THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
ANNO PRIMO
EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS.
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No. 3 of 1901.
An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of One million ten thousand seven hundred and thirty-two pounds to the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and two.
[Assented to 12th July, 1901.]
Preamble.
BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives as follows :—
Issue and application of £1,010,732.
1. There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and two the sum of One million ten thousand seven hundred and thirty-two pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied.
Sum available for the purposes set forth in Schedule.
2. The said sum shall be available to satisfy the warrants under the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services set forth in the said Schedule.
Limit of period of expenditure.
3. No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and two. SCHEDULE.
schedule.
| I.—MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. | Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance of the Departments as at the Time of Transfer to the Commonwealth. | Other Expenditure. |
| The Senate. | | £ | £ |
| Salaries................................................................................................... | £1,450 | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 350 | | |
| | | ... | 1,800 |
| The House of Representatives. | | | |
| Salaries (including Clerk of the House of Representatives at £900 per annum, and Junior Clerk at £60 per annum).................................................................. | £2,027 | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 850 | | |
| | | ... | 2,877 |
| Parliamentary Debates. | | | |
| Salaries (including one Reporter at £500 per annum, and one Sessional Typist at £18 per month)............................................................................................. | £1,600 | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 250 | | |
| | | ... | 1,850 |
| The Library. | | | |
| Salaries................................................................................................... | £247 | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 425 | | |
| | | ... | 672 |
| Refreshment Rooms............................................................................ | ... | ... | 263 |
| Water Power for Parliament House | ... | ... | 75 |
| Parliament Gardens. | | | |
| Salaries................................................................................................... | £108 | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 58 | | |
| | | ... | 166 |
| Federal Executive Council | | | |
| Salaries................................................................................................... | £236 | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 420 | | |
| | | ... | 656 |
| Administrative | | | |
| Salaries (including additional Messenger at £130 per annum)............ | £807 | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 260 | | |
| | | ... | 1,067 |
| Miscellaneous. | | | |
| Expenses in connexion with the Opening of Parliament and the Royal Reception (including re-vote £509)......................................................................................................... | ... | 2,500 |
Schedule—continued
| II.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL. | | Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance of the Departments as at the Time of Transfer to the Commonwealth. | Other Expenditure. |
| Secretary’s Office. | | £ | £ |
| Salaries (including Chief Clerk and Assistant Parliamentary Draftsman at £500 per annum from 1st June, 1901; Clerk at £80 per annum from 17th June, 1901; Messenger at £120 per annum from 13th June, 1901).................................................... | £427 | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 150 | | |
| | | ... | 577 |
| | | | |
| III.—MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS. | | | |
| Administrative. | | | |
| Salaries (including Secretary at £750 per annum; Chief Clerk at £500 per annum; three Clerks at £200 per annum; Messenger at £80 per annum; five Caretakers and Office-cleaners, including provision for other Departments)...................... | £933 | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 750 | | |
| | | ... | 1,683 |
| Public Works. | | | |
| Repairs to Public Buildings, Fittings, Furniture, &c.— | | | |
| New Departments......................................................................... | ... | ... | 1,300 |
| Transferred Departments.............................................................. | ... | 9,300 | |
| Public Service Commissioner. | | | |
| salaries. | | | |
| Secretary at £600 per annum.................................................................. | 
| | |
| Six Clerks at from £100 to £200 per annum.......................................... | | | |
| Two Messengers, one at £104 per annum, one at £52 per annum.......... | £320 | | |
| Caretaker at £52 per annum.................................................................... | | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | £375 | | |
| | | ... | 695 |
| Electoral Office. | | | |
| salaries. | | | |
| Chief Electoral Officer at £450 per annum............................................. |  150
| | |
| Clerk at £150 per annum........................................................................ | | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 100 | | |
| | | ... | 250 |
| For the holding of the first Elections of the Parliament (re-vote)............ | ... | ... | 12,000 |
Schedule—continued.
