§ MR. STEVENSON (Suffolk, Eye)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, having regard to the present constitution of the Royal Academy, and the increase in the number of British sculptors, architects, and artists (other than painters) since its foundation, the Government will recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the administration of that body with a view to its reorganisation, and with the object of augmenting the number of corporate members drawn from the sculptors, architects, and artists of the nation.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURNo information has been brought to my notice, or, so far as I know, to that of any other member of the Government, which would seem to justify or render necessary the appointment of such a Commission as the hon. Gentleman suggests.