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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

Image unavailable in extracted textSUPPLY (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1959-60.

Image unavailable in extracted textNo. 37 of 1959.

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 sixty, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure.

[Assented to 15th May, 1959.]

BE it enacted by the Queen'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.

This Act may be cited as the Supply (Works and Services) Act 1959–60.

Commencement.

This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Issue and application of £55,723,000.

There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply hereby granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty, the sum of Fifty-five million seven

hundred

F.3968/59.—Price 8d.

hundred and twenty-three thousand pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied.

Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.

The sum specified in the last preceding section shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act.

Limit of period of expenditure.

No money shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and sixty.

Image unavailable in extracted textImage unavailable in extracted textSection 3. THE SCHEDULE.

Image unavailable in extracted textABSTRACT.

—	Total.
Part 1.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.

—	Total.
Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
	£
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS................................	500,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT........................	15,405,000
BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.....................	1,259,000
Total Part 2.....................	17,164,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.....................................	1,634,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY............................	4,737,000
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA....................................	351,000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS..................................	2,000
Total Part 3.....................	6,724,000
Total.........................	55,723,000

Part A.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth.
PARLIAMENT.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 835.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	15,000
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 836.
01. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—
Buildings, equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residences	10,000
02. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works	172,000
		182,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 840.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	34,000
Total Prime Minister's Department...............	..	216,000
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Division No. 841.
Buildings, works, equipment and furniture—
01. Japan.....................................	5,000
02. India.....................................	16,000
03. Vietnam...................................	8,000
04. Burma....................................	3,000
05. Malaya...................................	3,000
06. Indonesia..................................	3,000
07. Philippines.................................	2,000
08. Pakistan...................................	2,000
11. Other overseas establishments....................	18,000
		60,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 845.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	10,000
Total Department of External Affairs..............	..	70,000

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.	£	£
Division No. 846.
01. Government Printing Office—Purchase of machinery and equipment	..	16,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 850.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	12,000
02. Taxation Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...	30,000
		42,000
Total Department of the Treasury................	..	58,000
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 855.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	120,000
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Division No. 856.
01. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings	27,000
02. Plant and equipment............................	16,000
		43,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 860.
01. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture	600,000
02. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture......	50,000
		650,000
Total Department of the Interior..................	..	693,000

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.	£	£
Division No. 861.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	120,000
03. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material........	5,000
		125,000
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
Division No. 866.
01. Air routes and airway facilities, including power and lighting plant and equipment	390,000
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment.......	360,000
		750,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 870.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................	..	63,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 874.
01. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture	..	1,500,000
Total Department of Civil Aviation...............	..	2,313,000
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 878.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................	..	60,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 880.
01. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels..	..	75,000
Total Department of Customs and Excise...........	..	135,000

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.	£	£
Division No. 881.
01. Purchase of laboratory equipment...................	..	100,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 883.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings....................	..	15,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 885.
01. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture and purchase of vessels..	..	220,000
Total Department of Health....................	..	335,000
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 890.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	130,000
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 895.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	10,000
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 900.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	4,000

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Under Control of Department of Works.	£	£
Division No. 905.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	100,000
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
Division No. 906.
03. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment.	..	17,000
Division No. 909.
01. Expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act	100,000
02. Expenditure under the Railway Standardization (New South Wales and Victoria) Agreement Act	1,600,000
		1,700,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 914.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	1,000
02. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.....	50,000
		51,000
Total Department of Shipping and Transport.........	..	1,768,000
DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 920.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.................	..	3,000

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
	£	£
Division No. 921.
01. Overseas establishments—Equipment, furniture and motor vehicles	2,000
02. Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Equipment, minor works, furniture and fittings	33,000
		35,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 925.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	10,000
02. Reception, training and holding centres for accommodation of migrants	55,000
		65,000
Total Department of Immigration................	..	100,000
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 930.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	16,000
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Division No. 931.
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment.......	35,000
03. Division of National Mapping—Plant and equipment......	5,000
		40,000

