§ Mr. E. J. WILLIAMSasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when the Crown lands at Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, Glamorganshire, were sold; whether he will state the name of the purchaser, the acreage, and the price which was paid; whether the sale affected the rights of commoners and copyholders at Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea; whether the foreshore rights were affected 1074W by the sale; and, if not, whether steps will be taken to see that they are properly conserved for the public?
Sir J. C. DAVIDSONThe interest of His Majesty in right of His Duchy of Lancaster in 205 acres of common land near Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown was conveyed to the Dunraven Estates Company, Limited, in April, 1929. The grant was expressly made subject to rights of common and could in no way diminish any existing rights either of cornmoners or of owners of what were formerly copyhold properties or of the general public. The Duchy interest in the adjoining foreshore was included in the grant, but any public rights were unaffected.