§ 27. Mr. GREENEasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that 30 houses, the lease of which is held by the War Office, which no longer requires them, are, and have been, unoccupied for eight months at Norton, Worcester; that the City Council of Worcester offered to take a sub-lease of the houses for seven years; that the offer was refused by the chief land agent, Southern Command; and whether, considering the housing shortage, he will take steps to ensure that the said or other offer be accepted in the immediate future?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Stephen Walsh)The answer to the first three parts of the question is in the affirmative. The offer of the Worcester City Council was declined because the Department was desirous of disposing of the whole of its 28 years' lease of the property, whereas the council's offer was for a seven years' tenancy only. As regards the last part of the question, it is possible that the houses may still be required for public purposes, but, if not, I will see that they are disposed of as soon as an acceptable offer is received.
| NUMBER of Cases of, and Deaths from, Small-pox—British and Indian Armies 1921 and 1922. | |||||||
| British Army. | |||||||
| Command. | 1921. | 1922. | |||||
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | ||||
| India | … | … | … | 32 | 7 | 25 | 10 |
| Iraq | … | … | … | 18 | 4 | 6 | Nil |
| Turkey | … | … | … | Nil | Nil | 5 | Nil |
| All other Commands | … | … | … | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Total | … | … | … | 50 | 11 | 36 | 10 |