HC Deb 29 July 1925 vol 187 cc581-3

Resolutions reported. Whereas it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1924, and the statement appended thereto, that the aggregate expenditure on Navy Services has not exceeded the aggregate sums appropriate for those Services, and that, as shown in the Schedule hereto appended, the net surplus of the Exchequer Grants for Navy Services over the net expenditure is £3.935.650 5s. 1d., namely: —

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote. Navy Services, 1930, Votes Deficits. Surpluses.
Excesses of actual over estimated gross Expenditure. Deficiencies of actual as compared with estimated Receipts. Surpluses of estimated over actual gross Expenditure. Surpluses of actual as compared with estimated Receipts.
£ d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Wages, etc., of Officers. Sea-men, and Boys, Coast Guard, and Royal Marines. 171,169 17 10 — — 51,759 3 1
2 Victualling and Clothing for the Navy. — 47,549 3 8 636,240 9 8 —
3 Medical Services — — 59,985 14 0 45,172 4 10
4 Civilians employed on Fleet Services. — — 552 12 6 554 1 10
5 Educational Services — — 16,728 8 2 5,627 18 4
6 Scientific Services — — 47,241 11 6 9,068 18 11
7 Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Fleet Reserve, and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, etc. — 3,036 6 4 116,445 2 2 —
8 Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, etc.:
Sec. 1. Personnel 109,101 14 0 — — 51,605 19 8
Sec. 2. Matériel 55,811 11 2 — — 522,675 15 4
Sec. 3. Contract Work — — 360,386 18 11 243,189 2 9
9 Naval Armaments — — 970,346 19 9 533,947 9 2
10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs at Home and Abroad. — — 451,231 12 2 165,852 11 2
11 Various Miscellaneous Effective Services. — — 17,696 18 10 59,729 13 3
12 Admiralty Office — — 31,211 16 5 1,374 14 9
13 Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine) Officers. 41,937 10 0 — — 30,073 6 9
14 Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine) Men. 65,248 19 2 — — 65,803 14 8
15 Civil Superannuation, Compensation Allowances, and Gratuities. 31,361 3 2 — — 221 12 1
— Amount written off as irrecoverable. 33,864 0 3 — — —
508,494 15 7 50,585 10 0 2,708,074 4 1 1,786,656 6 7
Total Deficits £559,080 5 7 Total Surpluses £4,494,730 10 8
Net Surplus … £3,935,650 5 1
£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 4,494,730 10 8
Total Deficits … 559,080 5 7
Net Surplus … £3,935,650 5 1

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."

"Whereas it appears by the Air Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1924, and the statement appended thereto, that the aggregate expenditure on Air Services has not exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated for those Services, and that, as shown in the Schedule hereto appended, the net surplus of the Exchequer Grants for Air Services over the net expenditure is £1,505,696 4s. 2d., namely:—

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote. Navy Services, 1930, Votes Deficits. Surpluses.
Excesses of actual over estimated gross Expenditure. Deficiencies of actual as compared with estimated Receipts. Surpluses of estimated over actual gross Expenditure. Surpluses of actual as compared with estimated Receipts.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 Pay, etc., of the Air Force — 355,985 1 7 524,972 8 8 —
2 Quartering, Stores (except Technical), Supplies, and Transport. — 274,008 18 9 409,002 7 11 —
3 Technical and Warlike Stores (including Experimental and Research Services) 16,367 19 10 — — 876,463 13 3
4 Works, Buildings, and Lands — 212,734 6 0 820,262 19 1 —
5 Air Ministry — — 9,892 11 2 1,002 5 1
6 Meteorological and Miscellaneous Effective Services. — 124 6 2 47,751 8 7 —
7 Auxiliary and Reserve Forces — 996 18 0 75,178 10 2 —
8 Civil Aviation — — 60,426 16 10 4,106 3 2
9 Half-Pay, Pensions, and other Non-Effective Services. — 1,330 15 8 44,125 8 9 —
— Balances Irrecoverable and Claims abandoned. 5,950 2 6 — — —
22,318 2 4 845,175 6 2 1,991,612 11 2 381,577 1 6
Total Deficits £867,493 8 6 Total Surpluses £2,873,189 12 8
Net Surplus … £1,505,696 4 2