§ Sir R. Russellasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give further details of the estimate of £1,620,000 to
Country Amount Estimated Consumption ('000 gallons) Average cost per 1,000 gallons £ £ s. d. United Kingdom 589,000 4,620,000 0 2 6.6 B.A.O.R. 612,000 3,000,500 0 4 0.9 Far East 268,000 2,700,000 0 1 11.8 Malta 11,000 76,000 0 2 9.3 Libya 5,000 29,000 0 3 7.2 Cyprus 10,000 40,000 0 5 0 Gibraltar: Drinking 565 285 1 19 7.7 Brackish 3,435 — — Aden 107,000 428,000 0 5 0 Persian Gulf: Drinking only remainder free 10,000 520 19 8 0 Kenya (Battken and Silver Sands Leave Centre) 4,000 14,300 0 5 6 Total £1,620,000 Anticipated recoveries from the sale of water: £100,000(Vote 6Z3)