§ MR. BOULNOIS (Marylebone, E.)I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether he is aware of the bad state of the Ride in the Inner Circle of the Regent's Park; and, whether he will consider the desirability of constructing an additional Ride (as in Hyde Park and. Battersea Park) in the Outer Circle, which would provide work for a considerable number of the unemployed during the winter?
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE, Bradford, Central)The Ride in the Inner Circle of Regent's Park is not specially constructed for equestrian traffic, and is formed merely by putting down sand on the side of the ordinary road, in the spring. It is thought best to remove most of this sand in the winter, as if left it is reduced to slush. I fear that no improvement can be effected for riders without constructing a road, such as Rotten Row, specially for them. The cost of doing this, whether in the Inner or Outer Circle, would be considerable, and I have no funds out of which to do it during the present winter.