§ MR. SCHWANN () Manchester, N.I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether a house is being built on the north side of the Serpentine, in Hyde Park, near the Humane Society's house, and by whom is it to be occupied; and whether it is desirable to increase the number of houses in the Park, seeing that a group of four or five houses already exists in that quarter, and each new one adds to the smoke and diminishes the rural character of the scene.
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. AKERS DOUGLAS,) Kent, St. Augustine'sThe old barrack in Hyde Park, which has been occupied by the 1532 Metropolitan Police, is about to be replaced by a new building. Meanwhile, the police authorities are erecting, for the accommodation of the police during the rebuilding, the temporary structure alluded to by the hon. Member. It is not proposed to increase the number of houses in the Park.