Mr. DUNDAS WHITEasked the President of the Local Government Board whether part of the Grange estate, at Kilburn, was recently purchased for public purposes by a combination of local authorities and private subscribers, and, if so, what was the acreage of the land so purchased; what was the price paid for it; what was the date of the purchase; what was being taken at the time of purchase as 1886W the annual value for rating of the property of which it formed part; and by how much that annual value for rating has been reduced by reason of the severance of the purchased portion?
§ Mr. BURNSI am aware that 8½ acres of the Grange estate have recently been acquired for public purposes by contributions from certain local authorities. I do not know the date of purchase or the price paid for the land, nor have I any information as to the annual value for rating of the property.