§ 61. Mr. STEPHENasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that out of the local rates the Falmouth Town Council has repaired and maintained, since May, 1933, Castle Drive, a road which has not yet been adopted as a public road repairable by the inhabitants at large; under what authority has this expenditure been incurred; and whether the owners of the road will be called upon to repay the corporation for this expenditure or what action he proposes to take in the matter?
§ Sir K. WOODThe road to which the hon. Member refers was, I understand, acquired from the War Office together with certain adjacent lands in 1932 on condition that the road would be maintained as a public road by the town council at their own expense. The authority for the expenditure is the Public Health Act, 1875, which enables local authorities to acquire and maintain public walks and pleasure grounds. The third part of the question does not arise.