AND RESERVE FORCES contd.

EXPLANATIONS.

D.-TERRITORIAL ARMY-contd.-

D.5.-Account, 1922-23, 1,902,2077. This covers the value of ammunition and other stores provided from Army stocks, without cash charge, including initial issues of clothing and personal equipment. As regards upkeep of clothing and equipment see D.2. 5,0007. is included for depreciation of camp equipment loaned to cadet units. (3) In Sundry Expenses are included a grant of 400l. towards the expenses of the Central Joint Voluntary Aid Detachment Council, in addition to 1007. each from the Admiralty and Air Ministry), and grants to the Council of County Territorial Associations of 5007. for their general administrative expenses and 7507. for the administration of cadet units.

E. CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIAL MILITIA, ETC.

Channel Islands Militia.—The States of Jersey and Guernsey pay their Militias during training, and provide for supplies and miscellaneous training charges. Army Funds bear the cost of the permanent staff, arms, ammunition, clothing and equipment. The cost of the Alderney Militia is borne by Army Funds, subject to a fixed contribution of 1007. from the Island.

Malta Militia. The cost is borne by Army Funds. The old Malta Militia Infantry has been replaced by a new force, the King's Own Malta Regiment, the men of which train for 1 year (officers 2 years) and then pass to the Reserve for 7 years.

Bermuda Militia and Volunteers. For the present the whole cost is borne by Army Funds, in view of the financial condition of the Islands.

ESTABLISHMENT OF CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIAL MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS. (The figures are provisional.)

P. 248.

REGIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TERRITORIAL ARMY. For details, see Appendix V,

(a) Excluding Artillery, Engineers and Signals with Air Defence Troops. (b) These are provisional.

ESTIMATED COST OF CERTAIN UNITS OF THE TERRITORIAL ARMY.

HEAD III.-COST OF EDUCATIONAL, &c., ESTABLISHMENTS AND WORKING EXPENSES OF HOSPITALS, DEPOTS, &c.

OF HOSPITALS, &c. .. 1,191,400 64,800 1,126,600 1,167,000 50,000 1,117,000

HEAD III.-COST OF EDUCATIONAL, &c., ESTABLISHMENTS

AND WORKING EXPENSES OF HOSPITALS, DEPOTS, &c.-contd.

EXPLANATIONS.

GENERAL NOTES ON RATES OF PAY, &c.

(i) In the case of all Army Officers, the rates of pay shown in these Estimates are subject to a reduction as from 1 July, 1924, to be determined by the fall in the cost of living since 1919; and the sums provided have been reduced accordingly. (Army Order 324 of 1919.)

(ii) The rates of pay of civilians, except where otherwise stated, are exclusive of Civil Service bonus, which is, however, included in the sums provided.

(iii) The Federated Universities Superannuation Scheme provides a superannuation fund to which Universities and other employing institutions contribute amounts equal to 10 per cent. of the salary of each person included, and the latter 5 per cent. of his salary [Cd. 6869 of 1913]. Certain salaried instructional and technical civilians temporarily employed in Army Establishments have been included in this scheme, and the amounts shown in these Estimates represent the employer's 10 per cent. contribution.

A (1) The cost per cadet for 1923-24 was estimated at 458/. 1s. 6d. based on an estimated number of 260 cadets. The increase to 5051. in 1924-25 is due to the reduction in numbers from 260 to 240 and to increase in repairs of buildings.

King's Cadets, Prize Cadets, see p. 49.

Payments by parents, see p. 51.

Lord Haldane's Committee, see p. 49, and Secretary of State's Memorandum.
The Account for 1922-23 was as follows:-

£

6,521

25,599

27,544

20,532

Rents, rates, repairs, fuel, light, water, barrack furniture,