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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1932 appropriation Act authorises £963,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for capital works and infrastructure for the year to 30 June 1933. Funding is directed to government departments, government business undertakings (notably Commonwealth Railways and the Postmaster‑General’s telephone, telegraph and broadcasting works), and development in the Northern Territory and Federal Capital Territory.
Passed in the depths of the Depression, it reflects austerity yet sustains key national infrastructure projects.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1932-33.
No. 33 of 1932.
An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 19th September, 1932.]
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 £963,000.
Appropriation.
SCHEDULE.
F.3091.—Price 8d.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:460.7pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:25.5pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:39.25pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Page Reference.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:151.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>—</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:55.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>1932–33.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:96.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>1931–32.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:46.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Increase on Expenditure, 1931–32.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:46.8pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Decrease on Expenditure, 1931–32.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:25.65pt"><td style="width:46.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:8pt"><span>Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:8pt"><span>Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:39.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:151.5pt; 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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:55.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:46.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td><td style="width:46.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">£</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:39.25pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:22.3pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:151.5pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:15.85pt; text-indent:-15.85pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>I.—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Departments and Services</span><span>—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"></span></p></td><td style="width:55.8pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>231,500</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>116,842</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>251,396</span></p></td><td style="width:46.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:46.8pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>19,896</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:39.25pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:21.85pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:151.5pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:15.85pt; text-indent:-15.85pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>II.—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Business Under</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">-</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">takings</span><span style="width:9.31pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.</span></p></td><td style="width:55.8pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>655,000</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>607,000</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>493,435</span></p></td><td style="width:46.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>161,565</span></p></td><td style="width:46.8pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:39.25pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.8pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:151.5pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:15.85pt; text-indent:-15.85pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>III.—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Territories of the Commonwealth</span><span style="width:23.25pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:55.8pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>76,</span><span>5</span><span>00</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>105,235</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>87,791</span></p></td><td style="width:46.75pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:46.8pt; 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:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>11,291</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:44.15pt"><td style="width:39.25pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:151.5pt; 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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.</span><span style="width:9.58pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:55.8pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right"><span>963,000</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right"><span>829,077</span></p></td><td style="width:46.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right"><span>832,622</span></p></td><td style="width:46.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right"><span>130,378</span></p></td><td style="width:46.8pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center"><span>..</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:474.9pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:25.55pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:37.7pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Division Number.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:151.85pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>—</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:55.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>1932–33.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:97.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; pa
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