HC Deb 17 June 1886 vol 306 cc1826-31

(In the Committee.)

1. Resolved, That it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March 1885, and the statement appended thereto, as follows, viz.:—

  1. (a.) That the gross expenditure for certain Navy Services exceeded the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £140,176 11s. 9d., as shown in Column No. 1 of the Schedule hereto appended; while the gross expenditure far other Navy Services fell short of the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £125,095 11s. 4d., as shown in Column No. 2 of the said appended Schedule, so that the gross actual expenditure for the whole of the Navy Services exceeded the gross estimated expenditure by the net sum of £15,081 0s. 5d.;
  2. (b.) That the receipts in aid of certain Navy Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £55,213 10s. 3d., 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 receipts by a total sum of £12,455 9s. 3d., 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 fell short of the total estimated receipts by the net sum of £42,758 1s.;
  3. (c.) That the resulting differences between the Exchequer Grants for Navy Services and the net expenditure are as follows, viz.:—

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 103,809 1 2
Total Deficits 161,648 2 7

2. 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 Navy Services, of the whole 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 the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Navy Services towards meeting the said total deficits on other Grants for Navy Services.

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

SCHEDULE.
Navy Services, 1884–5, Votes. Gross Expenditure. Appropriations in Aid.
Number of Vote. 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 .. 4,207 2 2 9,330 8 7
2 Victuals and Clothing for ditto .. 20,442 8 3 22,787 14 9 42 9 6
3 Admiralty Office .. 769 16 3 ..
4 Coast Guard Service and Naval Reserves, &c. .. 5,178 17 5 .. 63 7 2
5 Scientific Branch .. 4,680 17 11 .. 2,020 0 7
6 Dockyards and Naval Yards at Home and Abroad 31,133 5 0 .. .. 80 11 8
7 Victualling Yards, &c. .. 715 17 1 .. 96 7 10
8 Medical Establishments, &c. .. 790 3 9 .. 6 7 10
9 Marine Divisions .. 1,777 15 1 10 2 1
10 Sec. 1 Naval Stores 11,029 10 8 21,542 9 5
Sec. 2 Machinery, Ships built by Contract, &c. .. 47,785 11 11 .. 5 8 9
11 New Works, Buildings, Yard Machinery, &c. .. 10,759 10 4 .. 2,623 17 11
12 Medicines and Medical Stores 5,487 6 8 .. .. 3,397 13 11
13 Martial Law, &c. .. 2,352 17 0 .. 0 4 6
14 Miscellaneous Services .. 14,633 9 9 1,490 4 7
15 Half Pay, &c. .. 8,774 15 9 .. 8 15 0
16 Sec. 1 Military Pensions and Allowance .. 2,226 8 8 3 12 2
Sec. 2 Civil Pensions and Allowances 435 5 1 .. 48 18 8
17 Army Department—Conveyance of Troops 90,688 17 5 .. .. 4,110 4 7
Amount written off as irrecoverable 1,402 6 11
140,176 11 9 125,095 11 4 55,213 10 3 12,465 9 3
Net Deficit, £15,081 0 5 Net Deficit,£42,758 1 0

4. Resolved, That it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March 1885, 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 £338,543 17s. 2d., 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 £941,807 13 s. 9d., as shown in Column No. 2 of the said appended Schedule; so that the gross expenditure for the whole of the Army Services fell short of the gross estimated expenditure by the net sum of £603,263 16s. 7d.;
  2. (b.) That the receipts in aid of certain Army Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £76,751 15s. 6d., 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 £33,686 12s. 6d.,

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote. Army Services, 1884–5, 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. .. 347,491 15 4 14,272 16 8
2 Divine Service 2,985 1 3 .. 62 6 6
3 Administration of Military Law .. 945 18 2 .. 195 9 6
4 Medical Establishment and Services .. 1,376 18 2 .. 390 0 10
5 Militia Pay and Allowances .. 1,030 16 2 .. 2,094 3 9
6 Yeomanry Cavalry Pay and Allowances 2,500 5 9 .. .. 7,034 10 9
7 Volunteer Corps Pay and Allowances 1,451 3 5 .. .. 225 14 11
8 Army Reserve Force Pay and Allowances, &c. .. 387 10 9 .. 108 10 11
9 Commissariat, Transport, and Ordnance Store Establishments 21,863 4 3 .. 142 7 11
10 Provisions, Forage, Fuel, Transport, and other Services .. 345,217 5 11 13,032 1 5
11 Clothing Establishments, Services, and Supplies 22,241 11 11 .. .. 20,135 11 7
12 Supply, Manufacture, and Repair of Warlike and other Stores 278,595 4 3 .. 40,804 10 11
13 Superintending Establishments of and Expenditure for Works, Buildings, and Repairs at Home and Abroad .. 126,577 14 2 3,141 19 11 ..
Carried forward 329,636 10 10 823,027 18 8 71,456 3 4 30,184 2 3

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 £43,065 3s.;

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

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 920,289 12 7
Total Deficits 360,090 19 0

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.

No. of Vote. Army Services, 1884–5, 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 329,636 10 10 823,027 18 8 71,456 3 4 30,184 2 3
14 Establishments for Military Education .. 1,736 3 11 5,263 12 2
15 Miscellaneous Effective Services .. 6,308 13 2 .. 1,750 4 11
16 Salaries and Miscellaneous Charges of the War Office 1,216 8 8 .. .. 47 11 3
17 Rewards for Distinguished Services, &c. 2,791 16 11 .. .. 112 8 3
18 Half Pay .. 4,177 6 11 .. 1 5 0
19 Retired Pay, &c. .. 68,980 17 5 .. 1,038 19 4
20 Widows' Pensions, &c. 1,578 7 7 .. 10 0 0
21 Pensions for Wounds 244 15 7 .. 22 0 0
22 Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals .. 224 15 3 .. 84 7 7
23 Out-Pensions .. 30,638 12 5 .. 392 9 9
24 Superannuation Allowances .. 4,901 10 8 .. 75 4 2
25 Militia, Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Forces, Retired Pay .. 1,811 14 9
Balance irrecoverable 3,076 17 7
338,543 17 2 941,807 13 9 76,751 15 6 33,686 12 6
Net Surplus, £603,263 16 7 Net Deficit, £43,065 3 0
Sum to be surrendered to the Exchequer £560,198 13 7

Resolutions to be reported To-morrow.

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