HC Deb 12 July 1927 vol 208 cc2104-7

Resolutions reported, Whereas it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1926, and the statement appended thereto, that the aggregate expenditure on Navy 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 Navy Services over the net expenditure is £495,552 3s. 11d., namely:

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 1,401,508 10 4
Total Deficits … 905,956 6 5
Net Surplus … 495,532 3 11

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

SCHEDULE.
No. of Vote. Navy Services, 1925–26. 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 Wages, etc., of Officers, Sea men, Boys, and Royal Marines, and Civilians employed on Fleet Services. — 20,534 11 10 334,335 16 9 —
2 Victualling and Clothing for the Navy. 3,074 16 3 — — 109,334 11 0
3 Medical Services — — 9,518 17 10 7,842 5 4
4 Fleet Air Arm — — — —
5 Educational Services — — 7,969 5 8 704 10 10
6 Scientific Services — — 17,868 18 7 2,979 4 7
7 Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Fleet Reserve, and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, etc. — 561 1 8 21,447 3 2 —
8 Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, etc.:
See. 1. Personnel 14,886 19 9 26,902 2 1 — —
Sec. 2. Matériel — 1177,329 11 0 301,945 6 5 —
Sec. 3. Contract Work 183,317 9 11 17,788 5 0 — —
9 Naval Armaments — 50,834 13 6 175,621 3 11 —
10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs at Home and Abroad. — 164,792 16 1 330,742 17 10 —
11 Various Miscellaneous Effective Services. 21,635 12 3 13,883 12 8 — —
12 Admiralty Office 62,536 16 8 — — 847 2 3
13 Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine), Officers. — — 74,957 13 7 2,506 12 9
14 Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine),Men. 44,773 13 1 2,910 19 5 — —
15 Civil Superannuation, Compensation Allowances, and Gratuities. 92,082 18 10 — — 2,856 19 10
— Balance irrecoverable 8,110 6 5 — — —
430,418 13 2 475,537 13 3 1,274,437 3 9 127,071 6 7
Total Deficits £905,956 6 5 Total Surpluses £1,401,508 10 4
Net Surplus … £495,552 3 11

"Whereas it appears by the Air Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1926, that the aggregate expenditure on Air Services has not exceeded the aggregate sums appropriated for these 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 £63,007 0s. 9d., namely:

good the said total deficits on other Grants for Navy Services.

1. "That the application of such sums be sanctioned."

£ s. d.
Total Surpluses … 626,554 18 6
Total Deficits … 563,547 17 9
Net Surplus … 63,007 0 9

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 Air Services as is necessary to make good the said total deficits on other grants for Air Service.

SCHEDULE.
No, of vote. Air service, 1925–26. 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 — — 184,091 8 10 46,314 6 7
2 Quartering, Stores (except Technical), Supplies, and Transport. — 116,315 17 4 173,037 13 6 —
3 Technical and War like Stores (including Experimental and Research Services) 141,817 10 11 40,387 13 0 — —
4 Works, Buildings, and Lands 230,169 4 4 — — 44,015 1 2
5 Medical Services — 9,175 10 9 21,227 8 4 —
6 Educational Services 5,227 4 6 2,026 13 2 — —
7 Auxiliary and Reserve Forces — 988 13 5 50,931 8 6 —
8 Civil Aviation — 1,171 12 1 90,959 17 0 —
9 Meteorological and Miscellaneous Effective Services. — 11,110 6 10 10,489 2 7 —
10 Air Ministry 821 5 9 40 1 0 — —
11 Half-Pay, Pensions, and other Non-Effective Services. — 541 3 3 5,485 12 0 —
— Balances Irrecoverable and Claims Abandoned. 3,755 1 5 — — —
381,790 6 11 181,757 10 10 536,225 10 9 90,329 7 9
Total Deficits £563,547 17 9 Total Surpluses £626,554 18 6
Net Surplus … £63,007 0 9