Paper No. 14.--ROYAL AIRSHIP WORKS-continued. STATEMENT OF INDIRECT EXPENDITURE. 1 April 1921 to 30 September 1921. Superintendent and Assistants Airship Design Office Accounts Branch Correspondence Telephone Exchange Chemical Laboratory Balance of Civil Pay Mechanical Transport Stores for Shop Use Non-effective Services Maintenance of Buildings 33 10 11 1,289 13 5 813 4 2 1,215 14 2 6,191 2 1 2,101 11 11 426 17 3 130 1 10 281 4 170 3 6 80 9 41 1,849 4 1,836 18 4 647 15 8 587 16 10 187 17 4 2,179 10 5 1,247 10 5 39 - 6 809 6 9 2,891 18 9 439 3 502 2 1,606 18 8 * Of the total shown above, 46,4771. 3s. 11d. was spread over Production Labour as Oncost at an average rate of 120·2 per cent. The balance, 5,8051. 1s. 8d. was charged direct to particular services (e.g., depreciation of Airship Shed, Wind Screens, and Insurance). Alloys Engines Miscellaneous Paper No. 14-ROYAL AIRSHIP WORKS-continued. 1,171 17 9 £4,798 14 10 STATEMENT OF PRODUCTION WORK FOR STOCK. To Supplies and Services 1 April to 30 September 1921.. Contractors and Private Individuals £ s. d. £ S. d. 3,163 19 8 4,088 10 3 124 8 9,723 7 2 1,533 18 11 1,285 5 9 2,819 4 8 £12,542 11 10 W. A. Bland, Deputy Secretary, WORKS-continued. and Supplies for other Air Services with Vote Transfers. * Of this amount £4,173 11s. 10d. has been recovered at 27 November, 1922. CORRESPONDENCE. VOTE 3.-SUBHEAD M.M. STORES SUPPLIED AND SERVICES RENDERED BY THE ROYAL NAVY. (330346/22/F.E.) SIR, No. 1. Air Ministry, 6 October, 1922. I am commanded by the Air Council to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, that they have had under consideration three claims amounting to a total sum of 45,518/. 7s. 11d. which have been preferred by the Admiralty but are not supported by vouchers in sufficient detail to enable all the charges to be allocated to the various subheads of Air Votes. The claims are in respect of rations issued to Royal Air Force personnel on board H.M. Ships, and stores supplied out of Navy Stocks, and services rendered to Royal Air Force Depots and Stations, during the financial years 1918-19 and 1919-20. The Admiralty are unable to furnish detailed receipted vouchers in all cases but are prepared to supply a certificate to the effect that the amounts in question are correctly due from this Department and that in no case were the services rendered, or the stores supplied, to contractors. In the circumstances the Council are disposed to accept the claims on the certificate by the Admiralty, and desire to include the charges in the Appropriation Account for the financial year 1921-22. I am accordingly to request that Their Lordships may be pleased to sanction the acceptance of the claims and the opening of a special subhead (Vote 3.M.M.) to record such charges as cannot be definitely allocated to appropriate subheads. I have laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury Mr. McAnally's letter of the 6th instant (330346/22/F.E.), relative to certain claims preferred by the Admiralty which are not supported by detailed vouchers. In reply I am to request you to inform the Air Council that My Lords sanction the proposal that the Air Council shall accept these claims subject to a certificate being furnished by the Admiralty to the effect that the amounts are correctly due from your Department and that in no case were the services rendered, or the stores supplied, to contractors. Any charges which cannot be definitely allocated to any existing subhead should, as proposed, be recorded under a special subhead (Vote 3.M.M.) to be opened for the purpose. I have laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury your letter of the 14th instant (37281/1918 and 72771/19), submitting proposals as to the disposal of certain surplus doors and fittings for hangars, valued at 11,500l., supplied by the *** Association, who have offered to take back the material at 2/5ths of the contract price. The Air Council propose to complete with fittings to the value of 9837. 16s. 4d. the hangars included in the gift of aeronautical material to the Government of South Africa, authorized by Treasury letter of 18 August, 1919 (33742/19), and to accept the contractors' offer in regard to the remaining material. In reply I am to request you to convey to the Council Their Lordships' authority for the supply of fittings to the South African Government as proposed, and also for the proposed settlement with the **** Association, whereby the Association will make no claim in respect of the saleable hangar fittings in their hands and not required by your Department, and will take back the balance of the more unsaleable surplus fittings at 2/5ths contract price. A note of the gift to the South African Government should be appended to the Appro priation Account. I am, &c., The Secretary, Air Ministry. (Signed) G. L. Barstow. |