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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 £397,144 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in 1919–20 on construction and infrastructure, funding defence buildings, post offices and telephone exchanges, telegraph/telephone works, quarantine hospitals, early Canberra development, naval works, and various customs, lighthouse and railway projects. It also sets out state-by-state allocations and distinguishes carried-over "re-votes" from new services, comparing them with prior budgets.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1919-20.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1919-20.
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No. 12 of 1919.
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 twenty for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 28th October, 1919.]
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 1919–20.
Issue and application of £397,144.
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 twenty the sum of Three hundred and ninety-seven thousand one hundred and forty-four pounds.
Appropriation
3. The said sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty.
F.17184.—Price 5d.
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
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widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-style:italic">1918–19.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:54.5pt; 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:9pt"><span style="font-style:italic">Increase on Appropriation, 1918–19.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:60.7pt; 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:9pt"><span style="font-style:italic">Decrease on Appropriation, 1918–19.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:29.4pt"><td style="width:50pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:9pt"><span style="font-style:italic">Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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:9pt"><span style="font-style:italic">Expenditure</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:3.25pt"><td style="width:171.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:11.5pt; text-indent:-11.5pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS—</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; 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:50pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:60.7pt; 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:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:22.5pt"><td style="width:171.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Treasury </span><span style="width:163.56pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........................</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>322</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">609</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">322</span></p></td><td style="width:60.7pt; 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:9.9pt"><td style="width:171.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Home and Territories</span><span> </span><span style="width:107.96pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>5,108</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">6,586</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">1,331</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:60.7pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">1,478</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.45pt"><td style="width:171.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Defence</span><span>—Military</span><span> </span><span style="width:118.96pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>60,044</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">39,390</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">29,990</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">20,654</span></p></td><td style="width:60.7pt; 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:9.2pt"><td style="width:171.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Trade and Customs</span><span> </span><span style="width:117.11pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>3,421</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">4,650</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">1,353</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:60.7pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">1,229</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.45pt"><td style="width:171.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Lighthouses</span><span> </span><span style="width:148.87pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">1,270</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">1,117</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:60.7pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">1,270</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td style="width:171.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:25pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Quarantine</span><span> </span><span style="width:153.78pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......................</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:2.25pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.88pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>12,552</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.88pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">25,183</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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 style="font-style:italic">15,879</span></p></td><td style="width:54.5pt; 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:center; widows:2; orphans:2; fon
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