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„.TT , , First Year. Second Year. Total. (o.) Upkeep and operation of airships and provision of fuel— £ £ £ Crews (three) .. .. '.. .. .. 36,000 36,000 72,000 Fuel .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 33,000 48,000 Hydrogen .. .. .. .. .. 18,000 36,000 54,000 Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 42..()()() 55,000 97,000 £111,000 £160,000 £271,000 Total running expenditure, £626,000. Contingencies. Total. £ £ £ Capital expenditure .. .. .. .. ..493,000 100,000 593,000 Running expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 626,000 120,000 746,000 £1,119,000 £220,000 £1,339,000 APPENDIX C. Additional Expenditure in Third, Fourth, and Fifth Years of Five-years Period. The following figures are based upon the assumption that before the middle of the two-year period a programme of development has been drawn up with a view to beginning a fortnightly service to Australia, via India or South Africa by the end of the fifth year, in addition to fortnightly services to India and South Africa. The estimate of cost and dates of commencement and completion of items of capital expenditure is as follows : — Cost. Date of Date of (a.) Cardington base additional sheds— £ Commencement. Completion. (1.) New double shed .. ... .. 250,000 1/9/1922 1/9/1923 (2.) New double shed .. .. .. 250,000 1/9/1923 1/9/1924 (/;.) South African route — (].) Mombasa mooring-mast station .. .. 55,000 1/1/1923 1/12/1923 (2.) South Africa mooring-mast station .. 55,000 1/1/1923 1/12/1923 (3.) South African base .. .. .. 400,000 ■ 1/12/1922 1/6/1924 (c.) Australian route (the expenditure as regards India has already been provided for in the first two years)— (1.) Perth mooring-mast station .. .. 55,000 1/6/1923 1/6/1924 (2.) Ceylon mooring-mast station .. .. 55,000 1/6/1923 1/6/1924 (3.) Melbourne mooring-mast station .. ' .. 55,000 1/6/1924 1/6/1925 (4.) Melbourne base .. .. .. 400,000 1/3/1924 1/9/1925 (d.) Construction of New Airships— (1.) No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 300,000 1/9/1922 1/9/1923 (2.) No. 2.. .. .. .. .. 250,000 1/1/1923 1/1/1925 (3.) No. 3.. .. .. .. .. 250,000 1/5/1923 1/5/1925 (4.) No. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 250,000 1/9/1923 1/9/1925 (5.) No. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 240,000 1/3/1924 1/12/1925 (6.) No. 6 .. .. .. .. .. 240,000 1/6/1924 1/3/1926 (7.) No. 7 .. .. .. .. .. 240,000 1/10/1924 1/6/1926 (8.) No. 8 .. .. .. .. .. 240,000 1/1/1925 1/9/1926 (9.) No. 9 .. .. .. .. .. 240.000 1/5/1925 1/12/1926 (10.) No. 10 \ .. .. .. .. 240,000 1/8/1925 1/3/1926 (11.) No. 11 I for replacements .. .. 210,000 1/11/1925 1/6/1926 (12.) No. 12 ) .. .. .. .. 240,000 1/3/1926 1/9/1926 Total capital expenditure .. .. .. £4,545,000 Third, Fourth, and Fifth Years. — Maintenance and Operation Expenses. Third Year. Fourth Year. Fifth Year, (a.) Maintenance of bases — £ £ £ Cardington .. .. .. .. .. 120,000 120,000 120,000 Egypt base .. .. .. .. ..65,000 65,000 65,000 India mooring-mast station .. .. .. 12,000 12,000 12,000 Mombasa mooring-mast station .. .. .. 9,000 12,000 1.2,000 South Africa mooring-mast station .. .. 9,000 South Africa base .. .. .. .. 16,000 65,000 65,000 Ceylon mooring-mast station .. .. .. 3,000 12,000 12,000 Perth mooring-mast station .. .. .. 3,000 12,000 12,000 Melbourne mooring-mast station .. .. .. .. 3,000 Melbourne base .. .. .. .. .. .. 65,000 Totals .. .. .. £237,000 £301,000 £363,000 Total for the three years, £901,000.