THE BRITISH ARMY.
Thp, following fi^mros nro tnkun from Wliitnkor's Almntmo " for 1878 :— - Tiio totul men, inpludiiiß stoflj 1 nnd militia forcos on tlio homo ami colonial ostnblislimont c* dnsivc of those in India, nro 133,72<} Mii-iTrA.— Totnl men nnd officers, 131, 450 from which 19,500. doduotcd on account ol possiblo absontncfi. Ifnvintf 115,000 Ykomaniiy — Oflloors 228, rank and filo 14.54.3, imikiui! a totnl of 14,830 from which 3230 is deducted on niicount of probable ab-sence,-leaving a net total of 11,(500 Vot,unthi;ks — Ariillcry volunteers 53,303, li«hi. horse, engineers, rifl.'.s, nnd nil • volunteers 14).27(5, tiinkinjj; tho totnl number of oflicieul volunteors 174 211. Army litxervo total ... .... ... 1(5,000 [ndinn army— -Kuroponns ... C5.D.55 — N»tivo 125,123 „ — Natives for Iron* tier sorvieo and polico duty ... 180,000 To«al .. 4 ... 830,069 AH il\o Indian army is oflioorod by .Europeans.
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Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 30, 15 April 1878, Page 2
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132THE BRITISH ARMY. Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 30, 15 April 1878, Page 2
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