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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This 1907 Supply Act authorises the Commonwealth to withdraw £704,457 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to run the government in 1907–08, funding core public services, defence and—above all—postal and telegraph operations. It includes contingency sums for refunds and an advance to the Treasurer, and requires all spending to be completed by 30 June 1908. Without it, salaries, services and military and communications operations could not be legally financed.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 4).
No. 11 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 23rd 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 £704,457.
Sum available or the purposes set forth in Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>——</span></p></td><td style="width:16.1%; border: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>“</span><span>Transferred.</span><span>”</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; 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; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>“</span><span>Other.</span><span>”</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; 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></span></p></td><td style="width:16.1%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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>THE PARLIAMENT</span><span style="width:210.98pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...............................</span></p></td><td style="width:16.1%; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; 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>4,485</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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>THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS</span></p></td><td style="width:16.1%; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; 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>12,958</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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>THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL</span><span>’</span><span>S DEPARTMENT</span><span style="width:81.13pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............</span></p></td><td style="width:16.1%; 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="text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>...</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; 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>2,377</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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>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:16.1%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>16,500</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; 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>19,566</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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>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:16.1%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>1,700</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; 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>4,425</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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>THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS</span></p></td><td style="width:16.1%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>41,614</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; 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>10,661</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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>THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE</span><span style="width:138.86pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">....................</span></p></td><td style="width:16.1%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>88,929</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; 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>5,490</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:15.75pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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>THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL</span><span>’</span><span>S DEPARTMENT</span></p></td><td style="width:16.1%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>448,017</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; 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-right:14.4pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>2,735</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:70.12%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:16.1%; 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:3pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>596,760</span></p></td><td style="width:13.78%; 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:3pt; margin-right:14.4pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>62,697</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:8.75pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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></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="height:0pt; text-align:left; display:block; position:relative; z-index:0"><img src="image.001.png" width="152" height="12" alt="" style="margin-top:-0.28pt; margin-left:14.52pt; position:absolute"></span><span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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></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:43.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£659,457</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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>REFUNDS OF REVENUE</span><span style="width:184.99pt; 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; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:43.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>20,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; 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>ADVANCE TO TREASURER</span><span style="width:167.89pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; 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:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:43.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>25,000</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21.6pt"><td style="width:70.12%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span style="font-variant:small-caps">Total</span><span style="width:152.29pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">......................</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:4.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-right:43.2pt; text-align:right; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>£704,457</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Schedule—continued.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:34.35pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:62.16%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff"><span>I.</span><span>—THE PARLIAMENT.</span></p></td><td style="width:10.88%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:1.62p
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