on the Irish establishment, serving in North
America, they voted thirty-five thousand seven hundred and forty-four
pounds, eight shillings and fourpence. For pay to the general
and general staff officers, and officers of the hospital for the
land-forces, they assigned fifty-four thousand four hundred and
fifty-four pounds, eleven shillings and ninepence. They voted for
the expense of the militia in South and North Britain, the sum of one
hundred two thousand and six pounds, four shillings and eightpence. They
granted for the maintenance of thirty-eight thousand seven hundred and
fifty men, being the troops of Hanover, Wolfenbuttle, Saxe-Gotha, and
Buckebourg, retained in the service of Great Britain, the sum of four
hundred forty-seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-two pounds, ten
shillings and fivepence halfpenny; and for nineteen thousand Hessian
troops, in the same pay, they gave three hundred sixty-six thousand
seven hundred and twenty-five pounds, one shilling and sixpence. They
afterwards bestowed the sum of one hundred eight thousand and twelve
pounds, twelve shillings and sevenpence, for defraying the additional
expense of augmentations in the troops of Hanover and Hesse, and the
British army serving in the empire. For the ordinary of the navy,
including half-pay to sea-officers; for carrying on the building of
two hospitals, one near Gosport, and the other in the neighbourhood of
Plymouth; for the support of the hospital at Greenwich; for purchasing
ground, erecting wharfs and other accommodations necessary for
refitting the fleets at Halifax in Nova-Scotia; for the charge of the
office of ordnance, and defraying the extraordinary expense incurred by
that office in the course of the last year, they allowed seven hundred
eighty-one thousand four hundred and eighty-nine pounds, six shillings
and sixpence. Towards paying off the navy debt, buildings, re-buildings,
and repairs of the king's ships, together with the charges of transport
service, they granted one million seven hundred and one thousand
seventy-eight pounds, sixteen shillings and sixpence. For defraying
the extraordinary expenses of the land-forces and other services not
provided for by parliament, comprehending the pensions for the widows
of reduced officers, they allotted the sum of nine hundred fifty-five
thousand three hundred and forty-four pounds, fifteen shillings and
fivepence halfpenny. They voted one million to empower his majesty to
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