COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73
No. 105 of 1972
AN ACT
To appropriate a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-three.
[Assented to 31 October 1972]
BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1972-73.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of $490,792,000.
3. The Treasurer may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the services specified in the Second Schedule to this Act, in respect of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-three, the sum of Four hundred and ninety million, seven hundred and ninety-two thousand dollars.
21678/72—Price 25c
Appropriation of $861,386,000.
4. The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1972-73 and by this Act to be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, amounting, as appears by the First Schedule to this Act, in the aggregate to the sum of Eight hundred and sixty-one million, three hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars, are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated, as from the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-two, for the services expressed in the Second Schedule to this Act in respect of the financial year that commenced on that date.
THE SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE Section 4.
SUMS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND
| | $ |
| By the Supply Act (No. 2) 1972-73........................................................... | 370,594,000 |
| By this Act..................................................................................................... | 490,792,000 |
| Total................................................................................................... |  861,386,000
|
SECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.
ABSTRACT
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
| | | $ |
| 5 | PARLIAMENT............................................................................................................... | 15,000 |
| 5 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.............................................................. | 3,824,000 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION..................................................................... | 59,900,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE........................................................ | 1,975,000 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE................................................. | 17,168,000 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS | 1,432,600 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES................................................... | 3,093,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.................................................................. | 2,980,000 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH..................................................................................... | 8,873,400 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.................................................................................... | 70,203,000 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION......................................................................... | 1,015,000 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR......................................................................... | 113,215,000 |
| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE................................. | 931,000 |
| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT................................................. | 19,297,000 |
| 13 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT......................................................... | 297,120,000 |
| 13 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY............................................................. | 12,184,000 |
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET............................ | 5,708,800 |
| 14 | REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT.............................................................................. | 1,932,000 |
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT................................................ | 30,252,000 |
| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.................................................................. | 890,000 |
| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY........................................................................................ | 399,000 |
| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY......................................................... | 547,700 |
| 17 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY....................................................................... | 74,546,500 |
| 17 | ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER............................................................................. | 30,000,000 |
| 18 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS........................................................................................ | 103,884,000 |
| | TOTAL................................................................................................................ | 861,386,000 |
21678/72—2
SUMMARY
Estimate—1972-73, Black figures
Expenditure—1971-72, Light figures
| Page Reference | Departments and Services | Capital Works and Services | Payments to or for the States | Other Services | Total |
| | | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| 5 | PARLIAMENT.................................. | 15,000 | .. | .. | 15,000 |
| | | 1,351 | .. | .. | 1,351 |
| 5 | ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT........................................................... | 3,824,000 | .. | .. | 3,824,000 |
| | | 1,109,800 | .. | .. | 1,109,800 |
| 5 | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION | 59,900,000 | .. | .. | 59,900,000 |
| | | 9,999,253 | .. | .. | 9,999,253 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE........................................................... | 1,975,000 | .. | .. | 1,975,000 |