Part 1—continued.
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT—continued.	£	£
Division No. 934.
01. Expenditure under the War Service Homes Act (for payment to credit of War Service Homes Trust Account)	..	14,580,000
Division No. 935.
01. Expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act	..	10,000,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 939.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	30,000
02. Expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act..........	85,000
		115,000
Total Department of National Development.........	..	24,735,000
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 945.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	250,000
AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.
Division No. 946.
01. Expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act.............	..	639,000
Total Part 1...............................	..	31,835,000

Part 2.—Business Undertakings.
COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 950.
01. Trans-Australian Railway........................	400,000
02. Central Australia Railway........................	79,000
03. North Australia Railway.........................	20,000
04. Seat of Government Railway......................	1,000
		500,000
Total Commonwealth Railways	..	500,000
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Division No. 955.
01. Telephone exchange services......................	9,830,000
02. Trunk line services.............................	2,680,000
03. Telegraph and miscellaneous services................	820,000
		13,330,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 958.
01. Acquisition of sites and buildings...................	..	325,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 960.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	1,750,000
Total Postmaster-General's Department............	..	15,405,000
BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES.
Under Control of Postmaster-General's Department.
Division No. 963.
01. Engineering equipment and services—Sound broadcasting...	160,000
02. Television transmitting equipment...................	340,000
		500,000

Part 2—continued.
BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES—continued.	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 966.
03. Acquisition of sites and buildings for television studios.....	..	19,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 970.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting transmission	100,000
02. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for sound broadcasting studios and other purposes	300,000
03. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for television transmission	140,000
04. Building, works, fittings and furniture for television, studios.	200,000	740,000
Total Broadcasting and Television Services.........	..	1,259,000
Total Part 2..............................	..	17,164,000
Part 3.—Territories of the Commonwealth.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Department of Territories.
Division No. 971.
01. Plant and equipment............................	80,000
02. Compensation for improvements on resumed leases.......	10,000
03. Loans for housing.............................	60,000
04. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates	4,000
05. Provision of furniture—Government residences..........	20,000
06. Loans for encouragement of primary production.........	30,000
07. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation	10,000
08. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—
Payment to Darwin Municipal Council..............	50,000
		264,000

Part 3—continued.
NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	£	£
Department of Territories—continued.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 975.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	1,000,000
02. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes	220,000
		1,220,000
Total Department of Territories..................	..	1,484,000
Department of Works.
Division No. 977.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	50,000
Department of Health.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 978.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	100,000
Total Northern Territory......................	..	1,634,000
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Department of the Interior.
Division No. 981.
01. Forestry (for payment to credit of the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)	30,000
02. Sundry works and services........................	22,000
04. Plant and equipment............................	20,000
05. Plant and equipment (for payment to credit of the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	26,000
06. Electricity supply—Engineering works................	170,000
07. Provision of home electrical appliances................	8,000
08. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases............	4,000
09. Loans for housing..............................	50,000
		330,000

Part 3—continued.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued.	£	£
Department of the Interior.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 982.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture—Jervis Bay.......	..	10,000
Total Department of the Interior.................	..	340,000
National Capital Development Commission.
Division No. 985.
01. For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act	..	4,167,000
Department of Works.
Division No. 986.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	80,000
Department of Health.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 988.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................	..	150,000
Total Australian Capital Territory................	..	4,737,000

Part 3—continued.
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.	£	£
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 991.
01. Advances for loans to ex-servicemen.................	..	325,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 993.
01. Lighthouse services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture.	..	25,000
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 994.
01. Lighthouse services—Purchase and installation of equipment.	..	1,000
Total Papua and New Guinea...................	..	351,000
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS.
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 996.
01. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture...............	..	2,000
Total Cocos (Keeling) Islands..................	..	2,000
Total Part 3...............................	..	6,724,000
Total...................................	..	55,723,000