HC Deb 20 July 1896 vol 43 cc150-1
MR. ENGLEDOW

I Leg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War, will he explain for what purpose and under what terms does a man called Hanley hold possession of the house and premises erected on the land enclosed at the Curragh Camp some years ago for the purposes of a sewage farm; and, whether it is in accordance with the provisions of the Curragh Act that portions of the commonage are enclosed and allowed to be occupied by private persons?

MR. BRODRICK

Mr. Hanley holds the house and land under a lease, at a rental of £27 a year, for the purpose of working it as a sewage farm for the disposal of the sewage from the Camp at the Curragh. With such an object it is clear that the land must be enclosed, and as it is used for military purposes it does not appear that the provisions of the Curragh Act are contravened.