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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
The Act authorises the Commonwealth to withdraw £3,721,000 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for capital works and buildings for the year ending 30 June 1938. It funds departmental buildings and defence projects, major commercial infrastructure—especially Postmaster-General telecommunications and Commonwealth Railways—and development in the Northern Territory and the Federal Capital Territory (Canberra).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1937-38.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND BUILDINGS)
1937-38.
No. 16 of 1937.
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-eight for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.
[Assented to 11th September, 1937.]
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 £3,721,000.
Appropriation.
SCHEDULE
F.5038.—Price 8d.
Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
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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:8pt"><span>Increase on Expenditure, 1936–37.</span></p></td><td style="width:47.05pt; 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:8pt"><span>Decrease on Expenditure, 1936–37.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.05pt; 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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:147.15pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; 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font-size:11pt"><span></span></p><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:47.05pt; 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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.05pt; 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:147.15pt; 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:55.35pt; 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:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:49.55pt; 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:center; 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:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:45.35pt; 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:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:47.05pt; 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>£</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:20.9pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:147.15pt; 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-right:2.55pt; margin-left:19.95pt; text-indent:-8.9pt; 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> </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:55.35pt; 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-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>567,000</span></p></td><td style="width:49.55pt; 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-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,792,709</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-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,641,610</span></p></td><td style="width:45.35pt; 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-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:47.05pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,074,610</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:15.6pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>10</span></p></td><td style="width:147.15pt; 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-right:2.55pt; margin-left:19.95pt; text-indent:-8.9pt; 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">nder</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">-</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">takings</span><span style="width:22.61pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:55.35pt; 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-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>2,519,000</span></p></td><td style="width:49.55pt; 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-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,924,000</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-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>2,310,886</span></p></td><td style="width:45.35pt; 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-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>208,114</span></p></td><td style="width:47.05pt; 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:37.05pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:15.1pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>12</span></p></td><td style="width:147.15pt; 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-right:2.55pt; margin-left:19.95pt; text-indent:-8.9pt; 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:12.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:55.35pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>635,000</span></p></td><td style="width:49.55pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>456,631</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>367,066</span></p></td><td style="width:45.35pt; 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"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>267,934</span></p></td><td style="width:47.05pt; 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:37.05pt; 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:147.15pt; 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-right:2.55pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>T</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">otal</span><span> A</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">nnual</span><span> V</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">otes</span><span style="width:54.49pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........</span></p></td><td style="width:55.35pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right"><span>3,721,000</span></p></td><td style="width:49.55pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right"><span>4,173,340</span></p></td><td style="width:50pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:right"><span>4,319,562</span></p></td><td style="width:45.35pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center"><span>..</span></p></td><td style="width:47.05pt; 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; text-align:right"><span>598,562</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.05pt; 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:14
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