Vote 4.—IMPERIAL YEOMANRY : PAY AND ALLowANCEs-continued. ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE, 1907–08. 1906–07. C.—MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES OF IMPERIAL YEOMANRY: £. £, Medical Bills, Gratuities for Injuries, Clerks of Lieutenancy, Divine Service, Compensation for Loss, &c. of Horses, Insurance of Public Horses, and Miscellaneous - - - - 6,000 7,000 D.—APPHOPRIATIONS IN AID: Miscellaneous Receipts - - - ... * * - - - 1,000 750 N U M B E H. S. PERMANENT STAFF, Y E O M A N R Y. ALL --- Non- ... Non; RANKS. | Officers. Commissioned Officers. comed Officers. and Men. | o | ESTABLISHMENT of YEOMANRY 1907–08* 58 290 1,538 25,752 27,638 PRESENT at TRAINING, 1906 - - • 57 287 1,078 22,076 23,498 | STRENGTH on 1st JANUARY 1907 - - 58 288 1,232 24,115 25,693 | * For details see Appendix No. 6, p. 184. Vote 5. VOLUNTEER CORPS : PAY AND ALLOWANCES. I. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum which will be required in the Year ending 31st March 1908, to defray the Expense of GRANTs, ALLowANCEs and MiscellANEOUs CHARGEs of WoLUNTEER CORPS, including the PERMANENT STAFF, One Million One Hundred and Fifty-two Thousand Pounds. SUB-HEADS under which this Vote will be accounted for. II. III. DETAILs of the foregoing., A.— PAY, &c. OF ADJUTANTS OF WOLUNTEER CORPS: (a) ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE, — 1907–08. 1906–07. Numbers. 1906–07. 1907–08. — – d ll £. £. - 32 Adjutants: Pay, engineer pay, and servant allow320 0 * * * * * * * so, so — B.--PAY, &c. OF SERJEANT INSTRUCTORS OF VOLUNTEER CORPS : (a) --—— Numbers. 1906-07. 1907-08. 1,801 1,790 so Instructors : Pay, service pay, engineer or other extra pay, messing and clothing allowances; also lodging and fuel and light allowances of Instructors not serving on their Army engagement - - - || 141,000 142,800 (a) For detailed Establishments of Corps, see Appendix No. 7, pp. 185 to 196. WoTE 5.—WoLUNTEER CORPs: PAY AND ALLowANCEs—continued. C.—CAPITATHON GRANTS TO VOLUNTEER CORPS: - ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE, 1907–08. 1906–07. Number of Efficients - (inclusive of Permanent Staff). 1906–07. 1907–08. £. | £. (Approximate Num- | (Approximate Number on 1 Nov. 1905.) r on 1 Nov. 1906.) 35s. -- At 35s. At 25s. 245,275 | – || 250,219 — 245,275 250,219 Ordinary Capitation Allowance for Efficiency - || 437,900 429,500 1,670 - Additional Capitation Allowance at 21.5s, for s 3,430 1,790 efficient Submarine Miners and Electrical 4,030 x-y 613 Engineers - - - - - - - | 1,880 150 - Additional Capitation Allowance at 5s, for - efficients of Motor Volunteer Corps - - - 40 2,389 2,368 Additional Capitation Allowance at ll. for Special Service Section - - - - 2,370 2,390 1,175 1,150 Additional Capitation Allowance at 4l. for Infantry efficient as Mounted Infantry - - - - - - - 4,600 4,700 9,381 9,898 Additional Capitation Allowance at ll. for Infantry efficient as Cyclists - - - 9,900 9,380 22,580 22,617 Special Capitation Allowance at 21. 10s. for 458,800 T 452,820 proficient Officers and Serjeants - - - 56,550 56,450 1,914 1,902 || Special Capitation Allowance at 30s, for Officers passed in Tactics or Artillery duties, or proficient in Supply or Transport duties- 2,850 2,870 72 75 - - Special Allowance for Signalling per Corps qualified at 12l. per Corps - - - - 900 860 234,350 239,227 | Special Capitation Allowances at 2s. for each efficient Volunteer in possession of a Greatcoat and at 1s. for each efficient Volunteer in possession of a complete equipment - 35,900 35,200 14,957 15,264 Special Capitation Allowance at 1s. for Miscel- aneous Expenditure of Engineer Corps - 760 750 Travelling Allowance for attendance at United Drill and Shooting Practice - - - 41,940 || 39,000 Allowance in aid of Equipment and Greatcoats 597,700 587,950 on increase of strength and initial Capitation Special Capitation Allowance at 17s. 6d. on 601,000 593,000 U.