17. Marquess of HARTINGTONasked the Home Secretary whether the figure of £3,381, which represents the average annual cost of the maintenance of the building of the Home Office Industrial Museum covers the total cost of this museum to the taxpayers, or whether there are any other expenses, such as ground rent, salaries, or other charges which are borne by public funds?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI am informed that the £3,381 covers the whole cost to the Exchequer of maintaining this museum, including wages of museum staff but not including ground rent, and leaving out of account the proportion of their time spent by factory inspectors and other Government officials on the general administration of the museum. I understand it has been found contrary to public interest to disclose amounts of rent paid by the Office of Works in individual instances.