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1927 - 0145.PDF
10, 1927 THE AIR ESTIMATES, 1927-28 A Net Decrease of £450,000 Ti v. Air Estimates for the financial year 1927-28 were issued or, March 5, and show a net decrease as compared with last vrir's Estimates of £450,000. The gross estimate is 119,986,400, but appropriations-in-aid are expected to reach the value of £4,436,400, thus reducing the total to £ 15,550,000, as compared with a net estimate of £16,000,000 for last year. Out of the net total, non-effective services account for £190,000 a* compared with £245,000 the previous year. Personnel shows a decrease from 35,500 to 33,000. Effective services are estimated to require the following amounts :— Net Estimates. Votes. 1927-28 1926-27 78 9 10 Pay, etc. of R.A.F. .. .. Quartering, stores (except tech- " nical) supplies and transport .. Technical and warlike stores (inclu- ding experimental and research services) Works, buildings and lands .. Medical services Educational services . . . . Auxiliary and reserve forces . . Civil aviation Meteorological and miscellaneous effective services Air Ministry Total effective services .. .. i3,16(\000 3,405^000 1,365,000 1,507,000 6,424,000 1,900,000 203,000 507,000 500,000 464,000 6,091,000 2,347,000 209,000 432,000 406,000 462,000 150,000 135,000 687,000 761,000 15,360,000 15,755,000 11 Non-effective services (half-pav.pensions and other non-effective services) Total effective and non-effective 190,000 245,000 15,550,000 16,000,000 Total net decrease. . £450,000. PersonnelThe grouping and numbers of personnel this year are as follows :—Air Officers : Vote 1, 20 ; Vote 6, 3 ; Vote 7, 1 ;Vote 10, 11 ; total 35. Other Commissioned Officers : Vote 1, 2,814 : Vote 3, 32 ; Vote 5, 204 ; Vote 6, 166 ; Vote 7, 55 ;Vote 10, 129 ; total. 3,400. Cadets : Vote 6, 120 ; total, 120. Warrant Officers : Vote 1, 253 ; Vote 3, 1 ; Vote 5, 11 ;Vote 6, 45 , Vote 7, 9 ; Vote 10, 1 ; total, 320. Non-commis- sioned Officers: Vote 1, 3,930; Vote 3, 3; Vote 5, 203;Vote 6, 474 ; Vote 7, 89 ; Vote 10, 1 : total, 4,700. Aircraft- men : Vote 1, 18,843 ; Vote 5, 526 ; Vote 6, 890 ; Vote 7,263; Vote 10, 3 ; total, 20,525. Apprentices : Vote 1, 200 ; Vote 6, 3,300 ; total, 3,500. Enlisted Indian personnel in Iraq :400 ; total, 400. Total number to be voted : 33,000. It is pointed out that this includes Army personnel attached tothe Royal Air Force. Financial Expenditure I nder Vote 1 the summarised figures are as follows : Pay and personal allowances of officers, £1,227,000 ; pay and personal allowances of airmen, £2,101,000 ; marriage allow- ance, £99,000 ; miscellaneous allowances and payments, .31,000 ; civilians, £772,000 ; service gratuities to airmen on discharge, etc., £23,000 : recruiting staff and expenses, ,',8,000; gross total, £4,261,000. Appropriations-in-aid, '1,101,000. Net total, /3,160,000, which represents a net decrease of £245,000. Under Vote 2 the summarised figures are : Lodging allow- ances and billeting, i'123,000 ; barracks services, £57,000 ; fu land light, £230,000 ; general stores, £199,000 ; clothing, i;^,000; provisions and horses, £671,000; transport, i-0,000; gross total, £1,945,000. Appropriations-in-aid, < s'»,000. Net total, £1,365,000, a net decrease of £142,000. • ote 3, Technical and Warlike Stores, provides for the i; owing amounts : aeroplanes, seaplanes, engines and spares, t '04,000 ; experimental and research establishments, i .000; aeronautical inspection department, £147,000;a - raft technical and warlike stores, /157.000 ; armamenta: ammunition, £390,000 ; electrical stores, £239,000 ;r ;' :ellaneous research, £260,000 ; miscellaneous materials, i • ',000 ; balloons and hangars, /42.000 ; mechanical and "• -r transport, £241,000 ; petrol and oil, £552,000 ; rewards -ventors and miscellaneous claims (including war lia- £, yofficers, £131,000 ; pay and £102,000 ; nursing service,medical practitioners, £3,000 and sick quarters, £10,0001000 bilities), £60,000 ; purchase of airships, £90,000 ; airship development, £362,000 ; gross total, £8,789 J000. Appropria- tions-in-a.id, £2,065,000. Deduct for probable underspending on the vote as a whole, /300.000. Net total, £6,424,000, a net increase of £333,000. The summarised