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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1916 Supply Act authorizes the Commonwealth to withdraw £5,023,580 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to run government services through 30 June 1917, empowering the Treasurer and Governor‑General to release funds. It chiefly affects federal departments and funds wartime needs: large allocations for Army and Navy dominate the budget, with an £1,100,000 advance for unforeseen expenses and a £100,000 refund provision. Without it, government pay and military operations could not be lawfully funded.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 2) 1916-17.
No. 26 of 1916.
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 seventeen.
[Assented to 15th September, 1916.]
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 £5,023,580.
Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
F.12547.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
| — | Total. |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| THE PARLIAMENT........................................... | 10,080 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER.......................... | 19,910 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY........................... | 342,900 |
| THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT....................... |
| 17,370 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS....................... | 90,380 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.—MILITARY..................... | 785,570 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY............................... | 939,900 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS..................... | 139,200 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS........................... | 196,920 |
| THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..................... | 1,281,350 |
| 3,823,580 |
| REFUNDS OF REVENUE....................................... | 100,000 |
| ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER................................ | 1,100,000 |
| Total............................... | 5,023,580 |
Schedule—continued.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:73.5pt"><td style="width:22.55pt; height:73.5pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; 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:top"><div style="height:73.5pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p style="margin-top:4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span>Division No.</span></p></div></td><td style="width:22.55pt; height:73.5pt; writing-mode:tb-rl; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><div style="height:73.5pt; writing-mode:tb-rl"><p style="margin-top:4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:10pt"><span>Subdivision No.</span></p></div></td><td style="width:283.8pt; 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="margin-top:4pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>I.—THE PARLIAMENT.</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; 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="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; 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-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; 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-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:22.55pt; 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:4pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:283.8pt; 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:4pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">The</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Senate.</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,530</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:22.55pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:283.8pt; 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:4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Salaries</span><span style="width:252.93pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>200</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:22.55pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:283.8pt; 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:4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Contingencies</span><span style="width:224.82pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................................</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>200</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:22.55pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:283.8pt; 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:4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Postage and Telegrams</span><span style="width:185.73pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............................</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; 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-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:51.25pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,930</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:22.55pt; 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:4pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:283.8pt; 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:4pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">House</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">of</span><span> </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Representatives.</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-variant:small-caps"></span></p></td><td style="width:22.55pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:283.8pt; 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:4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Salaries</span><span style="width:252.93pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................................</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>1,750</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:22.55pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:283.8pt; 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:4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Contingencies</span><span style="width:224.82pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.................................</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>350</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:22.55pt; 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:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:283.8pt; 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:4pt; text-align:justify; font-size:11pt"><span>Postage and Telegrams</span><span style="width:185.73pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............................</span></p></td><td style="width:51.25pt; 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-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>400</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:51.25pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span>2,500</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:22.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-right:3.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:22.55pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-l
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