GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION ACT.
Act No. 34, 1956.
An Act to provide for the appropriation of a
certain sum out of the General Loan Account
and for the application of that sum for
certain Public Works and Services; and for
purposes connected therewith. [Assented to,
9th November, 1956.]
W
H E R E A S the Australian Loan Council at its
seventy-fifth meeting held on the twenty-sixth,
twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth days of June, one
thousand nine hundred and fifty-six, decided in
pursuance of Clause 3 (9) of P a r t I of the Agreement
set out in the schedule to the Einancial Agreement
Act, 1944, t h a t the amount to be borrowed for the
loan
loan programmes of the Commonwealth and the States
for the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of
June, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven,
shall be two hundred and ten million pounds, and by
unanimous decision allocated an amount of fifty-five
million two hundred and eight thousand pounds to
the State of New South Wales, BE it enacted therefore
by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with
the advice and consent of the Legislative Council
and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the
same as follows :—
1 . This Act may be cited as the " General Loan
Account Appropriation Act, 1956."
2. The sum of fifty-eight million and twenty-five
thousand pounds is hereby appropriated from the
General Loan Account for the public works and services
hereunder set out, and shall, as required be applied
as follows :—
M I N I S T E R FOR
HEALTH—
Subsidised Hospitals—
1. N e w
Buildings, Improvements,
Additions—New
Equipment and furnishings—further sum
...
£
8. d.
2,750,000
0
0
50,030
0
0
700,000
0
0
£3,500,000
0
0
Baby Health Centres—
2. Financial Assistance towards the cost of establishment
and equipment of Centres—further sum
...
COLONIAL
TREASURER—
Treasury Head Office—
3. Capital Grants to assist Councils in respect of Water
Supply and Sewerage Projects in outlying centres
of the Hunter District and Metropolitan Water
Board Areas—further sum
Carried over
B r o u g h t over
COLONIAL
£3,500,000
0
0
1,000,000
0
0
100,000
0
0
1,400,000
0
0
5,000
0
0
TKEASUEER—continued.
Treasury Head
Office—continued.
4. A d v a n c e s t o Metropolitan W a t e r Sewerage a n d
D r a i n a g e B o a r d for Capital W o r k s P r o g r a m m e —
further s u m
R U R A L B A N K OF N E W SOUTH
WALES—
G o v e r n m e n t Agency D e p a r t m e n t —
5. A d v a n c e s u n d e r t h e F a r m W a t e r Supplies Act, 1946—
further sum
6. A d v a n c e s t o Settlers in
Districts—further sum
Irrigation
Areas
and
7. A d v a n c e s for Soil Conservation P r o j e c t s — f u r t h e r s u m
G o v e r n m e n t P r i n t i n g Office—
8. P u r c h a s e of N e w M a c h i n e r y — f u r t h e r s u m
...
30,000
0
0
9. N e w Building, Construction, etc.—further s u m
...
1,000,000
0
0
10. S y d n e y H a r b o u r S e c t i o n — T o w a r d s c o n s t r u c t i o n of
W o r k s Generally a n d for t h e I m p r o v e m e n t of
the Port—further sum
550,000
0
0
9,000,000
0
0
750,000
0
0
800,000
0
0
3,500,000
0
0
£21,635,000
0
0
MARITIME SERVICES
BOARD—
DEPARTMENT OF R A I L W A Y S —
1 1 . Rolling Stock a n d t o m e e t additional Traffic require­
m e n t s , including E q u i p m e n t of N e w L i n e s ;
A d d i t i o n s t o R a i l w a y Lines, S t a t i o n s , a n d Build­
ings, a n d for o t h e r purposes, a n d t o w a r d s E q u i p ­
m e n t of R e f r e s h m e n t R o o m s — f u r t h e r s u m ...
12. D u p l i c a t i o n of R a i l w a y L i n e s — f u r t h e r s u m
...
13. Provision of R a i l w a y Stores a n d Materials, a n d
P r o v i s i o n of W o r k i n g C a p i t a l — f u r t h e r s u m ...
14. Electrification of R a i l w a y Lines—further sum
Carried over
...
Brought over
£21,035,000
0
0
1,950,000
0
0
30,030
0
0
17. Acquisition, Development and Improvement of Land
for Settlement, including Advances to Settlers,
and contingent expenses—further sum...
