Captain MURRAYasked the hon. Member for St. George's-in-the-East, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether he will state the origin and history of the group of statuary by Rodin known as the "Burghers of Calais"; and what site or sites the group has occupied to date?
§ Mr. WEDGWOOD BENNThe group of statuary in question has been presented by the executive committee of the National Art Collections Fund, to whom the thanks of the nation are due. It is one of three castings made under the supervision of M. Rodin. The other two are at Calais and Copenhagen. It has not yet been placed in any site for public inspection, but the First Commissioner hopes shortly to place in the Tea Room a plan which will suggest a suitable situation.