§ Mr. PENNYasked the Minister of Transport how many men are at the present time employed upon the work of constructing the Kingston by-pass road; whether he is satisfied with the progress being made; whether it is now possible to give the approximate date when the contract will be completed; and whether it is proposed to open any part of the road to traffic before the whole is available?
§ Mr. GOSLINGThe number of men employed for the week ending 15th May was 506, and the progress of the work appears to me to be satisfactory. The date for the completion of the contract is October, 1925, though possibly some of the bridges may not be completed by then. It is proposed to open sections246W of the road to traffic as and when they are finished. It is hoped that the first section, from Tolworth to the Hook Road, will be open to traffic in about three months' time.