500. 10, ,ZlI
All fur las, six months. -. I.1iG


$50 0OO. .Ol0I

Average annual Cost. 80. s7,5oO,OOOI
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Average annual Co.,..... $4,000


In 1887. there were 40 Captains, al Com.
msnders, 25S Lieutenants, 450 Midshipmcn, SO
Surgeons, A Pursers, . Chaplains and 5000 Sea-
men in the Navy; now there are 67 Captains,
&C Commanders, 32I Lieutenants, 543 Midship.
men, 1888 Surgeons, 64 Purscrs, % Chapains and
10000 Seamen and only 40 more guns afloat
than we had then. There has been most profit
rate waste of money in the Navy by this ad,
ministra,ion. In 1910, we had the same number
Of vessels atloat that we had last year, and So
more guns and yet the expenses of the Navy
ts 1910 were two millions FIVE hundred thousand
dollars less than last year,!


shall close this letter, by sending you the rate
oipay proposed by the new Bill just about to be
taken up in the House for officers in the Navy: