Comparison of disbursements, fiscal years 1915 and 1916—Continued. 1 Exclusive of Panama Canal, public debt, and Postal Service disbursements. Exclusive of grants from the Treasury for deficiencies in postal revenues included in expenses of civil establishment, p. 41. Detailed estimates for the fiscal years 1917 and 1918 follow: The receipts and disbursements of the Government for the current fiscal year are estimated upon the basis of existing laws, as follows: Emergency revenue and receipts from mu nition manufacturers' and estate taxes. 124, 000, 000 Treasury Department proper__ Farm loan banks-subscription to capital stock. Public buildings, construction and sites___ War Department proper_ Department of Justice_-_ Post Office Department proper_ Navy Department proper.... Interior Department proper_ Department of Agriculture.. Department of Commerce_ Department of Labor Independent offices. 14, 000, 000 850,000 9, 600, 000 64, 500, 000 9, 000, 000 12, 500,000 2, 192, 000 10, 850, 000 1,900, 000 966, 000 33, 000, 000 34, 000, 000 11, 900, 000 4, 000, 000 7, 500, 000 14,935, 000 231, 693, 000 District of Columbia-- Total civil establishment___. For War Department: Military Establishment, including $126,396,000 for preparedness Rivers and harbors.. Miscellaneous War, Civil_. $307, 900, 000 45, 000, 000 360, 150, 000 For Navy Department (including $87,700,000 for preparedness): Disbursements for the canal from the general fund of the Public debt: Estimated retirements of national-bank notes in excess of deposits therefor__. Miscellaneous redemptions of the debt_ Grand total estimated disbursements__. Estimated excess of ordinary disbursements over ordinary receipts, fiscal year 1917__ Estimated excess of total disbursements over total receipts, Panama Canal disbursements from the general fund included, fiscal year 1917--- 20, 000, 000 10, 000, 000 50,000 1,088, 176, 000 82, 376, 000 103, 926, 000 POSTAL SERVICE. The Post Office Department estimates that under existing laws the postal revenues for the fiscal year 1917 will probably be $324,500,000, with expenditures for the Postal Service for the same period of approximately $320,500,000. Fiscal year 1918. It is estimated that upon the basis of existing laws the receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year 1918 will be: nition manufacturers' and estate taxes. 145, 800, 000 |