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. Brigadier General, Chief of Engineers. Brigadier General, Chief of Coast Artillery. E. ST. J. GREBLE. Colonel, General Staff. STANLEY D. EMBICK, Captain, Coast Artillery Corps. Civilian Member of the Board. Captain, Corps of Engineers, Recorder of the Board. TABLE SHOWING ALLOTMENTS AND EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE BOARD OF ORDNANCE AND FORTIFICATION FROM JULY 1, 1911, TO JUNE 30, 1912, INCLUDING STATEMENT OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES. ACT OF SEPT. 22, 1888. Credit as shown by letter of Chief of Ordnance dated June 1, 1912_ ACT OF MAR. 2, 1889. $636. 22 Balance on hand July 1, 1911. 1912. June 6. Sum reported to Chief of Ordnance May 4, 1900, for credit to war surplus, but never passed to that fund___ Returned to Treasury for credit to war surplus fund__ 10,000.00 14, 775. 00 24, 775.00 1912. June 6. ACT OF AUG. 18, 1890. Balance reported by Chief of Ordnance May 24, 1912, as ACTS OF 1892 TO 1911, INCLUSIVE. 1911. July 1. Balance as shown by annual report dated Revocations of allotments under these Nov. 2. Balance of allotment of July 30, 1909, for Wilby mine anchor__. $123,865.77 81.94 593. 39 3,500.00 11 Statement of appropriations made for experimental work of the Board of Ordnance and Fortification since its organization. 1888. 1889. $505,000 $5,000 for expenses. 231,000 $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. 155,000 150,000 210,000 $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. 125,000 $130,000 of amounts appropriated in prior years set aside for Emery gun carriage. 150,000 $50,000 for pneumatic disappearing gun carriage. 100,000 250,000 $50,000 for Howell carriage; $10,000 for Emery loading apparatus; $40,000 for Gatling cast-steel gun. 150,000 100,000 100,000 1890.. 1891.. 1892 1893. 1894 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900.. 1901. 1902 100,000 1903. 140,000 Do. 1904. 100,000 1905. 10,000 1906. 5,000 1907. 25,000 1908. 80,000 $30,000 for Emery carriage. 1909. 100,000 1910. 25,000 1911. 25,000 1912. 25,000 140,000 $40,000 for Emery carriage. 1 This sum was returned to the Treasury in 1903. TABLE SHOWING ALLOTMENTS AND EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE BOARD OF ORDNANCE AND FORTIFICATION FROM JULY 1, 1911, TO JUNE 30, 1912, INCLUDING STATEMENT OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES. ACT OF SEPT. 22, 1888. Credit as shown by letter of Chief of Ordnance dated June 1, 1912_ ACT OF MAR. 2, 1889. $636. 22 Balance on hand July 1, 1911-- 1912. June 6. Sum reported to Chief of Ordnance May 4, 1900, for credit to war surplus, but never passed to that fund___ Returned to Treasury for credit to war surplus fund__ 10,000.00 14, 775.00 24, 775.00 1912. June 6. ACT OF AUG. 18, 1890. Balance reported by Chief of Ordnance May 24, 1912, as ACTS OF 1892 TO 1911, INCLUSIVE. 1911. July 1. Balance as shown by annual report dated Revocations of allotments under these Nov. 2. Balance of allotment of July 30, 1909, for Wilby mine anchor__. $123,865.77 81.94 593. 39 1912. Jan. 4. Allotment of Nov. 3, 1910, for observation 3, 500.00 Allotment of Feb. 3, 1910, for installation of 400.00 Mar. 7. Allotment of Feb. 3, 1910, for transportation Allotment of Nov. 2, 1911, for chilled cast- June 6. Allotment of Aug. 23, 1910, for test of roof |