GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION ACT.
Act No. 30, 1958.
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, 5th December, 1958.]
W
HEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its ]
seventy-ninth meeting held on the fourth and
fifth days of June, one thousand nine hundred and
fifty-eight,
fifty-eight,
d e c i d e d in p u r s u a n c e of Clause 3 (9) of
P a r t I of t h e A g r e e m e n t set o u t in t h e schedule t o t h e
F i n a n c i a l A g r e e m e n t A c t , 1 9 4 4 , t h a t t h e a m o u n t t o be
b o r r o w e d for t h e l o a n p r o g r a m m e s of t h e C o m m o n ­
w e a l t h a n d t h e S t a t e s for housing a n d State works for
t h e financial y e a r e n d i n g o n t h e t h i r t i e t h d a y of J u n e ,
one t h o u s a n d nine h u n d r e d a n d fifty-nine, shall b e t w o
h u n d r e d a n d t e n million p o u n d s , a n d b y u n a n i m o u s
decision allocated a n a m o u n t of fifty-five million a n d
ninety t h o u s a n d p o u n d s t o t h e S t a t e of N e w S o u t h
W a l e s , B E it e n a c t e d therefore b y t h e Q u e e n ' s Most
E x c e l l e n t Majesty, b y a n d w i t h t h e a d v i c e a n d c o n s e n t
of t h e Legislative Council a n d Legislative A s s e m b l y
of N e w S o u t h W a l e s in P a r l i a m e n t a s s e m b l e d , a n d
b y t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e s a m e as follows :—
1. This A c t m a y be cited as t h e " General L o a n
Account
Appropriation
Act,
1958".
2. T h e s u m of sixty-four million t w o h u n d r e d a n d
e i g h t y - n i n e t h o u s a n d p o u n d s is h e r e b y a p p r o p r i a t e d
from t h e General L o a n A c c o u n t for t h e public w o r k s
a n d services h e r e u n d e r set o u t , a n d shall, as r e q u i r e d ,
be a p p l i e d as follows :—
COLONIAL SECRETARY AND MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION—
Aborigines Welfare Board—
1. New Buildings, Improvements and Additions—
further sum
Tourist Activities—
2. Government Tourist Bureau and Tourist Resorts—
Additions and Improvements, including the
Acquisition of Plant—further sum
...
...
£
s. d.
60,000
0 0
53,000
0
0
4,500,000
0
0
MINISTER FOR H E A L T H —
Subsidised Hospitals—
3. New Buildings, Improvements, Additions, New
Equipment and furnishings—further sum
...
Baby Health Centres—
4. Financial Assistance towards the cost of establishment
and equipment of centres—further sum
...
56,000
0 0
COLONIAL TREASURER—
Treasury Head Office—
5. Capital Grants in respect of Water Supply and
Sewerage Projects in Water Board Areas—
further sum
Carried over
700,000
0
0
£5,369,000
0
0
Brought over
COLONIAL
£5,369,000
0
0
1,500,000
0
0
700,000
0
0
100,000
0
0
50,000
0
0
150,000
0
0
700,000
25,000
0
0
0
0
400,000
113,000
0
0
0
0
1,200,000
0
0
8,300,000
500,000
2,500,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
155,000
0
0
£21,772,000
0
0
TREASURER—continued.
Treasury Head Office—continued.
6. Advances to Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and
Drainage Board for Capital Works Programme—
further sum
7. Advances to Hunter District Water Board for Capital
Works Programme—further sum
8. Advances to the Sydney Harbour Transport Board—
further sum
Rural Bank of New South Wales—
Government Agency Department—
9. Advances to assist in Rehabilitation of Horticulturists
in Irrigation Areas—further sum
10. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act, 1916—
further sum
11. Advances to Settlers in Irrigation Areas and
Districts—further sum
12. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further sum
Government Printing Office—
13. Purchase of new machinery—further sum ...
...
