THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

APPROPRIATION 1955-1956.

No. 41 of 1955.

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 fifty-six, and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.

[Assented to 28th October, 1955.]

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.

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act 1955–56.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application or £278,568,000.

3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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 fifty-six, the sum of Two hundred and seventy-eight million five hundred and sixty-eight thousand pounds.

4. All

F.5724/55.—Price 6s. 9d.

Appropriation of supply £441,645,000.

4. All sums granted by this Act and by the other Act mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-six, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Four hundred and forty-one million six hundred and forty-five thousand pounds, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-five, for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-six.

Section 4. THE SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.

	£
Act No. 21 of 1955........................	163,077,000
Under this Act...........................	278,568,000
	441,645,000

SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.

Abstract.

Page Reference.	PART 1.—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES—OTHER THAN BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS AND TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
			£
6	PARLIAMENT........................................		827,000
9	PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT........................		2,486,000
14	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS....................		1,853,000
23	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY........................		8,537,000
26	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT....................		1,547,000
31	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.........................		3,633,000
36	DEPARTMENT OF WORKS..............................		3,535,000
39	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.......................		7,719,000
42	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS..................		3,905,000
45	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH..............................		1,362,000
48	DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE...........		1,952,000
57	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES......................		2,614,000
59	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT...............		1,034,000
61	DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES..........................		180,000
63	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.........................		1,543,000
65	DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.........		1,931,000
67	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT...............		843,000
69	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION		4,449,000
71	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION...............		582,000
72	DEFENCE SERVICES—	£
	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE...............	750,000
	DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY..............	48,834,000
	DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY..............	63,128,000
	DEPARTMENT OF AIR....................	50,926,000
	DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.................	14,134,000
	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION....	11,253,000
	OTHER SERVICES.......................	975,000
			190,000,000
89	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES............................		25,803,000
96	REFUNDS OF REVENUE................................		22,000,000
96	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER..........................		16,000,000
97	BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES.............................		16,070,000
99	WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES......................		15,977,000
	TOTAL PART 1.....................		336,382,000
	PART 2—BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
106	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS...........................		3,336,000
108	POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..................		79,265,000
123	BROADCASTING SERVICES.............................		5,352,000
	TOTAL PART 2.....................		87,953,000
	PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
126	NORTHERN TERRITORY................................		3,386,000
126	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.......................		2,367,000
126	NORFOLK ISLAND....................................		27,100
126	PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA..............................		8,943,900
	TOTAL PART 3.....................		14,724,000

Second Schedule—continued.

Page Reference.	PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES.
Page Reference.		£
134	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES............................	1,750,000
	PART 5.—SELF-BALANCING ITEMS.
134	MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES............................	836,000
	total.............................	441,645,000

I.—PARLIAMENT.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
1	SENATE..............................	48,700	45,900	44,881
2	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.............	77,700	75,300	76,597
3	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.......	60,100	42,000	40,717
4	LIBRARY.............................	52,000	49,660	49,781
5	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT..............	122,400	117,860	110,545
6	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS	4,100	3,070	3,422
6k	PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS	6,000	5,210	5,322
7	PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING..............	88,000	90,000	86,778
8	MISCELLANEOUS.......................	368,000	360,000	366,537
	TOTAL....................	827,000	789,000	784,580

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary......	391,000	351,940	342,261
General expenses........................	57,600	51,060	56,142
Other services..........................	378,400	386,000	386,177
Total.........................	827,000	789,000	784,580

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	827,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	784,580
Increase........................	42,420

I.—Parliament.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 1.—SENATE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136.....	27,700	23,510	21,743
2. Temporary and casual employees................	1,700	2,530	2,303
3. Extra duty pay.............................	100	100	12
	29,500	26,140	24,058
B.—General Expenses..............................	1,700	2,160	2,132
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Senators...............	4,000	4,000	3,990
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.........	3,000	2,500	2,709
3. Senators’ sessional travelling allowance............	10,500	10,500	11,427
Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Nairobi—Representation	..	600	565
	17,500	17,600	18,691
Total Division No. 1..............	48,700	45,900	44,881
Division No. 2.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136.....	29,100	29,100	27,345
2. Temporary and casual employees................	10,500	9,000	11,720
3. Extra duty pay.............................	1,200	1,000	852
	40,800	39,100	39,917
B. —General Expenses..............................	3,000	2,800	2,946
C.—Other Services—
1. Postages and telegrams for Members..............	7,950	7,900	7,900
2. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.........	200	200	1
3. Conveyance of Members and their luggage in Canberra..	250	250	163
4. Members’ sessional travelling allowance...........	25,500	24,450	25,105
Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Nairobi—Representation	..	600	565
	33,900	33,400	33,734
Total Division No. 2..............	77,700	75,300	76,597
Division No. 3.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136.....	51,900	36,675	34,522
2. Temporary and casual employees................	4,700	3,925	4,031
3. Extra duty pay.............................	300	100	141
	56,900	40,700	38,694
B.—General Expenses..............................	3,200	1,300	2,023
Total Division No. 3..............	60,100	42,000	40,717
Division No. 4.—LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 136.....	31,000	31,400	24,838
2. Temporary and casual employees................	7,000	3,260	6,614
3. Extra duty pay.............................	1,000	1,000	2,084
	39,000	35,660	33,536
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents...............	7,000	8,000	9,486
2. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals...	4,150	4,150	3,927
3. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,850	1,850	2,832
	13,000	14,000	16,245
Total Division No. 4..............	52,000	49,660	49,781

I.—Parliament.

Division No. 5.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 5.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137.....	29,200	27,020	24,543
2. Temporary and casual employees................	56,100	59,740	54,420
3. Extra duty pay.............................	3,500	2,000	1,540
	88,800	88,760	80,503
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams, telephone and fire services.......	19,500	17,500	18,838
2. Fuel....................................	3,200	3,600	3,436
3. Parliament gardens..........................	1,150	300	798
4. Repairs and maintenance......................	2,100	2,200	2,041
5. Purchase of plant and equipment.................	4,400	2,750	2,164
6. Incidental and other expenditure.................	3,250	2,750	2,765
	33,600	29,100	30,042
Total Division No. 5..............	122,400	117,860	110,545
Under Control of Joint House Department.
Division No. 6.—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137.....	2,020	1,830	1,785
2. Temporary and casual employees................	780	740	781
	2,800	2,570	2,566
B.—General Expenses..............................	1,300	500	856
Total Division No. 6..............	4,100	3,070	3,422
Under Control of Joint House Department.
Division No. 6k.—PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 137.....	3,390	3,255	2,099
2. Temporary and casual employees................	710	755	1,325
3. Extra duty pay.............................	100	..	..
	4,200	4,010	3,424
B.—General Expenses..............................	1,800	1,200	1,898
Total Division No. 6k..............	6,000	5,210	5,322
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 7.—PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
1. Printing of Hansard, including cost of distribution.....	44,000	50,000	45,289
2. Parliamentary papers........................	16,000	20,000	15,294
3. Other printing and binding.....................	28,000	20,000	26,195
Total Division No. 7..............	88,000	90,000	86,778
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 8.—MISCELLANEOUS.
1. Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others.....	175,000	173,000	180,007
2. Maintenance of Ministers’ and Members’ rooms, including salaries of staff	(a) 193,000	(a) 187,000	(a) 186,530
Total Division No. 8..............	368,000	360,000	366,537
Total Parliament...........	827,000	789,000	784,580

(a) Includes salaries of staff—1955–56, £129,000; 1954–65, Vote £116,000; Expenditure £119,563.

II.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
9	ADMINISTRATIVE........................	255,500	227,500	229,096
10	AUDIT OFFICE..........................	581,000	538,400	501,087
11	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD..................	578,000	477,200	472,464
12	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE.............	23,000	25,400	20,801
13	NATIONAL LIBRARY.....................	153,000	141,900	136,262
14	HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM	613,500	612,600	583,258
15	COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.....	19,000	18,000	16,609
16	OFFICE OF EDUCATION...................	168,000	159,000	155,951
16k	OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS...............	95,000	87,000	76,524
	TOTAL..........................	2,486,000	2,287,000	2,192,052

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	1,872,025	1,724,890	1,667,181
General expenses...........................	457,075	452,060	430,488
Other services.............................	156,900	110,050	94,383
Total............................	2,486,000	2,287,000	2,192,052

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	2,486,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	2,192,052
Increase..................	293,948

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 9.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 138.....	134,400	117,900	110,963
2. Temporary and casual employees................	30,100	25,850	27,442
3. Extra duty pay.............................	6,000	4,250	5,249
	170,500	148,000	143,654
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	16,000	14,700	19,011
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	8,000	7,000	9,323
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	12,000	12,000	11,253
4. Commonwealth Gazettes—Printing and distribution (including postage)	31,000	27,000	30,372
5. Commonwealth Ministers—Travelling expenses......	13,500	14,500	12,497
6. Incidental and other expenditure.................	4,500	4,300	2,986
	85,000	79,500	85,442
Total Division No. 9..............	255,500	227,500	229,096
Division No. 10.—AUDIT OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 138.....	558,970	498,830	467,467
2. Temporary and casual employees................	58,500	71,350	66,891
3. Extra duty pay.............................	1,000	750	792
4. Payment in lieu of furlough to Auditor-General on retirement	4,500	3,500	..
	622,970	574,430	535,150
Less—
5. Amount recoverable from special funds......	14,320	14,070	11,820
6. Amounts provided under parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	53,650	43,960	43,960
	67,970	58,030	55,780
	555,000	516,400	479,370
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	19,530	15,700	14,584
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	3,000	3,000	2,929
3. Incidental and other expenditure.................	5,600	5,120	6,024
	28,130	23,820	23,537
Less—
4. Amount recoverable from special funds......	780	780	780
5. Amounts provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	1,350	1,040	1,040
	2,130	1,820	1,820
	26,000	22,000	21,717
Total Division No. 10..............	581,000	538,400	501,087
Division No. 11.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139.....	409,700	357,700	350,970
2. Temporary and casual employees................	27,100	20,100	27,423
3. Extra duty pay.............................	3,100	2,700	1,954
	439,900	380,500	380,347
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	22,200	19,000	18,296
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	9,000	16,000	12,047
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	15,700	15,000	15,407
4. Medical fees—New appointees..................	3,600	3,500	3,236
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	8,200	7,000	8,361
	58,700	60,500	57,347
Carried forward..................	498,600	441,000	437,694

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 11.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD—continued.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.................	498,600	441,000	437,694
C.—Other Services—
1. Examinations—Expenses.....................	14,300	14,700	15,309
2. Scholarship assistance, including overseas training....	9,000	9,000	6,956
3. Recruitment—Advertising....................	10,000	8,500	9,319
4. Instructional aids and films....................	2,800	4,000	3,186
5. Typist-in-training scheme....................	43,300	(a)	(a)
	79,400	36,200	34,770
Total Division No. 11..............	578,000	477,200	472,464
Division No. 12.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139....	5,640	5,140	4,679
2. Temporary and casual employees...............	5,760	5,660	4,139
3. Extra duty pay............................	300	200	130
	11,700	11,000	8,948
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................	4,700	5,000	3,710
2. Purchase of motor car.......................	2,000	5,000	5,050
3. Incidental and other expenditure................	4,600	4,400	3,093
	11,300	14,400	11,853
Total Division No. 12..............	23,000	25,400	20,801
Division No. 13.—NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 139....	77,000	67,900	49,407
2. Temporary and casual employees...............	18,000	19,000	31,642
3. Extra duty pay............................	1,000	1,000	1,547
	96,000	87,900	82,596
B.—General Expenses—
1. Books, maps, plates and documents..............	22,500	18,500	18,842
2. Roosevelt memorial—Books, maps, plates and documents	2,000	2,000	1,914
3. Collection and publication of Australian historical records	2,500	2,500	2,460
4. Printing and publications.....................	1,000	500	379
5. Purchase and copying of films.................	8,000	6,000	6,616
6. Subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals and annuals..	4,000	3,500	4,009
7. Purchase of film equipment...................	1,500	2,000	503
8. Library service for overseas establishments.........	4,000	3,500	3,847
9. Travelling and subsistence....................	2,000	2,000	2,449
10. Freight charges...........................	2,000	2,500	2,151
11. Incidental and other expenditure................	7,500	7,500	8,780
Removal of archives’.......................	..	3,500	1,716
	57,000	54,000	53,666
Total Division No. 13..............	153,000	141,900	136,262
Division No. 14.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 140.....	164,700	172,850	146,940
2. Temporary and casual employees................	217,800	203,250	224,195
3. Extra duty pay.............................	5,000	5,000	5,335
	387,500	381,100	376,470
Carried forward..................	387,500	381,100	376,470

(a) Previously recovered from Departments concerned.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Division No. 14.—HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward	387,500	381,100	376,470
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................	10,100	8,710	12,682
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	11,650	10,750	8,673
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	65,000	66,500	60,728
4. Cablegrams..............................	20,000	37,000	16,931
5. Municipal and other taxes....................	13,350	14,000	12,201
6. General upkeep of “Australia House”.............	(a) 68,920	(a) 61,070	(a) 61,365
7. Upkeep of official residences..................	6,110	5,810	6,347
8. Allowances to High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner for expenses of official residences	3,520	2,510	2,507
9. Entertainment allowance to High Commissioner......	3,770	3,770	3,761
10. Leasehold office premises—Rental, upkeep and alterations	6,500	6,630	6,185
11. National Insurance (Employers’) Contributions......	9,300	7,500	7,428
12. Minor expenditure for all Departments............	1,200	1,200	1,036
13. Incidental and other expenditure................	6,580	6,050	6,944
	226,000	231,500	206,788
Total Division No. 14..............	613,500	612,600	583,258
Division No. 15.—COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 140.....	14,400	13,600	12,630
2. Temporary and casual employees................	600	100	481
	15,000	13,700	13,111
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	2,200	2,800	1,826
2. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,800	1,500	1,672
	4,000	4,300	3,498
Total Division No. 15..............	19,000	18,000	16,609
Division No. 16—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 140.....	115,000	110,630	99,212
2. Temporary and casual employees................	26,000	23,470	28,716
3. Extra duty pay.............................	3,000	2,400	2,849
	144,000	136,500	130,777
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	6,000	5,000	7,971
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	2,000	2,000	2,644
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	4,500	4,500	4,352
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................	4,200	3,000	4,638
	16,700	14,500	19,605
C.—Miscellaneous—
1. International relations in education, including United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	5,000	5,300	4,391
2. Research materials..........................	500	750	184
3. Publications..............................	850	850	640
4. Teaching aids—Migrant education...............	950	1,100	354
	7,300	8,000	5,569
Total Division No. 16..............	168,000	159,000	155,951

(a) Includes wages of staff employed on upkeep as follows:—1955–56, £27, 626; 1954–55, Vote, £23,640 Expenditure, £29,428.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 16k.—OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
1. Wages of staff.........................	24,800	21,150	22,480
2. Allowance to Governor-General for upkeep of Governor-General’s establishments	(a) 22,000	15,000	15,000
3. Telephone services......................	4,000	3,100	3,795
4. Repairs and maintenance to buildings..........	10,000	22,000	12,739
5. Maintenance of houses and grounds...........	17,000	20,000	12,689
6. Repairs, maintenance, replacements and additions to contents of buildings	(a) 6,200	..	..
7. Fuel, light and power.....................	7,000	3,500	5,934
8. Incidental and other expenditure.............	4,000	2,250	3,887
Total Division No. J 6k.........	95,000	87,000	76,524
Total Prime Minister’s Department...	2,486,000	2,287,000	2,192,052

(a) Includes provision for expenditure previously charred to Items 4 and 5 and Capital Works Division 2. Item 3.

III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
17	ADMINISTRATIVE....................	464,000	466,100	441,384
17k	OVERSEAS TRANSFERS................	40,000	..	..
	EMBASSIES—
18	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA..........	214,200	209,400	196,835
20	REPUBLIC OF FRANCE................	64,600	68,800	64,242
21	KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS......	33,600	31,800	29,605
22	REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.............	66,000	52,900	55,395
23	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND...............	13,900	17,100	12,971
24	JAPAN............................	71,800	71,100	69,770
25	FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY......	39,800	42,300	38,323
	LEGATIONS—
26	UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL...........	19,900	26,400	18,267
27	ISRAEL...........................	25,900	20,200	18,721
28	REPUBLIC OF ITALY.................	38,600	35,300	38,836
29	EGYPT............................	35,700	39,000	33,790
30	REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.........	38,500	37,500	35,302
31	THAILAND.........................	40,500	25,400	24,026
32	VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA.......	41,800	34,000	38,767
33	BURMA...........................	42,700	28,000	32,240
	HIGH COMMISSIONS—
34	CANADA..........................	58,500	54,000	56,175
35	NEW ZEALAND.....................	26,000	27,500	26,075
36	INDIA............................	51,200	58,000	53,379
37	PAKISTAN.........................	55,500	46,000	46,090
38	UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.............	32,900	30,500	32,962
39	CEYLON..........................	24,900	30,500	28,292
39k	COMMISSION—SINGAPORE AND MALAYA	(b) 69,800		..
40	CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD..	221,400	216,800	213,309
41	OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.....	21,300	69,400	68,709
	TOTAL..................	(a)1,853,000	1,738,000	1,673,465

(a) Includes £216,000 estimated expenditure on account of other Departments. (b) Formerly provided under Division No. 41.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments’ in the nature of salary.........	1,179,000	1,095,500	1,060,203
General expenses...........................	674,000	642,500	613,262
Total............................	1,853,000	1,738,000	1,673,465

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	1,853,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	1,673,465
Increase........................	179,535

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	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 17.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 141....	211,000	206,900	196,484
2. Temporary and casual employees................	35,400	33,100	35,609
3. Extra duty pay............................	12,000	7,700	9,218
	258,400	247,700	241,311
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................	15,900	13,500	15,477
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	22,100	20,300	20,022
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	76,000	92,000	74,271
4. Cablegrams and radiograms...................	60,000	65,000	59,190
5. Courier service............................	25,000	21,800	24,621
6. Incidental and other expenditure................	6,600	5,800	6,492
	205,600	218,400	200,073
Total Division No. 17.............	464,000	466,100	441,384
Division No. 17k—OVERSEAS TRANSFERS.(a)
B.—General Expenses—
1. Fares, travelling allowances and expenses..........	32,000
2. Removal and other expenses...................	8,000
	40,000
Total Division No. 17k............	(a) 40,000
Division No. 18.—EMBASSY—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 141....	62,300	59,600	57,310
2. Temporary and casual employees................	70,300	70,000	67,623
	132,600	129,600	124,933
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................	2,700	8,000	6,808
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	63,400	55,000	50,993
3. Maintenance, office.........................	5,400	5,500	4,041
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence............	3,000	4,300	2,804
5. Incidental and other expenditure................	7,100	7,000	7,256
	81,600	79,800	71,902
Total Division No. 18.............	214,200	209,400	196,835
Division No. 20.—EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF FRANCE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 142....	26,200	25,100	23,781
2. Temporary and casual employees................	23,600	23,800	24,633
	49,800	48,900	48,414
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................	800	3,200	1,229
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	7,000	9,500	7,205
3. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence.....	3,000	3,700	3,186
4. Incidental and other expenditure................	4,000	3,500	4,208
	14,800	19,900	15,828
Total Division No. 20.............	64,600	68,800	64,242

(a) Previously provided under overseas posts concerned.

III.—Department of External Affairs

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 21.—EMBASSY—KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 142.....	15,900	12,100	12,029
2. Temporary and casual employees................	7,000	7,000	6,699
	22,900	19,100	18,728
B—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	300	2,000	1,372
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	4,000	5,000	3,867
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	1,700	1,900	1,687
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.............	2,500	800	1,773
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,200	3,000	2,178
	10,700	12,700	10,877
Total Division No. 21..............	33,600	31,800	29,605
Division No. 22. —EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 142.....	25,400	32,000	25,400
2. Temporary and casual employees................	11,600	4,300	7,987
	37,000	36,300	33,387
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	1,700	3,000	2,508
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	4,800	4,500	3,827
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	5,300	1,400	1,562
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.............	5,700	1,000	986
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........	1,500	600	188
6. Incidental and other expenditure.................	8,200	6,100	8,870
7. Increase in imprest account....................	1,800	..	4,067
	29,000	16,600	22,008
Total Division No. 22..............	66,000	52,900	55,395
Division No. 23. —EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 143.....	8,000	8,100	7,564
2. Temporary and casual employees................	1,800	2,000	1,720
	9,800	10,100	9,284
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	100	2,400	28
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	800	800	797
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	1,200	1,200	1,514
4. Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.............	1,100	800	405
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	900	1,800	943
	4,100	7,000	3,687
Total Division No. 23..............	13,900	17,100	12,971

III.—Department of External Affairs.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 24.—EMBASSY—JAPAN.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 143.....	44,000	43,700	44,438
2. Temporary and casual employees................	11,600	8,900	7,880
	55,600	52,600	52,318
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	300	3,800	3,090
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	3,000	3,400	2,812
3. Maintenance, office and Ambassador’s residence......	5,900	4,600	4,719
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........	2,400	1,900	1,611
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	4,600	4,800	5,220
	16,200	18,500	17,452
Total Division No. 24..............	71,800	71,100	69,770
Division No. 25. —EMBASSY—FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page, 143.....	20,600	18,500	18,033
2. Temporary and casual employees................	6,700	7,300	6,005
	27,300	25,800	24,038
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	400	2,000	2,442
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	5,000	6,800	4,954
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	1,600	2,100	1,417
4. Rent and Maintenance, Ambassador’s residence.......	1,600	1,800	1,520
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	3,900	3,800	3,952
	12,500	16,500	14,285
Total Division No. 25..............	39,800	42,300	38,323
Division No. 26. —LEGATION—UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 144.....	10,500	12,400	9,400
2. Temporary and casual employees................	2,500	4,200	2,165
	13,000	16,600	11,565
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	200	2,200	753
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	1,800	1,100	1,524
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	1,100	1,600	625
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence.........	1,900	2,000	1,798
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,900	2,900	2,002
	6,900	9,800	6,702
Total Division No. 26..............	19,900	26,400	18,267

F.5724/55.—2

III.—Department of External Affairs.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 27. —LEGATION—ISRAEL.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 145.....	15,100	11,700	11,803
2. Temporary and casual employees................	2,000	2,000	2,107
	17,100	13,700	13,910
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	700	2,000	859
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	1,100	1,100	937
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	1,400	1,900	845
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence.........	3,500	..	..
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,100	1,500	2,170
	8,800	6,500	4,811
Total Division No. 27..............	25,900	20,200	18,721
Division No. 28. —LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF ITALY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 144.....	15,000	14,000	14,311
2. Temporary and casual employees................	10,500	9,000	8,960
	25,500	23,000	23,271
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	500	1,000	1,537
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	6,100	6,000	5,778
3. Rent and maintenance, office and residence..........	2,500	2,500	2,535
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................	4,000	2,800	5,715
	13,100	12,300	15,565
Total Division No. 28..............	38,600	35,300	38,836
Division No. 29. —LEGATION—EGYPT.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 145.....	22,100	20,400	20,450
2. Temporary and casual employees................	4,900	4,800	4,513
	27,000	25,200	24,963
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	400	2,100	753
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	2,000	5,100	1,823,
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	2,100	2,100	2,054
4. Maintenance, Minister’s residence................	1,200	900	898
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	3,000	3,600	3,299
	8,700	13,800	8,827
Total Division No. 29..............	35,700	39,000	33,790

III.—Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 30. —LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 30. —LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 145.....	25,100	20,700	20,640
2. Temporary and casual employees................	3,000	4,500	3,692
	28,100	25,200	24,332
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	300	2,500	1,057
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	2,200	1,000	2,178
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	1,700	2,000	1,628
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence.........	2,200	2,800	2,053
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	4,000	4,000	4,054
	10,400	12,300	10,970
Total Division No. 30..............	38,500	37,500	35,302
Division No. 31. —LEGATION—THAILAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 145.....	29,600	14,900	14,481
2. Temporary and casual employees................	900	800	854
	30,500	15,700	15,335
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	700	1,500	1,820
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	3,100	3,000	2,771
3. Rent and maintenance, office and Minister’s residence..	3,800	2,900	1,727
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,400	2,300	2,373
	10,000	9,700	8,691
Total Division No. 31..............	40,500	25,400	24,026
Division No. 32. —LEGATION—VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146.....	22,800	19,100	20,934
2. Temporary and casual employees................	3,100	2,700	1,420
	25,900	21,800	22,354
B—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	2,400	2,400	3,373
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	8,400	6,400	8,348
3. Maintenance, office and residence................	2,500	1,400	1,610
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,600	2,000	3,082
	15,900	12,200	16,413
Total Division No. 32..............	41,800	34,000	38,767

III.—Department of External Affairs.

Division No. 33. —LEGATION—BURMA.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 33. —LEGATION—BURMA.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146.....	28,100	16,500	16,668
2. Temporary and casual employees................	2,800	1,200	1,498
	30,900	17,700	18,166
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	300	2,000	2,350
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	1,800	1,600	1,375
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	3,800	2,500	3,197
4. Rent and maintenance, Minister’s residence.........	1,300	1,500	1,153
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	3,000	2,700	3,139
6. Increase in imprest advance....................	1,600	..	2,860
	11,800	10,300	14,074
Total Division No. 33..............	42,700	28,000	32,240
Division No. 34. —HIGH COMMISSION—CANADA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 146.....	26,500	23,700	22,442
2. Temporary and casual employees................	12,600	13,100	12,931
	39,100	36,800	35,373
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	1,500	2,000	2,769
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	8,500	7,000	9,946
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	3,300	3,400	2,809
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence........	3,500	2,000	2,689
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,600	2,800	2,589
	19,400	17,200	20,802
Total Division No. 34..............	58,500	54,000	56,175
Division No. 35. —HIGH COMMISSION—NEW ZEALAND.
A—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 147.....	11,100	12,900	11,018
2. Temporary and casual employees................	6,900	6,600	6,883
	18,000	19,500	17,901
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	400	700	672
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	1,500	1,500	1,495
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	2,800	2,700	2,925
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence........	800	800	501
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,500	2,300	2,581
	8,000	8,000	8,174
Total Division No. 35..............	26,000	27,500	26,075
Division No. 36. —HIGH COMMISSION—INDIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 147.....	31,800	33,100	31,521
2. Temporary and casual employees................	7,700	7,000	6,408
	39,500	40,100	37,929
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	700	4,100	3,944
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	4,200	4,400	4,148
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	1,250	1,800	1,928
4. Rent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence..	1,600	1,600	1,241
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........	150	100	22
6. Incidental and other expenditure.................	3,800	5,900	4,167
	11,700	17,900	15,450
Total Division No. 36..............	51,200	58,000	53,379

III.—Department of External Affairs.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 37. —HIGH COMMISSION—PAKISTAN.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per. Schedule, page 147.....	27,700	27,200	27,126
2. Temporary and casual employees................	3,800	5,000	4,590
	31,500	32,200	31,716
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	1,700	3,300	3,140
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	3,000	2,900	3,070
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	14,300	1,900	1,368
4. Bent and maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence..	1,400	1,400	1,941
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth building.........	100	200	56
6. Incidental and other expenditure.................	3,500	4,100	4,799
	24,000	13,800	14,374
Total Division No. 37..............	55,500	46,000	46,090
Division No. 38. —HIGH COMMISSION—UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148.....	17,100	15,200	16,118
2. Temporary and casual employees................	3,500	2,700	2,849
	20,600	17,900	18,967
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	1,500	3,400	3,623
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	1,500	1,500	1,561
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	3,800	3,100	3,483
4. Accommodation, High Commissioner.............	2,500	2,000	1,706
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	3,000	2,600	3,622
	12,300	12,600	13,995
Total Division No. 38..............	32,900	30,500	32,962
Division No. 39. —HIGH COMMISSION—CEYLON.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 148.....	13,700	16,400	16,565
2. Temporary and casual employees................	3,000	2,700	2,756
	16,700	19,100	19,321
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	200	2,700	2,063
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	2,100	2,500	1,972
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	2,900	2,600	2,358
4. Maintenance, High Commissioner’s residence........	800	800	385
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,200	2,800	2,193
	8,200	11,400	8,971
Total Division No. 39..............	24,900	30,500	28,292

III.—Department of External Affairs.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 39k.—COMMISSION—SINGAPORE AND MALAYA.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per schedule, page 148..	35,600	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	11,000	..	..
	46,600	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	3,100	..	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	5,500	..	..
3. Rent and maintenance, office...............	7,000	..	..
4. Maintenance, Commissioner’s residence........	1,700	..	..
5. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings....	1,300	..	..
6. Incidental and other expenditure.............	4,600	..	..
	(a) 23,200	..	..
Total Division No. 39k.........	(a) 69,800	..	..
Division No. 40. —CONSULAR REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 149.	53,300	51,500	43,670
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	104,600	97,600	99,251
	157,900	149,100	142,921
B.—General. Expenses—
1. Representation in New York................	35,400	37,200	43,452
2. Representation in San Francisco.............	10,100	10,000	10,370
3. Representation in New Caledonia............	3,800	3,400	3,328
4. Representation in Portuguese Timor...........	2,200	2,300	1,616
5. Representation in Geneva..................	12,000	14,800	11,622
	63,500	67,700	70,388
Total Division No. 40..........	221,400	216,800	213,309
Division No. 41. —OTHER REPRESENTATION ABROAD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 150.	16,200	40,800	39,423
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	1,500	11,000	10,343
B.—General Expenses—	17,700	51,800	49,766
1. Representation in the United Kingdom.........	2,100	3,000	1,561
2. Representation in Hong Kong...............	(c) 1,500	..	..
Representation in Malaya..................	(b) ..	14,600	17,382
	3,600	17,600	18,943
Total Division No. 41..........	21,300	69,400	68,709
Total Department of External Affairs.	1,868,000	1,738,000	1,673,465

(a) Formerly provided under Division No. 41. (b) Provided under Division No. 39k. (c) Formerly provided under Division No. 24.

IV.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
42	ADMINISTRATIVE......................	512,000	478,800	461,377
43	COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD	33,100	29,500	29,193
44	TAXATION BRANCH....................	7,190,000	7,065,000	6,690,781
45	TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW...........	15,200	15,200	14,219
46	VALUATION BOARDS...................	1,900	1,300	1,371
47	SUPERANNUATION BOARD..............	87,000	90,800	81,417
48	BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS......	697,800	625,400	646,038
49	GOVERNMENT PRINTER.................	(a)	(a)	(a)
	TOTAL..................	8,537,000	8,306,000	7,924,396

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	7,344,570	7,137,250	6,773,513
General expenses...........................	1,192,430	1,168,750	1,150,883
Total......................	8,537,000	8,306,000	7,924,396

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	8,537,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	7,924,396
Increase........................	612,604

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 42. —ADMINISTRATIVE.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 152...	381,000	351,100	332,245
2. Temporary and casual employees..............	48,000	45,800	50,597
3. Extra duty pay...........................	6,000	4,200	5,155
	435,000	401,100	387,997
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	16,000	14,000	16,633
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	19,000	25,000	15,591
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	31,000	28,500	30,076
4. Fuel, light, power and office cleaning...........	4,000	4,000	3,685
5. Incidental and other expenditure...............	7,000	6,200	7,395
	77,000	77,700	73,380
Total Division No. 42...........	512,000	478,800	461,377
Division No. 43. —COMMONWEALTH STORES SUPPLY AND TENDER BOARD.
1. Administrative expenses....................	33,100	29,500	29,193
Division No. 44. —TAXATION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 153...	5,137,000	5,008,000	4,716,378
2. Temporary and casual employees..............	1,058,000	1,030,000	1,004,600
3. Extra duty pay...........................	100,000	136,000	98,675
	6,295,000	6,174,000	5,819,653
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	100,000	95,000	94,757
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	317,000	320,000	303,774
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	189,000	185,000	189,170
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation......	37,000	33,000	35,569
5. Law costs..............................	44,000	50,000	43,904
6. Payments to Commonwealth Departments and State Governments for office cleaning and other services rendered	11,000	10,000	9,625
7. Payment for services rendered in connexion with sale of tax instalment stamps	48,000	50,000	46,418
8. Uniform income tax—Compensation to State Governments for use of accommodation, furniture and equipment	75,000	81,000	77,005
9. Incidental and other expenditure...............	74,000	67,000	70,906
	895,000	891,000	871,128
Total Division No. 44...........	7,190,000	7,065,000	6,690,781
Division No. 45. —TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154...	7,620	7,220	7,061
2. Temporary and casual employees..............	380	480	376
	8,000	7,700	7,437
B.—General Expenses	7,200	7,500	6,782
Total Division No. 45...........	15,200	15,200	14,219

IV.—Department of the Treasury.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 46. —VALUATION BOARDS.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Temporary and casual employees................	1,070	750	743
B.—General Expenses	830	550	628
Total Division No. 46..............	1,900	1,300	1,371
Division No. 47.—SUPERANNUATION BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.....	53,000	59,250	50,145
2. Temporary and casual employees................	22,000	20,650	20,244
3. Extra duty pay.............................	6,500	4,900	6,656
	81,500	84,800	77,045
B.—General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure.................	5,500	6,000	4,372
Total Division No. 47..............	87,000	90,800	81,417
Division No. 48. —BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 154.....	420,000	370,300	368,000
2. Temporary and casual employees................	96,000	93,300	106,414
3. Extra duty pay.............................	8,000	5,300	6,224
	524,000	468,900	480,638
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	15,000	15,500	15,081
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing	35,000	29,000	33,236
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	25,600	28,000	24,752
4. Printing of official publications..................	25,500	30,000	24,420
5. Hire, service and maintenance of machines for tabulation of statistics	39,600	29,500	35,644
6. Wool statistical service—Contribution towards.......	13,500	13,500	13,500
7. Reimbursement to Commonwealth and State Departments for statistical services	11,500	8,000	12,416
8. Incidental and other expenditure.................	8,100	3,000	6,351
	173,800	156,500	165,400
Total Division No. 48..............	697,800	625,400	646,038
Division No. 49. —GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and wages as per Schedule, page 154........	105,000	95,000	86,980
2. Temporary and casual employees................	156,000	120,000	127,509
3. Extra duty pay.............................	14,000	7,500	6,422
	275,000	222,500	220,911
4. Less amounts for Parliamentary and Departmental printing chargeable to Government Printer Trust Account	275,000	222,500	220,911
Total Division No. 49..............	(a)	(a)	(a)
Total Department of the Treasury......	8,537,000	8,306,000	7,924,396

(a) Expenditure charged to Parliament and Departments concerned.

V.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
50	ADMINISTRATIVE.........................	214,000	223,000	218,397
51	REPORTING BRANCH.......................	88,000	76,500	75,194
52	CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE................	291,000	263,800	264,224
53	HIGH COURT.............................	60,000	59,000	56,050
54	BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.............	133,000	114,900	117,715
55	COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION...	127,000	127,000	122,022
56	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE.......	14,000	14,900	13,111
57	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE....	110,000	106,700	104,728
58	PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS........	366,000	370,400	379,370
59	LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU...................	60,000	57,800	56,220
60	PEACE OFFICER GUARD....................	84,000	79,000	71,990
	Total..............................	1,547,000	1,493,000	1,479,021

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	1,180,000	1,077,500	1,071,082
General expenses...........................	367,000	415,500	407,939
Total...........................	1,547,000	1,493,000	1,479,021

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	1,547,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	1,479,021
Increase........................	67,979

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 50.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.....	120,000	107,800	104,717
2. Temporary and casual employees................	12,200	9,800	11,560
3. Extra duty pay.............................	800	400	561
	133,000	118,000	116,838
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	16,000	18,000	15,691
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	5,000	4,500	4,798
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	17,000	15,000	16,911
4. Publication of Commonwealth Statutes and Statutory Rules	17,500	35,000	26,934
5. Legal expenses............................	20,000	28,000	31,906
6. Law books...............................	1,500	1,500	1,372
7. Incidental and other expenditure.................	4,000	3,000	3,947
	81,000	105,000	101,559
Total Division No. 50..............	214,000	223,000	218,397
Division No. 51.—REPORTING BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.....	36,000	32,300	29,069
2. Temporary and casual employees................	54,800	42,150	54,052
3. Extra duty pay.............................	200	50	146
	91,000	74,500	83,267
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and Administrations	17,000	9,000	22,621
	74,000	65,500	60,646
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	8,000	7,000	9,273
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	6,000	4,500	5,943
3. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,500	2,000	3,210
	16,500	13,500	18,426
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments and Administrations	2,500	2,500	3,878
	14,000	11,000,	14,548
Total Division No. 51..............	88,000	76,500	75,194
Division No. 52—CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 155.....	249,000	222,500	223,758
2. Temporary and casual employees................	11,000	14,800	12,553
3. Extra duty pay.............................	2,000	1,500	1,778
	262,000	238,800	238,089
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	7,500	6,500	7,007
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	9,000	8,000	8,306
3. Law books...............................	2,000	2,500	1,922
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................	10,500	8,000	8,900
	29,000	25,000	26,135
Total Division No. 52..............	291,000	263,800	264,224

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.....	16,000	14,600	11,502
2. Temporary and casual employees................	12,950	12,380	14,814
3. Extra duty pay.............................	50	20	26
	29,000	27,000	26,342
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	21,000	21,000	21,069
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	2,100	2,500	1,983
3. Law books...............................	2,900	3,500	2,067
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................	5,000	5,000	4,589
	31,000	32,000	29,708
Total Division No. 53..............	60,000	59,000	56,050
Division No. 54.—BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.....	105,000	88,800	90,728
2. Temporary and casual employees................	7,500	7,100	7,682
3. Extra duty pay.............................	2,500	2,000	2,474
	115,000	97,900	100,884
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	5,000	4,000	4,199
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	2,500	2,000	2,930
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	4,500	4,500	4,523
4. Payments to States for services of Judges and officers...	3,000	3,500	2,703
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	3,000	3,000	2,476
	18,000	17,000	16,831
Total Division No. 54..............	133,000	114,900	117,715
Division No. 55.—COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.....	50,400	50,700	43,139
2. Temporary and casual employees................	20,200	20,700	23,892
3. Extra duty pay.............................	800	600	757
4. Payment in lieu of accrued recreation leave to Conciliation Commissioners on retirement	1,600	..	..
	73,000	72,000	67,788
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	26,000	24,000	29,310
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	7,500	8,000	6,991
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	9,000	9,000	9,117
4. Reports of cases............................	2,500	3,000	2,135
5. Boards of Reference—Fees and other expenses.......	1,200	1,200	1,003
6. Compulsory conferences—Fees and other expenses....	100	100	44
7. Court conducted ballots (amounts recovered from trade unions may be credited to this vote)	1,500	4,000	..
8. Incidental and other expenditure.................	6,200	5,700	5,634
	54,000	55,000	54,234
Total Division No. 55..............	127,000	127,000	122,022

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 56.—PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 156.....	9,000	9,300	8,511
2. Temporary and casual employees................	1,400	1,550	1,192
3. Extra duty pay.............................	100	50	39
	10,500	10,900	9,742
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	1,500	2,000	1,687
2. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,000	2,000	1,682
	3,500	4,000	3,369
Total Division No. 56..............	14,000	14,900	13,111
Division No. 57.—COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157.....	76,500	73,000	72,650
2. Temporary and casual employees................	11,000	12,200	10,879
3. Extra duty pay.............................	2,000	1,500	1,486
	89,500	86,700	85,015
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	10,000	8,000	10,745
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	2,000	3,500	1,929
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	4,500	4,500	3,858
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................	4,000	4,000	3,181
	20,500	20,000	19,713
Total Division No. 57..............	110,000	106,700	104,728
Division No. 58.—PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157.....	157,000	141,500	149,093
2. Temporary and casual employees................	79,000	73,100	76,020
3. Extra duty pay.............................	22,000	15,800	16,300
	258,000	230,400	241,413
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	7,500	5,500	7,023
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and other printing	13,000	12,000	15,988
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	6,000	4,500	5,788
4. Printing of specifications and publications..........	73,000	110,000	100,816
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	8,500	8,000	8,342
	108,000	140,000	137,957
Total Division No. 58..............	366,000	370,400	379,370

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 157.	38,150	38,100	37,348
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	17,800	16,150	14,953
3. Extra duty pay.........................	50	50	34
	56,000	54,300	52,335
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	1,000	1,100	763
2. Incidental and other expenditure.............	3,000	2,400	3,122
	4,000	3,500	3,885
Total Division No. 59..........	60,000	57,800	56,220
Division No. 60.—PEACE OFFICER GUARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances...................	440,000	420,000	426,058
2. Less amount recoverable from Defence and Repatriation establishments and other administrations	360,000	344,000	354,068
	80,000	76,000	71,990
B.—General Expenses—
1. Clothing and equipment...................	13,000	10,000	13,014
2. Incidental and other expenditure.............	10,000	8,000	9,406
	23,000	18,000	22,420
3. Less amount recoverable from Defence and Repatriation establishments and other administrations	19,000	15,000	22,420
	4,000	3,000	..
Total Division No. 60..........	84,000	79,000	71,990
Total Attorney-General’s Department...	1,547,000	1,493,000	1,479,021

VI.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
61	ADMINISTRATIVE......................	1,418,000	1,799,000	1,666,218
62	ELECTORAL BRANCH...................	476,000	484,000	427,312
63	METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH..............	576,000	587,000	540,331
64	OBSERVATORY........................	84,000	78,000	75,669
65	FORESTRY BRANCH.....................	109,000	103,000	93,334
66	NEWS AND INFORMATION BUREAU.........	372,000	(a)	(a)
67	RENT OF BUILDINGS....................	598,000	583,000	561,408
	TOTAL.........................	3,633,000	3,634,000	3,364,272

(a) Provided under Division No. 61.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..........	1,923,000	1,888,000	1,798,146
General expenses............................	651,500	673,000	577,458
Other services..............................	1,058,500	1,073,000	988,668
Total...........................	3,633,000	3,634,000	3,364,272

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	3,633,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	3,364,272
Increase........................	268,728

VI.—Department of the Interior.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 61—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158....	595,000	596,500	563,300
2. Temporary and casual employees...............	598,000	757,500	737,306
3. Extra duty pay...........................	43,000	16,500	14,477
	1,236,000	1,370,500	1,315,083
Less—
4. Amount provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	258,000	242,500	242,500
5. Amount chargeable to trust accounts.......	83,000	41,000	37,672
6. Amount recoverable from other Administrations	45,000	22,000	31,235
	386,000	305,500	311,407
	850,000	1,065,000	1,003,676
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	22,000	32,500	31,575
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	21,000	28,000	27,972
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	20,000	33,000	32,471
4. Fuel, light and power......................	29,500	36,000	31,268
5. Office cleaning, other than salaries.............	91,000	65,500	66,405
6. Water supply and sanitation..................	11,500	14,000	10,768
7. Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930–1954	3,000	7,000	4,235
8. Plan printing, papercoating and reproduction of maps.	15,500	13,000	14,662
9. Motor vehicles—Upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes	39,500	37,000	39,700
10. Advertising............................	2,000	(a)	(a)
11. Incidental and other expenditure...............	15,000	20,000	18,871
	270,000	286,000	277,927
Less—
12. Amount provided under Parts 2 and 3 of the Estimates	46,000	41,000	41,000
13. Amount recoverable from other Administrations	1,000	1,000	1,645
	47,000	42,000	42,645
	223,000	244,000	235,282
C.—Miscellaneous—
1. Transport services for other departments in Canberra..	80,000	80,000	81,352
2. Fuel, light and power for other departments in Canberra	60,000	55,000	59,997
3. Water supply and sanitation for other departments in Canberra	1,700	1,500	1,489
4. Mapping activities—Payments for work carried out by States	2,000	12,000	310
5. Payments for aerial photography...............	120,000	120,000	75,940
6. Commonwealth rented properties—Local Government services	80,300	76,000	68,840
7. Commonwealth properties, Perth.—Payment to State of Western Australia for eradication of argentine ants	1,000	1,000	1,000
Publicity materials and services................	(b)	51,000	51,723
Film production..........................	(b)	50,000	47,655
Film distribution..........................	(b)	3,000	..
Illustrations.............................	(b)	4,500	2,844
Royal Tour Film, “The Queen in Australia”—Loss on production	..	36,000	36,110
	345,000	490,000	427,260
Total Division No. 61............	1,418,000	1,799,00	1,666,218

(a) Included in Incidental and other expenditure. (b) Provided under Division No. 66.

VI.—Department of the Interior.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 62.—ELECTORAL BRANCH.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158.....	354,000	341,000	326,136
2. Temporary and casual employees................	19,500	19,500	19,558
3. Extra duty pay.............................	500	500	37
	374,000	361,000	345,731
B.—General Expenses—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	6,000	5,000	2,908
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	6,000	5,000	4,160
3. Administration of Electoral Act (moneys received from States in connexion with joint electoral administration may be credited to this vote)	76,000	100,000	59,743
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................	14,000	13,000	13,454
Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930–1954	..	..	1,316
	102,000	123,000	81,581
Total Division No. 62..............	476,000	484,000	427,312
Division No. 63.—METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 158.....	565,000	530,000	507,251
2. Temporary and casual employees................	52,000	50,000	49,287
3. Extra duty pay.............................	89,000	83,000	88,903
	706,000	663,000	645,441
Less—
4. Amount provided under the votes of Department of Civil Aviation	249,000	225,000	223,250
5. Amount provided under the votes of Department of Air	106,000	96,000	94,250
	355,000	321,000	317,500
	351,000	342,000	327,941
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................	33,000	30,000	37,630
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	18,500	18,500	20,059
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	41,000	37,500	42,551
4. Fuel, light and power.......................	6,000	3,000	5,437
5. Motor vehicles—Purchase, upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes	10,000	10,000	7,715
6. Meteorological instruments and apparatus..........	214,000	253,500	214,966
7. Publication of meteorological data...............	6,000	4,350	659
8. Allowances to country observers................	55,000	58,150	51,631
9. Freight.................................	12,500	(a)	(a)
10. Incidental and other expenditure................	11,000	21,000	24,492
	407,000	436,000	405,140
Less—
10. Amount provided under the votes of Department of Civil Aviation	116,000	122,000	122,000
11. Amount provided under the votes of Department of Air	66,000	69,000	70,750
	182,000	191,000	192,750
	225,000	245,000	212,390
Total Division No. 63..............	576,000	587,000	540,331

(a) Included in Incidental and other expenditure.

F.5724/55.—3

VI.—Department of the Interior.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 64.—OBSERVATORY.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 159....	34,000	31,550	31,168
2. Temporary and casual employees...............	23,000	23,450	22,808
3. Extra duty pay............................	2,000	..	..
	59,000	55,000	53,976
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................	1,500	1,000	792
2. Office requisites and equipment................	1,200	(a)	(a)
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	1,600	(a)	(a)
4. Fuel, light and power.......................	2,000	2,800	2,815
5. Transport...............................	4,200	5,200	5,146
6. Maintenance of time service...................	1,000	(a)	(a)
7. Scientific equipment........................	2,000	2,000	1,491
8. Ionospheric Prediction Service—Maintenance.......	9,500	6,000	5,098
9. Workshop stores..........................	1,300	(a)	(a)
10. Incidental and other expenditure................	700	6,000	6,351
	25,000	23,000	21,693
Total Division No. 64..............	84,000	78,000	75,669
Division No. 65.—FORESTRY BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 159....	50,500	43,000	42,851
2. Temporary and casual employees...............	25,000	22,000	23,971
3. Extra duty pay............................	1,500	..	..
	77,000	65,000	66,822
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................	3,950	5,000	3,553
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	6,200	6,000	2,399
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	1,300	1,200	1,287
4. Fuel, light and power.......................	2,250	3,100	2,298
5. Transport...............................	5,000	6,100	5,030
6. Field and laboratory equipment.................	1,650	6,000	987
7. Seeds and materials for research................	900	500	857
8. Library.................................	880	1,100	885
9. Forestry scholarships—University fees and sustenance payments	8,500	8,000	7,949
10. Advertising..............................	700	..	..
11. Incidental and other expenditure................	670	1,000	1,267
	32,000	38,000	26,512
Total Division No. 65..............	109,000	103,000	93,334
Division No. 66.—NEWS AND INFORMATION BUREAU.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 159....	22,500	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees...............	186,500	..	..
3. Extra duty pay............................	3,000	..	..
	212,000	(b)	(b)
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................	14,250	..	..
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	7,000	..	..
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	14,000	..	..
4. Fuel, light and power.......................	3,500	..	..
5. Motor vehicles—Upkeep and hire including use of private vehicles for Departmental purposes	3,500	..	..
6. Incidental and other expenditure................	2,250	..	..
	44,500	(b)	(b)

(a) Provided under Incidental and other expenditure. (b) Provided under Division No. 61.

VI.—Department of the Interior.

