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Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1976-77

No. 115 of 1976

AN ACT

To appropriate certain sums out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1977.

[Assented to 11 November 1976]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1976-77.

Commencement.

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

Issue and application of $4,090,025,900.

3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in Schedule 2, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1977, the sum of $4,090,025,900.

Appropriation of $7,502,130,000.

4. The sums authorized by section 3 of the Supply Act (No. 1) 1976-77 and by section 3 of this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by Schedule 1, in the aggregate to the sum of $7,502,130,000 are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from 1 July 1976, for the services expressed in Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.

Additional appropriation in respect of increases in salaries.

5. (1) In addition to the sum referred to in section 4, the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending on 30 June 1977 amounts not exceeding such amounts as he determines in accordance with sub-section (2).

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(2) The amounts determined by the Treasurer under this section shall not exceed the amounts estimated to be necessary for the payment of such increases in salaries and wages, and payments in the nature of salary, for which provision is made in Schedule 2 as have become payable or become payable, or have commenced or commence to be paid, during the financial year ending on 30 June 1977, in accordance with any law, or in accordance with an award, order or determination made under a law.

(3) Amounts issued under this section may be applied only for the purpose of expenditure in respect of increases referred to in sub-section (2) in salaries and wages and in payments in the nature of salary and the Treasurer shall report the amounts so issued to the Parliament.

(4) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary for the purposes of this section.

Amounts expended under Supply Act in respect of increases in salaries and wages.

6. Amounts issued, before the commencement of this Act, in accordance with section 4 of the Supply Act (No. 1) 1976-77 and applied in payment of salaries or wages, or payments in the nature of salary, referred to in Schedule 2, shall be deemed to have been issued and applied under this Act.

Further issue, application and appropriation.

7. (1) In addition to the sum appropriated by section 4, the Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply, in respect of the year ending on 30 June 1977, such sums as the Treasurer from time to time determines.

(2) The sums determined by the Treasurer under sub-section (1) are appropriated for the purposes of the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve established by the Loan Consolidation and Investment Reserve Act 1955.

Act to be subject to Loan Act.

8. This Act has effect subject to section 5 of the Loan Act (No. 3) 1976.

Aid to developing countries.

9. A reference in the Schedule to the Australian Development Assistance Agency shall be read as including a reference to any bureau or other organisation in, or section or division of, the Department of Foreign Affairs established, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, to perform all or any of the functions of that agency, and, if the Fund referred to in sub-division 4 of Division 308 in the Schedule has been closed, moneys appropriated under that sub-division and not paid to that Fund may be expended by that Department, for the purposes specified in that sub-division.

SCHEDULE 1 Section 4.

SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND

	$
By the Supply Act (No. 1) 1976-77...........	3,412,104,100
By this Act...........................	4,090,025,900
Total............................	7,502,130,000

SCHEDULE 2 Section 4

ABSTRACT

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
		$
6	PARLIAMENT.......................................	13,229,000
10	DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS..................	81,529,000
13	DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.............	239,997,000
29	ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...................	54,617,000
34	DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.......	94,519,000
40	DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY...............	64,304,000
44	DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION......................	188,273,000
49	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE............................	2,036,641,000
55	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION..........................	380,005,000
63	DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS	144,832,000
67	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	61,769,000
72	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.....................	432,127,000
79	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.............................	1,803,485,000
84	DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS......	32,975,000
87	DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.............	164,833,000
90	DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES.................	47,647,000
94	DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.............	59,599,000
99	DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE.....................	65,299,000
102	POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT........	151,294,000
104	DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY...................	52,827,000
108	DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET.......	83,429,000
113	DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION.......................	249,437,000
116	DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE............................	167,694,000
122	DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY.....................	215,404,000
126	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT..........................	254,721,000
129	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.......................	251,644,000
134	ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER.........................	110,000,000
	TOTAL........................................	7,502,130,000

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

PARLIAMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
101	SENATE......................	1,669,000	993,300	..	2,662,300
		1,440,188	708,208	..	2,148,396
102	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.....	1,733,300	1,221,300	..	2,954,600
		1,544,458	1,309,203	..	2,853,661
103	PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF	1,106,800	1,395,000	..	2,501,800
		964,470	1,311,320	..	2,275,790
104	LIBRARY.....................	1,444,700	331,500	..	1,776,200
		1,356,036	267,739	..	1,623,775
105	JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT......	1,671,000	1,442,000	..	3,113,000
		1,401,894	1,213,046	..	2,614,940
108	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS	61,100	47,500	..	108,600
	PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS	54,130	37,163	..	91,293
109	JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS	87,500	25,000	..	112,500
	JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS	66,860	22,138	..	88,998
	Total..................	7,773,400	5,455,600	..	13,229,000
		6,828,036	4,868,816	..	11,696,852

PARLIAMENT

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 101.—SENATE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances..............	1,565,000	1,406,000	1,360,811
02. Overtime........................	104,000	103,000	79,377
	1,669,000	1,509,000	1,440,188
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence............	34,800	45,500	45,016
02. Office requisites, equipment and stationery..	71,800	69,600	69,589
03. Printing, binding and distribution of papers.	500,000	455,000	454,985
04. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.	78,000	92,000	53,619
05. Representation at Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference and visiting delegations	283,000	64,600	59,334
06. Incidental and other expenditure.........	25,700	25,700	25,665
	993,300	752,400	708,208
Total: Division 101	2,662,300	2,261,400	2,148,396
Division 102.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances..............	1,598,300	1,442,500	1,440,501
02. Overtime........................	135,000	172,000	103,957
	1,733,300	1,614,500	1,544,458
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence............	54,600	55,000	37,872
02. Office requisites, equipment and stationery..	195,000	175,600	174,722
03. Printing, binding and distribution of papers.	806,000	1,000,500	980,981
04. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conferences—Representation	29,000	31,500	29,501
05. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.	90,000	100,000	54,089
06. Australian Parliamentary Seminar 1976....	11,000	..	..
07. Incidental and other expenditure.........	35,700	32,500	32,037
	1,221,300	1,395,100	1,309,203
Total: Division 102	2,954,600	3,009,600	2,853,661

Parliament—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 103.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	1,050,600	970,500	928,751
02. Overtime.......................	56,200	52,000	35,719
	1,106,800	1,022,500	964,470
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	45,000	57,000	40,132
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	41,000	70,800	69,017
03. Hansard—Printing, distribution and binding—Senate	650,000	650,000	631,675
04. Hansard—Printing, distribution and binding—House of Representatives	650,000	650,000	566,511
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	9,000	7,700	3,985
	1,395,000	1,435,500	1,311,320
Total: Division 103	2,501,800	2,458,000	2,275,790
Division 104.—LIBRARY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	1,380,000	1,304,000	1,296,248
02. Overtime.......................	64,700	93,000	59,787
	1,444,700	1,397,000	1,356,036
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	18,000	25,000	14,745
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	72,000	65,000	64,918
03. Library books, journals and periodicals...	175,000	140,000	139,827
04. Parliamentary Handbook—Printing, distribution and binding	25,000	27,500	27,500
05. Computer services.................	18,500	13,500	4,748
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	23,000	19,000	16,000
	331,500	290,000	267,739
Total: Division 104	1,776,200	1,687,000	1,623,775

Parliament—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 105.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	1,632,000	1,550,000	1,368,554
02. Overtime.......................	39,000	52,000	33,340
	1,671,000	1,602,000	1,401,894
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	13,000	17,000	11,550
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	19,000	8,000	7,932
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	1,120,000	950,000	949,714
04. Office services...................	250,000	210,000	208,852
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	40,000	35,000	34,998
	1,442,000	1,220,000	1,213,046
Total: Division 105	3,113,000	2,822,000	2,614,940
Division 108.—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	61,000	54,131	54,130
02. Overtime.......................	100	200	..
	61,100	54,331	54,130
2.—Administrative Expenses.............	47,500	74,200	37,163
Total: Division 108	108,600	128,531	91,293
Division 109.—JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	87,300	77,000	66,695
02. Overtime.......................	200	800	165
	87,500	77,800	66,860
2.—Administrative Expenses.............	25,000	22,300	22,138
Total: Division 109	112,500	100,100	88,998
Total: Parliament..................	13,229,000	12,466,631	11,696,852

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
120	ADMINISTRATIVE...............	10,655,000	2,908,500	66,083,000	79,646,500
		9,823,735	2,780,896	85,734,944	98,339,575
125	AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL STUDIES	..	..	1,882,500	1,882,500
	AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL STUDIES	..	..	1,882,500	1,882,500
	Total...................	10,655,000	2,908,500	67,965,500	81,529,000
		9,823,735	2,780,896	87,617,444	100,222,075

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 120.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	10,425,000	9,907,800	9,628,831
02. Overtime.......................	230,000	270,000	194,904
	10,655,000	10,177,800	9,823,735
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	815,500	930,000	678,170
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	200,000	180,000	179,972
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	600,000	559,000	558,375
04. Office services...................	40,000	32,000	30,557
05. Advertising.....................	5,000	10,000	7,587
06. Freight and cartage................	230,000	216,000	198,146
07. Information and public relations........	190,000	220,000	202,662
08. Computer services.................	10,000	24,500	9,818
09. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	750,000	839,000	838,773
10. Consultants—Fees.................	5,000	25,500	21,506
11. Incidental and other expenditure........	63,000	56,000	55,330
	2,908,500	3,092,000	2,780,896
3.—Other Services—
01. Conferences, meetings and consultations—expenses	202,000	225,000	155,148
02. Investigations and research...........	300,000	375,000	375,000
03. Support of Aboriginals at Government settlements	3,607,000	3,790,000	3,709,620
04. Assistance to missions..............	5,256,000	5,964,350	5,964,350
05. Repairs and maintenance on settlements..	1,137,000	1,000,000	939,939
06. Vocational training and adjustment......	230,000	200,000	182,111
07. Support for ecological projects.........	900,000	900,000	885,170
08. Architectural services for Aboriginal housing	154,000	110,000	100,385
09. Support for Aboriginal hostels (including payments to Aboriginal Hostels Limited)	3,700,000	3,600,000	3,544,534
10. Support for Aboriginal Land Councils....	175,000	242,000	241,997
11. Interim Northern Territory Land Commission—Operating expenses	64,000	26,000	14,338
12. Aboriginal Loans Commission—Fees for services Support for Aboriginal publications activities	50,000	90,000	75,000
Aboriginal advancement (for payment to the Aboriginal Advancement Trust Account)	..	62,368,000	61,368,720
Support for Aboriginal sporting activities..	..	220,000	197,930
	15,775,000	79,110,350	77,754,242

Department of Aboriginal Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 120.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
4.—Grants-in-Aid
01. Housing.......................	7,200,000	..	..
02. Health.........................	2,719,000	..	..
03. Education......................	2,642,000	..	..
04. Employment....................	6,000,000	..	..
05. Welfare........................	1,654,000	..	..
06. Enterprises......................	2,000,000	..	..
07. Town management and public utilities....	13,489,000	..	..
08. Cultural, recreational and sporting activities	400,000	..	..
09. Legal aid.......................	3,746,000	..	..
	39,850,000	..	..
5.—National Aboriginal Consultative Committee—
01. Salaries and allowances of members.....	403,000	402,100	401,983
02. Meeting expenses.................	20,000	140,000	68,610
03. Provision of facilities for members......	7,000	30,850	29,281
04. Inquiry expenses..................	28,000	15,000	11,396
Election expenses.................	..	12,000	1,432
	458,000	599,950	512,702
6.—Aboriginal Loans Commission—
01. Aboriginal housing and personal loans (for payment to the Aboriginal Housing and Personal Loans Fund)	10,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
Aboriginal enterprises (for payment to the Aboriginal Enterprises Fund)	..	500,000	450,000
	10,000,000	5,500,000	5,450,000
Aboriginal Land Fund Commission—
Land acquisition (for payment to the Aboriginal Land Fund)	..	2,018,000	2,018,000
Total: Division 120	79,646,500	100,498,100	98,339,575
Division 125.—AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL STUDIES
1. For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Act—Running expenses	1,882,500	1,900,000	1,882,500
Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs..	81,529,000	102,398,100	100,222,075

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
130	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	35,080,900	27,795,200	51,690,550	114,566,650
		34,966,750	27,135,975	49,655,416	111,758,138
132	REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL......	162,700	138,900	..	301,600
		134,439	156,177	..	290,616
133	AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL OFFICE.	7,240,000	3,291,200	..	10,531,200
		6,352,781	8,672,303	..	15,025,084
134	AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL...	839,200	188,300	..	1,027,500
		724,415	124,040	..	848,456
136	AUSTRALIAN ARCHIVES........	3,113,900	642,700	..	3,756,600
		2,607,284	524,567	..	3,131,851
137	COMMONWEALTH POLICE.......	22,756,000	2,413,600	736,400	25,906,000
		18,870,216	2,439,397	681,360	21,990,973
140	STATE AND ELECTORATE OFFICES OF SENATORS, MEMBERS AND FORMER OFFICE HOLDERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT—STAFF AND SERVICES	3,324,800	1,994,200	..	5,319,000
		2,754,481	1,643,208	..	4,397,689
141	MINISTERS OF STATE—STAFF AND SERVICES	2,549,700	837,600	..	3,387,300
	MINISTERS OF STATE—STAFF AND SERVICES	2,717,953	348,883	..	3,066,836
142	CONVEYANCE OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND OTHERS	..	3,855,000	..	3,855,000
	CONVEYANCE OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND OTHERS	..	3,199,795	..	3,199,795
143	LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION AND THE PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES, DEPITY LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION AND THE WHIPS—Staff and Services	610,800	278,400	..	889,200
		657,447	271,121	..	928,568
144	MINISTERS, LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION AND PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES AND DEPUTY LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION AND PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS—VISITS ABROAD	..	500,000	..	500,000
		..	725,784	..	725,784
146	STORAGE SERVICES............	..	..	6,282,000	6,282,000
		..	..	5,406,735	5,406,735

Department of Administrative Services—continued

SUMMARY—continued

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
147	FURNITURE REMOVALS AND STORAGE	..	..	14,246,000	14,246,000
		..	..	13,151,138	13,151,138
148	OVERSEAS PROPERTY BUREAU...	884,500	205,000	22,314,000	23,403,500
		747,244	146,585	22,694,278	23,588,107
	PUBLICATION AND INQUIRY CENTRES	..	..	..	..
		366,671	813,296	..	1,179,968
152	AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING SERVICE	1,703,000	2,128,200	..	3,831,200
		1,555,625	1,809,214	..	3,364,839
153	AUSTRALIAN OFFICE OF INFORMATION	3,402,000	1,906,000	..	5,308,000
		3,547,343	1,963,971	..	5,511,314
157	CHRISTMAS ISLAND...........	1,353,500	1,210,900	9,250	2,573,650
		1,142,608	931,903	8,257	2,082,768
158	COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS......	212,100	263,800	..	475,900
		175,815	233,962	..	409,778
159	NORFOLK ISLAND.............	..	..	418,000	418,000
		..	..	395,198	395,198
160	GRANTS COMMISSION..........	554,100	104,600	..	658,700
		583,541	137,027	..	720,568
161	NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA	..	..	12,760,000	12,760,000
		..	..	11,268,000	11,268,000
	Total..................	83,787,200	47,753,600	108,456,200	239,997,000
		77,904,613	51,277,208	103,260,382	232,442,203

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 130.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	34,517,900	35,225,900	34,502,981
02. Overtime.......................	563,000	527,300	463,769
	35,080,900	35,753,200	34,966,750
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	960,000	1,052,800	889,712
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,237,000	1,210,300	949,382
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	2,825,500	6,006,200	5,751,894
04. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running costs, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes	740,000	880,200	586,678
05. Contract cleaning.................	11,000,000	9,130,000	8,909,199
06. Office services...................	8,000,000	10,253,400	7,090,891
07. Commonwealth Government properties—Local government services	248,000	268,800	260,792
08. Computer services.................	151,100	123,900	110,054
09. Consultants—Fees.................	1,208,900	1,296,100	1,145,069
10. Clothing and equipment.............	184,400	168,500	130,470
11. Provision of emergency accommodation for officers in Darwin	55,000	286,300	286,033
12. Incidental and other expenditure........	1,185,300	998,744	826,128
Publicity of machinery of government....	..	200,000	179,668
Other Publicity...................	..	175,000	19,885
Seminars.......................	..	30,000	120
	27,795,200	32,080,244	27,135,975
3.—Other Services—
01. Inter-Parliamentary Union—Contribution.	15,100	12,900	12,663
02. Australian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association—Contribution	19,300	19,600	17,738
03. Bureau of International Exhibitions—Contribution	5,100	4,900	4,687
04. Australian Battle Exploit Memorials—Erection, restoration and maintenance	19,400	16,400	16,310
05. Ex-members of Parliament and their dependants—Annual allowances	35,200	37,300	36,175

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 130.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued	$	$	$
3.—Other Services—continued
06. Royal Commission of Inquiry into Petroleum and Petroleum Products	160,000	696,800	595,143
07. Maritime Industry Commission of Inquiry.	8,600	107,700	91,585
08. Commission of Inquiry into Transport Costs to and from Tasmania	1,000	43,600	23,549
09. War Graves—Construction, care and maintenance	779,100	844,100	813,826
10. Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island Air Charter	600,000	545,400	536,713
11. Royal Commission on Australian Government Administration	105,600	640,400	611,848
12. Expo 75—Okinawa................	6,000	528,600	415,727
13. Royal Commission on Alleged Payments to Maritime Unions	3,500	76,600	70,431
14. Royal Commission on Human Relationships	115,200	263,600	203,999
15. Royal Commission into the Intelligence and Security Services of the Australian Government	75,100	162,600	162,424
16. National Photographic Index of Australian Birds	15,000	15,000	15,000
17. United States Bicentennial Celebrations—Australian Participation	650,000	1,200,000	1,199,551
18. Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks....	1,500	2,000	822
19. Royal Commission on Norfolk Island....	24,500	179,300	118,880
20. Royal Commission on Aboriginal/Police incidents in Western Australia	10,700	150,000	150,000
21. Committee of Inquiry into the role of the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee	32,000	6,100	6,074
22. Fire protection—Commonwealth property.	1,687,000	..	..
Industries Assistance Commission Inquiries—Assistance towards representation by consumer interests	..	1,000	..
Prices Justification Tribunal Inquiries—Assistance towards representation by consumer interests	..	15,000	..
Australian Commemorative Advisory Board	..	40,000	..
Acquisition of Cultural, Historic and Scientific Relics of National Significance	..	9,034	1,568
Expo 75—Fukuoka................	..	4,000	2,550
Committee of Inquiry into Public Libraries	..	103,000	100,097
Committee of Inquiry into Museums and Collections	..	33,100	26,043
Commission of Inquiry into the Leasehold System of Urban Land Tenure	..	7,110	7,102
Expo 74—Spokane................	..	7,000	6,138
Representation at the funeral of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein	..	4,000	3,539
	4,368,900	5,776,144	5,250,181
4.—Grants-in-Aid—
01. Royal Australian Historical Society.....	2,000	2,000	2,000
02. Royal Historical Society of Victoria.....	1,000	1,000	1,000

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 130.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued	$	$	$
4.—Grants-in-Aid—continued
03. Royal Historical Society of Queensland...	1,000	1,000	1,000
04. Tasmanian Historical Research Association	400	400	400
05. Royal Western Australian Historical Society	1,000	1,000	1,000
06. National Council of Women of Australia..	5,500	5,500	5,500
07. Royal Humane Society of Australasia—Grant	1,000	1,000	1,000
08. Returned ex-servicemen and their dependants—Special relief	3,000	3,000	3,000
09. Returned Services League of Australia—Towards fares of delegates to National Congress	1,500	1,500	1,500
10. Returned Services League of Australia—Travel facilities for Federal President	1,500	1,500	1,500
11. Australian Institute of Political Science—Annual Grant	3,000	3,000	3,000
12. Australian Red Cross—Travel facilities for the Chairman of the Standing Commission of the International Red Cross	750	750	750
13. Twenty-fifth International Geological Congress—Australia, 1976	13,000	5,000	5,000
14. Royal Institute of Public Administration—Australian Capital Territory Group	2,000	2,000	2,000
15. First Asia and Oceania Congress on Nuclear Medicine—Australia, 1976	10,000	..	..
16. International Institute of Refrigeration, Meeting of Commission—Australia, 1976	10,000	5,000	5,000
17. Eighth International Conference on Water Pollution Research—Australia, 1976	5,000	5,000	5,000
18. Seventh International Congress on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety—Australia, 1977	15,000	..	..
19. Third Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia—Australia, 1976	10,000	..	..
Ninth World Congress of the World Association of Anatomic and Clinical Societies of Pathology —Australia, 1975	..	10,000	10,000
Seventh International Coal Preparation Congress —Australia, 1976	..	5,000	5,000
Commonwealth Educational Broadcasting Conference—Australia, 1975	..	48,000	48,000
Conference on Climate and Climatic Change—Australia, 1975	..	2,500	2,500
World Mental Health Congress—Australia, 1973	..	9,606	9,606
Fifth International Conference on Atomic Spectroscopy—Australia, 1975	..	5,000	5,000
International Congress of Modern Languages and Literature—Australia, 1975	..	16,000	16,000
Symposium on recent developments in the Analysis of Soil Behaviour and their Application to Geotechnical Structures, 1975	..	2,500	2,500
First International Santa Gertrudis Congress—Australia, 1975	..	3,000	3,000

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 130.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued	$	$	$
4.—Grants-in-Aid—continued
Fourth General Assembly of the Asian Electronics Union—Australia, 1975	..	30,000	30,000
International Conference—’Transport in the Years Ahead’—Australia, 1975	..	15,000	15,000
United Nations Industrial Development Organization—Seminar on Development and Manufacture of Basic Land Transportation Vehicles—Australia, 1976	..	5,600	5,600
Second Biennial General Meeting of the Asian Association for Development Research and Training Institutes—Australia, 1975	..	5,000	5,000
International Electronics Convention—Australia, 1975	..	10,000	10,000
Assembly of the International Institute of Welding—Australia, 1976	..	8,000	8,000
	86,650	213,856	213,856
5.—Rent—Office and other accommodation for departments	47,235,000	44,269,000	44,191,379
Total: Division 130	114,566,650	118,092,444	111,758,138
Division 132.—REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	159,400	140,000	132,411
02. Overtime.......................	3,300	5,800	2,028
	162,700	145,800	134,439
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	34,400	57,700	57,135
02. Incidental and other expenditure........	104,500	101,200	99,042
	138,900	158,900	156,177
Total: Division 132	301,600	304,700	290,616

