Hearings Before Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives on Estimates Submitted by the Secretery of the Navy, 19141914 - 952 pages |
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... cent of desertions ; 1909 , 5 per cent ; 1910 , 4.77 per cent ; 1911 , 4.16 per cent ; 1912 , 3.58 per cent ; and 1913 , 3.78 per cent . Mr. ROBERTS . A slight increase ? Admiral BLUE . Yes , sir ; over last year , but a decrease over ...
... cent of desertions ; 1909 , 5 per cent ; 1910 , 4.77 per cent ; 1911 , 4.16 per cent ; 1912 , 3.58 per cent ; and 1913 , 3.78 per cent . Mr. ROBERTS . A slight increase ? Admiral BLUE . Yes , sir ; over last year , but a decrease over ...
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... cent , while for the years 1912 and 1913 the average percentage of the number of reenlistments was 10.777 per cent . The estimate for the fiscal year 1914 was based upon the average percentage of reenlist- ments for the fiscal years ...
... cent , while for the years 1912 and 1913 the average percentage of the number of reenlistments was 10.777 per cent . The estimate for the fiscal year 1914 was based upon the average percentage of reenlist- ments for the fiscal years ...
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... cents per ration . " Admiral CowIE . The rations in the naval hospitals have cost much more than the 30 cents ... cent valuation , and this is for the purpose of giving them more nearly what their rations cost . Of course , in the ...
... cents per ration . " Admiral CowIE . The rations in the naval hospitals have cost much more than the 30 cents ... cent valuation , and this is for the purpose of giving them more nearly what their rations cost . Of course , in the ...
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... cents and the 37 cents on 320,000 sick days in naval hospitals , which is $ 40,000 difference . All this makes a grand total of $ 7,713,954.50 . The CHAIRMAN . You stated that you had last year an unexpended balance of $ 300,000 and ...
... cents and the 37 cents on 320,000 sick days in naval hospitals , which is $ 40,000 difference . All this makes a grand total of $ 7,713,954.50 . The CHAIRMAN . You stated that you had last year an unexpended balance of $ 300,000 and ...
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... cent for each term of 5 years ' actual service , and also 10 per cent while on sea duty . Hence the varying figures given in above tables . The table of loss is given as a net loss , since the loss in allowances on sea duty is partially ...
... cent for each term of 5 years ' actual service , and also 10 per cent while on sea duty . Hence the varying figures given in above tables . The table of loss is given as a net loss , since the loss in allowances on sea duty is partially ...
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additional Admiral BLUE Admiral CowIE Admiral GRIFFIN Admiral STANFORD Admiral STRAUSS Admiral VREELAND Admiral WATT amount appropriation armored cruisers barracks BATHRICK battleships Bering River bill boats BRITTEN BROWNING BUCHANAN building Bureau Canal Capt cent CHAIRMAN chaplains coal coast commander committee construction contract cost crane dreadnaughts dredging dry dock dry docks duty engine enlisted equipment estimate expenditures expenses factory feet fiscal fleet floating fuel oil Germany Government grade guns HENSLEY included increase labor Lake Torpedo Boat lieutenant machinery manufacture Mare Island Marine Corps ment nations naval Navy Department Navy Yard Norfolk officers Philadelphia plant potatoes pounds powder present purchase question rank recommended repair ROBERTS Secretary DANIELS ships statement station submarines tion tonnage tons torpedo Total transportation United United States Navy vessels WINTERHALTER WITHERSPOON York Navy Yard
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