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FLIGHT, MARCH 13, 1981 AIR ESTIMATES dp-'HE Air Estimates for the year 1931* were issued on sick quarters, £18,500 ; medical stores and supplies, £'15,000 ; 0 fi March 9 and show a net increase of £250,000, as payments to hospitals, £25,000 ; miscellaneous charges, J|[_ compared with last vear's estimates. The gross £2,000. Gross total, £321,000. Appropriations in aid, estimate is £21,197,200, but appropriations in aid £19,000. Net total, £302,000. Net increase, £4,000. are expected to amount to £'3,097,200, thus reducing the total Vote 6, Educational Services.—Imperial Defence College, for effective and non-effective services to £18,100,000. pay and allowances and contribution towards general expen- The following table shows the net amounts required under diture, £5,300 ; R.A.F. Staff College, Andover, salaries, wages the various votes, and we have added the figures for the last and contingencies, £14,000 ; R.A.F. College and Electrical five vears. anc' Wireless School, Cranwell, salaries, wages and contin- NET ESTIMATES. Vntp 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 28 1926-27 £ £ i I i I t paV ete of the Air Force 3,907,(10(1 3,731,0011 3,323,000 3,401,000 3,160,000 3,405,000•> Quartering, stores (except technical'supplies and transport) 1,721,000 1,735,000 1,676.000 1,711,000 1,365,000 1,507,0*0 •) Technical and warlike stores (including experimental and research services) .. 7,672,000 7,596,000 6,585,000 6,567,000 6,424,000 6,091,000 4 Works buildings and lands 1,790,000 1,720,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1.900,000 2,347,000 5 Medical services ' • • • • .... 302,000 298,000 306,000 310,000 203,000 209,000 6 Educational services 484,000 493,000 498,000 504.000 507,000 432,000 7 Auxiliary and Reserve Forces 599,000 591,000 556,000 554,000 500,000 406,000 8 Civil Aviation . . •• 470,000 500,000 450,000 415,000 464,000 462,000 9 Meteorological and miscellaneous effective services 245,000 245,000 228,000 223,000 150,000 135,000 10 Air Ministry 656,000 675,000 661,000 657,000 687,000 761,000 Total effective services 17,846,000 17,584,000 15,983,000 16,042,000 15,369,000 15,755,000 11 Non-effective services (half-pay, pensions and other-non-eflective services) .. 254,000 266,000 217,000 208,000 190,000 245,000 Total effective and non-effective services 18,100,000 17.H5O.0O0 1B,200,000 16,250,000 15,550,olio 16,000,000 Personnel gencies, £132,000 ; School of Technical Training (Appren- The numbers of personnel to be borne on the establishment tices), Halton, salaries, wages and contingencies, £248,000; of the R.A.F., or attached thereto, exclusive of India, but School of Technical Training (Men), Manston, salaries, wages including Aden :—Air Officers : Total, 38 (same as last year). and contingencies, £28,400; School of Physical Training, Other Commissioned Officers: 3,200 (a decrease of 100). Ixbridge, salaries and wages, £3,200; School of Store Cadets : 130 (an increase of 3). Warrant Officers : 500 (an Accounting and Store-keeping, Kidbrooke, salaries and increase of 40). Non-commissioned Officers : 5,500 (an wages, £3,200 ; general and vocational training, £54,400 ; increase of 200). Aircraftmen: 19,432 "(an increase of 57). miscellaneous educational services, £6,500. Cross total, Apprentices: 3,200 (a decrease of 200). Number to be £.495,000. Appropriations in aid, £11,000. Net total, voted : 32,000 (including Army personnel attached to R.A.F.1! £484,000. Net decrease, £9,000. (same total as last year). " Vote 7. Auxiliary and Reserve Forces. —R.A.F. Reserve: (a) Pay and personal allowances of permanent staff, £3,700 ; Financial Expenditure (b) pay and personal allowances during training, £17,000 ; Vote 1, Estimate of the sum required for pay, etc., of the (c) retaining fees and reserve pay, £191,000 ; (d) payment R.A.F. :—Pay and personal allowances of officers, £1,241,000 ; to civil companies for training courses, £195,000 ; (e) miscel- pay and personal allowances of airmen, £2,242,000 ; marriage laneous expenses, £2,700. Special Reserve and Auxiliary allowance, £121,000 ; miscellaneous allowances and payments, Air Force: Pay and allowances of H.Q. staff, £11,500. £32,000 ; civilians, £907,000 ; service gratuities to airmen on Special Reserve : (g) Pay and personal allowances of regular discharge, etc., £20,000; recruiting staff and expenses, personnel, £81,000; (h) training, £4,300; (?) miscellaneous /9,000. Gross total, £4,572,000. Appropriations in aid, expenses, £1,300. Auxiliary Air Force : (k) Pay and