From the 1st January '01 recruiting on present conditions for all these forces would cease.

The regular army of 138,000
would lose drafts to Indian and the colonies 23,000
and would have lost during '00 by waste of 5 per cent 6,000
29,000
This would leave:
regular army under old conditions108,100
and leave room for recruits and new conditions 91,900

The total available for mobilisation during the year '01 would therefore be:—

Regulars200,000
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 form 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 regulars220,000
New reserve 91,900
Less 5 per cent4,580
87,320
87,000
Paid reserve 120,000
Special reserve, reduced by lapse of engagements 40,000
Total liable for national war467,000
Add Territorial force, reduced by 5 per cent waste (14,962), and lapse of (78,750) engagements 205,538
Total liable for national war672,538

In the year '03 there would be:—

Old regulars, 79,600; less 5 per cent. waste, 3,950; les 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 reserve30,000
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 be dropped Total liable for national war 669,000
Territorial force 116,512
Less 5 per cent. 5,825
110,687
Less78,750
31,937
Total700,937