A.—No. 26a,

ARMY (COLONIES AND EAST INDIA).

RETURN showing the EFFECTIVES of all RANKS in each ARM of the SERVICE actually STATIONED in the several COLONIES and GARRISONS Abroad, and in India, on the 31st of March in each Year, for the last Ten Years.

Al: Ranks. Stations. Yeaks. u 03 o «! aa 3 CD fl fl "c3 H w 03 fl fl I—I a. so '3 a 0 O W £ S 3 hh 'S & 03 [33 O .SO a 5 on • 2 s a h.s a £ a ® Total Gibraltar 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 1,085 931 1,018 949 954 841 783 782 836 768 308 303 342 332 323 312 296 305 287 264 4,483 4,297 4,463 4,318 4,188 3,840 3,657 3,712 3,732 3,759 19 17 10 9 10 10 11 12 12 2 8 10 21 IS 19 22 26 23 5,876 5,552 5,848 5,619 5,495 5,016 4,765 4,832 4,893 4,826 alta 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 776 787 623 615 597 839 774 745 821 766 297 282 210 207 100 196 182 188 191: 182! 4,403 5,358 5,358 5,116 4,928 4.762 4,371 4,257 4,513 4,354 637 616 636 626 595 598 625 623 634 568 42 42 38 32 38 30 39 37 33 4 6 4 J4 !4 6 6 5 6,113 7,085 6,873 6,608 6,256 6,437 5,986 5,858 6,202 5,908 Ionian Islands ... 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 460 452 399 391 381 205 195 194 207 310 3,599 3,564 3,572 3,489 2,525 9 11 10 10 15 3 3 3 3 3 4,276 4,225 4,178 4.100 3,234 Cape of Good Hope 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 159 154 168 158 142 162 170 155 131 331 3,555 3,198 3,450 3,253 3,273 2,827 3,488 3,492 2.586 3,180 4,775 4,464 4,731 4,348 4,410 3,796 4,432 4,479 3,470 4,216 220 214 215 139 186: 176 213 313 25G 211 841 810 876 773 778 609 526 483 473 469 82 22 25 25 18 30 29 22 23 6 4 5 7 2 2 ... It. Helena 1 April, 1860 „ 1861 „ 1862 „ 1863 „ 1864 „ 1865 „ 1866 „ 1867 „ 1868 „ 1869 74 114 111 107 49 81 78 09 77 78 2 25 101 93 87 99 98 71 95 84 390 528 485 489 592 i l 2 2 4 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 466 668 699 692 731 399 384 357 454 427 ■ 213 202 213 279 262