§ Sir C. OMANasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of recent cases of the private sale overseas of books, manuscripts and works of art of national importance, in some of which the title of the vendor to dispose of the article was not clear, he 2220W of the said Board; and how distributed as between inspection, examination and administration?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThe accounts of the Central Welsh Board for the year ended 31st March, 1931, will not be available until they have been submited to the half-yearly meeting of that Board on the 29th of this month.
will take into consideration the introduction of legislation securing the right of the State to prohibit the sale of such articles unless they have been previously submitted for purchase by the nation?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEI would refer the hon. Member to my reply of 27th April last on this subject to the hon. Member for East Willesden (Mr. D. G. Somerville).