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 133.—AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL OFFICE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments In the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	7,222,000	6,470,000	6,336,692
02. Overtime.......................	18,000	22,500	16,088
	7,240,000	6,492,500	6,352,781
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	91,000	76,500	55,137
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	135,000	109,000	99,478
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	922,000	832,000	827,708
04. Office services...................	87,200	81,000	80,751
05. Administration of the Commonwealth Electoral Act	1,350,000	1,500,000	1,459,086
06. Commonwealth elections and referenda...	300,000	5,900,000	5,772,242
07. Freight and cartage................	40,000	35,000	33,844
08. Computer services.................	330,000	336,000	294,158
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	36,000	25,800	25,699
Consultants—Fees.................	..	24,400	24,200
	3,291,200	8,919,700	8,672,303
Total: Division 133	10,531,200	15,412,200	15,025,084
Division 134.—AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	830,200	729,000	717,505
02. Overtime.......................	9,000	8,900	6,911
	839,200	737,900	724,415
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	5,100	4,500	3,234
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	34,000	9,300	7,202
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	15,400	13,800	13,737
04. General and office services...........	51,800	49,000	46,837
05. Library, cinema and photographs.......	19,000	14,500	13,891
06. Installation of collections............	23,000	28,000	20,797
07. Transport.......................	3,500	3,500	1,812
08. Compilation and printing of volumes of Official War History	25,500	22,700	5,462
09. Board of Trustees—Expenses.........	4,500	5,200	4,765
10. Incidental and other expenditure........	6,500	6,350	6,304
	188,300	156,850	124,040
Total: Division 134	1,027,500	894,750	848,456

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 136.—AUSTRALIAN ARCHIVES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	3,053,900	2,684,000	2,531,129
02. Overtime.......................	60,000	91,500	76,155
	3,113,900	2,775,500	2,607,284
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	50,700	75,000	49,816
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	125,000	125,000	114,997
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	85,000	75,500	73,807
04. Office services...................	233,000	200,000	177,054
05. Freight and cartage................	93,000	57,000	51,123
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	56,000	58,000	57,770
	642,700	590,500	524,567
Total: Division 136	3,756,600	3,366,000	3,131,851
Division 137.—COMMONWEALTH POLICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	20,463,000	22,652,800	17,292,166
02. Overtime.......................	2,293,000	2,608,300	1,578,050
	22,756,000	25,261,100	18,870,216
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	896,000	1,188,300	929,849
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	175,000	144,800	132,949
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	410,800	365,100	322,999
04. Office services...................	39,000	190,100	62,225
05. Freight and cartage................	77,500	70,800	70,453
06. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	405,800	740,200	369,116
08. Operational supplies and services.......	226,600	210,300	124,225
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	182,900	177,000	115,564
Uniforms and protective clothing.......	..	459,200	268,774
Legal expenses...................	..	35,500	9,301
Advertising.....................	..	35,300	8,719
Consultants—Fees................	..	5,000	324
Catering.......................	..	28,000	24,899
	2,413,600	3,649,600	2,439,397

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 137.—COMMONWEALTH POLICE—continued
3.—Other Services—
01. United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus—Australian Police Unit	298,400	547,000	372,682
02. Central Fingerprint Bureau—Contribution towards administrative expenses	346,000	245,000	245,000
03. International Police Commission—Membership	73,000	62,000	61,678
04. Payments to the Australian National University for development of voice prints	19,000	2,000	2,000
	736,400	856,000	681,360
Total: Division 137	25,906,000	29,766,700	21,990,973
Division 140.—STATE AND ELECTORATE OFFICES OF SENATORS, MEMBERS AND FORMER OFFICE HOLDERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT — STAFF AND SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	3,321,800	2,893,000	2,754,481
02. Overtime.......................	3,000	..	..
	3,324,800	2,893,000	2,754,481
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	1,482,700	1,274,300	1,271,589
02. Office services...................	118,000	114,300	103,176
03. Incidental and other expenditure........	393,500	276,800	268,442
	1,994,200	1,665,400	1,643,208
Total: Division 140	5,319,000	4,558,400	4,397,689
Division 141.—MINISTERS OF STATE—STAFF AND SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	2,299,700	2,763,000	2,408,276
02. Overtime.......................	250,000	315,900	309,677
	2,549,700	3,078,900	2,717,953

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 141.—MINISTERS OF STATE—STAFF AND SERVICES—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	710,100	320,000	231,170
02. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	117,500	104,500	104,472
03. Incidental and other expenditure........	10,000	28,000	13,241
	837,600	452,500	348,883
Total: Division 141	3,387,300	3,531,400	3,066,836
Division 142.—CONVEYANCE OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND OTHERS	3,855,000	3,200,000	3,199,795
Division 143.—LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION AND PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES, DEPUTY LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION AND THE WHIPS—STAFF AND SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances—Staff........	525,800	581,000	566,951
02. Overtime.......................	85,000	97,900	90,496
	610,800	678,900	657,447
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence—Staff—Within Australia	153,400	198,300	173,158
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	30,000	22,000	15,143
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	75,000	89,100	63,296
04. Incidental and other expenditure........	20,000	25,000	19,524
	278,400	334,400	271,121
Total: Division 143	889,200	1,013,300	928,568

Department of Administrative Services—continued

(a) Expenditure $725,784 dissected below.

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 144.—MINISTERS, LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION AND PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES AND DEPUTY LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION, PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS AND OTHERS—VISITS ABROAD—continued
01. Visits abroad of Ministers, etc.—continued
Minister for Transport—1975.......		..	3,785
Minister for Transport—1976.......		..	13,762
Speaker—1976.................		..	1,924
Leader of the Opposition—1975......		..	5,506
Leader of the Opposition—1976......		..	13,468
Leader National Country Party—1975..		..	5,036
Deputy Leader of the Opposition—1975		..	11,853
Deputy Leader of the Opposition—1976		..	1,064
Senator W. Primmer—1975.........		..	33
Hon. R. Sherry—1975............		..	2,340
Parliamentary Fact Finding Delegation to Europe—1975		..	28,022
Parliamentary Fact Finding Delegation to Asia—1975		..	41,528
Parliamentary Fact Finding Delegation to Jamaica—1976		..	5,353
Parliamentary Fact Finding Delegation to United States and Canada—1976		..	12,974
Parliamentary Fact Finding Delegation to South East Asia—1976		..	8,513
Total: Division 144	500,000	1,000,000	725,784
Division 146.—STORAGE SERVICES.......	6,282,000	5,519,000	5,406,735
Division 147.—FURNITURE REMOVALS AND STORAGE	14,246,000	13,584,000	13,151,138

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 148.—OVERSEAS PROPERTY BUREAU
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	882,200	749,000	745,504
02. Overtime.......................	2,300	5,000	1,740
	884,500	754,000	747,244
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	135,000	190,000	137,169
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	20,000	10,000	6,588
03. Incidental and other expenditure........	50,000	4,000	2,828
	205,000	204,000	146,585
3.—Overseas Property Services—
01. Rent..........................	11,620,000	11,318,000	11,257,517
02. Property maintenance and services......	5,494,000	5,400,000	5,267,656
03. Furniture and fittings...............	1,550,000	3,400,000	2,307,974
04. Fees of private architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and other consultants	2,900,000	3,171,000	3,162,275
05. Motor vehicles—Maintenance and running expenses	750,000	800,000	698,856
	22,314,000	24,089,000	22,694,278
Total: Division 148	23,403,500	25,047,000	23,588,107
PUBLICATION AND INQUIRY CENTRES
Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
Salaries and allowances..............	..	355,100	347,113
Overtime........................	..	38,000	19,559
	..	393,100	366,671

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
PUBLICATION AND INQUIRY CENTRES—continued
Administrative Expenses—
Travelling and subsistence............	..	80,000	34,046
Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	..	44,000	13,134
Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	..	64,000	48,843
Purchase of publications.............	..	950,000	666,408
Publicity and advertising.............	..	70,000	8,625
Freight and cartage.................	..	31,000	30,119
Incidental and other expenditure........	..	15,000	12,121
	..	1,254,000	813,296
Total	..	1,647,100	1,179,968
Division 152.—AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	1,645,000	1,524,000	1,518,945
02. Overtime.......................	58,000	72,000	36,680
	1,703,000	1,596,000	1,555,625
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	62,000	48,000	40,117
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	329,700	138,000	120,245
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	152,000	125,000	100,250
04. Distribution of publications...........	739,500	734,000	712,625
05. Fees for private designers, illustrators and consultants	15,000	23,000	13,892
06. Computer services.................	9,000	20,000	9,827
07. Government Gazette—Printing........	750,000	757,500	757,450
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	71,000	59,500	54,808
	2,128,200	1,905,050	1,809,214
Total: Division 152	3,831,200	3,501,050	3,364,839
Division 153.—AUSTRALIAN OFFICE OF INFORMATION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	3,327,000	3,620,000	3,486,184
02. Overtime.......................	75,000	110,000	61,159
	3,402,000	3,730,000	3,547,343

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 153.—AUSTRALIAN OFFICE OF INFORMATION—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	234,000	230,000	171,565
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	48,000	95,000	74,287
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	95,000	200,000	162,367
04. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	84,000	75,000	58,084
05. National publicity materials and illustrations	800,000	1,205,000	1,058,953
06. Migrant publicity.................	527,000	750,000	342,328
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	118,000	110,000	96,387
	1,906,000	2,665,000	1,963,971
Total: Division 153	5,308,000	6,395,000	5,511,314
Division 157.—CHRISTMAS ISLAND
(Recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission and Internal Revenue.)
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	1,318,500	1,124,400	1,107,615
02. Overtime.......................	35,000	35,000	34,993
	1,353,500	1,159,400	1,142,608
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	148,500	111,300	97,184
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	24,000	18,300	18,121
03. Education allowances and school transport.	332,400	347,000	308,822
04. Furniture, stores and materials.........	126,000	207,600	206,532
05. Printing of stamps and supplies for postal services	40,000	28,000	14,549
06. Repairs and maintenance............	70,000	40,000	38,366
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	470,000	244,600	243,670
Consultants—Fees.................	..	7,000	4,658
	1,210,900	1,003,800	931,903
3.—Other Services—
01. Payment to Singapore Government for hospitalization of Asian residents	9,000	9,000	8,007
02. Grant to Christmas Island Kindergarten Association	250	500	250
	9,250	9,500	8,257
Total: Division 157	2,573,650	2,172,700	2,082,768

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 158.—COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	212,100	177,400	175,815
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	27,300	23,800	22,986
02. Messing subsidy..................	96,000	100,000	97,074
03. Ship charter expenses...............	41,500	81,900	32,554
04. Incidental and other expenditure........	99,000	77,700	77,668
Consultants—Fees.................	..	3,700	3,681
	263,800	287,100	233,962
Total: Division 158	475,900	464,500	409,778
Division 159.—NORFOLK ISLAND
01. Grant to Administration towards expenses.	126,000	126,000	126,000
02. Restoration and maintenance of historic structures	292,000	265,000	264,999
Visit of Norfolk Island Council.........	..	7,000	4,198
Total: Division 159	418,000	398,000	395,198
Division 160.—GRANTS COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	550,000	645,500	579,056
02. Overtime.......................	4,100	4,500	4,485
	554,100	650,000	583,541
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	31,100	85,000	45,512
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	30,000	50,000	37,984
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	10,000	16,300	13,050
04. Consultants—Fees.................	2,500	5,500	5,490
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	31,000	36,700	34,991
	104,600	193,500	137,027
Total Division 160	658,700	843,500	720,568
Division 161.—NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
1.—For expenditure under the National Library Act—Running expenses	12,760,000	11,268,000	11,268,000
Total: Department of Administrative Services	239,997,000	251,979,744	232,442,203

ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
165	ADMINISTRATIVE............	16,837,000	4,319,700	573,900	21,730,600
		15,437,192	3,356,100	726,079	19,519,371
166	OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL	430,300	16,700	..	447,000
	OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL	396,364	11,759	..	408,123
170	HIGH COURT................	530,500	457,500	..	988,000
		466,447	465,210	..	931,657
172	COURTS ADMINISTRATION.....	2,112,800	987,800	250,000	3,350,600
		1,703,934	1,071,241	..	2,775,175
173	FAMILY LAW................	3,449,000	5,557,400	2,010,800	11,017,200
		1,213,535	633,584	1,611,137	3,458,256
175	AUSTRALIAN LEGAL AID OFFICE	4,372,000	10,646,000	225,000	15,243,000
		3,999,535	7,208,791	320,000	11,528,326
177	ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL	163,000	67,300	..	230,300
	ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL	3,191	3,974	..	7,165
184	AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY	..	..	932,400	932,400
	AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY	..	..	932,000	932,000
185	CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH COUNCIL	..	..	10,000	10,000
	CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH COUNCIL	..	..	62,500	62,500
186	LAW REFORM COMMISSION....	..	..	570,900	570,900
		..	..	380,800	380,800
190	LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING INSTITUTE	..	..	97,000	97,000
	LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING INSTITUTE	..	..	187,700	187,700
	Total.................	27,894,600	22,052,400	4,670,000	54,617,000
		23,220,198	12,750,659	4,220,216	40,191,073

ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 165.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	16,774,000	16,911,000	15,399,777
02. Overtime.......................	63,000	106,800	37,415
	16,837,000	17,017,800	15,437,192
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	636,200	691,400	623,872
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	658,900	663,200	557,384
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	725,400	660,700	630,577
04. Office services...................	41,300	37,000	36,503
05. Publication of Acts and Statutory Rules...	1,088,000	763,500	637,786
06. Legal expenses...................	420,000	290,000	288,762
07. Library books, journals and periodicals...	191,500	154,400	142,437
08. Committees and tribunals—Fees.......	23,000	23,000	10,614
09. Computer services.................	120,000	34,000	33,143
10. Consultants—Fees.................	65,000	107,000	76,186
11. Incidental and other expenditure........	350,400	314,000	279,723
Advertising......................	..	54,500	39,113
	4,319,700	3,792,700	3,356,100
3.—Other Services—
01. Australian Crime Prevention Council—Subsidy	28,000	28,000	28,000
02. Commonwealth Constitutional Convention—Contribution	60,000	60,000	59,114
03. Commonwealth Legal Advisory Service—Contribution	2,800	2,800	2,540
04. Removal of Prisoners (Australian Capital Territory) Act—Payment to New South Wales	332,000	371,000	370,916
05. Berne Union for protection of literary and artistic works—Contributions	21,000	20,000	20,000
06. The Hague Conference—Contribution....	16,700	16,700	15,552
07. International Institute for the Unification of Private Law—Contribution	7,300	7,300	7,300
08. Sixth United Nations Congress........	44,000	..	..
09. Law Courts Limited—Contribution to operating expenses	46,700	133,800	133,800
10. Australia-Japan Trade Law Foundation—Contribution	5,500	5,500	5,500
11. Papua New Guinea Judges—Salaries and allowances	9,900	92,500	55,865
Papua New Guinea Judges and dependants—Pensions	..	112,700	27,492
Community Relations Council—Expenses.	..	14,000	..
	573,900	864,300	726,079
Total: Division 165	21,730,600	21,674,800	19,519,371

Attorney-General’s Department—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 166.—OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	429,000	448,000	395,068
02. Overtime.......................	1,300	2,000	1,296
	430,300	450,000	396,364
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	8,700	8,400	2,903
02. Incidental and other expenditure........	8,000	11,600	8,856
	16,700	20,000	11,759
Total: Division 166	447,000	470,000	408,123
Division 170.—HIGH COURT
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	530,000	474,000	466,278
02. Overtime.......................	500	400	169
	530,500	474,400	466,447
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	213,200	241,000	261,917
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	26,300	24,000	23,991
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	47,900	44,500	44,463
04. Office services...................	45,900	40,000	39,620
05. Library books, journals and periodicals...	109,800	78,000	77,951
06. Payments for services of State officers...	4,400	4,400	4,340
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	10,000	13,600	12,928
	457,500	445,500	465,210
Total: Division 170	988,000	919,900	931,657
Division 172.—COURTS ADMINISTRATION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	2,083,000	2,608,400	1,691,519
02. Overtime.......................	29,800	35,600	12,415
	2,112,800	2,644,000	1,703,934

Attorney-General’s Department—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 172.—COURTS ADMINISTRATION—continued	$	$	$
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	325,700	330,900	328,519
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	130,000	70,200	52,239
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	149,400	162,700	160,672
04. Office services...................	57,200	51,000	50,855
05. Payments for services of State judges and officers	15,000	15,000	15,000
06. Library books, journals and periodicals...	118,300	116,400	84,088
07. Jurors and witnesses—Fees and expenses.	171,000	171,000	170,568
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	21,200	304,800	209,302
	987,800	1,222,000	1,071,243
3.—Other Services—
01. Financial assistance—Conciliation and Arbitration Act	250,000	..	..
Total: Division 172	3,350,600	3,866,000	2,775,177
Division 173.—FAMILY LAW
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	3,414,000	1,537,200	1,208,578
02. Overtime.......................	35,000	5,000	4,957
	3,449,000	1,542,200	1,213,535
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	322,400	130,000	128,681
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	210,000	215,000	213,334
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	200,000	64,000	61,792
04. Office services...................	95,000	15,000	13,931
05. Library books, journals and periodicals...	100,000	110,000	108,798
06. Maintenance, enforcement and property matters—Reimbursement to States	4,390,000	1,925,000	..
07. Family reports...................	150,000	..	..
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	90,000	109,600	107,048
	5,557,400	2,568,600	633,584
3.—Other Services—
01. Institute of Family Studies—Running expenses	80,000	20,000	..
02. Family Law Council...............	25,000	2,500	..
03. Grants to approved marriage counselling organizations	1,905,800	1,650,000	1,603,500
Family Court of Australia—Publicity.....	..	75,000	7,637
	2,010,800	1,747,500	1,611,137
Total: Division 173	11,017,200	5,858,300	3,458,256

Attorney-General’s Department—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
Division 175.—AUSTRALIAN LEGAL AID OFFICE	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	$	$	$
01. Salaries and allowances.............	4,339,600	4,014,000	3,977,038
02. Overtime.......................	32,400	32,400	22,497
	4,372,000	4,046,400	3,999,535
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	190,000	160,000	121,168
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	200,000	360,000	111,039
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	295,000	190,000	189,989
04. Office services...................	62,000	80,000	49,479
05. Library books, journals and periodicals...	171,000	290,000	219,020
06. Legal expenses...................	78,000	150,000	55,089
07. Payments to private legal practitioners....	9,550,000	7,000,000	6,371,712
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	100,000	240,000	91,293
	10,646,000	8,470,000	7,208,791
3.—Other Services—
01. Legal aid in the Australian Capital Territory—Legal Aid Ordinance 1972, section 19	225,000	320,000	320,000
Total: Division 175	15,243,000	12,836,400	11,528,326
Division 177.—ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	163,000	321,000	3,191
2.—Administrative Expenses.............	67,300	27,000	3,974
Total: Division 177	230,300	348,000	7,165
Division 184.—AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY
1.—For expenditure under the Criminology Research Act—Running expenses	932,400	1,209,000	932,000
Division 185.—CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH COUNCIL
1.—Criminology Research (for payment to the Criminology Research Fund)	10,000	62,500	62,500
Division 186.—LAW REFORM COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Law Reform Commission Act—Running expenses	570,900	521,800	380,800
Division 190.—LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING INSTITUTE
1.—For expenditure under the Legislative Drafting Institute Act—Running Expenses	97,000	253,000	187,700
Total: Attorney-General’s Department...	54,617,000	48,019,700	40,191,073

16829/76—2

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
191	ADMINISTRATIVE...............	12,600,000	5,516,000	75,000	18,191,000
		11,763,765	4,399,665	228,962	16,392,392
193	BANKRUPTCY..................	2,880,000	217,000	..	3,097,000
		2,622,114	134,755	..	2,756,869
195	CUSTOMS—ADMINISTRATIVE......	44,921,000	7,576,000	182,000	52,679,000
		42,258,191	6,104,353	149,586	48,512,130
198	PATENT, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS OFFICES	5,548,000	1,476,500	61,000	7,085,500
	PATENT, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS OFFICES	5,104,766	1,038,748	42,248	6,185,762
199	TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION...	2,707,000	538,000	..	3,245,000
		2,374,912	482,506	..	2,857,418
201	PRICES JUSTIFICATION TRIBUNAL..	1,790,000	363,500	..	2,153,500
		1,724,671	344,388	..	2,069,059
202	INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE COMMISSION	6,718,000	1,350,000	..	8,068,000
	INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE COMMISSION	6,136,084	1,258,865	..	7,394,949
	Total...................	77,164,000	17,037,000	318,000	94,519,000
		71,984,504	13,763,280	420,796	86,168,579

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 191.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	12,423,000	12,000,000	11,596,252
02. Overtime.......................	177,000	320,000	167,513
	12,600,000	12,320,000	11,763,765
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	321,000	365,000	298,563
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,012,000	827,000	810,620
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone service..	2,332,000	2,090,000	2,010,436
04. Office services...................	57,000	41,000	36,321
05. Freight and cartage................	53,000	44,000	39,225
06. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	121,000	110,000	104,610
07. Computer services.................	1,393,000	900,000	886,590
08. Legal fees......................	20,000	30,000	37,409
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	207,000	178,000	175,891
	5,516,000	4,585,000	4,399,665
3.—Other Services—
01. Grant to Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations	75,000	70,000	70,000
Consumer protection—Development costs and investigations	..	1,050,000	158,962
	75,000	1,120,000	228,962
Total: Division 191	18,191,000	18,025,000	16,392,392
Division 193.—BANKRUPTCY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	2,865,000	2,625,000	2,607,849
02. Overtime.......................	15,000	15,000	14,265
	2,880,000	2,640,000	2,622,114

Department of Business and Consumer Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 193.—BANKRUPTCY—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	16,000	13,000	12,438
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	39,000	22,300	21,890
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	96,200	83,000	78,510
04. Office services...................	3,600	2,300	2,151
05. Motor vehicles—Maintenance and running expenses	6,100	5,000	4,892
06. Legal fees......................	11,300	2,000	981
07. Advertising.....................	34,800	7,000	6,642
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	10,000	7,400	7,251
	217,000	142,000	134,755
Total: Division 193	3,097,000	2,782,000	2,756,869
Division 195.—BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary
01. Salaries and allowances.............	43,448,000	40,960,000	40,921,369
02. Overtime (money received as payment of overtime charges in connexion with services of officers and employees may be credited to this item)	1,473,000	1,770,000	1,336,822
	44,921,000	42,730,000	42,258,191
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	1,300,000	1,420,000	1,157,102
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	417,000	306,000	275,662
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	1,108,000	960,000	923,430
04. Office services...................	866,000	667,000	652,621
05. Freight and cartage................	282,000	235,000	210,746
06. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	639,000	600,000	598,441
07. Launches—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	340,000	98,000	96,725
08. Operational supplies and services.......	207,000	80,000	78,355
09. Uniforms and protective clothing.......	422,000	295,000	273,345
10. Payment to the Australian Postal Commission for collection of duty on goods imported through the parcels post	1,800,000	1,965,000	1,671,362

