THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

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APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND
BUILDINGS) 1922-23.

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No. 8 of 1922.

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 twenty-three for the purposes of Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c., and to appropriate such sum.

[Assented to 9th September, 1922.]

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.

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Act 1922-23.

Issue and application of £830,030

2. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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 twenty-three the sum of Eight hundred and thirty thousand and thirty pounds.

Appropriation.

3. The said sum granted by this Act is appropriated for the purposes and services set forth in the Schedule in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-three.

SCHEDULE.

F.13676.—Price 8d.

SCHEDULE.

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ABSTRACT.

	1922-23.	1921-22.		Increase on Expenditure, 1921-22.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1921-22.
	1922-23.	Vote.	Expenditure.	Increase on Expenditure, 1921-22.	Decrease on Expenditure, 1921-22.
	£	£	£	£	£
THE PARLIAMENT...	..	1,986	2,086	..	2,086
PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT	160	..	51,029	..	50,869
THE TREASURY.....	..	2,405	4,241	..	4,241
THE HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT	17,500	42,432	31,463	..	13,963
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE	516,617	1,603,251	1,507,759	..	991,142
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS	5,013	4,831	7,249	..	2,236
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS	..	..	109	..	109
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT	250,000	823,506	940,114	..	690,114
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	40,740	40,000	27,744	12,996	..
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS, ETC.	830,030	2,518,411	2,571,794	..	1,741,764

THE PARLIAMENT.	1922-23.			1921-22.
THE PARLIAMENT.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure
Division No. 1a.	£	£	£	£	£
Additional Accommodation Federal Parliament House	..	..	..	1,986	2,086
Total Parliament.............	..	..	..	1,986	2,086
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PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 1.
No. 1. Williamstown (Victoria) Shipbuilding Yard—Pumping plant	..	160	160	..	1,029
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 1b.
Subscription to Capital of Amalgamated Wireless Limited	..	..	..	..	50,000*
Total Prime Minister’s Department..........	..	160	160	..	51,029
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THE TREASURY.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 1C.
Queensland—Taxation office—Additional lavatory accommodation	..	..	..	300	295
Construction of line to carry electric current to Note Printing Branch, Victoria-parade	..	..	..	..	1,843
Total Division No. 1C.............	..	..	..	300	2,138
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 1D.
Machinery for coinage................	..	..	..	2,105	2,103
Total Department of the Treasury.........	..	..	..	2,405	4,241

* Total amount to be subscribed is £500,001. £300,001 to be paid from Loan Fund for Works in 1922-23.

	1922-23.			1921-22.
	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.	£	£	£	£	£
Under Control of Home and Territories Department.
Division No. 1e.
Establishment of wireless station on Willis Island..	..	..	..	4,000	7,107
Under Control of Department of Works And Railways.
Division No. 1f.
Subdivision No. 1.
Meteorological Bureau, Sydney—Erection of	..	..	..	5,991	6,006
Non-recurring..........	..	..	..	28	..
Total Subdivision No. 1......	..	..	..	6,019	6,006
Subdivision No. 2
Federal Capital Territory.
Incidental works...............	..	..	..	1,000	492
Bachelors’ quarters—additions.....	..	..	..	700	..
Quarters for nursery foreman.......	..	..	..	1,000	..
Residence for officer in charge afforestation	..	..	..	1,200	..
Total Subdivision No 2.......	..	..	..	3,900	492
Total Division No. 1F..........	..	..	..	9,919	6,498
Carried forward	..	..	..	9,919	6,498
Carried forward	..	..	..	4,000	7,107

	1922-23.			1921-22.
	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
HOME AND TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT.—continued.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward.....	..	..	..	4,000	7,107
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways—continued.
Brought forward.....	..	..	..	9,919	6,498
Division No. 2
Northern Territory.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Darwin Hospital—Additions......	1,600	400	2,000	1,800	361
2. Water boring................	11,450	3,050	14,500	22,500	14,398
3. Additions to buildings..........	60	..	60	220	177
4. Roads, culverts, and bridges......	300	500	800	1,340	770
5. Storage well, Myilly Point.......	140	..	140	1,043	291
Non-recurring..............	..	..	..	1,610	1,861
Total Division No. 2.....	13,550	3,950	17,500	28,513	17,858
Total Under Control of Department of Works and Railways	13,550	3,950	17,500	38,432	24,356
Total Home and Territories Department	13,550	3,950	17,500	42,432	31,463