14. New Building, Construction, etc.—further sum ...
MARITIME SERVICES B O A R D —
15. Sydney Harbour Section—Towards construction of
Works generally and for the Improvement of
the Port—further sum
DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS—
Railways—
16. Rolling Stock and to meet additional Traffic require­
ments, including Equipment of New Lines;
Additions to Railway Lines, Stations, and Build­
ings, and for other purposes, and towards Equip­
ment of Refreshment Rooms—further sum ...
17. Duplication of Railway Lines—further sum
...
18. Electrification of Railway Lines—further sum
...
Railway Construction—
19. City Electric Railway (Circular Quay Loop) and
associated road works—further sum
Carried over
Brought over
£21,772,000
0
0
1,000,000
0
0
1,250,000 0
0
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT—
Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund—
20. 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—further sum ...
SECRETARY FOR L A N D S —
21. Acquisition, Development and Improvement of Land
for Settlement, including Advances to Settlers,
and contingent expenses—further sum
22. Advances to Settlers for the purpose of providing
working capital, and paying for and effecting
improvements, and acquiring stock, plant and
equipment—further sum
900,000
0
0
10,000,000
0
0
240,000
200,000
450,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
10,000
1,500,000
0
0
0
0
20,000
55,000
0
0
0
0
120,000
0
0
£37,517,000
0
0
ELECTRICITY COMMISSION—
23. 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 PUBLIC W O R K S —
Harbours and Rivers—
24. Newcastle,
Harbour
Improvements,
including
Wharfage, Shipping, Dredging, and other Plant—
further sum
25. Clarence Harbour Works—further sum
26. New Dredging Plant—further sum
27. Harbours and Rivers Generally—Miscellaneous—
further sum
28. Port Kembla Harbour Improvements—further sum...
29. Coff's Harbour Improvements, Jetty Extension, etc.—
further sum
30. Cook's River Improvements—further sum
31. River and Foreshore Improvements, including Grants
to Councils for such works—further sum
...
Carried over
Brought over
£37,517,000
0 0
300,000
0 0
500,000
0 0
SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued.
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—
3 4 . 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
38. Courts
and
Prisons—Construction,
Additions,
Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites—
further sum
39. Police Buildings (including courthouse accommoda­
tion where associated with Police buildings)—
Construction, Additions, Improvements, and
Acquisition of Sites—further sum
Miscellaneous—
40. River Murray Commission—Part Cost of Works to
be carried out under the Act and Hydro-Electric
Development—further sum
41. Circular Quay Improvements—further sum
42. Government Engineering ami Shipbuilding Yards—
Facilities for Ship Construction—further sum ...
43. Terra-cotta Tile Works—Contribution towards capital
expenditure under Agreement re Operation of
Works—further sum
44. Contribution towards cost of road works associated
with Port Kembla Inner Harbour Development—
further sum
Carried over
1,000,000 0
0
200,000
0 0
350,000
0 0
80,000
0
0
400,000
0
0
140,000
0 0
200,000
250,000
0 0
0 0
140,000
0 0
25,000
300,000
£41,402,000
0
0
0 0
0
0
Brought over
MINISTER FOR LOCAL
HIGHWAYS—
GOVERNMENT
£41,402,000
0
0
200,000
0
0
35,000
0
0
35,000
0
0
300,000
0
0
500,000
0
0
150,000
0
0
80,000
0
0
11,500,000
0
0
1,400,000
0
0
150,000
0
0
800,000
0
0
200,000
0
0
£56,752,000
0
0
AND MINISTER FOR
Department of Local Government—
45. Subsidy towards Cost of the County of Cumberland
Planning Scheme—further sum
46. Acquisition of sites for Governmental Purposes
(including Compensation payments) under Town
Planning Schemes—further sum
47. Contribution towards elimination of Railway Level
Crossings or the widening of existing overbridges
or subways on local roads—further sum
...