| | | 155,832 | .. | .. | 155,832 |
| 6 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE......................................... | 11,293,000 | 5,775,000 | 100,000 | 17,168,000 |
| | | 12,966,352 | 4,340,718 | .. | 17,307,070 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS. | 1,432,600 | .. | .. | 1,432,600 |
| | | 186,291 | .. | .. | 186,291 |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES............................... | 3,093,000 | .. | .. | 3,093,000 |
| | | 11,796,314 | .. | .. | 11,796,314 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS | 2,980,000 | .. | .. | 2,980,000 |
| | | 1,518,532 | .. | .. | 1,518,532 |
| 8 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH........ | 6,021,000 | 2,852,400 | .. | 8,873,400 |
| | | 2,262,397 | 2,561,202 | .. | 4,823,599 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING....... | 70,203,000 | .. | .. | 70,203,000 |
| | | 65,450,945 | .. | .. | 65,450,945 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION | 908,600 | 106,400 | .. | 1,015,000 |
| | | 1,649,000 | 371,510 | .. | 2,020,510 |
| 9 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | 113,215,000 | .. | .. | 113,215,000 |
| | | 117,607,495 | .. | .. | 117,607,495 |
| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE.................. | 353,000 | 218,000 | 360,000 | 931,000 |
| | | 318,000 | .. | .. | 318,000 |
| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT........................... | 19,297,000 | .. | .. | 19,297,000 |
| | | 23,036,304 | .. | .. | 23,036,304 |
| 13 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT........................................................... | 297,120,000 | .. | .. | 297,120,000 |
| | | 276,014,186 | .. | .. | 276,014,186 |
| 13 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY........................................................... | 1,000,000 | 10,434,000 | 750,000 | 12,184,000 |
| | | .. | 8,185,509 | .. | 8,185,509 |
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET.............................. | 708,800 | .. | 5,000,000 | 5,708,800 |
| | | 271,284 | .. | .. | 271,284 |
| 14 | REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT | 1,932,000 | .. | .. | 1,932,000 |
| | | 1,312,695 | .. | .. | 1,312,695 |
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.................................. | 24,913,000 | 5,089,000 | 250,000 | 30,252,000 |
| | | 24,039,454 | 3,225,970 | .. | 27,265,424 |
| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES | 35,000 | 855,000 | .. | 890,000 |
| | | 54,452 | 359,008 | .. | 413,460 |
| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY—ANTARCTIC DIVISION........................................ | 399,000 | .. | .. | 399,000 |
| | | 312,047 | .. | .. | 312,047 |
| 16 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY........................................................... | 297,700 | 250,000 | .. | 547,700 |
| | | 580,118 | .. | .. | 580,118 |
| 17 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | 2,332,950 | 72,007,950 | 205,600 | 74,546,500 |
| | | 10,243,814 | 51,543,370 | .. | 61,787,184 |
| 18 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS........... | 103,884,000 | .. | .. | 103,884,000 |
| | | 111,175,820 | .. | .. | 111,175,820 |
| | TOTAL................................. | 727,132,650 | 97,587,750 | 6,665,600 | a831,386,000 |
| | | 672,061,736 | 70,587,287 | .. | 742,649,023 |
(a) Excludes Appropriation Division No. 920—Advance to the Treasurer. $30,000,000.
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| PARLIAMENT | $ | $ | $ |
| JOINT HOUSE DEPARTMENT | | | |
| Division 800.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings and Works— | | | |
| 01. Display—Exhibition area, Parliament House................. | 15,000 | 22,100 | 1,351 |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | | | |
| Division 805.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings and Works— | | | |
| 01. Commonwealth-State Law Courts, Sydney.................... | 3,780,000 | 1,316,000 | 1,090,976 |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Radio equipment, Commonwealth Police Force............ | 37,000 | 14,000 | 13,600 |
| 02. Sound recording equipment, Law Courts of the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory........................... | 7,000 | 6,000 | 5,224 |
| | 44,000 | 20,000 | 18,824 |
| Total Attorney-General's Department | 3,824,000 | 1,336,000 | 1,109,800 |
| DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION | | | |
| Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Navigational aids, communications, power and lighting equipment........................................................................................... | 6,800,000 | 6,326,000 | 6,324,519 |
| 02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment...... | 2,900,000 | 3,600,000 | 3,594,734 |
| 03. Computing equipment......................................................... | 200,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| | 9,900,000 | 10,006,000 | 9,999,253 |
| 2.—Qantas Airways Limited—Additional share capital.... | 25,000,000 | .. | .. |
| 3.—Australian National Airlines Commission—For expenditure under the Australian National Airlines Act........................... | 25,000,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of Civil Aviation | 59,900,000 | 10,006,000 | 9,999,253 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE | $ | $ | $ |
| Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Launches, engines and equipment................................... | 43,400 | 26,400 | 25,347 |
| 02. Special Services and communications equipment........ | 223,700 | 30,000 | 29,522 |
| 03. Laboratory equipment....................................................... | 103,100 | 95,000 | 91,088 |
| 04. Film Censorship equipment............................................... | 25,800 | 10,200 | 9,875 |
| 05. Computing equipment........................................................ | 1,579,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of Customs and Excise | 1,975,000 | 161,600 | 155,832 |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE | | | |
| Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings and Works— | | | |
| 01. The Australian National University—approved capital programmes........................................................................................... | 3,543,000 | 4,960,000 | 4,960,000 |
| 03. Canberra College of Advanced Education—approved capital programmes.................................................................... | 2,778,000 | 3,460,000 | 3,233,000 |
| 05. Independent schools, Australian Capital Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes..................................... | 767,000 | 975,000 | 975,000 |
| 06. Independent schools, Northern Territory—Assistance for approved capital programmes....................................................... | 115,000 | 172,500 | 101,082 |
| Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at The Australian National University...................................................... | .. | 88,500 | 88,402 |
| | 7,203,000 | 9,656,000 | 9,357,484 |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Australian Capital Territory education services............. | 327,000 | 225,500 | 225,261 |
| 02. Northern Territory education services.............................. | 107,000 | 100,000 | 95,607 |
| 03. Darwin Community College............................................... | 11,000 | .. | .. |
| | 445,000 | 325,500 | 320,868 |
| 3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For expenditure under the Science and industry Research Act | 1,925,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,540,000 |
| 4.—Anglo-Australian Telescope Board—For expenditure for the purposes of the Board.......................................................................... | 1,720,000 | 2,514,000 | 1,748,000 |
| Total: Division 825 | 11,293,000 | 14,095,500 | 12,966,352 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE—continued | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | $ | $ | $ |
| 01. Research grants.................................................................... | 5,775,000 | 4,346,000 | 4,340,718 |
| Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
| 01. Teaching of Asian languages and cultures in Schools... | 100,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of Education and Science | 17,168,000 | 18,441,500 | 17,307,070 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ABORIGINES AND THE ARTS | | | |
| Division 828.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Government Printing Office................................................ | 1,144,300 | 204,600 | 175,146 |
| 02. Australian War Memorial................................................... | 3,300 | 11,400 | 11,144 |
| 03. Australian Film and Television School............................. | 50,000 | .. | .. |
| | 1,197,600 | 216,000 | 186,291 |
| 3.—Advances and Loans— | | | |
| 01. Working Capital Advance (for Payment to the Government Printer Trust Account)................................................................ | 200,000 | .. | .. |
| 02. Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Publications Trust Account)........................................................................... | 35,000 | .. | .. |
| | 235,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts................................................................ | 1,432,600 | 216,000 | 186,291 |
| DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | | | |
| Division 832.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings— | | | |
| 03. Department of Civil Aviation—Papua New Guinea...... | 21,900 | 54,700 | 54,627 |
| Department of Civil Aviation—Norfolk Island............. | .. | 10,000 | .. |
| | 21,900 | 64,700 | 54,627 |
| 2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Christmas Island (recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission)................................................................... | 71,100 | 44,000 | 41,687 |
| 3.—Advances and Loans—Papua New Guinea— | | | |
| 01. Repayable advance to Administration for purchase of Commonwealth shares in Commonwealth New Guinea Timbers Limited............................................................................. | 3,000,000 | .. | .. |
| Repayable advance to Administration for construction of township at Arawa in connexion with the Bougainville copper project | .. | 11,700,000 | 11,700,000 |
| Total Department of External Territories.. | 3,093,000 | 11,808,700 | 11,796,314 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
| Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | $ | $ | $ |
| 1.—Buildings and Works—Overseas Establishments— | | | |
| 01. Other overseas establishments........................................... | 228,600 | 222,700 | 215,337 |
| 02. Thailand................................................................................. | 893,000 | .. | .. |
| 03. Singapore............................................................................... | 692,600 | .. | .. |
| 04. Hong Kong............................................................................. | 146,300 | .. | .. |
| 05. India........................................................................................ | 152,900 | 299,700 | 243,102 |
| 06. Italy......................................................................................... | 182,000 | .. | .. |
| 07. Japan...................................................................................... | 275,000 | .. | .. |
| Yugoslavia............................................................................ | .. | 160,200 | 150,791 |
| South Vietnam..................................................................... | .. | 674,000 | 654,919 |
| | 2,570,400 | 1,356,600 | 1,264,148 |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment | | | |
| 01. Overseas Establishments..................................................... | 409,600 | 308,600 | 254,384 |
| Total Department of Foreign Affairs | 2,980,000 | 1,665,200 | 1,518,532 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | | | |
| Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Australian Capital Territory health services.................... | 189,000 | 76,000 | 68,990 |
