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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 £1,624,880 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for 1933–34 to finance buildings, works and capital equipment across government departments, trading enterprises and territories. Major recipients include defence (notably the RAAF), the Postmaster‑General’s communications program, Commonwealth Railways, and development projects in the Northern and Federal Capital Territories. It signals targeted capital investment—especially in defence and communications—during the Depression.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND
BUILDINGS) 1933-34.
No. 15 of 1933.
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 thirty-four for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 10th October, 1933.]
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 £1,624,880.
Appropriation.
SCHEDULE.
F.3922.—Price 8d.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
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border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>1932–33.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:47.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Increase on Expenditure, 1932–33.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:52.7pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>Decrease on Expenditure, 1932–33.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:22pt"><td style="width:53.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:8pt"><span>Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:46.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; 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:40.8pt; 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:center; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:149.1pt; 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:50.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; 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:53.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; 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:46.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; 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:47.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; 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:52.7pt; 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:40.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:149.1pt; 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:15.95pt; text-indent:-12.7pt; 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:50.1pt; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>593,840</span></p></td><td style="width:53.25pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>265,760</span></p></td><td style="width:46.65pt; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>263,159</span></p></td><td style="width:47.2pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>330,681</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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:40.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:149.1pt; 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:15.95pt; text-indent:-12.7pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> </span><span>II.—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Business Undertakings</span><span style="width:142.07pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></td><td style="width:50.1pt; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>893,840</span></p></td><td style="width:53.25pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>656,310</span></p></td><td style="width:46.65pt; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>514,131</span></p></td><td style="width:47.2pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>379,709</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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:40.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:149.1pt; 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-top:6pt; margin-left:15.95pt; text-indent:-12.7pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Part </span><span>III.—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Territories </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">the Commonwealth</span><span style="width:92pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:50.1pt; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>137,200</span></p></td><td style="width:53.25pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>86,850</span></p></td><td style="width:46.65pt; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>97,100</span></p></td><td style="width:47.2pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>40,100</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:49.2pt"><td style="width:40.8pt; 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:center; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:149.1pt; 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:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:12.7pt; text-indent:-12.7pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.</span></p></td><td style="width:50.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>1,624,880</span></p></td><td style="width:53.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:24pt; margin-right:3.7pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>1,008,920</span></p><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:9pt"><span>†</span></p></td><td style="width:46.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.25pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>874,390</span></p></td><td style="width:47.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.25pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>750,490</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
† Includes £45,920 appropriated under Act No. 63 of 1932.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
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