HC Deb 09 April 1907 vol 172 cc189-92

CLASS I.

  1. 1. "That a sum, not exceeding £43,400, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st 190 day of March, 1908, for expenditure in respect of Royal Palaces."
  2. 2. "That a sum, not exceeding £9,100, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, for expenditure in respect of Osborne."
  3. 3. "That a sum, not exceeding £50,700, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, for expenditure in respect of Diplomatic and Consular Buildings, and for the maintenance of certain Cemetries abroad."
  4. 4. "That a sum, not exceeding £427,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, for the Customs, Inland Revenue, Post Office, and Post Office Telegragh Buildings in Great Britain, and certain Post Offices abroad, including Furniture, Fuel, and sundry Miscellaneous Services."
  5. 5. "That a sum, not exceeding £313,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, in respect of sundry Public Buildings in Great Britain, not provided for on other Votes."
  6. 6. "That a sum, not exceeding £47,400, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, for expenditure in respect of Art and Science Buildings, Great Britain."
  7. 7. "That a sum, not exceeding £46,600, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray 191 the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, for Expenditure in respect of Miscellaneous Legal Buildings."
  8. 8. "That a sum, not exceeding £91,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, for the Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens."
  9. 9. "That a sum, not exceeding £32,400, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, for Houses of Parliament Buildings."
  10. 10. "That a sum, not exceeding £2,100, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, for the execution and erection of a Monument in the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster, to the memory of the late Eight Honourable the Marquess of Salisbury."

First Two Resolutions agreed to.

Third Resolution, "That a sum, not exceeding £50,700 be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, for expenditure in respect of Diplomatic and Consular Buildings, and for the maintenance of certain Cemetries abroad," read a second time.

Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."

SIR F. BANBURY (City of London)

asked the First Commissioner of Works to give some undertaking that the ex- penditure upon Embassies abroad would be more economical in the future than in the past. He would like some assurance that there would be more economy practised in regard to the erection of buildings in foreign countries.

*THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. HARCOURT,) Lancashire, Rossendale

said he hoped the extravagances of the past would facilitate economies in the future.

Resolution agreed to.

Fourth to Seventh Resolutions agreed to.

Eighth Resolution, "That a sum, not exceeding £91,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1908, for the Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens," read a second time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."

MR. MORTON (Sutherland)

said he desired to impress upon the right hon. Gentleman the necessity of keeping the total cost of works undertaken by his office nearer the original Estimates.

MR. HARCOURT

promised that the Estimates in the future would be made upon a closer basis.

And, it being Eleven of the clock, the debate stood adjourned.

Debate to be resumed to-morrow.

Subsequent Resolutions to be considered to-morrow.

Adjourned at five minutes after Eleven o'clock.