personal /665,000. Net total, £3,907,000. Net increase, £176,000, allowances of regular staff, £54,500 ; (/) grants to county Vote 2, Accommodation allowances, £175,000 ; barrack associations, £21,000 ; (m) training, £8,000 ; (n) miscella- services, £62,000 ; fuel and light, £233,000 ; general stores, neous expenses, £3,000. University Air Squadrons : (o) Pay i'128,000 ; clothing, £272,000 ; provisions and horses, and personal allowances of instructors, etc., £4,000 ; (p) £589,000 ; transport, £389,000. Gross total, £1,848,000. miscellaneous expenses, £900 ; voluntary aid detachments, Appropriations in aid, £127,000. Net total, £1,721,000. £300. Gross total, £599^200. Appropriations in aid, £200. Net decrease, £14,000. "' Net total, £599,000." Net increase, £8,000. Vote 3, Technical and warlike store s provide for the following Vote 8, Civil Aviation.—Civil aviation aerodromes, amounts:—Aeroplanes, seaplanes, engines and spares, £32,000; air routes, surveys, etc., £31,000; technical equip- £6,529,000 : experimental and research establishments, ment, £22,000 ; works, buildings and lands, £24,000 ; miscel- £183,000 ; inspection services. £179,000; aircraft technical laneous, £2,000; civil aviation subsidies, £540,000. Gross and warlike stores, £164,000 ; armament and ammunition, total, £651,000. Appropriations in aid, £181,000. Net total, £524,000 ; electrical stores, £296,000 ; miscellaneous research £470,000; Net decrease, £30,000. and development, £270,000 ; miscellaneous materials, Vote 9, Meteorological Services and Miscellaneous Effective £205,000 ; balloons and hangars, £16,000 ; mechanical and Services.—Meteorological services : (a) Salaries and allow- other transport, £280,000 ; petrol and oil, £727,000 ; rewards ances of the Meteorological Office, £51,500; (b) salaries, to inventors and miscellaneous claims, including war lia- wages and allowances of staff at meteorological stations, bilities, £30,000 ; airship development, £59,000. Gross total, £61,500; (c) fuel, light and transport, £5,000; (d) instru- 9,462,000. Appropriations in aid, £l,7£0,000. Net total, ments, equipment, stores and research, £13,000 ; (e) works £7,672,000. Net increase, £76,000. services, £8,000 ; (/) telegraphic, telephonic and miscella- Vote 4, Works, buildinas and lands, shows the following neous charges, £19,000 ; (g) superannuation, £2,000. Miscel- figures : Staff for works services, £232,000 ; new works, laneous effective services : (j) Compensation for losses, etc., additions and alterations amounting to £2,500 each and £12,000 ; (k) losses by exchange, etc., £300 ; (/) payments upwards, £1,091,500; new works, additions and alterations to the War Office in respect of prison services, £1,500; under £2,500 each, £137,000 ; ordinary repairs, renewals (m) telegraphic and telephonic charges, postage abroad, and maintenance, £495,000 ; grants towards the cost of works, £62,200; (n) miscellaneous, £23,000; (MM) payment to the £40,000 ; purchase of lands and buildings, £50,000 ; rents. Admiralty for services in connection with the Schneider compensations and reinstatements, £27,000 ; incidental Trophy contest, £3,000 ; (o) allowances to ministers of expenses of Air Ministry estates, £11,000 ; provision of tele- religion, £8,000. Gross total, £270,000. Appropriations in phone and telegraph services, £500 ; miscellaneous works aid, £25,000. Net total, £245,000 (same as last year), services, £10,000 ; stores and plant for works, £22,000 ; Vote 10, Air Ministry.—Salaries of the Air Council and machine tools, £30,000. Gross total, £2,146,000. Deduct Department of the Secretary, £310,000; salaries of the for probable underspending, £100,000. Appropriations in Department of the Chief of the Air Staff, £112,000 ; salaries ."id, £256,000. Net total, £1,790,000. Net increase, £70,000. of the Department of the Air Member for Personnel, £47,800 ; Vote 5, Medical Services.—Pay and allowances of officers, salaries of the Department of the Air Member for Supply i'140,000 ; pay and personal allowances of airmen, /91,000 ; and Research, £144,000 ; salaries of the Directorate of Civil nursing service, £22,500 ; fees, etc., to civilian "medical Aviation and the Accidents Branch, £20,300 ; pay of practitioners, £7,000; civilians employed in hospitals and messengers, porters, etc., £24,000; contingent expenses, I £900. Gross total, £659,000. Appropriations in aid, £3,000. * Printed an. 1 Published by H.M. Stationery Office. Prirc3s.fid.net. Net total, £656,000. Net decrease, £19,000. 231
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