§ Mr. HOAREasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he will say what arrangements have been made between the governors of Chelsea Hospital and the promoters of the International Flower Show; what sum is being paid for the use of the hospital grounds; how long the flower show will last; and what precautions have been taken to prevent injury being done to the trees and shrubs?
§ Colonel SEELYThe grounds of the Royal Hospital have been let under a legal agreement for a rent of £580. The exhibition will last from the 22nd May to 30th May—both dates inclusive. The agreement contains special clauses stipulating that the grounds shall be restored to the condition they were in before the tenancy of the exhibition authorities, and providing that any damage done to any trees or shrubs shall be made good.