MR. GOLDSMIDasked the First Commissioner of Works, Whether he cannot now make arrangements for throwing open to the public during the Recess the new road through the Park by Storey's Gate?
§ MR. AYRTONsaid, in reply, that he must direct the attention of his hon. Friend to some Papers that had recently been laid upon the Table on this subject, which showed that it was not in his (Mr. Ayrton's) power to make arrangements upon the subject. His hon. Friend would see in the Papers that the sanction for opening the road was given by a Board that controlled him (Mr. Ayrton), and that it was to be kept open simply to enable hon. Members to perform their duties to the public more conveniently. He himself had no power to make any arrangement beyond that purpose. Any such arrangement could be made only by Her Majesty's Government, with the sanction of Her Majesty.
§ MR. AYRTONThat is a much larger question than the one on the Paper, and therefore I am not prepared without previous notice to answer it.