Communications and transit > Enquiry on national public works

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The following payments have been made under the foregoing Acts :
Year
1928- 29
1929- 30
1930- 31
1931- 32
1932- 33
1933- 34
£
2,026,082
3,092,613
2,121,421
2,017,114
I,894,648
2,304,122
Commonwealth Bank.
Under an arrangement with the Commonwealth Bank authorities, the Department
of the Interior designs and supervises the construction of bank buildings. The principal
works carried out in the period mentioned are :
£
Perth Commonwealth Bank 250,000
Sydney : Extensions to head office 500,000
Commonwealth note printing building, Melbourne 150,000
In addition, some 50 new banks in various metropolitan suburbs and country towns
have been erected.
The total expenditure on bank works amounted to :
Year
1928- 29
1929- 30
1930- 31
1931- 32
1932- 33
1933- 34
£
99,429
185,018
304>360
399.215
253.724
93,040
At the present time, the Department has in prospect approximately £100,000 worth
of bank works, the principal of which are :
£
Adelaide : New bank premises 50,000
Hobart: New bank premises 20,000
Australian Broadcasting Commission.
It is possible that studios will be erected for the Commission in the principal capital
cities to the extent of £150,000.
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The work is carried out by the Department of the Interior, which is administered
from the Federal capital. There is a branch in each State responsible for execution.
The policy of the present Government is execution by contract.
The Department carries out work in the States of the Commonwealth, the Federal
Capital Territory and Northern Territory on behalf of Commonwealth Departments, the
Commonwealth Bank and the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
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