Part 16

Paid reserves (the present first-class reserve. I assume an arbitrary figure below the actual one) 120,000

Special reserve (I assume a large waste and a loss from men whose time has expired) 50,000

Territorial force 315,000 Less 5 per cent 15,700 ------- 299,250 ------- 669,250

On the 1st January '02 the regular army would be:--

Old engagement 108,000 Less waste 5,400 Indian and Colonial reliefs 23,000 ------- 79,600

Recruits under new system 120,400

Mounted troops serving second year 20,000 -------- Total of regulars 220,000

New reserve 91,900 Less 5 per cent. 4,580 ------- 87,320 87,000

Paid reserve 120,000

Special reserve, reduced by lapse of engagements 40,000 -------- Total liable for national war 467,000

Add--Territorial force, reduced by 5 per cent waste (14,962), and lapse of (78,750) engagements 205,538 -------- 672,538 ========

In the year '03 there would be:--

Old regulars, 79,600; less 5 per cent. waste, 3,950; less drafts for abroad, 23,000-- leaves 52,050, say 50,000

Regulars, recruits under new conditions 150,000

Mounted troops serving second year 20,000

New reserve 197,331

Paid reserve 120,000

Special reserve 30,000 --------- Total liable for national war 567,334

Territorial force 116,512 --------- 683,846 =========

In the year '04 there would be:--

Old regulars 50,000 Less 5 per cent. 2,500 ------- 47,500

Less drafts 23,000 ------- 24,500

New regulars 175,500

Mounted troops, second year 20,000 --------- 220,000

New reserve 329,000

Paid reserve 120,000

Special reserve may now be dropped --------- Total liable for national war 669,000

Territorial force 116,512 Less 5 per cent. 5,825 -------- 110,687 Less 78,750 -------- 31,937 -------- 700,937 ========