§ MR. MONKsaid, he wished to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether he will lay upon the Table of the House the Estimate founded upon the plan of Colonel Gordon, which was selected by Her Majesty's Government for the new Embassy House at Therapia; and whether the contract has been entered into for the erection of that house?
§ MR. SCLATER-BOOTH, in reply, said he was unable to lay upon the table the Estimates and plans referred to by the hon. Gentleman, because, although the Estimate would not exceed £10,000, the plan had been materially altered. Colonel Gordon had left Constantinople, and the gentleman now in charge of the building was the British Consul at Constantinople; he believed the interests of economy would he best consulted by leaving the matter in his hands. Everything had been done to 1290 insure that the work should be carried out economically.