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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1902 appropriation authorizes the Australian Government to spend £406,092 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in the 1902–03 year on construction and communications infrastructure. It funds new public buildings, defence facilities and extensive telegraph and telephone works—bringing post offices and telephone/telegraph connections to many towns and upgrading military training sites. The law lets the Treasurer legally draw and allocate this supply, affecting communities across every state and the new Commonwealth forces.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1902-3.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
ANNO SECUNDO
EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS.
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No. 18 of 1902.
An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and three for the purposes of Additions, New Works, and Buildings.
[Assented to 10th October, 1902.]
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.
Issue and application of £406,092.
Appropriation of supply.
F.11153.
SCHEDULE.
Expenditure for Additions, New Works, and Buildings
for the Year ending 30th June, 1903.
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border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>New Works and Buildings.</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>"</span><span>Transferred.</span><span>"</span></p></td><td style="width:48.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>"</span><span>Other.</span><span>"</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.45pt"><td style="width:230pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>NEW SOUTH WALES –</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:48.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.9pt"><td style="width:230pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Trade and Customs </span><span style="width:117.11pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>2,000</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>149</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>2,149</span></p></td><td style="width:48.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.45pt"><td style="width:230pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Defence </span><span style="width:166.01pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.........................</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>4,530</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>6,100</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>10,630</span></p></td><td style="width:48.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:16pt"><td style="width:230pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Post and Telegraph </span><span style="width:117.73pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>13,930</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>28,580</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>42,510</span></p></td><td style="width:48.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:22.15pt"><td style="width:230pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">20,460</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">34,829</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">55,289</span></p></td><td style="width:48.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.1pt"><td style="width:230pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>VICTORIA—</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:48.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.45pt"><td style="width:230pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Defence </span><span style="width:166.01pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.........................</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>2,165</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>5,235</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>7,400</span></p></td><td style="width:48.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.6pt"><td style="width:230pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Post and Telegraph </span><span style="width:117.73pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>8,680</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>17,200</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>25,880</span></p></td><td style="width:48.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:22.15pt"><td style="width:230pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">10,845</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">22,435</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">33,280</span></p></td><td style="width:48.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000
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