DOCSLIB.ORG

Ig.Egtslntiu.E <!!Nunril

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Ig.Egtslntiu.E <!!Nunril 2890 Land Tax llfonagernent Bill. [ASSEMBLY.] Appropriation Bill. factories in country towns, and by doing so iG.egtslntiu.e <!!nunril. relieve the housing shortage. Those houses are owned by the companies themselves, Wednesday, 10 October, ·1956. which deserve praise from this or any other government for their action in these days Appropriation Bill-Stamp Duties (Further Amendment) Bill. of shortage of homes; yet by this· bill th~y are being penalised. The unimproved capital value of the land on which the The ACTING PRESIDENT took the chair at homes are built will be aggregated under 4.30 p.m. this bill, added to the unimproved rapital The opening Prayer was read. value of factory sites, stores, or. any other land on which business is conducted, and APPROPRIATION BILL. will require those companies to pay a Bill received from the Legislative higher rate of tax in consequence of their Assembly and read a first time. having provided homes for their employees. Motion for suspension of certain standing Mr. LAJXDA: The hon. member need not orders agreed to. worry about those companies. He knows SEC01''1> READING. that they are few. The Hon. R. R. DOWNING (Attorney­ General, Minister of Justice and Vice­ Mr. McCAW: I do not eare if there .is Presiden t of the Executive Council) [4.35] : only one. I propose to worry about it, and I move: the Minister's interjection typifies the 'That this bill be now read a second time. attitude of members of this Government. The purpose of the bill is to obtain parliamentary authority for the expendi­ Mr. MURPHY: The hon. member for Lane tures that are proposed during 1956-57 from Cove is worried. about the £6,000,000. the several funds which comprise the ·state Mr. McCAW: Hon. members on this side Budget and from various other funds from which appropriations are also required. The are worried about the housing shortage, bill provides also for the appropriation of and the hon. member for Concord will not expenditures of an urgent and unforeseen deflect me from that interest. His col­ nature which were made during the :finan­ league, the Minister for Housing, said that cial year 1955-56 and which are now sub­ we are not worried about it. Is the hoJJ.. mitted for parliamentary sanction. Further member for Concord proud of him~ Does details of the estimated expenditures from the several funds referred to in the bill he join with him~ are contained in the Budget papers and Mr. MURPHY: Yes. the Financial Statement delivered by the Colonial Treasurer, which have been made Mr. McCAW: I dare say the remaining available to hon. members. I shall not ho_n. members ou the Government side join· traverse the detail in these documents, but with the hon.· member for Concord and the shall restrict my remarks to a broad outline Minister for Housing in not worrying _about of· the provisions of the bill. The various appropriations sought for 1956-57 are. as these companies on the ground that there follows: are not many of them. I am worried, even £ if there is only one, and I say that such a Consolidated Reve1fue Fund · 100,662,553 Government Railways Fund .... 74;597,000. company deserves the highest praise. Road Transport and .Traffic Fund 2,810,600 Metropolitan Transport Trust Mr. SPEAKER: Order! As it is now 10.20 · General Fund ....... ·· .... 13,189,840 o'clock, p.m., the debate stands adjourned Newcastle and District Transport Trust General Fund ...... 1,520,640 in accordance with the sessional order Sydney Harbour Trust Fund ... 2,258,124 adopted on 19th June, 1956. Sydney Harbour Trust Renewals Fund ................... 700,000 House adjourned at 10.20 p.m. Closer Settlement Fund ....... 71,000 Appropriation Bill. [10 OCT., 1956.] Appropriation Bill. 2891 The State's Budget comprises the Con­ An appropriation of £74,597,000 is pro­ solidated Revenue Fund and the funds of posed this year from the Government Rail­ the three major business undertakings, and ways Fund. This expenditure, together the estimated aggregate Budget result for with the estimated capital debt charges, is the year is a surplus of £36,935. The pro­ higher than that incurred last year, and posed appropriation of £100,662,553 from in the absence of action to secure additional Consolidated Revenue Fund which I have revenue, the loss on the operations of the mentioned relates only to votes requiring railways in the current year would have annual appropriation. There is, in addi­ been even greater than the deficiency for tion, expenditure especially appropriated 1955-56. As such a loss could not be sus­ under various Acts which is expected to tained, steps to obtain additional income aggregate £23,221,277 this :financial year. were unavoidable, and it was necessary to Interest and other charges· associated with increase fares and some freights as from the State's loan liability to the Common­ 1st July, 1956. It is estimated that earn­ wealth account for £17,589,385, and other ings of the railways will increase by an statutory appropriations for the remain­ amount of almost £6,000,000 as a result of ing £5,631,892. The estimated total expen­ the .action taken, and the anticipated de­ diture from Consolidated Revenue Fund ficiency on the railway services is £3,850,000. during 1956-57 is therefore £123,883,830, This is approximately one-half of the lo:>s · or £1,360,050 more than last year. This sustained last year. increase is the combined effect