HC Deb 18 August 1894 vol 28 cc1598-602

Considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

1. That it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1893, and the statement appended thereto, as follows, namely:—

  1. (a.) That the gross expenditure for certain Navy Services exceeded the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £397,516 19s. 3d., 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 £333,471 3s. 2d., 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 £64,045 16s. 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 £59,395 18s. 6d., 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 £37,693 3s. 4d., 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 £21,702 15s. 2d.;
  3. (c.) That the resulting differences between the Exchequer Grants for Navy Services and the net expenditure are as follows, namely:—
£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 309,270 1 6
Total Deficits 395,018 12 9

2. That the Lords 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 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.

SCHEDULE.
Number of Vote. Navy Services, 1892–93. 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.
Votes. 1. 2. 3. 4.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 … Wages &c. of Officers, Seamen, and Boys, Coastguard and Royal Marines … 20,842 10 10 … 3,431 6 11
2 … Victualling and Clothing for the Navy … 26,161 17 1 34,644 18 6
3 … Medical Establishments and Services 6,482 16 10 … … 47 7 2
4 … Martial Law … 967 7 1 14 11 1
5 … Educational Services 441 2 10 … … 1,248 11 0
6 … Scientific Services … 2,363 12 0 1,380 7 6
7 … Royal Naval Reserves 13,008 3 6 … … 11 13 5
8 … Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, &c.:
Sec. 1 … Personnel 19,406 2 5 … 6,199 7 3
Sec. 2 … Materiel 75,885 3 2 … … 10,678 9 9
Sec. 3 … Contract Work … 235,106 6 6 5,565 6 10
9 … Naval Armaments 247,419 0 5 … … 11,935 15 1
10 … Works, Buildings, and Repairs at Home and Abroad … 46,260 5 11 5,575 18 3
11 … Miscellaneous Effective Services 26,131 14 5 … 119 15 9
12 … Admiralty Office 1,575 10 9 … … 2 0 0
13 … Half-Pay, Reserved and Retired Pay 3,260 8 11 … 2,110 9 10
14 … Naval and Marine Pensions, Gratuities, and Com passionate Allowances 2,777 8 8 … 3,748 3 6
15 … Civil Pensions and Gratuities … 1,769 3 9 37 0 0
16 … Additional Naval Force for Service in Australasian Waters 42 16 0 … … 10,338 0 0
Amount written off as irrecoverable 1,086 11 4
397,516 19 3 333,471 3 2 59,395 18 6 37,693 3 4
Net Deficit, £64,045 16 1 Net Deficit, £21,702 15 2
Total Deficit £85,748 11 3
Net sum due from the Naval Defence Account, under 52 Vic., c. 8, s. 3 (2) 277,624 16 6
Net sum to be surrendered to the Exchequer £191,876 5 3

4. That it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1893, and the statement appended thereto, as follows, namely:—

  1. (a.) That the gross expenditure for certain Army Services exceeded the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £240,292 11s. 8d., 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 £256.441 10s. 8d., as shown in Column No. 2 of the said 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 £10,148 19s.;
  2. (b.) That the receipts in aid of certain Army Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £59,773 Is. 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 £ 102,051 16s. 9d.,

SCHEDULE.
Gross Expenditure. Appropriations in Aid.
No. of Vote. Army Services. 1892–93. 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.
Votes. 1. 2. 3. 4.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Pay, &c. of Army (General Staff, Regiments, Reserve, and Departments) … 33,459 5 11 … 39,616 17 10
2 Medical Establishments: Pay, &c. … 2,598 12 0 137 16 1
3 Militia: Pay and Allowances 47,273 7 8 … … 985 9 3
4 Yeomanry Cavalry: Pay and Allowances … 997 5 1 4 12 1
5 Volunteer Corps: Pay and Allowances … 3,880 8 9 336 13 8
6 Transport and Remounts 5,284 16 6 … 415 19 7
7 Provisions, Forage, and other Supplies 91,415 18 10 … … 8,624 7 10
8 Clothing Establishments, and Services 65,292 12 1 … … 28,108 6 2
9 Warlike and other Stores: Supply and Repair … 158,099 10 2 52,982 13 8
10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs: Cost. including Superintending Establishment … 31,409 7 3 … 3,858 14 9
11 Military Educational Establishments: Pay and Miscellaneous Charges … 5,663 3 7 6,211 9 0
12 Miscellaneous Effective Services … 4,608 5 2 20 11 1
13 War Office: Salaries and Miscellaneous Charges 456 8 3 … … 6 13 4
14 Non-effective Charges for Officers, &c. … 15,725 12 9 … 14,005 4 6
15 Non-effective Charges for Men, &c. 27,103 6 3 … … 6,262 5 2
16 Superannuation, Compensation, and; Compassionate Allowances 2,563 1 5 … … 247 4 3
Balances irrecoverable 903 0 8
240,292 11 8 256,441 10 8 59,773 1 6 102,051 16 9
Net Surplus, £16,148 19 0 Net, Surplus, £42,278 15 3
Sum to be surrendered to the Exchequer, £54,427 15 3.

Resolutions to be reported upon Monday next.

Whereupon, in pursuance of the Order of the House of the 16th August, Mr. Speaker adjourned the House without Question put till Monday next.

House adjourned at a quarter before Ten o'clock till Monday next.

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 exceeded the total estimated receipts by the net sum of £42,278 45s. 3d.;

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

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 255,450 4 11
Total Deficits 197,022 10 8

5. That the Lords 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 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 She application of such sums be sanctioned.