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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
Authorizes the Commonwealth to withdraw £787,496 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for 1907–08 to fund federal departments and services, with payments released by Governor‑General warrants and any unspent money lapsing after 30 June 1908. The Schedule allocates the total across departments—notably postal services and defence—and distinguishes transferred colonial appropriations from new Commonwealth outlays.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 3).
No. 9 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 14th November, 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 £787,496.
Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
SCHEDULE.
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ABSTRACT.
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padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">...</span></p></td><td style="width:16.66%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5,687</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.05pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span></p></td><td style="width:16.18%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">...</span></p></td><td style="width:16.66%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">12,908</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><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:81.13pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............</span></p></td><td style="width:16.18%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">...</span></p></td><td style="width:16.66%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2,377</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.4pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS</span><span style="width:107.98pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................</span></p></td><td style="width:16.18%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">16,500</span></p></td><td style="width:16.66%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">16,395</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.5pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</span><span style="width:106.17pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................</span></p></td><td style="width:16.18%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">830</span></p></td><td style="width:16.66%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7,075</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.5pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">AND CUSTOMS</span></p></td><td style="width:16.18%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">42,460</span></p></td><td style="width:16.66%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6,746</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.5pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE</span><span style="width:138.86pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">....................</span></p></td><td style="width:16.18%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">132,329</span></p></td><td style="width:16.66%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4,630</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.5pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><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></p></td><td style="width:16.18%; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">461,409</span></p></td><td style="width:16.66%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">3,150</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.2pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:16.18%; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="height:0pt; margin-top:-6pt; text-align:left; display:block; position:relative; z-index:0"><img src="image.001.png" width="198" height="15" alt="" style="margin-top:22.12pt; margin-left:1.48pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">653,528</span></p></td><td style="width:16.66%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">58,968</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.05pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.5pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:57.6pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">£712,496</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:13.5pt"><td style="width:67.16%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000;
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