HC Deb 12 November 1918 vol 110 cc2640-1

Considered in Committee.

[Sir DONALD MACLEAN in the Chair.]

I. Whereas it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st, day of March, 1917, and the statement appended thereto, as follows, viz.:

  1. (a) That the aggregate expenditure on Navy Services exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated for those Services by a sum of £207,954,228 16s.;
  2. (b) That the aggregate receipts in aid of Navy Services fell short of the aggregate sums appropriated in aid of those Services by a sum of £1,905,979 0s. 7d.;
  3. (c) That the total differences between the Exchequer Grants for Navy Services and the net expenditure are as follows, viz.:

£ s. d.
Surpluses Nil.
Deficits 209,860,207 16 7
Deficit (charged against the Vote of Credit) £209,860,207 16 7

And whereas, as shown in the Schedule hereunto appended, the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised the application, of the excesses of the sums realised on account of appropriation-in-aid of Navy Votes 2 to 15 over the sums which may be applied under the Appropriation acts, 1916 and 1917, as appropriations-in-aid of those Votes, amounting in all to £14,968,323 11s. 0d., to make good part of the deficiency of appropriations-in-aid of Vote 1.

Motion made, and Question, "That the application of such sums be sanctioned," put, and agreed to.

II. Whereas it appears by the Army Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1917, and the statement appended thereto, as follows, viz.:

  1. (a) That the aggregate expenditure on Army Services exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated for those Services by a sum of £589,846,948 9s. 8d.;
  2. (b) That the aggregate receipts in aid of Army Services exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated in aid of those Services by a sum of £2,065,391 6s. 8d.;
  3. (c) That the total differences between the Exchequer Grants for Army Services and the net expenditure are as follows, viz.:

£ s. d.
Surpluses Nil.
Deficits 587,781,557 3 0
Deficit (charged against the Vote of Credit) £587,781,557 3 0
SCHEDULE.
Number of Vote. Army Services, 1916–17. Votes. Actual Receipts compared with Estimated Appropriations-in-Aid.
Surpluses. Deficits.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Pay, etc. of the Army — 17,570,250 14 5
3 Special Reserve — 100 0 0
15 Civil Superannuation, Compensation, and Gratuities — 69 15 9
2 and 4 Other Army Votes 19,635,811 16 10 —
to 14 Add Surplus Appropriations-in-Aid not appropriated by Parliament — 10 0 0
19,635,811 16 10 17,570,430 10 2
£2,065,381 6 8

Resolutions to be reported to-morrow.