of increased Amounts of £13,189,840 and £1,520,640 payments aggregating £5,869,038 for depart- are to be a.ppropriated to meet the operation . mental expenditures and special appropria­ and maintenance costs of the metropolitan tions other than those related to charges and Newcastle transport services respec­ on the State's loan liability, and a decrease tively. A substantial reduction in the losses of £4,508,988 in the net amount of debt incurred on these services this year is ex­ charges borne by Consolidated Revenue pected to result from the increase in fares Fund. which took effect from 1st July la.st. It is The e..'i:planation for this decrease is that estimated that earnings will improve by it is expected that the Department of Rail­ £2,460,035 and working e-,,:penses are ex­ ways will be able this year to reimburse pected to be only £117,697 higher than last Consolidated Revenue Fund to a consider­ vear because of the introduction of further ably greater extent for debt charges in­ ~conomies in operation, including the use curred on its behalf. The difficult :financial of one-man buses. The deficiency being position left little scope for expansion of budgeted for on the services is therefore departmental services and the main in­ £1,835,000, compared with last year's de­ creases provided are for the Department f..ciency of £4,138,103. of Education and the Department of Public Health. The preparation of the State's Payments from the Sydney Harbour Budget for 1956-57 presented many diffi­ Trust Fund for administrative and general culties and it was necessary to provide for e-;:penses a.re estimated at £2,258,124. additional revenues to bridge the gap Revenue paid into this fund depends la,rgely between income and unavoidable outgoings. on the volume of trade passing through the There was a deficiency of just over port of Sydney and it has been anticipatec £6,800,000 in 1955-56 which had to be over­ that there will be some reduction this year taken and provision had also to be made as a result of action regarding import con­ for unavoidable increa.ses in expenditure trol which has been taken by the Common­ this financial year. The problem has been wealth Government. To meet this situa­ met, however, and the Budget for the tion, and to cover unavoidable increases in current financial year embodies the steps costs. certain charges were raised some time which were taken to overcome the serious ag-o, but only to an extent sufficient to meet fin~ncial situation which confronted the outgoings. The expected result on opera­ Government. tions is a small surplus of £2,226. 2892 Appropriation Bill. LCOUNCIL.] Appropriation Bill. The remaining funds from which appro­ of the Auditor-General. It is indeed com­ priations are sought in the bill do not form prehensive, and full of matter of intense part of the aggregate Budget result. They interest to every hon. member. We are are the Road Transport and Traffic Fund, most fortunate to have as Auditor-General which is financed from motor registration an officer of such calibre, possessed of out­ fees and drivers' licence fees, the Sydney standing talents, completely courageous in Harbour Trust Renewals Fund and the the task that falls to his lot, and quite Closer Settlement Fund. The major a;ppro­ frank with his explanation of the many priation is that of £2,810,6-00 from the Road matters that come before him. Transport and Traffic Fund and a con­ So it is that, before I give attention to siderable portion of this sum is payable to the Appropriation Bill, it is desirable, and Consolidated Revenue Fund as a reimburse­ in fact necessary, to refer to certain por­ ment of the cost of police services a:>so­ tions of the report of the Auditor-General ciated with the supervision and control of and in particular to the colossal deficit traffic. experienced in governmental operations The appropriation of £700,000 from the during the past financial year.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 7 December 1937
    2324 2324[ASSEMBLY.] ference has been held, whereas the Bill Hon. H. S. W. Parker: If this is carried, provides for this action being taken before it will mean increasing the burden on the the conference is held, and so prevents seri- people by £550. ous dispute. The CHAIRMAN: The point is that the Clause put and negatived. assistant president would receive the same salary as the president, £1,750. Then the Clause 28--New sections: total would be £3,600. The Bill originated Hon. H. S. W. PARKER:- It did not here , and the amendment imposes an in- appear to the select committee that this creased expenditure of £56. clause was necessary. In the ease of the Progress reported. mining industry it would be practically im- possible to carry it into effect, largely for the Ho169e adjourned at 11.53 p.m. reason that mines nowadays are enclosed with fence;, and a watchman is on duty to see that nobody enters the premises at night time. Permission, however, is always pranted to union officials to visit a mine at reasonable times. The CHIEF SECRETARY: The select committee did not appear to have devoted the attention to this clause that it deserves. I hope it will he retained. Clause put and negatived. teotelattvpe Eeeemblv, Clause 27-agreed to. Tuesday, 7th December, 1937. New clause: PaGE Hon. H1. S. W. PARKER: I move- Question: Boni 8 lecturer flu Perth Munnicipal Admln]atratlon Select Commnittee... 2M2 That a new clause to stand as Clause 3 be Motion: went of oonldrnc% hotel ownership, etcu...