Division No. 66.—NEWS AND INFORMATION BUREAU —continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 66.—NEWS AND INFORMATION BUREAU —continued.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
C.—Miscellaneous (amounts recovered from other Departments and authorities may be credited to the item to which they relate)—
1. Publicity, materials and services.............	55,000	..	..
2. Film production.......................	55,000	..	..
3. Film distribution.......................	2,500	..	..
4. Illustrations..........................	3,000	..	..
	115,500	(a)	(a)
Total Division No. 66..........	372,000	(a)	(a)
Division No. 67.—RENT OF BUILDINGS.
1. Prime Minister........................	18,000	13,000	12,871
2. External Affairs.......................	2,050	1,900	1,892
3. Treasury............................	168,250	164,000	166,014
4. Attorney-General......................	48,500	46,000	46,104
5. Interior.............................	48,000	61,000	46,492
6. Works..............................	62,000	65,000	58,458
7. Trade and Customs.....................	19,000	13,100	15,322
8. Health..............................	26,300	23,000	24,582
9. Commerce and Agriculture................	9,600	9,500	10,104
10. Social Services........................	44,300	48,000	45,108
11. Shipping and Transport..................	14,300	12,000	15,159
12. Territories...........................	400	500	347
13. Immigration..........................	50,000	41,000	35,090
14. Labour and National Service...............	71,500	73,000	69,693
15. National Development...................	13,500	8,500	12,015
16. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	2,300	3,500	2,157
Total Division No. 67..........	598,000	583,000	561,408
Total Department of the Interior....	3,633,000	3,634,000	3,364,272

(a) Provided under Division No. 61.

VII.—DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
68	ADMINISTRATIVE.......................	2,482,000	2,351,000	2,077,293
69	REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE..............	1,053,000	943,000	893,271
	TOTAL..........................	3,535,000	3,294,000	2,970,564

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	1,969,000	1,972,300	1,749,735
General expenses...........................	513,000	378,700	327,558
Other services.............................	1,053,000	943,000	893,271
Total..........................	3,535,000	3,294,000	2,970,564

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	3,535,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	2,970,564
Increase........................	564,436

VII.—Department of Works.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 68.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 161..	2,199,000	1,834,000	1,767,538
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	2,230,000	2,339,000	2,179,096
3. Extra duty pay..........................	35,000	22,000	28,758
	4,464,000	4,195,000	3,975,392
Less—
4. Amount recoverable from other administrations	184,000	194,000	198,903
5. Amount chargeable to trust accounts......	667,000	636,000	607,380
6. Amount provided under Division No. 211, War Service Homes Division	12,000	7,700	9,842
7. Amount chargeable to Works Votes......	1,632,000	1,385,000	1,409,532
	2,495,000	2,222,700	2,225,657
	1,969,000	1,972,300	1,749,735
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................	173,000	140,000	160,615
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	70,000	64,000	71,119
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	86,000	86,500	84,947
4. Fuel, light and power.....................	21,500	20,000	19,673
5. Water supply and sanitation.................	2,000	2,500	3,003
6. Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930–1954	3,500	2,000	5,739
7. Plan printing...........................	20,000	22,000	25,831
8. Advertising............................	24,000	26,000	23,549
9. Field and laboratory testing equipment..........	12,000	12,000	9,377
10. River Murray Commission—Expenses..........	1,200	1,000	1,000
11. Motor vehicles—Upkeep and hire, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes	246,000	280,000	227,594
12. Maintenance of office machines..............	5,500	5,500	6,067
13. Office cleaning (other than in rentals)..........	10,500	10,000	10,684
14. Removal expenses of officers................	16,000	11,000	18,839
15. Armoured car payroll service................	7,500	7,500	7,107
16. Purchase of office machines.................	40,000	50,000	32,175
16a. Fees of private architects and consultants.......	179,500	(a) ..	..
17. Incidental and other expenditure..............	65,000	57,000	39,170
	983,200	797,000	746,489
Less—
18. Amount recoverable from other administrations....	36,900	39,000	38,646
19. Amount chargeable to trust accounts...........	107,000	102,000	99,758
20. Amount provided under Division No. 211, War Service Homes Division	2,300	2,300	1,883
21. Amount chargeable to Works Votes............	324,000	275,000	278,644
	470,200	418,300	418,931
	513,000	378,700	327,558
Total Division No. 68...........	2,482,000	2,351,000	2,077,293

(a) Previously provided under Division 68/A/2.

VII.—Department of Works.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 69.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.	£	£	£
1. Parliament...........................	18,000	30,000	12,832
2. Prime Minister........................	6,000	6,000	5,451
3. External Affairs.......................	1,000	2,000	1,070
4. Treasury............................	23,000	17,000	35,260
4a. Taxation...........................	55,000	75,000	45,058
5. Attorney-General......................	25,000	27,000	20,330
6. Interior.............................	245,000	250,000	229,071
8. Works..............................	70,000	60,000	57,325
9. Trade and Customs.....................	48,000	45,000	38,567
10. Health..............................	85,000	60,000	60,121
11. Commerce and Agriculture................	5,000	5,000	2,969
12. Social Services........................	25,000	25,000	20,619
13. Shipping and Transport..................	48,000	40,000	34,863
14. Territories...........................	1,000	2,000	1,810
15. Immigration..........................	280,000	199,000	220,159
16. Labour and National Service...............	32,000	25,000	19,591
17. National Development...................	60,000	55,000	66,226
18. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	26,000	20,000	21,949
Total Division No. 69..........	1,053,000	943,000	893,271
Total Department of Works........	3,535,000	3,294,000	2,970,564

VIII.—DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
70	ADMINISTRATIVE....................	2,704,000	2,692,000	2,482,232
71	MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF CIVIL AVIATION FACILITIES	4,286,000	4,120,000	3,746,539
71k	DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION......	342,000	352,000	332,998
72	DOMESTIC AIR SERVICES..............	(a)	860,000	794,393
73	INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES.........	(a)	2,735,000	2,748,385
74	RENT..............................	22,000	21,000	23,303
75	METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES..........	365,000	347,000	345,250
76	REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE...........	(b)	350,000	234,781
	TOTAL.......................	7,719,000	11,477,000	10,707,881

(a) Payments to air mail contractors will in future he made by the Post Office. (b) Provided under Division 71 in 1955–56.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	5,015,000	4,874,000	4,642,334
General expenses...........................	462,000	466,000	428,648
Other services.............................	2,242,000	6,137,000	5,636,899
Total..........................	7,719,000	11,477,000	10,707,881

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	7,719,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	10,707,881
Decrease.......................	2,988,881

VIII.—Department of Civil Aviation.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 70.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 162	2,773,000	2,537,000	2,326,866
2. Temporary and casual employees..........	1,922,000	2,226,000	2,174,943
3. Extra duty pay......................	380,000	175,000	198,775
	5,075,000	4,938,000	4,700,584
Less—
4. Amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services	309,000	289,000	281,500
5. Amount chargeable to Maintenance and Operation of Civil Aviation Facilities	2,408,000	2,301,000	2,243,500
	2,717,000	2,590,000	2,525,000
	2,358,000	2,348,000	2,175,584
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling, subsistence and removal expenses..	120,000	120,000	106,779
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	76,500	82,000	68,199
3. Postage and telegrams.................	18,000	19,000	17,167
4. Telephone and fire services..............	42,000	42,000	42,571
5. Light and power.....................	20,500	24,300	16,036
6. Water supply and sanitation..............	2,500	6,000	1,620
7. Maps, text books and publications.........	17,500	9,000	11,180
8. Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930–1954	9,500	9,500	10,213
9. Cleaning and laundry services............	8,500	(b)	..
10. Advertising—Tenders and staff vacancies....	4,500	(b)	..
11. Night-watching and caretaking services......	10,000	(b)	..
12. Incidental and other expenditure...........	16,500	30,500	32,714
Air courts of inquiry and appeal............	..	500	169
Accident involving Commonwealth vehicle—Act of grace payment on account of injuries sustained	..	1,200	..
	346,000	344,000	306,648
Total Division No. 70........	2,704,000	2,692,000	2,482,232
Division No. 71.—MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF CIVIL AVIATION FACILITIES.
1. Aerodromes........................	1,233,000	1,100,000	970,011
2. Air route and airway facilities............	1,470,000	1,425,000	1,350,927
3. Search and rescue services..............	134,000	135,000	124,557
4. Electrical energy.....................	340,000	328,500	308,299
5. Telephone services...................	33,000	35,000	31,343
6. Water supply and sanitation..............	13,000	13,000	11,541
7. Movable plant and equipment—Maintenance..	390,000	360,000	333,591
8. Petrol, fuel oil and lubricating oils.........	160,000	180,000	159,630
9. General stores and equipment............	145,000	175,000	132,126
10. Travelling, subsistence and removal expenses..	252,500	252,500	233,089
11. Freight and cartage...................	90,000	95,000	81,728
12. Staff training.......................	16,000	16,000	7,271
13. Incidental and other expenditure...........	9,500	5,000	2,426
Total Division No. 71........	ac4,286,000	a4,120,000	a3,746,539
Division No. 71k.—DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION.
1. Aero and gliding clubs—Grants...........	175,000	142,000	157,789
2. International Civil Aviation Organization—Contribution	35,000	37,500	33,747
3. Ground facilities in Pacific—Contribution towards cost	120,000	155,000	133,530
4. Incidental and other expenditure...........	12,000	12,500	2,932
5. National Safety Council of Australia—Grant..	..	5,000	5,000
Total Division No. 71k.......	342,000	352,000	332,998

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955–56, £2,408,000; 1954–55 Vote, £2,301,000, Expenditure, £2,243,500 (b) Previously provided under Item 12—Incidental and other expenditure. (c) Includes estimated expenditure of £350,000 on “Maintenance Services” formerly provided under Division No. 76.

VIII.—Department of Civil Aviation.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 72.—DOMESTIC AIR SERVICES.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Conveyance of mails—Payments to contractors...	(a)	860,000	794,393
Division No. 73.—INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES.
A.—Australia-New Zealand Service—
Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor....	..	81,000	80,965
B.—Australia-Pacific Islands and Other Services—
Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor....	..	83,500	23,741
C.—Australia-United Kingdom Service—
Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor....	..	2,065,000	2,142,945
D.—Australia-America Service—
Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor....	..	411,000	410,833
E.—Australia-Hong Kong-Japan Service—
Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor....	..	75,000	74,994
F.—Australia-South Africa Service—
Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor....	..	16,000	14,907
G.—Development of International Services—
Conveyance of mails—Payment to contractor....	..	3,500	..
Total Division No. 73........	(a)	2,735,000	2,748,385
Total Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation	7,332,000	10,759,000	10,104,547
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 74.—RENT.
1. Domestic services....................	22,000	21,000	23,303
Division No. 75.—METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Department of the Interior	249,000	225,000	223,250
2. Proportion of general expenses provided under Department of the Interior	116,000	122,000	122,000
Total Division No. 75........	365,000	347,000	345,250
Total under Control of Department of the Interior.	387,000	368,000	368,553
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 76.—MAINTENANCE SERVICES.
Repairs and maintenance..................	(b)	350,000	234,781
Total Department of Civil Aviation....	7,719,000	11,477,000	10,707,881

(a) Payments to air mail contractors will in future be made direct by the Post Office. (b) Provided under Division No. 71.

IX.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
77	ADMINISTRATIVE........................	3,823,000	3,572,000	3,556,865
78	TARIFF BOARD..........................	63,000	67,650	59,040
79	FILM CENSORSHIP........................	19,000	20,550	20,493
80	PRICES BRANCH.........................		15,800	13,578
	TOTAL...........................	3,905,000	3,676,000	3,649,976

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	3,443,200	3,225,100	3,198,417
General expenses...........................	461,800	450,900	451,559
Total............................	3,905,000	3,676,000	3,649,976

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	3,905,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	3,649,976
Increase........................	255,024

IX.—Department of Trade and Customs.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 77.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 164..	2,777,000	2,605,300	2,524,877
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	368,500	390,100	403,061
3. Extra duty pay..........................	236,500	153,600	202,787
	3,382,000	3,149,000	3,130,725
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................	122,000	112,650	121,903
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	65,000	65,000	70,538
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	72,000	73,000	70,463
4. Fuel, light and power.....................	22,000	18,000	20,911
5. Law costs.............................	14,000	2,000	1,504
6. Freight and cartage, including removal expenses...	14,000	14,500	13,404
7. Payment to Postmaster-General’s Department for services rendered (sale of Beer Duty Stamps and collection of duty on goods imported through the parcels post)	65,000	50,000	50,000
8. Hire, maintenance and operation of launches, and the supply of equipment	10,000	10,000	5,919
9. Honoraria to members of Commonwealth Book Censorship Board and to Appeal Censor	1,130	1,130	1,125
10. Laboratory apparatus and supplies.............	10,000	11,000	9,235
11. Uniforms and protective clothing.............	11,000	25,000	19,323
12. Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930–1954	1,500	2,350	5,116
13. Incidental and other expenditure..............	33,370	33,370	32,142
Printing Customs General Orders..............	..	5,000	4,557
	441,000	423,000	426,140
Total Division No. 77...........	3,823,000	3,572,000	3,556,865
Division No. 78.—TARIFF BOARD.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165..	49,650	51,450	44,155
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	1,250	3,300	3,225
	50,900	54,750	47,380
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................	4,400	5,200	4,289
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,200	1,200	1,190
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	1,500	1,100	1,457
4. Incidental and other expenditure..............	5,000	5,400	4,724
	12,100	12,900	11,660
Total Division No. 78...........	63,000	87,650	59,040
Division No. 79.—FILM CENSORSHIP.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165..	6,540	6,500	6,243
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	3,460	2,500	3,026
3. Extra duty pay..........................	300	150	339
	10,300	9,150	9,608
B.—General Expenses—
1. Fees to members of Censorship Board and Appeal Censor	5,400	5,000	5,337
2. Equipment............................	1,500	4,000	3,785
3. Incidental and other expenditure..............	1,800	2,400	1,763
	8,700	11,400	10,885
Total Division No. 79...........	19,000	20,550	20,493

IX.—Department of Trade and Customs.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 80.—PRICES BRANCH.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 165.	..	9,100	8,536
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	..	3,050	2,164
3. Extra duty pay.........................	..	50	4
	..	12,200	10,704
E.— General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure.............	..	1,800	1,082
2. Law costs............................	..	1,800	1,792
	..	3,600	2,874
Total Division No. 80..........	..	15,800	13,578
Total Department of Trade and Customs.	3,905,000	3,676,000	3,649,976

X.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
81	ADMINISTRATIVE......................	514,000	482,000	457,775
82	QUARANTINE..........................	251,000	248,500	221,823
83	HEALTH SERVICES......................	597,000	582,500	505,152
84	SERUM LABORATORIES..................	(a)	(a)	(a)
	TOTAL.........................	1,362,000	1,313,000	1,184,750

(a) Expenditure charged to Scrum Laboratories Trust Account.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	951,500	907,000	819,493
General expenses...........................	410,500	406,000	365,257
Total...........................	1,362,000	1,313,000	1,184,750

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	1,362,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	1,184,750
Increase........................	177,250

X.—Department of Health.

Division No. 81.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 81.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 166.....	263,000	239,200	223,843
2. Temporary and casual employees................	90,000	87,500	88,064
3. Extra duty pay.............................	5,000	4,300	3,956
	358,000	331,000	315,863
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	19,500	16,400	17,123
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	23,500	17,400	12,330
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	14,000	14,100	13,322
4. Health conferences..........................	4,600	3,800	3,486
5. Hospital benefits administration—Payments to States...	16,000	14,600	14,599
6. Tuberculosis Agreement administration—Payments to States	57,000	63,000	62,155
7. Nutrition of children—Payments to States...........	6,800	8,600	4,895
8. Incidental and other expenditure.................	14,600	13,100	14,002
	156,000	151,000	141,912
Total Division No. 81..............	514,000	482,000	457,775
Division No. 82.—QUARANTINE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 166.....	82,500	83,300	72,943
2. Temporary and casual employees................	17,500	16,300	15,582
3. Extra duty pay.............................	11,500	13,900	11,428
	111,500	113,500	99,953
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	10,800	10,100	9,473
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	2,700	2,000	783
3. Stores and supplies including fumigants............	16,200	14,300	9,984
4. Allowances for services of State officers and others....	88,800	83,400	80,613
5. Overhaul and repairs to Departmental vessels........	4,400	2,400	1,431
6. Free issue of biological products.................	2,100	2,600	1,124
7. Control of Foot and Mouth disease...............	3,700	6,300	3,194
8. Incidental and other expenditure (moneys paid for expenses of quarantine may be credited to this item)	10,800	13,900	15,268
	139,500	135,000	121,870
Total Division No. 82..............	251,000	248,500	221,823
Division No. 83.—HEALTH SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 168.....	381,500	373,900	320,064
2. Temporary and casual employees................	95,000	82,300	78,073
3. Extra duty pay.............................	5,500	6,300	5,540
	482,000	462,500	403,677
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	20,600	20,500	15,272
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	36,900	30,000	30,360
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams..	15,000	13,700	14,085
4. Laboratory supplies.........................	7,500	7,500	5,987
5. Publicity................................	2,400	15,300	12
6. Incidental and other expenditure.................	32,600	33,000	35,759
	115,000	120,000	101,475
Total Division No. 83..............	597,000	582,500	505,152

X.—Department of Health.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 84.—SERUM LABORATORIES.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 168.	291,500	252,000	243,672
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	387,500	353,000	323,464
3. Extra duty pay.........................	35,000	25,000	31,449
	714,000	630,000	598,585
4. Less amount chargeable to Serum Laboratories Trust Account	714,000	630,000	598,585
	..	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	6,000	4,000	7,045
2. Stationery, printing and advertising...........	20,000	20,000	14,198
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	10,000	10,000	7,804
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation....	65,000	65,000	60,535
5. Livestock and fodder.....................	18,000	15,000	19,987
6. Stores and plant........................	1,178,000	520,000	417,282
7. Incidental and other expenditure.............	50,000	50,000	43,070
	1,347,000	684,000	569,921
8. Less amount chargeable to Serum Lab oratories Trust Account	1,347,000	684,000	569,921
	..	..	..
Total Division No. 84...........	..	..	..
Total Department of Health......	1,362,000	1,313,000	1,184,750

XI.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
85	ADMINISTRATIVE......................	463,000	426,600	428,207
86	ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905–1950	892,000	859,800	841,424
	COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—
87c	RELIEVING, TRANSIT AND OTHER STAFF...	40,800	40,600	58,276
87d	CANADA............................	40,700	43,000	42,188
87e	NEW ZEALAND.......................	20,200	11,800	10,109
87f	EGYPT AND MIDDLE EAST...............	12,200	13,600	9,659
87g	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA............	73,700	72,200	61,948
87h	INDIA...............................	40,800	44,000	39,505
87i	UNITED KINGDOM.....................	13,300	12,000	13,744
87j	FRANCE.............................	11,400	11,200	10,475
87k	INDONESIA..........................	26,400	27,500	18,146
87l	SINGAPORE..........................	17,400	15,500	16,897
87m	HONG KONG.........................	22,600	22,700	20,009
87n	SOUTH AFRICA.......................	17,500	18,000	14,271
87o	JAPAN..............................	26,800	19,100	14,831
87p	PAKISTAN...........................	12,500	10,800	10,732
87q	CEYLON.............................	7,800	8,100	7,393
87r	NORTHERN EUROPE...................	15,700	15,900	16,960
87s	SOUTHERN EUROPE....................	11,500	14,800	11,549
87t	BRITISH WEST INDIES..................	11,400	10,500	9,756
87u	CENTRAL AFRICAN FEDERATION.........	8,100	3,870	4,995
87v	BURMA.............................	9,500	1,230	1,981
87w	PHILIPPINES..........................	4,200	..	..
88	DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS...	108,000	102,600	108,110
89	DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION..	44,500	42,600	43,712
	TOTAL.........................	1,952,000	1,848,000	1,814,877

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary......	1,559,000	1,434,200	1,412,303
General expenses.........................	393,000	413,800	402,574
Total.........................	1,952,000	1,848,000	1,814,877

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	1,952,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	1,814,877
Increase........................	137,123

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 85.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 169.....	298,500	266,200	262,084
2. Temporary and casual employees................	69,800	69,000	72,106
3. Extra duty pay.............................	9,500	7,400	6,507
	377,800	342,600	340,697
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	33,900	31,500	32,787
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	9,000	9,000	10,399
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	30,800	31,500	32,707
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................	11,500	12,000	11,617
	85,200	84,000	87,510
Total Division No. 85..............	463,000	426,600	428,207
Division No. 86.—ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905–1950.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary (Payments by State Dried Fruits Boards may be credited to the items to which they relate)—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 169.....	423,000	412,000	392,107
2. Temporary and casual employees................	258,700	237,800	250,810
3. Extra duty pay.............................	55,700	36,000	31,167
	737,400	685,800	674,084
B.—General Expenses (Payments by State Dried Fruits Boards may be credited to the items to which they relate)—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	87,200	87,000	86,541
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	5,700	5,500	5,810
3. Payments to States for services in connexion with inspections of fresh fruit, seeds, plants, vegetables and other items	45,500	65,500	56,777
4. Payments to Australian Wheat Board for services in connexion with inspections of flour mills	5,500	5,200	6,197
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	10,700	10,800	12,015
	154,600	174,000	167,340
Total Division No. 86..............	892,000	859,800	841,424
Division No. 87c—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—RELIEVING, TRANSIT AND OTHER STAFF.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 170.....	10,100	9,100	21,290
	10,100	9,100	21,290
B.—General Expenses—
1. Relieving staff—Travelling and subsistence.........	3,980	31,500	3,754
2. Overseas transfers—Fares, travelling and subsistence...	26,720	..	33,232
	30,700	31,500	36,986
Total Division No. 87c.............	40,800	40,600	58,276

F.5724/55.—4

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.

Division No. 87d.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CANADA.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 87d.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CANADA.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 170.....	19,100	19,300	20,458
2. Temporary and casual employees................	9,900	10,100	10,067
	29,000	29,400	30,525
B.—General-Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	1,190	2,300	1,535
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	1,790	1,800	1,915
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	5,480	5,600	5,360
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	3,240	3,900	2,853
	11,700	13,600	11,663
Total Division No. 87d.............	40,700	43,000	42,188
Division No. 87e.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—NEW ZEALAND.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 170.....	9,500	5,900	5,555
2. Temporary and casual employees................	4,900	3,000	2,410
	14,400	8,900	7,965
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	840	1,200	304
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	690	400	303
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	1,690	..	141
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........	500	200	247
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,080	1,100	1,149
	5,800	2,900	2,144
Total Division No. 87e.............	20,200	11,800	10,109
Division No. 87r—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—EGYPT AND MIDDLE EAST.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 170.....	8,120	8,960	6,141
2. Temporary and casual employees................	2,480	2,540	2,356
	10,600	11,500	8,497
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	500	800	158
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	370	460	368
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	730	800	636
Rent and maintenance, office...................		40	..
	1,600	2,100	1,162
Total Division No. 87f.............	12,200	13,600	9,659
Division No. 87g.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 170.....	34,800	34,250	28,925
2. Temporary and casual employees................	24,700	21,950	20,496
	59,500	56,200	49,421
Carried forward..................	59,500	56,200	49,421

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.

Division No. 87g.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.................	59,500	56,200	49,421
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	1,790	2,350	1,358
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	3,680	4,550	2,964
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	4,580	4,500	4,553
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	4,150	4,600	3,652
	14,200	16,000	12,527
Total Division No. 87g.............	73,700	72,200	61,948
Division No. 87h.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—INDIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 171.....	18,370	19,600	20,033
2. Temporary and casual employees................	12,130	11,930	11,014
	30,500	31,530	31,047
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	1,100	2,150	836
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	2,300	2,600	2,170
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	2,800	2,700	2,811
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	4,100	5,020	2,641
	10,300	12,470	8,458
Total Division No. 87h.............	40,800	44,000	39,505
Division No. 87i.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—UNITED KINGDOM.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 171.....	11,300	10,260	11,103
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	450	400	757
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	330	160	566
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,220	1,180	1,318
	2,000	1,740	2,641
Total Division No. 87i.............	13,300	12,000	13,744
Division No. 87j.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—FRANCE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 171.....	5,770	5,770	6,398
2. Temporary and casual employees................	4,130	4,250	2,709
	9,900	10,020	9,107
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	300	300	483
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	600	550	450
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	70	..	..
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	530	330	435
	1,500	1,180	1,368
Total Division No. 87j.............	11,400	11,200	10,475

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.

Division No. 87k.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—INDONESIA	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 87k.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—INDONESIA	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 171.....	20,050	19,690	12,357
2. Temporary and casual employees................	3,050	4,710	2,829
	23,100	24,400	15,186
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	600	500	177
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	650	600	603
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	200	200	166
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,850	1,800	2,014
	3,300	3,100	2,960
Total Division No. 87k.............	26,400	27,500	18,146
Division No. 87l.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—SINGAPORE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 172.....	9,450	8,250	9,429
2. Temporary and casual employees................	5,150	4,000	4,504
	14,600	12,250	13,933
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	500	600	547
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	550	516	838
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........	450	738	40
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,300	1,396	1,539
	2,800	3,250	2,964
Total Division No. 87l.............	17,400	15,500	16,897
Division No. 87m.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—HONG KONG.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 172.....	10,750	9,760	9,519
2. Temporary and casual employees................	6,450	6,620	6,528
	17,200	16,380	16,047
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	500	1,000	49
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	1,400	1,420	1,362
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	900	1,350	899
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........	600	600	743
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,000	1,950	909
	5,400	6,320	3,962
Total Division No. 87m............	22,600	22,700	20,009
Division No. 87n.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—SOUTH AFRICA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 172.....	6,630	7,430	6,121
2. Temporary and casual employees................	3,570	4,170	3,361
	10,200	11,600	9,482
Carried forward..................	10,200	11,600	9,482

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.

Division No. 87n.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—SOUTH AFRICA—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.................	10,200	11,600	9,482
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	750	1,250	857
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	950	1,200	1,003
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	1,600	1,320	1,310
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........	2,550	1,060	462
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,450	1,570	1,157
	7,300	6,400	4,789
Total Division No. 87n.............	17,500	18,000	14,271
Division No. 87o.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—JAPAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 172.....	18,800	12,350	7,304
2. Temporary and casual employees................	3,000	3,000	3,746
	21,800	15,350	11,050
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	300	250	350
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	500	550	350
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	2,200	1,160	1,529
4. Maintenance, other Commonwealth buildings........	600	475	213
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,400	1,315	1,339
	5,000	3,750	3,781
Total Division No. 87o.............	26,800	19,100	14,831
Division No. 87p—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICES—PAKISTAN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 173.....	7,100	4,480	4,062
2. Temporary and casual employees................	2,700	3,220	3,059
	9,800	7,700	7,121
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	600	600	697
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	400	400	360
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	400	..	..
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,300	2,100	2,554
	2,700	3,100	3,611
Total Division No. 87p.............	12,500	10,800	10,732
Division No. 87q.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CEYLON.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 173.....	4,700	4,250	4,610
2. Temporary and casual employees................	2,000	2,100	1,848
	6,700	6,350	6,458
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	100	150	90
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	250	450	179
3. Incidental and other expenditure.................	750	1,150	666
	1,100	1,750	935
Total Division No. 87q.............	7,800	8,100	7,393

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.

Division No. 87b.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—NORTHERN EUROPE.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 173.....	5,200	5,200	7,570
2. Temporary and casual employees................	7,000	6,500	5,951
	12,200	11,700	13,521
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	1,000	1,500	1,032
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	1,000	1,300	951
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	200	200	202
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,300	1,200	1,254
	3,500	4,200	3,439
Total Division No. 87r.............	15,700	15,900	16,960
Division No. 87s.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—SOUTHERN EUROPE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 173.....	5,700	5,860	5,911
2. Temporary and casual employees................	4,000	4,900	3,802
	9,700	10,760	9,713
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	500	600	537
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	400	1,070	395
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	900	2,370	904
	1,800	4,040	1,836
Total Division No. 87s.............	11,500	14,800	11,549
Division No. 87t.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—BRITISH WEST INDIES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 174.....	5,500	4,700	4,945
2. Temporary and casual employees................	3,100	2,900	2,050
	8,600	7,600	6,995
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	730	600	617
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	500	600	503
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	570	600	566
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,000	1,100	1,075
	2,800	2,900	2,761
Total Division No. 87t.............	11,400	10,500	9,756
Division No. 87u.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CENTRAL AFRICAN FEDERATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 174.....	4,200	960	1,450
2. Temporary and casual employees................	1,300	210	439
	5,500	1,170	1,889
Carried forward..................	5,500	1,170	1,889

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.

Division No. 87u.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CENTRAL AFRICAN FEDERATION—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.................	5,500	1,170	1,889
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	400	..	160
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	450	..	388
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	700	..	355
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,050	..	2,203
	2,600	2,700	3,106
Total Division No. 87u.............	8,100	3,870	4,995
Division No. 87v.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—BURMA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 174.....	6,900	740	1,165
2. Temporary and casual employees................	1,100	90	287
	8,000	830	1,452
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	200	..	35
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	250	..	123
3. Rent and maintenance, office...................	50	..	30
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	1,000	..	341
	1,500	400	529
Total Division No. 87v.............	9,500	1,230	1,981
Division No. 87w.—COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—PHILIPPINES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 174.....	2,800	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees................	600	..	..
	3,400	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	200	..	..
2. Postage, telegrams, telephones and cablegrams.......	200	..	..
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	400	..	..
	800	..	..
Total Division No. 87w............	4,200	..	..
Division No. 88.—DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 175.....	92,000	84,400	80,790
2. Temporary and casual employees................	19,200	21,000	24,757
3. Extra duty pay.............................	2,800	1,700	2,389
	114,000	107,100	107,936
4. Less amount recoverable from the Wool Research Trust Account	31,000	27,400	24,359
	83,000	79,700	83,577
Carried forward..................	83,000	79,700	83,577

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.

Division No. 88.—DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.............	83,000	79,700	83,577
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	20,000	17,500	24,664
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	3,000	3,000	4,167
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	3,500	3,800	3,036
4. Printing of publications...................	9,500	5,000	4,165
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............	1,000	3,000	3,319
	.37,000	32,300	39,351
6. Less amount recoverable from the Wool Research Trust Account	12,000	9,400	14,818
	25,000	22,900	24,533
Total Division No. 88..........	108,000	102,600	108,110
Division No. 89.—DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 175.	29,800	24,100	20,111
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	3,900	8,500	11,437
3. Extra duty pay.........................	1,000	500	595
	34,700	33,100	32,143
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	5,200	4,300	6,251
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	2,600	3,000	2,875
3. Incidental and other expenditure.............	2,000	2,200	2,443
	9,800	9,500	11,569
Total Division No. 89..........	44,500	42,600	43,712
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture.	1,952,000	1,848,000	1,814,877

XII.—DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
91	CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION..............	175,000	151,900	135,404
92	STATE ESTABLISHMENTS................	2,439,000	2,406,100	2,300,214
	TOTAL.........................	2,614,000	2,558,000	2,435,618

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	1,821,500	1,766,500	1,696,636
General expenses...........................	792,500	791,500	738,982
Total.............................	2,614,000	2,558,000	2,435,618

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	2,614,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	2,435,618
Increase........................	178,382

XII.—Department of Social Services.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 91.—CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 176..	115,000	96,200	91,868
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	17,000	17,150	16,181
3. Extra duty pay.........................	1,000	1,050	576
	133,000	114,400	108,625
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................	10,500	8,050	10,697
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	7,100	7,150	6,676
3. Publicity.............................	17,900	17,200	3,382
4. Incidental and other expenditure..............	6,500	5,100	6,024
	42,000	37,500	26,779
Total Division No. 91..........	175,000	151,900	135,404
Division No. 92.—STATE ESTABLISHMENTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 177..	1,307,000	1,208,200	1,200,245
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	325,500	353,300	309,708
3. Extra duty pay.........................	56,000	90,600	78,058
	1,688,500	1,652,100	1,588,011
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................	50,000	48,000	54,701
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	127,000	120,000	108,310
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	230,500	242,000	217,379
4. Fuel, light and power.....................	12,000	10,500	11,460
5. Services of Magistrates, Police, Registrars and Agents	16,800	16,000	18,221
6. Services of Registrars of Births and Deaths.......	4,200	3,000	3,983
7. Medical examinations.....................	16,000	16,500	15,465
8. Commission on benefit payments made by banks and post offices	260,000	266,000	250,647
9. Incidental and other expenditure..............	34,000	32,000	32,037
	750,500	754,000	712,203
Total Division No. 92..........	2,439,000	2,406,100	2,300,214
Total Department of Social Services.....	2,614,000	2,558,000	2,435,618

XIII.—DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
93	ADMINISTRATIVE........................	154,000	139,500	135,727
94	MARINE BRANCH........................	864,000	826,300	816,426
95	SHIP CONSTRUCTION.....................	16,000	20,200	17,000
	TOTAL...........................	1,034,000	986,000	969,153

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	726,000	678,000	667,058
General expenses...........................	308,000	308,000	302,095
Total............................	1,034,000	986,000	969,153

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	1,034,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	969,153
Increase........................	64,847

XIII.—Department of Shipping and Transport.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 93.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 178...	105,000	93,640	88,167
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees.........	18,500	15,320	18,285
3. Extra duty pay...........................	2,500	2,540	2,344
	126,000	111,500	108,796
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	7,300	8,300	7,835
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing..........	3,000	2,000	2,565
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........	11,600	11,600	10,371
4. Incidental and other expenditure...............	6,100	6,100	6,160
	28,000	28,000	26,931
Total Division No. 93............	154,000	139,500	135,727
Division No. 94.—MARINE BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 178...	367,000	344,280	338,546
2. Temporary and casual employees...............	185,500	177,360	177,941
3. Extra duty pay...........................	32,500	26,660	26,775
	585,000	548,300	543,262
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	15,000	14,000	18,232
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	8,500	8,500	8,556
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........	10,500	8,700	8,997
4. Lighthouses, buoys and beacons—Operation and maintenance	73,200	71,600	66,697
5. Lighthouses—Conveyance of stores and mails, including hire of launches	28,000	25,500	28,696
6. Lighthouse tenders—Cost of operating...........	120,000	130,000	119,303
7. Navigation Act—Miscellaneous expenses.........	3,700	3,700	2,757
8. Payment to Postmaster-General’s Department for the inspection of maritime radio installations	8,000	8,000	8,000
9. Incidental and other expenditure...............	12,100	8,000	11,926
	279,000	278,000	273,164
Total Division No. 94............	864,000	826,300	816,426
Division No. 95.—SHIP CONSTRUCTION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances, as per Schedule, page 178...	23,200	20,100	20,515
2. Temporary and casual employees...............	74,000	66,600	63,263
3. Extra duty pay...........................	1,100	500	1,073
	98,300	87,200	84,851
4. Less amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services	83,300	69,000	69,851
	15,000	18,200	15,000
B.—General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure...............	7,000	8,000	8,208
2. Less amount chargeable to Capital Works and Services	6,000	6,000	6,208
	1,000	2,000	2,000
Total Division No. 95............	16,000	20,200	17,000
Total Department of Shipping and Transport	1,034,000	986,000	969,153

XIV.—DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
96	ADMINISTRATIVE.........................	180,000	179,000	153,380
	TOTAL............................	180,000	179,000	153,380

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	145,600	144,300	130,015
General expenses...........................	34,400	34,700	23,365
Total...........................	180,000	179,000	153,380

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	180,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	153,380
Increase........................	26,620

XIV.—Department of Territories.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 96.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 179.....	160,600	150,800	135,232
2. Temporary and casual employees................	16,250	21,100	21,771
3. Extra duty pay.............................	4,150	3,100	3,712
	181,000	175,000	160,715
4. Less amount recoverable from Territory Administrations.	35,400	30,700	30,700
	145,600	144,300	130,015
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	12,000	12,500	9,428
2. Office requisites and equipment.................	4,000	4,000	4,026
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	13,000	13,500	10,558
4. Visits to Australian Territories by Members of Parliament	4,500	4,500	1,984
5. Publicity................................	3,200	3,000	..
6. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,500	1,900	2,069
	39,200	39,400	28,065
7. Less amount recoverable from Territory Administrations.	4,800	4,700	4,700
	34,400	34,700	23,365
Total Department of Territories......	180,000	179,000	153,380

XV.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
97	ADMINISTRATIVE......................	1,543,000	1,381,000	1,378,001
	TOTAL.........................	1,543,000	1,381,000	1,378,001

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	1,187,000	1,044,400	1,036,048
General expenses...........................	356,000	336,600	341,953
Total.............................	1,543,000	1,381,000	1,378,001

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	1,543,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	1,378,001
Increase........................	164,999

XV.—Department of Immigration.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 97.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 180..	735,000	684,000	647,394
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	417,000	345,200	362,766
3. Extra duty pay.........................	35,000	15,200	25,888
	1,187,000	1,044,400	1,036,048
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................	130,000	140,600	130,069
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	49,000	40,000	48,904
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	76,000	72,000	75,358
4. Fuel, light and power.....................	7,000	6,000	6,620
5. Payment for services performed by Government authorities including services under Immigration, Nationality and Passports Acts	34,000	45,000	34,440
6. Miscellaneous overseas expenditure...........	45,000	18,000	31,288
7. Incidental and other expenditure..............	15,000	15,000	15,274
	356,000	336,600	341,953
Total Department of Immigration..	1,543,000	1,381,000	1,378,001

XVI.—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
98	ADMINISTRATIVE......................	1,931,000	1,895,000	1,756,496
	TOTAL.........................	1,931,000	1,895,000	1,756,496

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	1,622,300	1,552,900	1,462,063
General expenses...........................	274,000	298,900	254,876
Other services.............................	34,700	43,200	39,557
Total............................	1,931,000	1,895,000	1,756,496

	£
Estimate, 1955–66.......................	1,931,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	1,756,496
Increase........................	174,504

F.5724/55.—5

XVI.—Department of Labour and National Service.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 98.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 181..	1,290,200	1,204,900	1,014,359
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	307,100	325,500	431,413
3. Extra duty pay.........................	25,000	22,500	16,291
	1,622,300	1,552,900	1,462,063
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..................	82,600	80,150	81,068
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	31,300	35,700	23,451
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	94,000	115,000	88,672
4. Fuel, light and power.....................	14,700	14,450	14,206
5. Advertising and publicity..................	14,400	16,100	11,914
6. Payment for services of State officers..........	5,000	3,500	4,700
7. Incidental and other expenditure..............	32,000	34,000	30,865
	274,000	298,900	254,876
C.—Miscellaneous—
1. Staff training..........................	3,550	2,100	1,664
2. Boards of Reference under Stevedoring Industry Act 1949–1954—Fees and other expenditure	750	4,000	2,294
3. Stevedoring Industry Act 1949–1954—Committee of Inquiry	28,500	35,000	27,886
4. Ministry of Labour Advisory Council—Expenses..	1,900	..	697
Employment Services Trust Account—Working advance	..	2,000	2,000
Commonwealth—State Apprenticeship Inquiry....	..	100	16
His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh’s Conference on the Social Responsibility of Industry in the Commonwealth and Empire—Contribution to cost of Australian representation			5,000
	34,700	43,200	39,557
Total Department of Labour and National Service	1,931,000	1,895,000	1,756,496

XVII.—DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
99	ADMINISTRATIVE.........................	379,000	377,200	350,209
100	BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES............	464,000	491,800	379,244
	TOTAL............................	843,000	869,000	729,453

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	585,070	622,000	514,114
General expenses...........................	71,300	70,300	75,461
Other services.............................	186,630	176,700	139,878
Total.........................	843,000	869,000	729,453

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	843,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	729,453
Increase........................	113,547

XVII.—Department of National Development.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 99.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 182.....	237,000	212,700	189,076
2. Temporary and casual employees................	47,200	58,500	68,261
3. Extra duty pay.............................	4,000	2,500	3,131
	288,200	273,700	260,468
4. Less amount recoverable from the Wool Industry Fund..	9,000	7,000	7,533
	279,200	266,700	252,935
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	17,500	20,000	17,251
2. Office requisites, equipment, stationery and printing....	3,500	3,500	4,442
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	17,500	18,500	17,571
4. Incidental and other expenditure.................	11,500	11,500	11,357
	50,000	53,500	50,621
5. Less amount recoverable from the Wool Industry Fund..	1,700	1,700	1,321
	48,300	51,800	49,300
C.—Miscellaneous—
Resources and development projects—
1. Kimberley Research Station—Contribution to cost.	18,000	13,000	17,996
2. Northern Australia surveys.................	18,000	18,000	18,634
3. Water resources investigations...............	3,000	5,000	2,945
4. Publications...........................	11,500	13,000	7,964
5. Materials Handling Testing Station—Equipment and operational expenses	3,300	2,600	1,954
6. Industrial land and buildings, St. Mary’s—Subdivision and disposal	1,500	..	..
North Kimberley survey......................	..	1,500	437
Dedication of roads—Villawood.................	..	8,600	..
	55,300	61,700	49,930
7. Less amount recoverable from the Wool Industry Fund..	3,800	3,000	1,956
	51,500	58,700	47,974
Total Division No. 99..............	379,000	377,200	350,209
Division No. 100.—BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 182.....	246,000	214,800	165,739
2. Temporary and casual employees................	159,000	146,000	145,358
3. Extra duty pay.............................	6,000	1,500	3,731
	411,000	362,300	314,828
4. Less amount recoverable from Australian Atomic Energy Commission	155,000	75,000	103,274
	256,000	287,300	211,554
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	12,500	8,000	17,582
2. Office requisites, equipment, stationery and printing....	5,500	6,000	4,872
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	4,500	4,500	4,879
4. Removal expenses..........................	4,000	..	..
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	9,000	7,500	11,527
	35,500	26,000	38,860
6. Less amount recoverable from Australian Atomic Energy Commission	12,500	7,500	12,699
	23,000	18,500	26,161
C.—Miscellaneous—
1. Operational expenses........................	(a)(b)319,000	(a)340,000	(a) 296,861
2. Publications..............................	12,000	13,000	6,656
	331,000	353,000	303,517
3. Less amount recoverable from Australian Atomic Energy Commission	146,000	167,000	161,988
	185,000	186,000	141,529
Total Division No. 100.............	464,000	491,800	379,244
Total Department of National Development...	843,000	869,000	729,453

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955–50, £49,870; 1954–55, Vote, £68,000, Expenditure, £49,625. (b) Investigations are estimated to cost as follows:—Uranium search £432,300; Metal search other than uranium £22,800; Oil search surveys £105,100; Surveys of sites for dams, bridges, &c. £7,500; Regional surveys and observatories (magnetic and seismic) £20,400; Laboratory investigations of rocks, minerals and fossils £5,700; Resident geologists £4,700; Miscellaneous investigations £3,000; Drafting Office £4,800; Workshop £12,700.

XVIII.—COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
101	ADMINISTRATIVE......................	4,449,000	4,121,000	3,989,318
	TOTAL.........................	4,449,000	4,121,000	3,989,318

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.......	3,986,000	3,605,288	3,316,081
General expenses.........................	53,000	57,200	55,560
Other Services...........................	(a) 1,490,000	1,408,712	1,533,408
	(a) 5,529,000	5,071,200	4,905,049
Less amounts recoverable by way of grants from outside sources, sales of produce, &c.	1,080,000	950,200	915,731
Total.............................	4,449,000	4,121,000	3,989,318

(a) An additional £133,500 will be expended from Capital Works and Services, Division No. 43, Item 1.

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	4,449,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	3,989,318
Increase........................	459,682

XVIII.—Commonwealth scientific and Industrial Research Organization.

Division No. 101.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	1954–55.
(For Payment to Credit of Science and Industry Trust Account.)	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 183.	167,700	146,500	138,067
2. Temporary and casual employees............	46,400	51,200	44,838
3. Extra duty pay.........................	5,000	4,400	3,943
	219,100	202,100	186,848
B.—General Expenses—
1. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	13,000	13,000	11,223
2. Scientific research liaison officers overseas—Expenses	9,300	17,200	15,245
3. Incidental and other expenditure.............	30,700	27,000	29,092
	53,000	57,200	55,560
C.—Investigations—
1. Animal health and production...............	(a) 616,700	(a) 544,200	533,061
2. Plant industry.........................	(a) 631,200	(a) 558,100	554,858
3. Entomology..........................	176,400	170,700	168,400
4. Soils and irrigation......................	(a) 295,000	(a) 264,100	260,650
5. Food preservation and transport.............	(a) 197,300	(a) 182,600	179,422
6. Forest products........................	(a) 272,300	(a) 257,800	240,654
7. Mining and metallurgy...................	(a) 37,300	(a) 30,900	29,387
8. Radio research.........................	(a) 36,200	(a) 37,600	37,345
9. Research services.......................	(a) 211,800	(a) 197,250	187,694
10. Industrial chemistry.....................	(a) 474,600	(a) 431,200	439,851
11. Fisheries investigations...................	(a) 161,500	(a) 152,400	147,183
12. Mathematical statistics...................	53,200	61,700	57,587
13. National Standards Laboratory..............	471,700	438,100	429,661
14. Tribophysics..........................	79,700	75,300	71,591
15. Building research.......................	(a) 131,400	122,500	119,068
16. Biochemistry and general nutrition...........	(a) 115,000	(a) 110,400	102,109
17. Plant fibre...........................	36,300	34,700	33,237
18. Radiophysics.........................	299,300	280,300	275,441
19. Physical metallurgy.....................	11,800	10,600	9,854
20. Nuclear energy........................	14,100	14,200	12,618
21. Meteorological physics...................	64,400	(a) 56,100	53,671
22. Dairy research.........................	(a) 53,700	(a) 47,700	42,616
23. Wool textile research....................	(a) 318,400	(a) 293,200	266,812
24. Fuel research..........................	132,800	123,000	116,626
25. Wild life............................	(a) 92,700	(a) 86,200	83,117
26. Land research and regional survey............	(a) 120,700	(a) 112,600	105,691
27. Genetics investigations...................	(a) 38,400	(a) 28,500	27,835
28. Unforeseen and urgent investigations..........	1,000	2,000	..
29. Miscellaneous.........................	(a) 49,000	(a) 31,350	27,903
	5,193,900	4,755,300	4,613,942
30. Less amounts recoverable by way of grants from outside sources and from sales of produce, &c, in connexion with investigations and other receipts available in the Science and Industry Trust Account	1,073,600	944,500	910,828
Total Investigations............	4,120,300	3,810,800	3,703,114
D.—Grants—
1. Research associations....................	15,000	15,000	15,000
2. Research studentships....................	(a) 48,000	(a) 41,600	33,699
	63,000	56,600	48,699
3. Less amounts recoverable by way of grants from outside sources	6,400	5,700	4,903
	56,600	50,900	43,796
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	4,449,000	4,121,000	3,989,318

(a) Includes expenditure from contributions from outside sources.

XIX.—AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	Under Control of Department of the Treasury.	£	£	£
101k	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.
	1. Expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act 1953 (for payment to the credit of the Atomic Energy Trust Account) (a)	582,000	507,000	429,671
	Total...................	(b) 582,000	(b) 507,000	(b) 429,671

(a) Details of estimated expenditure arc shown in the Budget Papers, 1955–50, page 152. (b) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955–50, £279,000; 1954–55, Vote, £170,220, Expenditure, £170,722.

	£
Estimate, 1955–56........................	582,000
Expenditure, 1954–55......................	429,671
Increase.........................	152,329

XX.—DEFENCE SERVICES.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
102–107	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE......	750,000	755,000	643,355
109–126	DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.....	48,834,000	49,027,000	47,212,774
127–142	DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.....	63,128,000	73,837,000	61,504,740
143–154	DEPARTMENT OF AIR...........	50,926,000	58,268,000	49,247,875
155–172	DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.......	14,134,000	15,303,000	13,662,730
173–185	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION	11,253,000	6,619,000	5,228,565
186–186m	OTHER SERVICES..............	975,000	8,090,000	8,033,556
	TOTAL................	190,000,000	(a) 211,899,000	185,533,595

(a) Including £11,890,000 provided in Additional Estimates, May, 1955.

