Commonwealth act

Supply Act (No. 2) 1924-25

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

19 of 1924

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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This Act authorises £2,978,575 to be issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the government departments and services listed in the Schedule and empowers the Treasurer to apply those monies. Payments are to be satisfied by warrants of the Governor‑General and must not be spent after 30 June 1925. It affects Commonwealth departments, named trust‑fund accounts and recipients of grants and refunds because it legally permits and earmarks spending for the 1924–25 financial year.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Supply Act (No. 2) 1924–25.

Issue and application of £2,978,575.

Issue and application of £2,978,575

There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five the sum of Two million nine hundred and seventy-eight thousand five hundred and seventy-five pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied.

Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.

Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule

The said sum shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services set forth in the said Schedule.

Limit of period of expenditure.

Limit of period of expenditure

No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five.

F.13702.—Price 8d.

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1 Supply Act (No. 2) 1924-25

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

SUPPLY (No. 2) 1924-25.

No. 19 of 1924.

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 twenty-five.

[Assented to 28th August, 1924.]

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.

This Act may be cited as the Supply Act (No. 2) 1924–25.

Issue and application of £2,978,575.

There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five the sum of Two million nine hundred and seventy-eight thousand five hundred and seventy-five pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied.

Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.

The said sum shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services set forth in the said Schedule.

Limit of period of expenditure.

No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five.

F.13702.—Price 8d.

SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

—	Total.
	£
THE PARLIAMENT..........................................	10,610
THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT..........................	49,210
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY..........................	91,160
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT......................

Division No.	Subdivision No.	I.—THE PARLIAMENT.	£	£
1	…	The Senate.
	1	Salaries......................................	1,320
	2	Contingencies.................................	150
	3	Postage and Telegrams............................	140
				1,610
2	…	House of Representatives.
	1	Salaries......................................	1,830
	2	Contingencies.................................	800
	3	Postage and Telegrams............................	400
				2,530
		Senate and House of Representatives.
3	…	Parliamentary Reporting Staff.
	1	Salaries......................................	2,100
	2	Contingencies.................................	50
				2,150
4	…	The Library.
	1	Salaries......................................	600
	2	Contingencies.................................	400
				1,000
5	…	Australian Historical Records.
	1	Salaries......................................	270
	2	Contingencies.................................	1,000
				1,270
6	…	Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public
		Works.
	1	Salaries......................................	245
	2	Contingencies.................................	105
				350
7	…	Joint Committee of Public Accounts.
	1	Salaries......................................	130
	2	Contingencies.................................	100
				230
8	…	Joint House Department.
	1	Salaries......................................	580
	2	Contingencies.................................	890
				1,470
		Total Parliament..................	…	10,610

Division No.	Subdivision No.		£	£
		II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
9	…	Administrative.
	1	Salaries......................................	3,300
	2	Contingencies.................................	2,310
	3	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1. Salary and travelling allowances of officers acting as Secretaries to Leaders of the Opposition in Senate and House of Representatives and Leader of Country Party	270
		3. Commercial Agency—Paris..............	150
				6,030
10	…	Audit Office.
	1	Salaries......................................	13,000
	2	Contingencies.................................	675
	3	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1. Allowance to the Auditor-General..........	85
				13,760
11	…	Public Service Board.
	1	Salaries......................................	4,500
	2	Contingencies.................................	1,230
				5,730
12	…	Governor-General’s Office.
	1	Salaries......................................	340
	2	Contingencies.................................	690
				1,030
13	…	High Commissioner’s Office.
	1	Salaries......................................	2,000
	2	Contingencies.................................	7,000
				9,000

Division No.	Subdivision No.	II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT— continued.	£	£
14	…	Australian Commissioner in United States of America.
	1	Salaries......................................	760
	2	Contingencies.................................	1,200
				1,960
16	…	Immigration.
	1	No. 1. Australian Organization...................	5,500
		4. London Organization........................	6,200
				11,700
		Total Prime Minister’s Department............	…	49,210
		III.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
17	…	The Treasury.
	1	Salaries......................................	6,650
	2	Contingencies.................................	3,000
				9,650
18	…	Commonwealth Supply and Tender Board.
	1	Contingencies.................................	…	100
20	…	Invalid and Old-age Pensions Office.
	1	Salaries......................................	7,020
	2	Contingencies.................................	7,850
				14,870
21	…	Maternity Allowance Office.
	1	Salaries....................................