§ Mr. STEWARTasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any satisfactory settlement has yet been arrived at towards preserving Northam Burrows from encroachment by the sea by prohibiting the removal of pebbles from the foreshore between Westward Ho and Hartland Point; and, if not, will he now order a public inquiry to be held on the spot?
Mr. BUXTONAn officer of the Board of Trade held a conference locally with representatives of the two district councils on 14th June last, and as a result advised the Board that, for the present at least, a limited amount of removal might be permitted, provided that arrangements could be made for the proper control of such removal. The Board are at present endeavouring to arrive at such an arrangement.