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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM

— Establishments 9,11 Ranks, 1898-99 Eflfectives by latest Returns Regular Forces, Home and \ Colonial. . . / Army Reserve, 1st Class. 2nd ,, Militia Yeomanry. , ., . Volunteers ,. ., Total Home and Colonial. Regular Forces on Indian EJstab-\ lisliments. . . / Total. 171,394 83,000 50 138,961 11,891 263,963 146,864 82,005 58 118,221 10,191 232,711 669,259 73,162 589,566 74,623 742,421 664,189

The following table shows the number of men in the British Army serving in India during the years noted, according to Bud' get estimates : —

Years Soldiers in India Years Soldiers in India 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 72,858 73,125 73,168 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 73,168 73,217 73,162

The number of men enrolled in the Volunteer corps of Great Britain has increased from 119,146 in 1860, to 193,893 in 1870, 206,537 in 1880, 221,048 in 1890, and 231,798 in 1897. The number efficient in 1897 was 225,206. Under various laws of army organisation. Great Britain and Ireland are pjU'titioned into 14 military districts. For the infantry there are 102 sub- or regimental districts, commanded by line colonels ; for the artillery there are 12 sub-districts, commanded by artillery colonels ; and for the cavalry there 9,re two districts, couimanded by cavalry colonels. The brigade of an infantry sub-district, consists, as a rule, of two line battalions, two militia battalions, the brigade depot, rifle volunteer corps, and infantry of tl^e army reserve. Of the two line battalions one is generally abro3,d and the second at one of the home stations. An artillery sub-district contains, in addition to the royal artillery, the militia artillery and that of the volunteers and of the army reserve ; and a cavalry colonel similarly has command, not merely over the cavalry regiments within his district, but over the yeomanry, volunteers, and reserve cavalry. The General Annual Return gives as follows the numbers of non- commissioned officers and men, natives of each of the three divisions of the United Kingdom, composing the army on January 1, 1898 : — English, 158,566 ; Scotch, 16,485 ; Irish, 26,374; born in In^ia and the colonies, 8,275 ; foreigners, 143 ; and 2,551 not reported.