SIR J. DICKSON-POYNDEE () Wiltshire, ChippenhamI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can state how much money has been expended on the establishment of the military garrison at Middleburg, Transvaal, the number of troops that garrison is capable of accommodating, and what is intended to be done with this garrison now it has been abandoned for military purposes.
§ MR. HALDANEThe buildings for the garrison at Middleburg, Transvaal, cost £248,000, and provided accommodation for fifty-four officers and 2,440 men. As in other cases, on reduction of the garrison, the building material will be transferred elsewhere if required.
§ MR. JOHN WARD () Stoke-on TrentAre the barracks going to be pulled down?
§ MR. HALDANEIt is a most costly policy to keep barracks you do not want.