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ENGLISH HISTORY.
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The following is an abstract of the Army Estimates for 1899-1900:—
1
Net Estimates.
Difference on Net Estimates.
1889-1900.
1898-9.
Increase.
Decrease.
I.— Numbers.
Total
Total
A
Number of men on the Home and Colonial Establishments of the Army, exclusive of those serving in India -
IL— Effective Services.
Numbers.
Numbers.
Numbers.
~
184,858
180,518
4,840
—
£
£
£
£
1
Pay. etc., of Army (General Staff, Regiments. Reserve, and Departments)
6,509,000
6,270,940
288,060
—
2
Medical Establishment: Pay,
etc
805,800
295,800
10,000
—
8
Militia : Pay, Bounty, etc Yeomanry Cavalry: Pay and
571,000
558,000
18,000
—
4
Allowances -
75,000
75,000
—
—
5
Volunteer Corps : Pay and
Allowances -
624,200
614,200
10,000
—
6
Transport and Remounts -
790,000
710,400
79,600
—
7
Provisions, Forage, and other
Supplies ....
8,425,500
8,851,600
78,900
—
8
Clothing Establishments and
Services ....
1,090,000
859,785
280,215
—
9
Warlike and other Stores :
Supply and Repair -
2,581,000
1,972,000
559,000
—
10
Works, Buildings and Repairs : Cost including Staff for
Engineer Services
1,211,900
1,021,300
190,600
—
11
Establishments for Military
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Education ....
111,100
109,550
1,550
—
12
Miscellaneous Effective Services
60,200
54,900
5,900
—
18
War Office: Salaries and Mis-
cellaneous Charges
Total Effective Services - III. — Non-Effective Services.
248,300
251,925
—
8,625
17,568,000
16,189,800
1,413,200
3,625 |
i
14
Non-Effective Charges for
Officers, etc
1,555,000
1,567,800
—
12,800
15
Non-Effective Charges for Men,
etc
1,825,500
1,885,600
—
10,100
16
Superannuation, Compensation, and Compassionate Allow-
ances
Total Non-Effective Ser-
188,700
177,300
6,400
—
vices - - - - Total Effective and Non-
8,064,200
8,080,700
—
16,500
Effective Services
20,617,200
19,220,500
1,896,700
—
Net In
crease, 1,896,:
row.
The new Under-Secretary for War, Mr. Wyndham (Dover) , created a very favourable impression on all sides of the House when introducing the Army Estimates (Feb. 27), naturally following the lines laid down in the explanatory memorandum. He began by showing how far the Army was fitted to discharge
