§ MR. JACOB BRIGHTasked the First Commissioner of Works. If the plans for the new Manchester Post Office are completed, and if the building is to be proceeded with; and, whether he is aware that a costly plot of ground has been set apart for this purpose for more than two years?
§ MR. ADAMSir, from the complex nature of the proposed building, the plans for the new Post Office at Man- 894 chester required a very great deal of consideration, and involved many conferences and much discussion between the authorities of the Post Office and the Office of Works. Hence it took some time to obtain the final approval of the Postmaster General. The working drawings are now, however, in the course of preparation, and every effort will be made to complete them as soon as possible, so that immediate steps may then be taken for the erection of the building. The site was finally cleared in April, 1879.