COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 1968–69
No. 81 of 1968
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 sixty-nine.
[Assented to 8 November 1968]
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) 1968–69.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Issue and application of $346,918,000.
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 sixty-nine, the sum of Three hundred and forty-six million, nine hundred and eighteen thousand dollars.
25327/68—Price 20c
Appropriation of $597,186,000.
4. The sums authorized by the Supply Act (No. 2) 1968–69 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 Five hundred and ninety-seven million, one 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 sixty-eight 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) 1968–69...................... | 250,268,000 |
By this Act..................................... | 346,918,000 |
Total ............................... | 597,186,000 |
SECOND SCHEDULE Section 4.
ABSTRACT
Page Reference | Departments and Services | Total |
| | $ |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION................... | 7,900,000 |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.............. | 37,000 |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE........... | 12,960,000 |
6 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS................ | 3,493,100 |
6 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES............ | 283,800 |
7 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH......................... | 3,751,000 |
8 | DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING......................... | 52,604,700 |
8 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION.................... | 7,602,000 |
8 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR..................... | 71,194,400 |
10 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE..... | 395,000 |
11 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT........... | 33,805,000 |
11 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.............. | 229,069,000 |
12 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY................ | 4,310,000 |
12 | PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT.................... | 10,277,700 |
12 | REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT...................... | 88,000 |
13 | DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT.......... | 45,790,000 |
13 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.................. | 863,000 |
14 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY.............. | 765,000 |
14 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.................... | 20,951,500 |
15 | ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER...................... | 20,000,000 |
15 | DEPARTMENT OF WORKS.......................... | 71,045,800 |
| TOTAL................................ | 597,186,000 |
SUMMARY
Estimate—1968–69, Black figures
Expenditure—1967–68, Light figures
Page Reference | Departments and Services | Capital Works and Services | Payments to or for the States | Other Services | Total |
| | $ | $ | $ | $ |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION | 7,900,000 | .. | .. | 7,900,000 |
6,997,424 | .. | .. | 6,997,424 |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE | 37,000 | .. | .. | 37,000 |
75,663 | .. | .. | 75,663 |
5 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE | 9,855,000 | 2,880,000 | 225,000 | 12,960,000 |
9,026,201 | 3,154,365 | .. | 12,180,566 |
6 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | 3,493,100 | .. | .. | 3,493,100 |
2,763,244 | .. | .. | 2,763,244 |
6 | DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | 283,800 | .. | .. | 283,800 |
328,837 | .. | .. | 328,837 |
7 | | 1,361,000 | 2,190,000 | 200,000 | 3,751,000 |
1,544,509 | 2,011,137 | .. | 3,555,646 |
8 | | 52,604,700 | .. | .. | 52,604,700 |
46,381,986 | .. | .. | 46,381,986 |
8 | DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION | 6,630,000 | 462,000 | 510,000 | 7,602,000 |
3,677,476 | 426,142 | .. | 4,103,618 |
8 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | 71,194,400 | .. | .. | 71,194,400 |
73,403,247 | .. | .. | 73,403,247 |
10 | DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE | 395,000 | .. | .. | 395,000 |
21,000 | .. | .. | 21,000 |
11 | DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 33,675,000 | .. | 130,000 | 33,805,000 |
43,478,539 | .. | .. | 43,478,539 |
11 | POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | 228,469,000 | .. | 600,000 | 229,069,000 |
222,603,004 | .. | .. | 222,603,004 |
12 | DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY | .. | 4,310,000 | .. | 4,310,000 |
.. | 3,774,188 | .. | 3,774,188 |
12 | PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT | 77,700 | .. | 10,200,000 | 10,277,700 |
40,107 | 699,310 | .. | 739,417 |
12 | | 88,000 | .. | .. | 88,000 |
83,260 | .. | .. | 83,260 |
13 | DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT | 22,360,000 | 23,430,000 | .. | 45,790,000 |
13,991,682 | 34,516,340 | .. | 48,508,022 |
13 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES | 840,000 | 23,000 | .. | 863,000 |
832,752 | 22,578 | .. | 855,330 |
14 | DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY | 374,000 | .. | 391,000 | 765,000 |
25,755 | .. | .. | 25,755 |
14 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | 1,628,000 | 19,323,500 | .. | 20,951,500 |
3,700,172 | 11,022,059 | .. | 14,722,231 |
15 | | 71,045,800 | .. | .. | 71,045,800 |
82,821,878 | .. | .. | 82,821,878 |
| TOTAL............ | 512,311,500 | 52,618,500 | 12,256,000 | a577,186,000 |
511,796,736 | 55,626,119 | .. | 567,422,855 |
(a) Excludes Appropriation Division No. 920—Advance to the Treasurer, $20,000,000.
DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
| Appropriation | Expenditure |
| $ | $ | $ |
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION | | | |
Division 810.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Navigational aids, communication, power and lighting equipment | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | 5,098,467 |
02. Aircraft, launches, vehicles, engines and equipment | 2,800,000 | 2,200,000 | 1,808,957 |
| 7,900,000 | 7,300,000 | 6,907,424 |
Connellan Airways Limited— | | | |
Financial assistance for development purposes..... | .. | 90,000 | 90,000 |
Total Department of Civil Aviation | 7,900,000 | 7,390,000 | 6,997,424 |
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE | | | |
Division 820.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
01. Purchase of launches and other equipment..... | 37,000 | 85,000 | 75,663 |
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE | | | |
Division 825.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Buildings and Works— | | | |
01. The Australian National University—Permanent buildings, acquisition and erection of dwellings, equipment and works | 6,000,000 | 5,570,000 | 5,570,000 |
02. Contributions to Affiliated Residential Colleges at the Australian National University | 700,000 | 1,589,000 | 1,434,852 |
03. Canberra College of Advanced Education— Site Works and Services | 940,000 | 440,000 | 439,048 |
04. Optical Telescope—Joint construction with United Kingdom | 660,000 | 75,000 | 51,002 |
| 8,300,000 | 7,674,000 | 7,494,902 |
2.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Australian Capital Territory education services.. | 230,000 | 129,000 | 119,013 |
02. Northern Territory education services........ | 75,000 | .. | .. |
| 305,000 | 129,000 | 119,013 |
3.—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization—For the purposes of expenditure by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization under the Science and Industry Research Act | 1,250,000 | 1,420,000 | 1,412,286 |
Total: Division 825 | 9,855,000 | 9,223,000 | 9,026,201 |
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
| Appropriation | Expenditure |
| $ | $ | $ |
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE —continued | | | |
Division 826.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
01. Research grants....................... | 2,880,000 | 3,159,000 | 3,154,365 |
Division 827.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
01. Curriculum development................. | 175,000 | .. | .. |
02. Support for training of School Librarians...... | 50,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Division 827 | 225,000 | .. | .. |
Total Department of Education and Science | 12,960,000 | 12,382,000 | 12,180,566 |
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | | | |
Division 830.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Germany.......................... | 47,000 | .. | .. |
02. India............................. | 41,500 | 97,800 | 96,402 |
03. Indonesia.......................... | 22,600 | 56,100 | 47,352 |
04. Laos............................. | 21,700 | .. | .. |
05. Pakistan........................... | 75,700 | 25,600 | 24,875 |
06. United States of America............... | 3,034,600 | 3,020,600 | 2,300,594 |
07. Malaysia.......................... | 45,900 | .. | .. |
08. New Zealand....................... | 54,800 | 5,100 | 5,005 |
09. Other overseas establishments............ | 149,300 | 216,900 | 179,387 |
Japan............................. | .. | 22,600 | 8,785 |
Tanzania.......................... | .. | 100,900 | 100,845 |
Total Department of External Affairs | 3,493,100 | 3,545,600 | 2,763,244 |
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | | | |
Division 835.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings— | | | |
01. Department of Civil Aviation—Papua and New Guinea | 34,800 | 87,000 | 44,570 |
Department of External Territories—Cocos (Keeling) Islands | .. | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 34,800 | 97,000 | 54,570 |
2.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Christmas Island (recoverable from Christmas Island Phosphate Commission) | 249,000 | 70,000 | 27,267 |
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
| Appropriation | Expenditure |
DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES
—continued | $ | $ | $ |
3.—Advances and Loans—Papua and New Guinea— | | | |
Advance to Administration for loans to ex-servicemen in agricultural enterprises | .. | 226,000 | 201,000 |
4.—Advances and Loans—Cocos (Keeling) Islands— | | | |
Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Working Capital Advance | .. | 15,000 | 46,000 |
