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BILL

[AS AMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE]

To provide for the Preparation, Audit and Presentation to
Parliament of Annual Accounts of the Receipt and
Expenditure of the Naval and Military Departments.

[N. B.-The Clauses marked (A.) and (B.) were added by the

Committee.]

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King Fourth,

c. 40, ss. 30

& 31.

HEREAS by an Act passed in the second year of the Preamble: reign of his late Majesty King WILLIAM the Fourth, 2 Will. 4, intituled, "An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Business of the Civil Departments of the Navy, and to make other Regulations for 5 more effectually carrying on the Duties of the said Departments," provision was made for the making up and the laying before Parliament of an Annual Account of Naval Receipt and Expenditure, examined and certified by the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts:

And whereas it is expedient to amend the provisions of the said Act, and to provide for the preparation, audit and presentation to Parliament of Accounts of the Appropriation of the Monies annually granted for the Naval and Military Services;

Be it therefore Enacted, by The QUEEN's most Excellent 15 MAJESTY, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, THAT so much of the said recited Act as relates to the Account of Naval Receipt and Expenditure shall be repealed: Provided always, That nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to affect the preparation and the laying before Parliament of the said Account for the year ended the Thirty-first day 621.

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of March One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, in accordance
with the provisions of the before-recited Act.

And be it Enacted, That on or before the Thirtieth day of November in each year an Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of the sums granted for Naval Services for the year ended on the Thirty- 5 first day of March preceding, and on or before the Thirtieth day of April in each year, similar Accounts of the Receipt and Expenditure of the sums granted for Army, Commissariat and Ordnance Services for the year ended on the Thirty-first day of March of the preceding year, classed under the several heads of Service, as expressed in the 10 Appropriation Act or Acts for the year, shall be transmitted by each department charged with the preparation of the said Accounts, to the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts, who shall examine the said Accounts, and certify thereon as to the correctness of the sums therein charged, as compared with the books and vouchers 15 of the several departments; and the said Commissioners are hereby required to transmit copies of the said Accounts, so examined and certified, to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury: Provided always, That if the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts shall discover any inaccuracies in the said Accounts 20 of Receipt and Expenditure, they shall, if required so to do by the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, return the said Accounts, accompanied by statements of the errors discovered therein, to the respective departments concerned for correction, and amended Accounts shall be prepared and sent to the Commissioners 25 of Audit by the said departments in lieu of the Accounts returned for correction, and the said Commissioners shall transmit copies of such amended Accounts, examined and certified as aforesaid, to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury.

And be it Enacted, That no sum shall be charged in the said Ac- 30 counts which may be of the nature of an imprest or advance of the expenditure or application of which an Account is to be subsequently rendered.

And be it Enacted, That the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts shall be allowed access to all books, orders and other papers 35 to which they may desire to make reference in the progress of their examination of the account-books and vouchers of the several departments intrusted with the detailed application of the sums granted for Navy, Army, Commissariat and Ordnance Services.

And be it Enacted, That if, during the progress of the exami- 40 nation by the Audit Office of the books and vouchers of the said departments, any objections shall arise to any item to be introduced

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into the Accounts of Receipt and Expenditure to be transmitted to the Commissioners of Audit as aforesaid, such objections shall, notwithstanding the said Accounts shall not have been so transmitted, be immediately communicated by the said Commissioners to the departments to which they may relate, and if the same shall not be answered to the satisfaction of the Commissioners of Audit by the officers in the said departments to whom such objections shall be addressed, the same shall be referred by the said Commissioners of Audit to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, who shall 10 determine in what manner the item or items objected to shall be presented to Parliament.

And be it Enacted, That the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts shall append to each Account, to be transmitted to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury as aforesaid, a Report, in which 15 they shall recapitulate the several heads of the Account under which the sums expended shall have exceeded the sums voted, giving under each bead the explanations with which they may have been furnished of the causes of excess, and certifying that such excesses have been sanctioned by the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, according 20 to the provisions of the Annual Appropriation Act; and the said Commissioners of Audit shall moreover advert in their Report to any items in respect of which, although admitted under the provisions of this Act, their objections shall remain unsatisfied.

And be it Enacted, That the Accounts of Receipt and Expen25 diture, together with the Reports of the Commissioners of Audit thereon, transmitted to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury as aforesaid, shall be laid before the House of Commons by the said Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury on the days after mentioned, if Parliament be then sitting, or if not, then in each case 30 within One Week after Parliament shall be next assembled; (videlicet) the Naval Account of Receipt and Expenditure on or before the Thirty-first day of January next following the Thirtieth day of November hereinbefore mentioned, and the Army, Commissariat and Ordnance Accounts of Receipt and Expenditure on or before the 35 First day of June next following the Thirtieth day of April hereinbefore mentioned.

And be it Enacted, That this Act shall commence and take effect as to the Accounts to be rendered of the application of the Grants for Naval and Military Services for the year ending on the Thirty-first day of March One thousand eight hundred and Forty-seven.

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BILL

To authorize, for a Time to be limited, the Regulation of the Annuities and Premiums of the Naval Medical Supplemental Fund Society.

[Note.-The Words printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted in the Committee.]

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HERCAS under an Order in Council, bearing date the Preamble. Thirteenth day of August One thousand eight hundred and Seventeen, the Naval Medical Supplemental Fund Society was established for the relief of Widows of Medical Officers in the Royal 5 Navy, and certain Rules and Regulations were thereby made and prescribed for the government, regulation and management of the said Society, and the Funds thereof: And whereas certain Pensions and Annuities have been and are paid and payable by, and Premiums have been and are paid and payable to, the said Society, and it is expedient 10 that the rate of the said Pensions, Annuities and Premiums now paid or payable should be continued during the continuance of this Act, unless it be found expedient to reduce or vary the rate thereof, as hereinafter mentioned, in order to prevent any encroachment on the Funds of the said Society; BE it therefore Enacted, by The QUEEN's 15 most Excellent MAJESTY, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, THAT from and after the passing of this Act the amount or rate of Pensions and Annuities now paid and payable by, and the rate of Premiums now. 20 paid and payable to, the said Society shall, during the continuance of Society, this Act, continue to be paid and payable by and to the said Society, unless the Lord High Admiral, or the First Commissioner for executing

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Amount of

Annuities payable by and Premiums payable to the

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