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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1908 Supply Act authorises £727,749 for the Commonwealth to operate until 30 June 1909, funding both services recently transferred from the States and purely federal functions. It chiefly supports the Postmaster‑General, Defence, Customs and other core departments, but can be spent only for the specific items listed, only upon a Governor‑General’s warrant, and expires on 30 June 1909. It’s essential: without it the new national government couldn’t pay staff or run mail, defence, elections and other basic functions.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 2).
No. 22 of 1908.
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 nine.
[Assented to 16th October, 1908.]
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 £727,749.
Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
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text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">“Other.”</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; 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:15.8%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">£</span></p></td><td style="width:12.6%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:219.98pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.................................</span></p></td><td style="width:15.8%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">...</span></p></td><td style="width:12.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4,823</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:91.33pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:15.8%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">...</span></p></td><td style="width:12.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4,016</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><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:90.13pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:15.8%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">...</span></p></td><td style="width:12.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2,351</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:116.98pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:15.8%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">22,000</span></p></td><td style="width:12.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">30,200</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:115.17pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">.................</span></p></td><td style="width:15.8%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2,021</span></p></td><td style="width:12.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">8,996</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS</span><span style="width:79.41pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">...........</span></p></td><td style="width:15.8%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">45,445</span></p></td><td style="width:12.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13,523</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE</span><span style="width:147.86pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">......................</span></p></td><td style="width:15.8%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">131,961</span></p></td><td style="width:12.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5,150</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><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:77.89pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; font-variant:small-caps; display:inline-block">...........</span></p></td><td style="width:15.8%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">442,193</span></p></td><td style="width:12.6%; 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-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5,070</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:15.8%; 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"><div style="width:100%; height:21.6pt; display:inline-block; overflow:visible"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="height:0pt; text-align:left; display:block; position:relative; z-index:0"><img src="image.001.png" width="169" height="10" alt="" style="margin-top:19.42pt; margin-left:0.43pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">643,620</span></p></div></td><td style="width:12.6%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">74,129</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.05pt"><td style="width:71.6%; 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:bottom"><p style="margin-right:43.2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">£717,749</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.6%; 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-right:28.8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">REFUNDS OF REVENUE</span><span style="width:193.99pt; 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:middle"><p style="margin-right:43.2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal; widows:0; orphans:0"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:71.6%; border-right:0.
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