§ MR. LOWTHERasked the First Commissioner of Works, What is the 16 amount paid annually to Messrs. Mead and Company for watering Rotten Row; and, whether there can be furnished to the House a detailed copy of the contract with that firm for the performance of this duty, including when such contract was made, and the duration of the contract?
MR. SHAW LEFEVER, in reply, said, that the contract for watering Hyde, St. James's, and the Green Parks for the present year was £790. The contract was only taken for a year, and was open to competition.