§ MR. TOULMIN (Bury, Lancashire)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury what was the total estimated gross expenditure on the Army and Navy, including expenditure from loans, for each year, inclusive, from 1905–6 to 1908–9; and the actual gross expenditure for the last two complete years for which the late Administration was responsible, and the first two years of the present Administration.
(Answered by Mr. Runciman.) The figures required by my hon. friend are shown below:—
| Statement showing the Actual Gross Expenditure for the last two complete years for which the Late Administration was responsible, and the first two years of the Present Administration. | ||||
| Late Administration. | Present Administration. | |||
| 1904–5. | 1905–6. | 1906–7. | 1907–8 (estimated). | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Gross expenditure (Navy Votes) | 38,293,738 | 34,861,443 | 33,262,649 | 32,911,046 |
| Abate: Annuity under the Naval Works Acts, 1895 to 1905 | 634,238 | 1,015,812 | 1,094,309 | 1,214,402 |
| 37,659,900 | 33,845,631 | 32,168,340, | 31,696,644 | |
| Expenditure from loans | 3,402,575 | 3,313,604 | 2,431,201 | 1,478,000* |
| Total | 41,062,075 | 37,159,235 | 34,599,541 | 33,174,644 |
| Value of stores drawn from stock, without replacement, in aid of cash expenditure | — | 768,850 | 1,024,200 | 1,241,800 |
| Expenditure on behalf of Naval Services from Votes of other departments | 373,686 | 372,695 | 354,084 | 370,360 |
| 41,435,761 | 38,300,780 | 35,977,825 | 34,786,804 | |
| * Parliamentary Paper, No. 3384, of March, 1907. |
| Total Estimated Gross Expenditure on the Army. | ||||
| 1905–6. | 1906–7. | 1907–8. | 1908–9, | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Gross estimated expenditure (Army Votes) | 33,370,725 | 33,038,561 | 31,042,366 | 30,837,024 |
| Abate: Annuities under Military Works Acts | 1,021,670 | 1,081,523 | 1,122,882 | 1,122,882 |
| 32,349,055 | 31,947,038 | 29,919,484 | 29,714,142 | |
| Estimated expenditure from Loans | 1,300,000* | 650,000† | 600,000† | 400,000 |
| Total | 33,649,055 | 32,607,038 | 30,519,484 | 30,114,142 |
| Estimated expenditure on Army from Civil Votes | 499,219 | 486,098 | 451,571 | 455,764 |
| 34,148,274 | 33,093,136 | 30,971,055 | 30,569,906 | |
| *Cd. 2994 of 1906. | † Cd. 3362 of 1907. |
| Total Actual Gross Expenditure on the Army. | ||||
| 1904–5. | 1905–6. | 1906–7. | 1907–8 (estimated). | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Gross expenditure (Army Votes) | 33,411,842 | 32,043,810 | 32,072,564 | 31,042,366 |
| Abate: Annuities under Military Works Acts | 651,524 | 1,020,824 | 1,081,523 | 1,122,882 |
| 32,760,318 | 31,022,986 | 30,991,041 | 29,919,484 | |
| Expenditure from loans | 3,066,240 | 1,287,416 | 560,980 | 320.000* |
| Total | 35,826,558 | 32,310,402 | 31,552,021 | 30,239,484 |
| Expenditure on Army from Civil Votes | 485,027 | 499,496 | 501,102 | 451,571 |
| 36,311,585 | 32,809,898 | 32,053,123 | 30,691,055 | |
| * Revised Estimate. The remaining figures for 1907–8 are in the Parliamentary Estimates. |
| Total Estimated Gross Expenditure, Army and Navy combined. | ||||
| 1905–6. | 1906–7. | 1907–8. | 1908–9. | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Army | 34,148,274 | 33,093,136 | 30,971,055 | 30,569,906 |
| Navy | 39,204,020 | 37,561,557 | 34,786,804 | 33,998,863 |
| Total | 73,352,294 | 70,654,693 | 65,757,859 | 64,568,769 |
| Total Actual Gross Expenditure, Army and Navy combined. | ||||
| 1904–5. | 1905–6. | 1906–7. | 1907–8 (estimated). | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Army | 36,311,585 | 32,809,898 | 32,053,123 | 30,691,055 |
| Navy | 41,435,761 | 38,300,780 | 35,977,825 | 34,786,804 |
| Total | 77,747,346 | 71,110,678 | 68,030,948 | 65,477,859 |