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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1913 appropriation authorises the Commonwealth to draw £1,687,967 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the year ending 30 June 1914, covering parliamentary and departmental running costs, tax refunds and a £400,000 contingency for the Treasurer.
Major recipients include Defence (about £425,695), the Postmaster‑General (≈£591,630) and External Affairs; the approval is strictly time‑limited — all spending must occur before 1 July 1914.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 1) 1913-14.
No. 1 of 1913.
An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.
[Assented to 10th July, 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.
Issue and application of £1,687,967.
Sum available for the purpose set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
SCHEDULE.
F.9442.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
| — | Total. |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| THE PARLIAMENT............................................ | 4,379 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER........................... | 6,105 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY............................ | 24,358 |
| THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT........................ | 8,405 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS........................ |
| 53,163 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE................................. | 425,695 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS....................... | 48,709 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS............................ | 80,523 |
| THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...................... | 591,630 |
| 1,242,967 |
| REFUNDS OF REVENUE........................................ | 45,000 |
| ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.................................. | 400,000 |
| Total....................... | 1,687,967 |
Schedule—continued.
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padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:45.95pt; 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="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:10pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:47.4pt; 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-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:10pt"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:57.9pt"><td style="width:296.5pt; 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-top:12pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:10pt"><span>I.—THE PARLIAMENT.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.95pt; 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:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:47.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:22.5pt; 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:justify; font-size:10pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:23.1pt; 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:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:296.5pt; 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-top:12pt; text-align:center; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">The Senate.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.95pt; 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:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:47.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:22.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:23.1pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:296.5pt; 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:justify; font-size:10pt"><span>Salaries</span><span style="width:256.34pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........................................</span></p></td><td style="width:45.95pt; 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-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>760</span></p></td><td style="width:47.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:22.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:23.1pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:296.5pt; 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:justify; font-size:10pt"><span>Contingencies</span><span style="width:230.79pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:45.95pt; 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-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>100</span></p></td><td style="width:47.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:22.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:23.1pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:296.5pt; 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:justify; font-size:10pt"><span>Postage and Telegrams</span><span style="width:195.25pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................................</span></p></td><td style="width:45.95pt; 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="margin-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>35</span></p></td><td style="width:47.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:22.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:23.1pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:296.5pt; 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:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:45.95pt; 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="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:47.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>895</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:22.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:23.1pt; 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:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:296.5pt; 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-top:12pt; text-align:center; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">House of Representatives.</span></p></td><td style="width:45.95pt; 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-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:47.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:22.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:23.1pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:296.5pt; 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:justify; font-size:10pt"><span>Salaries</span><span style="width:256.34pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..........................................</span></p></td><td style="width:45.95pt; 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-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>900</span></p></td><td style="width:47.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:22.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:23.1pt; 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-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:296.5pt; 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:justify; font-size:10pt"><span>Contingencies</span><span style="width:230.79pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:45.95pt; 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-right:7.2pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span>160</span></p></td><td style="width:47.4pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-right:0.7pt; text-align:right; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:22.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-rig
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