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries, pay and allowances in the nature of salary and pay	71,759,000	67,064,500	68,533,694
General expenses......................	16,860,000	17,828,000	15,584,940
Other services........................	101,381,000	127,006,500	101,414,961
Total.........................	190,000,000	211,899,000	185,533,595

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.....................	190,000,000
Expenditure, 1954–55...................	185,533,595
Increase......................	4,466,405

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 102.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 184.....	187,000	184,000	173,828
2. Temporary and casual employees................	115,000	117,000	115,707
3. Extra duty pay.............................	5,000	6,000	5,360
	307,000	307,000	294,895
4. Less amount recoverable from Division No. 103 and other Departments	97,000	103,000	96,021
	210,000	204,000	198,874
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	15,200	18,500	16,000
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing............	3,700	3,500	2,749
3. Postage, telegrams, telephone and teleprinter services...	9,600	10,200	9,183
4. Books and papers for Defence Library including binding and repairs of books	500	500	354
5. Barracks maintenance, including cleaning materials....	9,500	11,500	8,597
6. Incidental and other expenditure.................	5,000	5,600	6,105
	43,500	49,800	42,988
7. Less amount recoverable from Division No. 103 and other Departments	8,500	10,800	8,108
	35,000	39,000	34,880
Total Division No. 102.............	245,000	243,000	233,754
Division No. 103.—JOINT INTELLIGENCE BUREAU.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 184.....	144,900	135,900	106,051
2. Temporary and casual employees................	17,600	32,100	30,880
3. Extra duty pay.............................	1,500	1,500	2,246
	164,000	169,500	139,177
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	6,700	3,300	2,092
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing............	6,500	10,000	3,305
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	3,700	3,200	2,690
4. Books, maps and papers......................	800	1,100	589
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,300	3,400	1,647
	20,000	21,000	10,323
Total Division No. 103.............	184,000	190,500	149,500
Division No. 104.—DEFENCE SIGNALS BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 184.....	136,000	127,000	96,296
2. Temporary and casual employees................	59,000	60,000	62,490
3. Extra duty pay.............................	7,000	5,500	8,354
	202,000	192,500	167,140
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	10,500	10,200	4,930
2. Freight and cartage..........................	6,000	..	..
3. Office requisites, stationery and printing............	13,000	20,500	10,306
4. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	3,500	3,600	3,076
5. Books, maps and papers......................	200	200	121
6. Hire and maintenance of plant and equipment........	19,000	17,500	14,353
7. Incidental and other expenditure.................	2,800	8,000	4,839
	55,000	60,000	37,625
Total Division No. 104.............	257,000	252,500	204,765
Division No. 105.—PLANT AND EQUIPMENT...........	13,000	15,000	10,566
Total Under Control of Department of Defence.........	699,000	701,000	598,585

XX.—Defence Services.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 106.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE	28,000	30,000	21,507
Division No. 107.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.......	23,000	24,000	23,263
Total Under Control of Department of Works....	51,000	54,000	44,770
Total Department of Defence........	750,000	755,000	643,355

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 109.—PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—	£	£	£
1. Pay and allowances as per Schedule, page 185...	11,501,000	11,452,650	11,697,802
2. Deferred pay, interest and service gratuities.....	177,000	173,000	163,420
Payment to Chief of Naval Staff on retirement...	..	7,350	7,350
	11,678,000	11,633,000	11,868,572
B.—General Expenses—(Moneys received from sales of provisions to officials, contractors, employees and other persons, from sales of food refuse and from sales to contractors of material to complete Naval contracts may be credited to this vote)
1. Provisions and allowances in lieu of provisions; payments’ to ships’ funds	980,000	1,132,000	973,399
2. Clothing (outfit gratuities and gratuitous issues)..	150,000	205,000	155,422
3. Medical and dental expenses and treatment.....	75,000	60,000	69,082
4. Incidental and other expenditure.............	35,000	29,000	33,522
	1,240,000	1,426,000	1,231,425
Total Division No. 109........	12,918,000	13,059,000	13,099,997
Division No. 111.—ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 186.	21,000	20,000	18,414
2. Temporary and casual employees............	10,000	6,000	5,297
	(a) 31,000	(a) 26,000	23,711
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence................	5,000	8,000	6,885
2. Provisions...........................	22,000	16,000	18,636
3. Clothing, uniforms and kit upkeep allowances...	22,000	23,000	18,420
4. Incidental and other expenditure.............	9,000	10,000	9,171
	58,000	57,000	53,112
Total Division No. 111........	89,000	83,000	76,823
Division No. 112.—ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVES.
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—
1. Pay and allowances.....................	312,000	350,000	337,773
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence................	24,000	31,000	29,686
2. Provisions...........................	60,000	63,000	56,827
3. Clothing............................	85,000	103,000	102,521
4. Training equipment.....................	47,000	77,000	20,697
5. Incidental and other expenditure.............	6,000	7,000	4,291
	222,000	281,000	214,022
Total Division, No. 112........	534,000	631,000	551,795
Division No. 113.—CIVIL PERSONNEL—NAVAL OFFICES AND ESTABLISHMENTS.(b)
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 186.	1,834,000	1,626,000	1,624,783
2. Temporary and casual employees............	5,740,000	5,911,000	5,500,845
3. Extra duty pay........................	92,000	23,000	31,607
4. Civil personnel temporarily borne in Naval Establishments in lieu of Naval personnel short of complement	140,000	100,000	99,500
	7,806,000	7,660,000	7,256,735
Less wages of dockyard employees chargeable to other Divisions	2,015,000	2,121,000	2,120,276
Total Division No. 113........	5,791,000	5,539,000	5,136,459

(a) Salaries of members of Permanent Naval Forces attached to Royal Australian Naval College provided under Division No. 100. (b) Include mounts provided in Divisions 110 and 113 in 1954–55.

XX.—Defence Services.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—continued.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 114.—GENERAL SERVICES.	£	£	£
(Receipts from canteen tenancies and associated rentals may be credited to this vote.)
1. Travelling and subsistence................	685,000	620,000	723,358
2. Freight and cartage.....................	179,000	190,000	177,439
3. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	164,000	80,000	60,308
4. Postage, telegrams, telephone and teleprinter services	177,000	184,000	171,161
5. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation...	412,000	330,000	315,550
6. Naval aviation and other personnel—Special training fees	300,000	500,000	401,178
7. Compensation payable under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930–1954	104,000	140,000	92,514
8. Incidental and other expenditure (including payments to ships funds)	108,000	229,000	226,007
Naval cafeterias—Loss on operation..........	..	..	4,005
Total Division No. 114........	2,129,000	2,273,000	2,171,520
Division No. 115.—GENERAL EXPENSES—H.M.A. SHIPS, FLEET AUXILIARIES AND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
(Moneys received from sales to contractors of material to complete Naval contracts, receipts from the sale of oil fuel and freight earnings of Fleet Auxiliaries, may be credited to this vote.)
1. Victualling equipment, band instruments and music	100,000	100,000	101,958
2. Naval and air stores.....................	5,705,000	6,064,000	5,114,281
3. Ordnance, torpedo stores and ammunition......	5,000,000	4,758,000	4,603,361
4. Medical and dental stores.................	50,000	50,000	36,739
5. Oil fuel.............................	902,000	1,440,000	1,437,376
6. Repair and refit of ships..................	2,120,000	2,089,000	1,909,804
7. Miscellaneous expenditure................	248,000	55,000	70,638
Total Division No. 115........	14,125,000	14,556,000	13,274,157
Division No. 116.—AIRCRAFT AND AERO ENGINES—Repair and other charges	793,000	441,000	435,415
Division No. 117.—NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.......	5,544,000	6,751,000	6,421,463
Division No. 118.—AIRCRAFT AND AERO ENGINES.	3,972,000	2,578,000	3,650,458
Division No. 119.—MACHINERY AND PLANT FOR NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS	657,000	647,000	457,501
Division No. 120.—MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURE	..	44,000	24,097
Division No. 120k.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.	130,000	..	..
Division No. 121.—MAINTENANCE—WORKS AND BUILDINGS	..	20,000	7,292
Total Under Control of Department of the Navy....	46,682,000	46,622,000	45,306,977
Under Control of Department of Labour and National Service.
Division No. 122.—ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL SERVICE ACT 1951–1953.
Proportion of expenditure provided under Division No. 138.—Department of the Army	(a)	8,000	6,644

(a) Provided under Division No. 186k.—“Other Services.”

XX.—Defence Services.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—continued.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department or the Interior.	£	£	£
Division No. 123.—RENT...................	22,000	27,000	23,687
Division No. 124.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS	200,000	150,000	86,633
Total Under Control of Department of the Interior	222,000	177,000	110,320
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 125.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE	1,200,000	1,500,000	1,129,989
Division No. 126.—MAINTENANCE...........	730,000	720,000	658,844
Total Under Control of Department of Works...	1,930,000	2,220,000	1,788,833
Total Department of the Navy.	48,834,000	49,027,000	47,212,774

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 127.—AUSTRALIAN REGULAR ARMY.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—	£	£	£
1. Pay and allowances as per Schedule, page 187..	19,570,000	19,450,000	19,256,961
B.—General Expenses—(Moneys received for the supply of meals at Army Establishments may be credited to this vote)—
1. Travelling and subsistence...............	465,000	475,000	425,973
2. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	85,000	80,000	77,049
3. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation..	420,000	390,000	442,923
4. Freight and cartage....................	315,000	370,000	337,744
5. Rations...........................	1,884,000	1,101,000	279,103
6. Petrol, oil and lubricants................	310,000	170,000	144,558
7. General stores.......................	45,000	20,000	7,874
8. Compensation for death, injury or illness on duty	30,000	18,000	24,557
9. Incidental and other expenditure...........	26,000	26,000	24,586
	3,580,000	2,650,000	1,764,367
Less amount chargeable to Division No. 129b.	1,232,000,	..	..
	2,348,000	2,650,000	1,764,367
Total Division No. 127........	21,918,000	22,100,000	21,021,328
Division No. 128.—CIVILIAN SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 187	1,610,000	1,340,000	1,296,174
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees.....	2,325,000	2,665,400	2,499,791
3. Extra duty pay.......................	65,000	15,000	15,248
Total Division No. 128........	4,000,000	4,020,400	3,811,213
Division No. 129.—CITIZEN MILITARY FORCES AND CADETS.
A.—Pay and allowances in the nature of Pay—
1. Pay and allowances...................	6,250,000	6,248,000	5,829,452
B.—General Expenses—
1. Camps of training, schools and courses of instruction, regimental exercises and bivouacs	2,180,000	2,180,000	2,063,902
2. Home training.......................	340,000	340,500	301,359
3. Welfare and betterment allowance..........	9,000	8,500	6,266
4. Compensation for death, injury or illness on duty	55,000	45,000	55,448
5. Incidental and other expenditure...........	23,000	26,000	6,201
	2,607,000	2,600,000	2,433,176
Total Division No. 129........	8,857,000	8,848,000	8,262,628
Division No. 130.—GENERAL SERVICES..........
1. Travelling and subsistence...............	170,000	170,000	185,991
2. Office requisites, stationery, printing, text-books and publications	224,000	206,000	196,623
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	116,000	116,000	110,843
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation..	35,000	32,000	32,180
5. Freight and cartage....................	160,000	160,000	143,697
6. Compensation for hired properties..........	8,000	8,000	1,106
7. Educational facilities..................	9,000	9,000	5,674
8. Payment to Repatriation Department and others for medical and dental services	600,000	605,000	593,419
9. Australian Survey Corps................	7,000	5,000	5,708
10. Compensation for death, injury or illness on duty	20,000	20,000	16,499
11. Expenses of officers sent abroad on training...	140,000	140,000	127,260
12. Special survey—New Guinea.............	45,000	..	..
13. Incidental and other expenditure...........	50,000	54,000	55,686
Recruiting campaign...................	(a)	283,000	308,170
Total Division No. 130........	1,584,000	1,808,000	1,782,856

(a) Provided under Division No. 186l.—”Other Services”.

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 131.—ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 187.....	38,000	30,000	27,745
2. Temporary and casual employees................	9,000	6,000	3,991
3. Extra duty pay.............................	1,000	100	100
	48,000	36,100	31,836
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling, subsistence, freight and cartage..........	20,000	18,000	14,868
2. Office requisites, stationery, printing, postage, telegrams and telephone services	4,850	4,600	4,385
3. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation........	25,000	23,500	23,457
4. Staff Cadets’ maintenance and clothing allowances.....	77,000	79,000	78,686
5. Medical and dental services....................	2,600	1,500	2,430
6. Maintenance of transport vehicles................	7,400	7,000	5,639
7. Rations.................................	48,000	47,000	43,078
8. Incidental and other expenditure.................	13,350	13,800	10,804
	198,200	194,400	183,347
Total Division No. 131.............	246,200	230,500	215,183
Division No. 132.—RIFLE CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 187.....	22,500	20,100	19,056
2. Temporary and casual employees................	1,700	2,500	1,634
3. Extra duty pay.............................	800	500	595
	25,000	23,100	21,285
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	7,000	7,000	6,466
2. Office requisites, postage and telephone services......	600	600	559
3. Freight and cartage..........................	7,000	6,500	6,243
4. Grants for ranges, efficiency, Commonwealth Council, State Associations and prize meetings	34,100	29,800	29,274
5. Incidental and other expenditure.................	100	100	48
	48,800	44,000	42,590
Total Division No. 132.............	73,800	67,100	63,875
Division No. 133.—FORCES OVERSEAS—MAINTENANCE (a)—
1. Maintenance of forces overseas..................	3,000,000	4,000,000	3,496,346
2. Currency advances and other expenditure to be charged to this Division pending recovery	3,000,000	..	..
	6,000,000	4,000,000	3,496,346
Less recoveries............................	3,000,000	..	..
Total Division No. 133.............	3,000,000	4,000,000	3,496,346
Division No. 134.—ARMS AND EQUIPMENT—MAINTENANCE. (Moneys received from the sale of materials to contractors to complete Army contracts may be credited to this vote.)
1. Replacement of existing arms, armament, clothing, equipment and stores	5,673,000	6,550,000	5,743,664
2. Maintenance and repairs of army vehicles and equipment	1,576,000	1,482,000	1,404,063
3. Repair of general stores, camp equipment and clothing..	200,000	200,000	191,530
Total Division No. 134.............	7,449,000	8,232,000	7,339,257
Division No. 135.—ARMS, ARMAMENT, AMMUNITION, MECHANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT. (Moneys received from the sale of materials to contractors to complete Army contracts may be credited to this vote)	11,275,000	18,402,000	11,095,466

(a) Previously shown as Forces in Japan and Korea—Maintenance.

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY—continued.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 136.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE	£	£	£
Division No. 136.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE	500,000	387,000	302,845
Division No. 137.—MAINTENANCE—WORKS AND BUILDINGS	200,000	187,000	149,898
Total Under Control of Department of the Army.	59,103,000	68,282,000	57,540,895
Under Control of Department of Labour and National Service.
Division No. 138.—ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL SERVICE ACT 1951–1953.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 98a		59,860	52,445
2. Temporary and casual employees..........		24,800	28,890
3. Extra duty pay......................		20,700	18,511
	..	105,360	99,846
4. Less amount provided under Divisions Nos. 122 and 150		14,060	13,313
		91,300	86,533
B.—General Expenses—
1. Expenses incidental to the administration of the National Service Act 1951–1953, including fares, travelling allowance, office requisites and other incidental expenditure		20,900	16,411
2. Less amount provided under Divisions Nos. 122 and 150		2,800	2,188
	..	18,100	14,223
C.—Miscellaneous—
1. Medical examinations and expenses incidental thereto	..	49,070	40,465
2. Fares, allowances and other expenses associated with call-up for training	..	31,200	25,052
3. Miscellaneous......................	..	33,470	17,545
	..	113,740	83,062
4. Less amount provided under Divisions Nos. 122 and 150	..	15,140	11,075
	..	98,600	71,987
Total Under Control of Department of Labour and National Service	(a)	208,000	172,743
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 139.—RENT....................	25,000	24,000	20,493
Division No. 140.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS	300,000	200,000	180,157
Total Under Control of Department of the Interior	325,000	224,000	200,650
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 141.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE	2,500,000	4,073,000	2,454,629
Division No. 142.—MAINTENANCE...........	1,200,000	1,050,000	1,135,823
Total Under Control of Department of Works...	3,700,000	5,123,000	3,590,452
Total Department of the Army.	63,128,000	73,837,000	61,504,740

(a) Provided under Division No. 186k.—Other Services.

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AIR. Division No. 143.—ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Pay and Allowances in the nature of Pay—	£	£	£
1. Pay and allowances as per Schedule, page 188..	14,250,000	12,845,000	13,226,999
2. Service gratuities and other payments........	40,000	25,000	22,821
3. Citizen Air Force and National Service Trainees—Pay and allowances	680,000	670,000	621,423
	14,970,000	13,540,000	13,871,243
4. Less amount recoverable from other Departments	820,000	680,000	719,970
Total Division No. 143..............	14,150,000	12,860,000	13,151,273
Division No. 144.—CIVILIAN SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 188	950,000	831,000	703,157
2. Temporary and casual employees...........	1,105,000	1,225,000	1,173,671
3. Extra duty pay.......................	45,000	10,000	15,894
Total Division No. 144..............	2,100,000	2,066,000	1,892,722
Division No. 145.—GENERAL SERVICES.—(Amounts received for meals supplied at R.A.A.F. Establishments may be credited to this vote.)
1. Travelling and subsistence................	900,000	800,000	871,312
2. Office requisites, stationery, printing and text-books	180,000	200,000	169,992
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	325,000	350,000	312,046
4. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation..	630,000	560,000	549,691
5. Rations............................	1,170,000	1,150,000	1,055,247
6. Freight and cartage....................	800,000	600,000	761,273
7. Compensation for hired properties and equipment	100,000	130,000	107,724
8. Training of personnel at other than R.A.A.F. establishments	165,000	140,000	131,262
9. Payment to Repatriation Department and others for medical and dental services	100,000	85,000	103,702
10. Incidental and other expenditure............	50,000	50,000	47,155
	4,420,000	4,065,000	4,109,404
11. Less amount recoverable from other Departments	100,000	..	..
Total Division No. 145........	4,320,000	4,065,000	4,109,404
Division No. 146.—R.A.A.F. SQUADRONS OVERSEAS—MAINTENANCE	660,000	1,260,000	1,289,839
Division No. 146k.—REPAIR AND OVERHAUL OF AIRCRAFT AND OTHER EQUIPMENT	2,100,000	2,571,000	2,068,828
Division No. 147.—EQUIPMENT AND STORES. (Moneys received from the sale of unused equipment and stores which are to be replaced; from sales of clothing to personnel to replace lost or damaged issues and from sales of material to contractors to complete Air contracts may be credited to this vote.)
1. Aircraft ancillary and other technical stores....	5,800,000	6,408,000	4,263,177
2. Ammunition, explosives, pyrotechnics, torpedoes and accessories	1,700,000	1,998,000	1,437,441
3. Mechanical and transport equipment.........	950,000	1,365,000	848,429
4. Communications and radar equipment........	1,945,000	4,930,000	1,728,639
5. Personnel equipment...................	450,000	970,000	574,087
6. Camp, barrack and hospital stores and equipment	450,000	477,000	357,684
7. Petrol and oil........................	1,700,000	1,485,000	1,413,648
	12,995,000	17,633,000	10,623,105
8. Less amounts recoverable from other Departments	500,000	..	..
Total Division No. 147........	12,495,000	17,633,000	10,623,105

F.5724/55.—6

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF AIR—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
DEPARTMENT OF AIR—continued.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 148.—PURCHASE AND MANUFACTURE OF AIRCRAFT, AND ASSOCIATED INITIAL EQUIPMENT.	10,525,000	12,388,000	12,084,426
Division No. 149.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	99,000	138,000	67,209
Total Under Control of Department of Air......	46,449,000	52,981,000	45,286,806
Under Control of Department of Labour and National Service.
Division No. 150.—ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL SERVICE ACT 1951–1953.
1. Proportion of expenditure provided under Division No. 138.—Department of the Army	(a)	24,000	19,932
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 151.—RENT...................	15,000	18,000	18,179
Division No. 152.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS	160,000	180,000	53,073
Division No. 152k.—METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES	172,000	165,000	165,000
Total Under Control of Department of the Interior	347,000	363,000	236,252
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 153.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE	2,740,000	3,500,000	2,534,190
Division No. 154.—MAINTENANCE...........	1,390,000	1,400,000	1,170,695
Total Under Control of Department of Works.........	4,130,000	4,900,000	3,704,885
Total Department of Air.....	50,926,000	58,268,000	49,247,875

(a) Provided under Division No. 186k.—Other Services.

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 155.—ADMINISTRATIVE.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 189...	625,000	587,000	522,574
2. Temporary and casual employees..............	143,000	254,000	261,872
3. Extra duty pay...........................	6,000	6,000	5,397
	774,000	847,000	789,843
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	46,000	55,000	45,629
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing.........	19,000	25,000	18,920
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	45,000	53,000	45,494
4. Freights, cartage and packing.................	13,000	18,000	11,918
5. Training of scientific personnel...............	46,000	80,000	42,149
6. Incidental and other expenditure...............	85,000	71,000	83,907
	254,000	302,000	248,017
Total Division No. 155...........	1,028,000	1,149,000	1,037,860
Division No. 156.—GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS—ADMINISTRATION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the. nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 189...	1,219,000	1,297,000	1,025,413
2. Temporary and casual employees..............	2,245,000	1,915,000	2,101,800
3. Extra duty pay...........................	75,000	41,000	43,162
	3,539,000	3,253,000	3,170,375
Less—
4. Amount recoverable from Division No. 160.	3,000,000	2,597,000	2,684,150
5. Amount recoverable from Division No. 161.	14,000	12,000	13,000
6. Amount recoverable from Trust Fund.....	525,000	644,000	473,225
	3,539,000	3,253,000	3,170,375
	..	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	53,000	39,000	50,343
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing.........	35,000	30,000	25,554
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	42,000	52,000	38,876
4. Freights, cartage and packing.................	51,000	29,000	45,460
5. Incidental and other expenditure...............	61,000	60,000	57,870
	242,000	210,000	218,103
Less—
6. Amount recoverable from Division No. 160.	195,000	156,000	183,984
7. Amount recoverable from Division No. 161.	7,000	7,000	7,000
8. Amount recoverable from Trust Fund.....	40,000	47,000	27,119
	242,000	210,000	218,103
	..	..	..
Total Division No. 156...........	..	..	..
Division No. 157.—DEFENCE STANDARDS LABORATORIES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 189...	289,000	273,000	241,867
2. Temporary and casual employees..............	296,000	343,000	341,399
3. Extra duty pay...........................	8,000	4,000	7,651
	593,000	620,000	590,917
Carried forward...............	593,000	620,000	590,917

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY—continued. Division No. 157.—DEFENCE STANDARDS LABORATORIES —continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward...............	593,000	620,000	590,917
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	9,000	9,000	9,390
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing.........	9,000	9,000	9,638
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	5,000	6,000	4,253
4. Freights, cartage and packing.................	6,000	6,000	6,410
5. Materials and other operational stores...........	45,000	50,000	48,811
6. Laboratory plant and equipment...............	70,000	(a) ..	..
7. Incidental and other expenditure...............	36,000	35,000	35,610
	180,000	115,000	114,112
Total Division No. 157...........	773,000	735,000	705,029
Division No. 158.—DESIGN AND INSPECTION BRANCH.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 190...	300,000	356,000	235,309
2. Temporary and casual employees..............	648,000	650,000	659,705
3. Extra duty pay...........................	7,000	16,000	2,070
	955,000	1,022,000	897,084
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	48,000	57,000	47,852
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing.........	5,000	7,000	4,625
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	9,000	11,000	9,161
4. Freights, cartage and packing.................	17,000	16,000	17,273
5. Materials and other stores...................	55,000	76,000	46,912
6. Developmental and technical services...........	160,000	220,000	176,680
7. Incidental and other expenditure...............	39,000	43,000	38,516
	333,000	430,000	341,019
Total Division No. 158...........	1,288,000	1,452,000	1,238,103
Division No. 159.—STORAGE SERVICES............	524,000	581,000	534,241
Division No. 160.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	6,547,000	6,733,000	6,716,423
Division No. 161.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 190...	370,000	317,000	309,554
2. Temporary and casual employees..............	285,000	303,000	272,654
3. Extra duty pay...........................	21,000	6,000	5,193
4. Portion of Establishment Administration cost transferred from Division No. 156	14,000	12,000	13,000
	690,000	638,000	600,401
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	13,000	15,000	15,883
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing.........	4,000	11,000	4,520
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	4,000	5,000	5,008
4. Freights, cartage and packing.................	4,000	3,000	4,050
5. Materials and other operational stores...........	104,000	125,000	109,991
6. Portion of Establishment Administration cost transferred from Division No. 156	7,000	7,000	7,000
7. Laboratory plant and equipment...............	193,000	222,000	204,671
8. Incidental and other expenditure...............	84,000	89,000	92,560
	413,000	477,000	443,683
Total Division No. 161...........	1,103,000	1,115,000	1,044,084

(a) Included in Division No. 163.

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY—continued.		1955–56.	1954–55.
		1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
Division No. 162.—NEW GUINEA RESOURCES PROSPECTING CO. LTD.—Contribution to share capital		26,000	38,500	38,250
Division No. 163.—MACHINERY AND PLANT..........		210,000	385,000	219,557
Division No. 163k.—COMMONWEALTH MICA POOL.
1. Mica Trust Account—Working advance............		25,000	..	..
2. Amount for payment to credit of Mica Trust Account for the purchase of portion of the assets of the Minerals Production Trust Account and to provide working capital	£
	1954–55.
	435,037
Less—Unrequired balance of Minerals Production Trust Account	405,037
		..	30,000	30,000
		25,000	30,000	30,000
Total Under Control of Department of Supply..........		11,524,000	12,218,500	11,563,547
Under Control of Department of Health.
Division No. 164.— HEALTH SERVICES...............		3,000	2,000	1,976
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 165—RENT..........................		63,000	67,500	51,484
Division No. 166.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS		24,000	7,000	6,479
Division No. 167.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS		5,000	24,000	4,828
Total Under Control of Department of the Interior.......		92,000	98,500	62,791
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 168.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE		200,000	345,000	168,512
Division No. 169.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE		1,961,000	2,286,000	1,541,990
Division No. 171.—MAINTENANCE OF FACTORIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS		60,000	80,000	51,252
Division No. 172.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT—MAINTENANCE		294,000	273,000	272,662
Total Under Control of Department of Works..........		2,515,000	2,984,000	2,034,416
Total Department of Supply...		14,134,000	15,303,000	13,662,730

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 173.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	£	£	£
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 191...	600,000	567,700	537,220
2. Temporary and casual employees..............	442,000	442,600	442,535
3. Extra duty pay...........................	8,000	4,200	6,213
	1,050,000	1,014,500	985,968
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...................	65,000	63,000	68,625
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing..........	17,000	22,000	20,271
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services........	28,000	32,000	27,662
4. Freights, cartage and packing.................	14,000	16,000	14,767
5. Incidental and other expenditure...............	36,000	43,000	37,742
	160,000	176,000	169,067
Total Division No. 173...........	1,210,000	1,190,500	1,155,035
Division No. 174.—GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKINGS AND ESTABLISHMENTS.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 191...	950,000	825,000	835,738
2. Less amount chargeable to trust account..........	930,000	813,000	816,701
3. Less amount chargeable to Division No. 176.......	20,000	12,000	19,037
	950,000	825,000	835,738
	..	..	..
B.—Maintenance of production potential facilities and other non-recoverable factory costs	600,000	675,000	528,379
Total Division No. 174...........	600,000	675,000	528,379
Division No. 174k.—BREAKING DOWN OF AMMUNITION.
1. Factory costs............................	80,000	100,000	72,456
2. Less amount recoverable from sales of recovered materials	75,000	60,000	72,456
Total Division No. 174k..........	5,000	40,000	..
Division No. 176.—STORAGE SERVICES............	587,000	590,000	588,750
Division No. 177.—DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	16,000	30,000	21,041
Division No. 178.—MACHINERY AND PLANT........	1,750,000	2,271,000	1,811,006
Division No. 179.—DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION	25,000	40,000	20,113
Division No. 180—BUILDINGS AND WORKS.........	6,000,000	..	..
Total Under Control of Department of Defence Production	10,193,000	4,836,500	4,124,324
Under Control of Department of Health.
Division No. 181.—HEALTH SERVICES.............	27,000	24,000	23,232
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 182.—RENT........................	18,000	24,500	23,938
Division No. 183.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS	65,000	54,000	13,520
Total Under Control of Department of the Interior	83,000	78,500	37,458

XX.—Defence Services.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION—continued.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of Works.	£	£	£
Division No. 184.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FITTINGS AND FURNITURE	650,000	1,410,000	770,165
Division No. 185.—MAINTENANCE OF FACTORIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS	300,000	270,000	273,386
Total Under Control of Department of Works.....	950,000	1,680,000	1,043,551
Total Department of Defence Production	11,253,000	6,619,000	5,228,565

XX.—Defence Services.

OTHER SERVICES.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.	£	£	£
Division No. 186.—CIVIL DEFENCE...........	234,000	90,000	33,556
Under Control of Department of Labour and National Service.
Division No. 186k.—ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL SERVICE ACT 1951–1953.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 98a.	66,000	..	..
2. Temporary and casual employees..........	22,500	..	..
3. Extra duty pay......................	22,500	..	..
	111,000	..	..
B. General Expenses—
1. Expenses incidental to the administration of the National Service Act 1951–1953 including fares, travelling allowances, office requisites and other incidental expenditure	20,900	..	..
2. Medical examinations and expenses incidental thereto	41,000	..	..
3. Fares, allowances and other expenses associated with call-up for training	26,600	..	..
4. Miscellaneous......................	22,500	..	..
	111,000	..	..
Total Division No. 186k.....	222,000	(a) ..	(a) ..
Under Control of the Department of the Army.
Division No. 186l.—RECRUITING CAMPAIGN.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries of staff of Recruiting Directorate....	16,500	..	..
2. Proportion of salaries of staff of Commonwealth Loans Organization	18,500	..	..
	35,000	..	..
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..............	15,000	..	..
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing.....	3,000	..	..
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services....	3,000	..	..
4. Medical fees.......................	12,000	..	..
5. Advertising........................	303,000	..	..
6. Repairs, maintenance, light and power......	4,000	..	..
7. Rents............................	6,000	..	..
8. Incidental and other expenditure..........	3,000	..	..
	349,000	..	..
Total Division No. 186l.............	384,000	(b) ..	(b) ..
Under Control of the Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 186m.—RECONDITIONING OF MARINE SALVAGE VESSELS	135,000	..	..
Under Control of Department of the Treasury.
Division No. 186n.—DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (for payment to the credit of the Defence Equipment and Supplies Trust Account)	..	(c)8,000,000	8,000,000
Total Other Services........	975,000	8,090,000	8,033,556
Total DEFENCE SERVICES.......	190,000,000	211,899,000	185,533,595

(a) Provided under Divisions Nos. 122, 133 and 150. (b) Provided under Division No. 130, Item 12. (c) Provided in Additional Estimates. May, 1955.

XXI.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
187–189	PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT......	3,143,000	3,312,632	2,807,919
190	DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS..	1,004,000	1,049,150	1,026,815
191	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY......	762,000	2,257,500	2,118,754
192	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..	8,000	9,086	8,253
193	DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.......	291,000	50,000	43,191
194	DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS	55,000	63,218	92,327
195	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH...........	1,030,000	725,715	721,957
196	DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE	911,000	728,022	591,104
197	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES....	1,631,000	1,625,700	546,420
198	DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT	2,093,000	965,000	801,528
199	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION......	8,963,000	8,401,000	7,440,318
201	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	312,000	463,300	374,967
202	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION	100,000	109,677	109,625
203	INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF	5,500,000	5,500,000	3,428,980
	TOTAL.....................	(a)25,803,000	25,260,000	20,112,158

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955–56, £1,300,300; 1854–55, Vote, £1,455,342; Expenditure, £1,021,461.

	£
Estimate, 1955–56.......................	25,803,000
Expenditure, 1954–55.....................	20,112,158
Increase........................	5,690,842

XXI.—Miscellaneous Services.

Division No. 187.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
1. Australian Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association—Grant	1,640	1,640	1,611
2. Minor International Associations—Contributions....	895	750	990
3. Commonwealth Economic Committee—Contribution.	9,416	7,710	7,710
4. Imperial Institute—Contribution...............	990	1,615	1,320
5. Commonwealth Shipping Committee—Contribution.	265	180	176
6. Ex-members of Parliament and others or their dependants—Annual allowances	4,153	2,574	2,377
7. Returned soldiers and their dependants—Grant for relief of distress	1,000	1,000	1,000
8. Commonwealth Literary Fund (for payment to credit of Commonwealth Literary Fund Trust Account)	10,000	12,000	12,000
9. Conferences of Commonwealth and State Ministers and of officials—Administrative expenses	297	328	271
10. Distinguished guests, visitors and officials—Hospitality	12,000	12,000	13,219
11. Historical memorials of representative men........	1,466	898	1,383
12. Historical and other paintings.................	2,000	2,000	1,039
13. Special investigations on scientific matters—Publication of results	100	100	100
14. Australian National University—Running expenses—Supplementary grant	(a) 552,000	(a) 423,000	(a) 423,000
15. Surf Life Saving Association—Grant............	5,000	5,000	5,000
16. Royal Life Saving Society—Grant.............	4,000	4,000	4,000
17. Australian Life Saving Society—Grant..........	1,000	1,000	1,000
18. Social Science Research Council of Australia—Grant.	3,500	3,500	3,500
19. Australian Academy of Science—Grant..........	10,000	10,000	10,000
20. Royal Australian Historical Society—Grant.......	500	500	500
21. Boy Scouts Association—Grant...............	5,000	5,000	5,000
22. Girl Guides Association—Grant...............	2,000		..
23. Royal Commission on Espionage..............	56,000	118,000	84,385
24. Cultural matters, exhibitions—Grant towards expenses	1,500	3,150	1,649
25. Olympic Games, 1956—Contribution towards cost...	550,000	200,000	50,000
26. Erection of Memorial at Farm Cove to commemorate landing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second—Contribution towards cost	2,500	..	..
27. Visit abroad of Minister for Supply, 1955—
(a) Expenses of Minister and personal staff.......	900	..	4,800
(b) Departmental expenditure and travel of officials.	1,100	..	760
28. Flood relief—New South Wales...............	319,000	906,746	596,637
29. Bushfire relief—Victoria....................	6,000	..	..
30. Bushfire relief —South Australia..............	50,000	..	..
31. Visit abroad of the Attorney-General, 1955........	2,600	..	4,223
32. Gifts to Federations of Malaya and Singapore......	1,000	..	..
33. Crosses of Sacrifice—Port Morseby, Lae and Rabaul—Unveiling ceremonies	2,728	..	..
34. Baltic Exchange, London—Gift of panelling of Australian timber	850	..	..
35. State funerals...........................	600	400	283
Royal Visit 1954..........................	..	65,100	62,517
Flood relief—Queensland....................	..	..	1,000
Pan-Pacific Women’s Association Conference, Manila—Representation	..	1,026	1,024
Visit abroad of Prime Minister, 1955.............	..	22,000	26,244
Visit abroad of Minister for Shipping and Transport, 1954	..	3,510	3,570
Federal Guide............................	..	627	583
Exhibition of Australian paintings abroad..........	..	700	70
Sir Henry Parkes National Memorial Appeal—Contribution	..	1,000	1,000
Visit abroad of Minister for Labour and National Service and Immigration	..	574	574
Storm damage relief—Queensland..............	..	854	854
Visits abroad of Minister for External Affairs, 1954...	..	5,636	5,636
Visit abroad of the Treasurer, 1954..............	..	9,000	6,980
Visit abroad of Ministers for Commerce and Agriculture and Trade and Customs, 1954	..	21,800	21,552
Carried forward................	1,622,000	1,854,918	1,369,537

(a) In addition, £325,000 provided under Special Appropriations.

XXI.—Miscellaneous Services.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 187.—PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	£	£	£
Brought forward.................	1,622,000	1,854,918	1,369,537
Sir Gordon Taylor—Grant for services rendered in the field of Civil Aviation	..	10,000	10,000
Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust—Contribution....	..	29,832	29,832
Exhibition of Coronation Robes and Regalia.........	..	417	407
Memorial to the late Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey—Contribution	..	3,000	3,000
East Molesey Cricket Club—Gift of panelling of Australian timber	..	265	265
Visit abroad of Minister for the Interior and Minister for Works, 1955	..	2,600	2,744
British Empire Service League Conference, London—Grant towards representation	..	2,000	2,000
Visit abroad of Minister for External Affairs, 1955.....	..	2,200	1,031
Opening of Parliament by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second—Painting of scene	..	2,400	2,391
Olympic Games—Equestrian events, Stockholm, 1956—Grant towards cost of representation	..	12,500	12,500
Earthquake relief—Philippines..................	..	3,000	3,000
Total Division No. 187.............	1,622,000	1,923,132	1,436,707
Division No. 188.—SECURITY SERVICE.
1. Administrative expenses......................	413,000	362,500	362,500
Division No. 189.—OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
1. Commonwealth scholarship scheme...............	1,063,550	1,000,000	983,782
2. South-east Asia—Scholarships..................	6,000	4,500	3,831
3. Australian Council for Educational Research.........	5,000	5,000	5,000
4. Occupational Therapy Training—Grant in aid........	3,200	2,750	3,200
5. Federation of British Industries Scholarships—Contribution towards cost	3,000	4,500	2,655
6. Adult education publications—University of Sydney—Contribution towards cost	4,750	4,750	4,750
7. Oriental languages—Courses at Universities.........	22,000	5,000	5,000
8. Australian Ensign—Presentation to schools..........	500	500	494
Total Division No. 189.............	1,108,000	1,027,000	1,008,712
Total Prime Minister’s Department.....	3,143,000	3,312,632	2,807,919
Division No. 190.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
1. International Labour Conferences—Representation....	11,500	12,400	13,571
2. International Labour Organization—Contribution......	63,500	62,050	61,215
3. Representation at minor conferences..............	600	2,540	2,163
4. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade—Representation and contribution	33,000	47,400	51,497
5. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization—Contribution, representation and publicity	52,900	60,000	46,362
6. United Nations—Representation.................	140,700	136,700	143,646
7. United Nations—Contribution..................	309,500	309,500	309,621
8. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—Contribution and representation	62,000	84,800	72,776
9. South Pacific Commission—Contribution and representation	68,500	65,700	65,476
10. Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition....	240,000	215,000	212,565
Carried forward..................	982,200	996,090	978,892

XXI.—Miscellaneous Services.

Division No. 190.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 190.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward...............	982,200	996,090	978,892
11. Assistance to destitute Australians abroad, including funeral expenses	700	1,300	746
12. National Institute of Oceanography—Contribution..	6,300	6,300	6,269
13. Australian Association for the United Nations—Grant	4,000	4,000	4,000
14. Scott Polar Research Institute—Grant...........	500	500	500
15. South-East Asia Treaty Organization Conferences—Representation	3,000	10,300	8,765
16. Conferences on peaceful uses of atomic energy—Representation	7,300	..	..
Korea Political Conference, Geneva—Representation.	..	28,300	26,401
New Hebrides—Legal expenses in connexion with land tenure claims	..	500	167
World Health Assembly, Mexico City—Representation	..	1,860	1,075
Total Department of External Affairs..	a1,004,000	a 1,049,150	a1,026,815
Division No. 191.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
1. Exchange on remittances within the Commonwealth.	25,000	17,000	8,132
2. Loan management expenses—Works and States (amounts recovered from State Governments may be credited to this vote)	35,000	35,000	30,668
3. Stamp duty on transfers of Commonwealth loan securities in London (amounts recovered from State Governments may be credited to this vote)	30,000	35,000	27,308
4. Interest at three and one-half per cent. per annum on the value of properties transferred to the Commonwealth but excluded from the Financial Agreement	3,900	3,900	3,889
5. Interest on income tax certificates of credit.......	1,000	100	673
6. Taxes and fines—Refund and remission under special circumstances	547,000	1,272,000	1,265,582
7. Census, including advertising, collection, compilation, printing, maps and miscellaneous services	85,000	850,000	761,005
8. National savings campaign..................	10,000	5,000	14,396
9. Net loss on “Macarthur” locomotives (amounts recovered from sales of locomotives and surplus materials may be credited to this vote) (b)	20,000’	33,000	..
10. Superannuation pensions payable in sterling—Exchange	5,100	4,000	4,603
Special Committee on Rates of Depreciation—Expenses	..	2,500	2,498
Total Department of the Treasury....	762,000	2,257,500	2,118,754
Division No. 192.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
1. International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property —Contribution	770	1,735	1,451
2. Office of the International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works—Contribution	625	640	625
3. Central Fingerprint Bureau—Contribution........	4,700	4,008	4,008
4. International Police Commission—Membership and representation	940	930	462
5. Judges pensions—Special payments............	965	965	900
Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904–1952—Payment of legal expenses under Section 96k	..	808	807
Total Attorney-General’s Department.............	8,000	9,086	8,253

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955–56, £119, 300; 1954–55, Vote, £142,342, Expenditure £102 061. (b) Original contract for supply of 50 locomotives to China as a contribution to United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration was cancelled and re-negotiated for completion of twenty for disposal, ten to Commonwealth Railways and ten to South Australian Railways.

XXI.—Miscellaneous Services.

Division No. 193.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.	1955–56.	1954–50.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
1. Riverview College Observatory—Grant............	1,200	1,200	1,200
2. Commonwealth Government motor vehicles—Registration	2,000	1,300	247
3. Compensation for injuries sustained, including payments as acts of grace	1,300	1,900	343
4. Commonwealth elections and referenda............	250,000	20,000	14,977
5. World Meteorological Organization—Contribution to...	4,000	3,400	3,398
6. Chair of Natural Philosophy at Melbourne University—Contribution to Meteorological Section	6,000	6,200	6,200
7. Australian National Travel Association—Grant.......	20,000	15,000	15,000
8. North Australia Meat Company—Expenses of claim under National Security (General) Regulations	6,500	..	826
Long Range Weather Forecasting Trust—Grant.......	..	1,000	1,000
Total Department of the Interior.......	291,000	50,000	43,191
Division No. 194.—DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
1. International Sugar Council—Contribution..........	1,100	1,818	1,818
2. Duty—Remission under special circumstances.......	50,500	50,000	79,139
3. International Bureau of Customs Tariffs (Brussels)—Contribution.	2,700	2,700	2,670
4. International Cotton Advisory Committee—Contribution.	450	450	445
5. Consultative Committee on Import Policy...........	250	250	255
Settlement in connexion with legal action concerning prohibited exports	..	8,000	8,000
Total Department of Trade and Customs.......	55,000	63,218	92,327
Division No. 195.—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
1. Medical research..........................	150,000	139,750	139,750
2. Child Health Centres (for payment to credit of National Health Campaign Trust Account)	30,000	30,000	30,000
3. Commonwealth Council for National Fitness........	72,500	72,500	72,500
4. Aerial medical services—Subsidy...............	35,000	35,000	35,000
5. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales—Subsidy	528,000	250,000	250,000
6. Interest on investments of Endowment Funds (for payment to credit of relative Trust Fund)	70	70	62
7. Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London—Contribution	1,010	1,005	1,003
8. International Veterinary Bureau—Subscription......	750	750	735
9. World Health Organization...................	84,200	76,520	76,218
10. Potassium iodide tablets—Free issue (recoveries from sale of iodised salt may be credited to this item)	1,500	1,500	1,186
11. Plant quarantine publicity campaign..............	5,770	2,500	1,718
12. Assistance to Australian Red Cross—Blood transfusion service—Grants to States	75,000	70,000	68,886
13. World Health Organization—Reimbursement of expenditure to Commonwealth Serum Laboratories	6,200	6,120	4,899
14. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories—Research......	40,000	40,000	40,000
Total Department of Health..........	1,030,000	725,715	721,957

XXI.—Miscellaneous Services.

Division No. 196.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMEECE AND AGRICULTURE.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 196.—DEPARTMENT OF COMMEECE AND AGRICULTURE.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
1. Australian Agricultural Council and Standing Committee on Agriculture—Contribution and expenses	2,000	2,000	1,860
2. Primary Production Control Boards—Election of representatives	1,500	1,089	2,501
3. Industry conferences and committees—Expenses of representatives	1,500	1,500	188
4. International Wheat Council—Contribution.........	3,000	3,000	2,693
5. Trade publicity—United Kingdom...............	133,000	21,250	23,573
6. Trade publicity—Other than United Kingdom........	57,000	32,000	31,964
7. Agricultural machinery—Purchase...............	100	100	..
8. Farm mechanization research...................	8,000	8,400	8,374
9. Wool appraisement centres—Expenses............	200	200	116
10. Drought relief—Dairy industry.................	3,000	4,500	4,304
11. Tobacco—Grant to States for experimental work on tobacco leaf production	15,000	15,000	11,832
12. Dairy industry—Extension grant................	250,000	250,000	240,526
13. International Whaling Commission—Contribution....	200	200	188
14. Honey—Promotion of sales...................	3,950	5,600	2,817
15. International Dairy Federation—Contribution.......	300	300	269
16. Air Beef—Subsidy.........................	16,250	10,000	10,965
17. International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage—Contribution and representation	200	1,072	1,048
18. Food Production—Grant for expansion of Agricultural Advisory Services	338,000	200,000	199,551
19. Special food investigations....................	47,000	43,600	30,981
20. Dairy Industry Investigation Committee—Expenses...	4,800	7,500	6,643
21. Tractor testing—Commonwealth share of operating expenses	500	2,300	2,300
22. Berry fruits—Publicity......................	8,000	..	..
23. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Conference, Brisbane, 1955	2,000	..	..
24. Citrus fruit for export—Special research...........	500	..	..
25. Aerial surveys—Reimbursement to Department of Air.	15,000	..	..
Flax Production Committee—Working loss (for payment to credit of Flax Production Trust Account)	..	50,000	..
Tuna fishing research........................	..	7,311	7,311
Ammonium Sulphate—Freight on local production....	..	60,000	..
Visit of United States woolgrowers—Contribution towards cost of road transport	..	1,100	1,100
Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture........	911,000	728,022	591,104
Division No. 197.—DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
1. Compassionate allowances—Payments under special circumstances	90,000	93,000	86,881
2. Social Service pensioners.—Repatriation under special circumstances	1,000	500	..
3. Exchange on remittances within the Commonwealth....	25,230	16,646	8,255
4. Housekeeper service—Grant...................	14,000	14,000	13,908
5. Special allowances paid on behalf of other Departments.	420	854	522
6. Building of homes for the aged—Assistance to approved organizations	1,500,000	1,500,000	436,236
7. United Nations Fellowship in Social Welfare—Contribution towards fares	350	700	618
Total Department of Social Services..........	1,631,000	1,625,700	546,420
Division No. 198.—DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.
1. Marine salvage service.......................	6,000	13,000	10,045
2. Tasmanian shipping service—Subsidy.............	360,000	150,000	160,240
3. Leigh Creek coal—Subsidy for carriage by Commonwealth Railways	600,000	800,000	628,615
4. Free or concessional railway fares and freights........	2,000	2,000	2,628
5. Shipping service to Papua and New Guinea—Subsidy...	125,000	..	..
6. Oversea coal—Loss on emergency transport.........	1,000,000	..	..
Total Department of Shipping and Transport.......	2,093,000	965,000	801,528

XXI.—Miscellaneous Services.

Division No. 199.—DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.	1955–56.	1954–55.
(Repayments by migrants and others may be credited to the items to which they relate.)	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Assisted Migration—
1. Child migration, British and foreign..............	60,000	60,000	52,347
2. British migration (other than child)..............	3,500,000	3,282,000	3,108,664
3. Maltese migration..........................	108,500	174,000	147,270
4. German migration.........................	426,000	396,000	397,863
5. Irish migration............................	40,000	10,000	8,701
6. Dutch migration...........................	538,000	315,000	177,564
7. Italian migration...........................	319,000	200,000	240,370
8. European migrants moved under auspices of Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration	467,500	515,000	458,896
9. General European assistance scheme.............	112,500	22,500	4,322
10. Reception, training and holding centres—Maintenance (for payment to credit of Immigration Centres Trust Account)	1,100,000	1,346,000	982,337
11. Inter-governmental Committee for European Migration—Contributions and loan for operational purposes	214,500	160,000	153,552
Empire and Allied ex-service personnel............	..	73,500	59,563
	6,886,000	6,554,000	5,791,449
B.—Grants and Subsidies—
1. Approved child and youth organizations—Capital grants.	8,000	30,000	39,881
2. Good Neighbour Councils and New Settlers Leagues—Commonwealth contribution	24,500	23,000	20,451
	32,500	53,000	60,332
C.—Establishments—
1. Reception depots for British migrants—Contributions to States towards establishment	3,000	5,000	968
D.—Medical—
1. Medical and hospital treatment for migrants in initial period of settlement	250,000	255,000	251,750
E.—Publicity—
1. Migration publicity..........................	80,000	60,000	57,312
F.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—
1. Contribution to maintenance of migrant families......	1,250,000	1,015,000	900,000
G.—Expendable Equipment—
1. Equipment for reception, training and holding centres...	70,000	36,000	38,884
2. Equipment for migrant workers’ hostels, operated by Commonwealth Hostels Ltd.	16,000	32,000	..
	86,000	68,000	38,884
H.—Other—
1. Repatriation and deportation...................	25,000	25,000	18,422
2. Distressed Australians abroad—Relief and repatriation..	1,000	1,000	739
3. Education of non-British migrants in the English language	300,000	300,000	255,237
4. Commonwealth Immigration Advisory Council—Expenses	2,250	2,250	2,033
5. Commonwealth Immigration Planning Council—Expenses	2,250	1,750	2,085
6. Assimilation activities........................	12,000	12,000	11,092
7. Trade testing..............................	1,000	1,000	546
8. Hostels and Holding Centres—Caretaker and maintenance expenses of vacant establishments	32,000	48,000	49,469
	375,500	391,000	339,623
Total Department of Immigration......	8,963,000	8,401,000	7,440,318
	(a)	(a)	(a)

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955–56, £1,181,000; 1954–55 Vote, £1,313,000; Expenditure, £919,400.

