PARLIAMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
101	Senate........................	1,934,400	844,300	..	2,778,700
		1,792,067	856,835	..	2,648,902
102	House of Representatives...........	1,993,500	1,283,400	52,600	3,329,500
		1,915,115	1,019,836	..	2,934,951
103	Parliamentary Reporting Staff........	1,503,000	1,782,000	..	3,285,000
		1,313,589	1,514,350	..	2,827,939
104	Parliamentary Library.............	1,887,200	497,500	..	2,384,700
		1,661,527	400,916	..	2,062,442
105	Joint House Department............	1,975,000	1,530,000	..	3,505,000
		1,785,677	1,734,365	..	3,520,042
108	Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works	69,100	29,000	..	98,100
		62,343	29,897	..	92,241
109	Joint Committee of Public Accounts....	110,000	58,000	..	168,000
		106,458	25,811	..	132,269
	Total................	9,472,200	6,024,200	52,600	15,549,000
		8,636,776	5,582,010	..	14,218,786

PARLIAMENT

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 101.—SENATE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.....................	1,785,400	1,688,000	1,668,881
02. Overtime..............................	149,000	146,000	123,186
	1,934,400	1,834,000	1,792,067
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...................	43,300	34,500	31,806
02. Office requisites, equipment and stationery........	161,400	202,700	195,728
03. Printing, binding and distribution of papers........	388,000	500,000	426,995
04. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.......	84,200	96,000	50,353
05. Representation at Inter‑Parliamentary Union Conference and visiting delegations	139,700	125,600	102,318
06. Incidental and other expenditure...............	27,700	29,075	29,066
Act of grace payment—Compensation...........	..	20,600	20,569
	844,300	1,008,475	856,835
Total: Division 101	2,778,700	2,842,475	2,648,902
Division 102.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.....................	1,833,500	1,764,500	1,751,746
02. Overtime...............................	160,000	163,370	163,369
	1,993,500	1,927,870	1,915,115
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence...................	93,800	88,500	85,194
02. Office requisites, equipment and stationery........	304,800	237,000	236,598
03. Printing, binding and distribution of papers........	716,200	1,006,200	550,568
04. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conferences—Representation	37,000	44,700	37,382
05. Standing and Select Committees—Expenses.......	51,600	88,600	51,590
06. Australian Parliamentary Seminar 1978...........	14,000	..	..
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	66,000	48,400	44,710
Consultants—Fees........................	..	14,000	13,795
	1,283,400	1,527,400	1,019,836
3.—Other Services—
01. Commonwealth Speakers' and Presiding Officers' Conference	52,600	..	..
Total: Division 102	3,329,500	3,455,270	2,934,951

Parliament—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 103.—PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING STAFF
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	1,430,000	1,348,000	1,260,084
02. Overtime................................	73,000	67,500	53,505
	1,503,000	1,415,500	1,313,589
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	88,000	84,500	77,375
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	85,000	75,500	75,085
03. Hansard—Printing, distribution and binding— Senate..	864,000	864,000	686,456
04. Hansard—Printing, distribution and binding— House of Representatives	735,000	735,000	671,065
05. Incidental and other expenditure................	10,000	8,000	4,370
	1,782,000	1,767,000	1,514,350
Total: Division 103	3,285,000	3,182,500	2,827,939
Division 104.—PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	1,797,200	1,753,000	1,575,989
02. Overtime................................	90,000	87,000	85,538
	1,887,200	1,840,000	1,661,527
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	24,500	22,300	22,290
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	124,000	75,000	74,922
03. Library books, journals and periodicals............	194,000	200,000	199,996
04. Parliamentary Handbook—Printing, distribution and binding	49,000	1,000	..
05. Computer services.........................	25,000	25,000	24,949
06. Reprographic services.......................	50,000	54,500	48,305
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	31,000	30,500	30,454
	497,500	408,300	400,916
Total: Division 104	2,384,700	2,248,300	2,062,442

Parliament—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 105.—JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	1,941,000	1,852,000	1,752,611
02. Overtime................................	34,000	34,000	33,066
	1,975,000	1,886,000	1,785,677
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	13,000	13,000	13,000
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	27,000	14,000	13,997
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	1,123,000	1,371,800	1,371,229
04. Office services............................	302,000	281,000	280,993
05. Incidental and other expenditure................	65,000	63,000	55,146
	1,530,000	1,742,800	1,734,365
Total: Division 105	3,505,000	3,628,800	3,520,042
Division 108.—PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	69,000	67,000	62,286
02. Overtime................................	100	100	58
	69,100	67,100	62,343
2.—Administrative Expenses.....................	29,000	30,000	29,897
Total: Division 108	98,100	97,100	92,241
Division 109.—JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	108,500	106,000	105,736
02. Overtime...............................	1,500	800	723
	110,000	106,800	106,458
2. Administrative Expenses......................	58,000	36,000	25,811
Total: Division 109	168,000	142,800	132,269
Total: Parliament.............................	15,549,000	15,597,245	14,218,786

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
120	Administrative..................	11,875,000	2,767,000	79,008,000	93,650,000
		11,174,244	2,764,979	75,937,419	89,876,641
125	Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies			2,257,000	2,257,000
		..	..	1,950,000	1,950,000
	Total....................	11,875,000	2,767,000	81,265,000	95,907,000
		11,174,244	2,764,979	77,887,419	91,826,641

DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 120.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	11,643,000	11,012,000	10,953,221
02. Overtime................................	232,000	222,000	221,023
	11,875,000	11,234,000	11,174,244
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	911,000	882,000	881,436
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	247,000	232,000	225,850
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	706,000	657,000	655,420
04. Office services............................	60,000	45,000	42,898
05. Advertising..............................	9,000	10,000	8,256
06. Freight and cartage.........................	90,000	135,000	112,131
07. Information and public relations................	160,000	150,000	148,561
08. Computer services..........................	14,000	10,000	6,664
09. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	495,000	600,000	544,703
10. Consultants—Fees.........................	9,000	39,500	31,486
11. Minor repairs and maintenance.................	14,000	..	..
12. Incidental and other expenditure................	52,000	109,500	107,572
	2,767,000	2,870,000	2,764,979
3.—Other Services—
01. Conferences, meetings and consultations—Expenses...	215,000	190,000	174,919
02. Investigations and research....................	210,000	200,000	200,000
03. Support of Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory—Direct payments by Government	1,118,000	2,574,000	2,416,171
04. Assistance to missions.......................	3,388,000	4,288,000	3,959,529
05. National Aboriginal Conference—Election expenses...	15,000	550,000	479,572
06. Vocational training and adjustment...............	185,000	185,000	183,060
07. Support for ecological projects.................	1,000,000	1,090,000	1,090,000
08. Architectural services for Aboriginal housing........	65,000	173,000	173,000
09. Support for Aboriginal hostels (including payments to Aboriginal Hostels Limited)	6,000,000	5,300,000	5,300,000
10. Northern Territory Land Commissioner—Operating expenses	65,000	100,000	29,426
11. Aboriginal Loans Commission—Fees for services.....	55,000	85,000	54,984
12. Torres Strait Islands—Provision of communications and transport facilities	307,000	304,000	304,000
National Aboriginal Consultative Committee— Incidental expenses	..	3,000	2,531
	12,623,000	15,042,000	14,367,192

Department of Aboriginal Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 120.—Administrative—continued
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Housing................................	16,872,000	13,740,000	13,738,008
02. Health.................................	4,833,000	3,956,000	3,955,253
03. Education...............................	3,015,000	2,824,000	2,765,148
04. Employment.............................	6,236,000	5,625,000	5,615,446
05. Welfare.................................	2,089,000	1,736,000	1,734,677
06. Enterprises..............................	3,662,000	4,103,500	4,100,339
07. Town management and public utilities............	17,123,000	19,054,000	19,053,230
08. Cultural, recreational and sporting activities.........	1,088,000	786,000	784,928
09. Legal aid................................	4,100,000	3,890,500	3,889,605
10. Training................................	969,000	..	..
	59,987,000	55,715,000	55,636,635
5.—National Aboriginal Conference—
01. Meeting expenses..........................	71,000	50,000	45,185
02. Provision of services........................	90,000	64,000	39,128
03. Secretariat operating expenses..................	344,000	166,000	99,279
	505,000	280,000	183,592
6.—Aboriginal Loans Commission—
01. Aboriginal housing and personal loans (for payment to the Aboriginal Housing and Personal Loans Fund)	5,350,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
7.—Aboriginal Land Fund Commission—
01. Land acquisition (for payment to the Aboriginal Land Fund)	543,000	750,000	750,000
Total: Division 120	93,650,000	90,891,000	89,876,641
Division 125.—AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL STUDIES
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Act—Running expenses	2,257,000	1,950,000	1,950,000
Total: Department of Aboriginal Affairs.............	95,907,000	92,841,000	91,826,641

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
130	Administrative................	45,301,900	12,763,400	138,366,500	196,431,800
		43,736,704	11,243,308	123,929,345	178,909,357
132	Remuneration Tribunal..........	178,000	82,500	..	260,500
		123,950	70,777	..	194,726
133	Australian Electoral Office........	9,045,000	5,831,500	..	14,876,500
		8,725,998	12,996,696	..	21,722,694
137	Commonwealth Police...........	36,715,000	4,421,500	939,800	42,076,300
		28,303,435	3,803,939	831,997	32,939,371
140	Parliamentary and Ministerial Staff and Services	9,003,400	4,296,800	5,100,000	18,400,200
		7,723,081	3,839,304	4,978,637	16,541,023
150	Furniture and Fittings...........	..	5,845,800	..	5,845,800
		..	5,696,725	..	5,696,725
160	Grants Commission.............	728,100	118,800	..	846,900
		514,775	79,233	..	594,007
	Total...................	100,971,400	33,360,300	144,406,300	278,738,000
		89,127,943	37,729,982	129,739,979	256,597,903

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 130.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	44,430,600	43,640,300	43,006,839
02. Overtime................................	871,300	740,500	729,865
	45,301,900	44,380,800	43,736,704
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	1,725,100	1,629,400	1,598,280
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	1,481,900	1,475,700	1,226,935
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	2,841,200	2,691,000	2,441,718
04. Motor vehicles, launches and aircraft—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	665,700	713,400	698,139
05. Distribution of publications....................	915,300	847,000	846,999
06. Commonwealth of Australia Government Gazette— Printing	1,168,900	1,119,000	951,009
07. National publicity materials and illustrations........	749,000	670,000	600,610
08. Computer services..........................	585,800	271,600	262,334
09. Fees for private surveying services, consultants and part‑time members of Committees	1,035,000	1,035,500	1,030,248
10. Clothing and equipment......................	165,400	195,000	155,831
11. Disposal costs............................	292,000	315,900	265,092
12. Commonwealth Government Motor Vehicle Registry—Operational expenses	28,500	29,400	29,400
13. Incidental and other expenditure................	1,109,600	1,066,050	996,211
Advertising—National song poll................	..	140,503	140,502
	12,763,400	12,199,453	11,243,308
3.—Other Services—
01. Inter‑Parliamentary Union—Contribution....	21,200	18,600	18,503
02. Australian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association—Contribution	68,600	21,000	20,998
03. Bureau of International Exhibitions—Contribution....	5,100	4,800	4,654
04. Ex‑members of Parliament and their dependants— Annual allowances	45,600	43,600	43,472
05. United States Bicentennial Celebrations—Australian Participation	13,800	23,800	6,430
06. National Royal Commission into Drugs............	985,200	811,900	503,787
07. Inquiry into Public Duty and Private Interest........	89,700	41,200	16,171
08. Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting, Sydney—Compensation for businesses affected by security arrangements	55,000	190,000	178,668
09. Protective Security Review....................	114,500	41,500	37,810
10. National Flag, Anthem and Royal Portrait—Issue of Flags, Recordings and Royal Portraits	50,000	16,300	..
11. Royal Commission of Inquiry concerning Electoral Redistribution in Queensland in 1977	76,100	42,400	29,582

Department of Administrative Services—continued

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 130.—Administrative—continued
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—continued
World Council Meeting and Seminar of the Organization Mondiale Pour L' Education Prescolaire (OMEP)—Australia, 1978	..	16,800	16,728
Second Australasian Pacific Regional Forensic Sciences Conference—Australia, 1978	..	5,000	5,000
	30,700	218,150	185,898
5.—Australian Property Services—
01. Rent—Office and other accommodation for departments	60,190,000	53,145,000	51,082,651
02. Contract cleaning..........................	11,412,000	11,294,300	10,378,897
03. Office services............................	10,296,200	9,576,500	9,331,855
04. Commonwealth Government properties—Local Government services	493,200	257,000	237,373
05. Fire protection—Commonwealth property..........	1,597,600	1,790,000	1,701,326
	83,989,000	76,062,800	72,732,103
6.—Overseas Property Services—
01. Rent...................................	14,648,000	14,369,900	14,369,389
02. Property maintenance and services...............	8,860,000	7,129,000	6,987,791
03. Furniture and fittings........................	1,836,000	1,645,000	1,638,791
04. Fees of private architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and other consultants	1,470,000	2,280,600	1,798,215
05. Motor vehicles—Maintenance and running expenses...	881,000	862,500	808,605
	27,695,000	26,287,000	25,602,789
7.—Storage Services...........................	6,541,000	5,950,000	5,919,130
8.—Furniture Removals and Storage...............	18,545,000	17,685,000	17,559,463
Total: Division 130	196,431,800	185,158,003	178,909,357

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 132.—REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	175,000	166,100	123,713
02. Overtime................................	3,000	3,000	237
	178,000	169,100	123,950
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	20,000	25,700	10,844
02. Incidental and other expenditure................	62,500	88,400	59,933
	82,500	114,100	70,777
Total: Division 132	260,500	283,200	194,726
Division 133.—AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	9,020,000	8,740,000	8,699,985
02. Overtime................................	25,000	36,000	26,013
	9,045,000	8,776,000	8,725,998
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	122,000	111,200	110,646
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	231,000	134,000	130,567
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	1,117,300	930,000	926,850
04. Office services............................	99,700	97,000	95,710
05. Administration of the Commonwealth Electoral Act....	3,335,000	2,535,000	2,340,908

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 133.—Australian Electoral Office—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
06. Commonwealth elections and referendums..........	157,000	8,975,600	8,973,999
07. Freight and cartage.........................	34,500	32,600	30,076
08. Computer services..........................	670,000	337,200	336,307
09. Incidental and other expenditure................	65,000	56,400	51,635
	5,831,500	13,209,000	12,996,696
Total: Division 133	14,876,500	21,985,000	21,722,694
Division 137.—COMMONWEALTH POLICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	31,015,000	24,734,000	23,921,169
02. Overtime................................	5,700,000	4,540,700	4,382,266
	36,715,000	29,274,700	28,303,435
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	1,450,000	1,242,500	1,220,039
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	337,200	308,000	292,475
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	627,000	621,500	611,788
04. Office services............................	75,700	60,000	57,651
05. Freight and cartage.........................	110,000	107,000	78,497
06. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	562,500	525,000	456,810
07. Computer services.........................	40,100	13,600	12,786
08. Operational supplies and services................	560,000	537,600	494,828
09. Incidental and other expenditure................	659,000	668,400	579,064
	4,421,500	4,083,600	3,803,939

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 137.—Commonwealth Police—continued
3.—Other Services—
01. United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus— Australian Police Unit	435,500	425,200	380,640
02. Central Fingerprint Bureau—Contribution towards administrative expenses	350,000	324,000	316,066
03. International Police Commission—Membership......	128,300	118,200	118,147
04. Payments to the Australian National University for speech processing research	26,000	26,000	17,144
	939,800	893,400	831,997
Total: Division 137	42,076,300	34,251,700	32,939,371
Division 140.—PARLIAMENTARY AND MINISTERIAL STAFF AND SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	8,516,900	7,416,700	7,273,909
02. Overtime................................	486,500	450,000	449,173
	9,003,400	7,866,700	7,723,081
2.—Administrative expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence—within Australia........	1,598,000	1,500,000	1,398,997
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	733,800	608,700	585,018
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	1,896,000	1,800,000	1,788,387
04. Incidental and other expenditure................	69,000	69,300	66,902
	4,296,800	3,978,000	3,839,304
3.—Conveyance of Members of Parliament and Others	4,300,000	4,120,100	4,119,013
4.—Visits Abroad of Ministers (including personal staff) and Others	800,000	860,400	(a)
Prime Minister—1976....................		..	1,951
Prime Minister—1977....................		..	153,676
Prime Minister—1978....................		..	144,206
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for National Resources and Minister for Overseas Trade—1977		..	23,216
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade and Resources—1978		..	19,029
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs—1977.........		..	812
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs—1978.........		..	5,802

(a) Expenditure $859,624 dissected below.

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 140.—Parliamentary and Ministerial Staff and Services—continued
4.—Visits Abroad of Ministers (including personal staff) and Others—continued		..
Minister for Administrative Services 1977......		..	2,336
Attorney‑General—1977............		..	14,215
Attorney‑General—1978............		..	63
Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs—1977		..	7,591
Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs—1978		..	5,908
Minister for Construction—1976.............		..	292
Minister for Construction—1977.............		..	6,445
Minister for Defence—1978................		..	4,939
Minister for Education—1978..............		..	2,619
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations—1977		..	8,519
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations—1978		..	16,981
Minister for Foreign Affairs—1977...........		..	50,159
Minister for Foreign Affairs—1978...........		..	33,024
Minister for Health—1977.................		..	3,210
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs— 1977		..	9,227
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs— 1978		..	1,174
Minister for Industry and Commerce—1977.....		..	3,723
Minister for Industry and Commerce—1978.....		..	13,692
Minister for the Northern Territory—1977......		..	361
Minister for Primary Industry—1977..........		..	60
Minister for Primary Industry—1978..........		..	8,122
Minister for Science—1977................		..	130
Minister for Social Security—1978...........		..	13,740
Minister for Special Trade Representations— 1977.		..	39,898
Minister for Special Trade Representations— 1978.		..	74,882
Minister for Transport—1977...............		..	5,723
Minister for Transport—1978...............		..	16,587
Treasurer—1976.......................		..	1,162
Treasurer—1977.......................		..	26,665
Treasurer—1978.......................		..	872
Speaker of the House of Representatives—1977...		..	6,244
Speaker of the House of Representatives—1978...		..	26,098
Leader of the Opposition—1977.............		..	10,171
Leader of the Opposition—1978.............		..	10,242
Senator J. Knight—1978..................		..	141
Mr C. R. Kelly, M.P.—1977...............		..	914

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 140.—Parliamentary and Ministerial Staff and and Services—continued	$	$	$
4.—Visits Abroad of Ministers (including personal staff) and Others—continued
Mr C. R. Kelly, M.P. and Mr R. M. McLean, M.P.—1977		..	194
Mr E. G. Whitlam, Q.C., M.P.—1978..........		..	32,171
Parliamentary Delegation to the Middle East— 1977		..	23,796
Parliamentary Delegation to the South Pacific— 1977		..	6,244
Parliamentary Delegation to India and S.E. Asia—1978		..	11,613
Parliamentary Delegation to Japan—1978.......		..	2,732
Parliamentary Delegation to Europe and U.S.S.R.—1978		..	8,053
	800,000	860,400	859,624
Total: Division 140	18,400,200	16,825,200	16,541,023
Division 150.—FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
1.—Departmental—
01. Parliament...............................	88,300	140,000	97,999
02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs................	38,000	22,000	20,928
03. Department of Administrative Services............	333,700	439,000	420,186
04. Attorney‑General's Department...........	416,000	465,000	404,132
05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs.......	126,000	85,000	63,279
06. Department of Construction...................	27,500	70,000	63,991
07. Department of Education.....................	10,600	65,000	54,718
08. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations...	1,030,000	650,000	558,996
09. Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	7,300	27,000	22,189
10. Department of Finance.......................	23,000	47,000	40,559
11. Department of Foreign Affairs..................	31,800	126,000	105,643
12. Department of Health.......................	134,500	220,000	172,902
13. Department of Home Affairs...................	334,500	108,000	93,397
14. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.......	161,200	130,000	74,656
15. Department of Industry and Commerce............	24,000	25,000	15,994
16. Department of National Development.............	77,000	80,000	75,340
17. Postal and Telecommunications Department........	8,700	36,000	27,097
18. Department of Primary Industry................	13,000	45,000	43,838
19. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.......	82,000	215,000	195,764
20. Department of Productivity....................	19,200	30,000	23,692
21. Department of Science.......................	51,000	60,000	56,460
22. Department of Social Security..................	1,235,500	715,000	708,730
23. Department of the Special Trade Representative......	12,600	10,000	8,090
24. Department of Trade and Resources..............	53,700	7,000	4,962

