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ESTIMATE of APPROXIMATE COST of MAINTENANCE of MILITARY FORCES recommended by the COMMISSION, and prepared on basis of Estimate of 1881. This estimate, whilst furnishing a guide to such cost, would probably require minor amendments when brought under the consideration of the Government for embodiment with Estimates- in-chief.

Amount.

365

In order to exhibit the expenditure of the Colony for the decade commencing from 1876 and ending 1885 the following return has been prepared, which proves the expendi- ture within that time to be nearly 1,500,000/. It will be noticed that in the year 1885 the expenditure had attained the abnormal height of 307,3377. This, of course, was owing to the expenses attendant upon sending off the contingent of New South Wales troops to the Soudan.

Designation.

(a.)-GENERAL Staff,

1 commandant

! brigade major

1 brigade pay and quartermaster

I officer instructor of musketry

1 brigade clerk -

1 assistant clerk

1 assistant clerk

1 pay and quartermaster's clerk -

I brigade quater-master-sergeant

9

i

Rate.

Per diem.

Per annum.

s. d.

£

| 1 [

600

400

365

300

9 6

174

7 0

128

8 0

146

7 0

128

9 6

174

MILITARY and NAVAL EXPENDITURE of NEW SOUTH WALES for TEN YEARS (1876 to 1885).

Particulars.

1976.

1877.

1878.

1879.

1890.

1881.

1892.

1989.

1881.

INNE

Totals.

PERMANENT AND VOLUNTEER

MILITARY FORCES.

The general staff

Artillery force

Works of defenco Volunteer forer

J

3

6,878

GA15

£ 6,514

14,977

27,816

34,027

£ 20 5 34,115

C

3

2.989 28.441

2,003 20,064

2.97R

$2,017

£ 3,020 33,177

J

J

2971

$9.05%

510

14,310

7,115

2,460

29,504

197 30,00%

9.710

7,160

301

1.301

31.298

33.589

34,001

49.917

33,301

71.2

2,343

40,474

$00,455 12.41

Volunteer naval artillery

318,379

--

172

15

11

Contingencies--

Forage allowance for commandant for two horses, brigade major, pay and quartermaster, and instructor of musketry, one horse each, at 527. per aunum

-

-

Allowance in Hen of quarters for commandant

major of brigado Compensation to staff sergeants, in lieu of uniform

Total (contingencies)

Naval brigade.

HIL

1.791

5,518

5,503

4.709

5,219

5,639

5,810

5,615

5,625

0,431

5,718

Public school cadet corps Torpedo and signalling corps -

55,137

304

441

515 2.198

1,350

Training-ship "Wolverine

2,198

7,096

6.33K

-4,194

17,536

260

175

Total of salaries and

contingencios

42,007

47,752

50,51;

71,303

07,867

70,945

94,258

80,8:23 94,818 120,170

749,759

120

25

PUBLIC WORKS AND

BUILDINGS, &C.

580

Works of defened

7,541

+,957

Gun platforms -

247

Repairs to military buildings -

2,037

Total -

2,995

Ordnance and barrack depart-

17,427

2,591 18,887

ment.

Rent of Commodant's house -

(b.)-PERMANENT ARTILLERY.

Per annum.

£

1 colonel

500

3 majors

cachi

385

1,155

4 captains*

256

99

1,021

6 lieutenants

1 staff surgeon, Sydney

238

1,428

"

274

1

15

"

Newcastle (civilian)

75

Non-commissioned officers, trumpeters, and gooners-

1 brigade sergeant-major

1 master gunner

i brigade quartermaster-sergeant

1 orderly room clerk

district clerk

1 band sergeant

·

1 trumpet corporal

3 battery sergeant-majors

20 sergeants

1 hospital sergeant

1 provost sergeant

18 corporals

15 bombardiers

10 trumpeters

350 gunners

Per diem.

5. d.

7 0

128

7 0

128

6 0

110

4 6

83

3

64

4 0

73

3

61

5

302

1,-160

73

4

73

3 4

1,095

3

2

867

2 3

411

2 3

14,372

Powder magazines, Glost and

Spectacle Islands. Goodenough Royal naval house Gun-cotton and warlike stores Naval depot

-

Cricket ground for defence

forces.

Floating powder magazine at

Newcastle.

Rille butta

·

Lighting, &c. Victoria barracks Reserve at Victoria barracks - Two torpedo-boats-

Repairs, Commissariat buildings Ordnance, mounting, &c. Portifications

Gratuitios

.

Purchase of barque" Bebring "

as floating magazine for gun- cotton.

Gunpowder Storage Board

expenses.

Artillery uniforms

Naval station, Port Jackson Additional barrack accoinmo-

dation at fortifications. Inter-colonial Rifle Match ex.

penses.

Cost of transport of men and

omcers, "Wolverine," Sydney to London.

Australian military Contingent

(Act 48 Vict., Nō, 29),

150 1,350

300

723

t!H། - r,।」(Z,;

200

30,922

250

2,402

$50

140

8,781

245

4.500

3.793 $3,327

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1,766

19,999 24343

300

200

176

200

149

100

1ད ིི ཙཽ」 ཚི11། - -。1-| | 3 ་」

1,485

9,3203

1,405 14,413

1,550

26,000

370

775 7.644

200

200

200

323

93

למור

200 243

552

22,640 39,757

36,200 54,729

3,500

150

1188

38

5,831

140

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39

05

641

0141 3,500

150

5.371

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7:31

48,039

1,197

247 20,530

13,637

170,658

3,920

18,718

1,800

40,246

39.192 39,102

DIN

2,402

930

1.840

Linda

9.5%0

25

209,803

150

2,000

Totals

PLAS

121,435

33,620

80.776

61,052 25,227 25,800 31,201

71,440

74,812 111,789 185,867

711,432

TOTALS for THE YEARS (1876 to 1985).

Salaries, contingencies, &c. Public works, buildings, &c.

£

740,759

711,699

1,401,901

425

440

Good conduct pay for 100, ut 1d. per diom each

1 band instructor

4 orderly room clerks, at 6d. per diem each

3 battery pay and quartermaster sergeants, at 1s. per diem each

2 district gunners, at Is, per diem

153

2

"

at 6d. per diem

1 hospital cook, at 18. per djem

1 hospital wardsman, at is, per diem

Increased pay to sergeants, 6d. ; corporals and bombardiers, 4d. ;

trumpeters and gunners, 3d.; ob re engagement.

Acting adjutant, at 1s. 6d. per diem

Command pay, 3 officers commanding batteries, at 277, engh

per annum.

Assistant provost sergeant, at 6d, per diem

·

· 1 Captain acting as Adjutant, Pay and Quartermaster.

898852222 27 2

46

37

55

37

19

19

19

28

81

For the year 1886, and the current year to the 30th April, the amounts expended

are :-

L

Expenditure, 1886

155,697

Expenditure, 1887

31,817

Requisitions in hand and being dealt with (estimated)

68,991

256,505

And there must be added to this the expenditure on the maintenance of the troops during the years 1886 and 1887, which will exceed 200,000l.

It will thus be seen that the Colony of New South Wales within the last 12 years has spent nearly 2,000,0007. in providing an efficient and thorough system of land defence. 3 E 4

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O. 885

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