J.--RENTS AND WATER SUPPLY OF CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENTS:

K. -CONTRACTS FOR MAKING CLOTHING :

£.

39,500

43,800

(a) With quarters in addition.
(6) Personal to present holder.
(c) With quarters and 18. 8d. per diem in addition chargeable to Sub-Head Q., “Wages-Fuctory.”
(d) Included in 1906–7 with Storeholders.
(e)

Storehousemen, &c.
If One Fireman Engineer and one Messenger have quarters in addition.
(9) Exclusive of persons teinporarily employed.

Vote 7.-SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING—continued.

ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE, 1907-8. 1906-07.

£.

L. --MATERIALS OBTAINED BY CONTRACT TO BE MADE INTO CLOTHING AND FOR

ISSUES ON PAYMENT:

Materials
Deduct,—Value of Materials to be issued to the Factory (see Sub-Head R.)

M.-MANUFACTURED ARTICLES OF CLOTHING, &c., BOUGHT READY-MADE:

Garments
Boots and Leggings (including materials for repairs, &c.)
Head Dresses (including materials for repairs, &c.) -
Necessaries and Gloves
Badges and Miscellaneous Articles
Charge for Clothing brought by Regiments from India

N.-COMPENSATION AND MONEY ALLOWANCES IN LIEU OF CLOTHING:

Amount to be paid to Soldiers for Compensation in lieu of Clothing, Kits, &c.

0.--MACHINERY, TOOLS, FURNITURE, AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES OF CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENTS

£.

P.-APPROPRIATIONS IN AID (CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENTS):

Value of Clothing, etc., to be recovered from the

Indian Government, for Regiments on Indian Establishment
Admiralty, for Supplies to Royal Marines

Volunteer Corps
Clothing and Necessaries issued on Repayment
Proceeds of Sale of Clothing
Miscellaneous Receipts

R.–VALUE OF MATERIALS OBTAINED FROM STORE (sec Sub.Head L.)

(a) Sub-Heads Q. to T. contain only such items of expenditure and receipt as are exclusively referable to the Clothing Factory: But the productions of the Factory are also charged, in the annual Manufacturing Accounts, with a portion of the expenditure included under Sub-Heads C., J. and 0 , and also for Buildings, Police, &c., included in other Army Votes.

(6) With quarters in addition.

The amounts under Sub-Heads C., H., J., O., provide also for services performed for-
General Post Office.

Colonial Governments.
Metropolitan Police, London and Dublin.

Office of Works.
Irish Constabulary.

English County Constabulary.
H.M. Customs

Royal Courts of Justice.
Board of Trade.

Trinity House
Convict Service.

Egyptian Government.
Prison Board.
To defray establishment expenses a percentage is charged on clothing issued on payment or inspected.

APPROXIMATE ANNUAL Cost of CLOTHING per Man, REGULAR FORCES, serving at Home, and

Cost of CLOTHING a RECRUIT.

£.
S. d. £.
$. d. £. S. d. £. $.

d. £. S, d. Life Guards

12 13 11 12 10 7 10 19 5 9 8 25 17 9 Royal Horse Guards

11 15 2 11 11 11 9 18 9 7 19 4 24 15 1 (Hussars)

8 12 5 8 11 11 5 11 1 5 12 10 13 14 4 Cavalry of the Line Dragoon Guards and Dragoons) 6 15 5 6 14 11 5 9 5 5 12 1 13 16 10 (Lancers)

7 8 7 7 8 1 5 16 5 5 17 2 14 6 2 Royal Horse Artillery

7 16 5 7 16 3 7 9 5 13 2 13 14 3 Royal Field Artillery { coors and Drivers

5 6 1 10 12 9

6 6 3 6 6 1 5 15 10 5 10 3 13 3 Royal Garrison Artillery

5 11 5 10 10 4 14 11 4 6 8 8 2 5 Royal Engineers (Dismounted Men)

6 1 6 6 5 7 4 18

8 3 11 Royal Engineers (Mounted Men)

