§ Sir L. SCOTTasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether he has observed that a very beautiful half-timbered farmhouse at Smarden, Kent, is to be offered for sale on the 12th instant for export from this country; and whether His Majesty's Government will take steps to make the export of such architectural possessions of the nation illegal?
§ Captain HACKING (for The FIRST COMMISSIONER of WORKS)The First Commissioner is aware that this house is for sale, but he has no knowledge of any intention to demolish it for export from the country. It is, in his view, inopportune at the present time to attempt to introduce legislation on this subject.