XXI.—Miscellaneous Services.

Division No. 201.—DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division No. 201.—DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
A.—Joint Coal Board—	£	£	£
1. Contribution to welfare fund...............	70,000	70,000	70,000
2. Contribution to administrative costs..........	80,000	72,000	69,000
3. Prospecting, research and other expenditure.....	35,000	44,000	43,000
4. Stockpiling and related expenditure..........	70,000	130,000	100,000
	255,000	316,000	282,000
B.—Miscellaneous—
1. National Oil Pty. Ltd.—Expenditure in connexion with winding-up	1,500	3,000	1,716
2. Wool Textile Technical Schools—Payments to States of New South Wales and Victoria	50,000	134,000	80,513
3. Advisory Panel on Air Transport of Cattle or Beef—Expenses	5,500	5,300	5,738
Coalminers’ amenities, Western Australia—Contribution towards cost		5,000	5,000
	57,000	147,300	92,967
Total Department of National Development	312,000	463,300	374,967
Division No. 202.—COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.
1. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux—Contributions	(a) 39,000	49,227	49,252
2. Standards Association of Australia—Grant.....	44,000	42,000	42,000
3. Chair of Aeronautics at Sydney University—Contribution to establishment and maintenance	5,000	5,000	5,000
4. National Association of Testing Authorities.....	11,000	9,200	9,673
5. Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science—Grant	1,000	1,850	1,300
Pan Indian Ocean Science Congress—Grant to Australian National Research Council	..	2,400	2,400
Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	100,000	109,677	109,625
Division No. 203.—INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF.
1. Colombo Plan—Technical assistance and economic development	4,890,000	4,500,000	2,393,978
2. United Nations technical assistance, relief and rehabilitation	610,000	1,000,000	1,035,002
Total International Development and Relief...	5,500,000	5,500,000	3,428,980
	25,803,000	25,260,000	20,112,158
Division No. 204.—REFUNDS OF REVENUE(b).....	22,000,000	22,000,000	19,741,195
Division No. 205.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.
To enable the Treasurer to make advances which will be recovered within the financial year and also to meet expenditure particulars of which will afterwards be included in a Parliamentary Appropriation	16,000,000	16,000,000	(d)
	63,803,000	63,260,000	39,853,353
Deduct Refunds of Revenue and Advance to the Treasurer	38,000,000	38,000,000	19,741,195
Total MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES..	25,803,000	25,260,000	20,112,158

(a) Includes the following grants in sterling which are payable through the Executive Council of the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux:—Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, £22,000; Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, £2,400; Commonwealth Mycological Institute, £2,200 ; Commonwealth Bureaux of Biological Control, £4,000. (b) To be applied by the Treasurer in making refunds of amounts which have been collected but which do not properly belong to Revenue such as—Value of postage stamps repurchased by the Postmaster-General’s Department; Unexpired portion of telephone fees, and of fees for private boxes and bags; Moneys paid to Revenue in error; Proportion of radio and cable traffic receipts due to Overseas Telecommunications Commission. Refunds of tax overpaid under various taxation Acts; Refunds of tax rebated by the Boards appointed under section 285 of the Income Tax and Social Services Contribution Assessment Act 1936–1955 and the corresponding sections of the previous Act; and section 70 of the Pay Roll Tax Assessment Act 1941–1954. (d) Expenditure shown throughout the Estimates under the heads to which it will be finally charged when specially appropriated.

XXII.—BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
206	ANNUAL VOTES........................	16,070,000	21,250,000	21,012,065

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XXII.—Bounties and Subsidies.

	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 206.—BOUNTIES AND SUBSIDIES.
1. Dairy products.......................	14,500,000	(a) 15,900,000	15,749,998
2. Tea...............................	1,550,000	(b) 5,200,000	5,077,022
3. Coal..............................	20,000	150,000	184,579
Wheat shipped to Tasmania—Freight subsidy...	..	..	466
Total...............	16,070,000	21,250,000	21,012,065

XXIII.—WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES.

Division Number.	—	1955–56.	1954–55.
Division Number.	—	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
207–210	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT..........	15,445,000	15,102,000	14,618,898
211	WAR SERVICE HOMES DIVISION.........	1,020,000	873,750	814,794
212–216	RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION.	2,195,000	2,506,000	1,170,509
217–220	MISCELLANEOUS....................	617,000	4,736,250	4,397,483
		19,277,000	23,218,000	21,001,684
221–222	Less MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS.........	3,300,000	1,000,000	428,820
	TOTAL.......................	15,977,000	22,218,000	20,572,864

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary.........	7,797,200	7,363,409	7,209,739
General expenses...........................	831,000	768,000	762,158
Other services.............................	7,348,800	14,086,591	12,600,967
Total.............................	15,977,000	22,218,000	20,572,864

XXIII.—War and Repatriation Services.

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.	1955–56.	1954–55.
	1955–56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
(For payment to credit of Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account.)
Division No. 207.—ADMINISTRATIVE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 192	1,760,000	1,697,300	1,592,326
2. Temporary and casual employees...........	854,000	783,700	821,308
3. Extra duty pay........................	68,000	41,000	67,350
	2,682,000	2,522,000	2,480,984
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence................	64,100	64,600	67,380
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	52,500	56,900	53,098
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	72,600	69,000	70,742
4. Fuel, light and power...................	18,200	17,000	17,627
5. Medical examinations...................	55,900	61,000	53,658
6. Services of Registrars, Police and officers of Postmaster-General’s Department	182,400	166,000	174,643
7. Fares and expenses of war pensioners under review	24,900	21,400	23,811
8. Incidental and other expenditure............	37,400	36,100	47,567
	508,000	492,000	508,526
Total Division No. 207........	3,190,000	3,014,000	2,989,510
Division No. 207k.—REPATRIATION BENEFITS.
(For payment to credit of Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account.)
1. Small business loans....................	154,000	190,000	178,791
2. Medical treatment......................	4,178,000	4,129,000	4,081,536
3. Maintenance of departmental institutions......	(a) 5,242,000	(a) 5,154,000	(a) 4,887,579
4. Living allowances.....................	2,382,000	2,308,000	2,334,047
5. Miscellaneous........................	233,000	240,000	236,964
	12,189,000	12,021,000	11,718,917
6. Less recoveries from Service Departments and other receipts available in the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account	1,127,000	1,139,000	1,226,107
Total Division No. 207k.......	11,062,000	10,882,000	10,492,810
Total paid to credit of Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Trust Account	14,252,000	13,896,000	13,482,320
Division No. 207l.—SOLDIERS’ CHILDREN EDUCATION SCHEME.
(For payment to credit of Repatriation of Australian Soldiers—Contributions—Trust Account)
1. Education of children of deceased and of permanently and totally incapacitated soldiers	374,000	382,000	368,876

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955–56, £4,335,200, 1954–55, Vote. £4,171,659, Expenditure, £4,098,931.

XXIII.—War and Repatriation Services.

REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 208.—MISCELLANEOUS.
1. Seamen’s war pensions and allowances.........	27,400	26,500	27,805
2. Compassionate allowances paid on behalf of other departments	24,000	25,000	23,400
3. Allowances to or in respect of representatives of various organizations who have served abroad	24,000	24,500	24,354
4. Education of children of deceased and of permanently and totally incapacitated seamen	1,200	1,350	1,348
5. New Guinea civilian war pensions, education benefits and medical treatment	38,000	41,150	39,987
6. Assistance under special circumstances to ex-service personnel or their dependants	400	500	359
Total Division No. 208..............	115,000	119,000	117,253
Total under Control of Repatriation Department	14,741,000	14,397,000	13,968,449
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 209.—RENT OF BUILDINGS.
1. Rent................................	14,000	15,000	13,530
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 210.—REPATRIATION ESTABLISHMENTS.
1. General maintenance of establishments.........	380,000	350,000	371,104
2. Operation and maintenance of equipment........	310,000	340,000	265,815
Total Division No. 210..............	690,000	690,000	636,919
Total Repatriation Department.........	15,445,000	15,102,000	14,618,898
Under Control of Department of Social Services.
Division No. 211.—WAR SERVICE HOMES DIVISION.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 192..	583,700	562,600	499,527
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	290,300	223,600	243,973
3. Extra duty pay..........................	36,000	18,250	27,861
4. Payments to Department of Works............	12,000	12,300	9,842
	922,000	816,750	781,203
6. Less amount chargeable to Insurance Fund and recoveries in respect of technical and other Services	200,000	200,000	201,529
	722,000	616,750	579,674
Carried forward.............	722,000	616,750	579,674

XXIII.—War and Repatriation Services.

Division No. 211.—WAR SERVICE HOMES DIVISION—continued.	1955-56.	1954-56.
Division No. 211.—WAR SERVICE HOMES DIVISION—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward............	722,000	616,750	579,674
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence................	52,700	53,700	53,033
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	67,700	48,600	27,233
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services......	20,600	19,800	18,859
4. Payments to Postmaster-General’s Department for collection of repayments	35,300	31,800	29,922
5. Payments to State Government Institutions in respect of the provision of War Service Homes	115,000	96,000	104,231
6. Payments to Department of Supply for hire of motor vehicles	16,900	19,200	14,726
7. Payments to Department of Works for services rendered	2,300	2,300	1,883
8. Incidental and other expenditure............	20,400	23,400	22,500
9. Payments to Papua-New Guinea and Norfolk Island Administrations	5,000	..	..
	335,900	294,800	272,387
10. Less amount chargeable to Insurance Fund and recoveries in respect of technical services	37,900	37,800	37,267
	298,000	257,000	235,120
For payment to credit of War Service Homes Trust Account	1,020,000	873,750	814,794
C.—Relief Services—
1. Relief under Sections 29aa and 39a of the War Service Homes Act 1918-1954	8,100	6,350	6,350
2. Less amount payable from the War Service Homes Relief Trust Account	8,100	6,350	6,350
For payment to credit of War Service Homes Relief Trust Account	..	..	..
Total War Service Homes Division.....	1,020,000	873,750	814,794
RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION.
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 212.—UNIVERSITY TRAINING.
1. Tuition, text-books and equipment...........	16,000	41,000	22,089
2. Living allowances.....................	30,000	79,000	61,945
Total Division No. 212........	46,000	120,000	84,034
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 213.—WAR SERVICE LAND SETTLEMENT.
1. Financial assistance to States in connection with War Service Land Settlement	1,750,000	1,750,000	750,439
Division No. 214.—RE-ESTABLISHMENT LOANS FOR AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS.
1. Loans—Advances by lending authorities......	50,000	50,000	55,198
2. Less repayments of principal by borrowers available for further advances	(a) 50,000	50,000	55,198
	..	..	..
3. Allowances..........................	11,000	16,000	4,610
4. Expenses of administration...............	91,000	102,000	101,601
Total Division No. 214........	102,000	118,000	106,211

(a) Additional repayments totalling £342,000 will be transferred to Revenue.

XXIII.—War and Repatriation Services.

RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION—continued.	1955-56.	1954-65.
RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Division No. 215.-RURAL TRAINING.
1. Instruction and administration................	2,000	2,000	757
2. Allowances............................	10,000	10,000	7,963
Total Division No. 215.........	12,000	12,000	8,720
Under Control of Department of Labour and National Service.
Division No. 216.—TECHNICAL TRAINING.
1. Tuition, text-books and equipment.............	233,500	375,000	182,681
2. Living allowances........................	49,000	129,000	.37,471
3. Buildings and equipment...................	2,500	2,000	953
Total Division No. 216.........	285,000	506,000	221,105
Total Reconstruction and Rehabilitation........	2,195,000	2,506,000	1,170,509
MISCELLANEOUS.
Division No. .217.—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
1. Loan management expenses.................	190,000	190,000	190,185
2. Lend-lease Settlement Fund—Interest on investments	35,000	39,000	38,314
3. Prisoner-of-war Trust Fund—Administrative expenses	1,000	1,354	1,231
4. War inventions awards.....................	2,000	15,000	10,875
Payments as acts of grace for loss of property not covered by National Security Regulations	..	1,900	1,900
Reciprocal Lend-Lease—Residual expenditure	..	2,446	2,764
War Savings Certificates and Savings Certificates—Redemption	..	4,000,000	3,694,209
Total Division No. 217...........	228,000	4,249,700	3,939,478
Division No. 218.—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
1. Australian official war artists—Expenses.........	3,000	3,000	1,566
2. Australian war history 1939-45 Compilation (contributions by Australian War Memorial towards cost of printing may be credited to this vote)	37,500	31,000	10,589
3. Official war paintings and pictures—Exhibition....	1,500	1,500	703
4. War graves—Contribution to Imperial War Graves Commission, for care and maintenance	242,500	278,000	277,399
5. Australian war memorials—Erection, restoration and maintenance	4,500	4,000	1,548
Demolition of protective measures at bulk oil installations (for payment to credit of Oil Installations Protection Trust Account)	..	75,500	76,948
Unveiling of El Alamein War Memorial—Representation	..	4,550	4,539
Total Division No. 218...........	289,000	397,550	373,292

XXIIL—War and Repatriation Services.

MISCELLANEOUS-continued.	1955-56.	1954-65.
MISCELLANEOUS-continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Department of the Interior.	£	£	£
Division No. 219.—AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 192	25,000	24,150	22,999
2. Temporary and casual employees..........	32,000	28,850	27,151
3. Extra duty pay......................	1,000	..
	58,000	53,000	50,150
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence..............	800	1,000	775
2. Office requisites, stationery and printing.....	1,000	800	829
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services....	1,200	1,500	976
4. Fuel, light and power..................	6,000	3,500	5,109
5. Library, cinema and photographs..........	6,000	4,000	4,448
6. Installation of collections...............	3,000	2,000	1,399
7. Transport..........................	5,000	4,200	3,177
8. Incidental and other expenditure...........	2,000	2,000	1,799
	25,000	19,000	18,512
Total Division No. 219............	83,000	72,000	68,662
Division No. 220.—DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
1. Evacuees—Reception, sustenance and aftercare	130	130	130
2. War Injuries and Civil Defence Workers Regulations— Compensation and expenses	1,900	1,680	2,157
3. Civil Constructional Corps—Employees’ compensation	12,785	13,000	12,660
4. Disabled ex-members of the Forces not eligible for repatriation benefits—Rehabilitation and allowances	1,000	1,000	..
5. Compassionate allowances paid on behalf of other Departments	185	190	188
6. Discharged members of women’s services—Payments under special circumstances	1,000	1,000	916
Total Division No. 220............	17,000	17,000	16,051
Total Miscellaneous.............	617,000	4,736,250	4,397,483
MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS.
Division No. 221.—OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS—RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE.(a)
Gross expenditure.......................	2,300,000	5,500,000	5,149,776
Less recoveries........................	Cr.5,600,000	Cr.6,500.000	Cr.5,578,596
Total División No. 221............	Cr.3,300,000	Cr.1, 000,000	Cr. 428,820
Division No. 222.—REPARATIONS.			,
Proceeds from sale of reparations received in kind.	..	Cr. 15,000	Cr. 13,860
German external assets...................	..	..	Cr. 2,016
	..	Cr. 15,000	Cr. 15,876
Less amount paid to National Debt Commission...	..	15,000	15,876
Total Division No. 222.........	..	..	..
Total Miscellaneous Credits................	Cr.3,300,000	Cr. 1,000,000	Cr. 428,820
Total WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES	15,977,000	22,218,000	20,572,864

(a) Munitions, Stores, &c., supplied to Governments of United Kingdom and other administrations.

PART 2.

BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.

I.—COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.

Division Number.	—	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division Number.	—	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
223	TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.....	1,538,000	1,507,000	1,412,127
224	CENTRAL AUSTRALIA RAILWAY....	1,581,000	1,654,000	1,322,278
225	NORTH AUSTRALIA RAILWAY......	170,000	176,000	158,383
226	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY RAILWAY	44,000	44,000	39,705
228	AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.............	3,000	2,000	2,000
	TOTAL...................	3,336,000	3,383,000	2,934,493

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary....	2,099,900	2,022,920	1,862,411
Stores and material.....................	1,064,000	1,206,000	919,875
Other expenses.......................	172,100	154,080	152,207
Total....................	3,336,000	3,383,000	2,934,493

	£
Estimate, 1955-56.......................	3,336,000
Expenditure, 1954-55....................	2,934,493
Increase........................	401,507

I.—Commonwealth Railways.

	1955-56.	1954-55.
	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 223.—TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary as per Schedule, page 193	970,000	944,000	904,496
B.—Stores and Materials........................	482,000	473,000	417,824
C.—General Expenses..........................	86,000	90,000	89,807
Total Division No. 223............	1,538,000	1,507,000	1,412,127
Division No. 224.—CENTRAL AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary as per Schedule, page 193	975,000	933,000	818,372
B.—Stores and Materials........................	541,000	681,000	464,219
C.—General Expenses..........................	65,000	40,000	39,687
Total Division No. 224............	1,581,000	1,654,000	1,322,278
Division No. 225.—NORTH AUSTRALIA RAILWAY.
A..—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary as per Schedule, page 193	122,000	115,000	111,307
B.—Stores and Materials........................	39,000	50,000	36,600
C.—General Expenses..........................	9,000	11,000	10,476
Total Division No. 225............	170,000	176,000	158,383
Division No. 226.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY RAILWAY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary as per Schedule, page 193	30,000	29,000	26,316
B.—Stores and Materials........................	2,000	2,000	1,232
C.—General Expenses..........................	12,000	13,000	12,157
Total Division No. 226............	44,000	44,000	39,705
Total Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport	3,333,000	3,381,000	2,932,493
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 228—AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 10a...	2,900	1,920	1,920
2. Proportion of general expenses provided under Division No. 10b	100	80	80
Total Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department	3,000	2,000	2,000
Total Commonwealth Railways.....	3,336,000	3,383,000	2,934,493

II.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.

Division Number.	—	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division Number.	—	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
230	CENTRAL OFFICE................	5,234,000	4,059,625	4,190,414
231	NEW SOUTH WALES..............	28,707,000	26,119,000	26,308,461
232	VICTORIA......................	19,168,000	17,575,000	17,575,258
233	QUEENSLAND...................	11,090,000	9,974,000	9,916,510
234	SOUTH AUSTRALIA...............	6,360,000	5,837,000	5,808,215
235	WESTERN AUSTRALIA............	4,753,000	4,320,000	4,232,259
236	TASMANIA.....................	2,628,000	2,336,000	2,311,387
237	NORTHERN TERRITORY...........	220,000	194,000	192,030
237k	PROVISION FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF OFFICES	..	1,584,875	..
238	AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.............	40,000	34,000	34,000
240	RENT OF BUILDINGS..............	265,000	260,500	222,356
241	MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS......	800,000	785,000	754,252
	TOTAL...................	79,265,000	73,079,000	71,545,142

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

	£	£	£
Salaries and payments in the nature of salary....	58,165,000	54,113,700	52,587,271
Stores and material.....................	5,569,500	5,365,700	5,143,827
Mail services (by outside agencies)..........	7,392,000	6,257,300	6,275,716
Other expenses.......................	8,138,500	7,342,300	7,539,328
Total.......................	79,265,000	73,079,000	71,545,142

	£
Estimate, 1955-56.......................	79,265,000
Expenditure, 1954-55.....................	71,545,142
Increase.........................	7,719,858

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

	1955-56.	1954-55.
	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 230.—CENTRAL OFFICE.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 194.	1,038,000	860,625	897,933
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees; also wages paid as Employees’ Compensation	118,000	107,000	108,139
3. Extra duty pay.........................	18,000	9,000	15,649
	1,174,000	976,625	1,021,721
Less—
5. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	635,000	526,000	554,147
7. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	55,000	52,000	49,831
8. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.....	45,000	47,000	52,023
	735,000	625,000	656,001
	439,000	351,625	365,720
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	36,500	39,000	35,544
2. Fuel, light and power.....................	10,600	15,000	9,241
3. Water supply and sanitation................	1,000	1,000	607
8. Minor building works....................	5,000	..	..
9. Incidental and other expenditure.............	17,000	15,500	15,231
9a. Payments of pensions to officers on retirement...	500	500	196
9b. Advertising and publicity.................	36,000	32,000	32,760
	106,600	103,000	93,579
Less—
10. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	24,500	24,000	22,187
12. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	2,000	1,000	1,391
13. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services....	3,100	3,000	2,231
	29,600	28,000	25,809
	77,000	75,000	67,770
C—Stores and Material—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	24,500	18,000	17,379
2. Other general stores......................	5,000	..	..
6. Engineering stores, tools and equipment........	101,500	91,500	33,291
	131,000	109,500	50,670
Less—
9. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	45,500	40,000	7,582
10. Amount chargeable to Capital Works.........	50,000	50,000	25,624
11. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	500	..	543
12. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services....	6,000	1,500	85
	102,000	91,500	33,834
	29,000	18,000	16,836
D.—Mail Services (by outside Agencies)—
5. Airmail services........................	3,709,000	2,627,000	2,794,719
6. Conveyance of Australian mails in other countries..	70,000	200,000	151,375
	3,779,000	2,827,000	2,946,094
Carried forward..............	4,324,000	3,271,625	3,396,420

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 230—CENTRAL OFFICE—continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division No. 230—CENTRAL OFFICE—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward............	4,324,000	3,271,625	3,396,420
E —Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)—
1. Telephone exchange services..............	32,000	27,000	26,671
2. Trunk line services.....................	20,000	17,000	16,792
3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services.........	8,000	7,000	7,459
4. Other services........................	13,000	11,000	10,321
5. Administration expenditure, including holiday pay, sick pay and other overhead expenses not directly chargeable to other items	632,000	528,000	522,673
	705,000	590,000	583,916
8. Less amount chargeable to Recoverable Works..	3,000	3,000	1,137
	702,000	587,000	582,779
F.—Other Services—
1. Overseas Telecommunications Commission— Contribution towards cost of coastal wireless stations	140,000	140,000	140,000
2. Postal institutes—Contributions............	31,500	30,000	29,382
3. Research projects......................	16,500	9,000	13,150
4. International Telecommunications Union— Contribution	20,000	22,000	20,583
Cafeteria (Post Office) Trust Account—Working advance	..	..	8,100
	208,000	201,000	211,215
Total Division No. 230.............	5,234,000	4,059,625	4,190,414
Division No: 231.—NEW SOUTH WALES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 195	15,752,000	14,369,000	13,786,388
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees; also wages paid as Employees’ Compensation	8,637,000	7,383,000	7,895,499
3. Extra duty pay........................	2,036,000	2,065,000	2,451,086
4. Allowances for conduct of business of non-official post offices, including railway offices	1,468,000	1,430,000	1,405,295
	27,893,000	25,247,000	25,538,268
Less—
5. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	9,313,000	8,100,000	8,480,129
6. Amount chargeable to Capital Works.........	3,510,000	3,054,000	3,297,153
7. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	580,000	555,000	585,398
8. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services....	177,000	145,000	158,757
	13,580,000	11,854,000	12,521,437
	14,313,000	13,393,000	13,016,831
Carried forward.............	14,313,000	13,393,000	13,016,831

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 231.—NEW SOUTH WALES—continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division No. 231.—NEW SOUTH WALES—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward..............	14,313,000	13,393,000	13,016,831
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	931,000	791,000	872,857
2. Fuel, light and power.....................	420,000	355,000	403,369
3. Water supply and sanitation................	59,000	52,000	58,354
4. Printing postage stamps, postal notes; postal guides and telephone directories	412,000	342,000	312,767
5. Freights and cartage expenses...............	1,635,000	1,559,000	1,583,952
6. Maintenance by railways of wires on railway poles and other engineering works under contract	140,000	100,000	91,518
7. Repairs by traders to movable plant, motors and other vehicles	186,000	133,000	165,845
8. Minor building works....................	120,000	90,000	86,382
9. Incidental and other expenditure.............	163,000	120,000	170,198
	4,066,000	3,542,000	3,745,242
Less—
10. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	1,515,000	1,314,000	1,470,778
11. Amount chargeable to Capital Works.........	788,000	668,000	685,224
12. Stores administration’ and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	125,000	135,000	125,890
13. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services....	53,000	50,000	46,967
	2,481,000	2,167,000	2,328,859
	1,585,000	1,375,000	1,416,383
C—Stores and Material—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	209,000	237,000	176,126
2. Other general stores......................	260,000	225,000	235,333
3. Uniforms and protective clothing.............	75,000	65,000	75,710
4. Motor vehicles and accessories, including replacement of existing units	343,000	318,000	232,509
5. Bicycles and accessories...................	21,000	20,000	37,135
6. Engineering stores, tools and equipment........	8,759,000	8,050,000	7,882,097
7. Motor vehicles and accessories (additions to fleet)..	192,000	243,000	240,410
8. Welfare equipment......................	7,000	6,000	6,285
	9,866,000	9,164,000	8,885,605
Less—
9. Amount’ chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	2,228,000	1,990,000	2,330,643
10. Amount’ chargeable to Capital Works.........	6,498,000	6,027,000	5,514,227
11. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	373,000	343,000	235,750
12. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services....	42,000	42,000	44,885
	9,141,000	8,402,000	8,125,505
	725,000	762,000	760,100
D.—Mail Services (by outside Agencies)—
1. Inland mail services (excluding railway services)..	1,012,500	917,000	926,693
2. Railway mail services....................	310,000	310,000	301,822
3. Coastwise mail services...................	500	1,000	204
4. Overseas mail services by non-contract vessels and other countries’ services	112,000	115,000	104,261
	1,435,000	1,343,000	1,332,980
Carried forward..............	18,058,000	16,873,000	16,526,294

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 231.—NEW SOUTH WALES—continued.	1955-56.	1954-65.
Division No. 231.—NEW SOUTH WALES—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward............	18,058,000	16,873,000	16,526,294
E.—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)—
1. Telephone exchange services..............	4,598,000	4,034,000	4,321,258
2. Trunk line services.....................	1,420,000	1,390,000	1,336,748
3. Telegraph services.....................	140,000	130,000	126,812
4. Other services........................	1,945,000	1,750,000	2,033,847
5. Administration expenditure, including holiday pay, sick pay and other overhead expenses not directly chargeable to other items	4,953,000	4,100,000	4,462,886
	13,056,000	11,404,000	12,281,551
Less—
6. Amount chargeable to Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	2,316,000	2,050,000	2,391,452
7. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services....	50,000	58,000	49,939
8. Amount chargeable to Recoverable Works.....	41,000	50,000	57,993
	2,407,000	12,158,000	2,499,384
	10,649,000	9,246,000	9,782,167
Total Division No. 231.............	28,707,000	26,119,000	26,308,461
Division No. 232.—VICTORIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 195	10,986,000	9,794,000	9,627,658
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees; also wages paid as Employees’ Compensation.	5,861,000	5,305,000	5,391,148
3. Extra duty pay........................	1,159,000	1,105,000	1,394,516
4. Allowances for conduct of business of non-official post offices, including railway offices	1,348,000	1,300,000	1,300,312
	19,354,000	17,504,000	17,713,634
Less—
5. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	6,350,000	5,739,000	5,919,690
6. Amount chargeable to Capital Works.........	2,380,000	2,088,000	2,121,555
7. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	395,000	350,000	395,032
8. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services....	216,000	176,000	165,239
	9,341,000	8,353,000	8,601,516
	10,013,000	9,151,000	9,112,118
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence................	431,000	399,000	407,778
2. Fuel, light and power...................	250,000	223,000	240,059
3. Water supply and sanitation...............	18,500	17,000	18,162
4. Printing postage stamps, postal notes, postal guides and telephone directories	356,000	292,000	274,747
5. Freights and cartage expenses..............	1,023,000	930,000	1,003,385
6. Maintenance by railways of wires on railway poles and other engineering works under contract	224,000	250,000	106,380
7. Repairs by traders to movable plant, motors and other vehicles	190,000	171,000	167,759
8. Minor building works...................	39,000	20,000	21,419
9. Incidental and other expenditure............	120,000	135,000	114,159
	2,651,500	2,437,000	2,353,848
Carried forward.............	10,013,000	9,151,000	9,112,118

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 232.—VICTORIA—continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division No. 232.—VICTORIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.........	10,013,000	9,151,000	9,112,118
B.—General Expenses—continued.
Brought forward.........	2,651,500	2,437,000	2,353,848
Less—
10. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	997,500	945,000	960,811
11. Amount chargeable to Capital Works.............	478,000	464,000	349,754
12. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	112,000	100,000	100,253
13. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services........	73,000	68,000	62,041
	1,660,500	1,577,000	1,472,859
	991,000	860,000	880,989
C—Stores and Material—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	179,000	252,000	138,214
2. Other general stores.........................	115,000	91,000	101,859
3. Uniforms and protective clothing................	60,000	53,000	49,802
4. Motor vehicles and accessories, including replacement of existing units	288,000	246,000	191,101
5. Bicycles and accessories.....................	13,000	10,000	11,065
6. Engineering stores, tools and equipment...........	6,421,000	5,867,000	6,237,808
7. Motor vehicles and accessories (additions to fleet).....	87,000	121,000	143,989
8. Welfare equipment.........................	4,500	6,000	3,255
	7,167,500	6,646,000	6,877,093
Less—
9. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	1,801,000	1,675,000	1,697,433
10. Amount chargeable to Capital Works............	4,544,000	4,129,000	4,469,155
11. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	308,000	269,000	204,141
12. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.......	80,000	66,000	78,244
	6,733,000	6,139,000	6,448,973
	434,500	507,000	428,120
D.—Mail Services (by outside Agencies)—
1. Inland mail services (excluding railway services).....	502,300	475,800	469,220
2. Railway mail services.......................	135,000	134,000	132,009
3. Coastwise mail services......................	16,200	16,200	16,434
4. Overseas mail services by non-contract vessels and other countries’ services	27,000	26,000	19,867
	680,500	652,000	637,530
E.—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)—
1. Telephone exchange services..................	3,107,000	2,880,000	2,856,151
2. Trunk line services.........................	834,000	770,000	786,493
3. Telegraph services.........................	100,000	135,000	121,503
4. Other services............................	1,780,000	1,629,000	1,777,833
5. Administration expenditure, including holiday pay, sick pay and other overhead expenses not directly chargeable to other items	3,327,500	2,945,000	3,035,953
	9,148,500	8,359,000	8,577,933
Less—
6. Amount chargeable to Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	1,970,000	1,838,000	1,949,717
7. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services........	80,000	72,000	7.4,998
8. Amount chargeable to Recoverable Works..........	49,500	44,000	36,717
	2,099,500	1,954,000	2,061,432
	7,049,000	6,405,000	6,516,501
Total Division No. 232...........	19,168,000	17,575,000	17,575,258

F.5724/55.—8

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 233.—QUEENSLAND.	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division No. 233.—QUEENSLAND.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 196.	6,765,000	5,956,000	5,786,913
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees; also wages paid as Employees’ Compensation	2,411,000	2,037,000	2,220,176
3. Extra duty pay.........................	427,000	540,000	571,611
4. Allowances for conduct of business of non-official post offices, including Tailway offices	792,000	754,000	765,552
	10,395,000	9,287,000	9,344,252
Less—
5. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	3,382,000	3,006,000	2,975,706
6. Amount chargeable to Capital Works..........	1,107,000	945,000	1,035,028
7. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	165,000	162,000	161,418
8. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.....	135,000	133,000	116,827
	4,789,000	4,246,000	4,288,979
	5,606,000	5,041,000	5,055,273
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	338,000	344,000	320,905
2. Fuel, light and power.....................	157,000	140,000	150,208
3. Water supply and sanitation................	13,500	14,000	13,083
4. Printing postage stamps, postal notes, postal guides and telephone directories	72,000	60,000	60,535
5. Freights and cartage expenses...............	716,000	704,000	642,891
6. Maintenance by railways of wires on railway poles and other engineering works under contract	40,000	39,000	30,982
7. Repairs by traders to movable plant, motors and other vehicles	78,000	48,000	72,476
8. Minor building works....................	23,000	15,000	17,414
9. Incidental and other expenditure.............	75,000	63,000	72,293
	1,512,500	1,427,000	1,380,787
Less—
10. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	685,500	611,000	648,768
11. Amount chargeable to Capital Works.........	293,000	323,000	243,950
12. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	54,000	57,000	52,141
13. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services....	45,000	37,000	43,432
	1,077,500	1,028,000	988,291
	435,000	399,000	392,496
C—Stores and Material—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	100,000	86,000	70,942
2. Other general stores......................	84,000	95,000	66,876
3. Uniforms and protective clothing.............	28,000	20,000	22,391
4. Motor vehicles and accessories, including replacement of existing units	240,000	109,000	82,501
5. Bicycles and accessories...................	7,000	5,000	5,951
6. Engineering stores, tools and equipment........	2,975,000	3,086,000	3,212,386
7. Motor vehicles and accessories (additions to fleet)..	72,000	53,000	34,989
8. Welfare equipment......................	5,500	3,000	3,213
Carried forward.........	3,511,500	3,457,000	3,499,249
Carried forward.........	6,041,000	5,440,000	5,447,769

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 233.—QUEENSLAND—continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division No. 233.—QUEENSLAND—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward................	6,041,000	5,440,000	5,447,769
C—Stores and Material—continued.
Brought forward................	3,511,500	3,457,000	3,499,249
Less—
9. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	986,000	882,000	979,225
10. Amount chargeable to Capital Works..............	1,965,000	2,171,000	2,215,511
11. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	250,000	111,000	92,240
12. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.........	26,000	36,000	19,259
	3,227,000	3,200,000	3,306,235
	284,500	257,000	193,014
D.—Mail Services (by outside Agencies)—
1. Inland mail services (excluding railway services)......	593,000	564,500	538,697
2. Railway mail services........................	158,000	159,000	157,342
3. Coastwise mail services.......................	3,500	3,500	3,945
4. Overseas mail services by non-contract vessels and other countries’ services	15,000	15,000	8,308
	769,500	742,000	708,292
E.—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)—
1. Telephone exchange services...................	1,414,000	1,359,000	1,320,330
2. Trunk line services..........................	660,000	600,000	617,050
3. Telegraph services..........................	70,000	63,000	63,378
4. Other services.............................	1,007,000	850,000	973,110
5. Administration expenditure, including holiday pay, sick pay and other overhead expenses not directly chargeable to other items	1,902,500	1,627,000	1,629,831
	5,053,500	4,499,000	4,603,699
Less—
6. Amount chargeable to Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	970,000	890,000	957,976
7. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.........	67,000	60,000	58,510
8. Amount chargeable to Recoverable Works..........	21,500	14,000	19,778
	1,058,500	964,000	1,036,264
	3,995,000	3,535,000	3,567,435
Total Division No. 233..................	11,090,000	9,974,000	9,916,510
Division No. 234.—SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 197.....	3,937,000	3,638,000	3,431,276
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees; also wages paid as Employees’ Compensation	1,518,000	1,310,000	1,421,039
3. Extra duty pay.............................	325,000	308,000	358,216
4. Allowances for conduct of business of non-official post offices, including railway offices	405,000	385,000	390,676
	6,185,000	5,641,000	5,601,207
Less—
5. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	2,059,000	1,847,000	1,856,999
6. Amount chargeable to Capital Works..............	574,000	530,000	493,343
7. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	128,000	124,000	114,770
8. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.........	76,000	79,000	75,613
	2,837,000	2,580,000	2,540,725
	3,348,000	3,061,000	3,060,482
Carried forward................	3,348,000	3,061,000	3,060,482

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 234.—SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division No. 234.—SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward.............	3,348,000	3,061,000	3,060,482
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	154,000	147,500	147,047
2. Fuel, light and power....................	104,000	90,000	99,630
3. Water supply and sanitation................	5,500	6,200	4,893
4. Printing postage stamps, postal notes, postal guides and telephone directories	63,000	52,000	50,108
5. Freights and cartage expenses..............	346,000	312,000	300,294
6. Maintenance by railways of wires on railway poles and other engineering works under contract	40,000	33,000	27,217
7. Repairs by traders to movable plant, motors and other vehicles	43,000	27,000	40,823
8. Minor building works....................	14,000	10,000	9,232
9. Incidental and other expenditure.............	44,000	37,800	44,465
	813,500	715,500	723,709
Less—
10. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	299,500	263,000	266,363
11. Amount chargeable to Capital Works.........	154,000	123,500	129,404
12. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	58,000	58,000	57,162
13. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services...	15,000	13,000	12,849
	526,500	457,500	465,778
	287,000	258,000	257,931
C—Stores and Material—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	54,000	54,000	42,293
2. Other general stores.....................	57,000	52,000	53,235
3. Uniforms and protective clothing............	16,000	12,000	15,810
4. Motor vehicles and accessories, including replacement of existing units	135,000	88,000	47,342
5. Bicycles and accessories..................	4,000	3,500	4,070
6. Engineering stores, tools and equipment........	2,431,500	2,172,000	2,004,420
7. Motor vehicles and accessories (additions to fleet).	30,000	34,000	28,703
8. Welfare equipment.....................	5,000	5,000	3,819
	2,732,500	2,420,500	2,199,692
Less—
9. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	852,500	800,000	687,407
10. Amount chargeable to Capital Works.........	1,568,000	1,359,500	1,299,964
11. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	137,000	92,500	50,491
12. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services...	12,000	14,500	17,966
	2,569,500	2,266,500	2,055,828
	163,000	154,000	143,864
D.—Mail Services (by outside Agencies)—
1. Inland mail services (excluding railway services)..	145,500	134,500	135,366
2. Railway mail services....................	166,000	165;000	165,148
3. Coastwise mail services..................	6,500	5,700	6,302
4. Overseas mail services by non-contract vessels and other countries’ services	7,000	8,800	5,312
	325,000	314,000	312,128
Carried forward.............	4,123,000	3,787,000	3,774,405

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 234.—SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	1954-65.
Division No. 234.—SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward..............	4,123,000	3,787,000	3,774,405
E.—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)—
1. Telephone exchange services...............	858,000	804,000	780,992
2. Trunk line services......................	346,000	386,000	319,990
3. Telegraph services......................	46,000	45,000	49,986
4. Other services.........................	929,000	827,000	739,035
5. Administration expenditure, including holiday pay, sick pay and other overhead expenses not directly chargeable to other items	1,032,000	848,000	920,765
	3,211,000	2,910,000	2,810,768
Less—
6 Amount chargeable to Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	635,000	570,000	638,175
7. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.....	35,000	33,000	32,656
8. Amount chargeable to Recoverable Works.......	304,000	257,000	106,127
	974,000	860,000	776,958
	2,237,000	2,050,000	2,033,810
Total Division No. 234.........	6,360,000	5,837,000	5,808,215
Division No. 235.—WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 198.	2,858,000	2,570,000	2,474,284
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees; also wages paid as Employees’ Compensation	1,107,000	930,000	1,011,321
.3. Extra duty pay.........................	235,000	236,000	292,086
4. Allowances for conduct of business of non-official post offices, including railway offices	269,000	255,000	259,950
	4,469,000	3,991,000	4,037,641
Less—
5. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	1,487,000	1,289,000	1,328,060
6. Amount chargeable to Capital Works..........	454,000	401,000	406,919
7. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	135,000	130,000	135,985
8. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.....	108,000	94,000	97,749
	2,184,000	1,914,000	1,968,713
	2,285,000	2,077,000	2,068,928
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	139,000	122,000	131,975
2. Fuel, light and power.....................	75,000	67,000	71,795
3. Water supply and sanitation................	10,000	11,000	9,735
4. Printing postage stamps, postal notes, postal guides and telephone directories	38,000	69,000	36,512
5. Freights and cartage expenses...............	278,000	260,000	254,831
6. Maintenance by railways of wires on railway poles and other engineering works under contract	45,000	36,000	37,829
7. Repairs by traders to movable plant, motors and other vehicles	31,000	21,000	28,600
8. Minor building works....................	9,000	6,000	5,982
9. Incidental and other expenditure.............	38,000	28,000	35,258
Carried forward.............	663,000	620,000	612,517
Carried forward.............	2,285,000	2,077,000	2,068,928

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 235.—WESTERN AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division No. 235.—WESTERN AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward................	2,285,000	2,077,000	2,068,928
B.—General Expenses—continued.
Brought forward................	663,000	620,000	612,517
Less—
10. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	283,000	238,000	265,648
11. Amount chargeable to Capital Works..............	91,000	84,000	78,542
12. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	34,000	30,000	27,876
13. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.........	35,000	34,000	27,332
	443,000	386,000	399,398
	220,000	234,000	213,119
C—Stores and Material—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing..	38,000	48,000	29,234
2. Other general stores.........................	44,000	41,000	37,438
3. Uniforms and protective clothing.................	14,000	10,000	11,687
4. Motor vehicles and accessories, including replacement of existing units	95,000	84,000	85,316
5. Bicycles and accessories......................	2,000	2,000	1,519
6. Engineering stores, tools and equipment............	1,672,000	1,482,000	1,436,161
7. Motor vehicles and accessories (additions to fleet).....	29,000	33,000	33,914
8. Welfare equipment..........................	1,500	1,500	1,264
	1,895,500	1,701,500	1,636,533
Less—
9. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other-than Capital Works)	534,000	530,000	517,386
10. Amount chargeable to Capital Works.............	1,120,000	931,000	899,924
11. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	100,000	85,500	85,792
12. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services........	20,000	26,000	20,308
	1,774,000	1,572;500	1,523,410
	121,500	129,000	113,123
D—Mail Services (by outside Agencies)—
1. Inland mail services (excluding railway services)......	156,700	163,500	139,449
2. Railway mail services........................	103,200	75,000	71,691
3. Coastwise mail services.......................	8,900	8,500	8,162
4. Overseas mail services by non-contract vessels and other countries’ services	7,700	7,000	5,579
	276,500	254,000	224,881
E.—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)—
1. Telephone exchange services...................	722,000	636,000	653,988
2. Trunk line services..........................	345,000	310,000	319,289
3. Telegraph services..........................	45,000	43,000	30,806
4. Other services.............................	437,000	421,000	402,244
5. Administration expenditure, including holiday pay, sick pay and other overhead expenses not directly chargeable to other items	755,000	647,000	704,767
	2,304,000	2,057,000	2,111,094
Less—
6. Amount chargeable to Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	408,000	389,000	464,002
7. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.........	40,000	36,000	34,884
8. Amount chargeable to Recoverable Works..........	6,000	6,000	..
	454,000	431,000	498,886
	1,850,000	1,626,000	1,612,208
Total Division No. 236............	4,753,000	4,320,000	4,232,259

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 236.—TASMANIA.	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division No. 236.—TASMANIA.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 198.	1,485,000	1,304,000	1,206,913
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees; also wages paid as Employees’ Compensation	756,000	561,000	687,926
3. Extra duty pay.........................	98,000	115,000	137,053
4. Allowances for conduct of business of non-official post offices, including railway offices	245,000	245,000	241,670
	2,584,000	2,225,000	2,273,562
Less—
5. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	798,000	661,000	665,583
6. Amount chargeable to Capital Works..........	301,000	233,000	289,524
7. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	51,000	48,000	47,107
8. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.....	50,000	39,000	42,752
	1,200,000	981,000	1,044,966
	1,384,000	1,244,000	1,228,596
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	82,000	64,400	77,053
2. Fuel, light and power.....................	30,000	29,000	29,053
3. Water supply and sanitation................	2,200	2,000	1,988
4. Printing postage stamps, postal notes, postal guides and telephone directories	17,000	17,000	13,082
5. Freights and cartage expenses...............	135,900.	104,500	128,563
6. Maintenance by railways of wires on railway poles and other engineering works under contract	30,000	22,000	26,973
7. Repairs by traders to movable plant, motors and other vehicles	14,000	13,000	11,990
8. Minor building works....................	20,000	9,000	15,462
9. Incidental and other expenditure.............	15,300	12,000	13,167
	346,400	272,900	317,331
Less—
10. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	143,900	118,000	137,672
11. Amount chargeable to Capital Works	78,500	46,500	68,753
12. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	11,000	11,500	5,426
13. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services	7,000	4,900	4,907
	240,400	180,900	216,758
	106,000	92,000	100,573
C—Stores and Material—
1. Office requisites and equipment-, stationery and printing	23,000	31,000	15,933
2. Other general stores......................	30,000	26,000	20,290
3. Uniforms and protective clothing.............	7,500	7,000	6,634
4. Motor vehicles and accessories, including replacement of existing units	74,000	62,000	15,054
5. Bicycles and accessories...................	500	500	292
6. Engineering stores, tools and equipment.........	856,600	638,000	843,982
7. Motor vehicles and accessories (additions to fleet)..	15,000	16,000	10,701
8. Welfare equipment......................	1,500	2,000	2,092
Carried- forward............	1,008,100	782,500	914,978
Carried- forward............	1,490,000	1,336,000	1,329,169

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 236.—TASMANIA—continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division No. 236.—TASMANIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward..............	1,490,000	1,336,000	1,329,169
C—Stores and Material—continued.
Brought forward..............	1,008,100	782,500	914,978
Less—
9. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	214,100	230,000	211,666
10. Amount chargeable to Capital Works.........	631,500	399,500	623,719
11. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	77,000	63,000	15,827
12. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services....	13,000	10,000	8,410
	935,600	702,500	859,622
	72,500	80,000	55,356
D.—Mail Services (by outside Agencies)—
1. Inland mail services (excluding railway services)..	98,200	95,600	88,473
2. Railway mail services....................	15,500	15,500	15,148
3. Coastwise mail services...................	750	850	626
4. Overseas mail services by non-contract vessels and other countries’ services	50	50	..
	114,500	112,000	104,247
E.—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)—
1. Telephone exchange services...............	310,000	268,000	271,998
2. Trunk line services......................	218,000	201,000	195,802
3. Telegraph services......................	16,000	15,000	14,190
4. Other services.........................	181,000	181,000	167,338
5. Administration expenditure, including holiday pay, sick pay and other overhead expenses not directly chargeable to other items	431,000	344,000	365,594
	1,156,000	1,009,000	1,014,922
Less—
6. Amount chargeable to Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	179,000	175,000	172,559
7. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.....	20,000	16,000	19,748
8. Amount chargeable to Recoverable Works.......	6,000	10,000	..
	205,000	201,000	192,307
	951,000	808,000	822,615
Total Division No. 236.........	2,628,000	2,336,000	2,311,387
Division No. 237.—NORTHERN TERRITORY.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 199.	110,000	97,500	99,826
2. Temporary, casual and exempt employees; also wages paid as Employees’ Compensation	39,000	42,500	36,103
3. Extra duty pay.........................	17,000	12,000	14,092
4. Allowances for conduct of business of non-official post offices, including railway offices	8,000	7,000	6,448
	174,000	159,000	156,469
Less—
5. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	67.000	63,000	61,831
6. Amount chargeable to Capital Works..........	8,000	10,000	9,736
8. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.....	18,000	9,000	6,423
	93,000	82,000	77,990
	81,000	77,000	78,479
Carried forward..............	81,000	77,000	78,479

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Division No. 237.—NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1955-56.	1954-65.
Division No. 237.—NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Brought forward...............	81,000	77,000	78,479
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence....................	11,500	14,400	11,689
2. Fuel, light and power........................	3,400	3,800	3,078
3. Water supply and sanitation...................	300	200	254
4. Printing postage stamps, postal notes, postal guides and telephone directories	200	100	124
5. Freights and cartage expenses..................	21,400	15,700	19,962
6. Maintenance by railways of wires on railway poles and other engineering works under contract	500	500	447
7. Repairs and maintenance engineer’s movable plant....	2,600	1,600	1,815
9. Incidental and other expenditure................	2,700	2,700	3,111
	42,600	39,000	40,480
Less—
10. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	30,600	27,000	25,720
11. Amount chargeable to Capital Works............	3,000	3,000	5,636
13. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.......	1,000	1,000	1,125
	34,600	31,000	32,481
	8,000	8,000	7,999
C—Stores and Material—
1. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	1,300	1,300	1,296
2. Other general stores.........................	1,500	1,500	1,500
3. Uniforms and protective clothing................	150	150	146
5. Bicycles and accessories.....................	50	50	46
6. Engineering stores, tools and equipment...........	34,400	37,000	42,066
	37,400	40,000	45,054
Less—
9. Amount chargeable to “E”—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)	25,400	26,000	22,224
10. Amount chargeable to Capital Works............	8,000	10,000	18,916
12. Amount chargeable to Broadcasting Services.......	1,000	1,000	926
	34,400	37,000	42,066
	3,000	3,000	2,988
D.—Mail Services (by outside Agencies)—
1. Inland mail services (excluding railway services).....	12,000	13,000	9,564
E.—Engineering Services (other than Capital Works)—
1. Telephone exchange services..................	18,000	17,000	16,882
2. Trunk line services.........................	48,000	44,000	41,778
3. Telegraph services.........................	3,000	5,000	3,243
4. Other services............................	20,000	24,000	17,935
5. Administration expenditure, including holiday pay, sick pay and other overhead expenses not directly chargeable to other items	34,000	26,000	29,937
	123,000	116,000	109,775
Less—
6. Amount chargeable to Post Office Stores and Services Trust. Account	..	14,000	7,942
7. Stores administration and transport expenditure chargeable to the Post Office Stores and Services Trust Account	..	..	2,517
8. Amount chargeable to Recoverable Works..........	7,000	9,000	6,316
	7,000	23,000	16,775
	116,000	93,000	93,000
Total Division No. 237...........	220,000	194,000	192,030
Division No. 237k.—PROVISION FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF OFFICES (to be allotted to particular Services by Supplementary Appropriation)	..	1,584,875	..
Total Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department	78,160,000	71,999,500	70,534,534

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.

