THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
APPROPRIATION (WORKS AND SERVICES) 1950‑51.
No. 36 of 1950.
An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty‑one, for the purposes of Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure and to appropriate the Supplies granted by the Parliament for that year.
[Assented to 13th December, 1950.]
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 Appropriation (Works and Services) Act 1950‑51.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of £25,113,000.
3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply 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 fifty‑one, the sum of Twenty‑five million one hundred and thirteen thousand pounds.
4. All
F.6458.—Price Is.
Appropriation of supply £68,705,000.
4. All sums granted by this Act and the other Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty‑one, amounting as appears by that Schedule in the aggregate to the sum of Sixty‑eight million seven hundred and five thousand pounds, are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and fifty, for the purposes and services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in relation to the financial year ending the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty‑one.
THE SCHEDULES.
Section 4. FIRST SCHEDULE.
GRANTS OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND.
| | £ | £ |
| Act No. 1 of 1950............................................ | .. | 25,000,000 |
| Act No. 9 of 1950............................................ | .. | 18,592,000 |
| Under this Act.................................................. | 29,858,000 | |
| Less amount authorized under Act No. 1 of 1950 for Defence Services.......................... | 4,745,000 | |
| | | 25,113,000 |
| | | 68,705,000 |
Capital Works and Services.
SECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.
ABSTRACT.
| Page Reference. | – | 1950‑51 | 1949‑50. |
| Vote. | Expenditure. |
| | | £ | £ | £ |
| 4 | Part I.—Departments and Services— other than business undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth........................................ | 36,026,000 | 58,854,000 | 52,980,729 |
| 15 | Part II.—Business Undertakings............ | 27,879,000 | 17,540,000 | 17,205,869 |
| 17 | Part III.—Territories of the Commonwealth | 4,800,000 | 2,899,000 | 3,081,162 |
| | TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.......................................... | 68,705,000 | 79,293,000 | 73,267,760 |
Capital Works and Services.
| PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth. |
| SUMMARY. |
| Division Number. | Departments and Services. | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| Vote. | Expenditure. |
| | | £ | £ | £ |
| 1 | PARLIAMENT............................................................. | 50,000 | 50,000 | 149,141 |
| 2‑3 | PRIME MINISTER..................................................... | 951,000 | 71,000 | 166,408 |
| 4‑5 | EXTERNAL AFFAIRS............................................... | 208,000 | 102,000 | 160,908 |
| 6‑7 | THE TREASURY........................................................ | 40,000 | 31,000 | 138,058 |
| 8 | ATTORNEY‑GENERAL............................................ | 10,000 | 8,000 | 14,517 |
| 9‑10 | THE INTERIOR.......................................................... | 1,053,000 | 961,000 | 978,126 |
| 11‑13 | WORKS AND HOUSING........................................... | 7,791,000 | 19,604,000 | 18,254,228 |
| 14‑16 | SUPPLY......................................................................... | 2,385,000 | 2,826,000 | 2,697,089 |
| 17‑19 | CIVIL AVIATION....................................................... | 5,880,000 | 4,209,000 | 4,004,979 |
| 20‑21 | TRADE AND CUSTOMS........................................... | 84,000 | 55,000 | 73,812 |
| 22‑24 | HEALTH....................................................................... | 1,445,000 | 490,000 | 477,844 |
| 25‑26 | REPATRIATION......................................................... | 308,000 | 300,000 | 296,893 |
| 27‑29 | COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE...................... | 656,000 | 1,184,000 | 777,352 |
| 30‑31 | SOCIAL SERVICES................................................... | 100,000 | 58,000 | 89,235 |
| 32‑34 | FUEL, SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.................... | 5,088,000 | 5,526,000 | 4,766,387 |
| 35‑36 | EXTERNAL TERRITORIES..................................... | 182,000 | 160,000 | 3,060 |
| 37‑39 | IMMIGRATION.......................................................... | 9,270,000 | 6,995,000 | 7,304,044 |
| 40‑41 | LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE................... | 27,000 | 10,000 | 13,587 |
| 42‑43 | NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.................................. | 385,000 | 38,000 | 26,970 |
| 44‑46 | COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION.......................... | 113,000 | 151,000 | 87,595 |
| 46a‑46p | DEFENCE SERVICES................................................ | .. | 16,025,000 | 12,500,496 |
| | TOTAL PART I.................................................... | 36,026,000 | 58,854,000 | 52,980,729 |
Capital Works and. Services.
| PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth. |
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| PARLIAMENT. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
| Division No. 1. | £ | £ | £ |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 50,000 | 50,000 | 149,141 |
| PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. | | | |
| Under Control of Prime Minister’s Department. | | | |
| Division No. 2. | | | |
| 1. Australian High Commissioner in United Kingdom—Equipment and furniture for Australia House and official residence......................... | 70,000 | 31,000 | 24,244 |
| 2. Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment, works, &c..................................... | 866,000 | .. | 130,000 |
| Total Division No. 2................................. | 936,000 | 31,000 | 154,244 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 3. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 15,000 | 10,000 | 12,164 |
| Australian National University—Permanent building............... | .. | 30,000 | .. |
| Total Division No. 3................................. | 15,000 | 40,000 | 12,164 |
| Total Prime Minister’s Department | 951,000 | 71,000 | 166,408 |
| DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of External Affairs. | | | |
| Division No. 4. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, equipment and furniture for overseas establishments | 198,000 | 99,500 | 157,134 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 5. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 10,000 | 2,500 | 3,774 |
| Total Department of External Affairs. | 208,000 | 102,000 | 160,908 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of the Treasury. | | | |
| Division No. 6. | | | |
| 1. Government Printing Office, Canberra—Purchase of machinery and additional equipment............................................................. | 5,000. | 3,500 | 203 |
| Commonwealth Engineering Company—Acquisition of shares | .. | .. | 102,000 |
| Total Division No. 6................................. | 5,000 | 3,500 | 102,203 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 7 | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 35,000 | 27,500 | 35,855 |
| Total Department of the Treasury | 40,000 | 31,000 | 138,058 |
Capital Works and Services.
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| ATTORNEY‑GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. |
| Division No. 8. | £ | £ | £ |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 10,000 | 8,000 | 14,517 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 9. | | | |
| 1. Commonwealth offices and other buildings—Acquisition of sites and buildings.................................................................................................... | (a) 300,000 | 380,000 | 290,728 |
| 2. Plant and equipment...................................................................... | 16,000 | 12,000 | 12,209 |
| 3. Memorial at Canberra to His late Majesty King George V.— Erection | 5,000 | 5,750 | 56 |
| 4. Commonwealth Observatory—Plant, including purchase and installation of 74” telescope........................................................................... | 63,000 | 65,750 | 32,123 |
| Total Division No. 9................................. | 384,000 | 463,500 | 335,116 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 10. | | | |
| 1. Commonwealth offers and other buildings—Works, fittings and furniture | 500,000 | 352,000 | 516,608 |
| 2. Meteorological buildings, works, fittings and furniture............ | 125,000 | 100,000 | 96,296 |
| 3. Governor‑General’s establishments—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | 4,000 | 5,500 | 3,911 |
| 4. War Workers’ Housing—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | 40,000 | 40,000 | 26,195 |
| Total Division No. 10.............................. | 669,000 | 497,500 | 643,010 |
| Total Department of the Interior.. | 1,053,000 | 961,000 | 978,126 |
| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 11. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | 25,000 | 20,000 | 31,139 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 12. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 350,000 | 60,000 | 101,532 |
| 2. Expenditure under River Murray Waters Act 1915‑1934........ | 116,000 | 12,000 | .. |
| 3. Plant and Equipment—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account.......................................................................... | 800,000 | 1,027,000 | 898,269 |
| 4. Working Advance—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account.......................................................................... | 500,000 | .. | .. |
| Amount paid to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account for the purchase of assets of the Allied Works, Plant and Material Trust Account, and to provide additional working............................................. | | | |
| Capital........................................................................ | £3,519,664 | | | |
| Less—unrequired balance of Allied Works, Plant and Material Trust Account.................................. | 3,369,664 | | | |
| | £150,000 | .. | 500,000 | 150,000 |
| Proportion of Salaries and General Expenses provided under Ordinary Services, Division 63 (to be allocated to particular Services by Supplementary Appropriation).............................................. | .. | 1,000,000 | |
| Experimental Building Station—Plant and material................ | (b) | 20,000 | 24,449 |
| Total Division No. 12.............................. | 1,766,000 | 2,619,000 | 1,174,250 |
(a) Includes provision towards costs of acquisition of sites for Commonwealth offices in capital cities at an estimated cost of £1,850,000. (b) Provided under Department of National Development.
