The total cost of the British army, voted by Parliament in 1870-71, was £13,093,500, besides a supplementary vote of £2,000,000 towards defraying the expenses of the military and naval services of the kingdom. Of the regular expenses, it appears from official statements that £893,200 were for the Militia and Inspection service; £81,900 for the Yeomanry; £412,400 for volunteers; and £76,000 for enrolled pensioners and army reserve force.
EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE ARMY.
The sum of £140,700 was devoted to military education, in the estimates for 1871, when the educational establishments provided for the army were as follows:
Royal Military College at Sandhurst, preparatory for Infantry and Cavalry Officers.
Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, for service in the Artillery and Engineers.
Royal School of Military Engineering at Chatham.
Staff College at Woolwich.
Advanced Class of Artillery Officers at Woolwich.
School of Gunnery at Shoeburyness.
Survey Classes at Aldershot.