HC Deb 21 April 1879 vol 245 cc701-2
MR. MONK

asked the First Commissioner of Works, What was the sum actually expended on oil and oil lamps in the Houses of Parliament during the last financial year?

MR. GERARD NOEL

, in reply, said, that the sum expended on oil and oil lamps in the Houses of Parliament, during the financial year ending the 31st of March last, was £1,701 15s. 8d. The amount voted was £1,750.