ABSTRACT OF ARMY ESTIMATES, 1907-08

I.-NUMBERS:

NUMBER OF MEN ON THE HOME AND COLONIAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE ARMY, EXCLUSIVE
OF THOSE SERVING IN INDIA

QUARTERINGS, TRANSPORT, AND REMOUNTS

SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENTS AND GENERAL STORES (ORDINARY SERVICES)

ARMAMENTS AND ENGINEER STORES (ORDINARY SERVICES)

WORKS AND BUILDINGS

ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MILITARY EDUCATION

MISCELLANEOUS EFFECTIVE SERVICES

WAR OFFICE AND ARMY ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT

TOTAL ORDINARY EFFECTIVE SERVICES

III.-NON-EFFECTIVE SERVICES:

NON-EFFECTIVE CHARGES FOR OFFICERS, &C.

NON-EFFECTIVE CHARGES FOR MEN, &c.

CIVIL SUPERANNUATION COMPENSATION, AND COMPASSIONATE ALLOWANCES

REPAYMENTS BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INCLUDED AS APPROPRIATIONS IN AID
OF ARMY ESTIMATES; OTHER THAN STORES, &C., ISSUED ON REPAYMENT:
To meet the Expenditure for Raising and Training Recruits for India
For Deferred Pay and Gratuities for Service on the Indian Establishment
For Non-Effective Services of the European Army serving in India

Deduct,-CONTRIBUTION FROM ARMY FUNDS TOWARDS COST OF GARRI-
SON OF ADEN AND SEA TRANSPORT

£.

230,000 1,395,870

1,612,501
230,000

1,382,501

NET DECREASE ON ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY SERVICES - £. 2,036.000

(a) In consequence of a transfer between Army and Civil Service Estimates, in respect of the cost of construction and maintenance of administrative telegraphs and telephones, the Army Estimates are more by 3,600/. than they would otherwise have been, the Votes affected being 9 and 10. 8,750l. was provided for these services in Civil Service Estimates, 1906-07.

STATEMENT showing the Total Estimated EXPENDITURE for the ARMY, including Amounts provided for in the CIVIL SERVICE and REVENUE DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES.

Class II. Vote 14. - Exchequer and Audit Department (Cost of

Audit, including Cash, Store, and Manufac-
turing Accounts)

(a) Provision is also made in the Estimate for Osborne (Class 1. Vote 2) for expenditure in connection with the treatment of invalid officers of the Army in the Convalescent Home at Osborne.

NUMBER OF OFFICERS AND MEN ON THE REGIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF
THE ARMY, ARMY RESERVE, AND AUXILIARY FORCES.

(a) Including 116 miscellaneous Troops in North China.

(6) Excluding members of the Railway Reserve, Post Office Corps and Telegraph Reserve, who are attached to Volunteer

Corps, but are included above under Army Reserve.

NUMBER OF MEN ON THE

VOTE (A.)

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGULAR

ARMY, EXCLUSIVE OF INDIA. (For India see p. 13.)

(a) Including 2 Medical Officers of the Royal Malta Artillery.

(6) These are numbers required to cover temporary and occasional excess of establishment in all arms. In 1906-7 they were inclu

ded under Infantry.

(c) Including Permanent Staff of Channel Islands and Colonial Militia.

(d) The 5 Officers are included in Establishment of Royal Engineers.

(e) The 22 Adjutants are included in the Establishment of Royal Engineers.

(f) There are in addition 27 War:ant Officers and 63 Non-Commissioned Officers employed at the War Office included in the

Establishments of "Regiments."

(g) Now replaeed by ex soldiers.