§ LORD JOHN MANNERSsaid, he wish-ed to ask Mr. Attorney-General, Whether, in the event of the Courts of Justice Building Act (Money) Bill being read a Second time, he will refer the question of Site for the proposed Buildings to a Select Committee?
THE ATTORNEY GENERALsaid, that in all the discussions and inquires upon this subject there had never been any difference of opinion as to the site for the New Courts, except on the part of some proprietors of houses in Lincoln's Inn Fields, who naturally desired that their property should become more valuable. The Commission for which we were indebted to the noble Lord, and which had conferred great public benefit, were unanimous in the opinion that the site recommended by them should be adopted. Under those circumstances he did not think that he should be right in 1481 risking the postponement of the measure by referring this question to a Select Committee.