Supply Act (No. 4) 1915-16

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Supply Act (No. 4) 1915-16

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Act No. 52 of 1915 as made

An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

Date of Assent	15 Nov 1915

Date of repeal	06 Aug 1934
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1934

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

SUPPLY (No. 4) 1915-16.

No. 52 of 1915.

An Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

[Assented to 15th November, 1915.]

Preamble.

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Supply Act (No. 4) 1915–16.

Issue and application of £16,245,608.

2. 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 sixteen the sum of Sixteen million two hundred and forty-five thousand six hundred and eight 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.

3. 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.

4. No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

SCHEDULE.

F. 16425.

SCHEDULE.

ABSTRACT.

—	Total.
	£
THE PARLIAMENT...........................................................................................	7,900
THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER.....................................................	8,945
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.......................................................	82,240
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT..............................................	12,570
THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS...............................................	108,808
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE..................................................................	14,229,260
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS...........................................	88,745
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS........................................................	117,090
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT...........................................	890,050
	15,545,608
REFUNDS OF REVENUE..................................................................................	50,000
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER...................................................................	650,000
Total.................................................................	16,245,608

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	I.—THE PARLIAMENT.	£	£
1	...	The Senate.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	1,100
	2	Contingencies................................................................	120
	3	Postage and Telegrams..................................................	120
				1,340
2	...	House of Representatives.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	1,300
	2	Contingencies................................................................	260
	3	Postage and Telegrams..................................................	250
				1,810
		Senate and House of Representatives.
3	...	Parliamentary Reporting Staff.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	1,500
	2	Contingencies................................................................	200
				1,700
4	...	The Library.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	550
	2	Contingencies................................................................	900
				1,450
5	...	Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	150
	2	Contingencies................................................................	250
				400
6	...	Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee.
	2	Contingencies................................................................	...	500
		Joint House Committee.
7	...	Refreshment-rooms.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	100
	2	Contingencies................................................................	...
				100
8	...	Water Power for Parliament House..................		15
9	1	Electric Lighting, Repairs, etc.......................		150
10	...	Queen’s Hall.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	...	100
11	...	Parliament Gardens.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	100
	2	Contingencies................................................................	15
				115
12	...	Miscellaneous.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	100
	2	Contingencies................................................................	120
				220
		Total Parliament................................	...	7,900

A 2

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	II—THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIME MINISTER.	£	£
13	...	Prime Minister.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	650
	2	Contingencies................................................................	1,300
	3	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1.—Allowances to Officers acting as Secretaries to Prime Minister and Leaders of Opposition in Senate and House of Representatives.....................................	60
				2,010
14	...	Executive Council.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	30
	2	Contingencies................................................................	5
				35
15	...	Audit Office.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	4,500
	2	Contingencies................................................................	...
				4,500
16	...	Public Service Commissioner.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	1,300
	2	Contingencies................................................................	1,100
				2,400
		Total Prime Minister..................................	...	8,945
		III.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
17	...	The Treasury.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	2,300
	2	Contingencies................................................................	2,500
				4,800
19	...	Invalid and Old-age Pensions Office.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	3,200
	2	Contingencies................................................................	3,000
				6,200
20	...	War Pensions..............................................................	...	...
21	...	War Pensions Office.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	400
	2	Contingencies................................................................	100
				500
22	...	Maternity Allowance Office.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	700
	2	Contingencies................................................................	1,300
				2,000
23	...	Land Tax, Estate Duty, and Income Tax Office.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	21,000
	2	Contingencies................................................................	36,000
				57,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No	III.—THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—continued.	£	£
24	...	Government Printer.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	2,200
	2	Contingencies................................................................	1,200
				3,400
26	...	Governor-General’s Office.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	170
	2	Contingencies................................................................	170
				340
26	...	Coinage.......................................................................	...	3,000
27	...	Miscellaneous.
		No. 2.—Maintenance of persons admitted to Charitable Institutions in accordance with provisions of Invalid and Old-age Pensions Acts...............................................	4,500
		3.—To recoup Postmaster-General’s Department rebate of 75 per cent. allowed to Fire Brigades throughout the Commonwealth on regulation rates for “Telephone and Fire Alarm Services”	500
				5,000
		Total Department of the Treasury.....................	...	82,240
		IV.—THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
32	...	Secretary’s Office.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	1,000
	2	Contingencies................................................................	1,600
				2,600
33	...	Crown Solicitor’s Office.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	1,300
	2	Contingencies................................................................	900
				2,200
34	...	The High Court.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	1,250
	2	Contingencies................................................................	1,100
				2,350
35	...	Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	100
	2	Contingencies................................................................	700
				800

