§ MR. GREGORYsaid, he wished to ask the First Commissioner of Works, Whether notices will be served on the owners; of houses between Bridge Street and Montagu House, in order that no time may be lost in case the plan of Sir Charles Trevelyan for the future arrangement of the Public Departments should be preferred to that of the First Commissioner?
§ LORD JOHN MANNERSsaid, in reply, that the Question of the hon. Gentleman; seemed to be based on a misapprehension. There was no plan before the House of the First Commissioner. The Treasury Commission appointed to inquire into the Concentration of the Public Departments had considered the subject, and presented a Report, and to that the signature of the First Commissioner had been appended. The Report was the Report of the Commission. Notices would be given to the holders of property for carrying out the plan so far as adopted.
§ MR. GREGORYsaid, he wished to know, Whether anything would be done in the matter beyond serving the notices?
§ LORD JOHN MANNERSsaid, no other step would or could be taken in the matter. The usual notices would be served in the ordinary way, and a Bill would be introduced early next Session with reference to the subject.