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Army Estimates for 1886-7.

I.

		Increase or Decrease on 1885-6.
	£	£
General Staff, &c.	193,069	Inc. 156,312
Reginemental Pay, &c.	5,0,32,300	Inc. 156,312
Army Accountings, &c.	147,100	Inc. 156,312
Recruiting Department	42,000
Veterinary Staff	23,928	Inc. 10,000
Purchase of Horses	83,500
School of Gunnery	11,895	Inc. 9,114
School of Engineering	45,391
School of Musketry	6,382
Gymnastic Instruction	6,000
Miscellaneous Items	4,745	Inc. 58,000
Maintenance of Native Force at Suakin	58,000
	£5,657,300
Deduct Appropriations	1,200,000	Net Dec. 85,700
	£4,457,300

II.

Divine Service (net)

£60,800

Inc. 2,700

III.

Military Law (net)

£37,600

Dec. 400

IV.

Medical Establishment (net)

£333,000

Inc. 12,500

V.

Militia pay and Allowance	£569,800
Deduct Fines and Stoppages	14,800	Inc. 28,100
	£555,000

VI.

Yeomanry Pay, &c.

£70,000

Inc. 3,500

VII.

Volunteer Corps (net)

£624,500

Inc. 18,500

Total Charge for the Volunteer Force.

Total of the foregoing Estimate	£624,500
For Provisions, Forage, Fuel, Light, and Transport of the Permanent Staff	69,700
For Stores	108,000
For Clothing, of Permanent Staff, Artillery and Engineering	3,000
Total Charge.	£805,200

VIII.

Army Reserve

£423,000

Inc. 38,500

IX.

Commissariat, Transport, and Ordnance Stores

£520,000

Inc. 56,200

X.

Provisions, Forage, Fuel, and Light	£3,335,700
Deduct Appropriations	53,700	Dec. 116,000
	£53,282,000

XI.

Clothing Establishments	£1,320,600
Deduct Appropriations	454,100	Inc. 65,000
	£866,500

The policy of a Government setting up rival Manufacturing Establishments to those of its own subjects is contrary to sound Political Economy. In this vote and that which follows there is scope for the vigilant service of Reformers. These (and kindred institutions for the Navy) are the establishments so often attacked by Mr. Cobden and Mr. Rylands.

XII.

		Increase or Decrease on 1885-6.
War Material, Establishment Wages	£963,653
Materials	355,553
machinery, &c.	87,842
	£1,407,048
Stores purchased by contract	1,600,088
	£3,007,136
Deduct Appropriations	438,136
	£2,569,000	Inc. 341,200

XIII.

Buildings, Works, and Repairs	£985,078
Deduct Appropriations	59,278
	£925,800	Inc. 81,600

XIV.

Military Education	£181,268
Deduct Appropriations	47,668	Inc. 5,100
	£133,600

XV.

Rewards to Inventors	£7,500
Miscellaneous Services (net)	29,600	Dec. 14,200
	£37,100

XVI.

War Office (net)

£255,500

Inc. 7,400

XVII.

Rewards for Distinguished Services

£19,400

Inc. 900

XVIII.

Half Pay (net)

£79,700

Inc. 1,700

We wonder how much of this, and of the much larger amount in the following Vote, might be saved to the country if suitable and efficient men on the list were given the first offer of employment on vacancies occurring in the Civil Service. The work might be better done, to say nothing of the pay saved.

XIX.

Retired Pay, &c., and Gratuities (net)

£1,187,400

Dec. 6,900

XX.

Widows, &c., Pensions (net)

£129,700

4,900

XXI.

Pensions for Wounds

£16,900

Dec. 1,600

XXII.

Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals

£32,200

Dec. 900

XXIII.

Out Pensions (net)

£1,372,100

Inc. 42,100

XXIV.

Superannuation, Compensation, and Compassionate Allowances

£188,000

Dec. 2,700

XXV.

Retired Pay to Adjutants, &c., of Militia, Yeomanry, ana Volunteers	£50,900	Inc. 1,000
Total of Army Estimates	£18,233,200	Inc. 482,500