DR. FARQUHARSONI beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in stating that the Professors of Science were present when the ground for the Art Gallery was being considered, he meant to imply that they expressed their approval of the allocation of that ground to an Art Gallery?
§ MR. GOSCHENI did not state that the Professors of Science were present when the ground for the British Art Gallery was being considered, but that the responsible representatives of the Science and Art Department were present on that occasion. My statement, therefore, contained no implication as to the views held by the Professors of Science with regard to the site selected.
DR. FARQUHARSONI beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education in what way the opinions of the scientific staff of the Science and Art Department have been taken with reference to the new Art Gallery proposed to be built on land bought for scientific purposes?
§ THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (Sir W. HART DYKE,) Kent, DartfordSome of the Professors of the College of Science made a representation on the subject to the Lord President, who forwarded it to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
DR. FARQUHARSONI beg to give notice that on the Estimates I shall direct the attention of the House to this question, and give the House the history of this mysterious transaction.