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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 supplies a supplementary appropriation of £62,689 for 1912–13 to fund capital works and new construction across Commonwealth departments—chiefly Home Affairs for establishing Canberra, plus Defence, Postmaster‑General, External Affairs (Northern Territory) and Treasury. It retrospectively validates and commits extra public spending, impacting taxpayers via the Consolidated Revenue Fund and advancing nation‑building priorities: capital development, defence expansion, communications and remote infrastructure.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION
(WORKS AND BUILDINGS) 1912-13.
No. 11 of 1913.
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 thirteen for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.
[Assented to 19th December, 1913.]
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 £62,689.
SCHEDULE.
F.17499.
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| UNDER CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS............ | 44,472 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT... | 5,520 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY........ | 216 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE............. | 7,450 |
| UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.... | 5,031 |
| TOTAL, ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, BUILDINGS, ETC. ....... | 62,689 |
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:32.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:373.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:12pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.3pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:373.1pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.15pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Division No. </span><span>1.</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20.15pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:373.1pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>HOME AFFAIRS.</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:16.65pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:373.1pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.4pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Subdivision No. 2.</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18pt"><td colspan="2" style="width:373.1pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Victoria.</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:10.6pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:italic">Read</span><span>—</span></p></td><td style="width:44.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.8pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:29.5pt; text-indent:-29.5pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>No. 1. Site and B</span><span>uildi</span><span>ng</span><span> for De</span><span>partment of Treasury</span><span> </span><span>and other Departments</span><span style="width:26.12pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:44.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.7pt"><td style="width:44.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>29,362</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.45pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:20.5pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:9.9pt; text-indent:-9.9pt; font-size:11pt"><span>2.</span><span> </span><span>Storage</span><span> </span><span>Accommodation</span><span> </span><span>for Commonwealth De</span><span>partments,</span><span> </span><span>Melbourne</span><span style="width:17.52pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:44.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>7,366</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:7.65pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:20.5pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:9.9pt; text-indent:-9.9pt; font-size:11pt"><span>3. Alterations to King's Warehouse</span><span> </span><span>for</span><span> </span><span>Note Printer</span><span style="width:70.18pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........</span></p></div></td><td style="width:44.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>3,998</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.9pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:44.6pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>40,726</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.4pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-indent:16pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-style:italic">In lieu of</span><span>—</span></p></td><td style="width:44.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.45pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:30.85pt; text-indent:-30.85pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>No.</span><span> </span><span>1. Site and Building for Department of Treasu</span><span>ry and other Departments</span><span>...................................................................................</span></p></td><td style="width:44.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>22,750</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:25pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><div style="margin-left:20.5pt; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:9.9pt; text-indent:-9.9pt; font-size:11pt"><span>2.</span><span> </span><span>Storage Accommodation for Commonwealth Depart</span><span>ments, Melbourne</span><span style="width:17.52pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></div></td><td style="width:44.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>10,000</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20.5pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:44.6pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>32,750</span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>7,976</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.35pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-left:21.4pt; widows:2; orphans:2; font-size:11pt"><span>Subdivision No. </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">2a.</span></p></td><td style="width:44.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:16.4pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">S</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">outh Australia.</span></p></td><td style="width:44.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:56.3pt; 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; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.9pt"><td style="width:324.5pt; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>No.</span><span> </span><span>1. 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