Imperial Military Railways 320 -- --
Colonial Office Details 59 -- --
Various 89 -- --
_From India:_
Troops, &c. 19,438 8,611 1,117
Natives 10,528 -- --
_From Ceylon, Mauritius, &c.:_
Troops, &c. 690 -- --
Natives 26 -- --
Various 8 -- --
_From Colonies:_
Contingents 29,793 27,465 19
South African Constabulary 1,249 -- --
Remounts -- 36,660 --
_From other countries:_
Remounts, &c. -- 195,915 102,627
Prisoners of War and Escorts 22,790 -- --
Totals 432,372 352,864 104,012
_From South Africa:_
To United Kingdom, Colonies,
India, &c., including
Boer prisoners 372,320 2,460 --
Grand Total 804,692 persons. 459,336 animals.
The tonnage of stores carried to South Africa was as follows,
exclusive of wagons, guns, baggage, and equipment accompanying the
troops, and of the vast quantities of supplies delivered by
contractors from abroad at rates inclusive of freight:
In the Transports 4,990 tons.
Otherwise 1,369,080 tons.
Total 1,374,070 tons.
[Sidenote: Numbers of ships.]
The number of specially engaged ships employed on the work was as
follows:
No.
Transports engaged by the Admiralty 117
Transports engaged in India 41
---- 158
Troop freight ships:
Outwards. {Engaged by Admiralty 115
{Engaged by Colonial Governments 13
Homewards. {Engaged by Admiralty 104
{Engaged by P.T.O., South Africa 21
---- 253
Remount freight ships:
Engaged by Remount Department 107
Engaged by Admiralty 201
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