§ MR. BARCLAY (Forfarshire)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury if he will be good enough to state the conclusions of the authorities with respect to admission to Holyrood Palace?
§ *THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. JACKSON, Leeds, N.)The question of the fees charged for admission to Holyrood Palace has been considered, as I promised, in conjunction with the permanent officers of the Office of Works in London and Edinburgh. On the whole, up to the present, the information furnished to me leads me to think that the abolition of the fee would be of very little advantage to any individuals, and might give rise to a system of touts and touting, which would be much more objectionable than the small charge involved in the present system. A proposal for adding another free day would present fewer objections, and is now under consideration.