§ MR. GUY BARING (Winchester)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether every officer in the four battalions quartered at Wellington and Chelsea Barracks is charged 2d. per diem for use of Government furniture, although the mess at each barrack does not afford half the normal accommodation for a single battalion; and whether he can see his way to readjust these charges.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) These officers pay, not 2d. a day, but 1d. a day for the use of furniture. An application for the reduction of the charge to ½d. a day has been negatived on account of the increased charges for up-keep occasioned by the extra 1210 wear and tear to which the furniture is subjected.