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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
The 1958–59 Capital Works Budget authorises the Australian Government to spend about £128 million from the Consolidated Revenue Fund on buildings, infrastructure, equipment and other capital projects for the year to 30 June 1959. It funds major national development projects (notably War Service Homes and the Snowy Mountains scheme) and capital needs across aviation, transport, health, public service and overseas establishments. This supply act gives legal authority for that spending and works with the companion Appropriation Act.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1958-59.
No. 61 of 1958.
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 fifty-nine, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.
[Assented to 8th October, 1958.]
BE it enacted by the Queen'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.
Commencement.
Issue and application of £79,432,000.
day
F.7093/58— Price 1s.
day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, the sum of Seventy-nine million four hundred and thirty-two thousand pounds.
Appropriation of supply £128,418,000.
THE SCHEDULES.
Section 4. FIRST SCHEDULE.
GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.
| £ |
|---|
| Act No. 35 of 1958........................ | 48,986,000 |
| Under this Act........................... | 79,432,000 |
| 128,418,000 |
THE SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.
ABSTRACT.
| Page Reference. | — | 1958-59. |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| 5 | Part 1.—Departments and Services—Other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth | 73,263,000 |
| 13 | Part 2.—Business Undertakings................................ | 39,619,000 |
| 17 | Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth......................... | 15,536,000 |
| TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE | 128,418,000 |
PART 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="5" style="width:450.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">SUMMARY</span><span style="font-weight:bold">.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.1pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:36.5pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Division Number.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:207.8pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Departments and Services.</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:63.9pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-weight:bold">1958-59.</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:130.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1957-58.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:22.45pt"><td style="width:64pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Appropriation.</span></p></td><td style="width:62.15pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>Expenditure.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:36.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:207.8pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:13.7pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:62.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:36.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:207.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:136.31pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>34,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>35,000</span></p></td><td style="width:62.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>28,605</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:36.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2-3</span></p></td><td style="width:207.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>PRIME MINISTER</span><span style="width:120.47pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>512,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>553,000</span></p></td><td style="width:62.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>542,170</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:36.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>4-5</span></p></td><td style="width:207.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:104.35pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>227,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>227,076</span></p></td><td style="width:62.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>152,185</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:36.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>6-8</span></p></td><td style="width:207.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>TREASURY</span><span style="width:147.97pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>182,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>245,000</span></p></td><td style="width:62.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>153,596</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:36.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>9-10</span></p></td><td style="width:207.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>ATTORNEY-GENERAL</span><span style="width:96.88pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................</span></p></td><td style="width:63.9pt; border-right:3pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>285,000</span></p></td><td style="width:64pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>399,000</span></p></td><td style="width:62.15pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>397,070</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:36.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; background-color:#ffffff"><span>11-12</span></p></td><td style="width:207.8pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; text-align:justify; background-color:#ffffff"><span>INTERIOR</span><span st
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