Vote 1.—PAY, &c. OF THE ARMY-continued.

Cavalry. Artillery. Engineers. Infantry. Appendix No. 2, pp. 132 to 159, contains a full detail of the stablishments, and of Regimental Pay.] C.—REGIMENTAL PAY, EXTRA PAY, AND MESSING £ 39 £ 4. AND KIT ALLOWANCES (a): - - - Officers - - - 115,300 299,450 102,110 650,500 I Regimental and Additional Pay - Warrant Officers, NonJoide Appendix (page 159). commissioned Officers 386,700 951,070 242,140 2,088,800 2 and Men - - - TotAL - - - - £. 502,000 | 1,250,520 344,250 2,739,300 3 Command Pay (Officers) - - - - - - - 1,400 5,000 3,000 9,000 || 4 Artillery and Guards’ Special Pay, Engineer Pay, Corps Pay, and Coast Pay (Officers) - - - - - - - 28,500 54,000 24,000 || 5 Artillery Special Pay, Engineer Pay, and Corps Pay, (Men) - 8,000 96,000 - 6 Service or Proficiency pay, i.e. increased pay under Army - Order 66 of 1902 (as amended by Army Order 203 of 1905 || 7 | and Army Order 231 of 1906), Good Conduct Pay and 70,000 191,000 58,000 520,000 7 Prizes for Skill at Arms, &c. (Men) - - - - . Messing and Kit Allowances (Men) (a) - - - - 96,000 229,000 60,000 | 661,000 || 8 ToTAL, SUB-HEAD C. : - - £. 669,400 1,712,020 615,250 3,953,300 9 | D.—REGIMENTAL ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES : Servant Allowance to Officers - - - - - - 1,300 4,300 14,300 8,600 || 10 Mess Allowance (Officers) - - - - - 4,000 7,500 2,000 28,000 || 11 Allowance in Aid of Band Expenses - - - - - 3,040 800 160 16,900 | 12 Outfit Allowance to Officers - - - - - - 400 600 400 2,800 - 13 Contingent Allowance and Expenses (including Funerals) - 2,300 4,000 1,000 14,200 | 1.4 Library Allowance - - - - - - 400 800 200 3,250 | 15 Allowance for shoeing Officers' horses by civilian tradesmen - 100 100 40 530 | 16 Allowance to the Motor Corps for Office expenses, etc. (b) - - - - 17 Miscellaneous Stores Allowance (c) - - - - 200 400 200 800 | 18 TOTAL - - - £. 11,740 | 18,500 18,300 75,080 | 19 E. —REGIMENTAL EXTRA DUTY PAY (OFFICERS): ADDITIONAL PAY (MEN) AND WORKING PAY : Extra Duty Pay and Additional Pay for various Regimental Appointments, and Duties such as Acting Adjutants; instruction in Musketry, Gunnery, Gymnastics, and Signalling; Clerks keep- Offi ing Company Pay and Mess Books; Rough CerS 1,000 2,500 1,000 8,000 20 Riders; Acting N.C.O's., &c. - - - - - M Working Pay (or Corps Pay in lieu) for various |*" 5,000 12,000 500 35,000 21 Staff and Regimental Duties, such as Fire Brigade, Musketry Warders, Scraping and Painting Ordnance, Browning Arms, &c. TOTAL - - - £. 6,000 14,500 1,500 43,000 22

(a) Messing Allowance is at the rate of 3d, a day. Kit Allowance is the

66, of 1902 to make good the o stoppages for upkeep of kit, washing, etc.

(b) The members of this Corps hol Wote 1, Subhead J.

(c) Includes fencing allowance, (repair of foils, &c.), and allowance for clipping horses.

additional allowance, 2d. a day, granted by Army Order

commissions as Reserve Officers. Their allowances when employed in peace are provided under

(a) 4001. for Service pay of European Staff and 4, 1001. for good conduct pay and prizes of other ranks.

16) Includes 27,0881. now provided elsewhere ; viz., 3641, under Vote 1, Subhead A. ; 2351. under Vote 1, Subhead K. ; 1,4301. under Vote 1, Subhead L. ; 5,9851. under Vote 1, Subhead M. ; 6,3001. under Vote 9, Sub-head D. ; 1491. under Vote 11, Subhead A. ; 351. under Vote 11, Subhead C. ; and 7,5901. under Vote 13, Subhead A.

(c) Formerly provided under Vote 8, Subhead C.

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Vote 1.-PAY, &c. of THE ARMY-continued.

ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE, 1907–08. | 1906–07. F.—RECRUITING STAFF AND EXPENSES : Numbers. £. £ (Provided 1906–7. ||wis under Vote 13, 1 1 | Chief Recruiting Staff Officer - - - - - - - Sub-head A) (a) 750 1 | – | Recruiting Staff Officer (Class I.) - - - (a) 450 11 12 22 ,, . , (Class II.) : - - | 400l. a year (340l. 4,800 4,400 - if in quarters). 8 8 | Retired Officers - - - - - - || 3 at 150l. and 5 at 100l. and an amount 99) equal to their re 2,220 2,500 tired pay. 27 27 | Pensioner Conductors - - - - (b) 25s, a week | 1,770 1,763 92 78 || Pensioner Recruiters - - - - 2s. 6d. a day 3,600 4,200 32 32 | Civilian and Pensioner Clerks - - - - various rates 2,350 2,310 27 25 || Office Keepers, Messengers, &c. - - - - * > ** 1,120 1,200 199 || 183 | Extra . pay of 112 officers employed on recruiting duties - - - - 5,110 5,110 Additional pay of 169 non-commissioned officers employed on recruiting duties (in addition to the staff shown above) - - - - - - - - 4,600 4,900 25,570 27,583 Contingent Allowance for Recruiting - - - - - - - - - 1,750 1,700 Recruiting Service Advertisements - - - - - - - - - 3,250 3,150 Miscellaneous Office Contingencies - - - 50 67 30,620 32,500 Recruiting rewards, fees, &c., on the enlistment of recruits for the Regular Forces- 7,500 7,500 Bounties on re-engagement or extension of service, and gratuities to men on transfer from one corps to another - - - - - - - - 6,880 35,000 £. 45,000 75,000 G.—GRATUITIES AND DEFERRED PAY TO SOLDIERS ON DISCHARGE, &c. : GRATUITIES payable to soldiers on transfer to the Army Reserve, on discharge, or, in the event of death, to their widows and children - - - - - - 229,000 200,000 DEFERRED PAY : (1) Due to service on British Establishment - - - - - - 85,000 123,000 (2) Due to service on Indian Establishment - - - - - 23,000 42,000 —— £. 337,000 || 365,000 G.G. —RESERVE OF OFFICERS - - - - - - £. 50,000

H.—PAY, &c. OF ARMY RESERVE:

Maximum Numbers.
1906–07. 1907–08.

122,000 | 129,000

Pay, Bounty, &c. of Army Reserve, including the Reserve
of the Royal Malta Artillery . - - - - -
Payments to Reservists not belonging to the Regular Army -

J.-FIELD TRAINING :

Transport, Field Allowance, Provisions, Forage, Rents, Water Supply, and other

expenses of Field Training (including allowances to Officers of Motor Corps
Reserve (c) ) - - - - - - - - - -

1,190,000 | 1,065,000 12,000

1,202,000 | 1,065,000

£. 175,000 || 145,000

(a) Consolidated rate inclusive of Allowances.
(b) l receives 27s. a week.
(c) See note (b) on page 28.

Vote 1.-PAY, &c. of THE ARMy—continued.

