§ Mr. W. SMITHasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any settlement has yet been made regarding the Crown rights to the foreshore at Seaview, Isle of Wight; and, if not, will he explain the reason for the delay in the settlement of a case which has been under consideration for many years?
§ Mr. BALDWINA settlement was reached in July, 1920, and the terms were given in this House in reply to a question by the late Member for the Westhoughton Division of Lancashire (Mr. T. Wilson) 1577W on the 10th August, 1920. As stated in that reply, the effect of the settlement was that the defendants recognised the right of the Crown to the foreshore between ordinary high and low water mark along the coasts of the Isle of Wight between Ferniclose Brook in Sea Grove Bay on the south-east and Springvale on the north-west.