HC Deb 29 July 1885 vol 300 cc468-73

Considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

1. Resolved, That it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st March 1884, as follows, viz.:—

  1. (a.) That the gross expenditure for certain Navy Services exceeded the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £142,114 13s. 9d., as shown in Column No. 1 of the Schedule hereto appended; while the gross expenditure for other Navy Services fell short of the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £242,639 6s. 10d., as shown in Column No. 2 of the said appended Schedule, so that the gross actual expenditure for the whole of the Navy Services fell short of the gross estimated expenditure by the net sum of £100, 524 13s. 1d.
  2. (b.) That the receipts in aid of certain Navy Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £8,981 13s., as shown in Column No. 3 of the said appended Schedule; while the receipts in aid of other Navy Services exceeded the estimate of such re- 469 ceipts by a total sum of £49,362 18s. 6d., as shown in Column No. 4 of the said appended Schedule; so that the total actual receipts in aid of the Grants for Navy Services exceeded the total estimated receipts by the net sum of £40,381 5s. 6d.;
  3. (c.) That the resulting differences between the Exchequer Grants for the Navy Services and the net expenditure are as follows, viz.: —

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 250,608 13 4
Total Deficits … 109,702 14 9

2. Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised

SCHEDULE.
Number of Vote. Navy Services, 1883–4, Votes. Gross Expenditure. Appropriations in Aid.
Excesses of Actual over Estimated Gross Expenditure. Surpluses of Estimated over Actual Gross Expenditure. Deficiencies of Actual as comprd. With Estimated Receipts. Surpluses of Actual as comprd. With Estimated Receipts.
1. 2. 3. 4.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Wages, &c. to Seamen and Marines .. 34,310 18 6 .. 10,964 15 11
2 Victuals and Clothing for ditto .. 20,964 3 4 7,524 15 3
3 Admiralty Office .. 2,313 9 7 716 19 4
4 Coast Guard Service and Naval Reserves, &c ..7,537 3 2 ..90 2 8
5 Scientific Branch ..4,707 13 11 ..1,787 19 6
6 Dockyards and Naval Yards at Home and Abroad 51,704 17 11 .. .. 375 14 6
7 Victualling Yards, &c. .. 2,540 18 3 571 0 11
8 Medical Establishments, &c. 2,797 2 10 .. 40 19 11
9 Marine Divisions .. 457 17 9 27 8 0
10 Sec. 1 Naval Stores 40,556 18 5 .. .. 5,221 19 11
Sec. 2 Machinery, Ships built by Contract, &c. .. 157,899 15 2 .. 1 0
11 New Works, Buildings, Yard Machinery, &c. .. 9,955 0 6 .. 475 4 7
12 Medicines and Medical Stores .. 349 8 5 .. 3,561 18 10
13 Martial Law, &c. .. 957 5 6 .. 7 15 10
14 Miscellaneous Services 4,842 11 10 .. .. 1,086 2 1
15 Half Pay, &c. .. 648 12 9 78 8 4
16 Sec. 1 Military Pensions and Allowances 5,796 9 1 .. .. 291 15 3
Sec. 2 Civil Pensions and Allowances 848 1 8 .. 22 1 3
17 Army Department—Conveyance of Troops 34,543 13 9 .. .. 25,499 8 5
Amount written off as irrecoverable 1,024 18 3
142,114 13 9 242,639 6 10 8,981 13 0 49,362 18 6
Net Surplus, £100,524 13 1 Net Surplus, £40,381 5 6
Total sum to be surrendered to the Exchequer £140,905 18 7

the application, in reduction of the net charge on Exchequer Grants for certain Navy Services, of the whole of the sums received in excess of the estimated Appropriations in Aid, in respect of the same Services (subject to the subsequent surrender out of Exchequer Grants for Navy Services of the before-recited net sum of £40,381 5s. 6d., by which the total of such receipts exceeded the estimate); and have also temporarily authorised the application of so much of the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Navy Services as is necessary to cover the said total deficits on other Grants for Navy Services.

3. Resolved, That the application of such sums be sanctioned.

4. Resolved, That it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended 31st March 1884, and the statement appended thereto, as follows, viz:—

  1. (a.) That the gross expenditure for certain Army Services exceeded the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £26,927 15s. as shown in Column No. 1 of the Schedule hereto appended; while the gross expenditure for other Army Services fell short of the Estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £291,924 9s. 10d. as shown in Column No. 2 of the same appended Schedule; so that the gross actual expenditure for the whole of the Army Services fell short of the gross estimated expenditure by the net sum of £264,996 14s. 10d.
  2. (b.) That the receipts in aid of certain Army Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £143,877 2s. 3d. as shown in Column No. 3 of the said appended Schedule; while the receipts in aid of other Army Services exceeded the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £63,642 8s. 3d.