| 02. Northern Territory Hospitals............................................... | 443,000 | 352,700 | 352,617 |
| 03. Northern Territory health services..................................... | 305,000 | 97,300 | 97,223 |
| 04. Other health services............................................................ | 1,938,000 | 754,000 | 752,567 |
| | 2,875,000 | 1,280,000 | 1,271,397 |
| 2.—For expenditure under the Canberra Hospital Ordinance—Canberra Hospital.......................................................................................... | 317,000 | 181,000 | 181,000 |
| 3.—For expenditure under the Canberra Hospital Ordinance—Woden Valley Hospital............................................................................. | 736,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 4.—Advances and Loans— | | | |
| 01. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission—Additional capital........................................................................................... | 2,093,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 |
| Total: Division 840 | 6,021,000 | 2,271,000 | 2,262,397 |
| Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 01. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales | 486,400 | 456,000 | 449,927 |
| 02. Blood transfusion services.................................................. | 1,170,000 | 990,000 | 989,945 |
| 03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments................................................................... | 392,000 | 440,000 | 438,141 |
| 04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments........................................................ | 383,000 | 365,000 | 345,785 |
| 05. States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act—Reimbursement of capital and incidental expenditure by State Governments | 73,000 | 51,000 | 49,183 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES—continued | $ | $ | $ |
| 06. Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of garbage from overseas ships........................................................ | 348,000 | 303,000 | 288,222 |
| Total: Division 842 | 2,852,400 | 2,605,000 | 2,561,202 |
| Total Department of Health | 8,873,400 | 4,876,000 | 4,823,599 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING | | | |
| Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Provision for War Service Homes................................... | 70,000,000 | 65,000,000 | 65,000,000 |
| 2.—Buildings and Works— | | | |
| 01. Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats | 203,000 | 451,000 | 450,945 |
| Total Department of Housing | 70,203,000 | 65,451,000 | 65,450,945 |
| DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION | | | |
| Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment...................................................................................... | 897,000 | 2,050,000 | 1,649,000 |
| 3.—Overseas Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment...... | 11,600 | | |
| Total: Division 850 | 908,600 | 2,050,000 | 1,649,000 |
| Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 01. State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs........................................................................................... | 106,400 | 390,200 | 371,510 |
| Total Department of Immigration | 1,015,000 | 2,440,200 | 2,020,510 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | | | |
| Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings— | | | |
| 04. Department of Civil Aviation............................................. | 4,900,600 | 2,766,400 | 2,762,168 |
| 05. Department of Civil Aviation—Northern Territory........ | 3,100 | 10,700 | 10,500 |
| 06. Department of Customs and Excise................................. | 60,400 | 435,200 | 422,443 |
| 08. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization........................ | 414,000 | 309,800 | 309,737 |
| 10. Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | 1,900 | 405,000 | 405,000 |
| 13. Department of Immigration............................................... | 6,100 | .. | .. |
| 14. Department of the Interior.................................................. | 552,100 | 17,155,700 | 17,154,099 |
| 15. Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory services | 1,098,600 | 3,307,700 | 3,307,303 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued | $ | $ | $ |
| 1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—continued | | | |
| 16. Department of the Interior—Northern Territory services | 566,800 | 582,300 | 386,784 |
| 17. Department of Labour and National Service................... | 172,500 | 66,600 | 66,000 |
| 22. Department of Shipping and Transport............................. | 70,300 | 1,800 | 1,415 |
| 25. Department of Works............................................................ | 25,800 | 168,100 | 168,000 |
| Attorney-General's Department.......................................... | .. | 400 | .. |
| Department of Education and Science— | .. | | |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—Australian Capital Territory............... | .. | 11,000 | 10,920 |
| Department of Health—Northern Territory..................... | .. | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Department of Housing........................................................ | .. | 204,800 | 204,758 |
| | 7,872,200 | 25,675,500 | 25,459,128 |
| 2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services— | | | |
| 02. Television transmission.......................................................... | 1,400 | 68,300 | 65,028 |
| 03. Sound broadcasting studios.................................................. | 250,400 | 89,200 | 88,717 |
| 04. Television studios.................................................................... | 540,000 | 7,500 | 7,500 |
| Sound broadcasting transmission....................................... | .. | 1,700 | 1,263 |
| | 791,800 | 166,700 | 162,508 |
| 3.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology........................... | 1,500,000 | 2,750,000 | 2,599,440 |
