§ 1. Mr. Sandysasked the Lord Privy Seal how many persons have visited the South Bank Exhibition during each week since its opening; and how these figures compare with the forecasts of attendance in which the profit and loss estimates for the Festival given to the House are based.
§ Mr. StokesOn 4th and 5th May, the attendance at the South Bank Exhibition was 80,034 and the revenue was approximately £13,800. The attendance figures for the five following weeks ending 9th June were 271,860, 425,363, 298,664, 323,474 and 352,956, and the provisional figures of revenue for these five weeks are £50,400, £84,900, £56,600, £62,600 and £64,063.
The forecasts given to the House were based on an estimated revenue of £1,750,000 for admission charges paid by approximately 9,500,000 visitors to the South Bank Exhibition. It is too early to say definitely whether or not these estimates will be achieved.