HC Deb 03 August 1900 vol 87 c648
LORD BALCARRES (Lancashire, Chorley)

I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works what progress has been made in acquiring property needed for the isolation of the National Gallery.

THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. AKERS DOUGLAS,) Kent, St. Augustine's

The purchase of property, with a view to creating a clear space not less than 40ft. wide, to the west of the National Gallery, has been agreed to, in principle, by the Government and the vendors; and negotiations are now in progress as to the settlement of the price to be paid. The purchase should be shortly completed.