HC Deb 18 December 1888 vol 332 cc794-800

COUNTS considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

(1.) Resolved, That it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st lay of March 1887, and the statement appended there to, as follows, viz.:—

  1. (a.) That the gross expenditure for certain Navy Services exceeded the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £32,372 11s. 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 £173,016 5s. 8d., 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 £140,643 13s. 11d.;
  2. (b.) That the receipts in aid of certain Navy Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £17,599 13s. 11d., 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 £28,398 15s. 11d., 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 £10,799 2s.;
  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 176,213 9 3
Total Deficits 24,770 13 4

(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 so much as might be necessary out 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.
Number of Vote. Navy Services, 1886–7, 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 .. 28,752 16 6 .. 3,984 7 11
2 Victuals and Clothing for ditto .. 30,476 6 4 16,278 7 10
3 Admiralty Office 178 4 9 .. .. 8 4 3
4 Coast Guard Service and Naval Reserves, &c .. 20,085 0 11 .. 3 18 0
5 Scientific Branch .. 1,029 17 8 .. 3,370 5 9
6 Dockyards and Naval Yards at Home and Abroad .. 8,738 15 3 344 2 7
7 Victualling Yards, &c 332 0 10 .. .. 24 2 0
8 Medical Establishments, &c. 676 6 7 .. 19 18 9
9 Marine Divisions .. 133 6 6 31 10 4
10 Sec. 1 Naval Stores 13,197 0 11 .. .. 2,120 18 2
Sec. 2 Machinery, Ships built by Contract, &c. 17,555 12 11 .. .. 5,468 12 9
11 New Works, Buildings, Yard Machinery, &c. .. 29,606 4 10 .. 1,488 14 0
12 Medicines and Medical Stores .. 7,137 13 11 854 16 1
13 Martial Law, &c. .. 350 6 0 .. 40 19 1
14 Miscellaneous Services. .. 6,692 6 3 531 1 11
15 Half Pay, &c. .. 3,653 19 10 .. 105 15 8
16 Sec. 1 Military Pensions and Allowances .. 9,619 18 9 .. 209 12 10
Sec. 2 Civil Pensions and Allowances .. 5,361 14 10 70 18 4
17 Army Department—Conveyance of Troops .. 21,377 18 1 .. 11,042 3 7
Amount written off as irrecoverable 433 5 9
32,372 11 9 173,016 5 8 17,599 13 11 28,398 15 11
Net Surplus, £140,643 13 11 Net Surplus, £10,799 2 0
Total Surpluses, £151,442 15s. 11d.

(4.) Resolved, That it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March 1887, 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 £240,519 8s. 1d., 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 £357,148 12s. 4d., 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 £116,629 4s. 3d.;
  2. (b.) That the receipts in aid of certain Army Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £149,479 18s. 2d., 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 £160,307 18s. 9d., as shown in Column No. 4 of the

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote. Army Services, 1886–7, 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. .. 47,682 2 9 72,250 3 10
2 Divine Service 3,117 5 4 .. 44 0 0
3 Administration of Military Law .. 1,027 14 2 .. 361 3 4
4 Medical Establishments and Services .. 9,014 15 2 .. 2,621 7 8
5 Militia Pay and Allowances .. 16,187 6 1 .. 147 0 11
6 Yeomanry Cavalry Pay and Allowances 89 18 10 .. .. 5,178 0 6
7 Volunteer Corps Pay and Allowances 4,076 7 0 .. .. 37 8 0
8 Army Reserve Force Pay and Allowances .. 38,892 8 8 .. 2,486 3 2
9 Commissariat, Transport, and Ordnance Store Establishments 37,626 7 7 .. .. 759 1 7
10 Provisions, Forage, Fuel, Transport, and other Services .. 161,157 3 5 .. 65,035 6 8
11 Clothing Establishments, Services, and Supplies 65,364 14 0 .. .. 2,794 7 11
Carried forward 110,274 12 9 273,961 10 3 72,294 3 10 79,419 19 9

said appended Schedule; so that the actual receipts in aid of the Grants for Army Services exceeded the total estimated receipts by the net sum of £10,828 0s. 7d.;

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

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses …; 349,784 3 10
Total Deficits …; 222,326 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 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 so much as might be necessary out of the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Army Services towards meeting 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, 1886–7, 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 110,274 12 9 273,961 10 3 72,294 3 10 79,419 19 9
12 Supply, Manufacture, and Repair of Warlike and other Stores 113,207 10 11 .. .. 77,173 8 0
13 Works, Buildings, and Repairs at Home and Abroad .. 543 1 0 .. 388 19 2
14 Estahlishments for Military Education .. 4,772 7 6 .. 410 10 5
15 Miscellaneous Effective Services 4,857 14 5 .. .. 1,539 2 9
16 Salaries and Miscellaneous Charges of the War Office 3,558 4 5 .. 16 1 4
17 Rewards for Distinguished Services .. 1,452 4 5 381 9 3
18 Half Pay .. 9,935 19 5
19 Retired Pay .. 53,480 2 8 37,111 8 8
20 Widows' Pensions .. 1,900 11 4 .. 885 5 4
21 Pensions for Wounds .. 680 15 4 .. 490 13 4
22 Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals .. 834 4 0 85 2 6
23 Out-Pensions 6,758 14 7 .. 39,572 15 7
24 Superannuation Allowances .. 7,860 1 10 18 17 0
25 Militia, Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Corps, Retired Pay .. 1,727 14 7
Amount written off as irrecoverable 1,862 11 0
240,519 8 1 357,148 12 4 149,479 18 2 160,307 18 9
Net Surplus, £116,629 4 3 Net Surplus, £10,828 0 7
Total Surpluses, £127,457 4 10

Resolutions to be reported To-morrow.

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