statement under Vote 4, Works, Buildings and Lanis, is as follows : Staff for works services, £224,000 ; new works, additions and alterations, amounting to £2,500 each and upwards, £1,455,000 ; ditto under £2,500 each, £120,000 ; ordinary repairs, renewals and maintenance, £536,000 , giants in aid of works, £20,000 ; purchases of tends and buildings, £153,000 ; rents, compensations and reinstatements, £40,000 ; incidental expenses of Air Ministry estates, £13,000^; provision of telephone and telegraph services, £4,000; miscellaneous works services, £11,000; stores and plant for works, £14,000 ; machine tools, £15,000 ; gross total, £2,577,000. Deduct for probable underspending on the Vote as a whole, /200.000. Appropriations-in-aid £477,000. Net total, £!,900~000, a net decrease of £447,000. The Medical Services, Vote 5, are estimated to require £203,000, as follows:—Pay and personal allowances of personal allowances of airmen, £25,000 ; fees, etc., to civil civilians employed in hospitals q £ medical stores and supplies, £11,00 ; payments to hospitals, £30,000 ; miscellaneous charges, £3,000. Gross total, £315,000. Appropriations-in- aid, £112,000. Net total, £203,000, a net decrease of £6,000. Educational Services, Vote 6, are estimated to require the following amounts :—Imperial Defence College, £2,750 ; R.A.F. Staff College, Andover, £13,000 ; R.A.F."Station and Cadet College, Cranwell, £73,250 ; School of Technical Training, Halton, £274,000 ; Electrical and Wireless School, Flower Down, £77,000 ; School of Technical Training,, Manston, £42,000 ; general and vocational training, £42,000 ; mis- cellaneous educational services, £5,000. Gross total, £529,000. Appropriations-in-aid, ~ £22,000. Net total, £507,000, a net increase of £75,000. Vote 7, Auxiliary and Reserve, Forces, is estimated to require £500,000, as follows :—R.A.F. Reserve : Pay and personal allowances of permanent staff, £4,000 ; pay and personal allowances during training, £14,500 ; retaining fees and reserve pay, £200,000 ; capitation payments to civil companies for training courses, £181,000 ; miscellaneous expenses, £1,000. Special Reserve and Auxiliary Air Force : Pay and personal allowances of headquarters staff, £7,000. Special Reserve : Pay and personal allowances of regular personnel, £37,000 ; training, etc., £2,000 ; miscellaneous expenses, £700. Auxiliary Air Force : Pay and personal allowances of regular staff, £21,000 ; grants to county associa- tions, £14,000 ; training, etc., £6,000 ; miscellaneous expenses, £8,000~ University Air Squadrons : Pay and personal allowances of R.A'F Instructors. £2,900 ; miscellaneous expenses, £1,000. Voluntary Aid Detachments : Miscellaneous expenses, £300. Gross total, £500,400. Appropriations- in-laid, £400. Net total, £500,000, a net increase of £94,.000 Civil Aviation, Vote 8, is estimated to require the following amounts :—Civil aviation aerodromes, £28,000 ; air routes, surveys, etc., £31,000 ; technical equipment. £16,000 ; works, buildings and lands, £150,000 ; miscellaneous, £2,000 ; civil aviation subsidies,'/247,000. Gross total, £474,000. Appropnations-in-aid, £10,000. Net total, £464,000, a net increase of £2,000. This Vote does not include the cost of the headquarters staff of the Director of Civil Aviation, which is paid from Vote 10, nor the cost of Meteorological services at civil aerodromes, which are provided for under Vote 9. It is estimated that Vote 9, Meteorological and Miscellaneous Effective Services, will require the following amounts :— Compensation for losses, etc., £12,000 ; losses by exchange, etc., £300 ; payments to the War Office in respect of prison services, £6,000 ; telegraphic and telephonic, charges, and postage abroad, £51,500 ; meteorological services, £85,000 ; miscellaneous, £18,000 ; allowances to ministers of religion £6,200. Gross total, £179,000. Appropriations-m-aid, £29,000. Net total, £150,000, a net increase of £15,000. £687,000 is estimated to be required in order to pay for the Air Ministrv, Vote 10, as follows :—Salaries of the Air Council, and Department of the Secretary, £315,200 ; salaries of the Department of the Chief of the'Air Staff, £132,600 ; 125
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