Capital Works and Services.
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑60. |
| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING—continued. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing—continued. |
| | £ | £ | £ |
| Division No. 12a. | | | |
| 1. Expenditure under War Service Homes Act 1918‑1949—for payment to credit of the War Service Homes Trust Account.......................... | .. | 14,500,000 | 14,655,040 |
| Less proceeds of sales of property and other receipts................ | .. | 35,000 | 103,377 |
| Total Division No. 12a........................... | (a) | 14,465,000 | 14,551,663 |
| Division No. 13. | | | |
| 1. Expenditure under Snowy Mountains Hydro‑Electric Power Act 1949 | 6,000,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,497,176 |
| Total Department of Works and Housing | 7,791,000 | 19,604,000 | 18,254,228 |
| DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Supply. | | | |
| Division No. 14. | | | |
| 1. Ships—Construction....................................................................... | 2,900,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,060,955 |
| Less amounts received from the sale of ships............................. | 1,900,000 | 354,000 | 83,051 |
| | 1,000,000 | 1,646,000 | 1,977,904 |
| 2. Ships’ Marine Diesel Engines—Plant, tooling and other establishment costs | 59,500 | 100,000 | 21,989 |
| 3. Transport and Storage Services—Motor vehicles, equipment for garages and stores......................................................................................... | 1,250,000 | 660,000 | 659,283 |
| 4. New Guinea Resources Prospecting Co. Ltd.—Contribution to share capital | 25,500 | | |
| Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment............... | (b) | 250,000 | 13,293 |
| Shipbuilding—Plant, equipment and buildings and reserves of materials | .. | 150,000 | .. |
| Total Division No. 14.............................. | 2,335,000 | 2,806,000 | 2,672,469 |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 15. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | 20,000 | .. | .. |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 16. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 30,000 | 20,000 | 24,620 |
| Total Department of Supply.............. | 2,385,000 | 2,826,000 | 2,697,089 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation. | | | |
| Division No. 17. | | | |
| 1. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities ; power generation and distribution plant; direct current and audio‑frequency control lines; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome and air route lighting equipment................................................................................ | 1,750,000 | 1,000,000 | 645,590 |
| 2. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment................ | 643,000 | 400,000 | 279,638 |
| 3. Qantas Empire Airways Limited—Provision of additional capital | 377,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Total Division No. 17.............................. | 2,770,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,125,228 |
(a) Provided from Loan Fund. (b) Provided under Department of National Development.
