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House of Correction.—The Treasury have been asked to sell to the
Board fiom three-quarters of an acre to one acre.
The Works Committee of the London School Board have practically
arranged for the purchase of the site of the House of Detention,
which contains an area of about If acres, and have undertaken to
re-sell, for the erection of Artizans' Dwellings, any portion of the
site which they may not require for the erection of the school.
The Vestry thereupon decided to make application
to the Treasury for definite information, as to
the particular portions of the site to be occupied by
the Post Office buildings and the School Board
respectively ; and to the School Board for information
as to the provision they contemplate making
011 the site in question, and referred the whole
question to the Committee of Works for consideration
and report.
Early in September a reply was received from
the School Board that they were negociating for
the purchase of the site, and were, therefore, not
in a position to state at present what particular
portion of the property would be actually required
for the erection of a school, nor was the amount of
accommodation to be provided, finally fixed. On
the 4th November, a letter was received from the
Treasury referring the Vestry to the Home Office
for information, to which department application
was made accordingly. On the 2nd December a
letter was received from the Home Secretary
stating that he was waiting to receive a communication
from the School Board. On the 17th
January a further letter was received from him,
stating that he has submitted to the Treasury his
proposal as to the portion to be appropriated for
the purpose of a Post Office. On the 1st March
the Vestry directed that he be asked if he is yet in
a position to inform the Vestry whether the whole
of the site of Coldbath Fields' Prison is yet appropriated,
and on the 15th March a reply was