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 150.—Furniture and Fittings—continued
1.—Departmental—continued
25. Department of Transport.....................	152,800	175,000	152,867
26. Department of the Treasury....................	19,000	50,000	43,787
27. Australian Taxation Office....................	75,400	270,000	233,115
28. Australian Bureau of Statistics..................	9,400	77,000	69,363
29. Department of Veterans' Affairs.................	141,000	220,000	188,282
Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	..	104,000	101,939
	4,736,700	4,713,000	4,142,894
2.—Australian Capital Territory Services—
01. Department of the Capital Territory..............	96,000	66,000	54,673
02. Department of Construction...................	2,800	5,000	5,000
03. Department of Education.....................	376,100	370,000	239,999
	474,900	441,000	299,672
3.—Cocos (Keeling) Islands—
01. Department of Home Affairs...................	45,000	34,500	28,148
Department of Administrative Services...........	..	45,000	10,462
	45,000	79,500	38,610
4.—Northern Territory Services—
01. Department of Construction...................	1,000	28,000	27,754
02. Department of Education.....................	404,300	1,020,000	774,846
03. Department of Health.......................	183,900	440,000	319,889
Department of Aboriginal Affairs...............	..	15,000	14,829
Department of the Northern Territory............	..	65,000	38,231
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly..........	..	50,000	40,000
	589,200	1,618,000	1,215,549
Total: Division 150	5,845,800	6,851,500	5,696,725
Division 160.—GRANTS COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	724,100	559,700	512,431
02. Overtime...............................	4,000	2,800	2,343
	728,100	562,500	514,775

Department of Administrative Services—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 160.—Grants Commission—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	45,000	21,000	17,552
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	32,500	28,400	26,430
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	2,000	2,800	1,300
04. Consultants—Fees.........................	3,500	4,000	3,262
05. Computer services.........................	10,000	..	..
06. Incidental and other expenditure.................	25,800	33,500	30,687
	118,800	89,700	79,233
Total: Division 160	846,900	652,200	594,007
Total: Department of Administrative Services.........	278,738,000	266,006,803	256,597,903

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
165	Administrative...................	19,519,700	4,591,700	1,551,300	25,662,700
		18,394,479	3,813,879	1,225,970	23,434,327
166	Office of Parliamentary Counsel.......	538,800	56,800	..	595,600
		450,601	49,436	..	500,037
170	High Court.....................	655,500	546,400	..	1,201,900
		588,492	524,703	..	1,113,195
172	Courts Administration..............	1,921,600	1,024,300	75,000	3,020,900
		2,115,637	1,101,241	59,542	3,276,421
173	Family Law.....................	5,490,800	2,897,600	2,353,000	10,741,400
		4,526,780	2,204,290	2,165,702	8,896,772
175	Australian Legal Aid Office..........	3,258,600	16,384,500	..	19,643,100
		4,658,929	15,181,777	75,000	19,915,706
176	Commonwealth Legal Aid Commission..	289,800	264,000	..	553,800
		20,013	57,831	..	77,844
177	Legal Aid Commission (Australian Capital Territory)	..	..	1,394,800	1,394,800
		..	..	104,000	104,000
178	Administrative Appeals Tribunal.......	521,000	381,000	..	902,000
		214,029	125,177	..	339,206
179	Administrative Review Council........	93,000	44,600	..	137,600
		32,666	..	..	32,666
180	Office of the Commissioner for Community Relations	185,000	56,300	..	241,300
		158,157	54,070	..	212,227
184	Australian Institute of Criminology.....	..	..	1,025,000	1,025,000
		..	..	1,002,600	1,002,600
185	Criminology Research Council........	..	..	30,000	30,000
		..	..	30,000	30,000
186	Law Reform Commission............	..	..	808,400	808,400
		..	..	737,000	737,000
190	Legislative Drafting Institute..........	..	..	93,500	93,500
		..	..	105,600	105,600
192	Australian Security Intelligence Organization	..	..	12,552,000	12,552,000
		..	..	9,950,000	9,950,000
	Total.....................	32,473,800	26,247,200	19,883,000	78,604,000
		31,159,783	23,112,404	15,455,414	69,727,601

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 165.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	19,466,000	18,401,000	18,340,671
02. Overtime...............................	53,700	54,050	53,808
	19,519,700	18,455,050	18,394,479
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	694,000	677,600	668,247
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	660,000	711,000	654,388
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	634,000	635,700	526,667
04. Office services............................	63,000	41,300	31,143
05. Publication of Acts and Statutory Rules............	650,000	1,035,000	542,464
06. Legal expenses............................	582,000	500,000	497,736
07. Library books, journals and periodicals............	227,400	218,000	217,713
08. Computer services.........................	613,000	390,000	193,407
09. Consultants—Fees.........................	2,000	67,000	36,032
10. Incidental and other expenditure................	466,300	452,000	446,081
	4,591,700	4,727,600	3,813,879
3.—Other Services—
01. Australian Crime Prevention Council—Subsidy......	28,000	34,000	34,000
02. Commonwealth Constitutional Convention— Contribution	75,000	75,000	43,311
03. Commonwealth Legal Advisory Service—Contribution.	6,000	6,000	5,558
04. Removal of Prisoners (Australian Capital Territory) Act—Payment to New South Wales	461,000	408,000	404,530
05. Berne Union for protection of literary and artistic works—Contributions	56,000	56,000	54,501
06. The Hague Conference—Contribution.............	27,900	24,300	22,811
07. International Institute for the Unification of Private Law—Contribution	11,900	11,900	11,599
08. Sixth United Nations Congress..................	300,000	183,400	92,448
09. Law Courts Limited—Contribution to operating expenses	580,000	486,000	456,385
10. Australia‑Japan Trade Law Foundation—Contribution	5,500	5,500	5,500
Papua New Guinea Judges—Salaries and allowances...	..	95,400	95,327
	1,551,300	1,385,500	1,225,970
Total: Division 165	25,662,700	24,568,150	23,434,327

Attorney‑ General's Department—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 166.—OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	535,300	517,500	447,458
02. Overtime................................	3,500	3,500	3,143
	538,800	521,000	450,601
2.—Administrative expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	10,000	8,200	7,414
02. Consultants—Fees.........................	32,000	31,000	30,140
03. Incidental and other expenditure................	14,800	11,900	11,882.
	56,800	51,100	49,436
Total: Division 166	595,600	572,100	500,037
Division 170.—HIGH COURT
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	655,000	588,100	588,072
02. Overtime...............................	500	500	420
	655,500	588,600	588,492
2.—Administrative expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	248,600	267,900	263,385
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	57,200	40,500	37,991
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	49,500	51,000	45,096
04. Office services............................	50,300	47,900	47,286
05. Library books, journals and periodicals............	118,000	115,100	112,289
06. Payments for services of State officers............	4,400	4,400	4,280
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	18,400	19,300	14,376
	546,400	546,100	524,703
Total: Division 170	1,201,900	1,134,700	1,113,195
Division 172.—COURTS ADMINISTRATION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	1,890,300	2,247,600	2,027,525
02. Overtime...............................	31,300	37,760	37,490
Widow of Judge—Payment in lieu of long leave.....	..	12,500	12,450
Judge—Payment in lieu of long leave............	..	38,200	38,172
	1,921,600	2,336,060	2,115,637

Attorney‑General's Department—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 172.—Courts Administration—continued	$	$	$
2.—Administrative expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	396,500	415,600	414,730
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	100,800	111,600	72,738
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	114,800	180,000	135,857
04. Office services............................	70,000	77,500	72,715
05. Payments for services of State judges and officers.....	15,000	15,000	15,000
06. Library books, journals and periodicals............	192,200	178,800	178,528
07. Jurors and witnesses—Fees and expenses..........	107,000	187,600	183,682
08. Incidental and other expenditure................	28,000	29,800	27,991
	1,024,300	1,195,900	1,101,241
3.—Other Services—
01. Financial assistance—Conciliation and Arbitration Act and Trade Practices Act	75,000	150,000	59,542
Total: Division 172	3,020,900	3,681,960	3,276,421
Division 173.—FAMILY LAW
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	5,475,500	4,818,200	4,513,839
02. Overtime................................	15,300	25,000	12,941
	5,490,800	4,843,200	4,526,780
2.—Administrative expenses—
01. Travelling subsistence.......................	513,000	465,200	464,653
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	267,000	211,000	189,433
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	245,200	241,000	235,644
04. Office services............................	105,000	85,000	77,098
05. Library books, journals and periodicals............	88,500	90,000	89,966
06. Reimbursements to States for services under Family Law Act	1,621,900	1,585,000	1,099,973
07. Incidental and other expenditure.................	57,000	75,000	47,522
	2,897,600	2,752,200	2,204,290
3.—Other Services—
01. Institute of Family Studies—Running expenses......	57,000	50,000	766
02. Family Law Council........................	15,000	15,000	14,935
03. Grants to approved marriage counselling organizations..	2,231,000	2,100,000	2,100,000
04. Grants to organizations for pre‑marital education	50,000	50,000	50,000
	2,353,000	2,215,000	2,165,702
Total: Division 173	10,741,400	9,810,400	8,896,772

Attorney‑General's Department—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 175.—AUSTRALIAN LEGAL AID OFFICE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	3,221,700	4,633,700	4,631,825
02. Overtime................................	36,900	35,900	27,104
	3,258,600	4,669,600	4,658,929
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	169,100	188,800	160,791
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	132,600	102,400	96,151
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	246,000	326,800	297,260
04. Office services............................	60,300	70,200	53,164
05. Library books, journals and periodicals............	100,400	123,200	122,586
06. Legal disbursements—Court search and other fees....	117,600	106,400	104,615
07. Payments to private legal practitioners............	8,617,000	13,639,900	13,628,042
08. Legal Aid Commissions—Reimbursement for legal aid provided in the Federal area in accordance with agreements between the Commonwealth and the States	6,862,400	3,420,700	654,100
09. Incidental and other expenditure................	79,100	80,300	65,068
	16,384,500	18,058,700	15,181,777
Other Services—
Legal aid in the Australian Capital Territory— Legal Aid Ordinance 1972, section 19	..	75,000	75,000
Total: Division 175	19,643,100	22,803,300	19,915,706
Division 176.—COMMONWEALTH LEGAL AID COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	286,800	320,500	20,013
02. Overtime................................	3,000	1,400	..
	289,800	321,900	20,013
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	106,400	45,000	3,999
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	30,000	45,000	43,233
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	41,900	25,500	9,688
04. Library books, journals and periodicals............	17,000	7,500	78
05. Incidental and other expenditure................	68,700	77,400	833
	264,000	200,400	57,831
Total: Division 176	553,800	522,300	77,844

Attorney‑General's Department—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 177.—LEGAL AID COMMISSION (AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY)
1.—For expenditure under the Legal Aid Ordinance 1977 of the Australian Capital Territory	1,394,800	961,600	104,000
Division 178.—ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	520,000	248,500	213,223
02. Overtime...............................	1,000	..	806
	521,000	248,500	214,029
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	228,000	43,000	42,515
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	46,000	29,000	28,262
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	42,000	18,000	17,418:
04. Library books, journals and periodicals............	40,000	26,500	26,165
05. Incidental and other expenditure................	25,000	11,000	10,817
	381,000	127,500	125,177
Total: Division 178	902,000	376,000	339,206
Division 179.—ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW COUNCIL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	92,000	77,800	32,639
02. Overtime................................	1,000	700	27
	93,000	78,500	32,666
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	27,800	..	..
02. Incidental and other expenditure................	16,800	..	..
	44,600	..	..
Total: Division 179	137,600	78,500	32,666
Division 180.—OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......	185,000	165,000	158,157
2.—Administrative Expenses.....................	56,300	55,000	54,070
Total: Division 180	241,300	220,000	212,227

Attorney‑General's Department—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 184.—AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY
1.—For expenditure under the Criminology Research Act— Operations of the Institute	1,025,000	1,002,600	1,002,600
Division 185.—CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH COUNCIL
1.—Criminology Research (for payment to the Criminology Research Fund)	30,000	30,000	30,000
Division 186.—LAW REFORM COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Law Reform Commission Act—Running Expenses	808,400	737,000	737,000
Division 190.—LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING INSTITUTE
1.—For expenditure under the Legislative Drafting Institute Act—Running Expenses	93,500	105,600	105,600
Division 192.—AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION	12,552,000	9,950,000	9,950,000
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
For expenditure under the Human Rights Commission Act—Running Expenses	..	249,000	..
Total: Attorney‑General's Department.......	78,604,000	76,803,210	69,727,601

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
195	Administrative...................	69,145,000	16,334,000	4,775,000	90,254,000
		66,115,824	14,124,390	388,368	80,628,581
199	Trade Practices Commission..........	3,013,000	569,500	..	3,582,500
		2,946,289	506,148	..	3,452,438
201	Prices Justification Tribunal...........	1,730,500	225,000	..	1,955,500
		1,635,400	230,575	..	1,865,975
202	Industries Assistance Commission.......	6,795,000	1,355,000	..	8,150,000
		6,941,885	1,309,639	..	8,251,524
	Total......................	80,683,500	18,483,500	4,775,000	103,942,000
		77,639,398	16,170,752	388,368	94,198,518

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 195.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	67,084,000	64,425,600	64,272,684
02. Overtime (money received as payment of overtime charges in connexion with services of officers and employees may be credited to this item)	2,061,000	1,851,000	1,843,140
	69,145,000	66,276,600	66,115,824
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	2,079,000	1,711,000	1,709,496
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	1,769,000	1,595,000	1,533,592
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	3,882,000	3,755,000	3,750,689
04. Office services............................	918,000	890,000	861,305
05. Freight and cartage.........................	260,000	298,000	245,366
06. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	920,000	882,500	872,583
07. Launches—Hire, maintenance and running expenses...	252,000	222,000	208,864
08. Operational supplies and services...............	205,000	175,000	163,023
09. Uniforms and protective clothing................	349,000	437,000	436,408
10. Payment to the Australian Postal Commission for collection of duty on goods imported through the parcels post	2,231,000	2,215,000	2,214,744
11. Legal fees...............................	266,000	344,000	343,161
12. Consultants—Fees.........................	5,000	5,000	1,160
13. Computer services.........................	2,022,000	1,440,800	1,350,222
14. Aircraft Charter...........................	800,000	93,000	92,615
15. Incidental and other expenditure................	376,000	346,000	341,162
	16,334,000	14,409,300	14,124,390
3.—Other Services—
01. Duty—Remission under special circumstances.......	217,000	6,000	296
02. Customs Co‑operation Council—Contribution.	93,000	80,000	80,000
03. Reimbursement of excise duty on petroleum products purchased by diplomatic missions in Australia	90,000	90,000	89,902
04. Reimbursement of sales tax paid by manufacturers on motor vehicles purchased by diplomatic and consular representatives in Australia	70,000	62,000	61,373

Department of Business and Consumer Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 195.—Administrative—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
05. Grant to Australian Federation of Consumer Organizations	85,000	85,000	85,000
06. Sale of Petroleum Products (Northern Territory)— Financial Assistance	4,100,000	350,000	71,797
07. Customs Co‑operation Council—Conference..	120,000	..	..
	4,775,000	673,000	388,368
Total: Division 195	90,254,000	81,358,900	80,628,581
Division 199.—TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	3,000,000	2,933,300	2,933,176
02. Overtime................................	13,000	14,000	13,113
	3,013,000	2,947,300	2,946,289
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	90,000	90,000	89,868
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	80,000	80,000	79,868
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	152,500	175,000	148,746
04. Library books, journals and periodicals............	21,000	20,000	19,654
05. Legal fees...............................	175,000	132,000	130,518
06. Consultants—Fees.........................	3,000	5,000	4,699
07. Incidental and other expenditure.................	48,000	46,000	32,796
	569,500	548,000	506,148
Total: Division 199	3,582,500	3,495,300	3,452,438
Division 201.—PRICES JUSTIFICATION TRIBUNAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	1,728,500	1,652,600	1,634,116
02. Overtime................................	2,000	4,000	1,284
	1,730,500	1,656,600	1,635,400

15833/78—2

Department of Business and Consumer Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 201.—Prices Justification Tribunal—continued
2.—Administrative expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	24,000	32,000	22,105
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	40,000	52,700	44,251
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	87,000	145,000	89,139
04. Office services............................	1,000	1,000	509
05. Freight and cartage.........................	4,000	4,000	3,905
06. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	13,000	19,000	12,305
07. Computer services.........................	35,000	53,000	39,644
08. Legal fees...............................	3,000	12,500	2,960
09. Advertising..............................	13,500	14,000	12,248
10. Consultants—Fees.........................	1,000	1,000	432
11. Incidental and other expenditure................	3,500	5,300	3,077
	225,000	339,500	230,575
Total: Division 201	1,955,500	1,996,100	1,865,975
Division 202.—INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	6,760,000	6,919,000	6,910,230
02. Overtime................................	35,000	45,000	31,654
	6,795,000	6,964,000	6,941,885
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	180,000	169,000	168,727
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	214,000	278,000	270,288
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	320,000	418,000	377,490
04. Office services............................	44,000	..	..
05. Computer services.........................	209,000	182,000	166,178
06. Publications..............................	90,000	135,000	89,604
07. Advertising..............................	68,000	71,000	64,303
08. Consultants—Fees.........................	122,000	88,000	87,955
09. Incidental and other expenditure................	108,000	78,000	73,739
Freight and cartage.........................	..	20,000	11,355
	1,355,000	1,439,000	1,309,639
Total: Division 202	8,150,000	8,403,000	8,251,524
Total: Department of Business and Consumer Affairs...	103,942,000	95,253,300	94,198,518

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
210	Administrative...................	19,576,000	3,160,000	37,182,000	59,918,000
		18,331,471	2,267,030	32,340,881	52,939,382
212	Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly	211,000	108,000	..	319,000
		198,118	80,206	..	278,323
213	Australian Capital Territory Police......	10,337,000	1,741,000	..	12,078,000
		9,501,545	1,590,517	..	11,092,062
214	National Capital Development Commission			7,988,000	7,988,000
		..	..	8,150,000	8,150,000
	Total.....................	30,124,000	5,009,000	45,170,000	80,303,000
		28,031,134	3,937,753	40,490,881	72,459,768

DEPARTMENT OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 210.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	19,201,000	18,013,000	17,994,516
02. Overtime................................	375,000	340,000	336,955
	19,576,000	18,353,000	18,331,471
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	107,000	87,200	87,067
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	501,000	755,600	630,015
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	541,300	520,000	516,462
04. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	155,000	150,000	144,924
05. Advertising..............................	72,800	70,000	67,130
06. Computer services..........................	1,491,900	629,900	624,415
07. Incidental and other expenditure.................	291,000	220,000	197,018
	3,160,000	2,432,700	2,267,032
3.—Other Services—
01. Conservation and Agriculture Branch—Operational expenses	1,263,000	1,143,000	1,078,140
02. Rural lands—Amenities management, protection and fire control	451,000	615,000	600,456
03. Government dwellings—Servicing and caretaking.....	1,519,000	1,344,000	1,343,965
04. Canberra Theatre Trust.......................	450,800	199,000	199,000
05. Recreation, cultural and community services........	423,000	401,000	393,009
06. Social welfare............................	5,404,000	4,798,000	4,318,363
07. Motor registration, driver licensing and traffic control expenses	566,800	437,000	392,216
08. Information and public relations.................	135,000	130,000	129,985
09. A.C.T. Fire Brigade—Operational expenses.........	2,851,000	2,625,600	2,580,808
10. City Omnibus Service—Loss on operations (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	7,063,000	6,278,000	6,278,000
11. Weights and Measures Ordinance—Administration....	35,000	31,000	29,671
12. Goodwin Homes for the Aged—Subsidy...........	235,000	163,000	163,000
13. Stream and sewer gauging and testing.............	95,000	86,000	58,757

Department of the Capital Territory—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 210.—Administrative—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
14. Lake Burley Griffin—Operation and maintenance....	302,000	288,000	272,831
15. A.C.T. Tourist Bureau—General expenses.........	164,400	155,000	149,072
16. Canberra Showground Trust..................	159,000	126,000	126,000
17. Maintenance of parks, gardens and recreation reserves other than municipal	5,094,000	4,612,000	4,550,815
18. Botanic Gardens..........................	854,000	774,000	756,270
19. Lighting and cleaning in non‑municipal areas.	885,000	770,000	743,278
20. Incidental and other expenditure................	75,000	74,000	52,033
Inter‑departmental passenger service—Cost of operations (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account)	..	15,000	9,000
Cafeteria (Australian Capital Territory Police) Trust Account—Contribution to operational expenses	..	8,500	8,488
	28,025,000	25,073,100	24,233,156
4.—Municipal Services—Other than those services under the control of other Departments and Authorities	8,748,000	7,931,000	7,726,323
5.—Jervis Bay—General services and administration....	409,000	382,000	381,401
Total: Division 210	59,918,000	54,171,800	52,939,382
Division 212.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	201,000	192,500	190,109
02. Overtime................................	10,000	9,500	8,008
	211,000	202,000	198,118
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	4,500	4,000	2,704
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	21,500	10,000	9,792
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	2,500	13,000	3,719
04. Reporting of meetings.......................	60,000	52,000	50,361
05. Incidental and other expenditure.................	19,500	14,000	13,630
	108,000	93,000	80,206
Total: Division 212	319,000	295,000	278,323

