§ SIR GEORGE CAMPBELL (Kirkcaldy)asked the First Commissioner of Works, whether any site is being considered as suitable for the National Portrait Gallery; whether it is really proposed to run another street between the Albert Hall and the Imperial Institute, to pull down the Conservatory, let out the land for private houses, and make an end of the last of the open garden ground; and, whether he will try to arrange with the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851 that the still unoccupied spaces at South Kensington should be reserved for public purposes and for air and light between various public institutions built or to be built.
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. PLUNKET,) University of DublinThe answer to the first question sin the affirmative; and the subject of the rest of the hon. Gentleman's inquiries does not come within my authority.
§ SIR J. CAMPBELLCan the right hon. Gentleman say what is the site being considered?
§ MR. PLUNKETNo, Sir, I cannot.