§ 24. Rear-Admiral ADAIRasked the First Lord of the Admiralty under what authority freight amounting to £1, 738,150 has been taken in charge and used as an Appropriation in Aid of Navy Votes (Vote 11 zz.); and to what specific purposes under Vote 11 this sum has been applied?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe amount received by the Admiralty represented a payment for services rendered in the conveyance of private treasure by H.M. Ships, and was accordingly correctly appropriated as a receipt in aid of the expense incurred by the Admiralty in carrying out the service. It would be impossible to allocate such a receipt proportionately to the various Navy Votes which contributed to the expenditure, and, as a matter of convenience, the whole amount was appropriated to the Miscellaneous Vote.