Department of the Capital Territory—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 213.—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	9,623,000	8,904,300	8,731,899
02. Overtime................................	714,000	769,700	769,646
	10,337,000	9,674,000	9,501,545
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	78,000	77,000	76,357
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	139,000	136,000	135,609
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	235,000	250,000	195,121
04. Office services............................	195,000	208,000	170,948
05. Motor vehicles and launches—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	408,000	386,000	356,100
06. Clothing and equipment......................	505,000	530,000	472,861
07. Superannuation pensions.....................	40,000	37,100	35,082
08. Incidental and other expenditure................	141,000	161,100	148,438
	1,741,000	1,785,200	1,590,517
Total: Division 213	12,078,000	11,459,200	11,092,062
Division 214.—NATIONAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act—Administration	7,988,000	8,150,000	8,150,000
Total: Department of the Capital Territory...........	80,303,000	74,076,000	72,459,768

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
220	Administrative...................	75,440,000	20,980,000	289,000	96,709,000
		85,203,123	21,116,749	288,500	106,608,372
224	Repairs and Maintenance.............	..	59,270,000	..	59,270,000
		..	92,157,791	..	92,157,791
	Total......................	75,440,000	80,250,000	289,000	155,979,000
		85,203,123	113,274,540	288,500	198,766,163

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 220.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	74,750,000	84,500,000	84,449,965
02. Overtime................................	690,000	800,000	753,158
	75,440,000	85,300,000	85,203,123
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	2,400,000	2,700,000	2,680,108
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	1,000,000	1,125,000	1,113,176
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	2,615,000	2,940,000	2,922,333
04. Office services............................	395,000	550,000	504,750
05. Payments under Compensation (Australian Government Employees) Act	210,000	250,000	246,114
06. Plan printing and photography.................	400,000	485,000	480,544
07. Advertising—Tenders and staff vacancies..........	107,000	114,000	111,295
08. Field, laboratory and radio testing equipment— Purchase and maintenance	415,000	550,000	519,570
09. Site testing and field investigations..............	60,000	70,000	64,940
10. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	1,440,000	1,710,000	1,709,663
11. Maintenance of office machines................	75,000	80,000	73,324
12. Freight and cartage.........................	130,000	190,000	143,158
13. Amoured car payroll service...................	95,000	155,000	99,305
14. Purchase of office machines...................	194,000	200,000	196,242
15. Fees of private architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and other consultants	8,000,000	7,700,000	7,482,571
16. Computer services.........................	2,810,000	2,444,000	2,243,986
17. Incidental and other expenditure................	634,000	530,000	525,672
	20,980,000	21,793,000	21,116,749
3.—Other Services—
01. Contribution to Australian Road Research Board.....	259,000	259,000	258,500
02. Contribution to Australian Fire Protection Association.	30,000	30,000	30,000
	289,000	289,000	288,500
Total: Division 220	96,709,000	107,382,000	106,608,372
Division 224.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
1.—Departmental—
01. Parliament..............................	116,000	75,000	70,601
02. Department of Aboriginal Affairs...............	190,000	2,550,000	2,487,256
03. Department of Administrative Services...........	14,200,000	11,440,000	9,949,133
04. Attorney‑General's Department..........	183,000	312,000	256,071
05. Department of Business and Consumer Affairs......	1,070,000	890,000	809,524
06. Department of the Capital Territory.............	7,240,000	6,075,000	6,074,323
07. Department of Construction...................	1,170,000	1,191,000	1,127,089

Department of Construction—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 224.—Repairs and Maintenance—continued	$	$	$
1.—Departmental—continued
08. Department of Education.....................	5,000,000	2,404,000	2,358,567
09. Department of Employment and Industrial Relations...	680,000	153,000	152,305
10. Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	7,000	15,000	8,719
11. Department of Finance......................	90,000	53,000	14,813
12. Department of Foreign Affairs.................	37,000	19,000	16,554
13. Department of Health.......................	2,896,000	3,650,000	3,579,816
14. Department of Home Affairs...................	1,120,000	850,000	777,663
15. Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.......	26,000	30,000	29,103
16. Department of Industry and Commerce............	4,000	2,000	483
17. Department of National Development.............	51,000	43,000	22,787
18. Postal and Telecommunications Department........	48,000	52,000	38,683
19. Department of Primary Industry................	11,000	8,000	3,633
20. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.......	20,000	11,000	6,166
21. Department of Productivity....................	3,900,000	2,820,000	2,797,582
22. Department of Science.......................	930,000	715,000	675,641
23. Department of Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	3,400,000	2,640,000	2,635,181
24. Department of Social Security..................	430,000	360,000	288,243
26. Department of Trade and Resources..............	5,000	12,000	6,192
27. Department of Transport.....................	640,000	490,000	385,202
28. Department of the Treasury...................	1,000	1,000	183
29. Australian Taxation Office....................	120,000	110,000	100,970
30. Australian Bureau of Statistics.................	65,000	66,000	50,170
31. Department of Veterans' Affairs—General maintenance of administrative and hospital buildings	6,320,000	6,100,000	5,866,890
Department of the Northern Territory.............	..	18,020,000	18,019,085
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly..........	..	810,000	807,603
	49,970,000	61,967,000	59,416,232
2.—Operational Maintenance—
01. Department of the Capital Territory—Water and sewerage	6,200,000	5,600,000	3,981,658
02. Department of Veterans' Affairs—Steam raising plant and other hospital equipment	3,100,000	2,450,000	2,430,177
Department of the Northern Territory—Electricity supply	..	23,100,000	23,098,770
Department of the Northern Territory—Water and sewerage	..	3,275,000	3,230,955
	9,300,000	34,425,000	32,741,560
Total: Division 224	59,270,000	96,392,000	92,157,791
Total: Department of Construction................	155,979,000	203,774,000	198,766,163

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
230	Australian Defence Force.........	902,847,000	..	..	902,847,000
		867,797,737	..	..	867,797,737
231	The Defence Force Ombudsman....	46,000	6,000	..	52,000
		36,133	1,175	..	37,308
232‑233	Civil Personnel—Administrative and other Expenditure	270,574,000	157,847,000	2,174,000	430,595,000
		262,400,496	152,374,299	67,294	414,842,089
234‑235	Equipment and Stores and Repair and Overhaul	..	..	685,010,000	685,010,000
		..	..	615,696,340	615,696,340
236 and 246	Repairs and Maintenance, Buildings and Works	..	56,610,000	..	56,610,000
		..	53,201,541	..	53,201,541
237 and 245	Buildings and Works............	..		68,970,000	68,970,000
237 and 245		..		73,580,099	73,580,099
238	Natural Disasters and Civil Defence..	771,000	537,000	2,607,000	3,915,000
		727,931	555,797	2,714,430	3,998,158
240	Defence Co‑operation.....	..	..	24,625,000	24,625,000
		..	..	26,952,089	26,952,089
241	Defence Science and Technology....	62,612,000	9,556,000	12,243,000	84,411,000
		66,538,246	10,203,322	12,519,249	89,260,817
242 and 250	Rent.......................	..	47,538,000	..	47,538,000
242 and 250		..	41,190,259	..	41,190,259
248	Housing for Servicemen..........	..	..	11,600,000	11,600,000
		..	..	22,519,449	22,519,449
252	Acquisition of Sites and Buildings...	..	..	7,812,000	7,812,000
		..	..	6,329,674	6,329,674
253	Furniture and Fittings...........	..	..	5,200,000	5,200,000
		..	..	5,423,388	5,423,388
..	Darwin Reconstruction Commission..	..	..	..	..
		..	..	3,742,936	3,742,936
	Total..................	1,236,850,000	272,094,000	820,241,000	2,329,185,000
		1,197,500,543	257,526,395	769,544,950	2,224,571,883
	Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund...............................				..
					1,359,251,876
	Total Department of Defence payable from Revenue...................				2,329,185,000
					865,320,007

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 230.—AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Permanent Naval Forces......................	205,812,000	196,818,000	193,812,254
02. Permanent Military Forces....................	391,504,000	377,731,000	377,575,948
03. Permanent Air Force........................	283,161,000	275,086,000	275,005,008
04. Citizen Naval Forces and Cadets................	1,428,000	1,205,000	1,155,340
05. Citizen Military Forces and Cadets...............	19,867,000	19,733,000	19,450,585
06. Citizen Air Force and Cadets...................	1,075,000	1,026,000	798,603
Total: Division 230	902,847,000	871,599,000	867,797,737
Division 231.—THE DEFENCE FORCE OMBUDSMAN..	52,000	69,000	37,308
Division 232.—CIVIL PERSONNEL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	266,371,000	260,378,000	258,480,523
02. Overtime................................	4,203,000	4,104,000	3,919,974
Total: Division 232	270,574,000	264,482,000	262,400,496
Division 233.—ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER EXPENDITURE
1.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	37,181,000	37,707,000	37,658,191
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	14,951,000	15,076,000	14,930,445
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	20,889,000	20,612,000	20,439,117
04. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation.......	28,751,000	27,546,000	27,492,571
05. Freight and cartage.........................	8,157,000	8,316,000	8,236,229
06. Medical and dental services...................	9,453,000	9,227,000	8,656,654
07. Payments under Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act	6,750,000	7,362,000	6,576,631
08. Compensation for personal injury and damage to property	1,246,000	1,307,000	1,306,357
09. Training of personnel at other than Australian Defence establishments	4,349,000	5,058,000	3,861,025
10. Computer services.........................	5,515,000	4,849,000	4,246,745
11. Advertising..............................	2,485,000	2,513,000	2,451,521
12. Payments to the States and other Authorities for the services of employees	5,954,000	5,855,000	5,728,744
13. Port, handling, licences, agency and other commercial type services	1,694,000	1,138,000	1,097,944
14. Meteorological services......................	1,974,000	1,908,000	1,836,328
15. Transfer expenses.........................	6,759,000	6,587,000	6,502,119
16. Consultants and part‑time members of Committees—Fees	33,000	33,000	20,786

Department of Defence—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 233.—Administrative and other Expenditure— continued	$	$	$
1.—Administrative Expenses—continued
17. Incidental and other expenditure................	1,706,000	1,511,000	1,332,894
	157,847,000	156,605,000	152,374,299
2.—Other Services—
01. Welfare and betterment allowances and other allowances payable to units of the Force	31,000	34,000	27,927
02. Pensions to former servicemen in special circumstances.	7,000	20,000	19,367
03. Grants to United Service Institute................	20,000	20,000	20,000
04. For payment to the Defence Support Centre, Woomera Trust Account	2,116,000	..	..
	2,174,000	74,000	67,294
Total: Division 233	160,021,000	156,679,000	152,441,593
Division 234.—EQUIPMENT AND STORES
(Moneys received from the sales of equipment and stores purchased against Division 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.........................	122,899,000	56,355,000	56,354,474
02. Aircraft and associated initial equipment and stores....	78,354,000	106,901,000	106,335,400
03. Armoured and combat vehicles, artillery and associated initial equipment and stores	38,376,000	56,657,000	55,148,686
04. Other equipment and stores....................	114,895,000	109,236,000	96,991,650
	354,524,000	329,149,000	314,830,210
2.—Replacement Equipment and Stores—
01. Weapons, armament, ammunition and explosives.....	22,907,000	24,953,000	15,205,879
02. Rations.................................	23,158,000	21,521,000	21,504,470
03. Liquid fuels and lubricants....................	39,552,000	43,791,000	43,612,201
04. Other equipment and stores, including hire.........	160,850,000	146,609,000	146,475,599
	246,467,000	236,874,000	226,798,148
Total: Division 234	600,991,000	566,023,000	541,628,358

Department of Defence—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 235.—REPAIR AND OVERHAUL OF EQUIPMENT AND STORES	84,019,000	74,965,000	74,067,982
Division 236.—REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND WORKS	4,610,000	4,027,500	4,026,983
Division 237.—BUILDINGS AND WORKS...........	1,570,000	1,400,000	1,394,565
Division 238—NATURAL DISASTERS AND CIVIL DEFENCE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	751,000	727,000	706,695
02. Overtime...............................	20,000	22,000	21,237
	771,000	749,000	727,931
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	275,000	274,000	268,400
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery, and printing	120,000	137,000	130,671
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	41,000	40,000	35,960
04. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation.......	22,000	19,000	18,964
05. Equipment and stores.......................	43,000	50,000	49,139
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	36,000	53,000	52,663
	537,000	573,000	555,797
3.—Other Services—
01. Subsidies for levee banks, drains, firebreaks and depots.	160,000	175,000	174,193
02. Reimbursement of salaries paid by the States to Civil Defence personnel	1,230,000	1,110,000	1,075,947
03. Equipment and stores—Purchases for State Territory Emergency Services	1,217,000	1,507,000	1,464,290
	2,607,000	2,792,000	2,714,430
Total: Division 238	3,915,000	4,114,000	3,998,158
Division 240.—DEFENCE CO‑OPERATION
01. Malaysia................................	3,575,000	4,052,000	4,050,370
02. Indonesia................................	6,900,000	7,210,000	7,209,427
03. Papua New Guinea—Co‑operation Program...	12,000,000	15,043,000	14,564,733

Department of Defence—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 240.—Defence Co‑operation—continued
04. Singapore...............................	530,000	800,000	550,593
05. Other countries............................	1,620,000	700,000	576,966
Total: Division 240	24,625,000	27,805,000	26,952,089
Division 241.—DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	61,943,000	65,800,000	65,780,868
02. Overtime...............................	669,000	806,000	757,378
	62,612,000	66,606,000	66,538,246
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	1,696,000	1,881,000	1,822,506
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	747,000	772,000	735,433
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	885,000	1,040,000	924,452
04. Fuel, light, power, water supply and sanitation.......	1,653,000	2,320,000	2,285,219
05. Freight and cartage.........................	297,000	399,000	351,525
06. Payments to the States and other Authorities for the services of employees	360,000	390,000	341,526
07. Computer services.........................	3,390,000	3,320,000	3,161,862
08. Consultants and part‑time members of Committees —Fees.	5,000	8,000	1,639
09. Incidental and other expenditure................	523,000	582,000	579,161
	9,556,000	10,712,000	10,203,322
3.—Operational Expenses—
01. Equipment and stores, including hire.............	6,264,000	6,550,000	6,477,258
02. Technical support services....................	2,562,000	3,250,000	3,147,657
	8,826,000	9,800,000	9,624,915
4.—Machinery and Plant.......................	3,417,000	3,188,000	2,894,334
Total: Division 241	84,411,000	90,306,000	89,260,817
Division 242.—RENT..........................	7,038,000	7,874,000	6,891,210
Under Control of Department of Construction
Division 245.—BUILDINGS AND WORKS...........	67,400,000	72,600,000	72,185,534

Department of Defence—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 246.—REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE....	52,000,000	49,600,000	49,174,558
Under Control of Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development
Division 248.—HOUSING FOR SERVICEMEN— ADVANCES TO STATES	11,600,000	26,100,000	22,519,449
Under Control of Department of Administrative Services
Division 250.—RENT.......................	40,500,000	34,583,000	34,299,049
Division 252.—ACQUISITION OF SITES AND BUILDINGS	7,812,000	6,410,000	6,329,674
Division 253.—FURNITURE AND FITTINGS......	5,200,000	5,600,000	5,423,388
Under Control of Department of the Northern Territory
DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
For expenditure under the Darwin Reconstruction Act	..	7,879,000	3,742,936
Total: Department of Defence.................	2,329,185,000	2,272,115,500	2,224,571,883
Less amount chargeable to Loan Fund.............	..	..	1,359,251,876
Total: Department of Defence payable from Revenue	2,329,185,000	2,272,115,500	865,320,007

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
270	Administrative..................	15,517,000	2,617,000	232,413,000	250,547,000
		15,706,064	2,452,391	207,876,050	226,034,505
271	Educational Services — Australian Capital Territory	..	..	81,146,000	81,146,000
		..	..	75,851,180	75,851,180
272	Educational Services—Northern Territory	36,748,000	9,790,000	4,381,000	50,919,000
		34,522,575	9,018,413	3,479,349	47,020,337
273	Commonwealth Teaching Service......	352,000	218,000	1,108,000	1,678,000
		296,699	217,404	1,184,145	1,698,248
274	Schools Commission..............	2,008,000	770,000	300,000	3,078,000
		1,820,173	762,041	311,000	2,893,214
275	Tertiary Education Commission.......	1,429,000	276,000	1,669,000	3,374,000
		1,261,593	327,092	868,917	2,457,601
278	Canberra College of Advanced Education	..	..	14,186,000	14,186,000
		..	..	14,078,000	14,078,000
279	The Australian National University.....	..	..	77,988,000	77,988,000
		..	..	80,567,500	80,567,500
280	Darwin Community College.........	..	..	6,666,000	6,666,000
		..	..	6,072,000	6,072,000
281	Curriculum Development Centre......	..	..	2,110,000	2,110,000
		..	..	1,930,000	1,930,000
282	Australian Maritime College.........	..	..	940,000	940,000
		..	..	135,070	135,070
	Total....................	56,054,000	13,671,000	422,907,000	492,632,000
		53,607,104	12,777,341	392,353,211	458,737,655

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 270.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	15,375,000	15,688,000	15,574,510
02. Overtime................................	142,000	138,000	131,554
	15,517,000	15,826,000	15,706,064
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	560,000	548,000	546,278
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	590,000	541,000	540,151
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	780,000	860,000	728,184
04. Publications..............................	360,000	378,000	363,452
05. Computer services..........................	90,000	63,000	58,595
06. Fees to part‑time members of Committees and Boards	22,000	17,000	14,515
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	215,000	210,000	201,216
	2,617,000	2,617,000	2,452,391
3.—Other Services—
01. Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan— Developed countries	177,000	172,000	157,646
02. Australian National Flag—Presentation to schools and youth organizations	6,000	6,000	5,992
03. Australian participation in educational programs of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Organization for Economic Co‑operation and Development	67,000	86,000	84,977
04. Australian participation in the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation	2,500	4,000	2,702
05. Recurrent grants—Affiliated residential colleges at The Australian National University	131,000	143,000	92,131
06. Scholarships for persons from New Zealand.........	33,500	25,500	21,220
07. Research and development in education...........	1,040,000	975,000	968,176
08. Teachers of foreign languages—Contribution towards cost of attending seminars	20,000	21,000	19,663
09. Education review and evaluation studies...........	120,000	125,000	78,000
10. Australian‑European Awards Program......	144,000	134,000	132,904
11. Assistance for Vietnamese and Cambodian students...	14,000	47,000	34,346
12. National Aboriginal Education Committee..........	137,000	85,000	68,740
13. Language teaching materials...................	900,000	447,000	405,473
14. Child Migrant and refugee education—Associated services	800,000	529,000	285,437
	3,592,000	2,799,500	2,357,407
4.—Student Assistance Programs—
01. Post‑graduate student assistance..........	9,396,000	9,963,000	9,628,303
02. Tertiary student assistance....................	167,264,000	168,719,000	148,178,670
03. Secondary allowances and senior secondary scholarships	9,240,000	9,100,000	9,012,665

Department of Education—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 270.—Administrative—continued	$	$	$
4.—Student Assistance Programs—continued
04. Aboriginal secondary grants...................	13,257,000	12,074,000	12,072,878
05. Aboriginal study grants......................	5,231,000	3,581,000	3,580,751
06. Assistance for isolated children.................	14,590,000	14,257,900	14,096,951
07. Non‑State Tertiary Institutions—Payment of tuition fees	3,038,000	3,151,906	3,151,905
08. Overseas study grants for Aboriginals.............	94,000	67,000	54,667
09. Adult secondary education assistance.............	6,008,400	6,303,000	4,934,664
10. Overseas fellowships in recreation and management...	100,000	246,000	208,752
	228,218,400	227,462,806	204,920,203
5.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Australian‑American Educational Foundation.	210,000	200,000	200,000
02. Australian Council for Educational Research........	275,000	260,000	260,000
03. University of Sydney—Current Affairs Bulletin......	15,000	15,000	15,000
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 Organizations.....	20,000	20,000	20,000
07. Confederation of British Industries Scholarships......	11,600	12,500	12,440
08. Royal Society and Nuffield Foundation—Commonwealth Bursaries Scheme	9,000	9,000	9,000
09. United World Colleges......................	10,000	10,000	10,000
The Science Foundation for Physics—International Science School for High School Students	..	20,000	20,000
	602,600	598,500	598,440
Total: Division 270	250,547,000	249,303,806	226,034,505
Division 271.—EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
1.—Australian Capital Territory Schools Authority—For expenditure under the Schools Authority Ordinance	61,467,000	58,604,000	58,583,000

Department of Education—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 271.—Educational Services, Australian Capital Territory—continued
2.—Technical and Further Education in the Australian Capital Territory—
01. Canberra College of Technical and Further Education—Running expenses	5,288,000	4,738,000	4,550,973
02. Bruce College of Technical and Further Education—Running expenses	3,051,000	2,689,000	2,390,457
03. Canberra School of Music—Running expenses.......	942,000	857,000	849,553
04. Canberra School of Art—Running expenses.........	861,000	714,000	704,361
05. Payments to New South Wales for the provision of services	58,000	93,000	52,938
06. Ancillary Services..........................	50,000	34,000	33,264
07. Education program for unemployed youth—Australian Capital Territory	140,000	18,000	3,118
Technical Teacher Training...................	..	70,000	59,321
	10,390,000	9,213,000	8,643,986
3.—Independent Schools in the Australian Capital Territory—
01. Grants, subsidies and allowances................	8,028,000	7,408,000	7,405,724
02. Interest on loans...........................	1,261,000	1,258,000	1,218,470
	9,289,000	8,666,000	8,624,193
Total: Division 271	81,146,000	76,483,000	75,851,180
Division 272.—EDUCATIONAL SERVICES—NORTHERN TERRITORY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	36,626,000	34,418,000	34,411,801
02. Overtime...............................	122,000	116,000	110,774
	36,748,000	34,534,000	34,522,575
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	1,404,000	1,359,000	1,358,533
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	480,000	565,000	518,887
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	527,000	521,000	520,156
04. Property maintenance and services...............	1,600,000	1,154,800	1,153,256
05. Government schools—Supplies and stores.........	1,230,000	1,180,000	1,179,948
06. School transport (for payment to the Northern Territory Transport Trust Account)	295,000	295,000	293,638