	1955-56.	1954-55.
	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 238.—AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 10—A	39,000	33,200	33,200
2. Proportion of general expenses provided under Division No. 10—B	1,000	800	800
Total Division No. 238.............	40,000	34,000	34,000
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 240.—RENT OF BUILDINGS.
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 61—A	38,000	35,500	35,500
2. Proportion of general expenses provided under Division No. 61—B	9,000	8,000	8,000
3. Rent................................	218,000	217,000	178,856
Total Division No. 240.............	265,000	260,500	222,356
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 241.—MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS.
1. Repairs and maintenance..................	800,000	785,000	754,252
Total Postmaster-General’s Department.......	79,265,000	73,079,000	71,545,142

III.—BROADCASTING SERVICES.

Division Number.	—	1955-56.	1954-55.
Division Number.	—	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
		£	£	£
242	AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD	110,000	86,500	83,165
243	AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION	3,016,000	2,694,500	2,701,495
244	TECHNICAL AND OTHER SERVICES..	2,193,000	2,150,000	2,068,311
245	AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.............	3,000	3,000	3,000
246	REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE......	30,000	21,000	14,824
	TOTAL...................	5,352,000	4,955,000	4,870,795

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary..	3,099,260	2,622,280	2,801,336
Other services......................	2,252,740	2,332,720	2,069,459
Total......................	5,352,000	4,955,000	4,870,795

	£
Estimate, 1955-56........................	5,352,000
Expenditure, 1954-55......................	4,870,795
Increase..........................	481,205

III.—Broadcasting Services.

	1955-56.	1954-65.
	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department.	£	£	£
Division No. 242.—AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD.
1. Expenditure under the Broadcasting Act 1942-1954(e)	(a) 110,000	(a)86,500	(a) 83,165
Division No. 243—AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION.
1. Expenditure under the Broadcasting Act 1942-1954(e)	bc3,016,000	b2,694,500	b 2,701,495
Division No. 244.—TECHNICAL AND OTHER SERVICES.
1. Maintenance and operating of stations and studios	1,210,000	1,163,500.	1,107,627
2. Provision of land line services..............	625,000	624,000	621,067
3. Issuing and recording listeners’ licences.......	190,000	186,300	178,111
4. Inspections, observations and research........	168,000	176,200	161,506
Total Division No. 244.............	d2,193,000	d2,150,000	d2,068,311
Total Under Control of Postmaster-General’s Department	5,319,000	4,931,000	4,852,971
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 245.—AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 10—A	3,000	3,000	3,000
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 246.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	30,000	21,000	14,824
Total Broadcasting Services..........	5,352,000	4,955,000	4,870,795

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £64,800; 1954-55, Vote £60,000, Expenditure, £56,229. (b) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £1,946,460; 1954-55, Vote £1,790,280, Expenditure £1,753,473. (c) Allocated approximately as follows:—Home Broadcasting, £2,778,500; Overseas Broadcasting, £157,500; Television, £80,000. (d) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £1,085,000, Vote 1954-55, £769,000; Expenditure £988,634. (e) Details of estimated expenditure are shown on pages 153 and 154. Budget Papers 1955-56.

PART 3.

TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

PART 3.—TERRITORIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Division Number.	—	1955-56.	1954-65.
Division Number.	—	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	NORTHERN TERRITORY.
		£	£	£
247	General Services..................	1,969,000	1,696,000	1,474,948
248	Works Services...................	781,000	790,000	695,465
249	Audit of Accounts.................	4,000	3,000	3,000
250	Courts Office.....................	34,000	23,600	27,794
251	Health Services...................	598,000	572,400	547,901
		3,386,000	3,085,000	2,749,108
	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
252	Audit of Accounts.................	5,000	3,000	3,000
253	Courts and Titles Office..............	30,000	25,500	25,767
254	General Services..................	1,364,000	1,875,000	1,763,825
255	Australian Capital Territory Police.......	100,000	91,500	87,126
256	Works Services...................	635,000	468,000	442,087
257	Health Services...................	233,000	199,000	191,886
		2,367,000	2,662,000	2,513,691
	NORFOLK ISLAND.
258	Miscellaneous Services..............	27,100	34,020	33,894
	PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.
259	Miscellaneous Services..............	8,927,900	7,756,980	7,295,223
260	Lighthouse Services................	16,000	11,000	18,176
		8,943,900	7,767,980	7,313,399
	Total.............	14,724,000	13,549,000	12,610,092

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.

Salaries and payments in the nature of salary...	3,060,750	3,032,304	2,720,888
General expenses.....................	253,350	219,760	207,833
Other services.......................	11,409,900	10,296,936	9,681,371
Total................	14,724,000	13,549,000	12,610,092

	£
Estimate, 1955-56.......................	14,724,000
Expenditure, 1954-55.....................	12,610,092
Increase..............	2,113,908

Territories of the Commonwealth.

NORTHERN TERRITORY. Under Control of Department of Territories.	1955-56.	1954-55.
	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 247.—GENERAL SERVICES.	£	£	£
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 200.....	335,000	294,600	259,901
2. Temporary and casual employees................	256,400	209,400	221,167
3. Extra duty pay.............................	9,000	12,000	5,854
B.—General Expenses—	600,400	516,000	486,922
1. Travelling and subsistence.....................	53,250	42,000	42,332
2. Office requisites and equipment.................	28,000	21,000	10,983
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services...........	12,100	11,000	10,730
4. Fuel, light and power........................	3,500	3,500	2,625
5. Freight and cartage..........................	10,000	5,500	8,013
6. Incidental and other expenditure.................	9,750	7,000	7,060
C—Aboriginal Affairs—	116,600	90,000	81,743
1. Maintenance of aboriginals at Government settlements..	160,100	220,000	172,463
2. Maintenance of aboriginals on pastoral properties......	55,000	69,000	33,888
3. Payments to missions for aboriginal welfare.........	169,000	182,000	166,244
4. Educational services.........................	62,100	27,000	33,095
5. Reimbursement of cost of construction of schools on pastoral properties	78,000	..	..
6. Purchases for economic enterprises at Government settlements	31,500	..	..
7. Miscellaneous.............................	20,200	12,000	8,143
D—Other Services—	(a) 575,900	(a) 510,000	(a)413,833
1. Motor cars—Running expenses and maintenance......	65,500	77,000	56,216
2. Prisons—Maintenance.......................	19,300	13,000	12,613
3. Police services—Maintenance..................	3,750	3,500	3,396
4. Survey camps—Maintenance...................	34,400	25,500	22,940
5. Alleviation of distress........................	16,200	14,650	12,224
6. Educational services and scholarships.............	124,500	127,500	127,101
7. Sanitary and garbage services...................	22,500	23,500	21,053
8. Municipal expenditure.......................	61,200	51,600	51,813
9. Library services............................	5,100	4,700	4,360
10. Fire Brigade services........................	6,500	6,500	4,717
11. Mosquito prevention........................	20,300	17,000	11,838
12. Cemeteries—Maintenance.....................	5,500	3,500	3,514
13. Cultural and community activities................	1,500	1,000	850
14. Railway freight—Concessions..................	29,200	29,350	24,039
15. Coastal shipping service—Subsidy...............	3,800	3,800	3,800
16. Airmail service—Subsidy.....................	20,800	18,300	18,300
17. Payments under Commonwealth and State Compensation Acts	1,000	1,000	313
18. Agriculture—Botanic gardens and eradication of noxious weeds	14,000	13,000	10,059
19. Commonwealth hostels—Loss on operations........	42,000	35,000	30,580
20. Buoys and beacons—Operation and maintenance......	450	950	434
21. Legislative Council—Expenses.................	6,200	5,700	3,456
22. Mines branch—Maintenance of batteries and ore sampling	24,750	8,400	5,134
23. Purchase and treatment of tailings................	4,000	8,400	..
24. Assistance to and development of mining industry.....	16,000	4,000	..
25. Animal Industry Branch—Operational expenses......	12,050	12,150	7,860
26. Animal Industry Branch—Equipment.............	7,600	6,750	5,284
27. Transport of stud stock to the Northern Territory—Subsidy	8,800	7,600	5,085
28. Destruction of dingoes.......................	13,000	14,500	11,324
29. Encouragement of primary production.............	30,000	7,000	2,684
30. Agricultural research........................	41,500	32,900	30,595
31. Re-afforestation experimental plots...............	2,000	..	68
32. Voluntary youth and community activities—Subsidy...	1,000	..	..
33. Development of swimming pools—Subsidy.........	10,250	..	..
34. Katherine Country Women’s Association Hostel—Contribution towards cost	1,450	1,450	..
Police Boys’ Club, Darwin—Subsidy for construction of club rooms	..	800	800
	(b) 676,100	(b) 580,000	(b) 492,450
Total Division No. 247............	1,969,000	1,696,000	1,474,948

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £35,000; 1954-55 Vote £20,500, Expenditure £21,088 (b) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £261,700 1953-54, Vote £219,034 expenditure £123,797.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 248.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Other Services—
1. Repairs and maintenance—Department of Territories	170,000	160,000	164,431
2. Electric supply—Generation, distribution and maintenance	290,000	300,000	275,423
3. Repairs and maintenance—Department of Health.	40,000	40,000	22,105
4. Repairs and maintenance—Department of Works.	20,000	18,000	13,811
6. Commonwealth Cold Stores, Darwin—Running and maintenance	29,000	32,000	27,135
7. Town water supplies—Running and maintenance.	75,000	80,000	64,736
Hostels—Contribution to cost of operation......	..	10,000	1,027
	(a) 624,000	(a) 640,000	(a) 568,668
B.—Developmental Services—
1. Maintenance of water supplies, roads and stock routes for pastoral purposes	(b)157,000	150,000	126,797
Total Division No. 248...........	781,000	790,000	695,465
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 249.—AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 10-a	3,900	2,920	2,920
2. Proportion of general expenses provided under Division No. 10–b	100	80	80
Total Division No. 249..............	4,000	3,000	3,000
Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.
Division No. 250.—COURTS OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 200.	17,100	8,300	11,173
2. Temporary and casual employees............	6,800	7,200	7,446
3. Extra duty pay........................	100	100	70
	24,000	15,600	18,689
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	3,500	2,500	2,968
2. Incidental and other expenditure.............	6,500	5,500	6,137
	10,000	8,000	9,105
Total Division No. 250..............	34,000	23,600	27,794
Under Control of Department of Health.
Division No. 251.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 200.	189,000	169,500	160,827
2. Temporary and casual employees............	137,000	136,000	131,593
3. Extra duty pay........................	9,000	15,500	13,242
	335,000	321,000	305,662
Carried forward.............	335,000	321,000	305,662

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £391,200; 1954-55 Vote £401,400. Expenditure £341,111. (b) In addition, £199,000 provided under Division No. 55, Capital Works and Services.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 251—GENERAL SERVICES—continued.
	£	£	£
Brought forward...........	335,000	321,000	305,662
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence...............	16,000	16,400	15,754
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	3,000	2,000	2,742
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.....	3,000	3,000	2,827
4. Fuel, light and power..................	25,000	28,000	24,682
5. Launch services......................	1,000	1,300	2,032
6. Incidental and other expenditure...........	12,500	12,900	11,458
	60,500	63,600	59,495
C—Other Services—
1. Motor cars and aeroplane—Running expenses and maintenance	38,800	39,500	39,496
2. Medical services—Maintenance (amounts received from the Government of Western Australia and other sources for the maintenance of lepers may be credited to this item)	(a) 119,800	128,500	126,228
3. Transport equipment—Aeroplanes, ambulances and other transport	28,900	12,400	11,017
4. Equipment for hospitals.................	15,000	7,400	6,003
	202,500	187,800	182,744
Total Division No. 251.......	598,000	572,400	547,901
Total Northern Territory..........	b 3,386,000	b 3,085,000	b 2,749,108
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.
Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department.
Division No. 252.—AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 10–a	4,850	2,920	2,920
2. Proportion of general expenses provided under Division No. 10–b	150	80	80
Total Division No. 252.........	5,000	3,000	3,000
Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.
Division No. 253.—COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE.
A.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 201	15,000	12,900	10,477
2. Temporary and casual employees..........	8,000	6,200	9,008
3. Extra duty pay.......................	1,000	400	532
	24,000	19,500	20,017
B.—General Expenses—
1. Incidental and other expenditure...........	6,000	6,000	5,750
Total Division No. 253.......	30,000	25,500	25,767
Under Control of Department of the Interior.
Division No. 254.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Salaries and General Expenses—
1. Proportion of salaries provided under Division No. 61–a	220,000	207,000	207,000
2. Proportion of general expenses provided under Division No. 61–b	37,000	33,000	33,000
	257,000	240,000	240,000
Carried forward............	257,000	240,000	240,000

(a) In addition, £30,000 provided from National Welfare Fund. (b) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows: —1955-56, £1,651,800; 1954-55, Vote £1,496,454, Expenditure £1,300,189.

F.5724/55.—9

Territories of the Commonwealth.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued. Under Control of Department of the Interior—continued.	1955-56.	1954-65.
	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 254.—GENERAL SERVICES—continued.	£	£	£
Brought forward................	257,000	240,000	240,000
B.—Works Services—
1. Maintenance of parks and gardens and recreation reserves	250,000	240,000	246,933
2. Maintenance and upkeep of property at Jervis Bay.....	9,000	9,000	7,649
Electricity supply—Bulk purchase, distribution, street’ lighting and maintenance	(d)	589,000	542,939
C.—Other Services—	(a) 259,000	(a) 838,000	(a) 797,521
1. Forestry section—Maintenance of plantations and fire protection (for payment to the credit of Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)	5,000	35,000	5,000
2. General lands services........................	25,500	24,000	22,942
3. Eradication of noxious weeds...................	3,000	2,000	1,944
4. Rabbit and dingo extermination.................	16,000	15,000	15,853
5. Bush fire prevention.........................	13,000	13,000	10,401
6. Ambulance—Maintenance.....................	3,000	..
7. Surveys.................................	27,000	26,000	24,803
8. Caretaking and maintenance—Public buildings, camps and tenements	10,000	10,000	7,983
9. Garbage removal and disposal..................	31,000	30,000	26,237
10. Sanitary services...........................	4,500	4,500	2,408
11. Grants in aid of social services..................	4,600	4,100	3,930
12. To recoup the State of New South Wales for payments under the Child Welfare Act of 1923 and in maintenance of juvenile offenders and mental patients in State institutions	15,000	15,000	12,437
13. Swimming pool—Maintenance.................	6,000	6,000	3,881
14. Printing of ordinances and regulations.............	500	500	496
15. Local Government registration..................	3,000	3,000	3,516
16. Publicity................................	3,300	2,500	1,539
17. Advisory Council—Allowances and expenses........	1,200	800	580
18. Care of aborigines at Jervis Bay settlement..........	3,500	3,500	3,241
19. Street cleaning............................	9,000	7,000	7,538
20. Fire Brigade—Maintenance....................	9,000	9,100	9,257
21. Payments under Commonwealth Employees’ Compensation Act 1930-1954	6,000	8,323	9,655
22. Cemetery—Maintenance (for payment to credit of Canberra Cemetery Trust Account)	4,600	3,600	3,599
23. National Capital Planning and Development Committee— Canberra National Memorials Committee—Expenses	1,300	1,300	851
24. Transport—Loss on City Omnibus Service (for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	70,000	64,000	64,000
25. Soil erosion and water conservation..............	15,000	15,000	13,087
26. Australian Capital Territory hostels—Loss on operations (for payment to the credit of Australian Capital Territory Hotels Trust Account)	7,500	15,000	7,500
27. Canberra City Band—Maintenance...............	2,300	2,000	1,675
28. Social welfare activities......................	1,200	1,200	858
29. Firewood supplies..........................	1,000	1,000	1,000
30. Cultural and community activities................	4,200	4,100	4,016
31. Canberra Brickworks—Loss on operations (for payment to the credit of Australian Capital Territory Brickworks Trust Account)	18,000	18,000	18,000
32. Accidents involving Commonwealth vehicles—Payment of compensation	3,700	500	269
33. City Leases Appeal Board—Expenses.............	1,000	1,000	203
34. Safety measures at swimming resorts..............	500	1,200	714
35. Weighbridges—Maintenance...................	2,000	..	..
36. Bushfires—Restoration of damage to Commonwealth improvements	4,300	7,100	2,830
37. Street lighting.............................	30,000		..
38. Incidental and other expenditure.................	3,300	3,000	2,732
Bushfires, 1952—Ex gratia payments to property owners	..	752	752
River gaugings and other hydrometric work.........	(c)	500	181
	(b) 369,000	(b) 358,575	(b) 295,908
Carried forward................	885,000	1,436,575	1,333,429

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £200,000; 1954-55, Vote £352,000, Expenditure £,130,000. (b) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £210,000; 1954-55, Vote £224,000, Expenditure £202,000. (c) Included in incidental and other expenditure. (d) Now paid from the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Trust Account.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued. Under Control of Department of the Interior—continued.	1955-56.	1954-55.
	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 254.—GENERAL SERVICES—continued.	£	£	£
Brought forward............	885,000	1,436,575	1,333,429
D.—Education—
1. University College—Grant in aid.............	95,000	74,425	74,425
2. University scholarships and bursaries..........	6,000	5,200	5,200
3. Secondary school bursaries.................	3,700	3,000	3,142
4. Conveyance of school children..............	50,000	41,000	43,905
5. Cleaning schools........................	32,500	32,500	28,456
6. Fuel, light and power.....................	10,000	8,000	7,675
7. School books, stationery and equipment........	4,000	3,500	3,207
8. Payments to the Department of Education, New South Wales, for services rendered	208,000	204,000	199,734
9. Canberra Technical College—Technical vocational training	44,000	42,000	42,190
10. Pre-school centres......................	22,200	22,000	19,624
11. Incidental and other expenditure.............	3,600	2,800	2,838
	(a) 479,000	(a) 438,425	(a) 430,396
Total Division No. 254...........	1,364,000	1,875,000	1,763,825
Division No. 255.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE.
A—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
1. Salaries and allowances as per Schedule, page 201.	71,000	66,000	63,091
2. Temporary and casual employees.............	2,000	2,000	1,774
3. Extra duty pay.........................	4,000	4,500	3,680
	77,000	72,500	68,545
B.—General Expenses—
1. Travelling and subsistence.................	1,100	(c)	..
2. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	800	(c)	..
3. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.......	1,500	(c)
4. Fuel, light and power.....................	1,500	(c)	..
5. Motor cars—Maintenance and repairs..........	10,300	8,000	8,676
6. Clothing and equipment...................	4,000	3,000	2,009
7. Police Superannuation Ordinance—Pensions and refunds of contributions	3,000	3,000	3,084
8. Incidental and other expenditure.............	800	5,000	4,812
	23,000	19,000	18,581
Total Division No. 255...........	100,000	91,500	87,126
Total Under Control of Department of the Interior	1,464,000	1,966,500	1,850,951
Under Control of Department of Works.
Division No. 256.—GENERAL SERVICES.
A.—Works Services—
1. Repairs and maintenance—Department of the Interior	200,000	155,000	153,412
2. Repairs and maintenance—Department of Health..	15,000	17,000	16,136
3. Repairs and maintenance—Department of Works..	20,000	6,000	5,054
4. Maintenance of roads and bridges............	230,000	210,000	199,111
5. Maintenance of water supply and sewerage......	170,000	80,000	68,374
Total Division No. 256...........	(b)635,000	(b)468,000	(b)442,087

(a) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows: —1955-56, £280,000; 1954-55, Vote £294,000, Expenditure £275,000. (b) Includes salaries and payments (b) the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £327,000; 1954-55, Vote £312,600, Expenditure £265,251. (c) Provided under Item 8—Incidental and other expenditure.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued. Under Control of Department of Health.	1955-56.	1954-55.
	1955-56.	Vote.	Expenditure.
Division No. 257.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.	£	£	£
1. Canberra Community Hospital..............	(a)169,000	143,000	135,600
2. Health and dental services.................	26,600	22,530	23,320
3. Abattoir services.......................	22,500	22,000	20,933
4. Veterinary services.....................	5,250	3,900	4,410
5. Compensation for destruction of cattle infected with disease and control of undulant fever	200	200	43
6. Canberra Mothercraft Society—Subsidy.......	9,450	7,370	7,580
Total Division No. 257.........	(b)233,000	(b) 199,000	(b)191,886
Total Australian Capital Territory......	c2,367,000	c 2,662,000	c2,513,691
NORFOLK ISLAND.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 258.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
1. Towards expenses of Administration (for payment to credit of Norfolk Island Trust Account)	26,600	33,620	33,619
2. Library services.......................	500	400	275
Total Norfolk Island..........	27,100	34,020	33,894
PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.
Under Control of Department of Territories.
Division No. 259.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
1. Grant to Administration towards expenses, including native welfare, development, war damage and reconstruction	8,570,000	7,460,000	7,041,770
2. Grant to Administration for Rabaul harbour and road works	180,000	100,000	86,519
3. Printing and consolidation of laws of Papua and New Guinea	6,000	7,000	759
4. Australian School of Pacific Administration.....	(d) 22,200	(d) 23,600	(d) 19,918
5. New Guinea and Papua Superannuation Funds—Deficiency	75,300	83,026	76,700
6. Restoration of plantations, land and roads.......	6,000	5,500	5,711
7. Memorial to the late Sir Hubert Murray—Contribution	2,000	2,000	..
8. Payment under clause 14 of New Guinea Timber Agreement	66,000	4,874	4,874
9. Shipping service (amounts earned may be credited to this vote)	400	12,000	..
Credit facilities to native organizations for agricultural and other purposes	..	56,730	56,722
Library services........................	..	2,250	2,250
Total Division No. 259...........	8,927,900	7,756,980	7,295,223
Under Control of Department of Shipping and Transport.
Division No. 260.—LIGHTHOUSE SERVICES.......	16,000	11,000	18,176
Total Papua and New Guinea.......	8,943,900	7,767,980	7,313,399
Total Territories of the Commonwealth......	14,724,000	13,549,000	12,610,092

(a) Additional grant from National Welfare Fund—1955-56, £24,000; 1954-55, £24,365. (b) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £38,800; 1954-55, Vote £33,630, Expenditure £33,517. (c) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:— 1955-56 £1,390,650; 1954-55, Vote £1,518,500, Expenditure £1,404,250. (d) Includes salaries and payments in the nature of salary as follows:—1955-56, £18,300; 1954-55. Vote £17,350, Expenditure £16,449.

PART 4.

PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES.

PART 5.

SELF-BALANCING ITEMS.

PART 4.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES.

—	1955-56.	1954-55.
—	1955-56.	Estimate.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division No. 261—Tuberculosis Act 1948— Reimbursement of Capital Expenditure by State Governments	1,750,000	(a)	..

PART 5.—SELF-BALANCING ITEMS.

—	1955-56.	1954-55.
—	1955-56.	Estimate.	Expenditure.
	£	£	£
UNDER CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TERRITORIES
Division No. 262.—Moneys of the Copra Stabilization Fond —Transfer to the Papua and New Guinea Copra Fund	836,000	..	..

(a) Previously provided under Capital Works and Services Estimates, Division No. 20.

SCHEDULE

SALARIES and ALLOWANCES.

(SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RATES FIXED BY ARBITRATION DETERMINATION, PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION OR OTHER COMPETENT AUTHORITY.)

SUPPORTING PROVISION MADE IN VOTES INCLUDED ON PAGES 6-131.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

I.—Parliament.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-65.
1954-55.	1955-56		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-65.
		SENATE. (See Division No. 1.)	£	£
1	1	Clerk of the Senate....................................	3,750	(a) 3,150
1	1	Clerk Assistant......................................	2,418	2,122
1	1	Second Clerk Assistant.................................	2,078	1,874
1	1	Usher of the Block Rod and Clerk of Committees................	1;881	1,626
..	1	Ministerial Liaison Officer...............................	1,797	..
1	1	Clerk of the Records and Assistant Clerk of Committees...........	1,604	1,382
2	2	Clerk of the Papers and Accountant, Accounts and Reading Clerk.....	2,393	2,164
10	10	Attendants.........................................	8,769	8,258
			24,690	20,576
		Officers on loan from other Departments.....................	1,400	..
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	..	870
		Salary of officer on retirement leave and payments in lieu..........	3,750	440
		Special (Canberra) allowance.............................	..	24.
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	1,600
			29,840	23,510
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	2,140	..
17	18	Total Senate (see page 7)....................	27,700	23,510
		HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (See Division No. 2.)
1	1	Clerk of the House of Representatives.......................	3,750	(a) 3,150
1	1	Clerk Assistant......................................	2,410	2,122
1	1	Second Clerk Assistant.................................	2,150	1,874
1	1	Third Clerk Assistant..................................	1,960	1,688
1	1	Serjeant-at-Arms and Clerk of Committees....................	1,856	1,481
1	1	Clerk of the Records and Assistant Clerk of Committees...........	1,647	1,300
1	1	Clerk of the Papers and Accountant.........................	1,353	1,106
3	3	Clerks............................................	2,011	1,900
		Serjeant-at-Arms Staff.
13	13	Attendants.........................................	11,297	10,565
			28,434	25,186
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	822	114
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	..	2,100
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	1,700
			29,256	29,100
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	156	..
23	23	Total House of Representatives (see page 7).......	29,100	29,100
		PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF. (See Division No. 3.)
1	1	Principal Parliamentary Reporter...........................	3,000	(b) 2,625
1	1	Second Reporter.....................................	2,468	1,864
1	1	Third Reporter.......................................	2,378	1,720
..	3	Supervisors.........................................	6,354	..
14	17	Parliamentary Reporters and Assistant Reporter.................	34,540	23,176
1	1	Clerk and Accountant..................................	1,487	1,200
1	2	Attendant and Reader..................................	1,849	866
			52,076	31,451
		Special (Canberra) allowance.............................	24	24
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	3,200
		Additional staff......................................	..	2,000
			52,100	36,675
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	200	..
19	26	Total Parliamentary Reporting Staff (see page 7).......	51,900	36,675
		LIBRARY. (See Division No. 4.)
1	1	Parliamentary Librarian.................................	3,250	(c) 2,750
1	1	Deputy Librarian.....................................	2,318	1,874
1	1	Chief Reference Officer................................	2,078	1,502
1	1	Chief Preparation Officer................................	2,078	1,502
13	13	Librarians..........................................	13,166	12,640
5	5	Chief Clerk and Accountant and Clerks......................	5,750	4,775
15	15	Supervisor, Attendants, Assistants and Typists..................	11,560	10,208
			40,200	35,251
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	1,000	300
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	1,900
			41,200	37,451
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	10,200	6,051
37	37	Total Library (see page 7)...................	31,000	31,400

(a) Includes £600 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (b) Includes £375 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55, (c) Includes £500 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

I.—Parliament.
Number of Persons.		JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT. (See Division No. 5.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT. (See Division No. 5.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
..	1	Secretary..........................................	3,250	(c) 1,715
..	..	Secretary (a)........................................	..	80
1	1	Chief Clerk and Accountant..............................	1,730	1,382
4	4	Sub-Accountant, Clerks.................................	4,541	3,324
			9,521	6,501
		HOUSEKEEPING AND CLEANING STAFF.
1	1	Housekeeper (b).....................................	1,176	1,034
15	15	Deputy Housekeeper, Head Doorkeeper, Doorkeepers, Senior Cleaner, Cleaners and Night-watchman	11,876	10,681
			13,052	11,715
		Refreshment Rooms
1	1	Manager...........................................	1,520	1,259
1	1	Chef.............................................	1,563	1,334
14	14	Assistant Manager, Bar Attendants, Stewards, Waiters, Cooks, Storeman	9,254	11,296
			12,337	13,889
		Parliament Gardens.
4	4	Foreman Gardener, Gardeners............................	3,310	3,092
		Miscellaneous.
1	1	Chief Engineer......................................	1,811	1,409
1	1	Assistant Engineer....................................	1,117	1,022
10	10	Fitters, Boiler Attendants, Maintenance Officer, Foreman Painter.....	9,031	8,272
			11,959	10,703
			50,179	45,900
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	1,305
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	250	250
		Special (Canberra) Allowance............................	12	12
			50,441	47,467
		Less—
		Amount to be withheld from Housekeeper on account of rent......	58	58
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	21,183	20,389
			21,241	20,447
53	54	Total Joint House Department (see page 8)........	29,200	27,020
		PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.
		(See Division No. 6.)
1	1	Secretary..........................................	2,020	1,630
1	1	Secretarial Assistant (Female)............................	710	710
			2,730	2,340
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	200
			2,730	2,540
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	710	710
2	2	Total Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (see page 8)	2,020	1,830
		PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
		(See Division No. 6k.)
1	1	Secretary..........................................	1,894	1,630
		Officers on loan from other Departments.....................	1,496	..
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	200
		Salary in lieu of recreation leave...........................	..	210
		Additional staff......................................	..	1,215
1	1	Total Parliamentary Joint Committee of Public Accounts (see page 8)	3,390	3,255

(a) Is also Clerk-Assistance, of the Senate. (b) Less £58 deduction for rent is granted fuel, light and water. (c) Portion of year only.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 9.)	£	£
1	1	Secretary..........................................	5,500	(a) 4,875
4	6	Deputy Secretary, First Assistant Secretary, Assistant Secretaries.....	16,734	8,512
1	1	Chief Economist.....................................	3,600	2,494
49	49	Deputy Assistant Secretaries, Senior Executive and Hospitality Officers, Secretary to Federal Executive Council, Research Officers, Accountant, Clerks, Librarian and Cadet (Personnel)	64,091	54,446
48	49	Gazette Officers, Cabinet and Ministerial Officer, Ministerial Attendants, Motor Driver, Stores and Transport Officer, Assistants (Plan Printing), Clerical Assistants, Assistants and Typists	33,649	29,840
			123,574	100,167
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	4,838	4,000
		Private Secretaries (8) filling unclassified positions (b)............	12,650	9,095
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	5,830	3,538
		Officers on-loan from other Departments.....................	5,877	7,378
		Special (Canberra) Allowance............................	458	640
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	6,104	821
		Living and child allowances to officer stationed abroad............	..	30
		Exchange on salary paid abroad...........................	..	65
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	9,675
			159,331	135,409
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	24,931	17,509
103	100	Total Administrative (see page 10).............	134,400	117,900
		AUDIT OFFICE. (See Division No. 10.)
1	1	Secretary and Chief Inspector.............................	3,000	2,370
1	1	Assistant Secretary and Chief Inspector......................	2,498	1,998
13	13	Chief Auditors and Assistant Chief Auditors...................	25,941	22,566
364	422	Senior Audit Inspectors, Senior Clerk, Audit Inspectors and Clerks....	547,363	393,720
36	30	Typists, Machinists and Assistants..........................	18,964	19,324
			597,766	439,978
		Officers occupying unclassified positions.....................	4,685	32,976
		Officers on loan from other Departments and officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies or retirement	5,935	15,397
		Allowances-to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	11,458	10,347
		Allowances to officers appointed or transferred away from home.....	200	240
		Cost of living allowances (United Kingdom)...................	744	1,131
		District allowances and allowances to married officers (Papua and New Guinea)	2,650	2,650
		Exchange on salaries paid abroad..........................	1,500	1,340
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	13,552	8,156
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	39,800
			638,490	552,015
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	79,520	53,185
415	467	Total Audit Office (see page 10)...............	558,970	498,830

(a) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (b) Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister (2), Leaders of the Opposition in Senate (1), and House of Representatives (2), Leader of the Labor Party (anti-Communist) (1), Deputy Leaders of the Opposition in the Senate (1) and House of Representatives (1).

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.
Number of Persona.		PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD. (See Division No. 11.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD. (See Division No. 11.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		Central Staff.	£	£
3	3	Assistant Commissioners................................	9,600	7,260
3	3	Chairmen—Promotions Appeal Committees...................	7,266	5,808
1	1	Secretary..........................................	2,850	2,240
1	1	Assistant Secretary....................................	2,018	1,564
35	38	Senior Inspectors, inspectors and Assistant Inspectors.............	76,902	56,750
82	85	Principal Training Officer, Assistant Principal Training Officer, Senior Training Officers, Training Officers, Assistant Training Officer, Senior Research Officer, Research Officers, Assistant Research Officer, Senior Examinations Officer, Examinations Officer, Recruitment Officer, Officer-in-charge, Investigating Officer, Investigators, Welfare Officer, Librarian, Senior Clerk, and Clerks	105,124	82,091
46	48	Steno-Secretary to the Permanent Head, Typists, Clerical Assistants and Assistants	28,769	27,297
171	179		232,529	183,010
		Inspectors’ Staffs.
26	27	Public Service Inspectors, Deputy Inspectors and Assistant Inspectors..	54,382	42,444
87	92	Senior Recruitment and Training Officers, Recruitment and Training Officers, Training Officers, Senior Clerk, Clerks-in-charge, Clerks and Cadets (Personnel)	83,025	73,466
97	95	Employment Officer, Typists, Clerical Assistants and Assistants......	56,059	53,632
210	214		193,466	169,542
			425,995	352,552
		Chairman of Board—Additional remuneration..................	..	250
		Members of Board (2)—Additional remuneration................	..	500
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	3,500	2,000
		Special (Canberra) boarding allowance.......................	1,000	650
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies or retirement....	19,769	15,924
		Salaries of officers on retirement and payments in lieu............	8,820	4,098
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	28,000
			459,084	403,974.
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	49,384	46,274
381	393	Total Public Services Board (see page 10).........	409,700	357,700
		GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE. (See Division No. 12.)
		Officer on loan from Prime Minister’s Department (Clerk)..........	1,142	1,010
		Officers filling unclassified positions. (Official Secretary, Attendant and Typists)	4,680	3,962
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	350
			5,822	5,322
		Less amount to be withheld on account of rent..................	182	182
..	..	Total Governor-General’s Office (see page 11).....	5,640	5,140
		NATIONAL LIBRARY. (See Division No. 13.)
4.	4	Chief Film Officer, Director of Training, Chief Extensions Officer, and Chief Archives Officer	6,955	5,310
37	37	Clerks, Librarians, Assistant Librarians, Films Officers and Archives Officers	44,653	34,399
54	54	Technicians, Assistants and Typists.........................	39,014	36,407
			90,622	76,116
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	500	500
		Officers filling unclassified positions abroad (London and New York)..	6,800	6,303
		Honorarium to Chairman Commonwealth Archives Committee.......	158	158
		Exchange on salaries paid abroad..........................	560	533
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	3,900
			98,640	87,510
		Lees, amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	21,640	19,610
95	95	Total National Library see page 11).............	77,000	67,900

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Prime Minister’s Department.
Number of Persons.		HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—UNITED KINGDOM. (See Division No. 14.) Under Public Service Act.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Deputy High Commissioner.............................	4,500	(a) 3,925
1	1	Official Secretary...................................	2,850	2,246
2	2	Assistant Secretaries..................................	4,159	3,283
			11,509	9,454
		Cost of living allowance (United Kingdom)..................	391	1,768
		Allowances—Entertainment, representation..................	2,200	1,900
		Exchange on salaries of officers paid abroad..................	3,578	3,184
		Exchange on ¡salary of High Commissioner..................	888	888
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	675
4	4		18,566	17,869
		Under High Commissioner Act.
1	1	Agricultural Counsellor...............................	2,000	2,000
3	3	Chief Procurement Officer, Senior Procurement Officers..........	5,009	4,879
339	326	Superintendent of Buildings, Administrative Officer (Staff), Senior Migration Officer, and Officers of the Second Class	184,884	181,350
18	17	Tradesmen, Labourers and Lift Attendants...................	8,698	8,764
			200,591	198,993
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	2,315	2,346
		Allowances (United Kingdom) and representation..............	675	675
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.......	590	3,855
		Exchange on salaries paid abroad.........................	51,808	51,878
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	12,000
361	347		255,979	267,747
			274,545	285,616
		Less—
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent.........	537	1,248
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	109,308	111,518
			109,845	112,766
365	351	Total High Commissioner’s Office (see page 11)...	164,700	172,850
		COMMONWEALTH GRANTS COMMISSION. (See Division No. 15.)
3	3	Commissioners (b)...................................	1,400	1,400
1	1	Secretary.........................................	2,678	2,122
8	8	Senior Investigation Officer, Investigation Officers, Assistant Investigation Officers, Librarian and Clerk	9,827	8,327
2	2	Typists..........................................	1,115	1,172
			15,020	13,021
		Fees for Commissioners (b).............................	1,680	1,680
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	1,000
			16,700	15,701
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	2,300	2,101
14	14	Total Commonwealth Grants Commission (see page 12)	14,400	13,600
		OFFICE OF EDUCATION. (See Division No. 16.)
1	1	Director..........................................	2,850	2,246
40	44	Education Officers, Cadets and Teachers....................	61,753	49,287
40	37	Clerks and Librarian..................................	39,667	36,656
34	35	Typists and Assistants................................	20,858	19,594
			125,128	107,783
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	3,051	1,659
		Officers on unattached list..............................	10,370	7,438
		District allowance...................................	675	535
		Cost of living allowance (United Kingdom)..................	..	222
		Exchange on salary paid abroad..........................	..	127
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	9,230
			139,224	126,994
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	17,898	11,328
		Amount chargeable to Northern Territory votes..............	6,326	5,036
			24,224	16,364
115	117	Total Office of Education (see page 12).........	115,000	110,630

(a) Includes £575 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (b) Part-tune only.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Department of External Affairs.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 17.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 17.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Secretary..........................................	4,500	(a) 3,875
3	3	Assistant Secretaries...................................	9,250	6,685
1	1	Director...........................................	2,633	2,029
57	61	External Affairs Officers................................	88,639	76,034
3	3	Scientists..........................................	4,046	3,214
83	79	Clerks............................................	75,801	74,250
16	16	Cadets (External Affairs and Personnel)......................	13,469	12,800
4	4	Librarian and Assistant Librarians..........................	3,123	2,911
88	90	Typists, Assistants and Maintenance Officer...................	57,565	51,575
2	2	Attendant and Supervisor (Female).........................	1,573	1,452
			260,599	234,825
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	11,583	7,166
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	7,174	5,320
		Special (Canberra) allowance.............................	2,093	..
		Private Secretary filling unclassified position...................	1,568	1,240
		Officers on loan from other Departments.....................	4,474	2,996
		Leave and furlough for former Heads of Missions...............	916	7,300
		Allowances to officers attending Imperial Defence College, London...	..	362
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	15,475
			288,407	274,684
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	58,571	50,048
		Amount provided under Antarctic Research Expedition vote.......	18,836	17,736
			77,407	67,784
258	260	Total Administrative (see page 15).............	211,000	206,900
		EMBASSY—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (See Division No. 18.)
1	1	Ambassador........................................	3,500	3,500
6	6	External Affairs Officers................................	11,165	8,953
1	1	Secretary-Typist.....................................	764	682
		Australian Mission to the United Nations.
1	1	Minister...........................................	2,850	2,000
4	4	External Affairs Officers................................	7,051	6,872
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	1,635	800
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	845	416
		Exchange on salaries..................................	4,137	10,124
			31,947	33,347
		Representation and other allowances to Ambassador..............	14,553	14,535
		Representation and other allowances to Minister................	7,279	2,900
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	9,195	9,745
		Local allowances...................................	25,172	26,958
		Child allowances...................................	2,626	3,584
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	13,395	11,586
			104,167	102,655
		Less—
		Amount provided under vote for United Nations representation.....	35,000	36,500
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	6,867	6,555
			41,867	43,055
13	13	Total Embassy—United States of America (see page 15)	62,300	59,600

(a) Includes £025 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Department of External Affairs.
Number of Persons.		EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF FRANCE. (See Division No. 20.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF FRANCE. (See Division No. 20.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Ambassador........................................	2,500	2,500
3	2	External Affairs Officers................................	3,890	4,042
..	1	Clerk.............................................	1,142	..
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	160	500
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	84	72
		Exchange on salaries..................................	1,258	1,010
			9,034	8,124
		Representation and other allowances to Ambassador..............	9,094	9,050
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	1,233	1,956
		Local allowances...................................	3,600	2,841
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	3,438	3,233
			26,399	25,204
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	199	104
4	4	Total Embassy—Republic of France (see page 15)	26,200	25,100
		EMBASSY—KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS. (See Division No. 21.)
1	1	Ambassador........................................	2,500	2,500
2	2	External Affairs Officers................................	2,956	2,392
		Arrears of salary, External Affairs Officers....................	200	..
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	250	..
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	158	96
		Exchange on salaries..................................	740	548
			6,804	5,536
		Representation and other allowances to Ambassador..............	5,420	4,179
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	500	500
		Local allowances...................................	925	812
		Child allowances...................................	500	125
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	2,200	1,000
			16,349	12,152
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	449	52
3	3	Total Embassy—Kingdom of the Netherlands (see page 10)	15,900	12,100
		EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA. (See Division No. 22.)
1	1	Ambassador........................................	2,500	2,500
4	3	External Affairs Officers................................	4,747	5,190
1	1	Clerk.............................................	1,016	905
3	2	Secretary-Typists.....................................	1,528	2,004
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	880	300
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	298	312
			10,969	11,211
		Representation and other allowances to Minister................	6,115	5,075
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	700	950
		Local allowances...................................	4,673	7,185
		Child allowances...................................	30	907
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	3,094	8,512
			25,581	33,840
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	181	1,840
9	7	Total Embassy—Republic of Indonesia (see page 16)	25,400	32,000

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Department of External Affairs.
Number of Persons.		EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF IRELAND. (See Division No. 23.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	EMBASSY—REPUBLIC OF IRELAND. (See Division No. 23.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Ambassador.........................................	2,500	21500
2	2	External Affairs Officers.................................	4,239	3,163
1	1	Secretary-Typist......................................	1,047	890
		Arrears of salary, External Affairs Officers.....................	100	..
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.......................	602	450
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	738	495
		Exchange on salaries...................................	1,088	1,016
			10,314	8,514
		Representation and other allowances to Ambassador...............	4,525	4,525
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances..............................	938	937
		Local allowances....................................	462	1,062
		Child allowances....................................	624	390
			16,863	15,428
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	8,863	7,328
4	4	Total Embassy—Republic of Ireland (see page 16)....	8,000	8,100
		EMBASSY—JAPAN. (See Division No. 24.)
1	1	Ambassador.........................................	2,500	2,500
5	3	External Affairs Officers.................................	4,389	5,850
2	3	Clerks.............................................	3,258	1,936
3	2	Secretary-Typists......................................	1,528	2,046
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.......................	442	450
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	842	210
		Exchange on salaries...................................	..	225
			12,959	13,217
		Representation and other allowances to Ambassador...............	9,740	8,565
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances..............................	1,340	1,250
		Local allowances....................................	10,160	9,414
		Child allowances....................................	1,800	1,650
		Rent and accommodation subsidies........................	8,818	14,027
			44,817	48,123
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	817	4,423
11	9	Total Embassy—Japan (see page 17).............	44,000	43,700
		EMBASSY—FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. (See Division No. 25.)
1	1	Ambassador.........................................	2,500	2,500
3	4	External Affairs Officers.................................	6,449	3,880
1	1	Clerk..............................................	1,142	986
..		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.......................	976	250
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	126	462
		Exchange on salaries...................................	1,899	1,207
			13,092	9,285
		Representation and other allowances to Ambassador...............	5,725	5,375
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances..............................	1,189	876
		Local allowances....................................	2,644	2,375
		Child allowances....................................	675	375
		Rent and accommodation subsidies........................	2,585	792
			25,910	19,078
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	5,310	578
5	6	Total Embassy—Federal Republic of Germany (see page 17)	20,600	18,500

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Department of External Affairs.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
		LEGATION—UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL. (See Division No. 26.)
1	1	Minister...........................................	2,500	2,500
1	1	External Affairs Officer.................................	1,573	1,260
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	..	300
			4,073	4,060
		Representation and other allowances to Minister................	5,1.67	6,094
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	250	250
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	1,010	1,766
		Local allowances...................................	..	260
			10,500	12,430
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................		30
2	2	Total Legation—United States of Brazil (see page 17)	10,500	12,400
		LEGATION—ISRAEL. (See Division No. 27.)
1	1	Minister...........................................	2,408	2,500
1	1	External Affairs Officer.................................	1,520	868
1	1	Secretary-Typist.....................................	764	682
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	1,231	400
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	80	66
		Exchange on salaries..................................	1,076	404
			7,079	4,920
		Representation and other allowances to Minister................	5,276	5,025
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	313	70
		Local allowances...................................	1,155	658
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	2,568	2,265
		Child allowances...................................	250	..
			16,641	12,938
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	1,541	1,238
3	3	Total Legation—Israel (see page 18)............	15,100	11,700
		LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF ITALY. (See Division No. 28.)
1	1	Minister...........................................	2,500	2,500
2	2	External Affairs Officers................................	2,760	2,306
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	380	..
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	252	144
		Exchange on salaries..................................	690	576
			6,582	5,526
		Representation and other allowances to Minister................	5,795	5,475
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	438	437
		Local allowances...................................	2,134	2,420
		Child allowances...................................	250	250
			15,199	14,108
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	199	108
3	3	Total Legation—Republic of Italy (see page 18).....	15,000	14,000

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Department of External Affairs.
Number of Persons.		LEGATION—EGYPT. (See Division No. 29.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	LEGATION—EGYPT. (See Division No. 29.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Minister............................................	2,500	2,500
2	2	External Affairs Officers.................................	3,208	2,650
1	1	Clerk..............................................	1,222	1,010
1	1	Secretary-Typist......................................	764	682
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.......................	882	350
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	518	162
		Exchange on salaries...................................	1,323	1,085
			10,417	8,439
		Representation and other allowances to Minister.................	6,251	5,586
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances..............................	875	750
		Local allowances....................................	3,198	3,509
		Child allowances....................................	125	125
		Rent and accommodation subsidies........................	2,455	2,157
			23,321	20,566
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	1,221	166
5	5	Total Legation—Egypt (see page 18).............	22,100	20,400
		LEGATION—REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. (See Division No. 30.)
1	1	Minister............................................	2,500	2,000
2	2	External Affairs Officers.................................	3,090	2,274
..	1	Secretary-Typist......................................	764	..
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.......................	279	150
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	592	144
			7,225	4,568
		Representation and other allowances to Minister.................	8,330	6,556
		Other officers—......................................
		Representation allowances...............................	1,394	989
		Local allowances......................................	6,811	5,515
		Child allowances......................................	330	661
		Rent and accommodation subsidies..........................	3,206	2,553
			27,296	20,842
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	2,196	142
3	4	Total Legation—Republic of the Philippines (see page 19)	25,100	20,700
		LEGATION—THAILAND. (See Division No. 31.)
1	1	Minister............................................	2,500	2,000
2	4	External Affairs Officers.................................	6,164	2,286
..	1	Clerk..............................................	1,058	..
1	2	Secretary-Typists......................................	1,528	682
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.......................	567	350
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	685	90
			12,502	5,408
		Representation and other allowances to Minister.................	5,449	4,115
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances..............................	950	437
		Local allowances....................................	8,170	3,328
		Rent and accommodation subsidies........................	5,688	2,695
			32,759	15,983
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	3,159	1,083
4	8	Total Legation—Thailand (see page 19)...........	29,600	14,900

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SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		LEGATION—VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA. (See Division No. 32.)	£	£
1	1	Minister...........................................	2,095	1,874
2	2	External Affairs Officers................................	2,327	2,070
1	2	Secretary-Typists.....................................	1,528	682
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	481	350
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	575	378
			7,006	5,354
		Representation and other allowances to Minister................	5,738	5,420
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	250	250
		Local allowances...................................	5,275	3,708
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	6,893	4,646
			25,162	19,378
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	2,362	278
4	5	Total Legation—Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (see page 19)	22,800	19,100
		LEGATION—BURMA. (See Division No. 33.)
1	1	Minister...........................................	2,500	2,122
1	3	External Affairs Officers................................	4,388	2,749
1	1	Clerk.............................................	1,063	1,010
1	1	Secretary-Typist.....................................	764	682
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	400	400
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	87	215
		Exchange on salaries..................................	..	1,109
			9,202	8,287
		Representation and other allowances to Minister................	5,494	3,878
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	751	753
		Local allowances...................................	5,025	2,942
		Child allowances...................................	900	625
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	8,969	7,215
			30,341	23,700
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	2,241	7,200
4	6	Total Legation—Burma (see page 20)...........	28,100	16,500
		HIGH COMMISSION—CANADA. (See Division No. 34.)
1	1	High Commissioner...................................	2,500	2,500
3	3	Official and Assistant Secretaries..........................	4,539	3,754
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	141	300
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	294	144
			7,474	6,698
		Representation and other allowances to High Commissioner.........	9,027	8,325
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	1,233	1,234
		Local allowances...................................	6,017	7,360
		Child allowances...................................	897	1,346
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	2,185	888
			26,833	25,851
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	333	2,151
4	4	Total High Commission—Canada (see page 20).....	26,500	23,700

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances;

III.—Department of External Affairs.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		HIGH COMMISSION—NEW ZEALAND. (See Division No. 35.)	£	£
1	1	High Commissioner...................................	2,500	2,500
2	2	External Affairs Officers................................	3,332	2,494
1	1	Secretary-Typist.....................................	764	682
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	79	..
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	154	53
		Exchange on salaries..................................	968	794
			7,797	6,523
		Representation and other allowances to High Commissioner.........	5,025	4,845
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	771	563
		Local allowances...................................	542	1,031
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	91	..
			14,226	12,962
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	3,126	62
4	4	Total High Commission—New Zealand (see page 20)	11,100	12,900
		HIGH COMMISSION—INDIA. (See Division No. 36.)
1	1	High Commissioner...................................	2,500	2,500
3	3	External Affairs Officers................................	5,210	3,883
2	2	Clerks............................................	2,452	2,152
2	2	Secretary-Typists.....................................	1,528	1,364
		Salaries of officers’ in course of transfer......................	491	600
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	657	324
		Exchange on salaries..................................	..	1,849
			12,838	12,672
		Representation and other allowances to High Commissioner.........	6,376	5,702
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	1,062	844
		Local allowances...................................	5,789	4,312
		Child allowances...................................	1,950	1,000
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	4,585	9,782
			32,600	34,312
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	800	1,212
8	8	Total High Commission—India (see page 20)......	31,800	33,100
		HIGH COMMISSION—PAKISTAN. (See Division No. 37.)
1	1	High Commissioner...................................	3,500	2,500
3	3	External Affairs Officers................................	4,337	3,279
1	2	Clerks............................................	2,200	926
2	2	Secretary-Typists.....................................	1,528	1,364
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	713	700
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	354	630
		Exchange on salaries..................................	..	1,392
			12,632	10,791
		Representation and other allowances to High Commissioner.........	5,029	5,079
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	688	688
		Local allowances...................................	7,541	6,443
		Child allowances...................................	125	..
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	5,504	4,830
			31,519	27,831
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	3,819	631
7	8	Total High Commission—Pakistan (see page 21)....	27,700	27,200

F.5724/55.—11

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Department of External Affairs.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		HIGH COMMISSION—UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA. (See Division No. 38.)	£	£
1	1	High Commissioner..................................	2,500	2,500
2	2	External Affairs Officers...............................	3,284	2,680
1	1	Clerk............................................	1,142	1,004
1	1	Secretary-Typist.....................................	764	682
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.....................	204	500
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	288	186
		Exchange on salaries..................................	1,299	1,092
			9,481	8,644
		Representation and other allowances to High Commissioner........	3,625	3,625
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances............................	626	562
		Local allowances..................................	562	562
		Child allowances..................................	563	375
		Rent and accommodation subsidies......................	2,456	1,632
			17,313	15,400
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	213	200
5	5	Total High Commission—Union of South Africa (see page 21)	17,100	15,200
		HIGH COMMISSION—CEYLON. (See Division No. 39.)
1	1	High Commissioner..................................	2,500	2,500
2	2	External Affairs Officers...............................	3,077	2,684
1	1	Secretary-Typist.....................................	764	682
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.....................	353	200
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	362	244
		Exchange on salaries..................................	..	842
			7,056	7,152
		Representation and other allowances to High Commissioner........	5,175	5,175
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances............................	875	563
		Local allowances..................................	2,078	1,425
		Child allowances..................................	700	375
		Rent and accommodation subsidies......................	1,436	1,980
			17,320	16,670
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	3,620	270
4	4	Total High Commission—Ceylon (see page 21)....	13,700	16,400
		COMMISSION—SINGAPORE AND MALAYA. (See Division No. 39k.)
..	1	Commissioner......................................	3,250	..
..	6	External Affairs Officers...............................	9,388	..
..	1	Clerk............................................	1,142	..
..	1	Secretary-Typist.....................................	764	..
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.....................	909	..
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	452	..
			15,905	..
		Representation and other allowances to Commissioner............	5,797	..
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances............................	2,252	..
		Local allowances..................................	7,490	..
		Child allowances..................................	2,100	..
		Rent and accommodation subsidies......................	3,800	..
			37,344	..
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	1,744	..
..	8	Total Commission—Singapore ano Malaya (a) (see page 22)	(a)35,600	..

