§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTON (Tower Hamlets, Poplar)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether instructions have been given to the police not to interfere further with the stall-keepers in Crisp Street, Poplar, and other places in the East of London?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. MATTHEWS) (Birmingham, E.)It is not the practice of the police to interfere with stall-keepers unless there is grave obstruction and inconvenience to the public, and then proceedings are only by way of summons. The Commissioner of Police has informed the Vestry to this effect. So far as my memory serves me, the police interfered in this case because there was serious obstruction.
§ MR. BUXTONAre they going to interfere further in the matter?
§ MR. MATTHEWSThey are going to abide by the old practice they have always followed.