Mr PAGE (MARANOA, QUEENSLAND) asked the Acting Minister of Defence, upon, notice -

1.   How many men of the Permanent Artillery Forces have be.n recently employed at the Victoria Barracks making a cricket pitch ?

2.   Was this pitch previously used as a parade ground, and is it for the use of the permanent office *

3.   Have certain guns and defence material been used in the construction of this pitch ?

4.   Who pays for the time of the artillery for doing this work, and have they no other more important work to do?