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No. 84.
RETURNS SHOWING THE ARMED STRENGTH OF VICTORIA.
I. The following table gives a statement of the sums expended on the defences of Victoria from the year 1854 to the year 1870, when the Imperial garrison was with- drawn, inclusive :-
ཁ
21
T
-
40
* Most
of
these corps
are in in-
2
3
4
386
418
land towns,
but could
YEAR.
Military Expenditure (including
Buildings and Works of Defence).
Naval Expenditure.
Total.
5
2
9
359
383
be concen-
trated
on
9
4
-
721
768
Beaboard if
required.
£
£
1
11 │
43
46
1854 and 1855
287,973
£ 287,973
1856 to 1864
758,000
123,000
881,000
150
156
1865
38,434
7,743
46,177
1866
3,891
4,111
47,647
14,453
62,100
1867
64,600
17,243
81,849
1
1,273
1,843
1808
58,873
19,061
77,934
1869
34,200
12,672
46,872
1870
37,102
10,570
47,672
Totals
1,326,835
204,742 1,531,577
9 11 26
6
97
168
3
1 53 40
8 21
6,823 7,260
Defence Office, Wellington,
February 3, 1887.
(Signed)
C. A. C. HUMFREY,
For the Under Secretary for Defence.
Captains
Com- Captains, mandant.
Lieu- tenants.
Honorary Honorary And Surgeons. Chaplains,
Rank
File.
Total all Ranks.
Remarks.
And, in continuation, the subjoined table states the sums since expended on the same object to the close of the financial year 1884-85:-
The
Naval
Volunteer
Naval Artillery Corps,
YEAR.
although shown in a
Artillery
Volunteers
5
6
18
0
3
1,304
1,345
separate return, are
under the same rules
Military Expenditure
(including
Buildings and
Naval Expenditure.
Total.
Works of
Defence).
and regulations as other volunteer corps.
£
£
£
1871 (6 months)
21,014
6,305
27,319
1871-2
38,634
19,604
68,238
Defence Office, Wellington,
(Signed)
February 3, 1887
C. A. HUMFREY,
For Under Secretary for Defence.
1872-3
35,367
18,641
54,008
1873-4
41,050
17,643
58,693
1874-5
37,847
17,135
54,982
1875-6
40,698
17,536
58,234
1876-7
54,599
19,421
74,020
1877-8
62,842
58,424
121,260
1878-9
82,917
35,205
118,122
1879-80
60,420
33,359
93,779
1880-1
57,117
21,016
78,783
1881-2
59,589
21,845
81,434
1882-3
145,064
41,344
186,408
1883-4
205,596
25,442
231,038
1884-5
157,929
29,639
187,568
Towards cost of Cerberus and Nelson -
101,966
101,966
Totals
·
1,100,688
485,125
1,585,808
808
3 G 4
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PUBLIC
RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
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In the year 1885-6, the expenditure on salary, pay, and contingencies was :—