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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1905 appropriation authorizes £660,185 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to run Commonwealth services through 30 June 1906, allocating money across departments including Parliament, External Affairs, Attorney‑General, Home Affairs, Treasury, Trade & Customs, Defence and the Postmaster‑General.
It distinguishes £606,429 as "transferred" (continuing) and £43,756 as "other" (new) spending, plus £10,000 for revenue refunds; Section 4 forbids any expenditure after 30 June 1906.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 3).
No. 7 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 28th September, 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 £660,185.
Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
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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">4,852</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:102.38pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></td><td style="width:14.26%; 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">900</span></p></td><td style="width:14.04%; 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">8,628</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">’</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:101.18pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............</span></p></td><td style="width:14.26%; 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-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">...</span></p></td><td style="width:14.04%; 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">1,337</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:128.03pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.26%; 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">11,280</span></p></td><td style="width:14.04%; 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">14,260</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:126.22pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.26%; 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">927</span></p></td><td style="width:14.04%; 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">6,079</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS</span><span style="width:90.46pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:14.26%; 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">44,171</span></p></td><td style="width:14.04%; 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">4,265</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE DEPARTMENT OF </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">DEFENCE</span><span style="width:158.91pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......................</span></p></td><td style="width:14.26%; 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">67,212</span></p></td><td style="width:14.04%; 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">3,120</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">’</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:88.94pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.............</span></p></td><td style="width:14.26%; 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:3pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">481,939</span></p></td><td style="width:14.04%; 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:3pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1,215</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:14.26%; 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">606,429</span></p></td><td style="width:14.04%; 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">43</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">,</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">756</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; 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:12pt; margin-right:43.2pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="height:0pt; margin-top:-12pt; text-align:left; display:block; position:relative; z-index:0"><img src="image.001.png" width="170" height="12" alt="" style="margin-top:1.3pt; margin-left:2.4pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">£650,185</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">REFUNDS OF REVENUE</span><span style="width:205.04pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</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:43.2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></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="margin-right:43.2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:71.7%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom
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