...
2,200,000
0
0
18. Advances to Settlers for the purpose of providing
working capital, and paying for and effecting
improvements, and acquiring stock, plant and
equipment—further sum
1,000,000
0
0
11,000,000
0
0
200,000
0
0
21. Clarence Harbour Works—further sum
200,000
0
0
22. N e w Dredging Plant—further sum
250,000
0
0
£38,465,000
0
0
D E P A R T M E N T OF GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORT—
Metropolitan Transport Trust General F u n d —
15. Amount to be carried to Fund for the purchase
of Land, erection of Buildings, purchase of
Equipment, etc., for the Motor Omnibus
Services and Tramway Services and for the
provision of Working Capital
D E P A R T M E N T OF MOTOR
TRANSPORT—
16. Acquisition and Improvement of
sum
SECRETARY FOR
ELECTRICITY
Premises—further
LANKS—
COMMISSION—
19. Construction, Development and Acquisition of Power
Stations, and other Generating Equipment,
Transmission Lines, Equipment, etc., Provision
of working capital, and Acquisition and Develop­
ment of Associated Land and Works—further
sum
SECRETARY FOR P U B L I C
WORKS—•
Harbours and Rivers—
20. Newcastle
Harbour
Improvements,
including
Wharfage, Shipping, Dredging, and other P l a n t —
further sum
Carried over
B r o u g h t over
£38,465,000
0
0
750,000
0
0
10,000
0
0
200,000
0
0
1,000,000
0
0
3,000
0
0
300,000
0
0
1,500,000
0
0
30. P u b l i c Buildings G e n e r a l l y — C o n s t r u c t i o n , Additions,
I m p r o v e m e n t s , a n d Acquisition of Sites—further
sum
300,000
0
0
3 1 . Child W e l f a r e — P u r c h a s e a n d E r e c t i o n of Buildings
a n d A d d i t i o n s t o Buildings a n d for Acquisition
of Sites—further s u m
10,000
0
0
32. A d v a n c e s t o Councils for t h e Construction of C o u n t r y
Killing Centres—further s u m
250,000
0
0
3 3 . R i v e r M u r r a y C o m m i s s i o n — P a r t Cost of W o r k s t o
b e carried o u t u n d e r t h e A c t a n d H y d r o - E l e c t r i c
Development—further sum
700,000
0
0
34. Circular Q u a y I m p r o v e m e n t s — f u r t h e r s u m
550,000
0
0
£44,038,000
0
0
SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC
WORKS—continued.
H a r b o u r s a n d Rivers—continued.
23. P o r t K e m b l a H a r b o u r I m p r o v e m e n t s — f u r t h e r s u m . . .
24. Cook's R i v e r I m p r o v e m e n t s — f u r t h e r s u m
25. R i v e r a n d Foreshore I m p r o v e m e n t s , including G r a n t s
t o Councils for such works—further s u m
...
W a t e r Supplies a n d Sewerage C o n s t r u c t i o n —
26. C o u n t r y T o w n s W a t e r Supplies—further s u m
...
27. C o u n t r y T o w n s Sewerage a n d S t o r m w a t e r Channels—
further sum
28. Construction of W a t e r Supplies a n d Sewerages i n
Shires a n d Municipalities—Capital G r a n t s —
further s u m
P u b l i c Buildings—
29. M e n t a l H o s p i t a l s — N e w Buildings,
and Additions—further sum
Improvements,
Miscellaneous—
Carried over
...
Brought over
£44,038,000
0
0
20,000
0
0
80,000
80,000
0
0
0
0
100,000
0
0
9,000
0
0
100,000
0
0
25,000
40,000
0
0
0
0
6,000,000
0
0
570,000
0
0
250,000
0
0
46. Buildings, Plant, Furniture, Equipment, Additions,
Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum
...
...
700,000
0
0
University of N e w England—
47. Grant towards Building Programme—further sum...
200,C(X)
0
0
£52,212,000
0
0
SECRETARY FOR P U B L I C
WORKS—continued.
Miscellaneous—continued.
35. Leichhardt Depot Extensions—further sum
36. Government Engineering and Shipbuilding Yards—
Facilities for Ship Construction—further sum ...
