§ MR. COURTHOPETo ask the Secretary of State for War what has been the total cost from all sources of autumn manœuvres during the last three financial years; and what sum has been provided for manœuvres during 1907–8.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The sums provided in Estimates for manœuvres and field training are as follows:—
| Length of Service. | Present Salary. | Present Position. | |
| £ | |||
| 1 | 18 years 2 months | 486 | Chief Examiner, Headquarters (formerly Local Auditor, Gibraltar). |
| 2 | 15 years 10 months | 300 | Local Auditor, Gibraltar (receives £50 for auditing Dockyard Accounts, £86 for the audit of Municipal Accounts). |
| 3 | 12 years 4 months | 460 | Local Auditor, Uganda. |
| 4 | 8 years 5 months | 300 | Assistant Auditor, East Africa. |
| 5 | 7 years 11 months | 320 | Assistant Auditor, Uganda. |
| 6 | 7 years 6 months | 440 | Local Auditor, Gold Coast. |
| 7 | 6 years 10 months | 340 | Assistant Auditor, East Africa. |
| 8 | 6 years 6 months | 430 | Local Auditor, British Central Africa. |
| 9 | 5 years 1 years | 360 | Assistant Auditor, Southern Nigeria. |
| 10 | 4 years 8 years | 310 | Assistant Auditor, Northern Nigeria. |
| 11 | 4 years 6 years | 100 | Examiner, Headquarters. |
| 12 | 4 years 2 months | 310 | Assistant Auditor, Southern Nigeria. |
| 13 | 3 years 1 months | 300 | Assistant Auditor, Southern Nigeria. |
| 1904–5 | £250,000 |
| 1905–6 | 140,000 |
| 1906–7 | 145,000 |
| 1907–8 | 175,000 |
§ The expenditure on the two items is not shown separately.