§ Mr. BOWLESasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will issue a statement of the gross' expenditure on the Army for each of the years 1905–6, 1906–7, 1907–8, 1908–9, and 1909–10 (estimated) in the same form as that for the Navy appearing on page 1 of the present Naval Estimates?
§ Mr. HALDANEin reply, supplied the following statement, showing the gross expenditure on Army Services for the years 1905–1906 to 1907–1908 together with the estimated gross expenditure for 1908–1909 and 1909–10:—
Actual Gross Expenditure. Estimated Gross Expenditure. 1905–1906. 1906–1907. 1907–1908. 1908–1909. 1909–1910. £ £ £ £ £ Gross Expenditure (Army Votes) 32,043,810 32,072,564 30,645,191 30,826,804 30,889,950 Abate Annuity under the Barracks Act, 1890, and Military Works Acts, 1897–1903 1,020,824 1,081,523 1,122,882 1,122,882 1,155,603 31,022,986 30,991,041 29,522,309 29,703,922 29,734,347 Expenditure from Loan 1,287,416 560,980 308,252 260,000 400,000 Expenditure on behalf of Army Services from Votes of other Departments 499,496 501,102 476,682 455,764 467,856 32,809,898 32,053,123 30,307,243 30,419,686 30,602,203