§ Mr. Byersasked the Minister of Works the amount of building which has taken place in the last 12 months at the National Stud stables at Sandley, near Gillingham, Dorset; how many men have been employed; and what is the approximate cost.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThe building at the National Stud during the last 12 months has consisted of the completion of three stallion boxes, a cattle shed, Dutch barn and implement shed; work on the erection of four foaling boxes and ten other boxes; and the commencement of the building of ten more boxes. The average number of men employed is estimated to have been four skilled and four unskilled, with the assistance of three prisoners of war. The approximate cost of the work done during the period is £7,500.