HC Deb 01 June 1863 vol 171 cc178-9
LORD JOHN MANNERS

said, he rose to ask, Whether any arrangement has been come to between the Government and the Commissioners of the International Exhibition with respect to the appropriation of the Exhibition Building to any particular use?

SIR HENRY WILLOUGHBY

said, he wished to know when the subject would be brought on?

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

, in reply, said, an arrangement had been come to by the Government, but subject to the approval of Parliament, to purchase the interest of the Commissioners in the site of the Exhibition Building, and a certain limited portion of the building which belonged to them, for £120,000; and likewise to purchase the interest of the Contractors in the residue of the Building, not including the annexes, which were altogether separate, but nearly the whole of the residue, for £80,000. His noble Friend (Viscount Palmerston), who had just entered the House, would perhaps in the course of the evening be able to fix an early day when the subject would be brought under the consideration of Parliament.

VISCOUNT PALMERSTON

I propose to bring on the matter on Monday next.