| 02. Other Branches........................................................................ | 535,000 | 228,500 | 148,841 |
| 03. Australian Capital Territory—General services................. | 550,000 | 270,500 | 210,495 |
| 04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport............................ | 1,551,000 | 1,680,000 | 1,679,514 |
| 06. Northern Territory—General services.................................. | 1,200,000 | 850,000 | 749,993 |
| 07. Northern Territory—Transport............................................. | 1,000,000 | 850,000 | 847,503 |
| | 6,336,000 | 6,629,000 | 6,235,786 |
| 4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory— | | | |
| 01. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account)............................................................................. | 417,000 | 398,000 | 398,000 |
| 02. Parks and Gardens.................................................................. | 63,000 | 50,000 | 49,641 |
| 04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases.................. | 170,000 | 170,000 | 97,506 |
| | 650,000 | 618,000 | 545,147 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued | $ | $ | $ |
| 5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory— | | | |
| 02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases................ | 20,000 | 173,400 | 173,260 |
| 03. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates................................................................. | 10,000 | 13,000 | 6,079 |
| 04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payments to Local Government Authorities | 450,000 | 257,000 | 117,416 |
| 05. Development of water resources on Government projects | 200,000 | 129,000 | 108,910 |
| 06. Township of Nhulunbuy—Nabalco Pty. Limited—Contribution | 225,000 | 625,000 | 616,961 |
| 08. Aboriginal advancement—Self-help housing, other buildings and works................................................................................. | 1,045,000 | 864,600 | 860,050 |
| 09. Assistance under the Water Supplies Development Ordinance | 200,000 | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| | 2,150,000 | 2,302,000 | 2,122,676 |
| 6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory— | | | |
| 01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account)................................................ | 10,000,000 | 8,383,000 | 7,383,000 |
| 02. Loans to co-operative building societies.......................... | 10,000,000 | 7,147,000 | 7,147,000 |
| | 20,000,000 | 15,530,000 | 14,530,000 |
| 7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory— | | | |
| 01. Loans for encouragement of primary production.......... | 215,000 | 83,000 | 82,960 |
| 02. Loans to church organizations for erection of residential accommodation............................................................. | 500,000 | 973,500 | 964,913 |
| 03. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance.... | 5,500,000 | 6,900,000 | 6,701,268 |
| 05. Northern Territory Port Authority—Advance................. | | 1,604,000 | 1,103,110 |
| | 6,215,000 | 9,560,500 | 8,852,251 |
| 8.—For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act...................................................................................... | 800,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| 9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act............................................................................ | 68,400,000 | 59,500,000 | 59,500,000 |
| Total Department of the Interior | 113,215,000 | 120,181,700 | 117,607,495 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | $ | $ | $ |
| 1.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Australian Capital Territory.................................................. | 111,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 |
| 02. Northern Territory................................................................... | 242,000 | 213,000 | 183,000 |
| Total: Division 860 | 353,000 | 348,000 | 318,000 |
| Division 861.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 01. Supervision of apprenticeship training............................... | 218,000 | .. | .. |
| Division 862.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
| 01. Employment Training Scheme for persons declared redundant | 100,000 | .. | .. |
| 02. General Employment Retraining Scheme.......................... | 60,000 | .. | .. |
| 03. Payment of fares for unemployed persons seeking employment | 200,000 | .. | .. |
| Total: Division 862 | 360,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of Labour and National Service | 931,000 | 348,000 | 318,000 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | | | |
| Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Bureau of Mineral Resources............................................... | 600,000 | 560,000 | 558,558 |
| 02. Division of National Mapping.............................................. | 225,000 | 200,000 | 138,914 |
| 03. Forestry and Timber Bureau................................................. | 95,000 | 110,000 | 86,001 |
| 04. Other Branches........................................................................ | 5,000 | 15,000 | 14,311 |
| | 925,000 | 885,000 | 797,784 |
| 2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act (a)................................................................................................. | 15,558,000 | 19,699,000 | 19,699,000 |
| 3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act............... | 1,229,000 | 1,764,000 | 1,763,681 |
| 4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act | 1,185,000 | 177,000 | 119,000 |
| 5.—Australian Atomic Energy Commission—Repayable a vance | .. | 53,000 | 31,839 |
| 6.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act.............................................................................. | 400,000 | 625,000 | 625,000 |
| Total Department of National Development | 19,297,000 | 23,203,000 | 23,036,304 |
Details are shown in Table 17 of the Estimates of Receipts and Summary of Estimated Expenditure 1972-73, page 184.
