HC Deb 23 July 1908 vol 193 cc322-3
MR. BRODIE (Surrey, Reigate)

To ask the Secretary of State for War what is the cost per head of, taking all rank together, but taking each arm of the service separately, maintaining the British garrisons in the Transvaal Orange River Colony, Natal, and Cape Colony respectively; what number of military stations are there at present in each of these Colonies; and what is the number of troops of each arm at each of them.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The average effective cost per head (all ranks) of the principal arms in each Colony is as follows:—

The stations and distribution of the troops at present are as follows:—

South Africa.
Establishments (all ranks).
Cavalry. R. H. A R. F A R. G. A. R. E. Infantry. Departments, &c
Transvaal:
Pretoria 594 360 — — 211 2,451 —
Potchefstroom 1,186 — 136 — 142 — —
Standerton — — 132 — — 1,042 —
Orange River Colony:
Bloemfontein 593 — 269 — 142 2,458 —
Harrismith — — 132 — — 1,267 —
Cape Colony:
Cape Town — — — 114 — — —
Middelburg 593 — 132 — — 817 —
Simonstown — — — 113 127 — —
Wynberg — — — — — 817 —
Natal
Pietermaritzburg — — — — — 817 —
Departmental Corps, &c. (no separate establishment for each station) — — — — 147 — 1,421
2,966 360 801 227 769 9,669 1421
16,213