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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Supply Act authorizes the Australian Government to draw £1,103,744 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to finance government operations for the year ending 30 June 1908. It allocates funds across core functions — Parliament, external affairs, justice, public works, finance, trade and customs, defence and the postal service — and includes contingencies and tax refunds.
Payments require Treasurer release and Governor‑General warrants, and all funds lapse after 30 June 1908. The Act is essential to keep government services running.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 2).
No. 3 of 1907.
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 eight.
[Assented to 15th August, 1907.]
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 £1,103,744.
Sum available for the purpose set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:28.8pt"><td colspan="2" style="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"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>——</span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>“</span><span>Transferred.</span><span>”</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; 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:middle"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>“</span><span>Other.</span><span>”</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:43.2pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; 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:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; 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; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">THE PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:197.48pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.............................</span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>…</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">7,667</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>…</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">14,487</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">’</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:67.63pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">..........</span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>…</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">3,603</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:94.48pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">..............</span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">27,300</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">20,110</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:92.67pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">1,975</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">13,585</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS</span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">64,346</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">8,660</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE</span><span style="width:125.36pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">..................</span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">196,939</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">5,770</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">’</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">S DEPARTMENT</span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; 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:middle"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">684,197</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">7,105</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.05pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:16.38%; 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; font-size:11pt"><span>974</span><span>,757</span></p></td><td style="width:16.4%; 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; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">80,987</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><div style="width:100%; height:11.25pt; display:inline-block; overflow:visible"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="height:0pt; text-align:left; display:block; position:relative; z-index:0"><img src="image.001.png" width="183" height="9" alt="" style="margin-top:-0.25pt; margin-left:4.7pt; position:absolute"></span><span></span></p></div></td></tr><tr style="height:31.7pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£1,055,744</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">REFUNDS OF REVENUE</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">28,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">ADVANCE TO TREASURER</span><span style="width:154.39pt; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">20,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:27.02%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:40.2%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Total</span><span style="width:146.24pt; 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:3pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£1,103,744</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:123.05pt"></td><td style="width:183.1pt"></td><td style="width:74.6pt"></td><td style="width:74.7pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>
Schedule—continued.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:26.05pt"><td style="width:54.9%; 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"><span>I.—THE PARLIAMENT.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.34%; 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:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>—</span></p></td><td style="width:17.58%; 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:middle"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>“</span><span>Transferred.</span><span>”</span></p></td><td style="width:13.18%; 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; font-size:11pt"><span>“</span><span>Other.</span><span>”</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:54.9%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="text-indent:21.6pt; font-size:11pt"><span>Division No. </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">1.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.34%; 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:middle"><p style="text-align:center;
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