§ MR. MANSFIELD (Lincolnshire, Spalding)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, will he state why the construction of the military railway between Chatham Barracks and Tor Darland has ceased; the cost of the portion already constructed, and the cost when the whole of the work is completed; and, further, at what dates he anticipates the work will be resumed and finished.
LORD STANLEYThe construction of the railway has been suspended, as the General Officer Commanding does not consider its completion necessary for the training of the school of military engineering, which formed part of the reasons for the work in question. The cost of the portion already constructed is about £2,000. The total estimated cost of the line is £11,500.