	1922-23.	1921-22.
	1922-23.	Vote.	Expenditure.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE	£	£	£
NAVAL.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No 3.
Subdivision No. 1.—Naval Works.
No. 1. Naval Establishments—Machinery and plant.......	5,000	5,000	3,249
2. Coal hulks, yard craft, boats and launches.........	1,000	1,000	…
3. Construction of fleet.......................	50,000	300,000	336,369
4. Reserves of Stores, including ammunition, ordnance, torpedo stores, and coal and oil fuel	147,000	193,000	75,036
	203,000	499,000	414,654
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year..	…	80,000†	…
Total Division No. 3................	203,000	419,000	414,654
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 4.
No. 1. Alterations to Victoria Barracks consequent on removal of the Naval Branch	2,952	...	1,670
Birkenhead Staff Office, alterations............	...	...	120
Total Division No. 4................	2,952	...	1,790
Total Department of Defence—Naval.............	205,952	419,000	416,444
Carried forward.................	205,952	419,000	416,444

†This saving was directed by Parliament.

	1922-23.			1921-22.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward.......	..	..	205,952	419,000	416,444
MILITARY.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 5.
Subdivision No. 1.
VARIOUS STATES AND FEDERAL TERRITORY.
No. 1. Fort Nepean—Construction of sea wall				4,850	4,303
2. Maribyrnong—Buildings and engineering works for Cordite Factory				9,904	7,355
3. Erection of Drill Halls, and other accommodation for Citizen Forces—towards cost*	..	..	25,200	30,613	677
4. Rifle Ranges................				11,349	1,352
5. Fortifications................				275	64
6. Barracks...................				9,841	3,856
Non-recurring...............	..	..	..	22,600	8,887
	..	..	25,200	89,432	26,494
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	..	..	39,000‡
Total Division No. 5.......	..	..	25,200	50,432	26,494
Carried forward.....	..	..	25,200	50,432	26,494
Carried forward.....	..	..	205,952	419,000	416,444

*Estimated total cost £100,000.—— ‡Parliament directed that a saving of £250,000, in addition to the savings originally shown in the Estimates, be made in respect of the estimated total military expenditure in 1921-22. Portion of that saving is included in this amount.

	1922-23.	1921-22.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	1922-23.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Brought forward...............	£	£	£
Brought forward...............	205,952	419,000	416,444
MILITARY.
Brought forward...............	25,200	50,432	26,494
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 5a.
MILITARY STORES AND MUNITIONS.
Subdivision No. 1.
Warlike stores, including machine guns, vehicles, harness and saddlery, accoutrements, and other regimental and personal equipment	..	17,460	4,023
Field Artillery and Engineers—Towards cost of providing vehicles, harness, equipment, and stores	..	25,743	16,760
Armament and stores for fixed defences.............	..	5,532	3,996
Arm racks, armourers’ benches and gymnastic apparatus for drill-halls	..	450	247
Appliances, tools and gauges for Inspection Branch, Ordnance, Ammunition and Small Arms	..	530	178
Reserve of rifles.............................	..	281,000	226,398
To be paid to the credit of Trust Fund Small Arms Ammunition Account for Reserve of Small Arms Ammunition	..	77,328	77,328
Towards supply of heavy guns and reserve of gun ammunition	..	142,947	60,000
		550,990	388,930
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	53,000*
Total Division No. 5a..............	..	497,990	388,930
Division No. 5B.
RIFLE RANGES.
Construction of miniature rifle ranges...............	..	2,300	5
Total Department of Defence—Military	25,200	550,722	415,429
Carried forward.............	231,152	969,722	831,873

*Parliament directed that a saving of £250,000, in addition to the savings originally shown in the Estimates, be made in respect of the total estimated total military expenditure in 1921-22. Portion of that saving is included in this amount.

	1922-23.	1921-22.
	1922-23.	Vote.	Expenditure
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	£	£	£
Brought forward..........	231,152	969,722	831,873
AIR SERVICES.
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.
Under Control of the Department of Defence.
Division No. 6.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Provision of aircraft equipment and plant, including spare parts, machinery, tools, ordnance and engineer supplies, and ammunition	32,750	375,985(a)	87,395
Total Division No. 6..................	32,750	375,985	87,395
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 7.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Towards cost of construction of buildings, hangars, workshops, barracks and earthworks, and preparation of aerial routes and landing grounds	112,540	200,260	28,526
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	55,825	…	…
Total Division No. 7..................	56,715	200,260	28,526
Total Royal Australian Air Force..........	89,465	576,245	115,921
Carried forward...........	89,465	576,245	115,921
Carried forward...........	231,152	969,722	831,873

(a) Includes provision for acquisition of sites to be charged to Loan Fund for Works in 1922-23.