| IV.—TREASURER. | | Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance of the Departments as at the Time of Transfer to the Commonwealth. | Other Expenditure. |
| The Treasury. | | £ | £ |
| Salaries (including Clerk at £210 per annum and Messenger from 21st June, 1901, at £52 per annum)............................................................................................. | £443 | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 200 | | |
| | | ... | 643 |
| Government Printer. | | | |
| Wages.................................................................................................... | £4,880 | | |
| Type....................................................................................................... | 220 | | |
| Machinery and Repairs.......................................................................... | 3,000 | | |
| Material.................................................................................................. | 2,000 | | |
| Fuel, Light, and Water............................................................................ | 300 | | |
| Rent of Store.......................................................................................... | 50 | | |
| Incidentals.............................................................................................. | 50 | | |
| | | ... | 10,500 |
| V.—MINISTER OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | | | |
| Minister’s Office. | | | |
| Salaries. | | | |
| Comptroller-General of Customs at £1,200 per annum.......................... | 
| | |
| Secretary at £750 per annum.................................................................. | | | |
| Three Clerks, one at £300 per annum; one at £250 per annum; one at £200 per annum | £709 | | |
| Messenger at £130 per annum............................................................... | | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 200 | ... | 909 |
| | | | |
| Expenditure in the State of New South Wales........................................ | £16,200 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Victoria........................................................ | 17,600 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Queensland.................................................. | 15,750 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of South Australia............................................ | 6,000 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Tasmania..................................................... | 2,600 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Western Australia........................................ | 7,750 | | |
| | | 65,900 | |
| VI.—MINISTER OF DEFENCE. | | | |
| Administrative. | | | |
| salaries. | | | |
| Secretary at £900 per annum.................................................................. | 
| | |
| Chief Accountant at £600 per annum..................................................... | | | |
| Chief Clerk at £540 per annum.............................................................. | | | |
| Five Clerks, one at £310 per annum; one at £235 per annum; one at £200 per annum; one at £160 per annum; one at £80 per annum........................................... | £852 | | |
| Senior Messenger at £132 per annum; Messenger at £96 per annum; one Junior Messenger at £42 per annum; Caretaker at £110 per
annum.............................................................................................. | | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 500 | | |
| | | ... | 1,352 |
Schedule—continued.
| MINISTER OF DEFENCE—continued. | Expenditure solely for the Maintenance or Continuance of the Departments as at the Time of Transfer to the Commonwealth. | Other Expenditure. |
| | £ | £ |
| Expenditure on Federal Defences, Thursday Island and King George’s Sound | 6,000 | |
| Expenditure in the State of New South Wales........................................ | £63,000 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Victoria........................................................ | 64,000 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Queensland.................................................. | 52,000 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of South Australia............................................ | 13,000 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Tasmania..................................................... | 5,000 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Western Australia........................................ | 5,000 | | |
| Military and Naval Demonstrations in connexion with the Opening of Parliament in Melbourne and the Royal Reception in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, and Perth (including re-vote, £1,350)................................. | | 202,000 | 8,959 |
| | | | |
| Furnishing and Alterations to Offices, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne (re-vote) | | ... | 500 |
| VII.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL. | | | |
| Administrative. | | | |
| salaries. | | | |
| Secretary at £1,000 per annum............................................................... | 
| | |
| Assistant Secretary at £600 per annum.................................................. | | | |
| Six Clerks, one at £350 per annum, three at £250 per annum, one at £160 per annum, one at £120 per annum..................................................................... | £813 | | |
| Three Messengers, one at £150 per annum, two at £60 per annum........ | | | |
| Contingencies......................................................................................... | 425 | | |
| | | ... | 1,238 |
| Expenditure in the State of New South Wales........................................ | £216,000 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Victoria........................................................ | 160,000 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Queensland.................................................. | 114,000 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of South Australia............................................ | 57,000 | | |
| Expenditure in the State of Tasmania..................................................... | 33,000 | | |
| Ex0070enditure in the State of Western Australia.................................. | 70,000 | | |
| | | 650,000 | |
| | |  933,200
| 52,532 |
| | | 985,732 |
| ADVANCE TO TREASURER | ... | 25,000 |
| Total....................................................... | £ | 1,010,732 |
Note.—The amounts of Salaries included in the column “Other Expenditure” are, except where specifically set forth in this Schedule, provided only for officers included in the Schedule to Act No. 1, and at the rates set forth in that Schedule.