§ Mr. Humehad observed in some of the public prints, a statement that it was the intention of the Government to erect new stables at Claremont, at an expenditure of 30,000l. or 40,000l.. of the public money. He hoped that no such intention existed, and he begged to ask whether there was any foundation for the statement?
The Earl of Lincolnsaid, that no intention was entertained of building stables at the public cost. The trustees who had been appointed to superintend the property were about to build new stables in the place of the old ones, but the expense of 306 the erection would be defrayed from the funds at the disposal of the trustees, and not from the public purse.
§ Mr. Humeunderstood that the sum surrendered by the King of the Belgians, when he quitted this country, was paid into the public treasury. He wished to know whether or not that was the case?
Lord Stanleysaid that trustees—of whom he had the honour to be one—had been appointed to superintend the payment of certain annuities, and to see that the buildings at Claremont were maintain ed in tenantable repair. After the payment of the annuities, and of the expenses of repairs, the balance of the sum voted to His Majesty the King of the Belgians was paid over to the public treasury—the amount so paid varying from 32,000l. to 36,000l.. A sum not exceeding 6,000,l. a year was appropriated to the repair of the premises; and the expense of the alterations now in progress would be de frayed from that sum.
The Earl of Lincolnsaid, the hon. Member for Montrose had stated, on the authority of the newspaper, that the cost of the buildings in course of erection at Claremont would amount to 30,000l.. or 40,000l. He begged to inform the hon. Member that the expenditure for this purpose was not to exceed 6,000l..