SCHEDULE
No. of Vote. Army Services, 1883–4, Votes. Gross Expenditure. Appropriations in Aid.
Excesses of Actual over Estimated Gross Expenditure. Surpluses of Estimated over Actual Gross Expenditure. Deficiencies of Actual as compared with Estimated Receipts. Surpluses of Actual as compared with Estimated Receipts.
1. 2. 3. 4.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Pay of the General Staff, Regimental Pay, &c. 4,778 13 5 .. .. 16,490 14 11
2 Divine Service 1,040 14 10 .. .. 1 10 9
3 Administration of Military Law 598 5 3 .. .. 179 12 10
4 Medical Establishment and Services .. 1,335 5 7 .. 719 1 3
5 Militia Pay and Allowances .. 4,814 3 1 .. 2,515 8 1
6 Yeomanry Cavalry Pay and Allowances 316 9 7 .. .. 14 9 2
7 Volunteer Corps Pay and Allowances .. 5,736 15 11 .. 247 12 10
8 Army Reserve Force Pay and Allowances, &c .. 31,595 19 3 .. 4,936 16 4
9 Commissariat, Transport, and Ordnance Store Establishments 7,179 7 7 .. .. 715 9 2
10 Provisions, Forage, Fuel, Transport, and other Services .. 106,209 17 4 .. 26,877 9 1
11 Clothing Establishments, Services, and Supplies .. 81,565 4 4 74,094 3 5
12 Supply, Manufacture, and Repair of Warlike and other Stores .. 16,922 13 10 69,731 5 3
13 Superintending Establishments of and Expenditure for Works, Buildings, and Repairs at Home and Abroad .. 16,073 15 4 .. 3,890 9 0
Carried forward 13,913 10 8 264,253 14 8 143,825 8 8 56,588 13 5

as shown in Column No. 4 of the said appended Schedule; so that the total actual receipts in aid of the Grants for Army Services fell short of the total estimated receipts by the net sum of £80,234 14s.;

(c.) That the resulting differences between the Exchequer Grants for Army Services and the net expenditure are as follows, viz.:—

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 258,396 0 6
Total Deficits … 73,633 19 8

5. Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised the application, in reduction of the net charge on Exchequer Grants for certain Army Services, of the sums received in excess of the estimated appropriations in aid, in respect of the same Services, and have also temporarily authorised the application of so much of the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Army Services as is necessary to cover the said total deficits on other Grants for Army Services.

6. Resolved, That the application of such sums be sanctioned.

SCHEDULE—continued.
No. of Vote. Army Services, 1883–4, Votes. Gross Expenditure. Appropriations in Aid.
Excesses of Actual over Estimated Gross Expenditure. Surpluses of Estimated over Actual Gross Expenditure. Deficiencies of Actual as compared with Estimated Receipts. Surpluses of Actual as compared with Estimated Receipts.
1. 2. 3. 4.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Brought forward 13,913 10 8 264,253 14 8 143,825 8 8 56,588 13 5
14 Establishments for Military Education .. 4,738 12 6 35 5 4
15 Miscellaneous Effective Services .. 1,392 2 8 .. 3,245 16 0
16 Salaries and Miscellaneous Charges of the War Office .. 255 19 3 .. 12 16 10
17 Rewards for Distinguished Services, &c. 272 1 11 .. .. 275 1 10
18 Half Pay .. 7,767 2 7
19 Retired Pay, &c. .. 1,386 10 8 .. 2,883 9 0
20 Widows' Pensions 5,806 15 9 .. .. 140 9 6
21 Pensions for Wounds Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals£ 1,670 1 6
22 In-Pensions .. 252 13 0 16 8 3
23 Out-Pensions .. 7,975 5 2 .. 268 9 1
24 Superannuation Allowances .. 3,882 9 4 .. 227 12 7
25 Militia, Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Forces, Retired Pay 268 16 5
Balances irrecoverable 4,996 8 9
26,927 15 0 291,924 9 10 143,877 2 3 63,642 8 3
Net Surplus, £264,996 14 10 Net Deficit, £80,234 14 0
Sum to be surrendered to the Exchequer £184,762 0 10

Resolutions to be reported To-morrow.