§ 21. Mr. BURNETTasked the First Commissioner of Works whether he is aware that considerable areas at the north-east end of Hyde Park behind the orators' rostra have long been denuded of turf; and whether he will cause these and any other worn-out surfaces in Hyde Park to be resown or returfed during the autumn?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREI am, of course, aware of the condition of this part of the park, which is the result of the uses to which it is put and to the exceptionally dry weather. Each year the worn portions of the park are resown at the appropriate season.
§ Mr. BURNETTHas not this part of the park been bare of grass for a very long time?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREIt all gets worn every summer to a certain extent, and this part of Hyde Park is used for all kinds of public meetings and large concourses of people gather there.
§ Mr. BURNETTBut is it not the case that the part of the park which is used for public meetings is some distance behind this portion and that there has been no sign of grass for a long time on the part to which I refer?
§ Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSHas the right hon. Gentleman arranged to have that part of the park laid out with crazy paving?