§ 58. Mr. GILLETTasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of flats it is proposed to build in Finsbury for the married men in the Metropolitan police force; what number of these flats are three, four and five rooms, respectively; and what is the estimated cost of the land and of the buildings?
The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Lieut.-Colonel Sir Vivian Henderson)This block will contain 96 flats, with living room, kitchen-scullery and bathroom: 68 of the flats will have three bedrooms and 28 two bedrooms. The site is held on a 200-year lease, and the cost of preparing the site and erecting and equipping the building is expected to be about £95,000.