§ 50. Captain MURRAYasked whether the right hon. Gentleman is aware that at the present rate of progress the labours of the Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments will in all probability take some forty years to complete, and that within that period a vast number of monuments will have perished or have been restored beyond recognition; and whether, in these circumstances, he will consider the advisability of adding to the staff of the Commission, in order that the work may be finished within a reasonable period?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEIt is hoped that the Ancient Monuments Bill now under consideration of a joint Committee of 1409 both Houses may be amended so as to enable the Office of Works and its Official Inspector of Historical Monuments, to deal with imperilled monuments, as cases arise, and I shall be prepared to consider any proposal that may be made for adding to the expert investigating staff employed by the English Commission.
§ Mr. EUGENE WASONWill the right hon. Gentleman undertake to supply hon. Members with a report. It is very important.
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEI will undertake to consider that suggestion.