WAR OFFICE VOTE.
SOUTH AFRICA TO HAVE PER MANENT FORCE OF 25,000.
By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. Received 1 a.m., July 18. London, July 17. Mr Brodrick, submitting the War Office vote, while not personally enthusiastic, announced the committee of defences decision, attributed by some subsequent speakers to Mr Chamberlain's influence to maintain in South Africa a permanent force, 25,000 standing, outside the linked battalion system, comprising four cavalry regiments, twelve batteries field artillery, fourteen battalions of line, four garrison regiments. He explained that recruits in England would be sent to South Africa and trained to form a portion of the permanent 25,000 always ready to reinforce India in case of emergency. As the increase of cost would be a million and a-half, he hoped India would contribute a portion. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman deprecated the suggestion as ungenerous. Mr Beckett and others hoped a corresponding reduction would be made in the Home establishment, and be arranged at a later stage of the session in view of reducing the cost. Mr Brodrick announced that four new quick-firing batteries would be delivered in August.
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 945, 18 July 1903, Page 2
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