§ Sir R. Clarryasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works the position of the owner or occupier of property from which railings have been removed by the Ministry in respect of any temporary fencing, walls or gates he may erect from discarded timber, chains, ropes or bricks, in order to protect his property?
§ Mr. HicksRailings are not taken where they are considered by the scheduling authority essential for their present purpose, and the cost of any temporary fencing must fall on the person erecting it, in the absence of agreement to the contrary between owner and occupier. Compensation does not cover the cost of providing a substitute for railings or gates removed. The use of discarded timber is 1411W governed by Statutory Rules and Orders No. 931 of 1942 and 611 of 1943. Prefabricated timber, e.g. a ready-made gate, can be used without a permit. For chestnut paling a permit is required, obtainable in approved cases from the war agricultural executive committee, the local authority or the Ministry of Works. Chains are liable to be collected in the same way as railings. Rope and bricks are not controlled, but rope is in short supply. Whatever materials are used a building licence is necessary where the total cost of all the building work done at any premises in a year exceeds £100.