(a) Formerly provided under Division No. 41.—Other Representation Abroad.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Department of External affairs.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		CONSULATE-GENERAL—NEW YORK (See Division No. 40.)	£	£
1	1	Consul-General.....................................	2,850	2,122
2	2	Consul and Vive-Consul...............................	3,307	2,708
1	..	Accounting Officer...................................	..	1,382
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	419	500
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	63	..
			6,639	6,712
		Representation and other allowances to Consul-General...........	5,305	6,278
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances............................	1,345	1,389
		Local allowances...................................	4,418	6,911
		Child allowances...................................	448	1,120
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	808.	3,309
			18,963	25,719
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	563	19
4	3	Total Consulate-General, New York............	18,400	25,700
		CONSULATE-GENERAL—SAN FRANCISCO. (See Division No. 40.)
1	1	Consul-General.....................................	2,018	1,889
			2,018	1,889
		Representation and other allowances to Consul-General...........	4,882	4,911
1	1	Total Consulate-General—San Francisco.........	6,900	6,800
		CONSULATE—NEW CALEDONIA. (See Division No. 40.)
1	1	Consul...........................................	2,018	1,626
1	1	Secretary-Typist.....................................	764	682
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	366	..
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	110	66
			3,258	2,374
		Representation and other allowances to Consul.................	1,794	1,831
		Other officers—
		Local allowances...................................	60	100
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	798	661
			5,910	4,966
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	110	66
2	2	Total Consulate—New Caledonia.............	5,800	4,900
		CONSULATE-GENERAL—GENEVA. (See Division No. 40.)
1	1	Consul-General.....................................	2,850	2,184
2	3	Vice-Consuls.......................................	3,853	2,396
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	484	250
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	220	104
		Exchange on salaries..................................	1,679	1,145
			9,086	6,079
		Representation and other allowances to Consul-General...........	3,469	3,850
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances............................	563	565
		Local allowances...................................	3,075	2,700
		Child allowances...................................	205	410
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................	1,777	600
			18,175	14,204
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	775	104
3	4	Total Consulate-General—Geneva.............	17,400	14,100
		CONSULATE-GENERAL—ATHENS. (See Division No. 40.)
	1	Consul-General.....................................	2,228	..
			2,228	..
		Representation and other allowances to Consul-General...........	2,015	..
		Exchange on salary allowances paid abroad...................	1,061	..
			5,304	..
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	504	..
		Total Consulate-General—Athens..............	4,800	..
10	11	Total Consular Representation Abroad (see page 22)	53,300	51,500

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

III.—Department of External Affairs.
Number of persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
		EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICE—LONDON. (See Division No. 41.)
5	4	External Affairs Officers................................	7,274	7,771
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	..	500
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	126	48
		Exchange on salaries..................................	1,819	1,943
			9,219	10,262
		Representation allowances...............................	1,938	2,562
		Local allowances.....................................	592	1,780
		Child allowances.....................................	390	585
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	87	711
			12,226	15,900
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	126	1,500
5	4	Total External Affairs Office—London..........	12,100	14,400
		COMMISSION—MALAYA. (See Division No. 41.)
1	..	Commissioner.......................................	..	3,250
3	..	External Affairs Officers................................	..	4,054
1	..	Clerk.............................................	..	962
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer......................	..	3,900
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	..	362
.			..	12,528
		Representation and other allowances to Commissioner............	..	6,380
		Other officers—
		Representation allowances.............................	..	1,062
		Local allowances...................................	..	5,290
		Child allowances...................................	..	1,225
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.......................		252
			..	26,737
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	..	337
5	(a)	Total Commission—Malaya..................	(a) ..	26,400
		OFFICE OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE— HONG KONG. (See Division No. 41.)

..	1	External Affairs Officer.................................	1,205	..
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	105	..
			1,310	..
		Representation allowances...............................	125	..
		Local allowances.....................................	1,431	..
		Child allowances.....................................	250	..
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	1,089	..
			4,205	..
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	105	..
(b)	1	Total Australian Government Representative—Hong Kong	4,100	(b)
10	5	Total Other Representation Abroad (see page 22)..........	16,200	40,800

(a) Provided under Division No. 39k. (b) Provided under Embassy—Japan.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

IV.—Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 42.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 42.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Secretary...........................................	(a) 5,500	(a)(b) 4,875
1	..	Deputy Secretary.....................................	..	2,778
1	1	Clerk.............................................	974	890
1	1	Steno-Secretary......................................	764	664
2	2		1,738	1,554
		Central Secretariat.
3	3	Chief Finance Officer, Administrative Officer, and Assistant Administrative Officer	5,862	4,647
12	11	Clerks.............................................	10,758	10,281
36	36	Typists, Assistants and other Fourth Division Officers.............	20,739	19,935
51	50		37,359	34,863
		Budget AND ACCOUNTING BRANCH.
1	1	First Assistant Secretary.................................	3,600	2,742
1	1	Assistant Secretary....................................	3,000	2,251
7	7	Chief Finance Officers and Senior Finance Officers...............	14,301	11,214
19	19	Investigation Officers and Clerks...........................	22,469	19,185
28	28		43,370	35,392
		Banking Trade and Industry Branch.
1	1	First Assistant Secretary.................................	3,600	2,624
1	1	Assistant Secretary....................................	3,000	2,184
11	11	Chief Finance Officers, Senior Finance Officers and Finance Officers...	21,383	16,844
8	8	Investigation Officers and Clerks...........................	9,797	8,381
21	21		37,780	30,033
		General Financial and Economic Policy Branch.
1	1	First Assistant Secretary.................................	3,600	2,600
1	1	Assistant Secretary....................................	3,000	2,251
4	6	Chief Finance Officers and Senior Finance Officers...............	12,640	6,755
16	16	Senior Research Officers, Research Officers and Clerks............	19,765	17,509
22	24		39,005	29,115
		Loans and General Services Branch.
1	1	Assistant Secretary....................................	2,850	2,122
3	3	Chief Finance Officer and Senior Finance Officers...............	6,294	5,248
4	5	Clerks.............................................	4,947	3,647
11	10	Supervisor, Typists, Assistants, and other Fourth Division Officers.....	7,321	7,560
19	19		21,412	18,577
		Social Services Branch.
1	1	Assistant Secretary....................................	3,000	2,370
2	3	Chief Finance Officer, Senior Finance Officer and Finance Officer.....	5,951	3,352
7	6	Investigation Officers and Clerks...........................	6,980	7,174
10	10		15,931	12,896
		Insurance and Actuarial Branch.
1	1	Commonwealth Actuary and Insurance Commissioner.............	3,800	2,804
1	1	Assistant Actuary.....................................	2,850	2,122
5	5	Clerks.............................................	4,798	4,266
2	2	Typists............................................	1,216	1,184
9	9		12,664	10,376
		Defence Division.
1	1	Assistant Secretary....................................	3,200	2,494
1	1	Chief Finance Officer..................................	2,498	1,998
10	10	Senior Finance Officers, Finance Officers and Senior Investigation Officers	19,047	15,123
27	27	Clerks.............................................	29,884	25,410
24	24	Assistants, Senior Examiners, Examiners, Machinists and Typists.....	13,687	13,215
63	63		68,316	58,240
		Sub-Treasuries.
10	11	Chief Finance Officers, Senior Finance Officers, Finance Officers and Chief Investigation Officer	21,048	15,282
72	72	Clerks and Investigation Officers...........................	72,352	65,448
87	85	Typists, Machinists, Assistants, Attendant and Messenger...........	48,556	46,446
169	168		141,956	127,176
	395	Carried forward....................	425,031	365,875

(a) Inclusive of all allowances. (b) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

IV.—Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		Brought forward.........................	£	£
396	395		425,031	365,875
		Overseas.
3	3	Chief Finance Officers, London and Accounting Officer, New York...	6,211	5,372
			431,242	371,247
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	3,960	3,564
		Allowance to Secretary of Loan Council and National Debt Commission	237	237
	‘	Special living allowance, Canberra.........................	426	326
		Special allowances to officers stationed abroad.................	4,742	2,283
		Exchange on salaries paid abroad..........................	2,060	889
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	9,655	11,960
		Officers on loan from other Departments.....................	2,176	..
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	12,518	8,273
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	25,475
			467,016	424,254
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	86,016	73,154
399	398	Total Administrative (see page 24).............	381,000	351,100
		TAXATION BRANCH. (See Division No. 44.)
		Head Office, Canberra.
..	..	Commissioner of Taxation—Additional remuneration.............	(a)	250
..	..	Second Commissioner of Taxation—Additional Remuneration.......	(b)	250
..	2	Assistant Commissioners................................	6,400	..
..	6	Directors..........................................	15,679	..
6	..	Deputy Commissioners.................................	..	12,450
..	9	Executive Officers, Assistant Directors and Assistant Executive Officers	18,748	..
5	..	Assistant Deputy Commissioners..........................	..	8,300
72	66	Advising Officers, Inspectors, Australian Taxation Representatives, Research Officers, Finance Officer, Senior Sampling Officer, Administrative Assistant and Clerks	95,113	85,000
24	24	Clerical Assistants and Typists............................	13,462	13,423
107	107		149,402	119,673
		Sales Tax, etc., Victoria.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner.................................	2,850	2,246
2	2	Assistant Deputy Commissioners..........................	4,636	3,748
21	21	Valuers and Draftsmen.................................	31,610	25,794
301	303	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers...................	377,083	318,465
200	200	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Accounting Machinists............	121,581	112,822
525	527		537,760	463,075
		Sales Tax, etc., New South Wales.
2	2	Deputy Commissioners.................................	4,996	4,120
1	1	Assistant Deputy Commissioner...........................	2,138	1,812
28	28	Valuers and Draftsmen.................................	40,017	34,219
175	175	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers...................	202,706	178,075
126	124	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Accounting Machinists............	69,639	66,085
332	330		319,496	284,311
		Sales Tax, etc., Queensland.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner.................................	2,318	1,936
1’	1	Assistant Deputy Commissioner...........................	2,018	1,585
13	13	Valuers and Draftsmen.................................	17,674	15,212
67	65	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers...................	73,433	65,884
49	50	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Accounting Machinists............	26,032	25,199
131	130		121,475	109,816
		Sales Tax, etc., South Australia.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner.................................	2,138	1,812
1	1	Assistant Deputy Commissioner...........................	1,898	1,502
13	13	Valuers and Draftsmen.................................	17,388	15,658
51	50	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers...................	51,902	50,110
24	24	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Accounting Machinists............	13,452	12,050
90	89		86,778	81,132
		Western Australia.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner.................................	2,850	2,308
1	1	Assistant Deputy Commissioner...........................	2,318	1,874
20	20	Valuers and Draftsmen.................................	29,385	25,022
244	241	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers...................	274,613	237,526
228	232	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Accounting Machinists............	136,046	123,490
494	495		445,212	390,220
1,679	1,678	Carried forward....................	1,660,123	1,448,227

(a) Salary at the rate of £5,500 per annum is provided under Special Appropriation, see page xviii. (b) Salary at the rate of £4,500 s provided under Special Appropriation, see page xviii.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

IV.—Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons		TAXATION BRANCH—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	TAXATION BRANCH—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1,679	1,678	Brought forward..................	1,660,123	1,448,227
		Sales Tax, etc., Tasmania.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner................................	2,018	1,626
3	3	Valuers..........................................	4,350	3,571
18	18	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers.................	20,111	16,725
6	6	Clerical Assistants and Typists..........................	4,038	3,815
28	28		30,517	25,737
		Northern Territory.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner................................	1,905	1,472
11	11	Clerks and Assessors.................................	11,112	10,112
7	7	Clerical Assistants and Typists..........................	3,664	3,534
19	19		16,681	15,118
		Income Tax, New South Wales.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner................................	3,600’	2,804
3	3	Assistant Deputy Commissioners.........................	7,674	6,180
1,026	1,004	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers.................	1,151,618	1,024,066
1,101	1,101	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Accounting Machinists..........	642,028	622,599
2,131	2,109		1,804,920	1,655,649
		Income Tax, Victoria.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner................................	3,400	2,680
3	3	Assistant Deputy Commissioners.........................	6,834	5,550
744	736	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers.................	891,133	740,314
725	707	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Accounting Machinists..........	447,098	465,131
1,473	1,447		1,348,465	1,213,675
		Income Tax, Queensland.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner................................	3,000	2,370
1	1	Assistant Deputy Commissioner.........................	2,318	1,936
458	458	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers.................	525,226	459,063
456	425	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Accounting Machinists..........	250,174	250,475
916.	885		780,718	713,844
		Income Tax, South Australia.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner................................	2,550	2,184
2	2	Assistant Deputy Commissioners.........................	4,388	3,624
228	236	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers.................	269,882	231,386
177	182	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Accounting Machinists..........	95,490	91,073
408	421		372,310	328,267
		Income Tax, Tasmania.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner................................	2,318	1,924
1.	1	Assistant Deputy Commissioner.........................	2,130	1,677
83	83	Clerks, Assessors and Investigation Officers.................	91,455	78,509
89	91	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Accounting Machinists..........	54,602	50,760
174	176		150,505	132,870
			6,164,239	5,533,387
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	72,404	61,029
		Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from home	160
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...........	62,300	61,878
		Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments............	1,228	970
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.......	61,761	42,136
		Reclassification of offices.............................	..	278,000
			6,362,092	5,977,400
		Leas—
		Amount recoverable from the State of—
		Queensland...................................	8,700	8,470
		Western Australia...............................	10,200	10,200
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	1,206,192	950,730
			1,225,092	969,400
6,828	6,763	Total Taxation Branch (see page 24)..........	5,137,000	5,008,000

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

IV.—Department of the Treasury.
Number of Persons.		TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW. (See Division No. 45.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1964-55.	1955-56.	TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW. (See Division No. 45.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
3	3	Clerks............................................	5,442	4,326
3	3	Assistants (Female) (Typing, &c.)..........................	2,178	1,992
			7,620	6,318
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	700
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	..	202
6	6	Total Taxation Boards of Review (see page 24).....	7,620	7,220
		SUPERANNUATION BOARD. (See Division No. 47.)
1	1	President..........................................	2,850	(a) 2,525
1	1	Secretary..........................................	2,138	1,750
33	32	Accountant, Senior Clerk and Clerks........................	39,474	32,962
49	48	Typists, Machinists, Examiners and Assistants..................	34,751	27,500
			79,213	64,737
		Allowance to member of Board............................	200	200
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	1,000	1,700
		Special living allowance, Canberra.........................	50	100
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	2,925
			80,463	69,662
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	27,463	10,412
84	82	Total Superannuation Board (see page 25).........	53,000	59,250
		BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS. (See Division No. 48.)
1	1	Commonwealth Statistician..............................	(b)	(b)
2	3	Assistant Statisticians..................................	8,700	4,477
1	1	Director of Research...................................	2,850	2,150
1	1	Editor of Publications..................................	2,498	1,998
1	1	Supervisor of Census..................................	2,498	1,998
1	1	Supervisor of Compiling................................	2,498	1,981
..	1	Director of Development................................	2,246	..
..	1	Assistant Director (Social Accounting).......................	2,108	..
1	2	Deputy Statisticians...................................	4,516	1,648
1	1	Administrative Assistant................................	1,998	1,750
2	2	Principal Research Officer and Demographer...................	3,829	2,961
4	5	Economists.........................................	9,490	6,635
276	297	Research Officers, Supervisors, Compilers, Assistant Editors, Clerks, Librarians and Illustrator	348,772	271,059
49	49	Field Officers, Overseers, Technical Supervisor, Clerical Assistants and Statistical Tabulators	47,037	42,441
160	165	Typists, Accounting Machinists, Assistants, Card Punch Operators and Addressograph Machine Operators	92,263	75,951
			531,303	415,049
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	3,500	3,064
		Special living allowance, Canberra.........................	900	500
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	2,329	3,889
		Officers on loan from other Departments......................	5,630	3,000
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	1,000	800
		Exchange on salary paid abroad...........................	450	..
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	24,300
			545,112	450,602
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	125,112	80,302
500	531	Total Bureau of Census and Statistics (see page 25)	420,000	370,300
		GOVERNMENT PRINTER. (See Division No. 49.)
		Canberra.
1	1	Government Printer...................................	2,678	2,122
1	1	Accountant.........................................	1,646	1,322
7	7	Clerks............................................	6,460	5,810
1	1	Supervisor.........................................	1,418	1,172
6	6	Engineers and Overseers................................	7,098	6,192
6	6	Assistants (Female), Machinist (Female) and Typists..............	3,308	3,276
93	93	Compositors, operators, machinists, binders, and other employees.....	83,500	75,981
			106,108	95,875
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	1,465	1,244
		Extra payment at night work rates during Parliamentary Session......	2,200	2,000
		Special living allowance, Canberra.........................	80	..
			109,853	99,119
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	4,853	4,119
115	115	Total Government Printer (see page 25)..........	105,000	95,000

(a) Includes £325 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-66. (b) Position at present vacant.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

v.—Attorney-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 50.) Central Administration.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Solicitor-General and Secretary............................	5,500	(a) 4,875
1	1	Assistant Secretary (Administration).........................	2,600	1,874
..	1	Magistrate..........................................	2,271	..
1	1	Administrative Officer..................................	1,856	1,442
19	20	Accountant, Chief Clerk, Senior Training Officer, Assistant Inspector (Personnel) and Clerks	21,657	18,415
24	26	Librarian (Female), Clerical Assistants, Typists, Assistant and Junior Assistants	15,760	14,577
		Legal Division.
1	1	First Assistant Secretary.................................	4,400	3,437
2	2	Assistant Secretaries...................................	6,800	5,112
2	2	Chief Assistants......................................	6,000	4,740
12	12	Principal Legal Officers, Senior Legal Officers and Legal Officers.....	20,926	18,251
		Parliamentary Drafting Division.
1	1	Parliamentary Draftsman................................	4,400	3,504
1	1	Principal Assistant Parliamentary Draftsman....................	3,400	2,618
3	3	Assistant Parliamentary Draftsmen..........................	9,000	6,838
14	14	Senior Legal Officer and Legal Officers.......................	22,160	19,067
1	1	Secretary to the Representatives of the Government in the Senate......	1,835	1,502
1	1	Clerical Assistant.....................................	658	658
		Crown Solicitor’s Division.
1	1	Crown Solicitor.......................................	4,400	3,504
2	2	Assistant Crown Solicitors...............................	6,078	4,718
10	12	Chief Litigation Officer, Principal Legal Officer, Senior Legal Officers and Legal Officers	20,647	15,262
			160,348	130,394
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	2,000	1,700
		Special (Canberra) allowance..............................	20	20
		Private Secretary filling unclassified position...................	1,532	1,240
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	..	1,642
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	9,175
			163,900	144,171
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	43,900	36,371
97	103	Total Administrative (see page 27)..............	120,000	107,800
		REPORTING BRANCH. (See Division No. 51.)
2	2	Chief Reporter, Reporter-in-charge..........................	4,521	3,493
18	19	Senior Reporter, Reporters...............................	34,116	26,128
6	5	Clerical Assistants, Typists, Junior Assistants...................	3,342	3,824
			41,979	33,445
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	300	200
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	3,300
			42,279	36,945
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	6,279	4,645
26	26	Total Reporting Branch (see page 27)............	36,000	32,300
		CROWN SOLICITOR’S OFFICE. (See Division No. 52.)
8	8	Deputy Crown Solicitors, Crown Law Officer and Draftsman........	23,571	17,350
3	3	Assistant Crown Solicitors, Assistant Deputy Crown Solicitors.......	8,034	6,366
114	119	Principal Legal Officers, Senior Legal Officers, Legal Officers, Senior Securities Officer	184,363	149,251
3	3	Prosecutions and Conveyancing Officers......................	5,442	4,506
20	22	Clerks.............................................	19,862	16,862
47	54	Clerical Assistants, Typists, Assistants, Junior Assistants...........	32,232	27,454
			273,504	221,789
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	7,000	6,000
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	2,808	6,743
		District allowance.....................................	1,270	1,165
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	2,138	2,618
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	17,500
			286,720	255,815
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	37,720	33,315
195	209	Total Crown Solicitor’s Office (see page 27)........	249,000	222,500

(a) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		HIGH COURT. (See Division No. 53.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	HIGH COURT. (See Division No. 53.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Principal Registrar.....................................	2,498	2,086
2	2	District Registrar, Senior Clerk and Deputy Registrar..............	4,036	3,252
3	3	Clerks.............................................	2,766	2,426
10	10	Tipstaffs, Typists......................................	7,979	7,432
			17,279	15,196
		Associates to Justices (7) filling unclassified positions.............	8,105	7,202
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	150	100
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	1,600
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	1,838	..
			27,372	24,098
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	11,372	9,498
16	16	Total High Court (see page 28).................	16,000	14,600
		BANKRUPTCY ADMINISTRATION. (See Division No. 54.)
1	1	Inspector-General.....................................	2,678	2,092
9	10	Registrars, Deputy Registrars..............................	18,503	13,375
7	7	Official Receivers.....................................	14,162	11,104
43	47	Accountants, Assistant Official Receivers, Realization Officers, Clerks..	50.599	41,225
33	37	Inquiry Officers, Clerical Assistants, Typists, Assistants............	24,284	21,143
			110,226	88,939
		Associate to Judge filling unclassified position..................	1,138	984
		Tipstaff to Judge filling unclassified position...................	873	809
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	1,000	600
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	716	1,731
		District allowances....................................	220’	160
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	6,800
			114,173	100,023
		Less—
		Amount to be withheld from officer on account of rent...........	..	156
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended....................	9,173	11,067
			9,173	11,223
93	102	Total Bankruptcy Administration (see page 28)......	105,000	88,800
		COURT OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION. (See Division No. 55.)
1	1	Industrial Registrar....................................	2,678	2,184
4	4	Deputy industrial Registrars, Senior Clerk.....................	7,976	6,450
15	13	Clerks.............................................	13,733	12,910
17	18	Assistants, Typists, Junior Assistants.........................	11,082	9,808
			35,469	31,352
		Conciliation Commissioners (10)—Additional remuneration.........	..	2,750
		Clerks (10) to Conciliation Commissioners.....................	12,250	11,494
		Associates to Judges (7) filling unclassified positions..............	7,878	7,042
		Tipstaffs to Judges (7) filling unclassified positions...............	6,026	5,572
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	600	400
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	..	1,850
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	5,700
			62,223	66,160
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	11,823	15,460
37	36	Total Court of Conciliation and Arbitration (see page 28)	50,400	50,700
		PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE. (See Division No. 56.)
1	1	Assistant to Public Service Arbitrator........................	2,678	2,122
3	3	Senior Clerk, Clerks....................................	4,266	3,546
4	4	Clerical Assistant, Typists................................	2,888	2,834
			9,832	8,502
		Public Service Arbitrator—Additional remuneration...............	..	250
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	800
			9,832	9,552
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	832	252
8	8	Total Public Service Arbitrator’s Office (see page 29)	9,000	9,300

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

V.—Attorney-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	COMMONWEALTH INVESTIGATION SERVICE.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		(See Division No. 57.)	£	£
1	1	Director..........................................	2,678	2,122
7	7	Assistant Director, Deputy Directors.......................	13,801	11,108
18	12	Senior Clerk, Clerks..................................	12,525	16,284
41	40	Chief Investigator, Senior Investigators, Investigators, Assistant Investigators, Assistant Inquiry Officers	40,080	37,241
28	30	Clerical Assistants, Typists, Assistants, Junior Assistants.........	18,385	15,104
			87,469	81,859
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	1,000	800
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies............	..	1,978
		Officers on loan from other Departments....................	3,024	..
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.......	2,138	..
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	4,500
			93,631	89,137
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	17,131	16,137
95	90	Total Commonwealth Investigation Service (see page 29)	76,500	73,000
		PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS. (See Division No. 58.)
1	1	Commissioner of Patents and Registrar of Trade Marks and Designs..	3,000	2,370
2	2	Deputy Commissioners and Deputy Registrars................	4,456	3,624.
1	1	Deputy Commissioner (Administration).....................	2,018	1,626
124	113	Supervising Examiners, Examiners of Patents, Assistant Examiners of Patents	152,003	142,203
6	6	Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks, Supervising Examiner of Trade Marks and Examiners of Trade Marks	8,356	6,955
40	37	Clerks...........................................	35,267	36,022
2	2	Publications Officers.................................	2,046	1,852
2	2	Plan Printer, Assistant Plan Printer........................	1,647	1,596
63	68	Clerical Assistants, Typists, Card Punch Operator, Assistants, Junior Assistants	40,948	36,990
			249,741	233,238
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	2,400	2,000
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies............	6,314	2,638
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.......	..	1,584
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	11,500
			258,455	250,960
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	101,455	109,460
241	232	Total Patents, Trade Masks and Designs (see page 29)	157,000	141,500
		LEGAL SERVICE BUREAU. (See Division No. 59.)
1	1	Director..........................................	2,678	2,122
19	19	Senior Legal Officer, Officers-in-charge, Legal Officers..........	32,129	26,449
4	4	Clerical Assistants, Typists.............................	2,283	2,187
			37,090	30,758
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	400	300
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies............	1,299	3,817
		Officers on loan from other Departments....................	..	800
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	3,100
			38,789	38,775
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	639	675
24	24	Total Legal Service Bureau (see page 30)........	38,150	38,100

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

VI.—Department of the Interior.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 61.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 61.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
l	1	Secretary..........................................	4,500	(a)3,875
5	5	Assistant Secretaries...................................	12,691	10,033
1	1	Deputy Assistant Secretary..............................	2,098	1,500
3	3	Directors..........................................	7,921	6,210
3	3	Deputy Directors.....................................	6,019	4,480
..	2	Chief Surveyor, A.C.T., Chief Town Planner, A.C.T..............	4,373	..
3	3	Superintendents, Parks and Gardens, Lands and Agriculture and Buildings	5,850	4,676
212	228	Surveyors and Cadet Surveyors, Draftsmen and Cadet Draftsmen, Computers, Architects, Botanists, Transport Manager, Assistant Superintendent Parks and Gardens, Land Settlement Officers, Field Investigation Officers, Cinematographers	287,817	222,410
266	270	Industrial Officer, Chief Property Officers and Property Officers, Accountants, Clerks; Inspectors, Housing Officers, Leasing Officers, Property Supervisors and Librarians	300,654	256,650
253	250	Assistants, Machinists, Typists, Firemen, Plan Printer, Inspectors, Mechanics, Field Assistants, Meter Readers, Photographers, Engineers, Cleaners, Storemen, Caretakers, Lift Attendants	177,238	170,412
			809,161	680,246
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	6,146	26,485
		Officers on loan from other Departments.....................	1,686	4,160
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	7.000	7,116
		Other allowances, including Special (Canberra) allowance..........	4,000	2,887
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	5,200	2,398
		Officers filling unclassified positions........................	3,100	..
		Private Secretary filling unclassified position...................	1,226	..
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	39,875
			837,519	763,167
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	242,519	166,667
747	766	Total Administrative (see page 32).............	595,000	596,500
		ELECTORAL BRANCH. (See Division No. 62.)
1	1	Chief Electoral Officer.................................	2,674	2,122
5	5	Commonwealth Electoral Officers..........................	8,878	7,051
2	2	Administrative Assistants...............................	3,124	2,509
260	260	Divisional Returning Officers, Clerks.......................	303,734	263,797
48	48	Indexers, Typists, Assistants.............................	34,229	32,128
			352,639	307,607
		Proposed new staff....................................	3,636	..
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	2,566	1,712
		District allowance....................................	880	880
		Allowances to officers performing duties for the State of South Australia.	550	550
		Allowances to officers in connexion with maintenance of Joint Roll in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania	7,937	7,782
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	..	7,672
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	20,000
			368,208	346,203
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	14,208	5,203
316	316	Total Electoral Branch (see page 33)............	354,000	341,000
		METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH. (See Division No. 63.)
1	1	Director...........................................	3,000	2,370
7	7	Assistant and Deputy Directors............................	14,441	11,539
196	200	Scientific Officers, Meteorologists and Assistants, Superintendents, Inspectors, Weather Officers, Draftsmen and Technicians	261,913	219,789
28	28	Clerks, Statistical Officers and Librarians.....................	27,199	25,554
383	383	Assistants, Observers, Storemen, Typists, Machinists, Recorders, Tracers and Instrument Makers	331,490	311,014
			638,043	570,266
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	3,233	926
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	4,088	2,806
		District allowances....................................	21,050	17,260
		Other allowances.....................................	1,917	2,194
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	2,645	2,770
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	33,500
			670,976	629,722
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	90,279	86,722
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........	15,697	13,000
			105,976	99,722
615	619	Total Meteorological Branch (see page 33)........	565,000	530,000

(a) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

VI.—Department of the Interior.
Number of Persons.		OBSERVATORY. (See Division No. 64.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	OBSERVATORY. (See Division No. 64.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Commonwealth Astronomer................................	3,200	2,494
18	20	Chief Assistant, Principal Research Assistant, Senior Scientific Officer, Scientific Officers, Officer-in-charge Prediction Service and Engineer	27,403	21,524
10	6	Clerk and Scientific Assistants..............................	4,258	6,671
19	25	Technicians, Mechanics, Typists, Librarian, Tracers and Assistants......	16,702	10,892
			51,563	41,581
		District allowance.......................................	..	192
		Stromlo allowance......................................	390	455
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class............	50	50
		Reclassification of offices.................................	..	2,550
			52,003	44,828
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended....................	18,003	13,278
48	52	Total Observatory (see page 34).................	34,000	31,550
		FORESTRY BRANCH. (See Division No. 65.)
1	1	Director-General.......................................	3,200	2,494
1	1	Principal.............................................	2,850	2,246
41	40	Forestry Officers, Lecturers, Research Officers and Assistants, Officers-in-charge, Technical Officers, Photogrammetrist, Cadet Draftsmen, Draftsmen, Foresters	52,772	45,518
14	14	Administrative Officer, Clerks and Librarian.....................	14,501	13,008
18	21	Typists, Machinists, Caretakers, Assistants, Photo Interpreters, Tracer and Laboratory Attendants	14,122	10,956
			87,445	74,222
		District allowance.......................................	121	230
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class............	300	250
		Stand-by and Bush Fire allowances...........................	537	231
		Living and Boarding allowances.............................	266	474
		Reclassification of offices.................................	..	5,200
			88,669	80,607
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended......................	28,169	29,751
		Amount to be recovered from Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account	10,000	7,856
			38,169	37,607
75	77	Total Forestry Branch (see page 34)...............	50,500	43,000
		NEWS AND INFORMATION BUREAU. (See Division No. 66.)
..	1	Director.............................................	2,678	..
..	3	Clerks..............................................	3,258	..
			5,936	..
		Officers filling unclassified positions..........................	15,306	..
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class............	1,490	..
			22,732	..
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended....................	232	..
(a)	4	Total News and Information Bureau (see page 34).....	22,500	(a)

(a) Included under Division No. 61.

SCHEDULE.—Salames and Allowances.

VII.—Department of Works.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 68.) Central.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 68.) Central.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Director-General....................................	4,500	(a) 4,000
1	1	Deputy Director-General...............................	4,000	3,104
2	2	Assistant Directors-General.............................	6,600	5,112
1	1	Director of Engineering................................	3,600	2,742
1	1	Director of Architecture................................	3,600	2,680
101	102	Chief Engineers, Engineers, Chief Architect, Architects, Draftsmen and other Technical Officers	163,195	153,793
12	13	Chief Administrative Officer, Administrative Assistant, Superintendent of Staff, Chief Industrial Officer, Manager Food Services, Administrative Officer, Inspectors, Training Officer and Chief Superintendent of Stores	26,072	19,344
1	1	Director of Finance...................................	2,850	2,246
4	4	Assistant Chief Finance Officer, Finance Officer and Inspectors.....	7,550	6,140
45	41	Clerks, Librarian-in-charge and Assistant Librarian..............	47,79.5	47,561
54	57	Assistants, Typists, Tracer and Machinist....................	34,722	30,178
223	224		304,484	276,900
		New South Wales.
1	1	Director of Works....................................	3,400	2,618
1	1	Assistant Director of Works (Planning and Design)..............	2,850	2,246
..	1	Assistant Director of Works (Construction)...................	2,850	..
202	202	Senior Engineers, Engineers, Senior Architects, Architects, Draftsmen and other Technical Officers	277,224	228,338
..	1	Assistant Director (Administration and Finance)................	2,318	..
2	3	Accountant, Assistant Accountant and Assistant Accountant (Costing).	5,682	3,192
5	6	Administrative Officer (Works), Administrative Officer (General), Industrial Officer, Inspector (Organization and Management), Superintendent of Stores (Equipment and Transport) and Training Officer	10,085	7,338
110	111	Clerks, Librarian and Furniture Officers.....................	117,083	93,888
110	103	Assistants, Typists, Machinists and Storemen..................	61,967	60,098
431	429		483,459	397,718
		Victoria and Tasmania.
1	1	Director of Works....................................	3,200	2,494
1	1	Assistant Director of Works (Planning and Design)..............	2,678	2,061
	1	Assistant Director of Works (Construction)...................	2,408	..
1	1	Controller of Works (Hobart)............................	2,053	1,626
173	179	Senior Engineers, Engineers, Senior Architects, Architects, Draftsmen, Technical Officers	239,583	201,595
..	1	Assistant Director (Administration and Finance)................	2,078	..
4	4	Accountant, Assistant Accountants, Accountant and Administrative Officer (Tasmania)	6,676	5,383
5	5	Administrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, Industrial Officer and Inspector (Personnel) and Superintendent of Stores (Equipment and Transport)	8,602	6,974
106	108	Clerks, Librarian, Cadet Personnel Officer and Furniture Officer.....	102,927	88,579
66	74	Assistants, Machinists, Typists and Storemen..................	45,052	37,401
357	375		415,257	346,113
		Queensland.
1	1	Director of Works....................................	3,000	2,370
1	1	Assistant Director of Works.............................	2,498	1,998
91	90	Senior Engineers, Engineers, Senior Architects, Architects, Draftsmen and other Technical Officers	121,538	107,450
2	2	Accountant and Assistant Accountant.......................	3,544	2,824
5	5	Administrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, Industrial Officer, Inspector (Personnel) and Superintendent of Stores (Equipment and Transport)	8,278	6,622
77	76	Clerks, Cadet Personnel Officers and Furniture Officers...........	77,327	68,828
65	65	Assistants, Machinists, Typists and Storemen..................	39,668	38,666
242	240		255,853	228,758
		Papua and New Guinea.
1	1	Director of Works....................................	2,850	2,246
1	1	Assistant Director of Works.............................	2,318	1,894
36	36	Senior Engineers, Engineers, Senior Architects, Architects and other Technical Officers	53,565	44,952
6	6	Administrative Officer, Senior Clerk and Senior Clerk (Lae), Senior Clerk (Rabaul) and Superintendent of Stores (Equipment and Transport) and Assistant Superintendent of Stores (Equipment and Transport)	8,896	7,326
2	2	Accountant and Assistant Accountant.......................	3,439	2,764
21	36	Clerks...........................................	41,189	19,492
5	13	Typist, Foreman Storeman and Senior Storemen................	8,328	4,392
72	95		120,585	83,066
1,325	1,363	Carried forward...................	1,579,638	1,332,555

(a) Includes £500 provided in Additional Estimates, 1951-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

VII.—Department of Works.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-56.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1,325	1,363	Brought forward.....................	1,579,638	1,332,555
		South Australia.
1	1	Director of Works....................................	3,000	2,370
1	1	Assistant Director of Works.............................	2,498	1,998
105	106	Senior Engineers, Engineers, Senior Architects, Architects, Draftsmen and other Technical Officers	141,267	125,193
2	2	Accountant and Assistant Accountant.......................	3,544	2,794
6	6	Administrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, Staff Clerk, Industrial Officer, Inspector (Personnel) and Superintendent of Stores (Equipment and Transport)	9,414	7,620
71	72	Clerks and Furniture Officer.............................	73,322	66,076
60	59	Assistants, Machinists and Typists.........................	37,863	31.218
246	247		270,908	237,269
		Western Australia.
1	1	Director of Works....................................	2,850	2,246
50	48	Senior Engineers, Engineers, Senior Architects, Architects, Draftsmen and other Technical Officers	64,093	57,651
1	1	Accountant and Administrative Officer......................	1,814	1,442
3	3	Assistant Administrative Officer, Assistant Accountant, and Superintendent of Stores (Equipment and Transport)	4,270	3,414
21	23	Clerks, Staff and Industrial Officer, Cadet Personnel Officer and Furniture Officer	22,553	18,574
13	13	Transport Officer, Senior Storemen, Assistants, Machinists and Typists	9,033	7,615
89	89		104,613	90,942
		Northern Territory.
1	1	Director of Works....................................	2,850	2,246
33	42	Senior Engineers, Engineers, Senior Architects, Architects and other Technical Officers	64,332	42,997
2	2	Accountant and Assistant Accountant.......................	3,282	2,734
4	4	Administrative Officer, Senior Clerk, Staff and Industrial Officer, Senior Clerk (Alice Springs), and Superintendent of Stores (Equipment and Transport)	6,357	5,084
52	56	Clerks and Furniture Officer.............................	59,244	46,316
14	14	Machinists, Typists and Junior Assistant.....................	9,203	7,608
106	119		145,268	106,985
		Australian Capital Territory.
1	1	Director of Works....................................	3,000	2,370
1	1	Assistant Director of Works (Construction)...................	2,228	1,998
..	1	Assistant Director of Works. (Planning and Design).............	2,228	..
98	112	Senior Engineers, Engineers, Senior Architects, Architects and other Technical Officers	149,428	121,916
..	1	Assistant Director (Administration and Finance)................	2,078	..
6	6	Administrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, Industrial Officer, Inspector (Personnel), Controller of Stores (Equipment and Transport) and Assistant Controller of Stores (Equipment and Transport)	10,907	8,858
3	3	Accountant, Assistant Accountant and Assistant Accountant (Costing).	5,156	4,208
80	81	Clerks, Cadet Personnel Officer, Librarian and Furniture Officer.....	81,578	68,209
50	50	Assistants, Machinists, Typists and Foreman Storeman...........	30,238	31,895
239	256		286,841	239,454
			2,387,268	2,007,205
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies............	108,780	87,640
		Officers on loan from other Departments.....................	45,482	9,775
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	66,829	38,377
		District allowances...................................	24,650	23,193
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu........	9,301	6,484
		Special attraction allowance.............................	2,600	1,650
		Other allowances....................................	1,861	..
		Private Secretary filling unclassified position..................	..	1,262
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	141,500
			2,646,771	2,317,086
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	447,771	482,960
		Amount withheld from officers on account of rent.............	..	126
			447,771	483,086
2,005	2,074	Total Administrative (see page 37).............	2,199,000	1,834,000

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

VIIL—Department of Civil Aviation.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No, 70.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No, 70.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Director-General.....................................	4,500	(a) 3,875
4	4	Assistant Directors-General..............................	11,678	9,108
8	8	Directors—Head Office................................	21,218	17,038
7	7	Directors—Regional...................................	17,059	13,614
3	3	Overseas Representatives...............................	6,114	4,794
704	703	Assistant Director (Airways Engineering), Co-ordinator of Operational Planning, Engineer (Aeronautical, Metallurgical, Airways, Airport), Architects, Surveyors (Aircraft, Airways, Airport), Superintendents (Fire Services, Aeronautical Information Services, Air Traffic Control, Airworthiness and Aeronautical Engineering, Airports, Building Layouts, Communications, Operational Standards, Airport Plant), Senior Medical Officer, Inspectors (Accidents, Airport, Airport Plant), Supervisors (Air Traffic Control, Communications, Departmental Aircraft), Draftsman, Air Traffic Controllers, Modellers, Agrostologist, Research Officers, Examiners of Airmen, Cartographers	938,409	826,240
520	522	Finance Officer, Assistant Finance Officers, Accountants, Sub-Accountants, Airport Managers, Controller Supply and Transport, International Relations Officer, Superintendent (Stores, Economic Investigations, International Relations), Inspector (Organization and Methods, Staff and Establishment, Training), Librarians, Cadets Personnel, Investigations Officers, Assistant Inspectors (Administrative Training, Establishments, Examinations, Organization and Methods), Industrial Officers, Senior Clerks, Clerks, Property Officers, Training Officers	535,512	487,306
2191	2313	Accounting Machinists, Clerical Assistants, Assistants (Drafting, Printing, Field Survey, Plan Printing, Photography), Junior Assistants, Chainmen, Communications Officers, Line Inspectors, Line Foremen, Linemen, Technicians (Radio), Electrical Fitters and Mechanics, Mechanics (Motor, Aircraft), Supervisors (Workshops, Female), Stationer, Tracers, Assistant Welfare Officers, Typists, Watchmen, Carpenters, Motor Drivers, Fork Lift Drivers, Photographers, Laborers, Technicians-in-Training, Apprentices, Painters, Senior Sisters, Marine Officers, Masters, Mates, Marine Engineers, Launchmasters, Coxswain, Boathands, Shipwrights, Riggers, Groundsmen, Tradesman’s Assistants, Instrument Makers, Fitters and Turners, Sheetmetal Workers, Technical Instructors, Senior Cleaners, Engravers, Foremen, Welders, Blacksmiths, Panel Beaters, Trimmers, Toolmakers, Electro-platers, Refrigeration Mechanics, Carpenters, Painters, Storemen, Storeholders	1,817,339	1,679,301
			3,351,829	3,041,276
		Officers on unattached list...............................	151,000	133,599
		District allowances....................................	36,545	35,545
		Miscellaneous allowances (Administrative, Living Away, Field, Flying).	11,000	9,500
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	70,000	60,000
		Special allowances to officers stationed abroad.................	7,500	8,055
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	6,000	5,000
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	165,375
			3,633,874	3,458,350
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	852,874	891,350
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........	8,000	30,000
			860,874	921,350
3438	3561	Total Administrative (see page 40).............	2,773,000	2,537,000

(a) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

IX.—Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 77.)	£	£
		Central Staff.
1	1	Comptroller-General...................................	5,500	(a) 4,500
6	5	Assistant Comptroller-Generals...........................	14,022	(b)10,455
1	1	Commonwealth Analyst and Chief Analyst (Victoria).............	2,498	1,998
1	1	Director of Research...................................	2,108	1,710
207	212	Senior Inspector Excise, Chief Clerk, Chief Inspector Personnel, Principal Research Officer, Research Officers, Clerks and other clerical officers	244,884	200,594
41	47	Typists, Assistants, Accounting Machinists, Junior Assistants and Attendant	23,690	23,285
257	267		292,702	242,551
		London Office.
1	1	Australian Customs Representative.........................	1,442	1,352
2	2	Investigation Officers..................................	2,482	2,564
		Married officers’ allowance..............................	1,300	975
		Special child allowance.................................	312	104
3	3		5,536	4,995
		New York Office.
1	1	Australian Customs Representative.........................	1,382	1,382
1	1	Investigation Officer...................................	1,232	1,306
		Married officers’ allowance..............................	3,950	4,800
		Special child allowance.................................	450	450
2	2		7,014	7,938
		New South Wales.
1	1	Collector..........................................	3,200	2,494
2	2	Assistant Collectors...................................	4,546	3,748
22	23	Chief Analyst, Senior Analyst and Analysts...................	29,558	24,743
4	4	Sub-Collectors.......................................	6,493	5,223
13	14	Senior Inspectors and Inspectors...........................	24,157	18,122
451	500	Assistant Inspectors, Invoice Examining Officers, Examining Officers, Investigation Officers, Boarding Officers, Senior Excise Inspector, Excise Officers, Clerks and other clerical officers	512,455	427,761
379	385	Lockers, Preventive Officers, Masters of Launches, Machinists, Typists, Assistants, and other Fourth Division officers	307,079	292,229
872	929		887,488	774,320
		Victoria.
1	1	Collector..........................................	3,000	2,246
2	2	Assistant Collectors...................................	4,336	3,423
26	26	Senior Analyst and Analysts..............................	30,812	27,867
5	5	Sub-Collectors.......................................	7,613	6,123
14	16	Senior Inspectors and Inspectors...........................	26,754	19,061
361	388	Invoice Examining Officers, Examining Officers, Investigation Officers, Boarding Officers, Senior Excise Inspector, Excise Officers, Clerks and other clerical officers	399,675	346,567
251	261	Lookers, Preventive Officers, Masters of Launches, Machinists, Typists, Assistants and other Fourth Division officers	176,891	186,472
660	699		649,081	591,759
		Queensland.
1	1	Collector..........................................	2,633	2,060
‘ 2	2	Assistant Collectors...................................	3,916	3,113
10	10	Sub-Collectors.......................................	13,163	11,049
7	7	Senior Inspector and Inspectors...........................	14,037	8,987
162	162	Invoice Examining Officers, Examining Officers, Investigation Officers, Boarding Officers, Senior Excise Inspector, Excise Officers, Clerks and other clerical officers	171,100	153,332
107	108	Lockers, Preventive Officers, Machinists, Typists, Assistants and other Fourth Division officers	84,637	77,323
289	290		289,486	255,864
2,083	2,190	Carried forward....................	2,131,307	1,877,427

(a) Includes £1,000 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (b) Assistant Comptroller-General (Tariff Board) is Chairman, Tariff Board, and salary is provided under Tariff Board.

