62. Mr. Harveyasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether any decision has yet been reached as to extending the hours of opening of the reading room of the British Museum, so as to permit of it being available to readers after 6 p.m.?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleThe trustees of the British Museum have given their most careful and sympathetic consideration to the question of extending the hours of opening of the reading room. The financial and administrative objections to such extension are serious. I understand, however, that a final decision has not been reached on all aspects of the problem.