Department of Education—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 272.—Educational Services—Northern Territory—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
07. School transport, contract services and excursion costs.	1,085,000	1,050,000	1,048,246
08. Cleaning of schools........................	1,168,000	1,102,000	1,100,886
09. Maintenance of school grounds.................	425,000	383,000	356,413
10. Motor vehicles—Hire and running expenses........	370,000	353,000	351,573
11. Freight and cartage.........................	320,000	313,000	311,982
12. Residential colleges—Operational and training expenses	715,000	648,000	570,844
13. Incidental and other expenditure................	171,000	276,000	254,051
	9,790,000	9,199,800	9,018,413
3.—Other Services
01. Primary school text book allowance..............	195,000	170,000	157,960
02. Scholarships and allowances...................	300,000	189,000	179,571
03. Text book allowance to students in Government secondary schools	200,000	185,000	180,470
04. Independent schools—Grants, subsidies and allowances.	1,279,000	1,106,000	1,103,903
05. Independent schools—Interest on loans............	200,000	105,000	99,777
06. Assistance to Mission Schools..................	2,057,000	1,702,000	1,697,689
07. Bilingual Education Program..................	90,000	60,000	59,979
08. Education Program for unemployed youth..........	60,000	..	..
	4,381,000	3,517,000	3,479,349
Total: Division 272	50,919,000	47,250,800	47,020,337
Division 273.—COMMONWEALTH TEACHING SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	350,700	298,000	295,456
02. Overtime................................	1,300	1,300	1,244
	352,000	299,300	296,699
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	92,000	94,500	85,986
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	22,000	18,000	12,584
03. Advertising..............................	93,000	110,000	108,649
04. Incidental and other expenditure.................	11,000	10,200	10,185
	218,000	232,700	217,404

Department of Education—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 273.—Commonwealth Teaching Service— continued
3.—Other Services—
01. Commonwealth Teaching Service Scholarships......	1,108,000	1,388,000	1,184,145
Total: Division 273	1,678,000	1,920,000	1,698,248
Division 274.—SCHOOLS COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	1,990,000	1,846,000	1,803,134
02. Overtime................................	18,000	17,045	17,040
	2,008,000	1,863,045	1,820,173
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	259,000	252,000	251,349
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	116,000	118,000	117,936
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	40,000	46,000	37,999
04. Computer services..........................	36,000	30,000	26,793
05. Fees to part‑time members of Committees....	136,000	125,000	124,997
06. Consultants—Fees.........................	140,000	160,000	159,994
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	43,000	43,000	42,972
	770,000	774,000	762,041
3.—Other Services—
01. Special investigations.......................	130,000	141,000	141,000
02. Innovatory projects in the Territories.............	170,000	280,000	170,000
	300,000	421,000	311,000
Total: Division 274	3,078,000	3,058,045	2,893,214
Division 275.—TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	1,424,500	1,269,000	1,257,339
02. Overtime................................	4,500	4,300	4,254
	1,429,000	1,273,300	1,261,593
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	128,000	175,000	139,097
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	79,000	86,000	67,002
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	42,000	75,000	51,704

Department of Education—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 275.—Tertiary Education Commission—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
04. Fees to part‑time members of Committees....	3,000	6,300	6,270
05. Incidental and other expenditure................	24,000	28,500	28,469
Consultants—Fees.........................	..	35,500	34,550
	276,000	406,300	327,092
3.—Other Services—
01. Research and investigations...................	189,000	77,200	68,917
02. Assistance to non‑Government teachers colleges	1,400,000	1,397,000	800,000
03. Evaluative studies..........................	80,000	..	..
	1,669,000	1,474,200	868,917
Total: Division 275	3,374,000	3,153,800	2,457,601
Division 278.—CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION
1.—For expenditure under the Canberra College of Advanced Education Act—Running expenses	14,186,000	14,078,000	14,078,000
Division 279.—THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
1.—Running expenses—Supplementary grant.........	77,988,000	80,567,500	80,567,500
Division 280.—DARWIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1.—For expenditure under the Darwin Community College Ordinance—Running expenses	6,666,000	6,072,000	6,072,000
Division 281.—CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
1.—For expenditure under the Curriculum Development Centre Act—Running expenses	2,110,000	1,930,000	1,930,000
Division 282.—AUSTRALIAN MARITIME COLLEGE
1.—Running expenses..........................	940,000	305,000	135,070
Total: Department of Education..................	492,632,000	481,914,951	458,737,655

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
286	Administrative...................	21,716,200	4,373,000	176,366,000	202,455,200
		19,896,555	4,384,393	119,706,933	143,987,881
288	Commonwealth Employment Service....	50,636,000	10,399,600	..	61,035,600
		42,918,000	9,287,857	..	52,205,857
291	Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited	..	..	9,443,000	9,443,000
		..	..	7,944,786	7,944,786
292	Conciliation and Arbitration..........	1,939,000	1,981,000	..	3,920,000
		1,815,467	1,737,634	..	3,553,101
293	Public Service Arbitrator's Office......	181,500	123,000	..	304,500
		166,874	104,509	..	271,383
294	Australian Trade Union Training Authority	..	..	2,365,000	2,365,00
		..	..	1,938,800	1,938,800
295	Industrial Relations Bureau..........	2,566,300	626,400	..	3,192,700
		1,451,480	236,810	..	1,688,290
	Total.....................	77,039,000	17,503,000	188,174,000	282,716,000
		66,248,376	15,751,203	129,590,519	211,590,098

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 286.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	21,481,000	20,734,000	19,688,517
02. Overtime................................	235,200	213,600	208,038
	21,716,200	20,947,600	19,896,555
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	1,150,000	1,029,701	983,235
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	569,000	458,000	443,118
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	1,534,000	1,225,000	1,224,308
04. Office services............................	155,000	151,000	143,860
05. Information services........................	325,000	1,168,000	999,241
06. Legal expenses............................	115,000	117,000	116,616
07. Freight and cartage.........................	180,000	211,400	178,671
08. Computer services.........................	220,000	193,500	192,403
09. National Aboriginal Employment Strategy— Publicity and associated costs	25,000	200,000	386
10. Incidental and other expenditure................	100,000	111,500	100,232
Consultants—Fees.........................	..	3,700	2,323
	4,373,000	4,868,801	4,384,393
3.—Other Services—
01. Boards, Committees and Advisory Councils— Fees and expenses	132,000	106,400	88,573
02. Committees on discrimination in employment— Fees and expenses	50,000	52,400	42,260
03. Relocation Assistance Scheme.................	1,200,000	1,269,000	702,098
04. Payments to Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited for departmental beverage services and dining room charges	1,400,000	..	..
05. Community Youth Support Scheme..............	9,000,000	6,100,000	5,741,737
06. Fares assistance to persons seeking employment (amounts recovered may be credited to this item)	84,000	62,000	61,815
Commonwealth Employment Service Review.......	..	2,000	1,893
Inquiry into Trade Union Training...............	..	8,900	2,562
Structural Adjustment Assistance—Income maintenance—For expenditure to provide benefits to persons unemployed as a result of tariff and similar changes	..	2,500	2,423
	11,866,000	7,603,200	6,643,360

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 286.—Administrative—continued
4.—Employment Training and Assistance—
01. Other apprenticeship assistance.................	3,100,000	14,793,000	11,482,468
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 to meet the needs of the labour market	122,000,000	85,000,000	84,865,048
03. Training for industry and commerce—Expenses and allowances	1,200,000	1,000,000	890,443
04. Commonwealth Rebate for Apprentice Full‑time Training	38,000,000	22,260,000	15,818,875
05. Former Regular Servicemen's Vocational Training Scheme	200,000	15,000	6,739
	164,500,000	123,068,000	113,063,573
Total: Division 286	202,455,200	156,487,601	143,987,881
Division 288.—COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	50,396,000	42,686,000	42,686,000
02. Overtime................................	240,000	232,000	232,000
	50,636,000	42,918,000	42,918,000
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	1,400,000	1,262,000	1,262,000
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	1,261,000	1,272,000	1,272,000
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	5,149,000	4,717,000	4,717,000
04. Office services............................	717,600	618,000	618,000
05. Information services........................	757,000	587,000	587,000
06. Freight and cartage.........................	75,000	127,000	74,000
07. Computer services..........................	283,000	64,000	64,000
08. Payments for services—Government authorities and agents	527,000	540,000	490,857
09. Consultants—Fees.........................	20,000	..	..
10. Incidental and other expenditure................	210,000	203,000	203,000
	10,399,600	9,390,000	9,287,857
Total: Division 288	61,035,600	52,308,000	52,205,857

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 291.—COMMONWEALTH ACCOMMODATION AND CATERING SERVICES LIMITED	$	$	$
01. Contribution to operational expenses—Northern Territory guest houses	85,000	105,000	71,039
02. Advance of Contribution to operating expenses— Migrant hostels	6,588,000	5,983,000	5,510,000
03. Migrant temporary accommodation assistance.......	1,050,000	727,849	727,849
04. Contribution to operating expenses—Food services....	1,720,000	1,476,000	1,476,000
Establishment and operation of emergency facilities —Darwin	..	5,500	5,500
Migrant transitory flat accommodation—Furniture and equipment	..	..	..
Migrant transitory flat accommodation—Operating expenses	..	..	..
Caretaking expenses—Migrant hostels temporarily vacant	..	170,000	154,398
Contribution to operational expenses—Hotel Kurrajong, Brassey House and Ainslie Guest House	..	51,200	..
Contribution to operational expenses—Canberra Guest Houses other than Hotel Kurrajong, Brassey House and Ainslie Guest House	..	30,800	..
Total: Division 291	9,443,000	8,549,349	7,944,786
Division 292.—CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	1,922,000	1,838,000	1,745,669
02. Overtime................................	17,000	16,200	16,181
Deputy President and Commissioner—Payments in lieu of leave	..	53,700	53,617
	1,939,000	1,907,900	1,815,467
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	640,000	611,000	608,470
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	210,000	157,000	153,541
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	421,000	394,000	384,344
04. Office services............................	48,000	48,000	44,634
05. Printing of reports and awards..................	505,000	400,000	400,000
06. Library books, periodicals and journals............	44,000	44,000	42,006
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	113,000	188,200	104,639
	1,981,000	1,842,200	1,737,634
Total: Division 292	3,920,000	3,750,100	3,553,101

Department of Employment and Industrial Relations—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 293.—PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR'S OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	180,000	173,300	165,961
02. Overtime................................	1,500	1,500	912
	181,500	174,800	166,874
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	64,000	57,000	56,998
02. Incidental and other expenditure................	59,000	52,600	47,511
	123,000	109,600	104,509
Total: Division 293	304,500	284,400	271,383
Division 294.—AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNION TRAINING AUTHORITY
1.—For expenditure under the Trade Union Training Authority Act 1975—Running expenses	2,365,000	1,939,000	1,938,800
Division 295.—INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BUREAU
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	2,556,300	2,364,000	1,450,690
02. Overtime................................	10,000	3,400	790
	2,566,300	2,367,400	1,451,480
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	174,000	161,900	114,320
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	123,000	63,500	63,423
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	169,400	101,600	35,741
04. Office services............................	49,300	15,000	1,369
05. Information services........................	12,000	15,000	1,972
06. Legal expenses............................	8,000	19,000	16,010
07. Freight and cartage.........................	75,700	29,000	976
08. Incidental and other expenditure................	15,000	4,000	2,999
09. Computer services..........................	..	13,900	..
	626,400	422,900	236,810
Total: Division 295	3,192,700	2,790,300	1,688,290
Total: Department of Employment and Industrial Relations	282,716,000	226,108,750	211,590,098

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978‑79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977‑78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
296	Administrative...................	10,227,000	2,074,000	23,770,000	36,071,000
		10,285,182	2,343,003	37,900,382	50,528,567
298	The Supervising Scientist and Alligator Rivers Region Research Institute	..	..	760,000	760,000
		..	..	..	..
299	Glebe Estate Rehabilitation...........	..	..	690,000	690,000
		..	..	760,085	760,085
301	Australian Heritage Commission.......	..	..	496,000	496,000
		..	..	445,000	445,000
302	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.	..	..	740,000	740,000
		..	..	370,000	370,000
303	Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service	..	..	2,967,000	2,967,000
		..	..	1,885,000	1,885,000
	Total.....................	10,227,000	2,074,000	29,423,000	41,724,000
		10,285,182	2,343,003	41,360,467	53,988,652

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 296.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	10,168,000	10,448,000	10,229,224
02. Overtime...............................	59,000	57,000	55,958
	10,227,000	10,505,000	10,285,182
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	436,000	491,000	490,275
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	292,000	289,500	289,321
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	530,000	634,000	569,444
04. Information services........................	350,000	500,000	468,519
05. Computer services.........................	127,000	140,000	137,916
06. Consultants and Advisory Councils—Fees and expenses	175,000	226,000	193,532
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	164,000	200,700	193,997
	2,074,000	2,481,200	2,343,003
3.—Other Services—
01. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources—Membership	14,000	13,300	13,285
02. Local Government Scholarship Scheme—College of Advanced Education	23,000	21,500	21,500
03. Sport and recreation.........................	1,673,000	1,565,000	1,563,430
04. National Fitness Program (for payment to the National Fitness Fund Trust Account)	600,000	600,000	600,000
05. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization—Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage—Australian contribution	29,000	22,000	19,561
06. National Estate Program—Expenditure in the Territories	110,000	50,000	50,000
07. Committee of Inquiry into Housing Costs..........	60,000	500,000	335,797
08. National air quality assessment.................	130,000	75,000	73,185
09. Soil conservation study......................	14,000	35,000	12,241
10. Contribution to the Australian Environment Council Fund	25,000	..	..
11. Australian Housing Research Council.............	100,000	..	..
Maralinga Dispersal Survey...................	..	45,000	43,318
Environmental impact statements—Costs associated with public hearings	..	65,000	42,517
	2,778,000	2,991,800	2,774,834

Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	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. National Trust—Northern Territory..............	15,000	10,000	10,000
09. National Trust—Australian Capital Territory........	5,000	..	..
10. Australian Institute of Urban Studies.............	50,000	50,000	50,000
11. Grants to conservation organizations.............	350,000	400,000	400,000
12. Community Forum on Housing Policy............	15,000	15,000	15,000
13. Program of Assistance to Youth Organizations.......	161,000	161,000	161,000
Australian Council of Co‑operative Building and Housing Societies—Grant	..	6,000	6,000
	836,000	882,000	882,000
5.—For expenditure under the Homes Savings Grant Act 1976	20,000,000	34,000,000	33,995,538
6.—Housing Allowance Experiment—
01. Operating costs...........................	156,000	650,000	248,010
Payment of allowances and grants..............	..	339,000	..
	156,000	989,000	248,010
Total: Division 296	36,071,000	51,849,000	50,528,567
Division 298.—THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST AND THE ALLIGATOR RIVERS REGION RESEARCH INSTITUTE
1.—For expenditure for the purposes of the Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act	760,000	..	..
Division 299.—GLEBE ESTATE REHABILITATION
1.—Recurrent expenditure......................	690,000	792,000	760,085
Division 301.—AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Heritage Commission Act	496,000	500,000	445,000

Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 302.—GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY
1.—For expenditure under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act	740,000	400,000	370,000
Division 303.—AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
1.—For expenditure under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act	2,967,000	1,885,000	1,885,000
Total: Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development	41,724,000	55,426,000	53,988,652

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
304	Administrative....................	12,926,200	4,635,800	743,400	18,305,400
		13,163,480	2,867,619	545,459	16,576,558
306	Australian Government Retirement Benefits Office	5,441,200	944,200	..	6,385,400
		5,743,568	293,863	..	6,037,431
308	Superannuation Fund Investment Trust....	502,000	186,200	..	688,200
		508,038	63,444	..	571,482
	Total......................	18,869,400	5,766,200	743,400	25,379,000
		19,415,086	3,224,926	545,459	23,185,471

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 304.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	12,751,200	13,273,300	13,000,175
02. Overtime...............................	175,000	176,300	163,304
	12,926,200	13,449,600	13,163,480
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	202,000	170,200	169,107
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	457,300	534,000	423,214
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	1,200,700	1,105,000	1,101,520
04. Freight and cartage.........................	91,500	66,400	53,960
05. Computer services.........................	2,493,300	991,500	979,947
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	191,000	169,200	139,871
	4,635,800	3,036,300	2,867,619
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)	631,000	400,000	291,539
03. 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
04. Pensions to former officers or their dependants.......	67,000	205,800	176,492
05. Act of grace payments in special circumstances......	40,000	64,200	63,387
06. Exchange adjustments.......................	100	100	..
Commonwealth Employees' Furlough—Payments to Statutory Authorities in respect of transferred employees	..	5,300	5,214
Prisoners of War Trust Fund—Administrative expenses.	..	2,100	2,075
Cafeteria (Finance) Trust Account—Contribution to operational expenses	..	1,700	1,619
	743,400	684,500	545,459
Total: Division 304	18,305,400	17,170,400	16,576,558
Division 306.—AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	5,364,000	5,795,000	5,651,548
02. Overtime................................	77,200	93,100	92,020
	5,441,200	5,888,100	5,743,568

15833/78—3

Department of Finance—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 306.—Australian Government Retirement
Benefits Office—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	28,900	27,800	27,207
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	123,300	125,800	92,949
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	75,000	80,500	77,444
04. Computer services.........................	689,000	75,000	74,248
05. Incidental and other expenditure................	28,000	24,100	22,015
	944,200	333,200	293,863
Total: Division 306	6,385,400	6,221,300	6,037,431
Division 308.—SUPERANNUATION FUND INVESTMENT TRUST
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	495,500	552,000	503,553
02. Overtime................................	6,500	10,000	4,485
	502,000	562,000	508,038
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence.....................	21,200	19,500	15,005
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	73,800	25,400	17,456
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	11,500	10,300	10,187
04. Computer services..........................	49,900	6,200	2,430
05. Consultants and part‑time members of Committees—Fees	25,400	21,400	11,394
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	4,400	7,200	6,972
	186,200	90,000	63,444
Total: Division 308	688,200	652,000	571,482
Total: Department of Finance....................	25,379,000	24,043,700	23,185,471

ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 310.—ADVANCE TO THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE
1. To enable the Minister for Finance—
(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	125,000,000	118,000,000	*

* Expenditure is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
315	Administrative..................	15,955,000	10,178,400	18,319,800	44,453,200
		15,148,297	8,087,924	18,705,647	41,941,868
316	Overseas Service.................	37,806,600	12,879,200	..	50,685,800
		35,221,588	12,792,418	..	48,014,006
318	Australian Development Assistance Bureau	7,313,000	1,193,000	414,997,000	423,503,000
		6,776,274	1,100,640	368,343,745	376,220,658
319	Australian Secret Intelligence Service...	..	..	7,343,000	7,343,000
		..	..	..	..
	Total....................	61,074,600	24,250,600	440,659,800	525,985,000
		57,146,159	21,980,982	387,049,392	466,176,532

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 315.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	15,650,000	14,960,000	14,827,361
02. Overtime................................	305,000	332,000	320,936
	15,955,000	15,292,000	15,148,297
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	1,021,500	800,600	788,076
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	1,200,000	1,498,000	1,036,362
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	920,500	888,000	882,620
04. Representation at overseas conferences............	1,070,000	990,000	988,374
05. Courier service...........................	1,900,000	1,800,000	1,794,116
06. Cablegrams and radiograms...................	645,000	600,000	593,782
07. Subscriptions to newspapers, journals and periodicals..	97,000	92,500	91,539
08. Tuition fees..............................	223,000	207,500	205,003
09. Publications—Printing.......................	204,000	200,000	199,201
10. Communications equipment—Purchase, installation and maintenance	1,285,000	1,150,000	714,281
11. Computer services.........................	891,000	613,300	232,712
12. Security Equipment........................	400,000	335,000	160,000
13. Conferences in Australia—Expenses.............	96,400	208,500	193,590
14. Incidental and other expenditure................	225,000	210,000	208,268
	10,178,400	9,593,400	8,087,924
3.—Other Services—
01. Special overseas visits.......................	300,000	300,000	291,748
02. Relief to destitute Australians abroad, including funeral expenses	100,000	65,000	45,389
03. United Nations Association of Australia—Grant......	25,000	25,000	25,000
04. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—Australia Agreement for Scientific and Technical Cooperation	134,000	130,000	116,010
05. Cultural relations overseas....................	1,100,000	1,100,000	1,065,590
06. Australian Institute of International Affairs—Grant....	22,500	22,500	22,500
07. Local government non‑beneficial rates on diplomatic and consular properties in Australia	40,000	35,000	33,300
08. Compensation to Diplomatic and Consular Missions...	3,000	2,700	2,690
09. Australia/Japan Foundation (For payment to the Australia/Japan Fund)	500,000	500,000	500,000
10. United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights—Commemoration	85,000	15,000	14,742
11. Committee on Australian Relations with the Third World	45,100	24,000	14,166

