§ MR. T. HART-DAVIES (Hackney, N.)To ask the Secretary of State for War what was the rent formerly paid for the Dalston Barracks of the 7th battalion of the Rifle Brigade; whether the rent was at any time redeemed, and for what sum; also what was the length of the unexpired portion of the lease in 1904, when these barracks were vacated, and for what sum the premises were disposed of by the War Office; and what is the rent now demanded by the purchaser in case it is found advisable to return the battalion to its former quarters.
(Answered by Mr. Haldane.) The original rent was £113 3s. 6d. In 1893 the lease was bought for £3,750, subject to a ground rent of £50. In 1904 there were forty years of the lease to run, and a sum of £1,150 was obtained for the surrender of the lease. No information with regard to the rent that would now be demanded is available.