Department of Business and Consumer Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 195.—BUREAU OF CUSTOMS—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
11. Legal fees......................	72,000	80,000	78,181
12. Consultants—Fees.................	7,000	10,000	3,672
13. Incidental and other expenditure........	116,000	86,000	84,711
	7,576,000	6,802,000	6,104,353
3.—Other Services—
01. Duty—Remission under special circumstances	6,000	10,000	5,492
02. Customs Co-operation Council—Contribution	59,000	53,000	48,540
03. Reimbursement of excise duty on petroleum products purchased by diplomatic missions in Australia	75,000	90,000	76,045
04. Reimbursement of sales tax paid by manufacturers on motor vehicles purchased by diplomatic and consular representatives in Australia	42,000	35,000	19,508
	182,000	188,000	149,586
Total: Division 195	52,679,000	49,720,000	48,512,130
Division 198.—PATENT, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS OFFICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	5,460,000	5,240,000	5,013,030
02. Overtime.......................	88,000	162,000	91,735
	5,548,000	5,402,000	5,104,766
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	52,000	66,000	47,105
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	100,000	80,000	79,578
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	334,000	90,000	85,151
04. Printing of specifications and publications.	891,000	754,000	748,129
05. Library books, journals and periodicals...	46,000	30,000	21,743
06. Computer services.................	13,000	20,000	7,841
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	40,500	54,000	49,201
	1,476,500	1,094,000	1,038,748
3.—Other Services—
01. Contributions to international industrial property organizations	53,000	36,000	34,377
02. Contribution to the International Patent Documentation Centre	8,000	8,000	7,871
	61,000	44,000	42,248
Total: Division 198	7,085,500	6,540,000	6,185,762

Department of Business and Consumer Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 199.—TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	2,691,000	2,671,000	2,362,451
02. Overtime.......................	16,000	20,000	12,461
	2,707,000	2,691,000	2,374,912
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	111,000	104,000	97,854
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	107,000	90,000	85,059
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	173,000	164,000	163,585
04. Library books, journals and periodicals...	27,000	22,200	22,086
05. Legal fees......................	63,000	37,500	37,197
06. Consultants—Fees.................	7,000	2,500	2,464
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	50,000	48,000	47,964
Advertising......................	..	30,000	26,298
	538,000	498,200	482,506
Total: Division 199	3,245,000	3,189,200	2,857,418
Division No. 201.—PRICES JUSTIFICATION TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	1,780,000	1,721,000	1,719,736
02. Overtime.......................	10,000	18,000	4,935
	1,790,000	1,739,000	1,724,671
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	26,500	72,000	46,167
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	49,000	66,000	49,545
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	166,000	150,000	149,978
04. Office services...................	1,000	5,000	1,069
05. Freight and cartage................	4,000	..	..
06. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	19,000	..	..
07. Computer services.................	64,000	60,000	57,969
08. Legal fees......................	11,000	..	..
09. Advertising.....................	10,000	..	..
10. Consultant and legal services..........	4,000	50,000	17,341
11. Incidental and other expenditure........	9,000	50,000	22,319
	363,500	453,000	344,388
Total: Division 201	2,153,500	2,192,000	2,069,059

Department of Business and Consumer Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 202.—INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	6,663,000	6,142,000	6,092,127
02. Overtime.......................	55,000	129,000	43,957
	6,718,000	6,271,000	6,136,084
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	203,000	313,000	187,528
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	215,000	244,000	223,116
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	365,000	323,000	322,871
04. Computer services.................	200,000	212,000	158,468
05. Freight and cartage................	18,000	36,000	14,037
06. Publications.....................	94,000	131,000	86,950
07. Advertising.....................	65,000	92,000	60,326
08. Consultants—Fees.................	118,000	216,000	145,433
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	72,000	75,000	60,136
	1,350,000	1,642,000	1,258,865
Total: Division 202	8,068,000	7,913,000	7,394,949
Total: Department of Business and Consumer Affairs	94,519,000	90,361,200	86,168,579

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
210	ADMINISTRATIVE...............	16,896,000	2,319,000	28,632,000	47,847,000
		14,229,144	2,155,646	22,563,804	38,948,594
212	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY	191,000	82,000	..	273,000
	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY	159,401	63,871	..	223,272
213	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE	7,540,000	1,298,000	..	8,838,000
	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE	6,929,155	1,231,509	..	8,160,664
214	NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION	..	..	7,346,000	7,346,000
	NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION	..	..	7,409,000	7,409,000
	Total.................	24,627,000	3,699,000	35,978,000	64,304,000
		21,317,700	3,451,026	29,972,804	54,741,532

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 210.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	16,586,000	14,019,000	13,991,636
02. Overtime.......................	310,000	441,000	237,508
	16,896,000	14,460,000	14,229,144
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	91,000	155,000	82,345
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	534,000	695,000	594,979
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	620,000	606,000	605,078
04. Commonwealth Government Motor Vehicle Registry—Operational expenses	25,000	34,000	33,089
05. Motor vehicles—Maintenance and running expenses, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes	120,000	109,000	108,925
06. Advertising.....................	70,000	119,000	50,459
07. Computer services.................	653,000	475,000	433,717
08. Consultants—Fees.................	26,000	120,000	92,712
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	180,000	166,000	154,342
	2,319,000	2,479,000	2,155,646
3.—Other Services—
01. General lands services..............	1,000,000	898,000	840,524
02. Bush fire prevention...............	100,000	125,000	97,496
03. Government dwellings—Servicing and caretaking	1,227,500	984,000	911,729
04. Canberra Theatre Trust..............	167,000	143,000	143,000
05. Recreation, cultural and community services	426,500	355,000	312,633
06. Social welfare....................	3,683,500	2,009,700	1,960,389
07. Motor registration, driver licensing and traffic control expenses	495,000	400,000	361,982
08. Information and public relations........	145,000	150,000	134,308
09. A.C.T. Fire Brigade—Operational expenses	2,086,000	1,629,000	1,610,723
10. City Omnibus Service—Loss on operations (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	5,410,000	4,300,000	4,300,000
11. Soil erosion and water conservation.....	110,000	107,000	90,426
12. Weights and Measures Ordinance—Administration	32,200	27,100	24,401
13. Goodwin Homes for the Aged—Subsidy..	147,000	124,000	122,835
14. Stream and sewer gauging and testing....	69,000	60,000	58,937
15. Lake Burley Griffin—Operation and maintenance	281,000	256,000	237,842
16. Canberra Tourist Bureau—General expenses	140,000	120,000	118,549
17. Fire hazard removal................	60,000	75,000	25,213

Department of the Capital Territory—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 210.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
18. Maintenance of parks, gardens and recreation reserves other than municipal	4,345,300	3,889,000	3,658,035
19. Botanic Gardens..................	658,000	564,000	562,650
20. Lighting and cleaning in non-municipal areas	700,000	604,000	598,540
21. Inter-departmental passenger service—cost of operations (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	65,000	120,000	60,000
24. Incidental and other expenditure........	62,000	110,035	110,034
Australia ‘75 Festival...............		31,000	31,000
Milk Authority Ordinance—Administration		9,000	5,345
	21,410,000	17,089,835	16,376,589
4.—Municipal Services—Other than those services under the control of other Departments and Authorities	6,892,000	6,097,000	5,874,716
5.—Jervis Bay—General services and administration	330,000	318,000	312,499
Total: Division 210	47,847,000	40,443,835	38,948,594
Division 212.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	184,000	164,000	153,858
02. Overtime.......................	7,000	8,000	5,544
	191,000	172,000	159,401
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	2,700	4,600	1,309
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	8,000	5,700	5,700
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	1,000	3,400	922
04. Reporting of meetings..............	45,300	51,400	38,663
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	25,000	18,900	17,277
	82,000	84,000	63,871
Total: Division 212	273,000	256,000	223,272
Division 213.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	6,950,000	6,393,100	6,381,773
02. Overtime.......................	590,000	554,100	547,382
	7,540,000	6,947,200	6,929,155

Department of the Capital Territory—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 213.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE FORCE—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	74,600	99,600	99,100
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	115,000	118,700	118,526
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	196,000	278,000	277,519
04. Office services...................	139,000	115,700	115,693
05. Motor vehicles and launches, hire maintenance and running expenses	330,500	282,000	280,280
06. Clothing and equipment.............	295,000	230,900	229,623
07. Superannuation pensions............	29,000	27,700	27,378
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	118,900	85,400	83,391
	1,298,000	1,238,000	1,231,510
Total: Division 213	8,838,000	8,185,200	8,160,665
Division 214.—NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act—Administration	7,346,000	7,409,000	7,409,000
Total: Department of the Capital Territory	64,304,000	56,294,035	54,741,532

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
220	ADMINISTRATIVE...............	77,760,000	20,030,000	289,000	98,079,000
		75,823,047	20,041,407	242,156	96,106,610
222	FURNITURE AND FITTINGS........	..	7,490,000	..	7,490,000
		..	8,519,066	..	8,519,066
224	REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE......	..	82,704,000	..	82,704,000
		..	66,486,700	..	66,486,700
	Total....................	77,760,000	110,224,000	289,000	188,273,000
		75,823,047	95,047,173	242,156	171,112,376

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 220.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	76,740,000	75,000,000	74,897,773
02. Overtime.......................	1,020,000	1,500,000	925,274
	77,760,000	76,500,000	75,823,047
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	2,880,000	3,000,000	2,906,689
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,090,000	1,010,000	980,619
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	2,850,000	2,270,000	2,254,966
04. Office services...................	570,000	530,000	525,291
05. Payments under Compensation (Australian Government Employees) Act	135,000	140,000	125,407
06. Plan printing and photography.........	440,000	400,000	368,566
07. Advertising—Tenders and staff vacancies.	135,000	160,000	131,678
08. Field, laboratory and radio testing equipment—Purchase and maintenance	510,000	500,000	404,108
09. Site testing and field investigations......	80,000	100,000	83,490
10. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	1,400,000	1,300,000	1,297,885
11. Maintenance of office machines........	65,000	51,000	48,849
12. Freight and cartage................	170,000	148,000	139,332
13. Armoured car payroll service..........	230,000	200,000	188,763
14. Purchase of office machines..........	185,000	230,000	107,681
15. Fees of private architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and other consultants	6,700,000	9,100,000	8,802,103
16. Computer services.................	2,100,000	1,100,000	1,035,959
17. Incidental and other expenditure........	490,000	500,000	490,021
Imprest advances.................		150,000	150,000
	20,030,000	20,889,000	20,041,407
3.—Other Services—
01. Contribution to Australian Road Research Board	259,000	220,000	220,000
02. Contribution to Australian Fire Protection Association	30,000	30,000	22,156
	289,000	250,000	242,156
Total: Division 220	98,079,000	97,639,000	96,106,610
Division 222.—FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
1.—Departmental—
01. Parliament......................	86,000	149,000	89,999
02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs.......	29,000	101,900	67,282
03. Department of Administrative Services...	620,000	1,143,000	632,193
04. Attorney-General’s Department........	720,000	740,000	696,075
05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs	120,000	261,000	152,308
06. Department of Construction..........	130,000	507,000	327,128
07. Department of Education............	87,000	136,000	126,825

Department of Construction—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 222.—FURNITURE AND FITTINGS—continued
1.—Departmental—continued
08. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	340,000	568,000	438,316
09. Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	19,000	80,000	30,968
10. Department of Foreign Affairs.........	118,000	316,000	235,084
11. Department of Health...............	220,000	572,000	222,113
12. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	55,000	71,000	28,636
13. Department of Industry and Commerce...	35,000	197,000	154,493
14. Department of National Resources......	150,000	182,000	57,947
15. Department of Overseas Trade.........	10,000	63,000	28,759
16. Postal and Telecommunications Department	14,000	15,000	8,699
17. Department of Primary Industry........	72,000	95,000	23,209
18. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	75,000	258,000	163,030
19. Department of Repatriation...........	270,000	623,000	391,822
20. Department of Science..............	103,000	221,000	104,132
21. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	250,000	284,000	193,195
22. Department of Social Security.........	450,000	822,000	561,313
23. Department of Transport.............	220,000	517,500	312,281
24. Department of the Treasury...........	155,000	45,000	22,207
25. Australian Taxation Office...........	350,000	1,311,000	746,873
26. Australian Bureau of Statistics.........	105,000	265,000	211,403
Department of the Northern Territory....	..	174,500	159,393
	4,803,000	9,717,900	6,185,683
2.—Australian Capital Territory Services—
01. Department of the Capital Territory.....	95,000	251,000	149,454
02. Department of Construction..........	19,000	22,000	15,355
03. Department of Education............	590,000	1,118,000	1,071,309
	704,000	1,391,000	1,236,118
3.—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
01. Department of Administrative Services...	28,000	24,000	15,172
4.—Northern Territory Services—
01. Department of Aboriginal Affairs.......	40,000	85,500	37,136
02. Department of Construction..........	94,000	75,000	59,817
03. Department of Education............	1,150,000	1,030,000	671,827
04. Department of Health...............	475,000	395,000	181,766
05. Department of the Northern Territory....	196,000	296,000	131,548
	1,955,000	1,881,500	1,082,094
Total: Division 222	7,490,000	13,014,400	8,519,066

Department of Construction—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 224.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$	$	$
1.—Departmental—
01. Parliament......................	63,000	66,000	66,000
02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs.......	18,000	16,400	14,920
03. Department of Administrative Services...	11,668,000	12,830,100	8,616,524
04. Attorney-General’s Department........	223,000	273,000	234,403
05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs	729,000	956,500	329,366
06. Department of Construction..........	1,040,000	879,600	761,229
07. Department of Education............	10,000	7,000	4,877
08. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	123,000	447,900	432,832
09. Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	25,000	74,000	73,060
10. Department of Foreign Affairs.........	18,500	19,000	10,843
11. Department of Health...............	510,000	678,000	539,507
12. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	21,500	19,900	19,614
13. Department of Industry and Commerce...	3,100,000	3,538,000	3,118,832
14. Department of National Resources......	55,000	120,300	106,341
15. Department of Overseas Trade.........	5,000	6,100	2,378
16. Postal and Telecommunications Department	30,000	10,000	2,943
17. Department of Primary Industry........	8,000	7,000	2,686
18. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	33,000	56,000	33,195
19. Department of Repatriation—General maintenance of administrative and hospital buildings	6,000,000	5,450,000	5,399,702
20. Department of Repatriation—Operation of steam raising plant at hospitals and maintenance of other hospital equipment	2,247,000	1,750,000	1,674,500
21. Department of Science..............	600,000	567,500	417,405
22. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	2,000,000	1,800,000	1,682,205
23. Department of Social Security.........	300,000	256,000	200,833
24. Department of Transport.............	520,000	549,000	385,942
25. Department of the Treasury...........	66,000	166,000	143,419
26. Australian Taxation Office...........	120,000	204,000	93,916
27. Australian Bureau of Statistics.........	69,000	70,900	34,903
	29,602,000	30,818,200	24,402,375
2.—Australian Capital Territory Services—
01. Department of the Capital Territory—Rental dwellings	2,380,000	1,621,000	1,502,068
02. Department of the Capital Territory—Roads and bridges	2,630,000	2,485,000	2,484,607
03. Department of the Capital Territory—Water supply and sewerage	3,860,000	3,031,000	3,008,826
04. Department of the Capital Territory—Other	232,000	303,500	265,413
05. Department of Construction—Stores and depots	30,000	34,000	33,879
06. Department of Education............	830,000	881,700	869,059
	9,962,000	8,356,200	8,163,852

Department of Construction—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 224.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE—continued
3.—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
01. Department of Administrative Services...	560,000	462,000	447,630
4.—Northern Territory Services—
01. Department of Aboriginal Affairs.......	1,560,000	1,020,500	793,483
02. Department of Construction—Stores and depots	280,000	202,000	139,973
03. Department of Education............	1,220,000	1,486,000	949,972
04. Department of Health—Dental and health services	2,560,000	1,757,000	1,499,093
05. Department of the Northern Territory—Rental dwellings	1,150,000	714,000	690,187
06. Department of the Northern Territory—Stuart and Barkly Highways	5,040,000	6,450,000	6,009,110
07. Department of the Northern Territory—Other roads and stock routes	7,500,000	6,562,000	6,112,177
08. Department of the Northern Territory—Operation and maintenance of electricity supply	19,190,000	14,500,000	14,487,976
09. Department of the Northern Territory—Operation and maintenance of water supply and sewerage	2,470,000	1,923,000	1,920,145
10. Department of the Northern Territory—Other	1,610,000	1,030,000	870,727
	42,580,000	35,644,500	33,472,843
Total: Division 224	82,704,000	75,280,900	66,486,700
Total: Department of Construction......	188,273,000	185,934,300	171,112,376

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
230	AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE	780,226,000	..	..	780,226,000
		729,207,764	..	..	729,207,764
231	THE DEFENCE FORCE OMBUDSMAN	61,000	4,000	..	65,000
		58,933	544	..	59,477
232-233	CIVIL PERSONNEL—ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER EXPENDITURE	239,500,000	138,951,000	66,000	378,517,000
	CIVIL PERSONNEL—ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER EXPENDITURE	218,704,972	113,684,875	453,397	332,843,244
234-235	EQUIPMENT AND STORES AND REPAIR AND OVERHAUL	..	..	556,461,000	556,461,000
234-235	EQUIPMENT AND STORES AND REPAIR AND OVERHAUL	..	..	378,371,302	378,371,302
236 and 246	REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, BUILDINGS AND WORKS	..	53,174,000	..	53,174,000
236 and 246	REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, BUILDINGS AND WORKS	..	45,614,857	..	45,614,857
237 and 245	BUILDINGS AND WORKS, FURNITURE AND FITTINGS	..	..	76,042,000	76,042,000
237 and 245	BUILDINGS AND WORKS, FURNITURE AND FITTINGS	..	..	75,605,562	75,605,562
238	NATURAL DISASTERS AND CIVIL DEFENCE	712,000	636,000	2,505,000	3,853,000
238	NATURAL DISASTERS AND CIVIL DEFENCE	656,242	371,623	1,836,507	2,864,373
239	RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE FOR OTHER GOVERNMENTS	..	..	..	..
	RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE FOR OTHER GOVERNMENTS	..	..	225,652	225,652
240	DEFENCE CO-OPERATION.....	..	..	23,903,000	23,903,000
		..	..	38,950,770	38,950,770
241	DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	61,939,000	9,528,000	13,662,000	85,129,000
	DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	60,169,907	8,139,725	13,019,384	81,329,015
242	RENT.....................	..	5,335,000	..	5,335,000
		..	3,521,542	..	3,521,542
248	HOUSING FOR SERVICEMEN...	..	..	36,200,000	36,200,000
		..	..	34,170,295	34,170,295
250	RENT.....................	..	29,300,000	..	29,300,000
		..	24,241,263	..	24,241,263
252	ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS	..	..	4,966,000	4,966,000
	ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS	..	..	761,570	761,570
255	DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION	..	..	3,470,000	3,470,000
	DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION	..	..	1,900,000	1,900,000
	Total...............	1,082,438,000	236,928,000	717,275,000	2,036,641,000
		1,008,797,818	195,574,429	545,294,439	1,749,666,681
	Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund..........................				..
					546,999,605
	Total Department of Defence payable from Revenue..............				2,036,641,000
					1,202,667,076

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 230.—AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	$	$	$
01. Permanent Naval Forces.............	174,428,000	162,986,000	162,946,058
02. Permanent Military Forces...........	342,032,000	319,232,000	319,078,439
03. Permanent Air Force...............	244,216,000	232,486,000	232,149,046
04. Citizen Naval Forces and Cadets.......	1,010,000	1,161,000	915,461
05. Citizen Military Forces and Cadets......	17,606,000	14,898,000	13,416,677
06. Citizen Air Force and Cadets..........	934,000	911,000	702,083
Total: Division 230	780,226,000	731,674,000	729,207,764
Division 231.—THE DEFENCE FORCE OMBUDSMAN	65,000	72,000	59,477
Division 232.—CIVIL PERSONNEL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	236,182,000	217,495,000	216,046,406
02. Overtime.......................	3,318,000	4,037,000	2,658,566
Total: Division 232	239,500,000	221,532,000	218,704,972
Division 233.—ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER EXPENDITURE
1.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	33,910,000	27,879,000	26,387,328
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	12,670,000	11,100,000	11,142,581
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	21,282,000	18,504,000	18,029,642
04. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation	23,406,000	21,393,000	21,357,659
05. Freight and cartage................	16,118,000	11,401,000	10,280,108
06. Medical and dental services...........	6,663,000	6,628,000	6,610,426
07. Payments under Compensation (Australian Government Employees) Act	3,768,000	3,848,000	3,825,487
08. Compensation for personal injury and damage to property	491,000	521,000	454,098
09. Training of personnel at other than Australian Defence establishments	4,892,000	3,278,000	3,027,921
10. Computer services.................	4,236,000	3,500,000	2,938,662
11. Advertising.....................	2,771,000	2,264,000	2,209,177
12. Payments to the States and other Authorities for the services of employees	4,770,000	3,771,000	3,617,618
13. Port, handling, licences, agency and other commercial type services	726,000	741,000	668,961
14. Meteorological services.............	1,731,000	1,704,000	1,704,000
15. Consultants—Fees.................	18,000	9,000	4,992
16. Incidental and other expenditure........	1,499,000	1,771,000	1,425,214
Working Capital Advance—Defence cafeteria	..	1,000	1,000
	138,951,000	118,313,000	113,684,875

