The Navy

The Secretary of the Navy, in his report, Eavn : " The appropriations available for the present fiscal year, oommencing July 1, 1877, i are $13,592,932. The whole amount drawu ' from the treasnry from July 1 to Nov. 1, 1S77, is L5, 343,037. Of this amonut there ia esti] mated to have beeD in the hands of the Payinasters aud agents of the Government on Nov. 1, 1877, $876,528, besides $152,000 refunded, making a total of $1,029,528, whioh, deducted from tlio amovnt drawn, will how the rctnal expenditure from July 1 to Nov. 1, 1877, to have .been 9i, 313,500. "The estirnates for the present fiscal year are $10,233,234, exclusive of 82.314,231 eubmitted for uew buildings, rtaoad improvemeutB at eeveral uavyyards. In the report of the Secretary of tbe Navy Nov. 29, 1870, :ho ostimated amount for the pav of the uavy for the present fiscal year waB .$7,300,000, the computation being based upon the riuniber of oftioern and men borne upon the register. Congress, howevtr. by the act of March 3, 1877, appropriated only $6,600,000, or 700,000 les tban the estímate. Tliis will neceeaarily produce a deficiency at the end of the fiscal year, unleHs Congress shall appropriato tho amouut, the pnyment of whioh to officerB and men is no ñxed by Jaw tliatit cau not be evaded. ïho araount approliriated for the deficiency at the extra session of Congress had reference only to the last fiscal year, ending June 30, 1877, and va liaed üpoi the amount ascertaiued to be due tipon the books of the Fourth Auditor's office, ívheieas the deficionoy here referred to is eKtimated lor tho present fiFcal year, ending JxBtll JO, 1878."