§ MR. HARMSWORTHTo ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if he can state when the barracks at Chatham will be ready for the seamen at present accommodated in old ships at that port; what has caused the dalay in the completion of the barracks; and whether he has any official Reports showing that there has been a prevalence of lung complaints amongst these men.
(Answered by Mr. Pretyman.) The barracks are now ready for occupation, and are complete with the exception of some additional fittings which have been found necessary since the completion of the main contract. The electric lighting, which had been the main cause of the delay, was completed and trial made on 30th October last. The reply to the last part of the hon. Member's Question is in the negative.