§ MR. T. H. BOLTON (St. Pancras, N.)I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works if he will permit bathing in the ornamental lake in Regent's Park before 8 o'clock in the morning during the summer months?
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. PLUNKET,) Dublin UniversityThe proposal to allow bathing in the Regent's Park has more than once been fully considered, but it has always been rejected, mainly on the ground that the ornamental water is so close to inhabited houses.
§ *MR. T. H. BOLTONAre there not convenient places about the islands free from the objection?
§ MR. PLUNKETThe hon. Member cannot have inspected the place as carefully as I have on more than one occasion, or he would have found that there is no spot on the ornamental water free from the objection I have named.