§ MR. JENKINSI beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the area of the land covered by the Government dockyard at Chatham, and the estimated value thereof, the number of and estimated value of the building slipways, the capacities and estimated value of the floating and dry docks, and the estimated value of all the machinery and buildings.
§ * MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe area covered by the dockyard proper may be taken as approximately 500 acres. The building slipways are four in number, and there are three basins and eight docks, a detailed statement of the dimensions of which I propose to send to the hon. Member. No precise valuation of this property is possible, and even a rough estimate would require considerable time and labour to compile.