16 DECEMBER 1916, Page 3

Further, we would give the Prime Minister and the Ministers

who have to entertain largely, such as the heads of the War Office, the Admiralty, the. Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, and the India Office, an allowance of £1,000 a year for " representation "—i.e., for fulfilling the duty of representing the State. We would also provide these Ministers who are obliged to entertain with official residences, which should be furnished, warmed, lighted, and have all rates and taxes and repairs in respect of them discharged by the Government. When the leases of Richmond Terrace fall in that charming piece of Regency brickwork would make an excellent " Departments Row." The rooms are designed for party purposes in the social sense.