F.5724/55.—12

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

IX.—Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		ADMINISTRATIVE—continued.	£	£
2,083	2,190	Brought forward...................	2,131,307	1,877,427
		South Australia.
1	1	Collector..........................................	2,258	2,060
2	2	Assistant Collectors...................................	3,629	3,036
7	7	Chief Analyst and Analysts..............................	9,755	8,088
4	5	Sub-Collectors.......................................	6,131	4,125
8	8	Senior Inspectors and Inspectors...........................	12,550	10,235
168	142	Invoice Examining Officers, Examining Officers, Investigation Officers, Boarding Officers, Senior Excise Inspector, Excise Officers, Clerks and other clerical officers	155,051	156,870
83.	112	Lockers, Preventive Officers, Masters of Launches, Machinists, Typists, Assistants and other Fourth Division officers	87,791	55,710
273	277		277,165	240,124
		Western Australia.
1	1	Collector..........................................	2,468	1,916
2	2	Assistant Collectors...................................	3,916	3,128
5	5	Chief Analyst and Analysts..............................	6,497	5,417
8	8	Senior Inspectors and Inspectors...........................	12,894	10,384
7	8	Sub-Collectors.......................................	9,536	7,093
115	124	Invoice Examining Officers, Examining Officers, Investigation Officers, Boarding Officers, Senior Excise Inspector, Excise Officers, Clerks and other clerical officers	133,893	108,899
72	90	Lockers, Preventive Officers, Masters of Launches, Machinists, Typists, Assistants and other Fourth Division officers	69,643	52,105
210	238		238,847	188,942
		Tasmania.
1	1	Collector..........................................	2,018	1,626
..	1	Assistant Collector....................................	1,639
1	1	Analyst...........................................	1,198	1,034
3	3	Sub-Collectors.......................................	3,846	3,282
1	..	Inspector..........................................	..	1,262
29	31	Senior Clerk, Invoice Examining Officers, Examining Officers, Jerquer, and Clerks	30,641	25,636
21	22	Lockers, Caretaker, Typists, Machinist, Assistant and Preventive Officers	17,545	15,200
56	59		56,887	48,040
		Northern Territory.
1	1	Sub-Collector.......................................	1,558	1,224
8	8	Clerks and Examining Officers............................	8,107	7,280
11	11	Lockers, Typist and Preventive Officers......................	8,926	8,528
20	20		18,591	17,032
		Central Import Licensing Branch.
1	1	Administrative Officer.................................	2,228	1,750
1	1	Assistant Administrative Officer...........................	2,018	1,626
79	81	Clerks............................................	94,106	76,098
35	33	Typists, Accounting Machinist, Clerical Assistants and Teleprint Operator	18,298	20,128
116	116		116,650	99,602
			2,839,447	2,471,167
		Private Secretaries filling unclassified positions.................	3,198	2,385
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	13,962	16,811
		District allowances....................................	6,348	5,160
		Allowances to officers temporarily stationed abroad..............	3,800	2,820
		Other allowances.....................................	4,646	1,538
		Exchange on salaries and allowances paid abroad................	4,858	2,500
		Permanent officers occupying temporary positions...............	103,883	181,002
		Payments to other departments for services rendered..............	999	848
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	44,266	39,938
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	172,300
			3,025,407	2,896,469
		Less—
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........	5,523	5,028
		Payments by other Departments for services rendered...........	330	1,330
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	242,554	284,811
			248,407	291,169
2,758	2,900	Total Administrative (see page 43).............	2,777,000	2,605,300

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

IX.—Department of Trade and Customs.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55
		TARIFF BOARD. (See Division No. 78.)	£	£
1	1	Chairman..........................................	4,250	(a) 3,875
1	1	Secretary..........................................	2,138	1,626
17	17	Senior Clerk, Investigators, Research Officers, Clerks and other clerical officers	22,814	20,687
7	7	Typists and Clerical Assistant.............................	4,148	3,889
			33,350	30,077
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	1,975
		Salaries of Members (6)................................	21,000	(b) 19,500
			54,350	51,552
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	4,700	102
26	26	Total Tariff Board (see page 43)...............	49,650	51,450
		FILM CENSORSHIP. (See Division No. 79.)
10	8	Administrative Officer, Clerk, Film Cutter and Biograph Operator, Assistants and Typists	7,471	8,258
			7,471	8,258
		Reclassification of, offices...............................	..	400
			7,471	8,658
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	931	2,158
10	8	Total Film Censorship (see page 43)............	6,540	6,500
		PRICES BRANCH. (See Division No. 80.)
1	..	Controller of Prices...................................	..	1,874
10	..	Deputy Controller, Clerks...............................	..	10,250
6	..	Assistant and Typists..................................	..	3,894
			..	16,018
		District allowances....................................	..	150
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	..	100
		Officers on unattached list and on loan from other departments.......	..	1,650
			..	17,918
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	..	8,818
17	..	Total Prices Branch (see page 44)..............	..	9,100

(a) Includes £375 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (b) Includes £1,500 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

X.—Department of Health.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 81.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 81.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Director-General.....................................	4,500	(a) 3,875
87	87	Deputy Directors, Senior Medical Officers, Senior Dental Officer, Medical, Dental and Veterinary Officers, Pharmacists	162,123	146,390
144	163	Chief Administrative Officer, Senior Administrative Officers, Senior Inspector, Inspectors, National Fitness Officers, Chief Clerk, Senior Clerks, Accountants, Assistant Administrative Officer, Administrative Assistant, Secretary, Clerks, Librarian, Assistant Librarian	169,562	136,862
177	193	Typists, Assistants, Machinists, Health Inspectors, Nursing Sisters, Foreman Assistant, Telephonist	122,402	111,901
			458,587	399,028
		Ministerial staff (4) filling unclassified positions................	3,758	3,193
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	4,988	4,452
		District and special allowances, including Special Living Allowance—Canberra	3,883	4,689
		Salaries of officers on loan...............................	3,090	4,231
		Salaries of officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies......	17,434	12,978
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payment in lieu.........	..	3,920
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	13,575
			491,740	446,066
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	69,559	67,766
		Salaries of officers on loan to other Departments..............	20,388	18,615
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........	165	1,231
		Salaries of officers paid from National Fitness Fund............	2,165	1,168
		Salaries of officers paid from Australian Capital Territory votes....	19,377	1,8,767
		Salaries of officers paid from Northern Territory Votes..........	32,236	26,319
		Salaries of officers paid from National Welfare Fund on account of Health Laboratories	84,850	73,000
			228,740	206,866
409	444	Total Administrative (see page 46).............	263,000	239,200
		QUARANTINE. (See Division No. 82.)
3	3	Director and Assistant Director of Veterinary Hygiene, and Director, Plant Quarantine	7,666	6,072
12	11	Medical Officers.....................................	20,909	19,333
4	3	Senior Research Officers (Plants) and Clerks...................	4,236	4,296
76	76	Sanitary Inspectors, Foreman Mechanic, Foreman Assistants, Engine-drivers, Boatman, Masters of Launches, Quarantine Assistants, Typists	61,972	58,600
			94,783	88,301
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	832	318
		District and special allowances............................	1,390	1,268
		Salaries of officers on loan...............................	3,253	..
		Salaries of officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies......	788	2,342
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	450	1,056
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	4,300
			101,496	97,585
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	14,034	9,276
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........	2,444	2,872
		Salaries of officers on loan to other Departments..............	2,518	2,137
			18,996	14,285
95	93	Total Quarantine (see page 46)................	82,500	83,300
		HEALTH SERVICES. (See Division No. 83.)
		Pharmaceutical Services.
17	19	Director, Assistant Director, Senior Pharmacist, Chief Pharmacists and Pharmacists	33,382	24,481
32	34	Administrative Officer, Clerks............................	33,618	28,037
89	95	Typists, Assistants and Checkers...........................	58,149	50,246
			125,149	102,764
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	3,307	1,807
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	7,525	6,718
		Salaries of officers on loan...............................	844	3,289
		District and special allowances............................	80	..
		Less—	136,905	114,578
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	22,505	18,078
138	148	Total pharmaceutical Services................	114,400	96,500

(a) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates 1951-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

X.—Department of Health.
Number of Persons.		HEALTH SERVICES—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55	1955-56.	HEALTH SERVICES—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		Acoustic Laboratories.	£	£
17	17	Director, Assistant Director, Engineer, Medical Officer, Chief Physicist, Senior Physicist, Physicist, Senior Psychologist and Psychologists	23,022	19,429
24	25	Clerk, Technical Officers, Typists and Assistants.................	20,885	19,073
			43,907	38,502
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	350	346
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	1,600	..
		Salaries of officers on loan...............................	458	1,222
			46,315	40,070
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	6,315	3,070
41	42	Total Acoustic Laboratories...................	40,000	37,000
		Bureau of Dental Standards.
3	3	Officer-in-charge, Research Officer and Chemist.................	4,448	3,616
4	4	Technical Officers, Laboratory Assistant, Typist.................	3,552	3,284
7	7	Total Bureau of Dental Standards...............	8,000	6,900
		Division of Child Health.(a)
4	4	Director, Senior Medical Officer and Medical Officer..............	10,319	8,619
3	3	Senior Biochemist, Senior Nutritionist and Biochemist.............	4,196	3,739
2	2	Clerk and Typist......................................	1,470	1,302
			15,985	13,660
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	150	..
			16,315	13,660
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	3,035	2,160
9	9	Total Division of Child Health.................	13,100	11,500
		School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
13	13	Director, Senior Medical Officers and Medical Officers............	31,004	27,358
19	20	Entomologists, Scientific Officers, Biochemists and Cadet Biochemists..	25,148	19,835
5	6	Clerk, Librarian, Typists, Assistant and Junior Assistant............	4,637	3,423
			60,789	50,616
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	698	356
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	3,021	..
			64,508	50,972
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	21,508	7,972
37	39	Total School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine	43,000	43,000
		Central Training School.
10	10	Medical Officers......................................	16,506	13,425
19	19	Biochemists and Cadet Biochemists.........................	17.128	16,567
			33,634	29,992
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	31,234	19,492
29	29	Total Central Training School.................	2,400	10,500
		Institute of Anatomy.
1	1	Biochemist..........................................	904	826
5	5	Curator, Assistant Curator, Laboratory Assistant, Typist and Assistant...	4,296	3,620
			5,200	4,446
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	500	946
6	6	Total Institute of Anatomy....................	4,700	3,500

(a) Includes Institute of Child Health.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

X.—Department of Health.
Number of Persons.		HEALTH SERVICES—continued. Tuberculosis.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56	HEALTH SERVICES—continued. Tuberculosis.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	..	Senior Medical Officer.................................	..	2,246
8	5	Administrative Officer, Investigating Officer, and Clerks...........	6,672	8,743
2	2	Typist and Radiographer................................	1,520	1,458
			8,192	12,447
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	72	25
			8,264	12,472
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	2,364	3,872
11	7	Total Tuberculosis......................	5,900	8,600
		X-ray and Radium Laboratory.
9	9	Director, Assistant Director, Senior Physicists and Physicists........	13,088	11,048
15	16	Radiographer, Clerk, Technical Officer, Technical Assistant, Laboratory Mechanics, Junior Mechanics, Laboratory Assistant, Assistant Librarian and Assistants	13,527	10,666
			26,615	21,714
		Allowances for performing duties of a higher class...............	150	90
		District and special allowances............................	..	18
			26,765	21,822
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	3,765	4,322
24	25	Total X-ray and Radium Laboratory............	23,000	17,500
		National Health Service.
2	2	Senior Medical Officer, Principal Matron.....................	5,064	4,090
105	132	Senior Administrative Officer, Executive Officers, Administrative Officers, Inspector, Principal Research Officer, Research Officers, Assistant Research Officer, Officers-in-charge Investigations, Investigation Officers, Assistant Investigation Officers, Clerks, Assistants, Accounting Machinists and Typists	139,450	103,105
			144,514	107,195
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	1,940	1,137
		Salaries of officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies......	4,267	2,621
		Salaries of officers on loan...............................	3,758	2,051
		Proposed new staff....................................	..	11,030
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	1,814	..
			156,293	124,034
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	29,293	8,034
107	134	Total National Health Service.................	127,000	116,000
		Reclassification of offices—All “Health Services,” pages 180-182....	..	22,900
409	446	Total Health Services (see page 46).............	381,500	373,900
		SERUM LABORATORIES. (See Division No. 84.)
1	1	Director...........................................	4,000	3,304
5	5	Deputy Directors.....................................	15,650	12,269
7	8	Medical Officers.....................................	17,322	12,641
26	26	Veterinary Officers, Specialist Scientific Officers, Consultants, Assistant Section Controllers and Officer-in-charge, Media	48,631	38,619
61	56	Biochemists and Cadet Biochemists.........................	52,499	54,051
5	5	Administrative Officers, Personnel Officer and Commercial Officer...	8,571	7,172
60	60	Accountant and Clerks.................................	57,890	54,025
43	42	Supervisors and Laboratory Assistants.......................	33,300	30,556
91	91	Typists, Telephonists, Stores Officers, Assistants and Machinists.....	58,943	54,487
14	14	Plant Attendants, Watchmen and Motor Driver.................	10,910	10,582
33	33	Foreman and Assistants, Farm, Abbatoir and Small Animals........	25,614	24,434
			333,330	302,140
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	878	889
		Salaries of officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies......	3,698	2,676
		Salaries of officers on loan...............................	532	363
		District and special allowances............................	24	24
			338,462	306,092
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	46,660	53,808
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........	302	284
			46,962	54,092
346	341	Total Serum Laboratories (see page 47)..........	291,500	252,000

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 85.)	£	£
1	1	Secretary..........................................	5,500	(a) 4,500
2	2	First Assistant Secretaries...............................	6,400	4,655
3	4	Assistant Secretaries...................................	10,367	6,162
2	2	Deputy Assistant Secretaries.............................	4,493	3,561
1	1	Director of Fisheries...................................	2,850	2,246
191	199	Trade, Senior Marketing, Executive, Research, Project, Liaison, Personnel, Technical and Administrative Officers, Senior Economist, Directors, Assistant Directors, Assistant Chiefs, Food Technologist, Inspector, Chief Clerk, Deputy Director, Officers-in-charge, Accountants, Investigator, Clerks and Librarians	244,260	204,114.
88	96	Typists, Assistants and Machinists, Teleprinter Operator, Storeman....	50,624	49,590
			324,494	274,828
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	1,646	2,440
		Ministerial staff (5) filling unclassified positions................	5,372	4,542
		Officers on loan from other Departments and Divisions............	6,043	4,887
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	14,314	13,626
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	5,000	4,000
		Allowances to junior officers living away from home.............	500	500
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	19,700
			357,369	324,523
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	58,869	58,323
288	305	Total Administrative (see page 49).............	298,500	266,200
		ADMINISTRATION OF COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905-1950.
		(See Division No. 86.)
1	1	Chief Veterinary Officer and Fruit Inspector...................	2,850	2,246
1	1	Commonwealth Dairy Expert.............................	2,498	1,998
1	1	Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer...........................	2,498	1,998
1	1	Assistant Chief Veterinary Officer..........................	2,318	1,874
1	1	Supervisor of Fresh Fruit Exports..........................	2,138	1,755
85	87	Fruit Inspection Officers, Dairy Produce Inspectors, Veterinary Officers, Dried Fruits Supervisors and Clerks	110,055	92,160
304	304	Meat Inspectors......................................	313,752	283,784
9	9	Assistants (Dairy)....................................	7,797	7,274
			443,906	393,089
		Officers on loan from other Departments and Divisions............	..	4,838
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	2,780	5,707
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	3,000	2,500
		District allowances....................................	300	300
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	562	2,056
		Reclassification of offices...............................		31,000
403	405		450,548	439,490
		London Office.
4	4	Veterinary Officer, Fruit Inspector, and Dairy Produce Inspectors.....	6,866	5,336
			6,866	5,336
		Cost of living allowances................................	485	898
		Special child allowance.................................	364	104
		Exchange on salaries paid abroad..........................	1,925	1,586
4	4		9,640	7,924
			460,188	447,414
		Less—
		Amount recoverable from Queensland Government on account of meat inspection	6,000	5,750
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	31,188	29,664
			37,188	35,414
407	409	Total Administration of Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1950 (see page 49)	423,000	412,000

(a) Includes £1,000 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
Number of Persons.		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—RELIEVING, TRANSIT AND OTHER STAFF. (See Division No. 87c.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
2	2	Trade Commissioners...................................	5,356	4,244
3	3	Assistant Trade Commissioners............................	4,812	4,876
1	1	Trade Commissioner, China (vacant).........................	2,408	1,874
1	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner, China (vacant)..................	1,478	1,106
1	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner, Brazil (vacant)..................	1,478	1,106
1	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner, Chile (vacant)..................	1,478	1,106
			17,010	14,312
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	6,910	5,212
9	9	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Relieving, Transit and Other Staff (see page 49)	10,100	9,100
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CANADA. (See Division No. 87d.)
2	2	Trade Commissioners...................................	5,356	3,996
1	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner.............................	2,018	1,626
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.......................	..	200
		Exchange on salaries...................................	..	2,335
			7,374	8,157
		Representation allowances...............................	2,462	2,441
		Local allowances......................................	7,468	6,686
		Child allowances......................................	670	672
		Rent and accommodation subsidies..........................	1,226	1,344
			19,200	19,300
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	100	..
3	3	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Canada (see page 50)	19,100	19,300
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—NEW ZEALAND. (See Division No. 87e.)
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	2,348	1,874
1	2	Assistant Trade Commissioners............................	3,203	1,227
		Exchange on salaries...................................	1,411	787
			6,962	3,888
		Representation allowances...............................	1,000	690
		Local allowances......................................	431	815
		Child allowances......................................	520	261
		Rent and accommodation subsidies..........................	627	246
			9,540	5,900
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	40	..
2	3	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—New Zealand (see page 50)	9,500	5,900
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—EGYPT AND MIDDLE EAST. (See Division No. 87f.)
2	2	Trade Commissioners...................................	4,756	3,996
1	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner.............................	1,478	1,515
		Exchange on salaries...................................	1,583	1,378
			7,817	6,889
		Representation allowances...............................	1,567	1,693
		Local allowances......................................	2,316	3,010
		Child allowances......................................	500	125
		Rent and accommodation subsidies..........................	1,869	1,527
			14,069	13,244
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	5,949	4,284
3	3	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Egypt and Middle East (see page 50)	8,120	8,960
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (See Division No. 87g.)
3	3	Trade Commissioners...................................	6,999	5,994
4	4	Assistant Trade Commissioners............................	6,572	5,815
		Salaries of officers in course of transfer.......................	..	300
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	..	450
		Exchange on salaries...................................	..	260
			13,571	12,819
		Representation allowances...............................	6,830	8,156
		Local allowances......................................	15,808	16,050
		Child allowance......................................	2,910	1,781
		Rent and accommodation subsidies..........................	3,305	3,368
			42,424	42,174
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	7,624	7,924
7	7	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—United States of America (see page 50)	34,800	34,250

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
Number of Persons.		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—INDIA. (See Division No. 87h.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
2	2	Trade Commissioners..................................	4,201	3,996
3	3	Assistant Trade Commissioners...........................	4,560	4,370
		Exchange on salaries..................................	..	2,123
			8,761	10,489
		Representation allowances...............................	2,200	3,072
		Local allowances.....................................	5,965	5,078
		Child allowance......................................	1,225	1,128
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	3,717	3,468
			21,868	23,235
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	3,498	3,635
5	5	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—India (see page 51)	18,370	19,600
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—UNITED KINGDOM. (See Division No. 87i.)
2	2	Trade Commissioners..................................	4,996	3,974
1	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner............................	1,528	1,180
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	90	..
		Exchange on salaries..................................	1,656	1,208
			8,270	6,362
		Representation allowances...............................	1,191	1,191
		Local allowances.....................................	255	1,222
		Child allowance......................................	510	456
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	1,300	1,029
			11,526	10,260
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	226	..
3	3	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—United Kingdom (see page 51)	11,300	10,260
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—FRANCE. (See Division No. 87j.)
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	1,958	1,874
		Exchange on salary...................................	497	479
			2,455	2,353
		Representation allowance...............................	1,003	1,003
		Local allowance......................................	1,066	1,442
		Child allowances.....................................	200	..
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	1,080	972
			5,804	5,770
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	34	..
1	1	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—France (see page 51)	5,770	5,770
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—INDONESIA. (See Division No. 87k.)
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	2,183	1,723
2	2	Assistant Trade Commissioners...........................	3,525	2,764
1	1	Typist............................................	720	640
			6,428	5,127
		Representation allowances...............................	1,300	1,300
		Local allowances.....................................	2,945	3,333
		Child allowances.....................................	175	200
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	10,802	15,074
			21,650	25,034
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	1,600	5,344
4	4	Total Commercial Intelligence Service— Indonesia (see page 52)	20,050	19,690

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
Number of Persons.		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—SINGAPORE. (See Division No. 87l.)	1955-58.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55	1955-56.		1955-58.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	2,678	1,867
1	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner.............................	2,018	1,322
		Exchange on salaries...................................	..	809
			4,696	3,998
		Representation allowances...............................	1,254	1,254
		Local allowances......................................	2,665	2,508
		Child allowance......................................	900	502
			9,515	8,262
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	65	12
2	2	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Singapore (see page 52)	9,450	8,250
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—HONG KONG. (See Division No. 87m.)
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	2,573	1,991
2	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner.............................	1,646	2,476
		Exchange on salaries...................................	1,071	1,134
			5,290	5,601
		Representation allowance................................	1,443	1,881
		Local allowances......................................	2,009	3,009
		Child allowance......................................	500	627
		Rent and accommodation subsidies..........................	1,558	1,688
			10,800	12,806
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	50	3,046
3	2	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Hong Kong (see page 52)	10,750	9,760
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—SOUTH AFRICA. (See Division No. 87n.)
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	2,678	2,122
2	2	Assistant Trade Commissioners............................	2,956	2,855
		Exchange on salaries...................................	1,430	1,264
			7,064	6,241
		Representation allowance................................	1,507	1,379
		Local allowances......................................	940	1,568
		Child allowance......................................	500	281
.		Rent and accommodation subsidies..........................	440	540
			10,451	10,009
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	3,821	2,579
3	3	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—South Africa (see page 52)	6,630	7,430
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—JAPAN. (See Division No. 87o.)
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	2,678	2,122
2	2	Assistant Trade Commissioners............................	3,722	2,764
2	2	Typists............................................	1,490	1,364
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	..	60
			7,890	6,310
		Representation allowance................................	1,650	1,650
		Local allowances......................................	3,895	3,740
		Child allowance......................................	850	200
		Rent and accommodation subsidies..........................	6,116	5,335
			20,401	17,235
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	1,601	4,885
5	5	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Japan (see page 53)	18,800	12,350

SCHEDULE.—Salames and Allowances.

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
Number of Persons.		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—PAKISTAN. (See Division No. 87p.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	2,018	1,626
		Exchange on salary...................................	..	413
			2,018	2,039
		Representation allowance...............................	501	502
		Local allowance......................................	1,745	1,634
		Child allowance......................................	400	251
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	2,436	54
			7,100	4,480
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................
1	1	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Pakistan (see page 53)	7,100	4,480
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CEYLON. (See Division No. 87q.)
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	2,318	1,874
		Exchange on salary...................................	..	476
			2,318	2,350
		Representation allowance...............................	626	627
		Local allowance......................................	1,260	752
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	566	553
			4,770	4,282
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	70	32
1	1	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Ceylon (see page 53)	4,700	4,250
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—NORTHERN EUROPE. (See Division No. 87r.)
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	2,678	2,122
1	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner............................	1,488	1,106
		Exchange on salaries..................................	1,057	853
			5,223	4,081
		Representation allowance...............................	1,316	1,320
		Local allowances.....................................	1,215	1,630
		Child allowance......................................	251	250
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	740	730
			8,745	8,011
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	3,545	2,811
2	2	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Northern Europe (see page 54)	5,200	5,200
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—SOUTHERN EUROPE. (See Division No. 87s.)
1	1	Trade’ Commissioner..................................	2,318	1,874
		Exchange on salary...................................	589	476
			2,907	2,350
		Representation allowance...............................	600	627
		Local allowance......................................	1,453	1,755
		Child allowance......................................	125	250
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	655	900
			5,740	5,882
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	40	22
1	1	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Southern Europe (see page 54)	5,700	5,860

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
Number of Persons.		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—BRITISH WEST INDIES. (See Division No. 87t.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	2,318	1,843
		Exchange on salary...................................	589	468
			2,907	2,311
		Representation allowance...............................	525	524
		Local allowance......................................	877	1,128
		Child allowance......................................	250	250
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	961	525
			5,520	4,738
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	20	38
1	1	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—British West Indies (see page 54)	5,500	4,700
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—CENTRAL AFRICAN FEDERATION. (See Division No. 87u.)
	1	Trade Commissioner...................................	1,978	..
		Exchange on salary...................................	502	..
			2,480	..
		Representation allowances...............................	500	..
		Local allowances.....................................	376	..
		Child allowances.....................................	280	..
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	604	..
			4,240	..
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	40	..
..	1	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Central African Federation (see page 54)	4,200	960
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—BURMA. (See Division No. 87v.)
	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner............................	2,018	..
		Exchange on salary...................................	..	..
			2,018	..
		Representation allowance...............................	501	..
		Local allowance......................................	1,535	..
		Child allowances.....................................	175	..
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	2,771	..
			7,000	..
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	100	..
..	1	Total Commercial Intelligence Service—Burma (see page 55)	6,900	740
		COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE—PHILIPPINES. (See Division No. 87w.)
1	1	Assistant Trade Commissioner............................	1,856	1,626
		Exchange on salary...................................	..	388
			1,856	2,014
		Representation allowance...............................	624	752
		Local allowance......................................	2,700	1,254
		Child allowance......................................	600	..
		Rent and accommodation subsidies.........................	1,150	219
			6,930	4,239
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	4,130	4,239
1	1	Total Commercial Intelligence Service— Philippines (see page 55)	2,800	..

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XI.—Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. (See Division No. 88.)	£	£
1	1	Director............................................	3,000	2,246
2	2	Assistant Directors.....................................	4,546	3,686
..	1	Senior Economist.....................................	2,156	..
81	80	Research Officers, Investigation Officers, Project Officers, Field Officers, Wool Economist, Illustrator, Technical Administrative Assistant and Clerks	103,037	86,845
14	7	Typists, Machinists and Assistants..........................	3,853	7,820
			117,192	100,597
		Officers on loan from other Divisions........................	3,249	1,321
		Provision for reclassified positions..........................	269	1,938
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	1,500	1,000
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	6,400
			122,210	111,256
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	30,210	26,856
98	91	Total Division of Agricultural Economics (see page 55)	92,000	84,400
		DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. (See Division No. 89.)
1	1	Assistant Secretary....................................	2,408	2,246
1	1	Assistant Director.....................................	2,078	1,839
21	21	Principal Technical Officer, Officers-in-charge, Dairy, Tobacco, Technical and Miscellaneous Crops, Officers, Engineer, Project Officers, Senior Clerk and Clerks	28,107	22,676
4	4	Typists and Machinist..................................	2,042	2,983
			34,635	29,744
		Officer on unattached list pending suitable vacancy...............	..	576
		Officer on loan from another Division........................	..	1,058
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	350	300
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	1,600
			34,985	33,278
		Lass amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	5,185	9,178
27	27	Total Division of Agricultural Production (see page 56)	29,800	24,100

SCHEDULE.—Salames and Allowances.

XII.—Department of Social Services.
Number of Persons.		CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. (See Division No 91.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. (See Division No 91.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Director-General.....................................	4,500	(a) 3,875
1	1	Deputy Director-General................................	3,200	2,494
4	4	Assistant Directors-General..............................	10,352	8,364
1	1	Principal Medical Officer...............................	3,000	2,496
..	1	Director...........................................	2,498	..
2	2	Senior Inspector, and Administrative Assistant.................	4,111	3,258
1	1	Chief Accountant.....................................	1,898	1,502
2	2	Administrative Officers.................................	3,558	2,790
59	65	Senior, Research Officers, Inspectors, Investigators, Chief Statistical Officer, Senior Examiner, Sub-Accountant, Senior Clerks, Training Officer, Examiners, Clerks, Assistant Administrative Officer, Research Officer, Assistant Research Officers, Librarian, Social Workers, Assistant Librarians, Cadets (Personnel) and Cadets (Social Services)	77,102	60,076
34	33	Clerical Assistants, Typists and Junior Assistants................	18,801	18,372
			129,020	103,227
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	3,000	2,000
		Private Secretary, Assistant Private Secretaries and Junior Assistant filling unclassified positions	3,819	3,988
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	2,390	1,142
		Provision for proposed new staff...........................	4,024	3,136
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	7,575
			142,253	121,068
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	27,253	24,868
105	111	Total Central Administration (see page 58)........	115,000	96,200
		STATE ESTABLISHMENTS. (See Division No. 92.)
		New South Wales.
1	1	Director...........................................	3,000	2,370
1	1	Senior Medical Officer.................................	2,498	2,121
..	2	Deputy Directors.....................................	4,576	..
4	3	Assistant Directors....................................	5,730	6,300
278	277	Accountant, Administrative Officer, Determining Officers, Senior Education and Training Officer, Senior Clerks, Chief Clerk, Senior District Inspector, Special Magistrates and Examiners, Registrars and Special Magistrates, Registrars, Sub-Accountant, District Inspectors, Assistant Registrars, Education and Training Officers, Clerks, Examiners, Senior Social Worker, Social Workers and Cadet (Personnel)	300,655	262,670
383	392	Officer-in-charge, Inquiry Officers, Supervisors, Clerical Assistants, Machinists, Typists, Telephonists, Junior Assistants and Senior Sister	258,688	238,915
667	676		575,147	512,376
		Victoria.
1	1	Director...........................................	2,850	2,246
1	1	Senior Medical Officer.................................	2,498	2,184
4	4	Assistant Directors....................................	7,580	6,076
192	198	Accountant, Administrative Officer, Determining Officers, Senior Education and Training Officer, Senior Clerks, Senior District Inspector, Senior Special Magistrate, Special Magistrates and Examiners, Registrars and Special Magistrates, Registrars, Sub-Accountant, District Inspectors, Assistant Registrars, Education and Training Officers, Clerks, Examiners, Senior Social Worker, Social Workers and Cadet (Personnel)	201,347	172,235
301	338	Officer-in-charge, Inquiry Officers, Clerical Assistants, Supervisors, Machinists, Typists, Junior Assistants, Telephonist and Senior Sister	200,555	182,509
499	542		414,830	365,250
		Queensland.
1	1	Director...........................................	2,350	1,812
1	1	Senior Medical Officer.................................	2,498	2,058
4	4	Assistant Directors....................................	7,088	5,648
136	129	Accountant, Senior Education and Training Officer, Senior Clerks, Senior District Inspector, Special Magistrates and Examiners, Registrars and Special Magistrates, Registrar, District Inspectors, Assistant Registrar, Education and Training Officers, Clerks, Examiners, Senior Social Worker, Social Workers and Cadet (Personnel)	133,550	125,797
188	180	Officer-in-charge, Inquiry Officers, Clerical Assistants, Machinists, Typists, Junior Assistants and Senior Sister	118,075	113,755
330	315		263,561	249,070
1,496	1,533	Carried forward....................	1,253,538	1,126,696

(a) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XII.—Department of Social Services.
Number of Persons.		STATE ESTABLISHMENTS—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55	1955-56.	STATE ESTABLISHMENTS—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1,496	1,533	Brought forward...................	1,253,538	1,126,696
		South Australia.
1	1	Director...........................................	2,318	1,874
1	1	Senior Medical Officer.................................	2,498	2,184
..	1	Medical Officer......................................	2,138	..
4	4	Assistant Directors....................................	6,227	4,976
80	83	Accountant, Special Magistrates and Examiners, Registrar and Special Magistrate, Senior Education and Training Officer, Registrar, District Inspectors, Assistant Registrar, Senior Clerk, Education and Training Officer, Clerks, Examiners and Social Workers	84,510	71,075
98	99	Officer-in-charge, Inquiry Officers, Clerical Assistants, Machinists, Typists, Junior Assistants and Senior Sister	67,349	61,995
184	189		165,040	142,104
		Western Australia.
1	1	Director...........................................	2,318	1,874
1	1	Senior Medical Officer.................................	2,498	2,121
4	4	Assistant Directors....................................	6,171	5,038
70.	74	Accountant, Senior Education and Training Officer, Special Magistrates and Examiners, Registrar, District Inspectors. Assistant Registrar, Clerks, Examiners and Social Workers	76,485	64,576.
81	83	Officer-in-charge, Inquiry Officers, Clerical Assistants, Machinists, Typists, Junior Assistants and Senior Sister	54,412	49,509
157	163		141,884	123,118
		Tasmania.
1	1	Director...........................................	1,898	1,497
1	1	Assistant Director....................................	1,478	1,232
36	37	Administrative Officer, Senior Clerk, Registrar and Special Magistrate, District Inspector, Clerks, Examiners and Social Workers	37,130	30,336
37	37	Officer-in-charge, Inquiry Officers, Clerical Assistants, Machinists, Typists and Junior Assistants	25,037	21,432
75	76		65,543	54,497
			1,626,005	1,446,415
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	40,257	30,112
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	84,593	132,190
		Officers on loan from other Departments.....................	9,362	8,991
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payment in lieu.........	13,909	6,602
		Provision for proposed new staff...........................	11,270	13,500
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	63,200
			1,785,396	1,701,010
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	478,396	492,810
1,912	1,961	Total State Establishments (see page 58)..........	1,307,000	1,208,200

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XIII.—Department of Shipping and Transport.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 93.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 93.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Secretary...........................................	4,500	(a) 3,750
2	2	First Assistant Secretary, Assistant Secretary...................	5,348	4,214
62	62	Administrative Officers, Executive Officers, Engineer (Road Transport), Finance Inspector, Accountants, Sub-Accountant, Senior Research Officer, Research Officers, Librarians, Clerks, Investigating Officer (Organization and Methods), Staff and Industrial Officer	73,122	62,203
35	36	Clerical Assistants, Teleprint Operator, Accounting Machinists, Typists, Junior Assistants	20,864	18,973
			103,834	89,140
		Private secretary and ministerial typist filling unclassified positions.....	2,825	2,452
		Officers on loan from other Departments......................	1,456	2,987
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..............	4,700	4,577
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	2,176	2,016
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	600	..
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	5,890
			115,591	107,062
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	10,591	13,422
100	101	Total Administrative (see page 60)..............	105,000	93,640
		MARINE BRANCH. (See Division No. 94.)
1	1	Assistant Secretary.....................................	2,678	2,081
2	2	Director of Navigation, Director of Lighthouses.................	4,556	3,872
6	6	Deputy Directors of Lighthouses and Navigation.................	11,489	9,276
45	47	Surveyors, Examiners, Lighthouse Engineers...................	77,758	60,986
12	12	Superintendents and Deputy Superintendents, Mercantile Marine Office.	15,597	13,114
52	51	Clerks and Administrative Assistant.........................	53,028	46,030
190	190	Inspector of Seamen, Workshop Supervisor, Lightkeepers, Mechanics (Lighthouse), Carpenter, Storemen, Labourer	152,898	144,814
36	37	Assistants, Typists.....................................	24,362	22,617
86	86	Crews, Lighthouse Steamers and Scow.......................	80,839	70,450
			423,205	373,240
		Allowances to lighthouse steamer crew.......................	2,754	3,540
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	4,116	3,237
		District and other allowances..............................	31,465	29,302
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..............	510	1,462
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	10,959	10,868
		Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments...............	1,591	..
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	19,280
			474,600	440,929
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended....................	107,149	96,242
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent...........	451	407
			107,600	96,649
430	432	Total Marine Branch (see page 60)..............	367,000	344,280
		SHIP CONSTRUCTION. (See Division No. 95.)
1	1	General Manager......................................	3,400	2,618
1	1	Assistant General Manager...............................	3,000	2,223
1	..	Senior Engineer.......................................	..	1,202
			6,400	6,043
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	2,600	1,827
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..............	14,200	12,132
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	1,500
			23,200	21,502
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	..	1,402
3	2	Total Ship Construction (see page 60)............	23,200	20,100

(a) Includes £750 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XIV.—Department of Territories.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 96.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 96.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Secretary..........................................	4,500	(a) 3,750
1	1	Special Advisor to Minister..............................	3,000	(b) 2,875
1	1	First Assistant Secretary................................	2,850	2,246
2	4	Assistant Secretaries...................................	9,572	4,098
108	107	Administrative Officers, Official Representative, Officers-in-charge, Training Officer, Research Officers, Inspectors, Finance Officer, Accountant, Investigation Officers, Librarian, Registrar, Clerks and Cadets	155,735	112,833
39	44	Typists, Assistants and Examiner..........................	22,430	21,743
			198,087	147,545
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	1,100	700
		Special (Canberra) allowances............................	900	400
		Salaries of officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies......	2,132	2,198
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	200	200
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	9,425
			202,419	160,468
		Less—
		Amount provided under Papua and New Guinea—Australian School of Pacific Administration	18,315	1,355
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	23,504	8,313
			41,819	9,668
152	158	Total Administrative (see page 62).............	160,600	150,800

(a) Includes £750 provided in Additional Estimates. 1954-55. (b) Includes £125 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

F.5724/55.—13

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XV.—Department of Immigration.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 97.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 97.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		Central Staff. (a)	£	£
1	1	Secretary..........................................	4,500	(b) 3,875
1	1	First Assistant Secretary................................	3,000	2,370
5	5	Assistant Secretaries...................................	12,820	10,305
246	240	Controller, Finance Officer, Senior Migration Officers, Finance Inspector, Personnel Officer, Inspector Administrative, Principal Research Officer, Senior Research Officers, Accountants, Senior Investigation Officers, Liasion Officers, Procurement Officers, Inspection Officers, Clerks, Librarian	(a)279,409	247,405
89	89	Clerical Assistants Male and Female, Welfare Officer, Typists, Accounting Machinist	59,670	58,409
342	336		359,399	322,364
		London.
3	3	Chief Migration Officer, Deputy Chief Migration Officer, Senior Migration Officer	6,462	5,374
		Australian Base Staff Establishments at ‘Overseas Posts.
53	113c	Chief Migration Officers, Senior Medical Officers, Medical Officers, Interview and Selection Officers, Administrative Officers, Technical Advisers and Clerks	(d)175,112	65,870
		State Branches.
260	260	Commonwealth Migration Officers, Accountants, Clerks...........	257,425	232,521
171	173	Assistants, Typists, Accounting Machinists....................	108,658	103,095
431	433		366,083	335,616
			907,056	729,224
		Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments..............	13,484	11,059
		Salaries of unattached officers............................	74,976	41,721
		Allowances to officers stationed abroad......................	36,768	40,726
		Exchange on salaries and allowances paid abroad................	55,457	27,735
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	8,000	10,000
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	1,000	2,700
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	26,375
			1,096,741	889,540
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	361,741	205,540
829	885	Total Administrative (see page 64).............	735,000	684,000

(a) Includes permanent accounts staff at Immigration Centers. (b) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (c) Includes the whole of the Australian Base Staff Establishments at Overseas Posts. In previous years only the positions which were expected to be filled by permanent officers were included. (d) The portion of this figure which represents provision for positions which are expected to be filled by temporary officers or remain unfilled has been included in the amount estimated to remain unexpended.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XVI.—Department of Labour and National Service.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 98.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 98.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Secretary.........................................	4,500	(a) 3,750
5	5	Assistant Secretaries..................................	13,730	9,940
58	62	Executive and Senior Administrative Officers.................	112,270	83,880
460	489	Employment Officers.................................	533,790	446,400
51	50	Industrial Relations Officers............................	65,160	56,830
85	86	Professional, Technical and Research Officers and Librarians.......	109,340	90,500
22	22	Catering Officers....................................	25,000	22,010
292	298	Clerks and Inspectors.................................	298,760	265,350
249	254	Typists, Machinists..................................	144,600	134,490
82	91	Assistants.........................................	55,400	47,360
			1,362,550	1,160,510
		Private Secretary to Minister filling unclassified position..........	1,600	1,300
		Salaries of officers on unattached list.......................	18,360	26,010
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	7,340	6,360
		District and other special allowances.......................	2,030	2,200
		Permanent officers occupying temporary positions..............	54,200	67,640
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave or payment in lieu.........	7,000	5,520
		Officers on loan from other Departments....................	..	1,820
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	66,750
			1,453,080	1,338,110
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	96,880	73,350
		Amount chargeable to Division 186k.—Administration of National Service. Act 1951–1953	66,000	59,860
			162,880	133,210
1,305	1,358	Total Administrative (see page 66)............	1,290,200	1,204,900

(a) Includes £750 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954–55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XVII.—Department of National Development.
Number of Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 99.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 99.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Secretary...........................................	4,500	(a) 4,000
1	14	Assistant Secretary (Administration).........................	2,476	1,874
53	55	Accountant, Inspector (Personnel), Administrative Officer, Assistant Accountant, Senior Clerk, Clerks, Librarian, Assistant Librarian, Typists, Teleprinter Operator, Accounting Machinist, Clerical Assistants and Assistants	47,110	40,434
55	57		54,086	46,308
		Secretariat.
1	1	First Assistant Secretary.................................	3,000	2,364
1	1	Assistant Co-Ordinator General of Works.....................	3,000	2,364
1	1	Assistant Secretary (Development)..........................	2,850	2,246
19	21	Senior Project Officers, Principal Research Officer’s, Senior Research Officers, Research Officers	30,715	23,864
7	7	Finance Officer, Investigation Officer, Draftsmen, Clerks...........	8,282	7,532
29	31		47,847	38,370
		Industrial Development.
1	1	Director............................................	2,850	2,1.79
6	6	Regional Directors, Assistant Directors, Assistant Regional Director....	12,663	10,005
62	62	Officers-in-charge, Investigation Officers, Principal Research Officer, Supervising Research Officer, Senior Research Officers, Research Officer, Senior Clerk, Clerks	95,495	77,439
5	5	Materials Handling Officers, Draftsman.......................	6,147	5,578
26	24	Librarians, Typists, Clerical Assistants.......................	15,539	16,308
100	98		132,744	111,509
		Fuel.
1	1	Director and Chief Fuel Technologist........................	2,498	1,998
5	5	Fuel Technologist, Assistant Fuel Technologist, Administrative Officer and Clerks	7,712	6,191
6	6		10,210	8,189
		Commonwealth Coal Commissioner.........................	2,138	1,750
		Private Secretary, Assistant Private Secretary and Ministerial Typists filling unclassified positions	3,904	3,438
		Officers on loan from other departments or unattached pending suitable vacancies	10,121	13,414
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	5,256	6,093
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	16,200
		Proposed new staff....................................	..	2,592
			266,306	247,863
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	29,306	35,163
190	192	Total Administrative (see page 68)..............	237,000	212,700
		BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES. (See Division No. 100.)
1	1	Director............................................	3.200	2,494
1	1	Deputy Director......................................	2,850	2,210
158	175	Chief Petroleum Technologist, Supervising Petroleum Technologist, Senior Petroleum Technologists, Petroleum Technologists, Chief Geologist, Assistant Chief Geologist, Supervising Geologists, Senior Geologists, Geologists, Chief Geophysicist, Assistant Chief Geophysicist, Supervising Geophysicists, Senior Geophysicists, Geophysicists, Cadet Geologists, Cadet Geophysicists, Chemists, Senior Draftsman, Sectional Draftsman, Draftsmen, Assistant Draftsmen	239,162	177,947
6	6	Chief Mineral Economist, Senior Mineral Economist, Mineral Economists, Mining Engineer, Assistant Mining Engineer	11,135	8,960
22	24	Administrative Officer, Clerks, Cost Investigator, Mathematical Assistants, Librarians, Assistant Librarian	22,456	19,084
20	26	Typists, Clerical Assistants, Assistant, Assistants (Computing), Tracer, Assistants (Drafting)	16,247	11,702
16	21	Senior Instrument Maker, Instrument Makers, Storeholder, Storemen, Geophysical Assistants, Field Assistants, Maintenance Mechanic, Senior Technicians (Radio), Technician (Radio)	18,634	13,066
			313,684	235,463
		District allowances....................................	2,750	6,300
		Officers on loan from other departments or unattached pending suitable vacancies	1,732	2,046
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	1,763	1,5,10
		Allowances for flying and field duties........................	12,000	8,000
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	19,800
		Proposed new staff....................................	..	24,251
			331,929	297,370
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	85,929	82,570
224	254	Total Bureau of Mineral Resources (see page 68).....	246,000	214,800

(a) Includes £500 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XVIII.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Number or Persons.		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 101.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 101.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		(Payable from the Science and Industry Trust Account.)	£	£
		Head Office.
1	1	Chairman........................................	5,000	(a) 4,250
1	1	Chief Executive Officer...............................	4,500	(a) 3,875
3	3	Executive Members..................................	(b) 4,750	(b) 3,500
1	1	Assistant Executive Officer.............................	3,800	2,494
4	4	Secretaries........................................	12,600	8,860
2	2	Assistant Secretaries.................................	4,820	3,288
13	12	Research Officers and Technical Officers...................	22,980	18,226
86	82	Accountants, Finance Officers, Staff Officers and Clerks.........	81,676	76,898
73	70	Assistants, Typists, Machinists, Telephonist, Caretaker, Cleaner and Tradesmen	45,978	46,884
			186,110	168,275
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	1,297	1,212
		Representation and living allowances, officers overseas..........	8,208	716
		Provision for typing assistance, Washington, United States of America	4,000	4,000
		Exchange on salaries paid abroad.........................	1,100	950
		Honorarium to part-time representative.....................	100	500
		Advisory Council members—Sitting fees...................	400	400
		Part-time secretaries of State Committees...................	175	150
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.......	1,509	..
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	7,925
		Increases under Arbitration Determination No. 51 of 1954........	..	2,300
			202,899	186,428
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	35,199	39,928
184	176	Total Head Office.......................	167,700	146,500
		Investigations.
16	17	Chiefs of Divisions..................................	64,500	42,818
25	29	Assistant Chiefs, Officers-in-charge and Advisers..............	(c) 80,544	(d) 47,732
1,360	1,330	Research Officers, Technical Officers and Draughtsmen..........	2,053,999	1,513,540
1,791	1,817	Assistants, Technical Assistants, Typists, Labourers, Station Hands, Animal Attendants, Tracers, Machinists, Tradesmen, Cleaners, Storemen, Unclassified and Miscellaneous	1,299,907	1,185,975
191	201	Clerks and Librarians.................................	182,281	153,530
11	8	Part-time officers...................................	3,012	4,034
			3,684,243	2,947,629
		Temporary and casual employees.........................	100,497	83,124
		Exchange on salaries paid abroad.........................	125	125
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.......	4,421	3,541
		District allowances and provision for reclassifications...........	27,769	21,034
		Overtime and holiday duty.............................	34,642	31,341
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	227,100
		Increases under Arbitration Determination No. 51 of 1954........	..	132,700
			3,851,697	3,446,594
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	84,797	43,406
3,394	3,402	Total Investigations......................	3,766,900	3,403,188
3,578	3,578	Total Head Office and Investigations..........	3,934,600	3,549,688
3,394	3,402	Less amount chargeable to Investigations....................	3,766,900	3,403,188
184	176	Total Administrative (see page 70)............	167,700	146,500

(a) Includes £750 and £625, respectively, provided in the Additional Estimates. 1954-55. (b) Includes two part-time members. (c) Includes four part-time officers. (d) Includes three part-time officers.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XX.—Defence Services.
Number of Persons.		DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 102.)	£	£
1	1	Secretary...........................................	5,500	(a) 4,875
1	1	Deputy Secretary......................................	3,600	2,742
4	4	Assistant Secretaries....................................	11,013	8,582
1	1	War Book Officer......................................	2,850	2,246
1	1	Controller of Joint Service Organizations......................	2,850	2,246
1	1	Secretary, Joint War Production Committee.....................	2,850	2,246
1	1	Secretary, Defence Committee.............................	2,028	1,564
1	1	Secretary, Board of Business Administration....................	2,048	1,594
1	1	Scientific Assistant to Defence Scientific Adviser.................	2,498	1,998
66	69	Senior Administrative Assistant, Chief Clerk, Administrative Assistants, Finance Officer, Programme Officer, Defence Security Officer, Personnel Officer, Assistant Secretaries Defence Committee, Research Officers, Clerks and Librarians	82,757	66,362
57	57	Barracks Officer, Assistant Barracks Officer, Attendants, Artisan, Storeman, Cleaners, Assistants, Typists, Machine Operator and Messengers	37,863	36,791
			155,857	131,246
		Proposed new staff.....................................	3,000	2,630
		Salary of officer seconded for duty as Private Secretary to Minister.....	1,718	1,344
		Officers on loan from other Departments.......................	4,568	4,228
		Unattached officer filling unclassified positions..................	..	938
		Service officers seconded for full-time duty with the Defence Department.	47,250	43,953
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	600	600
		Proposed reclassification of positions.........................	150	176
		Proportion of salaries of Peace Officer Guards...................	1,200	1,300
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	17,375
			214,343	203,790
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	27,343	19,790
135	138	Total Administrative (see page 73)...............	187,000	184,000
		JOINT INTELLIGENCE BUREAU. (See Division No. 103.)
1	1	Director............................................	2,468	1,952
..	1	Assistant Director......................................	2,108
25	27	Heads of Branches, Senior Defence Officers, Senior Reference Officer and Librarian and Senior Photo Interpreter	44,388	33,962
54	61	Defence Officers, Translators, Clerks, Technical Defence Officers and Librarians	60,276	50,372
10	10	Draftsmen, Senior Plan Printer, Assistant (Photography) and Assistant (Drafting)	11,350	9,692
32	40	Typists, Assistants, Tracers and Messengers....................	23,586	16,978
			144,176	112,956
		Proposed new staff and reclassifications.......................	700	12,900
		Service officers seconded for full-time duty with the Defence Department.	17,242	14,000
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	400	200
		Special (overseas) allowances..............................	6,200	7,000
		Proportion of salaries of Peace Officer Guards and Barracks Maintenance Staff	9,520	9,000
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	8,500
			178,238	164,556
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	33,338	28,656
122	140	Total Joint Intelligence Bureau (see page 73)........	144,900	135,900
		DEFENCE SIGNALS BRANCH. (See Division No. 104.)
1	1	Director............................................	2,678	2,122
18	18	Heads of Sections and Senior Technical Officers.................	30,306	24,195
53	52	Defence Officers, Assistant Defence Officers, Clerks and Librarian.....	53,855	48,122
108	109	Typists, Assistants, Teletype and Cypher Operators, Technicians.......	81,676	74,136
			168,515	148,575
		Proposed new staff and reclassifications.......................	14,500	15,500
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	500	1,000
		Special (overseas) allowances..............................	9,600	5,500
		Proportion of salaries of Peace Officer Guards...................	11,000	10,000
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	5,500
			204,115	186,075
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	68,115	59,075
180	180	Total Defence Signals Branch (see page 73).........	136,000	127,000

(a) Includes £625 provided In Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XX.—Defence Services.
Number of Persons.		DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-65.
1954-55.	1955-56.	DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-65.
		PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES. (See Division No. 109.)	£	£
		Pay and allowances under Naval Financial Regulations under Naval Defence. Act in respect of personnel of the Royal Australian Navy detailed hereunder.
		Living out, provision and separation allowances payable to personnel.
		Additional amount for pay at Royal Navy rates, of officers on loan from the Royal Navy.
		Contributions towards pension and gratuity rights and United Kingdom National Insurance of personnel on loan from the Royal Navy.
		Arrears of pay; pay of officers and men prior to taking up duty and subsequent to ceasing duty.
		Payment of gratuity and allowance for Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
		Pay of officers discharged to the half-pay list prior to retirement.
		Retiring gratuities to medical officers under regulation.
		Pay of personnel on retirement leave and payments in lieu.
		Exchange on pay of personnel serving abroad.
		Allowances to personnel performing duties of a higher class.