Capital Works and‑ Services:
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION—continued. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. |
| Division No. 18. | £ | £ | £ |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | 500,000 | 500,000 | 515,517 |
| Under Control of Departments of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 19. | | | |
| 1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture.................................................................................... | 2,610,000 | 2,050,000 | 2,339,804 |
| Total.......................................................... | 5,880,000 | 4,150,000 | 3,980,549 |
| FLYING BOAT BASES. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Civil Aviation. | | | |
| Division No. 19a. | | | |
| 1. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities; power generation and distribution‑ plant; direct current and audio frequency control lines; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome and air route lighting equipment—Australian section............................................ | .. | 500 | 383 |
| 2. Launches and equipment—Australian section......................... | .. | 55,000 | 18,225 |
| 3. Aeradio communication and navigation facilities; power generation and distribution plant; direct current and audio frequency control lines ; automatic switching equipment; aerodrome .and air route lighting equipment—Trans‑Tasman section.................................... | .. | 500 | 13 |
| Total Division No. 19a........................... | (a) | 56,000 | 18,621 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 19b. | | | |
| 1. Buildings and works, including shore bases and marine facilities, fittings and furniture—Australian section............................................... | (b) | 3,000 | 5,809 |
| Total Flying Boat Bases...................... | .. | 59,000 | 24,430 |
| Total Department of Civil Aviation | 5,880,000 | 4,209,000 | 4,004,979 |
| DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 20. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | 4,000 | 5,000 | 5,129 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 21. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings, furniture’ and purchase of vessels.. | 80,000 | 50,000 | 68,683 |
| Total Department‑ of Trade and Customs..... | 84,000 | 55,000 | 73,812 |
(a) Provided under Division No, 17 Provided under Division No. 19.
Capital Works and Services.
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| |
| Under Control of Department of Health. |
| | £ | £ | £ |
| Division No. 22. | | | |
| 1. Tuberculosis Act 1948—Reimbursement of expenditure to State Governments.................................................................................................... | 1,064,000 | 400,000 | 236,179 |
| 2. Purchase of laboratory equipment.............................................. | 33,000 | 57,000 | 2,590 |
| 3. Blood fractionation—Installation of plant................................ | 28,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Division No. 22.............................. | 1,125,000 | 457,000 | 238,769 |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 23. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | 20,000 | 23,000 | 14,461 |
| Less amount payable from Serum Laboratories Trust Account | .. | 15,000 | .. |
| Total Division No. 23.............................. | 20,000 | 8,000 | 14,461 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 24. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fitting’s, furniture and purchase of vessels.. | 300,000 | 250,000 | 224,843 |
| Less amount payable from Serum Laboratories Trust Account | .. | 225,000 | 229 |
| Total Division No. 24.............................. | 300,000 | 25,000 | 224,614 |
| Total Department of Health............. | 1,445,000 | 490,000 | 477,844 |
| DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 25. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | 8,000 | 10,000 | 19,302 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 26. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 300,000 | 290,000 | 277,591 |
| Total Department of Repatriation. | 308,000 | 300,000 | 296,893 |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Commerce and Agriculture. | | | |
| Division No. 27. | | | |
| 1. Jute and jute products—Imports................................................. | 5,160,000 | 5,024,500 | 3,296,603 |
| Less amount to be recovered from sales...................................... | 5,160,000 | 4,559,800 | 3,296,603 |
| | | 464,700 | |
| 2. Expenditure under the Whaling Industry Act 1949.................. | 625,000 | 675,000 | 750,000 |
| Flax production—Machinery and plant...................................... | .. | 1,000 | .. |
| Trade Commissioner, Hong Kong—Residence.......................... | .. | 2,800 | 3,754 |
| Trade Commissioner, Singapore—Residence and furniture.... | .. | .. | 1,237 |
| Trade Commissioner, New Zealand—Residence and furniture | .. | .. | 1,173 |
| Total Division No. 27.............................. | 625,000 | 1,143,500 | 756,164 |
Capital Works and Services.