37. Terra-cotta Tile Works—Establishment^further sum
MINISTER
FOR
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
AND
MINISTER
FOR
HIGHWAYS—
Department of Local Government—
38. Subsidy toward Cost of the County of Cumberland
Planning Scheme—further sum
39. Contribution towards elimination of Railway Level
Crossings or the widening of existing overbridges
or subways on local roads
...
...
...
Department of Main R o a d s —
40. Country Main Roads Fund —Construction of Country
Main Roads—further sum
M I N I S T E R FOR H O U S I N G —
Housing Commission—
41. Emergency Housing—further sum ...
42. Erection of Branch Offices—further sum
...
...
M I N I S T E R FOR E D U C A T I O N —
Department of Education—
43. School Buildings, Teachers' Residences, and other
Buildings, Additions t o Existing Buildings,
School and Residence Sites, Purchase and
Erection of Plant and Equipment—further sum
Department of Technical Education—•
44. Technical Colleges; Buildings, Plant, Equipment,
Additions, Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum ...
University of Sydney—
45. Grant towards Building Programme—further sum ...
N.S.W. University of Technology—
Carried ovci
£52,212,000
0
0
400,000
0
0
20,000
0
0
50. Erosion prevention, including d e m o n s t r a t i o n s in
districts other t h a n c a t c h m e n t areas—further
sum
1,000
0
0
5 1 . H u n t e r R i v e r Valley Stabilization W o r k s — f u r t h e r s u m
20,000
0
0
...
2,000
0
0
53. P l a n t H i r e S c h e m e — A d v a n c e for W o r k i n g Capital ...
25,000
0
0
54. Construction of a Storage Reservoir on t h e N a m o i
R i v e r a t K e e p i t , a n d for W o r k s incidental
thereto—further sum
1,250,000
0
0
55. Construction of G l e n b a w n D a m on t h e H u n t e r R i v e r
above Aberdeen—further sum
2,000,000
0
0
56. Construction of a series of Weirs on t h e B a r w o n a n d
D a r l i n g R i v e r s b e t w e e n Mungindi on t h e
Queensland B o r d e r a n d t h e M u r r a y R i v e r a n d
for w o r k s incidental t h e r e t o — f u r t h e r s u m
...
5,000
0
0
£55,935,000
0
0
B r o u g h t over
SECRETARY FOR
MINES—
48. Oakdale S t a t e Coal Mine—Building of R o a d , P r i m a r y
D e v e l o p m e n t , etc.—further s u m
MINISTER FOR
CONSERVATION—
Soil Conservation Service—
49. P u r c h a s e
of
Major
Plant
for
Soil
Conservation
Works—further sum
52. Soil Conservation W o r k s generally—further s u m
W a t e r Conservation a n d I r r i g a t i o n Commission—
Carried over
Brought over
£55,935,000
0
0
200.CO0 0
0
350,000
0
0
000,000
0
0
30,000
0
0
350,000
0
0
50,000
0
0
63. Buronga Irrigation Area—Construction of Works—
further sum
50,000
0
0
64. Contributions under New South Wales—Queensland
Border Rivers Act, 1947—further sum
...
50,000
0
0
65.'Installation of Gauging Stations—further sum
...
10,000
0
0
66. Murrumbidgee Valley Investigation—Use of Blowering
Waters—further sum
50,000
0
0
250,000
0
0
100,000
0
0
£58,025,000
0
0
MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—continued.
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—continued.
57. Shallow Boring—To provide Water Supplies
Settlers—further sum
58. Works of River
further sum
and
Foreshore
for
Improvement—
59. Works under the Water Act No. 44,1912—further sum
60. Coomealla Irrigation
further sum
Area—Additional
Works—
61. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas—Developmental and
Subsidiary Works, Plant, etc.—further sum ...
62. Hay
Irrigation Area—Construction
further sum
of
Works—
Forestry Commission—
67. Reafforestation—Indigenous
Forests,
Plantations
(Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—further sum ...
MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER FOR FOOD
PRODUCTION—
Department of Agriculture—
68. For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges,
Experiment Farms, etc., including Purchase of
Land, Buildings, etc.—further sum
TOTAL
HOUSING