TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(For Alphabetical Index, see page 247.)

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Statement by Votes of net Expenditure on Army Services for ten years (actual from 1898-99 to 1905-06

and estimated for 1906-07 and 1907-08)

Explanatory Statements of the principal DIFFERENCES between the Estimates for 1906-07 and

1907-08

GENERAL ABSTRACT of the Gross Estimates, the Appropriations in Aid of Votes, and the Sums
required for 1907-08, showing the Increase or Decrease as compared with the Sums Voted for 1906-07

Statement showing TOTAL ESTIMATED ARMY EXPENDITURE, including Amounts provided in

Estimates for Civil Service and Revenue Departments - --

Statement showing the ESTABLISHMENT of the Regular and Auxiliary Forces and the ACTUAL

STRENGTH according to the latest Returns

VOTE A.—Number of Men on the Establishment of the Regular Army, exclusive of India -

Number of Men on the Establishment of the Regular Army serving in India

Number of Horses on the Establishment of the Regular Army

Detail of the Regimental Establishments (exclusive of India)

Proposed Distribution of the Regular Army ---.---.

VOTES for EFFECTIVE Services (Nos. 1 to 13)

VOTES for NON-EFFECTIVE Services (Nos. 14 to 16) ...... .

Vote to

which the

Appendix

relates.

127 to 131

132 to 159

100

161

162 to 165

166 to 183

184

185 to 196

197

Appendices.

No.

1. Detail of the Staff of Commands, <fec., by Stations

2. Detail of the Charge for Regimental Pay, giving full particulars of the Regimental

Establishments (Pay Recapitulated or. p. 159)

2A.Detail of the Establishment and Pay of a Regiment of Indian Native Infantry serving
in Eastern Colonies or China --

3. Detail of Chaplains' Department, by Stations

4. Detail of Medical Establishment, by Stations .... . - . -

5. Detail of the Establishments of Militia Regiments, and the Regimental Pay of the Militia

6. Detail ot the Establishment of Imperial Yeomanry Regiments, and their Regimental Pay -

7. Detail of the Establishments of Volunteer Corps, including the Honourable Artillery Company

8. Detail of the Pay; Wages, &c.} of Crews of War Department Vessels and Army Service

Corps Subordinate Establishments

9. Distribution of the Charge for Quarterings, Land Transport, Remounts, and Supplies

abroad (by Stations) 6 <fe 7 198

10. Detail of the Pay of Civilian Subordinates, &c., employed in the Army Ordnance Department! 8 199

11. Detail of the Staff for Barrack Construction Service 10 201

12. Detail of the Staff for Engineer Services, Salaries, Pay and Wages 10 202 to 206

13. Detail of the Charges for Subordinates, and for General Expenses, Ac., in Military

Educational Establishments U 206 to 208

14. Detail of the Army Accounts Department - ......... 13 209 to 211

15. Detail of the Charge for Rewards to Officers for Meritorious Services, giving names of

recipients - 14 213 to 215

16. Detail of the Charge for Rewards to Warrant and Non-Commissioned Officers, giving names

of recipients 15 216 to 221

17. Detail of the Charge for Victoria Cross Pensions, giving names of recipients - - - 15 222

18. Statement showing the Total Emoluments of Staff, Regimental, and Departmental Officers

serving at Home .... _ 223 to 230

19. Army Estimates Recalculated to show the Total cost of—

I.—Personnel of Regular Army and Army Reserve; II.—Personnel of the Auxiliary

Forces; III.—Armaments, Works, Stores, Horses, &c.; IV.—Staff and Administration _ 232 & 233

20. Statement of the Sums provided in the Army Estimates for each Arm of the Service and

for various Establishments «-.-'-.. _ 234 to 242

21. Statement of the amounts included in the Army Estimates for Military purposes in the

Colonies and Egypt - - - - - - - - - 243 to 245

22. South African War Stores: Statement showing amount required to meet sums disallowed

by Public Accounts Committee 7! 246

Alphabetical Index to Army Estimates - 247

STATEMENT showing the net Expenditure on Akmy Services from 1898-99

to 1905-06, and the net Army Estsmates for 1900-07 and 1907-08, according

to the several Army Votes.

EXPLANATIONS of the Differences between the Numbers and Amounts proposed in the Army Estimates for 1907-08 and those Voted for 1906-07.

VOTE A.—NUMBERS: Decrease 14,100.

It is necessary, when Establishments are in course of reduction, to provide in this Vote tor numDem temporarily in excess of the new (reduced) Establishments uniil they can be absorbed. Allowing for the provision so made in 1906-7 and 1907-8, the real reduction of Establishments is 16,600, as follows :—

1907-8. 1906-7.

Total Of Vote A -
Less provision for supernumeraries

Real Reduction

16,600

The following Statement shows in detail the variations in Regimental Units :—

There are also some changes under Permanent Staff' of Auxiliary Forces, Staff and Departments and Miscellaneous Establishments which result in a net decrease of 472 as follows :