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE. —continued. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | £ | £ | £ |
| Division No. 28. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | 1,0.00 | 500 | 3 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 29. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 30,000 | 40,000 | 21,185 |
| Total Department of Commerce and Agriculture.......... | 656,000 | 1,184,000 | 777,352 |
| DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 30. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | 25,000 | 28,000 | 24,107 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 31. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 75,000 | 30,000 | 65,128 |
| Total Department of Social Services......... | 100,000 | 58,000 | 89,235 |
| DEPARTMENT OF FUEL, SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport. | | | |
| Division No. 32. | | | |
| 1. Lighthouse services—Installation of equipment....................... | 57,000 | 25,000 | 15,094 |
| 2. Alterations to lighthouse steamer................................................. | 9,000 | 8,000 | 5,745 |
| 3. Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool—Plant................. | 210,000 | 100,000 | 34,780 |
| 4. Expenditure under the Coal Industry Act 1946......................... | 3,000,000 | 4,882,000 | 4,232,000 |
| 5. Glen Davis shale oil project........................................................... | 177,000 | 210,000 | 208,062 |
| 6. Standardization of railway gauges.............................................. | 1,570,000 | 40,200 | 12,654 |
| National Oil Proprietary Limited—Acquisition of shares.......... | .. | 225,000 | 225,000 |
| Total Division No. 32.............................. | 5,023,000 | 5,490,200 | 4,733,335 |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 33. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | 20,000 | 15,000 | 163 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 34. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 5,000 | 8,300 | 3,847 |
| 2. Marine Branch—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........ | 40,000 | 12,500 | 29,042 |
| Total Division No. 34.............................. | 45,000 | 20,800 | 32,889 |
| Total Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport... | 5,088,000 | 5,526,000 | 4,766,387 |
Capital Works and Services.
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| Under Control of Department of External Territories. |
| Division No. 35. | £ | £ | £ |
| 1. Joint acquisition with New Zealand Government from Christmas Island Phosphate Company Limited of assets and leasehold property of Christmas Island..................................................................... | 157,000 | 157,000 | .. |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 36. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 25,000 | 3,000 | 3,060 |
| Total Department of External Territories.. | 182,000 | 160,000 | 3,060 |
| DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Immigration. | | | |
| Division No. 37. | | | |
| 1. Conversion and refitting of ships for transport of British migrants | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 38. | | | |
| 1. Hostels for accommodation of migrants—acquisition of sites and buildings | 250,000 | 290,000 | 228,262 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 39. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 20,000 | 25,000 | 20,680 |
| 2. Reception, Training and Holding Centres for accommodation of migrants | 750,000 | 1,480,000 | 1,537,625 |
| 3. Hostels for migrant workers.......................................................... | 7,250,000 | 3,200,000 | 3,517,477 |
| Total Division No. 39.............................. | 8,020,000 | 4,705,000 | 5,075,782 |
| Total Department of Immigration.. | 9,270,000 | 6,995,000 | 7,304,044 |
| DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 40. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | 2,000 | 1,000 | .. |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 41. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 25,000 | 9,000 | 13,587 |
| Total Department of Labour and National Service.. | 27,000 | 10,000 | 13,587 |
Capital. Works and. Services.
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| |
| Under Control of Department of National Development. |
| | £ | £ | £ |
| Division No. 42. | | | |
| 1. Bureau of Mineral Resources—Plant and equipment............. | 300,000 | .. | 11,836 |
| 2. Experimental Building Station—Plant and material................ | 10,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Division No. 42.............................. | 310,000 | .. | 11,836 |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior | | | |
| Division No. 42a. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings................................................. | .. | 1,500 | 270 |
| Under. Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 43. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 75,000 | 36,500 | 14,864 |
| Total Department of National Development............ | 385,000 | 38,000 | 26,970 |
| COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. | | | |
| Under Control of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. | | | |
| Division No. 44. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works and sites.............................................................. | 3,000 | 3,500 | 3,279 |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 45. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and. buildings................................................ | 46,000 | 32,145 | 15,094 |
| 2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund................ | 36,000 | 13,645 | 13,645 |
| Total Division No. 45.............................. | 10,000 | 18,500 | 1,449 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 46. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture........................................ | 159,000 | 169,872 | 123,739 |
| 2. Less amount recoverable from Wool Industry Fund................ | 59,000 | 40,872. | 40,872 |
| Total Division No. 46.............................. | 100,000 | 129,000 | 82,867 |
| Total Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.......................................................... | 113,000 | 151,000 | 87,595 |
| DEFENCE SERVICES. | | | |
| DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Defence. | | | |
| Division No. 46a. | | | |
| 1. Plant and equipment................................................................... | (a) | 23,500 | 3,897 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 46b. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................... | (a) | 10,500 | 3,346 |
| Total Department of Defence........... | (a) | 3.4,000 | 7,243 |
(a) Provided under Ordinary Services, Defence Services.
