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The purchase system in the British army was first regularly recognised io the first year .of Queen Anne’s reign, 1702. The average cost of an ensigney was <£'4so, of a captaincy .£IBOO. The system was finally abolished in 1871.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1831, 10 April 1907, Page 9
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39Untitled New Zealand Mail, Issue 1831, 10 April 1907, Page 9
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