Schedule — continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VI.—THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued.	£	£
36	...	Patents, Trade Marks, and Designs.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	2,500
	2	Contingencies................................................................	2,000
				4,500
37	...	Copyrights Office.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	90
	2	Contingencies................................................................	30
				120
		Total Attorney-General’s Department...........	...	12,570
		V.—THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
38	...	Administrative.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	1,800
	2	Contingencies................................................................	1,600
				3,400
39	...	High Commissioner’s Office.
	1	Salaries..........................................................................	6,447
	2	Contingencies................................................................	4,000
				10,447
40	...	Papua.
		No. 1.—Towards expenses of Administration...............	7,500
		3.—New Government Steamer...............................	5,000
		4.—Development of oil fields................................	...
		5.—Coastal trade service subsidy...........................	450
				12,950

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	V.—THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS—continued.	£	£
41	...	Northern Territory.
	1	Administrator...................................................................	500
	2	Administrator’s Office, Salaries.......................................	4,400
	3	Administrator’s Office, Contingencies.............................	10,000
	4	Lands and Survey, Salaries..............................................	1,500
	5	Lands and Survey, Contingencies....................................	3,000
	6	Gold-fields and Mining, Salaries......................................	800
	7	Gold-fields and Mining, Contingencies............................	8,000
	8	Railways and Transport, Salaries.....................................	...
	9	Railways and Transport, Contingencies...........................	...
	10	No. 1.—Subsidy for Steam-ship Service, Port Adelaide to Darwin	750
	11	Interest and Sinking Fund—
		No. 1.—Interest on Loans...........................................	...
		2.—Contribution to Sinking Fund.........................	...
				28,950
42	...	Port Augusta Railway.
	1	No. 1.—Interest on Loans................................................	12,300
		2.—Contribution to Sinking Fund..............................	...
		3.—Extraordinary Maintenance.................................	...
		4.—Interest on South Australian Rolling Stock..........	2,720
		6.—Loss on working of Railway for 1914–15..........	29,208
				44,228
43	...	Norfolk Island.
		No. 1.—Grant for expenses of Administration—To be paid into Trust Fund................................................................
44	...	Mail Service to Pacific Islands.
		No. 1.—Mail Services to Papua, Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, Gilbert, Ellice, and Marshall Islands................	...	5,713
45	...	Miscellaneous.
		No. 1.—Payment to Customs Department for services under Immigration Act..............................................	1,100
		2.—Commonwealth Literary Fund............................	120
		3.—Advertising Resources of the Commonwealth....	...
		7.—New Hebrides.....................................................	100
		8.—Advancement of Study of Diseases in Tropical Australia—To be paid into Trust Fund...................................	500
		11.—Survey of North-west coast of Australia............	940
		13.—Press Cable Subsidy...........................................	360
				3,120
		Total Department of External Affairs..............	...	108,808

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.	£	£
46	...	Central Administration.—Military.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	9,500
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	3,500
	3	Postage and Telegrams....................................................	500
	4	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1. Expenses of officers sent abroad for instruction	100
		2. Grants to Commonwealth Council of Rifle Association	...
		3. Examination fees.............................................	50
		4. Pay and expenses of Exchange Officers	100
		7. Publication of Commonwealth Military Journal	100
		8. War Railway Council.......................................	...
				13,850
47	...	Aviation Instructional Staff. (Central Flying School.)
	1	Pay..................................................................................	1,900
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	600
				2,500
48	...	Royal Military College.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	3,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	4,000*
				7,000
49	...	Chemical Adviser.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	300
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	100
				400
50	...	Examination of Stores and Equipment.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	500
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	...
				500

* Portion to be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Military College Working Expenses Account.

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.	£	£
51	...	Cordite Factory.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	500
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	60
				560*
52	...	Small Arms Factory.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	500
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	...
				500†
53		Clothing Factory.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	220
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	...
				220‡
54	...	Harness, Saddlery, and Accoutrements Factory.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	180
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	...
				180§
55	...	Woollen Cloth Factory.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	250
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	...
				250**
		Naval Forces.
56	...	Naval Administration.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	7,500
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	1,500
	3	Postage and Telegrams....................................................	1,000
				10,000
57	...	Royal Australian Naval College.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	5,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	3,000
				8,000
53	...	Boys’ Training Ship.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	5,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	5,000
				10,000
59	...	Permanent Force (Sea-Going.)
	1	Pay..................................................................................	150,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	70,000
				220,000
60	...	Naval Establishments.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	5,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	3,000
				8,000
62	...	Wireless Branch.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	1,600
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	6,000
				7,600
		Citizen Naval Forces.
63	...	(Royal Australian Naval Reserve.)
	1	Pay..................................................................................	18,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	6,000
				24,000

* To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Cordite Factory Account.

† To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Small Arms Factory Account.

‡ To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Clothing Factory Account.

§ To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Harness, Saddlery, and Accoutrements Factory Account.

