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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1911–12 appropriation authorises £2,791,365 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for federal capital works—buildings, additions and new projects—across defence, communications, home affairs, external affairs and treasury. It funds nation‑building infrastructure (fortifications and barracks, telegraph/telephone networks, customs and quarantine works, early Canberra development), combining carryover "re‑vote" balances with new appropriations and directing departmental outlays for Australia’s early public‑works program.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS), 1911-12.
No. 5 of 1911.
An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twelve for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
[Assented to 17th November, 1911.]
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 £2,791,365.
Appropriation of supply.
SCHEDULE.
F.17363
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS— | |
| Home Affairs...................................... | 279,135 |
| Trade and Customs.................................. | 6,006 |
| Quarantine....................................... | 33,280 |
| Defence......................................... | 275,280 |
| Post and Telegraph.................................. | 231,214 |
| 824,915 | |
| UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT— | |
| Telegraphs and Telephones............................ | 1,300,000 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY— |
| Machinery and Plant, for Printing Office.................... | 2,000 |
| Machinery and Plant, for Stamp Printing.................... | 3,150 |
| 5,150 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— |
| Rifle Clubs and Ranges............................... | 22,900 |
| Special Defence Material (Military)....................... | 468,700 |
| New Special Defence Provision (Military)................... | 94,100 |
| Naval Works and Armament............................ | 40,000 |
| Construction of vessels for other Departments................ | 6,200 |
| 631,900 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS— |
| Northern Territory.................................. | 26,900 |
| Port Augusta Railway................................ | 2,500 |
| 29,400 |
| Total............................. | 2,791,365 |
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:90%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:40.65pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:204.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>Re-vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; 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:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>New Service.</span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; 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:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>Total.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.75pt"><td style="width:59pt; 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"><p style="text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; 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"><p style="text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:204.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-left:14.4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division </span><span>No. 1.</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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="margin-top:12pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; 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="margin-top:12pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:204.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>HOME AFFAIRS.</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:204.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Subdivision No. 1.</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:204.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>NEW SOUTH WALES.</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:204.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:3.4pt; margin-left:39.6pt; text-indent:-39.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>No. </span><span>1</span><span>. </span><span>Store at Darling Island, Sydney, for</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>the purposes of Departments of the Commonwealth—Towards cost</span><span></span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>24,553</span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>10,500</span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>35,053</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:204.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:15.8pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>2. Timber Storage Shed</span><span style="width:81.32pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>46</span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>100</span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>146</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:204.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:justify; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>24,599</span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>10,600</span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:7.2pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>35,199</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:204.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Subdivision No. 2.</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:204.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span>VICTORIA.</span></p></td><td style="width:59pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.4pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:66.75pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="wid
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