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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 approves a supplementary appropriation of £1,027,917 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to validate additional expenditures already incurred in the financial year ended 30 June 1922. It retroactively funds operations across 13 Commonwealth departments — notably the Post Office and Treasury — ensuring legal cover for a range of public services and one-off items spent that year.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION
1921-22.
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No. 56 of 1924.
An Act to appropriate a further sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.
[Assented to 20th October, 1924.]
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.
1. This Act may be cited as the Supplementary Appropriation Act 1921-22.
Appropriation of £1,027,917.
2. The sum of One million and twenty-seven thousand nine hundred and seventeen pounds which has been issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ended the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-two shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 13 of 1921 for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.
SCHEDULE.
F. 16506.—Price 1s. 3d.
SCHEDULE.
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font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">.....................................</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5,708</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.9pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">II.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:142.08pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">146,504</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">III.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:141.17pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">184,366</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.8pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">IV.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:116.13pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7,985</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">V</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:108.18pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">................</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">109,116</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.8pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">VI.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE DEPARTMENT OF </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">DEFENCE</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">—MILITARY</span><span style="width:109.09pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">................</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">16,070</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">VII.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY</span><span style="width:167.45pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">.........................</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2,310</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.15pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; margin-left:21.6pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">VIII.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:28.8pt; text-indent:-28.8pt; line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE DEPARTMENT OF NAVY AND </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">DEFENCE</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">—AIR SERVICES</span><span style="width:28.11pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">....</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">52,056</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">IX.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS</span><span style="width:105.41pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">43,030</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.8pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">X.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS</span><span style="width:96.26pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">..............</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">11,066</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">XI.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:103.89pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">331,798</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.8pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">XII.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</span><span style="width:179.37pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">...........................</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">43,701</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.35pt"><td style="width:35pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">XIII.</span></p></td><td style="width:332pt; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="line-height:10.6pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:11pt">WAR SERVICES</span><span style="width:260.63pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-size:11pt; display:inline-block">.......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">74,207</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:36.55pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:368pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.5pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">TOTAL</span><span style="width:273.55pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.........................................</span></p></td><td style="width:62pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:0.5pt; padding-left:0.12pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1,027,</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">9</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">17</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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