§ House in Committee (according to Order).
§ THE EARL OF WEMYSSasked the noble Lord the Lord President for some explanation of the meaning of the Bill?
§ LORD CARLINGFORD (LORD PRESIDENT of the COUNCIL), in reply, said, that there was a doubt whether public bodies, such as Municipal Corporations, had power to execute a trust deed devoting buildings to the purposes of Art Galleries or Museums, and the measure was intended to remove that doubt.
§ House resumed.
§ Bill reported without Amendment; and to be read 3a on Friday next.