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES |
| 01. For expenditure under the Post and Telegraph Act (for payment to the Post Office Trust Account).................................... | $ | $ | $ |
| 288,000,000 | 270,000,000 | 270,000,000 |
|
Division 872.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES
| | | |
| 1.—Technical and Other Services— | | | |
| 01. Sound broadcasting............................................................. | 1,222,000 | 1,630,000 | 1,593,273 |
| 02. Television............................................................................... | 2,600,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,255,913 |
| | 3,822,000 | 2,930,000 | 2,849,186 |
| 2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act............................................. | 4,900,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,600,000 |
| 3.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act..................... | .. | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| 4.—Australian Broadcasting Control Board—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act...................................... | 155,000 | 205,000 | 205,000 |
| Total: Division 872 | 8,877,000 | 5,825,000 | 5,744,186 |
| DIVISION 873.—WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Wireless Telegraphy Technical Services—For expenditure under the Wireless Telegraphy Act..................................................... | 243,000 | 270,000 | 270,000 |
| Total Postmaster-General's Department | 297,120,000 | 276,095,000 | 276,014,186 |
| DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY | | | |
| Division 874.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Advances and Loans— | | | |
| Advances by way of loan to the Australian Wool Commission and the Australian Wool Marketing Corporation for the purpose of working capital of the Commission and the Corporation (Moneys received in repayment of advances by way of loans to the Commission and the Corporation for the purpose of working capital of the Commission and the Corporation may be credited to this item)...................................................................... | 1,000,000 | 40,000,000 | .. |
| Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 01. Agricultural Extension Services......................................... | 6,300,000 | 5,680,000 | 5,679,414 |
| 02. Minor agricultural research................................................. | 134,000 | 102,500 | 102,070 |
| 03. Eradication of Bovine Brucellosis and Tuberculosis—Contribution........................................................................................... | 4,000,000 | 2,125,000 | 2,404,025 |
| Total: Division 875 | 10,434,000 | 7,907,500 | 8,185,509 |
| Division 876.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
| 01. Assistance to the Egg Industry (for payment to the credit of the Poultry Industry Trust Fund)........................................ | 750,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of Primary Industry | 12,184,000 | 47,907,500 | 8,185,509 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET | $ | $ | $ |
| Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Official establishments....................................................... | 50,000 | 19,300 | 14,255 |
| 02. Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom | 658,800 | 255,000 | 257,029 |
| Total: Division 880 | 708,800 | 274,300 | 271,284 |
| Division 882.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
| 01. Child care assistance—Grants to eligible organizations | 4,800,000 | .. | .. |
| 02. Child care—Research and evaluation............................. | 200,000 | .. | .. |
| Total: Division 882 | 5,000,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 5,708,800 | 274,300 | 271,284 |
| REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT | | | |
| Division 885.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings and Works— | | | |
| 01. Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals.......................... | 252,000 | 185,000 | 176,273 |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Computing equipment........................................................ | 180,000 | 75,000 | 7,262 |
| 02. Specialised equipment......................................................... | 1,500,000 | 1,000,000 | 994,160 |
| | 1,680,000 | 1,075,000 | 1,001,422 |
| 3.—Advances and Loans— | | | |
| Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Repatriation Overseas Administrations Benefits Trust Account)................. | .. | 135,000 | 135,000 |
| Total Repatriation Department | 1,932,000 | 1,395,000 | 1,312,695 |
| DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT | | | |
| Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment............................................ | 2,665,000 | 465,000 | 464,887 |
| 2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Trans-Australian Railway................................................... | 8,228,000 | 9,985,000 | 9,903,139 |
| 02. Central Australia Railway................................................... | 1,048,000 | 1,160,000 | 1,128,825 |
| 03. North Australia Railway..................................................... | 2,968,000 | 2,535,000 | 2,256,806 |
| 04. Seat of Government Railway............................................. | 46,000 | 80,000 | 79,983 |
| 05. Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway..................................... | 910,000 | 5,175,000 | 3,593,893 |
| 06. Tarcoola to Alice Springs Railway.................................... | 2,538,000 | .. | .. |
| Working advance (for payment to the credit of the Railway Plant and Stores Suspense Trust Account) | .. | 600,000 | 600,000 |
| Knuckey's Lagoon to East Arm Railway........................ | .. | 620,000 | 1,921 |
| | 15,738,000 | 20,155,000 | 17,564,567 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| | $ | $ | $ |
| DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT—continued | | | |
| Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES —continued | | | |
| 3.—Australian Coastal Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act................ | 6,500,000 | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
| 4.—Wilson's Promontory Lightstation—Contribution towards construction of access track....................................................... | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Total: Division 890 | 24,913,000 | 26,630,000 | 24,039,454 |
| Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act........................................................... | 200,000 | 200,000 | 23,594 |
| 2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act..................................................................................................... | 1,250,000 | 3,500,000 | 1,988,307 |
| 3.—Promotion of road safety practices.................................. | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 |
| 4.—Eyre and Barkly Highways—Contribution to maintenance | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 |
| 5.—For expenditure on railway works In New South Wales | 300,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,000,069 |
| 6.—Assistance to Western Australia—To purchase ship to maintain State shipping service to Darwin.............................................. | 2,500,000 | .. | .. |
| 7.—Assistance to South Australia for sealing of Eyre Highway | 625,000 | .. | .. |
| Total: Division 891 | 5,089,000 | 5,114,000 | 3,225,970 |
| Division 892.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
| 01. Investigations for upgrading national highways............. | 250,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of Shipping and Transport | 30,252,000 | 31,744,000 | 27,265,424 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES | $ | $ | $ |
| Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 02. Rehabilitation Service............................................................ | 35,000 | 75,000 | 39,452 |
| | 35,000 | 75,000 | 39,452 |
| 3.—Advances and Loans— | | | |
| Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Social Services Overseas Administrations Benefits Trust Account).. | .. | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Total: Division 900 | 35,000 | 90,000 | 54,452 |
| Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 01. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of Senior Citizens' Centres............................................................. | 500,000 | 400,000 | 268,500 |
| 02. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards salaries of Welfare Officers............................................................................ | 25,000 | 40,000 | 12,061 |
| 03. States Grants (Home Care) Act—Grants towards costs of home care services............................................................................ | 330,000 | 100,000 | 78,448 |
| Total: Division 901 | 855,000 | 540,000 | 359,008 |
| Total Department of Social Services | 890,000 | 630,000 | 413,460 |
| DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY | | | |
| Division 905.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings and Works— | | | |
| 01. Antarctic Division................................................................... | 67,000 | 65,700 | 64,562 |
| 2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Antarctic Division.................................................................... | 332,000 | 247,500 | 247,486 |
| Total Department of Supply | 399,000 | 313,200 | 312,047 |
| DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY | | | |
| Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment—Overseas Establishments............................................................................................................. | 297,700 | 455,000 | 580,118 |
| Division 911.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 01. Assistance towards international tourist attractions......... | 250,000 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of Trade and Industry | 547,700 | 455,000 | 580,118 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| | $ | $ | $ |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | | | |
| Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. Royal Australian Mint......................................................... | 80,000 | 40,000 | 38,279 |
| 02. Bureau of Census and Statistics........................................ | 2,226,800 | .. | .. |
| 03. Actuary's Office.................................................................... | 26,150 | 72,200 | .. |
| Royal Australian Mint—Museum and display areas... | .. | 200 | 97 |
| Sub-Treasuries...................................................................... | .. | 5,200 | 4,438 |
| | 2,332,950 | 117,600 | 42,814 |
| 2.—Advances and Loans— | | | |
| Commonwealth Banks Act—Repayable Advance to the Commonwealth Development Bank......................... | .. | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
| Working capital advance (for payment to the Cafeteria (Treasury) Trust Account)............................................................... | .. | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Working capital advance (for payment to the Royal Australian Mint Trust Account)............................................................... | .. | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| | .. | 10,201,000 | 10,201,000 |
| Total: Division 915 | 2,332,950 | 10,318,600 | 10,243,814 |
| Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
| 01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia........................................................... | 7,950 | 12,200 | 12,100 |
| 02. Non-metropolitan unemployment relief grants.............. | 72,000,000 | 27,000,000 | 26,999,400 |
| Natural Disasters—New South Wales.............................. | .. | 500,000 | .. |
| Natural Disasters—Queensland......................................... | .. | 9,900,000 | 6,889,193 |
| Natural Disasters—Tasmania............................................ | .. | 143,000 | 142,677 |
| Special loan to New South Wales..................................... | .. | 17,500,000 | 17,500,000 |
| Total: Division 917 | 72,007,950 | 55,055,200 | 51,543,370 |
| Division 918.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
| 01. Asian Development Bank—Further Contribution to Technical Assistance Special Fund................................................ | 205,600 | .. | .. |
| Total Department of the Treasury | 74,546,500 | 65,373,800 | 61,787,184 |
| ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER | | | |
| Division 920.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER | | | |
| To enable the Treasurer— | | | |
| (a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year;................................................................................................ | | | |
| (b) to make moneys available for expenditure, particulars of which will afterwards be submitted to the Parliament, including payments by way of financial assistance to a State on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Treasurer determines; and............................ | | | |