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 315.—Administrative—continued	$	$	$
3.—Other Services—continued
12. Independence gift to Papua New Guinea...........	77,000	1,840,000	1,839,989
	2,431,600	4,059,200	3,971,124
4.—International Organizations—Contributions—
01. International Labour Organization...............	1,162,400	1,125,300	1,125,254
02. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade..........	264,700	249,600	249,600
03. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization....	1,752,900	1,545,400	1,545,400
04. United Nations............................	5,495,400	5,079,600	5,078,362
05. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	1,444,300	1,648,300	1,648,261
06. United Nations Environment Fund...............	442,300	453,800	440,567
07. International Atomic Energy Agency.............	719,300	606,400	606,347
08. Inter‑governmental Maritime Consultative Organization	20,700	18,200	18,151
09. Eastern Regional Organization of Public Administration	2,700	2,800	2,719
10. Bureau of Permanent Court of Arbitration..........	2,600	2,300	2,255
11. United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.......	88,500	90,800	90,637
12. Organization for Economic Co‑operation and Development	1,416,500	1,227,000	1,227,000
13. International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, Rome	14,500	14,900	13,882
14. United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control.......	100,000	90,900	88,136
15. United Nations Emergency Force—Middle East......	1,231,600	1,265,500	1,263,782
16. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon..........	1,098,000	732,100	728,466
17. Commonwealth Foundation...................	121,500	118,400	118,379
18. Commonwealth Institute.....................	16,900	13,800	13,765
19. Commonwealth Secretariat....................	486,900	418,600	418,600
20. United Nations Committee to Eliminate Racial Discrimination	2,000	2,100	2,010
21. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization —Regional Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia, the Far East and the South West Pacific	4,500	4,600	4,450
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Fund for the restoration of Borobodur	..	40,000	40,000
International Commission of Jurists..............	..	9,100	8,501
	15,888,200	14,759,500	14,734,523
Total: Division 315	44,453,200	43,704,100	41,941,868

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 316.—OVERSEAS SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	36,803,600	34,382,000	34,325,554
02. Overtime...............................	1,003,000	931,000	896,034
	37,806,600	35,313,000	35,221,588
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	3,307,700	3,174,500	3,158,282
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	1,938,000	2,061,000	2,057,558
03. Postage, telegrams, telephone services cablegrams....	4,403,900	4,294,500	4,220,718
04. Imprest advances..........................	77,000	630,000	620,000
05. Computer services.........................	15,000	15,000	13,028
06. Social Security Schemes—Local staff—Contributions and benefits	1,374,000	1,225,000	1,114,358
07. Exchange adjustments.......................	100	100	..
08. Incidental and other expenditure................	1,763,500	1,631,900	1,608,474
	12,879,200	13,032,000	12,792,418
Total: Division 316	50,685,800	48,345,000	48,014,006
Division 318.—AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUREAU
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	7,208,000	7,000,000	6,683,522
02. Overtime................................	105,000	100,000	92,753
	7,313,000	7,100,000	6,776,274
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	313,000	327,000	301,789
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	133,000	125,000	122,893
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	507,000	610,000	475,664
04. Consultants—Fees and expenses................	45,000	31,000	30,945
05. Information and public relations.................	75,000	63,000	59,278
06. Consultative Committee on Research for Development..	10,000	3,500	1,825
07. Incidental and other expenditure.................	110,000	110,000	108,247
	1,193,000	1,269,500	1,100,640

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 318.—Australian Development Assistance Bureau—continued	$	$	$
3.—Bilateral Aid—Papua New Guinea—
01. Grant‑in‑aid.................	215,000,000	200,000,000	200,000,000
02. Overseas officers of former Administrations and Australian Staffing Assistance Group—Termination payments and retirement benefits	18,936,000	19,510,000	18,655,074
03. Construction of runways and related civil aviation works at Port Moresby and Nadzab	535,000	1,645,000	1,645,000
04. Australia‑Papua New Guinea Education and Training Scheme	1,200,000	1,603,000	1,166,364
Special assistance to facilitate the transfer of functions to Papua New Guinea Government		597,000	581,300
	235,671,000	223,355,000	222,047,738
4.—Bilateral Aid Projects, Technical Co‑operation and Related Activities—
01. Colombo Plan and other bilateral programs.........	89,435,000	71,050,000	71,029,786
02. Disaster relief.............................	300,000	700,000	544,340
03. Preservation and development of South Pacific cultures.	100,000	100,000	100,000
04. Regional Education and Training Programs.........	3,260,000	2,120,000	2,003,898
05. Association of South‑East Asian Nations—Economic Co‑operation	3,000,000	2,300,000	1,452,377
	96,095,000	76,270,000	75,130,401
5.—Bilateral Training (excluding Papua New Guinea)—
01. Colombo Plan and other bilateral programs.........	9,900,000	11,687,000	10,659,692
02. Commonwealth Co‑operation in Education Scheme	1,242,000	1,625,000	1,240,718
03. Australian‑Asian Universities Co‑operation Scheme	830,000	756,000	740,799
04. Group courses............................	1,640,000	1,763,000	1,656,262
05. Student services...........................	600,000	787,000	780,403
	14,212,000	16,618,000	15,077,874
6.—Food Aid—
01. Bilateral food aid..........................	36,000,000	28,200,000	28,192,071
02. World Food Program.......................	12,137,000	7,217,000	7,199,737
	48,137,000	35,417,000	35,391,808
7.—Multilateral Aid—United Nations Programs—
01. United Nations Development Program............	6,820,000	5,510,000	5,510,000
02. United Nations Children's Fund................	1,800,000	1,500,000	1,500,000
03. United Nations Relief and Works Agency..........	420,000	400,000	381,079
04. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.....	640,000	3,000,000	2,925,985
05. United Nations Fund for Population Activities.......	700,000	578,000	578,000

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 318.—Australian Development Assistance Bureau—continued	$	$	$
7.—Multilateral Aid—United Nations Programs—continued
06. United Nations Institute for Training and Research....	34,000	32,000	32,000
07. United Nations Educational and Training Program for Southern Africa	30,000	30,000	30,000
08. United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa.........	20,000	20,000	20,000
09. United Nations Fund for Namibia...............	25,000	25,000	25,000
10. World Meteorological Organization—Voluntary Assistance Program for World Weather Watch	20,000	20,000	19,380
11. International Atomic Energy Agency—Technical Assistance	130,000	108,000	107,608
12. United Nations Disaster Relief Office.............	100,000	100,000	93,955
	10,739,000	11,323,000	11,223,007
8.—Mutilateral Aid—Regional and Other International Programs—
01. International Agricultural Research Centres.........	2,700,000	2,700,000	2,688,362
02. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific	700,000	700,000	684,778
03. South‑East Asian Ministers for Education Organization—Contribution	120,000	120,000	120,000
04. South Pacific Regional Programs................	1,200,000	1,000,000	975,058
05. South Pacific Commission—Contribution..........	1,050,000	950,000	950,000
06. South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co‑operation— Contribution	200,000	162,000	161,966
07. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population	25,000	25,000	24,231
08. Indo‑Pacific Fisheries Council...........	65,000	65,000	61,501
09. Commonwealth Youth Program................	220,000	60,000	60,000
10. Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co‑operation	1,200,000	1,200,000	1,200,000
11. Special Commonwealth Program for Assisting Education of Rhodesian Africans	50,000	50,000	50,000
12. International Planned Parenthood Federation........	180,000	180,000	180,000
13. International Committee of the Red Cross..........	100,000	100,000	97,274
14. Other regional and international programs..........	588,000	383,000	374,945
Asian Development Bank—Further contribution to Technical Assistance Special Fund	..	220,000	220,000
	8,398,000	7,915,000	7,848,115

Department of Foreign Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 318.—Australian Development Assistance Bureau—continued
9.—Support for Non‑Government Organizations—
01. Australian non‑government organizations—Support for overseas aid activities	1,620,000	1,500,000	1,499,800
02. Grant to the Australian Council for Overseas Aid for administrative purposes	125,000	125,000	125,000
	1,745,000	1,625,000	1,624,800
Total: Division 318	423,503,000	380,892,500	376,220,658
Division 319.—AUSTRALIAN SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE	7,343,000	..	..
Total: Department of Foreign Affairs...............	525,985,000	472,941,600	466,176,532

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
325	Administrative................	54,040,000	26,852,000	27,674,000	108,566,000
		45,561,633	18,471,949	24,231,278	88,264,858
326	Hospitals and Health Services Commission	..	..	..	..
		..	..	905,809	905,809
327	Health Insurance...............	..	..	1,748,430,000	1,748,430,000
		..	..	1,513,948,615	1,513,948,615
332	Capital Territory Health Commission..	..	..	35,389,000	35,389,000
		..	..	36,870,000	36,870,000
334	Northern Territory Hospitals.......	11,960,000	2,827,000	..	14,787,000
		21,359,715	6,253,414	..	27,613,129
335	Northern Territory Health Services...	5,170,000	1,690,000	1,759,000	8,619,000
		9,778,662	4,644,021	2,381,579	16,804,263
	Total...................	71,170,000	31,369,000	1,813,252,000	1,915,791,000
		76,700,010	29,369,384	1,578,337,281	1,684,406,674

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 325.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	53,140,000	45,200,000	44,764,525
02. Overtime................................	900,000	800,000	797,108
	54,040,000	46,000,000	45,561,633
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	1,080,000	986,000	984,542
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	2,915,000	2,204,000	2,197,455
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	4,800,000	3,590,000	3,584,396
04. Office services............................	900,000	330,000	328,184
05. Hire of, and repairs to, vehicles, launches and aircraft...	2,990,000	350,000	348,273
06. Stores and laboratory supplies..................	1,094,000	1,030,000	1,022,040
07. Consultants and part‑time members of committees— Fees	530,000	438,000	390,466
08. Plant quarantine, publicity campaign.............	33,000	30,000	28,643
09. Payments to authorities and medical practitioners for quarantine services rendered	6,550,000	6,494,000	6,032,186
10. Computer services.........................	3,200,000	2,990,000	2,940,181
11. Advertising..............................	700,000	107,000	94,610
12. Freight and cartage.........................	120,000	105,000	103,608
13. Incidental and other expenditure................	1,940,000	420,000	417,365
	26,852,000	19,074,000	18,471,949
3.—Other Services—
01. World Health Organization—Contribution.........	2,282,000	2,135,000	2,096,521
02. Medical research (for payment to the Medical Research Endowment Fund)	12,800,000	11,714,000	11,714,000
03. Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia—Grant‑in‑aid	2,516,000	2,400,000	2,399,500
04. International Cancer Research Agency—Contribution..	328,000	328,000	325,568
05. Hearing aids for Repatriation patients, Service personnel and approved compensation cases of Commonwealth Departments	250,000	300,000	272,231
06. Drug education...........................	295,500	75,000	56,833
07. Family Planning Program....................	750,000	750,000	745,063
08. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission— Advance for research under section 19 (b) of Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Act	1,500,000	2,757,000	1,200,000
09. Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases—Contribution	1,500	1,300	1,292
10. Health services planning and research grants........	400,000	43,000	42,697

Department of Health—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 325.—Administrative—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
11. Dental scholarships.....................	45,000	96,000	76,446
12. Peer review of professional standards for medical practitioners	36,000	30,000	9,585
13. Community Health Program...............	6,400,000	5,720,000	5,257,736
14. Control of Australian encephalitis............	70,000	36,000	29,358
Dental therapists—Training costs............	..	5,700	4,448
	27,674,000	26,391,000	24,231,278
Total: Division 325	108,566,000	91,465,000	88,264,858
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSION
For expenditure under the Hospitals and Health Services Commission Act—Running Expenses	..	219,000	125,824
For expenditure under the Hospitals and Health Services Commission Act—Planning and Research	..	840,000	779,985
Total:	..	1,059,000	905,809
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	27,650,000	53,750,000	45,000,000
2.—For payment to the Health Insurance Fund established by the Health Insurance Act 1973	1,662,780,000	1,502,700,000	1,409,884,706
3.—For payment to the Hospital Benefits Re‑Insurance Trust Fund established by the National Health Act	50,000,000	50,000,000	50,000,000
4.—Hospital Insurance organizations—Subsidy....	8,000,000	15,000,000	9,063,909
Total: Division 327	1,748,430,000	1,621,450,000	1,513,948,615
Division 332.—CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION
1.—For payment under the Capital Territory Health Commission Ordinance	35,389,000	37,270,000	36,870,000

Department of Health—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 334.—NORTHERN TERRITORY HOSPITALS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	11,600,000	20,900,000	20,683,837
02. Overtime................................	360,000	730,000	675,878
	11,960,000	21,630,000	21,359,715
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	256,000	565,000	550,482
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	110,000	210,000	159,596
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	80,000	336,000	279,745
04. Fuel, light, power and water...................	508,000	1,280,000	1,275,839
05. Food supplies............................	413,000	875,000	850,361
06. Medical supplies..........................	830,000	2,000,000	1,679,751
07. Domestic charges..........................	184,000	310,000	309,982
08. Transfer of patients.........................	157,000	390,000	369,588
09. Repairs and maintenance of equipment............	69,000	175,000	120,776
10. Incidental and other expenditure................	220,000	714,000	657,294
	2,827,000	6,855,000	6,253,414
Total: Division 334	14,787,000	28,485,000	27,613,129
Division 335.—NORTHERN TERRITORY HEALTH SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	5,000,000	10,150,000	9,469,801
02. Overtime...............................	170,000	325,000	308,861
	5,170,000	10,475,000	9,778,662
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	224,000	547,000	522,636
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	86,000	153,000	152,995
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	132,000	680,000	398,924
04. Fuel, light, power and water...................	44,000	130,000	129,593
05. Motor vehicles and aircraft—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	547,000	1,600,000	1,578,665
06. Medical supplies..........................	246,000	850,000	681,315
07. Other general stores........................	26,000	70,000	68,444

Department of Health—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 335.—Northern Territory Health Services— continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
08. Cleaning of premises........................	56,000	170,000	126,629
09. Payments to State Psychiatric Hospitals...........	94,000	396,000	352,362
10. Incidental and other expenditure................	235,000	645,000	632,460
	1,690,000	5,241,000	4,644,021
3.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Australian Red Cross Society, Blood Transfusion Service	252,000	180,000	179,957
02. Order of St. John in Northern Territory............	371,000	705,000	705,000
03. Grants towards the employment of nursing staff in isolated areas	72,000	140,000	115,107
04. Capital and operating subsidies to missions.........	952,000	1,550,000	1,311,516
05. Women's Centres..........................	112,000	70,000	70,000
	1,759,000	2,645,000	2,381,579
Total: Division 335	8,619,000	18,361,000	16,804,263
Total: Department of Health.....................	1,915,791,000	1,798,090,000	1,684,406,674

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
340	Administrative...................	1,815,100	453,500	1,109,600	3,378,200
		428,452	97,614	849,528	1,375,594
342	Australian Archives................	3,573,200	911,500	..	4,484,700
		3,202,495	757,233	..	3,959,728
344	Australian War Memorial............	1,124,200	370,100	..	1,494,300
		966,019	236,399	..	1,202,418
345	Christmas Island..................	1,608,900	1,141,600	9,600	2,760,100
		1,509,741	1,081,383	9,863	2,600,986
346	Cocos (Keeling) Islands.............	262,400	377,800	..	640,200
		243,962	299,426	..	543,388
347	Norfolk Island....................	..	..	376,000	376,000
		..	..	375,999	375,999
348	Australia Council..................	..	..	25,951,000	25,951,000
		..	..	23,740,000	23,740,000
350	Australian Film and Television School....	..	..	3,505,800	3,505,800
		..	..	3,354,500	3,354,500
352	Australian Film Commission..........	..	..	9,707,000	9,707,000
		..	..	9,016,000	9,016,000
354	National Library of Australia..........	..	..	14,208,000	14,208,000
		..	..	13,461,000	13,461,000
356	Australian National Gallery...........	..	..	4,920,700	4,920,700
		..	..	4,225,500	4,225,500
	Total.....................	8,383,800	3,254,500	59,787,700	71,426,000
		6,350,669	2,472,055	55,032,390	63,855,113

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 340.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.....................	1,785,100	488,900	428,098
02. Overtime...............................	30,000	2,300	354
	1,815,100	491,200	428,452
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	123,500	28,000	23,192
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	123,500	43,300	32,763
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........	115,000	19,000	16,326
04. Consultants—Fees.........................	14,800	14,500	13,836
05. Incidental and other expenditure................	76,700	20,500	11,497
	453,500	125,300	97,614
3.—Other Services—
01. Committee on Tax Incentives for the Arts.........	7,200	15,700	14,202
02. Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island Air Charter	821,600	794,300	791,152
03. Historic Memorials Committee................	51,000	9,500	8,634
04. Acquisition of cultural, historic and scientific relics of national significance	50,000	5,000	5,000
05. National Women's Advisory Council.............	150,300	40,600	..
Committee on old Dutch Shipwrecks............		1,500	1,040
	1,080,100	866,600	820,028
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. National Council of Women of Australia..........	5,500	5,500	5,500
02. Country Women’s Association of Australia........	3,000	3,000	3,000
03. Federation of Australian Historical Societies........	6,000	6,000	6,000
04. National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife...	15,000	..	..
National Photographic Index of Australian Birds.....	..	15,000	15,000
	29,500	29,500	29,500
Total: Division 340	3,378,200	1,512,600	1,375,594
Division 342.—AUSTRALIAN ARCHIVES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.....................	3,497,200	3,150,800	3,133,011
02. Overtime...............................	76,000	70,000	69,483
	3,573,200	3,220,800	3,202,495

Department of Home Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 342.—Australian Archives—continued	$	$	$
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	56,000	52,600	52,060
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	192,000	164,000	161,946
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	129,600	100,700	100,517
04. Office services............................	382,200	306,800	302,157
05. Freight and cartage.........................	72,400	66,100	66,007
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	79,300	76,100	74,545
	911,500	766,300	757,233
Total: Division 342	4,484,700	3,987,100	3,959,728
Division 344.—AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	1,112,200	989,800	958,464
02. Overtime...............................	12,000	7,560	7,554
	1,124,200	997,360	966,019
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	11,000	7,300	7,191
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	27,500	19,000	18,945
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	33,600	21,000	20,772
04. General and office services....................	83,100	68,000	67,737
05. Library.................................	25,000	30,000	28,601
06. Installation of collections.....................	90,000	58,000	56,717
07. Transport...............................	8,000	4,350	4,343
08. Compilation and printing of volumes of Official War History	19,000	19,000	18,934
09. Board of Trustees—Expenses..................	7,600	5,700	5,683
11. Conservation of Collections...................	40,000	..	..
12. Photographic materials.......................	16,600	..	..
13. Incidental and other expenditure................	8,700	7,500	7,477
	370,100	239,850	236,399
Total: Division 344	1,494,300	1,237,210	1,202,418
Division 345.—CHRISTMAS ISLAND
(Recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission and Internal Revenue.)
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	1,560,800	1,474,400	1,469,317
02. Overtime................................	48,100	43,500	40,424
	1,608,900	1,517,900	1,509,741

Department of Home Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 345.—Christmas Island—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	186,000	162,000	138,720
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	30,000	33,600	27,442
03. Education allowances and school transport.........	62,000	207,100	194,336
04. Furniture, stores and materials..................	138,700	145,300	106,063
05. Printing of stamps and supplies for postal services....	147,000	119,000	117,924
06. Repairs and maintenance.....................	95,000	90,000	85,782
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	482,900	508,600	411,117
	1,141,600	1,265,600	1,081,383
3.—Other Services—
01. Payment to Singapore Government for hospitalization of Asian residents	9,600	9,400	9,363
Grant to Christmas Island Kindergarten Association...	..	500	500
	9,600	9,900	9,863
Total: Division 345	2,760,100	2,793,400	2,600,986
Division 346.—COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	262,400	248,000	243,962
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	53,000	45,300	45,241
02. Messing subsidy...........................	163,300	165,000	143,234
03. Incidental and other expenditure................	161,500	127,000	110,951
	377,800	337,300	299,426
Total: Division 346	640,200	585,300	543,388
Division 347.—NORFOLK ISLAND
01. Grant to Administration towards expenses..........	126,000	126,000	126,000
02. Restoration and maintenance of historic structures.....	250,000	250,000	249,999
Total: Division 347	376,000	376,000	375,999

