§ Sir H. SLESSERasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether he is aware that a fine niched and canopied stone gateway of the 15th century, Parham Old Hall, Suffolk, is about to be exported to America; and whether he will exercise any powers which he may possess to prevent the removal of this historic and ancient building?
§ Captain HACKING:The First Commissioner is aware that the removal of the gateway is contemplated, but while he is most anxious to secure the retention of the monument, he does not feel that, compared with other monuments, it is of such outstanding importance as to warrant his issuing a Preservation Order.