§ MR. LOUGHI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether he will furnish to the House additional particulars showing how much has been expended under the Barracks Act 1890, setting out the structures that have been completed, and giving in each case an estimate of the cost which it will be necessary to incur to complete the works under the new Bill before the House?
MR. POWELL-WILLIAMSI shall be glad to give a Return showing by stations the expenditure to the end of 189G under the Barracks Act of 1890, if the hon. Member thinks right to move it. All structures commenced under the loan of 1890 will be completed under it; but any additional buildings required to complete the schemes will be provided under the new Bill.
§ MR. LOUGHasked if the hon. Gentleman could state whether, before the Bill was proceeded with, another account of the expenditure under the Barracks Act of 1890 would be furnished, because the one that is in existence is very old?
§ MR. VESEY KNOX (Londonderry)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War why no provision is made either in the Military Works Act or in the Estimates for the contemplated barracks at Londonderry; and, what is the cause of the delay in commencing work?
MR. POWELL-WILLIAMSProvision for the barracks at Londonderry is made in the Barracks Act of 1890, under which the works will be completed. The delay which has arisen is in consequence of the great difficulty experienced in obtaining possession of a large portion of the ground on which the new buildings are to be erected. Steps are being taken to fix a value of this ground by arbitration under the Lands Clauses Act.
§ MR. J. SWIFT MACNEILL (Donegal, S.)asked would the hon. Gentleman take care before the work commenced that the stone for the building should be obtained from the Donegal quarries.
§ [No answer was given.]