THE PULFORD STREET SITE
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Mr. Currie, in his letter of the 9th-instant burkes the issue. He claimed originally that consequent upon the Millbank Improvement Scheme, the Westminster City Council would reap a " Golden Harvest," out of which that and other schemes (including in particular the Pulford Street proposal) could be paid for. AS I• have proved that he was wrong, I do not see that any useful object will be gained by. entering into further correspondence. At the same time I will remind him that the City Council, on July 15th, 1929, decided, for reasons already made public, not to accept the offer of the Pulford Street Site then made by the Westminster Housing Association and the Duke of Westminster. Later, to help the Westminster housing Trust, Ltd., who had taken over the site, the Council agreed upon terms to make a grant up to £20,000, and so help the Trust to find the money required for the erection of the intended dwellings.
The Trust is now, I understand, raising the necessary funds, and when it has done so, it will no doubt proceed with the intended buildings.—I am, Sir, &c.,
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