HIRED TRANSPORT FOR CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS, UNITED KINGDOM :

(1.) Railway and other expenses (including Travelling allowances to Officers,

Billet money of Officers, Men, and Horses, and Conveyance of Baggage)
of the Regular Forces moving under the authority of Routes ; of men
on discharge; and of deserters returning to their corps under military or
police escort; and Compensation for Damage to property of private
individuals done by troops when on the march, or in connection
with transport of troops

(2.) Travelling expenses (including travelling allowance and conveyance of

baggage) of Officers and others travelling under authority other than
Routes ; also Horse-hire for Officers

Total, Hired Transport for Conveyance of Troops, United Kingdom £.

HIRED TRANSPORT OF TROOPS, ABROAD :

(4.) Travelling expenses, Travelling allowances, and miscellaneous expenditure

connected with movements of troops at stations abroad -
[For distribution by Stations, see Appendix, No. 9, p. 198.]

VOTE 6.-QUARTERING, TRANSPORT, AND REMOUNTS—continued.

ESTIMATE,
1907-08.

ESTIMATE, 1906-07.

F.-SEA TRANSPORT OF TROOPS:

Hired Ships:
Freight of Troops and Horses to and from stations abroad, and inter-

colonially otherwise than in Transports
Hire of Transports, Hospital Ships, and other Vessels for Army
Service afloat; fittings, coals, and miscellaneous expenses of the

same; and purchase of Horse Boats
General Expenses :
Messing, Victualling, Bedding, Forage, and other Stores for Troops

embarked
Pay, &c. of Transport Officers; and occasional employment of Officers

on Army Transport duties
Contribution from Army funds towards the expense of the estab-
lishment of the Transport Department at the Admiralty and out-
stations
Telegraphic expenses

£.

Inland Carriage of Stores, &c., at Home and Abroad, hire of Horses for
Transport purposes, and freight of Stores, &c., between ports in
the United Kingdom

- (a) 167,800

193,300

2,800

2,760 Pay, Wages, &c., of Crews of Vessels, and other Water Transport Subor

dinates, including pilotage, towage, &c., of Departmental Vessels (c) 38,240 Construction, Purchase, and Repair of Boats and Vessels

22,000

37,700

28,500

(a) Appendix No. 9, p. 198, shows the sum allotted to Stations Abroad. (6) This officer receives an allowance of 1501. per annum from the Customs Vote for services rendered to that Department. (c) For distribution by Commands, see Appendix No. 8, p. 197.

Vote 6.-QUARTERING, TRANSPORT, AND REMOUNTS- continued.

ESTIMATE,
1907–08.

ESTIMATE, 1906–07.

£.

£.

L.-PAY, WAGES, &c., OF ARMY SERVICE CORPS SUBORDINATE

ESTABLISHMENTS:

Vote 7.

SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING,

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

to defray the Expense of SUPPLIES and CLOTHING.

(a) Includes 3,0001., for British Officers of Native Indian troops, formerly provided under Vote 1, Subhead W.

Vote 7.-SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING—-continued.

III.

DETAILS of the foregoing.

ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE, (A Statement showing the allotment of the money under Sub-heads A. to G. to

1907-8.

1906-07. Stations abroad is given in Appendix No. 9, p. 198.]

A.-COST OF PROVISIONS, AND ALLOWANCES IN LIEU :

£.

£. 1,682,674 1,958,000

Provisions

Allowances to Wives and Children of Soldiers when separated from them

.£.

1,713,674 2,000,000

AA.-SOUTH AFRICAN WAR STORES :

Amount required to meet sums reported by the Public Accounts Committee

as inadmissible against Army Votes, which it is not proposed to recover
from the individual Officers responsible. There are also debits against
individuals, amounting to 14,8071., which it is proposed to discharge.
(See Appendix No. 22, p. 246).

£.

4,326

B.-COST OF FORAGE AND ALLOWANCES IN LIEU, AND PAIL.LASSE STRAW: £.

C.-COST OF FUEL AND LIGHT, AND ALLOWANCES IN LIEU, including Fuel

and Light of Clothing Establishments, and supplies, to the value of 6001., to barrack rooms for the use of the Army Temperance Association

£.

D.-COLONIAL ALLOWANCES :

Allowances in aid of the special expenses incurred at certain Stations abroad.

£.

G.-APPROPRIATIONS IN AID CONNECTED WITH THE FOREGOING SUB-HEADS :