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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 authorises the Australian government to withdraw £883,699 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the year ending 30 June 1910 to meet departmental and public service expenses—covering Parliament, external and domestic departments, defence, trade and customs, postal services, refunds and an emergency advance. It empowers the Treasurer to issue the money, requires Governor‑General warrants for payments, and lapses after 30 June 1910.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 1).
No. 1 of 1909.
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 ten.
[Assented to 4th July, 1909.]
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 £883,699.
Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
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border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:17.16%; 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"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">£</span></p></td><td style="width:16.2%; 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"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:206.48pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">...............................</span></p></td><td style="width:17.16%; 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="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">…</span></p></td><td style="width:16.2%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5,387</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span></p></td><td style="width:17.16%; 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="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">…</span></p></td><td style="width:16.2%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7,158</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">’</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:76.63pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">...........</span></p></td><td style="width:17.16%; 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="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">…</span></p></td><td style="width:16.2%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">3,240</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:103.48pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></td><td style="width:17.16%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">21,000</span></p></td><td style="width:16.2%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">31,450</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:101.67pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></td><td style="width:17.16%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1,880</span></p></td><td style="width:16.2%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">8,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS</span></p></td><td style="width:17.16%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">46,873</span></p></td><td style="width:16.2%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">9,340</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE</span><span style="width:134.36pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">....................</span></p></td><td style="width:17.16%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">105,550</span></p></td><td style="width:16.2%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4,797</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">’</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">S DEPARTMENT</span></p></td><td style="width:17.16%; 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:top"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">514,194</span></p></td><td style="width:16.2%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4,230</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.1pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:17.16%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">689,497</span></p></td><td style="width:16.2%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">74,202</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="height:0pt; display:block; position:relative; z-index:0"><img src="image.001.png" width="203" height="11" alt="" style="margin-top:0.68pt; margin-left:-1.17pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:64.8pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">£763,699</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:10.75pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">REFUNDS OF REVENUE</span><span style="width:180.49pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">...........................</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:64.8pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">20,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:16.15pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">ADVANCE TO TREASURER</span><span style="width:163.39pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">........................</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="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-right:64.8pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">100,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:16.3pt"><td style="width:66.64%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">Total</span><span style="width:143.29pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.....................</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:4.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:64.8pt; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">£883,699</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Schedule—continued.
| I.—THE PARLIAMENT. | — | “Transferred.” | “Other.” |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 1. | £ | £ | £ |
| The Senate. | |||
| Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries........................ | 970 | ||
| Subdivision No. 2.—Contingencies................... | 115 | ||
| Subdivision No. 3.—Postage and Telegrams............. | 50 | ||
| 1,135 | |||
| Division No. 2. | |||
| House of Representatives. | |||
| Subdivision No. 1.—Salaries......... |
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