§ 1. "That a sum, not exceeding £273,781, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March 1898, for superannuation, retired, and compassionate allowances and gratuities under sundry Statutes, and for compassionate allowances and gratuities awarded by the Treasury, and for the salaries of medical referees."
§ 2. "That a sum, not exceeding £2,350, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March 1898, for certain pensions to masters and seamen of the Merchant Service, and to their widows and children."
§ 3. "That a sum, not exceeding £813, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March 1898, for certain miscellaneous charitable and other allowances in Great Britain."