K.—PAY, &c. OF THE STAFF OF THE SCHOOL FOR CAVALRY | --Aşi.I.Eßl...o.oyogijo Mööß5 p.o. *.*.* | *.*.* INFANTRY, AND OF MISCELLANEOUS ARMY SCHOOLS: |Daily or Annual. 1907–08. 1906–07. Numbers. 1906–07. 1907–08. (l.) SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION FOR CAVALRY AND YEoMANRY OFFICERS AND NoN-CoMMissioned c s a £ £. OFFICERS: - l 1 Commandant (Lieutenant Colonel) - - - - - 1 7 6 503 50.2 l 1 | Quartermaster and Adjutant - - - - - - – 18 – 329 329 3 3 Instructors (including 1 Major with 20s. a day) - - - – 18 – 1,025 987 l l Riding Master - - - - - - - - - 15s. to 16s. 6d. *; 301 l l Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer) - - - - - – 5 4 97 - 4. Squadron Serjeant Majors - - - - - - - – 4 4 320 l l Quartermaster Serjeant - - - - - - - – 4 4 19 | 79 l l Orderly-room Serjeant - - - - - - – 4 2 76 76 - l Orderly-room Clerk - - - - - - - - – 2 8 49 | 2 2 Serjeant Instructors of Fencing { lst Class - - - ) – 3 4 61 | 61 (Army Gymnastic Staff) - 2nd , - - - – 3 0 55 55 2 2 Serjeants - - - - - - - - - - – 2 8 98 97 4 4 Corporals (including 1 R.E. and 1 Saddle-tree maker, at various rates) - - - - - - - - - 2s. to 2s. 6d. 156 155 l 1 Trumpeter - - - - - - - - - - - l 4 24 24 -2 l Clerk (private) - - - - - - - - - – l 2 21 61 - 11 Privates attached for fatigue duties - - - - - 1 2 235 (a) 7 7 1 Overseer, 1 Farrier, 4 Shoeing Smiths, and 1 Saddler (Civilians or ex-soldiers) - - - - - - - i 494 494 60 60 Civilians or Ex-soldiers, as grooms, waiters, &c. - - 3,602 3,407 - Messing and Kit Allowances and Service Pay of serving soldiers - - - - - - - - - - - 300 235 - - Additional pay for accounts, Contingent expenses, and fees for expert lectures - - - - - - - - - 200 (b) 140 87 102 8,000 7,100 (2.) Schools For INSTRUCTION OF MOUNTED INFANTRY : 2 l Commandant (Lieutenant Colonel) - - - - - l 1 – 384 830 3 1 Assistant Commandant (Major) - - - - – 13 7 249 868 3 l Adjutant and Quartermaster - - - - – 18 7 340 935 3 l Serjeant Major - - - - - - - - - – 5 4 98 292 3 l Quartermaster Serjeant - - - - - - – 4 4 79 237 4 2 Farrier Quartermaster Serjeants - - - - 4s. and 5s. 165 310 12 6 Farrier Serjeants - - - - - - - - 2s. 10d. to 3s. 4d. 329 651 3 l Saddler Serjeant - - - - - - - - - – 3 8 67 201 3 1 Orderly Room Serjeant - - - - - - - 2s. 8d. to 4s. 2d. 58 182 3 l Orderly Room Clerk - - - - - - - - 2s. to 2s. 8d. 49 118 140 50 Ex-Soldiers, as cooks, waiters, fatiguemen, &c. - - - - 2,579 7,200 3 I ditto Clerk to Quartermaster - - - - - 73 219 - - Messing and Kit Allowances and Service Pay of serving soldiers - - - - - - - - - - - 235 562 - - Additional pay and miscellaneous expenses - - - - 145 245 182 67 4,850 12,850 - (3.) SCHOOL OF SIGNALLING: 550l. without . Without, --- ro I l Commandant - - - - - - - - { "oil, or) 550 550 - 400l. without, 2 2 Instructors - - - - - - - - - { sor) 800 71.4 I 1 Instructor in Signalling (Warrant Officer) - - - – 5 6 101 100 5 5 Assistant Instructors in Signalling - - - - - || 3s. 9d. to 4s. 3d. 364 359 l 1 Clerk (Pensioner) - - - - - - - - - – 4 — 73 73 1 1 Storeman (Pensioner) - - - - - - - - - 52 52 Additional Pay at Aldershot and Stations Abroad to Acting Inspectors of Signalling - - - - - - 50 50 Additional Pay of Acting § of temporary Schools of Signalling in South Africa and at Home - - - - - 330 330 - - Messing and Kit Allowances and Service Pay of serving soldiers - - - - - - - - - - - 110 110 Contingent Expenses - - - - - - - - - 5 17 11 11 - 2,435 2,355 | (4.) School of INSTRUCTION For OFFICERs, &c. of THE MILITIA AND WOLUNTEERs : 8 8 Commandants of Schools at London, and elsewhere - - | (c) – 6 — 198 181 1 1 Adjutant at Jondon . - - - - - - - | (c) – 4 - 62 69 Additional pay, at various rates, of Non-commissioned Officers and Men temporarily employed - - - - - 70 365 Contingent Expenses - - - - - - - - - 5 15 9 9 635 630 (5.) SCHOOL OF CookERY: l 1 Serjeant-Major Instructor (Warrant Officer) - - - – 5 6 101 100 4 4 Assistant Instructors in Cooking - - - - || 3s. 6d. to 5s. 284 283 - - Messing and Kit Allowances and Service Pay of serving soldiers - - - - - - - - - - - - 95 82 5 5 \ 480 465 TOTAL SUBHEAD K £. 16,400 23,400

(a) Formerly provided under Vote 1, Subhead C.
(b) Includes 10l. for Cavalry Jumps formerly provided in Vote 10, Subhead T.
(c) Extra pay, when employed.

Vote 1 –PAY, &c. of THE ARMY-continued.

