HC Deb 09 August 1894 vol 28 c442
ADMIRAL FIELD (Sussex, Eastbourne)

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the Report on Cyprus recently issued (page 49) by District Commissioner at Famagusta relative to the Lights on the Island, in which the Commissioner states that an additional light is sorely needed at Cape Andrea, the northernmost point in the island, and he hoped before long ships will be provided with this means of protection from this exposed and dangerous spot; and whether any steps have been taken to supply the deficiency complained of?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. S. BUXTON,) Tower Hamlets, Poplar

My attention has been called to the paragraph. The question is one of expense; but I may state that if and when money is available for building another light, other places would have to be considered as well as Cape Andrea.

ADMIRAL FIELD

Does the hon. Gentleman mean other places in Cyprus or in the British Empire?

MR. S. BUXTON

Other places in the island. At present, however, no money is available.

ADMIRAL FIELD

The hon. Gentleman cannot have read the Report, or he would have known that it only emphasises the necessity of a lighthouse at this particular point.