§ MR. MARNHAM (Surrey, Chertsey)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been drawn to the danger ' and inconvenience run by the inhabitants of Weybridge from the influx of motor cars, including racing motors, into that village on days when races are held on Brook-lands motor track; and whether he will seriously consider the advisability of issuing restrictions of such traffic on such race days through the village of Weybridge in accordance with Section 8 of The Motor Car Act, 1903.
† See(4) Debates elxvi, 976-7.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD(Mr. JOHN BURNS,) BatterseaMy attention has been drawn to this matter. I find that the Urban District Councils of Walton-on-Thames and Weybridge have written to the Surrey County Council with a view to an application being made to me for regulations relating to motor car traffic in their districts. I have not at present received an application from the county council, but I am in communication with them on the subject.
§ MR. TREVELYAN (Yorkshire, W.R., Elland)Have any steps been taken to regulate the traffic in the same neighbourhood on the tow-path between Kingston-on-Thames and Hampton Court Bridge?
§ MR. JOHN BURNSsaid that an inquiry had been held, and as the result of the report which he had received on the subject he had decided to retain the riverside resort between Kingston Bridge and Hampton Court Palace for the use of the general public free from the inconvenience and discomfort that would arise there from motor car traffic.