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GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

Wages to seamen and marines . . . Victuals and clothing for ditto . Admiralty office .....

Coastguard service, royal naval coast volunteers

and royal naval reserve .... Scientific branch .....

Dockyards and naval yards at home and abroad Victualling yards and transport establishments at

home and abroad ..... Medical establishments at home and abroad Marine divisions ..... Naval stores, and ships built by contract : Naval stores ..... Ships &c. built by contract New works, building, machinery, and repairs Medicines and medical stores Martial law and charges .... Miscellaneous services ....

Total for the effective service Half-pay, reserved half-pay, and retired pay to

officers of the navy and royal marines Military pensions and allowances Civil pensions and allowances

Total for the naval service .

1870-71

£ 2,692,731 968,857 159,368

196,955

68,794

878,352

69,267 57,730 18,122

779,090 466,173 744,232 73,150 16,678 118,791

7,308,290

782,100 635,666

287,134

9,013,190

1869-70

£ 2,762,353 1,172,268 168,704

224.073

62,820

1,086,004

80,671 54.757 16,566

801,572 767,070 749.816 79,300 18,144 120,650

8,164,768

723.231

569,728 222,566

9,680,293

Foe the Service of other Departments of Government.

Army department (conveyance of troops) Grand total

237,3401 9,250.530

316,348

9,996,641

The number of seamen and marines provided for the naval ser- vice in the estimates for 1870-71 was as follows: —

For the Fleet :

Seamen .... 34,430 Boys, including 3,000 for training .... 7,000

Marines, afloat . ,, on shore

8,000 0,000

Total

41,430

14,000 55,430

For the Coastguard

Afloat (included with fleet) On shore, officers and men.

4,300

Indian Service : Officers and men 1,270

5,570

Included in the number of 34,430 seamen of the fleet, provided for in the naval estimates, were 143 flag officers; 29 officers super- intending dockyards and naval establishments; and 3,193 other

commissioned officers, on active service.