| | £ |
| WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES...................................................... | 1,035,000 |
| THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT.................................................... | 115,000 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY................................................... | 616,000 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.................................................... | 8,500 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.............................................................. | 246,500 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS....................................... | 27,345 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.................................................................. | 245,000 |
| THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT....................................... | 2,800,000 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH................................................................ | 15,000 |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND TRANSPORT............................. | 430,000 |
| FEDERAL CAPITAL COMMISSION............................................................. | 384,500 |
| NORTH AUSTRALIA COMMISSION........................................................... | 122,100 |
| REDEMPTIONS— | |
| NORTHERN TERRITORY........................................................................ | 850 |
| Total............................................................ | 6,045,795 |
| Schedule—continued. |
| | Appropriated by this Act |
| WAR AND REPATRIATION SERVICES. | |
| | £ |
| Under Control of Department of Health. | |
| Repatriation Commission. | |
| Soldiers’ Mental Hospital, Bundoora, Victoria................................................. | 24,000 |
| Soldiers’ Mental Hospital, West Subiaco, Western Australia—Additions and equipment | 6,800 |
| General Hospital, New South Wales—Additional accommodation.................. | 4,200 |
| Under Control of Department of Markets and Transport. | |
| Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918-1925 (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund, War Service Homes Account)............................................................................. | 1,000,000 |
| Total War and Repatriation Services.......................................... | 1,035,000 |
| _______ | |
| THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. | |
| Under Control of Department of the Treasury. | |
| Loan to Papua for Public Works...................................................................... | 15,000 |
| Under Control of Development and Migration Commission. | |
| Immigration—Advances of passage money, landing money, and medical fees of assisted immigrants................................................................................................... | 100,000 |
| Total Prime Minister’s Department............................................. | 115,000 |
| ______ | |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. | |
| Under Control of Department of the Treasury. | |
| Grafton to South Brisbane Railway.................................................................. | 616,000 |
| _______ | |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS. | |
| Under Control of Department of Home Affairs. | |
| Parliament House, Canberra (to be paid to Federal Capital Commission)....... | 5,500 |
| Under Control of Department of Works | |
| Properties and sites for Department of Home Affairs..................................... | 3,000 |
| Total Department or Home Affairs......................................... | 8,500 |
| | |
| | Appropriated by this Act. |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE. | |
| | £ |
| Under Control of Department of Defence. | |
| Balance of subsidy to State of New South Wales towards construction of a floating dock at Walsh Island......................................................................................... | 67,500 |
| Machinery and plant for manufacture of munitions not now produced in Australia—towards cost....................................................................................................... | 38,347 |
| Acquisition of Small Arms Factory, Footscray—Instalments....................... | 19,153 |
| Under Control of Department of Works. | |
| Naval bases, works and establishments—towards cost............................... | 28,200 |
| Construction of drill halls, mobilization stores, ordnance stores, rifle ranges, fortifications, barracks, and other accommodation and engineering works—towards cost | 22,000 |
| Towards cost of construction of buildings, hangars, workshops, barracks and earthworks, and preparation of aerial routes and landing grounds— | |
| Royal Australian Air Force.................................................................... | 38,250 |
| Towards cost of construction of buildings and works generally in connexion with new munitions production............................................................................ | 31,300 |
| Purchase of properties and sites:— | |
| Military............................................................................................... | 1,000 |
| Royal Australian Air .......................................................................... | 750 |
| Total Department of Defence............................................... | 246,500 |
| ______ | |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | |
| Under Control of Department of Trade and Customs. | |
| New lighthouses (including upkeep of vessels for construction work) and optical and other apparatus for lightships......................................................................... | 16,970 |
| Alterations of lighthouse services .............................................................. | 7,530 |
| Establishing means of communication....................................................... | 2,000 |
| Under Control of Department of Works. | |
| Acquisition of land for Trade and Customs purposes................................ | 845 |
| Total Department of Trade and Customs............................ | 27,345 |
| ______ | |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS. | |
| Under Control of the Department of Works | |
| Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915-23............................... | 225,000 |
