The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-02
Cost Of commission OF

| and transportation az
supplies shipped from
the United states l,4o0O00 100000
Total ........,".. $4,000 o3a5,oW
Recapitalation--
Expenditures from May l. 1898, to
December 81, ls0a, AS above. .@,I45tH1
EXpeditures IN 1900 ............. 5di2,tHp
Expenditures in 1901 ......,..... 6,335,o0N
Grand total .................1s3o2,oo
Expenditures since january l. 1902, can
/ not be given, as complete returns have not
mating the expenditures for this period,
| however, on the general average for The
preceding three years would probably bring
the total 10 date up to, say, 2o,0oo00O,
shipped from the United States 10 the
naval station Cavite, and vessels Of the
Asiatlc squadron. they have practically all
| been paid for and are taken into cnnsid-
Grafton in the figures above given, so that
there are no obligations of any Importance
| outstanding against the navy department
The bureau hegS 10 state. as in the case
Of its reply to the house resolution re-
fcrrcd TO above the figures here given must
not he regarded as precise statement Of
account. but are as nearly correct as II Is
possible to approximate. The books Of the
| bureau have never been kept at being i'm
possible to do sol TO show absolutely cor
rect accounts of expenditures either ms TO
particular localities or periods " tlme,
All appropriations made by congress for
the maintenance of the naval establish
ment arc rlgidly accounted for, and the
books are kept so as to show expenditures
both by appropriations and objects of OK
pondture 10 which the funds appropriated
are applied Ms Will be Indicated by the
various financial exhibits contained In the
bureaus annual reports from year to year.
1t must also he borne in mind that this
report Of expenditures on the Aslatic sta
tion and In the Philippine Islands includes
pay and subsistence Of officers aud men,
expenditures of coal and other supplies In
maintaining the vessels Of the squadron In
commission and repair to vessels, prac.
CURED had the same feet been maintained
In commission elsewhere, particularly the
item Of pay ana subsistence Of officers aud
men, as these arc fixed charges, regardless
Of the location If service.
1t Is therefore estimated that probably
! tWo.ihirdS OF the total OF expenditures
1 nbpyr given are for expenditures of this
| character, and that the total additional cost
! Ia the navy, or excess in expenditures over
I the normal. due TO conditions in tho PHI.
| ippine Islands since MGv |. 1898 VIII moi
| exceed 100000 to 5000 900 This will
of course lie understood as purely an csti-
| mate. but 1t Is believed to be approximate
/ ~ correct.
| Il is also proner TO add that in making
| this statement the matter of deterioration
mas not been taken into consideration, the
| cost Of repairs 70 vessels after their return
| 10 tho United states and placed ont of
! commission not being given. this burenu
navIng no knowledge thereof until rcnalrs
are completed and expenditures reported.
such deterioration and subsequent cost of
/ repairs, however, are incident to the gen
/ oral service and should not he regarded as
! directly charsenblc to tho service of such
/ vessels on the Aslatic station.
~
The bureau report of March Z. 1900, men.
tici ed in the above communication. is as
follows
/ The accompanying resolution requests ex.
In,
! oluding November |, 1871, neither date
/ tong the beginning or ending Of n quarter.
/ All accounts relating TO expenditures on
! account Of the navnl establishment both of
money and property, are rendered quar-
terry The following statement therefore
covers expenditures from May f. 1898 to
December 81 1850; the expenditures fot
the month of April, lSlS. n noar as they
can he appropriated. being deducted from
the total expenditures for the quarter from
April 20 June 30, 1898
The total expenditures on account of the
negregate approximately $1,000 INST al
vidpd as follows.
Pay OF officers and men. ...... So. 5Os. 5If a
itatiuus NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. h2H.33u -
coal purchased on station, 3a2. $40 o.
Coal ana transportation Of
same sent from United states Jli,T23 "
Miscellaneous supplies and sery-
ices procured by paw officers
of vessels on tho station. 536 roo "
Labor and material at the
naval statloa, cavi,e 80. 4oU 100 "
Charter of the City OF Picking
I'm May. ISIS. for shipment OF
relief supplies from Mare IS
| land 10 fleet. ..,...-........, 12OOOO o;
Lumber machine tools. nnd
supplies shipped from UniteT
| states .ssst.s.s.s'..s lptNpv "
Expenditures OF ammunition
and ordnance material. In
fluding cost of ammunition in
bfttie Of Nlaniln bnv, ........ 22D,O0O "
prrchase Of the refrigeratlng
srppiy steamer CulEoa with
cargo OF fresh provisions and
coal .-....-....- -,..-.,.- Z89'ic5 "
cost Of repairs aud outfits for
three gunhoats sunk In tho
battle ~ Manila bay after
nhra raised and sent 60 Hong
Kong 70 be fitted ont. ....., 289,Vn
,n,o, 80, 2im2il ;
In ndditon 70 the above there were eS
peud'tures IN the month ~ Anrl for tw
xessels aud cnrgoes OF coal and supplies
nreparhtIon for possible operations againS
Inc Philippines. as follows;
| Nnnshan .....-..-...'s..r 1890 ein,'l-o
gntro ...............'.s...'' o6os'