	1922-23.	1921-22.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	1922-23.	Vote.	Expenditure.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	£	£	£
Brought forward......................	231,152	969,722	831,873
AIR SERVICES.
Brought forward........................	89,465	576,245	115,921
Division No. 8.
CIVIL AVIATION BRANCH.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Initial preparation of aerodromes and emergency landing grounds, provision of aircraft equipment, plant, and vehicles, including spare parts, machinery, tools, and engineering supplies	4,000	(a) 55,216	10,293
Total Division No. 8...................	4,000	55,216	10,293
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 9.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Towards cost of construction of buildings, hangars, workshops, barracks and earthworks, and preparation of aerial routes and landing grounds	22,000	14,000	4,390
Total Division No. 9...................	22,000	14,000	4,390
Total Civil Aviation Branch...............	26,000	69,216	14,683
	115,465	645,461	130,604
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	…	345,461‡	…
Total Air Service..................	115,465	300,000	130,604
Carried forward.......................	346,617	1,269,722	962,477

(a) Includes provision for purchase of sites to be charged to Loan Fund for Works in 1922-23.—— ‡ Includes saving of £100,000 directed by Parliament in addition to savings originally shown in the Estimates.

.	1922–23.	1921–22.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.		Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.................	346,617	1,269,722	962,477
MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
Under Control of Department of Defence.
Division No. 10.
FACTORIES, MUNITIONS SUPPLY BRANCH.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions not now produced in Australia—Towards cost (a)..	70,000	..	..
2. Preliminary and experimental work, raw material and stores, temporary assistance and other expenses in connexion with the initiation and maintenance of munitions production	100,000	..	..
Woollen Cloth Factory—Additional machinery and plant	..	45,000	4,500
Small Arms Factory—Machinery and plant....	..	18,350	..
Munitions Supply—Machinery and plant—towards cost	..	196,839	128,356
Acetate of Lime Factory—Machinery and plant—towards cost	..	4,070	..
Small Arms Factory—Reserve stores........	..	20,000	10,000
Cordite Factory—Reserve stores...........	..	40,000	23,453
Munitions Supply—Experimental fuze manufacture and filling	..	6,270	1,684
Small Arms Ammunition Factory—Amount to be paid to the credit of Trust Fund, Small Arms Ammunition Account—to recoup advances made therefrom to Trust Fund, Small Arms Ammunition Factory Account	..	250,000	214,289
Purchase of munitions-making plant from Government of the United Kingdom	..	..	163,000
	170,000	580,529	545,282
Less amount estimated to remain unexpended at close of year	..	(b) 247,000	..
Total Division No. 10...................	170,000	333,529	545,282
Total Department of Defence..............	516,617	1,603,251	1,507,759

(a) Estimated total cost £452,350.—(b) Parliament directed that a saving of £250,000, in addition to savings originally shown in the Estimates, be made in respect of the estimated total Military expenditure in 1921–22. Portion of that saving is included in this amount.

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.	1922-23.			1921-22.
	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure
	£	£	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 11.
Subdivision No. 1.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
No. 1. Newcastle, Launch Shed.........	58	..	58	61	2
Sydney—Accommodation, Watchhouse Branch.	..	..	..	..	512
Non-recurring............	..	..	..	..	240
Total Subdivision No. 1.....	58	..	58	61	754
Subdivision No. 1A.
VICTORIA.
Customs House, Melbourne—Installation of electric light	..	..	..	8	6
Subdivision No. 2.
QUEENSLAND.
No. 1 Brisbane—Navigation Branch—Alteration Mercantile Marine Building	..	200	200	..	..
Non-recurring............	..	..	..	700	5,968
Total Subdivision No. 2....	..	200	200	700	5,968
Subdivision No. 3.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Customs House, Port Adelaide—Alterations and additions towards cost*	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
Carried forward..........	58	1,200	1,258	769	6,728

*Total estimated cost not yet ascertained.