| (c) to make moneys available for expenditure pending the issue of a warrant of the Governor-General specifically applicable to the expenditure........................................................................... | 30,000,000 | 25,000,000 | (a) |
(a) Expenditure is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS | $ | $ | $ |
| Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
| 1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental— | | | |
| 01. Parliament............................................................................... | 320,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 |
| 02. Attorney-General's Department.......................................... | 89,700 | 176,000 | 175,110 |
| 03. Department of Civil Aviation.............................................. | 11,000,000 | 28,160,000 | 28,132,465 |
| 04. Department of Customs and Excise.................................. | 940,000 | 400,000 | 394,571 |
| 06. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization................................. | 3,700,000 | 3,350,000 | 3,346,729 |
| 07. Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | 1,200,000 | 1,665,000 | 1,639,069 |
| 08. Department of External Territories..................................... | 100,000 | 11,500 | 11,124 |
| 09. Department of Foreign Affairs............................................ | 14,000 | 2,200 | 2,184 |
| 10. Department of Health........................................................... | 800,000 | 500,000 | 454,823 |
| 11. Department of Housing........................................................ | 1,500 | 2,300 | 2,300 |
| 12. Department of Immigration................................................ | 38,000 | 45,000 | 44,897 |
| 13. Department of the Interior................................................... | 8,000,000 | 7,280,000 | 6,983,888 |
| 14. Department of Labour and National Service................... | 640,000 | 1,190,000 | 1,187,168 |
| 15. Department of National Development.............................. | 685,000 | 390,000 | 349,848 |
| 16. Department of Primary Industry........................................ | 33,000 | 87,900 | 87,900 |
| 17. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet............... | 14,000 | 50,000 | 30,787 |
| 18. Repatriation Department..................................................... | 3,150,000 | 1,440,000 | 1,275,107 |
| 19. Department of Shipping and Transport............................. | 800,000 | 435,000 | 326,124 |
| 20. Department of Social Services............................................ | 1,030,000 | 2,116,000 | 1,941,520 |
| 21. Department of Supply—Antarctic Division...................... | 22,000 | 6,000 | 192 |
| 22. Department of Trade and Industry.................................... | 800 | 3,200 | 2,172 |
| 23. Department of the Treasury................................................ | 22,000 | 49,500 | 49,127 |
| 24. Commonwealth Taxation Office....................................... | 33,000 | 14,000 | 8,721 |
| 25. Department of Works........................................................... | 600,000 | 470,000 | 426,062 |
| Department of Education and Science............................. | .. | 6,500 | 5,749 |
| | 33,233,000 | 47,909,100 | 46,936,638 |
| 2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services— | | | |
| 01. Department of Education and Science............................... | 10,000 | 2,200 | 345 |
| 02. Department of Health............................................................ | 7,000,000 | 8,050,000 | 8,049,786 |
| 03. Department of the Interior.................................................... | 630,000 | 365,000 | 353,659 |
| 04. Department of Works............................................................ | 70,000 | 81,000 | 80,999 |
| | 7,710,000 | 8,498,200 | 8,484,789 |
Departments and Services—continued
| | 1972-73 | 1971-72 |
| | Appropriation | Expenditure |
| | $ | $ | $ |
| DEPARTMENT OF WORKS—continued | | | |
| Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued | | | |
| 3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands— | | | |
| 01. Department of External Territories.................................... | 21,000 | 138,000 | 137,951 |
| 4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services— | | | |
| 01. Department of Education and Science............................. | 8,200,000 | 6,825,000 | 6,824,996 |
| 02. Department of Health.......................................................... | 4,400,000 | 8,910,000 | 8,878,494 |
| 03. Department of the Interior.................................................. | 37,000,000 | 27,400,000 | 27,399,501 |
| 04. Department of Works........................................................... | 350,000 | 176,000 | 175,953 |
| | 49,950,000 | 43,311,000 | 43,278,944 |
| 5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory— | | | |
| 01. Department of the Interior—For transport of beef cattle | 1,650,000 | 2,085,000 | 2,085,000 |
| 02. Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies............................................................................. | 3,950,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,498,906 |
| | 5,600,000 | 3,585,000 | 3,583,905 |
| 6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services— | | | |
| 01. Sound broadcasting transmission...................................... | 300,000 | 175,000 | 164,605 |
| 02. Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes............. | 2,200,000 | 4,400,000 | 4,061,370 |
| 03. Television transmission........................................................ | 270,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,028,769 |
| 04. Television studios.................................................................. | 1,400,000 | 440,000 | 461,344 |
| | 4,170,000 | 6,065,000 | 5,716,089 |
| 7.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
| 01. General services..................................................................... | 1,337,000 | 1,535,000 | 1,384,601 |
| 02. Australian Capital Territory Services................................ | 119,000 | 187,000 | 168,707 |
| 03. Northern Territory Services.................................................. | 1,744,000 | 1,578,000 | 1,484,196 |
| | 3,200,000 | 3,300,000 | 3,037,504 |
| Total Department of Works | 103,884,000 | 112,806,300 | 111,175,820 |
| TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES..... | 861,386,000 | 822,151,100 | 742,649,023 |
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