M.-TRANSPORT VEHICLES (other than Mechanical Transport Vehicles, provided in
Vote 6, Sub-Head M.)

£.

Vote 10.

WORKS AND BUILDINGS.

I. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum which will be required in the Year ending 31st March 1908 to defray the Expense of BARRACK CONSTRUCTION, of Purchases of LAND, and of WORKS, BUILDINGS, and REPAIRS, at Home and Abroad, including STAFF in connection therewith.

II.

Two Million Four Hundred and Thirty-six Thousand Pounds.

(a) Now provided under Sub-Heads Q and T respectively.

(b) Includes £2,466 for pay of staff for electric light, &c., in hospitals, formerly provided under Vote 2, Sub-Head E. (c) Includes £1,500 for pay of Balloon Facto y and kite-flying staff, now provided in Vote 1, Sub-Head M, and £600 for pay of sanitary engineer, now provided in Vote 13, Sub Head A.

Note. The amounts included in this Vote for Works do not include the cost of transport of materials after they are in possession of the Royal Engineers or the Barrack Construction Department, as the case may be, nor any sum for stores supplied by the Army Ordnance Department (Votes 8 and 9). Military labour is employed by the Royal

Part I.-New Works, Additions,
Alterations, Improvements, Re-

L.-FORTIFICATIONS AND ARTILLERY
RANGES

61,650

16,300

45,350

newals, and Repairs, amounting M.-ARMY ORDNANCE BUILDINGS, &c. to 2,000l. each and upwards

W.-RENTS (other than those of Buildings hired to supplement Barracks, provided in
Vote 6.)

Deduct,

X.-APPROPRIATIONS IN AID (Other than Sub-Head F.)

NET TOTAL, FORTIFICATIONS AND WORKS

22,000 19,500

2,500

13,250

8,300

4,950

ALSTRACT OF PROVISION MADE FOR WORKS IN 1907-08 (INCLUDING BARRACK CONSTRUCTION Department).

(a) These amounts include hospital services, provided in 1906/7 under Sub-Heads C. and D. (b) These amounts include sums of £500, £500, and £1,000 re-pectively, transferred from Civil Votes in respect of the cost of construction and maintenance of administrative telegraphs and telephones.

(c) Includes £21,000 for hire of certain buildings, now provided in Vote 6, Sub-Head C. (d) Includes £10 for jumps for Cavalry School, now provided in Vote 1, Sub Head K.

NEW WORKS, additions, alterations, improvements, renewals and repairs, amounting to 2,000l. each and upwards.

(a) Estimate reduced from 8,3007.

(b) 99,5001. of the cost will be repaid by the Admiralty. A sum of 7,5407. is included under Sub-Head D for repayment in 1907-8. (e) Estimate increased from 5,5007.

Vote 10.-WORKS and BUILDINGS-continued.

B.-PART I.—BARRACKS AND HOSPITALS: NEW WORKS, &c., amounting to 2,000l. and upwards-continued.

E.-PURCHASES OF LAND FOR BARRACK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AT HOME

TOTAL, SUB-HEAD F.