	1922-23.			1921-22.
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.	£	£	£	£	£
Division No. 11.
Brought forward.........	58	1,200	1,258	769	6,728
Subdivision No. 4.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Customs House, Perth—Alterations..	..	55	55	..	..
Subdivision No. 5.
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
No. 1. Establishment and equipment......	3,700	..	3,700	4,062	521
Total Division No. 11.....	3,758	1,255	5,013	4,831	7,249
Total Department of Trade and Customs	..	..	5,013	4,831	7,249
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DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 11a.
VICTORIA.
Store-yard, South Melbourne........	..	..	..	..	9
Site for Commonwealth Offices, Sydney	..	..	..	..	100
Total Department of Works and Railways......	..	..	..	..	109
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POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.
Division No. 12.
TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND CONDUITS.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones, also construction of conduits and laying wires underground	..	..	168,232†	750,000	893,166
Division No. 12a.	..	..	*	27,300	5,893
RADIO SERVICE..............	..	..	*	27,300	5,893
Total Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department	..	..	168,232	777,300	899,059
Carried forward..........	..	..	168,232	777,300	899,059

*Radio Service transferred to Amalgamated Wireless Limited as from 1st July, 1922. †See note on page 17.

	1922-23.			1921-22.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT— continued.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT— continued.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward.................	..	..	168,232	777,300	899,059
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 13.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices..................	120	3,130	3,250	854	703
2. Adelaide General Post Office—Remodelling—towards cost (a)	4,500	20,000.	24,500	5,978	1,474
3. Adelaide—West-terrace—Motor Garage.	621	..	621	2,800	2,179
4. Adelaide—West-terrace—Workshops...	1,568	684	2,252	10,655	9,087
5. Berri Post Office—towards cost (b).....	..	3,000	3,000	..	..
6. Brighton Post Office...............	..	1,700	1,700	..	..
7. Brighton Automatic Telephone Exchange (c)	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
8. Glenelg Automatic Telephone Exchange (d)	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
9. Henley Beach Telephone Exchange—towards cost (e)	..	2,500	2,500	..	..
10. Laura Post Office—Alterations and additions	..	450	450	..	..
11. Melrose Post Office—Alterations and additions	..	350	350	..	..
12. Orroroo Post Office—Alterations and additions	..	800	800	..	..
13. Payneham Post Office—Alterations and additions	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
14. Peterborough Post Office—Alterations..	..	1,600	1,600	..	..
15. Pinnaroo—Alterations and additions to Post Office	799	..	799	955	155
16. Port Adelaide Post Office—towards cost (f)	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
17. Port Augusta—Alterations to Post Office and quarters	1,979	..	1,979	3,200	1,221
18. Port Lincoln Post Office—Alterations and additions	..	2,000	2,000	..	..
19. Port Pirie Post Office—Alterations and additions	7	93	100	1,050	1,043
Carried forward..........	9,594	40,307	49,901	25,492	15,862
Carried forward..........	..	..	168,232	777,300	899,059

(a) Estimated total coat, £80,000.—(b) Estimated total cost, £4,600.—(c) Estimated total cost, £5,810.—(d) Estimated total cost, £7,760—(e) Estimated total cost, £5,810—(f) Estimated total cost, £7,000.

	1922-23.			1921-22.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT— continued.	Re-Vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT— continued.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward.............	..	..	168,232	777,300	899,059
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
DIVISION No. 13.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Subdivision No. 1.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Brought forward...........	9,594	40,307	49,901	25,492	15,862
No. 20. Prospect Automatic Telephone Exchange	..	8,030	8,030	..	..
21. Quorn Post Office—Alterations and additions	..	800	800	..	..
22. Renmark—Additions—Post Office and Telephone Exchange	1,922	340	2,262	2,250	328
23. Semaphore Telephone Exchange—Towards cost (a)	..	1,000	1,000	..	..
24. Waikerie Post Office.............	1,206	..	1,206	4,600	2,977
25. Woodville Automatic Telephone Exchange—Towards cost (b)	2,210	790	3,000	2,210	..
Non-recurring............	..	..	..	4,588	4,754
Total Subdivision No. 1.............	14,932	51,267	66,199	39,140	23,921
Subdivision No. 2.
TASMANIA.
No. 1. Sundry Offices.................	424	1,270	1,694	991	574
2. Branxholm Post Office—Alterations and additions	..	300	300	..	..
3. Burnie Post Office...............	500	3,500	4,000	500
4. Dover Post Office................	..	800	800	..	..
5. Hobart—New Workshops and Lineyard.	..	490	490	250	250
6. Huonville—Additions to Post Office and quarters	..	410	410	..	..
7. Launceston Post Office—Alterations...	..	3,000	3,000	..	..
Carried forward...........	924	9,770	10,694	1,741	824
	14,932	51,267	66,199	39,140	23,921
	..	..	168,232	777,300	899,059

(a) Estimated total coat, £8,030.—(b) Estimated total coat, £5,710.

