Special reserve (I assume a large waste and
  a loss from men whose time has expired) 50,000

Territorial force 315,000
  Less 5 per cent 15,700
                                        -------
          
                                           299,250
          
                                           -------
          
                                           669,250

On the 1st January ’02 the regular army would be:—­

Old engagement 108,000
  Less waste 5,400
Indian and Colonial reliefs 23,000
                              ------- 79,600

Recruits under new system 120,400

Mounted troops serving second year                 20,000
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Total of regulars                                 220,000

New reserve 91,900
  Less 5 per cent. 4,580
                                  -------
                                   87,320 87,000

Paid reserve 120,000

Special reserve, reduced by lapse of engagements   40,000
--------
Total liable for national war                     467,000

Add—­Territorial force, reduced by 5 per cent
  waste (14,962), and lapse of (78,750)
  engagements 205,538
          
                                       --------
          
                                        672,538
          
                                       ========

In the year ’03 there would be:—­

Old regulars, 79,600; less 5 per cent. waste,
  3,950; less drafts for abroad, 23,000—­
  leaves 52,050, say 50,000

Regulars, recruits under new conditions 150,000

Mounted troops serving second year 20,000

New reserve 197,331

Paid reserve 120,000

Special reserve                                      30,000
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Total liable for national war                   567,334

Territorial force                               116,512
---------
683,846
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In the year ’04 there would be:—­

Old regulars 50,000
  Less 5 per cent. 2,500
                                       -------
                                        47,500

Less drafts                           23,000
-------       24,500

New regulars 175,500

Mounted troops, second year                          20,000
---------
220,000

New reserve 329,000