—ALLOWANCES IN AID OF WOLUNTEER CAMPS: Travelling and other Allowances for attendance at Camps, &c., for Military l Special training for Infantry, Field Artillery, &c. - - - - - - | WOTE 5.—VolunTEER CORPS : PAY AND ALLOWANCES-continued. ESTIMATE, ESTIMATE, 1907–08. 1906–07. E.–MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES FOR WOLUNTEER CORPS : £. £. Contingent Allowance in lieu of Stationery, Postage, &c., at 4l. per Company 13,050 12,750 Allowances to Volunteer Officers at Schools of Instruction - - - 17,000 19,600 Medical attendance on Permanent Staff, and gratuities for injuries to enrolled members - - - - - - - - - - - - 4,200 4,200 Allowances to Corps for expenses incurred in horsing guns and wagons - || 21,600 22,000 Working pay, &c. of non-commissioned officers and men of the Regular for prizes - - - - - - 800 800 Payments to Clerks of Lieutenancy - - - - - - - - 750 750 Miscellaneous, including Volunteer Officers Decorations - - - - 1,000 1,000 F.—APPROPRIATIONS IN AID: Payments by Volunteer Corps in redemption of public Loans - - - 28,000 Repayment by Government of Isle of Man for expenses of Volunteer Corps - 500 500 £. 30,000 1,800 ESTABLISHMENT AND STRENGTH OF THE VOLUNTEER FORCE, INCLUDING PERMANENT STAFF. (For details of Establishment see Appendix No. 7, pp. 185 to 196.) ESTAB - 1907-8. 1906-07. 1 Jun 1907. Honourable Artillery Company - - - - - - 904 904 550 Artillery - - - - - - - - - - 50,005 50,007 40,088 Engineers - - - - - - - - - 19,445 20,975 17,015 Infantry, including Infantry Brigade Bearer Companies - 262,779 263,830 187,309 Medical Corps - - - - - - - - - 3,939 3,959 3,454 337,072 339,675 248,416 Co NOTES.—The following numbers of Army Reservists, not included above, are attached to Volunteer rps :— - - Establishment Engineers (Railway Reserve) - - - - - - - - - 345 Infantry (Post Office Corps and Telegraph Reserve) - - - " - - 538 • 883 Vote 6. QUARTERING, TRANSPORT, AND REMOUNTS. I. AN ESTIMATE of the Sum which will be required in the Year ending 31st March 1908, to - defray the Expense of QUARTERING, TRANSPORT. and REMOUNTs. One Million Nine Hundred and Nine Thousand Pounds. II. SUB-HEADS under which this Wote will be accounted for. 1907–08. 1906–07. INCREASE. DECREASE. A.—LODGING AND STABLE ALLOWANCES - - sovo so 4. flow B.—FIELD ALLOWANCES - - - - - - - 26,000 40,000 - 14,000 C.—HIRE OF BUILDINGS TO SUPPLEMENT BARRACKS - (a) 66,000 50,000 | 16,000 D.—BARRACK SERVICES - - - 136,000 | 206,000 — . 70,000 E.–CoNVEYANCE OF TROOPS, By LAND AND coAstwise 400,000 || 417,000 - 17,000 F.—SEA TRANSPORT OF TROOPS - - - - - - 371,000 || 373,000 - 2,000 G. —RAILWAY STORES - 9,000 || 17,000 - 8,000 | 1,344,000 | 1,448,000 - Deduct, 16,000 15,000 - 1,000 FOREGOING SUB-HEADS - - 1,328,000 | 1,433,000 || – 105,000 .J.—CARRIAGE OF STORES - - - - - - - - 235,000 271,000 - 36,000 K.—WAR DEPARTMENT VESSELS - - - - - - - 63,000 69,000 || – 6,000 L–PAY, WAGES, &c., OF ARMY SERVICE CORPS SUBOR. BINATE #STABLISHMENTS . . . . . . . . . . 167,000 | 163,000 4,000 M.–MECHANICAL TRANSPORT VEHICLES - - - - 20,000 21,000 - 1,000 N.—REMOUNTS . . . . . . . . . . . 135,000 | 188,000 - 53,000 620,000 || 712,000 - Deduct, - r | o-Arroyo's AID connected with sun. 39,000 34,000 - 5,000 581,000 | 678,000 - 97,000 Total, vote 6 - - - - e. 1,909,000 2,111,000 || – 202,000 NET DECREASE - - - £. 202,000 (a) Includes 21,000l. for Hire of certain Buildings, provided in 1906–07 under Vote 10, Subhead W. |