	1922-23.			1921-22.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward............	..	..	168,232	777,300	899,059
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 13.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Brought forward............	14,932	51,267	66,199	39,140	23,921
Subdivision No. 2.
TASMANIA—continued.
Brought forward............	924	9,770	10,694	1,741	824
No. 9. Lilydale Post Office...............	..	800	800	..	..
10. Newtown Sub-telephone Exchange.....	200	..	200	800	600
11. Ulverstone Post Office.............	870	..	870	2,250	1,350
Non-recurring.............	..	..	..	1,420	888
Total Subdivision No. 2..........	1,994	10,570	12,564	6,211	3,662
Subdivision No. 3.
NORTHERN TERRITORY.
No. 1. Sundry Offices..................	170	..	170	170	..
2. Daly Waters Telegraph Station—Bore, tanks, and windmill	..	2,150	2,150	..	..
3. Katherine Post Office—Alterations.....	685	..	685	685	..
Total Subdivision No. 3..........	855	2,150	3,005	855	..
Subdivision No. 3A.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Strathfield Pole Depôt—Construction of Railway Siding
Strathfield Pole Depôt—Construction of Railway Siding	..	..	(a)	..	897(a)
Hamilton Post Office...................	..	..	..	..	34
Total Subdivision No. 3A.........	..	..	..	..	931
Carried forward.............	17,781	63,987	81,768	46,206	28,514
Carried forward.............	..	..	168,232	777,300	899,059

(a) To be paid from Loan Fund in 1922-23. In 1921–22 £2,687 was expended from Loan Fund.

	1922-23.			1921-22.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	£	£	£	£	£
Brought forward............	..	..	168,232	777,300	899,059
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 13.
POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Brought forward............	17,781	63,987	81,768	46,206	28,514
Subdivision No. 3b.
QUEENSLAND.
Brisbane General Post Office—Septic Tank....	..	..	(a)	..	1,959
Brisbane Telephone Workshops............			(a)	..	15
Total Subdivision No. 3b.......	..	..	..	..	1,974
Subdivision No. 3C.
WEST AUSTRALIA.
Perth General Post Office................	..	..	(a)	..	10,567(b)
Total Division No. 13..........	17,781	63,987	81,768	46,206	41,055
Total Under Control of Department of Works and Railways	17,781	63,987	81,768	46,206	41,055
Total Postmaster-General’s Department	..	..	250,000*	823,506	940,114

*The following: table shows the estimated expenditure 1922-23 for the Postmaster-General's Department in respect of Additions, New Works, Buildings, Sites, &c., in comparison with the expenditure in 1921-22:—

	Estimate, 1922-23.		Expenditure, 1921-22.
	£		£
From Revenue—
Construction and extension of Telegraphs and Telephones	168,232	..	893,166
Radio Service.....................	..	..	5,893
Buildings........................	81,768	..	41,055
From Loan Fund—
Construction and extension of Telegraphs and Telephones	2,245,435	..	750,000
Buildings........................	314,565	..	90,086
Sites...........................	140,000	..	7,706
	2,950,000	..	£1,787,906
Increase over Expenditure 1921-22...	£1,162,094

(a) To be paid from Loan Fund in 1922-23.

(b) In addition £45,000 was charged to Loan Fund for Works in 1921-1922.

F.13676–2

	1922-23.			1921-22.
	Re-vote.	New Service.	Total.	Vote.	Expenditure.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.	£	£	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of the Navy.
Division No. 13a.
Subdivision No. 1.—Construction of Vessels.
Queensland Quarantine Launch, Brisbane, including insurance	..	..	..	435	403
Total Under Control of Department of the Navy.	..	..	..	435	403
Under Control of Department of Works and Railways.
Division No. 14.
Subdivision No. 1.
No. 1. Quarantine, New Buildings and Stations, Alterations and Additions	10,311	29,602	39,913	37,272	25,556
2. Animal Quarantine Stations.....	27	300	327	187	67
3. Isolation Hospitals for Seamen...	…	500	500	1,306	918
Construction of Vessels........	…	..	..	800	800
Total Division No. 14.....	10,338	30,402	40,740	39,565	27,341
Total Under Control of Department of Works and Railways	10,338	30,402	40,740	39,565	27,341
Total Department of Health.....	10,338	30,402	40,740	40,000	27,744
Total Additions, New Works, Buildings, &c.	..	..	830,030	2,518,411	2,571,794

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