    [Show full text]
  • Ssembl11. So on Are Not Worth Anything; While We Know That the Rosehill Railway Has Not 'L'hursday, 22 December, 1898
    Strathfield Railway Crossing. [22 DEc., 1898.] Privilege. 3981 lines have been utter failures. They are LAND AND INCOME TAX (DECLARATORY) worth nothing; but the Government have BILL. kindly come forward and taken them off Bill read the third time. the hands of the proprietors. I should lik.e to know what they are going to do SPECIAL ADJOURNMENT. with them. They are put down as repro­ Motion (Ron. J. HuGHES) agreed to: ductive works; but I should like to know That this House at its rising to-day do adjourn until \Vednesday next. how the Government are going to make them so. I understand that the Tarra­ House adjourned at 4·10 a.m. (Friday). wingee railway proprietors are selling it simply because they cannot turn it to good account, and that the rails, sleepers, and 3Legislatibe S!ssembl11. so on are not worth anything; while we know that the Rosehill railway has not 'l'hursday, 22 December, 1898. been a success. It runs very close to the northern railway, and has also to compete Privilege-Questions and Answers (Zoological Society­ The Agent·General-John Petersen-Springs at Kiama with the Parramatta River. Upon these --Maintenance Men-Bursaries : School of Mines­ jobs we are asked to expend £35,500. Tenders: Public Works-Public School, Alexandria There are other equally bad items in the -Painting Park Hailings-Long·service Medals-In· spectors of Accounts-Undressed Timber Duties­ bill, and many works put down as repro­ Public Works Department-Baudo Leasehold Area­ ductive which will give no returns upon Railway to Mulgoa-Stipendiary Magistrates--Richie the money expended upon them.
    [Show full text]
  • A Reader's Shelf
    2 3 A READER’S SHELF Compiled by J. L. HERRERA 4 To the Memory of Michele Turner Oral historian, writer, activist, special person And with Special Thanks to Bronwen Meredith, Madge Portwin, Ken Herrera, Penny Parish, Joyce Keam, David Goodrick and Rob Rands Introduction It took nearly five years to be borne in on me that publishers simply weren’t very interested in my views on books. Strictly speaking, there is no reason why they should be. Suburban housewives occasionally acquire a moment of fame—but very rarely for their views on books. I wrote A Writer’s Calendar principally for my mother—though, sadly, she died only days before the bound manuscript reached her—and A Book Circle began as the overflow from the first book. But this book, though it too is partly overflow, is simply a labour of love, a place to let off steam, pages to explore ideas ... It is mine and if anyone else should wish to browse in it, then they must excuse a certain degree of self-indulgence. Along the way I have come upon various bits of information which would have fitted nicely into the earlier books; such as Vance Palmer’s memories of meeting the notorious Frank Harris or this little bit on how Brian O’Nolan came to use the name Myles na Gopaleen, ‘O’Nolan borrowed the name from a character in Gerald Griffin’s novel, The Collegians (1829). It means Myles of the ponies’. But it is rather like writing a biography; at some point you have to say ‘finis’ even though new and fascinating information is almost certainly still out there for the collecting.
