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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 |