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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-