§ MR. W. H. SMITHasked the Chief Commissioner of Works, If any payment has been made by the Government for the roadway of King Street, Westminster, which has been appropriated as a portion of the site of the new public offices; and, whether any compensation of any kind has been given to the me- 1753 tropolis for the closing of this public thoroughfare?
§ MR. AYRTON, in reply, said, that the Act of 1866, under which the roadway had been closed, provided that any parties thereby deprived of rights or property could claim damages, to be determined in the way prescribed by the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act. He was not aware that any claim had been made, and he presumed nobody had though the possessed any title to damages; but if the metropolis had any right it could be put forward.