HC Deb 02 July 1914 vol 64 c551
55. Mr. FELL

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will state how much land the Government owns in the neighbourhood of Dover; whether the Government geologists have reported that such lands are underlaid by seams of coal; and if any tests of the value and nature of such coal have been made by the Government?

Mr. TENNANT

The War Department owns about 1,150 acres. So far as I am aware there have been no expert inquiries or tests of the nature indicated in the question.