335.
Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 16 June 1842.
(Presented by Command of Her Majesty.)
THE EXPEDITION to CHINA. in the Year 1842, on account of the EXPENSES of AN ESTIMATE of the Sum required to be voted
CHINA.
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CHINA AND INDIA.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE :
1842-43.
AN ESTIMATE of the further Sum required to be voted, to defray the Charge of ARMY, NAVY and ORDNANCE SERVICES, connected with the NAVAL and MILITARY FORCES employed in China and India, for the Year ending 31 March 1843.
For Army Services, according to the annexed Statement
For Navy Services, ditto -
For Ordnance Services, ditto
£. 171,344
78,855
22,722
£. 272,921
Two Hundred and Seventy-two Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-one Pounds.
ARMY.
STATEMENT of the CHARGE which will probably be incurred in the Twelve Months from the 1st April 1842 to the 31st March 1843, for REGIMENTS of INFANTRY sent from India to China; for the Augmentations which have been made in other REGIMENTS of INFANTRY, to replace REGIMENTS transferred from the British Establishment to India and China; and for Augmentations of the REGIMENTS OF INFANTRY in New South Wales; £.171,344, according to the following State of Particulars :-
Decrease,
Increase.
A Regiment of Cavalry (9th Dragoons) transferred to India;
Charge for Ten Months
£. s. d.
£. 5. d.
Six Regiments of Infantry (10th, 25th, 29th, 78th, 84th, 86th)
transferred to India; Charge for Eleven Months
14,590
145,926
To replace the above Six Regiments of Infantry; Twelve Regiments of Infantry have been augmented for Colonial Service, from 800 to 1,200 Rank and File each; 9 for Twelve Months, and 3 for Nine Months.
Pay and Allowances, 121,593l. Eight Months; Off-reckonings,
9,419; Levy-money, 27,153 l.
Total, £. 158,165
Allowances to Acting Staff Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the 12 Depôt Battalions
Allowances to Officers of the provisional Battalion, composed of the recruiting portions of the Twelve augmented Regiments
2,086
1,712
161,963
9,000
152,963
On account of which was taken in the Army Estimate
To be provided
Two Regiments of Infantry at Home (58th and 61st), augmented from 800 to 1,000 Rank and File, in readiness to embark. Pay and Allowances, 6,200l.; Eight Months' Off-reckonings, 613l.; Levy-money, 2,100 l.
Total
Four Regiments of Infantry (18th, 26th, 49th and 55th), sent from India to China, and augmented from 976 to 1,000 Rank and File. Pay and Allowances, 132,430l.; Eight Months' Off-reckonings, 160; Levy-money, 525l.
Total
One Regiment of Infantry (98th Foot), sent to China, and augmented from 800 to 1,000 Rank and File. Charge of Augmentation; Pay and Allowances, 4,170l.; Eight Months' Off-reckonings, 306l.; Levy-money, 1,050 l.
Total
Five Regiments of Infantry in New South Wales, augmented from 800 to 1,000 Rank and File each. Charge of Augmentation; Pay and Allowances, 20,610l.; Eight Months' Off-reckonings, 1,987l.; Levy-money, 5,696l.
Bounty to Men volunteering to the augmented Regiments
8,913
133,115
5,526
Deduct Decrease
To be provided
Total
£. 160,516
28,343
3,000
331,860
£. 160,516
£. 171,344
* These Charges are exclusive of the Allowances paid by the East India Company to these Regiments, which are on the Indian Establishment whilst employed in China.
War Office, 25 July 1842.
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H. HARDINGE.
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