BUCKINGHAM PALACE REPAIR WORK ESSENTIAL
(Special Correspondent.) Reeeived Monday, 7 p.m. LONDON, April 7. The* Ministry of Works, in a repl> direc.ted towards the workmou who re eontly protested about repairs bein^ efCeeted to Buckingham Balace, ha stated that it is satisfied the work "n neeessary. The Minister told the Gom mons. that repair and building work now being done at the Palace will cost £54,000. Ilalf that sum was for re pairing bomli damage and the remaiml er for improving the servants' cjuarter.in the attics, redoeorating eertain rooms, rewiring the state rooms ant excavating for a new boiler house. ih. general programme for modernisin I engineering services in the palace, Uc added, would be syiread over man;. years.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 April 1947, Page 5
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