§ SIR G. CAMPBELL (Kirkcaldy, &c)I beg to ask who is the authority to regulate the temporary blocking of the main thoroughfares of the Metropolis-for building or similar purposes; by whose permission, in the very height of the London season, in the most frequented part of Piccadilly, not only the whole of the foot pavement, but a considerable portion of the carriage way, has been enclosed for building; and to whom an aggrieved citizen must apply for redress?
§ MR. MATTHEWSI must refer the hon. Member to the Metropolis Local Management Acts, 18 & 19 Vict., c. 120, and 25 & 26 Vict., c. 102, for information on the subject of his question. Speaking generally, the Vestry, by their clerk or surveyor, give permission for the erection of hoardings which encroach on the public streets. The law requires such hoardings to be put up when a house is taken down or built. The aggrieved citizen should go to the Vestry.