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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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 Treasurer to issue £363,283 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to meet Commonwealth services for the year ending 30 June 1906, with the detailed allocations set out in the Schedule. Payments are to be made under Governor‑General warrants and must not be expended after 30 June 1906. It affects all listed Commonwealth departments because it commits specified public money to the services in the Schedule.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 2).
No. 3 of 1905.
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 six.
[Assented to 25th. August, 1905]
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 £363,283,
Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
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font-variant:small-caps">...</span></p></td><td style="width:12.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">963</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:73.84%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><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:99.13pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">..............</span></p></td><td style="width:13.6%; 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display:inline-block">...................</span></p></td><td style="width:13.6%; 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:3pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">18,450</span></p></td><td style="width:12.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">10,365</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:73.84%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:124.17pt; 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padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">DEFENCE</span><span style="width:156.86pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.......................</span></p></td><td style="width:13.6%; 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; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">45,525</span></p></td><td style="width:12.56%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">1,650</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:73.84%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><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><span style="width:86.89pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:13.6%; 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-top:3pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">172,436</span></p></td><td style="width:12.56%; 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-top:3pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">620</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:73.84%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:13.6%; 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:3pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">259,169</span></p></td><td style="width:12.56%; 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:3pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">24.114</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:73.84%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><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-top:6pt; margin-right:43.2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="height:0pt; margin-top:-6pt; text-align:left; display:block; position:relative; z-index:0"><img src="image.001.png" width="148" height="6" alt="" style="margin-top:-0.12pt; margin-left:4.47pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">£283,283</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:73.84%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">REFUNDS </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">OF </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">REVENUE</span><span style="width:202.99pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:sm
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