GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION
ACT.
Act No. 58, 1951.
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, 28th December, 1951.]
HEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its
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sixty-sixth meeting held on the sixteenth and
seventeenth days of August, one thousand nine hundred
and fifty-one, decided in pursuance of Clause 3 (9) of Part I
of the Agreement set out in the schedule to the Financial
Agreement Act, 1944, that the amount to be borrowed
for the 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-two,
shall
shall be two hundred and twenty-five million two hundred
and eighty-seven thousand pounds, and by unanimous
decision allocated an amount of sixty-four million pounds
to the State of New South Wales, BE it enacted therefore
by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parlia­
ment assembled, and by the authority of the same as
follows :—
1. This Act may be cited as the " General Loan
Account Appropriation Act, 1951."
2 . The sum of seventy-four million five hundred and
eighteen 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 :—
CHIEF
SECRETARY—
Tourist Activities—
I. Government Tourist Bureau and Tourist Resorts—
Additions and Improvements, including the
Acquisition of Plant—further sum
M I N I S T E R FOR
£
s. d .
15,000
0
0
1,500,000
0
0
47,000
0
0
120,000
200,000
350,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
£2,232,000
0
0
HEALTH—•
Subsidised Hospitals—
2. New
Buildings,
Improvements,
Additions—-New
Equipment and Furnishings—further sum
...
Miscellaneous—
3. Plant and equipment required for Institutions and
Activities of the Public Health Department—
further sum
COLONIAL
TREASURER—
Treasury Head Office—
4. 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
5. Miscellaneous Works and Services—further sum
...
6. Advances to t h s Sydney Harbour Transport Board ...
Carried over
Brought over
COLONIAL
£2,232,000
0
0
5,000
0
0
30,000
0
0
50,000
0
0
125,000
0
0
530,000
0
0
23,000
0
0
24,000,000
1,600,000
1,500,000
600,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,700,000
0
0
400,000
0
0
100,000
0
0
500,000
0
0
225,000
0
0
£33,620,000
0
0
TREASURER—continued—
Rural Bank of N e w South Wales—
Government Agency D e p a r t m e n t —
7. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act, 1946...
8. Advances under the Soil Conservation (Amendment)
Act, 1947
9. Advances to Settlers in Irrigation Areas and Districts—
further sum
Government Stores Department—
10. Acquisition and Development of Stores Accommo­
dation at Shea's Creek, Alexandria
...
...
MARITIME SERVICES
BOARD—
11. Sydney Harbour Section—Towards construction of
Works Generally and for the Improvement of the
Port—further sum
M I N I S T E R FOR T R A N S P O R T —
12. Construction
Street
of Pedestrian
Subway
under
College
D E P A R T M E N T OF R A I L W A Y S —
Railways—
13. Rolling Stock—To meet additional Traffic require­
ments, including Equipment of N e w Lines;
Additions to Railway Lines, Stations, and Build­
ings, and for other purposes, and towards Equip­
m e n t of Refreshment Rooms—further sum
...
14. Duplication of Railway Lines—further sum
15. Lake Macquarie Power Station—further sum
...
16. Electrification of Railway Lines—further sum
...
17. Purchase of Railway Stores and Materials—further
sum
Railway Construction—
18. Eastern Suburbs and Southern Suburbs Electric
Railway—further sum
D E P A R T M E N T OF R O A D TRANSPORT A N D T R A M W A Y S —
Tramway Services—
19. Buildings, Equipment, Rolling Stock, Additions to
Tramway Lines, etc.—further sum
Motor Omnibus Services—
20. Purchase of Omnibus Equipment, Buildings, e t c . —
further sum
DepARTMENT
OF M A I N
ROADS—
Country Main R o a d s Fund—•
21. Construction of Country Main Roads
Carried over
...
