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This Act authorises the Treasurer to issue and apply specific sums from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for government services for the years ending 30 June 1917 and 30 June 1918. It reallocates small amounts previously granted by earlier supply Acts to the departmental and service line items set out in the Second Schedule and makes £750,000 available for 1917–18 as listed in the Third Schedule, with spending limited to the dates and warrants specified in the Act.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Supply Act (No. 6) 1916-17 and (No. 1) 1917-18.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 6) 1916–17 AND (No. 1) 1917–18.
No. 9 of 1917.
An Act to grant and apply sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the years ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and seventeen and the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and eighteen respectively.
[Assented to 15th June, 1917.]
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 £181 for 1916–17.
2.—(1.) 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 seventeen the sum of One hundred and eighty-one pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
(2.) The Supply Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act are hereby amended so that the sums granted by the said Acts and the sum granted by this section of this Act, amounting, as appears in the Second Schedule to this Act, in the aggregate to the sum of Fourteen million nine hundred and eighty-one thousand three hundred and forty pounds, are issuable and applicable by the Treasurer, and shall be deemed to have been issuable and applicable
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by the Treasurer as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 18 of 1916, for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act, in lieu of the purposes and services expressed in the Schedules to the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act.
(3.) The sum issuable and applicable under this section 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 Second Schedule to this Act.
(4.) No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this section of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
Issue and application of £750,000 for 1917–18.
3.—(1.) 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 eighteen the sum of Seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
(2.) The sum issuable and applicable under this section 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 Third Schedule to this Act.
(3.) No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this section of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and eighteen.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Under Act No. 18 of 1916........................... | 2,752,388 |
| Under Act No. 26 of 1916........................... | 5,023,580 |
| Under Act No. 34 of 1916........................... | 2,195,527 |
| Under Act No. 1 of 1917............................ | 1,211,012 |
| Under Act No. 2 of 1917............................ | 3,798,652 |
| £14,981,159 |
SECOND SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
| — | Total. |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| THE PARLIAMENT.......................................... | 43,393 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER......................... | 153,985 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.......................... | 765,032 |
| THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...................... | 72,370 |
| THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT..................... | 656,049 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.—MILITARY..................... | 1,849,201 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.............................. | 1,533,762 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS..................... | 578,220 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS................... | 1,026,951 |
| THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.................... | 5,141,047 |
| WAR SERVICES............................................ | 1,941,330 |
| REFUNDS OF REVENUE...................................... | 470,000 |
| ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER................................ | 750,000 |
| 14,981,340 | |
| Deduct amounts previously granted out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, as set out in the First Schedule | 14,981,159 |
| Total.......................... | 181 |
Second Schedule—continued.
| Division No. | Subdivision No. | I.—THE PARLIAMENT. | £ | £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ... | The Senate. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 6,581 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................ | 870 | ||
| 3 | Postage and Telegrams.......................... | 620 | ||
| 8,071 | ||||
| 2 | ... | House of Representatives. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 6,855 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................ | 1,880 | ||
| 3 | Postage and Telegrams.......................... | 1,400 | ||
| 10,135 | ||||
| Senate and House of Representatives. | ||||
| 3 | ... | Parliamentary Reporting Staff. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 7,796 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................ | 1,793 | ||
| 9,589 | ||||
| 4 | ... | The Library. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 2,455 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................ | 4,247 | ||
| 6,702 | ||||
| 5 | ... | Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 816 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................ | 1,045 | ||
| 1,861 | ||||
| 6 | ... | Joint Committee of Public Accounts. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 400 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................ | 1,350 | ||
| Joint House Committee. | 1,750 | |||
| 7 | ... | Refreshment-rooms. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 796 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................ | 450 | ||
| 1,246 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | Water Power for Parliament House.................. | 50 | |
| 9 | 1 | Electric Lighting Repairs, &c....................... | ... | 1,095 |
| 10 | ... | Queen’s Hall. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | ... | 520 | |
| 11 | ... | Parliament Gardens. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 613 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................ | 75 | ||
| 688 | ||||
| 12 | ... | Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 741 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................ | 945 | ||
| 1,686 | ||||
| Total Parliament................. | ... | 43,393 |
Second Schedule—continued
| Division No. | Subdivision No. | II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. | £ | £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | ... | Prime Minister. | ||
| 1 | Salaries.................................... | 5,326 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................ | 12,050 | ||
| ... | 3 | Miscellaneous. | ||
| No. 1. Allowance to Officers acting as Secretaries to Prime Minister and Leaders of Opposition in Senate and House of Representatives | 50 | |||
| 2. Official expenses of Honorary Ministers......................... | 50 | |||
| 3. Maintenance of motor cars, including wages and expenses of chauffeurs.... | 1,000 | |||
| 4. Historic memorials of representative men........................ | 325 | |||
| 5. Dominions Royal Commission............................... | 100 | |||
| 6. Expert to report on possibilities of cotton growing in Australia—contribution towards expenses | 500 | |||
| 7. Retaining and special fees for Commonwealth Medical Officers......... | 225 | |||
| 8. Royal Commission on Pearl Shelling Industry..................... | 140 | |||
| 9. Royal Commission on Gilchrist charges in connexion with Kalgoorlie–Port Augusta Railway | 900 | |||
| 10. Expenses of Advisory Council appointed to carry out scientific research (including grant of £5,000) | 6,700 | |||
| 11. Royal Commission on Northern Territory Administration............. | 500 | |||
| 12. Expenses in connexion with Compulsory Conference on the Coal Industry Dispute | 1,100 | |||
| 13. Inter-Parliamentary Union—Grant............................ | 50 | |||
| 14. Royal Commission on Federal Capital, Administration of............. | 2,000 | |||
| 15. Salary and travelling expenses of Temporary Officer acting as Secretary to Leader of the Opposition | 500 | |||
| 16. Gratuities on retirement under Public Service Act and Regulations....... | 820 | |||
| 17. Allowance to Prime Minister in connexion with his visit to England...... | 100 | |||
| 18. New Hebrides, including grant of £3,600 for special services.......... | 3,900 | |||
| 19. Annual payment to International Agricultural Institute at Rome, including translations | 500 | |||
| 20. Contribution to funds of Imperial Institute....................... | 500 | |||
| 21. International Bureau of Public Health—Grant.. |
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