Total Department of External Territories | 283,800 | 408,000 | 328,837 |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | | | |
Division 840.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Australian Capital Territory Health Services.... | 66,000 | 62,130 | 58,391 |
02. Northern Territory Health Services.......... | 380,000 | 345,000 | 331,778 |
03. Other Health Services................... | 790,000 | 694,000 | 679,339 |
| 1,236,000 | 1,101,130 | 1,069,509 |
2.—Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission— Additional Capital | 125,000 | 475,000 | 475,000 |
Total: Division 840 | 1,361,000 | 1,576,130 | 1,544,509 |
Division 842.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
01. Cattle tick eradication and control in New South Wales | 310,000 | 288,000 | 288,000 |
02. Blood transfusion services................ | 743,000 | 632,000 | 631,996 |
03. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of capital expenditure by State Governments | 850,000 | 632,000 | 780,207 |
04. Tuberculosis Act—Reimbursement of administrative expenditure by State Governments | 255,000 | 242,000 | 242,000 |
05. States Grants (Milk for School Children) Act— Reimbursement of capital and incidental expenditure by State Governments | 32,000 | 31,000 | 29,937 |
Incinerators and associated works in relation to disposal of overseas ships' garbage | .. | 53,000 | 38,997 |
Total: Division 842 | 2,190,000 | 1,878,000 | 2,011,137 |
Division 843.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
01. Little Company of Mary—Capital grant towards cost of construction of Calvary Hospital, Canberra | 200,000 | .. | .. |
Total Department of Health | 3,751,000 | 3,454,130 | 3,555,646 |
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
| Appropriation | Expenditure |
| $ | $ | $ |
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING | | | |
Division 845.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Provision for Homes [for payment to the War Service Homes Trust Account] | 50,000,000 | 46,000,000 | 46,000,000 |
2.—Buildings and Works— | | | |
01. Migrant transitory accommodation—Construction of flats | 2,490,000 | 382,000 | 267,366 |
3.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Computing equipment................... | 114,700 | 114,700 | 114,620 |
Total Department of Housing | 52,604,700 | 46,496,700 | 46,381,986 |
DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION | | | |
Division 850.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
Overseas Establishments—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment | .. | 10,370 | 10,476 |
2.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment | 6,630,000 | 3,885,000 | 3,667,000 |
Total: Division 850 | 6,630,000 | 3,895,370 | 3,677,476 |
Division 852.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
01. State Migration Centres—Contribution towards establishment costs | 462,000 | 750,000 | 426,142 |
Division 853.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
01. Second Passage Assistance and Assistance to Australians—Passage and associated costs | 510,000 | .. | .. |
Total Department of Immigration | 7,602,000 | 4,645,370 | 4,103,618 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | | | |
Division 855.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings— | | | |
04. Department of Civil Aviation.............. | 1,835,300 | 2,016,700 | 2,103,714 |
05. Department of Civil Aviation—Northern Territory | 16,000 | .. | .. |
06. Department of Customs and Excise.......... | 205,500 | 178,800 | 173,092 |
08. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization | 101,100 | 103,200 | 103,200 |
11. Department of Health................... | 7,100 | 71,000 | 68,840 |
12. Department of Housing.................. | 79,000 | 145,000 | 152,889 |
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
| Appropriation | Expenditure |
| $ | $ | $ |
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued | | | |
Division 855.—continued | | | |
13. Department of Immigration............... | 237,100 | 49,800 | 48,500 |
14. Department of the Interior................ | 9,200 | 181,200 | 261,019 |
16. Department of the Interior—Northern Territory services | 16,000 | 21,000 | 9,190 |
21. Repatriation Department................. | 7,000 | 7,000 | .. |
22. Department of Shipping and Transport........ | 100 | 41,100 | 41,245 |
Attorney-General's Department........... | .. | 1,230,000 | 1,230,000 |
Department of the Interior—Australian Capital Territory Services | .. | 56,500 | 56,483 |
Department of Labour and National Service... | .. | 11,500 | 11,000 |
Department of Social Services............ | .. | 7,200 | 3,764 |
