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GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

to this amount there was added, August 2, 1870, a supplementary- vote of 2,000,000/., 'towards defraying the expenses incurred in maintaining the naval and military services of the kingdom.' It was left to the government to distribute the additional grant thus voted between the army and navy.

The following is an abstract of the votes of the regular estimates for 1670-71, with the corresponding sums of the year 18G9-70 : —

I. Regular Forces General staff and regimental pay, allowances, and

charges ........

Commissariat establishment, services, and move- ment of troops ......

Clothing establishments, services, and supplies .

Barrack establishment, services, and supplies

Divine service .......

Martial law

Medical establishment, services, and supplies

II. Reserve Forces: Militia and inspection of reserve

Yeomanry

Volunteers .......

Enrolled pensioners and army reserve force

III. Stores : Manufacturing departments and war stores

IV. Works and Buildings : Superintending establishment and expenditure

for works, buildings, and repairs, at home and abroad

V. Various Services: Military education ..... Surveys of the United Kingdom, and topogra

phical department ..... Miscellaneous services .... Administration of the army

Total effective services .

VI. Non-effective Services: Rewards for military service Pay of general officers ....

Pay of reduced and retired officers Widows' pensions and compassionate allowances Pensions and allowances to wounded officers In-pension ......

Out-pension ......

Superannuation allowances Militia and volunteer corps

Total non-effective services .

Recapitulation :

Effective services

Non-effective services ....

Total effective and non-effective services .

1870-1

£ 4,777,900

1,049,600

383,700

412,300

43,400

62,100

340,800

893,200 81,900

412,400 76,000

1,000,000

700,400

140,700

118,500

118,500

81,500

90.600

222,300

223.400

10,796,700

12,047,600

27.300

27,000

73,()(i0

73,000

598.000

480.500

155,300

156,400

20,800

22,300

36,000

34,400

1,220,100

1,239.300

l4S.:-;no

132.000

18.000

17,900

2,296,800

2,182,800

10,796,700

12.047,600

2.'J!)G.800

2,182,800

13,093,500

14,230,400