§ MR. WATT (Glasgow, College)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War at what date the land for the fort at Kilcreggan, Dumbartonshire, was purchased; from whom it was bought; the rental derived from the land prior to purchase; the acreage and gross amount paid for it; the conditions of sale as to minerals; and whether the Government were permitted to quarry for stone for the works without any further payment.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. HALDANE,) HaddingtonThe
†See (4) Debates, clxxiv., 1091.1628 purchase of the land referred to was concluded in October, 1901; it was bought from the Duke of Argyll; the rental previously derived is not known but its prospective value for building affected its cost; its extent is about fifty-two acres of foreshore; the price was £14,500 which included the Duke's rights to minerals and building stone.