1899.]
The Navy Estimates.
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Net Estimates.
Difference on Net Estimates.
1899-1900.
1898-9
Increase.
Decrease.
I. — Numbers.
Total
Total
A
Total Number of Officers, Sea- men, Boys, Coast Guard and Royal Marines ...
11.— Effective Services.
Numbers.
Numbers.
Numbers.
Numbers.
110,640
106,890
4,250
—
£
£
£
£
1
Wages, etc., of Officers, Seamen and Boys, Coast Guard and
Royal Marines
5,242,700
4,988,000
254,700
—
2
Victualling and Clothing for the
Navy
Medical Establishments and
1,606,700
1,491,700
115,000
—
3
Services -
176,600
167,000
9,600
4
Martial Law -
12,200
11,400
800
5
Educational Services
90,600
86,600
4,000
6
Scientific Services ...
69,500
67,200
2,300
—
7
Royal Naval Reserves Shipbuilding, Repairs, Main- tenance, etc :—
271,000
267,000
14,000
—
8
Section I.— Personnel -
2,417,000
2,218,000
199,000
—
Section II.— MaJUrid -
8,799,000
2,971,000
828,000
—
Section III. — Contract
Work
6,601,000
5,612,000
989,600
—
9
Naval Armaments -
2,710,800
2,549,200
161,600
—
10
Works, Buildings and Repairs at Home and Abroad -
795,100
650,100
145,000
—
11
Miscellaneous Effective Services
248,200
232,900
16,800
—
12
Admiralty Office
Total Effective Services - III. — Non-effective Services.
261,600
247,700
13,900
—
24,802,000
21,549,800
2,752,200
—
IS
Half Pay, Reserved and Retired
P»y
774,700
752,500
22,200
—
14
Naval and Marine Pensions, Gratuities and Compas-
sionate Allowances
1,116,000
1,082,900
33,100
—
15
Civil Pensions and Gratuities - Total Non-effective Ser-
841,500
332,900
8,600
—
vices - - - - I V.— Extra Estimate for Services
2,282,200
2,168,300
63,900
—
in connection with the
Colonies.
16
Additional Naval Force for Ser- vice in Australasian Waters
— Annuity payable under - Grand Total •
60,300
60,300
—
—
26,594,500
23,778,400
2,816,100
—
Netlnc
rease, 2,816,1
001.
The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Goschen (St. George's Hanover Square), in introducing the Navy Estimates found himself in much the same position as his colleague at the War Office. There was no intention on the part of any outside a small group of extremists to see the estimates re- duced, or the efficiency of the Navy impaired ; but there was a very wide-spread desire on the part of the House to have a full discussion of our position as a Naval Power. It was there-
