§ MR. ALFRED DAVIES (Carmarthen Boroughs)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if official stands will be erected for civil servants to witness the Coronation procession; and in the event of their being erected will he also state whether tickets will be issued by ballot, and, if charged for, the basis on which such charge will be made.
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. AKERS DOUGLAS,) Kent, St. Augustine'sNo stands are being erected for servants of the Crown at the public cost, but I have given permission for the erection of stands upon certain sites under my control, under the supervision of the officers of my Department. Following the precedent of 1897, the tickets are being allotted by the Office of Works to the various Departments on the principle that all of them shall have a fair distribusion of privileges for viewing the Coronation processions; the appropriation of the tickets to the members of the Establishments is left to the Departments themselves. The price charged per seat is a very moderate one and is fixed to cover the cost of erection and of making good damage to the sites. Any balance will be paid as in 1897 to charities connected with the Army, Navy, and Civil Services.