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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 Australian Government to spend £2,789,092 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in 1912–13 on public buildings and infrastructure. It directs funds to departments (Defence, Postmaster‑General, Home Affairs, etc.), affecting taxpayers and communities where works—defence facilities, post offices and wireless stations, telegraph/telephone lines, quarantine stations, Territory works and early development of the Federal Capital at Canberra—are built. The Schedule enumerates specific projects and amounts.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND
BUILDINGS).
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No. 7 of 1912.
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 thirteen for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
[Assented to 4th September, 1912.]
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 £2,789,092.
Appropriation of supply.
SCHEDULE.
F.12473.
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
| ______ | 1912-13. |
|---|---|
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS— | £ |
| Home Affairs........................................... | 151,372 |
| Quarantine............................................. | 50,000 |
| Lighthouses............................................ | 15,000 |
| Trade and Customs....................................... | 2,478 |
| Defence.............................................. | 609,099 |
| Post Office Buildings...................................... | 400,275 |
| 1,228,224 |
| Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year although liabilities may be incurred | 236,577 |
| Total..................... | 991,647 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT— |
| Telegraphs and Telephones.................................. | 830,000 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY— |
| Machinery and Plant, for Printing Office......................... | 2,000 |
| Machinery and Plant, for Stamp Printing......................... | 2,400 |
| 4,400 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— |
| Rifle Clubs and Ranges.................................... | 17,820 |
| Military Stores, &c. ...................................... | 544,450 |
| Naval Works, &c......................................... | 318,050 |
| Construction of vessels for other Departments..................... | 20,605 |
| 900,925 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS— |
| Northern Territory........................................ | 58,540 |
| Port Augusta Railway..................................... | 3,580 |
| 62,120 |
| Total..................... | 2,789,092 |
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:454.5pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:26.5pt"><td colspan="6" style="width:443.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:5.65pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">SUMMARY OF VOTES UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:28.4pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:27.35pt; height:28.4pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="height:28.4pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p style="margin-right:5.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Division</span><br><span>No.</span></p></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:24pt; height:28.4pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="height:28.4pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p style="background-color:#ffffff"><span>Subdivision</span><br><span>No.</span></p></div></td><td style="width:188.3pt; 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="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="width:198.85pt; 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:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1912-13.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:31.9pt"><td style="width:188.3pt; 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="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:59.7pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Re-vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>New Service.</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Total.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.7pt"><td style="width:27.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:24pt; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>…</span></p></td><td style="width:188.3pt; 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="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">HOME AFFAIRS</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—</span></p></td><td style="width:59.7pt; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.25pt"><td style="width:27.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:24pt; 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:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:188.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:12pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>New South Wales</span><span style="width:94.72pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............</span></p></td><td style="width:59.7pt; 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:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>7,627</span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; 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:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>995</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-left: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>8,622</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.1pt"><td style="width:27.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:24pt; 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:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:188.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:12pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Victoria</span><span style="width:138.11pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">....................</span></p></td><td style="width:59.7pt; 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:63.15pt; 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:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>32,750</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-left: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>32,750</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.4pt"><td style="width:27.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:24pt; 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:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:188.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:12pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Various States and Federal Territory</span><span style="width:13.48pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..</span></p></td><td style="width:59.7pt; 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>31,755</span></p></td><td style="width:63.15pt; 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>78,245</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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>110,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.65pt"><td style="width:27.35pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:24pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt;
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