Taxation Branch..................... | .. | 190,500 | 190,500 |
Department of Works.................. | .. | 160,900 | 160,850 |
Postmaster-General's Department.......... | .. | 2,650,000 | 2,618,734 |
| 2,513,400 | 7,121,400 | 7,233,020 |
2.—Acquisition of Sites and Buildings—Broadcasting and Television Services— | | | |
02. Television transmission.................. | 23,600 | 18,700 | 6,234 |
03. Sound broadcasting studios............... | 98,400 | 66,600 | 31,412 |
04. Television studios..................... | 65,000 | .. | .. |
Sound broadcasting transmission.......... | .. | 10,800 | 1,311 |
| 187,000 | 96,100 | 38,957 |
3.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology....... | 2,280,000 | 2,903,000 | 2,873,002 |
02. Other Branches....................... | 260,000 | 236,500 | 220,646 |
03. Australian Capital Territory—General Services.. | 388,000 | 570,000 | 440,962 |
04. Australian Capital Territory—Transport....... | 1,073,000 | 1,081,000 | 1,063,584 |
05. Northern Territory—Payment to Commonwealth Hostels Limited | 7,600 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
06. Northern Territory—General Services........ | 1,100,400 | 1,491,000 | 1,488,010 |
07. Northern Territory—Transport............. | 570,000 | 420,000 | 418,924 |
| 5,679,000 | 6,707,500 | 6,511,128 |
4.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory— | | | |
01. Forestry (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Forestry Trust Account) | 309,500 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
02. Parks and Gardens..................... | 149,400 | 81,000 | 79,318 |
03. Botanic Gardens...................... | 67,800 | 92,000 | 89,110 |
04. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases... | 180,300 | 174,900 | 215,993 |
| 707,000 | 647,900 | 684,421 |
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
| Appropriation | Expenditure |
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—continued | $ | $ | $ |
Division 855.—continued | | | |
5.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory— | | | |
01. Hostels—Payment to Commonwealth Hostels Limited | 16,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 |
02. Purchase of improvements on resumed leases... | 74,000 | 101,000 | 100,000 |
03. Stock routes and reserves—Reimbursement of half the cost of fences, grids and gates | 10,000 | 10,000 | 7,940 |
04. Construction of roads, footpaths and drainage works—Payment to the Corporation of the City of Darwin | 400,000 | 380,000 | 366,375 |
05. Development of water resources on Government projects | 85,000 | 72,000 | 71,007 |
| 585,000 | 597,000 | 579,322 |
6.—Advances and Loans—Australian Capital Territory— | | | |
01. Loans for housing (for payment to the Australian Capital Territory Housing Trust Account) | 8,372,000 | 5,887,000 | 5,887,000 |
02. Loans to co-operative building societies....... | 1,494,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
| 9,866,000 | 7,187,000 | 7,187,000 |
7.—Advances and Loans—Northern Territory— | | | |
01. Loans for encouragement of primary production. | 170,000 | 298,000 | 298,000 |
02. Loans to church organisations for erection of residential accommodation | 200,000 | 200,000 | 164,237 |
03. Northern Territory Housing Commission—Advance (for payment to the Northern Territory Housing Commission Trust Account) | 3,700,000 | 3,400,000 | 3,250,000 |
04. Loans to primary producers for water development | 150,000 | 140,000 | 139,936 |
05. Northern Territory Port Authority—Advance... | 337,000 | 318,300 | 317,226 |
| 4,557,000 | 4,356,300 | 4,169,399 |
8.—For expenditure under the Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act | 600,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
9.—For expenditure under the National Capital Development Commission Act | 46,500,000 | 45,800,000 | 45,800,000 |
Total Department of the Interior | 71,194,400 | 73,713,200 | 73,403,247 |
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE | | | |
Division 860.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Commonwealth Hostels Limited—Buildings, Works and Equipment— | | | |
01. Australian Capital Territory............... | 395,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 |
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
| Appropriation | Expenditure |
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | | | |
Division 865.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | $ | $ | $ |
1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Bureau of Mineral Resources.............. | 450,000 | 420,000 | 499,553 |
02. Division of National Mapping............. | 320,000 | 220,000 | 205,892 |
