§ MR. HORNIMANTo ask the First Commissioner of Works whether he can state when the work at the Marble Arch will be completed and the entrance to the park used by carriages; and whether the same can be so expedited as to enable this route to be used if necessary by His Majesty the King and the President of the French Republic on their official visit to the Franco-British Exhibition on the 26th instant.
(Answered by Mr. Harcourt.) The entrance to the Park can be opened for carriage traffic before the end of this month, but the lodge and other buildings will take longer to complete. The arrangements made for the King's visit to the Franco-British Exhibition do not provide for a route passing the Marble Arch.