Brought over
SECRETARY FOR
0
0'
1,500 (XX)
0
0
2,000,000
0
0
24,000,000
0
0
250,000
30,000
120,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
12,000
20,000
0
0
0
0
20,000
20,000
0
0
0
0
200,000
0
0
600,000
0
0
240,000
0
0
200,000
0
0
40,000
0
0
10,000
0
0
£62,882,000
0
0
LANDS—
22. Acquisition, Development and Improvement of Land
for Settlement, including Advances to Settlers,
and contingent expenses—further sum ...
...
23. Advances to Settlers for the purpose of providing
working capital, and paying for and effecting
improvements, and acquiring stock, plant and
equipment—further sum
ELECTRICITY
£33,620,000
1
COMMISSION—
24. Construction, Development and Acquisition of Power
Stations, and other Generating Equipment,
Transmission Lines, Equipment, etc., and
Acquisition and Development of Associated Land
and Works
SECRETARY FOR P U B L I C
WORKS—
Harbours and Rivers—25. Newcastle
Harbour
Improvements,
including
Wharfage, Shipping, Dredging, and other Plant—
further sum
26. Moruya River Improvements—further sum ...
...
27. Clarence Harbour Works—further sum
28. Harbours and Rivers Generally—Miscellaneous—
further sum
29. Port Kembla Harbour Improvements—further sum...
30. Coff's Harbour Improvements, J e t t y Extension, etc.—
further sum
31. Cook's River Improvements—further sum
Water Supplies and Sewerage Construction—
32. Country Towns Water Supplies—further sum
...
33. Construction of Water Supplies and Sewerages in
Shires and Municipalities—Capital Grants—
further sum
Public Buildings—
34. Mental Hospitals—New Buildings, Improvements,
and Additions—further sum
35. State Hospitals and Asylums, including Coast (Prince
Henry) Hospital—New Buildings, Improvements,
and Additions—further sum
36. Public Buildings Generally—Construction, Additions,
Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites—further
sum
37. Child Welfare—Purchase and Erection of Buildings
and Additions to Buildings and for Acquisition
of Sites—further sum
Carried over
Brought over
S E C R E T A R Y FOR P U B L I C
£62,882,000
0
0
430,000
0
0
550,000
0
0
140,000
0
0
35,000
65,000
280,000
300,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
270,000
0
0
10,000
785,000
0
0
0
0
2,800,000
0
0
600,000
0
0
44,000
0
0
301,000
0
0
277,000
0
0
100,000
0
0
£09,869,000
0
0
WORKS—continued.
Miscellaneous—
38. Construction of Miscellaneous Works in Shires and
Municipalities—further sum
39. Public Works Department Plant Control Account—
Augmentation—further sum
...
...
...
40. River Murray Commission—Part Cost of Works to
be carried out under the Act and Hydro-Electric
Development—further sum
41. Newcastle Government Engineering and Shipbuilding
Yards—Facilities for Ship Construction—further
sum
42. State Brickworks—Re-establishment—further sum ...
43. Terra-cotta Tile Works—Establishment—further sum
44. Grain Elevators—Construction—further sum
...
M I N I S T E R FOR LOCAL G O V E R N M E N T —
45. Subsidy toward Cost of the County of Cumberland
Planning Scheme
M I N I S T E R FOR H O U S I N G —
Housing Commission—
46. Construction of Shops—further sum
47. Advance t o provide Working Capital—further sum ...
M I N I S T E R FOR E D U C A T I O N —
Department of Education—•
48. School Buildings, Teachers' Residences, and other
Buildings, Additions t o Existing Buildings,
School and Residence Sites, Purchase and
Erection of Plant and Equipment—further s u m . . .
Department of Technical Education—
49. Technical Colleges; Buildings, Plant, Equipment,
Additions, Sewerage, Sites;
University
of
Technology, etc.—further sum
M I N I S T E R FOR M I N E S A N D M I N I S T E R FOR I M M I G R A T I O N —
Mines—
50. Lithgow State Coal Mine—Erection of Buildings,
Purchase of Machinery, Alterations and Additions
t o Equipment, etc.—further sum
51. Awaba State Coal Mine—Opening and Equipment,
etc.—further sum
52. Oakdale State Coal Mine—Building of Road, Primary
Development, etc.—further sum
5 3 . Liddell State Coal Mine—Primary Development, etc.
