§ MR. F. WOOTTON ISAACSON (Tower Hamlets, Stepney)I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether he will consider the advisability of laying out in flower-beds and walks the northern corner of Hyde Park near the Marble Arch, in order to do away with the performances which take place there every Sunday?
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. A. AKERS-DOUGLAS,) Kent, St. Augustine'sIn reply to my hon. Friend I have to say that the Question of doing away with the performances in Hyde Park of which he complains has been carefully considered, and new rules have been drafted, of which statutory notice will be given in the Gazette to-morrow, and the effect of which will be to stop these performances in future. [Cheers.] These rules will, in accordance with the statute, have to be laid upon the Table of this House, after which they will become effective. I anticipate that they will meet my hon. Friend's point and render unnecessary the suggestion contained in his Question.