* or PAY ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE,

o, 1907–0s. 1906-07. L.—PAY, &c., OF ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS OF GUNNERY : Anil util J. |— --- Numbers with with £. £. unn - School of GUNNERY, UNDER CoMMANDANT, out §. — Shor:BURYNEss. of ters. 1906–07. 1907–08. ters. --- - (a.) Royal Garrison Artillery. – £. it. 1 l Commandant - - - - - - - - - 900 790 790 790 I l Chief Instructor - - - - - - - • 750 650 650 6.50 1 l Staff Captain - - - - - - - - - || 400 340 340 340 5 5 Instructors in Gunnery (1st Class) - - - - - || 550 470 2,350 2,350 £. s. d. 1 1 Adjutant - - - - - - - - - – 19 7 3.58 357 1 1 - 9s. 6d. to | Quartermaster- - - - - - - - 15s. 6d 256 - 255 plus 3s. | 1 1 Gunner, 2nd Class Master (Warrant Officer) - - - – 5 8 104 108 l 1 Serjeant Major -> * * - - - – 5 10 107 106 1 } Schoolmaster (with additional Pay at 1s. a day) - - – T | | 148 i. I Serjeant Major (Warrant Officer) - - – 5 10 105 06 3 4 Quartermaster Serjeants - - - | in. 1Il – 5 366 274 8 7 Company-Serjeant-Majors - - - | unnery. – 4 – 512 584 Eactra duty #. of 1 Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of signalling - - - - - - - - — – 6 - 9 6 6 Artillery Clerks - - - - - - - 2s, to 5s. 6d. 467 (a) l l Quartermaster Serjeant - 5 — 91 91 1 l Artificer Quartermaster-Serjeant – 6 - 110 11() 1 1 Laboratory x - -> – 5 — 91 91 -2 2 Wheeler -> Serjeants – 3 9 138 161 l 1 Master Gunner, 3rd Class - – 4 6 82 82 1 1 Farrier Staff Serjeant – 4 3 78 78 1 l Artificer - - - | – 5 — 91 91 1 1 Trumpeter Serjeant - - - - - – 3 2 58 58 I l Cook x- - - - - - - - || – 3 8 67 58 I l Smith -- - - - - - – 3 7 66 65 I 1 Wheeler Corporal - - - - - - – 2 6 46 46 1 I Smith -> - - - - - - - - – 2 6 46 46 2 2 Storemen Corporals - - - - - - - - – 2 6 91 91 - - 18. 24d. s h §: as i. - si l - & - - - and o | 41" 41 unners as Storemen, Signalmen, &c. - - - varo. ote. s 1,000 1,000 Messing and Kit Allowances and Service Pay of serving soldiers - - - - - - - - - 1,230 1,1 18 78 78 (b.) Royal Garrison Artillery (Lydd). 9,980 || 9,304 - - 900l. without, | 1 1 Commandant and Chief Instructor - - 790. 900 730 with quarters. s 550l. without, 2 2 Instructors in Gunnery (1st Class) - - - - *}” ; 1,020 940 - with quarters. I l Master Gunner, 3rd Class - - - - - - – 4 6 82 . 82 2 2 Quartermaster-Serjeants - - Instructors in – 5 — 182 182 - - Company-Serjeant-Majors - - Gunnery. – 4 6 - 2 2 Artillery Clerks - - - - - - - - - || 2s, to 5s. 6d. 119 (a) 5 5 Gunners as Storemen, &c. (Additional pay, 2 at 6d., 2 at 9d., and l at 1s.) - - - - - - – l 24 175 175 Messing and Kit Allowances and Service Pay of serving soldiers - - - - - - - - - 182 146 13 13 2,660 *25.5 --- (c.) Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery. *—- 2255 1 1 Commandant - - - - - - - .s 900l. yout. 900 730 with quarters. - ... with 4 4 Instructors in Gunnery - - - - - - - *:::::: # | 2,200 1,533 with quarters. s I l Serjeant-Major (Warrant Officer) - - – 5 10 107 106 1 - Quartermaster Serjeant - - o 1n – 5 - - 9 | 3 4 Battery-Serjeant-Majors - y. – 4 – 292 219 1 2 Artillery Clerks - - - - - - - - 2s. to 5s 6d. 128 (a) 3 3 Gunners as Storemen (with Additional pay at 6d. per diem) - - - - - - - - - - – l 24 93 81 Messing and Kit Allowances and Service Pay of serving soldiers - - - - - - - - - - 180 146 14 15 3900 TT2,900 - - Extra Duty Pay of Temporary Staff Officers - - - 80 Servant Allowance - - - - - - - - 35 55 Contingent and Library Allowance - - - - 30 32 Allowance in Aid of Mess - - - - - - 100 100 Fees for Lectures on Professional Subjects - - - 75 75 Contingent Expenses - - - - - - 10 90 _105 106 Total under Shoeburyness - - - - - T16,570 T 14,820

(a) Formerly provided under Subhead C.