| Title | Memorandum on the number of recruits required for the army. Author not identified. Paper dated November 21 1859. Six returns enclosed.
No. 1: Return showing the number of recruits who have joined the infantry and cavalry, the artillery and engineers since 1847 distinguish those before and since the year 1853.
No. 2: Return showing the number of the line force in each year from 1847 to 1853, excluding officers, with the increase and decrease of the establishment in each year.
No. 3: Return showing the number in ordnance corps from 1847 to 1853, excluding commissioned officers at home and in colonies, with the increase and decrease of the establishment in each year.
No. 4: Return showing the number of men pensioned from the army during the following years (1847 to 1853) and distinguishing permanent from temporary pensioners.
No. 5: Return showing the ratio of mortality per thousand of the strength at the under mentioned periods of life (age groups) among the non-commissioned officers and privates of white troops servicing at the following stations from 1 January 1830 to 31 March 1837.
No. 6: Return showing the numbers of men discharged by purchase at full and modified rates from cavalry and infantry from 1847 to 1853. |