introduced into the Electoral Army. 721 



war department^ it is to be remarked that all great 

 changes introduced into an army cause special and very 

 considerable expenses, which will necessarily affect the 

 financial condition for a certain time, and the advan- 

 tages of all new financial arrangements become evident 

 only after they have been fully perfected. 



In spite, however, of the considerable expenses in- 

 curred by the introduction of the new military system, 

 the condition of the military chest and of the various 

 storehouses has not changed for the worse, as the fol- 

 lowing computations will show: — 



The last of December, 1 787, the entire amount of 

 money in the military chests in the various regiments, 

 including all money due, and deducting all debts, was 

 610,705 fl. 45 kr. 7 hi. The last of December, 1791, 

 the amount was 863,232 fl. 10 kr. 4 hi.; hence the con- 

 dition of the military chests with respect to money on 

 hand, and to outstanding available assets, after deduc- 

 tion of all debts, shows an increase during the years 

 1788, 1789, 1790, and 1 791, of 252,526 fl. 24 kr. 5 hi. 

 To this is to be added the increase of raw materials 

 and army stores formerly on hand or recently procured, 

 which are indispensably necessary for the army. 



ist. In equipments. The money value of all the 

 equipments in the storehouses and in all the regi- 

 ments, which were on hand the last of December, 1787, 

 amounted to only 99,184 fl. 58 kr. 3 hi. The money 

 value of the entire stock in the hands of the officers of 

 the workhouses and storehouses, and in the regiments, 

 the last of December, 1791, amounted to 364,559 fl. 

 54 kr. 4 hi. Hence the supply during the four years 

 mentioned has increased by an amount of 265,374 fl. 

 56 kr. I hi. 



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