Cost of special reserves and territorial
forces 5,149,843
3. Cost of armaments, works, stores, &c. 3,949,463
4. Cost of staff and administration 1,414,360
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Making a total of L28,792,900
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In the above table nearly a million is set down for the cost of certain
labour establishments and of certain instructional establishments,
which may for the present purpose be neglected. Leaving them out, the
present cost of the personnel of the Regular Army, apart from staff, is,
L15,942,802. For this cost are maintained officers, non-commissioned
officers and men, numbering altogether 170,000.
The lowest pay given is that of 1s. a day to infantry privates, the
privates of the other arms receiving somewhat higher and the
non-commissioned officers very much higher rates of pay.
If compulsory service were introduced into Great Britain, pay would
become unnecessary for the private soldier; but he ought to be and would
be given a daily allowance of pocket-money, which probably ought not to
exceed fourpence. The mounted troops would be paid at the rate of 1s.
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