Department of Defence—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
Division 233.—ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER EXPENDITURE—continued	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
2.—Other Services—	$	$	$
01. Welfare and betterment allowances and other allowances payable to units of the Force	37,000	80,000	38,518
02. Pensions to former servicemen in special circumstances	6,300	6,300	4,653
03. Grants to United Service Institutions.....	22,700	22,700	22,700
	66,000	109,000	65,871
Production Assistance for Defence Industrial Establishments—
Reserve capacity maintenance..........	..	299,000	252,562
Re-arrangement of capital facilities......	..	8,000	2,491
Production development.............	..	203,000	132,474
	..	510,000	387,527
Total: Division 233	139,017,000	118,932,000	114,138,272
Division 234.—EQUIPMENT AND STORES
(Moneys received from the sales of equipment and stores purchased against Divisions 234/1/04 and 234/2 which are to be replaced, from sales of clothing to Defence Force personnel, from sales of materials to contractors engaged on work for the Defence Force, from sales of rations or meals to other than Defence Force personnel, from sales of fuel oil and the stores issued to projects being undertaken by the Defence Force may be credited to the items to which they relate.)
1.—New Equipment and Stores—
01. Naval construction................	89,501,000	20,966,000	19,930,737
02. Aircraft and associated initial equipment and stores	75,712,000	59,786,000	48,279,412
03. Armoured and combat vehicles, artillery and associated initial equipment and stores	45,431,000	23,774,000	22,939,512
04. Other equipment and stores...........	95,296,000	66,673,000	56,606,919
	305,940,000	171,199,000	147,756,580
2.—Replacement Equipment and Stores—
01. Weapons, armament, ammunition and explosives	17,691,000	21,068,000	20,995,945
02. Rations........................	19,088,000	19,571,000	18,961,355
03. Liquid fuels and lubricants...........	32,818,000	28,371,000	28,289,367
04. Other equipment and stores, including hire.	108,509,000	95,041,000	94,925,598
	178,106,000	164,051,000	163,172,264
Total: Division 234	484,046,000	335,250,000	310,928,844

Department of Defence—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 235.—REPAIR AND OVERHAUL OF EQUIPMENT AND STORES	72,415,000	70,059,000	67,442,458
Division 236.—REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND WORKS	3,674,000	3,435,000	3,399,170
Division 237.—BUILDINGS AND WORKS...	1,242,000	884,000	854,708
Division 238.—NATURAL DISASTERS AND CIVIL DEFENCE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	693,000	712,000	641,271
02. Overtime.......................	19,000	15,000	14,971
	712,000	727,000	656,242
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	227,000	215,000	198,768
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery, publications and printing	141,000	90,000	77,522
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	37,000	48,000	34,940
04. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation	20,000	20,000	16,884
05. Equipment and stores...............	186,000	244,000	24,119
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	25,000	37,000	19,391
	636,000	654,000	371,623
3.—Other Services—
01. Subsidies for levee banks, drains, firebreaks and depots	150,000	160,000	94,351
02. Reimbursement of salaries paid by the States to Civil Defence personnel	920,000	832,000	652,624
03. Equipment and stores—Purchases for State/Territory Emergency Services	1,435,000	1,130,000	1,089,531
	2,505,000	2,122,000	1,836,507
Total: Division 238	3,853,000	3,503,000	2,864,373
Division 239.—RECOVERABLE EXPENDITURE FOR OTHER GOVERNMENTS	..	442,000	225,652
Division 240.—DEFENCE CO-OPERATION
01. Malaysia.......................	3,906,000	4,060,000	4,038,341
02. Indonesia.......................	6,865,000	6,750,000	6,259,087
03. Papua New Guinea—Co-operation Programme	12,202,000	15,700,000	15,684,005

Department of Defence—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 240.—DEFENCE CO-OPERATION—continued
04. Singapore......................	700,000	800,000	722,521
05. Military training and advisory assistance to other countries	230,000	140,000	139,986
Special assistance to facilitate the transfer of functions to Papua New Guinea Government	..	4,006,830	4,006,830
Papua New Guinea—Defence Financial Assistance Grant	..	8,100,000	8,100,000
Total: Division 240	23,903,000	39,556,830	38,950,770
Division 241.—DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	61,155,000	60,460,000	59,470,958
02. Overtime.......................	784,000	888,000	698,949
	61,939,000	61,348,000	60,169,907
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01 Travelling and subsistence............	1,847,000	2,000,000	1,578,504
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	740,000	650,000	611,960
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	980,000	930,000	887,423
04. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation	1,675,000	1,730,000	1,679,246
05. Freight and cartage................	450,000	504,000	452,998
06. Payments to the States and other Authorities for the services of employees	241,000	241,000	232,000
07. Computer services.................	3,230,000	2,454,000	2,250,920
08. Consultants—Fees.................	2,000	2,000	1,064
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	363,000	463,000	445,611
	9,528,000	8,974,000	8,139,725
3.—Operational Expenses—
01. Equipment and stores, including hire.....	6,450,000	6,825,000	6,292,797
02. Technical support services...........	3,712,000	4,820,000	4,008,076
	10,162,000	11,645,000	10,300,873
4.—Machinery and Plant...............	3,500,000	2,935,000	2,718,511
Total: Division 241	85,129,000	84,902,000	81,329,015
Division 242.—RENT..................	5,335,000	3,788,000	3,521,542

Department of Defence—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Under Control of Department of Construction
Division 245.—BUILDINGS, WORKS, FURNITURE AND FITTINGS	74,800,000	74,800,000	74,750,854
Division 246.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	49,500,000	44,567,000	42,215,687
Under Control of the Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development
Division 248.—HOUSING FOR SERVICEMEN—ADVANCES TO STATES	36,200,000	40,000,000	34,170,295
Under Control of Department of Administrative Services
Division 250.—RENT..................	29,300,000	24,276,000	24,241,263
Division 252.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS	4,966,000	2,137,000	761,570
Under Control of Department of the Northern Territory
Division 255.—DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Darwin Reconstruction Act	3,470,000	1,900,000	1,900,000
Total: Department of Defence.........	2,036,641,000	1,801,709,830	1,749,666,686
Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund........	..	..	546,999,605
Total: Department of Defence payable from Revenue	2,036,641,000	1,801,709,830	1,202,667,076

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
270	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	15,618,100	2,777,100	167,614,800	186,010,000
		14,621,909	2,591,691	175,981,113	193,194,713
271	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY	43,186,000	4,458,000	14,400,000	62,044,000
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY	36,850,521	4,210,685	11,490,496	52,551,701
272	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—NORTHERN TERRITORY	28,150,000	8,328,000	3,082,000	39,560,000
	EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—NORTHERN TERRITORY	25,462,209	6,773,165	2,489,228	34,724,601
273	COMMONWEALTH TEACHING SERVICE	264,500	205,500	1,335,000	1,805,000
	COMMONWEALTH TEACHING SERVICE	254,481	147,658	1,123,205	1,525,343
274	SCHOOLS COMMISSION.........	1,612,000	736,000	290,000	2,638,000
		1,518,975	728,337	392,374	2,639,686
275	TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION COMMISSION	292,400	123,600	125,000	541,000
	TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION COMMISSION	245,843	97,934	197,008	540,785
276	UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION.....	521,700	82,300	17,000	621,000
		471,147	140,166	5,865	617,178
277	COMMISSION ON ADVANCED EDUCATION	482,000	98,000	46,000	626,000
	COMMISSION ON ADVANCED EDUCATION	445,856	114,015	94,298	654,169
278	CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION	..	..	12,365,000	12,365,000
	CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION	..	..	10,238,100	10,238,100
279	THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY	..	..	66,994,000	66,994,000
	THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY	..	..	60,934,100	60,934,100
280	DARWIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE..	..	..	4,801,000	4,801,000
		..	..	4,594,000	4,594,000
281	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE	..	..	2,000,000	2,000,000
		..	..	1,863,282	1,863,282
	Total..................	90,126,700	16,808,500	273,069,800	380,005,000
		79,870,941	14,803,651	269,403,069	364,077,658

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

	1976-77	1975-76
Division 270.—ADMINISTRATIVE	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—	$	$	$
01. Salaries and allowances.............	15,453,500	14,503,000	14,473,872
02. Overtime.......................	164,600	280,000	148,036
	15,618,100	14,783,000	14,621,909
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	555,000	600,000	494,964
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	475,500	558,000	556,569
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	890,000	864,000	863,664
04. Publications.....................	408,500	323,000	322,822
05. Computer services.................	60,000	38,800	38,800
06. Fees to part-time members of Committees and Boards	26,000	59,000	39,274
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	362,100	279,000	275,598
	2,777,100	2,721,800	2,591,691
3.—Other Services—
01. Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan—Developed countries	158,000	158,000	154,248
02. Australian National Flag—Presentation to schools and youth organizations	3,000	7,600	7,575
03. Australian participation in educational programs of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development	81,000	90,000	86,165
04. Australian participation in the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation	3,500	5,000	884
05. Recurrent grants—Affiliated residential colleges at The Australian National University	149,000	146,900	146,900
06. Scholarships for persons from New Zealand	25,300	22,500	22,499
07. Research and development in education...	1,100,000	900,000	896,217
08. Teachers of foreign languages—Contribution towards cost of attending seminars	10,000	19,400	19,352
09. Educational media.................	23,000	60,000	45,000
10. Australian-European Awards Program....	107,000	107,000	96,615
11. Assistance for Vietnamese and Cambodian students	150,000	340,000	213,482
12. Australian Maritime College..........	47,000	15,000	..
Aboriginal Secondary Grants Scheme—Evaluation study	..	5,000	5,000
Tertiary education selection procedures—Investigation and evaluation	..	28,000	28,000
Replacement of radio transceiver sets used for School of the Air broadcasts	..	30,000	17,310
	1,856,800	1,934,400	1,739,247
4.—Student Assistance Programs—
01. Post-graduate awards...............	7,570,000	8,023,500	7,781,696
02. Tertiary education assistance..........	111,000,000	110,020,000	109,624,632
03. Secondary allowances..............	5,520,000	5,640,000	5,601,062

Department of Education—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 270.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
4.—Student Assistance Programs—continued
04. Assistance for post-graduate studies in social work	294,000	291,000	252,075
05. Commonwealth technical scholarships...	9,000	60,000	30,949
06. Pre-school teacher education allowances..	2,990,000	3,605,000	3,460,759
07. Commonwealth senior secondary scholarships	13,000	1,201,000	1,119,711
08. Aboriginal secondary grants..........	8,424,000	8,651,000	8,621,232
09. Aboriginal study grants.............	1,500,000	1,721,500	1,719,421
10. Assistance for isolated children........	9,280,000	10,418,000	10,397,511
11. Non-State Tertiary Institutions—Payment of tuition fees	4,100,000	2,660,000	2,654,525
12. Overseas study grants for Aboriginals....	76,000	65,000	53,013
13. Adult secondary education assistance....	4,182,000	3,267,000	3,228,222
14. Assistance for graduate diploma studies in recreation	30,000	31,000	26,303
15. Overseas study fellowships in recreation..	180,000	200,000	166,710
16. Overseas management fellowships......	150,000	140,000	135,276
Darwin Cyclone—Subsidy to parents of Darwin schoolchildren	..	50,000	45,200
	155,318,000	156,044,000	154,918,298
5.—Grants-in-Aid—
01. Australian-American Educational Foundation	200,000	200,000	200,000
02. Australian Council for Educational Research	216,000	216,000	216,000
03. University of Sydney—Current Affairs Bulletin	20,000	20,000	20,000
04. Australian Music Examinations Board....	35,000	35,000	35,000
05. Australian Association of Adult Education.	17,000	17,000	17,000
06. Australian Council of State School Organisations	20,000	20,000	20,000
07. Confederation of British Industries Scholarships	11,000	11,000	10,513
08. Royal Society and Nuffield Foundation—Commonwealth Bursaries Scheme	9,000	9,000	8,987
The Science Foundation for Physics—International Science School for High School Students	..	20,000	20,000
Australian Council of Speld Associations.	..	5,000	5,000
	528,000	553,000	552,501
6.—Migrant Education Services—
01. Pre-embarkation and shipboard instruction.	140,000	155,000	137,018
02. Adult migrant education program in Australia, including part-time instruction	7,920,000	7,614,000	7,141,420
03. Full-time intensive English language courses	975,000	956,000	952,875
04. Child migrant education program.......	691,000	11,500,000	10,350,753
05. Research.......................	123,000	189,000	189,000
06. Interpreter/Translator Training Courses...	63,000	..	..
	9,912,000	20,414,000	18,771,066
Total: Division 270	186,010,000	196,450,200	193,194,713

Department of Education—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 271.—EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	42,890,000	37,307,000	36,617,871
02. Overtime.......................	296,000	323,000	232,649
	43,186,000	37,630,000	36,850,521
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	236,000	260,000	186,971
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	154,000	127,000	103,987
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	324,000	225,500	225,471
04. Fuel, light, power and water..........	829,000	676,500	676,500
05. Government schools supplies..........	1,032,000	1,271,000	1,270,390
06. School transport (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	1,100,000	1,250,000	1,250,000
07. School transport—Contract services.....	195,000	169,000	168,991
08. Consultants—Fees.................	80,000	80,000	30,000
09. Property maintenance...............	150,000	..	..
10. Incidental and other expenditure........	358,000	310,000	298,374
	4,458,000	4,369,000	4,210,685
3.—Other Services—
01. Primary and secondary education services—Payment to New South Wales Department of Education	603,000	453,770	453,763
02. Canberra Technical College—Running expenses	6,016,000	4,608,200	4,604,857
03. University scholarships.............	9,000	15,400	13,048
04. Text book allowances to students in Government secondary schools	181,000	163,000	162,990
05. Government schools—Subsidies to Parents’ and Citizens’ Associations	75,000	75,000	74,893
06. Independent schools—Grants, subsidies and allowances	4,984,000	4,533,900	4,531,664
07. Independent schools—Interest on loans...	1,020,000	902,000	634,384
08. School of Music—Running expenses....	723,000	540,000	536,660
09. Curriculum development projects.......	150,000	150,000	109,970
10. Counsellor Training Program..........	40,000	..	..
11. Canberra School of Art—Running expenses	520,000	364,800	364,166
12. Technical Teacher Training...........	79,000	..	..
Vacation Play Centres...............	..	30,000	4,100
	14,400,000	11,836,070	11,490,496
Total: Division 271	62,044,000	53,835,070	52,551,701

Department of Education—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 272.—EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—NORTHERN TERRITORY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	28,071,000	26,100,000	25,394,309
02. Overtime.......................	79,000	79,000	67,900
	28,150,000	26,179,000	25,462,209
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	1,357,000	1,200,000	1,123,231
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	499,000	421,000	420,992
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	377,000	319,000	318,794
04. Property maintenance and services......	845,000	580,000	419,748
05. Government schools—Supplies and stores.	1,327,000	1,204,000	1,042,665
06. School transport (for payment to the Northern Territory Transport Trust Account)	149,000	191,200	191,179
07. School transport, contract services and excursion costs	970,000	881,000	880,675
08. Cleaning of schools................	988,000	822,500	821,758
09. Maintenance of school grounds........	294,000	236,000	235,688
10. Motor vehicles—Hire and running expenses	298,000	150,000	149,978
11. Freight and cartage................	344,000	305,000	304,609
12. Residential colleges—Operational and training expenses	690,000	603,000	449,578
13. Incidental and other expenditure........	190,000	420,000	414,269
	8,328,000	7,332,700	6,773,165
3.—Other Services—
01. Primary school text book allowance.....	164,000	..	..
02. Scholarships and allowances..........	279,000	164,000	115,022
03. Text book allowance to students in Government secondary schools	161,000	161,000	161,000
04. Independent schools—Grants, subsidies and allowances	762,000	643,300	635,846
05. Independent schools—Interest on loans...	100,000	100,300	100,243
06. Payment of teaching subsidies to Mission authorities	1,567,000	2,115,000	1,236,744
07. Bilingual Education Program..........	49,000	42,500	42,010
Payments to South Australian Education Department and teacher movement expenses	..	212,000	198,364
	3,082,000	3,438,100	2,489,228
Total: Division 272	39,560,000	36,949,800	34,724,601

Department of Education—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 273.—COMMONWEALTH TEACHING SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	263,200	263,000	253,249
02. Overtime.......................	1,300	2,700	1,232
	264,500	265,700	254,481
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	78,500	62,100	62,046
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	17,000	13,500	13,459
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	7,000	..	..
04. Advertising.....................	93,000	135,000	64,963
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	10,000	7,200	7,190
	205,500	217,800	147,658
3.—Other Services—
01. Commonwealth Teaching Service Scholarships	1,335,000	1,243,000	1,123,205
Total: Division 273	1,805,000	1,726,500	1,525,343
Division 274.—SCHOOLS COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	1,596,000	1,515,000	1,504,730
02. Overtime.......................	16,000	16,000	14,246
	1,612,000	1,531,000	1,518,975
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	237,000	241,600	202,581
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	129,000	142,000	139,806
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	54,000	50,000	49,809
04. Computer services.................	30,000	25,000	21,180
05. Fees to part-time members of Committees.	105,000	72,000	71,895
06. Consultants—Fees.................	140,000	228,000	193,100
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	41,000	54,000	49,966
	736,000	812,600	728,337
3.—Other Services—
01. Special investigations...............	120,000	404,000	224,479
02. Innovatory projects in the Territories.....	170,000	167,900	167,895
	290,000	571,900	392,374
Total: Division 274	2,638,000	2,915,500	2,639,686

Department of Education—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 275.—TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	290,800	253,000	244,849
02. Overtime.......................	1,600	1,500	994
	292,400	254,500	245,843
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	76,500	76,100	57,992
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	36,800	36,800	34,494
03. Fees to part-time members of Committees.	6,000	16,800	3,925
04. Incidental and other expenditure........	4,300	4,800	1,523
	123,600	134,500	97,934
3.—Other Services—
01. Research and investigations...........	125,000	219,000	197,008
Total: Division 275	541,000	608,000	540,785
Division 276.—UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	519,000	468,678	468,677
02. Overtime.......................	2,700	2,900	2,469
	521,700	471,578	471,147
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	28,500	27,800	23,376
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	13,500	57,500	53,909
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	25,800	24,400	24,377
04. Incidental and other expenditure........	14,500	15,300	11,687
Consultants—Fees.................	..	27,000	26,817
	82,300	152,000	140,166
3.—Other Services—
01. Special investigations...............	17,000	7,000	5,865
Total: Division 276	621,000	630,578	617,178

Department of Education—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 277.—COMMISSION ON ADVANCED EDUCATION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	480,500	470,000	444,703
02. Overtime.......................	1,500	2,000	1,152
	482,000	472,000	445,856
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	29,500	51,500	37,495
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	23,000	30,500	29,625
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	35,500	35,000	26,041
04. Fees to part-time members of Committees.	3,000	7,000	1,720
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	7,000	21,500	19,134
	98,000	145,500	114,015
3.—Other Services—
01. Research and investigations...........	46,000	95,000	94,298
Total: Division 277	626,000	712,500	654,169
Division 278.—CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION
1.—For expenditure under the Canberra College of Advanced Education Act—Running expenses	12,365,000	10,238,100	10,238,100
Division 279.—THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
1.—Running expenses—Supplementary grant.	66,994,000	60,934,100	60,934,100
Division 280.—DARWIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1.—For expenditure under the Darwin Community College Ordinance—Running expenses	4,801,000	4,594,000	4,594,000
Division 281.—CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
1.—For expenditure under the Curriculum Development Centre Act—Running expenses	2,000,000	2,049,000	1,863,282
Total: Department of Education........	380,005,000	371,643,348	364,077,658

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
290	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	51,669,000	8,568,700	79,031,300	139,269,000
		48,792,645	7,234,839	207,938,088	263,965,572
292	CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION	1,578,000	1,244,000	..	2,822,000
		1,395,843	1,186,156	..	2,581,998
293	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE	144,500	105,500	..	250,000
	PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE	143,762	92,171	..	235,933
294	AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNION TRAINING AUTHORITY	..	..	2,491,000	2,491,000
	AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNION TRAINING AUTHORITY	..	..	1,120,200	1,120,200
	Total.................	53,391,500	9,918,200	81,522,300	144,832,000
		50,332,250	8,513,166	209,058,288	267,903,703

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 290.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	51,341,000	54,563,000	48,534,993
02. Overtime.......................	328,000	745,000	257,652
	51,669,000	55,308,000	48,792,645
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	1,486,000	1,730,700	1,213,781
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,074,000	1,047,700	928,333
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	3,805,000	3,149,100	2,883,381
04. Office services...................	558,500	487,800	486,731
05. Payments for services—Government Authorities and agents	334,000	327,600	288,918
06. Information services...............	550,000	1,184,000	687,384
07. Legal expenses...................	81,000	64,500	58,983
08. Freight and cartage................	232,000	238,800	221,401
09. Computer services.................	191,000	267,500	176,607
10. Incidental and other expenditure........	257,200	318,400	289,320
	8,568,700	8,816,100	7,234,839
3.—Other Services—
01. Income maintenance for redundancy in Australian Government employment	80,000	200,000	192,175
02. Stevedoring Industry Council—Fees and expenses	2,000	7,000	4,459
03. National Safety Council—Grant........	145,000	130,000	130,000
04. Boards, Committees and Advisory Councils—Fees and expenses	143,300	36,500	..
05. Productivity action................	177,000	80,000	66,105
06. Fares assistance to persons seeking employment (amounts recovered may be credited to this item)	35,000	25,000	24,258
07. Committees on discrimination in employment—Fees and expenses	48,000	55,000	20,407
08. Structural Adjustment Assistance—Income maintenance—For expenditure to provide benefits to persons unemployed as a result of tariff and similar changes	150,000	8,400,000	8,267,511
09. Structural Adjustment Assistance—Relocation scheme	1,000	50,000	28,903

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 290.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
10. Regional Employment Development Scheme—For expenditure on projects for the relief of unemployment	350,000	135,000,000	123,403,066
Grants to cover certain costs of award variations for food services employees (for payment to departmental cafeteria trust accounts)	..	145,000	124,670
Flight Crew Officers Industrial Tribunal—Expenses	..	4,000	3,018
	1,131,300	144,132,500	132,264,572
4.—Employment Training and Assistance—
01. National Apprenticeship Assistance Scheme	37,000,000	34,880,000	34,875,962
02. National Employment and Training System—For expenditure on allowances and other expenses for the purpose of employment training and retraining (including the training and re-training of widow and repatriation pensioners, migrants, Aborigines, and ex-members of the Defence Force) to meet the needs of the labour market	40,000,000	52,000,000	40,178,693
03. Training for industry and commerce—Expenses and allowances	900,000	660,000	618,861
	77,900,000	87,540,000	75,673,516
Total: Division 290	139,269,000	295,796,600	263,965,572
Division 292.—CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	1,564,000	1,425,000	1,383,874
02. Overtime.......................	14,000	20,000	11,968
	1,578,000	1,445,000	1,395,843
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	457,000	490,000	489,116
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	112,000	129,000	128,909
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	257,000	231,000	230,609
04. Office services...................	39,000	36,000	35,874
05. Printing of reports and awards.........	320,000	250,000	249,989
06. Library books, periodicals and journals...	31,000	24,000	20,674
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	28,000	31,000	30,984
	1,244,000	1,191,000	1,186,156
Total: Division 292	2,822,000	2,636,000	2,581,998

