HL Deb 20 May 1884 vol 288 c814

House in Committee (according to Order).

THE EARL OF WEMYSS

asked 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.