§ MR. THOMAS CHAMBERSsaid, that much apprehension was felt by residents in the neighbourhood of the Regent's Park, as to what was being done there in respect of the Ornamental Water. He wished to ask the noble Lord the First Commissioner of Works for some explanation on the matter, and as to the nature of the alteration which is proposed.
§ LORD JOHN MANNERSThere is no ground for the anxiety referred to by the hon. and learned Gentleman. What is proposed to be done is this:—The water will be drained off; the mud will be drained and covered with soil that has already been accumulated there for the purpose; it will then be concreted, and the whole length of the lake will be reduced to a uniform depth of about four feet. By that means we hope to prevent a recurrence of the awful calamity of last winter.