FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 1908. [Horses.] 13

1

127

Royal Engineers

(6) 376

3 Infantry of the Line :-. 52 Battalions

1,508 104 (c) 2,396 Royal Army Medical Corps - (a) 324 Inspectors of Ordnance Machinery

(5), Armourers (100), and Machinery Artificers (22)

5

1 121 Army Veterinary Corps

62 TOTAL

3,124 151 3,933 (a) Excluding 3 Surgeon Generals Army Medical Staff. (6) Excluding 30 Subalterns under instruction in England. (C! Including Pipers in four Highland Battalions. (d) 48 boys.

75,031

ESTABLISHMENT OF HORSES AND MULES.

1907-08. 1906–07. For REGIMENTS on the ESTABLISHMENT of the REGULAR ARNA (exclusive of India): Household Cavalry

828

828 Cavalry of the Line

9,843 9,878 Royal Military College

57

57 School for Cavalry and Yeomanry Officers, &c.

82

70 Hlorse

2,161 2,266 Royal Artillery Field

7,519

8,045 (Garrison

352

286 Field Artillery Militia

30 Royal Engineers

1,338 1,201 Infantry-Officers' Chargers

646

701 Home

882

2,196 Mounted Infantiy South Africa

1,348 1,348 Egypt

120

252 (Home

320

324 Infantry Transport (Egypt (4 for each of 4 Battalions)

16

16 Army Service Corps

2,038 2,038 Transport Animals at Stations Abroad

(a) 3,665 3,600 Miscellaneous (approximate number)

(b) 1,200 1,300 TOTAL REGIMENTAL HORSES and MULES on British

32,445 34,496 Establishment

90

For REGIMENTS of the REGULAR ARMy serving in INDIA :
Cavalry of the Line

5,030

5,050 (Horse

2,625 2,019 Royal Artillery Field

9,119 6,614 Garrison (including Mountain)

1,603 1,603 TOTAL HORSES AND MULES (exclusive of Officers'

18,397 15,286 Horses) on Indian Establishment (a) Approximately 2,665 mules for South Africa, 550 mules for North China, and 450 horses and mules for other Stations.

(6) 500 horses in reserve in South Africa, and 700 for adjutants of auxiliary forces, and other offi er; entitlal iu Government horses, in addition tɔ the number of horses for officers contained in the number assigned in this table to the

(a) Including 1 Riding Master, temporarily.

16) Excluding officers' chargers, other than one for eactriding master, but in cluding one troop horse for each quarter. master.

(c) Including officers' chargers, --1 for each quartermaster (except in R.A.), 1 for each riding master, and 2 for each other officer. Six iranght forses for Regimental Transport are 2.50 included for each regiment of cavalry.

(d) Including 1 horse for each officer, except quartermaster.

(e) Includes 2 Cavalry Officers seconded from their regiments.
f) Corrected totals, 11 Serjeant Artificers being included under rank and file in the foregoing detail.
(g) 3 Serjeant-Majors for Ammunition Parks, and 3 Serjeant-Major Ariificers.
ih) Includes 36 Artificers for duty with Heavy Brigades, Royal Garrison Artillery.
(ö) Corrected totals, 75 Serjeant Artificers being included under rank and file in the foregoing detail.
i ý Includes 5 Subalterns under instruction for general requirements.

(a) Corrected totals, 84 Serjeant Artificers being included under rank and file in the foregoing detail.
(6) Includes 1 horse for each mounted officer.
(c) Includes 6 Subalterns under instruction for general requirements.