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APPENDIX. 487VI.—MANUFACTORIES NOT LIABLE TO THE PAYMENT OF LICENSEDUTIES (1873).Nature of Factories. Number. Operatives. Value of Products (f).Cotton 833 104,000 16,000,000Wool 634 88,500 8,960,000Flax and Hemp .... 402 35,600 2,080,000Silk 121 9,600 1,248,000Paper 175 11,800 1,610,400Metals 388 13,500 1,920,000Chemical Products .... 333 5,000 1,040,000Leather 3,297 17,620 4,6SO,000Fats, &c 893 5,330 3,200,000Machinery 132 33.910 4,672,000Glass 193 13,370 861,130Of factories liable to excise duties there were (1876) 3,913 distilleries and 261 sugar refineries.VII.—MILITARY FOECES.THE RUSSIAN ARMY ON A WAR FOOTING.I. Field Troops (Europe and Caucasus) : Combatants.48 divisions of Infantry, including a total of 292 regiments, or 768 battalions . . 758,0007 brigades of Rifles, with a total of 28 battalions 28,00020 divisions of Cavalry, with a total of 56 regiments of 4 squadrons (to be raised to 6) 33,6005 brigades of Sappers, with a total of 15 battalions ....... 13,0008 battalions of Pioneers, 4 Railway battalions, 2 Torpedo companies, 9 Telegraphcompanies 10,00041 brigades of Field Artillery, with 246 batteries and 1,968 guns _ )bu n nn34 batteries of Horse Artillery (204 guns)'uuu/Total 912,600II. Reserve Troops (eventually intended for service in the field) :97 regiments and 97 separate battalions of Infantry (485 battalions) 485,000112 squadrons of Cavalry ............ 16,80024 brigades of Artillery (96 field batteries, with 768 guns) 23,00020 companies of Sappers ............ 5,000Total 529,800III. Garrison Troops (Europe and Caucasus) :9 " Local" and 7 " Line " battalions 16,0005 1 battalions of Garrison Artillery 70,000Total 86,000IV. Depots (Europe and Caucasus) :292 battalions of Infantry and 7 battalions of Rifles 300,00056 squadrons of Cavalry ............ 11,20048 Field Batteries (38t'guns) and 3 batteries of Horse Artillery (IS guns) . . . 12,8005 battalions of Sappers 5,000Total 329,000V. Cossacks (Europe and Caucasus) :Don Cossacks :—62 regiments of Cavalry, 15 batteries of Horse Artillery (90 guns) . 60,000Kuban Cossacks :—30 regiments of Cavalry, 5 battalions, 5 batteries of Horse Artillery(40 guns) 33,000Terek Cossacks :—15 regiments of Cavalry, 2 batteries of Horse Artillery (8 guns) . 7,000Astrakhan Cossacks :—3 regiments of Cavalry 1,200Orenburg :— Cossacks 15 regiments of Cavalry, 9 battalions of Infantry, 3 batteries(24 guns) 19,000Ural Cossacks :—9 regiments of Cavalry 5,400Total 125,600VI. Military Forces in AsiaInfantry:— :8 Rifle battalions, 12 Local battalions, 27 Line battalions, 10 Cossackbattalions . •Cavalry :—19 regiments of CossacksArtillery:— 11 Field Batteries (88 guns), 3 Horse Batteries (18 guns), 4 Garrison50,00010,000battalions 3,200Total 1J3,200Grand Total, 2,046,400 men, with 3,610 field guns.This total does not include numerous escort detachments,