—further sum
Carried over
Brought over
MINISTER
FOR
MINES
AND
MINISTER
FOR
£69,869,000
0
0
1,000
0
0
4,000
0
0
20,000
0
0
100,000
0
0'
80,000
0
0
30,000
0
0
35,000
0
0
1,000
80,000
1,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
500,000
0
0
750,000
0
0
45,000
0
0
700,000
0
0
625,000
0
0
100,000
0
0
£72,941,000
0
0
IMMIGRATION—
continued.
Mines—continued.
54. Explosives Department—Purchase of two Lighters—
further sum
Immigration—
55. Kensington Reception Depot—Construction, Improve­
ments, Additions, including Equipment, etc.—•
further sum
56. Contribution towards Cost of Accommodation for
Child and Youth Migrants recruited by Voluntary
Associations—further sum
M I N I S T E R FOR
CONSERVATION—
Soil Conservation Service—
57. Catchment Area Works—Protection of Foreshores in
Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at
D a m s and Proposed Dams—further sum
...
58. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures
to reduce Siltation, etc.—further sum ...
...
59. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land,
erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements and
other works—further sum
60. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation Works—
further sum
61. Erosion prevention, including demonstrations in
districts other than catchment areas—further sum
62. Hunter River Valley Stabilization Works—further sum
63. Soil Conservation Works generally—further sum ...
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—
64. Burrinjuck D a m — T o provide for Reconstruction,
Alterations, etc.—further sum
65. Construction of a Storage Reservoir on the Namoi
River at Keepit, and for Works incidental
thereto—further sum
66. Construction of a Conserving Storage on the Lachlan
River at Lake Ballyrogan, and for works
incidental thereto—further sum ...
...
...
67. Construction of Glonbawn D a m on the Hunter River
above Aberdeen—further sum
68. Construction of Burrendong D a m on the Macquarie
River above Wellington—further sum ...
...
69. Construction of Blowering D a m on the Tumut River
above Tumut—further sum
'
Carried over
Brought over
£72 941,000
0
0
90,000
0
0
M I N I S T E R O F CONSERVATION—continued.
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—continued.
7 0 . Acquisition, Development and Improvement of Land
within Irrigation Areas for Settlement of E x Servicemen
7 1 . Shallow
Boring—To
provide
Water
Supplies for
Settlers—further sum
7 2 . Works under the Water Act N o . 4 4 , 1 9 1 2 — f u r t h e r sum
7 3 . Coomealla
Irrigation Area—Additional
Works—
further s u m
7 4 . Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas—Developmental and
Subsidiary Works, Plant, etc.—further s u m ...
7 5 . Contributions under N e w South Wales-Queensland
Border Rivers A c t , 1 9 4 7 — f u r t h e r sum
70,000
0
0
220,000
0
0
200,000
0
0
130,000
0
0
30,000
0
0
100,000
0
0
425,000
0
0
150,000
0
0
160,000
0
0
2,000
0
0
£74,518,000
0
0
f o r e s t r y Commission—
7 6 . Reafforestation—Indigenous
Forests,
Plantations
(Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—further sum
...
7 7 . Forest Organisation—Assessment and Road Location,
Surveys, Construction of Roads required for
Supply of Forest Protection, erection of Buildings,
Fencing, Maintenance of Forest Improvements,
Purchase and Maintenance of Tools and Equip­
ment, Research and Experiments, etc.—further
sum
7 8 . Purchase of Major Plant—Purchase of Tractors and
H e a v y Plant for Road Construction and Logging
—further s u m
M I N I S T E R FOR A G R I C U L T U R E —
Miscellaneous—
7 9 . F o r Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges,
Experiment Farms, etc., including Purchase of
Land, Buildings, etc
80 Public Watering Places—Western Division—Con­
struction and Improvement—further sum
...
TOTAL
MOTOR