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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 authorizes £1,259,270 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for 1934–35 capital works and infrastructure. It funds government departments (including defence, Parliament and national institutions), commercial undertakings (Commonwealth Railways and Postmaster‑General services) and territory development (Northern Territory and Canberra). Practically, it is the year’s construction budget, with the Treasurer able to release funds only for the listed projects.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1934-35.
No. 19 of 1934.
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-five for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 4th August, 1934.]
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 £1,259,270.
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 thirty-five the sum of One million two hundred and fifty-nine thousand two hundred and seventy pounds.
Appropriation.
SCHEDULE.
F.3488.—Price 8d.
Addition, New Works, Buildings, &c.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
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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>1933-34.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:52.7pt; 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, 1933-34.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:45.6pt; 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 1933-34.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:28.35pt"><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>Vote.</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:41.3pt; 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:127.9pt; 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:52.7pt; 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; margin-left:18.7pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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; margin-left:20.9pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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; margin-left:12.7pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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; margin-left:14.4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:45.6pt; 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; margin-left:14.9pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:41.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:28.55pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:127.9pt; 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:-9.05pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>P</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">art</span><span> I.—D</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">epartments</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">and</span><span> S</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ervices</span><span>—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">other</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">than</span><span> B</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">usiness</span><span> U</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ndertakings</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">and</span><span> T</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">erritories</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">the</span><span> C</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ommonwealth</span><span></span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>759,070</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>593,840</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>378,022</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>381,048</span></p></td><td style="width:45.6pt; 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:41.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:28.55pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:127.9pt; 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:-9.05pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>P</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">art</span><span> II.—B</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">usiness</span><span> U</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ndertakings</span><span style="width:30.52pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>317,000</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>893,840</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>926,515</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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:45.6pt; 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>609,515</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:41.3pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:24.5pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:127.9pt; 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:-9.05pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>P</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">art</span><span> III.—T</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">erritories</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">the</span><span> C</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ommonwealth</span><span style="width:16.45pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>183,200</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>137,200</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>139,156</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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>44,044</span></p></td><td style="width:45.6pt; 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><td style="width:41.3pt; 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:127.9pt; 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:15.9pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-15.9pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC.</span><span style="width:9.58pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right"><span>1,259,270</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right"><span>1,624,880</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right"><span>1,443,693</span></p></td><td style="width:52.7pt; 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:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:45.6pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:3.6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right"><span>184,423</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
H. J. SHEEHAN, J. A. LYONS,
Secretary to the Treasury, Treasurer.
Commonwealth Treasury,
24th July, 1934.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
SUMMARY.
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