§ SIR. JAMES ELPHINSTONEasked the Surveyor General of Ordnance, 840 Whether he has received a memorial from certain inhabitants of Portsmouth, objecting to the erection of a Military Hospital for Contagious Diseases in a site in close proximity to the town of Portsea, on the ground that it would be highly dangerous to the public health; whether it has also received a memorial to the same effect signed by the medical men of Portsmouth; and, whether it is the intention of the War Department to persevere in the erection of the building on the site objected to, or whether steps will be taken to select another site?
§ SIR HENRY STORKSSir, both memorials have been received. The memorial of the inhabitants was referred to the Army medical authorities, who gave it as their opinion that there were no grounds for alarm; and as it appeared that no other equally suitable site could be obtained, except by allotting a portion of the land intended for the people's park, the memorialists were informed that the Secretary of State was unable to comply with their request. The second memorial—that signed by the civilian medical men of Portsmouth—has been referred to the Army Medical Department, and is still under their consideration.