§ MR. BROADHURST (Nottingham, W.)asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether his attention has been called to a memorial from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Nottingham, relating to certain pictures formerly the property of H. B. Roberts of that town, who lately died intestate, leaving no relatives, and who had repeatedly expressed his intention to bequeath his pictures to the town of Nottingham; and, whether the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, having regard to the well-known intention of the late Mr. Roberts, will now direct that the pictures in question be handed over to the Mayor and Corporation for permanent exhibition in the Nottingham Musuem?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. W. H. SMITH,) Strand, WestminsterI have to inform the hon. Member that, with regard to the estate of the late Mr. H. B. Roberts, there are other claims to be considered besides that of the Corporation of Nottingham, and no decision as to the disposal of the pictures can be arrived at until the estate has been completely administered.