40 WASTAGE OF ANIMALS IN WAR. 



Norway ■■• • 151,000 



Denmark ... ••• 449,000 



Holland ... - 28.5,000 



Belgium ... - 241,000 



Switzerland ... ... 109,000 



Portugal ... ... 220,000 



Spain ... ... 397,000 



Greece ... •■■ 100,000 



Turkey (in Europe) ... 300,000 



Bulgaria ... ■.. 344,000 



Servia ... ... 180,000 



Rumania ... ... 864,000 



The United Kingdom of 



Great Britain and Ireland ... 3,000,000 



Taking the British Empire, my computation amounted to 

 approximately 8,000,000, distributed as follows : — 



The United Kingdom ... 3,000,000 



Australia ... ... 1,626,000 



New Zealand ... ... 287,000 



India ... ... 1,343,000 



Canada ... ... 1,-500,000 



South Africa (including Natal) 250,000 



Jamaica ... ... 47,000 



Mauritius ... ... 12,000 



Malta ... ... 8,000 



Newfoundland ... ... 6,000 



Ceylon ... ... 4,000 



Falklands ... ... 3,000 



8,000,000 



The above figures must be taken as approximate only. They 

 are also somewhat old, and subject to change by time, but I 

 deem it necessary to quote them to show roughly the resources 

 in animals of the various Powers which have participated in 

 the late World War, and to preface a discussion on Wastage, 

 •which to a very considerable extent is dependent on Resources. 



The Tables will also serve to illustrate the important fact 

 that the Allies during the late World War had the command of 