03. Forestry and Timber Bureau............... | 160,000 | 160,000 | 132,830 |
04. Other Branches....................... | 15,000 | 15,000 | 14,763 |
| 945,000 | 815,000 | 853,039 |
2.—For expenditure under the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Act | (a)30,780,000 | 41,582,000 | 40,882,000 |
3.—For expenditure under the Atomic Energy Act. | 1,680,000 | 1,351,000 | 1,351,000 |
4.—For expenditure under the River Murray Waters Act | 270,000 | 392,500 | 392,500 |
Total: Division 865 | 33,675,000 | 44,140,500 | 43,478,539 |
Division 867.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
01. Water resources research................. | 130,000 | .. | .. |
Total Department of National Development | 33,805,000 | 44,140,500 | 43,478,539 |
POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | | | |
CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | .. | 218,700,000 | 218,590,662 |
Division 870.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
01. For expenditure under the Post and Telegraph Act (for payment to the Post Office Trust Account) | 222,000,000 | .. | .. |
Division 871.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
01. Payment to Overseas Telecomunications Commission | 600,000 | .. | .. |
Division 872.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES | | | |
| | |
1.—Engineering Equipment and Services— | | | |
01. Sound broadcasting.................... | 3,645,000 | 2,883,000 | 1,803,377 |
02. Television.......................... | 1,224,000 | 730,000 | 708,965 |
| 4,869,000 | 3,613,000 | 2,512,342 |
2.—Australian Broadcasting Commission—For expenditure under the Broadcasting and Television Act | 1,600,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
Total: Division 872 | 6,469,000 | 5,113,000 | 4,012,342 |
Total Postmaster-General's Department | 229,069,000 | 223,813,000 | 222,603,004 |
(a) Estimated total expenditure in 1968–69 of 830,780,000 includes (1967–68 expenditure shown in brackets)—Contracts for major works $16,080,000 ($30,177,000); Salaries and Wages, $11,310,000 ($12,659,000); Plant and minor works contracts (less sales) $5,422,000 ($7,954,000); Stores and materials (less sales), $2,400,000 ($3,231,000); Purchase of properties Cr. $336,000 ($207,000); General Expenses, $2,150,000 ($2,692,000); less—Receipts on Capital account, $5,446,000 ($15,188,000); Recoveries of operation and maintenance charges for projects in operation $800,000 ($850,000).
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY | Appropriation | Expenditure |
Division 875.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | $ | $ | $ |
01. Financial assistance to States in connexion with War Service Land Settlement | | 880,000 | 785,853 |
02. Agricultural Extension Services............ | | 2,900,000 | 2,899,897 |
03. Barley research....................... | | 58,400 | 58,400 |
04. Minor research and other services........... | | 30,200 | 30,038 |
Total Department of Primary Industry | 4,310,000 | 3,868,600 | 3,774,188 |
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT | | | |
Division 880.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Official establishments.................. | 74,700 | 51,550 | 40,107 |
02. Australia House and official residences in the United Kingdom | 3,000 | 3,000 | .. |
Total: Division 880 | 77,700 | 54,550 | 40,107 |
Division 881.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
Natural Disasters— | | | |
Flood relief—Queensland............... | .. | 750,000 | 649,310 |
Flood relief—New South Wales........... | .. | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Total: Division 881 | .. | 800,000 | 699,310 |
Division 882.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
01. Aboriginal Advancement (for payment to the Aboriginal Advancement Trust Account) | 10,000,000 | .. | .. |
Division 883.—OFFICE OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS —OTHER SERVICES | | | |
01. Consultation and liaison with Aboriginal panels and organizations | 40,000 | .. | .. |
02. Support for Seminars................... | 10,000 | .. | .. |
03. Investigations and research............... | 50,000 | .. | .. |
04. Grants-in-aid to Aboriginal Welfare Organizations | 100,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Division 833 | 200,000 | .. | .. |
Total Prime Minister's Department | 10,277,700 | 854,550 | 739,417 |
REPATRIATION DEPARTMENT | | | |
Division 885.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
01. Repatriation blocks at mental hospitals........ | 88,000 | 84,000 | 83,260 |
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
| Appropriation | Expenditure |
| $ | $ | $ |
DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT | | | |
