Mr. DUNDAS WHITEasked the President of the Local Government Board whether a site for a school was recently purchased at Southend; and, if so, what was the acreage, what was the purchase, price, what was the date of the purchase, and what was being taken as its annual value for rating at the time of purchase?
§ Mr. BURNSThe Essex County Council last year proposed to purchase a site for a school at Southend, the area being 3.4 acres. The purchase price was £3,358 or about £987 an acre. I cannot state the actual date of purchase, nor do I know the annual value of the site for rating purposes at the time of purchase.