§ (1.) £179,407, Civil Buildings at Home and. Abroad.
§ MR. W. WILLIAMSsaid, at that hour (five minutes to twelve o'clock) it was too late for discussion; and he, therefore, begged to move that the Chairman report Progress.
SIR FREDERIC SMITHobjected to the sum of £2,000 and odd for constructing a new cement store. Cement never should be stored at all, but should be taken from the manufactory and used immediately.
§ MR. W. WILLIAMSobjected to the expenditure of £6,000 on account of the Pimlico clothing establishment. He thought the change which had taken place in this respect had been most unfortunate, so far as expense was concerned.
MR. T. G. BARINGsaid, that increased room was required in the storehouse at Pimlico clothing establishment. It had also been strongly recommended by every able officer that a storehouse should be built for cement.
§ VISCOUNT PALMERSTONsaid, he should not oppose that motion; but he hoped hon. Gentlemen would recollect that there were 203 votes in Supply, and that they had made very little progress.
MR. HENLEYsaid that there was a great stir at the beginning of the Session to give Tuesday for Supply, but the Government had not availed themselves very much of the advantage thereby afforded to them.
§ MR. W. WILLIAMSthought that a whole evening should be given to Supply. This evening had been consumed in the delivery of speeches, several of which were left unanswered; so that the discussion had been of a very desultory character.
COLONEL DICKSONhad asked a question on the subject of the functions of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to which he 1476 had received no further answer from the noble Lord at the head of the Government than the statement of a mere truism. He should take care to renew the subject on a future occasion.
§ Vote agreed to.
§ House resumed.
§ Resolution to be reported on Monday next; Committee to sit again on Monday next.
§ House adjourned at half after Twelve o'clock till Monday next.