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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Act authorises the Commonwealth to withdraw £720,541 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for 1908–09 to finance capital works: chiefly post offices, telegraph/telephone infrastructure, and defence and government buildings.
The Schedule allocates funds by state and project, distinguishing carried-over “re‑vote” amounts from new services, legally enabling the Treasurer to spend on the nation’s physical infrastructure.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1908-9.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS).
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No. 23 of 1908.
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 nine for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
[Assented to 10th. November, 1908.]
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.
1. This. Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1908–9.
Issue and application of £720,541.
2. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and apply towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and nine the sum of Seven hundred and twenty thousand five hundred and forty-one pounds.
Appropriation of supply.
3. The said sum granted by this Act is hereby appropriated for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule.
F. 14438. SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE.
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EXPENDITURE FOR ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC., 1908–9.
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ABSTRACT.
| — | “Other.” |
|---|---|
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS— | £ |
| Home Affairs.................................... | 5,948 |
| Trade and Customs................................ | 21,554 |
| Quarantine Stations................................ | 200 |
| Defence........................................ | 69,685 |
| Post and Telegraph................................ | 196,819 |
| Total.......................... | 294,206 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT— | |
| Telegraphs and Telephones........................... |
| 356,140 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY— |
| Machinery and Plant, for Printing Office.................. | 1,000 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— |
| Rifle Clubs and Ranges............................. | 15,935 |
| Special Defence Material............................ | 39,656 |
| New Special Defence Provision........................ | 8,604 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS— |
| Commonwealth Offices, London....................... | 5,000 |
| Total.......................... | 720,541 |
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border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>R</span><span>e-vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.62%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>New Service.</span></p></td><td style="width:15.12%; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Total.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20.3pt"><td style="width:55.28%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.98%; 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:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:14.62%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:15.12%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.75pt"><td style="width:55.28%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:9pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span style="text-transform:uppercase">N</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">o</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">. </span><span>1.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.98%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.62%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:15.12%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.4pt"><td style="width:55.28%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>HOME AFFAIRS.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.98%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.62%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:15.12%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.75pt"><td style="width:55.28%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:18pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Subdivision No. 1.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.98%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.62%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:15.12%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.4pt"><td style="width:55.28%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>NEW SOUTH WALES.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.98%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.62%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:15.12%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:48.15pt"><td style="width:55.28%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:40.5pt; text-indent:-40.5pt; font-size:11pt"><span>No. 1. Towards the cost of erection of</span><span> </span><span>Store</span><span> </span><span>at</span><span> </span><span>Darling Island,</span><span> </span><span>Sydney,</span><span> </span><span>for</span><span> </span><span>the purposes of Departments of the Commonwealth</span><span></span></p></div></td><td style="width:14.98%; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,948</span></p></td><td style="width:14.62%; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>…</span></p></td><td style="width:15.12%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,948</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.9pt"><td style="width:55.28%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:22.5pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Total Division No. 1</span><span style="width:124.95pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.98%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,948</span></p></td><td style="width:14.62%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>…</span></p></td><td style="width:15.12%; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>5,948</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:27.15pt"><td style="width:55.28%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:9pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division No. </span><span>2.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.98%; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.62%; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:15.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.4pt"><td style="width:55.28%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>TRADE AND CUSTOMS.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.98%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.62%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:15.12%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.4pt"><td style="width:55.28%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:18pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Subdivisi
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