HC Deb 23 April 1917 vol 92 c2041
78. Mr. E. HARVEY

asked the hon. Member for Worcestershire (Bewdley Division) what would be the estimated cost of opening the Reading Room of the British Museum to students on two nights in the week?

Mr. BALDWIN

The cost of opening the Reading Room for two additional hours on two nights in the week would be between £250 and £300 a year, provided that the hours followed continuously after the day opening (i.e., from five to seven p.m.). To reopen at a later hour, after closing at five p.m., would be even more costly, and would also cause great inconvenience to the staff of the museum.