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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 withdraw £454,951 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and appropriates that money to a detailed list of works and building projects for the year ending 30 June 1919. It directs funds to specified departments (Works and Railways, Postmaster‑General, Defence—Military, Department of the Navy) and named state and territory projects. It matters because it legally permits public spending on those projects (who pays: Consolidated Revenue Fund; who decides: the Treasurer under this Act) and binds departments to the schedule of allocations.
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No. 23 of 1918.
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 nineteen for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
Assented to
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 nineteen for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
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.
This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1918–19.
Issue and application of £454,951.
Appropriation.
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS— | £ |
|---|---|
| Works and Railways ................................... | 122 |
| Home and Territories................................... | 6,586 |
| Quarantine.......................................... | 25,183 |
| Lighthouses......................................... | 1,270 |
| Institute of Science and Industry........................... | 3,000 |
| Trade and Customs.................................... | 1,650 |
| Defence—Military.................................... |
| 39,390 |
| Post Office Buildings................................... | 78,664 |
| Northern Territory..................................... | 10,000 |
| 165,865 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT— |
| Telegraphs and Telephones............................ | 175,000 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY— |
| Rifle Clubs and Ranges............................... | 800 |
| Military Stores, &c.................................. | 77,986 |
| 78,786 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY— |
| Naval Works..................................... | 14,000 |
| Construction of Vessels for other Departments............... | 21,300 |
| 35,300 |
| Total............................... | 454,951 |
SUMMARY OF ANNUAL VOTES UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.
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background-color:#ffffff"><span>Subdivision No.</span></p></div></td><td style="width:49.42%; 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:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="3" style="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">1918-19.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.85pt"><td style="width:6.36%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.92%; 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:top"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:49.42%; 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="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">WORKS AND RAILWAYS</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; 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>Re-vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; 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:12.58%; 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:12.6pt"><td style="width:6.36%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:5.92%; 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>...</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; 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="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; 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="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:12.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.75pt"><td style="width:6.36%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.92%; 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:49.42%; 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-left:19.45pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Victoria</span><span style="width:160.51pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........................</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; 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:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; 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>122</span></p></td><td style="width:12.58%; 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>122</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.8pt"><td style="width:6.36%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.92%; 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></span></p></td><td style="width:49.42%; 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-left:19.45pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Total Division No. 1</span><span style="width:105.5pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; border: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:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; border: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>122</span></p></td><td style="width:12.58%; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>122</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:23.55pt"><td style="width:6.36%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:5.92%; 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>...</span></p></td><td style="width:49.42%; 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 AND TERRITORIES</span><span style="font-weight:bold">—</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; 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:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; 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:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:12.58%; 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:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.55pt"><td style="width:6.36%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.92%; 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:49.42%; 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-left:19.15pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>New South Wales</span><span style="width:117.42pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; 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>330</span></p></td><td style="width:12.86%; 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:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>....</span></p></td><td style="width:12.58%; 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>350</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.25pt"><td style="width:6.36%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.92%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000
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