HC Deb 12 August 1901 vol 99 cc567-74

Resolutions reported.

Whereas it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1900, 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 £1,151,718 11s. 2d., 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 £1,749,812 15s. 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 fell short of the gross estimated expenditure by the net sum of £598,094 4s.;
  2. (b) That the total actual receipts in aid of the grants for Navy Services exceeded the total estimated receipts by

SCHEDULE.
Number of Vote. Navy Services, 1899–1900.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 … Wages, etc., of Officers, Seamen, and Boys, Coast Guard, and Royal Marines — 29,559 17 0 — 5,078 14 0
2 … Victualling and Clothing for the Navy 245,366 4 10 — — 94,407 5 11
3 … Medical Establishments and Services — 29 16 11 — 1,745 7 6
4 … Martial Law 2,601 17 8 — — 40 17 2
5 … Educational Services — 5,001 12 6 — 395 7 3
6 … Scientific Services — 1,148 15 2 — 5,159 13 10
7 … Royal Naval Reserves 42,243 13 1 — 95 3 3
8 … Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, etc.:
Sec. 1 … Personnel 64,419 0 2 — — 240 9 11
Sec. 2 … Materiel 809,951 11 11 — — 126,088 17 4
Sec. 3 … Contract Work — 1,489,405 13 5 — 315 3 3

the sum of £265,185 6s. 6d., as shown in column No. 4 of the said appended schedule;

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

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 1,793,043 11 2
Total Deficits 929,764 0 8
Net Surplus £86,3,279 10 6

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His 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.

1."That the application of such sums be sanctioned."

Number of Vote. Navy Services, 1899–1900. Voters. 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.
9 … Naval Armaments — 124,970 1 9 — 19,413 14 9
10 … Works, Buildings, and Repairs at Home and A broad — 40,256 2 7 — 10,865 15 8
11 … Miscellaneous Effective Services 27,140 8 7 — — 1,135 0 2
12 … Admiralty Office — 4,499 8 8 — 10 7
13 … Half-pay, Reserved and Retired Pay — 808 7 5 — 17 3 6
14 … Naval and Marine Pensions, Gratuities, and Compassionate Allowances — 10,130 5 1 — 118 17 10
15 … Civil Pensions and Gratuities — 1,7591 1 7 — 25 4 7
16 … Additional Naval Force for Service in Australasian Waters 42 16 0 — — 42 0 0
Amount written off as irrecoverable 2,196 12 0 — — —
1,151,718 11 2 1,749,812 15 2 — 265,185 6 6
Net Surplus, £598,094 4 0 Surplus, £265,185 6 6
Surplus surrendered to the Exchequer £863,279 10 6

Whereas it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1900, 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 £950,384 16s. 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 £1,634,061 5s. 2d., as shown in column No. 2 of the said appended schedule; so that the gross actual expenditure for the whole of the Army Services Cell short of the gross estimated expenditure by the net sum of £683,676 8s. 8d.:
  2. (b) That the receipts in aid of certain Army Services fell short of the estimate 570 of such receipts by a total sum of £262,092 2s. 3d., 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 £130,217 His. 104, 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 £131,874 5s. 5d.;
  3. (c) That the resulting differences between the Exchequer Grants for Army Services and the net expenditure are as follows, viz.:—

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 1,437,483 17 3
Total Deficits 885,681 14 0
Net Surplus £551,802 3 3

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His 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

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote Army Services, 1899–1900. 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, etc., of Army (General Staff, Regiments, Reserve, and Departments) — 1,086,431 15 4 129,050 6 7 —
2 Medical Establishments: Pay, etc. 29,480 6 5 — — 425 0 10
3 Militia: Pay, Bounty, etc. — 250,294 11 1 — 2,916 8 5
4 Yeomanry Cavalry: Pay and Allowances. — 4,661 5 5 3 0 0 —
5 Volunteer Corps: Pay and Allowances — 10,664 15 2 — 736 15 8
6 Transport and Remounts 110,470 9 5 — — 38,237 8 3
7 Provisions, Forage, and other Supplies 491,877 10 11 — — 58,983 5 11
8 Clothing Establishments and Services 88,006 0 11 — 58,404 3 6 —
9 Warlike and other Stores: Supply and Repair 201,370 16 4 — — 770 3 2
10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs: Cost, including Staff for Engineer Services — 224,270 4 7 51,015 13 1 —
11 Establishments for Military Education 1,411 12 3 — — 3,729 11 7
12 Miscellaneous Effective Services 23,058 8 5 — — 24,197 15 10
13 War Office: Salaries and Miscellaneous Charges 3,308 10 9 — — 130 1 0
14 Non-effective Charges for Officers, etc — 54,553 3 6 20,962 4 6 —
15 Non-effective Charges for Men, etc — 3,184 10 1 2,656 14 7 —
16 Superannuation, Compensation, and Compassionate Allowances 643 0 8 — — 91 6 2
Balances irrecoverable 757 18 5 — — —
950,384 16 6 1,634,061 5 2 262,092 2 3 130,217 16 10
Net Surplus, £683,676 8 8 Net Deficit, £131,874 5 5
Surplus surrendered to the Exchequer £551,802 3 3

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.

2."That the application of such sums be sanctioned."

MR. DILLON

said these resolutions were discussed at some length on Thursday last, and having asserted their right to discuss them, although there were several other points which he should like to raise, he would make an urgent appeal to his hon. friends not to insist upon their rights to discuss these resolutions further. They had assorted their right of discussion in this matter, and in view of the conciliatory action of the Home Secretary he would appeal to his hon. friends to allow these resolutions on Report to pass.

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