| Commonwealth Offices, Brisbane (including demolition and re-erection elsewhere of Miniature Rifle Range already on site)—towards cost | 20,000 |
| Total Department of Works.................................................. | 245,000 |
| | Appropriated by this Act. |
| THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. | |
| | £ |
| Under Control of the Postmaster-General’s Department and the Department of Works. | |
| Construction and extension of telegraphs and telephones; construction of conduits and laying wires underground; provision of radio stations and equipment; subscription to Capital of Amalgamated Wireless Limited; land for post and telegraph purposes; also Buildings for the Postmaster-General’s Department as set out hereunder:— | 2,800,000 |
| Buildings For Postmaster-General’s Department. | |
| New South Wales. | |
| Additions and Alterations.—Armidale, Chatswood, Condobolin, Cootamundra, Kensington, Kogarah, Manly, Moss Vale, Moulamein, North Strathfield, Nyngan, Parramatta, Petersham, Pymble, Queanbeyan, Redfern, Scone, South Grafton, Sydney—City North, Sydney General Post Office, Sydney Parcels Post, Building, Vaucluse, West Maitland. | |
| New Buildings.—Arncliffe, Balgowlah, Broadcasting Stations (2) Bur-wood, Central Conoord, Dubbo, Eastlake, Edgecliff, Gosford, Griffith, Hamilton, Hurstville, Maroubra, Mudgee, Newtown, North Sydney, Ourimbah, Pooncarie, Punchbowl, Sydenham, Terrigal, Tullamore, Wahroonga, West Wyalong, Wickham, Yenda. | |
| Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case. | |
| Victoria. | |
| Additions and Alterations.—Ararat, Bendigo, Birregurra, Camperdown, Canterbury, Charlton, Chiltern, Collingwood, Dandenong, Donald, Geelong, Hopetoun, Kyneton, Leongatha, Linton, Maffra, Malvern, Melbourne—General Post Office, Murtoa, Penshurst, Portland, Pyramid Hill, Sandringham, Sea Lake, Shepparton, South Melbourne, Swan Hill, Warragul, Warrnambool, Wycheproof. | |
| New Buildings.—Balwyn, Bentleigh, Box Hill, Brunswick, Glen Iris, Hawthorn, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Malvern East, Melbourne—Telegraph and Telephone Workshops, Melbourne—Central Telephone Exchange, Melbourne—Electric Telegraph Office and Commonwealth Offices, Mildura, Oakleigh, Quambatook, St. Arnaud, Warrnambool, Stations (2) for terminals of Victoria-Tasmania radio telephone link. | |
| Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case............ | |
| Queensland. | |
| Additions and Alterations.—Cairns, Dirrinbandi, Emerald, Greenmount, Kingaroy, Mareeba, Rockhampton. | |
| New Buildings.—Brisbane—Central Telephone Exchange, Brisbane—Garage, Broadcasting Stations, Cloncurry, Cooparoo, Hughenden, Isisford, Muttaburra, South Brisbane, South Johnstone, Toowong, Tully, Winton. | |
| Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case. | |
| Carried forward......................................................................... | 2,800,000 |
| | Appropriated by this Act |
| THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT—continued. | £ |
| Brought forward....................................................................... | 2,800,000 |
| Buildings for Postmaster-General’s Department—continued. | |
| South Australia. | |
| Additions and Alterations.—Adelaide General Post Office, Adelaide—West Terrace—Stores and Garage, Kingston. Largs Bay, Meningie, Norwood, Port Lincoln, Unley, Yorketown. | |
| New Buildings.—Broadcasting Station, Gladstone, Minnipa, Mount Gambier, Peterborough, Pinnaroo, Port Adelaide, Semaphore, Tarcoola, West Adelaide. | |
| Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case. | |
| Western Australia. | |
| Additions and Alterations.—Geraldton, Kellerberrin, Kojonup, Mnllewa, Perth—Telephone Exchange, Perth—Stores, Southern Cross, Wyalkatchem. New Buildings.—Cottesloe, Maylands, Merredin, Nungarin, Perth, Rawlinna, Victoria Park, Wyalkatchem. Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each Case. | |
| Tasmania. | |
| Additions and Alterations.—Geeveston, Launceston, Queenstown, Sheffield. New Buildings.—Broadcasting Station, Hobart, Launceston, Newtown, Stations (2) (or terminals of Victoria-Tasmania radio telephone link. Sundry Offices.—For works costing not more than £300 in each case. | |
| ______ | |
| Sundry new buildings and alterations to buildings in the various States to provide accommodation for carrier wave, voice frequency repeater, or associated apparatus. | |
| Total Postmaster-General’s Department.............................. | 2,800,000 |
| ______ | |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. | |
| Under Control of Department of Works. | |
| Serum and Health Laboratories....................................................................... | 14,000 |
| Acquisition of properties and sites.................................................................. | 1,000 |
| Total Department of Health.................................................... | 15,000 |
| | Appropriated by this Act. |
| THE DEPARTMENT OF MARKETS AND TRANSPORT. | £ |
| Under Control of Department of Markets and Transport. | |
| Advances to States and to North Australia and Central Australia for purchase of wire and wire netting (to be paid to credit of Trust Fund Wire and Wire Netting Account) | 100,000 |
| Commonwealth Railways. | |
| Trans-Australian Railway............................................................................... | 100,000 |
| North Australia Railway—minor capital works............................................... | 5,000 |
| Central Australia Railway............................................................................... | 64.000 |
| Federal Territory Railway............................................................................... | 1,000 |
| Provision for construction of new railways under the Northern Territory Railway Extension Act 1923, the Oodnadatia to Alice Springs Railway Act 1926, and rolling-stock, and the Railways (South Australia) Agreement Act 1926 (on account of £4,689,260)........... | 160,000 |
| Total Department of Markets and Transport...................... | 430,000 |
| ______ | |
| LOAN TO FEDERAL CAPITAL COMMISSION........................................... | 384,500 |
| ______ | |
| LOAN TO NORTH AUSTRALIA COMMISSION.......................................... | 122.100 |
| ______ | |
| REDEMPTIONS. | |
| Redemption of loans raised by State of South Australia in respect of Northern Territory | 850 |
| Total........................................................................................ | 6,045,795 |