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military service on account of being bulky, delicate, and expensive, the results obtained not being sufficient to overcome the defects.

Deport field gun.-An allotment of $15,000 was made on December 7, 1911, for the purchase and test of a Deport field gun, carriage, limber, and ammunition. This gun is the invention of Col. Deport, of the French Army. Its distinguishing feature is the carriage, which has a split trail that enables the gun to be fired with wide angles of azimuth without moving the carriage and also at considerable elevation. The material has been delivered and is now under test at the Sandy Hook proving ground, after which it will be tested by the Field Artillery.

Deport mountain gun.-The manufacturers of the Deport field gun offered to submit for test at the same time a differential recoil mountain gun, which is also under test at Sandy Hook, the expense of test to be covered by the allotment of $15,000 referred to in previous paragraph.

ESTIMATES FOR THE COMING YEAR.

The Board has submitted to the Secretary of War for transmission to Congress an estimate for $10,000 to carry on its work for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914. It is recommended that the appropriation be made in a single amount as heretofore.

This estimate is sufficient to provide only for the running expenses of the Board for the year, as it is believed the balance on hand from prior appropriations will be sufficient to cover such expenditures as may be necessary for the experimental work with the conduct of which the Board is charged. No extensive experiments are in contemplation, and until the necessity arises the Board refrains from submitting estimates to cover problematical expenditures.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

On July 1, 1910, the books of the Board showed a balance available of $133,865.77, which included $10,000 appropriated by act of March 2, 1889, for submarine torpedoes, and $1,203.61, appropriated August 18, 1890, for purchases abroad. This left $123,865.77 available for general expenditures. There was appropriated $25,000 and revoked from prior allotments $11,086.79, making the book balance $159,952.56.

A careful examination of the records of the War Department made during the year disclosed errors in the financial statements in the earlier reports of the Board. Correction of these mistakes resulted in a deduction of $6,264.52 from the reported balance. This search also disclosed two small balances of $636.22 and $593.39 from appropriations made in 1888 and 1890 and still available. The sum of $14,775, which was reported for return to the Treasury several years ago, was found not to have been returned. It was part of an appropriation made March 2, 1889, for movable submarine torpedoes. The books of the Board showed $10,000 available for the same purpose, and the whole amount, $24,775, was returned to the Treasury to the credit of the war surplus fund. The errors mentioned as corrected were simply in bookkeeping and do not affect the actual

The total of allotments, expenditures, and corrections in the general fund was $42,057.22, leaving a balance of $117,895.34 for continuing the work of the Board, and $1,229.61 for special purposes. LEONARD WOOD,

Major General, Chief of Staff, President of the Board.
WILLIAM CROZIER,

Brigadier General, Chief of Ordnance.
W. H. BIXBY,

Brigadier General, Chief of Engineers.
E. M. WEAVER,

Brigadier General, Chief of Coast Artillery.

E. ST. J. GREBLE,

Colonel, General Staff.
STANLEY D. EMBICK,

Captain, Coast Artillery Corps.
WILLIAM WARNER,

Civilian Member of the Board.
ROBERT R. RALSTON,

Captain, Corps of Engineers, Recorder of the Board.

1919.

ALLOTMENTS AND REVOCATIONS FROM APPROPRIATIONS.

Nov. 4. Eurther development of centrifugal gun---1920.

$5,000.00

Feb. 5. Office expenses-

3,000.00

May 14. Further development of certain mechanical devices already partly developed__.

3,000.00

21. Revocation from appropriation, act of 1920,
surplus fund warrant No. 74-----

Balance, July 1, 1920

230, 000. 00

$241, 000. 00

21, 454. 49

RECAPITULATION.

Balance, July 1, 1919, act Aug. 18, 1890 (armament of
fortifications) (not included in totals).

Balance, July 1, 1919, general appropriations_
Allotments revoked

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Statement of appropriations made for experimental work of the Board of Ordnance and Fortification since its organization.

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$505,000 $5,000 for expenses.

231,000 $15,000 for torpedo howitzers; $1,000 for expenses of selection of site for proving ground; $40,000 for counterpoise battery; $50,000 for movable submarine torpedoes; $125,000 2 for test of experimental guns.

$100,000 for purchases abroad; $5,000 for expenses; $50,000 for pneumatic-gun carriages, segmental guns, and high explosives.

1892.

1893. 1894. 1895.

210,000
125,000

$5,000 was carried in the sundry civil bill to pay salary of the civilian member.

150,000

100,000

$130,000 of amounts appropriated in prior years set aside for Emery gun carriage. $50,000 for pneumatic disappearing-gun carriage.

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250,000 $50,000 for Howell carriage; $10,000 for Emery loading apparatus; $40,000 for Gatling
cast-steel gun.
150,000

140,000 $40,000 for Emery carriage.

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1 This sum was returned to the Treasury in 1903.

8 $230,000 of balance of previous appropriations was returned to the Treasury.

1912. May

2. Waldron searchlight controller_.
June 6. To correct errors in prior years as shown by
letter of Secretary of War of May 4, 1912_
To cover expenditures for stationery and
miscellaneous supplies for past year---
To cover expenses of board from July 1,
1911, to June 30, 1912, including expendi-
tures already made..

For salaries and expenses of board for one-
half of ensuing year--

Balance available July 1, 1912_

RECAPITULATION.

Balance available, act of Sept. 22, 1888_.
Balance available, act of Mar. 2, 1889.
Returned to Treasury-

Balance available, act of Aug. 18, 1890-
Balance on hand, general appropriation.
Appropriated during the year.
Allotments revoked

Balance available_.

Allotments during the year

Balance

Total available_

$750.00

6, 264.52

14.08

9, 346. 71

5, 000. 00

$42,057. 22

117, 895. 34

$636. 22

$24, 775.00
24, 775.00

593. 39

123,865.77
25,000.00
11, 086. 79

159, 952.56
42,057. 22

117, 895. 34

119, 124.95

Statement of appropriations made for experimental work of the Board of Ordnance and Fortification since its organization.

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$15,000 for torpedo howitzers; 1 $1.000 for expenses of selection of site for proving ground; $40,000 for counterpoise battery; $50,000 for movable submarine torpedoes; 2 $125,000 for test of experimental guns.

155,000 $100,000 for purchases abroad; $5,000 for expenses; $50,000 for pneumatic gun carriages, segmental guns, and high explosives. $5,000 was carried in the sundry civil bill to pay salary of the civilian member.

150,000

100.000

$130,000 of amounts appropriated in prior years set aside for Emery gun carriage.

$50,000 for pneumatic disappearing gun carriage.

$50,000 for Howell carriage; $10,000 for Emery loading apparatus; $40,000 for Gatling cast-steel gun.

140,000 $40,000 for Emery carriage.

1901.

100,000

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