present
strength) 120,000

Territorial force 315,000
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Total 640,000
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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 India and the
Colonies 23,000
and would have lost during '00
by waste at 5 per cent 6,900
-------
29,000
This would leave: -------
regular army under old conditions 108,100

and leave room for recruits under new conditions 91,900
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The total available for mobilisation during the year '01 would
therefore be:--

Regulars 200,000

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 from 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
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Total of regulars 220,000

New reserve 91,900
Less 5 per cent. 4,580
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87,320 87,000

Paid reserve 120,000

Special reserve, reduced by laps