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South Canterbury Times, Issue 7074, 21 February 1893, Page 1

Sanders and Sons’ Eucalypti extract.— (See Adtt.) The latest return of the number of horses, both riding and draught, and mules need in the British army shows the total to be slightly in excess of the number provided for in the Estimates, and very nearly 26,000 in all, of which about 15,000 are on the j British establishment and the remainder on 1 the Indian, the mounts used by the Native Indian Cavalry regiments, however, not being included in the 25 871 voted by Parliament. The British regular cavalry, including the Household Regiments, take the larger portion of the horses, they having a little over 12,000 to mount 19,000 noncommissioned officers and men (the officers providing their own horses); and these totals show that the men are more than 50 per cent, in excess of the mounts. The artillery have over 11,000 horses and mules, a very large proportion of the former being used for teaming the 100 batteries of horse and field guns, 3000 being used for riding purposes, and there are 150 pock mules in the mountain batteries. The garrison companies need but few horses, and 120 cover their requirements. The Foot Guards and infantry nave 700 animals for ordinary transport and ammunition supply in the field, the Army Service Corps 1300, arid this Ebyal Bn|?irieeTo m.