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TABLE I.
THE FIELD FORCE AND GARRISON TROOPS ON PEACE AND WAR ESTABLISHMENTS.

Detail	Peace.		War.
	All Ranks.	Field, Mountain,  and Guns of Position.	All Ranks.	Field, Mountain,  and Guns of Position.
Field Force.
Six brigades of light horse	6,445	24	12,996	36
Three brigades of infantry	7,377	36	14,733	48
Staff of three field companies of Engineers	9	…	24	…
Total field force	13,831	60	27,753	84
Garrison Troops.
Total garrison troops	11,752	26[T1 1]	11,752	26[T1 1]
Ordnance Department.
For duty with both field force and garrison troops	117	…	117	…
Total field force and garrison troops	25,700	86	39,622	110
Strength of reserve of officers, rifle clubs, cadets, etc., on May 1, 1904	38,654	…	38,654	…
Grand total	64,354	86	78,276	110

1. Exclusive of guns allotted to fixed defences.

£609,400, when the organization is carried into effect in its entirety.

It is obviously impracticable to carry out successfully and economically any military organization suited to rapid expansion and mobilization in time of national emergency unless the units of the various arms are