§ Captain Pluggeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Buildings whether his Department undertakes to make good, subject to labour and materials being available, damage to walls caused by the removal of railings; and whether, in that case, he can define the exact meaning of such damage?
§ Mr. HicksThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative. The extent of making good depends upon the type of wall or structure to which the railings were attached, but generally speaking the intention is to leave in a safe and weatherproof condition. Owing to the defective condition of some dwarf walls it may be necessary to demolish part of them after the removal of the railings, especially those with iron copings, as an alternative to rebuilding, but a few courses will be rebedded as local conditions require to form an effective curb.