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Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This Act authorises £5,068,484 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for government services to 30 June 1918 and, by amending earlier Supply Acts, makes an aggregate £17,157,522 issuable for the departmental purposes listed in the Second Schedule (s.2).
Who pays: the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Who decides: the Treasurer applies the sums and the Governor‑General’s warrants are to be satisfied. Effect: it redirects previously authorised appropriations to detailed line items across departments and forbids expenditure after 30 June 1918 (s.2(2)–(4)).
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
SUPPLY (No. 6) 1917–18.
No. 3 of 1918.
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 eighteen.
[Assented to 19th April, 1918.]
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 £5,068,484.
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 eighteen the sum of Five million sixty-eight thousand four hundred and eighty-four 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 for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and eighteen 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 Seventeen million one hundred and fifty-seven thousand five hundred and twenty-two pounds, are issuable and applicable by the Treasurer, and shall be deemed to have been issuable and applicable by
[8d.] F.6077.
the Treasurer as from the date of the passing of the Act No. 9 of 1917, 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 of this Act 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 eighteen.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.
| £ |
|---|
| Under Act No. 9 of 1917................................. | 750,000 |
| Under Act No. 11 of 1917................................ | 4,356,186 |
| Under Act No. 38 of 1917................................ | 3,487,200 |
| Under Act No. 1 of 1918................................. | 1,211,615 |
| Under Act No. 2 of 1918................................. | 2,284,037 |
| £12,089,038 |
SECOND SCHEDULE.
ABSTRACT.
| — | Total. |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| THE PARLIAMENT......................................... | 43,201 |
| THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT......................... | 183,238 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......................... | 772,404 |
| THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..................... | 77,130 |
| THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.................... | 548,615 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—MILITARY.................... | 1,413,292 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY............................. | 1,482,969 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS................... | 779,953 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.................. | 651,148 |
| THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT................... | 5,107,421 |
| WAR SERVICES........................................... | 4,648,151 |
| REFUNDS OF REVENUE..................................... | 450,000 |
| ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.............................. | 1,000,000 |
| 17,157,522 | |
| Deduct amounts previously granted out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, as set out in the First Schedule | 12,089,038 |
| Total........................ | 5,068,484 |
Second Schedule—continued.
| Division No. | Subdivision No. | I.—THE PARLIAMENT. | £ | £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ... | The Senate. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 6,306 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,195 | ||
| 3 | Postage and Telegrams........................... | 620 | ||
| 8,121 | ||||
| 2 | ... | House of Representatives. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 6,776 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................. | 2,390 | ||
| 3 | Postage and Telegrams........................... | 1,300 | ||
| 10,466 | ||||
| Senate and House of Representatives. | ||||
| 3 | ... | Parliamentary Reporting Staff. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 7,796 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,153 | ||
| 8,949 | ||||
| 4 | ... | The Library. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 2,480 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................. | 4,247 | ||
| 6,727 | ||||
| 5 | ... | Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 851 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,045 | ||
| 1,896 | ||||
| 6 | ... | Joint Committee of Public Accounts. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 400 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................. | 1,350 | ||
| 1,750 | ||||
| Joint House Committee. | ||||
| 7 | ... | Refreshment-rooms. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 796 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................. | 450 | ||
| 1,246 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | Water Power................................. | ... | 40 |
| 9 | 1 | Electric Lighting, Repairs, Etc...................... | ... | 1,070 |
| 10 | ... | Queen’s Hall. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | ... | 536 | |
| 11 | ... | Parliament Gardens. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 613 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................. | 75 | ||
| 688 | ||||
| 12 | ... | Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 741 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................. | 971 | ||
| 1,712 | ||||
| Total Parliament................ | ... | 43,201 |
Second Schedule—continued.
| Division No. | Subdivision No. | II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. | £ | £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | ... | Prime Minister. | ||
| 1 | Salaries..................................... | 9,337 | ||
| 2 | Contingencies................................. | 12,135 | ||
| 3 | Miscellaneous. | |||
| No. 1. Salary and travelling allowance of Officers acting as Secretary to Leaders of Opposition in Senate and House of Representatives | 660 | |||
| 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.......... | 100 | |||
| 5. Dominions Royal Commission................. | 50 | |||
| 6. Retaining and special fees for Commonwealth Medical Officers | 150 | |||
| 7. Expenses of Advisory Council appointed to carry out scientific research (including grant of £10,000) | 10,500 | |||
| 8. Expenses in connexion with Compulsory Conference on the Coal Industry Dispute | 3,000 | |||
| 9. Royal Commission on Federal Capital, Administration of | 100 | |||
| 10. New Hebrides, including grant of £3,600 for special services | 3,900 | |||
| 11. Annual payment to International Agricultural Institute at Rome, including translations | 500 | |||
| 12. Contribution to funds of Imperial Institute......... | 500 | |||
| 13. International Bureau of Public Health—Grant...... | 125 | |||
| 14. Press cable service subsidy................... | 70 | |||
| 15. International Congress on Entomology—subscription to | 6 | |||
| 16. National Association for Labour Legislation— Grant.. | 100 | |||
| 17. Tropical Diseases—contribution to Imperial Fund for Investigation of | 200 | |||
| 18. Investigation in connexion with Noxious Insects—Grant | 200 | |||
| 19. Royal Commission to inquire into the matter of Trade between Australia and Java, Singapore and the East Indies | 500 | |||
| 20. Administration Expenses, Port Pirie Wharf........ | 2,000 | |||
| 21. Wheat Storage Conference................... | 100 | |||
| 45,283 |
Second Schedule—continued.
| Division No. | Subdivision No. | II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT —continued. | £ | £ | | ------------
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