6 15 11 6 15 6 1 2 6 2 13 11 Foot Guards

12 1 7 111 5 7 15 4 6 5 10 14 19 11 Infantry of the Line

5 12 5 5 11 4 7 7 4 7 5 7 18 7 (Kilted

6 9 1 6 6 1 4 16 8 4 11 4 11 5 8 Scottish Regiments Trewed (inc. Scottish Rifles) 5 15 11 5 12 11 4 12 8 4 10 9 8 Rifle Regiments (exclusive of Scottish Rifles)

5 1 9 5 1 3 4 4 4 7 8 8 Army Service Corps (Dismounted Men)

5 4 11 5 3 9 4 9 8 4 15 11 8 11 Army Service Corps (Mounted Men)

6 9 5 19 7 5 11 2 6 10 3 12 14 9 Royal Army Medical Corps

5 12.9 5 12 11 4 12 3 4 15 1 7 17 3 Army Ordnance Corps

5 9 1 5 6 9 4 12 9 4 15 9 8 3 4 Army Pay Corps

5 12 10 5 9 8 4 13 4 4 4 9 Army Veterinary Corps

6 2 5 19 8 5 11 10 5 7 8 Colonial Corps : West India Regiment

4 8 8 4 8 2 3 2 5 3 3 3 6 14 6 Hong Kong-Singapore Battalion Royal Artillery

4 13 4 3 14 9 6 12 9 Royal Malta Artillery

3 13 3 3 9 4 7 11 West African Kegiment

2

1 19 2 2 9 5 (a) These rates (which are based on the current Army Order Price Lists) include, in addition to the average annuel costi of the clothing, a proportion of the cost of the extra clothing and kit of necessaries issued free on enlistment.

Vote 8.

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENTS AND GENERAL STORES.

I. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum which will be required in the Year ending 31st March 1908,

to defray the Expense of the ORDNANCE. DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENTS and of GENERAL STORES.

(a) Includes 1,7001. for regimental provision of Miscellaneous Stores, etc., now provided under Vote 1, Subhead D.

Vote 8.--ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENTS AND GENERAL STORES—continued.

mum.

A.-ESTABLISHMENTS AND WAGES, &c., OF ARMY

SALARY.
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT:

ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE,
Numbers.

Mini- Incre. Maxi- 1907–8. 1906-7.

mum. ment. 1906-07. 1907-08. (1.) INSPECTION OF STORES: (a)

FOR GENERAL STORES (HARNESS, SADDLERY,
ACCOUTREMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS

£. £. £.

£.
STORES):
6

6
Inspectors (Civilians)

250 20 400

2,252 2,209

£.

Clerks, Writers, and other Subordinates, including Military parties and Soldier Clerks.

(For details see Appendix No. 10, p. 199.,

B.-POLICE AT ORDNANCE ESTABLISHMENTS :

Wages, &c., of Metropolitan and other Police employed at Ordnance

Stations

£.

C.--BARRACK, HOSPITAL, AND PRISON STORES, including Furniture to the value

of 1,000l. supplied to Barrack Rooms for the use of the Army Temperance
Association

£.

190,000 (c) 255,000

E.-MISCELLANEOUS STORES AND SERVICES

Miscellaneous Stores, Salvage, and Hydraulic and Steam power, Royal
Arsenal

£.

F.-APPROPRIATIONS IN AID :

Repayment Services
Repayment by the Admiralty, for Inspection, Storekeeping, Police, &c. -
Proceeds of Sales of Old Stores, (d) &c.
Barrack Damages and Miscellaneous Receipts

20,000 90,000 46,000

50,000 21,000 90,000 45,000

(a) The Pay of Military Officers, Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men employed on the Inspection of General Stores is provided under Vote 1, Sub-hcad C.

(6) The Stores here referred to include Clothing (except at Pimlico), and Stores supplied under Vote 9. (c) Includes 1,7001. for regimental provision of Miscellaneous Stores, etc., now provided under Vote 1, Sul-head D. (d) Including Stores supplied under Vote 9.