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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM

Auxiliary forces :

Militia

Yeomanry cavalry .... Volunteer corps

Commissariat : Transport and remounts

Provisions, forage, &c

Clothing

Warlike and other stores Works, buildings, &c., with superintending

Various :

Military education .... Miscellaneous services .... War Office

Total effective services

II. Non-Effective Services :—

Officers, <fcc. ;

Rewards for distinguished services Half pay .... Retired pay and gratuities Widows' pensions and allowances Pensions for wounds Retired allowances, auxiliary forces

^on-commissioned officers and men, d;c. :

In-pensions ....

Out-pensions.

Rewards for distinguished services

Widows' pensions, &c. . Superanmiation allowances, dbc.

1897-98 £

553,000

76,000

627,200

744,000 2,627,400

897,000 2,075,200 1,018,400

118,600

54,800

248,600

15,283,800

9,050

72,950

1,272,790

134,685

10,654

28,671

32,880

1,310,420

5,050

4,250

175,300

Total non-effective services

Total effective and non-effective services 18, 840, 500

Net Increase, 1898-99

880,000

1898-99 £

553,000

75,000

614,200

710,400 3,352,600

862,000 1,972,000 1,020,700

118,200

54,300

245,200

16,139,800

9,170

72,202

1,313,265

135,990

9,849

27,324

33,060

1,292,876

4,976

4,688

177,300

3,056,700 3,080,700

19,220,500

Navy. — The net cost of the Navy, according to the original estimates for 1898-99 is 23,778,400Z. Including appropriations in aid, amounting to 955,422i., the gross estimate was 24,733,822^. The following table show^ the net estimates for 1898-99, as compared with those for 1897-98 ;—