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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 Treasurer to pay £2,756,575 out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and, together with earlier supply Acts, appropriates a total of £4,140,345 for public additions, new works and buildings for the year to 30 June 1915. It lists detailed line items across departments (Home Affairs, Defence, Postmaster‑General, Treasury, External Affairs, Trade and Customs) and distinguishes re‑votes and new services. Funds come from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (i.e. public revenue) and are to be issued by the Treasurer according to the schedules.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND
BUILDINGS) 1914–15.
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No. 21 of 1914.
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 fifteen and to appropriate the Supplies granted for such year in this and the last preceding Session of the Parliament, for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
[Assented to 12th December, 1914.]
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 £2,756,575.
3. All
F. 17071.
Appropriation of supplies, £4,140,345.
3. All sums granted by this Act and the other Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty amounting, as appears by the said Schedule, in the aggregate to the sum of Four million one hundred and forty thousand three hundred and forty-five pounds are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 3 of 1914 for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
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GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.
| Under Act No. 3 of 1914 ............................. | £754,930 |
|---|---|
| Under Act No. 7 of 1914 ............................. | 366,150 |
| Under Act No. 14 of 1914 ............................ |
| 262,690 |
| Under this Act .................................... | 2,756,575 |
| £4,140,345 |
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second schedule.
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abstract.
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS— | £ |
|---|---|
| Home Affairs | |
| Home Affairs .................................... | 278,380 |
| Quarantine ...................................... | 50,730 |
| Lighthouses...................................... | 15,149 |
| Trade and Customs ................................. | 7,015 |
| Defence—Naval .................................. | 248,351 |
| —Military ................................ | 688,498 |
| Post Office Buildings ............................... | 297,426 |
| 1,585,549 | |
| Less amount which it is anticipated may not be expended during year although liabilities may be incurred | 200,000 |
| Total ..................... | 1,385,549 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT— | |
| Telegraphs and Telephones ........................... | 955,000 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY— | |
| Machinery and Plant for Printing Office | 4,600 |
| Machinery and Plant for Stamp Printing ................... | 400 |
| 5,000 | |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE— | |
| Construction of Fleet............................... | 750,000 |
| Rifle Clubs and Ranges .............................. | 16,900 |
| Military Stores, &c. ................................ | 492,800 |
| Naval Works, &c. .................................. | 400,300 |
| Construction of vessels for other Departments | 16,278 |
| 1,676,278 | |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS— | |
| Northern Territory ................................. | 34,610 |
| Port Augusta Railway ............................... | 8,908 |
| 43,518 | |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS— | |
| Lighthouses..................................... | 75,000 |
| Total Annual Votes .............. | 4,140,345 |
A 2
SUMMARY OF ANNUAL VOTES UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:454.5pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:45.75pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:23pt; height:45.75pt; 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"><div style="height:45.75pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p style="margin-right:5.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:9pt"><span>Division No.</span></p></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:25.5pt; height:45.75pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><div style="height:45.75pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p style="margin-right:5.65pt; margin-left:5.65pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:9pt"><span>Subdivision No.</span></p></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:178pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:8pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:8pt"><span>Re-vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:8pt"><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"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:8pt"><span>Total.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.5pt"><td style="width:68pt; 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; font-size:8pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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; font-size:8pt"><span></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:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.25pt"><td style="width:23pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:25.5pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:178pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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="margin-right:23.85pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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="margin-right:23.85pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:23.85pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:16.2pt"><td style="width:23pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:25.5pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:178pt; 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="widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">HOME AFFAIRS—</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:6.5pt"><td style="width:23pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:25.5pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:178pt; 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-left:11.5pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>New South</span><span> Wales </span><span style="width:79.82pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>1,597</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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:21.6pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>1,597</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.8pt"><td style="width:23pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:25.5pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:178pt; 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-left:11.5pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Victoria</span><span> </span><span style="width:123.21pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..................</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>1,454</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>2,479</span></p></td><td style="width:68pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>3,933</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.85pt"><td style="width:23pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:25.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000
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