The foundation-stone of the London County Hall was laid by
King George on Saturday last. In his speech the King commented on the absence hitherto of any buildings which would speak of the modern County of London, and form a counterpart to the Houses of Parliament, which expressed the position of London "as the capital of the Empire and, in many respects, the centre of the world." That omission would now be made good by the County Hall, which would at last provide "a fitting centre and home for the far-reaching and varied energies demanded by the administration of London." He looked forward to a further growth of efficiency, a more harmonious oo-operation, and an increasing unity of purpose when the Council was housed and its functions organized under one roof, and expressed the hope that this would awaken in Londoners "a deeper pride and a livelier interest in the successful solution of the pro- blems that confront their municipal representatives."
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