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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 14

Army Estimates.1886-87

Army Estimates.1886-87.

Principal Points of Difference between the Estimates of 1885-86, and those for 1886-87.

Increases. £
Increased Charge due to Additional Numbers 246,000
Deferred Pay 30,000
Additional Horses for Cavalry, &c 10,000
Militia, Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteers 50,100
Growth of Army Reserve 38,500
Warlike Stores:—Small Arms, &c. 211,200
Naval Armaments 150,000
Works for Submarine Mining Establishments and Manufacturing Departments 72,000
Additional Expenditure for Supplies, Transport, &c. consequent on the Occupation of Egypt 416,000
Native Force for Garrison of Suakin 58,000
Reduction in Indian Contribution for Non-Effective Charges 38,600
£1,320,400
Decreases £
Rechuanaland Expedition 500,000
Reduction in Contract Prices for Supplies 120,000
Miscellaneous 17,900
Increased Contribution from India for Effective Charges 200,000
837,900
Net Increase £482,500

NUMBERS Number of Men on the Regimental Establishments of the Army and Auxiliary Forces and of the Reserves. Effectives, All Ranks. Establishments. All Ranks 1886-87. Numbers, by latest Return Period of latest Return. Regular Forces (Regimental) Home and Colonial.................... 141,284 135,488 1 Feb. 1886. Army Reserve, 1st Class ............ 51,000 42,571 1 Feb. 1886. ,, 2nd Class ............... 5,900 6,781 1 Feb. 1886. Militia (including Permanent Staff and Militia Reserve, also the Channel Islands Militia)............... 141,333 121,618 Training 1885 and 1 Feb. 1886. Yeomanry (including Staff) .... 14,405 11,590 Inspection 1885. Volunteers (including Staff)........................ 254,038 224,012 1 Nov. 1885. Total Home and Colonial Establishments................ 607,960 542,060 Regular Forces (Regimental) on Indian Establishment............ 68,196 65,980 1 Feb. 1886. Total................... 676,156 608,040 Army Reserve. The enrolled numbers were as follows:— 1886-7. 1885-6. 1884-5. 1883-4. 1882-3. 1881-2. Class I. ... 51,000 46,500 39,500 31,000 26,000 24,000 Class II... 5,900 6,750 7,750 9,000 9,600 13,800 56,900 53,250 47,250 40,000 35,600 37,800

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Average Strength of the Regular Army at Home and Abroad.

Officers. Non-commissioned Officers and Men. Officers and Men.
Year. At Home. Abroad. Total At Home. Abroad. Total. At Home. Abroad. Total.
1871 4,880 4,314 9,194 100,877 82,594 183,471 106,757 86,908 192,665
1872 4,848 4,144 8,992 99,306 83,709 183,015 104,154 87,853 192,007
1873 4,815 3,877 8,692 95,768 83,919 179,687 100,583 87,796 188,379
1874 4,521 3,763 8,294 93,114 84,991 178,105 97,636 88,754 186,3-9
1875 4,391 3,691 8,082 92,802 83,785 176,587 97,193 87,476 184,669
1876 4,365 3,776 8,141 92,781 83,511 176,292 97,146 87,287 184,433
1877 4,294 3,766 8,060 97,610 84,832 182,442 101,904 68,598 190,502
1878 4,195 3,750 7,945 105,006 87,807 *192,813 109,201 91,557 *200,758
1879 3,835 4,007 7,842 84,380 99,068 183,448 88,215 103,075 191,290
1880 4,044 3,773 7,817 87,843 93,326 181,169 91,887 97,099 188,986
1881 3,954 3,658 7,612 87,992 93,194 181,186 91,946 96,852 188,798
1882 3,818 3,518 7,336 90,477 91,416 181,893 94,295 94,934 189,229
1883 3,714 3,479 7,193 86,357 88,421 174,778 90,071 91,900 181,971
1884 3,578 3,519 7,097 86,416 89,491 175,907 89,994 93,010 183,004
1885 3,248 3,827 7,075 88,331 102,658 190,989 91,579 106,485 198,064

* The increase in the average stength in 1878 was due to the mobilisation of the First Class Army and Militia Reserves during three months of the year.

Establishment Op the Militia, 1886-87.

