§ Mr. A. M. SAMUELasked the Postmaster-General whether the Government owns the site of the old St. Martin-le-Grand post office; whether, since the post office was discontinued and the structure demolished nine years ago, he will say what use the Government made of the site during the War and how much aggregate revenue it has earned since 1913, exclusive of advertisement rents; and whether the Government's advisers have yet arrived at a policy likely to result in revenue being obtained from this valuable and derelict site within the next nine years?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINNegotiations for the disposal of this site have now been completed, and a contract for its sale has just been signed. Owing to the postponement of building operations, firstly on account of the War, and, subsequently, on account of the excessive cost of building, no revenue other than for advertisements has been derived from the site.