ARMY ESTIMATES.
TERRITORIAL RECRUITING VERY , SUCCESSFUL. TWO MILITARY AIRSHIPS. By Telegraph—Press Association—OoDyricht (Rec. March 4, 9.55 p.m.) London, March 4. ■ The Army Estimates for the year 191011 are .-627,760,000, an increase of ,£325,000 over the Estimates (<£27,435,000) of 1909-10. The Secretary for War, Mr. Haldane, explains that t'ho increase is due to the striking success of the County Associations' efi'orts to fill, tho ranks of. tho Territorial units. . The total regular establishment shows an increase of one thousand men. The recruits offering exceed the number voted. Two large dirigible balloons will shortly be available. Here are tho figures showing the expenditure (net) on tho 4-rmy and Navy separately for tho years 1903-1910: Army Expenditure Navy Expenditure £ £ 1903-04 ... 36,728,618 1903-01 ... 35,709,477 1904-05 ... 28,894,624 1904-05 ... 30,859,681 1905-06 ... 28,478,863 1905-06 ... 33,151,841 190G-07 ... 28,501,421 1906-07 ... 31,472,087 1907-08 ... 27,115,000 1907-08 ... 31,141,000 1908-09 ... 26,840,000 1908-09 ... 32,118,000 1909-10* 27,425,000 1909-10* 35,143,000 'Estimate.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 758, 5 March 1910, Page 5
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145ARMY ESTIMATES. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 758, 5 March 1910, Page 5
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