§ Commander Purseyasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total cost of building and equipping the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook; the estimated cost to build and equip the two missing houses; the amount of money collected for this latter purpose by the public appeal for£50,000 as a Jellicoe and Beatty memorial; and the present value of the legacy left by the late Mr. Reade to complete the school.
§ Mr. AlexanderThe total cost of building and equipping the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, amounted to£1,076,870. The existing hostels were built some 14 years ago at a cost of approximately£18,000 each. The present day cost of building and equipping two similar hostels is not known. As the result of the public appeal for a Jellicoe Memorial,£10,600 British Government Stock and£5,776 cash, has been handed over to Greenwich Hospital. The precise form of the memorial has not yet been decided. The present value of the legacy left by the late Mr. Reade for the general purposes of Greenwich Hospital is approximately£750,000, of which some£500,000 is immediately available.