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102. The other items of theestimatr , work .out.at almost the same as'that estiraated in the fourth year of the.Govr, ernment scheme except that, with.,increased training, more gun, and ..smallarm ammunition Trill be required, and I have therefore added. £44,000. to. that' es-. timate. ~..-•-..■' *' ~ ; • 103. By. estimating. .£100,000 ': for miscellaneous, a-margin of safety has, I think,', been allowed. .' '. '■'■■■■' . '' ; 104. The'total: , cost ;, can thus be summarised at jEI.SSi.OOU,:as below:—. TABLE IX.-SUMMARY OF ANNUAL COST IN SEVENTH YEAR.OF PROPOSED SCHEME.' :..-.. ■;■.,. ~.• .■'..'". . ..'■'.. Estimated , Cost to - ■ ■ ... . Seventh Year of ■'. ■ :. . • i ■ Proposed Schema. '.■.'■ ':." ' '- ■.'•.-■: '•■"■'£-'. Staff, corps .- 142,000. ■ .' Permanent services 234,000 New Citizen-Troops. Pay, allowances and. camp ,■■■'.' .; expenditure ■.:..'.'.... 547,000 '. ■'- New military college 15,000.Home .instruction of the . ' citizen,-officer :......., 4,000Compnlsory Cadet Training, junior and senior ' orgarii-. . ■ ' sations, , . including . .all ~': , • . stores required. ;....'..;■.... -161,008 '..'■:. ■ Eeserves., : . Members of rifle . dubs, •. ■ : etc. ■..........."....■....:: -.'.--126,004 Fixed Defences. ■-. :' Ma-terial only, constrnc-. Hori " ,of iTork; being - . provided, from, the "New - Works" 'vote ..............:. . 40.0W ' -Mobile Armament. . , . Field Artillery and. - ma- . chine guns, . with ■Vβ- .• ' . hides, harness, and all stores ;— 60,000 •': Small arms ■-. ...85,000 • Auimnnition — gun- arid S:A. 136,000, .-General equipment ....._. 84,000-. New works and buildings,' " ' r' rent, repair, and niaia-' . \_ ■ : teriance, ....„.:_.....;._....■. 150,0 M: r ■ Miscelian'epns'.:....';....-........100,004 ■ ■ ■ •".' Total j&mm