§ * MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, having regard to the fact that the theatre within the barrack walls at Deal was built at the public expense, at a cost of £3,622, will he state at what cost the theatres situated in other Royal Marine barracks were erected, and the average annual expenditure for the maintenance of each theatre.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. PRETYMAN, Suffolk, Wood-bridge)Apart from Deal, theatres have been erected at the public expense at the following Marine barracks, the cost of erection being as follows:—
| £ | |
| Chatham | 904 |
| Eastney | 2,921 |
| Forton | 1,182 |
| Plymouth (about) | 2,000 |
§ The average annual expenditure for maintenance, including structural repairs, is £16 per theatre.