§ Mr. DICKINSONasked the President of the Board of Agriculture, as Commissioner of Woods, whether it has now been decided to throw St. John's Lodge and grounds into the public portion of Regent's Park; and whether the negotiations for the renewal of the lease of St. Katharine's Lodge and grounds have been definitely stopped?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe future disposition of St. John's Lodge is still under con-1964W sideration, and there are no negotiations in hand at the present time respecting St. Katharine's Lodge.
§ Mr. DICKINSONasked the President of the Board of Agriculture, as Commissioner of Woods, whether he is aware that the Office of Works in 1888 urged that it would be of the greatest advantage to throw open to the public the Toxophilite Society's ground in Regent's Park, and that they stated in 1897 that the rent of £200 paid by the society was a most inadequate compensation for the disadvantages of the present arrangement; will he say whether the three roods which it is proposed to throw open will form an addition which the Office of Works said in 1888 would be an actual disadvantage, since it would necessitate a new fence along ah awkward boundary; and, if so, whether he will take steps to throw the whole of the premises occupied by this society into the public portion of the park?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI am aware of the view expressed by the Office of Works in 1888 and 1897, but as it will be seen by reference to the correspondence in the Blue Book (Cd. 6842, 1913) those views were not adopted. The land now to be added to the park includes not only the addition to which my right hon. Friend refers, but other land as well. It is not proposed to add revenue producing property to the park, unless compensation is made for the revenue that would he thereby lost.