Department of Home Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 348.—AUSTRALIA COUNCIL
1.—For expenditure under the Australia Council Act—
01. The Australian Ballet Foundation...............	1,344,000	1,280,000	1,280,000
02. The Australian Opera.......................	2,520,000	2,400,000	2,400,000
03. The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Orchestras...	2,131,000	2,030,000	2,030,000
04. Public Lending Right Scheme..................	885,000	800,000	800,000
05. General Support for Art Activities...............	15,470,000	13,730,000	13,730,000
06. Administration............................	3,601,000	3,500,000	3,500,000
Total: Division 348	25,951,000	23,740,000	23,740,000
Division 350.—AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Film and Television School Act	3,505,800	3,354,500	3,354,500
Division 352.—AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION
1.—Film Industry Development—
01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission— General Activities Branch	6,070,000	6,156,000	5,845,000
2.—Film Making—
01. For payment to the Australian Film Commission— Film Australia Branch	3,637,000	3,524,000	3,171,000
Total: Division 352	9,707,000	9,680,000	9,016,000
Division 354.—NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
1.—For expenditure under the National Library Act— Running expenses	14,208,000	13,461,000	13,461,000
Division 356.—AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GALLERY
1.—For expenditure under the National Gallery Act....	4,920,700	4,225,500	4,225,500
Total: Department of Home Affairs................	71,426,000	64,937,610	63,855,113

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
360	Administrative...................	20,006,000	4,447,100	29,903,400	54,356,500
		16,852,335	3,290,364	23,165,048	43,307,747
364	Overseas Service.................	3,613,000	1,048,500	..	4,661,500
		3,621,469	958,107	..	4,579,576
	Total.....................	23,619,000	5,495,600	29,903,400	59,018,000
		20,473,804	4,248,471	23,165,048	47,887,323

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 360.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	19,586,000	16,492,000	16,453,247
02. Overtime...............................	420,000	400,000	399,088
	20,006,000	16,892,000	16,852,335
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	586,000	519,000	514,077
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	500,000	500,000	470,058:
03. Postage telegrams and telephone services..........	1,149,700	1,300,000	1,076,147
04. Office services............................	55,000	50,000	38,338
05. Payments for services—Government authorities and agents	34,000	40,000	37,714
06. Translation services........................	69,300	40,000	39,589
07. Committee on Overseas Professional Qualifications —Fees and expenses	114,200	128,000	112,355
08. Freight and cartage.........................	98,000	75,000	37,452
09. Computer services.........................	456,000	163,500	97,597
10. Migrant publicity..........................	533,500	425,000	331,988
11. Telephone Interpreter Service—Fees and expenses....	588,400	465,000	393,972
12. Consultants—Fees.........................	150,000	..	..
13. Incidental and other expenditure................	113,000	142,000	141,078
	4,447,100	3,847,500	3,290,364
3.—Other Services—
01. Deportation—Fares and other costs..............	720,000	720,000	718,103
02. Advisory Councils—Fees and expenses...........	247,100	104,500	79,108
03. Assistance for migrant resource and information centres	96,700	124,000	116,971
04. Immigration studies and research................	24,600	10,000	5,339
05. Repatriation of migrants.....................	65,000	85,000	72,024
06. Assistance for projects in ethnic communities and provision for information in the ethnic press	150,000	200,000	198,994
07. Reimbursement to Voluntary Agencies for assistance to refugees	440,000	70,000	69,675
	1,743,400	1,313,500	1,260,213
4.—Embarkation and Passage Costs—
01. Assisted migration program—Passage and associated costs	8,580,000	6,950,000	6,948,114
02. Movements of migrants on disembarkation.........	323,000	387,000	386,093
	8,903,000	7,337,000	7,334,206

Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 360.—Administrative—continued
5.—Adult Migrant Education Services—
01. Pre‑embarkation and shipboard instruction...	112,000	146,000	142,078
02. Adult migrant and refugee education program in Australia	17,170,000	11,491,000	11,228,856
Full‑time intensive English language courses..	..	1,234,000	1,191,393
	17,282,000	12,871,000	12,562,327
6.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Grants to Good Neighbour Councils..............	988,000	1,350,000	1,350,000
02. Grants to organizations for migrant welfare activities...	972,000	655,000	643,302
03. Grant to International Social Service—Australian Branch	15,000	15,000	15,000
	1,975,000	2,020,000	2,008,302
Total: Division 360	54,356,500	44,281,000	43,307,747
Division 364.—OVERSEAS SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	3,581,000	3,622,000	3,594,711
02. Overtime................................	32,000	27,000	26,759
	3,613,000	3,649,000	3,621,469
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	773,500	819,000	691,748
02. Stationery...............................	35,000	40,000	30,730
03. Telephone services.........................	15,000	16,000	14,224
04. Incidental and other expenditure................	225,000	226,000	221,405
	1,048,500	1,101,000	958,107
Total: Division 364	4,661,500	4,750,000	4,579,576
Total: Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs...	59,018,000	49,031,000	47,887,323

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
380	Administrative...................	6,268,000	1,037,000	8,009,000	15,314,000
		6,029,876	809,101	20,204,129	27,043,106
382	Australian Tourist Commission........	..	..	4,240,000	4,240,000
		..	..	3,100,000	3,100,000
	Total.....................	6,268,000	1,037,000	12,249,000	19,554,000
		6,029,876	809,101	23,304,129	30,143,106

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 380.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances.......................	6,250,000	6,150,000	6,009,083
02. Overtime................................	18,000	21,000	20,793
	6,268,000	6,171,000	6,029,876
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	249,000	240,000	239,525
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	307,000	220,000	216,794
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	130,000	173,000	120,401
04. Advertising..............................	16,000	27,000	22,110
05. Office services............................	34,000	36,000	34,844
06. Computer services..........................	134,000	50,000	21,009
07. Consultants—Fees.........................	83,000	90,000	60,330
08. Incidental and other expenditure................	84,000	120,000	94,088
	1,037,000	956,000	809,101
3.—Other Services—
01. Ship construction—Purchase of ships.............	8,009,000	21,127,000	19,910,862
Manufacturing Assistance—Electronic components...	..	294,000	293,267
Structural Adjustment Assistance—For expenditure to assist the adjustment of industry to the effects of tariff and similar changes	..	97,000	..
	8,009,000	21,518,000	20,204,129
Total: Division 380	15,314,000	28,645,000	27,043,106
Division 382.—AUSTRALIAN TOURIST COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Tourist Commission Act	4,240,000	3,100,000	3,100,000
Total: Department of Industry and Commerce........	19,554,000	31,745,000	30,143,106

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
430	Administrative...................	5,955,000	1,186,000	444,000	7,585,000
		6,046,567	1,114,990	694,175	7,855,732
431	Division of National Mapping.........	4,492,000	2,600,000	..	7,092,000
		4,565,369	2,681,101	..	7,246,470
432	Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics	..	..	..	..
		8,442,000	4,004,000	..	12,446,000
		8,466,251	3,875,132	..	12,341,383
434	Albury‑Wodonga Development Corporation	..	..	310,000	310,000
		..	..	494,536	494,536
436	Australian Atomic Energy Commission..	..	..	22,534,000	22,534,000
		..	..	21,523,036	21,523,036
	Total.....................	18,889,000	7,790,000	23,288,000	49,967,000
		19,078,187	7,671,223	22,711,747	49,461,157

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 430.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	5,930,000	6,600,000	6,021,134
02. Overtime...............................	25,000	30,000	25,433
	5,955,000	6,630,000	6,046,567
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	227,500	251,000	250,441
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	159,000	190,000	182,884
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	341,500	330,000	313,519
04. Computer services.........................	52,000	50,000	43,454
05. Payments under Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act	28,000	34,000	33,974
06. General stores............................	8,500	17,000	9,099
07. Advertising..............................	6,000	9,000	8,889
08. Consultants fees and Advisory Committee expenses...	273,000	253,000	191,777
09. Incidental and other expenditure................	90,500	81,030	80,954
	1,186,000	1,215,030	1,114,990
3.—Other Services—
01. River Murray Commission—Contribution towards expenses	54,000	57,000	56,750
02. Water resources research.....................	390,000	390,000	389,983
Australian Mineral Development Laboratories— Contribution	..	248,000	247,442
	444,000	695,000	694,175
Total: Division 430	7,585,000	8,540,030	7,855,732
Division 431.—DIVISION OF NATIONAL MAPPING
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	4,420,000	4,560,000	4,494,825
02. Overtime................................	72,000	71,000	70,544
	4,492,000	4,631,000	4,565,369

Department of National Development—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 431.— Division of National Mapping—continued	$	$	$
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	219,500	189,900	189,633
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	46,000	38,000	36,282
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	81,000	77,000	76,977
04. Map printing.............................	350,000	277,000	276,148
05. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	140,000	124,000	123,758
06. Aircraft operating expenses...................	96,500	91,000	85,972
07. Aerial survey and photography.................	215,000	274,500	268,031
08. Contract mapping..........................	395,000	341,000	338,573
09. Repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment.....	68,500	51,000	47,088
10. Hire of ships and boats.......................	598,500	950,000	949,691
11. Computer services.........................	182,000	113,000	112,216
12. General stores............................	84,000	65,500	64,000
13. Office services............................	56,000	65,000	52,230
14. Incidental and other expenditure................	68,000	62,000	60,505
	2,600,000	2,718,900	2,681,101
Total: Division 431	7,092,000	7,349,900	7,246,470
Division 432.—BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	8,300,000	8,389,000	8,329,699
02. Overtime...............................	142,000	137,500	136,552
	8,442,000	8,526,500	8,466,251
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	411,000	415,000	414,971
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	123,000	118,000	114,535
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	233,000	230,000	228,103
04. Office services............................	33,000	35,000	32,278
05. Printing and distribution of maps and publications....	394,000	375,000	374,945
06. Motor vehicles—Hire and maintenance...........	603,000	600,000	567,104
07. Aircraft—Maintenance and running expenses.......	262,000	334,000	333,789
08. General stores............................	495,000	458,000	457,167
09. Contract services..........................	693,000	731,000	719,554
10. Freight and cartage.........................	62,000	60,000	59,109
11. Repairs and maintenance of plant and equipment.....	70,000	74,000	73,925
12. Computer services.........................	560,000	430,000	429,917
13. Incidental and other expenditure................	65,000	70,000	69,735
	4,004,000	3,930,000	3,875,132
Total: Division 432	12,446,000	12,456,500	12,341,383

Department of National Development—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 434.—ALBURY‑WODONGA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
1.—For expenditure under the Albury‑Wodonga Development Act—Administrative expenses	300,000	300,000	300,000
2.—For expenditure under the Albury‑Wodonga Development Act—Staff adjustment costs	10,000	500,000	194,536
Total: Division 434	310,000	800,000	494,536
Division 436.—AUSTRALIAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
1.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act—Running expenses	22,534,000	21,593,000	21,523,036
Total: Department of National Development..........	49,967,000	50,739,430	49,461,157

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
455	Administrative...................	717,000	530,000	..	1,247,000
		19,116,611	6,153,571	12,532,749	37,802,931
	Northern Territory Legislative Assembly..	..	..	..
		..	..	28,007,690	28,007,690
	Darwin Reconstruction Commission.....	..	..	..	..
		..	..	925,000	925,000
	Total.....................	717,000	530,000	..	1,247,000
		19,116,611	6,153,571	41,465,439	66,735,620

DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 455.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	714,000	18,754,000	18,685,938
02. Overtime...............................	3,000	438,000	430,673
	717,000	19,192,000	19,116,611
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	58,000	1,565,000	1,549,854
02. Office requisites and equipment and stationery.......	4,000	460,000	350,370
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	38,000	2,272,900	2,272,082
04. Advertising..............................	2,000	104,500	95,629
05. Printing of official publications and forms..........	1,000	43,000	31,444
06. Consultants—Fees.........................	240,000	132,000	36,284
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	187,000	735,300	734,388
Computer services.........................	..	899,000	897,040
Nhulunbuy Township—Service charges...........	..	203,000	186,480
	530,000	6,414,700	6,153,571
General Services—
General Services..........................	..	10,792,900	10,309,172
Stores and Material—	..	2,484,500	2,223,577
Total: Division 455	1,247,000	38,884,100	37,802,931
NORTHERN TERRITORY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
For operating expenditure in respect of matters specified in determinations made under section 4ze of the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910, being expenditure in accordance with an Ordinance or Ordinances of the Northern Territory making provision with respect to the expenditure of moneys appropriated by the Parliament by virtue of this Item	..	27,337,200	28,007,690
DARWIN RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION
For expenditure under the Darwin Reconstruction Act— Administration	..	925,000	925,000
Total: Department of the Northern Territory.........	1,247,000	67,146,300	66,735,620

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
480	Administrative...................	8,334,000	1,953,000	795,000	11,082,000
		7,469,530	1,760,221	812,645	10,042,396
482	National Broadcasting and Television Service	..	..	160,656,000	160,656,000
		..	..	155,288,054	155,288,054
484	Regulation of Broadcasting and Television	..	..	2,809,000	2,809,000
		..	..	2,540,000	2,540,000
486	Special Broadcasting...............	..	..	3,633,000	3,633,000
		..	..	1,001,000	1,001,000
	Ethnic Broadcasting...............	..	..	..	..
		39,732	339,743	..	379,475
	Total.....................	8,334,000	1,953,000	167,893,000	178,180,000
		7,509,262	2,099,964	159,641,699	169,250,925

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 480.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	8,210,000	7,400,000	7,354,071
02. Overtime................................	124,000	118,000	115,460
	8,334,000	7,518,000	7,469,530
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	300,000	267,000	266,587
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	264,000	240,000	239,232
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	690,000	600,000	599,450
04. Motor vehicle services.......................	284,000	265,000	263,726
05. Computer hire............................	136,000	120,000	118,889
06. Consultants..............................	35,000	35,000	34,643
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	244,000	275,000	237,693
	1,953,000	1,802,000	1,760,221
3.—Other Services—
01. International Telecommunication Union—Contribution.	700,000	636,100	636,085
02. Asia‑Pacific Telecommunity—Contribution..	20,000	20,000	..
03. National Satellite Task Force..................	75,000	175,335	174,994
Act of grace payment in lieu of recreation leave to a full‑time member of former Australian Broadcasting Control Board	..	1,565	1,565
	795,000	833,000	812,645
Total: Division 480	11,082,000	10,153,000	10,042,396
Division 482.—NATIONAL BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICE
1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Commission	136,176,000	132,238,000	132,238,000
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	24,480,000	23,202,000	23,050,054
Total: Division 482	160,656,000	155,440,000	155,288,054
Division 484.—REGULATION OF BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION
1.—For payment to the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal	2,809,000	2,540,000	2,540,000

15833/78—4

Postal and Telecommunications Department—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 486.—SPECIAL BROADCASTING
1.—For payment to the Special Broadcasting Service....	3,633,000	1,001,000	1,001,000
ETHNIC BROADCASTING
Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
Salaries and allowances.....................	..	527,000	39,732
Overtime...............................	..	10,000	..
	..	537,000	39,732
Administrative Expenses—
Travelling and subsistence....................	..	21,000	7,423
Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	..	17,000	2,994
Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	..	43,000	6,603
Payments to part‑time broadcasters........	..	500,000	134,715
Station facilities...........................	..	690,000	179,006
Incidental and other expenditure................	..	100,000	9,002
	..	1,371,000	339,743
Total:	..	1,908,000	379,475
Total: Postal and Telecommunications Department.....	178,180,000	171,042,000	169,250,925

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
490	Administrative...................	10,951,000	3,462,500	48,910,500	63,324,000
		10,254,184	3,080,880	37,300,617	50,635,681
494	Bureau of Animal Health (including Export Inspection Services—Meat)	30,460,000	4,968,000	28,000	35,456,000
		27,659,049	4,421,682	22,614	32,103,344
495	Export Inspection Services—Other than Meat	2,177,000	3,008,000	..	5,185,000
		2,065,538	2,895,050	..	4,960,588
497	Bureau of Agricultural Economics......	4,601,000	665,000	25,000	5,291,000
		4,399,370	626,637	29,664	5,055,672
	Total.....................	48,189,000	12,103,500	48,963,500	109,256,000
		44,378,140	11,024,249	37,352,895	92,755,285

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 490.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	10,872,000	10,200,000	10,180,312
02. Overtime................................	79,000	75,000	73,872
	10,951,000	10,275,000	10,254,184
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	463,500	449,000	443,864
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	576,000	594,000	589,224
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	830,000	620,000	605,378
04. Australian Fisheries—Printing and distribution costs...	160,000	140,000	139,647
05. Fisheries services—Reimbursement to States........	750,000	700,000	698,864
06. Administration of re‑establishment loans—Reimbursement to States	15,000	27,000	20,362
07. Consultants—Fees.........................	19,000	20,500	20,357
08. Forestry scholarships........................	52,000	75,000	54,556
09. Foreign fishing vessels—Apprehension and prosecution.	. 257,000	260,000	229,672
10. Incidental and other expenditure................	340,000	280,200	278,956
	3,462,500	3,165,700	3,080,880
3.—Other Services—
01. Wheat research (for payment to the Wheat Research Trust Account)	1,700,000	1,700,000	1,700,000
02. Tobacco research (for payment to the Tobacco Industry Trust Account)	367,000	390,000	367,141
03. Commonwealth Extension Services Grant..........	253,000	219,400	202,894
04. Commonwealth Special Research Grant...........	67,000	75,400	75,400
05. Australian Tobacco Board—Allocation of tobacco charges	120,000	128,000	128,000
06. Payments to State Authorities in connexion with War Service Land Settlement	1,080,000	946,000	937,752
07. Barley research...........................	142,500	140,000	139,576
08. Wine research............................	100,000	67,500	67,500
09. Rural re‑establishment loans for veterans....	350,000	350,000	344,500
10. Australian Plague Locust Commission—Contribution..	931,000	994,000	992,860
11. Price support for dairy products.................	17,400,000	6,500,000	5,250,000
12. Wool Promotion—Contribution................	21,300,000	19,900,000	19,900,000
13. Wool Research (for payment to the Wool Research Trust Fund)	3,100,000	6,900,000	6,900,000
14. National Carcase Classification Scheme...........	2,000,000	250,000	249,993
Development of Australian Fisheries—Contribution...	..	60,000	45,000
	48,910,500	38,620,300	37,300,617
Total: Division 490	63,324,000	52,061,000	50,635,681

Department of Primary Industry—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	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......................	27,060,000	24,497,000	24,375,619
02. Overtime................................	3,400,000	3,500,000	3,283,430
	30,460,000	27,997,000	27,659,049
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	3,150,000	2,880,000	2,876,826
02. Printing of publications......................	35,000	35,000	12,897
03. Protective clothing for inspection staff............	790,000	750,000	661,025
04. Export Animal Health Certification—Reimbursement to States	500,000	486,000	485,826
05. Consultants—Fees.........................	30,000	..	..
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	463,000	395,000	385,108
	4,968,000	4,546,000	4,421,682
3.—Other Services—
01. Bovine brucellosis and tuberculosis eradication and compensation in the Australian Capital Territory	28,000	35,000	22,614
Total: Division 494	35,456,000	32,578,000	32,103,344
Division 495.—EXPORT INSPECTION SERVICES— OTHER THAN MEAT
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	2,090,000	2,013,000	1,990,096
02. Overtime (money received as payment of overtime charges in connexion with services provided by the Department may be credited to this item)	87,000	84,000	75,442
	2,177,000	2,097,000	2,065,538
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	359,000	339,500	324,691
02. Inspections of fresh fruit, seeds, plants, vegetables and other items—Reimbursement to States.	2,500,000	2,500,000	2,446,844
03. Payments to Australian Wheat Board for services in connexion with inspections of flour mills	57,000	53,000	51,683
04. Incidental and other expenditure................	92,000	75,000	71,832
	3,008,000	2,967,500	2,895,050
Total: Division 495	5,185,000	5,064,500	4,960,588

Department of Primary Industry—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 497.—BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	4,556,000	4,381,000	4,357,263
02. Overtime................................	45,000	44,000	42,107
	4,601,000	4,425,000	4,399,370
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	185,000	222,500	217,809
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	70,000	45,000	44,710
03. Computer services.........................	290,000	245,000	244,876
04. Printing of publications......................	70,000	85,000	72,881
05. Incidental and other expenditure................	50,000	47,000	46,362
	665,000	644,500	626,637
3.—Other Services—
01. National Agricultural Outlook Conference..........	25,000	31,000	29,664
Total: Division 497	5,291,000	5,100,500	5,055,672
Total: Department of Primary Industry.............	109,256,000	94,804,000	92,755,285

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
500	Administrative...................	7,715,500	2,026,700	705,600	10,447,800
		7,452,442	2,374,974	1,727,640	11,555,056
504	Conveyance of Governor‑General, Ministers of State and Others by R.A.A.F. and Department of Transport Aircraft	..	1,603,000	..	1,603,000
		..	1,803,361	..	1,803,361
505	Official Establishments.............	..	1,612,800	..	1,612,800
		..	1,574,442	..	1,574,442
506	Governor‑General's Office.....	303,900	243,900	..	547,800
		297,075	279,553	..	576,628
507	Office of National Assessments........	..	..	1,230,500	1,230,500
		..	..	471,572	471,572
508	Commonwealth Ombudsman.........	558,200	277,700	..	835,900
		284,718	90,226	..	374,944
509	Australian Science and Technology Council	145,500	120,800	..	266,300
		120,763	109,482	..	230,245
515	Auditor‑General's Office......	10,416,000	1,016,800	..	11,432,800
		9,473,676	639,922	..	10,113,598
516	Public Service Board...............	15,728,700	4,959,500	900	20,689,100
		14,139,648	3,709,561	850	17,850,059
	Total.....................	34,867,800	11,861,200	1,937,000	48,666,000
		31,768,322	10,581,521	2,200,062	44,549,903

DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 500.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	7,573,500	7,311,500	7,311,386
02. Overtime................................	142,000	141,060	141,055
	7,715,500	7,452,560	7,452,442
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	364,100	446,300	446,275
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	576,000	568,000	567,994
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	430,000	633,000	607,622
04. Distinguished visitors, guests and special occasions —Official hospitality, presentations and entertainment	451,000	538,000	537,489
05. Consultants—Fees.........................	40,600	35,300	35,300
06. Computer services.........................	30,000	..	..
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	135,000	180,600	180,295
	2,026,700	2,401,200	2,374,974
3.—Other Services—
01. Former Governors‑General or their dependants— Annual allowances	51,500	56,300	55,372
02. Australian National University—Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations	129,000	129,000	129,000
03. Northwest One‑stop Welfare Centre.......	25,000	30,000	22,135
04. Advisory Council for Inter‑government Relations	156,500	156,500	156,500
05. Committee of Inquiry into Education and Training....	30,000	309,200	248,847
06. Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting—Sydney	47,000	875,100	871,316
07. Visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany—1978	45,000	..	..
08. Visit of the Head of State of Western Samoa—1978...	22,000	13,000	10,568
09. State Funerals............................	49,600	29,000	28,938
10. Visit of Her Royal Highness, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Mrs Angus Ogilvie and The Honourable Angus Ogilvie—1978	50,000	..	..
11. Visit of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, 1979	50,000	..	..
12. Visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales—1979	50,000	..	..
International Women's Year...................	..	21,400	21,362
Royal Visit—1977.........................	..	87,400	87,361
Visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales— 1977	..	96,700	96,241
	705,600	1,803,600	1,727,640
Total: Division 500	10,447,800	11,657,360	11,555,056

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	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................................	1,588,000	1,766,852	1,766,851
02. Department of Transport.....................	15,000	36,510	36,509
Total: Division 504	1,603,000	1,803,362	1,803,361
Division 505.—OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Allowance to Governor‑General for upkeep of Governor‑General's establishments	534,000	517,800	517,800
02. Wages of staff, other than Governor‑General's establishments	144,500	133,220	133,216
03. Telephone services.........................	118,400	98,000	97,983
04. Repairs and maintenance.....................	221,000	285,500	264,664
05. Maintenance of grounds......................	324,700	324,700	324,649
06. Fuel, light and power........................	45,500	39,000	38,997
07. Freight and transport........................	77,000	88,800	88,705
08. Furniture and fittings........................	80,200	56,000	55,450
09. Incidental and other expenditure................	67,500	53,000	52,977
Total: Division 505	1,612,800	1,596,020	1,574,442
Division 506.—GOVERNOR‑GENERAL'S OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	301,500	279,000	274,877
02. Overtime................................	2,400	2,200	2,198
Salary of the Administrator...................	..	600	575
Reimbursement to University of Queensland for the salary and salary related costs of the Governor‑General Designate	..	19,500	19,424
	303,900	301,300	297,075
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	42,500	96,200	90,342
02. Australian Honours—Insignia, warrants and investitures.	136,000	120,000	119,756
03. Incidental and other expenditure.................	65,400	69,500	69,455
	243,900	285,700	279,553
Total: Division 506	547,800	587,000	576,628

15833/78—5

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 507.—OFFICE OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
1.—Running Expenses.........................	1,230,500	605,000	471,572
Division 508.—COMMONWEALTH OMBUDSMAN
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	554,400	282,818	282,762
02. Overtime................................	3,800	1,956	1,956
	558,200	284,774	284,718
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	56,000	26,174	26,174
02. Incidental and other expenditure................	221,700	64,052	64,052
	277,700	90,226	90,226
Total: Division 508	835,900	375,000	374,944
Division 509.—AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......	145,500	121,000	120,763
2.—Administrative Expenses.....................	120,800	113,000	109,482
Total: Division 509	266,300	234,000	230,245
Division 515.—AUDITOR‑GENERAL'S OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	10,390,000	9,547,000	9,455,126
02. Overtime................................	26,000	24,000	18,550
	10,416,000	9,571,000	9,473,676
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	418,300	358,400	337,538
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	145,000	116,000	113,639
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	177,200	105,100	78,256
04. Freight and cartage.........................	27,000	23,000	19,508
05. Computer services..........................	97,000	33,000	7,865
06. Consultants—Fees.........................	50,000	..	..
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	102,300	107,700	83,116
	1,016,800	743,200	639,922
Total: Division 515	11,432,800	10,314,200	10,113,598

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 516.—PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	15,661,700	14,345,600	14,075,995
02. Overtime................................	67,000	64,000	63,653
	15,728,700	14,409,600	14,139,648
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	456,300	524,000	522,443
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	407,000	413,000	392,846
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	586,200	582,000	581,624
04. Medical examinations—New appointees...........	70,000	70,000	69,944
05. Office services............................	42,000	35,000	34,862
06. Examinations—Expenses.....................	161,500	155,000	150,324
07. Scholarships and awards.....................	264,600	297,000	296,309
08. Recruitment—Advertising and other expenses.......	93,400	108,000	105,577
09. Training services..........................	111,900	93,000	92,735
10. Staff attached for full‑time training........	353,400	351,500	351,302
11. Consultants—Fees.........................	290,700	341,500	291,269
12. Computer services.........................	2,066,500	1,098,000	745,238
13. Incidental and other expenditure................	56,000	75,200	75,088
	4,959,500	4,143,200	3,709,561
3.—Other Services—
01. Intergovernmental Council for Automatic Data Processing—Membership	900	1,000	850
Total: Division 516	20,689,100	18,553,800	17,850,059
Total: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet...	48,666,000	45,725,742	44,549,903

DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
522	Administrative...................	17,117,000	3,979,000	27,010,000	48,106,000
		16,068,029	3,747,038	14,996,076	34,811,143
523	Patent, Trade Marks and Designs Offices.	6,045,000	1,641,000	159,000	7,845,000
		5,911,747	1,668,609	89,526	7,669,882
525	Maintenance of Production Capacity....	..	46,740,000	11,386,000	58,126,000
		..	44,281,169	10,447,103	54,728,273
526	Reserve Stocks...................	..	1,858,000	..	1,858,000
		..	787,217	..	787,217
527	Production Development............	..	2,915,000	..	2,915,000
		..	2,920,055	..	2,920,055
528	Production Assistance—Nomad Aircraft..	..	..	6,656,000	6,656,000
		..	..	4,507,000	4,507,000
	Total.....................	23,162,000	57,133,000	45,211,000	125,506,000
		21,979,776	53,404,088	30,039,705	105,423,570

DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 522.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	17,055,000	16,176,000	16,018,273
02. Overtime...............................	62,000	70,000	49,756
	17,117,000	16,246,000	16,068,029
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	703,000	600,000	599,395
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	586,000	652,000	603,467
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	916,000	1,105,000	890,566
04. Freight, cartage and packing...................	75,000	94,000	87,033
05. Advertising..............................	39,000	35,000	32,575
06. Office services............................	268,000	270,000	258,964
07. Patent fees..............................	18,000	20,000	15,998
08. Computer services.........................	410,000	349,000	348,152
09. Minor repairs and maintenance of buildings.........	600,000	600,000	588,283
10. Consultants—Fees.........................	67,000	50,000	38,610
11. Incidental and other expenditure................	297,000	285,000	283,994
	3,979,000	4,060,000	3,747,038
3.—Other Services—
01. Productivity action.........................	205,000	177,000	176,854
02. Industrial Design Council of Australia—Grant.......	385,000	385,000	385,000
03. Industrial Research and Development—Grants.......	24,000,000	14,000,000	13,648,779
04. Assistance to inventors......................	35,000	35,000	32,716
05. Australian microwave landing system—Commercial development	2,200,000	550,000	530,726
06. National Safety Council—Grant................	145,000	145,000	145,000
07. Pritchard steam engine—Financial assistance........	40,000	75,000	60,000
Inventors' Association of Australia—Grant.........	..	5,000	5,000
Grants scheme for visiting industrial experts........	..	12,000	12,000
	27,010,000	15,384,000	14,996,076
Total: Division 522	48,106,000	35,690,000	34,811,143
Division 523.—PATENT, TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS OFFICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	5,965,000	6,270,000	5,833,774
02. Overtime................................	80,000	77,980	77,974
	6,045,000	6,347,980	5,911,747

Department of Productivity—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 523.—Patent, Trade Marks and Designs Offices—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	68,000	63,000	61,772
02. Office requisites, equipment and stationery.........	423,000	377,000	331,587
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	309,000	322,000	299,181
04. Printing of specifications and publications..........	734,000	895,000	877,982
05. Computer services..........................	72,000	13,000	12,580
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	35,000	43,000	37,307
Library books, journals and periodicals............	..	49,000	47,594
Consultants and part‑time members of committees—Fees	..	4,000	605
	1,641,000	1,766,000	1,668,609
3.—Other Services—
01. Contribution to the World Intellectual Property Organization	134,000	77,000	75,988
02. Contribution to the International Patent Documentation Centre	25,000	13,600	13,537
	159,000	90,600	89,526
Total: Division 523	7,845,000	8,204,580	7,669,882
Division 525—MAINTENANCE OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY
01. Reserve capacity maintenance—Government Factories.	45,100,000	44,092,000	43,776,787
02. Reserve capacity maintenance—Industry...........	11,386,000	11,150,000	10,447,103
03. Re‑arrangement of capital facilities........	1,400,000	500,000	349,966
04. Other expenditure..........................	240,000	176,000	154,416
Total: Division 525	58,126,000	55,918,000	54,728,273
Division 526.—RESERVE STOCKS................	1,858,000	1,331,000	787,217
Division 527.—PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT.......	2,915,000	3,684,000	2,920,055
Division 528.—PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE— NOMAD AIRCRAFT	6,656,000	4,507,000	4,507,000
Total: Department of Productivity.................	125,506,000	109,334,580	105,423,570

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
540	Administrative..................	3,201,000	573,800	5,142,200	8,917,000
		2,891,633	474,405	2,082,071	5,448,109
542	Analytical Services...............	3,169,000	517,000	..	3,686,000
		3,186,486	457,823	..	3,644,309
543	Antarctic Division................	3,616,000	4,358,000	..	7,974,000
		3,515,471	3,783,744	..	7,299,215
544	Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology..	25,755,000	11,604,000	285,000	37,644,000
		24,830,770	11,456,658	252,162	36,539,590
545	Ionospheric Prediction Service........	685,500	196,500	..	882,000
		610,697	139,916	..	750,614
546	Metric Conversion Board...........	194,500	105,500	..	300,000
		261,196	121,200	..	382,396
547	National Standards Commission.......	404,000	107,000	..	511,000
		346,882	90,465	..	437,347
550	Anglo‑Australian Telescope Board	..	..	1,040,000	1,040,000
		..	..	850,000	850,000
552	Australian Institute of Marine Science...	..	..	2,069,000	2,069,000
		..	..	1,950,000	1,950,000
554	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	..	..	141,244,000	141,244,000
		..	..	132,651,000	132,651,000
	Total.....................	37,025,000	17,461,800	149,780,200	204,267,000
		35,643,135	16,524,211	137,785,233	189,952,579

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 540.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	3,180,000	2,905,600	2,874,283
02. Overtime................................	21,000	18,000	17,350
	3,201,000	2,923,600	2,891,633
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	175,000	164,500	163,617
02. Office requisites, equipment and stationery.........	82,000	77,000	52,542
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	60,000	58,000	57,942
04. Publications, general printing and library...........	63,000	60,000	55,410
05. Computer services..........................	30,000	26,000	25,344
06. Consultants and part‑time members of committees and boards—Fees	84,000	70,000	62,675
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	79,800	61,800	56,876
	573,800	517,300	474,405
3.—Other Services—
01. Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship Scheme............	376,000	425,000	391,501
02. Queen's Fellowships........................	162,000	212,000	175,122
03. Research grants—Support for research projects.......	407,000	279,000	278,881
04. United States of America‑Australia Agreement for Scientific and Technical Co‑operation	75,000	75,000	75,000
05. Federal Republic of Germany‑Australia Agreement for Scientific and Technical Co‑operation	25,000	20,000	19,965
06. India‑Australia Agreement for Co‑operation in Science and Technology.	15,000	12,000	12,000
07. Australian Biological Resources Study............	250,000	250,000	250,000
08. Contribution towards internationally funded projects (for payment to the Science‑Projects for Other Governments and International Bodies Trust Account)	370,000	410,000	338,000
09. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer— Operating costs	100,000	90,000	87,142
10. Antarctic Transport System—Design study.........	100,000	50,000	45,000
11. LANDSAT contractor costs and satellite fee.........	113,000	..	..
Australian Participation in the LANDSAT program....	..	140,000	26,859
	1,993,000	1,963,000	1,699,471
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Australian Academy of Science.................	245,000	230,000	230,000
02. Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia........	54,800	52,000	52,000
03. Australian Academy of the Humanities............	34,400	32,000	32,000
04. Scott Polar Research Institute—Grant.............	1,600	1,600	1,600
05. Association for Science Co‑operation in Asia— Meetings and seminars	20,400	20,000	20,000
06. Australian Academy of Science—Scientific exchanges with the Academia Sinica	68,000	47,000	47,000

Department of Science—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 540.—Administrative—continued	$	$	$
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—continued
07. Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science	14,000	..	..
08. Standards Association of Australia...............	2,118,000	..	..
09. National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia..	593,000	..	..
	3,149,200	382,600	382,600
Total: Division 540	8,917,000	5,786,500	5,448,109
Division 542.—ANALYTICAL SERVICES
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	3,144,000	3,170,500	3,167,952
02. Overtime................................	25,000	19,500	18,533
	3,169,000	3,190,000	3,186,486
2.—Administrative and Operational Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	91,000	84,000	82,982
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	52,000	57,500	50,183
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	23,000	16,000	15,834
04. Laboratory services and supplies................	260,000	260,000	240,965
05. Incidental and other expenditure................	91,000	72,000	67,860
	517,000	489,500	457,823
Total: Division 542	3,686,000	3,679,500	3,644,309
Division 543.—ANTARCTIC DIVISION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	3,592,000	3,495,000	3,492,534
02. Overtime................................	24,000	23,000	22,937
	3,616,000	3,518,000	3,515,471
2.—Administrative and Operational Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	130,000	105,000	104,987
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	58,000	58,000	50,992
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	124,000	117,000	116,921
04. Hire of ships and aircraft.....................	2,391,000	1,968,000	1,946,145
05. Materials and stores.........................	1,020,000	980,000	979,988
06. Shipping and stevedoring charges................	226,000	241,000	240,723
07. Incidental and other expenditure.................	409,000	344,000	343,989
	4,358,000	3,813,000.	3,783,744
Total: Division 543	7,974,000	7,331,000	7,299,215

Department of Science—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 544.—COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	25,375,000	24,577,000	24,462,201
02. Overtime................................	380,000	410,000	368,569
	25,755,000	24,987,000	24,830,770
2.—Administrative and Operational Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	835,000	783,000	782,225
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	365,000	366,000	365,541
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	4,883,000	4,900,000	4,878,994
04. Office services............................	424,000	423,000	418,300
05. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses, including use of private vehicles for departmental purposes	150,000	146,000	145,817
06. Instruments and apparatus....................	2,175,000	2,068,000	2,066,851
07. Publications.............................	55,000	55,000	54,585
08. Observation services and allowances.............	1,926,000	1,888,000	1,887,228
09. Freight and cartage.........................	194,000	200,000	178,316
10. Minor building maintenance and works...........	30,000	15,000	14,603
11. Computer services.........................	252,000	237,000	236,231
12. Incidental and other expenditure................	315,000	429,000	427,968
	11,604,000	11,510,000	11,456,658
3.—Other Services—
01. World Meteorological Organization—Contribution....	160,000	169,000	152,560
02. Australian Numerical Meteorology Research Centre—Computer services	125,000	100,000	99,603
	285,000	269,000	252,162
Total: Division 544	37,644,000	36,766,000	36,539,590
Division 545.—IONOSPHERIC PREDICTION SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	668,000	597,600	597,385
02. Overtime....................................	17,500	17,000	13,312
	685,500	614,600	610,697

Department of Science—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 545.—Ionospheric Prediction Service—continued
2.—Administrative and Operational Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	54,000	42,000	39,925
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	16,000	15,000	13,935
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services.........	20,500	18,200	18,173
04. Consumable stores and equipment..............	30,000	28,000	27,931
05. Computer services.........................	39,000	9,000	8,838
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	37,000	35,000	31,116
	196,500	147,200	139,916
Total: Division 545	882,000	761,800	750,614
Division 546.—METRIC CONVERSION BOARD
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	194,500	301,000	261,196
	194,500	301,000	261,196
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	23,200	32,000	31,943
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	4,000	5,700	3,740
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	20,000	25,000	21,723
04. Consultants and part‑time members of committees—Fees	800	4,500	358
05. Public relations and publicity..................	53,000	65,000	57,079
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	4,500	7,800	6,357
	105,500	140,000	121,200
Total: Division 546	300,000	441,000	382,396
Division 547.—NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	400,000	351,000	342,939
02. Overtime................................	4,000	4,000	3,943
	404,000	355,000	346,882

Department of Science—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 547.—National Standards Commission—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	18,000	12,000	11,962
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	12,000	11,500	11,416
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	13,500	14,000	12,116
04. Incidental and other expenditure................	63,500	76,000	54,971
	107,000	113,500	90,465
Total: Division 547	511,000	468,500	437,347
Division 550.—ANGLO‑AUSTRALIAN TELESCOPE BOARD
1.—For expenditure under the Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act	1,040,000	850,000	850,000
Division 552.—AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE
1.—For expenditure under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act	2,069,000	2,100,000	1,950,000
Division 554.—COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
1.—For expenditure under the Science and Industry Research Act	141,244,000	132,651,000	132,651,000
Total: Department of Science.....................	204,267,000	190,835,300	189,952,579

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
590	Administrative..................	112,080,000	41,356,000	150,624,000	304,060,000
		94,760,705	33,158,579	124,313,897	252,233,180
591	Social Welfare Policy Secretariat......	464,000	80,000	..	544,000
		31,700	4,897	..	36,597
	Total.....................	112,544,000	41,436,000	150,624,000	304,604,000
		94,792,405	33,163,476	124,313,897	252,269,777

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 590.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	109,900,000	94,132,000	92,863,047
02. Overtime................................	2,180,000	2,000,000	1,897,658
	112,080,000	96,132,000	94,760,705
2.—Administrative Expenses
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	2,450,000	1,800,000	1,733,567
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	4,460,000	3,470,000	2,845,107
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	24,240,000	20,500,000	20,353,745
04. Office services............................	630,000	513,000	488,618
05. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	1,000,000	780,000	776,996
06. Payments for services—Government Authorities and Agents	203,000	218,000	182,748
07. Training services..........................	300,000	151,000	150,571
08. Medical examinations.......................	1,200,000	1,100,000	1,073,212
09. Computer services.........................	2,300,000	1,461,000	1,250,181
10. Publicity................................	375,000	550,000	444,812
11. Fees, allowances and other expenditure of Appeals Tribunals	130,000	120,000	109,729
12. Freight and cartage.........................	630,000	547,000	508,300
13. Consultants—Fees and expenses................	18,000	169,000	49,783
14. Payments of fees to banks for direct deposits of pensions and other payments	2,900,000	3,100,000	2,688,884
15. Incidental and other expenditure................	520,000	550,000	502,326
	41,356,000	35,029,000	33,158,579
3.—Other Services—
01. Grants direct to organizations for childhood and associated services	22,964,000	20,235,000	18,132,440
02. Grants to eligible organizations under the Aged or Disabled Persons Homes Act	26,100,000	26,000,000	22,154,997
03. Grants to eligible organizations under the Aged Persons Hostels Act	29,900,000	30,000,000	29,960,544
04. Grants to eligible organizations under the Handicapped Persons Assistance Act	52,000,000	39,000,000	37,869,944
05. Grants to eligible organizations under the Homeless Persons Assistance Act.	3,881,000	5,570,000	1,732,549
06. Telephone rental and postal concessions to pensioners and others (for payment to the Australian Postal Commission and the Australian Telecommunications Commission)	14,200,000	13,500,000	13,244,216
07. Payments to universities and other organizations for special studies and research	453,000	406,000	176,000

