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been repaired and made more habitable; two arc lamps have been 
substituted for the inadequate and unsightly hghting arrangements 
in the front portico; the ceiling of the portico has been re-painted, 
and the name of the Gallery has been re-gilt. While this work was 
in progress it was found that the window flower boxes were in a state 
of decay, also that as a consequence of their being in use, the window 
sills and stonework had seriously deteriorated. It was therefore 
resolved to discontinue this form of decoration. 
The lighting has been improved throughout by the substitution of 
Osram lamps for Edison-Swan 16 c.p. From this change an 
economy of about one-third of the energy consumed is anticipated. 
In order to demonstrate the possibilities of the ground floor rooms 
for the exhibition of works of art, especially of the smaller sort, 
such as water-colours, etchings, mezzotints, &c., the windows of the — 
room, commonly known as the Roscoe Room, were re-glazed with 
Pilkington’s Patent Prismatic Glass, and new white linen blinds, 
unrolling upwards, were substituted for the unsuitable yellow blinds | 
formerly in use. 
The resulting improvement in the amount and diffusion of light 
was so entirely satisfactory to the Committee that estimates were 
obtained from the Surveyor for the renovation and alteration of the 
ground floor as follows :— 
1. Line walls with wood and cover with canvas; paint rooms 
in oil or distemper. 
2. Re-glaze windows with Pilkington’s Patent Prismatic 
Glass. 
3. Connect small front room adjoining West Front Room 
with it by new doorway. 
4. Alter the Middle West Room and fit as a tearoom with 
kitchen adjoming, thus doing away with the temporary 
refreshment room in the cart yard, which is a special source of 
fire risk. 
