HC Deb 29 July 1912 vol 41 cc1811-3

Considered in Committee.

[Mr. WHITLEY in the Chair.]

Mr. MASTERMAN

moved the following Resolutions:—

I. Whereas it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1911, and the statement appended thereto, as follows, namely:—

  1. (a) That the aggregate expenditure on Navy Services exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated for those Services by a sum of £28,895 10s. 10d.;
  2. (b) That the aggregate receipts in aid of Navy Services exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated in aid of those Services by a sum of £213,259 12s. 11d.;
  3. (c) That, as shown in the Schedule hereto appended, the total differences between the Exchequer

SCHEDULE.
Number of Vote. Navy Services, 1910–11. Votes. Differences between Exchequer Grants and Net Expenditure.
Surpluses. Deficits.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Wages, etc., of Officers, Seamen, and Boys, Coast Guard, and Royal Marines 31,281 10 11 —
2 Victualling and Clothing for the Navy — 18,204 15 6
3 Medical Establishments and Services 11,644 15 7 —
4 Martial Law 1,766 6 1 —
5 Educational Services 6,486 4 1 —
6 Scientific Services — 1,080 15 4
7 Royal Naval Reserves — 9,597 12 6
8 Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, etc.:
I. Personnel 6,858 5 5 —
II. Matériel 139,306 5 8 —
III. Contract Work 99,824 17 8 —
9 Naval Armaments — 36,512 7 6
10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs, at Home and Abroad — 18,260 14 9
11 Miscellaneous Effective Services — 63,485 6 2
12 Admiralty Office — 4,946 13 0
13 Half Pay and Retired Pay 17,735 19 7 —
14 Naval and Marine Pensions, Gratuities, and Compassionate Allowances 8,528 3 9 —
15 Civil Superannuation, Compensation Allowances, and Gratuities 14,292 4 2 —
— Amount written off as irrecoverable — 1,272 6 1
Total 337,724 12 11 153,360 10 10
Add Excess Vote 100 0 0 —
337,824 12 11 163,360 10 10
Net Surplus £184,464 2 1

Grants for Navy Services and the net expenditure are as follows, namely:—

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 337,724 12 11
Total Deficits 153,360 10 10
Net Surplus £184,364 2 1

And whereas by a Vote of Parliament during the present Session (House of Commons Paper, No. 65, of 1912), a further sum of £100 has been granted for the expenditure of the year 1910–11, and the appropriation of additional receipts in aid of such expenditure has been sanctioned to the amount of .28,795 10s. 10d.

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised the application of so much of the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Navy Services as is necessary to make good the said total deficits on other Grants for Navy Services.

1. That the application of such sums be sanctioned.

II. Whereas it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1911, and the statement appended thereto, that the aggregate expenditure on Army Services has not exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated for those Services, but that, as shown in the Schedule hereto appended, the total differences between the Exchequer Grants for Army Services and the net expenditure are as follows:—

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses 329,734 19 10
Total Deficits 119,126 8 8
Net Surplus £210,608 11 2

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised the application of so much of the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Army Services as is necessary to make good the said total deficits on other Grants foe Army Services.

2. That the application of such sums be sanctioned.

SCHEDULE.
Number of Vote. Army Services, 1910–11. Votes. Differences between Exchequer Giants and Net Expenditure
Surpluses. Deficits.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Pay, etc., of the Army 10,528 18 8 —
2 Medical Establishment: Pay, etc. 4,415 17 10 —
3 Special Reserves 26,477 6 8 —
4 Territorial Force 109,200 6 11 —
5 Establishments for Military Education 2,089 19 —
6 Quartering, Transport, and Remounts 12,470 5 1 —
7 Supplies and Clothing — 98,235 4 8
8 Ordnance Department Establishments and General Stores — 13,879 18 3
9 Armaments and Engineer Stores 69,570 11 11 —
10 Works and Buildings 80,948 1 2 —
11 Miscellaneous Effective Services 5,190 7 8 —
12 War Office 3,502 1 0 —
13 Non-effective Charges for Officers, etc. 3,281 2 3 —
14 Non-effective Charges for Men, etc. — 3,231 10 2
15 Civil Superannuation, Compensation, and Gratuities 2,060 18 11 —
— Balances irrecoverable and Claims abandoned — 3,779 15 7
Total 329,734 19 10 119,126 8 8
Net Surplus£210,608 11 2

Resolutions to be reported upon Wednesday.