Division 890.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Vessels, Plant and Equipment............. | 360,000 | 325,600 | 324,618 |
2.—Commonwealth Railways—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Trans-Australian Railway................ | 8,159,000 | 7,435,000 | 7,152,431 |
02. Central Australia Railway................ | 2,148,000 | 2,120,000 | 2,070,004 |
03. North Australia Railway................. | 2,189,000 | 3,633,000 | 3,632,762 |
04. Seat of Government Railway.............. | 504,000 | 812,000 | 811,868 |
| 13,000,000 | 14,000,000 | 13,667,064 |
3.—Australian Coastal Shipping Commission—For expenditure under the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act | 9,000,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Division 890 | 22,360,000 | 14,325,600 | 13,991,682 |
Division 891.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
1.—For expenditure under the Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act | 7,500,000 | 9,000,000 | 6,628,133 |
2.—For expenditure under the Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Act | 12,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 19,458,207 |
3.—Promotion of road safety practices.......... | 116,000 | 116,000 | 116,000 |
4.—Eyre and Barkly Highways—Contribution to maintenance | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 |
5.—For expenditure on railway works in New South Wales | 3,750,000 | 8,250,000 | 8,250,000 |
Total: Division 891 | 23,430,000 | 37,430,000 | 34,516,340 |
Total Department of Shipping and Transport | 45,790,000 | 51,755,600 | 48,508,022 |
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES | | | |
Division 900.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Computing equipment................... | 825,000 | 824,000 | 823,766 |
02. Rehabilitation Service................... | 15,000 | 10,000 | 8,986 |
Total: Division 900 | 840,000 | 834,000 | 832,752 |
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
| Appropriation | Expenditure |
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES—continued | $ | $ | $ |
Division 901.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
01. Housekeeper services................... | 23,000 | 23,000 | 22,578 |
Total Department of Social Services | 863,000 | 857,000 | 855,330 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY | | | |
Division 910.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Buildings, Works, Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Overseas establishments................. | 374,000 | 25,600 | 25,755 |
Division 911.—OTHER SERVICES | | | |
01. Compensation for pyrites producers.......... | 385,000 | .. | .. |
02. Inventors Association of Australia—Grant..... | 6,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Division 911 | 391,000 | .. | .. |
Total Department of Trade and Industry | 765,000 | 25,600 | 25,755 |
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | | | |
Division 915.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. Government Printing Office............... | 205,000 | 194,000 | 135,225 |
02. Royal Australian Mint................... | 123,000 | 160,000 | 159,986 |
03. Bureau of Census and Statistics............ | 1,219,000 | 3,183,000 | 3,169,761 |
04. Royal Australian Mint—Museum and display areas | 1,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
05. Advance to Government Printer Trust Account for management survey costs | 80,000 | .. | .. |
Insurance and Actuarial Branch........... | .. | 126,370 | 124,370 |
Working Capital Advance (for payment to the Commonwealth Stores Suspense Trust Account) | .. | 107,830 | 107,830 |
Total: Division 915 | 1,628,000 | 3,774,200 | 3,700,172 |
Division 917.—PAYMENTS TO OR FOR THE STATES | | | |
01. Contribution towards costs of development of Exmouth Township, Western Australia | 23,500 | 747,000 | 417,000 |
02. Drought assistance—New South Wales....... | 6,000,000 | 7,400,000 | 7,648,099 |
03. Drought assistance—Queensland........... | 900,000 | 3,750,000 | 2,956,960 |
04. Drought assistance—South Australia......... | 1,400,000 | .. | .. |
05. Drought assistance—Victoria.............. | 11,000,000 | .. | .. |
Total: Division 917 | 19,323,500 | 11,897,000 | 11,022,059 |
Total Department of the Treasury | 20,951,500 | 15,671,200 | 14,722,231 |
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
| Appropriation | Expenditure |
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY—continued | $ | $ | $ |
ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER | | | |
Division 920.—ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER | | | |
| | | |
(a) to make advances that will be recovered during the financial year; and | | | |
