HC Deb 31 July 1899 vol 75 cc959-64

Considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

1. That it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1898, 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 £595,246 2s. 1d., 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 £2,038,302 12s. 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 £1,443,056 10s. 7d.
  2. b) That the receipts in aid of certain Navy Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £13,137 17s. 8d., 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 £59,218 9s. 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 exceeded the total estimated receipts by the net sum of £46,080 11s. 8d.
  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 2,041,004 0 5
Total Deficits 551,866 18 2
Net Surplus £1,489,137 2 3

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.

(See Schedule A).

4. That it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended 31st day of March, 1898, 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 £151,696 5s. 6d., 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 £167,041 2s. 10d., 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 £15,344 17s. 4d.
  2. (b). That the receipts in aid of certain Army Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £46,536 1s. 11d., 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 £133,300 13s. 11d., 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 £86,764 12s.
  3. (c). That the resulting differences between the Exchequer Grants for Army Services and the net expenditure are as follows, viz.:—

Total Surpluses £235,876 18 1
Total Deficits 133,767 8 9
Net Surplus £102,109 9 4
SCHEDULE A.
Gross Expenditure. Appropriations in Aid.
Number of Vote. Navy Services, 1897–98. Votes. Excesses of Actual over Estimated Gross Expenditure.1. Surpluses of Estimated over Actual Gross Expenditure. 2. Deficiencies of Actual as compared with Estimated Receipts. 3. Surpluses of Actual as compared with Estimated Receipts. 4.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Wages, &c., of Officers, Seamen, and Boys Coast Guard, and Royal Marines … 78,418 3 7 … 9,034 16 3
2. Victualling and Clothing for the Navy … 18,436 8 9 12,023 18 9 …
3. Medical Establishments and Services — 4,557 7 7 — 1,875 10 3
4. Martial Law 734 0 8 — 10 16 5
5. Educational Services — 1,788 17 0 838 15 8
6. Scientific Services — 299 2 3 — 685 4 6
7. Royal Naval Reserves — 22,298 14 8 — 18 17 2
8. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, &c.:
Sec. 1 Personnel 59,255 16 3 — 57 1 4
Sec. 2 Materiel 348,753 17 10 — — 31,655 18 8
Sec. 3 Contract Work — 1,884,638 15 7 — 1,712 10 0
9. Naval Armaments 62,153 8 7 — — 7,757 7 9
10. Works, Buildings, and Repairs at Home and Abroad — 27,865 3 3 — 2,255 4 0
11 Miscellaneous Effective Services 103,857 5 2 — — 4,211 4 5
12. Admiralty Office 1,068 4 0 — — 15 9 9
13. Half-Pay, Reserved and Retired Pay 1,754 4 1 — 58 10 0
14. Naval and Marine Pensions, Gratuities, and Compassionate Allowances 10,071 6 7 — 9 15 6 —
15. Civil Pensions and Gratuities 4,780 3 9 — — 14 6 7
16. Additional Naval Force for Service in Australasian Waters 42 16 0 — 139 0 0
Amount written off as irrecoverable 2,574 19 2
595,246 2 1 2,038,302 12 8 13,137 17 8 59,218 9 4
Net Surplus, £1,443,056 10 7 Net Surplus, £46,080 11 8
Surplus surrendered to the Exchequer— £1,489,137 2 3

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 esti-

mated 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

SCHEDULE B.
Gross Expenditure. Appropriations in Aid.
Number of Vote. Navy Services, 1897–98. Votes. Excesses of Actual over Estimated Gross Expenditure.1. Surpluses of Estimated over Actual Gross Expenditure. 2. Deficiencies of Actual as compared with Estimated Receipts. 3. Surpluses of Actual as compared with Estimated Receipts. 4.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1. Pay, &c., of Army (General Staff, Regiments, Reserve, and Departments) 52,171 3 11 … … 3,572 10 4
2. Medical Establishments: Pay, &c. 6,211 18 10 … … 170 14 2
3. Militia: Pay, Extra Pay, Bounty, &c. … … … 12,804 1 3 … 2,191 19 13
4. Yeomanry Cavalry: Pay and Allowances … 475 11 9 … 3 0 0
5. Volunteer Corps: Pay and Allowances. … … … 1,378 12 7 … 180 9 6
6 Transport and Remounts 23,350 4 0 … … 11,223 15 7
7 Provisions, Forage, and other Supplies 40,856 10 5 … … 11,534 4 3
8 Clothing Establishments, and Services 14,742 3 2 … 15,554 12 7
9 Warlike and other Stores: Supply and Repair … 99,201 19 2 … 90,970 12 4
10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs: Cost, including Staff for Engineer Services … 37,643 13 4 30,864 4 4
11 Establishments for Military Education … 1,281 17 3 … 1,476 7 6
12 Miscellaneous Effective Services 5,044 9 8 … … 557 14 6
13 War Office: Salaries and Miscellaneous Charges. … 3,336 13 11 140 0 11
14 Non-effective Charges for Officers, &c 6,541 15 6 … … 8,296 2 4
15 Non-effective Charges for Men,&c … … 10,918 13 7 … 2,983 3 3
16 Superannuation, Compensation, and Compassionate Allowances 2,539 13 7 … 117 5 0
Balance irrecoverable 238 6 5
151,696 5 6 167,041 2 10 46,536 1 11 133,300 10 11
Net Surplus, £15,344 17 4 Net Surplus, £86,764 12 0
Surplus surrendered to the Exchequer £102,109 9 4

—Mr. Hanbury.

Resolutions to be reported To-morrow.

In pursuance of the Order of the House of the 17th day of this instant July,

on other Grants for Army Services.

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

Mr. Speaker adjourned the House with-out Question put.

Adjourned at twenty minutes after Twelve of the clock.