HC Deb 10 August 1904 vol 140 cc131-5

Whereas it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1903, 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 £388,335 5s. 7d., 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 £437,337 3s., 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 £49,001 17s. 5d
  2. (b) That the recepits in aid of certain Grants for Navy Services fell short of the total estimated receipts by the sum of £4,598 15s. 4d., 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 £207,119 8s., 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 £202,520 12s. 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 617,270 4 0
Total Deficits 365,747 13 11
Net Surplus £251,522 10 1

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.

Schedule.
Number of Vote. Navy Services, 1902–1903. 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 119,682 16 6 … … 6,668 4 6
2 … Victualling and Clothing for the Navy 12,203 12 7 … … 13,000 4 0
3 … Medical Establishments and Services … 4,575 15 0 1,083 0 6
4 … Martial Law 437 17 5 … 45 8 7
5 … Educational Services 4,804 11 7 … 131 18 4
6 … Scientific Services … 1,215 7 8 … 2,004 3 1
7 … Royal Naval Reserves … 22,764 2 1 35 6 5
8 … Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, &c.
Sec. 1 … Personnel 188,522 13 7 … … 1,210 7 8
Sec. 2 … Materiel … 243,960 11 7 … 132,921 4 11
Sec. 3 … Contract Work … 53,937 6 11 … 9,912 7 1
9 … Naval Armaments … 66,440 15 5 … 37,807 9 7
10 … Works, Buildings, and Repairs at Home and Abroad … 39,183 12 10 3,317 14 6
11 … Miscellaneous Effective Services 45,859 17 4 … … 1,183 10 4
12 … Admiralty Office 4,451 14 0 … … 10 8 1
13 … Half-pay, Reserved and Retired Pay … 454 19 11 … 745 8 0
14 … Naval and Marine Pensions, Gratuities, and Compassionate Allowances 6,584 9 8 … … 1,434 2 5
15 … Civil Pensions and Gratuities 3,639 14 5 … 77 5 4
Amount written off as irrecoverable 6,919 10 1
388,335 5 7 137,337 3 0 4,598 15 4 207,119 8 0
Net Surplus, £49,001 17 5 Net Surplus, £202,520 12 8
Surplus surrendered to the Exchequer £251,522 10 1

Whereas it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1903, and the statement appended thereto, as follows, viz.:—

(a) That the gross expenditure for certain Army Services exceeded the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £2,235,435 4s. 2d., 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 £2,266,558 17s. 4d., 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

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

estimated expenditure by the net sum of £31,123 13s. 2d.

(b) That the receipts in aid of certain Army Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £523,014 8s. 7d., 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 £938,463 11s. 9d., 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 £415,449 3s. 2d.

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

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 2,613,688 15 8
Total Deficits 2,167,115 19 4
Net Surplus, £446,572 16 4

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised the application, in

Schedule.
Number of Vote Army Services, 1902–1903.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) … 1,028,191 3 0 … 7,958 15 7
2 Medical Establishments: Pay, etc. … 31,748 10 7 … 19,727 19 10
3 Militia: Pay, Bounty, etc. 324,011 2 9 … 612 7 11
4 Imperial Yeomanry: Pay and Allowances … 248,246 2 10 … 73 1 2
5 Volunteer Corps: Pay and Allowances 23,391 15 2 … … 1,672 1 3
6 Transport and Remounts 624,534 10 4 … 246,678 7 6
7 Provisions, Forage, and other Supplies … 359,562 0 7 67,354 14 9
8 Clothing Establishments, and Services … 402,078 19 10 … 207,828 6 10
9 Warlike and other Stores: Supply and Repair … 182,606 9 3 27,700 12 3
10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs: Cost, including staff for Engineer Services 670,280 2 6 … … 185,595 14 1
11 Establishments for Military Education 4,591 15 2 … … 5,321 7 7
12 Miscellaneous Effective Services 291,872 9 5 … … 519,286 5 5
13 War Office: Salaries and Miscellaneous Charges 34,424 0 10 … 120 0 4
14 Non-effective Charges for Officers, etc. 253,696 5 1 … 68,069 3 9
15 Non-effective Charges for Men, etc. … 12,532 1 6 112,464 17 1
16 Superannuation, Compensation, and Compassionate Allowances … 1,593 9 9 14 5 0
Balances irrecoverable 8,633 2 11
2,235,435 4 2 2,266,558 17 4 523,014 87 938,463 11 9
Net Surplus, £31,123 13 2 Net Surplus, £415,449 3 2
Surplus surrendered to the Exchequer £446,572 16 4