§ SIR GEORGE CAMPBELLI beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the account stands in regard to the pictures purchased for the National Gallery, a few years ago, under the arrangement by which the excess amount was to be recouped from the usual allowance for the purchase of pictures, how much has been recouped in this manner, and how much remains unrecouped?
§ MR. GOSCHENOut of the total grant of £87,600 for the Blenheim pictures, £55,600 will have been recouped under the arrangement mentioned by the hon. Member by the end of the present year, leaving an unrecouped balance of £31,900.