HC Deb 29 July 1904 vol 139 c89
MR. RUNCIMAN (Dewsbury)

To ask the Secretary of State for War what is the total number of British troops now stationed in South Africa; what is the total annual cost of these troops, and what contribution, if any, is made by the Colonial Governments to that cost.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) The total number of British troops in South Africa is 21,500, and their annual cost amounts to £3,100,000. No contribution is made by the Colonial Governments, except in the case of Natal, which pays £4,000 a year.