Department of Main Roads—
48. Advance to the County of Cumberland Main Roads
Fund
49. Contribution towards the cost of Distributor Roads
related to the Sydney Harbour Bridge (amount
to be carried to Special Deposits Account) ...
50. Contribution to meet half-cost of roadworks in
Northern area to provide employment for
displaced coalminers
MINISTER FOR HOUSING—
Housing Commission—
51. Construction of Shops—further sum
MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—
Department of Education—
52. School Buildings, Teachers' Residences, and other
Buildings, including grants for Buildings,
Additions to Existing Buildings, School and
Residence Sites, Purchase and Erection of
Plant and Equipment—further sum
Department of Technical Education—
53. Technical Colleges; Buildings, Plant, Equipment,
Additions, Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum ...
University of Sydney—
54. Grant towards Building Programme—further sum
University of New South Wales—
55. Buildings, Plant, Furniture, Equipment, Additions,
Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum
University of New England—
56. Grant towards Building Programme—further sum ...
Carried over
Brought over
£56,752,000
0
0
300,000
0
0
20,000
0
0
5,000 0
0
SECRETARY FOR M I N E S —
57. Oakdale State Coal Mine—Building of Road, Primary
Development, etc.—further sum
...
...
MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—
Soil Conservation Service—
58. Catchment Area Works—Froteclion of Foreshores
in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at
Dams and Proposed Dams—further sum
...
59. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures
to reduce Siltationj,. etc.—further sum
...
60. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land,
Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements
and other works—further sum
30,000
0
0
61. Purchase of Major Plant
Works—further sum
50,000
0
0
10,000
0
0
2,000
0
0
2,800,000 0
0
for
Soil
62. Hunter River Valley Stabilization
sum
Conservation
Works—further
63. Soil Conservation Works generally—further sum ...
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—
64. Construction of a Storage Reservoir on the Namoi
River at Keepit, and for Works incidental
thereto—further sum
65. Construction of Burrendong Dam on the Macquaxie
River above Wellington—further sum
0
0
66. Construction of Menindee Lakes Storage and works
incidental thereto—further sum
....
...
1,050,000 0
0
67. Construction of Gogeldrie Weir on the Murrumbidgee
River above Darlington Point and Irrigation
Development therefrom—further sum
...
1,500,000 0
0
68. Acquisition, Development and Improvement of Land
within Irrigation Areas for Settlement of ExServicemen—further sum
20,000
0
0
£63,339,000
0
0
Carried over
800,000
Brought over
£63,339,000
0 0
175,000
0 0
100,000
150,000
0 0
0 0
20,000
0 0
100,000
0 0
50,000
10,000
15,000
0 0
0 0
0 0
40,000
0 0
25,000
0 0
25,000
0 0
180,000
0 0
60,000
0 0
MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—continued.
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—continued.
69. Shallow Boring—To provide Water Supplies for
Settlers—further sum
70. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement—
further sum
71. Works under the Water Act No. 44,1912—further sum
72. Coomealla Irrigation Area—Additional
Worksfurther sum
73. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas—Developmental and
Subsidiary Works, Plant, etc.—further sum ...
74. H a y Irrigation Area—Construction of Works—
further sum
75. Establishment of Hydrographic Offices—further sum
76. Installation of Gauging Stations—further sum
...
77. Namoi River Investigation—Use of Keepit Dam
Waters
78. Macquarie Valley Investigation—Use of Burrendong
Dam Waters
79. Belubula River—Survey and Investigation of Storage
Site
Forestry Commission—
80. Reafforestation—Indigenous
Forests,
Plantations
(Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—further sum ...
MINISTER
FOR AGRICULTURE
AND MINISTER
FOR FOOD
PRODUCTION—
Department of Agriculture—
81. For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges,
Experiment Farms, etc., including Purchase of
Land, Buildings, etc.—further sum ...
...
TOTAL
£64,289,000
0
PUBLIC
0