** To be paid to credit of Trust Fund—Woollen Cloth Factory Account.

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.	£	£
64	...	Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-Going).
	1	Pay..................................................................................	1,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	250
				1,250
65	1	Royal Australian Fleet Reserve................................	...	1,000
66	...	To be Paid to Credit of Trust Fund— Uniform, Clothing, and Necessaries (Naval) Account................................	...	15,000
67	1	Medical Services..........................................................	...	2,500
68	...	Signal Stations and Examination Services...............	...	4,500
69	1	Maintenance of Ships and Vessels.............................	...	200,000
70	1	Repair and Maintenance of Naval Works, also Repair of Vessels of other Commonwealth Departments.................	...	500
71	1	Miscellaneous Services...............................................	...	10,000
72	...	To be Paid to the Credit of Trust Fund— Admiralty Account	...	...
73	...	Postage and Telegrams...............................................	...	1,000
73a	...	Trading Vessels............................................................	...	60,000
		Military Forces.
74	...	Administrative and Instructional Staffs.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	33,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	7,000
				40,000
75	...	Permanent Units.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	29,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	13,000
				42,000
76	...	Ordnance Department.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	...	10,000
77	...	Rifle Range Staff.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	...	1,500
78	...	District Accounts and Pay Branch.
	1	Pay..................................................................................	...	2,200
79	...	Universal Military Training (Citizen Forces).
	1	Pay..................................................................................	80,000
	2	Contingencies—Citizen Forces and Senior Cadets...........	60,000
	3	Contingencies—Junior Cadets.........................................	1,200
				141,200
80	...	Volunteers.
	1	Contingencies..................................................................	...	50
81	1	Camps.............................................................................	...	30,000
82	...	Maintenance of Existing Arms and Equipment.........	...	7,000

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VI.—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE—continued.	£	£
83	1	Ammunition...................................................................	...	50,000*
84	1	General Contingencies................................................	...	11,000
85	1	General Services..........................................................	...	12,000
86	...	Postage and Telegrams...............................................	...	1,000
87	...	Rifle Clubs and Associations.	...
	1	Pay..................................................................................	1,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	6,000
				7,000
88	1	Expeditionary Force....................................................	...	13,250,000
89	1	Other War Services......................................................	...	15,000
		Total Department of Defence...........................	...	14,229,260
		VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
90	...	Central Staff.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	2,400
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	1,000
	3	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1. Administration of the Commerce Act of 1905..	4,000
		2. Administration of the Bounties Act...................	...
		3. Administration of the Australian Industries Preservation Act	30
		4. Administration of the Iron Bounty Act..............	20
		5. Administration of Seamen’s Compensation Act	...
		6. “Bitter Pit” Investigation....................................	...
				7,450
91	...	Fisheries.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	...
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	...
92	...	Quarantine.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	300
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	250
	3	New South Wales, Salaries..............................................	1,200
	4	New South Wales, Contingencies....................................	1,400
	5	Victoria, Salaries.............................................................	350
	6	Victoria, Contingencies...................................................	500
	7	Queensland, Salaries.......................................................	320
	8	Queensland, Contingencies.............................................	800
	9	South Australia, Salaries..................................................	75
	10	South Australia, Contingencies........................................	500
	11	Western Australia, Salaries..............................................	210
	12	Western Australia, Contingencies....................................	700
	14	Tasmania, Contingencies.................................................	140
	15	Northern Territory, Contingencies...................................	130
				6,875

* Portion to be paid into Trust Fund—Small Arms Ammunition Account.

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VII.—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS —continued.	£	£
93	...	Analyst.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	450
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	200
				650
94	...	Inter-State Commission.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	400
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	600
				1,000
95	...	Lighthouses.
	1	Central Staff—Salaries....................................................	600
	2	Central Staff—Contingencies..........................................	100
	3	No. 1. District, Salaries....................................................	70
	4	No. 1. District, Contingencies..........................................	350
	5	No. 2. District, Salaries....................................................	2,000
	6	No. 2. District, Contingencies..........................................	3,800
	7	No. 3. District, Salaries....................................................	5,000
	8	No. 3. District, Contingencies..........................................	5,000
	9	No. 4 District, Salaries.....................................................	1,000
	10	No. 4. District, Contingencies..........................................	1,500
				19,420
96	...	Navigation.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	700
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	250
				950

97	...	New South Wales.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	15,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	2,200
				17,200
98	...	Victoria.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	11,100
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	1,000
				12,100
99		Queensland.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	7,000
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	1,300
	3	Miscellaneous—
		No. 1.—Commerce Act expenses................................	2,000
				10,300
100	...	South Australia.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	5,200
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	...
				5,200
101	...	Western Australia.
	1	Salaries............................................................................	4,600
	2	Contingencies..................................................................	1,200	5,800

Schedule—continued.

Division No.	Subdivision No.	VII—THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS—continued.	£	£
102	...	Tasmania.
	1	Salaries...........................................................................	1,200

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