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The growth of expenditure for military and naval purposes is very plainly shown in the following table (000's omitted):—

Table I Expenditure of England and France on Army and Navy at different periods.

1 Besides home expenditure the military force of the British Empire costs India about 230,000,000 rupees, or 15,333,000.
England.1
Year.		Amount.
1775	... ... ...	£3,810
1823	... ... ...	14,350
1847	... ... ...	18,500
1857–8	... ... ...	23,500
1868–9	... ... ...	26,891
1878–9	... ... ...	30,252
1889–90	... ... ...	32,781
1893–4	... ... ...	33,566
1895–6	... ... ...	37,407
1900–1 (war)	... ...	121,230
France.
Year.		Amount.
1774	... ... ...	£4,880
1830	... ... ...	12,960
1847	... ... ...	19,320
1858	... ... ...	19,960
1868	... ... ...	26,320
1878	... ... ...	29,240
1890	... ... ...	37,640
1900	... ... ...	38,880
1902	... ... ...	41,151

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Table II Military and Naval expenditure of—

(a) The German Empire.
Year.		Amount.
1873	... ... ...	£19,200
1876	... ... ...	21,900
1883–4	... ... ...	22,750
1888–9	... ... ...	41,900
1900–1	... ... ...	39,090
1902–3	... ... ...	39,946
(b) Italy.
Year.		Amount.
1862	... ... ...	£8,500
1869	... ... ...	6,800
1875	... ... ...	8,760
1880	... ... ...	10,120
1886	... ... ...	13,120
1890	... ... ...	14,500
1900–1	... ... ...	15,377

Table III Total Military and Naval Expenditure of the Six Great Powers.¹

1Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia.
2Probably £70,000,000 should be deducted for the abnormal outlay by England in South Africa, but this expenditure is likely to continue in part for some time.
Year.		Amount.
1868	... ... ...	£104,250
1873	... ... ...	124,450
1882	... ... ...	146,460
1888	... ... ...	180,200
19002	... ... ...	275,000

Whatever qualification may be requisite in consequence of the above figures being obtained from different sources cannot affect the general conclusion that they are adduced to support—the increase of expenditure for the purposes of defence and aggression.

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