§ Mr. BENNETT-GOLDNEYasked the Secretary of State for War if he will give the cost., exclusive of buildings, of the Regular Army and the Auxiliary Forces in 1903; and if he will give the cost, exclusive of buildings, of the Regular Army, of the Special Reserve, and of the Territorial Army, respectively, in 1913?
§ Mr. TENNANTThe Army Estimates and Accounts are not designed to show the cost of different branches of the forces.
The following figures are roughly approximate only, and it is not possible to eliminate the cost of buildings:—
1903–4. 1913–14. £ £ Regular Army 22,194,000 22,043,000 Special Reserve 2,155,000 1,629,000 Territorial Army. 2,335,000 3,235,000