§ MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM (Lanark, N.W.)asked the First Commissioner of Works, If it is contemplated to replace the existing mean stone steps that lead to the new rooms of the National Gallery by steps of unpolished marble more suitable to the surroundings?
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER (Mr. PLUNKET) (Dublin University)The question of the material to be used in the steps of the new staircase of the National Gallery received my full consideration; and, having regard to the constant heavy wear upon these steps, especially at holiday times and in bad weather, it was decided that, in the circumstances, Craig-Leith stone, which has been used, was a more suitable material for the position than marble. There is no intention of making any change in these steps.