ABSTRACT OF ARMY ESTIMATES, 1907–08

VOTES.

PAGES.

Nos.

I.-NUMBERS:

NUMBER OF MEN ON THE HOME AND COLONIAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE ARMY, EXCLUSIVE

OF THOSE SERVING IN INDIA

II.-ORDINARY EFFECTIVE SERVICES:
PAY, &c. OF THE ARMY
MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT: PAY, &c.
MILITIA : PAY, BOUNTY, &c.
IMPERIAL YEOMANRY: PAY AND ALLOWANCES
VOLUNTEER CORPS : PAY AND ALLOWANCES
QUARTERINGS, TRANSPORT, AND REMOUNTS
SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING -
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHMENTS AND GENERAL STORES (ORDINARY SERVICES)
ARMAMENTS AND ENGINEER STORES (ORLINARY SERVICES)
WORKS AND BUILDINGS
ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MILITARY EDUCATION
MISCELLANEOUS EFFECTIVE SERVICES
WAR OFFICE AND ARMY ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT

8
9

10 11 12 13

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

TOTAL NON-EFFECTIVE SERVICES

TOTAL ORDIXARY SERVICES

IV.-EXTRAORDINARY SERVICES.

61

Re-armament of Horse and Field Artillery.
GENERAL STORES (HARNESS, SADDLERY, &c.)
GUNS, CARRIAGES, AMMUNITION, &c.

8 9

63

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 Indir

£.

(0)
31,042,366 | 3,282,366 27,760,000 33,038,561 3,242,561 29,796,000

NET DECREASE ON ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY SERVICES

£. 2,036.000

(6) 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 hy 3,6001. 'than they would otherwise have been, the Votes iilictel being 9 and 10. 8,7501. was provided for these services in Civil Service Estimates, 1906-07.

War Office,

22nd February, 1907.

R. B. HALDANE.
PORTSMOUTH.
T. R. BUCHANAN.

N. G. LYTTELTON, C.G.S.
C. W. DOUGLAS, A.G.

W. G. NICHOLSON, Q.J.G.
C. F. HADDEN, M.G.O.

E. W. D. WARI, Secretwy.

STATEMENT showing the Total Estimated EXPENDITURE for the ARMY, including

Amounts provided for in the Civil SERVICE and REVENUE DEPARTMENT
ESTIMATES.

ARMY ESTIMATES:

Estimated Expenditure (after deducting Appropriations in Aid) -
Civil SERVICE ESTIMATES: (a)
Estimated Expenditure under-
Class I. Vote 9.—Public Buildings, Great Britain :

£.
Rents, Insurance, Tithes, &c. 2,930

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 Iloine 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.

VOTE (A.)

NUMBER OF MEN ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGULAR

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

REGIMENTS:
Cavalry, including Household Cavalry
Royal Horse and Field Artillery
Royal Garrison Artillery
Royal Engineers
Infantry, including Foot Guards
Army Service Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
Colonial and Native Indian Corps
Departmental Corps
Additional numbers (1)

TOTAL, Regiments
PERMANENT STAFF OF AUXILIARY

FORCES:
Honourable Artillery Company
Imperial Yeomanry
Militia Artillery (C)-
Volunteer Artillery
Alilitia Engineers (C)
Volunteer Engineers
Militia Infantry (c) -
Volunteer Infantry
Royal Army Medical Corps Militia -
Volunteer Nedical Corps and Bearer Cos.
TOTAL, Permanent Staff of Auxiliary Forces

STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS :
Inspector-General of the Forces and

Staff Headquarters Staff Staff of Commands Recruiting Staff

Including HeadArmy Medical Staff quarters Staff and

other Officers not Army Veterinary Staff included under

Regiments.
Army Chaplains' Department -
Army Accounts Department

(Late Army Pay Department and Corps.)

17

4 290 501 341

56 109 2,406 1,269

30

67 5,073

5 348 874 407

75 109 3,776 1,496

30

71 7,191

5 348 1,115

409 130

112 3,775 1,502

33

71 7,500

126

982

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

(b) These are numbers required to cover temporary and occasional excess of establishment in all arms. In 1906–7 they were included under Infantry.

(c) lucluding 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,

There are in addition 27 War:ant Officers and 63 Non-Commissioned Officers employed at the War Office included in the Establishments of “Regiments.”

(9) Now replaecd by ex scldiers.