Capital Works and Services.
| | 1950‑51 | 1949‑50. |
| DEFENCE SERVICES—continued. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. |
| Under Control of Department of the Navy. | £ | £ | £ |
| Division No. 46c. | | | |
| 1. Naval construction....................................................................... | .. | 1,880,000 | 1,384,086 |
| 2. Aircraft and aero engines............................................................ | .. | 1,295,000 | 1,812,793 |
| 3. Machinery and plant for naval establishments...................... | .. | 180,000 | 146,021 |
| Total .Division No. 46c....................................... | (a) | 3,355,000 | 3,342,900 |
| Under Control of “Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 46d. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.............................................. | (a) | 50,000 | 68,398 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 46e | | | |
| 1. Buildings works, fittings and furniture...................................... | .. | 660,000 | 828,604 |
| 2. Graving Dock construction—towards cost.............................. | .. | 175,000 | 77,861 |
| Total Division No. 46e........................................ | | 835,000 | 906,465 |
| Total Department of the Navy......... | (a) | 4,240,000 | 4,317,763 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. | | | |
| Under Control of the Department of the Army. | | | |
| Division No. 46f. | | | |
| 1. Arms, armament, ammunition, mechanization and equipment | (a) | 1,919,000 | 395,703 |
| Under Control of the Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 46g. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.............................................. | (a) | 60,000 | 105,180 |
| Under Control of Department of the Army and Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 46h. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................... | (a) | 320,000 | 652,553 |
| Total Department of the Army......... | (a) | 2,299,000 | 1,153,436 |
| DEPARTMENT OF AIR. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Air. | | | |
| Division No. 46j. | | | |
| 1. Aircraft, spare engines and’ initial ranges of spares............... | .. | 3,119,000 | 1,474,739 |
| 2. Other equipment........................................................................... | .. | 1,167,000 | 100,129 |
| Total Division No. 46j......................................... | (a) | 4,286,000 | 1,574,868 |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 46k. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.............................................. | (a) | 50,000 | 101,503 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 46l. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................... | (a) | 310,000 | 590,323 |
| Total Department of Air...................... | (a) | 4,646,000 | 2,266,694 |
(a) Provided under Ordinary Services, Defence Services.
Capital Works and Services.
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| DEFENCE SERVICES—continued. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| |
| DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY. |
| | £ | £ | £ |
| Under Control of Department of Supply. | | | |
| Division No. 46m. | | | |
| 1. Manufacture of war material—Machinery and plant.......... | (a) | 1,028,000 | 578,423 |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 46n. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.............................................. | .. | 50,000 | 112,694 |
| 2. Defence Research and Development—Acquisition of sites and buildings | .. | 18,000 | 36,938 |
| Total Division No. 46n........................................ | (a) | 68,000 | 149,632 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 46p. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................... | .. | 190,000 | 211,194 |
| 2. Defence Research and Development—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................................................................................. | .. | 3,520,000 | 3,816,111 |
| Total Division No. 46p......................................... | (a) | 3,710,000 | 4,027,305 |
| Total Department of Supply.............. | (a) | 4,806,000 | 4,755,360 |
| Total Defence Services......................... | (a) | 16,025,000 | 12,500,496 |
| TOTAL PART I.—Departments and Services—other than Business Undertakings and Territories of the Commonwealth........ | 36,026,000 | 58,854,000 | 52,980,729 |
(a) Provided under Ordinary Services, Defence Services.