    [Show full text]
  • Tom Brock Lecture Booklet 17 – Ross Mcmullin
    Retrieving Ted Larkin (1880-1915) OUTSTANDING FOOTBALLER, ACCLAIMED ORGANISER, ORIGINAL ANZAC Ross McMullin 17th Annual Tom Brock Lecture 99 On York Sydney NSW 16 September 2015 Australian Society for Sports History www.sporthistory.org Retrieving Ted Larkin (1880-1915): Outstanding Footballer, Acclaimed Organiser, Original Anzac 17th Annual Tom Brock Lecture 99 On York, Sydney, 16 September 2015 Published in 2016 by the Tom Brock Bequest Committee on behalf of the Australian Society for Sports History. © 2016 Tom Brock Bequest Committee and the Australian Society for Sports History. This monograph is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the publisher. ISBN 978-0-9804815-8-7 Front cover digital image: Tracey Baglin. Background image: The landing at ANZAC, Gallipoli, 25th April 1915, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales. Ted Larkin image: NSW State Records. All text images provided by Ross McMullin from the sources credited. Thanks are due to the respective owners of copyright for permission to publish these images. Layout and design: Level Playing Field graphic design <[email protected]> Printing: On Demand www.on-demand.com.au/ Tom Brock Bequest The Tom Brock Bequest, given to the Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) in 1997, consists of the Tom Brock Collection supported by an ongoing bequest. The Collection, housed at the State Library of New South Wales, includes manuscript material, newspaper clippings, books, photographs and videos on rugby league in particular and Australian sport in general.
    [Show full text]
  • Heritage Newsletter Jan-Feb 2009
    HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS ASSOCIATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS INC. SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2011 ISSUE No. 17 Lapstone Zig Zag railway overcame insurmountable climb THE LAPSTONE ZIG ZAG was built on the Great Western Railway between 1863 and 1865, to overcome an otherwise insurmountable climb up the eastern side of the Blue Mountains. The ruling grade was already very steep at 1 in 33 (3%). The original plan had been to build the whole line across the Blue Mountains on a completely different route through the Grose Valley with a 3 km long tunnel, but this was beyond the resources of the state of New South Wales at the time. The zig zag track included a now abandoned station called Lucasville which was built for the Minister for Mines, John Lucas who had a holiday home nearby. The Lapstone Zig Zag viaduct. Photograph by John Leary, OAM . May 2011 The rail route across the mountains The first crossing point after By 1910, the line was being reached as far as Wentworth Falls Lapstone Zig Zag was at Wascoe’s duplicated (made into double track) (then called Weatherboard) by 1867 Siding at what is now Glenbrook. and the “rathole” tunnel was but the Lapstone Zig Zag, soon ran The single track would contribute to replaced on a different deviation into problems: the distance a fatal accident at Emu Plains in and the Glenbrook tunnel built. between the top points and bottom 1878 where eastbound and points limited the length of trains. westbound goods trains collided. From then the lower section of the The single track also meant that track, including the historic trains travelling in opposite The deviation including a tunnel Knapsack Gully viaduct, was directions had to stop at crossing was built around1890 to replace converted into a road, the Great points.
    [Show full text]
  • Culture and Customs
    Sydney Journal 3(2) December 2011 ISSN 1835-0151 http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/sydney_journal/index Greeks Panayiotis Diamadis The term 'Hellenes' is used for all those people who identify with Hellenic language and culture, and while most Hellene migrants to Sydney originated from the areas that now constitute the Hellenic Republic (known in English as Greece), substantial numbers arrived from countries such as Cyprus, the former Soviet Union and Egypt, as well as the territories that now constitute the Republic of Turkey. Smaller groups of Hellenes have come from New Zealand, South Africa, Israel/Palestine and Romania. Hellenes have arrived in Sydney with Hellenic, Cypriot, British, Italian, Turkish, and many other travel documents, settling in Sydney from around the world for political, economic and personal reasons. Origins The Australian Hellenic community traditionally dates its origins to 27 August 1829. On that day, seven young men, who had been convicted of piracy, arrived in Port Jackson aboard the Norfolk. Two years earlier, these sailors from the Aegean island of Hydra, in the Saronic Gulf, west of Athens, had stopped the Alceste (a Maltese-owned British vessel) in the waters south of Crete and taken some items they thought would be useful. The British vessel had been transporting supplies to the Egyptian port of Alexandria, then in the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Antonis Manolis, Damianos Ninis, Ghikas Voulgaris, Georgios Vasilakis, Konstantinos Stroumboulis, Nikolaos Papandreou and Georgios Laritsos were not pirates, but pallikarria, freedom fighters in the Hellenic War of Independence. The seven Hellenes were assigned to various settlers around the Sydney colony: Ninis in the shipyards of Sydney harbour, Manolis to the vineyards on the estate of William Macarthur at Camden, Laritsos to Major Druitt of Mount Druitt, Stroumboulis to FA Hely (later Principal Superintendent of Convicts), Vasilakis to Mr Macalister of Argyle, and Voulgaris to Alexander Macleay, the Colonial Secretary.
    [Show full text]