Although the idea was subsequently dropped following criticism, Halliday observes that the large amounts discussed "at a time when parsimony was the dominant characteristic of public expenditure is a firm indication of the depth of public interest and approval that appears to have characterised the work."
この着想はその後、批判につづいて消えたけれども、ハリデー(Halliday)は、議論された多額は「吝嗇が公的支出の主な特徴であったときに、工事を特徴づけているように見える公的な利益および支持の深さの固いしるしである」("at a time when parsimony was the dominant characteristic of public expenditure is a firm indication of the depth of public interest and approval that appears to have characterised the work")と述べている。