§ MR. E. BOULNOIS (Marylebone, E.)I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether space for erecting seats from which to view the Jubilee procession has been granted to the County Council and the Vestries of the county of London, but not to the Justices of the county; and whether the Justices will receive the same privilege, for the purpose of erecting at their own cost n stand to enable them to view the Jubilee procession?
§ MR. AKERS-DOUGLASYes, Sir; I have placed a site for n stand at the disposal of the London County Council, who have undertaken to provide, as far as possible, for the Vestries; but I am sorry to say that I am not able to provide space for the county Justices or any other bodies.
§ MR. J. F. HOGAN (Tipperary, Mid.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in the interests of the public safety, special precautions will be taken to guard against the hasty erection of stands along the route of the Jubilee procession; and whether it is intended to insist on all such stands being officially inspected and strictly limited to a prescribed number of occupants?
§ *THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY,) Lancashire, BlackpoolThis is a matter with which the County Council have power to deal, except in regard to the portion of the route that lies within the City, under the London Building Act of 1894. The Council have given notice by advertisement, placard, and in other ways, that temporary structures cannot be erected without their consent, and that balconies intended to be used on the day should be properly shored up. They have also made arrangements for the examination of plans of such structures and for proper supervision being exercised over their erection. Tools and materials will be kept in readiness at certain points for dealing promptly with any dangerous structure. Similar precautions will doubtless also be taken by the City authorities.