(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 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | ..(a) |
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS | | | |
Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES | | | |
1.—Buildings and Works—Departmental— | | | |
01. Parliament.......................... | 44,000 | 116,000 | 116,000 |
02. Attorney-General's Department............. | 481,000 | 710,000 | 605,976 |
04. Department of Civil Aviation.............. | 27,000,000 | 28,000,000 | 22,273,540 |
05. Department of Customs and Excise.......... | 180,000 | 869,300 | 812,644 |
06. Department of Education and Science........ | 24,000 | 25,500 | 25,469 |
07. Department of Education and Science—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization | 2,276,000 | 3,258,000 | 3,217,268 |
09. Department of External Territories.......... | 11,000 | 5,600 | 5,235 |
10. Department of Health................... | 470,000 | 449,000 | 434,323 |
11. Department of Housing.................. | 31,500 | 700 | 495 |
12. Department of Immigration............... | 3,105,000 | 78,000 | 43,783 |
13. Department of the Interior................ | 5,460,000 | 2,692,000 | 2,467,468 |
14. Department of Labour and National Service.... | 128,000 | 86,500 | 78,984 |
15. Department of National Development........ | 420,000 | 440,000 | 362,762 |
16. Department of Primary Industry............ | 3,500 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
17. Prime Minister's Department.............. | 51,000 | 48,000 | 44,868 |
18. Repatriation Department................. | 2,000,000 | 1,780,000 | 1,628,667 |
19. Department of Shipping and Transport........ | 580,000 | 553,000 | 541,384 |
20. Department of Social Services............. | 580,000 | 782,500 | 770,353 |
21. Department of Trade and Industry........... | 8,000 | 21,500 | 20,157 |
22. Department of the Treasury............... | 150,000 | 138,000 | 135,959 |
23. Taxation Branch...................... | 287,000 | 70,000 | 45,928 |
24. Department of Works................... | 1,850,000 | 1,274,000 | 1,226,869 |
Postmaster-General's Department.......... | .. | 19,000,000 | 20,096,806 |
| 45,140,000 | 60,417,600 | 54,974,938 |
(a) Expenditure is shown under the appropriation to which it has been charged.
Departments and Services—continued
| 1968–69 | 1967–68 |
DEPARTMENT OF WORKS—continued | Appropriation | Expenditure |
Division 925.—CAPITAL WORKS AND SERVICES—continued | $ | $ | $ |
2.—Buildings and Works—Australian Capital Territory Services— | | | |
01. Department of Education and Science........ | 71,000 | .. | .. |
02. Department of Health................... | 134,000 | 100,000 | 97,000 |
03. Department of the Interior................ | 305,000 | 420,000 | 385,855 |
04. Department of Works................... | 98,000 | 61,000 | 50,772 |
| 608,000 | 581,000 | 533,627 |
3.—Buildings and Works—Cocos (Keeling) Islands— | | | |
01. Department of External Territories.......... | 100 | 7,000 | 5,542 |
4.—Buildings and Works—Northern Territory Services— | | | |
01. Department of Education and Science........ | 1,200,000 | .. | .. |
02. Department of Health................... | 820,000 | 1,260,000 | 1,110,136 |
03. Department of the Interior................ | 9,900,000 | 11,850,000 | 11,811,954 |
04. Department of Works................... | 215,000 | 255,000 | 252,635 |
| 12,135,000 | 13,365,000 | 13,174,725 |
5.—Construction of Roads—Northern Territory— | | | |
01. Department of the Interior—For transport of beef cattle | 5,100,000 | 4,000,000 | 3,999,699 |
02. Department of the Interior—Other roads, stock routes and water supplies | 1,635,000 | 2,378,000 | 2,377,867 |
| 6,735,000 | 6,378,000 | 6,377,566 |
6.—Buildings and Works—Broadcasting and Television Services— | | | |
01. Sound broadcasting transmission............ | 396,000 | 2,542,000 | 2,533,812 |
02. Sound broadcasting studios and other purposes.. | 123,000 | 90,000 | 80,958 |
03. Television transmission.................. | 132,000 | 230,000 | 197,095 |
04. Television studios..................... | 1,450,000 | 954,000 | 829,236 |
| 2,101,000 | 3,816,000 | 3,641,101 |
7.—Plant and Equipment— | | | |
01. General services...................... | 2,685,950 | 2,341,000 | 2,326,248 |
02. Australian Capital Territory Services......... | 148,300 | 179,000 | 174,246 |
03. Northern Territory Services............... | 1,492,450 | 1,650,000 | 1,613,885 |
| 4,326,700 | 4,170,000 | 4,114,379 |
Total Department of Works | 71,045,800 | 88,734,600 | 82,821,878 |
TOTAL—DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES | 597,186,000 | 601,945,650 | 567,422,855 |
By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra