§ Mr. Stokesasked the Minister of Health what is the total price to be paid for the Mosley Hurst Golf Course estate, in or near Esher, for the purposes of a recreation ground; what is its area and what was its rateable value previous to purchase; and what are the respective contributions being made toward the purchase by the various local authorities interested in this acquisition, including Esher?
Mr. M. MacDonaldThe purchase price was £11,009 1s 5d The area is 15.7 acres. I am informed that the land was not rated. I understand that the purchasers, the Esher Urban District Council, are bearing the cost with the help of a grant from the National Playing Fields Association amounting to one quarter of the total.
§ Mr. Parkerasked the Minister of Health what was the price paid by the Essex County Council for the 50 acres of the Reeds Hill estate, recently purchased for addition to the Langdon Hills open spaces; and what was the rateable value of this land previous to purchase?
Mr. MacDonaldThe price paid was £2,987. The land was agricultural land, not rated prior to purchase.
§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Minister of Health whether the Leicester City Council has obtained his sanction to pay £338 for 427 square yards of land fronting Sawday Street for the extension of Hazel Street school playground and to make 1401W possible the construction of covered concrete trenches to protect 160 infant pupils; what was the price; and what was the rateable value of this land previous to purchase?
Mr. MacDonaldThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative. The price was £320 5s. This piece of land formed part of a larger area and was not separately rated.