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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 retrospectively authorises £622,407 of Commonwealth spending for the year ending 30 June 1916, validating payments already made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. As a supplementary appropriation it tops up the 1915–16 budget to cover overruns—notably large Defence and External Affairs outlays—and legitimises a range of expenses (military camps and recruiting, diplomatic and administrative costs, commissions, salaries) across multiple government departments.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION 1915-16.
No. 9 of 1918.
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 sixteen.
[Assented to 11th June, 1918.]
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.
Appropriation of £622,407.
SCHEDULE.
[1s.]—F.9161.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
| ____ | Total. |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| II. THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT................... | 9,059 |
| III. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ................... | 40,808 |
| V. THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ............... | 183,384 |
| VI. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY .............. | 234,328 |
| VII. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ....................... | 51,223 |
| VIII. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS ............. | 69,092 |
| IX. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS ................... | 29,672 |
| X. THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT ............. | 4,841 |
| TOTAL................. | 622,407 |
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padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:12pt; text-indent:18.6pt; widows:2; orphans:2"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">II.—THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="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-left:7.2pt; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division N</span><span>o</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">. </span><span>13.</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.15pt"><td style="width:8.06%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.64%; 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:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.55pt"><td style="width:8.06%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.64%; 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="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="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-left:7.2pt; text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>PRIME MINISTER.</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.35pt"><td style="width:8.06%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.64%; 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="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="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-left:7.2pt; text-indent:24.9pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Subdivision No. 1.—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Salaries.</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.1pt"><td style="width:8.06%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.64%; 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="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="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-left:7.2pt; text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">Clerical Division.</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:5.4pt"><td style="width:8.06%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:5.64%; 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="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>5</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="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-left:7.2pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Clerk</span><span style="width:292.96pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............................................</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>30</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.85pt"><td style="width:8.06%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.64%; 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="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="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-left:7.2pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Allowances to Officers performing duties of a higher class.</span><span style="width:55.39pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">........</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>14</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.2pt"><td style="width:8.06%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.64%; 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="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="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-left:7.2pt; text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">General Division.</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:7.55pt"><td style="width:8.06%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.64%; 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="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="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-left:7.2pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Senior Assistant</span><span style="width:245.59pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.....................................</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>23</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.1pt"><td style="width:8.06%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.64%; 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="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="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-left:7.2pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Typists</span><span style="width:285.01pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...........................................</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; 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-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>3</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.15pt"><td style="width:8.06%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:5.64%; 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="text-align:center; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="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-left:7.2pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; 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-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt">70</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.15pt"><td colspan="4" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-left:7.2pt; text-indent:28.8pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Subdivision No. 2</span><span>.</span><span>—</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps"> Contingencies</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">.</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.75pt"><td colspan="4" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>No</span><span> </span><span>1. Telegrams (beyond Commonwealth)</span><span style="width:197.91pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............................</span></p></td><td style="width:11.62%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>115</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.7pt"><td colspan="4" style="border-right:0.
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