§ Mr. GODFREY COLLINSasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office what is the total cost of the proposed new houses to be erected for the employés of Woolwich Arsenal, the cost of the land per acre, and the number of acres, the cost of the different sizes of houses and the rents to be charged in each case, and the date when the scheme was started?
Mr. BAKERThe land for this scheme is eight acres, rented at £5 per acre, and it is proposed to erect fifty houses, all of the same size. The cost of erection is estimated at £7,700, not including drainage, water supply and other necessary incidentals. Until the cost of these is ascertained, the rents cannot be definitely fixed. The scheme was taken in hand last month.