Jan. $557,736 27 $683,909 27 $657,541 08 Feb. 518,971 86 872,284 08 402,801 20 Mar. 726,882 97 1,176,278 36 347,439 80 Supp. 18,643 78 26,683 87 60,765 01 Apr. 700,400 20 1,113,762 96 142,518 83 May 600,590 53 1,208,976 54 121,399 76 June 745,238 77 1,378,733 64 145,981 25 July 940,247 42 1,596,356 84 132,327 77 Aug. 709,107 18 1,638,684 02 Sept. 595,238 78 1,505,466 80 Oct. 614,166 48 1,727,033 48 Nov. 610,452 05 1,178,085 30 Dec. 671,840 28 862,424 00 ————————————— —————————————— ————————————— Total. $8,009,516 57 $14,968,679 16 $2,010,774 70 Summary. 1914 $1,584,534 52 1915 6,818,146 38 1916 12,177,008 61 1917 7,788,728 14 1918 8,009,516 57 1919 14,968,679 16 1920 2,010,774 70 ——————— Total expenditure to July, 1920 $53,357,388 08 CHAPTER XXIX. _THE ROYAL CANADIAN GARRISON ARTILLERY._ Lord Kitchener once remarked—in reply to a question—“The Front is where a soldier is ordered to be.” In accordance with this, those men whose duties necessitated their being retained in connection with the Coast Defences, were made to abide by the decision of those responsible for the strategy of the defence of Canadian shores. After the War, the Permanent Force, of which the R.C.G.A. form a part, are the only persons in uniform; and the imputation of not being an Overseas Unit is not a good advertisement to attract recruits. Moreover, the imputation is not only unjust, but untrue, as the following will show: In July, 1914, relations between the British Empire and the Central Powers were very strained, and on July 30th, four days before the War was officially declared, the R.C.G.A. were ordered to man the most important forts as a precaution, since it is an axiom in naval warfare that, if possible, a surprise attack is the first and best declaration of war. On August 5th Fortress Orders contained the following:—“War having broken out with Germany, the Halifax Defence Scheme comes into force herewith.” On the 6th August, the 1st Regiment, C.G.A., mobilized and proceeded to the Forts to complete the manning, since the R.C.G.A. alone were too few in number completely to man more than the two largest forts. The first portion of the annual training for the year had just been completed, and one can truthfully say that Halifax was as well able to repel a raid as any other fortress in the Empire at that period.