1	1	Chief of Naval Staff..............................	4,750	3,750
6	6	Rear Admirals..................................
3	2	Commodores, 2nd Class...........................
49	51	Captains.....................................
144	146	Commanders..................................
911	901	Lieutenant-Commanders, Lieutenants and Sub-Lieutenants....
162	163	Midshipmen and Cadet-Midshipmen...................
14	14	Chaplains.....................................
270	280	Branch Officers.................................
1560	1,564
12158	11855	Petty Officers and Seamen.........................
13718	13419
		Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service.
			12,652,950	11,849,450
1	1	Chief Officer..................................
16	19	First, Second and Third Officers......................
17	20
260	556	Ratings......................................
277	576
		Dockyard Police.
1	1	Superintendent.................................
5	5	Inspector and Sub-Inspectors........................
67	67	Sergeants, 1st and 2nd Class........................
332	332	Constables....................................
405	405
		Less—	12,657,700	(a)11,853,200
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended..............	1,113,700	366,550
		Amount recoverable from other Departments...........	43,000	34,000
			1,156,700	400,550
14400	14400	Total Permanent Naval Forces (see page 75)	11,501,000	11,452,650

(a) Pay and. allowances are fixed by Naval Financial Regulations under Naval Defence Act.

SCHED ULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XX.—Defence Services.
Number of Persons.		DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
		ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE. (See Division No. 111.)
		Civil Staff.
13	13	Professorial staff....................................	21,000	17,000
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	3,000
			21,000	20,000
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	..	..
13	13	Total Royal Australian Naval College (see page 75)	21,000	20,000
		CIVIL PERSONNEL—NAVAL OFFICES AND ESTABLISHMENTS. (b). (See Division No. 113.)
1	1	Secretary.........................................	4,500	(a) 3,750
2792	2867	Administrative, technical, clerical and other staff..............	2,674,086	2,328,017
			2,678,586.	2,331,767
		Proposed new staff..................................	56,700	80,900
		Additional salaries under tentative classifications..............	1,500	1,500
		Pay in lieu of furlough on retirement.......................	10,500	15,000
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	2,000	1,600
		Allowances to officers in United Kingdom...................	1,700	1,500
		Exchange on salaries paid abroad.........................	2,250	1,100
		Salaries of officers on loan from other Departments.............	1,900	1,500
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	42,250
			2,755,136	2,477,117
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	921,136	851,117
2,793	2,868	Total Civil Personnel–Naval Offices and Establishments (see page 75)	1,834,000	1,626,000

(a) Includes £750 provided in Additional Estimates 1954-55. (b) Previously provided under separate Divisions, No. 110—Civilian Services and No. 113—Naval Establishments.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XX.—Defence Services.
Number of Persons.		DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55
1954-55.	1955-56.	DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55
		AUSTRALIAN REGULAR ARMY. (See Division No. 127.)	£	£
1	1	Chief of the General Staff.............................	4,750	(d) 4.536
3	3	Lieutenant-Generals.................................	12,450	9,750
11	11	Major-Generals(b)..................................	39,600	30,250
22	23	Brigadiers.......................................
36	45	Colonels........................................
205	218	Lieutenant-Colonels.................................
2710	2725	Majors, Captains, Lieutenants and Second Lieutenants..........
2229	2219	Warrant Officers...................................	20,393,200	20,057,464
812	800	Staff Sergeants....................................	(a)	(a)
2638	2603	Sergeants........................................
4471	4231	Corporate........................................
11362	11121	Lance Corporals, Privates, Gunners, Sappers, Drivers, &c........
			20,450,000	20,102,000
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended................	880,000	652,000
24500 (c)	24000 (c)	Total Australian Regular Army (see page 78)....	19,570,000	19,450,000
		CIVILIAN SERVICES. (See Division No. 128.)
1	1	Secretary........................................	4,500	(e) 3,875
3	3	Assistant Secretaries................................	8,020	6,400
1	1	Chief Finance Officer................................	2,850	2,250
3	3	Directors of Finance.................................	7,140	5,750
13	14	Command and Branch Secretaries, Inspector of Personnel Establishments, Senior Inspector (O and M) Administrative Officer Military Board and Assistant Military Secretary	30,720	21,600
5	5	Deputy Chief Ordnance Officers and Ordnance Officers.........	8,190	6,530
1237	1365	Command Paymasters, Accountants, Inspectors, Staff and Industrial Officers, Publications Officer, Property Officer, Draftsmen, Production Illustrator, Technical Instructors, Clerks, Librarians and Cadet (Personnel)	1,345,760	1,096,770
775	905	Clerical Assistants, Assistants, Typists, Machinists............	643,220	510,180
541	574	Foremen, Ammunition Examiners, Storeholders, Storemen, Range Superintendents, Range Assistants, Tradesmen	441,100	406,170
			2,491,500	2,059,525
		Proposed new staff and proposed reclassification of existing positions	64,500	57,000
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	15,000	15,100
		Reclassification of offices.............................	..	78,375
			2,571,000	2,210,000
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended................	961,000	870,000
2,579	2,871	Total Civilian Services (see page 78)..........	1,610,000	1,340,000
		ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE. (See Division No. 131.)
		Military.
1	1	Staff Officer, New Zealand Forces.......................	(f)	(f)
		Civil.
14	14	Professors and Lecturers..............................	26,120	20,700
1	1	Finance and Civil Secretary............................	1,810	1,440
5	5	Clerks and Librarians................................	4,800	4,300
1	1	Typist..........................................	620	610
			33,350	27,050
		Proposed new staff and proposed reclassifications of existing positions	8,000	4,000
			41,350	31,050
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended................	3,350	1,050
22	22	Total Royal Military College (see page 79)......	38,000	30,000
		RIFLE CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS. (See Division No. 132.)
20	21	Supervisors, Inspectors, Range Clerks, Clerks and Typist........	24,120	20,350
		Reclassification of offices.............................	..	2,100
			24,120	22,450
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended................	1,620	2,350
20	21	Total Rifle Clubs and Associations (see page 79)	22,500	20,100

(a) Pay and allowances for the above positions are in accordance with rates fixed by Financial (Military) Regulations. (b) Expenditure in respect of three of these positions is recoverable from votes controlled by other Departments. (c) These positions are based on Army Establishments approved under the Defence Programme. (d) Includes £786 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (e) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (f) Pay at Service rate is provided under Division No. 127.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XX.—Defence Services.
Number of Persons.		DEPARTMENT OF AIR. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE. (See Division No. 143.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		Officers.	£	£
1	1	Chief of Air Staff...............................	4,750	(a) 4,203
8	8	Air Vice-Marshals..............................
12	13	Air Commodores...............................
1,995	1,994	Group Captains, Wing Commanders, Squadron Leaders, Flight Lieutenants; Flying Officers and Pilot Officers
17	17	Chaplains....................................
		Nursing Service.
1	1	Matron in Chief................................
81	81	Matrons, Senior Sisters and Sisters...................
		Airmen.
6,008	6,008	Warrant Officers, Flight Sergeants, Sergeants and Corporals...
6,637	6.417	Aircraftmen..................................
		Trainees.	15,184,260	14,163,767
96	96	Cadets......................................
619	619	Aircrew and Ground Staff (excluding Apprentices).........
570	570	Apprentices..................................
16045	15825
		Women’s Royal Australian Air Force.
		Officers.
32	32	Wing, Squadron, Flight and Section Officers.............
		Airwomen.
251	251	Flight Sergeants, Sergeants and Corporals...............
579	579	Aircraftwomen................................
862	862		15,189,010	14,167,970
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class....	20,000	15,000
		Pay in lieu of long service leave.....................	80,000	65,000
			15,289,010	14,247,970
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended............	1,039,010	1,402,970
16907 (d)	16687 (d)	Total Royal Australian Air Force (see page 81)	(c)14,250,000	(c)12,845,000
		CIVILIAN SERVICES. (See Division No. 144.)
1	1	Secretary....................................	4,500	(b) 3,750
4	5	First Assistant Secretary and Assistant Secretaries.........	13,150	8,300
6	8	Deputy Director of Audit, Directors of Finance and Accountants	14,550	8,700
5	6	Area Finance Officers and Assistant Area Finance Officers...	11,580	8,000
1	..	Chief Administrative Officer.......................	..	1,350
28	37	Director of Studies, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers, Psychologists, Education, Research and Scientific and Training Officers	52,360	33,800
1	1	Inspector Personnel.............................	2,140	1,750
3	3	Inspector and Investigator.........................	5,300	4,000
14	18	Administrative Assistants.........................	32,800	21,000
379	422	Clerks......................................	425,820	342,000
262	440	Librarian, Assistants, Typists, Accounting Machinists, Card Punch Operators, Supervisors, Statistical Tabulators, Junior Assistants	258,600	141,500
8	15	Engineers and Draftsmen..........................	18,750	9,500
148	152	Director Aeronautical Inspection, Inspectors and Examiners...	176,050	161,000
..	202	Foreman Storemen, Storeholders, Storemen, Forklift Drivers, Crane Drivers, Watchmen, Labourers	147,370	..
			1,162,970	744,650
		Private Secretary to the Minister occupying unclassified position	1,700	650
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class....	9,500	5,000
		Proposed new staff..............................	489,000	251,650
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu...	6,000	5,000
		Reclassification of offices.........................	..	37,250
			1,669,170	1,044,200
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended............	719,170	213,200
860	1,310	Total Civilian Services (see page 81)......	950,000	831,000

(a) Includes £753 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (b) Includes £750 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (c) Pay and allowances are in accordance with rates fixed by Regulations under the Air Force Act. (d) These positions are based on Air Force establishments approved under the Defence Programme.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XX.—Defence Services.
Number of Persons.		DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY. ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 155.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Secretary........................................	4,500	(a) 4,000
5	5	Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretaries and Director of Finance....	13,904	10,708
5	5	State Controllers...................................	10,102	8,134
1	1	Chief Scientist.....................................	4,250	(b) 3,850
2	1	Controllers.......................................	4,000	6,208
1	1	General Manager...................................	2,678	2,080
4	5	Deputy Directors and Executive Officers....................	10,558	7,026
1	1	Chief Security Officer................................	2,318	1,800
7	7	Superintending Scientists and Scientific Officers..............	17,338	13,695
25	29	Security and Investigation Officers.......................	41,882	29,497
4	5	Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents................	9,890	6,537
306	315	Accountants, Finance Officers, Personnel Officers, Research Officers, Clerks and Librarians	338,178	290,950
2	2	Engineers........................................	3,612	2,274
23	41	Cadets..........................................	25,960	15,573
1	3	Inspector, Supervisor, Stores Officer......................	4,722	986
11	10	Assistant Security Officers.............................	10,340	10,285
199	251	Typists, Machinists, Assistants and Labourer.................	154,865	113,180
			659,097	526,783
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	7,500	..
		Furlough payments..................................	5,673	752
		Temporary positions occupied by permanent officers............	74,464	59,491
		Officers on loan....................................	6,658	8,011
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...........	34,698	42,648
		Proposed new staff and reclassifications....................	19,022	40,986
		Employers’ contributions to premiums on scientists’ assurance policies	300	300
		Reclassification of offices.............................	..	36,100
			807,412	715,071
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended................	182,412	128,071
598	683	Total Administrative (see page 83)............	625,000	587,000
		GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS. (See Division No. 156.)
..	1	Controller........................................	4,000	..
12	14	Manager and Assistant Managers.........................	27,662	17,980
2	4	Superintending Scientists..............................	11,950	4,864
3	1	Superintending Engineers..............................	2,850	6,041
1	1	Superintendent of Administration........................	2,318	1,750
1	11	Principal Officer....................................	22,144	1,624
185	220	Scientific and Experimental Officers, Draftsmen and Engineers.....	257,027	206,086
2	..	Stores and Transport Officers...........................	..	2,475
318	392	Accountants, Clerks and Librarians.......................	373,472	286,833
19	21	Traffic Officers, Transport Officers and Supervisors............	24,471	18,298
12	13	Cadet Draftsmen...................................	8,097	7,181
167	224	Assistants, Machinists, Typists and Computers................	129,767	100,525
56	47	Technical officers and tradesmen.........................	43,898	52,993
			907,656	706,650
		Officers on loan....................................	2,724	3,204
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...........	68,397	36,436
		Proposed new staff..................................	63,040	161,451
		Pay of Service personnel reimbursed to Service Departments......	712,000	700,000
		Temporary positions occupied by permanent officers............	76,152	52,685
		Proposed reclassification of existing positions................	2,061	1,984
		Furlough payments..................................	6,591	..
			1,838,621	1,662,410
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended................	619,621	365,410
778	949	Total Government Establishments (see page 83)	1,219,000	l,297,000
		DEFENCE STANDARDS LABORATORIES. (See Division No. 157.)
5	5	Senior Superintending Scientists and Superintending Scientists.....	14,800	11,112
1	1	Administrative Officer................................	1,898	1,472
8	8	Principal Scientific Officers............................	17,874	16,268
102	90	Scientific and Experimental Officers, Draftsmen and Engineers.....	122,610	118,376
36	37	Accountants, Clerks and Librarians.......................	36,862	31,939
82	106	Laboratory Officers, Laboratory Assistants and Experimental Officers	89,009	68,261
7	6	Foremen and Tradesmen..............................	7,063	6,576
54	57	Typists, Assistants and Tracers..........................	33,742	28,159
			323,858	282,163
		Provision for furlough payments.........................	3,000	..
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...........	51,739	52,974
		Proposed new staff and reclassifications....................	8,000	25,787
		Temporary positions occupied by permanent officers............	54,153	..
		Reclassification of offices.............................	..	22,000
			440,750	382,924
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended................	151,750	109,924
295	310	Total Defence Standards Laboratories (see page 83)	289,000	273,000

(a) Includes £500 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (b) Includes £400 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances:

XX.—Defence Services.
Number of Persons.		DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY. DESIGN AND INSPECTION BRANCH. (See Division No. 158.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
3	3	Deputy Director and Deputy Assistant Directors................	5,778	4,557
3	3	Chief Inspectors......................................	6,054	4,878
10	7	Senior Inspectors.....................................	11,026	12,970
1	1	Senior Scientific Officer................................	1,814	1,282
9	12	Supervising Engineer and Senior Engineers....................	20,876	13,410
48	53	Engineers. Draftsmen and Technical Officers..................	60,482	50,237
22	22	Inspectors and Assistant Inspectors.........................	27,658	23,225
10	15	Supervisors, Foremen, Technical Assistants and Tradesmen.........	12,030	9,203
35	30	Clerks............................................	33,062	31,985
95	92	Examiners.........................................	85,415	83,834
4	5	Photographic Officers and Deputy Proof and Experimental Officer....	5,324	3,760
31	27	Assistants, Typists and Tracers............................	15,635	17,099
			285,154	256,440
		Proposed now staff and reclassifications......................	8,747	24,071
		Pay of military personnel reimbursed to Department of the Amy......	164,929	151,030
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	14,327	18,293
		Officers on loan......................................	1,118	899
		Furlough payments....................................	6,290	..
		Temporary positions occupied by permanent officers.............	13,586	..
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	20,000
			494,151	470,733
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	194,151	114,733
271	270	Total Design and Inspection Branch (see page 84)...	300,000	356,000
		DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES. (See Division No. 161.)
5	8	Senior Superintending Scientist and Superintending Scientists.......	25,700	11,393
2	2	Administrative Officers.................................	3,166	2,578
248	173	Scientific, Technical and Engineering Officers and Draftsmen.......	250,637	267,148
21	24	Accountants, Clerks and Librarians.........................	23,067	18,590
22	68	Typists Assistants, Tracers, Experimental Assistants..............	51,345	11,598
..	71	Foremen, Storemen, Tradesmen and Labourers.................	62,248	..
			416,163	311,307
		Furlough payments....................................	1,000	..
		Temporary positions occupied by permanent officers.............	57,622	43,533
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	23,464	39,031
		Proposed new staff and reclassifications......................	55,304	26,092
		Employers contributions to premiums on scientists assurance policies..	500	475
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	26,000
			554,053	446,438
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	184,053	129,438
298	346	Total Defence Research and Development Laboratories (see page 84)	370,000	317,000

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XX.—Defence Services.
Number of Persons.		DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		ADMINISTRATIVE. (See Division No. 173.)	£	£
1	1	Secretary..........................................	4,500	(a) 4,000
1	1	Controller-General Munitions Supply........................	4,250	(a) 3,750
..	1	Deputy Secretary.....................................	3,200	..
5	5	Assistant Secretaries...................................	12,860	11,162
5	5	General Managers....................................	17,000	12,904
1	1	Chief Chemical Engineer................................	3,000	2,370
16	23	Directors, Assistant Directors, Controller Production Orders, Statistics and Stores. Chief Industrial Officer, Chief Works Officer, Superintendent of Staff, Executive Officer (Policy)	50,888	28,787
98	126	Professional and Technical Officers.........................	183,548	117,375
223	248	Accountants, Finance Officers, Personnel Officers and Clerks.......	283,235	222,465
14	17	Technical Assistants...................................	16,531	12,713
149	171	Typists, Machinists and Assistants..........................	97,878	79,974
78	93	Cadet Engineers, Cadet Personnel and Cadet Draftsmen...........	59,546	46,128
			736,436	541,628
		Provision for furlough payments...........................	3,996	625
		Temporary positions occupied by permanent officers.............	72,796	95,822
		Officers on loan......................................	10,123	13,765
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	49,254	44,362
		Proposed new staff....................................	87,028	110,407
		Proposed reclassification of existing positions..................	3,014	716
		Allowances for officers performing duties of a higher class.........	2,500	2,000
		Allowances to officers stationed overseas.....................	3,985	..
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	38,700
			969,132	848,025
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	369,132	280,325
591	692	Total Administrative (see page 86).............	600,000	567,700
		GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKINGS AND ESTABLISHMENTS. (See Division No. 174.)
10	11	Managers..........................................	29,380	21,112
22	31	Assistant Managers, Works Managers and Chief Draftsman.........	67,337	38,024
63	67	Heads of Sections.....................................	117,040	91,987
277	409	Engineers, Technical Officers and Welding Inspectors............	497,853	286,550
336	366	Accountant, Sub-Accountants and Clerks.....................	376,777	310,226
13	..	Cadet Draftsmen.....................................	..	8,251
3	3	Supervisors and Storekeepers.............................	2,916	2,804
299	294	Foremen, Forewomen, Technical Assistants, Laboratory Assistants and Tracers	313,903	288,848
87	112	Assistants, Machinists and Typists..........................	60,064	45,414
			1,465,270	1,093,216
		Provision for furlough payments...........................	10,186	5,208
		Allowances for officers performing duties of a higher class.........	3,500	3,000
		Officers on loan......................................	1,432	15,013
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	51,484	59,088
		Proposed reclassification of existing positions..................	1,176	1,326
		Temporary positions occupied by permanent officers.............	88,002	82,234
		Proposed new staff....................................	183,428	73,732
			1,804,478	1,332,817
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	854,478	507,817
1,110	1,293	Total Government Undertakings and Establishments (see page 86)	950,000	825,000

(a) Includes £500 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

XXIII.—War and Repatriation Services.
Number of Persons.		REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT. (See Division No. 207.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT. (See Division No. 207.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Chairman........................................	4,500	(a) 3,750
1	1	Deputy Chairman...................................	3,250	(b) 2,875
1	1	Commissioner.....................................	3,250	(b) 2,875
4	4	Secretary and Assistant Commissioners.....................	10,400	8,200
6	6	Deputy Commissioners...............................	13,700	11,000
1	1	Principal Medical Officer..............................	4,000	2,900
62	62	Medical Officers....................................	131,500	119,900
1274	1153	Clerks...........................................	1,197,800	1,151,900
381	360	Typists..........................................	202,700	208,400
214	235	Assistants........................................	173,200	142,300
18	18	Accounting Machinists................................	9,700	9,400
81	87	Male Cleaners, Watchmen, Lift Attendants and others...........	70,900	61,700
			1,824,900	1,725,200
		Remuneration of War Pensions Appeal Tribunals..............	39,000	30,700
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	28,600	17,300
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.......	22,700	25,900
		Payment to Postmaster-General’s Department for services of telephonists	4,900	3,800
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	82,000
			1,920,100	1,884,900
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	160,100	187,600
2044	1929	Total Repatriation Department (see page 100).....	1,760,000	1,697,300
		WAR SERVICE HOMES DIVISION. (See Division No. 211.)
1	1	Director.........................................	3,200	2,480
1	1	Assistant Director...................................	2,498	2,060
7	6	Deputy Directors...................................	12,763	12,075
6	6	Assistant Deputy Directors.............................	10,636	8,532
112	127	Architects, Draftsmen and other Technical Officers.............	164,963	121,655
293	325	Accountants, Conveyancers and Clerks.....................	335,150	267,066
173	199	Assistants, Typists and Machinists........................	129,258	106,933
			658,468	520,801
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies...........	43,574	18,452
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	3,761	1,644
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.......	4,435	3,997
		Reclassification of offices..............................	..	32,200
		Proposed new staff..................................	32,844	67,210
			743,082	644,304
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	159,382	81,704
593	665	Total War Service Homes Division (see page 101)	583,700	562,600
		AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. (See Division No. 219.)
1	1	Director.........................................	2,318	1,842
1	1	Assistant Director...................................	1,898	1,365
9	9	Clerks...........................................	10,362	9,108
29	28	Typists, Assistants, Superintendent and Attendants.............	21,223	21,510
			35,801	33,825
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class........	492	180
		Officer filling unclassified position........................	890	..
		Reclassification of Offices.............................	..	1,150
			37,183	35,155
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended.................	12,183	11,005
40	39	Total Australian War Memorial (see page 104)....	25,000	24,150

(a) Includes £750 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55. (b) Included, in each instance £375 provided in Additional Estimates, 1.954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
I.—Commonwealth Railways.
Number of Persons.		CENTRAL STAFF.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	CENTRAL STAFF.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
..	..	Commissioner—Additional remuneration......................	(a) ..	250
1	1	Secretary and Comptroller of Accounts and Audit................	2,643	2,098
27	29	Other Staff (Permanent and Temporary).......................	25,777	20,322
28	30		28,420	22,670
		OTHER THAN CENTRAL STAFF.
1	1	Chief Civil Engineer...................................	2,678	2,122
1	1	Chief Mechanical Engineer...............................	2,678	2,122
1	1	Chief Traffic Manager..................................	2,678	2,122
1	1	Comptroller of Stores...................................	2,224	1,812
1	1	Manager...........................................	1,814	1,542
310	300	Engineer, Assistant Engineers, Superintendents, Foremen, Draftsmen, Stationmasters, Clerks, &c.	238,008	237,610
1882	1879	Other Staff (Permanent and Temporary).......................	1,818,500	1,751,000
			2,068,580	1,998,330
2197	2184
2225	2214	Total............................	2,097,000	2,021,000

(a) Provision of £4,500 included under Special Appropriation—Commonwealth Railways Act 1917-1955.

ALLOCATION OF SALARIES AND WAGES AS SHOWN ABOVE.

	1955-50.	1954-55.
	£	£
Trans-Australian Railway...................	970,000	944,000
Central Australia Railway...................	975,000	933,000
North Australia Railway....................	122,000	115,000
Australian Capital Territory Railway...........	30,000	29,000
Total.................	2,097,000	2,021,000

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		CENTRAL OFFICE. (See Division No. 230.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	CENTRAL OFFICE. (See Division No. 230.)	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
1	1	Director-General..................................	5,500	(a) 4,875
1	1	Deputy Director-General.............................	4,400	3,504
10	8	Assistant Directors-General and Directors..................	25,406	24,240
43	36	Controllers, Assistant Heads of Branches and Inspectors........	73,198	64,636
302	319	Clerks, Finance Officers, Building Officers, and Radio Inspectors..	356,147	280,400
61	61	Draftsmen......................................	75,555	67,200
189	213	Engineers.......................................	341,804	228,800
27	18	Traffic Officers...................................	21,178	29,860
118	127	Assistants.......................................	97,303	87,400
31	34	Junior Postal Officers...............................	11,454	12,200
91	96	Technicians.....................................	91,824	76,000
114	116	Typists and Machinists..............................	64,462	62,300
1	2	Lineman........................................	2,188	860
9	7	Artisans........................................	6,426	8,100
1	1	Overseer.......................................	1,098	980
1	1	Motor Driver.....................................	768	790
2	3	Supervisors......................................	3,530	2,100
1	1	Storeman.......................................	1,048	1,010
			1,183,289	955,255
		Officers on duty overseas............................	13,200	9,000
		Private Secretary and staff filling unclassified positions.........	4,000	3,500
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.......	36,000	30,000
		Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	200	250
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers	10,000	10,000
			1,246,689	1,008,005
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...............	208,689	147,380
1003	1045	Total Central Office (see page 109)..........	1,038,000	860,625
		NEW SOUTH WALES. (See Division No. 231.)
1	1	Director........................................	3,600	2,742
1	4	Assistant Director.................................	11,518	1,874
36	40	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches...........	81,356	60,469
1026	1022	Clerks.........................................	1,037,556	925,057
129	142	Draftsmen......................................	148,460	125,617
289	322	Engineers.......................................	412,007	328,443
20	20	Inquiry Officers...................................	19,750	17,866
75	85	Inspectors.......................................	115,004	88,556
1062	1085	Postal Clerks.....................................	980,266	901,378
488	522	Postmasters......................................	674,660	543,812
218	220	Supervisors......................................	214,493	186,089
599	577	Telegraphists.....................................	509,102	498,430
109	88	Traffic Officers...................................	100,684	103,427
449	623	Artisans and General Workmen........................	459,897	316,134
1650	1896	Assistants.......................................	1,379,052	1,118,100
3346	3667	Line Inspectors and Linemen..........................	2,902,645	2,549,770
436	522	Machinists and Typists..............................	279,035	234,182
1942	1951	Mail Officers....................................	1,527,932	1,477,633
5488	5996	Technicians.....................................	4,896,836	4,404,359
1473	1243	Junior Postal Officers...............................	556,657	690,863
3629	3606	Monitors and Telephonists............................	1,769,873	1,828,074
95	93	Overseers.......................................	93,892	87,308
218	214	Phonogram Attendants..............................	115,263	115,605
2909	2850	Postal Officers....................................	1,958,792	2,040,444
197	189	Storemen.......................................	121,530	142,402
420	483	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers................	351,616	300,696
			20,721,476	19,089,330
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies..........	1,290,496	1,167,471
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.......	385,000	387,500
		Allowances to officers performing counter duties.............	6,000	6,500
		Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	9,000	4,500
		Allowances in lieu of quarters.........................	3,700	2,500
		District allowances.................................	22,000	13,000
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers	122,000	135,000
		Functional allowances...............................	75,000	65,000
			22,634,672	20,870,801
26305	27461	Carried forward.................	22.634,672	20,870,801

(a) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.			1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		NEW SOUTH WALES—continued.	£	£
26305	27461	Brought forward.................	22,634,672	20,870,801
		Less—
		Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent......	40,800	33,000
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended................	6,841,872	6,468,801
			6,882,672	6,501,801
26305	27461	Total New South Wales (see page 110).......	15,752,000	14,369,000
		VICTORIA. (See Division No. 232.)
1	1	Director.......................................	3,200	2,500
..	3	Assistant Directors................................	8,850	..
36	40	Heads of Branches and Assistant Reads of Branches..........	75,220	57,220
772	807	Clerks.........................................	803,166	696,140
85	95	Draftsmen......................................	92,990	72,280
235	236	Engineers......................................	292,028	254,990
12	12	Inquiry Officers..................................	12,560	10,950
50	60	Inspectors......................................	74,226	54,200
662	677	Postal Clerks....................................	573,980	505,150
289	313	Postmasters.....................................	396,660	332,780
158	154	Supervisors.....................................	142,490	132,200
365	307	Telegraphists....................................	260,350	274,440
94	79	Traffic Officers..................................	83,760	82,390
368	382	Artisans and General Workmen........................	288,324.	254,800
1029	1078	Assistants......................................	674,968	595,680
2512	2729	Line Inspectors and Linemen..........................	2,131,876	1,872,880
298	372	Machinists and Typists..............................	193,806	142,120
1607	1630	Mail Officers....................................	1,016,680	935,780
3915	4073	Technicians.....................................	3,234,342	2,939,450
876	883	Junior Postal Officers..............................	345,540	348,690
2728	2677	Monitors and Telephonists...........................	1,267,622	1,245,260
75	77	Overseers......................................	77,020	68,440
150	131	Phonogram Attendants..............................	64,120	69,020
1964	2036	Postal Officers...................................	1,260,616	1,195,060
110	113	Storemen.......................................	70,628	79,740
247	256	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers................	187,616	176,010
			13,632,638	12,398,170
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.........	1,140,210	1,153,870
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class......	379,400	321,500
		Allowances to officers performing counter duties............	3,250	3,640
		Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	3,200	3,000
		Allowances in lieu of quarters.........................	2,000	2,500
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers	122,940	112,660
			15,283,638	13,995,340
		Less—
		Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent......	15,940	10,850
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended................	4,281,698	4,190,490
			4,297,638	4,201,340
18638	19221	Total Victoria (see page 112)..............	10,986,000	9,794,000
		QUEENSLAND. (See Division No. 233.)
1	1	Director.......................................	2,850	2,228
..	3	Assistant Directors................................	7,670	..
31	30	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches..........	52,150	44,753
447	469	Clerks.........................................	476,715	388,657
56	60	Draftsmen......................................	61,362	52,768
535	563	Carried forward................	600,747	488,406

F.5724/55.—14

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		QUEENSLAND—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	QUEENSLAND—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
535	563	Brought forward..................	600,747	488,406
129	129	Engineers.........................................	156,891	131,227
6	6	Inquiry Officers.....................................	6,070	5,338
34	38	Inspectors........................................	53,572	41,419
407	407	Postal Clerks......................................	345,988	320,610
212	220	Postmasters.......................................	275,259	221,935
98	109	Supervisors.......................................	106,470	85,930
281	271	Telegraphists......................................	229,870	220,363
36	42	Traffic Officers.....................................	46,418	35,131
169	191	Artisans and General Workmen..........................	139,741	117,145
679	756	Assistants.........................................	580,788	476,192
1218	1331	Line Inspectors and Linemen............................	1,067,986	896,883
181	222	Machinists and Typists................................	122,989	99,446
409	430	Mail Officers......................................	339,230	299,706
1985	2186	Technicians.......................................	1,736,383	1,484,937
595	495	Junior Postal Officers.................................	181,070	215,223
1431	1527	Monitors and Telephonists..............................	759,970	696,276
36	34	Overseers.........................................	33,050	31,456
77	88	Phonogram Attendants................................	47,648	41,738
1113	996	Postal Officers.....................................	692,823	765,676
69	64	Storemen.........................................	46,590	45,359
103	107	Transport Officers, Moil and Motor Drivers..................	82,250	74,109
			7,651,803	6,794,505
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies............	516,200	516,274
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	137,000	100,000
		Allowances to officers performing counter duties...............	2,500	2,500
		Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	1,700	2,200
		Allowances in lieu of quarters...........................	1,500	1,200
		District allowances...................................	77,000	66,000
		Functional allowances to permanent engineering workmen........	40,000	29,000
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu also payments to dependants of deceased officers	48,000	20,300
		Other allowances....................................	35,000	..
			8,510,703	7,531,973
		Less—
		Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent........	14,550	13,500
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	1,731,153	1,562,479
			1,745,703	1,575,979
9803	10212	Total Queensland (see page 114)..............	6,765,000	5,956,000
		SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 234.)
1	1	Director..........................................	2,676	2,120
..	3	Assistant Directors...................................	7,134	..
27	26	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches.............	42,166	37,670
304	318	Clerks...........................................	312,318	272,440
49	47	Draftsmen........................................	46,604	42,770
82	82	Engineers.........................................	107,224	90,080
6	6	Inquiry Officers.....................................	6,054	5,550
18	22	Inspectors........................................	31,704	22,520
267	270	postal Clerks.......................................	226,930	214,540
158	171	Postmasters.......................................	204,159	161,880
54	60	Supervisors.......................................	52,500	42,960
151	148	Telegraphists......................................	129,682	121,100
21	24	Traffic Officers.....................................	24,608	21,240
135	176	Artisans and General Workmen..........................	131,130	96,870
292	324	Assistants.........................................	216,750	190,990
702	767	Line Inspectors and Linemen............................	492,558	485,060
106	127	Machinists and Typists................................	73,158	59,860
380	383	Mail Officers......................................	290,246	274,320
1446	1427	Technicians.......................................	1,149,450	1,074,290
328	318	Junior Postal Officers.................................	146,419	151,660
1064	944	Monitors and Telephonists..............................	520,532	562,860
22	22	Overseers.........................................	22,396	20,280
5613	5666	Carried forward...................	4,236,398	3,951,060

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55	1955-56.	SOUTH AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
5613	5666	Brought forward...................	4,236,398	3,951,060
43	46	Phonogram Attendants.................................	24,292	22,150
678	688	Postal Officers.......................................	469,596	449,710
56	54	Storemen..........................................	39,852	39,940
71	74	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers...................	55,460	48,450
			4,825,598	4,511,310
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	277,000	288,240
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	77,000	65,200
		Allowance to officers performing counter duties................	1,400	1,480
		Allowance to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	500	1,050
		Allowances in lieu of quarters............................	560	560
		District allowances....................................	3,800	3,800
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers	40,000	23,000
		Functional allowances..................................	10,080	16,000
			5,235,938	4,910,640
		Less—
		Amounts to be withhold from officers on account of rent.........	16,200	14,700
		Officers on loan....................................	45,000	32,200
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	1,237,738	1,225,740
			1,298,938	1,272,640
6461	6528	Total South Australia (see page 115)............	3,937,000	3,638,000
		WESTERN AUSTRALIA. (See Division No. 236.)
	1	Director...........................................	2,678	2,122
	3	Assistant Directors....................................	7,134	..
27	26	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches..............	43,348	36,694
201	206	Clerks............................................	198,397	174,054
20	21	Draftsmen.........................................	20,870	18,855
54	56	Engineers..........................................	71,292	58,273
4	4	Inquiry Officers......................................	4,052	3,594
19	20	Inspectors..........................................	27,326	22,795
233	228	Postal Clerks........................................	184,049	175,839
146	151	Postmasters.........................................	171,138	144,965
31	33	Supervisors.........................................	32,516	27,645
118	108	Telegraphists........................................	84,222	86,068
10	13	Traffic Officers......................................	12,836	10,062
99	132	Artisans and General Workmen...........................	100,177	67,939
217	254	Assistants..........................................	191,864	152,764
662	710	Line Inspectors and Linemen.............................	565,788	493,426
78	87	Machinists and Typists.................................	53,042	43,120
266	262	Mail Officers.......................................	199,856	186,478
839	921	Technicians........................................	762,345	644,528
332	286	Junior Postal Officers..................................	101,872	113,444
526	552	Monitors and Telephonists...............................	303,242	279,768
19	18	Overseers..........................................	17,564	16,839
38	36	Phonogram Attendants.................................	19,802	19,750
409	427	Postal Officers.......................................	293,086	256,107
55	48	Storemen..........................................	38,034	38,045
91	102	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers...................	76,664	64,990
			3,583,194	3,138,164
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	152,710	97,974
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	42,000	40,000
		Allowances to officers performing counter duties................	1,100	1,100
		Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	1,300	1,500
		Allowances in lieu of quarters............................	1,000	800
		District allowances....................................	13,000	14,000
		Functional allowances to permanent engineering workmen..........	12,000	13,000
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers	29,000	22,000
			3,835,304	3,328,538
4495	4705	Carried forward....................	3,835,304	3,328,538

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department.
Number of Persons.		WESTERN AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	WESTERN AUSTRALIA—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
4495	4705	Brought forward.......................	3,835,304	3,328,538
		Lees—
		Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent........	12,500	12,500
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	964,804	746,038
			977,304	758,538
4495	4705	Total Western Australia (see page 117)..........	2,858,000	2,570,000
		TASMANIA. (See Division No. 236.)
1	1	Director..........................................	2,318	1,856
..	3	Assistant Directors...................................	6,174	..
19	16	Heads of Branches and Assistant Heads of Branches.............	24,486	24,067
128	135	Clerks...........................................	121,418	104,941
13	14	Draftsmen.........................................	15,230	12,319
36	34	Engineers.........................................	38,956	36,787
2	3	Inquiry Officers.....................................	3,200	1,686
7	7	Inspectors.........................................	9,272	8,078
69	71	Postal Clerks.......................................	63,578	56,018
52	55	Postmasters........................................	65,094	51,913
26	30	Supervisors........................................	28,660	21,586
39	37	Telegraphists.......................................	31,320	31,349
9	9	Traffic Officers.....................................	9,742	8,091
60	70	Artisans and General Workmen...........................	53,194	43,051
177	188	Assistants.........................................	149,238	126,322
351	366	Line Inspectors and Linemen............................	295,714	266,617
43	55	Machinists and Typists................................	28,818	23,081
109	113	Mail Officers.......................................	93,048	84,344
405	481	Technicians........................................	402,194	320,906
100	103	Junior Postal Officers.................................	34,800	33,700
405	418	Monitors and Telephonists..............................	225,104	196,501
10	10	Overseers.........................................	9,820	8,790
18	17	Phonogram Attendants................................	9,370	8,809
209	237	Postal Officers......................................	156,050	144,837
20	20	Storemen.........................................	14,612	14,264
18	22	Transport Officers, Mail and Motor Drivers...................	16,662	12,974
			1,908,072	1,642,887
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies............	52,916	35,877
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class.........	31,000	30,000
		Allowances to officers performing counter duties...............	500	500
		Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	400	500
		Allowances in lieu of quarters............................	200	200
		District allowances...................................	1,000	1,000
		Functional allowances to permanent engineering officers..........	8,000	8,000
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu, also payments to dependants of deceased officers	14,000	12,000
			2,016,088	1,730,964
		Less—
		Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent........	5,000	4,100
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	526,088	422,864
			531,088	426,964
2326	2515	Total Tasmania (see page 119)...............	1,485,000	1,304,000
		NORTHERN TERRITORY. (See Division No. 237.)
2	2	Clerks...........................................	2,032	1,950
2	2	Engineers.........................................	2,704	2,360
11	12	Postal Clerks.......................................	10,176	8,360
5	7	Postmasters........................................	8,225	5,290
2	2	Supervisors........................................	1,750	1,920
10	10	Telegraphists.......................................	8,260	7,680
8	10	Assistants.........................................	6,800	6,320
19	19	Monitors and Telephonists..............................	10,564	10,590
31	29	Line Inspector and Linemen.............................	21,692	23,850
90	93	Carried forward...................	72,203	68,320

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

II.—Postmaster-General’s Department
Number of Persons.		NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.	NORTHERN TERRITORY—continued.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
			£	£
90	93	Brought forward....................	72,203	68,320
2	2	Artisans............................................	1,570	1,570
19	22	Technicians.........................................	17,996	16,200
14	7	Junior Postal Officers...................................	3,241	5,480
1	1	Typist and Machinist...................................	594	530
14	16	Postal Officers.......................................	11,072	9,930
2	3	Phonogram Operators...................................	1,596	1,040
			108,272	103,070
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	3,500	3,320
		Officers on loan......................................	45,000	32,220
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	2,500	1,900
		Allowances to officers performing counter duties.................	70	70
		Allowances to junior officers appointed or transferred away from their homes	500	200
		Functional allowances..................................	330	270
		District allowances....................................	10,500	11,030
			170,672	152,080
		Less—
		Amounts to be withheld from officers on account of rent..........	600	720
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended....................	60,072	53,860
			60,672	54,580
142	144	Total Northern Territory (see page 120)...........	110,000	97,500

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		NORTHERN TERRITORY. Under Control of Department of Territories.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 247.)	£	£
1	1	Administrator........................................	4,000	(a) 3,375
1	1	Government Secretary..................................	2,850	1,983
5	5	Directors...........................................	11,897	8,750
..	1	Assistant Director.....................................	1,958	..
1	..	Chief Veterinary Officer.................................	..	1,998
1	1	District-Officer.......................................	1,860	..
1	1	Commissioner of Police.................................	1,958	1,314
46	48	Agricultural Officer, Chief Surveyor, Surveyors, Draftsmen, Veterinary Officers, Technical Officer, Cadet Surveyors and Draftsmen, Curator, Chief Fire Officer, Transport Officer, Botanist, Biologist, Chemist, Agronomist, Agrostologist, Plant Pathologist; Entomologist, Harbour Master, Supervisor, and Soil Survey Officer	62,409	51,961
142	148	Accountant, Clerks, Registrars, Inspectors, District Welfare Officers, Superintendents, Field Officers, Stock Inspectors, Administrative and Investigation Officers	152,445	131,646
172	180	Police Superintendent, Inspectors, Sergeants, Constables, Gaolers, Guards, Meter Reader, Machinists, Typists, Librarians, Assistants, Patrol Officers, Nursing Sisters, Cadet Patrol Officers, Municipal Inspectors, Firemen, Supervisor, Foreman, Laboratory Attendant, Reproduction Officer, Storeman, Testing Officers and-Station Officer	149,511	140,143
			388,888	341,170
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	2,567	1,638
		Allowances to Police Officers for uniforms and shoeing............	4,243	3,440
		Officers awaiting appointment.............................	2,808	1,106
		Officers on loan from other Departments......................	2,133	1,852
		Entertainment allowance—Administrator......................	1,000	1,000
		Entertainment allowance—District Officer, Alice Springs...........	150	150
		Other allowances......................................	52,826	48,010
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	13,975
			454,615	412,341
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	119,615	117,741
369	386	Total General Services (see page 127)............	335,000	294,600
		Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.
		COURTS OFFICE. (See Division No. 250.)
1	1	Supreme Court Judge...................................	3,750	(b) 3,125
1	1	Magistrate and Master..................................	2,408	2,060
..	1	Stipendiary Magistrate..................................	2,048	..
2	2	Assistant Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar-General..............	2,904	2,536
4	10	Clerks, Typists.......................................	6,862	2,796
			17,972	10,517
		Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position................	1,119	975
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	200	100
		District allowances....................................	745	600
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	..	1,038
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	675
			20,036	13,905
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended...................	2,936	5,605
8	15	Total Courts Office (see page 128)..............	17,100	8,300
		Under Control of Department of Health.
		GENERAL SERVICES. (See Division No. 251.)
26	28	Medical Officers and Dentists.............................	54,008	41,527
108	114	Matrons, Sub-matrons, Clinic Sisters, Senior Sinters, Sisters, Probationers and Nursing Assistants	84,040	62,658
9	10	Clerks and Catering Officer...............................	9,755	7,735
38	42	Dental Mechanics. Health Inspectors, Superintendent Assistant, Assistants, Typists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dietitians and Nutritionist	34,319	25,882
			182,122	137,802
		District and special allowances.............................	30,140	24,964
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class...........	800	698
		Proposed new staff....................................	..	5,227
		Reclassification of offices................................	..	13,900
			213,062	182,591
		Less—
		Amount estimated to remain unexpended....................	10,900	1,357
		Amount to be withheld from officers on account of rent and keep....	13,162	11,734
			24,062	13,091
181	194	Total General Services (see page 128)............	189,000	169,500

(a) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1934-55. (b) Includes £625 provided in Additional Estimates, 1954-55.

SCHEDULE.—Salaries and Allowances.

Territories of the Commonwealth.
Number of Persons.		AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. Under Control of Attorney-General’s Department.	1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
1954-55.	1955-56.		1955-56.	Vote, 1954-55.
		COURTS AND TITLES OFFICE. (See Division No. 203.)	£	£
1	...	Magistrate.........................................	..	1,750
1	1	Clerk of Courts and Registrar.............................	1,977	1,510
2	2	Deputy Clerk of Courts, Deputy Registrar.....................	2,933	2,374
10	14	Clerks............................................	13,052	9,448
3	5	Clerical Assistant, Typists...............................	2,790	1,864
			20,752	16,946
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	300	200
		Associate to a Justice filling unclassified position................	1,142	989
		Officers on unattached list pending suitable vacancies.............	3,306	..
		Reclassification of offices...............................	..	900
			25,500	19,035
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	10,500	6,135
17	22	Total Courts and Titles Office (see page 129)......	15,000	12,900
		Under Control of Department of the Interior.
		AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE. (See Division No. 255.)
1	1	Chief Commissioner of Police............................	2,000	1,652
2	2	Inspectors..........................................	3,188	2,615
11	11	Sergeants..........................................	12,726	10,988
7	7	Senior Constables....................................	7,140	6,321
37	37	Constables.........................................	34,910	31,417
2	2	Cadet Constables.....................................	738	812
			60,702	53,805
		Allowances to officers performing duties of a higher class..........	500	500
		Housing, clothing, and other allowances......................	1,800	2,150
		Rental and quarters allowance............................	7,500	6,500
		Salaries of officers on retirement leave and payments in lieu.........	1,000	..
		Increases under Arbitration Awards.........................	..	3,500
			71,502	66,455
		Less amount estimated to remain unexpended..................	502	455
60	60	Total Australian Capital Territory Police (see page 131)	71,000	66,000

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