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IITH, I946 FLIGHT 339 AirEstimate* Figures for Aircraft, Engines, Equipment and Civil Aviation Not Included Mr. John Strachey,Under-Secretary o f State for Air. The Rt. Hon. ViscountStansgate, D.S.O., D.F.C. Secretary of State for Air. THE details of the Air Estimates for 1946 were issuedon April 2nd. In a general way the method of pre-sentation reverts to that of pre-war years, but cer- tain differences make it more difficult to form a completepicture. Most important of these differences are the state- ments made in the Commons and Lords on March 12th,which took the place of the Memorandum by the Secretary of State for Air which used to be issued with the AirEstimates, and the disappearance of the Votes for Tech- nical and Warlike Stores, Supplies and Equipment, inwhich were formerly set out the sums to be expended during the year on aircraft, engines and equipment. Inthe 1946 Air Estimates it is stated that '' Provision for aircraft and other technical supplies and services (includingresearch and development) required for the Royal Air Force is made in the Vote for the Ministry of Supply (Civil Esti-mates, Class X, Vote I)." But since the Civil Estimates have not been issued yet there is no way of knowing howmuch it is proposed to spend on aircraft and power plants. A summary of the statement made in the House of Com-mons on March 12th by the Under-Secretary of State for Air, Mr. Strachey, was published in our issue of March21st. In that statement Mr. Strachey explained and elaborated on some of the figures which now appear inthe Estimates. Our readers will, therefore, have to refer back to that issue for information concerning which buta bare mention can be made here. The net expenditure was given by Mr. Strachey as£255>500,000. The Estimates disclose that the gross figure is £276,826,000, but that this is reduced to the figuregiven by appropriations-in-aid, which amount to £21,326,600. The maximum number of officers and air-men to be maintained, excluding those serving in India on the Indian establishment, is 760,000. This figure doesnot include personnel of the Auxiliary and Reserve forces, the number of which is given separately under Vote 7 as 72,000. Detailed Estimates In his statement Mr. Strachey gave the totals of expenditurender the different Votes, and we published them on March ^,st. Following are the detailed estimates: Vote 1 (Pay, etc., of the Air Force): Pay, etc., of officers,iji,ooo,ooo; pay, etc., of airmen, £97,000,000; pay, etc., of the W.A.A.F., £6,330,000; pay, etc., of local forces abroad,(260,000; contributions undei national insurance schemes, i, 1,740,000; salaries, wages, etc., of civilians, £15,500,000;salaries, wages, etc., of the Royal Observer Corps, £160,000; «ar gratuities, £25,500,000; post-war credits, £11,500,000;prisoners of war £ro,ooo. Vote 2 (Quartering, non-technical supplies and transporta- tion) : Billeting and miscellaneous accommodation expenses, £280,000; barrack services, £r,676,ooo; fuel and light, £2,412,000; general stores, £1,109,000; clothing, £880,000; provisions and animals, .£4,115,000; transportation, '.12,894,000. Vote 3 (Technical supplies and services): Petrol, oil and lubricants, £17,000,000; miscellaneous technical supplies and services, £3,500,000. Vote 4 (Works, buildings and lauds): Salaries, etc., of staff for works services, £2,700,000; new works, additions and alter- ations over £10,000 each, £7,800,000; new works, additions and alterations under £10,000 each, £600,000; ordinary repairs, renewals and maintenance, £13/200,000; grants towards the cost of works, £20,000; purchases of lands and buildings, £1,500,000; rents and reinstatements, £4,500,000; surveys and miscellaneous services, £100,000; stores and plant purchased for issue to, or use on, works services, £1,250,000. Vote 5 (Medical services): Pay, etc., of the nursing service, £224,000; fees, etc., of civilian practitioners, £60,000; salaries wages, etc., of civilians, £15,600; medical stores and supplies, £98,000; payments to hospitals, £35,000; miscellaneous charges, £1,400. Vote 6 (Educational services) : Salaries, fees, etc., of educa- tional staff, £558,000; miscellaneous charges, £209,000. Vote 7 (Reserve and Auxiliary Forces): Royal Air Force Re- serve and Volunteer Reserve, £roo,ooo; Auxiliary Air Force, £60,000; Air Training Corps, £185,000; miscellaneous services, £5,100. Vote S (Civil Aviation) not included in the Air Estimates. Vote a (Meteorological and miscellaneous effective services):Salaries, wages, etc., of staff of the Meteorological Office Head- quarters, £255,000; salaries, wages, etc., of staff at meteoro-logical stations, £622,000; meteorological equipment and re- search, £293,000; miscellaneous meteorological charges,£12,000; compensation for losses, etc., £455,000; telecommuni- cation services, £750,000; allowances to ministers of religion,£55,000; payments for flying training, £1,400,000; losses by exchange, payments of commission, etc., £20,000; miscella-neous charges, £457,500. Air Ministry and Pensions Vote 10 (Air Ministry): Salaries, wages, etc., £3,242,000.Vote 11 (Half-pay, pensions and other non-effective ser- vices): Rewards to officers and airmen, £73,000; half-pay ofofficers, £10,000; retired pay and gratuities of officers and nurses, £2,240,000; pensions and gratuities to officers forwounds, £500; pensions and gratuities to airmen, £440,000; pensions, gratuities and allowances to families of deceasedofficers and airmen, £56,000: civil non-effective payments— recurrent charges, £87,000; civil non-effective payments—gratuities and other non-recurrent charges? £98,000; injury grants, £72,000; commutation oi retired pay, pensions, etc.,£44,000; relief fund, £500; miscellaneous non-effective pay- ments, £7,000. As in pre-war years, each Vote is accompanied by ex-planatory notes, extracts and summaries of which follow. Vote 1 provides for the pay of officers and airmen ofthe R.A.F., officers and airwomen of the W.A.A.F., mobilized officers and airwomen of the R.A.F.R. andR.A.F.V.R., embodied officers and airmen of the A.A.F., officers and airmen of the Polish Air Force serving with theR.A.F., and native officers and other ranks of iocal forces serving with the R.A.F. abroad. Vote 2 provides for billeting and accommodation ex-penses, barrack services, supply of water and light, fuel, general stores, clothing, rations and animals. The provi-sion covers cost of supplies and services for the reserve and auxiliary forces as well as for the regular air force. Reference has already been made above to Vote 3."In the 1946 Air Estimates the Vote covers the cost of petrol, oil and lubricants, and those technical supplies
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