(2.) Any amount granted to a State by this section and specified in the First Schedule to this Act is granted upon condition that it is used by the State, in such manner and subject to such conditions as the Treasurer approves, in providing, for the purpose of relieving unemployment, assistance to the metalliferous mining industry.
(3.) Any amount granted to a State by this section and specified in the Second Schedule to this Act is granted upon condition that it is used by the State, in such manner and subject to such conditions as the Treasurer approves, in providing, for the purpose of relieving unemployment, assistance to forestry.
Method of Payment to States.
- Any amount granted to a State by this Act shall be paid to that State at such times and in such manner as the Treasurer approves.
THE SCHEDULES. Section 3.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE.
Amounts which may be granted to the States to Provide Assistance to the Metalliferous Mining Industry.
| Column 1. | Column 2. | Column 3. |
|---|---|---|
| State. | Financial Year 1936–37. | Financial Year 1937–38. |
| £ | £ | |
| New South Wales................... | 19,600 | 13,600 |
| Victoria......................... | 27,000 | 18,700 |
| Queensland....................... | 35,600 | 24,900 |
| South Australia.................... | 12.800 | .. |
| Western Australia................... | 34,600 | 9,800 |
| Tasmania........................ | 10,400 | 3,000 |
| Total.................. | 140,000 | 70,000 |
THE SECOND SCHEDULE.
Amounts which may be granted to the States for the Purposes of Forestry.
| Column 1. | Column 2. | Column 3. |
|---|---|---|
| State. | Financial Year 1936–37. | Financial Year 1937–38. |
| £ | £ | |
| New South Wales.................. | 25,000 | 12,500 |
| Victoria......................... | 50,000 | 25,000 |
| Queensland...................... | 15,000 | 7,500 |
| South Australia.................... | 8,500 | 4,250 |
| Western Australia.................. | 50,000 | 25,000 |
| Tasmania........................ | 12,500 | 6,250 |
| Total.................... | 161,000 | 80,500 |