Capital Works and Services. | PART II.—Business Undertakings. |
| SUMMARY. |
| Division Number. | — | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| Vote. | Expenditure. |
| | | £ | £ | £ |
| 47 | COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS........................... | 1,335,000 | 450,000 | 481,769 |
| 48‑50 | POSTMASTER‑GENERALS DEPARTMENT....... | 26,250,000 | 16,755,000 | 16,567,381 |
| 51‑53 | BROADCASTING SERVICES.................................. | 294,000 | 335,000 | 156,719 |
| | TOTAL PART II.................................................. | 27,879,000 | 17,540,000 | 17,205,869 |
Capital Works and Services.
| PART II.—Business Undertakings. |
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| Under Control of Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport. |
| Division No. 47. | £ | £ | £ |
| 1. Trans‑Australia Railway............................................................... | 1,259,000 | 400,000 | 383,055 |
| 2. North Australia Railway................................................................ | 12,000 | 8,000 | 21,415 |
| 3. Central Australia Railway............................................................. | 63,000 | 41,000 | 76,654 |
| 4. Australian Capital Territory Railway.......................................... | 1,000 | 1,000 | 645 |
| Total Commonwealth Railways........ | 1,335,000 | 450,000 | 481,769 |
| POSTMASTER‑GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. | | | |
| Under Control of Postmaster‑General’s Department. | | | |
| Division No. 48. | | | |
| 1. Telephone exchange services....................................................... | 12,350,000 | 10,603,000 | 11,054,355 |
| 2. Trunk line services.......................................................................... | 4,400,000 | 2,790,000 | 2,439,563 |
| 3. Telegraph and miscellaneous services........................................ | 1,000,000 | 762,000 | 780,302 |
| 4. Working advance (for payment to credit of Post Office Stores and Transport Trust Account)..................................................... | 5,000,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Division No. 48............................................. | 22,750,000 | 14,155,000 | 14,274,220 |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 49. | | | |
| Acquisition of Sites and Buildings. | | | |
| 1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services.................................... | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 979,037 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 50. | | | |
| Buildings, Works, Fittings and Furniture. | | | |
| 1. Postal, telegraph and telephone services.................................... | 2,500,000. | 1,600,000 | 1,314,124 |
| Total Postmaster‑General’s Department | 26,250,000 | 16,755,000 | 16,567,381 |
| BROADCASTING SERVICES. | | | |
| Under Control of Postmaster‑General’s Department. | | | |
| Division No. 51. | | | |
| 1. Engineering services....................................................................... | 250,000’ | 245,000 | 122,439 |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 52. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings for technical purposes........ | 18,000 | 20,000 | 3,243 |
| 2. Acquisition of sites and buildings for studio purposes............. | 17,000 | 17,000 | 1,620 |
| | 35,000 | 37,000 | 4,863 |
| Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission Reserves...................................................................................................... | 17,000 | 17,000 | .. |
| Total Division No. 52............................................. | 18,000 | 20,000 | 4,863 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 53. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for technical purposes | 25,000 | 60,000 | 25,792 |
| 2. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture for other purposes..... | 10,000 | 30,000 | 8,011 |
| | 35,000 | 90,000 | 33,803 |
| Less amount provided from Australian Broadcasting Commission Reserve | 9,000 | 20,000 | 4,386 |
| Total Division No. 53............................................. | 26,000 | 70,000 | 29,417 |
| Total Broadcasting Services............... | 294,000 | 335,000 | 156,719 |
| TOTAL PART II.—Business Undertakings...................................... | 27,879,000 | 17,540,000 | 17,205,869 |
Capital Works and Services.
| PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth. |
| SUMMARY. |
| Division Number. | — | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| Vote. | Expenditure. |
| | | £ | £ | £ |
| 54‑57 | NORTHERN TERRITORY........................................ | 1,006,000 | 845,000 | 627,354 |
| 58‑61 | AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY................. | 3,751,000 | 2,023,000 | 2,425,509. |
| 62‑64 | PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA...................................... | 43,000 | 31,000 | 28,299 |
| | TOTAL PART III................................................... | 4,800,000 | 2,899,000 | 3,081,162 |
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Capital Works and Services.
| PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth. |
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| NORTHERN TERRITORY. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | £ | £ | £ |
| Division No. 54. | | | |
| 1. Acquisition of sites and buildings.............................................. | 30,000 | 30,000 | 19,977 |
| 2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Interior Services Trust Account................................................................................. | 61,000 | 50,000 | 52,015 |
| Total Division No. 54............................................. | 91,000 | 80,000 | 71,992 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 55. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................... | 500,000 | 350,000 | 376,014 |
| 2. Developmental services—Construction of water supplies, roads, and stock routes for pastoral purposes.............................................. | 200,000 | 100,000 | 58,178 |
| Total Division No. 55............................................. | 700,000 | 450,000 | 434,192 |
| Total Department of the Interior.. | 791,000 | 530,000 | 506,184 |
| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 56. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................... | 70,000 | 20,000 | 70,190 |
| 2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account....................................................................... | 100,000 | 250,000 | 39,963 |
| Total Department of Works and Housing | 170,000 | 270,000 | 110,153 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 57. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................... | 45,000 | 45,000 | 11,017 |
| Total Northern Territory.................. | 1,006,000 | 845,000 | 627,354 |
| AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. | | | |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of the Interior. | | | |
| Division No. 58. | | | |
| 1. Forestry.......................................................................................... | 43,000 | 22,000 | 30,396 |
| 2. Sundry works and services......................................................... | 40,000 | 40,000 | 27,874 |
| 3. Canberra Cemetery—Minor services—for payment to credit of Canberra Cemetery Trust Account.................................................... | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 4. Plant and equipment................................................................... | 42,900 | 53,000 | 46,431 |
| 5. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Australian Capital Territory Transport Trust Account.................................................... | 85,000 | 108,000 | 24,955 |
| Total Division No. 58............................................. | 211,000 | 223,100 | 129,756 |
Capital Works and Services.
| PART III.—Territories of the Commonwealth. |
| | 1950‑51. | 1949‑50. |
| AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—continued. | Vote. | Expenditure. |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued. |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | £ | £ | £ |
| Division No. 59. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, fittings and furniture................................................. | 2,500,000 | 1,187,900 | 1,459,694 |
| 2. Engineering works........................................................................ | 500,000 | 237,000 | 405,145 |
| Total Division No. 59............................................. | 3,000,000 | 1,424,900 | 1,864,839 |
| Total Department of the Interior.. | 3,211,000 | 1,648,000 | 1,994,595 |
| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 60. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................... | 450,000 | 250,000 | 400,212 |
| 2. Plant and equipment—for payment to credit of Works and Housing Suspense Trust Account..................................................... | 50,000 | 100,000 | 13,691 |
| Total Department of Works and Housing | 500,000 | 350,000 | 413,903 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. | | | |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 61. | | | |
| 1. Buildings, works, fittings and furniture..................................... | 40,000 | 25,000 | 17,011 |
| Total Australian Capital Territory | 3,751,000 | 2,023,000 | 2,425,509 |
| PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA. | | | |
| Under Control of the Department of External Territories. | | | |
| Division No. 62. | | | |
| 1. Coastal and Inter‑Island Shipping Services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture................................................................................. | 30,000 | .. | .. |
| Purchase of new vessels............................................................... | .. | 2,500 | 3,511 |
| Total Division No. 62............................................. | 30,000 | 2,500 | 3,511 |
| Under Control of Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport. | | | |
| Division No. 63. | | | |
| 1. Lighthouse Services—Purchase of vessel and installation of equipment | 10,000 | 26,000 | 23,663 |
| Under Control of Department of Works and Housing. | | | |
| Division No. 64. | | | |
| 1. Lighthouse Services—Buildings, works, fittings and furniture | 3,000 | 2,500 | 1,125 |
| Total Papua and New Guinea.............. | 43,000 | 31,000 | 28,299 |
| TOTAL PART 111.—Territories of the Commonwealth................ | 4,800,000 | 2,899,000 | 3,081,162 |
| TOTAL ADDITIONS, NEW WORKS AND OTHER SERVICES INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE............. | 68,705,000 | 79,293,000 | 73,267,760 |
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.