HC Deb 09 February 1893 vol 8 c884
ADMIRAL FIELD

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the attention of the Secretary of State has been called to the Report for 1890 and 1891 of the Inspector General of Military Prisons, relative to the very unsatisfactory condition Of the prison at Cape Town, as shown by the extracts there given from the Reports of the Chief Warder and Medical Officer; whether any steps will be taken to remedy the defects complained of, seeing that naval prisoners as well as soldiers are confined there; and whether the Colonial Government are responsible for the condition of the prison?

*MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

A new military prison is in course of construction at Wynberg, near Cape Town. Its completion is expected before the end of the present year, when the existing prison will be closed.

ADMIRAL FIELD

To whom does the prison belong?

MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

To the Cape Government.