16829/76—3

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 293.—PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR’S OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	143,500	147,500	143,177
02. Overtime.......................	1,000	5,400	586
	144,500	152,900	143,762
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	63,000	57,000	56,183
02. Incidental and other expenditure........	42,500	36,000	35,987
	105,500	93,000	92,171
Total: Division 293	250,000	245,900	235,933
Division 294.—AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNION TRAINING AUTHORITY
1.—For expenditure under the Trade Union Training Authority Act 1975—Running expenses	2,491,000	1,130,000	1,120,200
Total: Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	144,832,000	299,808,500	267,903,703

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
296	ADMINISTRATIVE..............	10,418,000	2,616,500	2,484,000	15,518,500
		9,765,596	3,750,441	6,917,294	20,433,331
297	COMMONWEALTH HOSTELS LIMITED	..	..	7,160,000	7,160,000
	COMMONWEALTH HOSTELS LIMITED	..	..	7,840,603	7,840,603
298	AUSTRALIAN HOUSING CORPORATION	..	..	37,188,500	37,188,500
	AUSTRALIAN HOUSING CORPORATION	..	..	24,476,975	24,476,975
299	GLEBE ESTATE REHABILITATION..	..	..	928,000	928,000
		..	..	..	..
300	ALBURY-WODONGA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION	..	..	293,000	293,000
	ALBURY-WODONGA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION	..	..	268,700	268,700
301	AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COMMISSION	..	..	291,000	291,000
	AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COMMISSION	..	..	..	..
302	GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY	..	..	150,000	150,000
	GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY	..	..	..	..
303	AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE	..	..	240,000	240,000
	AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE	..	..	1,000,000	1,000,000
	Total..................	10,418,000	2,616,500	48,734,500	61,769,000
		9,765,596	3,750,441	40,503,572	54,019,609

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 296.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	10,318,000	19,502,700	9,715,718
02. Overtime.......................	100,000	366,000	49,878
	10,418,000	19,868,700	9,765,596
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	507,000	1,295,200	649,907
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	302,000	681,100	443,146
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	770,000	3,011,000	1,117,337
04. Information services...............	510,000	874,000	512,777
05. Computer services.................	157,000	146,000	112,728
06. Consultants—Fees.................	175,000	2,181,300	634,145
07. Advisory Council—Fees and expenses...	65,000	230,000	39,707
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	130,500	463,700	240,694
	2,616,500	8,882,300	3,750,441
3.—Other Services—
01. Community Forum on Housing Policy....	15,000	23,000	23,000
02. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources—Membership	11,000	10,000	9,788
03. Local Government Scholarship Scheme—College of Advanced Education	19,500	18,000	18,000
04. Interim Committee on the National Estate.	1,000	49,000	47,610
05. Environmental impact statements—Costs associated with public hearings	250,000	694,300	693,923
06. Sport and recreation................	356,000	2,651,000	1,872,297
07. The United Nations Conference on Human Settlement—Contribution	55,000	350,000	276,068
08. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage—Australian contribution	9,500	7,300	..
National Estate Program—Expenditure in the Territories	..	125,000	15,000
Contribution to the Australian Environment Council Fund for investigation and studies	..	50,000	..
Conference of Chairmen of Regional Organizations of Local Government	..	27,000	26,951
Murray Valley Development League....	..	15,000	15,000
Building Science Forum of Australia....	..	1,500	619
	717,000	4,021,100	2,998,256

Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 296.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
4.—Grants-in-Aid—
01. Australian Council of National Trusts....	60,000	60,000	60,000
02. National Trust—New South Wales......	30,000	30,000	30,000
03. National Trust—Victoria............	30,000	30,000	30,000
04. National Trust—Queensland..........	30,000	30,000	30,000
05. National Trust—South Australia.......	30,000	30,000	30,000
06. National Trust—Western Australia......	30,000	30,000	30,000
07. National Trust—Tasmania...........	30,000	30,000	30,000
08. Australian Council of Co-operative Building and Housing Societies—Grant	6,000	6,000	6,000
09. Australian Institute of Urban Studies.....	50,000	50,000	50,000
10. Grants to conservation organizations.....	400,000	450,000	390,000
11. Scout Association of Australia.........	50,000	50,000	50,000
12. Girl Guides Association.............	40,000	40,000	40,000
13. National Youth Council of Australia.....	45,000	45,000	45,000
14. Young Men’s Christian Association.....	30,000	30,000	30,000
Australian Housing Research Council....	..	150,000	150,000
	861,000	1,061,000	1,001,000
5.—Environmental and Conservation Programs—
01. Natural environmental investigations and surveys	478,000	1,100,000	546,728
02. National air quality monitoring program..	136,000	275,000	191,487
03. Soil conservation study.............	40,000	230,000	137,018
Environmental study of Botany Bay area..	..	100,000	100,000
Public Environmental Awareness Program.	..	24,900	24,848
	654,000	1,729,900	1,000,081
6.—Migrant Transitory Flat Accommodation—
01. Furniture and equipment.............	2,000	1,500	1,295
02. Operating expenses................	250,000	230,000	229,524
	252,000	231,500	230,819
Cities Commission—
General expenses..................	..	1,022,000	866,678
Activities........................	..	810,000	780,483
	..	1,832,000	1,647,161
Widows’ Relief under the Defence Service Homes Act	..	42,000	39,977
Total: Division 296	15,518,500	37,668,500	20,433,331

Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 297.—COMMONWEALTH HOSTELS LIMITED
01. Contribution to operational expenses—Hotel Kurrajong, Brassey House and Ainslie Guest House	74,800	119,740	119,740
02. Contribution to operational expenses—Canberra Guest Houses other than Hotel Kurrajong, Brassey House and Ainslie Guest House	351,200	181,600	181,600
03. Advance of Contribution to operating expenses—Migrant hostels	6,369,000	6,506,000	6,498,000
04. Migrant temporary accommodation assistance..	195,000	195,000	148,116
05. Caretaking expenses—Migrant hostels temporarily vacant	125,000	151,000	146,525
06. Advisory services for migrant flat dwellers....	45,000	39,000	35,622
Accommodation of Timorese refugees.......	..	593,000	593,000
Contribution to operational expenses—Northern Territory guest houses	..	72,000	72,000
Operation of temporary facilities in Darwin and elsewhere following Darwin Cyclone	..	203,000	46,000
Total: Division 297	7,160,000	8,060,340	7,840,603
Division 298.—AUSTRALIAN HOUSING CORPORATION
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Housing Corporation Act—Administrative subsidy	10,188,500	..	..
2.—For expenditure under the Australian Housing Corporation Act—Interest subsidy	27,000,000	30,000,000	24,476,975
Total: Division 298	37,188,500	30,000,000	24,476,975
Division 299.—GLEBE ESTATE REHABILITATION 1.—Recurrent expenditure.................	928,000	..	..
Division 300.—ALBURY-WODONGA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
1.—For expenditure under the Albury-Wodonga Development Act—Administrative Expenses	293,000	270,000	268,700
Division 301.—AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Heritage Commission Act—Running expenses	291,000	250,000	..

Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 302.—GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY
1.—For expenditure under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act	150,000	90,000	..
Division 303.—AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
1.—For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act	240,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Total: Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	61,769,000	77,338,840	54,019,609

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
305	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	13,423,400	9,373,800	12,389,800	35,187,000
		12,854,466	7,355,364	11,412,651	31,622,480
306	OVERSEAS SERVICE...........	30,550,000	12,706,000	..	43,256,000
		29,992,334	10,589,633	..	40,581,967
308	AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCY	7,140,000	1,308,000	345,236,000	353,684,000
	AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCY	7,260,073	1,040,470	330,951,287	339,251,831
	Total.................	51,113,400	23,387,800	357,625,800	432,127,000
		50,106,873	18,985,467	342,363,938	411,456,283

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 305.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	13,191,500	12,770,500	12,642,254
02. Overtime.......................	231,900	349,200	212,213
	13,423,400	13,119,700	12,854,466
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	794,600	835,000	608,367
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,232,700	888,000	887,130
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	1,000,000	1,000,000	899,511
04. Representation at overseas conferences...	788,000	750,000	749,624
05. Courier service...................	1,903,500	1,625,000	1,621,557
06. Cablegrams and radiograms..........	707,000	780,000	636,594
07. Subscriptions to newspapers, journals and periodicals	79,900	62,500	62,329
08. Tuition fees.....................	205,000	160,000	155,902
09. Publications—Printing..............	175,000	225,000	174,247
10. Communications equipment—Purchase, installation and maintenance	1,581,800	710,000	701,967
11. Computer services.................	564,700	502,900	502,850
12. Conferences in Australia—Expenses.....	90,000	75,400	38,636
13. Incidental and other expenditure........	251,600	268,300	266,795
Consultants—Fees.................	..	50,000	49,856
	9,373,800	7,932,100	7,355,364
3.—Other Services—
01. Special overseas visits..............	250,000	400,000	279,784
02. Pension to former employee under special circumstances	1,300	1,234	1,234
03. Relief to destitute Australians abroad, including funeral expenses	65,000	65,000	60,520
04. United Nations Association of Australia—Grant	25,000	25,000	25,000
05. United Nations Environment Fund......	401,700	398,100	398,084
06. Australian/U.S.S.R. Agreement for Scientific and Technical Co-operation	120,000	275,000	24,359
07. Cultural relations overseas...........	774,500	1,172,000	901,447
08. Undergraduate Working Visits to Australia Scheme	5,000	50,000	43,423
09. Australian Institute of International Affairs—Grant	22,500	20,000	20,000
10. Local government non-beneficial rates on diplomatic and consular properties in Australia	45,000	46,200	21,803
11. Compensation to Diplomatic and Consular Missions	1,000	1,000	994

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
Division 305.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
3.—Other Services—continued	$	$	$
12. Emergency relief for earthquake victims in Italy	250,000	..	..
Vietnamese Orphans—Fares, accommodation and incidentals	..	5,000	2,593
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization fund for the restoration of Moenjodaro	..	50,000	49,845
	1,961,000	2,508,534	1,829,086
4.—International Organizations—
01. International Labour Organization......	723,100	1,009,700	1,009,700
02. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade..	173,200	170,300	170,300
03. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization	1,199,500	974,800	974,800
04. United Nations...................	3,701,100	3,406,800	3,406,799
05. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	894,800	878,900	878,900
06. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Fund for the restoration of Borobodur—Contribution	40,000	40,000	39,907
07. South-East Asia Treaty Organization....	192,700	189,500	182,346
08. International Atomic Energy Agency....	414,500	362,500	362,499
09. Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization	16,100	15,900	15,900
10. Eastern Regional Organization of Public Administration	1,600	1,600	1,535
11. Bureau of Permanent Court of Arbitration.	2,200	1,900	1,900
12. United Nations—Cost of Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus	81,700	79,400	78,322
13. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development	1,292,700	975,000	974,967
14. International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, Rome—Contribution	9,100	8,900	8,900
15. United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control	81,700	78,500	78,500
16. United Nations Emergency Force—Middle East	1,138,100	1,047,800	1,047,800
17. International Commission of Jurists—Contribution	8,200	8,000	8,000
18. Commonwealth Foundation—Australian contribution	109,000	59,700	56,771
19. Commonwealth Institute—Australian contribution	13,500	9,000	8,685
20. Commonwealth Secretariat—Australian contribution	261,000	281,900	277,033
21. Conference for International Economic Cooperation	75,000	..	..
	10,428,800	9,600,100	9,583,564
Total: Division 305	35,187,000	33,160,434	31,622,480

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 306.—OVERSEAS SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	29,650,000	29,986,400	29,199,498
02. Overtime.......................	900,000	1,149,700	792,836
	30,550,000	31,136,100	29,992,334
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	2,913,000	3,033,000	2,355,644
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,980,000	1,741,000	1,719,290
03. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	4,100,000	4,005,000	3,827,212
04. Imprest advances.................	360,500	25,800	25,800
05. Computer services.................	13,500	12,000	11,816
06. Social Security Schemes—Local staff—Contributions and benefits	1,025,000	985,000	985,000
07. Overseas medical expenses—Excess costs.	400,000	..	..
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	1,914,000	1,740,000	1,664,871
	12,706,000	11,541,800	10,589,633
Total: Division 306	43,256,000	42,677,900	40,581,967
Division 308.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	7,000,000	7,365,000	7,126,858
02. Overtime.......................	140,000	170,000	133,215
	7,140,000	7,535,000	7,260,073
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	370,000	380,000	328,585
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	174,000	150,000	139,786
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	550,000	444,000	433,950
04. Consultants—Fees and expenses.......	29,000	40,000	23,987
05. Information and public relations........	60,000	30,000	26,007
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	125,000	89,600	88,156
	1,308,000	1,133,600	1,040,470

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 308.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCY—continued
3.—Bilateral Aid—Papua New Guinea—
01. Grant-in-aid.....................	190,000,000	56,000,000	55,999,511
02. Overseas officers of former Administrations and Australian Staffing Assistance Group—Termination payments and retirement benefits	31,840,000	54,038,000	53,576,955
03. Construction of runways and related civil aviation works at Port Moresby and Nadzab	5,040,000	9,200,000	9,185,220
04. Australia-Papua New Guinea Education and Training Scheme	1,200,000	1,200,000	895,412
Development grant.................	..	41,300,000	41,300,000
Australian Staffing Assistance Group—Payment of salaries, allowances and other expenses	..	42,500,000	42,477,341
Grant for staffing assistance...........	..	16,000,000	8,545,194
Grant for Papua New Guinea cultural development program	..	1,500,000	1,480,006
	228,080,000	221,738,000	213,459,638
4.—Bilateral Aid Projects, Technical Co-operation and Related Activities—
01. Colombo Plan and other bilateral programs (for payment to the Development Assistance Fund)	50,585,000	55,310,000	55,310,000
02. Disaster relief....................	100,000	100,000	50,000
03. Preservation and development of South Pacific cultures	100,000	50,000	50,000
Emergency Relief for Indo-China.......	..	17,100	17,086
Emergency Relief for Lebanon.........	..	50,000	49,702
Emergency relief for Timor...........	..	250,000	250,000
Special Commonwealth assistance to Mozambique	..	81,300	81,071
Foreign Exchange Operations Fund—Laos.	..	640,000	633,459
Contribution towards repair of Tarbela Dam	..	1,000,000	1,000,000
	50,785,000	57,498,400	57,441,318
5.—Bilateral Training (excluding Papua New Guinea)—
01. Colombo Plan and other bilateral programs	12,052,000	10,374,300	8,718,613
02. Commonwealth Co-operation in Education Scheme	1,635,000	1,162,300	1,159,390
03. Australian-Asian University Aid and Co-operation Scheme	600,000	600,000	517,548
04. International Training Institute.........	609,000	550,000	538,218
05. Training services and student welfare....	1,604,000	2,040,700	1,323,143
	16,500,000	14,727,300	12,256,912

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 308.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCY—continued
6.—Food Aid—
01. Bilateral food aid.................	29,700,000	33,920,000	31,274,142
02. World Food Program...............	3,200,000	4,180,000	4,173,602
	32,900,000	38,100,000	35,447,743
7.—Multilateral Aid—United Nations Programs—
01. United Nations Development Program...	3,600,000	2,875,000	2,853,093
02. United Nations Children’s Fund........	1,100,000	941,000	933,974
03. United Nations Relief and Works Agency.	340,000	286,000	284,437
04. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	420,000	350,000	350,000
05. United Nations Fund for Population Activities	390,000	325,000	322,403
06. United Nations Institute for Training and Research	29,000	24,000	24,000
07. United Nations Educational and Training Programs for Southern Africa	20,000	20,000	19,752
08. United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa	15,000	15,000	14,814
09. United Nations Fund for Namibia.......	25,000	25,000	24,690
10. World Meteorological Organization—Voluntary Assistance Program for World Weather Watch	18,000	15,000	14,797
11. International Atomic Energy Agency—Technical Assistance	78,000	60,000	60,000
12. Multilateral Fertilizer Aid............	500,000	1,530,000	1,530,000
13. International Fund for Agricultural Development	1,000,000	4,000,000	..
14. International Labour Organization and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—Technical Co-operation	175,000	200,000	..
	7,710,000	10,666,000	6,431,960
8.—Multilateral Aid—Regional and Other International Programs—
01. Association of South-East Asian Nations—Economic Co-operation	2,000,000	1,800,000	741,263
02. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific	500,000	200,000	179,408
03. Ministerial Conference for Economic Development of South-East Asia	50,000	40,000	39,993
04. South-East Asian Ministers for Education Organization	100,000	100,000	97,129
05. South Pacific Commission—Regular Contribution	608,000	560,000	537,368
06. South Pacific Commission—Voluntary Contribution	250,000	248,000	247,068
07. South Pacific Bureau of Economic Co-operation—Contribution	108,000	105,000	91,029

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 308.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGENCY—continued
8.—Multilateral Aid—Regional and other International Programs—continued
08. South Pacific Bureau of Economic Co-operation—Projects	120,000	..	..
09. Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council.........	64,000	75,000	64,283
10. Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation	830,000	700,000	700,000
11. Special Commonwealth Program for Assisting Education of Rhodesian Africans	50,000	50,000	49,913
12. International Planned Parenthood Federation	180,000	180,000	179,999
13. International Agricultural Research Centres	2,050,000	1,750,000	1,718,346
14. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population	25,000	25,000	25,000
15. International Committee for the Red Cross.	50,000	43,000	43,000
16. Regional Educational and Training Projects	1,546,000	292,700	261,730
17. Commonwealth Youth Program........	60,000	60,000	59,961
18. Other minor regional and international programs	20,000	43,800	38,136
Colombo Plan Staff College...........	..	52,000	35,134
Asian Statistical Institute.............	..	20,200	5,200
Humanitarian Assistance to National Liberation Movements in Africa	..	150,000	..
Population program of the Development Centre of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development	..	20,000	20,000
Asian Development Bank—Further contribution to Technical Assistance Special Fund	..	190,000	190,000
Overseas Research and Development Programs	..	200,000	..
Contribution to Inter-Governmental Agencies towards assistance for most seriously affected countries and related activities	..	5,900,000	..
	8,611,000	12,804,700	5,323,960
9.—Support for Voluntary Aid Schemes—
01. Assistance for overseas aid activities of nongovernmental organizations in Australia	550,000	500,000	499,756
02. Grants to Australian Council for Overseas Aid for administrative purposes	100,000	90,000	90,000
	650,000	590,000	589,756
Total: Division 308	353,684,000	364,793,000	339,251,831
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs....	432,127,000	440,031,334	411,456,283

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
325	ADMINISTRATIVE............	42,000,000	19,803,500	18,189,300	79,992,800
		31,182,928	12,636,010	11,390,957	55,209,895
326	HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSION	..	..	1,260,000	1,260,000
	HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSION	..	..	1,110,490	1,110,490
327	HEALTH INSURANCE.........	..	..	1,648,247,000	1,648,247,000
		..	..	1,341,512,826	1,341,512,826
332	CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION	..	..	33,883,000	33,883,000
	CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION	..	..	27,520,548	27,520,548
334	NORTHERN TERRITORY HOSPITALS	17,525,000	6,784,000	..	24,309,000
	NORTHERN TERRITORY HOSPITALS	14,764,110	4,635,401	..	19,399,511
335	NORTHERN TERRITORY HEALTH SERVICES	8,369,000	5,329,700	2,094,500	15,793,200
	NORTHERN TERRITORY HEALTH SERVICES	7,288,006	4,041,390	1,217,481	12,546,876
	Total................	67,894,000	31,917,200	1,703,673,800	1,803,485,000
		53,235,044	21,312,801	1,382,752,302	1,457,300,147

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 325.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	41,200,000	31,170,000	30,601,788
02. Overtime.......................	800,000	873,000	581,140
	42,000,000	32,043,000	31,182,928
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	983,000	838,000	719,678
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,450,000	1,930,400	1,914,861
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	4,677,000	2,416,800	2,412,979
04. Office services...................	330,000	225,000	200,791
05. Hire of, and repairs to, vehicles, launches and aircraft	390,000	312,100	305,984
06. Stores and laboratory supplies.........	850,000	753,300	725,569
07. Conference and enquiry expenses.......	377,000	340,000	233,843
08. Plant quarantine, publicity campaign.....	22,500	19,400	19,207
09. Payments to the States and medical practitioners for quarantine services rendered	4,780,000	4,231,000	4,227,415
10. Computer services.................	2,783,000	946,200	944,752
11. Advertising.....................	830,000	114,800	49,507
12. Freight and cartage................	124,000	117,000	105,790
13. Oriental fruit fly eradication campaign...	502,000	805,000	404,138
14. Incidental and other expenditure........	705,000	373,400	371,496
	19,803,500	13,422,400	12,636,010
3.—Other Services—
01. World Health Organization—Contribution.	1,700,000	1,336,000	1,335,979
02. Medical research (for payment to the Medical Research Endowment Fund)	9,100,000	5,211,000	5,211,000
03. Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia—Grant-in-aid	2,000,000	1,065,000	899,513
04. International Cancer Research Agency—Contribution	270,000	197,500	197,191
05. Hearing aids for Repatriation patients and Service personnel	281,000	287,000	262,714
06. Drug education...................	75,000	75,000	65,146
07. Family Planning Program............	750,000	1,225,000	756,317
08. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission—Advance for research under section 19 (b) of Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Act	2,700,000	2,999,300	1,242,000
09. Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases—Contribution	1,300	1,500	1,288
10 Dental therapists—Training costs.......	135,000	242,000	238,599
11. Dental scholarships................	177,000	180,000	117,130
12. Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine—Contribution	500,000	500,000	500,000

Department of Health—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 325.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued	$	$	$
3.—Other Services—continued
13. Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research—Contribution	500,000	500,000	500,000
Anti-smoking education.............	..	75,000	64,080
Office International des Epizooties—Contribution	..	8,400	..
	18,189,300	13,902,700	11,390,957
Total: Division 325	79,992,800	59,368,100	55,209,895
Division 326.—HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Hospitals and Health Services Commission Act—Running Expenses	260,000	269,000	247,490
2.—For expenditure under the Hospitals and Health Services Commission Act—Planning and Research	1,000,000	1,025,000	863,000
Total: Division 326	1,260,000	1,294,000	1,110,490
Division 327.—HEALTH INSURANCE
1.—For payment to the Health Insurance Commission established under the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973 for the purposes of the Commission	58,747,000	51,898,000	51,867,000
2.—For payment to the Health Insurance Fund established by the Health Insurance Act 1973	1,552,000,000	1,445,000,000	1,289,645,826
3.—For payment to the Hospital Benefits Re-Insurance Trust Fund established by the National Health Act	37,500,000	..	..
Total: Division 327	1,648,247,000	1,496,898,000	1,341,512,826
Division 332.—CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION
1.—For payment under the Capital Territory Health Commission Ordinance	33,883,000	28,774,200	27,520,548
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY HOSPITALS
For expenditure on the Canberra Hospital—Running expenses	..	7,660,000	..
For expenditure on the Woden Valley Hospital—Running expenses	..	6,056,000	..
Total	..	13,716,000	..
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH SERVICES	..	15,205,900	..

