HC Deb 10 March 1910 vol 14 cc1793-4W
Dr. ADDISON

asked the Home Secretary whether he has given his approval to the regulations suggested to be made by the Court of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London under the City of London (Street Traffic) Act, 1909, in pursuance of Section 2, Sub-section 2 (6), (c), and (d), with regard to costermongers, street hawkers, or itinerant traders carrying on their business in certain scheduled streets between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.; and, if he has not already approved of the regulations, before doing so whether he is willing to receive representations, by deputation or otherwise, on behalf of the street traders who have been accustomed

I think a small committee of administrative officers collecting the best expert opinion on the subject, which I hope will be placed at their disposal by the great bodies named in the question, is the best body to deal with the matter from the point of view which I have indicated.