PERMANENT STAFF. MILITIA. ALL RANKS, (Including Permanent Staff.) Officers. Werrant Officers and Sejeants. Trumpeters, Buglers, and Drummers. Officers. Seijeants. Trumpeters and Buglers. Rank and File. 1886-87. 1885-86 Artillery.......... 55 583 194 563 388 .. 17,866 19,649 19,650 Engineers....... 1 42 15 42 30 .. 1,319 1,449 1,449 Infantry......... 257 2,896 1,033 2,956 2,066 .. 107,032 116,239 116,239 Channel Islands Militia ........ 9 75 .. 192 150 60 3,520 3,996 3,996 Total Force..... 322 3,595 1,242 3,753 2,634 50 129,737 141,333 141,334 PERMANENT STAFF .. 5,159. MILITIA ............. 136,174 Voted with tie Regular Forces, Vote A. Militia.................106,174 Militia Reserve......... 30,000 136,174

Numbers of Yeomanry Cavalry.

Permanent Staff. Yeomanry. All Ranks.
Officers. Seijeants. Officers. Noncommissioned Officers and Men. 1886-87. 1885-86.
Establishment of Yeomanry 39 241 745 13,379 14,405 14,405
Present at Training, 1885 39 236 592 8,912 .. 9,779

Establishment of the Volunteer Force.

1885-86.
Light Horse 425
Artillery 44,482
Engineers 10,723
Mounted Rifles 61
Rifle Volunteers 195,321
Medical Staff Corps 405
Total 251,417*
1886-87
Light Horse 425
Artillery 45,500
Engineers 11,154
Mounted Rifles 61
Rifle Volunteers 196,231
Medical Staff Corps 607
Total 254,038*

* Inclusive of Permanent Staff.

General Statistics of the Volunteer Force (All Arms)

Year. Authorized Establisehment. Efficient. Non-Efficient. Enrolled. Proficients who have qualified for the Special Grant of 50s. Present at Inspection. Percentage of Efficients to Enrolled. Percentage of Men present, at Inspection to Enrolled.
Officers. Serjeans. Total
1860 160,321 106,443 12,703 119,146 ... ... ... ... 89.3 ...
1861 211,961 140,100 21,139 161,239 ... ... ... ... 86.9 ...
1862 218,308 131,420 20,398 157,818 ... ... ... ... 83.3 ...
1863 226,156 113,511 49,424 162,935 ... ... ... ... 69.66 ...
1864 225,490 123,707 46,837 170,544 ... ... ... ... 72.53 ...
1865 226,661 133,848 44,636 178,484 ... ... ... ... 74.99 ...
1866 229,402 142,849 38,716 181,565 ... ... ... ... 78.67 ...
1867 235,812 155,216 32,648 187,864 ... ... ... ... 82.62 ...
1868 245,748 170,298 28,896 199,194 ... ... ... ... 85.49 ...
1869 244,931 168,477 26,810 195,287 ... ... ... ... 86.27 ...
1870 244,966 170,671 23,222 193,893 ... ... 8,457 139,901 88.02 72.15
1871 246,232 172,619 19,989 192,608 ... ... 10,638 138.334 89.62 71.82
1872 244,818 160,737 17,542 178,279 ... ... 11,582 137,922 90.16 77.58
1873 240,067 153,216 18,721 171,937 ... ... 12,911 135,115 89.11 78.58
1874 236,685 161,100 14,287 175,387 ... ... 14,152 139,858 91.85 79.74
1875 238,261 168,709 12,371 181,080 4,706 10,463 14,869 145,753 93.16 80.49
1876 238,059 174,184 11,317 185,501 4,937 10,588 15,525 151,753 93.89 81.8
1877 240,120 182,810 10,216 193,026 5,195 11,111 16,306 159,378 94.7 82.56
1878 244,263 194,191 9,022 203,213 5,536 11,518 17,054 170,209 95.55 83.75
1879 245,185 197,485 8,780 206,265 5,586 11,825 17,411 174,646 95.75 84.67
1880 243,546 196,938 9,599 206,537 6,482 11,802 17,284 173,473 95.35 83.99
1881 245,429 200,162 8,146 208,308 5,604 11,875 17,479 175,651 90.08 84.32
1882 246,119 199,374 7,962 207,336 5,692 11,929 17,621 175,878 96.10 84.83
1883 247,842 202,428 6,937 209,365 5,769 12,128 17,897 179,739 96.69 85.85
1884 249,419 208,365 6,650 215,015 5,820 12,327 18,147 184,282 96.91 85.71
1885 251,417 218,210 5,802 224,012 5,946 12,422 18,368 194,838 97.42 86.98
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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