Department of Health—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 334.—NORTHERN TERRITORY HOSPITALS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	17,000,000	15,685,000	14,350,322
02. Overtime.......................	525,000	425,000	413,788
	17,525,000	16,110,000	14,764,110
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	699,000	690,000	587,706
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	230,000	160,000	146,551
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	306,000	208,000	180,035
04. Fuel, light, power and water..........	1,177,000	800,000	750,452
05. Provisions......................	1,000,000	704,000	683,578
06. Medical supplies..................	2,200,000	1,740,000	1,418,064
07. Other general stores................	425,000	480,000	316,666
08. Advertising.....................	80,000	65,000	52,501
09. Repairs and maintenance of equipment...	200,000	160,000	127,304
10. Incidental and other expenditure........	467,000	373,635	372,544
	6,784,000	5,380,635	4,635,401
Total: Division 334	24,309,000	21,490,635	19,399,511
Division 335.—NORTHERN TERRITORY HEALTH SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	8,000,000	7,770,000	7,055,601
02. Overtime.......................	369,000	252,000	232,405
	8,369,000	8,022,000	7,288,006
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	767,000	587,000	482,264
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	150,000	108,000	98,370
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	586,000	433,000	432,573
04. Fuel, light, power and water..........	124,000	103,500	80,325
05. Motor vehicles and aircraft—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	1,300,000	1,309,000	1,308,551
06. Medical supplies..................	750,000	580,000	578,078
07. Other general stores................	100,000	73,000	71,164
08. Patients transferred to States—Transport..	118,000	110,000	85,113
09. Private transport of patients within the Northern Territory	201,000	154,000	125,351

Department of Health—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 335.—NORTHERN TERRITORY HEALTH SERVICES—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
10. Cleaning of premises..............	181,000	128,000	121,982
11. Mental Defectives Ordinance, Northern Territory —Reimbursement of maintenance expenditure by State Governments	403,000	322,000	321,333
12. Incidental and other expenditure.......	649,700	392,000	336,286
	5,329,700	4,299,500	4,041,390
3.—Grants-in-Aid—
01. Australian Red Cross Society, Blood Transfusion Service	209,500	180,500	131,015
02. Order of St. John in Northern Territory..	350,000	200,000	200,000
03. Grants towards the employment of nursing staff in isolated areas	125,000	95,000	93,761
04. Capital and operating subsidies to missions	1,350,000	854,000	792,705
05. Darwin Women’s Centre............	60,000	..	..
	2,094,500	1,329,500	1,217,481
Total: Division 335	15,793,200	13,651,000	12,546,877
Total: Department of Health.........	1,803,485,000	1,650,397,835	1,457,300,147

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
340	ADMINISTRATIVE...............	13,384,000	2,287,000	12,238,300	27,909,300
		12,316,766	1,982,790	8,141,276	22,440,832
342	OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS	150,500	45,200	..	195,700
	OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS	100,191	31,816	..	132,007
344	OVERSEAS SERVICE..............	3,555,000	1,315,000	..	4,870,000
		3,426,623	1,130,996	..	4,557,619
	Total...................	17,089,500	3,647,200	12,238,300	32,975,000
		15,843,580	3,145,602	8,141,276	27,130,458

DEPARTMENTS IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 340.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	13,084,000	12,255,000	12,076,162
02. Overtime.......................	300,000	261,000	240,604
	13,384,000	12,516,000	12,316,766
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	338,500	299,000	278,252
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	460,000	374,300	372,916
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	880,000	703,900	685,619
04. Office services...................	39,000	32,800	32,444
05. Payments for services—Government Authorities and agents	43,500	38,072	38,072
06. Translation services................	45,000	70,200	40,450
07. Committee on Overseas Professional Qualifications—Fees and expenses	143,000	166,700	121,671
08. Freight and cartage................	45,000	36,100	34,563
09. Computer services.................	213,000	164,800	164,270
10. Incidental and other expenditure........	80,000	241,600	214,533
	2,287,000	2,127,472	1,982,790
3.—Other Services—
01. Immigration studies and research.......	35,300	99,000	94,524
02. Deportation—Fares and other costs......	617,000	550,000	485,591
03. Advisory Councils—Fees and expenses...	78,000	33,500	26,512
	730,300	682,500	606,627
4.—Embarkation and Passage Costs—
01. Assisted migration program—Passage and associated costs	11,088,000	8,760,000	7,283,713
02. Movements of migrants on disembarkation	410,000	240,000	238,904
03. Reimbursement of passage assistance repaid by migrants on temporary departure from Australia	10,000	15,000	12,032
	11,508,000	9,015,000	7,534,649
Total: Division 340	27,909,300	24,340,972	22,440,832

Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 342.—OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	150,500	184,000	100,191
2.—Administrative Expenses.............	45,200	32,000	31,816
Total: Division 342	195,700	216,000	132,007
Division 344.—OVERSEAS SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	3,530,000	3,580,000	3,413,329
02. Overtime.......................	25,000	39,600	13,294
	3,555,000	3,619,600	3,426,623
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	840,000	830,000	720,035
02. Stationery—Special forms...........	40,000	58,000	32,041
03. Telephone services................	15,000	16,000	12,809
04. Incidental and other expenditure........	420,000	366,300	366,110
	1,315,000	1,270,300	1,130,995
Total: Division 344	4,870,000	4,889,900	4,557,618
Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	32,975,000	29,446,872	27,130,458

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
380	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	18,583,000	4,368,000	80,426,000	103,377,000
		17,294,266	4,074,507	140,091,704	161,460,476
382	AUSTRALIAN TOURIST COMMISSION	..	..	3,000,000	3,000,000
		..	..	3 629,020	3,629,020
384	MAINTENANCE OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY	..	38,245,000	10,975,000	49,220,000
		..	27,754,247	5,837,776	33,592,023
385	RESERVE STOCKS.............	..	1,901,000	..	1,901,000
		..	1,215,086	..	1,215,086
386	PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT....	..	3,485,000	..	3,485,000
		..	3,867,038	..	3,867,038
387	PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE—NOMAD AIRCRAFT	..	..	3,850,000	3,850,000
		..	..	7,207,271	7,207,271
	Total..................	18,583,000	47,999,000	98,251,000	164,833,000
		17,294,266	36,910,878	156,765,771	210,970,915

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 380.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	18,513,000	17,245,000	17,237,648
02. Overtime.......................	70,000	132,000	56,618
	18,583,000	17,377,000	17,294,266
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	715,000	793,000	590,627
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	546,000	502,000	495,820
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	1,467,000	1,496,000	1,400,975
04. Freight, cartage and packing..........	100,000	120,000	98,730
05. Advertising.....................	32,000	30,000	27,634
06. Office services...................	232,000	190,000	189,846
07. Patent fees......................	90,000	90,000	90,000
08. Computer services.................	304,000	304,000	302,362
09. Minor repairs and maintenance of buildings	500,000	490,000	478,155
10. Consultants—Fees.................	80,000	315,000	140,149
11. Incidental and other expenditure........	302,000	223,000	212,259
Training of personnel...............	..	50,000	47,950
	4,368,000	4,603,000	4,074,507
3.—Other Services—
01. Industrial Design Council of Australia—Grant	300,000	480,000	480,000
02. Grants scheme for visiting industrial experts	31,000	53,000	52,268
03. Manufacturing Assistance—Electronic components	277,000	1,480,000	973,439
04. Industrial Research and Development—Grants	15,400,000	19,300,000	19,300,000
05. Structural Adjustment Assistance—For expenditure to assist the adjustment of industry to the effects of tariff and similar changes	750,000	3,000,000	1,119,590
06. Assistance to inventors..............	75,000	50,000	19,500
07. Inventors’ Association of Australia—Grant	10,000	20,000	20,000
08. Development of tourist attractions—Grants	833,000	2,500,000	1,829,348
09. Ship construction—Purchase of ships....	62,750,000	115,903,000	115,853,769
Tourism development loans...........	..	350,000	350,000
Low cost accommodation—Grants......	..	200,000	68,074
World Tourism Organisation—Contribution	..	37,500	..
Equity participation in tourist developments	..	3,075,000	..
Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australasia Limited Special financial assistance	..	180,000	25,716
	80,426,000	146,628,500	140,091,704
Total: Division 380	103,377,000	168,608,500	161,460,476

Department of Industry and Commerce—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 382.—AUSTRALIAN TOURIST COMMISSION
1.—For Expenditure under the Australian Tourist Commission Act	3,000,000	4,041,500	3,629,020
Division 384.—MAINTENANCE OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY
01. Reserve capacity maintenance—Government Factories	37,314,000	27,384,000	27,207,383
02. Reserve capacity maintenance—Industry..	10,975,000	5,888,000	5,837,776
03. Re-arrangement of capital facilities......	755,000	203,000	173,126
04. Other expenditure.................	176,000	378,000	373,738
Total: Division 384	49,220,000	33,853,000	33,592,023
Division 385.—RESERVE STOCKS
(Moneys received from the sale of stocks to Departments, Government Factories and Contractors may be credited to this Division)	1,901,000	1,268,000	1,215,086
Division 386.—PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT	3,485,000	4,496,000	3,867,038
Division 387.—PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE—NOMAD AIRCRAFT	3,850,000	7,208,000	7,207,271
Total: Department of Industry and Commerce	164,833,000	219,475,000	210,970,915

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
430	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	6,195,000	983,000	1,391,000	8,569,000
		5,785,881	1,037,705	1,395,231	8,218,817
431	DIVISION OF NATIONAL MAPPING	4,178,000	2,521,000	..	6,699,000
		4,033,818	2,519,922	..	6,553,740
432	BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS	7,868,000	4,044,000	6,000	11,918,000
	BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS	7,547,104	3,932,702	192,235	11,672,041
435	JOINT COAL BOARD...........	..	..	793,000	793,000
		..	..	736,000	736,000
436	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION	..	..	19,668,000	19,668,000
	AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION	..	..	18,367,278	18,367,278
	Total.................	18,241,000	7,548,000	21,858,000	47,647,000
		17,366,804	7,490,329	20,690,743	45,547,876

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL RESOURCES

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 430.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	6,157,000	5,754,700	5,751,592
02. Overtime.......................	38,000	50,400	34,289
	6,195,000	5,805,100	5,785,881
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	203,500	251,000	219,065
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	216,500	195,000	191,166
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	300,000	299,000	270,932
04. Computer services.................	39,000	30,500	27,545
05. Payments under Compensation (Australian Government Employees) Act	88,000	48,200	48,150
06. General stores....................	17,000	16,000	15,091
07. Advertising.....................	17,000	19,000	16,558
08. Consultants—Fees.................	35,000	315,000	137,249
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	67,000	67,000	66,934
Legal expenses...................	..	45,017	45,016
	983,000	1,285,717	1,037,705
3.—Other Services—
01. Coal research....................	395,000	360,000	360,000
02. River Murray Commission—Contribution towards expenses	45,900	35,000	27,500
03. Water resources research............	450,000	520,000	518,833
04. Kimberley Research Station—Administrative expenses	500,100	401,300	401,213
Contribution to operational expenses—Australian Mineral Development Laboratories—1974-75	..	88,000	87,685
	1,391,000	1,404,300	1,395,231
Total: Division 430	8,569,000	8,495,117	8,218,817
Division 431.—DIVISION OF NATIONAL MAPPING
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	4,075,000	3,956,000	3,926,734
02. Overtime.......................	103,000	129,000	107,085
	4,178,000	4,085,000	4,033,818
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	213,500	235,000	202,655
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	37,000	33,000	31,796

Department of National Resources—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 431.—DIVISION OF NATIONAL MAPPING—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	100,000	75,300	69,104
04. Map printing....................	340,000	380,000	376,108
05. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	187,000	157,000	156,210
06. Aircraft operating expenses...........	87,000	..	..
07. Aerial survey and photography........	292,000	210,000	145,250
08. Contract mapping.................	570,000	1,173,000	1,126,284
09. Repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment	74,000	45,000	40,795
10. Hire of ships and boats..............	392,000	230,000	227,841
11. Computer services.................	99,000	79,000	68,966
12. Incidental and other expenditure........	129,500	80,000	74,913
	2,521,000	2,697,300	2,519,922
Total: Division 431	6,699,000	6,782,300	6,553,740
Division 432.—BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	7,740,000	7,475,000	7,409,350
02. Overtime.......................	128,000	198,000	137,755
	7,868,000	7,673,000	7,547,104
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	423,500	415,000	371,863
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	157,000	80,000	78,515
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	232,000	260,000	228,426
04. Office services...................	40,000	35,700	34,116
05. Printing and distribution of maps and publications	320,000	336,900	336,350
06. Motor vehicles—Hire and maintenance...	660,000	660,000	647,132
07. Aircraft—Maintenance and running expenses	297,000	276,000	274,349
08. General stores....................	430,000	428,300	427,529
09. Contract investigations..............	694,000	840,000	839,633
10. Freight and cartage................	75,000	75,000	73,621
11. Minor field operating costs...........	120,000	70,000	69,539
12. Repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment	65,000	55,000	54,478
13. Computer services.................	475,000	441,400	439,632
14. Incidental and other expenditure........	55,500	58,200	57,519
	4,044,000	4,031,500	3,932,702

Department of National Resources—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 432.—BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS—continued
3.—Other Services—
01. Riverview Observatory—Grant........	6,000	6,000	6,000
Search for Oil—Subsidy.............	..	191,000	186,235
	6,000	197,000	192,235
Total: Division 432	11,918,000	11,901,500	11,672,041
Division 435.—JOINT COAL BOARD
1.—For expenditure under the Coal Industry Act	793,000	736,000	736,000
Division 436.—AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act—Running expenses	19,668,000	18,904,000	18,367,278
Total: Department of National Resources.	47,647,000	46,818,917	45,547,876

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
455	ADMINISTRATIVE............	22,416,000	5,495,500	18,887,400	46,798,900
		21,198,298	6,201,602	23,424,941	50,824,841
457	NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY EXECUTIVE	198,300	195,300	..	393,600
	NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY EXECUTIVE	..	63,781	..	63,781
458	NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY	268,000	153,100	..	421,100
	NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY	225,456	166,282	..	391,738
459	NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE.	6,601,400	2,364,000	..	8,965,400
		6,470,208	2,152,032	..	8,622,240
460	DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION	..	..	3,020,000	3,020,000
	DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION	..	..	1,982,000	1,982,000
	Total.................	29,483,700	8,207,900	21,907,400	59,599,000
		27,893,962	8,583,697	25,406,941	61,884,600

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 455.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	21,566,000	20,486,000	20,479,873
02. Overtime.......................	850,000	896,400	718,426
	22,416,000	21,382,400	21,198,298
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	1,730,000	2,238,000	2,236,141
02. Office requisites and equipment and stationery	448,000	405,000	402,678
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	1,990,000	1,803,200	1,792,302
04. Advertising.....................	100,000	90,000	87,170
05. Computer services.................	534,500	360,000	359,804
06. Nhulunbuy Township—Service charges..	173,000	269,400	268,629
07. Printing of official publications and forms.	70,000	90,000	69,469
08. Consultants—Fees.................	83,000	706,000	516,587
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	367,000	469,500	468,822
	5,495,500	6,431,100	6,201,602
3.—General Services—
01. General welfare services.............	903,000	1,171,000	870,428
02. Community activities...............	51,000	110,000	102,727
03. Betting Control Board—Operations.....	280,000	299,000	271,615
04. Animal Industry and Agriculture Branch—Operational expenses	1,481,000	1,572,000	1,348,622
05. Payments to trustees of public, recreation and other reserves	145,000	188,000	187,405
06. Urban Development and Town Planning Branch—Operational expenses	30,000	20,000	17,763
07. Traffic administration—Operational expenses	211,000	151,000	150,681
08. Lands administration...............	24,000	27,000	21,454
09. Water Resources Branch—Operational expenses	1,825,000	1,775,000	1,601,708
10. Mines Branch—Operational expenses....	691,000	600,000	592,731
11. Forestry, Fisheries, Wildlife and National Parks Branch—Operational expenses	1,777,000	1,690,000	1,609,615
12. Tourist Board—Subsidy.............	500,000	625,000	550,000
13. Administrator’s Council—Expenses.....	9,000	12,300	2,702
14. Beef cattle—Freight subsidy..........	400,000	..	..
15. Town services outside local government areas	521,000	482,000	475,979
16. Advisory boards—Fees and expenses....	60,000	47,000	34,421
17. Library services..................	180,000	200,000	169,432
18. Fire brigade services...............	220,000	177,000	175,908
19. Official residence—Upkeep..........	56,300	46,000	30,678
20. Darwin—Mosquito control...........	9,000	49,000	35,065
21. Eradication of Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis	889,500	500,000	497,500
22. Prisons—Maintenance..............	540,000	598,707	593,846
23. Darwin—Crown lands and buildings—Miscellaneous services	31,000	36,000	34,914
24. Government housing—Payment in lieu of rates to local government authorities	300,000	344,800	344,136

Department of the Northern Territory—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 455.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—General Services—continued
25. Subsidy—Local government authorities...	1,000,000	996,000	777,056
26. Information and public relations........	45,000	96,000	59,567
27. Hostels at Nhulunbuy—Operational expenses	400,000	347,000	346,994
28. Coastal shipping service—Subsidy......	48,000	48,000	48,000
29. Bush fire control..................	143,000	145,000	132,559
30. Reserves Board—Subsidy............	936,000	1,295,000	1,145,000
31. Assistance to show societies..........	10,000	10,000	10,000
32. Darwin bus service—Loss on operations (for payment to the Northern Territory Transport Trust Account)	388,000	428,000	428,000
33. Museums and Art Galleries Board—Operations	352,600	350,000	300,000
34. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Assistance Grants	243,000	260,700	182,990
Transport of stud stock to the Northern Territory—Subsidy	..	7,000	6,994
	14,699,400	14,703,507	13,156,490
4.—Stores and Material—
01. General supplies, stores and materials....	1,100,000	1,153,000	1,126,080
02. Domestic furniture................	2,000,000	1,677,000	1,582,222
03. Store expenses, including freight and cartage	600,000	487,900	484,393
	3,700,000	3,317,900	3,192,695
6.—Darwin Cyclone Relief—
01. Reimbursement of restoration and additional administrative costs incurred by Northern Territory Port Authority	335,000	1,176,000	976,000
02. Storage of personal effects from cyclone damaged dwellings	50,000	300,000	299,946
03. Repatriation of population to Darwin....	30,000	512,000	511,690
04. Hire of MV ‘Patris’ (money received in payment for accommodation may be credited to this item)	23,000	2,018,416	2,013,935
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	50,000	..	..
Evacuation of population from Darwin...	..	637,400	636,697
Provision of consumable stores other than food	..	234,500	234,227
Postal and telephone concessions.......	..	2,169,700	2,169,186
Provision of emergency food supplies....	..	150,000	145,567
Reimbursement of losses incurred in maintaining communications with areas dependent on Darwin	..	88,600	88,508
	488,000	7,286,616	7,075,756
Total: Division 455	46,798,900	53,121,523	50,824,841

Department of the Northern Territory—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 457.—NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY EXECUTIVE—STAFF AND SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	196,300	..	..
02. Overtime.......................	2,000	..	..
	198,300	..	..
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	14,300	..	..
02. Office requisites and equipment and stationery	10,000	..	..
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	50,000	..	..
04. Printing........................	2,000	..	..
05. Advertising.....................	2,000	..	..
06. Furniture and fittings...............	25,000	..	..
07. Conveyance of Members of the Legislative Assembly and others	65,000	72,000	63,781
08. Committees of Enquiry.............	20,000	..	..
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	7,000	..	..
	195,300	72,000	63,781
Total: Division 457	393,600	72,000	63,781
Division 458.—NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY—STAFF AND SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	264,000	250,000	221,994
02. Overtime.......................	4,000	7,500	3,462
	268,000	257,500	225,456
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	21,100	17,400	16,957
02. Select Committees—Expenses.........	5,000	5,000	5,000
03. Hansard and other official papers—Printing, binding and distribution	40,000	76,500	72,486
04. Office requisites, stationery and equipment	12,000	9,700	9,700
05. Furniture and fittings...............	15,000	12,500	12,500
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	60,000	57,300	49,639
	153,100	178,400	166,282
Total: Division 458	421,100	435,900	391,738

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Department of the Northern Territory—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 459.—NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	6,336,900	7,050,000	6,213,899
02. Overtime.......................	264,500	257,100	256,309
	6,601,400	7,307,100	6,470,208
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	580,000	758,000	755,206
02. Office requisites and equipment and stationery	90,000	75,000	72,720
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	275,000	225,100	222,192
04. Office services...................	294,000	228,000	227,253
05. Motor vehicles and boats............	580,000	495,800	492,088
06. Operational supplies and services.......	100,000	70,000	69,567
07. Uniforms and protective clothing.......	275,000	177,000	176,954
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	170,000	139,900	136,052
	2,364,000	2,168,800	2,152,032
Total: Division 459	8,965,400	9,475,900	8,622,240
Division 460.—DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Darwin Reconstruction Act—Administration	3,020,000	2,432,000	1,982,000
Total: Department of the Northern Territory	59,599,000	65,537,323	61,884,600

DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
470	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	12,550,000	5,205,000	7,594,000	25,349,000
		11,979,493	4,991,151	3,646,160	20,616,804
472	TRADE COMMISSIONER SERVICE.	9,070,000	2,255,000	..	11,325,000
		8,641,882	1,774,285	..	10,416,167
474	EXPORT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS BOARD	569,000	56,000	28,000,000	28,625,000
	EXPORT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS BOARD	264,179	42,792	17,075,713	17,382,685
	Total..................	22,189,000	7,516,000	35,594,000	65,299,000
		20,885,554	6,808,228	20,721,873	48,415,656

DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS TRADE

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 470.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	12,480,000	12,000,000	11,915,481
02. Overtime.......................	70,000	162,000	64,012
	12,550,000	12,162,000	11,979,493
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	609,000	945,000	550,281
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	380,000	414,800	337,220
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	400,000	410,000	403,963
04. Trade promotion..................	3,300,000	3,393,000	3,230,102
05. Computer services.................	346,000	306,000	289,553
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	170,000	190,000	177,541
07. Consultants—Fees.................	..	2,500	2,490
	5,205,000	5,661,300	4,991,151
3.—Other Services—
01. Charges incurred on behalf of exporters and others (moneys recovered may be credited to this item)	3,000	3,000	1,090
02. Overseas promotion of rural products—Contribution	1,023,000	1,203,000	914,532
03. Contributions to international organizations	4,666,000	336,300	310,049
04. Promotion of Australian consultancy services in developing countries	180,000	250,000	180,532
05. Overseas investment feasibility studies...	50,000	120,000	63,529
06. Technical feasibility study of the proposed Wabo Hydro-electric project in Papua New Guinea—Contribution	695,000	1,255,000	1,250,536
07. Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Interest subsidy for export finance facility	610,000	70,000	70,000
08. Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—National Interest case payment	367,000	895,100	845,531
Encouragement of Australian investment overseas	..	100,000	10,361
	7,594,000	4,232,400	3,646,160
Total: Division 470	25,349,000	22,055,700	20,616,804

Department of Overseas Trade—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 472.—TRADE COMMISSIONER SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	9,025,000	8,745,000	8,602,996
02. Overtime.......................	45,000	50,000	38,886
	9,070,000	8,795,000	8,641,882
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	1,051,000	1,003,000	850,085
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	161,000	140,000	129,811
03. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams	190,000	151,000	142,592
04. Imprest advances.................	53,000	11,000	11,000
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	800,000	653,100	640,797
	2,255,000	1,958,100	1,774,285
Total: Division 472	11,325,000	10,753,100	10,416,167
Division 474.—EXPORT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS BOARD
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	563,000	263,000	260,197
02. Overtime.......................	6,000	4,000	3,983
	569,000	267,000	264,179
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	31,500	40,000	28,489
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	18,000	11,000	10,034
03. Incidental and other expenditure........	6,500	7,000	4,269
	56,000	58,000	42,792
3.—Other Services—
01. For expenditure under the Export Market Development Grants Act	28,000,000	27,500,000	17,075,713
Total: Division 474	28,625,000	27,825,000	17,382,685
Total: Department of Overseas Trade....	65,299,000	60,633,800	48,415,656

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
480	ADMINISTRATIVE...............	4,905,000	1,445,000	512,000	6,862,000
		4,742,836	1,695,324	1,473,742	7,911,902
482	NATIONAL BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICE	..	..	139,597,000	139,597,000
	NATIONAL BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICE	..	..	143,192,103	143,192,103
483	PLANNING AND REGULATION OF BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION	..	..	4,835,000	4,835,000
	PLANNING AND REGULATION OF BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION	..	..	4,559,000	4,559,000
	Total...................	4,905,000	1,445,000	144,944,000	151,294,000
		4,742,836	1,695,324	149,224,844	155,663,005

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 480.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	4,860,000	4,821,000	4,707,126
02. Overtime.......................	45,000	47,000	35,710
	4,905,000	4,868,000	4,742,836
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	165,000	205,000	173,529
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	152,000	231,800	124,560
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	500,000	639,500	605,274
04. Motor vehicle services..............	128,000	102,000	98,765
05. Computer hire...................	112,000	85,000	54,039
06. Ethnic broadcasting experiment........	105,000	333,400	332,803
07. Consultants.....................	43,000	9,000	8,801
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	240,000	321,000	297,553
	1,445,000	1,926,700	1,695,324
3.—Other Services—
01. International Telecommunications Union—Contribution	512,000	455,000	453,403
Radio Australia—Committee of inquiry...	..	130,000	20,338
For payment to the Australian Postal Commission to subsidise postal transmission of certain newspapers and periodicals	..	1,000,000	1,000,000
	512,000	1,585,000	1,473,742
Total: Division 480	6,862,000	8,379,700	7,911,902
Division 482.—NATIONAL BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICE—
1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Commission	119,000,000	124,230,000	124,230,000
2.—For payment to the Australian Telecommunications Commission in respect of technical services provided pursuant to sections 73 and 74 of the Broadcasting and Television Act, for the National Broadcasting Service	20,597,000	19,186,000	18,962,103
Total: Division 482	139,597,000	143,416,000	143,192,103
Division 483.—PLANNING AND REGULATION OF BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION—
1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Control Board	4,835,000	4,559,000	4,559,000
Total: Postal and Telecommunications Department	151,294,000	156,354,700	155,663,005

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
490	ADMINISTRATIVE..............	9,696,000	2,689,000	4,707,000	17,092,000
		8,815,362	2,292,726	6,504,259	17,612,348
494	BUREAU OF ANIMAL HEALTH (INCLUDING EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—MEAT)	23,062,000	3,638,000	..	26,700,000
		19,855,163	2,523,453	..	22,378,616
495	EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—OTHER THAN MEAT	1,754,000	2,686,500	..	4,440,500
	EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—OTHER THAN MEAT	1,563,309	2,184,404	..	3,747,713
497	BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS	3,848,500	706,000	40,000	4,594,500
	BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS	3,614,240	620,019	44,261	4,278,520
	Total..................	38,360,500	9,719,500	4,747,000	52,827,000
		33,848,074	7,620,602	6,548,520	48,017,197

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 490.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	9,630,000	8,850,000	8,759,245
02. Overtime.......................	66,000	85,500	56,117
	9,696,000	8,935,500	8,815,362
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	405,000	432,000	381,595
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	450,000	400,000	399,169
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	625,000	550,000	547,231
04. Australian Fisheries—Printing and distribution costs	135,000	120,000	119,971
05. Fisheries services—Reimbursement to States	543,000	422,000	421,939
06. Administration of re-establishment loans—Re-imbursement to States	29,000	29,000	28,997
07. Consultants—Fees.................	32,000	16,000	15,966
08. Forestry Scholarships...............	95,000	95,000	94,067
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	375,000	285,100	283,789
	2,689,000	2,349,100	2,292,726
3.—Other Services—
01. Wheat research (for payment to the Wheat Research Trust Account)	1,682,000	1,255,000	1,255,000
02. Tobacco research (for payment to the Tobacco Industry Trust Account)	373,300	436,000	436,000
03. Agricultural extension services........	254,000	213,400	192,865
04. Minor agricultural research...........	90,000	93,500	85,150
05. Australian Tobacco Board—Allocation of tobacco charges	149,700	130,200	130,200
06. Payments to State Authorities in connexion with War Service Land Settlement	754,000	674,000	673,669
07. Barley research...................	139,000	113,000	112,940
08. Wine research....................	65,000	62,000	62,000
09. Rural re-establishment loans for veterans..	500,000	600,000	536,200
10. Australian Plague Locust Commission—Contribution	500,000	250,000	247,793
11. Development of Australian Fisheries—Contribution Payments under the Dairying Industry Act—Butter and Cheese Bounties	200,000	1,277,000	1,275,304
National Rural Advisory Council—Fees and allowances	..	48,000	7,501
Grant to the Apple and Pear Corporation..	..	250,000	250,000
Grant to the Australian Meat Board......	..	..	1,239,638
	4,707,000	5,402,100	6,504,259
Total: Division 490	17,092,000	16,686,700	17,612,348

16829/76—5

Department of Primary Industry—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 494.—BUREAU OF ANIMAL HEALTH (INCLUDING EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—MEAT)
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	20,232,000	17,700,000	17,384,837
02. Overtime.......................	2,830,000	2,480,000	2,470,326
	23,062,000	20,180,000	19,855,163
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	2,250,000	1,553,000	1,549,831
02. Printing of publications.............	30,000	38,000	26,915
03. Protective clothing for inspection staff....	605,000	324,000	322,160
04. National disease recording scheme......	63,000	40,000	40,000
05. Export Animal Health Certification—Reimbursement to States	385,000	286,000	286,000
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	305,000	250,000	247,681
Consultants—Fees.................	..	9,000	2,166
Surveys and investigations............	..	59,000	48,700
	3,638,000	2,559,000	2,523,453
Total: Division 494	26,700,000	22,739,000	22,378,616
Division 495.—EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES—OTHER THAN MEAT
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	1,650,000	1,577,000	1,493,777
02. Overtime (money received as payment of overtime charges in connexion with services provided by the Department may be credited to this item)	104,000	78,000	69,531
	1,754,000	1,655,000	1,563,309
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	291,500	201,500	201,416
02. Inspections of fresh fruit, seeds, plants, vegetables and other items—Reimbursement to States	2,300,000	1,900,000	1,899,529
03. Payments to Australian Wheat Board for services in connexion with inspections of flour mills	53,000	48,000	47,947
04. Incidental and other expenditure........	42,000	36,000	35,513
	2,686,500	2,185,500	2,184,404
Total: Division 495	4,440,500	3,840,500	3,747,713

Department of Primary Industry—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 497.—BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	3,805,500	3,580,300	3,575,657
02. Overtime.......................	43,000	63,000	38,583
	3,848,500	3,643,300	3,614,240
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	227,000	247,500	207,158
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	42,000	42,000	41,584
03. Computer services.................	280,000	243,000	242,925
04. Printing of publications.............	110,000	98,500	78,913
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	47,000	49,000	43,505
Consultants fees..................	..	6,500	5,935
	706,000	686,500	620,019
3.—Other Services—
01. National Agricultural Outlook Conference.	40,000	52,000	44,261
Total: Division 497	4,594,500	4,381,800	4,278,520
Total: Department of Primary Industry..	52,827,000	47,648,000	48,017,197

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
500	ADMINISTRATIVE............	6,597,100	1,644,500	1,683,300	9,924,900
		5,759,865	1,652,070	2,184,688	9,596,623
504	CONVEYANCE OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL, MINISTERS OF STATE AND OTHERS BY R.A.A.F. AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT	.. ..	1,243,000 1,197,969	.. ..	1,243,000 1,197,969
		.. ..	1,243,000 1,197,969	.. ..	1,243,000 1,197,969
505	OFFICAL ESTABLISHMENTS.....	..	1,345,700	..	1,345,700
		..	1,163,212	..	1,163,212
506	GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE.	240,800	599,500	..	840,300
		130,141	180,293	..	310,435
508	AUSTRALIAN OMBUDSMAN.....	..	..	80,000	80,000
		..	..	..	..
509	AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GALLERY	..	..	4,286,000	4,286,000
	AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GALLERY	..	..	2,841,421	2,841,421
510	AUSTRALIA COUNCIL.........	..	..	22,900,000	22,900,000
		..	..	23,211,700	23,211,700
511	THE FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL	..	..	2,949,000	2,949,000
	THE FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL	..	..	1,964,700	1,964,700
512	AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION	..	..	7,081,000	7,081,000
		..	..	6,393,714	6,393,714
515	AUDITOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE...	8,570,000	524,100	..	9,094,100
		7,462,828	335,298	..	7,798,126
516	PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.......	12,691,000	3,193,100	900	15,885,000
		11,760,794	2,710,627	800	14,472,221
520	AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION	..	7,800,000	..	7,800,000
	AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION	..	6,390,000	..	6,390,000
	Total.................	28,098,900	16,349,900	38,980,200	83,429,000
		25,113,628	13,629,469	36,597,023	75,340,121

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 500.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	6,503,700	5,695,800	5,672,532
02. Overtime.......................	93,400	115,000	87,333
	6,597,100	5,810,800	5,759,865
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	241,000	333,500	326,775
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	342,400	293,700	293,583
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	504,900	408,400	408,309
04. Distinguished visitors, guests and special occasions—Official hospitality, presentations and entertainment	420,000	453,000	404,526
05. Consultants—Fees.................	13,000	146,700	119,964
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	123,200	137,100	97,713
Computer services.................	..	1,200	1,200
	1,644,500	1,773,600	1,652,070
3.—Other Services—
01. Former Governors-General or their dependants—Annual allowances	57,100	45,800	45,725
02. Australian National University—Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations	129,200	128,700	128,310
03. Australian Science and Technology Council—For expenditure for the purposes of the Interim Council	190,000	208,200	98,950
04. Public Lending Right—Payments to authors and publishers	625,000	600,000	577,671
05. Public Lending Right—Survey expenses..	52,000	66,000	59,265
06. Royal Visit-1977..................	400,000	..	..
07. Northwest One-stop Welfare Centre.....	34,300	..	..
08. International Women’s Year..........	40,000	1,130,000	986,577
09. Australia-Japan Foundation (for payment to the Australia-Japan Fund)	150,000	500,000	100,000
10. State Funerals....................	5,700	1,600	1,562
Visit of His Royal Highness Prince Charles—1974	..	14,000	13,558
Visit of Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne, Mrs. Mark Phillips and Captain Mark Phillips—1975	..	16,300	7,692
Visit of the President of Indonesia—1975..	..	21,300	19,323
Visit of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon—1975	..	90,000	68,633
Visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Jordan—1976	..	77,430	77,422
	1,683,300	2,899,330	2,184,688
Total: Division 500	9,924,900	10,483,730	9,596,623

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 504.—CONVEYANCE OF GOVERNOR-GENERAL, MINISTERS OF STATE AND OTHERS BY R.A.A.F. AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
01. R.A.A.F........................	1,223,000	1,200,000	1,183,739
02. Department of Transport.............	20,000	20,000	14,230
Total: Division 504	1,243,000	1,220,000	1,197,969
Division 505.—OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Allowance to Governor-General for upkeep of Governor-General’s establishments	465,300	425,300	425,300
02. Wages of staff, other than Governor-General’s establishments	111,600	112,900	107,490
03. Telephone services................	85,500	75,900	75,641
04. Repairs and maintenance............	162,100	131,800	122,196
05. Maintenance of grounds.............	276,600	242,000	241,992
06. Fuel, light and power...............	33,100	31,000	29,317
07. Freight and transport...............	59,500	62,900	62,732
08. Furniture and fittings...............	95,200	162,600	46,212
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	56,800	81,800	52,332
Total: Division 505	1,345,700	1,326,200	1,163,212
Division 506.—GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	238,800	217,500	125,893
02. Overtime.......................	2,000	4,200	550
Salary of the Administrator...........		3,700	3,699
	240,800	225,400	130,141
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	36,500	98,500	88,107
02. Australian Honours—Insignia, warrants and investitures	520,000	695,000	47,621
03. Incidental and other expenditure........	43,000	84,600	44,565
	599,500	878,100	180,293
Total: Division 506	840,300	1,103,500	310,435
Division 508.—COMMONWEALTH OMBUDSMAN
1.—Running Expenses.................	80,000	102,000	..

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 509.—AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GALLERY
1.—For expenditure under the National Gallery Act	4,286,000	6,040,900	2,841,421
Division 510.—AUSTRALIA COUNCIL
1.—For expenditure under the Australia Council Act	22,900,000	23,743,100	23,211,700
Division 511.—FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL
1.—For expenditure under the Film and Television School Act—Running expenses	2,949,000	2,174,000	1,964,700
Division 512.—AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION
1.—Film Industry Development—
01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission—General Activities Branch	3,625,000	2,954,000	2,877,300
2.—Film Making—
01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission—Film Australia Branch	3,456,000	3,475,000	3,475,000
Audiovisual systems................	..	119,200	41,414
	3,456,000	3,594,200	3,516,414
Total: Division 512	7,081,000	6,548,200	6,393,714
Division 515.—AUDITOR-GENERAL’S OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	8,546,800	7,609,100	7,444,548
02. Overtime.......................	23,200	27,400	18,279
	8,570,000	7,636,500	7,462,828
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	272,900	187,300	163,986
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	86,300	65,000	63,339
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	57,200	43,200	41,564
04. Freight and cartage................	28,800	24,200	17,224
05. Computer services.................	23,000	13,200	13,086
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	55,900	41,224	36,100
	524,100	374,124	335,298
Total: Division 515	9,094,100	8,010,624	7,798,126

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 516.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	12,645,000	11,738,000	11,718,950
02. Overtime.......................	46,000	79,200	41,844
	12,691,000	11,817,200	11,760,794
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	384,000	490,500	321,483
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	401,000	418,700	401,325
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	557,300	522,000	498,064
04. Medical examinations—New appointees..	36,000	36,000	35,610
05. Office services...................	22,000	17,700	17,458
06. Examinations—Expenses............	147,500	165,100	140,387
07. Scholarship and financial assistance.....	254,600	285,000	279,496
08. Recruitment—Advertising and other expenses	85,000	147,000	75,481
09. Training services..................	66,600	70,200	66,195
10. Staff attached for full-time training......	353,500	494,500	396,187
11. Consultants—Fees.................	350,000	463,200	184,620
12. Computer services.................	457,600	375,000	224,965
13. Incidental and other expenditure........	78,000	73,100	69,356
	3,193,100	3,558,000	2,710,627
3.—Other Services—
01. Intergovernmental Council for Automatic Data Processing—Membership	900	800	800
Total: Division 516	15,885,000	15,376,000	14,472,221
Division 520.—AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION	7,800,000	6,390,000	6,390,000
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	83,429,000	82,518,254	75,340,121

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
525	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	31,968,000	6,573,000	..	38,541,000
		30,029,637	6,326,639	..	36,356,276
526	REPATRIATION HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS	79,081,000	19,755,000	..	98,836,000
		72,026,588	17,484,241	..	89,510,829
527	OTHER REPATRIATION BENEFITS.	..	..	112,060,000	112,060,000
		..	..	113,959,054	113,959,054
	Total..................	111,049,000	26,328,000	112,060,000	249,437,000
		102,056,225	23,810,880	113,959,054	239,826,159

DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 525.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	31,438,000	30,740,000	29,611,217
02. Overtime.......................	530,000	771,000	418,420
	31,968,000	31,511,000	30,029,637
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	778,000	844,000	720,490
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,227,000	1,000,000	978,571
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	2,506,000	2,588,000	2,572,206
04. Office services...................	243,000	220,000	217,224
05. Medical examinations, fares and expenses of war pensioners under review	784,000	720,000	678,555
06. Computer services.................	618,000	505,000	504,169
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	417,000	496,700	484,563
Payments to Postmaster-General’s Department for services	..	6,000	5,485
Consultants—Fees and expenses........	..	165,432	165,376
	6,573,000	6,545,132	6,326,639
Total: Division 525	38,541,000	38,056,132	36,356,276
Division 526.—REPATRIATION HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	77,709,000	71,600,000	70,936,155
02. Overtime.......................	1,372,000	1,449,000	1,090,433
	79,081,000	73,049,000	72,026,588
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Provisions......................	2,666,000	2,556,000	2,448,383
02. Medical supplies..................	5,470,000	4,776,000	4,774,083
03. Other general stores................	2,736,000	2,265,000	2,258,386
04. Fees for visiting medical, para-medical services	5,230,000	4,750,000	4,747,312
05. Fuel, light, power and water..........	992,000	902,000	901,161
06. Travelling and subsistence...........	185,000	156,000	136,494

Department of Repatriation—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 526.—REPATRIATION HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
07. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	290,000	228,000	221,163
08. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	708,000	620,000	583,739
09. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	154,000	154,000	152,976
10. Repairs and maintenance............	454,000	401,000	399,551
11. Incidental and other expenditure........	870,000	861,000	860,993
	19,755,000	17,669,000	17,484,241
Total: Division 526	98,836,000	90,718,000	89,510,829
Division 527.—OTHER REPATRIATION BENEFITS
01. Specialists, local medical officer and ancillary medical services	32,874,000	30,440,000	29,668,494
02. Pharmaceutical services.............	26,715,000	30,010,000	30,007,641
03. Maintenance of patients in non-departmental institutions	34,310,000	38,455,000	37,769,162
04. Dental treatment..................	3,892,000	3,523,000	3,364,587
05. Expenses of travelling for medical treatment	7,034,000	6,610,000	6,494,602
06. Soldiers’ Children Education Scheme....	3,697,000	3,719,000	3,538,861
07. Telephone rental and postal concessions to pensioners (for payment to the Australian Telecommunications and Postal Commissions)	2,046,000	2,000,000	1,762,048
08. Returned Services League—Grant for employment placement activities	5,300	5,300	5,280
09. Small Business loans...............	1,107,000	1,068,000	979,345
10. Miscellaneous...................	379,700	371,700	369,034
Total: Division 527	112,060,000	116,202,000	113,959,054
Total: Department of Repatriation......	249,437,000	244,976,132	239,826,159

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
540	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	2,519,000	479,700	2,323,100	5,321,800
		2,484,368	685,315	2,130,915	5,300,599
542	ANALYTICAL SERVICES........	2,789,000	437,500	..	3,226,500
		2,669,605	339,128	..	3,008,733
543	ANTARCTIC DIVISION..........	2,685,000	2,763,000	..	5,448,000
		2,539,439	2,734,849	..	5,274,288
544	COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY	22,743,000	11,208,000	340,000	34,291,000
	COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY	21,963,104	10,752,739	338,065	33,053,908
545	IONOSPHERIC PREDICTION SERVICE	553,000	132,500	..	685,500
		506,469	103,773	..	610,241
546	METRIC CONVERSION BOARD....	359,600	210,900	..	570,500
		338,476	238,057	..	576,533
547	NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION	322,000	84,700	..	406,700
	NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION	289,041	73,769	..	362,810
550	ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN TELESCOPE BOARD	..	..	830,000	830,000
	ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN TELESCOPE BOARD	..	..	816,000	816,000
552	AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE	..	..	1,564,000	1,564,000
	AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE	..	..	1,237,360	1,237,360
554	COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION	..	..	115,350,000	115,350,000
		..	..	101,670,000	101,670,000
	Total.................	31,970,600	15,316,300	120,407,100	167,694,000
		30,790,502	14,927,630	106,192,340	151,910,472

