§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate if he is now able to state whether the Edinburgh University Council have yet restored the University Library, and put the busts of royal princes and other distinguished personages in such a condition as to add to the adornment of the Library?
MR. GRAHAM MURRAYI am informed by the Secretary to the University Court that through the great liberality of Sir William Overend Priestley, M.D., representative in Parliament for the Universities of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, in giving a handsome donation for the purpose, the University Court have been enabled to undertake an extensive scheme of redecoration and repair of the University Library Hall, including electric light installation and the thorough cleaning of the busts. The work is at present going on.
§ MR. WEIRAm I to understand that the University Court had not sufficient funds provided by the Government, and that, consequently, a private Member had to put his hands into his pockets in order to carry out the work?
MR. GRAHAM MURRAYThe honourable Member can discover from a perusal of the Estimates exactly the amount of funds provided for the University Court.