§ 65. Mr. Wallasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will make a statement about negotiations with the Maltese Government over the sale of land required for a new power/water distillation station.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingSale of Admiralty land, purchased in 1902, required for the proposed power/water station at Malta was agreed in 1961 with the then Government of Malta at the price of £100,000, as representing the current market value of the site alone.
The present Malta Government has felt doubts about this basis of payment and the matter is now under discussion with them. In these circumstances I regret that I cannot make any further statement for the present.