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 540.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	2,500,000	2,472,200	2,467,722
02. Overtime.......................	19,000	33,300	16,646
	2,519,000	2,505,500	2,484,368
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	162,200	183,000	157,557
02. Office requisites, equipment and stationery	60,000	67,000	66,314
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	63,000	250,500	243,994
04. Publications, general printing and library..	57,000	120,000	78,852
05. Computer services.................	19,500	2,500	2,446
06. Fees to part-time members of committees and boards	59,000	58,000	53,358
07. Consultants—Fees.................	4,000	20,000	19,728
08. Incidental and other expenditure........	55,000	63,150	63,066
	479,700	764,150	685,315
3.—Other Services—
01. Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship Scheme...	413,000	396,600	392,524
02. Queen’s Fellowships...............	204,000	195,200	191,414
03. Research grants—Support for research projects	505,000	180,000	180,000
04. Australian-American Agreement for Scientific and Technical Co-operation	68,000	72,000	54,743
05. Australia—Federal Republic of Germany Agreement for Scientific and Technical Co-operation	15,000	15,000	..
06. Grants for studies in Australian biological resources	250,000	433,800	424,451
07. Contribution towards internationally funded projects (for payment to the Science-Projects for Other Governments and International Bodies Trust Account)	300,000	321,000	289,999
08. Australian-Indian Agreement for Scientific and Technical Co-operation	8,000	14,000	5,260
09. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer—Operating costs	131,000	120,000	120,000
10. Australian Baseline Air Monitoring Station	90,000	40,000	23,033
Astronomical Research Instrument—Design study	..	65,000	65,000
Research on Crown of Thorns Starfish (for payment to the Crown of Thorns Starfish Research Trust Account)	..	50,000	50,000
	1,984,000	1,902,600	1,796,423

Department of Science—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
Division 540.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
4.—Grants-in-Aid—	$	$	$
01. Australian Academy of Science........	215,000	215,000	215,000
02. Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia	51,500	50,750	50,750
03. Australian Academy of the Humanities...	31,000	31,000	31,000
04. Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science	20,000	26,000	25,600
05. Scott Polar Research Institute—Grant....	1,600	1,600	1,600
06. Association for Science Co-operation in Asia—Meetings and seminars	20,000	20,000	10,542
	339,100	344,350	334,492
Total: Division 540	5,321,800	5,516,600	5,300,599
Division 542.—ANALYTICAL SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	2,771,000	2,719,500	2,657,205
02. Overtime.......................	18,000	25,000	12,400
	2,789,000	2,744,500	2,669,605
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	67,500	70,000	48,591
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	50,000	36,000	34,805
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	22,000	13,600	10,855
04. Laboratory services and supplies.......	218,000	205,000	183,869
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	80,000	64,200	61,008
	437,500	388,800	339,128
Total: Division 542	3,226,500	3,133,300	3,008,733
Division 543.—ANTARCTIC DIVISION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	2,664,000	2,575,200	2,523,633
02. Overtime.......................	21,000	19,800	15,806
	2,685,000	2,595,000	2,539,439
2.—Administrative and Operational Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	81,000	66,500	66,494
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	42,000	36,500	34,068
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	128,000	102,865	102,856
04. Hire of ships and aircraft............	1,217,000	1,437,000	1,411,752
05. Materials and stores................	880,000	757,700	737,087
06. Shipping and stevedoring charges.......	205,000	222,000	221,348
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	210,000	162,000	161,244
	2,763,000	2,784,565	2,734,849
Total: Division 543	5,448,000	5,379,565	5,274,288

Department of Science—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 544.—COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	22,381,000	21,637,000	21,619,334
02. Overtime.......................	362,000	448,000	343,770
	22,743,000	22,085,000	21,963,104
2.—Administrative and Operational Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	781,000	711,000	709,887
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	379,000	302,000	300,783
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	5,039,000	4,964,000	4,955,975
04. Office services...................	393,000	325,000	323,370
05. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes	164,000	144,000	140,972
06. Instruments and apparatus............	1,847,000	1,667,000	1,661,353
07. Publications.....................	70,000	80,000	79,439
08. Observation services and allowances.....	1,760,000	1,930,000	1,877,883
09. Freight and cartage................	275,000	235,000	233,874
10. Minor building maintenance and works...	10,000	9,000	8,882
11. Computer services.................	218,000	211,000	210,885
12. Incidental and other expenditure........	272,000	252,000	249,437
	11,208,000	10,830,000	10,752,739
3.—Other Services—
01. World Meteorological Organization—Contribution	175,000	140,000	140,000
02. Australian Numerical Meteorology Research Centre—Computer services	165,000	200,000	198,065
	340,000	340,000	338,065
Total: Division 544	34,291,000	33,255,000	33,053,908
Division 545.—IONOSPHERIC PREDICTION SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	536,000	527,000	496,362
02. Overtime.......................	17,000	15,000	10,107
	553,000	542,000	506,469

Department of Science—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 545.—IONOSPHERIC PREDICTION SERVICE—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	24,200	32,300	21,225
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	17,000	16,200	14,607
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	15,500	11,300	11,037
04. Consumable stores and equipment......	33,000	30,500	26,362
05. Computer services.................	8,800	5,900	3,885
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	34,000	26,700	26,656
	132,500	122,900	103,773
Total: Division 545	685,500	664,900	610,241
Division 546.—METRIC CONVERSION BOARD
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	359,500	341,200	338,460
02. Overtime.......................	100	300	16
	359,600	341,500	338,476
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	60,600	92,000	62,697
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	5,000	5,500	4,959
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	34,000	39,000	38,849
04. Fees for part-time members of committees.	1,500	3,000	1,330
05. Public relations and publicity..........	95,000	117,000	113,541
06. Consultants—Fees.................	7,500	12,000	9,730
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	7,300	7,000	6,950
	210,900	275,500	238,057
Total: Division 546	570,500	617,000	576,533
Division 547.—NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	320,000	294,000	287,654
02. Overtime.......................	2,000	1,500	1,387
	322,000	295,500	289,041

Department of Science—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 547.—NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	11,700	8,700	8,648
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	11,000	11,000	10,177
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	16,000	10,000	9,000
04. Incidental and other expenditure........	46,000	47,600	45,944
	84,700	77,300	73,769
Total: Division 547	406,700	372,800	362,810
Division 550.—ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN TELESCOPE BOARD
1.—For expenditure under the Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement Act	830,000	831,000	816,000
Division 552.—AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act	1,564,000	1,304,000	1,237,360
Division 554.—COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
1.—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act	115,350,000	101,670,000	101,670,000
Total: Department of Science..........	167,694,000	152,744,165	151,910,472

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

SUMMARY

Appropriation 1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure 1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
590	ADMINISTRATIVE............	76,433,000	31,215,500	98,113,000	205,761,500
		75,139,048	26,214,406	141,267,361	242,620,815
592	OFFICE OF CHILD CARE.......	1,001,000	141,500	8,500,000	9,642,500
		905,121	144,888	4,638,538	5,688,547
	SOCIAL WELFARE COMMISSION	..	..	..	..
		531,386	223,581	287,965	1,042,932
	Total................	77,434,000	31,357,000	106,613,000	215,404,000
		76,575,555	26,582,875	146,193,864	249,352,294

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 590.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	74,950,000	73,938,000	73,870,217
02. Overtime.......................	1,483,000	2,250,000	1,268,831
	76,433,000	76,188,000	75,139,048
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	1,415,000	1,232,000	1,052,363
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	3,400,000	3,220,000	3,039,619
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	20,900,000	15,973,000	15,588,845
04. Office services...................	480,000	466,000	418,953
05. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	680,000	618,000	617,014
06. Payments for services of Registrars and Agents	69,000	78,000	62,041
07. Payments to the Australian Postal Commission for services	120,000	120,000	109,110
08. Medical examinations..............	758,000	735,000	644,074
09. Computer services.................	1,381,000	2,156,000	2,151,909
10. Publicity.......................	550,000	1,440,000	1,185,316
11. Telephone interpreter services.........	250,000	270,000	217,389
12. Fees, allowances and other expenditure of Appeals Tribunals	140,000	200,000	93,640
13. Freight and cartage................	520,000	400,000	398,891
14. Incidental and other expenditure........	552,500	598,000	594,018
Payments to Australian Telecommunications Commission	..	41,500	41,224
	31,215,500	27,547,500	26,214,406
3.—Other Services—
01. Compassionate allowances, annuities and other payments	105,000	117,000	93,957
02. Grants to eligible organizations under the Aged or Disabled Persons Homes Act	20,000,000	35,000,000	34,656,883
03. Grants to eligible organizations under the Aged Persons Hostels Act	25,000,000	40,000,000	36,946,734
04. Grants to eligible organizations under the Handicapped Persons Assistance Act	30,000,000	30,000,000	29,993,171
05. Grants to eligible organizations under the Homeless Persons Assistance Act	2,100,000	3,000,000	909,306
06. Telephone rental and postal concessions to pensioners and others (for payment to the Australian Postal Commission and the Australian Telecommunications Commission)	12,000,000	10,700,000	10,576,682
07. Payments to universities and other organizations for special studies and research	359,000	140,000	140,000
08. Repatriation of migrants.............	100,000	100,000	94,868
09. Compensation payable in accordance with the Darwin Cyclone Damage Compensation Act	200,000	33,000,000	17,793,344
10. Compensation for or in respect of personal injury or death caused by the Darwin cyclone	145,000	350,000	249,588
11. Boards, committees and advisory councils—Fees and expenses	46,000	40,000	18,893

Department of Social Security—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 590.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
Rehabilitation—Evaluative and data-gathering research projects	..	50,000	49,472
Enquiry into Poverty—Grants to universities and other organizations	..	7,000	5,824
Welfare Assistance—Darwin cyclone....	..	422,000	415,617
Special Benefit Payments—Darwin cyclone	..	3,500	2,875
	90,055,000	152,929,500	131,947,214
4.—Australian Assistance Plan—For community consultation, and research and pilot programs, for the purpose of assisting the Commonwealth Government in planning for the provision, and the integration with other welfare services, of welfare services of a kind for which moneys may lawfully be provided by the Commonwealth Parliament (including planning in connexion with the provision of financial assistance by the Commonwealth to the States for the purposes of the provision of welfare services)—
01. Grants to Regional Councils for social development	5,400,000	7,000,000	6,552,326
02. Other expenses...................	10,000	400,000	264,686
	5,410,000	7,400,000	6,817,012
5.—Grants-in-Aid—
01. Grants to Good Neighbour Councils.....	1,220,000	1,037,000	1,037,000
02. Grants to community agencies involved in integration activities	700,000	612,000	611,915
03. Grant to International Social Service—Australian Branch	15,000	15,000	15,000
04. Grant to Australian Council of Social Services	150,000	210,000	210,000
05. Grant to the Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled	150,000	151,964	151,964
06. Grant to the Australian Council on the Ageing	150,000	152,000	151,758
07. Payments to organizations operating community information centres	42,000	42,000	38,668
08. Grants to organizations for welfare rights services	100,000	100,000	76,140
09. Grants to community welfare agencies...	115,000	500,000	60,690
10. National Spinal Injury Conference......	6,000	..	..
Grant to Thalidomide Foundation.......	..	150,000	150,000
	2,648,000	2,969,964	2,503,135
Total: Division 590	205,761,500	267,034,964	242,620,815

Department of Social Security—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 592.—OFFICE OF CHILD CARE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	993,000		900,818
02. Overtime.......................	8,000		4,303
	1,001,000	920,000	905,121
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	39,000		35,254
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	23,000		30,431
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	22,500		22,429
04. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	13,000		11,628
05. Sitting fees for committee members.....	6,000		4,747
06. Incidental and other expenditure........	38,000		40,399
	141,500	155,700	144,888
3.—Other Services—
01. Recurrent grants direct to organizations...	8,500,000	4,640,000	4,638,538
Children’s Commission—For recurrent expenditure including grants under the Children’s Commission Act and the Child Care Act
	..	6,471,000	..
	8,500,000	11,111,000	4,638,538
Total: Division 592	9,642,500	12,186,700	5,688,547
SOCIAL WELFARE COMMISSION
Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
Salaries and allowances..............	..	655,000	529,711
Overtime.......................	..	3,600	1,675
	..	658,600	531,386
Administrative Expenses—
Travelling and subsistence............	..	70,000	43,461
Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	..	142,400	99,212
Postage, telegrams and telephone services..	..	93,000	59,606
Incidental and other expenditure........	..	40,000	21,302
	..	345,400	223,581
Other Services—
Payments to universities, organizations and consultants for research on special projects	..	437,000	287,965
Total: Division	..	1,441,000	1,042,932
Total: Department of Social Security....	215,404,000	280,662,664	249,352,294

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
655	ADMINISTRATIVE.............	132,080,000	50,035,000	10,518,000	192,633,000
		125,707,039	49,774,784	10,217,019	185,698,844
658	COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF ROADS	..	..	1,288,000	1,288,000
	COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF ROADS	..	..	1,717,000	1,717,000
659	ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY	..	..	..	..
	ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY	..	..	1,173,658	1,173,658
662	AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS	..	..	60,800,000	60,800,000
		..	..	58,500,000	58,500,000
	Total.................	132,080,000	50,035,000	72,606,000	254,721,000
		125,707,039	49,774,784	71,607,677	247,089,502

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 655.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	128,930,000	125,279,300	122,603,617
02. Overtime.......................	3,150,000	3,782,000	3,103,422
	132,080,000	129,061,300	125,707,039
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	5,890,000	5,891,000	5,880,350
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	2,120,000	1,971,000	1,754,224
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	4,400,000	4,310,000	4,307,284
04. Office and local government services....	4,250,000	4,120,000	4,117,973
05. Fuel, light and power...............	5,600,000	5,261,000	5,259,414
06. Search and rescue and fire services......	375,000	430,000	428,974
07. Freight, cartage and removal expenses....	1,145,000	1,075,000	1,074,665
08. Staff training....................	475,000	414,000	404,852
09. Marine maintenance—Materials and services	1,170,000	1,060,000	1,059,927
10. Aerodromes and buildings maintenance—Materials and services	4,730,000	5,000,000	4,500,766
11. Airways facilities maintenance—Materials and services	3,700,000	3,582,000	3,581,163
12. Air transport moveable plant maintenance—Materials and services	2,530,000	2,395,000	2,394,865
13. Coastal radio service—Payment to Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia) towards operating costs	803,000	803,000	803,000
14. General stores....................	435,000	450,000	447,269
15. Computer services.................	580,000	501,000	457,266
16. Meteorological services.............	9,582,000	10,999,000	10,999,000
17. Professional services...............	1,000,000	1,260,000	837,528
18. Payments for surveys...............	300,000	..	..
19. Incidental and other expenditure........	950,000	1,497,000	1,466,266
	50,035,000	51,019,000	49,774,784
3.—Other Services—
01. Free or concessional railway fares and freights	600,000	511,000	511,000
02. Roads of access to Commonwealth properties—Contribution to maintenance	280,000	280,000	272,754
03. Contribution to shipper bodies.........	120,000	90,000	90,000
04. Australian Shipping Commission—Subsidy for Tasmanian shipping services	4,800,000	5,488,000	5,488,000
05. Contribution to aviation organizations....	61,000	49,000	49,000
06. International Civil Aviation Organization—Contribution	240,000	192,000	191,852
07. Ground facilities in Pacific—Contribution towards cost	132,000	110,000	109,667

Department of Transport—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 655.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
08. Air services—Subsidy..............	680,000	768,400	768,333
09. Aerodrome Local Ownership Plan—Development grant	600,000	550,000	549,986
10. Aerodrome Local Ownership Plan—Maintenance grant	1,000,000	900,000	899,505
11. Research.......................	1,000,000	1,220,000	1,036,152
12. Accident investigation..............	14,000	20,000	19,118
13. Road safety promotion and research.....	900,000	..	..
14. Removal of wreck under the provisions of the Navigation Act	91,000	148,000	148,000
Act of Grace payments to Maritime Unions for legal representation at Marine Courts of Inquiry	..	83,700	83,653
	10,518,000	10,410,100	10,217,019
Total: Division 655	192,633,000	190,490,400	185,698,844
Division 658.—COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF ROADS
1.—For expenditure under the Commonwealth Bureau of Roads Act	1,288,000	1,837,000	1,717,000
ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY
For expenditure under the Road Safety and Standards Authority Act	..	1,424,000	1,173,658
Division 662.—AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
1.—Subsidy to meet operating losses.......	60,800,000	58,500,000	58,500,000
Total: Department of Transport..........	254,721,000	252,251,400	247,089,502

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1976-77, Black figures

Expenditure—1975-76, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
670	ADMINISTRATIVE............	18,593,300	4,636,600	10,481,400	33,711,300
		16,527,364	3,880,753	2,080,018	22,488,135
672	AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE.	125,681,000	21,003,000	6,808,000	153,492,000
		110,513,325	17,406,667	6,739,216	134,659,208
674	TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW.	75,400	42,600	..	118,000
		71,238	34,236	..	105,474
675	AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS OFFICE	4,623,200	376,600	..	4,999,800
	AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS OFFICE	4,513,111	339,808	..	4,852,919
676	SUPERANNUATION FUND INVESTMENT TRUST	373,600	21,800	..	395,400
	SUPERANNUATION FUND INVESTMENT TRUST	..	..	..	..
677	INSURANCE TRIBUNAL........	21,400	7,900	..	29,300
		10,816	2,928	..	13,744
678	AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS	40,320,500	18,577,700	..	58,898,200
		35,691,653	10,761,375	..	46,453,027
	Total.................	189,688,400	44,666,200	17,289,400	251,644,000
		167,327,507	32,425,766	8,819,234	208,572,507

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 670.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	18,356,200	16,873,800	16,311,625
02. Overtime.......................	237,100	338,000	215,739
	18,593,300	17,211,800	16,527,364
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	348,200	395,000	328,443
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	650,900	656,000	580,468
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	2,056,900	1,742,200	1,740,774
04. Freight and cartage................	100,600	110,926	110,827
05. Computer services.................	1,195,000	899,000	771,339
06. Consultants—Fees.................	4,000	79,000	3,900
07. Incidental and other expenditure........	281,000	249,000	226,438
National savings campaign...........	..	218,000	118,564
	4,636,600	4,349,126	3,880,753
3.—Other Services—
01. Superannuation payments in sterling—Exchange	100	100
02. Interest on investment of trustee moneys (for payment to the head of Trust Fund or Trust Account concerned)	167,000	50,000	25,504
03. Interest on trustee moneys lodged at call (for payment to the head of Trust Fund concerned)	3,655,000	900,000	806,894
04. Interest at three and one-half per centum per annum on the value of properties transferred to the Commonwealth, but excluded from the Financial Agreement	5,200	5,200	5,133
05. Pensions to former officers or their dependants	60,000	60,000	53,443
06. Prisoners of War Trust Fund—Administrative expenses	5,400	5,900	4,996
07. Act of Grace payments in special circumstances	32,800	30,000	29,904
08. Loan management expenses..........	1,500,000	1,140,000	1,085,140
09. Stamp duty payments on transfer of Commonwealth securities in London	39,000	46,000	42,004
10. Prisoners of War Trust Fund—Grant.....	10,000	10,000	10,000
11. Exchange adjustments..............	100	100	..
12. Foreign Investment Review Board......	4,300	2,000	1,708
13. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development—Intermediate Financing Facility Interest Subsidy Fund—Contribution	4,000,000	..	..

Department of the Treasury—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 670.—ADMINISTRATIVE—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
14. International Monetary Fund—Oil Facility Interest Subsidy Account—Contribution	1,000,000	..	..
15. Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research—Grant	2,500	10,000	10,000
Committee of Inquiry into Inflation and Taxation	..	5,500	5,292
	10,481,400	2,264,800	2,080,018
Total: Division 670	33,711,300	23,825,726	22,488,135
Division 672.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	122,342,000	109,517,000	107,536,212
02. Overtime.......................	3,339,000	3,363,000	2,977,113
	125,681,000	112,880,000	110,513,325
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	2,150,000	1,761,000	1,744,176
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	4,991,000	4,356,300	4,337,765
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	5,973,000	4,888,800	4,717,816
04. Office services...................	876,000	840,200	835,468
05. Legal expenses...................	1,200,000	1,200,000	1,124,682
06. Payments to the Australian Postal Commission and State Governments for services rendered	3,330,000	2,276,000	2,263,549
07. Computer services.................	1,327,000	1,281,700	1,209,873
08. Freight and cartage................	420,000	482,600	473,403
09. Incidental and other expenditure........	736,000	700,000	699,935
	21,003,000	17,786,600	17,406,667
3.—Other Services—
01. Taxes and fines—Remission under special circumstances	6,808,000	6,612,600	6,739,216
Total: Division 672	153,492,000	137,279,200	134,659,208

Department of the Treasury—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 674.—TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	75,400	71,800	71,238
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Incidental and other expenditure........	42,600	37,200	34,236
Total: Division 674	118,000	109,000	105,474
Division 675.—AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	4,533,400	4,460,000	4,443,791
02. Overtime.......................	89,800	104,400	69,320
	4,623,200	4,564,400	4,513,111
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	22,000	40,800	31,918
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	114,600	66,200	65,862
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	112,000	168,000	159,061
04. Computer services.................	83,000	63,000	51,485
05. Incidental and other expenditure........	45,000	29,000	26,027
Consultants—Fees.................	..	9,000	5,455
	376,600	376,000	339,808
Total: Division 675	4,999,800	4,940,400	4,852,919
Division 676.—SUPERANNUATION FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	363,600	..	..
02. Overtime.......................	10,000	..	..
	373,600	..	..
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	11,800	..	..
02. Consultants—Fees.................	10,000	..	..
	21,800	..	..
Total: Division 676	395,400

Department of the Treasury—continued

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 677.—INSURANCE TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	21,000	12,200	10,799
02. Overtime.......................	400	200	17
	21,400	12,400	10,816
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Incidental and other expenditure........	7,900	3,500	2,928
Total: Division 677	29,300	15,900	13,744
Division 678.—AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.............	39,950,000	35,533,700	35,463,977
02. Overtime.......................	370,500	449,000	227,676
	40,320,500	35,982,700	35,691,653
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...........	532,500	550,000	484,089
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,675,000	2,282,000	2,280,765
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.	2,337,000	2,027,000	2,026,308
04. Office services...................	313,100	327,400	245,514
05. Printing of official publications........	1,647,000	1,200,000	1,199,247
06. Computer services.................	3,046,100	2,142,000	2,141,892
07. Reimbursement to Government Departments and payments to agents for statistical services	8,265,300	1,678,900	1,678,476
08. Freight and cartage................	463,100	510,600	510,090
09. Consultants—Fees.................	18,500	15,200	13,348
10. Incidental and other expenditure........	280,100	222,000	181,645
	18,577,700	10,955,100	10,761,374
Total: Division 678	58,898,200	46,937,800	46,453,028
Total: Department of the Treasury......	251,644,000	213,108,026	208,572,507

ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER

	1976-77	1975-76
	1976-77	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 680.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER 1. To enable the Treasurer—
(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year, in respect of expenditure that is expenditure for the ordinary annual services of the Government; and
(b) to make moneys available for expenditure, being expenditure for the ordinary annual services of the Government—
(i) particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament; or
(ii) pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure	110,000,000	150,000,000	(a)

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