§ Mr. C. BATHURSTasked the First Commissioner of Works whether, having regard to the increasing scope and importance of the work of the Board of Agriculture, and the fact that such work is conducted in three separate and comparatively insignificant houses, situate respectively in Whitehall Place, St. James's Square, and Parliament Street, the Government will testify to the value of the Board's activities during this the twenty-first year of its existence by providing for its accommodation one conveniently situated building befitting in size, outward appearance, and internal arrangement the national importance of its present work?
§ The FIRST COMMISSIONER of WORKS (Mr. Harcourt)Work is already progressing on the new building for the Board of Agriculture, but it will not be possible to complete it this year.