Department of Social Security—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 590.—Administrative—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
08. Welfare Administrator and Minister's Conferences —Contribution towards cost of Secretariat	9,000	5,500	3,584
09. Compensation payable in accordance with the Darwin Cyclone Damage Compensation Act	20,000	740,000	166,775
10. International Year of the Child—Publicity expenses...	100,000	..	..
11. Boards, committees and advisory councils—Fees and expenses	160,000	110,000	78,519
12. Compassionate allowances, annuities and other payments	85,000	90,000	77,577
Compensation for or in respect of personal injury or death caused by the Darwin cyclone	..	15,000	1,711
	149,872,000	135,671,500	123,598,857
4.—Grants‑in‑Aid—
01. Grant to Australian Council of Social Service.......	150,000	150,000	150,000
02. Grant to the Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled	150,000	150,000	150,000
03. Grant to the Australian Council on the Ageing.......	150,000	150,000	150,000
04. Grants to organizations operating community information centres	42,000	42,000	40,521
05. Grants to organizations for welfare rights services....	100,000	100,000	97,243
06. Grants to community welfare agencies............	80,000	100,000	47,277
07. Grant to Australian Pre‑school Association...	50,000	65,000	65,000
08. Grant to the United Nations Children's Fund Committee of Australia for the International Year of the Child Secretariat	30,000	15,000	15,000
	752,000	772,000	715,041
Total: Division 590	304,060,000	267,604,500	252,233,180
Division 591.—SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY SECRETARIAT
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary......	464,000	70,000	31,700
2.—Administrative Expenses.....................	80,000	50,000	4,897
Other Services...............................	..	2,000	..
Total: Division 591	544,000	122,000	36,597
Total: Department of Social Security...............	304,604,000	267,726,500	252,269,777

DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
620	Administrative...................	248,000	214,000	..	462,000
		9,918	202,541	..	212,459
	Total.....................	248,000	214,000	..	462,000
		9,918	202,541	..	212,459

DEPARTMENT OF THE SPECIAL TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 620.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	245,000	10,000	9,918
02. Overtime................................	3,000	..	..
	248,000	10,000	9,918
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	194,000	159,000	158,557
02. Incidental and other expenditure................	20,000	44,700	43,984
	214,000	203,700	202,541
Total: Department of the Special Trade Representative..	462,000	213,700	212,459

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND RESOURCES

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
640	Administrative...................	16,219,000	7,093,000	41,675,000	64,987,000
		14,360,949	5,412,177	68,739,238	88,512,365
642	Trade Commissioner Service.........	11,512,000	2,655,000	..	14,167,000
		10,662,923	2,367,221	..	13,030,144
644	Export Development Grants Board......	837,000	80,000	38,000,000	38,917,000
		605,150	49,245	29,999,923	30,654,318
646	Joint Coal Board..................	..	..	819,000	819,000
		..	..	831,000	831,000
	Total.....................	28,568,000	9,828,000	80,494,000	118,890,000
		25,629,023	7,828,643	99,570,161	133,027,827

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND RESOURCES

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 640.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	16,125,000	14,400,000	14,281,242
02. Overtime................................	94,000	81,000	79,707
	16,219,000	14,481,000	14,360,949
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	848,000	651,000	649,655
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	400,000	380,000	377,931
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	386,000	321,000	319,498
04. Trade promotion...........................	4,605,000	3,420,000	3,414,105
05. Computer services..........................	644,000	525,000	486,503
06. Incidental and other expenditure.................	210,000	165,000	164,486
	7,093,000	5,462,000	5,412,177
3.—Other Services—
01. Charges incurred on behalf of exporters and others (moneys recovered may be credited to this item)	5,000	5,000	4,941
02. Overseas promotion of rural products—Contribution...	1,000,000	932,000	841,292
03. Contributions to international organizations.........	670,000	625,000	573,718
04. Promotion of Australian consultancy services in developing countries.	375,000	159,000	52,313
05. Export Finance and Insurance Corporation— Interest subsidy for export finance facility	1,500,000	1,500,000	453,667
06. Fraser Island exports—Act of grace payments to companies	4,000,000	4,813,800	813,745
07. Northern Land Council—Reimbursement of legal and other expenses	125,000	25,632	25,631
08. Proceeds from disposition of uranium stockpile (for payment to the Uranium Stockpile Trust Account)	34,000,000	63,637,269	63,637,268
Purchases of uranium from Mary Kathleen Uranium Limited	..	1,998,000	1,997,048
Costs associated with guarantee agreements with Mary Kathleen Uranium Limited concerning borrowing of uranium	..	107,000	101,816
Technical feasibility study of the proposed Wabo Hydro‑electric project in Papua New Guinea— Contribution	..	240,000	237,798
	41,675,000	74,042,701	68,739,238
Total: Division 640	64,987,000	93,985,701	88,512,365

Department of Trade and Resources—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 642.—TRADE COMMISSIONER SERVICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	11,443,000	10,647,000	10,610,789
02. Overtime...............................	69,000	55,500	52,134
	11,512,000	10,702,500	10,662,923
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	1,289,000	1,162,000	1,160,601
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	212,000	195,000	194,114
03. Postage, telegrams, telephone services and cablegrams.	274,000	219,500	213,951
04. Imprest advances..........................	50,000	50,000	50,000
05. Locally engaged staff—Pension scheme...........	292,000	277,000	253,621
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	538,000	503,000	494,934
	2,655,000	2,406,500	2,367,221
Total: Division 642	14,167,000	13,109,000	13,030,144
Division 644.—EXPORT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS BOARD
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	830,000	689,000	599,432
02. Overtime...............................	7,000	6,000	5,718
	837,000	695,000	605,150
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	46,000	41,000	36,810
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	13,000	15,000	7,078
03. Incidental and other expenditure................	21,000	10,500	5,357
	80,000	66,500	49,245
3.—Other Services—
01. For expenditure under the Export Market Development Grants Act	38,000,000	30,000,000	29,999,923
Total: Division 644	38,917,000	30,761,500	30,654,318
Division 646.—JOINT COAL BOARD
1.—For expenditure under the Coal Industry Act......	819,000	831,000	831,000
Total: Department of Trade and Resources...........	118,890,000	138,687,201	133,027,827

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
655	Administrative...................	151,850,000	60,998,000	35,754,000	248,602,000
		147,068,891	56,877,834	28,646,376	232,593,100
658	Bureau of Transport Economics........	2,141,000	838,000	..	2,979,000
		1,654,956	637,244	..	2,292,200
662	Australian National Railways.........	..	..	60,000,000	60,000,000
		..	..	63,640,000	63,640,000
	Total.....................	153,991,000	61,836,000	95,754,000	311,581,000
		148,723,847	57,515,078	92,286,376	298,525,300

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 655.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	147,900,000	143,416,000	143,244,741
02. Overtime................................	3,950,000	3,830,000	3,824,150
	151,850,000	147,246,000	147,068,891
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	6,780,000	6,790,000	6,785,266
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	2,300,000	2,000,000	1,998,143
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	4,870,000	4,650,000	4,640,630
04. Office and local government services.............	4,950,000	4,800,000	4,799,627
05. Fuel, light and power.......................	6,775,000	6,500,000	6,499,697
06. Fire services.............................	450,000	345,000	339,426
07. Freight, cartage and removal expenses............	1,300,000	1,200,000	1,196,615
08. Staff training.............................	590,000	500,000	499,132
09. Marine maintenance—Materials and services........	2,000,000	1,900,000	1,495,471
10. Aerodromes and buildings maintenance—Materials and services	6,250,000	5,000,000	4,994,351
11. Airways facilities maintenance—Materials and services.	4,400,000	4,000,000	3,998,290
12. Air transport moveable plant maintenance— Materials and services	3,250,000	2,950,000	2,662,948
13. Coastal radio service—Payment to Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia) towards operating costs	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
14. General stores............................	530,000	500,000	498,495
15. Computer services.........................	510,000	540,000	507,905
16. Meteorological services......................	12,263,000	12,080,000	12,080,000
17. Professional services........................	600,000	790,000	620,496
18. Payments for surveys.......................	280,000	280,000	189,029
19. Search and rescue and accident investigation........	400,000	411,000	409,450
20. Compensation payments including payments under Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act	500,000	465,000	463,849
21. Incidental and other expenditure................	1,000,000	1,200,000	1,199,011
	60,998,000	57,901,000	56,877,834
3.—Other Services—
01. Free or concessional railway fares and freights.......	1,840,000	960,600	960,179
02. Contribution to shipper bodies.................	150,000	140,000	140,000
03. Australian Shipping Commission—Subsidy for Tasmanian shipping services	2,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
04. Contribution to aviation organizations............	61,000	61,000	61,000
05. International Civil Aviation Organization—Contribution	280,000	260,000	253,639

Department of Transport—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 655.—Administrative—continued
3.—Other Services—continued
06. Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme...........	25,700,000	23,000,000	20,926,670
07. Air services—Subsidy.......................	753,000	843,000	842,315
08. Aerodrome Local Ownership Plan—Development grant.	1,500,000	480,000	478,338
09. Aerodrome Local Ownership Plan—Maintenance grant.	1,990,000	1,370,000	1,369,582
10. Research................................	680,000	600,000	528,441
11. Road safety promotion and research..............	800,000	790,000	594,826
Australian National Railways—Additional subsidy for Tasmanian passenger railway services	..	490,000	490,000
Removal of wreck under the provisions of the Navigation Act	..	1,400	1,386
	35,754,000	30,996,000	28,646,376
Total: Division 655	248,602,000	236,143,000	232,593,100
Division 658.—BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	2,130,000	2,127,000	1,645,838
02. Overtime................................	11,000	10,000	9,118
	2,141,000	2,137,000	1,654,956
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	80,000	93,000	81,239
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	190,000	165,000	102,178
03. Computer services..........................	175,000	170,000	165,113
04. Professional services........................	293,000	300,000	179,629
05. Incidental and other expenditure.................	100,000	110,000	109,085
	838,000	838,000	637,244
Total: Division 658	2,979,000	2,975,000	2,292,200
Division 662.—AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
1.—Subsidy to meet operating losses................	60,000,000	63,640,000	63,640,000
Total: Department of Transport..................	311,581,000	302,758,000	298,525,300

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
670	Administrative...................	7,969,500	1,973,200	11,703,300	21,646,000
		6,896,296	2,038,135	9,785,154	18,719,585
672	Australian Taxation Office...........	141,926,000	25,294,200	6,671,300	173,891,500
		135,925,623	21,472,032	6,845,339	164,242,994
674	Taxation Boards of Review..........	104,600	51,900	..	156,500
		120,483	47,016	..	167,499
678	Australian Bureau of Statistics........	45,240,000	12,133,000	..	57,373,000
		46,889,755	11,172,765	..	58,062,520
	Insurance Tribunal................	..	..	..	..
		4,317	3,011	..	7,328
	Total.....................	195,240,100	39,452,300	18,374,600	253,067,000
		189,836,474	34,732,959	16,630,493	241,199,926

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 670.—ADMINISTRATIVE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	7,894,500	7,355,500	6,849,987
02. Overtime................................	75,000	49,300	46,309
	7,969,500	7,404,800	6,896,296
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	210,000	195,100	180,105
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	382,600	463,000	378,637
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	910,100	903,000	893,983
04. Freight and cartage.........................	22,600	25,900	10,679
05. Computer services..........................	186,300	47,300	45,080
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	261,600	282,500	278,281
Advertising: PAYE—Effects of new taxation system...	..	250,000	236,148
Consultants—Fees.........................	..	85,000	15,222
	1,973,200	2,251,800	2,038,135
3.—Other Services—
01. Interest on trustee moneys lodged at call (for payment to the Head of Trust Fund concerned)	7,800,000	5,100,000	5,028,612
02. Loan management expenses...................	2,050,000	3,000,000	2,109,054
03. Foreign Investment Review Board...............	7,300	4,000	462
04. International Monetary Fund—Oil Facility Interest Subsidy Account—Contribution	1,221,000	2,500,700	2,500,606
05. Expenditure for the purposes of Section 6 of the Primary Industry Bank Act, 1977	625,000	625,000	..
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research—Grant	..	2,900	..
Interest on advance subscriptions to Commonwealth Loans	..	150,000	146,419
	11,703,300	11,382,600	9,785,154
Total: Division 670	21,646,000	21,039,200	18,719,585
Division 672.—AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	138,242,000	132,507,000	132,453,828
02. Overtime................................	3,684,000	3,506,000	3,471,795
	141,926,000	136,013,000	135,925,623

Department of the Treasury—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 672.—Australian Taxation Office—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	2,948,000	2,533,000	2,449,126
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	5,694,000	5,368,000	4,053,712
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	6,460,000	6,100,000	5,809,455
04. Office services............................	1,117,000	1,040,000	1,038,093
05. Legal expenses...........................	1,950,000	2,019,000	1,819,380
06. Payments to the Australian Postal Commission and State Governments for services rendered	3,679,000	3,619,000	3,465,576
07. Computer services.........................	1,730,000	1,482,000	1,313,985
08. Freight and cartage.........................	431,200	435,000	389,075
09. Incidental and other expenditure................	1,285,000	1,139,000	1,133,632
	25,294,200	23,735,000	21,472,032
3.—Other Services—
01. Taxes and fines—Remission under special circumstances	6,671,300	7,048,000	6,845,339
Total: Division 672	173,891,500	166,796,000	164,242,994
Division 674.—TAXATION BOARDS OF REVIEW
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	104,600	121,300	120,483
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Incidental and other expenditure................	51,900	53,100	47,016
Total: Division 674	156,500	174,400	167,499
Division 678.—AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	44,910,000	48,417,000	46,591,942
02. Overtime................................	330,000	340,000	297,812
	45,240,000	48,757,000	46,889,755

Department of the Treasury—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	723,000	699,000	697,872
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	1,839,000	1,659,000	1,443,551
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	2,816,000	2,606,200	2,528,155
04. Office services............................	360,000	340,800	337,061
05. Printing of official publications.................	1,268,000	1,491,000	1,274,076
06. Computer services.........................	2,065,000	3,196,000	2,670,676
07. Reimbursement to Government Departments and payments to agents for statistical services	2,584,000	1,862,000	1,778,018
08. Freight and cartage.........................	113,000	171,800	87,774
09. Incidental and other expenditure................	365,000	386,000	355,582
	12,133,000	12,411,800	11,172,765
Total: Division 678	57,373,000	61,168,800	58,062,520
INSURANCE TRIBUNAL
Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
Salaries and allowances......................	..	4,400	4,317
Overtime...............................	..	100	..
	..	4,500	4,317
Administrative Expenses—
Incidental and other expenditure................	..	3,100	3,011
Total:	..	7,600	7,328
Total: Department of the Treasury.................	253,067,000	249,186,000	241,199,926

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

SUMMARY

Appropriation—1978–79, Black figures

Expenditure—1977–78, Light figures

Division		Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary	Administrative Expenses	Other Services	Total
		$	$	$	$
690	Administrative...................	36,360,000	7,950,000	1,099,000	45,409,000
		34,092,397	7,210,970	1,002,833	42,306,200
691	Repatriation Hospitals and Other Institutions	96,928,000	25,295,000	..	122,223,000
		92,479,374	23,694,542	..	116,173,916
692	Other Repatriation Benefits..........	..	..	145,639,000	145,639,000
		..	..	139,081,169	139,081,169
693	Defence Service Homes Corporation....	10,809,000	2,657,000	25,600,000	39,066,000
		10,658,515	2,489,727	24,602,114	37,750,356
	Total.....................	144,097,000	35,902,000	172,338,000	352,337,000
		137,230,286	33,395,239	164,686,116	335,311,641

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 690.—ADMINISTRATIVE	$	$	$
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	35,800,000	34,670,000	33,561,288
02. Overtime...............................	560,000	560,000	531,109
	36,360,000	35,230,000	34,092,397
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	780,000	788,000	761,805
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	1,280,000	1,150,000	1,146,292
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	3,215,000	2,953,000	2,947,852
04. Office services............................	284,000	292,000	279,183
05. Medical examinations, fares and expenses of war pensioners under review	750,000	905,000	823,212
06. Computer services..........................	1,041,000	804,000	715,966
07. Incidental and other expenditure................	600,000	592,000	536,661
	7,950,000	7,484,000	7,210,970
3.—Other Services—
01. War Graves—Construction, care and maintenance.....	1,068,000	1,046,000	991,833
02. Returned Services League of Australia—General purpose grant	11,000	11,000	11,000
03. Return Services League of Australia—Towards cost of proposed tour to the battlefields of the Middle East and Europe to commemorate sixtieth anniversary of Remembrance Day	20,000	..	..
	1,099,000	1,057,000	1,002,833
Total: Division 690	45,409,000	43,771,000	42,306,200
Division 691.—REPATRIATION HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	94,872,000	91,546,000	90,561,245
02. Overtime................................	2,056,000	1,923,000	1,918,129
	96,928,000	93,469,000	92,479,374
2.—Administrative Expenses—
01. Provisions...............................	2,900,000	2,800,000	2,796,255
02. Medical supplies...........................	7,800,000	7,100,000	7,097,423
03. Other general stores.........................	3,149,000	3,069,000	3,051,926
04. Fees for visiting medical and para‑medical specialists	6,410,000	6,110,000	6,060,542
05. Fuel, light power and water....................	1,420,000	1,341,000	1,302,847
06. Travelling and subsistence.....................	240,000	233,000	223,393
07. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing.	380,000	365,000	354,694
08. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	916,000	840,000	829,890
09. Motor vehicles—Hire, maintenance and running expenses	170,000	183,000	167,205

Department of Veterans' Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
Division 691.—Repatriation Hospitals and other	$	$	$
Institutions—continued
2.—Administrative Expenses—continued
10. Repairs and maintenance.....................	630,000	606,000	598,263
11. Incidental and other expenditure................	1,280,000	1,237,000	1,212,105
	25,295,000	23,884,000	23,694,542
Total: Division 691	122,223,000	117,353,000	116,173,916
Division 692.—OTHER REPATRIATION BENEFITS
01. Specialists, local medical officer and ancillary medical services	44,600,000	41,463,000	41,437,093
02. Pharmaceutical services......................	34,000,000	33,540,000	33,443,480
03. Maintenance of patients in non‑departmental institutions	47,000,000	45,992,000	45,782,738
04. Dental treatment...........................	5,425,000	4,700,000	4,698,003
05. Expenses of travelling for medical treatment........	7,504,000	7,000,000	6,965,235
06. Soldiers' Children Education Scheme.............	3,400,000	3,600,000	3,380,224
07. Telephone rental and postal concessions to pensioners (for payment to the Australian Telecommunications and Postal Commission)	2,390,000	2,137,000	2,130,674
08. Small business loans........................	800,000	910,000	755,881
09. Miscellaneous............................	520,000	547,000	487,841
Total: Division 692	145,639,000	139,889,000	139,081,169
Division 693.—DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION
1.—Salaries and Payments in the nature of Salary—
01. Salaries and allowances......................	10,751,000	11,100,000	10,605,024
02. Overtime...............................	58,000	60,000	53,491
	10,809,000	11,160,000	10,658,515
2. Administrative Expenses—
01. Travelling and subsistence....................	210,000	277,000	208,330
02. Office requisites and equipment, stationery and printing	133,000	183,000	123,673
03. Postage, telegrams and telephone services..........	525,000	710,000	435,248
04. Payments to Australian Postal Commission for services.	1,514,000	1,597,000	1,469,058
05. Computer services.........................	157,000	144,000	142,523
06. Incidental and other expenditure................	118,000	136,000	110,894
	2,657,000	3,047,000	2,489,727

Department of Veterans' Affairs—continued

	1978–79	1977–78
	1978–79	Appropriation	Expenditure
	$	$	$
Division 693.—Defence Service Homes
Corporation—continued
3.—Other Services—
01. Interest subsidy............................	25,600,000	24,900,000	24,602,114
Total: Division 693	39,066,000	39,107,000	37,750,356
Total: Department of Veterans' Affairs..............	352,337,000	340,120,000	335,311,641

Printed by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer

	$
By the Supply Act (No. 1) 1978‑79.............	3,844,039,000
By this Act...................................	4,911,423,000
Total..................................	8,755,462,000

Page Reference	Departments and Services	Total
		$
6	Parliament.............................................	15,549,000
10	Department of Aboriginal Affairs..............................	95,907,000
13	Department of Administrative Services..........................	278,738,000
24	Attorney‑General's Department.........................	78,604,000
31	Department of Business and Consumer Affairs.....................	103,942,000
35	Department of the Capital Territory.............................	80,303,000
39	Department of Construction..................................	155,979,000
42	Department of Defence.....................................	2,329,185,000
48	Department of Education....................................	492,632,000
55	Department of Employment and Industrial Relations.................	282,716,000
60	Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development.......	41,724,000
64	Department of Finance.....................................	25,379,000
67	Advance to the Minister for Finance............................	125,000,000
68	Department of Foreign Affairs................................	525,985,000
75	Department of Health......................................	1,915,791,000
80	Department of Home Affairs.................................	71,426,000
85	Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.....................	59,018,000
88	Department of Industry and Commerce..........................	19,554,000
90	Department of National Development...........................	49,967,000
94	Department of the Northern Territory...........................	1,247,000
96	Postal and Telecommunications Department.......................	178,180,000
99	Department of Primary Industry...............................	109,256,000
103	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet......................	48,666,000
108	Department of Productivity..................................	125,506,000
111	Department of Science.....................................	204,267,000
117	Department of Social Security................................	304,604,000
120	Department of the Special Trade Representative....................	462,000
122	Department of Trade and Resources............................	118,890,000
125	Department of Transport....................................	311,581,000
128	Department of the Treasury..................................	253,067,000
132	Department of Veterans' Affairs...............................	352,337,000
	Total............................................	8,755,462,000